| 单词 | stop dead |
| 例句 | Then she touched me, and then I did stop dead. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z But my thoughts stop dead when I hear the hateful buzzing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione stopped dead, her jaw hanging; Ron choked a little over his soup. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry was too busy digesting the horrible idea of Inferi to have much attention left for anything else, but as they reached the front gate, Dumbledore stopped dead and Harry walked into him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For one week all of Hyper Base had stopped dead, barring some paper work on the subsidiary asteroids of the group. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Ronnie’s head snapped up, his eyes huge, and he stopped dead in the road in front of us like an old cow caught in the glare of a car’s headlights. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We were walking toward the exit of the campus, but I stop dead in my tracks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m so in awe of the floating dust particles in the air, I don’t notice that Courtney has stopped dead just inside the doorway until I smack right into him; he doesn’t budge. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Tommy, who was in the stream coming down, had stopped dead on the stairs with a big open smile that immediately irritated me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped dead in my tracks and scuttled back to my mother and told her what happened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rings for the end of sixth period and we start to get up and Kristina stops dead in her tracks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The third bullet was for the filthy flamingo, who stopped dead center in the road when the lethal bee buzzed past his ear. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, it stopped dead silent in front of him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped dead in her tracks and marveled at the beautiful sukkah, then realized there were three boys there she didn’t recognize. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He still couldn't make out what it was, so he walked a little nearer before he stopped dead in his tracks. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But, amazingly, the pig stopped dead in its tracks, turned ninety degrees, and ran. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As soon as I do, she stops dead in her tracks and refuses to move forward until I go first. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The two figures on the hill opposite stopped dead in their tracks, listening to the unbelievable sound as it echoed around the quiet valley. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s watching me, and I’m sure her heart has stopped dead in her chest. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A couple of the boys saw me sitting in the shade of that tree, and as soon as they did, they stopped dead, pointed at me, and motioned to the others to head back upstream. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It came briskly round the corner of the barn, saw the rabbits and stopped dead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in his maroon paisley pajamas, Ron stopped dead facing Harry across the room, and looked around. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She stops dead when she sees me, staring at me with red, puffy eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He lifted his head guiltily—and stopped dead. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The lights brighten again, the whir grows louder, our smiles lift higher, and then it all stops dead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sir Grummore drove his spear deep into the beech tree where they were sitting, and stopped dead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The toothpicks stopped dead in the farm women’s mouths. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She comes out of the front door and stands there for a second, sees us and stops dead. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good training for when we’re all Aurors,” said Ron excitedly, attempting the Impediment Curse on a wasp that had buzzed into the room and making it stop dead in midair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then in the entrance to the drawing room door, Armstrong stopped dead. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He had been hurrying along the new path for a few minutes, when he heard something in the path running parallel to his own that made him stop dead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I reached between the seats and jerked up the handbrake, but it only slowed the car when we needed to have stopped dead fifty feet back. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But at 2 a.m. on Saturday morning the contractions stopped dead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z His eyes met the hole in Sam’s chest, and he stopped dead in his tracks. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally he would stop dead in his tracks and say, with a desperate look in his eye: “Metahemeralism. Tell me about it. Everything you know. I gotta know something about metahemeralism.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Is it simply stopped dead in its tracks, lost in humus, wasted? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thought this was strangely kind until Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on his face. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then I saw what was ahead of us, and I stopped dead in my tracks. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But that morning I got on and Joseph got on behind me and Mr. Haskell looked past me and said, “You’re that kid that has a kid,” and Joseph stopped dead on the bus steps. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z When he sees me he stops dead in his tracks, startled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Good heavens,” said Professor McGonagall, stopping dead and staring down at the man on the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The spell hit Krum in the back; he stopped dead in his tracks, fell forward, and lay motionless, facedown in the grass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But as Mrs. Larkin stormed in behind Shady and Jinx, all three stopped dead in their tracks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I stop dead, catching a real breath for the first time in forty-eight stairs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He would have continued, but I stopped dead at the end of the hall, staring incredulously at the ornament hanging on the wall above my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Malfoy was only a few feet away and he had stopped dead to listen. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In this way, the Confederate race to North Carolina will stop dead in its tracks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to greet him but stopped dead in my tracks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Percy Weasley had stopped dead at the head of the stairs, prefect badge agleam, an expression of complete shock on his face. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There was never anyone there—not on any of those nights and not today—and yet I stopped dead as I looked into the darkness this morning, because I could suddenly see myself. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Chubs took one look at me as he marched out to the minivan and stopped dead in his tracks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There had been times when consciousness, even the sort of consciousness that one has in sleep, had stopped dead and started again after a blank interval. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Albert’s arm stops dead on the way to his mouth with another Dorito. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Harry stopped dead, his heart banging against his ribs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I’m just about to come out of the trees when I stop dead still again, for right there in the meadow is a deer, a young doe. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry Junior would later say of events that fall, “Everything just stopped dead in the water. It was almost as if someone said to God, ‘Go after them!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Frodo and Sam stopped dead, but Pippin walked on a few paces. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The man stopped dead at the sight of us, his gun coming up and then, just as quickly, sagging again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then he stopped dead and sat back on his haunches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama rocked fast for a minute, then stopped dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would make it stop dead, right on his forehead. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across the square, however, she stopped dead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And usually he was such a slow careful driver, stopping dead at every cross-roads, peering to right and left, blowing his horn at every bend in the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I stopped dead, grabbing her hand and looking at her, an exotic girl even through the green glasses, looking at me with a smile that suddenly broke. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Merlin’s beard, Harry, you made me jump,” said Slughorn, stopping dead in his tracks and looking wary. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I stopped dead in my tracks, slewing Estraven around on his skis, for we were both in harness hauling. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After five minutes, the man in black stopped dead. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I stopped dead when I saw the ambulances parked in front of the deli, lights flashing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He had stopped dead where he stood, and, his head thrown back, had begun to howl at the sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Hoping to find his way back to the board games, he turned the corner and stopped dead in his tracks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But for some reason its faithful tick and accurate hands stopped dead at the exact moment of the blast—10:22. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What she remembered better was her scream, the scream of someone she didn’t know and didn’t trust, a screech so bloodcurdling that even the emergency room, whose very livelihood was disaster, stopped dead still. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, about three steps into the living room, he stops dead in his tracks. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z At the sight of a stranger, he stopped dead. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He stopped dead in the middle of the sidewalk, turned around slowly, arms extended. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They stopped dead at the sight of the girl and the tiger standing together in the glittering, lamplit antechamber. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She stopped dead in the middle of the yard, groaning. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I sigh, open the door cautiously, and stop dead. Read the winner of the 247 tale competition 2011-08-29T00:25:55Z The return of live theater, particularly Broadway and its touring incarnations, requires a mobilization unparalleled in history; Broadway shows stopped dead in their tracks in March 2020, when the pandemic shut down the performing arts. How Broadway’s set-making guru is tackling the comeback — from mold in stage fog to costumes that don’t fit anymore 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z As she hits the first notes—clear as a bell, as ever—Cagney enters the room and stops dead. The Matchless Presence of Doris Day 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The dancers stopped dead still, only to start up again in perverse leaping. Jan Martens Brings Cheeky Dances to the Abrons Arts Center 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z And he stopped dead, right in the middle of Seventh Avenue, and he turned to me and put his hand on my shoulder and said, “What is it? What’s wrong?” ‘He Presented Another Path’: Actors and Directors on Peter Brook 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z On reaching the summit we were stopped dead in our tracks by the view before us — the cave’s gigantic main cavern. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Then he put on the Shatner mask, and we stopped dead and said, “It’s perfect.” ‘Halloween’ at 40: Their ‘Horrible Idea’ Became a Horror Classic 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The surrounding Parisians are oblivious — the novel would stop dead in its tracks if they weren’t. Review | Jane Smiley’s new novel gives voice to her favorite animal, the horse 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z As the Cog·nate Collective, the two staged a conference about border issues from their elaborately painted ’87 Chevy Cavalier and broadcast it to northbound drivers stopped dead in border traffic. Between Tijuana and San Diego, an Art Ethos Thrives 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z When he said that name, I stopped dead. Experience: I found a stranger in my front room 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Fragmentary and overlapping, the choreography both echoes and amplifies the music, which itself overlays fragments of sound, occasionally stopping dead then beginning again, sometimes using the bows of the string instruments as percussive tools. Review: In Merce Cunningham’s Honor, Pam Tanowitz Thrills 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Whenever the show returns to it, the momentum stops dead. Review: ‘Folk Wandering,’ a Wistful Musical Full of Story and Searching 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z When a Japanese scientist shows Strathairn his father’s pocket watch, stopped dead at 8:15 on the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, the admiral is genuinely shaken. “Godzilla” is the best action movie since “Jaws” 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Again and again, Mann’s headlong infatuation with narrative is stopped dead — almost rebuked — by the roadblock of real things. Review | Sally Mann: A great artist who loves tumbling into trouble 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z When the backup tracks ended, songs stopped dead. Music Review: Governors Ball on Randalls Island 2012-06-25T22:17:41Z After we got off the phone, I stopped dead in my tracks and my eyes narrowed suspiciously, Columbo-style. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: His name sounded familiar for some reason. And then it hit me. 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z But when the children arrive on a lush volcanic island, the film stops dead in its tracks. ‘Wendy’ Review: Where Playtime Goes On … and On 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z When she first walks into Ginger’s apartment, she stops dead, as if paralyzed by its unspeakable ordinariness. Movie Review: Cate Blanchett Stars in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ 2013-07-25T16:13:31Z "There is almost nothing I ever do that won't stop dead if someone needs a recipe for something," Ephron once said. 'Sleepless in Seattle' writer Nora Ephron dies at 71 2012-06-27T01:41:54Z She stops dead next to a man with a jack hammer, realizing how the perpetually miserable Kevin’s screeches manage to soar even above the deafening sound of asphalt being torn apart. About a (Bad) Boy 2011-12-08T13:15:55Z All of us New Yorkers stopped dead, goggling at plates that held individual molds of red Jell-O topped with a dab of something too yellow to be Cool Whip. How Jell-O Molds Claimed Their Spot on the American Table 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z She stopped dead in her tracks and began listening to the exhibition’s accompanying soundscape. Maya Lin’s Dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to Be Reborn as Boats 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z A real clock installed in London's Trafalgar Square - hours before the show's launch - to tick down the 500 days to the opening ceremony stopped dead the very next day. Olympic satire 'Twenty Twelve' hits close to home 2011-04-07T11:46:05Z The documentary stops dead at one point for speechifying about absolute freedom. Movie Review: Werner Herzog’s ‘Happy People: A Year in the Taiga’ 2013-01-25T01:35:29Z I stopped dead in my tracks and turned bright red. Love at first flight: A lasting connection at baggage claim 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It was hard to remember that this was a Saturday, at the height of the Sabbath, and that the rest of Jewish Jerusalem had stopped dead in its tracks. Next Stop: Jerusalem Outings Go Beyond the Biblical 2011-06-10T18:55:00Z The first time I saw the Met’s dotaku, I stopped dead in my tracks. How the Silence Makes the Music 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The first performance stopped dead and the audience went absolutely crazy.” ?Attila? and Muti in Debuts at the Met 2010-02-19T18:03:00Z His visions of oversaturated cities offer lots to think about when stopped dead in Basel traffic on the Venetian Causeway. Politics and Commerce Collide at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z But then it all stopped dead, severing the story of emotion and promise. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - review 2013-06-09T14:00:00Z Years ago, biking through Yoyogi Park, I remember stopping dead before the gymnasium’s soldered roof panels, marveling at its canopies of steel. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z I stopped dead when I read that sentence. Review: Jonah Lehrer’s ‘A Book About Love’ Is Another Unoriginal Sin 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Sometimes I'll be on my way to the shops, and I'll catch sight of my own pallid forearms and I can't help it; I stop dead in the street, stroking them and weeping for joy. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Inside The Aryan Brotherhood 2010-06-25T23:06:00Z Daisy guided her along a footpath toward the Prince of Wales old mine workings, she said, before "stopping dead in her tracks" next to the mineshaft. Dog leads owner to cat stuck 100ft down Cornish mine shaft 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Although, as the driverless industry notes, robot cars don’t get tired, don’t drive drunk or high, and aren’t distracted by their iPhones, they do often stop dead in traffic for no apparent reason. San Francisco's fire chief is fed up with robotaxis that mess with her firetrucks. And L.A. is next 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The howl pierced the darkening sky and made Innis Munro stop dead in his tracks. Do you have the four reading skills kids need for Sats tests? 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z A waxwing slain beneath a living-room window, its biannual journey stopped dead by the sky in a pane of glass. Trying to Find Your Place in the World? Try Birding From a Different Angle. