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Meanings of precious books in English

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Usage of precious books in English
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He wasn't going to let anything hurt his precious books.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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Chains rattled and clanked as the more precious books came down from their shelves.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
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What did he know from his precious books that he could teach this busy, thoughtful woman?
A week in december
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But here, Ellen, on this side, between the windows, is my greatest treasure my precious books.
The Wide, Wide World
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Or be the last man on earth, finally alone with your precious books-and ,oops ,breakyour glasses!
Brains: a zombie memoir
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Little enough-blankets , afewprecious books, tools.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
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Nobody's touched your precious books but me.
The Divine Fire
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He's pretty particular: look at the strips of paper to keep the dust off his precious books!
A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures
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If Nadira was willing to damage one of her precious books this information might actually be worth something.
Last Blood
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Hugo clutched his precious books in the remnants of his clothing and braced himself on the bare rock.
Gladiator
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Everything in the house that could be done without was sold, and one by one the precious books went.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
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Everyone knows how many of my books -my own precious books -I have lent to Mr Strange.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
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And there, in the low cases along the walls, were the rows of his precious books,-hisone hobby and extravagance.
The Inside of the Cup — Volume 03
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Then they began packing the precious books in specimen cases that had been brought for the purpose of preserving such things.
Islands of Space
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He did it with the somewhat vague notion of catching the wizard off-guard and knocking free those precious books of magic.
The Black Unicorn
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He will read this confession or recantation tomorrow at St. Paul's, and help to fling the precious books upon the devouring flames.
For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in O...
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