| 单词 | sullenness |
| 例句 | I liked him immensely, his sullenness, his corpselike color, except when he was lodged in a good mood, when he became overbearing and megalomaniacal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His sullenness seemed to hang over the whole crew. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The men inside either glared back or ignored us in a way that suggested mental illness or depression more than sullenness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she answered with a sullenness deeper than ever upon her face, “I am not slave of slaves in this house at least.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z His sullenness left him as he fried the bacon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She paused and her face lost its sullenness and grew interested. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When the brothers were in her room, and it took two of them to help her on the bedpan without hurting her, she studied Charles’ dark sullenness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I refused to be the child they knew and accepted me to be, I was called impudent and my muteness sullenness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All my life, people have taken my shyness for sullenness, snobbery, bad temper of one sort or another. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m teamed up with the sad-faced Rosalie and our leader, Maddy, whose sullenness, under the circumstances, is almost a relief after Liza’s relentless good cheer. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His experiments don’t celebrate the technology, but demonstrate its shortcomings and sullenness. MoMA’s Daydream of Progress 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z His accomplished band thrum with an ideal admixture of discipline and sullenness, while two new backing vocalists engaged especially for tonight's gig add poignancy to Hawley's growl. Richard Hawley – review 2012-10-06T23:05:53Z Their sullenness begins to fade, their delusions recede, their confidence grows. Meg Wolitzer's 'Belzhar' nurses its teens back to emotional health 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Isaac loses a little adolescent sweetness to teenage sullenness; Joey becomes a touch more wary around the camera. ‘Father Soldier Son’ Review: Service and Sacrifice 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Maybe his family is frustrated by his grouchiness and poor interpersonal communication skills, at least based on his laconic sullenness with the doctor. Review: ‘A Beautiful Noise’ Makes for a Morose Neil Diamond Musical 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z From the moment Madeleine appears, unsmiling and exuding sullenness and hostility, you sense Ms. Haenel as a bracingly fresh screen presence. Review: ‘Love at First Fight,’ a Romance in the Wild 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Then almost immediately a kind of sullenness set in, then shame.... Frank Gifford and 'A Fan's Notes' 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Melinda’s parents see her failing grades and her sullenness as the onset of adolescence. Controversial young adult novel offers insight into Kavanaugh hearings 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z You may recall the bricks, the ball hogging, the sullenness, the selfishness, the complete lack of self-awareness from a bitter former MVP flailing against his declining skills. Plaschke: In signing Russell Westbrook, Clippers foolishly mirror the Lakers' mistake 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z In terms of obvious atmospheric menace, or even mere meteorological sullenness, Friday seemed to deserve at least a pass. Friday seemed to resist efforts to make things ‘perfectly clear’ 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z There’s nary a hint of insecurity or momentary sullenness. Review | ‘Luce’ tackles racial privilege and prejudice by raising a million questions — then refuses to answer any of them 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z There wasn’t any anger or sullenness in the way he said it; his voice sounded almost like he was laughing. A futurist imagines the Earth populated exclusively by the 1 percent 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z One of his teachers at Voyages Preparatory High School in Queens took notice of his sullenness and encouraged him to open up about his troubles. After Homelessness, He Longs for a ‘Space to Call My Own’ 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The book poignantly captures the disjointed lives of the volatile black youths —their periodic fits of rage, their more normal sullenness, their fierce loyalty to one another. The Real Events Behind the Movie Detroit, as Described in 1968 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But time is changing the nature of that truce, and the sullenness. Northern Ireland: an uncertain peace 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Although Dylan’s familiar sullenness has by now morphed into Dylan’s permanent inscrutability—one may expect twenty minutes of sublime mumbling in Sweden—this is still Dylan. Bob Dylan’s Nobel Triumph in a Time of Trump 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z One of the pleasures of reading O’Neill’s script is the extended interior thoughts of the night clerk, which somehow Wood must translate onstage beyond a general sullenness. Review: Broadway’s odd ‘Hughie’ glows, thanks to Whitaker 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z In case we’re slow on the uptake, Galahad and Valentine agree, over dinner, on the sullenness that has infected late-period Bond and his kind. “Kingsman” and “What We Do in the Shadows” Reviews 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z This sullenness notwithstanding, it would be wrong to conclude that conservatives are losing the argument over the direction of the economy. Can Republicans Gain from Job Growth? 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z And by this stage Mourinho had almost become a parody of unsmiling sullenness. Why José Mourinho was wise to play down the return of Cristiano Ronaldo 2013-03-04T21:53:10Z The crowd's silence was not just the extraction of expectation, but its replacement by a brooding sullenness. Wales rally against Ireland to keep critics' knives at bay for now 2013-02-02T17:28:05Z Beware of pride, stubbornness, taunting, and sullenness, which vices nature doth somewhat kindle in you; and therefore you must with reason and discretion make a new nature in yourself. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "The same strength of memory," as Earl Russell once wrote of him, "and the same brooding sullenness against those who opposed his will, which had been observed in the boy, were manifest in the man." Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He never sought, as many another king in such duresse would have done, to weaken his minister's influence and authority by showing open sullenness and dissatisfaction. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z I crept in late to supper, facing the din and lights, the rows of guests and the hurrying servants, with a mixture of shame and sullenness. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z We hear moralists and divines perpetually exclaiming, with mingled indignation and surprise, at the folly of mankind in obstinately persisting in these tormenting and violent passions, such as envy, revenge, sullenness, despair, etc. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z With an obstinate sullenness that was new in him, he said, No he had not. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z With an obstinate sullenness that was new in him he said, No, he had not. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z Watkyns continued, with just so much sullenness as showed he had his doubts. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Cabs also had a way of being all smiles and hat-touchings and little jokes when they were hailed, and all sullenness and loud monologue when they were dismissed. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Henrietta followed listlessly, and fancied in the sullenness of her apathy that she was proof against aught that could happen. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Lytton countered, the surprise in his face giving way to sullenness. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z With a sullenness that was new in him, he said, No, he had not. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z But, that his thoughts might not be read, he kept his eyes on the ground, and feigned a sullenness which he no longer felt. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The reason of the chevalier's sullenness, alas, she knew too well! The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Gridley assented with a corresponding smack of sullenness in his tone, and taking the hint, bore off the boy to bed. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z To brood over the halcyon days which are gone by is conducive to snappishness, and, after a chewing of the cud, to chronic sullenness and gnawing discontent. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z A gentleman walked quickly across the fore-court to the door, the knocker fell sharply, and Miss Hilhouse's sullenness dropped from her. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z "But I will go early in the morning," I mused, as I drove on, still debating, the horse slow under the restraint of my sullenness. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z I have been constantly struck by the note of moodiness, not to say sullenness, which hangs over the company during the hours of daylight. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z She, on her part, possessed one qualification for improving this circumstance to the advancement of her authority; she was capable of a perseverance in sullenness, which no entreaties could move, and no submissions could mollify. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z And every peal of mirth was a challenge to the old order of hatred and the ancient thraldom of sullenness. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Into the private life of the ordinary Catholic the principles of Jansenism injected a gloom and sadness similar to the extravagant sullenness of Puritanism or its sister, Calvinism. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z She was suffering that morning-after sullenness which follows unusual indulgences in virtue as well as other excesses. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The scolding was received with stolid silence, which was called sullenness. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The next day Mrs Boswell had recourse, as usual, to silent sullenness; to which she added another mode of tormenting. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I felt slightly vexed, thinking my favor was not appreciated, and I asked the cause of his apparent sullenness. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z He retained his natural sullenness and reserve; even in the best moments of convivial mirth, he never displayed a flexibility of disposition, or an openness to conviction. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z The boy, reading these things in his sullenness, eyed him distastefully. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z You have withdrawn yourself in your sullenness to your own room. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z It was, however, a silence only possible to an exalted nature full of self-control, since the words actually spoken redeem it from any suspicion or stain of sullenness. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z But if there was quietness there was sullenness also. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z "Did no white girl ever do as I have?" asked Meta, with a touch of sullenness. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z He considered it as the appointed way in which he was to be made better, and so far from indulging in complaint or sullenness, was inclined to think it lighter than he deserved. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z There was as much sullenness as resolution in the unconscious gesture with which he folded his arms. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z His look, too, was sullen, but with the sullenness of fears aggravated by patience worn thin and threadbare. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Her furious tone changing to one of sullenness, she muttered, “Well, say it.” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z There was a mixture of embarrassment and sullenness in his air, which was far from being diminished when the purpose of this visit was explained. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Certainly he revenged himself to the full; not only raked the rocks for runagates, but dragged peasants, inclined to sullenness, from their huts; clapped some in dungeons and hanged the rest. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z No help could come from Ireland, where the masses watched the efforts to plant a Parliament in College Green with a sullenness of demeanour that indicated their lack of enthusiasm. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z He fought stoutly to the last, but after Chickamauga, with the sullenness of despair and without the enthusiasm of hope. Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. 2011-05-10T02:00:58.760Z On his depraved features was a lettering of criminal sullenness; on his twitching lips the curse of cowardice. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z For this may stifle development, it may breed sullenness, or it may engender rebellion. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Conspicuous in the north Cross Fell—in which spring the head-waters of Tees—heaves his brown back in majestic sullenness some three hundred feet higher than the shaggy brow we stand on. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Hot indignation began to give place to mutual sullenness. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z There had been a time when she could always lighten these moods, tickle his sullenness to laughter; but that time was past. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Never after that morning of the contest of wills between the cousins, did Adrian's unforgiving sullenness lessen or relent. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z This wounded the susceptibilities of the inhabitants, among whom a spirit of sullenness and disaffection began to appear. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z He arose from the green table with an almost defiant sullenness. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z And pray," answered she with great sullenness, "how am I to go home? A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z It was his old sullenness—his old gloom. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z His former expression of light-hearted gaiety had given way to one of dejection, even sullenness. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Their prominent thought, in regard to him, seemed ever to be the obtaining of some concession to their real or imaginary wants; and, if denied these, they reacted upon him in anger, sullenness, or complaint. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z This sullenness on the part of the Southerners at last found vent in the organization of a secret and murderous conspiracy called the Ku-Klux-Klan—whoever was guilty of inventing such an ugly name! Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z She rather liked the paradoxical combination of shrewdness and idealism, sullenness and humour, in his white, black-browed, clever face. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z He will feel sorry and awkward enough, without reproach, sullenness, or cold looks from you. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Delicate, wing-like eyebrows, even blacker than her hair, lost their sullenness, assumed a lovely, provocative arch. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "I don't want your supper; you may keep it," said Georgia, with proud sullenness. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z Nothing has so bad an effect upon a crew as the display of moroseness or sullenness on the part of one of its members. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z It was this thought that was always the foundation of Carlos' sullenness and lack of gratitude. The Ranch Girls at Home Again 2011-01-13T03:01:04.363Z This behaviour was not, however the result either of sullenness or stupidity; for upon being requested to draw up his net, that it might be examined, he readily complied. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Some dandies, with an expression of sullenness on their countenances, were swinging on their heels. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "I am an honest man, Sahib!"—sullenness giving away to fright. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He climbed into the car with his accustomed sullenness—or what was generally considered sullenness. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z Emma and Barbara were doing the dishes and, with a trace of sullenness still lingering about him, Tad sat at the table cutting a new sheath for his knife. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z In this World Cup perhaps more than any other, any selfishness or sullenness would have been particularly inappropriate for the Germans. World Cup 2010: Strong spirit of Germany a silent salute to lost friend 2010-07-07T20:51:00Z The third sign is a sullenness creeping into the expletives you mutter at the telly when he's talking. Bang goes the dream of real change. Is it them, or us? 2010-04-30T19:00:00Z After they were upset by the Italian Enrico Fabris in the 1,500, they sat for a news conference in which they were united only in their sullenness. Davis and Hedrick Seem to Move Past Turin Friction 2010-02-20T02:51:00Z This dark-haired private from the Cumberlands looked the soldier from crown to sole leather, yet his features seemed to hold under their present repose an ancient stamp of sullenness. The Law of Hemlock Mountain In his quest of education he sought refuge from the bitter brooding that had begun to mar his young features with its stamp of sullenness. The Tempering "Pass it on to some one else," he said, almost aloud and with guttural sullenness. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Rude they never are, but they sometimes show a childish sullenness when offended. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers All military exercises were suspended, and the bleak gloomy days were passed in inactivity, disgust and sullenness. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 They showed no trace of sullenness and displeasure. The Unveiling of Lhasa After five minutes of low-toned confidences the man on the bench found himself looking into eyes of abated sullenness and listening to a voice that was simply small boy. The Tempering Hoskins put his shoulders against the wall and passed from sullenness to deep dejection. The King of Arcadia "Hullo!" he cried, all his sullenness and resentment gone. The Loves of Ambrose With the familiarity of years, she knew, they lost both their sullenness and their starched politeness. The Garden of Eden When her employer did send for her, it was to tell her, very sharply, that one more such exhibition of sullenness would cost her her situation. Man and Maid In fact, Greenoak remarked that the prevailing attitude was that of sullenness. Harley Greenoak's Charge There was a shifty sullenness about the manner of the indunas that was not lost upon him. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising All appeals to her sense of self-respect rendered her sullen—but underlying this sullenness lurked a dogged intensity of resolution. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The men were armed, and went about their duties with a dogged sullenness which showed their stern determination. The Ruined Cities of Zululand A certain sullenness or dulness, perhaps both, appeared in the expression of his face. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine But the two white men, as they rode in through the still open gateway, thought to detect an unwonted sullenness instead of the cheerful greeting of welcome which should have been theirs. In the Whirl of the Rising All was vivid reality, where all had been false glitter in the days of the Bourbons, and all sullenness and fear in the days of the Democracy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 A very fashionably dressed young lady, attractive notwithstanding a certain sullenness of expression, had entered the room carrying a great bunch of roses. Jacob's Ladder There was a marked sullenness in his manner. Deadly City As he found that thus to beat against the bars of his prison-house was only to add to his distresses, he resigned himself in sullen silence to his fate,—the sullenness of despair. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 All the dejection, the sullenness, disappeared from her face, dispelled by a bright, almost happy smile. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion "I followed orders," Naia flared with a mixture of anger and sullenness. Twelve Times Zero The simplicity and good nature of the man came as a refreshing change from the sullenness of Pellinger and the cynicism of Jason Tarsh. Rich Living He knew, now, why the other cave-men imprisoned here wore constant expressions of aloof sullenness. Warrior of the Dawn Lanty took the money with a mixture of humility and sullenness. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The expression “hang the lip” meant to drop the lip in sullenness or contempt. Folk-lore of Shakespeare As Mala walked serenely toward the hall door, there was only a touch of sullenness at the corners of her mouth. Twelve Times Zero By the time they reached the embowered little glade in the ca�on his sullenness was completely dissipated, and he kissed her very passionately as he lifted her from her horse. The Song of the Wolf To sullenness the surly crow All his derisive feeling yields, And o'er the barren stubble-fields Flaps cawless, wrapped in hungry woe. Blooms of the Berry I see here and there signs of sullenness. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Alternate downpours of rain, sleet, and heavy hailstones continued all the rest of the day and the encampment at Willow Bar was one of sullenness and discontent. Bring Me His Ears Silence need not be sullen—but better sullenness than all this outrageous outcry, as if words the winds scatter, were to drop into the soil and grow up grain. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) When Ulysses relates the sullenness of his deportment, and considers the greatness of the hero, he expresses himself with generous and noble sentiments. The Tatler, Volume 3 "I came to see the baby an' to get me dinner," says the boy, with hanging head, his silence arising more from shyness than sullenness. Rossmoyne “I didn’t enlist to work,” declared Grace, with some sullenness. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club It was a silent camp, lacking laughter and high-pitched voices; and the begging water seekers, while not denied their drinks, were received with a sullenness which was eloquent. Bring Me His Ears Shame, sulkiness, sullenness, peevishness, stubbornness, defiance, all go with wounded self-assertion under different conditions. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life We must avoid sullenness on the one hand, as we would jesting on the other. Talkers With Illustrations "I suppose I ought to be only too glad," said the patient, with a sort of sullenness, which Lady Alice felt that she could but dimly understand. Brooke's Daughter A Novel They were used to her caprices and to occasional fits of sullenness, but they had never seen her in just such a mood as she was now. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Needs must under all these guns; and the paper was signed, but not without open sullenness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The virtue usually opposed to this vice of sullenness is Alacritas, uniting the sense of activity and cheerfulness. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), These are cases of an extreme kind,—cases of moroseness and sullenness which neither reason nor Scripture justify. Talkers With Illustrations “I think you might have warned me,” returned the other with a touch of sullenness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) But fortunately it had not got to that point in their marriage—nothing worse than sullenness and silence or angry words had happened thus far. Clark's Field The animation of the place is gone; a gloom hangs over the Forum; and if its frequenters are still merry there is something of sullenness and recklessness in their mirth. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century But for all that, he was capable of flashes of causeless anger and fits of sturdy sullenness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI It is less offensive than the mature, corrosive sullenness of the Englishman; but it is the same thing. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Her natural sullenness of expression was intensified as she walked slowly along her way, for certain friends of hers had pointed out to her that she was wasting her time. The Monk of Hambleton But she could not endure sullenness and bad temper in Archie. Clark's Field In her very first letter she thus poetically describes her surroundings:—'The autumnal glory of this day puts to shame the summer's sullenness. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen And she looked so white and wan, Mona's heart was touched, and some of the sullenness died out of her face and voice. The Making of Mona He had caught the sadness, sullenness, and remorselessness of his sitter rather than his gay, good-tempered smile. Money Magic A Novel The tenants answered his questions, but they did so with a sullenness that surprised Randolph. Prologue to an Analogue The tone had that peculiar sullenness which generally portended an outbreak of the most vicious side of the boy’s temper. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Either suspecting how the case really stood, or through mere sullenness at the loss of his money, the gipsy remained, with lowering brow and compressed lips, obstinately silent. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Mary could forgive her second sister-in-law's sullenness, understanding, as she did quite well, that she was at this moment triumphing over Lady Susanna. Is He Popenjoy? The startled boy made a movement as if to run again as Kit rode up, then halted, fear and fateful resignation changing the childish face to sullenness. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine That kind of fear made men restless and nervous, or silent and preoccupied; or like liquor it accentuated their weaknesses of fiber in sullenness or bravado. The Vagrant Duke Her chin seemed to frown with a lovable sullenness. In a Little Town At first the confusion, then the attempt at bland innocence, followed by dogged sullenness. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana He could bear her anger or her sullenness with fortitude, but her lachrymose caresses were insupportable. Is He Popenjoy? The mother followed us, half sorry for us,—there is something of the woman left in her,—half sullen, with a lowering sullenness. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India No change, no sullenness, no cheat In thee we find; Thy saddest voice is ever sweet, Thine answer kind. How the Piano Came to Be He had wakened in good spirits, but was fast returning to his sullenness of the previous day. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Morty fell back on sullenness, and bade him manage it his own way. The Wild Geese A woman will often take delight in being angry; will sometimes wrap herself warm in prolonged sullenness; will frequently revel in complaint;—but she enjoys forgiving better than aught else. Is He Popenjoy? Pan came out of his sullenness, and felt love for her rouse in him. Valley of Wild Horses But she might have read in them something of despair, something of sullenness, something of shame, but mostly she could have seen a plea for mercy, and perhaps she did. Louisiana Lou A Western Story To Caleb Harper, serenely unsuspicious, the churlish sullenness of the eyes that resented his intrusion, went unmarked. The Roof Tree And yet it could not be said that he was really frightened, for he evinced no fear of any of his enemies, and his silence had the appearance of being occasioned by sullenness and apathy. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border Richard took her hard speeches silently, but he brooded over them in a morbid manner that resembled sullenness. Our Bessie "There is nothing the matter with me," he said, with a touch of sullenness in his tone. The Marriage of Elinor While the possession of a pipe, a newspaper, a little tea, etc., or the omission of some mark of respect, a saucy look or word, or even an imputation of sullenness, were deemed unpardonable offences. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science For many days we had moved in perfect silence for the most part, though no gloom or sullenness appeared in Burton's face. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse After this, Last Bull’s sullenness of temper appeared to grow upon him. Kings in Exile Phoebe eyed the subsequent preparations for the meal with an increasing look of sullenness in her quaint little face. What's-His-Name And with Ranny's absorption Violet's irritability returned and increased, and sullenness set in for days at a time without intermission. The Combined Maze “I can,” proposed Jasper, starting forward with an odd mixture of sullenness and eagerness in his tone. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise I understood now that what I had taken for sullenness was the dejection of despair. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Whatever in his nature had been unreliable became treacherous; his stolidity became sullenness. The Dark Star "Holy Mother!" she exclaimed, startled out of her habitual sullenness by her mistress's agonised face. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius As for her fits of sullenness and irritation, he had been initiated into their mystery on his wedding-day. The Combined Maze His father, who had once been in a dependent position, and so was sensitive and ready to take offense, met him at first with distrust and sullenness. The Brothers Karamazov Their sullenness disappeared, they came closer, began to talk, and at last we spent the afternoon in comparative friendship, and I could attend to my business. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific To those who are very impressible, the contagion of vice, bad temper, profanity, turbulence, lying, obscenity, sullenness, melancholy, etc., is as inevitable as the contagion of small pox. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 6 If they are regarded as actual evils, they will probably be endured with sullenness, or submitted to with defiance and scorn, or surmounted with pride and self-inflation. A Manual of Moral Philosophy The sullenness, the irritation had ceased so unmysteriously that Ranny in his matrimonial wisdom was left in no doubt as to its cause. The Combined Maze He was rarely playful or merry, but any one could see at the first glance that this was not from any sullenness. The Brothers Karamazov He looked almost piteously towards Eileen: and, unreasonably, was angry with her because with that sullenness of expression her beauty had departed: she was almost plain. Love of Brothers Though the Indian woman’s spells of sullenness irritated him, he conciliated her with endearing words, caresses, and the promise of a speedy marriage. 'Me--Smith' He sat down with an unavoidable air of sullenness. Tales of Space and Time And with it a sullenness that had no sweetness in it, for Violet defied her fate. The Combined Maze The man grasped the money eagerly, peering up with more admiration than sullenness. From the Car Behind Lady O'Gara's attention was otherwise absorbed so that she did not notice the sudden delighted friendliness in Terry towards Stella nor the quick withdrawal into sullenness which spoilt Eileen's looks for the luncheon-hour. Love of Brothers He had seen it often—this heavy, smouldering sullenness. 'Me--Smith' He overcame his sullenness, after a while, so far as to inquire: "How came you to suspect me of this robbery?" The Tin Box and What it Contained After that first passion of resentment and revolt Violet declined upon sullenness and flat, monotonous reproach. The Combined Maze The boy listened to me in silence, but I thought that sullenness mingled with his obedience, and I had never seen him sullen before. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Their frequent visits have not gain'd her presence; Yet, she's so far from sullenness and pride, That, I dare undertake, you shall meet from her A liberal entertainment. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 In fact, their mood of sullenness departed as by magic, and a smile swept over their massive mood of moroseness, and glory swept the skies. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas The feeling that everybody was against her, that she was on the road to being what the world calls an outcast, gave to her life an element of sullenness and of despair. An Anarchist Woman Mockery of my sullenness danced in her blue eyes. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 This abated my appreciation of her sense of humour, and I maintained a dignified reticence, which unhappily she regarded as mere sullenness, until we reached the Society's room. The Crack of Doom Kindness and friendliness had vitalized the expression of the face and banished its sullenness. The Fighting Edge "Nothing," Wilton said, with a return of his former sullenness. No Clue A Mystery Story Sleeping, the talk was less, however, of the supposed love, than of science and metaphysics; waking, there was silence between weakness and sullenness. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster And, meanwhile, his very despair and sullenness had been turned to his good. The Light of Scarthey All this time Deerfoot remained like a statue of sullenness, glowering on the two, as though he would have been pleased to tomahawk both actors in the singular drama. Footprints in the Forest As for Laura, she continued in her sullenness, anticipating with resentment the assault about to be made upon her soul. The Creators A Comedy But in his voice too there has already crept that note of sullenness which characterised the sapeurs from the first. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Not that the spirit is broken; all her strength goes to sullenness, and I never saw a case needing greater judgment. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster In some, sullenness had succeeded to reckless daring, and exultation to alarm in others. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages As the end of the hour drew near, he sank deeper in his dogged sullenness. The House with the Green Shutters The look of sullenness and discontent had disappeared, and he actually smiled as, looking me square in the eye, he held out his hand and exclaimed: “Say, Mr Leigh, let’s be friends, shall we?” The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise "That'll be too late," the girl answered, with all the sullenness in her voice again and her mouth growing hard once more. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush The girl's face took an expression of distrust and sullenness. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 The mate proceeded to salute the two women with a sharp blow apiece of the knotted rope, and thus changed their rising fury into sullenness. Duffels His sullenness had been but a pretence and mostly assumed in order to secure that “payment” which the “foreign” lady offered. Dorothy's Travels After this, Last Bull's sullenness of temper appeared to grow upon him. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes “Well, what ambitions do you have?” asked Theresa in a tone of sullenness, her eyes in the meantime blinking. The Goose Man The other two, maintaining their usual expression of phlegmatic and stubborn sullenness, left the delivery of their message to him, the glibbest talker. The Return of Blue Pete As the sail filled before the wind and the boat sprang across the upcurling waves, her brief sullenness fell away from her. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 The whistle stopped when she saw her cousin, and the cheerful look gave place to one of sullenness. Margaret Montfort His passenger sat on the rail and gave the pacing captain occasional glances in which irony and sullenness were mingled. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 “Where is the money my father gave you?” came the words at last, rolling from his lips in a tone of muffled sullenness. The Goose Man O, Jack, lips smiling at their own discretion; and if not smiling, more sweetly pouting; more lovely in sullenness! The Rivals A Comedy She was frightened and ashamed, and the sullenness which is the refuge of most young people descended upon her like a darkness. Mary, Mary The captive prince approached the victor without sullenness or pride. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges "I know you are, Captain Downs," declared the young man, his sullenness departing. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 With regard to Daniel’s conduct, Pflaum, the apothecary, had this to say: “I should have expected more grief and sorrow from him, and not so much sullenness.” The Goose Man The abashed look in the boy’s face changed to sullenness. The Man from the Bitter Roots His levity and his sullenness were only in his letters; he passed through common life, sometimes vexed, and sometimes pleased, with the natural emotions of common men. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Mrs. Percival lifted out one little tray after another with growing sullenness. Jewel Weed But the only change noticeable during that time was a more decided sullenness, a look in the cold, gray eyes that meant death rather than yielding. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 In her presence they were taciturn to sullenness; among themselves they criticised her constantly, exaggerating her faults and taking delight in recounting her failures. The Fighting Shepherdess His head was immensely large, his complexion ruddy, and his features rough, coarse and strongly expressive of sullenness and ill-nature. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest What was then called sullenness now took the name of resignation, and stupidity was quiet contempt. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 No sullenness is to remain, no sulky temper which so easily gives birth to thunder and lightning. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Here, where every thing on a slaver assumes the guise of pleasure and relief, I remarked not only the sullenness of my crew, but a disposition to disobey or neglect. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver And then everybody being ordered to replace everything, that a proper system of distribution may be adopted, half of us hide our plunder away, and the other half dump their prizes promiscuously and in sullenness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The deposition of Bligh was occasioned by this fatal appetite: whether from sullenness, or conviction, he discouraged the vendors of rum, and attempted to obstruct their living on the vices of the prisoners. The History of Tasmania , Volume II The community should take care early that secret feelings are avoided, that the child is cured from all sullenness which stores up the emotion instead of discharging it. Psychotherapy Then there was one man who did not even bow, but sought a meeting only that he might provoke him with his obstinate sullenness, and gaze upon him with his piercing eyes—his own brother. Debts of Honor Unless I guess wrong, their feeling is sullenness. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure The sweetness of her face has disappeared, giving way to a hang-dog sullenness, a stubborn silence, with sulky, furtive glances of rebellion directed at her step-mother. The Straw The sullenness that his face had worn constantly for many days changed slowly to a look of anger that distorted his features until his expression was demoniacal. The Forbidden Trail The temper of the public mind became imbued with that sullenness which a sense of injury begets, and which forebodes the approach of civil commotion. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The moment prudence or waning inclination made it advisable to break with the reigning favorite, she set to work to cool him down by deliberate coldness, sullenness, insolence; and generally succeeded. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 She felt that the man had been in desperate straits, and while recoiling before the evil sullenness of his look, she felt a deep pity for the pain in it. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls No," she protested, disdaining the cajolery of self-delusion, "my sullenness isn't that sort. The Tyranny of Weakness They seemed reserved to the point of sullenness, keeping by themselves and showing so much antipathy to any approach that they were let alone. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them It was succeeded by a sullenness and stolidity such as had never before been observed in him. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion At Fort Caroline a spirit of sullenness was growing. French Pathfinders in North America It was not angry now, there was hardly even a trace of sullenness on it. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas And so Jim went on apologising, as if he had been all in the wrong and the other all in the right, and getting no word in reply, only the same scowl and uncompromising sullenness. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life The bare idea of being walked off to a police-station was enough to drive all my sullenness and reserve to the four winds. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life The Government submitted to one defeat after another with dogged sullenness, but with undiminished contempt for the idea that successive defeats imposed upon them any obligation to resign. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It set in motion many shadows which had their home in the corners of the walls, and bade them cease their sullenness and come forth to dance in the riot of the hour. The Singing Mouse Stories From this moment the chemist carried with him the infection of sullenness, selfishness, discontent and ingratitude. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 "Monseigneur must forgive me," answered Dominique, still with an awkward sullenness. Fort Amity "Did you come here to mock and upbraid me?" he cried, concealing his sensibility under a kind of fierce sullenness. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author "I knows what you wants, an' I knows I don' know nothin' 'tall 'bout it," she objected, her sullenness a patent defiance. The Winning Clue The evil qualities which man had himself elicited from his nature, if not implanted there—the sullenness, and hardiness, and cunning he evinced, were made an excuse for further injury. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest "Better not," said he with a kind of solemn sullenness. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Oh, Jack, lips, smiling at their own discretion! and, if not smiling, more sweetly pouting, more lovely in sullenness! Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform The fierceness and sullenness that had repelled and terrified me on our first entrance had passed away, and sensibility roused from an awful paralysis, started at the ruins it beheld. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author They had a look of shame and sullenness on their faces, as if they were angry with themselves for yielding their wicked will to an old woman. Everyman's Land Never had she been so near to beauty; but Somerled faced her with a calm very like sullenness. The Heather-Moon The man's expression took upon itself a mask of disinterest, almost sullenness. The Plunderer Then he sank into a fit of gloom and sullenness. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems The graces of his youth gradually disappeared, the gayety of his manners was obscured, his politeness and obliging behavior were changed into sullenness and silence. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. This resentful sullenness she is showing I fear more than your passing emotion, papa. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The face was manly, too, in spite of its beardless one-and-twenty, but the broad eyebrows sank, either in study or sullenness, and the jaw was hard and fixed. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes The prizefighter showed both in face and manner a certain stiff sullenness. Steve Yeager He shows a curious mixture of honour and obstinacy—feeling and sullenness. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle At first his purpose had been misinterpreted, but as by degrees the true significance of his words were grasped by the popular mind, groans gave place to silence, and sullenness to cheers. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow I declare I have a good deal of liking for that other,—that sullenness, or sadness, or what you will; it is calmer and more independent. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter There was however neither sullenness nor resentment in their lack of expression. Robin All the sullenness went out of his face, giving way to a look of pleased surprise, as out of the carpet of gorgeous colouring spread before him rose suddenly the vision of a girl. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead He would be overtaken with fits of sullenness in company; at times he was violent. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I undressed with some sullenness, being ill-content at the mistrust she showed; but presently she came to the chamber herself, and prayed long before she lay down beside me. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 She rested her head against it and met the sky light with half-shut eyes, lovely in silken hair and pallid flesh through all her sullenness and dejection. The Lady of Fort St. John He and Bevans undoubtedly knew, and as Bevans persisted in his defiant sullenness, refusing to open his mouth for other purpose than to curse us vigorously, we turned to Hicks. Raw Gold A Novel These words did not dissipate the sullenness which her looks had betrayed. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 But even so marvelous an occurrence, so sweet a marking out of her above all the children in the world, failed completely on one occasion to help her overcome a mood of sullenness. Suzanna Stirs the Fire So many years had passed since he was a little boy that he had forgotten that what appears to be only sullenness may in reality be something quite different. A Melody in Silver Her face was all puckered up now; there was no temper or sullenness about it, but real pale-faced distress. The Rectory Children I told them this; while the most determined among them answered with sullenness, that they could take care of themselves, and replied to my entreaties with scoffs and menaces. The Last Man There was rage, sullenness, and disappointment in her aspect. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The feeling of sullenness with which he awoke, had subsided into something resembling "low spirits." Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way Through the dim candlelight Lem's sullenness answered the dark look that Lon threw on him. From the Valley of the Missing Before this disaster Christa had spent her life laughing; that had been more becoming to her than sullenness and tears. The Zeit-Geist “There ain't anything the matter,” answered Andrew, with a strange sullenness for him. The Portion of Labor He tried to say a word; but she was sullen, or, if not, she put on some mood like to sullenness, and said never a word to him. Phineas Finn The Irish Member If we are of a melancholy temperament, he seeks to sour our tempers, and promote habitual sullenness and despondency. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister She spoke with a certain sullenness, and her eyes were red. The Debtor A Novel "Very well," said Edwards, with a dogged sullenness, "your advice is very good, but I have no confession to make." The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives A significant look in David's face caused the speaker to break off and turn toward the door, through which came two men, the foremost a hulking, shambling fellow, with an expression of repellent sullenness. David Harum A Story of American Life The horror in Slavin's eyes had changed to sullenness, but he nodded silently. Bob Hampton of Placer “Well, I don't pretend to know,” said she, with angry sullenness. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel The sullenness of the men was apparent, and was not caused by the enforced presence of a stranger among them. The Stolen Singer There had come a cold grimness into Blackburn's face, a sullenness had appeared in the eyes of the three men who had survived the fight on the plains; they were moody, irritable, impatient. The Trail Horde A premonition of his impending fate had already produced a certain sullenness. Nobody's Man It addresses her without a voice, rebukes her without fear or shame, answers without sullenness and complaint. The Women of the Arabs At first I had been somewhat at a loss as to her real disposition, between the constant civility of her manners, and the occasional sullenness of her manner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Bruce sat apart, the shades on his rugged face gradually deepening from sullenness into ferocity. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' In spite of its immaturity, its plainness and its sullenness, there was a curious dignity in Nucky's face, that made a strong appeal to his dignified caller. The Enchanted Canyon Even the master, when the boy passed him with a respectful bow, in which there was nothing of resentment or sullenness, wondered how he could so soon forget the great injury he had suffered. Fern's Hollow Anne told him of what Lord Hartledon had said to her that day; and Val coloured with shame at the sullenness he had displayed, and his heart went into a glow of repentance. Elster's Folly I was fast making up my mind that the civility was genuine; the sullenness, apparent only, the result of extreme shyness, despondency, and languor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics "Yes," said Jeanne-Marie with a certain sullenness of manner, which she was apt to display towards her superiors in station. My Little Lady Enoch was sullen as they started on but his sullenness did not last long. The Enchanted Canyon In fact, he laboured all day with the persistence, if not the sullenness, of a hard-driven slave. The Husbands of Edith Used as he was to his father's fierce sullenness and taciturnity, any other manner seemed warm and pleasant. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot The sullenness deepened there when he saw a vehicle turn in at the tavern yard. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul I must solicit your attention to the topic, though my wrath hath subsided into sullenness. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals Shortly after, when he sat down to his breakfast the grin had disappeared, but with it had gone the look of sullenness that had seemed habitual. The Enchanted Canyon I suppose he read some sullenness in my attitude, for he repeated the words sharply, in a tone that demanded an answer. Poison Island Perceiving their sullenness, Gessler resolved to give them a salutary lesson of his power and their helplessness. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German He looked oily, greasy and unwashed, while the eyes that looked around in affright had lost none of their habitual trickiness and sullenness. The Girl of the Golden West And in that particular moment, at least, the habitual sullenness of his heavy face was not in evidence. Poor Man's Rock There is a sullenness in our present relations, as if both parties were brooding over the past, and expecting an opportunity in the future. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief And yet some of them had an air of sullenness and reserve. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 They eyed us with expressions varying from good-natured cordiality to sullenness, and occasionally we heard a rude remark at the expense of the 'Buckras;' but for the most part their demeanor was civil and pleasant. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In a few moments, and the form stiffened before them in all the rigid sullenness of death. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia He was a typical Gower,—a second edition of his father, save that his face was less suggestive of power, less heavily marked with sullenness. Poor Man's Rock Nest morning he showed no sign, except perhaps an added sullenness. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest For there was no anger or sullenness in Ray's grief; he was just and simply sorry. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 To fit my sullenness, He to another key his style doth dress, And asks, What news? English Satires Roger shrank back towards Poppy, who seemed to like the loud noise, and had raised eyes skimmed of their sullenness by delight. The Judge She could always turn his sullenness to a sort of creative melancholy of which he was rather proud; his restlessness to energy and his discontent to something like constructive thinking. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Ronador seemed about to speak, thought better of it and closed his lips in a tense white line of sullenness. Diane of the Green Van He then withdrew in a mood somewhat between sullenness and regret. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Whether my friend had any plan in his mind I could not say, but at all events there was no use in making our bondage worse than it might be by sullenness. A Sea Queen's Sailing She obeyed, for he spoke with the sullenness which she knew to be in him a mask of intense desire. The Judge I laughed aloud, and with that laugh fled my sullenness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 With all his sullenness there was in his tone a marked respect for the older man. Diane of the Green Van Well, Ella," said the judge, patiently, ignoring her sullenness, "I think we shall send you back to Park Ridge for a while. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers When she lifted her eyes again to Barton their sleepy sullenness was shot through suddenly with an unmistakable flash of temper. Little Eve Edgarton There could be no doubt that Richard was feeling nothing but contempt for this woman, and her peaked yet rich-coloured face expressed only sick sullenness; yet Ellen felt a rage like jealousy. The Judge My sullenness gave way before my bitter disappointment and my offended pride. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Swayed by fiery gusts of passion, of remorse, of sullenness and jealousy, he rode on, a prey to sinister resolution. Diane of the Green Van There must have been a vein of genuine strength and nobleness in the man, or he would have been too much crushed to show any thing but weak despair or brutal sullenness. Bressant She is never too tired or too busy to listen, but she's awful firm; and there's no nonsense or sullenness or shamming where she is. Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" Her face was a smudge of sullenness under hair that was elaborately dressed yet was dull for lack of brushing, and her body drooped within the stiff tower of her thickly-boned Sunday-best dress. The Judge All her shyness had gone, with all her sullenness. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 A star glide, a single frantic sullenness, a single financial grass greediness. Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms By the time the ripple on the water, raised by their progress, had subsided, we had all relapsed into our former state of apathy and sullenness. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities There were seasons when he broke through his natural sullenness and showed himself open, affable, and even generous. The Negro With looks of sullenness and menace, she scampered off, leaving Lord William to secure the victim. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Its dog Ching was asleep on the mat of the portico to the saloon bar; a Chinese animal, in colour and mane resembling a lion whose dignity has become sullenness through diminution. London River By contrast he emphasized the sullenness of my father; yet when occasion had pressed there never was a readier hand than Skenedonk's to kill. Lazarre I didn't want him to go, for he was an entertaining apothecary and a sympathetic person, before whom I could act my sullenness and aggrievement. Tell England A Study in a Generation But to this, his normal habit, now was added a sullenness almost equally instinctive. The Silent Places Be his occupation what it may, he is better than any of those who follow the same pursuit in silent sullenness. Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration "Whose pye-bald character so aptly suit The two extremes of Bantam and of Brute, Compound grotesque of sullenness and show, The chattering magpie, and the croaking crow." Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals In the young, the countenance is generally free or open; but in many of the men it has a serious cast, and sometimes a sullenness or reserve, especially if they are strangers. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time "With you," he made answer, and something of sullenness had by this time crept into his voice. Mavericks It may be the silence of a self-contained sufficiency; the silence of an equable mind; the silence variously of awe, even of fear; it may be the silence of sullenness. The Silent Places "We shall see, madam!" said the professor, and he lapsed into sullenness for the remainder of the drive. The Missing Bride I had marked, none hung About his bed, as friends, with tenderness, And, when the priest went by, he spared to bless, Glancing perplexed—perhaps mere sullenness. Reviews Oddly enough, it was the sullenness and not the curtsey that took Mr. Constantine's fancy. The White Riband Or, a Young Female's Folly "We shall be there as soon as we are expected," returned Casimir, who seemed to have a fresh fit of sullenness, which increased rather than lessened as we proceeded. For The Admiral "Excuse me, Henry, but I don't feel like walking," said Hugh, a tinge of sullenness in his manner. Nedra Jack gazed up, then, with all the sullenness and shadow gone. The Mysterious Rider Alternately spoiled and crossed, he learned to be exacting, unreasonable, absurd in his pettish resentments or brooding sullenness. Bacon In the ranks of the enemies of poise sullenness most certainly finds a place. Poise: How to Attain It He lay there, without even changing his position, until nightfall, using up his cartridges in silence, in the dogged sullenness of his despair. The Downfall He ended with a faint smile, and Derrick fell back abashed, an unwilling admiration struggling with the sullenness of his submission. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories He got up, glanced at the whisky-and-soda on the table, then impulsively linked his arm in that of his brother-in-law, all his sullenness gone like a storm-cloud. The Rocks of Valpre Inheritance and Example In many cases sullenness is an inherited disposition intensified by example. Study of Child Life Whether, irritated by the intense sullenness of the girl. Mistress and Maid "Flown!" answered the others, with a touch of sullenness in their voices. Tom Tufton's Travels The moroseness of my uncle, the sullenness of his housekeeper, the gloom and dinginess of the bare rooms had grown insupportable to me. Strange Visitors The other resents more or less openly the discrimination against his race, and this resentment may range from impertinence to sullenness and even to dreams of social equality imposed by force. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution He would make no reply whatever to their questions, but still gazed downwards in reckless sullenness. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described Not even when, the letters dispatched, Mr. Ascott rose, and administering a short, sharp homily, tacitly dismissed his visitors: Whether this silence was sullenness, cowardice, or shame, Hilary could not guess. Mistress and Maid Your servant is English," he said with a touch of sullenness, "and I take it your horses are, too. Tom Tufton's Travels Casting his eyes upon me now for the first time, the man scowled with dogged sullenness, and said: "I want no help." Strange Visitors The icy glances of ambitious princelings, reflecting back the sinister sullenness of designing ministers, fell like a spectral gloom upon their happy hearts. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated I should judge this melancholy of Mr. Urquhart's constitutional, and the boyish sullenness which lingered on Mr. Mackenzie's equally handsome face to have been imposed rather by circumstances. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales A strange fit of sullenness or depression seemed to have come over him, which, when they reached home and met Aunt Johanna's silently-questioning face, changed into devil-may-care indifference. Mistress and Maid And in fact she was relieved at his sullenness. The Price of Love The fellow did not reply, although his silence could hardly be attributed to a spirit of sullenness. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands Inside the building the spirit had become one of stubborn sullenness. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado But his face lost some of its sullenness as he looked down at that earnest, vivid countenance up-turned to his. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock She stood, her eyes fixed on the kitchen floor, her brows knitted, and her under lip pushed out—the very picture of sullenness. Mistress and Maid Then his luck had turned, and to top his sparseness with her this new sullenness which she feared and yet which could be so delicious to her—reminiscently delicious. The Vertical City He appeared to be bright enough and not especially coarse grained, so that from the standpoint of quality qualifications, there seemed to be no reason for his sullenness. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands I did so, and found him much more cheerful, and without any remains of the dogged sullenness which I suppose had arisen from his despair. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 Even Magnus had lost in a degree his usual sullenness, and was wreathed in simian smiles. Spanish Doubloons "Which is well enough for you," returned Benito with a hint of sullenness. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Long before the meal was over, Grange had put aside his sullenness, and they were conversing together as comrades. The Way of an Eagle Bartley never followed him beyond his own room; he had been goaded into a maniacal impulse, and he returned to his gloomy sullenness. A Perilous Secret In its place was a dogged sullenness, a hang-dog air which one would not care to face of a dark night or in a lonely place. The Night Horseman No intellect, no emotion was expressed on her countenance; it never varied, except, perhaps, to denote peevishness or sullenness when domestic affairs annoyed her, which appeared to be the case at present. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence After dinner, Marcus took to his pipe with a strange sullenness, and smoked furiously. Round the Block They quite felt with the old woman's sullenness, her hatred of the foreigner who had disturbed the serenity of her life. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk He shook himself, and his flame turned to sullenness. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 After this I was for some time out of favour, but as her illness grew upon her, resentment and sullenness gave way to kinder sentiments. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler His sullenness, his brooding ire, have long transformed his nature; civility, and even obedience, have become impossible for him. Bred in the Bone And he looked at Mr. Thomasson, whose fat sallow face was sullenness itself. The Castle Inn You look into my eyes with the divine sullenness that broods tragically upon the pale brow of the Antinous. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 A trace of Mart's sullenness rose in his face. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Wine inflames the general malignity, and changes sullenness to petulance, till at last none can bear any longer the presence of the rest. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler His bloodless face and dim eyes showed no feeling beyond indifferent sullenness. Without Dogma The conversation ended in mutual sullenness, which thenceforward became the note of their colloquies. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories The heavy sullenness had passed like a thunder-cloud, and Ashcott no longer smoked his pipe in the doorway with an air of gloomy foreboding. The Obstacle Race Silence and sullenness reigned through the banquet; but on the retreat of the four gentlemen who did us the honour of attending, the whole tale of evil burst forth. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 348, December 27, 1828 "I had much better leave you to yourself," said L. "'You will be compelled to take refuge in fits of sullenness,'" muttered I, quoting from my former prophecy. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 The added gloom which Mr. Falkland's neighbourhood inspired, overflowed upon all his connections; and the new examples of his sullenness and tyranny which every day afforded, reflected back upon this accumulated and portentous feud. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The cause of their sullenness was said to be a wind that rippled the surface of the water; but, whatever the reason, not a crayfish did we catch. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Her response to life seeming thwarted, there came an incipient sullenness in her view of that life which she had reached over the bridge of make-believe. The Visioning The repartee dragged with Sally to-day, almost to sullenness, and when she began to grow weary in the early afternoon, there was no reserve strength on which she could fall back. Trailin'! And they won it; routed — riven — Reeled the foemen's proud array: They had struggled hard, and striven, Blood in torrents they had given, But their ranks, dispersed and driven, Fled, in sullenness, away. Poems: Patriotic, Religious By this time the library assistant is well known in the neighborhood, and unlike the collector and the curious social uplifter who are often treated with sullenness and defiance, she receives every consideration and assistance. Library Work with Children Aggie's childlike face changed swiftly its expression from a sly eagerness to sullenness. Within the Law Alex was taken off guard by the sullenness in Martin's voice. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel He delighted to witness Hindley degrading himself past redemption; and became daily more notable for savage sullenness and ferocity. Wuthering Heights He was a coward, from head to foot; and showed his dastardly nature through his sullenness and mortification, as much as at any time of his mean life. David Copperfield All sullenness and defiance disappeared, and he talked sociably with his captors, and even with flashes of his old-time wit. Love of Life and Other Stories "My sullenness," said Phocion, "never yet made any of you sad, but these men's jollities have given you sorrow enough." Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans What before seemed gloom and sullenness, I now found to be disgust at her Associates, and compassion for my danger. The Monk; a romance "Nig was never so helpful before," Mary re- marked, and wondered what had induced such a change in place of former sullenness. Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there And poor Silas was vaguely conscious of something not unlike the feeling of primitive men, when they fled thus, in fear or in sullenness, from the face of an unpropitious deity. Silas Marner Needs must under all these guns; and the paper was signed, but not without open sullenness. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa I did so, and found him much more cheerful and without any remains of the dogged sullenness which I suppose had arisen from his despair. The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 The men became sodden with despair, preaching was useless to move their brooding sullenness, their morbid gloom. In Darkest England and the Way Out To an experienced ear there would have sounded the faint warning under-note of sullenness. The Grain of Dust "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a touch of sullenness. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "I think you might have warned me," returned the other, with a touch of sullenness. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde At best, the natural good-nature is edged with complaint or has changed into sullenness and gloom. The Souls of Black Folk Cheerfulness and gratitude replaced the gloom of misery and the sullenness of despair. In Darkest England and the Way Out Philip caught sight of the husband's face as he looked at the tiny pair lying side by side, and there was a ferocious sullenness in it which startled him. Of Human Bondage Not a word more would he say, but sat in his implacable sullenness as indifferent to me as though I had not been in the room at all. Dracula But for all that, he was capable of flashes of causeless anger and fits of sturdy sullenness. Merry Men His mind has never recovered from the shock, and he has been ever since in a chronic state of moody sullenness which breaks out every now and then into violent mania. The Stark Munro Letters "Why, what you told of—" "I didn't tell you anything," said Cassy, with dogged sullenness. Uncle Tom's Cabin Unusual sobriety, apparent abstraction, sullenness and indifference—indeed, any mood out of the common way—afford ground for suspicion and inquiry. My Bondage and My Freedom "He's lucky enough already," growled Marcus under his breath, relapsing for a moment into one of those strange moods of sullenness which had marked him throughout the evening. McTeague Montgomery followed with stumbling footsteps, his hands in his pockets, his face downcast; he was in a state of muddled sullenness with me on account of the brandy. The Island of Doctor Moreau But from those hateful qualities that we call malice, rancour, and sullenness he was absolutely free. The Young Woodsman Life in the Forests of Canada But the nation cared not for the sullenness of the Court, the forebodings of the landed classes, the ravings of the pulpit, or even the mysterious operations of a new plague. The Grand Old Man King was resolved to counteract his sullenness, and, at the expense of a few barrels of ale, filled the neighbourhood with honest merriment. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Something of his old sullenness of manner returned, and his mother, after worrying in silence over him for a time finally asked him what the trouble was. The Old Gray Homestead Its sullenness disappeared in sudden brightness—in something like triumph. Delia Blanchflower But in the end he only felt his own auger rising in answer to the sullenness of the men. Sir George Tressady — Volume I The veil of sullenness had lifted a little. Four Girls and a Compact In the greater number of cases, these are sullenness, fidgetiness, and continual shifting of posture. The Dog As the men fell into the ordered and habitual routine their sullenness and weariness vanished. The Leopard Woman I could not talk much, while I was with you, but my silence was not sullenness, nor I hope from any bad motive; but, in truth, disuse has made me awkward at it. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Look up to me, my Clary Harlowe—No sullenness, I hope! Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 They are not with you a morose and gloomy sullenness brooding over imaginary wrongs, and collecting venom and malice from every corner to the heart. Imogen A Pastoral Romance The later symptoms of rabies in this animal, no one, perhaps, has had the opportunity of observing: we witness only the sullenness and the ferocity. The Dog But one thing was common to all: a dead sullenness. The Leopard Woman He came forward with his usual shambling gait, and an additional shade of sullenness apparent on his face, but it glowed a swarthy red when he recognized the lady. Ester Ried Yet Speaking I see you are very ready to go out of my presence.—Is your compliance the effect of sullenness, or obedience?—You are very ready to leave me. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 His sullenness having been overcome, he became a devoted and apt pupil. Tales from Bohemia The first stage seems to be one of sullenness, and which would probably last to death; but from that sullenness it is dangerous to rouse the animal. The Dog And this seemed so highly probable that the plump little Grand Duke frowned, and lapsed into a most un-ducal sullenness. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes None of them believed that he would make any attempt at reading, but thought he would shrink into deeper sullenness. Ester Ried Yet Speaking Then turning to me—You can bear the imputation of sullenness I see!—You have no concern to clear yourself of it. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 "Didn't ever learn," he said, with impudent sullenness. Tales from Bohemia Life had left an aggressiveness, a certain sullenness in the lines of his face. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love The countenance of this star was not impressed with the awful calmness of the others; but there were sullenness and discontent upon his mighty brow. The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham And, even yet, the face of heaven seemed less peaceful than remonstrant, a sullenness holding it as of troops in retreat denied satisfaction of imminent battle. The Far Horizon It was one of those gloriously brilliant winter days by which Boston weather atones in an hour for a week of sullenness. The Puritans Where can we find a circle that is not shadowed, as by a cloud, if one countenance appears within it darkened by sullenness, ill-humor, or discontent? The Elements of Character Apart from the monotonous scratching of their hurried pens there was but an occassional short remark uttered until the welcome sound of the tea-bell broke the spell of sullenness that had fallen on both. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense One should perhaps be cautious not to present the appearance of sullenness in declining the sympathy or help of friends, for this happens occasionally. Ethics Nor did the sullenness abate when the presence of a large army with its followers promptly raised the price of grain, to the great distress of the poor. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 But Cicero's banishment damped the ardor of these gentlemen; after a few vicious efforts, they subsided into sullenness, and trusted to Ariovistus or the Helvetii to relieve them of their detested enemy. Caesar: a Sketch Yet all these refusals did not open the eyes of this credulous great young man, who still believed it the sullenness and generosity of his temper. Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister An atmosphere of animosity and contention pervades all—a constant apprehension of sinister things liable to happen, a breathless struggle, the sullenness of hate, the whispering of treachery. The Subterranean Brotherhood "What are you going to do about it?" he demanded of his sympathizer with whimsical sullenness, not troubling himself to look up at him. A Modern Instance The attitude of the Republican Senators was one of sullenness and suspicion, Senator Lodge refusing to state his objections or to make a single recommendation. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him I have seen thee in thy gladness, thy sullenness and wrath— What lesson has thou taught, O Sea! to guide my daily path? The Canadian Elocutionist How should that excellent good nature assume an unwonted sullenness, only to appear what it could not by nature be? Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister After the sullenness and revolt of the day before, which had lasted intermittently almost up to the coming of the doctors, nothing could be more speaking, more pathetic, than this helpless acquiescence. The History of David Grieve Then the boy would withdraw into bashful sullenness. Jean-Christophe Journey's End His shoulders drooped, his face took on the relaxed sullenness of those about him; curiously, in an instant he seemed more bedraggled, more disreputable, hopeless. The Happy End But she loved him all the better for his sullenness; for it showed that his English heart was wakening again, sound and strong. Hereward, the Last of the English The boy's face was somber in the intensity of his mental struggle, and his answer had that sullen ring which was not really sullenness at all, but self-repression. The Call of the Cumberlands There was no more sullenness in his expression. The History of David Grieve She had relapsed into her sullenness, her cold indifference, and her mania for work, which exasperated even her husband, while beneath it all she lulled the obscure thoughts of her troubled nature. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The sullenness had gone out of the boy's face: he looked tired, discouraged. Keith of the Border But when it came to the point of actual quarrelling, he would become sullen, and in his sullenness would yield. The Eustace Diamonds Her informer spoke slowly, and his brow corrugated into something like sullenness. The Call of the Cumberlands The masks of sullenness and defiance had fallen from them. Lifted Masks; stories A large dog—one of a multitude that haunted the barracks—had for some days manifested an increasing sullenness, snapping occasionally at dogs and horses, but finally at men. Autobiographical Sketches "Is your carriage, madam," said Cecilia, struggling to disguise her inward anguish under an appearance of sullenness, "in waiting?" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 Zada saw through his sullenness, and for a little moment was proud of her victory. We Can't Have Everything The sullenness still showed in the black face; Heaven knew what he might do if he suddenly began to balk. The Best American Humorous Short Stories A miserable sullenness seemed to benumb my faculties. Saxe Holm's Stories Put a bird in a cage, he will die for sullenness, or a beast in a pen, or take his young ones or companions from him, and see what effect it will cause. The Anatomy of Melancholy But pride first struggled as much as she could, and sullenness held off as long as she dare. Four Early Pamphlets There was no sullenness about him now, only steadfast purpose. The Bars of Iron And down she sat; a gentle palpitation in the beauty of beauties indicating a mingled sullenness and resentment; her snowy handkerchief rising and falling, and a sweet flush overspreading her charming cheeks. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 The cloud of sullenness had lifted from his brow as she appeared. Peter's Mother He noticed sullenness already in the answers his servant gave him through the litter curtains, when he asked whether the man knew their destination. Caesar Dies The habit of associating morose sentiments with any particular kind of scenery only shows that the sources of the sullenness arose in similar visible circumstances. The Life of Lord Byron The outlaw's curiosity overcame his sullenness at last. Man Size O Jack! that sullenness and reserve should add to the charms of this haughty maid! but in every attitude, in every humour, in every gesture, is beauty beautiful. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 I return thanks with great sincerity, having lived long enough to know what gratitude is due to such friendship; and entreat that my refusal may not be imputed to sullenness or pride. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 |
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