| 单词 | tractable |
| 例句 | But the second problem, Herschel thought, was more tractable: Once life had been created, what process generated the observed diversity of the natural world? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She had always been tractable but now she became thoughtful too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Bulls which had always been tractable suddenly turned savage, sheep broke down hedges and devoured the clover, cows kicked the pail over, hunters refused their fences and shot their riders on to the other side. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "Joff will be no more tractable for you than for me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Is the sitter skeptical and tense, or compliant and tractable? Perspective | Alice Neel was the greatest American portraitist of the 20th century. Her work continues to astonish. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But they were otherwise tractable, polite — never in danger of becoming too Norwegian, Sara thought with satisfaction. ‘Two Sisters,’ About Teenage Girls Who Left Norway to Fight With ISIS 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Indeed, when measured against the impossible goal of one billion Americans, even climate change seems like a relatively tractable problem. Matthew Yglesias Thinks There Should Be ‘One Billion Americans’ 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “The temptation when writing about the Fall’s work,” writes the late theorist Mark Fisher, “is to too quickly render it tractable.” Perspective | Burrowing deep into many rabbit holes of Mark E. Smith and the Fall 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Yet it might be the genre most tractable to our contemporary concerns. Horror: a genre doomed to literary hell? 2012-11-07T11:47:02Z Shows like this one encourage us to lighten up, treat art history as entertainment, a tractable narrative of pleasures and tensions, but no ethical stakes. Art Review: ‘Samurai!’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2013-05-02T21:35:50Z Entitlement reform is the hardest, the least tractable, and the most politically difficult challenge that we as Americans face. Is Rick Santorum a Conservative Health-Care Champion? 2012-01-06T20:14:53Z Twenty years after the sisters’ era, in 1893, a hysterectomy proponent still claimed that a woman “becomes tractable, orderly, industrious and cleanly” after having her female organs removed. Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z “Keeping the focus narrow is often important to making a project or scientific analysis tractable, and I don’t consider that ‘leaving out truth’ unless intended to mislead — certainly not my goal,” he wrote. A climate scientist wanted to start a debate in academia. He set off a bigger firestorm 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Together with biophysicist Francis Crick, he had been proclaiming in Scientific American and elsewhere that consciousness, which philosophers have wrestled with for millennia, was scientifically tractable. A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z But trying to render the squishy c-word using tractable inputs and functions is a difficult, if not impossible, task. These Engineers Want to Build Conscious Robots. Others Say It’s a Bad Idea. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Even then, the integrals tend to blow up, forcing theorists to employ myriad tricks and techniques to make the problems tractable. Method for solving notorious calculus problems speeds particle physics computations 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s possible because the CFT side of the duality turns out to be weakly coupled, making calculations tractable. Is Our Universe a Hologram? Physicists Debate Famous Idea on Its 25th Anniversary 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z But the neural code—which could also benefit AI research—is one of those problems that look less tractable over time. ‘Longtermism’ Movement Misses the Importance of War 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z These are essentially unsolved problems, though, and until AI systems are more tractable, Ghahramani says Google will be cautious about applying this technology. Google is beta testing its AI future 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z As long as you have one person who is extremely skilled in each of those boxes, it goes from being impossible to being tractable. The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z If we abolish war and militarism, the culture of war, many of our other social ills will become much more tractable. Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z It was time, Dr. McLellan said, to take aim at “something important, but something more tractable.” Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z If we can overcome our fatalism, I believe, the problem of militarism will turn out to be tractable. ‘Longtermism’ Movement Misses the Importance of War 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z For me, the message is simple: Let’s worry about the tractable part — the nongenetic component that surely involves variable environments. Review | Can genetics help eliminate inequality? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z If you’re missing one box, two boxes, three boxes, it goes back from being tractable to being functionally impossible. The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z As a result, "this study represents a critical advancement toward making squid genetically tractable." Scientists perform the first gene knockout in a cephalopod 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z As tens of millions of us continue to shelter in place, the most tractable of teens are feeling frustrated and anxious. Teens are feeling lonely and anxious in isolation. Here's how parents can help 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z From a macroeconomic standpoint, he argues, it is a tractable problem. Fed's Bullard: Coronavirus shutdown not a recession but an investment in survival 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z “I worked in administrations from Carter through Bush 43. However misguided some of our efforts have been they were always linked to the objective of trying to make the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more tractable,” he said. All that's missing from Trump's 'overly good' Middle East plan is Palestinians 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s one of those weird things, actually: it’s either impossible or — trivial is the wrong word, but it’s either intractable or really surprisingly tractable. The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The new food economy will “replace an extravagantly inefficient system that requires enormous quantities of inputs and produces huge amounts of waste with one that is precise, targeted, and tractable”. Lab-grown food is about to destroy farming – and save the planet | George Monbiot 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z “But I believed it was tractable, it could be solved by someone. The impact of that became evident later.” Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “That means you needed animals that were pretty tractable.” Domestication Made Dogs' Facial Anatomy More Fetching to Humans 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z For a baby, there are structures underlying language that are tractable and learnable from the information available in the environment. A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “This is the first effort to go make a genetically tractable model,” meaning a species with catalogued and manipulable genes, said neurobiologist Joshua Rosenthal, who leads the laboratory’s initiative. Inside the grand and sometimes slimy plan to turn octopuses into lab animals 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Congressional brawling increasingly pitted North against South, fracturing national parties across sectional lines and rendering routine congressional violence far less tractable. Opinion | The Violence at the Heart of Our Politics 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Furthermore, while the terrain may not be particularly tractable for us flimsy researchers, the geladas themselves are remarkably well adapted to their environments. Life Among the Monkeys 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z A problem that seems difficult in one domain can end up being more tractable in another if you find the right translation between them. Emily Riehl's Favorite Theorem 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Almost 10 years later, he ventured with Pressburger to the Isle of Mull, a more tractable place in the Inner Hebrides, to film “I Know Where I’m Going!” A Veritable No Man’s Land, Off the Coast of Scotland 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z In that alternative space, things are more tractable, they claim, and the physics does not lead to eternal inflation. Stephen Hawking's (almost) last paper: putting an end to the beginning of the universe 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z This requires support from funders, and a wider recognition that the most tractable projects with the cleanest, easiest to interpret results might not be the most worthy of funding. Real-world illness requires medical multitasking 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z There were plenty of shows in which a child "had a problem," usually something a parent helped solve by the episode's end, but this was something deeper and less tractable. 'Roseanne' review: Roseanne Barr and cast reunite for an update on the iconic sitcom 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z This problem is now becoming more tractable, thanks to robust systems in development that rely on readily available energy from the sun. Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z To investigate further, Arnold and his team turned to the more tractable laboratory mouse. Genetics: Sex and the single cell : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Unlike most Middle East conflicts, Hellmann says, the challenges are tractable. Talk to North and end Korean War 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Like West Coast, he fits the profile of a maturing colt who becomes more tractable with every start. Horse trainer Bob Baffert looking to rebound in Travers Stakes after uneven summer 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “Women were seen as an easy, tractable labour force for jobs that were critical and yet simultaneously devalued.” How the tech industry wrote women out of history 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The new successful treatment, which was administered to the mice two to four weeks after their injury, is “more clinically tractable,” he said. New drug restores memories in brain-damaged mice 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Mutant IDH proteins are inherently tractable as therapeutic targets because their abnormal function can be inhibited. Cancer therapy: The leukaemia epigenome targeted : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z But that could be difficult, because C. botulinum is less tractable to genetic experiments than conventional lab organisms such as E. coli, Chien adds. Prion-like protein spotted in bacteria for the first time 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Feedback is turning the incalculable Trump into a tractable, potentially successful president. Trump’s Market Mandate 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z One example: If the first rep isn’t proving tractable enough, hang up and dial again and try your luck with another. Wells Fargo’s Incentives Go Awry 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “They didn’t want to get bogged down with one tax source when they figured they could make headway on much more tractable things that could get done within our time frame,” Lee said. Universities in D.C. avoided $111 million in local taxes last year 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But while Italian manufacturers faced high taxes, high wages, well-organized urban weavers, and guild restrictions, German producers enjoyed the advantage of the more tractable German countryside where they gained access to cheap labor. Germany is defying 700 years of history 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Part of the reason for the excitement is that epigenes may be vastly more tractable than genes. The Science of Identity and Difference 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z But when he began thinking about cancer from an evolutionary perspective, the problem became tractable again, he says. Cancer therapy: an evolved approach 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z "The goal then would be to pare down the model and run it on something much more tractable." Supercomputer copies whole-body blood flow - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z That power is made tractable by all-wheel drive, sophisticated adaptive steering technology and a magnetic suspension system known colloquially as magneride. Lamborghini Huracan: Speed, power and prestige come standard 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z For nanotechnology, investment made those tractable; the pharmaceutical industry should likewise invest. Chemistry: Develop ionic liquid drugs 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z This discovery and other advances in transplantation medicine made the problem seem more tractable to big pharmaceutical companies. New life for pig-to-human transplants 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z See, as tractable as the cheese microbial communities are, we're still missing a lot of traditional tools to study them. Looking for Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Bacteria That Make Cheese Delicious 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “And that’s so much easier and more tractable in terms of thinking of human patients.” 'Old-age protein' may cause memory loss 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The second crisis rests in the strategic structure of Europe and is less tractable than the first. A Net Assessment of Europe 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z He was more tractable in the Lexington Stakes on April 11 at Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky, and was rewarded with a three-length win, his second in five lifetime starts. Barbaro’s Breeders Are Back for Another Preakness 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He says that he wants to inject rigour into Indian science and train scientists to work together on tractable problems. Indian bioscience: The anti-bureaucrat 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Then we will be down to willpower, money and luck, the harshest and least tractable of the lot. Genes Tell Only Part of Story 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z That is perhaps because for now it is pursuing what might be more tractable problems. From Vertigo to Tinnitus, Ear Ailments Are New Focus for Drugs 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The diversity of the two parties made their disagreements more tractable. The future is awesome, unless you're following politics 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z “The new data suggest that the problem is actually a bit more tractable,” he says. Humans have tripled mercury levels in upper ocean 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z They suggest CDR really is an important part of autism, and that it may be a tractable one. Rain mouse 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Notably, the Wnt models described here provide an experimentally tractable system for exploring whether and how a tumour’s clonal configuration determines its clinical behaviour and curability. Tumour cell heterogeneity maintained by cooperating subclones in Wnt-driven mammary cancers 2014-04-04T18:28:38.990Z Elegant derivations from first principles — which often proved tractable only when applied to idealized situations — were of little value to the many colleagues who needed to fine-tune electronics components for maximum efficiency. History: Shut up and calculate! 2014-01-08T18:21:06.631Z They tweaked its performance, too, to make it more computationally tractable. The 2013 Nobel prizes: Higgs’s bosuns 2013-10-10T15:00:39Z To us this was a big deal because thousands of species live on skin, but if only a minority is predictably important, knowing the story of the life of the skin might actually be tractable. New Revelations about the Biodiversity of Belly Buttons 2013-09-09T22:45:11.453Z That's not the case in UK, with our unusually long average bond maturity of 14 years, and with our much deeper & less tractable structural deficit. The ECB's rate cut: Better late than never 2013-05-02T16:22:15Z To Cassman, this means that predicting yields and calculating yield gaps is "a tractable problem." Predicting the Bumper Crops of the Future 2013-02-17T19:23:23Z "It's huge to show it's a tractable, manageable problem." Building a Better Mouse Burrow Takes Few Genes 2013-01-16T18:05:00Z Individual platform and integrated pathway analyses identified many subtype-specific mutations and copy number changes that identify therapeutically tractable genomic aberrations and other events driving tumour biology. Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours 2012-10-03T18:22:40.017Z He acknowledges, however, that large, cumbersome government institutions are less tractable. Burma’s Boom Days 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z When they were present, they were quiet and tractable but not particularly involved. Alice Munro: “Amundsen.” 2012-08-20T04:00:00Z He can race freely in the early stages, but is becoming increasingly tractable and a 6lb rise for his last win is more than fair. Talking Horses 2012-07-20T23:02:01Z The campaign promotes the Birds Eye Steamfresh line, which is cut into bite-size pieces and aimed at children aged 6 to 11, whose eating habits are more tractable than those of teenagers, said Mr. Troni. Advertising: Making Children Hanker to Eat Broccoli and Carrots 2012-07-06T01:07:52Z That made the problem more tractable than trying to make a call individually at three million locations in the genome. Tests of Parents Are Used to Map Genes of a Fetus 2012-06-07T01:55:45Z Athleticism and tractable temperament are a sought-after combination of traits in horses; they are the underpinnings of a successful equine competitor. The Rail: Finding Success in a Second Career 2012-05-01T11:38:42Z The natives, moreover, seemed more tractable and peaceful than those of the upper valley. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z I will keep a watchful eye over his actions, whom I already perceive to be tractable, capable, willing to learn, and altogether such as his early years did promise he should be. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The natives are much more tractable than they used to be, and not so savage and uncivilized. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z And, if you are tractable, I will tell you a little secret. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z By a three months' School course stubborn horses may be made tractable, dangerous horses rendered comparatively safe, uncomfortable brutes easy and reliable. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or saddle. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In any well-regulated farm-yard, the swine are as tractable and as little disposed to wander or trespass as any of the animals that it contains. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z I have found her, up to this second trial, not only tractable, but intelligent and attentive in the highest degree; but since her return from Bury, she is disappointed and dissatisfied.” The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Before midnight he would have Mr. Meddling Reporter where he would bother no one for some time—if he proved tractable. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z But you will certainly find her more agreeable, more tractable, safer, and easier, and you will have both enjoyed the schooling. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z If the owners of Irish estates are incapable of learning that property has its obligations as well as its immunities, they should be made to give place to more tractable scholars. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In habit, the Toulouse goose resembles his congeners, but seems to possess a milder and more tractable disposition, which greatly conduces to the chance of his early fattening, and that, too, at a little cost. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z I have seen eleven Patients in a Dysentery in one House, of whom nine were very tractable; they eat Fruit and recovered. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z He always gained in weight while in the asylum, became much more tractable and less querulous as his physical condition improved, and usually after some months could be allowed to leave the institution. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z They seemed to be more tractable, and less disposed to quarrel than those of the west. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The Dean was not always so tractable, and the Deanery house was not large, and the garden positively small. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z Good King George was as tractable as usual. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The victorious rebels followed up their advantage, and hastened to occupy Gorey, but alas! cajoled by whisky the men of Father Murphy were no more tractable than the men of Father Roche. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The peasants are grossly ignorant, hardy, dirty, bigoted, domestic, industrious, avaricious, sober, and tractable, and ages of misrule have developed in them many of the faults of oppressed Oriental peoples. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z They helped the crew whenever required; were extremely tractable and good-humoured, even taking pains to walk properly, and get over the crouching posture of their countrymen. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z I became more tractable, and could think more calmly upon the awful subject ever uppermost in my mind. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Primislaus was the proper pattern of a tractable obedient husband, and contested with his Duchess neither the direction of her house nor of her empire. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z They obey the priests' orders readily, and seem tractable and docile. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z To God and to the Church full obedient and tractable, searching His honour and pleasure full busily. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z He was harmless withal, perfectly tractable, capable of light service, and grateful for kindness. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The trouble is a pleasure, if you will only be tractable and obey those who mean you well. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Now let thy troops of kisses have their way, Now let thy love with brooding murmur play; Here is material tractable and tender, Which waxen surface to soft touch shall render. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The Fox River is reasonably tractable, although this season the stage of water above Berlin has been hardly high enough to float a flat-boat. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z He was appointed a member of the tribunate, but Napoleon, finding that he was not sufficiently tractable, had him expelled at the first “purge,” and Ginguen� returned to his literary pursuits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Both these Princes have their Custom-houses here, the Officers of which are not very tractable. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z There is, however, no proof of any bargain, although there seems to have been a tacit understanding of the kind—maintained probably to keep other and less tractable candidates out of the field. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Their steeds in easy quarters stood tractable and still; The level bark ran smoothly; nothing with them went ill. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z It is a nice question as to the steering of the public, which, on the whole, is good and tractable. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z He and others like him hope that the cancer-genome consortium will throw up dozens of similar genes, and that they, too, will prove tractable targets for drug development. Cancer research: Take five 2011-12-28T16:03:36Z These tents, as also their kettles, and some other lumber, are always carried by dogs, which are trained to that service, and are very docile and tractable. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z He is fierce if roused, and should on no account be irritated while having his tea; but when properly handled will be found perfectly tractable. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Under the wise and judicious management of Trapper Seth they were most tractable, and their strength seemed something marvellous. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z With more tractable and appreciative inquirers we entered into more detail. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Thus, thirty-five lessons have sufficed to perfect the instruction of the tractable as well as the intractable horses confided to me. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z He extended an arm to Claire as he spoke, and pointed at the same time toward a spacious outer hallway, in which the terrified multitude had already become much more tractable. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z On a more tractable level, part of the impasse has also come from the longstanding effort to cast human-driven global warming as a conventional pollution problem instead of looking more to the root causes. Dot Earth Blog: Kicking Cans, Budget Woes and Other Risks Down the Road 2011-11-21T19:41:56Z No harm shall befall you if you are tractable,” he went on. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z So she went leisurely home, and, for the remainder of the day, proved a little more tractable than usual. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z It is described as having been thoroughly healthy at the date of its arrival, and of an amiable and tractable disposition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It is possible at a very early age to teach a tractable female child such a respect for books that she will never attempt to injure them. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z The Horse has only to be known to be loved, and has only to be loved to become the most tractable, patient, and useful of animals. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Instantly an unnatural calm possessed Constance, and changed her sweet and tractable nature into a determined and obstinate resolution to accompany Virginia. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z He arose a wiser and much more tractable man. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The mechanics of reintroducing national currencies were tractable. Saving the Euro Will Be Easier Than the Alternative: Clive Crook 2011-11-10T00:27:28Z When the Chamber definitely refused in 1829 he dissolved it in the hope that the next might prove more tractable. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The gibbon is tractable and capable of strong affection towards those who show it kindness. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z "Afloat I drink it without milk or cream, sea-cows not being tractable animals, you know; but when in Rome, do as the rum 'uns do, eh?" The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z They were patient, tractable, and submissive, and never revolted in combined insurrections, as did the slaves of antiquity. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z She felt almost motherly towards these tractable revolutionaries. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z The habits of the people in these same islands are not greatly changed, but we hardly find there now as tractable kings as were those to whom Magellan left the Cross. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z In his temper he is gentle and tractable, and his patience in being—— Audience. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 2011-10-18T02:00:20.750Z He then proceeded to examine the other captive, and found him somewhat more tractable. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Some tractable members of the Five Hundred were afterwards swept up and served to give these measures the confirmation of their House. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z He has not yet been completely stripped at the gambling table, and he is so valuable and tractable a victim, that all arts are employed to feed his vanity and alienate him from his guardian. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z But the barber doesn't seem very tractable; his house is a veritable fortress. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Reining back.—The great use of reining back, is to render the horse obedient, and tractable. The Lady and Her Horse Being Hints Selected from Various Sources and Compiled into a System of Equitation 2011-09-17T02:00:28.437Z “If we cannot make this contumacious rascal speak, we will find others more tractable,” observed the pursuivant. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z In another respect, NCDs are a much less tractable problem than infectious diseases, and are less well suited to international intervention. Disease priorities 2011-09-14T17:20:14.950Z It shall be festival wooing—all in the light—in the light—of the bride's own blazing roof: a dainty wolf! a most tractable shark! Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z They were all a little more emancipated, rational, and independent than the girls of my boyhood, but of all that I came to know intimately, Gladys was the least abnormal and most tractable. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Promise of a pardon—he could arrange that with the Board—would make the fellow tractable, and he could take him with him on parole. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z This message was subscribed by all my chief tenants, and proved so powerful, that my rival immediately grew more tractable upon it. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z As madmen frequently entertain very high, and even romantic notions of honour, they are often rendered much more tractable by wounding their pride, than by severity of discipline. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z Of grim-jawed industrialists who could easily put a more tractable candidate up in his place to be elected by the free and thinking people of his state. Progress Report 2011-07-29T02:00:31.957Z But when, as we have seen, voltaic electricity entered the field, electricity became a more powerful and tractable servant, and distant intelligent signals became one of its first labors. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Mrs. B. I fear that I shall not find you so tractable a scholar as Emily; I know that you are much biased in favour of your own opinions. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Self-sacrificing, brave, and faithful unto death in war, they are gentle, generous, and tractable in peace. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z At all times he was equally deranged respecting his opinions, although he was occasionally more quiet and tractable: these intervals were extremely irregular as to their duration and period of return. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z Fortunately the chestnut was very quiet and tractable, but having the dog with me naturally delayed my progress, so that it was late when I reached home. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z She was a tractable and docile student, keen-set to profit by the scraps of dramatic chicanery which formed the major part of Quard's stage intelligence. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z They may be very different in disposition, gentle and tractable in one state, but morose and difficult to get along with in another. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Nearly all these 300,000 are quite tame, peaceable, and tractable, except, as Governor Forbes suggests, they “might possibly mistake the object of a visit.” The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z With thee—the impatience produced by thy doubts excepted—am I not ever tractable and gentle? Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z They were very obedient and tractable, and I treated them kindly, for which Nodin repeatedly told me he would show me a copper mine on Kanabec river. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It is known that these people are all very tractable. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z A buxom woman is one who is round and full of form and while she usually also is cheerful and tractable, the two ideas are not necessarily connected. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Her Sicilian tutor had found her no less tractable as a votary of painting. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The rest of Arnold’s works in prose are conceived in the same frame of mind, but deal with matter less tractable to the author. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Nay, I'll say that for my Master, he's as tractable as a Monkey, and generally does what he sees other People do. The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted 2011-05-31T02:00:34.090Z "Loving she is, and tractable, though wild; And innocence hath privilege in her To dignify arch looks and laughing eyes, And feats of cunning...." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z When stuttering occurs in women the defect is much less tractable and is usually dependent on a more serious disturbance of the psyche or of the central nervous system. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I have bought a number of eastern show horses and brought them out here, and I have found that horses which were entirely tractable in their habitual surroundings, would become unmanageable in our climate. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z He was perfectly tractable, and I was glad to see that he trusted implicitly to my guidance. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Had he not managed to knock the old porpoise himself into shape, till he was grown docile and tractable as a tame rabbit? Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z “You must make the Assembly more tractable,” he at length replied, in a tone that showed the joking humour had gone out of him. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z See whether she is tractable, considerate, kind, and grateful, to those about her: or whether she takes the opportunity, which their compassion gives her, to tyrannize over and torment them. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z His captors then encamp beside him, until under their treatment he becomes tractable. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Although his slow progress inevitably bored the crew, still, it offered that one precious ray of hope, and they became so tractable that even the Doctors noticed it. The Hero 2011-04-06T02:00:04.180Z Soren was so delighted he went about rubbing his hands, and even Cilia herself seemed gentler and more tractable than before. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z He was a great overfed elephant, ponderous in bulk and frame, weighing more than seven tons, and at last grown as tractable and lazy as a puppy. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Woman suffrage is not advertised as a means of producing a more tractable minority. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z Once mounted, The Rascal seemed tractable enough; but Picton knew the horse was not in the best temper, and required humoring. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z They were struggling, though, to find the money to pull the results from 123 separate research stations together into one big, tractable database. Climate change and crop yields: One degree over 2011-03-17T11:53:59Z Some day your young one will be as calm, as wise, as tractable. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z She wanted to tell him at once that her father had proved tractable. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Under the circumstances, the disease formerly supposed incurable has become according to all the best modern authorities one of the most tractable of infectious diseases. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z This extension of citizenship to tractable cities and to whole countries was the distinctive device of Roman expansion. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Papa is not so tractable: he calls them the most atrocious names, and has all the old prejudices about the Continent that we see in the old farces. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Moreover working men without votes would be far more docile and tractable. The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development 2011-02-27T03:00:29.010Z But that he was not kind, tractable, and confiding; and that he was the reverse of all this. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z However, he was glad to find Lee so tractable. A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z She did not understand in the least, but she was quite tractable. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z "You found my worthy grandfather somewhat less tractable than you thought for, sir?" asked Tom. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Children in large numbers were taken from their parents, and put under the Romish faith, as a precaution, presumably, that future generations should be more tractable and faithful. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z They are disciplined only when at work, and are then so surprisingly obedient, tractable, and industrious as to plainly show that though their nature is savage and wolfish, they could be reclaimed by domestication. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z However, if I meet any one a little humane and tractable, to whom I can speak, I will tell him.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z When I think of those early years of mine I should be reminded of the process of the Japanese sword-craftsman—if only the heart were as tractable as steel. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z "I am persuaded that you will find in him an obedient and tractable son." No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Fanatics these outsiders may have been, and perhaps not wholly tractable or harmless, but they were, doubtless, as deserving of protection as were the faithful themselves. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z They are a tractable people, and take as kindly to the rudiments of civilization, to work, and to co-operation with the whites as the plains Indian does to tea, tobacco, and whiskey. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z “Let us go and see what we can do,” said the widow, “perhaps he will be more tractable to the ladies.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z “The art of theoretical physics lies in simplifying the horrendously complex so as to preserve essential physical features while making the theoretical analysis tractable,” he writes encouragingly in his latest mind-bender, “The Hidden Reality.” Books of The Times: Multiple-Universe Theory Made, Well, Easier 2011-01-26T23:14:56Z In a talk with the warden in regard to the affair, he said that he found that such favours made the prisoners more tractable. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z "Good business for me, that Knox is sending the grey horse home for me," remarked Bernard, as his new mare followed him tractably out of the stall. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z She was far quieter and more tractable and had not run away in several weeks. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z The "Nazzarani" tax can be collected from the natives only when they have become docile and tractable from having eaten "mhoval" flowers—a species of manna. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The weapon which he has planned to use—scarcely less powerful than lightning but much more tractable—is the high voltage current of electricity that flows along the tram wire at his gate.” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The mules, overawed at being caught and harnessed by so many expert muleteers, were completely tractable. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z He counted on little difficulty in ascertaining all that he wished, and believed that his companion would be so tractable in his hands that little trouble need be apprehended from his erratic disposition. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Less than half an hour of this management made the animal sufficiently tractable to submit to being saddled; and, with the skid-pan stirrups, the rest was perfectly easy—and disgusting. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The spectre soon dissolved in thin air and vanished, when the horses instantly became tractable. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z More generally, as India continues to grow rapidly, a better understanding of its path to development might be applied to other regions of the world, where poverty is proving less tractable. Letter from India: The Mystery of Economic Growth 2010-10-21T11:00:00Z For the most part he was tractable, though Joe knew enough about mules to know that any of them would kick unexpectedly and he watched himself when hitching or unhitching. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Thirsk 2.55 Mulish in the preliminaries and only marginally more tractable in the race itself, Green Lightning looked a difficult customer at York last time out. Talking Horses 2010-09-04T12:40:00Z But what is “enough”, which goods and services really matter, and who should decide these questions—researchers, governments or international agencies—are less tractable issues. Economics focus: A wealth of data 2010-07-29T10:55:00Z However, if you calculate the enormity of the combinations involved, the task is not so easy, though admittedly, it is more tractable than the prime rib problem. Numberplay: Maximum Protection On Board 2010-06-28T15:53:00Z It may be best to shift from climate-centric diplomacy, as I proposed earlier in the year, and carve off tractable facets of the issue, as a collection of authors recently proposed. U.S. Still Seeks Binding China Steps on CO2 2010-05-18T20:45:00Z It needs to be broken down into a smaller set of more tractable problems. 2010-02-10T17:49:00Z Mainstream liberals seem to hold out some hope that the White House can broker the House and the Senate to a tractable middle ground. 2010-02-08T14:09:00Z What makes the environment so tractable or the mind so practical? The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker The Devon is intelligent, gentle, and tractable; is good for milk, and unsurpassed for the yoke and for fattening. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. When she learned how irregular had been the nursery arrangements, she marvelled that her little charges were so healthy or so tractable. Capricious Caroline He was tractable and orderly, and quick and ready to learn. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise I have, as a rule, been fortunate with my servants, and of late years I have successfully employed foreigners, who are generally more tractable than English servants. Household Organization She was very tractable—unusually so, I imagined, for her. The Window at the White Cat If always carefully handled when young, they will be found tractable. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. She looked far more attractive than many a handsomer woman, and infinitely more noble than a more tractable one. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories "What a clever manager I have, haven't I?" said the ruffian; "and so tractable, she would throw herself into the fire for me." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 See, here comes your doctress, I make you over to her, and you must do all she tells you, and if you are tractable and obedient, be sure, cousin, you shall not rue it! Barbarossa and Other Tales Nearly all recipes order the wax to be melted first, but as the asphaltum requires a greater heat to reduce it to a fluid condition, it is best to commence with the least tractable substance. A Treatise on Etching The Tupinoquins, the most tractable of the Brazilian tribes, made peace with the settlers, and the colony was founded without a struggle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The people are so affectionate, so tractable and so peaceable, that I swear to your highnesses that there is not a better race of men nor a better country in the world. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future Her abundant hair under constant care had grown more tractable and was always well arranged. The Cottage of Delight A Novel So he became gentle and tractable and would not have quitted that place even if he could have done so. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions A young specimen of this animal was sent from Sumatra to Bengal, which became very tractable. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom If Joos is tractable he can lodge in safety with some cottagers I know. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 A terrified prisoner was usually a tractable one. The Return of Tharn They, of course, had heard much of her, and had been led to suppose that she was much less tractable than the simple Lucy. Ayala's Angel The words “lao-shih” mean literally “old and solid,” or in a derived sense gentle, tractable, from which again arises a third signification of stupid, and gullible. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology On reaching the gate-lodge, under pretence of lighting his cigar he entered the house, where, in all the squalid misery of their un tractable habits, Keane's wife sat, surrounded by her ragged children. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) At a swift gallop the sheriff and his posse came whirling back up the road—a wild and warlike squad—hardly more tractable than the redoubtables they had rounded up and thrown down the valley. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop They reach their home, and the wild, daring lad is tractable once more. On the Heights A Novel Seth obeyed with a laugh, and was equally tractable a few moments later when 'Lish Davis brought a glass half full of a certain disagreeable mixture for him to drink. An Amateur Fireman Young robins are hardly less rapacious but far more tractable. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road A horse for this purpose should be of quiet, tractable disposition, bred and broken for work purposes. A Living from the Land The Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Comanches and Kiowas, plains Indians, were mild and tractable in comparison with the Utes. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Benny could not, or rather, would not haul as much as Babe nor was he as tractable but he could eat more. The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan As Told in the Camps of the White Pine Lumbermen for Generations During Which Time the Loggers Have Pioneered the Way Through the North Woods from Maine to California; Collected from Various Sources and Embellished for Publication In the circumstances it is an extremely tractable organ, at least always capable of doing his bidding, dramatically speaking. Interpreters To their astonishment the poor lunatic became quite tractable. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War At the same time, if he merely hears that your marriage with the Baronet is broken off, he will be more tractable. One Of Them But these Uri cannot be habituated to man, nor made tractable, not even when taken young. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The dog is generally easily managed, and although H. C. Brooke of Welling, Kent, succeeded in making a wolf fairly tractable, the experience of others has been the reverse of encouraging. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Fremstad's voice is not altogether a tractable organ, but she has forced it to do her bidding. Interpreters Meat, though a large item, is much more tractable stuff, for it walks on its four feet till you kill it. To Lhassa at Last The Ortous are extremely skilful in breeding cattle; most of their horses are tame and tractable. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] All the children are not as tractable as the Russian Jews or the Italians. The Children of the Poor More important, because productive of less tractable lesions, is passive congestion of the digestive organs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" He mentions no one by name except Egmont, whom he commends as more tractable and open to reason than his confederates. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The tribes on the Patuxent were found very tractable, and more civil than any others. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia With Ivo he succeeded but indifferently; but Clement was doubly tractable: his adventurous spirit found in such pranks its most acceptable field of action. Black Forest Village Stories At first he certainly did not approve of this at all, but, in the end, quietly submitted, and grew even the more tractable afterwards. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. He hoped that between now and the time Dylara and he arrived home, she would prove more tractable. Warrior of the Dawn He found the Aragonese legislature by no means so tractable as the Castilian. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The cause of its fright having by this time disappeared, the colt became tractable and stood quivering and snorting, as David took the bridle from the girl's hand. The Mountain Girl The boughs of sorrow are tractable, and may be cramped into almost any deformity; still, the irrepressible vigor of Nature will restore the original growth and proportion. Black Forest Village Stories This insures an obedient, tractable spirit, and is the cause of all that is best in the Turkish character. Oriental Women As a slave the man would make an excellent guard or warrior—that is, were he tractable, amenable to discipline. Warrior of the Dawn And that Flory Cleveland will not prove herself quite tractable and human, although people have dared and presumed to call her a 'desperate flirt?' Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 I am far from saying that Count Gilbert would have been more tractable if it had not occurred, but his spouse shut the door at once upon every further attempt in that direction. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections They only want teaching, a little example—a little encouragement—that's all: and they are as docile and tractable as possible. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The pygmy tiger had been left at home; his ears would have been too active, and Mrs. Dwight, though accustomed to driving her usually gentle and tractable team, was utterly helpless now. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade I find it tractable, easily mastered, and when submitted to me before the system is exhausted, I am very seldom disappointed by the result of my treatment. The Dog Among the Mendip Hills, out from Bristol, lived a wild, barbarous, lawless population, compared with which the millers and the colliers of the mines were mild and tractable. Women of England This, from its convenient use in drawing on a tight shoe, was applied in a jocular metaphor to other subservient and tractable assistants. Folk-lore of Shakespeare At such times, the old gentleman would take him aside, would talk to him very seriously, and tighten his neck-tie, until he once more was tractable. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace I will leave her to you, Mr. Lepel, and trust you to make her tractable before we reach the house where we are to sing. A Life Sentence A Novel They circled the bunch without alarming it and with comparative ease started it corralwards, the leader proving unusually tractable for the nonce. The Song of the Wolf One of them, in particular, seemed inclined to have his own way, in spite of all the driver’s efforts to render him tractable. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. The male of the goshawk was so called on account of its tractable disposition, and the facility with which it was tamed. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The men got under arms very quick and tractable, and I think wished to atone. The Story of Old Fort Loudon I was pleased to find I had so tractable a patient. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 But my uncle's latest wife left Aunt Betsey a much less tractable subject than ever before had fallen to her lot. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings The men accepted his decision as a reasonable one; they were all well-disposed and tractable on the whole. Under False Pretences A Novel It will make a material difference if these men are of a tractable disposition.” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 At other times he was quite tractable and seemed almost fond of Evan. The Deaves Affair Bousquier had seemed to be stubborn; but the presentation of his former stories, which now, like creditors, extorted an ever-increasing usurious interest of lies, sufficed to render him tractable. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Rule b—This is the only time they are tractable. Step IV It was her nature to be quiet, so she was a much more tractable patient than Dotty and her broken bone had already begun to knit and was getting along nicely. Two Little Women With all these impositions, actresses and ballet-girls are proverbially more tractable than actors, less exacting, more uncomplaining, more unfailingly prompt in their attendance and in the discharge of their arduous duties. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Ah, now he was good, now he was at least something like what she had wished him to be--softer, more tractable--but now--what pleasure had she from it now? The Son of His Mother With a client who seemed tractable, and to whom money was clearly no object, he might carry out some of his most ambitious ideas. The Brass Bottle He became very tractable and docile, yielding a ready submission to his master in every thing. Alexander the Great Makers of History And yet the weather, the dramatic element in scenery, is far more tractable in language, and far more human both in import and suggestion, than the stable features of the landscape. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Certainly he was often repellant to her, but he had only to come back and speak to her to be again submissive, loving and tractable. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales "Oh, bosun, I forgot!" he exclaimed, noting as he spoke that his tongue was limber and tractable again, and that he could form words. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story "The point I wish to establish is, that Miss Helstone, though gentle, tractable, and candid enough, is still perfectly capable of defying even Mr. Moore's penetration." Shirley I imagine Caroline is a little less tractable, but Nancy is capable of doing the most damage. Outside Inn When those Indians are not at war with the Spaniards, they are tractable, docile, and quite reasonable. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. But when peace makes them tractable, some souls are obtained for God. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Martin suspected they composed the mate's watch because they were all old, tractable hands. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story To Miss Helstone's little light hand, however, she yielded tractably, and seemed soothed by its contact. Shirley But it must be remembered that the Indian presented to his first discoverers a race most tractable, tenderhearted, and responsive to kindness. Trail Tales The reindeer which I have described are so tractable, that they are harnessed like horses, and draw the sledges with their masters upon them nearly thirty miles a-day. The History of Sandford and Merton Avon had ridden the animals in the same way, and since this mustang became tractable the instant he felt anyone on his back, such an equestrian as the young Texan met with no difficulty whatever. The Great Cattle Trail "I wanted to speak with you, Mr. Maxwell, and I expect you to be very patient and tractable." The Quality of Mercy She presented for nine days the following picture: She was essentially elated, laughing, singing, jumping out of bed, good-natured and tractable, and very talkative. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type We find candidates much less tractable after election than before," she said, "although we always send literature and letters to the members-elect and subscribe for the Woman's Journal for them. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V In his temper he is gentle and tractable, and his patience in bearing thirst and hunger is superior to that of any animal we are acquainted with. The History of Sandford and Merton His horse was tractable, but the rider was disturbed now and then by his actions. The Great Cattle Trail They are pronounced grateful for kindness, industrious, honest, simple, mild, tractable and hospitable, when well used. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Half man, half ape, and very much unlike either, these vestiges of a species on a ruined globe had proved tractable and amenable to discipline. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 They are both fast and enduring, with plenty of spirit, and yet are perfectly tractable. Aztec Land He mounted him, and found his paces equally excellent; for, though he was full of spirit, he was gentle and tractable as could be wished. The History of Sandford and Merton The cattle seemed to have recovered from the restlessness of the night before, and were as tractable as could be desired. The Great Cattle Trail "You may read it yourself," returned Jaime, who, notwithstanding the intelligible hint to be tractable which he had already received, found it a hard matter to restrain his sulkiness. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Mackenzie was at the end of his tractable yielding to commands, seeing dimly what lay before him. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Captain Bergen, after the “setting back” given him by Storms, became quiet and tractable, and stayed almost entirely with Inez, for whom he showed the greatest affection. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils Handsome as a picture, kind and well broken, sound, spirited but tractable, with a glossy coat of silky luster, he was a mount that a real cavalryman would become attached to and be proud of. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War He was going to lead the horses, but she said, “No, tie them to the posts there, they were both well behaved, tractable animals;” she could speak for her mount at any rate. The Bondwoman He became acquainted with Schiavonetti at Suntach’s, and, finding in his genius and tractable disposition, a tool which he could use to great advantage, he engaged him to work at his house. A Walk from London to Fulham There is an escape from all this if you will be tractable; you can have a beautiful house elegantly furnished, horses, carriages, diamonds, and velvets—in fact, not a wish you choose to express ungratified. The Masked Bridal Storms contrived this on the plea that his companion, the captain, would be more tractable. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils The latter seemed to have become a trifle more tractable; perhaps, finding other people were interested in him, he was led to take more interest in himself. Soldiers of the Queen Charged with these messages, Mrs. Tucker hastened back to the mill, where all had gone well since her departure, and where she found Adam more tractable and reasonable than she had had reason to anticipate. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 The gelding is tractable and useful, and the absence of the fiery impatience of the stallion fits the gelding for man’s use. The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women Indeed, we have usually reason to congratulate ourselves for having, by this means, rendered the subsequent disease milder and more tractable. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 But youth is ever tractable, and even this short time had accomplished much. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The stage manager, arriving just then, was less tractable, and Morgan feared his vehemence would excite the others. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real A good-natured, tractable boy au fond, they made him a poltroon and worse by their persecutions, their meanness, their petty tyranny. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess He was as tractable as a child under the invisible fingers of Tom Farley, with eyes imploring the evil spirits for mercy. The Copper-Clad World The dugout, although not very light under the paddle, proved very tractable, and made a splendid boat for this sort of travel. The Young Alaskans on the Trail The child was tractable and well trained through the past summer, but she hath grown lawless and saucy. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The motion of the fourth satellite is less tractable; it does not so readily form an easy system with the others. Pioneers of Science If we lived with our horses, as we do with our dogs, they would be equally affectionate and tractable. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid He had pretended to be eager to learn, and had been so tractable that we were greatly disappointed to have him turn out such a bad boy. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China The domination of the minds of tractable Man is not new. Rex Ex Machina She was a very cheerful, tractable child, and Madam Wetherill was much drawn to her. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia None too well pleased that the serpent should attain such fearful dimensions in his new element, Odin resolved to lead Fenris to Asgard, where he hoped, by kindly treatment, to make him gentle and tractable. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas It was very tractable and gentle in its temper, and never took advantage of the partiality shown to it. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution He himself tells us106 how sincere was his affection for Mademoiselle Lambercier, and his extremely tractable disposition would have tended to prevent his deliberately seeking to commit an improper act. The Sexual Life of the Child Perhaps if that uncontrolled black coil will be tractable she will concede more anon. Somehow Good Faith is gentle and tractable, but two children so nearly of an age, yet with such a different training, would lead to no end of argument and do each other no good. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia “If we remain here chattering, the constable will find us,” I remarked, so we all three went forth into the street, the ugly hunchback walking at my side, quite tractable and quiet. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London It proved far more interesting and twice as tractable as a beau. 'Lizbeth of the Dale The planter for the reason that he could not supplant him by more efficient and tractable labor; the politician for fear of reducing Congressional representation, each regardless of the conditions creating his discontent. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century The young tyrant, when he had fully satisfied himself that his minion was in a tractable state, took his leave, much to the satisfaction of the sufferer. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Their countenances generally were indicative of a tractable mild disposition, and bore a strong Asiatic cast of character, which is indeed found amongst all the natives throughout Siberia. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Moods inevitably must come; spasms of despair are as little tractable as spasms of physical pain. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Finding her tractable, she became quite fond of her, in her own way, and was at least generous to lavishness in her treatment of her. Theo A Sprightly Love Story In each of these places they keep one crocodile in particular, who is taught to be tame and tractable. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life He is not, therefore, long exercised this way, before he gets a notion of his duty, and becomes tractable. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. As Columbus described them in his first letter sent to his royal patrons in Spain, they were "loving, tractable, and peaceable; though entirely naked, their manners were decorous and praiseworthy." Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands He is very tractable, and always obeys respectfully the requests of his teacher. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes It was une grande passion, was it, and this tractable, beautiful young creature was going to make a sacrifice of all her hope of love, upon the altar of stern honor. Theo A Sprightly Love Story The trouble was, his mind, though more tractable, liked Valerie's occupation, found it desirable, and clung to its present tenant for all it was worth. Anthony Lyveden She even became a little more tractable towards the stablemen of the staff, whom she saw every day, but woe to the strangers who passed near her! The Red True Story Book If the dishes are not become more tractable, or the royal observation less nice, royal feasting has become, perhaps, less rare in modern times, and this kind of skill, therefore, more common. Coronation Anecdotes Next morning the planter came aboard somewhat sobered and more tractable. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Lady Throckmorton was actually proud of her, and committed extravagances she might have repented of, if the girl had not been so affectionately grateful and tractable. Theo A Sprightly Love Story There is a distinct individuality among tigers, as among ourselves, some being gentle and tolerably tractable, while others are fierce, morose, and not to be trusted. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 The people of that land are defective in the power of initiative; but they are most tractable and docile. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ It is the most tractable organ of the whole body. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The Alseas are not so tractable, and exhibit but little desire for improvement. The Indian Question (1874) The animals were remarkably tractable, and void of stupidity. Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The servants may be tractable for a while, but an alien is seated upon the throne, and the Master is no longer King in his own realm. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology “In the meanwhile, I willingly confess that we are not to despair, but the age following will peradventure yield more tractable spirits, more mild hearts than our times have.” The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Its tractable and reliable wood, its adaptability to various soils and climates, its early maturity and stately habit, recommend it to the forester and gardener. The Genus Pinus Sometimes he is only cunning, but otherwise mild and tractable.” Minnie's Pet Monkey The people are very tractable and very obedient and yet warlike. An Account of the Conquest of Peru You find her and let me know where she is, and I will make out a home for her somewhere;—that is, if she will be tractable. The Vicar of Bullhampton They are not so kind and tractable as it was anticipated they would be; and they seem to have no affinities, attractions or tendencies to blend with this, or any other race. Speeches of His Majesty Kamehameha IV. To the Hawaiian Legislature This noble animal is also described as "similar in shape to a greyhound, larger than a mastiff, and tractable as a spaniel." Anecdotes of Dogs What confirms my conjecture is, their being less tractable during night or after sunset than through the day. New observations on the natural history of bees When the arrangement is a natural one and the hair healthy and tractable, the free use of the hairbrush will usually be sufficient for the purpose. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Besides," observed another young man, "he is already become much more tractable and sociable than he used to be; so that I think he himself will not be sorry at the alteration. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Clearly, the council had now become tractable and might speedily be brought to an end. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 At two other points, each distant about a mile, and at the same distance from this gentleman's mansion, there were two dogs of great power, but of less tractable breeds than the Newfoundland one. Anecdotes of Dogs Therefore on opening the hive, no obstacle is to be removed, nor stings to be dreaded, for one of the most singular and valuable properties attending this construction, is its rendering the bees tractable. New observations on the natural history of bees The vast profit gained here was absolutely "made" through the instrumentality of the National City Bank of New York, but some other tractable institution would have been equally efficient. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Meakins is always tractable enough, when shouted at, or pounded on a little. The Lost Art of Reading And Robert was left with thoughts such as perchance might render him a more tractable subordinate for Mr. Parsons, instead of getting into training for the Order of St. Dominic. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster More inclined to remember benefits than injuries; more docile and tractable than any other animal, the dog is not only instructed, but conforms himself to the manners, movements, and habits of those who govern him. Anecdotes of Dogs “Alexia Rhys,” she said severely, “you must be quiet; it is impossible to get started unless all you girls are going to be tractable and obedient.” Five Little Peppers at School Paraffin wax does in some situations, but is not a very tractable medium. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. And the atom itself was tractable beyond its own mother's belief. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road S. Bisset, formerly referred to, when at Belfast bought a black sucking pig, and after several experiments succeeded in training a creature, so obstinate and perverse by nature, to become most tractable and docile. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Irving's body was never to be altogether tractable, but we shall hear nothing further of the consumptive tendency. Washington Irving Patty was not a tractable patient, and Nan was frequently at her wits’ end to know just how to manage her. Patty's Summer Days You know that I am well disposed towards them, and that if they do something handsome, even handsomer perhaps than they dreamt of doing, they will find it their interest, and will find me tractable. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Nell laughed, with a toss of her head which meant that she usually got what she wanted, even from people much less tractable than my mother. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays The other three horses proved more tractable than Caliente, and after some skirmishing they managed to get their new ships rigged up with the saddles and other tackle. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power She was a good lass as lasses go, although never tractable—always stubborn. The Day of Judgment I would be tractable, and as I am— Lam. The Little French Lawyer A Comedy The difference in their ages made him patient and tractable. The Goose Man He was now agreeably surprised to discover them so tractable and well-behaved—comparing them in a most favourable manner with other contingents he had carried. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula The irresistible conclusion, that by venturing forth he would compromise the safety of all parties, alone rendered him tractable, and prevented the consequences of any rash exposure. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Yes, he seems to be more tractable now. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Each giraffe was led between two keepers, by means of long reins attached to the head; the animals walked along at a rapid pace, generally in advance of their conductors, but were perfectly tractable. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 He was not a good or a tractable recruit. Tam o' the Scoots By now Mr. White was the most tractable of witnesses. The Green Rust Even those of them who could be "set" enough themselves on occasion could not understand Theodosia, who had always been so tractable. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 But two of the more tractable elephants were ordered to force the unruly one into line and they did so. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Levi Bedford kept a watch every night at the fort named after him, and the fifty-one negroes were as tractable as usual. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Be gentle and tractable, but not too soft. Early English Meals and Manners Nevertheless neither the poet nor the Premier were as yet in a tractable mood with regard to the Rieka problem. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 The planets and satellites of Sol had proven comparatively tractable and those that were suited to man-life were quickly brought under his dominion. Adaptation That he would be much more tractable, if he were addressed directly. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II The two black women became very tractable, and the wanderers ate their fill of ham and eggs, supplemented with waffles. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Richard observed all these instructions, and being a very tractable scholar, he was soon master of the positions. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. But those Persons who will give themselves the trouble of thinking, and are more tractable and less sensual, will wisely abstain from such Extreams, and their Moderation will not be unattended with Benefit. The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit On opening the hive, no stings are to be dreaded, for one of the most singular and valuable properties attending my construction, is its rendering the bees tractable. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual History and experience have shown that there never existed a more tractable people considering all the trying conditions and circumstances to which they have been subjected. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist The boys had grown more tractable, and Uncle Ben succeeded in getting them all in their proper places. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton The shame which attended the discovery of his guilt still rested heavily upon him, and he was in a more humble and tractable mood than usual. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. They were skilful in the use of arms, brave, but mild and tractable in disposition. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The Mozambique Negroes were found more tractable than those of Madagascar, but Negroes were obtained from both points, according to the difficulties and exigencies of the traffic. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 He had been unusually tractable for a day or so and Pen's heart smote her as she greeted him. Still Jim The other boys were equally tractable, but from another motive. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton As Richard and his companions in the squad were very tractable scholars, they soon mastered all the mysteries of the step in common time, and were then instructed in the principles of the "double quick." In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. I was thankful when he once more showed himself tractable by climbing on the driver’s seat and turning our course homeward. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle He found the mare more tractable than a wife with obstinate relations. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 So disciplined the Hero his own heart, Which, tractable, endured the rigorous curb, And patient; yet he turn’d from side to side. The Odyssey of Homer It makes a man a weaned child, a little simple child, tractable and flexible as Christ would have all his disciples. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning They were revengeful, certainly, upon occasion, if harshly treated; but, otherwise, and if not corrupted by ignorant demagogues and designing agents, they were the most tractable and attached people on earth. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Eventually, they had to execute the old Greatest Noble and put his more tractable nephew on the throne, but that was a mere incident. Despoilers of the Golden Empire I hope she will be clever and tractable.—Now, Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century The younger ones were quite tractable, though now and then a spirit of fun broke out, set a-foot generally by the larger girls. The Girls at Mount Morris The attempt to compel the native Indians to such labour had failed; the Negro proved more tractable. A History of the United States "Miss Battersby kept on assuring us all the way down in the train that Lalage is a most lovable child, very gentle and tractable if taken the right way, but high spirited." Lalage's Lovers "Do you mean that her schoolmistress does not find her tractable?" said Mr. Adair, with amusement. A True Friend A Novel But she had a very pleasant home, and her stepchildren proved tractable. A Little Girl of Long Ago By and by, when we are better acquainted, she will grow more tractable.... The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Top Morning found Mr. Crowninshield in no more tractable a mood. Walter and the Wireless Down the dimly lighted passage she walked rapidly, while the jester tractably and silently followed. Under the Rose They have been trained both to the saddle and draught; but, even in the most tractable state to which they have been yet reduced, they are considered as “treacherous, wicked, obstinate, and fickle.” Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Like other islanders, too, they are tractable and easily governed by the Europeans who treat them decently. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania By this time both little ones were growing sleepy, and were in a quiet, tractable frame of mind. Marjorie's Busy Days It was clean-limbed, almost white, with long pointed horns projecting horizontally from its head; a thoroughly tame and tractable animal. In the Wilds of Africa They appeared to be people of an especially tractable and mild nature, free from treachery. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold She seemed unusually tractable and departed on her errand without comment. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story A tractable child is one which can be easily led or drawn. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois She tendered her now tractable guest a second cup of coffee. Laramie Holds the Range "It is well, Giovanni," said the Count, evidently much relieved to find his ardent protégé so tractable. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Another canoe afterwards came off, the natives appearing tractable and well disposed. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold "Your conscience is too tractable, I suppose, to trouble you over setting a young girl like Diantha against her parents." Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Garey, who rode like a Comanche, had broken him at our last camp, and he was now perfectly tractable. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Ox traveling, when once a man becomes accustomed to it, is not so disagreeable as might be expected, particularly if one succeeds in obtaining a tractable animal. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Usually a tractable, though mettlesome beast, the horse was greatly surprised at the treatment he was receiving, and it is not surprising that he made every effort to escape the punishment. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol Under the eye of his master he is the most tractable of all beings. The Philippine Islands His successors on the pontifical throne proved somewhat more tractable. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 The children were extraordinarily tractable, perhaps because Mrs. van Cannan seemed too preoccupied to lay any injunctions upon them. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Parliament, since the rebuff of the Speaker, had not grown more tractable, and awkward questions began to be asked about a provision for the married clergy. The Reign of Mary Tudor My cousin taught little Polly Waller and she says she was the most tractable child she has ever had in her class. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman When Heracles arrived he first captured the cruel Diomedes himself, and then threw him before his own mares, who, after devouring their master, became perfectly tame and tractable. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Paul grows more tractable, showing signs of returning reason. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Next to the Indians in numbers were scattered settlements of half-breeds, who lived by the chase; no less warlike although more tractable than the Indian. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police The girl must be sixteen, or thereabout, of decent behaviour and tractable, no gadder or lover of finery, healthy, able to read, an early riser, and, if possible, devout. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales My oxen were most tractable and the country through which I passed very beautiful. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History No doctor ever had a more tractable patient than was “Cobbler” Horn; and he yielded himself to his nurses like an infant of days. The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn Pierre is much suprised at this, but is gravely patient, hoping for tractable, less capricious moods. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 They are very polite—their language abounding in vowels, and consequently euphonious and agreeable—affable, sociable, and tractable, seeking information with readiness, and evincing willingness to be taught. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party But with Juno she was tractable as a lamb, and the pretty creature's whole expression changed when the girl was riding her. Peggy Stewart at School He was charmed to find her disposition so tractable—prophesied to himself the future success of his guardianship, and her eternal as well as temporal happiness from this specimen. A Simple Story It was an object of anxiety with this truly maternal friend to save her from all unnecessary mortification, at the same time she earnestly desired to see her tractable, humble, and gentle. The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People This was followed by more pacific moods, and he became quite tractable. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 That ride, even Sarah admitted, was a "grand and glorious" success; the air was fresh and sweet, Comanche very tractable, and everybody in the best of humors. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party He was naturally good-dispositioned and tractable; but, owing to a false system of training, became headstrong and altogether beyond maternal control. Hubert's Wife A Story for You It was not necessary thus to caution poor tractable Mrs Adams. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers Once in the air, it’s as tractable as a lamb; getting it up is the chief difficulty, but that is not too great to be overcome.” The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole “A most interesting occupation,” said the tractable old gentleman. Digging for Gold Adventures in California Some digestions can manage a hard egg best, others find a soft one more tractable. The Red Eric From what I have observed in that young lady,' continued Mrs. Maitland, 'she is not very loving, nor very tractable, and I fear she has been spoiled by over indulgence. Aunt Mary The last text was a favourite one with Adams, who occasionally found that even among the tractable and kindly troop he had to deal with, sin was by no means extinct. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers I was indeed about to illustrate my position by the old Hydra, so ready at hand and so tractable; but I will never take hold of a hydra, when a wart will serve my turn. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Alice soon learnt to milk her, and she became very tractable and good-tempered. The Children of the New Forest Uncle Denis taking him in hand, taught him all sorts of tricks, and before long he became a most tractable and well-behaved bear. With Axe and Rifle The sultan all this time had not informed Boo-Khaloum what district he would allow him to attack, but observed that the Kerdie nations, being extremely tractable, were becoming Mussulmans without force. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley For some months these various occupations and duties were carried on with great vigour, much to the interest of all concerned, the native women being quite as tractable scholars as the children. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers There are, however, some noisy and unruly children whom she alone has the method of rendering tame and tractable: perhaps it may be by setting them to their tasks both sore and supperless. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection “And you would not exchange him for something a little more tractable?” Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel He was fractious, and would kick and bite, but now instead of displaying his former viciousness, he is obedient, tractable, and affectionate. Pushing to the Front So far from being incensed, she actually purred with satisfaction, for had not the truant returned home in a humble and tractable spirit, ready to acknowledge and apologise for her error? Flaming June Gentle-spirited and tractable though they undoubtedly were, they had evidently been tried beyond their powers of endurance. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers They will predicate peace, that the people may be tractable to them; but a religion altogether pacific is the fomenter of wars and the nurse of crimes, alluring Sloth from within and Violence from afar. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I did hope that you were going to be a better and more tractable boy.” Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel He smiled, surprised to find her so tractable. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Perhaps if I had had a clean linen shirt on, with studs down the front, I might have been more tractable in the matter of peeling. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life He is anxious to learn, and is very tractable in respect to minor matters; but we shall need almost infinite patience with him, for he comes very slowly to moral comprehensions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 Let me augur that a disorder so tractable may be soon removed. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection A tractable people may be governed in large bodies; but, in proportion as they depart from this character, the extent of their government must be less. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) The more intelligent the animal, the more capable of instruction—the more frolicksome but the more tractable is his disposition. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 At last Okoj came near him, and the moment she laid her hand upon him, he became quite tractable. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 He then commenced the task of making his animals tame and tractable. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 The Negro, on the contrary, proved himself much more tractable and therefore more profitable as a slave. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 "They're a lot more tractable than that woman of yours," said Placer. Rebels of the Red Planet Then Eunice said, in what she made a casual tone: "She seems a very tractable child." A Little Girl in Old Salem Morgan was mounted on the horse borrowed from Stilwell, an agile young animal, tractable and intelligent. Trail's End With the horse and cow, however, which he found exceeding tractable, he succeeded in turning up the earth, for the planting of his corn, and his beans, and his pumpkins. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 I would punish her with the severity of my silence, and perhaps in a week or two, when she was more tractable, I would condescend to tell her exactly how matters stood. The Romance of an Old Fool "I was astounded," he said, "by the willingness of the white officers who preceded us to place their own lives in a hazardous position in order to have tractable Negroes around them." Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 She seemed very tractable, obedient in a certain sense, yet in the end she seemed to get, or to take, her own way. A Little Girl in Old Salem You have other more attractive and tractable guests. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The cooking utensils, too, had become tractable objects in Sally's determined hands, for with a perpetual land of promise and fulfillment in sight, the old woman had rallied her forces for the homestretch. A Son of the Hills We made a satisfactory gathering of all the gentler and more tractable mares, but some of the wilder ones we could not hold. Ranching, Sport and Travel The bronco was quiet and tractable enough until Mr. Bunn settled himself in the saddle, and then, just as Russ was about to make the film, the pony set off at a fast pace. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys |
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