| 单词 | uncurl |
| 例句 | The magician uncurled his beard and blew his nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But that did not mean that fear did not uncurl in her middle. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “You need not uncurl,” said the Wart resignedly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It uncurled upon a nickel, moist and dirty, moist dirt ridged into her flesh. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the leaves uncurl and spread upon the surface of the water, unable to bear drinking the precious stuff. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I put the note in my pocket, curling and uncurling my fingers around it for the rest of the period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Sandi felt such tenderness as when a new mother uncurls the tiny fists of a newborn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A slow warmth uncurls low in my body as he pulls me to him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My mom was curling and uncurling her lips like she wanted to say something. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I uncurl it gently, Manchee murmuring “Tail, tail” to himself all the while. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And then they comes about ’ee and asks ’ee for to uncurl!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And I saw, in every tiny motion, my fingers uncurl Peach’s fingers. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Otto was able to uncurl his long toes and teeter to his feet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He uncurled himself slowly and sat up a little straighter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She’s never added one decoration to our snowman, but she does uncurl and seem to relax when a teacher puts on a CD of holiday music. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Beside her, Archer curled and uncurled his fingers, lightly touching his worn wooden scabbard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t quite bring himself to uncurl his fingers from the grip, however. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she swept them back down, uncurling her fingers, they held four sharp knives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She stands where I left her, her hands in fists that are in the process of uncurling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Hooper stood very still, turning the pencil round and round inside the sharpener, and watching the shaving of wood uncurl itself out of the side, like a moth emerging from the larva. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And it began hurriedly to sing in a very placating way, but rather muffled because it dared not uncurl. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She uncurled my fingers and stepped back slightly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He reached into the pocket of his pants, uncurled Mariam’s fingers, and pushed a handkerchief into her palm. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He uncurls the tangled mystery of this maze. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She uncurled a large map on her bat’s back and scrutinized it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As he spoke, he extended his hands, palms up, and uncurled his fingers—Archer’s sign for helping. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As soon as they reached the canal and the wind uncurled her wings, she pushed herself off from Bo's hand and took to the air. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, gradually, I uncurled and reached for one of my assignments. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then it uncurled its handles and one handle lifted its lid with exaggerated courtesy while the other helped him to a generous spoonful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ear said, watching Arm uncurl from the chair. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She felt as though she were a lion uncurling from a long nap, and she wanted to flex her claws. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Gently but firmly, she took his hands in hers, uncurled them, saw the telltale juice marks of bruised chokecherries that darkened his fingertips, then the pitiful, berry-stained smile that sealed his guilt! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The princess chewed on her bottom lip, and Celaena noted that her fingers curled and uncurled at the sides of her long, white gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Still, it took some work on my part to uncurl the ball and get to the tasty cooked meat inside. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected it to thrash its claws and curl and uncurl its tail. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Finally he uncurled his stiff limbs and got up quietly, shivering; and with the knife at his waist he set off higher up the mountain, to calm his restlessness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of the track, Azucar began to uncurl his long legs and accelerate, grinding away at the lead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What he had taken for a part of the tower was the shoulder of the Dragon of Pendor as he uncurled his bulk and lifted himself slowly up. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He began to stir, and uncurl, and finally to stand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Slowly, slowly, slowly, I start to uncurl one arm from beneath me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Sure enough, after some peculiar grunts and much curling and uncurling, the hedgehog opened his eyes and looked about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sohrab took his mom’s hand, gently uncurling her manicured fingers and weaving them with his own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was like the time she’d been in her hidey-hole back in Georgia and saw a snake sunning itself only to watch it uncurl. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Their fingers flew as they chatted together, the pale fibers stretching and uncurling into threads for what would become kente cloth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I uncurl her hand, which opens the wound, but I got to see how deep. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I uncurl my legs from beneath me and head for the stairs. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I slowly uncurled, nearly every muscle in my body complaining at how it had been treated yesterday. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I uncurl my fists and drop my hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He looked at his hand, curled and uncurled his fingers. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She uncurls her legs from beneath her, and Ainsley turns to give her a pleading look. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I took her hand, uncurled her fingers, then laid the silver pipes on her palm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And while Peach kept his face in the pillow, I told him, “You didn’t let Dismay go. I did. I uncurled your fingers and I told you to let him go.