| 单词 | unlatched |
| 例句 | He wriggles it for a second or two before it comes unlatched completely. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He unlatched the side straps of his armor, exposing a small bit of his skin just under his left arm, a place that would be very hard to hit. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The moment he unlatched the gate it was shoved open with a violence that all but knocked him down. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Such things are not supposed to happen in Toronto, where people leave their back doors unlocked, their windows unlatched at night; but they do happen, it seems. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Fin set the case down on the sand and unlatched it, asking, “Who does your father want you to marry?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As she unlatched the chain, Papa Will’s huge six-foot-four-inch-tall frame lurched forward into the room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had rung and the door was unlatched. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The final clasp unlatched and she opened the book. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Detective Newberg set her briefcase on the table and unlatched the clasps. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then I realized the door was shut and latched, and I know I unlatched it and left it open last night. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She unplugged her air hose and unlatched the steel door and entered an air lock, and Tony Johnson followed her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo unlatched the door that had been left unlocked and entered the house compound. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Sydelle Pulaski complained of a chill, and the dressmaker had to shut the doors, but she left them unlatched, just in case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Justin opened its doors, unlatched their cages, and the mice came out. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I unlatched the chain and swung the door open. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “Your father probably got fed up because Safa unlatched a neighbor’s chicken coop again. You know you’re the only one who can keep up with her.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After what seemed like an eternity I unlatched the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Restless, she went to the windows overlooking the courtyard and unlatched them, curling up on the window seat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She unlatched the clasps and opened it, revealing two floors and several rooms full of miniature furniture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He unlatched and raised the hatch to the engine compartment. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I crossed a high hibiscus hedge through an unlatched gate and came upon a muddy backyard, strewn with logs and stumps like a carpenter's yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But once Ernie unlatched Michael Jackson’s cage door and saw the bird—a stiff hunk of feathers—he decided that his skin couldn’t touch a corpse. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nathan unlatched the lock and the horned toad sprinted away to a nearby ditch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She turned and headed to the kitchen door, unlatched it and in came Granny and Aunt Bushy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I unlatched the straps, then flipped the lid open. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I turned him around so he was facing forward, unlatched the gate, and went inside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Did you leave the gate unlatched when you came in, Jason. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The back door of the truck unlatched “Free ride west, punk. Stop complaining. And here’s a little something for doing the job.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Bilal glanced at me and bit his lip before he reached up and unlatched the door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As he cursed at me breathlessly, I shouldered open the unlatched door and tumbled into the night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She unlatched one and fumbled around inside until she found something that would substitute for a blanket. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As he unlatched it, Prosper heard the canal water slosh against the base of the wall. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She heaved in the crate and unlatched the top. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Robert and Thomas and the priest, whispering paternosters, followed the prints all the way to the mill where, crossing themselves, they unlatched the door. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A click indicated that the door had been unlatched. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Linda unlatched the coop door, and the door tilted awkwardly, jammed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "You grab your bags and scoot right on back here again. I'll leave the door unlatched." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He pulled it free and found the end of the tape and peeled it off all the way around and unlatched the chrome snaps and opened the box. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Let me try,” she said as she unlatched the narrow window at her end of the room and cranked it until it opened as far as it would go. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Once he was back inside his jeep, I unlatched the chain, opened the door, and picked up the package. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Rahel stood on a chair and unlatched the door for him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled and unlatched the case, drawing out my lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The kitchen cat, curled in his basket by the back door, stretched lazily as she unlatched the door and slipped outside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was unlatched and opened a little at my touch. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She unlatched the cap and dipped her fingers into the blood, which was as warm as it had been when it dripped from the creature’s throat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As the small door unlatched, something—some heavy rectangular thing wrapped in soft leather—fell out of the crack in the door. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Instead of running to the door, she went around to the back alley, which connected to the rear yard, her hands fumbling as they unlatched the back gate. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “She can do more damage with a raised eyebrow than most critics can do with a mace. Her wit steals in like a cat through an unlatched window.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z I remember feeling uncertain when there was a knock and I unlatched and unlocked the hotel door. My twisted rehab sex life 2012-12-20T23:41:00Z Instagram unlatched the gate to a once largely closed realm and the world rushed in. At Louis Vuitton, Michael Jackson Forever 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z I unlatched and propped up the heavy video monitor from my armrest, and it promptly fell off and landed on my knee. My Misadventures Aboard the World's Worst Airlines 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Baba Ras D says the infant was breast-feeding and when he played a popular song, the little girl unlatched from her mother and looked him in the eye. He’s a 6-foot-6 corrections-officer-turned-singer. And D.C.’s toddlers love him. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The doormen eyed each other warily, then unlatched the rope. Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and DJ Khaled Party After the V.M.A.s 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z For instance, I once watched a man pull into a Kentucky liquor store parking lot and set up about a dozen bottles of bourbon on his unlatched pick-up tailgate. “My price will only go up”: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s Adult Happy Meals 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z I climbed into his truck as he unlatched the first gate. 100 Years of Gratitude 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Her wit steals in like a cat through an unlatched window. Two New Books Have Anglophiles and Bibliophiles Covered 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The structure that hid the pool filter was the size of a child’s playhouse, and just before I unlatched the tiny door, I heard the hissing. The working poor in the Hamptons: I cleaned a rich author's swimming pool while writing my own novel 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z That discovery, and those shoes, have unlatched a deep, ongoing national conversation about the horrors of residential schools and the history of colonialism in Canada. 7 travel and sightseeing tips for your next trip to Vancouver 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, it asked for a 17-month extension to work on details that will prevent maintenance mechanics leaving the engine access doors unlatched. House votes to speed approval of safety fixes to Boeing jets despite critics 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Just before he hit the water, he unlatched the top of the vehicle, enabling him to pull himself out and swim to shore. Craig Breedlove, once the fastest man on wheels, dies at 86 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Once they had brought down two more barricades, a few protesters hopped the first of two gates to the mansion and unlatched it. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z That can cause it to malfunction and stay unlatched even when the hood is closed. Nissan recalls about 323K SUVs; hoods can open unexpectedly 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z While car doors were once left unlocked and screen doors unlatched, Uvalde today is a place "where you have to be a little bit more cautious," Martinez said. Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to school shooting 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Taylor Harris rolled into her parking spot at the bottom of a hill and unlatched her son from his car seat. Review | A mother’s quest for genetic answers about her son’s mysterious ailments 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Fare gates will be unlatched, and money will not be deducted from TAP cards. L.A. buses, trains free on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z He barked, panted and drooled until she unlatched the door just a few minutes later. At doggie day care, a pandemic puppy spends his first day without mom and dad 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z When the train sets off, it feels like nothing: the slight give of a door unlatched. Eating in Xi’an, Where Wheat and Lamb Speak to China’s Varied Palate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z As he unlatched the livestock trailer to release them at home in Auburn, they vocalized their distress. In a wildfire, animal rescue can be messy; untrained volunteers add to the chaos 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The boy eventually unlatched the window and called for help, the detective said. Her Children Found Her Body. Now a Parolee Is Accused of Murder. 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z In her son’s bedroom, she unlatched a suitcase stuffed with neatly folded shirts and slacks. Disappeared in El Salvador: The return of a Cold War nightmare 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z He unlatched the gate, turned and said, “Come back,” and then, “Come back — any time,” his weathered face bright. An L.A. home where homoerotic artist Tom of Finland lived is a shrine to his legacy 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Nelson, a frequent hunter, told WSAW-TV the bunker's entryway was unlatched on Friday morning, so he went inside. Wisconsin fugitive vanished before trial, hid for more than 3 years in cramped and cluttered makeshift bunker 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The door was unlatched so he went inside. Wisconsin fugitive survives 3 years in makeshift bunker 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z During the astronaut’s second orbit there was an indication that the space capsule’s heat shield was unlatched. Chris Kraft obituary 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z For reasons investigators couldn’t determine, the basket lurched, and the door unlatched. FDNY: Fire truck basket trouble led to firefighter’s death 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z He unlatched the gate to the building where his family lived and left his bike unlocked on the lawn as he always did. How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The inner door unlatched, and there it was: a dead body, frozen solid, sitting cross-legged with a tablet in its hands. Cold memories 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Barron is the kind of town where screen doors are left unlatched in summer; in winter, few lock their front doors. Mystery in a Small Town: A Quiet Couple Shot Dead, Their Daughter Missing 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Poke punched the buzzer, and then Emil’s voice crackled and the door unlatched itself. Fiction by Bryan Washington: “Waugh” 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Some truckers unlatched their trailers in an effort to escape the blaze. Hundreds of drivers fled Interstate 5 as the fast-moving Delta fire surrounded them in flames 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Robinson and Tully unlatched their gun belts, radioed to incoming officers they needed rope and immediately stepped on the icy pond. ‘Take a deep breath . . . and just do it.’ Rookie officer details falling through icy pond during rescue 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Fare gates will be unlatched at subway stations and validators will not deduct fares from your card. How to get around L.A. on New Year's Eve – without the surge prices 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The unlatched door of the horse trailer was swaying gently in the morning breeze. Race horse that survived Indiana tornado finds new home 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The animal tumbled through an unlatched window into the basement of the property in the community of Hailey, in the state of Idaho. 'Polite' moose falls into family basement in Idaho - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z They unlatched the door momentarily to toss sweets to the troops. In Mosul areas retaken from Islamic State, loss and fear linger 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Among the “high threat” incidents was a trailer that unlatched from an RV and rolled into oncoming traffic, killing another driver in a town more than 150 miles from the border. AP Exclusive: ‘High threat’ Texas border busts aren’t always 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z But his 10-point victory was the start of a rout through the South that dispatched Bush's wayward candidacy and unlatched Cruz's assumed lock on evangelical voters. The Year of Trump 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The co-worker said she left her door unlatched and McCann entered as she was on the phone with her lieutenant. Ore. firefighter denies assaulting co-worker on Texas trip 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z There’s also a report of one accident when an unlatched door opened and hit another car in a parking lot. Ford recalls 390,000 cars to fix door latches 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Leuschen says a few weeks ago, he found a coop unlatched and some of his brood missing from Buddy's Farm outside Sebastopol. 200 hens poached from California farm weeks before Easter 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Leuschen says a few weeks ago, he found a coop unlatched and some of his brood missing from Buddy’s Farm outside Sebastopol. 