| 单词 | abruptness |
| 例句 | The abruptness of her tears, the way they gushed out of her, startled Ugwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Poor dear soul!” said this lady, with an abruptness of manner quite my sister’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Like a story, a piece of music can come to an end by simply stopping, but most listeners will react to such abruptness with dissatisfaction: the story or music simply "stopped" instead of "ending" properly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z His cheeks were high and flat, and cut to his jaw with the abruptness of an ax chop. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Alone, with appalling abruptness, she could shed her inhibitions. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then, with characteristic abruptness, he turned back and resumed filling in “o”s. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He almost started at my sudden and strange abruptness: he looked at me astonished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Before them, the shadow reached out and ended in knife-edge abruptness into an all-but-unbearable blaze of white light, that glittered from myriad crystals along a rocky ground. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When I made forays to the city, I left quickly, relieved I hadn’t been the victim of random violence or Yankee abruptness. The Out of Towner: Where Lone Stars Don?t Feel So Alone 2011-06-23T22:25:49Z This is especially true of the miniseries’ transition from its younger versions of characters to their older selves, which is almost concussive in its abruptness; the hand-off from Majors to Williams is probably the smoothest. With “When We Rise,” ABC gives viewers a noble if uneven portrait of the ongoing struggle for LGBT rights 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z But by the end of the ’80s they fell out of fashion, consigned with surprising abruptness to the dustbin of architectural history. Should PoMo Architecture, at the 50-Year Mark, Be Saved? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z He struggled with the abruptness of their separation and hoped to eventually adopt her and bring her to Wisconsin, where he now lives and works as a state corrections officer. A veteran wanted to see his canine partner again. A congressman stepped in to help. 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Here decisions get made off-camera or people act with an abruptness, if not a frivolity, that betrays no thought process at all. "Dark Stranger" a serviceable Woody Allen comedy 2010-05-17T04:43:00Z It moves with either incomprehensible abruptness or tedious slowness, especially at supposedly suspenseful moments. Review: ‘Jellyfish Eyes,’ a Children’s Film From Takashi Murakami 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It wasn’t that she merely went along with it, but she was surprised at the sweeping abruptness with which her pronouns were adopted. Eddie Izzard Plays Which Part in ‘Great Expectations’? All of Them 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z He owns Beuys's wall-sized felt cushion speared with a red javelin: a vast wound evoked by colour, contrasting softness with cold steel and sheer abruptness of scale. From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D Daskalopoulos Collection – review 2012-12-23T00:06:37Z The experimental abruptness of “Whack World” does, at first, produce a bit of whiplash. Tierra Whack Stretches the Limits of One-Minute Songs 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z The E flat work, coloured by horn and clarinet, alternates harmonic familiarity with sudden dissonance, its last movement ending with almost shocking, or perhaps jokey, abruptness. OAE/Rattle; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Manze; A Midsummer Night's Dream – review 2013-02-03T00:05:56Z The sudden influx of AI stories "gummed up the process," said Elison, an alarming uptick that was notable not only for its abruptness but for the quality of the stories. Oh, the humanity! Stop using AI to pitch stories 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z I have just returned from a trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, where summer was just about to become winter, with an abruptness that still surprises even a well-travelled Briton. Humans may notice a chill in the air 2012-09-29T23:05:01Z The six dancers, all clad in white, flit from one pose to another with cool, staccato abruptness. Dance Theatre of Harlem plumbs the power of pain 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Then we’re jerked forward a quarter century with an unsettling abruptness. ‘I Am Abraham’: inside the mind and heart of Lincoln 2014-02-26T20:15:46Z Like death, the essays end with startling abruptness. In 'The Violet Hour,' Katie Roiphe looks at five great writers shuffling off this mortal coil 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z But that scene in particular, the way it was played for comedy and the abruptness of it – it’s a moment people are going to remember. A Few Minutes With the Margaret Mead of 'Mad Men' 2010-09-24T14:42:00Z Mr. Askegard, 42, is forming a company, Ballet Next, with Michele Wiles, a former American Ballet Theater ballerina who left that troupe with surprising abruptness in June. Charles Askegard Departs City Ballet to Form Ballet Next 2011-10-02T04:00:05Z Mr. DeJohnette and the bassist Dave Holland didn’t miss a beat, but the abruptness of the shift underscored a feeling of haste and vagary in the first half. Music Review: Honoring Herbie Hancock?s 70th, at Carnegie Hall 2010-06-26T00:35:00Z He recounts all this in writing shorn of excess, sentences short to the point of abruptness, and he has a wicked way with syntax. The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z Ms. Fairchild’s Sugar Plum was efficient, brisk, neat, but lightweight, giving a little “Let’s get this over with” abruptness to her phrases. Dance Review: City Ballet?s ?Nutcracker? Recast for the Movies - Review 2011-12-14T22:20:55Z At a mere six hours long, the story tries not to outstay its welcome, though some will be disappointed at the abruptness of its ending. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days 2010-08-17T16:05:00Z Lim painted these differences vividly finding a tough abruptness for Grieg’s mostly vertical lines, and a generous warmth for the horizontal, almost wistful flow of the Brahms. Violinist Ji Young Lim struts in a Phillips Collection recital 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The stabbing abruptness of action and sound in "drops"/ "stops" contrasts with the "cat-like way" the wife then joins the husband for their garden stroll. Poem of the week: Modern Love by George Meredith 2012-08-13T13:24:41Z Brammer in an advice column for The CUT on how to handle being romantically ghosted — an experience in which the abruptness and lack of closure can necessitate a very real grieving process. Grief is a distant planet: How "A Wrinkle in Time" is helping me deal with my father’s decline 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Shedding encumbrances, old images, the known and comfortable… But the abruptness and the apparent lack of warmth w/ which B. left them was jarring. Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z Bunin’s “In Paris” ends with an abruptness that emphasizes the fragility of life and happiness. Theater Review: ‘In Paris’ Stars Mikhail Baryshnikov 2012-08-03T22:57:36Z The abruptness of the change means that many people aren’t yet acclimated to warmer weather, and will be at increased risk of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Heat Wave Is Expected to Bake California This Weekend 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Because of the abruptness of the breakup, how happy I was when I was with him and some hints he made afterward about regretting his actions, for years I felt like we had unfinished business. Advice | Ask Amy: I’m happily married. Why do I keep dreaming about my ex? 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Since she’s played by Frances McDormand, the most famous face in the cast and an actor who could disembowel the patriarchy in her sleep, the abruptness of her departure feels particularly pointed. Review: Ensemble acting doesn't get much better than in Sarah Polley's brilliant 'Women Talking' 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z But the abruptness of the U-turn, coupled with a resurgence in Covid cases and underlying economic and geopolitical problems, won’t make things any easier for global companies operating in the country. The Stakes Behind the F.T.C.’s Bid to Block Microsoft’s Big Deal 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Moline and Ms. Holland-Thielen said the abruptness of their firings made them suspect that Ms. Shotwell had bowed to pressure. SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A pickup in correlations between individual stocks also has added to the abruptness of the moves. Analysis: Options trades, lockstep moves fuel U.S. stock swings 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Because of the abruptness of this breakup, you might have been left blaming yourself. Advice | Ask Amy: I’m happily married. Why do I keep dreaming about my ex? 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The abruptness of the queen’s death was a psychological jolt that has prompted, in some, a rethinking of long-held norms and doctrines. A Welsh Village Embraces Its Bond With the Queen 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The company has developed an app that monitors the actions of drivers — their speed, the abruptness of their braking, their fuel efficiency — while rewarding those who perform better than their peers. The Supply Chain Broke. Robots Are Supposed to Help Fix It. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s a decision Heyward and the others closest to Tuitt understand, even if the abruptness of it all came as a bit of a surprise. Steelers will have to fix leaky run defense without Tuitt 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Added into the mix, I noticed, was a feeling of whiplash from the abruptness of it all. An Australia Homecoming, Mixed With Yearning and Trepidation 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Josh Balk, vice president for farm animal protection at the Humane Society of the United States, noted the abruptness of the about face. Cage-free chicken campaign scores surprising success 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The minister defended a recent decision to cut by half the six-month recovery period of infected people, although he conceded a “communication problem” with the announcement’s abruptness. Germany says omicron surge ‘under control’ despite records 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Other than an old truck and a rotation of oversize gray T-shirts, she doesn’t have much; even the faint shimmer of a potential romance with a handsome neighbor evaporates with a hilariously bleak abruptness. Review | Bridget Everett’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ is 2022’s first great show 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “The abruptness of today’s outage highlights the staggering level of precarity that structures our increasingly digitally mediated work economy.” Gone in Minutes, Out for Hours: Outage Shakes Facebook 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Nature exists on a continuum; seasons seldom begin or end with such dramatic abruptness. Friday’s high was only 80 degrees. Is this exile for our summer? 