10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAUGHTILY»
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draughtily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
draughtily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Within the palace there was draughtily lighted gloom, a sensation of dread and
mysterious restlessness. The bronze doors leading to the emperor's apartments
were shut and guards posted outside them who demanded extremely definite ...
2
O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life
A brake- man came draughtily into the dirty plush coach and emptied a scuttle of
coal into the big stove at the end. High empty laughter shook a group of yokels
sprawled on two turned seats. The bell tolled mournfully above the clacking ...
Thomas Wolfe, Arlyn Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, 2000
Nicholi nodded, and pulled draughtily at his cigarette. "Oh, yes," he responded. "I
am to make myself masterof the General. Also Iam to detain him hereuntil I hear
from you again; also youare to pay me—" "Five hundred poundsin good English ...
4
The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic: A Witness to the ...
They look much as they must have done two centuries or more ago. But they are
not nice places to live in. I am speaking here of the average Spanish village
perched draughtily and waterless on some hill-top or merging into the rolling
uplands ...
Henry Buckley, PAUL PRESTON, 2013
5
Nigeria: Echoes of a Century
... rejected draughtily by the NPN. During the First Republic, in which Shagari
was also a lcey player; Nigeria operated the parliamentary system of government
where executive powers rested on the Prime l'vlinister, while the president was ...
6
Faulkner and the artist
... into the air; swing-doors draughtily flicker to and fro. (G 192) — Throw him out
and shut the door, the editor said. There's a hurricane blowing. (U 128) The door
opened and clashed behind him [....] "Get out of the door," the elevator man said.
Donald M. Kartiganer, 1996
7
Greek Island Life: Fieldwork on Anafi
I sat in the bridge for a while, then went below, wrapped myself in a blanket and
slept fitfully and draughtily for several hours. I woke at 2:30atn and looked out to
see the lights of the main town, Fira, like a straggly Z: the top stroke made by the ...
8
Problems of the Self: Philosophical Papers 1956-1972
... cannot possibly represent what he wants, all the more so since others might
share this property (even if in this particular case that would be both improbable
and dangerous), (2) escapes that difficulty, but leaves the question draughtily
open, ...
At evensong, with the lights on, and the candles blowing draughtily on the altar,
there are sinister shadows lurking in the high roof. But at early Communion, on a
foggy morning, the church is as cheerless as a tomb. And yet, for fifty years, men
...
10
Representative British Dramas
Those yellow chairs upholstered in red cotton goose-flesh plush; that plush-
seated, plush-backed bench, placed draughtily between the windows ! There is a
reasonable office table in the middle of the room. On the walls are, firstly, ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAUGHTILY»
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How's this for magic at the top of three draughtily neglected staircases in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter? “Put out your hand,” says Craig ... «BQ Live, May 15»
