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1  Accordingly he raised a turmoil which sent the staff flying.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER X
2  Nay, the very folds of her frock had a similar appearance of striving; until one would have thought that all her self were flying in pursuit of her words.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
3  Through the window the sun was shining into his eyes, and the flies which, overnight, had been roosting quietly on the walls and ceiling now turned their attention to the visitor.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III
4  Upon that the disillusioned suitor would fly out upon the new order of things brought about by the inquiry into illicit fees, and curse both the tchinovniks and their uppish, insolent behaviour.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
5  At that moment she was drawing on a long glove and, doubtless, pining to be flying over the dancing-floor, where, with clicking heels, four couples had now begun to thread the mazes of the mazurka.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
6  With toothless gums Plushkin murmured something in reply, but nothing is known as to its precise terms beyond that it included a statement that the devil was at liberty to fly away with Chichikov's sentiments.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VI
7  One of them purposely stalked past him to intimate to him the fact, as well as to jostle the Governor's daughter, and let the flying end of a scarf flick her face; while from a lady seated behind the pair came both a whiff of violets and a very venomous and sarcastic remark.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII