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Meanings of clove to in English

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Usage of clove to in English
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Their tongues became parched, and clove to the roofs of their mouths.
The Three Midshipmen
2
David stared, and his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth.
The Flaming Forest
3
Grayswandir clove to the blackness and could not be raised above it.
The Great Book of Amber
4
His tongue clove to the roof of his mouth, the words failed him.
The Child of Pleasure
5
Her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and she seemed strangling.
The Border Legion
6
For a time my tongue literally clove to the roof of my mouth.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
7
My heart stood still, my tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
8
He sought to speak, but his tongue clove to his mouth.
Night and Morning, Volume 4
9
He tried to call for assistance, but his tongue clove to his mouth.
Vellenaux / A Novel
10
His lank black hair clove to the sides of his head.
Blood Meridian
11
My throat was choking; my eyes felt blind; my tongue clove to my mouth.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
12
But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
13
It was all she could, for her tongue clove to her palate with terror.
The Cloister and the Hearth
14
He essayed to speak, but his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
15
He was a poet and his figure clove to him.
In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
16
We never guessed she was crossing the clove to meet him in the barn.
Arcadia falls
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