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Meanings of first greeting in English

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Usage of first greeting in English
1
This was the first greeting of the day between the two men.
The Way We Live Now
2
The momentary silence which followed their first greeting became intolerable to her.
The Black Robe
3
After the first greeting, neither she nor Sidwell spoke for some minutes.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
4
After the first greeting, Mr. Figgins was observed to be unusually thoughtful.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
5
Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay.
Olive: A Novel
6
Thus it was that Olive received the first greeting of Harold's mother.
Olive: A Novel
7
And, in fact, ahoy was the first greeting used, until Edison suggested hello.
Wired
8
After the first greeting he rushed into the subject of the great triumph.
Phineas Redux
9
That was the first greeting,-towhich the son responded by an awkward smile.
The Duke's Children
10
Rodney Sherrett said nothing after the first greeting for some minutes.
The Other Girls
11
She had not spoken to him again after the first greeting.
The Secret City
12
After the first greeting, and without giving him time to ask me questions-
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348
13
But, after the first greeting, she found talking with him difficult.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 / A Magazine...
14
But for once his daddy's first greeting was not for him.
Calvary Alley
15
After the first greeting he asked, How is Miss St. Clair?
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
16
His first greeting was a question, harmless enough in form but offensive in manner.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
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