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Stendhal
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Memoirs of an Egotist
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p.26
stentorian »
(adjective) extremely loud
p.31
caviling »
(verb) to raise trivial and frivolous objection /…
p.46
raillery »
(noun) good-natured ridicule; banter / (noun) jest
p.264
bilious »
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-nat…
p.290
parvenu »
(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to…
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At the sight of him all hats are quickly raised. His hair i…
"I like shade," replied M. de Renal, with the hint of arrog…
She was a naive soul who had never presumed so far as to ju…
his horror of eating with the servants was not instinctive …
"That was your offer. I won't deny it," said old Sorel, spe…