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while figuratively hunting and pecking around me noggin force hum theme to write about lo and behold, the solution stared me right in front of my little knob nub nose with gentle clout cuz, as an avid bookworm, the dictionary, I enjoy expending hours to drink up etymological history relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings. with no shadow of a doubt and most times, this animatronic, the technique of making and operating lifelike robots, typically for use in film or other entertainment dogmatic, enigmatic fugee dooby brother beastie boy (actually a mwm) dislikes to flout his abilities, hobbies, interests, as aches hike kant imagine being treated for gout a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalkstones, and episodes of acute pain. Boot lemme return full circle to thematic core curriculum aye started to aim and express gratitude to the ghost of Noah Webster, who gets credit yet also blame if some snide haughty guttersnipe, some slovenly individual feels snubbed, and hence, living personage, said descendent(s) of oblivion, whatever unknown man or woman to living persons stake a valid claim that his/her many generations removed heir (Harris), and or heiress ancestor (proven with tangible researched reportage, then cited with countless prestigious explorers of English language), that a daunting scrivener perhaps even a courtesan or rich dame rightfully ought to receive the fame, thus such living relative might upend the huck cult personality be game to dare challenge secure historical niche ambitiously held by Mark Roget (1779–1869), British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer. It was released to the public on 29 April 1852. The original edition had 15,000 words, and each new matured edition of the Thesaurus grew larger.

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