Gratefully
['gretfəli]
Examples
- She brought him some milk, and he drank of it gratefully and lay down again, to forget in pleasant dreams his lost battle and his humbled pride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I thank you very gratefully. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- We gratefully thank your ladyship, I said; but we ask your permission to do what is right in this matter by giving up our keys. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr Headstone, I thank you sincerely, I thank you gratefully, and hope you may find a worthy wife before long and be very happy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She looked gratefully at Miss Kilroy, but neither knew what more to say. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Dorothea colored with pleasure, and looked up gratefully to the speaker. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Let her plant Medicis and build grand monuments over them to testify how gratefully she was wont to lick the hand that scourged her. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I must always remember Shunem gratefully, as a place which gave to us this leafy shelter after our long, hot ride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I gratefully accept your faith and truth, he said. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I feel gratefully the coolness and shadiness and quiet of the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I was proud of his interest: deeply, fondly, gratefully attached to him. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ever since I have known it, I have been most anxious to acknowledge to you how gratefully I feel it. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Anxious to appear friendly and at her ease, she put out her hand with a confiding gesture, and said gratefully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Very beautiful, indeed, replied Emma; and she spoke so kindly, that he gratefully burst out, How delighted I am to see you again! Jane Austen. Emma.
- The unfortunate valet looked at me gratefully. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mr. Darnay had kissed her hand fervently and gratefully, and had turned to Mr. Stryver, whom he warmly thanked. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I shall remember you gratefully, as long as I live to remember any one. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Clara, who felt towards him in some degree like a young mother, gratefully acknowledged our kindness towards him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The comfort of such a friend at that moment as Colonel Brandonor such a companion for her mother,how gratefully was it felt! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I answered her warmly and gratefully, as I really felt. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Amy is more docile, will make a good companion for Flo, and receive gratefully any help the trip may give her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Yours gratefully, Telemachus Good boy! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She had replied, gratefully accepting his proposal. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- All appeals to her taste she met gratefully, but saw nothing to alter. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I'm as proud as Lucifer, but such favors from such people don't burden me, and I accepted gratefully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Leinster gratefully grasped my hand, but fixed his eyes on Worcester, still hesitating. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- That settled it, and telling him of Meg's mishap, Jo gratefully accepted and rushed up to bring down the rest of the party. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Therefore, sir, I accept your offer gratefully, and with many sincere acknowledgments for past favours. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Laurie watched her in respectful silence, and when she beckoned him to his sofa, he sat down with a sigh of satisfaction, saying gratefully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Close to it was a stream, and on its banks a great herd of curious-looking Syrian goats and sheep were gratefully eating gravel. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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