to speak in one's own name

  • 1To have the cards in one's own hands — Card Card (k[aum]rd), n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. ? a leaf of paper. Cf. {Chart}.] 1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game… …

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  • 2To stand on one's own legs — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …

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  • 3one — [ wʌn ] function word *** One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. We ll meet again… …

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  • 4name — namer, n. /naym/, n., v., named, naming, adj. n. 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact:… …

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  • 5one */*/*/ — UK [wʌn] / US determiner, number, pronoun Summary: One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. ♦ How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on… …

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  • 6One Hundred Years of Solitude —   …

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  • 7One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) — One Flew Over The Cuckoo s Nest   …

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  • 8One of Those Days — Single by Whitney Houston from the album Just Whitney …

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  • 9One Life to Live storylines (2000–present) — One Life to Live is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on the ABC network since 1968. The series starts with One Life to Live storylines (1968–1979). The plot continues in One Life to Live storylines (1980–1989). The plot in the next… …

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  • 10Speak, Memory — (ISBN 0375405534) is an autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov.copeThe first twelve chapters describe Nabokov s remembrance of his youth in a quasi aristocratic family living in pre revolutionary Saint Petersburg and their country… …

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