| 单词 | whipcord |
| 例句 | However, while Mr. Clutter was shaving, showering, and outfitting himself in whipcord trousers, a cattleman’s leather jacket, and soft stirrup boots, he had no fear of disturbing her; they did not share the same bedroom. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He began showing up at the barn in neat gray suits, dark vests, whipcord trousers, wing tips, and on race days a restrained Republican tie. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When they pulled up, Redemption was standing on the sidewalk, waiting, tall and whipcord lean. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He was a short, intense man with a whipcord body who had been through the Green Berets’ scuba-diving school. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex lets himself stare; the whipcord muscle under his skin, lean and long and lithe. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z One exhibit case holds the handsome gray whipcord uniform worn by Georgia A. Cerow, who, after graduating from Barnard College, traveled to France, where she eventually helped manage a Red Cross warehouse. Perspective | Remembering the great things the Red Cross did during the Great War 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z His muscles, like whipcord, rippled as he ascended with a steady, even movement towards the isolated foretop. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Their breasts heaved, the veins on their foreheads stood out like whipcords, and every feature betrayed the most excruciating agony. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Thus the carter wore whipcord on his hat, the cowherd a tuft of cow’s hair, and so on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Embedded in the ground below the hearth-stone lay a small tin box, bound round and round with whipcord. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z He knew the whipcord muscle underlying that soft red fur, the deadly grip of those long, narrow jaws. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Gow obstinately refusing to plead, his thumbs were tied with whipcord till they broke. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z All of him that isn't steel is whipcord and whalebone, and he carries a copper riveted boiler where his stomach ought to be. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z The furious blast seized the sturdy little ship at one moment, and snapping some ropes like whipcord, sent them flying around our heads and beyond. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z However, I was beaten by the examiners and my couple of years' work succeeded only in giving my muscles the hardness of steel and flexibility of whipcord. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z His slender body was hung on wires, his muscles were toughened into steel and whipcord by long years of hard and perilous training. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z They must be well whipped, gentlemen, and I must trouble you for the whipcord. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z The veins on his forehead started up like whipcord, and his eyes became suddenly bloodshot. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z He looked active as a monkey and tough as whipcord. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z You means Betsy Warren, what sells tobacco and snuff and lollipops and whipcord. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The other was a splendid boxer, and all wire and whipcord. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z He wears gray whipcord riding breeches, tan riding boots, and Norfolk jacket of rough tweed. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z The veins stood out on his damp forehead like whipcord, but he returned their fierce gaze with a dogged firmness. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z The bow, the prize bow, was now delivered to him; and Hal, as he looked at the whipcord, exclaimed, 'How lucky this whipcord has been to you, Ben!' The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z The Squire's olive complexion had turned sallow with suppressed wrath, the veins on his forehead were swollen like whipcord; as he answered her, the harshness of his voice grated roughly on her ear. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Well, the boat's painter's got frailed, and I want a bit o' whipcord to lap it with. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "My good fellow, I implore you again to spare the horseflesh and the whipcord—both important items—and take it easy like me." At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z He then re-fastened his macho, adding for additional security a piece of whipcord, which he said rendered escape impossible. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z I then found a bit of netted whipcord tight round it; but the whipcord was so ingeniously twisted among the beds, that it was impossible to find out who had pulled it. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Don't you think that some enlightened Cuban will hit upon the same train of argument, and make a fresh investment in whipcord? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z A fib, perhaps pardonable, as the thing he designs lapping is not his boat's painter, but the waist of Mary Morgan, and not with slender whipcord, but his own stout arms. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Little suspecting the frame of mind his communication is to find us in, and that, in place of doughty deeds and chivalrous exploits, our thoughts are turned to fastings, mortifications, and whipcord! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The sinews of his neck and hands are like knotted whipcord; his turned-up nose, with large nostrils, snuffs the wind, and his small light blue eyes have a most keen, cunning expression. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z “Well, the boat’s painter’s got frailed, and I want a bit o’ whipcord to lap it with. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The muscles of their arms and shoulders stood out like whipcords and the perspiration started from their brows. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z At times tying the thumbs with whipcords was used instead of the peine. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z But Barney was whipcord and iron, and moreover he had a double purpose of gratitude and revenge to stimulate him. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z His sinews, too, though much stiffened, seemed yet to be of whipcord, and his whole frame a species of indurated mummy that retained its vitality. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z A fib, perhaps pardonable, as the thing he designs lapping is not his boat’s painter, but the waist of Mary Morgan, and not with slender whipcord, but his own stout arms. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z I would have trusted myself just then, broken leg and all, to a line of whipcord, if nothing else came handy. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z He wore whipcord riding breeches and highly polished boots. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Jones had appeared to be a trifle slender in street clothes, but now Lefty could see that he 95 was the possessor of fine muscles and whipcord sinews. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager The lash was wound round one of them; there might have been more whipcord under the skin. Witching Hill "Tough as whipcord, but he'll be pretty well used up before he gets to the ranch." The Red Mustang "Perhaps," said the father, "a taste of whipcord might render you a little more communicative;" and so saying, he struck the apparition a heavy blow with his whip on the breech. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The wind blew at a dreadful rate, sweeping along with it dense clouds of sharp sand which gave one a sense of being lashed with whipcords. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 For the felonies they can always discover "the attenuating circumstances;" for the petty larcenies of fashion they have nothing but whipcord. The Fortunes Of Glencore I had found old Pierre in the village, and asked him to row me over; but though his arms were still like whipcords, he declined. The Day of His Youth On the back of his huge hand the muscles stood out like whipcords. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion One while it was as fine as a cobweb, and the next as coarse as a little boy's whipcord. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The disease was in his right leg, which was almost as thick as his body, covered with ulcers, and the distended veins stood out like whipcords. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. In the tail of the "g" was whipcord for Alfie's self-esteem. Carnival A man could not sell a piece of whipcord from his shop, without having an assurance from the customer that he was not buying it to strangle his wife withal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 He sucked it in, and the tensions that kept his body all steel springs and whipcord relaxed a little. Planet of the Gods He was a tall, rather good-looking young fellow, all wire and whipcord, with a chronically whimsical expression. A Frontier Mystery Mr. Samuel Warren, Recorder of Hull, loves to season his sentences with plenty of whipcord. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Mr. Furnay said something sharply in the same grating language; Bivins whipped out a handkerchief, pressed it over the tear in his whipcords and went quickly out to the car. Clean Break All his emergencies are of that kind; they need a piece of whipcord to bring them out right. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party The water was boiling on every side, and the lines which held the craft were as tight as whipcords. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon Big Bart, with the forced composure of a trapped wolf waiting the next move of his captor, nonchalantly chewed on his with affected indifference, but on his bull neck the sinews stood out like whipcords. The Song of the Wolf Coachee flourishes his whip, greys and chestnuts prepare for a run, the reins move, but very gently, there is a parting crack from the whipcord, and the brilliant cavalcade is gone—exeunt omnes! Old and New London Volume I Bivins, looking upset and sullen in immaculate new whipcords, opened the sliding doors without a word. Clean Break The button should be tightly encased with layer upon layer of soft leather, and then bound over with stout parchment or stiff leather, and tied very strongly with whipcord or silk just behind the button. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence To do this, as it cannot be done with a mere rope, you must make a new rope of whipcord, in the middle of which you place a small chain about a foot long. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes The veins in the old man's forehead stood out like whipcords. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories The veins upon his temples stood out like whipcord. Berenice Dirt was being flung in my face, cutting it like whipcord. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. I got out of Derlingport with Henry, and when the farmer dumped us from his wagon I hitched this whipcord to Henry’s leg and drove him along the road. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective After bearing with fortitude the first three whipcords, which broke from the violence of the twisting, she submitted to plead at the fourth. Bygone Punishments My arms and legs are levers, and I can calculate the pressure necessary to support a weight on the hand, as though my bones and muscles were made of iron and whipcord. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies Paganini was born with muscles in his wrists like whipcords. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character The bow, the prize bow, was now delivered to him; and Hal, as he looked at the whipcord, exclaimed: 'How lucky this whipcord has been to you, Ben!' Forgotten Tales of Long Ago No sooner have the words passed the doctor's lips than Miss Sally is off on a whipcord quest. Somehow Good In April, 1720, Mary Andrews continued so obstinate, that three whipcords were broken before she would plead. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Clear eyes, matching the loose, satiny skin, beneath which whipcord muscles stood out, or played at each least motion, they told the eye initiate that she was in the pink of condition. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 What was difficult to manage in that mass of whipcord mental fibre, was put into verse and sung. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation You can get a bit of whipcord twice as long as that for twopence, and who cares for twopence? Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Round his head the two strangers had strung a piece of knotted whipcord which one of them was drawing tighter and tighter with the aid of a penknife twisted in the bandage. The Slave of Silence It happened that Bucky was tough as whipcord, as supple and untiring as a hickory sapling. Crooked Trails and Straight Sinnet’s eyes half closed as he watched the mountaineer, and the long, scraggy hands and whipcord neck seemed to interest him greatly. Northern Lights Blake, by the help of wet towels and a knotted piece of whipcord round his forehead, read Pinder till the chapel bell began to ring. Tom Brown at Oxford But, by an effort that made the veins of his temple swell like whipcord, he refrained from striking the double offender. The Light of Scarthey But Field was made of whipcord and steel. The Slave of Silence Tough as whipcord she might be, but in her there flowed a life vital and strong; dwelt a spirit brave and unconquerable. Crooked Trails and Straight The latter, which is a simple English tweed or whipcord, made with a cutaway coat of the same material, will answer perfectly well for the country, where it is ridiculous to have elaborate liveries. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men I should say he must be half a stone lighter than I," he thought, "and not quite so tall; but he looks as hard as iron, and tough as whipcord. Tom Brown at Oxford Topolski began to cough so violently that all the veins in his neck swelled like whipcords. The Comedienne "The everlasting whipcord, I declare!" exclaimed Hal, when he saw that it was the very same that had tied up the parcel. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes He was stylishly encased in a suit of tan whipcord, with creases down his trousers front that cut the air like the prow of a ship. The Varmint Philip then secured his trophy by slipping a noose of whipcord over its head, and tying it to his stick. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home And now the panther was like a black, snake-like fury, blind with rage and unsatisfied lust, with tail lashing like a whipcord and yellow eyes that gleamed like tiny suns. "Unto Caesar" In one case the chain was unsatisfactory, but strong whipcord was introduced as it was withdrawn, and tied with all possible force. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners The bow, the prize bow, was now delivered to him; and Hal, as he looked at the whipcord, exclaimed, "How lucky this whipcord has been to you, Ben!" Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Add six yards of whipcord to the near leader's shoulders, subtract yourself from the box, and send us your doctor's bill, for purposes of comparison. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893 Back where he had shot the first thing, a man in forest-green whipcord trousers and jacket was leaning over, hands on knees, looking at the remains. Cat and Mouse The drumstick consists of a splinter of whalebone 300 to 400 millimetres long, which towards the end runs into a point so fine and flexible, that it forms a sort of whipcord. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The law clerk pointed with trembling hand, and the veins stood out on his forehead like whipcords. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada You can get a bit of whipcord twice as long as that for twopence; and who cares for twopence! Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The Boers, I suppose, envied us our serge and whipcord, but to examine their homely makeshifts was to realise that even the art of Stohwasser may leave something to be desired. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 And the man in forest-green whipcord, well, he could have been just an hallucination. Cat and Mouse It weighed with poles, pegs, and whipcord guys about six pounds. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer But I think Tom’s clever, for all he doesn’t like books; he makes beautiful whipcord and rabbit pens.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 "Thank you, Sir," said Ben: "what an excellent whipcord it is!" Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes These fellows believe in the knife or a piece of whipcord as ending unpleasant difficulties most effectually. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective I formed all the blocks, and expended many a penny in purchasing whipcord and twine of different thickness, as well as linen for her sails. Old Jack I have seen a clever man keep some of the best beasts always in view of the buyers, a stick with a whipcord being used for the purpose. Cattle and Cattle-breeders He was a slim, brown youth, hard as nails and tough as whipcord. Oh, You Tex! Ben looked for it upon the stairs, and he found it sticking in a loop of whipcord, which was entangled round one of the balusters. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes No signs or sound of war; only sunshine and trees and—— The colonel's voice came sharp as whipcord. Pushed and the Return Push A mass of whipcord muscle, it can be made rigid, or flexible, at will. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Name's Mervin; all whipcord and whalebone; springy as a bent bow. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance You may have a good ball of whipcord.' The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina He had succeeded in getting his feet loosened from the handkerchief, but the whipcord round his wrists had resisted all his efforts to break or slacken it. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) But d——n me if the whipcord was scarce. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Overcoating—Fabrics woven especially for overcoats—covert, kersey, melton, beaver, frieze, vicuna, whipcord, cheviot, chinchilla, etc., made of both wool and worsted. Textiles and Clothing He clenched his fist, and the veins on his temple swelled up like whipcord. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life The stout steel handle quivered under the strain, and Terry’s muscles stood out on his bare arms like whipcord, but still the nut would not budge. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru Then, a hole being bored lengthways through each, large enough to admit a wire, whipcord or large thong, they are strung like beads, and the string of wampum is completed. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 "Lay hold, Kate!" vociferated my aunt, pulling for her very life, with the veins on her bare wrists swelling up like whipcord. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Covert—A twill-woven cloth sometimes with full face, sometimes sheared to imitate whipcord. Textiles and Clothing Old Aaron had a little shop; he and his wife sold small packets of tea, tobacco, whipcord, and so forth. Round About a Great Estate Tears started from his burning eyes and his brow was knotted hard as whipcord. Lords of the North As it is obvious that the ode was published solely to annoy him, we may be allowed to hope that in the "severe personal chastisement" he was not sparing of whipcord. Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He pulled and strained till the muscles stood out on his neck and brawny arms like whipcord, and still the obstinate buckle declined to be coerced. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure The whipcord riding habit had given place now to a tailored suit which deprived her of the boyishness that had been so apparent on their first meeting. The Cross-Cut Forth therefore, O Fersen, fast, by the Barrier de Clichy; then eastward along the Outer Boulevard, what horses and whipcord can do! A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools The old cowpoke was splendidly dressed in a maroon satin shirt and white whipcord breeches tucked into shiny new boots. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung The two men in the gray whipcords of the State police, seeing that Parker was through with the dog, moved in and squatted to examine it. Police Operation The blood surged to his face and the veins stood out on his temples like whipcord. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure It was the opposite one to which the hurrying fugitive in whipcord had taken. The Cross-Cut While shaking hands with the girl, he bowed in grave welcome to the tall figure in leather puttees and whipcord riding-breeches, and Wickersham, from the far side of the room, bowed back in equal gravity. Then I'll Come Back to You It was black whipcord, with an Eisenhower jacket, narrow silver braid on the collar and cuffs, and a silver rocket for a badge where a plane pilot wears his wings. Space Tug He turned to the men in whipcords and gray Stetsons. Police Operation But the old sailor, whose muscles were like whipcord, shook his head and fairly made the yawl spring beneath his redoubled strokes. Ralph Granger's Fortunes She was a singularly strong and capable woman, seemingly slight and fragile, but with a deal of whipcord, sinewy strength in both her physical and mental fiber. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters And Wickersham, who had not seen his fiance in a month, had started toward them, stiffly erect in his immaculate whipcord habit. Then I'll Come Back to You Yet the health of outdoor life glowed from his face, and he looked as if his muscles had become knotted whipcords. The Canadian Commonwealth The muscles, all whipcord, of these rugged Canadians, part coureur de bois, part scout, amazed him. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 Then he leaned over and pushed the button, the veins in his forehead like whipcords, his throat parched with wrath. Visionaries He was above the medium size, an athlete in his lean and sinewy strength, and the whipcord quality of his body mirrored the silken strength of his will. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Tie it well with whipcord and fasten it to the top bar of your bicycle frame, leaving freedom of course for the handles and the front wheel to move and steer. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine They were even yet worn by hard marching and some fighting, but it was a healthy leanness, making their muscles as tough as whipcord, while their eyes were keen like those of hawks. The Tree of Appomattox I rode in grey whipcord breeches, tan boots, a blue serge coat, white stock, and never a hat or cap till the snow blew. The Princess Elopes The veins in his forehead became like whipcord—there was a red flash in his eyes. The Survivor I saw the veins in the Duke's forehead stand out like whipcord. The Betrayal Our friend then appended this proud trophy to his saddle-flap by a piece of whipcord, and, mounting the now tractable Hercules, began to cast about in search of a landmark. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Pull till the blood starts from your nostrils and the veins stand like whipcords on your brow!' Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks Here Marvel, the executioner, who was in attendance, was commanded by Wild to tie his thumbs together, which he did with whipcord so tightly, that the string cut to the bone. Jack Sheppard A Romance No movement of his body, but he gave a jerk of his will-power which brought the veins out like whipcord upon his forehead, and drove the nails deep into the palms of his hands. Leonie of the Jungle I saw rest-harrow which has a root like whipcord, and the flat thistle which thrives in dust. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary As he grasped the club I saw the muscles of his right forearm stand out like whipcords. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life In these readers was found the very moral story of the boy who won the day because of his forethought in providing an extra piece of whipcord. All About Johnnie Jones She was dressed in a grey whipcord coat and skirt with a grey swathed turban. Balloons Well, whipcord then! what signifies a bit of whipcord? McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader After a vain attempt to drive himself, the phantom coursers having apparently a supreme contempt for whipcord, he gives up the reins to a professional charioteer, and commences his perambulations. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 She had seen the standing muscles like whipcord writhing under sunburnt flesh as they served the lethal weapon. The Man in the Twilight Some are hiring fairs, where you may see young men with whipcord in their caps standing in front of inns ready to be hired by the farmers who come to seek labourers. Vanishing England To make a strong fine line, unravel a good silk handkerchief, and twist the threads into a whipcord. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries You can get a piece of whipcord twice as long as that for three cents; and who cares for three cents? McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader I was unused to oaths at that time and they cut me like whipcord, but all the same my pulse was bounding joyfully. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill Mrs. Jack Bendish was made of whipcord: she had been brought up to ride Irish horses over Irish fences and to dance all night, after tramping the moors all day with a gun. Nightfall In the country they wear gray or even their ordinary whipcord with a black band on the left sleeve. Etiquette His breath came in hot, strangling gasps, the veins in his head were swollen and stinging like whipcords, there was a dull, pounding noise in his ears, and a drumming at his heart. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods How valuable that whipcord has been to you, Ben. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader The shrill voices, fine as whipcord and sharp as needles, tortured him. The Tree of Heaven "God in heaven! am I to die here like a rat in a trap?" he groaned, the veins standing out like knotted whipcord on his forehead, the perspiration pouring down his face like rain. Mischievous Maid Faynie He is a wiry emaciated being whose little muscles are strung like whipcord; but it is strange to dignify him as an athlete. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour "Dark green whipcord, green buttons, gray hat, military cut." The Rules of the Game The old hag laughed hoarsely to herself until the scraggy sinews of her withered neck stood out like whipcord. The Firm of Girdlestone A green door of faded baize faced him on the upper landing, and another bell—a red tassel fastened to a bit of whipcord. The Italians When the first indictment was read, Gow obstinately refused to plead, for which the Court ordered his thumbs to be tied together with whipcord. The Pirates Own Book He had meant to lash her keenly with his verbal whipcords, but he had not expected to find her quite so sensitive to his cutting scorn. The Blood Red Dawn An electric motor-car wends the streets of New York every day with thirty-five or forty sightseers on its broad back, while a groom in whipcord blows an incongruous coaching-horn in the rear. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers They came with their brooms and mops, just as a carter would tie a piece of whipcord to his coat, and a shepherd's hat would be decorated with a tuft of wool. A Cotswold Village They never were, and the war has made them like whipcord. Mr. Standfast It needed some strength to keep the position for long, but the muscles of his arms and legs were like whipcord. Greenmantle His face was purple, and the veins on his forehead stood out like whipcords, but not so much from anger as from the constraint he imposed upon himself by speaking in a whisper. Baron Trigault's Vengeance You should have heard the whipcord crack As angry shearers galloped by, In vain they tried to fetch him back. Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses He fell, clawing at the wall, and lay stupefied, at the mercy of the unknown, who promptly proceeded with whipcord to truss him up both neatly and securely. Till the Clock Stops A boy walked up and down with a pot of grease, by the aid of which with some whipcord the work was going forward merrily. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 A small brown felt, with a narrow leather band, gilt buckle, and a twist of orange veiling around the crown, is pretty for the whipcord costume. A Woman Tenderfoot The last sentence had hardly been hissed out by the gypsy when he took from his pocket a long, thin coil of whipcord, which he entangled in a complicated mesh around the cripple's body. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 And out on the heels of the throng I sprang, And the spurs bit deep and the whipcord sang As I rode! Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses For the first time in his life he felt all steel and wire and whipcord, and many fires. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Lizzie's sharp face darted malice; her tongue was whipcord; she knew where to flick; the small gleam of her eyes, the snap of her nutcracker jaws irritated Harriett. Life and Death of Harriett Frean The caller took the chair which Ayscough drew forward and sat down, throwing open his heavy overcoat, and revealing a whipcord riding-suit of light fawn beneath it. The Orange-Yellow Diamond Upon a nail hung a small cat-o'-nine-tails of knotted whipcord. Two Summers in Guyenne A keen, sparely built man made of leather and whipcord, with the Australian's shrewd blue eyes. The Mountebank "Yes, mother," says he, with the whipcord in his mouth, and proceeding to wind up his sportive engine. The Virginians From his pouch he had drawn a fine length of whipcord, attached at one end to a tiny bodkin of needle sharpness. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Stern saw at a glance that he was a man well over six feet tall, with whipcord muscles and a keen, eager, domineering air. Darkness and Dawn Aerial roots, thin as whipcord, hung from the branches of trees crowding on the brink of the ravine, and with tasselled terminals sopped up moisture. Tropic Days Then he made a rude handle, and tied the hoop-iron to it with our piece of whipcord, and ground it to an edge on a piece of sandstone. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean A state of mad excitement had taken hold of the men, and the veins stood out like whipcord upon Hayle's forehead. My Strangest Case Again a primal impulse was suppressed, though his muscles were like whipcords. A Man and His Money His clothes of buff-coloured whipcord were smart and jaunty, his neckerchief as gay as if he had been going to a fair. The Middle Temple Murder His crest stiffened like the hair of a brush, and the muscles of his forelegs and shoulders stood out like whipcords. Kazan The string of the bow was formed of our piece of whipcord, part of which, as he did not like to cut it, was rolled round the bow. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean "That's something to eat," it said, "if only it weren't for the whipcord!" In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales The sight of this perfect young man in his whipcord breeches, with his manicured nails and immaculately polished puttees exasperated him. Three Soldiers His form, though spare, was tough and sinewy, and the muscles of his bare arms seemed like whipcords. Try and Trust I never knew what his age was, any more than he did himself, but the years had left him tough as whipcord and absolutely untiring. She and Allan Third, a piece of whipcord about six yards long. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean Whereat Pierre glanced aside under his cap to where Maren hauled up the bucket from the well, hand over hand, with the muscles slipping under her tawny skin like whipcords. The Maid of the Whispering Hills The veins in his forehead stood out like whipcords. The Ear in the Wall With every sentence the veins of Whitney's forehead stood out further, until now they were like whipcords. Gold of the Gods He was strong, his muscles were like whipcord, and his condition was perfect. The Tempting of Tavernake "Truly you are soundly built, stranger; you are made of iron and whipcord, finely formed, quick and alert." The Blind Spot He kept them along with his whipcord and best Sunday pocket knife, and sometimes he took a look at them when he had to move them in order to get his green necktie. The Lilac Sunbonnet He carried in his hand a piece of thin, strong whipcord. At the Villa Rose He paused, his hands clenched until the blue veins stood out on them like whipcords. Flower of the North A Modern Romance Then the thought of that knife made him shiver—blue glittering steel cutting the air like whipcord. The Tempting of Tavernake The arms are thin, with muscles like whipcords, and the hands and feet are, in point of size and delicacy, a link between Europe and India. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 He swung his head toward the door with a great gasp and the babiche cut like whipcord under the strain of his muscles. The Golden Snare It was a thin piece of strong whipcord. At the Villa Rose Her chassis was admirable; she was upholstered in a sports suit of fawn-colored whipcord; and her sherry-brown eyes were unmodified by any dimming devices. In the Sweet Dry and Dry They burned her, and their burns chopped her brain painfully, lashed her heart like fiery whipcords. Mother It is of light-brown colour, with iridescent shades variegated with obscurer markings, and looks like a piece of whipcord. The Naturalist on the River Amazons In the weird red light of the room, he could see the veins standing out like whipcords on the back of Bellward's hands. Okewood of the Secret Service What he carried—I can hardly say under or in, but along with those rags of his, was all muscle—small, but hard, and healthy, and knotting up like whipcord. Sir Gibbie He is either a foreigner or has lived long in the tropics, for he is yellow and sapless, but tough as whipcord. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The veins in his temples were like whipcord. Havoc The horses were tired; so, too, were the men who had broken the heavy trail for so many miles, with the exception of Sam himself, who seemed built of whipcord and elastic. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) Not a few would be disfigured for weeks, and wherever Holcroft's blows had fallen welts arose like whipcords. He Fell in Love with His Wife Ventv�gel I had known before; he was one of the most perfect "spoorers," that is, game trackers, I ever had to do with, and tough as whipcord. King Solomon's Mines Augustus now pointed out to me the method of fastening the open end of the box, and then, holding the taper close to the deck, showed me a piece of dark whipcord lying along it. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 The veins of his lean, brown neck stood out like whipcords. To the Last Man Levasseur considered his victim, and beheld him tense and braced, his haggard face of a leaden hue, beads of perspiration glinting on his pallid brow just beneath the whipcord. Captain Blood The veins on the old man's forehead stood out like whipcord. A Millionaire of Yesterday "I say, dear Frank, let's step into this shop and buy a penny-worth of whipcord." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth After I go up and close the trap, do you creep along by the whipcord to where the nail is driven in. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Horser turned to Mr. Sabin, and the veins on his forehead stood out like whipcord. The Yellow Crayon Meanwhile, two of Blood's men who had taken the place of the Frenchman's negro guards, had removed the crown of whipcord from his brow. Captain Blood Out flashed the rough-coated hill steer, wild and fleet as a hare, thin and leggy, with muscles of whipcord. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The veins were standing out on the side of his neck like whipcords. The White Moll The hand which gripped her fan was straining so that the blue veins stood out almost like whipcord. The Vanished Messenger His face was bent downward, his shoulders bowed, his lips compressed, and the veins stood out like whipcord in his long, sinewy neck. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes His fingers had been busy tying knots in a length of whipcord. Captain Blood The veins were standing out like whipcord on Granet's flushed forehead. Kingdom of the Blind Drivers, both of horses and mules, had come in that evening after dark, and had reported nothing more difficult to be overcome than trials of patience, harness, wheels, axles, and whipcord. No Thoroughfare It was as long as his arm, but thin, like whipcord, and soft and flexible. A Voyage to Arcturus The lash, however, was curled upon itself and tied so as to make a loop of whipcord. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes He had empurpled in his angry vehemence, and the veins of his forehead stood out like whipcord. Captain Blood Forth therefore, O Fersen, fast, by the Barrier de Clichy; then Eastward along the Outward Boulevard, what horses and whipcord can do! The French Revolution The inner skin was of stout calico; Andy stuck the end of a six-foot piece of fuse well down in the powder and bound the mouth of the bag firmly to it with whipcord. Joe Wilson and His Mates Her arms had dwindled away into nothing but whipcord and wire. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life The sight of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of whipcord were enough to finally dispel any doubts which may have remained. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
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