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Meanings of convulsive sobs in English

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Usage of convulsive sobs in English
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I clasped his knees; my voice was almost stifled with convulsive sobs.
Tales of a Traveller
2
Gradually her slender form became shaken by a storm of convulsive sobs.
The Mayor of Warwick
3
He hears the whistling of the lash and the convulsive sobs and groans.
The Necessity of Atheism
4
A cry of indignation mingled with the convulsive sobs of the young gentleman.
The Amulet
5
She was crying quietly; she went on to cry with long convulsive sobs.
The Good Soldier
6
But the woman clung frenziedly to him, while convulsive sobs shook her body.
The Jungle Girl
7
Yolanda answered with convulsive sobs, but after a while she grew more calm.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
8
She broke into convulsive sobs as, shaking her head violently, she exclaimed, Nein!
Good Old Anna
9
Brook, Dearborne and Boy looked on as Hartford continued to weep, in convulsive sobs.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
10
Then she fell prostrate on the sofa, her whole being shaken by convulsive sobs.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
11
The convulsive sobs continued, but she ceased to abuse him.
The Story of Bessie Costrell
12
Thus far Ann proceeded, between convulsive sobs and jelly-like tremors of her fat frame.
The Shrieking Pit
13
He put his hands to his face, and his body shook with convulsive sobs.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
14
She came to Madge and me laughing, but the laugh quickly changed to convulsive sobs.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
15
Not little sniffles, but convulsive sobs as if she had just discovered her brother's body.
The increment: a novel
16
His shoulders were heaving with convulsive sobs now, tears of self-pity ran through his fingers.
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
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