She promptly pounced upon the girl and dragged her away with her.
Still another door, which opened as promptly to MacNutt's signal, was armored with steel, and it was not until this door had closed behind them that her guardian released the cruel grip on her arm.
The little, old soldier had not yet eaten his breakfast, and if he did not eat he would not go to sleep promptly at the conclusion of the trip, nor stay asleep.
And now, answering to his stepdaughter's subterfuge as promptly as if he were a mechanism that had been worked by a key, he turned from glowering down upon Johnnie to scowl at her.
Barber profited, too, in the amount of work Johnnie did every day, promptly and thoroughly, and in those good turns which served to make old Grandpa happier.
In several ways old Grandpa was like a big baby, but particularly in this habit of waking promptly whenever he was mentioned.
He had expected that Johnnie, when challenged, would promptly take to his heels.
They then selected fifteen men whom they knew to be innocent, and ordered the remainder of their escort, numbering thirty-five souls, to leave their camp instanter, which command was promptly obeyed.
In the confusion which ensued, several more rifles were fired, but fortunately no harm was done, and as soon as the cause of the trouble was explained, quietness and order was promptly established.
The inhabitants of New Mexico promptly responded to this call, by flocking to the places designated for them to organize.
This method of communication is very significant, and it is understood as well, and is as promptly answered or obeyed, as the boatswain's whistle on board a ship.
When we arrived I gave my franc, which he promptly refused to receive; however I told him I knew that was the tariff and I wouldn't give any more.
They promptly replied, taking care of the "societa.
There was no refuge of any kind near; the footman, frightened to death, promptly ran away.
I began to tell him something about the glaciers the other day, but I was promptlyshut up with, "Oh, yes!
Nebuchadnezzar promptly prepared to grapple with the reviving strength of Egypt in a renewed contest for the lordship of Syria.
But any such hopes were promptly disappointed by Pharaoh Necho, and Jeremiah's spirit bowed beneath a new burden as he saw his country completely subservient to the dreaded influence of Egypt.
This bold challenge was promptly met:-- "The prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah before the priests and all the people that stood in the Temple.
As I have said, I was to and fro between the schoolhouse and the printing-office so much that when I tired of the one I must have been very promptly given my choice of the other.
But I was still newly home from Italy, or away from home, when that poem appeared, and whether or not it was because it took me so with the old enchantment of that land, I gave my heart promptly to it.
The change of purpose, however, was itself promptly altered, and the original policy reverted to.
Raleigh at Madrid by executing him promptly in London.
It is plain that Gilbert's application was promptly attended to, for we find him presently in a position to pursue the colonising enterprises which lay so near to his heart.
The saying is: "If you would be a guest, you must behave civilly; otherwise you may promptly be shown the door or the dungeon.
But when our love for him becomes a little disaffected and we happen to offer a word he regards insulting, he promptlywithdraws his affections and begins to complain and to rage as if he had been done a great wrong.
Stewart and the Law of the Treasury As usual, the nominations made by the President for Cabinet offices were promptly ratified by the Senate without being referred to any committee.
Probably he did, for Mr. Stewart was promptly dropped.
Fortunately, a diversion was created by the arrival of Norine, who came in from the refectory; and Mathieu then promptly settled his business and went off, after promising Norine that he would return some day to see her.
Indeed, Denis, after inviting himself and Mathieu to lunch, promptly plunged into the subject.
Then, while feigning to defend the girl, Celeste embittered her mother against her, and inspired her with a desire to see the marriage promptly concluded, in order that she might free herself from her last cares and live as she wished.
Everybody was in consternation, but she was promptly placed in a chair, where for a few minutes longer she remained unconscious.
But these were hardly to the taste of Mathieu, who promptly pointed out that the conception of beauty had often varied.
He liked her far better and more promptly than she liked him, yet in that moment of scrutiny each had measured the other and formed a tacit partnership.
She did so and was promptly admitted; but did not see the superintendent, who thus served her, for he purposely stepped behind the door, so that her first glance fell upon Hallam seated at the sloping table and busily at work.
It was impossible for him to avoid asking Gwendolyn to remain, and she, utterly ignoring the sniffs and scowls of Cleena, promptly accepted.
It had been Mr. Kaye's idea to make the affair one of no expense to the members, outside of his own household, but Frederic promptly vetoed that.
Then her enthusiasm was promptly dashed by her father's exclamation:-- "Amy!
