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1  He appeared to be absorbed in thought.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S ...
2  One is not unoccupied because one is absorbed.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VIII—FAITH, LAW
3  To make reparation is a function in which the whole soul is absorbed.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA
4  Cosette, absorbed in the ecstasies of possession, no longer saw or heard anything.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S ...
5  Fortunately, the prioress, completely absorbed in her own thoughts, did not hear it.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—MOTHER INNOCENTE
6  He felt in it a premeditation from on high, the will of some one who was not man, and he became absorbed in revery.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—TWO MISFORTUNES MAKE ONE PIECE OF GOOD ...
7  He thrust his hand into the pocket from behind, without the grave-digger, who was wholly absorbed in his shovelful of earth, observing it, and pulled out the white object which lay at the bottom of it.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VII—IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE ...