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1  Mrs. Sowerberry burst into a flood of tears.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
2  This flood of tears left Mr. Sowerberry no alternative.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
3  As she stooped over him, her tears fell upon his forehead.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXX
4  It was no very difficult matter for the boy to call tears into his eyes.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER II
5  This being done, Mrs. Sowerberry sunk into a chair, and burst into tears.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  Oliver looked up at the windows, with tears of happy expectation coursing down his face.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
7  'I am very hungry and tired,' replied Oliver: the tears standing in his eyes as he spoke.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VIII
8  Master Charley Bates, having laughed heartily again, resumed his pipe with tears in his eyes.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  Covering her face with her hands, she sank upon a sofa, and gave vent to the tears which she was now unable to repress.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
10  Having heard this, the worthy old lady hurried back into the parlour again; and seating herself on a sofa, burst into tears.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XVII
11  Oliver brushed away two or three tears that were lingering in his eyes; and seeing no board but the table, fortunately bowed to that.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER II
12  Withdrawing his other hand from Mr. Bumble's he covered his face with both; and wept until the tears sprung out from between his chin and bony fingers.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  As Mr. Bumble paused to take breath, after delivering this address in an awful voice, the tears rolled down the poor child's face, and he sobbed bitterly.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER III
14  The flood of tears, however, left him no resource; so he at once gave him a drubbing, which satisfied even Mrs. Sowerberry herself, and rendered Mr. Bumble's subsequent application of the parochial cane, rather unnecessary.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
15  Noah, whose top waistcoat-button might have been somewhere on a level with the crown of Oliver's head, rubbed his eyes with the inside of his wrists while this commiseration was bestowed upon him, and performed some affecting tears and sniffs.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VI
16  At such times, he would look constantly round him, for fear of thieves, and would keep slapping all his pockets in turn, to see that he hadn't lost anything, in such a very funny and natural manner, that Oliver laughed till the tears ran down his face.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER IX
17  Having rested here, for a minute or so, to collect a good burst of sobs and an imposing show of tears and terror, he knocked loudly at the wicket; and presented such a rueful face to the aged pauper who opened it, that even he, who saw nothing but rueful faces about him at the best of times, started back in astonishment.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER VII
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