The Culper Code Book was used by the Culper spy ring to send coded messages to George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War.
Under the orders of General George Washington, Major Benjamin Tallmadge organized the Culper Spy Ring in 1778 to gather information on British troop movements, fortifications, and military plans in the New York area.
Informants used fake names and a numerical code book consisting of seven hundred and sixty-three numbers representing words, names, and places to communicate their information. Developed by Tallmadge, the Culper Code Book was essential in protecting the vital communications and identities of this important intelligence gathering group.
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A |
219 |
gun |
436 |
offer |
655 |
value |
1 |
a |
220 |
go |
437 |
office |
656 |
virtue |
2 |
an |
221 |
gain |
438 |
onset |
657 |
visit |
3 |
all |
222 |
guide |
439 |
order |
658 |
valiant |
4 |
at |
223 |
gold |
440 |
over |
659 |
victory |
5 |
and |
224 |
glory |
441 |
obstruct |
660 |
vigilant |
6 |
art |
225 |
gunner |
442 |
obtain |
661 |
vigorous |
7 |
arms |
226 |
gloomy |
443 |
observe |
662 |
violent |
8 |
about |
227 |
govern |
444 |
occur |
663 |
volenteer |
9 |
above |
228 |
grandieure |
445 |
offense |
664 |
valuable |
10 |
absent |
229 |
guilty |
446 |
ommit |
665 |
voluntary |
11 |
absurd |
230 |
guinea |
447 |
oppose |
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U |
12 |
adorn |
231 |
gallant |
448 |
obligate |
666 |
up |
13 |
adopt |
232 |
gazette |
449 |
obstinate |
667 |
upper |
14 |
adore |
233 |
grateful |
450 |
obviate |
668 |
upon |
15 |
advise |
234 |
glacis |
451 |
occupy |
669 |
unto |
16 |
adjust |
235 |
general |
452 |
operate |
670 |
unarm |
17 |
adjourn |
236 |
garrison |
453 |
origin |
671 |
unfit |
18 |
afford |
237 |
gentleman |
454 |
ornament |
672 |
unheard |
19 |
affront |
238 |
glorious |
455 |
overcome |
673 |
unsafe |
20 |
affair |
239 |
gradual |
456 |
overlook |
674 |
uniform |
21 |
again |
240 |
granadier |
457 |
overtake |
675 |
uncertain |
22 |
april |
|
H |
458 |
overrun |
676 |
uncommon |
23 |
agent |
241 |
hay |
459 |
overthrow |
677 |
unfriendly |
24 |
alter |
242 |
he |
460 |
obedience |
678 |
unfortunate |
25 |
ally |
243 |
his |
461 |
objection |
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W |
26 |
any |
244 |
him |
462 |
october |
679 |
wind |
27 |
appear |
245 |
haste |
463 |
obscure |
680 |
war |
28 |
appoint |
246 |
hand |
464 |
occasion |
681 |
was |
29 |
august |
247 |
hang |
465 |
opinion |
682 |
we |
30 |
approve |
248 |
hour? |
466 |
oppression |
683 |
will |
31 |
arrest |
249 |
have |
467 |
opportunity |
684 |
with |
32 |
arraign |
250 |
head |
468 |
obligation |
685 |
when |
33 |
amuse |
251 |
high |
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P |
686 |
wharf |
34 |
assign |
252 |
hill |
469 |
pay |
687 |
wound |
35 |
assume |
253 |
hope |
470 |
peace |
688 |
wood |
36 |
attempt |
254 |
hut |
471 |
plan |
689 |
want |
37 |
attone |
255 |
horse |
472 |
put |
690 |
wait |
38 |
attack |
256 |
house |
473 |
port |
691 |
write |
39 |
alarm |
257 |
happy |
474 |
proof |
692 |
who |
40 |
action |
258 |
hardy |
475 |
please |
693 |
wish |
41 |
accomplish |
259 |
harvest |
476 |
part |
694 |
whose |
42 |
apprehend |
260 |
horrid |
477 |
paper |
695 |
wages |
43 |
abatis |
261 |
horseman |
478 |
pardon |
696 |
warlike |
44 |
accommodate |
262 |
human |
479 |
party |
697 |
welfare |
45 |
alternative |
263 |
havock |
480 |
perfect |
698 |
willing |
46 |
artillery |
264 |
healthy |
481 |
pilot |
699 |
winter |
47 |
ammunition |
265 |
heavy |
482 |
prudent |
700 |
water |
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B |
266 |
honest |
483 |
publish |
701 |
woman |
48 |
be |
267 |
hunger |
484 |
purchase |
702 |
writer |
49 |
bay |
268 |
honor |
485 |
purpose |
703 |
waggon |
50 |
by |
269 |
harmony |
486 |
people |
704 |
weary |
51 |
best |
270 |
hazardous |
487 |
pleasure |
705 |
warrant |
52 |
but |
271 |
hesitate |
488 |
produce |
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Y |
53 |
buy |
272 |
history |
489 |
prison |
706 |
yet |
54 |
bring |
273 |
horrible |
490 |
progress |
707 |
you |
55 |
boat |
274 |
hospital |
491 |
promise |
708 |
your |
56 |
barn |
275 |
hurrican |
492 |
proper |
709 |
yesterday |
57 |
banish |
276 |
hypocrite |
493 |
prosper |
|
Z |
58 |
baker |