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “It’s as if this place has stopped dead. It’s not the Itaewon that I have known.” A Vibrant Refuge in Seoul Goes Quiet After Deadly Crowd Crush 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z “Two years later, in 2018, I was walking down the street in Copenhagen and I stopped dead in my tracks,” Luisa wrote. Perspective | It really is a small world after all 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z I once took English visitors here, and they stopped dead in front of the portraits and demanded, “What are those doing here?” Getty, Bradbury, Marmont, Lummis: The people behind the famous L.A. buildings 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It was one of the better chances for the Yankees to get a relay started and it was stopped dead in its tracks. Xander Bogaerts, Kyle Schwarber home runs lift Red Sox over Yankees in AL wild-card game 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z It stops dead when anything suddenly appears or stops in front of me. How to Age Gracefully 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Expect the Cardinal to try to establish the run early after its rushing attack was stopped dead — earning just 39 total yards — in the opener. Three things to know about USC vs. Stanford 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z In the distance, three visiting hikers stopped dead in their tracks at the piercing sound and its echo bouncing off the walls of the ravine that separated them. ‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Teachers and other education advocates are feeling giddy at the possibility of moving forward a progressive agenda that the current education secretary, Betsy DeVos, stopped dead in its tracks four years ago. Five ways Joe Biden can "de-DeVos" U.S. education 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z You really couldn’t chip with a 56- or 60-degree wedge very much, because if you nipped it, the ball would land and stop dead. Here's how Tiger Woods keeps improving his elite short-game - Golf Digest 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “It stopped dead in its tracks and it stared me down,” he says. Canada mourns Takaya – the lone sea wolf whose spirit captured the world 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Witnesses who strayed into hearsay or speculation were stopped dead in their tracks. Behind the scenes of the Alex Salmond trial 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z He’s stopped dead and I’m about to scream RUN! when he whispers, “It ricochets.” RICOCHET-T-T-T-T-T-T 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z On that date, President Trump’s inauguration, the program stopped dead. Column: In Corinthian Colleges fiasco, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defines 'contempt of court' 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z But as he made his way down the grand concourse of the Iowa State Fair not long ago, surrounded by a horde of cameras, a woman stopped dead in her tracks looking at the mob. With time ebbing, trailing candidates search for a presidential message 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z I literally stopped dead in my tracks and shielded myself behind some shrubbery until she had driven away. Living in L.A., one Airbnb at a time 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I lean back, reach under and ahead of me, find the adit’s edge with my fingers, pull through, look up––and am stopped dead. The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Nevertheless it appears to be an example of the Kremlin’s ambition, opportunism, and desire to stop dead in its tracks any “pro-western” shift, whether in Africa or elsewhere. Documents suggest Russian plan to sway South Africa election 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The problem, of course, it that it’s going to stop dead in its tracks once it gets to the Senate. Perspective | From Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, Republicans once championed D.C. statehood 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It stops dead on impact, the wheels buckle, and the shuttle’s glass shatters into thousands of little pieces. Local Motors wants to prove 3D-printed self-driving shuttles are safe 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s 2019, a surge of women just won election to Congress and the Virginia legislature, and it looks like the Equal Rights Amendment may be stopped dead in its tracks again. Perspective | This woman just derailed the Equal Rights Amendment yet again 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “He stopped dead in his tracks and said, ‘Oh, my goodness.’ How a production designer got that 'Londony' look in 'Mary Poppins Returns' 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z “That was a moment I will never forget. Having to tell these 17-year-olds that something that they worked so hard for got stopped dead in its strides,” Jennings said. Racist hackers tried to ruin their chances in a NASA competition. Six months later, they’re undeterred. 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z When Lydia arrived draped in a towel, she stopped dead in her tracks, her mouth agape. Sharing a one-night stand with Crohn's Disease 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Then, one day, its long, unremarkable history stopped dead. Ghost town: A tiny English village abandoned during WWII 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The Australian grandfather tore the envelope open as he walked to his car - at which point he stopped dead in his tracks. Who’s my father? Australia law ID’s once-secret sperm donors 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z “They all knew what Ice Poseidon was, and they stopped dead in their tracks.” Ice Poseidon’s Lucrative, Stressful Life as a Live Streamer 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z LIVERPOOL, England — As soon as he hit the pass, Xabi Alonso stopped dead in his tracks, and raised his hands to his head in horror. The Players Are Retired. But Try Telling Them the Games Don’t Matter. 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z This command forced you to stop dead in the middle of whatever you were doing, and keep very still until your friend "unfroze" you. The handshake that left millions of Kenyans confused 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Bach probably passed away before he could finish the masterpiece, his fourteenth fugue stopping dead about eight minutes in. Perfected by Bach, fugues have enjoyed an impressive afterlife 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z On the second hole, he hit a towering shot from deep rough that flew over a tree and stopped dead on the green. My Shot: PGA Tour Pro Zac Blair - Golf Digest 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z “We were grassing the third hole on this course, Wildstone, when Bear Stearns collapsed,” Collins said, “and then, almost that very same day, everything in the industry stopped dead.” The Little Golf Course That Could 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Then he saw “Avatar” and was stopped dead in his tracks. Luc Besson's epic sci-fi gamble with 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Trump rolls out not one but two immigration bans, and is stopped dead in his tracks by the courts. Opinion | American democracy: Not so decadent after all 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z I remember stopping dead in my tracks at an open door to a visitation room. A Father’s Livelihood Imparts Lessons on Death 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The running game revival of last week was stopped dead against the Falcons. Seahawks, rocked by holding penalty, get knocked out of NFL playoffs by Falcons 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z One day by chance, Lady Clare Rendlesham, the editor of the British edition of Vogue, dropped by the salon and, witnessing a blow-dry in progress, stopped dead in her tracks. Rose Evansky, a Pioneer in Women’s Hairstyling, Dies at 94 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z "If they don't, vaccine development will be stopped dead in its tracks," she said. U.S. House Democrats' Pelosi: administration may shift funds for Zika 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z It vows, “We will stop dead in its tracks every Republican effort to weaken it.” G.O.P. Joins Democrats Urging Glass-Steagall’s Revival. (Don’t Hold Your Breath.) 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z He stops dead in his tracks at a small bag, briefly sits, then lunges for his reward—a rubber toy his handler presents to him. How These Dogs Protect Elephants 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A forest of green trees rolls eastward from the Cascades before stopping dead at the beginning of the high desert, where a rolling brown landscape of buttes, mesas and canyons extends to the horizon. Oregon mountaintop lookout is a journey back in time 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z I’m stuck in traffic—I mean, stopped dead—about a mile away from the Winthrop University Coliseum, where Donald Trump will be performing in about an hour. 'Why Donald Trump Isn't a Politician' 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z You stop dead, you listen and you are immediately moved by her powerful and aching tone,” said Matthieu Moulin, who supervised the box set. Edith Piaf celebrated on 100th anniversary of her birth 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z "This will also help the fleet manage the discard ban, which will stop dead haddock being thrown back into the sea, which will in turn improve the stocks of fish." Fish quota boost after Norway and EU talks - BBC News 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z GMT12:14 12 min After an exchange of kicks, Argentina look to run it back but Imhoff is stopped dead in his tracks on halfway. Argentina v Australia: Rugby World Cup semi-final – as it happened 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z But the intruders stopped dead in their tracks - and then left - when they heard the click of sharpshooters on the other side of the door. Secret network in Kansas helped blacks escape slavery 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z My main concern: What if the board stopped dead and I went flying? Electric Skateboards: A Totally Rad Ride 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Valuable though their contributions are, it’s distracting when, every single time one of these experts is called in, the story stops dead while Amore details their backgrounds for several paragraphs. No, that’s not a Jackson Pollock at a great price — it’s a FAKE 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Its biggest tributaries — the Salt and the Verde — are often stopped dead at a dam east of Phoenix, if they don’t run dry before they get there. Drought-Plagued Western States Play Politics with Water 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z FOR a firm best-known for building engines to make things go forward fast, Rolls-Royce appears to have stopped dead in its tracks. Hitting turbulence 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z “He needs a reasonable amount of time to review this material or the trial stops dead in its heels,” Judge Dearie said at a pretrial hearing. In a Logistical Riddle for the Court, a Terrorism Suspect Is His Own Attorney 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Inflation stopped dead, boosting growth and bringing about a general expectation of macroeconomic stability. Nothing for money 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z “In many instances, we find lenders just stop dead at the word ‘pregnancy’ or ‘maternity leave,’ ” Greene said. Pregnancy a disability? HUD finds mortgage lenders deny loans to new, expectant moms To have that stop dead in its tracks is unbelievable. Interview With Horace Dediu: What To Expect When Apple's Expecting 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Office work is stopping dead in its tracks when the U.S. plays, just like it does in other countries when the World Cup is on. Welcome Aboard the Soccer Bandwagon, Team USA Fans 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Several stop dead in their tracks to watch; others look over their shoulder mid-stride. Iran's morality police: patrolling the streets by stealth 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z One afternoon, she said, he was seized by an anxiety attack as he tried to leave school, stopping dead in his tracks in a hallway. Elliot O. Rodger’s Killings in California Followed Years of Withdrawal 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Sometimes they would break into a run, and sometimes one of the kids would shout and we all stopped dead and looked around. 'I played basketball for Gaddafi' 2014-02-06T00:01:09Z He lamented that researchers couldn't access their computers, so the projects involving this database stopped dead in their tracks. Government Scientists Get Back to Work 2013-10-18T15:45:00.403Z The team bungled the maneuver, almost stopped dead and gave up an eight-second lead. Oracle taps British sailing royalty to save America's Cup campaign 2013-09-12T18:41:23Z But the team bungled the maneuver, almost stopped dead and gave up an eight-second lead. Ben Ainslie could replace Oracle tactician in America's Cup 2013-09-11T23:58:13Z The only way to cure illegal immigration is a national biometric identification card, that will stop dead illegal aliens hired for work, and additionally also be used to thwart non-citizens voting and eradicating credit theft. Immigration Bill Navigates Early Obstacles 2013-05-21T01:35:28Z “Imagine a bullet train being stopped dead in its tracks with Superman on the other side.” Rajat Gupta’s Lust for Zeros 2013-05-17T11:00:20Z We both stopped dead, facing each other like long-ago friends suddenly rediscovered. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Bird Watchers Bond on the First Day of Spring 2013-04-22T06:00:43Z When you commit on a corner and you start off running, you can't stop dead even though you aren't going to get it. Allardyce angry at Man Utd equaliser 2013-04-17T22:37:03Z Now you're curious, so you hop in there to see who it's from and your productivity just stopped dead still. 10 Ways to Make Email Better 2013-04-17T14:00:00Z "Once he saw how many of us were there, he stopped dead in his tracks and threw his hands up in the air," he said. Utah survivalist "Mountain Man" captured after standoff 2013-04-03T21:25:43Z He stops dead in his tracks and he says, `I've got to buy Paul that ring.' Bubba, a palm tree at Augusta, and a ring 2013-02-26T18:34:11Z Upon returning to Rome from Gaul in 41 AD, Pliny says, Caligula’s ship stopped dead, while the rest of his fleet breezed past unfettered. How the sharksucker got its suction disc 2013-02-04T15:45:05.517Z A cellphone zombie would be stopped dead in the middle of a narrow walkway, oblivious to the traffic piling up behind it, and I’d hear the mouth snap, “Move!” I Was Misinformed: The Courtesy Override Malfunctions 2013-01-23T14:00:00Z "It stopped dead, turned and ran," says Tera Ryan, wildlife guide at polar expedition company Churchill Wild, describing the time she witnessed an Arctic fox's reaction to a red fox travelling away in the distance. The rise and fall of foxes 2013-01-04T03:01:34Z Because I moved my home office a little over ten years later and as I went to pull down my Goal Poster to move it I was stopped dead in my tracks. The Magic of the 2013 Goal Poster...You'll Have to Read It To Believe It! 2012-12-28T06:18:02Z When he got to Fortune magazine, he stopped dead in his tracks. Megadata: The odd couple 2012-11-23T15:20:51.020Z And this may be heresy, but I personally find Murder on the Orient Express the most boring train movie ever filmed, because the train is stopped dead for two hours. Last Express on iOS – Jordan Mechner recalls the making of a masterpiece 2012-09-28T18:31:00Z When that happened to Hecht, he stopped dead where he was. The Narco Tunnels of Nogales 2012-08-02T23:00:28Z However, he was stopped dead in his tracks by the referee and informed this was not allowed, leaving Avitia to fend for herself. Archery: Mexico coach forced to divide loyalties 2012-08-02T20:45:51Z The measure was stopped dead in its tracks when Senate Republicans blocked it from being debated. Senate Republicans block Democrats' jobs bill 2012-07-19T21:58:55Z The reaction seemed minimal as I walked in her wake; no one followed her, no one stopped dead in his or her tracks. City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Venus Rising From the Sidewalk 2012-07-16T07:00:08Z But her set was undermined by anemic volume and by how many of its elements are prerecorded; the songs stopped dead when the backup tracks ended. ArtsBeat: Governors Ball Day 1: An Angsty Party 2012-06-24T16:30:33Z That’s not bad when you consider that, after May 6, commerce stopped dead in its tracks. Executive on Greece: 'What Everyone Needs Now Is Certainty' 2012-06-19T21:50:30Z She stopped dead and next minute there was a swarm. London 2012 Olympics: on the trail of Jessica Ennis… in Cudworth 2012-05-25T22:03:02Z The ball hit a side wall and stopped dead, giving right fielder Nelson Cruz that much further to have to run to get to it. Mariners try to rough up Yu Darvish for second time this season 2012-05-22T07:02:34Z He stopped dead, in the middle of the screaming, turned to me and said in this flat, adult voice, ‘Well, you didn’t think that through very clearly then, did you?’ Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? 2012-05-17T16:26:01Z “Never lived at all,” said the general, stopping dead and opening his eyes very wide, as he looked at Sylvia. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z At these words, Umar stopped dead, the direction of his fury changing, and in great haste, he hurried to the dwelling of Fatimah, his sister. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z He was passing the closed fancy-shop at the corner of Gardd Street when he came to this resolution; and suddenly he stopped dead. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z He took two slow steps forward towards the centre of the room where the three men stood regarding him in amazement, and then stopped dead, apparently afraid to look about him. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Suddenly Crouch, who was still leading, stopped dead, and held his rifle at the ready. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The "Hallelujah Chorus" has just stopped dead at that paralysing hiatus of two bars which immediately precedes the final crash, when the door opens and the Reverend Brian Vereker appears. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Suddenly it occurred to me that I had revenged myself on Ercole Piacentini at last; and the quaint thought, coming unexpectedly, made me stop dead and burst into a shout of laughter. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Then the engine stopped dead, and the vessel was once more drifting at three knots down the stream. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z A punt can be stopped dead by reversing the pole—not to the opposite side of the punt, but by throwing it in in the opposite direction to that in which the punter is pushing. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z He stopped dead upon the path, and pointed out the wall to the Arab who accompanied him. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The hymn paused, wavered, and stopped dead on the final shout. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z He arose and strode about the room, looking out at the stormy night, stopping dead short in reflective halts, and glancing frequently at the clock, as though he was expecting somebody or something. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Half of the distance across the bay the launch wheezed and stopped dead. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Though the Boy accompanied his order with no gesture nor change of tone, the dog stopped dead short ten feet away. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z At the sight of me he brake into a glad cry: "Sir Julian, my master," he gasped, and stopped dead. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Royle came within view of it at last, and stopped dead. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z He was coming along with a leap and a whistle, and stopped dead at sight of Lady Level. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z All I know is she was going all right, and then she suddenly laid down on me—stopped dead.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z He stopped dead in his tracks, and his companions did the same as he held up his hand in warning. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Six steps from the floor of the hall it made a curve, and as I turned at the angle I stopped dead of a sudden with my heart leaping within my breast. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z We gave one great stamp all together and stopped dead; another great stamp and a roar, then a hush, and the lines receded. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Morley Place I’m looking for——” He stopped dead. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Friends didn’t stop dead in their tracks to exclaim at how great I looked. Me Minus 10, plus one year 2011-12-13T14:12:46Z Much depends on the horse: if he does not stop dead the chance is lost, as the bustards rise directly on detecting a change in the movements of horse and man. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In a moment he stopped dead in front of her. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Another stops dead, feeling its load slip round sideways. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z But all at once she stopped dead, gave a cry, uttered the word "tapu," and fled away with every sign of terror. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z As if struck by a thunderbolt the elephant stopped dead in its furious rush and sank on its knees only fifteen paces from me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z On many occasions the engines were stopped dead by ice choking the screw; once it was some minutes before it could be got to revolve again. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z This attempt to rig the process needs to be stopped dead in its tracks. UNESCO mulls Palestinian membership bid 2011-10-05T12:24:26Z The wild beast approached headlong, nevertheless, and Herrick, observing that it, too, dispensed with the formality of blowing its horn, stopped dead in its path. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z He stopped dead with a sudden contraction of the heart. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z The rogue at the sight of them stopped dead. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He stopped dead in his tracks and watched them a second, before they got his scent, or in some other way detected him, and turned to look. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z It all came near; it all stopped dead. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z At the sight of strangers, he stopped dead, his slobbering lips gaping in surprise. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z “I can’t make out what——” A sudden loud report, like a pistol shot, came from the engine—a back-fire, as it is called—and the next instant the motor stopped dead. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z By its own admission, Apple's pipeline is several years long, so if innovation were to stop dead overnight it would still be some time before the effect was felt. Tim Cook has tough job to keep Apple sweet 2011-08-25T21:09:02Z The lion gave a low, angry snarl, and stopped dead about three feet from the body of a deer, raising its head a little. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z Plunging and shuddering, the car stopped dead, its forward lamps jingling against the warning bar. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z As they proceeded, her steps became more and more reluctant, until at last she stopped dead. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z As it roared past, one wing tipped slightly in the updraft from the fire, and then suddenly the plane stopped dead in its tracks. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The fox stopped dead, and they glared eye to eye while one might pant a score of times. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Upon the teacher's arrival, however, the door would automatically close to "keep noise to a minimum," and I cringed with dismay as the circulating air stopped dead in its tracks. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z The trader 244 slapped his ledger shut, moved toward the door, but stopped dead, and gazed out of the window, while his brows fell over his eyes, and he fingered the big key. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z He stops dead, as if petrified with astonishment, sitting on his haunches. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Then, in the centre of it, she stopped dead, her heart pounding out the alarm which had suddenly possessed her. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Couples that were still on their feet, stopped dead still. Hookers 2011-07-13T02:00:18.540Z Behind him pressed a clattering, jolting troop, that stopped dead as he threw up his arm and listened. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Then it stopped dead still, and its rider half stood up in his stirrups with a quick jerk, then, throwing up his arms, toppled heavily, and with a crash, on to the stones. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z First, he stopped dead in a flowing traffic lane on Lexington and waited for a few moments. City Room: Google Car Likes to Take Pictures. Pose for Them? Not So Much. 2011-06-30T18:09:10Z The moment we saw him we stopped dead in our walk and stood, motionless as the figure before us, staring at what we saw. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z I stopped dead and stared at her, never even saying good morning. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z But when proposed fixes were not so popular — for example when Secretary Rod Paige tried to change how the law affects local collective bargaining agreements — they were stopped dead in their tracks. The No Child Left Behind Showdown 2011-06-16T09:00:00Z A few days later, long before approaching Myanmar, the cargo ship stopped dead in the water. U.S. Said to Turn Back North Korea Missile Shipment 2011-06-13T00:28:37Z He took the stairs at a leap, and on the landing stopped dead. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z The mare went on until the tramp was not more than five paces distant, and then, suddenly noticing his deformity, she planted her fore-feet and stopped dead. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z She stopped dead still, then turned and nodded with cold formality. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z There were not many people about, but those there were stared to the extent of stopping dead in front of the two women in order not to miss anything. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The rear wheels skidded a little, and then the 181 car, on the right side, slumped down into the mud and water, hub deep, and stopped dead! The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z But he stopped dead, blushed till his freckles were extinguished, as the girl’s voice broke in from behind. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Again, she thought she heard a low moan and stopped dead still. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z In his looming about the room he had stopped dead before Hope over the mantelpiece. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z "Why, there's nothing to prevent me going anywhere this evening," she thought, stopping dead as the full glory of the situation slowly dawned on her. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Just as they came abreast of the drive that led up to the big hay barn the engine coughed two or three times, and then stopped dead. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z Ansaldo stopped dead in his tracks when I said that, Matt. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z Me and the moon and the waves stopped dead and listened. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z He stopped dead in his speech and a greedy look came into his eyes. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Here he paused and stammered, and at last stopped dead short, an expression of as much confusion as age and wrinkles would permit covering his hard, contracted features. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Townspeople sometimes get frightened and scream and run; you or I would take no notice, or at the utmost, wave our sticks at the herd, which will stop dead or lumber off. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z The cause of it was the sudden collapse of The Major, who almost stopped dead, and narrowly escaped knocking Bronze down. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z José Mourinho pulled on his wax jacket, slung the shotgun over his shoulder, reached for the cartridges and, looking down, stopped dead in his tracks. Jos? Mourinho unleashes his kitten of war: Karim Benzema 2011-03-21T13:36:20Z When she saw Imgani she stopped dead, and the fear of death and worse came in her eyes, for she knew him to be an outcast man, with no tribe and no people. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z I shall never forget the startled look in their eyes, as they stopped dead in their tracks, stared at her for an instant, and then fled helter-skelter. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z His horse shied violently and then stopped dead just opposite the gate to the cottage. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z He stopped dead in the doorway, the confidence stricken out of him—just staring. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z We both stopped dead, arrested by this spectacle. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z He must have come upon a solution suddenly, for he stopped dead in his walk, and stood still, thinking profoundly, with his head upon his breast. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z "Well," he says, stopping dead short, and answering her in his iciest tones. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z This we did with our sixth shot, and she stopped dead and wallowed in the trough, with clouds of steam pouring out of her engine-room; we had evidently got the engine-room. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z I could have stopped dead that night at the Savoy and followed you away. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z At last there was no smirk at all, and at my sixth repetition of the encouragement he stopped dead. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z It stopped dead in 2007, when that rogue reporter and a private detective went to prison. It's not just Andy Coulson: newspapers need a second chance too 2011-01-23T00:07:08Z You ought to feel and to look as if at any moment during the swing forward you could stop dead at the word of command. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z He stopped dead in his tracks on a fast break with 2:48 left to knock down his fourth 3-pointer, giving the Spurs the lead for good. NBA-best Spurs beat Anthony-less Nuggets 2010-12-23T04:14:53Z Presently he moved on again, but more slowly, for several hundred yards, the rest gliding along in his wake, and at last he stopped dead again. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Donald hits what looks like a huge drive down the centre of the fairway, but of course it stops dead in its tracks the second it lands. Ryder Cup ? live! 2010-10-01T06:00:00Z At 5:25 a.m., as commuter trains were resuming daily operations, the train inexplicably stopped dead near the top of a steep hill approaching Archway station in north London. Runaway Train Leaves London Scrambling 2010-08-14T01:01:00Z Has one of golf's great runs been stopped dead in its tracks by a rogue tree that leaped in front of his SUV in the dead of a November night? Monday Qualifier 2010-05-17T04:00:00Z The man stopped dead in his tracks, looking embarrassed. England bowler Bedser dies aged 91 2010-04-05T10:47:00Z But the earthquake does not still itself at the height of its tremor and the cyclone does not stop dead with its momentum unspent. The Law of Hemlock Mountain She stopped dead, and looked at him with eyes ablaze, then, in a choked voice, she said— "No!" and then again, "No!" and then she walked on very quickly. Capricious Caroline Waves of German infantrymen were stopped dead or thrown back, leaving many of their number killed or wounded on the ground. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The ball, as she spoke, suddenly slowed down and stopped dead, midway, to a hair's-breadth, between the ball and the hole. "Pip" A Romance of Youth And then suddenly I heard guarded voices, and stopped dead. The Spy in Black The mule snorted and stopped dead with a flirt of ears and tail and with no word, without even a groan, the rider toppled sidewise and slid from the saddle. The Law of Hemlock Mountain “I remember once, your father—” He cleared his throat and stopped dead. The Valiants of Virginia For his heart stopped dead an instant, then beat furiously, like a piston suddenly released. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Henry stopped dead, an idea having come upon him. The Gay Adventure A Romance The minister hurried out to welcome his guest, and then stopped dead short in sheer astonishment. The Spy in Black Stella stopped dead in the middle of the glade: "Look here, do you want me to talk about this business?" she demanded. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The motor turned over with a surly grunt of remonstrance and after a tentative throb-throb, coughed and stopped dead. The Valiants of Virginia They walked on following the zigzags of the path, but stopped dead as a blackbird shrilled and flapped into the bushes affrighted. Sinister Street, vol. 1 With one accord we stopped dead and our mouths fell open, 'What,' she cried, 'it is you?' The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen And MacMurtrey, too late to do anything, stopped dead in his tracks—his face ashen. The Night Operator They must have gone off in her engine room, for there was more steam than fire risin’ from her as we turned an’ left her astern, an’ she looked stopped dead. Sea-Hounds "What the hell has that——" began Jimmy; then stopped dead, blushing. The Book of Susan A Novel For a moment Patricia stopped dead, then with a great effort she passed through the revolving door into the sunlight. Patricia Brent, Spinster A moment later the man walked into the car, stopped dead, and turned sharp, inquisitive eyes on the gray mask. The Gray Mask Sometimes, too, I would stop dead in the very thrill of a crisis, and could only be set agoing again by apples. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. A hundred yards from the platform it stopped dead. Man and Maid The procession stopped dead: the music ceased in discords. Carnival “Appleyard—” the newcomer was saying, as he entered; but he stopped dead. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses The mutineers wavered, stopped dead, while with a cheer the gallant tars loaded the gun. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Only the whish of the travellers' feet on the snow was to be heard, when suddenly all with one accord stopped dead, as if a voice had cried, "Halt!" The Three Mulla-mulgars But at his first step Monsieur Sariette stopped dead, stupefied, powerless alike to doubt or to credit what his eyes beheld. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels The next instant they stopped dead in their tracks. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses Sure; bullet must have penetrated something; anyway it stopped dead on the spot. The Brain The mother stopped dead, uttering a strange trumpeting sound, then circling her trunk round the stem of the young tree, began to shake it violently. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Now he sped like the wind, then on a sudden stopped dead, with all four quivering legs planted firmly in the snow. The Three Mulla-mulgars For an instant men and dogs stopped dead in their tracks, then with heads down they hurled themselves into the white fury which had buried the trail beyond all following. The Whelps of the Wolf They both spun around, then stopped dead and gasped in bewildered amazement. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk "Yes," she said; and then, as he seemed to expect her to say more, she added: "I don't know whether you meant——" and here she stopped dead. The New Warden Both stopped dead in utter astonishment, looking like men at once frightened and bewildered, the missionary’s usually calm and impassive countenance growing one moment deadly, pale, the next flushing a deep crimson. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Every once in a while Lili would look at him and stop dead in her dancing and laugh. The Big Time Cleek stopped dead short as he saw that face, and his swaggering, flippant, cocksure air of a minute before dropped from him like a discarded mantle. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories And he saw, when he flung a small piece of earth gently against the window, the arms stop dead in their movements and remain there while she listened. Command Where the maze of the thickets ended and the forest began she stopped dead, her hair bristling, her eyes alight. Dusty Star And what do you think he did—he wheeled that horse around and stopped dead still to stare at us, and caught me turning, of course, though I was just curious because he seemed different. Happy House They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost. The Big Time “Good God!” cried the beggar aghast, stopping dead in the middle of the road and regarding his comrade with horror. A Prince of Good Fellows The first one to go was a big white one that slanted across the sky like a Roman candle fireball—zip, like that—and stopped dead beside the group that had collected around Sirius. To Remember Charlie By All at once, Dusty Star saw him stop dead, and stiffen into attention. Dusty Star I stopped dead in the doorway and stared at it. The Very Black “Appleyard,” the newcomer was saying, as he entered, but he stopped dead. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) They stopped dead, stared, and, though I won't give this on oath, turned pale. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies "The star Sirius—the Dog Star, it's called—it moved a good sixty degrees, then stopped dead!" To Remember Charlie By He stopped dead the moment he caught sight of them. Dusty Star And the glittering Thing seemed to stop dead in the air. The Invaders In the middle of the walk Sally stopped dead. Coquette The great Jefferson full-back had been stopped dead by the smallest man on the field. The Mark of the Knife She did so, and its missing fraction was found, stowed away behind the main cataract, a portion of which appeared to have stopped dead in mid-air. When Ghost Meets Ghost When he came to the angle of a certain stone, he stopped dead, sniffed, set his hair bristling between his shoulders, and growled in the very black places of his throat. Dusty Star At this remark the jolly old fellow stopped dead and began to snort out fire and smoke, that made the boys cough and choke. Fairy Tales from the German Forests She had stopped dead in the violence of this sudden thought, and was for the moment blinded and deafened, when Toby gently took her arm. Coquette She stopped dead and looked back through the leafy wood. The Beggar Man So, when the ruling passion grips them, no matter where they may meet, they stop dead in their tracks and talk. With the French in France and Salonika The two patrol-leaders burst through a bramble-thicket, stopped dead, and raised with all the force of their lungs their patrol cries; for they had run their man to earth. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Alec stopped dead in his tracks and turned to stare at him. The Thirst Quenchers Suddenly every murmur in the busy room stopped dead. The Dueling Machine He stopped dead, flung the bandbox over a garden wall, and leaping upward with incredible agility, and seizing the cope-stone with his hands, he tumbled headlong after it into the garden. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) He stopped dead still for a moment, gazing, almost glaring, into the eyes of the crowd. In the Heart of a Fool He started towards the house, still looking up the canyon, and at the gate he stopped dead and listened. Wunpost A wearied burro halted and, as Charley chased him with his club, the rest rushed ahead to escape; and then, as they came to the crest of the wave, Virginia’s burro stopped dead. Shadow Mountain The man paid not the slightest heed to this, and that rather angered Finn, who was not accustomed to being ignored; so he planted his fore-feet firmly, and stopped dead. Finn The Wolfhound Suddenly he stopped dead, his ankles in five inches of water. The Day of the Dog He gulped a swift, deep breath to keep from crying out, and stopped dead in his tracks. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story I stopped dead, and looked him straight in the eyes. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War Thor stopped dead for an instant, but resumed his march. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Then Finn stopped dead, his hind-quarters well drawn up and ready for a spring; and no blandishment that Jess could exercise proved sufficient to draw him closer to the fire. Finn The Wolfhound He opened the door of his sitting-room, and then stopped dead on the threshold. The Phantom Lover Before this wedge of people the Prince's car was stopped dead. Westward with the Prince of Wales But, of course, that was—— He suddenly stopped dead, and his train of thought ended. The Law-Breakers He stopped dead in his walk; he threw back his head and groaned to the violet sky; he pulled with both hands at his collar as though choking. The Side Of The Angels A Novel A moment later and he stopped dead in his tracks as though shot, and then crawled softly aside to take cover behind a thicket of scrub. Finn The Wolfhound You could not shoot a bullet any distance; as soon as the gases of the gunpowder had stopped pushing against it, it would stop dead and fall. Common Science The three stopped dead, and Tode, with a shout of triumph, began calling the Drilgoes, who swarmed forward out of the undergrowth. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Then the motor calls it a day and stops dead. Kid Scanlan He stops dead in the street, gazin' up at the big buildin's and then down at the crowds like a guy in a trance. Alex the Great Finn had stopped dead at sight of the man, and now Jess bounded towards him, full of interest. Finn The Wolfhound He stopped dead still as once more there flooded through him a thousand unnamed fears of this domain of the Evil One where he would trespass. The Finding of Haldgren Over and over again the line of vehicles stopped dead, and it was clear that the horses had much trouble to maintain their gravity. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Tula!” she said in reproof, “you to take that when the poor–––” Tula flashed one killing look at her, and Valencia stopped dead, and turned an ashen gray, and Rotil watching! The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine He turned, dragging his victim, then stopped dead in his tracks with a hissing intake of breath. The Coyote A Western Story I stopped dead short to listen, moved by instinctive recognition. The O'Ruddy A Romance Clara stopped dead, stood looking helplessly round, pulled herself together, and went on with the part. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists The Lady Jezebel, too, as though working in concert with her mate, suddenly stopped dead. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Suddenly, however, he stopped dead in the middle of the road. Soldiers of the Queen I stopped dead, pulling my hat brim down behind to divert the rivulet coursing down the back of my neck, calling to the others in a voice rather cracked from embarrassment. Disowned The Germans returned to the attack about 8 o'clock, but were stopped dead by our rifle and machine-gun fire. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Up came both guns like they were on strings and Ned stopped dead. Arm of the Law Tance had stopped dead in his tracks, his mouth half open. The Gun He sprang forward, stumbling; but it was too late: the bowsprit crumpled against a rock, there was a soft thud, a little shock, a scraping, and the Spot Cash stopped dead. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Silent as a water bird it glided into the tiny cove between the point and the wide stretch of lawn, stopping dead under the moon-illumined tree. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America But a second or two had passed when the chauffeur stopped dead, that he might see what had happened to his fare. A Nest of Spies As they met they stopped dead still, these two women who loved one man, and the look that passed between them was electric, deep, revealing. Tharon of Lost Valley They stopped dead while Mike put a grubby forefinger on a mark on Chris's jaw. Mr. Wicker's Window The first things he noticed were the new tracks, and he stopped dead. In the Musgrave Ranges He stopped dead, flung the bandbox over a garden wall, and, leaping upward with incredible agility and seizing the copestone with his hands, he tumbled headlong after it into the garden. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Not waiting to hear more, Juve rushed out to the gallery, but only to stop dead.... A Nest of Spies The straw rustled, and they stopped dead, until everything was still again. The Italian Twins A grating of wheels on the ground, a spasmodic lunge forward, and the vehicle stopped dead at the foot of the steps. Too Old for Dolls A Novel Out into the yard they dashed, round one or two corners, over a fence at the back of an outhouse, and suddenly the man stopped dead and began pulling at something on the ground. In the Musgrave Ranges Fandor, who was preoccupied by this fresh drama in which he had taken some part—far too slight to please him—was putting on his overcoat when he stopped dead. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas My ball after striking his rebounded slightly, and then stopped dead about two feet behind. The Complete Golfer Sir Jasper stopped dead, with the air of one who has suddenly been brought to a realisation of his whereabouts. Malcolm Sage, Detective Her glance travelled rapidly, too, over certain passages, and would then stop dead, sometimes in order to allow a smile to dawn, sometimes to wander a moment to frown at the country-side. Too Old for Dolls A Novel "At Castle Moyna ..." he began and stopped dead at a sudden recollection. The Art of Disappearing I was within half a dozen yards of the tent when the dog suddenly stopped dead, growling savagely. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure When we play it we want the ball to stop dead almost as soon as it reaches the turf at the end of the pitch. The Complete Golfer ‘My what!’ shouted the old Carp indignantly and stopped dead. The Magic World Moreover they did not always jog, frequently they stopped dead still, while the ancient driver fumbled with the gear and eventually hit upon something which sent them forward again with a fresh spasm. Juggernaut Honora stopped dead and looked inquiringly at the Deacon, who switched the flowers with downcast eyes. The Art of Disappearing Lady Beltham jumped up, nervous and trembling; she was just going to the window when she heard a shot and stopped dead where she stood. Fantômas She stopped dead beyond the threshold—warned by the unexpected presence to be upon her guard. The Mother Seeing a dark body, the fish stopped dead and sudden, all together, turned and went back. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories I saw a young singer come out in front of a large audience once, get her cue from the orchestra, and stop dead. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Then stopped dead and stood sniffing, hesitated, and at last turned and slunk back into the shadows. Tales of Space and Time As I was passing the Adelaide Hospital he stopped dead. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon It advances a little, a splendid beast conscious of its strength, and suddenly stops dead, looking round. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Then both, as though at a spoken command, stopped dead still. The Raid on the Termites I went in to stop her now—and it was I who stopped dead in the doorway. The La Chance Mine Mystery There he stopped dead, and stared at them. Captain Jim Then, before I knew what had happened, we had stopped dead, and Jonah's door was open and he was limping across the road. Jonah and Co. They were coming along the forest path in single file, their burdens on their heads, and when the leaders saw the white men they stopped dead. The Pools of Silence He started back across the lobby—and stopped dead. It Could Be Anything To his surprise the other, on seeing him come near, stopped dead. Studies in love and in terror The front attack stopped dead, the Askaris in open order falling in heaps before the accurate fire of the trained Rhodesians. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force It stops dead in its tracks, like when the film of a movin’ picture machine gets tangled up, and there’s only one partic’lar scene to look at. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe He stopped dead and waved his arm with a sweeping motion to include all the country to the north. The Pools of Silence As we gained the top of the hill on Steiner street, a San Francisco man who came in with me on the train stopped dead still. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror The hold the lady has on the crutches should prevent her falling, if the animal stops dead when coming up to a fence. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. And then when Simon was exactly opposite, he stopped dead. Simon He stopped dead with hanging arms and looked strickenly in the direction whence it came. The Huntress At the end of a kilometre the engine stopped dead. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Adrian stopped dead short and looked at the girl in mute reproach. The Light of Scarthey We left Poitiers in mid-afternoon, gaily enough, but within five kilometres we had stopped dead. The Automobilist Abroad Suddenly, in the full fury of it, she stopped dead. The Creators A Comedy And as he spoke the May Queen stopped dead, and shook. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls He nearly ran into two men who were talking apart, and his heart stopped dead at their words. The House with the Green Shutters At the sound of my voice he whirled around, stopped dead an instant, and then, with an answering call, came running down the hillside. The Fire People Suddenly Jack's horse, in the lead, stopped dead still, trembling. The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series But at the watercourse the strange creature stopped dead; and waited for him to come up. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest "He is not here," said Serganoff coolly, as she took two paces and stopped dead, clasping her hands before her. The Book of All-Power When within a foot or so, they invariably stop dead, and eye the bait to see if it is worth eating. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 “I got kids of my own, commissioner,” he said suddenly, and stopped dead short for a moment. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights The girl, hurrying along the corridor, fastening her coat as she came, stopped dead at the sight of him and a look of annoyance came to her face. Jack O' Judgment Coming out of a tonneau in answer to three coups from the battery, his propeller stopped dead. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France She was nearing the door when she stopped dead and shrank back toward the bed. The Book of All-Power But even as he spoke there was a sudden check to the vessel’s way, and almost instantly she stopped dead, the sudden shock throwing more than one man prostrate on the deck. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess There was a short spurt The bids rose by five shillings at a time and finally stopped dead at thirty-four pounds. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 The cubes made the length of the table, bounced off the rail and came to a stop dead center, between me and the three stick-men in the black aprons. Vigorish The propeller, after making a few spins in the reverse direction, stopped dead. High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France On several occasions he stopped dead in his tracks and threw his head down between his front legs; the loop sliding harmlessly off his front quarters, where not even an ear projected. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Presently there was a grating of pebbles under their keels, and the boats stopped dead. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess They stopped dead: one of them gave a sort of cry of surprise, and then, I believe, they ran or flew away. The Five Jars She was just turning to resume her way to the train when she stopped dead like a pointer. The Man Who Lost Himself It stopped dead in mid-air for a full second and abruptly began to rise once more in an insane, corkscrew course which ended abruptly in a headlong fall toward the ground. Long Ago, Far Away Mars Center signaled scoffingly that the bombs were all being stopped dead in the magnetic atmosphere, after the bombardment had been witnessed from Earth and Luna. The Ultimate Weapon Now there was one thing Barraclough never forgot—a man's voice—and as the words came to his ears he stopped dead. Men of Affairs She came along humming behind her closed lips, and then suddenly turning a corner, stopped dead short with a horrified stare in her eyes. A Girl of the Klondike But before the man could sound the Sea Spell grounded again, and this time she ran her keel upon a sand bank so solidly that she stopped dead, with the sails above cracking! Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers The officers, if anything, saluted more profoundly than the enlisted men, and, when they did not stop dead, held a hand to their caps for eight or ten paces in passing. The U-boat hunters The shrilly screaming motor stopped dead instantly, as though it had had no real momentum, or had been inertialess. The Ultimate Weapon In his first astonishment he had stopped dead short, with the consequence that now he felt very much abashed at having betrayed his surprise. Chance A Tale in Two Parts With a curious feeling gripping his heart, he stopped dead short where he stood and fumbled for a match. A Girl of the Klondike He stepped eagerly across the threshold—and stopped dead still. The Servant Problem Lady Luce turned; the light streamed full upon her face, and he stopped dead short and stared at her. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Then we stopped dead anew, and our gun's mouth roared and flamed. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Disraeli stopped dead short in his speech and one of the finest bits of comedy I can remember to have seen ensued. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile He swung about to face them, girded himself to charge, and, instead of charging, stopped dead. the farther one was cleaning itself. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The boatswain stopped dead in the middle of the road and stood eying him suspiciously, but the mild eyes behind the glasses only betrayed friendly solicitude. Salthaven When I tell ye to halt, stop dead like lampposts; when I say, “Charge!” go at them like wild cats, and drive the Frenchmen into the sea!’ The Lighthouse The bride's heart stopped dead, then pounded madly. The Tyranny of Weakness She was coming along at a sort of fast walk, breaking now and then into a few running steps, stumbling occasionally and even stopping dead for a second before resuming her hurrying advance. The Making of a Soul "I can't answer for 'they,'" says Baltimore, "but"——he stops dead short here. April's Lady A Novel Carol adjusted the invalid auntie's shawl once more, and was ready to go to the kitchen when a quiet: "Won't Miss Carol sit down with us?" made her stop dead in her tracks. Prudence Says So Feeling the touch of these fingers, his reason stopped dead and a sweet dream came over him—the continuation, as it were, of some interrupted fairy-scene. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn But when, for the seventh time, he rounded the white walls of the after cabin and she turned with a smile of seeming welcome on her lips, Farquaharson stopped dead. The Tyranny of Weakness "Listen!" exclaimed Marian, stopping dead in her tracks. The Blue Envelope Miss Kavanagh, seeing him, stops dead short, so great is her surprise, and Mr. Browne, raising his eyes, as if with difficulty, from the book on his knee, surveys her with a calmly judicial eye. April's Lady A Novel At other times the horse would stop dead and Mr Salteena would use his spurs and bad languige with no avail. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan “Let’s try this way,” said Archy, selecting the route because it was down hill; but a quarter of an hour of this did not satisfy him, and he too stopped dead short. Cutlass and Cudgel It persists on through the book of the Acts of the Apostles, and then it stops dead, and we never hear it again. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. At this point admiration stopped dead, to be replaced by an uneasy dread. Flaming June "You mean—that he——" He stops dead short as if not knowing how to proceed. April's Lady A Novel On the control deck, Strong watched the needle of the astral compass swing around and stop dead on the course he had ordered. On the Trail of the Space Pirates At the sight of it he stopped dead. A Mating in the Wilds Jack stopped dead in his talk, and with pale face looked inquiringly at me. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life The machine stopped dead, and the audience roared. The Status Civilization He stopped dead, and slowly examined the room. The Daffodil Mystery Rhoda stopped dead and Frank was sure that the look of eagerness died as suddenly as it had been born. Ten From Infinity He raised his eyes, which were adjusting to ordinary light again, and stopped dead. The Colors of Space The reserve had only been turned out twice; both times, outlaw attacks had been stopped dead—literally. The Cosmic Computer But after running a few yards he stopped dead still, and then, turning round, walked slowly back over the ridge in the direction of the hut. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories He stopped dead as though he were shot For "Miss Stevens" was Odette Rider! The Daffodil Mystery Half a block later he turned a corner and stopped dead. Ten From Infinity She stopped dead and drew back with a chill at her heart. The Beach of Dreams The ragged little group of men stopped dead in their tracks and looked questioningly at their leader. Regeneration They had not gone far before Pierre stopped dead. Bob Hunt in Canada "If—if you think I have——" She stopped dead. The Daffodil Mystery She then told about Mr. Wiggins, and had just reached the place where he had slipped on the eve of his wedding and fallen off a roof, when the car stopped dead. More Tish When she came to a particularly scary spot, which was every minute or so, she would stop dead still. Roughing it De Luxe Instead of putting on speed, I stopped dead in the middle of the road. My Friend the Chauffeur Pierre was soon in the van and about noon he stopped dead and pointed off about half a mile where they saw the bear himself busy tearing away at another rotting tree. Bob Hunt in Canada She stopped dead short, at sight of the two men, looking from one to the other in surprise, but no alarm; then she advanced to Derrick with, "Sydney!" on her lips. The Woman's Way The ship at once "broached-to," and lay with her sails flat aback, stopped dead. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. With that the orchestra stopped dead as if on purpose to eavesdrop, and I had made a present of the name to the whole audience. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley It met with a solid obstruction, something that seemed to me like the root of a tree, or——At that I stopped dead. The Lost Valley It jumped up and out and again began its interrupted fall, only to stop dead still in the air as another bullet struck it. The Two-Gun Man About two miles out we were stopped dead. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium He stopped dead in his tracks, and then swung toward her. The Short Cut He stopped dead in his tracks when he came unexpectedly upon her, become suddenly awkward, embarrassed, a moment uncertain, but yielding swiftly to an impulse to run for it. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch As they turned a corner of the house Bruce stopped dead in his track and Kendric bumped into him and stopped with him. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure For Patriotism at least can lay claim to some expansiveness beyond mere individual interest; whereas property stops dead short at the narrowest limits. Post-Prandial Philosophy Importations of foodstuffs, even from the outlying districts, have stopped dead. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium When they met, Roger tried to duplicate Tom's feat and feint his opponent, but the other cadet was ready for the maneuver and stopped dead in his tracks. The Space Pioneers Then, catching sight of the points of fire running all over the floor, he stopped dead on the landing and fell a-trembling in every limb. 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