| 单词 | comfortingly |
| 例句 | He walked to the girl, put his hand comfortingly on her shoulder; at the touch the girl flinched. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Hornet stroked his hair comfortingly, but Bo pulled his head away. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mostly these men were all so desperate or confused by the time I appeared, with my neutral Swiss-accented German and comfortingly official checklist, that they were often gratefully cooperative, if not wholly bewitched. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And Mr. Wonka said, “Calm yourself, my dear lady,” and patted her comfortingly on the arm. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Under her fingers the mug was comfortingly solid, like a warm, strong shoulder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I put my hand on the stove and found it comfortingly warm. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He held her comfortingly against his cheek with one hand while he picked up the skirts of his robes with the other, running as quickly as he could behind the Foreign Secretary. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They didn’t breath comfortingly in the middle of the night, and they couldn’t hold her in their arms—not even Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiles comfortingly at Carmen, whose smile back is a grimace of fear. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My mom smiles and strokes my hair comfortingly as she looks over at my dad. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe not a beggar,” put in Helen, comfortingly. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally put her arm around Shay’s shoulder comfortingly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The rhythmic beats of his rise-to-fame story, about a teenage singing hopeful who enters a televised competition, are comfortingly familiar. ‘Teen Spirit’ Review: Elle Fanning Can Sing. Who Knew? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Is “Banana Split” an empty indulgence or a comfortingly familiar confection? ‘Banana Split’ Review: Preparing for the Worst and Finding a Bestie 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z There's a reason that rice, especially unadulterated steamed white rice, is such an ideal partner with the spiced ham product: It's comfortingly bland, offering moments of relief from the salty, fatty pork. The lonely legacy of Spam 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “Law & Order” is hypnotic precisely because it is both suspenseful and utterly predictable, fascinatingly lurid but comfortingly familiar. The TV Watch: ?Law & Order?: Soon to Be Gone but Not Forgotten 2010-05-16T21:40:00Z How can one make it comfortingly familiar but not mundane, thrilling without losing its simplicity? At Chicks Isan in Downtown Brooklyn, the Grilled Chicken Stands Above 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z It is made up of a hundred little improvisations that nevertheless add up to a comfortingly predictable cacophony, tailored to the street where you live. In Praise of Quarantine Clapping 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z There is something exotic and also comfortingly atavistic about Russian agents. | 'Covert Affairs': USA?s ?Covert Affairs? Evokes a Cold War Feeling 2010-07-12T21:49:00Z Mr. Jégo patted his arm comfortingly, accustomed to the demands of his clientele. From Refugee Chefs, a Taste of Home 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z There’s something comfortingly familiar about “The Company You Keep,” an old-school thriller directed by and starring Robert Redford. ‘The Company You Keep’: Robert Redford’s old-school thriller a pleasure to watch 2013-04-18T21:35:33Z It began and ended with comfortingly well-known radio stalwarts – Big Ben's chimes and the pips – but between those was an opaque sonic collage that made the Olympic opening ceremony easy to fathom in comparison. Damon Albarn's barmy composition a fitting birthday tribute to BBC Radio 2012-11-14T19:59:26Z And the Act 2 opening -- enhanced by a shrewdly ambivalent setting from Leigh Breslau that seems both comfortingly regal and hellishly garish -- also provokes more than a few shivers. Exploring life's prickly truths 2011-01-24T00:13:06Z The final episode felt, to its credit, as comfortingly right as a lock smoothly turning in a door. Westworld's Finale Raises the Bar But Doesn't Quite Clear It 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z We’re back in Green land, a comfortingly familiar, if fantastical realm. Eva Green: ‘I don’t want to be put in a box marked Weird Witch’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z As for the stage itself, its contours keep shifting until finally stabilizing into the comfortingly traditional black box where plays happen. Review: ‘Germinal’ Sheds a Light on Creativity and All Creation 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “Mercy Street” may be the rare PBS drama that’s set in the United States, but don’t worry: “Downton Abbey” fans will find that it has some comfortingly familiar elements. Review: ‘Mercy Street,’ a Civil War Hospital Drama on PBS 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Combining subtle reenactments — shots that suggest the key players rather than show them outright — archival footage, and interviews with historians, friends, and distant relations, "The Windsors" follows a comfortingly familiar format. Why can't we quit the royals? CNN's new series "The Windsors" show why they rule 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z “Oh, God, I’ve been there,” she said comfortingly after I described my nighttime routine. Wife/mother/worker/spy: Fast Forward to Old Age, Please 2010-03-02T16:45:00Z That he found fans wasn’t a surprise — the music was soothing and comfortingly peculiar. Popcast: Finding the Joy (and Humor) in Bon Iver’s Pain 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Converting Lanzmann’s absolutes of death and life into the general terms of Judaism as an ethical culture, Nemes—for all the horrors he evokes—offers comfortingly cautionary lessons for modern times. “Son of Saul” and the Ungraspable Horrors of Auschwitz 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Made without spices or oil, it’s almost comfortingly null in flavor, gently muffling the intensities of the curries and pickles that surround it on a thali platter. At Nepali Bhanchha Ghar, Splendor Comes Served on a Plate 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z It was musically traditional: Mr. Haggerty sang with a twang, and the ensemble of piano, fiddle and acoustic guitar played comfortingly repetitive melodies. Patrick Haggerty, ‘Lost Pioneer’ of Gay Country Music, Dies at 78 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Similarly, the damage done to Alex by her life on the run cuts deeper because it isn’t naturalized by comfortingly expected stereotypes about masculine emotional remoteness. Without 'Twilight's' supernatural chill, can Stephenie Meyer still thrill readers? 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Within days, the Carlos conquests had multiplied to three; at least, Mr Weiner said, comfortingly: "I don't believe I had any more than three." Sex addiction? Sorry, chaps, it's just plain old lust 2013-07-28T06:20:00Z I want what I think and who I am captured in an anthology of indulgence I can comfortingly tuck into a shelf in some labyrinthine library. Everyone is so special 2014-04-05T22:00:00Z The band self-produced “This Stupid World” and recorded much of it while jamming together live; as a result, “Fallout” sounds as sumptuously shaggy and comfortingly loose as a favorite autumn sweater. Selena Gomez’s Boldly Revealing Ballad, and 9 More New Songs 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Vega too often reduces McCullers’s particular achievements to comfortingly soft generalities about the artist as lonely outsider speaking for the lost soul in all of us. | 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love': The Alienated Souls Whisperer 2011-05-06T05:00:07Z In fact, it's comfortingly familiar: an Irish accent, lots of funny listener emails that start a conversation, and Alan Dedicoat reading the news. Breakfast Show 2010-05-06T07:00:00Z Also comfortingly unchanged: the dexterous use of the landscape outside the tent as a playing space. ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Review: Older, Gentler Star-Crossed Lovers 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Hopefully by the end of this playlist, you’ll be taking flight, like this exuberant, comfortingly retro 1967 tune by the Fifth Dimension. Music for (Waiting in) Airports 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z It’s a scene that had played out many times when Helen was alive and was almost comfortingly familiar. My kids are more important than my career – so to hell with the job 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z And in the song’s main conceit — an amorous escape from the workweek grind — there’s something comfortingly routine, almost lulling. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Flips Mannequins Into Barbies 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z But they don’t derail this album, which is comfortingly straightforward, despite Mr. Foster’s jagged sentiments. Critic’s Notebook: Foster the People and Young the Giant Have New Albums 2014-03-19T22:12:53Z "The Arab of the Future" may look comfortingly familiar to fans of "Persepolis" too: Sattouf's clean-lined caricatures are a cousin to Satrapi's, particularly the way he draws the clusters of women in his father's hometown. Graphic memoir 'Arab of the Future' takes a look back to the author's childhood in Libya and Syria 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Such is the gentle genius of one man’s comfortingly haphazard approach to comedy. Review: Mike Birbiglia Is a Very Nervous Dad in ‘The New One’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z For fans of a certain earlier strain of Mr. Allen’s work, the comedy’s “shambling, amiable vibe may seem comfortingly familiar,” Mike Hale wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Friday: Woody Allen’s ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’ and ‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’ 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z All told, to survive this chilling era, we’ll vary widely on whether we select such perfectly pleasant, comfortingly familiar fiction for distraction or prefer something meatier. Scenes From a Marriage: One Cheats, the Other Wants To 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s closer to the low end, but for fans of a certain earlier strain of his work, its shambling, amiable vibe may seem comfortingly familiar. Review: ‘Crisis in Six Scenes,’ a Mere Ghost of Woody Allen Past 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z She is a no-nonsense figure in apron and bandanna, comfortingly bossy. Simple Taiwanese Food, Full of Secrets, at Mama Lee in Queens 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Closing the festival on July 15 is one of the oddest and yet most comfortingly familiar of this year’s entries. Critic’s Notebook: New York Asian Film Festival Offers Sturdy Hollywood Themes 2013-06-28T22:13:41Z Sneaking onto the schedule on Saturday night are “Outnumbered” and “Friday Night Dinner,” shows that reflect the continual trans-Atlantic cross-pollination of the situation comedy; both are comfortingly familiar and appealingly strange. Television Review: Two British Families Crack Jokes In Ways Familiar and Strange 2011-07-29T21:17:23Z Of the small knife she occasionally brandishes, Marlow, who gives Wednesday Addams vibes, comfortingly says, “If I put it in your eye, it wouldn’t even hit your brain.” Review: In ‘Grey House,’ Broadway Gets an Expert Haunting 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z He still sings: later in the night or earlier in the morning than he used to, but just as loudly, and comfortingly out of tune. The Tree Man Outside My Window 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Looming comfortingly like an old-school varsity man and sounding a bit hoarse, Mr. Paulson sits down and works his way through the timeline of the crisis: from soup to nuts to the bank bailout program. Movie Review: ‘Hank: Five Years from the Brink’ Gives Henry Paulson’s Side 2014-01-31T01:19:22Z As these programs reboot for new generations, the models are a comfortingly consistent feature. ‘Deal or No Deal’ Gets a Revival, but Should Its Bevy of 26 Models? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The pop structures, meanwhile, are comfortingly crisp verse-chorus-verse and the settings are, at best, subliminally familiar without being too blatant about their sources. New Music: New CDs From Broken Bells, Toni Braxton and Babyface 2014-02-03T22:25:14Z Yes, food is the new drugs for former Britpoppers and the Ecstasy generation, a safer and more respectable hedonic tool, the key to a comfortingly domesticated high. Let's start the foodie backlash 2012-09-28T21:45:06Z When the subscription program at Avery Fisher Hall changed, on Thursday evening, the focus was on the comfortingly familiar. Music Review: Many Different Sounds In a Wide-Ranging Week 2010-10-15T21:26:00Z Other than a large illuminated cross and few pieces of comfortingly banal statuary, this might be a lookout in Griffith Park, with easier parking. Pacific Opera Project's Forest Lawn 'Falstaff' has an offbeat charm 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Now, tanned and wiry, if gracile, with his physician comfortingly nearby in the stalls, he wastes no energy on extravagant gesture. Claudio Abbado at the Lucerne festival; BBC Prom 44 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Some of the scenes they captured are comfortingly mundane: family meals, sessions recording the Greens’ voices for use in the game. A Father’s Video Game About His Son’s Terminal Cancer 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z “This confusion is all part of the process,” one villain tells Renee, comfortingly. Review: ‘Rupture’ Justifies a Fear of Spiders 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z No wonder the UK – which still appreciates the attractions of a gloriously bland, comfortingly soggy serving of utterly unchallenging mush – remains its biggest market. Why the Chinese didn’t fall for Weetabix’s soggy serving of mush 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z On its face a memoiristic reverie jotted by a dying man, it sets in motion a gentle carousel of richly dimensional, comfortingly specific lives — while hinting at a vaster, deeper project. Review | In ‘The Presence of Absence,’ a dying man’s final days are full of life 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z On the surface, it is a comfortingly familiar mushroom soup — creamy, savory and easy to enjoy. This creamy mushroom soup is lush, smooth and dairy-free 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The rich, fatty salmon is tempered by the comfortingly bland white rice, the latter absorbing what the former renders in excess. Why Salmon and Rice Go So Well Together 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z And in this conflict, contrary to our comfortingly predetermined story lines, there is no playbook showing that the underdogs will win. Opinion | The war in Ukraine doesn’t need your ‘likes’ 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Their reported $100 million contract is secure and the company’s chief executive sounded unworried about the recent ups and downs of the stock price, speaking comfortingly about “learning opportunities.” Perspective | I’m disgusted by Joe Rogan’s weak apology. My former colleague’s death at 47 makes it worse. 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Raised in a totalitarian society, she entered public life at a time of upheaval, yet from start to finish, she was comfortingly traditional in her embrace of old-school values, committed to compromise and alliances. Perspective | Merkel rose to command Europe — thanks to her East German humility 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Bitcoin 2021 heralded the receding of the pandemic, with comfortingly familiar and mundane elements of a business conference: the branded plastic sunglasses, brightly colored sponsor booths, lanyards and panels. Thousands Descend on Miami to Glorify Bitcoin 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z A tough prosecutor against a smooth operator, it should present a fascinating, even comfortingly familiar spectacle, of point and counter point. Presidential debates format to be overhauled after calamity in Cleveland 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Researchers say there is one big reason to be optimistic: SARS-CoV-2 seems to trigger a comfortingly normal reaction from our immune systems. Daily briefing: Can we become immune to SARS-CoV-2? 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z For Trojans athletes trickling onto USC’s campus for Phase 1 of workouts late last month, the process felt bizarre but comfortingly cautious. USC athletes receive encouraging coronavirus test results, but an unease remains 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z But it also took on the function of a talisman – as an object to hang comfortingly between the body and a diseased society. How the face mask became the world's most coveted commodity 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Four years on, a bottle of red wine down, and our son sleeping upstairs, I reflect that some things are – comfortingly and contentedly – the same. Our eureka moment: what I learned from swapping breadwinning roles with my husband 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Less comfortingly for Trump, the poll found that he trailed the former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg by three points, 49%-46%. Trump's standing against Democratic candidates improves, new poll shows 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Even when the sound of the music was comfortingly familiar, though, the spirit at Camp Flog Gnaw felt attuned to important fights — and important victories — taking place right now. Review: At Camp Flog Gnaw, Drake boos drown out Tyler, the Creator's hip-hop fantasia 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z But it’s a lot of fun and its title is comfortingly accurate. Review: Simply Red back to ‘70s basics on ‘Blue Eyed Soul’ 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Light, sound, color are all vibrations, and, here, comfortingly, though also startlingly, so. Review: What does a carrot have to do with a Green Umbrella? Everything 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z So when the Methodists came, she said, the tribe members found their Christianity comfortingly familiar. The U.S. once forced this Native American tribe to move. Now they’re getting their land back. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The start of the game felt like Paradise itself these days, comfortingly familiar yet painfully different. Column: Paradise football brings smiles and tears in first game since Camp Fire 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z This is the stress that pushes people towards parochialism and banding together with comfortingly similar faces. Neurologist Robert Sapolsky on stress and Donald Trump: Humans are not "inherently rational beings" 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The impact of a human touch—literally a hand pressed comfortingly on an arm—cannot be replicated and should not be underestimated. Where AI in Medicine Falls Short 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z “Proof that a crime occurred can feel comfortingly objective,” Tribe and Matz write. Can impeachment appear legitimate in a hyper-partisan universe? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z There are the convincing before-and-after pictures, the rules that seem so comfortingly straightforward, and the tribe of converts ready to welcome you into their fold. This is how to reboot your eating without resorting to a fad diet 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Even the mildest palates will find solace in the marvellously subtle winter-melon soup, which tastes cleanly and comfortingly of the skinless chicken thigh it contains, nestled with soft wedges of silky melon. Pick and Mix Boldly Traditional Thai Dishes at Taladwat 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z It, along with the comfortingly arcade-y Ridge Racer Type 4, are perfect reasons to bring your tiny new console to a friend’s house. PlayStation Classic review: a journey through the exciting, awkward days of early 3D games 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z While I doubt we’ll ever get an end to Gordon Freeman’s story at this point, the original Half-Life somehow still feels novel, even as it’s comfortingly familiar. Half-Life turns 20 today, and it feels more original than ever 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z There is something similarly, almost comfortingly familiar about her many talents, which include hacking into top-secret data systems, dodging enemy vehicles on her motorcycle and, of course, beating up rich, powerful men who abuse women. Review: In the dull, derivative 'Girl in the Spider's Web,' Claire Foy as the new Lisbeth Salander is a bright spot - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Packages for the tissues describe them as “confidently strong” and “comfortingly soft.” Kleenex to rebrand ‘mansize’ tissues after gender complaints 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z And yet in some ways, time has, comfortingly, stood still. Review: 'Murphy Brown' returns to have its say in the age of Trump - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s because Semblance’s platformer mechanics and structures are so familiar, so the deformation tool is almost like cheating — which is a comforting sensation in a game that is already comfortingly familiar. Semblance resembles a platforming game until you start deforming the world 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “Damsel,” in other words, drolly embraces every surface convention of the American western, while seeking to upgrade and complicate its sometimes comfortingly easy moral logic. Robert Pattinson delights in the sly, archly comic western 'Damsel' 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The design is clearly conveying defiance, but with 40 years of hindsight, the aesthetic is comfortingly familiar. BattleScar is a short animated ode to ‘70s punk, starring Rosario Dawson 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Franklin, like the strip, was familiar, friendly, and comfortingly bland. Opinion | Guess Who’s Coming to ‘Peanuts’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead, it smelled comfortingly of flour and margarine – Lamptey runs an open-air bakery in the back yard. The true story of the fake US embassy in Ghana 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z It’s not really the prices that ensure 80 percent of your co-shoppers at Whole Foods are, comfortingly, also college grads; it’s the cultural codes. How we are ruining America 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Margon has remained comfortingly unchanged through the years: orange tables, plastic trays, a radio playing love songs in Spanish. Latin Lunch Spot Off Times Square Draws Anything but a Tourist Crowd 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Modest as those results may be, they are powerful and, in a financial battlefield obscured by fog, they are comfortingly certain. Resolve to take a closer look at your retirement account 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z While these Middle Eastern dishes might seem like a surprising choice for Christmas, they taste comfortingly familiar at this