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A Fatal Inversion choose

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[UK] ‘Barbara Vine’ A Fatal Inversion 151: Suppose I said I came out of the booby hatch.
at booby-hatch, n.
[UK] ‘Barbara Vine’ A Fatal Inversion 107: Your coypu is crazy for sugar beet.
at crazy for (adj.) under crazy, adj.
[UK] ‘Barbara Vine’ A Fatal Inversion 139: And where were you? Swanning about the Aegean.
at swan about (v.) under swan, v.
[UK] ‘Barbara Vine’ A Fatal Inversion 228: Fierce-looking with a big black tache.
at tash, n.
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