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- noun Plural form of
roquet . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
roquet .
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Examples
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Amongft the birds are parrots, fomewhat fmaller than the common grey ones: par - roquets, not larger than a fparrow, of a fine yelloiirflh green, with bright azure on the crown of the head, and the throat and belly red.
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Occasionally a swarm of par-roquets flew along a distant path, and lighted it up for an instant with gay colors; but otherwise, solemn silence reigned in this vast green temple, and the tramp of the horses, a few words exchanged with each other by the riders, the grinding noise of the wheels, and from time to time a cry from Ayrton to stir up his lazy team, were the only sounds which disturbed this immense solitude.
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