empressement
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At the station M. Bouc was greeted with respectful empressement by the brown-uniformed Wagon Lit conductor.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
She greeted me with an empressement totally at variance with the terms on which we had parted upon the previous evening.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Laurence Oliphant
The chevalier paused with dramatic empressement to enjoy the effect of his announcement.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Annie Ashmore
We were received with much empressement by the Director.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington
He shook hands with the doctor with less empressement, but most respectfully, and sank upon a divan near the hostess.
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
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