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1  A blade was held against my throat.
The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton
Context   In Chapter 1
2  Whirling suddenly, he slammed back against the wall.
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Context   In Chapter 9
3  I leaned against him and bawled until I went to sleep.
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Context   In Chapter 5
4  We ought to be able to stick together against everything.
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Context   In Chapter 12
5  We backed against the fountain and the Socs surrounded us.
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Context   In Chapter 4
6  Johnny was resting against the wall and I was asleep on his shoulder.
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Context   In Chapter 5
7  Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door.
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Context   In Chapter 3
8  That kid you killed had plenty of friends and all over town it's Soc against grease.
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Context   In Chapter 5
9  Two-Bit put an elbow on my shoulder and leaned against me, dragging on his cigarette.
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Context   In Chapter 7
10  he begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will.
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Context   In Chapter 9
11  I finally pushed myself up and leaned back against the fountain, the water running down my face.
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Context   In Chapter 4
12  He pulled out a handkerchief, wet the end of it with his tongue, and pressed it gently against the side of my head.
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Context   In Chapter 1
13  We pressed against the side, trying to hold our breath while we listened to the railroad workers walk up and down outside.
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Context   In Chapter 4
14  I leaned against the cold glass of the window and tried to look sick, which wasn't too hard, feeling the way I did right then.
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Context   In Chapter 9
15  I gave him Dally's jacket to wrap up in, and he sat shivering in the sunlight on the back steps, leaning against the door, combing his hair back.
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Context   In Chapter 5
16  And you can't win against them no matter how hard you try, because they've got all the breaks and even whipping them isn't going to change that fact.
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Context   In Chapter 1
17  Curly, who was a tough, cool, hard-as-nails Tim in miniature, and I had once played chicken by holding our cigarette ends against each other's fingers.
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Context   In Chapter 9
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