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[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Barbara, your next words are:

#2 sit - 1) to rest on one's backside 2) to perch; rest with the feet drawn up, as birds 3) to be situated; lie or rest
#11 skim - 1) to clear (a liquid) from scum or floating substance 2) to pass swiftly or lightly over 3) to read or examine superficially and rapidly 4) to skip over a surface, as of water
#25 sleep - 1) a natural, temporary and periodical, diminution or virtual cessation of consciousness 2) rest or repose

I was chuckling the whole time I was typing the definition for sleep. What does that mean!?! You get an extra definition: diminution - the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less
Well, that definition didn't help :)

[Beth]

grime, ground, group.."

Hmm. I have a memoir about someone who worked for the CIA, a group dedicated to digging up grime on people on various grounds. That might fit, although I'd better read it to make sure that's what it's about.

[[deleted user]]

Lanelle wrote: "#2 ash - 1) the mineral part of a combustible substance left after combustion 2) fine lava thrown out in a volcanic eruption
#4 ashore - to, or toward, the shore; on the shore
#9 asphalt - a brown to black bitumen used in paving "

Rosa wrote: "I'll choose #2 and will read: A Zen for Murder by Leighann Dobbs because there is a shore on the cover:



Finished 7/30/17

[Agnieszka]

I finished another book and hope it works that way - if not I'll read another one :-)

#2 aurora borealis - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting, usually, of streams of light radiating upward and outward toward the east and west from the north polar region => books set in Alaska or any nordic country or cover with colors or forms similar to those lights Twilight's Serenade?
#8 autocracy - 1) absolute supremacy 2) supreme governing power in an individual; authority of an autocrat => strong mother
#18 aviary - a place, as a house, for keeping birds confined => books about birds or bird in the center of story

7/29: Last night I started = and was reminded once again that Dr. Mira became Eve's surrogate mother. She's a strong mother for her children as well. I love the way their relationship developed within the series.

7/31: Finished today = 4*

My next set: 20 - 7, 13 & 19

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Agnieszka wrote: "I finished another book and hope it works that way - if not I'll read another one :-)"

Looks great. Here are your new words:

#7 bed - that upon or within which one sleeps or rests
#13 befuddle - to becloud and confuse, as with liquor
#19 beholder - a spectator; looker-on

I've heard 'befuddle' before, but I never associated it with alcohol. Interesting.

[Barbara ★]

Lanelle wrote: "Barbara, your next words are:

#2 sit - 1) to rest on one's backside 2) to perch; rest with the feet drawn up, as birds 3) to be situated; lie or rest
#11 skim - 1) to clear (a liquid) from scum or..."

I sure can pick em. lol

[Agnieszka]

Lanelle wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I finished another book and hope it works that way - if not I'll read another one :-)"

Looks great. Here are your new words:

#7 bed - that upon or within which one sleeps or res..."

Thank you! The first one looks more than promissing - I love erotica or very hot romance or romantic suspense and that should be pretty easy :-)

[Beth]

I thought by Lindsay Moran worked very well for grime!

How about 160?
11, 17, 22?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Beth wrote: "I thought by Lindsay Moran worked very well for grime!"

Makes sense to me.

"How about 160?
11, 17, 22?"

Here's what I found on page 160:
#11 sparse - of few and scattered elements; scanty
#17 specify - to mention or name in a specific or explicit manner
#22 speculate - 1) to ponder a subject in its different aspects and relations 2) to enter into a business venture in order to profit by a change in market value

Do any of those words suggest a book to you, Beth?

[Jojobean]

Ill try this
I pick #190
#1, #15, #23

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Ill try this"

I hope you get easy words on your first try, Joanne.

"I pick #190
#1, #15, #23"

Here they are:
#1 window - 1) an opening in the wall of a building to admit light and air 2) the shutter, casement, sash, or other framework opening
#15 woe - grief; misery
#23 world - the earth; mankind; the public

I think each of those words has possibilities. What do you think?

[Jojobean]

I think they do too. Ill try my best

[Alyssa]

I think I'll go with #117 and #s 3, 9, and 18.

Maybe I'll try to get a book for each definition?

#3 ourselves - an emphasized form for we, us

#9 outclass - to excel or surpass
Beowulf by Unknown/Seamus Heaney
-Beowulf outclasses everyone by being noble and upholding heroic code. He especially outclasses Unferth by boasting in an acceptable manner and correcting him with a noble tale in which he recounted his strengths (rather than the tale of failure that Unferth wove).
**August 3

#18 output - 1) the product of one or more mines, mills, machines, etc. in a given time 2) hence, yield of any commodity

[Michele]

Lanelle wrote: "Michele wrote: "Sounds interesting. I would like to play.

