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The plain consequence of this difference in the two masses is, that a greater quantity of undissolved sugar must be retained in the cylinder than in the cone, wliile the operation of whi - tening, that is of washing away the colouring mucus from the chrystab, is equally etfected in both.
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She took it into her poor head several times this day, and perhaps it will hold, to sit in particular places, to put on attentive looks, as if she were lis-tening to somebody.
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This mortal scene, however per-plexing, is a very short one; and the hour is has — tening when all the intricacies of human affairs shall be cleared up; and all the sorrows that have had their foundation in virtue be changed into the highest joy: when all worthy minds shall be united in the same interests, the same happiness.
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I realized that as he paddled he was lis - tening carefully, his head cocked slightly to one side.
The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003
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Bek Rowe sat up suddenly, staring into the darkness of his sleeping room, lis - tening to the snores and breathing of Quentin and Panax and the others.
Ilse Witch Brooks, Terry 2000
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Soon the pair were relaxing and eating, staring up at the stars and lis - tening to the night songs of the forest.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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Soon the pair were relaxing and eating, staring up at the stars and lis - tening to the night songs of the forest.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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Secretariat and the Police Board have taken an important step towards responding to the appalling state of police-community relations that is threa - tening a new South Africa and the lives of so many South Africans.
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Secretariat and the Police Board have taken an important step towards responding to the appalling state of police-community relations that is threa - tening a new South Africa and the lives of so many South Africans.
MATHEW PHOSA'S ADDRESS AT WORKSHOP ON POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS 1993
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She stared into blackness, lis - tening to the sound of her heartbeat in her throat, to the rush of her breathing.
The Elf Queen of Shannara Brooks, Terry 1992
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