shily

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Occasionally some of the farm-wives called to her shily.

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  • Occasionally some of the farm-wives called to her shily. —  Sally of Missouri
  • Rose answers shily, in short sentences, and we walk about in the garden. —  The Choice of Life
  • Then she whispers, shily: —  The Choice of Life
  • "By all means," said Hamilton, perhaps a little shily; but it was promise enough to call forth Louis 'heartfelt thanks. —  Louis' School Days A Story for Boys
  • Being now authorised to admonish her at all times with regard to her gestures, her voice and her accent, I often make her repeat the same sentence; and, when I at last hear her natural voice, her original sweet and attractive voice, to which the music is beginning to return, shily and timidly, my heart overflows with joy. —  The Choice of Life
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