| 单词 | undefinable |
| 例句 | People also recalled, though this point was discussed at considerable length, that he had returned home without a degree, and that he had, in some undefinable way, changed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It's sweat and urine and excrement and some other undefinable odor. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That night I was drawn to my backyard by some undefinable need. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He views the use of the Hawaiian shirt as yet another attempt by far-right groups to create an “undefinable space” with “in-your-face absurdity.” What Do You Do When Extremism Comes for the Hawaiian Shirt? 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Matthews is the show's special sauce – tangy and undefinable, yet accessible and addictive. The secret to the special sauce in HBO's addictive "McMillions" 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z In all of them darkness beckons, mordantly inviting the beholder to imagine vast apocalyptic landscapes, undefinable events on a cosmic scale. The Tate's Mark Rothko exhibit: a room with a view of the subconscious 2011-03-30T13:58:43Z But in person, he is quietly charming and intelligent with an undefinable star quality. Vampire Weekend: 'People tried to pretend we were rich idiots' 2013-05-03T10:30:00Z “The best movies reflect the unknown, undefinable chemistries of life.” Fates in Filmmaking: Who Were the Wallflowers at the ‘La La Land’ Dance? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z True, there is one fleeting surreal apparition of a character dressed as an undefinable animal, presumably a school mascot. Review: ‘Miles for Mary,’ a Sendup of the Interminable Meeting From Hell 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z But this novel is something else, too, something undefinable, amorphous. ‘Ordesa’ Is a Meditation on Yearning, Solitude and Family 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z In one way, the definitions don’t matter; the best art is always unknowable and undefinable. Genres, Like Sand, Tricky to Pin Down 2013-07-26T20:26:30Z “This,” of course, is that undefinable allure of the red rocks, whether attributable to vortexes, New Age mysticism or simply natural beauty. In Sedona, Ariz., biking a landscape that embodies the romance of the American West 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z He was talking about “Only an Octave Apart,” an undefinable event — A staged concert? A Cabaret Star and an Opera Star Walk Onto a Stage … 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Eiko & Koma’s undefinable performances — part dance, part living artwork, part installation, all potent drama — have been mesmerizing audiences since they first moved to the United States 40 years ago. The Week Ahead: Aug. 8 ? Sept. 3 2011-08-28T04:30:07Z “Springsteen on Broadway” is part concert, part comedy, part tragedy, part therapy, but also so much more in an undefinable sum. Bruce Springsteen Reopens Broadway, Ushering In Theater’s Return 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z I felt uncomfortable because I wasn't really sure how to address the racial identity that is both very monolithic and flattened by American culture, and also so tenuous and undefinable. Cathy Park Hong: "Sometimes you just have to push back – being offended is part of the process" 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Trace quantities of other spices hover in the mist, an undefinable but enveloping presence. French Fries and Chapli Kebabs, Hot From the Skillet 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z “To a certain degree, she seems kind of undefinable,” he said. A Queer Punk Vaudevillian’s Surreal Take on ‘Titanic’ 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Playing an “internationally ignored song stylist” of undefinable gender in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Mr. Harris is in full command of who he is and, most excitingly, what he has become with this performance. Theater Review: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Stars Neil Patrick Harris 2014-04-23T02:00:14Z It's a wonderful, if slightly undefinable, place to be. Finding the sweet spot: writing for amateur pianists 2012-06-08T14:29:09Z But he was also an undefinably valuable part of a panel whose value was only apparent once it was disbanded. Randy Jackson Is Leaving American Idol 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, he lacks a certain undefinable quality to be scary. Crystal, Goodman head back to school in 'Monsters University' 2013-06-18T18:21:33Z When we identify talent, we say that we’ve found “the real deal,” a flimsy idiom for a solid belief—that, although talent as an entity may be undefinable, it’s still provable. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z He often called his sound “undefinable” and was not offended when others called it “middle of the road.” Peter Nero, a Grammy-winning pianist and ex-conductor of the Philly Pops, dies at 89 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z This excuse has always been paper-thin, of course, and based on the risible premise that queer people, merely by existing, are "sexual" in some undefinable way that straight people are not. he Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Unsettling, unnerving, undefinable, “American Beauty” avoids quick and easy categorization. How to watch every best picture winner from 1990 through 1999 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Since Screaming Trees formed seven years ago, its lineup has been as tempestuous and undefinable as its sound, which cuts and swirls in nebulous regions between the Doors, the Stooges and Husker Du. Van Conner, bassist and co-founder of grunge band Screaming Trees, dies at 55 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Reuniting over a video chat ahead of the film’s release, the actors reflected on why it was vital to depict the relationship between Houston and Crawford not only as briefly romantic, but undefinable. Why a kiss was worth fighting for in the Whitney biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The way shadow falls on the ice, revealing an unending, undefinable blue. As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z As a Nov. 9, 1881, story in The Washington Post put it: “Washington has a scapegoat upon whose back is placed the burden of all undefinable and unpreventable ills. It is called malaria.” Perspective | In the 1880s, D.C.’s doctors argued about malaria and its cause 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z In a 50-50 Senate where every vote matters, the often inscrutable and politically undefinable Sinema puts hers to use in powerful ways. Sinema gives her nod, and influence, to Democrats’ big bill 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z But something in him, that undefinable human spirit, keeps him going. Vancouver's safe drug-use sites are wrenching to see. California should open them anyway 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z One ends up wishing there were more Kevin Smith in “Clerk,” and a little less drooling over the esoteric, undefinable yet recognizable genre that has been become known as “the Kevin Smith movie.” New movies to stream this week: ‘Clerk,’ ‘Bruised’ and more 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z My students loved to imitate, albeit less successfully, his use of triads, “Unsettling, unnerving, undefinable” — that began his review of “American Beauty.” Feedback: Coronavirus survival tips from cats plus LACMA demolition and the paparazzi effect 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z The first hardly describes the “systematic and sweeping attack” on our democracy unanimously found by 17 intelligence agencies, while the latter is unspecific, undefinable and thus unhelpful in determining this president’s continuing culpability. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Who determines what is a good vs. bad snowstorm? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s “undefinable for the purposes of cost projection at this point,” Azar said. Trump administration advances prescription drug import plan 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s fair to say that after the war there was an undefinable, often denied, sense of guilt trickling through society. The Swedish dream was always too good to be true. And now the far right is back | Elisabeth Åsbrink 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z “What happens when you have an undefinable principle and you defer to other people? It becomes a bunch of one-off-decisions,” he says. Facebook, Twitter Turn to Right-Leaning Groups to Help Referee Political Speech 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z “They were never going to let me be president” was not some right wing conspiracy or some undefinable set of elements. Opinion | ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z “It’s almost this undefinable thing that you can’t put your finger on.” The Shepherd of High-Achieving Swimmers 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z It became a vague thing, undefinable even for those looking for an answer. Column: Kaepernick and the end of anthem protests 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z So I say reason or no reason, some undefinable force attracts me to you, and I have no means of resisting it and would not if I had. History’s love letters provide heartfelt glimpses of the ‘devoted’ and ‘besotted’ 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z He is going to touch everything in the house and his hands will be sticky for some undefinable reason and nothing in the house will ever feel entirely not sticky ever again. Opinion | Sean Spicer is right. That five-year-old refugee has diabolical plans. 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Most examples of memorable photography rely on an intersection of form, light, symmetry, emotion and a healthy dose of the mysterious and undefinable. Photographing the First Days of Donald Trump's America 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The nobility of these photographs resides in the something undefinable Borden sees, and the unblinking steadiness with which he sees it – call it an indomitability of spirit, neither bitter nor disillusioned, ferocious nor reconciled. Surviving the Holocaust: ‘I didn’t allow any hatred to grow. But I don’t blame those who did' 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Simultaneously undefinable and familiar, the audacious Indian film “CRD” would probably charm more if it boggled the mind less. Indian film 'CRD' both baffling and enchanting 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He won’t be drawn, but the implication is that he suspects publishers may have found the material too harsh, too unconventional, too unfamiliar – and, conceivably, beneath all that, in some undefinable way too black. Turned down 18 times. Then Paul Beatty won the Booker … 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z “It’s the undefinable nature of what one is doing that is the problem, I guess.” From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: the casting boss behind TV and movie hits 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z A blast of stale mint filled the dark little alley in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, mingling with an undefinable fruit smell. A generation of memories steam-cleaned off Seattle's Gum Wall 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z I am this color because of love and because of rage and the undefinable colors that exist between them. A light-skinned Latina like me will never be able to live in the land of whiteness | Melissa Lozada-Oliva 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z "It's some undefinable magic and you need to be a committed football enthusiast to get it." Italia 90: How the 1990 World Cup changed England - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z So if risk is undefinable, subjective, and obscure, how can it be understood and controlled? Risk, Return, And The High Wire Act 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z It was a welcome bump for the former starter, who became a reliever after a bout with those maddening and undefinable baseball “yips” when he was in the rookie league with Vermont in 2010. Fearless Aaron Barrett takes the mound for Nationals 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Now in its 40th year, the eccentric 52,000-square-foot Mexican restaurant is a Colorado landmark exuding an undefinable charm that attracts people from across the globe. Restaurant serves up chaos and cliff divers, with a side of nostalgia 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Even for the unchurched and non-religious present, there was a powerful, undeniable, undefinable beauty in the uniting of Kristin and Randy. HAGELIN: God’s adoration of you reflected in matrimony 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, you might worry that words are ultimately undefinable because their meanings depend on context: What counts as being tall depends on whether we are talking about kindergarteners, basketball players, or tales. Citizen Scientists Decode Meaning, Memory and Laughter 2013-09-23T21:45:05.140Z In N.C.A.A. parlance, “lack of institutional control” is a hazy, almost undefinable term. Penn State Scandal Poses Tough Choices for N.C.A.A. 2012-07-14T17:39:37Z “There’s great sorrow because it’s an almost undefinable loss to our parish, ”he said. After Nun’s Death, Long Island Police Search for a Hit-and-Run Driver 2012-07-11T02:07:36Z Radium, however, does not solve the riddle of life, and until we solve that, great art will remain undefinable. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z His lyric appealed with particular force to foreign peoples, who had little understanding for the intangible, undefinable spirituality which the German people regard as an indispensable element in their national lyric poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z We have plenty elsewhere of doctrine and dogma, and undefinable shades of theological opinion. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z A thousand wild fancies flashed through his brain, a thousand undefinable hopes filled his heart. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Today they had a different, an undefinable expression in which, however, there was no reproach. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z She wondered what Frances would tell him, when next they met; and could not help feeling an undefinable dread—a sensation of coming evil. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z The conclusion is therefore irresistible that the natural tendencies to increase of inhabitants, whatever the occult possibilities may be, practically are counteracted by motives invisible and undefinable, perhaps, but not less potent. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z "I don't know where they are, and nobody else can find them," she replied; and hastening out, she ran up the stairs, humming an undefinable tune. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z The sound of the cuckoo, if first heard on the right ear, denotes good luck; but to hear the voice first on the left, is an omen of undefinable disasters. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The opposition to everything French began the moment Napoleon started to interfere with those undefinable parts of daily life which we call the national character, or, still shorter, the "nationality." The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z He was leaning against the tree, with his eyes fixed on the window; his head and arms hanging listlessly down, with that undefinable singularity of mien which betokens the wandering of the mind. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z All vast plains, those of Egypt for instance, or of Rajputana, have this same undefinable, intangible characteristic, of which one is faintly conscious without being able to describe it. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z But he was separated from him by the undefinable chasm of years—the want of sympathy, the sense of authority. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The heat had caused them to remove their blouses, and they were in flannel shirts of an undefinable color, drenched with the sweat of so many fatigues and so many emotions. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Boys of the undefinable age we are talking about highly appreciate the title "Mr." Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z “What an awakening!” thought poor Ralph, and he shivered as he listened, partly with cold and partly, it must be confessed, with an undefinable feeling of alarm. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Such has been the varied, undefinable, and yet intensely stimulating and interesting character of the development of systematic and scholastic philosophy, during the nineteenth century. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z An undefinable air of suspicion hung over the four chums, though Fenn, from the fact that he had not entered the school, was, more or less, exempt. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z The voice was singularly sweet and soft, and a strange and undefinable resemblance in its tones to some other voice I had heard struck me, but I could not fix upon anything. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z He acts in some undefinable way, through the truth as an instrument. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z In the late 1970s, an anxious economy led courts to say they wanted to avoid throwing credit markets into confusion or creating “undefinable instability” or “untold and unknown consequences.” Reuters Breakingviews: Cisco?s Lesson for Oracle 2011-12-06T03:31:16Z In fact he wanted him to, and that, paradoxically, on all fours with that vague, undefinable instinct of apprehension which had been upon him during those sleepless night hours. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The coutour of her face was oval and her large dark eyes were touched with an undefinable sadness. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z A strip of low-lying meadow land behind was pink with campion and ragged-robin and starred with meadow-sweet, the scent of which mingled with the undefinable cool smell of running water. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z At the table Somers sat opposite the lieutenant, and he found it impossible to avoid looking upon him with a strange and undefinable interest. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Either the terms infinite and absolute are known terms and definable, or they are unknown terms and undefinable. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z I found it was not worth while to dispute with the count, for as he would not admit the right of reason, I had nothing to advance against his vague and undefinable notions. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z On each face that undefinable stamp of failure. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The anger of the European has always raged with undefinable fury, when once aroused, in these southern latitudes, and especially in the regions in question. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Our system of distinguishing between species and varieties is not based upon the definition which we are now considering, but upon that which we last considered—frequently coupled, to some undefinable extent, with No. 2. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z All slept soundly except Fawkes, who, not being able to close his eyes, from an undefinable apprehension of danger, arose, and cautiously opening the door, kept watch outside. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The eminent physiologist Dubois Rey-mond denies that the connection between certain motions of certain atoms in the brain, and what he calls, the primal, undefinable and undeniable facts of consciousness, is at all conceivable. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z The undefinable emotion produced in her by the chiming of the bells began to raise visions before her eyes. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z This measure, however, was as usual, unsuccessful, and, filled with undefinable misgivings, Lady L—— communicated the incident to her brother. In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 2011-08-25T02:00:34.247Z Lady Marabout turned pale as death, and gazed at him with undefinable terror. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Catesby would have challenged it, but an undefinable terror seized him, and his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z And a spiritual glory, undefined and perhaps undefinable, floats ever before the eyes of all men whom the god of this world has not blinded. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z She was scarcely conscious of her own shrinking, of the undefinable something which made her set herself free, and stand on the hearthrug by Lilias' side. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z The varying sensitiveness of different varieties of strawberry plants to small and undefinable differences in circumstances is indeed one of the most important facts brought to light in the experiments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z With my fellow achievers I competed for the high score which would bring exaltation and admiration from one's peers and teachers, and had little difficulty holding my position as undefinably determined by the class. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Prompted by some undefinable feeling, which caused him to rush upon his destruction, the pursuivant ventured upon the roof of the stables, and was followed by his companions. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z This impulse of timid children to project their dark fancies into obscure and hidden places often stops short at vague undefinable conjecture. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z Both became overshadowed by a new undefinable horror; and when I awoke—or rather when I shook off the lethargy that bound me in my chair—my whole frame thrilled with objectless and unintelligible fear. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Her greeting was so gracious, and there was such an undefinable charm in the bright face of the young matron, that Nathalie surrendered immediately. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z He played an integral part in my life, and I feel somehow linked to him in an undefinable bond. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z There was a slight change in the Prince's manner, but it was an undefinable change. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Like most fundamental things, it is subtle, undefinable. Charles Edward Putney An Appreciation 2011-07-18T02:00:24.397Z "A compact!" cried Auriol, regarding him with a look of undefinable terror. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Little, undefinable contraventions on her part of that code of conventionality which he affected to despise, but which is always ineradicable in those whose childhood has passed in a refined home, jarred on his sensibilities. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z His appearance made me wish I could hold him, shelter him from some undefinable evil. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Very early in the sixteenth century appeared a volume which seems to have perplexed our literary historians by its mutable and undefinable character. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z In the first few books, in particular, there hovers a brooding sense of terror and an undefinable feeling of desolation. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Her form was tall for sixteen, with that subtle grace wholly undefinable. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z They grow up sinewy and alert, under this eager life, and the best of them attain, beside their farm knowledge, to the undefinable huntsman’s knowledge, which sets its mark on a man. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z Perhaps the core is that undefinable part of oneself that lives beyond earthly existence. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z Under the dark moustache his lip curled with an amused, undefinable smile. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z When their departing footsteps had died away, she felt an undefinable curiosity to watch the motions of the vessel, the appearance of which created such a sensation in town and hall. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z It's something undefinable; which one feels without seeing or being able to explain—just as ether, or electricity. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z He obeyed willingly enough, but it seemed to her that there was a certain undefinable restraint about him. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z He made a few passes downwards, and the arm gradually fell, as if there were some undefinable attraction in the hand of the operator. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z He had seen the two blush, and a cold feeling of undefinable fear and savageness seized him—a desire to go and choke Mr. Selden where he was—right there in his orchestra chair. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z There was an undefinable change about her, just as if she had gone through some trouble, or had done battle with some grief. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z We promised to confirm our doctrine of the illusory and undefinable character of liberty and slavery, by extracts from standard authors. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z There was a certain undefinable comfort in the knowledge that he was serving Mary, that she had made the appointment to meet him later. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z Then we are both in the same case; but I won't allow it's stupidity—the idea is quite undefinable, and that is the real difficulty. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z None experienced those undefinable feelings of dread which sometimes prevail on such occasions. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z An undefinable feeling of horror stole over him; but he had sufficient presence of mind to pause and watch the proceedings. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z It is that unmistakeable, and yet undefinable essence we term grace; which Nature alone can give, and Art cannot acquire. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z It’s something undefinable; which one feels without seeing or being able to explain—just as ether, or electricity. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z An undefinable repugnance to the commission of crime, such as he had experienced and subdued at the outset of his career, returned with all its force to overwhelm his spirit. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z To-day she sought a refuge and a shield in her love for George, and this undefinable sense of danger it was which lent such warmth and eagerness to her words. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z At the mention of his sister, his physiognomy grew more intensely somber and assumed an undefinable expression. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z She could visualize no possible eventual solution of the intangible problem that somewhere lay heavy, undefined and undefinable, at the back of all her thoughts. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z There was something in the tone, undefinable, that prompted a dark curiosity. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Local television critics have heaped praise on “Treme” for doing just that, for being “the screen depiction that New Orleans deserves” and managing “to capture something of the undefinable essence of New Orleans.” New Orleans Journal: New Orleanians Gather to Watch as the City Takes the Spotlight on HBO 2010-04-13T00:46:00Z We could not see it, could form no estimate of its distance, could only hear its roar, which coming to us through the darkness, had an undefinable element of horror in it. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Hertha thought of the vow they had once exchanged, but an undefinable feeling of shyness stopped her from reminding the forgetful Meta of it. The Undying Past There was something undefinable about the whole man that was attractive to the majority of the people, and made them linger in his presence and want to see him again.” The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 It was especially in that undefinable quality “grace” that Apelles excelled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Her attitude towards me, while not in the least familiar, was charged with an undefinable under current of what our future relations might become. The Man from Jericho She has the peculiar brilliance of the Russians, sombre, subterranean, almost undefinable. Woman He would have liked to ask, but an undefinable feeling of shame stifled the words in his throat. The Undying Past Not a star was in the sky; but an undefinable gleaming brought into notice dark masses of torn clouds, which sped along as if in rags. The Wish A Novel Despite his audacity and wickedness, Polidori was superstitious, and dark forebodings came over him; he felt an undefinable uneasiness. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 But even then Wandel wouldn't let him go, and the music had stopped again, and only the undefinable shadows of women's voices reached him. The Guarded Heights She did not answer immediately; her eyes were fixed upon Edwin but her expression was undefinable. The Children of the World There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed. The Year When Stardust Fell There was an undefinable surety, a boundless confidence, reflected in the graceful majesty of his expression and bearing. The Return of Tharn "I am afraid you will live here until you are old," she said, and there was a note of undefinable regret in her voice. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop "Who goes there?" she called in response: and it was an undefinable instinct stronger than her will that caused her to drop her own voice also to a whisper. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The stupor that first seized him at finding his daughter in a solitary hut in the company of the young Breton, was soon followed by an expression of undefinable agony. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Her countenance, pale but healthy and of a perfectly regular and classic mould, was charming to look upon from its undefinable expression of lovableness and sweet temper. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The beauty lies in an undefinable sweetness which rises from the melody of the words, and in a translation disappears altogether. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses One by one they satisfied the former and yielded to the latter, dropping back and racing for the forest in great, joyous bounds punctuated with happy little whoops of undefinable emotion. The Test Colony He addressed Minola at once with that undefinable manner of easy and kindly superiority which he always adopted toward women, and which, it must be owned, impressed some women a great deal. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. And those other folk about him, dark Miriam, slowly brooding over him; her rival, that conquering captive of sex; the brothers, the sisters, and the friends; this intense society is vital and yet undefinably exaggerated. A Novelist on Novels A sense of that image and unreality still persisted, even after all the women who had come to him so willingly and had left with that undefinable look of unhappiness deep in their eyes. The Executioner I was again thinking hard, listening intently; something undefinable had happened to suddenly revive my mental condition. On the right of the British line An echo of the joys and pains of hundreds of generations; a distant rumour both confused and undefinable, a last sunbeam fading at evening and dying on the glassy surface of sleeping waters. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain With every medium, however, there is, of course, a set of more or less undefinable laws governing its use. Artists Past and Present Random Studies Perhaps not so undefinably, for I am oppressed by unbelief when I find this grouping of agriculturists and colliers responding to the verse of Swinburne and Verlaine, to Italian, to Wagner, to Bach. A Novelist on Novels Immediately he rises in the pulpit you feel that you have that undefinable mystery, a gentleman, before you. The London Pulpit The young lady had already drawn herself up with an undefinable dignity. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia He had not that something else, simple but undefinable, and as sensitive as an uncovered nerve, that lay under his friend's rougher character and sturdier heart. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome The most undefinable of all undefinable kinds of poetical inspiration are surely—Songs. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Of what value are the fur, the feathers, the skin, the temporal trappings of imperfection in our perpetual struggle toward the final undefinable resolution into the Infinite Interplay of Cosmic Forces? Once a Greech They had often formed a determination to leave the scene of their crime—to fly to some distant land; but still some undefinable fascination kept them near the remains of their victim. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 For several reasons; and mainly, for the crushing evidence of an undefinable something which tells us that they are not. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II “What else is there?” asked the other, with a pang of undefinable alarm. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston A noble work, but eminently disagreeable, as must be all pictures of this subject; and with the same character in it of undefinable want, which I have noticed in the two preceding works. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) It was not only that he was older—he had aged more than she—but a subtler change had passed over him; he was hardened, embittered, coarsened, undefinably deteriorated. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly I certainly have observed that people with a peculiar and undefinable "something" in their eyes are particularly unlucky and invariably bring misfortune on those with whom they are in any degree intimate. Byways of Ghost-Land The protoplasm of to-day is simply a continuation of the protoplasm of other ages, handed down to us through periods of undefinable and indeterminable time. Was Man Created? For an instant, as they moved along the short, lightless passage to the front rooms, a curious sensation touched Halder—a terrifying conviction that some undefinable thing had just gone wrong. The Other Likeness The distinction between poetry and rhetoric is as profound as it is undefinable. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) How she strove to dwell upon Edward Morton's words, "It will not be for long;" and banish from her heart those nameless, undefinable fears which would not away at her bidding. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Beyond, the heath stretches off into endless blackness, in the extreme of which either fancy or art has conjured up some undefinable shapes that seem riding into space. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories They felt an undefinable dread of the abyss! The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras A something hinting at grief and secret, and filling his mind with alarm undefinable, seemed to speak with that low thrilling voice of hers, and look out of those dear sad eyes. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges He now remarked the pensive expression of her lovely countenance, and it excited in his heart an undefinable and uncontrollable interest. An Old Sailor's Yarns It was on one of these evenings that I suddenly understood what was the cause of the undefinable change that I had noticed in her manner some time before. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them With all that, he was undefinably an outsider. The Rainbow Nevertheless, there was, since the arrival of Aneta on the scene, a strange, undefinable change in the atmosphere. The School Queens Her dress, very simple in cut, suited her, and had that undefinable air of being just right which a good London tailor knows how to give. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series Again, for a few minutes, she remained trembling with an undefinable fear, when there came another hoot, followed instantly by another, in an opposite direction. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border There was an undefinable moment of suspense, and the crew retreated backward, abandoning their posts despite the captain's orders. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories The bond between them was undefinable, but very strong. The Rainbow He had a sudden and undefinable suspicion of that law clerk. Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer There is a strange, fresh, simple, undefinable charm about the girl that makes one her captive. Nobody To me the quietude of the secluded English home had an undefinable charm like the smell of lavender, for which I have always had a cat-like affection. The Belovéd Vagabond Was it her fancy, or had some undefinable change passed over him? Not Like Other Girls If the latter, he acted with great weakness in yielding at length to insufficient evidence, on the score of an undefinable impulse. On Calvinism But there are wrongs which are not punishable by the law, being too small and undefinable for its cognizance. Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 Nowhere could he see a light about the house and he was oppressed by a feeling of undefinable apprehension as he pressed the bell. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton A lovely, fascinating and bewitching girl, whom the fates and the fairies had endowed with that undefinable gift we call "charm." Bandit Love Whence has he drawn that undefinable light, those flashes of electric rays, those reflections of unknown stars that like an enigma fill us with wonder? Holland, v. 1 (of 2) In another instant the red sail, the long, keen, black shell, the naked forms of the fierce Illanums, were mixed in one undefinable blot on the distant horizon. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines They were neither brown eyes nor blue eyes, but were of an undefinable, changing gray, a gray that was not a color, but a light! Germinie Lacerteux An undefinable fear, a mysterious presentiment, an instinctive yearning, a hunger of the soul, these are all irrational emotions which can never rise to the dignity of knowledge. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles And about all this old-fashioned American literature there was an undefinable savour that satisfied, and even fed, our growing minds. What I Saw in America At those times I felt as if some evil—vague and undefinable, but still terrible—were impending over me. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf It was not exactly that he put advantages of this sort into one side of the scale and the undefinable charms of Phillida into the other. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Her soul was a spirit in chase, pursuing something undefinable which she longed to obtain, that she might be for ever satisfied and her measure of happiness complete. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus There was about her, too, an undefinable something, like the shadow of future fate, a something almost impossible to describe, and yet distinctly appreciable to all who saw her and lived with her. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Something cloudlike, vapory and undefinable, which seemed too ethereal for earth, gradually appeared at the extreme end of the terrace. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 “Yes—all is mystery: and vague and undefinable terrors oppress my soul!” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf An undefinable feeling that something was wrong came across her. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls The excitement of the battle and the retreat, and the undefinable sense of insecurity which their situation engendered, banished rest. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer Leslie had no idea how long he had been asleep, when he started up in bed with an undefinable impression that something was wrong. Leslie Ross: or, Fond of a Lark This tribe, or probably the miserable remnant of it, since the English have settled the island has been regarded as altogether remarkable and undefinable. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 So far as she knew she had no relations in the world but Barthorpe Herapath—and there was something—something shadowy and undefinable—about Barthorpe which she neither liked nor trusted. The Herapath Property There was at the end of that day only one impression in his favor, which was produced by an undefinable resemblance to her father, evanescent, but ever returning. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Not fear of the common kind, but a weird undefinable apprehension. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea He stood there, a blackguard on the face of him, but a gentleman in spite of that undefinable and vaguely repulsive smirk which played about his straight and refined mouth. War and the Weird It reaches the knowledge of your wishes through a kind of instinct as reliable as it is undefinable. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training He never escapes the terrible undefinable fear which constantly dogs him, the ghastly gnawing which eats at his heart. Roger Trewinion The dark dungeon had a curious odor in it, probably due to the water and lack of fresh air; but there was a scent undefinable as well. The Rider in Khaki A Novel An undefinable instinct led the man's footsteps to that lonely height. "Unto Caesar" A confused and undefinable emotion forced me to silence. Hortense Makers of History Series She will know no wayward inclinations, nor give way to whims and fancies, and undefinable emotions, to feelings, which she would blush to betray to her lover. The Young Maiden Literature, pictures, exhibitions, celebrations, and festivals are controlled by some undefined, and probably undefinable, standard of decency and propriety, which sets a limit of toleration on the appeals to fun, sensuality, and various prejudices. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They were thoroughly alarmed, and overwhelmed with an undefinable dread.” The Story of Eclipses It is possible that no master ever painted a buttercup like this one, or the fringe of a robe like that one; that this poet has a unique subtlety, and that an undefinable music. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV The light waxed; a strange and undefinable sensation thrilled me. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The presence of the figure inspired me with an undefinable awe! and, I can scarce tell why, but a thrilling presentiment convinced me that it was a supernatural visitant. Rookwood It hung about him with the undefinable feel and smell of death. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Loud cries of soldiery were heard without, and Mark’s heart sank with an undefinable dread. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar He looked at her for the first time keenly—and just the change in his expression, undefinable but unmistakable, almost frightened her to death. Laramie Holds the Range "Nonsense, my child," returned Monte-Cristo, with a laugh that, in spite of all his efforts at self-control, betrayed nervous agitation and an undefinable dread. Edmond Dantès It was certainly a curious apartment, and for some undefinable reason he could not prevent his mind from dwelling upon its possible uses. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective And, most disturbing consideration of all, every one of them was absolutely unfamiliar, therefore in some vague, undefinable fashion, the more alarming. In Search of El Dorado The block seemed to be precipitating itself upon the brig; there was a moment of undefinable anguish; the men forsook their poles and flocked to the stern in spite of Shandon's orders. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Their disputations being usually built on an undefinable chimera, are solved by a paradox. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency The strange, undefinable attraction of the infinite is upon us. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles The bodily health and strength appeared to be fully restored at the end of a few weeks, but there was an undefinable change. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author It reveals its presence constantly; sometimes in an undefinable feeling of profound desire, satisfied with no earthly object, yet but vaguely directed to the eternal or divine; sometimes in a profound and absorbing religiosity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Yet she is a real interesting woman, not only full of delicacy and sweetness, but with all the undefinable fascination, the charm of personality, which such typical characters hardly ever have. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Their merciless threats, their savage language, better becoming barbarians than a people like this, living in the very centre of civilization, filled me with an undefinable terror. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century On a summer's evening, when the tide is out and the high ground the other side of the river is assuming undefinable shadows, the little town has other charms to the meditative man. A Master Of Craft And day by day something undefinable began to draw her towards her husband. Agatha's Husband A Novel I almost sank down with an undefinable feeling of dread on beholding this. The Gorilla Hunters We had a natural leaning towards each other—a sort of undefinable sympathy—which inclined us to seek each other’s company in a quiet unobtrusive way. The Big Otter Buzzby doated on her as if she were his only child, and felt a secret pride in being in some undefinable way her protector. The World of Ice Mr Stuart scorned the recommendation at first; but as he grew worse he became filled with an undefinable dread, and at last did send for his pastor. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn There is a freshness in the air that rouses glad thoughts within the breast, vague thoughts, sweet, as undefinable, and that yet mean life. April's Lady A Novel As a dark cloud suddenly obscures the brightness of a smiling summer sky, their shadows are cast upon us and fill us with vague, undefinable uneasiness. Pushing to the Front From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike. The Rifle Rangers Eight o'clock chimed—nine—ten—and they were all, Edouard especially, working themselves into a complete panic of undefinable apprehension, when, to their great relief, M. de Véron's carriage drew up before the door. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 447 Volume 18, New Series, July 24, 1852 There is an undefinable character and distinctiveness about Sunday morning which is not possessed by any other day of the week. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton For the first time since she was, she turned away to tremble, her soul filled with a new and undefinable feeling, for which she could not account. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 An undefinable fear had blanched all our faces. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' We felt nothing of this—nothing but that undefinable impulse which had entered our hearts, and to whose mystical power neither of us dreamed of offering opposition. The Rifle Rangers Something passed out of her soul, an undefinable something of which the zest for life is made, and as she felt the black waters of despair closing over her she almost gasped for breath. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service She tried to divert her mind by busying herself about the library, dusting his favorite books, tidying his papers, but constantly came back the thoughts that filled her with uneasiness, a vague, undefinable alarm. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Whatever credit it receives, whatever reverence we give it, is derived from its utility in ministering to those concrete experiences which are as obvious and as undefinable as color or sound. A Preface to Politics But the Countess de Mattos had experienced this undefinable misery before, when the reaction came after taking too large a dose of chlorodyne with her "solace." The Castle Of The Shadows And if I seek for a reason, it seems to be simply that Pope never crosses the undefinable, but yet ineffaceable, line which separates true poetry from rhetoric. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Karara possessed an extra, undefinable sense which gave her contact with the dolphins. Key Out of Time There was something that each felt to be sweet, undefinable, and dangerous. Can You Forgive Her? And yet he was unreasonably, he was unaccountably, he was undefinably depressed. The Long Night But she did not think long of herself, for an undefinable anxiety ran through her thoughts like a black thread. The Fruit of the Tree And then I asked myself, What is the secret of this mysterious power of music; where shall we look for the cause of those undefinable yet overwhelming emotions which it never fails to excite? The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The man's pluck had, in the first place, struck him, but now it seemed to him that they were, in some undefinable measure, linked together. The Prelude to Adventure She sat almost breathless, while a thrilling and undefinable dread crept through her whole frame. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans The Greeks lacked an undefinable something of rusticity which dignified the Latin race. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series And then, quite suddenly, toward the middle of the act, she felt an undefinable sense of relief. The Fruit of the Tree But even there she was haunted by some unendurable, undefinable, torturing feeling which struck her still more unpleasantly when Clementina remarked: "Yes, there is nothing but good land on this puszta." The Poor Plutocrats There is an undefinable quantity in military genius which makes the event uncertain. Lectures on Modern history Still the great mystery remains unriddled; our researches have brought us no nearer the beginning, and the first cause of all continues unapproachable and undefinable as ever. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges The undefinable expression of the lips, together with the weight of the brows and slumberous half-closed eyes, gives a look of sulkiness or voluptuousness to the whole face. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Her hymns leave upon the reader an undefinable impression both of sublimity and mysticism. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes He painted through habit, and the work had merit, but only at rare intervals was there in it that undefinable something which all can recognize, but none analyze, that stamps the product as great art. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Some day we may find out how much ancestral experience is capable of bequeathing in this way, whether simply shadowy, undefinable mental tendencies, or something like definite concrete ideas. Illusions A Psychological Study Is it not idle almost to speculate on the impenetrable secret of their origin when their very existence is undefinable—when their end, their glittering discs, and all but immeasurable distances are wholly unapproachable? An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges It is such vague undefinable states of susceptibility as this—states of excitement or depression, half mental, half physical—that determine many a tragedy in women's lives. Scenes of Clerical Life I believe it was the elegant and slender shape that would have set off anything, and that gave to his handsome costume and 'properties' an undefinable grace not their own. The House by the Church-Yard Rubens was a great painter, but he lacked that last undefinable something which makes heart speak to heart. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters But Maria, whenever she glanced over her book at her father's happy face, felt the same undefinable chill. By the Light of the Soul A Novel His ears went flat against his head, but he submitted to her touch because invariably it soothed him, and because he sensed some undefinable power whenever his gaze met hers. The Adventures of Kathlyn Thus, many matters of moment are either at a stand, or advancing by feeble and hesitating steps, and the distance to be ultimately reached remains vague and undefinable. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 For a time the mystery involved seemed as undefinable as the jargon of the motley group. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth The last elusive, undefinable stroke of the brush, that something uniting the spirit of the beholder with the spirit of the artist, so that you feel as he felt when he wrought—that is art. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters "I'll slip back, so I can pass any order that may come," proposed Hal, who, truth to tell, felt an undefinable something that made him too restless to like the idea of sitting down. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat She tried to fight back the overpowering, undefinable surge; she succeeded partially. Dan Merrithew It seems to me that Strauss must have a secret affection for this work, which owes its inspiration to the undefinable impressions of convalescence. Musicians of To-Day It is in fact a principle of illusion; the undefinable cause owing to which there seems to exist a material world comprehending distinct individual existences. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Charlotte was unthoughtful of wrong; but still there was a repression, a something undefinable between them, impalpable, but positive as a breath of polar air. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance The thief-taker's throat was bound up with thick folds of linen, and his face had a ghastly and cadaverous look, which communicated an undefinable and horrible expression to his glances. Jack Sheppard A Romance She gave no name to this new emotion; it was too confused as yet, too undefinable. A Man's Woman So much, we may fairly presume, proceeded from the pithy lecture of Ellen Connor; but the truth was, that the undefinable old squire was the greatest parental coward in the world. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Anything with regard to which that distinction holds good we conclude to be a real thing, such as jars and the like are, not a mere undefinable negation. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 She was not handsome; but the expression of melancholy on her countenance, and an undefinable air of superiority about her, engaged my attention. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 279, October 20, 1827 Not in feature, of course, but often in manner there was a fleeting, shadowy undefinable something that recalled her. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware It may constitute no part of the nutriment, and may often be deleterious, but it meets a want, somehow or other, and wants, however undefinable, must be recognized. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 This arrangement leaves an undefined and undefinable amount of authority to the Crown. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 No, all this cannot be drawn, cannot be expressed, but remains undemonstrable, undefinable. Madame Chrysantheme We feel without understanding feeling; and our most powerful emotions are the most undefinable. The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories He now tried to grope out his way, from that sort of undefinable feeling which leads a person to identify change of place with improvement in condition. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Unseizable though a flame may be, and undefinable as substance, it is not unreasonable to trim a fire and make a flame rise above its fuel, free from smoke, clear and pure. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 He had all the manner and appearance of a man of gentle birth, but there was something more; an indescribable, undefinable air that hung about him. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Like most humourists, he had low spirits, though his "genial sympathy with the under side of things," to quote his own definition of the undefinable, must have been some solace for his woes. The Life of Froude Do not go inside; it has a sickly smell of immemorial incense and garlic, undefinable and horrible. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Scorn at his own weakness, and dread, horrible undefinable dread, as he felt the omnipotent power mastering his proud spirit. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 The mail was punctual; and I was duly delivered to Ticket—the great Ticket—my maternal, and everybody else’s undefinable, uncle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, For me, at least, the silence was pregnant with the undefinable emotions that, at times, run in currents between man and woman. The Inheritors Perhaps she knew that if he had been without a certain undefinable weakness he would not have been drawn towards her strength. Red Pottage Gentle as were his ways, there was something undefinable about Uncle Silas which inspired fear; and I should have liked few things less than meeting his gaze in the character of a culprit. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh He stood alone, with the opinions of the multitude against him, but there was, Maud Barrington felt, a great if undefinable difference between his quiet resolution and the gambler's recklessness. Winston of the Prairie From the first book, on Creation:— "The universe existed in darkness, imperceptible, undefinable, undiscoverable, and undiscovered; as if immersed in sleep." Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology A barrier, undefinable but impassable, seems to part us from the full tide of youthful passion. Robert Browning Her countenance, pale but healthy, and of a perfectly regular and classic mould, was charming to look upon from its undefinable expression of lovableness and sweet temper. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 I love, and always did, that grand undefinable music, threatening and bewailing, with its strange soul of liberty and desolation. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh What is it that baffles us and remains undefined and undefinable? The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Something moved secretly between his words, a shadow veiling the stars, destroying the peace of our little camp, and touching us all personally with an undefinable sense of horror and distrust. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories He however listened with undefinable emotion to those simple and artless melodies, which, in their expression of grief and joy, were so pure that they seemed to spring from the very heart of the people. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 A feeling of dread, an undefinable something that froze the marrow and made the blood run cold. Stories of the Border Marches Not only was the gloomy ward brighter for her presence, but patients and nurses were infected with her strange personality and undefinable influence. Lancashire Idylls (1898) The central quest of alchemy was the quest of an undefined and undefinable something wherein was supposed to be contained all the powers and potencies of life, and whatever makes life worth living. The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry Poor Mary Kitson, alas! found that, in some undefinable manner, the glory had departed from her dolls. The Golden Scarecrow He looked up to find his companion's eyes fixed on him with an undefinable expression. The Jungle Girl The Fascist also loves his neighbour, but "neighbour" is not for him a vague and undefinable word: love for his neighbour does not prevent necessary educational severities. Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado All in a moment I came to myself, to an undefinable sense of the tremendous pressure of nothingness. At a Winter's Fire There is an undefinable feeling of relief, almost of joy, when the regular throbbing of the engines begins and the ship rolls and heaves to the swell. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Suddenly, something undefinable—a slight sound, a current of air—made her turn her head. Marcella My own heart beat hard with undefinable dread. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Halleck defines it as "that undefinable characteristic of mental states which causes one to be aware of them." A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga It is one of the most undefinable of the many indefinite feelings to which young men in love are subject, especially young men who have been, or are, very poor. A Tale of a Lonely Parish But at the end of a few days a strange, undefinable, uneasy feeling began to crawl over me and crept into my heart; I became more and more restless, anxious and nervous. Fifteen Years in Hell In suppressing it you fall by necessity into the void of an abstract and undefinable beauty, like that of the only woman before the fall. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 We have all experienced, while reading his books, a certain undefinable suspicion which interferes with the enjoyment of some people, and enhances that of others. Emerson and Other Essays "Father"—uttered his daughter, and pausing in mingled timidity and dread, as if some undefinable forebodings of harm oppressed her. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described The idea of necessity involved in the causal conception that a cause is that which must produce its effect is also equally undefinable, inexplicable, and logically inconceivable. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 I was ever anxious and uneasy, ever longing for some undefinable, unnamable something--I knew not what, but, O God, I knew the desolation of feeling which was then mine. Fifteen Years in Hell If he awoke she would die with terror—now that he was asleep and did not know that she was looking after his comfort, she experienced a strange, undefinable pleasure in so doing. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion She was but a shade taller, somewhat rounder, and much more womanly in an undefinable way. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life Yet an undefinable fear still possessed her, and she endeavoured with patience to await the pleasure of her friends. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described It was undefinable because so long as the reals composing it did not combine, no demonstrable qualities belonged to it with which it could be defined. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 As we enter, an air of that undefinable English ideality—comfort—seems diffused, as it were, in the atmosphere of the place. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony As we proceed down the road, we come to No. 5 on the south side, which, from time immemorial, has had an undefinable, sinister, and uncanny reputation. Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century And this is thought enough for a limited, restrained, republican government! an undefined, undefinable, ideal responsibility to the public judgment! The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style I had caught a look now and again—an undefinable glance, which told me the whole pitiable tale. Castles in the Air It is real in the sense that it is 480 a necessary postulate of our phenomenal experience and unreal in its own nature, for apart from its connection with consciousness it is incomprehensible and undefinable. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 Certain undefinable moral qualities, such as the last-ditch spirit of the old British Army on the Yser, did not come within their scope of reckoning. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War His spirits were not as buoyant as usual, and I felt an undefinable anxiety which I did not mention. The Morgesons Other aspirations now stirred in him, somehow becoming undefinable. Against the Grain A sudden access of feeling, undefinable, unplaceable, but strong, possessed him. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East In fact the concept of causation and production had in it something quite undefinable and inexplicable. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 I saw round me what sort of young men were preparing to be clergymen: I knew the attractions of family "livings" and fellowships, and of a respectable position and undefinable hopes of preferment. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed Yet people justly perceived that there seemed to be a certain undefinable concurrence among writers coming from different schools and handling very different subjects. Studies in Literature There were points also connected with the process of their elaboration which had given me an undefinable uneasiness in the refreshment rooms of a hundred railway stations. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Of course the instinct was a vague, and from its nature an undefinable one, but it existed, and in the present instance arose in strength. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life The shadow in the alcove at the end in particular, had that undefinable quality of a presence, that odd suggestion of a lurking, living thing, that comes so easily in silence and solitude. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories But there is in the character, I was almost going to say in the atmosphere of the room, that same undefinable, easily recognizable something which proclaims the presence of non-readers. A Mere Accident On they came, and again we drew deadly beads on the unsuspecting horsemen, but there was an undefinable something that told me not to fire. Reminiscences of a Pioneer There is an ugly look comes into his eyes; something quite undefinable, prehistoric, almost dangerous, looks out of them…. An Englishman Looks at the World The shortest way down-town is diagonally through the capitol grounds, but some undefinable impulse led me to go around on the Capitol Avenue side. The Grafters I withdrew from the town; I rambled with a slow and thoughtful pace, now bursting with exclamation, and now buried in profound and undefinable reverie. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are At length, repressing by a strong effort the undefined and undefinable feelings that were crowding upon him, he broke the silence, which was now beginning to seem strange and embarrassing. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 Well, she has got that something—that undefinable but always recognisable something. Vain Fortune "Who is Rose?" trembled on Maggie's lips, while at the sound of that name she was conscious of the same undefinable emotion she had once before experienced. Maggie Miller And as for the graver and more important matter of the thought of the discourse, I think you will be aware of a certain undefinable shallowness and crudity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 He boasted that he stood up litigiously for the interests of the college; and he had undefined and undefinable ideas that the marshal intercepted a 'Fund,' which ought to come to the collegians. Little Dorrit There was in the whole atmosphere of the craft that undefinable something which presages disaster. Tarzan of the Apes The passion he had felt when walking with her on the wet country road he felt no longer, only an undefinable sadness and a weariness which he could not understand. Vain Fortune Subtly, undefinably it was of our world and of one not ours. The Moon Pool Thus far in the history of mankind no temples dedicated to an undefined and undefinable God had been raised. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Her church and creed might waver and sink, but that undefinable innocence which we call womanhood, would lead her, a Dian, through the fires of hell. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 The longing was with him day and night, an incessant undefinable craving, like the sudden whim of a sick man for food or drink once tasted and long since forgotten. The Age of Innocence This glowing description, however, must be lowered or heightened in tone by the association of these characteristics with an undefinable simplicity of mien, a certain slight rusticity of effect. Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance A thousand vague and undefinable suspicions crossed his mind. The Count's Millions But what especially struck him was the way in which she detached herself, by a hundred undefinable shades, from the persons who most abounded in her own style. House of Mirth There was in them an undefinable appeal, whether for help or forbearance he could not tell. The Reef An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation. Beasts and Super-Beasts Flamel's muscles were under control, but his face showed the undefinable change produced by the slow infiltration of poison. The Touchstone By thus dispensing with the concept of beauty as some occult undefinable quality, we get rid of much of the contradiction which appears to inhere in our aesthetic experience. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Now it had been Selden's fate to have a charming mother: her graceful portrait, all smiles and Cashmere, still emitted a faded scent of the undefinable quality. House of Mirth How, she did not know; and her fear was the greater because it was undefinable. Summer At that moment I heard the distant strains of the organ, a sad harmony to an undefinable chant, the wail of a soul longing to break these earthly bonds. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea From the toe of his boot to the crown of his hat, there is that unostentatious, undefinable something about him distinctive of his social position. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 That yellow, level light has, in my mind, something undefinably glorious and melancholy, such as to make almost any scenery interesting, and my solitary walk was delightful. Wylder's Hand Why should he heed her poor old father, or her?—with the undefinable awe of an unbred mind for his power and wealth of culture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Since the day when Charity had told him that she wished to succeed to Eudora Skeff's post their relations had undefinably but definitely changed. Summer I know not why, but an undefinable melancholy always follows the idea of my native birthplace. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire The whiff of unwashed garments, stale cooking, and undefinable tenement odor that reached her nostrils sickened her. Lo, Michael! Dorcas was very pale, and her gaze was stern, and something undefinably wild in her quietude. Wylder's Hand Kirkwood himself has been heard to declare that his features do not fit; in its essence the statement is true, but there is a very real, if undefinable, engaging quality in their very irregularity. The Black Bag On my way home I passed by the cemetery, and an undefinable hope made me enter there again. The Dream It was only by an undefinable change in his manner—a deeper graver tenderness in his tone—that she guessed her father must have told him her decision. The Lovels of Arden But as I tell thee he is an eccentric and undefinable character. Anna St. Ives It was a frank and passionate denial of the slander, breathing undefinably, but irresistibly, the spirit of truth. Wylder's Hand The cause of a child's tears may be altogether undefinable: has the mother therefore no antidote for his vague misery? A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare You may remember the backwardness with which I first received their approaches; the very name of Percy had become ominously painful to me, and yet it inspired me with a strange and undefinable interest. Theresa Marchmont Or, the Maid of Honour A Tale Clarissa heard the approaching marriage discussed with a strange feeling, a nameless undefinable regret. The Lovels of Arden I found the South Audley Street nursing home and was at once surrounded with the hush, the shaded rooms, the scents of medicine and flowers, and some undefinable cleanliness that belongs to those places. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 In spite of his natural coolness, he felt a strange, haunting dread of some undefinable disaster, a dread which had been completely absent from him at the time he committed the murder. In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories Sometimes for him the good and pleasurable are the beautiful, sometimes it lies in actions, at others in things motionless, or in bulk and order, or is altogether undefinable. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic But the light had no sooner fallen upon it than a strange undefinable doubt awoke within her. Stephen Archer and Other Tales Gannett rose also; but some undefinable instinct made his movements as cautious as hers. The Greater Inclination I then had a strange, undefinable sensation of universal chaos. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt It is easy in pain, so long as it does not pass certain undefinable bounds, to hope in God for deliverance, or pray for strength to endure. Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. Above all—and more frequently by far than almost any thing else—they have those undefinable and indescribable feelings of ennui, which, for want of a better name, are called, in their various forms, "nervousness." The Young Woman's Guide He was still gazing and absorbed, when a sweet timid voice, that yet partook undefinably of the wildness of a sea-breeze, startled him out of his contemplation. Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 She still loved him, of course; but he was gradually, undefinably ceasing to be himself. The Greater Inclination Theirs, when once it is formed, is not exactly a voluntary companionship, and it is one of undefinable continuance. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance In fact, if she could have framed the undefinable need of her childlike nature into an articulate prayer, it would have been—"Give me some one to love me stronger than I." The Portent & Other Stories Beings embracing at one time so many discordant qualities will always be undefinable—can only present a train of ideas calculated to displace each other; they will consequently ever remain beings of the imagination. The System of Nature, Volume 2 He felt the conviction--deep, undefinable--that there was indeed a soul, to "shame the doctrine of the Sadducee." A Love Story Thus they form a heterogeneous assemblage of liquid hydrocarbons, of which naphtha and maltha may be said to form the extremes, and which have little in common, except their undefinable name. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 The undefinable shape that now entered the pilot-house had Mr. X.'s voice. Life on the Mississippi, Part 3. The psychological revelation is the eager, undefinable interest aroused by any picture of ancient society. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines It appeared, indeed, that his jealousy had grounds, so far as that Walter Brome had actually sought the love of Alice, who also had betrayed an undefinable, but powerful interest in the unknown youth. Sketches and Studies Lady Bassett sank into a chair, and her eloquent face filled with an undefinable terror. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day They form a circle of acquaintances—a couple of artists, a couple of authors, a business man, an undefinable—comrades all. Shallow Soil "Why should I?" and the man stepped forward, his eyes on her, his hands twitching with a desire to clasp her to him, yet restrained by some undefinable power. Keith of the Border "Well, answer one at a time then," said Jack, and there was an undefinable, strange air about his chum which cooled Jack's first impulse of gladness. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds By 'that which is not' or 'which is untrue,' we have to understand not what is undefinable, but that which has no true being, in so far as it is changeable and perishable. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 Again and again, when my increasing debility had threatened to bring my studies to an abrupt conclusion, I had meditated this experiment, but an undefinable and shadowy fear had as often stayed my hand. The Opium Habit You are surprised; but in all Lord Braithwaite's manner towards me there has been an undefinable something that makes me aware that he knows on what terms we stand towards each other. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance As she lay thinking and mourning, the suggestion began to creep into her mind that there was an undefinable something about this boy that was lacking in Tom Canty, mad or sane. The Prince and the Pauper, Part 3. His features were undefined and his complexion undefinable, very greasy and suggestive of an unwholesome fungus. A Girl Among the Anarchists There had been something in his face that night That thrilled our hearts with fear, An undefinable, mysterious light, Which told us Heaven was near. Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems Meanwhile, a throng of beggars besieged the diligence; allured by the sight of the two cassocks, they recited all at the same time litanies, paters and aves in undefinable accents and in lamentable voices. The Grip of Desire He understood that just now he had been captured by a force undefinable in terms of the world he knew. The Abandoned Room Yet an undefinable fear still possessed her, and she endeavored with patience to await the pleasure of her friends. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea The difference of look is undefinable in words, but clear enough. At Last A faint flicker of interest, for some reason undefinable to himself at the moment, swept over Mr. Heatherbloom. A Man and His Money They look at him passing by, and, while pretending to read their psalms, they follow him with that deep, undefinable, mysterious look, which inspires fear. The Grip of Desire I experienced the undefinable and confused sensation of awakening. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness It was undefinable, intangible, invisible, but it was there. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others Guy looked at her amazed, his own heart throbbing with a keen pang of something undefinable as he listened to her stormy weeping. Aikenside The invalid, during all the fore part of the day, had suffered greatly from pain—that general and undefinable distress which is so frequently found to be the precursor of approaching dissolution. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont Always an excellent thing in woman, here it has an undefinable charm. First Footsteps in East Africa If it be winter which is passing away, you hear the song of approaching spring; if it be summer which is vanishing, you see glimmering on the horizon the undefinable smile of autumn. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Suddenly a vague, undefinable feeling of dread stole over her mind. Lost in the Backwoods Yet, although I gave my heart away, I had some undefinable dread of this dark, daring stranger, with the remorseless though beautiful eye, and that dare-devil step and bearing. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp Far from this, the other's looks imposed on the viscount an undefinable feeling, half fear, half hatred, although he had no serious reason to fear or hate him. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 If for no other reason, it must be recorded here for it had, I feel, an essential if undefinable influence upon my life. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography Mazes became eccentric, the prison unbent itself; the interior experienced an undefinable reverberation from the outside. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Subtile and undefinable is that ethereal chord which unites our tenderest thought, with their chain of association! Thaddeus of Warsaw But his natural generosity, combined with an undefinable attraction he felt towards the man, overcame all other considerations. Greifenstein This new mood suggested some vague, undefinable trouble for her mother. The Rose in the Ring It wasn't merely the originality of his general point of view: it was something more deep-seated and undefinable than that—in a word, his idiosyncrasy. Philistia It was an undefinable, even maternal feeling that he ought to stay with his child. The Desired Woman I used to smile at this strange delight, or sometimes weep; for the emotions which agitated me were undefinable, but they were enchanting, and unheedingly I gave them indulgence. Thaddeus of Warsaw She drew nearer to Rosamond, who, though still unsuspecting, trembled from head to foot with an undefinable emotion of coming evil. Rosamond — or, the Youthful Error And there was another change, a subtle, undefinable change in her manner and appearance that puzzled me. Kent Knowles: Quahaug In some undefinable way he found himself thinking of the vague objects of his dreams, delicate and subtle things, dew, starlight, and transparencies rose up by some affinity. AE in the Irish Theosophist My sister was and still continued to be an undefinable being, the most singular mixture of strength and weakness, of stubbornness and pliability, which qualities operated now united, now isolated by will and inclination. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life "Oh, Jasper! do you suppose she will?" cried Polly, unable to stifle an undefinable dread. Five Little Peppers Midway And had Charles Lamb not been trembling on the verge of insanity, the Essays of Elia would have wanted great part of their strange, undefinable charm. The Recreations of a Country Parson The wind in the empty space is what the Taoist calls the undefinable Gas in the state of Chaos. The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan It was that peculiar and often undefinable similarity of expression, which when noticed between two brothers who are otherwise totally unlike, instantly proclaims their relationship. Ardath He could catch the excitement in the air, the strange, laden undercurrent of spiritual salvation-something esoteric, undefinable, the ecstasy of a million souls pulsing to the throb of a supreme moment. The Blind Spot An undefinable fear was curdling her blood—a fear augmented by the position of her two companions—Nina, with her head upon the grass, and that strange, white-faced being on the log. Darkness and Daylight The flickering camp-fires draw all that is human and tangible into its charmed circle, and without, all is undefinable darkness and uncertainty. We of the Never-Never His features are dark and undefinable, marked with that thoughtfulness which applies only to the getting of wordly goods. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Again there was a deep and painful silence—painful at least to one heart, trembling with an undefinable sensation of fear. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine I WAS very unhappy, from a variety of causes, definable and undefinable. Woman's Trials Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us First came a little motion of cold air—it was dead-still before; then an undefinable freshness; then a very slight but rather grateful smell from the soil of the conscious earth. It Is Never Too Late to Mend There was something in the old lady's appearance and manners that excited an undefinable feeling of fear and aversion. Friends and Neighbors The distinction seems undefinable to us; but they, poor wretches, feel it deeply. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter He felt at this thought a little thrill of joy, of undefinable exultation. God's Country—And the Woman This mutual regard reveals itself in a hundred undefinable ways; but its fullest expression is in the tone with which the commanding officers speak the two words oftenest on their lips: "My men." Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort She paused, and added in an undefinable voice: "I was entitled, wasn't I, to take something in return for the service I had the happiness of doing you?" Madame De Treymes I believe you are the only person, besides myself, who has hitherto been struck by those definite but undefinable traits of similarity. South Wind Springing to her feet, maddened with an undefinable terror, she caught the captain's hand as he reached out for the fastenings of the door. Tides of Barnegat Dream-like images still flitted before my fancy—these were at first undefinable, but after awhile they took more certain shapes. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Of course he had the undefinable air of breeding; no one could have mistaken his class. The Red Planet The first thing that passed was the long look they exchanged: searching on his part, tender, sad, undefinable on hers. Madame De Treymes Were life and death balanced? was her own soul chiliads old, forgetting its former existences, save as dim, undefinable reminiscences, flashed fitfully upon it? Beulah An undefinable taint of death had clung always about him, and now in early manhood he believed himself smitten by mortal disease. The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry A quick, undefinable expression almost resembling fear came over her face; but she answered him quietly. Herb of Grace The undefinable smell of the East was in the air. Simon the Jester There was a change in the girl,—an undefinable something seemed to have passed over her and toned down the redundant brightness of her beauty. Thelma “Well, I certainly hope we do not!” exclaimed Tom, as he turned back to his work, with an undefinable sense of fear in his heart. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle; or, Daring Adventures in Elephant Land Her non-appearance at the railway station filled him with an undefinable anxiety. The Rosary He seemed older, too, and changed in some undefinable way; but he had never looked handsomer. Herb of Grace Yet it cannot be by accident that an undefinable air of the old-fashioned clings to that most delightful of all Chaucer's character-sketches, the "Knight" of the "Canterbury Tales." Chaucer It always filled her with vague, undefinable emotions. Missy There are noises that we do not understand, —mysterious winds passing overhead, and rambling in the great galleries, tree-trunks grinding against each other, undefinable stirs and uneasinesses. The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner There are noises that we do not understand,—mysterious winds passing overhead, and rambling in the great galleries, tree-trunks grinding against each other, undefinable stirs and uneasinesses. In the Wilderness The rain is followed by hailstones which fly through the defile in battalions—rolling, hopping, ricochetting, snapping, clattering down the shelving banks in an undefinable haze of confusion. A Changed Man; and other tales She was interested in him and his marvellous beauty, as she might have been in some fascinating panther or leopard—for some undefinable reason she shrank from him, even whilst she admired. Desperate Remedies A woman of undefinable rarity was going up heavenward, like a specimen in a bottle. Howards End It is undefinable, unmeasurable; but we know that it pervades and contains us. Essays — First Series Rene, indeed, had a distinction about him that compensated for want of beauty, and Charles had a good-natured, easy, indolent look and gracious smile that gave him an undefinable air of royalty. Two Penniless Princesses A woman of undefinable rarity was going up heaven-ward, like a specimen in a bottle.� Howards End The curiosity of the beholders was roused to the highest pitch, but an undefinable awe prevented them from rushing forward. Windsor Castle Presently he stopped; once or twice he had been overtaken by a vague undefinable sense of pleasure, even to the dreamy halting of his pen. Cressy As her only danger lay in Demorest's presence, the absence of her husband caused her more undefinable uneasiness than actual alarm. The Argonauts of North Liberty There are noises that we do not understand,— mysterious winds passing overhead, and rambling in the great galleries, tree-trunks grinding against each other, undefinable stirs and uneasinesses. The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3 Glyndon—once more the enthusiast, the artist—was enchained and entranced by emotions vague and undefinable, half of delight and half of pain. Zanoni The scents and silence, after the festive cries and odours of the town, were undefinably oppressive. Villa Rubein, and other stories She started to find it was the surname of that lost betrothed of whom she thought with an undefinable reverent pity. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife It was wonderful how quickly his face had lighted up with an earnestness that was not, however, without some undefinable uneasiness. The Argonauts of North Liberty A something hinting at grief and secret, and filling his mind with alarm undefinable, seemed to speak with that low thrilling voice of hers, and look out of those clear sad eyes. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne I have never seen any one in her station who possessed so thoroughly that undefinable charm, the lady-look. Our Village Just then I heard indistinct chords from the organ, melancholy harmonies from some undefinable hymn, actual pleadings from a soul trying to sever its earthly ties. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea As he ate he studied Matthews, who was one of those undefinable Englishmen one meets in tubes and 'buses, who might be anything from a rate collector to a rat catcher. Okewood of the Secret Service The strong man whose dominance over men and women alike had been his salient characteristic, had begun to feel an undefinable sense of some unrecognized quality in the woman he loved. The Argonauts of North Liberty But how tell an undefinable uneasiness, variable as the clouds, unstable as the winds? Madame Bovary An undefinable taint of death had always clung about him, and now in early manhood he believed himself smitten by mortal disease. The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry It has already been pointed out by how slight a boundary the epigram is kept distinct from other forms of poetry, and how in extreme cases its essence may remain undefinable. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology What saddens us is not their history, but the undefinable impression that our pleasures are nothing and that we are but an accident. An Iceland Fisherman It all comes, I believe, from trying to define the undefinable. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 As he gazes on the scene, and listens to the notes of the birds, he gradually relapses into one of those tender and undefinable reveries, which fill the youthful bosom in this delicious season. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon |
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