pensively he stared at the painting. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a pensive mood. ,a pensive adagio. From Dictionary.com.
"I suppose he does," pensively, "but I shall be terribly jealous of your old men with the pneumonia, and your girls with appendicitis. From Wordnik.com. [Glory of Youth] Reference
Alvin swigged his beer and Carl held his pensively. From Wordnik.com. [What are we made of?] Reference
Kerk chewed pensively on the second serving of steak. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
They sat pensively breaking stones in a wide courtyard. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
Gimblet rubbed his forehead pensively, as he looked at it. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story] Reference
Valeria watched pensively from her portico as the crowd grew. From Wordnik.com. [The Paprika Ewer] Reference
On the banks o 'the burn, while I pensively wander, vol. ii. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference
"It makes me think of fire-crackers," Cherry pensively observed. From Wordnik.com. [The Lilac Lady] Reference
"I ought to go and soak my head," murmured the Maestro pensively. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
Alicia looked pensively at the olive between her finger and thumb. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of a Star] Reference
"A somewhat flighty young monkey, though," pursued Brett pensively. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Beatrice folded her hands together, and looked pensively at the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
"It is rather strong," said she pensively; "shall we put it outside?". From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
Bea stared pensively at the Topsy-like corona above the flushed face. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
"Then if one succeeds after a long struggle," said Algitha pensively. From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
"It's a long, long way to that Argentine ranch," he remarked pensively. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
When she was able to go out again, she would sit pensively for hours by. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma] Reference
"Tania was eight years old when her mother died," finished Madge pensively. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
On the dim divans, men and women sat pensively holding teacups on their knees. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
"I think I understand what you are aiming at," said Marillac, rather pensively. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
And Margaret smiled pensively in return: unlimited admiration was quite to her taste. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
He strolled up to the door whistling pensively and halted with his hand on the latch. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
"Aye, aye! you are right there, my boy," added Mr. Rayne, shaking his head pensively. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
He regarded the revolver pensively for a few moments, then laid it down in front of him. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
It was this bright recollection on which she was pensively meditating that stormy afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn] Reference
"I am early friendship," said the Periwinkle, pensively, as she came and stood before Rusialka. From Wordnik.com. [The Dumpy Books for Children; No. 7. A Flower Book] Reference
"I suppose," said Marjorie, pensively, "I ought to care if you've been bad or not, but I don't.". From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
Edith turned away and walked to one of the windows, where she looked out pensively upon the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
We walked pensively for some time in the shrubberies, and ended our airing on the great terrace. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
In one, he is resting pensively in a tree, and in another he is offering his watch to a local boy. From Wordnik.com. [National Holidays] Reference
Kano pensively lifted a plum upon the point of a toothpick and began nibbling at its wrinkled skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
She turned and went pensively down the road to La Thuiliere, while the carriage followed slowly the direction to Vivey. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Isn't it too bad," sighed the child pensively, "that we can't be our own guests sometimes and have just the piece we want?". From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
I laid one cheek pensively in the palm of my idle hand and with the other, which held my busy pencil, I played a random tattoo on my desk. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
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