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She closed her eyes with evident
She closed her eyes with evident emotion.
— from Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley

she closed her eyes why everybody
"I wonder," said Ellen, smiling as she closed her eyes, "why everybody calls me 'little;' I don't think I am very little.
— from The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner

special case her expectations were engaged
An addition to her collection was always a triumph, but in this special case her expectations were engaged more with the message itself, than with the treasure which it introduced.
— from An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

she closed her eyes why everybody
"I wonder," said Ellen, smiling as she closed her eyes, "why everybody calls me 'little'; I don't think I am very little.
— from The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner

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