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Meanings of rueful face in English

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Usage of rueful face in English
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With a rueful face I placed it on the breakfast table.
Roughing It in the Bush
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Our client looked down with a rueful face at his own unconventional appearance.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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The Doctor took the bedraggled paper with a rueful face.
Beyond the City
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She glanced up when she heard his exclamation, and laughed at his rueful face.
Prudence of the Parsonage
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She bobbed like a beggar woman, with a rueful face.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
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Do you see that rueful face in your carriage yonder?
A Face Illumined
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And he touched his pockets with a rueful face.
The Amateur Cracksman
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Then Grenfell came to him with a rueful face.
The Gold Trail
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He asked with a rather rueful face, if she had any orders for the army?
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of H...
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After waiting for some time with growing impatience, our coachman turned up with a rueful face.
The Mysterious Shin Shira
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I had to laugh at Jimmie's rueful face.
Abroad with the Jimmies
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Jackson suddenly made a wild dash into the crowd, but returned with empty hands and a rueful face.
Rodney Stone
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His rueful face made me laugh.
To Have and to Hold
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Stillwell recovered his dignity as soon as he caught his breath, and he advanced with a rueful face.
The Light of the Western Stars
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He led the army against the barricades and Dr. Beck led the resistance. He pulled a rueful face.
Funeral in Blue
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Poor Mollie looked at the silver-shining silk, the cobweb lace, the gleaming, milky pearls, with a very rueful face.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
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