Mouth Sentence Examples

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  • Carmen's mouth went dry with fear.

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  • His mouth twisted into a wry smile.

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  • Before she could get a word out, Howard covered her mouth with his.

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  • Carmen clamped her mouth shut.

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  • His mouth snapped shut and shame filled his eyes.

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  • Her mouth felt dry and her voice was barely a whisper.

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  • She hadn't brushed or rinsed her mouth out since being sick on the plane.

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  • Her mouth felt dry and her knees weak.

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  • But her mouth took control again.

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  • His mouth twisted into a sardonic smile.

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  • The mouth of the hole was nearly filled up now, but the kitten gave a leap through the remaining opening and at once scampered up into the air.

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  • As is always the case with a thoroughly attractive woman, her defect--the shortness of her upper lip and her half-open mouth--seemed to be her own special and peculiar form of beauty.

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  • Jerking away from him, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

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  • He wiped his mouth on his shirtsleeve and turned his toothless grin on Royce.

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  • In response to questions she points out prettily her nose, mouth, eye, chin, cheek, ear.

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  • In proportion as the mouth of the cove was wider compared with its length, the water over the bar was deeper compared with that in the basin.

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  • He opened his mouth to speak and then clamped it shut.

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  • In fact, I think my big mouth made him all the more determined.

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  • It took little urging to bring his mouth down to hers.

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  • She clamped a hand over her mouth and gasped in horror.

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  • Don't put words in my mouth - or foolish thoughts in your head.

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  • She put a hand to her mouth and gasped.

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  • Then Caedmon, with only the cows as his hearers, opened his mouth and began to sing.

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  • Helen went to the cradle and felt of Mildred's mouth and pointed to her own teeth.

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  • She put a hand to her mouth and glanced around for something to be sick in.

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  • Her mouth went dry and she involuntarily licked her lips.

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  • He studied her face with mocking eyes, and his mouth twisted into a humorless smile.

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  • The tongue is so serviceable a member (taking all sorts of shapes, just as is wanted),--the teeth, the lips, the roof of the mouth, all ready to help, and so heap up the sound of the voice into the solid bits which we call consonants, and make room for the curiously shaped breathings which we call vowels!

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  • But before the words were well out of his mouth, his cap flew off and a fierce blow jerked his head to one side.

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  • Napoleon took a lozenge, put it in his mouth, and glanced at his watch.

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  • She was opening her mouth to respond when Yancey pulled over and stopped.

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  • He wiped his mouth again.

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  • Another valet, with his finger over the mouth of a bottle, was sprinkling Eau de Cologne on the Emperor's pampered body with an expression which seemed to say that he alone knew where and how much Eau de Cologne should be sprinkled.

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  • He opened his mouth to speak but she interrupted him.

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  • He had grown, become rosier, had curly dark hair, and, when merry and laughing, quite unconsciously lifted the upper lip of his pretty little mouth just as the little princess used to do.

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  • And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

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  • And not the face she had known ever since she could remember and had always seen at a distance, but the timid, feeble face she had seen for the first time quite closely, with all its wrinkles and details, when she stooped near to his mouth to catch what he said.

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  • The tales passing from mouth to mouth at different ends of the army did not even resemble what Kutuzov had said, but the sense of his words spread everywhere because what he said was not the outcome of cunning calculations, but of a feeling that lay in the commander-in-chief's soul as in that of every Russian.

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  • When he finally broke away, the words escaped her mouth.

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  • I opted to keep my mouth shut.

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  • He dropped the rag from his mouth and rolled his eyes, sighing with exasperation.

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  • Were those words actually coming from Denton's mouth?

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  • She slipped her arms around his neck and drew his mouth down to hers.

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  • Spots appeared on his nose, the redness of which was evidently due to intemperance, and his mouth twitched nervously.

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  • Another, without looking round, as though fearing to relax, shouted with his mouth wide open and passed on.

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  • After refusing it for manners' sake, he drank it and wiped his mouth with a red silk handkerchief he took out of his cap.

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  • Count Rostov's mouth watered with pleasure and he nudged Pierre, but Pierre wanted to speak himself.

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  • Her eyes" (Nicholas looked at his partner) "are blue, her mouth coral and ivory; her figure" (he glanced at her shoulders) "like Diana's...."

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  • Natasha had already opened her mouth to speak but suddenly stopped.

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  • Amusement twinkled in his eyes and played with the corners of his mouth.

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  • She pushed away from Alex, removing her hand from her mouth.

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  • Then I won't kiss you on the mouth.

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  • That sweet chocolate gaze softened and a smile touched the corners of his mouth.

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  • Whatever the case, Natalie began suckling as soon as the nipple was in her mouth.

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  • Candy spilled across the coffee table and a glass bowl was shoved in front of her mouth.

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  • She jumped up, pushing them all away, darting for the bathroom with a hand over her mouth.

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  • He grabbed a rag and wet it before wiping her mouth.

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  • Belatedly, her mind caught up with her mouth.

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  • Giddon returned to his place on the couch, his eyes twinkling with humor and the slightest suggestion of a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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  • Without warning he leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth.

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  • A sardonic smile twisted his thin-lipped mouth.

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  • She glanced up at him, a fork full of eggs half way to her mouth.

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  • He lowered the glasses and met her gaze, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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  • Releasing the break, she slapped the lines on the back of the mules and clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

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  • Bordeaux's eyes twinkled and a wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

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  • The single word spoken by Davis held a tone that silenced Royce like a slap to the mouth.

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  • She paused with the meat half way to her mouth.

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  • His mouth was grim when he spoke.

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  • The woman smiled, creating an attractive dimple at the corner of her mouth.

