Presence

(noun.) the act of being present.

(noun.) the impression that something is present; 'he felt the presence of an evil force'.

(noun.) the immediate proximity of someone or something; 'she blushed in his presence'; 'he sensed the presence of danger'; 'he was well behaved in front of company'.

(noun.) an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby.

(noun.) the state of being present; current existence; 'he tested for the presence of radon'.

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• He wondered at her, knowing she was aware of his presence. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He sat down, a little disconcerted by my presence, I thought, and without looking at me, drew his heavy sunburnt hand across and across his upper lip. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He does not flatter women, but he is patient with them, and he seems to be easy in their presence, and to find their company genial. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Twemlow has just presence of mind enough to say aloud: 'Very like! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Tease calmness of manner and presence of mind! 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Her hands lay on the paddle like slumber, she only wanted to see him, like a crystal shadow, to feel his essential presence. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He sought her presence more and more, and at last with a frequency that attested it had become to him an indispensable stimulus. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Why, as to the spelling of it,' returned Mr Boffin, with great presence of mind, 'that's YOUR look out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• And I am glad to speak,' pursued the boy, 'in presence of Mr Lightwood, because it was through Mr Lightwood that you ever saw my sister. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Miss Steele was the least discomposed of the three, by their presence; and it was in their power to reconcile her to it entirely. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• He would be a bold man who felt no fear in the presence of that lady, answered Crispin, his face clearing again. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Any presence but that of the nurses was a strain and an effort to him now. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I never remember feeling the presence of the lawyer to be more unwelcome than I felt it at that moment. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Warren was not aware of his presence, but probably supposed it was the cavalry which Merritt had engaged earlier in the day. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Having had his face put under the pump, and dried upon Mrs. Mann's gown, he was led into the awful presence of Mr. Bumble, the beadle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• In the library, in spite of weightier presences, Lawrence Lefferts predominated. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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