单词 | wanness |
例句 | Better that than a slight theme stretched to wanness. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Playing the Games: Taking Part/After the Party – review 2012-08-04T23:06:09Z The wanness set up a contrast with the final part’s force. Review: In Anneke Hansen’s ‘2hymn vb,’ a Billowing Gown as Star 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z But the grim reality of the pandemic — with more than 200,000 new cases and some 3,000 deaths daily — and the wanness of this holiday season are perhaps among the biggest factors. Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z We looked out at the haunting wanness of the hills beyond Nethermere. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Mrs. Diggs did, however, sipping three or four, until she lost her chalky wanness of tint and almost got a touch of actual color. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z A wanness began to show in the dark shadows under her eyes and the pinched look about her lips even as early as the eventful evening when she posed for the senior living picture show. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Her long hair streamed in wild disorder over her shoulders, and added to the wanness of her pale face. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z They continue sitting, reading, or walking, or lounging, or sleeping, or gossiping,—whilst the bloom of health is rapidly giving place to the wanness and debility of the imprisoned frame. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z She saw no talons or beak, but a wanness which, indeed, suggested a skeleton. The Way of the Gods It was an attitude of such utter collapse, there was such a wanness on her white face that the commonplace words ceased to bubble over my lips, and, startled, I turned toward her husband. Life on the Stage Behind her, creeping close to the wall, a plain, insignificant woman trailed a robe of magnificent gold brocade, while the glitter of diamonds on neck and head lent an additional wanness to the pinched face. What a Man Wills “Our chauffeur,” said Cynthia, and a glint of fun showed through the wanness of her cheeks. Cynthia's Chauffeur He was of the temperament called melancholic, scarcely concealed by an exterior of lightness of humor,—having a deep and fixed seriousness, jesting lips, and wanness of heart. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Since that little cloud was dispelled all the temporary waste and wanness have vanished. Shirley Balisle had grinned and shrugged his shoulders, but the wanness in his cheeks showed that he didn’t take the threats lightly, considering what it was thought had happened to Harold Hervey. The Mind Master These also, fanned to fire, Flamboyant wholly,—so perfections tire,— Whiten to wanness, till ... let others note The ever-new invasion! Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning There was a stillness, a wanness between them. The Rainbow There was a wanness, a heaviness of aspect, that made him look ten years older. Lover or Friend There was a faded look about her complexion, too, which she had never before discovered—a wanness, a yellowness. Vixen, Volume III. A year is a long time to a child, but it did not account to me for a curious wanness in her colour. The Adventures of Harry Revel His florid face had paled to a dusky wanness when he heard the ugly word "Murder," and each passing moment served only to increase his agitation. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York They moved quietly, a little wanness on the lips of the children, at Good Friday, feeling the shadow upon their hearts. The Rainbow Joyce had been studying his face—nothing had escaped her: its wanness, the sharp outline, and the tears congealed in the hollows of his cheeks. Joyce of the North Woods She had been once eminently handsome, and but for the wanness and hollowness of her face, would have appeared so still. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He knew she was there, and she was real, substantial, although something of the wanness of this mysterious world was about her. In the Roaring Fifties Miss Arden, looking back at her, noted how each day was helping to remove the pallor and wanness from that face. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular His face was dirty with tears, his eyes had a curious washed look, like the sky after rain, a sort of wanness. The Rainbow She sat there telling him; the fire flushed her face so that its wanness disappeared; and in their wonder and bewilderment her eyes were big and solemn like a child's. Married Life The True Romance His countenance was haggard, and his complexion seemed to be a struggle between the wanness of care and the redness of intemperance. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue It was the wanness of this light that put the thought into his mind that it would soon be time to send round to the stables for his visitor's car. The Lake Strether stared at him with a little of the wanness, no doubt, that the vision of more to "make out" could scarce help producing. The Ambassadors The servant-woman came to look at the child who slept in the shawl, with cheeks flushed hot and red, and a whiteness, a wanness round the eyes. The Rainbow There appeared a wanness in the night, and Helena felt inexpressibly dreary. The Trespasser He passed his hand over his forehead heavily, and a wanness came into his face and eyes. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale His face, despite its angularity of outline and its wanness, had that expression of complacency which often relieves from pathos the countenances of harmlessly demented people. Tales from Bohemia She had taken off her high, close neckwear, and the wanness of her throat showed above a collarless shirt-waist. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories Her jealous shame at being disprized and notoriously neglected had given her wanness and bitterness, instead of warmth and sweetness. We Can't Have Everything A faint flush, appearing in Jack's cheeks, only emphasized his wanness and the whiteness of his neck and chin and forehead. Over the Pass I note a certain wanness of the cheek. Psmith in the City The wanness of her thin features was accentuated by an attire of deep mourning, but the pallor in her cheeks fled for an instant when she set eyes on Theydon. Number Seventeen There was exertion about every move of his body, the wanness and effort of vanished vitality; he balanced himself carefully. The Blind Spot He had a large head, thickly covered with dark hair, which, with his moustache and beard, heightened the wanness of his complexion. Thyrza When Jemima returned with her little store, even her careless, selfish brother was struck by the wanness of her face, lighted by the bed-candle she carried. Ruth A ghostly ray came through a crack between the logs and lit Alice's face with a pathetic wanness. Alice of Old Vincennes Verily, thy case is altered to other case and thy wanness is changed to rosiness and thou hast redoubled in beauty and loveliness. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] It was the last phase, the feebleness, the wanness, the inertia! The Blind Spot Such, then, is the cause of the wanness of my complexion. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 She was really touched by the absent wanness of the girls look, and by the later-coming recognition which shaped her mouth into a pathetic snide. April Hopes His cheek was livid and worn, and its healthy colouring gained by years of hearty out-door exercise, was all gone into the wanness of age. A Dark Night's Work About his large bright eyes that used to be so merry there was a wanness and a restlessness that changed them altogether. Bleak House |
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