71 adverbs to describe how to pretends

I never believed that he was half as scared as he seemed to be, but that he was merely pretending so that we could enjoy our joke.

As she chatted, chiefly of her journey, I falsely pretended to listen, whereas I only stared and in spirit was prostrate before her.

Not with sweet wine, mutton and pottage, as many of those tender-bellies do, howsoever they put on Lenten faces, and whatsoever they pretend, but from all manner of meat.

The highest success of this notion in Europe is marked by praise given to a race famous for its physical firmness and fighting breed, but which has frankly pillaged and scarcely pretended to rule; the Turk, whom some Tories called "the gentleman of Europe.

It was heretofore pretended by the British traders that all this country belonged to Great Britain, and they told the Indians that the war of 1812 would settle all this.

American children, when "playing alone," impersonate the heroes and heroines of the dramas they see, or the stories they are told, or the books they read (how much more often they must do it than we suspect our memories of our own childish days will teach us), but when they play together, even when they "play at books that they have read," they seldom "pretend."

Hagen artfully pretended to share her alarm, and so won her confidence that she revealed to him that Siegfried was invulnerable except in one spot, between his shoulders, where a lime leaf had rested and the dragon's blood had not touched him.

" This morning was dedicated to visiting the churches, citadel, and Collisee (a place of amusement in the manner of our Vauxhall); but all these things have been so often described by much abler pens, that I cannot modestly pretend to add any thing on the subject.

Whatever virtues a triumphant egoism really leads to, no one can reasonably pretend that it leads to knowledge.

He paused beside a woman who did not raise her eyes at once, but coquettishly pretended to be absorbed in the conversation of those about her.

On every hand she found those who wereor who delightedly pretended to beher subjects.

'Twould be an infamy to pretend differently.

Mackintosh most unfairly and disingenuously pretended to understand I endeavoured to get off by saying it was a private letter, and said it would be an extenuation of my offence if I would disavow the sentiments contained in it.

You will dutifully pretend to drink much more champagne than is good for you and to be enjoying yourself as you seldom have before.

When the Spanish commander at Santa learned of their presence he promptly sent out a detachment of troops to bring them in, though showing great courtesy, and elaborately pretending to believe that Pike had merely lost his way.

The much talked of and little understood doctrine of political equality has this error to answer for, in thousands of cases; for nothing can be more hopeless, in the nature of things, than to convince a man of the necessity of possessing qualities of whose existence he has not even a faint perception, ere he may justly pretend to be put on a level with the high-minded, the just, the educated, and the good.

Should he demand the stranger to behold, Who is by madness heavily oppress'd, Evasively pretend, that in the fane, Well guarded, thou retainest him and me.

She was glad that he did not apologize to her for his lack of restraint, nor foolishly pretend that he was boring her.

She thought most highly of his scientific attainments, whether well foundedly or mistakenly I cannot pretend to gauge with accuracy.

For this most faulty classification, Dr. Bullions pretends the authority of "Mr. Webster;" and Frazee, that of "Webster, Bullions, and others.

Furthermore, being afraid that the arch-conspirator, when he saw them fighting earnestly, might utter some reproach and bring to light things that should not be mentioned, he pretended to be sick and confided the conduct of the battle to Marcus Petreius.

"Indeed, Miss Strong," said Kramer, gallantly pretending to recall her, "I'm delighted to see you again.

Against all analogy of Scriptural metaphor, they gratuitously pretend that women mean idolatrous religions: namely, because in the Old Testament the Jewish Church is personified as a virgin betrothed to God, and an idol is spoken of as her paramour.

They themselves made no mention of these matters before either the senate or the populace, but gravely pretended that they wanted nothing further.

If" He cleared his throat again and guiltily pretended to be reading a bit, here and there, and to be speaking casually.

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