every inch of

:  being each individual or part of a group without exception

:  being each in a series or succession

:  being all taken severally

:  a small amount, distance, or degree

:  stature, height

:  a fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inch

:  to move by small degrees :  progress slowly

:  to cause to move slowly

:  island