| 单词 | companionable |
| 例句 | “He isn’t nearly as skillful as Vincent, but it will be more companionable than being on my own.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There was a gas heater which hissed companionably. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat in silence for a while, companionably, as the stars slowly wheeled in the sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He had the brandy bottle and glasses, and Eleanor thought that they must make a companionable little group, the four of them, sitting around Theodora’s room at four in the morning, drinking brandy. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I make the coffee and we sit side by side on the patio in silence that feels almost companionable. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The tender brought tea and they sat companionably together in the room while the rain spattered against the windows. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But now there was something warmly companionable about the teasing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all in their mid-twenties, spread out over the bunks in companionable silence. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes we would talk, but mostly we existed in a kind of companionable silence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z By day at the bookbindery, we glue gunned our way into a companionable oblivion, wisecracking until there was nothing left to say. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I invited Rooster Jim in for dinner, and we ate in companionable silence. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Through my haze of discomfort, I pantomimed some of the games he liked to play, and even though Otto was sluggish, they were soon having a companionable time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Bottles of rye, purgative waters and eaux for every conceivable toilette made a companionable click in his worn carpet bag. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, of course not,” General Peckem assured him indulgently, with a companionable laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Might as well relax,” he wheezed, suddenly companionable. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughter in the presence of an Egyptian sphinx or an Assyrian bird-beast was inconceivable; but it was perfectly natural in Olympus, and it made the gods companionable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She shivered, then followed him out to the barn, where they fed hay to the work horses, Popel and Hopei, in companionable silence. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The leaves are turning,” the girl said companionably. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I’d never seen anything like it, four cats in a companionable line. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They walked for the most part in companionable silence, each busy with his own thoughts. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They chattered companionably about the distant past, waiting for the golden griffins to appear in the sky. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When he did, he marked his page, smiled a close-lipped, companionable smile. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z That hurt, for Frank’s friendship with McMillan dated back to the mid-1950s, when they shared many companionable holidays camping and riding with Robert at his ranch in the New Mexico desert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But Hannah and Prudence were fast friends now, and she knew that the reading went companionably on. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And yet it is—what is the word I—companionable to know there is someone else in the valley. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The doctors and about ten villagers, all men, were seated companionably outside Dr. van Heerden’s hut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The pipes rumbled companionably within the brownstone walls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z After their initial shock, they realize Lyle is quite a companionable creature. Review: 'Lyle the Crocodile' finds way to your heart with song, dance and charm 2010-12-09T20:43:00Z In his collaborations with photographers and visual artists, one feels a companionable silence as the author and reader look at the images together across time. Postscript: John Berger, 1926-2017 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “My Life on the Road,” Ms. Steinem’s first book in more than 20 years, is a warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standard-bearer. Review: ‘My Life on the Road,’ Gloria Steinem’s Journey as a Traveling Feminist 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z And comedy audiences, too: the 31-year-old is a very companionable standup, who combines the farce of her own feelings of inadequacy with intelligent reflections on the world she so ineptly negotiates. Roisin Conaty 2010-08-29T21:16:00Z My home is comfortable for me, but I don’t think most people would be comfortable here — I enjoy some companionable clutter and am not an especially deep cleaner. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Must parents always be the gatekeepers to the grandchildren? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z “The Age of Light” flickers companionably, but never ignites a fire. A Novel About the Life and Times of the Photographer Lee Miller 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The tone is sardonic but also genial, at once sharp, critical, empathetic, and companionable. The joy of literary destruction: Writers who broke all the rules 2014-01-19T15:00:00Z “Forget the Swan” was the world’s introduction to Mascis’s guitar, which, in his song, sounds at times companionable, melodic, and like an airplane zooming overhead. Seaport SludgeFeast: Dinosaur Jr. at 4Knots 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z “Save Your Love for Me” was a freak-flag supplication; “Before Your Birthday Ends” was a bolt of companionable reassurance. Music Review: Local Natives and Suckers Perform at the Bowery Ballroom 2010-05-09T21:50:00Z Mr. Langella’s companionable rapport with Alan Bates, with whom he acted in “Fortune’s Fool” on Broadway shortly before Bates’s death, brings alive Bates’s warmth and humor in bright, vivid strokes. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Frank Langella Telling Tales 2012-04-12T19:11:46Z One of his noticeable legacies is the presence of movable chairs instead of bolted benches in places like Bryant Park, encouraging people to gather in companionable, conversational knots of their choosing. ‘American Urbanist,’ a Well-Timed Biography of a Man Who Reshaped City Life 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z “It’s our festival, we get to do stuff like this: play with our friends, make friends,” he said then, between companionable duos with the guitarist Sir Richard Bishop and Nick Zammuto of the Books. Music: Jeff Tweedy and Wilco Build a Festival at Mass MoCA 2010-08-16T22:44:00Z Everything hoped for arrives, and sometimes, something astonishing takes place: At the end, 10 toys sit companionably side by side, “waiting to see what would happen next.” Three children’s and young adult books we love, December edition 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z She and her husband appear so companionable that you might almost conclude that fourth marriages — he has four children from two of his previous three — should be everyone’s goal. Calvin Tomkins Continues to Chronicle Artists 2011-10-04T20:34:15Z Dunn’s sly, companionable collection, his 19th, is filled with an embrace of the everyday that reifies the epigraph from Emerson: “An actually existent fly is more important than a possibly existent angel.” New & Noteworthy Poetry From Sharon Olds, Paul Muldoon and More 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z There’d usually be a hamster clutched tight in my fist, trying with all his might to escape instead of resting companionably in my palm the way he was supposed to. Untamed 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian An enduring tale of sibling harmony, Gary and Martin Kemp have spent decades working companionably alongside one another without ever, publicly at least, succumbing to fraternal combustion. Martin and Gary Kemp: 'We complement each other' 2013-04-19T14:00:04Z Thus he and Victor might sit wordlessly and companionably on the stoop of Mr. Oliver’s residence. Review: Love Among the Shadows in Edgar Oliver’s ‘Victor’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Moving from an abandoned housing project to the companionable din of a punk-saturated basement, “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” is a kitschy, spaced-out oddity. Review: An Alien Teaches a Teenage Punk ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z "Forte projects an innate normality, an averageness and equanimity, that keeps his characters companionable, even at their most extravagant, astringent or abnormal," Lloyd wrote. January Jones, Will Forte reportedly dating -- casually 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Handwerker, an easygoing, companionable man, works in New York as a cinematographer. Chat & Chow: Making ‘Famous Nathan,’ a Film at the Tribeca Festival 2014-04-24T14:00:02Z But there is also something to be said for a companionable hill walking expedition with friends. Why I love … hill walking 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The thoughtful and companionable humor of “Shrill” belies its subversive manifesto about self-liberation. Review: The Find-Yourself Beauty of ‘Shrill’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Mingled with the freak show was a generous stock of common sense, plus a measure of companionable cheer, and that Martian glare was readily supplanted by a grin. David Bowie in the Movies 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z And there’s a third: Why has the maker of such companionable and intriguing work remained on the shadowed fringes of the New York art world spotlight for the past 30 years and more? Carl Andre’s Epic Sculptures, United at Dia:Beacon 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z And companionship doesn’t even have to include conversation to be companionable. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to manage visits to a lonely, bored, critical mom? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z This puts you, with him, exactly where his words and actions put you: in a loving, romantic, companionable, “happy,” “wonderful,” indefinite cohabitation. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is there any way to give a marital can-kicker a little kick in the can? 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Here you will find an article by a university-based anthropologist trotting companionably alongside a piece by a professional chef, travel journalist or poet. A taste for words 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z All of these superficial elements — the visual appeal, the easy portability — are appropriate, because if the book’s contents were to be summarized in one word, the word might be “companionable.” A Serious Reader Offers Appealingly Casual Thoughts on Reading, and Life 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Now, Toby is designated by his family to move in with Hugo and keep a companionable eye on him. Review | Fans of Tana French are in for a surprise with ‘The Witch Elm’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “Sure,” she says, companionably, and they both eat out of hers. ‘House Plant’ Review: A Bizarro Breakup and What Comes After 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Old men hold forth on benches, arguing companionably over cards. Chinatown Revisited 2014-01-24T21:02:02Z He reliably transcribes some aspect of what he thinks, but the form doesn't spark new thoughts in him as it does in other writers – not necessarily companionable ones – such as Beckett, Larkin or Joyce. The Letters of TS Eliot: Volume 4, 1928-1929 – review 2013-01-10T11:00:01Z Especially in the last two decades of her long career, she was an unusually and deeply companionable filmmaker. ‘Varda by Agnès’ Review: A Final Visit With an Irreplaceable Filmmaker 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z In Svalbard, he regards the jagged coastline — one wreck companionably observing another. Grief and Geology Both Take Time in ‘The Book of Unconformities’ 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z You don’t want TV’s companionable qualities to turn into the noisy friend who never shuts up. Perspective | What to watch when you’ve seen everything else? Oh, now you want to hear from the TV critic. