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assume as in: I assume it's true
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I assume she was at school today, but I don't remember actually seeing her.
assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
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I think that is a safe assumption.
assumption = belief
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Let's assume that 80% of the people who said they will come to the party will actually show up.
assume = accept as true (without knowing for sure)
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I remember to spell it with this phrase: Whenever you assume, you make an ass of u and me.
assume = accept as true (without proof)
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When Halloween came, I assumed that the whole family would be present to watch me perform, but I was disappointed.
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assumed = believed
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This all happened because he ... assumed that we were up to no good. Because we're black and because of where we live.
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assumed = believed (without knowing)
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The ACT was the only exam I'd ever taken, and it had been multiple choice, so I assumed all exams were multiple choice.
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assumed = believed (without really knowing)
- I assumed the coroner had taken it off him, so I didn't mention it then, and with the funeral and all, I had forgotten about it. (source)
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Like most people, she assumed her papa simply took his cart to the paint shop or hardware store and asked for the right color and away he went.
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assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing)
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It should be sending off smoke for a few more hours, although I doubt Cato assumes anything at this point.
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He is neither disabled, handicapped, nor developmentally delayed in any way, so there was no reason to assume anyone would take issue with his admittance to Beecher Prep—whether it is an inclusion school or not.
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assume = believe (without really knowing)
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I assumed women could give birth without going to hospital, as my mother and my sisters had in the village.
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assumed = believed (without really knowing)
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He found another supply closet at the far south end of the Pipeworks—at least, he assumed that's what it was.
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It was wrong of me to assume.
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assume = accept something as true without really knowing
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A kid—Isaac's brother, I assume—darted out from the kitchen.
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I assume the phone works.
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If you don't come back, I'll assume you didn't make it.
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assume = accept as true (without knowing for sure)
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"Everyone assumed I was a normal person," she said. "It was weird." Then she told me that it had occurred to her that if she got out of Welch, and away from the family, she might have a shot at a happy life.
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assumed = believed
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It is easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it.
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assume = accept as true
- China might be welcoming, but in Japan, it would be foolish to assume that they'd find friendly civilians. (source)
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And your parents will assume you're with Asher, or with me—
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We assume they hunted in groups if they were to bring down larger prey.
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assume = believe
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I assumed that Phoebe would follow me, but I didn't look back. ... I ducked inside and was surprised that Phoebe was not behind me.
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There was no pain there so he assumed that had taken care of itself.
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assumed = believed
- From the way Beatrice was acting, Roy assumed they weren't alone on the property. (source)
- Perhaps he assumed we weren't smart enough to find you out so soon. (source)
- Val assumed that he was pretending, but then she wondered. (source)
- I assumed that he had not heard me. (source)
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But my parents were both killed in the war. Or I assume they must have been killed.
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They assumed that I was learning even when I seemed to be doing nothing.
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The reporter warned those watching that they should be assumed to be "armed and very dangerous."
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
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I assume you don't need a tour of the place.
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I assume they have to sleep sometime.
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He had obviously guessed what I'd assumed, and he didn't like that one bit.
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assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing)
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I assume that you are familiar with 'The Tale of the Three Brothers'?
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assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
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It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person "the world today" or "life" or "reality" he will assume that you mean this moment, even if it is fifty years past.
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I'd always assumed I would go last.
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At first the clan had assumed that it would not survive.
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Even assuming that to be true, how could you be sure they were still in Connecticut?
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And so when houses were finally fireproofed completely, all over the world (you were correct in your assumption the other night) there was no longer need of firemen for the old purposes.
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assumption = something accepted as true (without knowing for sure)
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I immediately assumed it was the carpenter and went to warn Bep, who was eating lunch, that she couldn't go back downstairs.
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
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People always assume that because I am into classical music, I'm a jazz aficionado.
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You will find my niece and you will rip, chop, or twist off her head--I don't care which so long as her head comes off. You will bring this head to me. If you return without it, I will assume that Alyss is alive and you have failed, and that will be the end of you.
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Back then, we had assumed he was talking just about us.
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I tried to imagine putting up with Dionysus until I was an old man, assuming I lived that long.
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assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
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There's an old SEAL motto: Never assume a frogman's dead unless you find his body.
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I don't know its purpose, but I assume someone will tell me soon.
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He assumed Clyde believed likewise.
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Assuming the secretary had returned, I asked, without turning around, "Do you have a list of the classes these kids are in so I know where to take the gifts?"
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assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
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The McAllen team's boys boasted to each other how they couldn't wait to get up and cream a pitch, assuming Angel could throw a single strike.
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It has always been assumed that the most important things in the Gospels are the ethical maxims and commandments.
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assumed = believed
- And even though we'd never actually met in person, he'd told me more than once that I was his best friend, so I assumed he was just as isolated and lonely as I was. (source)
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It was assumed that when he was not working, eating, or sleeping he would be taking part in some kind of communal recreation: to do anything that suggested a taste for solitude, even to go for a walk by yourself, was always slightly dangerous.
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
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Lombard said: "I suppose that's why we assumed it must be a stranger moving about up here."
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The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.
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assumption = something treated as true
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Unfortunately it [Himmelstoss's system to prevent bed-wetting] accomplished nothing because the first assumption was wrong: it was not laziness in either of them.
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assumption = something accepted as true (without proof)
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Very often, during the analysis and penetration of the secrets of archaic symbol, one can only feel that our generally accepted notion of the history of philosophy is founded on a completely false assumption, namely that abstract and metaphysical thought begins where it first appears in our extant records.
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assumption = belief
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My dear Peter, people go by so many erroneous assumptions.
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assumptions = things accepted as true without proof
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"But," I said, "surely you are not quite correct, for you start on the assumption that all the poor people, or their spirits, will have to take their tombstones with them on the Day of Judgment."
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assumption = something accepted as true (without proof)
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It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference is a latent form of unfriendliness.
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In accordance with this rule it may safely be assumed that the forefathers of Boston had built the first prison-house somewhere in the Vicinity of Cornhill, almost as seasonably as they marked out the first burial-ground, on Isaac Johnson's lot, and round about his grave, which subsequently became the nucleus of all the congregated sepulchres in the old churchyard of King's Chapel.
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assumed = accepted as true (without really knowing for sure)
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At the basis of the works of all the modern historians from Gibbon to Buckle, despite their seeming disagreements and the apparent novelty of their outlooks, lie those two old, unavoidable assumptions. [(1) nations guided by individual men, and (2) the existence of a known aim]
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assumptions = things accepted as true (without proof)
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As to this case, if you will have scratches, we say that, for anything we know, you may have accounted for them, assuming for the sake of argument that you have not invented them?
