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dwelled upon

verb as in linger over; be engrossed in

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Not that we dwelled upon Tom's short-comings or rather perhaps his going too far, at the time when he worked the road so.

It dwelled upon Aylmer with expectancy and more than expectancy,—with hope.

Again he dwelled upon his aim, hesitated, fired, shook his head in self-reproach and fired again.

But a flash of feeling illuminated the pallid features as the Moor's glance reached and dwelled upon Aylmer's face.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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