277 |
DOCUMENT DAMAGE |
494 |
prospect |
710 |
zeal |
59 |
battle |
278 |
DOCUMENT DAMAGE |
495 |
punish |
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PROPER NAMES |
60 |
better |
279 |
DOCUMENT DAMAGE |
496 |
pertake |
711 |
Gen Washington |
61 |
beacon |
|
I |
497 |
perform |
712 |
Clinton |
62 |
behalf |
280 |
I |
498 |
permit |
713 |
Tryon |
63 |
bitter |
281 |
if |
499 |
pervert |
714 |
Erskind |
64 |
bottom |
282 |
in |
500 |
prepare |
715 |
Vaughan |
65 |
bounty |
283 |
is |
501 |
prevail |
716 |
Robinson |
66 |
bondage |
284 |
it |
502 |
preserve |
717 |
Brown |
67 |
barron |
285 |
ice |
503 |
pretend |
718 |
Gen Garth |
68 |
brigade |
286 |
ink |
504 |
promote |
719 |
North, Lord |
69 |
business |
287 |
into |
505 |
propose |
720 |
Germain |
70 |
battery |
288 |
instance |
506 |
protect |
721 |
Bolton John |
71 |
battallion |
289 |
island |
507 |
provost |
722 |
Culper Sam |
72 |
british |
290 |
impress |
508 |
pursue |
723 |
Culper Junr. |
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C |
291 |
improve |
509 |
passenger |
724 |
Austin Roe |
73 |
camp |
292 |
incamp |
510 |
passion |
725 |
C. Brewster |
74 |
came |
293 |
incur |
511 |
pension |
726 |
Rivington |
75 |
cost |
294 |
infest |
512 |
period |
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PLACES |
76 |
corps |
295 |
inforce |
513 |
persecute |
727 |
New York |
77 |
change |
296 |
instance |
514 |
poverty |
728 |
Long Island |
78 |
carry |
297 |
insnare |
515 |
power or powerful |
729 |
Setauket |
79 |
clergy |
298 |
instruct |
516 |
prosperous |
730 |
Kingsbridge |
80 |
common |
299 |
intrigue |
517 |
punishment |
731 |
Bergen |
81 |
consult |
300 |
intrust |
518 |
preferment |
732 |
Staten Island |
82 |
contest |
301 |
instant |
519 |
production |
733 |
Boston |
83 |
contract |
302 |
invest |
520 |
pursuant |
734 |
Rhode Island |
84 |
content |
303 |
invite |
521 |
pensioner |
735 |
Connecticut |
85 |
Congress |
304 |
ignorant |
522 |
Parliament |
736 |
New Jersey |
86 |
captain |
305 |
impudent |
523 |
persecution |
737 |
Pensylvania |
87 |
careful |
306 |
industry |
524 |
practicable |
738 |
Maryland |
88 |
city |
307 |
infamous |
525 |
profitable |
739 |
Virginia |
89 |
clamour |
308 |
influence |
526 |
particular |
740 |
North Carolina |
90 |
column |
309 |
infantry |
527 |
petition |
741 |
South Carolina |
91 |
copy |
310 |
infantry (symbol) |
528 |
profession |
742 |
Georgia |
92 |
cover |
311 |
injury |
529 |
proclaim |
743 |
Quebeck |
93 |
county |
312 |
innocent |
530 |
provision |
744 |
Hallifax |
94 |
courage |
313 |
instrument |
531 |
protection |
745 |
England |
95 |
credit |
314 |
intimate |
|
Q |
746 |
London |
96 |
custom |
315 |
illegal |
532 |
quick |
747 |
Portsmouth |
97 |
compute |
316 |
imagin |
533 |
question |
748 |
Plymouth |
98 |
conduct |
317 |
important |
534 |
quantity |
749 |
Ireland |
99 |
comply |
318 |
imprison |
535 |
quallity |
750 |
Corke |
100 |
confine |
319 |
improper |
|
R |
751 |
Scotland |
101 |
caution |
320 |
incumber |
536 |
rank |
752 |
West Indies |
102 |
conquer |
321 |
inhuman |
537 |
rain |
753 |
East Indies |
103 |
coward |
322 |
inquiry |
538 |
run |
754 |
Gibralter |
104 |
confess |
323 |
interview |
539 |
rule |
755 |
France |
105 |
convict |
324 |
incorrect |
540 |
read |
756 |
Spain |
106 |
cannon |
325 |
interceed |
541 |
rise |
757 |
Scotland |
107 |
charactor |
326 |
interfere |
542 |
random |
758 |
Portugal |
108 |
circumstance |
327 |
intermix |
543 |
ransom |
759 |
Denmark |
109 |
clothier |
328 |
introduce |
544 |
rather |
760 |
Russia |
110 |
company |
329 |
immediate |
545 |
real |
761 |
Germany |
111 |
confident |
330 |
impatient |
546 |
riot |
762 |
Hanover |
112 |
committee |
331 |
incouragemt |
547 |
robber |
763 |
Head Quarters |
113 |
continue |
332 |
infection |
548 |
ready |
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ALPHABET |
114 |
contradict |
333 |
irregular |
549 |
ruin |
A |
e |
115 |
correspond |
334 |
invalid |
550 |
ruler |
B |
f |
116 |
controvery |
335 |
indians |
551 |
rapid |
C |
g |
117 |
commission |
|
J |
552 |
reader |
D |
h |
118 |
commissioner |
336 |
June |
553 |
rebel |
E |
i |
119 |
constitution |
337 |
July |
554 |
rigor |
F |
j |
|
D |
338 |
jury |
555 |
river |
G |
a |
120 |
date |
339 |
jealous |
556 |
receit |
H |
b |
121 |
day |
340 |
justify |
557 |
refit |
I |
c |
122 |
dead |
341 |
january |
558 |
