I reminded him of the fact. Yes, yes, I am a little absent-minded in such matters. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
He looked troubled and absent-minded, and, when Miss. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867] Reference
"He's so absent-minded," said Laura sympathetically. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause] Reference
"Walkin 'along the creek, sort of absent-minded like.". From Wordnik.com. [Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds] Reference
And queerly he would answer her, with absent-minded looks. From Wordnik.com. [Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann] Reference
Charles or myself is the more absent-minded and unobservant. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914] Reference
The Old Man was an absent-minded old child, and I knew it, so. From Wordnik.com. [The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison] Reference
Aunty Edith, knowing that Mr. Garry was an absent-minded beggar. From Wordnik.com. [W. A. G.'s Tale] Reference
"But people who are in love are always absent-minded," persisted. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes] Reference
The difference between Stolper and his absent-minded predecessors?. From Wordnik.com. [Who Needs Astronauts?] Reference
A more absent-minded creature it would have been hard to come upon. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
"Mr. Manlius is so absent-minded, Sir," said she, turning to Nicholas. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
He had just that worried look he has now, and he seemed absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [At the Time Appointed] Reference
She could not, however, be morose and absent-minded in a party of which. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
He lost a great deal of his former activity and was often absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story] Reference
Jonathan did not seem greatly stirred, and replied in an absent-minded way. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
Miss Carleton, though it is to be feared she found him rather absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [That Mainwaring Affair] Reference
His face was downcast and he put the dishes on the table in an absent-minded way. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
He was not absent-minded, for he had a warm corner in his heart for those at home. From Wordnik.com. [From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa] Reference
She straightened up once more and resumed her absent-minded switching at the water. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Jean had complained of a headache at luncheon and seemed nervous and absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Wales Senior] Reference
One of them, a fair boy with a charming profile, seemed absent-minded or depressed. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
She was quite absent-minded when suddenly Pao-yü appeared in the opposite direction. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
The hands should not stray to the hair to re-adjust hair-pins -- an absent-minded habit. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
You're only trying to cover the real truth by pretending that Miss Stearns is absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
But her husband was so absent-minded, she presumed to say that he had forgotten all about it. From Wordnik.com. [Hubert's Wife A Story for You] Reference
Only in his quiet, reserved, absent-minded way he had never thought how much he cared for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Heiress of Wyvern Court] Reference
Aunty May said, "Yes, but you'll never have a chance to get absent-minded with this boy again.". From Wordnik.com. [W. A. G.'s Tale] Reference
Given a dark, rainy night and an absent-minded messenger, the result was now easy to anticipate. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
He was very absent-minded, and went off the moment I asked him where he had left his good spirits. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860] Reference
Mr. Garry all the time kept saying, "Say, old chap, I'm sorry, but I am such an absent-minded beggar.". From Wordnik.com. [W. A. G.'s Tale] Reference
Then, suddenly, I remembered that he was an absent-minded beggar who forgot things, and maybe he'd forgot me. From Wordnik.com. [W. A. G.'s Tale] Reference
You wouldn't want to make a practice of this, of course - but you know how absent-minded the truly wealthy can be. From Wordnik.com. [A Cadillac With Smarts] Reference
"Yes, stay, by all means," spoke the younger Mr. Ford, in rather absent-minded tones, as he flipped open the letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South] Reference
Or bookish and reclusive Supreme Court Justice David Souter of neighboring New Hampshire, only married and more absent-minded. From Wordnik.com. [The Odyssey Of 'Jeezum Jim'] Reference
And the brave old Tommy Atkins was called "an absent-minded beggar," a fine title itself, though it referred to him in the wrong way. From Wordnik.com. [From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa] Reference
The New Jersey-based firm may have struck the absent-minded clergy market; it has already sold 50,000 electronic Bibles in six months. From Wordnik.com. [It's A Small, Small World] Reference
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