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Din
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Page 7: "The rooks are making an awful din today" |
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A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds. See Synonyms at noise. |
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Straggle
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Page 3: "..., with the straggling tress of the orchard still dark beyond." |
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ominous
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Page 11: "..., and the cawing behind them died to an onimous murmur, like the swollen Thames in sring." |
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| A menacing or threatening atmosphere. |
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Sullen
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Page 23: "He realized that the sun had risen at last out of the sullen bank of grey clouds." |
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Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy. |
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Reverent
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Page 26: "Will reached out and laid a reverent hand on its neck." |
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| Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. |
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Glimmer
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Page 43: "..., that you have only a glimmering of an idea of the gift that is in you" |
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| A faint or wavering light. |
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Peril
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Page 47: "And this is only the beggining of the peril, Will." |
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| Serious and immediate danger. |
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Strident
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Page 45: "...was filled suddenly with a hideous mixture of moaning and mumbling and strident wailing." |
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Vanquish
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Page 43: "...must turn soon torward vanquishing the powers of the Dark" |
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Cajole
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Page 47: "...; then softened again and coaxed and cajoled." |
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| To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. |
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