The past tense of squeeze is squeezed.
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I like savory because it it very tasty it has a bit of salty flavor but it just gives me that homey feel
The "great packing machine" refers to the slaughter industry the author describes through the book. He is trying to portrait and denounce the unhealthy, dangerous, almost-enslavement condition the workers suffer in that industry.
Ellen's mother is afraid of the sea because it is too cold and too big.