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z She has a large, imposing desk, but we sat by the windows at a more companionable table, on which there was an ornamental bowl commemorating the Jefferson Building. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Their union is not passionate, but it is companionable. The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger – review 2012-08-09T07:00:02Z Is it also the narrating voice, so engaging, so companionable? The Story Is the Thing: On Lucia Berlin 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z She’s grinning, with a radiance that makes you want to weep, from the memory of a recent moment of companionable physical contact. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z In other words, they’re more companionable than they used to be. Review: ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’: Oh Gosh, I’ve Turned Into My Mother 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z They seem like nice people, Victor the doctor and Martha the maid, chatting away companionably in his comfortable office at the clinic. Review: In ‘All Our Children,’ Moral Authority Wades Into Nazi Germany 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z There, between musical numbers, he regaled the audience with tales from the classical-music battlefield, interspersed with sips of Scotch and companionable clouds of smoke. Janos Starker, Master Cellist, Dies at 88 2013-04-30T15:05:06Z Crowded companionably at long communal tables, or around the bar, or at bar-height counters, they hoist pints and bottles of quality suds; devour sandwiches, burgers and sinuous pretzels; and engage in low-tech pursuits like shuffleboard. Brave Horse Tavern is South Lake Union's rumpus room 2011-07-07T19:22:07Z Her husband seems to find awkward silences over dinner in a restaurant companionable, but to Tara they sound more like fire alarms, screaming at her to run for her life. Gemma Arterton: ‘Everyone in the industry knows I'm a pain’ 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z We don't generally perceive mollusks as cute and it is difficult to consider them companionable or friendly, despite the overwhelming scientific evidence of the richness of their behavioural repertoires. Why the ethics of octopus farming are so troubling 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z What began as a solitary pilgrimage has ended by creating a companionable forum where the city's eccentrics foregather. 100 years of neon 2011-08-27T23:05:03Z By his desk, he kept a heavy old oil-filled heater, which creaked companionably on winter afternoons. Extract: Trespass by Rose Tremain 2010-08-06T08:55:00Z “The Shelf” is evidence that a companionable writer can get away with almost any excuse to write a book. Smith Henderson’s ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ and More 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z From there, the story continues in a series of small, almost mundane events — a first date, a minor accident, a companionable evening with a grown son — flavored by a constant stream of memories. 'The Lake Shore Limited': Sue Miller's novel of 4 lives shaped by loss 2010-03-31T21:17:00Z She weeps when a swan walks out of a river and sits down beside her, haunch to haunch, like a large, companionable dog. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z She welcomed Ms. Raitt for a companionable stroll through “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Music Review: Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples at the Beacon 2012-06-22T23:54:20Z He was the most companionable man I've ever met, the most avid in his inexhaustible appetite for history, literature, politics, people, gossip, and one of the most funny. My hero Robert Lowell by Jonathan Raban 2010-07-02T23:05:00Z Henceforth I will wake her at 3am and we can read our Kindles companionably together until it is the right and natural time to get some more sleep. Rick Gekoski: In praise of wakefulness 2012-12-14T14:30:22Z To enjoy a companionable togetherness, you two have to spend time together. Ask Amy: Long-term marriage is lonely, lacks spark Mr. Sondheim and Mr. Prince, interviewed then and now, are articulate, companionable presences. Review: Merrily (and Ruefully) Recalling an Epic Broadway Flop 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “Take no notice,” he says companionably, after describing the Lenin he remembers as a gnomic, anemic blond. Review: Screwball Eggheads Tear Up the Library in ‘Travesties’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The ride to Pomeroy, Wash., from Walla Walla was about 65 miles, and there was a companionable tail wind most of the way. Life Is a Wheel: After 500 Miles, Hitting a Wall 2011-08-12T18:55:00Z He is not, at the present time in his long life, self-reflective, let alone self-analytical, but he is companionable, disarmingly likable, honorable by his own lights, unfailingly amiable and kind to animals. ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ Review: Turning Tricks in Tinseltown 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “Remember when you asked me if I was a feminist, and I was afraid to say yes?” he said, in that growling, companionable voice. Anthony Bourdain and the Power of Telling the Truth 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z What made his work so captivating, critics said, was its eclectic originality, propulsive rhythmic force, companionable combination of dissonance and consonance and its masterly command of sonorities from the lush to the spare. Lee Hyla, 61, Who Mixed Rock and Jazz Into Classical Works, Dies 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z I certainly did not share his taste for whisky or for companionable silence. David Hare: my friendship with Patrick Caulfield 2013-05-25T08:02:04Z In their companionable, obviously relaxing hands, she is vulnerable and for the first time, fascinating. Joan Rivers: Beneath the Mask 2010-06-10T23:55:00Z The Grants separated but remained what Time magazine called “intimately estranged,” living apart but on companionable terms. Betsy Drake, actress and writer who married Cary Grant, dies at 92 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The Rayburns seem like an unusually companionable, affectionate and easygoing group. Review: ‘Bloodline,’ on Netflix, Depicts a Family With Nasty Secrets 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z And because she’s as companionable a writer as she is a cook, this book is as much fun to read as it is to cook from. | What's Really Cooking in Paris? 2010-10-20T19:03:00Z They float down a Jamaican river in a companionable, if somewhat awkward silence. 'The Bachelor' Watch: Fantasy Suites Are Ja-Makin' Ben Crazy 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z This spellbinding album may seem like companionable background music. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Throughout he is a companionable guide, as good at breathing life into the fossilized prose of scientific papers as he is at conjuring the Ordovician reign of the nautiloids. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Someone with whom I could watch old movies in companionable silence, play a few rounds of Boggle with and have a whiskey over intense conversations about the state of the novel. What’s Love? Don’t Ask the Answer Couple 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In person, McMillan is just as charming and companionable as her characters. Terry McMillan is as charming as the characters in her new book, 'I Almost Forgot About You' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Hers is a gritty, companionable intimacy with the wild. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He also senses a revived affection for the wine in Alsace because it is so easygoing and companionable, and goes well with food, particularly fish, cheese and vegetable dishes. Silvaner, a Lovely yet Unloved Spring Wine, Needs Friends 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z I loved it; it felt companionable being quiet with others. Point of view: Tracy Chevalier on the power of silence 2013-03-14T12:05:01Z Barrit gives us all of the character's easy, companionable charm: taxed by the Prince over his flight from the Gadshill robbery, you can see Barrit racking his brains to come up with an explanation. Henry IV Parts One and Two ? review 2011-07-28T17:03:27Z Although I felt that way at times about the whole book, Barnes provides a companionable view of why we love birds, their lives and futures. The Passion and Peril of Birding 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Pets of all sorts companionably hiss and squawk. Death doesn't stand a chance in sunny 'Failure: A Love Story' 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z We learn more about her relationship to her champion horses and her companionable corgis. Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ is best when viewed like separate little movies 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z As the students discussed this story in groups, he turned companionably in conversation to each of the two women sitting next to him. White pride in my classroom 2013-06-05T00:00:00Z Colman nails that expression of pained politeness common to royals; West, in a companionable drinking-and-cigars scene with Murray, memorably depicts the young king’s nervousness in his role. ‘Hyde Park’ promising but lackluster 2012-12-13T22:24:44Z They are also most companionable hosts in the specially outfitted pub through which they wander. Review: The Devil Went Down to Chelsea to See ‘Prudencia Hart’ 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Neanderthals, they posit, were empathetic; possessed at least some language; were companionable; strongly attached to family; able but not skillful at planning ahead; and demonstrated impressive mechanical skills. Books of The Times: ?How to Think Like a Neandertal? ? By Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge ? Review 2011-12-27T23:05:30Z Forte projects an innate normality, an averageness and equanimity, that keeps his characters companionable, even at their most extravagant, astringent or abnormal. 'Last Man on Earth' is dark in a strangely sunny way 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z She “proves a companionable guide” for this tour of cyberspace, “peopled predominantly with all-American girls” wanting, as Time magazine once put it, “a ROM of their own.” New in Paperback: ‘Wildhood’ and ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’ 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z And Parks, though not a scientist or professional philosopher, proves to be a companionable guide, even if his book is more an appetizer than a main course. A Rose Is a Rose Is … Your Experience of a Rose? A Writer Plumbs Consciousness 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Her writing is companionable, and her opinions are clear, though gently rendered. The Best Wine Books Are Not Always About Wine 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z We sat in companionable silence for an indeterminate period. A Memory of Robert Stone 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z It's a book that enjoys itself companionably and contains some lovely passages of exuberantly virtuoso description – the one concerning the Albany itself along with its denizens would probably stand to this day. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z There follows a hugely touching, narration-free montage of various good causes being supported by people in their locals, and you begin to realise that pubs are about more even than companionable drinking. Calling time on the pint in the pub 2012-06-29T21:55:15Z After that, there was a companionable, friendly mellowness to Spock. Postscript: Leonard Nimoy 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z “Breakfast with Seneca” — the most companionable of the new Stoic books — includes an appendix of these practices. Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z A few key scenes between Papoo and his friend Sam Akiyama take place at the waterfront, where the two men companionably fish by the pier. See a slice of Seattle history in this new graphic novel 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Their improbably companionable relationship comes a time when partisan differences run marrow-deep and many Democrats and Republicans view their parties not as vessels of collected interests but warring tribes locked in mortal conflict. Column: A Democratic and Republican battled for Congress. They became unlikely friends 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z An educated girl was trained to be an obedient, companionable wife, not an independent thinker in her own right. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But his personal life is all charm: living in the picture-perfect small town of Three Pines, Quebec, with his companionable wife, Reine-Marie, and an assortment of delightful neighbors and friends. Author Louise Penny on her ‘Gamache’ series and writing with Hillary Clinton 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “We have a few ancillary uses that are not strictly the things you might think about for interior design but are companionable.” At 50, the Seattle Design Center has influenced NW design, our homes and beyond 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z "A truly thoughtful and companionable human being, Phyllida was a guiding light and inspiration to so many." Phyllida Barlow: Renowned British sculptor dies aged 78 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Instead, you should try standing up, saying how much you enjoyed their visit, and companionably walking them to the door. Advice | Miss Manners: Can I start cleaning up if guests haven’t left yet? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z We look back at his remarkable journey to the Los Angeles Zoo, where he lives companionably with a female named Tina. The best animal stories of 2022 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z While it’s not quite right to say that the series is at its best when at its funniest — it handles horror … horrifyingly — it is certainly when it’s most companionable. Netflix's lively, unusual adaptation makes the most of Neil Gaiman's ‘The Sandman’ 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Javier, with his jovial backslaps, companionable smiles and occasional attempts to mollify the short-fused Ante, pays occasional attention but seems rather more interested in the women in their midst. Review: The superbly tense 'Murina' gives us a coming-of-age drama once more, with eeling 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The vision is a vivid one, thanks to the gossipy, companionable, squabbling interactions of the characters on the nifty, stylized set, with its farmland greens and picket-fence whites. Review | This ‘Music Man’ wins us over in sign language 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z But that striking gesture — the way its form mimics the idea of bending over backward for someone you care for — makes it a surprisingly companionable addition to the city block that houses the congregation’s buildings. Review | A famous L.A. synagogue added a strange new building — and they get along perfectly 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Orlean balances these hard truths with deep affection in “On Animals,” a companionable collection of her writing over the last two-decades-plus for the New Yorker, the Atlantic and other outlets on all manner of beasts. Susan Orlean's new book explores our intense love of animals, especially donkeys 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z As he got in, I reached for my headphones and prepared to spend the journey in companionable silence. ‘Every Subway Trip Started With Me Taking the B or C to 59th Street’ 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Morris companionably allowed us to join her on the peregrinations of her consciousness, never expecting that we’d follow her every step of the way, but glad for the company while it lasted. Column: A father writes to a critic who panned his son's play. The critic responds 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z He was one of the more important and prolific American poets of the last half-century, whose companionable approach to the mundane and the consequential mirrored his classroom style. Long Beach State's Gerald Locklin, Bukowski's drinking pal, left a lasting mark on writing — and writers 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z In the slanting sunlight, unhurried and companionable, the two picked their way through the undergrowth, a vision of the rural idyll. At This Instagram Hot Spot, All the World’s a Stage (and the Buffalo’s a Prop) 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Hudson’s companionable presence, and some of his delightful prose, enrich this book. Review | A particular fascination with a peculiar bird 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Their alternatively combative and companionable rapport is a nice touch, even if it’s in service of under-examined sentiments here like, “We served a country that didn’t love us back.” Review: Even with Michael B. Jordan, 'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse' shoots blanks 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z These range from a companionable circle of stumps in a corner of the schoolyard to raised beds filled with edible crops, pollinator plantings or a functional rain garden. Try volunteering at Seattle’s school learning gardens to boost kids, families and community 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Kind of messy, kind of awesome — kind of kind of awesome, anyway — is not a bad description of this companionable, comforting series. Need a dose of positivity today? Cuddle up to 'Call Me Kat' 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z I took her hand and squeezed it, the two of us sitting in companionable silence for a few minutes. Barack Obama on the moment he won the presidency – exclusive extract 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Since leaving Spy, Andersen has been editor of New York magazine, a journalist, a novelist, as well as the companionable host of the Public Radio International show “Studio 360.” Review: How Reagan and the finance bros gave us Trump 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Coke can’t convince us that it is better than Pepsi, but it can remind us of what it’s like to lounge companionably in the sun with friends we haven’t seen in months. Perspective | Every pandemic-themed TV commercial is an empty advertisement for advertising 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z The series, developed by Alena Smith, takes some inspiration from the show Drunk History, in which the past becomes sweetly, hilariously companionable through boozy retellings dubbed over celebrity actors. History remixed: the rise of the anachronistic female lead 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The journey was gruelling, she said, but sometimes surprisingly companionable: people occasionally appeared amid the reeds in the countryside and asked if they could join her in the water. The Subversive Joy of Cold-Water Swimming 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Their scaly skins seem relatively stink free compared to a the fur of a companionable canid. What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like? 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z But each narrator is a companionable guide, and each book has juicy tidbits to offer. Review | Two accounts of Watergate remind readers: No one knew how it would end 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Wright—with his sometimes cantankerous affection, his sympathy for the reader who has, as he has, seen and heard this all before—is profoundly companionable. The Many Voices of Charles Wright 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z It’s a companionable first-person report that tours the writer’s understanding of a subject, alive to the human comedy. How Mary-Kay Wilmers Became Britain’s Most Influential Editor 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Still, it’s companionable in the lowered-stakes world of Netflix films where pleasantness and a handful of highlights seem to matter as much as excellence. Netflix’s Between Two Ferns movie is thin, but that’s no problem 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z But when the device was tested at Evergreen Residence Assisted Living, it proved to be more alarming than companionable. 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 in the US every day – can Silicon Valley help with 'happier ageing'? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The two have been companionable, even as Warren steadily gains on Sanders in the polls. Newsletter: Today: What two rallies tell us about the 2020 race 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z They were notably companionable when they appeared on the same stage in the second round of Democratic candidate debates. A tale of two rallies: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have similar ideas but competing paths to 2020 victory 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z We were trundling along companionably when she tilted her head toward me. ‘After a Few Moments of Awkward Silence, We Reached the Other Side’ 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude,” it began. The fixer’s secret agenda 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z “What’s funny is that the bulls themselves are generally very companionable.” How to Make a Bucking Bull: Good Breeding and, Just Maybe, a Cow’s Love 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Woman and chimp walk the perimeter of the yard, Jamie knuckling along inside the fence, Goodrich chatting with her companionably from outside. Chimp research is over, but hundreds are still in labs. A tiny Washington sanctuary is helping them. 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Maybe these recommendations can help you prepare some companionable family downtime in the days ahead. The Verge’s guide to tolerable family streaming entertainment 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z None, however, seem as companionable as “Vincent,” and you won’t find the word “Giotto,” bald and bold, looped in black paint at the foot of a fresco. Why Do Filmmakers Love van Gogh? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z There was the bus driver who, with my help, fell into companionable but chaste love with the school crossing guard. The Imagined Story Behind Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The result is surprisingly companionable and enjoyable, an unhurried look at a location that is in no kind of rush, a place that is concerned most of all with preserving the way it’s always been. Review: Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman and his secret weapon in 'Monrovia, Indiana' - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z A rare thing occurred then in the van as it hoovered up the N4—a companionable silence. Fiction by Kevin Barry: “The Coast of Leitrim” 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z He poses it in his trademark voice-over—a companionable croon, surprisingly soft, as if he were sitting next to us at a bar and cradling a beer. The Vexing Analogies of “Fahrenheit 11/9” 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Late in the film, two friends sit on a log in the forest, companionably sharing a pot of honey in as perfect a picture of contentment as you can imagine. ‘Christopher Robin’: an enchanting reunion with silly-old-bear Pooh and friends 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z “Well, that’s what happens when you do television,” Waters says, companionably, as he cleans the sink. The Healing Buzz of “Drunk History” 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The intensity she displays in her web shorts has been somewhat tamed here to create a character that can sit companionably among other characters, though without losing the sense of an unusual presence. "Liza On Demand" review: A tough job, but some YouTube star has to do it 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z We sat for a while in companionable silence, my mind and me. Perspective | A baseball game is the perfect place to be alone with your thoughts 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z He lived in a dorm with 10 other male dancers, and the atmosphere among them was companionable and fun. Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Or should I settle for a more companionable partnership and a sense of family? Have I already met my soulmate? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Rosie Wilby 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Having taken on immortality, the Dublin-based writer is set to tackle the end of the world, in what promises to be a companionable and quick-witted exploration of apocalyptic anxieties. Fresh voices: 50 writers you should read now 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z She’s a happy and easy baby; I’m a happy and easy mother; I’ve enjoyed our companionable mornings, where mother, baby, book and laptop seem able to coexist on my bed. The parent trap: can you be a good writer and a good parent? 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z The silence is a very lovely and powerful thing, and particularly in some of the group paintings, sitting together in silence is a very companionable and powerful thing to do. 'He used to lash himself with his brush when he was angry': artists' models reveal all 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Nowhere will you meet more companionable people than at a racetrack’s rail. Railbirds Are All the Same, Even Long-Lost Russian Counts 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z He loves them for their jokes and stories, for their courage and even for their Finnish silences: “relaxed silences, companionable…unhappy, charged and thoughtful silences, even lyrical silences”. A British travel writer evokes the magic of the Baltic Sea 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Both terribly sad and unexpectedly companionable, this quiet book does just that. A gentle, rich tale of friendship and loss 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z He sits companionably beside a dark-skinned young woman, whose hand rests casually on his thigh. Success at introducing indigenous groups to the outside world saddens anthropologist 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Whatever it is, Rachel finds it soothing and companionable. Jeff VanderMeer Amends the Apocalypse 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Moreover, “Life’s Work” is a vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life. Why It’s Become So Hard to Get an Abortion 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z This had annoyed Chalmers, but on the cruise the two philosophers were still able to marvel, companionably, at the landscape’s alien beauty. Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Not a single intelligible word is spoken in Michael Dudok de Wit’s poignant animated drama “The Red Turtle,” and after a while that silence becomes companionable; you find, in this film, a restful space. ‘Red Turtle’ review: A man lost at sea finds love 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z An uplifting and companionable fellow traveler for us all. Eight Creative People Recommend Their Favorite Classic Books 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Always pleasant and companionable but a little pro forma in its early going, it gains in texture and interest as Obama’s life and his reaction to it become more complex. Review: Netflix’s ‘Barry’ is an amiable portrait of the future president 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Always pleasant and companionable but a little pro forma in its early going, it gains in texture and interest as Obama's life and his reaction to it get more complex. 'Barry' is the amiably low-key, mostly imagined portrait of the man who would be president 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Shoulders I go for, as gender-neutral, companionable territory, but most folks don’t want to chat for long with anyone whose deficits are front and center. Feeling My Way Into Blindness 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But he said despite the evening’s occasionally biting punchlines, the two candidates shared some companionable time. Trump and Clinton Said 'Nice Things Privately' at Dinner, Cardinal Says 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Delta Air Lines, Quetta, Olympic Games: Your Tuesday Briefing 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Surprisingly, she liked it, liked the companionable people, liked the exercises. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Only recently, living in a more integrated District, did I understand that our library was one of the rare places in the 1970s where the trajectories of white and black people intersected companionably. The Palisades and the ladies of the second floor 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z He pays a modest rent, helps around the house and now most days they sit down companionably for a family dinner. What to Do If You’re Retired and Broke 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Like him she was in a stable companionable marriage, only one that lacked a certain dimension. Life after the Ashley Madison affair 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z In any case, travelling in companionable groups, and planning to stay only a few years, they were prepared to live just about anywhere. Tunnels and channels 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It would be hard to find a more companionable guide to the marvels of locomotory evolution than Matt Wilkinson. Evolution: Doing the locomotion : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The early years of the Amis marriage were happy and companionable. Elizabeth Jane Howard: Hilary Mantel on the novelist she tells everyone to read 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The Greens worked with the SNP in the referendum in a fairly companionable fashion. Looking ahead to the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections - BBC News 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z A banty, broad-shouldered man with a companionable manner, Irving no longer keeps a locker at the N.Y.A.C., but during the eighties he hit the mats nearly every evening, from seven to nine. John Irving Goes to the Gym 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z But by and large, the tone was companionable, and the jokes were not necessarily at LaBeouf's expense. Why Shia LaBeouf's #AllMyMovies was so successful 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Their total survival strategy amounts to being really, really cute and companionable. The Verge Review of Animals: the dog 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z He is quick to smile and chats companionably with visitors. Myanmar’s Buddhist Monks Flex Muscle Ahead of Election 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Today I can safely say my strongest links have been forged at the table,” Ferrazzi says.”The companionable effects of breaking bread — not to mention drinking a few glasses of wine — bring people together.” 10 Ways to Make Your Afternoons As Productive As Mornings 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z His scenes with LeBron James — who, playing himself, delivers lines about topics including “Downton Abbey” and splitting a lunch check with expert, deadpan timing — lope along with companionable, low-key ease. ‘Trainwreck’ proves Amy Schumer’s mettle as a writer and an actor 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But the Cadillac, out of race mode, proved a quick, quiet, companionable ride. An athletic performance from Cadillac's new muscle car 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z But his style was frequently conversational and companionable, rather than didactic or driven. Charles Kennedy: A political contact and a chum - BBC News 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But at home she is companionable, curious, easy to train, and, to Macdonald’s astonishment, playful. How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z And since vampires can’t see themselves in the mirror, they do the companionable thing and draw likenesses of each other. Q&A Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi of 'What We Do in the Shadows' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Because while they are shaping that clay with their hands, they are laughing, talking or sometimes just sitting in companionable silence. Helping church leads women to Christmas business 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z The United States Open is a lovely tennis tournament, with stirring feats of athleticism and an often companionable crowd. Making His U.S. Open Debut, Victor Estrella Burgos Is Embraced by Dominicans 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Even Mark Twain, that most companionable of travellers, described Gibraltar in 1869 as "suggestive of a 'gob' of mud on the end of a shingle". Gibraltar – 'an emblem of waste and loneliness' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z She spent precious time at their house: "They were reading peacefully, companionably, as they did so many evenings. Routine for them. Magical for me." Harper Lee: should Marja Mills' memoir have been published? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z They settled into an affectionate and companionable routine. Review “The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living With a Tawny Owl,” by Martin Windrow As Mr. Hollein made clear in his published writings and in his work itself, the boutiques and buildings and tea sets and textiles he designed were, to him, the most companionable of bedfellows. Hans Hollein, Architect of Witty Designs, Dies at 80 2014-04-26T20:03:36Z Nonetheless, here they were, digging into scrambled eggs, sipping coffee and chatting companionably with him on a Saturday morning. Airbnb Host Welcomes Travelers From All Over 2014-04-26T01:07:14Z Over the next few days, Skylab’s inside temperature fell to a companionable 70 degrees. Jack A. Kinzler, 1920-2014: Jack Kinzler, Skylab’s Savior, Dies at 94 2014-03-15T03:17:13Z As the cosmic Everyman in “Cosmos,” he proves a convincing and companionable sidekick and tour guide, adding a little shtick and a wink to let the audience in on the fun. Out There: A Successor to Sagan Reboots ‘Cosmos’ 2014-03-03T18:20:58Z Is it worth a trip to Mexico just to experience this companionable dynamic, one so seldom evident in our own museums? A Mexican Showcase for Ambition 2014-02-19T23:14:19Z Samsung recently introduced its Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch with a fabulous commercial conjuring up pop culture’s long anticipation of a companionable wristwatch that would double as a phone and command center. Why the iWatch Will Likely Fail 2013-10-22T09:45:04Z They finished their drinks in companionable silence and paid their tabs. Tumbleweeds and indelicate questions 2013-02-27T18:21:13.183Z New York loomed especially large, with landmarks like Schrafft’s and Russ & Daughters, the purveyor of smoked fish, bagels and other stuff of life on East Houston Street, threading their way companionably through his verse. Harvey Shapiro, Poet of New York and Beyond, Dies at 88 2013-01-08T04:51:20Z Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images clocked on for a first nightshift in charge of his latest club and ambled down the tunnel with an arm draped companionably around . Harry Redknapp sees rare reasons to hope on opening night with QPR 2012-11-27T22:12:24Z This is a companionable book, made to be raced through in one sitting. On Wheels by Michael Holroyd – review 2012-11-25T00:04:01Z We found friendship and profound understanding in our companionable silences, which were disturbed only by the slow turn of a page and the chime of the clock on the sideboard. Decoding Dad's black-and-white world 2012-08-17T23:04:01Z Could the happy owner of “damoysele Pertelote,” bearing herself so fair and companionable, be expected to give her up into cold communal ownership? Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I own to you, Miss Barrington, wide as the difference between our ages, I never yet met any one so thoroughly companionable to me as your brother. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Noah sent out the raven first, probably because it had been the most companionable bird and seemed the wisest, preferable to “the silly dove;” but it never came back with God’s message. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z And if he is in the habit of listening for your words, and of paying heed to what you say, he will be vastly more obedient as well as companionable. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z The Frenchman Huysmans, who wrote this charming sentiment, was not necessarily companionable. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z He found the Hare Indians alert, loquacious, companionable, warm-hearted, and childlike in their sympathies and feelings. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z But the sum of the beauty in all his work is great, and his poetry is, on the whole, more companionable than that of Francis Thompson; it is more human, more personal, more intimate. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The lights of San Remo looked very alluring to him, who had for so long spent his nights at sea with no more companionable illuminant than a reeking kerosene lamp or the cold, aloof stars. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z So they sat a time in companionable silence until the younger man asked, "Had you come far to-day?" Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z In every-day life he was a charming, companionable, and very human chap, and, as Frederick James Gregg says, dropped more witty epigrams in an hour than Whistler did annually. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z They are as companionable as people—nay, more; they are as companionable as children. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z “Our silence was companionable, loving, full of promise,” she writes. The New Old Age Blog: In Caregiving, a New Silence 2012-03-01T17:10:46Z Frugal as he was, he never for an instant lost his cheery smile and companionable manner, and I observed he watched me very closely. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z And then, lastly, it is another infinite advantage possessed by the picture, that in these various differences from reality it becomes the expression of the power and intelligence of a companionable human soul. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z He was, however, very companionable, and his uniformly cheerful disposition made him a sort of favorite with all, in spite of his touch of vanity. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z The breakfast bell rang, but I hung back, not for lack of appetite, but for the reason that the other members of the company had ceased to be companionable. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z Here, if anywhere, will the human hedgehog unroll himself and deign to be companionable. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z She came after 'Helps to Devout Living,' for a sister who has gone out to Nebraska for her health, and is miles away from any church and has no companionable people about her. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z No doubt the noise and the lights, and the presence of these glittering gentlemen confused the lad, who was more used to the lonely beaches of the islands and the companionable murmurs of the sea. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z I used to like the noise at times; it was companionable and told me fairy stories of blazing firesides. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z But this, in my experience of him, was not his ordinary manner, which was calm and companionable, without rudeness of any kind, unless some difference occurred to provoke his pugnacity. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z Henry Blackwell is a dear, comforting man, most kind and companionable. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z She thought of her own private den at home, with its pretty curtains, soft cushions, fresh flowers, and the thousand useless but companionable knick-knacks that make a woman's room look cosy. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z I rode at first in the centre of the highway, and found the clatter of my horse's hoofs a very companionable sound. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Then from a great distance the jingle of a cab came through the open window to his ears with a light companionable lilt. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z They were a pleasant, congenial party, the older people cheerful and companionable, the children full of life and spirits. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z She has taken care of me these many weeks and has been most companionable and affectionate. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z It must be, like the book, a limited, personal, mellow, and companionable glow; the solitary taper beside the only worshiper in a sanctuary. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z But the latter had gone companionably into a church together with two 'beauties.' A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z She was not conscious of feeling lonely; the sunshine was companionable, and the novelty of everything held her attention and kept her interest on the alert. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z This may seem a small point; but an hour a day becomes an item in four years, especially if it is the hour when men are most disposed to be companionable. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z He was a companionable man, given intelligent and sympathetic company, and this he found to the full in her. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z One day more and he could speak—one evening of companionable friendship. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z She is such a dear, consistent, inoffensive, companionable goose, don't you know? An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z She was very accessible and companionable, she liked to see her friends and to chat, and her conversation was always full of thought and poetry. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z We used to laugh so heartily at this that the showman would join in, and even the beautiful living lady would snicker companionably, as she crawled away beneath the stage. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z And Miss Elliston and the great man sit down companionably in the places belonging respectively to the oboe and the trombone, just as though they had been friends from earliest youth. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z A man is wiser, purer, more companionable, more affectionate and more charitable. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z It's companionable to touch your lips to, now and then, when you sit through those very long dinners. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Socially she was genial and companionable and a favorite with both old and young. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z My garden with its noble hedge and its solitude, its companionable trees and grass-grown paths, had vanished. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z As she looked at him quietly reading in the chair opposite her it even occurred to her that his silence was preferable to Tommy's companionable chirpings, even at their best. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z It is often said that a dog is more companionable than a cat, and has higher intelligence. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The Anglo-Indian wife too often takes little interest in her husband's work, and so cannot prove very companionable to him. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And Father is a willing captive of his charms, even luring him from me on long, companionable walks. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z It is so friendly and companionable, so full of intimacies, so open and sunny. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z One is compelled to walk up and down in pleasant company, for golf is essentially a companionable game, while he reaps the full benefit of the invigorating exercise. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z Though our association was not long at any one time, yet he was so transparent and companionable that in a short time I knew Owen Carr well. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z He was poor, but proud, and made himself so attractive and companionable that men were delighted to be put to great expense in order to entertain him,—and he wanted everything of the very best. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Puffins are hunted principally for their companionable qualities, a domesticated puffin being held the equal—if not quite—of the average Dobrudjan housewife in many respects, such as, for instance, self-respect. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z There is a quiet time and some of the men get on companionable terms with the enemy. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Brightly gifted, ardent, magnetic, witty and companionable, she had peculiar power to win and hold the hearts of students and friends. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z A few minutes before, we had been joking together and companionably messing our fingers with oranges upstairs. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z I regretted exceedingly his retirement, as he had rendered invaluable service in connection with my lectures, and had been a most genial and companionable fellow-traveller, whenever circumstances brought us together along the route. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z His companionable habits had left their tokens upon his exterior. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Some 73 day you will understand what it has cost your father and mother to send you out of their sight just as you have become most companionable to them. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z Krige was not loquacious at any time, but he had become more companionable; and, in his silent and rather tragic reserve, he was an interesting personality. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z When we are alone she is more companionable.” The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z She strives to be helpful and companionable and sympathetic, and she detests censoriousness and unkind criticism, either in herself or others.” Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z But though severe and restricted, and without either grandeur or fancy, Arnold's poetry is most companionable. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z At dinner their common anxiety made the three more companionable than anyone had hoped to be. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Friendship with a woman who is sympathetic, and young enough to be attractive as well as companionable, fills the blanks in a man’s life. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Such absolute dependence must develop qualities of kindliness and toleration which would encourage the companionable spirit. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z I find him companionable, and he dislikes being chained here.” Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z The truth is, as the extracts from his correspondence have clearly enough shown, he was one of the most companionable and one of the kindest and most sympathetic and affectionate of human beings. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Sea and sky and distant rock were wide awake and companionably smiling. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z He wanted to talk to Honor, who was bright and animated and decidedly more companionable than her dark and silent brother. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z You should also know he's a companionable partner on a buddies trip. Editor's Letter: The Primordial Hunt For Great Golf 2011-08-08T04:00:00Z Yet the fact that at this forsaken spot human hands had once built shelter, or for this thing had constructed a grave, gave me a certain companionable thrill. