Pages272-404
Following up on my last post, I said that Nance was a very literal author I keep that stance... I have seen not many instances of colourful phrases though I have recorded what I could find.
Words... words... words!!
Page280 Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so it seems to come for another direction
Page285 Oscillations; repetitive variation of some measure about a central value
Page302 Antagonism; active hostality or opposition
Page304 Inextricably; impossible to disentangle or seperate
Page306 Maritime; living or found in or near the sea
Page312 Epithet; such a term or phrase referring to abuse
Page326 Gargantuan; of great mass, huge and bulky
Page331 Duplicity; decietfulness: double-dealing
Page387 Impromtu; done without being planned or organized
Colourful phrases... colourful phrases... colourful phrases!
Page316 ...the pain of his disapproval had a life vest holding her afloat, and now it was gone and she was floundering.
Page328 "...if they've unlocked it, the genie is out of the bottle."
Quotes... quotes... quotes!
Page284 "It has dropped! Doug, I don't know is there's any chance the main pressure release could end up being slow and nondamaging, but the coast and that island have dropped by 12 inches from my last measurement last Monday." Terry
"Look, maybe I'm reading phychic energy or tea leaves, or maybe I'm tied into the 'force,' but it's about to happen and I'm scared to death and scientific or not, I'm standing by that prediction. Can you get to Walker?" Terry
Any comments on any spelling or grammer errors would be greatly appreciated :). (My computer doesn't have auto spell-check... it's old)
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