Cautiously

Examples

• Orders were to move cautiously with skirmishers to the front to feel for the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• At that point I slackened my pace and proceeded cautiously, but I saw no one, and heard no voices. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Cautiously we ascended. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• As its eyes met Clayton's it stopped, and deliberately, cautiously gathered its hind quarters behind it. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Procure some fine writing paper, and wash one side of it with the solution, laid on with a soft brush; then dry the paper cautiously, by holding it at a distance from the fire. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The sound of a drawer cautiously slid out struck my ear; stepping a little to one side, my vision took a free range, unimpeded by falling curtains. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Introduced same, cautiously, in course of airing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• At the first safe opportunity Miss Halcombe cautiously led her half-sister to speak of their mother, of old times, and of Anne Catherick. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• If Miss Bertram were not engaged, said Fanny cautiously, I could sometimes almost think that he admired her more than Julia. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I knew that someone had entered the house cautiously from without. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Cautiously he intruded his hand between the meshes of the lattice until his whole arm was within the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He would take a look within, thought Tarzan, and so, cautiously, he approached the low thatched building. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Well,' continued his progenitor, looking round him very cautiously, 'you and I'll go, punctiwal to the time. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They extended their citizenship cautiously but steadily. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Cautiously I approached the recumbent figure, on noiseless feet. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• By and by the door opened cautiously, and Dixon put her head in. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• As I neared the brute he backed cautiously away from me, and when I had reached the open he moved to one side to let me pass. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• You say it so cautiously, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• So it was that now, as he cautiously approached the village of Mbonga, he was quite prepared either to kill or be killed should he be discovered. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Soon afterwards the day began to dawn, and he softly detached himself from the clasping hand, and cautiously looked out again. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• If one approaches very cautiously so as not to be observed, a large dog-town presents a very curious sight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And they stole cautiously towards the house. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Mary approached him cautiously, knowing him too well. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He no longer drank cautiously, prudently, but imprudently and recklessly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Then, Riderhood came from the window cautiously, and stood by the bed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Having gazed cautiously round him, and listened intently, he gently undid the fastenings of the door, and looked abroad. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He left me again, opened the door of the room and looked out cautiously into the passage, closed it once more, and came back. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Hold your noise,' remonstrated the Dodger, looking cautiously round. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He looked at Robert Jordan cautiously to see if he were really friendly and then he grinned. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.

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