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Meanings of musty books in English

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Usage of musty books in English
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He has read in old musty books about your times, that is all.
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
2
These soiled and musty books are luminous and electric within.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
3
She cares for something besides musty books and dry bones.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
4
She was standing on tiptoe, and taking down some musty books from a shelf.
The Children's Pilgrimage
5
Out then he must come, and leave his musty books.
A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental a...
6
He showed enthusiasm when talking about his musty books, but not at any other time.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
7
Medford's Goodwill smells the same as any Goodwill-likedust, old shoes, musty books, and disinfectant.
The Girl I Used to Be
8
In a corner of the sitting-room was an old table, and on it several musty books.
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
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She was in this house, in front of a warm fire, being read to from musty books.
Go Set a Watchman
10
Just the place for a pedant to escape to, and live there through the winter with his musty books.'
The Whirlpool
11
Here he sits day after day over his musty books, and you can hardly get him away for his meals.
Young Lives
12
Pray put away those musty books, and bring Mrs. Latimer to dine with us-thisis a fête day with us.
Evenings at Donaldson Manor; Or, The Christmas Guest
13
Thick robes of cobwebs trailed from the ceiling in Jack's room, and the floor was littered with musty books and papers.
Street magic
14
And was this a time to be poring over musty books in a dark room, slighted by the very sun itself?
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
15
She'd smelled something like it in a thrift store in Sausalito- amixof old clothes, cooking, bodies, musty books, and other junk.
The lake
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"Yea, I know whatever concerns musty books goes deeper with thee than thy brother," replied Stephen, turning away much mortified.
The Armourer's Prentices
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