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assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
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It is only by comparing the pains of actual being with the joys of the assumed existence, that you would desire to live no longer, but to dream thus forever.
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
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This morning I purposely overstuffed my game bag with food, knowing my mother would see the depleted pantry and assume I was making my rounds to the hungry.
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Now, I assumed she carried the Bible around simply because she was the minister's daughter.
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
- "So they don't know I'm here?" I assumed, as usual, it was my presence that brought on punishment. (source)
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Yes, I know, I know, I assume it has something to do with instinct.
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assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
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If Maxon's labels were correct, I would assume these were Northerners.
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We assume that most of them are being murdered.
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I assume they are eating something else as well.
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assume = believe
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Like I assume he couldn't help loving me but that I don't feel anything in return.
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Let's assume they'll try a midtown or downtown assault, at least on their first try.
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She heard the anger in his voice and assumed it was directed at her.
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"I assume getting your jaws wired isn't the latest fashion statement," he said.
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The assumption was that Gar or I would always be there.
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assumption = belief
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Dumbledore said in front of me that he never assumed he knew all of Hogwart's secrets.
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assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
- He looked even more tired than usual, and I assumed he wasn't feeling well. (source)
- Although Burres was concerned about McCandless, she assumed he'd come through in one piece. (source)
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Even Shakespeare assumed fundamental truths about the fundament that turned out to be wrong.
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assumed = believed
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The BUD/S instructors would assume we could accomplish everything from Indoc with ease.
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"I assume that answers your question," he said confidently, then sipped generously from his glass.
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I couldn't account for that hundred years, so I assumed it was a typo.
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... so i guess i assumed he'd be more normal-looking by now.
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—the evil assumption that all Negroes lie,
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assumption = something accepted as true (without proof)
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Why do we always assume at such moments that everyone in the world is staring at us?
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The men around Louie froze; the man approaching, he assumed, must be an officer.
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I assumed that you had left New Bern to start a new life, one without me.
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I had never been on a date. Neither, I assumed, had Phoebe.
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assumed = believed (without really knowing)
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Officer Delinko said, "I assume you want to press charges."
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Kids assume that just because she works in the medical jet, she knows all there is to know.
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Neither does one other I assume was hit by gunfire.
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For a long time Brian, Lori, and I had assumed we would leave Welch sooner or later.
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"Assuming this is the place the caterpillar meant for us to be," Dodge said.
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assuming = accepting as true (without knowing for sure)
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"Oh, of course; at least, I assume I do," he replied.
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Wes noticed goalposts to his right and, assuming they indicated a football field, he smiled.
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Then Cinna enters with what I assume is my dress, but I can't really see it because it's covered.
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assume = think
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At first we assumed our government had known and been involved in the American operation.
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"I assume you now regret choosing Dauntless," Marcus says.
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"I assume it was for recreational purposes," I say.
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assume as in: She assumed power
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The dictator assumed control of the country at midnight this morning.
assumed = took (power)
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When she adopted the baby boy, she assumed responsibility for taking care of him.
assumed = took
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She is now of an age when she should assume the responsibilities of adulthood.
assume = take on
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The rebels assumed power after assassinating the president and arresting all members of congress.
assumed = seized
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Is the balance of the loan assumable by someone else if they buy the home before the loan is paid in full?
assumable = able to be taken over by someone elsestandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
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I look forward to the assumption of the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood.
assumption = taking on
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With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.
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assume = take on (as a responsibility)
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Liesel wondered why none of the other boys had assumed the helm, but looking from face to face, she realized that none of them had it. They had no qualms about stealing, but they needed to be told. They liked to be told, and Viktor Chemmel liked to be the teller.
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assumed = taken on (power)
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While I was hovering between life and death, the Taliban issued a statement assuming responsibility for shooting me but denying it was because of my campaign for education.
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assuming = taking
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What will he think when he comes back to Kabul after the war and finds that I have assumed his place in the house?
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The navy assumed command of the rescue effort.
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Either he will unmask himself in order to assume leadership of the forces of stupidity he has marshaled, or his enemies will unmask him in order to better understand the disease that has produced such a warped and twisted mind.
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assume = take (power or responsibility)
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For you, as well as for the rest of all the happy, useful people on this planet, I, in my own strength, am willing to assume all the pain, all the responsibility, all the burdens of thought and decision.
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Now the official class leaders and politicians could be seen taking charge, assuming as a matter of course their control of these walks and fields which had belonged only to us.
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If Genevieve should never have assumed the throne in the first place, then how could the daughter be queen?
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Dad thought that was a bit premature, but there were a lot of people to feed, and he assumed, a loose command of the cooking.
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But he was distracted on the way by another incident, one of those details of everyday life that assumed an inordinate importance in those days.
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assumed = took on (a role)
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Now he assumed command with the ease born of a long habit of authority.
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Imagine a factory staffed by Alphas–that is to say by separate and unrelated individuals of good heredity and conditioned so as to be capable (within limits) of making a free choice and assuming responsibilities.
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After further deeds, the royal youth returned to France, where he overthrew his former persecutors and triumphantly assumed the crown.
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- Keating assumed leadership over the council. (source)
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Old and young liked the frank, cheerful young man with his high ideals, and the bright, gentle little lady who assumed the mistress-ship of the manse.
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He spoke with a patronising and at the same time a timid air, as though he sought to assume an importance which he did not feel.
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assume = take (power or responsibility)
- ...Pietro Barbi, the Venetian, known as Paul the Second, who sought in his vanity to assume the title of Formosus, and whose tiara, valued at two hundred thousand florins, was bought at the price of a terrible sin; (source)
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To neglect her, perhaps even to avoid her, at a time when she had most need of her friends, and then suddenly and unwarrantably to break into her life with this strange assumption of authority, was to rouse in her every instinct of pride and self-defence.
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assumption = taking
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"Sit," he said; "the bench is long enough for two. You don't hesitate to take a place at my side, do you? Is that wrong, Jane?"
I answered him by assuming it: to refuse would, I felt, have been unwise. (source)
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Within a month, I had quitted England, and within two months I was clerk to Clarriker and Co., and within four months I assumed my first undivided responsibility.
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He had by degrees assumed such authority over his companions that he was almost like a commander on board; and as his orders were always clear, distinct, and easy of execution, his comrades obeyed him with celerity and pleasure.
