touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She smiled knowingly, and stretched, catlike, her body straining against the smooth coverall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled knowingly, and stretched, catlike, her body straining against the smooth coverall.
appraisingly
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in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even she, Laurie Hendricks, might be one of them--one of the things from outer space.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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Bound written or printed works.
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catlike
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a low-lying region in central France
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couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
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coverallnounUS /ˈkʌvərɔːl/
a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing
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curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
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divisible by two
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Hendricks
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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knowinglyadverbUS /ˈnoʊɪŋli/
with full knowledge and deliberation
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Laurie
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used to say something is possible but not certain
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Zenith Books, Inc. Rockville Centre, New York I stared appraisingly at the redhead curled up on my couch.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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being perceived or observed
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She walked over to where I stood and pressed against me.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She walked over to where I stood and pressed against me.
redheadnounUS /ˈredhed/
someone who has red hair
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Rockville
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading She smiled knowingly, and stretched, catlike, her body straining against the smooth coverall.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
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past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
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Maintained an upright posture.
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strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading She smiled knowingly, and stretched, catlike, her body straining against the smooth coverall.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She smiled knowingly, and stretched, catlike, her body straining against the smooth coverall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even she, Laurie Hendricks, might be one of them--one of the things from outer space.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Even she, Laurie Hendricks, might be one of them--one of the things from outer space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She walked over to where I stood and pressed against me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked over to where I stood and pressed against me.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She noticed me watching her.
in or at the place that
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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ZenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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