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  • 91The New Kid at School — is the first novel in Kate McMullan s children series Dragon Slayers Academy. It was published by Grosset Dunlap in November 1997. Plot introductionWhen a traveling minstrel foretells that he is to become a hero, Wiglaf sets out to fulfill his… …

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  • 92The Magic Swan — is a European fairy tale collected by Hermann Kletke. Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book . [Andrew Lang, The Green Fairy Book , [http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/370.htm The Magic Swan] ] .ynopsisTwo older brothers abused the… …

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  • 93the old Adam —    (the) a man s lust    Referring to the unregenerate character of our common ancestor before life became complicated for him and he passed on to us, with St Paul s help, our sexual complexes:     I felt the old Adam stir at the sight of her.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 94(the) feeling is mutual — the feeling is mutual phrase used for saying that one person dislikes someone as much as that person dislikes them Eleanor couldn’t stand the sight of Jenny, and the feeling was mutual. Thesaurus: ways of agreeing with someonesynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 95sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …

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  • 96sight — sight1 W2S2 [saıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to see)¦ 2¦(act of seeing)¦ 3¦(thing you see)¦ 4 in/within sight 5 within/in sight of something 6 in your sights 7 out of sight 8 out of sight, out of mind 9 disappear/vanish from sight …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 97sight — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 98sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 99sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn …

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  • 100sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… …

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