All 14 Uses of
tranquil
in
Around the World in 80 Days
- People said that he resembled Byron—at least that his head was Byronic; but he was a bearded, tranquil Byron, who might live on a thousand years without growing old.†
Chpt 1
- Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout.†
Chpt 1
- A moderate-sized safe stood in his bedroom, constructed so as to defy fire as well as burglars; but Passepartout found neither arms nor hunting weapons anywhere; everything betrayed the most tranquil and peaceable habits.†
Chpt 2
- "I am quite ready now," was his tranquil response.†
Chpt 3
- The best of fare was spread upon the cabin tables at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and the eight o'clock supper, and the ladies scrupulously changed their toilets twice a day; and the hours were whirled away, when the sea was tranquil, with music, dancing, and games.†
Chpt 9
- The tranquil Fogg waited, without betraying any emotion.
Chpt 13 *tranquil = calm
- Phileas Fogg gazed at the tempestuous sea, which seemed to be struggling especially to delay him, with his habitual tranquillity.†
Chpt 18
- Mr. Fogg, bolder than his servant, did not hesitate to approach the pilot, and tranquilly ask him if he knew when a steamer would leave Hong Kong for Yokohama.†
Chpt 18
- "I know of but one," returned Mr. Fogg tranquilly.†
Chpt 21
- Mr. Fogg was perfectly tranquil; and yet his whole fortune was at this moment at stake.†
Chpt 21
- The buffaloes marched along with a tranquil gait, uttering now and then deafening bellowings.†
Chpt 26
- Aouda retired to a waiting-room, and there she waited alone, thinking of the simple and noble generosity, the tranquil courage of Phileas Fogg.†
Chpt 30
- He bore his misfortune with his habitual tranquillity.†
Chpt 35
- That evening, Mr. Fogg, as tranquil and phlegmatic as ever, said to Aouda: "Is our marriage still agreeable to you?"†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(tranquil) calm and undisturbed