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Meanings of great yawn in English

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Usage of great yawn in English
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At last Elisinde's betrothed gave a great yawn, and the spell was broken.
Orpheus in Mayfair, and Other Stories and Sketches
2
He gave a great yawn and turned over, pillowing his head on his cloak.
Dragons of autumn twilight
3
Here pussy gave a great yawn, and stretched out both her paws, claws and all.
Chambers's Elementary Science Readers / Book I
4
And Neewa, stretching himself, gave a great yawn.
Nomads of the North: A Story of Romance and Adventure under the ...
5
Curled up between Tobin's feet, Ringtail bared his teeth in a great yawn, then began to purr.
Hidden Warrior
6
Out of a great yawn he said:
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 3
7
And Bibi gave a great yawn.
L'Assommoir
8
Then he gave a great yawn.
Oddsfish!
9
And there's no society at all; and I'm pretty near melancholy mad,' he said, with a great yawn.
The Woodlanders
10
It sounded much like a huge animal stretching himself, and giving a great yawn which ended in a scream.
Indian Boyhood
11
The knocking continued, and mine host, feigning a great yawn, took down his key and asked who was there.
Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
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Scatterall gave a great yawn.
The Three Clerks
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A great yawn interrupted him.
The Belgians to the Front
14
Then, with a great yawn, he stretched himself out to bask in the blaze, pillowing his head on his arms.
Jack and Jill
15
One prodigious stretching of the long arms, one great yawn, and he was as wide awake as he would be at noon.
The Rangeland Avenger
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As for me,"-hegave a great yawn as he shuffled away, "I am about to withdraw into my Inner Harem.
The Hohenzollerns in America / With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and...
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