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  • 91Adams, Douglas — ▪ British author in full  Douglas Noël Adams   born March 11, 1952, Cambridge, England died May 11, 2001, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.       British comic writer whose works satirize contemporary life through a luckless protagonist who deals… …

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  • 92ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 93California Indian — ▪ people Introduction  member of any of the Native American peoples who have traditionally resided in the area roughly corresponding to the present states of California (U.S.) and northern Baja California (Mex.).       The peoples living in the… …

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  • 94Chekhov, Anton — ▪ Russian author Introduction in full  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov  born Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, Old Style], 1860, Taganrog, Russia died July 14/15 [July 1/2], 1904, Badenweiler, Ger.  major Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. He was a …

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  • 95Herkimer, Nicholas — ▪ American general born 1728, near Herkimer, New York [U.S.] died August 16, 1777, Little Falls, New York, U.S.       American general during the American Revolution who led American militiamen in the Battle of Oriskany (Oriskany, Battle of)… …

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  • 96Civil Allegiance — • The duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Allegiance     Civil Allegiance      …

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  • 97Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess — • Discusses prophecy and prophets in the Old and New Testaments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess     Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess …

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  • 98Richard Crashaw —     Richard Crashaw     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Richard Crashaw     Poet, Cambridge scholar and convert; d. 1649. The date of his birth is uncertain. All that can be affirmed positively is that he was the only child of a one time famous Puritan …

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  • 99shabbily — adverb a) In a shabby manner. b) Done poorly or ineptly …

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  • 100misfield — 1. verb To field the ball clumsily or ineptly, especially when this results in the batsman scoring another run 2. noun A failure to field the ball properly …

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