All 8 Uses of
wistful
in
The Man of the Forest
- The cowboy took two long strides beside the car, his heated boyish face almost on a level with the window, his eyes, now shy and a little wistful, yet bold, too, fixed upon Bo.†
Chpt 4 *
- Mr. Dale, do you think you'll get us there safely—and soon?" asked Helen, wistfully.†
Chpt 6
- "What you say somehow hurts me," said Helen, wistfully, to the hunter.†
Chpt 11
- If that mattered, there, for instance, was poor old Mrs. Cass, aged and lame now; there was Al Auchincloss, dying in his boots, afraid of enemies, and wistful for his blood and his property to receive the fruit of his labors; there were the two girls, Helen and Bo, new and strange to the West, about to be confronted by a big problem of ranch life and rival interests.†
Chpt 15
- "Miss Nell, are you on my side?" asked the cowboy, wistfully.†
Chpt 16
- She looked startled, hurt, wistful, and finally sweetly defiant.†
Chpt 18
- Helen found her a victim to a multiplicity of moods, ranging from woe to dire, dark broodings, from them to' wistfulness, and at last to a pride that sustained her.†
Chpt 18
- "So was I—a moment ago," she replied, wistfully.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire