TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATTIC»
The term «attic» is very widely used and occupies the
13.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «ATTIC»
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attic.
But the real interesting stuff is in the cellar and the attic.
I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.
By the year 1670, wooden chimneys and log houses of the Plymouth and Bay colonies were replaced by more sightly houses of two stories, which were frequently built with the second story jutting out a foot or two over the first, and sometimes with the attic story still further extending over the second story.
My grandfather lived across the garden from us, and in his attic he had a lot of radios, appliances and inventions that he had made over 50 years, such as a keyboard called a clavioline, which can be heard on some Beatles songs - it was popular in the 60s. So we had all that at home.
Writing is powerful. Whether it's a little girl hiding from the Nazis in an attic, or Amnesty International writing letters on behalf of political prisoners, the power of telling stories is usually what causes change.
My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me!
Instead of an attic with a few test tubes, bits of wire and odds and ends, the attack on the atomic nucleus has required the development and construction of great instruments on an engineering scale.
The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things.
I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment.
A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATTIC»
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attic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
attic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A major Lifetime movie event—the novel that captured the world's imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. Book One of the Dollanganger Family series. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden.
But beware stolen knees, the babysitter who likes to squash children - and the nighttime peril of the Whatifs!This is the second book of beloved poems and pictures from the marvellous master of nonsense, Shel Silverstein.
3
1 Dead in
Attic: After Katrina
A journalist offers a collection of his columns detailing his own experiences living through Hurricane Katrina, the stories of other city inhabitants, and the struggle to rebuild in the wake of destruction, tragedy, and death.
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The Buddha in the
Attic
Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic, the follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine was shortlisted for the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Pen Faulkner Award for Fiction ...
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The Castle in the
Attic
William has just received the best present of his life.
Two friends as close as sisters -- and one killer secret that will tear their small town apart.
In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.
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Gilbert and Gubar's The Madwoman in the
Attic after Thirty Years
These essays constitute substantive interventions into established debates and ongoing questions among scholars concerned with defining third-wave feminism, showing that, as a feminist symbol, the raging madwoman still has the power to ...
Annette R. Federico, 2011
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Confederates in the
Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished ...
In Virginia, Horwitz joins a band of 'hardcore' reenactors who crash-diet to achieve the hollow-eyed look of starved Confederates; in Kentucky, he witnesses Klan rallies and calls for race war sparked by the killing of a white man who ...
10
Rembrandts in the
Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Patents
The book will enable readers to map out technology trends and convergences, uncover the strategies and capabilities of friends and foes alike, and strengthen the competitive efforts of every functional unit in the enterprise, from R&D and ...
Kevin G. Rivette, David Kline, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATTIC»
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attic is used in the context of the following news items.
Lightning sparks attic fire in Durham
Chris Iannuzzi, deputy chief with the Durham Fire Department, said a bolt of lightning sparked a fire in the attic of 10 Kings Mount Court about 9 ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
Picasso painting in Fife attic 'a hoax'
Picasso painting in Fife attic 'a hoax' ... A MAN who claimed to have found what could have been an original Picasso painting in his attic has ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
'Nintendo PlayStation': Man discovers ultra-rare console in his attic …
The 200 prototypes were all supposed to have been destroyed, but Philadelphia-based Terry Diebold kept onto one and stored it in his attic. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
SWAT team arrests man hiding in attic
A man accused of threatening other people with guns was found by the city's SWAT team Saturday night inside an attic. Thomas F. Turner, 25, ... «Canton Repository, Jul 15»
BANNING: Fire damages garage and attic
The fire started in the attached garage of the single-story home and spread to the attic. There was smoke damage throughout the interior as ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
Nintendo and Sony made a hybrid game console 2 decades ago no …
For now, we've got the best ever look at the fruition of Nintendo and Sony's failed hardware collaboration – one that's been hiding in an attic for ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
Attic fire chases family out of home
An electrical issue with an air conditioner was blamed Sunday afternoon for a small attic fire that chased a Santa Clara family out of its home. «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
Attic foil blocks heat from a hot roof
Q. We have plenty of attic insulation, but it seems like I can still feel heat from the ceiling. It is actually warm when I touch it and the rooms are ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
Attic Ted, Pataphysics
Multitalented artist Grady Roper ringleads Attic Ted's circus of the damned. The San Marcos troupe mates Dada-imbued cabaret with the ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
Mozart's Attic - Thursday, July 9th at 10:00 pm
Last week in our cycle of the Schubert symphonies, we listened to the sixth symphony - written on the cusp of the Classical and Romantic ... «wfit, Jul 15»
