英语词汇“bob about”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Then the boats were pushed into the water, and while they bobbed about we scrambled into them as best we could. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mitochondria are minute, bean-shaped objects, hundreds of which bob about like so much flotsam in the warm, salty envelope of the cell. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the center of the crowd that had formed before the department store the hunting cap, the green radius of the circle of people, was bobbing about violently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little clump bobbed about, drifting with the tide, then finally blinked from sight. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

If we could follow the motion of individual stars bobbing about the galactic plane, they would resemble a froth of popcorn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lanterns bobbed about in the darkness like fireflies as the great Joseph Bell tolled out a message of joy and hope to Mossflower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cool off with this family-friendly nonalcoholic cocktail that features a refreshing combination of homemade orange sherbet bobbing about in orange juice and seltzer. 34 best nonalcoholic cocktails for flavor-filled, booze-free sipping 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Ben Dilley/BBC I was carried along by the tide of these advances, bobbing about at the front, but I had very little to do with the tide. 'It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon' – David Attenborough returns to the Great Barrier Reef 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

After hours of bobbing about on a life raft in the Pacific, Bush was rescued by a submarine, but the other crewmen were never found. Jon Meacham’s ‘Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush’ 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

Edging up to the window, I looked down to where a curl of sand and green water had appeared, an oasis where children bobbed about in dinghies and leapt off limestone rocks. ‘The Godfather of trains’: the Trans-Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

Grace arrived by ocean liner, and had to totter down a gangplank from a tender to meet Rainier, who was bobbing about expectantly on his yacht. Grace Kelly: Style Icon at the V&A 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

Wholly separate soap-bubbles of literary content, in fact, bobbing about autonomously with a continent's-worth of space in between, probably filled with wolves and pine trees. The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman ? review 2011-04-10T01:00:02Z

You remind me of someone bobbing about in a little sailboat, going wherever the sea takes them. In many ways my husband was perfect – but I left him. Was I too hasty? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

“If there was a power failure and/or communication failure, this might have happened, and the submersible would then be bobbing about on the surface waiting to be found,” Greig said. Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

Soon, the Seattle-based crab boat began to nose through closely packed pancake-like pieces and bigger craggy chunks, some the size of boulders, which bobbed about in the currents and clanged against the hull. Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z

There was a lot of bobbing about with jam jars. Sons of Neptune: Scarborough sewage rebels head for the big screen 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

Later, after they actually turned up and signed their contracts, the band threw the dolls into the Grand Union Canal, where they bobbed about for days. The Spice Girls at 25: Here's the story from A to Z 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

And after some 20 minutes bobbing about in the ocean, Lawler recalls looking over his shoulder and seeing Gribble in one of the rafts. Battling the waves to stay alive: A tale of survival from the Scandies Rose 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

With his head bobbing about like that, he plays a forward defence like he’s trying to watch a movie on a plane over the seat of the person in front. Ashes 2019: England v Australia first Test, day two – live! 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

There will be a movie screen next to a swimming pool stocked with toys so patrons can bob about while watching a show. Anaheim, the home of family friendly Disneyland, now wants to draw adults to its new breweries - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

As a surfer you spend a lot of time bobbing about, waiting for something to happen. About the boys: Tim Winton on how toxic masculinity is shackling men to misogyny 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

The actors, bobbing about in a vaguely defined theatrical space, are profoundly disconnected from one another, tethered only loosely to the world Hudes has created. 'Water by the Spoonful' at the Taper: Broken souls, and a cast, in search of connection 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

In the distance, a giant blow-up Chavez doll bobs about in the air. Venezuela: From the barricades to the ballot box 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Along with dozens of other migrants, he bobbed about in the Mediterranean Sea for four days after their engine failed. A Nigerian's nightmare failed bid to migrate to Europe - BBC News 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

At least, this is the way his staple PowerPoint presentation describes his idea for Very Large Floating Structures, which can bob about on the ocean, hold a range of facilities and “free up land.” How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

He said the ships and fishing boats apparently failed to see their tiny vessels bobbing about 3km-5km away. Philippines fisherman tells of deadly two-month ordeal stranded at sea 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

"As they sit back in their long robes sipping tea, refugees bob about the Mediterranean," he said. Senators Struggle With Geography to Support Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Intervention 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Hanjin Shipping is near-bankrupt, protected from its creditors only by the courts, with its ships bobbing about on the ocean because ports fear they won't be paid the fees for letting the vessels dock. Hanjin bankruptcy: Are South Korea's 'chaebols' in crisis? - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

"The splash from the whale re-entering the water freaked them out because their boat bobbed about like a little cork." Australia: Humpback whale splashes Sydney tourists - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

But perhaps it does fit: after all it takes a special kind of ineptitude to make so few mistakes but still be bobbing about in fifth, struggling for Champions League qualification. The Premier League teams' ineptitude index 2015-16 | Tom Bryant 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

This season, they can be found bobbing about the straps of shoes, clinging to curtain edges and bunched on sweater fronts. Pompoms Come Bouncing Back 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

For a long time I just bob about, thinking and listening to my organs gurgling. Why do people use flotation tanks? - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

See it in your mind: All Blacks half Graeme Bachop bobs about base of a ruck and flings a floater out to his left that lands in space. Jonah Lomu shocked the world as the first genuine global rugby superstar | Matt Cleary 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

When a hundred of them take to the water, with their black heads bobbing about, they might be taken for so many shipwrecked contrabands. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z

Kipps was first aware of him as a dark object bobbing about excitedly outside the hosiery window. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z

He could kill gulls at long range with a rifle when they were bobbing about on the waves. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z

Every time the breeze moved the curtain, he bobbed about actively. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z

Lake Winnebago is a notable inland sea, and the canoeist feels fairly lost, in his little cockle shell, bobbing about over its great waves. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z

Vessels on their way to Baltimore were continually in sight, and a sloop belonging to Colonel Lloyd lay in the river, with its pretty little boat bobbing about in the sparkling water. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z

The Rambler danced and bobbed about frightfully, drawing at her anchor and seeming to lunge forward in the waste of water. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z

As the bar tug Hercules was cruising beyond the bar, farther out than usual, last Tuesday, Captain Patterson espied a bottle bobbing about in the wash of a swell and picked it up. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z

In them the scouts shot rapids, rode down cataracts, bobbed about in whirlpools, and then—rode out upon quiet lakes laughing merrily in their nervous tension. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z

At that instant Bart saw something black bobbing about on the surface of the lake. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z

She was loaded with crockery, and several bales of blue-and-white rice bowls had tumbled into the water, their contents bobbing about like a flock of clay pigeons. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z

Suddenly a brilliant light flashed across the meadow and began to bob about like a hundred candle power will-o'-the-wisp. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z

As he ran his coat appeared to flap out behind him, the long tails bobbing about from his motion. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z

He could feel the motion of the boat as it bobbed about. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z

The boat from the schooner was bobbing about a couple of yards away. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z

There was a splash, a shower of silvery spray, a few bubbles, and two heads were bobbing about like floating corks. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z

It was bobbing about most invitingly in easy stepping distance. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z

Have I already served in three campaigns, and been thumped, and bobbed about, by the English, to be called coward at last! The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z

"And Pate's big bald head will not be seen bobbing about in Bella Vista," said Tom. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z

At a little after three they were in Quicks Hole, bobbing about gayly in the wake of a steamer. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z

It was drifting towards them in the same manner as the one they had already met; and before any of them thought of exchanging speech, it was bobbing about in their midst. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z