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She looked steadily on life and assumed its duties with courage and zeal.
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Fitzgerald forked forward on his crutches and assumed the duties of senior POW.
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But he still assumes a loose command whenever we're together.
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It was here, in the secret heart of the fortress, girded about by supports, that the Heart Crystal burned a dark crimson, as it had since Redd's assumption to power.
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A man who had come with Gints, and who now assumed the role of chairman, shouted that speeches from the floor were not allowed and called the audience to order.
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But although they made no claims, they evidently had their own special rights over the dead man, and no one questioned or disputed the undeclared authority that they had unaccountably assumed.
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The happening was again at the court of King Conchobar, the day Cathbad the Druid declared in prophecy of any stripling who that day should assume arms and armature that "the name of such an one would transcend those of all Ireland's youths besides: his life however would be fleeting short."
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Her son, Mrs. Keating had decided, would assume his rightful place in the world, and she had clung to this as softly, as inexorably as a leech….
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The savior figure who eliminates the tyrant father and then himself assumes the crown is (like Oedipus) stepping into his sire's stead.
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But sometimes I get to feel that it's my responsibility after all, though God knows I don't want it, but still there it is, I should do something about it, there's no one else to assume it.
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The form was mutilated by two second-handers who assumed the right to improve upon that which they had not made and could not equal.
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His awakening came—but with a surprising turn that throws into new perspective the whole problem of the hero-circuit, as well as the mystery of the mighty king's request for sleep as the highest conceivable boon, Visnu, the Lord of the World, had become incarnate in the person of a beautiful youth named Krsna (Krishna), who having saved the land of India from a tyrannical race of demons, had assumed the throne.
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She had a meager little income and she assumed the responsibility of taking her brother to her home in New Jersey; she had never been married and had no one else in the world; she was neither glad nor sorry of the burden; she had lost all capacity for emotion many years ago.
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He had been a little disconcerted by the air of proprietorship she assumed over him.
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If you really owe your dress-maker, I will settle with her--beyond that I recognize no obligation to assume your debts.
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- Mrs. Peniston was Mr. Bart's widowed sister, and if she was by no means the richest of the family group, its other members nevertheless abounded in reasons why she was clearly destined by Providence to assume the charge of Lily. (source)
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The metaphor irritated Philip, because it assumed for the speaker a romantic attitude and cast a slur upon the position which Philip instinctively felt had more to say for it than he could think of at the moment.
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...showed Lily that she was in disfavour with that portion of society which, while contributing least to its amusement, has assumed the right to decide what forms that amusement shall take.
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- Scarcely was the captain's breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting any one, (source)
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It was MY time to assume ascendency.
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This testimonial I accordingly received in about a month, forwarded a copy of it to Mrs. Fairfax, and got that lady's reply, stating that she was satisfied, and fixing that day fortnight as the period for my assuming the post of governess in her house.
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Miss Miller assumed the fourth vacant chair, which was that nearest the door, and around which the smallest of the children were assembled: to this inferior class I was called, and placed at the bottom of it.
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When tea was over and Mrs. Fairfax had taken her knitting, and I had assumed a low seat near her, and Adele, kneeling on the carpet, had nestled close up to me, and a sense of mutual affection seemed to surround us with a ring of golden peace, I uttered a silent prayer that we might not be parted far or soon; but when, as we thus sat, Mr. Rochester entered, unannounced, and looking at us, seemed to take pleasure in the spectacle of a group so amicable — when he said he supposed the old…
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Part of the agreement with your sister was that all the home's fees would be assumed by the Foundation, and you would receive a regular monthly income to be used for your personal needs for the rest of your life.
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assume as in: She assumed a false identity
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She assumed the identify of her victim until the body was found.
assumed = took on (or adopted)
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She thinks the aliens can assume human form.
assume = take on (an appearance)
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The god, Krishna, is said to have assumed human form.
assumed = taken on (or adopted)
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She assumed a look of disinterested amusement.
assumed = took on (or adopted)
- She assumed a dancer's pose.
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Mrs. Merriweather was one of those childless adults who find it necessary to assume a different tone of voice when speaking to children.
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assume = take on or adopt
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In the shell-shocked kitchen, somewhere near the stove, there's an image of a lonely, overworked typewriter. ... Its keys are faded and a blank sheet waits patiently upright in the assumed position.
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assumed = taken on (as though it were posing for a picture of a typewriter at work)
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I try to capture the calm demeanor my mother assumes when handling particularly bad cases.
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Mom took his temperature, brought him some hot tea, and assumed the "August's mom" role again.
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He grabbed Dad by the shoulder, but Dad pushed him off and assumed a fighting stance.
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assumed = took on or adopted
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Ruess's apparent fascination with Captain Nemo has fed speculation among more than a few Ruess mythographers that Everett pulled a fast one on the world after leaving Davis Gulch and is, or was, very much alive, quietly residing somewhere under an assumed identity.
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assumed = false (taken on or adopted, but not real)
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When the pilot pushed the rudder pedal the plane had jerked to the side and assumed a new course.
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I assumed this disguise for that purpose.
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assumed = took on (an appearance)
- Shen closed his eyes and assumed a look of blissful meditation. (source)
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Already they're the objects of narrow sideways looks, as if they had something to do with it; already they've assumed the cornered, angry air of the consciously innocent.
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"Ma, isn't it crazy that you just had a baby, and we just had a baby, and there is someone else at the table pregnant—" Tony cut himself off and assumed a surprised expression, as if he couldn't believe he'd let the news slip out.
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assumed = took on (an appearance)
- Mr. Weasley gave a maniacal laugh; Mrs. Weasley threw him a look, upon which he became immediately silent and assumed an expression appropriate to the sickbed of a close friend. (source)
- He had a particular expression which his face assumed when he understood but didn't think he should show it, a settled, enlightened look; its appearance now was the first decent thing I had seen in a long time. (source)
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"Sir, I've summat to say as makes sense," he announced, assuming a bold tone, "and there's more than one witness to prove it."
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assuming = taking on or adopting
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She immediately assumed her haughtiest expression and said, "You're a fine one to talk."
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When a god assumes his true form, the power is so great that any mortal looking on him will disintegrate.
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And we all struggled down to the concrete and assumed a position for push-ups, arms extended, bodies outstretched, rigid.
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He had assumed a false intimacy, acting as if he were everyone's brother or best friend, and it seemed that the vast majority of the awestruck audience—including the attractive blonde and the woman the guest was addressing—considered him a gift from heaven itself.
