Ra
the name of ancient the god of the sun among the represented, like Egyptians. Po is of a hawk, and Horus, with the head sun on his head. bearing the disk of the
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These 15 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Raasay, Rab and His Friends, Rabat.
Raasay
one of the Inner Hebrides, isle of Skye and the lies between the , and belongs to Inmainland of Scotland It is 13 miles in length verness-shire. in greatest from N. to S., 3½ miles square miles in area. breadth, and 24 The W. side of the island is bare and uninteresting. On the E. and more shelsome striking scenery. tered side there is ) is the highest Dun Caan (1,456 feet point, and Brochel Castle, on the E. shore now a mere ruin-the chief object of interest.
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Rab and His Friends
a story published in 1859 by John Brown (1810-1882), a Scottish physician of Edinburgh. Rab is a faithful dog whose master and mistress, the "Friends" of the title, are a Howgate carrier and his wife. Rab is one of the most famous dog characters in literature.
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Rabat
or NEW SALLEE, a seaport Buof Morocco, on the S. side of the into the Atlantic. Ragreb, at its entrance midst of gar- It stands on cliffs in the large citadens, and is overlooked by a conspicuous object is, del. The most -Hassan (180 however, the tower of Beni the ruined mosque feet high), near it is , shoes and mats of Almanzor. Carpets dyed. Formerly are made, and woolens the European trade it was the center of exports olive oil, with Morocco; it still , maize, and milgrain, hides, flax, wool ` . let. Pop. (1917) 37,548
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Rabbi
in Jewish history and litera- Rab with the proture, rabbi is the noun and in Biblical Hebrew= nominal suffix, great man, distinguished for age, rank, office or skill. In post-Biblical Hebrew indicating sundry it is used as a title several terminations. degrees by its term Rab teacher, Thus, the simple which Babylonmaster, and was the title doctor of the law. ion Jews gave to a
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Raccoon Dog
in zoölogy, the Nyctereutes procyonides, somewhat resembling a raccoon in appearance. Also, any dog trained to chase or hunt raccoons, for which task peculiar sagacity is necessary in the dog in order to preserve himself from injury.
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Raccoon River
a stream in Iowa, rises in Buena Vista co., runs S. E., intersects Sac, Carroll, Greene, and Dallas counties, and enters Des Moines river at the city of Des Moines. Its length is estimated at 170 miles.
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Race
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a class of individuals sprung from a common stock; the descendants collectively of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, nation, or people belonging, or supposed to belong, to the same stock. The human family, according to Blumenbach, comprises five distinct races of men, viz.: The Caucasian, or white race, inhabiting southwestern Asia, the greater part of Europe, large portions of North and South America, and Australia; the Ethiopian, black or negro race, occupying tropical and South Africa, some of the Pacific islands, part of Australia, and portions of North America, into which they were originally brought as slaves; the Mongolian, or yellow race, occupying northern and eastern Asia; the Malayan, or brown race, inhabiting the islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the Australian continent, and the Malay Peninsula; and the American Indian, or red race, of North and South America. RACCOON
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Raceme
in botany, a kind of inflorescence, in which the flowers are on simple stalks distinct from each other, and arranged around a common axis.
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Racemose Glands
glands in which made up of a number of smaller lobules. the secreting cavity is
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Rachel
ELIZA RACHEL FÉLIX, a French actress; born in Mumpf, Switzerland, Feb. 28, 1820; was the daughter of a Jew peddler, and in 1830 went to reside at Paris. Sarah, her elder sister, used to sing at the various cafés. In 1832, the voices of the two sisters having attracted notice, they were placed, by the kindness of some connoisseurs, under Choron, a celebrated singing-master; and in 1833, the younger sister Rachel, having shown great tragic power, entered the Conservatoire at Paris, and in 1838 made her first appearance at the Théâtre Français, in the character of Camille, in "Le Horace," where her début was not auspicious. In the course of a few months Mademoiselle Rachel completely revived the classic school of tragedy which had fallen into decay, though her crowning triumph was gained in 1843, in her representation of "Phèdre." Soon after this she she made a provincial tour, visited the chief European cities, and at last came to London, in 1846, reaping fame and wealth wherever she appeared. In 1855 she made a professional visit to the United States, interrupted by the failure of her health, returned to France, and died of consumption in Cannes, near Toulon, Jan. 3, 1858.
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Rachel (Second daughter of Laban)
the second daughter of Laban, the dearly beloved of Jacob, who, to obtain her, devoted seven years to the flocks and herds of her father. But, at the end of that period, he found in his veiled bride not Rachel, but Leah, her elder sister, whom he did not love, and was obliged to labor during seven more years in order to gain Rachel. She was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
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Rachis
in botany, a branch which proceeds nearly in a straight line from the base to the apex of the inflorescence of a plant. The term is also applied to the stalk of the frond in ferns, and to the common stalk bearing the alternate spikelets in some grasses.
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Rachitis
a term which properly implies inflammation of the spine, but it is applied to the disease called rickets, which term suggested this as the scien tific name.
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Rachmaninov
SERGEI V., a Russian pianist and composer. Born in the province of Novgorod in 1873, at nine years of age he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory. When he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1893 he produced his first opera "Aleko." For ten years, 1893-1903 he taught in the Moscow Girls' Institute, and from 1904-1906 was the conductor of the Moscow Imperial Theater. For the next few years he traveled in Europe and America giving recitals, but finally settled in Dresden where he devoted himself exclusively to creative work. He has written two operas in addition to the one already mentioned, "The Niggardly Knight" and "Francesca da Rimini." He has composed a great deal of piano music, several cantatas, two symphonies, and a symphonic poem, "The Isle of Death."
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