Impressively

Examples

• It isn't a mere pleasure trip to me, girls, she said impressively, as she scraped her best palette. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It will not do at any price,” said my uncle, very impressively. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I held up my precious book before him; I rapped the open page impressively with my forefinger. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Master of the workhouse,' rejoined Mr. Bumble, slowly and impressively, to check any undue familiarity the stranger might otherwise assume. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Haley shook his head, and spit impressively. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Remember that, and be a sensible girl, said the old lady impressively. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I heard the doctor say impressively: Dan, how often have we told you that these foreigners cannot understand English? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I never saw, in any painting or reality, horror and compassion so impressively blended. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Theodore Laurence, you ought to be the happiest boy in the world, she added impressively. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Your French forefathers don't speak so sweetly, nor so solemnly, nor so impressively as your English ancestors, Robert. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Up the street apiece he broke silence and said impressively: It was a lie--that is my opinion of it! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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