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1  In a far corner crouched Elzbieta, moaning and wailing.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 19
2  In the end she sat down in the middle of the floor and wept and wailed.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10
3  And then, up in the garret, he heard sounds of wailing, in Marija's voice.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
4  In another corner crouched poor little Juozapas, wailing because he had had nothing to eat all day.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
5  The children woke up and found out that something was wrong, and they wailed and would not be comforted.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
6  This last was a song, and the young gentleman's voice rose mournful and wailing, while he swung upon Jurgis's neck.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 24
7  And a wail of anguish burst from him, great sobs shook all his frame, and hot tears ran down his cheeks and fell upon her.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
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8  He would lie and scream for hours, almost in convulsions; and then, when he was worn out, he would lie whimpering and wailing in his torment.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
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9  And this is their utterance; merry and boisterous, or mournful and wailing, or passionate and rebellious, this music is their music, music of home.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
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10  There were high squeals and low squeals, grunts, and wails of agony; there would come a momentary lull, and then a fresh outburst, louder than ever, surging up to a deafening climax.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
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11  But day by day the music of Tamoszius' violin became more passionate and heartbreaking; and Marija would sit with her hands clasped and her cheeks wet and all her body a-tremble, hearing in the wailing melodies the voices of the unborn generations which cried out in her for life.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10