He sat down again, restively. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a restive horse. From Dictionary.com.
She felt Rome move swiftly and restively beside her. From Wordnik.com. [Rome's Revenge]
She sighed, and her horse stirred restively under her. From Wordnik.com. [If I Pay Thee Not In Gold]
He moved his legs restively; I was hurting him a bit now. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
He dropped a hand on her shoulder, making her move restively. From Wordnik.com. [The Count's Blackmail Bargain]
'Well, I don't like the sound of it,' Sir Robert said restively. From Wordnik.com. [The Tycoon's Mistress]
"Well, that happened to all of us," says Clete, shifting restively. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
The team, old and placid as they were, snorted restively and pawed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Ship]
"Really," he said, finally, as his horse stirred restively beneath him. From Wordnik.com. [If I Pay Thee Not In Gold]
Sir Richard listened restively, and uttered an exclamation of annoyance. From Wordnik.com. [Afterwards] Reference
She stirred restively, as if she could not bear the weight of his words. From Wordnik.com. [The White Ninja]
Sheep huddled in their fenced pasture; they moved restively as we went by. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
Unnerved, my mount shifted restively, tossing its head and blocking my view. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
Shelby bided restively in the shadow of a column till the ceremony should end. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
Horses snorted the chill out of their lungs, pulling restively at their ropes. From Wordnik.com. [Harpist in the Wind]
Wrapped in his blanket beside the campfire, Ehomba's left leg twitched restively. From Wordnik.com. [A Triumph of Souls]
Below, his bodyguards stirred restively as they lost clear sight of the counselor. From Wordnik.com. [Running From The Deity]
His fingers pulled at his collar and his shoulders moved restively inside the coat. From Wordnik.com. [A Share in Death] Reference
The horses stamped restively; she went up to the front of the wagon to reassure them. From Wordnik.com. [The Robin And The Kestrel]
The crowd of watchers grew a bit, and Erik restively asked Knut when he could go home. From Wordnik.com. [Slay Ride]
Her fingers tangled with his hair, clutched restively over a brown shoulder, clenched there. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Mistress]
He regarded me intently for a moment, then got up and moved restively around the barren room. From Wordnik.com. [The Shape of Dread]
There were times, she thought restively, when she felt as if she was in solitary confinement. From Wordnik.com. [The Tycoon's Mistress]
She waited restively until Mervyn had gone and then said, “That man gives me the horrors.”. From Wordnik.com. [Tied Up in Tinsel]
If The Mock was dead, Cardenas reasoned restively, then someone else must have taken up his work. From Wordnik.com. [The Mocking Program]
"That is derision, I suppose," he remarked restively. From Wordnik.com. [A Fair Barbarian] Reference
He began to riffle the leaves of the book, restively. From Wordnik.com. [The Voice in the Fog] Reference
Philip Harris moved restively a little, and came back. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Achilles] Reference
Colonel Woodburn remained restively on his side of the table. From Wordnik.com. [A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete] Reference
"Maybe, unless the new Madame is a prig," Theodora said restively. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen] Reference
The other listened restively like a man whose ideals are disturbed. From Wordnik.com. [Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete] Reference
His horse was prancing restively within pistol range of the governor. From Wordnik.com. [Lords of the North] Reference
"Why do you look so inquiringly at me, master?" asked the Prince restively. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of the Great Elector] Reference
"Lord" Bill vaulted into the saddle, and Golden Eagle moved restively away. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Foss River Ranch] Reference
"Yes, of course, of course," frowned the youth, moving restively in his seat. From Wordnik.com. [Pollyanna Grows Up] Reference
She said, a little restively, "Well, what is the use of a burglar-alarm for us?". From Wordnik.com. [Chapters from My Autobiography] Reference
Molly advanced to where Banion's horse stood, nodding and pawing restively as was his wont. From Wordnik.com. [The Covered Wagon] Reference
Yet in his room afterward he paced the floor restively for a long while before he sought his bed. From Wordnik.com. [The Tyranny of Weakness] Reference
I wish the next month were over! "he replied restively. From Wordnik.com. [Jewel] Reference
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