2 uses
- The boys started, glanced at each other, and then each assumed a listening attitude.Chapter 14 (55% in)
- Next appeared a dark-complexioned, black-eyed, black-haired young lady, who paused an impressive moment, assumed a tragic expression, and began to read in a measured, solemn tone: "A VISION "Dark and tempestuous was night.Chapter 21 (70% in)
There are no more uses of "assume" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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