单词 | wizen |
例句 | It would wizen up, or grow ripe, or it might rot. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicky handed over the baby, whose wizen face was now relaxed in sleep, and slowly disencumbered himself of the ungainly jacket, staring at the wall in a brown study. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z The next Merewig I had to scribble on was a wizen old lady, with little grey curls on the temples, very shabby in dress, and very antiquated in costume. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The voice comes through their wizen mouths like wind from the crack of an old wainscot. The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z "Do you remember a wizen, toothless old wretch, whose eye has more of the Evil One in it than that of many a young thief you see locked up in the county jails?" Hand and Ring He had moved his chair near the door of Mr. Sim's sitting-room, where Calvin was, and now peered round the doorjamb, his body invisible, his little wizen face appearing as if hung in air. The Wooing of Calvin Parks The wizen age had gone from Looey's face, and the lids were down on the strained eyes; her pale lips lay eased of the old pinching—even parted in a smile. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z On the contrary, Dallas' evident interest in the stranger had stirred the unnatural jealousy in her father's wizen brain. The Plow-Woman Though his face was wizen, the leanness of his body had no appearance of weakness, but rather every sign of strength. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire No highwayman ever more successfully clutched the wizen of his victim than did the Street with its supple fingers around the white larynx of Columbia. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 In their whiteness his pinched features seemed more wizen than ever. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage The wizen face of the girl's grandmother appeared in the hatchway. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Yes, Creed was dead, with a terrible look on his wizen face, and the dusty old rope ran through its pulley-wheel and was fast to a beam high above. Humorous Ghost Stories "Hyde Park!" screamed the little wizen man with the gin and water. Ralph the Heir Ay! your common everyday sort o' breein' darena' show their bits o' wizen cheeks by daylight; but there be some 'at will abroad at all hours, without fear o' being laid by the parson. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 One of the first people to call on Miss Norman was a dry, wizen monkey of a man, who announced himself as Jabez Pash, the solicitor of the deceased. The Opal Serpent That evening, as Lawrence walked briskly homeward, after his day's work, he became aware of the pale, wizen face again looking up into his through the dusk, and of a shrill voice at his side. Wikkey A Scrap Senator Reed of Missouri judging from reports of his speeches in the Senate wants America in the present distraction of nations to stop thinking of the others, wizen up and be safe. The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak His majesty's commands were carried thither; and the chemist, gray and wizen, came forth, bearing a goblet filled with a dark liquid of peculiar odor. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 The old miller rubbed his wizen cheeks and smoothed the wisps of hair on his chin, nervously as a young man does his mustache. The Black Cross Then with a wizen smirk he proudly felt No other mote of God had ever gained Such giant grasp of universal truth. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Let the sun wizen up if it wants to. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century Old Jacques—a wizen little habitant—was distressed at the news, and ran off instantly to harness up his old mare, and sled. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Yet, quietly observing, the Prioress could not fail to note the drawn weariness on the old face, the yellow pallor of the wizen skin, which usually wore the bright tint of a russet apple. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century The little creature hid her wizen face in her withered little hands and sobbed. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamentable Fate of the Victim of His Passion, and the Shadow's Punishment When I got back in hiding I spoke out, I told him something—something that made his crabbed old soul wizen up, something that scared the daylights out of him. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent I'll twist that wizen gullet of hers the next time she shows her ugly black face here! The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week A suit of rusty black, a parchment-coloured skin, small wizen features, a turn-up nose, scant eyebrows, and a great yellow forehead, constituted his external man. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest An old man, white-haired and wizen, with a face like a knife-blade, and red, blinking eyes. Nautilus She stood there, tearful and wizen, before La Teuse, who was slipping some eggs into the pocket of her apron. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face. The Lamp in the Desert The wizen little woman, with her disheveled white hair and tumbled garments looked pitifully weak and helpless; her thin, claw-like hands clutching at the pillow in a childish pose. Out of the Ashes Must merited fame endure time's wrong— Glory's ripe grape wizen up to a raisin? John Marr and Other Poems An old wizen creature, who had been a prize-fighter, told him of his triumphs. Vain Fortune His eyes were dim; his hair had turned completely grey; his face was wizen; his figure had shrunk. The Moonstone Between these isolated articles of furniture, and behind an unpainted table sat, in a high-backed chair, a wizen and shabbily-clad old man. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship His face was wizen and wrinkled, his faded blue eyes dim and weak-looking. Henry Dunbar A Novel "What a good fellow he is!—what a noble fellow!" thought the wizen little clerk, as he trudged back towards the City. Run to Earth A Novel He was with his clerk, Ted Blamy, a feeble, wizen little man, dressed in a shabby tweed suit, covered with white dust. Esther Waters "Will you oblige me by putting this in your pocket?" asked the wizen man, giving Mat a card. Hide and Seek You know you began young," she said; "your first love was that poor little wizen girl of Lady Northlake's who died. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time And a strange little elf she looked, being very wizen and small, with one shoulder higher than the other, and a face full of pain. A Set of Rogues One was tall and stalwart; the other was small, and wizen, and misshapen. Run to Earth A Novel Yes, there would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen, his eyes dim and colorless, the grace of his figure broken and deformed. The Picture of Dorian Gray Excuse me asking the question," said the wizen man; "but I noticed how dumbfoundered you were when you saw the coffin come out. Hide and Seek He held out one of his wizen little arms. Poor Miss Finch A cunning, wizen head peered out at him from the gloom. Under Two Flags The surgeon removed his broad-brimmed hat, and wiped his forehead with a hand that looked brown, wizen, and wrinkled as the hand of an old man. Run to Earth A Novel His fingers crooked, his body in a bow, his wizen, cruel face pallid in the ghostly light. The Sleuth of St. James's Square And, if he mentioned who he was, could not the wizen man by his side help him to get at them? Hide and Seek Mr. Finch's wizen little legs took him out of the room. Poor Miss Finch Short black trousers clung like attached old servants round his wizen legs; and rusty black gaiters hid all they could of his knobbed, ungainly feet. Armadale She was a wizen little woman with a mischievous face, a quick tongue, a nimble foot, a talent for business, and an uncertain disposition. After Dark His blinking eyes were steady, and his wizen face had become suddenly composed. No Name The old man seemed to wizen at the voice, "My good friend, Grootver,—" he at once began. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed The rector came back among us with his head high in the air, strutting magnificently on his wizen little legs. Poor Miss Finch There was no mistaking the sudden flutter and agitation in his manner, and the heightened color in his wizen little face. No Name The firelight rose and fell on his wizen little face and his nervous, drooping hands. No Name His wizen little cheeks were beginning to shrink into hollows, his frail little figure had already contracted a slight stoop. No Name |
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