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pennilessness



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I’d spent an hour moaning over my latte about my state of pennilessness when my friend interrupted to ask whether I planned on entering my book in the new Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript award.

From The Guardian Jun. 4, 2013

She had wanted to wear her sister’s elaborate wedding dress, but their pennilessness called for something less formal.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

And she could weigh against that the absolute pennilessness of her baronet-son. 

From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

To his dire and utter pennilessness, Cousin Tryphena's tiny income seemed a fortune.

From Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

They lived in dread of the pettiest casual expense, for the day of pennilessness was again approaching.

From New Grub Street by George Gissing




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