Rabbits bobbed about in the clearing before the door. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z

I have not seen you since last evening, when I was bobbing about in your room, striking my head against the ceiling, and then falling bounce upon the floor. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z

Nina, who was endowed with excellent good sight, was the first to detect a nearly submerged tree-trunk bobbing about in the channel, nearly a mile distant. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z

With loud cries of alarm, one and all together darted towards these, and swarmed up, leaving the koker-logs to bob about below, or drift away wherever the surge might carry them. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z

She said it was really fun, and she felt as though she was "bobbing about" in the sky. Amazing hot air balloon festival 2010-08-13T15:54:00Z

She stood looking for a moment or two as it bobbed about on the surface of the water, then, turning round, began to scramble back with more haste than care. The School by the Sea

I could see the flower-pot bobbing about energetically and twice Frances nodded, it seemed to me reluctantly. The Haunted Pajamas

It was a weird night, and one such as never before had been seen there—the long line of lights bobbing about as the searchers moved through the darkness. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River

All the Sea Urchins were rushing off to investigate some mysterious black object which they could see bobbing about in the water, and which they hoped might prove to be a porpoise. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story

The dingy cricket cap was to be seen bobbing about everywhere, his grin of enjoyment was all-embracing. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle

What the dickens do you keep bobbing about like that for? Sir Hilton's Sin

“Ay, ay; forty-eight hours would bring some of those fellows up from the bottom bobbing about us, the big chap whose skull I scratched, among the rest.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand

From the Wimbledon end of the High Street he saw bobbing about in the crowd a number of brilliant green caps with yellow braid upon them. Adventures of Bindle

Then came another week of una furiosa calma—a furious calm, as the Spaniards have it—bobbing about in undulating billows, and the tough canvass beating and chafing in futile anger. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia

Her hair fell about her ears in tiny, grey corkscrew curls; and they bobbed about as she moved. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children

Our boat, bobbing about like a cork, produced terrific nausea, and our stomachs ached from vain wrenching. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"

Soon the heads stopped, bobbed about near a narrow part of the stream, and finally came out upon the bank, one on either side. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga

The boats descended rapidly and soon rested upon the water where they danced and bobbed about like corks on the angry waves. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave

The little steam-launch gives all who go in her a good ducking, as she bobs about on the big rollers; and my old gymnastic practice stands me in good stead on boarding and leaving her. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9

A score of frantic circus men were shouting orders at each other, lanterns were bobbing about among the wagons, and every one was beside himself with excitement. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters

She was talking volubly about some imaginary adventure as they started down the terrace stairs towards a line of aircabs, playing her part, high-piled golden hairdo bobbing about. The Other Likeness

Then Nelly too was overcome by the heat, and she nodded and bobbed about until at last her head fell in An Ching's lap. The Little Girl Lost A Tale for Little Girls

They saw the brown and yellow heads bobbing about. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad

She was a large merchant brig, heading any way, and bobbing about, as we were, in the calm. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life

Almost immediately we saw three roebuck near the rim of one of the ravines, their white rump-patches showing conspicuously as they bobbed about in the thin cover. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'

She craned her head over the short curtain, the little tight knob of her black hair sticking out pathetically as she bobbed about. The Rainbow

Frank was not a little puzzled by a number of strange-looking brown objects that lay close inshore, tumbling and bobbing about like porpoises. Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

He made a screen of his body between her and the five pairs of eyes that were bobbing about so exasperatingly on the water. The Hickory Limb

And while you are doing all this, just turn your eyes out to the calm spot off Montego Bay, where that leaky old brigantine is bobbing about. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life

Suddenly there appeared above the grass several other pairs of ears, bobbing about, quite like his own. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

He heard wind blowing, and felt his boat bobbing about inexplicably. The River Prophet

Rob could see the eyes of François fixed out midstream, and, following his gaze, he presently saw some dark object bobbing about out there, going slowly down-stream. Young Alaskans in the Far North

Ever since the great storm there had been logs and broken tree-branches floating about in the water, and on this morning, the Twins found two of them bobbing about near the beach-line. The Cave Twins

Six tow heads bobbing about a pen in the big barn. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

There were two or three lights bobbing about and a very powerful lighthouse light cast a baleful gleam every five seconds. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders

The ball again bobbed about the posts, but the Vale men showed splendid back play on the slippery ground, and sent it clear. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches

There were many queer things around him,—like himself bobbing about upon the tiny waves. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea

Happily unconscious of these mistakes, Tilly popped it into the pot, and proudly watched it bobbing about before she put the cover on and left it to its fate. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc.

The fastenings of the gate were loosed and out rushed the animal with the cowboy bobbing about on his back. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders

Dorothy became accustomed to an odorous lantern which stood near the back door in the daytime and bobbed about among the shrubbery at night. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern

Poor Charlie's brow was covered with blood, and as he himself expressed the terrible sensation of "feeling a pistol ball bobbing about in his brain," arrangements were hastily made for having him consigned to relatives. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches

He had obtained two large kitchen ladles, and with these he was propelling and guiding the unwieldy round tub, which bobbed about provokingly on the turbid water, and made but little progress. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks

The shadow seemed to like this, and bobbed about so comically it made Will laugh till his eyes were full of tears. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc.

Then I saw two whitish heads bobbing about in the crowd. A Poor Man's House

The seals were still sleeping on the rocks or bobbing about in the water as of old. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria

It now hung bobbing about to a short length of painter under the schooner’s stern. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub

But it missed; and on floated the tub, slowly, but provokingly, bobbing about in the morning sunshine, leaving him alone in the tree! The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks

Directly below us on the bubbling, swirling water a few twisted black forms bobbed about. The Fire People

His gyrations, as he bobbed about under the uneasy motions of the vessel, gave him a ludicrous appearance, which even the positive expression of suffering on his face did not essentially mitigate. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim

She led the way farther into the network of vines, the rank leaves and starry blossoms bobbing about her feet. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood

From a brown-paper parcel, imperfectly wrapped, depended a curl of golden hair, and it bobbed about in the breeze in a manner that reduced Mr. Fallows to a state of abject curiosity. Mr. Opp

The air balloons blew about—purple, pink and white—all looking almost equally colourless by the faint light as they bobbed about the woman's head, impeding her view of the purchaser. The Privet Hedge

Hundreds plunged in; and their heads were seen bobbing about all the surface of the bay. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Though there were no excursionists on the shore that day, the girls noticed a small boat bobbing about near the point of the cliffs. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life

They were ascending a hill, and on the top of it George could see a number of lights twinkling and bobbing about through the fringe of bush that covered it. Under the Rebel's Reign

For there was something so chilling about the downsweeping disk that Jimmy's heart began leaping like a vinegar jug bobbing about in the wake of a capsizing fishboat. The Mississippi Saucer

It had two or three strawberries, some bits of pineapple, and a white grape bobbing about on top, and it was full of chopped ice. Lady Betty Across the Water

His fleet of nearly two hundred fishing-smacks lay bobbing about one fine autumn evening on the North Sea. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea

Mildred could see only a small tree bobbing about, sometimes showing its roots above water, and sometimes its leafy branches. The Settlers at Home

On Thames's bosom, crystal-clear, Glad urchins bob about like bladders; The fly is cast from Wapping pier, And over the Pool's pellucid weir Salmon go leaping up their ladders. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914

And over at one side of the auditorium a dark object began bobbing about in the air up near the ceiling. Sense from Thought Divide

