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4-letter word for the storyline of a book: occasionally it's been known to thicken |
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Her mother did her hair for every movie & she always had 56 curls |
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Great Chalfield, a medieval manor, has one of these water-filled trenches |
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A type of insulating tape is named for this force that resists movement |
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...The middle name of Jock Whitney, millionaire art collector & publisher of this city's Herald Tribune |
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The 4 horsemen of the apocalypse appear in chapter 6 of Revelation, written by this man |
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From Iceland we get this word for any heroic narrative, or for a long family story spanning 2 or more generations |
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In 2009 Tom Brady married this supermodel (twice!) |
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He was born at Woolsthorpe Manor in 1642; you can still see an apple tree from his bedroom window |
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...Slang for this, as in the expression "hit the hay" |
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The first horseman rides out "to conquer"; he wears a crown & carries one of these long-range weapons |
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Cooking term for a type of tough guy fiction featuring a no-nonsense street-smart detective like Sam Spade |
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When this film "Reloaded" in 2003, it needed the 1,943 people listed in its credits to make it happen |
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A racquet game derives its name from this manor house in Gloucestershire |
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A dish of meat lightly stewed, then served in a sauce of its own stock |
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...The last name of Oliver Perry, one of these scientists, known for his history of the vertebrates of the Pleistocene |
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The second horseman, who symbolizes war & bloodshed, rides a horse of this color |
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They're the subdivisions of a long poem, or with "the", an 800-page unfinished poem by Ezra Pound |
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This "Dynasty" star was 50 when she posed for what became Playboy's bestselling issue of 1983 |
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Get to know Queen Victoria's favorite P.M. by visiting Hughenden Manor, where he lived from 1848 to 1881 |
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...The last name of the man who became this president's Secretary of State in 1898 |
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The third horseman, who symbolizes famine, rides a horse of this color |
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Oui! Lewis Carroll came up with this 11-letter term for a blended word like smog from smoke & fog |
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In 1986 this singer published a religious novel about St. Paul that he called "Man in White" |
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It's said that this Nov. 5, 1605 "incendiary" plot was hatched at Eastbury manor house |
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In football it's any act that draws a penalty |
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...Animal fodder made from cereal grasses like this one, also the first name of the current treasury secretary |
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The horsemen appear when the first 4 of these are opened, signaling the apocalypse; there are 7 in all |
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