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  • 1boast — boast1 [bəust US boust] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: bost boasting ] 1.) [I and T] to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions ▪ I wouldn t be afraid, she boasted. boast that ▪ Amy boasted that her son… …

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  • 2boast — I n. 1) to make a boast 2) an empty, idle, vain; proud boast II v. 1) to boast idly; proudly 2) (D; intr.) to boast about, of (to boast of one s success) 3) (L; to) she boasted (to the reporters) that she would win the race * * * [bəʊst] idle… …

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  • 3boast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ proud ▪ empty, idle VERB + BOAST ▪ make PREPOSITION ▪ …

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  • 4boast — I [[t]boʊst[/t]] v. i. 1) to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself; brag 2) archaic to rejoice proudly; exult 3) to speak of with excessive pride or vanity 4) to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts two new… …

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  • 5empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION …

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  • 6boast — boast1 boastingly, adv. boastless, adj. /bohst/, v.i. 1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself. 2. to speak with pride (often fol. by of): He boasted of his family s wealth. v.t. 3. to speak of with excessive pride or …

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  • 7List of Bartimaeus characters — The following is a list of characters in the Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud. Contents 1 Magicians 1.1 Nathaniel/John Mandrake 1.2 Simon Lovelace 1.3 Henry Duvall …

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  • 8Characters of the Bartimaeus Trilogy — The following is a list of characters in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Magicians Nathaniel/John Mandrake Simon Lovelace The main antagonist of the first book, Lovelace was a rising star in the Ministry (the Junior Minister of Trade)… …

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  • 9In proper — Proper Prop er, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. {Appropriate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belonging to one; one s own; individual. His proper good [i. e., his own possessions]. Chaucer. My proper son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Now learn the… …

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  • 10Proper — Prop er, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. {Appropriate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belonging to one; one s own; individual. His proper good [i. e., his own possessions]. Chaucer. My proper son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Now learn the… …

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