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1 The boy sat up and listened with breath caught and straining ears .
2 She stood motionless in the door-way, with straining eyes, with straining ears .
3 With straining ears , Folsom listened, hope and fear alternating in his breast.
4 There was nothing to do but wait, and wait with straining ears .
5 Remain there leaning against a wing, with straining ear and beating heart?
6 He extinguished the match and stood in the darkness listening with straining ears .
7 Only the buzz and snap of the ever-increasing static greeted his straining ears .
8 At last the straining ears of the watchers were attracted by strange sounds.
9 But as the two listened with straining ears the sounds became more dim.
10 The lads ceased their talking instantly and listened with straining ears .
11 For on his straining ears fell the sound of a door slammed shut.
12 He stepped out of the vault, and listened with strained ears .
13 Hiding behind the oak, with straining ear and throbbing heart, she eagerly listened.
14 Even to my own straining ears I made no perceptible sound.
15 We listened with straining ears , hoping it would not be repeated.
16 With straining ears I listened, as I rode on towards her.
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