| 单词 | uncommunicative |
| 例句 | He would not reveal his present address in the city, and remained uncommunicative concerning any information that he might be able to furnish this office. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z As a child and as a teen, his parents were exhausted, distant, and uncommunicative. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Even Dustfinger’s face had always been closed to him, as uncommunicative as a barred door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I stand, uncommunicative and stiff, a mannequin, as my prep team dresses me, does my hair, and dabs makeup on my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Charles, in the office, was sullen and uncommunicative. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The outburst beneath my window seemed to have exhausted him and left him strangely uncommunicative. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I could tell he was worried about Charles, and upset that he was so hostile and uncommunicative. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He passed his tongue across dry lips and scanned the uncommunicative forest Then again he stole forward and cast this way and that over the ground. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I sensed that the fault lay with Charles, who was surly and uncommunicative and—as lately was par for the course—drinking a little more than was good for him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But now that she was gone he rivaled me in being uncommunicative. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Disoriented and uncommunicative, he was forced off the bus in Hurtsboro, Alabama, after unnerving some passengers by talking loudly to himself and gesturing wildly at objects he imagined were flying around him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His manner is mild, his hands large, with thick fingers and acquisitive thumbs, his blue eyes uncommunicative, falsely innocuous. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sinister looking and uncommunicative, and had a terrible temper. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite multiple referrals from commanding officers for psychiatric evaluation, he remained in combat for seven months before his “crying outbursts” and “uncommunicative withdrawal” resulted in an honorable discharge in December 1966. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And they were little boys, therefore fundamentally uncommunicative, with no gift for intimacy, and worse, they had diluted their identities, for she had never found this missing triangle of flesh. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was frisked by a very uncommunicative, burly man. Frequent Flier: Jittery News Anchors Aloft Smell News 2010-09-14T21:16:00Z Duncan is at his most clueless when it comes to the neighborhood’s beautiful, uncommunicative young Asian woman who lives in a building that has a summerhouse in its yard. Books of The Times: Two Refreshing Splashes of Summertime Homicide 2011-07-03T21:37:35Z The result, she adds, will be a defensive, uncommunicative child. How to talk to your middle-schooler (so they might actually listen to you) 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z She makes the statutory trip to the asylum, for a chat with the uncommunicative witness to the murder that launched the movie. Joe Queenan's guide to horror film cliches 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Reports started emerging several months ago about the festival’s uncommunicative planning and potentially shaky financials — which organizers staunchly denied right up to the moment of the show’s cancelation. “Fraud from the start”: A music festival is canceled and accused of deceit — again 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The whole family is generally uncommunicative with one another. Review: 'A Family for All Occasions' is intense 2013-05-13T21:11:11Z When Lorraine finally sings Bloody Mary’s big song, “Bali Ha’i” — to her uncommunicative husband — it’s with a tender wistfulness and a gaze that stretches miles beyond their confining living room. Review: In ‘Happy Talk,’ Susan Sarandon Escapes Into Amateur Acting 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z After each date I was uncommunicative and hesitant to arrange the next one. A letter to the woman I adored but was afraid to be with 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The mystery lay not just in people’s rising from the dead, but in the creepily uncommunicative response of a small town in France. Television Review: New TV Fantasies: ABC’s ‘Resurrection’ and NBC’s ‘Believe’ 2014-03-07T00:03:48Z It is a culture in which the relationship between a father and his son is expected to be stern and uncommunicative—the elder speaks and commands, the child listens and obeys. My Muslim Father’s Faith in America 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The study warns that, even to the present day, lessons are not being learned and staff at the trust are uncommunicative with families. Leaked report exposes what could be NHS's worst ever maternity scandal 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Abby has spent so much time over the years fretting about the uncommunicative Denny that she worries she has “let her other children slip through her fingers unnoticed.” Anne Tyler’s 20th Novel, ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z She is a somewhat unlikely hero: uncommunicative, occasionally bungling, neglectful of close relationships and family life. Sofie Gråbøl: 'There's not going to be a fourth Killing' 2012-11-06T18:30:02Z Mr. Douglas complained to Cooper that his director, David Miller, was uncommunicative and focused on realism. Kirk Douglas’s Film ‘Lonely Are the Brave’ 2012-07-28T22:47:18Z Hoffman discovered it’s possible to connect with even the most uncommunicative middle-schooler — as long as it’s on their terms. How to talk to your middle-schooler (so they might actually listen to you) 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z But when Harper arrives on the scene, barking angrily at her father in Russian, the play devolves into a self-consciously quirky and ultimately sentimental story of hard-won healing between uncommunicative father and wounded daughter. | 'Close Up Space': ?Close Up Space,? With David Hyde Pierce - Review 2011-12-20T03:01:08Z But Trank strenuously disputes the notion that he was difficult or uncommunicative on the set. Josh Trank works to defy 'Fantastic Four's' doomsayers 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Reader: My new boss, considerably younger than I am, is uncommunicative and dismissive. The boss is rude. How should a worker rate him? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Their violent, alcoholic and uncommunicative father is a fisherman working in a brutal, hand-to-mouth industry. First fiction – reviews 2012-09-28T21:45:03Z Does that mean men are not naturally uncommunicative and aloof, as popular culture would lead us to believe? Our new era of hearbreak 2012-06-24T18:15:00Z We argue often, always centred around my selfishness and my uncommunicative attitude. Ask Alanis Morissette: my girlfriend wants kids, but says I need to grow up first 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z So far, he’s been very uncommunicative about what the problem is. When Your Happy-at-School Son Becomes a College Dropout 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z She documents affluent houses in Los Angeles that turn an exaggeratedly uncommunicative face to the street. Finding a Lavender Thread Even in Catherine Opie’s Landscapes 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Being the parent of an uncommunicative child may entail sorrow, but it also requires not giving up on him, even if others do. TELEVISION: Kiefer Sutherland in Tim Kring?s ?Touch? on Fox 2012-01-11T12:58:00Z "In both recent scandals, the evidence of sly, uncommunicative, nervously arrogant incompetence is simply too strong to ignore." Crisis at BBC: Media reaction 2012-11-12T12:27:45Z Moore is also grieving, for his deceased wife, and worried about his uncommunicative son, while trying to protect his school from a prowling tiger that recently escaped from the local zoo. 'Tigers Be Still' treats depression with wry humor 2010-10-07T20:44:00Z The next, his eyes open to Rex getting ready for school, surly and uncommunicative in his grief over losing his mother. Television Review: ?Awake,? Starring Jason Isaacs, on NBC 2012-02-29T22:00:52Z Dimitriou bombards us with verbiage, and clearly knows in her own mind what she's up to, but dance is a physical medium, and the choreography that she offers us is slight and uncommunicative. Zoi Dimitriou Company; Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – review 2012-06-16T23:05:44Z Real-life political tensions threatened to disrupt the film’s fake ones, the budget mushroomed, and May struggled with health issues exacerbated by the harsh conditions, growing easily frustrated and uncommunicative. Ishtar at 30: is it really the worst movie ever made? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It is not that she is uncommunicative – far from it. The Daly show 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Thus begins his first encounter with uncommunicative and maladroit doctors. Kurt Eichenwald’s Memoir of a ‘Mind Unraveled’ 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Lively and likable but authoritarian and uncommunicative; kind to me, his grandchild, yet to others so very unkind; haunted by some things in his past, intransigent about others. Should I be ashamed of my grandfather? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Of these three wines, the Joly was the most difficult and uncommunicative. For Savennières, Age Comes With Benefits 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Scott Rosnov, another passenger, told Business Insider that the flight was delayed due to an air conditioning malfunction and that the flight crew was uncommunicative. Tarmac delays are all the (out)rage on social media. What you need to know 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Gipson said Mintz, 74, “was gravely ill and uncommunicative” and had never fully recovered from a stroke that he suffered years earlier. With the fate of their sacred space in limbo, they took over the cemetery 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z His lawyer and family members say he remains virtually incapacitated and uncommunicative after his return to the U.S. Va. man pleads to terror charge after doing time in Pakistan 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “I am delighted by the passage of this common-sense bill that will bring immense relief to borrowers who are victims of abusive or uncommunicative spouses,” Price said Wednesday. House backs bill to let people with spousal student loans split the debt 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Authorities found Merdy barefoot, soaking wet and uncommunicative, along with family members, on Coney Island’s boardwalk, before later finding the children “unconscious and unresponsive” two miles away by the shoreline, police told The Washington Post. Mother charged with murder after 3 children drown on Coney Island 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z She writhed in her hospital bed and was uncommunicative, even as Ms. Williams tried to reach her. What the Omicron Wave Looks Like at One Brooklyn E.R. 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z And, when having building work done, she asks householders to watch out for labourers who "appear neglected and malnourished, have untreated injuries and who are either uncommunicative or not allowed to speak for themselves". The Archers tackles the 'hidden' connection between disability and modern slavery 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z For example, prosecutors told the judge they were excluding a Black, college-educated preacher because he appeared uneducated and uncommunicative, while white jurors who truly were uneducated were allowed to serve. Appeals court vacates agreement to resentence Black inmate 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z You can see a video explaining the flaw from Pen Test Partners below: In the case of the Cellmate Chastity Cage, the device’s manufacturers seem to have been unusually uncommunicative in responding to the flaw. Internet-enabled male chastity cage can be remotely locked by hackers 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The allegations of a toxic workplace, rumored for years, were prefaced by complaints from current staff that top producers were uncommunicative about crew members’ fate during the coronavirus crisis. As Ashton Kutcher and Jay Leno support Ellen DeGeneres, a backlash brews 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z He traveled frequently, didn’t use social media and rarely carried a cellphone, so it wasn’t uncommon for him to be uncommunicative. Body found in SC river last year finally identified 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z For example, prosecutors told the judge they were excluding a black a college educated preacher because he appeared uneducated and uncommunicative, while white jurors who truly were uneducated were allowed to serve. Court examines resentencing based on claim of racism 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z But she was only intermittently monitored, and after two years in state custody became “mostly uncommunicative.” New Mexico Agrees to Revamp Its ‘Broken’ Foster Care System 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z She is uncommunicative and the show's producer says he cannot remember the last time he had such a volatile guest. Can this adoption hoaxer be stopped? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z There was also a third possibility—dealing with a silent, uncommunicative parent—but I wasn’t offered that agony. Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z “First, if your agent does not provide market and showing feedback and is generally uncommunicative,” she wrote in an email. How to call it quits with your real estate agent 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Moreover, PG&E was essentially uncommunicative with anxious customers during the sprawling blackout that was aimed at keeping its equipment from torching dry vegetation as strong winds blew. There's a new sheriff at the California Public Utilities Commission. PG&E better shape up 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Gurley, who was bored and uncommunicative in his weekly meeting with the media, is 19th in the NFL with just 219 yards on the ground after getting only 16 against the Buccaneers. Rams hope 1st week in 2nd place under McVay is a short one 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z In a way, she respects her uncommunicative sister, Åsa, and her father’s discipline in freezing her out of his life. The Norwegian Novel That Divided a Family and Captivated a Country 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The uncommunicative trio will continue to orbit the Earth for a time, but will eventually get pulled down toward our planet by gravity, where they will burn up in the atmosphere. One month after launch, all but three of SpaceX’s 60 Starlink satellites are communicating 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The uncommunicative Rayford might have had a mental disability, doctors said later. A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors believed they’d learned what it was: AIDS. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Wiest is reprising her performance as Winnie, the determinedly cheerful chatterbox who tries to engage her uncommunicative husband as she sinks into a mound of earth. After two Oscars and and two Emmys, Dianne Wiest finds meaning in Beckett 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z But he stayed for only one semester, having found Mies uncommunicative and aloof. Kevin Roche, leading corporate architect of postwar boom years, dies at 96 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Employees at the lumber yard said Covarrubias was uncommunicative and acting “scared, startled, frightened and agitated.” Lakewood to pay $500,000 to family of phone-wielding man killed by police in 2015 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Some people did try to help him, but most found him awkward and uncommunicative, and he was largely shunned by society. How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z They say Zamora and his fellow tenants have been uncommunicative and inconsiderate. Rescued sacrificial rooster terrorizes a Miami neighborhood 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z But their comments are echoed in reviews on Glassdoor, where some former employees said Calas was uncommunicative and demanded that they install monitoring software on their personal devices. Paying to be popular: inside social media’s black market for fake followers 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z "He is suspicious, paranoid, uncommunicative, and agitated," they wrote, saying there is a "complete breakdown" in communication between them and Oberhansley. Man Accused of Killing, Eating Woman Deemed Incompetent 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Question: My new boss, considerably younger than I am, is uncommunicative and dismissive. Our 360-degree reviews are coming up. Do I tell the truth about my boss? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z “High pollution levels, uncommunicative architectural designs, and the lack of traditional ambience in Seoul were highlighted as major problems.” Lacking Seoul? Why South Korea's thriving capital is having an identity crisis 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z In 1952, Hall of Fame hitter Rogers Hornsby was named the Browns’ manager, but he proved to be a taciturn, uncommunicative team leader. Ned Garver, star player for one of baseball’s worst teams, dies at 91 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Ofri seeks to humanize a profession often seen as haughty, privileged, uncommunicative and indifferent to criticism. Opinion | Measuring the wonders of an empathetic ear in the doctor’s office 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z It is difficult to read policy in Laos because its leaders are so uncommunicative, but Western diplomats have detected some shifts. As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Half of them are what Nurse Ratched calls “chronics”—uncommunicative men, who by all appearances, and as it turns out with one crucial exception, have genuine mental disorders. Trump Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The new show tailors interior designs to a family’s problems: an uncommunicative teen, or a retired father who lacks authority. Bangsta style 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z He writes when he’s irate or sad, feelings that creep up on him often, sending him into an uncommunicative, walled-off state. Coming of age in a city coming apart 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z A Trump campaign source with knowledge of the decision tells NBC News that Wiley was largely uncommunicative with field staff that were in place long before he was hired. Team Trump's 'seething mosh pit' forces key staffer out 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Supporters in Colorado nonetheless said they were frustrated with the campaign’s chaotic and uncommunicative campaign, which failed to reach basic levels of competence. Cruz sweeps Colorado as Trump campaign issues error-filled ballots 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z It is not only that she is herself remarkably uncommunicative for a modern politician but also that most of what is said about her is either spin or speculation. Angela Merkel: enigmatic leader of a divided land | profile 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z It’s just the easiest, lowest lingua franca for uncommunicative men to say they love each other while drunkenly singing along to Wonderwall. Why lads’ nights out are vital | Joel Golby 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z But Tuesday’s result was still a surprise in light of Nadal’s improved form at the end of 2015 and clearly a surprise to Nadal, who was subdued, if hardly uncommunicative, in defeat. Seven Years Later, Verdasco Comes Through Against Nadal 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Moreover, brain scans of paralyzed, uncommunicative, “locked-in” patients reveal higher phi in those showing other signs of being conscious. Can Integrated Information Theory Explain Consciousness? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z It’s not an uncommon mistake, as even young Albert Einstein’s teachers considered him a “dull-witted child” because he was uncommunicative and seemed uninterested in school lessons, except mathematics. Lakeland man is new Florida’s Natural Growers CEO 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Activists saw him as uncommunicative and confronted him outside a fundraiser in Kansas City. University of Missouri hunger striker says Ferguson protests were 'monumental' for him 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z In a very uncommunicative way, many nations seem pleased to see this as a Greek or Italian problem. Calais may continue to haunt David Cameron's dreams - BBC News 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z That child grew into a deeply uncommunicative young man. James Holmes' father narrates a parent's worst nightmare 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Reddit staff were "being uncommunicative, and disregarding the thousands of moderators who keep the site running", they said. Reddit in uproar after staff sacking - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Berwick was a driver for Uber for nearly two months last year before she quit, saying the money was not what she expected and management was uncommunicative. Ex-Uber driver says her phone-sex business helped her tackle Uber 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The governor felt the mayor was uncommunicative and slow to act. In the crucial hours before Guard arrived, a communication breakdown 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z More important, from an adult perspective teen-agers can often seem willfully uncommunicative in speech but are forthcoming, even garrulous, when texting. R U There? 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z She was inattentive, uncommunicative, and did not interact much with anyone. Environmental Enrichment May Help Treat Autism — and Help Us All 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The cliche is of teenagers locked away in their bedrooms – anti-social, uncommunicative – separated from the family unit. Ninja Pizza Girl – a game about daughters and bullying 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z A small plane passed into restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon and was uncommunicative with air-traffic controllers, prompting officials to hurriedly evacuate the U.S. Loocal Digest: The 53-year-old was pulled to the surface by fellow divers after becoming uncommunicative about five minutes into his first search of the stricken Sewol, the Associated Press reports. Civilian Diver Dies Searching for Bodies From South Korea Ferry 2014-05-06T06:19:55Z Two were able to answer questions for two hours before drifting back into their previous uncommunicative state. Electric brain stimulation rouses some people from a minimally conscious or vegetative state 2014-03-17T21:50:56Z Politeness In films, the typical Englishman - often portrayed by Hugh Grant - is polite to the point of being almost uncommunicative. How do we define Englishness? 2013-10-09T14:29:22Z He had an uneasy relationship with the film's director, George Lucas, a notoriously uncommunicative individual, so Taylor was left to his own devices as to how to shoot the scenes. Been and Gone: Star Wars cameraman and the man who made all the pies 2013-09-01T00:00:37Z He was withdrawn, but not uncommunicative until a few minutes earlier. Watchful waiting 2013-07-04T15:45:02.757Z But even the notoriously uncommunicative New England Patriots coach is required by NFL rules to say what body part is injured. Surprise Hossa scratch part of NHL injury culture 2013-06-18T21:09:10Z At age 12 I was still largely uncommunicative. Golf Saved My Life: Lost In Autism, Found By Golf 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z Stubborn, unhappy and uncommunicative, he would not be moved. Viewpoint: Do suicidal adolescents receive enough support? 2013-06-12T01:22:57Z Spouses whose mates became disagreeable, short tempered, hypercritical, or uncommunicative described family dynamics as a game of dodge ball, with everyone scurrying to avoid the entrepreneur's unpredictable temper. Entrepreneurship Changes You--and Not Always for the Better 2013-04-30T04:00:00Z When I was growing up, I thought he was quiet, uncommunicative, he didn’t talk much. Hugh Jackman: Les Miz's Leading Man Talks to TIME 2012-12-27T10:40:00Z However editor-in-chief Charlie Turner warns fans to rein in any expectations that the video transformation might lead to a change in the tried and tested formula: "The Stig remains generally uncommunicative." Top Gear app – or spitting image? 2012-12-10T16:14:17Z So uncommunicative that at times he seemed almost mute, he piped up enthusiastically in a hospital cafeteria line when a nearby conversation turned to professional football. Before Gunfire in Colorado Theater, Hints of ‘Bad News’ About James Holmes 2012-08-27T03:33:18Z Juliette did not consider it wrong to marry this somber, withered, and uncommunicative man of forty, for whom she had neither passion nor affection. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z It might be so; nobody knew the cause of the change in him, for he was uncommunicative, even to his nearest acquaintance. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z She thought the people of Liverpool stupid and provincial; and they, on the other hand, found her uncommunicative and eccentric. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z This, then, was the Swan, the mysterious yacht of which everyone had been talking all the summer, and whose owner was so obstinately uncommunicative and unsociable. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Perhaps it was the quiet, unruffled and yet absolutely uncommunicative tones of the Auto Boys that fired Soapy Gaines' wrath. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z Foresters, whether from an imperfect knowledge of English or from "thinking the more," are usually a silent and uncommunicative race. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z He then walked with us down to the spot where the thing had happened, and narrowly surveyed the ground; but he was very uncommunicative, which, as we knew him well, rather surprised us. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z He was shy and uncommunicative, she was soft-spoken and gentle, and neither was schooled in matters of politics and the law. Gervais Hires ‘Go To’ Dwarf; Lovings Triumph Over Hate: Review 2012-02-14T03:28:38Z He said nothing of this, however; evidently, whatever his merits or his failings, he was a very uncommunicative person. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z I have not written because I have been in a studious, meditative, and most uncommunicative frame of mind, and have very few words to throw at many dogs. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Last year, Chinese environmental groups criticized Apple for being unresponsive and uncommunicative regarding questions about pollution and occupational health hazards. Outsourcing Don'ts Learned From Apple 2012-01-19T12:26:00Z Inside the main cabin, the family huddled before the fire, as uncommunicative as cattle. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z His tall and uncommunicative companion declined this last and best evidence of Kentucky hospitality on the same ground as the tobacco. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z When Mr. Lincoln entered the domain of investigation he was a severe and persistent thinker, and had wonderful endurance; hence he was abstracted, and for that reason at times was somewhat unsocial, reticent, and uncommunicative. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z When he talked it was with a factitious and cunning simplicity which was not unattractive, but through it pierced the old man, the Valencian foundling, shrewd, sarcastic, crafty and uncommunicative. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Whether they had any traditions or not we are not informed—we only know that Stanley found them extremely uncommunicative. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The speaker was Ericssen, their host, a great hunter before the Lord, generally uncommunicative but a good listener, leaving the talk to others. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Elmer really sighed with relief when he realized that he had actually succeeded in getting the whole story out of the uncommunicative fellow. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z The answer, brief, uncommunicative, almost curt, told the Colonel among other things that this man with the ugly scar and the strange unfathomable eyes would brook no catechism in regard to his private affairs. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z And of P�re Isaak did I not know the polished, uncommunicative side which covered his intimate convictions, whatever they may have been? From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z I had been away from home for the past ten days, and knew nothing of their conduct in their new quarters, and finding Flurry uncommunicative, I fell back presently to talk about them to Michael. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z The landlord would talk for hours about the Crag, the tarn, the legends and the Romans, but concerning the two strangers he was uncommunicative. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Yet Halvor acted strangely, and grew quite silent and uncommunicative; so the princess asked him what he was longing for, and whether he did not enjoy being with them. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The next morning Miss Wallace was distinctly in an uncommunicative mood, as Miss Johnson, who paid her a very matutinal call, found, whereupon the young lady expressed herself with characteristic frankness. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z I am convinced that you all didn't and that you noticed not at all that I had become a most ungracious and uncommunicative recipient of your bounty. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z He described the man as cocky, volatile and uncommunicative. This Land: At Bowery House Hotel, Flophouse Aesthetic of Old 2011-10-13T02:57:18Z The view that scientists are insular, quiet and uncommunicative is not correct. Lunchtime science 2011-10-12T17:20:55.227Z The Phantom fell into step beside him, now and then casting a sidelong glance at his sour and uncommunicative face. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Cambridge seemed already to have done him good; he was singularly polite and subdued, though a little uncommunicative. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z All this to show you that I haven't been wantonly uncommunicative. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z He has always been mighty uncommunicative and headstrong. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z There were not many passengers, and what there were seemed uncommunicative. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z By the time Ellen came back ready to walk, a wave of shyness engulfed the boy; he was as uncommunicative as the Pyramids. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z Purdee, always taciturn, grave, uncommunicative, was invested with an austere aloofness, and was hardly to be approached as he sat, silent and absent, brooding over the fire at his own home. The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories 2011-07-19T02:00:22.090Z They covet no proselytes, and are an exceedingly mysterious, uncommunicative people, though they keep on good terms, as far as possible, with their Christian and Mahometan neighbours. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z He was reticent and uncommunicative as to where he had been, but wore a very pleased expression on his countenance, and was occasionally seen to smile when not talking with anyone. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z "Most uncommunicative population I ever struck," he remarked, in a sort of humorous despair. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z He could do this without violating the confidence of his client, and it is fair to presume that upon all other matters he was loyally uncommunicative. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Lucy presented the uncommunicative appearance of a blank wall. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z She was shy and uncommunicative, but she evidently liked Mrs. Watson, and would cheer up a little in her presence, and venture a few remarks, and even a watery smile. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z There was the same discreet, uncommunicative look about her hair, which she wore stamped down along her forehead, with the severe simplicity of a butter-pat. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Smith was unusually absent and uncommunicative, to such a degree that Nickelsen at last asked him point blank what was the matter. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z I saw that this lady did not take kindly to me; but, on the contrary, sat stiff, frigid, and uncommunicative. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z And without a word she preceded him up the three screeching, scrooping, shrieking flights, which were not nearly so uncommunicative as his guide. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z During the last week it seemed to her that Paul had somehow grown so different—rather inclined to be cross and uncommunicative, and even to avoid her company. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Some players privately say their former manager was too distant and uncommunicative, whereas new manager Paul Jewell has put smiles back on faces. QPR 2-0 Ipswich Town 2011-02-22T21:59:52Z He recalled being the same way, to the point that his coaches told him he was difficult to coach because he was so uncommunicative. Louganis Is Back on Board 2011-02-21T02:35:54Z This man was a morose wretch, and as uncommunicative as if he had been an automaton. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He would be shy a little, undemonstrative, uncommunicative, and plead his long journey—for Chartres had travelled from London on the preceding night—as an excuse for retiring early. A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z He looked rather "off color" himself and wore a wearied air, but he was very uncommunicative. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z Lucy knew not why this sudden determination had been come to, and Tom, who never yet had kept a secret from her, was now reserved and uncommunicative. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Here our reporter took his leave, wishing the gentleman a very good morning, to which politeness of our reporter the uncommunicative gentleman only distantly bowed. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Finding them uncommunicative, he picked up his banjo and began to sing spirituals to its accompaniment. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z Doctors said Giffords remains mostly uncommunicative, despite the removal of a breathing tube that ran through her mouth and down her throat. Corrected: Giffords doing well after weekend surgeries: doctors 2011-01-18T22:13:55Z But when she inquired how the explosion had occurred, Mr. Conway suddenly became uncommunicative. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z They were brought to the Benton, but were very uncommunicative and sour. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z But mention the barbarian with corn-colored hair, or the blue-eyed Punjabi, and he will suddenly become as uncommunicative as the tongueless fakir who sits before the Anna Chuttra and mutely pleads for alms. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Vandory found him moody and uncommunicative; the curate saw that the Jew considered him as a spy. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z In the first place Adele proved to be a circumspect ally, thoroughly accustomed to be uncommunicative and passionately devoted to the cause of Lilly's lover. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z As she remained uncommunicative, Penny brought up the subject by mentioning that two strangers had asked her how they might locate the trailer family. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z The men themselves observed that uncommunicative pattern, though they didn’t quite know how to alter it. Men's Group Gets Men Talking 2010-09-07T16:02:00Z "I know," was her unsatisfactory response, and, proof that a woman can be quite uncommunicative when she wishes, she diverted conversation into another channel. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z That it is so uncommunicative may simply be due to the fact that it is so new. Klaus Regling: Chief bail-out officer 2010-07-01T11:08:00Z He was uncommunicative with players, press and public alike. World Cup: European Teams' Game Face? It's a Snarl 2010-06-20T20:25:00Z The company was notoriously uncommunicative, with notably brief annual reports in which Wolfson's remarks often repeated the previous year's. Lord Wolfson obituary 2010-06-17T17:56:00Z The case concerned an unusually diligent and savvy inmate, Albert Holland, and an uncommunicative lawyer, Bradley Collins, who was appointed to handle Mr. Holland’s habeas corpus challenges to his murder conviction and death sentence. Minor Drug Offenses Need Not Lead to Deportation, Justices Rule 2010-06-14T19:36:00Z He was convicted, but on appeal he wanted that statement thrown out because he said he had invoked his Miranda rights by being uncommunicative with the interrogating officers. Mere Silence Doesn?t Invoke Miranda, Justices Rule 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z Hook started there under Gatland, but was deemed to be too uncommunicative to be properly effective. Warren Gatland seeks to firm up Wales and leave slapdash behind 2010-03-19T19:23:00Z Only one other traveller in the coffee-room, and he as uncommunicative as Englishmen proverbially are. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Finding the captain so uncommunicative, and the spray, that was constantly dashing over the decks, anything but comfortable, I thought my wisest plan would be to crawl to my cot again. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 Nita had been just as uncommunicative to her as she had been to the girls in the bedroom the night before. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway And I was groping about wholly in the dark, for Anna Maria was reserved and uncommunicative, and Klaus—what would he do? A Sister's Love A Novel Knowing her of old in this uncommunicative mood, the others did not trouble further, but left her to her own devices until she chose to come out of it. The School by the Sea He was sitting in his buggy with Mr. Ticks, who was as uncommunicative as the dasher when he looked for the hundredth time towards the Buzzard mountains. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories The men, too, sat uncommunicative, silent; whereas their daughters or spouses turned, chattering, laughing, waving a hand to this or that friend. The Broken Gate A Novel Susan, unaware that the young man had been uncommunicative regarding his past history, began to ask him casual questions about his home town. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery Cicely was uncommunicative, but her face, when Paula beheld it, was like the glowing countenance of some sculptured saint, from which the veil is slowly being withdrawn. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life I know you thought me reserved and uncommunicative and stand-off and everything that is disagreeable, but I simply dared not talk, for fear I might reveal something that would betray my father. The School by the Sea The welcome extended him by the ex-captain was not unlike that of an uncommunicative whale; but there was something about him that made it evident that he was satisfied. Maximina The paper fluttered to the floor and rested, white and uncommunicative, beneath the table. The Gray Mask This wearies and worries the nervous man, and renders him shy and uncommunicative. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Her father, reserved and uncommunicative, discouraged callers, and her mother, a French woman, not understanding the language very well, made no acquaintances among her neighbors. John Marsh's Millions She never complained, nor offered the least reproach; her manner throughout was exactly the same as it had been since her first arrival, gentle, reserved, and uncommunicative. The School by the Sea Of his history they knew nothing, and seeing that he was moody and uncommunicative, no one ventured to arouse his wrath by asking questions that he might consider too personal. By Right of Conquest A Novel Connor nodded, but since he showed no inclination to name his friend, Jack Townsend swung on a new tack to come to the windward of this uncommunicative guest. The Garden of Eden In short, he was one of the most uncommunicative of men. Round the World in Eighty Days The tobacconist remained stubbornly uncommunicative, and as Madge would not have recognised Barney’s companion if she had seen him, it was little use watching the shop. The Daughters of a Genius But when his sitter very courteously began to question him, he was uncommunicative. Fairfax and His Pride She settled down to watch the black suitcase sitting uncommunicatively at the edge of the porch. The Trap Many gentlemen came uncommunicative to the horse camp and departed unquestioned. Stepsons of Light Furthermore he was uncommunicative as to his own affairs, and whatever was known about him among his neighbours amounted to just nothing at all. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Barton was in the engine room, sullen and uncommunicative as usual. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam The very labourers who worked in the garden seemed uncommunicative and shy. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Since the evening of his call, Mrs. Bindle had become uncommunicative. Adventures of Bindle The ship was as blankly uncommunicative as a brick wall. Assassin At the United States Club, the idlers and gamblers surveyed Charles with dubious looks; and, over a rum punch, he adopted a sullen uncommunicative air. The Bright Shawl "He was reserved, then, in his manners, uncommunicative, possibly morose?" Hand and Ring At times Penton was absurdly pompous and uncommunicative before the boys; at other times he entered into a mysterious intimacy with them, a relationship distasteful to them. A Canadian Bankclerk He returned and sat down to dinner, flushed but uncommunicative. The Return of the Prodigal The girls all noticed that Peggy was silent, as well as uncommunicative. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted The servant who opened the small door in the great iron-studded double gate, though he knew Charles Abbott well, was uncommunicative to the point of rudeness. The Bright Shawl The cold, dry nature of these replies convinced Mr. Byrd that something more than the sullen obstinacy of an uncommunicative man lay behind this determined reticence. Hand and Ring They made cautious overtures to condole with her, but, in spite of the tenderest sympathy, found her singularly uncommunicative on this subject. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 The maid who opened the door proved uncommunicative on the subject of Bertha’s whereabouts, and Elsmere sauntered away, undecided what to do next. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Willard, watching the late arrivals and commenting upon them to Neil, still an uncommunicative audience, was vaguely stirred. The Wishing Moon On the other hand, Ruth was scrupulously uncommunicative of everything connected with Mrs. Prichard's supposed delusions. When Ghost Meets Ghost At table Charlie had been in his best mood, telling me all the gossip of Florence, but out in the garden, with his face in the shadow, he seemed to become morose and uncommunicative. The Count's Chauffeur He talked upon the usual topic of Peel’s coldness, uncommunicative disposition, want of popular qualities, and the consequent indifference of his followers to his person. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III The bucks were sullen and uncommunicative, maintaining a solemn silence broken only by an occasional grunt. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West Henry was too tired to talk much, and Gilbert, finding him uncommunicative, made no effort to make conversation. Changing Winds A Novel Mrs. Burr, her companion or concomitant—or at least fellow-lodger—was not uncommunicative, but knew "less than you might expect" about her. When Ghost Meets Ghost It did gather in the hidden, dead, still twitching, completely uncommunicative carcasses of the five men who actually relieved the vault of the Citizen's Bank of Berlin of its clutch of millions. Zero Data At the edge of the timber ensued another long wait, with Rathburn uncommunicative, moodily pacing restlessly back and forth. The Coyote A Western Story He might, if I asked him, but you would find him very uncommunicative. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West “Hitch him to the tie-post an’ ast in ther’,” observed the uncommunicative man, pointing to a post a few yards from the door, but without losing interest in the other’s nether garments. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Two uninteresting men were in the carriage: a typical German professor on tour, and communicative; and a typical English gentleman, uncommunicative. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 He was tired and uncommunicative, though his journey from Waterloo had been uneventful; once inside the carriage and tucked warmly into a corner, Barbara had closed her eyes, sighed and dropped asleep. The Education of Eric Lane Audrey found Michael strangely uncommunicative that evening; he hardly responded to her expressions of pleasure at seeing him again, and all her questions were answered as briefly as possible. Lover or Friend Reserved is thus closely equivalent to uncommunicative, but is a somewhat stronger word, often suggesting pride or haughtiness, as when we say one is reserved toward inferiors. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions She had found her, at first, sullen and uncommunicative. Donald and Dorothy Mr. Parnell was silent, a poor speaker, and as uncommunicative as the Sphinx. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 Yet the air seemed full of dense, magnetic life, of muffled heart-beats, of voiceless, unresponsive, uncommunicative forms that he could almost touch. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. He is uncommunicative and moody and goes about his work with a listlessness which is more and more disturbing to me. The Prairie Child Usually silent and uncommunicative, occasionally he exploded under stress; and when he did so, there was no mincing of words. All About Coffee Perhaps Brandes was tired; he had become uncommunicative, inclined to silence. The Dark Star He was uncommunicative about his past life, and especially would never allude to anything connected with his travels or his residence in Italy, which, however, I could make out had been a long one. Mugby Junction Otherwise one of the hosts should devote himself to the business of promoting talk with the uncommunicative but no less interesting person. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it Melvina Grey proved not only to be as dumb as an oyster but even more uncommunicative than that traditionally self-contained bivalve. The Wall Between Perhaps it was partly because he had no spending money, no clothing to maintain his boyish self-respect, no prospects of any sort, that he had become sullen, uncommunicative, and almost loutish. Athalie The first impression of Hauptmann was that he was not a man of easy social carriage, rather discreet, almost shy, and uncommunicative. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature Had he been the chief of the Secret Service just in possession of the whereabouts of an international criminal, he could not have been more uncommunicative. A Village of Vagabonds Ole put one of his dirty fingers in his mouth, and looked stupid and uncommunicative. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark It was Ermie's custom sometimes to be very snappy and uncommunicative. The Children of Wilton Chase Don was not only uncommunicative, but a trifle short-tempered, a condition quite unusual for him. Left Guard Gilbert I found the boy uncommunicative, and had to exert all my ingenuity. Luke Walton The mayor also was disposed to be uncommunicative, for when I dropped in on him during the afternoon, he was short in his answers, barely intimating that everything was in a satisfactory shape. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success The warden was gruff and inclined to be uncommunicative at first, but his manner changed remarkably after he heard of the radio message and he inquired eagerly for the slightest details. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery He was very quiet and uncommunicative and wouldn’t explain why he was so late. The Dragon's Secret Then, turning again toward his uncommunicative client, he says: "Oh, I'll attend to that knife business at once, Heath, and let you hear the result." The Diamond Coterie He was by nature reserved and uncommunicative, and he was sufficiently well satisfied with himself to care but little for the opinion of other people. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Take the man who is uncommunicative, or morose or unusually shy. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 He had talked to two or three police officials and detectives that morning, and had found them singularly elusive and uncommunicative. The Herapath Property When Philippina saw that Daniel had returned as lonesome and uncommunicative as he was when he went away, she took it upon herself to display a great deal of gentleness, kindness, sympathy in his presence. The Goose Man But, save when some too adventurous inquirer called down upon himself Mrs. Hodges' crushing rebuke or the old man's mild resentment, they went their ways silent and uncommunicative. The Uncalled A Novel For several days Mrs. Nancarrow had been cold and uncommunicative, and he knew that a cloud of reserve hung between them. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War He determined to be as uncommunicative as possible; avoided all conversation, and answered Mr Percival’s questions on all subjects by monosyllables, uttered in a disrespectful and nonchalant tone. St. Winifred's, or The World of School If it were not so, if there were not something of that kind in the wind why should he—why should she—be so hard and uncommunicative in all their answers? Miss Mackenzie Two hours later he rolled up for his dinner, in a mood even more uncommunicative than usual. No Man's Land Purdee, always taciturn, grave, uncommunicative, was, invested with an austere aloofness, and was hardly to be approached as he sat, silent and absent, brooding over the fire at his own home. The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895 As for William W. Kolderup, since he had arrived at a decision, he had become very uncommunicative, especially to his nephew. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery They are Italians, I think," wrote the ex-policeman, "and very uncommunicative people. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective The hermit proved to be a very uncommunicative person. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point I saw that he was one of the uncommunicative kind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 One day, however, at about noon the gruff uncommunicative peasant who was my gaoler—a man incarcerated for murder in Moscow—unlocked the door and bade me come out. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia A stern disciplinarian, erect, handsome, uncommunicative, not a better officer ever stood on the bridge of an Atlantic or any other liner. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 These were lodged in a neighbouring private hotel, where they were extremely uncommunicative as to their business in London. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective At first the head waiter hesitated and was uncommunicative, but, the stranger having uttered a few low words, Henry's manner instantly changed. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime He entered into conversation with Jim while engaged in repairing the clock, but found him a surly, uncommunicative, unsocial man, but Fox was a thoroughly good fellow and did not mind an occasional rebuff. The Expressman and the Detective But, unfortunately for Piotr, the young master was as uncommunicative as the old; and the door to the inner sanctum had, throughout this interview, been shut and bolted. The Genius But the young ladies were arch and uncommunicative, pretending that their attention was engaged in their hospitable duties. The Mark Of Cain He must have been equally uncommunicative to my mother, for she never mentioned your existence. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Farquaharson only nodded with an uncommunicative smile, and Conscience spoke in quiet authority. The Tyranny of Weakness The elderly gentleman was uncommunicative and merely growled in reply. Priscilla's Spies Radnor in his present uncommunicative frame of mind was not likely to afford Terry much satisfaction. The Four Pools Mystery What a chump the doctor was, to be so uncommunicative! Clayhanger Personally, I don’t think any the less highly of people because they are little reserved and uncommunicative at first. The Fortunes of the Farrells They sat in silence, uncommunicative men who had been too long in solitary confinement. The Status Civilization It seems strange enough to me now that I should have been so uncommunicative; but I remind myself that I have been thoroughly made over, at least once, since those early days. The Promised Land Mercado looked up quickly, pleased with this mark of confidence from his uncommunicative chief. Terry A Tale of the Hill People "Herr Scheff was a very uncommunicative old bird," remarked Jim, dryly, as they trudged over the wet, heavy sand towards the cliffs. Frontier Boys in Frisco Turner was uncommunicative upon most subjects; but in regard to his mother and her family he preserved a reticence of unusual severity. Art in England Notes and Studies She was still sullen, uncommunicative, her head down. The Winning Clue No, he was uncommunicative, and spoke very little English. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur So far as I can learn, for Tish is very uncommunicative about the entire matter, the morning passed quietly enough. More Tish Torgul had been uncommunicative earlier; now he was looser of tongue, volunteering that they were almost to their port—the fairing of Kyn Add. Key Out of Time She was very quiet, more uncommunicative than ever. The Fifth Wheel A Novel Whatever his motives, he remained, sullen and uncommunicative. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West She was much less pleased to exchange the society of the lively Eglantine, so full of interesting confidences, for that of the ponderous and doubtless uncommunicative Mr. Wilkinson. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl The Captain was inclined to be ugly and uncommunicative; but, with a happy thought, Billy Brackett displayed the badge with which Sheriff Riley had provided him. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Soon after his return to prison he was noted to be melancholy, uncommunicative, was not interested in condition of self or surroundings, had unsystematized delusions of persecution. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry As they drew near to the place Cumshaw became more self-contained and uncommunicative than ever. The Lost Valley Field had been civil, respectful, but utterly uncommunicative in his replies to the captain's repeated cordialities. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Miss Sarah had found her brother most uncommunicative upon his return from Thirty-Mile. Then I'll Come Back to You But even when they are alone with me—and I'm referring to Baines now as much as to Thomas—they are very uncommunicative. Franklin Kane "Rupert has the gift of being exasperatingly uncommunicative," his brother told her. Ralestone Luck She, for her part, had been as uncommunicative as he. Lore of Proserpine This is not, either, because he was uncommunicative. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The family had come from another State a few years previous, and while polite and friendly, they were very uncommunicative as to their former life, and there was something about them that forbade inquisitiveness. Choice Readings for the Home Circle During the walk home he tried Cardington on the subject of Emmet, but found him uncommunicative, almost brusque, in his reticence. The Mayor of Warwick The unconscious conclusion was, that reason had little to do with it; and the consequence, that without being untrue, Daisy had learned to be very uncommunicative; about her thoughts, plans, or wishes. Melbourne House To that polite official gaze of inquiry the scene of the tragedy returned a blank and uncommunicative stare. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Men in general are uncommunicative, though occasionally some rare soul will expand under the influence of food and freely give more valuable information than can be extracted from an indefinite number of women. The Spinster Book Only a small time yet remained before he must return to England, and he had been sufficiently conscious that Mrs. Costello would not regret his departure, to be very uncommunicative on the subject. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel He had returned from the South alone about a fortnight before, quite uncommunicative in regard to his trip, merely saying that the Wycliffes would come by a later boat. The Mayor of Warwick His only servants were a couple somewhat advanced in years, who were as foreign and uncommunicative as himself. The Best Ghost Stories Nobody ever knew just what that word was, but the lawyer was singularly uncommunicative and reticent as to the ruined garden. Evelina's Garden Ever since his arrest Duncan had been sullen and uncommunicative. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives He would have been uncommunicative from dread of ridicule. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale Most people, I imagine, find me diffident and uncommunicative—perhaps I appear according to my varying moods. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West He called a taxi, and took the man from the hotel back with him; he asked him a few questions, but the man was uncommunicative, and apparently not very interested. The Second Honeymoon He kept his back towards them, and his shoulders looked uncommunicative and slightly obstinate. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" Reading that—slight, uncommunicative as it was—had made her feel a pride in their acquaintance. Sally Bishop A Romance She had found him uncommunicative on the subject, but she watched him with her clear understanding eyes that always made him think her so restful. Secret Bread For a long time he has been irritable and uncommunicative with me and has indulged in sly, furtive little tricks unbecoming to a dog of the service. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit He fetched out the tea and guava-jelly, to be sure, but appeared to take no interest in my doings during the holidays, and was uncommunicative on his own. Poison Island But he proved singularly embarrassed and nervous and uncommunicative, darting his glance here and there about him, twisting his hands, never by any chance meeting my eye. The Killer Mentu returned from the session at the palace, uncommunicative and moody. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt They are naturally of a gentle and friendly disposition, but their experience with the white race has made them distant and uncommunicative to strangers. Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions The German was resting easily to-day but proved as glum and uncommunicative as ever. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross The Sicilian officials were silent and uncommunicative; the Italians wholly indifferent. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad He's mighty uncommunicative, but he's given out he flies 'most anywhere the notion takes him. The Witness He was, as ever, perfectly calm and self-contained, and wholly uncommunicative. The Odds And Other Stories The Kakisas showed themselves awed by her condescension, but still they were uncommunicative. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest No man who, having received the mercy of God, lives harsh, hard, self-absorbed, implacable, and uncommunicative, will keep that mercy in any vivid consciousness or to any blessed issue. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII His comrades and competitors, on arriving, sought to interview the second man, whose name they had not been able to ascertain; but he was very uncommunicative, being occupied in cleaning the engine. Round the World in Seven Days Nat met her at the station, all smiles, but otherwise provokingly uncommunicative. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays No. He appeared to be strangely uncommunicative, though I tried to draw him out. The Ragged Edge She was uncommunicative, without seeming offensively reserved; quietly tenacious of her rights, though far from grasping or aggressive, and was endowed with decided executive ability. Bressant Robert made no reply, and presently father and son left the house and went back to Perran to their work, uncommunicative. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers For instance, if I were to have a friend, he must be an uncommunicative man: that limits me to about thirteen or fourteen people in the world. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 A French missionary had come down from the northern lake of Isle-�-la-Crosse, but, unlike his brethren, he appeared shy and uncommunicative. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America The carriages disappeared in the distance, and then—sad, suspicious, uncommunicative—the men went off to draw their last dividend and go about their work. Sevenoaks He moved among them like a ghost,—mysterious, uncommunicative and unapproachable. The Redemption of David Corson The windows on the front were dark and uncommunicative. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion At any rate she found no fault, and I have since wondered often by what magic this fellow was able to convert a common landlady of a common lodging-house into a discreet and uncommunicative person. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories The Mexican and the German were surly and uncommunicative. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border She lay abed, pale and uncommunicative, denying herself even to Mattie Allen, but less easily shutting herself from the operations of her mind. V. V.'s Eyes As far as Anderson was concerned, he was generally sulky and uncommunicative. Lady Merton, Colonist As for my silence, ma belle, I have been uncommunicative because there really seemed nothing at all worth saying. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' Naturally cold and reserved, she was very uncommunicative—a fact that pained Hulda and Joel not a little. Ticket No. "9672" The freight was heaped at one end, and the passengers all squatted in that perfect, uncommunicative equilibrium which a Filipino can maintain for hours at a time. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines No passenger escaped, and only two of the crew: one was an Italian speaking no French, from whom they could get nothing; the other was an Englishman from Cardiff, speaking French, but almost obstinately uncommunicative. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 Finding his royal companion so uncommunicative, Elfric remained silent, trusting that a few minutes would unravel the mystery. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Antonyms: reserved, reticent, uncommunicative, silent, still. talkativeness, n. garrulity, loquacity, communicativeness multiloquence. Putnam's Word Book The unconscious conclusion was, that reason had little to do with it; and the consequence, that without being untrue, Daisy had learned to be very uncommunicative about her thoughts, plans, or wishes. Melbourne House, Volume 1 But the latter proved to be about as uncommunicative as he had been when the older members of the yacht's company tried to get something out of him. The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands The brave future of which we dreamed in our dour and uncommunicative souls seems as remote as ever, and the present has settled down into a permanency. The First Hundred Thousand "If I am, it's my own business, and I've a right to hide it," retorted Tom, smiling once more, though still uncommunicative. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip He betook himself to her solicitor, who was cordial but uncommunicative. Witness for the Defense But on the only occasion since when she had mentioned the subject, Damaris drew in her horns and became curiously uncommunicative. Deadham Hard I think," said he, "that I now understand why Spatola grew so uncommunicative and suspicious toward the end of our interview at City Hall. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator The woman was deaf and uncommunicative, whilst there seemed to be some sort of tacit enmity against the foreigner, latent in the mind of the blacksmith. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Among such a people, a man may long live, little known, and less instructed; for their reservedness renders them uncommunicative, and their excessive haughtiness prevents them from being solicitous of knowledge. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. The weird and impenetrable crows, most talkative of birds and most uncommunicative, their very food at this season a mystery, are almost as numerous now as in summer. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 As my olfactory nerves soon became uncommunicative, the breathing of foul air was not a hardship. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography If he liked his new lodging under the cozy eaves he made no mention of it, and if he pined for his winter palace in the Canadian forest he was equally uncommunicative. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers But now, her aggressive, menacing, uncommunicative glumness was prolonged for days and days. The Torrent Entre Naranjos They loved her dearly; they admired her wildly; but they no more understood the soul that was locked up in her uncommunicative nature than they understood the riddle of the Sphinx. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos He obtains many pupils, who had no sooner mastered the first principles of science, than they began to throw off their retired habits and uncommunicative manners. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828 So Hagar became suddenly silent and uncommunicative, mingling but little with the servants, but staying all day long in her room, where she watched the children with untiring care. Maggie Miller How this came to be known it would be hard to say, for he was very uncommunicative, going and coming to and from his work quietly and unostentatiously, and living in the simplest manner. Virgie's Inheritance He was more than usually uncommunicative about his house-party experiences the Doctor thought and fancied too that just at first after his return the boy did not meet his eyes quite frankly. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth The place was the ticket-office and the man very uncommunicative, but he told me it was not in operation and that they did not use it much. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II Mrs. Sparsit asked in a light conversational manner, after mentally devoting the whelp to the Furies for being so uncommunicative. Hard Times He was a peculiar man—of sixty-five about—iron gray, hard-faced, obstinate, and uncommunicative. The Shadow Line; a confession Mrs. Harsanyi was gracious and enthusiastic, her husband nervous and uncommunicative. The Song of the Lark He was uncommunicative, but in a day or two Mrs. Otter told Philip that the model was a Spaniard and that he had never sat before. Of Human Bondage The gentleman who saw me was particularly suave in manner, but uncommunicative in equal proportion. Dracula Yet, strange to say, there are days even here somewhat dull-looking, when the mountain seems uncommunicative, sending out no appreciable invitation, as if not at home. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Aunt Eliza was brutally uncommunicative; but she was overheard to remark casually that she thought the man must be a lunatic. The Golden Age Thor was uncommunicative that morning, and would only talk about how he would rather get a sand bur in his toe every day than wear shoes and stockings. The Song of the Lark She reflected that it was natural he should have given this uncommunicative comrade the preference over his livelier acquaintances, and aloud she said: "I'm so glad Fred Rempson can go with you." The Reef Nor were people so solitary and uncommunicative as she believed. The Voyage Out Even his friends found him uncommunicative, too often defiant and violent in controversy, irritating in manners, indiscreet, and lacking flexibility in the management of men. The United States Since the Civil War William, too, was about, but he was uncommunicative, his brow scored in a frown. Java Head "Father is the most uncommunicative of people, and I have inherited some of his closeness." The Man from the Clouds For a few minutes he talked very fast, and was then uncommunicative, absent, and dull. Vivian Grey The four Americans were absolutely uncommunicative, and at last the German who had been doing most of the questioning was forced to acknowledge defeat. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy Always an uncommunicative man, he kept his own counsel during the interval between his election and his inauguration. The United States Since the Civil War It ill becomes those who can teach, to be supercilious and uncommunicative. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I "If she's gone out to meet that man, it's a scandal!" thought Madeleine wrathfully, and could hardly bring herself to be civil when the girl returned—pale, wearied, and quite uncommunicative. Delia Blanchflower "Oh! what does he say?" drawled out Vivian; and he yawned, and was most provokingly uncommunicative. Vivian Grey Solitude had made him uncommunicative and secretive; anxiety and privation had made him self-helpful and self-reliant; lack of sympathy had made him calculating; but doing for others had made him kind-hearted and generous. The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French He was very uncommunicative and had a surly look. The Foolish Lovers She was so silent, so uncommunicative, yet I talked on until I felt the Spirit say, "Enough." Fifteen Years with the Outcast Nevertheless, he was always quiet and uncommunicative, and shared more in the work than the pleasure of his companions. The Mysterious Island Even the placid, dignified Englishman who was so uncommunicative, rose from his chair and sent his servant for his binocular. The Face and the Mask Not one of us failed to comprehend its meaning, and it was characteristic that, while talkative Jack now said not a word, uncommunicative Henry burst into a brief fury of denunciation. A Columbus of Space As it was he became sullen and despondent, and retired behind an 'uncommunicative and disheartening reserve.' The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Then His righteousness is not a solitary, uncommunicative perfectness for Himself, but like a sun in the heavens, which streams out vivifying and enlightening rays to all that seek His face. Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI They reported the latter as dry, cold, and uncommunicative. A Modern Instance Lights here and there set in the crooked old windows were secret and uncommunicative: the Cathedral towers seemed immensely tall against the dusk. The Cathedral Out of doors, he found David already at work in the cowhouse, but as surly and uncommunicative as before when he was spoken to. The History of David Grieve However, he remained uncommunicative and followed the boy's movements with a blank speculative countenance. The Happy End But the pupils of Popanilla had no sooner mastered the first principles of science than they began to throw off their retired habits and uncommunicative manners. The Voyage of Captain Popanilla It was a lonely, tiresome ride, during which Neb made various efforts to talk, but finding his white companion uncommunicative, at last relapsed into rather sullen silence. Keith of the Border Mortimer, as far as his own particular circle was concerned, was down and out; Leila, accepted as a matter of course without him, remained quietly uncommunicative. The Fighting Chance He was reserved, uncommunicative, unlike the frank Clive of former times, and oppressed by his circumstances, as it was easy to see. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family I smiled entreatingly; great yogis are often uncommunicative. Autobiography of a Yogi Then he looked at Pop Geers, the silent one, who sat for hours dumb and uncommunicative on a feed box, tapping lightly on the ground with his racing whip and chewing straw. Poor White The sun, though seemingly unclouded, may almost be looked in the face, and the islands and mountains, with their wealth of woods and snow and varied beauty of architecture, seem comparatively sleepy and uncommunicative. Travels in Alaska I kept in touch, so far as possible, with the other diplomats, as the German officials were exceedingly uncommunicative, although I called on von Jagow every day and tried to get something out of him. My Four Years in Germany Perhaps he might have accomplished as much for Hawthorne; but how was Hawthorne in his retired and uncommunicative life to know of him? The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Together they have enabled me to sunder the silences of natural realms long uncommunicative. Autobiography of a Yogi When the reporter talked to Hugh he found the inventor so embarrassed and uncommunicative that he gave up trying to get a story. Poor White He was as I have said an uncommunicative man. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories They drove quickly away from the black, uncommunicative mass of the abandoned building. The Abandoned Room For the rest, Simoun remained unfathomable, since he had become very uncommunicative, showed himself seldom, and smiled mysteriously when the rumored fiesta was mentioned. The Reign of Greed Olive was uncommunicative, shy, and stiff with all but a chosen few; Nancy was at ease in all assemblies. Mother Carey's Chickens To Jeanie he was curtly kind, but to herself he was as utterly uncommunicative as if he had been a total stranger. The Bars of Iron Embarrassing as each felt the situation to be, there was, however, no avoiding it, and, after a recognition and a few forced attempts at conversation, they became, by mutual consent, silent and uncommunicative. The Evil Guest Bobby didn't care to meet the uncommunicative eyes whose depths he had never been able to explore. The Abandoned Room Patsy seemed to be the old man's favorite, and for some reason he became glum and uncommunicative whenever Louise was around. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville He was singularly uncommunicative, and passed his time in fishing, by which he might have lived, not only as a matter of sustenance, but as an article of commerce. An Antarctic Mystery He was not so sure of himself with men; and he felt that some difficulties and not a few pitfalls lay between him and, for instance, the uncommunicative Zadok. The House of the Whispering Pines Even the highest mountains may be found occasionally dull and uncommunicative as if in some way they had lost countenance and shrunk to less than half their real stature. The Mountains of California Besides, he is a true friend of ours, who offered us his protection in our travels and volunteered to play the mediator between us and the suspicious, uncommunicative Hindus. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan "No. He is the most reserved, uncommunicative man I have ever known." December Love Senator Groodman, as uncommunicative as a statue, was already speeding back to the far West; and Senator August, equally silent, was on his way home. The New Boy at Hilltop But otherwise the difference was such as to arouse doubt as to the real man lurking behind his dogged, uncommunicative manner. The House of the Whispering Pines Isaacs, reserved and uncommunicative with everyone else, seemed to find pleasure in talking to Ishmael. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths She was quiet and uncommunicative—a handsome woman whose chief beauty lay in her eyes—wonderful for their brilliance and color and the shadows that lurked in them, like the ghosts of a sorrow ineffable. The Long Chance They found a slouching, uncommunicative cook stolidly washing dishes in the galley. The Perils of Pauline During the day Hunting had found time to see Jeff alone, but had found him inclined to be sullen and uncommunicative. Opening a Chestnut Burr Questioning the hostler, who was a surly, uncommunicative lout, resulted in my learning very little in addition to this. Kent Knowles: Quahaug For a while Herbert stood still, looking round him, for the woman was so motionless and uncommunicative that he hardly knew how to talk to her. Castle Richmond He was glum and uncommunicative, as usual, merely telling Aunt Hannah that business called him away and he did not know when he would be back. Mary Louise But no one knew anything definitely, for Brandur had always been reserved and uncommunicative, and permitted no prying in his house or on his possessions. Seven Icelandic Short Stories Once in a while Cortlandt went with them, but he was usually uncommunicative, and they scarcely felt his presence. The Ne'er-Do-Well At first he wrote but seldom, later on more regularly, but his letters—I have seen many of them—were the most uncommunicative documents that I ever saw in my life. Short Stories for English Courses But Owen was hard, and cold, and uncommunicative,—very unlike what he had before been to Mr. Prendergast. Castle Richmond He was uncommunicative at first, but she persisted in her attempt, drawing him out in the hope of showing him the error of his ways. The Iron Trail We laughed over this, and I did so the more heartily because I was sometimes quite grateful to be saved the trouble of talking to people so curiously uncommunicative as I found Franz to be. My Life — Volume 2 Instantly he was the cautious man of business, alert, cold, uncommunicative. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Morton said that he did not know Lord Augustus and then answered sundry other questions of the same nature in the same uncommunicative way. The American Senator Pedersen, the engineer, came in while we were looking the plant over, but seemed uncommunicative to all Kennedy's efforts to engage him in conversation. The War Terror Neither of us said anything, and Brixton was uncommunicatively engaged in reading a railroad report. The Dream Doctor Had the Englishman, in that casual and uncommunicative way of his, referred to the contents of this chest? The River's End But Miss Thornton, delicately approached, had proved so ungracious and so uncommunicative, that Miss Murray had retired into herself, and attacked her work with unusual briskness. Saturday's Child You certainly have been very uncommunicative with reference to yourself. The American Senator Bainton was a somewhat curious personage,—talkative as he showed himself on most occasions, he was both shrewd and circumspect; no stone was more uncommunicative than he when he chose. God's Good Man Unlike Kilgore, we found him especially uncommunicative and inclined to resent our presence in the case as intruders. The Dream Doctor His disappointment took the uncommunicative form of a sterner application to work. The Descent of Man and Other Stories "You expected revelations, whispered hopes, and all manner of sweet confidences; and you see, instead, a cold, bitter woman, who for the first time in your presence feels inclined to be reserved and uncommunicative." The Leavenworth Case Do you know, Harry, you are a singularly uncommunicative sort of being. The Blazed Trail Grant proved uncommunicative, and perhaps, in a sense, disappointing. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day "You haven't even told me, whether you're thinking that she's just as beautiful as all the other people say she is," said the girl and tried to pout at her ungrateful, uncommunicative friend. Andrea Delfin At first we were much puzzled as to the origin and constitution of this extraordinary race, points upon which they were singularly uncommunicative. She Fortunately for Philip there lived in the village an old waif, a scholarly oddity, uncommunicative, whose coming to dwell there had excited much gossip before the inhabitants got used to his odd ways. That Fortune But, on sounding him about the assizes, he was so uncommunicative, so more than usually cold, that she did not proceed, and decided that whatever she did she would do alone. Wessex Tales Although Ruffo was so frank and garrulous about most things, she noticed that if she began to speak of his mother or his Patrigno, his manner changed, and he became uncommunicative. A Spirit in Prison There was to be no crudity in Mrs. Penniman's treatment of the situation; she had become as uncommunicative as Catherine herself. Washington Square She went about her work and down to her store with a silent, resolute, uncommunicative air, utterly unlike her former sunny, domestic self, so that even she seemed alien like the rest. Main-Travelled Roads Scattered upon the flimsy dresser scarf were half a dozen hairpins—those discreet, indistinguishable friends of womankind, feminine of gender, infinite of mood and uncommunicative of tense. The Four Million Nothing was to be seen; the open space of dimly outlined landscape had that blank, uncommunicative impenetrability with which Nature always confronts and surprises us at such moments. A First Family of Tasajara If the latter had not himself been occupied with other thoughts and impressions at the time, he must have observed that Lebedeff not only was very uncommunicative, but even appeared anxious to avoid him. The Idiot Quiet and uncommunicative, he would sit there patiently watching him at his work until the hour for closing the office arrived, when he would as quietly depart. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories Stranger still, the hired man became equally uncommunicative. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation But of that I said nothing to Miss Haldin, only as she still remained uncommunicative, I pressed her a little. Under Western Eyes We had some further talk, but for so jovial a specimen he was surprisingly uncommunicative. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment The moment Mr. Kennedy returned, sullen and uncommunicative, Phil sought him out. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life The next morning Seth was gloomy and uncommunicative. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights Once again, the attorney endeavored to sound the detective regarding his work and the progress he was making, but the latter suddenly became strangely uncommunicative. That Mainwaring Affair And even Phineas Finn had grown to be solemn, silent, and uncommunicative. The Prime Minister Here are two stray utterances, worth gathering from a man so uncommunicative in that form. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 The only human being with whom he ever came in contact was Said, the Egyptian; and Said, at best, was uncommunicative. The Yellow Claw When Blood was not dicing or drinking in the taverns of Tortuga, keeping company that in his saner days he had loathed, he was shut up in his cabin aboard the Arabella, alone and uncommunicative. Captain Blood I took him to my room; but I did not dare question him about this journey, for I never saw any one with such forbidding and uncommunicative manners. The Deputy of Arcis Contenson made a show of the cold insolence of a nabob's confidential servant; he was taciturn, abrupt, scornful, and uncommunicative, and indulged in fierce exclamations and uncouth gestures. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Norah's secret misgivings on her sister's account rendered her more than usually serious and uncommunicative, as the year advanced. No Name These three good souls, grave, and uncommunicative folk, seemed to have entered into the idea which ruled the Marquis' domestic life. The Commission in Lunacy Even when he took his place at the table beside the Empress he was very uncommunicative. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 If they had any secret peculiarities they would certainly not divulge them to a stranger, for they were notoriously silent, gloomy, morose, and uncommunicative. Russia In short, silent and uncommunicative as he was, he was looked upon as a deep thinker, and perhaps, said the admiring circle, he would some day become deputy of the eighth arrondissement. Bureaucracy If we become convinced that the latter is by nature uncommunicative, we must not wonder that he does not speak, even when words appear to be quite necessary. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students "She still loves him," I inwardly commented and turned to see if the surprise had awakened any expression on his uncommunicative countenance. A Strange Disappearance "Well, stay with us as long as you're having a good time," invited Orde heartily, but turning away from his rather uncommunicative visitor. The Riverman |
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