| 单词 | primly |
| 例句 | He was a very intelligent infant,” she added primly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mother was afraid to move for fear of upsetting her perch, and would remain up there primly, determined not to lose her dignity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z That said, she settled back down and ate another bean, chewing primly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stood next to the giant dictionary on its little table, and Mrs. Granger walked to the back of the classroom and sat primly on a tall stool next to the bookcases. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they tried to make her life sound meaningful. And of course, she added primly, “all lives are meaningful, I don’t mean that they aren’t. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “That is no longer a true statement,” Maya said primly. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The doctor gazes upon it for a moment and then climbs up, clutching his black bag primly in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She sat forward in her chair, her hands folded primly in her lap. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Composed and quiet, the house lifted itself primly around her, and nothing had been moved. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Pastor Tom said that listening to the radio can interfere with Bible reading,” Cari said primly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s a nice Bible name,” I said primly. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Inés Pérdido was sitting up primly on the edge of a cushioned chair in the parlor area directly across from the dining room next to an older woman who looked a lot like her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “He went to stay with his elderly aunt Bernice,” Hazel responded primly. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘I’m sick,' Hooper said primly, 'in storms. I always have been sick. At school I’m allowed to go out of form and lie down, if it thunders.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Piggy took off his glasses, stepped primly into the water and then put them on again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “The women are just as much afraid as I am,” Luke said primly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When Billy thought of them he always pictured young guys with glasses and attache cases sitting primly on the A train and thumbing through a thick book. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they ain’t naked, but they might as well be. Little purple flimflams—” “Tutus,” prompted Gilly primly, gratefully recovering from her earlier shock. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When Cousin Eunice called her, the women stepped back and smiled primly at her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Smiley and Lee Roy sat primly with their folks, acting like they didn’t even know us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Dana quickly let go of Roy’s face and folded his hands primly, in case the driver was looking in the mirror. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She is sitting primly at her dressing table, clad all in brown and gold. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She sat there primly, slipping a forkful of potato into her mouth, then chewing it with a really superior look on her face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Every bed has a right and a wrong side,” said Mary Poppins, primly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He walked primly between the benches from Jerusalem to Jericho. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They were all sitting there primly dressed in their spring Sunday best. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I shake my head primly, feeling like a real goody-goody or at least a barren subject for the gossips, present company included. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was all ready, sitting primly on a chair, with her golden curls shining and her china-blue dress fresh and crisp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped back and sat down primly a short distance from him. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She ate primly, she nodded politely, she smiled after everything she said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Taylor pursed his lips primly, flicked way from a gray cuff. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There she sits, smiling primly, festooned with blossoms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Only someone with nothing to lose would attack the throne with you there to protect it,” Oriana says primly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When she returns to plunk a plate down in front of me, her lips are pursed primly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "Well, as I said before, I'm from the Midwest," he tells the reporter rather primly. "Mad Men" recap: Who is Don Draper? 2010-07-26T06:02:00Z Teased about it, D’Artagnan primly points out that she is a married woman. A New Version of ‘The Musketeers,’ on BBC America 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z “He stands in danger of being typed as the screen’s prime psychotic,” a reviewer for The New York Times primly noted. Ida Lupino, a Woman of Spine on Both Sides of the Lens 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z “Well, speak for yourself. I don’t hate my husband,” one of you holier-than-thou marrieds might announce, folding your hands primly in your lap. Marriage Requires Amnesia 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s the comedy of a primly composed mean-girl android turning into The Terminator. ‘M3gan’ Review: Wherever I Go, She Goes 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Having built both Prometheus and Covenant around Michael Fassbender’s turn as a primly gifted “synthetic”, Scott is clearly concerned with the point where circuitry acquires a soul. Alien: Covenant – why Ridley Scott's facehuggers and chestbursters will never die 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z "Flowers in the Attic: The Origin" takes it one primly heeled step further: there's no electricity in the house. "Flowers in the Attic: The Origin": How to be Gothic, from creepy manors to severe housekeepers 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s easy to sit primly on the expectation of a perfectly monogamous relationship. Two Real Stories That Will Change Your Mind About Cheating 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Some “resorts” are nothing more than a cluster of trailer parks, others are primly landscaped and lined with stucco mansions. Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Behind me, a lightly weathered face hid behind large sunglasses and a pair of hands rested primly on a stack of parcels. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z All fluttering hands and wittering humility, she takes her place primly next to the piano player for the remainder of "Hometown Glory", the capital ballad that ended her first album. Adele ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:21Z “Father, as you see I’m just a child, and there’s so much to understand,” she said primly. Music Review: Jackie Evancho at Alice Tully Hall - Review 2011-11-08T22:48:51Z Back in the early 70s I certainly never dreamt that decades hence a primly decorous Jackson would become my local MP. Rewind TV: Women in Love; The Killing 2011-03-27T00:05:34Z The neat clothes and the primly styled hair of the civil rights activists reflected that of the accepted mainstream, of the agreed-upon norm. To fight the status quo, the activists of 1968 harnessed the power of fashion 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “I left a very big tip,” she added primly. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: When the steaks are high, you act on your gut 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Now he’s a walking period piece, in three-piece suits, club collars, pocket watch stowed primly in his waistcoat pocket, hair slicked into a swooping wave. Janelle Monáe, and Other Wondaland Artists, Step Back in Time at the Highline Ballroom 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z It's easy to forget how the portraits that emerged in the final years of Chekhov's life – the consumptive, primly dressed, prematurely aged invalid of Yalta – have come to dominate our sense of the writer. Anton Chekhov: a lifetime of lovers 2013-03-01T17:30:01Z This was accompanied by much wrangling about the relative importance of smoking and using the toilet, which Ms Merridale primly terms “the two different types of physical imperative”. Missed connection 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But sure enough, there was Choupette, sitting primly next to a bouquet of roses. What Happened to Choupette? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The subject matter of design was then what were rather primly called "consumer goods". Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthorn – review 2013-05-10T13:00:03Z At the wheel of her car, Jackie glimpses a series of primly suited, bouffant-haired mannequins, each perfectly cast in her image, being loaded from a truck to a local department store. Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Photographs show the triangle: the artist sitting rather primly on her balcony, the silhouette of the first officer on the roof and the crowd below. Art Review: Sanja Ivekovic?s ?Sweet Violence? at Museum of Modern Art - Review 2011-12-15T23:26:19Z And it is only in this definitive volume that even Ginsberg has finally published his Many Loves, which the dust jacket primly describes as "an erotic rhapsody" hitherto withheld "for reasons of prudence and modesty." Allen Ginsberg interview: From the archive, 24 April 1985 2013-04-24T06:30:00Z How did this particular specimen wind up standing in the grand foyer of the White House Wednesday afternoon, primly ruffling his plumage before dozens of onlookers? Becoming the National Thanksgiving Turkey, a slightly cheesy story Ivanka sat for a “60 Minutes” interview with the rest of her family this week and folded her hands primly across her lap, one wrist bedecked with a heavy gold bracelet. To understand the Trump presidency, we must decipher Ivanka 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The artist sits primly, hands clasped, naked above the waist to show his sewn- together torso two years after he was shot. The weird world of Alice Neel 2010-07-07T20:30:00Z “We usually buy copies of books about our targets,” Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, responded primly when asked whether the DNC planned to get a copy of the book. Forget Harry Potter. In D.C., people lined up at midnight for Michael Wolff’s Trump exposé. 