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Or maybe it would be fairer to say that university left them, because their student days ended with such abruptness. Topshop: What happened after the shutters closed? 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z "We apologize for the abruptness of this notification but we were directed by NIJ not to provide notification to customers at an earlier and more appropriate date," the letter said. An uncertain future for a key missing persons program 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z “The size and abruptness of the increase are unprecedented.” 2020 saw an unprecedented spike in homicides from big cities to small towns 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The abruptness of Trump’s departure from the White House on Friday and the fact that he was put on an experimental drug regimen have caused concern among outside physicians and specialists. When did Trump get COVID? White House officials offer conflicting timelines 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z And on Thursday, the nation’s governors joined the chorus of objections over the abruptness of the change to the reporting protocols for hospitals, asking the administration to delay the shift for 30 days. Disappearance of covid-19 data from CDC website spurs outcry 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z It will also be useful to consider the flip side of the range-shift issue: the timing and abruptness with which new species enter an assemblage as a result of range extensions arising from climate change. The pace of biodiversity change in a warming climate 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The abruptness of the announcement, however, led to rampant speculation about a reason. Center Stage at Disney After a Career Out of the Spotlight 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Officials at the department declined to provide further details, but the abruptness of Mr. Byrne’s forced departure and Mr. Wilkie’s terse language suggested a major problem. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Is Abruptly Dismissed 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z “The ease and abruptness of the ascent is like flying in dreams,” he wrote. In Los Angeles, a City of Helicopters, Kobe Bryant Was a Frequent Flier 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Their Beethoven is no cosmic enigma: you register the physicality of his stomping ostinatos, the off-kilter drive of his dance movements, the playful abruptness of his stylistic transitions. The Pristine Empire of ECM Records 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z From Hudson we drive for about an hour; he handles the wheel with an abruptness that contrasts with his good humour and makes his wife laugh. Who is the real Dice Man? The elusive writer behind the disturbing cult novel 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z If Mr Trump’s overall direction of travel was predictable, its abruptness and the lack of a roadmap are nonetheless shocking. The Guardian view on Trump and Syria: damage has been done | Editorial 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The abruptness was unusual because the Department of Homeland Security currently does not have a deputy secretary, who would normally take the reins. Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z “The abruptness of the deaths reported here is compatible with a cardiac dysrhythmia,” the report stated, “but the underlying mechanism remains unclear.” Unraveling the mystery of "deadly dreams" syndrome 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z It was distinguished, from initial accounts, by its abruptness, indicative perhaps of the volatility of urban life, and how the unexpected and untoward may arise at almost any time, in almost any place. Two arrested shortly after unarmed robbery on Capitol Hill 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The abruptness of his visit left lawmakers in Baghdad smarting and drawing unfavorable comparisons to the occupation of Iraq after the 2003 invasion. Donald Trump’s troop visit infuriates Iraqi lawmakers: ‘The American occupation of Iraq is over’ 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Others who know Mr. Trump hinted that the president dislikes being embarrassed, and that the abruptness of Mr. Ayers’s rejection might not have worn off. After Ayers Turns Down Chief of Staff Job, Trump Is Left Without a Plan B 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He reconciled with Belichick about three years after the release, when Belichick caught him by the shoulder pad as he was jogging by the sideline and apologized for the abruptness of it. Football is changing. Bill Belichick doesn’t think the keys to winning ever will. 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The abruptness of his death shocked millions of music fans, but that says nothing of the seismic quake it represented for his family, friends and bandmates. 'Tom Petty — An American Treasure' box set is 'a labor of love' for fans from family members and band mates 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Too many times he has come “up and out” of a motion that has, too often, displayed an uncharacteristic abruptness rather than its usual fluidity. British Open 2018: Tiger Woods is frustrated after second consecutive 71 loses ground on leaders - Golf Digest 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “While I expected an increase in mortgage rates over the last week, I was surprised at the abruptness of the move higher,” Becker said. Mortgage rates haven’t been this high since 2013 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The abruptness of the closings contributed to consumer frustration. Loyal Sam’s Club Members Lament the Loss of a Trusted Friend 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z He hoped thereby to "reflect something of the Zen idea of the suddenness, abruptness of insight and understanding, something that breaks into life." Does Buddhism Give Us Answers or Questions? 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Still, the abruptness of his demise was startling. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z A power play in Pacific Northwest beer distribution is making headlines in the industry because of its unusual abruptness, even for a rough-and-tumble sector where the big are always getting bigger. Beer distributors do battle over Rainier, Oly and more 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Within a few days she was working on a very different movie – Steven Spielberg’s family-friendly “The BFG” – and the abruptness of the transition forced her to quickly leave the character of Chubbuck behind. Rebecca Hall and the makers of 'Christine' dig into the tragedy that befell the titular newscaster 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z At the time Wells was in her early 20s; the age difference, as well as the abruptness of his proposition, shocked her. Death of a ladies' man: a lifetime of misogyny catches up with Trump 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The abruptness of the change caused many facilities to be shut down, creating drug shortages and driving up prices. How Obama’s FDA Keeps Generic Drugs Off the Market 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z With insouciant abruptness, Williams can sketch an entire scene or season of feeling. Joy Williams’s Refractory Brilliance 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Music cues comes and go with a cheeky abruptness that seems lifted from Jean-Luc Godard – if you're going to steal, steal smart. Conspiracy thriller 'Mr. Robot' is back, and it looks and feels like nothing else on TV 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z There were personal frictions between Bashar Assad and Mr. Putin, which might explain the abruptness with which Mr. Putin announced Russia’s departure. Learning From Vladimir 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Therein lies the stated reasoning behind the abruptness of Ryan’s departure. Bo Ryan’s Retirement Ends an Era in Wisconsin Basketball 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The use of a period in text messages conveys insincerity, annoyance and abruptness, according to a new study from the State University of New York Binghamton. In Texting, Punctuation Conveys Different Emotions. Period. 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The abruptness of Mr. Simons’s announcement was surprising. Raf Simons to Leave Christian Dior Couture 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The abruptness of the verdict left him barely able to move. Heavy metal singer Blythe faced 10 years in foreign prison 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The abruptness of the move took some European leaders by surprise. Special Report: How Greece went bust 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z She was concerned about several issues, including the abruptness of the closure, what many perceived as secrecy surrounding the decision and the disposition of the college’s assets down the road. $19,000 tab for public records sparks new fight over Sweet Briar College 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “With an almost manic abruptness, the nation seemed, as Yeats once wrote, ‘all changed, changed utterly,’” wrote Time magazine. When Earth Day changed the world 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Amputated abruptness is Hope’s speaking style, mixed with a bemused Have-I-got-this-right? curiosity—the wise guy who knows what he doesn’t quite get. When Bob Hope Was Funny 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z There’s something about the really choppy, short song structures and the abruptness of it that works with what you do. Q&A: How Flying Lotus Recruited Snoop Dogg and Herbie Hancock for a Death-Obsessed Triumph But the size of Gottfredson’s severance and the abruptness suggest board members wanted him gone. Provost to be interim leader after U of O president’s sudden exit 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z In response, the Tails developers stressed the constantly updating nature of the project, and the abruptness of Exodus's disclosure. The world's most secure OS may have a serious problem 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z It’s a shame, too, because what was shown was fun and impressive, but in the end the abruptness of the conclusion and the relative lack of new announcements likely left many wanting more, myself included. Grading Nintendo's Wii U E3 Press Event: The Search For Starfox 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z It was the brutal abruptness of Marc-Vivien Foe's fatal collapse that made it so shocking. Foe's legacy 10 years after his death 2013-06-26T13:46:10Z But the abruptness with which it was shut - with newscasters cut off in mid-sentence - was a shock. Greeks strike over state TV closure as backlash grows 2013-06-12T21:56:21Z Nevertheless, observers on the ground still struggle to fully explain the abruptness of the army's collapse at Goma. Insight: Congo army debacle at Goma raises specter of betrayal 2012-12-10T10:48:09Z Unable to cope with their own feelings of frustration, failure and helplessness, doctors may react with anger, abruptness and avoidance. Well: Mindful Medicine for the Terminally Ill 2012-11-26T05:01:37Z The timing and the abruptness of the announcement Tuesday were surprising, but Mr. Pandit's departure itself was less so. India Ink: What Happened to Vikram Pandit? 