| 单词 | portentously |
| 例句 | The country, he said portentously, was sitting on top of a volcano. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ginika parked in the circular driveway of a house that announced its wealth, the stone exterior solid and overbearing, four white pillars rising portentously at the entrance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I stepped portentously on to the path, a fragment of the original Appalachian Trail from the days when it passed here en route from Mount Oglethorpe to Springer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The crucifix is strapped portentously to the roof of the car. Movie Review: ‘Corpo Celeste,’ From Alice Rohrwacher 2012-06-08T02:36:34Z One of the few elements of plot – a mysterious ailment of Ella's that's flagged up as portentously significant – is left unresolved. House of Earth by Woody Guthrie – review 2013-02-14T12:00:01Z Baker plays with metaphysical ingredients, getting the lights on a Christmas tree to flicker portentously while Bach plays on a glowing CD player. Review | ‘The Flick’ playwright Annie Baker goes long again in the three-hour ‘John’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Set in Vienna in the 1880s, it's about what Huston in his prologue portentously describes as "Freud's descent into a region almost as black as hell itself, man's unconscious and how he let in light". Freud 2012-08-04T23:05:28Z There are, of course, plenty of shots of noble characters turning their eyes portentously toward the horizon, and much talk of honor, betrayal and the rightful sovereignty of dwarfs over their dragon-occupied mountain. Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ by Peter Jackson 2012-12-13T18:58:19Z Weller, perhaps portentously, told the Guardian earlier this year: "Once you're past 30 and haven't died of consumption, they start awarding you these things for staying alive." Mercury prize: Paul Weller at centre of 'biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years' 2010-09-06T12:08:00Z Instead he leans heavily on medium close-ups, interspersing the kind of head-and-shoulder shots that are common on television with punctuating long shots of Barrymore portentously alone. Movie Review: ‘Barrymore’ Stars Christopher Plummer; Érik Canuel Directs 2012-11-14T23:24:22Z That second figure is, in fact, the portentously spoken, older Salomé herself, who is seen here narrating a revisionist account of a time-honored slice of Judean history. Once Cryptic, ‘The Treatment’ Now Proves Trenchantly Funny 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z “The internet,” Assange states portentously in the introduction, “is a threat to human civilization.” Julian Assange’s latest wake-up call 2013-04-30T17:42:00Z The story opens a few years before Rick Jr.’s arrest with the camera fluidly, portentously, racing after a child. Review: Drugs, Guns and Poses in ‘White Boy Rick’ 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The shared passion, the heroic ancestry, a portentously unnamed boy, and that killer cliché to the skull, are not just misplaced flourishes. A Team of Engineers Invented a Brick-Laying Robot. This Is Their Story. 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z With its extremes of experience and banal slightness of content, Brady Corbet’s rock-world melodrama “Vox Lux,” portentously labelled “A Twenty-First Century Portrait,” is an exemplary latter-day entry in the realm of cinematic camp. “Vox Lux,” Reviewed: A Tale of Star Power That Misuses Natalie Portman’s Star Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z It catches the ear, certainly, but only because it hangs in the air portentously before melting into the mysterioso clutter. | 'Heartless': Out of the Dark Shadows, Arty Toil and Trouble 2010-11-19T06:13:00Z Pausing portentously in a featureless passageway, Reder points out a thickly painted, undistinguished arch. Brighton festival – review 2013-05-11T23:07:30Z It was implicit in the close-up photograph of a splinter in his finger, portentously titled “Material Interchange.” Dennis Oppenheim, a Pioneer in Earthworks and Conceptual Art, Dies at 72 2011-01-27T04:30:03Z Garrow portentously cites a poll indicating that 64 percent of Republicans and 42 percent of whites agreed that it was “probably true” that Obama was “hiding important information about his background and early life.” A Long, Long Look at Obama’s Life, Mostly Before the White House 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z As Abbott portentously concludes her first chapter: “It was the three of them. Always the three of them. Until it wasn’t. And that was when everything went wrong.” Megan Abbott’s Latest Crime Thriller Links Ballet and Sex 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Call Of Juarez and its portentously named prequel, Bound In Blood, followed the McCall brothers as they carved a path of violence across the wild west. This week's new games 2011-07-22T23:07:37Z The word "death" resounds portentously throughout, but there isn't enough around it for this to work. The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth – review 2013-01-25T20:00:01Z Often set in tasteful living rooms, they tend to feature an upper-middle-class family dealing portentously with a topical issue as it affects their narrow interests. Review: Bullies and Victims Face Off in ‘After.’ But Who’s Who? 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Emma keeps hinting portentously about the horror of that night and refuses to believe Ulysses when he denies all knowledge of what happened. Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z But those qualities, too, register portentously; readers of gay fiction, from Oscar Wilde and E.M. Bunkmates Turned Scam Artists Take Silicon Valley for a Ride 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Wegener, however, dwells on Mr. Lombardi’s art without delving deeply enough, portentously panning over its neatly lettered bubbles. | 'Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts': ‘Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts’ at MoMA 2012-09-12T21:43:09Z Hanging portentously from a rack as you enter are rain ponchos in various colors. Review: ‘Take Care,’ With Audience Participation for All 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z It’s a pretty picture or would be if the ominous music and camera position didn’t seem directed at the man portentously lurking in the background. | 'All Good Things': Assorted Acts of Betrayal Among the Moneyed and Dysfunctional 2010-12-02T22:59:00Z And the portentously titled “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” makes its way to iTunes. What’s on TV Monday 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z "Every night seems the same in Los Angeles," he drones portentously. 