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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
grip .
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In his recent editorial in The New York Times entitled "The Question-Driven Life," columnist David Brooks wrote about his encounter with Philip Leakey, a man he describes as "gripped with some sort of compulsive curiosity."
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In his recent editorial in The New York Times entitled "The Question-Driven Life," columnist David Brooks wrote about his encounter with Philip Leakey, a man he describes as "gripped with some sort of compulsive curiosity."
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In his recent editorial in The New York Times entitled "The Question-Driven Life," columnist David Brooks wrote about his encounter with Philip Leakey, a man he describes as "gripped with some sort of compulsive curiosity."
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It was the last straw, but Martin gripped the arms of his chair and talked and listened for half an hour.
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In his recent editorial in The New York Times entitled "The Question-Driven Life," columnist David Brooks wrote about his encounter with Philip Leakey, a man he describes as "gripped with some sort of compulsive curiosity."
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The door was pushed open, revealing a nervous looking youth with a huge tin gripped in both hands.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Scribblar’s Review Forum
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The book is fast paced and will keep you gripped from the start, you'll wish that you can get some peace to read it, as it is 423pages (hardback) so it does take a while to get through.
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It was the last straw, but Martin gripped the arms of his chair and talked and listened for half an hour.
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I spun to my left, sword gripped in my right hand horizontally, pointed to my right at neck level.
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It gripped a katana sword in a bony hand, which was unusualmost demons didnt arm themselves.
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