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Meanings of utter wretchedness in English

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Usage of utter wretchedness in English
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One fragment we may save as an evidence of her utter wretchedness.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
2
Nigel Hawthorne's George is magnificent, lurching from nobility to utter wretchedness.
The Guardian
3
Neither perfect peace, nor utter wretchedness can be of long continuance here below.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment
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Esteban turned his tired eyes away, fearing to betray in them his utter wretchedness.
Rainbow's End
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I clutched the rail where I stood, and bowed my head down in utter wretchedness.
The Altar Fire
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She began to weep, silently, and he stood looking down at her in utter wretchedness.
The Story of a Play / A Novel
7
Arrived at the entrance hall he flung himself into a chair, a prey to utter wretchedness.
War-time Silhouettes
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Nadine Johnstone's utter wretchedness gave her no sense of a loss by the hand of Death.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
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I must not dwell on the anguish I felt on waking-theutter wretchedness of the next day.
Manco, the Peruvian Chief / Or, An Englishman's Adventures in th...
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She did not know that it was solely her utter wretchedness that kept them at a distance.
The Top of the World
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From the utter wretchedness of that bitter hour, he was roused by the ringing of the breakfast bell.
The Redemption of David Corson
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True, ladies sighed not then for periodicals-butthere, in the depths of their ignorance, lay their utter wretchedness.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14,...
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Presently a soft, half-smothered sob came from Betty and it expressed such utter wretchedness that his heart melted.
Betty Zane
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As one might expect it wore an expression of utter wretchedness though it lay with closed eyes making no sound.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
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In the utter wretchedness of that moment, I was like him; I was as quiet and as cold as my husband.
The Law and the Lady
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The previous happiness is further set into relief by the utter wretchedness she experiences upon discovering the loss of the necklace.
The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language / Word-Study ...
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