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Meanings of own gratification in English

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Usage of own gratification in English
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The cars and the motorcycles, those were purely for his own gratification.
Act of treason
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Money, of course, that's all you think of and your own gratification.
The Financier: A Novel
3
It leads, for its own gratification, to the various places of public resort.
A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 / Taken from a View of the ...
4
You have enough for your own gratification and convenience, and somewhat to spare.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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James did not return the half-dollar, but spent it to his own gratification.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle
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Tender Father, may I not attempt to serve life for my own gratification.
Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration
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Whereat they both replied: 'They were only at work for their own gratification.
Authors and Friends
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They delayed their own gratification in order to wait for the tastier cooked food.
BBC
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His own gratification was the supreme law of his actions.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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Isabella appeared to her ungenerous and selfish, regardless of everything but her own gratification.
Northanger Abbey
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You must convince him that you do not care utterly for your own gratification.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5
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Every desire is always seeking its own gratification or satisfaction.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
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My own gratification never can come in competition with either.
Marriage
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He is always considerate and kind, thinking of others' welfare-neverof his own gratification.
East Lynne
15
Do you suppose, my friend, that I run after them for my own gratification?
The Way We Live Now
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Well, I enjoy the actual process of writing immensely, so that is its own gratification.
Reuters
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