regain |
J |
d |
123 |
do |
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K |
559 |
rejoice |
K |
o |
124 |
die |
342 |
key |
560 |
relate |
L |
m |
125 |
damage |
343 |
king |
561 |
request |
M |
n |
126 |
doctor |
344 |
kill |
562 |
relax |
N |
p |
127 |
dirty |
345 |
know |
563 |
redoubt |
O |
q |
128 |
drummer |
|
L |
564 |
rely |
P |
r |
129 |
daily |
346 |
law |
565 |
remit |
Q |
k |
130 |
dispatch |
347 |
land |
566 |
reprieve |
R |
l |
131 |
distant |
348 |
love |
567 |
repulse |
S |
u |
132 |
danger |
349 |
low |
568 |
reward |
T |
v |
133 |
dislodge |
350 |
lot |
569 |
retract |
U |
w |
134 |
dismiss |
351 |
lord |
570 |
resign |
V |
x |
135 |
dragoon |
352 |
light |
571 |
ratify |
W |
y |
136 |
detain |
353 |
last |
572 |
recompence |
X |
z |
137 |
divert |
354 |
learn |
573 |
regular |
Y |
s |
138 |
discourse |
355 |
lady |
574 |
regulate |
Z |
t |
139 |
disband |
356 |
letter |
575 |
rigorous |
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NUMBERS |
140 |
dismount |
357 |
levy |
576 |
recital |
1 |
e |
141 |
disarm |
358 |
levies-new |
577 |
recover |
2 |
f |
142 |
detect |
359 |
liar |
578 |
remember |
3 |
g |
143 |
defense |
360 |
lucky |
579 |
remittance |
4 |
i |
144 |
deceive |
361 |
language |
580 |
represent |
5 |
k |
145 |
delay |
362 |
limit |
581 |
rebellion |
6 |
m |
146 |
difficult |
363 |
liquid |
582 |
reduction |
7 |
n |
147 |
disapprove |
364 |
longitude |
583 |
remarkable |
8 |
o |
148 |
disregard |
365 |
latitude |
584 |
reinforcemt |
9 |
q |
149 |
disappoint |
366 |
laudable |
585 |
refugee |
0 |
u |
150 |
disagree |
367 |
legible |
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S |
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|
151 |
disorder |
368 |
liberty |
586 |
sail |
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|
152 |
dishonest |
369 |
lottery |
587 |
see |
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|
153 |
discover |
370 |
literature |
588 |
sea |
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|
154 |
december |
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M |
589 |
scheme |
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|
155 |
demolish |
371 |
man |
590 |
set |
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|
156 |
deliver |
372 |
map |
591 |
send |
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|
157 |
desolate |
373 |
may |
592 |
ship |
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|
158 |
during |
374 |
march |
593 |
safe |
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E |
375 |
mast |
594 |
same |
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|
159 |
ear |
376 |
make |
595 |
sky |
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|
160 |
eye |
377 |
met |
596 |
secret |
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161 |
end |
378 |
me |
597 |
seldom |
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|
162 |
enquire |
379 |
my |
598 |
sentence |
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163 |
effect |
380 |
much |
599 |
servant |
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|
164 |
endure |
381 |
move |
600 |
signal |
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|
165 |
enforce |
382 |
most |
601 |
silent |
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166 |
engage |
383 |
mine |
602 |
suffer |
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167 |
enclose |
384 |
many |
603 |
sudden |
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|
168 |
equip |
385 |
mercy |
604 |
surprise |
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169 |
excuse |
386 |
moment |
605 |
summer |
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|
170 |
exert |
387 |
murder |
606 |
speaker |
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171 |
expand |
388 |
measure |
607 |
steady |
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172 |
expose |
389 |
method |
608 |
submit |
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|
173 |
extort |
390 |
mischief |
609 |
surpass |
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|
174 |
express |
391 |
mistake |
610 |
sanction |
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|
175 |
embark |
392 |
molest |
611 |
sensible |
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|
176 |
employ |
393 |
majesty |
612 |
singular |
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|
