| 单词 | absently |
| 例句 | Lena absently blotted up the hot chocolate Kendra had sprayed, using a small towel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Melanie reached over absently to help Marshall with his pharaoh’s crown, which had slipped down over his eyes while he was touching his forehead to the floor. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer he sat reading—or re-reading—the more often and the less absently he used the back of his wrist to blot his forehead and upper lip. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Chuck absently tapped his fork against the table for a few seconds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She took Ofelia aside and told her in confidence, but Ofelia absently touched her own milkless breasts and ran with the news to her mother. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed my bleeding finger and absently put it in my mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Most women think of nothing but clothes,” he said absently, and turning a corner we came to a cross-road, and the beginning of a high wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is a nice day,” Mr. Poe said absently, staring out at the empty beach. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Thomas found himself sitting next to Chuck, absently picking at his food. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dimple sank into the chair and fiddled absently with the laptop. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Your language," the mother scolds absently, and then, as if the words were an endearment, she coos them at her granddaughter, "your language." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I wanted to go to Ford,” she said absently. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The blue giant propped his white flag against a tree and began absently playing on the playground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He absently chewed and swallowed while he looked at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I keep one hand in my pocket, absently rubbing Day’s pendant. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He was wearing something that looked like a woman’s coat and was absently twirling the rope tied round his waist. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She flips through absently People only ever writes what their publicists tell it to write. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I looked at Maribel next to me, staring absently out the window, the blanket balled on the seat between us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Flora,” Styx said absently, twirling another clover stem. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Luke nodded absently, trying to focus on what was happening on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A match absently tossed into the airshaft by a drunken teamster under the impression that he was throwing it into the yard or street would set the house afire in a moment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out the box, gave it absently to Valencia. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked her fingers across the table, absently turning the silverware into roses. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Bobby,” Dr. Chase called absently, “don’t take apart your brother’s robots.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I said, and tugged absently at my sweater. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Alone in their town house, Tara wanders absently. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One day I noticed there was no more skin to absently peel, just air where there’d been artifice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey is slow, and Bailey sits staring out the window at the changing landscape, absently gnawing at his fingernails. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My mother stopped in her tracks and looked at me absently. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She absently touches her side and then makes a clicking sound with her tongue as if out of habit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We started down, the Daniels jostling each other absently. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z But she was just moving her feet from side to side, staring absently at her toes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Can so,” Mila said absently, weaving another tiny flower along her crown. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I read through it as I chew absently on the inside of my cheek. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t kick the wall,” Papa said absently as he adjusted his glasses. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Joseph put an arm around each of them, absently stroking the black curls of Anna who was on his right. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I say, Merlyn! Don't go yet” “I have to go,” he said absently. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was riding with one of the mercenaries, absently peeling the bark from a willow switch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s like he came here just to see where you would land,” Yuebin murmurs, clapping absently as another draft pick happens. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I absently touch the knife wound at my own side. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He stroked my hand absently, not thinking, talking to Beatrice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her mother absently patted her on the head, put on her shoes, and hurried out the front gate. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When he reached absently for his wand to remove the smudges, it ignited the parchment. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As she walked absently toward the stove she took out a few tangles with her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "I thought you might be here," she responded absently as I came up. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Wrote to you?” repeated Edna in amazement, stirring her coffee absently. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z His bleeding fingers pick absently at the tiles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She tucks him into her bed at night, absently stroking his brow. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with terrible composure, he stepped back and absently dragged the hand across his chest, smearing mud upon his lapel, his tie, the starched immaculate white of his shirt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She looked at the sentence and absently scratched a mosquito bite on her bare leg. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was absently braiding her hair into complicated knots, then unbraiding it again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She floated above them, gazing down neutrally, absently braiding them with other preoccupations. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sitting cross-legged, sunlight and shadows of pomegranate leaves dancing on his face, Hassan absently plucked blades of grass from the ground as I read him stories he couldn’t read for himself. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I remember that, Ignatius,” Mrs. Reilly said absently, drinking her beer in gulps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you insist,” Toby said, and Lily nodded absently, her eyes closed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He said absently, “Lee’s trying to get around us, between us and Washington. And won’t that charm the Senate?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius looked absently at his little watch and saw that it had stopped again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He whistled a tune absently, the cigarette twisting in his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Marco nods absently, not meeting her eyes, and quickly retreats to his corner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Anya absently picked at her fingernail, trying to hide her ire. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He picked up a loose rock and tossed it, watching it absently as it bounced to a stop. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The edge on her voice made Mrs. Fanning, who had been absently collecting her things, look up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z As we walk, I absently run a hand along one of the walls, watching as the colors streak behind my fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He reached down and rubbed his right ankle absently, a brief look of pain flashing across his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He moves his thumb absently over my cheekbone, back and forth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Just kindly button that lip of yours,” she said, rather absently. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Once she stopped and turned to face me, her hand tugging absently at her scarf, then moving lower to cover her mouth, and finally dropping to her side again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Gazing absently over the rooftops, it was a few seconds before Harry realized what he was seeing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Hector frowns, watching as she absently toys with the ring on her right hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That I’m not!” acquiesced Laurie, with an expression of humility quite new to him, as he dropped his eyes and absently wound Jo’s apron tassel round his finger. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, almost absently, he took my hand between both of his and rubbed it firmly to restore the circulation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I patted her absently, but I was too busy to really pay her any mind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His hands are folded on the tabletop, his fingers absently twisting his wedding band. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I was absently putting clothes in shopping bags, and I felt tired and lay down for a moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She swatted at them absently when they landed on her arms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He picked at the rock absently with one fingernail, then shrugged and held it up again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Clara whispered, running her fingers absently through the scarf. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Seating herself on the bed, Rachael smoothed absently at the spread; her expression had now become one of moodiness. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z One or two of them looked up for a moment, gazed at her absently, and forgot her at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh waves a hand at him absently, the smoke from his cigar trailing in bobbing waves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “In what way?” asked Harry, rubbing his scar absently. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Every time I tried to concentrate, my mind glided off, like a skater, into a large empty space, and pirouetted there, absently. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Balancing her textbooks on her lap, Claudette settled back and gazed absently out the window as the bus pulled away from the curb. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Natalie said absently, switching to a broader view of the neighborhood. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Well, what does she mean by that?” she asked, rubbing her arm absently. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Hi, boys,” he said absently, and then saw it was me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Lily closed her eyes and leaned back, absently fishing for a cigarette again until she remembered the pack was empty. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Sitting on my bed, I flipped absently through the book. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Trees are cool,” I say absently, a bit overwhelmed by all the naked bodies, all the love, the lust everywhere around me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The giant plucked a flower out of his hair and regarded it absently. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was staring absently, as if he was seeing beyond what was there, as if he was back in some other place and time. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His face remained fixed in an expression of polite indifference, but the finger that had been absently stroking his cheek now edged to his crooked nose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When I brought up the buggy, Grandpa stood by old Jack, absently stroking the huge gray forehead, and looked back at the grave site. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In his other hand, he’s carrying an empty goblet, tipped over absently, as though he’s forgotten he still carries it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The professor presses one of his palms flat to the desk while reading, frowning absently, as though waiting for a thought to pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I nodded, absently fiddling with a tear in the sleeve of my new plaid shirt I hadn’t noticed before taking it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mother mused absently as she wrapped it in tissue paper, “I wonder if the family name has to go on it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He observed that my gaze was fixed absently upon the stanchions, and after a time grew tired of waiting, and asked me what I thought of. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Alby leaned back slightly, stared absently at Thomas for several seconds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bains put a hand on the taller boy’s hair and fingered it lightly, absently searching with her nails for tetter spots. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He absently ran his hands through his wild hair and shrugged. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, the tunnel! Well, carry on. Er, you know what to do. I’ve got things to think about,” he muttered absently. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Luke nodded absently at the joke, refusing to stop his futile search of the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Go turn on the television set and warm it up,” Ignatius said absently and returned to his furious reading of the letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He stays quiet for a moment, one hand absently playing with my hair. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I nodded absently and continued to wander around, looking things over. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He tugged on his unfortunate mustache absently, his whole body trembling. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Reaching the spiral stair, he raised his eyes absently to the next level and was distracted at once. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He looked absently around the room, scratching the pit of his chest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “It won’t let us enter the word PUSH,” Thomas said absently, not really speaking to Chuck but trying to think of a solution . The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t suppose you’ll have any trouble finding people to hold her down for you,” the man said absently, scanning the sky, and added: “Supposed to snow.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Thomas nodded, absently kicking a loose rock across the dusty, cracked stone floor of the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Going out? Yes, yes, I’m going out tonight,” Papi says absently. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “I guess I did,” he acknowledged absently, and then seemed to take note of where I was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She slapped at it absently, thinking about what Miles had said. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused, rubbing a hand absently over his shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She stood by the desk and absently replaced the top of her fountain pen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was lying on the rug with my head on my paws just staring absently at the front door. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Jackson was leaning against the wall by the door, munching absently on a stick of licorice. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Franny absently, yet like a guide, placed her hands gently on his back, and went on speaking. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But it only makes me cry harder when she reaches over and absently pushes my hair back behind my ears. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Keys are on the desk,” she said absently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sound is still echoing through the lobby when the man with the notebook reappears, nods absently at the room, and clears his throat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The empty taxi rose, and the Russian watched it go, absently. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z No one had noticed the small torn piece of paper at first; then Mrs. Fitzgibbon had absently picked it up and tossed it into the wastebasket. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He wanders absently into a perfume store, a clothing store, a store that sells only bags. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His fingers move absently over a lock of my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Ummm, by year, and then by personal preference within that frame,” he said absently. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She began lighting them at the fire, grumbling about the backward place and the naked, northern savages to have no candles, while Guenever hummed absently. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Teddy absently rotated the picture to be parallel with the edges of his desk. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Elodin nodded absently and gave a wave that was half farewell, half dismissal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This time as she came away, she absently untied and re-tied her apron strings, taking up what little slack her enormous waistline allowed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z His fingers had strayed absently to his cheek, following the wiry scar that drew a path from his jawline to his crumpled nostril. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Good, he thought absently, very good, Alexander is seeing to it himself. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You can almost feel him melding into his lounge chair as he absently watches Fox News, lusts for a neighbor’s wife and gorges on Doritos. Down but Not Out: Fiction Filled With Second Chances 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z And then I absently wiped away some snot from my nose and realized that my hands still carried the unmistakable, metallic scent of Sam's blood. A stranger, twisted and bleeding on the sidewalk. What would you have done? 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z He pondered this absently as he put his shoes into a plastic bin. Motherlode: Dad Travels for Work 2011-03-23T21:48:09Z “You’re invited to say I’m crazy or whatever,” he began, doodling absently in the pad. The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z Pondering the question one wintry afternoon in the balcony cafe at the Whole Foods Market on Houston Street, a place that promises people-watching and “you time,” he found himself gazing absently at the shoppers below. Very Personal Computing: In Artist’s New Work, A.I. Meets Fatherhood 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z He’s a handful, sitting on her thrust hip, her right hand around his back, her left absently catching a falling bedsheet. Postcards: Caravaggio Still Beckons the Masses 2012-06-13T21:27:01Z He absently stroked his goatee, as the club’s lights flashed off his skin. Aml Ameen Competes in a Poetry Slam 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z He absently waves instruments in patients’ faces while doing such things, which is a very bad way for a dentist to come unstrung. Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’ 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z "Vic's got a funny story about how actually music did help him through once," he says, lapsing absently into the present tense. Kurt Wagner on Lambchop, Nashville ? and being seen as a redneck 2012-02-10T00:00:01Z And a Kansas woman found out as she absently scrolled through the Internet on her smartphone while walking her dog. Bin Laden story shows changing media nature 2011-05-02T22:28:32Z Mr. Fowler has no trouble convincing readers that London is a place where the occult lives on, the dead might rise, and a detective might absently pluck a kitten out of his pocket. 'Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart,' by Christopher Fowler 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z If you think breastfeeding a child is somehow like absently crunching on a bag of chips and you can just put it all away if it’s bothering somebody, you need a little learning. Stop telling breastfeeding moms to “Go home” 2014-03-20T14:19:00Z So far, she smiles sort of absently when we see each other, the same way she does to everyone else, then moves on. Social Q’s: Widening the Family Circle 2013-12-26T19:07:42Z In one, Mr. Loving’s arm is slung absently over his wife’s shoulder, and her hand reaches up to grasp his, putting her wedding band near the center of the image. Art Review: ?The Loving Story? at International Center of Photography 2012-01-26T23:30:12Z A palm-sized black woman in your hand when you brushed your hair at night, looking absently into the mirror. Broken, Defaced, Unseen: The Hidden Black Female Figures of Western Art 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z “They would walk through strange rooms, touch an object, hold it, and look at it absently,” Nossack writes. My Father’s Things, and My Own 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z “I like them and I fear them — I do fear them,” he said, raking his fingers absently across the table. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z Singles stared absently into the eyes of strangers on Zoom, longing to be touched. My Choice Isn’t Marriage or Loneliness 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z One dancer, during a pause, absently does a tap combination like she’s not even thinking about it, like it’s suddenly become a part of her. An afternoon at Rainier Dance Center, where people become dancers 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z He wonders whether he should wear a tux just to study the music, “holding the score against his chest, stroking it absently, like a kitten.” Review | Brendan Slocumb’s latest is as rich and suspenseful as ‘The Violin Conspiracy’ 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z It was 80 degrees, but Hadi only removed his beanie briefly, to absently rub a long, silvery scar that stretched across the top of his head. The truth about CIA-backed Afghanistan night raids that killed countless civilians 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z He sits next to her and absently curls his fingers around his sister's ponytail. Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Today I found myself standing at the window, half in a dream, my hand at my neck, fingers searching absently for a cross I’d lost more than a year ago. The gold chain that got away 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z She gestures at her kitchen and insists tidiness is beyond her, absently fielding a dropped toy from the floor to confirm the point. Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Having to bury a child must be unlike anything else’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z He mostly observed when the other candidates attacked Warren, looked on absently as she parried their attacks back at them. Elizabeth Warren was attacked from all sides in debate – and she barely bat an eye | Moira Donegan 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z I was surrounded by couples and was absently flipping through profiles when I saw him — early 40s, with thick, sandy blond hair, a college professor and musician. He didn't tell me he was married. Facebook did 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Her mother is one of the few people still awake, sitting on a wooden bench staring absently at her phone. ‘Everybody cries here’: Hope and despair in Mexican shelter 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z He absently lifts his shirt and runs a hand across his body, up to his chest, down, tucks the thumb of his other hand into the waistline of his jeans. The gold chain that got away 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z He absently strokes the puckered nub of flesh where one leg abruptly ends. ‘You’ll miss me when I’m gone’: the murder of social media star Qandeel Baloch 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Division I women’s champion, absently twirled her ponytail as she surveyed her options. L.P.G.A. Has an Abundance of Stars but Scarcely a Stage 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z He looked at me, squinted, and said, sort of absently, “Good enough.” In what kind of world does a baby girl live in a homeless camp? 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z His friends, too cold to talk, walked quietly, absently, while Steve, ear buds in, bobbed and sang out rap lyrics, puffs of rhyme in the icy air. Everyday gun violence claimed him at 14 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Sitting on the bench, Fairly absently stuck his hand deep in the pocket of his jacket and felt something hard. Dodgers' Fairly still treasures that magical pebble 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z I found myself absently spinning it when working on my computer, which unintentionally sent me careening through Chrome tabs. The Logitech Craft keyboard’s giant button is a tactile dream 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Robots will one day replace truck drivers, and then chefs, and then even your primary-care physician, he says, absently spinning his smartphone between his left thumb and forefinger. American reams: why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z She smiled absently at her friends, then sidled over to where I stood. Inside the High-Drama World of Youth Competition Dance 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Aides found Mr. Clinton absently playing with old campaign buttons, and at a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, it fell to an adviser to conduct the discussion while the president’s mind drifted off. Wrenched From Scandal to Success, Trump Looks Ahead, and Over His Shoulder 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z He held my hand during the movie, as boyfriends endearingly do, and absently twisted a pearl ring I was wearing. Seattle’s historic moviehouses 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z She stared absently at the alabaster wall before turning back to the woman. An incomparable evening with Rose Hartman, pioneer of a photographic style 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Love, who was making notations in his yardage book, absently replied that he was. Father’s Day Gift for Davis Love III: Caddying for Son, Dru 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Too many teams still listen absently as non-white candidates try to sell themselves for coaching jobs they will not get. Dan Rooney: much-loved Steelers scion who left a lasting mark on the NFL 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z “He’s a director,” I told my friend L., absently fiddling with the lighter in my hand. He told me he was crazy about me. And then he dumped me. 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Ms. R. was a middle-age woman with close-cropped hair and scarlet fingernails that flipped absently through the cards of her Rolodex. An Elegy for the Library 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z “I was a little scared to get involved,” he said, biting his nails absently. At a Brooklyn High School, Plenty of Drama Before the Curtain Goes Up 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z “In this town, everyone knows each other,” she said absently. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z They absently point the muzzle at other club members seated around a table watching the practice. Russia's military clubs for teens: Proud patriotism or echoes of fascism? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z But George was not absently or passively silent. If You Want People to Listen, Stop Talking 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Two visitors absently looked over a musty case of Neolithic bones in the vast galleries. A Struggle to Secure Iraq’s Shared Past, and Perhaps Its Future 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The elderly man in the drab gray business suit absently dropped a paper bag onto the sidewalk as he strolled up Fifth Avenue. An Elderly Litterbug 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z "Obama has not responded to our community," Puerta replied, a hand absently bobbing one of the red balloons decorating her booth at a Latino health fair in Lilburn, one of Atlanta's far-reaching suburbs. Latinos, angry with Obama, may sit out midterm vote, hurting Democrats 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Londoners sit, yawn, and scroll absently on their phones. The Future Smart City Will Be Built Around You and the Internet of You 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z In the shade of the courtyard wall, a few older teenagers were trying to read from salvaged textbooks, absently patting or lightly swatting the children who swarmed around them, shrieking. About 80 Gaza clan members squeeze into one household 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “You could say that maybe I am even haunted by that,” Masovic said, staring at the cafe table and absently kneading his fingers. Life in the Valley of Death 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z In fact, when a film crew was visiting last summer, Goepper absently kicked the AstroTurf and an angry swarm of bees escaped and attacked his guests. Sweet sweep for three American ‘bros’ with own touching stories 2014-02-14T04:04:32Z Don’t absently nod in agreement as they talk. Cleansing a Toxic Workplace 2013-10-01T21:25:05Z It was early afternoon, some three hours before kickoff, and was still in a sport coat and slacks, wearing headphones, absently mouthing the lyrics to a song. Robert Griffin III’s triumphant return to Texas 2012-11-25T23:24:59Z A few weeks ago, I was in a busy doctor’s office with a dozen others, absently paging through the magazines on the table. The Media Equation: Wondering How Far Magazines Must Fall 2012-08-12T23:18:23Z They slowly looked each other over, absently sloshing their drinks, and then Liam smiled. UGS (Universal Genome Sequencing) in the Mid-21st Century 2012-06-09T18:45:02.963Z Balfame was shot—what's the use of—the water in the vial no doubt was put there to rinse it, and Dr. Anna absently put it back in place. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z "It will be a relief to get out again," he answered, absently. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Edwy nodded absently; his whip had coiled itself round a lamp-post. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z "No, he does everything so simply, and as if it were all in the day's work," said Wynifred, as if absently. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z "For a few days—yes," he repeated, half absently, as he tried to tuck away a hanging end. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z She stroked Harry's hand absently, and after a while said— "I will if you will." The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z "He is a very handsome young man," the lawyer said absently. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z I am not sure, do you know," Sir Anthony answered, eying me absently, "that I was wise, but I considered she was safer away, Francis. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z He had turned so that their backs were towards the fatal spot; and, as if absently, he strolled back a little way down the road, her hand still on his arm. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z 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 Insensibly soothed and quieted by nature's wondrous charm, the philosopher leant his burning head upon his hands, and absently gazed seawards. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z "I fear it would not help me, if you could," Rufus said, absently. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He had paused, and was absently nicking the blossoms off the geraniums in the fireplace with his pocket handkerchief, looking moodily at his work the while. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z Turning to the boat he collected her wraps, paid the boatman, and then turned absently towards the town. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z She replaced it on its square so absently, while she looked at Reynold, that it fell. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z He had paused, and was absently flicking the blossoms off the geraniums in the fireplace with his pocket-handkerchief, looking moodily at his work the while. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z "Well, with all your money you are independent of a title, my dear," Mrs. Harvey said, absently. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Well," said the rector somewhat absently--he had been rather thinking than listening--"I do remember now a circumstance which may account for this. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Stooping absently he picked it up, with intent to lay it on the hall-table near. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z His hand toyed, absently as it were, with one of the flowering branches as he replied:' 'Say no more about it, Edmund--be very sure that this reserve of mine meets the lady's wishes exactly. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z You never can tell,” he repeated, blinking absently. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Thank you," repeated Michael half absently, for his thoughts were running on other things. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z He spoke absently, his eyes resting on the peer's face as if his thoughts were far away. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z He added almost absently: "It happens like that at times." Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He turned over the pages absently, and at length looked up from his paper, and said in an impatient tone: 'Have not you made your choice, or done looking over those things yet, Lina? Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z “Exile me?” she asked absently without lifting her eyes from a heap of type she was sorting and putting up in packages. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Miss Jay has written," pursued Mrs. Winthrop, her eyes still fixed absently on the carpet. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z "Yes, I see," she answered, looking down and absently poking a hole in the gravel with the point of her umbrella. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z He nodded, rather absently, and tossed a pebble into the water. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z The rancher eyed him a long time, almost absently. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z Mr. Marx had been leaning back in his chair, sipping his coffee somewhat absently, and to all appearance altogether indifferent as to which way I should decide. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Such questions as his daughter put he answered absently, and he ate in the same manner, breaking off once to visit his charge. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z I gave him the officer's salute; he returned it absently, and walked on, with drawn sword and head sunk on his tarnished brass gorget. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z After I had watched the moonlight out of doors for some time, being lazy with that wild air, I walked absently up to the instrument. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He had no appetite for food but, nevertheless, after washing in the kitchen, he went into the hotel dining room and talked absently to Nora. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z I’m afraid he can’t be very strong,” remarked the doctor absently, as he buttered himself a piece of toast. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z “Yes, of course,” murmured Veronica absently, and fell silent, as if she were day-dreaming. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Already at the long table a dozen guests were seated, some conversing, 381 some playing absently with their glasses, some reading the newspapers through round horn-rimmed spectacles. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Norah found her standing absently among crumpled gauzes when she returned from a jaunt to Dublin, and rallied her mother on her looks, with a smacking kiss like a whip-crack. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z She hesitated, staring absently, and Bayard waited in silence for her to go on. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z The editor smoked on for a full minute without saying anything more, and he seemed to be staring absently at a steamship picture on the wall. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Katherine shoved the dish away absently and returned to her subject. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The Baronet, hands clasped behind him, nodded absently. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z She stood, absently smoothing down her stiffly starched white apron, until she caught sight of the children, and then she waved her hand in greeting. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z "To a girl?" asked the Nun, absently and without turning her face towards him. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The boss was looking out of the window sort of absently, chewing on his cigar, which had gone out. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z "No, mamma, I'll try not," Paula replied, but she spoke rather absently, for she was not really attending to her mother's last words. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z "In a year, perhaps," he said, absently, scarcely looking at me as he spoke. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It was for that reason, that not knowing clearly what I should say, I answered absently-- "She must have a foot." Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Yes," said Harry, rather absently, "not a bad sort. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Ribâta picked it up, and, as he moved on again, began, half absently, to pluck flowers—such flowers as Bazuzu had never dared take—and to put them into the light receptacle. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z My lord stood absently playing with the long-handled punch spoon, idly stirring the golden dregs at the bottom of the bowl. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z She rose as she spoke, and she spoke a trifle absently, as though her thoughts had been suddenly diverted from the consideration of M. Poizat's calamity. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z "Who?" said she absently, as she looked me over. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Andy fingered his telegram absently, not in impatience; nothing very urgent was to be expected, the great coup had already been made. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The chance remark brought silence to the little party, and they sat absently watching the shepherd who had halted in the door-way, his white profile silhouetted against the outer blackness. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z "Yes," said Charnock, absently, and he drew the glove through his fingers. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z And in a little while he broke the silence by absently tapping with the blade of the paper-knife upon his blotting-pad. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z "Very well, Elsie," said her father absently, and he spoke his own thoughts. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z But as Mrs. Guy rarely passed a night without experiencing some extraordinary pain or other, Blanche listened absently. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z Her mysterious absent husband had mysteriously and absently died, and still she never breathed a177 word against him. