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The conversation was general and animated, thanks to Princess Lise's voice and little downy lip that lifted over her white teeth.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANIMATED
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animated
 a.  having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  With him, bareheaded, there came a couple of men of a somewhat lower station in life, and all three were engaged in an animated discussion.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
2  He said this smiling in a way more natural and animated than usual, so that the wrinkles round his mouth very clearly revealed something unexpectedly coarse and unpleasant.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER I
3  came the sounds of animated feminine voices, interrupting one another and mingling with the rustling of dresses and the scraping of chairs.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
4  At the men's end of the table the talk grew more and more animated.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIX
5  He asked about mutual acquaintances, and she became still more animated and chattered away giving him greetings from various people and retelling the town gossip.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVII
6  That same evening there was an animated discussion among the squadron's officers in Denisov's quarters.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V
7  Having dressed for his attendance at court in full parade uniform, which he had not worn for a long time, he went into Bilibin's study fresh, animated, and handsome, with his hand bandaged.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI
8  His face grew more and more animated.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XX
9  Her hair was carefully done and her face was animated, which, however, did not conceal its sunken and faded outlines.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III
10  The conversation was general and animated, thanks to Princess Lise's voice and little downy lip that lifted over her white teeth.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV
11  Berg returned, and over the bottle of wine conversation between the three officers became animated.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII
12  This pleased Rostov and he began talking about it, and as he went on became more and more animated.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII
13  Again he pressed the hand of the latter with an expression of good-natured, sincere, and animated levity.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX
14  He was slightly flushed after galloping two miles, and reining in his horse he sighed restfully and looked round at the faces of his suite, young and animated as his own.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XV
15  It became particularly animated toward the end of the evening when the rewards bestowed by the Emperor were mentioned.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence: (114 in 8 pages)
16  Certain animals were regarded as sacred.
17  Certain animals can feel vibrations in the sand.
18  Campaigners claim that the animals are not being kept in humane conditions.
19  The animals are kept in close confinement.
20  Scientists are attempting to compare features of extinct animals with living analogues.
21  People consider foxes as clever but sly animals.
22  The outlines of animals were cut into the rock.
23  Some animals have the power to see in the dark.
24  Chromosomes also determine the sex of animals.
25  Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals' reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual.
26  Without sustenance, the animals will soon die.
27  The use of animals in scientific tests raises difficult ethical questions.
28  Many of these animals are not found anywhere else.
29  Wild animals will not allow other animals to enter their territory.
30  Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment.