provisions
Definitions of provisions
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a stock or supply of foodssynonyms: stocktypes:garde mangerfood in a secure or hidden storage placetype of:aliment, nourriture, nutriment, élément nutritifany substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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any substance that can be used as foodsynonyms: comestiblestype of:aliment, nourriture, nutriment, élément nutritifany substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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Night
In this unflinching memoir, Elie Wiesel describes his experience as a young man imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. 2006 Hill and Wang edition.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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A Long Way Gone
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