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Meanings of pleasurable anticipation in English

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Usage of pleasurable anticipation in English
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As the night lengthened this feeling of security, of pleasurable anticipation, increased.
Trail's End
2
Keggs, the butler, always looked forward to Thursdays with pleasurable anticipation.
A Damsel in Distress
3
Lenore eagerly watched her husband's face in pleasurable anticipation, yet with some anxiety.
The Desert of Wheat
4
They found teacher and pupils there before them; every face bright with pleasurable anticipation.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie
5
He came expectant, with the pleasurable anticipation of disaster, and he was not disappointed.
The Old Wives' Tale
6
Phil, full of pleasurable anticipation, hurried to convey the good news to Mr. Prentice.
The Circus Boys in Dixie Land; Or, Winning the Plaudits of the S...
7
He laughed and rubbed his hands in pleasurable anticipation.
Arms and the Woman
8
I shall look forward to your bazaar with pleasurable anticipation and I wish you success.
Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College
9
The old pastor's red face glowed redder, yet with pleasurable anticipation; he was a born matchmaker.
The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl
10
Robert exclaimed, his face full of pleasurable anticipation.
Nobody's Man
11
He sighed his satisfaction and pleasurable anticipation.
Mistress Wilding
12
How full of hope and pleasurable anticipation he had been when we paddled through the Little Lake!
The Lure of the Labrador Wild
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His red face and his grim smile were tokens of what he would have described as pleasurable anticipation.
Kimono
14
Ford's eyes lightened in pleasurable anticipation.
The Amateur
15
His eyes beamed with pleasurable anticipation.
Rabbi and Priest: A Story
16
The days of preparation for departure to the fishing were days of keen and pleasurable anticipation for the boys.
Bobby of the Labrador
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