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palimpsest »
a manuscript or piece of writing material on whic…
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soubrette »
(noun) a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman…
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echt »
(adjective) true genuine
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stolid »
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or a…
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pari passu »
(adverb or adjective) at an equal rate or pace
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[...] Reg’s grip on the camcorder not always being that ste…
Horst. A fourth-generation product of the U.S. Midwest, emo…
Though it’s been around in some form for a century and more…
“My boss thinks they might’ve been double-billing us,” Maxi…
“Sad thing is, is ’ere’s enough code monkeys around who’ll …
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(adj) fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence …
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abreaction »
(noun) the expression and emotional discharge of …
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pallid »
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective)…
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bight »
(noun) a bend in a coast forming an open bay / (n…
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cucurbitaceous »
the family of plants that inculdes cucumbers
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With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, …
"It came over in a rather delightful way," the voice high-p…
His objective this dripping winter noon is a gray stone tow…
Yesterday happened to be a good day. They found a child, al…
He'd got the feeling, stationed east of Suez, places like B…
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The Small Rain
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Low-lands
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Entropy
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Under the Rose
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The Secret Integration
this one is sweet. some white boys make up an imaginary black friend named Carl
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The Secret Integration
this one is sweet. some white boys make up an imaginary black friend named Carl
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