by
Martin Amis
Money
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bilious »
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-nat…
p.47
scabrous »
(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; roug…
p.47
sylvan »
(noun) one that frequents groves or woods / (adje…
p.69
louche »
disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing w…
p.109
plangent »
loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
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I walked west for a block, then turned south. On Ninety-Six…
[...] Perhaps you fancy your girl’s best friends because yo…
[...] My pad has tousled cream carpets, a rhino-and-pylon s…
[...] I’ve solved one minor mystery. I now know how I manag…
[...] There used to be a third-generation Italian restauran…
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Seven o'clock: Oxford
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Seven twenty: London
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Nine: the bathroom
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Ten five: the spinney
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Twenty to: the dog days
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Midnight: coming of age
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protean »
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a …
p.11
lambent »
(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface;…
p.26
plangent »
loud, reverberating, and often melancholy
p.31
lucent »
(adjective) glowing with light; luminous / (adjec…
p.39
etiolated »
(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of …
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Sometimes Richard did think and feel like an artist. He was…
For an hour (it was the new system) he worked on his latest…
We are agreed—come _on_: we are agreed—about beauty in the …
[...] In the past Richard had enjoyed several opportunities…
[...] By the way, Richard didn't mind Gwyn being rich and L…