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"Shot!" exclaimed Fleda, bursting into heartwrung tears
Queechy, Volume I Susan Warner 1852
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Valentine found her grandmother in bed; silent caresses, heartwrung sobs, broken sighs, burning tears, were all that passed in this sad interview, while Madame de Villefort, leaning on her husband's arm, maintained all outward forms of respect, at least towards the poor widow.
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"Shot!" exclaimed Fleda, bursting into heartwrung tears, – "shot!
Queechy 1854
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