The square spot bobbed about in the center of the astrogation screen. Sand Doom

Often a cask would be thrown overboard, and a gun's crew suddenly called to sink it as it bobbed about on the waves astern. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1

Below lay the gleaming waters of the bay, with small boats bobbing about, and a distant view of the crags and headlands of a rugged coast line. The Princess of the School

"Oh, now we can never get our balloons!" sobbed the little girl, as the toys bobbed about in the wind, the strings fast to a tree branch. Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant His Many Adventures

It bobbed about, over the Swami's head and around him. Sense from Thought Divide

When we got into the tide-way the boat began to bob about a good deal. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days

This reminds me of one of the scenes, only there are no sham fairies and stupid people bobbing about and standing on one leg. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor

Again and again the Norseman tried; but the little creature was too slippery, and gave way, so that it was like trying to lasso a huge egg bobbing about on the surface. Steve Young

I felt horrified, but the next moment his head reappeared bobbing about, and he swam along easily and well. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden

It bobbed about as before, but still obstinately refused to ascend. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"

Hazel begged both girls to keep quiet, but the light of the gas lamps from the Get-There was bobbing about, and the flash of a new revolver was reflected in the night. The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies

Compare this with the grouping and animation of the Sleigh-omnibus; heads piled upon heads, as in a picture; black hats, feathers, plumage, barrel-caps, etc., bobbing about in a lively manner to the music of bells. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4

The ball lay bobbing about a yard away and he grabbed it. Left End Edwards

Yard after yard of the wet line was pulled in; and by and by the head of a tremendous fellow parted the water, and came up, one, two, three feet, writhing and bobbing about. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'

Suddenly the light seemed to bob about in the old house; it showed first at one window—then another—as though some one were running from room to room. The Cross-Cut

It was bobbing about on the waves, rising and falling. Around the World in Ten Days

At school the next morning, Willie's white head was bobbing about eagerly. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls

Then Laddie noticed that his own kite was bobbing about and coming down also. Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's

They were fast leaving behind them the wrecked motor boat which bobbed about on the waves. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island

His little red head was constantly to be seen bobbing about in the barnyard among the sheep and calves, or almost under the horses' feet. Captain Jinks, Hero

She skipped here and there, and kept the other toys laughing at her funny tricks and the queer way her kinky hair bobbed about her head. The Story of a China Cat

In the stream of fiery color, water fowl bobbed about grotesquely. The She Boss A Western Story

Laddie's, too, had begun to bob about, and he said: "I guess I'll pull mine down before it falls." Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's

The sylph changed direction, and began to bob about. The Sky Is Falling

From this the landlady, winter and summer, spun off that fine thread from which were woven those bright and gay handkerchiefs which could be seen bobbing about in the doorway of the inn from afar. The Poor Plutocrats

He was bobbing about with a great deal of pleasure to the strains of a lively tune when he heard something that made him settle quickly upon a beam above the jolly fiddler's head. The Tale of Buster Bumblebee

"What about him?" they demanded, pointing to the truant duckling who was bobbing about on the rippling water. The Tale of Henrietta Hen

The two boats were not a hundred yards apart, but the roughness of the water, on which the row boat bobbed about like a cork, rendered the volley ineffective. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814

He bobbed about on his unsteady little legs and protested earnestly. I Married a Ranger

When the decoys were eventually anchored in the bay they bobbed about on the rippling water quite true to life and they even took an occasional dive, when the anchor thong ran taut. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure

For a moment more the black and the red heads bobbed about, the faces turned toward each other grimly. The Place Beyond the Winds

Behind them the yellow lanterns still bobbed about between the river and town, but there was already sufficient light to make visible the signs underfoot. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier

Mister Lynch's voice came booming up to us, and we saw the light of a lantern bobbing about. The Blood Ship

And on his back, still bobbing about, was the Monkey on a Stick. The Story of a Monkey on a Stick

The apple always bobbed about his head, rolling away just as he thought he had it. Hallowe'en at Merryvale

Then the two followed the Captain over the side and into the boat, which had been lowered and was now bobbing about on the choppy waves of the bay. The Puritan Twins

Then he shook his head, And all the little corks that hung Around his hat-brim danced and swung And bobbed about his face; and when I laughed he made them dance again. A Book for Kids

"No; but I suppose of course he got them, boy-like, bobbing about among the firemen, where he had no business to be!" Ishmael Or, In the Depths

Thus prompted, Gwendolyn fell to eating once more, turning her attention to the croutons bobbing about on the broth Each was square and crunchy, but not so brown as a bread-pill. The Poor Little Rich Girl

Heads bob about and splash in the mud-coloured water, and white figures run down the bank and stand a moment, poised for a plunge. With Rimington

He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random. The Colossus A Novel

"Do you remember, Molly," said Midget, "how we went out with Carter one day, and he scolded us so because we bobbed about and paddled our hands in the water?" Marjorie's Maytime

Then they went upstairs and danced to a stout little lady, called the Sylph, who bobbed about like a ball at the end of a piece of elastic. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood

The little boat was dashed on the beach, but those who had been rowing it bobbed about in the water until helped to land. Prince Jan, St. Bernard

The reason that congregations have their heads bobbing about in prayer-time is because the officiating clergyman is apt to petition in the abstract. Around The Tea-Table

Hang a plumb bob about an inch below the center of a straight edge of the board while pointing at the horizon, using the back of the board. Military Instructors Manual

The big balloons made much fun as they bobbed about in the air, and when the feast was over, the guests went away declaring that the Jinks Club had never had a prettier party. Marjorie's Maytime

And she, poor thing, would get so frightened at bad spots, with the fierce old horse bobbing about so dangerous, that she just has to be held on. Somewhere in Red Gap

For a long time I had a dream that I was bobbing about in water, and that I had my arms around a floating log. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater

We fear that we cannot record any marvellous marksmanship on their part, for the bottles were still bobbing about on the water when the ladies' party retraced their steps to the "camp." Argentina from a British Point of View

A white figure was flitting up and down, wringing its hands, the gray hair bobbing about the jerking head. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories

A little farther on the doctor was stopped again this time by a maiden in a pink-and-white gingham, with a mass of light curls bobbing about her face. Sandy

The Adventurer's tender bobbed about at the stern and the first person Perry set eyes on as he scrambled onto the bridge deck was Han. The Adventure Club Afloat

The "Yankee" was a splendid sea boat, but in the course of an hour the choppy waves kicked up by the storm set her to bobbing about like the proverbial cork. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"

The shadows of the two players, all foreshortened by the approach of noontide, bobbed about in dwarfish caricature along the smooth sandy stretch. The Frontiersmen

As he played, too, he kept twitching about with a thousand queer contortions; nodding his head and bobbing about his tasselled night-cap. Tales of a Traveller

Would the Germans rescue the American lads bobbing about in the water? The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet

He will see hares and rabbits bobbing about on common farms, and partridges in broods, like separate flocks of hens and chickens, in fields of grain, within a stone’s throw of the farmer’s house. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's

Heads were bobbing about and showing over their parapet in a most reckless way, and, as we looked, this phenomenon became more and more pronounced. Bullets & Billets

They were not followed, and as they looked back they could see a light bobbing about in the shed. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record

On account of the high side of the ship the water was comparatively calm under her lee, and, though the small boat was bobbing about, they got aboard. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

The nephew of one of the standard Victorian novelists, Mainhall bobbed about among the various literary cliques of London and its outlying suburbs, careful to lose touch with none of them. Alexander's Bridge

