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1  When he began to undo the chain, the legs desisted, and a voice began.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER V
2  By degrees, other shops began to be unclosed, and a few scattered people were met with.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXI
3  He's been in good training these last few weeks, and it's time he began to work for his bread.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIX
4  By degrees, the shutters were opened; the window-blinds were drawn up; and people began passing to and fro.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  This resistance only infuriated Mr. Sikes the more; who, dropping on his knees, began to assail the animal most furiously.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV
6  If the old gentlman felt a hand in any one of his pockets, he cried out where it was; and then the game began all over again.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  Then he sat down to rest by the side of the milestone, and began to think, for the first time, where he had better go and try to live.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VIII
8  In the very instant when Oliver began to run, the old gentleman, putting his hand to his pocket, and missing his handkerchief, turned sharp round.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER X
9  He remained lost in thought for some minutes; and then, with a heavy sigh, snuffed the candle, and, taking up the book which the Jew had left with him, began to read.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XX
10  At length, he began to languish for fresh air, and took many occasions of earnestly entreating the old gentleman to allow him to go out to work with his two companions.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER X
11  The pace at which they went, was such a very lazy, ill-looking saunter, that Oliver soon began to think his companions were going to deceive the old gentleman, by not going to work at all.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER X
12  They had some cold meat for dinner, and sat so long after it, while Mr. Sikes indulged himself with three or four pipes, that Oliver began to feel quite certain they were not going any further.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXI
13  Having him set, here, by the fire-side, the good old lady sat herself down too; and, being in a state of considerable delight at seeing him so much better, forthwith began to cry most violently.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  At this tremendous sight, Oliver began to cry very piteously: thinking, not unnaturally, that the board must have determined to kill him for some useful purpose, or they never would have begun to fatten him up in that way.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER III
15  After tea she began to teach Oliver cribbage: which he learnt as quickly as she could teach: and at which game they played, with great interest and gravity, until it was time for the invalid to have some warm wine and water, with a slice of dry toast, and then to go cosily to bed.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIV
16  Mr. Bumble, having spread a handkerchief over his knees to prevent the crumbs from sullying the splendour of his shorts, began to eat and drink; varying these amusements, occasionally, by fetching a deep sigh; which, however, had no injurious effect upon his appetite, but, on the contrary, rather seemed to facilitate his operations in the tea and toast department.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
17  All this, Mr. Brownlow, although himself somewhat of an impetuous gentleman: knowing his friend's peculiarities, bore with great good humour; as Mr. Grimwig, at tea, was graciously pleased to express his entire approval of the muffins, matters went on very smoothly; and Oliver, who made one of the party, began to feel more at his ease than he had yet done in the fierce old gentleman's presence.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIV
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