| 单词 | brown study |
| 例句 | “The Potato Eaters,” the large, mostly brown study of peasants at a humble meal that scholars consider Vincent’s first masterpiece, was hung above the fireplace. The Woman Who Made van Gogh 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Most people spend between 30 and 47 percent of their waking hours spacing out, drifting off, lost in thought, woolgathering, in a brown study or building castles in the air. Living in an Imaginary World 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z All that day I remained buried in the deepest brown study imaginable. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Probably he was in a brown study about something. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z And one by one the little troop turned and trailed despondently from the house, Clyne with his chin sunk on his breast, Bishop in a brown study, the other men staring blankly before them. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Once or twice she spoke harshly to Louis; she fell at other times into a brown study; and when she thought I was not watching her, her face wore a look of deep anxiety. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z He drifted off into a brown study, thinking hard in this manner. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Cora sat in a brown study as the boat hummed its way to the home landing. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z The Princess, with folded arms, gazed out of the window and remained in a brown study for some time. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z And he was deep in a brown study, in which love had no part, when an exclamation, at once of surprise and admiration, recalled him to the present. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Lord Langerdale paused for several moments and seemed wrapped in a brown study, from which my impatience aroused him. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z I spread out my serge cloak, tried the triggers of my gun, and while I waited for the duck I fell into a brown study. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z He seemed to have fallen into a brown study. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z For a long time, according to one who was present, he stood chewing vigorously upon a mouthful of tobacco, looking first at the sounder in his hand, and then falling into a brown study. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z "What are you in a brown study about, Olive?" she said. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z He was doubtless wrapped up in a brown study, and, recalling some amusing episode, indulged in laughter without realizing his surroundings. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z “Ah!” exclaimed the lawyer, waking up from a brown study. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Sometimes when he saw Dennis holding his forehead in a brown study, he would rub his long gaunt arms over his own brow with a wistful look that brought a smile to the lad's face. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Then, after a moment's brown study, he would seize it again, give it a shake, as if to shake its secret out, and hold it up to the light. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z He shut up like the proverbial oyster, leaving Joe to go on immersed in his own particular brown study. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z She had been in a brown study, and was embarrassed and annoyed at having been caught speaking aloud. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z It may prove worth while,” and the Professor fell into a brown study while old Baltie plodded on and Jean let her thoughts outstrip his slow progress. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z "I am sorry to hear that," remarked Claus, looking down at the floor in a brown study. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z To go back to Edison, shaking his bottle in the sunlight, his brown study gave way to a pleasant smile of welcome when I had made my business known. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Why, how now, bully, in a brown study? Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z “What is the procedure when I get to Bombay?” asked Bertram, as the doctor fell into a brown study. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Neither were embarrassed; he looked thoughtfully into the fire; and for a while she watched him in his brown study. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z He lit his pipe, leaned back against a tree, and went off into a brown study. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z Of a sudden he roused himself out of a brown study. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z “You have been in a brown study all day.” The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z A sudden movement roused him from this brown study. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Beldi remained alone in his room, pacing to and fro in a brown study, and racking his brains to find a way out of the danger. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Monsieur de Calonne seemed to be drowsy, or else he was absorbed in one of those brown studies which come over a statesman. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z After a moment he came out of his brown study with a little start, and glanced over at her. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Vexed at being so disturbed, and coming out of his brown study, he reaches the paper and begins to write. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z As he sat with his feet comfortably pulled up under him, he finally fell into a brown study from which he was brought by a laugh. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z The men went on drinking, and the lady remained in a brown study, glancing uneasily, from time to time, at the skirts of the wood. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Mr. Joseph Stagg, going down to his store, past the home and carpenter shop of Jedidiah Parlow, at which he did not even look, finally came to his destination in a very brown study. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Dicky handed over the baby, whose wizen face was now relaxed in sleep, and slowly disencumbered himself of the ungainly jacket, staring at the wall in a brown study. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z She passed some of her time in caring for her child, some in reading books sent from Innsbruck by Agenor; but for the most part she sat motionless in a brown study. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z Joseph invariably grew very angry if he did not hear anybody, for he was ashamed of his deafness; but he often fell into a brown study and was as deaf as an adder. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z But he strolled down the dark street in a brown study, when suddenly there rushed at him in the darkness something which nearly upset him outright, and lo! Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z The boy rode along, his thoughts absorbed in a brown study. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z “Don’t let us talk of dying,” said Hume, who had been in a brown study. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z "Yes, very good indeed," said the count, rousing himself from his brown study. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z "Left hand," the other repeated, in a brown study. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z She emerged from a brown study to find herself in the car, with Dobbin at her side watching her thoughtfully. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Several times that day Cora would notice Belle in a brown study, and on taxing her with it would be met with the statement: “I can’t think what caused it.” The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z Hereupon he fell into a brown study, with his eyes nailed to the ground, as in a profound reverie. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Ralph toiled over the fields towards his home in a brown study. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z "Do I disturb a brown study?" he asked. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z I asked, coming out of my brown study. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z In a moment Slosson started from the brown study into which he had fallen and leaped to his feet. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Sometimes, indeed, they look grave, and fall into such brown studies as would lead one to suppose they meant to go deep; but it is all fudge. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The other man sighed and, coming suddenly out of his brown study, he too leant forward and fumbled for his cigarette-case. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z The doctor was in a brown study, from which my words had not startled him. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Then turning to the Countess, who awoke with a smile out of a brown study, he said something complimentary about her riding, for which she thanked him gracefully. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z But she was rather in a brown study at her lessons that morning. Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story 2011-05-03T02:00:18.093Z On my way up to dinner, I literally ran against King, he was in a brown study, and I in a hurry. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z "About face! skeletons;" and the gridiron cavalry returned to camp in a brown study. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Instead of returning to the breakfast, of which he had scarcely eaten a mouthful, he drew his arm-chair to the fire, threw himself into it, and fell into a brown study. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Horatio turned over these things some time, seemingly in a sort of brown study; and at last, he remarked that there was a piece of Irish cloth which he did not see amongst them. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z But no footman was there to see his lordship sunk in a brown study. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z The manager fell into a brown study for a few moments. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z Septimus, seeing that he was expected to say something, roused himself from his brown study, and nodded. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z He dropped his head in a brown study, moodily digging away at the ground with his heel, ruminating bitterly over his egregious folly. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z "I never thought of that!" and Miss Prall fell into a brown study, as if the new thought moved her profoundly. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z In the drawing-room the Major, looking out of the window and twisting his moustache, was indulging in a brown study. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z "The devil of it is that all this circumstantial evidence we're gathering isn't worth a rap so far as the real issue is concerned," the captain said from the depths of a brown study. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The sound of Herv�'s steps hurriedly ascending the stairs drew Bridget from her brown study. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z So occupied was he, that he quite missed the girl's sudden exit, and was drawn from his brown study only by the sudden hush that succeeded it. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She rocked herself on her stool in a brown study. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He is always either spending the day in Berlin or sitting lost in a brown study. The Undying Past Myrna fell into a brown study, quite oblivious to her surroundings. The Belovéd Traitor She fell into a kind of disquieted brown study. Into the Primitive One day he was standing against his own anvil, completely in a brown study—being brought to his wit's end how to make out a breakfast for the family. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry See here," I said coaxingly, for Billings seemed to have gone off in a moody, brown study, "you must remember, old chap, your sister has been cooped up there in Radcliffe for months. The Haunted Pajamas For an hour he sat, and was aroused from his brown study by Jean. The Land of Strong Men And he laid his finger against his nose in a brown study. The Progressionists, and Angela. While I was sitting through a long wait that day I fell into a brown study. Life on the Stage David rode Billy home, by his august command straight into my brown study, where I sat in my lazy chair. A Man in the Open He reached for another cigar and went off into a brown study, wrapping himself in clouds of smoke. The Haunted Pajamas Time was growing precious; was already temerariously short for carrying out the programme he had hastily determined upon in the few minutes of brown study. The King of Arcadia Without taking off her hat Sophy sat down, still in that brown study. Shadows of Flames A Novel After Littell was gone, I waited for Miles to make known the business that had brought him, but he remained absorbed in a brown study. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime The man with the silver faro-box sat by the table with the green cloth, as if in a brown study. First Fam'lies of the Sierras He appeared in a brown study, constantly walking with his hands in his pockets, more like a farmer than a general. An Artilleryman's Diary As his brown study progressed, he began crumpling the slips in his moist fingers until only two remained. The Garden of Eden She stood in a brown study for some moments when she reached it, then went and tapped on the door of her husband's dressing-room. Shadows of Flames A Novel "An old married lady," repeated Hazel slowly, lapsing into a brown study for a moment. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter She looked at the notes, to see that they were not forged; glanced at Giles; fell into a brown study; looked at Mary; hemmed and heyed; and began to make preparations for the stranger. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 “As nearly as possible on your own place, Suffield,” said Roden, starting, for he had been in something like a brown study. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Brian always gets into a brown study too when he’s plunged in smoke. A Veldt Vendetta Once only Vefela sank into a deep brown study and gazed fixedly into vacancy. Black Forest Village Stories One of the monks was leaning in a brown study upon the ponderous and gigantic volume in its prim�val binding, in the interior of which the blind abbot had hoped to find a treasure. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant The priest closed the door, and fell into a brown study. A Boy Knight He threw the curve down on his desk and, soothed by the whirring of the tracer motor, fell into a brown study. The Romantic Analogue For the next few days he was occupied in a brown study, turning and twisting the situation in his mind. Long Live the King But my colleague went into a silent brown study for a time, until he pulled himself together and went on: German Moonlight After a few minutes' brown study she suddenly turned to her companion with: "Bristol, you and I are pretty good friends, aren't we?" The Spiritualists and the Detectives As he rode slowly up the little squalid street, seemingly lost in a brown study and gazing abstractedly straight between his horse's ears, he was in reality keenly alive to his surroundings. The Song of the Wolf You seem to be in a brown study! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The farmer awoke from his brown study, got up, stretched himself, and, with a smile, wheeled his wife's chair to the table. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The ordinary heat of a baker's oven is very few degrees above that of a brown study, during the month of July, in a substantial, low-roofed Cottage. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) She grew quiet, sinking down into a brown study that drew a vertical line upon her pretty brow. Their Son; The Necklace The captain was in a brown study, seemingly unheedful of the rumbling sound. Doubloons—and the Girl She ran off, more like Io, the sylph, than ever, and Medenham stood there in a brown study. Cynthia's Chauffeur Half a square farther on he came out of a brown study. John March, Southerner Once we knew the Highlands absolutely too well—not a nook that was not as familiar to us as our brown study. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) And do you know, that mule has been in a dark brown study ever since. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Rupert fell into a brown study as soon as the captain had left them, and Angela did not interrupt the current of his thoughts. Under False Pretences A Novel Consequently he gets into a brown study as a man will, planning affairs and studying out situations. Old Plymouth Trails Lieutenant Bleibtreu sat in a brown study, a few feet away from the players, deep in his melancholy thoughts. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day She seemed to be deep in a brown study, and several times I caught her watching me narrowly from the corner of her eye. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself When he was at home Ethel knew that he liked to talk to her, so she abandoned her brown studies. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Whereupon Mr. Holt shook hands with her, and expressed his conviction that she was the best and prettiest girl in the county; afterwards fell into a brown study, lasting till they got home. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Not knowing what she was doing, Sally pushed her work away, and sat in a brown study, until she became aware that she was under observation. Coquette He was in a very brown study, the subject on which his thoughts were busied, being the prudence or imprudence of leaving Titmouse thus in the hands of Gammon. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. "There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study. The Boarded-Up House He came out of his brown study and raised his head. Gold So it is a brown study of diseased limbs in a close room. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) She was in such a brown study this morning that she would have sugared the eggs and salted the coffee if I hadn’t been on the watch.” The Fate of Felix Brand Dr. Morton, who was still there, sat for several minutes in a brown study. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Newspaper-reading, as far as I can make out, is often rather a sort of brown study than an act of culture. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) He walked by my side for several squares lost in a brown study. Gold He was sitting at Mother Jess’s desk, in as deep a brown study as she had been. The Camerons of Highboro Why, what a brown study you are in. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays Fyles looked up from the brown study into which he had fallen. The Law-Breakers Finding that Holmes was too absorbed for conversation I had tossed aside the barren paper and, leaning back in my chair, I fell into a brown study. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Worth nodded, sat there humped in a brown study while the waiter poured our coffee. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Duvall made no further comment and relapsed into a brown study. The Ivory Snuff Box She sat down again more soberly, and fell into a brown study. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Kate suddenly looked up from the brown study into which she had fallen. The Law-Breakers When she had finished her calculations, she continued to sit in a brown study, quite oblivious of the heap of mending which still lay unfinished on her knee. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 But Knapp was sitting, head down, in a painful brown study, and the president himself began haltingly. The Million-Dollar Suitcase When he had completed his observations he fell into a brown study, from which he was aroused by Carnes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 “Why, Judithe, I fancied you had gone to change your habit ages ago, and here you are, plunged in a brown study.” The Bondwoman He had stopped for a moment in the shelter of the high wall of the Capuchin convent to light a cigarette, and thereafter he went on unseeingly, in a brown study. Olive in Italy "I'll tell you what I think to be the most reasonable view of the case," said the boy, after taking a few turns across the floor and spending some minutes in a brown study. Marcy The Blockade Runner Mr. Witherington having pulled the bell again, fell into a brown study. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters Mr. Dryce was in a brown study, sitting looking at the fire, and sipping a glass of hot negus, when Mrs. Harris knocked at the door. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them On the receipt of this letter Lester frowned and fell into a brown study. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel And here she fell into a brown study, and the work she had taken up lay in her lap. Lover or Friend He was leaning over the rail looking down into the water, evidently in a brown study. Marcy The Blockade Runner Raymonde, lost in a brown study, started almost guiltily, and recommenced her sewing with feverish haste. The Madcap of the School Before that he had sat silent, in a brown study, answering only in monosyllables anything I said to him. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Bessie had plenty of food for meditation while Dr. Lambert paid his visit to his patient, and he found her apparently absorbed in a brown study when he returned to the carriage. Our Bessie Dr. Bird sank into a brown study and paid no attention to the next few events, but he came to attention promptly when the final heat of the hundred yard dash was called. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Then I sat staring at it in a brown study. The Prairie Child After a while he sagged down into the seat and allowed his baby-blue eyes to fall into a brown study. What's-His-Name You were in such a brown study that I had to call you by your name to rouse you. Not Like Other Girls She stopped peeling potatoes and fell into a brown study. The Comings of Cousin Ann When he reached the carriage-way Marcy did not immediately go to the house, but paced up and down the road in a brown study, from which he was presently aroused by the sound of footsteps. True To His Colors One of the recorded incidents of his boyish days is a fall from the old Shrewsbury wall, while walking in a “brown study.” Life of Charles Darwin "What are you in a 'brown study' about, Ellen?" said Mr. Lindsay. The Wide, Wide World Nan fell into a brown study, and then woke up with a little gasp. Not Like Other Girls General Wright, the temporary commander of the army, bareheaded, and with blood trickling from his beard, sat on his horse near by, as if bewildered or in a brown study. The County Regiment A Sketch of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War "Things are going," Saxham returns, seeming to wake from a heavy brown study. The Dop Doctor The Earl started, and Neale looked quickly up from a brown study. The Chestermarke Instinct You must not be caught in the brown study of Pan. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Nan gave her a little hug; but she left the answer to Phillis, who went at once into a brown study, and only woke up after a long interval. Not Like Other Girls I walked down to the pier in a brown study. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy He, after a brown study of about half an hour, granted our request. A Sailor of King George Suppose we go into the matter now; let's talk it out a bit,' said Uncle Solomon, coming out of a second brown study. The Giant's Robe On the night before they left she came back to the hotel very late, to find him sitting in a brown study. Colorado Jim She came out of her brown study and listened. The Slave of Silence And then Bud, who had been in a serious, brown study seemed, for the first time, to become aware of the evil odor. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X At that point Elizabeth fell into a brown study. The Wind Before the Dawn I cannot tell you exactly what passed in her mind, while she was in that brown study, because she never told me. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him The little man was in a brown study, and did not notice Tom's first address. Tom Brown at Oxford In the meantime, Patsy had been in half a dozen different kinds of a brown study. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts For some minutes he continued in what for some reason or other is known as a brown study. A Pirate of Parts “Oh, dear me!” broke in Madge, coming out of a brown study. Madge Morton's Victory She answered him in monosyllables and was apparently deep in a brown study. Rainbow Hill When she reached her own room, Mary took off her wreath and ornaments, and then sat down and fell into a brown study, which lasted for some time. Tom Brown at Oxford Basil was in a brown study, and, as Eric expressed it, as cross as a bear with a sore head. The Children of Wilton Chase He was still in a brown study, and stood staring about him with moody eyes. Ravensdene Court What, you came for the sake of a brown study? Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster He relapsed into a brown study, until roused to reply to a question asked by his guest. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Then he handed them over with all too apparent relief, and fell into a brown study. The Prairie Mother A telegram lay open before him on the desk, and its contents had all to do with the brown study into which he had fallen. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road Sometimes he sits as if in a brown study, and says nothing for quite some minutes. Patty's Social Season That night, Aubrey seemed to be in a brown study, and the sagacious Hans let him alone till his thoughts should blossom forth into words of themselves. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Then when I thought the subject was exhausted Knudsen came out of a brown study with the remark, “She’s almost as handsome as her sister, and besides she’s the real thing.” At Plattsburg Then, still in a brown study, he opened the roll-topped desk and pressed a bell. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions "Heave the lead on the port hand, Flix," added the captain very quietly; and he seemed to be still in a brown study. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Perhaps a little of the practical reactions had occurred to Snorky, for he flung a shoe at the diminutive Finnegan and was still in a brown study when Skippy came in. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Here Mr. Montfort fell into a brown study, and only roused himself after some time, to ask Margaret what were her orders for the day. Fernley House The letter fluttered unheeded to the floor, and Tabitha, having read anxiety between the lines, sat in a brown study. Tabitha at Ivy Hall Professor Cox-Raythwaite, who appeared to have fallen into a brown study for a moment, suddenly looked up. The Herapath Property Again, persons often fall into a 'brown study,' or 'day dream,' in which all consciousness of the outside 102world seems to be shut out, yet the person is fully conscious and wide awake. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers While in a brown study on this anthill, 30 men on horseback suddenly dashed up towards me from the direction of Elandslaagte. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War He had relapsed into a brown study, during which he let Miss Sally lock up the house. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 He went reluctantly back to the shore and rowed across the river in a brown study. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 Mr. Tertius, who had seemed to be relapsing into a brown study on the edge of the pavement, woke up into some show of eagerness. The Herapath Property I was standing in a brown study when I heard the skipper's voice calling me. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers I say," said Lord George suddenly, and waking from a brown study, "who is Mrs. Krill? The Opal Serpent "Would you mind coming back to me?" she asked one evening, thus bringing him out of a smiling brown study. The House of Toys He was in a “brown study,” and the dreamy far-off look with which his eyes were fixed upon vacancy showed how his thoughts had wandered. St. Winifred's, or The World of School She had left the best part on the dish for her son, who sat lost in a brown study. The Gods are Athirst "What a brown study!" a taunting voice said. There was a King in Egypt While they were putting their heads together, Sir George sat in a brown study, and uttered not a word. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 "In a brown study still, Harry?" the Viking asked, as he sat down and looked sorrowfully at the invalid. Viking Boys Then he turned to the window, and remained for a long time in a brown study. The Day of Wrath Hazel followed his words with attentive eyes as well as ears, and then went off into a brown study, with her chin on her hand. The Gold of Chickaree "Boys, cook your coffee," said our Brigadier, somewhat mechanically—a brown study pictured in his face. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac He strolled about in a brown study, not knowing what to do. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 “Amiable personality,” I observed seeing Fyne on the point of falling into a brown study. Chance A Tale in Two Parts When Hamlet got back to his own chambers he sat on the edge of his couch in a brown study. A Midnight Fantasy He made the preparations and sat down to his task in a brown study. Laramie Holds the Range Half the time he stands there, looking up the road; or else he's walking up that way in a brown study.' The Man Who Stole A Meeting-House 1878, From "Coupon Bonds" "What are you in a brown study for?" he asked. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World Olivia had been sitting for some time in a brown study, staring into the red caverns, where the yellow fire-elves were beating out their rainbow gold on their glowing, hissing anvils. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient She had been absorbed a moment before in a particularly brown study, taking no more notice of surrounding objects and persons than was necessary to avoid accidents. A Love Story Reversed 1898 Jessie sat looking at Henry in a brown study as she traced out his meaning. The Old Folks' Party 1898 Greg started out of a brown study at hearing his name spoken. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving Oh, Boris," she exclaimed, flashing round on him; "it is more a white dream than a brown study. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World He dropped into a brown study pretty soon, so I shut up. The Paternoster Ruby "Such a deep-brown, brown study!" said Little Miss Grouch's gay little voice, at his elbow. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage Corbin Wood, who had been standing in a brown study, began to descend the steps. The Long Roll He had sat for two hours and more in this present brown study; and, tested as his endurance had been, his concentration was still absolute. The Genius He fell into a brown study for a moment. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol "She can do anything," said Alex, waking up from a brown study. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story His face is grave, and he is in a brown study, as if pondering weighty problems. Theft A Play In Four Acts Fraser went back to the cabin, and after sitting for some time in a brown study, wrote off to Poppy Tyrell and enclosed the cutting. A Master Of Craft He sat up in his bunk in a brown study, ever and anon turning his sharp little eyes from one to another of the men. Light Freights For instance, she could sit and think hard and practically for hours together: and on these occasions her thoughts were never dreamy and vague; it was no brown study, but good hard thinking. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Looking downward while he swung, the cripple seemed in a brown study. The Confidence-Man Nathanael, pray get out of that brown study, and have five minutes' talk with me. Agatha's Husband A Novel Nevertheless, though walking briskly, Olive had been lost in a brown study, and she started, as Dolph's genial hail fell on her ears. The Brentons He was absorbed, apparently, in what he used to term a brown study. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers "Well," said the courier, looking down at the horn of his saddle in a brown study, "if that's the case, the Indians may have—No, they didn't, either," he added, brightening. George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers I am convinced, by actual experimentation, that this dog falls into "brown studies" just as man does; may he not then claim one kind of abstraction, if not another? The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Adam Grunschlag sat at his street stand in a deep brown study. Children of the Tenements Mr Witherington, having pulled the bell again, fell into a brown study. The Pirate Captain Bridgeman appeared to be afterwards in a brown study; he tapped his boot with his cane, and did not speak. Percival Keene As the consciousness passes out of action, as in dream states, brown studies, and in the induced sleep of hypnosis, this sensitiveness and activity of the subconscious gradually emerges. Spirit and Music He leaned over the gate, repeated aloud the lines of the Odyssey, and fell into a brown study, from which he was aroused by the approach of a young gentleman from within the enclosure. Gryll Grange The Squire walks home in a brown study. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 No; but I had gone into a brown study. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea He shook hands confusedly, wondering whether he had gone too far; and, as the door closed behind him, put his hands in Captain Gething's pockets and went off in a brown study. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant Phoebe went on disentangling her hair in silence, and Rhoda likewise fell into a brown study. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) “Well, what do you think of our paying our tailor a visit?” said Fritz all at once, after cogitating a while in a brown study. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes The Banker came out of a brown study. The Girl in the Golden Atom You were quite in a brown study when I gave you that dig in the ribs. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea The captain walked back to his house in a brown study. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth And I returned to my brown study triumphant, and pretty secure against further molestation. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Then he went into a brown study, which is one way of saying that he thought very hard. The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk "How do you suppose that girl got in there?" asked the Very Young Man, coming out of a brown study. The Girl in the Golden Atom “No, my boy, nothing,” he replied reflectively, and looking for the moment to be in as deep a brown study as he accused me of being just now. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea He gazed out, still in a brown study. Brother Copas A tapping on the pane awoke him out of his brown study. Major Vigoureux As he sat there in a brown study, he happened to glance over on the Green Meadows and there he saw something red. The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk The Big Business Man came out of a brown study. The Girl in the Golden Atom “I must speak with the young lady,” said the clergyman, still in a brown study. St. Ronan's Well She walked along under the trees in a brown study musing on the fortunes of that royal lady. Molly Brown's Orchard Home That is why the Commandant sat in a brown study. Major Vigoureux After he had read the letter, young Barnes sat for some time in a brown study on the edge of his bed. Marriage à la mode And away he quietly walked, leaving the worthy dealer lost in a brown study. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings "I didn't—" "Couldn't," interrupted his sister shortly, and fell into a brown study. The Adventures of Harry Revel There'll be a remote workroom for me, far upstairs, and a friendly brown study where Michael Daragh's lame dogs may come to be helped over their stiles. Jane Journeys On The Commandant, shaken out of his brown study, slowly concentrated his gaze on the western horizon. Major Vigoureux He was still in a brown study as he took the bundles from Izzy and dropped them on his bed. Police Your Planet In the midst of the operation, he found himself in a brown study, calculating chances. The Young Duke The Abbé listened attentively, and seemed to be in a brown study. Candide He was more silent than of old, and had got a habit of falling into long brown studies in the midst of the most interesting conversation. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel He was stirring his tea, in a brown study, nor did he note that Vashti's eyes were resting on him with an amused smile. Major Vigoureux For a few moments she was lost in a brown study, and gazed about her with a glance that struck me as somewhat critical. The Opinions of a Philosopher If you don't mind me looking at them—" "Why, to tell the truth that's just what I was wishing you would do, old chap, but I hated to break in on your brown study. Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan Still, I must confess that I was ungallantly absent-minded until something she said waked me up from a brown study. Set in Silver My entrance partially aroused him from a brown study. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls The Commandant stood for a minute or so in a brown study, eyeing the box. Major Vigoureux The mate appeared to be in a brown study. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers For a time he sat in a brown study. Curlie Carson Listens In He was walking along lost in a brown study when suddenly a hand was laid lightly upon his shoulder. Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective He fell into a brown study, and no further allusion was made to the matter. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) He had his shoulders planted against a pillar of the portico, and had fallen into a brown study, staring in upon the giddy throng. Foe-Farrell I saw him go into the shack and then step outside again, staring about in a brown study. The Prairie Wife My uncle, who for a short time had been withdrawn from his absorbing reveries by the novel incidents of this sea fight, fell back again apparently into a brown study. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth During these hours of enforced idleness, she indulged in frequent "brown studies," for her firm and decided character was curiously tinged with romance. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead You have fallen into a brown study again. By Berwen Banks Then with a glance of inquiry at his Captain, who had fallen into a brown study, "Rear rank, take open order!" Wandering Heath Hátszegi remained in a brown study for several moments, and began biting his lips. The Poor Plutocrats "What are you in a 'brown study' about, Ellen?" said Mr. Lindsay? The Wide, Wide World Charles, Daisy has got into a brown study. Daisy in the Field Just as Gypsy was going to bed she turned around with the lamp in her hand, her great eyes dreaming away in the brownest of brown studies. Gypsy's Cousin Joy When he was out of sight, David sat down on one of his traps and went off into a brown study. The Boy Trapper I fell into a brown study over her words, and the conversation was not again resumed. Medoline Selwyn's Work Primrose went into a brown study over the question. Wych Hazel "For the rest of the world, a brown study will never be a golden reflection." Daisy in the Field To look at his face you would have supposed he was thinking; but it was only that sort of foggy vacuity which goes by the name of 'a brown study.' The House by the Church-Yard As Elizabeth stood at the door of the hospital tent looking after the Smithhurst, General Pepperell came along, alone, in a brown study, his brows knit and his face troubled. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 I presently asked, quite subdued; for he had fallen into a brown study, and was still holding my hand. Medoline Selwyn's Work But instead, he stared hard at Maida, falling gradually into a brown study. Maida's Little Shop I did not go into a brown study, however, not wishing to give occasion to Mr. De Saussure's good offices. Daisy in the Field Mr. Fogo spent most of his time in a brown study, smoking and gazing abstractedly into the fire. The Astonishing History of Troy Town So he gave it up, and fell into a brown study, which engrossed him for a month. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 "What place is that over there?" inquired Hal, coming out of a brown study as he felt some reproach in the stiffening attitude of his companion. The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep They stopped at a great station, but the man was in a brown study and scarcely moved his head. The Survivor Johnny watched the glow on her cheeks wakening and fading, and, watching, fell into a brown study. Hetty Wesley Outside the garden gate the Admiral had fallen into a brown study. The Astonishing History of Troy Town The fishing-rod was carried in his hand in pieces; and he splashed along, in a brown study, on the wet ground, flinging himself over the ha-ha with an ungracious movement. Elster's Folly He stood in a brown study until there was a tap at the door. Foes Hildegarde laid her head against the good Dame's shoulder and fell into a brown study. Queen Hildegarde The lad modestly answered that he did not remember when he had failed to take care of himself under such circumstances, and the father resumed his pipe and brown study. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 She was in a brown study, during which the following thoughts passed through her mind, and they all pointed one way: That that fine little fellow was not to blame for his people's misconduct. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Val had reached thus far, when he saw someone standing on the bridge, his arms on the parapet, apparently in a brown study. Elster's Folly A few paces rectified that objection; but Dutton relapsed into a brown study, and Kate fell to thinking of Colonel Dashwood; and so they wandered on till the girl spoke again. Bluebell A Novel "Did you ever meet him,—this man?" asked Helwyse, rousing himself from a brown study and looking Charon in the eyes. Idolatry A Romance "Soap and water, child, is a sure cure for dirt," replied Madge, still in a brown study. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid Yes, certainly,' echoed Colonel Baigent, aroused by the name from the beginnings of a brown study. Corporal Sam and Other Stories She is very quiet, talks but little, and seems in a kind of brown study most of the time. The Cromptons I could make nothing of Max this evening: he seemed restless and ill at ease; now and then he fell into a brown study and roused himself with difficulty. Uncle Max At that Billy came out of his brown study and praised the tattered little Imp with hearty earnestness. The Palace of Darkened Windows There was a pause, as though her words had thrown him into a brown study. The Ship of Stars He turned and followed them in a brown study. Corporal Sam and Other Stories He was in such a brown study that he forgot to tip the door-keeper who let him into the street. In Friendship's Guise On this second day he was going up Main street deep in a brown study when he heard his name called by a young man who was approaching him, and saw an outstretched hand. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories Whatever the reason might be, it was certain that now and then in quiet moments she would fall into a brown study. One of Life's Slaves He fell into a brown study; then plunged from the room without further look or word and made for his own desk. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Rodier whistled, and thrusting his hands into his pockets, sat down on a bag of straw and appeared to be deep in a brown study. Round the World in Seven Days He murmured Marvell's lines to himself and, with a shake of the shoulders coming out of his brown study, swung round to the writing-table again. Nicky-Nan, Reservist The voice of Lance, shouting an order, dispelled his brown study; and Rose—beautiful, desirable, but profoundly disturbing—did not intrude again. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Its deep note, striking across the tinkle of the mandolin, fetched me out of my brown study. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 "You got the straight tip from Miss Sally Ruth, father," he said, coming out of a brown study. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Miss Bentley came out of her brown study in great surprise. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man It wasn't the familiar contemplative brown study, either. The Real Adventure Pine aroused himself out of a brown study. Red Money I expounded in brief the distinction between these processes and their formalities, whereat he remained for a long while in a brown study. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 The cold, proud patrician face spoke for itself, and yet—he was in a brown study when the voice of his prospective mother-in-law brought him out of the clouds. If Only etc. Jim did not pursue the conversation further, but went down very deep into a brown study. Sevenoaks Marion caught herself in a brown study several times over these circumstances and her father's manner before she went to sleep that night. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds His pen resumed its energetic progress, and Olga fell into a brown study. The Keeper of the Door Mr. Welles noted that Vincent had quite come out of his brown study and was now all there. The Brimming Cup "I've never heard him spoken of in that way before," said Eleanor, speaking as if she were in a brown study. All He Knew A Story “How did you discover this fact?” asked Brett, awaking out of a brown study. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate He had thought the matter out thoroughly in that five minutes' brown study, and now that he had put his hand to the plough he would not look back. Acton's Feud A Public School Story Sisteron was brown, too, but not at all green; and beyond, for a time, the country was still in a grim brown study, though it ought to have remembered that it was now laughing Provence. The Princess Passes The few whom he met greeted him respectfully, and he answered them readily enough, then pursued his way, again in a brown study. Lewis Rand Frona walked on in a simulated brown study, no sound going up from the twain save the complaint of the snow from under their moccasins. A Daughter of the Snows After Mrs. Williams had gone, Selma fell into a brown study. Unleavened Bread How long he would have sat will never be known, if his brown study had not been ended by Rivington's entrance. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Presently he roused himself from the brown study into which he had fallen. Audrey Suddenly he broke into her brown study by exclaiming: "I should like to know what you are doing, and how long you intend to remain standing before that glass." The Missing Bride I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come. The Way of a Man I walked along in a brown study, wondering how M. Étienne did purpose to rescue mademoiselle. Helmet of Navarre But when her toilette was accomplished, Kitty having dismissed her maid, sat for some time in front of her mirror in a brown study. The Marriage of William Ashe With his hand covering his lips and his eyes upon the ground, he fell into a brown study. Audrey On this piebald did Dumps jog through the green lanes in brown studies. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 But the tall doctor, on his own word, had relapsed abruptly into a brown study.... V. V.'s Eyes He gave Grace a second glance, sharper than the first, and politely resumed his manufacture of circles in the brown gravy and brown study. Nedra The old man plodded thoughtfully away, leaving the hunter likewise in a brown study. The Mysterious Rider Thorndyke considered these statements in silence, and presently fell into a brown study, from which he roused only as the train moved out of Shinglehurst station. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman For some time he stood in a brown study, then he laughed silently to himself. Triple Spies I was in a brown study, conjuring up imaginary misdeeds, when a voice sounded in my ear: 'Here, my man; what do you want?' A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" When she emerged, dressed, into the saloon--she found Yerkes looking out of the window in a brown study. Lady Merton, Colonist After about half an hour he roused himself, and walked, still in the same brown study, to his lodgings in Jermyn Street. Lady Rose's Daughter Wharton stood for a moment in a brown study, with his hands in his pockets, after Bennett left him. Marcella Halcyone's face fell into a brown study and the Professor watching her mused to himself. Halcyone My companion approached and startled him from his fit of brown study, introducing himself on the strength of their having dined together at the booksellers'. Tales of a Traveller At last my father threw the Almanack away from him on the sofa, and remained deep in a brown study, which never betokened anything good. The Daughter of the Commandant He took to walking about all by himself in a brown study. Weird Tales from Northern Seas When he came back to the sitting-room, he stood some time in a brown study. Lady Connie "Mr. Forrester, would you come out of your brown study and let us pass?" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Lady Dunstable, with variable spirits, kept the evening going, sometimes in a brown study, sometimes as brilliant and pugnacious as ever. A Great Success Then he fell into a brown study while whistling absently a French air. The Daughter of the Commandant No Indian gentlemen making themselves merry about the folly of thinking to convert the natives of India; magnifying the difficulties of caste; and setting our ministers into brown studies and speech-making in defense of missions. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Malayan. brown study. abstraction, revery, musing, preoccupation. bruise, v. contuse, ecchymose. bruise, v. indent, deface, disfigure. bruise, n. contusion, ecchymosis. bruiser, n. Putnam's Word Book When the detective had gone Mr. Marshall sat in a brown study for a few moments. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work She seemed to be in a perpetual brown study, which was compatible, however, with a curious watchfulness which struck Cicely particularly. Missing And with that the ranger fell into a brown study. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol Turning about in the canoe, Reade discovered that Dalzell was in a brown study, slowly lifting his paddle and lifting it out again, but without watching his course. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip Then he settled back into a brown study of his chances in baseball. The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond He found Jimmy Skunk sitting in a brown study. The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad The remark was addressed to a young man who roused himself from a brown study and looked up. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book After the older woman had departed, Bab remained in a brown study. The Automobile Girls at Washington Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies Bernardine, was busy thinking about the experiences of the day, and the Disagreeable Man seemed in a brown study. Ships That Pass in the Night Sandy relapsed into a brown study once more, and the clock ticked twenty-seven minutes. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations She was looking out of a window in a brown study. The Making of Religion Its note, sounding through the clear morning air, aroused Tilda from her brown study, and she ran lightly up the slope to catch him on the upper terrace. True Tilda She gave one look at Jimmie's suspiciously bland countenance, then gathered up her gloves, her veil and stick, and went slowly up-stairs, apparently in a brown study. Abroad with the Jimmies Mr. Fishwick knew that he was dismissed, but after a glance aside, which showed him Sir George standing in a brown study, he lingered. The Castle Inn Marston went into a brown study with his eyes fixed upon the stamped-leather devil in the panel at the opposite end of the compartment. The Grafters After one swift searching glance at us he went into a brown study, as if a mere sheikh and a Christian alien were beneath his notice. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace While Monteith Sterry could do a great deal of thinking in the saddle, he was too alert to drop into a brown study that would divert his thoughts from his surroundings. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges "You were surely in a very brown study." Virgie's Inheritance The broad lamp-shades concentrated the light on the tangled heads of the boys, who were working at their lessons or sitting in a brown study with their noses on the desks. The Aspirations of Jean Servien When he returned, equipped for walking, he found Tom in a brown study, with the paper in his hand. Martin Chuzzlewit Ralph took no notice of these supplications, but sat for three or four minutes in a brown study, looking thoughtfully at the person from whom they proceeded. Nicholas Nickleby "Assiduous means 'busy,'" said the man from Tennessee, who had suddenly waked from a brown study, and dropped off into another as soon as he had given the definition. The Village Watch-Tower She was setting there in a brown study, with it laying in her lap. Tom Sawyer, Detective Katy stood in what is commonly designated as a "brown study." Her Father's Daughter The idea of a ruffian soldiery overrunning his native land, preyed incessantly on his spirits, and threw him into those brown studies which cost his lady full many a tear. The Life of General Francis Marion Finding that Holmes was too absorbed for conversation, I had tossed aside the barren paper, and leaning back in my chair, I fell into a brown study. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Tarzan sat in a brown study for a long time after he finished reading the letter. Tarzan of the Apes Linton sank back on his pillow and fell into a brown study. Wuthering Heights I fell into a brown study as I walked on, and a voice at my side made me start. David Copperfield "Poor boy!" he murmured, then fell into a brown study. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates You have, as it were, burst rudely open the door of the brown study in which I am communing with Nature and one or two of my imagination's friends. The Brother of Daphne But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours. Burning Daylight I was in a brown study when a cab came round a corner. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies When he had made a suitable reply, Mr Brass wrung him by the hand, and fell into a brown study, as did Miss Sally likewise. The Old Curiosity Shop "How very different you are from the Poots!" exclaimed Lambert, who had been listening in a sort of brown study. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates I spent the rest of the day in a brown study. Prester John Then I hurried into decent garments, and came out to find my visitor in a brown study. Greenmantle I would find him sunk in a brown study, with his sharp eyes abstracted, and after those spells of meditation he was apt to be very despondent. The Thirty-Nine Steps Anne walked home in a brown study and poured out her tale to Gilbert. Anne's House of Dreams You look like you were in a brown study. Main Street Susan sat on there, deep in the deepest of those brown studies that had been characteristic of her from early childhood. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise That afternoon Miss Ellston was in a brown study all the way out to the baseball park. The Redheaded Outfield He walked to church in a brown study and at the door he took off his hat. The Golden Road Lord Plowden emerged from his brown study with the gleam of some new idea on his face. The Market-Place The milk-can told me the servants were all out; for, of course, Arthur, browsing about in his brown dressing-gown in a brown study, would not hear or answer a bell. The Wisdom of Father Brown He fell into a brown study which Bruce interrupted by suddenly remembering that he had had no lunch. The Yellow Streak With the package containing the memorial stay-lace in one pocket, and his hands in two others, he strode up the Bumsteadville turnpike in a light overcoat and a brown study. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 Block after block of New York's side-streets are sunk thus in brown study. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It He sat upright, and after a moment's frowning brown study, looked sharply up at his sister. The Market-Place She closed her eyes, and almost immediately they drew up at a corner drug store adjoining a long row of brownstone fronts deep in brown studies. Star-Dust I was still in this brown study when Sir William called the health of the ladies, with some jocose words of compliment to them, congratulation to ourselves. In the Valley Austin smoked thoughtfully for some minutes after Uncle Mat left him, and finally, roused from his brown study by the striking of a clock, went hurriedly to the desk and began his letter. The Old Gray Homestead Pao-yü, however, was so pre-occupied with the story about the stolen firewood that he fell in a brown study and gave way to conjectures. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books When his reflections reached this point, he felt the more dejected, and plainly betrayed a sad appearance, and all he did was to droop his head and to plunge in a brown study. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Refusing a further pull at Lester's cigarettes, he took a pipe out of his pocket, lit it, and puffed away in a brown study. The Coryston Family A Novel Unless roused by external stimulus, I sank into that kind of apathy, and vacancy of ideas, vulgarly known by the name of a brown study. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Excuse me," said the man; "I was in a brown study and did not catch on to your remark. Five Thousand Dollars Reward For a long time the doctor sat in brown study. The Calling of Dan Matthews Most people close a book without having gained from it a single germ of thought; Mr. Craig seldom opened one without falling directly into a brown study over something suggested by it. Heather and Snow Lucy's eyes followed hers, and there far behind, carried forward passively in a brown study, losing ground slightly whenever it was possible, was Manisty. Eleanor It was three days, if I remember," began Sefton, "after my military friend left, when one night I found myself alone in the drawing-room, just waked from a brown study. Home Again Vanessa was too deep in a brown study to hear. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 But she paid no heed to me; she sat thinking and thinking; and I read in her face that she was not in a brown study, but trying to get at something. There & Back All seems to be about right; but Elizabeth has gone off into a brown study. Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er He seemed to be in a brown study, and walked on beside her in silence. Eleanor Darrow hardly joined at all in the talk, but sat lost in a brown study, from which he only roused sufficiently to accept or refuse the dishes offered him. The Sign at Six Some think that the brown study had hair on it. Remarks The president took the card in his hand and instantly fell into a brown study. The Moon Metal When the three girls came out again and Janet had gone in and closed the door, Laura was in a brown study. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause He was always in a brown study; sometimes sitting on the quarter-deck with arms folded, and head hanging upon his chest. Redburn. His First Voyage Then he fell into a brown study, one hand playing with his tea-cup, an irrepressable smile still curving about his mouth. The History of David Grieve He got lost while in a dark brown study and drifted into the bosom of the unknowable. Remarks When he had finished, he fell into a brown study. Married Everyone was busy and did not notice him in his brown study. The Way of an Indian She finished her cigarette and lapsed into a brown study provoked by Tony's sudden question: "What will happen if one day you—or Robin—should get married?" The Vision of Desire To tell the truth, she was in such a brown study over the events of the morning that she had become practically oblivious of her surroundings. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories You come on a wheelbarrow suddenly when it is in a brown study, and you undertake to straddle it, so to speak, and all at once you find the wheelbarrow on top. Remarks So says my nephew Tom to me when he comes in and finds me sitting in a brown study before a comfortable fire. The Nomad of the Nine Lives "We didn't have half enough sleep, and now we've been scared to death for the second time in one night" "Well," said Mrs. Irving, coming out of a brown study, and speaking decidedly. The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys The sound of wheels on the gravel outside aroused her from a silence which had become a brown study; and, to Siward, presently, she said: "Here endeth our first rendezvous." The Fighting Chance Toby put another doughnut in the outstretched hand, and then sat silently, as if in a brown study over some difficult problem. Toby Tyler Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus Clive had gone off in a brown study, as his interlocutor continued. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family She wrinkled up her brows, and lost herself in a brown study. The Adventures of Joel Pepper He seems then to have been smitten with the brown study afflicting him all his life, and by some, like Secretary Boutwell, affirmed to be independent of the surrounding grounds for depression and grief. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Like a veil you wrap yourself in a brown study, leaving everybody outside to consider the pointed flattery of your withdrawal. The Fighting Chance He was puffing away at his pipe, long-drawn-out, solemn puffs, and gazing at the fire in a brown study. The Yeoman Adventurer Lionel fell into a brown study of his future plans to undo the mischief done by a woman's tongue. A Heart-Song of To-day "I was in a brown study, I believe." Back to Billabong I was putting on my boots just now in what the novelists call "a brown study." Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough Now and then she ventured a side-glance at Arizona, and always she found him in a brown study. The Rangeland Avenger The inspector seemed to come back from a brown study. The Profiteers A voice aroused him from his brown study; he looked up, to find the hall deserted and M. Raoul standing at his elbow. The Westcotes The young teacher came back to the fireplace, where Mother Carey was standing in a momentary brown study. Mother Carey's Chickens Perhaps he scarcely heard it, for he appeared lost in a brown study. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society The Major returned to his office with a grave face, and sat for the best part of three hours in a brown study. Aunt Jane's Nieces Vincent retorted, with a provoking significance that set mamma in a brown study and suspended the comments on Kate's and Jack's probable sentiments. The Iron Game A Tale of the War "But Mademoiselle was in a—what do you call it?—a brown study, which I interrupted." The Westcotes And with that Mr. Bradley relapsed immediately into his brown study. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners Finding time for a short brown study, or more properly speaking a soliloquy. Marguerite Verne Libbie followed in a sort of daze, and when they rejoined the others she seemed to be still in a brown study. Betty Gordon in Washington The way he would drop into a brown study over his meat and potatoes was a caution to my mind. The Mill Mystery Thirty minutes later Warrington found him just emerging from a brown study. The Winds of the World With long strides, his hands crossed on his back, he walked up and down the pavements, lost in a brown study; he seemed to be looking for some one, or expecting some one. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales Could he have fallen into a brown study? The Old Stone House "I say, Marthy, how are they fixed in the house?" he questioned, after many moments of apparently brown study. The Moccasin Maker Yet after the first greeting, the girl, whose usual contagion of high and gay spirits carried the youth, who was inclined to be more sober minded, along with her, fell into a brown study. In the Court of King Arthur This seemed to have the effect of sending Lord Seahampton off into a brown study - not apparently of great value so far as depth of thought was concerned. The Grey Lady My old friend started, and recovering out of his brown study, told Sir ANDREW, that once in his life he had been in the right. The Coverley Papers Schomberg, in a brown study, went on, as if to himself: "There has been an orchestra here—eighteen women." Victory An Island Tale He sat by the table in a brown study, reflecting upon all that he had heard, until he was suddenly startled by the pealing out of the second bell. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths The older man seemed in a brown study, and only glared at him absent-mindedly through his large glasses. Sara, a Princess But the boy was awakened out of his momentary brown study. Cowboy Dave Well, I was off in a brown study so deep about artificial sins, I didn't hear Liddy come in, she shut the door so softly and trod on tiptoes so light on the carpet. Nature and Human Nature The soldier of fortune was finally aroused from a brown study by the impassive steward presenting two great dishes. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Then for a long, long time he sat in a brown study. The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack He seemed during the last few minutes to have been wrapped in a brown study. The Great Impersonation He less frequently caught himself falling into brown studies. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel "Speaking of societies," broke in Betty, who had been in a brown study for several minutes, "let's have a club of some kind." Glenloch Girls Once, when Sara was in a brown study, I asked her what she was thinking of. The Story Girl A brown study, you know, is sitting perfectly still and thinking very hard. The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack Well, you know I am in a brown study half the time. Hildegarde's Neighbors I dropped the whip out of the window and fell into a brown study. Caesar's Column "I should like to," answered Ruth, who all the way home seemed to be in a brown study. Glenloch Girls As Carton finished, Kennedy seemed to be emerging from a brown study. The Ear in the Wall We parted finally, and Craig and I went up to our apartment, where he sat for hours in a brown study. The Treasure-Train Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study. Blacky the Crow At the top of the street Vandeloup stepped into a cab, and telling the man to drive to the St Kilda Station, in Elizabeth Street, went off into a brown study. Madame Midas "Come out of your brown study, Grace," called Hippy. Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School Lisha sat eating a late breakfast one morning, with a small son at either elbow, waiting for stray mouthfuls and committing petty larcenies right and left, for Pa was in a brown study. Work: a Story of Experience And Vera's brown studies, which were frequent, consisted chiefly of babies. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Then the old man asked himself where he had seen such an eye and brow and shambling walk as that; and he fell into a brown study and groped among many years for the clew. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Losing sight of her, owing to people who came between, Mallard fell into a brown study, an anxious smile on his lips. The Emancipated Turning his eyes at length, and seeing Quarrier in a brown study, he contemplated the honest face, then asked: "How old is she?" Denzil Quarrier "Who?—I—no," said the host, rousing himself out of the brown study into which he had fallen. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab |
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