Recovering

Examples

• But, to return to our friends, whom we left wiping their eyes, and recovering themselves from too great and sudden a joy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Recovering himself, however, shortly, he turned to his partner, and said, Sir William's interruption has made me forget what we were talking of. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Mr Wegg, in a languid transport, again dropped over on Mr Venus, and again recovering himself, masked his emotions with a sneeze. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Meanwhile, Rose was rapidly recovering. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He patted her back soothingly, and finding that she was recovering, followed it up by a bashful kiss or two, which brought Jo round at once. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mr. Bird turned around and walked to the window, and Mrs. Bird burst into tears; but, recovering her voice, she said, Why do you ask that? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• We can utilize the morrow in recovering the chest, Professor, suggested Mr. Philander. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Raffles, recovering quickly, returning to the free use of his odious powers--how could Bulstrode wish for that? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• My idea was to sound immediately under the rocks, on the chance of recovering the lost trace of the chain at the point at which it entered the sand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• In your hearing, I told the young lady that her leaving the house (as things were then) would put an obstacle in the way of my recovering her jewel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Very many of the brave --th, who had suffered severely upon both days of action, were still at Brussels in the autumn, recovering of their wounds. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I did not care to spend more money in a hopeless attempt at recovering them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Montesquieu, not from their poverty, but partly from this, and partly from the difficulty of recovering the money. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Hunter, on recovering from his stupor, was also quite positive as to the ownership of the cravat. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I have only to remind you, before closing this Report, that there is a chance of laying hands on the Indians, and of recovering the Moonstone yet. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• You were as proud as proud, said Mrs. Vincy, easily recovering her cheerful smile. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He was wishing to get the better of his attachment to herself, she just recovering from her mania for Mr. Elton. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I tell her plainly that her leaving us will be an obstacle in the way of my recovering her Diamond--and she leaves, in the face of that statement! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I have checked the calculation often, and it must have been two nights that I lay recovering in that public-house. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There was a short pause; the brandy-and-water had done its work; the amiable countenance of Mr. Pickwick was fast recovering its customary expression. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I had lapsed into a stupid state; but I was recovering a little and looking forward to Steerforth, albeit Mr. Creakle loomed behind him. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I will let you off the kicking, replied Crispin, recovering his good-humor. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The boy is very well, sir,' said Mr. Giles, recovering his usual tone of patronage; 'and sends his respectful duty, sir. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You are recovering again? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Pending these observations, the days were flying by; and Rose was rapidly recovering. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Recovering himself, he said: 'And now, how is he to be found? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• It first came to my knowledge through your old patient, poor Miss Flite, when I was recovering from my severe illness. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• There was a painful expression of anxiety in her face which made me fear that her mind, on first recovering itself, was not at ease. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He was always wandering about from place to place, with his one object of recovering his niece before him; but was more in London than elsewhere. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The Greek, recovering his temper, burst out laughing, and beckoned Crispin to sit down beside him on the soft green turf. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

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