10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPRAWL»
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asprawl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
asprawl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning
asprawl-inducing«. freeways. Halting new freeway construction is often seen as a
tool for advancing smart-growth agendas. Fairly firm positions have been taken
on the induced-demand debate, despite the methodologicalshortcomings of ...
Bruce Stiftel, Vanessa Watson, Henri Acselrad, 2006
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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE
aSprawl. fictions« than the first(thedetailed description)?I think it«saconsequence
ofthe kindsof plots Gibsonemploys, which moveso rapidly towards their
conclusions that there isn«t any time for long descriptions. Case and the other
characters ...
Miles Ogborn, Alison Blunt, Pyrs Gruffudd, 2014
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Asprawl,asprawl′, adv. phrase,sprawling. Aspread,aspred′, adv. phrase,
spread out. Asprout, asprowt′, adv. phrase, sprouting. Asquat,askwät′, adv.
phrase, squatting. Asquint, askwint′,adv.andadj. towardsthe cornerofthe eye:
obliquely.
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A Dictionary of Ila Usage, 1860-1960
Woona mutundutu (p) He slept asprawl on the bed [see tundutu]. mutundu-
maswe n 2 - a kind of tree. It makes charms to protect houses. The roots are used
to flavour meat in cooking, and decocted to make a medicine to cure leprosy [s/t].
The structures around the chimneyed shack were even less lovely. The group
around the chimneyed shack were even less lovely. The group seemed asprawl
in utter terror of the great cat upon whose flank seemed asprawl in utter terror of
the ...
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The English dialect dictionary
The horse fell down and we were pitched all asprawl on to the road (PM). Hmp.1
He fell all asprawl. 2. In confusion, gone wrong. Ken.1 The pig-trade's all asprawl
now. [.4-, on + sprawl, vb.] ASPROUS,adj. Lei. \Var. [a'spras.] Of the weather: ...
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The collected poems of John Ciardi
Styles Assuming, in some dreamscape, some stylist past the domeless dome
whose metaphors, asprawl, include the dark in which first gases brood and hatch
the star-shower billion years between what blinks and disappears — and then, ...
John Ciardi, Edward M. Cifelli, 1997
Assuming, in some dreamscape, some stylist past the domeless dome whose
metaphors, asprawl, include the dark in which first gases brood and hatch the
star-shower billion years between what blinks and disappears — and then,
assuming ...
For an instant he satlaxly asprawl.Gersen caught Tristano's leg andankle inalock,
threw over his weight, andfeltthe bone snap.Tristano sucked inhis breath.
Snatching forhis knife,he left his throat exposed; Gersen hacked backhandat
thelarynx.
was duly called, and the Jews, seeing that the affair was over, let their man's
head fall back with a crack upon the floor, and there he lay, his huge arms and
legs asprawl, whilst the Corinthians and fighting-men crowded past him to shake
the ...
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir, 1st World Library, 2004
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPRAWL»
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Field Notes podcast: Cellulose + H20 = awe
There, asprawl in a mass of translucent tendrils was a passionflower, a rococo confection of lilac and cream from which tentacles of perfume ... «The News-Press, Mar 15»
Revealed: 'Lolita' isn't just a classic novel; Nabokov's story of sick …
I stroked them; there she lolled on in the right-hand corner, almost asprawl, Lola, the bobby-soxer, devouring her immemorial fruit, singing ... «OregonLive.com, Nov 14»
Haalo, This Is Kalol Calling
Small towns are asprawl with the effects of this device; it adds a layer of untidy progress to the town. Along with newer professions that depend on the ... «Outlook, Oct 14»
Hilary Mantel, Joyce Carol Oates... on the joys of everyday things
(Even as I write this, my little gray cat Cherie is probably sleeping on it, asprawl in a patch of sunshine.) How many years have passed since my ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
Why the fat lady sings best; how to build a chocolate-covered cherry
Show business being what it is, 'twasn't long before productions became grander, orchestras were added, stages were asprawl with chirping ... «San Diego Reader, May 12»
NPR stories about The Stand
The rear end popped up on the island and knocked the regular gas pump asprawl. And there the Chevy came to rest, trailing its rusty exhaust ... «NPR, Aug 11»
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy's Not Dead Yet
... to old scare movies like Cronenberg's Shivers (a somnolent teen in a bathtub, her legs asprawl, with Freddy's claw rising briefly, teasingly). «TIME, Apr 10»
Wedding reception takes tragic turn
... Rafael Dwan stepped out into a gruesome scene -- the sidewalk once filled with giggling teenagers was now asprawl with bleeding bodies. «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Jan 09»
