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Meanings of assume carelessness in English

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Usage of assume carelessness in English
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The struggle between his assumed carelessness and his real inquietude was evidently unequal.
Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
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He added this information in a tone of assumed carelessness.
Demos
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Yet retreat was impossible, and I answered with assumed carelessness:
My Lady of the North
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He spoke with assumed carelessness, but I could see that his face was livid.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
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He nodded at the Prince with a well- assumed carelessness.
The Swoop! or, How Clarence Saved England: A Tale of the Great I...
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With assumed carelessness, but with real embarrassment, the bridegroom went to inquire for his bride.
Tales and Novels — Volume 05 / Tales of a Fashionable Life
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At length, while the dame was carefully bathing her head, Claudia said, with assumed carelessness:
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
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Stephen, who had been listening to the unspoken speech behind the words, said with assumed carelessness:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
9
He patted her head with assumed carelessness, and was passing her by; but she stopped him.
Agatha's Husband: A Novel
10
Go to Miss Emily, and get the keys of the secretary, said Jaspar, with assumed carelessness.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
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With assumed carelessness, yet furtively watching, she made the circuit of the lily-pool, humming to herself.
Old Rose and Silver
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Her tone, therefore, was one of assumed carelessness.
Run to Earth: A Novel
13
Come along, Marty, she agreed, with assumed carelessness.
Janice Day at Poketown
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I said with assumed carelessness, that evening.
Castle Nowhere
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Next morning, while he was pouring out his coffee, his eyes twinkled and he said, with assumed carelessness:
The Humour of Homer and Other Essays
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With assumed carelessness he said:
The Amulet