| 单词 | untwist |
| 例句 | The pain in my arm faded as the branches untwisted and retreated back into his fingernails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She untwists the strap of my gray tank top undershirt and kisses the top of my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z His pain seemed to increase and he twisted his body as though to move away from it, then untwisted quickly and lay panting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t seem mad, but it’ll be a while before my stomach untwists. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She waded into the water, untwisting the lines as she went. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Trotter untwisted some ties on the garbage bag and opened it, and the hot zone inside the bag merged with the hot zone of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I let the curtains untwist and I stepped out and gawked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Natalie’s face twisted and untwisted, like she was trying to decide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I open my bookbag and untwist the plastic bag, with my hometown clothes now bunched into a wet fist, then pull out my navy polo. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I stared at my hands, twisting and untwisting my fingers, as I finally spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, I’m so sorry, that was brutal,” she said, untwisting her hair out of the bun. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I untwist the top of my lunch bag. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I muttered, untwisting my fingers from her coils of hair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Jay comes to the doorway with the loaf of bread in her hand, untwisting the tie. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Watson needs to be clever to untwist the obtuse questions, all the while coping with Trebek's folksy conversation. Meet Watson, the computer set to beat Jeopardy's champions 2011-02-06T00:05:33Z I sidestepped to him, released his skis and gently untwisted his legs. A Father-Son Bonding Mission in the French Alps 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z My husband peeled off the foil, untwisted the little wire cage, and turned the cork until it made a familiar pop. A cocktail writer goes dry 2013-01-19T00:30:00Z This happens enough times that when an episode ends with a tear-inducing surprise courtesy of another comforting legend, you might feel your stomach untwist. The joy of HBO Max's Julia Child series, a deliciously affectionate celebration of an icon 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Seaman use a marlinspike, a tool also found in sewing baskets, to untwist ropes. On a Windjammer cruise in Maine, passengers knit a seaworthy yarn 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z There is a problem of missing context here; twists on tradition don’t really resonate when tradition is hard to find in its untwisted form. A Full-Throated Defense of Traditional Indian Cooking 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Slowly, he untwisted himself and got back on his feet. Bohemia’s Secret Spot for Cross-Country Skiing 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Loosen the wire cage and untwist, but be absolutely sure to leave the cage on the bottle. The no-explosion way to open champagne 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z My sister, who had been lying low in the back bedroom, was given the job of untwisting and straightening the hanger. The Christmas Wreath 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Farming, family and unspoken discrimination are braided together so tightly here that she can’t untwist them. Her Family Owned Slaves. How Can She Make Amends? 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Stacey's bauble wreath can be made by untwisting the top of a wire coat hanger, bending the wire to form a circle and then threading baubles you have on to the wire. Cost of Living: How to have a Christmas party on a budget 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Wherever that interior mesh mistakenly crosses over itself, the algorithm modifies that part of the contour, such as by untwisting it or adding finer line segments. Discovery Helps Computers Draw Intricate Two-Dimensional Animations 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors. Perspective | An $18 Argentine malbec built to be savored throughout the week 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The untwisting of mini footballs doesn’t actually take place until 5pm UK time so plenty of time to let the pointless speculation run wild. World Cup 2022 draw, Premier League team news and more – live! 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z She used mental repetitions to help untwist her mind by imagining herself completing perfect skills over and over. Simone Biles had 'the twisties.' A gymnast explains the sport's dreaded mental block 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z As they put the demonstrator through its paces, they have already turned up unexpected difficulties—like the torques exerted by the steel cables, which, like any rope, want to untwist as they lift the weight. Gravity-based batteries try to beat their chemical cousins with winches, weights, and mine shafts 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z A thermal camera captured the temperature changes as the fibers twisted and untwisted. A Simple Twist of Thermodynamics Could Lead to Greener Refrigeration 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z In the team’s lab tests, an untwisting fiber spun a bit of paper at 600 revolutions per minute for a full five seconds. A New Twist on Artificial Muscles 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Its objective is to untwist the cap with a back-spin kick without actually using your hands to touch the bottle. Jason Stratham, John Mayer help social media's #BottleCapChallenge go viral 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z While all of the athletes’ left ventricles filled with blood earlier than average and untwisted more quickly during each heartbeat, those desirable changes were amplified in the runners. The Heart of a Swimmer vs. the Heart of a Runner 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Dean, F. B. & Hurwitz, J. Simian virus 40 large T antigen untwists DNA at the origin of DNA replication. The mechanism of eukaryotic CMG helicase activation 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Allowing each of these fibers to quickly untwist produced a cooling effect, but its strength varied, depending on the material. A Simple Twist of Thermodynamics Could Lead to Greener Refrigeration 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Instead they are made of a “shape memory” polymer that twists and untwists as the temperature of the material changes. A New Twist on Artificial Muscles 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The unrelenting routine of twist, untwist, wrap in plastic, earns her $580 a month, a quarter of which she sends home to her grandparents, who care for her two children, aged one and seven. Why a Cold War With China Will Be Risky for Trump 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Their ventricles filled even earlier and untwisted more emphatically than the swimmers’ hearts did. The Heart of a Swimmer vs. the Heart of a Runner 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Although it’s the smallest of the three with slightly more than a million people on its registry, Family Tree DNA untwisted the strands of her DNA enough to match them to a cousin in Atlanta. Boynton Beach woman finds lost siblings through DNA testing 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The researchers also experimented with painting their fibers with heat-responsive dye before twisting and untwisting them, creating a visual signal when the temperature changed. A Simple Twist of Thermodynamics Could Lead to Greener Refrigeration 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z When the fiber was once again heated above its programming temperature, it quickly untwisted to its original shape, Yuan says. A New Twist on Artificial Muscles 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Her surgeon broke her left tibia, untwisted it and realigned her patella tendon. How an American Took Down Judo 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z But really what I want is to help people untwist the problems that have gotten all tangled up in their heads, so they can look at them with less confusion or pain. How to be human: can moving cities help me reset after a breakup? 