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Quiveringly, through lips that would scarcely move she spoke at last.

From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Quiveringly, in a voice she hardly recognized as her own, she spoke.

From The Lamp in the Desert by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Quiveringly, as if in terror of a blow, the girl explained herself breathlessly: “The castin’ director sent for me just as I was makin’ tracks for home.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

Quiveringly she began to tell him of the morning's happenings.

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)