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1  At first, he had known surprise.
White Fang By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER II THE BONDAGE
2  It was an exclamation of surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER I THE MAKERS OF FIRE
3  The world was filled with surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER V THE LAW OF MEAT
4  Also he learned the value of surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER III THE OUTCAST
5  Baseek was surprised by the other's temerity and swiftness of attack.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER VI THE FAMINE
6  It had happened many times, yet each time it was as fresh a surprise as ever to him.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER II THE LAIR
7  He whistled to himself, softly, first with surprise, and then, at the end, with admiration.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 5: CHAPTER III THE GOD'S DOMAIN
8  After a few minutes, by the time the white men had got over their surprise, the gang scattered.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER I THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND
9  In the Wild he had hunted live meat that was infinitely timid, and he knew the advantage of surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 5: CHAPTER V THE SLEEPING WOLF
10  Henry rolled over angrily on his side, but was surprised that Bill made no similar display of temper.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II THE SHE-WOLF
11  Scott cried out sharply with surprise, catching his torn hand and holding it tightly in his other hand.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER V THE INDOMITABLE
12  He was plainly expectant of a rebuff, and he was just as plainly surprised when her teeth did not flash out at him in anger.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I THE BATTLE OF THE FANGS
13  He studied the habits of the squirrel with greater carefulness, and strove with greater craft to steal upon it and surprise it.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER V THE LAW OF MEAT
14  The surprise and hurt of it brought a yelp out of White Fang; but the next moment, in a rush of anger, he was upon Lip-lip and snapping viciously.
White Fang By Jack London
ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER I THE MAKERS OF FIRE
15  So it was that White Fang's method when he took the offensive, was: first to find a young dog alone; second, to surprise it and knock it off its feet; and third, to drive in with his teeth at the soft throat.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER III THE OUTCAST
16  The average dog was accustomed to the preliminaries of snarling and bristling and growling, and the average dog was knocked off his feet and finished before he had begun to fight or recovered from his surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER III THE REIGN OF HATE
17  They bristled up to him, stiff-legged and challenging, while he, wasting no time on elaborate preliminaries, snapping into action like a steel spring, was at their throats and destroying them before they knew what was happening and while they were yet in the throes of surprise.
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ContextHighlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER I THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND
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