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- noun Plural form of
secret . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
secret .
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Examples
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By natural process, as the order declined and actual building ceased, _its technical secrets became ritual secrets_, though they must always have had symbolical meanings.
The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Joseph Fort Newton 1913
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‘And without betraying, what I call the secrets of the prison – house,’ said Mr. Sapsea; ‘the secrets of the prison – house is the term I used on the bench.’
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He told me what he called his secrets; of how he had been treated by the War Department
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He told me what he called his secrets; of how he had been treated by the War Department (which has, indeed, behaved shockingly towards the Colonel).
A Confederate Girl's Diary Sarah Morgan Dawson 1875
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"And without betraying, what I call the secrets of the prison-house," said Mr. Sapsea; "the secrets of the prison-house is the term I used on the bench."
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'And without betraying, what I call the secrets of the prison - house,' said Mr. Sapsea; 'the secrets of the prison-house is the term I used on the bench.'
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens 1841
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Fiona McCrae, publisher of Graywolf Press, says: One of our 'secrets' is the degree of author input we include in the process.
Anis Shivani: 21 Of The Coolest Book Covers This Year (PHOTOS) Anis Shivani 2010
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Fiona McCrae, publisher of Graywolf Press, says: One of our 'secrets' is the degree of author input we include in the process.
Anis Shivani: 21 Of The Coolest Book Covers This Year (PHOTOS) Anis Shivani 2010
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Fiona McCrae, publisher of Graywolf Press, says: One of our 'secrets' is the degree of author input we include in the process.
Anis Shivani: 21 Of The Coolest Book Covers This Year (PHOTOS) Anis Shivani 2010
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For me the most astonishing aspect of researching The Da Vinci Code was the realization that one of history's greatest "secrets" is not nearly as secret as we think.
A Conversation with Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code 2010
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