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1  Now you better think 'bout this awhile.'
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXV
2  Tom struggled awhile and then retired, utterly defeated.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXI
3  The men contemplated the treasure awhile in blissful silence.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVI
4  Joe harassed him awhile, and then he got away and crossed back again.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
5  Tom came up to the fence and leaned on it, grieving, and hoping she would tarry yet awhile longer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER III
6  He wanted to explore its borders, but concluded that it would be best to sit down and rest awhile, first.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
7  Joe grumbled awhile; then he agreed with his friend that what daylight was left ought to be economized in getting things ready for leaving.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVI
8  The boy mused awhile over the substantial change which had taken place in his worldly circumstances, and then wended toward headquarters to report.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER II
9  The boys had been too absorbed to notice the hush that had stolen upon the school awhile before when the master came tiptoeing down the room and stood over them.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
10  He trotted along awhile; then slackened his pace, fearing he was gaining too fast; moved on a piece, then stopped altogether; listened; no sound; none, save that he seemed to hear the beating of his own heart.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
11  The boys gazed awhile, half expecting to see a blue light flit past a window; then talking in a low tone, as befitted the time and the circumstances, they struck far off to the right, to give the haunted house a wide berth, and took their way homeward through the woods that adorned the rearward side of Cardiff Hill.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXV