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Alice in Wonderland vocabulary
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boon
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{adj] {n}
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Definition:n. a petition: a gift or favour.adj. gay, merry, or kind.Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908)
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When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon,
Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon
Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland (1865)
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when they entertained ‘bores,’ there were the presence of Odette, the sight of Odette, conversation with Odette, an inestimable boon which the Verdurins, by inviting him to their house, bestowed on Swann, he was happier in the little ‘nucleus’ than anywhere else,
Marcel Proust. In Search of Lost Time [volume 1]
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And the drink may be a boon companion, but it’s no a verra good adviser as to suitable behavior,
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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Then many things hidden within him came out; he learnt couplets by heart and sang them to his boon companions, became enthusiastic about Beranger, learnt how to make punch, and, finally, how to make love.
Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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