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  • He glanced at her and a wry smile twisted his mouth.

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  • My mouth is too big and all teeth.

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  • He shook his head, declining to answer until he had swallowed the food in his mouth.

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  • He watched her thoughtfully, running a hand across his mouth absently.

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  • His eyes crinkled and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

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  • Her rosebud mouth curved into a smile that never reached her eyes.

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  • She shook her head and clicked her tongue against the top of her mouth.

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  • Instead, her fingers slid across the smooth muscles and up to his neck, drawing his mouth down harder on hers.

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  • But no words came from her mouth as she lay there, mesmerized by his ardent expression.

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  • He opened his mouth to speak and then shut it again, shaking his head.

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  • There you go, putting words in my mouth again.

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  • She backed away from him, wiping her mouth as she threw him a poisonous look.

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  • Zach snuggled against him, turning his head and opening his tiny mouth in search of food.

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  • The words weren't out of my mouth when we heard his door open and footsteps retreating down the hall.

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  • He picked at his food while the rest of us wolfed down stacks of pancakes and melt in your mouth sausage, the finest breakfast I'd eaten in years.

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  • My heart was in my mouth and I saw fear on Martha's face.

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  • He watched a man and woman grab Eric when he went to the bathroom and with her hand over the boy's mouth, push him into a car.

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  • I'm petrified I'll put my foot in my mouth and screw it up.

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  • The assailant pushed a rag against the sleeping girl's nose and mouth and quietly, but with surprising speed, was down the stairs and out the front door in the matter of seconds.

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  • Nor did I open my mouth further, the entire walk back to the office.

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  • How could I convince my reading public I heard it from the horse's mouth?

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  • For once, I had the sense to keep my mouth shut.

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  • I had a dream last night, after we talked, and I ran my mouth off.

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  • She turned abruptly and pulling my head with one hand, kissed me hard on the mouth while her other hand groped between my legs!

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  • I'll keep my mouth shut and my attorney thinks in time it will all go away.

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  • The words were out of my mouth without thinking.

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  • We were content to allow him this small title of uniqueness knowing it was killing him to be so close to a scientific miracle with hands tied and mouth gagged against announcing his findings to the world.

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  • Talon responded by raising her arm to his mouth.

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  • She tasted like honey, and he reveled in the warmth of her body, her hot mouth.

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  • Dusty said around a mouth full of vegetables.

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  • His mouth worked without producing a sound, and his eyes watered.

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  • She felt ill the moment the words left her mouth.

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  • Their knocking made her heart flip, and she covered her mouth at her gasp.

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  • Her mouth dropped open, and Talon murmured a curse.

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  • She covered her mouth and hurried away.

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  • His attention was drawn over her head, and his mouth went lax.

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  • A fist caught Jule in the mouth and a kick sent him sprawling.

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  • She clamped her mouth shut, unwilling to tell him the sight and scent of blood was already making her want to vomit.

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  • Jenn checked his eyes and lowered her ear to his mouth to make sure he was breathing.

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  • Yully's body bucked in his arms, and she opened her mouth in a silent scream.

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  • Curious, she paused with the water bottle halfway to her mouth then set it down and flung the towel over her shoulder.

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  • Jenn clamped her mouth shut.

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  • Jake wiped his mouth the way he did when he'd admitted to cheating on her four years ago.

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  • The moment the words left her mouth, she knew her mistake.

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  • Lacy's mouth dropped open.

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  • Jake turned and stared at him, dropped an awkward bow, and straightened, his mouth lax.

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  • Jake watched her slump again and rubbed his mouth nervously.

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  • She leaned back against the door, mouth dry and legs shaky.

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  • She wiped her mouth again and flung the rag against the wall, chest heaving.

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  • He touched her face, and her mouth went dry.

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  • She opened her mouth and drank from him, timidly at first then hungrily.

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  • At his prodding, she opened her mouth.

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  • His mouth was hot, his flavor as addictive as his blood.

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  • He nipped at her lips, his tongue darting in and out of her mouth.

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  • He placed his bloodied wrist to her mouth.

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  • She closed her eyes, body on fire as she drank from him while imagining what his mouth could do to the rest of her body.

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  • At his hesitation and the heated, lustful look he gave her, Sofia's mouth dropped open.

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  • He wiped the corner of her mouth, and she resisted the urge to nip his finger.

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  • She savored the sensations of his hot, wet mouth and the buzz she got feeding from him.

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  • She stared at the embroidered tablecloth, tormented by the scent of food she couldn't eat and the visions of death and betrayal that left an acrid taste in her mouth.

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  • She shook her head, mouth too dry to speak.

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  • Fire lit up half her face, and she tasted blood in her mouth.

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  • His mouth dropped open, and disbelief crossed his features.

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  • No, he wouldn't look that gift horse in the mouth, not when the embodiment of her ability sat hunched before him.

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  • She smiled, and Traci covered her mouth to keep him from hearing her laugh.

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  • She rubbed her mouth.

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  • Her mouth was dry.

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  • Despite the water, her mouth was dry and aching almost to the point of pain.

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  • She wiped the last of the toothpaste from her mouth and glanced down.

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  • She stuck it in her mouth and cut it again.

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  • She touched her mouth and felt the canines at the mention of transforming her.

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  • They were spinning out of control, fed by the direct contact with him and the elusive scent that was making her mouth water.

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  • It was thick in her mouth, slightly sweet, and made her ravenous.

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  • Deidre took his face in her hands, hungrily trying to taste more of him as she explored his mouth with fervor.

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  • Deidre's mouth almost fell open.

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  • I was in trouble before you opened your mouth.

