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1  The eyes of the old man opened heavily, and he once more looked upward at the multitude.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 29
2  Her voice became choked, and clasping her hands, she looked upward, as if seeking, in her agony, intelligence from a wisdom that was infinite.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 11
3  More than once he halted to consult with his confederates, the Mohicans, pointing upward at the moon, and examining the barks of the trees with care.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 14
4  I thought as much," returned the scout, glancing his eye upward at the opening in the tree-tops, "from the course it takes, and the bearings of the mountains.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 32
5  When in full view of the Delawares he stopped, and made a gesture of amity, by throwing his arm upward toward heaven, and then letting it fall impressively on his breast.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 28
6  At that moment an enormous cloud seemed to pass suddenly above their heads, and, looking upward, they discovered that they stood beneath the wide folds of the standard of France.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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7  David shut his sensitive ears, and even Heyward apprised as he was of the nature of the cry, looked upward in quest of the bird, as the cawing of a crow rang in the air about them.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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8  When the meal was ended, the scout cast a glance upward at the setting sun, and pushed forward with a rapidity which compelled Heyward and the still vigorous Munro to exert all their muscles to equal.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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9  As soon as he had gained the attention of the mourning old man, he pointed toward a group of young Indians, who approached with a light but closely covered litter, and then pointed upward toward the sun.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 33
10  Her hands were clasped before her in prayer, but instead of looking upward toward that power which alone could rescue them, her unconscious looks wandered to the countenance of Duncan with infantile dependency.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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11  Suddenly a strong glare of light flashed across the scene, the fog rolled upward in thick wreaths, and several cannons belched across the plain, and the roar was thrown heavily back from the bellowing echoes of the mountain.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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12  Some the Great Spirit made with skins brighter and redder than yonder sun," continued Magua, pointing impressively upward to the lurid luminary, which was struggling through the misty atmosphere of the horizon; "and these did He fashion to His own mind.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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13  We are likely to have a good day for a fight," he said, in English, addressing Heyward, and glancing his eyes upward at the clouds, which began to move in broad sheets across the firmament; "a bright sun and a glittering barrel are no friends to true sight.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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14  A rapid and oblique glance at the moss on the trees, with an occasional upward gaze toward the setting sun, or a steady but passing look at the direction of the numerous water courses, through which he waded, were sufficient to determine his path, and remove his greatest difficulties.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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15  Looking upward, he found that the thin fleecy clouds, which evening had painted on the blue sky, were already losing their faintest tints of rose-color, while the imbedded stream, which glided past the spot where he stood, was to be traced only by the dark boundary of its wooded banks.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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16  This fact was doubly apparent, by the rapid manner in which the battle in the forest rolled upward toward the village, and by an instant falling off in the number of their assailants, who rushed to assist in maintaining the front, and, as it now proved to be, the principal point of defense.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
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17  At length he appeared satisfied; and having cast his eyes impatiently upward toward the summit of the eastern mountain, as if anticipating the approach of the morning, he was in the act of turning on his footsteps, when a light sound on the nearest angle of the bastion caught his ear, and induced him to remain.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 17
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