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Meanings of certain hesitancy in English

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Usage of certain hesitancy in English
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He paused before speaking, and then said, with a certain hesitancy:
The Far Horizon
2
He paused a moment, a certain hesitancy showing itself more and more definitely in his manner.
The Pagans
3
But even here a certain hesitancy became manifest.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
4
Then he added, with a certain hesitancy, "I am glad you are not disappointed."
The Far Horizon
5
The word evokes a certain hesitancy, a tentative type of dipping-the-toe-in-the-water experiment to see if the cold is bearable.
The Irish Times
6
Then he said, with certain hesitancy: "Mother, tell me, it is true then that I am rich?"
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
7
Also, her knees, I could see, were trembling, and her step had in it a certain hesitancy, a certain lack of assurance.
Through Russia
8
"You are very good," said the visitor, speaking with a certain hesitancy and with a slight accent most musical and fascinating.
The Golden Scorpion
9
"You see," she went on, with a certain hesitancy, "you confided your story to me so frankly I felt under a certain obligation."
The Ne'er-Do-Well
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