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1  The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  There was scarcely an interruption from any one to break the charm of its flow.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
3  By and by, out of the stillness, little, scarcely perceptible noises began to emphasize themselves.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  It was a great many years ago, and I can scarcely remember anything about it, but I think it was in some foreign country.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER V
5  A very little boy stood up and sheepishly recited, "You'd scarce expect one of my age to speak in public on the stage," etc.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXI
6  Still drifting along and talking, they scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave whose walls were not frescoed.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
7  The accidental discovery, just made, that the proprietor of the Temperance Tavern kept liquor on his premises, scarcely fluttered the public pulse, tremendous as the fact was.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXX
8  Every pore inside the boys' cheeks became a spouting fountain; they could scarcely bail out the cellars under their tongues fast enough to prevent an inundation; little overflowings down their throats occurred in spite of all they could do, and sudden retchings followed every time.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVI