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Or almost abandoned, because a pair of monks lived there in a tar paper shack, tending a small garden and some broken shrines.†
Chpt 11

monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
When we dug our foxholes in the yard, the monks did not seem upset or displeased, though the younger one performed a washing motion with his hands.†
Chpt 11
The older monk led us into the pagoda.†
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Each morning the two monks brought us buckets of water.†
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monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
On the second day the older monk carried in a cane chair for the use of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, placing it near the altar area, bowing and gesturing for him to sit down.†
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The old monk seemed proud of the chair, and proud that such a man as Lieutenant Cross should be sitting in it.†
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On another occasion the younger monk presented us with four ripe watermelons from his garden.†
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Though they were kind to all of us, the monks took a special liking for Henry Dobbins.†
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monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Beside him, the two monks were working on the M-60.†
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He smiled at the older monk, who was now cleaning the machine gun's trigger assembly.†
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The two monks were quiet as they cleaned and oiled the machine gun.†
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monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
The younger monk used a yellow cloth to wipe dirt from a belt of ammunition.†
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When the two monks finished cleaning the machine gun, Henry Dobbins began reassembling it, wiping off the excess oil, then he handed each of them a can of peaches and a chocolate bar.†
Chpt 11

monks = male members of a religious order living together typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
The monks bowed and moved out of the pagoda into the bright morning sunlight.
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monks = male members of a religious order typically under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

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(1) (monk)
a male member of a religious order typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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