| 单词 | placidly |
| 例句 | Months passed placidly until Bobby had been living in Iceland for about a year. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Herbie gawked at this serene woman who traipsed so placidly about her Shangri-la. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I fumed about my new teacher, she listened placidly, saying things like “Oh, dear” and “Oh, really?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The old man ignored the passing horses and carriages, the silk brocade and the government seal, and simply continued reading a large book in his lap, placidly fingering a bag of red string beside him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Twinkle stared at him, placidly exhaling, the smoke emerging in two thin blue streams from her nostrils. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Lyra came placidly enough, happy with her toast. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Worse, when the daughter hung up, she did not quench the old woman’s curiosity; instead, she placidly drank her coffee, went to her desk, and began to postmark a pile of letters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was easily secured, and, to my surprise, went with the attendants quite placidly, simply repeating over and over again: “The blood is the life! The blood is the life!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But that mood would soon vanish and he would go his way placidly enough. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She did so, folding her hands and waiting placidly till he questioned her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days they were all milked by hand, and I loved to watch the dairymaid squirt the white milk into her pail while the cow placidly chewed its cud. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside the cave the dead man was still looking placidly up at him, but the tarpaulin and the gold were gone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, as they floated placidly in an arc, they looked almost like cows grazing in a field. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, it crashed down, and the draperies floated down to rest placidly by the windows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You do realize you’re talking to a United States senator,” he says placidly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Magic? said the fairy queen placidly, “is all about how you see things? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Others just sat in their trucks, half-obscured behind dusty and cracked windshields, placidly looking on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Yankees got all the smart ones,” Pickett said placidly, “and look where it got them.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Wheeze,” she said, placidly helping herself to more lotion. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone’s rescued hen fluttered up to the bow of our boat and strutted placidly along the gunwale, its delicate wattles shaking as it plucked up ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was unable to do anything about any of this suffering, and therefore accepted it, as they did, placidly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In front of the bus stop sign, a woman was already waiting, chewing tobacco as placidly as a cow chewing its cud. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “That seems perfectly in order,” she said placidly, handing it back. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When she opened them she saw her uncle sitting on the sofa contemplating her placidly. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Miss Riley was sitting at her desk, placidly noting our arrivals, when Jake strolled in with them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The donkey hobbled away placidly on three legs, to crop the ferns at the edge of the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The robot did so and said placidly, “I have come to a decision.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z "It was wrong of them to bum my temple," the heavy, flat-nosed woman said placidly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They chewed tender new stems of foxtail, almost as placidly as the animals below. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Dumbledore placidly, “but we do not need to worry about them at the moment.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z If Hinduism flows placidly like the Ganges, then Christianity bustles like Toronto at rush hour. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Though the country was in upheaval and the townships were on the brink of open warfare, white life went on placidly and undisturbed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He blinked at us placidly, his eyes balled and heavy-lidded like a tortoise’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Frieda looked placidly down the street; I opened my mouth, but quickly closed it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Luzan asked me, sitting placidly as always behind his metal office desk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “A map of the campsite for you,” Mr. Roberts said placidly to Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When Singer came into his room he ambled placidly to meet his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Behind me my brother-—a year younger than I—was playing placidly upon the floor with a toy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Florah was singing lullabies to Merriam; Maria was playing placidly with her frayed rag doll; and George huddled near the brazier, sleeping. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled placidly, and Mrs. Richardson fumbled for a response. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The judge was sitting in a chair now, gazing placidly out to sea. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Flames of orange, gold and pink swirl luxuriantly from the body of the monk, sitting placidly beside a car whose wheel rims spell out "DOLLARS." C.K. Wilde dazzles with cut currency 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z That is, until he turned toward the show’s ringmaster and placidly began to munch on the shiny brim of his rhinestone-embellished top hat. Ringling Circus Camels, One Hump or Two, Are Singular Attractions 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The household was so placidly, sparklingly domestic that I wondered aloud how she broached her psychedelic self-experimentation to her children. How Ayelet Waldman Found a Calmer Life on Tiny Doses of LSD 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z She turns away from the microphone to clear her throat, asks for water, discusses the keys that songs are in, and placidly awaits the resolution of what Cleveland calls “technical difficulties.” “My Soul Is Satisfied”: An Intimate New Documentary Explores the Source of Aretha Franklin’s Power 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Several cows barely visible in a meadow at the left placidly ignore everyone. 2010-01-08T06:23:00Z Beatrice listened placidly, teething alternately on her fist, her foot. The Book That Taught Me What I Want to Teach My Daughter 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z They're placidly high on mushrooms, staring into the lake and chatting through the visions. Aztec and European empires collide in the strange and bloody 'Sudden Death' by Álvaro Enrigue 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z But none of these greats had a career as placidly productive as Chabrol's, or as dedicated to making "serious things" the stuff of wickedly entertaining art. Claude Chabrol, French New Wave Director, Dies at 80 2010-09-15T18:45:00Z Joe and Elli are a placidly retired Jewish couple whose chief hobby is ballroom dancing. Daytona – review 2013-07-18T15:02:04Z An exhausted pointer, wearing a protective cape, like a marathon runner, boarded the elevator and sat placidly, facing the wall. A Heavenly Respite at the Westminster Dog Show 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z We never stopped talking even to get our breath as we moved along placidly on our walk, but raced from topic to topic, oh, Lord, there was no stopping us. I’m gay. Why did I marry a woman? 2012-11-11T02:15:00Z A few cows sat in the middle, placidly chewing their cud. In the Cotswolds, a weekend on a farm B&B Her voice isn’t placidly beautiful, but here it vibrated with a passion that suited this story of lust, guilt and transfiguration. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z “A change from the climbing gym,” he says placidly. ‘The Mountain’ Review: Stone-Faced in Nature’s Splendors 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z A handful of middle-aged Yalie diners in the audience stared back at me placidly, none the wiser. Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z If “On Behalf of Nature” placidly lacks the avant-garde force of Ms. Monk’s early work, the role is one she seems born to play. ‘On Behalf of Nature,’ Meredith Monk’s Wild Side 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z This is New Town Britain, Visitor Centre Britain, the suburban commuterlands and hinterlands: bland and placidly agreeable. The World's End – review 2013-07-18T14:30:00Z To see the difference, compare van den Eeckhout’s placidly capable “Youth Smoking” with any of eight self-portrait etchings by Rembrandt that round out the Lugt display. Art Review: Pride of Place, Brighter Than Ever 2011-02-18T00:30:05Z Twenty years ago next week, the artist Ray Johnson jumped off a low bridge in Sag Harbor, N.Y., and backstroked placidly out to sea. Ray Johnson Defies Categories 20 Years After His Death 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The final scene depicts Lydia and Steve sitting placidly in a park, his level of general psychic malaise having eased. Review: In ‘The Undertaking,’ Considering the End With Some Laughter 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The result is a deferential and high-minded tribute with an unintentionally poignant quality, as those either side of the camera are placidly unaware that this administration’s achievements were about to be wrecked. Prowling panthers, paranormal spies and vengeful ice-skaters: must-see movies of 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z There, placidly smiling, she reveals a family trauma that disassembles any preconceived notions about the film’s relationship to gender, motherhood or even Hunter herself. When Moms Attack 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z “How did she go from being a sheltered teen from a small town to a Marine wife with so many secrets?” he asks, placidly. “Case Closed,” Reviewed: Do We Really Want a True-Crime Podcast With Answers? 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z There is an enigmatic pageant of scenes: people preparing placidly for supper; migrants playing football, impassive figures in hazmat suits silently bringing migrants’ bodies ashore. The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 6 Fire at Sea 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z One of the few was greygran, who thought that: Him and Her has terrific supporting characters, all gruesome and believable, while amid the mess, our romantic pair live out their mundane lives placidly and nobly. Frankie Boyle gets satirical – and Two and A Half Men star says: stop watching 2012-11-27T15:18:44Z Encircling the main house is a moat in which two swans float placidly; inside, there are eight dogs, all impeccably groomed and yipping good-naturedly. Lisa Vanderpump on What Makes a Great Reality TV Star 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z There was an ineffable quaver at the center of her voice, a determination and almost a fury that improbably found traces of Judy Garland at the core of the placidly unflappable Smith. Music Review: Nuanced Comfort Music That Channels Kate Smith 2011-02-18T22:55:13Z “Behemoth” proceeds placidly, making it easy to become lulled. Review: In ‘Behemoth,’ the Horrors of Economic Progress 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z By then it’s like a diorama of addiction playing out before us, while we’re just tourists, placidly looking on. Review: ‘Trainspotting Live’ Has (Gross) Humor but Not Enough Heart 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Despite Evelyn’s frazzled nerves, she retains an easygoing humor, placidly putting up with the intrusions of Mrs. Applebaum, a slightly senile neighbor. Review: ‘Pike St.,’ Where One Woman Speaks for All 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The buildings sit placidly across a small lawn from each other, betraying no hint of the past tumult between their namesakes. Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The Man in Black tells the present-day Dolores that the young William did eventually see her again: he found her back in town, placidly repeating her loop. “Westworld” Season One Finale: Violent Ends 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The show was very, very loud, but it came to begin and to finish placidly. The Pyro-American in Me 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Similarly, both onscreen and off, any effort Sevigny exerts in speech often seems better devoted to staring into space or placidly smoking a Camel. A tale of two It Girls: Chloë Sevigny, Greta Gerwig and the generational likability divide 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Her works on canvas and fabric are by turns riotously inchoate and placidly austere, mixing symbolic imagery with excerpts from kuriyama’s writings. Grief and sacrifice in a dream-like installation in Koreatown 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Ogie, who accepts without question that his legs don’t function, is helped each morning into the tub by one of the brothers, where he placidly exists. Review: Luis Alfaro's 'The Travelers' offers spiritual guidance for a world in perpetual tumult 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Archie, the owl whose species is native to Europe and Asia, stood placidly under the shower of a sprinkler. At sweltering Phoenix Zoo, showers for owls and icy treats for monkeys 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “I immediately knew I didn’t want to play him as evil,” said Moayed, whose Torvald seems so placidly self-satisfied, having the wife he calls his “songbird” live by his rules. Jessica Chastain was scared of returning to Broadway. Ibsen cured that. 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “We do not intend to wait placidly for those rights, which are already legally and morally ours, to be meted out to us one at a time,” the Appeal declared. Roslyn Pope, author of ‘Appeal for Human Rights,’ dies at 84 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The bird sat placidly through the entire ride, even the moving portions. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr McCarthy sat placidly in his chair, managing to laugh ruefully amid the dysfunction around him. US House in disorder amid popcorn and palace intrigue 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z If you drop a pawn, sometimes it’s best to launch a kamikaze attack rather than allow your opponent to placidly convert his material advantage. Dealing with imperfection at the chessboard 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z In its small glass aquarium, an octopus is coiled placidly in its den. How to Hunt Like an Octopus 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z One day it was a rich curried chicken, while nearby, the next day’s meal — a black-and-white cow tethered to a cellphone tower — placidly masticated some watermelon. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Zdorov, who is currently under house arrest pending his verdict, sat near the door and looked on placidly. Who Killed Tair Rada? Inside Israel’s True Crime Obsession 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z And the bees buzzed in their hives, and the peacocks strutted about, and the sheep grazed placidly in the fields. Horses, dogs, emus, bees: A farm in Ukraine becomes a wartime sanctuary (for humans, too) 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The days play out as placidly as the surface of Deep Creek Lake — and with the same murky depths lurking beneath. Review | Anne Tyler’s ‘French Braid’ is entirely familiar, and that’s just perfect 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z In the Black Sea, where our cruise ship had sailed placidly in 1990, foreign commercial vessels reported being hit by bombs and missiles. Recalling a ’90s Ukraine on the verge of hard-won independence 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z On the heels of this remembrance, Martin Luther King Jr.’s horrific tragedy is prefaced with some of his immortal oratory, placidly delivered by Terry Woodberry. Review: Odyssey Theatre's 'The Serpent' resurrects a 1960s theatrical landmark 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z “The Iranians need to understand that it is impossible to sit placidly in Tehran and ignite the entire Middle East from there. That’s over,” Bennett said Tuesday. In test for Israel’s new government, rockets from Lebanon fired into northern Israel 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Tunis placidly went on: shoppers in the streets, sweat-glazed sunbathers on the beaches — only some taxi radios were tuned to the news. Tunisia’s President Holds Forth on Freedoms After Seizing Power 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Things start out placidly enough in this Queen’s Gambit Semi-Slav, but the battle escalates quickly after 17. For a weekly chess columnist, an embarrassment of riches 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z For many viewers, the most memorable image may be the housefly that placidly perched in Pence’s hair for more than two minutes. Vice presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence debate with friendlier fire 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “He was just trying to buck people up,” my sister, Peggy, said placidly. Opinion | Will the Election Turn on R.B.G.? 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Many countries struggled to ramp up testing regimens; Trump placidly ignored bureaucratic infighting that left America functionally without testing capacity well into March, while the virus spread undetected and unhindered. Opinion | Cutting through the convention spin on Trump’s response to covid-19 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z For his part, Mr Salmond sat placidly in the dock throughout. Behind the scenes of the Alex Salmond trial 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z “We do not intend to wait placidly for those rights which are already legally and morally ours to be meted out to us one at a time.” 60 years later, ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’ still resonates 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z “Our democracy is what is at stake,” Pelosi said in a news conference, standing before a backdrop of placidly hanging American flags. Nancy Pelosi is bungling the impeachment inquiry into Trump | Moira Donegan 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Her deep understanding of middle- and working-class social aspiration, revolutionary in the placidly entitled world of Conservative Party politics, is what kept her in power for so long, and is also her greatest legacy. It’s Still Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z She explains, placidly, “Those years on ‘90210’ were a great training ground for observing a whole gamut of psychopathology.” The Niche Celebrity Satire of “BH90210” 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z He could turn them on their backs, and the normally restive rodents would gaze placidly back at him. Lithium: the gripping history of a psychiatric success story 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Sanders was mostly sidelined on the next night, standing placidly by as Biden and Harris leaned across him to spar over race. Sanders, Warren take center stage as 2020 Democratic debates enter... 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The woman placidly clasps her hands in front of her as the man—bald, blocky, with one dark, piercing eye shown in profile—thrusts the fruit into her mouth. How Picasso’s Muse Became a Master 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Let it all fade, she tells him placidly. “Javi” 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Before the court convened and the judge issued a swift guilty finding, he sat placidly reading a Gore Vidal novel, according to British media accounts. Who is Julian Assange? Arrest of WikiLeaks founder spotlights a showy yet enigmatic figure 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z NuScale engineers must convince NRC that a real plant would run as placidly. Smaller, safer, cheaper: One company aims to reinvent the nuclear reactor and save a warming planet 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z “You have blood on your hands, Doctor Rivera,” Ami’s voice said placidly, emanating from every direction in the room. An AI video game moderator goes rogue in "Machine of Loving Grace" 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Her mother, Marian Robinson, placidly listened to the girl’s complaints. Perspective | How Marian Robinson’s daughter, Michelle, skipped second grade 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In an interview room in a stadium tunnel, Roberts sat placidly with his arms folded and tried to explain. How’d he manage this? Dave Roberts’ decision takes Dodgers from a sure win to a 3-1 Series hole - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Instead, they look on placidly at the German planes that bomb their country villa at play’s end, all but cheering as their cozy world is pulverized. Opinion | ‘Heartbreak House’ Review: Reviving Shaw’s ‘Useless Futile Creatures’ 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Old Hindu myths, like Greek ones, are propelled by the sexual needs of gods and goddesses, and the stories placidly accept the fluidity of gender, lust, and love. India’s Historic Gay-Rights Ruling and the Slow March of Progress 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Green glass abounds, and red accents vibrate just enough to enliven an otherwise placidly green space. The Cultish Home That Draws Fans of Americana Design 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z An iron perimeter is dotted with security personnel who placidly watch the life teeming around them. In Paris, a Mosaic of Sport and Art 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z On the video the white customers are upset, but the men accept it placidly, as befits veterans of the exhausting job of Being While Black. What happened in Starbucks isn’t really about Starbucks 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z As they clambered around in the tree, placidly eating fruit, I found myself crying out with joy. The radical otherness of birds: Jonathan Franzen on why they matter 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z She becomes the glue holding it all together, and her performance unveils something thorny and dangerous beneath a placidly positive exterior. With relentless action, 'Free Fire' takes comic aim at the foibles of men 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z She placidly complied when he asked her to remove her headscarf. Germany used to be the promised land for migrants. Now, it’s turning back more of them. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z His art placidly and calmly asks terrifying questions about the solid things we take for granted. This is not an article: why René Magritte is a timeless genius 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In contrast to the violent destruction of the quake, the courtyard of the heavily damaged convent featured a bed of roses and a breathtaking view of a valley, where five horses placidly grazed. Italian town destroyed in quake was preparing food festival 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z “Sometimes in Iraq, you can see the streets melt. “So this is good,” he said placidly in long pants and a dry sport shirt at the nearly deserted National Zoo. Cower in the air-conditioning on a 100-degree day? Not these heat-defying folks. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The campaign's message hasn't been disrupted at all, he claimed placidly. Is Trump in the Know? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And researchers discovered that superheated gas at the cluster's heart flows much more placidly than expected. Dead X-ray satellite reveals galaxy cluster surprise 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z So I steer clear of talk about this election, though we’ve spoken plenty — and placidly — about every other election. Trumping on eggshells 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Yet the pictures aren’t placidly inert: The painterly brush strokes impart emotion. A Giorgio Morandi Still Life Brought to Life with Flowers 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z While the press photographers jockey for space with toddlers, the goats seem unfazed by the attention, posing for photos or placidly dozing off in sunny spots on the hill. New York parks using goats as chemical-free weed control alternative 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Often she’s found sitting placidly in a chair on the sidewalk, surveying her block, which isn’t so much of a block anymore. Miss Pee Wee stands tall for Detroit’s kids 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z After he left for the next casino, DeMoro smiled placidly, noting that she had known Sanders long before he was high-profile enough for federal protection. Meet Bernie Sanders' SuperPAC 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Sometimes frantically, sometimes placidly, she gathers them once again. Water as a Climate-Change Gut Punch in a City Defined by an Ocean 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z He went on for a while, and then departed placidly, as if with eye to the postgame buffet. Young Experiment Steven Matz Runs Into an Ace’s Best 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Arriving for a medical appointment on time then sitting placidly in the waiting room for an hour is not acceptable. Millennials: Get the Most From Your Health Care 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Frail but alert and smiling, he sat through the speeches placidly, surrounded by old friends, media representatives and his family. Yogi Berra’s Values Shape Museum’s Mission 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z After the newborn was up and nursing, Eakman went out into the pasture and carried the calf back to the safety of the barn, with the mother cow following placidly behind him. 5 pairs of twin calves born on small Montana ranch 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Most of the bacteria identified are types that placidly thrive on our skin and are of no concern to Mason. Post-Sandy NYC Subway Brims with Unknown Microbes 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z When a worried aide anticipated possible news conference questions about a delicate problem, Eisenhower placidly promised, “I’ll confuse them.” Bud Selig’s winning legacy 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Geese fly placidly across the back of a suit jacket, announcing winter's arrival. Milan Fashion designers celebrate normality 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z In a bizarre twist, the assailants offered brief if telling interviews before going to their deaths, placidly discussing their motivations, funders and acts of violence. French police end two standoffs, killing Charlie Hebdo terror suspects and an associate 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z PST, circled the globe twice, reached 3,600 miles above Earth, then placidly landed in the sea off Baja California. Orion zooms twice around planet, drops gently into Pacific 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z We see the backs of three media types and about a dozen Nationals players, some with arms akimbo, placidly standing still. A swing and a miss on the Post’s no-hitter photo The question is gripping this mountain town where celebrities gather each winter for the Sundance Film Festival and summer days glide by as placidly as kayakers on the nearby reservoir. Ski Town May Face Winter Without Popular Path to Slopes 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z “What’s your contact at least?” one of my rebel friends said to the man, who looked at them placidly without saying anything. Whisked Away for Tea With a Rebel in Ukraine 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z She placed a gentle arm around him and drifted into thought as they placidly watched the 'children' play, just as she always did. Unit simulation 2014-03-05T18:51:00.416Z On a building behind him were posters from last year’s presidential election, with Mr. Maduro’s mustached face looking placidly down on the scene. Venezuelan Opposition Chief Surrenders, but Not Without a Rally 2014-02-19T02:23:06Z As her rivals took their turns, Quinn sat placidly in the corner. Smile! One of You Will Be the Next Mayor of New York 2013-07-25T15:17:11Z Ferguson signaled he's ready for a quieter life by placidly watching his players rip West Brom apart and then showed none of the usual anger at their capitulation. Ferguson's managerial career ends with 5-5 draw 2013-05-19T18:05:09Z On the track, the Malibu Moon colt looks fluid, steady, ready, nailing lead changes, walking placidly back and forth for Patterson and for Anna Martinovsky aboard the lead pony Well Well. The Rail: Hours Before the Race, Tension and Buzz Are Building 2013-05-18T17:56:28Z Four buffaloes graze placidly out front, next to a rank of his motorcycles. Development in India: A tale of two villages 2012-11-15T16:05:22Z “It’s in there but we’ll never be able to see it,” he said, smiling placidly. Hiroshi Sugimoto at the American Museum of Natural History 2012-10-09T00:40:08Z When Mrs. Thompson regretfully decided that it would be advisable to dismiss the expensive governesses and send the home pupil to an expensive school, Enid placidly and immediately agreed. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Sophie acquiesced placidly in the arrangement; she desired chiefly to secure a good establishment, and if she had any preference, it was for the younger brother. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Then he turned, and leaning both arms on the topmost rail, smoked placidly, with his eyes fixed on the vanishing white sail, and its track on the phosphorescent water. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z But the latter met the look placidly, and seemed ignorant of the effect he was producing. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z Viciedo dropped his bat and walked placidly up the first base line. Time for Sox's Viciedo to dispel doubts 2012-03-30T00:45:00Z He sat smoking for a few minutes in a comfortable silence, while she, with her hands placidly clasped upon her lap, gazed reflectively at the fire. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Those gentle blue eyes, wont to rest so placidly on all they surveyed, now restlessly turned from side to side, and never looked her straight in the face. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The sound of the bell came to the ears of two ladies who had been for some time placidly expecting it. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z The more attractive aspect of the fruit and vegetables drew us up the alleys where the salesfolk sat placidly surrounded by huge gourds, radishes eighteen inches long, strange and unappetizing fungi. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Mr. Halliday looked on calmly for a few moments, Mr. Gillespie curiously watching to see what he would do, and placidly smoking a cigar without offering any suggestion. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Enid took all these benefits placidly and naturally: very much as of old, when she had been an unmarried girl receiving benefits from the same source in St. Saviour's Court. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z A while he gazed placidly, the bit of green stuff in his mouth. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z "I marked you, M. de Tignonville, at the preaching last Sunday," the stranger answered placidly. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z They sat quite still, their hands placidly folded—except when a little gesticulation was necessary to adorn a tale. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The party set off again, and, emerging from the wood at its southern extremity, the little man soon discovered the trail, and the wanderers were seen placidly grazing half-a-mile away. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z "And yet that is what we have to expect," Lord Marlborough answered placidly. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z I mistook it for a "cheeper" minus a tail, and gazed placidly at its retreating form, murmuring to myself, "too small," when I was electrified by a yell—"Shoot, shoot!" Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z "They tracked me well-nigh to this place," the minister answered placidly. