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Meanings of frame an answer in English

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Usage of frame an answer in English
1
Something clicked in her throat when the dry lips tried to frame an answer.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
2
But before he could frame an answer, the Baroness intervened.
The Avenger
3
She could hardly force her lips to frame an answer.
The Getting of Wisdom
4
She seemed to read all this in my face, before I could frame an answer.
Love under Fire
5
She gave Cassandra no time to frame an answer.
Night and Day
6
When at length he heard her and attempted to frame an answer, his embarrassment increased.
Democracy, an American novel
7
But his brother just stared at him in astonishment, unable to frame an answer to the question.
The Sword of Shannara
8
So Talon found that she struggled for words as she tried to frame an answer to his question.
The Wyrmling Horde
9
Either she did not hear him, or was too entirely engrossed by painful reflection to frame an answer.
Beulah
10
She tried to frame an answer for her dad, but she honestly didn't know how Nick fit into the picture.
On mystic lake
11
I frowned, but before I could frame an answer she touched me lightly on the arm and pointed to the Queen.
Cleopatra
12
As it was, however, Alton drew her out into the street with a swift forcefulness before she could frame an answer.
Alton of Somasco: A Romance of the Great Northwest
13
It took him a moment to remember what she meant, and a moment longer to frame an answer that made any sense.
In for a penny
14
The question suggested itself to Hermione's brain as she walked along the passage; but she had not time to frame an answer.
Paul Patoff
15
Mr. Markland was oppressed by the subject, and could not readily frame an answer that he felt would be satisfactory to his wife.
The Good Time Coming
16
They appeared friendly, but I hesitated in framing an answer.
Blindfolded
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