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assumed = taken on the appearance of having
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I ain't saying assume the fetal position and let them put their cocked revolvers upside your head.
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I took advantage of having been listed as dead, and under an assumed name plunged headlong into the revolution...
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ROBERTA, more and more embarrassed, assumes nevertheless extravagant poses.
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It struck him that the man's whole life was playing a part, and that he felt it to be dangerous to drop his assumed personality even for a moment.
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My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn.
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Having thus addressed Arjuna, Kona assumed a graceful shape again and comforted the terrified Pandava.
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His face had assumed the expression it was to wear for the rest of his life: not quite a smile, but a motionless look of irony directed at the whole world.
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I thought I would find out if his apathy were real or only assumed, and tried to lead him to talk of his pets, a theme which had never failed to excite his attention.
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Often his shyness made him seem so frigid that unintentionally he frightened people, and, having discovered this, he was able when occasion arose to assume the same manner.
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There were moments, indeed, at night, when, lying sleepless in his own delicately-scented chamber, or in the sordid room of the little ill-famed tavern near the Docks, which, under an assumed name, and in disguise, it was his habit to frequent, he would think of the ruin he had brought upon his soul, with a pity that was all the more poignant because it was purely selfish.
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But dinginess is a quality which assumes all manner of disguises;
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Anxious as ever to avoid discovery, I had before resolved to assume an alias.
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As with everyone, her face assumed a forced unnatural expression as soon as she looked in a glass.
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You assumed some name, I suppose, on board ship?
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No sooner had Villefort left the salon, than he assumed the grave air of a man who holds the balance of life and death in his hands.
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The old man had, in the meantime, been pensive, but on the appearance of his companions he assumed a more cheerful air, and they sat down to eat.
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She felt that she had no business at Pemberley, and was obliged to assume a disinclination for seeing it.
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This was not the manner he had intended to assume.
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He "goes up and down these worlds, eating what he desires, assuming what forms he desires," and...
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The Banner assumed the appearance of a circus poster in body, of a circus performance in soul.
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- Francon's face assumed a look of consternation. (source)
- In the hours that followed, his daily work assumed a new relish. (source)
- He paused, and for a moment assumed again his air of a schoolmaster questioning a promising pupil: 'How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?' (source)
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A pauper, but the fountainhead of wealth; terrifying but the source of grace; snake-garlands or jewel-garlands he can assume or put off at will.
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Any blade of grass may assume, in myth, the figure of the savior and conduct the questing wanderer into the sanctum sanctorum of his own heart.
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Thus he failed to advance into the life-role that he had assumed—and we have seen with what calamitous effect.
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It was not a command; she spoke as if it were not necessary for her voice to assume the tones of commanding.
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Presently, however, she assumed a horrible aspect, took the infant in her now ugly jaws and crushed it, chewed it.
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He realized that he had to assume a different manner, his usual manner, that he could not speak as he had spoken in the last half-hour.
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48 This tale of indulgent parenthood illustrates the antique idea that when the roles of life are assumed by the improperly initiated, chaos supervenes.
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But Wynand let him finish, then assumed the appearance of listening, as if the sounds were reaching him, delayed.
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Krsna himself assumed a second form: he took the form of a mountain god and received the offerings of the people, meanwhile remaining in his earlier shape among them, paying worship to the mountain king.
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It was a disconcerting peculiarity which his face assumed at times; it gave the effect of a double exposure, an ominous emphasis.
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God assumes the life of man and man releases the God within himself at the mid-point of the cross-arms of the same "coincidence of opposites," ' the same sun door through which God descends and Man ascends—each as the other's food.'
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He sat looking at the keys, holding his chin between two fingers, in the pose he knew he assumed when preparing to attack a paragraph.
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- His staff, he thought, was well trained: if this was the popular slang of the day, his boys assumed it automatically. (source)
- His hours away from the office had assumed the style of the Banner's front page—but a style raised to a grand plane, as if he were still playing circus, only to a gallery of kings. (source)
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He said, petulantly, assuming the tone of an authority he could never have exercised: "That boy of yours, Guy, that Keating fellow, he's getting to be impossible."
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She drew back from him with a desperate assumption of scorn.
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I spoke to him as cheerfully as I could, and with such a measure of respect as I could assume.
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- He smiled when he saw her assume the attitude which had always amused him. (source)
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He opened it with much impressment, assumed, of course, and showed a great bundle of white flowers.
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assumed = pretended
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Whenever there was any question of money, Leonard Upjohn assumed a slightly disdainful expression.
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He was slightly embarrassed, but assumed a cheerful, matter-of-fact air.
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"Come here a bit," said she, assuming a soft high tone of voice.
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- I believe our evenings are rather returned to what they were, than assuming a new character. (source)
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Justine assumed an air of cheerfulness, while she with difficulty repressed her bitter tears.
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I think that the adventure is assuming a very agreeable appearance.
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- Assuming an attitude, she began, "La Ligue des Rats: fable de La Fontaine." (source)
- Assuming a dignified air, she turned round to Debray, without answering her husband. (source)
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Still, as I ascended higher, the valley assumed a more magnificent and astonishing character.
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"Is it possible?" asked the count, assuming all air and tone of the utmost simplicity and candor.
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The notion originated with Daisy's suggestion that we hire five bathrooms and take cold baths, and then assumed more tangible form as "a place to have a mint julep."
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But now and then a complex personality took the place and assumed the office of art; was indeed, in its way, a real work of art, Life having its elaborate masterpieces, just as poetry has, or sculpture, or painting.
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The tears coursed down her cheeks — not freely, however, for when they came into contact with her heavily beaded eyelashes they assumed an inky color, and pursued the rest of their way in slow black rivulets.
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Lily had no mind for the vagabond life of the poor relation, and to adapt herself to Mrs. Peniston she had, to some degree, to assume that lady's passive attitude.
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- Selden had listened in silence, with the concentrated look which his thin dark face could assume when he wished to guard it against any involuntary change of expression. (source)
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Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the country-side — East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety.
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It was the kind of scene in which Lily had often pictured herself as taking the principal part, and on this occasion the fact that she was once more merely a casual spectator, instead of the mystically veiled figure occupying the centre of attention, strengthened her resolve to assume the latter part before the year was over.
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The Frau Professor tried obstinacy, anger, tears, but the three old ladies routed her, and with a sudden assumption of virtuous indignation she said that she would put a stop to the whole thing.
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Having said this, he changed his manner suddenly, called Philip Mr. Carey instead of old boy, assumed the importance due to his position as buyer, and put Philip back into his place of shop-walker.
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In our imperfectly organized society there is no provision as yet for the young woman who claims the privileges of marriage without assuming its obligations.
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They thought him reasonable and praised his common sense; but he knew that his placid expression was no more than a mask, assumed unconsciously, which acted like the protective colouring of butterflies; and himself was astonished at the weakness of his will.
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The sight restored Lily's good humour, and knowing the peculiar disguise which Mr. Dorset's marital fears assumed, she asked gaily: "Aren't you horribly jealous of her?"
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These, for the moment, took the shape of assuming a dress somewhat more rustic and summerlike in style than the garment she had first selected, and rustling downstairs, sunshade in hand, with the disengaged air of a lady in quest of exercise.
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At first his manner was merely gruff and repellent, but as he discovered that Philip had no gift for accountancy he took pleasure in humiliating him; his attacks were gross and silly, but they wounded Philip, and in self-defence he assumed an attitude of superiority which he did not feel.
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At the beginning of their acquaintance Hayward, as a member of so celebrated a university, had adopted a patronising attitude towards Weeks, who was a graduate of Harvard; and when by chance the conversation turned upon the Greek tragedians, a subject upon which Hayward felt he spoke with authority, he had assumed the air that it was his part to give information rather than to exchange ideas.
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...it took me by surprise, as I had not the smallest suspicion of your acting having assumed so serious a character.
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I looked as grateful as any boy possibly could, who was wholly uninformed why he ought to assume that expression.
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At least, therefore, I did not assume the character of needless precipitance merely to show off before the ladies.
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He looked at me long and hard: I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire, and tried to assume and maintain a quiet, collected aspect.
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You, who so well know my feeling towards Mr. Darcy, will readily comprehend how sincerely I must rejoice that he is wise enough to assume even the appearance of what is right.
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However, I came into town on the Monday night to be ready for Joe, and I got up early in the morning, and caused the sitting-room and breakfast-table to assume their most splendid appearance.
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But something had to be decided, and these conversations around him which were assuming too free a character must be stopped.
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I saw, with surprise and grief, the leaves decay and fall, and nature again assume the barren and bleak appearance it had worn when I first beheld the woods and the lovely moon.
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My work, which had appeared so vague, so hopelessly diffuse, condensed itself as he proceeded, and assumed a definite form under his shaping hand.
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"However, if you command it, Your Majesty," said Kutuzov, lifting his head and again assuming his former tone of a dull, unreasoning, but submissive general.
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assume as in: assumed into heaven
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My church celebrates The Assumption of Mary on August 15th.
assumption = the act of taking someone up into heaven
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- Some members of my church are getting together for dinner for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
- "Today we're celebrating the Assumption of Mary," August said. (source)
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Brother Daniel was talking of the last moment we knew of in Mary's human life, her Assumption.
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assumption = being taken up into heaven
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Just then, the bells of the Cathedral of the Assumption on Fifth Street rang out.
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assumption = the act of taking someone up into heaven
- The light, sunny room with its white painted walls was filled with the creamy light of the golden autumn days that follow the Feast of the Assumption, when the mornings begin to be frosty and titmice and magpies dart into the bright-leaved, thinning woods. (source)
- The Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches celebrate the same mystery in the Feast of the Assumption: "The Virgin Mary is taken up into the bridal chamber of heaven, where the King of Kings sits on his starry throne." (source)
- ...there was an Assumption of the Virgin; (source)
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The Emperor entered the Cathedral of the Assumption.
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assumption = to take up or receive someone into heaven
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Oh, sure, the Feast of the Assumption—Brother Gerald preached on that every other Sunday.
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assumption = the act of taking someone up into heaven
- I feel her in unexpected moments, her Assumption into heaven happening in places inside me. (source)
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- "It's not just about the Assumption, though," August said, shoveling the cakes onto the wire racks. (source)
- Today is the Feast of the Assumption. (source)
- While she spun honey across the tops of a fresh pan of cakes, she explained to me in detail how the Assumption was nothing less than Mary rising up to heaven. (source)
- This tale is of particular interest, not because of its extreme absurdity, but because it clearly announces, in unconscious burlesque, every one of the major motifs of the typical life of the hero: virgin birth, quest for the father, ordeal, atonement with the father, the assumption and coronation of the virgin mother, and finally, the heavenly triumph of the true sons while the pretenders are heated hot. (source)
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On Sunday morning Marya Dmitrievna invited her visitors to Mass at her parish church--the Church of the Assumption built over the graves of victims of the plague.
