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Her arms, partly bared, were reaching out to him in the gray Arctic dawn, and then wildly and moaningly there came to him— "Philip—Philip—" He sprang to her, a choking cry on his own lips.

From The Golden Snare by Curwood, James Oliver

It swept moaningly around, hurrying dark clouds across the face of the moon, and presently shrouding her altogether from their sight.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa

No stone is o'er those graves:—the sullen tide, As it flows by and sounds along the shore, Seems moaningly to say, Pray for our souls!

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George

When the figure had now come close beneath her room, it looked moaningly up to her, and Bertalda thought she could recognize beneath the veil the pale features of Undine.

From Undine by Bunnett, Fanny Elizabeth

Pray for me, Missus," she said, moaningly, "that I may sleep.

From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore