dismally

I lay there dismally calculating that sixteen entire hours must elapse before I could hope for a resurrection.

I felt a gust of hysterical petulance, and went aft and stared dismally at nothing.

The ribs of the few horses showed dismally. Haggard special constables with white badges stood at the corners of every street.

"If he" (he meant the enemy) "begins popping at the bridge now," said the old soldier dismally to a comrade, "you'll forget to scratch yourself."

"Don't want to be soup!" wailed Button-Bright again; and Toto began to whine dismally, as if he didn't want to be soup, either.

An owl on the branch of a decayed tree hooted dismally and was answered by another in the distance.

As the jarring echoes of the heavy house-door, closing on its latch, reverberated dismally through the building, Kate felt half tempted to call him back, and beg him to remain a little while; but she was ashamed to own her fears, and Newman Noggs was on his road homewards.

The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands.

'I'll be turned out again, you'll see,' said John, dismally.

The shrilling voices of the people at home would pipe dismally for a time, but various generals were usually compelled to listen to these ditties.

As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.

Once or twice virtue has triumphed, and I have got out at six and half-dressed myself, and have taken my drawers and towel, and stumbled dismally off.