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Meanings of great delight in English

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Usage of great delight in English
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He'd probably taken great delight in dressing as a messenger of Mystarria.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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He took great delight in collecting all the copies of her verses.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice
3
But the Boss did one thing that gave the Mistress great delight.
New york: the novel
4
The fish and clam men were a great delight to the children.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
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There was once a Tsar who took great delight in his garden.
The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
6
Eventually, to their great delight, the argument was won by Scots Highlanders.
A journey: my political life
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PINK sings his horrid song to the great delight of the followers.
The Wall
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All were in great delight at having no one to rule them.
The Junior Classics, Volume 6: Old-Fashioned Tales
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He obeyed with exaggerated gesture, to the great delight of the serenadee.
Flamsted quarries
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To his great delight he had found the powerful motor practically uninjured.
Curlie Carson Listens In
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The thought of ridding himself of the ­burden gives him great delight.
The Guardian
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Certainly, however, I did feel great delight in some of these works.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2
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Lulu, to her great delight, appeared in several and did herself credit.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie
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On the other hand, this affair afforded great delight to Madame Magloire.
Les Misérables
15
His great delight was to tackle some intricate maze of Talmudic reasoning.
The Rise of David Levinsky
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I told her so and took another cup, to her great delight.
Five Nights: A Novel
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Great delight through the time
Great delight across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare