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Meanings of great dejection in English

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Usage of great dejection in English
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From the first she sank into great dejection, and her mind wandered.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 3
2
In great dejection of mood he peered down into the lagoon through the water-glass.
Island Tales / On the Makaloa Mat
3
I'm beaten on my own ground. Thus confessed Sweetwater, in great dejection, to himself.
Initials Only
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In great dejection, I was picking up my hat to leave the house, when Mrs.
Richard Carvel — Volume 06
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He came to me in great dejection and explained what very hard luck he had had.
The Penalty
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For some time David continued in a state of great dejection, a lovelorn swain of seventeen years.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
7
They remained silent, listening in great dejection to the sounds of the tocsin, which made the darkness quiver.
The Fortune of the Rougons
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However, I knew what he had started to say and sat down on the steps in great dejection.
The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
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The anger waned in the Chevalier's eyes as he heard the plea, and a great dejection crept over his face.
Clementina
10
He was sitting in an attitude of great dejection, and when I entered could scarcely recall me to his memory.
Salute to Adventurers
11
Even before his second ceremony of marriage with Harriet we find him writing a letter in great dejection to Hogg.
Mrs. Shelley
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This last was said with an air of great dejection, as though Tag never looked to have any further pleasure in life.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
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When she was taken to the general's house she was in great dejection, and her face had a look of ennui and despair.
No Defense, Volume 3.
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He was touring the country all by himself in a mood of great dejection and happened to see us in the dining-room at Toledo.
The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring; Or, Along the Road That Leads t...
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But if Jesus hide Himself and withdraw from them a little while, they fall either into complaining or into too great dejection of mind.
The Imitation of Christ
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So he fell silent, and walked along in greater dejection than ever.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
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