| 单词 | uncoil |
| 例句 | More than thirty minutes passed unnoticed as these scraps—memories, judgments, vague resolutions, questions—uncoiled quietly before her, while she barely shifted her position and did not hear the clock strike the quarter hours. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just like that, I'm no longer in the lecture hall but back at Rose Hill Plantation, watching as the major slowly uncoils the horse whip from its hook. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z From the banks of Lake Carnegie, the boys, their oars, and the Husky Clipper looked like a single thing, gracefully and powerfully coiling and uncoiling itself, propelling itself forward over the surface of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the silence Harry imagined he could hear the snake hissing slightly as it coiled and uncoiled—or was it Voldemort’s sibilant sigh lingering on the air? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Grasping the pumpkin in one massive hand, he twisted and then fiercely uncoiled, hurling the pumpkin into the sky like a discus. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The great snake was uncoiling itself rapidly, slithering out onto the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Vulnerable to attack and without shade, it uncoiled across the undulating land in long shallow S shapes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Nero uncoiled from Georgie’s side and stretched, his back arched like a Halloween cat’s. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Arm uncoiled the rope from the storeroom and crawled out again into the howling wind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She uncoiled from the great stone seat and rose to her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The fuming concoction sent swirls of steam up to the cave ceiling, where bats flapped their wings, clinging upside down from their claws, and pit vipers uncoiled themselves from thick iron hooks. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon and was uncoiling slowly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She uncoiled her hair, ran a brush through it two or three times, and then pulled it up into a ponytail. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But it had to be done in one continuous and unbroken cycle of uncoiling and coiling the body. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A light dust lkuku was blowing, in brown spirals like uncoiling springs, and I could taste the sand that settled on my lips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a complex moment when his body uncoiled and shot forward with sudden metallic tension. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Hair crawls all over his head, culminating in a black wiry beard uncoiling in every direction at once. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There were ten or twelve of the thick, octopus-like arms uncoiling from the ornate bronze, and silver, and gold mirror frames. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I can almost see him slowly uncoiling the whip at his side, relishing the drama and anxiety of the crowd. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I uncoil the flowers, stretching out their petals and stems. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I can feel a rapid uncoiling inside us both. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry felt it shudder — he knew what was happening, he could sense it, could almost see the giant serpent uncoiling itself from Slytherin’s mouth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Essentially, he was uncoiling the cyclotron that years earlier he had conceived by twisting Rolf Wideroe’s linear accelerator into a spiral. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’m looking out the window while Mrs. Drexel’s cigarette uncoils a rope of smoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What I remember is the clinking noise it made as it uncoiled in a pile at Mary’s feet, the sounds seeming to pick up where Violet left off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It uncoiled sluggishly upon his back, and, with a shudder, I lifted it with my fingers so it might be combed out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The only things that moved were the flames and the snake, coiling and uncoiling in the glittering cage behind Voldemort’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Volkheimer returns carrying a clattering raft of buckets; two other seniors uncoil a water hose across the quadrangle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z An urgent knot ties in my stomach, and it only uncoils as I realize that I wanted him to touch me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He uncoils the grounding wires, raises the aerials, and switches them on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The black snake silently uncoiled itself and slithered alongside. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When she said the word Pandava, all the feelings that came from discovering who she really was uncoiled like a spring jumping to life. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Intrigued, I pulled one off and watched in amazement as her hair slowly uncoiled. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Canvas stripes unfurl around them, uncoiled ropes snapping taut and platforms assembling themselves amongst carefully draped curtains. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jon watched him closely, making note of how he went, and where he found each handhold, and when the last loop of hemp uncoiled, he took off his own gloves and followed, much more slowly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The king’s host departed Deepwood Motte by the light of a golden dawn, uncoiling from behind the log palisades like a long, steel serpent emerging from its nest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “To be honest, neither did I,” she said, uncoiling another knot in the cable she held. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the baffled silence I began to uncoil slowly. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The man in the gray suit began uncoiling the thick length of knotted rope from the corner of the basket. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We weren’t quite halfway up the wall when it reached the ground below us, looked up, and squatted like a spring about to uncoil. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A snake with unseeing milky eyes uncoiled in its alcohol-filled jar. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She uncoiled the rope that she had been carrying looped around her shoulder. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As she spoke, the words uncoiling through her, she felt her heartbeat quickening. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The strap’s design was simple, unusual, and consisted of blue curls that Ten Snow bashfully explained were the uncoiled heads of new spring ferns, her husband’s favorite food. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We looked back to see a length of rope uncoil itself and float across the gravel at ankle height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A green column of smoke, like a huge python, uncoiled from the mummy’s mouth and slithered down the stairs, curling affectionately around Rachel’s feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When they announced my sister’s name, my mom uncoiled into applause. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He could see what looked like some huge white serpent uncoiling inside the wall, up where it curved to become the ceiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My stomach is twisted into a knot that might never uncoil. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z That evening, in the bosom of the now-dear family home I uncoiled my fearful secret and in a brave gesture left a note on Daddy Clidell’s bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All you detected was a springing shadow as the thing uncoiled to sink its fangs into the back of your neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Screeching, her dragons uncoiled and spread their wings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Other times it would raise itself, uncoiling to look into bushes for eggs and birds on the nest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sitting there in her satin robe with her hair uncoiling, she looked like a woman in excruciating pain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The tension steadily builds until a culminating event, and then slowly uncoils from there. In This Debut Novel, a Chinese Immigrant Keeps His Sleepwalking Sister’s Secrets 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Though some of these seven pieces uncoil climaxes of savagery, there is a delicacy and refinement to much of the orchestral writing that sometimes recalls Dutilleux or other French composers of an earlier 20th-century generation. Dusapin: Seven Solos for Orchestra 2010-04-15T21:30:00Z And then, with a rope uncoiled from nowhere,to skip, the rope slapping the footpath mid-bounce. Poem of the week: Showing Me by Sam Gardiner 2011-04-04T09:59:20Z At times, their gestures suggested images from nature, such as autumn leaves wafting to the ground; or a fern's frond, uncoiling toward the sun. 'All Wheeldon,' all aglow at PNB 2011-09-26T18:03:04Z Dusty and rumbled, he's almost glacially poised, except when he uncoils ruthlessly into violence. Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy 2012-05-21T13:07:47Z Colin Brooks, at the other end of the stage, attacked his electric guitar, uncoiling blues licks in a coarsened tone. Music Review: Saddled Up for Serious Strumming 2011-08-04T21:59:13Z As "Snakehead" uncoils, issues of love and trust, fear and respect, loyalty, and betrayal all come into play. Han who? Sung Kang on his new "Snakehead" bad boy: "Even his hairstyle – he's overcompensating" 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Roger Robinson's vocals are possessed with a supernatural sweetness, and the beat uncoils slowly, like a hungry python. This week's new singles 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z He uncoils on that, pointing out that any diversity he might bring to the place is, well, "temporary." Hannibal Buress: Taking no prisoners 2011-07-10T14:58:00Z In the electric revival that opened on Thursday at Circle in the Square, Teach is embodied with coiled and then terrifyingly uncoiled ferocity by Sam Rockwell, making a great occasion of a great role. Review: In ‘American Buffalo,’ Grift Is the Coin of the Realm 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The Laundromat uncoils as a barbed and stinging burlesque, a film that schools us in the intricacies of shell companies and “the secret life of money”. Soderbergh on Hollywood: 'It's not crooked – it's the most transparent industry going' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Funkmaster Flex’s booth, as the crowd — some wobblies, some more expert — parted for the pros: One roller dancer in flared jeans dropped to a split, while another flipped off her wheels, uncoiling into a headstand. How New York Got a Glorious Throwback Roller-Skating Extravaganza 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The answer, uncoiled and reiterated over an ambitiously diffuse eight hours, was a resounding no. Trial 4: how a 19-year-old spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Of five newish originals, all by Mr. Turner, the loosest and roomiest was the opener, “Sonnet for Stevie,” with a serpentine melody that uncoiled in no particular hurry over an earthy, swinging gait. Music Review: Mark Turner Quartet at the Village Vanguard 2013-06-20T22:42:40Z But the players seemed even more uncoiled and passionate on Sunday, particularly in a kaleidoscopic account of the Fourth, with its spidery, muted third movement and all-plucked Allegretto. Music Review: The Takacs Quartet Interprets Bartok 2014-01-21T22:03:40Z The story — and the horror — uncoil in distinctly feminine spaces, to the music of “spoons striking against frail cups” and the high, pealing sound of a woman laughing. Two Classic American Novels About the Madness and Beauty of Race 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “Our Peruvian clientele likes it that way,” my server said when he caught me warming the glass in my palms to help the flavors uncoil. Llama Inn Lights the Way to Peru by Way of Williamsburg 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z I liked especially the flicking "through books in bed / until we found you", and "the evolution of your signature / coiling, uncoiling". Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z "Strange Times" still uncoils and strikes at the heels; molasses-coated guitar lines on "Ten Cent Pistol" swerve and buzz. Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts 2012-08-04T06:11:00Z He has uncoiled the rope and worked it through the carabiner, peering over the sheer rocky drop. Facing death on the mountain: What my father taught me on his last great climb 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z “The story that uncoils is stranger, more difficult to tell, than those valiant accounts of rescuing a ‘forgotten’ woman writer from history’s erasures or of the challenges faced by the woman artist.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z An event like the George Floyd murder may look like a sudden flame that’s lit a fuse, but in fact that fuse has been uncoiling, and flaring, and smoldering for generations, and will continue to. Greenwood Rising Links Tulsa’s Tragic History to Today’s Struggles 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Had I said, "I love you"? I will never be able to uncoil that memory from my brain. The power of radical forgiveness 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z As they are beaten, the proteins in egg whites uncoil, trapping air in tiny bubbles. The Magic of Meringues 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z But for Rowley, the murder of McDonald presented a unique opportunity to show the uncoiling of a system that insulates itself against punishments of wrongdoing. 16 Shots: behind a shocking film about an unlawful police shooting 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z “When Bloom teaches, he uncoils and grows even larger,” MacFarquhar wrote. Harold Bloom, a Prolific Giant and Perhaps the Last of a Kind 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z I exhaled audibly and something in my spine uncoiled. Napping Away Winter in Montreal’s Nordic Spas 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z While most media slave over high bandwidths and low attention spans, "A Prairie Home Companion" confidently, almost sleepily, uncoils its low-impact, folksy content over two full hours. The news from Puget Sound? Keillor and 'Companion' broadcast live from Seattle 2010-03-25T23:41:00Z But these are also young wines, and the more ambitious among them will benefit from aging five to 10 years to allow these complexities to uncoil while mellowing the rippling acidity. 2016 Dry German Rieslings: Graceful, Resonant, Delicious 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z On “Jerome” she punched the air with glee, and on “Youth Knows No Pain” and “I Follow Rivers,” she and the members of her band coiled and uncoiled. Music Review: A Spitfire Onstage, Singing of Young Love and Achy Hearts 2010-12-02T22:43:00Z The story that uncoils is stranger, more difficult to tell, than those valiant accounts of rescuing a “forgotten” woman writer from history’s erasures or of the challenges faced by the woman artist. One Irish Poet Looks Back Three Centuries to Find Obsession and Inspiration in Another 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Once uncoiled by the threat of blackmail and later, the admonishments of her husband, Torvald, her intelligence bursts forth with intoxicating and indomitable force. On German Stages, Women Take Control 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z On his way up, he span round on an uncoiling rope with the camera on his back: “There’s GoPro footage of that which still makes me ill.” 'We were trying not to get hit by their tails' – how I filmed the Faroe whale hunt 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z He began the process of “uncoiling,” as he puts it, at the secular Kenyon College, where he majored in English and drama, and attended Mass regularly until about halfway through his junior year. A Play ‘Meant to Trouble’ From a Writer Raised in Conservatism 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Razor wire has also been uncoiled along the border. After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Razor wire has also been uncoiled along the border. After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Officers from Customs and Border Protection uncoiled razor wire across the railway gate. Spurred by rumor, hundreds of migrants mass at US border in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The barb pops out of the cell and the thread uncoils. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Gone is the idea of a totemic strand of DNA that extends six feet when uncoiled and stretched out in a straight line. Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z He exploded out of his stance, a spring uncoiling, and his cleats ripped through the grass. Forget the draft. These NFL prospects grew up dreaming of the combine. 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z He published photographs of security officers uncoiling barbed wire next to a wall that appeared more than two metres high. Ukraine builds wall on border with Belarus - presidential adviser 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z On Tuesday night, the Washington men’s basketball team uncoiled a revamped roster featuring four new starters that swarmed, smothered and harassed Division II Alaska Fairbanks during a 95-64 exhibition win at Alaska Airlines Arena. UW men show off new look with 95-64 exhibition rout of Alaska Fairbanks 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z But Mills can tell when Junie is over it herself: Her tongue uncoils further out the crook of her mouth, dashes turn into trots, trots turn into steps, steps turn to sit. This D.C. summer is so hot, even the dogs want to stay in 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Figure 17.43 The inner ear, or cochlea, is a coiled tube about 3 mm in diameter and 3 cm in length if uncoiled. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A final curl of smoke uncoils in the wind. Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z These newly formed nuclei surround the genetic material, which uncoils such that the chromosomes return to loosely packed chromatin. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z It’s followed by an uncoiling down the mound with the left hand holding the baseball last in the movement. ‘All business’ Robbie Ray has Mariners buzzing during spring training 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z How will this war unfold, if Russia continues “uncoiling” its massive combat force, in the evocative phrase used by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin? Opinion | Putin warned the West 15 years ago. Now, in Ukraine, he’s poised to wage war. 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z “They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike, ” U.S. Shelling in east Ukraine, Russia nuclear drill raise tension 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr Biden's Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, said Russian forces were beginning to "uncoil and move closer" to the border with Ukraine. Ukraine will not respond to provocations, Zelensky says 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z “They are uncoiling and are now poised to strike,” Austin said Saturday about the readiness of Russia’s troops to attack Ukraine. US defense chief: Russia ‘uncoiling and poised to strike’ 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z “Forty to fifty percent are in an attack position. They have uncoiled in tactical assembly in the last 48 hours,” the official told reporters. Ukraine crisis: Biden ‘convinced’ Putin plans invasion; ‘40% of Russian forces’ in attack position – live 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The end result is that PEN America is helping to uncoil the rope to string up the WikiLeaks publisher, a gross betrayal of the core mission of PEN. PEN America, the "human rights" careerists and the betrayal of Julian Assange 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z As evening fell, Polish border guards were uncoiling yet more razor wire near the spot where migrants briefly broke through on Tuesday. Risk for Leader of Belarus: Migrants He Lured May Want to Stay 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z To prepare for the one this month in the Klamath region, Yurok leaders studied weather forecasts, scouted mountainous burn areas, positioned water tanks, uncoiled fire hoses, equipped and drilled 30-plus crew members. For tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Soon after its encouraging opening, “Spiral” clumsily uncoils. Review: A tortured franchise returns in 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw.' The result will make you scream 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z They reel in all of their uncoiled energy in an instant act of will to preserve not just themselves but their opponents. Perspective | Athletes know what rioters don’t: Real power is discipline, not unchecked rage 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The goal itself was a piece of art: Antonio using the heft of Rúben Dias to winch his body into position, uncoiling a textbook bicycle kick past Ederson, who was unsighted. Phil Foden rescues point for out-of-sorts Manchester City against West Ham 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z “Alone” is full of lyrical descriptions of auroras uncoiling like serpents across the sky, folding stars into their wavering fabric of light. Self-Isolated at the End of the World 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Wearing baggy basketball shorts and borrowed spikes, De Grasse started from a standing position instead of uncoiling from the blocks. De Grasse still hoping to be part of Olympic sprint show 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z It also happens to be effective uncoiling protein molecules in beans and realigning them in ways that vastly change their texture. Ethan Brown went vegan, but missed fast food. So he started a revolution 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z As light as a gazelle on his spindly legs, Medvedev sought to keep it lively across the baseline, while Nadal, uncoiling his lefty forehand, also searched for openings nearer the corners. Rafael Nadal battles back from the brink to beat Medvedev in thrilling style 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The nocturnal road that uncoils in front of her is made up of lanes outlined in shimmering colors. Review | ‘Sayonara Wild Hearts’: A bite-sized, pulsating blast A chain of murder and retribution uncoils when a man who is tied to a crime family in London crosses paths with a resolute midwife. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The pitcher wound up, then uncoiled, sending the ball flying. Officer in Texas still recovering after 2018 school gunfire 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z According to my new favorite reference, “The Baking Answer Book,” by Lauren Chattman, those proteins are uncoiled and then linked together when whipped, which creates a web that traps and holds air. With just 2 egg whites and some sugar, you can make a showstopping pavlova for dessert 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z In having to conform; going to these meetings three times a week, looking our best, not growing up with a TV - Alex was like a spring that just wanted to be uncoiled. 'Why I joined a cult - and how I left' 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z When Dr. Van Doren finally produced the last piece of needed information — Catherine Howard had been beheaded — he smiled broadly, uncoiled in relief and mopped his brow to excited cheers. Charles Van Doren, central figure in 1950s quiz-show scandal, dies at 93 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Williamson was on the left side of the court, playing his usual feisty, active defense, so Hunter, in the right corner, took his time uncoiling the 3-point attempt. The Legend of Zion 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z With swollen feet raised and my back uncoiled, I’m soon snoring after the long schlep up a mountain. How (and why) to add a hammock to your camping kit | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Discarded plastic bottles lie along the tree-lined velvet lawns of Nairobi’s diplomatic district, and choke the stinking river that uncoils through the smog of the high-rises downtown. Awash with plastic bottles and lacking a law, Kenya struggles to... 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z With significant rotation in his upper back and his hips, Mitchell looks wound like a spring and ready to uncoil hard into the ball. What makes new PGA Tour winner Keith Mitchell so freaky long off the tee - Golf Digest 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Once on the grill, however, Rick’s son Tim appeared to have a hard time taming the dead snake, which began to uncoil, and appeared to move away from the heat. Dead rattlesnake uncoils on grill, surprises Texas hunters: 'Surely he's dead by now!' 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z He uncoiled a hose on the ground and began watering the grass around the gate. Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The signal then travels in a wave along the tube and over sensory cells tuned to different frequencies—making this organ a miniature, uncoiled version of our own, snail-shaped cochlea. Awesome Ears: The Weird World of Insect Hearing 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z But the action is well mounted and the tension tightly wound; it uncoils, when it does, with a satisfying snap. Reviews: With love, sex and mystery from the U.K., 'Wanderlust,' 'Bodyguard' and 'The Woman in White' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z I would read a sentence once, considering it insightful but obvious enough; then, on a second or fourth or seventh reading, the same sentence would uncoil itself, revealing something almost unsettlingly perceptive. Letter of Recommendation: Phyllis Rose’s ‘Parallel Lives’ 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z He wore a fluorescent yellow compression sleeve on his throwing arm and paused each windup at the midpoint, before torquing his upper body away from the plate and then uncoiling. The Men Who Have Taken Wiffle Ball to a Crazy, Competitive Place 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z He scrambles up the steep hillside, uncoiling wire as he goes. Searching for the forgotten heroes of World War Two 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Once, twice three times he uncoiled the deadliest of all throwing arms and each time he found a receiver for touchdown passes. Monumental campaigns: The stories behind D.C.'s championship contenders 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z In the long era of fire and candlelight, our bodies were unconfused as they began to uncoil. Letter of Recommendation: Candle Hour 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Huge, dark gray columns of smoke uncoiled from the field as rescuers dashed into the crumpled fuselage and tried to pull out as many people as they could. ‘Save Me, Save Me’: Scores Dead in Plane Crash in Kathmandu 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Structural studies on the authentic mumps virus nucleocapsid showing uncoiling by the phosphoprotein. Structure and assembly of the Ebola virus nucleocapsid 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The most unique part of the Surface Book is the hinge, which uncoils like a tread rolling off a tank. Microsoft's Surface Book 2 has more power and a new 15-inch size 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The episode happened at dinnertime in a neighborhood bar, part of a spasm of hatred that seems to be uncoiling in towns and cities across the nation — and in rising numbers. Slain immigrant’s widow puts spotlight on hate crimes 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z From his bag in Piedmont: the famous rubber bands uncoiled for the famous childhood hero. “It’s a Summer Day” 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z On a winter afternoon, she and several classmates were uncoiling in the Rock Room, making friendship bracelets and sketching in fat coloring books. It Takes a Suburb: A Town Unites to Tackle Student Stress 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z In all the kinked knots and twists of satin that adorn “Fifty Shades Darker,” none is more worthwhile to uncoil than the tangled absurdities of its central dominator, Christian Grey. Review: Glutton for punishment? Then see ‘50 Shades Darker’ 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Sam's sequential coiling and uncoiling was timeless and without flaw. The Best Teacher No One Knows - Golf Digest 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z He strengthened his legs and his core, so that he could better uncoil and control his shots. Wawrinka, Kerber, and Two Highly Rivalrous U.S. Open Finals 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Abzû is a beautiful game the way “The tornado uncoiled harmlessly into the air it was made of” is a beautiful sentence. 'Abzu' Could Be the Most Beautiful Game You'll Play All Year 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Aroldis Chapman uncoiled on the mound at Wrigley Field, whipped a fastball and announced his presence with the Chicago Cubs: 101 miles an hour. Call it Selling. Call it ‘Rearranging.’ For Yankees, What Matters Is Whom and How Many? 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Watch the chattering teeth of a movie crowd leaving a summer blockbuster, their super-cooled glasses fogging in the outside air, their chilled tendons uncoiling in the heat. Cower in the air-conditioning on a 100-degree day? Not these heat-defying folks. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z For a player of his size, he is remarkably good in the air, uncoiling his slight frame to unleash considerable power. Once rejected, Griezmann now toast of France at Euro 2016 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “He would load and then load up again — with his legs and with his shoulders — and he’d have to really uncoil,” Davis said. Red Sox Hew Rough Diamonds Into Bats That Are a Cut Above 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z A skein of silk tangled into a ball has very different properties from that same skein extended; might the coiling or uncoiling of DNA change the activity of genes? The Science of Identity and Difference 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Then, Scherzer threw a fictitious pitch, uncoiling his pitching motion without a ball, directed at a non-existent plate, all to hold a runner who was not there. Nationals’ Max Scherzer plays the waiting game with a runner on first 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The raw energy of metres of DNA uncoiling from each and every one of the trillions of cells in the human body simultaneously. Chrysalis : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z With each snap, Fraboni seemed to uncoil his body like a lineman launching into a blocking sled, the focal point of force at his release point instead into a pad. Face protection the priority when catching long snaps 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z As he prepared to watch the flag come down, a joy came uncoiled in Wiggins; he shot an index finger to the sky and hollered, “WHEEEYEWWW!” South Carolina's Confederate flag comes down as history of hate meets modernity 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Epigenetic signals conceal some of these selves and reveal others, coiling some, uncoiling others. The Science of Identity and Difference 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z She takes two dribbles and uncoils a powerful right-footed shot from 20 yards that misses wide right. USA women's soccer team v Korea Republic – as it happened 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z As the group approached the settlement, a police van raced across in front of them, uncoiling barbed wire, which blocked their path. Marikana massacre: the untold story of the strike leader who died for workers’ rights | Nick Davies 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z And when I did that, a spring uncoiled and shot me forward with so much less effort than ever before. A Marital Spat Over Running Shoes 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The mounted men uncoiled bull whips and lashed out viciously as the horses’ hoofs trampled the fallen. Selma's Real Story: Read 1965 Reports From the March 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z “Can you change the form or nature of an animal simply by coiling and uncoiling various parts of its genome?” The Science of Identity and Difference 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z She takes two dribbles and uncoils a powerful right-footed shot from 20 yards that misses wide right. USA women's soccer team v Korea Republic – as it happened 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z The two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, now largely forgotten in the Giants’ bullpen, thrived with a delivery designed to make him uncoil like a spring when he delivered the pitch. Madison Bumgarner, a Durable Ace, Goes Deep for the Giants 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Then he sank into a crouch, paused to breathe, and uncoiled his shot. Nets’ Mason Plumlee Seeks a Double Bounce in His Offense 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Without that weight compressing Earth’s crust, the researchers explain, the ground itself appears to rise up “like an uncoiled spring.” The West’s devastating drought is literally lifting mountains 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He will do two more sets, his 300-pound body coiling and uncoiling methodically. Jaimie Bryant finally joins the Huskies 2014-03-31T22:59:45Z Surface tension helps seeds bury themselves by causing awns to coil and uncoil. [News Focus] Water's Tough Skin 2014-03-13T18:25:23.452Z It was all part of his uncoiling as a head coach, as many were surprised Turner was even in a job entering this season. What did these NFL coaches do to deserve their Black Monday firings? 2013-01-02T16:48:26Z In 1972, The New York Times Magazine described him as “coiling and uncoiling in preparation for the occasional mongoose foolish enough to challenge him.” Marty Reisman, 82, Wizard of Table Tennis, Dies 2012-12-08T03:23:35Z In the past, when they analyzed only the uncoiled length of DNA, those controlling regions appeared to be far from the genes they affect. Far From ‘Junk,’ DNA Dark Matter Proves Crucial to Health 2012-09-05T17:46:30Z Daly took the club almost far enough back to touch his toes, and then uncoiled a swing that produced prodigious power. 5 greatest PGA Championships 2012-08-07T07:31:11Z At 6 feet 1 inch, Franklin struggles to uncoil her long body for the start. Missy Franklin Wins Olympic Gold in 100 Backstroke 2012-07-31T01:59:32Z Somewhere in the night, among those watching, will be another angry, aggrieved loner who is uncoiling toward action. Op-Ed Contributor: Aurora Shooting: We’ve Seen This Before 2012-07-20T22:46:08Z That impassioned debate uncoiled during a leadership crisis unlike any in the history of the university. U-Va. upheaval: 18 days of leadership crisis 2012-07-01T00:20:54Z Then she waited until a ghostly snake was uncoiled from Arthur’s window. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The female flowers grow on long coiled stalks, which uncoil and allow them to rise to the surface to be fertilized, after which the stalks recoil and withdraw them again below. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Her hair-pins had all been scattered freely along the road as she ran—the huge plait of her deep gold hair hung down her back half uncoiled. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Wyndham stopped on board to steer while Marston went in the gig, and the sun touched the horizon when he began to uncoil a heavy warp. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z This was done at the forward drum; but, unfortunately, at the stern of the vessel the men did precisely the reverse, and uncoiled more slack chain. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z As soon as it is placed near them they will generally move their antennæ towards it, and, uncoiling their tongues, suck up the liquid. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z As the serpent uncoils its glittering folds, so did Bothwell lay bare the depravity and ambition of his heart. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z I just uncoiled on the baseball and basically swung as hard as I could. On Baseball: Padres? Plantier, Batter Who Had Quirky Stance, Now Tweaks Them 2012-03-26T03:42:40Z With feverish hands the old man uncoiled the rope that secured the bows of the wupan to a wooden bollard. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z To prevent this uncoiling, it should be fastened by tying down tightly with a turn or two of strong silk. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z If they take no notice of it the tongue can be gently uncoiled with the tip of a pin, when they will nearly always begin to feed. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z The vine has uncoiled from its natural support, and the ivy has ceased to entwine the oak. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z She threw herself gracefully into the chair I handed to her, and began by uncoiling a string of phrases, to the effect that her visit was merely to consult me on “unavoidable pecuniary difficulties.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z And she--her lips writhed, her hair uncoiled and fell about her. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Quickly it uncoiled from where the strands had been piled in readiness for just this. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z Ocean, old serpent, Coils up and uncoils; With sinuous motion, With rustle of scales. Irradiations; Sand and Spray 2012-02-14T03:00:28.347Z Now the wind starts up And strikes the seething water: Hissing in uncoiled fury Each foam-curled wave darts forward To clash and batter The smouldering iron-rust cliff, Where the end of my road is lost. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z Our land would be filled with theological spies, with religious eavesdroppers, and all the snakes and reptiles of the lowest natures, in this sunshine of religious authority, would uncoil and crawl. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Think of the fearful nights—nights filled with phantoms, with flying, crawling monsters, with hissing serpents that slowly uncoiled, with vague and formless horrors, with burning and malicious eyes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z It is always in motion, coiling and uncoiling like the trunk of an elephant, and grasping whatever comes within reach. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z The line uncoiled freely behind him, slipping into the water. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z III Blue, clogged with purple, Mists uncoil themselves: Sparkling to the horizon, I see the snow alone. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z In the next instant the snaky neck of the heron uncoiled itself and the javelin bill darted up at him like lightning. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z He saw the drums spin round futilely for a moment or two, and then the Spaniard, who crouched behind one of them, howled, as a foot of the uncoiling wire came back to his hands. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z If it were uncoiled, the small intestine would extend to about 14 feet. Docs can miss abnormalities captured by pill camera 2012-01-20T19:14:28Z Hardly had the audience grasped this important fact when a long water-proof serpent was seen uncoiling itself from behind a stump. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z The spinney opened out; the ferns were serenely uncoiling, the bluebells stood grouped with blue curls mingled. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Faces uncoiling in the streets, legs slanting against dark walls, suits of clothes—these are the vanished people. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Look closely as they gently curl and uncoil their mouthparts around food, and you will sense that they are not just eating but enjoying their meal. Bees Appear to Experience Moods 2011-12-26T14:15:06.060Z Presently Desborough uncoiled his long legs from under the table, and stretched himself. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Rattlesnakes slid out and uncoiled their sinuous lengths in the warm sunlight, and copperheads raised their burnished armor from their winter retreats. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z It was his dying struggle; slowly his fury subsided, and uncoiling himself he fell dead alongside the tree. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He often performs hot oil treatments on his locks, he added, before uncoiling them in his shower, air drying them, brushing them, then trimming his mustache and any split ends. City Room: Where Facial Hair Is a Serious, or at Least Competitive, Subject 2011-12-05T00:30:40Z The slow procession of dark carriages uncoiled itself, so to speak, from the massed habitations of Greenpoint, and drew gradually nearer without yet revealing its final vehicle. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z I of course at once told him to uncoil it and get on the arête, from which he was not more than fifteen feet distant. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z This defence kept it from uncoiling and gliding away. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z This was soon settled by the reptile uncoiling itself and gliding up the chillumchee stand on to the basin, from which it commenced drinking. 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 "In change unchanged," Di said to herself, as she uncoiled her hair in her own room. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z "Sorry!" softly echoed Mrs. Lee, uncoiling herself from one peculiar pose on the yellow-and-black lounge where she was seated, and gently writhing into another. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Tofu Queen leapt like an uncoiled spring and started grabbing her clothes, which were scattered everywhere. Excerpt from ?Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu? 2011-11-07T00:52:17Z But the girl did not look up; she was winding a gold chain about her wrist, and then uncoiling it, as if in a kind of reverie. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z I touched the hair, I pulled it, and with a groan, and movements similar to those of a snake uncoiling itself, two thin bony arms suddenly stretched out and clasped my hand. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z For a moment they became agitated, then uncoiled themselves, and hid their heads in the folds of her dress. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z She caught up her torch; the looping flame uncoiled itself like a springing snake and shot down into the pack. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z She uncoiled the long brown braids, and let the hair flow loose. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The motion was like that of an uncoiling serpent bisected lengthwise, the two halves of the body seeming to slide against each other. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z And although there was no wind the trunks and branches of the tree moved and swung about like serpents uncoiling, while all around there crackled above ten hundred thousand sparks. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z And Vondel, inspired logician of the true, unravelling the tangled skein of his country's destiny, also uncoiled the golden thread of our great fate. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Then he uncoiled himself and ran, downstairs and into the street and to the nearest pay phone. Sentiment, Inc. 2011-10-09T02:00:23.850Z He gave a convulsive start and sprang through their hands like an uncoiled whiplash. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z “About as far as whichever place you’re going to when you die,” he said, as he began to uncoil his three ropes, fastening them together. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z The sun is rolling slowly Beneath the sluggish folds of the sky-serpents, Coiling, uncoiling, blue-black, sparked with fires. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z For a second it seemed as if Cephas Langdon would uncoil and leap at the presumptuous underling with the big chin. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z He went through all the rooms, but found them empty, till he came to the very last one, where a Serpent lay coiling and uncoiling itself. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z The serpents around the witch's hat began to writhe and uncoil. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Next, it is regarded as it operates in the world, and, like the uncoiling spring, gives motion to wheels and pinions. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z It coiled round the tree, and uncoiled again. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Shell almost completely uncoiled, in one plane, with internal septa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z An instant later Jack flung it in the air, saw it coil and uncoil, heard the singing noise it made, and then drew it back into place, feeling an added confidence. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z The liner had hardly way on her; the water was but uncoiling noiselessly alongside. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z It twisted, uncoiled; at one time it glittered under the light with its gleaming steel scales, fit another it grew dark, crawled, crawled on, emerged from the distance. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The fern croziers had fully uncoiled, and the lowest bells on the wild hyacinth carillons were fading, before the babies acquired their fur jackets. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Then you will uncoil the rope and throw one end over the wall, to the left, there. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z The plough lads, if they find one, carry it to a pond, knowing that nothing but water will make it unroll voluntarily—no knocks or kicks; but the moment it touches the water it uncoils. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z We could hear the water uncoiling along our plates. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Looking up close as they gently curl and uncoil their tapered mouths toward food, you sense that they’re not just eating, but enjoying. Do Bees Have Feelings? 2011-08-02T14:45:05.250Z He shrank from the paper that contained the deadly revelation, as though a snake had suddenly uncoiled itself from amid the sheets. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Directly he had turned the corner I hastened across the road, and prepared to hurl the rope I had previously uncoiled over the wall. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z The anchor, dropping between the wagon-box and a wheel, became firmly fixed; while the line to which the anchor was attached, being good manilla rope, was uncoiled and dragged after the horses with great rapidity. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z It had been carefully rolled around a dry leaf; Ksoa marvelled greatly as she saw its length uncoiled and saw how it glinted in the sun. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Then, by his side I strew'd some sugar, and upon his breast Arrang'd a particle, thinking, perchance, The odour of his favourite aliment Might stimulate the palate, and uncoil The folded trunk. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The spring now uncoils, winds the chain upon the arbour, and turns the index to the right. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z Her ample hair she rolled into a knot, but, after a moment’s consideration, she uncoiled it again and shook it back over her shoulders. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Atiba watched as Winston and the men quietly positioned themselves along the seaward side of the breastwork and began uncoiling the lines of their grapples. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Then, noiselessly she uncoiled her supple golden body, extending her right arm toward the knife. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z At intervals of one or two hundred feet on the cables they are wound with white cloth, as a guide to the engineer, as the cable is uncoiled in lowering or coiled in hoisting. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z In a few minutes the long picket lines are uncoiled and stretched from post to post inserted for the purpose. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z I fired into them without waiting to see what caused such a commotion, and when I was near where two of them lay an immense diamond rattler uncoiled and glided away. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z So said he as he stopped in front of the prisoner, and commenced uncoiling the cord. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z They uncoiled and wavered as the sea washed in and out, and Jimmy felt a strong reluctance to enter. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z But Miss Stromberg rose impetuously, threw down her darning, and pushing me into a chair, uncoiled the hair I had so carefully arranged. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z This exchange of speech between the two who have long been compagnons de chasse, is only an interlude occurring while the ropes are being uncoiled and made ready. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The keepers fetched me, and I at once attempted to uncoil them. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z A white hand reached over the rail, its fingers uncoiled, and a dark object fell to the deck. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z They wound him up, but he never uncoiled, noting simply: "I should thank the editor of Marca for making me so famous." No redemption for Manuel Pellegrini on a grim return at the Bernab?u 2011-03-04T13:38:04Z The halfbreed stood in the doorway coiling and uncoiling the lash of his whip. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Presently a rope swung uncoiling through the air. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z I managed, however, to retain my nerve, and gave the order to the helper to try and uncoil the serpent, which with great difficulty and my assistance he at last managed to do.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z He coiled and uncoiled his well-manicured fingers, stroked his smooth chin, then went aft with a quick stride and disappeared through the cabin companion. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z I have positively to uncoil myself like a serpent when I sit at bedsides. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The overseer uncoiled his rope, and with the help of the planter lifted one of the boxes down to the floor. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z As it uncoiled the end fell between fragments of ice ten feet from the shore. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The men of Mandi carried little axes in their belts, and with these the serpent cable was cut and uncoiled. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The sheet tender, a Frisco dock rat, scooped a dipper overside, stumbled forward, and dashed sea water into the rapidly uncoiling hemp. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Nearer, but way up the valley, grayish, shifting mists writhed slowly, uncoiling vaporous lengths before the ever increasing light. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Walking up to the entrance, uncoiling the line as he proceeded, he passed out of the cavern into the tunnel. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The day will probably arrive when a superman will shave with one superb motion, as delightful to the soul as the uncoiling of an orange-skin in one long unbroken peel. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z One of them, uncoiling his rawhide rope, darted in behind Moti, noosed a lifted foot, and ran back with the trailing end. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Still moving towards the parapet, Serpentin continued to uncoil the fuse, and, upon orders from the Franc-Taupin, stopped at about twenty paces from the wall and sat down on a stone. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z With the forward lurch of Montell’s body Barreau cast himself backward like an uncoiled spring, and fell full length, thus escaping the bullet. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The serpent uncoiled itself, quitted its prey, and started to crawl away. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z With the needle or pin carefully uncoil the sucking tube which you may find under the head between two shields. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z In mature age, the rose still miraculously clung to her cheek; litheness had not yet completely uncoiled itself from her waist, nor smoothness unscrolled itself from her brow, nor diamondness departed from her eyes. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z And all the time there was the rope to watch to make sure that no rock’s edge or sharp stick had severed a strand, for broken strands uncoil like a spring under the mighty strain. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Coil the other end, leaving ten or fifteen inches uncoiled, and tie with raffia two or three times. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z The cable was uncoiling its mighty folds to a length sufficient to span the Atlantic, and at last there was hope of victory. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z Ten seconds later, a snake like neck uncoiled and straightened while an opened pair of shears, with lightning speed descended into the water. Fish Stories 2010-12-20T17:12:23.577Z Where a captive was inconveniently large or long, or where he refused to uncoil himself, the savages used their sticks, either to rap him on the head, or to “straighten-out” his coils. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z In 2008, while he struggled at Class AAA, the Nationals tried to smooth his mechanics and bring his glove lower as he uncoiled to throw. Clippard?s Delivery Is Unusual, but It Works for Nationals 2010-05-11T01:49:00Z These tubes, if uncoiled, measure about one-tenth of an inch in length. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The process of uncoiling into the small boats commenced at half-past two, and the scene at this period was grand and exciting in the highest degree. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z Instantly uncoiling itself, either to fight or escape, as seemed most expedient, it received another blow which hurled it, with dislocated vertebræ, far into the dust. The Great Mogul His fingers uncoiled and revealed a thumb pressing upon the silver-plated barrel from which the leaden noses of six bullets showed as he turned it. Whispering Wires The silken cords were soon uncoiled, and Bertram, with one dextrous throw, fastened the hooks around the cross-bars between the spikes. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 She held up her lips and uncoiled the serpent of her body tantalizingly. Woman In Scaphites, a much smaller shell, the uncoiled part is much shorter, and its outline more rounded. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight Spiral ducts which uncoil into a single thread. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools A mass of turbaned, midnight-hued hair uncoiled and fell about the girl’s white face. Whispering Wires The words had sent Wellver, like the force of uncoiled springs, vaulting over the table, and his face had gone paste-white. The Tempering One gigantic curse uncoiled and crept from house to house, from door to door, from mouth to mouth, and the population began to move, to bestir themselves, to run hither and thither. Yiddish Tales If not immediately seized, he uncoils himself, and attempts to steal away. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom This is as delicate and as strong as spider-web: when uncoiled by pulling apart, it tears up and annihilates the cell-wall. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools His own group, Ken saw, would also have to make their stand here or risk being pocketed by the uncoiling line of nomads. The Year When Stardust Fell The lanky cowboy uncoiled his legs and went out to see if he could be of any assistance to the bus driver. Janet Hardy in Radio City Like a striking snake Tharn uncoiled his bent legs with a sharp upward thrust, at the same instant jerking his locked hands up to chest level. The Return of Tharn I recognized it as a pair of the new handcuffs that uncoiled automatically, gripping at a mere touch. The Social Gangster The uncoiled threads are seen by gently pulling apart many leaves, such as those of Amaryllis, or the stalk of a Strawberry leaflet. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools Enid shrank back a little as the figure rose slowly, uncoiling its cramped limbs and peering and blinking up at her. A Traitor's Wooing There was a swish, a streak through the air, as Jim's lariat uncoiled. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series Then Rolleston leapt from his throne, uncoiled his great height, towered above his victim's head and buried his knife between his shoulder-blades. The Tremendous Event He took a piece of fuse from his pocket, uncoiled it upon the table, and applied a match. The King of Arcadia Shell coiled in one plane with the terminal part uncoiled, aperture contracted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" She sighed and smiled when her mother entered, and then began to uncoil her hair, and to spread it loose over the back of the chair on which she sat. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance With another appalling hiss, the creature, its head still aloft, began to uncoil, as if with the object of rushing upon its antagonist. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt In the darkness of the night Serpent roused himself from his sleep and, uncoiling himself, descended the tree and glided noiselessly along the ground towards Miss Crane’s tree. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories Two of the still white forms at the bottom of the motor-boat leaped up and like suddenly uncoiled springs shot through the air into the cutter. The Door into Infinity In Nautilus the spermatophore when uncoiled is a little over 30 mm. in length. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Swing the bronze-bells uncoiling harsh slow sound through the dusk that growls out in the conversational clatter Of the trainwheels and the rails. A Pushcart at the Curb Perhaps she said that when you uncoil a Tortoise you must shell him out of the water with a scoop, and when you paw a Hedgehog you must drop him on the shell.' Just So Stories A man stepped forward then, and when close to him pierced his throat with the arrow, and as the serpent uncoiled himself to attack the men, Rutuana fell down. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories She uncoiled her heavy bronze hair and combed it slowly out, until it fell a rippling mass to the floor, as she sat. The Mountain Girl Various more or less uncoiled forms are related to this family, viz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Lunge, and plunge, and thrash the planks With your blameless, shameless shanks: In excruciating pain, Stand upon your head again, And, uncoiling kink by kink, Kick the roof out of the rink! The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches So as soon as the snake in the tree saw the milk, he at once let go of the doll, uncoiled himself, and hurried down for the milk, before the cow could take it away. Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys They coiled and uncoiled, and left bare her ivory neck, and then Perseus drew the sword Herp�, and struck once. Tales of Troy and Greece Gradually the uncoiled infantry line pushed back the recalcitrant natives, and late in the morning the heights above the beautiful Mariquina valley were reached. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. Shell discoid, whorls loosely united or uncoiled, sutures deeply indented, but with only three saddles and lobes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" There was a second's pause before he uncoiled the powerful spring that was himself, and hurled his body on his unprepared victim. Dusty Star A crusie was burning on the table, and she removed her gown and uncoiled her long, brown hair. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl He sprang like a steel spring uncoiling, landing on the floor where the Ambassador had been. Diplomatic Immunity But there were the ropes with unbroken seals, lying there, silent but absolute evidence that no human agency had uncoiled them. The Spiritualists and the Detectives Shell helicoidally coiled, dextral or sinistral, the last whorl generally uncoiled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Yet, as she stood there in the soft candle light, uncoiling her luxuriant masses of hair, it was evident that excesses had left no traces on her splendid physique. The Song of the Wolf And Hiawatha beheld the fiery snakes twist and wriggle in the black water and coil and uncoil themselves in play. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow He stepped into the room, uncoiled his whip and hurled the lash at the cage. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Because he just naturally has to go ajee!” laughed her scout knight, 169 estimating the length of that scaly corkscrew, if uncoiled, with his eye. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl The monsters in the corner began slowly to uncoil their tentacles from about each other. Jimsy and the Monsters Lysander uncoiled his long braided lash and whipped off two or three spikes of the withering, perfumed sage. Stories of the Foot-hills She seized, uncoiled, and dropped it down the hole. A Daughter of the Forest Bentley noticed that Barter held that whip in his hand, uncoiled and ready for action. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The molten lava twisted and writhed as though a thousand serpents were coiling and uncoiling. Doubloons—and the Girl On it perhaps a caricature may be daubed, and about it prejudice will uncoil. Mary Magdalen It is based upon the fact, that a thin metal tube, coiled up and subjected to internal pressure, will tend to uncoil itself in proportion to the amount of the pressure. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 In hypnotized fascination he watched the sinuous uncoiling of the serpent; the gliding movement in Doree's direction. Before Egypt And we could feel beneath our keel The ocean throb and swell, As if the Earthquake there uncoiled Its monster bulk, or Titans toiled At the red heart of Hell. Weeds by the Wall Verses Jane opened her eyes quickly to see the snake uncoil and start to glide away. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John And then her hair, uncoiling, fell softly over my face and closed my eyes. Wings of the Wind She went behind Peyton, and, with the edge of the broken sword, hacked rather than cut through one of the outer windings that bound his wrists together, whereupon she speedily uncoiled the rope. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 The odors of the flowers, of the orange blossoms, uncoiled in heavy, palpable waves across the water, accompanied by the owl’s fluctuating cry. Wild Oranges One of its two pairs of slimy arms uncoiled toward him. The Red Hell of Jupiter The brief interval had given Avon time in which to uncoil his rope. The Great Cattle Trail Then, uncoiling warily but not releasing the hold with his teeth, he worked his body aside. Wings of the Wind While Matthews went indoors to do his mentor's bidding, the old scientist uncoiled the three sections of rope, twine and fish line. Death Points a Finger When shapes unearthly into being start, And, like a snake, Remorse uncoils within the heart? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 And then its huge head came through the six-foot door and its neck uncoiled to send the gaping jaws within a foot of Dex. The Red Hell of Jupiter When he coiled and uncoiled the whole stage trembled and it seemed as though it would break down. The Chinese Fairy Book He had had no intention of going; but he said that he had meant to and would surely do so,––the while she was leisurely recognising the lie as it politely uncoiled. The Crimson Tide A Novel She sat down before her mirror, uncoiled her plentiful hair, and carefully brushed and braided it for the night, as she considered the news that had come to her. An Orkney Maid As she uncoiled the heavy ropes of hair her eyes grew harsh, and for a moment her image seemed blurred and bitter in the oval glass with the burnished frame that stood upon the dressing-table. Melomaniacs A strand of dark hair had fallen from under the white sombrero; it was dropping lower and lower as it uncoiled from its anchorage. The Duke Of Chimney Butte Rhodes scowled and began uncoiling a reata in case it would be needed to tie Miguel in the saddle. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine And with that the Serpent uncoiled herself and disappeared among the bushes, but the man went away and wedded the Tsar’s daughter. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales The artist uncoiled her legs, stuck the pen in her hair, set the ink-bottle down on the floor, sighed, and, lifting the drawing-board, held it at arm's length, studying her work through narrowed eyelids. Nobody He watched Arnold relax ever so slowly, leaning back, the tension going away as he uncoiled in the chair; but the young man's face wasn't so much relieved as it was puzzled. We're Friends, Now His Lordship stood among the boys, coiling and uncoiling his whip on the floor, and engaged as if in counting the nail-heads in the boarding. Leading Articles on Various Subjects If the butterfly be taken in the hand and the tip of a pin inserted in the center of the coiled tongue, it can be uncoiled without the slightest harm to the butterfly. The Meaning of Evolution The evil eyes of the creatures were fastened upon him; tentacle arms uncoiled and reached forth as if to break down the barrier that separated them. Wanderer of Infinity The dragon was asleep, but the song gave him beautiful dreams, and he uncoiled himself and smacked his lips and stretched his head up into the air and laid his neck on the log. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales "Steel rods in a rope which the people see uncoil from the ground in front of their eyes?" Disowned Presently, the “urchin” uncoiled, and, as soon as the inquisitive little snout discovered the whereabouts of the snake, started in pursuit. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain When it rested on the ground, the wire which had held it uncoiled, came aboard and coiled itself up beside the others. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 The bright afternoon sun of late October shone slantingly on the train of weathered 54 wagons that stretched out like an uncoiling spring from the group collected in front of the little farm-house. A Breath of Prairie and other stories It rather vexes me that I cannot do more than just look on and see events shape themselves inevitably, like a spring uncoiling. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real From the space the car had covered a small figure uncoiled, lizardlike, and staggered unsteadily erect. The Flying Mercury If only the beast would uncoil himself—" "We'll see to that very shortly. The Terror from the Depths His tongue uncoiled, he soliloquized on wines of the past and present, as the survivor of a dead generation might dwell dotingly on the great men and beautiful women of a long life-time. The Education of Eric Lane They were much afraid lest Scott should do his watering earlier than usual, and greatly relieved when they ran out after preparation to find him only just beginning to uncoil his hose. The Manor House School Now it was contrary to all the most rigid laws of the porcupine kind to uncoil themselves in the face of danger. The Backwoodsmen Green-hide ropes were uncoiled to get the kinks out and coiled again ready for instant use, and every horseman saw to the tightness of his saddle-girth. In the Musgrave Ranges It uncoils with terrible force, and so tears his stomach that the great bear falls down in helpless agony, to which an end is quickly put by the hunter, who now hurries to the spot. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Alberich cried, and instantly he turned into a great writhing serpent which coiled and uncoiled at Wotan's feet.-324- "Oh, swallow me not," Loge cried, as if in mortal fear. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Master Zacharius seized the long key, which resembled an uncoiled snake, and ran to the clock, which he hastened to wind up with fantastic rapidity. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories She could not even braid her uncoiled hair. Amabel Channice The thin bull-hides uncoiled and uncoiled as they sped over the heads of the cattle, and the loops kept wide open and fell around the necks of the chosen victims. In the Musgrave Ranges But while the mainspring, when fully wound, turns the fusee by uncoiling the string from the smallest part of the fusee, it gets the advantage of the larger radius as its energy becomes lessened. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use I was jest startin’ to take off my boot, to hit him with as he come along the narrow ledge, when suddenly he uncoiled an’ slipped back into the crevice. Kings in Exile He uncoiled the rope, found its center, and doubled the line around an angled merlon at the corner of the roof battlements so that both halves dangled down just above the courtyard wall. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel At times he makes me feel as if he was a snake ready to uncoil and strike. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast Meta hurtled forward like an uncoiled spring and the crossbows twanged. Deathworld The arbor is prevented from turning by a ratchet, B, and click, and therefore the spring in its effort to uncoil causes the barrel to rotate. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use Still it uncoils the precious golden web, And ceases not till, dying, it has closed Its own tomb o'er it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 After winding it, the coil should be slipped from the handle, being careful to hold it in such a way that it cannot uncoil and spring away from you. How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity He rose to his feet, like the sudden uncoiling of springs. Empire The Phoenix began to uncoil the wire, while David gazed up doubtfully at the shadowy maze of lines and insulators on the cross-arms. David and the Phoenix When the tooth has passed the nearer edge it flies forward, striking the inside of the further wall of the cylinder, which holds it while the spring uncoils. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use Quest rose from the table in a sudden uncoiling of movement. The Jupiter Weapon The Oriental bowed himself, then stood erect in a manner that reminded Democrates of some serpent that had just coiled and uncoiled. A Victor of Salamis Smith’s voice slowly uncoiled itself to Champers’ senses as a snake moves leisurely toward a bird it means to draw to itself. Winning the Wilderness As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle. 'Me--Smith' The leader had eluded him; he uncoiled it again; she mechanically took it between her delicate fingers and held it steady while he measured and shortened it by six inches. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The waves lapped musically above his head; a tawny glory was all about him, a luminous expanse in which he saw strangely formed creatures moving, darting, rising, falling, coiling, uncoiling. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Then the tune changed, the snakes uncoiled, and the performer took them up without the slightest fear and put them back in the basket. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour They regarded it with mingled indignation and awe, for serpents, coiled or uncoiled, with gaping mouths, were most conspicuous among the objects represented. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest One of the Indians on horseback began to uncoil his rawhide saddle-rope. 'Me--Smith' They move; uncoil themselves, and join the crotalus; suddenly the room seems alive with the venomous creatures. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography And there on the bank before her, uncoiling his rope from the saddle horn and looking very white and grim, was Dakota! The Trail to Yesterday Brett uncoiled the rope from his shoulder, tied a loop in the end, whirled it and cast upward. It Could Be Anything If more than one length is required, No. 4 takes out another, couples it to the former length, and then uncoils it. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction The snake tried to uncoil, but another blow broke his backbone, if indeed the first one had not done so, and he was in my power. Our Bird Comrades She uncoiled herself, and stood up, straight and tall, before him. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Although I watched closely, I did not see a single tongue uncoiled for drinking. Edge of the Jungle There he uncoiled his rope again and attached one end of it to the tongue of the wagon, again, as before, riding away until the rope grew taut. The Range Boss Suddenly, like a gigantic spring uncoiling, he launched himself forth with a violence that completely up-ended his ice-cake, and carried him over a space of churned torrent to the edge of another floe. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Then, from out the shadows of the boat house, a small bundle uncoils itself, stands erect, and then moves forward as if in pursuit. The Diamond Coterie The latter drew from his pocket a clue of small cord, and, having carefully uncoiled it, attached one end to an arrow. Popular Adventure Tales Then the serpent uncoiled and stretched itself out towards her and spoke. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations The nester was uncoiling a rope from his saddle horn, and at this sight Masten shrieked and went to his knees. The Range Boss Wait a minute, sir, while I get a rope uncoiled. The Peril Finders The army, in its helpless length, is compared to an "uncoiled serpent". Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature Then the step-ladder was brought out, and Ted, seizing the reptile by the tail, uncoiled it with some difficulty from the wire, and threw it down upon the verandah. Âmona; The Child; And The Beast; And Others From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 The long rope was uncoiled; and Life was directed to make the two ends of it fast to the end of the pole, and pass it out through the three pairs of mules. A Lieutenant at Eighteen The curious directions for uncoiling the snake have parallels in European folk medicine. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 They are always in motion—except when the animal is perfectly at rest—coiling and uncoiling themselves, like the trunks of elephants, seeking to grasp, apparently, whatever comes within their reach. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Glover and Dancing, getting their hands through the belt from either side, gripped him, and Young uncoiled from his right hand a rope noosed like a lariat. The Daughter of a Magnate He grinned as he passed the group on the verandah, and then squatting down on the sward near by began to uncoil the lines and bend on the hooks. The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream Of Australia 1901 For the stream rushed along heavily as Melchior began to wade; and he once more uncoiled and passed the rope. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps "Perhaps about forty yards would do, Sir," he suggested, uncoiling a portion of one of the reptiles at his feet. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 The line uncoils itself without a hitch and the bait curves around the corner, settling down beside the rock as if a bit of sand had fallen from the top of the bank. Days Off And Other Digressions The reptile now leisurely uncoiled the upper half of his body; and, stretching out his neck toward the squirrel, prepared to swallow it. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness A dozen black and sootylooking tanktrucks had come up and from them, like the arms of a squid, thick hoses lazily uncoiled. Greener Than You Think Half an hour later a rope uncoiled itself at the very darkest outside corner of the Embassy wall. The Pirates of Ersatz He was dragged for a little distance, but his hand was open, and the loops of the lariat uncoiled themselves as the horse plunged onward, leaving him behind. Kiddie the Scout He uncoiled and tried to run; he twisted and turned in his dying agony and lashed the air in futile fury. David Malcolm The mortar boomed, through the wind shot the projectile toward the ship, carrying with it the swiftly uncoiling rope. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast I uncoiled the hose from my shoulder and eased the incubus from my back. Greener Than You Think Fortunately it uncoiled from my arm, or I would have been held down there and drowned. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Maybe you think snakes are stupid, but they aren't, and the boa got the hump and refused to uncoil himself to show his length unless he got his full share of the spiel. Side Show Studies He sank into the only soft chair in the apartment and watched hypnotically as the phone's receiver limply coiled and uncoiled at the end of the wire. Unspecialist Here, take this line and we will hold on to it,” he added uncoiling a short length of rope which he carried at his side, and he put the end into Archy’s hands. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story Mind the rope is so that it will uncoil easily. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story With supple wrist and quick movements he uncoiled the small cotton rope he had brought with him and took two turns around the trigger of the shotgun. The Fighting Shepherdess "Fifty yards more and——" Wallie commenced to uncoil his saddle rope. The Dude Wrangler A smartly-attired sailor was pretending to find some work in carefully uncoiling a rope which did not satisfy his critical eye. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective It is never known to strike uncoiled and rarely retreats from danger. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Now, uncoiled in the sunlight, He stretches himself out at full length In all his undulate longitude. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They hold each other's hands "en grand rond," then wind themselves round the centre couple, executing most elaborate steps, and uncoil again to return to the grand rond. Brittany & Its Byways Silently we watched, as it uncoiled itself, ever drawing nearer and still nearer, until the one great reptile developed into many reptiles and took the form of men. Plantation Sketches Unfortunately something went wrong, and the rope, instead of neatly uncoiling, flailed round the trench like a young anaconda, and, catching a harmless spectator by the leg, hurled him twenty feet in the air. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 In dismay he felt the vine give, as if uncoiling itself from a windlass. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old The air was heavy with the uncoiling lavender tinsel of tobacco smoke. Erik Dorn Catching up his boots he secured them to the saddle by means of a dangling pack string, and hastily uncoiling the rope he slipped the noose over the horn of the saddle. Prairie Flowers As swiftly as striking snakes his arms uncoiled from around Glavour's body and grasped him by the shoulders. Giants on the Earth For a moment he coiled himself up with a snap, but the stoat made no remark, so he slowly uncoiled himself, and resumed. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Still the vine uncoiled; the island crashed into the boulder. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Big Pete carefully put a cork-stopper in his pipe, extinguishing the fire without wasting the unconsumed contents; he then carefully put his briarwood away and began to uncoil a lariat from around his middle. The Black Wolf Pack The snake coming up wrapped itself around the trunk and squeezed it with all its strength, so that Manabozho was on the point of crying out when the snake uncoiled itself. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian Encouraged by this advice, the white, slippery Remora streamed out of his cavern again, more and more of him uncoiling, as if the mountain were quite full of him. Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" Help me to arrange it, boy, and do you, Leo, uncoil part of this copper wire. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole A small reddish-coloured bundle, which lay in a recess close at hand, uncoiled itself like a hedgehog, and, yawning vociferously, sat up, revealing the fact that the bundle was a boy. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines In a few minutes the electricians came on deck with several large coils of copper wire, which they uncoiled and distributed mysteriously about the sides of the vessel. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables “I know it, Monsieur,” said Antoine, who had been quietly but quickly uncoiling his rope. Rivers of Ice Poor Ippegoo had not strength either to uncoil, or lift, or even move his foe, and failed to find a crevice in his hairy dress into which he might stuff snow. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew In a few minutes the whole party had retired a considerable distance from the huge berg, the Captain uncoiling the wire as he went. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole Any one acquainted with the strength of the material which Tim began to uncoil would have at once perceived that the lines in question might have held an elephant or a small steamer. The Prairie Chief Poking it with his cane, he caused it to uncoil and display the vacant, features of a half-witted negro boy. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale A well-developed fruit will measure about three-eighths of an inch in diameter; and, when uncoiled, nearly an inch and a half in length. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Signing to the men to uncoil the rope, the end of which he allowed to fall over till it apparently reached the bottom, he now by gestures inquired which of us was ready to descend. Twice Lost A second arrow, sent from Maco’s unerring bow, made it uncoil its huge body and slip off into the water, when, to our infinite satisfaction, it disappeared beneath the surface. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco As he said this I saw that he was uncoiling his lasso, and forming a noose at the end. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory And before the lieutenant or Ned had time to speak another word, the black had plunged into the foaming seas, dragging out the rope which the lieutenant quickly uncoiled. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade Willie stood on the very edge of the bank uncoiling the whole of the rope, and keeping only the end in his hands. The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia The deadly reptile stretched out its head—slowly it began to uncoil itself—the dread sound of its rattle struck my ear. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins This made it uncoil its tail; then he followed up the attack by a second blow. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco The monster uncoiled itself, and glided from the tree. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas It was the work of a few seconds to uncoil them and to make one end fast to the spars they had brought. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War It instantly uncoiled its powerful tail and attempted to seize its enemy. In the Eastern Seas The creature, finding itself unmolested, for even True stood at a respectful distance, uncoiled itself, and I then had an opportunity of observing its curious construction. On the Banks of the Amazon It was uncoiled from the float which supported it, and one end fastened to Marian’s floats; Kallolo taking the other end, towed her forward, while Arthur and I swam by her side. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco “But the chimney stack?” whispered Frank, as he could dimly make out that his father was uncoiling the rope, and he could see no place that would be suitable. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First No one present had any hesitation about giving the brute a wide berth, and at the end of a minute or two it uncoiled itself and lay in undulations, showing its length pretty plainly. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track “Here, you two,” cried the Sergeant surlily, “uncoil your reins, and make them fast round this dead horse’s neck.” Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer Gyp and Jimmy uncoiled like a couple of loosened springs, the former to utter a series of angry barks, and the latter to spring up into the air suddenly. Bunyip Land A Story of Adventure in New Guinea Squeezing himself silently down the parasite—for he had come from above—the reptile slowly uncoiled two or three of the lowermost rings, and stretched his glistening neck horizontally over the hammock. The Rifle Rangers The latter drew from his pocket a clew of small cord, and, having carefully uncoiled it, attached one end to an arrow. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family His comrades, uncoiling themselves at the same instant, followed his example; and the next moment the prong-horn was dragged to the ground, and worried by the whole pack! The Boy Hunters The miserable bundle of humanity partly uncoiled itself, and made an effort to rise, but sunk back again. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Her hair was uncoiled, and fell in dark masses over her white shoulders, blowing out behind her in the wind. The Girl in the Golden Atom The little party got out on the weather side of the ship, in the main-chains, uncoiled their line, and were then all ready to commence operations. The Missing Merchantman One of its treads was uncoiling slowly from its frame. Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 Mrs. Malcolm, watching with lips a little parted, said to herself: "He has uncoiled too much." The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story It was a makeshift method, but as he dropped to the floor, uncoiling a little length of his wire for an external pick-up, we saw that the thing worked. Wandl the Invader Encouraged by this advice, the white, slippery Remora streamed out of his cavern again, more and more of him uncoiling, as if the mountain were quite full of him. Prince Prigio Maya uncoiled the hose from one of the fuel drums in the room and poked it into the copter's tank. Rebels of the Red Planet At last there came into his heart a terrible shiver, a blind desperation that uncoiled all the strength in his234 great bulk. Other Main-Travelled Roads Diane blushed, but put up a hand and began to uncoil the tresses. Fort Amity At once five horrible looking snakes began uncoiling, blue flame surrounding the spot at which each emerged from its egg. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories No. 3 put the primer in the vent, uncoiled the lanyard and broke a full pace to the rear with his left foot. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America I knew the serpent slept in the bottom of the fountain, and when the waters were stirred it would wake and uncoil. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Then Paul was to jump out, and trust to the slow uncoiling of the rope to lower him safely. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys And as he watched he saw the hair swell like waves riding over the water, saw it drop and flutter, coil and uncoil of its own accord. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story He picked up and uncoiled a spare rope. The Adventures of Harry Revel Consequently as it uncoiled, it did indeed cause the wheels to turn, but it could not draw them in a line straight along the road, but kept swerving out to one side. The Ten Books on Architecture "Oh, but you might just as well look over them at once," said Lancelot firmly, uncoiling them. Merely Mary Ann Tumbling out of bed, his eyes heavy with sleep, he took his stand on the narrow platform below the bow-deck, and began uncoiling a rope to steady the boat through a lock it was approaching. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Round this the player winds tightly a cord, which, by a sudden cast and backward jerk of the hand, he uncoils so as to send the disk whirling along the road. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 She was in her dressing-gown, and her face was framed in masses of wavy brown hair which had become uncoiled in her restless movements. The Statesmen Snowbound A terrible groan of agony burst from Thomas Haydon's lips as he saw the venomous reptile coiling and uncoiling its short, thick body round the arm of the Ruby King. Jack Haydon's Quest Yet, it is claimed that certain of his enemies, like the leopard, know his one great weakness—a terror of being wet—and often make him uncoil by rolling him into the water. The Human Side of Animals Only when they had reached the rocky marge of the water and he had been uncoiled from the rug and set upon his feet did he lift his voice in protest. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee Even before his fore feet touched the trail again, she heard the sibilant bur-r-ing of the cold, uncoiling thing as it slid down the blind shadows of the hillside. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Her heavy mass of hair, uncoiled and loose, served as a cushion, and so saved her as she crashed backward. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley |
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