| 单词 | listlessly |
| 例句 | “Yeah, I had a letter from her yesterday. Down in my room. Show it to ya later,” Clay said, listlessly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Children sat in groups, some wolfing down their food and others listlessly picking at it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Charles closed the screen door behind him and wandered listlessly onto the porch in his red-striped bathrobe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They would inevitably surface within a rectangle of barbed wire, would find themselves greeted listlessly by dying Russians who spoke no English, who had no food or useful information or escape plans of their own. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z May the gods go with her, she thought as she returned listlessly to her supper. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I moved around the room listlessly, listening to him type, taking in the room’s stale smell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I explained this to Ira cautiously, and she nodded listlessly and said yes, it was a necessary precaution, but she did not look at me and she showed no enthusiasm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He plodded along the zig-zagging path through the forest listlessly, dogged with thirst and feeling almost too exhausted to go on. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In the humming heat of a midsummer afternoon the little boy Jody listlessly looked about the ranch for something to do. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night, she even sat listlessly with us in the courtyard for our evening meal. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He raised one hideously swollen arm and looked listlessly at the pus that seeped through the fabric of his sleeve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z None of this mattered now; I would have listlessly agreed to anything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The muddy waters after-the-flood churned listlessly south, and out of the deep hole by the rock in front of us the catfish came. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorothy’s father, a lanky, nearly bald man, stepped in from the kitchen and listlessly shook my hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The land cracked and the springs dried up and the cattle listlessly nibbled dry twigs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Turner watched a small yellow hornet buzz listlessly around the pulpit as the priests of the Hebrew host organized their march. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His second visit to his friend was like the first, except that the old men in the room watched them listlessly and did not play slapjack. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the afternoon Cathy rose listlessly from her bed and spent a long time in front of the mirror. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Others sat propped against the walls, staring listlessly at nothing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I lolled on my back and worked on my tablecloth listlessly, to preserve my mother’s fantasy that I’d be getting married one day, and after a while it began to draw me in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I paced aimlessly and listlessly about the house, brooding, searching for things to do or food to eat—there was neither. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A long, straggly line of townspeople was crunching through the snow, some of them swiping listlessly at the ground with sticks. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A teenage girl stood outside, listlessly sweeping at a cloud of yellow butterflies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly something caught his sight: at first he stared at it listlessly, then he sat up and rubbed his eyes; but when he looked again he could not see it any more. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The woman shook a dirty, beribboned tambourine and listlessly punched it with her elbow in time to the music. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the longest afternoon I can ever remember listlessly reading and staring out at the pattering rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I’m banging on the bathroom door while Zack leans listlessly against the wall next to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But when he stirred his food listlessly, she held Theresa’s hand; when he lost weight, she felt it lose its grip. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She let her hand he listlessly, as though her thoughts were elsewhere— somewhere in advance of her body, and she was striving to overtake them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s not talk about it,” she said, almost listlessly, squashing her cigarette stub in the ashtray. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Some older girls were sitting off to the side watching the happenings listlessly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She shut the door and returned to the table, where everybody was talking and laughing except for Akira, who was staring listlessly into space. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Robin had been listlessly working on her shrimp, which she nibbled and then replaced on her napkin for a minute or so before taking another nibble. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Jody walked up to the house and took his place listlessly at the table. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But whenever they weren’t under direct orders to do something, the children sank heavily into chairs, stared listlessly out locked windows, paged through dog-eared books they’d read a hundred times before, or slept. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Even now, looking listlessly down, he saw a pale green tendril emerge from the lower portion of a thorny bush and slide silently toward them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Their faces faded; the two younger ones began crying listlessly from hunger and disappointment. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he came down to the library while Francis and I were playing cards, but he refused our invitation to join in and poked listlessly through the shelves, finally meandering upstairs without choosing a book. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The judge picked his gavel up and dropped it again listlessly against its walnut plate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She listened listlessly and turned it off when she heard Ugwu talking to somebody. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Have a good time,” she said listlessly, and started out the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She saw the ashes of a fire, a few score houses milling listlessly and searching for a bite of grass, a scattering of tents and bedrolls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her head hung listlessly over her untouched food. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Their long green hair floated listlessly around their faces. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he moved listlessly around the inn, doing small jobs left over from the night before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Other inmates slumped listlessly, staring at the floor or the ceiling, but Richard always had the same quality of alertness. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He ate slowly, listlessly, stealing occasional glances at the old man sitting in the corner. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The eyes of those who were awake stared listlessly into space. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He failed to show up for work, and when he did, he worked listlessly, and condescended to his father’s employees. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Yossarian moved listlessly into his own room, undressed and went to sleep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She had read the manual pages listlessly several times, guiltily aware of her own disinterest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ollie is waving his hands listlessly, like he almost wishes I wouldn't see him and wouldn't stop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The puff-ball clouds, dropped by the falling wind, hung listlessly in the sky. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Some sat around tables playing mahjong, while others stared listlessly into their mobile phones. China's millennium-old fireworks hub grapples with bans and shifting t 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Inside on the fifth floor, female customers were listlessly flipping shoes to glance at the soles and calculate the markdown, as if with muscle memory from the much-lamented warehouse sale. When Department Stores Were Theater 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z It lay listlessly on its side, watching us with a vast, round eye. The primal thrill of sharks: the emotional case for rewilding the sea 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Rising to another morning of acute pain, Agnes staggers listlessly to life, her underwear stained with feces. | 'Cries and Whispers': ?Cries and Whispers? at BAM - Review 2011-10-26T21:27:23Z He unenthusiastically held it up while saying, "We got Braunschweiger," before putting it back where he got it and listlessly resuming his task. We tried the bizarre "Only Murders in the Building" sandwich and have thoughts 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z It is there that she listlessly holds auditions for a personal trainer. Television Review | 'Kirstie Alley's Big Life': More Adventures in Trying to Lose Weight 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z This meandering process takes up about an hour of the 90-minute play, during which conversations wander, characters listlessly scold one another for dawdling and very little new information is revealed. Theater Review: ?Lost on the Natchez Trace? by Jan Buttram 2012-02-17T00:04:34Z The poster shot shows the cast, trussed up in hot-pink gowns, propped listlessly against a brick wall. Tossing the Bouquet Out of the Genre 2011-05-06T23:43:20Z Returning hours later, Ms. Abdel Aziz, a psychiatrist who counsels torture victims, passed the same people still waiting listlessly — a young woman and an elderly man, a mother holding her baby. Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z A man sways listlessly as his lips move in imperceptible mumbles. Dance Review: Keith Hennessy’s ‘Turbulence’ at New York Live Arts 2012-10-09T21:59:44Z But this was a presidency whose few faint whiffs of scandal included being surreptitiously videoed last year by Usher dancing listlessly to Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” which was more than a year old. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Indeed, it was the “threat to human civilization” quote that surfaced and then circulated listlessly around the blogosphere at the time of the book’s publication. Julian Assange’s latest wake-up call 2013-04-30T17:42:00Z Moreover, without Michael acting as the moral centre of the show, the show didn't appear to have a centre at all, but spun out listlessly. Arrested Development season four review: one for the fans 2013-05-30T10:47:00Z I push the mop listlessly across the scuffed linoleum of the activities building until the end of my shift, then trudge back to my dorm. The economics behind the prison strike: An inmate’s guide to earning 24 cents per hour 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z But they are starving inside of a steak house – now there's some foreshadowing – while listlessly praying. "The Last of Us" makes an unholy meal of starving childhood innocence, served bloody 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z For a certain brand of Adam Sandler films, you know what you’re going to get: something cheerfully lowbrow, easygoing and listlessly comforting when used as background programming. ‘Murder Mystery 2’ Review: The Case of the Innocuous Sequel 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In one of the most memorable scenes, a heavily pregnant woman is slumped listlessly in a recliner while her husband taps a golf ball around on the floor with his club. Cao Fei Captures Modern Malaise in a Series of Inventive Videos 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Its focal characters are young women listlessly pursuing various, indeterminate creative callings. ‘Outside Noise’ Review: Walking and Talking in Vienna and Berlin 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The draperies dangled listlessly from a broken curtain rod, plastic lampshades had ominous burn holes, and the air reeked of stale cigarettes. ?Jersey Shore,? Reality Versus Reality TV 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z Certainly, a powerhouse institution like Lincoln Center, in America’s cultural capital, could come up with something fresher each summer than a calcified festival offering listlessly played performances of boring programs under the banner of Mozart. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z There are about ten too many shots of treetops waving listlessly in the breeze, probably intended to symbolize the Isolation of Man or some other graduate thesis topic. Review: There's Lots of Suffering in The Revenant, But Bear With It 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z She hung up and sat there, listlessly running her forefinger and thumb through strands of her hair. The most interesting thing to watch at RNC isn’t the speeches. It’s the Trump VIP box. 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Are your spermatozoa wagging their flagella as if they can’t wait to get to that ovum – or listlessly floating around like dead tadpoles in a poorly executed classroom experiment? The rise of Big Sperm: does the tech world have the answer to our semen crisis? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Weak Ends finds Diaz worshipping, ever so listlessly, at the altar of the young Bernard Sumner. New band of the day ? No 797: Million Young 2010-05-28T16:10:00Z "Instead of the radiant woman of my imagination," she writes in her memoir, "I saw a quiet, pale, sad-faced, in fact dull young woman arrive listlessly on the arm of her husband." 7 facts about "Titanic" survivor Violet Jessop 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z If like me, you are listlessly waiting for the new season of "Umbrella Academy," those might help bide the time. What's new on Netflix in February, from "Altered Carbon" to "Narcos: Mexico" 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z But after a half-hour, we summoned the will to drag ourselves to the top, where we listlessly snapped a few photos before plunging eagerly back down to thicker air. Explorer: Everest Without the Crowds 2011-04-08T19:31:21Z Some sat around tables playing mahjong, while others stared listlessly into their mobile phones. China's millennium-old fireworks hub grapples with bans and shifting t 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z At the widow’s, Tambu listlessly looks for jobs and obsesses about her major regret: events at an advertising agency that she “wilfully quit.” Review | One determined woman’s fight to succeed in Zimbabwe — no matter what 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Almost immediately, working together, they reinvigorated what had become over several decades a calcified summer venture, dominated by too many listlessly played and predictable programs of staples by Mozart and his contemporaries. Encouraging Signs of Freshness at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z With mops in hand, they listlessly wash the floor of a room lined with incongruously cheerful tiles that depict sea scenes with fish, boats and mythical ocean creatures. Review: A Baroque Opera Muddies Lines Between Him and Her 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z For hours a day I sat, often joyfully, sometimes listlessly, and watched my daughter at play. A lunchbox lesson in letting go 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z I can’t recommend “The Old Way” — so blandly written and listlessly directed — on the strength of its individual merits. ‘The Old Way’ Review: Mild Mild West 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z As Gary herds volunteers and directs his candidate in photo shoots, the camera listlessly follows, as if responding to Carell’s unusually subdued performance. ‘Irresistible’ Review: The Voters Are Red, the Message Is Blue 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z You fiddle listlessly with the dial until gravel finally churns under the tires of the Ford and your father turns down the narrow dirt road to the Climbers’ Ranch. Facing death on the mountain: What my father taught me on his last great climb 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Five hours before their first ever European show together and the members of Sinkane are indulging in that time-honoured rock'n'roll tradition: making cheese sandwiches and ambling listlessly backstage. Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab: 'I like being on the move' 2012-12-14T15:00:00Z His eyes floated, he walked differently and sat listlessly for long periods of time. River Phoenix's last film to premiere in Miami 2013-03-08T15:27:11Z He sits listlessly under a vast mechanical carousel, from which hot balloons of glass are piped. Dirk Bogarde: the rebellion of a reluctant pinup 2011-03-24T21:59:00Z The centre of Derna is a wasteland, with stray dogs standing listlessly on muddy mounds where buildings once stood. Libya flood: after a week, families haunted by fate of the missing 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The last time three-year-old Anirudh was captured on video, he lay listlessly on a hospital bed with wires attached to his hands. Jammu: Long wait for justice after India cough syrup deaths 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z “Scores of the children will be seen sitting listlessly on the steps of the tenements or playing half-hearted games on the streets,” a New Yorker worried of city summers in 1903. Opinion: How we got interminable summer breaks from school — and what we can do about it 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z They visited just twice a month, and Don was reported to spend his days listlessly, sometimes even motionless. Donald Triplett, ‘Case 1’ in the Study of Autism, Dies at 89 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It was a dilapidated building with peeling paint and dirty rooms; children and adults lounged listlessly in the courtyard. This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Sarah, struggling with a cold, roamed listlessly around the shelter. A Little Girl and a Dream Lost in the Jungle 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Dawndle: To move about listlessly until that early morning cup of coffee. Style Invitational Week 1512: Alphabetter 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In the section for men, guests sat listlessly around tables with white table clothes. A Year Under the Taliban 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z At Geraldine Street and Old Carrizo Road, people waited listlessly in the heat on Sunday to leave their own flowers at the memorial site visited by the Bidens. Bidens visit Uvalde, a city in mourning 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Upstairs, the darkened hospital wards were packed with more young soldiers, many lying listlessly on beds, suffering from concussion. Ukraine war: Families hide in cellars as Russia targets Donbas region 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z We had no permanent manager and the team were listlessly drifting further from the top of the league. The football scam that took Eriksson to North Korea 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Rescuers rushed a pregnant woman through the rubble and light snow as she stroked her bloodied belly, face blanched and head lolling listlessly to the side. ‘Why? Why? Why?’ Ukraine’s Mariupol descends into despair 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z As trade rumors swirled earlier this month, Harden played listlessly in a loss to the Sacramento Kings and abruptly sat out for more than a week with hamstring tightness. Ben Simmons breaks silence after ‘dark times.’ James Harden says 76ers can win title now. 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The 4-year-old lay listlessly in her mother’s arms after visiting the World Vision health clinic. Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z She worried about the growing appeal of gangs to former classmates and friends who idle listlessly on sidewalks, playing game after game of dominoes, no jobs to go to or food to eat. As Gangs’ Power Grows, Haiti’s Police Are Outgunned and Underpaid 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The lake’s waters turned choppy as hundreds of empty boats bobbed listlessly. Caldor fire smoke and ash are clouding Lake Tahoe's famously clear water 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Week after week he slept in late, sulked through his interviews, and listlessly took part in classes, taking every opportunity to slack off during rehearsals. Lelush: How a sulky Russian model became China's slacker icon 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z We see abandoned warehouses and an upside-down flag flapping listlessly outside a ramshackle home. This Anti-Trump Ad Is Just the Beginning of a Narrative Free-for-All 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Frankly, however, I spend inordinate amounts of time scanning Twitter, reading listlessly through half-thoughts and decontextualized observations until I hate myself, a loathing which expands quickly to an encompassing misanthropy. Perspective | Online arts experiences that click with me 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Myskina plays listlessly in the final set, winning just 14 points while committing 19 unforced errors. This day in sports: Shawn Green has four-homer game for Dodgers 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z Remarkably, months later, the probe’s mangled remains were found floating listlessly about, its violent encounter with the iceberg dutifully chronicled by its scientific instrumentation. Antarctica vs. Science 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z In LA, Ochs spent his days and nights listlessly reading the newspaper, watching TV and drinking at the legendary Troubadour nightclub. Phil Ochs: the doomed folk singer who woke up from the American dream 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Sky News posted footage of hotel guests gazing listlessly from their balconies while police with protective masks — some wearing them, some allowing them to dangle around their necks — stood watch outside. Economic damage spreads as Europe confronts coronavirus 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Then everyone settled listlessly into plastic chairs and chanted profanities about the president of Turkey. Inside Hifter’s Libya: A Police State With an Islamist Twist 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Cleveland jumped to a 14-point lead in the first half while most of the Lakers played listlessly, but Los Angeles ran away from the middle of the second quarter onward. LeBron’s 31 put Lakers past Cavs 128-99 for 9th straight win 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z We bobbed listlessly for an hour while the relief crew called for a tow, spliced wires and performed oil-covered surgery on the smoldering motor. They Rode Out Dorian in the Outer Banks. Now Comes the Hard Part. 