My picks:
Step 1-#101
Step 2-#6,8,14"

Welcome to U-Pick, Michele.

Your definitions are:
#6 malformation - irregular, abnormal, or wron..."

Lanelle,
I am going with:
8 malign - 1) having an evil disposition; malevolent 2) tending to injure; evil; baleful
And I picked to read Because You Loved Me byM. William Phelps
A 14 year old daughter kills her mom. Sounds like she must have an evil disposition, she's malevolent and meant harm.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Alyssa wrote: "I think I'll go with #117 and #s 3, 9, and 18.

Maybe I'll try to get a book for each definition?"

Let's check out those definitions first. Hopefully they'll be good ones :)

#3 ourselves - an emphasized form for we, us
#9 outclass - to excel or surpass
#18 output - 1) the product of one or more mines, mills, machines, etc. in a given time 2) hence, yield of any commodity

Hmm. Finding a book for each definition might be doable. #3 is tricky, IMO.

[Delitealex]

Lanelle wrote: "Drum roll, please!

From page 59:
#2 eminence - 1) a height 2) an elevated station; high rank; distinction 3) a title of honor, now only applied to cardinals
#6 emotion - a feeling of joy, grief, f..."

I read i picked emotion since the characters dealt with so many emotions trying to adapt to living in a world where zombies exist. Dealing with loss and grief due to losing family and friends.

[Delitealex]

100

15 17 22

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Delitealex, here's what I found on page 100:

#15 luscious - grateful to taste or smell, especially from sweetness; delicious
#17 luster - 1) quality of shining with reflected light; shine or sheen; gloss 2) brilliancy; glitter
#22 madam - a form of polite address to a lady

Not bad.

[Jojobean]

Lanelle wrote: "Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Ill try this"

I hope you get easy words on your first try, Joanne.

"I pick #190
#1, #15, #23"

Here they are:
#1 window - 1) an opening in the wall of a bu..."

I picked the word Window- , 8/2/17
Window works for this book because Windows are mentioned a lot in the book. A monster in the book steals children and can get in through windows as well as open doors, so windows play a huge role in this book.

Let me know if this is ok

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Window works for this book because Windows are mentioned a lot in the book. A monster in the book steals children and can get in through windows as well as open doors, so windows play a huge role in this book.

Let me know if this is ok "

Sounds good, Joanne.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

I finished reading my book for confidential - 1) communicated in confidence; secret. I read Darkness Exposed. The main character is told a secret that nearly destroys her relationship with her boyfriend.

Will someone please pick out some numbers for me?

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "I finished reading my book for confidential - 1) communicated in confidence; secret. I read Darkness Exposed. The main character is told a secret that nearly destroys her relationsh..."

58
6, 18, 24

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Thanks, JoAnne. Here's what I found on page 58:

#6 elixir - 1) a supposed essence or substance with the power to prolong life indefinitely, sought by alchemists 2) an aromatic, sweetened, alcoholic preparation of a drug
#18 embargo - 1) an edict of a government prohibiting the departure or entry of ships of commerce at a port 2) any prohibition imposed by law on commerce
#24 embitter - to make bitter or more bitter

As I was typing elixir, I was remembering that the Philosopher's or Sorcerer's Stone in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is used to make the Elixir of Life. It's time to re-read the first Harry Potter book.

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "Thanks, JoAnne. Here's what I found on page 58:

#6 elixir - 1) a supposed essence or substance with the power to prolong life indefinitely, sought by alchemists 2) an aromatic, sweetened, alcoholi..."

LOL - I was thinking Harry Potter too or for embargo Johanna Lindsey's Malory - Anderson series or Marie Lavender's Heiresses in Love series. Both have shipping in England and other far off locations at their core.

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne, here are the definitions from page 81:

#20 hilarious - mirthful; noisy; merry
#22 hippopotamus - a large animal common in the rivers of Africa
#25 hither - to this place

Do any of those w..."

Well, it's not a definition I would use for hilarious because to me it's always meant funny but I read
Christmas in Good Hope (Good Hope #1) by Cindy Kirk on 8/1/17 and gave it 4stars
Good Hope is into neighborliness and has the Twelve Nights celebrations and they are mirthful, noisy and merry since they are leading up to Christmas.

my next picks will be
49
9, 13, 20

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

JoAnne wrote: "Lanelle wrote: "Well, it's not a definition I would use for hilarious because to me it's always meant funny"

I'm not thrilled with the dictionary I've been using. Many of the definitions in it seem off somehow. I'm looking for a replacement.

