| 单词 | teetotum |
| 例句 | Seizing The Youngster by the shoulder, he spun him round like a teetotum, and was going to box his ears, when Katy cried out, "Oh, don't!" and saved that young gentleman's skin for the present. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z It spun round and round like a teetotum, then fell over to one side with a crash. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The bow is caught by the current and the steamer then rapidly "spun round" by its swiftness, almost as though on a teetotum, the engines meanwhile backing up. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Quiet work this, none of your spasmodic Waltzes, kicking Polkas, and teetotum jigmarigs. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z As this command came from the long, thin man--he had apparently changed his mind about being looked in the face--Bertie turned with the celerity with which a teetotum turns. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The Colonel wheeled round on his heels like a teetotum. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Bevan, striding forward, spun the housemaid round on her feet as if she were a teetotum. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The current ran swiftly and the excited men made their rafts swing round like teetotums. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And so on ad nauseam till my brains were all in a whirl, and at night I dreamt I was a teetotum, and people were playing with me. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The town awakes; the great teetotum is set up for its daily spin and whirl; all that unaccountable reading and writing, which has been suspended for a few hours, recommences. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z He spun round and round like a teetotum, and stooped whenever an attempt was made to draw him down, but still the arm remained extended. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z At length, as he vacantly stared about, he caught a glimpse of Mrs Brown, whom, to save repetition, we may as well call his teetotum wife, hanging about his neighbour’s neck. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z "Fifty-nine times," he laughed, doubling one spangled leg under the other and whirling on his toe till he resembled a kaleidoscopic teetotum. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z But he seemed in no haste to claim his privileges, and dance after dance went by, while he sat talking with the old general or absently watching the human teetotums that spun about before him. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z He reached down, seized a hind leg and whirling him around like a teetotum, sent him flying into the bushes, whence Chum launched again upon him, like a catapult. The Valiants of Virginia Some did not approve of his playing at the teetotum for ten minutes with Kitty Dundas’s invalid son, but the way Kitty boasted about it would have disgusted anybody. The Little Minister “Come, why don’t you talk?” said the teetotum parson landlord, after a short silence. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z In Polynesia the coco-nut is spun like a teetotum to discover a thief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The teetotum, or spinning die, used in many modern games, was known in ancient times in China and Japan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" We had not been in the South Basin many minutes when the chaplain of The Missions to Seamen was among us with his witty stories and, I believe, his put-and-take teetotum. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday In order to hasten this, the boys even began to turn Bob around like a teetotum, until he said he was dizzy. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners I always introduce the teetotum when I want to be merry.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z After supper Edna and Louis played quietly with a queer old-fashioned game, called "The War of the Revolution;" it was played by using a teetotum and counters. A Dear Little Girl Here, Mother, where did you get this teetotum? Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Mrs. Verstage's brain spun like a teetotum; her heart turned cold. The Broom-Squire As the train steamed out of the station, she howled like a wounded animal, spinning round like a teetotum, and waving her hands and arms wildly. Changing Winds A Novel Mr. Bright used to say he could not turn his back on himself, but Mr. Gladstone spins round and round like a teetotum. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule It is startling to see the tiny thing whirl like a reckless young teetotum. Lotus Buds Then he saw the girl standing by the rail All this Rainey saw as he circled, while the mass whirled like a teetotum. A Man to His Mate It made your eyes twinkle, p. 178and your head dizzy, to see that eternal whirling of so many human teetotums. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France That God should spend His eternity—which might be so much better employed—in spinning countless Solar Systems, and skylarking, like a great child, with tops and teetotums—is not this a serious scandal? More Trivia The instant that everybody is in the boat it is shot out into the water like an arrow from a bow, and brought head around, like a teetotum. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure Only you must be prepared for a sharp wheel round, for if the brutes come on with a roar, your cob will spin about like a teetotum.” Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure A teetotum is so called because it has, or once had, on one of its sides, a T standing for totum, all. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) He threw his hands above his shoulders and grasped the man round the neck—then—slowly—shakily—his head swimming and the world a huge teetotum—he rose upon his knees. The Sins of Séverac Bablon As he spoke, the boat swept round into a sort of cross-current among the waves, where an object resembling a man was observed spinning slowly round like a lazy teetotum. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue However, I could not augur ill of one who laughed so heartily, nor of the other, who seemed so happy in making himself a teetotum. Rattlin the Reefer “I could twist him round like a teetotum!” whispered Margot, holding up a pert first finger and peering complacently. Big Game A Story for Girls In spite of the interesting anecdote about the temperance orator with an impediment in his speech, it was probably teetotum that suggested teetotaller. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) “What right have you to try and supplant the servant of the house, who specially went out about it, you little meddlesome teetotum, I’d like to know, hey?” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes How can you inform the object of your passion that you adore her, with any becoming effusion of sentiment, when you are chassez-ing and balancez-ing like a human teetotum? She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. Immediately half the camels lurched to their feet with horrid sounds, began to turn round like teetotums and went a-visiting among their friends. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Through them they had thrust sharp sticks of the thickness of a match and twice as long, making what we would call “teetotums.” The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 For the remainder of the evening she sat apart by the fire, while her children gambled for crack-nuts, young Petey having made a teetotum for Tommy and taught him what the letters on it meant. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Every one appears to patronize the contrivance, and you constantly hear the click of the teetotum along the beach. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees In front of them went two fantastic figures turning like teetotums in an endless dance and twirling two crooked and naked scimitars, as the Irish were supposed to twirl shillelaghs. The New Jerusalem Cool, indeed, and the room whirling round and round, like a teetotum! In the Days of My Youth Time's teetotum, If you spin it, Give its quotum Once a minute: I'll go bail You hit the nail, And if you fail The deuce is in it! Songs of a Savoyard Time's teetotum, If you spin it, Gives it quotum Once a minute. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan "There isn't anybody here, you know, except the Other Professor and he isn't here!" he added wildly, turning round and round like a teetotum. Sylvie and Bruno We watched him spin round like a teetotum and kenned that he was bye with it.' Mr. Standfast Father Brown started and spun half round like an absurd teetotum. The Wisdom of Father Brown I see a thing like a teetotum spinning in and out—knocking into things—dashing from side to side—collecting numbers—more and more and more, till the whole place is thick with them. The Voyage Out The ensuing week went by with a buzz and whirl, circling about Theron Ware's dizzy consciousness like some huge, impalpable teetotum sent spinning under Sister Soulsby's resolute hands. The Damnation of Theron Ware I had a notion of a man perpetually spinning round on one foot like a teetotum in the effort to find that world behind his back which continually fled from him. Tremendous Trifles Of the Seminole Indians of Florida, Mr. MacCauley says that among the children's games are skipping and dancing, leap-frog, teetotums, building a merry-go-round, carrying a small make-believe rifle of stick, etc. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day You took me by the shoulder this morning, sir, and spun me round," he said; "I do not desire to be treated a second time like a teetotum. The Fallen Leaves His fingers showed that the waltzing teetotums had spun over the edge of the counterpane and fallen off the bed into infinity. The Voyage Out "The truth is," said Mr. Brandreth, "I'm the factotum, or teetotum, of the South Hatboro' ladies' book club, and I've been deputed to come and see if you wouldn't like to join it." Annie Kilburn : a Novel At the booking-office, when we tried to book the ponies, the babu in charge lost his presence of mind and turned round and round like a teetotum. Olivia in India He gave this a last suggestive kick and then dangled there in midair, spinning around like a teetotum. At Whispering Pine Lodge I have already apologized for treating you like a teetotum, on a former occasion. The Fallen Leaves We were spinning the teetotum yesterday and it did not spin well so we made new ones. The Child under Eight "But how can you find rational pleasure in spinning round like a teetotum in a room of eighty degrees temperature?" The Hallam Succession We spun round and round for a few seconds, like a teetotum, I steering the whole time for all I was worth, and then the current dragged the canoe ignominiously down river, tail foremost. Travels in West Africa She raises her hands to heaven, she spins round like a little teetotum. What Every Woman Knows Some did not approve of his playing at the teetotum for ten minutes with Kitty Dundas's invalid son, but the way Kitty boasted about it would have disgusted anybody. The Little Minister Certain toys seem specially suited to give hand control, e.g. a Noah's Ark, where the small animals are to be set out carefully, tops or teetotums and tiddlywinks, at which some little children become proficient. The Child under Eight And a playful gust lifted the hat from his head, whirled it like an aerial teetotum and sent it rolling and tumbling to the feet of the pair by the cemetery gate. Galusha the Magnificent I think of you at Cambridge as setting the lives of young men spinning like little tops—small human teetotums. Watersprings He spun round like a monstrous teetotum; he banged his tortured head against the wall; he burrowed into the unyielding floor. Bob, Son of Battle For a tremor from a waist like a teetotum spun; For a rosebud that's crumpled by many before it is gathered by one. Complete Poetical Works Like those outside, you know—er— teetotums, windmills. Shavings The Labour Members also believe; and tremble like a falling teetotum. Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays James gave three kicks in the air with the right leg, flung up the other, gave three kicks in the air with it also and spun round like a teetotum the other way. The Club of Queer Trades I have come now to show you a way to put the thumbscrews on the old maid and make her spin like a teetotum. The Lesser Bourgeoisie The big teetotum twirls, And epochs wax and wane As chance subsides or swirls; But of the loss and gain The sum is always plain. Poems |
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