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Meanings of roguish twinkle in английском

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Usage of roguish twinkle in английском
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This he added gravely, but with a little roguish twinkle in his eyes.
Three People
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There was a roguish twinkle in her eye.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
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Snow, with a roguish twinkle in her eye.
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
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The roguish twinkle in his eyes vanished and he assumed the severe, inexorable expression of the judge.
The Bride of Dreams
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There was a roguish twinkle in his eye and a smile about his lips as he advanced towards Quincy.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
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Hardly had the words escaped his lips, before the cloud disappeared, and the moon looked down with a roguish twinkle.
The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
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Thomas Harrison was a lively, bustling man, with a roguish twinkle in his eye, and a humorous style of talking.
Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
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The elegant lady who stood there, a quizzing smile on her face and a roguish twinkle in her eyes, was Margaret.
The Yeoman Adventurer
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The roguish twinkle in his small piercing eyes contrasts strongly with the sombre, stolid expression of the Finnish peasants sitting near him.
Russia
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The old fellow had a roguish twinkle in his gray eye as, pointing to the piles of blankets and pillows, he said:
Jerry's Reward
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And a roguish twinkle of the eye showed that Benjamin knew he was doing wrong for the sake of getting a little sport.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
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Her eyes grew sober enough as they rested inquiringly on my face, for all that they still held an irritatingly roguish twinkle in their depths.
When Wilderness Was King / A Tale of the Illinois Country
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There was somewhat of a roguish twinkle in the old man's eye as he said it, which emboldened me to whisper a question to him.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
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After breakfast the mother with a little roguish twinkle, said: "Well, what do you think you will do to amuse yourself to-day, Alice?"
Nerves and Common Sense
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"No," Tom began to say, and then the roguish twinkle in Jack's eyes gave him a sudden inspiration.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone
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"You must learn to control your tongue, Betty," said Moppet primly, with a roguish twinkle of her eyes upward.
An Unwilling Maid / Being the History of Certain Episodes during...
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