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1  She swung her umbrella more quickly and executed half turns on her heels.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In TWO GALLANTS
2  When he passed at our feet he glanced up at us quickly and then continued his way.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In AN ENCOUNTER
3  She got out of her tram at the Pillar and ferreted her way quickly among the crowds.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In CLAY
4  I went up the slope calmly but my heart was beating quickly with fear that he would seize me by the ankles.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In AN ENCOUNTER
5  They were walking quickly, the young woman taking quick short steps, while Corley kept beside her with his long stride.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In TWO GALLANTS
6  They were walking quickly, the young woman taking quick short steps, while Corley kept beside her with his long stride.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In TWO GALLANTS
7  He eyed this food earnestly for some time and then, after glancing warily up and down the street, went into the shop quickly.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In TWO GALLANTS
8  She passed by with her daughter and a quick glance through the open door of the hall showed her the cause of the stewards' idleness.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In A MOTHER
9  The Frenchmen flung their laughter and light words over their shoulders and often Jimmy had to strain forward to catch the quick phrase.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In AFTER THE RACE
10  Walking swiftly by at night he had seen cabs drawn up before the door and richly dressed ladies, escorted by cavaliers, alight and enter quickly.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In A LITTLE CLOUD
11  He plucked at the wires heedlessly, glancing quickly from time to time at the face of each new-comer and from time to time, wearily also, at the sky.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In TWO GALLANTS
12  As soon as he was on the landing the man pulled a shepherd's plaid cap out of his pocket, put it on his head and ran quickly down the rickety stairs.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In COUNTERPARTS
13  He went through the narrow alley of Temple Bar quickly, muttering to himself that they could all go to hell because he was going to have a good night of it.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In COUNTERPARTS
14  I could not find any sixpenny entrance and, fearing that the bazaar would be closed, I passed in quickly through a turnstile, handing a shilling to a weary-looking man.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In ARABY
15  When they came out of the Park they walked in silence towards the tram; but here she began to tremble so violently that, fearing another collapse on her part, he bade her good-bye quickly and left her.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In A PAINFUL CASE
16  The pupil reasserted itself quickly, this half-disclosed nature fell again under the reign of prudence, and her astrakhan jacket, moulding a bosom of a certain fullness, struck the note of defiance more definitely.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In A PAINFUL CASE
17  Then she had to rush out as quickly as she could and do her marketing, holding her black leather purse tightly in her hand as she elbowed her way through the crowds and returning home late under her load of provisions.
Dubliners By James Joyce
ContextHighlight   In EVELINE
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