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“Never had a hobby!” said the stained-glass man, brushing back his hair (he was walking with no hat); “why, what the deuce d' you do?”
Từ trong câu: brush, hobby, never, stain, glass, man, back, hair
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
From his recognition of these old schoolfellows Shelton turned to look at Halidome, who, having cleared his throat, was staring straight before him at the curtain.
Từ trong câu: recognition, straight, old, turn, look, clear, throat, stare
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
Từ trong câu: center, universe, centre, control, thereby, seat, table, better
John Galsworthy, The Island Pharisees - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Mr. Pendyce crossed the stile and struck into the lane, colliding with the Rector, who was running, too, his face flushed to the colour of tomatoes.
Từ trong câu: tomato, mr, cross, strike, lane, run, face, color
John Galsworthy, The Country House - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
They had scant talk for the rest of their journey to the S. R. W. C., where Miss Mallow, at the typewriter, was reading a novel.
Từ trong câu: novel, journey, talk, rest, be, miss, read
John Galsworthy, The Country House - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It distressed him lying there, his and yet not his, like a wife who was no wife--as though Fortune were enjoying her at his expense.
Từ trong câu: fortune, expense, lie, like, wife, though, enjoy
John Galsworthy, The Country House - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Within the churchyard wicket the Rector, firm and square, a low-crowned hat tilted up on his bald forehead, was talking to a deaf old cottager.
Từ trong câu: deaf, bald, firm, square, low, hat, up, forehead
John Galsworthy, The Country House - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She had turned her head towards a tall man with a very slight stoop and a brown, thin, bearded face, who was approaching from the door.
Từ trong câu: bearded, turn, head, toward, tall, man, slight, brown
John Galsworthy, Fraternity - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was becoming apparent to him that she viewed the situation with a very different outlook from himself, and that he did not understand that outlook.
Từ trong câu: outlook, become, apparent, view, situation, different, himself, understand
John Galsworthy, Fraternity - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The dusk was gathering outside; the fire threw a flickering light, fitfully outlining their figures, making those faces, so familiar to each other, a little mysterious.
Từ trong câu: outline, familiar, gather, outside, fire, throw, light, figure
John Galsworthy, Fraternity - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Stephen, who was still walking with his springy step, though he had come on foot the whole way from the Temple, hailed them with his hat.
Từ trong câu: temple, still, walk, step, though, come, foot, whole
John Galsworthy, Fraternity - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
They were afraid to snub me while they thought I was going to get the money—afterward they scuttled off as if I had the plague.”
Từ trong câu: plague, afraid, think, go, get, money, afterward, off
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
After the tissue of social falsehoods in which she had so long moved it was refreshing to step into the open daylight of an avowed expediency.
Từ trong câu: tissue, refresh, refreshing, social, long, move, step, open
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She was like a water-plant in the flux of the tides, and today the whole current of her mood was carrying her toward Lawrence Selden.
Từ trong câu: current, flux, like, water, plant, today, whole, mood
Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Watt may or may not have been occupied as a boy with the study of the condensation of steam while he was playing with the kettle.
Từ trong câu: condensation, occupy, boy, study, steam, play, kettle
Charles F., 1870-1942 [Editor] Horne, Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 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
A small fly or moth had fluttered across our path, and in an instant Stapleton was rushing with extraordinary energy and speed in pursuit of it.
Từ trong câu: energy, speed, small, fly, across, path, instant, rush
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Even if the Senora and her daughters were going east, and their services were not needed, they had no objections to remain in the Worth house.
Từ trong câu: east, objection, even, daughter, go, service, need, remain
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
About ten o’clock that night, Doctor Worth was sitting with his wife and children and Antonia in one corner of a room in a deserted cabin.
Từ trong câu: cabin, ten, o'clock, night, doctor, worth, sit, wife
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The incident in itself was a usual one, but she was conscious that her soul was moving uneasily and questioningly in some new and uncertain atmosphere.
Từ trong câu: uneasily, incident, moving, itself, usual, conscious, soul, move
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
They were standing together, too; and there was something in their faces, and in the way their arms were carried, which was very striking and portentous.
Từ trong câu: striking, stand, together, something, face, way, arm, carry
Amelia E. Barr, Remember the Alamo - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The Badger sat in the arm-chair, reading the paper, and not concerning himself in the slightest about what was going to happen that very evening.
Từ trong câu: concern, paper, slight, concerning, read, reading, happen, sit
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
There was smashing in of window and crashing in of door, There was chivvying of weasels that fainted on the floor, When the Toad—came—home!
Từ trong câu: crash, window, door, floor, come, home
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The gaoler’s daughter saw that the topic was doing him as much good as the tea, as indeed it was, and encouraged him to go on.
Từ trong câu: topic, tea, encourage, daughter, saw, do, much, good
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The three army corps in the Austrian center and right had been completely broken and were now retreating in mad, disorganized flight toward Valievo and Rogatitza.
Từ trong câu: disorganized, army, corps, center, right, completely, break, now
Francis J., 1867-1937 [Editor] Reynolds, The Story of the Great War, Volume 2 History of the European War from Official Sources - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
His hand clutched the folds of her dress as she reached the door, and he jerked her toward himself with a violence that was almost stunning.
Từ trong câu: stunning, hand, clutch, fold, dress, reach, door, toward
Various, Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 - Tiếng Anh, PD-US
He took more time to this task, frowning laboriously over the fresh sheet of foolscap, and screening from observation with his hand what he was writing.
Từ trong câu: screen, take, time, task, fresh, sheet, observation, hand
Harold Frederic, The Market-Place - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
The first time I was ever camping with him, I had to lick him for drinking the methylated spirits we were using with our tin stove.
Từ trong câu: camp, stove, lick, camping, tin, first, time, ever
Harold Frederic, The Market-Place - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
His rather languid indecision as to whether half a million was going to be enough, impressed her more powerfully than had any detail of his narrative.
Từ trong câu: powerfully, rather, whether, half, million, go, enough, impress
Harold Frederic, The Market-Place - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Although it was not visible to him, the posture of their shoulders told him that they were listening to the music each holding the other's hand.
Từ trong câu: posture, although, visible, shoulder, tell, listen, music, hold
Harold Frederic, The Market-Place - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
I'd try to guide a youngster, yes, and perhaps argue with him, if I thought he was making a jack of himself--but I wouldn't dictate.
Từ trong câu: guide, argue, try, youngster, yes, perhaps, think, make
Harold Frederic, The Market-Place - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US