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(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse

317

Why do they hover up there, letting their legs, the pride of dogs, fall into desuetude

I think this was the part when I realised that this dog thought every other creature was also a dog

—p.317 Investigations of a Dog (300) by Franz Kafka
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Why do they hover up there, letting their legs, the pride of dogs, fall into desuetude

I think this was the part when I realised that this dog thought every other creature was also a dog

—p.317 Investigations of a Dog (300) by Franz Kafka
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(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

355

emitting their variegated and mingled smells

—p.355 The Burrow (349) by Franz Kafka
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emitting their variegated and mingled smells

—p.355 The Burrow (349) by Franz Kafka
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(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform

461

and had of them a great and edifying entertainment to the end of his days

—p.461 The Truth about Sancho Plaza (461) by Franz Kafka
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and had of them a great and edifying entertainment to the end of his days

—p.461 The Truth about Sancho Plaza (461) by Franz Kafka
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(adj) hostile, obstructive

468

the nobles have obviously no cause to be influenced in their interpretation by personal interests inimical to us, for the laws were made to the advantage of the nobles from the very beginning, they themselves stand above the law, and that seems to be why the laws were entrusted exclusively into their hands

—p.468 The Problem of Our Laws (468) by Franz Kafka
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the nobles have obviously no cause to be influenced in their interpretation by personal interests inimical to us, for the laws were made to the advantage of the nobles from the very beginning, they themselves stand above the law, and that seems to be why the laws were entrusted exclusively into their hands

—p.468 The Problem of Our Laws (468) by Franz Kafka
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(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

474

a servant who may lean against the balustrade

—p.474 The Test (473) by Franz Kafka
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a servant who may lean against the balustrade

—p.474 The Test (473) by Franz Kafka
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