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A Curse Dark as Gold.


A Curse Dark as Gold

Elizabeth C. Bunce n. 1. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.

Noun 1. bunce - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of
 

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Gold thread A thread formed by twisting flatted gold over a thread of silk, with a wheel and iron bobbins; spun gold.
(Bot.) A small evergreen plant (Coptis trifolia), so called from its fibrous yellow roots. It is common in marshy places in the United States.
 promises Charlotte a way out of debt and a chance to save her family's woolen wool·en also wool·len  
adj.
1. Made or consisting of wool.

2. Of or relating to the production or marketing of woolen goods.

n.
Fabric or clothing made from wool. Often used in the plural.
 mill, promising a future for them all--but what will it cost her to get the thread? She must bargain with the mysterious Jack Spinner--and may have to give up everything she loves to a powerful strange who spins gold. A fine fantasy will attract high school readers seeking re-embellishments of classic story lines.
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