2012-10-17T09:01:15Z Over the many hours I had spent with him, he rarely showed emotion, and the abruptness with which this came on seemed to startle and embarrass him. Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough? 2012-07-19T16:27:19Z Canary Wharf rises with exceptional abruptness, as a sierra of wealth among what is still a dislocated and dingy hinterland. London 2012: the East End itself is the real Olympian challenge 2012-07-07T19:15:28Z For Williams, a patient at the Milwaukee VA hospital, the abruptness of fireworks randomly shot off by kids is more troubling than big displays. For some veterans, fireworks are unsettling reminders of combat 2012-07-02T00:21:04Z “I just did another session with them…They were saying there’s a little bit of a problem with the abruptness of the ending,” Hendriksen told G4TV. These Three Characters Are Coming Back For Mass Effect 3's Expanded Ending 2012-05-21T15:50:15Z However, the abruptness of the resignation does cause a bit of worry. India Ink: What Happened to Vikram Pandit? 2012-10-17T09:01:15Z Gore found this abruptness and haste made his task very difficult. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Thrusting the diving-planes hard down, he caused the U boat to dive with unusual abruptness, never bringing the vessel upon an even keel until she had descended to a depth of twelve fathoms. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z "Why, whatever is the matter?" she cried, with true Yorkshire abruptness, when she found him lying as she had left him a few minutes earlier. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z "I 'm not a bit surprised that the Colonel fell in love with you," blurted he out, with a frank abruptness. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The entrance to it is by either of the two passages which surround the massive rock, appropriately named Breaksea, that rises up with rugged abruptness in the centre of the channel. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z His proposal did not come with the least abruptness, but it was clear and unmistakeable when it came, and she understood—Mariquita could understand a plain meaning as well as anyone. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z "You bade me good-bye with an abruptness and a decision which forbade me to tell you anything." The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Over him leaped Memphis Izzy and rushed into the doorway—then stopped with astounding abruptness and lifted his arms. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z The end of Manning’s spectacularly successful relationship with Indianapolis, however, was startling, both because of the magnitude of his achievements as a Colt and for the abruptness of his departure. Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow take spins on NFL?s cut-throat carousel 2012-03-23T20:47:39Z They seemed even a little afraid of us, but we got what we wanted notwithstanding the growling of the dogs; and our offer of payment was declined with suspicious abruptness. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z "Here is my cousin," she said quietly, and yet with suspicious abruptness. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z The harsh expression had vanished from his features, the former coldness and abruptness from his speech and demeanour. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z In spite of its abruptness, this construction would be necessary, if it were only “the Gentiles” of verse 17 with whose “walk” St Paul means to contrast that of his readers. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The celebrant, who, true artist that he was, disliked unnecessary abruptness in his transitions, stopped short in the Ninetieth Psalm. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z But the abruptness with which he changed the conversation, and by-and-by withdrew, persuaded her that he had read her thoughts, and long after he had left her, her face burned. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The force, the abruptness, the almost menace of the last four words took her by surprise and subdued her afresh. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z The relapse is ushered in with the same striking abruptness as the initial attack. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z An hour or two earlier, awed by the abruptness of the outburst, Mademoiselle had shrunk from her fate; she had known fear. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The woman was acutely conscious that the voices in the station had broken short with an abruptness which alarmed her. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z But her reply was never spoken, for as he uttered the word the fireworks died down with startling abruptness, plunging the alley in which they stood into gloom. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The transitions are made with as much swiftness as a curtain is drawn upon the stage, yet with no feeling of abruptness, so skilfully are the incidents woven into one another. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It was I at last who spoke, pointing downwards to where the bare grey stone walls of a small monastic building rose with almost startling abruptness from a narrow ledge of sward overhanging the precipice. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z And then again, with equal abruptness, he grew strong and steady and perfectly master of himself. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z As a fact, however, the passage from the old to the new régime has involved no revolution nor even much abruptness in development. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Such words as "freaks" and "sports" express a truth, suggested by Mr Galton's phrase "transilient variations," that organisms may pass with seeming abruptness from one form of equilibrium to another. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Was he conscious of guilt, I wondered, or offended by the abruptness of my leave-taking the night before? Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Directly in front loomed a high dark building, standing out with almost startling abruptness against a void of sky and moor. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z "Your abruptness and manner, sir, were not calculated to invite confidence." The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z It broke with startling abruptness the spell of victory which had hitherto--for thirteen long years--graced the Emperor's flag and the Roman Church. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Something of these thoughts may have been easily read in my face, for Sir William said, with some abruptness: "It is not money; it is principle that men fight for." Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Then recognizing Randal, he changed color, bit his lip, and muttered drily, “I beg pardon for my abruptness; what do you want, Mr. Leslie?” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Its value is due to abruptness of contrast. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z It was a waltz, and it had but just commenced, the rhythmical strains had but just penetrated to their nook within the cloisters, when suddenly, with some degree of abruptness, the music stopped. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z "You would not think," he said with grim abruptness, "that that--that, M. des Voeux, was son of mine?" The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z "Miss Manvers," I say, at once, "you will pardon my abruptness, I trust; I must talk with you alone for a few moments." Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The abb� was a chameleon--bewildering in the abruptness of his changes. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z They were sitting together one evening when she entered upon the subject, breaking the silence that reigned with some abruptness. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z He left his exultant host with some abruptness, and piloted the Mistress back to the Collie Section. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Upon it followed a fierce outcry in several voices, cut short two seconds later with the same abruptness, and followed by--silence. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The shores of Stuntney rise from the fen with most unusual abruptness. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z It may be that he feared it too, for he checked himself with some abruptness, and it was his daughter who revived the subject later on during that same day. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z It just occurred to me that she stopped with unusual abruptness, but I was looking at the negro, I was still occupied with pity. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z It was extraordinary with what abruptness that transition was made. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z His silence and immobility came with so much abruptness that Charnock was fairly startled. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z He stopped with some abruptness, but though she shivered, Muriel looked at him with steady eyes. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z It set my heart fluttering and fainting within me by reason of its abruptness, so that for a moment I was dazed and could not come at the reason of it. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The Circus had begun, as I knew from the facts that the blare of the orchestrions was hushed, and that a brass band overhead began and left off with the abruptness peculiar to Circus music. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z "How did you come by that pendant?" he questioned, the words jerked out with an abruptness totally lacking in courtesy. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z "I enjoy abruptness; I have not heard any for a long time." The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z I ask a thousand pardons," said I, "for the abruptness of my expression. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z But at his first movement the youngest martyr--Heaven save the mark!--had risen from his chair with a foolish abruptness. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z At last, suddenly laying his hand upon my arm, 'Miss Percy,' said he, 'pardon my abruptness,—I really can neither think nor talk of trifles at this moment. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z "What made you come to-day?" he asked, an odd abruptness that almost amounted to roughness, in his voice. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Many had laid down their lives and name with abruptness and violence. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The perturbation these sad reflections create in my bosom will apologize to my worthy guide for the abruptness of this conclusion, as well as the incorrectness of the whole. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z All that I argue is that Mr. Masefield's punching abruptness is more wonderfully real, more effective on the lips of modern people whom we do know. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Then a player of the Azules was hit in the ankle, and the abruptness with which he went down showed me a possibility I had ignored. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z "How can you tell, how can you know, what I——" He broke off with significant abruptness, and Cicely moved a few steps nearer to him. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z The natural abruptness of his manners served him well to disguise the subtle astuteness of his mind. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z I apologized for the abruptness of my appearance amongst them, but added, I doubted not, as a friend of the Baron's and an encourager of merit, I should not be unwelcome. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Then he paused and asked with harsh abruptness: "Whose name did you use on the note?" Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Without again offering me his hand, and with merely a nod by way of last salutation, he left me in the study, where we had been holding this last interview, with impulsive abruptness. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z "Because—your rank, and money, and surroundings—oh! everything about you, put you far out of my reach," he answered, with a sudden return to his old abruptness. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z But raising his voice at once, and putting on the clumsy abruptness which he was so fond of affecting: "Show them in, of course," he said, "show the gentlemen in." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Chisholm was somewhat surprised at his abruptness, but he smiled reassuringly. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z "Ramachetty! is that man a Christian?" she asked, turning to the butler with an abruptness that upset his self-possession. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z For a space the height and abruptness of the encompassing walls seemed almost appalling; it was more like looking up out of an immeasurably vast crater than from a valley. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z "You know—I have been wandering over the earth—since—that day," Rupert went on, speaking with singular abruptness. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z And then, with an abruptness that startled her, a sound struck upon her ears, a sound that was not loud but which was curiously audible in the silence. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Even the advantage of these was neutralized by the chalybeate, which acted with disconcerting abruptness upon a healthy body unused to medicinal spurs. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Probably the summons was expected; for the gardener appeared from behind the bungalow with the abruptness of a jack-in-the-box. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z It appeared to be almost solid ice and snow, but must have been heavily underlaid with native rock to maintain its abruptness as it did. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The realisation that she must tell him of her marriage, that she ought to have told him sooner, came to her with startling abruptness. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z After a perceptible interval, she said, with an abruptness which was a little significant: "I was at the inquest." A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z "Your turn to knock, Tarry," said Mr. Moon, in a rather depressed voice, as he fumbled with the steps from which the Major assaulted the door with military abruptness. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z However, he did not, but instead turned after a minute or so to Mrs. Codling, and asked, with stern abruptness— "Madam, do you know who this man is?" The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Little lights came slowly out, and behind the town the grey shape of Dreelish mountain lowered in uncompromising abruptness, a brooding presence, felt rather than seen. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Her tall slender figure, supple, shapely, and all softly rounded curves without a discoverable abruptness or angularity anywhere about it, lent itself with singular charm to her present occupation. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z When Andrew spoke, it was with an abruptness which told of embarrassment. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z I am so much hurried that you will be kind enough to excuse the abruptness of this letter. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Gothic architecture finds its place in the fifth lecture; but from the abruptness with which it breaks off in the middle of a sentence, it appears that the lectures were not completed. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Now Mrs. Hazleton is not well pleased to hear plain truths, nor to bear with patience any sharpness or abruptness of manner. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z With a strange frank abruptness she told them she would take no more singing lessons of the Italian; but she added no explanation. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z There was an irritating abruptness in his tone and manner, and his sister threw up her head with a haughty gesture. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z He stopped with a curious abruptness as she turned her head, and stood still with his hand on the bridle a moment or two gazing at her. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z He’s exceedingly restless and is constantly crossing to the Continent; but he returns with a certain abruptness, for he hates meeting the Dexter Freers, who seem to pervade the more comfortable parts of Europe. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z "I am he," the captain replied, somewhat disconcerted at the abruptness of the inquiry. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z His arrangements were concluded with some abruptness, but they showed a sound foresight in every detail. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Clinical History and Symptoms.—Cardiac neuralgia usually shows itself for the first time with considerable abruptness. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z The stranger, who did not seem at all repulsed by his abruptness, looked at him reflectively. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z The anthropologist jumped up with the abruptness of a rabbit. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z She was a little piqued too at the abruptness of Mrs. Hazleton's manner. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z By no blindness of doubt, No abruptness of doom, but by madness alone, In the great net of Até, whence none cometh out, Ye are wound and undone. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z Alarmed by her ghastly look, and frightened at the abruptness of questions utterly incomprehensible, Ellis gently entreated to be spared any request with which she could not comply. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z That is contained in the clauses from the middle of the fifth verse to the end of the sixth, and is introduced with significant abruptness, immediately after the commendation of the Colossians’ faith. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z "Do you want to be hanged?" said he, with the reckless abruptness so peculiar a feature of his character, at the same time taking a rapid glance of her demeanour. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z He changed the subject with some abruptness, and spoke of his own arrangements, and planned their next meeting. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z “I like Doctor Fairbridge,” Sophy remarked, with an abruptness that caused the smile to fade, though the challenge did not, she observed, produce any other effect. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z "You have been quarrelling with father again," she said, with an abruptness that was altogether foreign to her habitual attitude toward him. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z The opening of Marcion's Gospel is more free from abruptness and crudity than that of Luke. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z What change have you been making, Cater?” asked Justin, with stern abruptness. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z He spoke with some abruptness, and fumbled in his pocket for his knife, which he opened deliberately, keeping his gaze fixed on Matheson’s face the while. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z "Worthier than any of us!" said Kmita, with his usual abruptness. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "What did you want to warn me about?" interrupted Char, with more abruptness than apprehension in her voice. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z And then, as if abashed by the brusque abruptness of her own question, she added, with a little penitent nod: "Oh, yes; you mean that she has kindly consented to let you bring her here." The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The question was asked with fearless, impudent abruptness. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z And our Lord was recalled with painful abruptness from the glories of transfiguration to the scepticism of scribes, the failure and shame of disciples, and the triumph of the powers of evil. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Between the two portions of Bahia there are streets for the transportation of merchandise, which wind zigzag fashion along the ravine to avoid the abruptness of the ascent. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The greater bat hawks at a considerable elevation above houses and trees, and wheels and turns with singular abruptness, so that some think it a test of a good shot to bring them down. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Kindelon asked, with a soft abruptness to which the fact of his almost invisible face lent a greater force. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z I had already got beyond the point of administering moral praise and blame: my descent to active participation in crime followed with incredible abruptness. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z We can’t get along without you,” she said with friendly abruptness. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z He was one of those officials, rather numerous at that time, who considered abruptness a sort of armour to be worn during office hours, but not required when off duty. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z But because the man was chairman of the appropriations committee, he softened his abruptness. Progress Report 2011-07-29T02:00:31.957Z Revitts was very kind, and, in spite of his sharp abruptness, I did not dislike quaint old Mr Jabez Rowle, who seemed never to be happy unless he was correcting proofs. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z "You ought to write a book, Seraph," I said with the easy abruptness one employs in advancing these general propositions. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The abruptness of his announcement and the unceremonious fashion of his visit caused his father to pause in the act of adjusting his tie. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Marjorie rose from the swing with an abruptness that set it to swaying gently. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Dane laughed, a trifle grimly; and the girl, momentarily startled by something in his merriment, decided that she must have been mistaken; but she abandoned the subject with some abruptness. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Without waiting to receive any expression either of surprise or sympathy, he left his sister with the same hurried abruptness with which he sought her, and hastened on to find his mother. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z He left home with surly abruptness, telling his ill-used wife that he was going to Monaro and might be a month or more away. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Ruxton broke into a short, nervous laugh which died out with a curious, sober abruptness. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z “Are you just entering high school?” she asked with direct abruptness. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z She changed instantly from her glad excitement, speaking with the careless abruptness of a boy. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z The selfsame banks of an equal abruptness still rise above the road; the rough and crazy flight of steps still leads up to the gateway of Lanfranc’s old Hospital for Lepers, the Hospital of Harbledown. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z The road, after the first hour or so, relents somewhat of its abruptness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z This question, put in all the frank abruptness of a sudden thought, immediately revealed every thing before me. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z It was right overhead, and pealed out with nerve-racking force and abruptness. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Then, rising from his chair, he bade me "good-night" with an abruptness that was almost disconcerting. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Other short and frowzy alleys run against the soiled chalk, and end there with a whimsical abruptness. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z But we would observe that the actual mean temperature of any place has not such an important influence upon life, either animal or vegetable, as the abruptness and magnitude of the variations of temperature. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z His disabilities as a teacher shewed themselves in a too direct manner of speech, an abruptness caused by an excess rather than a lack of sympathy and perception. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z But at last it ended with almost ludicrous abruptness. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Dear Jessie:—I am scribbling this before sunrise on this dark morning, to ask your forgiveness for my abruptness and moodiness last night. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The mountains truly have a glorious roughness; I do not hear the pyramids are smooth; The ocean grandly foams into abruptness; Does God peal thunder down a well-oiled groove? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z “Bobby,” she cried with sharp abruptness, “did you ever know any husbands that was—good?” The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z The owner, in his pride, rode out on it, pedalled by us, and then wheeled round and faced us with an abruptness that fairly took away our breath. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z The sun had gone, and day merged into night with almost staggering abruptness. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z "I know it!" exclaimed Helen, with an abruptness that startled him out of his mannerism into an intense glance at her. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Between this old generation of authority and this present generation of logic has come a feminine revolution startling in the shock of its abruptness. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z In the broken close as he left it there is after all an appropriate abruptness which may content us. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z When I was——” she stopped with her usual strange abruptness. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z He had parted from her with his usual abruptness and informality. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z And this was done with your usual abruptness, I suppose. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z She took his accents, almost the contemptuous abruptness of his gestures, transforming herself into his world. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z He spoke in his usual voice, but with noticeable abruptness. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z They had forgotten, in this new trouble, the savageness and abruptness of the storm that had cast them all upon Palm Island. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z A life of peculiar contrasts—where the suddenness—the abruptness of things strikes a man forcibly: the extraordinary contrasts of black and white. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z He entered with abruptness, and scarcely noticed the salutations that he received. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Peavey said hastily, reproaching himself for having frightened her by the abruptness of his methods, here in a crowded restaurant. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Sorry for his abruptness, Billy plunged to reassure her. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Recalled as from a long train of recollections, the woman did not seem to notice the abruptness of the inquiry. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z The writing is bad; intentionally, apparently; a cross between an interviewer and Ibsen for scrappy abruptness. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z He pondered on it for some time in silence; he then looked up, and with his usual abruptness said, "I suppose you gave her something?" Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The change, when I did so, from the semi-obscurity of that horrible world below the seas to the brilliant sunshine I found existing above, was almost startling in its abruptness. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z The change was marked in the imperiousness of Randolph's bearing, in the curl of his lip, and the abruptness of his speech. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Then, with a not over civil abruptness, he left her. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Pray excuse the great haste in which I write and the consequent abruptness of my expressions, and believe me, yours very truly, Fred Leighton. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Any unpleasant peculiarity, abruptness, or coarseness of manners, is especially offensive at table. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Then with an abruptness which was almost startling, a voice came to us across the silent sea. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z There is always a situation, dramatic in proportion to the abruptness of the beginning, and a few glances will fasten attention upon the real theme. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z And to let down, Slope off the event, our parting for the day Have no abruptness, I invited her To luncheon, when I left her ’twas to meet Again at noon. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Miss Octavia and the architect were conversing earnestly when I reached the library; and from the abruptness with which they ceased on my entrance I imagined that I had been the subject of their talk. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Nevertheless Mildred liked her voice; it had a pleasant crispness in it, and the abruptness was not unmusical. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The Sierra Maestra range rises from the coast, out of the Ocean, with grand abruptness, immediately opposite the sister island of Jamaica. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z The length and abruptness of the inflections must change very suddenly. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z He was utterly confused by the abruptness of his father's attack; he was unable to plumb the depths of its significance, although an inherent knowledge of the other's moods told him that he faced disaster. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z But with startling abruptness she put down her fork, and bending her wonderfully direct gaze upon me, asked a question that caused me to strangle on a bit of asparagus. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z I half suspect, however, that your praise was a delicate forbearance, and that you really did see some abruptness. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Only I beg that I may not be asked to spoil a catastrophe by any abruptness, but get fair notice to shorten sail.... Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z The touch and the changes of pitch show the abruptness and the intensity of her passion. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z They drew close together, frightened by the abruptness of the alarm, scuttling away from the punishment they knew would be coming from their master if they wasted seconds. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z Appleby looked at the man a moment, and was pleasantly impressed, in spite of the abruptness of his manner. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z But it was characteristic of Wolseley that, with all his fire and abruptness, he was incapable of the smallest element of patronage. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z I sat up straight at the abruptness of the challenge. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Nor were these lessened when the door was opened with magical abruptness, and she found herself gazing up at the liveried footman in wonder and dismay. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z The grand Demosthenic abruptness of the last line was the signal for an applauding burst of voices, whose sincerity it would be unfair to question. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Here Mr. Dempsey, to console himself for the abruptness of his pause, poured out and drank another bumper of sherry. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z He ascends and descends, with disconcerting abruptness, from an exquisite inspiration to the darkest level of hardness. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Stanief lifted his eyes languidly, then sprang to his feet with an abruptness that sent the chessmen rattling over the floor. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z She turned away with nervous abruptness, but he had interposed between her and the doorknob. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The abruptness of the address so completely unmanned him that he could make no answer. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The question was put with an abruptness that startled her; again a feeling of fear was uppermost. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z And then he changed the subject with an abruptness that so far from drawing the thoughts of his family away from speculations upon what was in store for Paul, only made them more dismally foreboding. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z "No, perhaps not," he murmured, and just as I was chuckling at his blunder, he suddenly yelled at me in English, "'Shun!" with military abruptness. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z So easily, indeed, that with some abruptness he turned away. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z That was not the moment to tax Agnes with too much precocity and abruptness. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z There was gentleness in his voice, in spite of its whip-lash abruptness. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Well, I don't know that, my Lord," said my father, turning upon him with an abruptness little short of offensive; "I am not so sure that I quite coincide with you. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Suddenly his own personality came into the scheme with an abruptness that made his head whirl. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z After these areas of his body, however, the difficulty increased with the abruptness of a coastal shelf. David Foster Wallace: “Backbone.” 2011-02-28T05:00:00Z He made his request with a certain confidence, but it filled her with a righteous panic; she pulled him up with an abruptness that was almost inartistic. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z I mean, Madam, I take it, that in my endeavor not to employ any abruptness, I may have fallen into some obscurity. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Mr. Hinchford objected to abruptness, and felt it hard to be snubbed by his brother's clerk to begin with. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z With a startled abruptness I emerged from my unpleasant speculations. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The rough abruptness of his manner had been in a great measure toned down. Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.173Z I stood with my eyes fixed upon the turning of the road, where the overhanging branches of the acacias, with cruel abruptness, shrouded her departing figure from my sight. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z It was, you remember, one of those tropical tempests, that spring up with unexpected celerity, and fall with equal abruptness. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z In any case his abruptness here, and his careful indication of the place where the Thracians are to sleep, far from the rest of the camp, have some dramatic value for the sequel. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z "You had better ask him," said Pence, opening the hall door; then to soften his abruptness he added, "I'll tell Henry Vand that you will see him." The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Frida seemed about to add something, but the abruptness with which the last question was uttered closed her lips. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z The abruptness of the decision is concerning me because we went down a long, long path. Republicans Split Over Plans to Cut Defense Budget 2011-01-27T01:30:29Z This is extremely clever, but perhaps its very cleverness, and its abruptness, divert the reader’s interest for a moment from the story to the person who tells it. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Then, with unexpected abruptness, she shook her recklessness aside and walked back to him childishly, pulling a long, loose wisp of hair across her face. 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 The extreme abruptness of the question made me start from him with a gesture of surprise, but I answered not. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z Public attention is diverted; the correspondence is closed with cruel abruptness; and little Tommy Snooks is summoned from the Picture Palace, and sent to another school or provided with a private tutor. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Had Ted been offended by her abruptness, Zichen wondered, but she could not find the words to soften the tension as he continued to whistle to the squirrel, which was ignoring his generosity. Yiyun Li: “The Science of Flight.” 2010-08-23T04:00:00Z For my part, I personalized everything and felt hurt by his occasional abruptness. To Love, Honor, and Report To 2010-07-01T16:00:00Z But with a strange abruptness the fury died out of Comyn’s face. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Geronimo, disconcerted by the abruptness of the question, and, indeed, if the reports of his origin had ever reached his ears, ignorant of their truth, cast his eyes on the ground and made no answer. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies "Se�or!" exclaimed the boy, startled by the abruptness of the question. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico He had never been able to understand why, having come, she had gone away with such abruptness. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame Lady Ormstork's burst ended with an abruptness which suggested a doubt as to its genuineness. A Poached Peerage With the startling abruptness of an electric buzzer it warned and sprang. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The abruptness of the question, the keen, steadfast gaze of his compelling eyes, seemed for a moment to paralyze both her nerves and her voice. The Hillman It isn't so much that I don't want to marry her," declared the accountant with startling abruptness, "as the awful thoughts I have as to what may happen if I do. Witching Hill She had hurled these remarks at me with sharp abruptness, while her fair face flushed, and the little locks on her temples trembled with repressed excitement. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History The notary usually assumed a tone of rude and almost coarse abruptness with his clients, who liked him the better for being in behaviour like a boor of the Danube. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Yet superficially everything seemed to be going all right, especially when he consoled himself by remembering the abruptness of Lily's introduction. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "No," he answered, taken a little aback by the abruptness of the question. The Hillman I began to feel coldly towards myself, and turning to the young man said good-bye with some abruptness. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen His answer broke from his lips with the abruptness of an exclamation. The Key to Yesterday Then, with an abruptness that made her start, came a voice, not from the room below, but raised from the roadside in a long halloo, and from within sounded the staccato challenge, "Who's thar?" The Tempering Mr. Liston," with strange, swift abruptness, "I have lain in there, and within the last few hours I have been able to think. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir With an abruptness that was startling, she burst into a wild barbaric dance. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Even with the preparation given her by Huntington's remarks Cosden's statement came with an abruptness which surprised Edith into a becoming flutter. The Bachelors A Novel Night came with the abruptness peculiar to this part of the world, and still the winding elephant trail below showed no signs of the Ammadians. The Return of Tharn Brussilov bowed, and the falcon eyes moderated with the abruptness of a transformation. The Tempering "Are you daft, Florence?" said Marion, amazed at her friend's abruptness. With Edge Tools Looking over it, Tommy said, with surprising abruptness: 'You said once—or I said—that your Naples was different from mine.' The Furnace The abruptness of the question, and the certainty she manifested that her request would at once be complied with, were characteristic. The Bachelors A Novel This, in its very abruptness, was a home-thrust; and so much did Linton feel it that he reddened, at first with shame, and then with anger at his want of composure. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Despite my abruptness he wheeled round and kept pace with me. Love's Usuries Since it was not to be, he said what he was constrained to say with characteristic abruptness. The King of Arcadia They often spent their Sundays thus; with their wonted inconsequent abruptness one would say to the other on Saturday evening, 'I'm tired of Naples. The Furnace Warley’s steed sprang on one side, with an abruptness which dislodged its rider, who had dropped the rein, preparing for a second shot. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Such tempting shyness; such shrinking, playful modesty; and then so frank, without that slap-dash abruptness! Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "I don't know, I am sure," returned Bertram, remembering with an accession of uneasiness, the abruptness with which his uncle had left the entertainment the evening before. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life The abruptness of her movement upset the chair she was sitting upon, and she kicked at it viciously. Just Gerry But the interruption was effected without abruptness, without apparent emotion, sweetly, almost lispingly, with a modulation of the voice that was restful to the ear. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The reader will forgive the abruptness of the shift of attention from the subject of one chapter to the subject of the next. The Women of Tomorrow "I never saw it appear more graceful," said Cashel, with a blunt abruptness far more flattering than a studied compliment. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Another point of importance may be easily illustrated by this theory, viz. the dependency of capillarity upon abruptness of transition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" But Webb’s men, with their bodies in part protected by the abruptness of the crest, now sent back in the enemies’ faces as fierce a storm. The Battle of Gettysburg "No," said I, smiling at the abruptness of the demand. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Wilbur sat down with such abruptness that he almost went through an ancient sofa to the floor. The Eye of Wilbur Mook You must put everything I do, everything I am, down to the account of my love,—shyness, anger, abruptness, violence,—everything, Claire. Bye-Ways When she spoke again it was with an abruptness that was most disconcerting. The Red Rat's Daughter People will demand manufactured goods for their reduced-establishment households at the cheapest possible rates, and the cry that the land is rich enough to afford protection will cease with a great abruptness. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Her abruptness shook the almost unshakable calm of Miss Maxwell. Leerie He succeeded in stopping an ugly rush with such abruptness as to make Frank stagger, and followed it up with lightning-like rapidity. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The insane noise shattered the silence with painful abruptness. Tillie With startling abruptness the forest ended and they were at the edge of a vast clearing. Day of the Druid My mother was——” “An angel!” interrupted the old man, in a voice that startled the young soldiers by its abruptness and energy. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Lindsay, somewhat taken aback by the president's abruptness, said, "Well, I knew some small groups were upset but...." The Ambassador Somehow, Lyn was not in prime voice for the old songs in the course of the evening, in fact she shut down the concert with suspicious abruptness. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland "No, madam, I have not that happiness," said he, smiling at the strange abruptness of her manner. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "I am much obliged for the talk," and with a sudden abruptness Miss Craven disappeared. Helen Grant's Schooldays This question, put in all the frank abruptness of a sudden thought, immediately revealed everything before me. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Yes," said Beverly, rather surprised by the abruptness of the question; "he is a very fine surgeon, I believe. The Girl from Arizona Chet came with startling abruptness from the frozen rigidity that held him, and he crashed his empty pistol in well-directed aim through the body of the beast. Brood of the Dark Moon The wall of jungle ended with startling abruptness and they entered on a rolling plain which after a while became more and more rocky as the upland sweep began. Oogie Finds Love The command, for it seemed almost like a command, came with startling abruptness. The New Warden But why has that been omitted which followed of course, and by the omission of which the above extract is made to conclude with abruptness—to read, as it were, broken off, stumpy? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) They felt themselves controlled by the abruptness and decision of this man who conferred on them so much happiness with a kind of authority. Toilers of the Sea So, when the cup was offered to him by a maiden, he refused it with abruptness, and declined to listen to the harper. Women of England The strength of her will, the power of her intellect, her love of authority, and cold abruptness of manner, far exceeded the limits which generally bound the sphere of feminine grace. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 On that ground the golden ‘eyes’ shine forth with an abruptness positively startling. The Woodlands Orchids Good heavens, man, what do you mean?” flung out his lordship, so taken aback by the abruptness of the remark that the very breath seemed to be knocked out of him. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Pope lengthened the abruptness of Waller, and at the same time contracted the exuberance of Dryden.—Warton. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The face of the country was fast losing its abruptness; mountains were verging into hills with table tops, and long sweeping undulations stretching away in the hazy distance. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia He suddenly remembered sitting down on their platform, very sleepy and worried because of the abruptness of it. The Enormous Room "She only fears the inconvenience,——the trouble she may give Miss Dalton,—not to speak of the abruptness of such a visit." The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Then with an abruptness and a swiftness that carried everything 223 before it, he caught Narkom by the arm, swept him across the street, and without hint or warning tapped Waldemar upon the shoulder. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories And then, with the matter-of-fact abruptness of sea-faring, I was informed that we were to proceed to the Bristol Channel and load steam coal for Saloniki. Captain Macedoine's Daughter He could have smiled at its abruptness—so like what he already knew of Cynthia West. A Life Sentence A Novel "Your name is M'Keown, sir?" said the lawyer, with that abruptness which so often succeeds in oversetting the balance of a witness's self-possession. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II This latter question, in all its abruptness, was addressed to me, while a dark and ominous frown settled on his features. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I He said it with a startlingly calm abruptness. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 This also was probably drawn from the imagination; no one who has ever seen the mountain would recognise it, for it has a small base, and sides which rival the Matterhorn in abruptness. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions Here she seemed happy; and the children loved her—which some people thought odd, because she preserved a good deal of her roughness of manner and abruptness of speech in ordinary life. A Life Sentence A Novel At this sudden encounter of Montalto’s son, who seemed to start with spectral abruptness from the ground beneath us, Barozzo shook in his saddle as if he had seen an accusing spirit. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Summerfield was a little taken back at this abruptness which was generated by his own attitude; still he liked it. The "Genius" Then, as if in amend for the abruptness, he added: “Sometimes they call it the other way, King William, you know.” The House of Fulfilment The love of these men for the fair creature of the wild had risen to fever-heat with the abruptness of tropical sunshine. In the Brooding Wild The stranger's dress and unceremonious greeting were not more suspicious than the abruptness of his appearance: for Bertram felt convinced that he must have way-laid him. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. When at last he abruptly closed that subject and with equal abruptness introduced the one uppermost in his mind the cold reticence of Zephyr surprised and shocked him. The Blue Goose “You don’t mean to say you have married her!” shouted the Earl, in a purple upheaval of rage whose lightning-like abruptness was not its least amazing feature. Cynthia's Chauffeur Anon, with some abruptness, she entirely changed her cue. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages When at last he answered it was in a tone of fiery abruptness. In the Brooding Wild "It is of no consequence," said the stranger, breaking in upon Mr. Heron's incoherent sentences with some abruptness. Under False Pretences A Novel "Why, is it so very improbable, then?" asked Adam, already repenting the abruptness of the disclosure. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. You wonder at my abruptness; but my religion has always been fatal to my friendship. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Experience assures us that these are changes assumed only by slow degrees, and not with abruptness; they come as a cumulative effect. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Jean waited; then he put a question with characteristic abruptness. In the Brooding Wild "There's one thing you needn't do," he said, with a sort of haughty abruptness. Under False Pretences A Novel With disconcerting abruptness, they wheel round together and go off at some incalculable tangent, serenely unconscious of any need for explanation. Aliens “I have an idea,” and Dorcas rose and departed with her usual abruptness. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted In the first, the periods, not bound by any connecting words, strike distinctly, sharply, with staccato abruptness. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature "Go down to your visitor, ma'am, and don't mind me," said Kingston, turning her back on the girl with unusual abruptness. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Such as the book is, in spite of its abruptness, we are thankful for it; in spite, too, of our bad conscience. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The abruptness of the decline, especially in Prater Canyon, is consistent with the theory that some epidemic disease occurred. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado At length he ventured to make his appearance at Saffron Hill, and was received with a startling coldness—a stern abruptness of manner—which frightened him out of his wits. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. This circumstance will account for the abruptness and violent antitheses of the style, the throes and labour which run through the expression, and from defects will turn them into beauties. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature His curtness, his abruptness, would once have startled and terrified Lesley. Brooke's Daughter A Novel But there was a sort of graciousness, or goodwill, about his oblique speech in the first person plural, that more than outweighed abruptness in his question about her. When Ghost Meets Ghost "Marry him!" cried Talbot, at last, breaking the silence with vehement abruptness. A Castle in Spain A Novel The coast of Labrador has no fellow for sternness and abruptness on the earth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Then Esclipus Twenty would appear in the normal universe of suns and stars with the abruptness of an explosion. The Hate Disease "No," he said; nothing but "no," but without the surly abruptness which had been peculiar to him. The Son of His Mother We must introduce our readers, with an apology for our abruptness, into a party of about half-a-dozen young gallants, who had evidently been making deep and frequent libations at the shrine of Bacchus. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative “Sir,” said he, “you will excuse my abruptness; but I judge you from your appearance to be pre-eminently a man of the world.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) "My wife is very well," said Sir Tom, with a certain hauteur and abruptness, such as in all their lengthened conversations he had never shown before. Sir Tom But, whether to avoid thanks or explanations, the Jinnee had disappeared with his customary abruptness. The Brass Bottle He dropped the subject with the abruptness that causes the opponent nearly to topple over in surprise. Aurora the Magnificent It would probably hold the attention even if it were much longer and we are almost inclined to regret its extreme abruptness. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 Bob and Betty ran down to the road to see him as he stopped his motorcycle with skillful abruptness. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune He rose with an uncouth abruptness, a meager commonplace, and hurried over the path to the beach, toward the refuge, the release, of the Gar. Wild Oranges And, even before this catastrophe has been reached, Lavengro itself ends with a more startling abruptness than perhaps any nominally complete book before or since. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 In his black clothes, the instant he slipped out of the magic lighted circle he was swallowed completely by the shadows, to reappear presently with spectral abruptness in another segment of activity. The Monk of Hambleton They appear and disappear with equal abruptness, contenting themselves with merely gliding along noiselessly from rock to rock, or from bush to bush. Byways of Ghost-Land The consolation and promise here begin with as great abruptness as in the first section. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 And then the last remnant of mist vanished with a curiously wraithlike abruptness, and the end of Jacaro’s Tube came into view. The Fifth-Dimension Tube At length the fore canoe halted with an abruptness that told of back strokes of the blades hidden under water. The Pathless Trail Then, with mournful abruptness, he added: "No doubt Joe told you of my unhappy marriage—" "No, he didn't." Money Magic A Novel The abruptness of the strange, apparently irrelevant question startled the girl. Carmen Ariza So she signed her name with her usual significant abruptness, sealing the envelope and addressing it. The Side Of The Angels A Novel "Mr. James Harrington, you loved my wife before I married her," he said, with rude abruptness, that made his auditor rise from his chair, pale and aghast. Mabel's Mistake She gave him her back with the abruptness of a slap in the face. Officer 666 “What price do you ask for him?” demanded Gleeson, coming to the point with undiplomatic abruptness. The Great Cattle Trail Suddenly, and with startling abruptness, I was brought to a full stop by a wave of sharp, staccato vocal sound. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone Then, with startling abruptness, she sprang to her feet. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 It is in these mists which harmonize contrasts, in these tremulous motions which conceal angles and abruptness, that nature defies art; the subtlest art may suggest, but cannot reproduce them. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The abruptness of the question staggered him: he recovered his composure instantly, however. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love After all, he thought, hanging up the receiver with some abruptness, there was such a thing as being too simple. Tante “Let’s begin now,” he said, with staggering abruptness. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country But the abruptness would have been in this case so marked as fairly to offer ground for insistence to her imagination of his state. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II The abruptness of the question set Ben Howard stammering again. The Eye of Dread Then, seeing the cold, implacable hatred in those staring eyes, he would be brought back with sickening abruptness to a full knowledge of his own hopeless situation. Two Thousand Miles Below Kate turned from the cook stove at the abruptness of her sister’s tone. The Law-Breakers My amazement at first knew no bounds; I remonstrated on the abruptness of the proposal, and endeavoured, by gentle expostulation, to ward off the threatening blow. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Operators, telegraph and telephone, staying at their posts had sent in constant messages that had terminated with an abruptness which told of the tragic sequel. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 There was no abruptness of motion, and yet Lord George saw her talking to her husband at the other side of the room, almost while his own words were still sounding in his own ears. Is He Popenjoy? Jamison had been looking fascinatedly at his own hands, opening and closing the fingers with a savage abruptness. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 "Did you know her before you came here?" she asked, with such abruptness, such lack of preparation for the question, that it seemed a fragment of what had been running through her mind. The Duke Of Chimney Butte She drew back at the abruptness of his words. The Strollers The elder lady pressed Baedeker to her bosom, and sat down, with some abruptness. The Princess Virginia Shocked by the sudden, burning reprimand and the blunt abruptness of her dismissal, Ruth sat for a few prickly seconds staring at the coach. Interference and Other Football Stories It is possible that Nasmyth had told her more than he intended, when he broke off for a moment with a startling abruptness. The Greater Power He pointed out across the creek with startling abruptness, in a direction where the land sloped gradually upwards towards the more distant foothills, in a broken carpet of pine woods. The Twins of Suffering Creek The banking clouds rose ponderously upon the hilltops, blacking out the twilight with an abruptness which must have held deep significance for men less occupied. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills "Well, then, my dear," said Miss Rogers, with harsh abruptness, "I am afraid I am living in this house under false colors." Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife The summit peaks to the north were piled up in titanic confusion, their ridges overhanging the eastern slope with terrible abruptness. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers At last the forest broke and the ragged land leapt into full view with magical abruptness. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Then he had done a little governmental clerical work in the lower courts of his country, but his peculiar ideas of independence and his abruptness in speaking his mind unfitted him for this work. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck He admitted the impeachment in the midst of his astonishment with an abruptness equal to her own. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The abruptness of their exit was tempered, however, in the following manner. The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 The great suddenness––the extreme abruptness––of the change, gave to it the effect of a trick of legerdemain. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Noting she looked hurt at his abruptness, he kissed her quickly. The End of Time The aunt's chair ceased rocking with an abruptness that made their knees bump. The Trimming of Goosie She changed the subject with the abruptness which usually characterized her. Thurston of Orchard Valley Do you, then, disapprove my suit, madam, or the abruptness of my introducing it? The Contrast "What is this?" he asked with the careless abruptness which usually characterized him. Blake's Burden Kitchen next door," he answered with intentional abruptness; "then the servants' room—you won't make a noise, will you? or you'll wake them up. The Education of Eric Lane Rudeness and abruptness must never be tolerated in the manners of a child. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society But I was never one to beat about the bush, and I hope my abruptness has not made you jump; but oh, Michael dear, I am so happy!' etc. Lover or Friend The summary is compacted to the utmost, often to the point of abruptness; as, we speak of a summary statement or a summary dismissal. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions It became evident with startling abruptness, that a man might be both hungry and cold in the midst of abundance. A Son of the Middle Border Her abruptness and her appearance caught him so completely off guard that he held his breath and stared at her rather wildly. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China At one end, the ledge on which he stood broke away in a precipice that dropped two hundred feet, in sheer and perpendicular abruptness, to a rock-strewn gorge below. The Roof Tree Built in the Flemish style, with all the abruptness, quaintness, and picturesqueness of Pointed architecture, it was considered one of the most curious monuments of the town. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions "Who is he?" asked I, with English abruptness. The Grey Woman and other Tales Then the mists suddenly cleared like the tearing away of a mighty curtain, and with startling abruptness Powell found himself again in a solid world of material things. Devil Crystals of Arret There was the same abruptness as 258 she halted within two or three feet of where Letty stood, supporting herself with a hand on the edge of the mantelpiece. The Dust Flower For the approach to the town lay everywhere over rocks of great height and abruptness; across which there was no straight road; and dangers of two kinds seemed to render the place inaccessible. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The farmer hesitated—or was silent—one instant, then with a sort of subdued abruptness said, "I'm ready!" Say and Seal, Volume II Madam, I beg your pardon for the abruptness of my departure this morning, but I was constrained to it by my conscience. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance But his unpolished manners and brutal abruptness made a most unfavourable impression upon the lady, who did not attempt to conceal her repugnance to her new suitor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 In this direction the floor of sand and stones and weeds ended with a mysterious abruptness; and the vague openness beyond filled him with uneasiness. Kings in Exile I wonder if––” But he put he thought away from him with a “get thee behind me” abruptness, and putting on his coat, went out to water the stock. Hepsey Burke If one small fish now and then disappeared with mysterious abruptness, the other small fish would perhaps scurry here and there for a time, but few would leave the pool for the safe shallows beyond. Sawtooth Ranch But proceed with your history, Lysander; and pardon my abruptness. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The girl flushed a little over this abruptness, but she did not lose her courage. Not Like Other Girls A moment more and the boat reached the beach with an abruptness that hurled both rowers from their seats. Kings in Exile The scarred man stopped with the same abruptness that had marked his beginning. The Black Buccaneer Whereas in the male the curve of voluptuousness both rises and falls with extreme abruptness, in the female both the onset and the decline of voluptuous sensation are slower and more gradual. The Sexual Life of the Child Then with equally sensational abruptness Tuan brought pressure to bear on the president. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference I have been walking up and down for more than an hour, watching for you,” he began, with curious abruptness. Not Like Other Girls He shook his head at this, but made no answer in words, and left me with some abruptness and no further speech. Nancy Stair A Novel He jerked out the inquiry with breathless abruptness. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker The abruptness of this announcement turned madame giddy. Seven Miles to Arden "I have seen my principal, sir," said Mr. Chelm with abruptness. A Romantic Young Lady He flopped down with an abruptness that almost dismembered it. Anderson Crow, Detective Though Dr Gore regretted the abruptness of his friend’s communication, and would fain have softened it for their sakes, he could not dissent from it. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened Below Saint Anthony Falls the scenery is very beautiful, high bluffs arising with more or less abruptness from the water's edge. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier “What was it—fever?” he asked, with soldier-like abruptness, as he scanned the lean, weary face. The Scarlet Feather If he roused himself from his brooding and began to talk, he always spoke with a kind of abruptness and never of what he really wanted to say. The Brothers Karamazov Her motions were quick even to abruptness: her speech sincere even to bluntness. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution The sides of this mountain, trending up from the level of the plain, rose not with a gentle acclivity, but with precipitous abruptness. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness |
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