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sharp keen eyes were simply
She did not move to meet him, but her sharp, keen eyes were simply riveted on his face.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

She knew exactly what she
She knew exactly what she had done and what she had not, which was a tower of strength to her, and she knew that on her power of fighting it out depended her life.
— from The Sorceress (complete) by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

she knew even while she
Yet she knew, even while she bewailed him, that her father would have given his life twice over to purchase honor and happiness for her, his best-loved child.
— from Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

she knew exactly what she
In spite of her condition of mind she knew exactly what she wanted to do—and she did it.
— from Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod by James A. Cooper

still knights errant who see
There are still knights errant, who see visions and leave everything, to right the wrong and help the downtrodden.
— from The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss

She knew exactly why she
She knew exactly why she had not been afraid.
— from Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith

She knew exactly where she
She knew exactly where she should find him—lying on Michael's bed.
— from Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey

S K Ellis who served
The following are friends of S. K. Ellis who served with him in the Twenty-fifth Regiment: Company G. Lieutenant Charles Avery, Sergeant Benjamin F. Turner, Sergeant Samuel C. Harding, L. R. Lord, Charles H. Barber, Charles H. Bartholomew, John M. Lee, Daniel L. Tolcott, Elam Belknap, Albert Covill, John F. Fitts, Charles E. Gage, Orrin G. Hollister, Horace P. Kingsbury, Wells G. Skinner, Jerad Wells, Chauncy Ellsworth.
— from The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster by George P. Bissell

She knew exactly what suited
She knew exactly what suited her—how daring her perfect complexion and fine shape permitted her to be in her choice of color and style—how the greatest severity only showed up and enhanced her beauty the more.
— from The Tree of Knowledge: A Novel by Reynolds, Baillie, Mrs.

She knew exactly what she
She knew exactly what she wanted without thinking any further about it, and she meant to have it.
— from The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill


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