1 Lily stood motionless, keeping between herself and the char-woman the greatest distance compatible with the need of speaking in low tones.
2 Gamut received his pitch-pipe with as strong an expression of pleasure as he believed compatible with the grave functions he exercised.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 22 3 We have spoken of this singular place in detail, but with respect, in so far, at least, as detail and respect are compatible.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XI—END OF THE PETIT-PICPUS 4 A celestial silence that is compatible with a thousand sorts of music, the cooing of nests, the buzzing of swarms, the flutterings of the breeze.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI—HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHER 5 "Lady Dalrymple, Lady Dalrymple," was the rejoicing sound; and with all the eagerness compatible with anxious elegance, Sir Walter and his two ladies stepped forward to meet her.
6 A composite individuality, signifying revolution and signifying stability, in other terms, strengthening the present by the evident compatibility of the past with the future.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—BADLY SEWED