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  • 31Second thought — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… …

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  • 32Second thoughts — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… …

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  • 33Second-cut file — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… …

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  • 34second floor — noun : second story * * * 1. the floor or story above the ground floor. 2. (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level. Cf. first floor. Also called second story. [1815 25] * * * second floor noun… …

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  • 35story — [[t]stɔ͟ːri[/t]] ♦ stories 1) N COUNT A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain. The second story in the book is titled The Scholar ... I shall tell you a story about four little… …

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  • 36second floor — 1. the floor or story above the ground floor. 2. (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level. Cf. first floor. Also called second story. [1815 25] * * * …

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  • 37Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk — Infobox short story | name = Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk title orig = translator = author = Robert Louis Stevenson country = flagicon|Scotland Scotland language = English series = The Suicide Club genre = Detective fiction short …

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  • 38Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders — Infobox short story | name = Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders title orig = translator = author = Robert Louis Stevenson country = flagicon|Scotland Scotland language = English series = The Rajah s Diamond genre = Detective fiction short… …

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  • 39story —   1. Narrative. Mo olelo.   Also: ka ao (fiction); mo o ōlelo, mo o, kuamo o ōlelo, kole.     Short story, mo olelo pōkole.     To tell stories, ha i mo olelo.     To put several stories into one, huika i ōlelo.     To record a story, ho opa a mo …

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  • 40second-storey man — noun A thief, especially one who climbs into buildings above ground level. They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men,… …

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