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  • You must have had a reason to mouth off.

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  • Cynthia put her hand to her mouth.

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  • Dean hadn't opened his mouth.

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  • But he and his big mouth had promised Martha.

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  • Even David Dean, although he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut in front of his wife, was forced to cross every finger of both hands.

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  • The words weren't out of his mouth before he realized how wrong they were.

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  • While Dean could have officially requested Fitzgerald to pursue the matter, his past experience was beginning to teach Dean when to keep his mouth shut.

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  • It was stupid of me to open my mouth.

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  • She lifted her glass and took two gulps, winced again, rubbed her mouth and closed her eyes.

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  • Now get out of here and keep your mouth shut.

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  • I know I only won because you kept your mouth shut.

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  • She ate, her attention soon captured by the sensations of the airy omelet and melted cheese in her mouth.

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  • Her mouth was agape again, as it had been when he told her he was expelled.

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  • She shook her head, clamped her mouth shut then opened it to speak.

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  • She tasted slightly sweet, the heat of her mouth contrasting with the chill of her skin, and smelled of lake water.

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  • Gabriel wiped his mouth.

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  • The perfect bow of her mouth appeared red, roughened and plump from kisses.

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  • Focusing on the present, Carmen straightened Destiny's frilly yellow Easter dress and brushed the thumb from her mouth.

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  • As he opened his mouth to speak, the doorbell rang.

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  • The thumb went to her mouth and she started sucking it vigorously as she eyed the newcomer suspiciously.

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  • When Lori opened her mouth to protest, he continued.

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  • Carmen's mouth went dry.

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  • Katie raised a hand when Carmen opened her mouth to protest.

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  • He lifted a brow, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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  • Amusement danced in his eyes and around his mouth.

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  • His eyes twinkled with mirth as he gazed down at her and a smile plucked at the corners of his mouth.

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  • The words froze in her mouth as the door opened.

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  • She managed to squirm free of his arms for a second and started to scream, but he clamped a grimy hand over her mouth.

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  • Her mouth was so dry it was hard to speak, but she managed.

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  • Her stomach felt as if it were trying to crawl out her mouth.

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  • Shock or maybe fear put the words in her mouth when the woman answered.

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  • The doctor pulled at the mask that hung below his mouth, and for the first time, sounded interested.

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  • His eyes fixed on hers and his mouth twitched.

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  • She clamped a hand over her mouth to dam the frustration.

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  • Alex pulled her gently against him and kissed her mouth.

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  • Alex brought one hand up toward his mouth and brought it down to an upturned palm.

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  • He finished brushing his teeth, rinsed his mouth and then wiped it.

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  • Covering her mouth, she sank to the floor, consumed with silent sobs.

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  • She gasped and covered her mouth.

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  • A smile plucked at the side of his mouth and his eyes twinkled with humor.

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  • After a moment he leaned forward and kissed her on the mouth.

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  • Slowly a smile worked its way across his mouth, bringing warmth to her face.

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  • He frowned and opened his mouth in an attempt to speak, but when nothing came out, his expression became skeptical.

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  • A smile touched the corners of his mouth and played in the laugh lines beside his eyes.

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  • A smile was playing at the corners of his mouth as he watched her, and his chocolate gaze was kissed with humor.

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  • Alex sprayed the mouth full of coffee he had just sipped.

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  • He stood and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

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  • Green smoke swirled from the man's ears and mouth, forming a fog around Gabe's hand before crystallizing into a small emerald.

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  • The guy behind the counter was staring at her, his mouth lax and his eyes wide.

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  • One arm locked around her while his other hand covered her mouth.

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  • Beyond its yawning mouth, she saw what looked like yellow doorways glowing.

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  • She pulled her keys out of her purse and clicked the unlock button, mouth dry as the vehicle's lights blinked.

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  • Deidre covered her mouth, more confused.

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  • Deidre's mouth was dry and her hands shaking, but she nodded.

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  • Toby's mouth was agape, Katie's face blanching.

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  • With her taste in his mouth and scent on his skin, he was about to go insane, especially after walking away from her.

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  • The fingers around her mouth and neck maneuvered her head to the side until her ear was near her shoulder to expose the delicate area before both fell away.

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  • Katie's mouth dropped open, and she began to realize something was very, very wrong.

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  • Katie's mouth worked without producing sound.

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  • She took a deep breath and opened her mouth, freezing when a black-gloved hand clamped around her wrist.

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  • She'd fallen asleep in Kris's library after half a bottle of whiskey and awoken in her own bed with a throbbing headache and dry mouth.

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  • She opened her mouth to speak and then clamped it shut, her stomach turning.

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  • Her mouth opened in a frozen scream as the burning pain paralyzed her.

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  • She eyed them doubtfully but popped one into her mouth.

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  • It tasted like a plain jelly bean, until she swallowed, when it felt like a stream of water spilled from the back of her mouth to her gullet.

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  • She popped one of the water cubes into her mouth, head pulsing from a nasty hangover.

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  • It melted in her mouth and ran down her throat, soothing it after her screams had run it raw.

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  • Lankha shoved another cube in her mouth, then a third.

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  • His gaze dropped to the thin, stubborn line that was her mouth and then to her scarf.

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  • She opened her mouth to retort but stopped.

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  • She pulled her shirt over her nose and mouth and sat back on her heels.

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  • She stepped through masses of flesh and body parts, holding her mouth, until she

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  • The taste of death was in her mouth and if she looked, she knew her shoes would be covered in blood.

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  • She placed her wrist to Rhyn's mouth, willing him to awaken, to drink her.

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  • His brother snapped his mouth closed and extended his hand, pulling Rhyn and Katie with him into the shadow world.

