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Meanings of assume an air in английском

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Usage of assume an air in английском
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He even strove weakly to assume an air of good-humored badinage.
The Wings of the Morning
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Nekhludoff blew his nose, and, endeavoring to assume an air of calmness, said:
The Awakening / (The Resurrection)
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The count now thought it politic to assume an air of the deepest concern.
Fairy Fingers / A Novel
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The Government offices begin to assume an air of permanence.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
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But it was fair to assume an air of mystery.
My Tropic Isle
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And besides, you assume an air of superiority and patronage that is exceedingly annoying.
Words for the Wise
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He was now able to assume an air of indifference.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
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Why, custom requires them to assume an air of grief and to shed tears.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 04
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Still, he was a man, and therefore bound to assume an air of patronage.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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But the duskier it grew, the more did Pluto's visage assume an air of satisfaction.
Tanglewood Tales
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And he tried to assume an air of indifference; but, seeing me look incredulous, he added-
Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches
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Bad men assume an air of defiance which renders their immediate dismissal a matter of necessity.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
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Mrs. Lee lifted her head, and tried to assume an air of dignity as she spoke.
The Home Mission
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The squire could assume an air of authority on certain occasions, and he had done so now.
The Small House at Allington
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Never did any man more successfully assume an air of astonishment than did Daumon at this moment.
The Champdoce Mystery
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Some sort of cunning, as insidious as it was unexpected, caused him to assume an air of humility.
West Wind Drift
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