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Meanings of parched earth in anglès

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Usage of parched earth in anglès
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She began to absorb it as parched earth absorbs the tardy rain.
The Drums of Jeopardy
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Others are spheroidal in shape, resting upon the surface of the parched earth.
The Scalp Hunters
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Like a raindrop into parched earth, his words sank in and nourished her.
Witch heart
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The haze increased, seeming to press downwards upon the parched earth.
The Top of the World
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Heavy-bellied clouds rolled over the sky, threatening rain for the cracked, parched earth.
Running scared
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The weeping died away like blood soaking into parched earth.
Woken furies
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Mauritania's parched earth There's one thing I always do upon returning from a work trip.
Reuters
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Even the parched earth, with its broken and powdered crust, was lovely in my eyes.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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His words prove like raindrops to parched earth.
The Guardian
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There fell a step upon the parched earth, and with a start Beryl turned her head.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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It is like a drop of water falling upon parched earth, greedily to be sucked up.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
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It came finally; a sultry sun, parched earth, and scorched verdure made life in the city undesirable.
Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
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With brazen splendour the sun arose to burn the parched earth anew, but Sylvia was before it.
The Top of the World
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Thy bounty is like the overflowing Nilus, and thy mercy refreshing as dew upon the parched earth.
Philothea: A Grecian Romance
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The poor, parched earth of Athas knows how you've managed to keep it alive where you've been.
The brazen gambit
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Uniformed schoolgirls dig a bit of parched earth, watched over by a man with several large dogs.
The Guardian
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