In spite of his absent-mindedness and good nature. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
"Excuse my absent-mindedness, Ben," laughed Billie. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
Ideala was herself again, absent-mindedness and all. From Wordnik.com. [Ideala] Reference
"Just plain absent-mindedness," replied the prisoner. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
His absent-mindedness was the subject of many a joke. From Wordnik.com. [Story-Lives of Great Musicians] Reference
Another instance of her absent-mindedness recurs to me. From Wordnik.com. [Ideala] Reference
He didn't even stop to gibe at his own absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [Agent Of The Terran Empire]
Now absent-mindedness is just a bit too awful in a bad man. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Was Thursday] Reference
Was it through a fit of absent-mindedness or gross incompetence?. From Wordnik.com. [The Neatherworld of Britain's busted political class] Reference
The following story of Beethoven's absent-mindedness is vouched for by. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
In that way, the restaurant won't get stiffed by our absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
A lot of stories seem to carry the same theme - Joe's absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Denlinger: Driving with Joe Overholt] Reference
But Sybil only smiled at the absent-mindedness of the young man's remark. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
And he was falling into that sure sign of age, a vacant absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
They reached the end of the footway, and paused in sheer absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [A Pair of Blue Eyes] Reference
Far from betraying the absent-mindedness of a lover, you polished epigrams!. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of Two Brides] Reference
Both of these could simply be the result of Soharwardy's absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [Ezra Levant: February 2008 Archives] Reference
The clerk stood looking after his guest, struck by his sudden absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [The Idiot] Reference
She would make further inquiry, concerning Judith's absent-mindedness, of Dorothy. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
He swore at his absent-mindedness, good-naturedly, since he anticipated a pleasurable time. From Wordnik.com. [Explorations]
The humility, the seeming absent-mindedness, the homey anecdotes about the family, the wife. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-10] Reference
Neither of the ladies spoke much, however, and his absent-mindedness passed almost unnoticed. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story] Reference
Kimber was intent upon flying; when he answered it was with a faint touch of absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Ours]
This was set down, at first, to his absent-mindedness; but looks can be as eloquent as spoken words. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference
He shed over everything the lustre and the amenity of his own dreaming, pondering absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Reader, Second Series] Reference
With the others, he normally stuck to the more formal vous, except in moments of absent-mindedness or stress. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Loner]
Horatia stared for a moment; then, thinking it was absent-mindedness on the part of her host, burst into a merry laugh. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
As it was, something tremulous in his smile, possibly an excess of politeness, and a strange absent-mindedness, betrayed him. From Wordnik.com. [A Raw Youth] Reference
He'd have rung up about it, he'd have called for it, or in a supreme fit of absent-mindedness he might have come straight home. From Wordnik.com. [At Bertram's Hotel]
He was scolded a few times for an increasing absent-mindedness and a lack of enthusiasm on the Project, but that wasn't too serious. From Wordnik.com. [Security] Reference
Snuffles and I both had books to contribute to the fair, but in a moment of typical absent-mindedness, we both forgot to contribute them. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Mumbling movements of the lips, a slightly incoordinate swaying of the body, might speak for short periods of more than absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
And as usual when speaking of Pierre, she began to tell anecdotes of his absent-mindedness, some of which had even been invented about him. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
Halifax with a neighbor, and he was to meet me an hour ago; but I have discovered that his usual absent-mindedness has caused him to forget all about me. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces] Reference
The men had rarely met and Thatcher's air of hesitation and absent-mindedness made McLean proffer his name promptly with a sense of speeding through the preliminaries. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
She replied that he was probably bracing himself to approach me on a topic consuming his very vitals, or as much of them, at least, as may be expressed in absent-mindedness. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Impression of the Philippines] Reference
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