grasping
/ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ adjective C2- Greedy, eager for wealth.
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Morrel,” exclaimed the young seaman, with tears in his eyes, and grasping the owner’s hand, “M.
“Be silent, you simpleton!” cried Danglars, grasping him by the arm, “or I will not answer even for your own safety.
Matthew, however, was spared the ordeal of speaking first, for as soon as she concluded that he was coming to her she stood up, grasping with one thin brown hand the handle of a shabby, old-fashioned carpet-bag; the other she held out to him.
“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other’s hands with his own.
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