10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUMPISHLY»
Discover the use of
grumpishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grumpishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greenwich pensioners
While you took care of yourselves," said Charley, rather grumpishly — " but you
only sarved me right, I own that." " So we hauled up the fore-sheet and shoved off
," continued Tom. " The firing of muskets, and burning of blue lights on board the
...
Hatchway (lieut, R.N., pseud.), 1838
_ Of old, it seemed that the Omnibus Driver amply fulfilled his duty if he drove his
vehicle with ordinary skill, avoided curb-stones an gas abysses, was grumpishly
civil to the passengers who sat near him, and quietly growled at his conductor for
...
3
Macintyre's Improbable Bestiary
In a puddlesome bog, in a muddleglum hole Full of brackenous blog lived a
wartyish Troll, Who spent his days grumpishly hiding. He hid in his cellar and
tried to ignore The ghastly intruders who knocked on his door: The horrible
humans who ...
F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, 2001
They were grumpishly discussing whether they should give Dalbreck another
turn, or go on to Pool-o-Brock, the next pool down stream, when Charles Grant
made his appearance and asked the waterside question, "What luck?" "No luck at
all, ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1895
5
For the Truth's Sake: A Tale of Culler-coats Fisher Folks
She had a dim recollection of going in and finding Miles sitting grumpishly
awaiting her return, anxious for his breakfast. She remembered some fierce
words, her husband standing over her with uplifted arm, a blow, and then came
merciful ...
They were grumpishly discussing whether they should give Dalbreck another
turn, or go on to Pool-o-Brock, the next pool down stream, when Charles Grant
made his appearance and asked the waterside question, “What luck '2” “No luck
at all ...
... bottom of that fine stretch, and had found no luck. Jamie Shanks, who was with
Mr. Russel as his fisherman, had gone over it to no purpose with a fresh fly. They
were grumpishly discussing whether they should give Dalbreck another turn, ...
8
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
They were grumpishly discussing whether they should give Dalbreck another
turn or go on to Pool -o- Brock the next pool down stream, when Charles Grant
made his appearance and asked the waterside question, " What luck ? " " No luck
at ...
That's something to take the spirit out of you," he answered grumpishly, and fell
silent again. A man in a swallow-tailed coat entered the ring and said, "
Intermission." Nina instantly got up and went to the exit. "She's probably going
home," ...
Sergeĭ Petrovich Antonov, 1954
Great is his merit who can avoid swallowing his saliva or behaving grumpishly
toward his fellow men. But that only between daybreak and sundown, which the
faithful must determine according to the Koran, which says: "Eat and drink,
discern ...
Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Isaac Kaufman Funk, William Seaver Woods, 1936
