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Meanings of defiant air in английском

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Usage of defiant air in английском
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He threw his head with the old defiant air, tossing the hair back.
Trumps
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But Diana had flung herself down with a defiant air on the sofa.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
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Then she raised her head and assumed a certain defiant air.
The Tides of Barnegat
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He walked up to him with a bold and defiant air.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
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Jeanne stood by with a defiant air, superintending the cording of the last one.
Between Whiles
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The gipsy glanced round at Gemma with a half defiant air and bowed stiffly.
The Gadfly
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Though captives in chains, they still retained their defiant air.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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Her mother did not possess the bold, daring, defiant air of the other woman.
Jane Cable
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Then he turned with a haughty, defiant air, and disappeared within the little inn.
The Northern Light
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She had no defiant air, no affectation, nor too extravagant a display of sorrow.
Charles Lamb: A Memoir
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Kenny, waiting, whistled softly with a defiant air of calm.
Kenny
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Her defiant air and scornful words angered him.
Miss Dexie / A Romance of the Provinces
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He glanced up with a half-laughing, half- defiant air.
Jason: A Romance
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The fellow came forward with a somewhat sullen, defiant air, and put down his hands to assist.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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He buttoned his coat with a half sulky, half defiant air, left his supper untasted, and disappeared.
Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
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The defiant air with which he looked from me to the men who remained barely disguised his apprehensions.
In Kings' Byways
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