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Meanings of secretly pleased in английском

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Usage of secretly pleased in английском
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August was secretly pleased that one obstacle to his marriage was gone.
The End of the World: A Love Story
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His features expressed disgust, but Sophia fancied that he was secretly pleased.
The Old Wives' Tale
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The maid looked secretly pleased to have pissed on her patron's parade.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
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Congreve surveyed the company, secretly pleased to find himself in such esteemed society.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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Dancer smiled as if somehow secretly pleased by his cohort's unease.
Blood and Bone
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She was secretly pleased with his strong face and shapely head.
The Lure of the Mask
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It was rank patronage, of course, yet I was secretly pleased.
A Far Country — Volume 2
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She shook her head, and hastily withdrew, though secretly pleased at his hardihood.
A Group of Noble Dames
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Or are all of you secretly pleased at England's 'determined attitude'?
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
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It had almost seemed as if she was more fascinated-maybeeven secretly pleased-thanembarrassed.
Michael's discovery
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Brother Jacques was secretly pleased to have tamed this spirit.
The Grey Cloak
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The Indian women went away, secretly pleased over their bargain.
The Call of the North
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They'd both be secretly pleased by what they had said.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
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He was secretly pleased with this pretty, disturbed-looking young woman.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
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He was secretly pleased with Herbert's open and manly face.
Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son
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Charlotte's daughter had won a few hearts all on her own, Jason saw, secretly pleased.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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