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  • 1dreadful — [[t]dre̱dfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality. They told us the dreadful news... My financial situation is dreadful. Syn: awful, appalling Derived words …

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  • 2dreadful — dread|ful [ˈdredfəl] adj 1.) extremely unpleasant = ↑terrible ▪ We ve had some dreadful weather lately. ▪ Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill) . 2.) [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone is = ↑terrible ▪ He… …

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  • 3dreadful — adjective especially BrE 1 extremely unpleasant: We ve had some dreadful weather lately. 2 (only before noun) used to emphasize how bad something or someone is: It s a dreadful waste of money …

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  • 4Dreadful Shadows — at Zita Rock festival 2008 Background information Origin Berlin, Germany …

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  • 5Penny Dreadful — (also called penny number) was a term applied to nineteenth century British fiction publications, usually lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing a penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a… …

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  • 6The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use — Infobox Short story name = The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use title orig = translator = author = Isaac Asimov country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction short story publication type = Periodical published in = Amazing …

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  • 7penny dreadful — pl. penny dreadfuls. Chiefly Brit. a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel. [1870 75] * * * ▪ book plural  penny dreadfuls,  also called  bloods        an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was… …

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  • 8od-2 (*had-) —     od 2 (*had )     English meaning: disgust, hate     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Widerwille, Haß”     Note: Root od 2 (*had ): “disgust, hate” derived from Root od 1 (*had ): “to smell, *have repulsive smell”     Material: Arm. ateam “I hasse”,… …

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  • 9History of the England cricket team from 1945 — 1940s= In 1944, an England XI played one day matches at Lord s against West Indies and Australia , England winning both. (These were not limited overs matches.) The following year, with the Second World War having finished in the European theatre …

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  • 10Brooke Astor — Infobox person name = Brooke Astor image size = birth name = Roberta Brooke Russell birth date = birth date|1902|3|30|mf=y birth place = Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA death date = death date and age|2007|08|13|1902|03|30 death place = Briarcliff …

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