177 |
explore |
394 |
meditate |
613 |
soldier |
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|
178 |
enemy |
395 |
memory |
614 |
sovereign |
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|
179 |
example |
396 |
messenger |
615 |
security |
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180 |
embassador |
397 |
misery |
616 |
severity |
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|
181 |
engagement |
398 |
moveable |
617 |
? |
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|
182 |
experience |
399 |
multitude |
618 |
september |
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|
183 |
evacuate |
400 |
miscarry |
619 |
surrender |
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F |
401 |
misfortune |
620 |
serviceable |
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|
184 |
Farm |
402 |
miserable |
621 |
security |
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|
185 |
face |
403 |
mercenary |
622 |
severity |
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|
186 |
fate |
404 |
majority |
623 |
society |
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|
187 |
false |
405 |
minority |
624 |
superior |
|
|
188 |
friend |
406 |
memorial |
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T |
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|
189 |
fen |
407 |
missterious |
625 |
the |
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|
190 |
find |
408 |
manufacture |
626 |
that |
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|
191 |
form |
409 |
moderator |
627 |
this |
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192 |
fort |
410 |
ministerial |
628 |
these |
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193 |
fleet |
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N |
629 |
they |
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194 |
famine |
411 |
name |
630 |
there |
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195 |
father |
412 |
new |
631 |
thing |
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|
196 |
foggy |
413 |
no |
632 |
though |
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|
197 |
folly |
414 |
not |
633 |
time |
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|
198 |
frugal |
415 |
night |
634 |
to |
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|
199 |
faithfull |
416 |
never |
635 |
troops |
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|
200 |
favour |
417 |
needful |
636 |
thankfull |
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201 |
faulty |
418 |
number |
637 |
therefore |
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|
202 |
foreign |
419 |
neither |
638 |
timber |
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|
203 |
forget |
420 |
nothing |
639 |
tory |
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|
204 |
fulfil |
421 |
neglect |
640 |
transport |
|
|
205 |
factor |
422 |
nation |
641 |
trail |
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|
206 |
faoulty |
423 |
navy |
642 |
traitor |
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|
207 |
favorite |
424 |
natural |
643 |
transgress |
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|
208 |
fortune |
425 |
negative |
644 |
translate |
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|
209 |
forget |
426 |
negligence |
645 |
terrible |
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|
210 |
foreigner |
427 |
november |
646 |
tyranny |
|
|
211 |
fortitude |
428 |
necessary |
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V |
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|
212 |
fortify |
429 |
nobility |
647 |
vain |
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|
213 |
formidable |
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O |
648 |
vaunt |
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|
214 |
foundation |
430 |
oath |
649 |
vouch |
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215 |
february |
431 |
of |
650 |
vacant |
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G |
432 |
off |
651 |
vary |
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216 |
get |
433 |
on |
652 |
venture |
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217 |
great |
434 |
or |
653 |
vital |
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218 |
good |
435 |
out |
654 |
vulgar |