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25 Cards in this Set
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BBC
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Bovril
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Thick beef flavored liquid used to make broth
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Council houses
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Housing units built by the government
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Fretful
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Irritableand discontented
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Furtively
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Stealthily, so as to avoid being hred
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Garish
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Too bright or too much
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Gib
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Hesitated
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Gramophone
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Phonograph; record player
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Imperative
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Urgent; absolutely necessary
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Larder
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a place where food is kept; a pantry
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Paraffin
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Kerosene
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Pasty
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A meat pie
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Pilchards
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A small fish similar to sardines
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Pips
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Beeping sounds that indicate the time
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Placid
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calm
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Pram
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Baby carrige
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Primus
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Small portable stove
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Reconnaissance
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exploratory in nature, as when observing to seek information
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Recounted
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Told in detail; narrated
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Scullery
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a room next to a kitchen where pots and pans are washed and stored.
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Shingle
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area of a beach covered with ater worn gravel.
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Sullen
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Gloomy
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Whist drive
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A card game organized for a group
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Wireless
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radio
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Wireless
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radio
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