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z That late June evening was sultry, and the Mets played listlessly and lost badly. As Wins Pile Up, Mets and Their Fans Soak in the Moment 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z In the early afternoon, I often catch myself listlessly staring into the computer screen. Most of us feel sleepy in the afternoon. Why can’t work fit round that? | Andre Spicer 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Nearly 100 young men from Afghanistan, Sudan and other war-torn countries sit listlessly in their rooms, unable to work while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed. Inequality Fuels Rage of ‘Yellow Vests’ in Equality-Obsessed France 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z In a Red Cross tent, which is where Cabugatan obtained treatment for her son, children lay listlessly on cots; others wailed. Philippine measles outbreak fed by distrust of vaccines – rooted in vaccination scandal 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The 18-wheeler’s driver listlessly stared ahead as about 60 animal-rights activists, who had silently amassed across from the huge slaughterhouse, swarmed his double-decker livestock trailer. Outside of the Farmer John plant, offering water and comfort to the doomed in the Year of the Pig 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z A colleague was helping someone else, but five other residents sat listlessly in wheelchairs before a television. Bucking a Global Trend, Japan Seeks More Immigrants. Ambivalently. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Working women of all ages know a certain stance: athwart the closet, brow furrowed, mouth drawn, listlessly dismissing garment after garment. The Transformational Bliss of Borrowing Your Office Clothes 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Surveillance images capture him entering the consulate but never emerging, while his fiancee is seen waiting listlessly for him outside. Jamal Khashoggi disappearance after Saudi Consulate visit creates diplomatic crisis 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Countless women clogged the corridors, leaning against the walls and holding colostomy bags, lying listlessly in beds, sitting on the floor in pools of urine, their reproductive and digestive tracts ripped apart. Denis Mukwege: A Sense of Calm Amid the Grinding Work of Saving Lives 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The game continued plodding listlessly through the early stages of the second half before Miazga provided the spark that turned things around. U.S. soccer defeats Mexico in fiery battle of youth 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z One day, as Anat listlessly shops in the massive Mahane Yehuda market, we spy someone we recognize: yes, it's Thomas, newly arrived from Germany, and intensely curious about his dead lover's wife. 'The Cakemaker' is a low-key but fascinating love story 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Weeds poke listlessly from the flat, rocky earth as the temperature climbs to the mid-90s. The biggest solar parks in the world are now being built in India 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z She kept her wheelchair still, occasionally shuffling back and forth a bit listlessly, like someone rocking back and forth on her heels. How a new technology is changing the lives of people who cannot speak 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The seal was found on Christmas Day floating listlessly in waters near Hawaii. Young monk seal dies after being found floating near Hawaii 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The wildlife commission’s biologists have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles found floating listlessly on the water or near shore, but no such rescue is planned for iguanas. This week in odd news: Chickens saved and falling iguanas 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Across Bangladesh’s refugee settlements, Reuters saw children wandering muddy lanes alone and aimlessly, or sitting listlessly outside tents. Exclusive: $6 for 38 days work: Child exploitation rife in Rohingya camps 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z As many as 1,200 captives at a time were crammed into the rudderless hulk during the three years it listlessly bobbed off Brooklyn in Wallabout Bay. The Legacy of War in New York 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z A baby born just two hours before I arrived lay listlessly with his mother on one of the cots. The Toll That the Mexico City Policy Will Take in Africa 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The animal’s keepers found him “lying listlessly in the den he shared with his mother, Tonja,” the Berlin Zoo said in a statement. Rhinoceros Is Killed for Its Horn at Wildlife Park Near Paris 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z They are open sided, with ceiling fans moving listlessly in the heat. Animosity in a Burmese Hub Deepens as Chinese Get Richer 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Across Bangladesh’s refugee settlements, Reuters saw children wandering muddy lanes alone and aimlessly, or sitting listlessly outside tents. Exclusive: $6 for 38 days work: Child exploitation rife in Rohingya camps 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z “This marketing ploy is designed to deceive visitors while doing nothing for the orcas floating listlessly in tiny concrete tanks.” SeaWorld seeks OK for new orca encounter stage 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z He listlessly waved his arms as a community worker placed a bracelet designed to measure malnutrition around his upper arm. How a terrorist group set off a famine, affecting thousands of families 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z He knew he was entering an afflicted village when he saw that fraying roofs hadn’t been re-thatched, water hadn’t been fetched, and people were lying around listlessly. The world is closer than ever to eradicating Guinea worm 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Like the movie star name-dropping, they're pro forma, just a case of Allen poking listlessly at his favorite topics without really engaging. Café Society is the latest fancified peek deep into Woody Allen’s id 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, he escaped and spent the rest of the night dancing listlessly and lip-syncing egregiously, frequently dropping the microphone to his side while his lyrics flowed through the speakers without interruption. Does anyone resent Justin Bieber’s fame more than Justin Bieber? 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z It will be the Rangers’ first playoff game at the Garden since last May 29, when they played listlessly and lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Rangers Welcome Sight of Ryan McDonagh in Practice 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Using binoculars and his camera’s long lens, Dudley could see the injured eagle sitting listlessly on the sand. Bald eagle dies at Oregon wildlife center following fight 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s a reassuring line, but sung listlessly and over an ominous synth melody in a way that makes it sound ghostly and sad. How the band Teen escaped from Woodstock and found inspiration 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Across the narrow street in an empty lot, a man sits on an overturned bucket and watches listlessly in the afternoon heat. Happy birthday, Dallas woman known as Ms. Boots turns 103 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Tourists tend to bypass the town and head directly to the resort islands of the Gulf of Thailand, leaving local bar-bands listlessly playing Robbie Williams tunes for nobody in particular. For Centuries, Thailand Has Dug the Idea of a Canal 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Expelled from school at 13, she drifted for the next two years, listlessly passing the time drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis. Troubled teenager Paige Chivers groomed then murdered - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Serena Williams walks listlessly to her chair after yawning an aimless backhand past the baseline. Serena Williams v Sloane Stephens: French Open 2015 – live! 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “I don’t know why I am here,” she said listlessly. Nigerians vote for president amid fears of Boko Haram, political violence 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, as his team toiled listlessly through three quarters against the Phoenix Suns, Wittman went with a lineup that included Garrett Temple playing significant minutes at point guard for the first time this season. Randy Wittman tinkers as Wizards eager to get more out of second units, especially against East’s top teams 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Delucchi’s courtroom was frequently crowded and chaotic, with prisoners stacked up in the jury box listlessly waiting for their turn to appear. The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Outside, hundreds of tigers pace back and forth in small, scrubby enclosures or lie listlessly in much smaller cages made of concrete and rusted metal. Tiger farms stoke Chinese demand for tiger wine and rugs, putting wild cats in peril 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z But the Knicks again defended listlessly, as Minnesota, which was missing three starters and an experienced backup center, ran the floor unchecked to break a five-game losing streak. Knicks Fall Once More, Despite Playing Depleted Timberwolves 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Are they standing listlessly in front of the Vitamix demonstration, or canvassing the cheese aisle? 5 Can't-Miss iPhone and Android Apps on Sale This Weekend 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Eighty-one of the men are now being sheltered in a local government hall in the town of Takua Pa. They sit there listlessly, some nursing ugly wounds inflicted by their captors. Terrified victims of Thai trafficking face uncertain future 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z By Saturday afternoon, many of the students were visibly flagging, milling around listlessly and napping under trees. Arrests in Hong Kong as Pro-Democracy Students Storm Government Square 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z A few fallen leaves, harbingers of autumn, drifted listlessly. On Schedule, Pools’ Workers Drain the Last Drops of Summer 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z After playing listlessly in Grand Slams this year, Tsonga, 29, used phenomenal serving and a dominant forehand to overpower the game’s best players. Players to Watch at the U.S. Open 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Several employees stood listlessly behind a counter at the normally heavily trafficked restaurant, while a few people drifted in to inquire about the menu. At McDonald's Outlets in China, Patrons Ask Where's the Meat? 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z They wait, listlessly, to be weighed and fed medika mamba, Haitian Creole for peanut butter medicine. The west's peanut butter bias chokes Haiti's attempts to feed itself 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z At a refugee camp set up a few hundred yards north of the checkpoint, a group of Iraqi soldiers and police officers, dressed in sweatpants and T-shirts, sat listlessly inside a large tent. Extremist-Ruled Mosul: Why Some Iraqis Are Returning 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z While other veteran politicians targeted by the tea party in 2014 – such as McConnell and Lindsey Graham – responded with feisty campaigns they had prepared years in advance, Cochran responded listlessly to the gathering threat. Chris McDaniel leads Thad Cochran for Mississippi GOP senate nod 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Even the Syrian flag draping listlessly from a military checkpoint is coated in dust. Stunned Residents Return to Ruins in Homs 2014-05-13T10:53:56Z First the empty chair, then the crowd of assembled onlookers, and the noose hanging listlessly. Iran execution stopped at last minute 2014-04-16T18:07:16Z They stare off listlessly, unable to recognize friends they played with just months before. Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India 2013-06-19T01:03:14Z Under a lightless Polish sky as dull and flat as a sheet of beaten lead the Israeli flag flutters listlessly in the light wind. How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive 2013-06-18T23:43:30Z Here is an impeccably preserved piece of the Soviet Union, right down to the browbeaten babushkas listlessly sweeping the floors and the hammers and sickles decorating the walls. Valentina Tereshkova: The Greta Garbo of space 2013-06-08T00:01:26Z He listlessly added 22 more to his score the next day, before finally falling to Verity, for 270, spread over seven hours, 38 minutes, his single longest Test innings. 20 great Ashes moments No4: Don Bradman records Wisden's best innings, 1937 2013-05-09T09:00:03Z His arms tied above him, his swollen face dropping to his shoulder, Serapion hangs listlessly, his expression blending anguish and ecstasy. | Connecticut: ‘Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy,’ Is at the Wadsworth Atheneum 2013-05-04T00:25:49Z Now the same guides, mostly young men, sit listlessly on their pinasses, playing cards or staring into space. Waiting to reclaim northern Mali from Islamists 2012-11-08T17:27:56Z There was a bone-chilling damp in the air and the streets and sidewalks were strewn with crushed leaves, broken tree limbs and people wandering listlessly by shuttered shops and restaurants. IHT Rendezvous: What a Darkened New York Revealed to Me 2012-11-08T02:00:01Z Only the males who'd gone through vole divorce floated listlessly as if they didn't care whether they drowned. Love Hurts: Brain Chemistry Explains the Pangs of Separation [Excerpt] 2012-09-14T14:45:00.227Z The second game saw the four players continue lapsing and listlessly missing shots to the corners. London 2012: Chinese badminton players face anger at home 2012-08-01T11:26:22Z For no discernible reason, LeBron would slump listlessly to the edge of the field, refusing to throw, sometimes even handing the discus to his friend Demetrus and asking him to throw it in his place. Riff: LeBron James Is a Sack of Melons 2012-07-05T11:00:00Z He shot 77-73 at The Olympic Club and looked like Woods all right - the one who played listlessly en route to missing the cut at Congressional in 2011. Column: McIlroy the 'next Tiger Woods?' Not yet. 2012-06-16T01:27:08Z “He’s one of the best players in the world for a reason,” James said of Wade, who missed seven of his first eight shots and played listlessly as Miami fell into a quick 10-point hole. Game 4: Heat 101, Pacers 93: N.B.A. Playoffs ? Wade and James Bounce Back to Help Miami Tie Series 2012-05-21T05:30:07Z He had taken one of the hands that lay listlessly in the wide lap. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Althea is listlessly striking chords on the piano; Mrs. Toovey is sitting by one of the windows. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z For hours the cutter drifted idly, her roughly repaired sails hanging listlessly in the sultry air. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z The theme that every corpuscle of her announced as she sat there, listlessly tossing snail-shells and twigs and rolled-up leaves and blades of grass into the water? Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z They sat listlessly, with their salt-rimmed eyes fixed upon their rescuers. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The man raised his sagging shoulders and dropped them listlessly. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Probably it was a Christmas present from one of her friends; and she loosened the strings listlessly. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z He came slowly and listlessly down the stairs. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The way, which for some miles led along the river-side, brought into view M'Cormick's cottage, and the Major himself, as he stood listlessly at his door.' Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z General Crosthwaite, contrary to his usual practice, was driving slowly and listlessly. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z I beg you will not however think that I am like one of those German youths with long hair, lounging about listlessly, and pronouncing the French superficial, and Paris frivolous. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z “Just as you say, mamma,” the daughter answered, a little listlessly, accustomed to accept all her mother’s sudden changes of plans. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z "I don't think I was thinking of anything in particular," said she, sitting down listlessly and taking up her work, which lay on a table near. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He happened to look towards Mr. Treweeke at that moment, and saw him leaning listlessly against the railing of the bridge. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z He answered listlessly that he had secured a situation as under-master in a school. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z A few stars were high up aloft wandering through the grey-blue fields of the summer night, as it were listlessly and with their hands in their pockets. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z He found the letter and read it listlessly. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z In fact, Nuova, turning away from the flower which she had been slowly and listlessly rifling of nectar, saw Hero just a moment after he alighted. Nuova or The New Bee 2012-03-26T02:00:41.423Z De Costa lay with one arm hanging listlessly over the side of the bed. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Reynold Harding held the reins listlessly when the driver got down to open the great wrought-iron gate, and then resigned his charge as absently as he had accepted it. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z He sank back listlessly in the seat, and sighed. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z All the long Sabbath day after the burial, he had sat listlessly in the shady court-yard, his blank gaze fixed on the opposite wall. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z "Will, lad! what's come o'er thee?" said she to him, as he sat listlessly gazing into the fire. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Against the mantle-piece in the morning-room leant Mrs. Linchmore; one hand supported her head, the other hung listlessly by her side, while in the long taper fingers she clasped an open letter. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z In cases of mild grade the patient lies conscious, but in a stolid apathy, listlessly accepting the services of his attendants. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Henrietta followed listlessly, and fancied in the sullenness of her apathy that she was proof against aught that could happen. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The fourth day after his death, as Martha sat listlessly looking out of the green arbor with unseeing eyes, Ruth ran in with a radiant face. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z Though her mask screened her well, it could not entirely hide her emotions, and by-and-bye I marked that her head drooped, that she rode sadly and listlessly, that the lines of her figure were altered. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z I opened it, I must confess, rather listlessly. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Carew had watched these preparations listlessly, assisting when asked to do so, but still suggesting nothing. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z "No need," she answered listlessly, after listening anew. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z She undressed listlessly, put on her nightgown and moved to the crinkled mirror to take down her hair. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z In front of it two somewhat ragged white men lay listlessly upon a strip of waterproof ground sheeting. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z She was lying back in a large chair, her hands listlessly crossed in her lap and her eyes closed. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z A moment's thought satisfied him that it was improbable, if not impossible, that they could be on his track so soon; and he went to the door listlessly and threw it open. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Her hair was tawny gold, and rebellious strands drooped listlessly about her face. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z But the Weasel had already forgotten what he had asked for, and he glanced at the weapon listlessly, his hands folded before him on the cloth. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He pushed on as fast as possible until one hot afternoon when the boys wearied with the march since early morning lay down in the grass, and he wandered listlessly out of camp. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z She agreed to the proposal, and at first lolled listlessly and stupidly about, while slow, dull music was played. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z With heavy forebodings Lloyd wandered back to her desk and sat looking listlessly out of the open window. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z It is not for rules of construction that the writer is seeking, as he roams listlessly or walks rapidly through the trees. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z Her frail hands fell listlessly, scarcely moving under my lips. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The young pitcher’s arm hung listlessly at his side. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z Day after day it rained, and Livia sat in the house, listlessly reading the novels which she had brought with her, or staring with fierce impatience out of the window. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Neither was inclined for talk--the minds of both being busy with netting plans--so each looked out of her own window listlessly. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z One day, listlessly gazing as usual across the sea, she looked up and beheld red-polled Biddy making uncouth signals from the shrubbery--signals she had looked for so frequently in vain. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z No," she said, listlessly, "no Indians have troubled us. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The phrase caught Isadore's eye as he listlessly read the note. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Riding listlessly, as was his wont, with no settled purpose, he had been astonished to see the geisha in conference with his mother. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He sings his old song; but the words come wearily and listlessly—he has no heart for hunting any more. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z George left his brother with the major and toiled listlessly upstairs. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z She placed her hand in his and moved a little closer to him, then sat listlessly, her eyes seeking the spaces between the branches where the people were. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z She had gone through the forms of life, seeking listlessly after distraction. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z "I don't know of any reason," said Austin listlessly, and the man turned away. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z "He has been a long time speaking to the keeper," said Linda listlessly, and rather to break a silence which was becoming intolerable, than with any intention in the words. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Old gold and ocher, the ferns beneath move listlessly up and down with the ripple. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z For days she could scarcely eat or sleep and she went listlessly about her work as if she did not know what she was doing. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Lady Harriet is lying listlessly on a couch or arm chair, before her dressing table. Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z Here he stood, looking out somewhat listlessly, but before long he uttered a low, sharp exclamation, and brought his rifle to his shoulder. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z "Thank you very much," she added, and she walked rather listlessly away. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z She felt listlessly disinclined to state her qualifications as nursery governess, or mother's help, to the various ladies who hankered after such commodities. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z I couldn't talk much more small-talk to Mr. Hitchcock, so I managed to make some small excuse and returned listlessly to Congress Hall. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Then she wandered listlessly about the room for a minute. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z She carried several parcels, which she dropped listlessly on a nearby couch, on which Tavia was resting. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Hardly a cable's length away was anchored a stout corvette of twenty-eight guns, whose officers and men, up to that moment, had been observing the new arrival quite listlessly. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z He was leaning against the tree, with his eyes fixed on the window; his head and arms hanging listlessly down, with that undefinable singularity of mien which betokens the wandering of the mind. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Yes," she answered listlessly; "I can shoot, and fish, and ride a horse, and cook, and keep house, and that's all. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Alice was, perhaps, thinking of something quite different, for rather listlessly, and without a change of features, she said, “Oh, yes, very.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z These tea-houses are crowded with visitors throughout the day, who sometimes transact business here over a cup of tea and a pipe of oiled tobacco, sometimes resort hither to wile the time listlessly away. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z She sat looking at her plate and listlessly using her fork to finish the slice of York ham she had taken. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z As I continued to gaze rather listlessly about me, my eyes fastened themselves upon two words, of which I could make no sense nor meaning. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z I was lingering listlessly over a cup of coffee on the Boulevard des Italiens, in June. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z All this time she is opening a very pretty marqueterie writing-desk, on spiral legs, which Longcluse has been listlessly admiring, little thinking what it contains. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z "Thank you, Philip," said Peggy quietly: one had almost said listlessly. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z In a very handsome apartment on Rue de la Chauss�e-d'Antin, a young man attired in a superb robe de chambre was strolling listlessly from one room to another, smoking a cigarette. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z He glanced over it listlessly and tossed it aside. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z She was in a kind of a daydream, her fingers listlessly touching a chord on the harp now and then. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z “Yes, a great deal might be done in ten days; and a great deal might happen in ten days,” said Longcluse, listlessly looking down at the floor—“a great deal might happen.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z She dropped rather listlessly into a chair, and then, for no apparent reason, got up and sat in another. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Dorama, dejected and miserable, her eyelids swollen with weeping, stood listlessly near the kitchen door. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z She could only toss restlessly on her bed, or sit listlessly in the large easy-chair, when she was at last permitted to rise. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z Another sits listlessly on a barrier wall, then after finally responding to its handler’s summons, runs away from a group of Afghan soldiers. More Military Dogs Show Signs of Combat Stress 2011-12-01T18:12:25Z For two or three minutes she stood thus listlessly, then, remembering the kettle boiling within doors, bestirred herself and turned away. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Suddenly there was a crash of instruments; he started up, supporting himself upon his arm, and listened listlessly, still not quite sure he was not dreaming. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z He stooped as he walked, and dragged his legs listlessly. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Frederick, seated at the table, with his head supported on his left hand, was writing slowly and listlessly in a large exercise book. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z "That's Lane striking south for the railroad with a few of the boys behind him," Steel said listlessly. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Brave man and ready though he was, Goodrick felt instinctively that he was in the presence of the dead, and his rifle hung listlessly in his hand. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The prince, now despairing of success and hoping only for a peace on the best terms procurable, listlessly returned to his governorship of Bristol and prepared to meet Fairfax’s impending attack. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Lights were twinkling from the port holes of the boat and her anchor light swayed listlessly at the stern. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z We passed on, awaking elusive hopes in the bosoms of two neglected bookmakers, who had at intervals bellowed listlessly to the elements, and now eagerly offered me Rambling Katty at two to one. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z “Well, it’s time I went to work,” Lindsay remarked a little listlessly. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z No one seeing the tall, handsome girl strolling listlessly along the street would have connected her with such a sordid tragedy. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Barsaati is listlessly banging a tin plate as musical accompaniment to the performance unfolding before her. India Ink: The 'Entertainer' Caste Hangs on to What it Knows 2011-11-04T10:17:08Z He left it at that, and listlessly lay at full length watching the fire and allowing his thoughts to wander from the all-absorbing topic and its octopus-like ramifications. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Whatever the reason, the Rangers fell listlessly to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2, on Thursday, spoiling the unveiling of the renovated Madison Square Garden. Maple Leafs 4, Rangers, 2: Richards and Rangers Lose in Garden Debut 2011-10-28T04:07:36Z In the long hours of the morning he had led us listlessly and silently; now he was like a hound on the trail. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z The Marchioness was sitting in a large cushioned lounging-chair, the thick tresses of her dark hair hanging negligently down, her lips and cheeks as pale as death, and her hands resting listlessly on her lap. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z Arnold placed himself by the window, and drummed listlessly with his fingers on the panes of glass: Flora sewed diligently, as if her daily bread depended on her getting through a certain quantity of work. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z "Come here and sit down by me, Harry," she said gently, but Harry, who was standing at one of the front windows, listlessly replied: "Wait, there's something coming up the street." The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z In the shadow land of trees and open dry marshes outside of the city are beautiful estates, and along the roadsides people go waving their fans slowly and listlessly. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z "As you will, sir, as you will," she said, listlessly, and she rose from her chair. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z The bit of garment fluttered listlessly away to the same distance, and then—vacancy. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z "Have you gone to work yet?" he asked, listlessly. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z "Hullo," he said, listlessly sinking into a chair. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The sails hang listlessly on the glassy, breathless straits, and the sun sheds its splendor through the pale blue air as powerfully as the clouded heavens poured down the rain. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z And then his thoughts had begun to stray listlessly over his somewhat chequered career, which was perhaps all the easier to follow as it was all downhill. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z I listlessly turned my eyes, searching space in all directions—to meet vacancy everywhere, absolute vacancy. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z As he spoke the young man who was with her gave up his inspection of Voltaire and faced about listlessly, without looking at his companion’s acquaintances. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z A fourth member of the complement of the ill-starred unterseeboot swimming listlessly and aimlessly. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z After having had two or three falls, "Clattan"—a gigantic athlete—was noticed to be leaning listlessly, with both arms over the wall, looking at them. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z It was the sight of a party of convicts and convict-guards on the other side of the river; the former working, filling water-barrels, the latter listlessly watching them. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z He took another and listlessly struck a match, only to let its flame expire without using it. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z "Father," she said almost listlessly, "I'm going to run away again." Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The car lurched and jolted along, and their bodies lurched and jolted listlessly like corpses in it. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z Meanwhile the four of them played listlessly with me out of it, for I had a good deal of the money of each, and they wanted it back. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Her cigarette had gone out, and her beautiful fingers were holding it listlessly. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Jane sank into her favorite chair, listlessly holding in her hands the small parcel of green coffee she had bought at the store. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z One of her hands still remained in his, listlessly at first—then the fingers crisped as his other arm encircled her. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Close by the fountain a strange, dull group moved about somewhat listlessly—men and women, a dozen or so, in faded or ragged worsted mantles, shoes through which the flesh appeared, and mud-stained, bedraggled hose. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The party sat about listlessly until lunch time. