In the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I remembered all the cause, and I answered moodily. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
"To what do you allude?" moodily asked the sheriff. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys] Reference
The boy had come and stood moodily at the front gate. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
"They'll laugh at me all the way," she thought moodily. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
Then Bentwood sat down moodily and looked into the fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of Silence] Reference
There were exceptions, of course, they had moodily agreed. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
I went into my study and threw myself moodily into a chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
The reporter described Kennedy moodily staring out the window. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth Behind The Pillars] Reference
And then I added moodily, "They will compel you to marry him.". From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
"I suppose so," she answered, eyes fixed moodily on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
As she ran into the house Donald's eyes followed her, moodily. From Wordnik.com. ['Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands] Reference
"If I don't, nobody will believe it," said the young man, moodily. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
Steve stared moodily at his drink without speaking, for a long moment. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
"Perhaps," replied Grace, eyes fixed moodily upon the flying landscape. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
"It really wasn't any of our business, you know," Grace finished, moodily. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
Will came in later, looked moodily into an empty candy box, and exclaimed. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
He answered a few words to their questions then went moodily on with his work. From Wordnik.com. [The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure] Reference
Beatrice was moodily contemplating her presents in the library when Mr. Stephen. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of Silence] Reference
He jerked his hand away from Ruth's sympathetic pressure and walked moodily away. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
"Why did you refuse him?" asks Luttrell, moodily, his eyes fixed upon the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Mollie started to shake her head moodily, thought better of it, and smiled instead. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue] Reference
Madge drew a little apart from the others, staring moodily out over the moonlit water. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
He settled back in his chair again, and looked moodily out across the brilliant house. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
"I am glad you did it, and I am going to be different -- if I can," she added moodily. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College] Reference
"I almost wish the medical clearance hadn't come through after all," said Roger moodily. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
"But he was held fast in a trap, Max," he said, moodily; "guess that ain't so much to crow over.". From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
But now, as I moodily popped peanuts into my mouth, I could hardly feign preoccupation any longer. From Wordnik.com. [14-B] Reference
Arline began a listless unfastening of her fluffy lingerie frock, her eyes fixed moodily on Grace. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
Here the speaker paused and looked up, but her auditor was gazing moodily into the fire, and never stirred nor spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Sara fidgeted, and walked across impatiently to the open front of the summer-house, staring up moodily at the heavy clouds. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
In one of the thick, shady and tangled forests of Ceylon a fine, fully-grown elephant was one day standing moodily by himself. From Wordnik.com. [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference
Madeline Payne stood alone in her own room, looking moodily out upon the leafless grove that was fast taking on a covering of snow. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
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