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Aleksander Hemon

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Wood, J. (2012). Aleksander Hemon. In Wood, J. The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, pp. 89-99

a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted

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the better to produce a skein of intellectual costume drama

—p.97 by James Wood
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the better to produce a skein of intellectual costume drama

—p.97 by James Wood
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(noun) the vault of the sky; firmament / (noun) the celestial abode of God or the gods; heaven / (noun) the upper atmosphere

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She had the bright, open face that always reminded me of the vast midwestern welkin.

Weird word. quoting Aleksander Hemon

—p.97 missing author
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7 years, 1 month ago

She had the bright, open face that always reminded me of the vast midwestern welkin.

Weird word. quoting Aleksander Hemon

—p.97 missing author
unknown
7 years, 1 month ago

(verb) uproot / (verb) to remove or separate from a native environment or culture / (verb) to remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from

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deracinated escapees from an ancient European empire

—p.98 by James Wood
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deracinated escapees from an ancient European empire

—p.98 by James Wood
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7 years, 1 month ago