560 Verbs to Use for the Word expressions

That was allfor the time,Mrs. Everidge believed in homeopathybut it set her hearer thinking, and thought found expression in questioning, until she was led to the feet of the great Teacher and learned to roll her burden of trouble upon him who came to bear the burdens of the world.

Veenah's pen had given an expression to her feelings, that her tongue had never ventured to do before.

Cullen had promised, to use his own expression, "to spread himself" in the preparation of this meal, and he kept his promise.

Each made a dive for a paper and each face wore an expression of genuine delight.

" Mr. Dipper's face assumed a perplexed expression.

And when the bottom drops out o' recordin', you'll see Si gettin' some cheechalko to buy an interest in that rottin' hole o' his" Her jaw fell as she saw the Colonel's expression.

"You will remember," replied the Duke, coldly, "that at Paris, noticing your expressions of admiration for the picture, which you had seen in my English gallery, I gave you a history of its purchase at Bologna by myself.

I do not like to change his peculiar expressions, for this is one of those cases in which the style is the man, as M. de Buffon says.

"I turned to the young American girl who sat next to me, and said, 'Miss S., did you ever hear that expression except on the street?' 'Never,' she replied.

He treated her with a delicate chivalry alwaysthat was John Randolph's wayand once she had caught such a strange, wistful expression on his face as he looked at her and then at a patient's arm which she was deftly bandaging.

He rescued Ibla, and received grateful expressions of gratitude from his beloved, while King Zoheir gave him the kiss of royal honor.

There's a combination for you!" He had reached this point in his soliloquy (a bad habit of his, for it sometimes took audible expression) when he ran against another policeman set to guard the side door.

I would rather she were called Aspasia.' Edith read this expression of feeling on a colourless telegraph form, and as she was, at Knightsbridge, unable to hear the ironical tone of the message she took it literally.

It contains certain expressions which a writer subsequent to the Council of Chalcedon (451) would have been most unlikely to employ, and omits certain expressions which such a writer would have been most unlikely to omit.

His head shot back a little at the accent on the "well", but he thrust his hand yet deeper into the pocket and strove not to lose that assumed expression of ease.

As the mechanical era diminished the element of physical exertion in work, we would have supposed that man would have sought expression for his physical faculties in other ways.

She watched every expression of my countenance, and then, when I had finished reading and placed my arm tenderly about her slim waist, she raised her beautiful face to mine to receive the passionate kiss I imprinted upon those soft, full lips.

Mr. Glazebrook, the American Consul at Jerusalem, happened to be with me in Jaffa that day; and never shall I forget the expression of pain and disgust on his face as he watched this melancholy little procession of scapegoats hurrying along the street.

May I ask why you show so much interest in my keeping so cruel a mortification to myself?" "Why, Miss Eve," said Aristabulus, looking grave, "I am afraid that our people would hardly bear the expression of such an opinion from you" "From me!and why not from me, in particular?"

And her heart glowed with happiness, recalling the expression with which he had said, "Remember, Mercy, you are the one bright thing in my life.

"You look," said he, pausing to cough behind his hand again, "you lookblooming, mam,if you'll allow the expression,blooming,as you ever do, mam.

Not that I am askin' for any long delay," he added, quickly, observing a faint expression of displeasure on the general's face.

" As he made this, to him the only possible defence of the poor girl, Pap faltered slowly back, uttering a gurgling expression of astonishment.

That was for a second only; then his face resumed its amused and nonchalant expression.

Joyce understood the expression of his face; and, saluting in the usual military manner, he presumed to speak, in the way of reply.

560 Verbs to Use for the Word  expressions