| 单词 | prosaically |
| 例句 | Byerley said, prosaically, “But the Canal,—it was on schedule six months ago. What happened?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z However good the actors, Derby's horror show of a back story, like the sheriff's more prosaically poignant one, registers only as writerly concoction. Quirky 'Cut Bank' spins into a dark spiral toward nothing 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Watching seemingly carefree children thrive and fail as they age — or, more prosaically, turn into dreary, respectable citizens — can be like a knife in your heart. Movie Review: Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ Is a Model of Cinematic Realism 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z I parked on Sherman Avenue, downtown’s main drag, and walked over to the prosaically named City Park and accompanying beach, along Lake Coeur d’Alene. In Washington and Idaho, Fishing and Feasts 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z It is not lost in space, but, more prosaically, close to home base. ‘The Great Filter’ Review: Earth Men, Home Alone 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z At this point, McCarthy is dragged off to a doctor’s appointment and we arrange to meet a few days later, at what she prosaically refers to as “my office”. Melissa McCarthy: ‘I love a woman who doesn't play by the rules’ 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z More prosaically, co-living can simply mean roommates and common rooms, like a dorm. In the ’90s, We Had ‘Friends.’ Now They Call It Co-Living. 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z More prosaically, perhaps, graphic designer Nicholas Felton compiled various biographical data to produce a visually spectacular tribute to his father after he died. Taking My Measure 2011-04-06T22:00:00Z Sisters is a charming ranch town north of Bend, originally called Three Sisters for the nearby peaks Faith, Hope and Charity, more prosaically known as North, Middle and South. 36 Hours in Bend, Ore. (and Environs) 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z He added, “Or as mother would have more prosaically put it, ‘It takes you out of yourself.’” Review: Song Trumps Senility in the Angry ‘Allelujah!’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z She pointed out the two versions of the Ten Commandments, a beautifully calligraphic rendering of the Song of Deborah and, more prosaically, places where small tears had been stitched together with thread or sinew. Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The series is both more obviously real and more routinely, prosaically exploitative than the film. Television Review: ‘Catfish: The TV Show,’ With Nev Schulman, Exposes Deceit 2012-11-11T22:56:58Z In fact, more than a third of British adults sleep alongside a prosaically mute ursine stuffed toy, if a recent Travelodge survey is to be believed. Ted: the bear necessities of our love affair with the cuddly toy 2012-08-06T14:02:07Z In Chinese, the region that was once the cradle of the mighty Qing dynasty is today rather prosaically known as Dongbei, the Northeast. Review: Michael Meyer’s ‘In Manchuria’ Documents a Changing Rural China 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The actor Randall Nakano, the Monk, has far too much to do, prosaically stepping in to make sure we follow the story rather than encouraging the audience to trust the music. Chinese opera 'Dream of the Red Chamber' opens in San Francisco with much ambition, too little nerve 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z In the States we call this, rather prosaically, “window shopping.” Motherlode: Leaving (an Adult) Child for the First Time 2011-05-26T19:19:20Z Anyone turning up in a pink cowboy hat is likely to realise they're incorrectly attired midway through the song about lice infestation, prosaically titled Lice. Kristina 2010-04-15T21:00:00Z More prosaically, it has been a favored backdrop for zombie films and the video game Grand Theft Auto. How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb? 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z More prosaically, “Shelter” offered lessons in shed building and septic systems. The King of D.I.Y. Dwellings 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z The truth, as was the case this year, is often somewhat more prosaically equivocal. The best television of 2012: Andrew Anthony's choice 2012-12-15T22:00:05Z The prosaically written “Forgotten Land” hardly lives up to such an example. Books of The Times: ?Forgotten Land? by Max Egremont - Review 2011-12-28T22:10:01Z Thus it was that I found myself in the pink-tinged light of a cold March morning in Tuscany setting out, or, more prosaically, sitting down, to become someone else. John Banville on the birth of his dark twin, Benjamin Black 2011-07-22T21:55:11Z Even when Catherine Cawood saves lives, she does so prosaically, rolling up her sleeves and getting on with the job. From The Archers to HBO: how Sally Wainwright conquered TV 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Or, more prosaically, there's a delay in collating more than 300 responses from music educational institutions. What's happening to the future of music education? 2011-01-14T15:45:35Z At the other table, after two passes, East prosaically opened two hearts. Bridge: Remembering Bill Passell, Champion and Teacher 2010-05-23T21:50:00Z Rather prosaically, the story also can be of what is on the shelf and in the cupboards that needs eating on a weeknight. The Global Allure of Crispy Chicken 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z He then reveals prosaically that he is a big fan of Kids Say the Darndest Things, the US comedy series hosted by Bill Cosby that ran in the late 1990s. Borat director Larry Charles: why I asked terrorists to tell me a joke 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z That’s certainly a good way to think of Baymax, the big, beautiful, bouncy white robot who toddles, waddles, squeaks and rather more prosaically flies through “Big Hero 6.” ‘Big Hero 6,’ an Animated Film Based on a Marvel Comic Book 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z The more prosaically alive characters, inured by the carnage of Baghdad, are, by comparison, walking dead.” New & Noteworthy 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z In contrast to the dreamlike opening of Season 4 with its garbageman invasion, the new season begins prosaically, with Louie making fried chicken for a school potluck. Spring TV Preview: Familiar Names and Faces, Some of Them in New Places 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z These issues are being explored, but perhaps less prosaically than 'novelists taking climate change as a topic'. Hay presto 2010-05-28T15:51:00Z Rather prosaically, the east side of the square leads to the docks for the ferryboat across Guanabara Bay to Niterói, which plays Oakland to Rio’s San Francisco. Cultured Traveler: Out of the Past in Lively Old Rio 2013-09-13T17:50:13Z The guitarist, in a gray hoodie and his ever-present beanie, spoke prosaically and held his cards close to the vest. 'We have all quiet quit U2 over the years': A conversation with Bono and the Edge 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z More prosaically, it added, “Please duplicate and pass it along.” Traute Lafrenz, Last Survivor of Anti-Hitler Group, Dies at 103 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z More prosaically, many western companies working on pharmaceuticals and computer programming have outsourced tasks to the country’s technically savvy work force. Ukraine’s Scientists Receive a Funding Lifeline From Abroad 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Google has long had a similar tool, prosaically called inactive account manager. Your Memories. Their Cloud. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Speaking more prosaically, our initiation to April seemed a little cool, a little windy and a little wet. It was April, and sure enough, no fooling, we had showers 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z But these campaign videos actually have a different, more prosaically political antecedent: Tucker Carlson’s monologues. The Rise of the Tucker Carlson Politician 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z More prosaically, a few studies suggest UV rays can generate the signal without help from biology at all. Mars rover detects carbon signature that hints at past life source 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z It might be described prosaically as resulting from the passage of a narrow beam through dust or droplets. Warmth prevailed on Christmas, even if it set no records 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z One American Jewish obsession is something euphemistically called “continuity,” and might more prosaically be called “future Jewish babies who will grow up to have more Jewish babies.” Inside the Unraveling of American Zionism 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z More prosaically, this video is both a demonstration of Spot’s impressive mobility and of Boston Dynamics’ ongoing desire to make its robots seem fun. Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot looks like a scary Jim Henson puppet in this Rolling Stones tribute 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Or as Trump more prosaically put it during a Fox News interview on Monday, "When you have the votes, you can sort of do what you want." Is Trump's Supreme Court strategy self-destructive — or his pathway to a second term? 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Or was it, more prosaically, a genuine expression of physical anguish from a man who recently underwent back surgery? Harvey Weinstein tried to silence and blame victims. At trial it no longer worked 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z More prosaically, there are the consultants so often called in when something is badly wrong. Opinion | Why McKinsey became a problem for Pete Buttigieg 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z More prosaically, a lack of a cohesive national leadership - the industry is regulated in 38 different states by 38 different bodies - is often cited. As the Kentucky Derby approaches, deaths pose existential questions for US racing 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z That’s fair enough, but the impact of “Hiroshima” can also be explained in a prosaically journalistic way. John Hersey and the Art of Fact 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most defining feature of deep friendship is “doing for,” as when my friend has my back in a combat situation or, more prosaically, brings me soup or medicine when I’m sick. Opinion | This Friendship Has Been Digitized 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z His seatmate prosaically responds, “Why yes! The plane must be drafty!” The larger-than-life huckster dialogue of Stan Lee 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z More prosaically, it has helped Finns get through a lot of long, lonely, dark and freezing winters, building in the process one of the wealthiest, safest, most stable and best-governed countries in the world. 