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This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

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(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme / (noun) an inspirational catchphrase or platitude. homiletic: the art of preaching or writing sermons

85

confined as I had been until now to the Bible in Welsh and homilectic literature

—p.85 by W.G. Sebald
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confined as I had been until now to the Bible in Welsh and homilectic literature

—p.85 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

noisy and labored

90

At dawn the stertorous breathing stopped

—p.90 by W.G. Sebald
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At dawn the stertorous breathing stopped

—p.90 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it

236

the parvenus who had come to power in Germany

—p.236 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

the parvenus who had come to power in Germany

—p.236 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

248

fear of the Germans spread through the whole city like a creeping miasma

—p.248 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

fear of the Germans spread through the whole city like a creeping miasma

—p.248 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; rake (from French)

284

In my dream I saw the old roué shrunk to the size of a boy

—p.284 by W.G. Sebald
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In my dream I saw the old roué shrunk to the size of a boy

—p.284 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

311

on this pallid April morning

—p.311 by W.G. Sebald
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on this pallid April morning

—p.311 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

(noun) a dark red

311

now covered with a puce-tinged encrustation

—p.311 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

now covered with a puce-tinged encrustation

—p.311 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

atone for (guilt or sin)

407

an impression forced itself upon me of being on the scene of some unexpiated crime

—p.407 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago

an impression forced itself upon me of being on the scene of some unexpiated crime

—p.407 by W.G. Sebald
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6 years, 5 months ago