time of year. Persian Recipes That Deliver Classic Christmas Flavors 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z As precedent, he cited the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II — not that he is urging prison camps for Muslims, Mr. Higbie noted comfortingly. An un-American registry 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z It is there that the Thompsons take grieving families to ask as comfortingly as possible: Where do you want to lay your loved one to rest? At a Funeral Home in Brooklyn, the Hard Business of Goodbye 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The phrase is comfortingly nonspecific, a disavowal of everything and nothing. For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The author has done the work of focusing upon a small time and place to make it comfortingly understandable. ‘Angela’s Ashes’ to ashes, dust jackets to dust: Readers share their book habits 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z By using new technology to create a retro sound, Yamagishi is able to create music that sounds both comfortingly familiar and refreshingly new. Ninja Gaiden composer Keiji Yamagishi on the enduring appeal of chiptunes 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z And if there’s one thing that’s comfortingly impervious to aggravating food trends, it’s good old hard liquor. Forget the avocado, here are the foods we’ll love to hate in 2016 | Fay Schopen 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z In his review, The Times' Andrew Billen said he found the opening episode "comfortingly pleasurable, even during the substantial stretches when it is not very good." Downton Abbey debuts with lower audience - BBC News 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z I imagine the mid-term admissions form coming round to all staff, comfortingly routine, another child smiling warily for the camera above a carefully calibrated statement about his level of English. The turmoil of today's world: leading writers respond to the refugee crisis 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z In a similar way, The Seven Good Years brings the central conflict of our times – which can seem comfortingly remote – right into the living room. Etgar Keret: ‘Israelis boycott me as a traitor, and foreigners because I’m Israeli’ 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Its familiar outline, reduced to matchstick proportions from here, looks comfortingly familiar but also – whisper it – a little bit tired. The Observatory: One World Trade Center looking squarely to the future 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Even if other hospitals are just an hour or two away, nearby care is comfortingly familiar. Risks Are High at Low-Volume Hospitals 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z A Chinese restaurant’s menu is usually comfortingly familiar: sections for noodle, vegetable, meat, and the chef’s special. Your Chinese Menu Is Really a Time Machine 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z But compared to Windows 8, its much-maligned predecessor, the rough sketch of Windows 10 that Microsoft showed for the first time on Tuesday will seem comfortingly familiar to many people. A New Microsoft Windows Displays a Familiar Look 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z To cure our innumeracy, we will have to accept that the traditional approach we take to teaching math — the one that can be mind-numbing, but also comfortingly familiar — does not work. Why Do Americans Stink at Math? 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Between the songs Mr. Kasem managed to herald the newest of the new with a broadcast style that felt comfortingly old. Casey Kasem, Wholesome Voice of Pop Radio, Dies at 82 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Diagnosing Lopez and other mass shooters seems to provide a comfortingly rational scientific explanation for a terrifyingly irrational act. ‘Busting My Ass, Defending Yours’: Everyday, the Cost of War at Fort Hood 2014-04-05T09:45:19Z Milgram also experimented to see how affected we were by other people's pain and found - comfortingly - that someone screaming through an intercom would upset us less than someone writhing in agony next to us. Why people give into temptation when no-one's watching 2013-09-20T16:17:56Z The photos themselves, meanwhile, offer a fascinating glimpse into the myriad ways that American culture — its politics, fashions, media, etc. — has changed, and how much has remained weirdly, and comfortingly, the same. LIFE at Inaugurations: Rare Photos, 1933 -- 1969 2013-01-21T16:35:30Z Future Chelsea managers are also comfortingly aware that they will be handsomely rewarded should things not work out to their employer's satisfaction. Swift execution is hallmark of Roman Abramovich's urge for fulfilment 2012-11-21T23:00:02Z As she sits on the floor of her gymnasium in Toxteth, where she has spent so many years training while winning world, European and national titles, Tweddle cups her left knee comfortingly. London 2012: I thought my Olympic dream was over, says Beth Tweddle 2012-07-02T22:00:01Z Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images If your home PC looks like your work one, then when you look at a Windows Phone device, rather than it being strange, it will look comfortingly familiar. Boot up: Nokia and Windows 8, hackers in the virus, why don't Android tablets sell?, and more 2012-06-21T07:30:00Z He would write to her kindly, comfortingly, but he wouldn't see her again. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z "I came out nearly every week, Mrs. Chase, during the first six months, with nuts for him," said Malachi, comfortingly. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Cora reached over and took the girl’s hand comfortingly in her own. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z All well and good – my pores are looking better already! – but let’s all admit that there are times when we crave something comfortingly, even flagrantly unhealthy, like a big ham sandwich. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Kevin Spacey, Ham 2012-02-16T18:43:19Z “It doesn't ring every night,” said Mary, comfortingly from the landing. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z I think she’ll stay with the kittens all right,” said the old lady, comfortingly. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Tommy Bettersworth put one version of it for me comfortingly when he came in the evening to take me to church. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Aunt Cordelia, taking her into her bed, soothed her, her hand massaging up and down back, shoulders, little thighs, comfortingly enough, even the while she scolds. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z The commander extended his right hand to the suppliant, and raising him, spoke comfortingly to him. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z “Oh, it’s a dog all right,” Tom assured him comfortingly, for his heart told him infallibly the kind of tone to use. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z When I asked him if it wasn’t a bit risky, he said he thought not very; adding comfortingly that he had floated down on rafts a lot of times before, and hadn’t “allus bumped.” Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Hadyn Stuyvesant smiled at the practical little being his arm still so comfortingly encircled. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z I'm not so sure," said her eldest daughter, comfortingly; "the doctrine of chances is in your favor. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z "Now, now, now," put in the senior partner comfortingly. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z This is 36 to be our first experiment in real artistic work,” said Eleanor, comfortingly. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Nevertheless, he looked terribly frightened himself, although he patted her shoulder comfortingly. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z “Then shalt thou find peace and rest for thy weariness, child,” said they comfortingly to her. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Of all the lights on Broadway none glowed so comfortingly for McCartney as the tip of his cigarette. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z From a cranny in the peat ash a smouldering flame looked out comfortingly. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z She did not comfortingly pat the girl in her arms, or kiss her, as most women would have done, either sincerely or insincerely. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z "But Caryll will never believe what he says," the duchess offered comfortingly. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z His words fell very sweetly and comfortingly on her ears. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z “They say the first two months are the hardest,” responded Laurie, comfortingly. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z He found rest and hope in those deep pools of quiet light, whence the faithful love rose comfortingly to meet his own yearning gaze. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z “It’s not so bad, after all,” he said comfortingly when he was through. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z She patted the folds of the dress near her comfortingly with her thin ungloved hand. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z And then Kitty's stiff pallor struck to her heart, and cried comfortingly across the distance, "I tell you, I haven't seen him for fifteen years." The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z "But you sent her a letter," said Bumps comfortingly. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z She felt infinitely sorry for him; she patted his arm comfortingly. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The next moment she found that she was sitting upon a pine-log, with her head upon the solid support of Captain Ross's shoulder, and with his arm thrown very comfortingly about her. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z He sent her great bunches of roses that seemed somehow alive and comfortingly akin when she buried her face in them. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z He reached out his hand and laid it comfortingly over her shoulder, surprising her with the tenderness in his touch and in his voice. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z “Well, kiddy, cry all you want to,” he said, comfortingly, patting her on the back. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z I will find some way of helping,” declared Agnes, trying to speak comfortingly. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z "Only wicked men, and only in the legs, so they couldn't run away from the people who catched them," he said comfortingly. That Little Beggar 2011-05-21T02:00:09.877Z Mrs. Cord came in and suggested a palliative which she had known often to work comfortingly. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z “You did your helping when you got rid of that rudder,” returned Nell, comfortingly. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z “Dear Jack!” she murmured; and her hand smoothed the hair from his forehead caressingly and comfortingly. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Some features of the list remain comfortingly stable in a rapidly changing world. Forbes rich list: Facebook six stake their claims 2011-03-09T23:15:00Z It was slumberously stuffy, but comfortingly full of flavours of tobacco and food. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z "Why, you are going, Polly," said Mrs. Whitney, comfortingly, and patting the brown hair. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z “Well, having discovered the fire in time, undoubtedly they will be able to put it out,” said Dr. Stanley, comfortingly. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z I’m—I’m—” “You’re my Sally,” David said gently, his arms gathering her in, holding her comfortingly against his breast, in a passionless embrace of utter tenderness. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "Perhaps they will not find it," he told himself, comfortingly. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z Foreign travel was getting easier and more British expatriates opened accounts in Jersey, where the banks were reliable and comfortingly British, but where bank interest was untaxed and secret. The truth about tax havens: part 2 2011-01-09T22:09:13Z "Is that all?" exclaimed Mrs. Whitney, with a sigh of relief; while Polly cried, "Oh, Alexia, that's no matter," comfortingly, "and they don't show so very much; really they don't." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z Barbara, who had been putting the younger children to bed, jumped from the wagon to stand comfortingly near her mother. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z A soft, sighing voice broke in on Sally’s grief and fear, a bony hand was laid comfortingly on Sally’s dark head. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z And perhaps this is that kind of moment, which is why voters and parties in some cases gravitate toward the last era’s politicians, candidates who seem comfortingly knowable and familiar. Political Times: In Time of Change, Nostalgia Has Appeal 2010-10-27T12:23:00Z They would start a family when they had finally made it, he’d said comfortingly when the baby that Zichen so desired, who must have sensed itself unwanted by its father, miscarried. Yiyun Li: “The Science of Flight.” 2010-08-23T04:00:00Z And while England may not be quite ready for the Carroll role, you sense they will be soon and that it will be both fun and comfortingly, agonisingly, familiar. In England's hour of need, it must be time for the Big Man 2010-08-27T23:06:00Z Its lopsidedness is disarming, charming — and comfortingly optimistic. | Closer to Heaven 2010-08-05T15:33:00Z She was about to run back down the hill, but David strode after her and put his arms about her comfortingly. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z He rubbed her comfortingly in order to extricate himself, even as he struggled for breath. No Punishment for "Shamu" 2010-02-25T09:15:00Z Her lips, parted and drooping, gave her delicate face a stamp of dumb suffering, and Spurrier’s arms ached to go comfortingly around her, but he held himself rigid while the silence lengthened. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Who spoke to her comfortingly out of the rustling leaves and wrathfully in the rush of the storm, was on the whole a stranger to her. The Undying Past The confining walls of the space station were so comfortingly solid.... Earth Alert! "No," answered Hoshiko, comfortingly, remembering what the surgeon had said, that when he came out of his delirium he would probably be a bit queer. The Way of the Gods "We couldn't let that happen," he said comfortingly. The Bachelors A Novel “Perhaps we oughtn’t to judge him too harshly for these things,” said the father comfortingly. The Law of Hemlock Mountain A warm glow suffused her being, and nestled comfortingly about her heart. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins The grouch is all yours," said the cheerful one, comfortingly, "and you have a good right and title to it. The King of Arcadia "The summer is sure to follow the winter," said Katharine, comfortingly. Edelweiss A Story One of the nuns—it was the shy one, who always kept in the background—welcomed her in the French language, and bade her comfortingly, resign herself to all that she must endure. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine "None that I have seen—but don't you worry about that," replied Mr. Waterbury comfortingly. International Short Stories American "Frank," said his young wife, in a low, hesitating tone, "out there--in 'Waldruhe,' my poor father died--" "My little wife!" he said, comfortingly. Gertrude's Marriage "There, there," she said comfortingly, as a mother might, forgetting that Helen Baldwin was older that she. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant Punk said, comfortingly, wiping that ensanguined member with a bit of wet burlap. The Song of the Wolf Now she put a hand comfortingly on his arm. Ring Once for Death She was quite broken down, and Wyn went off with her to the tent, her arm over her shoulder, and whispering to her comfortingly. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club "Don't think of it any more," he whispered, comfortingly. Gertrude's Marriage Buck up, darling," said Meredith comfortingly, "you'll have the doctor here in no time. Banked Fires “You’ll like it, when you are used to it,” she said comfortingly. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted There is one thing," said Irene comfortingly, "you are very young—there is plenty of time. Anxious Audrey "But I am going to ask your mamma to let you go with me," Ruby said comfortingly. Ruby at School We'll manage him, Frank," he said, comfortingly, "and she will come back, she must come back; you will not even need to ask her. Gertrude's Marriage Nick, who was pottering with a few rather poor looking oysters he had managed to discover in some little cove, grinned, and rubbed himself comfortingly in the region of the stomach. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida She climbed it promptly and worked slowly along its zig zag course–a means of locomotion that was comfortingly safe, if somewhat slow. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John “Now, that’s just what you do, deary,” said red-faced Mrs. Greening, patting her head comfortingly. The Bondboy "No, I am sure no one suspected it," Agnes returned comfortingly. Ruby at School Ruth patted his shoulder comfortingly, and the old man continued. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story "But you could not prevent it; you did your best—it was in vain," said Caroline comfortingly. Shirley "I don't suppose it is very bad, really," said Lucy, comfortingly. The Making of Mona “You’ll be yourself again soon,” he said comfortingly, though without faith in the assurance. In the Shadow of the Hills "Never mind, all the girls knew how it was," answered her friend, comfortingly. Ruby at School He grabbed into the pocket of his loose asbestos composition suit, and his fingers closed comfortingly around the static gun. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 He stepped over to Phil and put his arm comfortingly over his shoulder. The Spoilers of the Valley Lance pulled her close and kissed her comfortingly. Rim o' the World Sol looked away, towards the comfortingly mundane atmosphere of the barber shop. Dream Town Now you will be my brave little daughter again, I know," said her father, comfortingly, "for it is time for us to start now. Ruby at School "Le's go an' play lady," said the fair-haired twin comfortingly. Treasure Valley "Never mind," said Puck, comfortingly, "things never go right the first time; it'll be better by-and-by." Harper's Young People, April 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "I think she's rather glad, Master," said I. He put down his coffee-cup, and laid his hands on her as if to draw her comfortingly away from me. The Belovéd Vagabond She stifled them back as her father spoke comfortingly. Rose O'Paradise “But nobody got caught, or they’d have been missed,” he added comfortingly. Heart of the Blue Ridge The man clapped him upon the back comfortingly. The End of the Rainbow Well, well," her mother said comfortingly, not dreaming how badly Christina was hurt, "indeed I would rather you acted as you did, than to be taking part in such norms. In Orchard Glen He was looking at her with such anguished eyes, that she patted his arm comfortingly. 'Lizbeth of the Dale “Don’t mind him,” she said comfortingly, as she eyed Meeteetse, sprawled on his back with his eyes closed. 'Me--Smith' Elizabeth’s hand went to the girl’s shoulder comfortingly. The Wind Before the Dawn "He's sure to send Daddy soon, Collie," he said comfortingly; and then, quaveringly, after a few moments of intense listening and waiting, "It wouldn't be like God not to, now, would it, Collie?" The End of the Rainbow The wings stretching out on either side of him seemed comfortingly solid, adequate to hold him up. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Elizabeth, all sympathy, patted her comfortingly, and twisted one of Rosie's curls round her fingers as she whispered soothing words. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Quite instinctively he rose to his feet and tried to take one of her hands from her veil, touching it comfortingly. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 “Well, I suppose you were more interesting then than you are now,” Nannie went on comfortingly. The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives "You won't have to work when I get a big man, Daddy," he said comfortingly. The End of the Rainbow Eleanor proceeds to scratch his back comfortingly with a little ivory hand on the end of a long horn stick. When the Birds Begin to Sing He turned his head from her and smiled, toward the stable, and then he laid a hand on Ruth’s shoulder and spoke comfortingly. The Range Boss She slipped her hand through his arm and patted it comfortingly. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel "You bet it does, and it's worse inside," said Butsey comfortingly. The Varmint He has lovely eyes," said Katherine comfortingly, "and handsome men are always vain. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 "Never mind, Mother," said Keith, comfortingly, relaxing his hold upon the porch door, whereupon it suddenly flew open and precipitated Teddy, who had been tugging at the handle, heels over head backwards. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 But the expression on her face was not comfortingly filial. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 She said it comfortingly, as though to a little boy. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel All the while she talked to him comfortingly. The Rich Little Poor Boy "He doesn't look much like himself, certainly, but I don't fancy that there's the least danger that his mother won't know him instantly," said auntie, comfortingly. Cricket at the Seashore "That's all right, Johnny," she said comfortingly, "I lost mine long ago." Roosevelt in the Bad Lands "Oh, but think of when he gets to be a high and mighty Admiral," exclaimed Mary, comfortingly. Mary Ware's Promised Land No nice woman does,” said Mr. Early comfortingly. Jewel Weed "Very natural, ma'am," said the big superintendent, comfortingly, and went with them to the wood. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories She passed across to the stove, roaring comfortingly under its open draft. The Heart of Unaga He spoke comfortingly to him; ministered to his infirmities, and, in spite of orders, lent him all his books. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works “Well, it’s all over now,” said Tom comfortingly. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Esther looked so excited and nervous that Polly slipped an arm comfortingly about her. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World Where she lay she stared straight into a fire of great logs that crackled and burned comfortingly. I've Married Marjorie "Oh, I wish I could help you," she said comfortingly. Apron-Strings Miss Merriman's encircling arm closed comfortingly about the girl, and she patted the head which turned and burrowed into her shoulder, but she said nothing, waiting for the man to speak. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands "Less than five minutes, T. S.," said her stepfather, comfortingly. Play the Game! "There is nothing to fear," he said, reassuringly, and laid a strong hand comfortingly across the neck of her horse. A Voice in the Wilderness He was a good man—this Master Udal—for he prayed long with me at the bedside, and talked comfortingly to me about my home, and the snares of my city life. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "He is here, honey," Mrs. Stilwell repeated, assuringly, comfortingly. Trail's End "It's the nurse of Martin Morley who refreshes herself," she thought comfortingly. A Son of the Hills But the landscape was so comfortingly beautiful that at last she cheered up and began to feel that Grandma was not left alone in the forest, but was with God. Ten American Girls From History She threw her arms around the poor woman and drew her, papoose and all, comfortingly toward her, patting her shoulder and saying gentle, soothing words as she would to a little child. A Voice in the Wilderness Well—we do forget things sometimes, all of us do,” the farmer’s wife said comfortingly as she went to look at the clock. More Jonathan Papers “I never know you was so brave, Jim,” she went on comfortingly. My Ántonia Sandy had come to him clearly, and comfortingly; had sat close to him and laid his hand in his. A Son of the Hills "It is only the effect of the sunshine," said the forester, comfortingly. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag It was slumberously stuffy, but comfortingly full of flavors of tobacco and food. The Literary World Seventh Reader The admiral, as man to man, went quickly around the desk and laid his hand comfortingly on the imperial shoulder. Man of Many Minds "Your name is Frederick, like that of Prussia's great king," said Schill, comfortingly, "and who knows whether you will not one day become a great soldier like him?" Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia From below two deep, unmusical snores rose comfortingly. Joyce of the North Woods Robin looked so bewildered and so small and so distressed that Dale laid his hand comfortingly on her shoulder. Red-Robin He sat down at the edge of the opening in the floor, set a match to his crude torch, grinned comfortingly up at Betty and wriggled over and set his foot to the first step. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure Admiral Rogers laid his arm comfortingly about the younger man's shoulders. Man of Many Minds Well, the Lord would know better," said she comfortingly, "and by and by others would. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Blackfoot licked his hand comfortingly, as if to say, "Cheer up, master, fortune has turned in our favour." A Chinese Wonder Book Then at length the hand on her shoulder began to rub up and down, comfortingly, caressingly. The Swindler and Other Stories Both were pressing warm and comfortingly close to the lonely man with his patient dogs at his feet. The Place Beyond the Winds David winched a little and Carol clutched his hand spasmodically, yet they smiled quickly, comfortingly into each other's eyes. Sunny Slopes "Well, I have my share of you, father," she said comfortingly. Prudence of the Parsonage No. 3 is a comfortingly negligible quantity, No. 2 are dangerous, but No. 1 are deadly. In the World War "I think wherever he is, he's bein' took care of, sir," he said, comfortingly, and with an affectionate glance at the gray head on the pillow, he went out and closed the door. Judy "Dear, bright Butterfly!" whispered Boswell comfortingly; "it has come to grief in the Garden." The Place Beyond the Winds He sent her great bunches of roses, that seemed somehow alive and comfortingly akin when she buried her face in them. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Arthur slipped, his arm about her and patted hers comfortingly. The Runaway Skyscraper The warm, heated atmosphere came to them comfortingly. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame "Give thyself no concern about pirates, sister," he said, patting her comfortingly. The Puritan Twins "Suppose you just leave that to me," he said, comfortingly. The Witness It was as unexpected as it was comfortingly precious, that Ronnie should be thus stricken by the thought of her pain, and of her need of him to help her bear it. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year She hugged the doll and kissed her cheeks comfortingly. Jewel's Story Book "Let us look up and down the shore," suggested Phil comfortingly. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid "Never heed," she told him comfortingly; "we'll have a clean one for lunch." The Judge "Never you mind, pet," said Grandmother, and she put her arm comfortingly around the little girl. Mary Jane—Her Visit And now he had taken her hand in his and held it comfortingly. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man The porter's grin hovered comfortingly over her head. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary An only child," said Mrs. Amber comfortingly, "is a mistake. Married Life The True Romance His grandfather patted him comfortingly on the back. What Two Children Did Holger a slender boy some four years older, bends over Steen patting him comfortingly on the shoulder. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act "Well, you'll know better from now on," said Mary Virginia, comfortingly. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man As soon as the giant slept, Odysseus thrust into the fire the stake he had prepared, and made it red hot, all the while speaking cheerfully and comfortingly to his men. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Then almost immediately, while I crouched quivering in every nerve I seemed to hear a man's voice say comfortingly: "You don't need to be frightened." The Tinder-Box The sound of trowels and hammers is in part stilled about the town, and the afternoon takes on a comfortingly peaceful tone in consequence. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees A yard or two away a fire had been kindled, and it blazed comfortingly in the growing dusk of the forest. The Man in the Twilight "Now, you be still, Ira," admonished Prudence, smiling comfortingly at the blushing girl. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod “God sends us such trials to brighten our crown,” he said comfortingly. White Shadows in the South Seas He felt dejected and desperate, but Foster looked comfortingly resolute. Carmen's Messenger Opposite is a large store comfortingly called "Old England"; it augurs the presence and patronage of at least a few of the British race at Luchon, and offers a homelike stock of Anglo-Saxon goods. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees He held her closely and comfortingly, but for some reason he could not speak to her, could not even attempt to seek the cause of her trouble. Charles Rex He went to Frank and put his hand upon his shoulder comfortingly. In Old Kentucky He touched her dark head comfortingly and turned away. Greatheart Aunty Boone's soft voice broke the spell comfortingly for us. Vanguards of the Plains Scattergood gripped his pudgy hands together so that each might restrain the other from patting her head comfortingly. Scattergood Baines It was a comfortingly green little oasis in the desert of stone and brick—a little oasis that reminded one of the country. The Island of Faith Both girls, however, talked very comfortingly, and Mrs. Bentley very sensibly aided their efforts. Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps "The time will pass shortly now, Danny Grin," Prescott remarked comfortingly. The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics "I will come to see you again," said the man comfortingly. The Pretty Lady "Fifty miles to St. Simon," Bill told them comfortingly. Casey Ryan He stood up again, but his hand found her shoulder and rubbed it comfortingly. The Top of the World But he believed that his father would "come round all right," as Mrs. Whitney had so comfortingly said. The Second Generation Through his thoughts, the friendship of Mrs. Berkeley Hammond hovered comfortingly. Madcap The fire may come through—a little," he answered comfortingly, "but I—I'll fix it so you will be—all right. Through the Wall "I've had kind of a poor morning," Adams said, as she patted his hand comfortingly. Alice Adams He came back, at the moment when Bella had taken the hand comfortingly between her own. Our Mutual Friend But udder folks sees," Mandy continued, comfortingly, "an' you certainly look mighty fine. Polly of the Circus The Akka only held him tighter, booming comfortingly, peering down into his flushed face inquiringly. The Moon Pool That's why I thought——" "I understand," he said comfortingly, "and the Lord knows I want to get out of this hole, but—we've got to play fair, eh? Through the Wall "Well, married life will most likely cure her of that," Mrs. Rachel responded comfortingly. Anne's House of Dreams That he was personally unafraid was comfortingly plain, and the mere sight of him was, on the whole, an unexplainable support. The Shuttle Oh, well!" answered Dawson, comfortingly, "you know you can see her every day, and there's no knowing how much you'll have to tell her. Little Lord Fauntleroy But people have sown their oats over again," said Anne comfortingly, "and Mr. Harrison says he thinks if we have a good summer they will come out all right though late. Anne of Avonlea "Tomorrow will be even harder," said Felicity comfortingly. The Golden Road "I guess mebbe!" he said comfortingly, and then seeking to change the subject. Lo, Michael! "So much so that Kathleen is heartily sick of him," said Mrs. Whitney comfortingly. I Spy Uncle Matthew had turned to where Uncle William was sitting with the family solicitor in the well of the court, and Uncle William had nodded his head comfortingly. The Foolish Lovers And off trickled the sobbing Young Pole, winding his great scarf comfortingly about him, to the dungeon. The Enormous Room "I don't think he's suffering much now," I said comfortingly. The Golden Road It was extraordinary that a few hours should make such a change, she thought, and held him close, comfortingly. The Nest Builder He, too, smiled and said comfortingly that he was glad she was going to leave all this mud and filth; now she was going to the country, to cleaner roads, to purer air. Shallow Soil "Now tell me all about it," she said comfortingly. The Wishing-Ring Man The sweater was awfully dirty she said, but she was finally prevailed upon to bring that too, and Billy obediently lay down with closed eyes and his arm stretched out comfortingly over the bundles. The City of Fire "There will always be someone to look out for you," said the boy comfortingly. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Except for the motionless form of my late adversary, who appeared to be studying the sky, the stretch of moor that I had just crossed was still comfortingly empty. A Rogue by Compulsion The tension went out of Piers' attitude; he held Jeanie comfortingly close. The Bars of Iron One can be also something very good without ships, my dear Ritz," the mother said comfortingly, "and that is much safer; then one stays on firm land, and I should advise you to stay. Erick and Sally I was badly scared, and my heart was heavy and sore; but he spoke comfortingly to me, and I was cheered, somewhat, especially when he promised to see Matilda, and tell her of my whereabouts. Thirty Years a Slave "I don't believe he will care so much," she went on, comfortingly. Affairs of State "He understood her," as she comfortingly assured herself. The Everlasting Whisper She turned with sick loathing from the tea-tray that David had placed for her so comfortingly close to the fire. The Bars of Iron Most comfortingly, Aunt Belle saved her the decision. This Freedom "Maybe he's got some sense by this journey in search of a publisher," he announced comfortingly. The Awakening of Helena Richie "Tell me all about it from the beginning," the Emperor said, comfortingly. The Unwilling Vestal These will be just as real," said Polly comfortingly, "that is, they'll act real, only there will be boys inside of them. Five Little Peppers Midway "You know more German than any one of us," said Katharine comfortingly. Glenloch Girls "That's like staying away from the water until you have learned to swim," answered Madame, comfortingly, "and Allison isn't going to die." Old Rose and Silver "Everyone has to have the measles sometime," I said comfortingly, "and the younger you are the better." The Story Girl Accustomed as she was now to strange confidences, Constance bent over and patted the little hand of Mrs. Noble comfortingly. Constance Dunlap Through his confusion of impressions, his intense preoccupation with present dangers and future contingencies, the thought of Natalie floated now and then vaguely but comfortingly. The Iron Trail Her voice broke again, and the colonel silenced her by putting one hand comfortingly on her knee and by keeping still himself. The Heart of the Hills "There, there!" he said, comfortingly, seeing her tremble. The Auction Block "Can't expect to get 'em all," comfortingly observed Mr. Strange as he executed a combination that netted him two balls and broke the bunch. Heart of the Sunset Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool. The Flaming Forest Paul rose, bent over her and clasped her shoulders comfortingly. The Fortunate Youth "I'm sure Eve will come out and have a little walk with us," she said comfortingly. Eve's Ransom For years after, a single bar of this air awakened the most melancholy reflections in my mind, but now I forgave all my musical tormentors as the familiar strains came comfortingly from the piano-keys. Helen's Babies "Oh, it always does that the first time," said the new boy comfortingly, as he rescued the fly and straightened out the line. The Scotch Twins Easy, easy, etc., come from the elderly staid spectators, who pat her comfortingly. Pygmalion "Oh, country boys is all alike," answered Mother comfortingly, only in a measure taking in the tentative observation. The Road to Providence The narrow tableland they were crossing was comfortingly flat, and he looked forward to descending a long grassy slope. The Girl from Keller's There, there," said the old herdsman, comfortingly, "don't you cry, sissy. The Swiss Twins "You'll get used to me sometime and like me," it said, comfortingly. Rebecca Mary "He won't laugh at you," said the girl, confidently, almost comfortingly. The Kentons So Joel departed with great speed; and presently returned, with a bunch of dry herbs, which dangled comfortingly by his side, as he came in. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew "He's all right, girl, he's all right," said Uncle Henry comfortingly. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret The woman clattered down the steps of once, put her free arm around Leneli, and patted her comfortingly, while Seppi told her their story. The Swiss Twins "Not so bad as that," he said, chuckling, and patting her shoulder comfortingly. Janice Day the Young Homemaker "Why not?" demanded the boy in sudden hopeless anger as he pressed lovingly the nose Lass thrust so comfortingly into his hand. Bruce She went—and it was a dangerous errand—to observe how closely and comfortingly the popish faith applied itself to all human occasions. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni "It won't be so bad as you fear," he said comfortingly. When a Man Marries Tom's face was drawn and white, though the smitten cheek still blazed, and Saxon wanted to put her arms comfortingly around him, yet dared not. The Valley of the Moon "He'll get fond of you again when I go home," I said comfortingly. Chronicles of Avonlea The bray of a lazy burro broke the afternoon quiet, and it was comfortingly suggestive of the drowsy farmyard, and the open corrals, and the green alfalfa fields. Riders of the Purple Sage Quite unmindful of the nursemaids across the square, Orde put his arm comfortingly about her shoulder. The Riverman "You mustn't be distressed about it in ONE way," she said, comfortingly. The Turmoil, a novel "I pray to heaven it may end well!" said I. He nodded comfortingly. Bleak House It felt comfortingly heavy, and equal to smashing any number of Selenites. The First Men in the Moon |
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