If I Told You Once

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fermented - If I Told You Once - p. 1 to ferment

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To cause or undergo fermentation, chemical breakdown of substance by bacteria or yeast, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat

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egg yolk - If I Told You Once - p. 1 yolk (n.)

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Yellow internal part of a bird's egg

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sheath - If I Told You Once - p. 3 sheath (n.)

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Close-fitting cover for something, esp. Something elongated in shape; A cover for a blade

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gallows - If I Told You Once - p. 3 gallows (n.)

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(Usually used in pl.) Structure of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals / Execution by hanging

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scuttling - If I Told You Once - p. 5 to scuttle

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To run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps

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atrophied - If I Told You Once - p. 5 to atrophy

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Waste away, usually through degeneration of cells

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imps - If I Told You Once - p. 6 imp (n.)

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Small, mischievous devil or sprite

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dissuaded - If I Told You Once - p. 6 to dissuade

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To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action

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bowlegged - If I Told You Once - p. 6 bow legs (n.)

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(Usually used in pl.) Legs that curve outward at the knees

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liability - If I Told You Once - p. 7 liability (n.)

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State of being responsible for something, esp. By law / Person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at the disadvantage

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conscript - If I Told You Once - p. 7 conscript (n.)

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Person enlisted compulsorily

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eaves - If I Told You Once - p. 7 eaves (n.)

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(Usually used in pl.) Part of roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building

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conscription - If I Told You Once - p. 7 conscription (n.)

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Compulsory enlistment for state service, usually into the armed forces

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darning - If I Told You Once - p. 7 to darn

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To mend knitted material by weaving yarn across the hole with a needle

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crochet - If I Told You Once - p. 8 crochet (n.)

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Handicraft in which yarn's made up into a patterned fabric by looping fabric with a hooked needle / Fabric made in such a way

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drawstring - If I Told You Once - p. 9 drawstring (n.)

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String in seam of bag ora garment, which can be used to tighten or close it

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cleaved - If I Told You Once - p. 9 to cleave

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To split or sever something, esp. Along a natural line or grain / (Poetic) Adhere to something; Become strongly involved with or emotionally attached to

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sore-chapped - If I Told You Once - p. 10 to chap

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To become cracked, rough or sore, typically through exposure to cold weather

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knotholes - If I Told You Once - p. 11 knothole (n.)

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Hole in a piece of timber where a knot has fallen out, or in a treebranch where a branch has decayed

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turnip - If I Told You Once - p. 11 turnip (n.)

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Round root with white or cream flesh that is eaten as a vegetable and also has edible leaves

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flailed - If I Told You Once - p. 12 to flail

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Wave or swing or cause to do so / Flounder, struggle uselessly

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waddling - If I Told You Once - p. 12 to waddle

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Walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion

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scurried - If I Told You Once - p. 13 to scurry

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(Of animals or persons) Move hurriedly with short quick steps

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Cawing - If I Told You Once - p. 13 to caw

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To utter the harsh cry of a crow or a similar bird

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congealing - If I Told You Once - p. 13 to congeal

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To solidify, or coagulate, esp. By cooling

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jabbered - If I Told You Once - p. 15 to jabber

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To talk rapidly but with little sense

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unspool - If I Told You Once - p. 15 to unspool

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To unwind from as if from a spool / To screen a film

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phlegm - If I Told You Once - p. 15 phelgm (n.)

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Thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages

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vehemently - If I Told You Once - p. 16 vehement (adj.)

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Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

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nuzzling - If I Told You Once - p. 17 to nuzzle

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To rub or push gently against something with the nose

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restitution - If I Told You Once - p. 17 restitution (n.)

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Restoration of something stolen or lost to its proper owner / Recompense for injury or loss

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mottled - If I Told You Once - p. 18 mottled (adj.)

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Spotted or blotched with different shades of colors

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bulbous - If I Told You Once - p. 19 bulbous (adj.)

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Fat, round or bulging

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petulant - If I Told You Once - p. 19 petulant (adj.)

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(Of a person) Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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scampered - If I Told You Once - p. 21 to scamper

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To run with quick light steps, esp. Through fear and excitement (esp. Of a small child or an animal)

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cairn - If I Told You Once - p. 22 cairn (n.)

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Mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or a skyline

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bleat - If I Told You Once - p. 23 to bleat

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Make a characteristic wavering cry (of a sheep, goat or calf)

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hone - If I Told You Once - p. 23 to hone

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To sharpen with whetstone; To make sharper, or more focused or efficient

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iridescent - If I Told You Once - p. 24 iridescent (adj.)

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Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from a different angle

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cobbler - If I Told You Once - p. 25 cobbler (n.)

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Person who mends shoes as a job

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pendulously - If I Told You Once - p. 26 pendulous (adj.)

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Hanging down loosely, for instance of branches

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tauter - If I Told You Once - p. 26 taut (adj.)

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Tense, not relaxed, esp. Of muscles or nerves

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undulating - If I Told You Once - p. 26 to undulate

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Move with a smooth wavelike motion

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musty - If I Told You Once - p. 29 musty (adj.)

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Having a stale, moldy or damp smell

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calluses - If I Told You Once - p. 33 callus (n.)

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Thickening or hardening of skin, esp. In an area that has been subjected to friction

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luxuriate - If I Told You Once - p. 37 to luxuriate

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To enjoy oneself in a luxurious way, take self-indulgent delight

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skeins - If I Told You Once - p. 41 skein (n.)

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Length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted; Tangled or complicated arrangement, state or situation, for instance of hair

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scabs - If I Told You Once - p. 42 scab (n.)

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Dry, rough, protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing

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splayed out - If I Told You Once - p. 43 to splay out

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Thrust or spread out and apart

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jolted - If I Told You Once - p. 44 to jolt

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To move with sudden lurches / Push or shake someone or something abruptly and violently

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bloated - If I Told You Once - p. 45 bloated (adj.)

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(Of a bodypart) Swollen with gas or fluid

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daubed - If I Told You Once - p. 45 to daub

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To coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way

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soot - If I Told You Once - p. 46 soot (n.)

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Black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter

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flecked - If I Told You Once - p. 46 to fleck

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To mark or dot with small patches of color or particles of something

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pooled - If I Told You Once - p. 47 to pool

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Form a pool on the ground or another surface

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lecherously - If I Told You Once - p. 50 lecherous (adj.)

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Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire

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suitor - If I Told You Once - p. 51 suitor (n.)

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Man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with view to marriage / A prospective buyer of a business or a corporation

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clucking - If I Told You Once - p. 52 to cluck

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(Of a hen) To make a short gluttural sound / To make such a sound with one's tongue to express concern or disapproval

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rent - If I Told You Once - p. 53 to rend

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(past: rent) To tear into two or more pieces

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betrothed - If I Told You Once - p. 53 betrothed (n.)

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(Dated) Someone whoenters into a formal agreement to marry

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slaver - If I Told You Once - p. 53 slaver (n.)

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Saliva running from the mouth

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dybbuks - If I Told You Once - p. 53 dybbuk (n.)

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(Yiddish) A malevolent wandering spirit that enters and possesses the body of a living person until exorcized (in Jewish folklore)

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sifted - If I Told You Once - p. 56 to sift

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Cause to flow or pass as through a sieve

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shod - If I Told You Once - p. 57 to shoe

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(past: shod) Fit with a shoe

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manger - If I Told You Once - p. 60 manger (n.)

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Long open box or trough for horse or cattle to eat from

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flax - If I Told You Once - p. 61 flax (n.)

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Blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed and for textile fibre made from its stalks

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gaudy - If I Told You Once - p. 61 gaudy (adj.)

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Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

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jostled - If I Told You Once - p. 62 to jostle

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Push, elbow or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd

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grisly - If I Told You Once - p. 65 grisly (adj.)

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Causing horror or disgust

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lewd - If I Told You Once - p. 66 lewd (adj.)

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Crude and offensive in a sexual way

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harpies - If I Told You Once - p. 66 harpy (n.)

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(Greek and Roman mythology) Rapacious monster having a woman's head and body and a bird's wing and claws / Grasping, unscrupulous woman

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wrought up - If I Told You Once - p. 67 wrought up (predic.)

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Upset and anxious

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jousting - If I Told You Once - p. 71 to joust

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(Historical) Medieval knights engaging in a sports contest in which two opponents on horsebackfight with lances / (figuratively) Compete closely for superiority

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epaulettes - If I Told You Once - p. 72 epaulet (n.)

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Ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, typically on the coat or jacket of a military uniform

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mound - If I Told You Once - p. 74 mound (n.)

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Rounded mass projected above the surface / Raised mass of earth, stones or other compacted material, sometimes created artificially for purposes of defense or burial

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whorled - If I Told You Once - p. 75 to whorl

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(Poetic, literary) Spiral and move in a twisted and convoluted manner

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quelled - If I Told You Once - p. 78 to quell

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To put an end to a rebellion or another disorder, typically by the use of force / Subdue or silence someone / Suppress a feeling

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gorge - If I Told You Once - p. 78 gorge (n.)

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(Archaic) the throat / contents of the stomach

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shingled - If I Told You Once - p. 79 shingled (adj.)

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Clad with shingles, rectangular tiles of asphalt composite, wood, metal or slate used on walls or roofs

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clappers - If I Told You Once - p. 80 clapper (n.)

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Free-swinging metal piece inside a bell

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hulls - If I Told You Once - p. 81 hull (n.)

