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He was a fellow out of the third of grammar and, while Stephen was undressing, he asked Brother Michael to bring him a round of buttered toast.
Từ trong câu: toast, butter, fellow, out, third, grammar, ask, brother
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
But he did neither: and, when he was sitting alone in the deserted tram, he tore his ticket into shreds and stared gloomily at the corrugated footboard.
Từ trong câu: ticket, neither, sit, alone, desert, tram, tear, stare
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
And, cowering in darkness and abject, he prayed mutely to his guardian angel to drive away with his sword the demon that was whispering to his brain.
Từ trong câu: abject, sword, darkness, pray, angel, drive, away, whisper
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Towards Findlater’s church a quartet of young men were striding along with linked arms, swaying their heads and stepping to the agile melody of their leader’s concertina.
Từ trong câu: agile, melody, link, quartet, toward, church, young, man
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The sea had fallen below the line of seawrack on the shallow side of the breakwater and already the tide was running out fast along the foreshore.
Từ trong câu: shallow, sea, fall, below, line, side, already, tide
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He turned to me with some abuse; "that they had the power now, and they were going to use it--that they were going to gut Scranton."
Từ trong câu: gut, turn, abuse, power, now, go, use
1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
It is to be gleaned also from the works of the Greek fathers that pilgrimages to Jerusalem were becoming so frequent as to lead to many abuses.
Từ trong câu: glean, work, father, become, frequent, lead, many, abuse
Various, The Catholic World, Vol. 04, October, 1866 to March, 1867 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
A year or two ago, the roof of the particular church of which we are thinking was being renovated, and the interior was a maze of ladders.
Từ trong câu: renovate, year, ago, roof, particular, church, think, interior
Anonymous, The Quiver, 11/1899 - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He says himself that his early works were lacking in dramatic quality, but he does not agree that if it is not inborn it cannot be developed.
Từ trong câu: inborn, himself, early, work, lack, dramatic, quality, agree
Wakeling W. Dry, Giacomo Puccini - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
When she opened her eyes again, he was kneeling before the stove, spreading something dark and sticky on a white cloth, with a big spoon; batter, perhaps.
Từ trong câu: batter, sticky, open, eye, again, stove, spread, something
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The startled pigeons were croaking and flying about his head, even beating their wings in his face, so that he struck at them furiously with the axe.
Từ trong câu: axe, fly, head, even, beat, wing, face, strike
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Ray took a wallet from the pocket of the coat that was hanging beside him, and drew from it a little lump wrapped in worn tissue paper.
Từ trong câu: tissue, lump, wallet, ray, take, pocket, coat, hang
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
They rested by day and traveled by night; walked the ties unless they could steal a ride, they said; adding that “these Western roads were getting strict.”
Từ trong câu: strict, rest, day, travel, night, walk, tie, unless
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
He loved to hear a big voice throb in a relaxed, natural throat, and he was thinking that no one had ever felt this voice vibrate before.
Từ trong câu: vibrate, love, hear, big, voice, relax, natural, throat
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
When Mrs. Kohler rescued him, he was sleeping in a dirty, unfurnished room over one of the saloons, and he had only two shirts in the world.
Từ trong câu: rescue, mrs, sleep, dirty, room, shirt, world
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
If she took a few bits back to her own lodge and hid them under the blankets, she did it guiltily, as if she were being watched.
Từ trong câu: lodge, take, bit, back, hide, blanket, watch
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
On the staircase, in front of the coffeeroom, a long-haired youth with a fat face was discoursing to a group of old women about “die Kronborg.”
Từ trong câu: discourse, front, long, hair, youth, fat, face, group
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
This conversation I overheard as Chief Batchelor was using a blackboard showing how he planned to handle this--how plans had been made to cover the escort.
Từ trong câu: blackboard, conversation, chief, use, show, plan, handle, make
United States. Warren Commission, Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) - Tiếng Anh, PD-US
I think Ruth took them down because the children were allergic to something, and she was taking them down, took down the curtains, and left only shades.
Từ trong câu: allergic, think, take, down, because, child, something, curtain
United States. Warren Commission, Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
A baby, overcome with curiosity concerning this object at which all were looking, sidled forward and touched her dress, cautiously, as if investigating a red-hot stove.
Từ trong câu: overcome, touch, curiosity, investigate, object, baby, concern, look
Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
When we were describing Arabia, we included in the description the gulfs which compress and make it a peninsula, namely the Gulfs of Arabia and of Persis.
Từ trong câu: compress, describe, include, description, make, peninsula, namely
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
One evening the Hermit was sitting silently dreaming of days of happiness, that might have been his in reality, had not his headstrong will marred his prospects.
Từ trong câu: headstrong, evening, hermit, sit, silently, dream, day, happiness
Octavius Rooke, The Life of the Moselle From its source in the Vosges Mountains to its junction with the Rhine at Coblence - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
We had a telegram from Mrs. Alexander Spencer today--the mail-man brought it from the station--saying they were coming on the five-thirty train tonight.
Từ trong câu: telegram, station, mrs, today, mail, man, bring, say
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Hence, while Marilla and Mrs. Rachel were enjoying themselves hugely at the mass meeting, Anne and Matthew had the cheerful kitchen at Green Gables all to themselves.
Từ trong câu: hugely, hence, mrs, enjoy, themselves, mass, meet, cheerful
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The long platform was almost deserted; the only living creature in sight being a girl who was sitting on a pile of shingles at the extreme end.
Từ trong câu: desert, long, platform, almost, live, creature, sight, girl
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The sun was shining brightly, and the air was of that exhilarating nature which blends the softness of summer with the least possible tinge of autumn coolness.
Từ trong câu: exhilarating, sun, shine, brightly, air, exhilarate, nature, blend
Ellen Emma Guthrie, Tales of the Covenanters - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
They were succeeded by a clanking noise, deep down below; as if some person were dragging a heavy chain over the casks in the wine-merchant's cellar.
Từ trong câu: cellar, below, succeed, noise, deep, down, person, drag
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Some grabbed armfuls of clothes as they fled; others carried dresser drawers, or weekend bags and were spilling things leaving a trail of lingerie and toiletries behind.
Từ trong câu: toiletry, grab, armful, clothes, flee, other, carry, drawer
Anne Pence Davis, Mimi at Sheridan School - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The lurid flame of wild fire on this mountain, seemed as the burning blaze of sacrificial fires, which are fed with clarified butter were rising to heaven.
Từ trong câu: lurid, flame, wild, fire, mountain, seem, burn, blaze
Valmiki, The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 3 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2) - Bản dịch tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Mrs. Rachel looked sharply at Anne, but Anne was bending over a sleepy Davy nodding on the sofa and nothing was to be read in her face.
Từ trong câu: sharply, sleepy, sofa, mrs, look, bend, nothing, read
L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US