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Meanings of overstrung nerves in английском

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Usage of overstrung nerves in английском
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There was electricity in the air which acted on her overstrung nerves.
The Sheik: A Novel
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The scraping sound which he made thereby grated on Chauvelin's overstrung nerves.
The Elusive Pimpernel
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Really, mother dear, my illness was simply caused by my overstrung nerves.
The Idol of Paris
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Actually, no doubt, it was nothing more than a result of overstrung nerves.
Three More John Silence Stories
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His overstrung nerves must find relaxation in some way or break with a twang.
The House of the Vampire
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Probably by this time she had forgotten her fretfulness, a result of overstrung nerves.
The Town Traveller
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The high-pitched lamentations pulled at Quinette's already overstrung nerves.
Acts of faith
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The sight that met the poor woman's eyes was too much for the already overstrung nerves.
Tarzan of the Apes
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Then Miriam's overstrung nerves gave way, and for the first time Mallard saw her shed tears.
The Emancipated
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Marcia's overstrung nerves suddenly dissolved into hysterical laughter.
Marcia Schuyler
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She was very weary; moreover, the hours spent in solitude with nature had quieted her overstrung nerves.
A Face Illumined
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The overstrung nerves were growing steady again.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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She had hoped to conceal the child's death, but the effort was too much for her overstrung nerves.
New Grub Street
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Through all the wild chaos of her overstrung nerves she was listening, listening desperately, for the sound of feet outside the door.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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He thought that she was about to faint, that the emotions of the past half hour had been too much for her overstrung nerves.
I Will Repay
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