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z And so, thinking of such matters, she absently hummed over a tune, a soft plaintive little melody from an op�ra-bouffe. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z "I hope you have stopped growing," said the lady absently. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z He paused and sat staring absently across the river, but his eyes were taking in everything, and, as he turned his grave glance on his auditors, he was keenly studying their faces. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z "My club turned in my hand," said Bellingham absently. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z It was dusk when he started for the cabin, and as he neared it, absently he noticed that the light was not yet lit in the kitchen window. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z It seemed to them that the latter was rather disappointed about something, and he listened to their words of sympathy absently. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z "We all knows you does business in railways," said Dyer absently. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z ‘Well?’ said Alfred absently, still gazing out of window. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Returning to the street he walked to the corner, stared absently about for a moment and then boarded a street car, harbor bound. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z His voice was absent—or stern; and absently—or sternly—he looked at her across the table. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z The two brothers spoke no more to each other; both were absently gazing out over the marshland, where the daylight was dying away. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z I poised another crown on my finger absently. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Mosgliakoff listened absently to all this senile gabble, and bit his nails with impatience. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z "Fine 'nd dandy, Irish," replied the rotund Stearns rather absently, as he pensively rubbed his prodded abdomen. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Later he sat before the shelves in his study, absently scanning the backs of the books. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Mathurin Lumineau had taken a hand, but was playing absently, attending far less to his cards than to every movement, look, and word of F�licit�. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Her fingers were playing absently with one of the heavy tassels of a sofa cushion, twisting and pulling at it, and entwining themselves with the silky strands. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Rachel responded absently, gazed for a little while in silence upon the sleepy garden full of flowers and humming bees, and as Mrs. Reade had expected, returned herself to the abandoned topic. A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.597Z "Thank you, Susan," she responded absently, and continued to gaze into vacancy. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z "And the second?" asked Claire, a little absently, because she felt what answer would come. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z “I wonder what that post was for?” he questioned himself absently. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z He played with her fan, which he was holding, opening and closing it absently, bringing the sticks together with a little click. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z He turned to Rutley and said, brokenly: “Phil, I take it all back,” and then he muttered absently as he realized the futility of regret. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The other doctor laughed, but not unkindly, and the father of Tom and Edward absently drew on his gloves, as if turning over something in his mind. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z She asked some question about the lower pool gleaming before them through the trunks of the trees, and he answered absently the reverse of what was true. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z He paused absently to glance into the two front rooms, still as empty as on the day he had first seen them. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z She plucked at a soft fold of the silken tea-gown with nervous fingers, and listened absently to the strains that drifted towards her on the evening air. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z "Yes," I answered, as if absently, and we walked on. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z But apparently there was no vacant place, for he continued to clutch it in a tightly-gloved hand, and to stare absently in front of him, sniffing the unmodulated sniff of solitary nervousness. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Di slowly put one piece of music on another, absently turning them right side upwards. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z He walked absently and a little slowly; still conscious of loneliness. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z She had brought into the room with her a long envelope, and rather absently she took out from it an enclosure of papers. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z In the thin layer of dust she had absently traced The Gray Phantom’s initials. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z The well-bred guest chats along of one thing and another, but his eye strays absently toward the roast. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z A silence fell and the two gazed absently across the shimmering vision of Rome, below them, three leagues to the west. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Still absently and quite mechanically he opened the back door; started to step out onto the broad flat stone which made the step.... Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z And now, as the prisoner scrawls absently with that rusty nail on the wall, and his sunken eyes fill with warm tears, what is memory recalling to his saddened mind? 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 She moved absently about the room, setting things in order here and there, but the far-away gleam in her eyes told that her mind was scarcely aware of what her hands were doing. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z He began to draw on his glove, absently, with a preoccupied air. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z No, no," she said, hurriedly and absently—"no, no, good sir, you know not what you ask. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z "Put it all in a book," said his nephew absently, whose eyes were glued to the pictures. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Then, absently, he made some calculations: To meet the support of David Baily he would have to have an increase of so much in his income or a decrease of so much in his expenses. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z The rest of the evening he was, as it were, in a dream, answering absently when they spoke to him. Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway 2011-10-13T02:00:43.280Z She half rose, staring absently at the sofa pattern. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z "He is doing all that for me?" the girl said, in a low voice, and absently. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z She bade him "good-bye" absently, and he walked away, thinking that no other woman in Lowshire would have let him go after four o'clock without offering him a cup of tea. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Miss Lydia, counting her packages over, said, absently, "No; it is to be a surprise to William." Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Meek asked her a few questions, but she answered him absently and glanced fearfully and timidly from side to side; did she guess that Karl was there? In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z He was listening rather absently to the excited talk. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z As he walked along the highway he was absently watching the people in the distant fields, or idly whistling the tune of "Calen o Custure me." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z But he appeared not to have heard me; he sat there, clasping his knee and absently blinking at the sunshine. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z "I guess it's all quite fine," Gore agreed absently. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The Italian hastily resigned the object with which he had been angrily and absently rapping the table, and, exhausted with sobbing, began to breathe upon and polish his fingernails. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z “Quite,” said the Phantom a little absently, as if his mind were occupied with more pressing matters than the bones of notorious malefactors. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z "I think she would have been pleased with them," he said, absently. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z "What did you want a red cent for, honey?" inquired Mr. Pottle, absently, from out the depths of the sporting page. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z I gazed absently at the fire, slowly chewing my parched corn. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He was silent for a second or so, turning the book he held in his hand and gazing absently at its title. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z His hands were in his pockets, and presently his absently groping fingers touched a piece of paper. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z "In truth it is a rare invention," said he, but absently, for his whole and rapt attention was fixed on the sheets. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z “I’m tired,” she said, and played absently with her fan, making the remark as though she considered some explanation of this rescue of her bored young sister necessary. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z "A very bloody business," he repeated absently to himself. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He slowly scratched his back with his disengaged hand, and gazed absently into the forest. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z He seated himself on the piano-bench she vacated, and 144 played a few strains absently; there was that in the low, sweet chords among which his fingers strayed that could not but enchain. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z "I know not, and I care not," said he, absently. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z "Yes?" she heard him say, a little absently. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Harry's eyes had been absently fixed on the spread-out newspaper. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z So he pushed his work aside with some impatience, got up, took the skull from the desk and handled it absently. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z The white cat, jumping up on the table, put its paws on her shoulders, and she leaned back very absently, and curved her throat sideways that her cheek might touch him in recognition. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Jo glanced into them, and when she came to her own, leaned her chin on the edge, and stared absently at the chaotic collection, till a bundle of old exercise-books caught her eye. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I speculated as to whether or not I would witness the spring-time again, and could not help but question absently if my 20th birthday would prove to be my last. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z As the last sound of the departing cavalcade was stifled in the muffling sand, Mrs. Gully came to where her husband was standing, gazing absently in the direction the strangers had gone. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z He must be thirsty; and he poured himself out a glass and stood sipping it and looking absently at the heavily curtained windows at the rear. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z So Dicky whistled absently, and strolled carelessly along. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z She carried a bunch of orchids Dan had given her, and regarded them absently. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Ten minutes more elapsed before he allowed his eyes to wander absently round towards the boys and finally to settle on them for a repetition of the performance that we had been favoured with. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z They looked absently out upon the brown sweep of campus. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z "Happiness, Sally," he resumed, absently gazing at the wall, "is—but you probably do not care for my views on the subject of happiness," he said, interrupting himself and glancing at her with a smile. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z He pawed his ear with a doubtful air, murmuring absently:—'Well I'm sure 'e said fourpence: an' sixpence for pickles, an' bring 'em round after the shop was shut. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z But her mind seemed wandering, she gazed absently; and no words--a moaning only fell from her lips, rising to a smothered cry at times, and dying away. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z "I don't know why you should be," she commented, half absently, he thought. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z "Do you call it a fine country?" said I, absently, my head full of the Alps and Appenines, the Pyrenean, and the river Po. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z If he could attack them with as strong a purpose," Sally agreed, absently, with no great interest herself, apparently, "he would succeed, I think. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z The stranger looked absently at the child; he paused for a moment as if the large, tawny-brown eyes with their dark, meeting brows had struck him; but another idea possessed him wholly. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z "Such--is--- the world!" repeated Hajek, absently, and white as a ghost. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Half absently he realized that the head waiter was seating some one at the place opposite his own; then the faint odor of violets, instantly reminiscent, came to his nostrils. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Severinus involuntarily pressed his hand upon his brow, his fingers quivered slightly as they touched the broad scar upon it, and he gazed absently before him as if in a dream. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z "What did you say?" he said absently, when his look had, at last, come down to Patty. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z In an interview, Mr. Petrov denied the charges against him while absently twirling a stick with a plastic octopus stuck to its top. In Bulgaria, an Organized Crime Standoff 2011-07-20T13:34:08Z “Yes,” assented Peggy absently, “but I had forgot for the moment.” Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z "If you please, Prince," replied the lady, gazing absently down the street. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Cornelia had watched the tumult absently; her thoughts were wandering far away, and the stillness that ensued was most welcome. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z "Yes, mother," responded Helen, absently, brushing out her curls before the glass with unusual despatch, and without turning towards her parent. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z “What does he want?” said the merchant, absently. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Thus she apostrophized the classic shades of the university while her gaze lighted absently on a large laundry bag stuffed full standing just outside one of the doors. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z The countess gazed absently at the motley throngs surging toward the Passion Theatre. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Carrie smiled absently, though something in his attitude caused her a slight uneasiness. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z "And how does he behave toward the boy?" she absently inquired, after a melancholy pause. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z To Johannes, who gazed after her absently, it seemed as if her airy figure actually diffused a light around it. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z “Very,” replied the professor, fingering something in his pocket absently. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z In the meantime Judy chewed the end of her pencil and looked absently at her friend’s back. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z “They might break the stones a little smaller,” said Luke, absently. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z "Yes, he's a good boy, Larry is," she remarked absently, taking the letter he handed to her. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z The club watched the old man out of sight, each member absently rubbing himself, and all of them remarkably silent. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Long he remained so, his eyes absently fixed on the point of a curved rhinoceros’ horn, then leant back in the chair and read the contents, setting forth the last will of his uncle. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Mrs. Linde sits in an armchair and absently turns the pages of a book, tries to read, but seems unable to fix her attention; once or twice she looks at her watch. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Ann complied in silence, not confusedly, absently rather, as if too completely engrossed by her thoughts either to speak or to object. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Then he drank from his canteen and wiped his lips with a long sigh, either in satisfaction or anticipation, and then looked about; not absently, but with plan and craft. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Turning up the steps of Number 289, he jingled absently a bunch of keys. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z "Good morning," Adriance absently replied; turning his head and perceiving his visitor to be a frail little old gentleman, he offered him the solitary chair. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z In a common chair tilted back against the opposite wall Lontaine sat absently worrying his scrubby moustache with an exquisitely manicured thumb and forefinger. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z He had been conscious that Edward had spoken absently, that he stood absently beside Judith while Baird told Judith that he would see her the next day. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z "Can it be," he asked absently, "that I have miscounted?" The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z The doctor smiled absently, and re-bent his brows over the page, protruding his lips in a vicious pout as he read. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z "Yes, that is true," William said absently; and then a ripple of laughter from the adjoining room touched his heart with a curious sense of pain. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z But she noticed absently that one of the windows stood wide to the veranda, and went to close it and draw the shade before pursuing her search. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z She did not answer, but pushed her hair back from her forehead, and looked absently at the flowers. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z "There is to be a yachting party, and I have been invited to join it," Dolores answers, absently gazing at a rose bush stirred by the breeze. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z She wandered down to one of the docks, and seating herself upon a coil of rope, gazed absently at the green-tinged water below. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z "Do you know, I get more and more anxious as the time draws near," his lordship said absently. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Still Lucinda rested as she was, absently observing the play of street lights on leaves whose stir was all but imperceptible in the softly flowing air. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Art nodded absently, his eyes on the retreating canoe. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z She sipped her coffee thoughtfully, and stared absently through the clear, thin china saucer. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z Her thoughts centered on the Campfire, Irma had consulted her book and replied absently, “Lucy Warner.” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z "I forgot all about her for the moment," William said absently. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z He noticed absently that the first gray coloring of dawn was already beginning to appear in the east. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Farnum sat, smoking his pipe and staring into the fire absently. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z "Well, Little One?" he said absently, not looking at her. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Tressa went into her own room, removed her hat and furs, and came slowly back into the living-room, where Cleves still stood gazing absently out of the window. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z "It is what I have been used to all my life," Ralph said absently. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z As he thumbed open the wax seal of the packet, he noted absently that it was dated today, Friday. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Daniel Sedin absently scratched his red playoff beard, thinking back on a decade of struggle and setbacks before the Vancouver Canucks reached the Stanley Cup finals against Boston. Sedin twins' path to Stanley Cup blocked by Bruins 2011-05-31T21:48:12Z The gentleman, who had reached the end of his walk, now turned, came towards her, looking absently to the right and the left. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z She nodded absently, occupied with her own thoughts, sitting there, chin on hand, her musing eyes intensely blue. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z “Yes, yes, a grand place,” Walker answered absently. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z As they pushed through the low shrubs leading toward the sugarworks, he raised his hand and absently touched the three clan marks down his cheek, their shallow furrows reminding him once again of his people. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He even noticed absently that one part of the outer wall had not been repaired. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z His voice sank absently; his fingers sought among the papers, and, as his glance fell, the girl walked away. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z "It is written on a pine tree a few paces from this camp," said Cleves absently. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z He took the offered hand absently, still looking round the room, and as he took in its empty condition, gave a sigh of relief. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z She noticed Winston seemed in no great hurry, and instead appeared to be listening absently to the planters. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z "What will you do, my pet?" asked Granny, a little absently, watching me as I put her knitting right. That Little Beggar 2011-05-21T02:00:09.877Z His thin lips drew back disagreeably; he seemed about to speak; then reached among the papers and, turned them over absently. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z "Their bodies may not be there in the garden," she said absently. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z "I suppose," said Rotha, playing with her pencil absently,—"the old hindrance." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z She moved closer and noticed absently that he smelled strongly of seawater, leather, and sweat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z As he talked absently rolled a small piece of paper he had picked up from his desk into the shape of a cigarette. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z "No doubt," said the Governor's daughter absently, as the other prepared to leave the room. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z He nodded, rather absently, as if the question hardly required an answer. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Outside the church door Lem halted and wiped his face absently. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z He reached and absently drew a finger down de Fontenay's arm. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The canon leaned his head on his hand, keeping the thumb of the other hand inserted between the pages of his Plato as a marker, and looked absently at his wife. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z But to these suggestions of gaieties, the prelude to a stately ceremony, had she hardly listened; paused absently before the blazing logs; once or twice seemed about to say something and stopped. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z The girl clasped her hands and gazed absently in front of her. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Lem nodded absently and quickly put a question that had been waiting from the instant he heard of Orlick's visit. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Calvert's dark eyes had seemed to burn with determination as he eased back into his sea chair and absently adjusted his long white cuffs. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z "I have a very nice letter from Constance Hadlow," answered Pauline, with her eyes absently fixed on the fire. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z "And angel food and ginger cookies," added Hezekiah, feeling absently in the pockets of her coat. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z They got in without further event, and parted on the quay, Oiland shaking hands fervently with a hearty "Thanks for your pleasant company," while Sukkestad murmured absently: "Not at all, not at all." Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z To distract them, he got out his Baedeker and turned its pages absently until he came to Aachen. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z "It is a dreadful fate," said the girl, absently. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z She was quite content to see him sitting there in his old place, playing absently with her paper-knife, and dropping a word here and there, but oftener listening to the young men's conversation. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z “At any rate he will try,” said the girl, absently. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Her blue eyes looked into his gray ones a moment as though absently, then back to the necktie. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z He fingered the letters absently and opened one or two. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z As they walked on she continued, absently, "What a pity she is plain looking." A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z Dr. Heriot seemed in no hurry to explain himself; he sat throwing pebbles absently into the watery fissures at their feet, while Mildred watched him with some anxiety. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z “I suppose you must go when you are strong enough,” she answered rather absently. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "Am I?" said the youth, absently, and with an abstracted air. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Mona was gazing absently out at the window, her head aslant, her fingers interlaced before her. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Then he absently stretched it out on his powerful hands, and finally coiled it up. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Once or twice he stole a furtive glance as she sat somewhat absently beside him. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z They are changing the watch on deck, he reflected absently; he heard the movement and agitation. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z “It’s strange that the oil wells turned out all right, after all,” she murmured absently. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z "According to Eimo, it means I must beware of a train accident," she said absently. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z He walked absently to the station, forgot his change at the ticket-office, and jumped into the nearest compartment of the first train that came in. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Ethel listened only absently as he talked; she was straining her ears to catch some sound from the adjoining room. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z “Yes, indeed,” rejoined the knight, rather absently, and with the telescope still at his eye. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z He was sure that, as she sat there with that look of sorrow, absently tearing the telegram across, she was thinking lucidly and rapidly what her next move should be. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z He nods absently and shuffles to the door. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z She had spoken to him as absently and with as mechanical courtesy as the old moonshiner at the other end of the porch. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z She found her in the lobby, sitting on the low window-seat, looking absently at the scene below her. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z He was standing close to one of the "portières"—smoothing the tapestry half absently with one hand. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z I am very sorry that you have forced this painful duty upon me—I had hoped that you—I still hope that you will realize—” “My responsibilities,” said Paul absently. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Scirocco is silent for a while; looks apparently absently before him, and then suddenly cries brusquely, "What did you ask?" Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Little Jan basked contentedly in the warmth, almost dozing—now absently stroking the terrier curled up beside him, now running his fingers through the softer fur of the rug on which he lay. Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales 2011-03-14T03:01:04.340Z The Baroness smiles absently; Stella does not smile, and barely touches with her finger-tips the hand extended to her. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z She took it up and looked at it absently; then, as if by a sudden inspiration, she raised it to her lips and kissed it, and rising, dropped it on his knee and fled. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z "I have not made up my mind," he replied, absently, and then he was vexed with himself for answering her. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z "Cuckoo," hummed Erwin absently to himself as he drove back with his wife to Steinbach through the capricious, flickering evening shadows. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Then he sighed as though thoughts too big for expression stirred within him, and turned absently towards the purring fire. Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales 2011-03-14T03:01:04.340Z "Whom is the letter from?" she asks, absently, laying her cup aside to take up a volume of Froude. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z She watched it absently for some minutes, but presently the rower turned his head, and something in the movement struck her and made her heart bound. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z As she turned over the leaves rather absently, she noticed that passages here and there were encircled by thick pencil-marks: sometimes an entire page would be thus marked, sometimes only a few lines. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z "Sunday?" repeats Linda, letting her fingers wander absently in dreamy preluding over the keys. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z The pose of her head, as she absently regarded the stupid frescoes on the ceiling, strained her beautiful throat, making it look as hard as ivory, accentuating the softer loveliness of the neck. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z He craned up his old tousled head and gave ear, his eyes absently fixed on the strips and spots of moonlight that lay white on the carpet. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z “Where to?” said the cabman, and Jack, half absently, answered: “Park Lane.” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z The Doctor's Wife stood absently watching him as he walked away, and then turned and went slowly into the parlour—the empty, miserable-looking parlour, which had not been used now for more than a week. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z She took leave of Miss Sidney quite absently, and went to her room which, since baby's existence, she had shared with the delicate little creature. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z He has seated himself beside the major, and absently takes a cigarette from the case which his uncle offers him. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z While they were talking I was thinking and absently looking at her back. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z “There is a cold wind tonight,” he said absently. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z She stopped her song and gazed absently at the dog sleeping in the sun, at the road passing the cottage, and the path leading from the road through the garden and field. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z "Yes, of course," she returned, absently, and the subject was dropped. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z "You--a poem," says Natalie, astonished, and still absently; the affair has in reality little interest for her. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z Mona mechanically but absently goes on with her work, avoiding all interchange of glances with her deceitful lover. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Leonard sat thinking over this far more than was good to the work he had in hand, when he heard the door open, and half starting, said absently: “Nothing more wanted tonight, Mrs. Brown.” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Hudson was still a moment, stroking absently his beard. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The Marquis produced a gold cigarette case, absently lit a cigarette, and returned the case to his pocket without offering it to his companion. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z "Was the lady very entertaining at table?" he asked, rather absently. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z She has turned away from him, grieved and frightened by his vehemence, and, having plucked a leaf from the hedge near her, is trifling absently with it as it lies upon her little trembling palm. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z “He is very good and kind,” she said, still a little absently. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z He stood a moment in silence looking absently out on the moonlight-flooded lawn. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z I took the yellow envelope and tore it open absently, my mind still on the vision my fancy had conjured up. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z "It was fixed for next spring," said Waldemar, absently, still absorbed by his outdoor observations. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z Miss Judy murmured absently, almost tearfully, not thinking in the least of what she was saying. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z She considered the bull, absently, patted a tendril of hair into symmetry; but the breeze loosened it again, and she let it blow across her cheek. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "She is a very distressing woman," says Guy, absently. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Oh, sometimes not," she said absently, eating a forced nectarine; "depends on the party there. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z He pointed to his adopted son, who stood by the window, leaning his head against the panes, and looking out absently into the court. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z He sat hesitating for a moment, listening absently to the ringing of the court-house bell. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z The Bermuda lilies were in bloom and Strelsa stood near them, listening to him, touching the tall stalks absently at intervals. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Separating them, Cyril takes one hand between both his own and strokes it fondly, silently, yet almost absently. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "The reminders generally go to a hot place," said his wife, absently. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Buff went on with his painting, and the others looked absently into the fire. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Talking half-heartedly, absently, of other things, he still thought of her, even until the evening, coming little by little to think of her as the most beautiful girl whom he had ever seen. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Mrs. Sprowl glanced at her absently, and they eyed each other in silence. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "I'm afraid—I mean—I am sure not," says Cyril, absently. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She surely shouldn't know they have any," he had said to his wife, who was weeding, and replied absently, "Any what, dear? What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z I don't know when I can remember so cold a night,' he said absently. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z "In what way, captain?" asked Silas absently, and looked at the view. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Arrived at his door he glanced around to stare absently at Quarren. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "I have never yet felt afraid of any one," returns Lilian, absently. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Miss Forest impatiently broke a twig from the willow-hedge, for a moment gazed absently at the opening buds, from which the first green was just bursting forth, and then carelessly threw it on the ground. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z He released my hand and dropped back in his chair, beginning to puff absently at his cold pipe. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The dean pursed up his lips and looked absently up at the ceiling for a moment, and then turned to Frank. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z He raised his eyes and looked absently out across the sparkling water. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "I," said the latter absently, while his eyes already sought the evening papers, which lay on the table on the garden terrace. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z Michael listened rather absently, gazing the while towards Castle Steinr�ck, which had been visible for some time and was now close at hand. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z He looked at it absently, and rubbed it gently with the tip of one big finger. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Penny was gazing absently toward a cafe nearby when a short, untidy man with shaggy gray hair, came out of the building. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z "I hope not," said the young fellow absently. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Penny’s gaze remained absently upon the hyacinth bed. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z "Wish you could dig for ice-cream sodas," muttered the fat boy absently, picking up a bucket and starting off after Jose. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z "Yes, indeed," he answered absently, "it lay upon the stairs." The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z “Yes, yes,” said Vaughan absently, “I don’t doubt;” then quickly, “and how about Mr. Jack?” The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z She bent her head, absently arranging, rearranging and shifting her bridle. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "Go ahead, Fibs," Stone returned, absently, "and I'll go along with you, Hughes, and see if I can make anything out of your new prisoner." The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z And while he stood absently watching that wild scene, that dance of fools, a hand was laid upon his shoulder. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z "Arrangements had been made for me to go next spring," Waldemar replied, absently, and still gazing out of the window. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z |
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