disentangle
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"Disentangle what?" inquired Pao-yü; "I shall certainly go and make my report."
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
Disentangle, dis-en-tang′gl, v.t. to free from entanglement or disorder: to unravel: to disengage or set free.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Disentangle shoots of climbing plants and tie back artistically.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton
Disentangle and untie the knots, and tie them up again.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
Disentangle it as you can—I think Browning alone could really do so!
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
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