resignedly, I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I could have borne it, but that, "resignedly," was the reason mamma settled on it. From Wordnik.com. [Vagabondia 1884] Reference
"But that," resignedly, "that was a mere drop in the bucket. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Butterfly] Reference
"Quite sure," resignedly; "but if it were a bad two hours it would still have been worth it. From Wordnik.com. [Winding Paths] Reference
"Pop!" said Grace, snapping her finger resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
"It's an egg -- a fresh egg," she said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
"Well, I guess I'll trade," said Logan resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
"We might as well give it up," she said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
"Oh well," she began, laughing and half resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Poor Mrs. Steyn, how resignedly she bears her cross!. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Endurance] Reference
"But I reckon it's just as well," he said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers] Reference
"It's in your hands, I am," said Dan Daly, resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
The Doctor sank back into his corner again resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [A Bachelor's Dream] Reference
"Yes, I suppose he did," Honor sighed, half resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
"All right, fire away," returned Christopher resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker] Reference
"It is the inevitable inquiry," Angelica said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Heavenly Twins] Reference
"You shall have what you ask," said the genie resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
"Well, he certainly upset my plans," said Davy resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
"She will be inquisitive enough," said Bluebell, resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Bluebell A Novel] Reference
"Don't utterly destroy the frame," Littimer said, resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Ben sighed resignedly and put his hand on the man's shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Code Three] Reference
"I think it would be better to let her go," she said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Paula the Waldensian] Reference
"Like the handwriting on the wall," the captain said resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon] Reference
"Very well," he said resignedly, "but -- it's very hard to wait.". From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
"I suppose we shall be sent for directly," said Angelica resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Heavenly Twins] Reference
"That's what genius always has to bear," put in Allen, resignedly, while. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers] Reference
She looked at him resignedly, then she flushed to her eyes and followed him. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
Mine has been a harsh life, but I have always tried to meet my fate resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Wedge of Gold] Reference
And for the rest -- well, he thought resignedly, what was a hero without a quest?. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard] Reference
The mourner rose, and turned his face homeward, slowly -- sadly -- but resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
I sat staring like one at strife with a memory -- and then he came, slowly, resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
And then they went on drinking their beer and liqueurs, and fanning themselves resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Cross] Reference
"Faith it's not the only thing I've lived to this 'ithout seein" Potts answered resignedly. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
"Impossible," retorted Mollie and once more Amy sighed and folded her hands resignedly in her lap. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers] Reference
Vlad nodded resignedly, more preoccupied with inspecting his mouth to see which teeth he had lost. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference
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