`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The vicomte called despairingly for help, but none came. From Wordnik.com. [The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II] Reference
"Then we can't come," wailed Antonio despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
"Think we'll ever get back?" he asked, despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
"Will you girls keep still?" cried Bess despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves] Reference
The headsman paused, and shook his head despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.] Reference
"Come with us," said Denis Quirk, almost despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
It feels good and despairingly familiar at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [The Beat of Sorrow] Reference
Morton raised his head and looked despairingly about him. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
"Did he ever live in London?" asked Zillah, despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
He rolled over and looked despairingly at the locked door. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
"Then what use would they be to me?" asked Milly, despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
A few mosquito samples were despairingly analysed in Jacobi's lab. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Plan] Reference
Both men screamed and cursed and flung up their arms despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930] Reference
She sank down on the edge of the bed, and looked at them despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
And when he told his aunt what Frank had said she sighed despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Trail] Reference
The time passed slowly, and Tom looked despairingly out over the water. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
"That is the very thing that I'm afraid of," said Zillah, despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
Hamm checks himself over despairingly in the mirrored wall to his right. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Men: Jon Hamm on life as Don Draper and the blessings of late fame] Reference
He looked despairingly down at the water, and from it to the moonlit sky. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
"I wish I had something to feed you!" despairingly as the squirrel ran away. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Rose of Mifflin] Reference
"I'm sure I don't see how we can manage it," replied his friend despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
He starts to his feet -- gazes around him despairingly, seeking a place of refuge. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
"If," Longtree echoed despairingly, as though his friend had asked the impossible. From Wordnik.com. [I Like Martian Music] Reference
Therewith she seated herself despairingly on a chair and eyed the trunk in disgust. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Betty made as though to rise but Amy held her down and turned despairingly to Mollie. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
It protested loudly, its little fluffy hind legs clawing despairingly at the empty air. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
"My child, my child, you do not listen to what I have to say!" he groaned despairingly. From Wordnik.com. [When Dreams Come True] Reference
It all spoke, he said despairingly, "to the lack of any kind of civic society in Russia.". From Wordnik.com. [Heart To Heart] Reference
And with this he leaned his head despairingly on his hand, and motioned to Ryder to leave him. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866] Reference
And then he realized despairingly that none of the armed men on his side could understand him. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Myra shook her red-gold head despairingly, and sank down into a corner of the couch with a sigh. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
The widow raised her arm and pointed despairingly to a splendid likeness painted by Amaury Duval. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
One eternity looking despairingly at the other; and in the whole spiritual universe no end, no aim!. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.