| 单词 | ponderously |
| 例句 | He moved ponderously across the room and settled into the armchair, filling it completely. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Never in my life,” Bernabe swore, still ponderously shaking his head, trying to win an Oscar for his interpretation of a bewildered frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man pauses; his oversized head moves ponderously left, like the head of some shortsighted, dull-witted monster. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Then by all means, meander slowly and ponderously until my feathers molt,” said Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The creatures of the Stone circled a while croaking, and one by one beat back ponderously inland over the moors. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But Robbie was hurt at the unjust accusation, so he seated himself carefully and shook his head ponderously from side to side. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then they would zing upward and fly ponderously on clacking wings for a few feet and disappear in the grass again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The maester pushed himself ponderously to his feet, his chain of office clinking softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I know. But as to why—” He shook his head slowly and ponderously. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Climbing down ponderously from the wooden buckboard, he tossed Stella and Jojo each a piece of molasses taffy. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The captain shouted an order, and the vessel began to turn ponderously against the current, maneuvering out into midstream and giving a blast on the whistle that echoed for a long time around the valley. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The whole superstructure stumbled, recovered itself, stumbled again, and sank down ponderously on its left side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his eye focused on the enormous shape of a sea turtle struggling out of the sea and ponderously making its way up the sand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you. I find it a frustrating, humbling, infuriating experience.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Again, in the catalogue, the museum's director writes rather ponderously of difficulties with the comedy. Rude Britannia at Tate Britain: no laughing matter 2010-06-15T13:50:00Z They have over the last 40 years emerged ponderously from a colonial world into a neo-colonial one. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Now, retracing her steps, she followed the path to the amusement park, where the Riesenrad, the Giant Wheel, spun ponderously against a low, gray sky. Exclusive: An Excerpt from Valerie Plame’s Upcoming Spy Thriller 2013-05-28T19:43:55Z In 1994, in a bookstore in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, I saw, in a case full of treasures, a ponderously bound book labelled “Bible.” 'Ulysses' and the Moral Right to Pleasure 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z There is a lot of “I” in this narrator, but what his first-person tour does offer is a light, breezy look at a comedy that sometimes is studied too ponderously by academics and pop-culture critics. 2010-01-08T17:06:00Z As she listens to the others, Ms. Carey turns to the left, gazing ponderously into empty space. Having a Good Side Isn’t Just for Mariah Carey Anymore 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z After all, it is framed by the self-conscious recollections of a Brooklyn lawyer, who speaks as ponderously of inexorable fate as any Greek chorus ever did. Review: ‘A View From the Bridge’ Bears Witness to the Pain of Fate 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Despite battle scenes, there’s little blood, just plenty of ponderously earnest cant about the dictatorship of the proletariat. | 'Beginning of the Great Revival': Chinese History, Straight From the Source 2011-06-24T16:13:27Z And though the show has been trimmed and tightened since I saw it in London in 2009, at more than two and a half hours, it starts to feel ponderously long. | 'War Horse': A Boy and His Steed, Far From Humane Society 2011-04-15T02:01:02Z The series premiere is beautifully but ponderously shot: Chicago as seen through the eyes of a stylish European auteur. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z One, “Hash Wednesday,” ponderously works over religion: four minutes of dithering. Playlist: New CDs by Judith Berkson, Trash Talk and Others 2010-05-28T21:25:00Z And crossing the village boundary into the woods will upset the creatures the village elders have ponderously named “Those We Don’t Speak Of.” Plot Twist! Why 2004 Was a Surprising Year for Movies 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z From the beginning, Parnell hints — sometimes ponderously — that bad things are eventually going to happen to his mother, father and brother. Perspective | Thanksgiving is a time to grieve, read and remember. Two new books capture the mood. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z "Any sense of enveloping menace, mystery and even thematic weight that might mask the writing's more ponderously mannered aspects is missing," it added. Hugh Jackman makes triumphant return to Broadway in 'The River' 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z I was a ponderously slow reader and still am. He’s Played Churchill and Lear. But for John Lithgow, Audiobooks Test His Mettle. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The boys of “Season” are afflicted by the disease of being American, and as this play ponderously presents it, there’s no cure in sight. | 'That Championship Season': The Champs Reunite, Bearing the Nation?s Scars 2011-03-07T03:01:04Z The dialogue is spiced with profanities and anachronisms, and the plot moves ponderously through a thicket of complications. ‘Marlowe’ Review: The Adventures of a Worn-Out Gumshoe 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z There is, as noted, a wisp of a tale tucked into this film, one that, as the story wears on, becomes ponderously weighed down with melodramatic filler and even some halfhearted genre action. | 'Ondine': Colin Farrell Meets His Mermaid 2010-06-03T22:52:00Z The five dancers in each half made valiant efforts to shade their material, which nevertheless remained ponderously earnest. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Offers a Vision of the World Through Mirrors and Illusions 2011-02-27T23:16:14Z An unexpectedly thrilling examination of 1970s Parliament, it relied heavily, though never ponderously, on research and interviews. Is Nothing Secret? Daniel Radcliffe and the Art of ‘Privacy’ 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, director Deena Selenow fails to smooth over the plot irregularities in a ponderously paced staging that unfailingly emphasizes the twee. A fractured family tries to piece itself together in 'Kentucky' 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Later, ponderously: “I feel like there should be an app that analyzes your tum and tells you what you want to eat.” In Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None,’ a new definition of Netflix-and-chill 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The show’s last three works find him looking more to the past than to the present or the future, and striving, ponderously, for a grand manner. On the Met?s Roof Garden, Sculpture at Play 2011-04-29T13:42:59Z Leadership often appears to be everything and nothing at the same time — a mix of trite advice, contradictory analysis and ponderously obvious observation. Review | A book on leadership that offers real leaders, not abstract theories 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Family crises that some might view as a call to action mostly just enervate her: She doesn’t need another reminder that middle age can be overwhelmingly hard and ponderously boring. Review | Bridget Everett’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ is 2022’s first great show 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Making those who have impacted the whole will of course take federal intervention - which often is ponderously slow in arriving. Editorial Roundup: Alabama 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s ponderously slow, particularly in the early chapters, which largely consist of delivering packages over staggering distances. Death Stranding is a long, bizarre journey that’s both breathtaking and boring 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The puppetry grows ponderously abstract as Audrey II grows larger, thanks to the human flesh Seymour guiltily feeds it. Review: 'Little Shop of Horrors' at Pasadena Playhouse finds humanity amid the musical camp 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Public art can sometimes feel ponderously corporate or impersonal, but the unroofed splendor of Pepper’s site-specific works can prompt unexpectedly potent encounters. Woman of Steel 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Blink a few times and it’s not too hard to imagine him playing ponderously in midfield, taking the penalties and corners. England and Spurs need to recognise that a half-fit Harry Kane is no use | Barney Ronay 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z There have been bizarre collapses, as at Everton, Bournemouth and Manchester City, and even as home wins were racked up in the mid-to-latter part of the season, the football was often ponderously slow. Would letting Maurizio Sarri leave really be sensible for Chelsea? | Jonathan Wilson 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Cocker speaks quite slowly and ponderously, and has a very sweet habit of finishing a thought and then looking up at you, smiling like a child who is pleased to see an ice-cream van. Jarvis Cocker: ‘I’ve lived in my head for most of my life’ 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Instead, the jumble occupies an unfortunate space situated somewhere between the ponderously pretentious and the just plain ridiculous. Reviews: Animated drama 'Liz and the Blue Bird,' plus 'Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland' and more documentaries - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The first half of “Head Over Heels” is ponderously set up, but the second act is slightly more adept at stirring the affections. Review: 'Pretty Woman' and 'Head Over Heels' try oh-so-hard to revive beauty and the beat for Broadway 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z On the surface, these works — one about a financial services firm that has grown ponderously large; the other about a small community hospital in Yorkshire — may not appear to have much in common. Essential Arts & Culture: Theater takes on the financial, a buoyant 'Bolero' and more Kusama-mania 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The lighting ponderously changes on Ralph Funicello’s refreshingly bare wooden set before one of Falstaff’s great monologues, but for the most part the production avoids becoming a highlight reel of “Henry IV.” Tom Hanks, Hamish Linklater and a 'Henry IV' worthy of applause 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z “But somehow we remain,” he says, a bit ponderously. 'Springsteen on Broadway' puts the Boss in a box 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z For some it might be the movie’s opening minutes, when that ponderously self-important title first appears on-screen. Deep Throat drama 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' stays mostly on the surface 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z His entry into the debating hall was ponderously slow – noticeably slower than Hillary Clinton’s. What body language tells us about the second presidential debate 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z They are making their way from pasture to milking parlour, ponderously. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The giant departures board is hung ponderously in the middle of the room like a guillotine blade. Inside America's worst train station 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Arsenal, meanwhile, were in Olympiakos mode, waiting for the game to turn, ponderously, their way. Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud recovers after scoring Sunderland equaliser 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z A president who weighs every sentence, sometimes in a ponderously professorial way, has used a provocative word that he knows will have an electrifying effect on the debate. Charleston shooting: Obama's evolving language on race - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z And yet it was Everton's tendency to over-play ponderously in defence that placed them in most danger in a first half City dominated without demonstrating the required cutting edge. Everton 1-1 Manchester City 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z While Nokia and BlackBerry were ponderously trying to evolve their outdated software, Samsung was focused on just cramming the highest specs inside the cheapest phone. What next for Samsung? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z And he convinced officials in Poland to market their country, ponderously, as a land of “creative boisterousness, unusual but fun”. Schumpeter: The ascent of brand man 2014-04-24T15:01:05Z Toward the top of the list of arcana resides the ponderously titled “embodied cognition.” A Blind Person Understands The Way A Sighted Friend "Sees" The World 2013-12-04T23:18:14.171Z But critics say the ponderously named "Ministry of Science, Information and Communications Technology and Future Planning" lacks focus. Analysis: Park's promise of second South Korea miracle risks ringing hollow 2013-11-06T21:08:29Z Needless to say, rational minds find it better to be an elephant, however grey and wrinkled and ponderously bureaucratic, than a cute, furry, one millimeter thick, flattened mouse. The future of the European Union (part 2): Don't count on a Hamiltonian moment 2012-05-28T22:36:29Z The pair helped provide a rousing finish to the domestic season and a feature of both matches was the willingness of players to off-load rather than go to ground all the time and ponderously recycle. Shane Williams bows out with a small lesson and fitting Ospreys double 2012-05-31T08:00:04Z Old Mears ponderously started the ball; but no one could keep it rolling. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Roland removed from his mouth the large pipe and thought ponderously for a minute. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Had all men thought as he professed to do—probably for the pleasure of saying something ponderously brilliant for the moment—we should have had no naval or commercial superiority to-day—in short, no England. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Clambering ponderously in she subsided with a flop between the other massive matron and the pretty girl. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z One day as the director strutted ponderously along one of the two corridors, the word “parliament” fell on his ear. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Then suddenly they ceased to move; but in a few moments started ponderously in the reverse direction. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The landlady went ponderously up before her guest and opened the door of a dimity-hung chamber. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z "And why," he asked, half sulkily and half ponderously, "after midnight only, M. le Comte?" Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z On hastened the light-footed Fernando, and on we followed more ponderously, marvelling how he knew his way where we could see no trace of a path. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z "As to the girl, I am not so sure, Mrs. D----," he struck in ponderously. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The big man got up ponderously and brushed the cigar ashes off of his bay-window. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z "Never a favourite of mine—even before this," Andy pronounced, rather ponderously. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Thy robe of serge hath lain beneath the stars; Thy weight of tresses, ponderously free, Of iron hue, no golden circlet bars. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The rust of centuries on the pivot wears slowly off, and the stone turns ponderously round, giving access to a low dark passage. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Then he glanced at Mr. Anderson, cleared his throat with a loud "ahem" that made Roger start, and said, very ponderously: "Um!" The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z If Peggy had ever given him an opening he would have set his teeth and plunged into it, blindly and ponderously; but she never did. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z I also think it would be refreshing if educational reform wasn’t such a ponderously serious business. Education reform paralysis ? and how to fix it 2011-12-21T10:00:00Z There was a long sigh, and the great beams of the locks moved ponderously against their weight. We're Civilized! 2011-12-15T03:00:16.297Z However, Joe found walking on this occasion somewhat difficult, for the pace the Indian set was terrific, while a mild-tempered wind had softened the snow which clung to his shoes, making them ponderously heavy. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The Justice, with a reproachful glance at Mrs. Courteen, moved ponderously to the couch. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z "My dear," I replied, ponderously, but, I think, excusably, "you have, as usual, anticipated my intention, but I think we can hold out until after Christmas." Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Harry told him what they had seen and when he had finished Mr. Barclay seemed to be considering the matter ponderously. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z And she waved her fat hands, and sank ponderously into a chair. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z The great stone, which a man of ordinary strength could not have moved, turned ponderously in the air and struck the gunwale amidships with a crash that tore out the planks in splinters. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The man with the carnation and the resplendent shoes rose ponderously and began to hurry through a fortnightly financial report. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Mrs. Ruggles moved ponderously about the room or sat silently by the fire. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z His weight disturbed the balance of the thing, it rolled over ponderously, and as Kotuko sprang aside to avoid it, slid after him, squeaking and hissing on the ice slope. The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z He got down ponderously from his stool and squeaked out behind the long counter in his shiny boots. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z Slowly it glided between the ghostlike silhouettes of vessels at anchor; it turned ponderously; there was a splash of phosphorescence at the bow, a running clang of chain through hawse. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Our little boat seemed to roll in the powerful folds of a monster which wallowed ponderously and without ceasing. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z It veered; but it blew sufficiently true to the favorable direction: the ice still made ponderously for the shore, reeling in the swell.... Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z The half of the heavy door swung back ponderously. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Stabb turned his broad red face round to him and laughed ponderously. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z They worked in couples—sedately, ponderously; but the sum-total of their labour was quite in keeping with their huge bulk. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "The old fellow seems reasonable, Miss Hunter," he said ponderously. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Once its balance was passed, the sawyer struck the grappling chains loose with his peavey, and, with a rattle, they fell clear, while the prostrate giant lumbered ponderously into the mill. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Mike ponderously straightened himself and prepared to depart. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z It moved along slowly and ponderously, as though it were straining under a burden too heavy to be borne. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z If we were all rich!” and she sighed ponderously again. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z The machine will go forward ponderously and cumbrously, but it will not go backward without an infinite amount of toil and trouble. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z As the sound swelled in intensity, the men began to circle the drawing for Ogun, ponderously shuffling from one foot to the other in time with the beat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The girls, standing with clasped hands on the rocky shore, watched the ponderously moving raft with great anxiety. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z The Peace Conference is now, as I write, ponderously considering the future of Turkey, and their fate still hangs in the balance. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z He bowed and strode off down the path, his new shaps flapping ponderously as he walked; and the old cattleman brushed his eyes to drive the mad thought away. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Old Captain rose ponderously to his feet, shuffled about inside his cabin and finally returned with a large spool of dingy thread, a mammoth thimble, and a huge darning needle. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z The weapon of choice was a ponderously huge mainframe. RedHat CEO Whitehurst: Don't Be Tricked into Cloud-based Lock-in 2011-05-04T01:31:34Z The writer indeed treads ponderously and speaks thickly; but there is extant no picture at once so perfect and so quaint of a purely childlike talent. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z She had loitered down to the gates, where a young man stood talking to the lodge-keeper, with a big Newfoundland dog gamboling ponderously about him. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Then, after another period of waiting, he slouched ponderously out and shoved him aside. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Riley rose ponderously from the table and crashed a fist down on it. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z The large calm waves of the Pacific rolled ponderously in and fell down. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z As he came on, with ungainly, padding gait, his head swung ponderously to and fro. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z With a fretful squeak of objection the elephant, curling his trunk between his tusks for its safety, forged ponderously ahead. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Evidently the rails were slippery and when the enormous wheels met the iron they slipped—slipped toward us—ponderously, slowly, as inevitable as doomsday. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z “Mrs. Barr and I have been discussing your immediate future, Sally,” he began ponderously, in tones that he evidently thought were kind. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z With a surprised grin, the chauffeur slowly slackened speed, reversed his power, and ponderously turned the big car about. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z A girl can overlook larceny, bigamy, arson, robbery, contempt of court, and murder, but ‘nothing,’”—he sighed ponderously. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z "That is Persian characters, sahib," Baboo Dass declared ponderously. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Then he emerged from his shell of silence, and became ponderously genial, talkative—a metamorphosis which Barreau regarded with frank contempt. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The rector somewhat ponderously acquiesced, and the coroner put some questions to him, which like the preceding queries brought little new light on the mystery. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z I dilated ponderously on my cold, my hard work, and my loneliness, and eventually went to bed at ten o'clock full of cold shivers and hot whisky-and-water. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Even Spain lost their first match against Switzerland, while the Dutch started ponderously by their standards. World Cup final nears with Spain as the favorite 2010-07-09T14:30:00Z Because they are ponderously slow in a game of ever accelerating change. This is no time to doubt Martin Johnson | Eddie Butler 2010-03-20T22:26:00Z And the old man, who could scarcely stand on his legs, dragged his corpulent body ponderously round the table, and laid both hands on Leo's shoulders. The Undying Past He rose ponderously, and marched across the ruins of the gate to his stable. The Great Mogul She had loitered down to the gates, where a young man stood talking to the lodge-keeper, with a big Newfoundland dog gambolling ponderously about him. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir "But you look cool enough, mam," said he, ponderously, "and 'tis become a matter of——" "Duty, Sergeant?" she enquired. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The Register paced the floor slowly, ponderously, with an impressive pause at each turn, tapping his left hand with his eyeglass to score his points. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus It is typical oratory of the day—ponderously graceful, if that is not a contradiction in terms. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Roger rose ponderously, having lost that ease of movement which was wont to be so deceptive when an enemy deemed him slow because of his size. The Great Mogul "No; but I have many times seen Mrs. Milbanke," he said ponderously. The Gambler A Novel "Your mention of overhearing brings me at once to what I want to say," Mr. Lowch proceeded ponderously. A Traitor's Wooing Conlon hesitated an instant, then obeyed, tiptoeing ponderously, with creaking boots, over to a daintily appointed writing-table, and returning with a block of linen paper. The Book of Susan A Novel "Why, it's Sergeant Newte!" exclaimed the publican, as a burly man in a dark overcoat entered, carefully closed the door, and moved ponderously towards the bar. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England He seized a paper weight and commenced to toss it ponderously from fist to fist. The Gray Mask Then my friend suddenly asked him what kind of boots he wore, and put down the address most carefully on his cuff, thanking him effusively, after which the guardian walked off, ponderously. A Top-Floor Idyl The clock out in the kitchen struck eleven ponderously as Helen set the bottle away and put the screen before the window. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 Feigenbaum pawed the air with his right hand and sat down ponderously. The Competitive Nephew The heavily laden boat laboured ponderously from the side of the big ship. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance At twelve-thirty the gas truck rolled ponderously back to its den. Cue for Quiet Everything was still again, and the unjustly mistrusted party was rocking ponderously, with an amorphous bundle in her lap. A Top-Floor Idyl With a rasping screech of rusty hinges the gate moved ponderously inward, and Conan straightened and drew his sword. Red Nails The flight was to have been a loop "over" the moon, almost intersecting its orbit at the precise time it swung ponderously by. Fly By Night The passenger lock swung ponderously shut behind him. Accidental Flight There was a little extra yelling and whip-cracking, and the great vehicle rolled ponderously through, and began toilsomely to mount the steep ascent on the other side. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The next instant he rose clear, flapping ponderously. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Gravely and ponderously Mr. Sopley besought the Lord to make the assembly grateful for what they were about to receive, and amidst a chorus of "amens" the guests resumed their seats. Adventures of Bindle I remarked in a low tone, as I gave a delicate puff into the air, but I guess that his Royal Highness did, for in a few moments he stirred ponderously, and finally sat up. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine This evening he climbed ponderously to his perch, inwardly congratulating himself on his forethought, for the others, chattering busily on the day’s doings, were only beginning to spread out their blankets. Under Boy Scout Colors The whips cracked, the drivers yelled, and the waggons rolled ponderously forward. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley It lifted heavily against the ice, pressed up the tunnels to the very edge of the dry chamber of the lodge, and thrust ponderously at the outlets of the dam. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He swung ponderously toward the rear room, then fell to trembling so that he could not proceed. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The vault door opened ponderously revealing an empty warehouse. Brown John's Body Mechanically, he glanced down at his watch, lifting his wrist into his line of vision as slowly and ponderously as though it bore a great weight. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 He skidded the crawler ponderously to halt near the edge of the settlement. Student Body "I wish Van Ness was here," said the judge, nodding ponderously. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. "Only a few of a great many thousands," replied Sutphen ponderously. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch The old-fashioned clock is ticking loudly, ponderously, as though determined to betray the flight of fickle time and impress upon the happy, careless ones that the end of all things is at hand. Rossmoyne Epstein had risen, had ponderously approached him, and had resolutely grasped him by one ear. The Girl in the Mirror Two digging machines were still ponderously moving about among the ruins, pounding down their heavy buckets methodically, reducing the concrete structure to a horrible dead level. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 As that bubble tried ponderously to rotate, rainbow gleams ran across it, hiding and then revealing the constellations. Industrial Revolution So did a clock with clear ideas on the subject, striking midnight somewhere, ponderously. When Ghost Meets Ghost "But, anyway, his conscience will reassert itself, and he'll probably propose again this morning—ponderously." His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Jepson moved ponderously away to do so, while Rodney, opening his big box in the hall, drew out the poinsettia and chrysanthemums and proceeded to arrange them in a gorgeous armful. The Girl in the Mirror Unlocked, the thing swung ponderously at Kirby’s push, and with the three girls pressing close beside him, he entered—and stopped. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 The B-52 swung ponderously onto the base leg of its circle, and there was a creaking of stretching metal inside. Sound of Terror Charles heavily sarcastic, ponderously ironic—how well Henry remembered it. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings All eyes turned to Blount, who stepped down ponderously and waddled out to the auto. Shadow Mountain “Well, I wish I was that way,” she sighed after a silence and Denver smote ponderously at the rock. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Hammer pushed his books along the table, shuffled his papers, and rose ponderously. The Bondboy If I don't have tea instantly," said her mother, with profound conviction, as she came ponderously through the porti�res, tugging at her gloves, "I shall expire! The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel The flashlight showed it swinging ponderously about, with Evelyn held fast against its body in a fashion horribly reminiscent of a child holding a doll. The Fifth-Dimension Tube Once the toe of one of his snowshoes caught in the snaky root of a big spruce and he fell ponderously, without a word, and picked himself up again. The Peace of Roaring River In the excitement of such an unheard of proceeding he had plunged ponderously along in the dark and mud with his fellow-travellers and incidentally lost his luggage and his valet, the ineradicably English James. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium The stone swung slowly and ponderously into a silent room, and Garry Connell stared wide-eyed and wondering where rock walls, in carved and colored brilliance reflected the softest of diffused light. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 You know they say, 'as the twig's inclined, the tree is bent,'" Bristles told them, ponderously, "and we all can guess what'll become of Buck Lemington some day. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School The Kaiser Wilhelm," said the captain ponderously, "is a German boat. The Harbor While he watched, it began turning slowly, ponderously, and started sinking into the meteor. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Nothing, on the contrary, can be more painfully and ponderously opaque than the clouds of the old masters universally. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) At the fourth side bulked the dinosaur, coming slowly, ponderously. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 The inventor moved ponderously, with leaden limbs, to take sights from the windows above, to consult his maps of the sky, check and re-check his figures. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 “As I was saying,” the Judge then proceeded ponderously, “I recognized he had what one could call––er–––” “Class?” the man on the desk broke in again with his engaging smile. Once to Every Man He was solemnly and ponderously serious about himself. The Island Mystery For a minute he stood there, thinking ponderously; then very deliberately he 480 pulled his six-shooter out of his shaps and handed it over to her. Hidden Water The banking clouds rose ponderously upon the hilltops, blacking out the twilight with an abruptness which must have held deep significance for men less occupied. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills “Only six weeks since I left her; yet, it seems like a year,” she sighed; and Fitzgerald Delaven, who had entered from the Lieutenant’s room, sighed ponderously at her elbow. The Bondwoman “And that was what I was really waiting for,” the slow voice went on ponderously. Once to Every Man The bold sweep of Charles's design for the island-cell carried in spite of the lighting and was applauded, but, as usual with English actors, the pace was slow and the verse was ponderously spoken. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists But in the next instant he doubted his own sanity, for the ape, slowly and ponderously, nodded his head. The Mind Master She sat down ponderously and prepared to make the most of the present occasion. The Crevice One after another her twelve engines sputtered into life, and ponderously she moved over the field, gathering speed as the staccato barking of the exhausts gradually blended into a smooth though deafening purr. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 “Why––you––you must have known I’d come,” he said, his voice ponderously grave. Once to Every Man Great cumulus clouds lazily, ponderously, glided across the sky, prototypes of nomadic wandering. Sunlight Patch The dreadful, unrecognizable things still moved, still heaved and twisted ponderously among the bodies of their slain, but it was mere aimless paroxysm, the blind life struggling to resist its final expulsion and dissipation. In the Morning of Time Bob turned the lapels of his coat back and threw out his chest ponderously. The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street The door clanged behind him, and his eye absorbed in an instant the details of the ponderously high-powered electrical apparatus. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China “No, I didn’t exactly forget it,” he stated ponderously. Once to Every Man While the great circular door of the Ertak was backing out ponderously from its threaded seat, suspended by its massive gimbals, I inspected the people of this new world. The God in the Box Then a leather-colored mountain of a back heaved itself up through the smother and a colossal form, that would make the hugest elephant a pigmy, came ponderously forth upon the beach. In the Morning of Time Erect upon its hind legs, and with a musket on its shoulder, it marched ponderously and slowly around the circle, eying each of the sitting beasts—except the wolf—suspiciously as it passed. Kings in Exile And against the far wall, with a face like the gibbous moon, stood a massive clock of carved rosewood, clacking ponderously, almost painfully, as if each tick were to be its last. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China “You didn’t miss me?” he inquired, ponderously playful. The Dark Star Mr. Wells went out to see the war at one time, and returned to make merry, rather ponderously, over the fact that some officers still wear spurs. A Padre in France Fully twenty feet in length, and perhaps eight feet high at the crest of the massively-rounded back, he was of ponderous breadth, and moved ponderously on legs like columns. In the Morning of Time Mr. Moon turned ponderously round and without a word led the way to the first floor, puffing enormously on the stairs. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator June bugs buzzed ponderously like armor-plated dragons toward the lights glowing faintly from the town. Strange Alliance Certainly Priscilla never made such a silly speech in her life; but then, how could one teach French and Latin, and be anything but ponderously discreet? Theo A Sprightly Love Story "I don't want to be unkind," he said ponderously. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Sir Percevall, with plumed hat in one hand and sword hilt in the other, advanced ponderously, bowing low at every other step. The Panchronicon By this time the policeman, trotting ponderously, was within a few yards. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator The thing was ponderously heavy, but I drew it to the top of the fissure, and laid it on the rock called the Devil's Point. The Birthright The other man at the table arose, ponderously, and lumbered toward them. The Jupiter Weapon Seth was propped up, 219 and Rube, large, silent, like a great reflective St. Bernard dog, reclined ponderously at the foot of the wooden bedstead. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies He reflected ponderously upon this point and at last, with a sort of peasant's gravity, nodded his head. The Fifth Queen Crowned I began to talk about the painters, but, being unused to it, I felt awkward and talked solemnly and ponderously like an ethnographist. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Six feet six he stood in his moccasins, yet seemed not tall, so broad he was and ponderously thick. Burl Something swooped so breathlessly and at the same time so ponderously that the men were knocked flat by the hurricane of disturbed air. The Raid on the Termites At the last of the blue flashes there was a whirring of hidden mechanism and the portal swung slowly and ponderously open. The Cavern of the Shining Ones The wheel and big mill post turned ponderously around, wabbling somewhat and creaking ominously. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine “What company was you in?” inquired Hansen, ponderously taking his pipe from his mouth and breaking silence for the first time. Humorous Ghost Stories The policeman moved away ponderously and vanished in the darkness. The Blue Germ Denny darted around behind the ponderously wheeling bulk of the last remaining guard to the team of worker termites. The Raid on the Termites Why," said Enderby, flushing a darker red and rising ponderously, "this is what we propose to do, for we're tired of the affair, as isn't ours, and never was by right. Ringfield A Novel Then the tanks, faintly outlined forms in the grey light, moved ponderously forward. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry But it was only his momentary nervousness, and the door swung ponderously open at last. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns As the engine hissed ponderously under the station roof and the carriage doors began to open, he still stood there, the most casual of spectators. Simon We lunched at Ribecourt and struck the most ponderously named hotel we had seen in all our travels, and it was good in spite of its weight. The Automobilist Abroad It was rather ponderously clever, I suppose; but I was tired of both verbal quibbling and roadside gallantry. The Prairie Mother The Germans launched a heavy offensive, for the retaking, wave after wave, line after line, moving ponderously forward. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry The two moved into the alley, and a minute after a heavy man came ponderously along with a rolling tread. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success But she was a slow tub, and the breeze was still so light that her sails barely remained “asleep” as she heaved and rolled ponderously upon the long, low, Pacific swell. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Powdered and bewigged judge and lawyer, high and mighty King's officers from Edenton or New Bern, or Bath, brilliant in gay uniform, rolled ponderously thither in cumbersome coaches. In Ancient Albemarle "Mr. Sanders is in residence, sir," said Bones, ponderously polite. The Keepers of the King's Peace He talked long and arduously, but every now and then Manson's deep bass boomed out heavy with argument, and his massive fist crashed ponderously on the table. The Rapids "I don't go after for to say that," Cullen said ponderously. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush He got ponderously out of the boat and removed a tattered sou'wester to scratch his head with his thumbnail—another trick that had survived the adventurous days of the Dogger Bank. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions And so at last, when Herr Linke ponderously helped himself and the Hungarian chauffeur from the dish, Renwick followed his lead and ate. The Secret Witness The hand flashed ponderously by, missing Robin by only a few feet. A World Called Crimson I stopped, slipped out of the geiger harness, and lowered myself ponderously to the ground. The Hunted Heroes For McTeague was a young giant, carrying his huge shock of blonde hair six feet three inches from the ground; moving his immense limbs, heavy with ropes of muscle, slowly, ponderously. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Into these the Han ships wallowed, plunging ponderously yet not daring to stop while their protective canopy rays played, not daring to shut off these active rays. The Airlords of Han Spizey moved ponderously into the box in all the glory of his time-honoured livery. In the Mayor's Parlour Then crack! crack! bang! bang! four other shots in swift succession, followed by the terrific croaking of the wounded Terror-bird, which fell ponderously forward, kicking violently and beating the ground wildly with its head. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner He left them there, moving ponderously forward to the heart of a small clearing, where he paced up and down, chin in hand. The Return of Blue Pete "Well, sirrahs, what secrets of the state have you that weigh so ponderously on your wise thoughts?" asked Lentulus, with a contemptuous sneer. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 The Senator leaned ponderously forward, twiddling his glasses upon his thumb. Hidden Gold He followed his white-smocked guide through a power room where great crude generators whirred ponderously, pouring out gross electric current into arm-thick cables. Control Group At noon on March 8, with the iron-workers still driving her last rivets, the Merrimac steamed out of Norfolk and advanced ponderously upon the three sail and two steam vessels then anchored in Hampton Roads. A History of Sea Power "That's right, cook!" roared Captain Downs, climbing ponderously on board from his yawl. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He moved ponderously over to Roberts, drew from its scabbard the sword bayonet the other had at his hip. Adaptation That started Bob Stevenson, who saw an argument and, for the sake of it, became ponderously patriarchal, hoary with convention. Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties A brace of truculent beasts of frighteningly saurian mien shuffled ponderously along in the loose harness. A Transmutation of Muddles Thal went ponderously to one of the two owners' staterooms the yacht contained. The Pirates of Ersatz Two great war horses began to move ponderously forward toward the battle lines, gaining momentum as they went. ...After a Few Words... It was Mr. Gassett ponderously climbing the steps of the terrace. Chicken Little Jane He waited, hardly daring to breathe, as the ship spun ponderously around, carrying him into shadow again. Gold in the Sky Even Eemakh, plodding ponderously up, lowered himself to a bench with a sigh. A Transmutation of Muddles The bald-headed man rose ponderously and joined the group, studying every feature of the children, as he demanded, in his most business-like tone, "What is your name?" At the Little Brown House The train seemed to rush ponderously, massively, across the Weald. The Lost Girl It was slipping away from the parent body, gliding ponderously almost without tangible motion, down the great glacial slope. The Heart of Unaga Now there is a snapping of dead wood, a rustling of leaves, and an immense tusker—a grizzled leader of a herd—comes ponderously through the sun-dappled aisles to the edge of the road. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story At minus fifteen minutes, the trio was in the dome, checking personal equipment, while outside, the scaffolding ponderously slid away, section by section. Tight Squeeze Yes, very much more convincing," he replied, slowly and ponderously, "but do not worry the instrument to-night. The Shadow World Donald obeyed, and, while his host moved ponderously about, depositing the contents of a bundle which he had brought, studied his surroundings curiously. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands His son obeyed him, and he took a seat at the opposite side of the table, leaning both his arms forward ponderously. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea The man sitting by the table got ponderously to his feet; the one by the window left the contemplation of the rosebush. The Long Roll The boys laughed and lay down again in the sand, while Granser sighed ponderously. The Scarlet Plague He knocked out his pipe at last, and walked slowly and ponderously upstairs. A Master Of Craft Then he turned his great bulk and waddled ponderously into the hotel, in search of his particular friend, the Comtesse de Boistelle. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn Then, turning himself round, he slowly and ponderously crossed one leg over the other, and waved his hand. Burr Junior “An’ it were Mrs Leigh herself as I heard it from,” continued Dimbleby ponderously, without noticing the interruption. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May The galley was steering as though to intercept the galleon, which had by this time gathered way and was moving somewhat ponderously through the water. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer Out of the army came slowly and ponderously the huge Highlander, with the "baby pink face" and the rumbling gong of a voice. The Masques of Ottawa He began ponderously, with pompous tones; but as he went on his voice changed until it became at times high and even rasping. The Rose of Old St. Louis Selingman shook his head ponderously and then replied seriously: "You must do better than that, my Sherlock Holmes—much better." Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo I could see her jumping—no, moving ponderously—towards the wrong conclusion. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 Everything proceeded slowly, ponderously, with the system and routine of an English guardroom. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom "When you think it's enough," he went on ponderously, "you can say so, but I need all that stock." Rimrock Jones The vans move ponderously on, pushed by mermen and mermaids, and out spring any quantity of live Hercules. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway "Do you remember," she began ponderously, "a check I gave you the day of Enid's wedding?" Quin The city Doctor was a ponderously good man, preaching for the most part ponderous sermons, and possessed of a most imposing friendliness of manner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 "No use," pronounced Mr. Swiggs at the close, shaking his head ponderously. The Blue Pavilions He led the way through the swinging doors and Hassayamp followed ponderously. Rimrock Jones The Fat Lady was ponderously unwinding the coils of the boa constrictor from round her neck as we paused in front of her cage, but presently she recognized us and smiled. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's "The tramp problem is becoming a serious one," said Senator Pennypacker ponderously. The Statesmen Snowbound He advanced clumsily and ponderously towards the little party of flyers, walking erect, his plain intent being to kill them. Around the World in Ten Days I was glad for every reason that Somerled wasn't with us, and, for one, because he would have overshadowed me entirely with his knowledge of architecture, which he contrives to use picturesquely, not ponderously. The Heather-Moon "But that is not all," he muttered, rolling ponderously in his chair as he spoke. The Long Night "The North American Review" had at that time been ponderously revolving through space for several years. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Already she was leaning partially forward, ponderously, as about to resume her journey toward the school house. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West "He's done nothing but play with bugs ever since he came into the world," said the Squire ponderously. The Tangled Threads Mr. Blackrock slowly and ponderously read the proposed plan of incorporation. The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story When Allison B. Unk arrived, he made a tremendous impression by wearing a plug hat still in its first youth, and rolling ponderously around town in a Prince Albert. Homeburg Memories But the heavy-footed creature still stalked them ponderously. The Revolt on Venus She leaned ponderously, fell forward into her weighty walk. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West "But in the days when knighthood was in flower, Steve," he explained ponderously, "the—the fair ladies always chose their own knights, didn't they?" Then I'll Come Back to You "Yes," answered Mr. Stevens ponderously from his place on the porch. The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story Olga's wagon, with the hay-rack on top of it, moved solemnly and ponderously across the barnyard and crashed into the corral, propelled by no power but that of the wind. The Prairie Wife He went ponderously up the brown stone steps and rang the bell. Never-Fail Blake Mrs. Davidson showed herself disposed to regard all the proprieties, hence she but coughed ponderously and shook her head ponderously, turning from side to side two or three times in her chair ponderously also. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West "Ah—h, mademoiselle," warned the maid, stumping ponderously out of the stone stairway, "are you about to mount that swan again?" The Lady of Fort St. John None of these were struck out—a hundred a minute—by irresistible machinery ponderously impressing its will on iron as a seal on wax—a hundred a minute, and all exactly alike. Nature Near London "If anything it's said to be some stronger," added Sandy Dowd, ponderously, for he had a habit of looking solemn at times, in spite of his blue eyes, red hair and mottled face. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight Blake thought it over, ponderously, point by point. Never-Fail Blake The Black Doctor rose ponderously to his feet. Star Surgeon It does not pay to take our parts ponderously. The Place Beyond the Winds That," returned the Doctor, ponderously, "is a very large question. Coffee and Repartee The two girls looked at each other with a smile of understanding as the big figure of the Judge moved ponderously away. An Alabaster Box Then he clambered over the rail itself, and with a double twist of the rope about his great leg let himself ponderously down over the side. Never-Fail Blake And Constance, soothed as always by her sister's tranquillity, repeated Mary's words for the benefit of a ponderously anxious Personage in amber satin. Contrary Mary Savinien came about ponderously like a battleship in narrow waters, but the thief was gone. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The marchesa, with a few kindly remarks about her dancing, would have let her return to her partners, but the duchess moved ponderously aside on the sofa, making a place for Nina. The Title Market “It's old and needs a lot of repairing; so I was just asking Judge Fulsom—” “Deacon Amos Whittle is, so to say, a contractor,” said the Judge ponderously, “and so, in a way, am I.” An Alabaster Box To this jealously guarded and ponderously sorted gallery he day by day added some new face, some new scene, some new name. Never-Fail Blake The thunderclaps rolled ponderously between the narrowing walls of that chasm, that was all aflame one moment, and all black the next. Romance An eagle climbed heavily and ponderously over the low curtain of the snow mist, pointing their way, and it was followed. The Way of the Wild Slowly, almost ponderously, the diplomat rose, bowing to the chairman and then to Watson, who was looking straight ahead, his face flushed crimson. The Parts Men Play He stepped ponderously down from the piazza and turned his broad back on the row of excited faces. An Alabaster Box "Good-by!" he whispered back, as he worked his way cautiously and ponderously along that perilous slope. Never-Fail Blake For despite the sarcastic flings he had directed at Lawler, the governor ponderously arose from a big chair at his desk and advanced to meet him, a hand outstretched. The Trail Horde Before they had finished breakfast, Charlotte's mother came, advancing ponderously, with soft thuds, across the yard to the side door. Pembroke A Novel He rose to his feet at Tallente's entrance and saluted a little ponderously. Nobody's Man "If that boy Rod Royal isn't looked after more'n he is he will come to a bad end, mark my word," Tom Dunker ponderously remarked to his wife one evening. Rod of the Lone Patrol The blood and sinews of life may seem to throb more ponderously in New York, but there is a big life here on this western side, a great, wide-flung, pulsating life. The Black Box The cares of an opera season and of three other simultaneous managements weighed on him ponderously, but he supported the burden with stoicism. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy So Uncle George seated himself slowly and ponderously in an arm-chair by the fire. More William "It will be my duty, sir," the inspector said ponderously, "to examine some of your servants." Nobody's Man He watched them for a moment before turning his attention to the heavy-lidded, flabby-jowled person who leaned ponderously against the sober side of the bar. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country The fact that she saved the expense of Miss Hatch's services as music-mistress weighed ponderously in the balance, swung down the scales. Sally Bishop A Romance Even the elephantine Johnson, congenitally incapable of airy nothings and prone always to "make little fishes talk like whales," disported ponderously in the 'Idler' and the 'Rambler.' Inquiries and Opinions It was a heavy oaken door, that moved ponderously on its hinges; and the night was calm and breathless. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot With trembling hands he pushed the doors, rough with inscriptions, and the great stone valves swung ponderously inward, the bronze pins making no sound as they turned in the sockets. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt A heavy-eyed Indian, moving ponderously up the rough plank with a piece balanced upon his shoulders, missed his footing and fell with a loud splash into the water. The Gun-Brand He was none too soon, for the moment that the Automaton saw that Locke had escaped the iron terror left the men and stalked ponderously over to crush out Locke's life. The Master Mystery "Sir," said Mr. Brimberly ponderously, "what ''e' might you be pleased to mean?" The Definite Object A Romance of New York Come, now, talk with the gentleman," said Madame Milovídoff, rising ponderously from her seat: "He has taken the trouble to come expressly from Moscow,—he wishes to collect information about Kátya. A Reckless Character And Other Stories Along either bank water-buffalo and wallowing swine, which had been in the pools near the river, clambered ponderously, snorting at every step. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Big Lena shifted her weight ponderously, and the stare of the china-blue eyes met steadily the half-startled eyes of the girl. The Gun-Brand Brent whirled the combination and shot the bolts, and the door swung ponderously open, disclosing a rock-hewn cavern. The Master Mystery Slowly and ponderously he began the dragging recover, with the muscular skill of a man long inured to the gruesome business. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police She had come in, waddling ponderously on her weak ankles, to see, she said, how the young people were getting along: "At least, one of you is young!" The Vehement Flame A water-carrier in Syene was carrying a yoke across his shoulders and the great earthen jars swung ponderously as he walked. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt “And why,” he asked, half sulkily and half ponderously, “after midnight only, M. le Comte?” Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France The world cannot help falling, from now on, slowly—a little ponderously perhaps at first—into the hands of good men. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Slavin lowered himself ponderously into the chair just vacated by the inspector, lit his pipe, and, whistling softly, commenced to fill out a legal form. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The big one with the cigarette sat on the table, ponderously balanced with a fat knee between fat red hands. Bunker Bean It was crowded with passengers waiting for the little boats to take them ashore; Italians went here and there selling fruit, postcards and jewellery straight from Birmingham; two flat coal lighters were drawing ponderously alongside. Captivity "Kruitzner" is conceived with some power, but monotonously and ponderously written. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century He showed how the Druids were rather to be described as Ante-Christian than Anti—with an i; and played ponderously on this quip. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement The Berlin train bumped ponderously out of the station. The Man with the Clubfoot She rose ponderously, while Betsey hesitated, being, as they would have said, all of a twitter. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches The Duke, towering, abstracted, swaying along ponderously, close to the wall of the corridor, eyes on the head of the stairway, was as indifferent to the uproar as he was to those who passed. The Ramrodders A Novel The Rajah was occupied with discussing the laws of British sport with Colonel Bradlaw who regarded himself as an authority on such matters, and expressed his opinions ponderously and at extreme length. The Keeper of the Door Mr. Latham ran through his afternoon mail with feverish haste and found—nothing; Mr. Schultze achieved the same result more ponderously. The Diamond Master The venerable Maude emerged from her doze, looked apprehensively at Sam, prodded the corner to see that the prize had not faded away, and then began ponderously to make preparations for a meal, supposedly breakfast. The Daughter of Anderson Crow "We have thirty-five minutes yet," Lindsay said, looking at his watch; but he gathered up the bags and umbrellas and followed as she moved ponderously to the door. Different Girls All of which proves that the Doctor was sometimes prejudiced, ill-natured, jealous, and ponderously silly on certain points. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He was to feel that he was only too crudely "there" when, leaning further forward, he laid a chubby forefinger on the stocking, causing that receptacle to rock ponderously to and fro. A Christmas Garland Then Borg righted the chair and sank back into his old position, chin on hands and brooding ponderously. A Daughter of the Snows She touched a button on the table and sat down, just as Mr. Lessing came rather ponderously forward with a folded newspaper in his hand. Simon Called Peter So Philip went ponderously away and left Charles to cool his heels and wait. The Truce of God This theory is felt to be so ponderously complex and difficult that it has met with no general acceptance among physiologists. Darwinism (1889) He moved ponderously along over the smooth dusty road, and at last reached the market-place. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest "Tell her I'm coming this minute," he said, rising ponderously to his feet; "say to them to go down without me." Mount Music While Steve told his story the lawyer's expression slowly changed from jovial amusement to surprise, and when the narrative was ended he drew himself ponderously from the chair and rolled to a window. The Adventure Club Afloat Even his brother seemed lost in meditation with his eyes fixed immovably upon a lamp that hung from the ceiling and swayed ponderously in the draught. The Lamp in the Desert Bran moved his head, and rising ponderously walked round the seat towards the house. Leonora By golly! he must sure have had it in for that fellow," mused Slim ponderously, "to kill him the way Andy says he did. The Happy Family "G'-by," said Scattergood again, as he moved off ponderously into the darkness. Scattergood Baines The matter was commented on ponderously in a typical country editorial containing such phrases as "clothed in a little brief authority," "arrogant minions of the law," and so forth. The Rules of the Game Then abruptly Major Ralston, who had been standing in the background with a tall drink in his hand, slouched forward and let himself down ponderously on the edge of the verandah by Tommy's side. The Lamp in the Desert When the young man had finished, the major stood up with his face to the empty fire-place, his legs apart, his chest inflated, and his body rocking ponderously backwards and forwards. The Firm of Girdlestone "Well, there's worse fellers than old Patsy," Slim admitted ponderously. The Happy Family Scattergood arose ponderously and limped out into the middle of the dusty road. Scattergood Baines He made the peculiar exclamatory noise roughly indicated by the last word, and spat in disgust; and without the slightest ceremony of adieu walked ponderously away up the slope, leaving his sentence unfinished. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories "Even for the balance of this present season?" asked Mr. Chesbritt, ponderously. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports They are neither violently impulsive nor ponderously deliberate. Analyzing Character By some miraculous chance she was left undisturbed until almost starting time, then a group of fat women dashed along the platform with the celerity of fear, and crowded ponderously in. The Moon Rock Bancroft was a pioneer, breaking the way ponderously perhaps, but he delved faithfully. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe "Come, then," and, willing horse, the big man got clumsily to all fours and, prancing ponderously, drew up at her side. Where the Trail Divides "I hope you are not forgetting what I said about the American gunboats," said Britt ponderously. The Man from Brodney's Considering the great care taken to preserve the dead, and the ponderously solid nature of the Egyptian tombs, it is not surprising that this theory has obtained many believers. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians She shifted her weight ponderously as she wiped first one earth-crusted shoe and then the other. Cheerful—By Request Then he adjusted his glasses and opened it—ponderously. The Visioning From the tonneau of the other car Harrison Cressy stepped out, somewhat ponderously, followed by some one else, some one all in white with hair that shone pure gold even in the gathering twilight. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth It’s a society,” he explained, standing ponderously by the side of the arm-chair, “not anarchist in principle, but open to all shades of revolutionary opinion.” The Secret Agent a Simple Tale He pulled a massive gold watch from his waistcoat pocket, glanced at it, thrust it back, and concluded ponderously: "You will just about have time to catch that train." Within the Law Wilson, ponderously diplomatic, reached over and slapped him on the back. This Side of Paradise A foot was heard scraping itself on the threshold, and thence somewhat ponderously stepping on the floor. House of the Seven Gables "Keep her in the furrow of the moon," the patron directed me, in a quiet murmur, sitting down ponderously in the stern-sheets and reaching for his pipe. A Personal Record With lowered forehead, without looking up, swiftly and ponderously he crossed the room to one of the French windows. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Burke shook his shoulders ponderously in a movement of impatience over this prolonging of the farce. Within the Law "These bomb throwers—" The little man ceased as words lurched ponderously from the big man's chest. This Side of Paradise They were in the kitchen, side by side on a bench, while the others ponderously supped in the room beyond. Main Street He clambered ponderously into the trap; leaned out sideways, and only then wondered wheezily what on earth Captain Whalley could have been doing with himself of late. The End of the Tether A narrow and deserted street in deep shadow, high houses, innumerable windows with venetian blinds, a dead silence, grass sprouting between the stones, imposing carriage archways right and left, immense double doors standing ponderously ajar. Heart of Darkness After that he went slowly back to the stables, and sat in the harness-room a long time, staring at the floor, as the bell struck ponderously on his ear. The Shuttle No longer does the immense weight of Matter—the dead, the crystallized—press ponderously on the thinking mind. Pageant of Summer When finally he offered a diversion, in the form of a remark about the hour, Thorpe shook himself, and then ponderously rose to his feet. The Market-Place The released engine, alone, unattended, drew slowly away from him, jolting ponderously over the rail joints. The Octopus : A story of California A narrow and deserted street in deep shadow, high houses, innumerable windows with venetian blinds, a dead silence, grass sprouting right and left, immense double doors standing ponderously ajar. Heart of Darkness The slow, heavy knell struck ponderously on the damp air, and she stood and shivered. The Shuttle She had begun by saying that it was coming over her, after all, that Rome was a ponderously sad place. Roderick Hudson Then in constrained silence he nodded, and Thorpe, leaning ponderously over the desk, wrote out the cheque. The Market-Place Men with large stomachs, wearing linen coats but no vests, laboured ponderously up and down. The Octopus : A story of California When she ended he stood up ponderously, leaning against the desk; and for a second or two they looked at each other. Summer For McTeague was a young giant, carrying his huge shock of blond hair six feet three inches from the ground; moving his immense limbs, heavy with ropes of muscle, slowly, ponderously. McTeague The centuries did, indeed, ponderously overhang a young wife who passed her time here. Jude the Obscure It was restful and satisfying to sprawl upon his rough pate and pour one's vague hopes and aspirations into the great ears which flapped ponderously to and fro in apparent understanding. Jungle Tales of Tarzan Honest George hoisted himself ponderously out of his arm-chair and lumbered heavily across the room, shouldering the crowd aside with a high-handed contempt for the pack of them. The Bronze Bell Polozov got up, and rolling ponderously, went out by the same door. The Torrents of Spring "Nevertheless," pursued Barnabas a little ponderously, "my father is my father, and I count it more honorable to be his son than to live an amateur gentleman and the friend of princes." The Amateur Gentleman I did not answer, and the labour girl, who, for some technical flaw in her physique had been rejected for motherhood, arose and walked ponderously away. City of Endless Night And as he puzzled over the covered pit, there loomed suddenly before his mental vision a huge, gray-black bulk which lumbered ponderously along a jungle trail. Jungle Tales of Tarzan Lieutenant Kretching, blond, dull and phlegmatic, introduced Anthony ponderously to the problems of attention, right face, about face, and at ease. The Beautiful and Damned The estate agent arose slowly and ponderously, drawing his shawl about him. Scarhaven Keep "I am hoping that by use it may become a little less objectionable," said he, rather ponderously. The Amateur Gentleman "All I can say is," observed Mrs. Watton, ponderously, "that in any decent state of society such a woman would be banned!" Sir George Tressady — Volume II Looming ponderously in the middle distance of the pier's vista, a lorgnette held to her eyes, and a frozen look of horror on her ample features, was Aunt Judith herself. Quaint Courtships Mrs. Pike came ponderously to her feet, and followed, with the heavy, swaying motion of one grown fleshy and rheumatic. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life "But I am of the people," moving ponderously on his chair. The Slave of the Lamp Bingham fitted himself solidly into the curved back of the chair, and laid his hands out ponderously upon its arms. With the Procession You heard the outer door of the corridor closing, heard chains dragged ponderously, the heavy falling of a bolt. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes That," began one of the Harrisons ponderously, "would, of course, largely depend——" "I'll take five thousand. A Man of Means He saw the ironclads move ponderously around and steam through this bank turning broadside on again in one, two, three, order. The Face and the Mask She was an excellent, estimable woman; but when ponderously arch, when extensively sly! The Far Horizon The expression of the faces identically turnkeyish, i.e., stupidly gloating, ponderously and imperturbably tickled. The Enormous Room We greet each other, and we talk as he shakes me slowly and ponderously by the hand. Look Back on Happiness The senator commiserated her ponderously on her unhappy position, which he attributed to "the wretched Jeannin," whose suicide he stigmatized harshly. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House I'll show him some cause to doubt the truth of that proposition,' said Purcell ponderously; 'or I'll know the reason why.' The History of David Grieve Gustave shifted the microscope up over his eyebrow and smiled ponderously across the counter. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Olivier listened with a faintly ironical air of aloofness to the Mayor ponderously fawning upon the young couple, and the wealthy relations, and the witnesses who wore decorations. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Calcutta is as ponderously proper as a Government office. Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore The Elector was still considering him with his ponderously suspicious glance, when quick steps approached. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Mrs. Cary rose to her feet and came ponderously over to her daughter's side. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People The men said these things ponderously, with the conviction that they were reciting a holy creed of eternal right. The Web of Life As they passed the pier back of the antique shop, a great gray cat rose and stretched itself, then walked ponderously down to the water's edge. Georgina of the Rainbows Then, turning on his lights, he moved ponderously and jauntily to his wife's door and knocked discreetly. The Fighting Chance The next day being Sunday, the whole party very properly went to church; but during the sermon Captain Cuttwater very improperly went to sleep, and snored ponderously the whole time. The Three Clerks I am sorry," said Mr. Carmyle ponderously, "if my eyes are fishy. The Adventures of Sally It yielded at the second effort and, sliding ponderously to one side, revealed a cavity in the stone floor some two feet long by about eighteen inches in breadth. Darkness and Dawn He intended to model these papers on the lines of The Tatler and The Spectator, but his essays are for the most part ponderously dull and uninteresting. Halleck's New English Literature Its central tower, which is among the best specimens of the pointed style in England, could be seen faintly as it rose ponderously into the clouded air. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 You have to fear, Marquis," Selingman replied ponderously, "the inevitable laws which direct the progress of nations. The Double Traitor Mr. Carr jumped ponderously up and down in pure fury; his daughter regarded him in calm consternation. The Green Mouse "No, not hiding in the dark corners," he said ponderously. The Everlasting Whisper Steinmetz rose somewhat ponderously and stood looking down at her. The Sowers This was exactly what the M.C.C. captain asked on the present occasion, when the head ball sailed ponderously through the air, and was promptly hit by Reece into the Pavilion. A Prefect's Uncle Our society," Selingman announced, smiling ponderously, "has ramifications in every direction. The Double Traitor "Then that Dutch horn-player threw the bomb," propounded the head of the "Detective Bureau" ponderously. Average Jones He arose ponderously, and came forward with a decidedly halting gait. My Lady of the North The figure on the saddle of rock began to speak ponderously and with an inextinguishable pride. Tales of the Jazz Age Considering the great care taken to preserve the dead, and the ponderously solid nature of their tombs, it is quite evident that this theory obtained many believers among the people. An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians In places the pedestrian waded gallantly through mud and garbage; pigs grunted ponderously as he pushed them aside; chickens ran under his feet; and occasionally a dead dog obstructed the way. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. He turned ponderously in his chair, gazing out of the windows. Bat Wing He arose ponderously to his feet, and stretched out his short arms in a prodigious yawn. My Lady of the North "I, my dear Eliza, have nothing with which to reproach myself," he used to tell his wife ponderously in moments of conjugal unbending. The Awakening of Helena Richie No longer does the immense weight of Matter—the dead, the crystallised—press ponderously on the thinking mind. The Life of the Fields He stood almost still, hardly altering the position of his feet except to turn as the huge barbarians circled ponderously about him. The Unwilling Vestal Blount looked and saw the gorilla climbing ponderously the trunk of a large tree, the branches of which overhung the precipice. The Perils of Pauline "There are a great many papers and much business detail, but that will be attended to later," began Beggs ponderously. Roast Beef, Medium "We shall see;" and Miss Henny ponderously departed, wondering what odd fancy the little thing would take into her head next. A Garland for Girls He cast but one glance at it, then swooned ponderously to the floor. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 02 No sooner were they well out than right at the base of the rock, and along the very beach they were heading for, came, stealthily and ponderously, a huge black bear and two woolly cubs. The Shagganappi Mr. Weeks rose ponderously and wiped out a glass with a bath towel, while Kirk noticed that two damp half-moons had come through his stiffly starched linen trousers where his dripping knees had pressed. The Ne'er-Do-Well Mr. Kennedy," he stated, ponderously, "there has been a second death, and at the hand which struck down Stella Lamar in Tarrytown. The Film Mystery And having nodded his head ponderously several times, he turned and went ponderously along the passage and down the stair. The Broad Highway He bowed to the women, then lowered himself ponderously yet carefully over the edge of the dock and into the leather cushions of the launch. The Iron Trail He walked off then, treading ponderously and wearing a composed and serious demeanour. Innocent : her fancy and his fact He made a sweeping gesture with his two hands outspread and bowed ponderously. The Prodigal Judge And then the Hon. Sam, having dropped his vernacular, lounged ponderously into what he was pleased to call his anthropological drool. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine "Sir," said he ponderously, "did you sleep in th' 'aunted cottage last night?" The Broad Highway "Mr. Tavernake," he began, ponderously, "is thinking some of settling down in these parts, Ruth." The Tempting of Tavernake Sir Chetwynd Lyle wrote a conventional and stilted account of it for his paper, and ponderously opined that the immorality of Frenchmen was absolutely beyond any decent journalist's powers of description. Ziska The great door of Number One swung ponderously inward. A Rock in the Baltic Nancy was superintending the boys, the elderly woman had a comfortable chair by the fire, and Hannah was slowly and ponderously setting the table. Undertow "Twenty thousand pounds is a very handsome sum," remarked Mr. Grainger ponderously and as though more with the intention of saying something rather than remain silent just then. The Broad Highway Swinging jauntily, if a trifle ponderously, with the roll of the little car, his clutch upon the steering wheel expressed serene confidence and his manner self-satisfaction quite as serene. Galusha the Magnificent George had been very ill, and moved ponderously and slowly. The Story of Julia Page "Listen," he said quietly, in a hoarse voice, slowly and ponderously separating his words. Yama: the pit "Are we to understand," he began ponderously, "that Miss Vancourt is addicted to this fashion of procrastinating the Lord's Day?" God's Good Man I disagree with all of you," Frank said ponderously, "I don't believe in treating them as if they were pets or dolls, or goddesses on pedestals or ideals. Angel Island "Your Majesty is pleased to be merry," said the Earl, ponderously. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Gulden moved heavily and ponderously, and he pushed some of his comrades aside to get nearer to Kells. The Border Legion We resume our march, very slowly and very ponderously, scattered over the now graying road, with complaints and heavy curses which the effort strangles in our throats. Under Fire: the story of a squad Her husband, ponderously literal, answered in his head-voice: "I fail to recognize the grievance.—How do you do, Mr. Lovett?—I am conscious of no tyranny." Denzil Quarrier "Well," he would say, as he sat ponderously down with the air of a man opening an interesting conversation, "I was just figuring it out that eleven months ago to-day I was in Pekin." Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy "There is none! there is none!" exclaimed the minister rising in excitement from his seat, and swaying ponderously to and fro as he gesticulated with hands and head. Thelma Mr. Finch made another attempt to assert his dignity—a ponderously satirical attempt, this time. Poor Miss Finch Murmuring aloud to herself again and again "Something must be done" as she crossed the hall, she walked slowly, her hand to her heart, ponderously, as though she were walking in the dark. The Captives He turned his shoulder upon the jester, and moved ponderously towards the door by which he had originally entered the room. Love-at-Arms I sighed ponderously, and fell silent as I watched them ride away. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza She heard only her father's slow step as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor. Barchester Towers Miss Grierson went on to explain ponderously and elaborately, but with politeness, for this young man was handsome and pleasant and well-bred and might prove to be some one of real importance. Children of the Whirlwind Him and the individual touched their frogs by behind, and the frog new put to jump smartly, but Daniel himself lifted ponderously, exhalted the shoulders thus, like a Frenchman—to what good? The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories He followed the solemnity up by delivering calmly and ponderously a connected discourse, which astonished them by its length and purport. Hard Cash And presently out of the gloom a great grey shape came winging towards the window, the heavy pinions moving ponderously with their uncanny sough. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza The Mennonites were well educated as a class and Pastorius, their leader, was a ponderously learned German. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware He sheathed himself in dignity; did the Chancellor, held his head high and moved ponderously, as became one who came to talk of important matters, but not to ask a boon. Long Live the King! Then he turned, facing again the spacious, handsome room with its heavy, semi-ecclesiastical furniture, and Sir Terence, who, hunched in his chair at the ponderously carved black writing-table, scowled fiercely at nothing. The Snare |
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