Quá khứ tiếp diễn trong câu thật
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Danh sách câu dẫn chứng (16.308 câu)
A crew of gaily dressed sailors rowed him to land, and whilst they were doing so, a rainbow suddenly appeared in the heavens.
Từ trong câu: rainbow, crew, dress, sailor, row, land, whilst, do
Various, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
His manner was exceeding gentle and, strange to say, with such a remarkable vocabulary at his command, in society he was exceedingly quiet.
Từ trong câu: vocabulary, manner, exceed, gentle, strange, remarkable, command, society
Marian Gouverneur, As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
But all the while another self was sharpening her to vigilance, whispering the terrified warning that every word and gesture must be measured.
Từ trong câu: terrified, another, self, whisper, warn, every, word, gesture
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She remained long in her sitting-room, where the embers were crumbling to cold grey, and the lamp paled under its gay shade.
Từ trong câu: gray, grey, gay, remain, long, sit, room, cold
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
An uncontrollable impulse was urging her to put her case to this man, from whose curiosity she had always so fiercely defended herself.
Từ trong câu: fiercely, defend, whose, urge, curiosity, uncontrollable, impulse, put
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The discovery gave her an immediate illusion of activity: it was exhilarating to think that she had actually a reason for hurrying home.
Từ trong câu: discovery, hurry, actually, exhilarating, give, immediate, illusion, activity
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Such a situation can be saved only by an immediate outrush of feeling; and on Selden’s side the determining impulse was still lacking.
Từ trong câu: lack, save, feeling, side, determine, situation, immediate, feel
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was odd—but Nettie Struther’s child was lying on her arm: she felt the pressure of its little head against her shoulder.
Từ trong câu: head, pressure, lie, shoulder, against, its, child, arm
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Through the boughs of the long avenue beyond the gardens she caught the flash of wheels, and divined that more visitors were approaching.
Từ trong câu: approach, garden, wheel, visitor, long, avenue, beyond, catch
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The actual world at their feet was veiling itself in dimness, and across the valley a clear moon rose in the denser blue.
Từ trong câu: blue, actual, moon, valley, dense, world, foot, itself
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
“If you hadn’t told me you were going in for him seriously—but I’m sure you made that plain enough from the beginning!
Từ trong câu: begin, enough, beginning, seriously, plain, tell, sure, go
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
“I thought you were going to spend the whole autumn with us, and I’ve hardly laid eyes on you for the last month.
Từ trong câu: hardly, spend, autumn, month, think, go, whole, lay
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The brave peasants, led by Liss Lars and another, attacked him as he was crossing a river and defeated him with great slaughter.
Từ trong câu: slaughter, peasant, brave, lead, another, attack, cross, river
Charles F., 1870-1942 [Editor] Horne, Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The Bastia muleteer was dismissed, and as we were travelling somewhat at our ease, the luggage was more than could be conveniently carried.
Từ trong câu: conveniently, luggage, dismiss, travel, somewhat, ease, carry
Thomas Forester, Rambles in the islands of Corsica and Sardinia - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
When I was watching Stapleton, Cartwright was frequently watching you, so that I was able to keep my hand upon all the strings.
Từ trong câu: string, frequently, watch, able, keep, hand
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Day after day, when the session was drawing to a close, women went to the state-house expecting to hear the question debated.
Từ trong câu: debate, day, session, draw, close, woman, go, state
Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 [Editor] Stanton, History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
We felt almost as if we were sneaking past them, but we consoled ourselves with promises to see the Burneys and Grandma Mortimer.
Từ trong câu: grandma, feel, almost, sneak, past, console, ourselves, promise
Elinore Pruitt Stewart, Letters on an Elk Hunt - Tiếng Anh, PD-US
His disguise had enabled him to linger about the Plaza and monte table, and to hear and observe all that was going on.
Từ trong câu: disguise, enable, linger, observe, table, hear, go
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Doctor Worth and Thomas sat by the fire talking of Fannin’s delay; and Antonia was making some corn-meal cakes for their supper.
Từ trong câu: cake, supper, delay, doctor, worth, sit, fire, talk
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The camp was in a tumult of preparation immediately; Houston was lending his great physical strength to the mechanical difficulties to be encountered.
Từ trong câu: mechanical, encounter, camp, preparation, immediately, lend, great, physical
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I have felt it--felt it every minute; and I have been stupid and selfish, and have forgotten that she too was suffering.”
Từ trong câu: stupid, selfish, feel, every, minute, forget, suffer
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The city was watching for it; and when it suddenly flew out in their sight, it was greeted with the most triumphant enthusiasm.
Từ trong câu: greet, city, watch, suddenly, fly, out, sight, enthusiasm
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She was smoking her pipe by the fire when Antonia entered the kitchen, and she neither lifted her eyes nor spoke to her.
Từ trong câu: smoking, pipe, kitchen, smoke, fire, enter, neither, lift
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Mole, who with gentle strokes was just keeping the boat moving while he scanned the banks with care, looked at him with curiosity.
Từ trong câu: scan, care, gentle, stroke, moving, curiosity, mole, keep
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
But "Frenchy's" brother, though tired with his struggles, was still sitting menacingly on the wagon tongue, and she dared not leave her cover.
Từ trong câu: menacingly, brother, though, tire, struggle, still, sit, wagon
Eleanor Gates, The Biography of a Prairie Girl - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Involuntarily he flung back his head and stared up the great gorge to the faraway heights where were waiting his wife and child.
Từ trong câu: faraway, involuntarily, back, head, stare, up, great, gorge
Robert Ames Bennet, Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Through the metal plate, the paper, myself, and the tin box, the invisible rays were flying, with an effect strange, interesting and uncanny.
Từ trong câu: uncanny, metal, plate, paper, myself, tin, box, invisible
George, 1852-1942 [Editor] Iles, Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery - Tiếng Anh, PD-US
In all haste the celebrated specialist was summoned, but his examination was sickening in its brevity, and his verdict held out no hope.
Từ trong câu: brevity, specialist, verdict, haste, celebrate, examination, hold, out
Boomerang, Australia Revenged - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
But when they have left the examination-room and the tension relaxes, the ideas they were seeking flow tantalisingly back into the mind.
Từ trong câu: tantalisingly, leave, examination, room, tension, relax, idea, seek
C. Harry Brooks, The Practice of Autosuggestion - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
After this event nothing further was heard from them, though, as will appear later, it was obvious that they were making some headway.
Từ trong câu: obvious, event, nothing, further, hear, though, appear, late
Francis J., 1867-1937 [Editor] Reynolds, The Story of the Great War, Volume 6 History of the European War from Official Sources - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US