Here are the definitions from page 49:
#9 descend - 1) to pass or come down from a higher to a lower place, station, etc. 2) to make an attack, especially suddenly or with violence
#13 design - 1) to draw in outline; sketch 2) to plan or devise 3) to make a design or pattern for 4) to produce a plan for anything
#20 desperate - beyond or almost beyond hope or cure; causing despair

Do any of those words suggest a book to you?

[JoAnne]

yes I think I can fit design or desperate into one of my books that I need to read/review
will let you know shortly what I chose

[Barbara ★]

Lanelle wrote: "Barbara, your next words are:

#2 sit - 1) to rest on one's backside 2) to perch; rest with the feet drawn up, as birds 3) to be situated; lie or rest
#11 skim - 1) to clear (a liquid) from scum or floating substance 2) to pass swiftly or lightly over 3) to read or examine superficially and rapidly 4) to skip over a surface, as of water
#25 sleep - 1) a natural, temporary and periodical, diminution or virtual cessation of consciousness 2) rest or repose
extra definition: diminution - the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less"

I'm going with....my extra definition
diminution - the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less
Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3


According to this book, vampires do NOT explode in sunlight they experience diminution and gradually become less until they fade into nothing

Next I'm going to try my luck with definitions 3,4 and 7 from page 66.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Best of luck, Barbara :)

Here goes:
#3 father - 1) a male parent 2) a forefather 3) a producer, author, or contriver
#4 fault - 1) a defect; an imperfection; a hailing; flaw 2) negligence; also, culpability; responsibility; blame
#7 fawn - a young deer

Those definitions aren't too bad.

[Jojobean]

Ok i pick page #150
#'s 12, 21, 25

[JoAnne]

Agnieszka wrote: "Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Hippo will probably not make the cut!"

*grin* You don't have any books set in Africa or at a zoo?
How about by Sandra Boynton?"

That's so cute!
JoAnne..."

I'll add it to my TBR pile. I met the challenge with another book and a different definition LOL!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Ok i pick page #150
#'s 12, 21, 25"

Here's what I found on page 150:

#12 search - 1) to look over or through, in order to find something 2) to inquire after
3) to examine 4) to probe 5) to seek; investigate
#21 second - 1) immediately after the first in place or time 2) one who attend another to support and aid him
#25 secular - of or pertaining to this world; worldly

I think all of those words will be easy to find a book for, especially #21.

[Barbara ★]

Lanelle wrote: "Best of luck, Barbara :)

Here goes:
#3 father - 1) a male parent 2) a forefather 3) a producer, author, or contriver
#4 fault - 1) a defect; an imperfection; a hailing; flaw 2) negligence; also, culpability; responsibility; blame
#7 fawn - a young deer"

#3 father - 1) a male parent 2) a forefather 3) a producer, author, or contriver
Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5

(heroine's survival depends on finding her inheritance which her beloved father's hid to keep her money-grasping husband from knowing about).

Next page 78, definitions 8,13 and 21

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Here are your next words, Barbara:

#8 ha - an exclamation of surprise or joy, or, repeated laughter or triumph
#13 hag - a witch
#21 halt - to stop, as in marching; arrest of progress

Obviously, #8 was the beginning of the Hs. Anything there strike your fancy?

[JoAnne]

I read for #13 design - 1) to draw in outline; sketch 2) to plan or devise 3) to make a design or pattern for 4) to produce a plan for anything

Cowboy Six Pack by Kari Lynn Dell, Allison Merritt ), Stephanie Berget, Paty Jager, Melissa Keir and D'Ann Lindun
It's an anthology and the book Broken Vows by Melissa Keir fits since Rick and Julie make a plan for him to move to Detroit from Colorado so he can become fire chief in a few years to make more money and she can stay home with their family when they have one. Of course, they are supposed to find a home she's happy with so she will move too!

Next for me is #101
7, 15, 20

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

JoAnne, your next definitions are:

#7 malice - enmity of heart; malevolence
#15 maneuver - 1) a military movement 2) a stratagem; artifice
#20 manifest - 1) evident to the senses, especially the sight; obvious to the understanding 2) a list or invoice of a ship's cargo, to be exhibited at the custom house

All of those words seem easy to work with.

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne, your next definitions are:

#7 malice - enmity of heart; malevolence
#15 maneuver - 1) a military movement 2) a stratagem; artifice
#20 manifest - 1) evident to the senses, especially the s..."

I agree - probably will go with malice since it will probably fit the book I plan to start today.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

JoAnne wrote: "...will go with malice since it will probably fit the book I plan to start today."

