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There was nothing but that wretched, old, mangled steamboat I was leaning against, while he talked fluently about ‘the necessity for every man to get on.’
Từ trong câu: fluently, nothing, old, lean, talk, necessity, every, man
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
I felt painfully that I--a stranger--was doing something unusual when I directed him to let all hands turn in without setting an anchor watch.
Từ trong câu: unusual, direct, anchor, feel, stranger, do, something, let
Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
It was heartwarming to be able to see the president and so many other dignitaries abandon composure in favor of a good old fashioned belly laugh.
Từ trong câu: heartwarming, able, see, president, many, abandon, favor, good
G. L. Vandenburg, Martian V.F.W. - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
A cab was approaching rather rapidly from the opposite direction, and Diamond pulling aside, and the other driver pulling up, they only just escaped a collision.
Từ trong câu: escape, rapidly, cab, approach, rather, opposite, direction, diamond
George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Then he got up and dressed himself, but, finding that his father and mother were not yet stirring, he went down the ladder to the stable.
Từ trong câu: stir, get, up, dress, himself, find, father, mother
George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
When the enemy came within range of my revolver, one of their party, who was standing up brandishing a bowie-knife, suddenly collapsed into a heap.
Từ trong câu: brandish, enemy, come, range, party, stand, up, knife
John, F.R.G.S. Foreman, The Philippine Islands - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Half the town was blazing, and the despairing cries of some, the yells of exultant joy of others, mingled with the booming of the invaders' cannon.
Từ trong câu: exultant, half, town, blaze, cry, yell, joy, other
John, F.R.G.S. Foreman, The Philippine Islands - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Sure enough, in the hall Alan's hat and Sheila's cloak—the dark-red one he had admired when she went forth—were lying on a chair.
Từ trong câu: admire, cloak, sure, enough, hall, hat, dark, red
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
The agent was standing by Tryst's bed, keeping up a stream of comment to two of his men, who were taking that aged bed to pieces.
Từ trong câu: aged, comment, agent, stand, bed, keep, up, stream
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Kirsteen was washing breakfast things which had a leadless glaze, and Tryst's three children, extremely tidy, stood motionless at the edge of the little scullery, watching.
Từ trong câu: tidy, wash, breakfast, thing, child, extremely, stand, motionless
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
If the temper of this talk were trying to him, hardened at a hundred dinner-tables, what must it be to a young and ardent creature!
Từ trong câu: temper, talk, try, hundred, dinner, table, young, creature
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
The shutting of the door behind her sent a little shiver down Nedda's spine; but the temperature of her soul was rising, and she looked round.
Từ trong câu: temperature, door, behind, send, little, shiver, down, soul
John Galsworthy, The Freelands - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
There were two girls (sisters) who were romping about with a young lad, certainly in rather an unboarding-school-like manner, that particularly attracted our attention.
Từ trong câu: romp, girl, sister, young, certainly, rather, school, like
George, 1792-1878 [Illustrator] Cruikshank, Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Holmes had sent on a wire, so that Lestrade, as wiry, as dapper, and as ferret-like as ever, was waiting for us at the station.
Từ trong câu: wait, wire, send, like, ever, station
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
South of the apricot trees, cornering on the wheatfield, was Frank’s alfalfa, where myriads of white and yellow butterflies were always fluttering above the purple blossoms.
Từ trong câu: purple, south, tree, corner, white, yellow, always, above
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
In this little bay a single wild duck was swimming and diving and preening her feathers, disporting herself very happily in the flickering light and shade.
Từ trong câu: diving, happily, bay, dive, little, single, wild, duck
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Late one June afternoon Alexandra Bergson was driving along one of the many roads that led through the rich French farming country to the big church.
Từ trong câu: june, late, afternoon, drive, many, road, lead, rich
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Several of the French girls, Marie knew, were hoping that Emil would take them to supper, and she was relieved when he took only his sister.
Từ trong câu: relieve, relieved, several, girl, know, hope, take, supper
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She was still gazing into the west, and in her face there was that exalted serenity that sometimes came to her at moments of deep feeling.
Từ trong câu: gaze, exalted, still, west, face, sometimes, come, moment
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She spent a whole day with one young farmer who had been away at school, and who was experimenting with a new kind of clover hay.
Từ trong câu: experiment, spend, whole, day, young, farmer, away, school
Willa Cather, O Pioneers! - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The Chopin polonaise in A flat, that song of revolution, which had always seemed so unattainable, went as if her fingers were being worked for her.
Từ trong câu: revolution, flat, song, always, seem, go, finger, work
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The lamps were brightening in the early-autumn dusk, and a draughty, ruffling wind flicked a yellow leaf here and there from off the plane trees.
Từ trong câu: plane, lamp, early, autumn, wind, yellow, leaf, off
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She soon knew each evergreen, or flower that was coming out—aubretia, and laurustinus, a little white flower whose name was uncertain, and one star-periwinkle.
Từ trong câu: uncertain, soon, know, flower, come, out, little, white
John Galsworthy, Beyond - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
From the plum-bloom blue of the far Magaliesberg, General Clements' heliograph was twinkling and blinking for the remainder of his force and more mounted men.
Từ trong câu: blink, plum, bloom, blue, far, general, remainder, force
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
I was going to warn ye against—but never mind, never mind—it’s all one, all in the family too;—sharp frost this morning, ain’t it?
Từ trong câu: frost, go, warn, you, never, mind, family, sharp
Herman Melville, Moby Dick; Or, The Whale - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
One day an old gentleman was riding with him, and a large piece of white paper or rag blew across just on one side of me.
Từ trong câu: rag, day, old, gentleman, ride, large, piece, white
Anna Sewell, Black Beauty - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Her calmness was getting on his nerves; she seemed to have determined just how far she meant to go, to have fixed cold-bloodedly a limit.
Từ trong câu: limit, determined, nerves, nerve, calmness, determine, get, seem
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Shelton took a liking to him, partly from a fellow-feeling, and partly because of the gentle smile with which he was looking at his wife.
Từ trong câu: partly, gentle, take, like, fellow, feel, because, smile
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The most interesting part was telling him I 'd seen him pick three pockets--like creeping into a cave, when you can't tell what 's inside.”
Từ trong câu: cave, inside, interest, part, tell, have, see, pick
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Antonia was at the piano; her head was bobbing to the movements of her fingers, and pressing down the pedals were her slim monotonously moving feet.
Từ trong câu: monotonously, piano, head, movement, finger, press, down, slim
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US