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z After being taken aback by the noisy bray of Rose, 22, Matt describes her and her compatriots as loud, brash and forward, adding primly, “American girls don’t seem to have inside voices at all.” ‘I Wanna Marry “Harry,” ’ a Reality Series on Fox 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z In the neat, stylized ensemble dances with their primly patting hands, Mr. Taylor suggests both the tamping down of feeling and a robotic conformity. Paul Taylor’s Canon: Flippant, Savage, Idyllic 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z It has a Big Bad — Leland Townsend, a primly malevolent nemesis played with a marvelous comic spitefulness by Michael Emerson — whose ratio of psychopathy versus supernatural dominion is teasingly unspecified. Review: ‘Evil’ Is Good and It’s Back for a Second Satanic Season 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z “Well, that is not a professional look,” Lennon replies primly. Television Review: ?Best Friends Forever? on NBC, With Lennon Parham 2012-04-03T22:09:20Z In New York, and in Milan this week, designers embraced the primly corseted silhouettes of the American midcentury with an extravagant fervor. | Trendspotting: The Late 1950s Look Is Hot: Trendspotting 2011-09-28T18:05:42Z Their scene together at the beach, where Charlotte primly confiscates Jack's copy of Lolita, is smart, and then tense, and then hilarious. Cannes 2012: The Paperboy – review 2012-05-24T10:49:18Z If it has “been a while” for her, too, and if you both can consenting-adult your way into an honest and pitfall-aware resetting of that clock, then this is me primly looking the other way. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Finding out in your late 30s that you’re not an only child 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Daphne comes across as a bit primly Victorian, prickly and unyielding. In This New Caper Novel, a Yearbook Reveals Family Secrets 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z They smiled at us primly and M. said, “Sweet hats!” Beer and loathing at the Preakness Stakes 2013-05-25T16:00:00Z Ziegelman, equally petite and dressed primly in black, dipped into a fridge stocked with varicolored Mason jars to put together Aunt Sammy’s recommended appetizer: tomato juice topped with a sprig of curly parsley. “Enough Is Better Than a Feast”: Christmas Dinner in the Time of the Great Depression 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Nearby stands Mary McCarthy’s old digs, a house she painted buttercup yellow to rankle this primly whitewashed town’s citizenry. Blue Hill, a Literary Enclave, Grows in Downeast Maine 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The achievement in Lapine’s efficiently staged production revolves chiefly around the performance of the primly coifed and outfitted Monk, who nails the impersonation in a way that’s both funny and sad. Review | She does bad so good: Debra Monk in ‘Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z This was Ms. Prada as female triumphant, offering women chic dresses in the familiar, awkward, ugly 1970s wallpaper patterns as well as the ability to dress primly in an elongated black satin shift dress. Fashion Review: Prada Powerhouse 2014-02-20T19:17:43Z He turned and showed me, his butt presented with knees and thighs pressed primly together. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Sitting primly on its pleasant park-side grounds in central London, the palace is immaculately restored. No royal wedding invite? You can still enjoy Great Britain’s palaces and castles 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Gloor could be threatening, too, shaking his fist in Boujasson’s face and calling him a “robber” and, a newspaper primly noted, a “d—d French scoundrel.” Perspective | The secret history of the French hat maker who gave Bojangles his name 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Once upon a time, the copy editorial guild united against “xeroxing” — to many authors’ fury — in favor, primly, of “photocopying.” Opinion | Why English is changing faster than you can say E-mail, e-mail, email 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Kateryna Yermolaeva photographs herself as nonbinary, in one image sitting primly next to a washing machine and in another with her legs spread wide as she sits in a grungy stairwell. Review | Women artists tell an ugly truth: The war within may never be over 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The line of cases that led to Roe, and led from it to other rights, is “inapposite,” Alito wrote primly. Opinion | In Dobbs, these untruths are self-evident 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z One of the most controversial public intellectuals today is an eccentric, primly dressed professor who writes about esoteric mythology, dispenses old-fashioned wisdom such as “clean your room” and champions embattled ideals of manhood. Robert Bly, poet who inspired men's movement and backlash, dies 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z In the summer of 1961, she joined a group of primly dressed church ladies who delivered sandwiches to jailed Freedom Riders. Casseroles made and missed: Why so many obituaries honor this treasured dish 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z It was called the “city strip” and the “shoestring strip,” but “strip” sounds louche, and around 1984 it was renamed, primly, “Harbor Gateway.” What city do you live in? Don't say Hollywood 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “I’m not in a position to explain B or what he’s thinking,” he says primly. Charlie Kaufman: 'Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human' 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z In her 100s, still primly dressed and manicured, she held court as she made the rounds in her nursing home. Lives Lost: A century of learning, bookended by pandemic 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z This runs the risk of putting it too primly. Profumo: a scandal that keeps giving, even after 50 years 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z He called for order in the hall, primly ringing a silver bell on his desk. Love Conquers All in Italy’s Parliament, at Least for One Day 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z The commercial featured the company spokesperson, Bethany Woodruff, a pretty Scottish redhead with a convincingly posh English accent, sitting on a toilet in various locations, primly extolling the product’s benefits in shockingly scatological terms. Suzy Batiz’s Empire of Odor 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Particularly when that avocado is spread thinly, primly and neatly to the edges of the sourdough, this dish begins to morph. How to eat: avocado toast 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Looking at her, primly groomed beneath her bridle, it’s hard to believe that when Yates rescued her three years ago, she was wild. Montana farm rescues, finds homes for penned wild horses 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z There is a fundamental mismatch here: Trump cutting every corner, trampling on every ethical guideline, while Mueller and those like him primly weigh up the legal niceties and nuances. The Mueller report shows that bad guys who play dirty, like Trump, always win | Jonathan Freedland 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Three pages after his attack on Wood’s credibility and motives, he writes, primly, “But perhaps it is time to believe women and to wonder why their testimony is often disparaged.” Review | A confused critique, or celebration, of sex in Hollywood 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z From a dim corner of her hospital room I surveyed the patient, who appeared, tucked primly under the crisp sheets, not so much recouping from surgery as steeped in a late-evening reverie. A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z She also primly likened the meeting to “a tinkle contest with a skunk,” adding, “I was trying to be the mom.” Pelosi vs. Trump: ‘Don’t Characterize the Strength That I Bring,’ She Says 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “I’ve found that all one really needs in this world is one good friend,” she tells Lewis primly. Film Review: ‘House With a Clock’ is a real time suck 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps it was easier to conceive of a primly naive heroine who knows little about the trouble she’s getting herself into, the better to underscore the incongruity of her interactions with Sitting Bull. Jessica Chastain plays the artist who painted Sitting Bull in the inert history lesson 'Woman Walks Ahead' Each layer of this unusual family’s history arrives via flickers of memory, and not all the layers are primly opaque: Rachel begins experiencing epilepsy’s grand mal seizures. Michael Ondaatje's novel 'Warlight' is a masterpiece of shifting memory 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z If it has “been a while” for her, too, and if you both can consenting-adult your way into an honest and pitfall-aware resetting of that clock, this is me primly looking the other way. Family secret surfaces: She’s not technically an only child 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Tucci stages much of “Final Portrait” in the artist’s studio, here designed as a chiaroscuro collection of layered