He announced the death of his father collectedly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : Despite all the turmoil around him, Bob remained calm and collected. ,the money collected to build an orphanage; the collected essays of Thoreau. From Dictionary.com.
Once alone, I grew calm, and collectedly went to work. From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
He could not move, he could hardly breathe collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Goblin Mirror]
When Mrs. Small went in, Mrs. Caldwell spoke to her quite collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
They rode up within two minutes, collectedly, but each with a strained look. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
'I have told Conrad,' she said collectedly, 'not to quibble about the bills. From Wordnik.com. [Decider]
Dudley looked from Paulette to me and spoke pretty collectedly to both of us. From Wordnik.com. [The La Chance Mine Mystery] Reference
They fight their battles as coolly and collectedly as ever battles were fought on paper. From Wordnik.com. [THE SCAB] Reference
Working quickly but collectedly, I took nothing but the warmest and stoutest of clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
She tried to think very coolly and collectedly, but her brain felt numb and fogged and heavy. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Darkened Windows] Reference
He spoke so calmly and collectedly that his father failed to grasp the extent of the calamity. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah's School Friend] Reference
"We are lost!" said P----, collectedly, in a low voice, as soon as my head was visible above the companion. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
So Jerry collectedly shut himself in and waited until Mart, at the pumps, had got his diving suit well inflated. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirate Shark] Reference
She spoke collectedly, bending over the child as she held him to her, and straightening the folds of the little garments. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.] Reference
There was a stage, that evening, when she spoke collectedly of what had happened, though with a certain terrible vivacity. From Wordnik.com. [Great Expectations] Reference
Easing into the driver's seat he started the engine and drove collectedly away with no burning of tyres or other histrionics. From Wordnik.com. [Penalty]
I had been there two hours, and for the last hour she had been talking collectedly, giving her evidence in a straightforward way. From Wordnik.com. [Movie Night] Reference
This is what I said, the purport of it; but, as you may imagine, not spoken so collectedly or methodically as I have repeated it to you. From Wordnik.com. [Mansfield Park] Reference
He stopped her short, however, collectedly enough. From Wordnik.com. [Theo A Sprightly Love Story] Reference
He took her hand, collectedly appraising her pulse. From Wordnik.com. [Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes] Reference
Annabel stood as one who reflects gravely yet collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Thyrza] Reference
"I know him very well, papa," replied Ginevra, collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Gibbie] Reference
'How is she, Sibby? don't fear to say,' he said, more collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the House, V1] Reference
'What's it worth to you?' asked the woman, as collectedly as before. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Twist] Reference
"I think there's a boat at eleven something," she said, collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Sisters] Reference
"Pull yourself together, and read that card slowly and collectedly.". From Wordnik.com. [One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York] Reference
He spoke more clearly and collectedly than I had heard him speak yet. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Cain] Reference
'No, madame, my husband is not in London,' Renee rejoined collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
Calmly, collectedly, he approached a couch at one side of the room. From Wordnik.com. [Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas] Reference
I was too much agitated to think collectedly on the most trifling subjects. From Wordnik.com. [The Queen of Hearts] Reference
"Then I must have been asleep," said the boy, speaking more collectedly now. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap] Reference
On his way he had time to think more collectedly of the girl he had just left. From Wordnik.com. [The Net] Reference
Giovanni thought her eyes very strange, but she spoke collectedly and clearly. From Wordnik.com. [Sant' Ilario] Reference
With a great effort he commanded himself, and answered the bookseller's question collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Cobwebs and Cables] Reference
He spoke very quietly and very collectedly, yet I saw he had difficulty in restraining himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Birthright] Reference
"When I come back from the East," she spoke slowly but collectedly, "I expect to go into a new home.". From Wordnik.com. [Laramie Holds the Range] Reference
She found McAlpin at the stable door: "I want you to take a message for me to Mr. Laramie," she said, speaking low and collectedly. From Wordnik.com. [Laramie Holds the Range] Reference
'It is not myself alone,' said Violet, sitting up, and gathering force to speak firmly and collectedly, but with her hand on her heart. From Wordnik.com. [Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife] Reference
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