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dead

/dɛd/ noun C2
  1. Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense. (uncountable) · Near-synonym: nadir· the dead of night
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For this purpose she jumped upon a peg, and suspending herself from it, pretended to be dead.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 51 · B2
The butler had given an exclamation of astonishment and was pointing at the dead man’s outstretched hand.
The Valley of Fear, p. 32 · C1
But until she is dead I will not grant your wish.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 72 · B2
“Poor Jack is dead!
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1

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