10 of the best words in the world (that don't translate into English) 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Most maps overlooked this most prosaically named feature along the California coast. 'Monumental' undertaking: Workers finally tame an epic landslide that reshaped the coast and blocked Highway 1 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Less prosaically, worker shortages might encourage firms to adopt path-breaking technologies such as artificial intelligence. Worker shortages could heal America’s economy 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Fixing what didn’t need to be broken The problem is prosaically simple: the U12 Plus is neither fast nor consistent in responding to my presses of the side nubs that pose as buttons. HTC U12 Plus review: faux buttons, mo’ problems 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z But the Park Service gave the likely cause, more prosaically, as erosion resulting from recent heavy rains. Sinkhole on White House lawn will be plugged, officials say 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z More prosaically, Melbourne is one of the lowest-density cities in the world – a great sprawling place. The struggle for Melbourne: has the world's 'most liveable' city lost its way? 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Rather more prosaically, it also marks the beginning of the tax year. Will I be better or worse off in April? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z More prosaically, prolonged exposure to the elements has led to hypothermia. The man who paints in the ocean 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z That gene, prosaically called CYP1A2, controls the expression of an enzyme that affects the breakdown and clearance of caffeine from the body. Can Coffee Rev Up Your Workout? It May Depend on Your Genes 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z More prosaically, you suggest VR can be used to produce a better football quarterback. Can Virtual Reality Save the Planet? Maybe. 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z More prosaically, it was the latest in a line of decisive meet-ups that saw Arsenal came out on top. A brief guide to ... the still-compelling Arsenal-Liverpool rivalry 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The discovery of the island, the living there day to day, and then, more prosaically, how humans survive difficult times. Björk: ‘People miss the jokes. A lot of it is me taking the piss out of myself’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Hammond’s role with the foundation, he said prosaically, is “sputum security.” Priest who’s visited North Korea more than 50 times wonders if he can go again 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Océane’s father was a powerful, sensuous individual who took out his moods on the judo floor and the punchbag; his extensive online life indicates a man prosaically impatient with things intangible or far away. The first social media suicide 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z That’s what its promotional blurb says, anyway – but put more prosaically, it is a clump of offices, distribution centres and retail and hospitality businesses on the A303, just under 10 miles from Salisbury. The Stonehenge tunnel: ‘A monstrous act of desecration is brewing’ 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Their lives proceed prosaically enough even as their city careens toward civil war. Mohsin Hamid’s eerily prescient ‘Exit West’ follows a refugee couple 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The data set, prosaically named the Study of Men Born in 1913, involved exactly that. Being Unfit May Be Almost as Bad for You as Smoking 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z More prosaically, King just looked like an excellent player here, a constant creative menace against a horribly bedraggled Everton, flustered minor guests at someone else’s party of a lifetime. Leicester City’s title-winning season summed up with bonkers party | Barney Ronay 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Welcome to one of the planet’s most obscure but important features, known rather prosaically as the midocean ridges. The 40,000-Mile Volcano 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The New York Times, more prosaically, suggested that the trial was a sign that the old rules of the New York mob, like not ratting each other out, had once and for all been abandoned. The last days of the New York mob 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z More prosaically, Peronism occupies a lucrative and influential area of public life on the boundary of government and civil society. Shadow of Perón looms large over Argentina's presidential election 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z On demand and on call – in the “share” economy, the “gig” economy, or, more prosaically, the “irregular” economy – the result is the same: no predictable earnings or hours. Robert Reich: The sharing economy will be our undoing 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Altrov Berg puts it more prosaically: “The launch is one thing and sales is another thing.” The ghostwriter, the secret plot and a ‘grave-robbing’ Stieg Larsson sequel 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The teams that beat other good teams prosaically. Have England upset football gods? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Dance is so prosaically presented in a concluding scene that the production ends like a cola with no fizz. Review: ‘Elevada’ at Yale Rep Is a Sitcom of a Play 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z More prosaically, it might just be a name whose origins are unknowable. Living with the J-word 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z More prosaically, TokBox is working with banks in the United States and Europe to provide branch visitors with video links to specialists, cutting down on staffing costs. With WebRTC, the Skype's no longer the limit 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z More prosaically, a two-branched arrow of time would lead to curious incongruities for observers on opposite sides. Two Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z A touch more prosaically, the book presents the Russian-born star’s fantastic games — both serious and casual — from the period, tracking down articles Nimzowitsch and his contemporaries wrote about his play. SANDS: In a digital age, chess writers still go by the book 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z More prosaically, what if a computer on wheels freezes, as any computer is prone to do? Lessons From the Past for a Future in Smart Cars 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z I’m standing in a parking lot overlooking the stadium known prosaically as Sports Authority and poetically as Mile High. Marijuana Seeps Into Some Colorado Pregame Rituals 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z More prosaically, in his new book, “A Sting in the Tale,” Dave Goulson observes that “an experienced bee makes this look easy, but it must take quite a bit of practice.” Two books on the bumblebee More prosaically, it contains some of the richest oil fields in the world. Couple die of thirst in Saudi desert 2013-06-22T13:22:45Z Anyway, more prosaically, the steward on the gate has an encouraging weather report for day two here at the Riverside. County cricket – live! 2013-04-11T09:43:52Z His first notable contribution was, prosaically, to charge down a Steenson clearance and somehow Joel Tomkins and James Short between them butchered a massive overlap. Saracens 31-11 Exeter 2013-02-16T18:41:01Z Parkinson said he thought the cup earnings would be sufficient "to keep the club going for quite a while," although Lawn reflected more prosaically that it might enable him to retain the squad – and Parkinson. Bradford City believe League Cup achievement is one for the underdogs 2013-01-23T19:39:05Z But they’re misnomers — glamorous tags attached to a powder, prosaically synthesized in clandestine labs across the border in Russia. Why Europe's Healthiest Economy Has Its Worst Drug Problem 2013-01-22T08:35:30Z Compton, a late-blooming debutant, looked utterly unafraid in the first Test in Ahmedabad, almost prosaically at home, displaying not just fight and pluck but a kind of alluring tortoise braggadocio. England's sultan of slow turns late-night blocker into guilty pleasure 2012-11-23T23:02:02Z More prosaically, the likely design of the European tax means it will be paid by City institutions despite the UK's refusal to sign up. Rejecting a Robin Hood tax would be a spectacular own goal 2012-10-11T14:00:01Z More prosaically, we might say the debt-burdened country is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Who will help Greece now? 2012-09-26T14:02:02Z We had a chance to be prosaically bad. An Appraisal: Mets Ending Season That Has Questioned Fan Loyalty 2012-09-22T02:35:13Z The painter your brother assists is an air-gun spray painter, and his work is in some senses like being an astronaut, or, slightly more prosaically, a scuba diver. Mohsin Hamid: “The Third-Born.” 2012-09-17T04:00:00Z Or, to put it more prosaically, a theory that explains everything… explains nothing. While Physicists Celebrate Higgs, Cosmologists Fret About The Big Bang Model 2012-07-11T17:46:55Z More prosaically, there is a question of money. City Room: Answering Cries of Longing for Poetry's Return to the Subway 2012-03-27T11:00:35Z I address myself solely and severely, sternly, without a flower, prosaically, without a figure, soberly, without a flight, to your cool, temperate, and unseduced capacity of logical deduction. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z I might prefer--indeed, I should prefer," he continued prosaically, "to see my wife properly equipped when she goes into the world. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Langley said: "The spectacle is one of which, though the man of science may prosaically state the facts, perhaps only the poet could render the impression." Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Alack! he was in no mood to play the lover, being prosaically engrossed with a throbbing brow and swollen tongue. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Occasionally, it is true, there occurs in these deplorable letters just a touch of sentiment, but how crudely, how prosaically expressed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z Most prosaically, entanglement suggests that on the smallest scales of matter, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival [Excerpt] 2012-01-30T18:15:00.243Z “I hope we shall see it,” he mentioned prosaically. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Its results may be prosaically summed up as heat, haste, and headache, with a confused vision of the past and a most fragmentary sense of the present. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z "Full of wise saws and modern instances" is equivalent to saying prosaically, "full of sententious proverbs and old, trite illustrations." Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z It has been prosaically compared to a winding street between enormously high houses, with a river falling out of the first-floor window of one of them. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Named, prosaically enough, GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B, they were lofted aboard the same booster and then released in space for separate but closely coordinated flights to the moon. Two spacecraft head to the moon 2011-09-13T08:55:00Z It has been called a Bridge, less obviously an Aqueduct, more prosaically a Road. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z Well, if we summarise prosaically the subject of the one poem we have summarised that of the other. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z This fact has led to the formulation of another theory, one which holds that these strangely named places were, prosaically enough, “coal-harbours,” or storage-places for charcoal. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z "And I am cold and wet and hungry," I answered, prosaically, for I was determined to be in no wise awed by these unexpected surroundings. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z And May was greatly astonished at the glib way in which her aunt, usually so prosaically matter-of-fact, discoursed about Mrs. Bransby, putting in visionary details with a lavish fancy. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z But they did not really believe; and so the fact was apprehended frigidly, prosaically. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The more prosaically I introduce the passage, the better. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z But along Sadr City’s Gas Station Road, the dusty, prosaically named boulevard where the latest wall was being carted away, few people worried whether its removal would spur militant attacks. Baghdad Neighborhood Celebrates as a Wall Is Taken Away 2011-03-07T00:32:36Z "May I see you to the door, ma'am?" asked Tom Sedley, prosaically. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Some prosaically precise person would, perhaps, say that the thirtieth canto of the Purgatorio is not a portion of the Paradiso. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z More prosaically, it is what billions of people do all day. Schumpeter: The art of management 2011-02-17T10:44:59Z No; at first I was angry," Molly declared, with a little grimace, "Albert behaved so prosaically. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z "What a lot of them there are!" said Helen, prosaically. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z And the greatest universities, starting at the top with Harvard, increasingly define themselves chiefly in terms of their scientific prowess — or, more prosaically, by the amount of research funding they can attract. University cuts show science is far from saved 2011-01-19T16:50:37.747Z How prosaically it rolled along its steady drab course, thought Brauws, silently to himself, as he looked on while Guy carved the beef in straight, even slices.... Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z GULFPORT, Miss. — The planned overthrow of the United States government ended rather prosaically this fall, with a giant pile of mashed-up trucks in a muddy scrap yard a mile or so off the Interstate. Gulfport Journal: A Conspiracy Melts Down Into Washers and Dryers 2010-12-27T01:20:10Z More prosaically, the new putter is made by Nike, Woods' main sponsors. 'Like a son': a guide to the putter, a golfer's key club 2010-07-14T19:10:00Z More prosaically, it means that furniture sold in South Africa is either expensive or tat. What South Africa truly needs is Ikea 2010-05-12T08:54:00Z Boer goats merged prosaically into the feral population to increase carcass quality. John Kinsella: “Goat.” 2010-04-26T04:00:00Z He grew up prosaically enough in the same Stuyvesant Town neighborhood. On Avenue A, a Quirky Slice of Faux Frontier Past 2010-02-22T06:50:00Z It is prosaically and sordidly of this earth, especially in the case of men. The Day of His Youth “A little tired,” said Hope prosaically, conscious that if Madge had been in her place she would have been ready with a vivacious retort which would have broken the ice of formality. The Daughters of a Genius Almost every annotator of Persius has handled this passage as though the poet simply prosaically alluded to his being half of rustic birth. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison I must just go on blindly, as Fate led me; and Fate at this moment was prosaically represented by Mishka. The Red Symbol To speak more prosaically, every true and accepted lover of nature regards her with a painter's as well as a poet's eye. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) I resent your development if it is because of it that you speak prosaically of a prosaic marriage and of a honeymoon simultaneous with the Degree. The Kempton-Wace Letters As for myself, I have been merely prosperous—prosaically and uninterestingly, though none the less agreeably, prosperous. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself I sat down on a chair at the foot of an old elm with a poetic hollow, prosaically filled by a utilitarian plate of galvanised iron. Miss Cayley's Adventures He finally preferred the simplest interpretation: she had seen as much as she wanted to; she was prosaically sleepy and going home to bed. Aurora the Magnificent Above this the cargoes were transferred to the portage, and prosaically sent over the hill on a tram-car pulled by a horse. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) The terrible passages in the last writings of this greatest of autobiographers, which she had hoped poetically colored, were then painfully, prosaically true. Dreamers of the Ghetto “The passing hour,” he answered; adding prosaically, “This is good coffee.” Olive in Italy The defect of it in general—if she might so ungraciously criticise—was that, by its sweet universality, it made relations rather prosaically a matter of course. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 Jeff told her Mr. Choate was to be mayor—no one in Addington seemed to pay much attention to the rest of the ticket that year—and she returned quite prosaically, "God save us!" The Prisoner But we must march out with banners flying, or, more prosaically, paragraphs in the papers, stating that Julius Savine will settle near the scene of his most important operations. Thurston of Orchard Valley "You must get some food inside you," he ordered prosaically. The Education of Eric Lane Beneath all his artistic perception of the humours of the thing, Schneemann found himself prosaically sharing the general disapprobation of the marriage. Ghetto Comedies But this morning old Caleb Harper had prosaically settled the question for her. The Roof Tree Sally's eyes rest on the old sabre that hangs on its hook in the wall, where she has often seen it, ranking it prosaically with the other furnishings of "the Major's" apartment. Somehow Good “I reckon this gent will have to spend the day in a tree,” said Babe prosaically. 'Me--Smith' Of course these expressions are not to be literally and prosaically interpreted.” Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 The meadow brook was swollen high out its banks and flowed into the grass on both sides, and the wet road was full of puddles through which old Sol splashed prosaically on. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Compared with hundreds of the grey-walled or ivy-covered churches in England, St. Mary's at Madras is prosaically new; but it is of exceeding interest nevertheless. The Story of Madras He looked back up at the looming bow of the Antares, unbeautiful enough but prosaically devoid of menace and mystery now, though the pulsing beat still came from there. The Star Hyacinths “I am going down to the shore, papa,” she answered, as prosaically as if he had not sung his question. Her Mother's Secret Homesickness was a luxury I remember craving from the tenderest age—a luxury of which I was unnaturally, or at least prosaically, deprived. A Small Boy and Others And somehow Olive's faith in the possible existence of a nation of dwarfs had received a shock; she was much more inclined to take things prosaically. A Christmas Posy “I wish we could—it’s quite warm,” she said, prosaically. The Job An American Novel The opportunity that came that night was ushered in somewhat prosaically, not by the sound of a foeman's horn being wound in the distance, but by the postman's knock. The Arbiter A Novel The prim gravelled drive led between acres of prosaically regular flower-beds, flanked on one side by a domed green house and on the other by a creaking Dutch windmill with weather-browned sails. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play “By day, like primordial man, we crept around beetling crags and scaled inaccessible peaks in pursuit of the wild things——” “Who crept with you?” inquired Miss Dunbar prosaically. The Man from the Bitter Roots It prosaically recalls one to the fact that these magnificent flunkeys are after all but human, and not above a regard for shillings. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Sometimes she felt homeless, and always she was prosaically footsore, but now and then came the understanding that she again had a chance. The Job An American Novel I must be content to do without the poetry, this year, and make everybody happy prosaically.' The Gold of Chickaree "The only question is how to get them," said I prosaically, for I'm always acting as a drag on Lilly's wheels. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 And Lewis Peckham found himself wooing health at the cost of music, and earning his living as prosaically as any mere bread-winner of them all. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book If this speak prosaically for justice, it speaks romantically for friendship! The Confidence-Man The deserted cabins have been torn down, and the fourth pool dredged and confined, prosaically enough, within its banks. The Four Pools Mystery Quietly, prosaically, without any nourish of trumpets, the great prize of life had been handed into her grasp. A College Girl The novel, in the modern acceptation of the term, presupposes a prosaically ordered reality. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times Some named his work 'The Muses,' as though it were chiefly a poetic vision; others named it 'The sure Steersman to the Goal of Life'; others, more prosaically, 'A Treatise of Nature.' A Short History of Greek Philosophy Earlier in the season, with a green hull and a dingy brown sail, she had been prosaically enough, the Maria. Jerry Junior Earlier in the season, with a green hull and a dingy brown sail, she had been, prosaically enough, the Maria. Jerry Around every art studio are found the young men in velveteen who smoke infinite cigarettes, and throw off opinions about this great man and that, and prate prosaically in blase monotone of the Beautiful. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians I'm too plain and matter-of-fact by half, and, though I often hear mysterious taps on the panels of my bedroom, I prosaically set it down to rats and mice. The Jolliest School of All Somewhat prosaically summing up the teaching of Empedocles, Aristotle says that he thus posited six first principles in nature—four material, two motive or efficient. A Short History of Greek Philosophy They discussed everything, excitement mounting—the music, the trimming of the church—then, more prosaically, the cleaning and warming and lighting of it. On Christmas Day In The Evening Yes," he remarked prosaically, "this is sure a little bit of all right! The Man Who Rocked the Earth "Iona," which fills the major part of the volume "The Divine Adventure" gives title to, is the finest in quality as well as the longest of his writings that may be called, prosaically, topographical. Irish Plays and Playwrights It presents a trite theme tamely and prosaically. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays We have arrived at the stage, my poor girl, when all we need is, prosaically, to 'fill up.' The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) I prosaically said I did not know if he had sisters. Letters from Egypt "The breeze is from the north," he answered, prosaically. Bella Donna A Novel "Let's go and get a drink," he said prosaically. The Second Honeymoon "I must take care," she said once, quite prosaically, but with more pathos in her voice than she was aware of, "or I shall make my nose quite red." Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" They reached camp, just before dinner, Diana disappearing into the tent, and Enoch tramping prosaically and wearily into the cabin to throw himself down on his bunk. The Enchanted Canyon Throwing himself on his back, Frank argued prosaically— "Then you mean to say you really care about me more than any one else?" Mike Fletcher A Novel Exclamations of delight were heard on all sides, while some prosaically remarked it was almost as fine as scenes in "Peep o' Day" or "The Colleen Bawn." Bluebell A Novel Sister and the waster, who seemed to be an agreeable young man, were simply engaged in a prosaic way, and looked prosaically forward to a church wedding. Bunker Bean Meantime, there was his walk; and he decided, prosaically, to fortify himself with a slab of chocolate. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India But since we took it over, we've had to put in modern machinery very prosaically and run it on its waste of slabs, mostly. The Brimming Cup Afire with indignation as I was at the outrage that had been perpetrated on me and my forefathers, I was nevertheless too prosaically practical to lose my head over it. The Road But my escape was prosaically commonplace, depending on the cupidity of one man. The Sword Maker Their pity was wasted, for the departure of my German maid Metelka and myself took place prosaically in that most vile of all vehicles, a Cape cart. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Instead—still more prosaically, he fell sound asleep.... Far to Seek A Romance of England and India "I dare say he is afraid to trust everything to his curates," observed Malling, prosaically. The Dweller on the Threshold Perhaps a quarter of the whole length of the room was prosaically filled with piled tobacco stored ready for the two floors of stemmers. V. V.'s Eyes Unfortunately, when he writes about his garden, he too often writes about it as prosaically as a contributor to a gardening paper. The Art of Letters To feel as I did was itself so strange a thing to me, that I struggled to express it as prosaically as possible. Elizabeth's Campaign Then they shook hands and he left her, coldly, prosaically, as though nothing had happened. The Dark House "Why have you selected me to be the hearer of this—this very extraordinary statement?" he forced himself at length to say prosaically. The Dweller on the Threshold We speak of him by the operatic name of Camille; he was prosaically called Campbell. The Collectors "Then why don't you go home?" he asked prosaically, for he had learned, even in his slight experience at Quantuck, that it was not wise to take a sentimental tone in addressing Phebe. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book In the end, the panel had to be just prosaically pried out. Virginia: the Old Dominion She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?" The Dark House This boy, when he saw that his love was vain, would not gloomily and prosaically slay himself as Macchia, the Italian poet, had done. The Torrent Entre Naranjos Madame played her cards slowly, one would say, for her, prosaically. Balcony Stories I was insanely sentimental enough to rather resent the fact that Charlie was prosaically well off: his circumstances were distressingly easy. Not Pretty, but Precious He indicated the digit by a loverly kiss "and I'll be as meek and lowly as—as an ash can," he finished prosaically. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth "And to-night," I asked, remembering his prosaically pensive demeanor in taking the bank, "were you feeling these throes and thrills to the utmost?" James Pethel When he saw the little thing again as she really was, as Adam's wife, at work quite prosaically in her new home, he should perhaps wonder at the possibility of his past feelings. Adam Bede Simultaneously, the noon whistles began to blow, far and near; and the romancer in the sawdust-box, summoned prosaically from steep mountain passes above the clouds, paused with stubby pencil halfway from lip to knee. Penrod He could have told Fenwick prosaically what a man with a grasp like his could do in connection with a water pipe. The Mystery of the Four Fingers The Trader yanked several of the boxes to the centre and prosaically tumbled about their contents. The Forest Perhaps it is too prosaically minute to point out in so beautiful a poem, a scientific error, but at seven o'clock on the first of January in Asolo the sun is still below the horizon. Robert Browning: How to Know Him "It never struck me that the name could have any allegorical significance," the Tenor answered prosaically. The Heavenly Twins Being no sentimental heroine, she was prosaically thankful that she kept her sleep. The History of David Grieve "There aren't any robbers about here—except my cook," she said prosaically. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People It was snowing at the time," he said prosaically; "and I couldn't see anything, except that I'd have to bear to the east to get away from open water. The Forest Then he breaks into rapturous exclamations which are very prosaically and poorly represented by our version. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms This is putting the fact poetically; but, prosaically, the intervening steps are few at the most; and when you have entered your room your train has ceased to be. Seven English Cities A poetical mind sees noble and affecting suggestions in details which the prosaic mind will interpret prosaically. The Principles of Success in Literature Famished for adventure, thirsting for danger, yearning for the perilous midnight encounter, avid of secrecy and disguises, Billy had been forced to toil prosaically, barrenly, unprofitably, about the sinless corridors of the City Hotel. The Boss of Little Arcady The wise must bow to the wisdom of such men as Coleridge and Southey, but being wise, have laughed at poetical theories so prosaically exemplified. Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works But he, with his father and Leonard, was more prosaically employed, for they were at work in the main or vegetable garden. Nature's Serial Story The car came within twenty feet of us, for the track had been quite hidden by some rising ground; we hailed it, and returned to Petropolis prosaically seated on the front bench of a tramcar. Here, There and Everywhere Altogether, the reception of their hints at home was so prosaically placid, that they were both rather ashamed of the alarm into which they had worked themselves up. The Pillars of the House, V1 "It may be so," I replied prosaically, "but what happened about the axe?" She and Allan Hong was prosaically making mutton broth for dinner; pyramids of sandwiches and little cakes stood on the sideboard. Sisters Meanwhile, peacefully unconscious of this diagnosis, Weldon was sitting on the river bank, prosaically occupied in scooping out the remaining taste left in an almost-empty jam tin. On the Firing Line Even so, however, he might have continued upon his journey towards Java had not his legs prosaically shown signs of giving way under him just as he once more gained the hall. The Prophet of Berkeley Square The wise must bow to the wisdom of such men as Coleridge and Southey, but, being wise, have laughed at poetical theories so prosaically exemplifled. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 "There wouldn't have been much point in his killing you," said Antony prosaically. The Red House Mystery I imagine that very little change has taken place in this immediate locality, known prosaically as Puddle Dock, during the past fifty or sixty years. An Old Town By the Sea He worked prosaically, earning money to pay the cost of the romantic necessity that had invaded his life. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows But this Muse appears not to him, as to the Greeks, after the fashion of a woman, nor even more prosaically after the likeness of a man. The Soul of the Far East Nature conquering Art, I yelled; and the episode terminated prosaically with a warm bath and arnica. Paul Kelver, a Novel He ached with desire to express and could but gibber prosaically as everybody gibbered. Martin Eden |
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