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1  There was a dull aching in his belly.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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2  Then the spasm passed, leaving a dull ache behind.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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3  Somewhere far away a rocket bomb exploded with a dull, reverberating roar.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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4  Even now, in spite of the gin, the dull ache in his belly made consecutive thought impossible.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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5  The dull rhythmic tramp of the soldiers' boots formed the background to Goldstein's bleating voice.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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6  The voice came from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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7  He remembered the day well, a pelting, drenching day when the water streamed down the window-pane and the light indoors was too dull to read by.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
ContextHighlight   In PART 3: Chapter 6
8  The dull pain in his belly never went away, but sometimes it grew better and sometimes worse, and his thoughts expanded or contracted accordingly.
Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
ContextHighlight   In PART 3: Chapter 1