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The primary concern was that the obstruction was cutting off the blood supply to Dickson’s colon; an operation to untwist the intestine and relieve the obstruction was the only treatment. Doctors were startled to find the cause of this 24-year-old’s excruciating pain 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Bobby and his best friend in the class, Lizardo Lozada, soon began reaching farther underneath the floorboards with the help of simple tools — pencils, scissors, untwisted coat hangers. Young Treasure Hunters Dig Up History Lessons in a Classroom’s Closet 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z That is because those flakes would flex—and thus store energy, as a spring might—when the fiber was first twisted but then release that energy as it untwisted. A New Twist on Artificial Muscles 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z She suddenly looked up, her fingers untwisting her headphones, and said something to Ogata in Japanese. For Some Asians, a Lonesome Life on the L.P.G.A. Tour 2013-08-09T15:25:26Z Their innovation relied on spinning lengths of carbon nanotubes into buff yarns whose twisting and untwisting mimicked natural muscles found in an elephant's trunk or a squid's tentacles. Waxing Innovative: Researchers Pump Up Artificial Muscles Using Paraffin 2012-11-16T02:15:05.160Z Flowering glume coriaceous, at length involute so as closely to enclose the equal palet and the oblong grain; a simple untwisted and deciduous awn jointed on its apex. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Sitting with my elbows on the table, I twisted and untwisted the fingers of my clasped hands, gazing at them the while as though inspiration might come of them. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z His eye was gray and rather dull, his physiognomy melancholy, his cheek sunken, his complexion freckled, his coat blue, the buttons dingy, his hair sandy, and like untwisted rope. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Painfully she twisted and untwisted her fingers, while Lady Betty waited and looked. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The pattern is outlined with a cordonnet of a flat, untwisted silk strand. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z "I saw you in the crowd last night, old man," he said, looking at the floor and twisting and untwisting his fingers. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z So fleetly his fingers twisted and untwisted themselves that it was as if he were accustomed to do nothing but sit and weave green rushes the livelong day. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z At one time, to exasperate the Papists, he gave an extra twist to the penal screw; at another, he untwisted it suddenly to anger the Orangemen. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The Death is not sucking the wine from the cask, but in the act of untwisting the fastening to one of the hoops. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z We must suppose that, by the previous operation of carding, the cotton-wool has been so combed and prepared as to be formed into a long untwisted line of about the thickness of a man's finger. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z He went behind the screen to untwist the wires and rub away the spider-webs. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Delicately veined hands untwisted the silver wire and tore off the gold cap. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Swiftly he would place his finger on a vital point, untwist a tangle and involve perjury in the confusion of its contradictions. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z He also gave them some lengths of rope, and bade them untwist it for fishing-lines and then start fishing from the ledge with splinters for hooks. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Could we not untwist some and make a cord? Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z When current flowed through the coil the magnetic field caused the watch-spring magnet to swing round, but when the current ceased the untwisting of the silk brought it back to its original position again. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z She was very nervous and her agitation caused a trifling delay, which to her appeared hours, in untwisting the wrap and spreading it out, suspended on her two hands before her. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The repeated twisting and untwisting, especially when the upper part of the awn has become fixed in the earth or caught in surrounding vegetation, drives the point deeper and deeper into the ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z I lutined their hair so nicely for them that when they woke they could not untwist it, and had to cut it off! The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Macro came hurrying in with hot sand from the hearth, wrapped in linen and tied with strands of untwisted rope. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z It was evident from the quickness with which Peela and Popa commenced untwisting the coils from the tree, that they had been actors in a scene like this before. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Being thus alone with the Banian, after much ado he took off his turban and untwisted his hair which was coiled around his head. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z The long awn, which is bent and closely twisted below the bend, acts as a driving organ; it is very hygroscopic, the coils untwisting when damp and twisting up when dry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z He gazed at her for a moment almost despairingly, then took a hasty walk up and down the parapet, twisting and untwisting his hands with a nervous action. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z O lightning, untwist Your fang from the cloud! Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z A little old man in a black velvet coat stands looking up at me, twisting and untwisting his hands. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z I will twist the rope three times, and as it untwists for the first time let the sword fall upon it.” Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z The dinghy's painter was lying in the bottom of the boat, and as I rowed the Skipper untwisted and split the rope. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z If the old workers could use a pure untwisted floss, surely we can take the trouble to conquer this difficulty and do the same. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z Cymon began to untwist some of Owen's work; and Owen bore this trial of his patience with good temper. The Little Dog Trusty; The Orange Man; and the Cherry Orchard; Being the Tenth Part of Early Lessons (1801) 2011-05-23T02:00:09.630Z She frantically tried to untangle the rudder lines; but while she had been lying idly there, she 138 had twisted them together in a rope, and she was unable to untwist them immediately. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Vicram Maharajah took the sword, and Butti twisted the rope, and as it first began to untwist, the Rajah cut it, and the basket immediately fell. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z And he had only untwisted half of the scarf so far. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z Drawing hard upon it with his whole weight, he saw that it was slowly untwisting, and that it would be madness to trust himself to it. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Spiral Wing, which twists and untwists during its action, to form a mobile helix or screw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Their hair is extremely frizzly, seeming to grow in spiral tufts and is seldom more than 5 inches long when untwisted. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z I untied and untwisted the rope, and took the Golden Girdle in my hands. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z There was scant chance for resistance as he twisted and untwisted the handcuff chain. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z "You—you've taken my breath away almost," was how she put it; and she sat twisting and untwisting her fingers nervously, not in the least seeing how to meet the unexpected difficulty. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z This figure shows how the wing twists and untwists when in action, and how it forms a true screw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z And he untwisted his shirt sleeve and showed us an arm of which a leg might have been jealous. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Her foot continued to tap the floor; her fingers twisted and untwisted like writhing living things. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Also in washing, be careful not to move the hands in circles, or the hair will become entangled and knotty, and very difficult to untwist or unravel. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z The amazing outburst of spring music lifted him almost into the air to join the ropes of starlings twisting and untwisting as if they reproduced the wild soft tangle of his unsatisfied yearnings. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z It is this which causes the wing to twist and untwist diagonally on its long axis when it is made to vibrate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z She stared at it incredulously for a long minute, then untwisted the wire holding duplicate keys. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z These parallel, untwisted fibers are now called "slivers." Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z Thus it had been twisted and untwisted, some portions of it as many as ten times. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z So the lady Dunyà made bare her arms to the elbows, and untwisted the old woman's hair; whereupon the paper fell from her head; and the lady Dunyà, seeing it, said, What is this paper? The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The shock had untwisted the thread of life in the gentle Eliza, and it seemed only to hold together until his arrival. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Drew untwisted the chain with a wrist flip, sprang forward toward the cheval-glass, and stamped 268his foot down upon the smoking telephone receiver as if it were the head of a rattlesnake. Whispering Wires In spinning the threads are held together by their scales and the waviness of the fiber which prevents them from untwisting. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z When moistened, the awn untwists more or less; twisting and untwisting the beards hold what the beak pierces, thus making it a formidable weapon to enter the skins of sheep, goats and dogs. Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 If the trouble is in the spinning, you untwist the thread and you will find two threads instead of one. Instruction book on ring spinning He evidently knew that the twist in the wire was made by such a motion and his purpose was to untwist it, but so far as I know he never succeeded in doing so. The Speech of Monkeys He untwisted her cold fingers, and palmed the weapon under a shielding cuff. Whispering Wires "I'm very sorry," she began, twisting and untwisting her thin little hands, and colouring up to the roots of her hair with the effort she was making. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story "We must take off our wonderful clothes, then," said Linda, beginning to untwist the scarves and put away the Turkish slippers. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Our inquiries were somewhat embarrassed by the unusual circumstances of our patient, particularly by the presence of the snake, which now began to untwist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Take in pieces the story—untwist the intertwined classical and romantic threads. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Each of the four cables contains 5,296 wires, untwisted, lying straight, and held in place by other wires coiled tightly around them. The Greater Republic A History of the United States I wondered whether she was going to walk round the room to all eternity with her eyes glaring at the ceiling and her hands twisting and untwisting one within the other. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel If you like to experiment you can try untwisting them, and mixing the shades.” Lady Cassandra He began to untwist Dr. Break’s neckcloth as fast as he’d twisted it, and asked him if he felt better. Rewards and Fairies Some untwisted large ropes and cables to get materials for making bags to serve as gabions. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Get a piece of new rope, and untwist it and comb it out; the tow is exactly like stiff, white hair. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story If I untwist this smaller rope, which I have taken out of the larger rope, I find that it in like manner is also made of smaller ropes, or strings. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul But when twisting two threads together to oppose the spinning twist, the failure of one causes the other to untwist and break, therefore, under such circumstances a stop motion is unnecessary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Who can unfold the works that heaven can do, Or who untwist the roll of fate in twain? English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Sam could untwist the strongest links of an iron boat-chain, and t' other fellow could bite a man-rope clean in two with his teeth. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The stick was then tied so that it could not untwist, and they were ready for the next move. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The Duke de Coigny one night appeared in a new and most expensive coat: suddenly a lady in the company remarked that its gold bindings would be excellent for untwisting. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Even Melissa raised her eyes,—Melissa, who sat on the lowest step of the projecting staircase, twisting and untwisting the faded blue silk handkerchief in her lap with a gentle, listless monotony. Stories of the Foot-hills The pellets are in her brain, and turning herself over, she crunkles out to her full length, like a piece of untwisting Indian rubber, and is dead. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Her fingers twisted and untwisted a little straying curl. The Return of the Prodigal She untwisted the shawl and lifted a fold of it, and stood looking down at the sleeping child with a brooding tenderness, almost divine. An Isle in the Water The Saxons imitate the designs of the most accomplished work-people; their embroidery with untwisted thread on muslin is the most delicate and correct we are acquainted with of that kind. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Then, by pulling at them to untwist them, the cut-water will be put in motion, first one way, while they are being untwisted, and then the other, while they twist up again. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes He bent down and untwisted them now, rather slowly and awkwardly, not looking at Judith. The Wishing Moon She put up her hand and untwisted the little tendril of brown hair that hung deliciously over her left ear. The Return of the Prodigal Suddenly waking up from twisting and untwisting a piece of string which he has found and in which he appears deeply interested while his wife is talking. The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue Whenever the chromosomes do not untwist at this time there must result an interchange of pieces where they were crossed over each other. A Critique of the Theory of Evolution The domestic silk floss, which is called rope, can be successfully used for the larger flies, by untwisting and using a few of the smaller strands. How to Tie Flies The apple, suspended in front of the blazing fire, began a succession of swift revolutions; first in one direction and then in the other, as the string twisted or untwisted. What She Could He was standing by the rail of the balcony and untwisting the halyards that served to hoist the signal-flags to the mast-head. The Seiners When Barbara entered the saloon my mother gave her a ball of silk to untwist; she was red as fire, and her eyes were fixed on the ground. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The man untwisted the neck of the bag and up-ended it over the hole. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective He also supposes that, having spun a short length, the twig by accident was allowed to dangle and immediately to untwist by spinning round in the reverse way, and ultimately fall to the ground. The Story of the Cotton Plant It had untwisted its string and was hanging still. What She Could Tie the stick in position so it will not untwist. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "All safe," said the coachman, untwisting the reins. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems Mosaic Work.—If you work with wool, cut it into short lengths, and untwist it. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet In this way the slivers, or soft untwisted ropes of cotton, are made uniform. The Story of the Cotton Plant Then he had a good time, as Charley said, getting the eel off the hook, and untwisting him from the snarl he had got himself into with the fish-line. Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then, as the carriage carrying the whirling spindles continues to back away, the thicker parts of the thread, being comparatively untwisted are pulled down to the average diameter and are twisted in turn. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States The Prince said no more, but looked on in silent amazement while the Funny Man untwisted the figure eight at the point of his nose, and removed a small copper cap which covered the end. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box Without the fringe, you will require a quarter of a pound of six-thread untwisted lamb’s wool; for the fringe a little more will be required. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet She walked forward to lay her mittens on the table before she brushed the snow from her shoulders and leggings and untwisted and shook out her nubia. The Biography of a Prairie Girl His fingers shook crazily when he untwisted them from their grip on the port rail. The Copper-Clad World This was so, and the deep mystery of the way this room was built was never untwisted. Oswald Bastable and Others She untwisted the paper and smoothed it out, and wrote in a tremulous hand—she could write a very neat hand— Thanks. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Powerful thus; Victorious in her aims, and deeds desir'd, To mighty Pluto's shadowy realm she speeds; And from her loins untwists the girding snakes. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II He untwisted the stopper over his friend's mouth. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The poet valued highly the small and tender twigs associated with so much that was interesting, and he untwisted the basket, and planted one of the branches in the ground. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare After you have wound wire upon a core or spool, keep it from untwisting by taking a loop or hitch around it with the wire. How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity Embroidresses have a clever way of untwisting a cord before each stitch and twisting it again after stitching through it—between the strands, that is to say, in which the stitching is lost. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery The motive power was supplied by twisted strands of rubber which, as they untwisted, turned the airscrew. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force And having, after several efforts, stood upright, he commenced untwisting his line from the rod. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition By means of some untwisted strands of tarry rope, ingeniously inserted into the oil, the pot was converted into a sort of open lamp,—which only required to be kindled into a flame. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The coil may be held in place, and its turns kept from untwisting by coating it with paraffine. How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity In so doing the thread is apt to untwist itself, and wants constantly re-twisting. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery She tried to meet his eyes, but something a little too ardent in them abashed her, and she looked out into the darkness, nervously twisting and untwisting the thread of her work. The Rhodesian The leaf is untwisted from the form into which it is fashioned by the grower, spread out and dampened. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas A line was obtained by untwisting a piece of rope, and respinning it to the proper thickness; and then a float was found by cutting a piece of wood to the proper dimensions. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Charles was twisting and untwisting his hands, and great drops of cold perspiration beaded his brow. Fantômas No doubt he simply untwisted the strands, and so divided it into two ropes, each of the original length, but one-half the thickness. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems This time he held a key in his hand—a large key on a string which he twisted and untwisted as it swung from his big, brown finger. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley The Turkish bowstring, which is amazingly strong, is formed of untwisted silk, generally white, bound together at intervals by threads of a different colour. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 She took a small pair of pliers from her saddle-pocket and deftly untwisted the strands of wire from one of the posts, while Freckles looked on with an expression of intelligent interest. Shoe-Bar Stratton He untwisted his legs and clapped his hands. The White Mice Harry shouted "Come in," and Robin entered, his face pale and his hands twisting and untwisting. The Wooden Horse Next with illumined hands through prisms bright Pleased they untwist the sevenfold threads of light; Or, bent in pencils by the lens, convey To one bright point the silver hairs of Day. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes She detested untwisted hair, ripped gloves, muddy shoes. Free Air As the pins were taken out of the heavy dark hair, and the braids untwisted, the eyes of the new mistress and the eyes of the old servant met again and again in the glass. A Sheaf of Corn The twisting and untwisting of the awns enable the grain to bore through the fleeces, and even to penetrate the skins and make wounds which sometimes cause the death of the animal. Seed Dispersal “Put your hand over them, and untwist your face from that funny knot,” she laughed. Five Little Peppers at School A particular sort of large knot raised upon the end of a rope, by untwisting the strands, and passing them among each other. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. She twisted her fingers together and untwisted them. A Dixie School Girl A rope not made with handles at the ends should have a knot tied at either end, to prevent untwisting and to give a firm hold. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium When the matter was explained to him he went into the dining-room, looked into the dumb-waiter, untwisted a cord, and arranged the weight, and pulled up the dinner. The Peterkin Papers When a twister a-twisting would twist him a twist, For twisting a twist three twists he will twist; But if one of the twists untwists from the twist, The twist untwisting untwists the twist. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes To join the two untwisted ends of a rope together. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A hissing sound was emitted, as if the action of untwisting the ring relieved some heavy pressure, admitting air to a chamber that had been hermetically sealed. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason We again got out our fishing-lines, which we baited with flies formed out of untwisted pieces of rope. A Yacht Voyage Round England Crewel should not be manufactured with a twist, as it makes the embroidery appear hard and rigid; and the shades of colour do not blend into each other so harmoniously as when they are untwisted. Handbook of Embroidery “Well, I think you are big sillies,” said Pauline virtuously, but she began untwisting Effie’s tight brown curls and twisting them together again in the way she had ever loved to do. In the Mist of the Mountains Also, to tie twine, whipping fashion, round the end of a rope to prevent its untwisting. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The tobacco originally put up by Perique was twisted by hand and placed under press for three or four days, then taken out, untwisted, retwisted and replaced in the press for five or six days. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Burn a piece of untwisted yarn and notice whether it burns slowly and curls up into a black crisp cinder leaving a disagreeable smell, or burns with a flash leaving a light ash behind. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Raw or spun silk is a soft untwisted cream-coloured silk, used for daisies and other simple white flowers, or in outlining. Handbook of Embroidery His rays, His sun, still descended as ever; but when they came near to the foul atmosphere of man, no ray could pierce unstained, unrefracted, or even untwisted. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 The state into which old ropes are reduced when they are untwisted and picked to pieces. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He tried to shake her off, untwist her hands; she clung to him like a leech. Flamsted quarries Notice whether the yarn becomes stronger or weaker as it is untwisted. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades They are properly all gold stitches; but purse silk, thin cord, or even untwisted silk may be used. Handbook of Embroidery Do not disturb the hair until morning, when untwist and form into ringlets. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage "Clearing hawse," is untwisting or disentangling two cables that come through different holes, and make a foul hawse. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He untwisted the paper and spread it out on the counter, and in it was as nice fine white—salt as you ever saw in your life. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Be sure that all double threads are untwisted. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Try working-out devices that shall do all these things—devices that shall twist and then double without untwisting, for example. Carl and the Cotton Gin The children stood round in a circle, and the hoop was twisted up tightly and then let to untwist itself slowly. Marjorie's Busy Days This term is also applied to the end of a rope when it has become untwisted. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Now, sir, hold on tight with your left hand, while you untwist the line from your right. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy Burn separately a sample of the untwisted warp and filling threads. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades He laid the shotgun on the stove and untwisted the baling wire which held the stovepipe, giving a grunt of satisfaction when he found the wire was longer than he had anticipated. The Fighting Shepherdess After much patient effort she succeeded in untwisting Miss Mervyn’s wool from most of the knots and tangles, and putting the contents of the basket into something like order. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes The untwisting was something awful, and it was no joke to separate them. The Land of the Long Night In a moment, she had it untwisted and was reading the words printed in ungainly letters upon it. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa After untwisting one of the threads what remains? Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Already have nine years of mighty Jove passed away, and now the timbers of our ships have rotted, and the ropes have become untwisted. The Iliad of Homer (1873) She tried to bury her head in her arms, but he untwisted her gesture. Erik Dorn Second: If the weight on the wire is rotated, so as to twist it, and the hand is taken from the weight, it will untwist itself, and go back to its original position. Practical Mechanics for Boys When it was let go the weight of the meat kept it from untwisting too fast; but it turned around in the opposite direction for ever so long, and it was roasting all the while. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story Repeat the same experiment, placing the untwisted yarn in sulphuric acid. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades He twisted the string as tight as possible, and then let it whirl round and round till it was all untwisted again. The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina The spaces between the planks are caulked—that is, stuffed with oakum; which substance is simply the untwisted tow of old and tarry ropes. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Miss Anstice perhaps was thinking the same thought, for she made no response, only stood twisting and untwisting a bit of lawn handkerchief which bade fair to be worn out before it reached home. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Cotton and linen thread of the finest quality, untwisted, should be used for darning stockings and underwear. Textiles and Clothing One of the wildest had managed to twist the first rope secured to him several times round the tree, when Bulbul, walking up, pressed against him, and made him untwist himself. My First Voyage to Southern Seas But I was wide awake to my misfortunes; and each interval of stillness, when the string was untwisted, only enhanced them, by showing in painful contrast the happy home whence I had been torn. The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina "If you was to take the oars," said Joseph Antony, "and was to row the boat round the way she wasn't going when she twisted the rope on you it would come untwisted again." Priscilla's Spies He untwisted his legs, moved a little to make room on the settle, and even went so far as to make an entering wedge of conversation with a "Well, Leon!" Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Yussuf smiled, and took off his fez, from which he rapidly untwisted the muslin folds. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor This done, and the piece held ready, he had time to look about him, while the sailor untwisted some of his stout tarred twine and cut it into short lengths ready for use. Steve Young The evening light gleamed upon the glistening skin of the fish, as it suddenly untwisted itself, and writhed into another form. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp Bunyan wrote his "Pilgrim's Progress" on the untwisted papers which were used to cork the bottles of milk brought for his meals. Pushing to the Front Are we for ever to be twisting and untwisting the same rope?” Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources “And now what can this be next?” soliloquised the Major, untwisting the paper with tenderest fingers and an air of absorption seldom seen on his merry features. Pixie O'Shaughnessy The heart turns to the past; but the mind looks to the future, and is forever untwisting the cords which bind us to the things that pleased a childlike fancy. Education and the Higher Life We found at last that we could untwist the stiffly clinging wire. Wandl the Invader What said the Ricara youth, When he heard the stern command, Which broke his being's strongest bond, As ye break an untwisted rope of grass? Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 He mechanically untwisted it, and twisted it up again, busy still with that fearful sentence: "The eyes of the Lord are in every place." Three People For working with silk thread, an untwisted floss takes the first place, but it needs some skill in manipulation. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving It should be gently untwisted every half hour until the arm, or limb, below it reddens up again, and then, if the spurting begins, should be tightened as before. A Handbook of Health The velo, or piece of drapery worn on ordinary occasions instead of the mantilla, hung down her back in company with the long plait of hair, which had come untwisted at the ends. The Hippodrome The warp is of braid formed by plaiting strands of untwisted fiber, probably bast. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 The children found amusement and became useful in twisting the cord and then allowing the weight of the meat to untwist it. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 The ordinary twisted cord looks best attached invisibly; to do this, slightly untwist it whilst stitching, and insert the needle in the opening thus formed. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving The sight of the gaunt embarrassed man opposite to her, his face burning red, and his clumsy hands twisting and untwisting as he uttered his persuasive sentences, drove her sadness away for the moment. Cobwebs and Cables She picked up an ivory paper-cutter with a tassel on one end, twisted the cord tight, and then holding the cutter up by the tassel watched it whirl and untwist. The Fifth Wheel A Novel Sim Gage began to untwist the short club which bound the wire gate shut. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West We are in a tangle, I tell you, and I'm asking you, on my knees, to untwist it. Foe-Farrell Alice crouched down among the trees, as well as she could, as her neck kept getting entangled among the branches, and several times she had to stop and untwist it. Alice's Adventures Under Ground Being a facsimile of the original Ms. book afterwards developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Her speaking eye flashed on them and her slim fingers twisted and untwisted at her back. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Tie the stick above and below the bandage to keep it from untwisting. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Fil's ringlets, alas! were already beginning to untwist, and Ingred's jumper, put on in too big a hurry, showed symptoms of splitting down the seam. A Popular Schoolgirl At an unfortunate moment, Lady Morgan's ludicrous description of the twisting and untwisting of the Cardinal's tails came across me, and made me smile very mal à-propos: it is certainly from the life. The Diary of an Ennuyée He sat looking at the quick white fingers untwisting the braid of hair. The Helpmate Then she untwisted it, and the basket could come down, with Mun Bun in it. Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's Use the figure-eight knot to make a knot on the end of a rope or to prevent the end of the strands from untwisting. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls The base or warp coil is composed of untwisted fiber and is formed by adding to the free end as the coiling goes on. A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252) Pearl did not answer, but slipped languidly out of her cloak, untwisted her heavy veil, removed her hat, José's eyes as well as Mrs. Thomas's following her the while with unmixed admiration, and sat down. The Black Pearl The woof series seems to consist of untwisted strands of bast or flax. Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 393-425 "Yes," said I, twisting and untwisting the shreds of my gloves. Arms and the Woman To untwist the sunbeam and extract the rich strawberry red, to refine the sugar, and mix its flavor, represents heat sufficient to run an engine from Liverpool to London or from Chicago to Detroit. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service It is rapidly untwisting at the very feet of your companion, who looks at it in despair. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse Then he slowly untwisted the ribbon and tassel of bullion at the hilt, and gave it into her hand. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York The remarkable feature of this example is the character of the woof, which seems to be a broad braid formed by plaiting three strands of untwisted fiber, probably bast. Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 393-425 The woman untwisted her veil, drew out the pins from her hat, and threw both upon the sofa. A Lost Leader Like a bird of prey, he pounced on it, and untwisting it, his small eyes glittered as he read. Adrien Leroy Her hands were clasped, the fingers working, twisting and untwisting. Square Deal Sanderson No, I'll untwist you: I have occasion for your stay on earth. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 Madame locked her hands, her fingers twisting and untwisting … To gain possession of that paper! The Grey Cloak Robin sat his horse silently till peace was restored, his right leg flung across the pommel, untwisting Agnes' leash from his fist. Come Rack! Come Rope! A steel wire supporting thirty-nine pounds was twisted one hundred and twenty times and then allowed to untwist at will. Among the Forces Again she nodded, twisting and untwisting her fingers. The Poor Little Rich Girl He untwisted the paper in his hand and held it in the candle flame until it burned to cinders. The Firing Line In its lock was the key, and dangling from it a long bit of no-colored silk, that yet, as he untwisted it, showed a scarlet thread in the crease. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World It is a very intricate knot that an old sailor cannot untie, and the old sailors on the "Great Eastern" twisted and untwisted coil after coil until they succeeded in untying this one. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Quickly untwisting a long muffler of red silk from about her neck, Grace tied it securely in the middle, around the cross piece of the tongue of the stout little vehicle. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics They are turning by the fire on a jack my mother taught me to make out of threads that untwist and twist again. Lady Good-for-Nothing "You darling!" he said; and, laughing, yet secretly dismayed at her own perversion, she hurriedly untwisted her fingers from his and made a new and fervid promise to replace the one just broken. The Firing Line But just at that moment, as if by accident, she gave the knot a little shake, and the gold cord untwisted itself as if by magic, and there was the box without any fastening. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) They caught hold of him firmly, and endeavoured to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; it was too tightly entangled. My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales They do not untwist it, but keep it so always. Big People and Little People of Other Lands This can be twisted, and when the cake is baked and has got cold can be untwisted, and the tin will then open of its own accord. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet Bartley watched Cheyenne untwist a piece of soft rope and make a pair of serviceable hobbles. Partners of Chance I swear I believe we two have so shared natures in hate that no power can untwist and separate them to render each his own. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts It is not until after a considerable time that the organs untwist and are withdrawn and the bodies separate, to crawl up the suspending cord and depart. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women To form this knot unlay the strands of a new, flexible rope for six to eight inches and whip the ends of each strand, as well as the standing part, to prevent further untwisting. Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise When he reaches the town school Vassya untwists his granny's shawl, and goes into the school with nothing over his jacket for fear the boys should say he looks like a woman. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories "Oakum is hemp obtained from untwisting old ropes," continued Uncle Gerald. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Esther sprang up, untwisting a broad sash from her waist. Six Women Kate's impatience was too great to allow her to wait, so she untwisted the paper, which had no seal or fastening. The Firm of Girdlestone Helena sat flushed and silent, her eyes on the ground, twisting and untwisting the handkerchief on her lap. Helena "I had hard work to get it," he added, carefully untwisting the fragment and disclosing a teaspoonful of whitish powder. The Lady of Big Shanty A tie at the end keeps the cord from untwisting. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe Come then, Mary, do you be the one to 'untwist the chains that tie the hidden soul of harmony.' Marriage I was too tired to untwist my hair, and I pulled and dragged at my dress, which seemed to have a hundred fastenings. The Morgesons Fasten the beard, when fully ripe, upon a stand, and it will twist itself, or untwist, according as the air is moist or dry. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden When served, the potatoes are held in the hand, one end of the paper untwisted, the top of the potato removed, and the contents eaten with a fork or spoon. Science in the Kitchen. The witness had reached the end of her strength; she was twisting and untwisting her white fingers piteously, while the pupils of her eyes widened and contracted in terror. Through the Wall He built these cunningly with frameworks of wood and untwisted strands of barbed wire, and there is no doubt they helped the growth of his garden immensely. Action Front "The tarnal old thing's bewitched, I believe," said Frank, allowing his sister to interfere and quietly untwist and turn right side out the various parts which he had put wrong by all sorts of torsion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 In a half-hour she came slowly down the stairs, untwisting a long string of her mother's abandoned pearls, great pear-shaped things full of the pale lustre of gibbous moons. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 They caught hold of him firmly and endeavored to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; they were too tightly entangled. Grimm's Fairy Stories She untwisted the strip, and stood looking at it, her eyes wide. Arizona Nights It seemed as if his face had been tied up in a knot before, and was now untwisted and smoothed out. The Battle of Life He began to untwist Doctor Break's neckcloth as fast as he'd twisted it, and asked him if he felt better. Rewards and Fairies She looked down at the carpet, her fingers playing with her braid, twisting and untwisting its strands. The Grain of Dust "Well, now, let's see," he began, speaking rapidly, his hands twisting and untwisting till the knuckles cracked. Blix He was just about to resume his trudge in the twilight, telling himself it was no affair of his, but instinctively twisting and untwisting twenty theories about what the odd noises might mean. The Wisdom of Father Brown V. evolve; unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel; untangle, disentangle; develop. Roget's Thesaurus She made no reply to the usual salutations of the morning, but with evident agitation twisted and untwisted some shreds that had fallen from her embroidery. Philothea A Grecian Romance She wore nothing over her evening dress save a lace scarf, which she untwisted as we ascended the stairs. The Great Secret The Siamese Twins untwisted out of their embrace and went each his way. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It And he went to hug me, but Aunty May hadn't got her arms untwisted from me yet, so that he hugged both of us. W. A. G.'s Tale She stared at him defiantly, twisting and untwisting the ribbons of her blue dress. Sir George Tressady — Volume II Cling round the aerial bow with prisms bright, And pleased untwist the sevenfold threads of light. The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation He divined the hurt in her as she began twisting and untwisting a ribbon from her belt, while her lip trembled. The Coryston Family A Novel Brown, dead bracken lies between, And wrinkled leaves, whence fronds of fern Still untwist and upward turn. Georgian Poetry 1911-12 But the chain was stretched straight and stiff as a lance,—she could not untwist it. The Incomplete Amorist She was twisting and untwisting a string of white tulle round a sprig of privet flower. Mary Olivier: a Life It shall not be our fault if the reader fails to understand this definition--to untwist this formidable formula of life. Life: Its True Genesis Not one, but many echoes had caught up the harsh and tuneless sound, untwisted its complicated threads, and found a thousand aerial harmonies in one stern trumpet-tone. Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") One of the ropes which was fastened to the barrels was partly untwisted and served to fasten these latter to the canoe. The Mysterious Island She stood, a little grey shadow in the grey room, her hands twisting and untwisting. The Cathedral Vickers untwisted his sister's arms from his neck and placed them gently in her husband's hands. Together At this stage unwind your skeins and stretch the string down the bow, untwisting and drawing straight the three strands. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow He related them with no joy or humour or bestial gloating over their obscenities—only with a staring eye and his fingers twisting and untwisting on the table-cloth. Fortitude "I guess you'll laugh more yet, Grandma," declared Joel, untwisting the top of his bag, and bringing a pair of bright black eyes very close to it to peer within. The Adventures of Joel Pepper So long as there is enough of it to work with, you can twist it and untwist it as much as you please.” An American Politician Some of the strands were untwisted; and it had grown shorter and shorter, until only the tallest man or woman could reach it. A Hive of Busy Bees While the other tugged and strained, he, quietly yielding his lithe lissome frame to every effort, tried hard with obstinate endeavour to untwist the hands that held him firmly locked. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Something strange had happened to her frame; it jarred, buzzed, snapped; the threads untwisted and flew out of place. Men, Women, and Ghosts The knot he had thought so safe untwisted, and down, down, he went, the long rope curling through the air to wind around his legs. The Adventures of Joel Pepper “It would simplify matters to untwist it and cut it up into lengths,” he said. An American Politician I care not much if I untwist my committee-man, and so give him the receipt of this grand Catholicon. Character Writings of the 17th Century V. counter-rotate, evolve; unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel; untangle, disentangle; develop. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Now rests nought but my father's free consent, To knit the knot that time can ne'er untwist, And that, as this, I likewise will perform. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 "Yes sir-ree," untwisting the string which, for want of a fishing line, he had tied to his pole. The Adventures of Joel Pepper She sat nervously twisting and untwisting her fingers. The Governors And, sure enough, the mouth of the bag untwisted, and a little grey head came poking out. Patty at Home Mr. Cowan was untwisting the lines from the plow handles preparatory to making another round. Purple Springs In Ireland, children twist the stalk, and as it slowly untwists in the hand, thus address it:— "Curl-doddy on the midden, Turn round an' take my biddin'." The Folk-lore of Plants Little Davie, on seeing this, untwisted his fingers and went up to her. The Adventures of Joel Pepper They secured from untwisting or ravelling the points which were worn for over a century; these were ties or laces of ribbon, or woollen yarn or leather, decorated with tags or aglets at one end. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Gradually, however, the creature relaxed its hold, its coils fell slack around me, and untwisting it and throwing it from me as far as I was able, I sank down and swooned upon the bank. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" He began to untwist a corner of the cloth, holding it up to get a better view of it in the dim light that entered through the window. The Winds of the World "I'll tell you how it is, Master Tom," said Bob, beginning to untwist his canvas bag. The Mill on the Floss Joel gave one plunge at the bag, untwisted it, and thrust in his hand. The Adventures of Joel Pepper And the little fingers twisted and untwisted in tragic intensity of appeal. Miss Gibbie Gault "The cork shall start obsequious to my thumb." said Smith; and as he spoke, he untwisted the wire, and the cork struck the roof of the cabin. Peveril of the Peak He produced a piece of paper that had to be untwisted, too. The Winds of the World I felt Armand's hand and the Abbe's try to untwist my arms and unclasp my hands, but they could not prevail against that grip with which I held, and I spoke not one word. Stray Pearls "Go on!" he cried, twisting and untwisting his long, bony fingers, "go on!" The Ball and the Cross Pilgrim, the tireless, was already there, replacing pillows, straightening beds, untwisting curtains. Harriet and the Piper Galusha, who had been absently playing with his napkin, twisting it into folds and then untwisting it, looked up. Galusha the Magnificent She watched him, twisting and knotting and untwisting her gloves. Half a Rogue When Lily got upon any subject, she was not easily induced to leave it, and when her mind had twisted itself in one direction, it was difficult to untwist it. The Small House at Allington Another snarled viciously as he untwisted a trace. Back to God's Country and Other Stories He stood by Cressler's side, his head bent forward, his hands—the fingers incessantly twisting and untwisting—clasped behind his back. The Pit Taken thus at disadvantage, unarmed, their very knives flung down in their eagerness to untwist the cords, they were soon overpowered. A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 Her little maid blushed vividly, and looked down demurely, twisting and untwisting the string of her apron. Thelma Kaunitz bowed his thanks, and began to untwist the stems of the flowers. Joseph II. and His Court I might have kissed her, twisted and untwisted that great cable of hair, put my arm round her waist, and so on and so on. To-morrow? Rachel sat down in a chair by the window and looked out, twisting and untwisting the dust-cloth in her lap. The Portygee There the Snake on the Shepherd's neck gave a whistle, and all the other snakes untwisted themselves. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 When she heard these words, Thora, my mother, whose heart was weak, fainted for joy, and my father, untwisting a gold ring from his arm, threw it to Freydisa. The Wanderer's Necklace It now only remains for me to gather together a few loose strings, and tie them together in a knot, so that my work may not become untwisted. The Last Chronicle of Barset When the matter was explained to him, he went into the dining-room, looked into the dumb-waiter, untwisted a cord, and arranged the weight, and pulled up the dinner. The Peterkin papers And as she cut, a lock of golden hair rose from the packet, untwisting itself like a living snake. Eric Brighteyes He smiled to his father, and, coming out on the deck, walked up to a sailor, who sat on the floor, untwisting a piece of rope and making a swab. The Man Who Was Afraid Her fingers were twisting and untwisting the handkerchief they held, and her distressed loveliness was very piteous to see. The Snare He plied his cloak, untwisting it from his arm and flinging it over the head and body of one of his assailants, so that he was enmeshed and blinded by it. Saint Martin's Summer Twisting and untwisting his chaplet of beads about his long fingers, his eyes averted, the King heard each in turn. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Brant rose with a pale face and a quickly throbbing heart as the President, glancing at the clock, untwisted himself from the chair, and shook himself out full length, and rose gradually to his feet. Clarence Mary-'Gusta hurriedly untwisted her legs and scrambled from beneath the dust cover of the surrey. Mary-'Gusta She could say no more, but sat down, nervously twisting and untwisting her fingers. John Halifax, Gentleman And in the way of making ropes from sand, it must be owned there never was such twisting and untwisting, as that appointed Hanbury. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17 The woman began twisting and untwisting the corner of a coloured handkerchief she held in her hand. The Lodger Facing him on the other side of the combatants stood Andre-Louis, the palest of the four, staring from fevered eyes, twisting and untwisting clammy hands. Scaramouche Not one, but many echoes had caught up the harsh and tuneless sound, untwisted its complicated threads, and found a thousand aerial harmonies in one stern trumpet tone. The Great Stone Face He is a great musician, with that strange faculty of taking souls out of people and untwisting them. The Drums of Jeopardy When the same experiment is made with a plant which has twined spirally up a stick, the process of climbing is checked and the last few turns become loosened or actually untwisted. Darwin and Modern Science She had untwisted it, and thrown it back over her shoulders. Armadale It's as if my will had come untwisted and was ravelling out into separate strands. Secret Places of the Heart The little roll of currency on the table slowly untwisted itself, writhing and jumping as its folds relaxed. Whirligigs After first untwisting the strings from the hooks, Hester rose, and held the candle so as to light the cavity in the wall. Man and Wife It was never used but for rope-yarns, being cut up in lengths, and untwisted for the ignominious purpose of tying things up—"hardly good enough for that," was the verdict upon it. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales —My great-grandfather was convinced.—He untwisted the paper, and signed the article. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman I bent a link by main force and untwisted the chain that had hampered me about the ankles, and sprang to my feet, with the chain in my hand. The First Men in the Moon |
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