| 单词 | dismally |
| 例句 | “I wish it was Christmas or New Year’s all the time. Wouldn’t it be fun?” answered Jo, yawning dismally. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Our neighboring world turns out to be a dismally unpleasant place. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A dead mouse fell out and rolled dismally across the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He listened to it splash dismally below, bidding a wistful farewell to the squandered buck and a quarter. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cautiously he reaches his hand to his behind and looks at me dismally. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someday I will,” Ranofer said, but he looked at his gritty hands, rough from a day’s sandstoning, adorned with one of the ever-present bandages, and wondered dismally if the day would ever come. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Colored blue, Nick proceeded shakily to one end of the porch and sat down, placing his head in his hands, staring dismally at the muddy mess caused by Bernabe’s pickup. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dismally dark, but still, it was the best place at a moment’s notice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They tipped their heads up and began hooting dismally. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Hazel sat hunched under the firs, worrying dismally. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, imprisoned with the weight of my childhood ever more dismally heaped upon me, I longed for that earlier stint with the arms spread wide. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And this answer must have haunted Croesus dismally as his luck disappeared, and his wealth and his kingdom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was more like dusk than daylight, and wraiths and streamers of the fog rose dismally from puddles in the road, or clung like forlorn lovers to the anbaric cables overhead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When all was done, they were disappointed; all of it looked dismally gray. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day passed slowly, dismally. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was so much unhappiness in the world, he reflected, bowing his head dismally beneath the tragic thought, and there was nothing he could do about anybody’s, least of all his own. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As dismally as "After Earth" performed domestically, it still managed to earn more than $240 million worldwide. Will Smith, a box-office enigma in the era of ensemble blockbusters 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z She grew up in Chicago and longed to be a writer at a time when options were dismally few for black women. Review: The Reporter Ethel Payne in ‘Eye on the Struggle’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z In a dismally distant year, a wave of exuberant designers emerged, shaking up traditional knitwear with new ways of thinking about colors, shape and technique. The Designers Who Are Making Knitwear Cool 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The trafficking isn’t funny, but the ancillary criminal scams are; when the pill-mill racket gets too dangerous, a lawyer recruits the dismally unsuccessful Dr. Arnold Lip to run a clinic that diagnoses lawsuit-worthy injuries. Books of The Times: New Comic Novels From Dave Barry and Tim Dorsey 2013-01-16T20:43:01Z He performed his act to the sound of snickers and “sympathy applause” from fellow magicians, failing so dismally that he was curtly dismissed by one of the judges. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z Ken Livingstone: ‘We had a duty to leave things for the better and we have failed dismally’ Photograph: Martin Godwin Ken Livingstone, 65, politician We might have been the luckiest generation in human history. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z We had a duty to leave it better than we found it and we have failed dismally. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z The collaboration between the English National Opera and Punchdrunk was aimed, dismally, at wooing new demographics. Last Night's TV: The Making of the Duchess of Malfi and American Dream 2010-12-06T08:00:00Z The Guardian pointed out that "while the play asks pertinent questions about the dilemmas confronting women... it seems dismally reactionary in its conclusion that public fulfillment and private happiness are irreconcilable". Google maps, free milk: play looks at women having it all 2014-01-29T13:37:31Z While he dismally languished in Reading Gaol, his once-proud mother died, he was prohibited from seeing his two beloved sons Cyril and Vyvyan, and his brokenhearted wife changed the family name to Holland. Review | How Oscar Wilde evolved from poet and playwright to symbol of martyrdom and individualism 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Desperately did I try to fascinate that night; dismally did I fail. The Tender Side of Edward Albee 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Its single window provides a rectangular view of the hard edges and dismally cheery colors of the retail space — and the unaccommodating world — beyond. | 'A Bright New Boise': Father, Son and Secret Converge Amid Glue Guns 2010-09-21T22:00:00Z Nixon’s complaint — which, today, has a dismally familiar ring — is the central contention of “Campaign of the Century,” by the historian Irwin F. Gellman. Did John F. Kennedy and the Democrats Steal the 1960 Election? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z As humanity dismally fails to rein in its energy demands, here is a chance to enter a world before electric light, before the great illumination that is modernity. Candle-lit theatres belong in the past 2013-04-23T14:20:39Z Castro had hoped this would spark an uprising around Cuba, but it failed dismally. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Jedward's ITV2 series saw them attempt to push a duvet into a duvet case in order to make their own beds, a task dismally beyond their collective human ken. Celebrity Big Brother: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-08-19T23:07:07Z Lance, dismally failing to get his hands on the money, settles for a little breaking and entering. Ruth Rendell's latest book, 'Portobello,' has all her classic traits ? and more 2010-09-01T22:43:00Z Kermit was correct, being green really is tough, so tough that the color itself fails dismally. Design: The Toxic Side of Being, Literally, Green 2010-04-04T16:05:00Z The whole architectural structure was looking dismally decrepit after three weeks of variable summer weather. Art Review: A Visit to Thomas Hirschhorn’s ‘Gramsci Monument’ 2013-07-25T21:19:20Z With our experiment dismally over, Bruce and I got to talking philosophically, which is when things got really interesting. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Taking ‘cultivated meat’ to another level? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Photograph: Rex Features While the wide releases fared pretty dismally, films arriving on fewer than 100 screens in many cases performed just as badly. Oz still Great and Powerful at UK box office 2013-03-19T12:31:11Z Mr. Leguizamo’s embittered father, who glowers with disgust at his son’s exposure of his feelings and his need for attention, also remains a potent source of dismally funny stories. | 'Ghetto Klown': A Queens Guy Toughs It Out in Hollywood 2011-03-23T02:01:03Z The number of female directors in the film industry is slowly growing but is still dismally low. What do female film-makers have to say about male stories? 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z But for its dismally trite, Socialist Worker angle on the miners' strike, Billy Elliot The Musical would stand tall this week as a production of the most searing quality. Billy Elliot boys return to the stage for an emotional reunion 2010-03-30T21:37:00Z Hannibal, Bates Motel and The Exorcist were huge successes, while others, such as the Stephen King adaptation The Mist, and the woeful Rosemary’s Baby failed dismally. From Watchmen to Catch-22: can TV tackle 'unfilmable' books? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z But Ms. Dorvillier’s dance resources, and her understanding of music, are dismally limited: a few gestures, a few floor patterns and formations, and a few pedestrian meters all iterated ad tedium. Dance Review: ‘Danza Permanente’ at the Kitchen 2012-09-27T22:09:46Z It was dismally received, but he saw in the movie parallels with his most enduring work. Curtis Hanson, director of crime drama ‘L.A. Confidential,’ dies at 71 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s also the band’s sixth consecutive No. 1 album and the first release for Blackened, a label Metallica started after leaving Warner Bros., which released the dismally sounding “Death Magnetic” in 2008. The wait is over; Metallica set to rumble at CenturyLink Field 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s a bit like opening a time capsule and finding that the artifacts haven’t been made pleasantly exotic by the passage of time but only more dismally familiar or painfully close. A New Translation of an Anti-Heroic German Doorstopper of 1968 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z After “The Gallery,” he published two more novels, both of which were dismally reviewed and disappeared quickly. Books of The Times: David Margolick’s ‘Dreadful’ Explores a Gay Novelist’s Anguish 2013-07-31T21:30:19Z So much of life is hard, dismally serious. Slime is everywhere. It’s everywhere. Slime is everywhere. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z If there’s one thing more painful than watching Netflix’s newly-released teen sitcom Insatiable, it’s seeing just how dismally it’s gone down. Insatiable is just the latest example of Netflix not understanding teenagers 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka were set a World Cup record 358 to win in Mumbai but dismally slumped to 14-6 inside 10 overs. Sri Lanka bowled out for 55 as India reach semis 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But while technology brought billions in investment, it failed dismally on one crucial front: creating jobs. The world is becoming more African 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Tsipras fared dismally in the May elections, coming a distant second, 20 percentage points behind New Democracy. Greeks vote in 2nd general election in 5 weeks, with conservative party favored to win majority 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z "The Herald has a long and proud history of telling the Australian story. But on Myall Creek, the truth is we failed dismally." Myall Creek: Paper makes historic apology for Aboriginal massacre reports 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z A special election for her replacement is happening Tuesday, but turnout is expected to be dismally low, in part because too many constituents have lost faith in politicians. Column: Richard Alarcon is fine with his political legacy — but L.A.’s latest scandals irk him 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z One public appearance in 2018, backfired dismally when - not for the first time - he was accused of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in a speech. The Palestinian president and his unfulfilled quest for a state 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The agencies’ reports are just the latest confirmation of a global climate trend that manages to be at once astonishing and dismally predictable. 2022 tied for the fifth-hottest year on record, NASA says 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z But experts say that without enough medical workers or housing, those programs often fall dismally short of the need. A Snapshot of Homelessness Policies Around the U.S. and the World 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z We're dismally low on what we need in order to handle this public health crisis. Their children struggled with addiction. Now, they're fighting against the war on drugs 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Yet despite the spheres where it has high standing, the United States ranks dismally among its peer nations when it comes to deaths from COVID-19. US ranks last among peer nations for COVID-19 mortality: study 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The complaints are loudest in Pennsylvania and Michigan, both states that backed Trump in 2016 but where Republicans performed dismally on Tuesday. A red wave of criticism crashes into Donald Trump after midterm losses 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Scores released this week from a statewide exam administered in the spring revealed dismally low levels of proficiency in reading and math. California Students Have Dismally Low Math and Reading Test Scores 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z And in electoral politics, Biden’s approval rating sank, and Democrats performed dismally in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, losing the latter and almost the former. Opinion | Why progressive Democrats are losing ground 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Having failed dismally in the courts, Trump chose the formal counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6 as a last-ditch opportunity to take his unlawful, unholy, un-American crusade into the streets. Opinion | Trump’s behavior on Jan. 6 was worse than you thought. Much worse. 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s not clear why TFA improves the dismally low voting record of those under age 30, but the authors say possible reasons include prolonged exposure to social inequalities. News at a glance: Beijing’s vaccine flip, EU energy flap, and Marburg virus in West Africa 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Researchers had theorized that national service programs could improve dismally low voting participation rates among young adults. U.S. teacher-training program boosts voting among young adults 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z While young voters trust Dems more overall on most policy issues, they rank both parties equally dismally on "Money In Politics" and nearly equally on "Corporate Greed." Younger voters agree with Democrats — but don't trust them. Here's how to fix that 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z My romantic life shifted abruptly, irrevocably and dismally a few months before pandemic closures began. L.A. Affairs: My dating sidekick is a baby. It's a problem 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z There are billions of targets to choose from, and the odds that we send a message to the right planet at the right time are dismally low. Researchers Made a New Message for Extraterrestrials 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Hours later, Latvia’s foreign minister dismally predicted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would shatter any belief that the region could ever let down its guard against President Vladimir V. Putin. Baltics, in Russia's Shadow, Demand Tougher Stance From West 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z But that would be a dismally narrow appraisal. Analysis | Is Virginia Tech a sleeping giant or a faded power? Its next coach will answer that question. 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The work she showed the court from 2012 demonstrated Theranos performed dismally compared to standard testing — often returning results that were “out of range.” A grueling day in Elizabeth Holmes’ trial ended with evidence that Theranos tests sucked 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z One focal point is the energy sector which, despite being one of the main drains on state coffers, has failed dismally in providing electricity here. Explainer-Lebanon's Mikati faces tricky path to safe economic ground 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z You may be tired of reading columns about the dismally poor use of hearing aids by Americans. Will Hearing Aids Ever Be Hip? 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z It places this country’s ego at the heart of a story in which one could argue that American ego has been a dismally complicating factor. Perspective | America’s humiliation is more American hubris 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z But it failed dismally in humans in a clinical trial in the 1980s. Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z When police fail most dismally, they maim and murder civilians, impose second-class citizenship on Black Americans, and attack peaceful protesters. Opinion | Police reform is not enough. We need to rethink public safety. Manchester United replace nearly half of their starting XI after losing so dismally at home to Sheffield United. Arsenal v Manchester United: Premier League – live! 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z In September it unveiled sweeping new reforms to the EU’s asylum system, which proved dismally inadequate when over 1 million migrants arrived in 2015, many of them Syrian refugees reaching the Greek islands via Turkey. EU border chief wins support amid migrant pushback reports 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z In September it unveiled sweeping new reforms to the EU’s asylum system, which proved dismally inadequate when over 1 million migrants arrived in 2015, many of them Syrian refugees entering the Greek islands via Turkey. Frontex chief faces EU grilling over migrant pushback claims 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Few thought Argentina had any chance of retaining the World Cup in 1990: dismally out of form, they had won just one of their previous 10 matches, and that against Israel. The best and worst moments of Diego Maradona’s turbulent career | Scott Murray 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z And although the United States isn’t alone in seeing a gap, it fares pretty dismally, with the fifth-lowest youth turnout in the sample and the fourth-biggest gap between youth and overall turnout. Why Don’t Young People Vote, and What Can Be Done About It? 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Indeed, this is such an up-to-the-minute account that the filmmakers were able to add a dismally ironic postscript that, just a day after completing the movie, President Trump himself would be diagnosed with covid-19. Review | Documentary about White House bungling of coronavirus response infuriates and informs 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z After a dismally dry January and February — when the bulk of the region’s rain usually falls — record-breaking downpours in March and April pushed Los Angeles County back above its typical precipitation levels. May showers sprinkle Southern California 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s true he was never quite as dismally low in the polls as Kerry. Biden has all but won the nomination – and Trump is looking vulnerable 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z His best hope of a quick return to power lies in the crisis of 5-Star, which performed dismally on Sunday after its leader resigned last week. Italy's Salvini loses 'aura of invincibility' in Emilia setback 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z The statistics still seem dismally low for women making movies in Hollywood. Our 100 favorite pop culture moments of the millennium (so far) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z If the monarchy is supposed to represent this deeply divided country, its representatives are failing dismally, unless you count owning half of Scotland. Let’s get off our knees and abolish the monarchy | Suzanne Moore 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z And that dismally short tenure at Crystal Palace, where he lasted just four Premier League games before getting a pink slip. De Boer makes a most satisfying comeback with Atlanta United 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Progress on closing the gender pay gap is "dismally slow", according to the Fawcett Society. Gender pay gap progress 'dismally slow' 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z While many England fans are perfectly well-behaved, anti-social behaviour of the kind seen in Amsterdam and Porto on recent excursions seems dismally inevitable. Euro 2020 qualifiers: 10 things to look out for this week 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Reality in its totality is being recorded, and reporters and officials look dismally compromised by comparison. Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z “You know what I love about Brexit is how confident everyone is when they come into the job like everyone before them hasn’t failed at Brexit dismally,” he said. Colbert on Boris Johnson: 'Former foreign secretary and shaved muppet' 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s hard to say whether he will rise to the occasion or fail dismally. Boris Johnson’s chaotic path to power finally pays off 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Workers’ share of economic growth remains dismally low and continues to fall under Trump. Column: Trump has turned the Department of Labor into the Department of Employer Rights 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Trump is even lagging six points behind the dismally unpopular prime minister currently shuffling out of Number 10, having failed to achieve anything of note, including her beloved Brexit. From New York to Buckingham Palace: for Trump meeting the Queen is everything | Richard Wolffe 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z On top of that, the response rate of the poorest taxpayers is dismally low. Poor audited more frequently than millionaires, IRS data shows 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Many of those regime-change attempts, especially against countries in the Soviet bloc, failed dismally. Election-meddling follies, 1945-2019 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Republicans must repeat this dismally revealing exercise by Sept. 30, when the bank must be reauthorized, which it will be. Opinion | On this policy, Republicans are socialists. They just don’t want you to know. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Man can try all he pleases, but he will dismally fail to stop glaciers from receding. Where Glaciers Melt Away, Switzerland Sees Opportunity 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z They also suggested that “the world community failed dismally” in its efforts to deal with climate change. Apocalypse now? Doomsday Clock at two minutes to midnight, declared a ‘new abnormal’ 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The worse news was that it was late-stage metastatic lung cancer, hard to treat and with a dismally low survival rate. Clinical Trials Have the Best Medicine but Do Not Enroll the Patients Who Need It 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Recycling rates are still dismally low: less than 10% of all plastic in the US is recycled each year. The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage – and will it make a difference? 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z There are plenty of reasons for skepticism about an age group that typically performs dismally at the polls. Pushing for a ‘youth wave’: Can Democrats channel dissent into action at the ballot box? 