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Meanings of very stones in English

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Usage of very stones in English
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That energy had been humming inside the very stones of the city.
Cold Days
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I should find color in the very stones or the village streets.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
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Their very stones were broken in pieces, under the eyes of Josiah himself.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
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The very stones on the beach at his feet shone separate and distinct.
The Ship of Stars
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These figures were enough to turn the very stones into revolutionists.
Equality
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The very stones begin to be eloquent when he is about.
Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
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The very stones feel as if they were spying at me.
Looking Seaward Again
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It was narrow and roughly cobbled, with houses built into the very stones.
Perdido Street Station
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Hildebrand, with imbecile agony, grasped at the very stones for succour.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
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The very stones of the streets glistened golden and the crisp air breathed enchantment.
Carl and the Cotton Gin
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The prophecy has fulfilled itself: the very stones cry out.
Orthodoxy
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The very stones are turned black by the faint fumes.
Antwerp to Gallipoli: A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behin...
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The genius loci would move the very stones to preach on such a theme.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melan...
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The very stones were made to tinkle till their music sounded on the sky.
The Hills of Hingham
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We must get down to the very stones they trod.
Buried Cities, Volume 3: Mycenae
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He said, "If these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
Orthodoxy
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