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Learned in Reading

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I have a list for words learned while reading Newsweek, but... what about all the other stuff I read? (Note: Includes Wordie.) (Another note: See also the list 1800 Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick and His School, where several words were moved when the number being added to this list became ... unsupportable... or something...)
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7 days ago chained_bear said:

Well, you gotta know the right neighborhoods to hang out in, I guess. ;)

3 months ago rolig said:

I've been to Reading (the one in Pennsylvania, not England) a few times, but never encountered such, um, curious words!

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