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Meanings of portentous gravity in inglés

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Usage of portentous gravity in inglés
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It was Master's practice to recount simple, negligible shortcomings with an air of portentous gravity.
Autobiography of a Yogi
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They seem to be born with the gift of telling a lie with most portentous gravity.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
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His countenance was of portentous gravity, but in his eyes she seemed to detect a lurking impishness.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
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The doctor bowed with a portentous gravity.
The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors
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A portentous gravity invested him this morning as he bowed with profound deference first to the adjutant and then to the secretary.
The Snare
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I imagine it was carried on clandestinely and, I am certain, with portentous gravity, at the back of copses, behind hedges .
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
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When I called for towels I found that there was nothing in the place but a dish-towel, which I washed with portentous gravity.
The Story of a Pioneer
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'It comes to this, Marian,' he said, with portentous gravity.
New Grub Street
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"Could she do other things than wash?" continued Mr. Lincoln with the same portentous gravity.
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories / A Complete Collection of the Funny...
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"God forfend else!" echoed Justice Millet, shifting in his seat and nodding his head with portentous gravity.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
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"Sir," Captain Mitchell would pursue with portentous gravity, "the ill-timed end of that mule attracted attention to the unfortunate rider.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
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"Nevertheless," Prince Shan declared, with portentous gravity, "a thousand of these engines of destruction are now ready in a certain city of China.
The Great Prince Shan
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"Humpty Dumpty," said little John, and the children all began to laugh, but the portentous gravity of Daddy brought them back to the warrior mood.
Danger! and Other Stories
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