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z As head of UN peacekeeping missions, Annan failed dismally on human rights in Rwanda, but he later worked hard to try to address this, and that’s where credit is due to him. Ditch identity politics: fight for one person’s rights at a time | Natalie Nougayrède 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Washington’s leading federal government trade groups, whose members fill some of America’s most sensitive jobs, are urging congressional leaders to cooperate on competing proposals aimed at speeding up the nation’s dismally backlogged security clearance process. Federal trade groups seek security clearance backlog reform 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Ultimately and dismally, there were signs that Trump’s act of letting fly with “fake news” accusations, while brashly denying reality, may be rubbing off on May. Trump takes war on 'fake news' to UK – and tells towering, easily debunked lies 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Even as news services reported dismally low turnout, the U.S. Opinion | The Trump administration cheers at Egypt’s sham election 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z But when the Armenian tried to find them the cross proved dismally over-hit. Romelu Lukaku injured as Manchester United held by Southampton 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The winter weather outlook: California’s dismally dry autumn paints a bleak outlook for the state’s rainy season, unless the weather this winter makes a big about-face. Essential California: Work on the Thomas fire doesn't stop for Christmas 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z One need look no further than Trump, who is so eager to fight, yet dismally ill-equipped to learn. Opinion | Kids, Would You Please Start Fighting? 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Watching other people play video games for hours is the only thing more dismally sedentary than playing video games for hours. Perspective | Why do my kids waste hours watching millennials play video games on YouTube? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The bill failed dismally in the Senate, and the rest of the New Deal agenda stalled as well. How President Trump Is Succeeding Where FDR Failed 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Where previous reform movements, in both science and religion, had failed dismally, the press made it possible for these two to succeed. History: Science and the Reformation : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z But it truly is a dismally frustrating one. Richard Thaler’s work demonstrates why economics is hard 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, she scores dismally on the development test. One in three Chinese children faces an education apocalypse. An ambitious experiment hopes to save them 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Ancient humans had a dismally scant knowledge of the workings of creation. Opinion | Irma reminds us of all we don’t know about the natural world 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Scientists are dismally slow to admit that they might be affected by bias, and curiously silent when their work is used by others to defend dangerous political agendas. The Science of Sex Differences: Still Under Construction 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Former Labour leader Ed Miliband called Fox News’ reporting a “brazen disregard for the ethics of journalism” and said the company’s compliance procedures “failed dismally,” the Guardian reported. U.K. reconsidering Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of Sky News following Seth Rich conspiracy on Fox News 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z But for many, the chances of living in harmony with Kim remain dismally low. 'I think it will go on like this for ever': South Koreans on threat from the North 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z But he has made relatively little effort to detail for the public why Republican replacement plans — which fare dismally in public opinion polls — would improve on the former president’s signature initiative. President largely sidesteps the bully pulpit in pushing health-care bill 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Beyond the dismally familiar questions about racial bias in policing, Barre’s death shows how mental health issues challenge even veteran law enforcers who are trained in de-escalation techniques. Shooting of mentally ill man raises policing questions 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Le Pen’s party, crushed by Emmanuel Macron’s 66 percent in the presidential runoff in May, fared dismally in last Sunday’s legislative elections. Le Pen Loses Luster, Signaling Far Right’s Retreat in France, and Maybe Beyond 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Some will do fabulously, some will do dismally, and the 95% will fall in between. My Deaf Son Fought Speech. Sign Language Let Him Bloom 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The profile was dismally inadequate for a role as editor. Predatory journals recruit fake editor 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Put another way, the US may have failed dismally in its efforts to invade, occupy and remake Iraq in its own image, but it seems to have invaded, occupied and remade itself with remarkable success. Junta lite: how generals and billionaires took over Trump's militarized America 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Only a handful of cases come to light each year – a dismally small sample size – so it’s hard to get an idea of what constitutes “normal” fake data, what its features and particular quirks are. The high-tech war on science fraud 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z A dismally small percentage of Tennessee students demonstrated mastery of the coursework - 3.7 percent in math and 8.3 percent in English. Tennessee editorial roundup 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z When voters demur, evidently their strategy is retain power by fixing the system: a terrible harbinger for America’s broader, dismally partisan politics. Shenanigans in North Carolina set a lousy example for America’s broader politics 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z A needs-based period of disability would help address the program’s dismally low percentage of beneficiaries who leave the rolls for work. Propping up Disability Insurance with Social Security bankrupts both 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z At the other end, Kenwyne Jones flailed a shot dismally wide when clear on the right side of the penalty area. Altidore and Pulisic excel as USA clinch spot in the Hex with easy win over T&T 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, both of whom won Iowa in past years, dropped out after failing dismally in the Hawkeye State’s caucuses. The rise of irreligion is the GOP’s real demographic crisis 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Governments also back it fiercely: David Cameron, Britain’s former prime minister, dismally failed to secure an exemption for Britain from freedom of movement earlier this year. Europe’s scapegoat 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Jonathan Papelbon was essentially demoted from his closer role two nights earlier and dismally ineffective over the past week. Giants top Nationals as Reynaldo Lopez delivers another short start 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z This was the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir for six years, and yet it was dismally predictable. After the funeral 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Of his nadir in 1984, he gutsily told a roomful of strangers he had gone flat broke then and said, “I had failed dismally.” Echoes of a receding roar: The memories of the everyman who once led the British Open 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z However, the paternalistic approach favoured by the Munich institute and by German authorities failed dismally in trying to prevent Mein Kampf from turning into a bestseller. Why German mistrust made Hitler's Mein Kampf a bestseller again - BBC News 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z If anything he seems to be making it tougher to invest in a country that already scores dismally on the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, where it is ranked 139th out of 189. Government by gesture 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Banks performed dismally last year, and their 2016 first-quarter-earnings reports show that this one is off to an even worse start. Banking’s New Normal 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Most consumer-tech companies have, at one time or another, launched a product before it was ready, or thought that it was equipped to do something that it ended up failing at dismally. I’ve Seen the Greatest A.I. Minds of My Generation Destroyed by Twitter 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z With the state’s primary looming, a respectful and honest response to this confrontation was vitally important for Clinton — and she fell dismally short. Hillary Clinton has a race problem — and it’s resurfacing at a dangerous time 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Despite India’s prolonged economic expansion, the percentage of women in the work force remains dismally low — lower than in any country in the G-20 other than Saudi Arabia — and it is dropping. ‘We Will Not Apologize’: Encountering the Defiant Women of India 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z BY THE dismally low standards with which we are asked to judge Congress these days, the spending and tax break deal that lawmakers reached late Tuesday night is supposed to be impressive. Special interests win in Congress’s spending plan 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z It failed dismally after just a few years. West Virginia Editorial Roundup 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z On that score, the agency performed dismally in July, August and September, according to an in-house statistical report covering the first three months of Metro’s fiscal year. Design flaws slow production of Metro’s high-tech rail cars, affecting service 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Disappointed and suddenly aware of the need to preserve themselves for two cataclysmic matches next month, they went out and performed dismally. Euro 2016 qualifiers: 10 talking points from the international action 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z There was tension in his stride to the ball, eyes fixed on Rajkovic’s net, and the spot-kick was skied dismally into the upper tier of the Shed. Chelsea make light Of Eden Hazard penalty miss to thump Maccabi Tel Aviv 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Still, for a long time, it seemed that whatever the recovery team did, the chicks’ survival rate in the wild remained dismally low. The Fight to Save a Prairie Chicken 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z An easy uphill putt from Poulter Country, but he sends it curling dismally to the right, and that’s just a par. 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: final round, as it happened 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Critics say they have since failed dismally to help the world’s newest nation state find its feet. Obama heads to Kenya amid fresh claims of South Sudan war crimes 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z It was a performance that probably flatters, considering how American Pharoah’s main competitors that day, Firing Line and Dortmund, both ran dismally, while the rest of the eight-horse field didn’t amount to much. Which horses could spoil American Pharoah's bid for Triple Crown glory? 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z "This industry has dismally failed those animals it relies on for considerable profit," she said. Queensland overhauls greyhound racing - BBC News 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z But in an isolated nation with dismally poor infrastructure, cyber operations are almost certainly orchestrated from outside the country. Bureau 121: How good are Kim Jong-un's elite hackers? - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z An easy uphill putt from Poulter Country, but he sends it curling dismally to the right, and that’s just a par. 