1 It did not come back to him readily and he spoke slowly, occasionally falling silent for a space as he waited for phrases to rise from his memory.
2 This explanation was readily understood by Melanie who was hypersensitive about all matters relating to childbirth.
3 Until she was two years old she went to sleep readily in the nursery she shared with Wade and Ella.
4 It was a matter not readily determined.
5 Three better, more likely sea-officers and men, each in his own different way, could not readily be found, and they were every one of them Americans; a Nantucketer, a Vineyarder, a Cape man.
6 Indeed, his spout is so small that it is not very readily discernible.
7 Now, as a vessel of war readily passes through the Dardanelles, hence a sperm whale could, by the same route, pass out of the Mediterranean into the Propontis.
8 Thereby the weapon is instantly at hand to its hurler, who snatches it up as readily from its rest as a backwoodsman swings his rifle from the wall.
9 It will readily be seen that in this case the alleged right of the Duke to the whale was a delegated one from the Sovereign.
10 Hereby the casks are sought to be kept damply tight; while by the changed character of the withdrawn water, the mariners readily detect any serious leakage in the precious cargo.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin. 11 Even after she learned to speak English readily, there was always something impulsive and foreign in her speech.
12 He made a proposal to me and I readily consented.
13 The action was at first a little confusing to Edna, but she soon lent herself readily to the Creole's gentle caress.
14 As nearly all the canning establishments were shut down, and all the girls hunting work, it will be readily understood that Marija did not find any.
15 The white man then looked about him, as though seeking for some object, which was not to be found as readily as he expected.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 12