'Crazy Eyes': a cautionary tale that doesn't bode well 2012-07-19T20:05:14Z “Every night seems the same in Los Angeles,” he drones portentously. Movie Review: ‘Crazy Eyes,’ Directed by Adam Sherman 2012-07-05T21:53:57Z There is also the Sony CD, his first strictly classical album, portentously called “The Italian Tenor.” The Great Tenor Hope (Just Ask Him) 2010-10-14T16:47:00Z His novel is weirdly somnolent given how portentously it primes us for danger, for the burning of mosques and blood in the streets. A Debut Novel Unfolds Over 48 Tense Hours in London 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z The narration of Jeremy Irons lurked portentously into one last rousing montage. The England vs. Croatia World Cup Match Made for Some Awkward Television 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The storm sequence wasn’t raging, the joy at its passing not portentously grand. Review: Manfred Honeck Leads the New York Philharmonic 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Echoing, even extending, Lincoln’s metaphor, Seward concluded portentously: “It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces.” Was the Civil War Inevitable? 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “More and more people are having less contact with human beings. We spend all day with machines; all night with machines,” she said, quite portentously, in a 1989 radio interview. Can't stop listening to 'Running Up That Hill'? Here are 10 more great Kate Bush songs 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z The hem of Lady Washizu’s robe lightly, portentously, squeaks across the floor whenever she walks. Which 'Macbeth' is for you? Depends. How sparse or how bloody do you want it? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Many in the crowd spoke portentously of violence — or even of another Civil War. ‘Our president wants us here’: the mob that stormed the Capitol 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The decision was reached in Uefa’s Tuesday conference call, a telephonic fixture trailed slightly more portentously than a second-tier Champions League tie. Thinking Covid-19 can help Phil Foden's England prospects is not healthy 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Pulliam, a lawyer and contributing editor of the excellent Law & Liberty blog, notes portentously that the Declaration is not mentioned in the Constitution. Opinion | To construe the Constitution, look to the Declaration 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The narrator was saying portentously, “Elephants keep cool on a blazing day.” “Brawler” 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z And, perhaps even more portentously, Molinari is only the fifth golfer to shoot 67-66 in the middle round of a Masters. Francesco Molinari is ready to prove himself once more (if he must) - Golf Digest 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “It’s the story of a lot of men,” says Papillon, portentously. Review | The central conundrum of the prison drama ‘Papillon’: Why on earth was this remake made? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Over orchestral violins comes the husky voice of Gal Gadot, playing Diana, the movie’s stunningly beautiful superhero, who notes the beauty of Earth, but also the “darkness simmering” beneath its surface, and then intones, portentously: Opinion | Why Are We Obsessed With Superhero Movies? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Goodlatte spoke portentously about the power and responsibility of social media platforms, invoking quotes from both Ronald Reagan and Mark Zuckerberg. Congress’ social media censorship hearing was a complete disaster 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z By the time the stage has portentously - or pretentiously - tilted backward for the second time, Bock’s set-upending has revealed itself to be a lot of creaking signifying nothing. Review: David Hyde Pierce puts life into confusing ‘A Life’ 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z She tells us, portentously, early on, that she has a thick skin, but even that doesn't fully hint at what she's willing to do to protect it. Toronto: Is a repressive 19th century drama from a newbie director the most radical movie of the season? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z With his mid-Atlantic accent, Basehart closed portentously, “And America will hear him!” If Party Conventions Seem More Like Infomercials, Blame Nixon 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z That kind of discourse won't wash in France - because if you ask most people, they agree that the country does indeed need to preserve what's referred do portentously as its "cultural exception". French rebel over music language quotas - BBC News 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z “It is lawless, and in doing so, they have undermined the fundamental legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court,” Cruz continued portentously and nonsensically. The 6 most hysterical right-wing responses to SCOTUS’ same-sex marriage ruling 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z He portentously wrote in 1935 that war was far too profitable to be impossible again, pointing to the immense amount of money made by steel companies and weapons manufacturers in America. World War One: Industrial innovation and suspicion 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Various posh children also regularly run around, looking portentously unsupervised. TV Preview: Maggie Gyllenhaal Conquers London In 'The Honourable Woman' 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z There is a man on my telly standing outside The Den in a suit speaking fast and portentously without full stops or commas and with lots of superlatives. The madness that is Transfer Deadline Day 2014-01-30T09:44:09Z Mr. Hernandez, groaning and chuckling at all the attention, said he “looked 20 years younger” but also pointed out portentously: “I can always grow it back.” Former Met Keith Hernandez Shaves His Mustache for Charity 2012-09-28T00:53:39Z As the long summer twilight faded, thunder rumbled portentously; the heat wave would break that night. Happy Birthday Paul McCartney: TIME Recalls the Day He Met Lennon 2012-06-18T12:05:20Z However, a question mark does hang portentously over the whole experience – can it really be as scary, as joltingly shocking, as the other titles? E3 2012: Dead Space 3 – preview 2012-06-12T08:26:27Z "Mr. Richards will be in front to-night," he told her, portentously. