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Meanings of entertained hopes in English

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Usage of entertained hopes in English
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But Monmouth had entertained hopes of acquiring the crown for himself.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. / From...
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However, I still entertained hopes of seeing more of it, but was disappointed.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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The local orator, who still entertained hopes of the legislature, delivered a stirring address.
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
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V. He entertained hopes of being adopted by Galba, and expected it every day.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete
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The excellent Leicestrian entertained hopes, however; that mutiny and intrigue might still carry the day.
History of the United Netherlands, 1588b
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Her mother she knew shared her anger to the full, but entertained hopes altogether different.
Kept in the Dark
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They might have entertained hopes of regaining their ship.
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy
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Lady Rosamond now entertained hopes of her husband's recovery.
Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
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She, too, was a fast vessel, and her crew might justly have entertained hopes of escaping.
The African Trader; Or, The Adventures of Harry Bayford
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He rose very rapidly into business, and soon entertained hopes of being called within the bar.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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He also entertained hopes of sighting some small game that would provide meat for the evening meal.
The Sword of Shannara
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Captain Cook, however, entertained hopes of getting round the western point of the reef and into the bay.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
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So long as the medicines had littered the night-table she still had entertained hopes of a miraculous recovery.
A Love Episode
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If I myself had entertained hopes that my researches would have benefited the colony, I was wholly disappointed.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume...
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Even some of her own subjects, though they did not openly declare their pretensions, entertained hopes of success.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D. / From...
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As the land from Cape Satisfaction began to trend northward, Lieutenant Shortland again entertained hopes of finding a passage.
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay / With an Account o...
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Entertained hopes across language varieties
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