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Meanings of smile faintly in English

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Usage of smile faintly in English
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Then the eyes opened, and a smile faintly flickered at the mouth.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
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Gambardella condescended to smile faintly, and suggested an outline of the letter.
Stradella
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He put a finger on the rail, and Mikhail saw him smile faintly.
The Wolf’s Hour
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I was able to smile faintly, and was partly prepared for what was coming.
The Jungle Fugitives: A Tale of Life and Adventure in India / In...
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Margaret could only smile faintly, for her heart was beating.
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
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She forced her stiff lips to smile faintly in answer to the concern it held.
The Bars of Iron
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She forgot herself so far as to smile faintly.
The Street Called Straight
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He watched her lips begin to smile faintly.
Erik Dorn
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The man in the chair by the stove smiled faintly and called:
The Alchemist's Secret
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Harriet smiled faintly at the memory of that jump in the dark.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
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The officer smiled faintly and fixed an abstracted gaze on the clock.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
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He smiled faintly as he caught the burden of the disjointed phrases.
The Ward of King Canute: A Romance of the Danish Conquest
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Ruth smiled faintly; she could not help being flattered by her conquest.
The Girl Scouts' Good Turn
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She smiled faintly and continued: I thought it all out that night.
The Great God Success: A Novel
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Donna smiled faintly, just as the signal sounded on the communication screen.
This World Must Die!
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Cora smiled faintly at this egotism, but made no reply in words.
For Woman's Love
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