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adj. Toilsome.
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n. A maze.
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v. To tear rudely or raggedly.
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adj. Listless.
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adj. Milky.
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adj. Pertaining to milk.
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n. Landowner.
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adj. Lustful.
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v. To praise in words or song.
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n. A little leaf or a booklet.
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v. To make or enact a law or laws.
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