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Danh sách câu dẫn chứng (16.308 câu)
And all the time we were being driven off into the north-east, directly away from Japan and toward bleak Bering Sea.
Từ trong câu: toward, being, directly, away, from, drive, time, off
Jack London, The Sea-Wolf - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
We were waiting for him to do something, to show his hand, so to say, and his inaction puzzled and worried us.
Từ trong câu: worried, worry, wait, something, show, hand, puzzle
Jack London, The Sea-Wolf - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Maud was already rearranging his pillow.
Từ trong câu: rearrange, already, pillow
Jack London, The Sea-Wolf - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
When I returned from throwing them overside, he was talking to Harrison, whose honest yokel’s face was filled with fascination and wonder.
Từ trong câu: fill, whose, wonder, honest, fascination, return, throw, talk
Jack London, The Sea-Wolf - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
“I’d rather finish my tea,” said the Hatter, with an anxious look at the Queen, who was reading the list of singers.
Từ trong câu: anxious, list, reading, singer, rather, finish, tea, look
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
Từ trong câu: enormous, puppy, touch, stretching, stretch, paw, look, down
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He occasionally gave a smart nod, as if in confirmation of some opinion, though he was not thinking of anything in particular.
Từ trong câu: nod, confirmation, smart, occasionally, give, opinion, though, think
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
The pair were speeding away into the distant gray by the time that the contentious revellers became aware of what had happened.
Từ trong câu: distant, pair, speed, away, gray, time, become, aware
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
He was arriving like a ghost, and the sound of his own footsteps was almost an encumbrance to be got rid of.
Từ trong câu: encumbrance, rid, arrive, like, ghost, sound, almost, get
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
She felt but little surprise at seeing that Alec d’Urberville had come back, and was standing under the hedge by the gate.
Từ trong câu: surprise, feel, little, see, come, back, stand, hedge
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
She hardly knew where she was, and did not hear Izz Huett tell her from below that her hair was tumbling down.
Từ trong câu: hardly, hair, below, where, know, hear, tell, down
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Tess wished to abridge her visit as much as possible; but the young man was pressing, and she consented to accompany him.
Từ trong câu: consent, visit, possible, press, wish, much, young, man
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Meanwhile the muslined form of Tess could be seen standing still, undecided, beside this turn-out, whose owner was talking to her.
Từ trong câu: owner, meanwhile, form, see, stand, still, beside, turn
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Then he lay silently thinking, but presently he asked slowly: “And so 'twas me Little Chicken that was making you late, Angel?”
Từ trong câu: silently, lay, think, ask, slowly, little, chicken, make
Gene Stratton-Porter, Freckles - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Besides, I was jeopardising no one's happiness but my own, and a man may do as he pleases with his own happiness.
Từ trong câu: jeopardise, besides, happiness, man, please
R. Austin Freeman, The Red Thumb Mark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Last October we were shooting a withybed of two acres on the river bank, when the beaters suddenly began shouting, "An otter!
Từ trong câu: otter, last, october, shoot, acre, river, bank, suddenly
J. Arthur Gibbs, A Cotswold Village; Or, Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
What did that matter, the wise gardener would scornfully demand, when there were growing things underneath pushing their way to the light?
Từ trong câu: scornfully, matter, wise, gardener, demand, grow, thing, underneath
Susan, 1882?-1948 Glaspell, The Visioning: A Novel - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Not until he was on his way did somebody tell him that he was talking about the father of his wife's hostess.
Từ trong câu: somebody, hostess, until, way, tell, talk, father
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Further along the road we were specially attracted by a woman who was trudging with an immense turkey elevated on her head.
Từ trong câu: attract, turkey, elevate, immense, specially, further, road, woman
American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She had no intention of going to sleep, and, in fact, she was becoming wider awake every day which passed at Misselthwaite.
Từ trong câu: wide, sleep, fact, intention, awake, become, go, every
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Mary wondered if she was in a real place or if she had fallen asleep again and was dreaming without knowing it.
Từ trong câu: fallen, wonder, real, place, fall, asleep, again, dream
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He was lying flat on his back in bed and he did not turn his head toward her as she came in.
Từ trong câu: flat, lie, back, bed, turn, head, toward, come
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She was describing it with great joy and Colin was listening and drawing in long breaths of air when the nurse entered.
Từ trong câu: joy, describe, great, listen, draw, long, breath, air
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The sun was deepening the gold of its lances, the bees were going home and the birds were flying past less often.
Từ trong câu: less, past, sun, gold, go, home, bird, fly
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Once when she was walking toward him he picked up his spade and turned away as if he did it on purpose.
Từ trong câu: walking, purpose, once, walk, toward, pick, up, turn
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I assured him that he was bearing his fate manfully, but that he had been in the service of a remorseless master.
Từ trong câu: remorseless, assure, bear, fate, service, master
John Mackay, 1804-1835 [Compiler] Wilson, Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 22 - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He rolled em up and was walking out of the yard when mother saw him and said, 'Why you nasty, stinkin' rascal.
Từ trong câu: nasty, roll, they, up, walk, out, yard, mother
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I was going to my supper.”
Henry James, In the Cage - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Commerce was increasing at a rate which dazzled merchants and speculators, and drew them in shoals from all over the United States.
Từ trong câu: shoal, commerce, increase, rate, merchant, draw, unite, state
Ida M., 1857-1944 [Editor] Tarbell, McClure's Magazine December, 1895 - Tiếng Anh, PD-US
Because, when we were playing just now, you watched just as if you understood it: and when I said ‘Check!’ you purred!
Từ trong câu: check, play, understand, watch, because, now
Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US