| 单词 | wearing away |
| 例句 | ‘The hour is long passed. The morning is wearing away. We must call for him.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He pulled the sweaty T-shirt he was wearing away from himself and looked down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They camped in the Green Hills, and on September the twenty-second they rode gently down into the beginning of the trees as afternoon was wearing away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The afternoon was wearing away when they scrambled and stumbled into a fold that was wider and deeper than any they had yet met. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Two of the three mantras are wearing away, leaving only “you are clever”. Weight Watchers’ new boss: ‘It’s about health, not weighing yourself’ 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z I've used different cleaning products over the years, but even discontinuing bleach products hasn't stopped the apparent wearing away of the finish. The solution for stubborn dirt on porcelain tile? These products, and elbow grease. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Southern in context, universal in nature, the main body of his work speaks of life, aging, wearing away. After a lifetime of capturing what was, Christenberry faces what is 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z In recent decades, upstarts have invaded practically every aisle of the grocery store, wearing away at powerhouse brands with products that were sustainable, organic, plant-based, gluten-free and whole grain. Why Grandma’s Nutrition Drink Is So Hard to Disrupt 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The cause: a wearing away of the protective cartilage between joints in the foot. Taking the right steps to prevent or treat foot problems 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z But Moscow’s strategy of wearing away Ukraine’s forces with days of artillery barrages followed by small advances shows no sign of letting up. Russia appears to be taking steps toward two industrial cities. 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Surgery to repair the meniscus revealed that cartilage was wearing away. Stars’ Bishop finally gives in to ailing knee, ends career 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “He was very good at articulating the wearing away of law and order by Democratic control.” Black and Latino voters often pick Democrats. But Republicans of color just won 2 big ‘firsts’ in Virginia. 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Other than the cement-paste coating wearing away, the concrete in this guardrail is in excellent condition. Solid advice for creating long-lasting concrete | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z “Here are no lofty peaks seeking the sky, no mighty glaciers or rushing streams wearing away the uplifted land,” President Harry S. Truman said in a 1947 address dedicating Everglades National Park. To save Everglades, guardians fight time – and climate 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The trust began a project to digitally record the wall after historians warned the names were in danger of wearing away. Soldiers on D-Day wall identified 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z “These policies which the state is implementing are seriously wearing away at people’s sense of belonging, their feelings are hurt, there is an emotional fracture,” he said. Syria offensive feeds disenchantment among Turkey's Kurds 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z While the vetiver plant is known for helping prevent soil from wearing away, culling it too soon worsens the issue, especially if entire plots are pulled up at one time, which happens often. Amid crisis, Haiti fights to save oil used in fine perfumes 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “And then the confidence is wearing away a little bit.” Joanna Hogg’s Self-Portrait of a Lady 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z My thighs rubbed together, wearing away the fabric of my jeans on my inner thighs. 'I'd binge on Nutella, eating a giant tub a week' 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z If the paint is wearing away, repaint it using a spray-on painter or a brush. To get the most of summer, take care of outdoor furniture | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z All the scientists, however, concur that today's rising seas are swiftly wearing away Roanoke's northern end. Archaeologists start a new hunt for the fabled Lost Colony of the New World 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z With warm conditions and an Olympics-worth of runs wearing away the track, many teams found themselves confused by their results. In four-man bobsled, Americans miss Steve Holcomb, on and off the track 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z As Trump knows very well, going broke Is a process of slowly wearing away creditor's faith, then one is left suddenly to the vultures. Is G.O.P. Dodging a Landslide? Trump’s Polling Hasn’t Collapsed (Yet) 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The elements had taken their toll on Rocket Bob, wearing away his color, cracking his face and wearing a hole the size of a softball in his massive cowboy hat. Wooden statue Rocket Bob returns to Grand Island airport 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Consumerist reported that some unhappy Apple Watch Sport edition users are complaining that the lettering and logo on the part that touches the wrist may be wearing away. Apple's Latest -gate: Logogate 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z "It also helped to strengthen it and prevented it from wearing away too quickly while the animal was eating." Structural secret of T. rex's bone-crushing teeth - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The first step, according to one veteran, involves “wearing away of the ego, disarming the self, forming community, doing an in-depth analysis of our times.” Nuns and Nuclear Security 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Erosion, or the wearing away of the surface layer, happens. Sand is added to Delaware beaches to counter erosion 2012-01-20T15:54:40Z Of this sort were his thoughts as he strolled up and down for hours, wearing away the long "night watches," till a faint grayish tinge above the horizon showed that morning was not very distant. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z "And how," said the youth, whose shyness was fast wearing away--"and how am I to get my liberty when Pharold is in your power?" The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Furthermore, very little of the belt’s strength is lost by wearing away its weakest side. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z In the words of Spencer, "All things are growing or decaying, accumulating matter or wearing away, integrating or disintegrating." Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z The time was wearing away rapidly, and before long he would have to rejoin his own team for the championship season. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z This illiberal feeling is, however, fast wearing away; but, among the lower orders, the application of herbs and other simples is yet wholly resorted to for the removal of their complaints. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z However, to the others it seemed that the strangeness between them and Veronica was wearing away, and this afternoon they felt closer to her than they ever had before. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Sometimes this may be seen upon the ocean beach or rolling about in the breakers, where it has been liberated by the wearing away of the cliffs. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The ice is constantly wearing away; indeed so great is the discharge of water from the melting of the ice and the snow, that a rapid river is all the time rushing out of it. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The cares and toils and anxieties of his spiritual flock were even then wearing away his life. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z They seem to be all that remains of an island which Ocean had first thrown up, and was now busy wearing away. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z When he finds that one of his pine trees has fallen, through the wearing away of the soil, he sits down close beside it, just as though he were watching beside a corpse. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The tests made should determine whether the power developed is not obtained largely by means of controlling devices which cause premature wearing away of the engine parts. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z If the gearing is correct, observation will show that the engaging surfaces of the wheel teeth are smooth and either dark or possibly polished from wearing away of the plating. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z He lay on his bed, so pallid and worn that every one save Seth thought he was wearing away to the land o’ the leal. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The month of November was wearing away when our family began to think of Venice. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Winter was wearing away when, through his friend Thomas Williams, another stroke of good fortune came to him. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The night was wearing away when somebody called 'Vernon for a song!' The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Time did its work at last, even on his adamantine character, softening the asperities, and wearing away the corners of a disposition, the angular eccentricities of which had long been so noticeable. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z Even if my body had not been wearing away as formerly, my mind had become excessively wearied. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z They had been drifting slowly southwards, and the iceberg was being influenced by warmer currents, and slowly wearing away. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z It was wearing away; it was weakening day by day, through genial influences, and the absence of all things which reminded him of Fairburn and its master, but it was not dead yet. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z No. 10 shows a segment of an iron pipe fitted in the center of the wheel to prevent wearing away of material. Advanced Toy Making for Schools 2011-07-24T02:00:09.413Z It must be long yet before I can help them effectually, and meantime the bright youth of my little Els�, and the very life of our toilworn patient mother, will be wearing away. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z But the day was wearing away; they must go home; the burden, however heavy, must be lifted and carried.—— A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z He took to studying the new man and presently felt the slight, inexplicable prejudice that he had formed upon the introduction, wearing away. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z “My nose is wearing away with one dreadful drop.” The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Drops of curiosity were wearing away the stone of the matron’s stare. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z I am here wearing away the winter,—a ruin amongst ruins!... Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z This, of course, was effected much more rapidly than the wearing away of the hard limestone bed. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z But prejudice is wearing away, and the Dutchman and the Yankee, in particular, find it possible to live in proximity and charity. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "My dear Constance," he would answer, "I'm saving the cost of it on my ties; for my dandyism is gradually wearing away." Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z Cold glaciers or ice sheets atop the mountains could have protected them from wearing away, Cox suggests. ?Fossil? Mountains Entombed by Ice 2010-10-18T16:28:00Z And that reality is wearing away household budgets and people’s patience. Microcosm of the Housing Crisis on an Arizona Street 2010-03-22T22:59:00Z The waters of Lake Erie could never have flowed to Lake Ontario without wearing away at the Gorge we now see. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z A few months later she reinjured her knee while attending to one of her young clients, and a doctor told her that the bones in her knee were softening and the cartilage was wearing away. 2010-01-13T07:00:00Z A pretty portrait," whispered my companion, "of one of a class fast wearing away. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The ardour of her studies and the rigour of her duties combined—but more than either that wearing away of the body by a restless mind—had begun to affect her health. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame The shores, much worn and still wearing away by the ceaseless action of the waters, give evidence of having been considerably more extended at no distant period of time. The Story of Malta But these are wearing away the ground over the whole country, while the sea is only eating away at the coast line. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight On this side, the isle terminated at its point by a kind of stockade, formed of large piles, driven in to prevent the soil from wearing away. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 But if the cause of the roughness is from wearing away of the stone, so that the surface of the road is brought down to or near the foundation, then the road needs resurfacing. The Future of Road-making in America Having thus delivered himself of his thoughts, Carl Merriweather continued to watch in silence, and he saw that the night was wearing away. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind The old spirit and the glamour were gradually wearing away, only to be momentarily revived in the poetry of Goronwy Owen, nearly two centuries later. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The direction of marine currents is also liable to be changed by various accidents, as by the heaping up of new sand-banks, or the wearing away of cliffs and promontories. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The evening was wearing away without any opportunity of entering upon this interesting subject, when to our great satisfaction, we heard the clattering of horses' hoofs, and Albino made his appearance. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. In the mean time, the enthusiasm which led to the revolution, and which might have achieved independence, was wearing away. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The inscription consists of six lines, but several of the letters composing it have unfortunately been destroyed by the wearing away of the rock. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments The wearing away of the land in certain places lightened and weakened the crust at these places, so that it bent upward in a ridge. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Ay, I have turned the corner of womanhood, and I’m wearing away down the hillside of life. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl And out there, on the lonely guard Station, nerves had run ragged, always waiting, always watching, wearing away even the iron discipline of their military background. Derelict The Cauca unites with the Magdalena about 200 m. from the sea through several widely separated channels, which are continually changing through the wearing away of the alluvial banks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" It is said by the French traders to have been much higher than at present, but is wearing away every year by the action of the elements. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 In the rocky ground the two explorers found that the stream had widened its channel by entering a narrow crevice and wearing away its walls. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Yet by the wearing away of the ice it is evident that a length of time has been spent thus for ever wheeling round. The Hills and the Vale Everything is done with the idea of wearing away their rough edges, of smoothing the path for them when they should come to have only their own knowledge to rely on. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police Her fear of him, if fear it had been, and not indifference, was wearing away. The Return of the Prodigal If a river is by natural law wearing away its bank in a place we wish to keep, do we sit down and moan and say it is sad, but we cannot help it? Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency After wearing away their subterranean channels, leaping down from one level to another, forming waterfalls and lakes, some emerge finally through hillsides in the form of springs. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place The one we saw had scarcely wanted five shillings worth of repairs in five years; and, when it needs more, it will be from sheer wearing away of the brass-work, by constant hard friction. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years She knows that cold, and hunger, and exposure of every kind, are daily and surely wearing away her life. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings I see her health wearing away under these trials, her life made a burden; I feel no power to help her, and I ask you, Mr. Crowfield, What are we to do? Household Papers and Stories One may grieve, honestly and deeply, without wearing away the cheeks or burning out the heart, for there is a soft sorrow which lies upon the soul like a deadening mist upon the autumn fields. The Bondboy “And their very calculations and deductions are rapidly wearing away the ‘materialistic theory’ of matter. Carmen Ariza The afternoon was wearing away when they turned homewards, but still retained its brightness and beauty, as their hearts kept the new glow which warmed them. A Noble Woman But the fact was, that Mary herself was fast wearing away. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Time would show if the impression, so deep and vivid in its origin, was gradually wearing away, or merely hidden out of sight. Name and Fame A Novel He’s wearing away to a shadow, chafing and pining there in jail, poor chap.” The Bondboy But the morning is wearing away, so I suggest that we stop at the very first village we come to, and see if we can beg, buy, or steal something to eat. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields Day by day, his prejudice wearing away from lack of any real opposition, Judge Ware became more and more pleased with his daughter’s superintendent; but Lucy herself was troubled. Hidden Water But Beth was no weakling and when the doctor came into her room some time later, the effects of her potion wearing away, she awoke to full consciousness. The Vagrant Duke The wearing away of the land surface is well shown in rain gullies, and the carrying along and depositing of sand and gravel may be seen in almost any stream. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 But I judged that generally it was not wearing away here at the rate of more than six feet annually. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 Discovered slight leakage at joint between the cylinder and combustion head of the gas engine, owing to wearing away of asbestos washer, so causing a very small but appreciable diminution of compression. War Letters of a Public-School Boy An important addition, said to have been instituted by Lupot, was the metal plate which lines the groove in the nut and prevents the wearing away of the nut by friction with the stick. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. She was wearing away her second and last cycle at St. Philip's. The Rainbow Along the coast the waves, with the pebbles washed about, are wearing away the land and spreading out its materials in new beds elsewhere. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 You are not afraid of wearing away your nose, it seems.” Eskimo Folk-Tales He had passed by many places with hardly a glance, so entrancing had been the prospect of endless miles of earth-bound flood!