Please see see code http://jsbin.com/eveqe3/edit, also quoted below.

I need to show text inside the item divs in such a way the text appear only in the green box with specified width rest of the line need to be hidden. Any suggestions please...

  

    
 A very loooooooooooooooooooooong text 
    
 Another looooooooooooooooooooong text 
    
  
   

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