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I told myself all the while that I was climbing uphill instead, but I knew in my heart that it was a lie.
Từ trong câu: climbing, tell, myself, climb, instead, know, heart, lie
Harold Frederic, The Damnation of Theron Ware - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
At the moment when the hubbub of demons retreated, one would have said that a choir of angels was approaching through the gloom.
Từ trong câu: choir, moment, retreat, approach
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
The sun was shining brightly when he sank into that frightful leaden slumber which permits ideas to go and come in the brain.
Từ trong câu: brightly, sun, shine, sink, permit, idea, go, come
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
A veteran from the neighboring barracks, who was gazing through the fence, said: “Here is the Spring presenting arms and in full uniform.”
Từ trong câu: fence, neighboring, veteran, neighbor, gaze, spring, present, arm
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
An artisan was fastening Mother Hucheloup’s big straw hat on his head with a string, “for fear of sun-stroke,” as he said.
Từ trong câu: string, fasten, mother, big, straw, hat, head, fear
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
While the grandfather, in full lyrical effusion, was listening to himself, Cosette and Marius grew intoxicated as they gazed freely at each other.
Từ trong câu: lyrical, grandfather, full, listen, himself, grow, gaze, freely
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
He affirmed that M. Fauchelevent had done well to retire early, if he were suffering, but that it was only a slight ailment.
Từ trong câu: slight, affirm, be, well, retire, early, suffer
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
She no longer wept, her voice was caressing; she placed Javert’s coarse hand on her delicate, white throat and looked smilingly at him.
Từ trong câu: delicate, long, voice, place, coarse, hand, white, throat
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
Javert was just getting out of bed when the messenger handed him the order of arrest and the command to produce the prisoner.
Từ trong câu: messenger, command, get, out, bed, hand, order, arrest
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
He betrayed neither haste nor agitation; and while he was wrapping up the Bishop’s candlesticks, he nibbled at a piece of black bread.
Từ trong câu: wrapping, neither, haste, wrap, up, piece, black, bread
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
Thirsty people were never lacking there; but their thirst was of the sort which applies to the jug rather than to the pitcher.
Từ trong câu: jug, thirsty, people, never, lack, thirst, sort, apply
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
Under the buckle of his breeches blood was soaking away inside his gaiters; and then he saw how he had dyed the water.
Từ trong câu: soaking, blood, soak, away, inside, saw, dye, water
Charles Dudley, 1829-1900 [Editor] Warner, Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: Volume 05 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Behind them a tall bony man with a cutlass was swinging it high in the air, and limping, and swearing with great velocity.
Từ trong câu: velocity, bony, limp, behind, tall, man, swing, high
Charles Dudley, 1829-1900 [Editor] Warner, Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: Volume 05 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
"The decoy worked, for while the Indians were worshiping God the meeting was rudely interrupted by orders of the Governor of the State.
Từ trong câu: rudely, interrupt, work, god, meet, order, governor, state
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The white men took him into the barn and were going to put him over a barrel and beat him half to death.
Từ trong câu: barn, white, man, take, go, put, barrel, beat
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The mistress accompanied by a number of slaves was walking out one morning and all were startled by the sound of hurrying horses.
Từ trong câu: startle, accompany, number, slave, walk, out, morning, sound
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Nancy asked her visitor to write a postcard to her "dear doctor" in Louisville and tell him she was having a hard time.
Từ trong câu: postcard, ask, visitor, write, dear, doctor, tell, hard
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
This was disappointing; it looked as if the purpose was to place a gun in the redoubt--to shy shells at the Premier.
Từ trong câu: disappointing, disappoint, look, purpose, place, gun, shy, shell
T. Phelan, The Siege of Kimberley Its Humorous and Social Side; Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); Eighteen Weeks in Eighteen Chapters - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The dense mob of ape-men ran about in bewilderment, marveling whence this storm of death was coming or what it might mean.
Từ trong câu: storm, bewilderment, dense, ape, man, run, death, come
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
One of his regrets is that his favorite reader is consumptive, and, despite a season in Egypt for his health, was still suffering.
Từ trong câu: suffering, suffer, regret, health, despite, season, reader, still
Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
We went on our way upstairs after this episode; and, as we were going up, we met a gentleman groping his way down.
Từ trong câu: episode, go, way, upstairs, up, meet, gentleman, down
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
And there he remained so long saying, “Astonishing” at intervals, so often, that I began to think his senses were never coming back.
Từ trong câu: astonishing, sense, interval, remain, long, say, often, begin
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Mr. Trabb had sliced his hot roll into three feather-beds, and was slipping butter in between the blankets, and covering it up.
Từ trong câu: slip, blanket, slice, cover, hot, butter, mr, roll
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Lifting the latch of a gate, we passed direct into a little garden overlooking the river, where Mr. Pocket’s children were playing about.
Từ trong câu: direct, overlook, lift, gate, pass, little, garden, river
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
As I was taking my departure, he asked me if I would like to devote five minutes to seeing Mr. Jaggers “at it?”
Từ trong câu: five, departure, minute, devote, take, ask, like, see
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
I really thought he was still speaking of the fowl, until he added, “Because I have got an aged parent at my place.”
Từ trong câu: parent, really, think, still, speak, until, add, because
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
My greatest reassurance was that he was coming to Barnard’s Inn, not to Hammersmith, and consequently would not fall in Bentley Drummle’s way.
Từ trong câu: reassurance, consequently, great, come, fall, way
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
When the shadows of evening were closing in, I took an opportunity of getting into the garden with Biddy for a little talk.
Từ trong câu: opportunity, evening, garden, shadow, close, talk, take, get
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
As he replied in the affirmative, with perfect confidence and cheerfulness, we did not resume the subject until the day was wearing away.
Từ trong câu: confidence, resume, affirmative, perfect, cheerfulness, reply, subject, until
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
That the mother and father, unknown to one another, were dwelling within so many miles, furlongs, yards if you like, of one another.
Từ trong câu: unknown, mother, father, another, many, mile, yard, like
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US