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Meanings of very sulky in English

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Usage of very sulky in English
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But though Wylie acted in this frank manner, his companion was very sulky.
Far Off; Or, Asia and Australia Described / With Anecdotes and I...
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But Dan is a very sulky fellow, very difficult to manage.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
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The little lord looked very sulky, but his position was beginning to get ludicrous.
Venetia
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I am a terrible Cockney, Sir Henry,-foundit very cold, and was very sulky.
A Love Story
5
You've been a good shepherd to me when I was a very sulky sheep.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 3
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But Danny was very sulky and plotted all manner of evil things against the Bobbseys.
The Bobbsey Twins / Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out
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Old Mr. Bouncer, very sulky, was huddled up in a corner, barricaded with a chair.
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
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Big Adam walked rather stiff, and looked very sulky.
The Mission
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I am only staying on now with sick leave, and the Chief very sulky at that.
Bluebell / A Novel
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Frank looked very sulky, and Philip was puzzled.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
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From the first she was very sulky.
Cord and Creese
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And there she saw a strapping fat scullion washing pots and pans with a very sulky face.
English Fairy Tales
13
They were and will be very sulky.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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A very sulky, angry, rebellious, disconsolate Netta flung herself through the doorway and flounced to her desk.
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story
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At first he was very sulky, and said: "I need them more than you do."
The Art of the Story-Teller
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And two very sulky voices answered:
The Tale of Jasper Jay / Tuck-Me-In Tales
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