Thoughtfully

Examples

• You may say that, Bill,' replied Fagin thoughtfully. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• And I fancy I jolly well deserved it, he added thoughtfully. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Why then,' said Mrs Boffin, speaking with her eyes closed, and her left hand thoughtfully touching her brow, 'then, there they are! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Well, cousin, said Miss Ophelia, thoughtfully, there may be some truth in this. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Very true, replied Mr. Merriman, looking down thoughtfully at his boots. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Worse,' said Fagin thoughtfully. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Nay, Anna, he answered thoughtfully, but didst thou ever consider how the picture on this card was made? Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• She sat down in her little rocking-chair before the fire, swaying thoughtfully to and fro. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I don't like this, Skimpole, he said thoughtfully. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing, answered Holmes thoughtfully. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He rose, and began walking thoughtfully up and down the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Something thoughtfully apprehensive in the large, soft eyes, had checked Little Dorrit in an instant. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Archer was aware that Madame Olenska, who had seated herself at her grandmother's side, was still thoughtfully scrutinising him. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mr. Bucket thoughtfully came and warmed the soles of his boots, first one and then the other, at the fire. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Certainly as a last resource they can close up the pass, said Crispin thoughtfully; but that would leave them at the mercy of the volcano. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Your master, I s'pose, don't keep no dogs, said Haley, thoughtfully, as he prepared to mount. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Defarge raised his head thoughtfully, as if there were something in that too. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Then he had fallen silent, puffing thoughtfully at his cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I don't know,' said Bella, thoughtfully shaking her head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It is a wild scheme, but not impossible, said Justinian thoughtfully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• So much for the police-court, said Holmes thoughtfully, tossing aside the paper. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Thoughtfully, for I could not be here once more, and so near Agnes, without the revival of those regrets with which I had so long been occupied. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Justinian, on receiving this diplomatic answer, ran his fingers thoughtfully through his silver beard, and pondered as to what answer to give. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Let us do it, said Meg thoughtfully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And stole that very singular collection, said Holmes, thoughtfully. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• How thoughtfully remind me, yet with no pretence of doing so, of the trust in which I held the orphan child! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Meanwhile Mr Pancks, looking, not without some pity, at Young John, slowly and thoughtfully twisted up his canvas bag as if he were wringing its neck. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It is strange, certainly, said Helena thoughtfully. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• To some extent, he answered, thoughtfully. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• N--no,' returned Wegg, shaking his head at once observantly, thoughtfully, and playfully. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Checker: Monroe