| 单词 | writhen |
| 例句 | They lit a fire in a hollow, down among the roots of a spreading hawthorn, tall as a tree, writhen with age, but hale in every limb. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Each grain of writhen dust, that drapes That sickly, staring shore, Its old chaotic change of shapes Remembers evermore. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z As they bound his limbs, his visage was convulsively writhen, and he heaved a deep sigh, with an expression so piteous, that his situation wounded me to the heart. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Chester Kent stooped over the writhen face, again peering close. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z But it seemed as though by a fire within Her writhen limbs were wrung; And as soon as the King was close to her, She stood up gaunt and strong. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The blackened corn-stalks, left standing in the field as is the habit until next spring's ploughing should begin, were writhen and bent, and bore gaunt witness to the devastation of the winter wind. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z She turned up to him her pitiful, writhen face, white as parchment. The Destroying Angel Methought his detestable features at length enlarged, moved, and were writhen in mockery and scorn. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z She sate herself beside his writhen limbs, And held a cup to cull the venomed dew Which flamed the scowling blackness as it fell. Blooms of the Berry The sullen shudder of the brook, And winds that wring the writhen trees in vain For drearier sound or look— The lonely rain. Song-Surf Night comes with brows of ragged storm, And limbs of writhen cloud and mist; The rain-wind hangs upon her arm Like some wild girl that will be kissed. The Garden of Dreams “I’ll give my father up,” returned Herrick with a writhen smile. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Their eyes had the killing light in them too, Jess thought; and a snarl curled her writhen lips as she pictured her end, stretched helpless there under the bark shelter. Finn The Wolfhound And do you for a moment think," he said with a strange, writhen smile, "dat all dis talk and domfoolery will a gruel murder undo, and the young man cut off in his brime restore? Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Olive watched the Italian fearfully; his face was writhen, and all semblance of beauty had gone out of it; its gnawing, tearing, animal ferocity was appalling. Olive in Italy The foam stood on his lips, writhen into a snarl over yellow fangs and his red eyes flamed with insanity. Louisiana Lou A Western Story Once, in a corn-field near the Little Reservoir, the boys found on a thawing day of early spring knots and bundles of snakes writhen and twisted together, in the torpor of their long winter sleep. A Boy's Town She cast one timid glance toward him, then dropped her gaze, revolted at the grotesque grimaces writhen by the man’s emotions. Heart of the Blue Ridge There was a moment of silence in which I saw George Stairs's face, white and writhen, through a mist which seemed to cloud my vision. The Message Her features were more writhen and distorted than ever; and she seemed to mutter, it might be, some malignant spell, some charm, the operation of which was for some unknown and diabolical intent. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The prisoner's face was clear to see, no longer writhen and crazy. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The upward-flying stream of metal had struck him on the cheek and chin, and had left him writhen and distorted there almost beyond imagination. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile She lifted clasped hands and blinded eyes; she was like a child saying its prayers but for the writhen torture of her face, where wild hopes and lunatic terrors played alternately. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories His writhen lips drew up and back crescent-wise over red gums, showing huge yellow fangs and an expression of most daunting ferocity. Jan A Dog and a Romance For all answer, a low cry, like the plaint of a broken-hearted child, issued from the leaden, writhen lips of the old man. The Day of Days An Extravaganza Go, poor fool, and chew thy bitterness, and bake thy bannocks, and fret thy old husband until thy writhen flesh rot from thy bones, and thou gnawest them for malice and vexation. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 There was the unmistakable mark of Cain upon his writhen brow! The Missing Bride The coward was now a maniac with terror, his face perfectly white, writhen with panic, and with staring eyes that gleamed horribly under the greenish vacuum-lights. The Air Trust He has drawn back a pace or two, and now stands leaning against one of the bent and writhen trunks of the old trees. Nancy But he, the King of Heav'n, obscure on high, Bar'd his red arm, and, launching from the sky His writhen bolt, not shaking empty smoke, Down to the deep abyss the flaming felon strook. The Aeneid English Then all at once there burst from his writhen lips an awful, gasping scream, dreadful to hear, and then he was down, writhing and gasping awhile, with Don Federigo and Sir Richard bending above him. Martin Conisby's Vengeance But nowadays glamour suits only with serried muscles, frowns, and writhen lips; where darkness is we shudder, saying, Behold a great mystery! Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett In those twitching fists and that white, writhen face he recognized the signs of passion that might, on a second's notice, leap to murder. The Air Trust Their countenances seemed fiercely writhen into the wildest expression of pride, hate, and a desperate purpose of fighting to the very last. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Three rays of writhen rain, of fire three more, Of winged southern winds and cloudy store As many parts, the dreadful mixture frame; And fears are added, and avenging flame. The Aeneid English And, Winter, with thy writhen, frosty face, Smooth up thy visage, when thou look'st on her; Thou never look'st on such bright majesty. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 The doors of this secret apartment, and the adjacent antechamber, were guarded by six deformed Nubian slaves, whose writhen and withered countenances formed a hideous contrast with their snow-white dresses and splendid equipment. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Her eyes are alive, arresting and haunting; and there is still a turn of delicate beauty and pride in her indomitable chin; but her cheeks are wasted and lined, her mouth writhen and piteous. Getting Married It was my habit to sit and write there under an aged writhen tree, gray with lichen and festooned with roses. My Robin Then Jock saw for one moment Armine's face perfectly writhen with suppressed grief; but the boy gave no time for a word, hurrying up the stairs as rapidly as possible to his own room. Magnum Bonum Scarce fewer could win way, if their desire A dragon baulked, with involuted spire, And writhen snout spattered with yeasty fire. Sister Songs; an offering to two sisters She was quiet as a statue, But her lip was grey and writhen. Poems No flower their face shall be, but writhen stem; Their youth a frost, their age the dirge for youth. Poems — Volume 3 "My choice were rather," said the knight, "that my writhen features should blacken, as they are like to do, in this evening's setting sun." The Talisman Night comes with brows of ragged storm, And limbs of writhen cloud and mist; The rain-wind hangs upon his arm Like some wild girl who cries unkissed. The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets He stalked stiff-legged, with a snarl writhen on his lips, and with recurrent waves of hair-bristling along his back and up his shoulders and neck. Jerry of the Islands They quickly fired the house, and thrusting away the wooden support under their feet, gave their necks to the noose to be writhen. The Danish History, Books I-IX Can it be France, an army of France, tricked, netted, convulsive, all writhen caught? Poems — Volume 3 |
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