Example Sentences

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The silence became almost painful as Arthur quietly and self-containedly glanced around the Court-room and at the jury, as if coolly measuring the effect of a carefully-planned dramatic sensation.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

He went about his duty, quietly and self-containedly.

From Throckmorton by Seawell, Molly Elliot