Long after the mine has ceased work and the machinery has been removed thesegaunthillocks of broken rock remain—monuments of desolation.
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There aregauntand monstrous skeletons which meet the prospective employer when he comes to look at these depressed areas.
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One tenement roof covers eight to 12 houses, and private ownership of thesegaunt, grim buildings is in question.
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There is no greater human tragedy than to find thegauntspectre of unemployment haunting the homes of the poor.
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They only had one thing in common—they all lookedgaunt, thin and weary.
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The canal tract and the bridges of the aqueduct had been removed, leaving thegauntpillars which held them standing in their places.
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We have many memorials in the shape of old, large,gauntbuildings on both sides of the river, to remind us of that time.
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They aregaunt, stark, sad lacework figures, about to die.
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The lowlands begin at some 5,000 feet, and thegaunthighlands go to about 11,000 feet, while the sandy soil has been sapped for over 80 years by excessive cropping.
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The first thing that caught my eye near the airfield was the grimgauntsight of two hangars which were blitzed in 1940 still standing there without roofs.
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Why go in for thesegauntskyscrapers?
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In one of them we had to live on the premises and our house was just inside the main gate of the school—a greatgaunt, sombre, prison-like gate.
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Theodain is tall andgauntfor an elf.
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Once known for being a grey,gaunt, and romantic building, it fell into dereliction during the 19th century.
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As the riders draw closer he sees theirgauntfaces, blurred eyes, sweat-soaked shirts, and that they are riding on ' horses snortin' fire'.
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