| 单词 | briskness |
| 例句 | “Well...” said Professor McGonagall, losing a little of her briskness as her voice shook. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “The innkeeper told me that she lives in a house on the edge of town,” Taisin said, but beneath her briskness was a note of trepidation. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was bright overhead; the ice field was broad and unbroken; the air stung their skin with its briskness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I understand this sort of thing is done nowadays,” she said, sitting down on the sofa beside him, trying to sound offhand, but he sensed her discomfort in the uncommon briskness of her words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His blue bag was slung over his shoulder, honest industry beamed in his eyes, a determination to proceed to Trabb’s with cheerful briskness was indicated in his gait. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She washed with a thorough briskness at a nearby basin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But it was Lola’s briskness, her obliviousness to anything beyond her own business, and Briony’s certainty that her own feelings would not even register, still less provoke guilt, which gave her the strength to resist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z To which the Aged replied with great briskness, before saying that he gave, “All right, John, all right, my boy!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside, Mr. Timberlake had walked with the briskness of someone long accustomed to sudden, shrieking swarms of fans. Leading Man, Miles Beyond the Boy Band 2011-07-17T01:53:01Z There was a matter-of-fact briskness to the first movement and a sweet, but slightly diffident lightness to the andante. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Ivey is terrific, and terrifically varied, as a woman whose no-nonsense briskness disguises a host of feelings she sees no profit in exploring, including a lifetime’s resentment over caring for difficult men. Review: In ‘Greater Clements,’ the Tragedy of a Town that Closed 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A few stories, such as “Duff’s Done Enough,” in which a narrative briskness presides, may feel more like a sketch than a work in oil. ‘The State We’re In,’ a splendid new collection of stories by Ann Beattie 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The midwife, on the other hand, dealt with us with a new briskness once she’d calmed down about her squabble with the doula. From poster mom to pariah 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Warm and soft and benignly manipulative — the movie’s sole death is scandalously opportune — “Summerland” brims with genteel sentiment and British briskness. ‘Summerland’ Review: A Writer’s Life, Past and Present 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Imagine sees her convening artists' salons at her home, where she dispensed critiques with the briskness of someone who could afford to consider themselves past caring. The Summer Exhibition 2010 2010-06-17T07:00:00Z Sometimes, as in a Polonaise with panache at the start of the Act III ball, the briskness was right; sometimes it felt spirited but faceless, simply too lightweight. Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees. 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z There’s such a briskness to Rooney’s prose, it’s so dry and confident. Bringing ‘Normal People’ to Sexy, Soundtracked Life 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In their brevity and briskness, the episodes reveal a turbulent depth of experience and give it limpid and crystalline form. “Cutting My Mom,” Reviewed: A Filmmaker’s Ingenious Web Series, Made in Collaboration With His Mother 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z That briskness doesn’t count against it, but a few plot points, particularly later in the film, remain relatively undeveloped. Movie of the Week: “Margaret” 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z He does so with comic briskness in a scene that almost makes you feel sorry for Mr. LaBeouf, and this pity may be the point. Movie Review: Pain Abounds in Lars von Trier’s ‘Nymphomanic’ (Surprised?) 2014-03-20T22:09:41Z The briskness of his delivery is a source of momentum for the production. An actor transcends age: John Douglas Thompson melts away the years to play Hamlet at A.C.T. 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z But, as is sometimes his way, Mr. van Zweden pushed too hard for briskness and energy, especially during the first movement. Review: A Symphony Talks Politics 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z With Pharrell Williams the sole coach still in possession of a steal, the one-hour batch of battles lacked a certain sense of suspense, but compensated with businesslike briskness. 'The Voice' recap: The battles coast to an end 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z It had a hurried urgency and also the briskness of rough-and-tumble triumph. How Takeoff and the Migos Flow Changed Atlanta Rap 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Molly Smith, who directs this one-act, 100-minute show with a welcome briskness, seasons the proceedings with selections from Mozart, Donizetti and Verdi works, a nod to the justice’s well-known love of opera. Review: ‘The Originalist,’ About Scalia, Opens in Washington 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Her briskness and wit keep up the comic tempo. Bonding With Léa Seydoux 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Branagh delivers the early monologues of vacillation, as Macbeth contemplates regicide, with the briskness of a military mind that must clear itself of obstacles. A Fast and Furious ‘Macbeth’ at Park Avenue Armory 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Morel directs the movie’s scenes of violence with a cool swagger, an understated briskness that dispatches victims with just enough blood to titillate, not enough to disgust. “Peppermint,” Reviewed: Jennifer Garner Stars in an Ignorant, Racist Drug-Trade Revenge Film 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The blasts of Beethoven and the jaunty celestial displays between scenes accentuate the briskness of Zaks’ staging. Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key lend star power to 'Meteor Shower,' but it's still space junk 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z But when things eventually clear out, the flutes are clear and bright, and there’s a feeling of blissful briskness. From a Composer’s Resurgence, a Masterpiece Rises 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The ambition on display is laudable; Leo Tolstoy’s novel is transformed into an entertainment product that moves with 21st century briskness. Review: 'War and Peace' is Tolstoy, Plus 21st Century Flair 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Her reputation as an interviewee is that she can be frosty, and she certainly has a no-nonsense briskness to her, but it is more charming than evasive. Miranda Richardson: ‘The Weinstein offices reeked of after-hours sex’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z He is conscientious but his enviable briskness can desert him in certain chapters. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z On "Quarters," we witness newly danceable briskness from the former Kirklandites. Friday Favorites: Truckasauras, The Skins, Unnatural Helpers 2010-03-26T18:44:00Z Lubitsch directs with admirable briskness, but this is Coward sanitised for the cinema. What I'm really watching: golden age Hollywood comedies 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Although somber and unflashy in tone, the hearings have been characterized by something almost unheard of in this kind of congressional forum: briskness. Perspective | Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Perhaps Saturday, in its often-bright briskness, its breezes and below-average temperatures, gave us a nostalgic glimpse of how our ancestors once experienced the long Thanksgiving weekend. A chilled late November day suggested older, colder times 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z “His briskness in Chopin’s famous Funeral March restored dignity to the usual mopiness,” Times critic Bernard Holland wrote in a review of a 2007 recital at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nelson Freire, acclaimed Brazilian pianist, dies at 77 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z With less than 200 pages of text, the book reads a bit like mainstream TV coverage: there’s patter about Trump, the pandemic and contemporary events, and we hear from some Black voices with rudimentary briskness. Review | A conversation about race, but with whom? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z A Republican, Bernson brought a briskness and urgency to City Hall and was known for ending his testimony at council hearings with the phrase “Let’s get on with it.” Former L.A. City Councilman Hal Bernson dies at 89 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Glenconner’s distinctive voice has a no-nonsense briskness to it, undercut with a wry but warm sense of humour. 'I’m no snowflake': Anne Glenconner on Margaret, marriage and Meghan Markle 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z It captures her essential briskness and rare ability to talk in complex and nuanced sentences. The woman who explained the stars 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Indeed, it shifts a little nearer than its predecessor did to the spiky, peppery briskness of Travers’s tales, and the whole enterprise exhales, as it should, an air of the politely mad. “Mary Poppins Returns”—with a Spoonful Less Sugar 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Hank Aaron used a cane to walk to his seat, while Rod Carew moved with a new briskness since his heart transplant nearly two years ago. Newest Hall of Famers carry memories and records into Cooperstown 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Her briskness and her breeding are more aptly captured by Tilda Swinton, who supplies the voice of Bell in “Letters from Baghdad.” Can “Baywatch” Fill the Trunks of the Original? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z “I don’t need to think about it,” she says, with a briskness befitting her profession as a clerk. “A United Kingdom” Is Nourishing and Mild 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z When asked about how he celebrated after a banner day of service for the Women’s March on Washington, Wiedefeld employed his characteristic briskness: “I slept.” After a year, Metro chief Paul J. Wiedefeld still faces uphill climb 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Williams has an elegant briskness that can seem severe, high-handed, ruthless. Joy Williams’s Refractory Brilliance 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Cernak, whose colleagues call her Ibi, has an appealing blend of briskness and warmth, along with a clinician’s conviction that you must listen to your patients. What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Yet the agency’s briskness in deciding cases isn’t often matched when it comes to hearing appeals. SEC Appeals Process on the Slow Track 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Bad news for people who long for November’s customary briskness. New York Today: Counting the Votes 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Carroll wrote with a peppery briskness, impatient of folly, and always alive to the squalls of emotion that we struggle to curb: Go Ask Alice 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z An uneasy note of doubt shook his usually immaculate diction — he covered it quickly with the briskness of his voice. Alone 2013-08-21T17:50:38.497Z With her usual briskness, she set about finding ways to make the firm generate cash and, by 2010, Facebook was profitable. Sheryl Sandberg: the Facebook boss on a self-help mission 2013-02-24T00:06:03Z All of which accounts for the unusual briskness with which the new campsite was dispatched in the darkness of early Sunday morning — the settlers were not Jews, but Palestinians. When Palestinians Use Settler Tactics: A Beleaguered Netanyahu Responds 2013-01-14T08:05:23Z And now, faced with a specific complaint from a group of players, they do nothing at all with conspicuous briskness. Euro 2012: Why Uefa's failure to deal with Holland racism is no surprise 2012-06-08T09:51:57Z Ah, well," said Mrs. Thompson, with cheerful briskness, "now you mention hunting, that reminds me. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He replaced the coins with grave precaution and went his way with a sudden briskness. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The briskness of these and the like preparations, which even for one of my age and in my state of anxiety were not devoid of pleasure, prevented my thoughts dwelling on the future. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z We made a great show of briskness by going the long way round by the canal. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Construction, in the hands of Contractor J. S. T. Stranahan, of Brooklyn, went ahead with great briskness. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Oh, I can tell you a little briskness and a few new fashions do no harm. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z There was none of the briskness and gaiety to be seen that make rural Japan so cheery. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z I had just sent for a cab, when two police-officers, well known to me, entered the room with official briskness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Very well, Joan," he said with a new briskness in his voice, "we will make the experiment. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He drew an augury of success from the clean briskness of the air. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z The several weeks' stay of the frigate at the little settlement of Simon's Bay, together with a certain quantity of repairs, had called forth a most unwonted briskness of business. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The gophers that made their burrows in the trail had lost their usual briskness, and sat up on their haunches until the wheels were almost upon them. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The butler had left Claire before the end of the final belligerent sentence, and had moved, with a certain military briskness, toward the first wide step of the staircase. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z This shy adventurer entered with a certain briskness, but stopped short on seeing Mrs. Headway engaged with another guest. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The deliberation of all his private doings was enormous; neither the hour nor an empty stomach could induce briskness at the expense of pains. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z He protested no more; she liked him for that, too, as also for the briskness in his tone and manner when he spoke next. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z Next day they woke in briskness, and the first words which came to the mouths of all were: "There is no Charnyetski!" The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z It was the consulting engineer of the power company rather than the Reclamation Service chief who rose and went to the window to look down upon the morning briskness of Chigringo Avenue. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Joanna did not bang the door behind her, but she shut it with considerable briskness, and left the appalled Miss Bruce to assist Char's decision. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z “Well,” responded Ellen, with more briskness than she had shown for some time, “I’m a girl.” The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z It was very cold, but the sergeant was so provoked at my want of briskness in performing the movements, that he always put me in a great perspiration before we finished. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z They vied with one another in briskness and efficiency. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z “I’m afraid papa indulged them too much,” said Julia, quietly, and the two girls walked on for some little distance in silence, enjoying the briskness of the morning air. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z It is dangerous to listen to reports respecting briskness or slackness of trade. Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 2011-06-09T02:00:21.460Z I had just sent for a cab, when two police officers, well known to me, entered the room with official briskness. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The intellect seems to become clouded, animation giving place to a sort of lethargy, briskness yielding to indolence. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z I was seized with an irresistible desire to test Knowlton at his own briskness. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The girl pressed the neatly gloved hand her new friend hold out to her, and her old horse, after its welcome rest, started off with added briskness. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z “Right along the line of our constitutional amendment, now,” he said, with a briskness, “do you think the women will become interested?” Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z He walked with the old briskness, but as under a load. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z At that moment a grey-haired woman with a benevolent but rather pinched face emerged with much briskness from the girls' door. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z We were rapidly drawing near Deep Harbor, and Knowlton's briskness at the imminent approach of business increased even beyond its normal. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z But the briskness of her tone encouraged the young man; and besides, he had never in his life felt so vigorous and mighty as since taking this old woman on his back. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Now," said he, suddenly assuming his every-day briskness, "for my news. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Some business-like briskness is manifested in the early hours of the second morning, for tradesmen observe the ancient custom of inaugurating the commerce of the opening year and give out presents to their customers. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z The intellect seemed to become clouded, animation giving place to a sort of lethargy, briskness yielding to indolence. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z On the following morning Benifett Bindane displayed unwonted briskness, and, after an early breakfast, set out with the native officials to make a tour of inspection of the Oasis. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Weight here ceases to be of great importance compared with briskness and liveliness of movement. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z She put the butter into a long bowl full of water and began to wash and knead it, but not with her accustomed briskness. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He was rather heavy of build, with a tendency to become still heavier, but yet he had retained a soldierly briskness and he was indefatigable on his circuits: he was a first-rate horseman. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Cool eyes appraised Joe and Ellis, but never for a second was there any departure from military briskness or any indication that the taut mouth could smile. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z "A change will be good for all of us," she declared, with something of her old briskness. Capricious Caroline Peeping through a clink in the small orifice intended for a window, it was with no ordinary delight he beheld a capital peat-fire, burning with more than accustomed briskness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 But now that the life-savers had got on the ground, they went to work with a briskness and skill that impressed the onlookers. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway What selfishness, apathy, and discontent in the one class! and what kindliness, briskness, and cheerfulness in the other! How to Observe Morals and Manners Come on, Gertrud,' I continued, feigning briskness while my heart was as lead, 'it's nearly six already, and the road is long and lonely.' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen She was a neat little thing, round everywhere, trim in the figure, standing well on her toes; her brown hair and eyes, pursed up little mouth, small, sharp nose, all spoke of briskness and self-confidence. A Bed of Roses "There!" he added with a quick return to nautical briskness. A Traitor's Wooing Fleda looked into the pot again and uttered her question with a briskness that she felt to be a little overdone. The Spoils of Poynton Hand grenades were tossed back and forth with great briskness. An Artilleryman's Diary “Probably you are happy there then,” she rejoined, with a briskness that was agreeable, because it was not a hideous assumption, like the geniality that often prevails, fitfully, at Christmas time. Bye-Ways To say nothing of our opium and alcohol consumers, our teetotallers are delighted with the briskness and sparkle of spring-water, although these qualities indicate the presence of carbonic acid or fixed air. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 But it was in the bars, where glasses filled and emptied to-day with abnormal briskness, that the Doppersdorp tongue wagged fast and free. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance But the horse has espied it as soon as his rider, and, pricking forward his ears, he picks up his head and steps out with something of an approach to briskness. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt She liked, as every one else in the camp liked, his pleasant, hearty ways, and the air of novelty and briskness that his presence brought into the dull lives of herself and her folk. Tales of South Africa We now continued our march with the same briskness until we came to Tezcuco. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. In tragedy he thought that to be dull and stately was to be classical; in comedy that affected briskness of dialogue was liveliness, and indecent double meanings wit. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Behind her briskness he thought he could detect a flicker of concern. Tangle Hold There is a gift of blandness and briskness in the very breathing of the air. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Speaking generally, the cider of Herefordshire is distinguished for its lightness and briskness, that of Somerset for its strength, and that of Devonshire for its lusciousness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" His mistress stepped into the corral with her usual briskness, and, walking deliberately past him, turned up an empty box in a far corner and sat down upon it, and called to him. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Near by was the lemonade wagon, whose proprietor was handing out glasses of his fluid with a briskness that showed that many were athirst. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Though an eminently solid man at bottom, after the pattern of Hob, he had contracted a certain Glasgow briskness and aplomb which set him off. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston She meekly acquiesced in his decision, was all the happier for it, and prepared with the briskness of a bird to carry out their purpose of flight. A Castle in Spain A Novel He seemed to wake up to his ordinary briskness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Those up in the forward boats thought the same thing and the paddles were not dipping with anywhere near the briskness and regularity with which they started out. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Yes, it was evident, the warm air of the south did not suit him, he had lost his briskness, looked so tired. The Son of His Mother There is a briskness and brightness in Piccadilly at seven o'clock on a clear, cold, winter's night unequalled in any thoroughfare in the world. The Sign of Silence As she went through Georgetown now M Street was different––full of marketers and of briskness. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards I am like old Souvaroff: I cannot understand a soldier being taken aback by any question: he should answer, 24 as he marches on the fire, with an instant briskness and gaiety. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Even to this day it is a fact that courtship goes on with remarkable briskness in religious circles. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Don Diego marvelled much at the briskness of the plans for a season of hunting ere his troublesome charge was well able to see out of both eyes. The Flute of the Gods "I see; I see;" said Madame von Marwitz, with a certain briskness, as though, still, to give herself time to think. Tante He ran his eye along the decks and then looked aloft: there was something bird-like in the briskness of his way of glancing. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly “Alonzo D. Pawling is some bird himself,” remarked Skidder, picking up his hat and turning to Puma, who rose with lithe briskness, put on his hat, and began to pull at his white gloves. The Crimson Tide A Novel "I know," Lancelot said, dreamily, and then with great briskness, "Beastly grind, all the same." Love and Lucy A cool evening breeze sprang up with sudden briskness. The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale & The Golden Harvest He sat up and generally displayed a briskness quite out of keeping with his former attitude. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana As he went down the corridor, a saucy, red-cheeked young woman with business briskness in her manner came from an inner office and smiled boldly at him. The Crevice The waves broke on the strand, fishing-boats were drawn up on the beach, and there were wonderful briskness and animation in the scene. Among the Brigands "Take supper with me," he responded quickly, with an atoning flash of briskness, the while he upbraided himself for oppressing her with his dejection. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real So far, however, nothing had occurred since breakfast to excite their interest, and by and by Mrs. Keith turned to her companion with characteristic briskness. Blake's Burden Blake moved up past him with inspiring briskness, but the younger man kept to his leisurely saunter. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The Captain, with surprising briskness for so large a man, pulled some folded charts from his pocket. Mr. Wicker's Window "Come now, my brave one," she added with an attempt at briskness. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China "You won't find that much better," he said, drawn into good humour by her briskness, and charmed that so exquisite a presence should grace his attic. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real When the briskness and liveliness of malt liquors in the cask fail, and they become dead and vapid, which they generally do soon after they are tilted; let them be bottled. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual I can and shall do my work,” insisted Ashton, springing up with unexpected briskness for one who had appeared so fatigued. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Nan understood her sister’s warning glance, and she made no further allusion to Sir Francis; she only rose with assumed briskness, and took her mother in charge. Not Like Other Girls So one day, when she happened to be shopping in the winter briskness of the packed and brilliant Avenue, she telephoned Leslie at about the luncheon hour. The Beloved Woman He chopped off the sentence suddenly and laid the flowers down upon his table with a briskness born of sudden interest. Cleek, the Master Detective This is no criterion that the body of the pig is done enough, but arises merely from the briskness of the fire before the head of it. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual There was the briskness, however, of his best days in his carriage, and in the flash of his brown eyes. The Double Four We now travelled with more briskness, not only lured by the chance of coming up with the herd of rein-deer, but pursued by the moss-grown phantom of a mountain couch. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The horse too seemed to revive somewhat and went forward with more briskness. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls She gathers up the red umbrella and the jewelled card-case with reviving briskness, and shakes out her crumpled chiffons in the bright hot sun. The Dop Doctor The air, under the grey sky, is cool, even cold, with infinite briskness. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life And throughout the day she had the same consciousness of physical well-being, the same briskness of movement. Germinie Lacerteux Then the inner door from the hall opened, and a pompous but genial voice exclaimed with heavy briskness— "Well, Woodville, finished, eh?" The Twelfth Hour Through it all rides "The Lady of the Spur" with a briskness, charm, and mystery about her that give an unusual zest to the book from its very first page. From the Car Behind I got down from the mast with affected briskness. The Talking Horse And Other Tales In such moments, with that briskness transferred into my feelings, life seems so rich and various. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Again the party moved forward, now with considerable briskness, there being no cause for tardiness or delay. The Riflemen of the Miami At nine the enemy began to cannonade my van, which was returned with the greatest briskness. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II It was quite extraordinary to see how the game, which had hitherto decidedly languished and hung fire, now quickened into briskness and became positively spirited. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers He was all briskness as he served her bacon and eggs, took a plate of them to Mr. Boltwood in the Gomez, gouged into his own. Free Air He was bent and old, yet he moved with a certain briskness, and, as Dorothy had said, he was inevitably coming. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern He arrived in a state of easy briskness, planning apt and sensible remarks about the business situation for Mason and Mr. Winslow. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life With an air of briskness he went into the Internacional dining-room. Children of the Desert Staff officers walked about with unaccustomed briskness, and made unnaturally long visits to observation points, gazing absorbedly at Turkish terrain. The Tale of a Trooper “Very well,” said she, dimpling as she usually did at any evidence of briskness on the part of her Uncle Dan, for from long experience she knew the harmlessness of his bark. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Within her experience it had sometimes happened that Gertie, on the way home, found herself spoken to by a stranger; this rarely occurred, because she walked with briskness, and refrained from glancing at other pedestrians. Love at Paddington The climate, too, combines most of the gentle influences of the southland, with a certain briskness and clearness of atmosphere usually found in the north. The Automobilist Abroad Then with returning briskness she got up and found street apparel and left the house. Children of the Desert It was a long walk through the forest, but the day was come, and the air made for briskness and elasticity. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" The orders were obeyed, but it was evident that there was a lack of the usual briskness and willingness. With Cochrane the Dauntless Like spice in a bun it lends a briskness. The House with the Green Shutters Then at about the fifth dash, which the others took with some briskness but which I had to finish at a slow jog, I began to get pumped. At Plattsburg “We’re making too much over a little matter,” he said with an obvious briskness which hid the cunning in his mind. Children of the Desert He is endowed with a briskness and an invention often alien to his blood. American Sketches 1908 But there was something new in his manner now—a briskness, a business-like air that made her look sharply at him. 'Drag' Harlan The nurses whispered together excitedly in their leisure moments; the doctors seemed to acquire an added briskness. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Now that the amenities are over, Excellenz," she said with the briskness she had picked up from her American friends, "let us come to the point. Black Oxen He put on an air of briskness, as one will don a garment, as he ordered coffee and rolls in the dining-room. Children of the Desert The cutter reached the Young America first, and the angry professor ran up the ladder with unwonted briskness. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim He put on what he felt to be a New York briskness, furtively touched his tie again, and skipped up to the chauffeur. The Innocents A Story for Lovers Finally on the sixth day The Roman arrived with a briskness that was at once noted and analyzed. The Varmint The difficulty of recruiting was alleged by government to be a result of the briskness of trade and such like causes. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Her secret agitation peeped out in the added briskness of her tones. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The stranger came on with an airy briskness utterly foreign to Orientalites. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Her voice had a crisp briskness which it had lacked in the days when she had brooded in the flat and waited for her man. The Innocents A Story for Lovers Miss Salome was sitting in her favourite sunny corner of the kitchen and Clemantiny was flying around with double briskness. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 "I think I'll call up and ask when it is expected that he can see visitors," announced Fogg, with business briskness. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Its continually increasing briskness left no doubt, that it was an extremely serious affair. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II For this last, 79 it is impossible to have too much agility and briskness. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing When this formation is suitably tapped, we obtain water of exceeding briskness and purity. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 But envy him as I might, I couldn't borrow his briskness. Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties Doctor Boyd had lost none of the briskness of youth, despite his lameness, nor his fingers their skill, but his face was a mass of wrinkles. The Lost Despatch The tiger-yellow of the grass between the trees was paler, the black was blacker, as the two officers returned across the fields; to the hush of afternoon had succeeded the briskness of evening. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The door behind them opened, and the nurse stepped out with a noiseless briskness. The Squirrel-Cage She came into the room with the briskness of a March flurry of snow. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture He stepped around and around the desk in agitated briskness. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills When they had vanished, however, he came towards us with a briskness which showed that he had taken more interest in our movements than he appeared to do. The Car of Destiny It was a young man, sitting remote from the windows, whose face, in the shadows of the big, bare room, showed yet a briskness of coloring. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories "Lock up your freight house, Sam, and ye shall have it," declared Walky, with sudden briskness. How Janice Day Won Patricia took over, a miracle smile overwhelming her air of briskness. The Common Man “Hurrah! she is going to strike,” we exclaimed; but the wreck of the maintop-mast was quickly cleared away, and she commenced again with greater briskness than ever. Old Jack Now she shook him, but gently, and spoke with her usual briskness. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country She had to prod herself into fresh briskness with the sense of her need, that to-day was the end. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories "Then we will wait tea for him," returned Aunt Madge, with something like her old briskness. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient Admiral Thomas Timworth, seated at his desk, and with his flag lieutenant standing by, greeted his callers with exceeding briskness. Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty A drink of spirits helped me; my blood presently flowed with briskness. The Frozen Pirate "Come away in, Captain," said Jean, assuming an air of briskness the confusion of her face belied. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure For upwards of an hour it was continued with a briskness of which there have been but few instances, perhaps in any country. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 "Let me understand you clearly," prompted Mr. Hagan, with a briskness that accentuated the other's air of secretiveness. The Tyranny of Weakness Jimmy Stiles was stepping out with the briskness of one who knows exactly where he is going and is in a hurry to get there. Every Man for Himself No one minded what old Grim said, so these remarks made but little impression on Bill, and he went about his duties with as much briskness as ever. Sunshine Bill It was even difficult to carry on a conversation with any degree of briskness. Mark Seaworth It broke, bright and beautiful! with just enough frost in the air to give it freshness and briskness. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Nor was there any of the briskness visible on a high road in England. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 The Sunday’s accent was less local; there was a hint of a short “e” sound in the “a,” and a briskness about the consonants, that Edwin could never have compassed. Clayhanger But the moment the door opened, and their eyes fell on the table, their manner changed to one of the most amiable briskness. The Willoughby Captains "But we're here to decide which way to go," he added with a sudden briskness as he straightened his shoulders. Islands of Space Mr. Burton came out with his usual smiling briskness and greeted Tom pleasantly. Tom Slade with the Colors He was tall, slim, and pale; had a languor which showed itself even in his briskness; was most amiable, cheerful, and communicative. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 "I've got to get the jury together for the inquest,"35 Conboy returned, with the briskness of a man of importance. Trail's End When this ale is racking off the butts, to be sent out, would recommend putting two ounces of ground rice into each barrel which will create briskness, and much improve the beer. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner She flapped the reins in the most unprofessional manner, and the horse turned to The Appointed Way with briskness that bespoke his impatience and a desire for more familiar scenes. A Son of the Hills He turned then to Kornel with a briskness that was not unkindly. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories “I wish something would come to your minds about how we are to spend the rest of the day,” put in Elfreda, with her usual briskness. Grace Harlowe's Problem These exercises give firmness and suppleness to the figure, quickness to the eye, and briskness of decision to the mind. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Therefore if a young man barely out of his teens were to succeed in 'conquering London,' and bending it to his will, he would certainly need all his briskness and readiness of tongue. A Book of Quaker Saints "That's a risk we must run," said Eve, with the briskness of hope and a decision arrived at. The Guests Of Hercules Owing to Roche's briskness, genteel manners, and knowledge of navigation, the master used occasionally to place him in charge of the vessel. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Monsieur Grisson listened, and replied with a sudden return to his old briskness of manner. A Maker of History At this juncture Conward's mood of deliberation gave way to one of briskness; he summoned a car, and in a few minutes his clients were looking over the property which he had recommended. The Cow Puncher Those wines which effervesce or froth, when poured into a glass, contain also carbonic acid, to which their briskness is owing. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Durrance showed that he was glad even in the briskness of his walk, as he crossed the lawn at Mrs. Adair's side. The Four Feathers The moment I was left alone my assumed briskness of manner dropped into the mental dishabille that we wear for our own private use and comfort. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. She has praised the briskness of my raillery in all things, man. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Those who direct the pageant should see to it that the players speak the dialogue in the episodes with the utmost briskness. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People From the briskness of the street, with its lamps aglitter in the lingering May evening, O'Neill entered to the sober gloom and the restless echoes of the great studio. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories He had quite a fierce bristle of moustache, and a nervous briskness of carriage, yet there was something that was unmistakably conciliatory and subservient in his bearing toward Mrs. Jameson. The Jamesons The wind had quite gone down, and though the evening was not warm, the sharpness of the morning had given place to a more gentle briskness that was in place among the sands. Bella Donna A Novel "But all these things tell me nothing," I said, with an attempt towards briskness. Romance He observed: "Aha! it's time, is it?" to his man in a hearty kind of way, and hoisted himself out of his chair with unusual briskness. None Other Gods There was, however, a certain briskness in the movement of the clerks, and a glow of pleasure on their faces, that always denoted a visit; and very frequent those visits were. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays For some minutes Finney, controlling the briskness of his ordinary pace, walked by Ephraim's side and contented himself with the gracious scene, passing remarks upon weather and crops. The Mormon Prophet But it chanced that the wind was fair, and blew with an unusual briskness from the north. Bella Donna A Novel It is a curious old establishment, with some modern activity about it in the diffusion of literature; the monks having a printing-office in tolerable briskness, whence they issue books in various languages. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 There should be nothing of the return of the master, nothing of the odious briskness of the new broom about him at his entry. Secret Bread He got rid of my hand with the same briskness that one removes a live coal from one's person. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit The loveliness is perhaps more striking, less distinctive; with the flower-like heads have passed the old grace and the old dependence, and the undulatory walk has quickened into buoyant briskness. The Voice of the People Desmond and he were still talking when the light of dawn stole into the shed; but though neither had slept, they went about their work during the day with unusual briskness and lightness of heart. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India "It all means so much to me," replied Hillyard, shivering in the briskness of the morning. The Summons "You ought to know your own mind by now," she said, with something of her former briskness. The Odds And Other Stories The face was swarthy with sun and wrinkled with age that was given the lie by the briskness of his movements and the alertness in the keen black eyes. The Turtles of Tasman "The best way to find that out is to open it," says Margaret, with abominable briskness. The Hoyden There was a curious lack of briskness in the work—a curious constraint among the new workers. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend Bart hustled the various packages up for sale and disposition with briskness and dispatch, and Darry was more than busy keeping tab on his record book and piling the cash into the tin box. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent When, at twilight, his sister came again, he had become almost cheerful, and said with some briskness: 'I'm agoin' to meet 'er, Jin, at seven. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages He struck viciously at Harlan, ducking to and fro with the briskness of the trained boxer. The Ramrodders A Novel His briskness dropped into a half complaint, like a faintly suggested avowal of impotence. The Inheritors The Old Man astounded everybody by his briskness; and Mr. Balfour also entered on the fray with every sign of being in excellent health and spirits. Sketches in the House (1893) The fancy waistcoating trade had uniformly had its cycles of alternate briskness and depression; but experience, however stern its teachings, could not teach unwilling learners. Thrift On the other hand there was the undeniably trim cut of the face, which gave an unexpected and contradictory air of briskness. Queed He was full of the briskness of the dawn in spite of his short rations of sleep. The Ramrodders A Novel Cathcart had said all kinds of things when once he was started—all with that air of businesslike briskness that was so characteristic of him and so disconcerting in such a connection. The Necromancers London, in fact, loses several wrinkles on boat-race day, and smiles itself into a very pleasant appearance of briskness and of youth. Flames A hot attack upon the fort now instantly commenced; but the fire of the Indians was returned from the garrison with such unexpected briskness and fatal precision that the besiegers were compelled to fall back. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer "Welcome to Rome, father," said the old man, speaking with an unexpected briskness. Lord of the World And he opened a door with a briskness which indicated that Carlisle's expressed wish "just to look around" should be carried out in the most literal manner. V. V.'s Eyes Then, having relieved his feelings, he abruptly laughed to himself and pursued his errand with business-like briskness. Charles Rex The briskness of our friendships depends on the time when—the place where. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 Forgive me, I have put you two together twenty times in my thought as the only writers who have the old briskness and vivacity. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I She found it impossible to resist him, and so yielded with characteristic briskness of decision. The Rocks of Valpre But, just when he had about given up hope of advancement, a fortuitous combination of briskness on the part of the weather and "ginger" on the part of Clint produced unexpected results. Left Tackle Thayer She was sitting one day knitting by her fireside, in great perplexity, when the sexton entered with an air of unusual vivacity and briskness. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists At this moment I espied a wheelbarrow in the distance, and went for it with that purposeful briskness, which may sometimes be used in fatigues of this sort to disguise your real intentions. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. She was not, however, prepared for the briskness with which, ten minutes later, Evie whisked into the room, her cheeks aglow with excitement and her heavenly eyes dancing with a purely earthly sparkle. The Wild Olive In a moment, with incredible briskness, he was off the couch and half-way across the room before, seized with sudden dizziness, he began to falter. The Rocks of Valpre Antonyms: inactive, passive, latent, quiescent, sedentary. activity, n. operation, action; liveliness, briskness, agility, sprightliness, strenuousness. Putnam's Word Book Term had not begun, but he went; a Robin with all the briskness gone out of him, and if still with something of the bird left only of a bird that is moulting. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Just as the ship got afloat, the enemy fired with great briskness from their new battery, their shot raking through the Success between wind and water, killed one of her men, and wounded two others. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The unexpected wages which they were promised being liberal, they trotted off with unwonted briskness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Two other features did not strike me as anything out of the ordinary, but the whole face had an air of ability, cleverness, briskness, and health. William of Germany There was neither briskness nor sunlight in the air, and there was no snow upon the ground. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories With military snap and briskness the battalion was formed. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life He had entered with an air in which was mingled the briskness of assurance with the languor of ease. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock There was a new briskness in the movements of every one save Luck himself, after he spoke that last sentence through the megaphone. The Phantom Herd Cookie busied himself with a great show of briskness in his kitchen. Spanish Doubloons "Yes, something was," she answered, with an attempt at her usual briskness. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book Moroever, his crew had quite as much dread for him as they had for the enemy, and as a consequence they fought with a briskness which made even their grim little chief approve. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle There was water, for William smelled it at last and hurried forward with more briskness than Casey could muster, eager though he was to reach the tent he saw standing there under the biggest juniper. Casey Ryan Stillman began rubbing his palms together with what was intended to be business-like briskness; he stepped up and down the dark hall, peering right and left. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator They pass down the gangway, and are shepherded into form in the dock shed by the Embarkation Staff, with exactly the same silent briskness that characterises the R.A.M.C., over the way. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand He ran down to the door with juvenile briskness to receive the returning ones. Round the Block Jaded as they were they trotted along with a briskness never seen before on that trip. Tales of lonely trails An overstocked state of the market is always temporary, and is generally followed by a more than common briskness of demand. Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy "Mush, Spot, Queen, Baldy," and there was a slight increase in briskness, which was checked again as they swung by the guard. Baldy of Nome He got up with greater briskness than he had hitherto shown. The Blotting Book Servants in briskness who excel, Friends who can keep a secret well, And merry men who love their lass, And drink your health in many a glass. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 368, May 2, 1829 The briskness of that movement contrasted with the casual way in which he threw out a suggestion. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale To see a crowd in the street, indicates unusual briskness in trade and a general air of prosperity will surround you. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition I smile at the brisk little woman in perfect satisfaction with her briskness; and the brisk little woman, amiably pleased with me because I am pleased with her, claps her hands and laughs delightfully. The Uncommercial Traveller The day of election was fixed; and the canvass proceeded with briskness and perseverance on both sides. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people He sighed again, and then adding with a laboured briskness, 'I hope you'll have a—a—jolly game,' he went into his room and shut the door. The Story of the Amulet Nay, he made this foil of his so very widely known, that third parties took it up, and handled it on some occasions with considerable briskness. Hard Times To see dogs on the chase of foxes, and other large game, denotes an unusual briskness in all affairs. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The very dogs were all asleep, and the flies, drunk with moist sugar in the grocer's shop, forgot their wings and briskness, and baked to death in dusty corners of the window. The Old Curiosity Shop I thought at first it was Blenkiron, but the briskness of the tread was unlike his measured gait. Greenmantle Despite his excitement he did not move with his old briskness. Anne's House of Dreams Each day is to be better than yesterday fuller of plans, of briskness, of initiative. The Shuttle Charlotta the Fourth was flying around with such vim and briskness that her blue bows seemed really to possess the power of being everywhere at once. Anne of Avonlea What followed occurred with all the briskness of a tune from a circus band. The Mountains She felt no interest in the general briskness and zest of the crowds. The Song of the Lark My dear Charles," said he cordially, stepping into the room with all the boyish briskness for which he was famous, "I trust that you find yourself a little better. Round the Red Lamp So I have seen a dull-eyed, listless lad change in an instant into briskness and life when given a task of which he felt himself master. The Parasite "Oh, there's something more to it than that," observed Thorpe, with an added element of business-like briskness in his tone. The Market-Place His long flowing beard gave him rather a majestic look, but his briskness of manner, and his visible anxiety to accost me, seemed strange in an Oriental. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East And, with that, aunty gave George a nudge with her finger, designed to be immensely facetious, and turned again to her griddle with great briskness. Uncle Tom's Cabin It was inevitable that the insight, briskness, and rapidity of his nature should take him out of the dead blank which his loss threw about him. The Mayor of Casterbridge "A penny for your thoughts!" she said, with cheerful briskness. The Damnation of Theron Ware "Then that's all right," she said, with a tinge of her old-time briskness. Freckles M. de la Tournoire," said he, speaking with his usual briskness and directness, "there are, in most of the provinces of France, many Huguenots who have publicly recanted, to save their lives and estates. An Enemy to the King And he was off with his hearty deep laugh and rather ponderous briskness toward the bridge. The Centaur Copplestone looked up with interest as the door of the private parlour was thrown open, and a tall, handsome young woman burst in with a briskness of movement which betokened unusual energy and vivacity. Scarhaven Keep "No," He snapped his bag open with businesslike briskness. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California "Wednesday's only four days off," she said, with a fine assumption of briskness. Quaint Courtships When compared with the briskness of modern traffic he was slow and cautious; but having finally reached a conclusion he never flagged in the pursuit of his plans. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men The old apple-dealer never speaks an unnecessary word not that he is sullen and morose; but there is none of the cheeriness and briskness in him that stirs up people to talk. The Old Apple Dealer (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") People continued to succeed each other with as much briskness as if everybody turned aside, out of the roar and tumult of the city, to record here some want, or superfluity, or desire. The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The next day, upon awaking, a fresh briskness was in all his being. Saint Augustin For briskness, thriftiness, energy, and alacrity, it is hard to find his match. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 "Only twenty minutes left of our noisy time," said King, with a suspicious briskness in his tone. Marjorie's New Friend The talk was at first rather rambling, and was not kept up with much briskness on either side. The Philistines Elsie Venner and the Guardian Angel, the two novels of Holmes's, are full of the same briskness and acuteness of observation, the same effusiveness of humor and characteristic Americanism, as the Autocrat. Literary and Social Essays They saw each other once a day: Madame Paul always paid her visit to the Comte de Florac: and Betsy, her maid, made the old gentleman laugh by her briskness and talk. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family My General, arise; there is much briskness upon deck, and the waves are dancing beautifully in the full moon. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War It's rather too much," she added with the same increase of briskness, "to have to keep YOU up too. The Awkward Age It was imperatively worded and as he read it the briskness and satisfaction went from his bearing. Lifted Masks; stories He shifts himself from one foot to another with a saltatory briskness. The Albany Depot : a Farce We now began a severe fire upon our opponent, the second ship in the enemy's van, which she returned with great briskness. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders "He need not make such a show of briskness neither," muttered he to himself. The Dolliver Romance And the salt breath of the sea came over the pebble ridge, full of appetite and briskness, after so much London. Erema — My Father's Sin Dearest, it is a very melancholy journey; without you to comfort me I take a very gloomy view of everything; but I hope the Highland air will refresh me with its briskness.... Lady John Russell Activity -- N. activity; briskness, liveliness &c. adj.; animation, life, vivacity, spirit, dash, energy; snap, vim. nimbleness, agility; smartness, quickness &c. adj.; velocity, &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The child wore proudly a new white apron that was a little too long for her, and she smiled happily at Mrs. Lessways' brief compliment on her appearance and her briskness. Hilda Lessways The briskness, too, and cleverness of the dialogue closely recall Shirley; but it must be owned that there are few plays of Shirley's written with such freedom, not to say grossness. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 I would like nothing better," he replied, recovering his natural briskness and importance; "but you ought to be there, my dear; you must be there. Erema — My Father's Sin Avery moved with lagging feet that she strove vainly to force to briskness. The Bars of Iron Its briskness depends more upon the time of bottling than upon the unripe state of the fruit, for effervescing wine can be made from fruit that is ripe as well as that which is unripe. The Book of Household Management Very little of the old briskness was visible. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine He seemed under thirty years of age, but had the self-confident manner of a man of the world, and a great briskness of demeanor and speech. Hawthorne and His Circle His sense of justice dictated that, as well as his general briskness. Erema — My Father's Sin The involuntary falter in the words spoke more eloquently than the words themselves, but she went on after a moment with that same forced briskness to which she was trying to compel her dragging limbs. The Bars of Iron He prided himself on his briskness of attack. The Prince and Betty Sometimes he hauls up his line, with as much briskness as he can, and finds a sculpin on the hook. Memories of Hawthorne He nodded, a shade annoyed by the briskness of her attack. Cytherea Their accent and intonation were pleasing, and there was a briskness and emulation about their style of answering questions, rarely found in country schools with us, significant of intelligence and good teaching. The Hawaiian Archipelago Her husband, coming in to his dinner, takes her briskness and vivacity as matters of course, regarding her, probably, as a woman who has nothing to do but to stay in the house all day. A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household He listened with bulging eyes and sagging jaw to her accounts of the latest murders and obeyed her slightest command with a briskness that would have amazed the old Colonel. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill It has the tartness, the briskness, the unruliness of spring, and the aroma and intensity of summer. Locusts and Wild Honey The briskness of manner, quick apprehension, and directness of answer showed a well-trained mind. The Life of the Fields A colored man took the horse, and Mr. Walton, with a briskness that one would not expect at his advanced age, came toward them. Opening a Chestnut Burr "Yes, I managed to get through my part quickly," he said with a briskness I did not like. The Solitary Summer A new sprightliness was observable in his gait, a briskness in his speech, which Aunt Caroline did not hesitate to characterize as "taking on airs." A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill A certain briskness of manner, inspired by necessity, had come to him in these days of opulence. Mr. Bingle The least briskness of movement would send them into the depths out of sight. The Life of the Fields That kind of police briskness rather more reminds me of my native land than German journalism does. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 The rope crept away quite slowly, at times, at other times with some briskness. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 06 What struck me about the whole scene was its extraordinary animation and briskness. She and Allan With the last stroke, the clock in the kitchen struck three, also, in a different tone and with an annoying briskness of manner. Old Rose and Silver Thirdly, by this briskness itself; for most animals, except man, move with a slow motion—paradox as it may seem—even when they are going along fast. The Life of the Fields With an affectation of briskness he was far from feeling, Mr. Kemble came down the stairs and joined his daughter in the hall. Taken Alive He found himself even oftener in East Elgin, walking about on his pastoral errands with a fierce briskness of aspect and a sharp inquiring eye, before which one might say the proposition slunk away. The Imperialist Then he went off down King Street, with an exterior of gay briskness and dignified joy in the fine May morning. The Old Wives' Tale He drew his chair closer to me with an air of briskness which had been foreign to him before. The Beetle There was something in Miss Mohun's briskness that he found inspiring, and she put in apt words or illustrations, instead of only rousing herself from a book to listen, prompt, and sigh. Beechcroft at Rockstone Mr. Wrenn yanked this bell-pull with an urbane briskness which, he hoped, would conceal his nervousness and delight in dining out. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man As Lorne said, it was only a short distance, but far enough to communicate a briskness, an alertness, from the step of one young man to that of the other. The Imperialist Then with equal briskness she would arise and force herself to labour. The Old Wives' Tale Such a conversation, so lacking in his old definite briskness where their holidays were concerned, would daunt Rachael with a sense of utter forlornness. The Heart of Rachael 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 They will realize that it is through wisdom and force and nobility that books retain their hold upon the hearts of men, and not by briskness and colour and epigram. From a College Window On this Saturday night he had stepped into the clubhouse with more than his usual briskness. Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero Finally, with a gesture of politeness, he inquired whether I would permit him "di fare un po' di pulizia"—to clean up a little, and this he proceeded to do with much briskness. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy She started into briskness again when her mother spoke, and hurried away to do some little errand at her bidding. Cousin Phillis But it was very trying to a person of her definite impulsive briskness never to know, from one hour or one day to the next, just what occupation was in prospect. Saturday's Child "Now we know where we are," said Lupin, with cheerful briskness. Arsene Lupin She walked the deck with briskness, and a pertinacity that awakened admiration in the crew at first, but by and by superstitious awe. Foul Play Either her last words, or her previous change of manner to a lighter cheerfulness, almost a briskness, seemed to rouse Androvsky to a greater confidence, even to anticipation of possible pleasure. The Garden of Allah He spoke with his customary spirit; he moved with his customary briskness—he had become quite himself again, since I had seen him last. Poor Miss Finch They found the old woman, Granny Hall, looking like another creature, smoke-dried and withered indeed, but all briskness and animation. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations "Come, sirs!" he cried now, with a sudden briskness that startled them into feverish obedience. Love-at-Arms And this spirited girl led the way to the boat with a briskness and a vigor that charmed and astonished him. Foul Play Both Merton and Amos wore airs of cheerful briskness that deceived the public. Merton of the Movies That sparkling briskness—the tang—which is the best the temperate climate has to offer, gives the Native Son his high powered strenuosity. The Native Son She was a small, plump, fair woman, with a bright, clear eye, and an extraordinary air of neatness and briskness. Washington Square ‘O no; not a bit,’ said Anne, gathering herself up with forced briskness, to make light of the misadventure. The Trumpet-Major Then, with a sudden briskness: "Let the Citizen La Boulaye not go forth until I return," he bade the gaoler; and to Caron he said: "You will have the goodness to await my return." The Trampling of the Lilies "Well, good-by, your excellency, keep well!" said Rostopchin, getting up with characteristic briskness and holding out his hand to the prince. War and Peace "I reckoned it was you," she said, with an affected briskness, to conceal her evident dislike at parting with the trinket. From Sand Hill to Pine "Soon enough to shoot that big brown collie of yours," explained Wefers, with businesslike briskness. Further Adventures of Lad On and after June 9th, the bombardment at Prag abated, and never rose to briskness again; the place of trial for decision of that Siege having flitted else-whither, as we said. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 The briskness of the day had flushed the colour into the faces of the passengers in the street, and the festive air of the imminent holiday was abroad. Michael The prince walked in quickly and jauntily as was his wont, as if intentionally contrasting the briskness of his manners with the strict formality of his house. War and Peace There was the briskness, however, of his best days in his carriage and in the flash of his brown eyes. Peter Ruff and the Double Four The briskness of these and the like preparations, which even for one of my age and in my state of anxiety were not devoid, of pleasure, prevented my thoughts dwelling on the future. A Gentleman of France He looked with something like wonder at the nerve-shattered man who had risen to his feet with a certain air of briskness. The Zeppelin's Passenger She had a pleasant, high-coloured face, was very tall, enormously stout, and moved with great briskness and vigour. Michael An unwonted briskness—portentous apparently of coming speech—did certainly at that moment enliven the curate's manner. Armadale Mr. Travers flung off with unwonted briskness the light cotton sheet which covered him. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows Her son resumed his paper, and at the end of the meal rose with an unwonted briskness to make his preparations for departure. New Grub Street "You will find it under the sofa pillow," said Mrs. Baggs, with sudden briskness. A Rogue's Life His blue bag was slung over his shoulder, honest industry beamed in his eyes, a determination to proceed to Trabb's with cheerful briskness was indicated in his gait. Great Expectations "Well, sir," he resumed with the same initial briskness, "I was ashamed if you were not." Lady Baltimore "Make it six, if you can," Tom said with continued briskness. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails The last time he came sliding down to the others his face was not so heavy with anxiety and his voice when he spoke had a new briskness. The Heritage of the Sioux Preparations for the ceremony went forward with Aunt Jane's customary decision and briskness. Lavender and Old Lace He was still a pale young gentleman, and had a certain conquered languor about him in the midst of his spirits and briskness, that did not seem indicative of natural strength. Great Expectations He rapped the words out with a certain degree of briskness. Night and Day The stranger might have numbered sixty or sixty-five years; but a certain briskness and appearance of vigor in his movements made it probable that he was aged more from captivity than the course of time. The Count of Monte Cristo After that, he walked with the least bit more briskness, but not much. Penrod and Sam With the briskness of one whose feelings have been hurt. Babbitt These surpassed the former in briskness of mental parts as much as they fell behind them in bodily condition. The Danish History, Books I-IX We must agree with Dr. Brown that “there is a briskness about this which, to say the least, is not suggestive of a six years’ interval before publication.” The Life of John Bunyan The hard briskness of the phonograph contented them; their store of jazz records made them feel wealthy and cultured; and all they knew of creating music was the nice adjustment of a bamboo needle. Babbitt |
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