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Meanings of sit motionless in English

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Usage of sit motionless in English
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I sit motionless, terrified of the questions the men may ask me.
The kommandant's girl
2
The mahouts sit motionless as bronze figures-superbfellows, deeply learned in jungle-lore
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
3
Perhaps even now my hopes sit motionless and lifeless, in russet robes.
The Altar Fire
4
Even in the windless hollow it became too cold to sit motionless.
The Left Hand of Darkness
5
She would sit motionless at her window, straining her ears for the reply.
The Moon Rock
6
She continued to sit motionless, a leaden weight upon her lips.
Summer
7
But he continued to sit motionless, as if seized by sleep or death.
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
8
The boy continued to sit motionless in his chair, desperately, desperately puzzling the dark mystery.
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw; Or, In the Wake of War
9
After she had left him, Darrow continued to sit motionless, staring back into their past.
The Reef
10
Fifteen years' confinement had taught him to sit motionless.
Best Russian Short Stories
11
Three of them were paddling; the fourth sat motionless in the bow.
Flower of the North: A Modern Romance
12
All evening it had sat motionless in the bottom of the cage.
Where the Sun Swings North
13
She sat motionless meanwhile; the butler withdrew, and the tea remained untouched.
The Testing of Diana Mallory
14
Wilbur had sat motionless in his chair while the dressing went on.
The Wrong Twin
15
The long, brown boats of the salmon-fishers sat motionless on the tide.
The Log School-House on the Columbia
16
The boy sat motionless and the anger burned hotter in Elizabeth's heart.
An Australian Lassie
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