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1  Already Elzbieta had choked down her tears, grief being crowded out of her soul by fear.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
2  They behold home landscapes and childhood scenes returning; old loves and friendships begin to waken, old joys and griefs to laugh and weep.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1
3  So she would lie and sob out her grief upon his shoulder, while he gazed at her, as helpless as a wounded animal, the target of unseen enemies.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14
4  Perhaps he ought to have meditated upon the hunger of the children, and upon his own baseness; but he thought only of Ona, he gave himself up again to the luxury of grief.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
5  But Marija was not to be prevailed upon, and went on planning and dreaming of all the treasures she was going to have for her home; and so, when the crash did come, her grief was painful to see.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
6  He was like a little child, in his fright and grief; he called and called, and got no answer, and his cries of despair echoed through the house, making the women downstairs draw nearer to each other in fear.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 19
7  Seeing Teta Elzbieta's evident grief at this news, he added, after some hesitation, that if they really intended to make a purchase, he would send a telephone message at his own expense, and have one of the houses kept.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4
8  Jurgis announced that so far as he was concerned the child would have to be buried by the city, since they had no money for a funeral; and at this the poor woman almost went out of her senses, wringing her hands and screaming with grief and despair.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13
9  For twenty-five years old Antanas Rudkus and his son had dwelt in the forest together, and it was hard to part in this way; perhaps it was just as well that Jurgis had to give all his attention to the task of having a funeral without being bankrupted, and so had no time to indulge in memories and grief.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7