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1  And I got up, determined to have my share of it.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XLIII
2  This is an ignorant, determined man, who has long had one fixed idea.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XLI
3  When that person discloses, my part in this business will cease and determine.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXXVI
4  "I'll show you a wrist," repeated Mr. Jaggers, with an immovable determination to show it.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXVI
5  However, my determined manner would have its effect, and Herbert would fall to work again.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXXIV
6  "Long enough to be tired of it," returned Drummle, pretending to yawn, but equally determined.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XLIII
7  Anything to equal the determined reticence of Mr. Jaggers under that roof I never saw elsewhere, even in him.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXIX
8  But I held to it, and the harder it was, the stronger I held, for I was determined, and my mind firm made up.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXXIX
9  I determined to ask Joe why he had ever taught me to call those picture-cards Jacks, which ought to be called knaves.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter VIII
10  The opportunity that the day's rest had given me for reflection had resulted in my fully determining to say nothing to him respecting Compeyson.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XLVI
11  All this while, the strange man looked at nobody but me, and looked at me as if he were determined to have a shot at me at last, and bring me down.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter X
12  But I had quite determined that it would be a heartless fraud to take more money from my patron in the existing state of my uncertain thoughts and plans.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XLVII
13  His blue bag was slung over his shoulder, honest industry beamed in his eyes, a determination to proceed to Trabb's with cheerful briskness was indicated in his gait.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXX
14  Now that I was left wholly to myself, I gave notice of my intention to quit the chambers in the Temple as soon as my tenancy could legally determine, and in the meanwhile to underlet them.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter LVII
15  Wednesday being so close upon us, we determined to go back to London that night, three in the post-chaise; the rather, as we should then be clear away before the night's adventure began to be talked of.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter LIII
16  I thought it would be very good for me if I could get her out of my head, with all the rest of those remembrances and fancies, and could go to work determined to relish what I had to do, and stick to it, and make the best of it.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XVII
17  How Joe got out of the room, I have never been able to determine; but I know that when he did get out he was steadily proceeding up stairs instead of coming down, and was deaf to all remonstrances until I went after him and laid hold of him.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XIII
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