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z His hands lay listlessly on the polished wooden box. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z It was answered by a tall Oriental in native costume and turban, who made low obeisance, but listlessly, as though bored to death. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Figure after figure, tall, shadowy, leisurely followed his example, while her little hand lay listlessly on the silken cushions and her dreaming eyes seemed to see nobody. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z She did not care to prolong the interview, and nodded listlessly when he prepared to go. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Even the birds were silent, and Mollie’s cherished family of bantams, a hen, a rooster and one chick, crouched listlessly in the shadow of the hedge. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z But as he did so he fell in with some soldiers who were wandering listlessly about, seeking pickings in the looted shops. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z At first the animal seemed indifferent, and surveyed them listlessly. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Then the fire died as suddenly as it had come, his head dropped forward listlessly, his eyes rolled ceiling-ward, and he fell to mumbling and muttering to himself. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z He went about his business very listlessly, neglected to eat, grew awfully thin, and let his beard grow, and people even said that he sometimes sold them bad potassium. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z So still was he that a ewe, listlessly wandering in search of cooler grass, lay down after a while, drowsily regarding him with her amber-coloured eyes. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z She turned aside and went to the window and stood there, her air a little drooping as though she were weary, her eyes travelling listlessly across the shining wonder of dew-drenched sunlit veld. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Bleached bones of cattle strewed the ground in places, and about the farms, springing up occasionally out of the barrenness, the lean stock moved listlessly, feeding on the insufficient vegetation. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z When all was over I saw Mrs Marriott walking listlessly away in the wake of her husband, who, now that the last groups were breaking up, had turned and was going towards his home. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z It was last seen flying listlessly around the great elm trees, then straight as lightning bearing northwards. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z But there, seated in his boat, was Alan, apparently idly adrift, for one oar floated in the water alongside, and the other swung listlessly from the tholes. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z And when the red dot of the saddle-blanket had lost itself into the venomous green of the distance, she would turn, a little listlessly, to her class. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z "Oh, what's the use?" he said listlessly, and went unsteadily out by the rear door. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z No," Sally replied listlessly, "I have not discouraged them. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z One day the book drooped listlessly in Meta’s lap, and there came such a sad far-away look in her eyes, that—they were alone in the cabin—Lady Alwyn took her gently by the hand. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Within the palace, divanned, rests a king, Who watches listlessly the fountain's jet; And at his feet the poet Saadi stands And hears intent th' captured bulbuls sing. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z She nodded listlessly, and Kingsnorth began speaking in a very judicial tone. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z An evening paper was offered to him; he took it listlessly, scarcely looked at it at first, then tore it in his anxiety to find something he had quite forgotten—from the newspaper end. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z “Well, did you win?” asked his mother, as Joe entered the house—entered it more listlessly than winning a big game would seem to warrant. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z The day wore on to twilight; she had worked listlessly; in the twilight she laid her work aside, and went over to the cottage. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Far too many of the shuttle's 134 previous launches were listlessly reported affairs; the saturation of coverage today was a reminder of the era when every spaceflight was a national event. Atlantis Shuttle Launch a Success for NASA Space Program 2011-08-02T09:50:00Z She roused herself to a cold courtesy, gave him a cup of tea, and then sat listlessly awaiting what she knew he had come to say. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z I put the question listlessly, seeing that the chance of my learning a little of her past history was a poor one. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z With bowed head, his hands listlessly hanging by his sides, he stood there like a criminal before his judge. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z Ophelia raised her head and looked at her listlessly, but made no effort to join in the merry game. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Redmond sat smoking in silence, while Gilby listlessly turned over an old English newspaper, and huge brown cockroaches crawled up and down the mildewed walls. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z For myself, I have often imagined my grandson listlessly turning over one of my favorite illustrated volumes, and saying, “What a funny old duffer grandad must have been!” In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z She did not seem to have been playing but musing, and her hands hung somewhat listlessly upon the strings. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z He took the violets listlessly, never vouchsafing them so much as a glance. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z That morning, after breakfast, Valentine strolled listlessly out toward the public road leading to the town. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z A week had passed when Miss Chatterton, sitting alone, listlessly took up a newspaper a maid brought in. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z As she left the cemetery, Sophie began to sing, listlessly, dreamily at first. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z In another room, we catch sight of a few still in bed, or sitting listlessly on their beds. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z His shoulders sagged listlessly, his hands hung open at his sides, and his eyes were fixed on the ground. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Far too many of the shuttle's 134 previous launches were listlessly reported affairs and the saturation coverage today was a reminder of the era when every space flight was a national event. Grand Finale: On the Ground in Florida for a Last, Perfect Shuttle Launch 2011-07-08T17:10:00Z He turned listlessly towards her, but started to his feet and gazed into the face of the rider with the look, half intent, half horror-stricken, as of one who views an apparition. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Her hand was on his arm, and they were again walking listlessly on. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z He enters, and listlessly draws a chair to the table. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Uncle Abe was lounging, as usual, by the doorway, looking listlessly at the sea. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The young man was bending forward, one hand supporting his head, while the other, dangling listlessly, held a sheet of paper. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The wagon chucked heavily on, the brush scratched the wagon bed, the horses plodded listlessly. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z "No more'n he said before you went out," said the latter listlessly. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z He was leaning back in his chair, one hand thoughtfully stroking his beard, while the other toyed listlessly with one of the buttons of his cassock, and his brows were slightly contracted. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z His arms hung listlessly by his side; one hand drooped upon the pavement, the other was placed within his breast: his eyes were closed. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z “Is there any danger, then?” asked Hume listlessly. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z She thrust the spray of arbutus back into water and turned to her work listlessly enough. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Yet he is no dreamer, listlessly clasping his hands in the night, and watching for the dawn. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z So still she stood, looking down at her shoes, the broom held listlessly in her hand, that her mother turned to see where she had gone. Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z Ascending the rise of ground where the pajamas were drooping listlessly from the top of the signal pole, Tad and Stacy slipped down the opposite side of the hill and disappeared from view. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z When Hume, who was looking forward listlessly, cried out, “Ship ahead!” there was unusual interest aroused, and glasses were brought to bear upon the distant speck. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z He, too, wanted to explore—to wander on listlessly whither the spirit of solitude beckoned. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Back in the dining-room Margaret had wandered listlessly to the window. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z A few closed carriages rolled by on the macadam road, a few pedestrians sauntered listlessly along under the bare trees. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z So Zoe works on, and Mr. Glen turns the leaves of the books over listlessly. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z A figure came slowly and listlessly up the hill. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The girl, who had been leaning listlessly on the window sill, turned a thin pale face towards me, and nodded silently. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z "What things?" she asked; and her hands, lying listlessly on her lap, were flaccid and damp. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z "I do—I do," she answered feebly and listlessly. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z I read the list, but failed to attach any meaning to the items over which my gaze listlessly wandered. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z The young man was walking listlessly by her side. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z He had been lazily busy over a game of solitaire, while the woman seated across the table from him looked on listlessly. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Bess wondered as they all sat around listlessly and hopelessly, for there was nothing that they could do. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z At the window of the sitting room, looking out into the street, Rotha was sitting listlessly. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z She entered the room quietly, sat down on the sofa, took a book from the table, looked listlessly over it, and spoke calmly as if nothing had occurred. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z A rough, battered-looking man was lying on his back on his bed, listlessly tracing the lines of the ceiling with his finger. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Her mother looked listlessly at two or three of the books upon the table, and wandered into the adjoining apartment, absent in mind, but disappointed at not seeing her she sought. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The rush of events had well-nigh bewildered him, and listlessly he watched the rhythmical motion of the sinewy arms as the rowers urged the boat towards the opposite shore. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z He ascended with Helen to the roof of the watch-tower, which commanded a very extensive view of the scene of action, and looked listlessly upon the animated landscape. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Octave alone joined in it listlessly, as if her thoughts were far away. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z She sat very silently in the railway-carriage, her hands lying listlessly in her lap, while he refuted all the fears she had not even allowed herself to realise. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z And then—then she had said, rather listlessly, not at all bitterly, "Oh, it doesn't matter about me!" Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Belle-Ann leaned listlessly against the bronze rail that girded the fountain, gazing with expectant eyes, along the moonlit path leading to the seminary. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Her daughter strolled sometime listlessly in the garden, in that vacuity of mind which nearly resembles despair. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z They were evidently prepared for the worst fate, and dragged listlessly along, as though it were not worth while to walk to Versailles to be shot when an immediate execution might save them the trouble. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The hand he had dropped fell listlessly by her side. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Military guards were standing listlessly at the entrances to the gilded building. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z Polly, who looked as though she had not slept all night, spent her time in listlessly wandering about the house and garden, much to Olive's mild wonder. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z I had had vague hopes of seeing you this morning, and lingered about the reception rooms somewhat listlessly, my thoughts dwelling on all the sad news which has lately come from Scotland. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The girls watched him listlessly, for they expected no result, having covered the same methods themselves. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z The bill drew ire from Western nations and has drifted listlessly in Parliament over the last 18 months. Kampala Journal: Pulling Out All the Stops to Push an Antigay Bill 2011-04-14T00:01:06Z Moran set about it, and, though time was precious, Jimmy did not try to hurry him, but stood listlessly looking out to sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z On Thursday, the Rangers fell listlessly to the already eliminated Atlanta Thrashers, 3-0. Hockey Roundup: Tweaks Aside, Rangers Can Only Wait and See 2011-04-09T02:58:44Z Well, so am I," the other responded, listlessly, "but we can't have everything our way. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z She was listlessly walking up and down the elegant parlors as these thoughts ran through her mind. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z "Thank you, monseigneur," she murmured, and accepted the massive envelop to lay it listlessly on the table. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z There were many little important-looking notes stuck upright over the letter P, and Peggy fingered them over listlessly. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z As she spoke, she flung wide the window, and looked out upon the shore beneath, where some thirty wild islanders were listlessly lounging and waiting for the tide to ebb. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Then he shouldered his hoe and listlessly trudged homeward. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z Don Mariano Alamar was silently walking up and down the front piazza of his house at the rancho; his hands listlessly clasped behind and his head slightly bent forward in deep thought. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Her arms were hanging listlessly by her side, her whole expression, although her face was upturned towards the sky, was one of intense dejection. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z She opened her own door listlessly and entered the room. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z The papers were perused and re-perused, and the locket turned over and over listlessly in his fingers, while a shade of deep sadness and disappointment settled upon his countenance. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z She drew him away from the wall, his arms hanging listlessly. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z They are stopped by the sound of the opening of kent's door. walter comes from his room, some papers from his table held listlessly in one hand. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z I looked listlessly around, and saw a few camels and horses, and, at a little distance, a group of Arabs squatting round a fire, and eating their food. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z "I didn't think we should go so far," she answered listlessly. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The Fiver has never been one of those who sneer listlessly at the moth-eaten, beige-suited, strictly Paul Daniels-era "magic" of the FA Cup. The Fiver 2011-03-14T16:41:09Z Her arms lie listlessly on her lap, and she is staring up at Cassiopeia, the one constellation for ever exalted above its fellows by having had Freddy Ducane for its exhibitor. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z "I supposed you would," said the other listlessly. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Nina stood with her back to him, her hands hanging listlessly at her sides, looking downward. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z After eating and drinking a few mouthfuls listlessly, she roused herself to prepare fresh tea for Pansy and to carry her breakfast upstairs. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Mrs. Janney and Suzanne had gone for a drive and he was alone in the library, listlessly going over the morning papers. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z His rigid yet fair rule, and the kindly and tactful authority of Hendricks, kept the men moving along towards the distant goal, however listlessly and hopelessly some of them went. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z She turned over the leaves, at first listlessly, then a phrase caught her eye,--she began to read. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z He was sitting listlessly on the edge of a chair, staring out of the window. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z She murmured, listlessly: "Oh, I wouldn't be in a hurry about that, if I were you." The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z But oh! my ecstasy when her hand stole forth and hung listlessly over the cushion of the box! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z So might he indeed revisit the scene were he dead, Julius thought; so might he silently, listlessly, gaze upon it, his share annulled, his hope bereft. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z “Indeed!” he said listlessly, sinking back in his seat as Rhoda took a chair at a short distance. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z He looked like a man who was listlessly awaiting a summons. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Hubert sat now at the window; he had laid down his heavy head upon the wooden ledge, and his hands fell listlessly on his knee. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z A quarter of an hour afterwards Bernhard was standing alone at the head of the broad steps, looking listlessly down upon the surging crowd. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z "Oh, I think they understood," she said listlessly, as if it was no great matter. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z "Some of the people who were there did not think it was gay," Louisiana said, a little listlessly. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z She did not rise the next day, and, when Clough came, consented, listlessly, to see him. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z "Show it to me," said Creagh, listlessly; and he took the printed list in his hand and conned it over, as though it had all been new to him. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z I said to myself as Woods's lukewarm floss flopped listlessly earthwards. Tiger Woods and his not-so-great expectorations 2011-02-18T00:06:00Z It had been better," repeated Reinhold, listlessly; then rising as if reckless, "Let us cease! Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:38.687Z When Louisiana entered the house-room at dusk, she found him sitting by the fire, his body drooping forward, his head resting listlessly on his hand. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z "For me!" said Harriet, listlessly; and, dreaming not of so strange an intrusion on her home, she turned the handle of the door and entered the parlour. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z He sate down listlessly, and did not kiss her this time, as she stole toward him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z There was a mighty slab of black rock, which the waves lapped listlessly, at one side of the river pool. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z "Oh yes; in a cold-blooded sort of way," replied Gerald listlessly. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Sir Charles came back, presently, to where Strelsa still stood, listlessly examining laces. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Involuntarily he puts one hand up to the cheek her slender fingers, now hanging so listlessly at her side, have wounded, while regarding her with silent amazement largely mixed with reproach. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Esm� rang listlessly; she hardly knew what she wanted, save that it was something which would wipe away her bitter thoughts. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Casting his eyes higher, he beheld the majestic flag of England swaying listlessly from the denuded fir; yet higher—he saw the pale stars, and for the moment wondered what lay beyond. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z And so we sat all the scorching hours of the sun, or moved listlessly up and down, trying not to look upwards.... The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Merl opened the newspaper, and affected to read; his hand, however, trembled, and his eyes wandered listlessly over the columns, and then furtively were turned towards Martin as he paced the chamber in silence. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Her left arm is thrown upward so that her head rests upon it, the other hangs listlessly downward, almost touching the carpet beneath her. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Two others similarly dressed, and as bountifully bewhiskered, leaned listlessly over the side gazing at our ship, as she dashed proudly past their rude bark. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z He was not reading, however; his eyes were wandering listlessly around the room. Little Robins' Love One to Another 2011-01-25T03:00:23.537Z There had been no mail for many days, and we had only month-old copies of the Mail and the Weekly Times, which we pretended listlessly to read. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z The Captain lounged towards the window, and, leaning listlessly against the wall, opened the epistle. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The window where the sweet potato, the last link binding her with the past at Brinton, stood, had been washed until the glass fairly shone, and now she stood gazing listlessly out into the street. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z He whined when Swickey’s name was mentioned, and while David listlessly picked a straw to pieces, he turned and gnawed savagely at his chain. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z The girl departed, and Georgia sat with her arms dropped listlessly by her side, her heavy lashes sweeping her cheek unconscious of the flight of time. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z "If you seek a small chain," she said listlessly, "you will find it close beside the fallen car." The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z At times she walked rapidly forward, and then, relaxing her pace, she would stroll listlessly along, as though no object engaged her. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Mrs. Hazeley was sewing, and Flora, having no especial duty, and caring for none, went over and stood at the window, listlessly gazing into space. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z David strolled to the door and paused, gazing listlessly up and down the street. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z She found Georgia sitting in her favorite seat by the window commanding a view of the river, a book lying listlessly between her fingers, her eyes on the floor, her thoughts far away—far away. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z She sat silent, the light gone out of her as I had seen it go on that first day, her hand twisting listlessly at her chain. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z Muriel sat down upon the bench once more, and her hands fell listlessly to her sides. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Rowan turned over its pages listlessly for a moment or two, and then set himself down to wait. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z With a blissful disregard of consistency, he gazed through smoke-clouds down at the men below, who were listlessly exchanging blows or rolling on the ground, locked in close embrace. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z And it was just the same when he sat down at his piano: before long his hands would drop listlessly from the keys, and he would resign himself to profitless and cheerless musings. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z "I lost mine six months ago," sighed Rose, as she listlessly gathered up the brown curls, that were once her pride. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z He had walked listlessly for some time on the road leading to Ragusa, when he heard the loud, discordant sounds of two men, apparently drunk, wrangling with each other. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He looked deliberately into her face,—still as the grave,—at the large eyes, which were listlessly fixed upon the streaming people. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z He saw two men ahead of him who walked with as little display of eagerness; men whose shoulders were stooped and whose hands swung listlessly as do hands that are astonished at finding themselves idle. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z By six Napoleon was aware that the battle was over, and, mounting his horse, he trotted listlessly to the palace, his old gray overcoat and hood streaming with rain. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z When the bottle and the three glasses had been returned to their appointed place between the horse liniment and the spare handcuffs, Riley moved listlessly to the front window and drummed on the pane. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Psychology is my subject at Varndon College, you know," she continued listlessly, "and so I suppose I'm rather specially interested in freakish mental things. 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 Stopping to pay the toll I glanced listlessly around the waiting-room. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z For such an important operation, “Dirty-apron Harry” went at it listlessly. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Claribel had thrown herself into an arm-chair, and there sat listlessly, without occupying herself or hardly exchanging a word with me. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z He had released the Cacica's hands, and she had fallen into a hammock, where she lay listlessly, with a look of distress in her eyes and a great fear at her heart. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z His viol-de-gamba was in his hand, and he was listlessly executing an air which was a favourite with his daughter. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z She was sitting listlessly in a chair; and the room was dark: the children were already asleep next door. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z The countenance of the warrior was thoughtful, and his shovel swung listlessly against the charger's flank. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z I had sat there listlessly, sketching and musing, for about twenty minutes, when I saw a sight I can never resist. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Half a dozen people, muffled in coats and furs, were scattered about a long dining table, occupied in reading listlessly the papers, to avoid the temptation of staring at each other. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Tired of playing, the younger children had cached their treasured frog somewhere near the spring and were lying listlessly in the grass. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z No, cycling alone did not console him; his handsome, glittering, nickel-plated machine glided listlessly down the summer lanes and he suddenly turned round: "That's enough for me ... all by myself, without anybody or anything...." Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z It was not enough that the garrison should be listlessly off guard. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z The day after our arrival, as I looked out of the window listlessly, I saw a van drive between the piers. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Her dark-haired chum sat listlessly on the porch reading a book, but she jumped to her feet as she saw her friend. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z A herd of varicolored cows and steers were foraging listlessly or switching tails in what remained of the oat field. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z He did his work listlessly, visited his patients listlessly, even though no one ever noticed anything in him. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z I miss you standing listlessly with the homosexuals in their tube tops outside dark-windowed clubs as they waited for rescue from their boredom. City Room: Goodbye, New York. Thanks for Breaking My Heart. 2010-10-13T16:40:00Z "Yes, I think so; why?" said mamma, listlessly. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Others' hands dangle listlessly from their wrists as neurological symptoms set in. Nigeria Lead-Poisoning Tests Widened 2010-06-17T01:14:00Z Alan, 14, answers listlessly when asked about his future and his dreams. Iraqi refugees haunted by horrors they left behind 2010-06-03T11:55:00Z As semi rigs unload equipment and dozens of all-terrain vehicles buzz up and down the sand, young men in blinding white protective suits listlessly shovel globs of rust-colored in the heat. Criticism Over Speed and Care of Oil Spill Cleanup 2010-05-31T02:53:00Z Yet he admits that he played listlessly at the Confederations Cup, perhaps discouraged by nagging injuries and his lack of playing time with Rangers. Beasley Glad to Have Another Chance at World Cup 2010-05-25T01:18:00Z He sat motionless in the chair into which he had thrown himself, and gazed listlessly on the floor in a sulky reverie. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z He starting playing listlessly and making mistakes, losing the 47th and 48th games. Florencio Campomanes, Chess Figure, Dies at 83 2010-05-06T03:15:00Z Thus moving along, sometimes listlessly, at others quickening my pace, I had journeyed on until I had reached the neighbourhood of Berwick. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 He read it listlessly for some minutes, then the two bored-looking youths looked up suddenly as the man gave a gasp. The Princess Galva A Romance Those who previously moved about dreamily and listlessly now awakened to fresh courage and enterprise. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 There was also a number of native women strolling about listlessly, wrapped only in their high-colored blankets and wearing a single skirt. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands That very day, as she was leaving the Court, she saw Pauline standing listlessly by the lake side feeding the graceful white swans. Love Works Wonders A Novel She moved about listlessly, with pallid cheeks, and always with a strange gleam in her eyes—of expectancy, mingled with apprehension. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 "No offense!" mumbled Glenning, taking the hairy wrist which listlessly lay on the ragged counterpane and feeling for the pulse with tips of practiced fingers. The Man from Jericho She was still lying listlessly among the cushions when a step sounded on the porch and she heard Chilly Lusk’s voice in the hall. The Valiants of Virginia The boy—then about nineteen years old—listened listlessly to the songs and stories, but was not interested enough to learn what was offered for sale. What You Can Do With Your Will Power “He will not have the fever,” replied the girl, in a hopeless tone, and she leaned back listlessly against the baobab, as Blake swung himself up, frowning and sullen, and flung his weapons from him. Into the Primitive Around him, Gavin saw only dejected firs with drops of water falling listlessly from them, clods of snow, and grass that rustled as if animals were crawling through it. The Little Minister It was an ideal mid-afternoon in summer, and as Glenning gazed listlessly from the window he saw an almost deserted thoroughfare. The Man from Jericho He hung his head almost listlessly as he wheeled his pony southward. The Red Mustang The natives sat listlessly in their doorways, the tourists kept their rooms or idled complainingly in the hotel halls and corridors. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The nation was stunned; it looked listlessly on the shipwreck of its State; it had always received its impulse from the government. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. "I do not care for anything, aunt," said Doro, coming listlessly to the table when all was ready. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Always erect hitherto, standing or sitting, this morning he slouched down in his chair, listlessly, and his shoulders had pulled forward. The Man from Jericho The horses were feeding quietly, and were not widely scattered, and Sam Herrick sat in the saddle, looking at them listlessly and not dreaming of peril to them or to himself. The Red Mustang The time passed listlessly enough, to the accompaniment of similar idle talk, careless, it seemed to Tom, with the ghastly sense of the final minutes slipping remorselessly away, so swiftly, so poignantly unused. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Rodolph rose and went listlessly towards the window, and began to hum a tune between his teeth, accompanying himself on the window glasses. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 Doro studied a little listlessly, but he no longer cared for his old amusements. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches |
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