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Meanings of quick retort in inglês

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Usage of quick retort in inglês
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I was born in the Green Mountains, was the quick retort.
Ted and the Telephone
2
The cruel indifference of his manner stung me into quick retort.
The Lady of the Basement Flat
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To which came the quick retort: I've heard that the judge walks here.
Dark Hollow
4
Clem was far too dull-witted to be capable of quick retort.
The Nether World
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Wayland started to make some quick retort, but checked himself.
Go home, stranger
6
The young fellow stared at him a moment, a quick retort upon his lips.
Wolf Breed
7
On another occasion he showed a power of quick retort.
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
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The young man, feeling his temper flame, lighted his pipe, avoiding too quick retort.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
9
Rachel was more than a match for Marston; she could beat him in quick retort.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
10
She capped his every sally with a quick retort.
Bambi
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If he looked for a quick retort, none came.
Laramie Holds the Range
12
At any rate, if three knew, it wouldn't be a secret, was her quick retort.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
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I do not know you! was the quick retort.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
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Mrs. Moira smothered the quick retort that sprang to her lips in defense of her boy.
Red-Robin
15
A flash from the spinster's wary eye, then a burst of courage and the quick retort:
Dark Hollow
16
But he had carried his curtness too far, and was not prepared for the quick retort.
Dennison Grant: A Novel of To-day
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