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Meanings of so slight in English

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Usage of so slight in English
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She nodded, the movement so slight he almost thought he'd imagined it.
In every heartbeat
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The noise was so slight it could hardly be called a sound.
The Automobile Girls at Washington; Or, Checkmating the Plots of...
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The distance was so slight that Tim was sure of his aim.
Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys
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At first so slight was its skill that the rudest symbols sufficed.
The Soul of the Far East
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The steed seemed delighted to have so slight a weight after him.
Ernest Bracebridge: School Days
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Celeste's answering nod was so slight Jeth thought he might've imagined it.
Avalon
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She was so slight, so spiritual, so exquisite in her fairy grace.
The Bars of Iron
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She was so slight and graceful, and yet so quick and strong.
Taquisara
9
He was so slight and frail that he proved no burden whatever.
The Young Engineers in Mexico; Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers
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From so slight a source does many a tale of wonder spring.
Hurricane Hurry
11
It was so slight, however, that his captain did not perceive it.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
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Surely you need not fear any embarrassment through so slight a promise.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
13
Anyway, the differences between people are so slight.... His sentence trailed away.
Three Soldiers
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Was it possible so slight an antagonist could engulf the battle cruiser?
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
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Is your having in friends so slight as you say, little maid?
Audrey
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The fortunate person whom Alwyn has enriched at so slight a cost?
The Last of the Barons — Volume 03
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So slight through the time
So slight across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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