The Countess greeted them with her grave smile, and Archer, feeling his host's admonitory glance on him, rose and surrendered his seat. From LearnThat.org. [Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence]
Adjective : an admonitory gesture. From Dictionary.com.
Prue, with an admonitory glare at her young sister. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
Effingham's answer was cool, short, and admonitory. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860] Reference
Opening his mouth, he raised an admonitory finger. From Wordnik.com. [A Crown of Swords]
He delivers to her what amounts to an admonitory sermon. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare]
I talked to him all the way, mainly in an admonitory tone. From Wordnik.com. [Angry Lead Skies]
And she held up her small hand with an admonitory gesture. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
The woman's tone was half-admonitory, half ... almost fearful. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Of The Lion]
Then suddenly, and without admonitory signal, the oracle spoke!. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
‘Carry on, my lad!’ said the Captain, in an admonitory voice. From Wordnik.com. [Dombey and Son] Reference
Even Mr. Middler looked gravely admonitory when he spoke of Nelson. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
Mr. Gabriel Parsons gave his friend an admonitory tread on the toe. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches by Boz] Reference
Deeply affecting and admonitory are some of the instances he records. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe] Reference
His spirits were too high to notice the admonitory note in her voice. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
At this juncture, there was an admonitory cry from behind the screen. From Wordnik.com. [A Rude Awakening]
Head, and quotes from that tombstone the following admonitory epitaph. From Wordnik.com. [Inns and Taverns of Old London] Reference
Afterward he took this opportunity to deliver a long, admonitory speech. From Wordnik.com. [Commandant of Auschwitz]
He put up his hand in admonitory gesture to stay the impending degradation. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
And then she had to pull her hands away quickly and raise an admonitory finger. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
Annais wagged an admonitory finger and managed to keep the tears out of her voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
But the patriotic impulses of the popular heart, guided by the admonitory advice of the. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
The beating had been little more than informative in nature, not even really admonitory. From Wordnik.com. [Kajira Of Gor]
Bella, entering with a raised admonitory finger, kissed Lizzie softly, but said not a word. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
When I had given my decision in the common admonitory form, they went off apparently satisfied. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
O'Brien rose and dropped a hand on the doctor's shoulder to give him a quick, admonitory shake. From Wordnik.com. [Time's Enemy]
His gray eyes kindled into a kindly smile, its welcoming effect offset by an admonitory headshake. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
The sparkles reappeared behind us, the cherry-beacons turned off, and the admonitory voice shut up. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
He composed countless admonitory letters, over Yousif's seal, to virtually everyone close to Aboud. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire In His Hands]
So much for the admonitory side of instructions for travellers at the opening of the seventeenth century. From Wordnik.com. [English Travellers of the Renaissance] Reference
He seemed about to say something nasty but shut his mouth when Ivor laid an admonitory paw on his shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
Obj. 2: Further, the Philosopher says (Ethic. x, 9) that "a father's words are admonitory and not coercive.". From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
There was a note of warning in both Mr. Durnford's words and tone; but the admonitory sign passed unobserved. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
So the African Union will aim at the harmonization of admonitory and the fiscal policies of African countries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2001] Reference
That legend on an admonitory poster was printed in saner days a mere century or so ago when my father was a boy. From Wordnik.com. [On Considering the Prime Use of Paper] Reference
‘Here he comes, sir,’ said Schalken, in a low admonitory tone; and instantly, upon turning towards the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Purcell Papers] Reference
Louis might have been addressed with propriety, on his arrival in France, in the admonitory words of Galba to Piso. From Wordnik.com. [A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium] Reference
Foma recoiled from the table, straightened himself and continuously smiling, listened to the kind, admonitory words. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Was Afraid] Reference
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