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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter choose

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[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 164: He was always wanting to stop off behind bushes and pee and play with himself awhile.
at play with oneself (v.) under play (at)..., v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 21: I’m part nigger and wop and bohunk and chink.
at bohunk, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 143: ‘Christ!’ I didn’t see you.
at Christ!, excl.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 145: Wore those long, baggy sweaters and clodhopper shoes and a man’s hat.
at clodhopper, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 160: ‘I sure wish I had a costume,’ Bubber said [...] ‘A real cool costume. A real pretty one made out of all different colors. Like a butterfly.’.
at cool, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 304: Baby began to yell and cut up during one of the dances.
at cut up, v.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 331: He saw the dicks and in a panic he started to run.
at dick, n.5
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 53: Singer looked very carefully at his lips when he spoke – he had noticed that before. But a dummy!
at dummy, n.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 218: The bedroom was done over [...] Before it had been tacky and flossy and drab.
at flossy, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 101: She squelched him in a hurry: ‘You go eat grass!’.
at go to grass!, excl.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 260: ‘If there’s a little extra milk I think I’ll just have it poured over some crumbled bread,’ her Dad said. ‘Graveyard soup.’.
at graveyard stew (n.) under graveyard, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 60: I don’t want no greenhorn. I need a experienced mechanic.
at greenhorn, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 232: The big kids griped whenever they had to eat in the kitchen.
at gripe, v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 332: ‘Home to hockey,’ Jake said. ‘I got to hockey.’.
at hockey, v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 303: Two or three days she played hooky from school.
at play hooky, v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 26: ‘The jitters –’ he said.
at jitters, the, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 24: And so he were l-lamming his fist against this here brick w-w-w-all.
at lam, v.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (2004) 17: Sometimes he talked like a linthead and sometimes like a professor.
at linthead, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 27: Buck up and keep your nose clean.
at keep one’s nose clean (v.) under nose, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 124: He came in that night and started drinking, and when he was drunk he shot off his mouth about you.
at shoot off one’s mouth (v.) under shoot off, v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 164: He was always wanting to stop off behind bushes and pee and play with himself awhile.
at pee, v.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 259: ‘Aw, poot!’ She slammed the door.
at poot!, excl.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 277: You pasty-faced, shrunk-gutted, ricket-ridden little rats!
at rat, n.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 15: Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterwards his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer.
at raw, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 129: Nobody [...] would ask a right young girl to sit down to the table where he was drinking with another man.
at right, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 259: ‘Say, have either of you fooled with this?’ ‘Shoot!’ Etta said. ‘What would we want to mess with your junk for?’.
at shoot!, excl.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 101: A couple of tough boys tried to be smarty.
at smarty, adj.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 310: ‘It’s not to be grinned at,’ said Bill. ‘That’s what I make.’.
at not to be sneezed at under sneeze, v.1
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 153: Millions of people are ready to do anything [...] just to work for three squares and flop.
at square, n.
[US] C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 156: As she ate she drank a glass of water to help wash down the swallows.
at swallow, n.
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