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Meanings of certain remoteness in English

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Usage of certain remoteness in English
1
I suppose it implies a certain remoteness, which we are given to hereabouts.
Harvest Home
2
There was about Bettina, however, a certain remoteness which puzzled him.
Glory of Youth
3
She spoke with a certain remoteness, as if her business with him were formal.
A Life's Morning
4
Her large form straightened, her expression achieved a certain remoteness.
The Heart of Rachael
5
Listening to her with a certain remoteness, but stirred by desire for her, he had the air of waiting.
The Inferno
6
Like a farewell, a renunciation or a dedication, that kiss impressed upon him a certain remoteness new and oppressive.
The Pagans
7
The fog, the crowd, the greasy smells of the pier, all familiar enough yesterday, took on a certain remoteness and mystery.
Frances Waldeaux: A Novel
8
With a very careful movement he had lifted his face to be kissed, and on his soft lips Dion had felt a certain remoteness.
In the Wilderness
9
He looked much older; and a certain remoteness, a cold and nervous manner seemed to have taken the place of the responsive ease she remembered.
The Mating of Lydia
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