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He had made a long round, having seen from the distance who it was standing beside Uncle in front of the hut, and he was trying to slip by unobserved.
Từ trong câu: slip, make, long, round, see, distance, stand, beside
Johanna Spyri, Heidi - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
"Dear friend," said the doctor on one of these occasions as they were standing together, "you will see this matter in the same light as I do, I am sure.
Từ trong câu: occasion, dear, friend, doctor, stand, together, see, matter
Johanna Spyri, Heidi - Bản dịch tiếng Anh, PD-US
They were soon on the best of terms, however, and to her aunt Pollyanna confessed that going to school WAS living, after all--though she had had her doubts before.
Từ trong câu: doubt, term, soon, best, however, aunt, go, school
Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
'Take care,' said a Boston girl to her companion, as they were navigating the treacherously slippery pavement of our city a few days since; 'it's See sharp or Be flat.'
Từ trong câu: treacherously, take, care, girl, companion, navigate, pavement, city
Various, The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She forgot that she was talking to listening children; she saw and lived with the fairy folk, or the kings and queens and beautiful ladies, whose adventures she was narrating.
Từ trong câu: folk, king, forget, talk, listen, child, saw, live
Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
The table before him was heaped with papers and letters which were alarming him and filling him with anxious dread, but he laughed as he had not laughed for weeks.
Từ trong câu: filling, table, paper, letter, alarm, fill, anxious, dread
Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Someone had, indeed, lighted a candle, and it was not burning in the kitchen candlestick she was expected to use, but in one of those belonging to the pupils' bedrooms.
Từ trong câu: burning, someone, indeed, light, candle, burn, kitchen, expect
Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She had come forward prettily, but Jude felt that she had hardly expected him to kiss her, as he was burning to do, under other colours than those of cousinship.
Từ trong câu: color, come, forward, feel, hardly, expect, kiss, burn
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
He began and finished his brief narrative, which merely led up to the information that he had married a wife some years earlier, and that his wife was living still.
Từ trong câu: narrative, begin, finish, brief, merely, lead, up, information
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Jude went into the empty schoolroom and sat down, the girl who was sweeping the floor having informed him that Mrs. Phillotson would be back again in a few minutes.
Từ trong câu: sweep, go, empty, sit, down, girl, floor, inform
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
It was waning towards evening; there was still a faint mist, but it had cleared a little except in the damper tracts of subjacent country and along the river-courses.
Từ trong câu: tract, toward, evening, still, faint, mist, clear, little
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
But he had got hold of a patent right that he wanted to go into on a large scale, and there he was wanting me to supply him the funds."
Từ trong câu: patent, fund, scale, supply, get, hold, right, want
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
"I should consider it a species of sacrilege," answered Seymour, "and I shall be far from pressing the point I was going to make against a house of Mrs. Corey's."
Từ trong câu: species, consider, answer, far, press, point, go, make
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
These names, unknown to Lapham, went to his head like the wine he was drinking; they seemed to carry light for the moment, but a film of deeper darkness followed.
Từ trong câu: unknown, film, darkness, name, go, head, like, wine
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He was going back, by grace of the man whom he owed money, to make what he could out of the one chance which his successful rivals had left him.
Từ trong câu: rival, grace, go, back, man, owe, money, make
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
A police cordon had been thrown around the town for the purpose of capturing three desperadoes, known as the "Foster gang," who were trying to escape in a motor car.
Từ trong câu: cordon, police, throw, around, town, purpose, capture, know
Various, New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 - Tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Later in the morning, and just as the girls were going to separate in preparation for the regular four o’clock dinner, the hero of this inimitable charade walked in again.
Từ trong câu: preparation, hero, late, morning, girl, go, separate, regular
Jane Austen, Emma - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
John’s, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it.
Từ trong câu: shooting, instance, fly, shoot, small
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Nana had filmy eyes, but all she could do was put her paw gently on her mistress’s lap; and they were sitting together thus when the kennel was brought back.
Từ trong câu: lap, gently, paw, eye, put, sit, together, thus
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Steadily the waters rose till they were nibbling at his feet; and to pass the time until they made their final gulp, he watched the only thing on the lagoon.
Từ trong câu: final, steadily, gulp, water, rise, till, foot, pass
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
And Mrs. Wilkins said she was going down to the village to find out where the post-office was and post her letter to Mellersh, and would Rose go too.
Từ trong câu: post, mrs, go, down, village, find, out, office
Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
She felt his bright blue eyes, the brighter because he was so sunburnt, fixed on her with a twinkle in them, and smiling asked him what he was thinking about.
Từ trong câu: twinkle, feel, bright, blue, eye, because, fix, smile
Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was true she could not accuse Lady Caroline of not leaving him to himself, for she was taking no notice of him at all, but that did not help.
Từ trong câu: accuse, true, lady, leave, himself, take, notice, help
Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Briggs grinned automatically, because he was just able to realise that somebody was being playful with him, but he had not heard her and he did not look at her.
Từ trong câu: automatically, realize, playful, realise, grin, because, able, somebody
Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He was having an extra bout of work finishing another of those dreadful books, and had been away practically continually the last few weeks, and was away when she left.
Từ trong câu: extra, continually, bout, work, finish, another, dreadful, book
Elizabeth Von Arnim, The Enchanted April - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It seemed as though he were bitted and ridden; as if some unseen hand were turning him toward the east; some unseen heel spurring him to precipitate and instant flight.
Từ trong câu: precipitate, heel, seem, though, bit, ride, hand, turn
Frank Norris, McTeague: A Story of San Francisco - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Of late he had entertained ambitions of a ranch life, he would breed cattle, he had a little money and was only looking for some one “to go in with.”
Từ trong câu: breed, late, entertain, life, cattle, little, money, look
Frank Norris, McTeague: A Story of San Francisco - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
She clung to him desperately, and as he drew her to his knees on the couch she felt as if they were being sucked down together into some bottomless abyss.
Từ trong câu: couch, desperately, draw, knee, feel, down, together
Edith Wharton, Summer - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
While the watch was being examined Charity leaned over the glass counter where, on a background of dark blue velvet, pins, rings, and brooches glittered like the moon and stars.
Từ trong câu: counter, watch, examine, charity, lean, glass, background, dark
Edith Wharton, Summer - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US
Her spirit sank a little at the sight of the slim-waisted waitresses in black, with bewitching mob-caps on their haughty heads, who were moving disdainfully between the tables.
Từ trong câu: haughty, waitress, spirit, sink, little, sight, slim, black
Edith Wharton, Summer - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh, PD-US