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In the morning, when the birds were let out on the floor, it was amusing to see Cervera mimic everything Tricksey did.
Từ trong câu: mimic, morning, bird, let, out, floor, amuse, see
Caroline Crowninshield Bascom, The Bird Hospital - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Enoch’s words scattered the mist which was spreading over her thoughts, just as his mother’s scolding scattered the cobwebs from the rafters.
Từ trong câu: rafter, word, scatter, mist, spread, think, scold
Sophie May, Dotty Dimple at School - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Besides, the board made periodical pilgrimages to the farm, and always sent the beadle the day before, to say they were going.
Từ trong câu: periodical, besides, board, make, farm, always, send, day
George, 1792-1878 [Illustrator] Cruikshank, Cruikshank's Water Colours - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
I forgot to tell you that the Shark was suffering from asthma, so that whenever he breathed a storm seemed to blow.
Từ trong câu: forget, storm, whenever, tell, suffer, breathe, seem, blow
Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Foreignness was not a stable category, however; a person could move from one group to another, and the definitions were always changing.
Từ trong câu: person, not, stable, category, could, were, a, definition
«The Regions of Rome», World History Volume 1, to 1500, OpenStax, CC BY 4.0, https://openstax.org/details/books/world-history-volume-1 - OpenStax - CC BY 4.0
Then I turn and climbed on the bus that takes me to a future that, in all honesty, was terrifying to me.
Từ trong câu: honesty, turn, climb, bus, take, future, terrify
«Handbook», Writing Guide with Handbook, OpenStax, CC BY 4.0, https://openstax.org/details/books/writing-guide - OpenStax - CC BY 4.0
It was as she was creeping shamefaced out of the pawnshop that she looked up and caught sight of a passing automobile.
Từ trong câu: pawnshop, out, look, up, catch, sight, pass, automobile
Arthur Stringer, The Wire Tappers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The sun was down below the rim of the world now, and night was rushing forward from the east on black wings.
Từ trong câu: rim, sun, down, below, world, now, night, rush
Robert Sidney Bowen, Dave Dawson in Libya - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He was greatly excited, and the boy was diving and dodging in the water so not one of the bullets took effect.
Từ trong câu: diving, greatly, excite, boy, dive, water, bullet, take
Harry Gordon, The River Motor Boat Boys on the Ohio; Or, The Three Blue Lights - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
When the rumble of wheels over the pond bridge told that people were going home from church Davy knew they must go.
Từ trong câu: bridge, church, wheel, pond, rumble, tell, people, go
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Davy was still boiling over this.
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“Been writing any more stories lately?” inquired Mr. Harrison genially one evening when Anne was taking tea with him and Mrs. Harrison.
Từ trong câu: lately, inquire, write, story, mr, evening, take, tea
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Past a dour plantation of gnarled spruces and a maple-fringed, sun-warm valley they found the “something” Gilbert was looking for.
Từ trong câu: plantation, past, maple, fringe, sun, warm, valley, find
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She seemed to have absolutely nothing to say to this sweet, smiling, angelic old lady who was patting her hand so kindly.
Từ trong câu: smile, lady, kindly, nothing, absolutely, sweet, seem, old
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
It was too late to retreat, for the brown-eyed girl had evidently concluded that they were coming to speak to her.
Từ trong câu: retreat, late, brown, eye, girl, evidently, conclude, come
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The love that Anne had told Phil was waiting for her surrounded her and enfolded her with its blessing and its sweetness.
Từ trong câu: blessing, bless, surround, love, tell, wait
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“My dear, if you were not vexed and anxious, I should tell you that you were speaking very improperly of your aunt.
Từ trong câu: improperly, dear, anxious, tell, speak, aunt
Charlotte M. Yonge, Henrietta's Wish; Or, Domineering - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Amy was learning this distinction through much tribulation, for mistaking enthusiasm for inspiration, she attempted every branch of art with youthful audacity.
Từ trong câu: art, distinction, inspiration, enthusiasm, mistake, branch, learning, youthful
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She thought she was prospering finely, but unconsciously she was beginning to desecrate some of the womanliest attributes of a woman’s character.
Từ trong câu: attribute, think, finely, begin, character
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Jo wanted to laugh, but restrained herself and said warmly, for she too, was getting excited with all this, “Don’t swear, Teddy!
Từ trong câu: swear, want, laugh, herself, warmly, get, excite
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“If I’d known you were coming I’d have had something ready for you today, though not as pretty as this, I’m afraid.”
Từ trong câu: known, today, know, come, something, ready, though, pretty
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Amy was in a fair way to be spoiled, for everyone petted her, and her small vanities and selfishnesses were growing nicely.
Từ trong câu: fair, nicely, way, everyone, pet, small, grow
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Captain Rowland sat at a table that had seen more prosperous days, and the camp chair that he was using creaked ominously.
Từ trong câu: prosperous, captain, sit, table, see, day, camp, chair
Josephine, -1931 Chase, Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Whatever was interfering with Koitska's control, some distraction or malfunction of the coronet or whatever, Chandler could not bank on its lasting.
Từ trong câu: malfunction, whatever, interfere, control, distraction, bank, last
Frederik Pohl, Plague of Pythons - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She was trying to avoid the word "immoral" because she was of an age and experience that felt sensitive about its use.
Từ trong câu: immoral, try, avoid, word, because, age, experience, feel
George O. Smith, The Undetected - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
His face was as white as a piece of paper, and his nostrils was working, but everything else about him was quiet.
Từ trong câu: nostril, face, white, piece, paper, work, everything, else
Don Marquis, Danny's Own Story - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It appears as if everything would become chaotic, as if the old were being lost, the new worthless and ever becoming weaker.
Từ trong câu: chaotic, appear, everything, become, old, lose, new, worthless
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Human, All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits, Part 1 Complete Works, Volume Six - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
By now he had also calmed down, and kept quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying.
Từ trong câu: now, calm, down, keep, quiet, listen, chief, clerk
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, Ghi công tác giả & ấn bản gốc
It was making Gregor quite confused.
Từ trong câu: make, quite, confuse
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, Ghi công tác giả & ấn bản gốc
The water revived his father more than all the rum or spirits I had given him, for he was fainting with thirst.
Từ trong câu: given, water, father, spirit, give, thirst
Daniel, 1661?-1731 Defoe, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US