All 25 Uses of
ration
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
- My father swallowed my ration.
p. 42.5ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
- I was dreadfully hungry and swallowed my ration on the spot.
p. 44.3
- But seeing that his advice had come too late, and that there was nothing left of my ration, he didn't even start his own.†
p. 44.4
- At ten o'clock, we were handed our daily ration of bread.†
p. 46.4
- I'll also give you a ration of bread with some margarine ...†
p. 48.7
- Hey, general, how many rations of bread does the old boy give you for this?
p. 55.9rations = fixed portions of something that is allotted -- especially food for military personnel
- And because you made me wait, it will also cost you a ration of bread.†
p. 56.2ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
- A ration of bread for one of my pals, a famous dentist from Warsaw.†
p. 56.2
- A ration of bread for one of my pals a famous dentist from Warsaw, so that he can take your crown out.
p. 56.2
- Poor hero committing suicide for a ration or two or more of soup ...In our minds, he was already dead.†
p. 59.7
- As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him.†
p. 69.6
- My father had brought me a present-half a ration of bread obtained in exchange for a piece of rubber, found at the warehouse, which would do to sole a shoe.
p. 73.5
- Rations had become more meager: this was the only change.
p. 73.8rations = fixed portions of something that is allotted -- especially food for military personnel
- We had received the black coffee, the ration of bread.
p. 73.9ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
- The head of the block gave out double rations of bread and margarine, For the journey.
p. 83.0rations = fixed portions of something that is allotted -- especially food for military personnel
- Side by side, they had endured the suffering, the blows; they had waited for their ration of bread and they had prayed.†
p. 91.1ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
- And who knew when we would be given another ration?
p. 95.9
- They brought us bread-the usual ration.
p. 96.8
- For a ration of bread, I managed to change beds with a prisoner in my father's bunk.
p. 108.6
- The following day he complained that they had taken his ration of bread.
p. 110.0
- ...don't give your ration of bread and soup to your old father. There's nothing you can do for him. And you're killing yourself.
p. 110.9 *ration = a fixed portion of food given as a share
- In fact, you should be getting his rations ...†
p. 111.0rations = fixed portions of something that is allotted -- especially food for military personnel
- Too late to save your old father ...You could have two rations of bread, two rations of soup ... It was only a fraction of a second, but it left me feeling guilty.†
p. 111.2
- Too late to save your old father ...You could have two rations of bread, two rations of soup ... It was only a fraction of a second, but it left me feeling guilty.†
p. 111.2
- But only about soup, an extra ration of soup.†
p. 113.5ration = a fixed portion of something given as a person's share when there is a shortage
Definition:
verb: to restrict the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage, or when more is wanted than is available
or:
noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share -- such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field
or:
noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share -- such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field