10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VESPERTILIAN»
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vespertilian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vespertilian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
“Vespertilian,” he said, cupping her chin with his hand to keep her from hiding her
eyes from him. “From the Latin vespertilio, meaning bat. Was it at all bat-like?” “
No, sir,” she said, staring at him. “That's a relief anyway,” he said, releasing her.
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Science-fiction, the Early Years: A Full Description of More ...
His triumph was discovering Element 87, atoms of which are easily split,
releasing enormous energy that can be used for transmuting metals,
disintegrating substances, and providing power to the strange flying machine in
vespertilian form.
Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, 1990
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Dog Days and Dandelions: A Lively Guide to the Animal ...
VESPERTILIAN Here's a lovely word for describing anything that resembles or
pertains to theflyingmammalwecalla bat. The word vespertilian derivesfrom
theLatin namefor this leatherywinged creature, vespertilio, which in turnderives
from the ...
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The Wordsworth book of intriguing words
Vespertilian: bat-like LAND ANIMALS BIRDS B/RD ADJECTIVE Albatross
Blackbird Bluebird Procellariid Icterine (also bobolink,. 57 OF CYCNINE
MAIDENS AND ANGUINEOUS VILLAINS. AN/MAL ADJECT/VE Aardvark
Edentate Aardwolf ...
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Pulsifer Saga Omnibus Edition:
From the ceiling hung a many-harnessed and buckled contraption, havingfour
vespertilian wings ofshiny starchedtaffeta, studdedwith feathers—loops forarms
and legs indicated that it wasadevice toenable a mantofly ofhisown power.
Beneath ...
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The Glory of Clementina
But as the studio was rigorously closed to him during the daylight hours his visits
were vespertilian. If she wanted him, she told him to stay. If she didn't, she sent
him about his business. He had got into the habit of kissing her, nephew fashion,
...
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A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
These vespertilian saints, whose soft bat's wings bear them from house to house,
and from town to town, in the service of Baal, the God of flies and lies, will one
day creep into the holes and clefts of rocks and hide themselves. . . . "When in the
...
William C. Beecher, Samuel Scoville, Jr., 2006
His profile looked as sharp as a stiletto dagger - hawkish nose, jutting chin and
pointed, vespertilian ears - accentuated by the way his boot black hair had been
scraped back from a widow's peak and kept in place with so much hair lacquer ...
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
Qualifying words: vesperal, vespers, Ves- pertilio, vespertilionid, Vespertilionidae
, vespertine vespertilio (L., bat[s]) Qualifying words: Vespertilio, vespertilian,
vespertilionid, vespertilionine, Vespertilionidal, pipestrel, pipistrelle vespi-, vesp-
(L., ...
And much much more. . . There's a whole lot in store . . . You're the girl of my
dreams . . . I'm ready to take it to the extreme . . . Whatever you want I'll provide . . .
We don't have to hide . . . I'm no vespertilian . . . But I don't have to be to know that
I ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VESPERTILIAN»
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vespertilian is used in the context of the following news items.
Moving back home doesn't solve a woman's problems in 'Beauty in …
Beauty in Trouble is inspired by a tart poem by Robert Graves, known not only for the use of the word "vespertilian" (batlike; the Penguin needs this word), ... «Silicon Valley's Metro, Nov 08»
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Film byl natočen podle této básně (česky zde, dole na stránce), ale velmi volně, takže v něm bohužel není žádné "vespertilian wing and cloven hoof". A musím ... «Novinky, Sep 06»
