(adjective) born under or influenced astrological…
The Great Fire
by
Shirley Hazzard
Oct. 3, 2023 - Oct. 16, 2023
(read, fiction)
Hazzard, S. (2003). The Great Fire. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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saturnine »
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espalier »
(noun) a plant (as a fruit tree) trained to grow …
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paralalia »
a speech disorder marked by distortions of sounds…
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imprecate »
(verb) to invoke evil on; curse / (verb) to utter…
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There was, for instance, the compulsion to return…
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“Yes. And, like the earth, old and dirty. I got i…
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Helen was to go alone to her parents’ rooms, wher…
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Because of the kiss, she might have liked to cons…
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The mother said, “Aldred has a tender heart.”
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