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1  Two-Bit pretended not to understand.
The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 8
2  He doesn't understand anything that is not plain hard fact.
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Context   In Chapter 1
3  Soda tries to understand, at least, which is more than Darry does.
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Context   In Chapter 1
4  But then, Soda is different from anybody; he understands everything, almost.
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Context   In Chapter 1
5  I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to understand him.
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Context   In Chapter 12
6  I saw that I had expected Darry to do all the understanding without even trying to understand him.
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Context   In Chapter 12
7  He didn't have Soda's understanding or dash, or Two-Bit's humor, or even Darry's superman qualities.
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Context   In Chapter 5
8  And Darry, you ought to try to understand him more, and quit bugging him about every little mistake he makes.
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Context   In Chapter 12
9  Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore.
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Context   In Chapter 12
10  I can understand why Sodapop and Steve get into drag races and fights so much, though--- both of them have too much energy, too much feeling, with no way to blow it off.
The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 1