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Rumours were now spreading of the forthcoming battle and a further march to Villers-sur-Simon left no doubt that the Battalion would be involved.
Từ trong câu: forthcoming, rumour, rumor, now, spread, battle, further, march
Ralph Bignell, Sir, 1875-1952 [Editor] Ainsworth, The story of the 6th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The war was assuming the character of the civil war of Stephen's days, and John's mercenaries were aspiring to play the part of feudal potentates.
Từ trong câu: mercenary, aspire, war, assume, character, civil, day, play
T. F. Tout, The history of England, from the accession of Henry III. to the death of Edward III. (1216-1377) - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
That they were talking about her Jean was fully aware, for at times the woman looked at her in a manner not at all unfriendly.
Từ trong câu: unfriendly, talk, jeans, fully, aware, time, woman, look
H. A. Cody, The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Austria was attending properly to her own affairs; Servia was willing to yield; Russia, however, was determined to humiliate Austria or to go to war.
Từ trong câu: humiliate, attend, properly, affair, will, yield, however, determine
Various, The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“I was speaking with strict accuracy when I said that the ‘Soleil d’Or’ was the only place where one can get horses within twenty miles.”
Từ trong câu: strict, accuracy, speak, place, get, horse, twenty, mile
G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He said he was only wanting the fuse as a souvenir, but he would soon have got that to keep and a good deal more.
Từ trong câu: fuse, souvenir, want, soon, get, keep, good, deal
Innes Logan, On the King's Service: Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
A reluctant dawn was turning the darkness to a dull and threatening day, and as it grew lighter the famous miles slowly came into view.
Từ trong câu: reluctant, dawn, turn, darkness, dull, threaten, day, grow
Innes Logan, On the King's Service: Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It appears that a whole tribe of Tuaricks were waiting for us, to beg, and to "eat us up," as the Arabs graphically express it.
Từ trong câu: graphically, appear, whole, tribe, wait, beg, eat, up
James Richardson, Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
His most famous original composition, "Lullaby of Birdland," came to him "when I was sitting in my dining room in New Jersey, eating a steak.
Từ trong câu: famous, original, composition, come, sit, dine, room, new
Max Millard, 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s - Tiếng Anh, Ghi công tác giả & ấn bản gốc
He had placed himself in it at Bessie’s request, and was playing that he was her baby and that she was rocking him to sleep.
Từ trong câu: baby, rock, request, place, himself, play, sleep
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Singleton was going to spend the afternoon in taking last looks at certain other places, and Rowland offered to join him on his sentimental circuit.
Từ trong câu: circuit, sentimental, go, spend, afternoon, take, last, look
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
All this was not enlivening, but with an even, muffled tread the days followed each other, and brought the month of August to a close.
Từ trong câu: close, august, tread, even, day, follow, bring, month
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
If a sensible shadow rested upon it, this was because it had an inherent vice; it was feigning a repose which it very scantily felt.
Từ trong câu: vice, repose, sensible, inherent, shadow, rest, because, feel
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
And yet here she was throwing herself back into Roderick’s arms at his lightest overture, and playing with his own half fearful, half shameful hopes!
Từ trong câu: shameful, throw, herself, back, arm, light, play, half
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
But Mrs. Hudson was listening to Mr. Striker, who sat gossiping to her with relaxed magniloquence, his waistcoat unbuttoned and his hat on his nose.
Từ trong câu: relaxed, waistcoat, relax, gossip, nose, mrs, listen, mr
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The sculptor examined them with deference, and Singleton himself began to laugh nervously; he was trembling with hope that the great Gloriani would be pleased.
Từ trong câu: hope, nervously, pleased, examine, himself, begin, laugh, great
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He said nothing, and Rowland, looking at him, saw that he was looking amazedly at the young girl and was apparently unconscious of everything else.
Từ trong câu: unconscious, nothing, look, saw, young, girl, apparently, everything
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
His arms were folded, and he was surveying the scene with contracted eyelids, through which you saw the glitter of his intensely dark, vivacious pupil.
Từ trong câu: which, saw, contract, fold, through, scene, pupil, survey
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
As a customer, Mr. Leavenworth used to drop into Roderick’s studio, to see how things were getting on, and give a friendly hint or so.
Từ trong câu: customer, hint, mr, use, drop, studio, see, thing
Henry James, Roderick Hudson - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He was bending his steps to the long hall of the Italian masters, when suddenly he found himself face to face with Valentin de Bellegarde.
Từ trong câu: master, bend, step, long, hall, suddenly, find, himself
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The old marquise, who was leaning back in her chair with a hand clasping the knob of each arm, looked at him fixedly without moving.
Từ trong câu: each, old, lean, back, chair, hand, arm, look
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
While he was dressing there came to his door a messenger from M. de Grosjoyaux and his companion proposing that he should breakfast with them.
Từ trong câu: messenger, breakfast, dress, come, door, be, companion, propose
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The day was brilliant; early spring was in the air and in the sunshine, and the winter’s damp was trickling out of the cottage eaves.
Từ trong câu: sunshine, brilliant, cottage, damp, day, early, spring, air
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He found, when he turned, that Valentin was lying in the same position; but his eyes were open, and he was even trying to smile.
Từ trong câu: position, found, find, turn, lie, eye, open, even
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Mrs. Bread stared solemnly and then stretched her hands over her lustreless satin skirt, as if the perilous side of her situation were defining itself.
Từ trong câu: stretch, skirt, situation, define, mrs, bread, stare, hand
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
When I saw you at my mother-in-law’s ball, taking it all so easily, I felt as if you were dancing on your grave.
Từ trong câu: dancing, saw, mother, ball, take, easily, feel, dance
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Something was going on, rapidly, in Madame de Cintré’s thoughts; she was weighing a question there, beneath Newman’s eyes, weighing it and deciding it.
Từ trong câu: beneath, weigh, something, go, rapidly, madame, be, think
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Madame de Cintré walked some distance away, and paused before a great plant, an azalea, which was flourishing in a porcelain tub before her window.
Từ trong câu: plant, tub, madame, walk, distance, away, pause, great
Henry James, The American - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He was talking animatedly to the girl, having changed the general trend of the conversation to a manner and tone directed more particularly to her.
Từ trong câu: animatedly, talk, girl, change, general, trend, conversation, manner
Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Sport of the Gods - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
"The Outsiders built it, and must have left it here when they pulled back to wherever they were going ... if they ever left the planet.
Từ trong câu: outsider, build, leave, pull, back, wherever, go, ever
Terry Carr, Warlord of Kor - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US