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Meanings of speak cheerfully in English

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Usage of speak cheerfully in English
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She tried to speak cheerfully, but it cost her a great effort.
Kitty Trenire
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I managed to speak cheerfully, putting a ring of confidence into my voice.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
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She could still try to speak cheerfully, and that was all.
"I Say No"
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He tried to speak cheerfully, but his heart was like lead.
All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War
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We will wait to see what may happen. He did not speak cheerfully, however.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
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I endeavoured, however, to speak cheerfully as I said:
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel
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She kissed him tenderly, and endeavoured to speak cheerfully.
The Grateful Indian, and Other Stories
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Whenever I speak cheerfully to him, he asks me what there is to live for.
The Testing of Diana Mallory
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He shook his head, though he tried to speak cheerfully to Gianluca's father and mother.
Taquisara
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I tried to look and speak cheerfully; but her watchful eye detected something beneath the surface.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
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There was a touch of anxiety in his kindly eyes, though he tried to speak cheerfully.
The Second Honeymoon
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But he thought it best to speak cheerfully.
Everychild / A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young an...
13
He tries to speak cheerfully to comfort her.
The Southern Cross / A Play in Four Acts
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Her mother forced herself to speak cheerfully.
Henrietta's Wish; Or, Domineering
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Wulf made an effort to speak cheerfully.
Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest
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He saw she was drawn and quivering with pain, even now as she tried to speak cheerfully.
The Witness
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