I did so regretfully, and the dim objects in the room emerged from the shadows and took their place about me with the
helpfulness which custom breeds.
Such
helpfulness was found in her -- so much power to do, and power to sympathise -- that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification.
It had been his companion for twelve years, always standing on the same spot, always lending its handle to him in the early morning, so that its form had an expression for him of willing
helpfulness, and the impress of its handle on his palm gave a satisfaction mingled with that of having the fresh clear water.
With overwhelming force came the thought of myself, of my wife, and the old life of hope and tender
helpfulness that had ceased for ever.
This household happiness did not come all at once, but John and Meg had found the key to it, and each year of Married life taught them how to use it, unlocking the treasuries of real home love and mutual
helpfulness, which the poorest may possess, and the richest cannot buy.
It even paid a little better than before, partly because it flattered Fallon's sense of Christian
helpfulness to throw whatever it could in Rose's way, but chiefly because she made the Independent a livelier sheet with double the usual number of "Personals."
Tarzan could not but note with grudging approval the spirit of
helpfulness she manifested in the oft-times painful labor of gathering and arranging the thorn bushes which constituted the temporary protection against roaming carnivores.
The shops were closed and the factories shut that day in the parish, yet no master stopped the day's wages; but for many a year afterwards the townsfolk felt the want of that brave, hopeful, loving parson and his wife, who had lived to teach them mutual forbearance and
helpfulness, and had almost at last given them a glimpse of what this old world would be if people would live for God and each other instead of for themselves.
They gave him a certificate praising his courtesy,
helpfulness, and unerring skill as a guide.
Chklovski, "Automatically assessing review
helpfulness," in Proc.
therapists and consultant; on every occasion I was treated with courtesy and
helpfulness.
Asian professors are scoring about 0.6 to 0.8 points lower than American professors in "clarity" and "
helpfulness," with many comments focusing on their accents.