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Meanings of cry with vexation in English

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Usage of cry with vexation in English
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I don't quite know whether to laugh or to cry with vexation.
The Puritans
2
Ellen lay upon her pillow and looked on, ready to cry with vexation.
The Wide, Wide World
3
Hester toiled back to the house breathless and dusty, and ready to cry with vexation.
Red Pottage
4
I rode straight away from him without a word, feeling ready to cry with vexation.
Dwell Deep; or, Hilda Thorn's Life Story
5
She drew back hastily, ready to cry with vexation.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
6
I'm half ready to cry with vexation.
The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Lo...
7
He wanted to cry with vexation.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
8
I cry with vexation and disappointment!
A Tale of Two Cities
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They were ready to cry with vexation, for the want of food had made them feel faint and weak.
The Young Buglers
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The fountains ceased to play, and the birds to sing; and Sir Hunny Bee was almost ready to cry with vexation.
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme
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I am the most miserable, bemuddled, stupid dog in all England, and am ready to cry with vexation at my blindness and presumption.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
12
She turned away, fairly ready to cry with vexation, and pretended to make herself busy with things already well prepared for their evening meal.
As It Was in the Beginning
13
If only she can cry with vexation, I feel sure that she will then be able to make a good attempt at doing it!
The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
14
Lizzie, as she dressed for dinner, almost cried with vexation and disappointment.
The Eustace Diamonds
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She almost cried with vexation as she read his letter at the breakfast-table.
The Heart of Arethusa
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Ulf lay there for some time fairly crying with vexation.
Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
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