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tell a large mound resulting from the accumulation of rubbish on a long-settled site, esp one with mudbrick buildings, particularly in the Middle East Tell William, German name Wilhelm Tell. a legendary Swiss patriot, who, traditionally, lived in the early 14th century and was compelled by an Austrian governor to shoot an apple from his son's head with one shot of his crossbow. He did so without mishap How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The snow child (in my adult novel Knowledge of Angels) had been crawling round on mountains in the back of my mind for more than a decade before I suddenly saw the castaway atheist who made her story tellable. Select tellable ghost stories: two or three main characters, action-oriented, one event leading immediately to another without unnecessary description. |
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