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  • Every time one of you opens your mouth, you patronize me.

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  • The woman he assumed was Hannah stared at him, her mouth dropping open.

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  • Sasha stepped back, a smile tugging up one side of his mouth.

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  • She touched the blood that bubbled at the side of her mouth.

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  • Jade faltered and wiped his mouth.

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  • She started to chicken out when one went over her head and filled her mouth with salt water.

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  • Her mouth watered, and her eyes dropped to the source.

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  • A slight smile drew up one side of Lishana's mouth, and Kiera felt the urge to smile as well.

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  • He licked and nipped her lips, explored her mouth, and pulled her deeper and deeper into a state of compliance.

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  • The feel of several sets of eyes assessing her made her heart beat harder and her mouth dry.

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  • A'Ran wiped his mouth, already uneasy with the topic.

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  • I almost died a million times over, and if I didn't know how to enable the shields on the escape pod, I would have burned up in the atmosphere, and if that didn't kill me, then hitting the planet-- He held up a hand, planting it across her mouth when she refused to stop.

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  • Fred wiped his mouth and rose.

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  • Dean couldn't think of a polite response so for once he kept his mouth shut.

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  • Before Fred could reply, or whack her in the mouth, which would have been Dean's first choice, the front doorbell interrupted the tense gathering.

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  • I guess I just automatically think the worst of anything that comes out of Shipton's mouth, regardless.

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  • Edith Shipton looked up in shock, mouth agape.

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  • I'd try to smooth over the missing picture with Miss Worthington by telling her about this here notebook, but I can't be sure she'd keep her mouth shut and not blab about it to the Quincy ladies.

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  • Dean said before Shipton reached the bottom step or could open his mouth.

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  • If she opens her mouth, he either doesn't listen or whacks it shut.

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  • If Dean had given any thought to how that statement sounded before he opened his big fat mouth, he would have practiced a little restraint and kept it shut.

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  • Penny laughed, then covered her mouth.

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  • He reached over and brushed some chocolate from the side of her mouth.

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  • He turned but she pressed her open mouth against his lips, muffling his words, fiercely kissing him.

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  • He tried to put his hand over her mouth but she pulled away.

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  • Claire stood there, mouth agape.

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  • You never knew what to believe of when she opened her mouth.

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  • Then he added, "Or, perhaps he used it, to stuff it in her mouth and silence her while he choked her to death."

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  • So he'd have to stuff something in the poor woman's mouth for fear she'd scream or cry out before she died.

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  • Jackson moved closer, inhaling deeply, while bitter tasting saliva collected in his mouth.

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  • His mouth dropped open in wonder as he took in his own physicality.

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  • With that, Jackson left the room, locking the door behind him while Connor stared after him, mouth agape.

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  • He brushed by him on his way to the bar and snarled under his breath, "You better close that mouth before I shove my fist in it."

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  • She set her mouth in a pout as Connor kissed her hair and led her out of the room.

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  • That's a nasty word coming out of that pretty mouth.

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  • He tried to visualize her morphing into a wolf, writhing in pain as she transformed, foaming at the mouth, snarling.

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  • I'm leaving now and I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth.

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  • Blue eyes sparkled like sapphires in her round face, and a dimple danced at the corner of her generous mouth.

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  • Soft chocolate eyes regarded her with veiled humor, and his mouth held the promise of a smile.

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  • Katie's hand flew to her mouth and her eyes grew large.

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  • Alex paused with the fork half way to his mouth and studied the meat uneasily.

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  • He moved through the herd, feeling a shoulder here, looking in a mouth there.

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  • He cowered in the corner, clutching a white hen in his mouth.

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  • Katie gulped her coffee and followed him out the door, pausing to mouth "mother hen" to Carmen.

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  • Her lips parted, but the command to remove his hands never escaped her mouth.

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  • When you open your mouth and something totally off the wall slips out.

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  • A smile played at the corners of his mouth and danced in his eyes.

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  • She stretched as far as she could and laced her fingers behind his neck, pulling his mouth down to hers again.

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  • Why couldn't she learn to keep her big mouth shut?

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  • She snatched the piece of grass from her mouth and scrambled to her feet, feeling the blood burning her neck and cheeks.

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  • Slowly a twinkle started in his eyes and a smile plucked at the corners of his mouth.

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  • She stretched out on her stomach and absently poked a piece of straw into her mouth.

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  • The dark gaze softened and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

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  • He lay with his arms behind his head and his eyes held a twinkle of humor that never reached his mouth.

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  • She slipped her arms around his neck and drew his mouth down harder on her own.

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  • A slight smile touched the corners of his mouth.

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  • No, you assumed that - and I merely kept my mouth shut.

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  • Carmen gasped, covering her mouth with both hands.

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  • The soft voice and the little dimple that played at the corner of her mouth when she teased him... she was so beautiful – and so utterly unaware of her charm.

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  • Brady opened his mouth to address her before remembering the best he could manage was a croak.

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  • Drool crusted one corner of his mouth.

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  • The cool liquid entered her mouth.

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  • She covered her mouth, horrified.

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  • Her mouth felt dry.

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  • Dan pulled the tape from her mouth, and the first words out were curses.

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  • Brady didn't move away as he planned, instead teasing her mouth open.

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  • She tasted like honey, and her hot mouth soon became more demanding.

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  • Lana's heart stopped, and she opened her mouth to shout for Elise.

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  • He slapped his hand over her mouth and wrenched her up, the laser gun at her head.

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  • That's the harshest thing I've ever heard leave your mouth.

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  • He shifted in his seat and rubbed his mouth, a rare sign of his nervousness.

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  • Lana slapped at the water-breather until it covered her mouth and nose then squeezed her eyes closed.

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  • The scent of charred flesh and metal still lingered, and Lana covered her mouth and nose with her hand as she started forward again.

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  • Jack smelled clean and looked healthy with his long pink tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth.

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  • Kris frowned and opened his mouth to speak when Toby gave an exasperated sigh.

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  • The tree obliged and lowered one of the low hanging branches to Toby's level.  He plucked a few of the red, tart berries and popped them in his mouth.

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  • Rhyn clamped his mouth shut.  He'd done what Kiki asked him to, and Kris didn't believe him.  He was ready to go silent on it again for the rest of eternity.  He turned to leave then stopped.

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  • Someone behind them laughed out loud and Dean turned to see a young man cover his mouth and apologize.

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  • Andy Sackler met them at the door of the motel with a mouth full of doughnut and a coffee cup in his hand.

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  • Dean dismissed the comment with a wave of his hand, sorry he'd opened his mouth.

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  • Fred was out of the car and had introduced himself and Dean before Dean could open his mouth.

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  • No one said anything about you and Byrne except Rudman and we can discount any­thing out of his mouth, can't we?

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  • She laughed aloud at his reaction, a little too loudly, quickly covering her mouth as other diners glanced her way.

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  • Dean jerked the towel from his head and pulled a cloth gag from his mouth.

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  • Jonathan Winston pulled Baratto away, and turned to give Dean a scathing look that said It's your fault for not keeping your mouth shut.

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  • He eschewed the pulpit and stood in front of the altar, looking like a caricature of Ichabod Crane, gaunt and gangling, but the words from his mouth were pure silver.

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  • I want to hear from your mouth your being here has nothing to do with Vinnie Baratto.

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  • His big mouth was continuing to place the woman in harm's way.

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  • It was my big mouth mentioning Byrne in front of Baratto that caused most of this problem but God knows what an open investi­gation would unfairly do to Cynthia Byrne.

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  • A small Colombian flag was neatly tucked in his open mouth.

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  • I had my foot in the door and he darn near busted it, all the time saying his wife had a big mouth and didn't know what she was talking about.

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  • Don't open your mouth.

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  • Betty looked up, mouth agape.

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  • You can blame your own big mouth.

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  • The full lips parted as she smiled and that tiny dimple appeared at the corner of her mouth.

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  • He groaned, his lips leaving her mouth and starting down her neck.

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  • But when she lifted the receiver, her mouth wasn't listening to her mind.

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  • Blood rushed to her head in a painful flush and one hand shot to her mouth.

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  • She drew back, wiping her mouth as if to remove the last few minutes.

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  • When he opened his mouth to respond, she didn't give him the opportunity.

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  • Her attention jerked back to the house and she threw both hands over her mouth.

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  • When her gaze shifted to Alex, his eyes were warm and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

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  • A smile touched the corners of his mouth, but his eyes didn't mock her.

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  • Carmen broke off a long stem of grass and poked it in her mouth.

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  • He plucked a long piece of grass and stuck it in his mouth, gazing reflectively at the wild hills.

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  • His gaze came back to her and he pulled the grass from his mouth, studying it.

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  • He kissed me on the mouth and told me...

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  • When her arms surrounded his neck, he pulled her close and kissed her softly on the mouth.

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  • Alex turned to her, his eyes reflecting humor, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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  • A slow smile began in his eyes and leisurely turned up the corners of his mouth.

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  • Slowly he cradled her face in his hands and proceeded to kiss it lightly - first her forehead, then her cheeks and finally the corners of her mouth.

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  • Some things, like not eating too fast or taking large bites, not talking with the mouth full, might be assumed, but it was surprising how many people did them – in public, even.

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  • He kept his mouth wiped and never belched at the table.

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  • He plucked a strand of grass and stuck it in his mouth.

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  • He pulled the grass from his mouth and studied the end.

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  • The fork paused half way to his mouth, his startled gaze meeting hers.

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  • The next morning when she was feeding the horses, Brutus wandered up with something in his mouth.

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  • She got as far as opening her mouth, but when one brow lifted, she hesitated.

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  • As his gaze strolled over her face, a smile developed slowly - first in his eyes and then spreading to the corners of his mouth.

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  • His mouth twitched in a pained grimace.

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  • Carmen's mouth went dry and her face flamed.

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  • A sardonic smile twisted his mouth.

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  • He ran a hand over his mouth and for a moment she thought he was going to be sick.

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  • She clamped both hands over her mouth, warmth flooding into her face.

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  • For an agonizingly long moment his gaze drifted from her eyes to her mouth, and then back again.

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  • The questions tumbled out of her mouth without bidding.

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  • A quick glance back revealed Princess following, steam puffing from her mouth and nose with every labored step.

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  • His huge tongue hung out of the side of his mouth like a thick slice of bologna.

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  • As he barked a welcome, steam rolled out of his mouth in a cloud.

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  • She slapped a hand over her mouth.

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  • His mouth twisted into a wry smile and the dark eyes glinted with something less than humor.

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  • One side of his mouth tipped up in a wry smile.

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  • Carmen caught her breath and put a hand to her mouth anxiously, but the foal scrambled up from the ground and shook herself.

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  • She wrapped her arms around his neck and drew his mouth down to hers.

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  • She lifted a trembling hand to her mouth.

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  • She should have walked away and given him a chance to think about it, instead of slapping that awful word from his mouth?

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  • For an embarrassing moment she thought he would decline the offer, but slowly a smile touched the corners of his mouth.

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  • She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out.

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  • Don't put words in my mouth, Carmen.

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  • The words forced themselves out of her mouth and she gazed up at him with bated breath.

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  • His lips left her mouth and sought her neck.

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  • A smile came from her heart and spread across her mouth.

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  • She placed her fingers over his mouth.

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  • Removing her hand, she kissed his mouth softly.

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  • Her mouth was open in a silent wail, but the next one would wake Carmen.

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  • Jenn opened her mouth to object when they Traveled elsewhere.

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  • Jenn faced him, one cold hand across her mouth to keep any other stupid secrets from spilling out.

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  • Her mouth wouldn't form the words she wanted to say.

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  • Her mouth was too dry to respond.

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  • One of the guards at the mouth of the cage strode in with a torch, illuminating the dead bodies surrounding her.

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  • Her mouth went dry and her heart skipped several beats.

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  • She wrapped her legs around him and gasped into his mouth, her own desire matching his.

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  • His reminder of her failure left a bitter taste to her mouth.

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  • The wall warlord had set up a small table in the mouth of an alley between two buildings and was surrounded by several men.

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  • He stayed near the mouth of the alley, pressed against the wall but dark eyes scouring the area around.

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  • At a second flurry of arrows, he withdrew from the mouth.

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  • He wiped his mouth and then the back of his neck.

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  • He dropped the unconscious warlord and shoved the black creature into his mouth.

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  • One of Natalie's fingers twisted a curly blond lock while the other hand held a thumb firmly in her mouth.

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  • She smiled up at him sweetly, that tiny dimple playing at the corner of her mouth.

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  • Natalie shoved a thumb in her mouth and stared at the book.

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  • She tipped her head back and opened her little mouth as wide as she could get it.

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  • Then she shut her mouth and studied Alex intently.

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  • His eyes reflected humor that never reached his mouth.

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  • Gerald's mouth slipped into a wry smile.

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  • That's what her parents would have said if she had sassed them that way and it slipped out of her mouth before she had time to think about it.

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  • He stared at her, his mouth hanging open for a moment.

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  • He covered his mouth with a shaking hand, blinking back tears.

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  • His eyes reflected humor that didn't reach his mouth.

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  • Then he obviously realized what Alex was doing and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

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  • His eyes suddenly twinkled and his mouth slid into a lopsided smile.

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  • He opened his mouth to answer and then hesitated.

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  • His gaze traveled over her face, detecting something that touched his mouth with a slight smile.

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  • She opened her mouth to give him a smart reply, but Denton gripped her elbow.

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  • As soon as the words left her mouth she wished she had been more artful.

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  • Denton paused with his fork half way to his mouth, the saucer of cake perched delicately on his other hand.

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  • Placing a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, his long fingers then searched the pockets of his brown tweed jacket and finally emerged with a match.

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  • She frantically threw her purse open, searching for a tissue, but a violent sneeze ripped through her lungs so quickly she barely had time to cover her mouth with her hand.

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  • Her gaze dropped to Megan's ringless hand and a smile played at the corners of her mouth.

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  • He braved her scrutiny with a small twinkle in his eye and a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

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  • She popped it into her mouth and bit down on it.

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  • She spit it out and wiped her mouth.

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  • Her mouth felt suddenly dry and goose bumps sprang up all over her bare arms.

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  • Touching a hand to her mouth, she stifled a feigned yawn of boredom.

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  • She clamped her mouth shut.

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  • He casually spooned a bite of potato salad into his mouth and methodically chewed and swallowed it.

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  • She wiped her mouth with a paper towel and picked up her plate.

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  • Then he set the cup on the counter and leaned over her, kissing her on the mouth.

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  • His profile was smooth, but his mouth was grim.

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  • A slight smile played at the corners of his mouth.

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  • Her mouth felt dryer each time he drank from his hand.

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  • His eyes were twinkling, but only the ghost of a smile played around his mouth.

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  • Before the sting of his words had time to penetrate, Justin paused, throwing a quick jab to Denton's mouth.

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  • He wiped the blood from his mouth and watched in dazed silence as Justin marched out the door.

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  • Denton dabbed at his mouth with the cloth and stared sourly at the blood.

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  • He dabbed at his mouth thoughtfully.

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  • He dabbed at his mouth again, his expression still suspicious.

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  • The warm liquid that filled his mouth was as sweet as it smelled, and unlike anything he ever experienced.

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  • Fed up, Jessi opened her mouth to warn him off one last time before she decked him.

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  • She smiled as the words left her mouth.

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  • She kept her mouth closed this time with some difficulty and looked away.

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  • Jessi's mouth was agape at the erotic poses Laurencio called for them to do.

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  • Jessi covered her mouth but ended up faking an outburst of coughs to keep from laughing out loud.

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  • She gasped at the intensity that turned her lower belly into a furnace and swept through her, making her achingly aware of his scent, the heat and smoothness of his skin, the size of his body and the hot mouth pressed against her neck.

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  • Jessi closed her mouth.

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  • Jessi covered her mouth, willing him not to say anything stupid to her delicate cousin.

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  • She opened her mouth to scream, but the goon holding her clapped his hand over it.

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  • He captured her mouth with his, giving her no choice.

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  • His full lips were warm, the tongue that flickered into her mouth hot.

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  • Jessi's eyes closed at the sensation of his soft lips, hot mouth and the rough stubble that teased her sensitive skin.

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  • Xander opened his mouth to make room for his lengthening incisors.

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  • She licked her lips, eyes on his mouth.

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  • She found herself staring dreamily into space, trying not to imagine what else he could do with his talented mouth.

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  • Jessi's mouth dropped open.

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  • He relished the sensations of her hot mouth and soft skin, the scent of her arousal and the way her body molded against his.

