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1  She had lately lost sight even of her father and sister and Bath.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13
2  Such was her situation, with a vacant space at hand, when Captain Wentworth was again in sight.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
3  As soon as they were out of sight, the ladies of Captain Wentworth's party began talking of them.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 19
4  He was more obviously struck and confused by the sight of her than she had ever observed before; he looked quite red.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 19
5  They were on Union Street, when a quicker step behind, a something of familiar sound, gave her two moments' preparation for the sight of Captain Wentworth.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
6  You have only knowledge enough of the language to translate at sight these inverted, transposed, curtailed Italian lines, into clear, comprehensible, elegant English.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
7  He promised me the sight of a capital gun he is just going to send off; said he would keep it unpacked to the last possible moment, that I might see it; and if I do not turn back now, I have no chance.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
8  It was impossible but that Mrs Clay must hate the sight of Mr Elliot; and yet she could assume a most obliging, placid look, and appear quite satisfied with the curtailed license of devoting herself only half as much to Sir Walter as she would have done otherwise.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22
9  His attentive deference to her father, contrasted with his former language, was odious; and when she thought of his cruel conduct towards Mrs Smith, she could hardly bear the sight of his present smiles and mildness, or the sound of his artificial good sentiments.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22
10  She hoped, on turning her head, to see the master of the house; but it proved to be one much less calculated for making matters easy--Charles Hayter, probably not at all better pleased by the sight of Captain Wentworth than Captain Wentworth had been by the sight of Anne.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9
11  The sight of Mrs Clay in such favour, and of Anne so overlooked, was a perpetual provocation to her there; and vexed her as much when she was away, as a person in Bath who drinks the water, gets all the new publications, and has a very large acquaintance, has time to be vexed.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16
12  By this time the report of the accident had spread among the workmen and boatmen about the Cobb, and many were collected near them, to be useful if wanted, at any rate, to enjoy the sight of a dead young lady, nay, two dead young ladies, for it proved twice as fine as the first report.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
13  It was certainly carried nearly as far as possible, for they met every morning, and hardly ever spent an evening asunder; but she believed they should not have done so well without the sight of Mr and Mrs Musgrove's respectable forms in the usual places, or without the talking, laughing, and singing of their daughters.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6
14  A name that I am so very well acquainted with; knew the gentleman so well by sight; seen him a hundred times; came to consult me once, I remember, about a trespass of one of his neighbours; farmer's man breaking into his orchard; wall torn down; apples stolen; caught in the fact; and afterwards, contrary to my judgement, submitted to an amicable compromise.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3
15  Anne had a moment's astonishment on the subject herself; but it was soon lost in the pleasanter feelings which sprang from the sight of all the ingenious contrivances and nice arrangements of Captain Harville, to turn the actual space to the best account, to supply the deficiencies of lodging-house furniture, and defend the windows and doors against the winter storms to be expected.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11