obligingly, he lowered his voice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : The clerk was most obliging. From Dictionary.com.
So Tabitha obligingly recited the thrilling lines. From Wordnik.com. [Tabitha's Vacation] Reference
"I'll call you Sadie, then," said the boy obligingly. From Wordnik.com. [Rosemary] Reference
"I'll put it to a vote," Mr. Jerry offered obligingly. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Rose of Mifflin] Reference
(CNN, which Turner founded, obligingly broke the news.). From Wordnik.com. [Why Ted Gave It Away] Reference
"Well, I'm in no real hurry," Persis returned obligingly. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
"I will," says Potts, obligingly, without a moment's hesitation. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
The following observations were obligingly sent me by Mr. Tierny. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
From a subsequent edition, obligingly pointed out to me by the rev. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
He obligingly placed a call to the head of Iraqi military intelligence. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: A Lesson In Fear] Reference
Gray's successor, M. Danny Wall obligingly downplayed the growing crisis. From Wordnik.com. [S&Ls: Blaming The Media] Reference
She would obligingly answer, as this was part of her business, you see. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Jasper Pickery and Three Manifestations of the Devil] Reference
W. Baker, who has most obligingly unearthed several old works for me, says. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
He turned the knob, and the needle on the voltmeter moved obligingly upwards. From Wordnik.com. [Damned If You Don't] Reference
In spite of all this, Mr. Gladstone in 1884 obligingly agreed to a new Convention. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
"It really seems to me that you ought to thank me for stepping aside so obligingly.". From Wordnik.com. ['Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands] Reference
Doctor FARMER has obligingly exhausted all his learning to prove that SHAKSPEARE had none. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3] Reference
Grace laughed outright at this modest assertion, and obligingly repeated the required words. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College] Reference
He glanced at Igor who, obligingly, did a little subservient wobbly dance and gnashed his teeth. From Wordnik.com. [FOR SCIENCE!] Reference
"All right," said Allen obligingly, untwining his long legs, and taking the steps two at a time. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
He had also obligingly favored her with a solo of marvelous shrieks and squawks on his much tortured. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
He obligingly pulled in the willing Solomon, and Sarah studied the poster with intent, serious dark eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
With germs traveling obligingly aboard birds, bugs or Boeings, a distant cough can become tomorrow's pandemic. From Wordnik.com. [The Bug Is Back] Reference
For anyone who wanted to get in on it, the grandes maisons de luxe obligingly lowered their entry requirements. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Luxury] Reference
They obligingly called off their dogs, and at once announced the innkeeper to his excellency, General Drudkoff. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
"Certainly," replied the Lion obligingly, "any time before you go to bed will do; will you promise to remember?". From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
At such courtesy Trouble had obligingly gone on leaving the girl of nineteen as trusting and hopeful as a child. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
And the conglomerated, amalgamated media corporations obligingly churn out increasingly vicious movies, books and records. From Wordnik.com. [Violence In Our Culture] Reference
Inhabitants trek with their empty cans a half-mile to where the Southern Pacific obligingly provides them with free water. From Wordnik.com. [Selena Country] Reference
(Asked for references on Kristol, communications director David Tell obligingly responded, "You want happy quotes or hate quotes?"). From Wordnik.com. [The Gop's Three Amigos] Reference
He had prided himself on his sophistication, and this country woman had laid a trap for him into which he had obligingly blundered. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Likewise, a big trade union underwrote the parade of Unidos de Vila Isabel — which obligingly sung the praises of organized labor. From Wordnik.com. [Carnival Goes Political] Reference
A pilot aboard a Siberia Airlines flight to Moscow on Wednesday obligingly emerged from the cockpit midflight to offer an interview. From Wordnik.com. [The Verdict: Terror] Reference
Afterward, Nelson and his estranged wife, Winnie-together for the first time in months -- obligingly, if wordlessly, posed for pictures. From Wordnik.com. [Two Down The Aisle] Reference
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