recognisingly

Updated: May 3, 2025

There they saw a surprising change in the countenance of the old woman: her eyes, bright and unclouded as they had been before, now looked at them recognisingly, although they still bore the weighty, thoughtful expression; her mouth, now partly open, was full of resolve, and the lips were just shaping the words she was about to speak, as the two approached: "Itatli, I heard the words you have spoken this evening, and I, alone, understand them.

Charles Franklin Carter - Old Mission Stories of California

He kept on till he reached the distance of about 150 yards, and looked ahead, not smelling the ground. He then deliberately walked back, catching sight of me in about twenty yards after his turning back, and wagged his tale recognisingly. He did not seem to have the slightest misgiving as to his sense of the distance I ought to have walked during the time of his bath.

Various - Dog Stories from the "Spectator": being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power,: affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the: correspondence columns of "The Spectator"