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Meanings of accepting the cup in English

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Usage of accepting the cup in English
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But he asked for no respite or delay in accepting the cup of gold.
Four Arthurian Romances
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Johnny held the weapon up and I relaxed, accepting the cup and drinking thirstily.
The Hyperion Cantos
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Sue shrugged, gratefully accepting the cup of coffee from Marjorie and taking a sip.
All the pretty dead girls
4
Miss Sarah asked, accepting the cup and helping herself from the plate of warm tea-cakes with which Susanna returned.
The Pleasant Street Partnership: A Neighborhood Story
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John nodded, accepting the cup.
House of Bathory
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To all of them Randalin yielded silently,-silentlyaccepting the cup which was nearest, in order to gain time by sipping its contents.
The Ward of King Canute: A Romance of the Danish Conquest
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Until now she had sat by, accepting the cup as it was handed her, bending forward in rapt attention as the Widow spoke.
Harvest Home
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"Tell me your name," said Grace, accepting the cup.
House of Bathory
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"Why, that's damn nice of you, Ace," he said, accepting the cup that Johann offered him.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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"I drink it all hours of the day." Accepting the cup, he patted the cushion next to him.
A taste of magic
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"He died on the water, I daresay," remarked Shandy, accepting the cup of rum he didn't even have to bother specifying anymore.
On Stranger Tides
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