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... meaning being sufficiently covered by the noun - verb knife . Adjectives were formed by adding the suffix -ful to the noun - verb , and adverbs by adding -wise . Thus , for example , speedful meant " rapid " and speed- wise meant ...
... meaning being sufficiently covered by the noun - verb knife . Adjectives were formed by adding the suffix -ful to the noun - verb , and adverbs by adding -wise . Thus , for example , speedful meant " rapid " and speed- wise meant ...
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... meaning " to quack like a duck . " Like various other words in the B vocabulary , duckspeak was ambivalent in meaning . Provided that the opinions which were quacked out were orthodox ones , it im- plied nothing but praise , and when ...
... meaning " to quack like a duck . " Like various other words in the B vocabulary , duckspeak was ambivalent in meaning . Provided that the opinions which were quacked out were orthodox ones , it im- plied nothing but praise , and when ...
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... meaning is different from , and frequently contrary to , the apparent meaning . The intended meaning is indicated by the tone of the context or by the presence of a considerable number of details which contradict the apparent meaning ...
... meaning is different from , and frequently contrary to , the apparent meaning . The intended meaning is indicated by the tone of the context or by the presence of a considerable number of details which contradict the apparent meaning ...
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Introductory Comment | 3 |
When Conan Doyle Was Sherlock Holmes JOHN DICKSON CARR | 11 |
New England Xanadu SIGMUND DIAMOND | 32 |
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