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Meanings of compact body in английском

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Usage of compact body in английском
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They are all hauled up on the beach, in a compact body.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
2
But Eve could feel the adoration in his small, compact body.
Mistress of the game
3
He led the only compact body of troops off that fatal field himself.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
4
His solid, compact body struck Landover with the force of a battering ram.
West Wind Drift
5
His ears pricked, his compact body vibrated, ready to spring on his prey.
The spurned viscountess
6
He runs in the early mornings, and he has a runner's tight, compact body.
Within arm's reach
7
A quick trot, men, and keep in a compact body.
The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
8
A compact body of horsemen were bearing down upon it.
Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
9
There was behind them a strong compact body of figures.
Essays and Tales
10
Because its compact body is all brains, and just a couple of AAA batteries.
The Irish Times
11
The men kept some sort of formation, and stepped together briskly in a compact body.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
12
For the most part they stood at rest in a compact body, fretful and uneasy.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
13
A compact body of men in linen tunics and leopard skin caps came sweeping forward.
The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa
14
Scarcely two hundred yards distant we saw a compact body of over three hundred Indians.
Captured by the Navajos
15
Alert, every muscle in his compact body contracted, the black guy looked ready for anything.
Tough customer: a novel
16
He stood completely upright, taller than the others, his compact body taut with excitement and fear.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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