| 单词 | dumbly |
| 例句 | I stood dumbly while Grandfather knelt by Mother’s side. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She dumbly nodded her thanks and wandered on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As Chronicler stared dumbly at the ruined weapon the mercenary took a step forward and laid his empty hand lightly on the scribe’s shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He pointed dumbly to a shack that turned out not to be Brigid’s house at all, but the housewife inside knew Brigid and gave Lyddie proper directions. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I dumbly take the tablecloth from her, the soft linen rippling through my fingers. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I gazed dumbly at him as he stopped a few lockers down from mine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They adored her dumbly and uncritically, because her character was stronger than theirs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood there dumbly as she walked away from him, barefoot across the lawn, and he watched her darkened hair swing heavily across her shoulders, drenching her blouse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For a moment I can only stare dumbly up at him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Hi,” I answered dumbly, trying to look too boring to be worth staying for. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z That wasn’t an answer, and whereas Lyra would have pointed that out and asked for more information, she didn’t think Lizzie Brooks would; so she assented dumbly in the dressing and said no more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His buddies, who were hanging back, stared dumbly. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head dumbly, afraid to say more. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As I gingerly stepped toward him the shuffling mass of black cowhide between us parted, and there stood 534 and I, staring dumbly at each other. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I felt dizzy and sat down and stared dumbly at the scarlet geyser until I started to giggle again, and then we all giggled inanely at each other. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The boy pulled his head back and gazed dumbly at Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Joey looked at me dumbly, and I realized that the Costellos weren’t thinking anything of the kind. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When I just stood there, dumbly watching her, she lost her smile and said, “I presume you’ve heard I’m sick.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “She says the curse is lifted,” he said dumbly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head dumbly and said, “I don’t know.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a single modest-sized refrigerator filled with fresh sandwiches, soft drinks, cartons of juice, and perishables like cheese, and Katz and I stared into it for ages, dumbly captivated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z While he raided the cabin for supplies, pulling open drawers, grabbing things out of the cabinets, she sat dumbly in the doorway, rubbing her fingers one by one. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He looked at it dumbly for a moment before he got the idea that she wanted to shake him by the hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Not standing there in front of her, dumbly, unable to make myself understood. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She looked down dumbly, remembering that they’d handcuffed her first when she was captured, then again in front of Dr. Cable, before taking her to look for the pendant. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z All I can do is nod dumbly and wish I was anywhere but here. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He passed a group of big, gaunt, slope-faced horses walking dumbly in a line along the shoulder—Indian horses, the agent guessed instinctively—and after that he crossed the Rio Colorado into Dona Luz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Park sat up in bed and looked around dumbly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Let me see your wound” was the first thing she said to Will, and he dumbly held out his hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And while Luke understood why, he still stood there dumbly for a few seconds, nodding. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All she could do was sit dumbly and watch the lights winking beyond the far trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at her dumbly, standing in the dark, wood-panelled hall. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z For a while I simply stared at it dumbly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I watched dumbly as a shutter of recognition clicked across the blur of tenderness and the wide pupils went glossy and depthless as patent leather. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z That may be hard to picture, but it’s dumbly diverting, in the manner of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” or “Drunk History.” Tired of the Convention? A Guide to Shows to Watch Instead 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The hosts ask guests dumbly pointless questions as if they were of great moment. Critic’s Notebook: The Rise of the Anti-Talk Show 2012-06-07T21:51:11Z Even worse than this, the peasants and working people, brainwashed into docility, dumbly accept whatever their overlords do to them. Review | Your perfect July 4 read: A book packed with politics, preaching and fireworks 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Thus we drove through the woods, the Subaru blinking dumbly in the dark. A Rookie’s Road Trip Through Montana, Wyoming and Idaho 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z By any reasonable standard, “3 Days to Kill” is a terrible movie: incoherent, crudely brutal, dumbly retrograde in its geo- and gender politics. Movie Review: ‘3 Days to Kill’ Stars Kevin Costner 2014-02-20T23:34:30Z When the skier fell, they slowed to a near standstill, so it was a little surprising when, dumbly staring at them and grinning, I was thrown off balance by their slow-moving and seemingly innocent wake. My formerly adventurous life 2012-07-13T23:00:00Z Because “You” is so soapy and audacious, it’s in constant danger of contracting the “Dexter” disease, of losing its edge and becoming dumbly repetitive. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Her music is crashingly obvious sledgehammer electro-pop topped with unsubtle innuendo, like Britney on a budget, but that doesn't stop her live show being fantastic fun and dumbly compelling. Ke$ha ? review 2010-12-17T22:15:00Z Instead, I pulled out my phone and looked at it dumbly, because I had completely forgotten how to dial 911. A stranger, twisted and bleeding on the sidewalk. What would you have done? 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Must you always make a beeline, dumbly, for what you want, could you ever be convinced of the wisdom of a more circuitous route? Broken collarbone? Just roll with it 2013-06-02T17:00:00Z She describes a Biblical plague: Cicadas clustering on light poles and canopies; flying dumbly into car windshields, into people’s open mouths. I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught 2013-05-20T23:45:00Z For Christians, this figure points irresistibly to Jesus Christ, dumbly facing down his accusers, and all but confirms him as the Messiah, the chosen one of God. Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch – review 2013-04-21T08:00:15Z When I stared at him dumbly, he said, “Straight cut,” and snipped the top off with a guillotine-style cutter. For Ybor City in Florida, a historic cigar town faces a cloudy future 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z With Roy standing dumbly by, he thrills to his newfound freedom. BBC Proms 2010-07-23T05:44:00Z Look at him, dumbly stuffing six on to each hand like a useless Swiss knuckle-duster. Fools' gold: super-rich Instagram decoded 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z There is only Bill, staring dumbly at his laptop, with no crucial proclamation forthcoming. Marriage Requires Amnesia 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z He made a kind of fetish out of potted plants dumbly standing on balconies and patios. Abroad: The Arts Become Monaco?s Newest Luxury Goods 2010-10-13T14:32:00Z It is, they say, "the antithesis of saccharine, Americanised pop" and it is as unreconstructed and dumbly constructed as that sentence makes it sound. New band of the day (LAC No 1,529) 2013-06-10T17:08:21Z Sitting up and facing each other with adult hands hovering inches behind our backs, we stare, dumbly, sweetly. Cultural Studies: Can’t Guys Just Learn to Fight for a Friendship? 