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1  Don't joke; I mean to have a serious talk with you.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER I
2  That face struck her by its peculiarly serious and concentrated expression.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XIII
3  He looked at her and was struck by the serious impassioned expression of her face.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XXIII
4  Natasha took the first note, her throat swelled, her chest rose, her eyes became serious.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER XV
5  Her voice sounded so serious and so sad that the chirping of the birds was silenced at once.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III
6  His face with its long mustache was serious as always, only his eyes were brighter than usual.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VIII
7  Before the countess could answer, Prince Andrew entered the room with an agitated and serious face.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XXIII
8  Again on all the bright faces of the squadron the serious expression appeared that they had worn when under fire.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VIII
9  When starting on a journey or changing their mode of life, men capable of reflection are generally in a serious frame of mind.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVIII
10  Pierre glanced at the serious faces of those around, remembered all he had already gone through, and realized that he could not stop halfway.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV
11  The officer evidently had complete control of his face, and while Kutuzov was turning managed to make a grimace and then assume a most serious, deferential, and innocent expression.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
12  The countess looked with sad and sternly serious eyes at Prince Andrew when he talked to Natasha and timidly started some artificial conversation about trifles as soon as he looked her way.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XXII
13  She saw Prince Vasili's face, serious for an instant at the sight of her, but immediately smiling again, and the little princess curiously noting the impression "Marie" produced on the visitors.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV
14  Kutuzov, whom he had overtaken in Poland, had received him very kindly, promised not to forget him, distinguished him above the other adjutants, and had taken him to Vienna and given him the more serious commissions.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III
15  In a day or two we shall all have to take part in a greater and more serious duel, and besides, Drubetskoy, who says he is an old friend of yours, is not at all to blame that my face has the misfortune to displease you.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII
16  But at noon the adjutant of the regiment came into Rostov's and Denisov's dugout with a grave and serious face and regretfully showed them a paper addressed to Major Denisov from the regimental commander in which inquiries were made about yesterday's occurrence.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XVI
17  Several of those present smiled at Zherkov's words, expecting one of his usual jokes, but noticing that what he was saying redounded to the glory of our arms and of the day's work, they assumed a serious expression, though many of them knew that what he was saying was a lie devoid of any foundation.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
ContextHighlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXI
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