The round-eyed maid, watching, was quite sympathetic. From Wordnik.com. [A Bachelor's Dream] Reference
Behind her the maid Madlyn peered warily, round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [The Confession of Brother Haluin]
"Which one?" echoed the child in round-eyed amazement. From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
"Just sukiyaki," the round-eyed man told the waitress. From Wordnik.com. [If You Knew Sushi] Reference
Genevieve, round-eyed, sat staring into the dying fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
Lady Hartley looked at her friend in round-eyed wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers] Reference
Mary's sewing had dropped to her lap; she was round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [The Nest Builder] Reference
His rosy, guileless face gaped, round-eyed and open-mouthed. From Wordnik.com. [The Leper of Saint Giles]
Tom stared at Jennie Stone, round-eyed, when first he saw her. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
Little Johnnie had been listening, round-eyed with excitement. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
“No walk by planes,” he insisted, staring at her round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
The boy who washed up in the kitchen had been staring round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
Mother's baby boy regarded the speaker with round-eyed admiration. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
But he stopped short and contemplated her with round-eyed solemnity. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
Miss Tibbutt had let her work fall, and was gazing round-eyed at Pia. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Freddy had stopped round-eyed, open-mouthed with incredulous delight. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
‘Yes, miss, that they have!’ said Unity with round-eyed commiseration. From Wordnik.com. [A Pair of Blue Eyes] Reference
The two little girls, round-eyed and frightened, were sitting up in their cots. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference
'Me?' said Richard, round-eyed, looking up from his enjoyment of the stolen apple. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
People standing near us in the gateway, round-eyed, said, "They say it was the gas.". From Wordnik.com. [Hot Money]
Whatever Tommy is, he is a man; not a round-eyed, pink-cheeked waxwork stuffed with bran. From Wordnik.com. [With Rimington] Reference
“If he knows you are going to arrest him he might run away,” said the boy, round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Gossip]
The children came out and met her on the doorstep, their three faces solemn and round-eyed. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Cert]
I beckoned Ahmed and took out the Cooper, Dalip watching round-eyed as I drew the six loads. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman And The Mountain Of Light]
Noting the absence of Natsumé, the round-faced, round-eyed, round-bodied Imaizumi followed after. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Chicken Little who had followed the boys upstairs unperceived and stood listening, round-eyed, was indignant. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
The round-eyed children gazed at her in affright, then swiftly made off through the tall grass in Vinie's wake. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
Bea succeeded in depressing somewhat the round-eyed stare with which she had listened to this extraordinary speech. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
For a moment she contemplated his worried countenance in round-eyed bewilderment, and then glanced inquiringly at me. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
Georgia's round-eyed roommate declared solemnly to Betty, in a burst of confidence about the way she was worrying over Georgia. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Wales Senior] Reference
A red squirrel in a tree overhead, that had been observing all these doings with round-eyed wonder, began to chatter and scold. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot] Reference
He was passionately fond of the innocent-faced, round-eyed little sister, and he was always ready to mend her sick and damaged properties. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
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