Meanings of fortunately able in English

An Irish friend of ours was fortunately able to solve the problem.

A single stare of astonishment was fortunately able to cover two emotions.

Yes, I was fortunately able to find weapons against that scoundrel.

She was fortunately able to reply that her faith in his wisdom was entire.

It was a situation which the homestead females were fortunately able to rectify for me.

But, notwithstanding the muscles of my arms were severely wrenched, I was fortunately able to retain my grasp.

I was fortunately able to watch Madame B. on one occasion while she went through this curious performance.

He immediately began digging for the surface, for life, and was fortunately able to break through before he suffocated.

We now reach a name of commanding importance, and one with which we are fortunately able to associate some definite ideas.

During the week she left altogether, and I was fortunately able to procure a suitable woman to wait upon Mrs. Colquhoun.

L. C. Our friend, Dr. Chalmers Mitchell, is fortunately able to give us a different account of the institution in Regent's Park.

He had had no time to secure a berth in the sleeper, but was fortunately able to get one after taking the train.

Food and clothing, and a small sum, annually, for contingencies, will be your chief expense; and this, I am fortunately able to provide.

On the way, these men had been attacked by Russo-Polish partisans; however, they were fortunately able to turn the encounter to their own advantage.

They seemed to be quite at home in our company, asking for pipes, tobacco, and biscuit, with which I was fortunately able to supply them.

Blythe was fortunately able to secure his sailing master, Mott, and one of the crew that had sailed with him before, a man named Williams.