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z As the "Snig," as I was generally called, was so passionately fond of "live" things, old "Kittiwake" was quite prepared to be companionable. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Tumm and I sat in the companionable seclusion of the trader’s cabin, the schooner lying at ease in the shelter of Jump Harbor. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z It was the unseen official's own fault if a man so naturally companionable as he of the luggage-barrow were driven by neglect to prefer a complaint against him. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z I hope you will like her, dear, for she seems a pleasant, well-bred girl and surely will prove companionable to you. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The song-birds are singing in southern woods, but chickadee, nuthatch, and woodpecker are chatty and companionable and keep the woods in heart with a stir of life. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Intellect interblends with sentiment in the companionable mind, wit with humor. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Kind, sympathetic, companionable as she was, she could not with fairness be accused of doing anything to “throw herself at his head.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z She’s so companionable and intelligent, and takes such interest in everything; never talks the silly idiotic bosh most girls do. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Perhaps 203 this wild flower hunt proved but a small part of her pleasure, for as she strolled along the doctor proved most companionable as he coached her in hike knowledge. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z And Nesta Cheriton—sworn worshipper of the sabre, speedily came to the conclusion that all that was entertaining and companionable was not a monopoly vested in the wearers of Her Majesty’s uniform. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z But there was one living thing for which, deep down in his heart of hearts, he cherished a vivid and warm love, and that was this beautiful and companionable daughter of his. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The girl intimates that she loves to drink wine because it makes her jolly and companionable. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z It ticks away companionably, as if to reassure me of its realness. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z She did not like Jib Pottoway as she did the foreman of the Bar Cross Naught ranch; but the Indian was intelligent and companionable, and he quite evidently put himself out to be entertaining. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Makes the inside of the city directory look companionable. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z They bespeak a temper cordial and companionable as well as enthusiastic, manifest sincerity in all expressions of personal feeling, and contain here and there a passage of fine mature poetry. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z I feel now that we can be companionable. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z She loved being able to see him; it was a companionable thing. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Nalbro Hastings proved upon further acquaintance to be just as sweet and companionable as she had seemed to be at first. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z The lady had left the phaeton to speak to the girls more companionably. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z Happy in himself, he is at the same time of a most companionable spirit. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z Balfour proved a most companionable boy, and his energy and industry made a great impression on Martine, when she contrasted him with the idler college boys whom she knew. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z So he and I grew to be in a way more companionable than suited my station perhaps; but I don't know it, for he was often very ill off for money. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z How companionable she seems in the vast waste around us. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z They both describe the rounds they play together as more companionable than cutthroat. On Par: Teeing It Up for Their Clubs, Not Their Feet 2011-05-16T01:25:17Z Mr. Roe was so peculiarly a companionable man that his friends were legion, and among the busy workers who constitute the Authors' Club none were more popular than he—the busiest worker of them all. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z You are warmhearted and companionable, fond of the society of friends and relatives, of a loving and peaceable disposition, and favoring all that is harmonious and refined. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z He had just been thinking how companionable she was, and now this Plymouth girl was going to show herself as narrow and conventional as others. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z He must mingle with her friends and make himself companionable and agreeable. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z It is astonishing how soon a little girl becomes a companionable creature; she develops at a much earlier age than her brothers. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z "I can't tell you anything about Pfeiffers's Baths," said I, trying to be companionable too, "for I never heard of them before; but whatever I do know is at your service." True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z You are companionable, sociable and you suffer much because you cannot find things just as you wish. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z I am so glad he has come into my life: I feel lonely at times; and he is so companionable, I know. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z What a companionable feeling steals over one as he puffs a fine cigar, Mr. Mitchel! Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z He was a man of an inveterately companionable disposition. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z We go through the years of training and teaching and educating to give them up when they have grown companionable. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z You are warmhearted and companionable, fond of the society of friends and relatives, of a loving and peaceable disposition, and favoring all that is harmonious and refined. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z But Polkadot, asserting his indignation in none too subtle snorts, soon overhauled the rented horse, then showed his equine etiquette by settling to a companionable walk. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z From the habit of his mind, and the nature of his education, he was more companionable to her than Lionel. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z A man must do something in our work-a-day world, if only to be companionable to those who do. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z He began to ease up in order to become companionable with the field. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z He has naturally, however, a genial temper, companionable qualities and a disposition that endears him to all by whom he may be surrounded. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z He closed his eyes, the better and more companionably to picture Jane. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The scene was grand, impressive, almost oppressive, not less sublime than the Alps or the ocean, but more fascinating, more companionable, than either. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z He was the idol of his parents; possessed of a mind so unusual in its passionate love for knowledge, and a nature so companionable, that everybody loved him. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The big buck and the small one had spent a companionable winter, spring and part of the summer in a secluded thicket. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z I could hear the companionable canter of its balance wheel galloping down the road of life by my side. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z It is very easy to be companionable and good-humoured while all goes pleasantly. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z And all these gentlemen, being warmed by wine and meat, became excessively companionable and entertaining. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z He was a companionable body, and brave, or he wouldn't have been a professional aeronauter, a job that was rightly thought tough enough for a woman, let alone a man. Friend Island 2011-02-28T03:00:33.693Z Frosty came out from beneath the porch and again sat companionably close. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Besides, they were bright-eyed, companionable people—dwellers of the wilderness even as Bruce—and their personality had already endeared itself to him. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z He's only thoroughly nice and agreeable, and he and I are most companionable. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z To do this, a young lady must consult the tastes of her brothers, and endeavour to take sufficient interest in the pursuits that interest them, as to make herself companionable. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z In the thick woods round Bouvigny and Noulette there were clusters of huts where the resting time was very warm and lazy and companionable, with much white wine and singing in the evenings. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z He was evidently simply feeling companionable and was looking for a moment's chat. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Crowds, or gangs of American and English sailors, mingling most companionably, on a cruise through the city, rolled jollily along—the same careless independent fellows that they are all the world over. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z I like it, I find it friendly and companionable, and I hope to like it till I die. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It was a very straggling village, which began to straggle at the mountain-foot, but, for fear of avalanches, I was told, the houses did not grow companionable till some half a mile down the plain. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Mrs. H. is really a very nice person, and her tastes and habits would render her most companionable; and she would, of course, make you an object of especial attention and respect. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z This was the young daughter of a soldier of the garrison, little Julia, nine years old, who was intelligent and companionable. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Her pretext was that she wanted to become an actress, and that was true, but had Mrs Pell been more companionable and easy to live with, Iris would have curbed her histrionic ambitions. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z At last, resenting the lack of the companionable attentions her master was accustomed to bestow upon her when they rode alone, she snorted several times and switched her tail vigorously, flicking his legs. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Naturally Harte was the centre of the little company, and he was never more fascinating and companionable. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z So day by day the companionable feet of the happy couple moved to and fro, always intent on the nurture and care of their children. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z He was not too grand to be companionable, like the awe-inspiring Zeus or the haughty Apollo. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z These birds seemed to be quite companionable, falling in company with the ship, and travelling with her for miles at a time. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “Can it be possible,” he asked himself for the hundredth time, “that this eager-hearted, companionable fellow will really carry out his deadly purpose?” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z She could picture the little, simple, homely, companionable activities of early evening—the sputter of a candle, the good smell of a pipe, the steamy murmur of a boiling kettle. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Propinquity has proved that we are companionable and that we have much in common. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z And whilst his brilliant wit and companionable qualities had kept him too much among the society of men in his own class, he had failed to carry out any of his bright conceptions. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I think I'd go to a small municipal park with Harry and feed the birds in companionable silence. Chelsea v MSK Zilina - live! 2010-11-23T19:04:00Z Apparently she found this custom as companionable as he did, for she was sure to protest at a long period of silence. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z A hefty man with a companionable manner, Mr. Burton was an avid sports fan. John C. Burton, Business School Dean, Dies at 77 J. C. Burton, Columbia Business School Dean, Dies 2010-05-21T04:14:00Z Black clouds parted just in time for the men now joined as prime minister and deputy prime minister to amble companionably past sunwashed cascades of lavender and magnolia. Britain?s Top Dog Finds a Mate 2010-05-15T16:16:00Z The house seemed oddly more companionable for his presence. The Idyl of Twin Fires Marie thought it would be a pleasant change for her, and companionable as well, and dear Lady Littletown, who was calling at the time, said it was the best thing we could do. A Double Knot He had been companionable, sympathetic in a fraternal sort of way which had made her wish fervently that Fate had given her a brother instead of a husband. The Trail of Conflict In his domestic life he was a tender, loving, and companionable husband and father, a charming host, and a warm-hearted friend. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine To a man of a convivial and companionable nature like himself the idea of a life of solitude was naturally horrible. In Jail with Charles Dickens Louise sometimes is delightfully companionable, and kind enough to turn one's head. The Hillman The little people of the reeds and grass Murmur their blithe, companionable lore, The rills renew their minstrelsy. The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy "I think Gerrit a most companionable brother," said Constance, one evening, while Paul sat taking tea with her. Small Souls But I had quarrelled with the one, and never really been open or companionable with the other. Deep Moat Grange She was some years older than York, with a face as young and very much like her brother's; a comely, companionable sort of woman, popular alike with men and women, young folks and children. The Reclaimers Yes, but let it be the companionable, clubable pig. The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts There are genial, liberal, and companionable rascals and mean, contemptible, sneaking ones. Rockhaven He had simply become a local necessity to a bright nature, overflowing with vital and companionable impulses. The Tempering Some peculiarities of the Russian woman’s rights movement are: its individuality, its independence of the momentary tendencies of the government, and the companionable coöperation of men and women. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey As far as it lay in York's power he would never fail to make up to his companionable sister for what circumstances had taken from her. The Reclaimers Scud's "easiness" was unmitigated—at times it was exasperating; but this made him all the fatter, the jollier, the more companionable; and as it succeeded so well, why not? A Republic Without a President and Other Stories "I am not going to say anything," Angus told her, and stared ahead over the colts' ears, in which companionable fashion they drove for nearly two miles. The Land of Strong Men His tone was more companionable too, lacking that faint but unmistakable air of patronage it had always previously held. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Which merely meant that if he were ordinarily polite and considerate and companionable I would ultimately become his wife. The Moonlit Way I had joined in pursuits that were not mine, to endeavor to render myself companionable. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) And so we two sat down quite companionably together to a dinner consisting of boiled pork and excellent potatoes and milk, with wild strawberries for a dessert. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 In spite of every effort on my part to educate her palate, five or six nibbles at almost anything edible remains her idea of a banquet—provided the incidental talk prove sufficiently companionable or stimulating. The Book of Susan A Novel He seemed to me on that particular morning, and whenever I met him afterwards, to be the most natural, unaffected, companionable person I had ever come across. Lafcadio Hearn Ballard had found few men, and still fewer women, completely companionable. The King of Arcadia It may be imagination or simply the effect of increased appreciation on my part, but it does seem as if Miss Stuyvesant grew lovelier and more companionable each time that I meet her. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life I count old maids among my most cheerful and companionable friends. Her Royal Highness Woman The lure of that which was exciting or amusing or beautiful, above all, that which was or pretended to be friendly or companionable, had always proved too strong for him. Hempfield A Novel He did not find Amaldi so companionable, either, since he had been suffering in this way. Shadows of Flames A Novel Usually there was much light and the companionable racket of a busy household. The Gray Mask The friends looked at him in the admiration and envy with which anglers welcome a pleasant, companionable sort of lie. Plashers Mead A Novel He is at once an excellent watchdog and a companionable member of the household. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation Combined with that other virtue named by Stevenson, gentleness, and what more is needed to make a companionable and a beloved man. Stevenson's Perfect Virtues As Exemplified by Leigh Hunt Our hiding place was perfectly secure against anything except the mosquitoes and gnats, and we were soon discovered by large numbers of these companionable insects. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion For in that middle-aged lady the editor recognised Aunt Kate, the pleasant, sensible, companionable woman who for years had written those sympathetic “Answers to Correspondents” in the Girls’ Very Own Friend. Man and Maid Well, you know they're good, companionable fellows, and a man takes on their ways of speech unconsciously. Ewing\\'s Lady It was always at that hour when the day was fading into a luminous twilight that told of stars to come, and they tramped the decks in a strange, companionable silence. Leerie She was so eminently companionable, so tactful and sympathetic. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising I am of a peculiarly companionable, sympathetic nature, and yet the continued life among my fellow-soldiers had become an impossibility. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Fine old fellows were these burghers; and companionable and merry were their wives and daughters. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) He was manly, kind-hearted, pleasant, and very genial and serviceable among brother-artists; social and companionable, but holding mainly aloof from fashionable circles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Upon this journey, however, youth and common interests must have made the two girls companionable to each other. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Your relative is a particularly cultured and companionable man, Miss Carden, and in his quiet way, very genial.” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Personally, he is a bluff, forceful, but companionable man, such as one would expect to find on the deck of a war-ship rather than in the telephone-pestered office of a sky-scraper. The Romance of the Reaper He treated me with a perfect equality, and by that greatest of all flatteries to one of my age, induced me to believe that I was actually companionable to himself. That Boy Of Norcott's It is thus, however, we educate our women; this is part and parcel of the false system by which we fancy we make them companionable. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance At the time of her marriage Elizabeth was a bright, wholesome, companionable girl. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) But he was anxious to know something about Heron, and therefore he was determined to be as companionable as possible. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Perhaps, if Miss Grey had been a town-bred girl, she might have hesitated about setting out for a companionable walk in the park with a young man who was almost a stranger to her. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. Nay,—I am not seeking to learn a secret; but you know enough to make you companionable and acceptable, where any others in our employ would be inadmissible. That Boy Of Norcott's She was very pretty, and very companionable; and girls of whom that could be said were very few and far between in the Wildschutsberg surroundings. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion "Well, I don't think him exactly what Temple calls an esprit fort, but he is a very nice fellow, very companionable, and a thorough gentleman in all respects." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels. My First Summer in the Sierra In three years Helen would be seventeen, and with a good education, very companionable. Helen Grant's Schooldays How companionable Dr. Lowell's clock seems when one is sitting up so, with no one else to talk to! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories One of them had broken his leg and had to lie in a cast, and the other was convalescing from fever, but both were well enough to be companionable with the lonely little Southerner. The Mountain Girl Dogs are not only loved because they are companionable, but because they are also, oftentimes, very serviceable. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul And thus did they view life, with widely different sympathies, it is true, but yet in a spirit that made them companionable to each other. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day They sat there upon the grass for a long while in companionable silence, heeding the sounds of the night, which was balmy and infinitely peaceful. Pastoral Affair Nay, we linger a minute or two, for there is something companionable there. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Too dignified to be cross, too offended to be companionable; silent, reproachful, terrible! A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June There is no staid form or ceremony: people meet for pleasure in the dance or love-making—'tis all the same—everything is frank and companionable. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia My daughter finds her very companionable; her services, in a business point of view, are inestimable. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day So they make the grave error of thinking that because fine ladies are insupportable, women who are not fine ladies will be sweet and companionable. Maids Wives and Bachelors In the midst of the smoking party, the funnel-chimney of the wooden house on wheels was not remiss, but took its pipe with the rest in a companionable manner. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 But here the tall, human creatures went always upon two only, and it was only the little Dusty Star that understood stomach-walking on all fours, and making companionable noises in the throat. Dusty Star It was true he had many companionable qualities, and he had, or at least affected to have, very wide sympathies. A Rent In A Cloud Sydney I miss greatly; she was nearly of my own age, and although so much superior to me in every way, so companionable and sisterlike. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Excellent weed! that can make dulness imaginative, and imagination plodding; that renders stupid men companionable to clever ones, and gives a meek air of thought to the very flattest insipidity! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He was, in fact, an excellent fellow, and the only member of our party whom I found companionable. The Portal of Dreams There were dark, heaped-up objects which made companionable sounds in their noses, and could be explained. Dusty Star On the second day out, I ran across a young man whom I had known slightly before, and who is engaged in the business of being a companionable fellow and the life of the party. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories During the first days and nights of his mother's illness, they had talked, or sat in companionable silence, by the hour. Ancestors A Novel Yet nobody knew how much the poor wakeful soul would miss the only one of her meagre possessions that seemed alive and companionable in lonely hours. Strangers and Wayfarers When Nanna was able to weep she was then at her best–the most companionable, the most grateful, and the most affectionate. Prisoners of Conscience Nevertheless, he himself felt a difference intuitively, and though he had exercised to the full his talent for making himself companionable, it had proved a very difficult task to fully break through Arthur's reserve. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Barn Swallows are far more beautiful, more graceful and more companionable than Purple Martins. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season Such places often are like that unpronounceable town in Russia of which Paragot said: “The bugs are the most companionable creatures in it, and they are the cleanest.” Our Southern Highlanders Mrs. Downs was giving herself to social interests in his absence, and Mrs. Forder, an asthmatic but very companionable person, had arrived by two o'clock that afternoon with her knitting work, sure of being welcome. Strangers and Wayfarers Leaning on the captain's brawny arm, Miss Anspacher ploughed through the mud to the ship, followed by the mosquito-bat and Algol, who had been toasting themselves more or less companionably at the fire. Collector's Item In society she made an effort to be companionable and cheerful for the sake of others; and at home, with her children, she strove to be the same. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 He made special efforts to be genial and companionable, and his conversation sparkled with jests and epigrams. Doubloons—and the Girl Aunt Abigail laughed too, though more as if 232 she wished to appear companionable than because she really saw the joke. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted But he continued to like his new friend; he was so companionably "low flung." John March, Southerner It was the same old smile, simple and companionable, as if he were of their own age and one of them. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp "You little know how it preys upon me; how I welcome a sympathetic friend! but—why speak of it?" she passed him her cigarette case, and they began to smoke companionably. Banked Fires Then if he is not companionable, or is over-confident, tricks may be played which will prevent his going forward as rapidly as he otherwise would. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years An owl of late habits would have been almost companionable. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor She knew the value of varied information in making a woman, not a pedant, but a sympathetic, companionable being; and such she was to almost every class of mind. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings But out of the professionally taken photo there looked straight at the boys eyes, oh, how familiar, how friendly, how companionable. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp Would they keep companionable vigil, the two women, heartening each other by a word, or would they sit aloof, each wrapped in her own grief? Old Crow Parrots are most companionable pets, and, next to a dog, quite the most interesting and intelligent. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Trunion himself was a wholesome man, a man full of honest affection, hearty laughter, and hard work—a breezy, companionable, energetic man. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches "Well...." he said companionably, and lolled against a pillar. A Diary Without Dates That brass kettle stood upon a scout fireplace of stones, and from its interior a hunter’s stew diffused its luscious fragrance to those who sat about, feeding the companionable fire. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp On the whole we found them good-natured and companionable fellows, notwithstanding their interest in baksheesh which we were compelled at last, in self-defense, to fix at one piaster an hour. Across Asia on a Bicycle And the solitary, although he must return at night to his frequented inn, may yet pass the day with his own thoughts in the companionable silence 223 of the trees. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) I have forgotten a companionable cat who each morning takes her seat on the long leather settee beside me and shares my crescents. The Real Latin Quarter Wherever the Motor Maids went there were lively times, for these were companionable girls who looked upon the world as a vastly interesting place full of unique adventures–and so, of course, they found them. A Sunny Little Lass “Myself, my dear fellow,” replied Mr. Dodd, springing to his feet with companionable alacrity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Tom Jonah came up to him and they companionably "snuffed noses," as Sammy said. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended There is a fine crackle and roar of burning wood in the chimney which is very homely and companionable, though it does seem to postulate a town all white with snow outside. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) We were invited by the sole proprietor and manager of the show—an old circus-man, and one of the shrewdest, most companionable, and intelligent of men, who had traveled the world over. The Real Latin Quarter And sometimes that person became more distinct, less mystic and more companionable. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman The snow-capped heights are inspiring, but far more companionable is the brook that sparkles in the valley. Seven Keys to Baldpate I immediately set out for Cromarty; and, curious as it may seem, found grief so companionable, that the four hours which I spent by the way seemed hardly equal to one. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. And yet both smiled and joked companionably across the shoulders of the unconscious Adelle. Clark's Field But she would not, even to be companionable. Aurora the Magnificent The merry, companionable stir of life around him made him feel more solitary. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Finn also had the Master's hand-bag in his section of the bench; and that was rather nice and companionable. Finn The Wolfhound The horizon was dotted all day with companionable sails, and the sun shone pleasantly on the long, heaving deck. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) “If you had been any other girl,” he mused, as they went down the stairs together companionably, “you wouldn’t have got away with that.” Outside Inn In the bygone years Mrs. Lawrence would not have deigned to notice her; but she found this delicate, mild-mannered, middle-aged woman very companionable. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Franklin was one of the most companionable of men. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Rick and Scotty, sprawled comfortably in beach chairs on the lawn in front of Steve's house, sipped the last of their iced tea, and watched the movements and listened to the sounds in companionable silence. The Flying Stingaree To the eyes of the modern young people, she seemed far more human and companionable. The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan What vigor, what cheer, how persistent, how prolific, how adaptive; pugnacious, but cheery, pilfering, but companionable! Ways of Nature There was a gossipy, companionable suggestion in the bustling of the noisy waters. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country It was a reluctant farewell to a ship we had found so companionable and keen. Westward with the Prince of Wales Why couldn't he be sensible and companionable as they were? Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 In the mean inn in which he halted for refreshment he was glad to encounter a fellow-Jew and one in companionable rags. Dreamers of the Ghetto The very thought of it, says he––the thought o’ Dannie Callaway grown big and manly and helpfully companionable––fair warmed him with delight. The Cruise of the Shining Light He was very agreeable and companionable, and did not hold himself aloof from the common herd, as smaller men in his position might have done. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Just now he was making himself as companionable as possible to his uncle, and it must be admitted he knew somewhat of the ways in which to do this. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield P——, graduate of college and law-school,—handsome, companionable, fluent in writing or talk, and excellent at trolling a stave. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 There was companionable silence,—there were only the small threshold-of-perception sounds which one did not often notice, but which it would have been intolerable to have stop. Pariah Planet Star upon star: a multitude of serenely companionable lights, so twinkling and knowing, so slyly sure of the ultimate resolution of all the doubts and pains and perplexities of the sons of men! The Cruise of the Shining Light When in action, his whole mind was concentrated on the duty and responsibility of the moment; in camp, he was genial and companionable, blithe as a boy. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War What would he not give to be in London to-day; to stand in Fleet Street, listening to the roar of the passing traffic and brushing shoulders with living, companionable men? Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin It stood in the middle of a cane-plantation, and was the home of an Englishman and his wife, both highly cultivated and genial, companionable people. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 I have forgotten his name, but we soon became well acquainted, and he proved a valuable and companionable acquaintance. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 I remembered the companionable presence of the maid, her slender hands, her tawny hair, her sun-browned cheeks and the creamy curve of her brow, the blue and flash and fathomless depths of her eyes. The Cruise of the Shining Light The driver also, on his part, had now forgotten all about his sulks, and was the same genial and companionable soul as before. Among the Brigands He smiled self-tolerantly when, obeying an instinct, he wound the lines around the seat, and went ahead to the man, who grinned companionably as he made room beside him. A Breath of Prairie and other stories Mr. Stewart is a handsome man, a polite gentleman, an accomplished scholar, a thorough seamen, a strict but kind officer, a most companionable shipmate, and, in one word—a fine fellow. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 Fräulein Luischen was no doubt very pretty, and in her way a companionable person. The First Violin A Novel He was not a companionable person, and spoke only a few words of barbarous French, but they were sorry to see the last of him when he left them with a friendly farewell. Blake's Burden Blake strolled around the camp until after nine o’clock, but finally came with his blankets and companionably rolled up near Ashton. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Sir Archibald was a business man; and now he realized for the first time that Archie was grown to a companionable age. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys I can't understand any one not feeling that a motor is as companionable as a horse, can you? The Lightning Conductor Discovers America She had become attached to the gay and companionable Mademoiselle Berthe, who had been the life and soul of the house. A Nest of Spies |
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