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Meanings of fell helplessly in English

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Usage of fell helplessly in English
1
She dropped into a chair; her hands fell helplessly into her lap.
The Two Destinies
2
Weakly he stumbled to his feet and fell helplessly into the sled.
Baldy of Nome
3
His eyes grew round and staring, and his mouth fell helplessly open.
The Unspeakable Gentleman
4
She attempted to rise, but fell helplessly back upon the pillow.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
5
Sheila stopped her work, and her lips fell helplessly apart.
Hidden Creek
6
His arms lifted and fell helplessly within his dark robes.
The First King of Shannara
7
Her hands trailed from his shoulders as he stood up and fell helplessly upon her lap.
Gunman's Reckoning
8
She tried to go on with her work but her hands fell helplessly on her lap.
The Precipice
9
The three fell helplessly and piled up their comrades in a dense wedge half-way down the steps.
The Young Pitcher
10
The collar and the strap being loosed, the thief's body, ensacked as it was, fell helplessly forward.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
11
We drank so much of this that Andrews became positively drunk, and fell helplessly into some brush.
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
12
Her hand fell helplessly at her side.
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
13
His arm fell helplessly at his side.
Viviette
14
There was a pause while one might slowly reckon three-Fitzgeraldfired-andO'Connor fell helplessly upon the ground.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 1
15
His head fell helplessly to one side.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
16
They fell helplessly into the water.
Captivity
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