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Meanings of certain stiffness in английском

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Usage of certain stiffness in английском
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There was a certain stiffness in her manner, which was new to me.
The Betrayal
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But Dick seemed to feel a certain stiffness in their welcome that was unusual.
Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
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Marcella gave her explanations with a certain stiffness of self-defence.
Marcella
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He also found a certain stiffness in their relationship.
The new yorker
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She was extremely civil and polite, and everything went well except for a certain stiffness.
Beechcroft at Rockstone
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Mr. Carstyle rose slowly, with a certain stiffness.
The Greater Inclination
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She liked a certain stiffness in strangers.
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]
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Despite a certain stiffness of manner and speech, he was a man of kindly heart and simple, unworldly nature.
The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
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Marcella looked up with a smile, and pointed to a low chair, which Letty took with a certain stiffness.
Sir George Tressady — Volume II
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He quickly remembered everything, and, stirring a little on his wooden couch he found a certain stiffness in the joints.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
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The frankness of Polly's flatteries, and the exuberance of her whole personality, ended by producing a certain stiffness in Laura.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I
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She was sitting by herself, looking straight before her, with a certain stiffness, her thin hands crossed on her knee.
Sir George Tressady — Volume I
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Though Chapman sometimes uses the pause and run-on lines freely, the regularity of the foot makes for a certain stiffness and inflexibility.
The Principles of English Versification
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He suspected by the way she moved- alittleunevenness in her gait, a certain stiffness of the lower spine-thatthere were physical challenges.
The lost recipe for happiness
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There was a certain stiffness between him and Murray during the next few days, but they kept company to and from school as usual.
The Soul of a Child
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A certain stiffness of demeanour, and measured propriety of voice, much at variance with his former manner, came upon him as he said this.
Can You Forgive Her?
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