Providential :)

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "...will go with malice since it will probably fit the book I plan to start today."

Providential :)"

Yep and so nice when that happens since I don't usually plan books around challenges unless it's towards the end of the month.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Judy wrote: "This was part of my "clean out the kindle" campaign..."

I thought we were supposed to "over-load" our Kindles :)

Here are your words from page 89:
#5 injury - 1) damage or hurt done or suffered 2) an injust act
#10 innumerable - too many to be counted
#15 insidious - treacherous; sly; crafty

Well, #10 is easy. Just read one of the innumerable books on your Kindle or from the series you just started. You never know, maybe someone in the story will give an insidious injury to a victim :)

[Katie]

I finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ***** 08/05/17

My next pick is #162 7, 16, 23

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Katie wrote: "I finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ***** 08/05/17"

I plan on reading this book for my word - elixir :)

"My next pick is #162 7, 16, 23"

Here are your definitions, Katie:
#7 stag - an adult male of certain large deers
#16 stammer - to speak with involuntary stops or hesitations; stutter
#23 start - 1) to move suddenly and quickly; dart; spring 2) to give an involuntary twitch, as in sudden surprise, pain, joy, etc. 3) to set out; begin

In which book does Harry Potter learn to do the Patronus spell?

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne, your next definitions are:

#7 malice - enmity of heart; malevolence
#15 maneuver - 1) a military movement 2) a stratagem; artifice
#20 manifest - 1) evident to the senses, especially the s..."

I read (Malery-Anderson #12) by Johanna Lindsey 8/6/17 5stars

James Malery showed malice towards Damon Reeves and Pierre Lacross and others

next up is 134
3, 5, 15

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

JoAnne, here are your definitions:

#3 proof - 1) any effort or process designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; test; trial 2) quality or state of having been proved or tried
#5 prophet - 1) one inspired by God to speak in His name, announcing future events 2) one who foretells future events
#15 protect - 1) to shield from damage or injury; defend; guard

Do any of those words suggest a book to you? I thought of a certain series of mystery books for #5.

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne, here are your definitions:

#3 proof - 1) any effort or process designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; test; trial 2) quality or state of having been proved or tried
#5 prophet ..."

I'll have no problem fitting protect into one of the books I have planned to read over the next few days.

[Jammin Jenny]

I'd like to join the challenge!

133
5, 7, 11

[Agnieszka]

Lanelle wrote: "I thought we were supposed to "over-load" our Kindles :)"

That was my understanding as well :-)

Judy wrote: "...This was part of my "clean out the kindle" campaign- which was good and bad. Good because I really liked it, bad because there are 20 more books in the series! :) ..."

LOL


And here's my latest update:
7/31: My next set: 20 - 7, 13 & 19
#7 bed - that upon or within which one sleeps or rests => erotica or hot romance/RS
#13 befuddle - to becloud and confuse, as with liquor => drunk or alcoholic character or someone very confused
#19 beholder - a spectator; looker-on
8/6: Finally I started and love this books as much as the previous in the Miss Fortune series :-)))))))))) - Gertie 'old as dirt' :-) acts always confused (major spoiler: Book 1) (view spoiler)[to hide her true training and skills as former undercover intelligence officer during the Vietnam War (hide spoiler)]; in this book Fortune (burned CIA assassin in hiding and trying more or less successfull to pull off school librarian & beauty pageant queen) decided to try this trick as well - and it worked - kind of :-)

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Jenny wrote: "I'd like to join the challenge!"

Welcome, Jenny!

"133
5, 7, 11"

Here are your definitions:
#5 printer - one who prints or works at printing; a typesetter or a pressman
#7 privacy - 1) seclusion 2) a place of seclusion 3) secrecy
#11 procedure - 1) the mode of conduction litigation 2) an action in a course of conduct; a proceeding

I kind of surprised that my dictionary didn't say anything about a computer printer or a medical procedure. Hmmm. Good luck, Jenny.

[JoAnne]

Lanelle wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'd like to join the challenge!"

Welcome, Jenny!

"133
5, 7, 11"

Here are your definitions:
#5 printer - one who prints or works at printing; a typesetter or a pressman
#7 privacy -..."

Those were my exact thoughts when I read them

[Agnieszka]

For 20 - 7, 13 & 19
#7 bed - that upon or within which one sleeps or rests => erotica or hot romance/RS
#13 befuddle - to becloud and confuse, as with liquor => drunk or alcoholic character or someone very confused
#19 beholder - a spectator; looker-on
I just finished 5* - another hilarious book in the series!

My next picks: 87 - 8, 16 & 22