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  • 31George Mallory — George Herbert Leigh Mallory George Mallory Born 18 June 1886(1886 06 18) Mobberley, Cheshire, England Died …

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  • 32Novarian series — The Reluctant King by L. Sprague de Camp, Nelson Doubleday, 1985 The Novarian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, published between 1968 and 1989. The series contains some of de Camp s most innovative works of fantasy,… …

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  • 33Dutch States Army — States Army Musketeer by Jacob de Gheyn II The Dutch States Army[1] (Dutch: Staatse leger) was the army of t …

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  • 34Jaunt — Jaunt, n. 1. A wearisome journey. [R.] [1913 Webster] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his a[ e]ry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A short excursion for pleasure or… …

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  • 35Caïque — A caïque (Greek: kaiki , from Turkish: kayık ) is a wooden fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Seas.It is traditionally a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail. The Caïque is also a… …

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  • 36run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time.     ↘enter or be entered in a race.     ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry.     ↘(of a… …

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  • 37Airing — Air ing ([^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health s sake. [1913 Webster] 2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38John Dunton — (May 4, 1659 1733) was an English bookseller and author.He was born at Graffham, in Huntingdonshire. His father, grandfather and great grandfather had all been clergymen. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to Thomas Parkhurst, bookseller,… …

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  • 39Life of Sergei Rachmaninoff — Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (OldStyleDateDY|1 April|1873|20 March ndash; 28 March 1943), Russian composer and pianist, lived through tumultuous times. Born into an aristocratic, musical family in Semyonovo, near Veliky Novgorod, he was… …

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  • 40jaunt — noun a short excursion for pleasure. verb go on a jaunt. Origin C16: of unknown origin …

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