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Danh sách câu dẫn chứng (2.007 câu)
He got up instantly, went quite to the other end of the walk, and when he came back he was humming a tune.
Từ trong câu: tune, get, up, instantly, go, quite, end, walk
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
I told myself all the while that I was climbing uphill instead, but I knew in my heart that it was a lie.
Từ trong câu: climbing, tell, myself, climb, instead, know, heart, lie
Harold Frederic, The Damnation of Theron Ware · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
At the moment when the hubbub of demons retreated, one would have said that a choir of angels was approaching through the gloom.
Từ trong câu: choir, moment, retreat, approach
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
The sun was shining brightly when he sank into that frightful leaden slumber which permits ideas to go and come in the brain.
Từ trong câu: brightly, sun, shine, sink, permit, idea, go, come
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
While the grandfather, in full lyrical effusion, was listening to himself, Cosette and Marius grew intoxicated as they gazed freely at each other.
Từ trong câu: lyrical, grandfather, full, listen, himself, grow, gaze, freely
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
Javert was just getting out of bed when the messenger handed him the order of arrest and the command to produce the prisoner.
Từ trong câu: messenger, command, get, out, bed, hand, order, arrest
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
He betrayed neither haste nor agitation; and while he was wrapping up the Bishop’s candlesticks, he nibbled at a piece of black bread.
Từ trong câu: wrapping, neither, haste, wrap, up, piece, black, bread
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
"The decoy worked, for while the Indians were worshiping God the meeting was rudely interrupted by orders of the Governor of the State.
Từ trong câu: rudely, interrupt, work, god, meet, order, governor, state
United States. Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
When the shadows of evening were closing in, I took an opportunity of getting into the garden with Biddy for a little talk.
Từ trong câu: opportunity, evening, garden, shadow, close, talk, take, get
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
"While these depredations were going on, most of the Northwestern tribes were ostensibly at peace with the country, treaties having recently been made.
Từ trong câu: northwestern, ostensibly, go, tribe, peace, country, treaty, recently
Cecil B. Hartley, Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
While they were boiling the necks of the flasks was hermetically closed; and the flask was allowed to remain unopened for various periods.
Từ trong câu: flask, boil, neck, close, allow, remain, various, period
Various, Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
It was a gentleman’s voice; it was a voice that Fanny was just turning pale about, when Mr. Crawford walked into the room.
Từ trong câu: pale, voice, turn, mr, walk, room
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
It was stated that when he was regulating the assessment of the Ionians he received money from them to tax them more lightly.
Từ trong câu: assessment, state, regulate, receive, money, tax, lightly
46-120? Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4) · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
Leonidas once, when sacrificing, reproved Alexander for taking incense by handfuls to throw upon the victim when it was burning on the altar.
Từ trong câu: incense, reprove, once, sacrifice, take, throw, victim, burn
46-120? Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3 (of 4) · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
She was wambling about quite dangerous to the thoroughfare and when I approached to draw near she committed the nuisance, and insulted me.”
Từ trong câu: nuisance, dangerous, quite, approach, draw, near, commit
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
I am certain that you did not give all your attention to the tutor when he was trying to teach you your letters."
Từ trong câu: tutor, certain, teach, trying, give, attention, try, letter
Johanna Spyri, Heidi · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · PD-US
He continues all the while to prospect the needs of that buyer, just as thoroughly as if he were planning his first approach.
Từ trong câu: plan, approach, buyer, thoroughly, prospect, planning, continue, need
Norval A. Hawkins, Certain Success · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
That was what I meant when I spoke of stimulants to the intellect; I was thinking of the contradictions which arise in perception.
Từ trong câu: stimulant, mean, speak, intellect, think, contradiction, arise, perception
428? BCE-348? BCE Plato, The Republic · Bản dịch tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
Sue, Jude, and the widow stood in the background while this was going on, Sue reading the notices of marriage on the wall.
Từ trong câu: notice, wall, reading, background, sue, widow, stand, go
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · PD-US
MRS. LAPHAM went away to put on her bonnet and cloak, and she was waiting at the window when her husband drove up.
Từ trong câu: cloak, mrs, go, away, put, wait, window, husband
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
She was still thinking of it when he came down to breakfast, heavy-eyed, tremulous, with deep seams and wrinkles in his face.
Từ trong câu: wrinkle, still, think, come, down, breakfast, heavy, eye
William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
While they talked, they were advancing towards the carriage; it was ready; and, before she could speak again, he had handed her in.
Từ trong câu: advance, talk, toward, carriage, ready, speak, again, hand
Jane Austen, Emma · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
On the night in question he was scanning the northern part of the constellation of Virgo, when the sought-for object was found.
Từ trong câu: scan, night, question, northern, part, seek, object, find
John Clark, 1840-1900 [Editor] Ridpath, Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World · Tiếng Anh · PD-US
When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.
Từ trong câu: finger, steal, lip, last, saw, across, island, ready
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
It seemed a symbol of human faith and valour that while the skies were darkening that high place of the earth was bright.
Từ trong câu: high, faith, symbol, while, seem, human, sky, place
G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
Dr. Fulton's second wife, Aunt Laura, was a lovely woman, for we all learned to love her when her first husband was living.
Từ trong câu: aunt, lovely, dr, second, wife, woman, learn, love
Kate, 1858-1900? Drumgoold, A Slave Girl's Story Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold. · Tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Betty was bending busily over her cloak and still thus occupied when he brought in the second and third trailing armful of boughs.
Từ trong câu: armful, bend, cloak, still, thus, occupy, bring, second
Jackson Gregory, Daughter of the Sun: A Tale of Adventure · Nguyên văn tiếng Anh · en-US · PD-US
Fortunately his aim was as bad as his taste was deplorable in coming at a time when decent folk were having a meal.
Từ trong câu: decent, fortunately, aim, bad, taste, come, time, folk
Antony Bluett, With our army in Palestine · Tiếng Anh · en-GB · PD-US
Police said that the five-month-old girl and her twin sister were sleeping in a front room when the fire broke out.
Từ trong câu: twin, police, five, month, old, girl, sister, sleep
«Five month old girl injured in "deliberate" house fire», English Wikinews, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5, https://en.wikinews.org/?curid=34438 (bản sửa đổi 4818022) · English Wikinews · CC BY 2.5
The clashes began when security forces cordoned off a house in the morning, after being tipped off that suspected rebels were living there.
Từ trong câu: cordon, begin, security, force, off, house, morning, tip
«Two suspected rebels killed in gunfight with authorities in Kashmir», English Wikinews, các tác giả Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5, https://en.wikinews.org/?curid=147440 (bản sửa đổi 4828042) · English Wikinews · CC BY 2.5