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Main body of a ship or another vessel

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pylons - If I Told You Once - p. 81 pylon (n.)

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Upright structure used for support or for navigational guidance

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unheeding - If I Told You Once - p. 82 to unheed

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Not to notice or pay attention

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din - If I Told You Once - p. 82 din (n.)

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Loud, unpleasant and prolonged noise

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corporeal - If I Told You Once - p. 83 corporeal (adj.)

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Of or relating to a person's body, esp. As oposite to their spirit / Having a body

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clamorous - If I Told You Once - p. 88 clamorous (adj.)

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Making or marked outcry or prolonged din / Insistently demanding attention

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ruffian - If I Told You Once - p. 89 ruffian (n.)

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Violent person, esp. One involved in crime

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cobblestone - If I Told You Once - p. 90 cobblestone (n.)

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Small round stone of a kind formerly used to cover road surfaces

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struts - If I Told You Once - p. 91 strut (n.)

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Rod or bar part of a framework and designed to resist compression

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finery - If I Told You Once - p. 93 finery (n.)

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Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration

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gilt - If I Told You Once - p. 93 gilt (adj.)

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Gold-colored / Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint

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hindquarters - If I Told You Once - p. 93 hindquarter (n.)

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Hind legs and adjoining parts of a quadruped

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pauper - If I Told You Once - p. 93 pauper (n.)

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Very poor person / Recipient of government relief or public charity

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pluck out - If I Told You Once - p. 93 to pluck

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To take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place

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awash - If I Told You Once - p. 95 awash (adj.)

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Flooded with water, esp. Seawater or rain

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stalemate - If I Told You Once - p. 96 stalemate (n.)

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(Chessterm) Position counting as a draw in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check / Situation in which furter action or progress by opposing or competing parties seem impossible

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vigilant - If I Told You Once - p. 101 vigilant (adj.)

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Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

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thumbed - If I Told You Once - p. 105 to thumb

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Press move or touch with one's thumb

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berating - If I Told You Once - p. 106 to berate

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To scold or criticize someone angrily

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pliance - If I Told You Once - p. 110 pliancy (n.)

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Flexibility, adaptibility

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desecration - If I Told You Once - p. 117 desecration (n.)

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Blasphemous behavior; act of depriving something from its sacred character

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default - If I Told You Once - p. 119 default (n.)

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Failure to fulfill an obligation, esp. To repay a loan or appear in a court of law / Preselected option adopted when no other alternative is specified by the user or programmer

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stowed away - If I Told You Once - p. 120 to stow away

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To conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft or other passenger vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying the fare

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thicket - If I Told You Once - p. 122 thicket (n.)

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Dense group of bushes or trees

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poised - If I Told You Once - p. 124 to poise

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Be or cause to be balanced or suspended

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pursed - If I Told You Once - p. 124 to purse

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(Of one's lips) To pucker or contract, typically to express disapproval or irritation

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havoc - If I Told You Once - p. 128 havoc (n.)

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Widespread destruction; great confusion, disorder

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lout - If I Told You Once - p. 131 lout (n.)

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An uncouth or aggressive man or boy

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buoyed - If I Told You Once - p. 131 to buoy

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To keep afloat / Cause to rise or remain at a high level

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shorthand - If I Told You Once - p. 140 shorthand (n.)

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Method of rapid writing by means of abbreviations and symbols, used esp. For taking dictation / Short or simple way of expressing or referring to something

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affixed - If I Told You Once - p. 142 to affix

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To stick, fasten or attach something to something else

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pugilist - If I Told You Once - p. 142 pugilist (n.)

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(Dated and humorous) Boxer, esp. A professional one

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ravenously - If I Told You Once - p. 143 ravenous (adj.)

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Extremely hungry; (of hunger) very great, voracious

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ninepins - If I Told You Once - p. 143 ninepins (n.)

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British game similar to bowlingusing nine wooden pins and played in an alley

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Go down like ninepines - If I Told You Once - p. 143 to go down like ninepins (idiom)

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(British) To succumb in large numbers without much opposition

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inexorable - If I Told You Once - p. 144 inexorable (adj.)

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Impossible to stop or prevent / (Of a person) Impossible to persuade by request or entreaty

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Daintily - If I Told You Once - p. 144 dainty (adj.)

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Delicately small and pretty / (Of a person) Delicate and graceful in build or movement

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propriety - If I Told You Once - p. 145 propriety (n.)

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State or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals / Conditions of being right, appropriate or fitting

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Cameo pin - If I Told You Once - p. 145 cameo (n.)

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Pieve of jewelry, typically oval in shape, consisting of a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different color

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trinkets - If I Told You Once - p. 147 trinket (n.)

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Small ornament or item of jewelry that is of little value

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encrusted - If I Told You Once - p. 147 to encrust

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To overlay something with an ornamental crust of gems or other precious material