2012-10-28T01:00:16Z “Now they’re getting smart. They are waking up. They are gaining the ability not just to dumbly record what we do but to make judgments about it.” Your Boss Wants to Spy on Your Inner Feelings 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z I was at the 68th Street-Hunter College station, standing in a neat row of commuters dressed in suits and punching dumbly at the keys of MetroCard machines that all seemed to be down. ‘He Was Smiling and Went Straight to the Booth’ 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Who hasn't seen the family seated in a restaurant where each member spends the entire meal staring dumbly into their glowing handheld device while anything resembling normal conversation is non-existent. The Making of a YouTube Radical 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z I suppose I was being placated, too, though I don’t recall any unreasonable behavior on my part, or any reasonable behavior, either—I felt I’d stood dumbly to one side, a helpless observer. “The Starlet Apartments” 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z At the top, Honnold melted dumbly into hugs from a film crew that had documented his ascent – friends all – and succumbed to a feeling of “overwhelming stoke”, he said. The edge of reason: the world’s boldest climb and the man who conquered it 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The turtle's legs move dumbly, instinctively, as if it's walking—or swimming—in air. If 'Twin Peaks' had a putt-putt course... - Golf Digest 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z I’d gaze dumbly at the car as it disappeared from view, one foot on the pedal of my secondhand bicycle. Goodbye things, hello minimalism: can living with less make you happier? 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z I was careening numbly and dumbly through life, breaking everything I collided with. Alcoholics who quit completely do better than those who dabble. I'm not surprised | David Ferguson 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Instead, it behaved rather dumbly, sticking closer to its expected timings than the actual activity I was engaging in. The Sense sleep tracking ball is nothing but a lovely alarm clock 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Jonathan Skogmo, the company’s founder and CEO, has spent more than a decade refining his search for such dumbly compelling footage. If you have the next pizza rat video, you better call Jukin Media 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z His face is at once idiotic and amoral – he looks like he would shoot you as soon as look at you, as dumbly lethal as a rattlesnake. For sale: Bill Koch’s $80m Aspen ranch, the wild west made very comfortable 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Now I can mostly resist the dumbly flashing lights of slot machines, but given the chance to play cards, I'm all in. Why the word 'redskin' matters 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps the impossible-to-live-up-to tidal wave of praise came about in part because Bush had been clever enough to ask people not to stand around like mindless absorption pods, dumbly filming the gig on their smartphones. This awesome dissection of internet hyperbole will make you cry and change your life 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Secondly, many influencers, reporters among them, are inherently biased against the state of Israel, which they erroneously equate to South Africa during Apartheid or dumbly describe as genocide. Israel Ups Its Social Narrative 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Stories like Reveles’s are commonplace—office dwellers dumbly blasting out crude or embarrassing messages to colleagues across entire e-mail systems. Eradicating 'Reply All' 2012-11-21T21:04:17Z I was in the back of the police car staring dumbly at a brand new iPad. Inside a knife-point mugging 2012-07-09T00:14:09Z Yet, when his soft brown eyes so dumbly plead For one caress from my too-busy hand, I wonder from what far and unknown land Came the true soul, which in his gaze I read. To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z But as best it could it gathered up the tangled threads of its existence and for the next decade struggled dumbly and blindly against the terrible disadvantages imposed upon it by the ruthlessness of war. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z She opened the door beside her, and pointed dumbly down a passage. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z For a moment she looked dumbly at the speaker; then her eyes went back to the veiled figure in the chair--it had a horrible attraction for her. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z Names—Velasquez, Goya, and others of more recent date—were bandied between them, the while the padre and I sat dumbly attentive. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z She looked at her lover with eyes of agony, dumbly questioning him. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Yet this could not be; and in calmer moments, although without the power of analysis, he realized dumbly that these griping emotions were but the concomitants of his obsession. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z In the morning clangorously, at night dumbly, it insists on attention. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z He held out his hands to her, dumbly. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z She looked at him dumbly; then she turned, entering the house with rapid step and hurrying up the stairs, leaving the sleepy servant who came forward to meet her to close the door. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Startled by the violence of his tone, she recoiled dumbly, and the car swept on. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z My lady dumbly furious; Arthur apologetic; Doreen herself indifferent; Terence uneasy and taken aback. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "I do not," he declared, and Sallie felt dumbly thankful that the engineers and their underlings were still, apparently, loyal to him. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Far removed from the hum of preparation, No-Kami sat, dumbly gazing from the casement across the river towards the sea. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Why did he go dumbly to his death and leave the world in darkness and in doubt? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z She turned her small face towards her daughter dumbly, as if for help. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z He rose as he spoke, and taking her hand, led her dumbly to a low-backed settee at the other end of the great room. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z She had been dumbly afraid of the man, and that although she was possessed of a courage such as could look grim death itself in the empty eye-holes and smile. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Perhaps I can be cultivated and interesting dumbly. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z But I, being a man, and so dull of understanding, could only nod and wonder dumbly. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The sailors continued to question the boys, resorting now and then to insulting epithets, but the lads sat dumbly in the cabin until the arrival of Captain Morgan, in charge of the steamer Sybil. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Richard shook his head dumbly and gently laid bare the white shoulder. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The silent, hopeless longing, the chivalrous devotion yearning dumbly within him, did not stop his beer; he drank more to drown his thoughts. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Philip, dumbly gripping the tube of French pastry, gaped, quite frankly. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z She offered her hand formally, and he took it formally, dumbly. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Perishing gloomily, spurned by contumely, Cold inhumanity, burning insanity, Into her rest—Cross her hands humbly As if praying dumbly, over her breast. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z The Japanese mother listens dumbly—then slowly realizes that unless she consents to this plan her boy will have no name. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z She had a fancy that its thick wooden rail dumbly throbbed beneath her grasp. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z All this surprising information was communicated with an air of solemn and confidential conviction; and Philip, who had never previously encountered any one endowed with Mr. Mablethorpe's peculiar brand of humour, merely gaped dumbly. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Every now and then a strong shudder passed over him, and he beat his little black head dumbly against the wall. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z But when you are sombre, sad, averse, forgetful, Heavily veiled by clouds that brood with rain, Dumbly I lie all shadowed, I lie all shadowed, And dumbly wait for you to shine again. Poems - Second Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.670Z He gathered her up as if she had been a little child, and rocked her dumbly in his arms. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z With steady eyes she dumbly watched her happiness grow dim and dimmer. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Finally he raised his head and gazed dumbly about him. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z After that, for a long time, she stood there, looking dumbly at the current running, black and silent, between the edges of the ice. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Only the vultures, strung like ebony beads along the fronds of the cocoanut palms, spread their wings to dry, and dumbly craned their necks down as we passed. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Then women cried aloud, and men looked dumbly into each other's eyes, and awaited the crack of doom. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z He sat dumbly waiting, while Catherine chattered to him of commonplace things to win him back to his ordinary frame of mind. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z And so he stared and stared dumbly agonizing, wondering, helpless, misty-eyed, blind. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z White, livid, trembling from head to foot, the old soldier hurried toward the young officer and dumbly raised his hand in the mechanical salute. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z The third flourish of trumpets had already sounded, and the banners were all unfurled; but Banfi still continued staring blankly, darkly, dumbly before him. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z For a few moments Madame Blanc gazed dumbly over the dear familiar scene, and the German surgeon respected her silence. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z He began, and I stared dumbly at the pistol. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z As it is, she is rich in neglected memories; she has tombs that dumbly reproach her ignoring eye; she has nooks and purlieus that teem with reminiscence and are silent testimonials of her indifference. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Amy found Grace a well-mannered, merry little person; and after staring dumbly at one another for a few minutes, they suddenly became very good friends. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Were you locked dumbly, terribly with Him, Within that burning temple day and night? Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z He usually gave his daughter much good advice, found her exceedingly docile, but equally difficult, and was always embarrassed by an unspoken appeal in her nature which he dumbly resented. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z He looks at his wife dumbly, then back at the table. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z A very curious world this, I thought dumbly, as we pushed our sleds and lashed our lagging dogs. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The three shocked, amazed women gazed dumbly at the damaged room. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z The masses suffer dumbly, and the persistence of their suffering breeds a sense of its inevitability. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z There it stands, gazing dumbly at all who look upon it, a sad lesson to individual pride or national glory. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z She could only wait upon her dumbly, watch her in canine fashion. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z This—the coup de grace of the appointed torture—was not to be spared her, and she awaited it dumbly. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z As soon as her lover summons her, she thrusts him away with rigid arms: she presses her knees close together, she supplicates him dumbly with her lips. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z Dodo nodded dumbly, great lumps in her throat. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z He sat up in bed, and looked wildly round him, while the lawyer glared, and dumbly bit his nails. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z She looked at him dumbly, her blood still pumping from the dance. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z With a wild, scared face, lips that moved without sound, and eyes that demanded confirmation or denial of the dread that was strangling her heart, she caught his hands and looked up dumbly at him. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z But I could only look dumbly in his face. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Life, which rises out of the past in its naked proportions only when we dumbly seek a reason for the calamity that overwhelms us, came thus to her as a conviction. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Margaret sat in her room, dumbly enduring the first humiliation of her life. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z She caught his hand and looked dumbly upon it. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Still dumbly, he drew her to him; put back the hair from her face, every line of his own astir with a passion of pity and adoration she hardly dared to look upon. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z But Oliver stalked along dumbly in the intense darkness. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Perishing gloomily, spurr’d by contumely, cold inhumanity burning insanity into her rest.—Cross her hands humbly, as if praying dumbly, over her breast! Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z “What’s this about a mermaid?” repeated my cousin, while they waived precedence dumbly one to another. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z He stared dumbly, his mouth falling open in limp despair. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z "God," prayed Allard dumbly, leaning against the gate in anguished waiting. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z She accompanied me dumbly, paying no attention while I bought a delectable white ivory Chinese backscratcher. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z She looked at him dumbly, and her lip quivered. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z He therefore acquiesces dumbly when, her smiles being at length restored, she proposes that they shall go to tea with the Lambtons after all. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The Russians took time to listen to the girl's request, but most of them stared at each other dumbly. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z They crossed Pine Creek, which ran dumbly under the snow, housed over by the stream tangle. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z I looked at her dumbly, too confused to be able to decide whether to take care of her or to rush out and get to work on the second baby's umbilical cord. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z They want you to give up and go back to dumbly stroking that shiny screen, pausing intermittently to wipe the drool from your chin. Macs give me a syncing feeling 2011-02-28T00:04:01Z The guard saluted dumbly and after checking his proximity detector screens he turned off the light and opened the door. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z At least when I am present, they both seem to have lost the gift of speech, so dumbly do they pass each other by. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z Granf'er dumbly lifted the chair, conveyed it stiffly to the furthest front corner of the porch, and quietly placed it. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z He thought dumbly about it, but his imagination stirred. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z Frida made no reply; she looked in the same timid manner at the speaker, and then dumbly at the ground. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z From sheer inability to speak, the man could only fall back in his chair and stare dumbly. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z In vain did his companion wait for a word, a remark; not a syllable came from his lips; he still paced dumbly to and fro, his arms crossed, his head bowed. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z She looked up at me—for I had climbed to the tree—dumbly, yearningly. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The survivors—of the twelve four were dead now—were perishing with cold and dumbly resigned to their wretched fate. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z The man, his mouth full, shook his head dumbly. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z Sally, raking the suds from the dishpan off her arms and hands, accepted the pile of garments dumbly, but resentment gushed hotly in her throat. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Now the trial had come; but dumbly, without lamentation, she bowed to the iron law of necessity. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z For her sister had been standing, staring dumbly into space. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Then I stood dumbly, the thing in my hands, my mind reeling. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z He fell asleep with tears upon his cheeks and in his heart a dumbly vibrant song. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z He shook his head dumbly and strode to the door. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Soul and body were dumbly struggling together, and no word of complaint betrayed what either suffered. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z And all the time, this frantic lover on his illegal mount, though praying dumbly for the safety of his love, was, all unconsciously, swearing like a madman. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Until it seemed as though he would totter from his wavering foothold, Drew stood and watched her dumbly. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z She was dumbly amazed that the magnitude of the sum did not appeal to Thady Shea’s cupidity; but she was vigorously and fiercely determined that the money was to be his. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The Manager regarded the speaker dumbly for a moment and then turned to Mr Carlyle. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z A few weeks ago, I wrote about how it's fruitless to expect corporations to be moral – they are dumbly, amorally acquisitive. Heard the one about the top banker who said sorry? No, me neither 2010-05-01T23:10:00Z She looked at him, her great blue eyes beseeching him dumbly, even before she could regain breath for speech. A Blot on the Scutcheon The strange woman covered her pale sweet face dumbly with both hands. The Undying Past Someone must have hopelessly mixed the cues, for instead of towering over their shrinking victims the bandits had found themselves staring dumbly along the snub-noses of Colts in the trigger-quick hands of veterans. The Trail of Conflict He understood, as the Conservatives did not, the feelings that were dumbly stirring the mind of the ordinary decent Roman, and could give them voice. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men He offered her his hand without speaking, and she took it dumbly. The Man from Jericho "There is news, yonder, master, but I cannot quite understand it," the great animal tried dumbly to explain, and restlessly led the way back towards the library. A Blot on the Scutcheon Hertha clasped her hands behind her head and stared into the distance, dumbly weaving fancies. The Undying Past That was the question which each spectator asked dumbly, not daring to voice it in words. The School by the Sea Lionel stared dumbly for a moment, not completely realizing what had happened. The Gay Adventure A Romance The pathos and sorrow in his words were almost more than she could bear, but she signed her permission dumbly, and waited. The Man from Jericho Freed, she was lost at once; if she had not been swept along by her companions, she would have sat down dumbly by the wayside, and died. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches But, the man was wondering dumbly, what became of other men to whom this thing really happened? The Preliminaries And Other Stories Whether found or not, Norine Bourdon was lost to him forever; dumbly he felt that, but she must be found. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The guard gazed dumbly at the evening dress. The Gay Adventure A Romance Elizabeth, who had not dared stir, could only point dumbly to the overhanging abyss, without voice to express her terror. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The boy stared at him dumbly while the slow thudding pad of the horses' feet on the soft trail smote on his ears like the sound of muffled drums. The Land of Strong Men Sometimes he looked about him dumbly, with indefinite hope, as if he expected sudden assistance to come from the clouds. Last Words They are gone, and the woman sits alone, stunned, speechless, unable to realize it, only dumbly conscious that something awful has happened. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir What was it that was trying dumbly to warn her? Life on the Stage He looked at her dumbly for a long time, and she thought it was in condemnation. The Broken Gate A Novel But Roy shook his head dumbly and Chub moved up to the head of the group. The Crimson Sweater She looked up at him dumbly, during five, ten, twenty seconds. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days Where one person has the courage to speak out against this deep-rooted social convention, unnumbered thousands feel dumbly the same opposition to it. The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America How shall I call that strange influence that dumbly tries to warn, to prepare? Life on the Stage He looked at her dumbly now, trying to understand the steady heroism of a life such as hers. The Broken Gate A Novel He was dumbly exasperated, the more so perhaps in that he divined that to one cleverer than he no obstacle would exist. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes But the evening was a blank: he passed it twirling his thumbs, dumbly irritated, incapable of action, and perplexed as he had never been before. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Bruised and bleeding and terrified, they dumbly prayed for deliverance from the madman up above them. The Orphan A long time she gazed dumbly at the sheets, then once more she laughed the old, low laugh, with a sinister note in it now. Ewing\\'s Lady But gradually, dumbly, doggedly she had fought on; and she had won. The Broken Gate A Novel Stephen, it is true, noted the pucker on her brow, and questioned her dumbly across the table; but she frowned a warning, and eagerly questioned the girls as to the success of their expedition. The Daughters of a Genius He paused a second, dumbly and vaguely afflicted. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel I guess I wasn't very convincing because Marge just stared dumbly at me, tears spilling out of her eyes. In the Cards Eleven men and women of Tecuhltli knelt dumbly in a semicircle, watching the scene with hot, lustful eyes. Red Nails "Do you reckon this really is Murky we are following?" asked Paul while Nels, tired, hungry and sleepy as well, dragged along dumbly. The Auto Boys' Mystery Arthur stood dumbly at the foot of the bed for only a few seconds; then he went back upstairs to his room. Doom of the House of Duryea Miss Lois, disheartened by all that had happened, busied herself in taking care of the boys dumbly, and often shook her head at the fire when sitting alone with her knitting. Anne Sleeping fitfully, Biggs sat dumbly through an interminable night, but the new day brought no reassuring sign from the inert form. The Doors of Death Valeria sat dumbly, watching the woman in whose slim hands, the pirate realized, her destiny now rested. Red Nails Beside the bed, Mark Carter still stared dumbly down at the girl he loved. The Time Mirror Smith nodded, turned back to the row of benches dumbly. Earthsmith How fine to discover an heroic situation dumbly begging him to appear and be its speaking lay-figure! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 Struggling to his hands and knees, he shook his head from side to side, dumbly, like an animal in pain. Isle of the Undead He stared dumbly at his friend; his eyes passed to the white face of Mademoiselle Diane; then back to the controls, where his hand, without conscious volition, was reaching to move a metal ball. Brood of the Dark Moon "Not there, sir!" as Jimmy, dumbly striving to show his loyalty, his obedience, his unshaken trust, would have run on up the steps. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade He passed it round her, lifted the other hand, dumbly pointed toward the northern beach. The Destroying Angel Cross her hands humbly, As if praying dumbly, Over her breast. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History At last he fell behind altogether, but at night limped into camp whining his joy and asking dumbly for the usual fish. The Story of the Trapper He felt dumbly her contrast to the facile, sympathetic natures he had been thrown with in his life abroad. Rose MacLeod Helen dumbly wondered if he too were conscious of a struggle within himself, if his actions were forced, or if they were natural, and she were reading her own unrest into them. The Vision of Elijah Berl But all that night a light burned in her room and when little Eulalie said her prayers she knelt beside her with dumbly moving lips. The Song of the Wolf For a time I stood dumbly looking on, then the idea percolated into my confused understanding. The Portal of Dreams She hid her face in her hands and moaned dumbly to herself, "I am desolate," she murmured, "I am desolate, indeed." Eden An Episode But the great arms, which might have weighed tons, though Bentley sensed no strain, raised to the door and fumbled dumbly, clumsily. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 She was dumbly conscious that among these, like was gathering to like, even as she, though alone, was gathered to herself and apart from them all. The Vision of Elijah Berl Close at his heels we see the dog, prince of another genus: and in him too we see dumbly testified the same cultus of an unattainable ideal, the same constancy in failure. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse The woman, magnificently arrayed, and hardly larger than a child, was huddled against the sea-wall, dumbly protesting that she could go no farther. Ancestors A Novel He looked dumbly at me, and hung his head. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 She was stifled and dumbly sought to cry out, for this was surely some terror of the nightmare. The Story of Old Fort Loudon He only knew to take up his burden dumbly and go on. Stories of the Foot-hills They faced each other as they stood there in the narrow walk, and his knowledge challenged her dumbly for a moment. The Return of the Prodigal But sister Else stood dumbly watching, with big thoughtful eyes. Ditte: Girl Alive! As it was, I yearned dumbly and observed the conventions. The Kempton-Wace Letters She lay there half unconscious, and only feeling her misery dumbly. An Isle in the Water He stared at her dumbly, as if he could not believe his ears. Under False Pretences A Novel But a glance at Tenney's face, the tightness of reserve, the fanatical eyes, closed her lips, and they moved about together dumbly at their common tasks. Old Crow She was afraid of one thing or another at home, but when he urged her to tell him the reason, she would look dumbly at him. Ditte: Girl Alive! The pain of his body almost relieved the pain of his mind; he wished dumbly that he could lie there and die, and be finished with it all. Orientations But alas! he had no choice: Mr. Tatler, whose career, he says himself, had been successful, passed peacefully away, and has ever since dumbly implored “the bringing home of bell and burial.