Hallam was dearer to his sister than any other human being, and the despair in her idol's tone promptly banished her anger against his irreverence.
But the speaker's glance moved so reluctantly and covetously over the antique plenishing that Mrs. Kaye promptly relieved his anxiety.
The former of these two species is of very rare occurrence, but from not being complicated with puerperal fever, it is perhaps not so dangerous, if promptly treated, as the other.
When the system is not excited to febrile action, and where the stomach rejects every thing almost as soon as swallowed, we have often known a table-spoonful of clove-tea act most promptly and successfully.
We are also convinced that where calomel has been promptly given in this manner, the chances of the disease being prolonged or terminating in the adynamic form are considerably diminished.
On one occasion I promptly carried this suggestion into effect, but without success; and, considering the structure of the labium, it is probable that the greater part of the blood will coagulate almost as rapidly as it is effused.
To this Veronica promptlyanswered that she had come to Bianca's house in order not to be alone.
She did not wish to be alone with her aunt if she could help it, and she promptly invented several little things for her maid to do, in order to keep the latter in the room.
He saw the mob visit the Journal of Commerce, and then turn on the Herald, yelling insult and bellowing threats which promptly inspired that journal to execute a political flip-flap that set the entire city smiling.
In his eagerness to recover his horse, the man who had just come up to the scene of the capture ran directly up to the animal to promptly retreat in some dismay.
He planned to have the police get promptlyon the trail of the boy thief.
Dave helped in skidding the machine at the start, and was promptly on hand when the Aegis sailed gracefully down to its starting point with a score of six hundred extra feet to the Fairfield record.
He was led to prescribe iodine in this disease from the circumstance, that one of the individuals to whom he gave it for paralysis, laboured under the fistula, and was promptly relieved of it, whilst under the use of the remedy.
When detected early, the lancet must be promptly used.
Simple ulcerations and small gangrenes, as well as the troublesome excoriation, when not in the last stage, yielded promptly to this remedy; the good effect being generally visible from the first application.
Finally, its commencing stage should be watched, and promptly met; and success, I believe, will always attend our endeavours.
He shows, that, although by these means the water may be promptly evacuated, the disease is not cured, and the effusion is soon renewed with redoubled violence and danger to the patient.
Having made up her mind, she rolled over andpromptly fell asleep.
He then untied the handkerchief, and gently examined the wound so far as possible without disturbing the work which Phil M'Dermott had so promptly and judiciously performed.
One or two of his creditors had given up even the pretence of being civil, and had sworn "they would go to his father for payment, if notpromptly settled with.
Kate was next him, and held out her handpromptly and warmly.
The visit was promptly returned, and from that time the two families kept up intimate relations.
I would sell the shirt off of my back before I would allow a man to ask me for a dollar justly his due, without promptly paying him.
I have, and it's at your service," was promptly and cheerfully replied.
That she was not trying to flirt with him he decided promptly and definitively; yet her looks were intended to attract his attention, and to do so secretly.
Jem had promptly done it, "just to see if it was so.
Then she had an inspiration and promptly acted upon it.
But if their conversation or choice of duets ever betrayed the least tendency to what Ellen considered philandering, Ellen promptly nipped that tendency in the bud and blotted Rosemary out for the rest of the evening.
Mr. Meredith had thanked him and then forgotten all about the fish, which would have promptly spoiled had not the indefatigable Mary prepared them for drying and rigged up the "flake" herself on which to dry them.
Faith promptly made a dreadful one back at him, and, in her anger over being grimaced at by Bertie Shakespeare, forgot her stage fright.
Concession once determined on, the necessary bills were introduced in both Parliaments simultaneously, and carried promptly into law.
On returning home he was promptly besieged by the Donegal chief in his remaining castle at Colooney, within five miles of Sligo.
The latter, withdrawing from Aharlow, promptly joined them in Galway, and during the campaign which followed, aided them with his iron energy and sagacious counsel.
The townsmen of Waterford marched promptly at a call, under their standard of the three galleys, and those of Dublin as cheerfully turned out under the well-known banner, decorated with three flaming towers.
Here a small force, placed for the purpose by the conspirators, had orders promptly to despatch their victim.
He was promptly answered from the same pulpit on the next occasion by Albin O'Mulloy, the patriot Abbot of Baltinglass.
Fitz-Ralph promptly obeyed the summons, but before the cause could be finally decided he died at Avignon in 1361.
It was thought that had this party acted promptly on the death of the Queen, and proclaimed James III.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "promptly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