200 hens poached from California farm weeks before Easter 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps most consumers are happy to ignore the security issues that are being left unlatched because of the long delays in bringing the OS up to date. Sony's Lollipop Update Illustrates Android's Fundamental Flaw 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z As the baby unlatched and started crying, I did too, and my toddler looked terrified. I’m just not that into toddlers, including my own Its side air bags didn’t deploy at all and its driver’s side door unlatched, which shouldn’t happen during a test. Small cars fare poorly in crash tests 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Friends don’t let friends use unlatched devices with nasty bugs.Don’t join untrustworthy wireless networks. Unofficially Fixing Apple's 'Gotofail' Mess And How To Stay Safe 2014-02-24T23:51:00Z A319's engines were left unlatched after maintenance and this was not noticed before the aircraft departed. Unlocked engine covers caused BA emergency landing: regulator 2013-05-31T16:52:44Z Instantly I unlatched mine, slipped through it stealthily, sneaked a step or two down the passage, and then came plump in the dark against some one who was moving as softly as myself. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Their presence flurried him; but much to his relief his next glance at the houses showed him that the door of the farther one was unlatched. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "What's this door doing unlatched?" demanded a voice, which the fellow recognized as belonging to the mine captain. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z “It must have been a ghost that unlatched the door, after all,” said Justice. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z I just unlatched it, and returned for my burden, carefully adjusting spoon and basin on the road back. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z She unlatched it without a sound, and drew it toward her until it was just wide enough open for her to see out. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z I find that you have left your front-door unlatched for any thief that wills to make his profit of the house. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z She knew the door could not now be unlatched from the outside. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z And he unlatched and pushed open the window. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z He unlatched it; we passed through into a tiny garden, trim as tiny, pretty as trim, and enchantingly after my own way of thinking. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Father Spaur unlatched the door, rubbed out the torch upon the boards, and one after another they stepped from the pavilion. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z "It is unlatched," said my acquaintance, with another chuckle. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z But once he had unlatched it, once it stood open to the hillside and the sky, and he free in the embrasure, he lost all his cringing aspect. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z We went forward, and unlatched the kitchen door. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Glancing round her Elaine perceived that the door which led into the passage was open, though only an inch or two; probably it had been left unlatched when they bore the master through it. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Prudence slipped a cloak over her evening dress and softly unlatched her bedroom door and stepped out on to the landing. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He seldom took the trouble to see that the escaped prisoner was asleep and he had even been known to leave the door unlatched as he went out into the night. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z With a trembling hand he unlatched the window. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Bobby, after a trembling moment, snapped open the lock and unlatched the door. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z He unlatched the gate, and, leading his companion across a small court, knocked at the door, which after a little wait swung open. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Our hearts to-night are open wide, The grudge, the grief, are laid aside: The path and porch are swept of snow, The doors unlatched; the hearthstones glow— No visitor can be denied. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z Eager, chirping and twittering like an excited bird, the odd, old fellow unlatched a half-door, pushed up the counter-flap and bowed them into the little office. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z She nodded her head, and without offering him her hand she unlatched the door. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z For a moment I could not realize it; then I stole closer to the door, and the door that I knew was tightly closed when I came up-stairs was now unlatched and partly open. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z It was a dreary scene, and at the sight of it all joy forsook Wally; she set down the vulture on a rail, unlatched the door and stepped into the narrow passage. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Could it be possible—— She pushed open the door without opposition, for it was unlatched. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z She will leave a little screen unlatched that leads to the furnaces under the baths. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Bending back, he unlatched the door and swung it open. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Impulsively she walked back to the windows aft and unlatched them. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z As I unlatched the door, 'I am struck to the heart,' he said; and I fell senseless to the ground. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z But to Bowles the big house was the natural place to go, and he unlatched the gate and mounted to the gallery without a tremor. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z How it had opened or what had become of the prowler who had unlatched it remained to be discovered. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Without knocking, she pushed against the unlatched door and entered. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z It was ajar and unlatched; as usual the help had been careless as they crept away with meat scraps from Anthony's table to season their own bland meal. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This done he walked over the moor to The Croft, opened the unlatched window, entered the house and replaced the borrowed document. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Very softly they unlatched the gallery door, and stole in. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z He conducted me through the garden, which was not very large, and at the end of it he unlatched a gate that was not locked. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z Ben unlatched the door and hastily lighting an oil lamp, helped the fellow to the bed where he collapsed. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z If he would but leave that door unlatched we had just a chance of getting to the chaise in time. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z They heard the servant pass along the hall and the door unlatched; then caught the jumble of a gruff inquiry. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z "You may so fully trust me that—" and he saw that she hesitated and pursued, "I shall ride up to the little gate again, and if it is unlatched...." The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode Anna Maria stood behind him, the torment of expectation on her pale face, and from outside, through the unlatched door, came the sound of heavy breathing; that must be Klaus. A Sister's Love A Novel After a long pull he shoved aside his sloppy stein, rose, cautiously unlatched the shutter of a tiny peep-hole in the wall, and applied one eye to it. The Moonlit Way It was unlatched and stood ajar an inch or two. The Auto Boys' Vacation I think," I said, "you testified that you found the door unlatched when you went to the rooms the morning of Mr. White's death. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime He woofed imperiously at the screen door and, as soon as it was unlatched, dashed it open and came tearing into the study to demand of me some service that I was slow to comprehend. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road It was locked, but a window he tried was unlatched, and Jack at once squeezed through it and drew up the blind. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Later it became evident that there were a number of people somewhere in the house, because, now and then, the porter unlatched the door and drew the chains to let out some swiftly walking man. The Moonlit Way He's gone ... and left the front door unlatched too. The Trap Mr. Lincoln unlatched the gate and went up the walk, singing out: "Well, well, now what does all this mean?" The Child's Book of American Biography Holding it tight in his bare brown palm, he scrambled down a little nearer to the water, and unlatched his fingers to show it to the Midden. The Three Mulla-mulgars But when Karsten took it out into the court, pop! away went the goat over the low fence into the hotel-keeper's garden, then out by an unlatched gate into the wide, wide world. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself He tapped at Ruth's door; he was not answered, but the unlatched door had swung a little open at his touch. Fidelity A Novel Not a groom was to be seen; but the door being unlatched I entered freely. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune He then unlatched the door and admitted me. When the Cock Crows There was an unlatched rear door and he entered a dark rear hall and put on his infra-scope. The Mighty Dead The door, unlatched, swung open desolately upon creaking hinges. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch But aside from obeying the ship’s rules with regard to life belts and lights, the keeping of one’s state-room door unlatched, what was there to do save trust in a higher power? The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor The sentries suffered me to pass unmolested, and entering, I took my way through the courtyard, towards the small gate of the garden, which, as I had left it, was unlatched. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Not a groom was to be seen; but the door being unlatched, I entered freely. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 He crept carefully into the dogwood bushes till he was in just the right place, took a good aim round that circle, and then he unlatched on 'em. Old Plymouth Trails He was standing beside the body of the cab and now unlatched the door and held it open for her. The Bandbox We thank you that ye first unlatched the door, But will not make it inaccessible By thankings on the threshold any more. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV Banborough waited to hear no more, but, drawing softly back, sprang to his feet and ran noiselessly along the side of the house and round to the unlatched door behind. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts The sentries suffered me to pass unmolested, and entering, I took my way through the court-yard, toward the small gate of the garden, which, as I had left it, was unlatched. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 No human being was in sight; the gate had been unlatched by an overhead cord. Gold That it was unlatched I saw in a few moments, for the dog on his return forced it open with a push and trotted up in a disturbed manner to my bedside. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales Jean noticed that she left it unlatched and that she looked back over her shoulder twice as she came down the path, as though she thought someone might be following her. Olive in Italy I find the window unlatched, and come in and help myself. The White Lie He unlatched a door and tried to enter, but as soon as he had dropped through to the platform he was met by a guard with leveled ionizer. In the Orbit of Saturn He unlatched the door—he had never been used to knock at grannie's door, and the childish instinct came back to him. Ghetto Comedies Something stirred in his mind, and after finding the front door unlatched, he eased himself in and up the stairs as quietly as he could. Mr. Wicker's Window Audrey enjoyed her walk, and it was still early in the afternoon when she unlatched the little gate and walked up the narrow path to the cottage. Lover or Friend Leave that unlatched, and I will come there at midnight. The White Lie Then, glancing cautiously round to see that the coast was absolutely clear, they unlatched the little postern door, slipped through, and shut it after them. The Madcap of the School He just unlatched the gate without looking at it—his hand had not forgotten the way of it, for all it was so long since he had passed through that gate. Harding's luck His hand shook a little as he unlatched the gate. Wee Wifie And with these words Michael unlatched the little gate, and waited for them to follow him. Lover or Friend "I remember now that the gate was unlatched yesterday," spoke Robin, slowly. Robin Hood He unlatched the great doors and swung them wide, and together they pushed the plane out onto the field, Frank lying tied in the observer's seat. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor And then she waved her hand, and whistled to Laddie as she unlatched the little gate. Not Like Other Girls I found an iron bar, and, this unlatched, I threw them back, and let in the broad light of day. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London He unlatched the kitchen door, and stole up the ricketty staircase. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children She sat at her work, with Kate at her hornbook beside her, when the door was unlatched, and Isoult heard her husband’s well-known voice say,—“Come in,—you shall see her now.” Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution She unlatched the casements and threw them wide, and clean, salt, sweet air came streaming in, bringing the fragrance of mignonette and wallflower and sweetbriar, and the aromatic smells of the larch and pine. The Dop Doctor One night he scrambled up the steps of a little summer cottage close to the edge of the river, and, finding the door unlatched, he pushed it open and walked in. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals It seems he found the bank's outer door unlatched, and called up the constable on the beat; as luck would have it the inspector happened along, and down they went into the vaults together. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories He unlatched the outhouse and feverishly harnessed six of the dogs to the sled. Colorado Jim He turned and hurried down the steps, unlatched the gate, and almost ran across the fields to the cover of a wood, fleeing from an unsupportably humiliating vision. Mountain Blood A Novel “Door unlatched,” growled Gabby, continuing his preparations for breakfast. Shoe-Bar Stratton Directly, from almost beneath his feet, came the sound of an areaway window being unlatched, and a drowsy female somewhat crossly inquired to know who might be there and what might be wanted. The Life of the Party Upon coming to No. 34, and again finding the key in the door and the door unlatched, I entered as before. Fibble, D.D. "Come in, come in," he insisted, laying a persuasive hand on my shoulder, as he unlatched his gate. A Village of Vagabonds “Oh, by the way,” Nicholas’s voice arrested him on the threshold, “I fancy the middle window is unlatched.” Antony Gray,—Gardener He unlatched the lot gate, swung it heavily open, and went into the high, wide hall. Frank of Freedom Hill She unlatched the door on her side of the tonneau, ready to jump out if it looked as though the reckless driver was about to bring them to disaster. The Mission of Janice Day It’s hot,” unlatched and swung the sash inward. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity “Well, now, you don’t say so!” was what met David’s ear as he unlatched the gate of the White Bear. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Wilhelmine listened attentively for some half-hour, then gently pushed aside the covering and noiselessly unlatched the door. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Then they unlatched a gate and entered a street of the city, and met no one. Little Wizard Stories of Oz The double gate had been unlatched for hours, and everybody was waiting for the carriage to drive up. Captain Horace The Indian called to him from the grade, and Mahon unlatched the door and let him in. The Return of Blue Pete The words were audible now, as the singer unlatched the gate, and turned into the garden. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot "No, this isn't the police," Uncle Toby answered, through the half-opened door of the car that Ted had unlatched, ready to leap out. The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays Nelsen swung Helen around to face him, and unlatched a port at her Archer's shoulder. The Planet Strappers We had been treated with much courtesy; and, emboldened by the memory of that kindness, we now ascended the stone steps, unlatched the little gate, and knocked. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Then he unlatched the window and left it, hoping that it would not blow open and betray him. Jack O' Judgment He left the door unlatched, and groped his way in. The Choice 1916 "Both Jessie and I were out this afternoon and he must have got in by the scullery window, which I'm afraid was unlatched." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 Slowly she unlatched the gate and strolled down the avenue, swinging her white sunbonnet by one string, and whistling plaintively under her breath. The Lilac Lady They found the door unlatched and open to their entrance. The Thing from the Lake I unlatched the window, held aside the draperies, and pushed him into the room before me. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Kneeling in the faint glow of it they drew on and laced their boots, then unlatched the kitchen window and dropped out upon the snow. Shining Ferry His eyes expressed nothing; he only unlatched the gate in silence, grasped her arm and drew her in. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Or had she deliberately left it unlatched so that Zarathustra could get in? The Servant Problem When the door was unlatched, Father Thomas closed the book he had been reading and looked up. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago “And right thankful I be,” said Mrs Darvell to herself as she unlatched the little garden gate. Our Frank and other stories It had swung open a few inches at the touch of the one who had tried it, not expecting it to be unlatched. Greylorn The next second and it had passed through Betty's evidently unlatched door and vanished noiselessly into the hall. The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World The gate was unlatched and there was an orchard on the other side of it. Fair Harbor Avice went to the door, unlatched it, and peered forth into the night. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago Instead, to her horror, she heard the gate briskly unlatched and footsteps on the path. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa He carefully left the door of the cell unlatched as he left. The Stutterer At night she darkly unlatched the lodge-door and glided in, and bent over them as they sought to sleep. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends A girl in a homespun gown and a blue sunbonnet came up the road and unlatched the little gate. The Long Roll Of mission architecture, when they had entered through the unlatched screen door they found decoration and furniture of the same mission style. A Son Of The Sun Having now unbolted and unlatched and opened the door, Miss Woppit confessed that she was indeed alarmed; the pallor of her face confirmed that confession. Second Book of Tales There was a night when Mimi did not come; the door was unlatched and the breath of Liliokani was as the perfume of flowers and of spices commingled; yet he came not. The Holy Cross and Other Tales It was so that Doctor Keltridge found him when, an hour later, he came marching in at the unlatched front door. The Brentons They walked down the long board path to the gate, unlatched this, and turned their faces toward the camp. The Long Roll Still talking, the friends crossed the hall, and Barry unlatched the door of the flat. The Making of a Soul Ralph, with a strange stirring of the blood at the silver sound of the voice, unlatched the door and entered. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset “We’d much rather not, thank you,” said Ambrose with a slight shudder, and in another second he and David had unlatched the door, scudded down the garden like two frightened rabbits, and joined their father. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Agnetta advanced slowly to meet her with the empty basin in her hand, and unlatched the gate. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May She went before him, in her pale violet, through the gathering dusk, unlatched for herself the garden gate and passed into the shadow of the box. The Long Roll The steward is on our side, and will leave the back door unlatched. Boycotted And Other Stories I always left the door unlatched for him.' Grandmother Dear A Book for Boys and Girls They left the doors of their cabins unlatched at night, and the sentinel slept as sound and as long as the new-born babe. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Trembling all over, she unlatched her casement and swung it back on its rusty hinges, which creaked loudly in the utter stillness. The Christmas Child As he unlatched the second, she perceived a man's figure in front of her. Marriage à la mode While I fumbled to draw the curtains she reached an arm past me and flung them back: and so with a turn of the wrist unlatched the casement and thrust the pane wide. The Adventures of Harry Revel The heart of the son began to pound, slow and hard, as, with the memory of that conversation, he turned toward the bookcase and unlatched the paneled door. The Cross-Cut They had set the rickety gate swinging petulantly, and it latched and unlatched itself with the sort of sound that the swaying of some dreary wind would give it. The Mermaid A Love Tale By some strange neglect mother had left the door unlatched—for she kept her bonnet in there, and always put it on before the glass. The Angel Children or, Stories from Cloud-Land Through a crack of the unlatched door that led to the kitchen, we heard Halstead churning casually, muttering to himself and plumping the old churn about the kitchen floor. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's A three-legged stool and a table to match it, But the door of the shanty is always unlatched. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays He unlatched the front door, stepped out, and closed it softly behind him. The Mayor of Troy If she should leave the door unlatched, so that it would jar open . . . if, of its own accord, the bird should fly away! Where the Sun Swings North "It is perfectly true," she said, and unlatched a ruby brooch, made heart-shape, from her dress. By What Authority? Friends came and went through the unlatched door; morning broke radiant through the latticed window; the seasons enfolded it with their changing life; our own fellowship of mind and heart made it unspeakably sacred. Under the Trees and Elsewhere A full moon, blood-red from the smoke of forest fires far to the eastward, was rising over the Wahaska Hills when Griswold unlatched the gate of the Farnham enclosure and passed quickly up the walk. The Price She had left it unlatched; and he pushed it open gently. The Terrible Twins The door opening into the yard was unlatched. The Substitute Prisoner Miranda followed to fetch them; but Andrew went to the door as he was, shaking off his clinging wife, unlatched it and let in a gale of wind. Lore of Proserpine He stepped across the floor, unlatched and threw open the blind of the window, letting the candlelight stream forth upon a mass of bougainvillaea vine without. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story After a while she extended one foot a trifle and, with the point of her shoe, carefully unlatched the oven-door. In Search of the Unknown Shortly before the moon arose, and long after sunset, Maggie crept down the attic stairs, unlatched the house door, and stepped out into the quiet village street. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl But he lingered at the gate till the song ended, and then he unlatched it and started up the walk towards the door. A Pair of Patient Lovers He came up the path and the Parson unlatched the window, which was one of the long sort reaching down to the ground. News from the Duchy I never can close my eyes when I know anybody is out and has got to come back, especially a careless creature as likely as not to leave the front door unlatched. The Second Latchkey I gave the Andersons ten minutes start, then rose, unlatched the gate, and followed Annie. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 She unlatched the screen door and opened it, reaching for the sack. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Then she had unlatched her close-shut lips to add: “She goes there frequent, on business.” An Alabaster Box It was almost ten o'clock at night when she unlatched her shanty door and kindled a fire. From the Valley of the Missing Presently he heard a door unlatched and opened, a match was struck and he found himself inside the shooting-box. The Boy Trapper She pushed open the unlatched door and saw the visitor going round to the front. The Good Comrade The window was unlatched, and I slid aside the screen and let myself in. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town He turned the knob and, finding it unlatched, let himself in. The Tin Soldier He sprang to his feet and unlatched a single point of 90 the star head. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X Finally, with a great effort of her will, she unlatched the little green door, and flung it open and ran out. The Green Door “Here we are,” said the lawyer, coldly, and unlatched a gate, and held it open with stiff courtesy for his companion to pass. Jane Field A Novel Her small hand-bag lay on the berth unlatched, and a handkerchief, together with a pair of gloves, were upon the chair. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune The door stood unlatched and I pushed it open. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War Then he came forward, put out his hands quickly, unlatched the wooden shutters, which were set back against the house wall, and pulled them inward towards him. Bella Donna A Novel Failing in this, he crept noiselessly across the floor, unlatched the closed door, and emerged into the open air. The Strange Case of Cavendish At the gate she hesitated once more, but he unlatched the gate and pushed her gently through. None Other Gods To begin with, I find a gate unlocked, and being curious, I open it; then I find a door unlatched, and I enter. The Princess Elopes The slight noise had failed to disturb the woman, and I succeeded in slipping through the unlatched door without noting any change in her posture. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War The window was unlatched, but there was a heavy wire-screen nailed to the sills outside. Hearts and Masks As Betty went up to the iron gate and unlatched it, she half hoped that the owner of Rose Cottage would be out. What Timmy Did So he unlatched the little door of his confessional, leaving the light burning in case someone else turned up; he slipped off his stole and came outside. None Other Gods When they quit a room, they do not shut the door, but merely draw it gently after them, so as to leave it unlatched. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 She unlatched the gate and then turned to unfasten her shawl from the stone which lay on the path behind her. English Fairy Tales Traill crossed the room to the door that opened into his bedroom; unlatched it, held it wide. Sally Bishop A Romance The lock unlatched, the lid springs up, Knocks Sarah on her back, With flying hair And trying stare, Out of the box springs "Jack". The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg' The unlatched door was pushed open and the Major came in. None Other Gods She unlatched the gate and swung it open for him to pass through. The Pride of Palomar With the weapon in hand, he pushed through the unlatched door into Collins's room. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush He unlatched the outer door and she passed out and descended the steps. The Voice of the People Some one from outside unlatched the door and flung it open. The Witness There had been no turning of the handle, it was unlatched before. The Summons And she unlatched the door of the tonneau and motioned him to enter. The Pride of Palomar The sky had deepened to flaming orange in the west, barred by the tall pines, before she unlatched the garden-gate to go back to the house. The King's Achievement At the end of that time, Morris Hewland's door unlatched and closed again. The Other Girls He broke off here, for by this time we had reached Woodbine Cottage, and he unlatched the gate for me. Uncle Max He was lost deep within his dreams when he was aware of a loud knock upon the outer door which Spike had left unlatched and, replacing the photograph, he rose. The Definite Object A Romance of New York Then, when the silence seemed continual, she tiptoed down the stairs again, softly pushed open the unlatched door, stole across the anteroom to the curtained doorway and peered in. The Palace of Darkened Windows He unlatched the heavy door-chains, opened the doors and closed them behind him. The Voice in the Fog "Wheeled myself close to the knob and unlatched it—" "Yes?" Kenny Back in their chamber, with wet cheeks on its unlatched door, the sisters listened. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Ruth softly unlatched the door and peeped in. The Rebel of the School Their presence flurried him; but much to his relief his next glance at the houses showed him that the door of the farther one was unlatched. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France He went to her, leaving the door of communication unlatched. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) If there are no subscribers waiting for service, the stop relay at central will not operate until the grounder end of the line is unlatched, the selecting relays being then restored automatically to normal. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. It happened to be unlatched, and as I knocked rather hard, it swung open. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. With a new and lively interest in his own actions the sheriff now unlatched and pushed open a door on the right, and the three entered. Famous Modern Ghost Stories Day dreams form one of those unlatched doors of the madhouse that swing open at a touch, the phantasy of to-day being written "emotional dementia" on a lunacy certificate to-morrow. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment Again and again came the muffled sounds, and, at last, so distinct they seemed, she went to her door, unlatched it, and stood, listening, on the threshold. Martha By-the-Day And all the time the other door was unlatched, and they didn't know it; and in the meantime the gay-cat was ready to die with fear. The Road It unlatched itself, paused, and then calmly but firmly swung wide open. The Lion's Share The men were riding in single file, with Yavapai Joe in the lead and Patches last, and their positions were not changed when they halted while Joe, without dismounting, unlatched the gate. When A Man's A Man We unlatched the white gate and went up a gravelled walk between the rows of daffodils and tulips and hyacinths. Ma Pettengill Nor is it ever unlatched to those who sit at the gate rattling at the bars, or plaintively peering in. Etiquette She made an effort, unlatched the gate, and moved on, a beautiful, composed figure, with great steady eyes and well-cut profile, a model of dignity and grace, interiorly a raging, self-contemptuous, abject wretch. The Necromancers Her left ear was listening for the sound, through the unlatched window, of the arrival of the automobile with Musa and his fiddle inside it. The Lion's Share He unlatched it and was off, and never more was seen at Dalton Mill. More English Fairy Tales It happened, as he unlatched the gate, twenty minutes later, that the blind remained up. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales For as he determinedly quickened his steps, so did the other, who gained the gate of the garden, unlatched it, turned in, and walked on among the trees going toward the principal door. The Dweller on the Threshold I did, found the door unlatched, as it had been in the morning, pushed it open, entered, and swung it to behind me. At a Winter's Fire When he unlatched it they came out into the light of a stormy sunset. Harvest He had carefully closed the door of the sitting-room, but he had been careful to leave the door which opened upon the stairs unlatched. Saracinesca She who never in her life till then had condescended to such a device softly stepped to the unlatched door and listened. Leonora He again took up his lamp, and requesting Wogan to follow him, unlatched the window. Clementina The door of Bertrand's room was unlatched, and he pushed it open without ceremony. The Rocks of Valpre "Why, it's a boy, don't you see, and he must have left that window unlatched on purpose this afternoon when some of the fellows were shutting up." The Chums of Scranton High on the Cinder Path One morning a very dusty man leaned from his saddle and unlatched the gate before headquarters. The Rules of the Game I have a key—I mean I found the front door unlatched. The Tracer of Lost Persons Wogan unlatched the door very carefully and saw through the chink the sentry standing by the steps. Clementina A locked door would have justified escape, but in the face of an unlatched threshold there was only one course conceivable. Broken to the Plow Why, it's a boy, don't you see, and he must have left that window unlatched on purpose this afternoon when some of the fellows were shutting up. The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path They unlatched the gate noiselessly and climbed the bare slope of grass. Running Water She unlatched her door carefully, to save the squeak and to avoid the small maid who sang over and above the clatter of her dishes. Every Soul Hath Its Song She unlatched a little gate in her garden which opened on to the meadow. Witness for the Defense She unlatched the gate, approached the house, passed through the wide hall, ascended the stairs, stood at the door of his room—waiting. The Mettle of the Pasture Then some one turned the door-knob so cautiously and slowly that it unlatched without a sound. Two Little Knights of Kentucky The room was empty, but the door was unlatched. Running Water I myself had locked this door, and was surprised to find it unlatched. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk She unlatched the glass door and opened it. Witness for the Defense The door unlatched itself, swung inward hesitatingly, and hung wavering for a moment on its sagging hinges. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 A chair in the frame of the doorway easily held it unlatched. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel He stood there, having pulled back the curtain a little and unlatched the shutter, looking out through the glass. Dawn of All All the blinds were down in the front of the cottage as I unlatched the garden gate—the gate I had passed through last following grandmamma's coffin to her grave. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel Some one had left the front door unlatched. The Happiest Time of Their Lives I told Lew Hervey that he was too careless to take care of the mares; and the first thing he's done is to leave the gate unlatched. Alcatraz Passengers unlatched overhead bins and waited in the aisle for the door to open. O+F And with that he passed out, leaving the door unlatched. The Monster Men The Wizard unlatched the door, which opened outward, and they all looked eagerly inside. The Emerald City of Oz She unlatched the casement with a terrified hand, and bending down to where he was crouching, pressed her face to his with passionate solicitude. The Woodlanders For a minute Barney stood listening for any sign that the noise had attracted attention, but hearing nothing he ran his hand through the hole that he had made and unlatched the frame. The Mad King He walked on rapidly, vaulted the fence enclosing his land, crossed the road, and unlatched the gate. The Harvester Alice, blushing slightly, unlatched the garden gate, and went down the path. The Golden Road Another turn in the road brought them to the little red house, and having rewarded her guide Ann Eliza unlatched the gate and walked up to the door. Bunner Sisters She passed round the shrubbery, unlatched the garden door, and skimmed with her keen eyes the whole twilighted space that the four walls enclosed and sheltered: they were not there. A Pair of Blue Eyes Very gently, he unlatched it and pushed outward upon the panel. The Mad King Wilfred Bohun carefully unlatched the wooden gate of the yard, and going up to the inspector, said: "I wish to give myself up; I have killed my brother." The Innocence of Father Brown He climbed the steps and unlatched the door with bated breath. The Haunted Bookshop I think it is all right; but there may be a window or two unlatched. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories He unlatched the door of his room, heard a stealthy rustle on the dark stairs, and in a moment she appeared in the light of his lamp. Jude the Obscure The drawing-room door was unlatched, and Martha, pushing it without looking into the room, waited for Mrs. Casaubon to enter and then turned away, the door having swung open and swung back again without noise. Middlemarch Clare unlatched the door of a large chamber, felt his way across it, and parted the shutters to the width of two or three inches. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Here the doors swung and banged, unlatched by any human fingers, the windows, still draped with curtains, were shut, and no face looked out. The Happy Foreigner Blensop passed Lanyard's chair, unlatched and opened the window and stood aside. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Sue unlatched the other chamber door, and, as if seized with faintness, sank down outside it. Jude the Obscure Even if he could find an open window, or if the door were unlatched, how could he find the girl? Way of the Lawless She threw a negligee about her, and ran to the front door; as she unlatched it, Edith slipped in, her finger on her lips. The Old Gray Homestead When Catharine softly unlatched the front door, everything was ready—warm blankets, hot milk, hot water bottles. The Case of Richard Meynell Handing over the brocaded bag, madame unlatched the throat of her ermine cloak and surrendered it to the servant's care. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama A flash of lightning however, showed Tom that the door was unlatched, and with the rain now descending in torrents, he hesitated no longer, but stepped within. The Dare Boys of 1776 He stole quietly down and let himself out, leaving the door unlatched. Revenge! She softly unlatched the door, and a draft of air crept through, widening it with a prolonged and wistful creak. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories He unlatched it, hesitated; she moved one foot forward, and he took a step at the same time which brought her across his path so closely that contact was unavoidable. Between Friends At this, she bent quickly forward and unlatched the door. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama He crossed the room, unlatched and flung wide a window. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series "My child, the door of heaven is always unlatched." Crucial Instances There could be no harm in making sure, and he slipped into his clothes, and as silently as possible, unlatched his door. Keith of the Border The bedroom door unlatched and flew open with a violent sound. Autobiography of a Yogi And then, as still he hesitated, the cab pulled up and the driver, leaning back, unlatched the door and threw it open. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama The door was unlatched, and within stood the Partaness, wiping her hands in her apron, and looking thunderous. The Marquis of Lossie This panel was opened, by revolving the left doorpost of the bedroom door, with the result that the bedroom door always became unlatched, in the process of opening the panel. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder His foot struck a flat stone, and he plunged forward, striking the unlatched door so heavily as to swing it open, and fell partially forward into the room. Keith of the Border And they beheld the sword of Sir Tristram where it lay, for he had laid it upon the bed when he had unlatched the belt to make himself ready for that bath. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Bending forward, he unlatched the door and, glancing through the window, uttered a grunt of profound disgust. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama Supposing it to be Bridget with the baby,—croup, probably, or a fit,—I unlocked and unlatched it promptly. Men, Women, and Ghosts Trembling, she crept to the door, and gently unlatched it. Hilda Lessways She went to the unlatched door and stood with her face to the night. The Bars of Iron Letting herself out into the corridor, she drew the door to behind her, but left it unlatched; with what object, she did not know. Red Masquerade Miss Prudence had settled herself comfortably, so comfortably that she was not conscious of inhabiting her body when Marjorie had unlatched the gate. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. It was unlatched, and as no one answered when she tapped Betty gently pushed it open and stepped into the room. Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm Through the unlatched door she heard a tramping of unshod masculine feet in the passage, and the delightful curt greeting of Osmond Orgreave and his sleepy son Jimmie--splendid powerful males. Hilda Lessways It was unlatched and yielded to my touch. The House of the Whispering Pines She unlatched it softly and let it swing open a couple of inches. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods "No better," was the disconsolate answer, as he unlatched the gate, and stooped over it to kiss me. Esther : a book for girls He laid his hand on the handle, and felt the door come unlatched. Victory An Island Tale After a long pause the bell rang again; and then the gas globe over Hilda's head vibrated for a moment to footsteps in the hall, and the front door was unlatched. Hilda Lessways So we went around the rectory and found one unlatched. The Making of an American She unlatched the door again as quietly as possible. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods He put up his gun, unlatched the door and backed out, motioning to the janitor to accompany him. The Long Chance Mr. Fox coolly got up and edged toward the door, which he had purposely left unlatched. What Can She Do? Then the voices in the corridor ceased, and with a decisive movement he unlatched the door. Hilda Lessways Miss Sally-Lou inquired, in her most seductive tone, as she unlatched the gate and entered. The Desired Woman Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Bob unlatched the door, peered cautiously up and down the deserted corridor, and apparently finding the coast clear stepped out into the hall. The Long Chance The door between the two rooms was unlatched. The Old Wives' Tale "Stand to one side," she whispered to Marcus, then unlatched the shutters and slowly pushed them open. Pearl-Maiden He entered the front door which happened to be unlatched and we had no trouble in mounting the stairs to the roof. Guy Garrick Charlotte's action made me think that the door might have become unlatched, allowing a draught to come through. The Blind Spot It occurred to Philip now that he had found his door unlatched and slightly ajar when he entered. God's Country—And the Woman I stole thither, unlatched the door, seized the keys and crept barefoot down the corridor. The Hermit and the Wild Woman He got out of bed, cautiously crossed the floor, found the window, and the means of opening it, then unlatched the shutters which had kept the room in darkness. Will Warburton He was almost worn out when he unlatched the little gate at the Crow's Nest. Herb of Grace He reached Joyce's room, and softly unlatched the door, fully expecting to find a light there, and his wife sitting by the bedside. East Lynne He watched her eyes in the heaving sun: "Then what has kept, O reticent one, Those lids unlatched - Anything promised I've not yet done?" Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces When she unlatched his door, and said "Hal," he at once went towards his manger, to show his independence, but when she said: "Oh! very well!" he turned round and came towards her. The Patrician He tried it at last, and to his surprise found it unlatched; he pushed it open, no servitor appearing to admit him. The Golden Dog He might have stood there until morning, but the door suddenly unlatched, and he had only just time to steal away; but before he could enter his room a few words did reach him. Herb of Grace Once a man stopped to look at the little dog, and Bobby promptly jumped on the wicket, plainly begging to have it unlatched. Greyfriars Bobby Her heart thumped; she went up and unlatched the window. Villa Rubein, and other stories He half rose, stooped forward and unlatched the door. Crime and Punishment In a moment she had unlatched the summer-kitchen door and flung it wide open. Janice Day the Young Homemaker At a quarter to five that evening, Barbara unlatched the front gate of the Mill House and walked up the drive. Okewood of the Secret Service Through all this talk Bobby had lain quietly by the door, in the expectation that it would be unlatched. Greyfriars Bobby Dozens of babies have been discovered, wailing and deserted, in box-car recesses; perhaps a hundred miles from the siding where, furtively, the tiny human bundle was thrust inside some conveniently unlatched side door. Bruce Then he softly unlatched the door, went out, slipped downstairs and glanced in at the open kitchen door. Crime and Punishment Then, gliding down-stairs, she tried each screen-door in turn, till she found one unlatched, and escaped into the black August night. Animal Heroes One of them took off his sandals; another unlatched Ben-Hur's Roman shoes; then the two exchanged their dusty outer garments for fresh ones of white linen. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ And, after a moment, in which the unlatched casement window within could be heard creaking on its hinges in the chill breeze, there was a hushed and frightened question: "Are ye deid?" Greyfriars Bobby The door had been left unlatched; only a footstool had been placed against it inside. Peter Ruff and the Double Four The street was rousing, awakened by the sailor's noisy advent; doors were opening, and lattices were being unlatched for the protrusion of anxious, inquisitive heads. Captain Blood Perks had indeed unlatched the latch of the little front gate. The Railway Children George pinched his arm encouragingly, and Sweetwater, with an amused grunt, softly unlatched the window and pulled it wide open. Initials Only As soon as the door was opened he shot out of it, tumbled down the stairway and waited at the foot impatiently for the lower door to be unlatched. Greyfriars Bobby He unlatched the door, and still holding it closed, said in a deferential tone,— "Will you not wait till I ring for my carriage?" Other Things Being Equal Now he had traversed the antechamber and unlatched the outer door. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel He felt his way in the darkness to the door of the outhouse, unlatched it, and entered softly, feeling with his hands for the wire-haired coat. Michael, Brother of Jerry He drew back the bolt, unlatched the door, and stepped out into the darkness. The Vanished Messenger His eyes expressed nothing; he only unlatched the gate in silence, grasped her arm and drew her in. Chance A Tale in Two Parts There was a wicket gate that stood unlatched, and availing himself of this Sir Rowland tethered his horse in the lane and threading his way briskly through the orchard came suddenly upon the girls. Mistress Wilding He solemnly unlatched and lowered the tall sides of the cribs. Where the Blue Begins Tarzan tried the window and found it unlatched. Tarzan the Untamed The first door they tried was unlatched, and through this the two bore their grisly burden into a small room lighted by a single window. The Chessmen of Mars |
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