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Meanings of certain dryness in English

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Usage of certain dryness in English
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Still, a certain dryness of effect in the Waldstein itself does test the approach.
The Irish Times
2
It seemed to him that there was a certain dryness in the young people's greeting.
December Love
3
Then, "I think you will find there are degrees in success," he said with a certain dryness.
The American
4
While the fats in high-collagen cuts of meats can mask this, there is still a certain dryness to the finished dish.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
5
And then"-shepaused, but presently added with a certain dryness-" Iwasnever offered any engagement to sing in oratorio after Burstal."
In the Wilderness
6
"Perhaps I'm sorry sometimes that I did," he said, with a certain dryness.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
7
"I know," Fearns answered, with a certain dryness of tone.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
8
"Thanks-somuch." A certain dryness momentarily disconcerted Mr. Wentz.
The Fighting Shepherdess
9
"I am very sure it 's not that," said Miss Garland, with a certain dryness.
Roderick Hudson
10
"I think you discharged your debt," Tudor returned, with a certain dryness that struck her unpleasantly.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
11
"Ah!" said Isabel with a certain dryness.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2
12
"A portrait of my cousin the Countess De Mirac," said he with a certain dryness of tone hard to interpret.
A Strange Disappearance
13
"It's only a person who should know for himself that would give me my price," she said with a certain dryness.
The Aspern Papers
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