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Meanings of most piteous in английском

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Usage of most piteous in английском
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The intensity of her sufferings drew from her the most piteous cries.
The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others
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He laid the verses down before her with a most piteous countenance.
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
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The old man in the most piteous tones besought their mercy.
Lives of the Necromancers
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The clergy raised the most piteous cries of grief and indignation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09: European Statesmen
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But Julian's face, his whole attitude, betokened the most piteous and degraded irresolution.
Flames
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Only in the chamber of death writhed the world's most piteous thing- achildlessmother.
The Souls of Black Folk
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His wife uttered the most piteous cries, beat her face, and tore her hair.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Complete
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I heard from her ten days ago-themost piteous letter.
The Marriage of William Ashe
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The girl was apparently still fast asleep but was giving the most piteous moans.
Tell me, pretty maiden
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As to Constance, she darted under her mistress's chair, uttering the most piteous howls.
Gerfaut — Volume 3
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Her face it is, and in most piteous plight.
Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles
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But ere he entered his cabin, light, unnatural, half-bantering, yet most piteous sound was heard.
Moby Dick
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She remained kneeling by the chair, looking up at him with a most piteous face.
Hetty's Strange History
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She leaned over the dying Antony, crying out incessantly with the most piteous exclamations of grief.
Cleopatra
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It was most piteous, that last expiring spout.
Moby Dick
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Thou see'st a sight most piteous to behold.
Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles
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