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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
allow .
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Which notwithstanding being first allowed for private devotion, they were by little and little brought into the use of the church, _permitted rather than allowed_ to be sung before and after sermons; afterwards printed and bound up with the
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But I am not allowed � no, �allowed� is not right word � I am�" she clapped her gloved hands together, struggling to find the right word, "I am almost not allowed to be friend with hotel guest."
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At present ten is the term allowed for afterthought; and when the regulation was made, all the men of abilities were invited to give their opinion whether it were better to abrogate or modify it.
Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark 2003
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His title allowed him to be arrogant and self-assured.
Castles and The Lion’s Lady Julie Garwood 1993
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Her visit had been lengthened beyond the term allowed; now she must obey the summons without further delay.
Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Rebecca Agatha Armour
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Caesar in the interest of the Gauls and to see about the term allowed him for leadership had to leave Gaul and return to Rome.
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The term allowed by the Diet (April 15) passed by unnoticed.
Life of Luther Julius Koestlin
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On the last morning of the term allowed him for reflection he received that hurried note from Rickman, who had flung all his emotions into one agonized line, "For God's sake wire me what you mean to do."
The Divine Fire May Sinclair 1904
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Four days comprise the term allowed for an answer.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890
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