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Meanings of remain an instant in English

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Usage of remain an instant in English
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Nothing was ever permitted to remain an instant out of place in Aunt Olivia's house.
Chronicles of Avonlea
2
The girl allowed his hand to remain an instant, then quickly withdrew her own and started up.
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
3
He had not dared to remain an instant longer-and ,indeed ,hewas scarcely outside when the explosion came.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
4
And old Margery was not recovered yet from the ghost-seeing fright, and would not remain an instant alone by night or day for untold gold.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
5
Joan was amazed that the idea remained an instant before her consciousness.
The Border Legion
6
So he remained an instant, staring up at his shrine.
The Altar of the Dead
7
Presently the others rise, but Iberville remains an instant longer, as if loth to leave.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 2
8
Young and old exchanged one wild glance, and remained an instant, pale, affrighted, without utterance, or power to move.
The Great Stone Face, and Other Tales of the White Mountains
9
'Krikey!' he said, in a heart-broken tone, and remained an instant plunged in thought.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
10
Alone with his friend, he remained an instant standing, but pale, his eyes fixed, and looking on the ground like a madman.
Cinq Mars — Volume 6
11
"Do you think I would remain an instant in the company of any man whom I suspected of such baseness as that?"
The Woman in White
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