grays and chalk-whites against which Lord’s spotless navy jacket stands out like a primly strait-laced rebuke. Review | Geoffrey Rush delivers a winning, ferocious performance in ‘Final Portrait’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Not a primly proper classical concert venue, not your mahogany-furnished study, and not a recording studio. V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless review: the everything headphones 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Those 20-somethings, many in coat and tie, looked clean-cut and primly trendy. In Germany, a Far-Right Leader Stirs a Long-Suppressed Nationalism 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The New York Times primly notes that the academy is famous for “its at times almost willful perversity in picking winners.” The prize that Bob Dylan really deserves 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It ignores, too, the reckoning that is due in the party that nominated him, with Ted Cruz as the more primly demagogic also-ran. The New Yorker Endorses Hillary Clinton 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z But chances are you’ve seen her likeness, thanks to an image the model and Bunk’d star tweeted of herself sitting primly on a chair, which has since become an unstoppable Internet meme. The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Arulpragasam recently unearthed an old family photograph, and laughing over it today she wonders at her rounded Princess Di hair, her primly buttoned-up shirt. MIA: Is the musician paranoid, or is everyone out to get her? 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Tour guides talk about the primly dressed demonstrators who marched past the Liberty Bell on July 4 for five years in the 1960s, reminding the public that gay people lacked basic rights. A quiet campaign is placing gay people and their rights struggle in U.S. history 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones primly insists that he is acting “entirely within my authority as insurance commissioner.” To California’s Insurance Regulator, Green Is Job One 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Weigel points out that it turned women, primly cloistered in their drawing rooms, into passive objects of male desire. Why Dating Is Drudgery 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The iconography of Tubman imagery generally falls into two categories: The best-known, and perhaps best-loved, images depict her as a little old lady, after the war, primly dressed and often sporting a head wrap. Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman? 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Sipping primly from a bottle of whiskey mixed with beer, she gave a tour, first of her former, rat-infested campsite near the river. Homeless in California’s redwoods - the 'land of the lost' 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Jenn Lyon is primly deceptive as hotel masseuse Nancy, seeming sweet and deserving at first. Review: Chasing the simple life in ‘Hold on to Me Darling’ 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z "I'm sure it has a name," Freya says primly. Verge Fiction: An excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z It is, as Joyce Carol Oates once primly put it in the New York Review of Books, a genre “enormously popular with readers”. Ann Rule's true crime books: what made them so compelling? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “What do guys think they’ll achieve by yelling something?” she asked, shifting her weight and adjusting the cape primly. Tess Holliday: 'Never seen a fat girl in her underwear before?' 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z The highways were perfectly maintained and painted, the signs clear and informative and the speed-monitoring cameras primly intolerant. The Radical Humaneness of Norway’s Halden Prison 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The sum is a “large amount”, he said primly. Slimming Auntie 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Rents were restricted, behavior codes primly middle-class, and if your oven failed to fire on Thanksgiving, the landlord delivered a free turkey. Stuyvesant Town, Former Middle-Class Bastion, Awaits Mayoral Help 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z “We all have freedom to choose our own livelihoods,” he said, primly, “and the land here is fertile.” After Farmers Commit Suicide, Debts Fall on Families in India 2014-02-23T00:28:41Z Like new dads, rattling primly past the organic butchers with their knapsack of wet wipes, modern goalkeepers seem over-eager, simpering, infused with celebrity extroversion. David de Gea's collision with Andy Carroll may be a watershed moment 2013-04-19T11:07:52Z The statue renders her as legions of school children likely think of her--she sits primly , hands in her lap, clutching her purse, staring straight ahead. Rosa Parks honored with Capitol statue 2013-02-27T19:03:23Z Another time, her long blonde locks were primly fashioned into a traditional bun. City Room: Doll of Pioneer's Spirit Explores the City, One Loan at a Time 2013-01-22T21:55:53Z In times of gastrointestinal desperation, Americans will get nowhere with their primly euphemistic "restroom" or "bathroom". London 2012: breaking the language barrier 2012-07-16T19:00:13Z "But what I don't understand," Dorothy began, primly, "is why I have been brought into this." The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z A little path, bordered primly by a thick growing mossy-like plant, led up to the door, which was closed. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z "A gardener is sure to come by in a moment," she remarked, primly. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z I can't endure to see you drawing your thread in and out as primly as though there were nothing amiss, while I--I----' 'Feel inclined to pull the whole house about our ears. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z "As becomes me, sir, I hope," Betty answered demurely, and to show that the stare had no effect upon her, primly turned her head away. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "If you speak to me again like that," said Dorothy, primly, "I shall complain to Mr. Warren." The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z "I am glad," he said primly, "that my coming was so opportune." Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z She sat down primly on the extreme edge of a chair which yawned to embrace her. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z "He is a gentleman of rank and station," she said, primly. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z I know no one in London," she said a little primly--but with sweet primness--"except the lady at whose house I stayed last night. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z "I thought you wouldn't like us to sit in the dark," Norah murmured, primly. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z "I don't wish to take a kiss from you," Klitschko said, primly. Dereck Chisora: Vitali is much tougher than Wladimir but I'm excited 2012-02-13T22:59:02Z Dollie gave him a little glance out of a corner of her eye, smiled, then sat up primly. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z It was a rare afternoon, and the old lady, carefully dressed, primly curled, and with a bit of knitting in her hand, sauntered leisurely through the sunlit woods toward the West Branch. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z As a member," he said primly, "I take care to know nothing of such agreements. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z “Yes, Grandmother,” said Susan, primly, hoping they were admiring her manners. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z "I regret I was not able to come before, sir," he said primly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Joan was secretly enchanted at being treated as of a glovable age, but she answered primly, "Thank you, Mr. Trench, I'm not allowed to bet." The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z She had primly refused him more than two dances, and had refused to go in to supper with him. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z "I'm too old for running, uncle; Miss Power said it was not lady-like for girls in their teens," answered Rose primly. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z He was startled when, glancing at her in the midst of his daring excursion under the table, he noticed her smiling coolly and primly at Aubrey who was talking. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z "I am vastly delighted to welcome you, madam," she said primly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z A goodly place it is and primly spaced, With straight box-bordered paths and squares of bloom. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Aunt Charlotte primly informed her niece that Mr. Harper was taking leave. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Rating: **1/2 The stage of the Joyce Theater is bare but for a dozen wooden chairs, soon occupied by a gathering of primly dressed men and women. ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Makes Folk Heroes of Killers: Jeremy Gerard 2011-12-02T03:22:03Z Miss Matilda was naturally as ignorant as all the rest,—as ignorant even as poor Susan, lying primly straight behind her on the bed. Sunshine Jane 2011-11-12T03:00:30.717Z "I am delighted to see you, Robert," she said primly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z “I do not approve of these contests,” said Miss Carrington, primly. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z The neck was long; the shoulders, rich, young and firm, gleamed like ivory beneath the primly folded kerchief of lace of a dead, bluish white, a striking note of harmonious contrast. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The child looked pale and thin, but she had on a new white dress, and had tied a blue bow on her hair, which was combed primly back from her forehead. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z "I—I had a disturbed night," she drew in her lips primly. