Breathlessly
['breθlisli]
Definition
(adv.) In a breathless manner.
Typed by Anatole
Examples
- A word more, and the attention of the reader (concentrated breathlessly on myself) shall be released. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Breathlessly he waved his left arm above his prostrate body--it waved! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It seemed an age to him, as to those who waited breathlessly behind, ere he reached the great pile of dry branches and underbrush. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Holding on to the banisters, she put him gently away, saying breathlessly, Oh, don't! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I understand--that you were right, she went on a little breathlessly; but sometimes life is difficult . Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Breathlessly the tribe watched from their lofty perches as Kerchak, still roaring, charged the relatively puny figure. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She went on breathlessly: Then they are going to run off together! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- From this point, with certain breaks and interruptions, my whole interest fixed breathlessly on the conversation, and I followed it word for word. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Sir Leicester leans back in his chair, and breathlessly ejaculates, Good heaven! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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