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Meanings of very demure in английском

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Usage of very demure in английском
1
Looking very demure, the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
2
Nevertheless, she was very demure and very much the lady in appearance.
Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays; Or, Rescuing the Runaways
3
Now Mr. Carmichael will make it plain, and Kate was very demure.
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers
4
Jacqueline was very demure now, her eyes sought the floor.
Max
5
Whereupon the hot-headed girl from Dixie suspended hostilities and became a very demure young woman.
Beverly of Graustark
6
These very demure girls are often full of surprises.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
7
She looked so very demure that Beth thought her bashful, and took pity on her.
A Little Florida Lady
8
The Irish Turk looked very demure and replied-
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
9
Alice had a very low, sweet, contralto voice, like Mrs. Armatage, and a very demure manner.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
10
Arabella looked very demure as a little Puritan, and really, Patricia's showy Spanish costume was becoming.
Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times
11
She smiled and dipped her head, very demure.
Skin Trade
12
They heard the door shut violently, and Mrs Abigail came up, very demure and curtseying to the ground.
"The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
13
She was very demure, and her manner towards him was considerably changed since she had left the chamber.
He Knew He Was Right
14
The jays were lingering near, very demure and silent, and probably ready to join a crusade against nest-robbers.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
15
Carol was very demure, 'Tante' this and 'Tante' that, but I knew right away that something was amiss!
The Heart of Rachael
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Something like that, very demure.
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