—bound but wearing away its bonds. The River Prophet The screw in this diagram is the exact length necessary to prevent the wearing away of the hole described above. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. The day was wearing away, and we were still some thirty miles from Ajaccio. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The atrophy and wearing away of the articular surfaces are accompanied by new formation of cartilage and bone around their margins. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The wearing away of particular material embodiments of capital is automatically repaired by a process which is not saving in the industrial or the economic sense. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The afternoon was wearing away, and Miss Saxon would be getting uneasy at her absence. A Vanished Hand In the midst of these distressful sensations the far-off crow of some vigilant chanticleer assured her that the short summer night was wearing away and relief was at hand. Moods It now becomes a case of "diamond cut diamond," each stone wearing away the other and being worn away itself. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public On the contrary, after rowing nearly an hour, all were too ready to agree in the belief that the ship was wearing away. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Then they came back by way of the old family burying-place and read the quaint epitaphs, which Mr. Picknell himself had cut deeper and kept from wearing away. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls In some places the “wearing away” of the bank operates so rapidly that in a few days the whole site of a village, or even a plantation, may disappear. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West When the East wind came, I saw with proprietary alarm the point wearing away. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation A case showing the rather rapid wearing away of pearls recently came to the attention of the writer. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The torrent which, from time to time, sweeps down the old river-bed, is, at this point, wearing away its southern bank. El Kab They had come up the mountain, not by the carriage road, but by a trail on the opposite side, and plainly were in no haste, though the afternoon was wearing away. The Foot-path Way I used to weigh every night before leaving the office, and as they saw my constant wearing away they became more and more frightened, and finally appointed a committee to wait on me. The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure The barriers which had begun to be levelled were raised again by the northern conquests; and the whole of modern history consists of the slow process by which they have since been wearing away. The Subjection of Women The stones were falling from their places, the corners of the merlons were wearing away. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan But this attitude is wearing away, for experience serves to demonstrate fully the value of system. Chapters in Rural Progress His noble wife and five faithful sons suffered in silence, but Ibrahim was sorely troubled when he saw their clothes wearing away to rags and their bodies wasting with hunger. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends And, though the Earl only retaliated by glances of cold contempt, it was known that his patience was wearing away, and it was feared that there would yet be bloodshed. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. With all this change, however, they leave never a feather with us, but only the minute brown tips of the feather vanes, which, by wearing away, leave exposed the clean new colours beneath. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The afternoon was wearing away, and Madeline began to grow restless, at finding no opportunity for saying a word in private to Claire. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter About the same time an insidious disease was wearing away his life. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The rubbing off or wearing away of the parts of a rock, or of the soil, by the impinging and friction of other bodies. 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 grew thin and slab-sided under the fret of it before he succeeded, by much nosing in gravel and sand, in wearing away the cartilage and rubbing his jaw clear of the encumbrance. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Meanwhile life is wearing away, and he daily becomes more and more convinced, that he might wait in vain for this season of complete vacancy. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. These ants eat away floors and sometimes cause the collapse of houses by wearing away the wooden supports. An African Adventure “The sooner the better, sir, for the night’s wearing away fast.” The Peril Finders It was no great battle, no important historic event, just an incident in the policy of attrition which was constantly wearing away the German lines. The Flag Well, the day is wearing away—I must go and harness Traveller to the cart.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' Then, with Waller and the frayed remnant of the infantry, day by day wearing away at the edges, Taylor continued his retreat toward Alexandria, halting with what may be called his main body at Lecompte. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps The afternoon was wearing away, and I had yet made no inquiries in regard to Cornwood. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida The top of this was plastered with mud, and at both sides was left a narrow sluice, or wash, through which the water ran smoothly off, without wearing away the breastwork. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness For it seemed to her that Louis’s ill-temper was wearing away. The Dew of Their Youth The night was wearing away—work before them in the morning—and the group dispersed for their blankets, from which we will not disturb them until the succeeding chapter. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac It was found that the barrier had receded thirty miles since its front was examined by Ross in 1841 and that its front is wearing away at the rate of one-half mile a year. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The effect of that terror was wearing away. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Easiness of disposition has been my ruin, and has rounded me into this ball, by wearing away all my sharp edges, Bob.” Olla Podrida It is a pity that this feeling towards England is not likely to continue; indeed, even at this moment it is gradually wearing away. Diary in America, Series One The energies of her character, finding no legitimate outlet, beat back upon herself, wearing away by continued friction the fine perception of beauty and susceptibility of true enjoyment. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Having again dressed ourselves, we rested for a time, and then started for Bonthian—wearing away the rest of the day shooting amid the hills. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Varieties have also arisen from these ridges wearing away by the friction of the hand; and as Rembrandt's copper plates, judging from those I have examined, were soft, they soon wore down. Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. We know of the existence of these buried mountains because the wearing away of the lava in some places has exposed their summits to view. The Western United States A Geographical Reader It is true that this feeling is fast wearing away, but still it is not yet effaced. Diary in America, Series One The second time Phil struck a match, one of the silent kind, and took a look at his watch, curious to know how the night was wearing away. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge The duty devolved upon me, to seek to meliorate their sad condition, as degraded and emaciated, wandering in ignorance, and wearing away a short existence in one continued succession of hardships in procuring food. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. They remained in sight of the wigwam, exhausting every device for wearing away the time, and Joe's watch was frequently consulted. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories My very soul was wearing away with despair. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 If it were in constant use, the continual rubbing together of the coins would mean a no less steady, though slight, wearing away of their surface. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Old Miss Edgeworth is wearing away: she has a capital bright soul which even now shines quite youthfully through her faded carcase. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 The night was wearing away, the expungers were in full force, masters of the chamber happy and visibly determined to remain. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Millions of rivers have run into it, yet it is not over full; cliffs have been wearing away and falling into it for six thousand years, yet is it not filled up. True Words for Brave Men Use and monotony might secretly be wearing away the edge of the organs on and through which the corrosion of the inner heart proceeded. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The other great waste of the soil is by erosion, or the wearing away of the soil by stream-flow. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The light of the autumn afternoon was wearing away rapidly. The Great War As I Saw It I second the motion," said Harry; "and then let us be quick, for the day is wearing away, and we have got a long beat yet before us. Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago She seemed to take it for granted that he would at last marry Sheba after wearing away the rigid Puritanism of her resentment. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North The short, wintry afternoon was wearing away; the cold, yellow sun hung low in the pale western sky, and the evening wind was sighing mournfully amid the trees when she rose up. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Whenever she gazed on her children, she would sigh, wearing away like a candle in devouring grief. Memorials of the Faithful Openings of this character are never the original mouths of caverns; they are due to the roof falling in at a point where it has become thin by wearing away from below. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 The afternoon was wearing away; the sun was still high, but from time to time the landscape was darkened. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) The afternoon was wearing away when suddenly they came to a part of the forest in which some timber seemed to have been cut during the winter preceding. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters It was a triangular piece of smooth grass growing on the old bed of the river, which for many years had been leaving this side, and wearing away the opposite bank. Alec Forbes of Howglen They are used also to hold water jars and vases on the ground, thus protecting the bottom of the vessels from wearing away. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 He perceived that souvenirs no longer sufficed him, and that, like the millstone which wears itself away when corn runs short, his heart was wearing away for want of emotion. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Well, the day is wearing away—I must go and harness Traveller p. 261to the cart.” Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 The stirring effect of all that she had recently gone through was wearing away, and Doris, and all that Doris meant in the past, haunted the big, quiet house. The Shield of Silence Ann is wearing away her health with these scrubs of humanity, for which she won't even receive gratitude, and Horace looks like a June shad. From the Valley of the Missing General Lee is a hard nut to crack, as we all know, but his army is wearing away. The Tree of Appomattox It is bound in red velvet; but it is a pity they do not keep it in a case--as the back is wearing away fast. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three At last, to his satisfaction, a bright patch showed that the stone was capable of wearing away iron. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century The least serious process was the wearing away of the crests of the walls by rain and winds, and this is still going on at a perceptible rate. The Repair Of Casa Grande Ruin, Arizona, in 1891 Fifteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1893-94, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 315-348 I fancy it was like the celebrated "One Horse Shay"—every brick in the wall that surrounded the hole had been wearing away for years, and at the stroke of Fate all crumbled into dust. "Over There" with the Australians But the old hardness of heart was wearing away. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' The afternoon was wearing away; the sun was very low now and all its strength had gone. Jacqueline of Golden River But this will wear off and is already wearing away. Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature He refrained, however, as the afternoon was fast wearing away, and he had a heavy load to carry back to camp. Glen of the High North The short afternoon was wearing away, with the storm showing no sign of abatement. