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shelves

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shelves  (shlvz)
n.
Plural of shelf.
shelves [ʃɛlvz]
n
the plural of shelf
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I was assisted to this conclusion by seeing some of them gathered round the master of the boat, at one of the tables, drawing lots with all the anxieties and passions of gamesters depicted in their countenances; while others, with small pieces of cardboard in their hands, were groping among the shelves in search of numbers corresponding with those they had drawn.
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Then a hall, which led to the study, where books and papers were piled on the shelves of a book-case that enclosed three quarters of the big black desk.
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Upon its shelves rested pyramids of shimmering glasses that were never disturbed.
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