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Then may ye say, this is your advice that, an it like his good grace, ye will do make a cry against the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, that what knight there proveth him best he shall wield you and all your land.†
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- Then may ye say, this is your advice that, an it like his good grace, ye will do make a cry against the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, that what knight there proveth him best he shall wield you and all your land.† (source)
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- Nedry just assumed that was a mistake, and had called Palo Alto to verify it.† (source)
- He had assumed he would soon return to his sheep.† (source)
- We assumed his dedication had something to do with his impending return to Iran and his desire to find a wife.† (source)
- Even if we assumed the worst and that really did happen, the outer space invaders would surely drown in the ocean of the people's righteous war!† (source)
- I always assumed it was the situation they were afraid of, but my mind suddenly flipped inwards on itself.† (source)
- He stepped a little out of her way, assuming that she must have hid the thimble somewhere in the bookcase.† (source)
- It assumes that no one taught you anything about physical fitness, personal hygiene, or personal finances.† (source)
- He has always assumed that sooner or later the empty bunk beds behind him would be filled.† (source)
- The fact that he still used the assumed names vital for their safety reminded Lilian of how desperate their situation had been.† (source)
- If you do not announce your intentions, we will assume you have vacated your cabin or died a horrible death.† (source)
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- Nya hadn't thought about it much, but she realized now she had always assumed that the leader was Nuer, too.† (source)
- Well, you assumed wrong.† (source)
- I had assumed that the Pacific, but for passing schools of fish, was a sparsely inhabited waste of water.† (source)
- He knew Tate was vicious and no good, but he assumed that the others were just doing what they had been told.† (source)
- He assumed there was a sad story behind every one of them.† (source)
- It's not even the fact that most people assume you're only doing it because you really aren't smart enough to do anything else.† (source)
- She is frowning and tapping her lower lip now, mimicking the body language her father assumes when he's deciding on a move.† (source)
- Casual visitors assumed this oddly protruding wall was a section of the chapel that had not been finished.† (source)
- Assuming she didn't boss me too much, and assuming she didn't decide to get all gooey-eyed or something stupid like that.† (source)
- He always spoke to me as if he were talking to a grown-up, using real words and assuming I would understand him.† (source)
- Thomas assumed Gally would retaliate, but he straightened instead, taking everyone in with his mad gaze.† (source)
- "When the boggart bursts out of this wardrobe, Neville, and sees You, it will assume the form of Professor Snape," said Lupin.† (source)
- "you can't be too careful these days," and "wear protection," and "if she says no, then you have to assume she means it ..."† (source)
- Shall we assume that every person who is related to an accused person is going to lie?† (source)
- They raise the antenna too high, broadcast for too many minutes, assume the world offers safety and rationality when of course it does not.† (source)
- Young man, would I be correct in assuming your, well, your interest in this business, this dreadful business, is personal?† (source)
- Epileptics were often shamans because people just assumed that God gave seizure-visions to the lucky ones.† (source)
- The design of Hermes assumed it would get an overhaul after each mission, but we've extended Ares 3 from 396 days to 898.† (source)
- Williams assumed the haughty boredom of all the monarchs and aristocrats whose portraits and baubles he now owned.† (source)
- Nor is it intended that he should close his ears to the discussions and arguments of his fellow jurors, who are assumed to be equally honest and intelligent.† (source)
- Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over.† (source)
- They assumed she was in thrall of the creator of all this, the mysterious young man behind the Circle.† (source)
- Those of us who noticed assumed she was going to the rest room.† (source)
- I assume you know what a knight wears into battle?† (source)
- OK, assuming that you could cover five miles an hour, all we have to do is divide two hundred seventy by five.† (source)
- I used to fantasize that Mommy had escaped and taken an assumed name, and someday she would be back for us.† (source)
- "Then Granmère sat down in the foofy chair next to mine and said, "Are you telling me you have no wish to assume your rightful place upon the throne?† (source)
- You just assumed.† (source)
- Drew was glaring at Diana Leven, subliminally begging to be dragged off the witness stand, Alex assumed.† (source)
- But the choirmaster, whose eyesight was failing, assumed he had missed the cue for the final carol, which the choir sang with special gusto.† (source)
- I assume you three are midgets who work as servants in the Montgomery home.† (source)
- "In fact," said Wylie, "we assume there'll be times when you absolutely hate her and want to wring her neck."† (source)
- But Pascagoula doesn't offer to come in on her holiday and, assuming she's with her own family, I don't ask her to.† (source)
- Most of them had assumed the wine with nothing in it was a trap and placed it toward the end of the spectrum.† (source)
- I assumed he thought I was sleeping, but it's obvious he knows I'm wide awake since he's talking to me.† (source)
- We assumed they'd all been killed, that obscene world-cracking bang their last collective utterance.† (source)
- By now our pursuit is likely racing across the Neck, chasing your lie up the kingsroad ...assuming there is a pursuit, which is by no means certain.† (source)
- Peeta and I assumed the cool relationship we've had ever since.† (source)
- I assume they are at home, sleeping.† (source)
- For once I'm glad for Blonos's lessons, or else I would assume Maven could read minds as well as the queen.† (source)
- After an hour I came across an underlined section that I assumed Jamie had noted because it meant something to her.† (source)
- The taxi stops and I assume we've arrived, but then I peer out at what looks like a grander version of the Hyatt Regency.† (source)
- Reynie had noticed the yellow tiles but hadn't thought anything of them he'd assumed they were decorative.† (source)
- He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth.† (source)
- I'd become careless, assuming the pirates were still all on A-Deck, standing guard over their hostages.† (source)
- His skin looks tan, not pale like I'd assumed it would.† (source)
- When kids hear you're a year older, they assume you're stupid, but my mom says I knew my numbers and most of the letters of the alphabet and that I was ready for school.† (source)
- And she assumes I am just as happy and excited as she is.† (source)
- At the time it was assumed Grace would keep the bungalow for a year or two before moving on or remarrying.† (source)
- In fact, the rules assume that there will be bacteria in the meat, because in a giant slaughterhouse, there's no way to avoid it.† (source)
- Vacuumed off, Flora assumed.† (source)
- And when some drug dealer shoots you," he said to the first boy, "or when you trip on the basketball court and break your leg," he said to the second boy, "and that's assuming the NBA decides to take your little short behind, we'll be standing there in the hospital, waiting to take care of you.† (source)
- How lovely her teeth seemed now, assuming their true proportion within the perfect harmony of delicate features that formed her face.† (source)
- I can't taste nothing no more, (troy assumes a batting posture and begins to taunt Death, the fastball in the outside corner.)† (source)
- If I had not ceded control of the wheel, and if he had not assumed control of the vessel so deftly, I'm sure I'd be dead.† (source)
- It would be some time before I realized what you've undoubtedly already assumed, that I wasn't the first girl he'd killed.† (source)
- I assume you are going to the ball?† (source)
- He assumed, not without reason, that he would be the first in his family to follow in his mother's wake.† (source)
