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"Just like going into an ice-cellar," somebody remarked.
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“Just like going into an ice-cellar,” somebody remarked.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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Fortunately the ice-cellar was near the house, and the frightened family were soon safely in its shelter.
Soap-Bubble Stories For Children Fanny Barry
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Kara Sea, known in the days of the Dutch explorers as the "ice-cellar."
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In warm weather she retires into an ice-cellar, (literally,) and dates from a hot Thursday some twenty years back.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various
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"Just like going into an ice-cellar," somebody remarked.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900
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"Just like going into an ice-cellar," somebody remarked.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900
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With the suspicious eye of an inexperienced spy he examined the barns, the ice-cellar, and the kitchen.
The Created Legend Fyodor [pseud.] Sologub 1895
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'This wall-cupboard,' she explained, 'is one-half ice-cellar -- that is, it is cooled by cold air passing through it; the other half is a kind of hearth -- that is, it is furnished with an electrical heating apparatus.
Freeland A Social Anticipation Theodor Hertzka 1884
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To keep potatoes for a considerable time, the best way is to place them in thin layers on a platform suspended in an ice-cellar: there, the temperature being always below that of active vegetation, they will not sprout; while, not being above one or two degrees below the freezing-point, the tubers will not be frostbitten.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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