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Meanings of somewhat crestfallen in English

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Usage of somewhat crestfallen in English
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The old Scotchman, Macdonald, came out after the first lecture somewhat crestfallen.
Robert Elsmere
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The opera-singer, vexed at having produced no effect, went away somewhat crestfallen.
Jack / 1877
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Pierre looked somewhat crestfallen, but he mustered up spirit to reply:
The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mor...
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Jim was somewhat crestfallen at the rector's rebuke, but merely added, with some pomposity-
A Child of the Glens; or, Elsie's Fortunes
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On considering the subject I admitted the force of these remarks, and felt somewhat crestfallen.
The Gorilla Hunters
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Peter John evidently was somewhat crestfallen and seldom spoke.
Winning His "W": A Story of Freshman Year at College
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Brewster was somewhat crestfallen to learn that the lady of the villa haughtily refused his princely offer.
Brewster's Millions
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Thus rebuked, Charley walked away somewhat crestfallen.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 / A Magazin...
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So, somewhat crestfallen, I walked out and took a stroll, and was gone perhaps a couple of hours.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
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Perkins then turned from the somewhat crestfallen salesman, and walked back to where Berlaps was standing at his desk.
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
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As we retraced our steps, somewhat crestfallen, we listened to the tale of another of the red man's superstitions.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
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Presently, Malcolm appeared, somewhat crestfallen.
A Noble Life
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Ninde was on the uneasy seat, for he would not return to the State, though his posse returned somewhat crestfallen.
Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
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Chunky retired somewhat crestfallen, and from that moment on he kept aloof from the irascible cook, whom he held in wholesome awe.
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe...
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The boys went back to their tent somewhat crestfallen, but agreed that such a sight as they had witnessed was worth anything.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
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Somewhat crestfallen, I continued my impersonation of the slain star not altogether willingly.
The Film Mystery
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