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1  I was meaning for the best, Tom.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  It merely looked mean and shabby now.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIX
3  I acted mighty mean today, Becky, and I'm so sorry.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XX
4  Auntie, I know now it was mean, but I didn't mean to be mean.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIX
5  I know you was meaning for the best, aunty, and so was I with Peter.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  Sid, there's only one person in this town mean enough to do that, and that's you.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  You can't do any but mean things, and you can't bear to see anybody praised for doing good ones.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
8  I reckon Injun Joe's left friends behind him, and I don't want 'em souring on me and doing me mean tricks.'
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
9  As the boys steadily and monotonously drove the raft toward mid-stream it was no doubt understood that these orders were given only for "style," and were not intended to mean anything in particular.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIII