wonted

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In the mornings all was cheerful and wonted--the question had not before attacked him among his red and blue plush spreads, his golden oak and ebony cases, of a sunshiny morning A step at his door set him flying.

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  1. adjective Accustomed; usual: striding along with her wonted purposefulness.

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  • Thus having said, he received the Eucharist, and, falling asleep in the Lord, went unto the place of immortality CHAPTER LXXXI A Man of Gigantic Stature is revived from Death And Patrick was journeying on a certain day for the wonted purpose of his preaching; and he found near the road a sepulchre of wondrous length. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick, by Various
  • But when the sun was past the meridian, the queen mustered them again for their wonted pastime; and, all being seated by the fair fountain, thus, at her command, Neifile began NOVEL I Gulfardo borrows moneys of Guasparruolo, which he has agreed to give Guasparruolo's wife, that he may lie with her. —  The Decameron, Volume II
  • His tone, his look, his embrace haunted her almost to pain--all were so unlike his wonted calmness: her full heart so yearned towards him that she would have given worlds, if she had had them, to call him to her side once more--to conjure him again to forgive and assure her of his continued trust--to tell him she was happy, and asked no other love than his. —  The Vale of Cedars
  • The little girl, homesick and forlorn for her wonted ways and plays, appeared to regard Phebe as the sole connecting link between the present gilded captivity and her old-time freedom. —  Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book
  • The service was proceeding in its wonted order. —  What I Remember, Volume 2
 

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