| 单词 | untwisted |
| 例句 | 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 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 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 Natalie’s face twisted and untwisted, like she was trying to decide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Slowly, he untwisted himself and got back on his feet. Bohemia’s Secret Spot for Cross-Country Skiing 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Her surgeon broke her left tibia, untwisted it and realigned her patella tendon. How an American Took Down Judo 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 Delicately veined hands untwisted the silver wire and tore off the gold cap. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Her fingers twisted and untwisted a little straying curl. The Return of the Prodigal He untwisted her cold fingers, and palmed the weapon under a shielding cuff. Whispering Wires 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 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 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 The man untwisted the neck of the bag and up-ended it over the hole. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective In this way the slivers, or soft untwisted ropes of cotton, are made uniform. The Story of the Cotton Plant 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 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 It had untwisted its string and was hanging still. What She Could 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. She twisted her fingers together and untwisted them. A Dixie School Girl 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 They are properly all gold stitches; but purse silk, thin cord, or even untwisted silk may be used. Handbook of Embroidery In a moment, she had it untwisted and was reading the words printed in ungainly letters upon it. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa 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) 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 She tried to bury her head in her arms, but he untwisted her gesture. Erik Dorn 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 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 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 Cotton and linen thread of the finest quality, untwisted, should be used for darning stockings and underwear. Textiles and Clothing 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 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 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 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 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 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 Then she untwisted it, and the basket could come down, with Mun Bun in it. Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's 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 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 woman untwisted her veil, drew out the pins from her hat, and threw both upon the sofa. A Lost Leader 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 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 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 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) "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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 Vickers untwisted his sister's arms from his neck and placed them gently in her husband's hands. Together 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 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 Something strange had happened to her frame; it jarred, buzzed, snapped; the threads untwisted and flew out of place. Men, Women, and Ghosts And, sure enough, the mouth of the bag untwisted, and a little grey head came poking out. Patty at Home He produced a piece of paper that had to be untwisted, too. The Winds of the World Little Davie, on seeing this, untwisted his fingers and went up to her. 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 Another snarled viciously as he untwisted a trace. Back to God's Country and Other Stories 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? Joel gave one plunge at the bag, untwisted it, and thrust in his hand. The Adventures of Joel Pepper There the Snake on the Shepherd's neck gave a whistle, and all the other snakes untwisted themselves. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 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 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 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 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 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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