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Meanings of discouraging reply in English

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Usage of discouraging reply in English
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Back went George Washington through the wilderness again with this discouraging reply.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
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An emissary sent to Nancy came back with a discouraging reply.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
3
I shall not know definitely until I hear from her, was the discouraging reply.
Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman
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He is light-headed, and I question if he will recognise you, was the discouraging reply.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
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She went out with Miss Denton, and didn't say nothin', Miss, was the discouraging reply.
Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
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Michael questioned Nicholas, who made the discouraging reply that the crossing appeared to him absolutely impracticable.
Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
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That apparently discouraging reply armed Father Benwell with the absolute confidence of success which he had thus far failed to feel.
The Black Robe
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Coming immediately to London, he sent to Walsingham to inquire which way the wind was blowing at court, but received a somewhat discouraging reply.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
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These discouraging replies were made with the perfect composure of a man who saw his way clearly before him.
The Black Robe
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"Ony 'bout four mild," was the discouraging reply, as Youth "loped" on in advance.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 / A Mag...
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"I don't know anything about it," was the discouraging reply.
Boy Scouts in the Philippines; Or, The Key to the Treaty Box
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"Umph-doyou?" was Mr. Port's concise and rather discouraging reply.
The Uncle of an Angel / 1891
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"No, I can manage all there is to do very well," was the discouraging reply.
The Hero of Hill House
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"If the lower counties give up, the back counties will do the same," was his discouraging reply.
The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77
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"He will be in this afternoon, but I fear that he would not see you if you were the angel Gabriel," was the discouraging reply.
Literary Hearthstones of Dixie
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