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Meanings of elder man in English

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Usage of elder man in English
1
But the characteristics of the elder man are exaggerated in the younger.
Collections and Recollections
2
The elder man stood, saying gravely as he went to the door:
The Man
3
The elder man pointed with contemptuous significance to the sunshade before him.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
4
The question, long-looked-for as it was, found the elder man all unprepared.
One Day / A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
5
The elder man laughed, slapping him on the shoulder with hearty force.
The Lamp in the Desert
6
As yet, the soldier had held himself off from the elder man.
The Prussian Officer
7
Darrell inquired, wondering at the pleasurable excitement in the elder man's tones.
At the Time Appointed
8
As he talked the elder man subjected him to a careful scrutiny.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
9
It was simply hypnotism, mesmerism, said the elder man when he concluded.
Katherine's Sheaves
10
And he recognized him, even before the elder man turned and spoke.
Vlad. The Last Confession
11
Being quite near-sighted the elder man had not discovered Dan's sudden emotion.
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis: Headed for Graduation an...
12
His intelligence evidently accepted the elder man's argument, but something instinctive revolted.
The Desert of Wheat
13
The elder man lay back and looked at him with half-closed eyes.
The picture of Dorian Gray
14
He felt the natural hostility between himself and the elder man.
The Prussian Officer
15
The young prince looked wistfully upward into the eyes of the elder man.
One Day / A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
16
Rising at once, and speaking in a deferential voice, the elder man said:
The Patrician
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