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z "I couldn't say," primly returned Miss Delmege, with a sudden access of discretion, implying a reticence which in point of fact she was not in a position to exercise. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z "I think we should be extremely careful about admitting strangers to our circle, unless they bring letters of introduction," said the Teapot primly. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z “He’s my guardian,” said the little girl primly. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z She is a slight, sweet-faced little woman, primly dressed in black. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z But, as the staff primly admit, "the current political economy is divided on the need for such an approach". No middle way 2011-07-20T12:20:55Z But the night nurse was adamant and drew herself up very primly and began to read: My dear Godson: I am afraid gratitude has got the better of you. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z Miss Fein made a stately bow, primly biting her lip as she did so. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z "Yes, indeed," said nurse, rather primly, very anxious to put in a word for her side of the house, "Miss Gussie's hair is very nice, but it's nothing to what her dear mamma's was." The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z Swiftly she ran up the steps, her mouth primly set, and handed him a letter. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z "For want of a better," answered the dame, drawing herself up primly. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The sober, almost conventual gray of her gown, the primly folded kerchief at her throat, the billows of lace around the graceful arm formed an exquisite note of tender colour against that glaring geranium red. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z I usually drove him to school in the morning with Donna sitting primly in the back seat; by afternoon Grant was awake, and he picked him up after school. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z "I have already spent half an hour with my aunt, and I think I had better not disturb her again," said Agatha primly. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z Shrinking back, and pursing up her lips, she said primly, “Aren’t you all ashamed of yourselves—rushing to stare at a stranger like that, and letting him see you, too?” Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z He glanced up humorously at Grover, who had evidently had strict orders to remain, and who stood primly by the bed. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Against the cold blue sky he saw Isabel's slight figure, not lolling in a garden-chair reading a novel, but walking primly with two pale-faced children dressed in black. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Chasing that vision is worth the risk, said Sun Guizhi, a primly dressed middle-aged woman whose husband works in a storage facility at the port. Special Report: Wall Street wannabe points to China's growth 2011-03-03T06:29:40Z You know, I presume, Mr. Gordon," she said primly and with significant distinctness, as one who weighs her words, "that this is the oldest portion of Kentucky. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Her lips were set firmly, almost primly, but she blushed. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z It was an act of defiance, but comfortable nevertheless, to collect the cushions which had been dotted primly about in clean muslin covers, and to pile them all on to the sofa before the fire. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z And it just makes the difference how much you can pay for them,' said the little woman primly, smoothing down the neat cuff of her sleeve. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z Come, in joyful dance enlaced, Mock the cold and primly chaste. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z A tall, primly dressed elderly man, who had apparently been waiting, sprang forward, a glint of great anger in his eyes and two spots of color on his pale cheeks. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z “You have a good fruit crop,” she said primly. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Her eyes are large and gray, and set somewhat far apart; her hair is worn in a fringe so demure and smooth, so primly curled, that it has the appearance of plainly-brushed hair. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z "We are all worms," Deacon Hurd says; "so the boy needn't have minded," said Ruth, trying to assume a primly pious expression, that sat very ill upon her blooming little face. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z "Do you wish me to try?" she asked primly. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z She knew that Gearey was not to be trusted, yet with all these men around to protect her—and if he did have a message— She replied primly, "Five minutes should be ample." The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Some hauled cargo -- chickens in cages or snakes in bottles -- but most carried extra passengers, limber girlfriends primly sitting sidesaddle or entire families melted together in a wad. From the archives: In Search of Tiger Phong 2010-09-13T04:00:00Z But Professor Shapin says primly, “This is not the place to discuss Hooke’s erratic, if not erotic, sexual life.” Books on Science: A History of Science, With Plenty of Side Trips 2010-06-21T20:58:00Z A day later, Mrs. Diaz sat primly in her granddaughter’s house. Fleeing Extreme Drug Violence, Mexican Families Pour Into U.S. 2010-04-17T16:30:00Z "I must be returning to the Hall," she said primly, "or my brother and his friends will be there before me." A Blot on the Scutcheon The little actress was looking very trim and neat in a simple blue-serge costume which fitted her to perfection, her hair very primly arranged and tied up with a bow. The Hillman Jane was willing to admit that the neat, serge suits would be much more comfortable than the primly starched outfits they had been accustomed to wearing. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines I may be old-fashioned," she said primly, "but I am under few illusions. The Gay Adventure A Romance She hoisted the bag—standing on her tip toes—to the rack above and settled into the seat, primly rearranging her dress. Earth Alert! "If this young maid will go also, I will conduct you thither, young man!" said Susana, primly. The Firebrand Iris sat there demurely, her rosy lips primly pursed, and vigorously rubbed the tall candlestick. The Master's Violin Jane Cameron looked breathlessly around the room where seventeen senior nurses of the Good Samaritan hospital at University City sat primly awaiting their diplomas. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines "I never used it," said Mrs. Bradford primly. Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck Having finished the book, she held it primly in her lap, tapping impatiently on it with her fingers. Earth Alert! "You see," she added primly, "I'm the eldest, the only one grown up, so, of course, I couldn't be spared to stay at college." A Man in the Open “My health is uniformly good,” he returned, primly. The Master's Violin "I always serve at exactly six o'clock," Mrs. Masterbrook said primly. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery As for the town itself, it rested primly in a cup-shaped hollow with three main streets. The Loves of Ambrose "It's a question of class," said Mrs. West a little primly. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall "I am very glad to see that you have repented of your rebellious behaviour of yesterday," she said primly, blinking at her form a little nervously, nevertheless, over her spectacles. Just Gerry “Most unwise!” said Juliet primly, and they laughed together with the heartiness born of relief from a painful situation. What a Man Wills She appeared in the doorway and said primly to Mr. Nichols: "Long distance is calling." Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery She was very primly dressed in black silk, with white muslin kerchief, white holland apron, in whose pockets her hands rested; and her grey hair was carefully smoothed back beneath her plain white muslin cap. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One "It's not nice for a young girl to talk about legs," said Mrs. West a little primly, making the slightest possible pause before the last words. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall “Piers, my dear,” said Mrs Rendall primly, “will you ask a blessing?” A Question of Marriage Unfortunately, however, the climate of India is prejudicial to my health,” Juliet reminded him primly. What a Man Wills “Ah, well,” said Jane, primly, “it ain’t no time to be talking about no hotels nor publics in the middle o’ the night like this.” Sir Hilton's Sin “I hope you feel better this morning,” said Teresa primly. Lady Cassandra "I am not allowed to drink while on duty," Mr. Demise said primly. Death Makes A Mistake "Oh no, child," replied the old maid, primly, adjusting her spectacles. Anne He winked broadly as Minna, expressionless and silent, followed him in exactly as a shadow would have followed him and sat primly down in a straight-backed chair by the wall. Deadly City She holds it primly: Then, hid from sight, All in the darkness, Eats it at night. A Little Freckled Person A Book of Child Verse She looks quaint and old-fashioned as she stands there, with her hands clasped so primly. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two "Captain Lorillard was very nice, and really sorry in a way to lose me, I think," she replied, rather primly. The Brightener She seated herself primly and began fussing with her infinitesimal nails. The Animated Pinup Mrs. Bindle drew another chair from under the opposite side of the table and seated herself primly upon it. Adventures of Bindle I think not to-day," she said a little primly; "mother might not like it. The Children of the Top Floor One of them is lounging in a lazy rocking-chair, while the other sits more primly and is industriously sewing. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. "I never forget my promises," I primly answered. The Brightener In her early writings she had shown for something of a tomboy and there were hints of elderly exhortation to tread more primly the paths which were deemed maidenly. The Portal of Dreams "I prefer to believe him a mythical character," said Agnes, primly. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The fair hair which she usually arranged so elaborately, was parted and drawn back rather primly over her ears, giving her face a suggestion of refinement which was becoming, if a little misleading. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted She was posed in a nun's dress, pensive gray, with virginal white bound primly across her brow. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. So the nine little girls and the ten little boys sat quite primly in the dining-room, while Theresa and her mother plied them with cake and lemonade, and also with ice-cream. The Monster and Other Stories "I think I must speak to Miss Lesley, ma'am; my mistress said I must," said Sarah, primly. Brooke's Daughter A Novel He was of middle size, with a tendency to corpulence; and almost invariably wore a black coat and waistcoat, a white neck handkerchief very primly tied, and gray trousers. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. He almost tore away the collar and primly arranged tie. The Moving Finger The straight little saplings at their feet copied the manners of their elders, and folding their fingers primly, and rustling their stiff little green petticoats decorously, sat up so silent and proper. Happy Days for Boys and Girls So Estelle said primly that it was late, and she was tired; if they would excuse her, she would go to bed. Aurora the Magnificent The fresh fluted muslin curtains were looped back primly. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Adeline is tall, spare and primly erect, with fiery brown eyes, which snap when she recalls the slave days. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 Her little hands were folded, and her small toes pointed primly ahead. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists "I'm sorry, sir," she said primly, "you know enlisted women aren't allowed to date officers." The Foreign Hand Tie There she was, in her poke bonnet and her black silk mantle, walking primly at the straggling end of the procession, among a crowd of hooting small boys and gaping negroes. The Romance of a Plain Man Deacon Tourtelot,—a short, wiry man, with reddish whiskers brushed primly forward,—sitting under the very droppings of the pulpit, with painful erectness, and listening grimly throughout, was inclined to the sermon of the morning. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it. The Million-Dollar Suitcase The child bobbed primly, and lifted a pair of dark, reflective eyes to his face. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Slender stems of oleander Cast their prim array of shadows On the primly close-cropped greensward. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays In one neatly gloved hand her silk skirt was held primly; in the other she carried a little white silk flag, on which the staring gold letters were lost in the rippling folds. The Romance of a Plain Man "I have to go to the bathroom," she said primly. The Aggravation of Elmer She dismissed the children primly, with a self-conscious dignity and some chagrin at their boorish clatter, their absolute ignorance of discipline. Rim o' the World “I wanted to see you about a note,” she said, primly. Rope When a sixpence was thrown down to her, she smiled, courtesied primly, and then disappeared into the nearest cottage,—one of plaster and thatch, overgrown with roses. John and Betty's History Visit "I am not a great reader myself," remarked Miss Mitty, a trifle primly. The Romance of a Plain Man “I hope you may not live to wish those words unsaid, miss,” the woman answered primly. Olive in Italy "You mustn't leave your writing," said Lydia primly if shyly, and delivered up her charge. The Prisoner Mirabelle sat primly erect, but her voice had an unusual overtone. Rope "If you brush your teeth," Mom said primly. Dream Town "Will you have some syllabub, Ben?" enquired Sally primly, as the door closed. The Romance of a Plain Man The Princesses were quite as good as the Prince was bad, and there could certainly have been no prettier sight than that of the twelve royal little girls walking along so properly and primly. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box Yes, there it stood, drawing its white curtains primly round it, and looking very amiable. Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. With so many new sights to gaze at, it was difficult to walk primly two and two, and the line proved a straggling one, in spite of Miss Frazer's efforts in the rear. The Manor House School The excessive modesty of eight or nine made them keep even the white of their angular little shoulders primly covered. The Hickory Limb My dear," said Mrs. Hudson, primly, "I don't like to hear you talk of any other kind. The Marriage of Elinor We talked for a time, Paragot sitting primly on a straight-backed chair. The Belovéd Vagabond “I think you go too far most of the time,” declared her chum primly. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air She produced a manikin dressed primly after the manner of eighteen-thirty, prim parted hair over a small head festooned with ringlets, a fichu, and mits painted on her fingers. Turn About Eleanor Billy Louise drew herself up primly and ended by contradicting the action. The Ranch at the Wolverine And now they pulled up in front of a big square brick house set primly in a square lawn. The End of the Rainbow Nothing in it save the rickettiness of a faded rep suite arranged primly around the walls, and a few bookshelves stuffed with tattered volumes suggested Paragot. The Belovéd Vagabond She folded her hands more primly and waited. 'Lizbeth of the Dale An old lady, very primly dressed in black, and wearing a curious cap with long white strings, bustled me away. The Master Mummer James," he began primly, "I must take this occasion to inform you that Mrs. Sawyer and I spend Christmas quietly—very quietly. Jimsy The Christmas Kid "That is quite true," said Miss Wodehouse, rather primly. The Perpetual Curate Before we separated, with a comprehensive wave of the hand he indicated the primly set furniture and polished floor. The Belovéd Vagabond "Why don't you read some improving books," said Jean primly. 'Lizbeth of the Dale "I have called to enter a protest," Arthur began primly, "against the serving of the papers in the coming Endicott divorce case on your humble servant." The Art of Disappearing "I hope that you told him that," Morton replied primly, albeit he was hard put to it to prevent himself from chuckling aloud over the naïveté of this indiscreet young woman. Making People Happy “But, monsieur,” she replied primly, “I am not the vivandière of the regiment.” The Rough Road "Young ladies," she said, primly, "this here's Mr. Copernicus Droop, from America." The Panchronicon "Such low people!" whispered Do to Flo, and both stood primly silent till they were tumbled into another mail bag, and went rattling on again with a new set of companions. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. A mailbag was detached and left at a crossroad in charge of two little girls, primly important, smothered in identical, starched pink sunbonnets. Mountain Blood A Novel "I shall be delighted, sir," replied the housekeeper primly. Captain Jim “I was afraid of it, but I didn’t like to speak out,” said Jennie primly; “they say it gen’ally does rain Saturdays.” Ladies-In-Waiting On the edge of the iron sink primly washed and spread out to dry, was a tattered old rag. Free Air She wore a full white muslin gown with a blue sash, her hair primly parted in the middle, her right hand laid flat over her left in her lap. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life "A girl must make her own choice," his tongue said primly. The Huntress Yes, she had on the black silk gown, and Polly fancied she could hear it crackle, it was so stiff, as Miss Anstice advanced primly. Five Little Peppers at School In cases of this sort, doctor," he said primly, "the Navy is in charge. Hail to the Chief Thus her tired brain, like a squirrel in a revolving cage, while she sat primly and scraped at a clot of rust on a tin plate and watched him put on the bacon and eggs. Free Air I remember, if you do not—'You have deceived me,' she wrote, and her hand never trembled, for the words ran as neatly and primly as ever they did in her convent copy books. The Light of Scarthey “I didn’t know she had a cold,” said Patty, primly, trying to act as she thought a companion ought to act. Patty's Success She pursed her lips primly, but her eyes belied their expression. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters I never judge people," primly enunciated, "upon first acquaintance. Vagabondia 1884 In front of the grocery stores, stacked up against the edges of the sidewalks, were rows and rows of Christmas trees, their branches tied up primly, awaiting purchasers. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Again you will see her as she lay in her coffin, hands primly folded on the black frock, the frill of lace on the black bonnet framing the careworn face. Blue Ridge Country A straight vase obliges it to stand up so primly that half the charm of the flower is destroyed. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover "There's some patronage we will be forced to do without," Mary Louise replied primly. Stubble She sat primly on the straight-backed, green settee, and he sat on the step at her feet with his hat pulled over his eyes. Mr. Opp Then everybody was checking his blastoff ticket, as if he didn't remember the number primly typed on it. The Planet Strappers All the while the bride and groom sat primly side-by-side near the hearth and looked on. Blue Ridge Country "You will please pardon me, but I do not care to receive you," she said primly. Hidden Gold "Indeed, sir, I dare say; but," said Lenny, primly, "I never as yet kept company with the little girls." The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 She relieved her feelings by pounding the dresser with the potato masher, and then went primly out and took her place at the table. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 But then, he had never seen her except in a sunbonnet or with her hair combed primly back. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Harriet was sitting primly and consciously by his side; she was a very handsome girl with bold eyes and was somewhat overdressed. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 One night, dinner had reached the stage where two young officers of Houssas sat primly side by side on the verandah sipping their coffee. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country First she unpinned and folded away a white kerchief she always wore primly crossed over her bosom. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson His shaven face was constricted primly; he had the mouth of an old maid, and stood slack-bodied with his hands sunk in the pockets of his jacket. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories "I am sure you will find that pleasant," said Mary Isabel primly. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 She sat in her father's study-chair as stiff and stolid as a lay-figure in a shop window, with her lips drawn primly over her teeth. The Governess “No, thank you,” said the Dodo, proudly, settling his necktie and folding his wings primly. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo "We grow to be like our highest ideas," Peace answered primly, recalling a little lecture she had received that morning. Heart of Gold "I've met several, crossing, but none of them talked to me about--such things," I replied, rather primly. Lady Betty Across the Water He had known that the girl of the shore could be no commonplace, primly nurtured young woman. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 I stopped, a while, by a white frame church,—primly, squarely built,—and read the inscriptions upon the tombs uninterestedly. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War She put on her mitts, took her handkerchief folded primly, and came down ready. Marcia Schuyler "From what you say, I gather that they seem to do pretty much as they like," Eloquent remarked primly. The Ffolliots of Redmarley "Marry in haste, repent at leisure," I quoted primly. Lady Betty Across the Water "I shall be delighted, Mr. Haydon," she said primly, to the great gratification of Judith, who had previously arranged this incident. Miss Pat at School Master has an awful temper when he is drove wrong," returned Rebecca, primly; "I don't wonder at Mr. Alwyn myself. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient "I do not like being indebted to the promiscuous charity of strangers, and Mr. Melrose was hardly more than a stranger to us," Nealie put in a little primly. The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking "I haven't met any except young Mr Ffolliot," Eloquent said primly, "and I must say he did not strike me as a particularly conceited young man." The Ffolliots of Redmarley "But you ought not to be loafing about, sleeping anywhere, and without employment," said Helen, primly. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Patricia groaned as she watched her walk primly down the corridor and out of the side entrance. Miss Pat at School The blue sash winced primly at the word biological, and appealed to her escort to protect her somehow from the indecencies of life. Erik Dorn Being a helpless and unchaperoned young lady," she explained primly, "he is my natural guardian and protector. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage The elderly governess primly followed, and then the lady in black silk also left her pew. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls Without giving her so much as a glance, he sat there primly and looked straight off the end of his nose at the sugar bowl in the middle. The Wrong Woman "Not now; not while you are with me," she said, primly. Salthaven “He wasn’t likely to be in here, father,” said Polly primly. Burr Junior The servant, however, primly held him with her eyes alone, and he submitted to her sway. Clayhanger But she held herself very primly, and the masking puritan in her voice quelled him. The Madigans It is always fatal, I believe!” quoth Rachel the literal, blushing with pleasure at his praise, but talking as primly and properly as if she were addressing a class in a school. The Heart of Una Sackville “Well, my dear, I only hope she was a decent woman, and worthy of your kindness,” said Miss Munns primly. More about Pixie She settled herself far back in a deep leather chair, and sat primly upright, her feet sticking straight out in front, while she clasped the doll in her arms. Just Patty "I have used the best of my judgment," he said primly, and was surprised to find Iver smiling at him with an amused approval. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House When he came to the door, instead of flinging it open and walking in, he knocked primly, which surprised me so much that I followed him. A Window in Thrums “I don’t believe that place is respectable,” she told him very primly. The Blood of the Conquerors Clara gave a stiff little curtsey and held up her cheek primly to be kissed. Peggy in Her Blue Frock “I guess we shan’t any of us be tempted to do anything dishonest,” said Helen primly. Betty Wales Senior The story does not lose its interest for me," remarked old Mr Neeld primly, and he added, as he greeted Cecily, "It won't so long as I can look at your face, my dear. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Behind the table in a row, as shopkeepers might await a customer, three of the Warlockians, seated cross-legged on mats, their hands folded primly before them. Storm Over Warlock At the foot of the slope directly beneath him a village lay primly along the lake shore. Terry A Tale of the Hill People Clara, in a lilac frock, was sitting primly on one of the wooden chairs with which the platform was furnished. Peggy in Her Blue Frock "Mrs. Weyne is a wife, and it is her duty to like her husband's home," said Miss Heredith a little primly. The Hand in the Dark I was obliged to walk there like other people, with mincing steps, and bonnet tied primly under the chin, according to the rule and plummet line of school-girl propriety. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The French governess marched primly and sedately behind them. The Letter of the Contract By this time Susanna had caught the winks and nods of Toby and Henry, who were tired of sitting primly on the settle. Some Three Hundred Years Ago He is one of those," she answered primly, "who do not know how to behave in a sick room. Dross "Two negatives, Quinby, make an affirmative," suggested Miss Enid primly; and thus his higher education began. Quin She toed out primly, for she had on her best shoes. Young Lucretia and Other Stories "I think, my dear," her grandmother announced primly, "that instead of finding fault with your father's selection of a home, you had better look at it first." One Woman's Life "I shouldn't like to give that impression," she said, almost primly. The Guests Of Hercules "I usually entertain my callers in the garden," I primly announced. The Fifth Wheel A Novel Mr. Chester shook his head and smiled primly. Quin "When our dear mother died we four girls were all quite young," began Aunt Matilda, pausing primly to smooth down her skirts, and the young man in the watery prison gave up in despair. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) "I'm glad you feel that way about it, Frank Haley," she said primly. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run "I don't believe she kept any letters," he repeated, then glanced uncertainly at the lady's-maid who stood primly by. The Uttermost Farthing Miss Sarah's note which had been almost a week on the way was very primly correct, but the inevitable postscript which under-ran it sounded a more intimate note. Then I'll Come Back to You "Nellie is breaking the news to her now," she said primly. Quin "Will you ring for tea and candles, sister?" asked Miss King primly.—"We have had tea of course, Hyacinthe, but we will have some infused for you at once." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 "You shouldn't ask questions like that, not so suddenly, anyway," she said primly. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run His natural buoyancy asserted itself and he beckoned to Lavinia who was sitting primly on the edge of the hard chair, her folded hands resting on her lap. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The sleeves of her gown were full, and gathered into a wristband over point-lace ruffles which almost hid her little hands, folded primly in front of her. John Ward, Preacher "Mrs. Hubbard has gone for a drive with somebody or other and didn't want me," said Miss Pringle primly. The Land of Promise "A young widow lives there," says Miss Jacksonville primly. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' Behind them the six little negroes walked primly in single file, Mary Jo in the lead and a chocolate-coloured atom of two toddling at the tail of the procession. The Miller Of Old Church And yet every time someone from my generation talks about how important phones are to democracy, there’s always some old pecksniff primly telling us that our phones don’t give us real democracy. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town If Jack Battle came along, Rebecca would jump down primly and run in, for Jack was unknown in the meeting-house, and the meeting-house was Rebecca's measure of the whole world. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade “The young ladies here in the country has very bad manners,” commented Martha, puckering her lips primly. An Alabaster Box "Professor Fish?" accosted Mary primly, at his elbow. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories “I am afraid Cousin Evelina would not approve,” she answered, primly. Evelina's Garden As for Lucina, she had set up her doll primly in a corner of the arbor, and was knitting her stent. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel "Yes," he replied, primly, "for men, but it is where I should always wish to see the woman I respected." Red Hair Mrs. Field bowed primly to the young man. Jane Field A Novel Look at that woman walking primly down the lane to the sea with her bathing-dress. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine I am aware of the primly Victorian sound of such a description applied to art so modern as that of Miss Sedgwick. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920 She held her doll primly, and her little work-bag still dangled from her arm. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel “I suppose the scholars in Lowe Academy were a different class,” said Aunt Maria, who had seated herself as primly as ever, with her hands crossed but not touching the lap of her black gown. By the Light of the Soul A Novel There was a primly festive air in the room. Pembroke A Novel I couldn't even turn and say good night to the chauffeur, as I walked primly into the hotel, laden with my mistress's things. The Motor Maid Many a person turned, stared, and smiled to see that quaint little figure on Dollie going along so primly. A Little Florida Lady The garden was large, and laid out primly in box-bordered beds. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel They spoke very primly and politely, and seemed to our little folks like grown-up ladies cut down short. Five Happy Weeks On Sundays she walked primly to church, wearing a quaint deep bonnet from which her pretty face peeped archly, She reminded you of some demure chapter in an old-world book. The Romance of the Coast "I have heard her name," I admitted, primly. The Motor Maid "No, thank you," Mama said, primly, standing in his foyer. A Place so Foreign She sat primly down beside the couch while Vassie stayed by its foot, determined not to sit down also and so give an air of settled ease to the interview. Secret Bread She is a slight, sweet-faced little woman primly dressed in black. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays She sat up very primly, and looked around. Dotty Dimple Out West The only one strange to him was little Pringle, the missionary, who sat primly on the sofa. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest "So I have been informed," answered Doreen, more primly than ever. The Wharf by the Docks A Novel Yet the reply was without hesitation, and primly courteous. Polly of the Hospital Staff There was such an odd and pretty contrast between her girlish appealing look and her dignified little manner, like a child trying to be stately but only succeeding in being primly sweet. Clover I loved to see the ladies stepping primly down the garden path in their best gowns, between the stiff borders of box and privet, stopping to admire mother's hollyhocks or laburnum bushes. The Little Colonel's House Party And she had thought more than once how beautiful it would be to own one, sitting in its well-built perambulator with the clean white lacy covers and cushions, and the starched nurse primly wheeling it. Married Life The True Romance "I don't think you should think about what you're going to get to eat," reproved Meg primly, feeling very much the older sister because she was wearing gloves, kid ones. Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun Suddenly it came over her that she had had enough of him—more than was good for her, and she sat up straight, primly retying her neckerchief. The Firing Line When at last she had gone, primly grateful for the scrap of comfort, Corinna stood for a minute with her eyes on the sunbeams at the window. One Man in His Time Next day along the garden path, Just as the sun went down, A score of ladies primly walked, Each in her Sabbath gown. The Little Colonel's House Party She sat down primly and smoothed her white apron in her lap. Love Stories "The Sphere's ways are not our ways," pronounced Mr. Gordon primly. Success A Novel "Mr. Williams's room is ready, Michael," she said primly. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement I cannot imagine," said Corinna primly, "that Stephen could ever be foolish. One Man in His Time Betty stumbled into the first vacant seat she saw, and sat up primly, afraid to glance behind her. The Little Colonel's House Party "I'm doing my best," said the rosy-faced little housekeeper, who stood at the door with her podgy hands primly folded over her apron. Red Money It was a dreary old building enough, weather-beaten and brown, with primly laid-out grounds, and row upon row of stiff poplars waving in the wintery wind. The Baronet's Bride "It is really the first day this summer when I have needed my parasol," said Aunt Nancy, as she unfurled the carefully preserved article of her wardrobe and held it primly aloft. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches With his mind obviously distracted he told several anecdotes of dubious wit; and while he related them Miss Spencer sat primly silent with her gaze on her plate. One Man in His Time Involuntarily on her arrival the girls stopped lolling in their chairs, and sat up straight, with their hands folded primly in their laps. The Little Colonel's House Party "Cotton is a wonderful thing, is it not, boys?" she said rather primly. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel Hurry, as I must repeat," answered Miss Quiney primly, smoothing down the front of her creased grey satin skirt, "is—will be—our capital mistake. Lady Good-for-Nothing She may have spoken primly, but her pretty eyes said everything that her lips forgot. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches "I don't know the custom," she replied primly. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Poplars marched along with us on either side, primly on guard, and puritanical, though all the while their myriad little fingers seemed to twinkle over the keyboard of an invisible piano, playing a rapid waltz. The Princess Passes When the evening came and the students were marching and the teachers, save Miss Smith, were sitting rather primly apart and commenting, she entered the room. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel "St. Joseph was the foster-father of Our Blessed Lord, Reverend Brother," he said primly. The Altar Steps The class that now goes up primly and plugly to business in the City day by day would be cutting throats a little; they would be making life quite interesting. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 "A 'gusher,'" interposed Betty primly, "is an oil well that comes in with a bang." Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp Weary, still planting his feet primly upon the trampled grass, went smiling up to the stupefied Patsy. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories They nearly humanised the gaunt parlourmaid, who stood grimly and primly waiting until these tedious sentimental preliminaries should cease from interfering with her duties in regard to the luggage. The Lion's Share Kate has a sick headache," she explained primly, "and I did the best I could with lunch. The Uphill Climb "When I was engaged, I made Bruce go to you before I even let him—" here Edith broke off primly. His Family "They can't be married for—oh, ever so long," she said very primly. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Her hair was always smooth; the white line of disunion curved from brow to the braids pinned primly above the nape of the neck. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories "We thought you were lost and gone forever like Clementine—" "And were quite reconciled," finished Betty primly, her eyes twinkling. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers Pictures enveloped in newspapers hung on the walls, newspaper chairs stood primly around a newspaper table. Sandy "Oh, but it wouldn't be right to have them like that often," said Anna primly. Kitty Trenire Now she enunciated it with every vowel and consonant correctly and primly uttered; indeed, she repeated it four or five times in proof of complete mastery. The Last Shot She was primly walking, the superlative of the miserable, past the façade of the hotel, 287 when someone sprang out of a cab and spoke to her. Tales of the Five Towns How often Poe has been primly patronized for his majestic quality, the wizard power which looms above all his method and subject-matter and furnishes the only reason for its existence! The Art of the Moving Picture "They are very, very wicked things," she said, primly as a dissenting minister's wife; and lowered her eyelids till the lashes lay like black silk on the cheeks. Five Nights Kitty must get the better of such ideas at once, and must learn her lessons as Anna did, sitting primly at the square table in the playroom. Kitty Trenire "We'll read it in the train," she said primly, and started to talk about something else. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Louis had a very distinct vision of his Rachel's agreeably gloved fingers primly unfastening the purse and choosing a shilling from it. The Price of Love "Very well indeed, thank you," she replied, primly, but nicely. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) "I have not slept a wink all night," said Eve primly. Mr. Prohack "I had things to do," said Jean primly. Penny Plain As though it were yesterday, the black walnut chair, covered with haircloth, stood primly against the wall. A Spinner in the Sun Nellie tripped primly in black silk on one side of it. The Regent She said it so primly, so correctly, and with such detachment, that they might have been in church, and she saying: "Will you kindly let me look over your Prayer Book?" Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) "Our sex depends too much upon the other sex," repeated Elizabeth, primly, but with dancing eyes. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways Her kerchief was neatly folded, white and slightly starched, her cuffs immaculately and primly turned back just above her round elbow and shapely arm. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk She put them on neatly and primly; and when she was ready to go she spoke again in a constrained and mysterious manner. Alone in London "I never used tobacco in my life," declined the youth somewhat primly. The Gringos "I have always considered it providential that he didn't know she was a widow," observed Miss Maria, primly. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 "We just heard something we thought you ought to know," Celie began primly, "so Ma and I hurried right over, so as to put you on your guard." Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon The folds of her simple gown hung primly round her well-shaped figure. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk He was primly and precisely dressed, but he had an indefinable resemblance to a goat; his hair curled like horns; and he had the thin, restless, sneering lips, the impudent, inexpressive eyes of the goat. The Silent Isle To the left, a wing stretched out generously, with windows curtained primly with some white stuff that flapped desultorily in the fitful breeze from the south. The Gringos The landlady's mouth was primly set, and she merely exclaimed,— "Oh! indeed!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," replied Slim, holding his voluminous bathrobe primly around him with one hand to cover the bathing suit which he wore under it, and shaking hands vigorously with the other. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos Nothing could dislodge them from its beautiful hills; the very sea, as it beats primly, or with a violence that never forgets to be discreet, on the indented shore, acknowledges their sway. Sacred and Profane Love He was rather primly dressed, and everything about him gave a sense of careful and virtuous economy, from the uncompromising hardness of his heavy grey suit to the emphatic solidity of his great boots. The Silent Isle "From all you tell me, he seems to be a very desirable young man," Mrs. Adams said, primly. Alice Adams She seated herself again, quite primly now, and moved her hands over the tabouret appropriately to her words. Within the Law "I never professed to have the slightest authority over you," said Eileen very primly, as she drew back in the shadows. Her Father's Daughter And with this cryptic utterance the little lady, having come to the end of her strength, primly fainted. The Cruise of the Jasper B. Dora kissed Anne primly and squeezed out two decorous little tears; but Davy, who had been crying on the back porch step ever since they rose from the table, refused to say good-bye at all. Anne of the Island "I fear, Miss, you have made a mistake," he said primly. In the Bishop's Carriage And there were, too, finally, the trimly shod feet, set rather primly on the floor, small, and arched like those of a Spanish Infanta. Within the Law "Oh, Davy," said Dora primly, shocked into speaking without being spoken to, "it's the MEN that have to do the asking." Anne of Avonlea At other times she was wont to run into the kitchen without knocking; but now she knocked primly at the front door. Anne of Green Gables Janet took his arm—"as primly and shyly as if she were no more than sixteen, having her first escort home," Anne told the girls at Patty's Place later on. Anne of the Island Anna sat primly and ate with great elegance. The Song of the Lark We had paused at the edge of a level cleared place, bordered all around with primly trimmed evergreen trees. The Circular Staircase "Yes, I was a little scared," said Dora primly, "but I held tight to Anne's hand and said my prayers over and over again." Anne of Avonlea When Marilla took her breakfast up to her she found the child sitting primly on her bed, pale and resolute, with tight-shut lips and gleaming eyes. Anne of Green Gables "One must have an education," returned K. D. B. primly. Blix "I love you," he repeated, primly, "as a sister in the Lord." The Story of a Pioneer "It was very wrong of her to deceive her parents," said Felicity primly. The Golden Road Dora said primly that she liked school; but she was very quiet, even for her; and when at twilight Marilla bade her go upstairs to bed she hesitated and began to cry. Anne of Avonlea And when Anne, dressed in her second best, as primly opened it, both little girls shook hands as gravely as if they had never met before. Anne of Green Gables And all this red roll of impieties came from his thin, genteel lips rather primly than otherwise, as he sat sipping the wine out of his tall, thin glass. The Wisdom of Father Brown Little girls in pig-tails, carrying freshly sharpened pencils, went primly toward the school, gathering, comet fashion, a tail of unwilling brothers as they went. K "I think," said Miss MacNish primly, "that it would tend to restore confidence between us." The Spread Eagle and Other Stories "I'm devoting much of my time to my studies," he pursued primly; "but nevertheless feel I should be earning something, too." The Fortune Hunter Then she drew herself up with dignity, and crossed her hands primly on her lap. Sir George Tressady — Volume I Two "boughten" rocking-chairs of painted wood confronted each other primly from opposite ends of the rug. Southern Lights and Shadows Then, remembering her manners, as the Street had it, she said primly:— "Thank you for saving me." K I have not interfered with the servants' arrangements," that young lady replied primly; "I hope you don't find so many exotics oppressive in these hot rooms? The Lovels of Arden And she sat down primly and folded her hands. His Hour Instinctively she sat up straight, and drew her foot primly under the shelter of her dress. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I But Nancy herself was the centre and light of the room,—so frail, so clean, with her plain nightcap and coarse white nightgown, and the small checked shawl folded primly over her shoulders. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life With the eyes of the room on her, the girl answered primly:— "I'm to be in your office in the mornings, Dr. Wilson, and anywhere I am needed in the afternoons." K "I shall endeavour to do my duty, papa," Miss Granger answered primly. The Lovels of Arden She could see the dainty volumes, primly ranged on the little carved oak bookcase, which Valentine was to "pick up" in Wardour-street. Birds of Prey Mrs Wilson shut her mouth very primly after answering my question concerning her; and I went no further in that direction. Wilfrid Cumbermede The girl who had been addressed as Clara, sat with work primly folded upon her lap, and her hands lying clasped together on her work, and never stirred when Robert spoke of his friend's death. Lady Audley's Secret "No, I can't stay but a few minutes," said Delight, primly. Marjorie's New Friend "I've always thought her a very good woman," she said primly. The Magnificent Ambersons "Well, tales of murders aren't the things for young ladies' ears," Mrs. Brown said primly. A Little Bush Maid "Your sublime confidence, while it is undoubtedly mistaken, is nevertheless appreciated," she told him primly, moving away with her hands full of flowers. Lonesome Land She was evidently pleased at the success of her attempts to be funny, for her face relaxed, but she set her mouth primly. The Puritans Delight said this in a high, stilted voice, and as she sat primly in the straight-backed old chair, knitting away at nothing, she presented a funny, attractive little picture. Marjorie's New Friend "Mr. Pembroke is in the army," said Lucy primly. The Magnificent Ambersons Salina drew herself primly up, and observed that if the best man in York State was to offer himself to her, he would get sent about his business in double quick time. The Old Homestead He could not look enough at the quaint old garden with its formal flower-beds and primly cut yew-trees, or the wonderful old house, the front of which had not been changed since Henry and Elizabeth. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories Yesterday, while I was giving audience to my tenants, five or six boys made their appearance and stood in a primly proper row before me. Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore "You shouldn't listen to gossip, Maria," she reprimanded primly. The Vision of Desire They trooped into the quaint little barn, which appeared to wear its big north light rather primly, as a girl her first low-necked gown. The Nest Builder He watched the five sober little faces as they sat upon their red-painted stools with their paws folded primly in their laps. The Graymouse Family A bright light shone in the auto windows—but they were sitting erect— they even looked primly. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks "Instead you'd rather eat yourself into them," sighed Mollie primly, handing over the box with an air of resignation. The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys Arabella seemed quieter than ever when she came down the stairway, her wet garments exchanged for dry ones, and her straight hair primly braided, thanks to Miss Fenler. Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore A man who almost looked as if he had gone into service along with the sleigh and the other belongings of his mistress, sat primly upon the front seat. The Adventures of Joel Pepper "I don't see that that was an excuse," returned Mrs. Bowen primly. Indian Summer At daylight one morning the door of the room in which she slept under lock and key was wide open, and on her quaintly embellished table a primly written note: Tropic Days "I never say anything that isn't good," put in Grace primly, adding, as she saw the light of mischief in Betty's eye. The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys In the salon, rather primly furnished, stood the grand piano. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters "Everybody is well, thank you," primly replied Austin; for he was always a little afraid of his sharp-spoken grandmother. The Hero of Hill House "You must learn to control your tongue, Betty," said Moppet primly, with a roguish twinkle of her eyes upward. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott |
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