Bookshop Reading 3

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Pol. wchodzić w grę
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to be at stake
there must be other factors at stake
so surprised, tired, or bored that you cannot think clearly
Pol. oszołomiony, otępiały
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stupefied
my own stupefied boredom at readings,
if sth is very likely to happen it is _____ happen
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bound to
I offer to talk rather than read, assuming that some free-associating reflections on "being a writer" are bound to be more diverting,
entertaining and amusing
Pol. zabawny
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diverting
some free-associating reflections on "being a writer" are bound to be more diverting,
if something ____ happens or is _____ true, it always happens or is true
Pol. niezmiennie
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invariably
I am invariably politely turned down
a word used to emphasize a description of someone or something [= real]
Pol. istny
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veritable
a veritable expanding tour available.
to travel many times from one side of an area to another
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criss-cross
writers criss-cross the country from bookshop to bookshop
confidently
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dashingly
Sometimes dashingly solo, sometimes grouped under catch-all categories
a native or inhabitant of Liverpool.
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Liverpudlian
four Liverpudlian travel writers read from their work in progress
existing only as an idea or plan, and not existing in reality
Pol. hipotetyczny, spekulatywny
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notional
sometimes celebrating notional anniversaries
the name of a publisher as it appears on a book
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imprint
new imprints
a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religious purposes
Pol. obrzęd, rytuał
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rite
you will find an author or two undergoing a now familiar rite.
fashionable and popular at the present time:
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now
you will find an author or two undergoing a now familiar rite.
shy and not wanting to make people notice you or talk about you
Pol. niepewny siebie, nieśmiały, skromny
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diffident
The diffident arrival, then the calming drink.
to talk or think about pleasant events in your past
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reminisce
Writers now reminisce and anecdotalise like members of touring theatre companies
a job, esp. a single booking for jazz or pop for musicians to play at a concert or club, the performance itself.
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gig
also swap
Writers now swop information on the good and bad gigs,
extremely unwilling to spend money
Pol. skąpy, chciwy
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parsimonious
Writers speculate on the generosity of this manager as opposed to the parsimony of that.
_____ feelings are very basic human feelings that people have felt since humans have existed
Pol. atawistyczny
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atavistic
Perhaps there is an atavistic undercurrent to the encounter between reader and writer.
a feeling, especially of anger or dissatisfaction, that people do not express openly
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undercurrent
Perhaps there is an atavistic undercurrent to the encounter between reader and writer.

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