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palimpsest »
a manuscript or piece of writing material on whic…
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soubrette »
(noun) a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman…
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stolid »
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or a…
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echt »
(adjective) true genuine
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pari passu »
(adverb or adjective) at an equal rate or pace
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[...] Reg’s grip on the camcorder not always being that ste…
Horst. A fourth-generation product of the U.S. Midwest, emo…
Though it’s been around in some form for a century and more…
“My boss thinks they might’ve been double-billing us,” Maxi…
“Sad thing is, is ’ere’s enough code monkeys around who’ll …
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abreaction »
(noun) the expression and emotional discharge of …
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pallid »
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective)…
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bight »
(noun) a bend in a coast forming an open bay / (n…
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cucurbitaceous »
the family of plants that inculdes cucumbers
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With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, …
"It came over in a rather delightful way," the voice high-p…
His objective this dripping winter noon is a gray stone tow…
Yesterday happened to be a good day. They found a child, al…
He'd got the feeling, stationed east of Suez, places like B…
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The Small Rain
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Low-lands
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Entropy
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The Secret Integration
this one is sweet. some white boys make up an imaginary black friend named Carl
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this one is sweet. some white boys make up an imaginary black friend named Carl
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sop »
(noun) a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liq…
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somnolent »
(adjective) of a kind likely to induce sleep / (a…
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riparian »
(adjective) relating to or living or located on t…
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“You’re too sensitive.” Yeah, there was so much else she ou…
“But our beauty lies,” explained Metzger, “in this extended…
“What do you want to bet, then?” She knew. Stubborn, they w…
Much worse, to Fallopian’s mind. After the confrontation, a…
“Sure this Koteks is part of some underground,” he told her…