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121biography — The biography industry since 1960 has been remarkable in terms of its high quality, its continuity with past traditions, the distinctive nature of its topical variety and its sheer range of subjects. Standards and productivity have been high,… …
122inversion — In grammar, inversion is the process by which the normal order of words, with the subject followed by the verb and then by the object or complement (if any) as in We play football on Saturdays is broken by putting the subject after the verb (as… …
123Butler, Samuel — 1. (1612 1680) Butler, the son of a farmer, was born at Strensham in Worcestershire and educated at the King s School, Worcester. He was secretary to the Countess of Kent and steward to Richard Vaughan, Earl of Carberry at Ludlow Castle.… …
124Cope, Wendy — (1945 ) Born in Erith, Kent, and educated at Farringtrons School in Chislehurst, Kent, she read history at St. Hilda s College, Oxford, trained as a teacher at Westminster College of Education, Oxford, and taught in primary schools in London.… …
125Thomson, James — 1. (1700 1748) Scottish poet, the son of a minister, born and raised in Roxburghshire and educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and Edinburgh University, where three of his poems appeared in the Edinburgh Miscellany of 1720. He worked as… …
126Bedrabble — Be*drab ble, v. t. To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble. [1913 Webster] …
127Draggle — Drag gle (dr[a^]g g l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled} (dr[a^]g g ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling} (dr[a^]g gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail.… …
128Draggled — Draggle Drag gle (dr[a^]g g l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled} (dr[a^]g g ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling} (dr[a^]g gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to… …
