| 单词 | boastfully |
| 例句 | “Do you know who that guy in the red bathrobe was?” he asked boastfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m probably just as good an atheist as you are,” she speculated boastfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The result, if viewed without sound, would seem to concern two cheerful, milkfed athletes discussing hockey or baseball—anything but murder and the roles, boastfully confessed, they had played in the deaths of seven people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “In November, I boastfully said to an entire room full of fringe producers in North America that I would allow a show to happen no matter what,” Ziv said. A Festival Is ‘Uncensored’ No More After Pulling a Work About Gender 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z There are bridges that allow us to cross the river on the first few miles of the rather boastfully named Zanksar Highway – which is, in fact, a narrow, rock-hewn tarmac-covered path. Chadar, India: The end of the Ice Road – in pictures 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z “If I liked something as a kid, I still like it,” he said boastfully. Michael Hurley, an Original Folk Iconoclast, Turns 80 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He’s been outfitted with “cybergenetic” implants imbuing him with powers beyond those of any human, going so far as describe himself boastfully as “black Superman”. Fastest & Furiousest: how Hobbs & Shaw expands the $5bn franchise 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z This wasn’t about processing our complicity with a boastfully “smooth criminal” who had used his unfathomable starpower to “keep it in the closet.” Perspective | Hearing a Michael Jackson song still feels good. Listening has become too painful. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z By graduation he had found a wealthy mentor, become editor of a campus publication and boastfully labeled it “First in the Prep School World.” Books of The Times: Alan Brinkley Tells Henry Luce?s Story in ?The Publisher? 2010-04-19T21:35:00Z She smiled and answered, neither boastfully nor wistfully but with a touch of surprise at her own words. Review | 'The Dutch House,' by Ann Patchett book review 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z As much as they might look like the products of an artist’s imagination, the plants and flowers in the Enid Haupt Conservatory are boastfully real. 19 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z As much as they might look like the products of an artist’s imagination, the plants and flowers in the Conservatory are boastfully real. O’Keeffe’s Paradise, Lost and Found 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Just this Thursday, Big Time Rush boastfully declared themselves the “Best Boy Band of All Time,” a claim that the now-lurching-toward-middle-age 98 Degrees will have to challenge when they reunite for a tour this summer. Protest music?s odd conservative turn 2012-05-21T15:38:00Z He also tells Johnny — matter-of-factly rather than boastfully — that his family is “super rich.” ‘Armageddon Time’ Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z He repeatedly emphasized the race and stature of the litigant when recounting the episode, sometimes boastfully, according to an independent review by the New York State Court of Appeals. New York judge fired for pointing gun at a Black man in court 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Reams of classified files were stashed in Trump’s office and storage room and he boastfully showed off to guests one such document he acknowledged was “secret,” federal prosecutors have alleged. Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The federal charging document alleges that Trump not only intentionally possessed classified documents but also boastfully showed them off to visitors and aides. Trump set for first public appearances since federal indictment, speaking in Georgia, North Carolina 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Woven into the Hells Angels history was a tradition of crime and violence — much of it involving Mr. Barger, a fact he boastfully acknowledged. Sonny Barger, biker outlaw and founder of Hells Angels, dies at 83 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “It’s a Grinling Gibbons,” Grandmother Thomasina tells her boastfully — a cornucopia of fruits and nuts and foliage evoking the lost grandeur of the British gentry. Review: Class struggle is murder in a lean, unsparing British debut mystery 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z And it was a given that there would be boastfully incoherent presidential addresses, as well as mockery from officials in countries that had only recently been our closest allies. From here to dystopia 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z But their pleas appeared rebuffed when Saudi Aramco, the national oil company, tweeted boastfully on April 1 about its continued production. Trump Sees Hope for Boosting Global Oil Prices and Helping U.S. Firms 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He spoke not boastfully but calmly and deliberately. Opinion | What should alarm Trump about Biden’s success 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z By late Tuesday afternoon, with embassy security beefed up and the imminent threat seemingly repelled, Mr. Trump boastfully tweeted: “The Anti-Benghazi!” Trump Warns Iran as Risk of Wider Armed Conflict Grows 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Bush promoted the president’s impact when he “boastfully told a conclave of Texas police officers that the Reagan administration changed the nation’s movie preference from ‘Easy Rider’ to ‘Dirty Harry,’ ” Hoberman writes. Review | In 1980s politics and movies, a longing for lost innocence 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He boastfully lied publicly, and put his job and future at risk. LOVERRO: Apology noted, but Kuznetsov, Capitals owe fans explanation too 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z “He would leave the door open and speak loudly and boastfully so that we could hear just how bad he was talking to each one of us,” Boyd says. Why have America's black farmers disappeared? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “Teddy was a star long before he met me,” Watson says almost boastfully of his pal. 13 years and counting: How Bubba Watson and Ted Scott have become one of the longest tenured player-caddie teams on the PGA Tour - Golf Digest 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z This is treated as an inevitability, boastfully by disruptors, ruefully by social media giants. Ignore Zuckerberg. With skill and imagination we can drive the haters offline | Zoe Williams 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The current practitioners of the pugilistic nonapology have licensed themselves not to care about the present, let alone the past, and instead to boastfully deny responsibility for everything. Is Being ‘Unapologetic’ the New Patriotic — or a Form of Resistance? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z So in a country where women are in the majority, we have a Freedom Caucus that is defiantly and boastfully unrepresentative in its power over the House of Representatives. Trump and the GOP in sickness and ill health: Is this the Republican idea of governance? 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z He stepped off the elevator, and, as we trailed behind, the Jesuit priest we were with said, a little boastfully: “Dan Berrigan—that was him. He lives with us.” Postscript: Daniel Berrigan, 1921-2016 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z School officials insisted it was a coincidence that the screen was slightly bigger than the one at rival Texas, which Longhorns fans boastfully nicknamed “Godzillatron.” The latest extravagances in the college sports arms race? Laser tag and mini golf. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z That Stone Mountain is the home of this giant love letter to slavery is kind of fitting for a town that was once boastfully proud of being the birthplace of the modern Ku Klux Klan. 10 confederate memorials that are somehow still standing 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Under Mr. Bugliosi’s questioning, Ms. Atkins willingly told a grand jury about her part in the crimes, sometimes nonchalantly, other times boastfully. Vincent T. Bugliosi, Manson Prosecutor and True-Crime Author, Dies at 80 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Nevada won’t have a boastfully bigoted House speaker, after all — at least not in the form of GOP assemblyman Ira Hansen. “I need to step down”: Nevada speaker-elect resigns over racist and sexist writings 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Felix Dennis, a flamboyant, boastfully profligate, immensely successful British businessman who built a publishing empire that included Maxim, America’s most successful young men’s lifestyle magazine, died on Sunday at his home in Dorsington, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Felix Dennis, 67, Flamboyant Publisher, Is Dead 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z He campaigned as a religious man, speaking repeatedly, openly and almost boastfully about his religious convictions, about the centrality of prayer to his daily life, about the joy he took in being “born again.” Evangelist-in-chief He admitted taking pictures of women in nylons and high heels - and boastfully displayed some in court - but maintained he never killed anyone. California jury considers fate of alleged quadruple murderer 2013-08-20T01:17:22Z He does not say this boastfully or with enthusiasm. Why worrying about food miles is missing the point 2013-05-25T23:05:21Z Notwithstanding the claim of great precision which utilitarian writers so boastfully make, the standard by which they profess to measure morals is itself absolutely incapable of definition or accurate explanation. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z He did not speak boastfully; there was no suggestion of the boaster, the braggadocio, in his tones; rather he spoke quietly, thoughtfully, almost sadly. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z "There!" my guide exclaimed, waving the lanthorn to and fro boastfully, that I might see its points. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z But the Russians still set the pace, boastfully. 50 Years Later, Celebrating John Glenn?s Great Feat 2012-02-13T18:48:40Z Red Wolf could not follow him, but he had captured a dropped lance, which he was now somewhat boastfully exhibiting. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z This reasonable list of accomplishments, given modestly, not boastfully, by a young man of twenty, wholly self-taught, fairly took my breath away. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z The German policy boastfully proceeds on the assumption that the only motives that govern human action are self interest of some base sort, and it credits humanity with as little intelligence as morality. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z A movement among the group of toadies shewed me how this burlesque of my conduct was appreciated there, while Devinsky was grinning boastfully. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z I talked a little boastfully of my courage, I suppose, so they concocted this little scheme to test it, for they knew that I would have to pass through this road in returning from Montel. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z The chief again spoke boastfully, and Bowie became argumentative. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z “Mine will be able to bake bread—I’m sure of that!” the oldest brother declared boastfully. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Now must I trust to your discretion, for if you speak vainly and boastfully of this thing, then am I undone. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z To which I replied boastfully, "After such a night of surprises can I endure anything." A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z He stood there boastfully, and Theseus was made angry by the man’s arrogance. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The Metaphysicians' Knapsack.—To all who talk so boastfully of the scientific basis of their metaphysics it is best to make no reply. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z “Ha!” he said boastfully to his wife, “I got him that time!” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The Southern newspapers boastfully asserted that secession might be accomplished in peace, for the Northerners were a nation of shopkeepers and mechanics, who would never fight to prevent it. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z He who had been so boastfully confident now has to stay and face the sneers of the school, while big boys of eighteen and nineteen like Dix and Julian have gone with the Seventh. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Clay was boastfully and domineeringly sure of the necessity of applying to actual governmental work the economic theories that formed the chief stock in trade of his party. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z Nearly every man there was ready to back it firmly, even boastfully. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z “Yes,” the dragon said, boastfully, “I am the great Worm!” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The two ruffians strutted boastfully along followed by the soldiery. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z He went from house to house boastfully, with my book under his arm, telling and retelling the story of the ascent of Mt. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They turned their ponies toward the west, and rode away singing boastfully of White Otter's triumph over the Pawnees. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z "A little of it never hurt a man," he told her boastfully. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z "With that pledge secured," I said, perhaps a trifle boastfully, "I shall stay in that room all night no matter what efforts the spooks may make to drive me out." Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z A little boy who had somehow climbed to the top of a gas street-lamp squealed boastfully to Pershing: "See, I am an American, too, for I have a sky-scraper!" Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z One huge bull-necked fellow was easily the winner, but when the silver buckles were in his hand, he boastfully challenged anybody in the crowd. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z "Well, when he saw that you were Dacotahs he was frightened," Little Raven said, boastfully. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z He would talk long and boastfully of his own affairs, but it was a habit that contrasted strangely with the stubborn silence by which he guarded the affairs of others. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Her old father was very proud of her, and he said boastfully, "She has inherited much of my wisdom, and some day she will marry a great man." Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z It was boastfully said in the opening of this case that they would vindicate the conduct of the law officers of the Government engaged in the conspiracy trials. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z The boy laughed in response and shook his winged arms boastfully, saying: "Icona." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z On every occasion that offered he vented in mordant terms his contempt for the country of his birth, boastfully proclaiming his own derivation from alien stock. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z But let him not talk so boastfully about demonstrations, while there is this exceedingly weak link in the chain of his argument. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z “It’s changed from a poor little apology of just a place to sleep, into an inviting and cozy college room—with the brightest cushions a person could imagine,” they summed up boastfully. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Now, however, I always made it a point to see that the door was boastfully, confidently ajar. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z The divided house, which Mr. Lincoln boastfully said would not fall, has fallen. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z The briony garland has fallen from her hat, and a little hairy dog is now galloping about the lawn boastfully with it, his head held very high. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z "This is the greatest shame of all, for my young men dance the death dance and streak their bodies with paint and talk boastfully." Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z I was condescendingly patronizing, thanked him a little boastfully for his compliment, and got to business. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z "My mother has been dead much longer," he says, importantly, almost boastfully. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The railroad millionnaire talks less boastfully before him who knew him as an errand-boy; the grande dame is less superciliously insolent in the presence of one who remembered her in a very different character. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The C.I.A. source said Mr. Bosch had mentioned boastfully that his organization was planning a new attack. At Trial of Cuban Exile, a Rebuffed Venezuela Sits Quietly on the Sidelines 2011-01-29T23:14:58Z "A Delaware is always strong," Spotted Deer replied, boastfully. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z Loud threats were uttered against the railroad company, and it was boastfully asserted that "no d—d abolitionist should be allowed to pass through the town alive." The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z As for the wolves—” he laughed boastfully—“I will kill them by the dozen if need be.” Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z He did not speak boastfully, but quietly and evenly, with his serious blue eyes fixed upon the boy in front of him. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Let whatever we do be openly done, though not obtrusively nor boastfully; and this whether it is ornamental or only useful. Household Organization "They sound very fierce, but we made them run," Dancing Owl said, boastfully. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z How each man tried to hide his shortcomings, and how those who were "passed" as fit blew themselves, and swaggered and talked loud and boastfully like the hirelings they were. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster He desired to go out and breathe boastfully like a man. Last Words One night a male character, having to say boastfully to me: "I have my hand upon a fortune!" Life on the Stage He still needed a discipline almost as sharp as that of Joseph, who, by talking too boastfully of his dreams, postponed their fulfilment until he was chastened by slavery and a dungeon. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus After a little, one, less credulous than his fellows, replied boastfully: “Before the sun shall rise and set a second time the white scalp will hang at my belt.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn The Dauphin swore that he would have no peace whilst Boulogne remained in English hands, and Henry boastfully declared that he would hold it for ever now that he had won it. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History He said this so boastfully and so vaingloriously that I really felt Potts in his humility was not the smaller man of the two. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Like all men who have gained a victory over themselves, he was proud of his triumph, and almost boastfully contrasted his tattered dress and lowly condition with the splendour he had just left behind him. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier We can return to our outspan to-night, and can tell what we have done, not boastfully, but as men who have done well. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer "It is not for the saintly man who bears that name to speak boastfully of its responsibilities—" "In bills of exchange, I O U's, promissory notes, and so forth," laughed in Grog. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "Let them bite away their anger upon their nails," exclaimed Francis boastfully. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians As to the lectures so boastfully mentioned, they may doubtless be made very useful subsidiaries to instruction. Coelebs In Search of a Wife The skeptical Cherokee, Savanukah, immediately asserted boastfully that he spoke "Flinch" himself and would test the nationality of the boy. The Story of Old Fort Loudon He would have heard men relate boastfully how they or their fathers had wracked on hereditary enemies in a neighboring valley such vengeance as would have made old soldiers of the Thirty Years’ War shudder. Our Southern Highlanders I will not mention their names, lest they achieve their true purpose and boastfully regard themselves capable of arguing with me in the Scriptures. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) He has been accused and acquitted of a treacherous murder; and has since boastfully owned it, which inclines me to suppose him innocent. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) "Mapfarity and I discovered something that most people don't know," he answered boastfully. Rastignac the Devil To have coasted on the big Ponkapoag double-runner was as much a thing to be mentioned boastfully in certain sections as it was in others to have been presented at court. Old Plymouth Trails "Had I heard a noise, sir," he said boastfully, "I should have gone to the rescue, for I have two guns." The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Besides, among the people of most nations, the hatred of art and literature is pushed to the point of lecturing boastfully about that same hatred. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Although born and raised in Jasper county, she speaks boastfully about having been to Houston. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 The same thought was in the mind of each: “He talks too boastfully to be much of a fighter.” The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians He boastfully forced his stories upon people, and lost respect all the more. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 I told 268 her boastfully, giving her the name of the church and the divine, and ignorantly supposing I should have gained caste. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) At the same time they desired to be regarded Christians, and boastfully prided themselves on having received the Gospel from the great apostles. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent “I am pretty well able to take care of myself, I believe,” he said boastfully. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War For example, in the “Preface” to the Scheme of Literal Prophecy Considered he boastfully enumerated all the works—some twenty-nine—which had repudiated his earlier Discourse on the Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Religion. A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) To guard a city, which, once dropsied with grandeur, has now shrunk with the disease into comparative atrophy; a city, which, having boastfully demanded their aid, has now abandoned them for miles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 “Four thousand, two hundred dollars” he replied boastfully, glancing around at his neighbors. The Heart of Thunder Mountain He and his leaders claimed right to the priesthood and government equal with Moses and Aaron, and so ostentatiously and boastfully that only God could say whether they were right. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Why," I went on boastfully, "you've got four of my presents in there at this moment. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 One day he boastfully said: “I can conquer anything or any person on this earth.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Ross went on, somewhat boastfully, to explain just how real estate profits were made. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel The word "too" pleased Sax immensely, but it stirred his friend to answer, somewhat boastfully: "I can ride as well as he can—can't I, Sax?" In the Musgrave Ranges As for the Fräulein, a very happy and proud teacher she boastfully declared herself. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story And Rob spoke rather proudly, perhaps just a little boastfully. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies “We fight because we remember the Maine,” Thaine said a little boastfully. Winning the Wilderness "If I had had the gun the bird wouldn't have got away," said Philip, boastfully. The Tin Box and What it Contained His excuse was that he feared his master and he said, almost boastfully, that he had not lost what had been intrusted to him. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Crabbe then had deliberately lied perhaps, considering his condition, he had only boastfully invented. Ringfield A Novel But yet—he did not boastfully rejoice— Rebuke I welcomed from his gentle voice. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx “But I can make handfuls of pennies when I like,” she continued boastfully. Madge Morton's Victory "He is a rich man for any place," said Philip, boastfully. The Tin Box and What it Contained They give us the sweepings of Mr Colburn's counter, and then boastfully proclaim the zeal with which they serve the public. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. "Come and see the Indian willow beds the scouts made the first day in camp," said Mr. Gilroy, boastfully, now that he wanted to impress the boys. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks A name boastfully applied both to naval and military forces, which have nevertheless been utterly vanquished. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A Campanian lady who called upon her, and boastfully spoke of her wealth in gold and precious stones, asked Cornelia for the pleasure of seeing her jewels. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "He's got rich now, and he's got more'n a thousand acres of land," said the little Sanford, boastfully, thinking perhaps that his father's success might encourage the woe-begone set before him. Duffels The knight of Aragon now thought to frighten the Cid, and exclaimed boastfully,— "Right sorely shalt thou rue that thou hast come into this place with me, for never shalt thou return alive to Castile!" With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds “We don’t have to be beholden to anyone,” he said boastfully. Blue Ridge Country When the "Dreadnought" was launched, it was said somewhat boastfully that single-handed she could destroy the whole North Sea fleet of Germany. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Again Curling Smoke laughed, and his huge shape swayed boastfully from side to side. The Shadow Witch I'm noan religious," said Tom rather boastfully; "but the Y.M.C.A. showed me that I was making a fool of myself, and they have made me see that a soldier ought to be a gentleman. Tommy One of the executioners, as he bores the Cross, says boastfully:— "I will bore a hole for the one hand, There is not a fellow west of Hayle Who can bore better." From a Cornish Window A New Edition We made good whiskey,” he said neither boastfully nor modestly. Blue Ridge Country But whenever Big Tom laughed—sneeringly or boastfully or in ugly triumph—the nose would make a sudden, sidewise twist. The Rich Little Poor Boy Proudly and boastfully he spoke, but all that he might say had no power to dim the hope and confidence of his sister. The Shadow Witch We should have the egg," said the Silver Fox twins boastfully, "because we belong to the most aristocratic branch of the family. Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends When they arrived at their village they very boastfully exhibited the scalp of the defenceless missionary, as that of an Iroquois warrior. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago The tale is told not too boastfully, though the Admiral claims too much. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 One half found the shadow of happiness in inertia, in stupefaction, a mere satisfying of physical needs; the other in motion, joining in the mad procession which we call so boastfully Progress. David Malcolm “This—this shall overcome you,” he cried boastfully. The Shadow Witch “I have not the slightest fear as to the ladies’ decision,” he boastfully remarked. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly "Well, you shall see it doing that to-morrow," said the young fellow, boastfully, his face alight with pleasure. Bred In The Bone 1908 “Oh, we’ll beat them off again, father, if they do come,” said the boy, boastfully; and then he coloured beneath his father’s steadfast gaze. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range The other officers were only less inebriated and most of them spoke boastfully of their personal prowess at Drainesville. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War "I could dig longer nor you," chimed in the younger boy boastfully. The Lady Doc Several of these then step forward, and boastfully challenge each other to combat. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas They are cowards at heart, let them talk ever so boastfully.” The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific He has given us a will-o’-the-wisp, and we boastfully proclaim it to be “the morning star.” My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year If not they, something else has been—a newspaper report, and a tale told by one confessing himself a murderer, boastfully proclaiming it. The Death Shot A Story Retold "There's no fear my son will grow up a-say-nothing-to-nobody sort of chap," said Mr Gallup, boastfully. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Confederate cruisers were built in English yards, whence they publicly and boastfully sailed to prey upon our then vast merchant marine. History of the United States, Volume 4 "And as we're first-class scouts," said Jimmy, boastfully, "why, we're able to beat such dubs, with one hand tied behind our backs." Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet "Now we shall see," said the rich man boastfully, and he called aloud, "Whose ground is this?" The Book of Nature Myths Long had the British boastfully claimed the title of monarch of the seas. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 "I have done some things," said little Grasshopper, rather boastfully, "and I think I can do some more." The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Crow's Dance, backed by several hundred warriors, talked boastfully, knowing that there was only a handful of Police at Fort Walsh. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police She read the account that Sara had somewhat boastfully written, of her prospects, her pretty home, and of her lover's devotion to her. Olive A Novel Hither Jackson and Longstreet, Hill and Stuart, with their hosts, had gathered to offer combined resistance to the Union army; boastfully proclaiming that now, upon northern soil, they would hurl our army to final destruction. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 So I did," said Flower, somewhat boastfully, "and came up again with the nearest land a mile or two under my feet. A Master Of Craft "I'm not afraid of Bill Tooley, as you ought to know, Mr. Evert," said Derrick, somewhat boastfully, as he thought of the thrashing he had so recently given the young man in question. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines Had he not boastfully said more than once that he would defy the foul fiend himself if he should attempt to thwart him? The Madman and the Pirate Thus, the act which had been done slyly but boastfully before the eyes of a comrade, probably as wicked as himself, became the means whereby Darkeye’s guilt was clearly proved. Away in the Wilderness “I don’t fear them,” returned the young man boastfully, “and it does not matter much what you fear.” The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice It mattered not that other men spoke freely—sometimes even a little boastfully—of their exploits. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew "I shall—I am going to be one of the greatest lawyers in this country," added the rich boy, boastfully. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand "I am a practical farmer," he said, boastfully, at one meeting. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Lansing Treadwell had not cared to cover his true identity; rather boastfully he had proclaimed himself a Hertford and meant, some day, to reclaim his family lands and bring back the glory of the past. A Son of the Hills Before her, the tall grimy man, with bandages looped about him, his pleasant face a little yellow from the loss of blood, babbled boastfully. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories The Turks, however, threw in reinforcements from their reserves concentrated at Maidos, a force with which they had boastfully threatened to drive us into the sea. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 "The lad did not speak boastfully, when he said he was a fair swordsman," he muttered to himself. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS They boastfully proclaimed indeed that the sceptre of power was in their hands and could not be wrenched from them. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Nothing could stop him now, he told himself boastfully. Quin Much irritated, he very loudly and boastfully declared that he would catch the thief and punish him as he deserved. The Aesop for Children With pictures by Milo Winter The probability of war with Spain was loudly and boastfully discussed by seedy looking men in front of the cheaper hotels and restaurants. The Statesmen Snowbound "Speak not to me of the rear, Man!" she intoned boastfully. Where the Sun Swings North Well," added Bluff, a little boastfully, "when it comes to experiences I reckon the Outdoor Chums don't have to occupy a back seat! The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery "Oh, I could handle her all right," said Quin boastfully. Quin “Me all same white man,” he boastfully told me one day. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 To enter boldly and begin a conversation with Lucy—which he had all along boastfully promised himself he would do—he now knew to be the last thing on earth he would dare. The She Boss A Western Story The writer somewhat boastfully intimates that he is acknowledged the possessor of high intellectual attainments, but, if I mistake not, he betrays a temper to be shunned, habits to be mistrusted. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle You have gone your way boastfully, arrogantly, unscrupulously and it has been the fool's way. The Short Cut It was not boastfully said, but with calm assurance. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch "Oh, I can always tell a horse by his looks," replied Wilbur boastfully. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The men, following the Doctor's lead, began to talk more boastfully than ever. Wandering Heath “You know what Miss Cynthia Lennox is going to do for me,” she said, abruptly, almost boastfully, she was so eager in her partisanship of Cynthia. The Portion of Labor Salazar outside the door began to call boastfully towards the sound of approaching footsteps.' Romance Now Yussuf, the Governor, was himself a soldier of some repute, and when he heard of the failure of his messenger he boastfully expressed a desire to meet the celebrated Marko in single combat. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro When induced to speak of them, do not dwell too long upon them, and do not speak boastfully. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society But," he added boastfully, "she can make big money by staying right here. The Black Pearl When we could get speech of the traveller, he talked boastfully of the value of his protection, and assured us that we had really nothing to fear. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government We push out hopefully—and often boastfully—into the unknown wilderness, absolutely certain that we are pioneering a trail that will later become the royal highway to learning. Craftsmanship in Teaching "Yes, I can smell a road agent in the wind," declared Ashby somewhat boastfully. The Girl of the Golden West “I am not beaten yet,” he said boastfully. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine And I feel bully and I'm happy about it and boastfully proud. One Third Off For some months after the blockade was declared, vessels from Europe were running it constantly, and the Southern papers boastfully told of their success. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South These two brothers each secured a republican party ballot, and on election day somewhat boastfully cast them into the ballot box. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel I mention these things not, I trust, boastfully, but only to show you the ground upon which I feel it to be my duty not for a moment to entertain the proposal. The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne Sir," answered one of the ambassadors, "I beseech you not to speak thus boastfully. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) He sat up and cracked his huge knuckles boastfully. A Daughter of the Snows As it chanced, at that time an Italian bravo was earning for himself an unsavoury notoriety by going about boastfully challenging all England to stand up before him to prove who was the better man. Stories of the Border Marches Any one may speak thoughtlessly, or boastfully, or foolishly, and be forgiven for it. The Inner Shrine The negro spoke boastfully, yet there could be no doubt that he believed all he said. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater The poor Crimean boastfully added that he himself had a cousin in America, and that the Americans generally spoke Spanish. Italian Journeys He was much more given to reflection than to talk, and he was never known to speak boastfully of any of his achievements. Christopher Carson One of them, a powerful man, splendidly armed, ran forward far beyond the rest, and boastfully challenged him to come forward and fight, if he were alive. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II "Why didn't you take the other?" said Norman boastfully. The End of the World A Love Story My good friend," said Socrates, "do not speak so boastfully, lest some envious power should overthrow the argument that is about to be urged. Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates I do not speak boastfully but utter a presentiment. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 I don't say this boastfully, I say it thankfully. The Evolution of Dodd "Well, we saved a steer and got a wolf to-day," boastfully said Dell. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings She reflected, and after some thought she replied, not boastfully, but as one who states an indisputable fact: "Never." Ladies Must Live He means to do big things—not that he has talked boastfully to me, or been showy. Deadham Hard "That's precisely the line I mean to take," said I, boastfully. In the Days of My Youth That should bind all together if anything will--though I say it that will have to pay it,' he continued boastfully. The Castle Inn "I know all about all of them," replied the sailor boastfully. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel All these people of the suburbs, on finding their houses flooded in the darkness of night, lost the jesting calm which they had so boastfully displayed during the daytime. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Now must I trust to your discretion, for if you speak vainly and boastfully of this thing then am I undone. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Langlade, who was thoroughly a wilderness rover, talked freely and quite boastfully of the French power, which he deemed all pervading and invincible. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods It would be tactless, if not positively dangerous, if we children's librarians openly expressed our views when certain people point boastfully to themselves as shining products of mediocre story book childhoods. Library Work with Children The Inspector's harsh voice brought out the words boastfully. Within the Law Cheerless and comfortless, boastfully and doggedly rich, there the room stared at its present occupants, unsoftened and unrelieved by the least trace of any womanly occupation. Hard Times Such address and intelligence as I chance to possess,' said Mr. Micawber, boastfully disparaging himself, with the old genteel air, 'will be devoted to my friend Heep's service. David Copperfield And when Leosthenes continued to speak boldly and boastfully in the assembly, "Young man," he said, "your speeches are like cypress trees, stately and tall, and no fruit to come of them." Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Paul did not say this boastfully, but with a quiet confidence in his own powers in which he was justified. Phil, the Fiddler Of the confidence reposed in him by Hudig—the master—he was boastfully and obtrusively proud. An Outcast of the Islands Sam Clark had boastfully written about the dramatic association to his schoolmate, Percy Bresnahan, president of the Velvet Motor Company of Boston. Main Street And soon she had him telling her about his "combine"—frankly, boastfully, his face more and more flushed, for as he talked he drank. The Cost She amused herself inventing plausible romantic stories about herself that she might enjoy the gullibility of the boastfully superior and patronizing male. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Down the avenue came boastfully sauntering a lad of sixteen years, although the chronic sneer of an ideal manhood already sat upon his lips. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets This was the King of Lower India who had spoken so boastfully. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc I am boastfully proud of it——just of sending in the packages that kill fever, refresh poor blood, and strengthen weak hearts; unadulterated, honest weight, fresh, and scrupulously clean. The Harvester The Ojibway boastfully shouted to his warriors that he had met a tender fawn and would reserve to himself the honor of destroying it. Indian Boyhood The way in which he spoke of his love affairs only increased my alarm, for I foresaw the cause of fresh and more hideous tragedies in this event to which he alluded so boastfully. The Phantom of the Opera Suppose," he cried boastfully, "that the Associated Press got on to it! Captivating Mary Carstairs In one of these letters Americus seems to have written boastfully of how he had found lands which might be called a new world. Introductory American History "If I had been out, I'd have taken every fence," she said, boastfully, and then laughed. Quaint Courtships This was the only occasion when he treated their peculiar psychomancy boastfully, and the only occasion when I felt a distinct misgiving of his sincerity. Questionable Shapes Truly the man was impossible, and when I observed the placard he had allowed to remain on the waistband of his overalls, boastfully alleging their indestructibility, my sympathies flew back to Mrs. Effie. Ruggles of Red Gap As usual he spoke boastfully at last, and said that he had offered peace to us, and if war came, it would be our faults. In the Heart of the Rockies It was long past Easter, when England had boastfully expected to open the Dardanelles and the truth was beginning to appear that Constantinople might never be reached by the allied operations in Gallipoli. The World Decision In the morning Suan said boastfully, “I tell you, your orange has nine seeds.” Filipino Popular Tales Bumpus said this rather boastfully, not that he had so much confidence in his own ability to do things as he felt satisfied that Thad and Allan would be equal to almost any emergency. The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers Plenty of room there," she said boastfully: "not another house in the neighbourhood could offer you such accommodation as that! Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time He closed the book, threw it away from him and looked at his big fist lying on the counter and at the youth talking boastfully to the waiter. Marching Men When the last touches were done, the boy looked up at us, not boastfully, but with supreme confidence. From a Bench in Our Square There was never a more foolish saying than that which is so frequently and so boastfully used: "a government of laws and not of men." Towards the Great Peace To do him justice, he had no idea how boastfully his letters read; he had not the art of expressing himself on paper, and he was always in a hurry. Peter's Mother The sailors looked rather doubtfully at the lad, and their expression showed that they thought he was talking boastfully. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic July 19, 1588, the Invincible Armada, as it was boastfully called, was first descried by the watchmen on the English cliffs. General History for Colleges and High Schools I was unable to move a finger, but I blurted out boastfully: "If it wasn't for your preacher's hat and coat I'd send your sneaking soul to Kingdom Come, right here!" The Moccasin Maker And the little learner's face would beam with timid adoration and envy as he listened to the tales of wicked adventures so boastfully related by his teacher. Their Yesterdays Yes," he said, but not boastfully, "I trained him; but I came mighty near to giving him up as a bad job. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations He could not help thinking that the professor was rather self-conceited, and he hardly thought it in good taste for him to refer so boastfully to his genius. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way Petrosino claimed—not boastfully—that he could, with proper deportation laws behind him, exterminate the Black Hand throughout the United States in three months. Courts and Criminals She dragged the story from him, bit by bit, playing upon his vanity, until he gabbled boastfully and took a crapulent delight in repeating the details. The Winds of Chance On hearing these things the friendly Arabs determined—not unwisely—to abandon the pursuit, and came boastfully back to Omdurman. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Your lessons of democracy, so swelling, so boastfully arrayed for a world's good, have no place in his soul,—goodness alone directs his examples of republicanism. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter He said this, not boastfully, but as one who states an interesting fact. Angel Island I do not say this boastfully, but only to meet your question. Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing A few moments before he had not spoken to her boastfully, or to keep up a falling spirit. God's Country—And the Woman Morton Washer, having acquired a substantial jack-pot with the aid of four hearts and little casino, boastfully displayed the winning hand. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress He did not say it boastfully as a man who likes to draw to a pair of deuces and who always expects to fill. The Mirrors of Washington You boastfully call yourself chief of swords,— Win men by violence, women bv words; Boast not of slaughter, For arrogance winneth not Odin's daughter. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance He did not say it boastfully, like Hadj, but calmly, almost loftily. The Garden of Allah Some spoke boastfully of the achievements that would be performed by the Romans, when their expected auxiliaries arrived from Ravenna. Antonina "I will answer for all of them," I retorted boastfully. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes Mr. Roosevelt used to tell a story boastfully of his own practicality which throws much light on Mr. Root and upon the reason for Mr. Root's comparative failure as a public man. The Mirrors of Washington The Destroyer had not passed this way, it seemed, for the oat-fields stretched before them in unbroken silvery sheen; and the straight young corn dared to rustle its green ribbons boastfully. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest The warriors select their opponents and approach warily; they call upon one another by name, hurling taunts and swaggering boastfully in the heroic style. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo "This is Catamount!" said the Indian, striking his hand boastfully on his naked breast, as he uttered the words in a manner to show how much weight he expected them to carry. The Deerslayer Back from the wall he leapt secretly, lest any of the Achaians should see him smitten, and speak boastfully. The Iliad But he spoke quite differently instead, boastfully bragging with his gift of prophecy, pointing out that he was the last prophet among the heathens. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 One afternoon he sang something to me, with his snuff-box for a baton, and then asked me how I liked it "I composed it myself," he explained, boastfully I did not like the tune. The Rise of David Levinsky "I have three dollars," she added, trying not to say it boastfully. Jewel And the old man winked at his godson boastfully. The Man Who Was Afraid He had discharged his trust as every public trust was then discharged in every part of that vast monarchy on which it was boastfully said that the sun never set. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 But instead of giving this answer, he replied haughtily and boastfully, "They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon." The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 She spoke boastfully and yet reluctantly of these things, as if it were a sacrilege to discuss them with a man who was, after all, a "money-bag." The Rise of David Levinsky He would have heard men relate boastfully how they or their fathers had wreaked on hereditary enemies in a neighbouring valley such vengeance as would have made old soldiers of the Thirty Years' War shudder. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 And so it came to pass, that the bird, while out one day, met a fellow bird, to whom he boastfully expatiated on the excellence of his household arrangements. Grimm's Fairy Tales He would have been secretly terrified and resentful, roughly awkward and resentful, or boastfully delighted and given to a common youth's excitedly common swagger at finding himself suddenly a "swell." T. Tembarom Several French people were insulted by the populace, and finally soldiers of the Royal Guard came boastfully to sharpen their sabres on the stone steps of the French embassy. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot He stood there boastfully, and Theseus was made angry by the man's arrogance. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Nay, is it not well known that some of those persons boastfully affirmed that, if they had not abjured him, they never could have restored him? The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 They proved to be "Laurel Leaf" and "Running W" cattle, the very ones for which the International Railway agent at the meeting in February had so boastfully shown my employer the application for cars. The Outlet "I was born here," he would say, boastfully. A Poor Wise Man This was not uttered boastfully, but with the honest confidence of one who well knew that by whatever name others might have heard of him, who had no reason to blush at the reports. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea It was Jerez who told them boastfully that gods did not fear storms,—specimen of that Spanish folly of ours that worked harm and harm again! 1492 During his examination he behaved with the utmost gaiety, boastfully enlarging upon his services to the King's cause. A Book of Scoundrels In presence of such facts my brother notary tells you boastfully that we are marrying equal fortunes! The Marriage Contract The stock of gunpowder kept in the English forts and arsenals was boastfully mentioned by patriotic writers as something which might well impress neighbouring nations with awe. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Nogin rather boastfully said that the western linen industry would suffer from the isolation of Russia, whereas in the long run the Russians would be able to do without the rest of the world. Russia in 1919 Brawling and swaggering boastfully, The bold Cadets of Gascony! Cyrano De Bergerac A horrible power, of which he was boastfully conscious, shone from his little, pointed eyes. The Spirit of the Border “That was the school I was trained in,” he said to me almost boastfully, lying back amongst his pillows with a rug over his legs. The Mirror of the Sea I thought, boastfully, that they never could break my heart, Mr. Jarndyce. Bleak House |
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