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Meal : EatingA meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared foodstuffs.Meals
Eating utensils
Food is often eaten from individual plates or bowls, though in some cultures people eat from a common one. For some small pieces of food that can be held in the hand easily, e.g. cookies, it is more widespread to eat from a common plate or biscuit tin, etc. Being hungry is feeling the physiological need to eat. Having appetite is desiring the act of eating (also used figuratively). Other reasons for starting a meal at a particular time are habit, agreement with others, or not having an oppportunity later on. A picnic is an outdoor meal, where one brings one's food.
See also food, potluck, restaurant.
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feel the other person's been tempted."
"Lois, in their hearts they want to feel that the other person's
try to get all that self-pity and pride in our own wills out of
things. It's like that idea of saving your life by losing it.
sense of human, the better servant he can be to humanity. We
can't even have him then. He's buried here under plain wooden
brightness in his gray eyes.
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With a sudden impulse she knelt beside him in the grass and,
you're sweet."
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particular friends; there was a young man named Jarvis, rather
old Mrs. Jarvis at home, and she mentally compared this ascetic
that followed her about the room and often rested on Kieth with
about "a good.html">good man to have with you in a fight."
He's the missionary type--she thought vaguely--China or something.
"I want Kieth's sister to show us what the shimmy is," demanded
gate. Besides, I'm not an expert."
"I'm sure it wouldn't be best for Jimmy's soul anyway," said
shimmys. They were just starting to do the--maxixe, wasn't it,
year. You'd see him when he was peeling potatoes, putting his
feet."
There was a general laugh in which Lois joined.
"An old lady who comes here to Mass sent Kieth this ice-cream,"
you were coming. It's pretty good, isn't it?"
There were tears trembling in. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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