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Meanings of breathless expectancy in английском

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Usage of breathless expectancy in английском
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She paused abruptly, but Dartmouth made no comment; he stood motionless in breathless expectancy.
What Dreams May Come
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Then, when Madeline gasped in breathless expectancy, the roan swerved to elude the attack.
The Light of the Western Stars
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While they waited in breathless expectancy out came a Mouse.
Fantastic Fables
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It is not apprehension, it is rather a breathless expectancy, of what God knows.
The King in Yellow
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A deep silence fell upon the crowds in the streets-thehush of a breathless expectancy.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
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But De Silvis did not hear him; he sat, like the others, in breathless expectancy.
Norse Tales and Sketches
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Finally the familiar rattle of Jake's wagon was heard, and now all was breathless expectancy.
The Deacon of Dobbinsville / A Story Based on Actual Happenings
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In almost breathless expectancy Reuben stepped past a clump of red willows, banked thick with clematis.
Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
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There was an air of breathless expectancy, punctuated by the excited murmurs and shouts from the crowd of watchers.
Outlander
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In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side.
A Princess of Mars
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The two watchers waited in breathless expectancy, leaning on their loaded Winchesters, their eyes eagerly fastened on the concealing cedars.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
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After a moment's pause, in which there was a hush of breathless expectancy, Dr. Barstow's deep tones were again heard.
A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
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