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“As promised, we tossed the joint yesterday, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the bathroom.”
“I made a surreptitious run through the place, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“They tossed the joint Saturday morning, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“We tossed the joint yesterday, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“I tossed the joint this morning, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“We tossed the joint over the weekend, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“We tossed the joint this morning, checking on nightstands, under pillows (and beds), in knapsacks, under chairs, on the library table, and in the, erm, bathroom.”
“Our knapsacks were a specialty; they were imported from Paris, made of calfskin tanned with hair on, the color being red and white, the skin was fitted around a box frame.”
“A stoppage for their knapsacks was the ground of complaint which excited the mutinous spirit, which occasioned the men to surround their officers and demand what they deem their arrears.”
“Lieut Charles Calhoun had his leg taken off, and many others are wounded but I will not name them We captured about ten thousand prisoners took a good many peices of cannon fifteen thousand stand of small arms and many other things such as knapsacks [unclear: Gum] cloths, &c. they also left five hospitals in our possession containing near a thousand patients the most of them very badly wounded. but I will close for this time by asking you to write soon.”
Augusta County: Thomas M. Smiley to Mary A. Smiley, May 9, [1863]
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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