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Seth was more alarmed now than when he saw the flames of the burning oil threatening the destruction of the building, and he dumbly wondered why Gladys did not make her appearance. Aunt Hannah and Seth Still he held out his hand, and though she ignored it, her dumbly agonized look was aware of it. Old Crow It is a bribe, dumbly offered, more to be on the safe side of every bit of chance than because she really believes it can make the slightest difference. A Diary Without Dates She looked down, and reflected dumbly that her mother knew more about the subject than she could possibly do. Brooke's Daughter A Novel She met his glance with a straight look; then she hung her head, and walked dumbly beside him. Jena or Sedan? Eleanor stared dumbly, remembering that this was the woman who had helped her to bed and had administered what had presumably been a second sleeping draught. The Bandbox He got up and took it away from him, and Tenney dumbly suffered it. Old Crow "What can I do for you?" my eyes cry dumbly into his clouded brown pupils. A Diary Without Dates Close at his heels we see the dog, prince of another genus: and in him, too, we see dumbly testified the same cultus of an unattainable ideal, the same constancy in failure. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) And, as he pondered, yearning dumbly, as only these little souls can yearn, the wistfulness in his heart went out to meet the moonlight in the air. Jimbo A Fantasy Bo’sn crept up to his mistress and rubbed his sides against her legs, dumbly pleading for rest and refreshment. A Sunny Little Lass She sat around in the Church Street house dumbly for nearly a year, then died, leaving the forlorn, pale little girl to her brother and sister-in-law as a legacy. Clark's Field No, surely not, she told herself, and yet this wistful pleading expression might be just the look in the eyes of an animal facing death but dumbly begging for life. The Fate of Felix Brand We watch with breathless interest, dumbly wondering what the end will be. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Ten thousand years have come and gone, And not an hour of any day But he has dumbly looked to me The things he could not say. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Silently the old man stood and dumbly watched a procession of petticoats march up to his gate and turn into the cinder path. Captain Pott's Minister Just going dumbly along, feeling as little as we can, thinking of anything, everything—except the one thing. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Why did she draw away before me dumbly, with fascinated eyes? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Screamingly sentient, dumbly delirious, only the gods that were can tell. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Shivering dumbly like a dog, palsied with pain, yet compelled by an instinct which she dared not resist, she drew her wedding-ring from her finger and dropped it into the plate. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales He stood dumbly looking after her, at her smooth and graceful movement, which had no sound but the rustling of skirts, her footfalls being noiseless in the satin slippers she wore. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 He was worn out, weary with the seething thoughts which had rioted through his mind all day, and he turned back dumbly to his office. Shadow Mountain A little while he waited there, as if meditating a return, as if he had forgotten something–some solace, perhaps, for which her lips had appealed to his heart dumbly. Claim Number One And, dumbly, 'thwart a dreader deep I drifted, as on awful sleep, Where sorrows burn, and never weep ... Ioläus The man that was a ghost She accepted her dismissal dumbly, then paused to ask, “I say, do you by any chance know where Grinden Hall is?” The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards His was the attitude of one who has ceased to inveigh against fate, who kneels dumbly before the cup of Destiny, knowing that it must be drained. Carmen Ariza Helen came into the room with the thief’s arm about her waist while Gladwin stood dumbly at attention, his features hardened and inscrutable. Officer 666 I nodded, dumbly, holding the heavy menore dangling in my hand. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Effort was hopeless, she could only stretch forth her arms, draw Elsie close, close to her cold heart, and pray dumbly that she might in mercy be permitted to die for his sister. A Noble Woman Alan wondered dumbly whether Cora had an object in dragging him so far away from the inn, and what that object was. Name and Fame A Novel She looked dumbly at the boy facing her with a new and awful revealment. At the Crossroads “Do you think it flatters me?” he asked, as she regarded it dumbly. Officer 666 He merely sat and gazed dumbly at the monstrous thing that filled his whole mental vision. The Shepherd of the North They complied dumbly, dazed by her radiant charm. The Pirate Woman He strove dumbly, helplessly, for realization—there was nothing in the universe but the certain thing ahead. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 So, answering dumbly the doubt that was as wordless, without stopping a moment she caught up her sleeping baby out of its cradle, and drawing the cradle after her went into her husband's study. Diana Phelan stood looking on dumbly, his face a study in conflicting emotions. Officer 666 The woman sat dumbly, sucking in his statements and arguments. The Man Who Wins Chet watched dumbly, uncomprehendingly, as that great overhanging rock tore itself into fragments that rose screamingly into the air or fell to the depths beneath. The Finding of Haldgren He took no part in the celebration but sat through one day and two blazing nights, dumbly sardonic, at a round table. When the West Was Young Frequently she looked into his face with a plea dumbly eloquent, but did not again put her fear for him into words. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Perhaps she had reconsidered, changed her mind, and departed even earlier than she had planned, and if she had––if she had––– Whenever he reached that point, dumbly he bowed his head. Once to Every Man But now the little mouse, its hair all wet and rumpled, crouched dumbly between the feet of its captor and would not run. Hidden Water His only concern was not to be too far from Fetuao, and so long as he had her in his sight he was dumbly content. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas She followed Belle dumbly into the house, and once inside she remained dumb with awe at what seemed to her to be the highest pinnacle of grandeur. Rim o' the World He told himself, dumbly, that if the world would ever listen to Mirabelle, it would certainly reform. Rope Jack stared at the impenetrable lenses and nodded dumbly. They Twinkled Like Jewels He reached out and thumbed the letters over dumbly, spelling out a long word here and there or scrutinizing some obscure handwriting curiously, as if it were Chinese, or an Indian sign on a rock. Hidden Water They were as if in a trance, watching dumbly, with lungs automatically gasping for air. Under Arctic Ice Morton and Cleve now stood listlessly, dumbly, looking with dead eyes at their master. The Mind Master As it was, I held both forms anchored with only a slight pull, waiting dumbly for the next move—quite non compos by this time, I think. Disowned He had not meant us to take it dumbly. The Prisoner Their horses jogged dumbly along, throwing up their heads at every step from weariness, and the noises of the night fell dully upon their jaded ears. Hidden Water Or was she so different in that wet, muddied blouse, hair streaming, and face scratched—she looked down at her grimy little hands and wondered dumbly what her face might look like. The Innocent Adventuress The old man, leathery-faced, with a fine yellow moustache, looked at him dumbly. Dream Town Bailey dumbly followed her back across the park, carrying his hat in his hand. The Flying Mercury Strange faces came to him, smiling at him, speaking dumbly to him, stirring unknown depths within him. The Web of the Golden Spider He turned and motioned to his other dog, which had been standing dumbly by, and instantly he joined in the chase. Hidden Water She rose slowly, bending dumbly over the physician, as he seemed to be. Louisiana Lou A Western Story But now she had to go with them dumbly, although she struggled and kicked and made all the noise she could. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts It all seems a dream to me and I move dumbly, almost stupidly like one in a mist.... A Son of the Middle Border Then he could go no farther; but dumbly held it out to her. Robin Hood He shoved out the fair sheet upon which he had intended to write and rose up dumbly from the table. Hidden Water I stared dumbly down at the little book and laughed. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 The lips moved, enough to form dumbly the one word, “Come!” The Dust Flower Being too sleepy to pursue the matter, or to remark upon anything connected with the exterior, I dumbly followed Harriet into the kitchen which was still in possession of good Mrs. Barley. A Son of the Middle Border Harvey gazed at him dumbly for a moment or two. What's-His-Name I gazed at him dumbly worshipping and choked over a cup of tea. The Belovéd Vagabond Rue looked at her dumbly; then, of a sudden, she remembered Neeland. The Dark Star Billy Louise tucked her feet farther under her skirts and continued to stare dumbly. The Ranch at the Wolverine Lucyet was not experienced enough to detect any fallacy in this, and she dumbly acquiesced. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories I used to be dumbly jealous of the other fellows, knowing how poor I was. A Man of Two Countries There were all the inequalities of life, side by side, evermore echoing dumbly the same awful question; and over all shone the calm sky which gave no answer. The Perpetual Curate They dumbly wondered why they must labour in the daytime when all night long they had travelled without rest. The Dop Doctor “The explosion has deafened you?” said Dickenson dumbly, for still he could not hear a word. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War As Mrs. Pember gazed at him dumbly it seemed as if she must all at once have become another person. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories But her husband resisted, dumbly, looking at her as a starving dog might look at the hand that had enticed him by pretending to offer food. A Man of Two Countries The mare’s beautiful liquid eyes looked dumbly back at him, and he stooped and rubbed her nose. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Her position was strangely anomalous; she was neither wife nor widow, without the right to be glad or sad—only dumbly wretched. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 For more than a minute, while Armstrong stood staring after her dumbly, she remained so; her face pressed against the cold pane, looking out upon the white earth. The Dominant Dollar Doggie stopped short and looked at Phineas with eyes dumbly questioning and quivering lips. The Rough Road She searched her suffering dumbly, and without mercy. Master of the Vineyard Then she set her music against her clean dishpan and dumbly fingered the melodies she had loved, hoping her hands might not lose all their cunning in these years of home-making on the plains. Winning the Wilderness Why, when and where mushrooms had won their vogue with epicures, he had often dumbly wondered, though he had remained silent lest he expose a too abysmal ignorance. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Mary stared at him dumbly, a slow, oppressive dread creeping into her heart. Shoe-Bar Stratton I stared at him dumbly, until he shook his head impatiently, saying that it was useless, that if I could not grasp it I would simply have to keep on studying. The Coming of the Ice In the isolation of her room she lay dumbly on the bed, and there the absurdity of Levins’ story assailed her. 'Firebrand' Trevison Milt sat unmoving, feeling very old, very tired, too dumbly unhappy to be frightened of the dreadful coming hour when Claire and Jeff should hear of Bill, and discover Milt's real world. Free Air I stood there, as if glued to the floor and could only gaze at her dumbly and appealingly. An Anarchist Woman The unknown artist has caught the fleeting look of ineffable sadness, as though she entertained some inward premonition of her destiny and her spirit was rebelling dumbly against what was inevitable. Terribly Intimate Portraits He looked at her dumbly with eyes full of pain and confusion. The Huntress "I hate myself for this weakness," she protested dumbly. Vixen, Volume III. The two men stared dumbly as they listened. In Our Town She stares dumbly into its glistening eyes that look like coals of fire in the dark. When the Birds Begin to Sing The man staggered dumbly away, fighting down the lump which would come in his hardened throat. Terribly Intimate Portraits But her great eyes, dark circled, fixed upon him with a meek, sorrowful look, spoke dumbly the troublous tale of her mind. The Light of Scarthey "And the gentleman who wanted to marry you, how thankful must he be!" thought Rorie dumbly. Vixen, Volume III. We did not look at each other or discuss the thing, we just accepted it, and stared dumbly at it like animals. Valley of the Croen Linda sat down at some distance from her aunt, and awaited dumbly the speech that was to be made to her. Linda Tressel They sat dumbly a minute or two, no one knowing what to propose, and all looking toward the southern bank, where they believed the chief danger to lie. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" She looked away, staring steadily, dumbly, at something that she saw. The Creators A Comedy But Patty's eyes were still humid, and she could only gaze dumbly at her father with such a pathetic look on her pretty face that Colonel Bingham could not stand it. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls His pistol spun away from his numbed fingers, and dumbly he seemed to sense that it had been shot out of his grip by a snap bullet fired from Houten's hip. Gold Out of Celebes The girls ceased screaming and stood looking on dumbly, unable to understand what had happened. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar This wild thing he had brought to New York must not be allowed to beat its head dumbly against the bars. The Branding Iron It told him dumbly that she did want, very much, to please him; but that she knew her place. The Creators A Comedy He sat staring at her dumbly, wondering if he were awake or dreaming. The Fire People She went ahead, giving no reply to the skipper's outburst, and he followed dumbly, wondering what new piece of trickery was to be revealed when Gordon's sudden illness was investigated. Gold Out of Celebes The words ended in a sobbing cry, but Sybil only gazed dumbly, and then looked helplessly about her. The Diamond Coterie She writhed away from him, silent in her rage and fear and fighting dumbly. The Branding Iron They were dumbly glad that a measure wrangled over for three sessions was out of the way at last, leaving behind, it is true, the shadow of an Amending Bill. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 He could only sit there dumbly—stupidly—listening for what he felt was sure as the death stroke of the headsman to his doomed victim. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath The girl, Maryette, looked dumbly into the fading daylight when the cart stopped before her door. Barbarians As Mr. Tim had done, she stared dumbly for a moment; then, leaving the rest of the introductions to her father, she ran toward them. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch The maid stared dumbly at him, looked suspiciously at Mother. The Innocents A Story for Lovers She sat dumbly wondering; it was most probably Dr. Withers, the new doctor. Stubble He refused the panacea dumbly, and made, still feebly, for the parsley patch. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Two by two they marched dumbly behind the Benjamins and the Bryces. The Cricket As he sat thus, with one hand hanging limply over the back of the chair, he felt something touch it softly, dumbly, as a dog might. Mr. Opp She looked at him dumbly, unable to keep her lips from twitching. Hidden Gold He stood there stricken, almost paralyzed with the suddenness of the blow, wondering dumbly why Joan's hand should have inflicted it. A Son of the Immortals Farrell followed him dumbly out of the infirmary and down a bare corridor whose metal floor rang coldly underfoot. Control Group She paused again to gather strength, lifting her guileless great eyes to his, in agonized appeal, while he watched her dumbly. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus She wished dumbly that the man would go away, but for the wealth of the world she could not have brought herself to hurt the feelings of so big a man. Mary, Mary But one impulse was left,—to escape; and dumbly he crawled to the door. The Snowshoe Trail "I would I were a poet, for then my worship would have words which now shines dumbly in my eyes." The God of Love Yet Johnnie could not shape a prayer—could only beg dumbly for help as he clung to Father Pat's hand, and laid his cheek against it. The Rich Little Poor Boy He seemed to have made his final effort, and now stood staring dumbly at her. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Only their noses twitched and their large, black eyes stared dumbly in the direction from whence the sounds came. The Black Phantom Grimacing dumbly in their stiffened attitudes of fear, these thin anatomies implore with clenched uplifted hands, the death that shall save them from the misery of their life. The Story of Rouen Her beautiful eyes, widened, and speaking dumbly of infinite sorrow, sought mine, and held them. Princess Zara As to the Italians, they seemed bereft of sense, and for the most part yielded dumbly to what was required. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) With twitching, pallid face, and anguished eyes, Frederik Grimm looked dumbly at his tormentor. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play She pointed dumbly to the window, and fell a-sobbing louder than before. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine She looked at him dumbly, and something in her tear-stained face tugged irresistibly at his heartstrings. The Privet Hedge He stood staring dumbly at the light and warmth and at Ma Snow, then he stooped and began fumbling clumsily at the strappings of his snow-shoes. The Man from the Bitter Roots And as they stared dumbly into the eyes of the Son of God they seemed to half understand that their redemption was drawing nigh. Mushrooms on the Moor Lena still stared at him dumbly, vague with uncomprehending fear. Jewel Weed He looked at me dumbly, and then turned his face away; and I saw his arms writhing in their bonds. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine To the sergeant, watching dumbly this pairing and departure, he said nothing; he did not even turn to enjoy his face. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories "Come with me," he said, and Charley got up, dumbly, and followed him out into the cool darkness outside. Charley de Milo For she, girl-like, had fallen dumbly and adoringly in love with this beautiful stranger but a few years her senior. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Nan stood dumbly stubbing her toe into a little mound of snow quite a minute after Ruth had left her. The Governess She had an impulse to scream wildly to him, as though to make him hear and stop and turn, before he finally disappeared from her sight; and she faced him dumbly. The Squirrel-Cage Still his eyes wandered, seeking dumbly in the big room. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories I jumped aside, and away it went while I stared dumbly after it. A Martian Odyssey She made so fair a picture that he could only gaze dumbly at it. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Men stared at him dumbly, or turned and dashed for the clearing in a panic of fear. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest He thumbed cartridges into the chambers of the cylinder and listened dumbly. That Sweet Little Old Lady They said nothing; they even watched her with sympathy, as though, while dumbly backing Mr. Benny's petition, they felt him to be asking too much; yet she divined that they were disappointed. Shining Ferry And so he pleaded his cause, dumbly, by the life that he lived. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea But he knew the picture in all its details; and was oppressed by the remembrance of tragic eyes in a brutal face, eyes that protested dumbly against cruelty inflicted by nature and by mankind alike. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He stared dumbly at the thing on the ground. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest She struggled dumbly between them, they did not know why, soundless and ghastly, till she sank exhausted on a couch. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Therefore he listened dumbly, struggling to still the beating of his heart. Ted and the Telephone “Silence, boy!” cried the King, laying his hand on Denis’s head as he dumbly looked up at him in protest, his eyes appealing the while that his monarch’s favour should be awarded to him alone. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France She moved forward dumbly, and without volition, towards the event. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Aunt Eliza looked at the ceiling, and informed it obviously, though dumbly, that when nieces talked nonsense it was waste of breath to reply. The Lady of the Basement Flat Olaf said not a word; he simply waited till I was done and then followed me dumbly. Elsket 1891 The two were staring dumbly, sufferingly, at each other. Janet of the Dunes She stared at him dumbly, miserably, but made no sound. Pygmalion's Spectacles This, beloved, being the forty-ninth day,—the seven-times-seventh-day after my passing,—when souls of those departed are given special privilege to return to earth, I speak thus, dumbly, to my lord. The Dragon Painter She looked at me dumbly, while the colour faded out of her cheeks, and the pretty curved lips twitched and trembled. The Lady of the Basement Flat She worshipped her husband, blindly, dumbly—as an animal will still love the man or woman who ill-treats it. The Crooked House Murmuring some chill, indistinct monosyllable, Elsie glanced dumbly at Mr. Middleton, who was looking at his wife as tenderly as if she had been all that Elsie had expected her to be. Elsie Marley, Honey But he did not think; he simply acted, dumbly, miserably. The Vortex Blaster He thumbed the cartridges into the chambers of the cylinder and listened dumbly. Brain Twister But Nicanor shook his head, dumbly, with a new and strange emotion surging through him. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain She had looked at him, dumbly, and he had rushed away, leaving her unforgiven. Glory of Youth She removed her hat and jacket dumbly, wondering which dusty surface they would occupy. Elsie Marley, Honey She waved him aside dumbly and tottered to a couch. The Grell Mystery It was the sudden, dramatic withdrawal of Major Guthrie from her life which first made the woman he had dumbly loved realise all that his constant, helpful presence had meant to her. Good Old Anna His name is a song which thy heart singeth dumbly; when it is spoken it makes thee quiver like a harp on which a certain note is touched. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain She can hear his gentle words, and the soft, cooing answers, and she dumbly stretches out her arms, as a great wave of love surges in her heart and drowns the bitter thoughts for ever. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Somehow, Ben's mind went back to the toad, when it also had borne its misery dumbly. Tess of the Storm Country Her lips moved dumbly and the room seemed to quiver around her. The Grell Mystery I see the many lost opportunities lifting to me their wistful faces, and dumbly pleading with me to accept them and their promises; yet I carelessly passed them by. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid I resumed my seat and the people dumbly did the same, gazing towards their elder with eyes that pleaded for the assurance of his innocence. St. Cuthbert's To the boy, waiting and watching dumbly, it seemed intolerable that the stillness of that sacred room should be disturbed by the exits and entrances of strangers. The Genius Her feet were nearly frozen but she gathered them under her skirt and dumbly waited. Tess of the Storm Country He went out the back way, and Rosa, to whom this sort of man was an absolutely new experience, stood gazing after him dumbly. Salthaven She turned her great eyes upon me dumbly, with so exactly Bronson’s expression in them that all at once I understood her. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid Mr. Piper, giving utterance to uncouth noises, quitted the room hastily, but Mr. Cox sat still and stared at her dumbly. Light Freights The guard saluted dumbly, and after checking his proximity detector screens he slipped out and the heavy portal thudded shut behind him. Planet of the Damned He stared at the file of men in front of him as dumbly as the ox approaching the butcher. Shelled by an Unseen Foe What had he, albeit dumbly, allowed himself to ask of Olive? The Brentons Sempland only bit his lip and looked dumbly at the general. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude Heaving dumbly As we deem, As in dream, Apprehending not how fare the sentient subjects of Its scheme. A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry Phrases I heard; but only phrases, for in those few seconds I stood dumbly confused, fascinated by watching the blackness in which we had enveloped ourselves now breaking into lurid, angry sparks. Tarrano the Conqueror Did instinct arise and dumbly plead for mercy? The Ape, the Idiot & Other People Trigger staggered dumbly sideways, got her balance and stood facing him again. Legacy The stout seaman was utterly unprepared for such kindness, and stood looking at him dumbly, his lips all a-tremble with naughty words. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant Twice again his warder came dumbly serving a meal, otherwise the prisoner might have been immeasurably remote from any life and wholly forgotten. Doom Castle They stared dumbly, questioningly, fearfully from one to the other. The Black Cross This time he will not leave, he will not dumbly bend to his penance. Browning's Heroines Sylvia stared dumbly, but could see no hidden meaning in the glance which met hers so frankly. More about Pixie The tousled head nodded dumbly; two big tears trickled down the reddened cheeks. Flaming June She put her hand in his, and nodded dumbly. Betty Trevor She dragged at his hand, and he followed her dumbly, their footsteps echoing, a soft patter across the marble of the church. The Black Cross She stared dumbly, with a confused wonder in her brain. Big Game A Story for Girls He only gazed dumbly, stonily, at the dying woman. A Hungarian Nabob She raised startled eyes, and blinked dumbly at her friend. Flaming June He turned dumbly to me, and held out his hand. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton He stared at them all dumbly, and they cried at him the more, one woman shaking him by the shoulder. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date Sarah listened dumbly, fascinated by her sister's eloquence. Rosemary Numb and dazed, she sat dumbly enduring the hurt. The Secret of the Storm Country "I donno but you would," Mary admitted awkwardly, and marveled83 dumbly at the newness Jenny was feeling in that which, after all, was not new! Christmas A Story We were utterly tired and dumbly thankful, and had no desire to contribute greatly to the conversation; but we turned and looked at one another in a contented sort of way at times. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Here and there a regiment did cry: "Vive l'Empereur"; here and there a voice sounded it, but in the main the men marched dumbly, doggedly. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Often unexpressed, this, but felt dumbly below the chatter and dry laughter. The Seventh Noon Sandy gazed dumbly at Treadwell and could not frame words to call the other to a halt. A Son of the Hills If the general aspect had been shaped and moulded by an incessant travail of brain, the humanity of eye and mouth spoke dumbly to the humanity of others. Marriage à la mode Flame and vapor and shadow—like some huge, dim face of Labor, it lifts itself dumbly and looks at me. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century He took a turn down the room to steady himself, praying dumbly for the right word. The Lovely Lady How dumbly the elder ones would reproach him! and what would comfort the younger ones crying with hunger? Old Man Savarin and Other Stories The lad numbly, dumbly removed his coat and waistcoat, slipped his suspenders down, tightened the strap at the back of his trousers, clasped his hands in front, and bowed his head. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Putting out my hands, I took both of hers again, and so looked up in her face, dumbly beseeching her; a smile quivered on her lips as she shook her head at me. Simon Dale She started for the door while the girls watched her dumbly, not knowing what to do or say. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue Here was one born in poverty, nurtured in adversity, and yet uplifted and sustained by homely friendships and rugged companions who dumbly guessed the latent greatness of their charge. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians The two stood eyeing the culprit who, crouching where he fell, gazed up at them dumbly, pitifully, as a dog between two thrashings. The Adventures of Harry Revel Then her lips moved, not dumbly this time, and in a voice that woke, who shall say how many memories in my heart, she said,— 'Have they awakened us, my lord? The Romance of Golden Star ... For the brief space of his glaring at these things he dumbly and helplessly raged. The Tragic Muse She felt also that any attempt to rally them and cheer them would be dumbly resented and would only help to widen even more the division between her and them. The Beach of Dreams For seconds they became one of the speechless couples, standing dumbly in the great dingy station, unnoticed and unnoticing. Four Days The Story of a War Marriage She could only worship dumbly before the changeless unfading beauty of these relics of the fairy-cities, of Athens, and Rome, and Alexandria. The Hippodrome After the lapse of what she deemed a sufficient interval, she went to see Mrs. Martin, and to listen dumbly to her narration of her brother's death, and to her simple eulogies. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 His stricken soul could only look dumbly into the world through his eyes. A Girl in Ten Thousand The leader had stared long and piercingly into his eyes and Hanlon, wondering and puzzled as to what the man was seeking, merely stared back dumbly. Man of Many Minds Ernestine, who was not too obtuse to recognize what had happened without the need of many words, listened to Milly's announcement dumbly. One Woman's Life For them, as it is for every Russian musician, Russia was without their windows, appealing dumbly for expression of its wild, ungoverned energy, its misery, its rich and childish laughter, its deep, great Christianity. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Before that passionate outburst Hazel sat dumbly amazed, staring, uncertain. North of Fifty-Three At a sign from their leader he dropped dumbly into a section, settled himself next the frosty window, with his head shrunk down in his worn coat-collar, and his slouch hat pulled over his eyes. Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest A moment he mouthed dumbly, then "Tell me!" he gasped. The Long Night I remember that I went quite methodically about putting things away while Runnels waited, though every move was dumbly mechanical. Branded We need in peace the free and conscious realisation of that of which men are perforce, and dumbly, aware in war. Thoughts on religion at the front We see no light behind, and none to come; But dumbly shiver in the gloom and cold, Or with despair lie down, and wait our doom. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems "Ah, you! you!" she dumbly cried, all at once aflame with the Hayle gift for invective. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi For one stupefied instant, the fishers gazed dumbly at one another. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained I do not dare to bark; I plead But dumbly, and you never heed; Nor my protection seem to need. The Dog's Book of Verse The grip of those small work-stained hands as they sought dumbly to stay the trembling until he had taken them into his firm control. Joyce of the North Woods Yet he faced her big eyes, brown and good-natured and smiling with recognition, and dumbly pushed the check and the dollar across the counter. The She Boss A Western Story Jason looked up at him dumbly, mumbled something, stuffed the bills into his trousers pocket and bolted for home. Benefits Forgot A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love He stared dumbly at the other, and as he realised the relief, almost the joy, in Pargeter's voice, there came over him a horrible impulse to strike—and then to flee. The Uttermost Farthing And there, dumbly, he shook his head over his stumbling utterance and tried to laugh to cover it. Then I'll Come Back to You Jared sat dumbly staring at the wooden barrier. Joyce of the North Woods The chair � canon—the cannon-meat—as they aptly term it in French, has always seemed to me dumbly, appealingly conscious of its destiny. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 I have given her a few of my things, for which she seems dumbly grateful. The Prairie Wife Howard, still groggy with sleep, dumbly repeated what Strong had said. Treachery in Outer Space Why, I've prayed to you, dumbly, wordlessly, out of black bitterness, when it seemed that any other divinity must be too busy to give any heed to—to the ragged little tad I was. Then I'll Come Back to You Jude from his shadow and aloofness was staring dumbly at the pair opposite while the low-spoken words sank into his drowsiness. Joyce of the North Woods How far more subtle the appeal of these grey and dun-coloured opacities, these tent-cloths of fog pressed out into uncouth, dumbly pathetic shapes by the struggle for existence that seethes below it always—always! Wandering Heath Yet it was this possibility that struggled dumbly within them for recognition, so that now their mood was one of storm, all the more intense from its repression. The Mayor of Warwick The woman whom the leprosy of dishonest wealth was whitening, walked dumbly into the great house, and ate in silence. A Certain Rich Man He dumbly felt his misfortune in being thralled by a nature of greater moral crudity than his own. The Lady of Fort St. John Through all the bitter day Joyce had followed dumbly whatever others did. Joyce of the North Woods "I wish you joy and happiness, Wade," said Anne dumbly. From the Housetops Puzzled, he nodded dumbly, found a chair, and sat on the front edge of it, poised. The Fourth R He stared at her dumbly, and kept shaking his head as if asking some mute question too deep for words. A Certain Rich Man Some submitted dumbly, and others struggled under her vigorous application of the icy rag, but all she attacked came out clean and shining. Big Brother Billy shivered and looked dumbly, pathetically into the sad face above him. Joyce of the North Woods He pointed dumbly to the beach, and there, paddling off to the Maggie II, were two naked cannibals and two naked white men in a canoe. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Here "Feathery" Joltram looked up and dumbly pointed with the stem of his pipe to a chair left vacant near the middle of the table. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches "Well—well!" exclaimed Barclay, with his eyes staring dumbly at nothing on the dingy white wall before him. A Certain Rich Man They eyed her, waiting the motions of the Caucasian mind, but dumbly certain it was their duty to seize her if she tried to throw herself in. Old Kaskaskia A man looks up patiently, dumbly, out of brown eyes, and one is able to go on again. My War Experiences in Two Continents Women fall to the feet of the victors, kneeling, crouching, dumbly pleading for mercy; and the mercy is a spear-thrust that pinions the living body to earth. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade She made a little gesture, as if she dumbly answered some futile question, and her hands dropped idly into her lap. The Hidden Places |
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