indisposed
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Indisposed to hesitate, and full of impatient impulses—soul and senses quivering with keen throes—I put it back and looked in.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
"Indisposed, beautiful prima donna?" said he, with the air of a protector, "our malicious climate is not created for nightingales."
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
"Indisposed," said Temple, with the air of one who knew the value of a word that was double-shotted.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
Indisposed to quarrel, and possessed of small skill in verbal fence, Oliver drew aside with shadowed brow.
From Born in Exile by Gissing, George
Indisposed to hesitate, and full of impatient impulses—soul and senses quivering with keen throes—I put it back and looked in.
From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.
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