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Up above upon the quarter-deck, looking portentously wise and occasionally quarrelling for the possession of the helm, you may behold their superiors—the Cabinet Minister, the Prelate, the Generalissimo. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z On the other hand a most respectable Gentile often yielded to temptation that amounted to downright robbery, while the license of “shady Christian characters” was asserting itself more portentously every day. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Kipps' face became portentously careful and he tugged at his moustache, such as it was, hard. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z And she seemed to be; he said to himself that he had hardly had a look or word from her which was not only earnest, but almost portentously so. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z He found America as a whole, he wrote, to be “really a free country,” but he added, portentously, “There is only one thing you should not do, criticize anything.” Lens Blog: Unseen Robert Frank Photos From New York 2012-02-18T05:09:45Z "Gentlemen of the Board," began Mr Winch portentously, "I appeal——" "Don't trouble, really, Mr Winch," broke in Juggernaut with inflexible cheerfulness. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z All three are entitled to a free copy of every book published in the kingdom; so that their growth is now-a-days portentously rapid. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z "Well," said Old Kipps, and nodded his head portentously towards his nephew, with the corners of his mouth pulled down in a portentous, discouraging way. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Then there was a murmur of harsh voices which broke portentously through the slumbrous quietness, and Esmond, rising abruptly, glanced at the major, who walked a little apart with him. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z So they grumbled when they met in the churchyard on Sundays, and shook their heads portentously over their beer or brandy punch at market ordinaries, hinting that the "Squoire" should interfere. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z "Not so much with his host as his hostess!" returned Mrs. Knox portentously. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Belgium we have hugely and portentously with us; if never in the world was a nation so driven forth, so on the other hand was one never so taken to another's arms. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Of course under the prevailing conditions the proportion of criminals in each generation must increase portentously. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The beast plunged, and came near swinging him off his feet, the wagon pole creaked portentously, and the whip fell swishing across the other horse's back again. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z On this point Lord Lambeth gave his questioner no prompt satisfaction; he only mused—frowningly, portentously. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z On entering the patient's room with spinal tap tray portentously agleam, Burton encountered the patient's family members. A pathological altruist gives till someone hurts 2011-10-04T23:05:06Z On entering the patient’s room with spinal tap tray portentously agleam, Dr. Burton encountered the patient’s family members. Basics: Selflessness Gone Awry, and the Damage It Can Cause 2011-10-03T20:32:28Z His portentously solemn features that for forty years had impressed the authorities at The Hague with his sagacity in military affairs became severely grave. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Long bars of light glimmer and die as the vast clouds, with edges of crimson, golden and silver, spread portentously over the hills and forest. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z To the right was the rugged coast of Greenland, its huge, ice-chiselled cliffs leaping portentously forward in the gloom. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The pillowcase flapped aloud, ever more sternly, warningly, portentously. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z Then he said portentously: "It might come true, Mother, if the pessimists be right." The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z But the nation meantime was portentously preparing material for a literature which many wondering centuries to follow would occupy themselves with writing. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Fred intensified all this by raising his eyebrows, pulling down the corners of his mouth and nodding portentously. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z The Mormon war cloud that lowered so portentously during the winter of 1857-8 had been dispelled without bloodshed, and peace once more brooded over the land. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z A government minister talked portentously about economic warfare. The Renault ?spying? affair: A new twist 2011-03-10T10:55:20Z My cousin Heda, a yellow-haired little girl with portentously good manners, relieved me of my parasol, and asked me if I had not found the drive very warm. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Dernburg had already recovered his self-command, his eyes flashed portentously, and his voice was chilling in the extreme. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z That mental excitement which he so powerfully repressed was only too evident; the vein on his right temple swelled portentously, and he clutched convulsively at the back of the chair near which he stood. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z "The Stranger" was a dark, comely, youthful man's head, portentously looking out of a dark, shaded ground, and ambiguously smiling. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Two or three—portentously solemn elderly men—were conferring darkly together in a corner. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z “Is there any boundary you won’t cross?” he asked portentously, without mentioning any that she had. The Media Equation: Larry King?s End Game at CNN 2010-06-21T01:15:00Z When Hayworth served in the House, he often came off as a blowhard, portentously calling for over-the-top legislation on immigration and border control without actually getting any of it done. McCain: J.D. Hayworth is dumb 2010-05-25T17:45:00Z The bible of the business is the portentously named “Original Pronouncements,” a book that at its heftiest a few years ago ran to roughly 10,000 pages. It?s Complicated: Making Sense of Complexity 2010-05-01T20:10:00Z He frowned portentously, as if he would have the girls appreciate that he was a genius in the grasp of a creative impulse and so must not be disturbed. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Stratton, large, florid, well-fed and eminently respectable, turned in his revolving chair with a severe and majestic motion; adjusted his glasses in a prolonged and offensive examination, and frowned portentously. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Harry further hinted at spiderly instincts, and hummed, "Will you walk into my parlour" somewhat portentously. Love's Usuries When we got home, Cartmell was waiting for Jenny, his round face portentously lengthened by woe. The Great Miss Driver Jack nudged Hazel at the portentously contracted brows of papa and the stern look of inquiry which followed. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter This flatness made the contrary slope, which jutted forward so as to hide the actual breaking of the waves, appear portentously high. Carnival The portentously steady gun in the hand was the first intimation to the eye that the hand had moved at all. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Thus suddenly and portentously peril frowned upon France from every quarter. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The spectacle could only be portentously flat or heroically successful, and in Got's hands this latter was its fortune. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The Colonel followed, very red in the face, blowing his nose and clearing his throat portentously. Hildegarde's Harvest The lurid fire, crackling to the skies, illumined the tranquil lake, and gleamed portentously upon the most distant villages in the vast mountain-girdled valley. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The old man winked one faded eye portentously. No Shield from the Dead I wonder if you would have devoted them so readily to his Highness if—” He paused portentously. The Red Symbol He sat down and waited in a silence Raven felt more portentously vocal than the loudest outcry. Old Crow “Hem!” said the doctor, shaking his head, portentously. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Here giant genie stand revealed, passing in the dim perspective of mighty distances or leaning portentously from the radiant sky. Old Plymouth Trails He pushed the door, and as it swung portentously open he sprang nimbly to one side like the fearful slave liberating the lion. The Monster and Other Stories “Red Breasts”; and he nodded his head portentously. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) She said it portentously, as bidding him remember he might be sorry when she was no more. Old Crow The lieutenant colonel and the captains knitted their seven tawny brows portentously, but they were not in the least astounded at such a very extraordinary request. The Missourian His eyes behind the big spectacles glowed portentously. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists He sat down among his friends almost portentously, adjusted his spectacles, and peered over them in his usual manner, half way between a querulous oldster and a reproachful schoolmaster. McIlvaine's Star Watch him rise from a mere floating patch—slowly, solemnly, and portentously, to take a look round. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Some laughed at this; others looked portentously grave. Diana Some, frowning portentously, thought the plane an unscheduled ocean flier who had lost his way in the fog. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Then, deliberately, with infinitely sardonic effect, it winked its single eye of red at her--winked portentously three times. Nobody The thought of that row of portentously solemn grey tanks was irresistibly comic. The Island Mystery “You were more than asleep,” she said portentously. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Yet it would have been all portentously mixed had not, as we say, a final, merciful wave, chilling rather, but washing clear, come to her assistance. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 The Justices whispered portentously among themselves, in doubt whether the counsel should not be pulled up short. Australia Revenged The minister was standing up in the centre of the room, clearing his throat and looking around portentously. The Silver Maple Madame Roland, pale with emotion, conscious of the perils which were so portentously rising around them, shone with a preternatural brilliance in the solemn rejoicing of that evening. Madame Roland, Makers of History In a few minutes Mr. Hatt rose slowly and portentously, and, turning, made a solemn but wavering way down the car to greet a man who sat just across the aisle from Mary Leonard. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories She laid her head back in its little cloud of amber hair, and looked up at Tims, who, frowning portentously, once more with lifted finger enjoined silence. The Invader A Novel The pickets as I passed them were silent, with faces firmly set towards the front, and the shadow of coming battle hovered portentously, like a cloud with veiled lightnings, over the Union lines. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Seeing Saxham held in conversation by one of the other men, he winked portentously at the New South Waler, and whispered in his ear. The Dop Doctor We must rouse the whole populace of France," exclaimed Danton, in those tones which now began to thrill so portentously upon the ear of Europe, "and hurl them, en masse, upon our invaders. Madame Roland, Makers of History Leslie scarcely knew what to make of this lowering and portentously illuminated sky. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Puffing portentously, the engine slackened speed, and the heavy train slowed down and finally stopped, bringing a noisy atmosphere of life into the station of Verrières that but a moment ago was so still. Fantômas The minister took his station by a table on which a glass of water had been placed upon a vivid red cover: he portentously cleared his throat. Mountain Blood A Novel Jack says that unless a small dog is kept on very simple diet he'll soon get fat, and getting fat,' added Daisy portentously, 'means having fits sooner or later.' The Talking Horse And Other Tales But even as he checked the horse the ringing of a rifle came portentously out of the stillness. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter A dozen skilled workmen were at the same long table with Claire, Milt, Pinky, and Mr. Boltwood—the last two of whom were polite and scenically descriptive to each other, but portentously silent about gold-mines. Free Air The question was so like the boy she used to know that her heart leaped wildly, then became portentously still. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern "Bela, we got something to say to you," Big Jack began portentously. The Huntress If they were, they would know that a really absorbed and happy child is almost portentously solemn. Antony Gray,—Gardener There were the gendarmes—I looked across the square and saw two gendarmes striding portentously towards the scene—they would see justice done. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol No, sir," rolling his head portentously; "that don't run to a bargain, that don't. The Light of Scarthey She was a rich invalid, portentously delicate, full of benefactions to the parish and fears for the welfare of her soul. Tongues of Conscience There is a short silence, and then Bertram rises and pulls down his waistcoat portentously. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts Judge Trent faced his companion, and his shaggy brows moved up and down portentously beneath the overhanging eaves of his brown cap. The Opened Shutters Now he became portentously solemn, as the cold mist began to do its deadly work. Miss Mapp He gathered his countenance into an aspect as portentously solemn as his dwindled wrinkles could achieve. The Prodigal Father Before she had reached the door she yawned portentously. Fair Margaret A Portrait When this is not the case, the question with regard to his future simplifies itself somewhat portentously. Picture and Text 1893 “What are you doing here, Beverly, when I gave explicit orders that no one should leave the gymnasium?” demanded Miss Woodhull, frowning portentously upon the delinquent. A Dixie School Girl Her visitor walked to the hearth, her face wrinkling portentously, and kissed her with an air of affectionate severity. Vagabondia 1884 For answer Corrigan portentously winked one eye, and went on peeling potatoes. The Adventures of Bobby Orde I won't pretend to say, but it evidently is intended to suggest cupboard love, and there is a portentously large pitcher of ale in reserve on the bench. Line and Form (1900) He again caught that red and angry star gleaming portentously on him. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The smile on the dead German airman's face, as he lay on the ground near Poperinghe, floated before him, and he nodded his head portentously. Mufti "There's a man you don't want to have much to do with," she said portentously. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Springing from their beds they were almost blinded by the lightnings' glare, as flash followed flash, in quick succession, each accompanied by a deafening peal of thunder that reverberated portentously through the forest. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West This section is silent, ominously silent, portentously and potentially silent. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 The first breath of the Mohammedan Revival, however, blew the smouldering embers of proselytism into a new flame, and everywhere except in Europe Islam began once more advancing portentously along all its far-flung frontiers. The New World of Islam It seemed for a startling instant to be grimly, portentously familiar, then the fancy faded before the fact of its obvious absurdity, and he laughed contemptuously. The Fifth Ace Then pointing to his friend, who was fidgeting and frowning most portentously all the time, he said—“There is the man—my noble Captain Tournier!” The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale And your maxims portentously silly; You will find party scope for your pen, Coin meanness and malice to money; But sour dulness must keep to his den, And never be funny. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893 Me, of all people in the world!” he repeated portentously. Chance A Tale in Two Parts The interior of the walls was blackened, as if by fire; fire also appeared at one time to have raged out of the window-holes, for the outside about them was black, portentously so. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest The interior of the walls was blackened, as if by fire; fire also appeared at one time to have raged out of the window-holes, for the outside about them was p. 110black, portentously so. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) The hero of the book, we find a good deal like other heroes,—a little more natural than most, perhaps, but still portentously noble and perfect. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 It was less than an hour when the chief inspector returned, portentously grave. The Grell Mystery It was remarked by the observant, that an unusual number of lots were afterwards knocked down to a military gentleman, who seemed to have left portentously large orders with the auctioneer. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Birnier sketched furiously, glaring portentously from the group to the paper. Witch-Doctors She frowned portentously at Lucy, who merely giggled. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore The latter seemed still to weigh his displeasing obligation; then he eyed his friend significantly—almost portentously. The Outcry No one could have been so portentously sagacious as he looked. John Forster To this Karlsefin returned a decided negative, by shaking his head and frowning portentously. The Norsemen in the West Denham frowned portentously, and that peculiarly dead calm which usually precedes the bursting of a storm prevailed in the office. The Lifeboat But, not content with the general effect, he tried the effect of expression—frowned portentously, scowled savagely, gaped hideously, and grinned horribly a ghastly smile. The Dog Crusoe and his Master “Oliver,” said Mr Donnithorne, sitting down opposite the invalid when his friend had left, and frowning portentously, “d’you know I’m a ruined man?” Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines The doctor replied, “Let me see,” and putting his finger on his forehead, frowned portentously, affecting to give the subject the most intense consideration. The Red Eric Apparently his meditations were not satisfactory, for he frowned portentously once or twice, and shook his head. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice They soar and circle above them, at times swooping portentously near. The Lone Ranche But as he turned over the Bakhtiari's scrap of paper the meaning of it grew, in the light of the very circumstances that made him hesitate, so portentously that he sent Abbas for horses. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "When I meet that man...." he began portentously. Jill the Reckless Mr. Duney, thus appealed to, nodded portentously, as though to indicate that his words were well justified. The Shrieking Pit The clouds which had long been hovering portentously in our skies now began to spread and to blacken all around the heavens. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis But I carried also a portentously swollen under-lip, with a crack in it which showed signs of festering. The Adventures of Harry Revel But the first principles of morals and politics, which have long been settled, acquire the authority of self-evident truths, which, when first discussed, may have been vehemently and portentously contested. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. She professed the most peace-making sentiments, but when it came really to doing something to brighten up the scene she showed herself portentously corrupt. The Tragic Muse "It's a thousand pities," repeated the little Doctor, looking quite portentously regretful and oppressed. A Houseful of Girls He looked so portentously solemn, that when you learnt that he was perfectly well in mind, body and estate, the inclination to laugh was irresistible. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 "Lead us to it, Thumbscrew," he swaggered portentously; "lead us to it, ol'-timer!" The She Boss A Western Story This alternation of dramatic form and dialogue with epical narrative, interlarding the tragedy in parts with portentously long explanatory comment, is perhaps the most unlucky novelty which was ever attempted in verse. Studies in Early Victorian Literature In this convulsion she frowned portentously; her low forehead overhung her eyes; the eyes themselves, in shadow, stared, splendid and cold, and her hands clinched themselves at her sides. The Tragic Muse He was a dogmatic rationalist—one hesitates to use a word which has been so portentously misused. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc After a suitable interval, she opened the door, clad in her best black silk, and portentously solemn. Flower of the Dusk This particular villainy suddenly became grotesquely and portentously plain. Romance The president frowned again; more portentously, this time. Empire Builders The girl had got rid of her tears, and was gazing at her, and Mrs. Rooth leaned forward and said portentously: "She knows four languages." The Tragic Muse My father looked cadaverous, Dall was portentously silent, I shut my eyes and tried to sleep, being in that state when to see, or hear, or speak, or be spoken to, is equally fatal. Records of a Girlhood When Jenny Lind sang in some Italian opera, he occupied a seat in the vice-regal box, and gazed at her through a portentously enormous lorgnette. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent "He come too?" asks the little maiden, nodding towards the boy, who is portentously busy over his dandelions. Idolatry A Romance But society took the story for what it was worth, and shook its head portentously over Miss Dane and her mysteries. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week But without heeding my solicitation, and still standing in the middle of the floor, the stranger gazed at me portentously and spoke. The Piazza Tales I acted well, in spite of my new dresses, which stuck out all round me portentously, and almost filled the little stage. Records of a Girlhood Grandma, the Demon, entered and portentously shook hands with him. Bunker Bean "Ah, ha! lose your fortune!" exclaimed the professor, frowning so portentously as to unseat his spectacles. Bressant He was portentously solemn, and Rose thought he looked a little pale. The Real Adventure Cervetto, the violoncello player, once ventured to yawn noisily and portentously while the great actor was delivering an address to the audience. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character "Now, see here, Johnnie Two Times," exclaimed Miles portentously: "you know what we came near doing to you six months ago for springing that kind of stuff." Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds She looked up at him with the most charming insouciance when he paused so portentously at the very opening of his address. The Jervaise Comedy A few large, thin mosquitoes, cold and portentously hungry from their all-night's fast, came swooping at the professor with shrieks of dismal tenuity, intending to get a warm breakfast out of him. Bressant The leaves swarmed with birds, robins and wrens and catbirds and all the feathered tribe keeping up an incessant quivering and trilling, while a distant woodpecker drummed portentously on the trunk of an old oak. The Hunters of the Hills She nodded her head, slowly, portentously; and her glance was heavy with significance. My Friend Prospero He have enough to trouble him," said Mrs. Twomey, portentously; "and I wouldn't wish it to him. Mount Music Mr. Marchmont chuckled audibly, and then, remembering the gravity of the occasion, suddenly became portentously solemn. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman The idea of destiny or heredity permeates all the works of this portentously ambitious series. A Love Episode It might be supposed, that after so portentously marvellous an escape as the one just related, the unlucky couple might be allowed a short respite at least from the persecutions of adverse fortune. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 In Germany, too, there seems naïveté and simplicity enough to be still entertained by these mischievously whimsical and yet portentously moral comedies. One Hundred Best Books "As to that I cannot say," he said portentously. Mount Music His financial methods were successful immediately, but really accumulated burdens which became portentously heavy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History She still beheld the fiery glare of an expiring sunset, and against the ensuing pallor of sea and sky a leaden-hued human, figure strangely, almost portentously evident. Deadham Hard There was something so portentously solemn in his manner of speaking these last words that his listener quaked in terror, and gazed at him with widened eyes. The Moon Rock They discussed, of course, the disturbances, and I can imagine Markovitch portentously announcing that "It was all over, he had the best of reasons-for knowing…." The Secret City What is true is, that the whole state of religion, and the whole aspect of Christianity in the world, had come to seem to him portentously strange and anomalous. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 In Thompson's hand a large, businesslike gun wavered portentously from one head to the other. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On I suspect so," replied Tom, "and it does not raise my spirits to see Saunders shaking his huge visage so portentously. The World of Ice And Honaton repeated portentously, "China," as if Benson might have made a mistake in the name of the country if he had not been at his elbow to correct him. The Happiest Time of Their Lives The lamps across his streets had a portentously elastic swing with them. A Tale of Two Cities Burke scowled on the girl portentously, and shook his head. Within the Law The face of Miss Greene, portentously grave, was peeping through the jar. Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies Her father gives her such a portentously hard-headed reputation, that I have a burning desire to know. Hard Times With which parting injunction, slowly and portentously delivered, the doctor departed, leaving the whole house in admiration of that wisdom which tallied so closely with their own. The Old Curiosity Shop But their not knowing what it meant, was perhaps the reason why Mrs. Snitchey's Bird of Paradise feather quivered so portentously, and why all the pendant bits on Mrs. Craggs's ear-rings shook like little bells. The Battle of Life As she entered and closed the door on herself, he sank down in a chair, and gazed and sighed and puffed portentously. Vanity Fair The tales were almost consumed, but just then threw forth a broad sheet of fire, which flickered as with laughter, making the whole room dance in its brightness, and then roared portentously up the chimney. The Snow Image and other stories "It'll come from where it's got a way of coming," he gave forth portentously. The Shuttle No one in the world, I imagine, was ever so portentously solemn. The Ambassadors I preternaturally listened; I figured to myself what might portentously be; I wondered if his bed were also empty and he too were secretly at watch. The Turn of the Screw "After I had denounced you?" our puzzled hero exclaimed, frowning portentously. Confidence She let her eyes rest on his own, and she let him take her hand; but her eyes looked like two rainy autumn moons, and her touch was portentously lifeless. The American The air by this time had become portentously dark, and the thunder was incessant and tremendous; in the midst of it the lightning flashed and vanished, like the treble shrilling upon the bass. Roderick Hudson He received us to-day, portentously arrayed in his best black suit, and his stiffest white cravat. The Moonstone But by-and-by Nancy, in her attic, became portentously worse, the supposed tumor having indeed given way to the blister, but only wandered to another region with angrier pain. Middlemarch Not that it is exclusively an Old Folks' entertainment; for, as the critics say of portentously dull juvenile books, "it will be found as interesting to the young as to the old." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870 It represented a gaunt, ascetic-looking monk, in a tattered gown and cowl, kneeling with clasped hands and pulling a portentously long face. The American One night he slept but half an hour; he found his thoughts taking a turn which excited him portentously. Roderick Hudson Over his partner's head the man scowled portentously—and dissipated his display of temper on Lanyard's indifferent back. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf This, too, was Warrington's verdict, when that severe critic, after half-an-hour's perusal of the manuscript, and the consumption of a couple of pipes of tobacco, laid Pen's book down, yawning portentously. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy Lady Cannon coughed, and said rather portentously, 'You must not be offended with me, dear. Love's Shadow "Mr. Bundercombe!" she exclaimed portentously, taking no notice whatever of me. An Amiable Charlatan After a little he found the quizzical, boyish face that mocked him irresistible, and he laughed, and unbent from the dignified reserve which he had for a while maintained portentously. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Kirsty set me down on a plaid in the grass, and the next moment, Turkey, looking awfully big, and portentously healthy, stood by my side. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood He stretched portentously, and sat up to look about him; so he encountered her tender eyes before she had been able to subdue their light. The Forest Lovers Still, is there any need of pulling quite such a portentously long face? Jurgen A Comedy of Justice He smote himself upon the breast, and sighed portentously. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes It was only the cathedral clock striking the hour, but it sounded portentously through the solemn stillness of the night, and with quickened attention they all looked up and listened. The Heavenly Twins The lapse since then has been a long one in its effects; almost portentously so. A Study of Hawthorne All was terribly, portentously still, but in her bedroom there were no signs of the trouble in the house. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing At last she turned eyes portentously widened and a prolonged "Ss-s-s-h" upon them. A Fountain Sealed He took a walk in the forest and asked himself if this were indeed portentously true. Madame De Mauves Each syllable was portentously distinct and clear clipped. The Call of the Cumberlands "Have you considered," said Uncle Donald, portentously, "that you owe a duty to the Family." The Adventures of Sally Then he came towards Mr. Polly portentously and paused, and spoke between his teeth in an earnest confidential tone. The History of Mr. Polly This, too, was Warrington's verdict, when that severe critic, after half an hour's perusal of the manuscript, and the consumption of a couple of pipes of tobacco, laid Pen's book down, yawning portentously. The History of Pendennis That gentleman became therefore a kind of flourishing public secret, out of the depths of which governess and pupil looked at each other portentously from the time their friend was restored to them. What Maisie Knew There was, her father reminded her portentously, company in the parlour. Miss Lulu Bett "Well, I'm thinking, too!" nodded Small Porges, his brows knitted portentously. The Money Moon A Romance An indescribable and heavy odor fell upon him and for the moment overpowered his senses, and he found himself standing face to face with a figure prodigiously and portentously tall. Stolen Treasure "There's nothing the matter with me," Buckheath declared wagging his head portentously, and avoiding her eye. The Power and the Glory "When I meet that man …" he began portentously. The Little Warrior But the punch which succeeded was of excellent quality, and portentously strong. The Surgeon's Daughter Mary saw and sighed; while the Colonel shook his head portentously. Stella Fregelius For an instant Captain Peasley hesitated; then Emerson saw the ends of his bristly mustache rise above an expansive grin as he winked portentously. The Silver Horde Then they made a trip which came near being a solemn occasion, it was so portentously important. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness He paused portentously, finding in each face before him an anxious excitement which was exactly what he wanted. The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix Another dreadful feature wonderfully and portentously pervades that fair world; namely, that whatever had been consecrated or vowed must die. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life When this subject was exhausted, which did not take long, as Mr. Fregelius refused to express any positive opinion until he had inspected the church, the Colonel's manner grew portentously solemn. Stella Fregelius As the echo died away, the old grandfather's clock on the landing boomed out three portentously solemn chimes. Old Rose and Silver The doctor nodded portentously and said, "If you and Miss Baron don't obey orders I'll put you both under arrest." Miss Lou "They are"—he paused portentously—"reproductions of pages from the secret census!" The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix He winked portentously, and strangely enough his eyelid failed to resume its normal position. The Iron Trail He is as cruel as he is brave, and as portentously ugly as he is cruel. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Overhead, the great storm-cloud hung portentously, even more ominous than in the brighter light. The Blind Spot There, producing from another pocket a huge envelope, portentously daubed and sealed with red wax, he handed it to Barbour. Galusha the Magnificent Moreover, even in the visible portions there are surprising evidences of carelessness, as in the portentously long left thigh of the Lapith in Fig. A History of Greek Art "It was in your power," said Mr. McEachern portentously, "to make a man happy—" "I did," said Molly, bitterly. The Intrusion of Jimmy But it was dry and intact, its massive oak doors defied any weapon short of artillery, its narrow unglazed windows would scarcely have admitted a cat—a place portentously strong, gloomy, but yet habitable. Huntingtower The great man became rather portentously solemn—he himself would have said "becomingly grave." The Judgment House Reverend Finch, swelling with unspoken words, rose portentously from his chair by his wife's side. Poor Miss Finch Her destiny seemed to be portentously mingled with his own; his life seemed to move, his death to wait at her bidding. Antonina For a long second it endured portentously still in the room and in the world without; then like a sharp thunder-clap out of a summer sky, a door slammed upstairs. Missy I said, looking at my watch and trying to time poor Ambient; whereupon my companion repeated all portentously "Let us hope so!" The Author of Beltraffio "Sir Richard," he announced, his voice lowered portentously, "there are some men here who insist upon seeing you." The Lion's Skin The lad seems to wish to make up for the natural insignificance of his face by frowning on all occasions most portentously. George Cruikshank “It isn’t so good as Paris,” I still more portentously noted. The Patagonia Alas that such virtue is so portentously scarce! Sir Gibbie It was so portentously produced that her ladyship had somehow to meet it. Some Short Stories [by Henry James] "Oh, social position," and Mrs. Dangerfield nodded two or three times portentously. Pandora "I will restrain myself till tomorrow, and then—" She shook her head portentously and waited till the farmer appeared, feeling assured that Mrs. Wiggins would soon be taught to recognize her station. He Fell in Love with His Wife "One word more, Mr. North," said the elder gentleman, a little portentously, to conceal an evident embarrassment. Drift from Two Shores She looked up from the page with a histrionic movement of the head; her orange coiffure nodded portentously. Crome Yellow "I have changed the butcher, Mr. Lawrence," she announced portentously. The Man in Lower Ten Mellishe of Madras had been so portentously solemn about his "conference," that Wonder had arranged for a private tiffin—no A.-D. Plain Tales from the Hills She, almost bursting with her great secrets, put her finger on her lips and nodded portentously. He Fell in Love with His Wife George and Alan always look portentously solemn and gloomy whenever one mentions the subject, so I don't. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English He stared perplexedly at Lomaque; uttered a word or two of rough apology to his subordinate, and rolling his misshapen head portentously, walked away with the death-list crumpled up nervously in his hand. After Dark In the mean time Blanche remained portentously quiet in the upper regions of the house; while Lady Lundie steadily pursued her inquiries down stairs. Man and Wife Me, of all people in the world!” he repeated portentously. Chance A Tale in Two Parts This progress, having continued during many ages, became at length, about the middle of the eighteenth century, portentously rapid, and has proceeded, during the nineteenth, with accelerated velocity. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 In her stead, Mrs. Marrable portentously approached the stage, with an open letter in her hand. No Name Madame Danville frowned portentously, and rose in a great hurry from her chair. After Dark The coachman perceived at once, by the expression of the man who thus addressed him, that he had fallen into a trap, and he remained with his mouth wide open and his eyes portentously staring. Twenty Years After Andy was swinging luxuriously and drawing the last few puffs from a cigarette when Slim, purple and puffing audibly, appeared portentously before him. The Flying U Ranch Louis surveyed me with his shrewd grey eyes, and shook his head portentously. The Sea Wolf He shook his head portentously when the captain inquired after his health and spirits. No Name "But," said Bazin, yawning portentously, "the ladder is still at the window." Twenty Years After |
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