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Ralph had something on his mind that he felt he could best carry out alone, and after their departure he left his mother quietly sewing in her rocking chair to watch their placidly slumbering guest. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Well, James," Mrs. Burton Smith replied placidly--the Hon. Vereker May is a son of Lord Hawthorn--"he will take me in, and I do not mind. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Katherine followed Veronica through the crowded room to the far corner, where, at a little table beneath a softly shaded wall lamp Veronica’s aunt, Mrs. Lehar, sat placidly sipping tea and eating cakes. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Standing with his back against a tree and his eyes on the northern pass, he remained placidly silent, or talked at his ease. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I left my pack with Boyd, commending it to his care; and the rugged old man nodded placidly, bidding me rest assured of its safety. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He lay motionless for a few moments, then opened his eyes, took one look,268 placidly closed them, and, without a struggle, the great commoner had ceased to breathe. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z I turn upon Jim a look of surprise, but he goes placidly on. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The next moment he drooped his head, and gently, placidly, drifted away from earth, like an infant sinking to rest. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Having eaten his fill, Clovis was placidly sipping claret, and forming a mimic tub out of bread-crusts. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z How placidly the river flowed past the feet of the gloomy castle! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z It was the first time she had ever done anything but sit placidly in her chair. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z And with a flourish of his spoon, Roger placidly finished his supper, while the crestfallen Lydia slipped away to console herself with Lucy Locket, who never “answered back.” Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z When Mr. Whiting and Susan reached home they found Grandmother and Miss Liza rocking placidly before a roaring fire, and room was made for Grandfather’s chair with Susan on a cricket at his feet. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z So far as my experience goes, the bad die in many instances as placidly as the good. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z People let her have her own way because she was so placidly sure that they would, and it seemed almost profane to disturb the placidity. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The visitor seemed used to such cold receptions; she sat down placidly and tried violently to establish more friendly relations. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z This man was the most malicious enemy Mr. Paine had, and yet he admits that "Thomas Paine died placidly, and al- most without a struggle." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z How placidly the stream glides through the verdant meadows, and mirrors the green foliage of the overhanging trees, or the branching horns of some deer, bent to drink its clear waters! The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Madam Carroll welcomed them; but placidly, as though the Major's coming was a matter of course. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z In the garden Mrs. Belfield discoursed placidly to Miss Doris Flower; it was perhaps fortunate that the veil of night rendered that young lady's face hard to read. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z You get things nicely planned out, everything marching placidly to a happy ending—then something unexpected turns up, some eleventh-hour disturbance. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z In less than two minutes he merged from the shrubbery placidly crunching the sugar-lump between his mighty jaws. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z “Neither,” said the doctor placidly, helping himself to a roll. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z If surprise can be placid, they were placidly surprised. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z For instance, while placidly assuming Harry's success and Harry's career, she was not excited nor what would be called enthusiastic about them—not half so excited and enthusiastic as Andy Hayes. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z How calm and placidly they rest Upon the Heaven's indulgent breast, As if their branches never breeze had known! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z "True," says she, placidly, "but even they hoot at night;" and she looked across the valley with extreme unconsciousness. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z "I rather think that I have had the honour of meeting these gentlemen," replied my lord placidly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z He lay placidly smoking, with no more than an occasional deferential glance at Hetty. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z It is all extremely simple and rather shabby," Miss Fothergill remarks placidly, "but it suits me. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z When I reached home mother was sitting placidly just outside the circle of the lamp, knitting. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z So she determined to go back to her kinsfolk in that dear old quiet England, where there are no Nihilists, and no Tartars, and no exiles, and where everybody lived so placidly and demurely. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The war fever was burning thousands into fitful patriotism, but back there in the Cumberland mountains, where men scarcely knew who was President of the United States, life was going more placidly than usual. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z It had required only a little part of themselves to become two placidly successful conventionally happy people with a home and family. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Gun smoke lay in placidly moving layers of gray before the light beams. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z A few weeks ago he used to laugh in my presence with childlike simplicity, and look at me placidly, without the shadow of an evil thought in his eyes. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z I very placidly prepared for the cool fresh linen of my bed, my mind filled with fresh cool thoughts. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z But he was not dismayed, but starved and wrote on placidly enough until the fear of the conscription fell upon him. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z As a rule she sat placidly upon the other side of the fire and listened while her husband derided the British Philistine and consigned the Members of the Royal Academy, seriatim, to perdition. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z While the possessions of others are automatically limited by the effective lien placed on them by the taxing power, the churches can placidly increase their holdings to their hearts' content. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z "I would sooner be frightened than go through the awful exertion of moving on this raft," said X, and she gazed placidly at the line of foaming waters which we were rapidly nearing. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z "No, I don't know that it did," replied Mrs. Hulver, placidly. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z When therefore the hoarse order, 'Platoons column left,' rang out, the company plodded placidly on in column of squads. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z You need not fret over him,' said Davy placidly. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The people, old and young, settle placidly in the region. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z The cold heavens stared placidly on, the surface of the earth was unruffled. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Meekly, almost placidly, he allowed the handcuffs to be slipped over his wrists and stood by as the Secret Service men searched the apartment. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z As I approached they vanished, but the door of the cabin was open, and blue turf smoke breathed placidly outwards from it. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Life went on as silently and placidly and regularly as at the Convent. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z The town slept placidly like a sultana, receiving the adulatory caresses of this breeze. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z A few passes being made over his head, he slowly closed his eyes, and in less than a minute he was sleeping placidly. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z They rolled on the sanded floor, kicking and cuffing, while the stranger sipped his gin and water and smoked placidly enough. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The Visconte bowed, and resumed, gravely but more placidly— "I must then return to my question, and ask your name." The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z When it was at an end, I returned placidly to my occupation of doing nothing. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z It had submitted to Alexander of Macedon as placidly as it suffered the wolfish Roman, who would pass, likewise. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z "I know not; I but hear them laughing," said she, placidly. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z When she came back, flushed and laughing, and sat down on the arbor step, her voice was quite steady; so he listened placidly to her story. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Oh, how dared he look so calmly, indifferently, forgetfully, almost unrecognizingly, into her eyes, and stand there so placidly, when her heart was fluttering wildly with nervous excitement, her words coming in gasps! A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z All around the wooded heights south of Chain Bridge a dozen other regiments are placidly sleeping. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z In still another cartoon Lord Aberdeen himself is placidly smoking "The Pipe of Peace" over a brimming barrel of gunpowder. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z As she did so she again spoke, placidly and syllabically. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z At the top of the path a large reservoir spread placidly far to the right and left in a basin surrounded by low hills. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He had risen, and as he softly moved about the room, thoughtful for her, she slept on placidly as a happy child, soundly as slept the nurse and the little one in the adjoining room. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z At the other small table Mrs. Lathbun and her daughter sat as placidly as ever. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z The doctor, smiling placidly and without a sign of guile in his face, interrupted his reflections. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z "You would wish to consult with your friends, eh?" continued the Cardinal placidly. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z She was looking out across the moonlit stretches of lawn and meadows, her little hands folded placidly in her lap. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Even yet they placidly beat on, and get angry if they are requested to try freedom as a substitute for coercion in the training of beings created in God’s image. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Sometimes the divers remain "a quarter of an hour, yea, even a half" under water, placidly observes the padre in conclusion. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z “And second place,” continued Key placidly, “considerin’ the kind o’ cargo you’ve got aboard, and where it’s going to, I didn’t reckon you wanted any passengers!” The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z "I have never seen her," retorted Wessex placidly. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Instead she kissed him placidly—so placidly that he almost started. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z But Bella's fascinations were not so placidly accepted with the opposite sex. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Two or three white men stood on the dismantled foreshore, placidly regarding us. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "HABIT, is second nature," saith a wise old saw, so it must be from custom that it has become natural to Church people to repeat placidly, week after week, the same palpable self-contradictions and absurdities. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z "Alas!" he replied placidly, "then indeed nothing can save His Grace from the block. . . ." The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z But just a while after this thrilling incident they rounded a bend, and there in a red canoe, placidly catching fish, sat Tom! Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z He stopped, smoothing the backs of his gloves placidly. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z How placidly content, like one who draws his happiness from that of others, was the countenance of Harvey Gerard! Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z "I've told her to go to bed," she placidly informed the secretary. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Then he turned back to the audience chamber, where he found His Eminence sitting placidly in a high-backed arm-chair. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Winona and Billy were still talking as placidly as if Tom had not been wrestling with a formal call, and Louise with a bad temper, for the last twenty minutes. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z William Porter tipped back his swivel chair and placidly puffed a cigar as he watched the effect of this declaration on the young man who sat talking to him. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z "With any one of a dozen poisons, with virulent germs, or even with a knife or revolver," replied the scientist placidly. The Leak 2011-08-23T02:00:33.460Z "Good-night," responded Miss Jones placidly, and closed the door noiselessly behind her. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z While there is life in bird or beast they will struggle from the death-play blindly, but the Collared Buck lay placidly still with the rain draggling his fur and his eyes staring. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Mrs. Bryan waited placidly till it had quieted down. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z There lay the tiny hamlet of Colenso about five thousand yards from where we stood, and down below with great curves the majestic Tugela flowed onward, calmly and placidly. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Tummas and Rause, after slowly sauntering up the hedgerow, came to a gateway, and, looking through, beheld the broad round face of the full moon placidly shining. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z “You can stop in at the First National, Joseph Stagg, and draw enough out of my account to pay for them,” said Aunty Rose placidly. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z "I thought that you had a better opinion of Netta's common sense," Miss Purcell said placidly, smiling a little at Hilda's excitement. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Even Puppums, bulging with contraband chops, was more amiable than usual, and slept placidly in all the places where he was most in the way. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Directly in front of me sat an old Georgia up-country woman, placidly regarding the box cars full of men on the parallel rails, waiting, like ourselves, to start. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Not much more than a mile from the village it flows placidly through meads and pastures, a broad, deep brook, thickly fringed with green flags bearing here and there large yellow flowers. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z She was dark and slender, placidly sure of being always right, and of looking best in a large picture hat with a raven plume. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Miss Purcell asked, as she placidly poured out the tea. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z “It’s all I have to spend on rowboats,” said Winona placidly. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z “I’m glad you found it,” she added placidly; “you haven’t one dish that is quite whole, and I have a blue one, and a white one, and a jug.” In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z “Our best plan is to pay no attention to her,” Marjorie placidly returned. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z He was sitting placidly watching the "assembling" of a new machine gun, the parts of which had been all ready before the stoppage of the Works. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Mr. Ham and his boat bobbed placidly upon the water; and Mr. Ham looked, saw what had happened, and spoke sulphurously. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Frances slept placidly on one cot, her little freckled face half buried in the pillow. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z “She’s altered, too,” said the old man, who went on smoking away placidly. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Mrs. Gardiner sat placidly rocking herself, undisturbed by the unexpected addition of three members to her family. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z But my father continued his talk upon the early art of Provence and from her end of the table Alida placidly listened, all her thoughts intent on the speaker. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Mrs. Temple, clicking her knitting-needles placidly, with her soft eyes fixed on the fire, went over the enormity of those to whom Beverley’s death was due. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z “I know what you mean,” admitted Ruth, placidly. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z Brightly and placidly, as the course of their own beautiful river, did the days now pass to the inmates of Oakwood. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z “Oh—ah, I see—quite so?” asserted Roland, placidly and with a stare, as if he had just become aware of the curate’s presence. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z And, indeed, the stranger seemed to have taken Wagram literally at his word, for he had climbed up again to his former position, and was placidly puffing at a pipe. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z In fact, I was placidly walking into it when he laid violent hands on me.” The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z “It was worth five to meet Miss Catalpa, wasn’t it?” returned her chum, placidly. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z Women sat placidly sewing or knitting—indulging too in gossip—of which perhaps Yseulte Santorex was the subject more frequently than she would have guessed or approved. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z “Who was Owens?” repeated the old man, placidly filling his pipe. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Behind the wire fences, animals bask placidly in the sun. Afghanistan: The Kabul Zoo Is Buzzing Again with Visitors 2011-07-04T09:20:00Z Mother," he answered placidly, "I have brought you my child—the innocent and unoffending. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Here is one instance of the direct relations between Rome and America which Americans so placidly overlook. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z When the game is up, you take things placidly. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Claverton himself has just returned from his bath, and stands, in scanty attire, looking placidly round upon those under his command, in their various attitudes of ease and restfulness. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z I told 'un," continued Mrs. Yellam placidly, embroidering her theme after a fashion which surely would have provoked envy and commendation from Uncle, "that you'd be up and about in no time. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z “Sometimes,” Mr. Gates said placidly, and then added, “And sometimes they send people to spy on us, and they’re our close allies.” Exit Near, Gates Speaks Bluntly of U.S. Allies 2011-06-16T00:24:29Z All he saw was a rabbit hopping placidly across the highway. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z She goes on placidly gathering her pears and peaches. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z In his private office the Chief of the detectives sits musing; not placidly, as is usual with him, but with a growing restlessness, and a dark frown upon his broad, high brow. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z We shall be compelled to maintain the negotiations now in progress, and all the time Sir Edward Rivington will smile, and placidly await a coup d'�tat. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z Then the rains were driving down a turbulent tide laden with mud washed down from the mountains and valleys; now the waters roll on placidly, as though all was peace and civilization on their borders. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z Of course there was no real reason why life at the old Corner House should not flow quite as placidly with Ruth away as when the elder sister was at home. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z Mr. and Mrs. Garrido sat placidly in court, hands in the pockets of their orange jumpsuits, their hair grayed. Couple Sentenced to Prison in 18-Year Kidnapping Case 2011-06-02T19:42:36Z "Yes, we shall be little shreds of rottenness," she said placidly. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Mrs. Doggett reached her home in a drizzling rain: her bonnet was drooping, and her vehicle, and dress were heavily splashed with mud, when she drove slowly in the yard, the pigs trotting placidly behind. The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 2011-06-01T02:00:27.327Z The Bo's'n was yawning and stretching his arms placidly. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z “I am afraid some day, Agnes, you will have to get along without me,” said Ruth placidly, but smiling into Luke’s eyes as she said it. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z So Philippa remained a victim, placidly sipping her coffee and awaiting the Admiral's insulting letters. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Dinner, which Ingeborg found convenient to prepare entirely in one pot, simmered placidly on the stove from twelve o'clock onwards. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Calmly and placidly sleep the lakes surrounded by dark green thickets. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z Its passion exhausted, there was a sudden lull, and the setting sun shone placidly upon the wrack and devastation it had made. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z However, as her friend disappeared into the bathroom to begin her toilet for the evening Mollie remarked placidly, “The violets would look ever so much prettier with your blue dress.” The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z Mrs. Palmer slept placidly between her linen sheets. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The stranger took his cigar from his mouth and smiled placidly. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z "Concerning this young lady," placidly resumed Mr. Wood, "I wish to observe that she is of an excitable temperament, requiring—Not your sister?" he added, again breaking off into an inquiry. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z At times Brigham Clark dropped back and strung them out for him again; but he said nothing, chewing placidly on his tobacco and giving all his thought to the cattle. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z When he came out of the little office he was still smoking placidly, but the writing on the telegraph-form resembled the writing of a drunken or palsied man. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The laurel-crowned clocks tick beneath their wreaths and memorials of bygone victories, the looking-glasses placidly relate the faces, the passing figures, the varying lights and changes as they pass before them. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The household gathered around the table is placidly waiting for the doctor. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z "Well, I wish it had," placidly replied her brother; "but I have at least the consolation of having hit on the very characters I wanted—arrant thieves." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Here the waters moved placidly along; but the innumerable foam-caps which slowly sailed away on its bosom, bore ample evidence of its tumultuous descent from the mountains. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Uncle Hilliard pulled up his mule in front of my house and climbed down from the high seat, leaving Callie sitting placidly in the sun. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z "But it is only 'cos he doesn't understand," Peggy went on, placidly. Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story 2011-05-03T02:00:18.093Z But she began placidly to scoop out the tea from the caddy, and awaited his reply with unfeigned equanimity. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z I made myself comfortable for an hour, smoking a cigar over an article on English politics, and while I read, a big log placidly burned itself to ashes. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z You would hardly believe that the stream flowing so placidly by embosoms the rapid rivers we crossed so often while in the mountains. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Hm!" he said placidly, "these English are mad, of a truth; we men of honour here cannot really comprehend them. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z He was wearing one of those one-piece bear suits, with the ears, and looked like a stuffed bear lying placidly on the table. Blaming parents: what I've learned and unlearned as a child psychiatrist 2011-04-15T13:15:00.233Z "You will find them extremely tiresome, poor things!" said she placidly. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z So far as outsiders can see, legislation generally flows placidly on, and the majority easily has its own way, acting with a sort of matter-of-course unanimity, with no suspicion of individual freedom of action. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z Feargus smiled placidly at the empty plates in front of him. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z Intuitively each listener seemed to know that a secret was about to be revealed and many glances were cast toward the unconscious Mildred, who continued to read placidly. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z Kate said, placidly, 'Well, they say that if you were to take a lot of men and women and give them all the same money, they'd all be quite different again to-morrow....' Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z "It is the fact," replied the older man, placidly. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Stanief was writing, writing steadily, placidly, his pen rustling faintly as it slipped across the paper. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Miss Campbell, placidly watching them from her cushion on a green bank at the side of the road, felt that punctured tires were a small incident in the scheme of affairs. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z I said nothing to Robert until after supper, then when he was placidly smoking, I told him what I had read. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The beautiful mild face of the Madonna in the picture belonging to the Goldsmiths’ Company still gazes placidly down from her shrine on the traffic below. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z She found that gentleman sitting on the steps of the post-office, smoking a calabash pipe, and sunning himself placidly while he waited for the noon mail. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z The climax arrived with the vibrating roar of another automobile, which fell into silence behind him as Count Rosal came placidly around to greet his friend. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Why, asleep, of course; placidly slumbering; or perhaps not so placidly dreaming of Prue. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Rohritz placidly twirls his moustache, and remarks, as he rises from table, that he will strap up his mackintosh. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z The man started violently when he saw Dyson placidly sitting in the corner, and glanced keenly about him. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z With his big hands on her shoulders, Jane leant against him, and looked on as placidly as if there were not a care in the world troubling her peace of mind. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z A few paces off the official stood stupidly enjoying the respite from exertion; placidly indifferent to an incomprehensible conversation inspired by a whim of the guest. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Nevertheless, when Mynors placidly remarked: 'Very well,' and his eyes sought hers for a consent, she could not refuse it. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Tom was placidly grim and patient, keeping his wits about him and exhibiting no change in tone or manner. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z He had opened the window, and was smoking placidly, while he watched the movement of life below. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z Again, on the opposite bank was the meadow, where now a few brown cows were to be seen in the distance, placidly munching the grass. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z In the mean time he went on his way placidly doing the good that he found to do, taking care of his poor patients and faithfully tending brother-physicians who happened to be ill. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Anna had no reply, and she surrendered herself placidly enough to his will; nevertheless she could not entirely banish a misgiving that Willie Price was again to be victimised. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z At the other end of the wooded space we found a little pond opening out, and a score of wild ducks drowsing placidly on its smooth surface. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Behind the counter sat worthy Giles Fox, smoking his pipe placidly. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z “I need hardly tell you that you are doubly welcome, my dear boy,” continued Mr. Lambert placidly, totally misunderstanding Paul’s astonishment. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z She answered placidly, "They have an adopted daughter; a niece of my lord's, who is almost always with them." A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z At the gates of the manufactory opposite the chapel, a man in a white smock stood placidly smoking a pipe. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Outside the mill-wheel placidly sprayed its mist of jewels as from the hand of a fairy prince. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z At last it collapsed, and the conqueror placidly began to eat the conquered before life was extinct. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z If she had ever dreamed that Jane would be placidly repeating her indiscreet little confidences, she would have died of mortification. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z This done, he placidly placed two fives on the table. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z I said a thing or two about him to Yvonne, and she took it perfectly placidly, so then I saw that it was all off. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z She looks timidly towards her father, but he is smoking his pipe, and placidly surveying her. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z “A very pleasant ride I had, too,” said the raccoon placidly. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z He poses his model quietly, engaged in unpurposeful occupations such as gazing at a bowl of goldfish, dreaming before a bit of bright porcelain, or seated placidly in a meadow, as in The Yellow Flower. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z The warriors, disdaining such an exhibition of womanish curiosity, remained placidly smoking in the sunshine. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z In a state of sheer desperation I smoked away the intolerable hours, and even had tobacco to share with the guides who placidly awaited the dawn in the lee of the horses. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z After which, the Icelander turned towards the log wall, pulled the ragged coverlet above his shoulders, and sank placidly again into slumber. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z "I know it," and Miss Prall smoothed the folds of her gown placidly. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z As the river spreads itself to attain this breadth, it flows placidly on through fertile plains, rich in vegetation. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z So they start and drive home together placidly, through the cool, soft night. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "He can travel by the same train as his fancy," said Mrs Holbrook, placidly. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The Reverend James Seton sat placidly eating his breakfast while his daughter Elizabeth wrestled in spirit with her young brother. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z "Was he to submit placidly to having this man prate against him in his own workshops, setting them of his own household against him?" remarked Winning. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z They did so, and for another hour the four men sat round the fire smoking placidly, occasionally exchanging remarks, while moment by moment the hour of mystery and doom grew closer. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Italia was asking about it last night,' he said cheerfully, glad to see her beginning to accept things more placidly. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z Mrs Holbrook, a plumply foolish little woman who had married the big man obediently that he might have a wife who claimed the prefix of "honourable" on her letters, accepted the magnificence placidly. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "That's it," admitted Alexander placidly, "but you don't know that house just by going past it on the street." Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z "You are that careless, man!" the woman admonished him placidly, "and I give you a lanthorn and all for to look after your 'orzes properly." Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z For this reason she could walk placidly through any evil she contemplated. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z "Which will be before you do," placidly murmured Tubby, continuing to eat his soup. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z And straight opposite, Denise, quietly dressed, placidly happy, avoiding Esm�'s challenging looks. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z “Those rascals have gone, then?” he said, so placidly that the peon was bewildered. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z "All right, Mounzeer, all right," muttered the man placidly, as he shook himself free from the uncomfortable clutch on his shoulder and leisurely made his way out of the porch. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Rather like a baby you were; a baby on its back sucking its thumb and placidly contemplating the nursery ceiling. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z In pure defiance, I believe, Barreau kept his place by the fire, smoking placidly till it wore on to ten o’clock. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "Oh, don't be in a hurry sir," placidly remarked the executive. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z “Oh, Curt’s all right,” replied the Sheriff, placidly. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z In the meanwhile," he said placidly, "remember my warning, citizen Martin-Roget. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z This old man, placidly wagging his jaws, seemed a part of the stolid indifference of the woods. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z His little eyes surveyed us placidly from under the blinking, puffy lids. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "To get her a cup of tea," continued the Secretary, placidly finishing his sentence. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z And, without offering to help her in, Frank seated himself, folded his arms, stretched out his long legs, and placidly remarked,— "Pull away, skipper." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Frieda received the mark of affection placidly; she was perfectly accustomed to being embraced by her family at unexpected moments. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z The angel, poised on the piano-stool—the only place on which her wings permitted her to sit down—was placidly masticating without ever stopping. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "I said you only wanted to possess me," she observed placidly. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z And there was a dear little secr�taire inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell, over the top of which a palm placidly waved its flattering fronds. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z "You used to smoke sweet-fern in corn-cob pipes, you remember; and these are not much stronger," he said, placidly restoring the rejected offering to his pocket. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Jack in a comfortable silk dressing gown was placidly gazing at this scene when Frieda's speech arrested her attention. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z “I don’t get married every summer,” his daughter returned placidly. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z The native folded his arms in front and gazed placidly down with horrible unconcern in spite of my cries and shrieks and signs of agony. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z He reminded her, in her impulse to rebel and throw off the hated yoke, that it was better to be calm and reasonable and to adapt herself placidly to things as they were. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Carrados—Carrados had not moved, but with arms resting on the table and fingers placidly locked together he smiled benignly on the new arrivals. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z A rangy black steer stood in the center of the trampled corn patch, chewing placidly on a stalk of corn that projected like a green stick from its mouth. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z “Of course, my dear sir,” said the old lawyer placidly, “of course; but you must not indulge in what Mr Saul Harrington here is taking with impunity.” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z "I wish I could tell you, old fellow," he placidly replied. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Japan’s Disgruntled Voters Head to Polls MATSUE, Japan — For decades, political views in this small city in rural western were as placidly predictable as the waters in the medieval moats that crisscross its downtown. Japan?s Disgruntled Voters Head to Polls 2010-07-09T17:46:00Z "Your relatively thin record clearly shows that you've been a political lawyer," Republican Senator Charles Grassley told Kagan, who sat placidly at the witness table through more than two hours of opening statements. Senate Republicans rap Obama's high-court pick 2010-06-29T07:53:00Z Sister Mimi Maravillas of the Religious of the Virgin Mary smiled placidly at the scrimmage on the field, her hands folded on her lap. Rome Journal: Shedding the Collar to Lace Up Cleats 2010-06-16T02:36:00Z A year afterwards, in reading a Mexican gazette, which had fallen into his hands, his eye wandered to the little corner which appeals so placidly to the feelings of the contemplative,—the place of obituaries. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico This island is itself a sleeping volcano, lying now placidly enough upon the bosom of the waters, but originally thrown up from the bottom of the lake in some past century. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Karel nodded placidly, to show that he understood what lay at the back of Van Naghel's words and that he quite agreed. Small Souls Though I 'm sure," he said to himself placidly, "that I should take just as much care of Stephanie as he could. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests Where to?" he asked mechanically, but stiffened to attention when Jonathan said placidly, "I don't know yet. The Jonathan Papers The olive-gray walls were brightened with the soft dull gold of an old mirror and picture frames from which dim faces looked placidly down. The Valiants of Virginia Mosquitoes reduced me to the very borders of madness,—Sir Galahad would placidly remark, how Buckland would revel here in all those gorgeous beetles. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories She had been sitting for so many years comfortably and placidly in the chimney-corner, knitting stockings and chewing fruit-jujubes the while, that she would not and could not realise that it must be different now. The Wish A Novel The sun outside rains down gold upon the swarming mass, tinging it with many-changing, chameleon, southern tints between the white, motionless wings of the Imperial, whose caryatids look down placidly. Majesty A Novel When I put this question to Jonathan, he smokes on placidly. The Jonathan Papers The snow was still falling placidly in big flakes. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico The hired man went howling through the woods, and she returned to the house, smiling placidly. A Yankee from the West A Novel She was smiling up at him, so sweetly, so placidly. The Cottage of Delight A Novel "What business is it of his?" placidly inquired Uncle Reuben. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Frieda now smiled placidly, not understanding Ruth's meaning nor any of the other nonsense they were talking, but just the same not wishing to be ignored. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold When all serene and placidly appear; Domestic happiness! of that possessed, Then may we leave to Providence the rest. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact He voted steadily and placidly as a Tory, and it is not probable that in doing so he did any violence to his opinions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 "There is no saying what one might be if one were driven to it," he replied placidly. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Ah," meditated Tomas, as he went placidly about his gruesome business, "what a fine thing it is to be known for a man quiet and harmless. The Firebrand She thought it a pretty sight to see the brooding mother placidly sitting upon her eggs, while her mate, in jealous haste, was vigilantly swimming his patrol all round the nest. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Friendship! thou sovereign balm of every care, When all serene and placidly appear; Domestic happiness! of that possessed, Then may we leave to Providence the rest. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact The warrior on watch mumbled placidly to himself as he picked at the deer's head. Last Words Nancy sprang up, and crossed the room, running, while the spools from her overturned basket rolled off placidly under the bed. Nancy of Paradise Cottage "It pays well, though," said the other placidly. The Firebrand Would she have to worry him placidly for months as she usually had to when she wanted her own way? A Bed of Roses Like her in this, Miss Ellinor Hoffman now placidly snipped and ripped the basting threads, unraveled them patiently, and set to work afresh. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus I waited there while the old tall clock placidly ticked its speech of time. Last Words "What do you think the trouble was?" prompted Alma, padding after her sister, and sloshing placidly through the puddles, in all the nonchalant confidence of sound rubbers. Nancy of Paradise Cottage The dark monk stared down at his chief, as he set placidly fingering his episcopal ring and smiling. The Firebrand “Just as fast as is consistent with a reasonable degree of safety now,” Mr. Rack said, placidly. The Auto Boys' Vacation Gently and placidly flowed the Katahba—every tree and shrub mirrored in its beautiful waters. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 Meanwhile her daughter hung over the stove and placidly cooked sausages. Last Words This is the criticism of which Longfellow placidly wrote, “I understand there is a spicy article against me in the ‘Boston Quarterly.’ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This scene is painful to me," said Se�or Mu�oz, placidly, "it irritates my nerves. The Firebrand "I'm almost sure she doesn't," the collegian replied, placidly. A Romance in Transit He gazed placidly at the sign on the corner and, closing the trunk, leaned forward to the driver. In And Out But the men of the battery told the Kickers to go to the devil—frankly, freely, placidly, told the Kickers to go to the devil. Last Words Many, as yet, have not seen her; and these stare at her placidly, indifferent to the fact that breeding would have it otherwise. Faith and Unfaith Fergus was moving straight ahead in the path he had planned, and, on the whole, placidly. Hempfield A Novel "Who is it?" she demanded placidly, as if being awakened at two fifteen in the morning had been a common incident of her life. A Top-Floor Idyl "So, therefore," Anthony said placidly, "we will find our subject and make the experiment." In And Out There were some isolated cases of dissent, but the great English public as a whole placidly accepted these assurances concerning the activity of the honoured corps. Last Words "That, mynheer, is my secret," rejoined Diogenes placidly, "and the discussion of my plans might jeopardise their success." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "It's home-brewed beer," said Mrs. Lambert, placidly, and then she leaned back and sighed at the dome of her blue-silk umbrella. Plashers Mead A Novel I watched two lads at the air-pump wheels as if they were executioners, though both had kind faces, and one was sucking placidly at a clay pipe. Careers of Danger and Daring They had no difficulty in surrounding and capturing the cow, which continued to graze placidly when they forcibly seized the rope that hung from its neck. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division "That's old stuff," he said placidly, with his hand on the wicket. Thirty Indeed, mejuffrouw," he rejoined placidly, whilst the gentle mockery in his glance became more accentuated, "indeed I am sure that your harshness towards me was only dictated by your kindliness. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Consequently she drifted placidly, and if conscience whispered or Martin suggested another evening's pleasure, it was too much trouble to listen to the one or refuse the other. Years of Plenty Jim's bed was unoccupied; but over on the other side lay Corporal Fred, his duties early completed, sleeping placidly and well. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 "I was married in the fall," said Mrs. Martin placidly. Clover and Blue Grass "Why, I think so," replied the lady placidly. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction None I admit," rejoined the philosopher placidly, "but let me put the situation a little more clearly before you. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel He looked through the open door at the hound, lying under the china-berry tree in the glare, placidly scratching fleas, bumping the elbow of his hind leg on the soft ground as he scratched. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium Sydenham placidly criticised his work; but Sydenham could not feel his tragedy of defeat. Ewing\\'s Lady I must say that most of them reached this desirable consummation long before the coloratura soprano, for she continued placidly as long as there was any food in sight. Confessions of an Opera Singer He ceased whacking her, but she squawked for some minutes and then fell placidly asleep in the sunshine. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Through the hours of darkness and silence while each of the whites wrestled with despair, this black man had slept as placidly as a child, with easy, regular breathing. Where the Pavement Ends He was placidly resigned to girl, and after all, behold, it was a boy! What a Man Wills But morning restored her serenity, and she reposed placidly again on the unquestioned sureness of her going. Ewing\\'s Lady Yet he sat, placidly puffing out tobacco smoke at if he had a hundred years to live. Harley Greenoak's Charge An hour passed, and still they slumbered placidly, the wash of a big boat as it slipped by them failed to rouse them. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War They also had fallen beneath the spell of Gloucester’s personality, and had placidly accepted his explanations. A Question of Marriage Quietly, placidly, Teresa had bided her time, clinging with limpet-like determination to her point, moving the pawns on the board, waiting for the right moment to make the final dash. Lady Cassandra "Why, I take it that she is nothing at all to you," answered the priest, folding his hands on his lap and smiling placidly. International Short Stories English How calm and placidly they rest Upon the heaven's indulgent breast, As if their branches never breeze had known! The Romance of Natural History, Second Series She was sitting as placidly unconscious of danger as usual, in her harmless hallucination, playing with her little dog, which was coiled up on her lap. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Sube glared at her in silence as she went on placidly. Sube Cane "I have broken it to you, Will, as gently as I could," said Sir Thomas, not quite as placidly as before. The Heart of a Woman “I like it that way,” observed the judge placidly. Stepsons of Light “Who is he?” said Miss Sewin, as the newcomer placidly squatted himself. A Frontier Mystery The cow flicked a fly from her flank with her tail and went on placidly cropping grass. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days As she sat there, placidly rubbing away, a friend of the opposite sex made his appearance on the scene. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition I don't wonder," she commented placidly, "you must feel so anxious. The Heart of a Woman “Well, I must say, you’re not a bit—” “I know I’m not a bit,” said See placidly. Stepsons of Light Aunt Rosa was no check upon them, for she slept placidly in the corner of the sofa, and Frank--Heaven alone knew when he had gone. Gertrude's Marriage Men should see to it that women learn to smoke if only that the women may take breakdowns more placidly. Seeds of Pine “You can call ’em up, Tommy,” said the old lady, placidly. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Seventeen days he sails placidly along, and on the eighteenth appear the shadowy hills of the land of the Ph�acians, whither he is bound. Greek Women He soon came upon Jeems seated placidly upon the ground apparently enjoying the view. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine She sighed placidly and turned back to the business at hand. Assignment's End "Babe's future is a thing of horror to contemplate," says his mother, smiling placidly. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June “Yes,” said he placidly; and forthwith told him what Lord Fallowfield claimed. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories As a matter of fact I shall be sleeping placidly under the stars, quite out of reach of the main disaster. Lord Stranleigh Abroad But he spoke never a word, and the red sentries paced placidly to and fro along the burnside of Garryhorn. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway They came through, not hurrying, talking rather placidly; their movements had the swiftness of the children's without their jerkiness. The Enormous Room Primus stepped into the room, crossed to the couch and lay down placidly. Freudian Slip “Sure of that, Sir Charles?” he inquired placidly. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories The horse began placidly to crop the grass, so he let it go at that, and advancing to the front door, knocked. Lord Stranleigh Abroad Electra's eyes went involuntarily to the garden where Billy Stark was placidly walking up and down, smoking his cigar and stopping now and then to inspect a flower. Rose MacLeod Released from the indurating business of daily chores and the calculations of house-keeping, and placidly secure in a miser's infatuation, she lived an almost effortless emotional existence. Command Erika demanded, revolted. "—and six jiggers of honey," Martin went on placidly. The Ego Machine And so it happened that, after the wash-out had been repaired, he placidly resumed his journey. The Vision of Elijah Berl It lay sprawled in the dirt, and covering the face was a mask which smiled placidly up at the beholders; on the left breast was pinned a solitary gardenia, crimson with blood. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure "Yes," said Flossy placidly, "I have tried it before." A Life Sentence A Novel Was she not floating placidly on the same tides that served the German coast? Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Long ago she had arrived at a conclusion not borne out by the seeming indifference of her hostess, who was placidly smiling at the regal beauty in the cozy armchair before the cheerful pinon fire. The Song of the Wolf I see indeed how all men, all, do but act and counterfeit an elevation of soul, from which they afterwards willingly and placidly sink into common-place. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels "And terminated with such disgrace," added he, smiling placidly. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II “Of course, I can’t assure you of anything of the kind,” he said, still speaking quite placidly. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Standing in the space enclosed by the curve of the table, they began a sweet melopœia, which caused the guests to sit up in their couches and to smile placidly. Sónnica As he entered the bunkhouse the measured breaths from each bed were those of placidly sleeping men and he undressed in the dark so as not to disturb them. The Song of the Wolf "What is it?" asked Cecilia, placidly, expecting her mother to read out some blood-curdling tale of runaway motor cars and mangled nursery maids. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome "I don't know," said Ruth, placidly; she was38 not a basket ball enthusiast herself. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in He rolled his quid and placidly answered: “Huk-uh; when I move, all I haffter do is put out the fire and call the dog.” Our Southern Highlanders |
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