She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Or rather, I think of him like that kind of jerkily sexist 22-year-old of whom one thinks. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob T. Levy] Reference
Nelatha nodded again, jerkily, and bowed her head. From Wordnik.com. [Si'Wren of the Patriarchs] Reference
She gestured jerkily with her hands while she spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret at the Crossroads]
Immediately, jerkily, Caleb started to straighten up. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
But her mind began to work jerkily, yet more fluently. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
He coughed, and jerkily applied his hand to his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
It descended slowly and jerkily, with haphazard gyrations. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
Frendon nodded and jerkily moved to the seat I had vacated. From Wordnik.com. [Shock Absorber] Reference
Jessica looked jerkily down at the hands clasped in her lap. From Wordnik.com. [Ungrateful Governess]
She flushed deeply suddenly and looked jerkily away from him. From Wordnik.com. [The Obedient Bride]
"This young man wass very violent, Hipps," he muttered jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Slowly, jerkily, he extracted a hand to smooth her tumbled hair. From Wordnik.com. [Purchased For Revenge]
Instead he nodded jerkily, like a puppet whose strings are stiff. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
He moved his head so jerkily and his whole body swayed so queerly. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
After a moment Garth spoke again, jerkily, as though under pressure. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Suppose your prospect shifts his feet continually and rather jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [Certain Success] Reference
Seizing it, he smoothed it out and read the two jerkily penciled words. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
He raised it jerkily so that she might place her hand lightly along it. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the Sunrise]
She raised the teapot with an effort, pouring out the brown fluid jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Puffing, panting and hissing, it reached the platform and stopped jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce of the North Woods] Reference
It develops jerkily, in a mixture of capering lampoon and instructive songs. From Wordnik.com. [Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carré] Reference
The words came jerkily, as if she were forcing a natural tone into her voice. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
He only left it to feed, nibbling the leaf edge jerkily on either side of him. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
Doctor's little figure moving jerkily down the street under its white umbrella. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
The train, which had been proceeding slowly and jerkily, now came to a full stop. From Wordnik.com. [The Statesmen Snowbound] Reference
She blushes and her eyes waver and then look away rather jerkily to the valley again. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
She spoke jerkily, and Agatha had difficulty in preserving her usual equanimity of mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Carved Cupboard] Reference
Lady Clifford pondered this, her hand still on Esther's arm, the fingers drumming jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Blueshell twitched, and his voice came out jerkily: "And everything Pham claims is correct.". From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
The last words came out jerkily, for Cora was pulling on the brake handle with all her force. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
The door was opening slowly, jerkily, in a way that hinted of fearsome, because unknown things. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
Her heart was still playing tricks, throbbing jerkily in her side, and her breath came unevenly. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
With much creaking the coils crept along the spindle and the light burden began to rise jerkily. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
It seemed impossible, but there we were, going jerkily along, much faster than any horse could run. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
I felt jerkily under my thigh for the papers I had written, and made writing motions with my hands. From Wordnik.com. [Smokescreen]
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