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: final round, as it happened 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Those minimum wage workers at Disneyland, and those dismally paid cruise ship employees at sea, will likely not get to vacation themselves. Summertime and the livin' is easy (for the rich) | Steven W Thrasher 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He will tell a conference that pledges to recruit 5,000 GPs in England would "fail dismally" as doctors were fleeing the profession. Doctors hit out at plans for seven-day GP surgeries - BBC News 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z And that way of speaking is a distinctly misleading and dangerous way to consider the power of innovation, because it is a dismally incomplete duality. Innovation Begins And Ends In Idealism 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The trouble with these statements, however, was not the message, or the messenger; it was the dismally predictable combination of the two. The shrivelled middle 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Instead of wrestling each other into further decline, in what is already a dismally negative campaign, Labour and the Tories need to reflect on what is pushing their voters away. Pricking the bubble 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Aro believes the B.O.P. acted with good intentions, but it dismally failed to acclimate a man who spent much of the previous 13 years alone in a cell. Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z If USC's football team had failed as dismally, Trojans fans would be vigorously expressing their irritation and impatience with their team's performance on this page weekly. Letters: Make room for more statues in L.A. 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z That ended dismally for Britain with the forced departure from the ERM as a result of massive speculation in the foreign currency markets. Inflation targeting: Has it worked? 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z But Russia is now beset by economic stagnation alongside high inflation, its labor productivity remains dismally low and its once-vaunted school system has deteriorated alarmingly. Putin: The Rise of a Villain Straight From Central Casting 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z A winner of 14 major titles, Woods struggled dismally in his first two tournaments this year. Masters countdown ticks fast for Tiger 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The problem is important because the graduation rate of low-income college students is dismally low; two-thirds leave without a degree. Helping the Poor in Education: The Power of a Simple Nudge 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z If so, it has, so far, failed dismally. Pedestrian Liverpool fall short 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Across the country, turnout was dismally low in Tuesday’s midterm elections, when an estimated 36.6 percent of eligible voters made their way to the polls. Best state in America: Maine, for voter turnout But the day ended as dismally as it began. Washington Redskins Draw Protesters in Minnesota Before Losing in Griffin’s Return 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Any perceived progress on an issue in which there has been dismally little progress could be seen as a boost to the incumbent. In Nigeria, Fragile Hopes of Boko Haram Freeing Schoolgirls Are Dashed 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I'm delighted to say that we failed dismally - the intake was more than up to the task. Bloodhound Diary: Putting it all together 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The higher-than-expected turnout, long before Election Day, suggests early predictions of dismally low turnout might be too pessimistic. Both parties poured big money into early voting. Who’s got the edge? Except for Mexico, the U.S. is performing dismally. As The U.S. Sleeps, China Conquers Latin America 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z But praise for a higher cuisine must be tempered by the dismally lower standards by which we consume it. Our dismal standards for eating food 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z No wonder the British love Tom Watson: five British Opens, and now captain of our Ryder Cup team that lost dismally. Letters: Mitch Kupchak's expectations might be a little high 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Obama is polling dismally, with his average approval rating spending much of the year in the low 40s and his disapproval in the low 50s, according to Real Clear Politics’ average of polls. 6 'X-Factors' of the 2014 Midterm Campaign Season 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Early attempts to develop drugs that would help immune cells fight tumours failed dismally in clinical trials. Immunotherapy: Chemical tricks : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The weekend's only new release, Freestyle's musical drama "The Identical," dismally debuted in 11th place with $1.9 million. 'Guardians' tops box office for fourth weekend 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Tikrit is a Sunni-dominant town, regarded as a stronghold of the militants, and two previous attempts by the Iraqi army to recapture it failed dismally. Iraqi effort to recapture Tikrit said to stall Eviatar Manor, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told her last month that she, like the Human Rights Council, had “failed dismally” in protecting the human rights of Israelis. For U.N. Leader on Human Rights, Finish Line Looks Blurry 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The police are further hamstrung by intense politicization in their ranks — senior officers are often chosen for their allegiance to a political party — while the force is dismally understaffed. Killings Rise in Karachi as Taliban Target Police 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z With capacity getting bigger, charge times are often dismally slow – three or four hours in some cases. New Battery Tech Cuts Smartphone Charge Times By 75% 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Tiger Woods believes he justifies a place in the United States Ryder Cup team despite missing the year's first two majors through injury and finishing dismally at the British Open on Sunday. Rusty Woods confident over Ryder Cup selection 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z After all, al-Qaeda itself dismally failed to capture Arab minds during the Arab spring. Two Arab countries fall apart 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z But with billions for backing and a promising return, the percentage that’s funneled to female and diverse founders is still dismally low. How To Break Through: The Funding Secrets Between You And A Successful Series A 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z In recent state elections in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states, where Gandhi led the Congress party's campaigns, the party fared dismally. Indian voters show discontent with Gandhi dynasty 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z But the treatment is prohibitively expensive, and the chances of success dismally low. Ordeal of a Dying Child Captures the Tragedy of Syria 2014-03-13T20:13:24Z The adoption rate in India is dismally low with only around 4,000 children finding new families each year. India Allows Minorities to Fully Adopt Children 2014-02-21T07:50:24Z Congress also performed dismally in Delhi, winning only eight of the state’s 70 assembly seats. State Elections Deal Blow to Indian National Congress 2013-12-08T09:41:31Z Thanks to restrictive zoning laws, a Byzantine permit process and a pathological culture of NIMBYism, San Francisco has dismally failed to meet demand for housing. San Francisco: Growing pains 2013-12-05T16:07:33Z Her alleged attackers should be immediately arrested and prosecuted and disciplinary action should be instituted against police officers who "dismally failed to handle her case", the petition said. Kenya anti-rape petition tops 1m 2013-10-28T11:12:09Z By the mid-1930s Britain was defending a vast and vulnerable empire encompassing a quarter of the world's territory and population with the dismally depleted military resources of a third-rate power. Was Neville Chamberlain really a weak and terrible leader? 2013-09-30T10:00:55Z Bold ideas either succeed boldly or fail dismally. How Tom Donohue Transformed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2013-06-01T22:25:07Z This was proved again this month in Karnataka State, where the party lost dismally in spite of Mr Modi’s campaigning spree. India Ink: What Makes Narendra Modi a Middle Class Hero? 2013-05-16T05:46:24Z At this point 12 years ago, for instance, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, an idiosyncratic political neophyte, was polling dismally among likely voters, not far from the numbers now seen by Mr. Albanese and Mr. Catsimatidis. 2 Outsiders in Mayor’s Race Make Bids to Irk Better Known Rivals 2013-05-08T04:28:54Z The pattern of dismally low ownership of businesses among the most disadvantaged groups, the researchers found, is not specific to any one region or state in India. Caste and entrepreneurship in India 2013-04-18T00:20:47Z The PCC failed dismally because it was controlled by the press. For Leveson's sake: editors and MPs, back the royal charter 2013-02-25T20:30:02Z An attempt by fraud accused J Arthur Brown in 2011 for a stay of prosecution because of a "media campaign" against him failed dismally. The Oscar Pistorius media circus may test South Africa's contempt laws 2013-02-19T12:40:01Z Broadly it has been successful in blocking those from UK-based operators, but dismally fails to halt calls from overseas call centres. Plagued by nuisance phone calls 2013-02-16T07:02:16Z Athletics Kenya rejected the accusation and angrily accused the broadcaster of attempting to distract its athletes ahead of the London Games where Kenya performed dismally. Kiptanui says Kenyan athletes are doping 2013-02-15T19:40:48Z That led to some progress, but dismally short of what is needed. Why Facts, Not Faith, Will Change the World 2013-01-30T18:49:39Z As for Mr Kilgore, he ran for governor as a secessionist in 2006 and 2010 and failed dismally; there is no reason to suspect he will do any better this time. Secession and elections: Let’s stay together 2012-11-29T17:40:04Z But by teaming with for-profit corporations to push cyber-schools, which have produced dismally low test scores in many states, Bush is "throwing away whatever credibility he had coming out of Florida," Dorn said. Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms 2012-11-27T06:18:27Z Short story: I tasted and tasted… and failed dismally. Dream Jobs: Rachel Barrie, Master Blender, Morrison Bowmore Distilleries 2012-10-15T16:44:00Z So what about the idea that Mitt Romney is supposedly a dismally poor candidate? Is it Mitt Romney's fault, if he loses? 2012-09-30T13:00:01Z Fail, though, or at least fail dismally, on the most challenging of all fronts for an England team, and on a personal and corporate level it will be the right time to change. Andrew Strauss will lead England in India but who knows beyond that? 2012-08-21T19:53:17Z The Journal looked at the Olympic sports the U.S. often performs dismally in and scoured the NFL for athletes who might excel at them. The NFL Joins the Olympics 2012-08-04T03:59:50Z Recent precedents indicate they have been, for the most part, a dismally ineffective way to bring long-term benefits to the wider public. IHT Rendezvous: The Greater Meaning of the Olympics Depends on Where You Live 2012-07-16T05:19:58Z Just as well he kept his counsel on lifting the Claret Jug, because he would fail his challenge dismally, suffering what Dobereiner referred to in the Observer as a "mechanical breakdown". The Joy of Six: Open Championship stories 2012-07-13T10:09:57Z Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, Krugman, in London to promote his new book, said the government's plan was "failing dismally". Top London house prices could halve if eurozone collapses, warns City firm 2012-05-30T17:53:59Z Speaking on Radio 4's Today Programme, he said the coalition's plan was "failing dismally". Paul Krugman attacks Britain's austerity drive as 'deeply destructive' 2012-05-30T08:42:49Z This Warum is asked dismally, and as an answer the theme of Nature reappears in its brightest garb. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z As he turned to make his way aft he became aware that the kapitan, moaning dismally, was staggering in the opposite direction, whence there was no outlet. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z We were conducted along a stone passage and down a spiral staircase, the weapons of our guards clanking dismally as they struck the stone steps. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z It amounts to no more than this: you have failed dismally, and are glad enough to find yourself alive. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z I would acknowledge, too, in anticipation, any kindly toleration my readers may extend to me for the many shortcomings, of which I am dismally conscious, arising from the hasty preparation of this volume. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z It's great preparation for the next stop in their basketball careers, yet it also makes it easy to see why Calipari failed dismally during his brief stint running the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Column: As Wildcats soar, Calipari sweats a river 2012-04-01T02:41:11Z The shattered glass fell over us; the draught put out one light, and the women, terrified beyond control, ran this way and that with the other, shrieking dismally. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The attempt to board us failed dismally, only four boats, filled with more or less wounded men, getting clear from our sides, their retreat being hailed with shouts of derision from our exultant seamen. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z "It is my fault that you are here," I said, looking dismally around. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A whole hour will pass without the least rotation beginning; or, if there are rotations, levitations are impossible to procure; what little is done by the table is done feebly, dismally, and as if reluctantly. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z When we left the train at Guadalajara, the landscape was so depressing that its Arab name, "river of stones," seemed dismally appropriate. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The lawyer puckered up his face, and shook his head dismally. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z He lay on the ground whining dismally, while the soldiers hastily trussed him up with a length of stout cord. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The room, whose high walls, dismally imposing, were supposed to hold the destinies of a hundred millions of human beings, was filled with lustreless wintry light. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Three days is a long time," remarked Trot, dismally. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z It was raining so dismally that my fellow traveler decided not to face a certain drenching, as the long-drawn-out town had to be traversed before reaching the Cathedral. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Upon a table at some distance from the bed was one thin tallow candle, the feeble flame of which flickered dismally. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z They all joined in heartily, and groaned in concert, in loud, horrible tones that echoed dismally through the long corridors. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Mr. Putin was genuinely shaken in December, when his United Russia Party performed dismally in parliamentary elections. After Election, Putin Faces Challenges to Legitimacy 2012-03-05T21:57:47Z Mr. Putin was genuinely shaken in December, when his United Russia party performed dismally in parliamentary elections. Moscow Protesters Denounce Putin Victory 2012-03-05T17:11:12Z How easy it is for the imagination to be excited amid these shadowy hummocks, and this dreary waste through which the wind roars so dismally! North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z With all these advantages, the ungrateful animal persisted in howling dismally as we rowed away. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Roberts had set the danger signals behind them, and he stood on the side of the embankment dismally surveying the wreck of his pet locomotive. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z “Perhaps he’ll keep me here all night,” thought the boy, dismally. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z We began our return, rather stiff from previous days' exertions, and looking dismally at the high rugged hills between the Beagle and ourselves. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Against the cape was open water, whose sullen surges fell dismally upon our ears. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Rain fell in torrents on the roof of the hospitable House of the Open Door, and the wind howled dismally around its friendly gables. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The Town Major looked at me, faintly representing for the moment the machine, and, blushing dismally, bribed me into silence with a cigarette. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 2012-02-21T03:00:19.417Z The dogs howled dismally, as if knowing they were doomed. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Cancer Research UK says it is prioritising research into pancreatic cancer because the survival rate still remains dismally low. 'Promising' pancreas cancer drug 2012-02-20T16:02:23Z His hair was straight and thin, matching the beard in color, and he wore it so long that it touched the collar of his coat, the ends fluttering dismally in the least gust of wind. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The liveliest sallies of the abb� fell dismally flat, for even Gabrielle was so pre-occupied that she could not summon a smile. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The illuminations, concerning which expectation had been so exercised, flickered and guttered dismally. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z “Huddled inside the shelter, I suppose, to keep warm,” Chet murmured, dismally. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z It clings to his fingers, it whisks back into the basket or into his hair or clothes, and it chirrups dismally, and the patient becomes convulsed. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z But this pleasant little sally fell dismally flat; for Curran was already aware of this dreadful resolve, and did not rise in vehement expostulation, as the other expected. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z She had not lived in an isolated house in Old Chester, where the wind played queer tricks with echoes and the waves beat dismally against the shore, to be easily frightened. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z It was the mid-dinner hour, period at which House is as a rule dismally empty. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z A fog hung over the Square, and through it the trees, with their withered autumn leaves, loomed dismally before the windows. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z A picket boat conveyed the Prince and his staff through a narrow entrance into the small landlocked harbour, where they landed on a desolate pier, wet decorations flapping dismally in cold wind and spray. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z To tell the honest truth, I was dismally afraid. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The frogs in the patch of marsh in the meadow were piping dismally. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z The frogs croak dismally in the reedy shallows. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Salter eyed his reflection in the glass dismally, and made no movement to obey. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Nixon felt in each pocket of his Norfolk jacket with a face that lengthened dismally under the smears of Varney’s Paintpot. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z That’s a shame, because we could use more examples of broad-minded menschen like the Magi in this dismally dogmatic age of ours. On Day of Three Kings, the World Could Use Their Open-Minded Wisdom 2012-01-06T01:05:32Z The baron shrugs, shakes his head, and rolls his eyes dismally. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Next morning Montagu Falconer, after a disturbed and introspective night, came down to breakfast at ten o'clock, and dismally surveyed Tite Street through the dining-room window. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z ‘He can’t go on loving me always, unless I improve,’ she said dismally. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z The attempt ended dismally in a strangling gasp. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Carbonaro chooses the moment that exposes the knight as mad, futile, dismally droll, and we see him and his horse in the air, the latter enough to make Pegasus hiccup with laughter. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z So the appointment was made, and Richard entered his cab, and drove into town dismally. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z He smiled dismally, and she purred on: "I assure you your title and your wealth are vastly becoming; almost as becoming as all these buttons and epaulettes and things." What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z It had much to do with death--a bell was tolling dismally, and a chained man was walking to his end, with a priest muttering prayers into his ears. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Now and then she growled and once howled dismally. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z The glacier had, in fact, been shocked into giving birth to a whole litter of real icebergs where, nearer at hand, we had failed dismally in our efforts to incubate even an artificial one. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The improvements, though, come from a dismally low base. Fed Should Stand Ready to Do a Third Round of Stimulus: View 2011-12-04T16:33:03Z He smiled dismally, and groaned: "Two thousand a year with forage." What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Recent data meanwhile show how dismally the world is failing to deal with the problem. Climate-change talks: Wilted greenery 2011-12-01T16:06:03Z The water lapped and clunked dismally in the hollows below, and at times he had to climb almost down to it, and then up the further side, to get across faults in the pile. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z What had worked for him brilliantly in technology and industrial stocks over the previous two decades failed dismally during the crisis. The Rise and Fall of a Stock Picker 2011-11-18T14:29:40Z The vines had seized upon and had grown about and over some dwarf locust trees, forming a series of natural bowers, rather picturesque by daylight, but at night, dismally dark and forbidding. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Hardly had she gained the top of this promontory before she heard excited voices, and one above the others wailing dismally. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z The vast majority of fathers feel dismally constrained, indeed, and out of countenance in the presence of their girls—so smart and sophisticated, so superior, critical and self-sufficing are our latter-day school and college-maidens. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z And there are plays which have had crowded houses in the metropolis which have slumped, and deservedly so, most dismally when they were taken out where audiences were possessed of a clearer vision. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z The fame of Mr. Fauntleroy, indeed, has not survived him; that of Lord Byron bursts forth every now and then afresh; whilst Miss Foote smokes most dismally still. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z This, joined to this melancholy season, has given us all very serious alarm, and helped to make me write so dismally. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Controllers were working longer hours than ever, often with equipment dismally out of date. Off the Shelf: ?Collision Course? Looks at Reagan vs. Patco 2011-11-05T21:53:42Z We have sat at the feet of the English sage, and learned how dismally different is our destiny. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z The reason is that financial institution stocks are performing dismally. DealBook: Wall Street's Fondness for Spinoffs May Turn on Itself 2011-10-25T22:20:37Z It was a dull November evening, and the wind moaned dismally through the trees, scattering the yellow leaves on the ground. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z We saw this conspicuously and dismally exemplified in the events of the past week. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Or, would not a fortnight serve our turn? for, in troth, a month looks somewhat dismally; 'tis a whole Egyptian year. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Quexo, however, still lay on the floor of the stateroom, refusing to eat or drink, and groaning dismally at intervals. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z In front of him was a dog with red hair howling dismally, because, as it seemed, he did not at all appreciate the music which his master was making. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z My horse got away from the post three lengths to the bad, and he trailed after the bunch dismally all the way around to the stretch turn, but I never had a quake. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Withered branches creaked and groaned, and a dog howled dismally down in Flimwell village, half a mile away. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The reason for postponing the conference is that under present conditions and commitments, such a conference would fail dismally to achieve any progress. : Mideast Monitor: Why Gloom Follows Bush Speech 2002-07-09T14:05:00Z The wind howled dismally through the branches of the leafless trees. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z As we lay there, dismally and hopelessly waiting, we were suddenly startled by a most peculiar and unnatural bark. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z He dug a quarter, two dimes and a nickel out of his change pocket and looked at the coins dismally. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Next moment there would be another race up the back stairs, and Charlie would be howling most dismally. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Gains through the opponent were infrequent and short, even Pope, who could generally be depended on to tear off a few yards when the worst came to the worst, failing dismally. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z A flock of goats trail over the beach near the lapping wave's edge, dismally. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Then the hounds fastening on the damsel threw her down, and he on the black horse turned swiftly, and transfixed her, shrieking dismally, with a boar-spear. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The howling monkeys began the concert, the tree-frogs and crickets trilled occasionally, and the owls hooted dismally. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Dew falls like rain in this part of the world, and we had not gone fifty paces in the long grass before we were soaking wet, and dismally cold to boot. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z M—my father," she returned, not at all dismally, "would disgrace you—very likely. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for "marmar," as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z There was but little talk in Mountjoy Hall; the rain fell dismally without; the days were dark and cold; and e’en our good log fire seemed powerless to brighten them. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Staring dismally at the various activities that were going on about them, Mom suddenly noticed two nurses wheeling a cart past the lounge where my parents were seated. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z A leaden sky gloomed dismally over the large, deserted sandfield, the white poles of which looked like the shadows of little children who had lost their way. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The Cossacks fought in the daytime with bravery and the rage of despair; but at night whole clouds of them hung round the camp of the king, howling dismally for pardon. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Under the double assault the Vagabond was heaving at her lines and grinding dismally against the pier. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z And if Prince had to die—— “I’m quite sure I don’t want to live,” thought Carolyn May dismally. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z And dismally quiet, terribly dark was the night in the forest. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Of course those local authorities that have failed dismally to produce an agreed local plan in the seven years since the relevant legislation was passed are laying themselves wide open to challenge from aggressive development. Letters: New framework will make the planning process fair and efficient 2011-08-07T20:00:03Z I felt for the keyhole and found that it took all my strength to turn the wards of the ancient lock which in that damp place creaked dismally. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z No dogs barking, no marauding cats 246 wauling dismally on back fences, no rattle and whiz of “L” cars, no clatter of heavy wagons. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z As each missing warrior was mentioned his people began to mourn and cry out dismally in their grief. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z “Yes, yes, I know; you are all angels, and I am a wretch!” cried poor Mildred dismally. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z “Huh, it looks as if it was a case of Goldsmith’s ‘Deserted Village,’” she soliloquized dismally, but Nathalie was busy giving the Pioneer yell. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z With these words she whisked herself out of the office, the swing-door creaked dismally and banged behind her, and I was left to enjoy my meal. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Freke, still coming every day, walked about the lower floor dismally. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Throw a dismally small number into the air, add a zero and a decimal point and your guess will land near the result. George Osborne does not have a plan B, but there is a plan A+ 2011-07-24T20:00:06Z "Farewell!" he called out to the man, and the rocks dismally echoed, "Farewell." The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z It got dismally wet, as well as gloomy; and the deck dripped with clammy moisture. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z Then the sky seemed to Daisy like a great black bell; and the thunder was the tongue of it that tolled so dismally over her father's grave. Daisy; or, The Fairy Spectacles 2011-07-18T02:00:20.857Z The wind howled dismally through the trees, and seemed to shake the very foundations of this ancient hostelry. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z “But we—I mean—I am getting so precious old,” said the doctor dismally. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Night had fallen, the noise of the festival was hushed; a lamp still burned dismally in Correntian's cell where he was sitting before a large volume--but he was not reading. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Don't look so dreadfully downcast, old fellow, nor make such dismally lugubrious resolutions. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Sleepy only groaned and dismally accepted another hot biscuit. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z At night the wind howled dismally round the cabin walls, but after the hard work of the day I soon fell asleep, and at last began almost to like the solitary life. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z How brightly the edifices are raised, how quickly, how dismally they fall! Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z "It is only the storm tearing the dry boughs from the trees, and the wild birds hooting dismally in the woods, that sometimes make thee uncomfortable at night." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "But she says herself that the animal's chances are the best," said Larry dismally. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z The English ministry also hoped to conquer Cuba, but an attack on Santiago failed as dismally as that on Cartagena. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z A spot or two of rain fell upon the weapons as they were handed to the principals, and the wind moaned dismally among the tree-tops. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The shrill, piercing cry of a “dassie,” or rock coney, arose from out the deep silence, and the dogs stopping, howled dismally, then suddenly turned and slipped away, disappearing like shadows among the trees. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The miserable wretch fell to the ground, deluged with a great spout of blood, but yet wailing dismally in agony and terror. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The wind howls dismally round a cosy old country rectory on this gloomy March evening, but, within, all is snugness and warmth. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z A dog, that had been locked up there, startled by the noise, added to the tumult by howling dismally. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z "There's been a little trouble, Miss Hunter," with an attempt at a laugh, which resulted dismally. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z The only living beings we saw abroad were famished dogs that howled most dismally. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Both failed dismally, even though neither Superman nor the Fantastic Four rushed to the rescue. Our new language of perpetual war 2011-06-23T21:01:00Z He grew thin and began to cough dismally. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Miss Nancy dropped the apron from her face and groaned dismally. The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 2011-06-01T02:00:27.327Z The cattle, most of them on their fourth waterless day, bawled dismally, a thirsty chorus rising as the day aged. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Down in Tartarus youths and maidens spend their time dismally in asking if there be yet an earth and a sky up above. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "But maybe she saw me after all and did not want to let on," he thought dismally. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z "Well," dismally observed Mrs. Digby, "I dare say that is very pleasant; but I have enough of old castles, Mrs. Marks." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Day dawned dismally and wet on September the 21st. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z But the United States performs dismally year after year in the men’s world championship. Slap Shot: Struggling Franchises Plot Their Next Moves in an Uncertain Climate 2011-05-14T19:04:21Z And now he dismally felt that he would never amount to anything. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z "And I boned hard too," he added dismally. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z But when it came to providing the large sums of money and the numerous crews of organizers that were immediately and imperatively needed to insure success, it failed dismally. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z An instant later he came to the surface and swam about above the same place howling dismally. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z In the midst of this sport a trumpet was suddenly heard sounding so dismally that every face was instantly turned in the direction whence the sound proceeded. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z His trousers sagged dismally about his hips, and his suspenders dangled down behind him like two feeble and insensate tails. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z She nodded, but she was clearly not interested in me, and when I found myself failing dismally to divert her thoughts to cheerfuller channels, I rose and bade her good-night. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Paniers assumed a tired and crumpled appearance, and feathered aigrettes nodded dismally above the high coiffures. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Either because the voice of Herr von Mada� was particularly disagreeable to his hearers or because the words "former free town of Frankfort" aroused their sensibility, several dogs howled dismally. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z Formerly, as in the East, men and women used to be hired as mourners, and being trained for the purpose, howled dismally enough to raise the dead. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z With unabated courage he thus stood on the altar-steps; but though the wind continued to howl dismally, the Devil did not appear. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Then he rocked back and forth, moaning dismally, while Patsy clung to his neck, sobbing and nearly distracted. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z "She has had a shock," I replied; and the good soul shook her head dismally. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Occasionally, from somewhere far out on the prairies, a lonesome coyote would wail dismally. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z For every Wonderland, there is still a dismally distorted Bible or Quran. Remembering Juliano Mer-Khamis 2011-04-10T14:00:00Z In the crypt of the holy Gallus he had lately encountered the devil himself and beaten him so heartily that the latter hid himself in a corner, dismally howling. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Leonidas was howling dismally outside from the centre of a large crate which was to be his prison as far as New York. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z He uttered a wild shriek and, dropping his bar, sank to the floor, howling dismally. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Now and then the night breeze moaned dismally through these treetops, making a queer sound. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z Yet the gloom of the day was over me, and I felt dismally miserable. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z They stared at the murdered man, and gazed dismally at one another. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z The church-bells never sounded more dismally over Edinburgh than that gray forenoon. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z He glanced around for his cast off clothes, and saw them hanging, still dismally wet over a chair. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z September 1.—Saturday was a dismally wet day. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Some, indeed, went so far as to spring upon the roof, and there yapped and howled most dismally; while, as for ourselves, we could but keep guard and wonder what the day would bring. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z And just then it began to drizzle most dismally. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The owl hooted across the sandy waste; and coyotes yapped dismally. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z And then he changed the subject with an abruptness that so far from drawing the thoughts of his family away from speculations upon what was in store for Paul, only made them more dismally foreboding. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z He shook his head dismally over this, and while he was hesitating, there was a nervous knock at my outer door. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z The wind moaned dismally and the damp searched our very bones. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The three friends looked dismally at the rough grasses and the nettles that grew thick over lawn and flower-beds; and at the sad water-pool in the midst of the weeds. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z "Fortune was not so kind at Montreal, as you may have heard," he added, dismally. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Bud looked dismally after her and turned to Gramps with a feeble smile. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The dinner drew to a close amidst dense gloom and awful silence, dismally broken by the faint chinking of spoons and jingling of glass. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z They had already reached it, when the dogs began to howl so dismally somewhere in the backyard that they hesitated for a moment. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Alice opened the conversation by asking the Duchess, who was holding the Baby and jumping it up and down so roughly that it howled dismally, why the Cat grinned in that absurd way. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z "If we ever get to Quebec," said a soldier, dismally, who had overheard Tom's last words. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Some tried, rather dismally, to be funny, hoping to cheer their luckless comrade; others were so sympathetic that they depressed Billy almost to a state of desperation. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z How dismally the conversation had died away into silence every now and then, only to be revived by some lame question, some miserable remark apropos to nothing,—the idiotic emanation of despair! The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z For example, he recounts the 1984 re-election campaign, when his father performed dismally as he floundered through his responses and was lost for words in his first debate with his opponent, Walter F. Mondale. The Doctor?s World: When Alzheimer?s Waited Outside the Oval Office 2011-02-21T18:53:19Z I would hang very dismally, with drooping head and wings, on those exalted hooks. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z The disadvantage of the possession of too strait a conscience in politics was never Resignation of Pitt. more dismally illustrated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Simultaneously the wind moaned dismally betwixt the gaunt branches. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z She had tried to write poetry about it, and had failed dismally, though her heart was making poetry all day long, as wildly, vaguely beautiful as Solomon's Song. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z In due time the poor fellow appeared upon his ice-cake, howling dismally the while, as if he appreciated the terrors of his situation. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The rain beat dismally down on my umbrella as I stood before the blank locked door. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z "Do you think so?" replied Jean, rather dismally. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z The night was very cold, there was a sharp frost, and a cutting wind from the mountains in the north moaned dismally in the trees. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z Fretting dismally, Jocko stuck his paw clear into his cheeks, and poked the pins out until none seemed to remain. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z "Heaven only knows when I can marry you!" groaned Cyril dismally. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z He don't need to take all that pains for me," said Page, dismally; "he could floor me if his examination Was made on the simplest things. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z Pools had already collected in depressions of the road, the slightly sunken lawn under his window was like a marsh, and the trees dripped heavily and dismally. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z “Any way you look at it, we’re just a couple of goats,” Penny said dismally. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z She waved her hand authoritatively toward the centre of the apartment, then followed him, as he crept dismally in. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z "Well, I'm out of it," thought Rob dismally. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z The fellows looked blue, and Hill groaned dismally. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z I know, for he conducted us to the cathedral, and his joints squeaked dismally at every step. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z He even suggested that they should sing, but the effort to start a popular chorus was such a lamentable failure that they laughed dismally. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Caught between these two entrenched camps are most of Albania’s three million people, who while experiencing strong economic growth from a dismally low base in the past decade still find life tough. 2 Men Jostle for Power in Albania 2011-01-26T20:16:21Z But it was quite cold enough, with the horses in the fields standing dismally under the naked hedges, and the black north-easter crumbling the ridges of the plough-lands until they looked like pale-coloured powdered chocolate. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z Two would do," replied the master of the hounds dismally; "two would do. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z At last they looked dismally out on the dawn. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z We may misinterpret situations, perform dismally, or make poor decisions. Chessboxing Is Fighting For Good Behavior 2011-01-10T13:15:00.227Z One night it rained dismally; a cold mist was rising from the river. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z “I certainly messed everything up,” Penny said dismally. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z Serbia's hardcore stepped up dismally during an October international in Genoa, Italy, throwing flares, threatening their own players and getting the game abandoned. A history of the year in 100 objects ? part five 2010-12-31T00:06:14Z Wade, the cord of the moose-sled in his trembling hands, turned and stared dismally at Straight. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z So he sat on, brooding gloomily, musing dismally, he knew not how long. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z "Hem," says I. "It's true," says he, sniffling dismally. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z “Nothing like this ever happened before—I’m sure of that,” Penny said dismally. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z The afternoon dragged along slowly and dismally, and the evening came, the murky evening of the cells. . . . 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z It is not a picturesque suburb: dulness reigns: it is a dull, a dull, a dismally dull quarter. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z In the villages the Cyhyraeth is heard passing through the empty streets and lanes by night, groaning dismally, sometimes rattling the window-shutters, or flinging open the door as it flits by. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z “He depended upon me and I failed him dismally.” Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Buses to Take When You’re in No Rush A bright spot in the dismally slow world of crosstown buses: The Bx12 in the Bronx, thanks to curbside ticketing and other innovations. City Room: Buses to Take When You?re in No Rush 2010-12-07T16:03:00Z On Friday Marks unveiled the merger of the Co-operative Group's dismally underperforming travel service with Going Places, the larger travel chain owned by Thomas Cook. Co-operative Group's latest deal shows it is going places under Peter Marks 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z Regional rugby started in Wales in 2003 and the Blues began life dismally, only winning eight of their first 24 matches. The Breakdown 2010-10-07T09:15:00Z And voter turnout at the last parliamentary elections was dismally low even without any calls for a boycott. An Election Dilemma for Egypt's Opposition: To Boycott or Not? 2010-09-22T22:45:00Z Broun joined the Baptist Church, sobered up, but failed dismally in his early efforts in GOP politics, losing two congressional primaries and receiving a dismal 3 percent in a 1996 bid for the U.S. The right-wing congressman made for the Obama age 2010-08-31T11:01:00Z The countries at the center of the debt worries that generated global market turbulence in the spring, like Greece, Ireland and Spain, all fared pretty dismally in the second quarter. Growth angst drifts back to U.S. shores 2010-08-15T22:27:00Z It was the middle of the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, and American athletes were performing dismally. Steinbrenner Helped Transform U.S. Olympic Teams 2010-07-14T00:00:00Z A dreadful goalkeeping rick cost Algeria the points in their opener against Slovenia, a match in which they played dismally. England v Algeria - live! 2010-06-18T17:15:00Z The Wallabies won 27-17 in Perth after England failed dismally to translate their absolute control in the scrum into anything that remotely threatened the Australians. England suffer video post mortem of first Test against Australia match 2010-06-16T23:36:00Z For those who remembered the old HP, Fiorina's tenure was marked most dismally by her dismantling of something core to the valley. Whitman and Fiorina: Silicon Valley's shabby side 2010-06-09T16:45:00Z A calm glance of the centre-half's head was a suitably languid finish for a warm May night in King's 20th England appearance – a dismally small cap-count for a 29-year-old with his capabilities. Ledley King's classy edge makes Fabio Capello's gamble a safe one 2010-05-25T06:00:00Z It said customers were being dealt with "dismally" and eventually found in favour of more than half the customers whose complaints it dealt with. Banks slated over customer gripes 2010-04-27T23:19:00Z Ovie himself played dismally, turning the puck over repeatedly, shooting way wide on his few scoring opportunities. Alexander Ovechkin, the Mad Russian 2010-04-09T17:00:00Z The bell appeared powerless to wake the sleepers, and its sound mingled dismally with that of the wind howling through the deserted passages. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Rainer tried to keep his eyes on the Admiral, but failed dismally, his efforts resulting in a distressing squint. H.M.S. —— Slowly and dismally the hours moved on, with no sound to measure their progress, save the audible beating of my own heart, and the death-like howling moan of my companion. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 “Stand still, man, and don’t be such a cur,” cried the vicar, sharply, for he had been applying the plaister to Sim’s slight cut, and the hero had begun to howl dismally. The Parson O' Dumford "If by hard you mean thick, I do," agreed Pip dismally. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Then it would seize Pot in its fore paws and toss him up, catching him again; while Pot would occasionally howl dismally, for the young cougar had sharp little claws. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The weird sound echoed dismally through the night, awaking the bird life to protesting cries. The Princess Galva A Romance Or, rather mine," his friend declared sombrely, so dismally, indeed, that Gage said— "Come, you are not going to repent? A Poached Peerage How many nights like the last, I wonder dismally, am I to spend in this horrible little cell? Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune The wreckage of the tri-motor had long since ceased to glow and the wind whined dismally through a low growth of underbrush. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines We begin existence here, you know, as babies, silly pink helpless things wrapped in white, with goggling eyes, that yelp dismally at the Font. The Wonderful Visit The wind that used to howl and whistle so dismally in the branches of the trees now murmured soft lullabies, and even the laths in the rotten roof cracked less ominously. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers No condemned criminal's last meal could pass more dismally. The Wish A Novel Now, if it had only been Beth! and Dolly sighed dismally. Dolly's College Experiences Lionel heard the key turn dismally in the lock, and then the sound of footsteps retreating down the passage. The Gay Adventure A Romance Yet even then, Michael dismally concluded, they would continue to bow down to the Golden Calves, because they would fancy that it was the Calves who had planted and cultivated the rose-trees. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Mrs. Rewins brought up an armful of books which Michael examined dismally one by one. Sinister Street, vol. 1 She was still thinking rather dismally of this sudden change in her future when a bell-boy brought a card to Mrs. Kilpatrick. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life "Out of millions, not a single human specimen available," groaned the professor dismally. The Haunted Pajamas It's no good, sir," said the landlord, dismally observing the soot; "it's out o' reach. The Gay Adventure A Romance I was not exactly comfortable, for the ground round the grave was mossless and hard; and when the wind caught it the bracken cross tickled my ear and jerked my mind dismally on to earwigs. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Beyond lay the Plaza of Santo Domingo, and on the twin towers of its church two crosses leaned dismally askew. The Key to Yesterday For a time nothing was to be heard around them but the splashing of the little fountain, and from the window above them the notes of the battle-painter's flute, every little while dying dismally away. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Miss Waddle looked after her, and shook her head dismally. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West After that the time passed dismally enough for the young American. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The floor was swamped with chairs which, during the lunch hour, dismally grated on the tiled floor. A Bed of Roses What, after contributing to the expense of the feast, will you really leave us before it begins, and go dismally to bed? Stories for Helen At this the soul cringed cowardly, and Gud was annoyed and turned to go, whereupon the soul started wailing more dismally than ever. The Book of Gud "It's the only sport I'm not a muff at," said Willy dismally. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play "I won't be able to stand this much longer," he thought, dismally. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The last rehearsal was at three o'clock, and after it was over Jack shook his head dismally. The Crimson Sweater I have known many singers to fail dismally because they were simply singers. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Nat questioned Mr. Dunn, seeking to have him recall exactly what had taken place, but the purser, much as he wanted to help his assistant, failed dismally. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils Then he walked to the end of the tent and stared dismally down the camp street, flooded with sunshine. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play The rain without pattered dismally against the single window that looked into a deserted court and within the room was dimly lighted by the fading daylight and the fire that flickered on the hearth. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime To be sure, the wind howled dismally sometimes and it was often cold enough to make fingers stiff, but it allowed them to stay out of doors and that was the main thing. The Crimson Sweater He left me in the darkness of the hallway and I sank down on a wooden seat, upon a palm leaf fan that crackled dismally beneath my slender weight. A Top-Floor Idyl Pip-Emma, remembering those glorious occasions, hunched herself dismally, and the defeated Prissy strode on her way. The Underpup Yet, though that day had seemed to Pauline almost more delicately fair than any of their days, it ended dismally with April in black misfeature, and before they reached home they were wet through. Plashers Mead A Novel He loathes the sea—howls and whines dismally the whole time. By Right of Conquest A Novel All was now still in the spacious vault, with the exception of a distant clank of chains and murmur of voices, which echoed dismally along the massive walls and under the gloomy arches. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 The street lamps flickered dismally through the mist and the trees dripped soddenly. Thirty Either he would fail for the Civil and go to slave dismally at Wren's or else he would pass and go out to Colonels or to death. Years of Plenty The steps were steep and narrow, and every time she set her foot down they creaked dismally, as if to warn the climber that they might fall at any minute. Clover and Blue Grass The rooks cawed dismally in the highest branches of the sycamores, the leaves of which were already beginning to fall. Windyridge As if to add to his sensation of melancholy, while he was pursuing this miserable train of thought, a wolf commenced to howl dismally in the forest behind him. The Red Rat's Daughter At length their guide halted, breathing heavily, and after fumbling with a bunch of rusty keys, swung open a door which creaked dismally. Thirty Spots had watched the match dismally from the touch-line and he did not take it at all well. Years of Plenty The owls hooted dismally, and the chill wind sobbed and moaned fitfully in the pine trees. A Daughter of the Union It occurred to him dismally while he waited that she might not be in; still worse, that there might be people about who would keep him from her. Ewing\\'s Lady She sternly pushed the weeping Keats off the nag, and he flung himself down in the doorway, howling dismally. Mothering on Perilous But as he caught a glimpse of their reflections in the mirror over the fireplace, he wondered, a little dismally, how that were possible. Thirty The winter crept on dismally, and Martin studied Bengali or rode on horseback over Shotover and Port meadow. Years of Plenty I have to go down and fight the battle,” cried poor Philippa dismally, and Hope’s arm stole round her waist with a close, encouraging pressure. The Daughters of a Genius The poor little man threw himself on the floor and howled dismally. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Darker and darker had grown the lowering skies, and now the wind began to moan dismally through the tree trunks. Haviland's Chum The others threw themselves on the ground and screamed dismally. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story “And I don’t wonder at it,” said the girl, dismally. Sir Hilton's Sin Our “decent train from Waterloo” had proved to be a dismally early one, consequently we found ourselves at our destination at an early hour of the afternoon. A Veldt Vendetta And the voices of the hyenas and other beasts wailing dismally through the forest sounded as the ravenings of ghost animals scenting the blood of those who still lived as men. The White Shield The trees were already becoming coated with ice and their branches to creak dismally in the rising wind. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn ‘I could do that—last year,’ Dan said dismally, as he tried and failed. Rewards and Fairies Nelly understood "a horror in the words, if not the words," and howled dismally. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" The stars appeared as bright glowing blobs sunk dismally far into the heavy depths of some Stygian jelly. Fly By Night And in the mouth thereof sits some strange wizard beast and dismally howls.” The White Shield “I told you that,” Jacob reminded her dismally. Jacob's Ladder If he is intended to represent an ugly old man, dismally drunk, and making painful efforts to catch a note, he succeeds, to the life. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 He trudged dismally up the stairs, thinking about his wife. The Standardized Man He sat for awhile watching his brothers humped up in sleep on the floor, and wondering rather dismally when they should have done with their troubles and come to the palace of their Uncle Assasimmon. The Three Mulla-mulgars Billy, also, slowly and stiffly rose, regarded the reader with what seemed like grieved amazement and dismally brayed. Dorothy on a House Boat Trade’s too dismally slack for anything just now.” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion "Dis is de time we're up ag'inst it," remarked Jimmy rather dismally as they took back to the newspaper offices the unsold copies and started for their room. The Newsboy Partners Or Who Was Dick Box? |
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