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The fact that itwasn’t just any studio but Studio 3 at Abbey Road... added to the poignancy. |
keenly (intense, as feeling or desire)distressing to the feelings |
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Hefound himself in the canteen at Abbey Road |
arecreation center or social club |
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wasn’t sure he could handle the conversation and ducked down as he went past. |
to stoop (to dip, or squat down, bend) down quickly, as if to avoid being hit. |
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we were able to pursue some more elaborate ideas |
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness |
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Betsy exclaimed as we caught our breath, standing atop the highest point for thirty miles around |
On the top of. |
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she was reclining in a deck chair |
To lean back or lie down on one's back |
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their triumph was no fluke |
unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck |
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she caught a glimpse of the ocean |
a momentary or partial view |
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he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade |
see or perceive briefly or partially |
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your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement |
understood or implied without being stated |
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this raises further questions on the coherence of state policy |
the quality of being logical and consistent |
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the group began to lose coherence and the artists took separate directions |
the quality of forming a unified whole |
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The resemblance between father and son was enough to make her stop two steps into the clearing. |
the state of ... or being alike |
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nations bound together by geographical contiguity |
the state of bordering or being in direct contact with something |
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To deny causality is to deny divine wisdom, for causality is a necessary relation. |
the relationship between cause and effect. |
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his booming voice |
very loud |
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window sill |
a ledge or ... forming the bottom part of a window |
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a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face |
move or pass very quickly. |
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a bird with radiant green and red plumage |
sending out light; shining or glowing brightly. |
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Bunch of sparks |
a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal. |
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a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car |
in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care. |
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The speed with which it had been able to assemble and deploy such a conscript army |
a person enlisted compulsorily. |
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he enlisted in the... |
enroll or be enrolled in the armed services. |
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Primary education is free and secular, and is compulsory for children of 6 to 14 years. |
required by law or a rule; obligatory. |
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secular buildings |
denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
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this mark denotes purity and quality |
be a sign of; indicate. |
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we began to climb the hill |
go or come up (a slope, incline, or staircase), especially by using the feet and sometimes the hands; ascend. |
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Streetlamp |
Streetlamp |
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she clenched her fists |
(with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially when feeling extreme anger |
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children have different notions about the roles of their parents |
a conception of or belief about something. |
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the marvels of technology |
a wonderful or astonishing person or thing |
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the car had a wobbly wheel |
tending to move unsteadily from side to side |
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The peel will reduce fine lines and wrinkles |
a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face |
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they in turn govern the way we operate language: metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche , and irony |
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”). |
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if you intend to freeze it - cover tightly with tinfoil |
... made of aluminum or a similar silvery-gray metal, used especially for covering or wrapping food. |
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hubcap |
a metal or plastic cover for the hub of a motor vehicle's wheel. |
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her reaction was almost instantaneous |
occurring or done in an instant or instantly. adverb |
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..suffering little more than two pinpricks . |
prick caused by a pin. |
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the pin prick had produced a drop of blood |
an act of piercing something with a fine, sharp point. |
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One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin ... |
a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening pieces of cloth. |
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With ageless patch pockets, elasticated cuffs and waist band, this is a must |
the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on. |
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ski pants with elasticated waist |
made elastic by the insertion of rubber thread or tape. |
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Junior clothing offers a wallop of trendy style but the garments are cut small for a junior figure. |
an item of clothing. |
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He teetered, lost his balance and fell off, making a tremendous splash as he hit the water with an inelegant bellyflop and an angry shout. |
a dive into water, landing flat on one's front. |
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Soft flesh is no match for mortar shells, rocket-propelled grenade fragments and shrapnel thrown out in all directions by roadside bombs. |
fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion. |
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she clung to Joe's arm |
(of a person or animal) hold on tightly to. |
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the earth buckled under the titanic stress |
bend and give way under pressure or strain. |
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she teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals |
move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth. |
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The marsh supports American toads, midland painted turtles, Blanding's turtles, snapping turtles , and Lake Erie water snakes. |
a large American freshwater turtle with a long neck and strong hooked jaws. |
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scatter the coconut over the icing |
throw in various random directions. |
