Awhile

(adv.) for a short time; 'sit down and stay awhile'; 'they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West'; 'the baby was quiet for a while'.

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• Eustacia stood motionless awhile. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• After we had been alone awhile we were glad to see the others again. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• She was silent awhile. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• NOW--soft awhile--have I arrived so near the end? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Utterly confounded, Mr. George awhile stands looking at the knocker. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The few jewels they had saved, supported them awhile. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I had expected some extravagant proposition, and remained silent awhile, collecting my thoughts that I might the better combat her fanciful scheme. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I renewed the fuel, re-arranged the bedclothes, gazed awhile on her who could not now gaze on me, and then I moved away to the window. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He felt assured, after he had for awhile humoured her self-will, that in the end friendship and reason would gain the day. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I am glad mine is not there, and I hope it may not go there, yet awhile. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• They seemed glad to meet and rest awhile in the meadow; here they discoursed with one another of what they had seen in the other world. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• He waited awhile, longing for her to say something, even a taunt, to which he might reply. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• She reclined over the garden gate as if to refresh herself awhile. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I could take the oars awhile. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• After standing awhile he stooped and felt the heather. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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