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  • 41Drearier — Dreary Drear y (dr[=e]r [y^]), a. [Compar. {Drearier}; superl. {Dreariest}.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre[ o]rig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dre[ o]san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. {Dross}, {Drear}, {Drizzle}, {Drowse}.] 1.… …

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  • 42Dreariest — Dreary Drear y (dr[=e]r [y^]), a. [Compar. {Drearier}; superl. {Dreariest}.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre[ o]rig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dre[ o]san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. {Dross}, {Drear}, {Drizzle}, {Drowse}.] 1.… …

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  • 43Drearihead — Drear i*head (dr[=e]r [i^]*h[e^]d), Drearihood Drear i*hood (dr[=e]r [i^]*h[oo^]d), n. Affliction; dreariness. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 44Drearihood — Drearihead Drear i*head (dr[=e]r [i^]*h[e^]d), Drearihood Drear i*hood (dr[=e]r [i^]*h[oo^]d), n. Affliction; dreariness. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Dreary — Drear y (dr[=e]r [y^]), a. [Compar. {Drearier}; superl. {Dreariest}.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre[ o]rig, sad; akin to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dre[ o]san to fall, Goth. driusan. Cf. {Dross}, {Drear}, {Drizzle}, {Drowse}.] 1. Sorrowful;… …

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  • 46Dover Beach — For other uses, see Dover Beach (disambiguation). Dover Beach is a short lyric poem by the English poet Matthew Arnold.[1] It was first published in 1867 in the collection New Poems, but surviving notes indicate its composition may have begun as… …

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  • 47Drew Pearson (journalist) — Drew Pearson (left) with President Lyndon Johnson in the White House Garden in 1964. Andrew Russell Pearson (December 13, 1897 – September 1, 1969), known professionally as Drew Pearson, was one of the best known American columnists of his day,… …

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  • 48List of Harry Potter characters — This is a list of characters in the Harry Potter series. They are all fictional characters who have appeared in a Harry Potter related book, author J. K. Rowling s website as the Wizard of the Month , the Daily Prophet (the newsletter of the… …

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  • 49Ealdgyth Swan-neck — Ealdgyth Swan neck, also known as Edith the Fair, Edith, Aldgyth and most commonly Edith Swan Neck {1025 1086(?)} is best known as the mistress or common law wife of King Harold II of England. She bore him several children and was his common law… …

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  • 50Virginia Hamilton — (March 12, 1936 ndash; February 19, 2002) was an award winning author of children s books. She wrote over 35 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great , for which she won the National Book Award in 1974 and the 1975 Newbery Medal.… …

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