colonnade
1 use
It was raining, so they stayed under the colonnade as they walked along the rose garden.†
colonnade = a series of regularly spaced columns
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
Jerusalem
1 use
Palestinians demanded that Israel halt construction in East Jerusalem.
Jerusalem = capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
leeward
1 use
The leeward side of the island gets little rain.†
leeward = the direction toward which the wind is blowing
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
Phoenicia
2 uses
The Phoenician alphabet is generally believed to be the ancestor of all modern alphabets.†
Phoenician = an ancient collection of city states at eastern end of the Mediterranean known for their maritime trading culture between 1550 BC to 300 BC
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
reminiscent
1 use
The show's brand of humor is reminiscent of The Office.†
reminiscent = serving to bring to mind
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
reverberate
1 use
Her advice reverberated in my mind at critical junctures the rest of my life.†
reverberated = when something has a continuing effect
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
T.S. Eliot
1 use
T.S. Eliot was twenty-five when he moved from the United States to England.†
T.S. Eliot = U.S. born British poet and playwright remembered for such poems as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1888-1965)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
Vienna
1 use
Of all the world's cities, they ranked Vienna as the best place to live.
Vienna = the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |