Example Sentences

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After a long, hard day's work, he presented himself at the back door of "Al-f-u-r-d's" home, sunburnt and hands blistered, clothing torn, full of beggars-lice and Spanish needles.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.