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College is called Absence," which the boys attend in their tall hats . A soldier must get permission or 'leave of absence before he can be away from his

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REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment . Seven years' absence with no sign of

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LIFE

life either by

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LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter or

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MESSAGE (a word occurring in slightly different forms in several languages, e.g. Fr. message, Span. mensaje, Ital. messagio; adapted from the Low Lat. missaticum, from mittere)

message is held presumptive

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EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence of

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DEATH

death in the

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law courts .

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