| 单词 | swither |
| 例句 | Even seemed to swither: was Morvern's striking amorality, her disavowal of cause and effect, inexplicable or just not explained? The Deadman's Pedal by Alan Warner – review 2012-06-01T07:00:03Z Space swithers between two and three dimensions, the men seem variously giants or midgets, the sea appears flat as a picture; and time becomes mysterious too. Mark Wallinger: Site; Yoko Ono: To the Light – review 2012-06-23T23:05:31Z But take a few steps towards the painting in all its astounding veracity and the vision swithers. Laura Cumming: how Velázquez gave me consolation – and set me on the trail of a mystery 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z One can also be "in a swither", a state of indecision or doubt, a pondering, hesitation, uncertainty. A layman's glossary for understanding Scottish referendum debate 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z And, let’s see, perhaps deciding that teachers have to have the power to discipline budding anarchists. — swither 16. 2010-01-25T21:15:00Z Flesh and bluid canna endure that—it wad gar a horse swither. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 "Mean!" said he, "mean——" speaking vaguely as one in a swither. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Not then knowing this I halted, dubious if I should go forward; and while standing in a swither at the corner of the Stockwell, a cart came up from the bridge, driven by a stripling. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters He seemed to be in a swither whether to return home, to follow ye, or to lie down and die by the road. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 It was a queer story that she told altogether, and I hae been in a swither as to what I was to do with it, or if I was to do anything with it. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not He seemed in a swither as to whether I was a fit confidant or not in such a matter, but at last would appear to decide in my favour. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn I wish you had been so certain of that a little ago," she said; "you seem very much on the swither. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Meanwhile the big mother moose was thrashing around in the bushes in a terrible swither, calling her calf to come. Wood Folk at School "Oh, swither the swipe, with its sweltering sweep!" The Holy Cross and Other Tales Ye may be sure this put them in an awfu’ swither. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland Strong cruel brutes, they did not swither a moment, but both leaped at M'Iver's throat. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Before the afternoon the air was dark with a swither of foam and spray blown off the waves in the thickness of a fog. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories What signifies keeping the poor lassie in a swither? The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction All the time I was getting ready I never dared drive past W.O.'s place for fear the sight of that fine house of his would put me in the swithers again. Anne of the Island Then, very abruptly, fixing his eyes on me, all of a swither, with my milk-stained cap in my hand, "And whom have we here?" The Yeoman Adventurer Here's one who has no swither about it. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn They found the office in a "swither," as Harry said, over the revelations of fraud that were coming to light every day—book-keeper, clerk, and timber-checker having all been in conspiracy to defraud the company. The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa Had it been any other than Cameron," he said to himself, as he sat in his somewhat dingy and dusty office, "I would let him swither. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail |
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