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- An elderly woman would not have sprung so nimbly into the skiff that was to convey her to the land. [10]
- How nimbly they would have scaled the fence and transfixed me! [4]
- As the pony, with a presentiment that he was going home, or a determination that he would not go anywhere else (which was the same thing) trotted away pretty nimbly, Kit had no time to justify himself, and went his way also. [12]
- An hour later we were awakened by a great turmoil, and springing out of bed we picked our way nimbly among the ranks of snoring teamsters on the floor and got to the front windows of the long room. [5]
- The great structure was a-tremble from the assault, its footpaths and its roadway overrun with workers, dodging between trolleys and trucks,--some darting nimbly, dinner pails in hand, along the steel girders. [9]
- I sprang alertly to meet wit and gossip, my mind ran nimbly here and there, I filled the role of honoured guest. [11]
- The abbot and the monks crossed themselves nimbly and their lips fluttered with agitated prayers. [5]
- Then they closed the communicating door, nimbly tidied up our place, put the night-clothing on the beds and the slippers under them, then returned to their own quarters. [5]
- But this surmise soon proved wrong, for the first persons to appear were two armed horsemen, who turned their heads as nimbly as their steeds, now to the right and now to the left, scanning the thickets along the road distrustfully. [10]
- I threatened to shoot him with my walkingstick, whereat he ran nimbly along the wall in terror The workmen shouted; and this started up a couple of yellow dogs, which came to the edge of the wall and barked violently. [4]
- To avoid him she crossed nimbly to the other side of the dark little street, but just where it turned into Red Cock Street he suddenly barred her way. [10]
- He turned them out nimbly, for he had had long practice and had acquired great facility. [5]
- The water-wagtail, heedless of Paula's hand held out to help her, slipped through the gap so nimbly that it was evident that she had not long ceased surmounting such obstacles in her games with Mary. [10]
- Her hands moved nimbly, and her cheerful glance showed that the lonely life on the island was beginning to unfold its charms to her. [10]
- Then he helped his wife mount her horse, placed the bridle in her left hand, looked at the saddle-girth again, and, spite of his corpulence, swung himself nimbly enough on his strong steed. [10]
- Herdegen had nimbly ducked, and had rushed on the drunken fellow sword in hand; but Duke Rumpold had put a word in, and by this morning Junker Henning seemed to have forgotten the matter. [10]
- How nimbly and cautiously the agile fellow must move! [10]
- He followed her, but she kept nimbly ahead of him until they came out into the open golf course. [9]
- To render them as comfortable as he could, the landlord bestirred himself nimbly, and in a very short time both gentlemen were perfectly at their ease. [12]
- As Mr Brass and Miss Sally looked up to ascertain the cause, the top sash was nimbly lowered from without, and Quilp thrust in his head. [12]
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