Mysteriously

Examples

• Now she was simply ripening into a copy of her mother, and mysteriously, by the very process, trying to turn him into a Mr. Welland. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The little man took another pinch of snuff as he made this communication, and nodded mysteriously to Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I have discovered, whispering mysteriously, that her natural cruelty is sharpened by a jealous fear of their regaining their liberty. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Prue isn't coming any more, said the woman, mysteriously. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Drink put him in the hospital, guv'ner, and the hospital put him--in a glass-case, I HAVE heerd, Phil replies mysteriously. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He laid his finger on his lips mysteriously, walked in, and closed the door. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She felt confusedly unhappy, and the image of Will which had been so clear to her before was mysteriously spoiled. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I really came for the chance of seeing you alone, said Will, mysteriously forced to be just as simple as she was. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Next we went to visit the Morgue, that horrible receptacle for the dead who die mysteriously and leave the manner of their taking off a dismal secret. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen, observed Jo mysteriously. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• There is Mr. Weevle, friend of Mr. Guppy, who lived mysteriously up a court, owing to the like coherent causes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Nastasia opened the door, smiling mysteriously. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mademoiselle is a fairy, he said, whispering mysteriously. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Mr. Tupman had no objection to earning the reputation at so cheap a rate: so he looked very knowing, and smiled mysteriously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The sandy ground, shelving downward from where we sat, was lost mysteriously in the outward layers of the fog. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Miss Lavinia peeps in, and tells me mysteriously that she will not be long. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Mr. Bucket immediately got rid of the bearers, mysteriously shut the door, and bolted it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Betteredge joined me at the window, and mysteriously put a little slip of paper into my hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• No, that I wouldn't,' said Mr. Pell; and he pursed up his lips, frowned, and shook his head mysteriously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I do, Miss Feely, said Tom, mysteriously. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• That's not the point,' said the doctor, mysteriously. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Perhaps, answered Caliphronas mysteriously. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• At which the four Buffers, again mysteriously moved all four at once, explain, 'You can't resist! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• By that murder me and Mrs Boffin mysteriously profit. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He speaks no English and vanishes as quickly and as mysteriously after he has performed some valorous deed, as though he were a disembodied spirit. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• An awful company, mysteriously come together! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• After a short pause, the Dodger reappeared, and whispered Fagin mysteriously. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• That there was something kindred in their nature, something congenial in their souls, something mysteriously sympathetic in their bosoms, was evident. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• During weeks he had been going away mysteriously, for hours each day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When you went out this evening I thought that as baby was asleep I would see where you were going to so mysteriously without telling me. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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