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  • His velvety mouth and full lips, combined with his amber-oak scent, intoxicated her senses.

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  • The memory of what he'd done with his mouth made her lower belly burn.

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  • Jessi held her hands over her mouth, unaccustomed to such violence.

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  • The memory of his hands on her body, and his mouth branding her skin, made her ache to feel his touch again.

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  • She stuck it in her mouth and then pulled it free.

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  • His lips teased her, his mouth opening so she could taste him once more.

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  • In 1811 he founded at the mouth of the Columbia river a settlement named after him Astoria, which was intended to serve as the central depot; but two years later the settlement was seized and occupied by the English.

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  • The only point of interest on the banks is the cavern, near the mouth of the Alder, in which Prince Charles Edward concealed himself for a time after the battle of Culloden.

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  • The mouth, with its jaws, forms a conical outgrowth which projects backwards, so that its apex lies beneath the prothorax.

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  • In this last district, near the mouth of the old canal, stands a fine statue of Christopher Columbus, the gift of the empress Eugenie in 1870.

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  • Hastings was soon released at the intercession of the Dutch resident, and made use of his position at Murshidabad to open negotiations with the English fugitives at Falta, the site of a Dutch factory near the mouth of the Hugli.

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  • Asheville is situated at the junction of three branches of the Southern railway, on a high terrace on the east bank of the French Broad river, at the mouth of the Swannanoa, about 2300 ft.

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  • Owing to the rapid increase in the traffic, a new harbour at the mouth of the Neckar was opened in 1898.

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  • A tramway connects the city with its port at the mouth of the Manzanares.

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  • It is navigable for steamers to a point a little above the mouth of the Great Zab, about 30 m.

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  • The bitter invectives against Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon and Egypt, put into Yahweh's mouth, are based wholly on the fact that these peoples are regarded as hostile and hurtful to Israel; Babylonia, though nowise superior to Egypt morally, is favoured and applauded because it is believed to be the instrument for securing ultimately the prosperity of Yahweh's people.

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  • Near its mouth are the Grand Rapids.

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  • There is now neither inlet nor outlet to the lake in this direction, the mouth of the Ghazal having become a fertile millet field.

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  • After traversing North Italy, in a direction first southerly and then easterly, it falls into the Adriatic at Porto Fossone, a few miles north of the mouth of the Po.

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  • The best-known among them are Puerto Deseado (Port Desire) at the mouth of the Deseado river (1253 m.), Santa Cruz, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz river (1481 m.), and Ushuaia, on Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego.

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  • Cabot, with a large following, entered the Parana and established a settlement just above the mouth of the river Carcaranal, to which he gave the name of San Espiritu, among the Timbu Indians, with whom he formed friendly relations.

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  • He continued the ascent of the Parana as far as the rapids of Apipe, and finding his course barred in this direction, he afterwards explored the river Paraguay, which he mounted as far as the mouth of the affluent called by the Indians Lepeti, now the river Bermejo.

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  • Finding their comrades did not return, Irala and his companions determined to descend the river, and on their downward journey opposite the mouth of the river Pilcomayo, finding a suitable site for colonizing, they founded (1536) what proved to be the first permanent Spanish settlement in the interior of South America, the future city of Asuncion (15th August 1536).

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  • Along the Atlantic coast from the mouth of the Adour to the estuary of the Gironde there stretches a monotonous line of sanddunes bordered by lagoons on the land side, but towards the sea harbourless and unbroken save for the Bay of Arcachon.

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  • To the north as far as the rocky point of St Gildas, sheltering the mouth of the Loire, the shore, often occupied by salt marshes (marshes of Poitou and Brittany), is low-lying and hollowed by deep bays sheltered by large islands, those of Olron and Re lying opposite the ports of Rochefort and La Rochelle, while Noirmoutier closes the Bay of Bourgneuf.

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  • The great port of Le Havre stands at the mouth of the Seine estuary, which opens into the bay of,the Seine on the east.

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  • Held between the thumb and fingers of the right hand, they are used as tongs to take up portions of the food, which is brought to table cut up into small and convenient pieces, or as means for sweeping the rice and small particles of food into the mouth from the bowl.

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  • The head of a white goat obtained in 1900 from the mountains at the mouth of Copper river, opposite Kyak Island, has been described as a species apart.

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  • The Snowy river has the greater part of its course in New South Wales, but its mouth and the last 120 m.

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  • The mouth is large and the lips thick but not protuberant.

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  • The land was soon after made near the mouth of a small stream, which Cook called, after the ship, the Endeavour river.

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  • Neuwerk and Scharhorn, situated off the mouth of the Elbe, are islands belonging to the state of Hamburg.

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  • The strip of coast from the mouth of the Scheldt to that of the Ems remained, however, in the hands of the free Frisians (q.v.), in alliance with whom against the Franks were the Saxons, who, pressing forward from the east, had occupied a portion of the districts known later as Gelderland, Overyssel and Drente.

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  • At last by a sudden assault the Sea-Beggars seized the town of Brill at the mouth of Capture of n the Maas (April I, 1572).

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  • Luther contemptuously dismissed him as a "devil's mouth."

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  • They subsequently hid among the Pulau Sambilan near the mouth of the Perak river, and thence captured a large Portuguese vessel which was sailing from Malacca in company with two Burmese ships.

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  • A small expedition sent by Cromwell in February 1654 to capture New Amsterdam (New York) from the Dutch was abandoned on the conclusion of peace, and the fleet turned to attack the French colonies; Major Robert Sedgwick taking with a handful of men the fort of St John's, Port Royal or Annapolis, and the French fort on the river Penobscot, the whole territory from this river to the mouth of the St Lawrence remaining British territory till its cession in 1667.

