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1  Good morning, sir, much obliged.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XIX
2  "Goo-good night, sir," I faltered.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter I
3  This is a pretty pleasure-ground, sir.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXV
4  "Yes, sir," said both the men together.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XX
5  "Miss Havisham sent for me, sir," I explained.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XI
6  Well, sir," pursued Joe, "this is how it were.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXVII
7  I answered, "Pretty well, sir," and my sister shook her fist at me.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter IX
8  I can recommend it for your purpose, sir, because it really is extra super.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XIX
9  Never mind what you read just now, sir; I don't ask you what you read just now.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XVIII
10  "This is a fine place of my son's, sir," cried the old man, while I nodded as hard as I possibly could.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXV
11  Don't take it so much amiss, sir," pleaded the keeper to the angry passenger; "I'll sit next you myself.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXVIII
12  Which I fully believed it were, Pip," said Joe, slightly tossing his head, "though it signify little now, sir.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XXVII
13  "We made the money up this morning, sir," said one of the men, submissively, while the other perused Mr. Jaggers's face.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XX
14  But as I was used to sit beside Joe whenever I entered that place of resort, I said "No, thank you, sir," and fell into the space Joe made for me on the opposite settle.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter X
15  My dear sir," said Mr. Trabb, as he respectfully bent his body, opened his arms, and took the liberty of touching me on the outside of each elbow, "don't hurt me by mentioning that.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XIX
16  But I don't mean in that form, sir," returned Mr. Pumblechook, who had an objection to being interrupted; "I mean, enjoying himself with his elders and betters, and improving himself with their conversation, and rolling in the lap of luxury.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter IV
17  When he had at last done and had appointed to send the articles to Mr. Pumblechook's on the Thursday evening, he said, with his hand upon the parlor lock, "I know, sir, that London gentlemen cannot be expected to patronize local work, as a rule; but if you would give me a turn now and then in the quality of a townsman, I should greatly esteem it."
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In Chapter XIX
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