1 Grandmother murmured something in embarrassment, but the Bohemian woman laughed scornfully, a kind of whinny-laugh, and, catching up an empty coffee-pot from the shelf, shook it at us with a look positively vindictive.
2 In short, everything wore rather the appearance of a day of pleasure, than of an hour stolen from the dangers and toil of a bloody and vindictive warfare.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 15 3 Fortunately, the vindictive Magua was searching for his victim in the very band the veteran had just quitted.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17 4 It will easily be understood that, amid such a concourse of vindictive enemies, no breathing time was allowed the fugitive.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 23 5 Marble could not be colder, calmer, or steadier than the countenance he put upon this sudden and vindictive attack.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 24 6 The firing dwindled from an uproar to a last vindictive popping.
7 Regardless of the vindictive threats of the bullets, he went about coaxing, berating, and bedamning.
8 Many a man, however vindictive, would have abandoned all thought of revenge in the face of such a difficulty, but Jefferson Hope never faltered for a moment.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS 9 "My mother is not vindictive," said Clym, his colour faintly rising.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends 10 It is inconceivable that this fellow could have made two such vindictive enemies as these appear to be without knowing of it.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient 11 A very deep, malicious, vindictive person is the gentleman who is now waiting us downstairs.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 12 His dark, handsome, aquiline features were convulsed into a spasm of vindictive hatred, which had set his dead face in a terribly fiendish expression.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 13 Bogdanich is vindictive and you'll pay for your obstinacy, said Kirsten.
14 His face quivered and immediately assumed a vindictive expression.
15 And giving her no further reply, he began thinking of the glad vindictive moment when he would meet Kuragin who he knew was now in the army.