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  • Thus in the Sandwich Islands the god Oro gave his oracles through a priest who "ceased to act or speak as a voluntary agent, but with his limbs convulsed, his features distorted and terrific, his eyes wild and strained, he would roll on the ground roaming at the mouth, and reveal the will of the god in shrill cries and sounds violent and indistinct, which the attending priests duly interpreted to the people."

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  • It stands at the mouth of the Veveyse and commands fine views of the snowy mountains seen over the glassy surface of the lake.

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  • The distance from Pisa to the mouth in the time of Strabo was only 22 m.

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  • If the wind blows into the mouth of a tube it causes an increase of pressure inside and also of course an equal increase in all closed vessels with which the mouth is in airtight communication.

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  • The short leg of the siphon tube dips into an insulated ink-bottle, so' that the ink it contains becomes electrified, while the long leg has its open end at a very small distance from a brass table, placed with its surface parallel to the plane in which the mouth of the leg moves, and over which a slip of paper may be passed at a uniform rate, as in the spark recorder.

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  • To obviate the inconvenience of placing the telephone to the mouth and the ear alternately, two telephones were commonly used at each end, joined either parallel to each other or in series.

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  • The mouth of the pitcher has a corrugated rim (peristome) formed by incurving of the margin, the convex surface of which is firm and shining.

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  • Above the mouth is the lid (operculum), which varies in size from a small narrow process to a large heartshaped expansion.

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  • Insects are attracted to the mouth of the pitcher by a series of glands, yielding a sweet excretion, which occurs on the stem and also on the leaf from the base of the leaf-stalk to the lid and peristome.

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  • Insects, especially running insects, which have followed the track of honey glands upwards from the stem along the leaf, reach the mouth of the pitcher, and in their efforts to sip the attractive marginal glands fall over into the liquid.

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  • The lid and mouth of the pitcher are brighter coloured than the rest of the leaf, which FIG.

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  • The northern portion, measured from the Alps at the Monte Viso to the mouth of the Po, has a breadth of about 270 m., while the maximum breadth, from the Rocca Chiardonnet near Susa to a peak in the valley of the Isonzo, is 354 m.

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  • The Adige, formed by the junction of two streams—the Etsch or Adige proper and the Eisak, both of which belong to Tirol rather than to Italy—descends as far as Verona, where it enters the great plain, with a course from north to south nearly parallel to the rivers last described, and would seem likely to discharge its waters into those of the Po, but below Legnago it turns eastward and runs parallel to the Po for about 40 m., entering the Adriatic by an independent mouth about 8 m.

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  • The Elsa and the Era, which join it on its left bank, descending from the hills near Siena and Volterra, are inconsiderable streams; and the Serchio, which flows from the territory of Lucca and the Alpi Apuani, and formerly joined the Arno a few miles from its mouth, now enters the sea by a separate channel.

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  • The Crati, which flows from Cosenza northwards, and then turns abruptly eastward to enter the same gulf, is the only stream worthy of notice in the rugged peninsula of Calabria; while the arid limestone hills projecting eastwards to Capo di Leuca do not give rise to anything more than a mere streamlet, from the mouth of the Ofanto to the south-eastern extremity of Italy.

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  • The fifth region was composed solely of Picenum, extending along the coast of the Adriatic from the mouth of the Matrinus to that of the Aesis, beyond Ancona.

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  • The eighth region, termed Gallia Cispadana, comprised the southern portion of Cisalpine Gaul, and was bounded on the north (as its name implied) by the river Padus or P0, from above Placentia to its mouth.

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  • Westward two short but important roads led on each side of the Tiber to the great harbour at its mouth; while the coast of Latium was supplied with a coast road by Septimius Severus.

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  • In one subdivision of the leeches, the Gnathobdellidae, the mouth has three chitinous jaws which produce a triangular bite, though the action has been described as like that of a circular saw.

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  • Small leeches taken into the mouth with drinking-water may give rise to serious symptoms by attaching themselves to the fauces and neighbouring parts and thence sucking blood.

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  • It is situated in the Sivas-Samsun chausee, altitude 2280 ft., at the mouth of a rocky glen which opens out to the broad valley of the Tozanli Su, a tributary of the Yeshil Irmak.

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  • On the upper face of the hydranth the crown of tentacles (t) surrounds the peristome, from which rises the conical hypostome, bearing the mouth at its extremity.

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  • One class g g of polyps, the dactylozoids of branching in the Plumularia-type; (dz), lose their mouth and compare with fig.

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  • The manubrium is absent altogether in the fresh-water medusa Limnocnida, in which the diameter of the mouth exceeds half that of the umbrella; on the other hand, the manubrium may attain a great length, owing to the centre of the sub-umbrella with the stomach being drawn into it, as it were, to form a long proboscis, as in Geryonia.

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  • The mouth may be a simple, circular pore at the extremity of the manubrium, or by folding of the edges it may become square or shaped like a Maltese cross, with four corners and four lips.

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  • Here the medusoid, attached by the centre of its ex-umbral surface, has lost its velum and sub-umbral muscles, its sense organs and mouth, though still retaining rudimentary tentacles.

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  • Finally, a mouth is formed by breaking through at the apex of the manubrium, and the now fully-formed medusa becomes separated by rupture of the stalk of the bud and swims away.

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  • If the three principal organ-systems of the medusa, namely mouth, tentacles and umbrella, be considered in the light of phylogeny, it is evident that the manubrium bearing the mouth must be the oldest, as representing a common property of all the Coelentera, even of the gastrula embryo of all Enterozoa.

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