| 单词 | indolently |
| 例句 | Emasculated by dams and diversion canals, the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir through some of the hottest, starkest country on the continent. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The dancers lie about indolently, roughhouse and fitfully connect. Dance Review: Nichole Canuso Dance Company in ?Takes? - Review 2012-01-08T22:58:16Z Chords drawn from those seven notes lounge indolently across the keyboard. The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The most compelling is perhaps the simplest, showing an overdressed royal personage indolently reclining on a velvet couch in a palatial chamber. In Iranian art show at LACMA, the past wrestles with the present 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Retirement and living indolently on money might sound appealing to a bored accountant, or a footsore nurse. Jenkins: Super Bowl 2014: Peyton Manning shouldn’t retire on anyone’s terms but his own 2014-01-31T17:14:38Z New York Coastal Communities Worry if Tourists Will Come The sea gulls still wheel indolently over Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, on the lookout for food to scavenge from restaurants, shops and fishing boats. Damaged Coastal Neighborhoods Worry About Tourist Season 2013-04-26T00:47:19Z Perhaps their beer has offered too ready and cheap a resource against the chafing resentments that tyranny excites; for a narcotized brain is indolently submissive to whatever is very difficult of remedy. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z In the sunshine a newly-hatched swarm of insects gyrated, tentatively exercising their wings—all Nature seemed indolently happy. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They are always before you; you see the path stained by their bleeding feet; stupid and flinty, indeed, must you be, if you can hastily wound, or indolently forbear to aid them. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It might be tolerable to see him make his marriage of convenience, doing no more than somewhat indolently allowing himself to be adored. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z It was very annoying to watch him pulling his brown moustache, and reading indolently while the dog rubbed against his leggings and against the knee of his old riding-breeches. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Kriemhild is here said to wipe her eyes with snow-white gores, and, in the Gudrun, the heroine of that name is rated by the tyrannical Gerlind for wrapping up her hands indolently in her gores. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "If you please," answered Palmer indolently, and the secretary read in his even, pleasant voice, "My Dear Harry: "Do you recall that you were going to put in a day's shooting with me this fall? Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Never had he welcomed the sun more gratefully than when it lifted itself indolently from the rose clouds that veiled its rising and soared above them into the blue of the morning sky. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z At length, indolently, as I thought, the morning did appear, rendering surrounding objects visible. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z And Mrs. Howells, at Bill's right, watched indolently her daughter's radiant progress and applied herself, mutely, to the business of eating. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z "Very well, then, my love," replied Mrs. Brantley, indolently, "consult your own taste." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The prisoners began work, but with no good-will, and very indolently. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He sat forward and stared at the speaker, who, still relaxing his inert muscles, lay indolently back in his chair. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z “That is not the way forest fires start,” Greer said, turning indolently in the direction of the divide. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z "Are they still a good way off?" he indolently inquired of Wenzinger. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Monster butterflies like painted fans, browns, vermilions, and ultramarines hovered indolently over the flowers. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Were it merely a spirit of love, it might lead one to sacrifice truth for peace' sake; or indolently to tolerate error and evil rather than give offence. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Fingal, when not on the war-path, used to lie on the snow-white deck and gasp, with about a quarter of a yard of crimson tongue lolling indolently out of his mouth. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z One fine limb, free of her cotton gown to the thigh, hung indolently over the hammock, the toes touching the earth and giving the couch movement. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Assuming an expression of indifference, he sank indolently into an easy chair. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z She opens the cover and extracts a large chocolate cream, which she eats indolently and with evident pleasure. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z May I, indeed, put you in my pocket and let you rest there, indolently, for hours together? Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z She moved indolently, and sauntered away on seeing me; but it was with a heavy, sullen manner, as if she had been unwarrantably disturbed. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z "No," said Burgh throwing himself indolently back on the cushions, "fact is, I need you and you need me." The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z The Moon more indolently dreams to-night Than a fair woman on her couch at rest. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z When he had at length succeeded, she looked down at her arm and said, indolently, "How very pretty it is!" Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Though he was full of energy in anything he took up," says Mr Pearce, "he was sometimes very indolently inclined. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Even now, as she lay back indolently within the deep recess of a cushioned chair, her attitude evinced a gracefulness and ease which long habit seemed to have identified with her nature. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z I will be to you wine in the cellar, and the more modestly, or rather, indolently, I retire into the backward bin, the more Falerne will I be at the drinking. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z I glared out the open door of the cabin at a fat couple sunning themselves indolently on one of the grass islands. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z And to do his work," answered Cornelius, indolently sinking back into his previous attitude; "Faith! Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z He indolently took it for granted that it was more or less near the mark, and it pointed to twenty minutes to eight. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z All around were yellow cornfields, and meadows where cows of a burnished brown indolently meditated upon the phenomena of a school-treat. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "You will get murdered," says his mother, quite as indolently, half opening her eyes, which are gray as Geoffrey's own. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z He walked slowly, and looked indolently absorbed in his cigar. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z Men, scantily attired, might have been seen stretched indolently in every patch of shade along the shelter of each house, fanning their perspiring faces with wide-brimmed hats. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z He stretches himself, laughs indolently at his own lazy figure in an opposite mirror, after which he vanishes almost as quickly as even she can desire. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z The other man reclined as if somewhat fatigued, and smoked his cigar, listening indolently to the running conversational comment which his cousin kept up, sometimes with him, sometimes with Atherstone, whose answers were chiefly monosyllabic. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z "I don't think I ever knew what your subject was!" said she, half indolently. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z The apple-tree is white with snow, My heart is empty as the day; The white hours indolently go Graveward, because my love’s away. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z The beggars leaning against the railing of the square and the Irish chairmen indolently smoking their pipes, for whom life is but a spectacle, watched the passage of others' happiness. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z In her hands is an ebony fan, and as she asks the question she closes and uncloses it indolently. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She gave a scornful little laugh, leaning back indolently in her chair. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z The Reader knows how “Union Mills” indolently left one leg exposed to the rain on the outside of the threshold, the rest of his body being under cover inside. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Looking back: what might have been accomplished for the conservation of game in the trans-Missouri country is suggested so forcibly that one wonders at the stupendous stupidity which indolently permitted its destruction. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z "The—things—I'd—like to have—before I'm—willing—to—die," she mused indolently. 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 Before she went off to boarding-school her days were divided between the piano, paddling indolently in warm bayous—sometimes alone, sometimes not—and riding a black mare. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Mamma was looking over her shoulder, sadly, through the window at the familiar view of lake and mountain, indolently listening. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Not far away stood Sing Lee, leaning indolently against a building. The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z He still leaned indolently against the door frame, but now he needed its support, because all his nerves jumped and a confusion like the swarming of angry bees filled his brain. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Very casually, very indolently, he began to tug at his gloves, staring all the while with malevolent joy on the fearful crayon portrait of the ancient grandame. 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 "We expected you yesterday, Tajen," he announced indolently, in atrocious English; and Trent wondered who the "we" included. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He is advanced in years210, and at the same time a poet lying indolently in the shade, and making the woods ring with the sounds of ‘beautiful Amaryllis211,’ like the young shepherds in Theocritus. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Next door, Sing Lee, leaning indolently against the laundry building, watched with interested eyes. The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z Is there any royal road by which we may indolently be carried along into the acceptance of it? An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent “Don’t talk nonsense, my dearest Dolly,” Constance said indolently. Dolly's College Experiences "I have resided in New York, and I am not familiar with the name," said the person, throwing her head back indolently among the cushions. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Yet how curious it was to think of Alan, whom he still regarded as chiefly a good-looking and capable athlete, taking a first class in a school he himself had indolently passed over. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He had a great decision to make, and he acted as though he had not a thought in the world but to drift indolently through life. Making Money Just now, the girl was looking away at the indolently stirring curtains with an expression of detachment. The Key to Yesterday He is not called on to breast the waves and stem the tide, but to float indolently down the stream without even remarking the scenery that clothes the banks. Tony Butler The young Frenchman indolently drew it from his hand, laid it on the polished marble top of the table, and with his forefinger flipped it across to Rollo. The Firebrand She has been compelled to look indolently on while Japan, alight with the fire of progress, has raised her brown head proudly among the peoples of the West. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse The group gathered in the hotel branch of Pitt & Sanderson were indolently interested rather than excited. Making Money This much alone he could perceive from where he lay, and indolently raising himself on one arm, he asked if it were "a portrait of his master"? The Fortunes Of Glencore Ah, Mrs. Kennyfeck, indolently and carelessly as you hold that small epistle in your fingers, it cost him who wrote it many a puzzling thought, and many a fair sheet of foolscap. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) A tall dark man leaned against an elaborately carved mantelpiece indolently stroking his glossy black whiskers. The Firebrand He was lolling at full length in a rattan chair, listening indolently to the flippant duologue of the major and the grass widow. Love's Usuries "As usual, my son; and you?" she replied, indolently, in a plaintive voice. Maximina "Of a degree higher than your own!" said Valentine, turning her great eyes indolently upon him. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion After a while she sat down on a step, and leaned her head back against the railing; her eyes were fixed indolently upon the sea. East Angels She moved indolently, with a grace of her own. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Chita, who was overlooking the spreading of the cloth by the negro attendants of the inn, conducted me through to the balcony, where I found the don indolently puffing at his cigarro. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois "I am glad you feel so," returned Fenayrou, adjusting himself indolently among the drier reeds and nursing the last of his cigarette. Where the Pavement Ends He was lying one morning about nine o’clock, indolently going over the matter in his not very logical mind. The Sapphire Cross To his surprise it was Garda; she was leaning indolently back on the cushioned seat, the reins held idly in her hand, an immense bunch of roses fastened in her belt. East Angels "Oh, by the way," said the other, indolently, "you are going?" One Of Them "Yes," said I, indolently; "I see little against it; and if nothing else, it saves me a leave-taking with Captain Hotham and Cleremont." That Boy Of Norcott's "I never take much trouble," I said indolently. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "Was it twenty thousand you said?" asked he, indolently. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "I thought I mentioned that there would not be time," she added, indolently, in her sweet voice. East Angels "I thought to have saved the rod and caught the fish too," said the other, half indolently; "but I only got a wet jacket for my pains." One Of Them Personal interests may be indolently neglected or carelessly pursued. Calvert and Penn Or the Growth of Civil and Religious Liberty in America, as Disclosed in the Planting of Maryland and Pennsylvania Don't let me hunt you away, Miss Herbert," said I, indolently; "anywhere else will suit me just as well. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Pracontal arose, drew nigh the window, and waved his napkin in sign to the man, who at once got up from his seat, and slowly, and half indolently, came over to the window. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly And yet there they sat, puffing indolently away the blue cloud, scarcely deigning a passing glance at Grog, as he proceeded to leave the room. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day I bethought me of the lesson I once gave the mate of the transport ship at Quebec, and I lay back indolently in my chair and stared coolly at the Jew. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Outside somewhere a raven, scavengering indolently about the corrals, croaked gutturally; never again as long as she lived would Grace Carter hear without shuddering the uncanny dissonance of that foul bird. The Song of the Wolf He rose indolently and came over with an effort to conceal the hobble of a limp, and propping my bound body against his knee proceeded to wrap his blue cotton bandana around my eyes. The Portal of Dreams Their motion was so indolently graceful that I could not help gazing at them. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Charles Abbott indolently examined an arch, fallen into disrepair, erected, its tablet informed him, by the corps of Royal Engineers. The Bright Shawl "You are certainly far more imposing as a prophet than I can pretend to be," said he, laughing, as he lighted a cigar, and lay back indolently to await my revelations. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas "Glad of it," said the boy, indolently throwing himself on the grass, and still staring at Gertrude. The Lamplighter He paused for a minute and indolently watched the screaming hordes of Sandakan birds as if awaiting my agreement, but I said nothing. The Portal of Dreams Leaning back in her chair, Dulce slowly and thoughtfully raises her arms in the air, with her fingers tipping each other, until presently they fall indolently behind her head, where she lets them lie. Portia or By Passions Rocked Others were indolently leaning on the shoulders of small slave boys with white backs, and with hair hanging in heavy curls, resembling girls in the plumpness of their forms. Sónnica Mr. Allie was perennial, indolently handsome, an idler in the gay little world, yet somehow one believed he could have gone at life in earnest had there been need. The House of Fulfilment Louis indolently turned his head towards his wife and said: "How dressed up you are!" The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium It seemed more like some whirlwind dream to the man who, pale and wan, sat in the reading-room of the Racquet Club gazing indolently at the passing throng outside the club windows. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch "If we mean to get up tableaux, we certainly ought to set about them at once," says Herrick, indolently. Rossmoyne The cowboy stretched his long legs indolently and deliberately. The Monster and Other Stories She had no further need of the fence–it had indolently stopped at the creek anyhow. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The toe of Jacqueline’s boot was indolently busy with the embers on the hearth. The Missourian He leaned indolently against the frame of the wide window facing the avenue, through which the horseman had come, and he it was, Lord Rookwood, who first announced to the Prelate that a visitor approached. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Prayer is never meant to be indolently easy, however simple and reliant it may be. The Prayers of St. Paul In addition they were not timid and permitted a close approach, and they rose so heavily and indolently that Saba, rushing ahead of the caravan, seized and choked some of them almost every day. In Desert and Wilderness A man should neither wait for them; nor, when they exist, should he try to throw his duties upon them, and indolently expect that they are to think and act in all cases for him. The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed She saw, however, a dark figure on a couch and a white jeweled hand waving a fan indolently to and fro. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love Far below, in a cavern, the sound of lapping water clucked, and a sea-gull, indolently intent, drifted by slowly on dazzling wings. Tante The man raised himself indolently on the bed and looked towards the door—it opened slowly and a woman entered the room. A Noble Woman In the recess of a spacious apartment sat Ca�eri, indolently reclining upon a pile of cushions, after the manner of the Moors of distinction. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Her eyes closed indolently, and opened again as though digesting the subtlety: then, disdainfully accepting the assumption: “Oh, Vanya,” she called out carelessly, “play a little for us.” The Crimson Tide A Novel If I had ever put anything of the kind in my copy, reviewers would have indolently asked: "Why doesn't this imbecile study life?" The Paliser case Henry was indolently disposed, and on a broad divan, heaped with Persian pillows, he stretched his big limbs like a guardsman in a Ouida novel. Melomaniacs Above was the executioner-in-chief, with two grim, truculent-looking assistants, making preparations for the fearful operation they were about to perform, or leaning indolently on the instruments of slaughter. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Upon the table lay his hat, and he was playing with the seals on his watch ribbon, his legs indolently stretched out straight before him. The Strollers The two men stretched themselves indolently upon the ground, sometimes speaking, but, for the most part, silent. The Hound From The North During her earliest years the witty little children called her Elephant until they tired of the ingenuity and allowed her to lapse indolently from Ellar to El. In a Little Town As his horse patiently clambered with him up towards the top of the escarpment the man gazed indolently about between half-closed 2 eyelids and inhaled the smoke from an unbroken “chain” of gilt-tipped cigarettes. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation At the bend where the trail crossed the shallow creek, and a stray razor-back wallowed at the roadside, Maggard saw a figure leaning indolently against the fence. The Roof Tree Hank Butts was leaning indolently against one of the porch posts. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise I repeated my query in French, and the second man replied indolently. Hurricane Island He swung round indolently from the view he had been contemplating, and faced Malster. Too Old for Dolls A Novel At luncheon he sat at a little table by a window, alone, indolently preoccupied with a newspaper and a fruit salad. The Gay Rebellion She insisted on conducting Charles to Reims, and he, indolently resisting at first, was carried away by her persistent urgency. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII “Only imagine, I've been taking him about with me for the last four days,” he went on, indolently drawling his words, quite naturally though, without the slightest affectation. The Brothers Karamazov "The jewels are not in our possession," he said, half indolently. The Chestermarke Instinct Those of the Sisters who are indolently inclined dislike her rule exceedingly. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers She allowed her hand to stray indolently along the balustrade, as with the other she held the lace-covered sunshade at a careless angle over her shoulder. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Josephine Franklin and her mother were languidly partaking of a late breakfast, and indolently discussing the merits of the Italian opera, to which they had both been on the preceding night. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston At post number one the car was halted, apparently much to the surprise of the solitary passenger, who leaned indolently forward and exchanged some words with the sentry. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands The Mexican driver was half asleep and the “shotgun messenger” was indolently rolling a cigarette, his sawed-off gun between his knees. Brand Blotters A moment or two later he paused and, leaning indolently against a tree, let his gaze sweep idly over the cattle in the near-by pasture. Shoe-Bar Stratton The first machine was already at the starting-line, ready as an arrow on the cord, its pilot smoking a cigarette and chatting indolently with the official starter. From the Car Behind All their other amusements, as well as this, are indolently voluptuous. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World The animal indolently approached a tree of middling size, which it climbed, aided by its prehensile tail. Adventures of a Young Naturalist He smiled down at her indolently as he said it, and before he had finished he began to feel uncomfortable. Vagabondia 1884 And so upon his guard for any movement of hostility, he sat bolt upright and smoked his cigarette, puffing it indolently into the face of his solemn companion. The Secret Witness We are amazed to find a writer usually thoughtful, if not accurate, thus indolently adopting the worn-out falsities of our weakest writers on Taste. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Gerald stood by the stake, leaning indolently on his mallet, his long black lashes down-cast over the dark pallor of his cheeks, very handsome, very graceful. The Adventures of Bobby Orde The answer comes quietly, almost indolently, though she knows that Endicott’s reticent nature must be annoyed beyond measure. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 "Of course you couldn't," said the Cow, yawning indolently. Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' It will be unfortunate alike for our credit and our prosperity if we indolently or heedlessly suffer other nations to take the lead in it. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. "What will you do in Kieff, Excellency?" asked the woman indolently. The Book of All-Power Better, far better aspire to deserve this name, than to repose indolently on a rank and a title deduced from monarchies, to say to thyself, “I shall be a lady forever.” The Young Maiden "Well," indolently, "don't expect too much of me." Floyd Grandon's Honor Gootes led me from the elevator through an enormous room where men and an occasional woman sat indolently before typewriters, stared druggedly into space or flew paper airplanes out of open windows. Greener Than You Think He did not realize it at first; he looked at the three folded papers lying within, curiously, indolently. Lorraine A romance She, sprawling indolently forward, her head upon her arm, her strong brown face turned to the man, was obviously a Jewess. The Book of All-Power "Wish you had; 't would have been such fun to see you turn and run," responded Ned, as he indolently settled himself with his head on Ben's side. In Blue Creek Cañon Then lighting a cigar, he took the friendly and indefatigable “Who’s Who” upon his knee, and began to turn the pages indolently. The Man Who Lost Himself “Mistress Lyon,” he said indolently, but with the soft, well-anointed utterance of the blarneying islander, which does not die away till the third generation of the poorest exile from Erin, “now, misthress dear, consider!” The Dew of Their Youth Hal glanced at the fellow indolently, but did not recognize him, as it was not Tomba, but one of that worthy's messengers. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros "Didn't I see Mr. Verinder going out?" asked Joyce, sinking indolently into the easiest chair and reaching for a magazine. The Highgrader He turned, to see the Ranger leaning indolently against the door-jamb. Oh, You Tex! He stopped, visualizing himself at that moment as he lolled indolently in the doorway of that mountain cabin, and wondering if the same thought were in her mind as was in his. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands He passed his hand lazily over the bowl and took the pipe indolently from his lips, and addressed himself to the caiquejee. An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) “When the first twig of the nest is laid,” remarked Marufa, indolently eyeing the tusk, “it is difficult to entice the hen to another tree.” Witch-Doctors "You can always find it somewhere," he said with deep content, leaning on an elbow indolently. The Highgrader "What idiots you specialist fellows are!" he observed indolently. The Brentons He gets up, however, and stretches his arms indolently above his head as one might who is flinging from him the remembrance of an unpleasant dream. April's Lady A Novel Tarrano motioned us to feather hassocks and stretched himself indolently upon our pillowed divan. Tarrano the Conqueror Instead of indolently living on the stores which our fathers left, we should cast them into the ground, and get the product fresh every season—old, and yet ever new. The Parables of Our Lord Raby, though less ambitious, was equally keen for the ice; and Scarfe, indolently inclined as he was, was constrained to declare himself also anxious to put on his skates. A Dog with a Bad Name Such a critical venture seems a necessary preliminary if we are ever to sift truth from falsehood in Dryden's indictment—indolently accepted by many critics as conclusive—of Bussy D'Ambois. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois Lord Etherington seemed at first indolently careless and indifferent about his play, suffering advantages to escape him, of which, in a more attentive state of mind, he could not have failed to avail himself. St. Ronan's Well The other, more calm, lay indolently in his Auvergnat nurse's lap, and required some little encouragement from her. The Nabob, Volume 1 She stood there indolently, disdainful of the cannon that was aimed at her. Highways in Hiding When he awoke in his heathery bed next morning, he lay indolently for a whole hour for no other reason than because he did not know whether to walk north, south, east or west. A Dog with a Bad Name As Humphrey rose and strode indolently forward to secure the fragment, there was a certain courtliness about the man that even a pair of short trousers could not disguise. Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Lieutenant Wingate waited until the lumberjacks were almost upon him, waited lounging indolently, his face wearing a grin. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods In the door-way of a neighbouring stable was another party watching the rain, nearly as picturesque; and before them was dancing, in grotesque attitudes, a half-crazed old woman, at whose vagaries the lookers-on indolently smiled. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre So far he had been walking indolently, happy enough, but here the shadow of the pain of the world fell upon him. The Mermaid A Love Tale He shakes not the fair bough that lowliest Droops, neither lifts he hand, nor turns to see; But lies, and gathers to him indolently The fruits that drop into his very breast. The Child of Pleasure Lena moved without exertion, rather indolently, and her hand often accented the rhythm softly on her partner’s shoulder. My Ántonia He gazed indolently at the sunlight filtering through the curtains of his sleeping-room. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail They executed every measure slowly, indolently, negligently, and with stubbornness: neither shame nor fear restrained them. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Dysphrasia of the Feeble-minded.—The child at first reacts only upon strong impressions, and that often indolently and clumsily and with outcry; later, upon impressions of ordinary strength, without understanding—laughing, crowing, uttering disconnected syllables. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. She had a silent divination of his moods and ministered indolently to them. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Swaying indolently she went her way, with drooping eyes and listless steps, seeing no one, lost in the mysterious dreams which brought a sensuous smile to her heavy lips. The Plunderer She puffed indolently, greatly to her companion's disgust. The She Boss A Western Story She laughed indolently and said, time enough later on. The Emigrant Trail He crossed his legs and slouched more indolently into his chair in the attitude of a bored and vacant-minded man—but as he sat his brain was focussed on the clicking. A Pagan of the Hills He played brilliantly in the Freshmen's Rugby match, but so indolently in the first University match of the season that he was not invited again. The Prelude to Adventure Above his head long streamers of delicate Spanish moss waved indolently from the branches of a cypress tree. The Plunderer Once more in all this vast, dread waste moves nothing save the vultures indolently circling in the hot dome above. The She Boss A Western Story Behind the bar the proprietor waited, indolently watching. The Boss of the Lazy Y "No, just loafin' 'round," drawled the visitor as he settled indolently into a chair which creaked its complaint under his weight. A Pagan of the Hills I thought at first she was horrid—proud and cross, you know,"—continued Hope, who was lolling indolently on the dimity-covered seat, in a loose gown, "but I'm not so certain of it, now. All Aboard A Story for Girls A few fishermen with their families indolently pass their lives away there, with their large rafts of poplars and alders, the flooring formed of reeds, and the roof woven out of thick rushes. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" "About that business between you folks and Jo," he said, indolently filling a cigarette paper. The She Boss A Western Story Standing with his back to the wall, leaning indolently, he sent his white fingers wandering across the strings and his eyes drifting bade to find those of Ernestine Dumont. Wolf Breed While the rest of the house had to stay in their studies and make some pretence of work, he would wander indolently down the passage and pay calls. The Loom of Youth I was beginning to tire of sitting indolently in my office with nothing to do but clip coupons from my bonds. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) Madame, on her side, reclined indolently in the other corner of the carriage, and closed her eyes also, not however to sleep, but to think more at her ease. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" It was five o'clock of a dim morning, and no one was astir in the In-Place as the little steamer indolently turned from the Big Bay into the Channel and headed for the wharf. The Place Beyond the Winds The same farmer sat as indolently now as then, on the top step. The Lighted Match She found Margaret lying indolently in the hammock which was strung across the wide shaded verandah. The Butterfly House Christa returned indolently to lounging upon the bed and reading her novel. The Zeit-Geist "Oh, if there is a claque, the rest of us don't need to exert ourselves," said the Lawyer, indolently. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Involuntarily, and to the ire of his neighbours, he arose and indolently made his way down the side aisle. Visionaries Since the anchor had been weighed at Naples, the days had passed uneventfully for the indolently cruising Isis with no word from Galavia. The Lighted Match The Captain-Generalship of Venezuela was chiefly noteworthy for the Spanish settlements on the Orinoco, where over 4,000 Spaniards were contained in a dozen or so of villages rather indolently engaged in cattle raising. South America His glance took in the indolently shapeless figure from head to toe, and back again until he met her eye to eye. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Had yours been as good, you could not have lain indolently lolling upon couches while you were eating. Dialogues of the Dead Against the first of these a Turkish sentry indolently leans, if he be not seated on the kerbstone at the corner. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels Finally he stretched himself indolently on a carpet of pine needles at the brink of a drop to the valley. The Lighted Match And without giving Simpkins time to protest, Bob picked up his basket, and led the way to where the guardian of the law was standing, indolently surveying the crowd. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches But the girl, who sat indolently before her mirror, clad in a morning negligée of exquisite delicacy, was so like a colorful and lustrous pearl that one forgot her surroundings. Destiny A maid entered with a card, at which Miss Harriman glanced indolently. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story For some time Hal paced the bridge indolently, while the sailor lookout, forward, manipulated the searchlight, sending its beam in wide circles over the waters. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam The "Hastings" now drifted so lazily over the waters that Eph stood by the wheel, one hand resting indolently against the uppermost spokes. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep The judge sits indolently crumpled up in his easy chair; before him a leader of the bar is arguing. The Man in Court Strung out behind this indolently moving aggregation of desert adventurers plodded an indifferent lot of cayuses, their heads lowered and their eyes filled with dust. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River A thin man with the face of a French abbé sat indolently twiddling his thumbs by the side of a big bureau. The Summons Are they hands that lie idly and fold indolently? Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks Above, a beautiful flag, striped and starred with white, blue, and red, flaps indolently against the mast.— Idolatry A Romance She draws a little away from Rylton, and, lifting her fan, waves it indolently to and fro. The Hoyden Yaverland spoke behind her, indolently, because he felt he had all the rest of his life to be happy with her. The Judge He laughed indolently, pleased that she should not even suspect the real object of the meetings. Marietta A Maid of Venice I thought it good to see Four lives so free From care, so indolently sure of each tomorrow, And hearts attuned to sing away a sorrow. Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country He sat, or rather lolled back in a stuffed easy chair, one leg thrown indolently over the other. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Such an expression might be observed in a menagerie when a tigress, indolently dallying with one of her cubs, exhibits, even in repose, those fiery scintillations in the eye which startle the beholders. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Escaping the balustrade, it caught a wandering air and drifted indolently down through the darkness of the street, like an errant petal plucked from some strange and sinister bloom of scarlet violence. The Day of Days An Extravaganza "I am glad to find you here," he said, less indolently than he usually spoke. Marietta A Maid of Venice The young fellow who was left indolently attempted to kiss his partner, who blew smoke in his face. The Day of the Beast To dawdle indolently on one of the broad porches, while Miss Yuste sat beside him and busied herself over some needlework, was a sensuous delight that filled him with content. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today He looks a man too refined to wed for money, perhaps too indolently luxurious to love without it. Trumps You say that indolently, without spirit or enthusiasm. Parisian Points of View The boy came along after a while, indolently as usual, but when he saw Flannery he quickened his pace a little. Mike Flannery On Duty and Off And only after listening to lengthy talks about beauty, he would retort wearily and indolently: "But all this is a lie." Famous Modern Ghost Stories Mariana, in a scant brown linen skirt, a sheer waist through which were visible precarious incidentals and narrow black ribbon, and the confoundedest green stockings he had ever seen, lounged indolently in a canvas swing. The Three Black Pennys A Novel I heard, now, too, an occasional sleepy twitter as if a few members of the orchestra had come into their places and were indolently testing the tune of their pipes. The Jervaise Comedy We just resumed the sea-going hack and drove indolently to and fro in avenues and parks, tasting the general savor of the city's large pleasantness. Your United States Impressions of a first visit The nester's attention was focused indolently upon the hills. Mavericks They career around on their high, short-stirruped saddles; they saunter indolently in small groups; they hang about the hotel hoping for a dicker of some kind. African Camp Fires Out there the huge negro who had swiftly vanished from the wall, and who had swum under water for a long distance, was indolently treading water. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater She was in her second quarter, and seemed to be indolently rolling down towards the horizon, the whole pose of the scene giving her the effect of being half-recumbent. The Jervaise Comedy The very air was motionless, as if the never-tired wind itself drowsed indolently. When A Man's A Man For two years he had been a constant resident of Graustark, living contentedly, even indolently, in the picturesque old Castle, his rooms just across the corridor from those occupied by the little Prince. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Charles was sitting in his chamber, indolently trimming his nails. St George's Cross He turned, indolently, gathered his body suddenly, and vaulted to the saddle. A Man Four-Square So he rolled away in his taxi very comfortably, savouring his cigarette, indolently assured of his reception in a house which it would suit him perfectly to inhabit when he cared to. The Common Law In consequence of the want of encouragement from the government, the agriculture and commerce of Spain sank rapidly into the lowest condition, whilst the government indolently lived on the produce of the mines. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 This was indeed the Augean stable, and unexampled clamour arose from the multitude who had indolently fattened for years on the easy plunder of the public stores. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Kitty nodded, and Tevis sat watching her indolently while he debated how much of his story he ought not to tell her. Youth and the Bright Medusa He strolled indolently about the crest of the hill, whistling to the breeze, his eyes hunting the wood beneath like the eyes of a young setter at heel. The Dark House Lazily cropping it at some little distance away, or lying in it, indolently chewing the cud and attended by a man half-clad in skins and bearing a crook, was a flock of tigers. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 She longed to recline indolently in a priceless tea-gown on the couch by the fireplace and issue orders.... Tales of the Five Towns While I listened indolently to the orchestra and the singers, I examined the boxes with considerable interest, to discover what little revolutions a decade could bring about in the aristocratic personnel of the opera. The Cross of Berny The other part of the company lay indolently about, sheltering themselves as best they could from the rays of the hot July sun, under the trees. History of Kershaw's Brigade We still speculated indolently as to the nature of the afterpiece in which we assumed this ex-hero of our comedy might yet appear. The Collectors So unreflecting, so confused his mind, Torpid in error, indolently blind, A fever Heaven, to quicken him, applied, But, rather than revive, the sluggard died. Black Beetles in Amber A park-keeper presently arrived to unlock the gates, and the band of outcasts straggled indolently towards the nearest sheltered seats. Tales of the Five Towns Naturally the plain man's ideas of taking life easily became those of taking pleasures as they come, indolently accepting the agreeables of life and feeling no call to make much of its duties. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Then, while kindly rains are falling, indolently to rejoice, Till some worthy neighbor calling, cheers you with his hearty voice. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Twenty minutes later Don Luis appeared, clad in white and indolently puffing at a Mexican cigarette. The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers The members of the crews stood indolently at their stations. Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis Vandyke looked at him gravely, but did not answer; rose, and walked indolently up and down to keep himself warm. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 Hi Martin, Bill Rodgers and Courtney Page strolled rather indolently up to the door and entered. The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics He turned his head indolently, emitting a mouthful of smoke. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest "My vote," announced Tom indolently, "is for another supper, and turn in at perhaps two o'clock in the morning." The High School Boys' Training Hike "Who is this favoured individual whose absence you are so pathetically lamenting, Julia?" asked Lord Courtland, as he indolently sauntered into the room. Marriage Him they found squatting indolently on a mat, and several old people were holding a conversation with him. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The hostess indolently muttered an order to the man, and in passing the door on his way out he extinguished several lights. The Roll-Call Sitting indolently sideways to the table, his feet on a chair, he discussed an excellent breakfast leisurely, as one at peace with the world. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On If I had known that anything was to happen," she replied indolently, "I should have taken more note of what was said. Tommy and Grizel Beneath a tree was laid out a tea equipage, and a few ladies indolently putting showed that, after all, the game was not taken too seriously. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil I remained there about a quarter of an hour indolently musing which of all these dainty damsels my aunt had chosen for me, when Sniatynski and his wife came up. Without Dogma The flock, that heretofore like a group of barnyard fowls in the dust and the sun had remained indolently resting and preening their plumage, grew alert. Where the Trail Divides Such men can teach; but he who kindly or indolently accommodates himself to ignorance, shall never be greatly instrumental in removing it. The Grammar of English Grammars She entered without ceremony, gun in hand, her eyes, under lowered lids, shifting indolently, yet missing nothing—the pack on the floor, the tumbled couch, and Markham's familiar pipe. Madcap Then, indolently, negligently, gracefully, he had strolled out of the house, down the steps, into the hot and dusty street and so on and on and out of their lives. Cheerful—By Request And I felt like a cat—idle, indolently graceful, voluptuously seeking warmth and caresses. Sacred and Profane Love Wholly freed from the restraints imposed upon them at home by the different grades in society, they indolently luxuriate in the inherent brutality of their nature. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada I got down the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idly turned the leaves, and began indolently to study diseases generally. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 All this I took in while he, leaning indolently back in his chair, was listening to the report of his lieutenant. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard The great trees abandoned us, and stayed indolently down in shelter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Let not the rising sun behold you sleeping or indolently lying upon your beds. Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West In the very act of opening his eyes indolently, he nodded again. Martin Chuzzlewit Somewhere up the bluff a bobcat squalled among the rocks, and the moon, in its dissipated season of late rising, lifted itself indolently up to where it could peer down upon the silent ranch. Good Indian Zenobia would have ill deserved her reputation, had she indolently permitted the emperor of the West to approach within a hundred miles of her capital. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Eugene Wrayburn rose, and put his hands in his pockets, and stood with a foot on the fender, indolently rocking his body and looking at the fire. Our Mutual Friend When he reached the channel he allowed the sluggish current to carry him slowly along while he lolled indolently in the bottom of his crude canoe. Beasts of Tarzan In course of time his eyes opened; and he lay for a few moments as people newly roused sometimes will, gazing indolently at his visitor, without any distinct consciousness of his presence. Martin Chuzzlewit Grant turned his head indolently and regarded her. Good Indian So James Harthouse reclined in the window, indolently smoking, and reckoning up the steps he had taken on the road by which he happened to be travelling. Hard Times Newton was led to the doctrine of gravitation by the fall of an apple, as he indolently reclined under the tree on which it grew. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author The constable looked as wise as he could, and took up his staff of office: which had been reclining indolently in the chimney-corner. Oliver Twist He lounged up to the barrel, and leaned upon it indolently. Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant When I had done he opened them indolently, took his silver smelling-bottle from the table, and sniffed at it with an air of gentle relish. The Woman in White Vandyke looked at him gravely, but did not answer; rose and walked indolently up and down to keep himself warm. Margret Howth, a Story of To-day He dropped into an easy chair, crossed his legs, leaned his head back indolently—a favorite attitude of his. The Price She Paid Instead, he continued to lean indolently on the gate, as if unaware of her approach. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise If Austria indolently consented to come to his aid, it was only in the hope of receiving a great reward. The Psychology of Revolution Some showed groups of stalwart, immaculately clad young gods lolling indolently on tropical shores, with a splendor of palms overhead, and a sparkling blue sea in the distance. Buttered Side Down: Stories When Imogen entered he rose indolently and gave her his hand, his manner barely courteous. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories He was leaning over Frances' steamer chair, on which a woman lay indolently. Frances Waldeaux I got down the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in an unthinking moment, I idly turned the leaves, and began to indolently study diseases, generally. Three Men in a Boat Lily, still lost in conjecture, made no reply, and Mrs. Dorset settled herself indolently in her seat. House of Mirth He stretched himself out, drew his fingers through his waved fair hair, laughed, talked indolently, and admired as much as he was admired. The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke Lena moved without exertion, rather indolently, and her hand often accented the rhythm softly on her partner's shoulder. My Antonia She broke into a laugh, and, struggling indolently with it, looked at her sister. The Rise of Silas Lapham She had been stunned by an unexpected blow; yet life, however joyless, was not to be indolently resigned, or misery endured without exertion, and proudly termed patience. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman She lolled indolently in the corner of the sofa, allowed the book to slip from her fingers and lie on the floor, and closed her eyes. Bertha Garlan K., lounging indolently in front of the fire, had turned to see Sidney in the doorway, and leaped to his feet. K Between paragraphs Anthony would come and kiss her as she lay indolently in the hammock…. The Beautiful and Damned She did not indolently wait for applications, or contrive a thousand delays, while misery was pining into the grave; but, like her Divine Master, "went about doing good." Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II These excessive eulogies are the more remarkable in that Tibullus stood, proudly or indolently, aloof from the court. The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse So you may see the cat, tense for the fatal spring, relax and with one paw indolently flip the mouse. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages "I take that back," Palmer spoke indolently from the corridor. K Had it been summer they would have gone out together and indolently sipped two long Tom Collinses, as they wilted their collars and watched the faintly diverting round of some lazy August cabaret. The Beautiful and Damned She is eternally forming an Argument of Debate; to which I very indolently answer, Thou art mighty pretty. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Had his bark been sailing for ever in smooth waters, he might have wasted his life, indolently basking on the calm, seductive waves. The Channings Picture me then idle, basking, plump, and happy, stretched on a cushioned deck, warmed with constant sunshine, rocked by breezes indolently soft. Villette She had experienced no difficulty in pushing to a social leadership shared —indolently and indifferently—with Nan Keith. The Gray Dawn There Johnson sat every morning, receiving visits, hearing the topics of the day, and indolently trifling away the time. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 She began to question the rightfulness of living so indolently as she had done. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 A comfortable Liverpool-coal fire in a state of repletion burned away indolently and gave everything else in the room somewhat of its own look of sousy independence. Queechy The commonalty of the sea is the host of dug-outs, in which the sable fisherman, indolently thrown back, props his feet upon the gunwales and attaches a line to each big toe. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Two hours I abandon myself to hearing them, and indolently absorbing the scene. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy At last the young man laughed aloud, and, sweeping his foot round, knocked down the weapon, then indolently stretching out his arm, he took it. The Strong Arm On the contrary, he drew nearer the vessel, and moved indolently and defiantly about, with his dorsal fin and a portion of his tail above the water. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale How do you suppose I can bring up my little ones, if I only sit here talking indolently? L'Assommoir It was his delight to live surrounded by a circle of worshiping women, and he basked indolently in the warmth and atmosphere of ease and comfort, which characterized the place. L'Assommoir He never invents his subjects, but indolently takes them ready-made from elsewhere. Amiel's Journal It was he who was permitting himself indolently to be won by Justa, who was frantically fond of him. The Quest Won't I forever see those endless serpents creeping up so indolently, as though surfeited with mangled human flesh? Men in War I sit here, indolently smoking and uttering my jests and platitudes, and, at the moment that I am speaking, my heart is breaking! Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Take care of indolently supposing that you understand the depths of God's truth. Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI Quite without fire, almost indolently, she spoke; very simply, too, glancing round at him, as though she could not expect much understanding from such an alien listener. A Fountain Sealed The child murmured in her sleep, and feeling the change of position, turned indolently. The Old Homestead She used to read very little, preferring to browse indolently over the same old books, but now she began to be curious about new ideas, and soon came to feel their attraction. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The weight of duty is not to be indolently shoved off our shoulders on to His, saying, 'Let Him do the work.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms They sniffed indifferently about the trouser legs of the men who sauntered indolently out of the door. The Call of the Cumberlands "I presume a minister feels differently about such things," Mrs. Wilmington remarked indolently. Annie Kilburn : a Novel "Came to help you receive," stated Gail further, still indolently, bringing herself further into the circle as she spoke, where Joy could see her. The Wishing-Ring Man "Ah, it wouldn't be so easy to say right off-hand," answered Colville indolently. Indian Summer A huge gold-lip, found four fathoms deep, where the sea grass sways indolently long, contained a tinted pearl like: "That fella sitting down along a tree and sing out along night time." Tropic Days Thus Culture is not indolently selfish, but is forever exerting itself to 'make the best ideas'—which Arnold also defined as 'reason and the will, of God'—'prevail.' A History of English Literature He had thrown aside the magazine and was lying back on the divan, his long limbs stretched out indolently, his hands clasped behind his head. The Sheik "It makes me furious to see both of you making violent love to Joy Havenith," she said indolently. The Wishing-Ring Man Peggy, indolently enjoying the perfect drowsiness of noonday, was reclining in a gayly colored hammock suspended between two regal maple trees on the lawn. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise At length he looked up indolently, listlessly, and the switch snapped. Elusive Isabel We employed a messenger to purchase provisions in the bazaars; and our days passed quietly in writing, smoking, and gazing indolently from our windows upon the flowery plains beyond the town. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Henry watched him with compassion; and when he had gone his ways, himself rose languidly and dressed indolently, as with the aid of an invisible valet. Young Lives They carried out all orders slowly, indolently, carelessly, and stubbornly: neither shame nor fear restrained them. Roman History, Books I-III "Why in the world not?" the pachyderm drawled as he indolently stretched himself. The Forest Monster of Oz Smoke wreathed their heads while they lounged indolently on the spruce bed and occasionally exchanged a remark. Man Size The dusky lover spake few words; but he indolently left the path and gathered some sprays of wild flowers, and offered them to the girl. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief Then, in an indolently casual way, she asked: "Who was that gentleman who rode by just now?" At Love's Cost Well, then, at all events," continued Skelton, indolently resuming his theme, "if you decline your assistance, may I, at least, hope for your advice? The Evil Guest A number of cowboys lounged, indolently, in the shade of the bunk-house, smoking cigarettes and contentedly enjoying the hour of rest after the noon-day dinner. The Ramblin' Kid Not a breath stirred in the trees, and the prairie fire that smouldered so indolently was surely the gentlest of its race. Purple Springs He still rested, leaning indolently back, watching the flames dance up the chimney. The Unspeakable Gentleman At length he determined to accost a Butterfly who, after sipping the juice of a flower, remained perched indolently upon it, apparently undecided whither to direct his flight. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales We even use the word work and its synonyms loosely and indolently. The Century Vocabulary Builder Sabota himself, with one heel caught on the brass foot-rail, was leaning indolently but with a lordly air against the front of the polished, imitation mahogany counter. The Ramblin' Kid After he had gone, remained Percy Darrow leaning indolently against the taffrail, his graceful figure swaying with the ship's motion, smoking always the corn-husk Mexican cigarettes which he rolled with one hand. The Mystery The Infanta Cleopatra lifted her arm gleaming wet with spray, and extended it indolently; the sun had only given her a more seductive loveliness. The Open Air "Dice is dull work for long," said one of the young men, indolently throwing himself back, and letting his caster fall upon the floor. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales And do you think you can use the pen?" queried Pérousse indolently; "Excellent Shylock, you know you cannot! Temporal Power A man would for his convenience lay down an irascible neighbor's fence, and indolently forget to put it up again, and an action of trespass would grow out of it. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 It would seem that she was taking no course whatever at present, but indolently and complacently letting matters drift. The Earth Trembled Miss X—— tried to calm herself by talking more than usual, and Narayan, as phlegmatic as usual, indolently and good-naturedly chaffed her about her beloved "spirits." From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Here he lay indolently stretched amongst favorite ladies, "And like a naked Indian slept himself away." The Caesars She slapped her boot with her riding-crop and indolently studied the scurrying clouds overhead; for the day was windy. Man on the Box He was gazing indolently on the fire, partly engaged in meditation on his past and present fortunes, partly occupied by endeavouring to trace towers and steeples in the red embers. The Monastery They were both some time silent, and then Mr Harrel, yawning and stretching out his arms, indolently asked, "Pray, why does not the man come himself?" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 A pair of slim white hands at that instant indolently readjusted the thick mass of hair and quite as casually disappeared. A Fool and His Money She sank back in the deep chair she had chosen, and puffed out the smoke indolently. Senator North Mr. Smith, delighted at this mark of his importance, sat indolently quiet on his chair, endeavouring by his looks rather to display, than to conceal, his inward satisfaction. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Sara indolently abandoned her comfortable chair and left them alone in the room. The Hollow of Her Hand After this he would creep indolently back to his comfortable lair and have a good, long sleep. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories A thin scarf of blue smoke was indolently curling up from a spot apparently in the forest. The Shagganappi From five till eight in the evening and for an hour or two before breakfast she roamed the forest or pulled indolently about the lake. Senator North The Miss Branghtons were seated at one window, and Mr. Smith was lolling indolently out of the other. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Jim Smith stood leaning indolently against a post, when his emissary, Bates, returned from his errand. Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute Your indolently crude, Abandoned attitude, Is one of ease and art, in which a perfect languor blends. Flint and Feather The papers on the round table had been neatly cleared away, and Richard was standing by the window, indolently drumming on the glass with a palette-knife. The Stillwater Tragedy O lonely star moving in still abodes Where fear and strife lie indolently furled, You cannot hear the rushing autumn hurled Against these wanderers bent with futile loads. The Five Books of Youth Fat-bellied goldfish with filmy fins, and tails like iridescent wedding trains, propelled themselves indolently about. The Auction Block But she never beat them, nor even lost her temper; she lived on very well, placidly, indolently, in a state of mental abstraction amidst all the uproar. The Fortune of the Rougons "All this is the mere common rhetoric of the Temple Craft"—he said indolently.. Ardath "Mademoiselle Helen you consider very beautiful?" murmured the Princess, unfurling her fan and waving it indolently to and fro. Ziska Wallance now indolently arose and ascended to the quarter-deck, followed by Spike, who continued to press the flour on him, as if anxious to make money. Jack Tier "Tell about him, as the children say: your experiences are always interesting, and you look as if this man was uncommonly entertaining in some way," said David, indolently inclined to be amused. Work: a Story of Experience Alvan, looking indolently royal and royally roguish, quoted a verse that speaks of the superfluousness of a faithless lady's vowing bite: 'The kisses were in the course of things, The bite was a needless addition.' The Tragic Comedians — Complete Alvan, looking indolently royal and royally roguish, quoted a verse that speaks of the superfluousness of a faithless lady's vowing bite: 'The kisses were in the course of things, The bite was a needless addition.' The Tragic Comedians — Volume 1 "DO they always manage without love or romance?" she asked, half indolently. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Meanwhile, in a chapel at Emissa, a boy was dancing indolently to the kiss of flutes. Imperial Purple She twirled her little plump, jeweled fingers indolently. Beulah In front of the houses, groups of natives were seen; some thrown at full length upon the ground, and others indolently leaning against the bamboos. Omoo A large and brilliant tricolor flag is waving indolently from a staff on the summit. The Dynasts With these words the countess threw herself indolently into an arm- chair, and motioned Eugene to a seat. Prince Eugene and His Times At a signal the scaffold fell, the hill crumbled, and from it a few hyenas issued, who indolently devoured their prey. Imperial Purple Morgana turned her lovely eyes indolently towards him over the top of the soft feather fan she was waving lightly to and fro. The Secret Power He did not come to meet her; he stood and watched her approach, and only when she reached him, indolently held out his hand. Maurice Guest White dust was flying from the road, along which many of the Arab aristocracy were indolently strolling, carrying lightly in their hands small red roses or sprigs of pink geranium. The Garden of Allah "And shall you never remember to miss Africa?" she asked indolently. On the Firing Line Francesco half-turned towards him, and for all that his mind was working with a lightning quickness, his face was indolently calm. Love-at-Arms Had they either they could not contentedly remain rooted in the clods they so indolently cultivate. Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark He looked indolently and wearily up from under the long lashes of his lids, and went on, as though they had not spoken. Under Two Flags The Lord of Ivarsdale shook his head indolently against the cushion. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest I know Mohammed Ali never walks indolently through the streets; his eye sees more than other eyes, his ear hears more than other ears; he knows far more than any of my servants. Mohammed Ali and His House He was seated on the ground with his back to a tree, and Hurry stood near him indolently whittling a twig. The Deerslayer Students, wearing squat caps with vizors, sauntered indolently along, twirling canes and ogling all who wore petticoats. The Puppet Crown She closed her eyes indolently, and presently, lulled by the drowsy rhythm of the waves breaking at the foot of the cliff, she fell asleep. The Hermit of Far End The boy was lolling indolently against the mantelpiece, his fair head shoved right into the Cup, his breath dimming its lustre, and his two hands, big and dirty, slowly revolving it before his eyes. Bob, Son of Battle A few fishermen with their families indolently pass their lives away there, with their great living-rafts of poplar and alder, the flooring formed of reeds, and the roof woven out of thick rushes. The Man in the Iron Mask The girl indolently disengaged herself from the counter and Elijah Curtis's transfer, and brought the candle to her father. A First Family of Tasajara Madame, on her side, reclined indolently in the other corner of the carriage, and closed her eyes also, not, however, to sleep, but to think more at her ease. Louise de la Valliere It was nearly midnight, and all were in bed but ourselves, who sat up, one in each chimney-corner; she, needles in hand, indefatigably knitting a sock; I, pipe in mouth, indolently weaving my vapors. I and My Chimney He leaned indolently against the trunk of the large oak, and replied in his sweet and musical voice, "Alas, my dear De Guiche, it is a great misfortune." Ten Years Later Herr Paul, on the other hand, very much at ease, was thinking indolently: 'Good-looking young fellow—comes of the people, I expect, not at all the manner of the world; wonder what he talks about.' Villa Rubein, and other stories Gringoire continued to advance, and had soon joined that one of the forms which dragged along most indolently, behind the others. Notre-Dame De Paris Among the gentlemen of the suite, Rostov noticed Bolkonski, sitting his horse indolently and carelessly. War and Peace Decrees, transmitted through administrative channels, arrive slowly and are indolently applied. The French Revolution - Volume 3 Leonard looked at her indolently: ‘I like to loll.’ The Man The bay was covered with mackerel-boats, and one man sculled indolently across the foreground a scarlet skiff. Oldport Days He found himself wondering rather indolently what the future had in store. Okewood of the Secret Service He rode silently on his small gray horse, indolently answering suggestions that they should attack. War and Peace The other, calmer, lying down indolently, requires some little encouragement from his Auvergnoise attendant. The Nabob Ah," he continued indolently, "two of the maidens of Caylus, I see. The House of the Wolf; a romance She sat still, her head resting indolently against the wall, and her little feet in white stockings and black slippers crossed over each other. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England. Crome Yellow Glancing indolently and indifferently at all the prisoners, he ordered the officer in charge to have them decently dressed and tidied up before taking them to the marshal. War and Peace She strolls indolently along the shore, scratching her back and with her finger at her nose as she walks. Penguin Island She looked indolently at the reflected beauties of her neck and bosom, as she unplaited her hair and threw it back in one great mass over her shoulders. Armadale In the second hour he waked and stretched himself indolently, yawning like a cat. The ninth vibration and other stories She had a silent divination of his moods and knew how to minister indolently to them. The Vision Splendid He was gazing into the end of a revolver held carelessly in the hand of a masked man leaning indolently on the counter. Bucky O'Connor His eyes drifted indolently down into the valley, and immediately sparkled with excitement. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "Now we are friends," she said, and sat down indolently in a chair placed by the worktable. After Dark Mrs. Vanstone's spirits had subsided to their natural quiet level; Mr. Vanstone's imperturbable cheerfulness sat as easily and indolently on him as usual. No Name "And what am I like?" she asked indolently. The Vision Splendid Leaning back in their chairs, their wrists lightly resting on the edge of the table, they were indolently playing with the gilded blades of their dessert-knives. The Red Inn Carelessly, almost indolently, she put the question, her raised eyebrows indicating a chair with perfunctory hospitality. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "I do wish you had your harp here," said Jane Hubbard, coming indolently forward. The Riverman "Oh, get along with you!" he muttered indolently. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola The long slant eyes of the lady on the farther side swept him indolently. The Vision Splendid She shrugged indolently her magnificent shoulders, from which the dingy thin wrapper was slipping a little. 'Twixt Land and Sea "Of course I am, Jack," she agreed indolently. The Riverman |
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