Word: oi
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...Tell me about Willow, the little girl in your new novel. Willow is a little girl who was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which is commonly known as brittle bone disease. Willow has the most severe form you can have without dying at birth. She will have hundreds to thousands of bone breaks over the course of a lifetime. She'll wind up with curvature of the spine. She'll have a compromised respiratory system because of the shape of her ribcage. She'll never be more than about three feet tall. It's a very tough physical existence...
...Incest?” said The Stable Boy.“Wivout e’en a peep of a doubt,” replied Oliver K. Swindleton, rubbing his hands together. “Oi could ’ardly believe th’news meself.”The two were seated at their usual table, leaning into the candle that burned weakly in the tavern’s noxious air. Reaching into the pocket of his tattered waistcoat, Ollie produced a letter and held it up between his thumb and forefinger...
...they would do better to focus their efforts on building dorms or restructuring their classes. In terms of food, something as simple as adding more chairs to the dining hall or adding vegetarian options to the menu would do infinitely more than a sustainable food fair. According to Yoshi Oi, a third-year student at the university, “There are not enough seats in the dining halls so a lot of students cannot have [a meal] there.” Harvard’s Food Literacy Project is simply not what they need. That’s when...
...talents.”“Ehh...but surely we canna each find something-ah to enjoy anna appreciate,” the Prince said, as he herded the Viscount and Viscountess out of the room.As he walked behind them, Ollie grinned to himself. “Oi am a bleedin’ geenyous,” he whispered.The Viscount and his wife had no idea the surprise that was waiting for them when they got to the museum...
...swear—”“Ollie,” said The Stable Boy. “It’s me. I have the money.”“Blazes!” he cried, extracting himself from the pile. “Oi didn’t realize ew it was, sir. ’Ow on earth did you find all that coin?” Ollie had seen the Stable Boy’s wheelbarrow.“I worked out an arrangement with my employer, Monsieur Jacques...