He saw a few yards away, something bobbing about in an eddy that spun within a projecting head of rock. The War in the Air

She was found, knife in hand, with a huge wound in the back of the neck and her head bobbing about in a ghastly manner. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

It was a dirty red, and things bobbed about in it like the Persians in the creek of Sciathos. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies

Mr. Swift signaled for the machinery to stop and the submarine came to a halt on the surface, bobbing about like a half-submerged bottle. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

It seemed to come from the barrel which was bobbing about near the water's edge. The Violet Fairy Book

And at last the ship plunged right down to the bottom of the sea, making a dreadful gurgling sound; and the six bad men were left bobbing about in the deep water of the bay. The Story of Doctor Dolittle

She returned and stirred up the room until her children were bobbing about like bubbles. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets

On the stove the big dishpan, in which the jelly glasses and fruit jars, with their tops and rubbers, bobbed about in hot water. Fanny Herself

Sally was a wild thing, with sunburned yellow hair, bobbed about her ears, and a brown skin, for she never wore a hat. My Antonia

He bobbed about among men, a veritable bundle of enthusiasm—no power worthy the name of intellect, no thoughts worthy the adjective noble, no feelings long continued in one strain. Sister Carrie: a Novel

So he turned upon his heel, and a minute later from the deck I could see his short, squat figure bobbing about in the distance as he made his way back to his train. The Lost World

I was scarcely aware that I had been vociferating, "Vieni, Medea, mia dea," while the old lady bobbed about making up my fire. Hauntings

So they went bobbing about in a tub, and we, with a like paucity of equipment, essayed to follow them. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life

The bucket bobbed about on the surface of the water. In the Midst of Alarms

I, also, pelted these foolish birds with apples, and smiled at the ridiculous earnestness of their scrambles for the prize while the apple bobbed about like a thing of life. Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")

Such a jolly life, bobbing about between the islands and the mainland, with the chance of an occasional storm. The Golden Calf

And she could not help looking at her shadow; indeed, she waited for the gas-lamps, still watching the Punch as it bobbed about. L'Assommoir

All day they bobbed about on the dancing waves, the oarsmen pulling just sufficiently to keep headway on their respective boats, but not a sign of either land or passing vessel was visible. The Mysteries of Montreal Being Recollections of a Female Physician

"I understand," said the doctoress, nodding her head till the bladder in her hair bobbed about like a float at which a fish is pulling. The Ghost Kings

Newlyn women bobbed about their cottage doors with hum and stir, and every gossip's mouth was full of news at this entry. Lying Prophets

The clover blossoms grew heavier every day with honey, and their great red heads bobbed about clumsily in the little breezes that visited the grass by the lake shore. The Cheerful Cricket and Others

As Coupeau and Gervaise were both short, they raised themselves up on tiptoe, trying to see something besides the chignons and hats that were bobbing about. L'Assommoir

"Great fun, Hallowe'en!" they called to one another as they bobbed about, still snapping at his cheeks. Half-Past Seven Stories

Now the fox had just crept up on the hen-house roof; and when he peeped down, there was just light enough to see a white thing bobbing about. The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School

The jumping fountain never stops— He sat upon the highest drops And bobbed about. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917

There were certainly three lanterns bobbing about in the open behind the house of Luke Tweezy. The Heart of the Range

On the left hand there was an old black velvet hat trimmed with ragged feathers bobbing about—regular hearse's plumes. L'Assommoir

Your Honor," burst out Mr. Chippingham, whose bald head had been bobbing about in excited contiguity with the tall hats, "this is a most misleading statement. Tutt and Mr. Tutt

I judged they could not be far away, and was looking every moment to see their blue heads bobbing about among the underbrush, when I heard a sharp fusilade of shots ahead. A Soldier of Virginia

She gurgled melodiously to her family in the intervals of dropping bits of jammy bread into her mug of milk, and watching them bob about with absorbed interest. The Happy Adventurers

And the major's wife nodded her head with such emphasis that her quaint English curls bobbed about, setting Lydia off into a fit of laughter. The Moccasin Maker

He shrugged his shoulders and wrinkled his eyebrows, tossed out his hands and folded his arms, obtruded his chin and bobbed about his head—and at last, I am happy to say, recovered his spoon. Italian Hours

Let out lots of rope," he cried, as the stone-laden contrivance bobbed about on the waves, "this is bully. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest

The rudder had been unshipped, and there was no chance of replacing it, for the boat was bobbing about on the waves in a most extraordinary manner. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

So we did, and next thing we knew we were floating on our backs in the sea as calm and cool as cucumbers, and the raft was bobbing about, and you know the rest. The Happy Adventurers

A hundred yards to the left a light bobbed about, reminding them of childhood's will-o'-the-wisp. The Flyers

Presently something touched him on the shoulder, and he turned and found a dead man swaying and bobbing about him and seemingly inspecting him inquiringly. Following the Equator — Part 1

The boys uttered a shout as they perceived not a mile from them the raft bobbing about on the waves as buoyant as a cork. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest

With the ebb tide some of them came back, while others, caught in cross- currents, bobbed about the Bay all night and finally beached at widely scattered points. The Valley of the Giants

Prudence had fallen into a day-dream; and Mollie's eyes were roaming over the blue sea, when suddenly she caught sight of the raft bobbing about on the little waves, sometimes above and sometimes below. The Happy Adventurers

He bobbed about among men, a veritable bundle of enthusiasm-no power worthy the name of intellect, no thoughts worthy the adjectives noble, no feelings long continued in one strain. Sister Carrie

The two bags of clothing were bobbing about amid the brash and glacier-ice to the windward side of the spit, and it did not seem possible to reach them. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition

Following this there was another splash and the cylinder began to bob about like a cork on a mill pond. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth

In fact, peering between the brambles and bushes, they could see his little brown form bobbing about as he hunted for tender bark. Old Granny Fox

The dark hours before the dawn of day had arrived before they put off for shore, but the fisher boats still were bobbing about in the black waters of the harbor. Brewster's Millions

The Kilo had swung back to an even keel again, but was still bobbing about on the water. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune

He went quietly out seaward, and at the last, when I turned unwillingly to retrace my steps, I saw his black head bobbing about on the calm surface. Australian Search Party

Jean shook her head at him very sternly, and oh, how the jolly little curls bobbed about. The Scotch Twins

The bladder bobbed about for a while and then was still. The Eskimo Twins

When the fish flags were bobbing about in the air, the Father and children went back into the house. The Japanese Twins

A few of the ladies joined them, but nobody hit the bottle, which was finally left bobbing about on the tide. April Hopes

Tom acted just in time, and, after bobbing about like a cork on the water, the ship was righted, and sent forging ahead, under the influence of the propellers worked at top speed. Tom Swift and His Airship

"That was splendid, now it is safely ended," said Rose, skipping up the steps with her head over her shoulder to watch the dear tassels bob about. Eight Cousins

The chuck-boat had pushed off into the rough current and was bobbing about in the wake of the logs; but all the men had not departed. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret

Then, just as the scattered white turbans went wildly bobbing about, into the midst of the inner battalion, out rushed the Thirty-third Virginians, straight at the guns. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray

As we approached the most extensive of the larger ones, I was startled at seeing a number of large serpent-like heads bobbing about the surface. The Naturalist on the River Amazons

All the ricks in the yard were bobbing about, as if amusing themselves with a slow contradance; but they were as yet kept in by the barn, and a huge old hedge of hawthorn. Sir Gibbie

I could see her red straw hat bobbing about among the tall rushes, and I wondered if there were snakes. The Shape of Fear

A number of black heads bobbed about in the shallows. The Land of Footprints

The horse was ranging on, bobbing about, far ahead. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger

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例句	bob about Then the boats were pushed into the water, and while they bobbed about we scrambled into them as best we could. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mitochondria are minute, bean-shaped objects, hundreds of which bob about like so much flotsam in the warm, salty envelope of the cell. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the center of the crowd that had formed before the department store the hunting cap, the green radius of the circle of people, was bobbing about violently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The little clump bobbed about, drifting with the tide, then finally blinked from sight. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z If we could follow the motion of individual stars bobbing about the galactic plane, they would resemble a froth of popcorn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lanterns bobbed about in the darkness like fireflies as the great Joseph Bell tolled out a message of joy and hope to Mossflower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cool off with this family-friendly nonalcoholic cocktail that features a refreshing combination of homemade orange sherbet bobbing about in orange juice and seltzer. 34 best nonalcoholic cocktails for flavor-filled, booze-free sipping 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Photograph: Ben Dilley/BBC I was carried along by the tide of these advances, bobbing about at the front, but I had very little to do with the tide. 'It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon' – David Attenborough returns to the Great Barrier Reef 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z After hours of bobbing about on a life raft in the Pacific, Bush was rescued by a submarine, but the other crewmen were never found. Jon Meacham’s ‘Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush’ 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Edging up to the window, I looked down to where a curl of sand and green water had appeared, an oasis where children bobbed about in dinghies and leapt off limestone rocks. ‘The Godfather of trains’: the Trans-Mongolian from Moscow to Beijing 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Grace arrived by ocean liner, and had to totter down a gangplank from a tender to meet Rainier, who was bobbing about expectantly on his yacht. Grace Kelly: Style Icon at the V&A 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z Wholly separate soap-bubbles of literary content, in fact, bobbing about autonomously with a continent's-worth of space in between, probably filled with wolves and pine trees. The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman ? review 2011-04-10T01:00:02Z You remind me of someone bobbing about in a little sailboat, going wherever the sea takes them. In many ways my husband was perfect – but I left him. Was I too hasty? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “If there was a power failure and/or communication failure, this might have happened, and the submersible would then be bobbing about on the surface waiting to be found,” Greig said. Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Soon, the Seattle-based crab boat began to nose through closely packed pancake-like pieces and bigger craggy chunks, some the size of boulders, which bobbed about in the currents and clanged against the hull. Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z There was a lot of bobbing about with jam jars. Sons of Neptune: Scarborough sewage rebels head for the big screen 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Later, after they actually turned up and signed their contracts, the band threw the dolls into the Grand Union Canal, where they bobbed about for days. The Spice Girls at 25: Here's the story from A to Z 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z And after some 20 minutes bobbing about in the ocean, Lawler recalls looking over his shoulder and seeing Gribble in one of the rafts. Battling the waves to stay alive: A tale of survival from the Scandies Rose 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z With his head bobbing about like that, he plays a forward defence like he’s trying to watch a movie on a plane over the seat of the person in front. Ashes 2019: England v Australia first Test, day two – live! 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z There will be a movie screen next to a swimming pool stocked with toys so patrons can bob about while watching a show. Anaheim, the home of family friendly Disneyland, now wants to draw adults to its new breweries - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z As a surfer you spend a lot of time bobbing about, waiting for something to happen. About the boys: Tim Winton on how toxic masculinity is shackling men to misogyny 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z The actors, bobbing about in a vaguely defined theatrical space, are profoundly disconnected from one another, tethered only loosely to the world Hudes has created. 'Water by the Spoonful' at the Taper: Broken souls, and a cast, in search of connection 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z In the distance, a giant blow-up Chavez doll bobs about in the air. Venezuela: From the barricades to the ballot box 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Along with dozens of other migrants, he bobbed about in the Mediterranean Sea for four days after their engine failed. A Nigerian's nightmare failed bid to migrate to Europe - BBC News 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z At least, this is the way his staple PowerPoint presentation describes his idea for Very Large Floating Structures, which can bob about on the ocean, hold a range of facilities and “free up land.” How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z He said the ships and fishing boats apparently failed to see their tiny vessels bobbing about 3km-5km away. Philippines fisherman tells of deadly two-month ordeal stranded at sea 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z "As they sit back in their long robes sipping tea, refugees bob about the Mediterranean," he said. Senators Struggle With Geography to Support Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Intervention 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Hanjin Shipping is near-bankrupt, protected from its creditors only by the courts, with its ships bobbing about on the ocean because ports fear they won't be paid the fees for letting the vessels dock. Hanjin bankruptcy: Are South Korea's 'chaebols' in crisis? - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z "The splash from the whale re-entering the water freaked them out because their boat bobbed about like a little cork." Australia: Humpback whale splashes Sydney tourists - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z But perhaps it does fit: after all it takes a special kind of ineptitude to make so few mistakes but still be bobbing about in fifth, struggling for Champions League qualification. The Premier League teams' ineptitude index 2015-16 \| Tom Bryant 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z This season, they can be found bobbing about the straps of shoes, clinging to curtain edges and bunched on sweater fronts. Pompoms Come Bouncing Back 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z For a long time I just bob about, thinking and listening to my organs gurgling. Why do people use flotation tanks? - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z See it in your mind: All Blacks half Graeme Bachop bobs about base of a ruck and flings a floater out to his left that lands in space. Jonah Lomu shocked the world as the first genuine global rugby superstar \| Matt Cleary 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z When a hundred of them take to the water, with their black heads bobbing about, they might be taken for so many shipwrecked contrabands. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Kipps was first aware of him as a dark object bobbing about excitedly outside the hosiery window. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He could kill gulls at long range with a rifle when they were bobbing about on the waves. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Every time the breeze moved the curtain, he bobbed about actively. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Lake Winnebago is a notable inland sea, and the canoeist feels fairly lost, in his little cockle shell, bobbing about over its great waves. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Vessels on their way to Baltimore were continually in sight, and a sloop belonging to Colonel Lloyd lay in the river, with its pretty little boat bobbing about in the sparkling water. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z The Rambler danced and bobbed about frightfully, drawing at her anchor and seeming to lunge forward in the waste of water. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z As the bar tug Hercules was cruising beyond the bar, farther out than usual, last Tuesday, Captain Patterson espied a bottle bobbing about in the wash of a swell and picked it up. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z In them the scouts shot rapids, rode down cataracts, bobbed about in whirlpools, and then—rode out upon quiet lakes laughing merrily in their nervous tension. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z At that instant Bart saw something black bobbing about on the surface of the lake. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z She was loaded with crockery, and several bales of blue-and-white rice bowls had tumbled into the water, their contents bobbing about like a flock of clay pigeons. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Suddenly a brilliant light flashed across the meadow and began to bob about like a hundred candle power will-o'-the-wisp. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z As he ran his coat appeared to flap out behind him, the long tails bobbing about from his motion. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z He could feel the motion of the boat as it bobbed about. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z The boat from the schooner was bobbing about a couple of yards away. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z There was a splash, a shower of silvery spray, a few bubbles, and two heads were bobbing about like floating corks. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z It was bobbing about most invitingly in easy stepping distance. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z Have I already served in three campaigns, and been thumped, and bobbed about, by the English, to be called coward at last! The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z "And Pate's big bald head will not be seen bobbing about in Bella Vista," said Tom. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z At a little after three they were in Quicks Hole, bobbing about gayly in the wake of a steamer. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z It was drifting towards them in the same manner as the one they had already met; and before any of them thought of exchanging speech, it was bobbing about in their midst. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Rabbits bobbed about in the clearing before the door. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z I have not seen you since last evening, when I was bobbing about in your room, striking my head against the ceiling, and then falling bounce upon the floor. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Nina, who was endowed with excellent good sight, was the first to detect a nearly submerged tree-trunk bobbing about in the channel, nearly a mile distant. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z With loud cries of alarm, one and all together darted towards these, and swarmed up, leaving the koker-logs to bob about below, or drift away wherever the surge might carry them. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z She said it was really fun, and she felt as though she was "bobbing about" in the sky. Amazing hot air balloon festival 2010-08-13T15:54:00Z She stood looking for a moment or two as it bobbed about on the surface of the water, then, turning round, began to scramble back with more haste than care. The School by the Sea I could see the flower-pot bobbing about energetically and twice Frances nodded, it seemed to me reluctantly. The Haunted Pajamas It was a weird night, and one such as never before had been seen there—the long line of lights bobbing about as the searchers moved through the darkness. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River All the Sea Urchins were rushing off to investigate some mysterious black object which they could see bobbing about in the water, and which they hoped might prove to be a porpoise. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The dingy cricket cap was to be seen bobbing about everywhere, his grin of enjoyment was all-embracing. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle What the dickens do you keep bobbing about like that for? Sir Hilton's Sin “Ay, ay; forty-eight hours would bring some of those fellows up from the bottom bobbing about us, the big chap whose skull I scratched, among the rest.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand From the Wimbledon end of the High Street he saw bobbing about in the crowd a number of brilliant green caps with yellow braid upon them. Adventures of Bindle Then came another week of una furiosa calma—a furious calm, as the Spaniards have it—bobbing about in undulating billows, and the tough canvass beating and chafing in futile anger. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Her hair fell about her ears in tiny, grey corkscrew curls; and they bobbed about as she moved. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Our boat, bobbing about like a cork, produced terrific nausea, and our stomachs ached from vain wrenching. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Soon the heads stopped, bobbed about near a narrow part of the stream, and finally came out upon the bank, one on either side. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The boats descended rapidly and soon rested upon the water where they danced and bobbed about like corks on the angry waves. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave The little steam-launch gives all who go in her a good ducking, as she bobs about on the big rollers; and my old gymnastic practice stands me in good stead on boarding and leaving her. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 A score of frantic circus men were shouting orders at each other, lanterns were bobbing about among the wagons, and every one was beside himself with excitement. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters She was talking volubly about some imaginary adventure as they started down the terrace stairs towards a line of aircabs, playing her part, high-piled golden hairdo bobbing about. The Other Likeness Then Nelly too was overcome by the heat, and she nodded and bobbed about until at last her head fell in An Ching's lap. The Little Girl Lost A Tale for Little Girls They saw the brown and yellow heads bobbing about. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad She was a large merchant brig, heading any way, and bobbing about, as we were, in the calm. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Almost immediately we saw three roebuck near the rim of one of the ravines, their white rump-patches showing conspicuously as they bobbed about in the thin cover. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' She craned her head over the short curtain, the little tight knob of her black hair sticking out pathetically as she bobbed about. The Rainbow Frank was not a little puzzled by a number of strange-looking brown objects that lay close inshore, tumbling and bobbing about like porpoises. Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He made a screen of his body between her and the five pairs of eyes that were bobbing about so exasperatingly on the water. The Hickory Limb And while you are doing all this, just turn your eyes out to the calm spot off Montego Bay, where that leaky old brigantine is bobbing about. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Suddenly there appeared above the grass several other pairs of ears, bobbing about, quite like his own. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He heard wind blowing, and felt his boat bobbing about inexplicably. The River Prophet Rob could see the eyes of François fixed out midstream, and, following his gaze, he presently saw some dark object bobbing about out there, going slowly down-stream. Young Alaskans in the Far North Ever since the great storm there had been logs and broken tree-branches floating about in the water, and on this morning, the Twins found two of them bobbing about near the beach-line. The Cave Twins Six tow heads bobbing about a pen in the big barn. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There were two or three lights bobbing about and a very powerful lighthouse light cast a baleful gleam every five seconds. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The ball again bobbed about the posts, but the Vale men showed splendid back play on the slippery ground, and sent it clear. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches There were many queer things around him,—like himself bobbing about upon the tiny waves. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Happily unconscious of these mistakes, Tilly popped it into the pot, and proudly watched it bobbing about before she put the cover on and left it to its fate. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. The fastenings of the gate were loosed and out rushed the animal with the cowboy bobbing about on his back. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders Dorothy became accustomed to an odorous lantern which stood near the back door in the daytime and bobbed about among the shrubbery at night. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern Poor Charlie's brow was covered with blood, and as he himself expressed the terrible sensation of "feeling a pistol ball bobbing about in his brain," arrangements were hastily made for having him consigned to relatives. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches He had obtained two large kitchen ladles, and with these he was propelling and guiding the unwieldy round tub, which bobbed about provokingly on the turbid water, and made but little progress. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks The shadow seemed to like this, and bobbed about so comically it made Will laugh till his eyes were full of tears. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Then I saw two whitish heads bobbing about in the crowd. A Poor Man's House The seals were still sleeping on the rocks or bobbing about in the water as of old. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria It now hung bobbing about to a short length of painter under the schooner’s stern. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub But it missed; and on floated the tub, slowly, but provokingly, bobbing about in the morning sunshine, leaving him alone in the tree! The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks Directly below us on the bubbling, swirling water a few twisted black forms bobbed about. The Fire People His gyrations, as he bobbed about under the uneasy motions of the vessel, gave him a ludicrous appearance, which even the positive expression of suffering on his face did not essentially mitigate. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim She led the way farther into the network of vines, the rank leaves and starry blossoms bobbing about her feet. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood From a brown-paper parcel, imperfectly wrapped, depended a curl of golden hair, and it bobbed about in the breeze in a manner that reduced Mr. Fallows to a state of abject curiosity. Mr. Opp The air balloons blew about—purple, pink and white—all looking almost equally colourless by the faint light as they bobbed about the woman's head, impeding her view of the purchaser. The Privet Hedge Hundreds plunged in; and their heads were seen bobbing about all the surface of the bay. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Though there were no excursionists on the shore that day, the girls noticed a small boat bobbing about near the point of the cliffs. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life They were ascending a hill, and on the top of it George could see a number of lights twinkling and bobbing about through the fringe of bush that covered it. Under the Rebel's Reign For there was something so chilling about the downsweeping disk that Jimmy's heart began leaping like a vinegar jug bobbing about in the wake of a capsizing fishboat. The Mississippi Saucer It had two or three strawberries, some bits of pineapple, and a white grape bobbing about on top, and it was full of chopped ice. Lady Betty Across the Water His fleet of nearly two hundred fishing-smacks lay bobbing about one fine autumn evening on the North Sea. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea Mildred could see only a small tree bobbing about, sometimes showing its roots above water, and sometimes its leafy branches. The Settlers at Home On Thames's bosom, crystal-clear, Glad urchins bob about like bladders; The fly is cast from Wapping pier, And over the Pool's pellucid weir Salmon go leaping up their ladders. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 And over at one side of the auditorium a dark object began bobbing about in the air up near the ceiling. Sense from Thought Divide The square spot bobbed about in the center of the astrogation screen. Sand Doom Often a cask would be thrown overboard, and a gun's crew suddenly called to sink it as it bobbed about on the waves astern. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Below lay the gleaming waters of the bay, with small boats bobbing about, and a distant view of the crags and headlands of a rugged coast line. The Princess of the School "Oh, now we can never get our balloons!" sobbed the little girl, as the toys bobbed about in the wind, the strings fast to a tree branch. Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant His Many Adventures It bobbed about, over the Swami's head and around him. Sense from Thought Divide When we got into the tide-way the boat began to bob about a good deal. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days This reminds me of one of the scenes, only there are no sham fairies and stupid people bobbing about and standing on one leg. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor Again and again the Norseman tried; but the little creature was too slippery, and gave way, so that it was like trying to lasso a huge egg bobbing about on the surface. Steve Young I felt horrified, but the next moment his head reappeared bobbing about, and he swam along easily and well. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden It bobbed about as before, but still obstinately refused to ascend. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Hazel begged both girls to keep quiet, but the light of the gas lamps from the Get-There was bobbing about, and the flash of a new revolver was reflected in the night. The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies Compare this with the grouping and animation of the Sleigh-omnibus; heads piled upon heads, as in a picture; black hats, feathers, plumage, barrel-caps, etc., bobbing about in a lively manner to the music of bells. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 The ball lay bobbing about a yard away and he grabbed it. Left End Edwards Yard after yard of the wet line was pulled in; and by and by the head of a tremendous fellow parted the water, and came up, one, two, three feet, writhing and bobbing about. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Suddenly the light seemed to bob about in the old house; it showed first at one window—then another—as though some one were running from room to room. The Cross-Cut It was bobbing about on the waves, rising and falling. Around the World in Ten Days At school the next morning, Willie's white head was bobbing about eagerly. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Then Laddie noticed that his own kite was bobbing about and coming down also. Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's They were fast leaving behind them the wrecked motor boat which bobbed about on the waves. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island His little red head was constantly to be seen bobbing about in the barnyard among the sheep and calves, or almost under the horses' feet. Captain Jinks, Hero She skipped here and there, and kept the other toys laughing at her funny tricks and the queer way her kinky hair bobbed about her head. The Story of a China Cat In the stream of fiery color, water fowl bobbed about grotesquely. The She Boss A Western Story Laddie's, too, had begun to bob about, and he said: "I guess I'll pull mine down before it falls." Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's The sylph changed direction, and began to bob about. The Sky Is Falling From this the landlady, winter and summer, spun off that fine thread from which were woven those bright and gay handkerchiefs which could be seen bobbing about in the doorway of the inn from afar. The Poor Plutocrats He was bobbing about with a great deal of pleasure to the strains of a lively tune when he heard something that made him settle quickly upon a beam above the jolly fiddler's head. The Tale of Buster Bumblebee "What about him?" they demanded, pointing to the truant duckling who was bobbing about on the rippling water. The Tale of Henrietta Hen The two boats were not a hundred yards apart, but the roughness of the water, on which the row boat bobbed about like a cork, rendered the volley ineffective. Captain Sam The Boy Scouts of 1814 He bobbed about on his unsteady little legs and protested earnestly. I Married a Ranger When the decoys were eventually anchored in the bay they bobbed about on the rippling water quite true to life and they even took an occasional dive, when the anchor thong ran taut. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure For a moment more the black and the red heads bobbed about, the faces turned toward each other grimly. The Place Beyond the Winds Behind them the yellow lanterns still bobbed about between the river and town, but there was already sufficient light to make visible the signs underfoot. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Mister Lynch's voice came booming up to us, and we saw the light of a lantern bobbing about. The Blood Ship And on his back, still bobbing about, was the Monkey on a Stick. The Story of a Monkey on a Stick The apple always bobbed about his head, rolling away just as he thought he had it. Hallowe'en at Merryvale Then the two followed the Captain over the side and into the boat, which had been lowered and was now bobbing about on the choppy waves of the bay. The Puritan Twins Then he shook his head, And all the little corks that hung Around his hat-brim danced and swung And bobbed about his face; and when I laughed he made them dance again. A Book for Kids "No; but I suppose of course he got them, boy-like, bobbing about among the firemen, where he had no business to be!" Ishmael Or, In the Depths Thus prompted, Gwendolyn fell to eating once more, turning her attention to the croutons bobbing about on the broth Each was square and crunchy, but not so brown as a bread-pill. The Poor Little Rich Girl Heads bob about and splash in the mud-coloured water, and white figures run down the bank and stand a moment, poised for a plunge. With Rimington He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random. The Colossus A Novel "Do you remember, Molly," said Midget, "how we went out with Carter one day, and he scolded us so because we bobbed about and paddled our hands in the water?" Marjorie's Maytime Then they went upstairs and danced to a stout little lady, called the Sylph, who bobbed about like a ball at the end of a piece of elastic. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood The little boat was dashed on the beach, but those who had been rowing it bobbed about in the water until helped to land. Prince Jan, St. Bernard The reason that congregations have their heads bobbing about in prayer-time is because the officiating clergyman is apt to petition in the abstract. Around The Tea-Table Hang a plumb bob about an inch below the center of a straight edge of the board while pointing at the horizon, using the back of the board. Military Instructors Manual The big balloons made much fun as they bobbed about in the air, and when the feast was over, the guests went away declaring that the Jinks Club had never had a prettier party. Marjorie's Maytime And she, poor thing, would get so frightened at bad spots, with the fierce old horse bobbing about so dangerous, that she just has to be held on. Somewhere in Red Gap For a long time I had a dream that I was bobbing about in water, and that I had my arms around a floating log. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater We fear that we cannot record any marvellous marksmanship on their part, for the bottles were still bobbing about on the water when the ladies' party retraced their steps to the "camp." Argentina from a British Point of View A white figure was flitting up and down, wringing its hands, the gray hair bobbing about the jerking head. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories A little farther on the doctor was stopped again this time by a maiden in a pink-and-white gingham, with a mass of light curls bobbing about her face. Sandy The Adventurer's tender bobbed about at the stern and the first person Perry set eyes on as he scrambled onto the bridge deck was Han. The Adventure Club Afloat The "Yankee" was a splendid sea boat, but in the course of an hour the choppy waves kicked up by the storm set her to bobbing about like the proverbial cork. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" The shadows of the two players, all foreshortened by the approach of noontide, bobbed about in dwarfish caricature along the smooth sandy stretch. The Frontiersmen As he played, too, he kept twitching about with a thousand queer contortions; nodding his head and bobbing about his tasselled night-cap. Tales of a Traveller Would the Germans rescue the American lads bobbing about in the water? The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet He will see hares and rabbits bobbing about on common farms, and partridges in broods, like separate flocks of hens and chickens, in fields of grain, within a stone’s throw of the farmer’s house. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Heads were bobbing about and showing over their parapet in a most reckless way, and, as we looked, this phenomenon became more and more pronounced. Bullets & Billets They were not followed, and as they looked back they could see a light bobbing about in the shed. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record On account of the high side of the ship the water was comparatively calm under her lee, and, though the small boat was bobbing about, they got aboard. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure The nephew of one of the standard Victorian novelists, Mainhall bobbed about among the various literary cliques of London and its outlying suburbs, careful to lose touch with none of them. Alexander's Bridge He saw a few yards away, something bobbing about in an eddy that spun within a projecting head of rock. The War in the Air She was found, knife in hand, with a huge wound in the back of the neck and her head bobbing about in a ghastly manner. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It was a dirty red, and things bobbed about in it like the Persians in the creek of Sciathos. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Mr. Swift signaled for the machinery to stop and the submarine came to a halt on the surface, bobbing about like a half-submerged bottle. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure It seemed to come from the barrel which was bobbing about near the water's edge. The Violet Fairy Book And at last the ship plunged right down to the bottom of the sea, making a dreadful gurgling sound; and the six bad men were left bobbing about in the deep water of the bay. The Story of Doctor Dolittle She returned and stirred up the room until her children were bobbing about like bubbles. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets On the stove the big dishpan, in which the jelly glasses and fruit jars, with their tops and rubbers, bobbed about in hot water. Fanny Herself Sally was a wild thing, with sunburned yellow hair, bobbed about her ears, and a brown skin, for she never wore a hat. My Antonia He bobbed about among men, a veritable bundle of enthusiasm—no power worthy the name of intellect, no thoughts worthy the adjective noble, no feelings long continued in one strain. Sister Carrie: a Novel So he turned upon his heel, and a minute later from the deck I could see his short, squat figure bobbing about in the distance as he made his way back to his train. The Lost World I was scarcely aware that I had been vociferating, "Vieni, Medea, mia dea," while the old lady bobbed about making up my fire. Hauntings So they went bobbing about in a tub, and we, with a like paucity of equipment, essayed to follow them. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life The bucket bobbed about on the surface of the water. In the Midst of Alarms I, also, pelted these foolish birds with apples, and smiled at the ridiculous earnestness of their scrambles for the prize while the apple bobbed about like a thing of life. Sketches from Memory (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") Such a jolly life, bobbing about between the islands and the mainland, with the chance of an occasional storm. The Golden Calf And she could not help looking at her shadow; indeed, she waited for the gas-lamps, still watching the Punch as it bobbed about. L'Assommoir All day they bobbed about on the dancing waves, the oarsmen pulling just sufficiently to keep headway on their respective boats, but not a sign of either land or passing vessel was visible. The Mysteries of Montreal Being Recollections of a Female Physician "I understand," said the doctoress, nodding her head till the bladder in her hair bobbed about like a float at which a fish is pulling. The Ghost Kings Newlyn women bobbed about their cottage doors with hum and stir, and every gossip's mouth was full of news at this entry. Lying Prophets The clover blossoms grew heavier every day with honey, and their great red heads bobbed about clumsily in the little breezes that visited the grass by the lake shore. The Cheerful Cricket and Others As Coupeau and Gervaise were both short, they raised themselves up on tiptoe, trying to see something besides the chignons and hats that were bobbing about. L'Assommoir "Great fun, Hallowe'en!" they called to one another as they bobbed about, still snapping at his cheeks. Half-Past Seven Stories Now the fox had just crept up on the hen-house roof; and when he peeped down, there was just light enough to see a white thing bobbing about. The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School The jumping fountain never stops— He sat upon the highest drops And bobbed about. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917 There were certainly three lanterns bobbing about in the open behind the house of Luke Tweezy. The Heart of the Range On the left hand there was an old black velvet hat trimmed with ragged feathers bobbing about—regular hearse's plumes. L'Assommoir Your Honor," burst out Mr. Chippingham, whose bald head had been bobbing about in excited contiguity with the tall hats, "this is a most misleading statement. Tutt and Mr. Tutt I judged they could not be far away, and was looking every moment to see their blue heads bobbing about among the underbrush, when I heard a sharp fusilade of shots ahead. A Soldier of Virginia She gurgled melodiously to her family in the intervals of dropping bits of jammy bread into her mug of milk, and watching them bob about with absorbed interest. The Happy Adventurers And the major's wife nodded her head with such emphasis that her quaint English curls bobbed about, setting Lydia off into a fit of laughter. The Moccasin Maker He shrugged his shoulders and wrinkled his eyebrows, tossed out his hands and folded his arms, obtruded his chin and bobbed about his head—and at last, I am happy to say, recovered his spoon. Italian Hours Let out lots of rope," he cried, as the stone-laden contrivance bobbed about on the waves, "this is bully. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest The rudder had been unshipped, and there was no chance of replacing it, for the boat was bobbing about on the waves in a most extraordinary manner. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 So we did, and next thing we knew we were floating on our backs in the sea as calm and cool as cucumbers, and the raft was bobbing about, and you know the rest. The Happy Adventurers A hundred yards to the left a light bobbed about, reminding them of childhood's will-o'-the-wisp. The Flyers Presently something touched him on the shoulder, and he turned and found a dead man swaying and bobbing about him and seemingly inspecting him inquiringly. Following the Equator — Part 1 The boys uttered a shout as they perceived not a mile from them the raft bobbing about on the waves as buoyant as a cork. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest With the ebb tide some of them came back, while others, caught in cross- currents, bobbed about the Bay all night and finally beached at widely scattered points. The Valley of the Giants Prudence had fallen into a day-dream; and Mollie's eyes were roaming over the blue sea, when suddenly she caught sight of the raft bobbing about on the little waves, sometimes above and sometimes below. The Happy Adventurers He bobbed about among men, a veritable bundle of enthusiasm-no power worthy the name of intellect, no thoughts worthy the adjectives noble, no feelings long continued in one strain. Sister Carrie The two bags of clothing were bobbing about amid the brash and glacier-ice to the windward side of the spit, and it did not seem possible to reach them. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Following this there was another splash and the cylinder began to bob about like a cork on a mill pond. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth In fact, peering between the brambles and bushes, they could see his little brown form bobbing about as he hunted for tender bark. Old Granny Fox The dark hours before the dawn of day had arrived before they put off for shore, but the fisher boats still were bobbing about in the black waters of the harbor. Brewster's Millions The Kilo had swung back to an even keel again, but was still bobbing about on the water. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune He went quietly out seaward, and at the last, when I turned unwillingly to retrace my steps, I saw his black head bobbing about on the calm surface. Australian Search Party Jean shook her head at him very sternly, and oh, how the jolly little curls bobbed about. The Scotch Twins The bladder bobbed about for a while and then was still. The Eskimo Twins When the fish flags were bobbing about in the air, the Father and children went back into the house. The Japanese Twins A few of the ladies joined them, but nobody hit the bottle, which was finally left bobbing about on the tide. April Hopes Tom acted just in time, and, after bobbing about like a cork on the water, the ship was righted, and sent forging ahead, under the influence of the propellers worked at top speed. Tom Swift and His Airship "That was splendid, now it is safely ended," said Rose, skipping up the steps with her head over her shoulder to watch the dear tassels bob about. Eight Cousins The chuck-boat had pushed off into the rough current and was bobbing about in the wake of the logs; but all the men had not departed. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret Then, just as the scattered white turbans went wildly bobbing about, into the midst of the inner battalion, out rushed the Thirty-third Virginians, straight at the guns. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray As we approached the most extensive of the larger ones, I was startled at seeing a number of large serpent-like heads bobbing about the surface. The Naturalist on the River Amazons All the ricks in the yard were bobbing about, as if amusing themselves with a slow contradance; but they were as yet kept in by the barn, and a huge old hedge of hawthorn. Sir Gibbie I could see her red straw hat bobbing about among the tall rushes, and I wondered if there were snakes. The Shape of Fear A number of black heads bobbed about in the shallows. The Land of Footprints The horse was ranging on, bobbing about, far ahead. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
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