| 单词 | dolefulness |
| 例句 | But in “The Night Stages” it arrives late, and Ms. Urquhart’s unremitting dolefulness has already deadened our nerve endings to the heartache she wants to conjure. Review: Jane Urquhart’s ‘The Night Stages,’ a Novel of Melancholy and Missed Chances 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Where the network’s “True Detective” occasionally broke its dolefulness with the slyest, philosophically artful wink at an audience riveted by its mystery, “The Leftovers” grafts more unhappiness onto unhappiness. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery It looked like a snow angel, but also like a mummy — an image of both levity and dolefulness, neither all good nor all bad. In the Land of Giants 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z For the Merry-man's dolefulness there is ample cause, and he himself laments how ridiculous it is that "a poor heart-broken man must needs be merry or he will be whipped." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z “Well, you can’t deny there’s bears, anyway,” she retorted, with ready dolefulness. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch The round, dimpled face was so exceedingly wholesome and happy, despite its transient dolefulness, that Kitty laughed and her merriment brought an answering smile to the four dusty countenances before her. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn There had never been so little laughter and so much dolefulness in the Land of the Wymps. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories The patient Pauline, who had packed everything and arranged everything, and borne with her mistress's dolefulness all day long, began to yawn piteously. Vixen, Volume II. And the rector, having laid down his pipe, took to studying his boots with a certain dolefulness. Robert Elsmere Mr Rowland’s face, all dolefulness, emerged from behind the newspaper, and the children shouted. Deerbrook Dumps suggest dolefulness, but the debate on the action of the Disposals Board in disposing of the accumulations at Slough, St. Omer and elsewhere was decidedly lively. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 11, 1920 It was a very ordinary tale, and its dolefulness was relieved by the old man's delight at finding people who could talk to him like Christians. The House of Martha "There's everything to eat in that awful box—enough for an army—but I don't feel as if I could ever eat again," in a tone of martyr-like dolefulness. Judy There is a lot of life that is wrong, and any day horrid, hurting things may pop up, but that doesn't mean you've got to sit down and make a bosom friend of dolefulness. Kitty Canary It was worse; for the dolefulness was positive here, which before in the broad open country was only negative. Hills of the Shatemuc Sébalt sat with legs across, and his elbow resting on his knee, gazing into the fire with unspeakable dolefulness. The Man-Wolf and Other Tales But the extreme dolefulness of Mrs. Newt had already perplexed her; and the prompt, simple way in which she answered this question precluded the suspicion of artifice. Trumps "The only amends I can make," he said, in very dolefulness, "is that I may never let you see my face again." Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall He found Cicely kneeling before a pail in which Melchisedek stood upright, a picture of sooty dolefulness, with water trickling from every sodden spike of his coat. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book "You are so anxious to have me grow up," he replied, with proper dolefulness. Tommy and Grizel To add to the dolefulness of the former day, and the dismalness of the present night, my thoughts ran upon my losses and sad bereaved condition. Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson A life-size dummy stood in one corner of the room, the expression on its face being almost human in its dolefulness. Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat "Not in her, not in her!" the younger lady declared, shaking her head with a dolefulness that was neither jocular not affected. The Aspern Papers The howling continued for a long while, filling the air of that sombre night with a new kind of dolefulness and horror. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy And then that sighing and groaning and dolefulness of visage whenever the thought of the past came back to him? Birds of Prey And the Rector, having laid down his pipe, took to studying his boots with a certain dolefulness. Robert Elsmere There was a certain accent of dolefulness in the way he said it. Young People's Pride A Novel The relation to God is perverted, and the man that has transgressed stands before Him as guilty, with all the dolefulness that that solemn word means; and that is another of the heads. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Mr. Blithers ignored what might have been regarded as an introduction, and blandly announced that tennis wasn't a game for fat people, patting his somewhat aggressive extension in mock dolefulness as he spoke. The Prince of Graustark Indeed all I have been doing was to get him to moderate his dolefulness. The Pillars of the House, V1 The idea of Rose as a "model" made Clover smile in the midst of her dolefulness. What Katy Did at School The howling of wolves added to the dolefulness of the trip. The Story of the Pony Express The face, at this moment, was a sad one, but its lines expressed no weak surrender to dolefulness; her lips were courageous, and her eyes such as brighten readily with joy. Denzil Quarrier Ah yes!" and Morgana shook her fair head at him with mock dolefulness—"And that will be very sad! The Secret Power He confided to me privately that he feared his trousers would not last such jolting many days; but his dolefulness, like a bit of minor in a sparkling melody, only made our jollity more radiant. Letters from High Latitudes The last part of the drive on a road causewayed through the endless mangrove swamp impresses the imagination strongly by its dolefulness. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither My rendering of the famous ballad had, in consequence, acquired a dolefulness not intended by the composer. Paul Kelver, a Novel |
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