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Meanings of overspread the face in English

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Usage of overspread the face in English
1
A grin of brilliant and perfect comprehension overspread the face of the child.
The Kipling Reader / Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kiplin...
2
A look of blank amazement overspread the face of Dennis Brown.
The Summons
3
A very slow smile overspread the face of the other.
The Secret Adversary
4
A deathly pallor overspread the face of the boy when he heard this sentence.
Empress Josephine: An Historical Sketch of the Days of Napoleon
5
A dark, crimson flush overspread the face of the viscount.
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
6
A look of intense surprise overspread the face of Outfield.
The Half-Back: A Story of School, Football, and Golf
7
Grave concern overspread the face of the sturdy seaman-blank dismay that of the sea-cook!
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
8
A deadly paleness overspread the face of the young prince, and his whole frame shivered.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
9
A sickly hue overspread the face of Abner Holden.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
10
A deep crimson overspread the face of Mr. Rowley.
Words for the Wise
11
An instant paleness overspread the face of Mr. Markland.
The Good Time Coming
12
A look of intense pity overspread the face of Andrew Black while this was going on.
Hunted and Harried
13
An attentive sadness overspread the face of all.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
14
A grin overspread the face of Eben Bond, who had just looked out of the front window.
Facing the World
15
These last were hissed out in an undertone, and a malicious grin overspread the face of the speaker.
The Mystery of Cloomber
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A look of vacancy overspread the face of the squaw, as if she failed to apprehend his meaning.
The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
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