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(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring

8

mother's was a prolix and generally rather inelegant parturition

—p.8 Seven o'clock: Oxford (7) by Martin Amis
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mother's was a prolix and generally rather inelegant parturition

—p.8 Seven o'clock: Oxford (7) by Martin Amis
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(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

13

which any sudden movement would gash with etiolated scalp

—p.13 Seven o'clock: Oxford (7) by Martin Amis
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which any sudden movement would gash with etiolated scalp

—p.13 Seven o'clock: Oxford (7) by Martin Amis
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(adj, noun) causing vomiting

28

this is nearly always tolerable if one is wholehearted about it and almost invariably emetic if one isn't

—p.28 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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this is nearly always tolerable if one is wholehearted about it and almost invariably emetic if one isn't

—p.28 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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(adjective) having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance [frowsy or frowzy]

29

with a frowsy sigh, she offered to take me on a tour of the school

—p.29 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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with a frowsy sigh, she offered to take me on a tour of the school

—p.29 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; rough to the touch; as / (adjective) having small raised dots, scales, or points / (adjective) covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches / (adjective) dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes; salacious / (adjective) squalid

33

while Charles Manson, Esq., pats the bongoes and recites scabrous prose poems party

—p.33 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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while Charles Manson, Esq., pats the bongoes and recites scabrous prose poems party

—p.33 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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(verb) to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter / (verb) to give forth music / (verb) to play (music) on the bagpipe

44

I could hear the horrible sound of Norman's voice, a skirling whine from below

—p.44 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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I could hear the horrible sound of Norman's voice, a skirling whine from below

—p.44 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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(verb) to invoke evil on; curse / (verb) to utter curses

58

It was clear from the tone that Jenny's accusation was an emotional, not a circumstantial, one, probably the crest of an imprecatory tidal wave

—p.58 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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It was clear from the tone that Jenny's accusation was an emotional, not a circumstantial, one, probably the crest of an imprecatory tidal wave

—p.58 Quarter to eight: the Costa Brava (27) by Martin Amis
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(adjective, literary) growing or shading into white. "the albescent waves on the horizon"

77

albescent reflections of the sun playing on the river would flit eerily over my face

—p.77 Thirty-five minutes past eight: The Rachel Papers, volume one (61) by Martin Amis
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albescent reflections of the sun playing on the river would flit eerily over my face

—p.77 Thirty-five minutes past eight: The Rachel Papers, volume one (61) by Martin Amis
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a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popular or other sources, often quoted without context; as an adjective, means either given to aphoristic expression, or just referring to an aphoristic expression. or: 'in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements'

81

I flipped through. Four hundred pages of hippie sententiousness.

—p.81 Thirty-five minutes past eight: The Rachel Papers, volume one (61) by Martin Amis
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I flipped through. Four hundred pages of hippie sententiousness.

—p.81 Thirty-five minutes past eight: The Rachel Papers, volume one (61) by Martin Amis
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(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

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Her tongue, as yet, was held in abeyance

—p.103 Nine: the bathroom (91) by Martin Amis
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Her tongue, as yet, was held in abeyance

—p.103 Nine: the bathroom (91) by Martin Amis
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