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Meanings of pitiable state in English

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Usage of pitiable state in English
1
The poor fellow was in a pitiable state; he was crying bitterly.
The Mystery of Orcival
2
This pitiable state of mind is the natural result of her education.
The American Frugal Housewife
3
Yet it was still in a pitiable state of weakness and destitution.
The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-...
4
And in a pitiable state of excitation, she returned to the drawing-room.
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
5
The sick man reared himself in bed in a pitiable state of terror.
The Cloister and the Hearth
6
In the meantime, Charlotte was in a pitiable state of mind.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
7
He was in a pitiable state of terror, and he implored my protection.
"I Say No"
8
Weeks had been in a pitiable state of mind all day.
He Fell in Love with His Wife
9
Those who were thus deprived of this money lived in a pitiable state.
The Secret History of the Court of Justinian
10
He limped along in such a pitiable state that Jean's sympathy was aroused.
The Downfall
11
But true, you are in a pitiable state; come along, quick!
The Mystery of Orcival
12
But Gollum was in a pitiable state, and Frodo's threat had quite unnerved him.
The two towers
13
He was in a pitiable state; all over blood and with three teeth missing.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
14
Hermione was in a pitiable state of suppressed excitement before the ordeal was concluded.
One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York
15
The poor nurse was in a pitiable state of mind.
The Iron Horse
16
Mr. Rashleigh stared helplessly about him, in a pitiable state of terror and bewilderment.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
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