| 单词 | uncurled |
| 例句 | 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 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 She uncurled my fingers and stepped back slightly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 uncurled himself slowly and sat up a little straighter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It uncurled upon a nickel, moist and dirty, moist dirt ridged into her flesh. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The magician uncurled his beard and blew his nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at his hand, curled and uncurled his fingers. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Beside her, Archer curled and uncurled his fingers, lightly touching his worn wooden scabbard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 When the fit was done, she uncurled herself and held out her arms. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z 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 Then, gradually, I uncurled and reached for one of my assignments. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 She uncurled a large map on her bat’s back and scrutinized it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 golden snake uncurled and dropped from her arm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The eye area was otherwise untouched: lashes left uncurled, no mascara. | Feeling Blue at Kenzo 2014-03-02T19:00:19Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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) His sleepy eyelids uncurled to the scented vision of his beautiful mother. Sinister Street, vol. 1 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 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 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 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 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 riderless horses race to shore With thundering hoofs and shuddering, hoar, Blown manes uncurled. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The monkey raised herself and listened, uncurled her tail, shifted, and listened. Edge of the Jungle 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 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 A dress with a cape some five years out of date, a little black silk apron, and uncurled hair! Artists' Wives How restlessly the man's slender, bloodless fingers curled and uncurled! The Paternoster Ruby On the very brink he stopped and uncurled himself. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character It slept as a child sleeps, lips apart and chubby fingers uncurled, and happy.... The Wind Bloweth “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 By the time I had satisfied myself of this my master uncurled himself and got up. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch He uncurled his fingers to display his treasure. Storm Over Warlock 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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) "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 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 Margie saw her white dress was damp, and her hair uncurled, as if by the weather. The Fatal Glove "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 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 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 It is no wonder if my hair is uncurled. The Fatal Glove 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 They stared at him in consternation, all but Francey, who uncurled herself negligently and slid from the sofa. The Dark House 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 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 Her pretty face was wan and listless; her hair uncurled: some locks hanging lankly down, and some carelessly twisted round her head. Wuthering Heights "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 She uncurled herself and went quietly to the door. Mr. Waddington of Wyck 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 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 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 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 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 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 Miss Blake closed the book reluctantly, uncurled slowly, then stared out through the dancing heat-waves, her blue eyes shadowed with romance. Going Some I never knew before that a pug's tail was so long when it is quite uncurled. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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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