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Meanings of listless way in inglês

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Usage of listless way in inglês
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The work had been going on in a listless way for three years.
The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon; or, The Hermit of the Cave
2
He wondered in a listless way that he should see nothing of Don Ippolito.
A Foregone Conclusion
3
Karamaneh put the question in a strangely listless way.
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
4
Graydon soon strayed after her in a listless way, and in no very amiable humor.
A Young Girl's Wooing
5
Bob was practising cannons in rather a listless way.
Psmith in the City
6
She talked in a listless way, and appeared to be thinking of anything but what was said.
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
7
When you shake hands in a listless way, it denotes timidity, lack of force and power of personality.
The Power of Concentration
8
His eyelids dropped at the corners in rather a listless way, but the eyes beneath were gray and steady.
The Rainy Day Railroad War
9
When her eyes turned in his direction he, not looking at her, moved in his listless way toward the door.
The Price She Paid
10
The Doctor, coming home early, saw them walking about in a listless way and went out to see what the trouble was.
Mary's Rainbow
11
He took up the paper in a listless way, but his attention instantly became riveted, and he gave a little cry of satisfaction.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
12
Speculating in a listless way as to what sort of faces they had, he whiled away the few minutes before the service began.
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
13
AUGUST 15.-I dragged out my drawing materials in a listless way this morning, and began to sketch the beautiful scene from my window.
Stepping Heavenward
14
She did not shun her parents, and even talked with them in a listless way; solitude would have been irksome to her just now.
A Life's Morning
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A taxi came down the street in a listless way, the driver indifferent at the wheel, a cigarette miraculously hanging onto the driver's lips.
Nightfall
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The machinery had been allowed to run down, and the men worked in the listless way men do when they are under no particular supervision.
A Woman Intervenes
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