Her expostulatory letter to her brother and sister.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference

But the other raised his arm with an expostulatory gesture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Under the Rose] Reference

Dot Moxon's expostulatory and belligerent voice dominating the broken murmur of male voices.    From Wordnik.com.  [She Closed Her Eyes] Reference

The injured man, his friend, is represented as taking it all in a helpless dull expostulatory way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference

The same tone is maintained from beginning to end, whether it be in expression of expostulatory defiance, love, joy, or despair.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Philippine Islands] Reference

Hooliam suddenly became voluble and expostulatory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest] Reference

But Hiram entered fervent and expostulatory appeal.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul] Reference

It was this which moved him to expostulatory denial.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wolfville Nights] Reference

Watkins put on an aggrieved and expostulatory manner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories] Reference

Mr. Oakham's tone was both shocked and expostulatory.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shrieking Pit] Reference

Prince tossed his head and gave an expostulatory amble.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fortunes of the Farrells] Reference

"Alice, my girl!" began John again, in expostulatory tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephen Archer and Other Tales] Reference

Mr. Keen raised an expostulatory hand, smiling indulgence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tracer of Lost Persons] Reference

With expostulatory shakes of the head and indignant glances.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Arrow of Gold] Reference

Quite contrary to all precedent, it was mildly expostulatory.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Fool for Love] Reference

'It's my ain,' he said, with a suppressed expostulatory growl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Falconer] Reference

The comments of the press began to assume an expostulatory tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters] Reference

The form of speech is reprehensive and expostulatory, "Who art thou?".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A. with a Memoir of the Author. Vol. VI.] Reference

De Launay, if you love me, do not look at me with so expostulatory an air!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Temporal Power] Reference

Ida laughed good-humoredly; and the man made a little expostulatory gesture.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gold Trail] Reference

Small wonder that we were a little violently excited, a little expostulatory.    From Wordnik.com.  [In a German Pension] Reference

At that, from the other two men, there began an expostulatory -- "No dinner!".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mary Wollaston] Reference

'My dear sir!' he stammered in an expostulatory tone, 'you must make allowance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wilfrid Cumbermede] Reference

"Sure, didn't you wash it last week?" said her friend, in an expostulatory tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes] Reference

The scientist looked at him furtively and smiled, -- a bland, expostulatory smile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ardath] Reference

But he felt himself neglected; which drew from him the following expostulatory epistle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century; comprizing biographical memoirs of William Bowyer, printer, F. S. A.] Reference

Bracing up after removing the moisture from his forehead, he took on an expostulatory tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Revenge!] Reference

They manifested their care for him more than ever; and not a few wrote expostulatory letters.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne] Reference

Her look and manner were even expostulatory; and in reply to these, rather than her words, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Villette] Reference

Here is nothing poetical and splendid, as in the expostulatory homage of M. Delamartine; but here is the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals] Reference

With expostulatory shakes of the head and indignant glances I called his attention to the fact that I was not alone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Arrow of Gold] Reference

The hairs on the back of his expostulatory hand bristled with indignation, the diamonds on his fingers flashed with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales] Reference

But Bill knew Barber Sam and he had presence of mind enough to couch his expostulatory reply in the most obsequious terms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second Book of Tales] Reference

They, anarchic Convention as they are, publish Decrees, expostulatory, explanatory, yet not without severity; they ray forth.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Revolution] Reference

"And would you make it an irreparable misfortune?" said Godfrey, in an expostulatory tone: "my dear mother -- only consider.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales and Novels — Volume 07] Reference

At length an expostulatory whinny from Lady called Richard to his duty, and with compunctions of heart the pair hurried to mount.    From Wordnik.com.  [St. George and St. Michael Volume III] Reference

Having acknowledged the message, Bob Clazie lay down once more, gave another expostulatory grunt, and drew his blanket over him; while Joe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade] Reference

Musard's tone was expostulatory -- "I will take the detective upstairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hand in the Dark] Reference