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Glass, by Ellen Hopkins
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- Run away, far away, so far the monster will never find me, never sniff me out, never dare touch me, never pretend to hear my meager complaints, never get even the slightest taste of the fear in my heart, never force me to see what I'm afraid to see.†
meager = lacking in quantity or quality
- The thought brings meager satisfaction, especially after Grady says, Um, I might have told him.†
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- Tinktink-tink comes the meager payoff.†
Definitions:
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(meager) lacking in quantity or quality
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, meager can describe someone as very thin.