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Meanings of ready tact in English

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Usage of ready tact in English
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With ready tact, noting his discomfort, she sought to change the subject.
Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories / Chosen and Edited By ...
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His ready tact and knowledge of Indian character did the rest.
The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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With ready tact she managed that the little incident should seem speedily forgotten.
Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir / And Other Stories for Boys and Girl...
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With ready tact Moxey led away from a subject which he saw was painful.
Born in Exile
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But here Miss Chubb, with ready tact, interrupted any possible retort from Mr. Crosby.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
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Ann was a girl possessed not only of ready tact but of a kind heart.
Piccadilly Jim
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He mumbled despondently:-" Iamgetting old... old."-"Notyou," cried Belfast, with ready tact.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
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Prompt action, and ready tact, are the weapons by which to meet it, and subdue it.
Dream Life: A Fable of the Seasons
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A murmur of admiration greeted the recital of the ready tact of this eighteenth-century Steve Brodie.
A Damsel in Distress
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So, through a girl's ready tact and quiet speech, was the terror of barbarian invasion averted.
Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History...
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But she would not show it, and with ready tact replied: "Are you going there?"
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
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I flushed, for there was some truth in his blundering remark, whereon Lord Ragnall said with ready tact:
The Ivory Child
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The waiter with ready tact departed in search of the second cup; madame replaced the lid of the coffee-pot.
Max
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With no English subject which we could discuss in common, Lady Lena's ready tact alluded to my past life.
The Guilty River
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With ready tact, he turned the tables on me by saying: Now I can understand why your land is improving.
Talks on Manures / A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Betw...
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With a ready tact, the result of ever-active and wholesome sensibility, she discerned what was good for him, and did it.
The House of the Seven Gables
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