| 单词 | sweep off |
| 例句 | He’d drop the knotted reins if he felt like it, maybe to pick a burr out of his boot or sweep off his red cap and wipe his face with his shirtsleeve. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the day sweeping off the solar cell farm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled up a sheet of music and began sweeping off the inner wall, more for something to do than from any real curiosity. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows she might like a more romantic sweeping off her feet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The curved end is for gently dislodging, lifting and shaping the dough, the flat end for smoothing, scoring and cutting, then sweeping off the work surface afterward. For Bien Cuit’s Zachary Golper, the Bowl Scraper Fits Like a Glove 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z After Odile and Siegfried first meet, they sweep off together into the wings, but Ms. Mearns pauses in an imperious arabesque so suspenseful that it makes you impatient for her return. Dance Review: A ?Swan? Of Complex Shades 2011-02-14T05:15:08Z Start by sweeping off dust and dirt with a soft-bristle brush, then mix up a bucket of dish detergent and warm water. How to clean all of your most-used summer gear 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The New York artist juxtaposes blocks of bright and muted hues, straight-edged on as many as three sides but fluid where they sweep off the canvas. In the galleries: Summer colors brighten Neptune Fine Art Meanwhile, snowmelt and a couple of wet weather systems sweeping off the Pacific Ocean could cause a few rivers to go into minor flooding by Tuesday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Schneider. WA weather: Snoqualmie Pass opens, potential flooding this week 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z “This plan will just sweep off all additional funding for a decade,” Smith said of the current design. Coast Guard demands higher replacement Interstate Bridge over Columbia River 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z And they pulled the sweep off with balance. Butler gets first sweep with Heat, and now some rest 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Yet as Dorian makes its predicted sweep off the east coast, many Floridians will shutter themselves inside, like they did last year and the year before, and make the “best” of the storm. Thousands of Floridians 'unfazed' by Hurricane Dorian's storm path 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z A feat taxing in itself, much more so in these conditions, with a 30-mph crosswind sweeping off the Atlantic Ocean. A day with the refreshingly fun, and rejuvenated, World Long Drive - Golf Digest 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z A sweep off Ashwin, and that is a fabulous hundred on the biggest stage, off only 92 balls. Pakistan v India: ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final – live! 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Jimmie Johnson’s win in the opening race of the round of eight took a Gibbs sweep off the board, and now it’s every man for himself Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Gibbs drivers walk fine line on teamwork and title hopes 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In fact, dozens of construction workers were still swirling about the place immediately before the event, placing topiaries and sweeping off newly poured concrete. Apple Never Wants You to Leave its New Store 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Workers were brought in to sweep off muddy waters. Crews work on sinkhole, water main break in Omaha 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z The lunar Alps, the Montes Alpes, sweep off to the northwest, enclosing the perfect oval crater, Plato. Best Time to See Moon Mountains in May Is Now 2013-05-17T15:45:00.517Z These tribes, whenever their harvest is a bad one, gather together and make a foray upon the villages of the plain, and sweep off crops and cattle. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Some unfortunate circumstances also occurred; particularly the plague, which more than once, in the same century, desolated the state, and which, sweeping off native artists, opened the way to strangers who succeeded to their commissions. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z For a moment my lord hesitated, and then, sweeping off his hat, he bowed low over the hand. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z I would have accompanied him but for the season of the year, and the prevalence of the dysentery, which is sweeping off the poor natives of this lower country. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z I love the area of Manhattanville — we used to park our car up there — the winds sweeping off the river, the old warehouse buildings, the elevated subway line. City Room: Big City Book Club: A Discussion of 'This Beautiful Life' 2011-10-18T03:19:40Z "Why it will sweep off his nearest friends—Anthony Warden and all." Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z The wind was bad, and we decided to sweep off and try to circle round ahead of him. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Some day I may sweep off a musty row of history and set up a silver cup. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The temperature, however, fell rapidly with the setting sun, and the wind was just strong enough to sweep off the heated vapors. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It was he who addressed her, sweeping off his hat in the same way that Joe Hurley was wont to offer greeting. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z “Bless my soul, ladies!” gasped the confused Ricketts, sweeping off his hat. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z These animals suffer greatly, however, from some plague, which frequently sweeps off enormous numbers of them. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Then let us sweep off to the eastward a little way and find the cluster known as 7 M. You will see it marked on the map. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z An efficient breathing hole was kept open, and the wind was strong enough to sweep off the weight of a dangerous drift. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z “Your servant, Miss Betty!” the Westerner cried, sweeping off his broad-brimmed hat in a not ungraceful bow. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z It required, half a century ago, the labor of a generation to sweep off the forest, and plant cities and villages—but all this is accomplished in half of that time now. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z You must sweep off their tails with your sword. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z In a few minutes, the heavy yards swung around, and the fleet was again sweeping off toward the south-west, holding its way, as was then fancied, toward the distant shores of India. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z "What shall I tell you, madam?" he inquired, politely sweeping off his felt hat and bowing beautifully. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The executions abated, and the sweeping off began. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Each day did Jim hurry the departure of the trains and sweep off her customers. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Hence, I insist that the farmer who sweeps off his wood and resolves to depend on coal for fuel, hoping to increase permanently the product of his dairy, makes a sad miscalculation. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z They sweep off both culprits, despite their earnest and sincerely believed-in asseverations that Miss Lambton wants them to stay all day. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z He did not turn around to watch Sangakkara sweep off the bails, but kept walking back to the pavilion. Afridi inspires Pakistan to Sri Lanka win 2011-02-26T18:01:19Z Many looked long on these, then turned seaward to see the ships that had brought them, sweeping off on the ebb of the tide that had borne them in. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z The rain descended, the flood came; higher and higher it rose, sweeping off fences, drowning cattle; it entered the house and spoiled all of its contents. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z You make groot show,—you berry wise,—you want wagon sweep off,—you want drown da poor oxen,—you pretend so deep. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z But he was no match for the stiff winds sweeping off the vineyards. Contador Wins Tour de France 2010-07-25T16:42:00Z The captain, Will Smith, timed the ball better than in previous innings this season and contributed 20 to a stand of 50 with Coetzer before being caught off a top-edged sweep off Briggs. Ian Blackwell steers Durham to first win of season against Hampshire 2010-04-24T18:56:00Z They find it more profitable and convenient simply to sweep off all the gold from the tables, after which they coolly walk away, and no one dares to stop them. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Thus, the paddle steamer Mercury, while sweeping off the Sunk, brought up three mines and their sinkers in this way. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War Get the broom, Bee, and sweep off the steps. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins And your storm did sweep off the worst of the fog! The Book of Susan A Novel This morning a large field of driftwood came down, threatening to sweep off the railroad bridge. An Artilleryman's Diary The grains fell through, and at each corner under the floor was a man with a brush made of bushes, sweeping off the cobs. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. “Hot for the time of year,” she said, sweeping off her wide-brimmed straw hat, which became her so well, and drawing off her gardening gloves. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance To Mr. Gladstone these revolutionary years had been years of the sweeping off of long intolerable abuses, and of awaking to higher and truer perceptions of duty. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses In consequence of the great heat, exposure, and bad food, a dysentery had broken out in the Moslem army, and was now sweeping off its hundreds in a day. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 They stormed the battery of the terminus, from which the cannon fired incessantly—one ball sweeping off fourteen at a time; but they only hastened the more furiously over the dead bodies of their comrades. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 Now there was nothing but swirling clouds of gray and columns of particles and debris, a surging tide of restless material gradually sweeping off and dissipating in all directions. The Variable Man It was rare sport for the guards to watch the man scraping along the side of the road and sweeping off the right of way. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories Then he'd make a little fire on a flat stone and when it was hot he'd sweep off the fire and spit that on the stone and it would bubble up and disappear. Washo Religion Oh, that they may sweep off, may crumple up as a veil the hollow frame of this world; may at length deliver the saints from their long trial! La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages She entered upon less intimate matters, and soon, sweeping off into a rhapsody over the country–its attraction for Easterners, its grip on Westerners–she was chatting with a freedom typical of the country. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance He remembered every step of the way, what he might find if he could sweep off the snow or wait until June and let the mounting sun sweep it according to its own method. Old Crow We thought the bushes ended at the top of the hill, and that we could sweep off the Prussians by dozens. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 While he talked with a friend a shell had burst within a few yards of the pair, wounding him in the thigh and sweeping off the friend's head. Cavalry of the Clouds They propose, instead, to break up the drainage system of cities and sweep off whole populations with the devastating typhoid pestilence: a tempting and a scientific project: a process, indiscriminate indeed, but of idyllical simplicity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Then, collecting himself somewhat, he made a deep bow, and sweeping off his hat with a truly royal gesture began: "I am indeed honored—" But he got no farther. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island Were I to give the catastrophe of your life and conversation, the public would sweep off in shrieking hysterics, and there would be a wild cry for sal-volatile and burnt feathers. Shirley There was a long bunk house at one side where the employees slept and ate and where a comfortable, fat Chinese cook was sweeping off the screened porch. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune They were sweeping off to right and left. The Fifth-Dimension Tube "Stand on those old chairs and sweep off the ceilings and walls and in that show window while the brooms are nice and clean; then you can do the floors." The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan Early the next morning Ivan Tsarevich awoke his master, and giving him a goose’s wing, bade him go on to the bridge and sweep off the dust. The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales A strange, startled look flashed across the physician's face, sweeping off its ruddy hue, and though his smile returned on the instant, it was as though forced back. Dreamers of the Ghetto A plate of glass is then cautiously, passed upon the tin leaf, in such a manner as to sweep off the redundant mercury, which is not incorporated with the tin. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The one propelling, and the other repelling, so act and react, that instead of sweeping off into space in a pathway of desolation and destruction, she pursues her even orbit around her solar center. Days of Heaven Upon Earth It was the first of several, the night patrol, rising slowly and steadily, and then sweeping off in a wide curve toward the enemy's line. They Shall Not Pass Too soon we learned the direful cause, a malignant epidemic disorder was raging in the place, and daily sweeping off scores of its inhabitants. The Flower Basket A Fairy Tale Tristram All round the forest sweeps off, black in shade, But it is moonlight in the open glade; And in the bottom of the glade shine clear The forest-chapel and the fountain near. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The water then rushes up the narrowing funnel-shaped estuary, in a broad and swelling wave, sometimes four feet high, and this will sweep off even large vessels from their anchors, and it causes many wrecks. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" His orders were to sweep off the front steps. Jerry's Charge Account We breathe with him the clear sharp air of mathematics; and his imagination, shaking itself free from all controversial pettifogging, sweeps off into the stark and naked spaces of the true planetary situation. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations The first step was to sweep off all the towering superstructure of decks, cabins, and saloons; tear away all the fanciful mouldings, the decorated staterooms, and carved and gilded stairways. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 How simple to sweep off a dozen or two of the inmates of the camp before these so-called sentries recovered from their dozing. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 “Is Dr. Marks up?” he demanded of the housemaid, who only stared at him, and went on with her work of sweeping off the steps. Five Little Peppers at School But should they fail in the war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill With them came fearful stories of the Huns; but these latter, sweeping off in another direction, failed for a while to follow up the fugitives. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Once the cable was let go, they must inevitably pass under the limb of the zamang; and if that caught the toldo, it would sweep off the frail roof like so much spider's-web. Popular Adventure Tales During the second game, one of the players made a bad move and let his opponent sweep off three pieces and land in the king row to boot. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers Once the cable was let go, they must inevitably pass under the limb of the zamang; and if that caught the toldo, it would sweep off the frail roof like so much spider’s-web. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Often, too, they have to struggle for their lives against the sudden inroads of the vast inundations which sweep off their herds and frail habitations. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America About five o'clock the porter of the store next to it began to sweep off the sidewalk. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida I would have called sooner," he explained, sweeping off his hat in a low bow, "but I have been breaking in my new steed. Land of the Burnt Thigh During this interval the lunar shadow, advancing over Montana and Dakota, had left the Earth entirely, sweeping off again into space. The Story of Eclipses They found the front windows of the house open and an elderly woman was sweeping off the front stoop with a broom. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields or, The Search for the Landslide Mine There was Mrs. Webb sweeping off her front porch and plank path. A Little Girl in Old Boston “I—I guess as 94how it’s time fo’ me to sweep off de sidewalk. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast These, being of bolder spirit, as well as larger size, at once overleap or break through the fictitious barrier, and sweep off to the mountains, followed by the whole flock of the vicuñas. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Every now and then a herd, led by its old male, could be seen shooting in a straight line—then suddenly making a halt—and the next minute sweeping off in a contrary direction. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Then, suddenly, the ebb sweeps off from the intruder, and leaves his two-master keeled over, with useless anchor and cable exposed, "to point a moral and adorn a tale." Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Half a dozen he flings over the still palpitating corpse; then pitches on top some pieces of dead wood, to prevent any stray breeze from sweeping off the hoary shroud. The Death Shot A Story Retold Alas! that fatal cry was not without its signification; a sea had struck her, and in sweeping off seven men, had filled the ship with water, and carried away rudder, deck-house, and everything. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island He also told her of the diabolical plot to sweep off the population of Vologda and Nijni as an experiment, in order to see how Hun "science" could win the war. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia Seated at the table, a portly gentleman, of whom we see very little, is coolly sweeping off his winnings. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency Always Barbara conducted herself as though, in the vista, a cavalier was about to appear, who would sweep off his plumed hat in a bow of knightly adoration. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life See you now, from a breastwork thrown up hereabout and mounted with a minion or two a man could sweep off an army. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Of what use to cultivate the land when the Mahdists might at any moment sweep off the crops? The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The old janitor was sweeping off the walk in front of the apartment house. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story Meanwhile Kettle Flatnose had killed his man; and he was about to come up behind Hake and sweep off his head, when he was seized by Glumm and dragged violently back. Erling the Bold Instantly the billows that had borne the vessel on their crests burst upon her sides, and spurted high in air over her, falling back on her deck, and sweeping off everything that was moveable. Charlie to the Rescue We were off the coast of Saint Domingo, almost becalmed, when we made out a couple of suspicious—looking craft sweeping off towards us. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor It looked something like the bottom of a coal barge in a rainy day; it was covered with saturated cinders, which it took us a considerable time before we could sweep off into the water. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The sails bellied out tense and stiff, and the wind whistled as it seemed to sweep off the three sails. Menhardoc It was still early, and neither the Colonel nor Radnor had appeared; but Solomon was sweeping off the portico steps and I addressed myself to him. The Four Pools Mystery Arcot bent down to tilt it and sweep off the dirt; he grasped it with one hand, and pulled. The Black Star Passes He divided his flowers into two equal parts, and sweeping off his hat, presented them with a bow, not to Constance, but to the officers, who somewhat sulkily passed them on. Jerry Junior He divided his flowers into two equal parts, and sweeping off his hat, presented them with a bow, not to Constance, but to the officers, who somewhat sulkily passed them on. Jerry Thrice and four times did they essay to stampede the soldiers and sweep off their own dead and wounded, and each time were they soundly thrashed, thanks to cool courage and the new breech-loaders. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. A force of three thousand regulars could easily by a front attack sweep off these farmers, show them the uselessness of their methods, and possibly end the rebellion at once. The American Revolution and the Boer War, An Open Letter to Mr. Charles Francis Adams on His Pamphlet "The Confederacy and the Transvaal" One of these, a handsome young fellow, detached himself from the rest and approached Mrs. Nelson, sweeping off his sombrero as he did so. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run He was sweeping off the walk in front of the bank as Tom passed in. Tom Slade at Black Lake He came close, made out that one of the three was Zoraida and backed away, sweeping off his hat. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure For my part, I desire to sweep off my old friends with the old year, and begin the new with a clean record. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Only the day before—the last day of the year—he had learned that there were two judgments that would take precedence of his, and sweep off a share of the debtor's property. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Thus, in the case of our common clam, the breathing organs are covered with vibratory cilia, which, acting like brooms, sweep off any foreign matter which may come upon their surfaces. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The people say that they never have to dig for the foundation of a house, but only to sweep off the dust with a broom. The Women of the Arabs "Who chooses the other black Knave?" asked Moore, sweeping off his hat, and bowing with it held across his heart. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars Deer destroy the crops upon the few fields left, tigers come to eat the deer, and malaria follows, to sweep off the remaining few families. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II "Maybe it's a 'she,'" suggested Maggie, as she proceeded to sweep off the board the two kings of Tim that had got in the path of her single one. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring One must sweep off to the right, with the great volume of the water, and need catch only a little spray in swinging safely past the danger point. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The hills all round it were so placed that a number of good marksmen, hidden in the rocks, could easily sweep off thousands of an enemy who attempted to take it by storm. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front When the dreadful commotion in the wagon at last subsided, the minstrel came through the trees and sweeping off his sombrero, bowed and smiled. Diane of the Green Van They were sweeping off the pond this noon, weren't they, Meg? Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun It has not even been obliterated, that they are necessary, in order to sweep off mankind on account of the narrow boundaries of the earth. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 The girl, meanwhile, was devoting her day to sweeping off the front pavement, a scant three feet of pathway from her steps to the wooden gate. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories I am sad always, under all my folly;—this cruel tide of war, sweeping off the fresh, young, brave life 221 to be dashed out utterly or thrown back shattered and ruined! The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years If you …" Thornton pushed the door open, sweeping off his hat as he came in, and said bluntly, "I don't know what you folks are talking about, but I judge it's important. Six Feet Four "You can go and sweep off the front porch, and straighten out the cushions and chairs, and water the porch-box geraniums." The Brimming Cup And the creditors took great credit to themselves that they allowed of such an arrangement, instead of sweeping off all before them, and leaving the family to starve. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The shore sweeps off in a long, lazy crescent, rounding up, a mile or two to the northward, with the light-house near Bayonne. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees A few years sufficed to sweep off all the chiefs of the great house. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Phthisis and tuberculosis sweep off 22 per cent, and bronchitis and inflammation of the lungs 18 per cent., or together more than a third of the population. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People If ebber you clean your bed, don't you never sweep off your springs with a broom. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 That means a sweeping off of the grass at every stop, and grass we've got to have or the train stops. The Covered Wagon All round the forest sweeps off, black in shade, But it is moonlight in the open glade; And in the bottom of the glade shine clear The forest-chapel and the fountain near. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems No wonder if, after having failed in the game, men have begun to sweep off imaginary gold from the side of the table. The Abominations of Modern Society Morrison, who had been sweeping off his narrow porch, in his shirt-sleeves, came out into the road at the rapid approach of the buckboard. The Lady of Big Shanty Young Turner did not always wash his father's shop-windows well, nor sweep off the sidewalk properly. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great They clear away all the myths—the priggish, the cold, the statuesque, the dull myths—as the strong gusts of the northwest wind in autumn sweep off the heavy mists of lingering August. George Washington, Volume I The captain attempted to explain it by the supposition that a strong current, sweeping off shore, had during the night carried us away to the south-east. Tent Life in Siberia My companion pushed things, into heaps in one corner of the room, and when I saw him sweep off a mattress and throw his blanket upon it, I realized that my bed was made. My Home in the Field of Honor And d----n it, I shall, and finely, if old Anthony's lad turn up and sweep off the three thousand a year that is left. The Castle Inn The whole enginery of iniquity is set in motion to sweep off this strange foreign propaganda. Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. A grievous pestilence may sweep off an isolated people before the aid of the physician can arrive to arrest its progress. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 567, September 22, 1832 When Timothy Toad arrived at his home his wife, Tilly Toad, was sweeping off the front steps. Friendly Fairies We stared and stared until it was almost too late to catch the levers, sweep off and rise again; and then we held our peace for a long run upward. Herland It was too dark in these storage places to see well, but a man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handfuls of the dried dung of rats. The Jungle A woman sweeping off her doorsteps said to another woman: "For a long time, there has been a strong force busy making cartridges." Les Misérables For my part, I desire to sweep off my old friends with the old year and begin the new with a clean record. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Small-pox, which may be considered the latest of these, used to sweep off large masses of the youthful population in the eighteenth century. Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene The man smiled in turn, and sweeping off the weather-beaten hat, saluted him with an old-time bow of elaborate grace. The Amateur Gentleman Tomorrow, perhaps, he would be on the spur again and sweeping off to a distant point in the mountain-desert to strike and be gone again before the rangers knew well that he had been there. Riders of the Silences They are afraid it will last for many years, and sweep off a great portion of the cattle in the kingdom…. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Directly we cease to drink—directly we become good boys on your precious terms—the standard of life falls, down come wages, and you sweep off our beer-money to spend on your champagne. Sir George Tressady — Volume I When the snow stops falling, come and sweep off the walk. Stories Worth Rereading It was, that, should the enemy take the city, he would sweep off her head with his sword, rather than let her fall into their hands. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II "These sudden accessions of water raise stupendous waves which sweep off in every direction, and that explains the billows that we have encountered." The Second Deluge Great alarm was manifested lest the epidemic should spread among the vessels, and sweep off whole crews, and I subsequently learned that these apprehensions were realized. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale When poultry are kept in very large numbers they are more liable to disease, and the diseases are more disastrous—sweeping off the whole large stock. Speculations from Political Economy The sweeping off the earth in such a manner of a quarter of a million human creatures, even in those unscrupulous times, could not be heard of without a shudder. Caesar: a Sketch “What of the mysterious force that the doctor employed to sweep off the assailants?” The Moon Metal I feel as though they were two precious pieces of china that a housemaid might sweep off the chimney piece at any moment. Fortitude He was for sweeping off taxes from the poor, and as money must be raised to carry on government, he opined that the rich should pay. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family There is a class among us so conservative that they are afraid the roof will come down if you sweep off the cobwebs.—Phillips. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition It must not be supposed that I wish to sweep off every kind of amusement from the juvenile part of society, but I do wish to sweep off all that has a pernicious tendency. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age He spoke with assumed sincerity, cutting the air with his hands in the manner that a Cossack sweeps off a head with his blade. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia The wind was blowing the fire right along, and if no obstruction was offered, would sweep off every hut in the place. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter "D—— the luck," says Lord Kew, as the croupier sweeps off his lordship's rouleaux. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The lightning calculator who estimated the annual tonnage of drift-snow sweeping off Adelie Land was received as a futurist and thinker. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 I was sweeping off the steps when he went by the house. Oh, Money! Money! He run up to the piazza like a clipper coming into port, and he sweeps off that rusty hat and hails us grand and easy. Cape Cod Stories Once he raised his cutlass and seemed about to sweep off the bo's'n's head with it. The Voyage of the Hoppergrass Not a musquito, or anything of the sort was left, however, all having gone to leeward, in the vortex which had come so near sweeping off the Mexican schooner. Jack Tier Two colored men were carrying in furniture, and an old lady with her head tied up in a towel was sweeping off the narrow front porch. Brother and Sister Edward, I'll warrant you, is now sweeping off towards New York. The Good Time Coming Grape-vines were tied across from tree to tree, to trip up the passers-by or to sweep off their caps. David Crockett His Life and Adventures But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague, advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands. An Essay on the Principle of Population Athens visited by a pestilence, which sweeps off large numbers of her population. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo This sheet of land-ice sliding down to lower levels, ground down and polished the subjacent rocks, sweeping off nearly all superficial deposits of older date, and leaving only till and boulders in their place. The Student's Elements of Geology You gather goods, and we carry them off; you build cities, and we destroy them; you cultivate the land, and we sweep off the crops. The Dragon and the Raven The gates of Granada once more poured forth legions of light scouring cavalry, which skirred the country up to the very gates of the Christian fortresses, sweeping off flocks and herds. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada He had hoped to sweep off his rider, but Nigel sank low on the heaving back with his face buried in the flying mane. Sir Nigel Then he put on a burst of speed and passed them, sweeping off his hat with operatic deference, yet hurrying by as if fearful of being thought a killjoy if he lingered. Ramsey Milholland The jungle closes round the village; cholera finishes the scene by sweeping off the remnant; and groves of cocoa-nut trees, towering over the thorny jungle, become monuments sacred to the memory of an exterminated village. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon To regain his poise, Vic tugged at his belt and felt the weight of the holster slipping into a more convenient place, then he sauntered up the aisle, sweeping off his sombrero. The Seventh Man Before the alarm could be spread and the frontier roused he had made a wide career of destruction through the country, sacking and burning villages, sweeping off flocks and herds, and carrying away captives. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The doctor left Pollyanna at her own door, smiled at Nancy, who was sweeping off the front porch, then drove rapidly away. Pollyanna From this retreat, he made descents on the neighbouring plantations, destroying the houses, sweeping off the cattle, and massacring the people. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas In these cases the destruction is frequently to a large extent; great rocks are detached from the summits of the hills, and sweep off whole lines of trees in their descent. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon This plague and famine would sweep off a third of the population, and the rest could then raise food enough to thrive on. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it "You are safe," said Mr. Hoopdriver, sweeping off his cap with an air and bowing courtly. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll From this retreat, he made descents on the neighboring plantations, destroying the houses, sweeping off the cattle, and massacring the people. History of the Conquest of Peru I said to my landlord, 'My good man, you are not aware that my excellent friend Jarndyce will have to pay for those things that you are sweeping off in that indelicate manner. Bleak House |
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