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists Already the first innocence of childhood was wearing away, and the deliberate cleanliness of mind achieved, if at all, in the malleable years between fifteen and twenty was as yet far ahead. Secret Bread It stands at the foot of what is now a street of shops, and the wearing away of the decades have taken from it all suggestion of home surroundings. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie The evil, however, though still too general, is partly wearing away, as the women are more permitted to marry from attachment: this is, I believe, the case also in France. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals The distant mountains looked like huge windrows of snow wearing away in the rush of the gale. Bruvver Jim's Baby The depressing effect of his sad interview is wearing away from his mind, and he is already prepared for the battle with Ajax, which awaits him. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper The afternoon was wearing away, and she sat waiting and listening. Beth Woodburn With remembrances and delightful chat the evening was wearing away, and it was time for the party to retire to rest. For Woman's Love They form a perpetual attrition, working silently and ceaselessly day and night, wearing away the distinctively religious conceptions of the community. Preaching and Paganism At present he could jingle but seven-and-six in his pocket; and jingle it frequently he did, to assure himself that it was not wearing away. The Voice in the Fog I persevered, and gradually softened his rugged nature, but it was like water wearing away stone. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The earth-crust is a scene of perpetual change, of perpetual struggle, of perpetual building up, of perpetual wearing away. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Opposite a portion of the city of New Orleans this deposit has been going on for many years, while the opposite bank has been wearing away. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Talk about water-drops wearing away a stone, why they are simply not in it when compared with a dog's method of wearing down your resistance. Leonie of the Jungle It might be the old story of the drop of water wearing away the stone. The Hosts of the Air "The night is wearing away," said Flora, "and Sir Francis is doubtless fatigued to an excess; sleep, I dare say, will be most welcome to him." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood They are the most class is wearing away, and it is right for them keep in mind their safety. Three Wonder Plays And that ended the battle, and all that was left of the great army of Lir went wearing away to the north. Gods and Fighting Men We started on our long ride home, for the afternoon was wearing away and picket lines are dangerous at dusk. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria But when musing one day at a resting-place a waterfall arrested his attention, and he remarked how the water, by its continual dropping, was wearing away the solid rock. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala The days of public and court mourning for the lamented Princess and her husband wearing away after an established period, he found himself eagerly delving into the gaieties that followed. Truxton King A Story of Graustark However this may be, the "Sévère" hauled down her flag; but while the "Sultan" was wearing away from her, she resumed her fire, raking the English ship. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 So did the voice, which was the voice of one in whom tragic passion and emotion are forever wearing away the physical frame, as the sea waves break down a crumbling shore. The Testing of Diana Mallory The evening is wearing away, and the broad space in front of the bar is crowded. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour The question was now what course to adopt, for the night was fast wearing away. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune I don't think there was much talking; evidently the guests were as yet strangers to each other, and were only gradually wearing away the restraint that naturally existed. Weapons of Mystery I confess a little nervousness; but it is wearing away. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) The sea is here wearing away the coast; and the bank, about 200 feet high, is gradually falling down, making in some places a steep declivity, in others a perpendicular cliff. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) "I am wearing away my life as a servant," he wrote. Hero Tales of the Far North The fibre was vertical, and at first no grooves were introduced; they, of course, became rounded by wearing away at the edge, and as slippery as the ancient granite. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Ideas are retained by renovation of that impression which time is always wearing away, and which new images are striving to obliterate. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler It is a subterraneous cavern formed by the running water wearing away the soft, white, calcareous sand, which, everywhere in this section, underlies the strata of blue limestone next to the surface. Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together With Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourists and Emigrants. The night was wearing away fast and the girls knew that it was safer to escape under cover of darkness. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers Again and again, as spring advanced, the anxiety of her husband was aroused to the highest pitch by what seemed to him indications that the unresting, ever-active spirit was fast wearing away the frail body. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss But in all this wandering my boot-heel was wearing away, and it was a question of wearing into the packet of dispatches, or putting them in a place of security. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I Let me be brief, the hours of my ill-fated existence are fast wearing away, and I have yet more to relate. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 And she thought, Cake did, that the dull husk of self was wearing away from that part of her destined to be famous, wearing away at last. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 They are composed of a hard grey sandstone which once covered the chalk; the softer portions wearing away left the tough core lying in isolated masses upon the hills. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter But days, and weeks, and months, wearing away without any such arrival, they began to regard the expectation less, and to turn their minds to take a more intimate interest in objects around them. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828) "Their life," they were wont murmuringly to say, "was wearing away; their country gave them nothing, and they must e'en try to do something for themselves." The Life of General Francis Marion But the days were rapidly wearing away to the great day, for which so many other days had been wasted in fatiguing worry, and incredible extravagance of health and temper and money—and after it? The Man Between, an International Romance He said, almost in the same words as formerly, that Ham was just the same, 'wearing away his life with kiender no care nohow for 't; but never murmuring, and liked by all'. David Copperfield Buck Johnson's first mental numbness was wearing away; he was beginning to think. Arizona Nights The time was passing, the morning was wearing away. The Woman in White The morning was wearing away; he grew desperate. The Pickwick Papers The Sawhorse wore wooden shoes to keep his wooden legs from wearing away, and he was strong and swift. The Emerald City of Oz The general wearing away of opinions should not be too greatly deplored. The Crowd; study of the popular mind Yet here she was, IN HIS ROOM, and they were talking together, and little by little her embarrassment was wearing away. McTeague They danced on, not wearing away the shining boards with their feet half so much as they wore away the thin ice above the enchanted lake. The Happy Foreigner It's my favorite tune," she answered; "I seldom hum it for fear of wearing away its charm. Peter Ibbetson The afternoon was wearing away, and all of them believed that they had been through quite enough excitement for one day. With Trapper Jim in the North Woods But the invisible masters that reign in our innermost selves are safe from every effort at revolt, and only yield to the slow wearing away of centuries. The Crowd; study of the popular mind Why am I staying on here, in Petersburg? what am I doing here? why am I wearing away day after day? why don't I go into the country? The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories But the morning was wearing away; so he went to the school-room, taking leave very properly of his respected principal, who soon took his hat and departed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 The zinc is kept clean by slowly wearing away of its surface from action by contact with the iron and salt water. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Gilbert was moved by the serenity of her face, and the trouble, which he knew it concealed, seemed, to his mind, to be wearing away. The Story of Kennett The flooring is made of cow-dung, into which peach stones are trodden at the threshold, in order to prevent its wearing away. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal A painful, deep problem was weighing upon her heart, wearing away her reason and her life alike. The Philistines I seem condemned to roll forever the rock of Sisyphus, and to feel that slow wearing away of the mind which befalls the man whose vocation and destiny are in perpetual conflict. Amiel's Journal In fact, this slow wearing away is the only preventive of fouling in iron vessels. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. This is due to the superior corners overhanging the inferior corner teeth posteriorly, resulting in this portion not wearing away. Common Diseases of Farm Animals Time, however, was fast wearing away with him, and his great fear was that the hall would not be completed in his day. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Deserted by the barons, and wearing away even my father's long-credulous love; odious! except in luxurious and unwarlike London, to all the commons—how reign? The Last of the Barons — Complete Deserted by the barons, and wearing away even my father's long-credulous love; odious! except in luxurious and unwarlike London, to all the commons— how reign? The Last of the Barons — Volume 07 The precious morning hours were wearing away, and here we stood idly by the side of the road. Old Calabria She told herself it was because the novelty of it was wearing away, because her fingers ached, because it tired her back to sit in that horrid chair. Lifted Masks; stories The afternoon was wearing away as we pushed on and on through the drifting bergs without our having obtained a single glimpse of the great glacier. Travels in Alaska But the afternoon was wearing away, and we must go sometime. London Films The afternoon was wearing away; already it was growing cooler. The Sheik Not having attained their full growth, they are somewhat lower than the others, the mark in the two next nippers being nearly worn out, and is also wearing away in the corner nippers. The Mule A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be Put It was a few days later when, as the afternoon was wearing away, they came upon a caravan drawn up by the roadside. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction The frightful cost in blood of this policy of hammering continuously and thus wearing away his adversary's strength by mere attrition, did or did not occur to General Grant. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee The night was wearing away and Fleuriot had not been able to persuade Robespierre to take any decisive step. The Theory of Social Revolutions Nevertheless, it was slowly wearing away the very foundations of her peace. Mercy Philbrick's Choice At seven years old the mark, in the way in which I have described it, is worn out in the four central nippers, and is also fast wearing away in the corner teeth. The Mule A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be Put The girl sat there pale and panting, and wearing away to skin and bone. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine General Grant's immense hammer continued to beat upon his adversary, wearing away his strength day by day. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee They were like the finest steel chisels, the enamel never wearing away and the softer ivory replacing itself year by year as it was consumed. Kazan It grew darker; the gray afternoon was wearing away with keen gusts and fitful snow-falls. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 The doctor's gay spirits helped raise those of Maddy, and as that little burning spot in her heart was fast wearing away, she was in just the mood for a most admirable likeness. Aikenside The slightest using of the body causes the wearing away of some of the tissues, hence the importance of food containing the foodstuff, protein. School and Home Cooking The traveller here can notice how the Atlantic is wearing away the Kerry coast. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland While the years between 1785 and 1789, with their discussions, doubts, and difficulties, were wearing away, the general acceptance of the great principles on which I have been dwelling seemed always uncertain, and sometimes hopeless. Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. All these absurd and wicked feelings are fast wearing away before the advancing spirit of Christianity. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 While Ruth was thus absorbed in her new occupation, and the spring was wearing away, Philip and his friends were still detained at the Southern Hotel. The Gilded Age, Part 2. My reason for wanting this improvement is, that the legs get loose so quickly from the wearing away of brass, and that the many small surfaces in contact are too disproportionate to their length. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia You and the old race of men, and the race of the beasts, and the race of the fish, and the winged race, are wearing away like a candle that has been burned out. Stories of Red Hanrahan The direction of marine currents is also liable to be changed by various accidents, as by the heaping up of new sandbanks, or the wearing away of cliffs and promontories. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Still, the evil to her was a gradual wearing away, by the power of steady attrition, of old, true, conservative ideas in regard to the binding force of marriage. After the Storm They are sudden and sometimes very deep depressions or breaks in the surface of the ground, caused by the wearing away of the limestone beneath it by underground currents of water or rivers. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida I suppose the first home-sickness is wearing away and he looks on his independent wellbeing as a treason towards his kindred. The Aran Islands Then at length it occurred to Hood that time must be wearing away; he spoke of the obligation he was under to finish his business and return to Dunfield as soon as possible. A Life's Morning It begins with wearing away the soles of the shoes, and making the feet sore, and erelong it will wear a man clean up, after making his heart sore into the bargain. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers The afternoon was wearing away; a keen wind shook the bare boughs; only the ceaseless, unchanging chant of waters rose from the vast throat of nature, invoking its God. At the Mercy of Tiberius Through some of the lowest of these tunnels flows Echo River, still at work dissolving and wearing away the rock while on its dark way to appear at the surface as a great spring. The Elements of Geology It has been destroyed; for the constant wearing away of the stone beneath the cataract makes the ledge move with the ages slowly up the river, and the tower has been drawn into the gulf. The Master of the World The silent patience of the people was wearing away, yielding to a strained expectation of something new. Mother I say that without these arts, our rest would be vacant and uninteresting, our labour mere endurance, mere wearing away of body and mind. Hopes and Fears for Art The vision of pleasurable delusion is wearing away, and changing to the barren wild of age and sorrow. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis In the meantime, during the wrangles concerning discrepancies in weight, mules are arriving with their loads, their owners all desirous of despatch, and the hours fast wearing away. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 As the afternoon was wearing away, a wagon appeared in the distance. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan When the evidence of Spirit 296:24 and matter, Truth and error, seems to com- mingle, it rests upon foundations which time is wearing away. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures The afternoon was wearing away, and they did not appear. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Each, in its action, is two-fold, wearing away the psychical, and upbuilding the spiritual man. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man His reverence for her little finenesses and reserves increased instead of wearing away. T. Tembarom The night was fast wearing away, and his absence from the forecastle might be discovered; and indeed would necessarily be so, if he should fail to get back to the berth by daybreak. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 The summer, moreover, was fast wearing away, and the storms of winter might probably necessitate the raising of the blockade altogether. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest It is the common talk of the Lowland Scots, that the notion of the Second Sight is wearing away with other superstitions; and that its reality is no longer supposed, but by the grossest people. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland The perfection of the powers of the bodily vesture comes through the wearing away of impurities, and through fervent aspiration. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man DENUDATION.—The wearing away of the surface of the land by water. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition In one corner sat the band, and, obedient to its scraping and blowing, two or three hundred dancers trampled across the dry ground, wearing away the grass with their booted feet. Crome Yellow All this time the effects of the whisky had been wearing away by imperceptible degrees and at that sound all his old self rushed back on Vic Gregg. The Seventh Man The island was again buried in a profound quiet, the day was wearing away, and yet Mabel had decided on nothing. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea And meanwhile sand and mud, made from the wearing away of the old lands in the North must have settled down upon it. Madam How and Lady Why Mr. Fitzgerald ends his letter with a foreboding too soon to be realised: 'Old Miss Edgeworth is wearing away. Castle Rackrent As he replied in the affirmative, with perfect confidence and cheerfulness, we did not resume the subject until the day was wearing away. Great Expectations The morning's wearing away, and you have to die before noon. A Voyage to Arcturus For the rest, men do not cross the King-langs in midwinter, wearing away their lives upon those stormy heights, to make a jest of empty words. Kai Lung's Golden Hours But Jonathan brought her no word, and after hoping against hope and wearing away the long days looking for a letter that never came, she ceased to hope and plunged into despair. Betty Zane In the fury of battle the soldier may not perceive his wound until the emotional excitation is wearing away, when the sensation of warm blood on the skin may first attract his attention. Origin and Nature of Emotions Between outpours of volcanic floods he finds, after a time, traces that an ocean and rivers are wearing away the land. The Story of Evolution The Missouri is constantly changing its course; wearing away its banks on one side, while it forms new ones on the other. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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