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  • 21The Hound — This page deals with the H. P. Lovecraft short story. For the character from George R.R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire, see Sandor Clegane The Hound is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in September 1922 and published in the February… …

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  • 22Coasting (book) — Coasting   Author(s) Jonathan Raban Publisher …

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  • 23Song of the Free — is a song written in 1860 about a man fleeing slavery in Tennessee by escaping to Canada via the Underground Railroad. It is composed to the tune of Oh! Susanna.Lyrics I m on my way to Canada, That cold and dreary land,The dire effects of slavery …

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  • 24bay — bay1 [beı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sea)¦ 2 keep/hold something at bay 3¦(area)¦ 4¦(for cargo)¦ 5¦(tree)¦ 6¦(horse)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: baie, from Old Spanish bahia] [ …

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  • 25bay — bay1 [ beı ] noun count ** 1. ) an area of the coast where the land curves inward: The harbor lights were visible across the bay. 2. ) a partly enclosed area that is used for a particular purpose, for example parking a car a ) an area in an… …

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  • 26blood — [[t]blʌ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu supp N You can use blood to refer to the race or social class of someone s parents or ancestors. There… …

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  • 27“Hound, The“ —    Short story (3,000 words); written c. October 1922; first published in WT(February 1924); rpt. WT (September 1939); first collected in O;corrected text in D;annotated version in An2and CC The story involves the escapades of the narrator and… …

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  • 28wowser — The term wowser surely one of the most impressive and expressive of Australian coinages is used to express healthy contempt for those who attempt to force their own morality on everyone. The person who abstains from alcohol (for whatever reason)… …

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  • 29bay — I. a. Reddish brown. II. n. 1. Bight, inlet of the sea. 2. Recess (as in a room), opening. 3. Compartment. 4. Bay tree, laurel tree (Laurus nobilis), sweet laurel. 5. Baywood, Campeachy mahogany …

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  • 30bark — vb Bark, bay, howl, growl, snarl, yelp, yap mean to make the sound of or a sound suggestive of a dog. Bark implies the sharp, explosive utterance characteristic of dogs; it may be used not only of them and of another animal (as a seal) that… …

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