conversable
Example Sentences
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If in a conversable humour she will do more.
From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong
The operation was repeated, and it was finally found that, by means of this extemporised ear-trumpet, the poor creature once more became a conversable member of society.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
My niece, a charming and interesting young person and most conversable, stays, I hope, through the greater part of September, and I even curse that necessary limit—when she returns to America....
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
The proprietress, charming and conversable lady, will sell you anything in the “notions” line, from a paper of pins to garter elastic.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
Just then, perhaps, Nettie was not a very conversable companion.
From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
