But the process of becoming a bookworm is insiduous. From Wordnik.com. [Catch 'Em Young] Reference
And I was a bookworm from the very beginning and to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Garry Wills' Adventures As An 'Outsider Looking In'] Reference
It does give a whole new meaning to the word bookworm though. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATIONS.] Reference
I guess the best I can do as a bookworm is to try and be a green bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [Starve a Bookworm, Save a Tree: The Pros and Cons of Going Paperless] Reference
The Kartell bookworm is my favourite, and is actually something I can afford!. From Wordnik.com. [2009 January « Items of Interest] Reference
It is frequently supposed that the insect, known as the bookworm, is a great enemy to books. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books] Reference
And, best of all, he didn't seem like a "bookworm," but more like a "well-rounded" guy. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiz Show Scandals] Reference
A "bookworm" is sometimes a very inferior kind of a worm. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings] Reference
The whole "bookworm" issue is just another nonsensical subtext. From Wordnik.com. [Baltiblogs] Reference
Some of the idioms will probably be familiar to kids, such as "bookworm" and "feeling blue.". From Wordnik.com. [deseretnews.com - Top Stories] Reference
Mr. Morgan was a great bookworm and not at all practical. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
Nature to a bookworm, will be like the beasts which perish. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864] Reference
She's a bit of a nerd, but is very -- she's a real bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2001] Reference
"Get out of here, you ridiculous bookworm!" the peeve cried. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
An unabridged bookworm, this was one of my definite must-dos. From Wordnik.com. [Teresa Rodriguez Williamson: Iran: My Biggest Regret] Reference
The only thing I want is not to develop into a mere bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to His Friends] Reference
Simple little bookworm, Buried underneath Is the sexiest librarian. From Wordnik.com. [Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket Release New CDs] Reference
Minor, a student at the University of Virginia, a perfect bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not that much of a bookworm, but slightly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2003] Reference
"Poor bookworm," he growled in a tone curiously soft for Glen Tiflin. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
Fortunately, I have been a bookworm ever since I learned how to read. From Wordnik.com. [Paulina Porizkova: Summer Reading for Folks Who Want to Seem Kinda Smart] Reference
Johnson's father was a bookworm, like his son, rather than a tradesman. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature for Boys and Girls] Reference
Today my bosses fiance (queen of the shallow) tellsme she's a huge bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [lily-white Diary Entry] Reference
Eugenia is 13 and a bookworm; when she grows up, she wants to be a pediatrician. From Wordnik.com. [Criminal Records] Reference
Staff for not reading the text by the lame confession that he was "no bookworm!". From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
While she should read well and wisely, the girl should not turn into a bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance] Reference
Lord Clarendon's, 'is relegated to the shelves of the specialist or the bookworm. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Mercy was a bookworm -- nor did she like being asked questions about her studies. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box] Reference
He ` s a little bit of a bookworm, loves to play videogames, a straight-A Boy Scout. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2007] Reference
“She stay up all night reading the dictionary, that what this bookworm girl do.”. From Wordnik.com. [Gone] Reference
This was distressing news to bookworm Ernest who was never so happy as when lost in a book. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
"I'll not fight a puny bookworm," he said, and resumed his seat, although his cheek was flushed. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Sir John was a bookworm and a scholar; and for a great period of his life a man of mighty industry. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
But the young man was not only a bookworm and a copyist, he soon got to be looked upon as a prodigy. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
I know I sound like a bookworm, maybe I am, but I think everyone can be if you just find the right book. From Wordnik.com. [jenna-bear Diary Entry] Reference
I've finally relented, my bookworm buddies are rejoicing, many not taking me seriously that I never read them. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
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