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Meanings of portly form in inglés

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Usage of portly form in inglés
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She bent over George and passed experienced hands over his portly form.
The Coming of Bill
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As I turned to reënter the house Stodger's portly form hove into view.
The Paternoster Ruby
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Delia smiled to herself as she watched her visitor's portly form out of sight.
Thistle and Rose: A Story for Girls
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Lavinia easily recognised the portly form of her patron, Gay.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
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The portly form of Mr. Crocker loomed up from the direction of the back stairs.
Piccadilly Jim
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A moment later the tall and portly form of Mycroft Holmes was ushered into the room.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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Her soft eyes, her portly form, exuded romance.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
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A step was heard-thedoor opened- afemaleappeared-but it was the portly form of Madame de Montreville.
The Surgeon's Daughter
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At length it opened, when, instead, the more portly form of Vrouw Van Arent herself came into view.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin
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His portly form shook with the violence of his merriment; he kicked the air with his short, fat feet.
Big Game: A Story for Girls
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Apparently it chiefly consisted of white duck trousers, which were folded round his portly form in some extraordinary manner.
The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography
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Ere long the doors at the top of the steps swung back, and a portly form stood in the light.
Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes; a Satire
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With spotless apron round her portly form she was serving the morning rasher while Caius and his father sat at meat.
The Mermaid: A Love Tale
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The room was, at this point, densely crowded and every face turned toward the tall and portly form rising from the back.
The Case of Richard Meynell
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All now repaired to the fort, and presently the portly form of Colonel Bidwell, followed by his Third brigade, was seen approaching.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps / A Concise Narrative of Events i...
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I will make her dress as a man-whatfun it will be to see Mrs. Dragon's portly form in trousers, and gabardine!
Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners)
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