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When the fit was done, she uncurled herself and held out her arms. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z But when she lowered herself onto Arturo’s lap, even with one of her legs still outside of the car, she was too high to uncurl her back and neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z You have to picture what it was like to see that great mountain of flesh suddenly uncurl and rise into the sky. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, she could feel her curls unceremoniously uncurling; she forced herself to converse, that she might not see herself in a small, strange room, ever shrinking with shame, far away from everyone else. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie uncurled the gripping earphones and microphone and passed her headset to the pretty little blond wireless operator, who adjusted the phones to fit her head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When I picked him up, he made no attempt to uncurl, but remained in that state much like a catatonic stupor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the word, and watched as letters uncurled from the tangle of haze, mouthing each one as they appeared. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She removes her hand from her pocket and uncurls her fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She tilted her chin so that one plume swept gracefully against her cheek, discreetly curled and uncurled her numb toes inside the kid slippers, and set herself to endure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The golden snake uncurled and dropped from her arm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Before he could reach for his spear, the leopard mother was upon him, her sharp claws uncurled, her sleek ears swept back in anger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She uncurls for one sideways rotation, and lands firmly in a burst of sawdust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A fleet of ambulances may have to be stationed outside the Palais to take tuxed audiences to hospital afterwards to have their toes uncurled under general anaesthetic. Grace of Monaco review: Cannes opens with a royal biopic worse than Diana 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Dole eventually learned that he could grip a pen in his right fingers, a technique he used to mask the fact that he couldn’t uncurl them. ‘The unparalleled champion’: Bob Dole’s forgotten fight to get Washington to recognize the Armenian genocide 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z They do have different personalities: some don’t want to uncurl, while others are brave and want to explore. 'Make sure they don't eat the set!' Movie animal trainers' tips 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z When he uncurls a hand it's as if someone is unwrapping him. The Old Woman; Macbeth; Bank on It – review 2013-07-06T23:07:05Z Both of us were upon her, coaxing her hands way from her face, uncurling her to reveal wet cheeks. Her Party 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Ah – the fist uncurling to reveal a flattened .38, it never gets old. Cable girl: No Ordinary Family 2011-01-11T07:59:02Z The musicians curled and uncurled around Ian Hunter's snarling voice: "Oh is there concrete all around/ Or is it in my head." The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time 2013-02-01T07:00:00Z The eye area was otherwise untouched: lashes left uncurled, no mascara. | Feeling Blue at Kenzo 2014-03-02T19:00:19Z She played down phrases in a nasal treble, or let a phrase uncurl itself from a sleeping state and come alive. Music Review: Erykah Badu at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-06-09T21:45:40Z By curling and uncurling their toes, geckos can alternate between sticking and unsticking from a surface, and thus easily move across it. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z When he makes a fist, then uncurls his fingers, Athena does the same. He Built a Robot to Prove a Point About Refugees 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Unable to uncurl from my kneeling position, I stayed there, as if at prayer. Jefferson Street 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z In a split second, Chauhan uncurled his fingers and accepted it. This California town declared itself a 'sanctuary city' for business 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “It was amazing sitting on that bus and watching America uncurl before you.” 'We had the same brain' – how Pennie Smith turned the Clash into icons 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Salgado’s hands began to uncurl and I brought markers and scrapbooks. Column One: 'Blink once if you can hear me’ — a brain-injured man's remarkable awakening 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z On the side of a one-storey church, which was white and wooden and peaked with a small belfry, I uncurled a green hose and drank a long time. The Apollo 11 moon landing was a distraction from America's problems 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z As the pro-U.S. crowd filling the stadium erupted in cheers, Rapinoe jogged toward the corner flag, uncurled a slow pirouette and lifted her arms to either side, like a bullfighter awash in adulation. U.S. wins World Cup and becomes a champion for its times 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Compared to other farmers in his area, he said, his corn remains uncurled for longer. Climate-friendly farming is taking root in New York 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z After uncurling, the pangolin crawled into thick brush, hopefully to regain its strength in the darkening forest. These odd, scaled mammals are the most poached in the world—and they’re going extinct 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Can't guarantee the screaming will stop - certainly not until after your toes have uncurled. Bros film is surprise Christmas TV hit 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In a rescue center, the pangolin slowly wakes and uncurls, sniffing out a nighttime feast of ants’ eggs, then lapping it up with its implausibly long tongue. China’s push to export traditional medicine may doom the magical pangolin 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “I uncurl the gooseneck stem of the microphone so that it is taut, fully extended,” Duncan says, as early as the fourth page, yet the goosing goes no further. Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s Concussive Collaboration 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Once you’ve fully bent your knees, pause and slowly allow your legs to uncurl back to start. The 10 Most Underrated Exercises, According to Top Trainers 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Hundreds of police officers clumped on the corners, glancing up at the smoke uncurling in the sky. Kinshasa, Congo, Is Locked Down as Protests Erupt Against Joseph Kabila 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Three days later, she was standing in a shop when she felt her toes uncurl. Diagnosis: A clear answer : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “The important thing is that I can shoot a gun again now,” Azar said, gently curling and uncurling his fingers. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z In New York, massive banners were uncurled from atop the entrance to the Holland Tunnel declaring “Black Lives Matter” and “Fund Black Futures.” Black Lives Matter: What’s next 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Bellevue Botanical Garden: Roam through 53 acres of cultivated garden, restored woodlands and natural wetlands and look for early buds and uncurling ferns in this pocket of unexpected nature just east of bustling downtown Bellevue. Balmy Northwest days offer pleasant garden, waterfall walks 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Gradually - and very, very cautiously - one of those balls begins to uncurl, revealing two blackcurrant eyes, a long snout, an even longer tail and a soft pink belly. The world's most-trafficked mammal - and the scaliest 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The Army Corps of Engineers invested millions to uncurl rivers and cement them into place. Cities try to restore wildness to urban rivers 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z This revealed that the microscopic spores' "legs" curl and uncurl when the moisture levels change, causing them to appear to crawl around or even to spring from the ground. Leggy plant spores walk and jump 2013-09-11T06:45:22Z Their motion is driven by four moisture-sensitive legs, or elaters, which change shape when the moisture level changes - curling and uncurling to power the spores' insect-like walk or causing them to spring from the ground. VIDEO: Footage reveals plant spores' walk 2013-09-10T23:05:53Z The contractions cause the board to curl and uncurl, moving the whole structure forward. Printing Out a Biological Machine 2013-08-18T18:13:04Z They tried very hard to uncurl it, because they’re very strong animals. Pangolins in Peril: All 8 Species of Scaly Anteaters Endangered by Illegal Trade 2013-08-07T22:45:03.273Z Those who curl their lips and wish for the serious stuff to begin should uncurl. Chris Froome rejects Bradley Wiggins's Team Sky leadership bid 2013-04-30T21:12:59Z The soldiers uncurl the teenager, still barefoot, and gently pull him from his sleeping bag, carry him to the row of his dead friends, and lay him down. At War Blog: An Unvarnished View of War, Perched on a Helmet 2012-11-21T19:34:28Z I admire their use of the koru - an uncurled fern - as a symbol of life. 10 readers' tribal tattoos 2012-10-05T01:02:29Z Her dark hair, which contrasted so beautifully with her soft blue eye, had lost its curl by the damp air, and she had taken off her bonnet to put back the uncurled tresses. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z As for the mountain, he has cleared himself of clouds, and from his summit a heavy coil of smoke uncurls itself lazily 22 and spreads like a pennant stretching far across the sky. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Katherine uncurled her length from the ground and followed the gymnasium teacher obligingly. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z His beams, falling aslant through a gap in the cliffs, strike upon the draggled form on the sand; it stirs slightly, stretching itself as a leaf uncurls. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The hand of Life has cautiously concealed The pollen-chamber of the infinite Flower, and its petals only half uncurled. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z The kitten, sensing his suffering, uncurled itself from its mother’s embrace, went over to him, and licked his face tenderly, offering a consoling “Meow.” Etgar Keret: “Creative Writing.” 2011-12-26T05:00:00Z The bracken, young and green and a mass of shining crystals, was uncurling itself on each side of the road. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z It, now, was uncurling itself with a sudden celerity totally foreign to the usual deliberation of its kind on awakening from sleep. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The flower is to open more widely; the inner ring of petals must uncurl. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z The riderless horses race to shore With thundering hoofs and shuddering, hoar, Blown manes uncurled. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Every morning a little bud grew bigger, a frond uncurled a little more; as the days passed the foliage spread and thickened, the leaves yellowed, browned, and fluttered away. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z There was no snake uncurling, And no thorn wounded me; 'Twas my heart checked me, sighing She is beyond the sea. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z No, take up your position behind them and observe their plaits; you might imagine that they had gained an independent life--they jump, they dance, they curl and uncurl themselves. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z III Algy Keen, his face swollen with crying, his black hair limp and uncurled, sat on the edge of the bed in the back room of a dingy Mercer lodging-house. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z In every leaf that had uncurled there was a delicate bloom, that which is upon all things in the first hours of life. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z So March turned to April, and April to May, and the lowest bracken fronds opened like green wings before the crimped tops were uncurled. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Salome roused herself at last, picked up her hat and book, and uncurling herself from her position, stood up and listened. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z Jill uncurled her feet, and her big questioning eyes were fixed intently upon her governess. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z And there, sure enough, was the great new flag, curling and uncurling in the fitful wind—'way up against the sky! America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z It had not needed this sight of the red cross curling and uncurling across the white expanse of new sail to mark her as one of the great guard ships of old England. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Ye have learnt the riddle of seas and sand, Of leaves in the spring uncurled; There is no room left for my wonderland In the whole of the great wide world. Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf 2011-04-20T02:00:22.033Z Then a black blob on a root near the road uncurled itself, one of the guards tossed a stick and a huge snake slid into the water. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Her impatience had drawn her to the water side, where the thin waves uncurled upon a silvery beach at her feet. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z She stiffly uncurled herself and got off the bed. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Under her heavy crape bonnet, her hair, uncurled by the damp of the winter night, hangs in pitiful little tags upon her sunk forehead. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z I always noticed that she waked with the sleepy softness of a flower uncurling to the sun. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z His dark hair, somewhat mingled with grey, was, contrary to the usual sailor fashion, cut closely to his head; but he wore all of his grizzled, straight, and uncurling beard long. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z There they were, the prompt, punctual May-flowers, so lately arrived that only half their leaves were uncurled, and the dust of travel still lay on their tendrils. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z A big, white English bull-terrier uncurled himself and dropped from the foot of the bed to the floor. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z When I come in from a long ride and look at this little checker-board square of turf I feel as if I uncurled a whole yard of wrinkles and squints from around my eyes.” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z There was a suggestion of poetry, almost of mystery, about her fairy tale girl, in the wide open blue-gray eyes, dreaming as Tina's so often were, and in the half uncurled lips. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z They set honey before her to taste, but she was too weary to uncurl her tiny hands: they lay like two white petals in the green lap of her gown. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Penny, a slim girl with deep, intelligent blue eyes, uncurled herself from the window ledge. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z A shriek that curdled the blood in her veins, a cry that sped upwards in an uncurling scream of uncontrollable anguish, flew from the sick man. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z These are carefully uncurled and pulled asunder with the result that active little larv� are exposed to view, or, it may be, pup� are discovered. Butterflies and Moths (British) Yet the hat was the least bit awry, one lock of hair had come uncurled and been blown about by the wind, and a single blue button hung loose on the stylish coat. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z Built like a magic circle about the log house were seven camp fires, uncurling their long fingers of flame into the frost-laden air. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas His sleepy eyelids uncurled to the scented vision of his beautiful mother. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Tavannes put the hawk on her perch, and amused himself by curling and uncurling a greyhound's ears. Marguerite de Valois He's sitting up there like a—I don't know what, with his precious tail uncurled and his head sort of hanging down—it'll break your heart to look at him! The Book of Susan A Novel The tender new shoots of the Virginia creeper were uncurling themselves at the window ledge and feeling their way upward toward freedom—and Nort put his head in among them. Hempfield A Novel She relaxed as though her muscles had suddenly snapped, her tense toes and fingers uncurled, and the blood flowed back. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole He kicked his legs and uncurled his fingers like a kitten and twitched ecstatically to baby visions. Carnival She kissed him lightly, then uncurled herself and went over to the recorder. Rich Living "Oh, don't be angry," Denny said; and now his shoes were off, he curled and uncurled his toes and stopped crying. The Wouldbegoods Mathild cried out in a thin voice, and Seth uncurled almost instantly, clawing for a handhold. The Thing in the Attic Bill stood lightly on his feet, his fingers curling and uncurling into balled fists. The Black Tide This was Orpheus's song, and he sang so sweetly that the bright, small eyes of the dragon closed, and all his hard coils softened and uncurled. Tales of Troy and Greece All were, however, satisfied, that it was a kink of the Elephant's tail, which he has not yet uncurled in any city of America—save Gotham. The History and Records of the Elephant Club Apparently unhurt by St. Cyr's toss, Martin had hit the floor, rolled over and over like a ball, knocked down a floor-lamp with a crash, and uncurled, with an unpleasant expression on his face. The Ego Machine His voice was strangely high-pitched and cracked. rom his right hand a whip with a long lash uncurled like a snake. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 She uncurled herself, got up, and stood over her companion, stroking her sleek, thin hair. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur The leaves of the palmetto over Scip’s grave seemed to uncurl, and grow lax, and soften. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 Her dress was slightly disordered, and her hair half uncurled—the results of her sport with the little ones whom she had been seeing to bed. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The wild oxalis Among the valleys Lifts up its chalice Of pink and pearl; And, balsam-breathing, From out their sheathing, The myriad wreathing Green leaves uncurl. Weeds by the Wall Verses The riderless horses race to shore With thundering hoofs and shuddering, hoar, Blown manes uncurled. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems He saw a gaping, irregular hole where a fresh frond was uncurling. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 There he stood for quite some time; but it sat uncurled, without moving in the least. The Chinese Fairy Book She was pale and harassed; her hair, uncurled by the night fogs, hung in dank masses round her face, and her fragile form was unable to maintain its upright position. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 With a long yawn Gyp uncurled her legs. Highacres I am the changing colours of the tree; The flower uncurled: I am the melancholy of the sea; I am the world. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems The poor little crumples of silver and green moved her to pity, and she left them to uncurl in peace when once she had tried and sadly failed to help them. Lotus Buds The butterfly, lighting upon the corolla of the flower, uncurls this long "tongue," and through its hollow center pumps up into its crop the nectar which the flower has stored in its base. The Meaning of Evolution He uncurled himself on the litter of withered grass-bents that formed his winter couch, crept towards the nearest bolt-hole of his burrow, and peeped at the fleecy clouds as they wandered idly overhead. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain This is considered the handsomest way of dressing rashers of bacon, but it is best uncurled, because it is crisper, and more equally done. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Her forehead was puckered painfully as, gripping her hat, she stood busily curling and uncurling her toes in the dirt. The Biography of a Prairie Girl These gracious things, uncurling themselves hour by hour, blooming, fading, in obedience to the strange instinct of life, surprised him by a sudden thrill. Beside Still Waters If the airy creature be watched as it lights upon a flower, it will not be difficult to see it uncurl this long tongue and probe the depths of the flower. The Meaning of Evolution This is considered the handsomest way of dressing bacon; but we like it best uncurled, because it is crisper, and more equally done. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Where the slow river meets the tide, a red swan lifts red wings and darker beak, and underneath the purple down of his soft breast uncurls his coral feet. Hymen What is it, on the morning after the club dance, That hides your weary, little, washed-out face and straggling, uncurled coiffure from his critical eyes? All About Coffee Whereupon Narcisse uncurled himself from slumber and planted himself on his hindquarters in front of me and grinned at me with lolling tongue. The Belovéd Vagabond Half the female world is trying to get curled and the 78 other half trying to get uncurled. The Comings of Cousin Ann One finger unconsciously curling and uncurling a short lock of hair. Deathworld The faded blue of her dress harmonized with the soft tones of the scene; her hat lay beside her, an uncurled, articulated ostrich feather standing up in it like an exclamation point of brilliant red. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories "You what?" she snapped; then caught the tube-shaped covering he had stripped from the candle, uncurled it, and screamed. Cleek, the Master Detective One, she discovered, had had only soda-water in it, there was a little in the bottom now, with a cigarette-end floating about—a cigarette with a red tip, half uncurled from the wet. Juggernaut Sometimes he clenched and uncurled his warm hands. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. Till the walls and the roofs and the curious keystone, The carven rose with its petals uncurled, Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments Mellony walked wearily, her eyes down, the red feather, in its uncurled, unlovely assertiveness, looking more like the oriflamme of a forlorn hope than ever. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Granny lifted her head sharply to listen to a prolonged, familiar whistle, and the cat, uncurling herself, rose up into an arch. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys Absently her gaze sought for cinnamon fern in low woods, sweet fern in the thickets, and exquisite maidenhair just beginning to uncurl from the black leaf mould of dripping brakes. Judith of the Cumberlands A look of fixed resolve settled down upon her countenance at last, and uncurling herself, she dropped lightly upon the ground. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Presently, however, he began to uncurl, opened his eyes very wide, sat up, and discovered it was not his mother calling him, but that he was at camp. Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light She said nothing to herself now about barber's blocks or uncurled whiskers. The Bertrams Up through mud and black trench-water came the leaf, like a tiny fist of wrinkles, and day by day spread and uncurled, looking like the unwieldy paw of a kitten or cub. Edge of the Jungle Her dark hair was limp and uncurled, and her lips were as ashy as her face. Daisy Ashford: Her Book Then it was clear of the ground, rolling in a leisurely way against the lower supports of the trestle in response to the uncurling of the rope. The Return of Blue Pete And then, suddenly, the crack and boom would approach again, shaking the house walls—the little uncurling puffs of smoke against the blue sky—the gray-blue uniformed Austrians hurrying past in retreat. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 He saw Jason gather himself as if for another leap but Robina placed a restraining hand on his arm and his fists slowly uncurled. The Premiere The monkey raised herself and listened, uncurled her tail, shifted, and listened. Edge of the Jungle The soft, white locks, that were usually arranged with so much skill, hung partially uncurled, and scarcely smoothed about her face, adding to the desolation of her whole appearance. Fairy Fingers A Novel He swayed slightly, shifting his weight, and his big toe began once more to curl and uncurl. The Rich Little Poor Boy When the warm weather came on, she uncurled and ate and drank. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers When the last had risen, Queeth uncurled himself and rose from the box. Victory Aunt Lizzie was beyond exclaiming, and Miss Mercy's toes were curling and uncurling, though she preserved a composed exterior. The Dude Wrangler Massetti's convulsion had passed away, his hands had uncurled and his unearthly pallor had been succeeded by a faint flush. Monte-Cristo's Daughter And not a muscle of him moved, except one big toe, which he curled and uncurled across a crack in the rough, worn kitchen floor. The Rich Little Poor Boy A dress with a cape some five years out of date, a little black silk apron, and uncurled hair! Artists' Wives He had his head down and was curling and uncurling his trunk in an aimless sort of way while he teetered slowly in a lazy-crazy fashion by lifting first one foot and then another. Project Mastodon How restlessly the man's slender, bloodless fingers curled and uncurled! The Paternoster Ruby The rest began to uncurl in the box, and she discovered what had happened. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls On the very brink he stopped and uncurled himself. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The green corn uncurling underneath the blossoming vines. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida It slept as a child sleeps, lips apart and chubby fingers uncurled, and happy.... The Wind Bloweth I must reprove that animal when he uncurls his body. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection “It is horrible!” panted Max, as Scoodrach advanced to the edge of the cliff and threw over the coil of rope, standing watching it as it uncurled rapidly ring by ring, till it hung taut. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai He even uncurled his slender saffron proboscis, and toasted his divinity in the sap of the oak-leaf. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The withered fronds of last year are pushed off the fern by the new ones as they uncurl. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. By the time I had satisfied myself of this my master uncurled himself and got up. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Perhaps Billy Bumps took the rapidly curling and uncurling tail of the pig for a challenging banner. The Corner House Girls at School He uncurled his fingers to display his treasure. Storm Over Warlock The hemlocks shot out feathery fronds, the spruce spikes of bluish green, the maples shook around red blossoms and then uncurled tiny leaves. A Little Girl in Old Detroit She uncurled and gathered herself up on all fours, blinking and shaking her head as though the fall had left her ears buzzing, and so began to waddle off. Fort Amity Th' uncurling floods diffused In glassy breadth, seem through delusive lapse Forgetful of their course. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Sometimes she clenched and uncurled his warm hands. While Caroline Was Growing Then Joey, sniffing the morning, uncurled himself, stretched, yawned loudly, and thought of breakfast, for he had passed a rather disturbed night, the second in one week. The Captain of the Kansas The dog uncurled, and went to the edge of the steps to greet his master. The Third Violet She got up with lithe ease, like one uncurling. The Way of Ambition It curled and uncurled and strayed all about her brow and neck like an explosion of spun lava. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain I hardly breathed until the corkscrew uncurled itself at last and turned into an ordinary downhill road. My Friend the Chauffeur It has the singular power of preventing the hair from uncurling when exposed to a damp atmosphere. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Now he came out of his chair as though a mighty spring had uncurled under him, and slapped an outspread hand to his forehead. A Pagan of the Hills He sees the long squadrons shining and shifting, uncurling themselves over the undulations of the ground like great serpents with metallic scales, and he remembers Milton's description of the celestial hosts. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The leaves are enlarging, and the sap rising, and the hard trunks of the trees swelling with its flow; the grass blades pushing upwards; the seeds completing their shape; the tinted petals uncurling. Nature Near London The fire crackled and burned with a warm Christmas glow, and Charlie, uncurling his soft silky body, stretched out each one of his tiny paws separately, with slow movements expressive of intense comfort. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches She had the straight, uncurling hair like his, and her dark eyes were a little sunken under the finely-arched brows. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Between the two the end of the abdomen rapidly curls and uncurls. Social Life in the Insect World It is one of the spiders which bear a good deal of handling without uncurling its legs, or showing any sign of life. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. The boys left the hedgehog to uncurl himself when he pleased, and next went to a cucumber frame where Charley kept a pet toad. Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. As we trudged along we watched the mist which clothed the distant hills uncurl from their summits and roll back into rising sheets of vapour which finally dispersed and left a cloudless sky. South with Scott She had light hair, falling in a harsh, uncurled bristle over her forehead; her black gown was smeared with paste, and even her face and hands were sticky with it. The Portion of Labor Now and then the tip of his tail curled and uncurled with an indescribable effect of sensuousness. The Debtor A Novel This unhappy one slid down the bank, curled up at the bottom, uncurled, curled up again, and—remained curled. The Way of the Wild It was a pretty old structure, covered with the shaggy arms of an old grape-vine whose gold-green leaves were just uncurling. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel There sits the water lily like a sovereign, Her little empire is a fairy world, The purple dragon-fly above it hovering, As when her fragile ivory uncurled, A thousand years ago. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life As she spoke she brought out a miniature brown poke bonnet which was wreathed with one uncurled ostrich feather of a peculiar powder blue tint. What Timmy Did Then the porcupine uncurled himself, and ran off into the wood. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-A-While It was uncurled now and very much alive, but the pincer claws which might have cut its way to safety were encased in balls of hard substance. Plague Ship His waist was very slim, his wings were very rich, and he was curling and uncurling his proboscis languidly. The Garden of the Plynck And Cissy, standing in the library in all the disorder of uncurled locks and gray kimono, demanded, after a rapturous pause, "But why didn't you tell me before?" The Gay Cockade Together they watched it curl and blacken; uncurl again, and slowly flake away. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century "But your clothes are damp, and your hair uncurled—" "The air is wet, and this great house is as moist as an ice-shed," returned the girl, hurriedly. The Fatal Glove She was clad in a long gray dressing-gown, her hair uncurled, red rims round her eyes and dark streaks under them, her mouth swollen and trembling. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) Therefore she will not mar his rest, but sing So low, her tune shall mingle with his dream; Meanwhile, her lily fingers task to twine His uncrispt locks uncurling in the brine. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood "Well," said Arthur, as he uncurled his leg, and with a half sigh, as if it were pleasanter to tell old legends of love than to paint modern portraits. Trumps His heavy moustache seemed to uncurl itself nervously, and his jaw dropped slowly, as he watched Claudius leave the deck-cabin. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Margie saw her white dress was damp, and her hair uncurled, as if by the weather. The Fatal Glove Then the great army column that has curled itself up like a caterpillar for the night begins slowly to uncurl. With Rimington Urged by Eileen, who would think her a "pig" if she refused, Ena reluctantly uncurled herself from a safe and graceful position on a cushioned sofa. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl She could not lift the frail, tired hand that lay by her, its fingers uncurled, the hand of one who, dying, relinquishes gladly its grasp on life. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories All this came and went in an instant, for she now saw that one big, shining petal was slowly, slowly, but quite visibly uncurling at the tip. The Brimming Cup It is no wonder if my hair is uncurled. The Fatal Glove Boulou sat down before the fire, his tail uncurling in the heat. Red Pottage Its leaves uncurl; its buds develop; it turns at once and gratefully to the business of growing which has been restricted during its incarceration indoors. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod Countless consummate, lustrous things were leaping, mingling, and uncurling, aloft and below, in the mazes of the wood, at the margins of the water. Children of the Mist "You what?" she snapped; then caught the tube-shaped covering he had stripped from the candle, uncurled it, and—screamed. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces King Hiram showed his contentment by stretching out at full length and uncurling his great amber claws. Atlantida And now his uncurled tail hung limply down. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Already the great beast's uncurled trunk was stretched out to seize its prey. The Elephant God They twinkled on thorns and briars, on the grass, the silver crosiers of uncurling ferns, and all the rusty-red young heather. Children of the Mist The wood now glowed with colour, russet and green and brown, wine-like red of the tree-trunks where the sun struck aslant on them, soft yellow greens where the young ferns uncurled their downy heads. Marie She found Lucia standing where he had left her, looking at a little roll of pale green paper that her fingers curled and uncurled. The Divine Fire She wore a dress of yellow crêpe-de-chine, with a draped arrangement of blue chiffon, which followed faithfully the long lines of her figure; and a hat of blue straw with an uncurled yellow plume. V. V.'s Eyes That day the Juam grape did bleed; that day the tendril ringlets of the vines, did all uncurl and grape by grape, in sheer dismay, the sun ripe clusters dropped. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I It was flooded in sunlight, fringed with uncurling green. Children of the Mist They stared at him in consternation, all but Francey, who uncurled herself negligently and slid from the sofa. The Dark House I saw the satin blades uncurl, unfold, And, softly upward, stretch with conscious pride Toward the fair sky. The California Birthday Book Baldy Woods pulled down his hat, and uncurled his leg from his saddle-horn. Heart of the West [Annotated] Yet I have never clothed her in a flower, I have never smudged her nose with a burnt cork, I have never uncurled her hair. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series Did he push when he was uncurled, A golden foot or a fairy horn Through his dim water-world? Voices for the Speechless But, lord, old dame, so spins the whizzing world, A humming-top, ay, for the little boy-gods Flogging it well with their smart little rods, Tittering at time and the coil uncurled. John Marr and Other Poems The child in the crib uncurled a small, pink fist and opened his eyes, but with the gloss of sleep still across them and not forfeiting his dream. Every Soul Hath Its Song South-Paw uncurled his whip, and was in the act of pouring the leather into them, when that light was uncovered as big as the head-light of an engine. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Essy had turned it up above his knees, and smiling softly she watched his little pink feet curling and uncurling as she held them to the fire. The Three Sisters I stood in the middle of the yard, the spot he indicated, while he uncurled his long heavy stock-whip with its big lash and scented myall handle. My Brilliant Career He had learned to season his days with the patience of the lynx waiting for the porcupine to uncurl or the patience of the cat amazingly still for hours by the rat-hole. Alcatraz In moist copses the ferns and osmundas begin to uncurl in April, opening their soft coils of spongy verdure, coated with woolly down, from which the humming-bird steals the lining of her nest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Her pretty face was wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head. Wuthering Heights His tone was rich with conciliation and concession; he bent over and tore a pair of button boots from his bare feet, which he stretched towards the fire, painfully uncurling his toes. The Amateur Cracksman And as he watched them uncurl, he felt his guilt slip away. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko "There, Spunkie," she said gayly to the cat, who had just uncurled from a nap behind the stove. Miss Billy — Married Her dark hair flowed behind, wavy but uncurled, down to her waist, and against it her form stood clear in its robe of white. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women We saw him to be old, with white hair that tumbled on his shoulders, and a long white beard, untrimmed and uncurled. The Lost Continent "You don't look as if you'd come much uncurled," she said. Sons and Lovers Just beyond, a tuft of sweet-fern uncurled between the beaded shoots of the grass, and a small yellow butterfly vibrated over them like a fleck of sunshine. Summer The grass is greener and things are sticking up everywhere and things are uncurling and green buds of leaves are showing. The Secret Garden She uncurled herself and went quietly to the door. Mr. Waddington of Wyck Her arm under his head, the glass tilted high against his teeth, he drank deeply, gratefully, breathing out finally and lying back against his pillow, his right hand uncurling of its clutch. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It The man was using the irons to uncurl my hair. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt She stood absently curling and uncurling a syringa-leaf between her long white fingers. Geoffrey Strong Through the rough turf the bracken pushed upward, uncurling sturdy croziers of brownish green. The Far Horizon Then the blue rivers that lay curled asleep opened their gleaming eyes, uncurled themselves and shook their rushes, and, making a stir among the hills, crept down to find the sea. Time and the Gods You see, Madame Adolphe," she said, "my hair is all uncurled. A Street of Paris and Its Inhabitant I did not laugh any more, though, for this reminded me of how my own hair had been uncurled, and it was thanks to that I had not won the first prize for tragedy. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt She drew back, her fingers uncurling from the tweed coat they clutched so tightly, and, trying to slip clear of the arm that still lay about her shoulders, looked up shyly with murmured thanks. The Shadow of the East Caroline lay in the middle of the big bed: with her hair lank and uncurled she was hardly recognizable and strangely ugly. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing I saw and understood them only as one sees and understands the summer clouds when, lying at length in the tall grass, one watches the clouds curl and uncurl. Memoirs of My Dead Life There goes one, and there's another, and another—all twisting and uncurling into hieroglyphics. The Fighting Chance Now, of course, the operation must be made in an early stage before, or at the beginning of the period of growth, in every case before the uncurling of the rope begins. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation He is a handsome man, tall and dark; she is a jolly, buxom blonde, with a charming smile which shows all her thirty and something teeth, and makes her red, thick lips uncurl. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters The Persian hound that always slept across the entrance uncurled himself and got up, thrusting a wet nose into his hand. The Sheik Anne uncurled herself and sat up on the edge of her bed. Anne Severn and the Fieldings Presently it uncurled, cautiously; a fluffy ringed tail unfolded; the rounded furry back humped up, and the animal, moving slowly into the tangent foliage of an enormous oak, vanished amid bronzing leafy depths. The Fighting Chance She was grease-stained now, in spite of precautions, and her hat, with her hair uncurled to sustain it, had settled down over her ears, grotesquely large. Gaslight Sonatas Thy stone, O Sisyphus, stands still, Ixion rests upon his wheel, And the pale spectres dance; The Furies sink upon their iron beds, And snakes uncurled hang listening round their heads. Mosaics of Grecian History Only her hands twitched, her long fingers curling and uncurling spasmodically, and she buried them deep in her breeches' pockets to hide them. The Sheik They showed the most various shades of green, from the dark tint of the mature frond, to the pale pea green of those which were just uncurling themselves. The Hawaiian Archipelago Miss Blake closed the book reluctantly, uncurled slowly, then stared out through the dancing heat-waves, her blue eyes shadowed with romance. Going Some She bit open the knot, a folded bill dropping to the table, uncurling. Gaslight Sonatas Morton, following her wild glance, echoed the cry, for the supposed wad of tobacco, uncurling in the heat, was now plainly seen to be—a roll of greenbacks! Sara, a Princess I never knew before that a pug's tail was so long when it is quite uncurled. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales She did not touch it, but held her hand near—and the leaves began to stir and uncurl and become fresh and tender again, and roses were nodding, blooming on the stems. In the Closed Room At last he extended a fat little hand, uncurled one by one four soft little fingers, and revealed, lying in his palm, a short screw. The Professional Aunt "What's blowed down?" asked Durgin, turning round on his stool and sending up a ring of smoke which uncurled itself with difficulty in the dense atmosphere. The Stillwater Tragedy When Miss Cornelia had gone, Nan Blythe uncurled herself from the hammock where she had been studying her lessons and slipped away to Rainbow Valley. Rainbow Valley "An immortelle"—said Heliobas softly, while the flower, uncurling its silvery petals in the warmth of his palm, opened star-like and white as snow. Ardath Its ten ridiculous toes curled and uncurled in a most amazing fashion. Rainbow's End At this procedure the languid lookout, who had been comfortably resting upon his spine, uncurled his legs, hoisted himself into an attitude of attention, and leaned forward with a startled expression upon his face. The Winds of Chance But with my dark hair unpowdered and uncurled, and no side locks, I tell you, Loskiel, I earn every kiss that is given me—or forgiven. The Hidden Children As I called, to my immense surprise, one of the smooth round boulders on the hillside seemed slowly to uncurl, and to peer about it cautiously. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose In spring the copse is full of tender points of green, uncrumpling and uncurling. The Altar Fire Even as he stared a long snakelike shadow uncurled itself swiftly in the air and the twenty foot lash of Bram's caribou-gut whip cracked viciously over the heads of the pack. The Golden Snare With all its coils crushed, all its rings uncurled, The one most poisonous worm that soiled the world Is wrenched from off the throat of man, and hurled Into deep hell from empire's helpless height. Songs Before Sunrise She uncurled herself from her chair and ran to the window. The Lamp of Fate "Stand by," said Captain Cable, gruffly, and the coils of his rope uncurled against the sky, to fall in a straight line across the boat. The Vultures Hearing a knock upon the great gate of the garden Smain uncurled himself on his mat within the tent, rose lazily to his feet, and, without a rose, strolled languidly to open to the visitor. The Garden of Allah "I wish I had come straight to you, Sidi, when I first set foot in Africa," he said at last, while the fragrant smoke uncurled from under the droop of his long, pendent mustaches. Under Two Flags It can no longer walk; but all the part behind the thorax struggles violently, curling and uncurling when the Ammophila sets a foot upon it. More Hunting Wasps The Lizard's tail wriggles, curls and uncurls after it is detached from the animal's body. Bramble-Bees and Others The slight green of uncurling leaves, the airy scarlet of the maples, the bare branches of the tardier trees, opposed no barrier to the sunlight. To Have and to Hold "I woke to find myself the wife of Pharaoh," she echoed, wearily, and her arms uncurled from his neck and she sank back on the couch. The World's Desire The tiny sleeping fingers uncurled and, like some little sea anemone, clutched round it. Saint's Progress Snow-white, snow-soft, snow-silently Our darling bud uncurled, And dropped in the grave—God's lap—our wee White Rose of all the world. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 It curled round and round him like a whip, and then it uncurled and wound the other way. John Ingerfield and Other Stories The curling movement consequent on a single touch continues to increase for a considerable time, then ceases; after a few hours the tendril uncurls itself, and is again ready to act. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants The elephant's long, sinuous trunk uncurled, coiled about the lad's waist and the next instant Phil felt himself being lifted to the big beast's head. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life She was supported by the captain, distilling drops from his uncurled periwig, so lank and so dank, that he looked like Father Thames without his sedges, embracing Isis, while she cascaded in his urn. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Out in Piccadilly its heartening warmth seemed to infuse into traffic and pedestrians alike a novel jauntiness, so that bus drivers jested and even the lips of chauffeurs uncurled into not unkindly smiles. Something New The head seemed the only thing alive about him, except that slow curl and uncurl of the laboring back muscles. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English It came pathetically feeble from under a pile of ponchos, which buried his elegant person right up to the black moustaches, uncurled, pendant, in sign of bodily prostration and mental incapacity. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Instead, he touched Grey Molly with the spurs, and she answered like a watch-spring uncurling beneath him. The Seventh Man Baldy Woods pulled down his hat, and uncurled his leg from his saddle- horn. Heart of the West He called to one of the watch to come take the helm for a little, but none answered; called again and a ship boy sleeping near, uncurled himself, stretched, and came to hand. 1492 He saw hesitation lingering in Sir Rowland's face, and he uncurled the last of the whip he carried. Mistress Wilding Little rags and shreds of smoke, so unlike the great silvery plumes that uncurled from the Sheridans' chimneys. The Garden Party and Other Stories Old officers, more cautious, keep silent, with closed uncurled lips; but one guesses what is passing within. The French Revolution The lame were straightened, withered limbs uncurled And blind eyes opened on a new, sweet world. The Second Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets The perpetual suggestion of a smile under Dominic’s piratical moustaches seemed to become more accentuated—quite real, grim, actually almost visible through the wet and uncurled hair. The Mirror of the Sea |
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