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The big laborer was sitting on the stool in his cell, leaning back against the wall, his hands loose and open at his sides.
Từ trong câu: stool, cell, big, laborer, sit, lean, back, wall
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
And for a moment the girl felt herself swept into the vision those dark glowing eyes were seeing; some violent, exalted, inexorable, flaming vision.
Từ trong câu: inexorable, violent, exalted, vision, moment, girl, feel, herself
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
The consolation was not so vivid as Felix might have wished; but she quite understood that he was doing his best to give it.
Từ trong câu: vivid, consolation, wish, quite, understand, do, best, give
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
A long time—it seemed hours—passed thus, with the feeling growing deeper in her that no good would come while she was watching.
Từ trong câu: growing, thus, while, hour, long, time, seem, pass
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Two wood-pigeons were crooning to each other, truest of all sounds of summer; there was no wind, and the flies had begun humming.
Từ trong câu: summer, wood, true, sound, wind, fly, begin
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Absorbed in this reconnoitring, she failed to observe that darling Derek was looking at her through eyelashes that were always so nice and black.
Từ trong câu: absorb, fail, observe, darling, look, always, nice, black
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
She knew at once it was the one who was going to bite; the voice was proper for him, having a nice, smothery sound.
Từ trong câu: proper, know, once, go, bite, voice, nice, sound
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Many who were unwilling to legislate with reference to slavery did not object to the proposal to remove the free Negroes from the State.
Từ trong câu: legislate, unwilling, proposal, many, reference, slavery, object, remove
Various, The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
"'I was blue ribbon at that time, and we were putting a little money by, and all was as bright as a new dollar.
Từ trong câu: blue, ribbon, put, bright, money, dollar, time, little
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The market-place had been dismantled of its stalls and umbrellas all but one, which was being furled as we arrived on the scene.
Từ trong câu: umbrella, stall, market, place, arrive, scene
Harriet Julia Campbell, Lady Jephson, A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Whilst out on one occasion, the road party saw a torpedo explosion which took place about three miles from where the party was working.
Từ trong câu: working, explosion, whilst, out, occasion, road, party, saw
Louis Creswicke, South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He was traveling deluxe category which entitled him to a Zil complete with chauffeur and an interpreter-guide when he had need of one.
Từ trong câu: deluxe, travel, category, entitle, complete, interpreter, guide, need
Mack Reynolds, Revolution - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.
Từ trong câu: january, thirty, windy, anchored, day, year, ago, little
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
They were passing the Shabatas’ empty house now, but they avoided the orchard path and took one that led over by the pasture pond.
Từ trong câu: avoid, pass, empty, house, now, orchard, path, take
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I called her the `Strawberry,' because I found her under a bush close to the ground, and among strawberry-plants which were growing there."
Từ trong câu: strawberry, call, because, find, bush, close, ground, among
Frederick Marryat, The Settlers in Canada - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Murray spoke briefly of what the Negroes were doing and thinking and, in conclusion, gave to the effort for federal aid his unqualified endorsement.
Từ trong câu: endorsement, speak, briefly, do, think, conclusion, give, effort
Various, The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Then her heart stood still with horror, for he had slued round to the bed and was stretching his hands out above the baby.
Từ trong câu: stretching, heart, stand, still, horror, round, bed, stretch
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She was certain of a quiver in his grasp; but his face was open and serene, his voice as usual when he was teasing.
Từ trong câu: serene, grasp, certain, quiver, face, open, voice, usual
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The beginning of light was mixing its grey hue into the darkness; she could just see her feet among the puddles on the road.
Từ trong câu: mix, road, begin, light, gray, darkness, see, foot
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
When I found the invoices were missing, I spoke to him about them, and in about two weeks he brought them from his rooms."
Từ trong câu: invoice, find, miss, speak, week, bring, room
Oliver Optic, Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
As several of the rooms in the building I occupied were undergoing repairs, it was not difficult to assume the dress of a workman.
Từ trong câu: workman, several, room, build, occupy, undergo, repair, difficult
John S. C. Abbott, Hortense Makers of History Series - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Somebody was devising ingenious ways to get well-known destructive devices into places where they did not belong, but where they would be effective.
Từ trong câu: ingenious, destructive, somebody, way, get, well, know, device
Murray Leinster, Space Platform - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I then casually remarked that I was going to see a certain man the next day, and trade it for a horse and buggy.
Từ trong câu: casually, remark, go, see, certain, man, next, day
J. P. Johnston, Twenty Years of Hus'ling - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
My landlady informed me that she could furnish us with a stove (in place of the one we were using) that would burn coke.
Từ trong câu: coke, landlady, inform, furnish, stove, place, use, burn
J. P. Johnston, Twenty Years of Hus'ling - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The hotel clerk told me that his father and sister were living but a short distance away, and pointed out the house to me.
Từ trong câu: clerk, hotel, tell, father, sister, live, short, distance
J. P. Johnston, Twenty Years of Hus'ling - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Our artillery shelled Hart's Hill, and many of their shrapnel which burst short hit the unlucky wounded who were still lying on the plateau.
Từ trong câu: unlucky, shell, hill, many, burst, short, hit, wound
Cecil Francis Romer, The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
While this bill was pending in the Senate Douglas was anxiously scanning the field to ascertain what effect it was producing among the people.
Từ trong câu: scan, bill, anxiously, field, effect, produce, among, people
William Gardner, The Life of Stephen A. Douglas - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The corners of the old lady's mouth were twitching behind the handkerchief she held to her lips: "What did the doctor say?" she asked.
Từ trong câu: twitch, corner, old, mouth, behind, handkerchief, hold, lip
James B. Hendryx, The Gold Girl - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Another phase of the same stitchery was working cotton and linen garments, hangings, and quilts in a kind of quilted pattern with yellow silk.
Từ trong câu: garment, hanging, pattern, linen, phase, another, work, cotton
Emily Leigh Lowes, Chats on Old Lace and Needlework - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
As we were going up the hill in the dark, a small party of Boers dashed through our ammunition mules, causing them to stampede.
Từ trong câu: mule, dash, go, up, hill, dark, small, party
Louis Creswicke, South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US