- He said it like he assumed I knew what the grandfather paradox was, because, if I didn't know, then I was a moron.† (source)
- On the other side of it was a small pack of rather ugly men who they could only assume were the heavy mob of Magrathea.† (source)
- When he said to keep my mouth shut, I assumed that meant not even thinking of mentioning this to Maxon.† (source)
- We have much to do before you can assume your rightful place as my assistant.† (source)
- Eleanor had assumed that Richie threw all her stuff in the trash a year ago, ten seconds after he'd kicked her out.† (source)
- Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist and that I am not a gibbering moron.† (source)
- We had assumed he had made it to Narewka, which in 1939 was under Soviet control and had seemed a safer place for him than Krakow.† (source)
- I always accuse you of jumping to things and it was me who—Albus went missing and I assumed it was your fault.† (source)
- It was never an official arrangement—he was afraid to rock the boat, as they say—but most people assumed she was his child without inquiring too deeply.† (source)
- I have to admit I admire Mother for the way she assumed the role of his wife and has never, as far as I know, complained or been jealous.† (source)
- We assume that being good at things like calculus and algebra is a simple function of how smart someone is.† (source)
- Lourdes assumes that he is trying to grab her throat.† (source)
- I think she assumes we had a fight and are making up for lost time now, which is kind of true anyway and suits me fine.† (source)
- I then realized that whenever I said anything, the man—the doctor, I assumed—would record everything.† (source)
- And I assume he accepts me because you love me.† (source)
- Him, his mother, and a man who I assume is his father, who is wearing glasses every bit as thick as Sam's.† (source)
- It was hardly surprising then that we assumed the woods would be central in the plot to abduct Miss Geraldine.† (source)
- That's the question, because whatever she assumes I'll do, whatever she wants me to do, I have to do the opposite.† (source)
- The parchment mentions 'others of their kind,' so I assume there are even more Urgals at their destination.† (source)
- Stupidly, with a kind of smug removal that I can't begin to fathom, I assumed that the problems of killing and dying did not fall within my special province.† (source)
- And his father began to sing, in his old raucous voice, and Adam joined in and after a while his mother did, too, shaking her head in assumed dismay.† (source)
- She passed through the maze to assume the throne and to make the most of what she innately possessed, but her strength could only carry her so far.† (source)
- "So I assume you can't tell me why he's so keen to get hold of this book?" she asked, folding up the road map.† (source)
- I assumed when I got to the driveway, a handful of dudes would encircle me, provide me a signal of sorts, and begin the initiation.† (source)
- Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I need it to accomplish my purposes.† (source)
- The gunfire had ceased and the village was quiet, so I assumed that the attackers had been successfully driven away.† (source)
- I assumed that meant they couldn't see us either—or hear us over the distance and their own noise.† (source)
- Denver had taught herself to take pride in the condemnation Negroes heaped on them; the assumption that the haunting was done by an evil thing looking for more.† (source)
- I had assumed that the Bikura were so primitive that they had lost the art of making and using fire.† (source)
- Even though I stood too far away to actually read it, I assumed he'd only hold it up to prove that my name did in fact hold his top spot.† (source)
- Five minutes ago I was walking to the Liberty Bell, assuming Marley was happily relaxing in his kennel run.† (source)
- I could only assume she meant Three Crossings, where we went to visit relatives when I was very young.† (source)
- Considering the Minister's condition, I think we can assume he isn't having the best night of his life either ...† (source)
- There were queues outside such firms, assuming huge proportions outside the offices of the really large and important factories such as Toebbens and Schultz.† (source)
- The struggle was over, and I had my answer, though it was not the one I had assumed I would get.† (source)
- "If you don't tell me, I'll just assume it's something much worse than it is," he threatened darkly.† (source)
- He assumes it will be a dinner party, asks if there's anything he can bring, but she says no, it will be just him.† (source)
- It pains him to see patients who are having a tough day healthwise and assume it's because they weren't positive enough.† (source)
- When a younger character takes on an older character's talisman, she also assumes some of the elder's power.† (source)
- Besides, I assume he'd cleverly deflect the subject, same as he did when I suggested it would make more sense for him to live indoors.† (source)
- Assuming Awer's penchant for just causes, the citizens of that house ought to support the proper side.† (source)
- Okay, let's assume that this is real all of it the magic, the ancient races then that brings me back to my original thought: we've got to get out of here.† (source)
- The people on the dance floor just assumed it was another one of Dickey Wix's screw-ups, on his way to becoming the most famous thirty-five-year-old DJ on the prom circuit.† (source)
- He assumed De Young had arranged a second opportunity for him to petition the fair's Ways and Means Committee.† (source)
- I remembered the day six or seven years earlier when he had first come into the shop, so ragged and woebegone that I'd assumed that he was one of the beggars who had the Beje marked as a sure meal.† (source)
- When Dan told them to vector us to the crash site, he assumed the helo knew we were headed to Velvet Elvis at the first crash site, but the helo assumed we were headed for the nearest one—Mike at the second crash site.† (source)
- Never having known a white person before, they assume I must know Mobutu and all important Americans personally.† (source)
- She would have to assume that Jack awake was Jack sane, and that he would help her get Danny down to Sidewinder and Dr. Edmonds.† (source)
- Perhaps because she did not, until Saeed's conception two decades later, get pregnant, and assumed therefore she could not, she was able to have sex with abandon, without, that is, thought of consequences or the distractions of child-rearing.† (source)
- I assumed they had never bothered to check her school records; otherwise they might have stopped her going to the integration.† (source)
- Taya had set the alarm to a setting that assumed the house was vacant, turning on the motion detectors.† (source)
- He therefore assumed that everything was built up of tiny invisible blocks, each of which was eternal and immutable.† (source)
- There's no record of where those two pieces of misinformation came from, but it's safe to assume they came from within the walls of Hopkins.† (source)
- You must assume his position despite any outcry, any talk of convention, any talk of propriety or common sense.† (source)
- No, he contented himself with being near her—assuming, perhaps, that over time her feelings might change.† (source)
- She knows I've not been drinking (she can always tell), but she probably assumes I'm about to start.† (source)
- Craig already knew that people in poor black Memphis assumed that Michael Oher was going to the league.† (source)
- "Gentlemen, I assume that you all regard this information as genuine," Ryan said cautiously, getting nods.† (source)
- I couldn't talk to anyone because if Rogerson saw me he'd assume I was (A) flirting or (B) discussing him.† (source)
- He was working on the assumption that they would hold me through the night and then take me to the airport and fly me out of America the following morning.† (source)
- "Let us cut to the chase, since I assume that your situation, Hiro, may be more precarious than ours," Uncle Enzo says.† (source)
- For this reason, and also because he called Jaime Papa, everyone assumed that Amanda and Miguel were orphans.† (source)
- Few understood her background; she spoke English so well that other students she met assumed she was American.† (source)
- I knew quite a bit about psychology so assumed I was still trying to work out unresolved problems during my sleep.† (source)
- Phillip always planned everything before he did it, so I assumed that he had thought this one out, too.† (source)
- And when she first told me she had Nievitas at fifteen, I assumed that meant she got pregnant when she was fifteen.† (source)
- Stanton and his lieutenants assumed that all the cabinet heads had been marked for death that night.† (source)
- She had assumed the condition of woman of the world to such perfection that Florentino Ariza needed a moment of reflection to recognize her.† (source)
- Assuming my departure from home at eight o'clock for a nine o'clock appointment results in a half-hour interview.† (source)
- I assume that you have a list of everyone who was on the island and what everybody was doing that day.† (source)
- In the kitchen I heard my mother moan, "Ave Maria Purisima, mis hijos—" She had not heard Chavez' last words, and so she assumed the aviso was one that brought bad news about her sons.† (source)
- Nurse Janet could've at least given me a chance to break the rule before assuming that I would be a rule breaker.† (source)
- So many columnists took me to task for something they assumed was going to be in the ad, but wasn't.† (source)
- A girl who ran away from home would be ruined no matter where she went or what she did; everyone would assume that she'd surrendered her virtue, whether she actually had or not.† (source)
- He straightened, assuming an odd attitude of dignity — as though it were another mask, but this time clothing his entire body.† (source)
- But I was paralyzed, so I developed this pretty credible comedy act—I'm the I-Don'tCare-Kid—which is what I assume most other kids do.† (source)
- They assumed he was reluctant because of the money.† (source)
- At first I assumed it was a tattoo, but a second look revealed a ruddy brown, slightly raised birthmark.† (source)
- I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.† (source)
- We all assume Dennis Heimline died, of course, given the nature of the things he must have endured at the asylum.† (source)
- Assuming we didn't crash en route, the flight would trim some three weeks from the span of Hornbein's trek.† (source)
- Assuming it was flying nearly vertical, Auk XXXI had disappeared at an altitude of thirty-one thousand feet, nearly six miles high.† (source)
- What would happen, they conjectured, if they simply went on assuming their children would do everything.† (source)
- Most, I think, assumed Sam was being cruel when she claimed that we had never, ever been friends and never would be.† (source)
- They had put him on a stretcher carefully, wondering how on earth this boy had gotten himself onto this battlefield, assuming he was a servant to one of the officers.† (source)
- Sometimes I go with my wife to the church basement and watch her stand, turn, assume various heroic poses, gesture gracefully.† (source)
- "That plate was a gift from the Education Committee when Principal Peattie assumed the responsibilities of being the principal of this school," he said.† (source)
- Since I assume nothing more will come of this, I'm not aware of anything here that requires your further attention.† (source)
- The woman who answered the phone—Booker's wife, Annie assumed—told her that he was expected back the following evening.† (source)
- Assuming you had to answer just yes or no. Takahashi rubs his hands together lightly, as if confused.† (source)
- At times, the meatpacking firms have been especially brazen in assuming that public funds will cover their routine business costs.† (source)
- When he stood up on the other side, he saw Jeff stumbling toward him, noticed the blood, and assumed he'd been shot.† (source)
- His mother assumed that he would not want to come, that he would try to get out of it, and this made her voice, before he could say anything, querulous and complaining.† (source)
- There's also another puzzling letter about Mother and a child who I assume is a cousin of mine on Grandma Kato's side.† (source)
- Dalgard then called C. J. Peters and asked that the Army assume responsibility for any liability that would arise after the Army took over.† (source)
- Laura Bush offered a video tribute, noting, "Please don't assume that it's only a tale of heartbreak.† (source)
- Baptisms usually happen before the sermon, but Pastor Keith wisely forged ahead, assuming [praying] Hunter's wayward mother would appear sooner or later.† (source)
- It wasn't about wanting to hide amid humans and spy or whatever ridiculous things humans would assume.† (source)
- You can assume this is why we pulled you over.† (source)
- And he assumed that all fathers were like his, crashing into furniture and making alarming sounds at night.† (source)
- She'll go up to anyone and just assume they're friends.† (source)
- The guards carried lanterns, and I closed my eyes against their glare, assuming that they would be gone soon.† (source)
- For example, assuming 7 percent growth, a typical woman aged 30 who invested £100 a month would receive ...† (source)
- But at some point, someone had to reject that assumption, or at least question it.† (source)
- He said, "You understand, Mrs. Johnson, we're working on the assumption that your brother will contact you.† (source)
- Since the funeral procession I had seen had been several hours before, I assumed he was there on his own.† (source)
- I assumed he was the leader.† (source)
- It is the inner WALTER speaking: the Southside chauffeur has assumed an unexpected majesty) WALTER: —Do you hear the beating of the wings of the birds flying low over the mountains and the low places of our landBENEATHA: OCOMOGOSIAY!† (source)
- If the soldiers were dead, surely it was not unreasonable to assume that he would eventually follow.† (source)
- Milo asked desperately, on the assumption that the giant had been brought up well enough not to talk with a mouthful.† (source)
- I assumed the ogres meant to go to the fork in the road and proceed to their Fens.† (source)
- Cedric assumes it falls under the bathroom exception, though Rob didn't abide by subprovisions about notification.† (source)
- I thought it would now be assumed that I could not make a good marriage and perhaps it was so assumed.† (source)
- He didn't dare use it for several days, assuming the cowboy who had lost it would come back and look for it.† (source)
- Of course Gray was devoting himself to her and lending her books; of course he would be glad to assume the position of mentor to a girl who bade fair to be such a pronounced social success, and who was herself so charming.† (source)
- When Billy points him out Harding leans back in his chair and assumes an important look, speaks up at the ceiling without looking at Billy or McMurphy.† (source)
- That is, assuming ....do you still want to work here, now that you know I'm not a movie star, that I'm just a freak?† (source)
- His face assumes a deferential expression and he gestures broadly toward an entrance on the opposite side.† (source)
- Whatever strategy was resolved, the assumption was that the sea and land forces would work in close cooperation and harmony.† (source)
- And I can't believe you think so poorly of me that you'd assume I'd wait the entire year to kiss you, and then the moment it happened, I'd ...I'd be done with you.† (source)
- Tomas's first wife was an orthodox Communist, and Tomas automatically assumed that his son was under her influence.† (source)
- There was a man in it, and Billy assumed correctly that he was the man who had hired the cripples to do this thing.† (source)
- Men from the A.M.E., A.M.E.Z., Baptist and C.M.E. churches went down front and assumed stances a few feet apart.† (source)
- Assume that each new promise was real and obtain as many as possible, to increase the odds that one or two might be real.† (source)
- So if sumo wrestlers, schoolteachers, and day-care parents all cheat, are we to assume that mankind is innately and universally corrupt?† (source)
- I just assumed you would want the enlisted men to be present, since they would be going along on the same mission.† (source)
- It is a failing of pampered intellectuals that they assume everyone at their table is as civilized as they are.† (source)
- You cannot even assume an interesting shape.† (source)
- He reversed, pulled to the shoulder, then got out to check on the other driver he assumed was stinking drunk.† (source)
- Or so I have to assume he shouted, before he resorted to the mug of cold water he emptied onto my face.† (source)
- Sickening, really—chock-full of correct answers with little side notes questioning Watanabe's assumptions.† (source)
- However, an osteopathic physician assumes the holistic approach to medicine, treating the whole body.† (source)
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