Steadily

Examples

• Everything that arose before his mind drifted him on, faster and faster, more and more steadily, to the terrible attraction. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Mr. Pickwick paused, and looked steadily on Mr. Winkle, who quailed beneath his leader's searching glance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• You have a dancing face, Brummell quietly observed, fixing his eyes steadily on her countenance for a second or two, and then passing on. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But there are, and the demand is steadily increasing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Marianne looked at her steadily, and said, You know, Elinor, that this is a kind of talking which I cannot bear. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• For a while, with the brandy, I rowed easily and steadily. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• It has been steadily rising, and has got up to a very respectable figure now. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• At the same time his aggressions in south Germany forced Austria and Russia steadily into a coalition with Britain against him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He held steadily to the subject of the Diamond; but he ceased to complete his sentences. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He lay back and sighted with the automatic rifle as the planes came on steadily. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Steadily and divergently mankind pursued one or other of these two lines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The elevator rose steadily and stopped. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I feel sure that marriage must be the best thing for a man who wants to work steadily. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• IV The course of this narrative, steadily flowing on, bears me away from the morning-time of our married life, and carries me forward to the end. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It may be that he pursues her doggedly and steadily, with no touch of compunction, remorse, or pity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Birkin looked at him steadily, as if somewhat taken aback. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Ay, Pip, replied Miss Havisham, steadily nodding her head; you did. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When we were all out in the raw air and were steadily moving towards our business, I treasonably whispered to Joe, I hope, Joe, we shan't find them. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Her round taper fingers flew in and out of her sewing, as steadily and swiftly as if that were the business of her life. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Though she looked steadily at me, I saw that she was rather confused. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Clennam, no less steadily, kept them in sight. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Further to the north is the great plain, still steadily thawing and drying. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• You have been useful all your life; steadily and constantly occupied; trusted, respected, and looked up to? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He lit the cigarette over a lamp, reaching forward and drawing steadily. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• From that time to the present the tide of popularity for billiards as the premier indoor game has been steadily rising. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Hence it appeals to thought; it demands that an idea of an end be steadily maintained, so that activity cannot be either routine or capricious. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Patiently and steadily the geologists gather fresh evidence and reason out completer conclusions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• As the water becomes warmer and warmer the level of the mercury in the tube steadily rises until the water boils, when the level remains stationary (Fig. 9). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Quietly and steadily have all these arrangements made in the courtyard here, even to the taking of your own seat in the carriage. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He continued, uttering each word distinctly, calmly, steadily, but not loudly-- It simply consists in the existence of a previous marriage. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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