| 单词 | weaponless |
| 例句 | Lord Asriel stood back to let it open, and then stepped in again, showing his open, weaponless hands, turning his head a little to let the moonlight fall clearly on his face. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The bad news was that it wrenched out of my hand when the giant turned, and I was thrown across the arena, weaponless. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The cop wasn’t a security guard, the weaponless kind with the iron-on badges. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He caught a brief glimpse of Piper leaping across a hopscotch pattern of fiery pits, making her way toward Nico, who was dazed and weaponless and being stalked by a pair of leopards. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now weaponless as well, the girl just stands there, trying to staunch the flow of blood pouring from her empty eye socket. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Chaos ensues, allowing the super chill and weaponless waiter and at least one apparent accomplice to grab more stuff and run. ‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: Faux-vid 19 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Is a statue in Alexandria, Va., in which the soldier is weaponless and downcast, more acceptable than a Civil War general on a horse — as some supporters of the controversial statue argue? The South’s Confederate-monument problem is not going away 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Find yourself battered, bloodied and weaponless, trapped in a long corridor facing four nasty customers wielding razor-sharp machetes. 'The Raid: Redemption': Relentless action in high-rise will floor you 2012-03-29T20:27:07Z “My thighs look as though they’ve been attacked by an enraged but weaponless toddler,” she writes after a day of garlic picking. Books of The Times: Tracie McMillan Writes ?The American Way of Eating? 2012-02-20T22:14:42Z He said that electoral abstention had left the coalition disconnected from voters and almost weaponless in the fight for fairer election conditions in 2024. Bloodied Venezuelan Opposition Returns to Elections for First Time in Years 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z After all of his dominance this season, Djokovic seemed suddenly weaponless and defensive against Medvedev’s ability to consistently brush the lines with big rolling shots. Perspective | Novak Djokovic was after tennis history. Then he collided with the sport’s future. 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z His comments came after the release of the county’s annual report on Friday, which showed a 32 percent increase in the number of times officers used “physical or weaponless” force in 2020 compared with 2019. Prince William police chief: Use of force has ‘disproportionate impact’ on Black residents 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Both dispatch weaponless advocates instead of armed police to community issues of mental health and homelessness. Get Armed Police Out of Emergency Rooms 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z How do we remove and punish them for egregious acts against weaponless Americans? Policing Can Take a Lesson from Health Care 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z There’s been a legal tug-of-war around weaponless drones across the last few years as well. FAA asks public not to attach guns, bombs, or flamethrowers to drones 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z France’s great heroine, described as a liberator on the pedestal of her statue in Meridian Hill Park, has been rendered weaponless. - The Washington Post 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z More than 95 percent of arrests involved no use of force, according to the report, and “physical/weaponless tactics were most often used” when force was deployed. Prince William police chief: Use of force has ‘disproportionate impact’ on Black residents 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z The impending flood of luxury electric vehicles undoubtedly presents a new challenge for Tesla, though the company is not entering the fight weaponless. The real Tesla killer might be inside the factory 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Instead, the men encountered an eerie quiet and a macabre landscape of dead, wounded and weaponless women and children as a platoon of American soldiers, ostensibly hunting elusive Vietcong guerrillas, marauded among defenseless noncombatants. Larry Colburn, Who Helped Stop My Lai Massacre, Dies at 67 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z This may be why James Agee, in his famous collaboration with Evans, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” likened the camera “to unassisted and weaponless consciousness.” The Mysteries of Our Family Snapshots 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z During two days of testimony at his bail hearing, Wabafiyebazu's lawyers argued that the younger brother sat in the car weaponless as his older brother entered the apartment. No bond for Canadian diplomat's son facing Florida murder charges 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “They cease fire, we lay down weapons, and then they will capture us weaponless,” he said. Ukraine President Offers Cease-Fire 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In spite of my terror I kept them in view, and, being weaponless, I looked around for some means of defence. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Before day broke that morning this woman had been aroused by a band of half-starved and weaponless men, clad in suits of ragged gray who stopped near her residence begging for food. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z There was a lost man on the brink of that hill, his gun discharged, weaponless, surrounded by Indians, who were closing in upon him to take him alive and torture him. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "So you'd take advantage of a weaponless man, would you?" sneered Armstrong. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Presently he threw his hands high above his head, weaponless, then lowered one and beckoned to them. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z Suddenly appeared crowds of Swedish horsemen approaching in terrible panic; after them were fleeing weaponless, bareheaded infantry; after the infantry, in confusion and disorder, came wagons drawn by wild and terrified horses. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z They rush, trample, suffocate one another, mount their horses, flee weaponless at random. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Then the Gaika, weaponless, tore the shirt from his body, baring his naked breast, and stood with folded arms. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z And the correspondents admit that without a moment's hesitation they gave one look at the Germans and then raised their weaponless hands and cried "Kamerad." Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z "Alas!" cried Sir Lancelot, "that ever any knight should die weaponless!" King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z The spoil was handed over to the “Baiala”—“the people who are dead”—wretched outlaws or waifs of annihilated clans, who wandered, weaponless and without clothing, over the veldt. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Why is he alone, dogless, foodless, weaponless, here in these Dead Lands! The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Then, weaponless and forgetful of the prowess of the uncanny man-tiger within, the boy grabbed a huge wooden mallet near by and rushed inside. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z To VB, at the sound of the stallion's neighing, came the realization of his position—weaponless in the midst of men who, now of all times, would shoot to kill! I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z Rupert had but his second pistol, which, being discharged at Eustace Trevor, fortunately without effect, left him weaponless; and, seeing all his escort in retreat, he turned tail too, soon disappearing amid the ruck. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Colia is weaponless against him; but father--he--he would kill him. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z And Burl floated downstream, perched, weaponless and alone, frightened and in constant danger, upon a flimsy raft composed of a degenerate fungus floating soggily in the water. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Lem, in his excitement, had carried Buddy's rifle away, leaving him weaponless. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The fact that Hudson stood weaponless, ten feet away in the clearing, did not deter him in the least. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The road was blocked by the party of horse, and, weaponless, to attempt running the gauntlet of them would be to get piked out of his saddle, or cut to pieces in it. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z But the lad was weaponless, and almost unconscious from fatigue and exhaustion. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z But the odds were still two to one, and an armed two to a weaponless one at that. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z At once, in terrible confusion, from the surrounded houses outpoured swarms of startled savages, naked and weaponless, seeking security by flight, and with no intention of resisting the unexpected attack. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Besides, we were weaponless and utterly at a loss to understand whether submission or resistance might serve us the better. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The blade of the attendant was treated likewise, and both master and man were permitted to rise to their feet, feeling vanquished as weaponless. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z She has strode forth naked and clothed, shoeless and shod, sword wielding and weaponless. That Lady With the Scales Poses for Her Portraits 2010-12-16T20:41:30Z Of all the ways I thought I might die in Baghdad, I thought, who knew it would be weaponless in the slowest car chase in history? Return to Baghdad: The Slowest Car Chase in History 2010-10-11T23:20:00Z The door was fast, and the six within stood close in the limited space; he was held at disadvantage, and weaponless, against choice men prepared. The Unknown Sea He had gone out almost weaponless, and he was now overloaded with weapons. The Red Mustang Ken did not know what was planned for the many weaponless men who were being assembled. The Year When Stardust Fell More alarmed at the sight of this weaponless young man than he would have been at the aspect of a regiment of reiters or lansquenets, Coconnas had already reached the door. Marguerite de Valois Immediately every shield and weapon fell to the ground with one crash, and advancing nearer weaponless, we bent low, a forest of heads, and from every tongue in one roar there ascended the “Bayéte.” The Induna's Wife He was weaponless, having left the rifle in his car. Phantom of the Forest Obviously, a weaponless army is no longer anything but a disciplined mob. Cue for Quiet Being weaponless, Jenkins knew he would have to rely on stealth. Castle of Terror "Ye seem a fair foe," replied Clennel, "and loath am I to yield, but that I am weaponless." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Except for the rough staff that he carried he was weaponless. Planet of the Gods They are mainly to be found weaponless in the Catholic basilicas, where, seeking refuge, they embrace the altars which they have so often dishonored. The Scarlet Banner The Martian was four feet tall, and skinny and weaponless, but he hit the Earthling like a small tornado. Duel on Syrtis Almost weaponless as they were, they seemed to lack their ordinary courage. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine But it shall never be said that Tristram de Lyonesse killed a weaponless knight. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It is our curse that we are powerless, and weaponless, and lawless, against the great who wrong us, while, over and above all, we must spill our blood for our tyrants. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians With great and conspicuous show of peace the warriors discarded their spears and shields and raised their weaponless hands for me to behold as I looked down from my high place. The Portal of Dreams Now he was utterly weaponless, without even a place to retire for a last stand. Duel on Syrtis You are weaponless, and have lost so much blood that I am loath to slay you. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur They seemed most of them weaponless; they milled about, pushing each other but keeping back from the wall which they knew was electrified. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 There are no apprehensions of peril; the people who gather to the rites are wholly weaponless. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Thus the American Colonization Society shamelessly surrenders the claims of justice, and leaves the enemies of oppression weaponless! Thoughts on African Colonization The priests had hesitated a moment when the bridge had slackened; but now, seeing the weaponless man and girl disappear in a tortuous corridor ahead, they sidled across the damaged catwalk after their fierce leader. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 That same evening the multitude broke up and returned to their respective homes, rejoicing with an exceeding great joy at so blessed a termination of their weaponless Christian war. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters So now Olear, weaponless except for the service knife at his belt, began the hazardous undertaking of climbing among the stalactites to a position approximately above the Plutonian's head. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 "I have this," said he, "to back our presence in the forest, and are ye weaponless?" The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts The males, frail and weaponless little creatures, swarm with the females in the early summer, and then pass away, their work being done. The Truth About Woman Nothing but their hideous giant bodies—they are weaponless. Slaves of Mercury There had been a crime committed somewhere in his bringing up, and as a result he stood in the thick of life’s battle, weaponless. Dr. Sevier Deep groaned Æneas from his heart in such wise to behold The car, the spoils, the very corpse of him, his fellow dead, To see the hands of Priam there all weaponless outspread. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse We meet with abundant courtesy of this rude sort, and weaponless sleep well o' nights, fearing naught from our comrades for the nonce. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Scarlett, who was weaponless, stood firm and rigid, ready for an onslaught. The Tale of Timber Town Morgan smiled slowly, handed over his dynol pistol without a word to a weaponless man and stalked after his leader. Slaves of Mercury ‘For now am I weaponless,’ said Robin, ‘Alas! against my will; But if I may flee these traitors fro, I wot they will me kill.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series They were many and I could not fight them single-handed and weaponless. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Major James was weaponless, but in his anger was equal to the occasion. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The bull Elk now shapes his conduct to his weaponless condition. Wild Animals at Home Those few remaining of the fighting Earthmen farther up the valley, no longer menaced by the futile fliers, had come down to help their weaponless brethren. Slaves of Mercury He approached the splintered hatchway and outstretched his hands—weaponless. A Victor of Salamis "Would you, too, travel the voiceless and weaponless path of death?" The Sign of the Spider Wounded and weaponless, he had been chased by the infuriate horde. The Wagnerian Romances I was weaponless, but I had no longer any fear of the Jivros. Valley of the Croen The rest stood around waiting as patiently as possible in their weaponless zeal. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls Here and there they fought hand-to-hand; but the prætorians conquered the weaponless multitude easily. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Grendel’s mother now felt, in her turn, the deadly power of Beowulf’s grasp, and was borne to the ground; but the struggle continued long, for Beowulf was weaponless, since the sword failed in its work. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Again, should my brave fellows find exit, they are weaponless, unready. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The Pole swallowed—shouted something in a foreign tongue, and every hand fell into the open, weaponless, every man sat down. The Return of Blue Pete It was one of those cold, drizzly, early April rains that dares you by its seeming futility to come forth and do weaponless battle and then sends you back discomfited and drenched. Stubble Curses upon thee! it is thou!" he said, grinding his teeth and shaking his weaponless hand at his kinsman in impotent malignity—"it is thou! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Frey thought upon what his father said, that he would be left weaponless on the day of Ragnarök, when the Giants would make war upon the Gods and when Asgard would be endangered. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Now," said Gunnlaug, "I call Raven overcome, as he is weaponless." The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 Think of a Germany armed in a weaponless world, and, if empire and mastery convey nothing to you, think of oh! Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories They wandered, naked and weaponless, in the neutral areas lying between the territories of the different tribes, preferring the mercy of the lion and the hyena to that of man. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Excalibur, as may be conceived, had not been idle; but that trenchant blade had been shivered by Ranulph Rookwood in the early stage of the business, and the knight left weaponless. Rookwood Up slowly rose the long-nosed man, and emerged, glowering but weaponless, his hands in the air; and emerged likewise his two partners. Gold Seekers of '49 He flies swifter than the wind, when once he descries a strange hilt in his weaponless hand. The Aeneid of Virgil Now a weaponless Moro is the most embarrassed of men, with the possible exception of the dreamer who finds himself at a party in pajamas. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Then, weaponless, Balin dashed through the circle of guests towards a door, looking for a weapon while he ran, but none could he find. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls At the wells the Arab sheiks strove hard to rally their warriors, charging alone, and, in some instances, weaponless, to shame their men into following them. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Down another street they saw fighting going on—a weaponless crowd swaying and struggling aimlessly. The Girl in the Golden Atom I thought it was that scoundrel!” exclaimed Frank; and in a moment he had leaped fearlessly amidst the throng—with the marlinspike fortunately still in his hand, for he was otherwise weaponless. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The weaponless Wyvern was the prey, and both her companions were too far away to interfere. Storm Over Warlock And there upon the sands beside the sea we fought, barehanded and weaponless. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels At the first appearance of Christianity it comprised all the wisdom, literature, art, and political power of the civilized world, and led all into the field against the weaponless religion of the crucified Nazarene. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy A sudden attack that would leave himself and Elmer weaponless might throw the entire party into a state of helplessness, which would always reflect on their ability as scouts. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails A defenceless, weaponless animal, it comes out at night, and is said to capture small insects by squirting jets of slime from its mouth. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told The interpreter received the blow upon his sword, which, proving the stronger of the two, Jack's weapon snapped in the clash, and he was left weaponless. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series Again the Numidian was quicker, and, gaining his feet, he sprang, weaponless as he was, upon the decurion still struggling to untangle himself from his fallen horse. The Lion's Brood Hold! hear Bertuccio—What! are you appalled to see A lone, unguarded, weaponless old man Amongst you?—Israel, speak! what means this mystery? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Hers had been a move of desperation, an instinctive act to restore the balance between a weaponless man and one who had a knife. The Door Through Space It is in vain; I am alike nerveless and weaponless!” The Literary World Seventh Reader He had seen the flamers of the Baldies fail on the beach, but that did not mean the aliens were now weaponless. Key Out of Time Hume had his ray tube, but Vye was weaponless, unless somewhere along their route he could pick up some defensive and offensive arm. Star Hunter James was not a recklessly adventurous character to go weaponless with Ruthven, who wore a sword, and provoke him into insolence. Historical Mysteries He had flung his gun at something and was weaponless. Operation: Outer Space With its powerful mandibles, like pincers of steel, the grasshopper rarely fails to eviscerate its captive, which, being weaponless, can only shriek and struggle. Social Life in the Insect World Mecca had never before been so crowded with pilgrims; yet the Arabs neglected to pillage the caravans, but, humble and weaponless, they joined the procession, praying Mahomet to avert plague from their tents and deserts. The Last Man There were long lines of them, standing bolt upright, and weaponless. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" Neither could strike, nor kick; I was weaponless, and I dare not release his arms for fear he might possess a gun. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune This mere slip of a red-headed girl, this little nameless waif of the frontier, condemned him so completely, and without waste of words, as to leave him weaponless. Bob Hampton of Placer Up flies the glittering rapier from his hand, he is weaponless—and at her mercy. Sally Bishop A Romance But their presence only mocked him now, weaponless as he was. Glen of the High North Ignoring the question, Rance removed the glove of his weaponless hand and strode to the curtains that enclosed the Girl's bed and parted them. The Girl of the Golden West If he imagined that you almost adored—"' "He would at once misuse the knowledge and leave me weaponless with his flattery and caresses. The Northern Light "Rest assured, Jesuit, that when you broke my sword you left me weaponless." The Grey Cloak The Scots had come down on them, but they all ran to the boat, and it was high and dry, and they were all weaponless, and there was no defence. Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns Now, weaponless, he had rashly entered the lists. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India "Nay," replied the King, smiling, "I may not return to my court thus weaponless; first will I find means to purvey me of a sword." Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion Like the sun destroying by his energy the light of all stars at dawn, I shall today, though weaponless and carless, destroy all of you possessed of cars and steeds! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 She felt that she must obey her grandmother, but was not altogether certain whether it was safe for her to be weaponless until she was sure this was friendly ground. The Girl from Montana A quasi-royal guard was established, consisting of the leading youth of the city, who formed the Protector's escort in public; a precaution which, notwithstanding that the exasperated Limeños were weaponless, was not altogether unnecessary. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 But you surely don’t think we shall be sent adrift weaponless and on foot?” Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance "Slay me an ye will, but think not to win glory by slaying a weaponless man." Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion The cutting down could easily have been accomplished, for Roland stood at their mercy, weaponless since the émeute on the barge. The Sword Maker As he spoke he stepped before the Quakeress, weaponless, but with his eyes like steel. Audrey But a soft woman without manhood’s strain Alone and weaponless hath conquered me. The Seven Plays in English Verse There he stopped, and folding his arms, waited for some one of the other party similarly weaponless, to come forward to confer with him. Christopher Carson I was weaponless, but I would choke and strangle him with my hands. At a Winter's Fire Who now his life and feebleness bewaileth, And trembles weaponless at his own shadow. The Death of Balder It suggests the wonderful struggle and victory of weaponless love. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) But they were overmatched, and dared not resist, for the swords of the king's men were out, and, moreover, I saw that Matelgar's men were weaponless. A Thane of Wessex Elspeth felt herself in his power, for she was alone, a frail and weaponless old woman against a strong healthy man, whose sword might at any moment be flashed forth to her destruction. The Thirsty Sword “Alas!” cried Sir Lancelot, “that ever any knight should die weaponless!” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights For a man the most poignantly exciting, the most thrillingly wild is the chase when he is weaponless, when he runs and kills his quarry with a club. Tales of lonely trails "Go not weaponless!" she said, and I reached up and took from her hand that which had already served me so well. Red Axe So East Wellow should be a pilgrim's shrine to the rank and file of that weaponless army whose badge is the Red Cross. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Again that thrill of terror of the unknown passed through the stallion; could this apparently weaponless enemy cling to him in spite of his best efforts? Alcatraz The boy frequently boiled with rage, but he was so weaponless, so completely in his father's power—there was no escape from this tyranny. Dust He was entirely weaponless, and Ardesoif wore a sword; but the inequality, in the moment of his anger, was unfelt by the high-spirited citizen. The Life of Francis Marion Summerlee was weaponless, but I was emptying my magazine as quick as I could fire, and on the further flank we heard the continuous cracking of our companion's rifles. The Lost World I held up my own to show that they were weaponless. The Trail Book For a space of thirty seconds, transfixed by the apparition of his enemy, he did not stir other than to raise weaponless hands in deference to the pistol trained upon his head. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf The whole camp of the Masai rushed over to ours; but Johnston ordered them to be told that, weaponless though they were, he would fire upon them if they dared to come near. Freeland A Social Anticipation The guard was armed, and ten in number; they but two and weaponless. The Life of Francis Marion Armed, he was certainly not afraid of any combination between a weaponless man and a fettered one. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship She stood where she was, so as to be nigh unto her ferry in case they willed her unpeace; for though they were weaponless by seeming, they were a many. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Before them lay The sleeping Mahaud—and not far away The fatal pit, near which the champion knight With evil Emperor must contend for right, Though weaponless he was. Poems Until he could enter the cave again he must be weaponless. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Never have I seen a greater exhibition of bravery than was afforded by The Black Holster, revolver in hand, holding at bay the snoring and weaponless inhabitants of The Enormous Room. The Enormous Room In time of peace the later Greeks are weaponless men, not surrounded by and entertaining throngs of armed retainers, like the Homeric chief. Homer and His Age Outwardly he seemed weaponless, but Samson knew that concealed beneath the hickory shirt was a holster, worn mountain fashion. The Call of the Cumberlands Resistance was useless, and the five, rendered weaponless, were herded back toward the corral. Keith of the Border The slayer ran on wildly, and now weaponless. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man In war a king should not fight with poisonous or fiery weapons nor kill weak or unready or weaponless foes or men who are in fear or who pray for protection or who run away. Autobiography of a Yogi I was weaponless and crippled, but if I could once get past his sword, it would be all over with him. The Yeoman Adventurer For eighteen hundred years the spirit of these writers has been engaged in weaponless contest with the Sermon on the Mount, and those two sublime commandments on which hang all the law and the prophets. The American Union Speaker It hits out with such force and precision that a weaponless man who stands before the bird when it is angry and vicious is ridiculously overmatched. My Tropic Isle Ab stood there weaponless, a creature wandering of mind. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man It was Reddin, come forth from his dark house, as his foraging ancestors had done, to take his will of the weaponless and ride down the will of others. Gone to Earth Instantly Narcissus leaped ahead into the darkness, weaponless but armed by nature with the muscles of a panther. Caesar Dies Pushing the crowd right and left appeared the stalwart form of Mayor Curt Bradley, weaponless, but with the stem face of one who gives orders that cannot be ignored. The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure All three, however, agreed that he was weaponless so far as could be seen, and his attitude appeared to be more one of interested curiosity than of actual hostility. The Boy Aviators in Africa The two human beings were homeless and, with all the arrows gone, weaponless, in the midst of a region so dangerously infested that any movement afoot was but inviting death. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man "I suppose that I must have dozed for a few moments," answered the priest; "it is awful, awful; they are gone and we are weaponless." The People of the Mist But the Unknown had already hurled himself, weaponless, upon the seeming victor and seizing him about the waist with mighty strength, hurled him to the ground. In the Court of King Arthur They must go bookless and weaponless, without pen or paper, or money. A Modern Utopia Naked, houseless, weaponless, he is at the mercy, every hour, of this immense and incalculable Something so alien and so hostile to himself. The Greek View of Life It was a desperate strait, but, though he was weaponless, there was the cave man's great resort, the fire, and there might be a chance for life. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Not a shot met them; nothing stood between them and their vengeance but four pale, determined men, weaponless but unflinching. Stories by English Authors: Ireland All this flashed through the boy's mind as he flung out his weaponless hands in despair, but the gesture was the salvation of the household. The Shagganappi At the head of them stood Hale, his face a pale image, as hard as though cut from stone, his head bare, and his hand and his hip weaponless. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine There was little need for him to tell his story, for he was weaponless, stained, and bloody. Rainbow's End As he went along with a dog's gait he was not in much terror, practically weaponless as he was. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man I approached noiselessly, likewise weaponless, peeped in and found—four negro bakers stripped to the waist industriously kneading to-morrow's bread and discussing in profoundest earnest the object of the Lord in creating mosquitoes. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers They must go bookless and weaponless, without pen or paper or money. First and Last Things We pray not, we, for the palm, For the fruit ingraffed of the fight, For the blossom of peace and the balm, And the tender triumph and calm Of crownless and weaponless right. Songs Before Sunrise With tremendous dash the Confederates flung themselves upon the half dressed, weaponless crowd of men who fled before them, or were bayoneted before they could seize their muskets. This Country of Ours He tried to struggle to his feet, but one leg failed him and he fell back, lying prone, just aside from the forest path, nearly weaponless and the easy prey of the wild beasts. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Then Fridthjof loosed the breastplate-hater from his side, Against the altar placed his shield's bright golden orb, And weaponless approached his silent waiting foe. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance The sudden shock and awe had overwhelmed Simon, who was indeed weaponless, since his dagger remained in Richard's wound. The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade He would take the whole garrison at their prayers and weaponless. Love-at-Arms And when the wretched Frenchmen reached that line, weaponless and helpless as they were, they were one and all put to death. This Country of Ours He was weaponless, save for the knife, and a flint knife was but a thing for closest struggle. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man About the mainmast were huddled the surviving Spaniards, weaponless and broken in courage, a herd of timid, bewildered sheep. The Sea-Hawk It was a great blow, as it need to be to cleave the thick hair and hide, and my sword broke in the backbone, so that, like Ragnar, now I was weaponless. The Wanderer's Necklace Meanwhile, I rede thee try him not with buffets, save he be weaponless and with bounden hands; or else I deem that but a little while shalt thou be fain of thy blow.” Wood Beyond the World Here and there they fought hand to hand; but the pretorians conquered the weaponless multitude easily. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero This discovery did not tend to raise my spirits, since I was now quite weaponless. The Ivory Child Moreover, Master Sparrow is weaponless, and I must needs disarm an enemy to arm a friend. To Have and to Hold We met, and I struck with all my strength, and it was a mighty blow, for the sword shore through the iron shell and shattered there, leaving me weaponless. Cleopatra The cowardly ones, hatless and weaponless, ran off toward the pike, but the greater portion halted, formed in line, called for their comrades to join them, and sent for more cartridges. The Red Acorn In places weaponless crowds pointed to the burning city, and shouted, "Kill us in view of that fire!" Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Now the Baresark is weaponless but unharmed, and it would be an easy task to slay him as he rushes by. Eric Brighteyes When they found Raven, they raised their hands, all weaponless. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Then Grace saw she was not quite weaponless, and added, "After such a meal, as that, Mr. Little, you will go down like a crumb." Put Yourself in His Place Both were now weaponless, so far as the lad knew. The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark No, the chief kept his chair, unchanged, calm as ever--except the gavel, weaponless. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ And the seven weaponless men stood rooted there, and one said, "Where are the dogs?" Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard "You have beat me fairly, armed and weaponless," he said, and his voice had no anger in it. The Path of the King I was all alone And weaponless, my boy had all my tools, And was before providing me a boat. Sir John Oldcastle To his utter disgust, the man, pursued by an armed countryside, found Harley Kennan, his latest victim, like the reporter, to be weaponless. Michael, Brother of Jerry Before them, guarded by constable and tything-men, weaponless, their hands pinioned behind them—Blake's arm was healed by now—stood Mr. Westmacott and his friend Sir Rowland to answer this grave charge. Mistress Wilding And when Balin was weaponless he ran into a chamber for to seek some weapon, and so from chamber to chamber, and no weapon he could find, and always King Pellam after him. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 Mouthing curses, the three of them went to the rescue of the leader, and a weaponless and sore-wounded man cannot strive with such odds. The Path of the King For presently the spear of Umslopogaas was broken in the shield of the captain and he was left weaponless. Nada the Lily Furthermore, she was patently a weaponless Mary, for she wore no stitch of clothing that otherwise might have concealed a weapon. Jerry of the Islands It had come to me before in these lunar caverns, when on occasion I have found myself weaponless and with an undefended back, amidst a crowd of these Selenites, but never quite so vividly. The First Men in the Moon One of the return boys, in the bow of the whaleboat, made the peace sign with his palm extended outward and weaponless, and began to chirp in the unknown Su’u dialect. Jerry of the Islands |
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