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Meanings of silent interest in English

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Usage of silent interest in English
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She watched everything with silent interest, missing nothing, or so it seemed.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
2
Dot, the Kangaroo, and the Emu looked towards the tank with silent interest.
Dot and the Kangaroo
3
The Macaurs watched her from afar with their own special order of silent interest.
Robin
4
He had been listening to the discussion with silent interest.
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
5
Every river has, nevertheless, its individuality, its great silent interest.
The Sowers
6
We watched with silent interest while he got more and more entangled in his contrivance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917
7
He sat down beside his table, and began to observe the play with silent interest.
Psmith in the City
8
The long, pale eyes between black fringes followed the blue and silver-gold figure with silent interest.
The Guests Of Hercules
9
But her interest was a silent interest.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
10
Georgina climbed to the top of the steps and sat down beside him, watching in deep and silent interest.
Georgina of the Rainbows
11
Howe watches with silent interest.
The Atrocity Archives
12
Travelling in a compartment, with my hat-box beside me, I enjoyed the silent interest which my labels aroused in my fellow-passengers.
Yet Again
13
Lady Mabel had listened with silent interest so far; but here she broke in upon their conference, just as L'Isle desired.
The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
14
Psmith sat down again, carefully tucking up the knees of his trousers, and watched him with silent interest through his eyeglass.
Mike
15
Leaning against the wall, Ashe watched him with silent interest, as he burrowed among the contents of the basket, like a terrier digging for rats.
Something New
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