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good-temperedly

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  • If she had proposed to establish herself at Lavriky, she would have changed everything in it, beginning of course with the house; but the idea of staying in that out-of-the-way corner of the steppes never entered her head for an instant; she lived as in a tent, good-temperedly putting up with all its inconveniences, and indulgently making merry over then.

    A House of Gentlefolk 2003

  • "Well, I've no objection to that, " said the big man, good-temperedly.

    Five Are Together Again Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1966

  • "Only that you will stand out of my sunshine," said Louis good-temperedly.

    Louis' School Days A Story for Boys

  • "Louis, you lazy fellow," cried Reginald, good-temperedly, "you shan't read this fine afternoon -- come, join us."

    Louis' School Days A Story for Boys

  • Reasonable punishment, given good-temperedly, as the proper due for debt incurred, never produces ill-feeling.

    India and the Indians Edward Fenton Elwin

  • "So far as I can gather," he remarked good-temperedly, "I am _persona grata_ now at Praed Street."

    Love at Paddington

  • Peters acquiesced good-temperedly and led the way to the closed car that was waiting at the station entrance.

    The Shadow of the East

  • Frank only laughed good-temperedly, and began to swing himself on a branch of the tree for change of exercise.

    Chatterbox, 1905. Various

  • According to her, amours and quarrels were carried on calmly and almost good-temperedly.

    Lady Mary Wortley Montague Melville, Lewis 1925

  • By the time the cheese was served, we had selected most of the furniture and were bickering good-temperedly about the style of the wall-papers.

    Jonah and Co. Dornford Yates 1922

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