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Meanings of long contemplation in English

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Usage of long contemplation in English
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And eventually, after long contemplation, he gave a little yelp of delight.
The Irish Times
2
A long contemplation of the likeness completed in his emotions what the letter had begun.
The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament
3
Ferragut followed the direction of her eyes and after long contemplation discovered there three occupants.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
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Such neutral pleasures help to soothe a nature irritated by long contemplation of the person beloved.
The Lily of the Valley
5
It can so enter, even here, by dint of long contemplation and a simple pastoral work for the body.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 / A Magazine...
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There is a lack of space in the burrow, which provides only room enough for the Spider engaged in long contemplation.
The Life of the Spider
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Mrs. Bardell's opinions of the opposite sex, gentlemen, were derived from a long contemplation of the inestimable qualities of her lost husband.
The American Union Speaker
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After some long contemplation, because Perry is admittedly not into "witches and demons," he says he finally thought of an idea that would work.
Ebony
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They had drawn their color and their far-sighted clearness from such long contemplations of distant horizon lines.
Hidden Creek
10
We have the wonders and sensations of a day; but where are the fathomless profundities, the long contemplations, and the silent solemnities of life?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 / A Mag...
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