| 单词 | break short |
| 例句 | While Senate Democrats could cut their break short, it still takes nearly a week for legislation to move through the chamber. McCarthy warns White House to reach debt-limit deal this week 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Senate Democrats are eyeing cutting their break short, but no decision has yet been made. McCarthy calls for White House to be ‘willing partners’ ahead of debt limit meeting with Biden 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The Nationals twice pushed division series showings to five games on his watch, but they fell a hit or a play or a break short both times. Astros win World Series as Dusty Baker finally manages a champion 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Florida’s defense has struggled to make tackles in open space, allowing Alabama receivers and running backs to break short throws for more substantial gains. No. 1 Alabama did it again but just barely, beating No. 11 Florida, 31-29 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z But Tuesday remained uneventful, with Lindell occasionally appearing on stage, announcing he'd cut the lunch break short and launching diatribes against members of the press while eagerly watching for published news stories about the event. Mike Lindell's South Dakota "cyber symposium" has a bumpy launch: No real evidence 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Instead he keeps instrumental breaks short, fixing the spotlight instead on the characters populating his songs. Songs are the stars as Will Kimbrough focuses on South 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z And I certainly don’t think she should be criticized for cutting her own break short. The Workologist: The Frustrations of a Part-Timer 2014-04-05T14:36:13Z If this development was not to be broken short off, and if God’s purpose in creation was to be fulfilled, then the world must still go on. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z "I beg your pardon," she said, confusedly, "I am afraid I am blundering" ... and then broke short off, and pushed back her chair from the table. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Cast iron is brittle, of granular structure, and always breaks short, having a very low elastic limit. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Then, breaking short, he asked them for their answer. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z The woman was acutely conscious that the voices in the station had broken short with an abruptness which alarmed her. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z The roots are about the size and thickness of a man's little finger, and break short off when bent. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Dense rush-like grass, as high as a man, thickly covered the entire surface—half-withered, half of a lively green; here broken short off by wind and rain, there still standing erect. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z On a sudden the steps turn downward, become a dirty brown, each representing a sin, and break short off as Solomon takes his terrible fall. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Keep the breaks short unless there's an injury or you need time to review the guidelines. Learning through unstructured play helps kids develop 2011-08-23T17:02:03Z But they met with foul weather, and terrible seas, breaking short and high, pyramid-wise. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The doctor drove his sword through one of the scoundrels, and then it broke short off, while another stabbed him in the back. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z "What you said is a lie, Webb, an' you're a liar—" The smaller man's hand whipped to his holster and Beck, breaking short, closed on him, fingers like steel gripping the ready wrist. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Albano said, many of these traits were truly grand, and broke short off. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Some weeds are deceiving—Sow-thistle, for instance, which has the look of promising firm hand-hold and easy extraction, but has a disappointing way of almost always breaking short off at the collar. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z For the book, unfinished, was yet not incomplete, when the writer’s work was broken short off. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z "You jumped as though—" Again he broke short. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z The song breaks short, and one woman speaks: Hark! Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z As he was getting over the hedge, one of the stakes of which he had taken hold broke short off, and let him fall back into the ditch. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z They leave open only one avenue; and when the Christians enter the thicket, breaking short their lances, they rush in and fight at close quarters. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He tore at it fiercely, and then seized it with his teeth, but it broke short off, and he spat the piece angrily upon the floor. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z He broke short off, smiling at his own language. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The masts had not been over the side ten minutes, before the tiller broke short in the rudder-head; and before the checks could be placed, the rudder itself was gone. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z At this moment everyone suddenly broke short his discourse, and the crowd again was silent for a moment. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z It broke short in my hand, and my one chance gone, I rolled down rapidly to the very bottom. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Another time, one of my snow-shoes, which was stuck into the snowdrift beside the hut, was broken short off by the wind. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 When the soap slides from the trowel it should break short. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. But no sooner were the words spoken, than I remembered the Jesuit Courcy that had been discovered here in hiding in this house, and so breaking short off I gazed full at Skene. Idonia: A Romance of Old London As we were discoursing together Antonio suddenly broke short his discourse. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Another blow, and the cry of alarm that rose to Bill’s lips was broken short. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager It was broken short off fifteen feet above the deck. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway He had not stopped, after breaking short his wild hope of her freedom, to dwell on the strangeness of one part of her letter above another. Where the Path Breaks "Would the monk miss me and go in search of me, thus breaking short all hopes of my exploring expedition?" Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I I was lying on deck badly stunned, the wheel-post broken short off, and the wheel broken into small pieces. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document His plummeting weight landed squarely athwart the beast’s back, breaking short the trajectory of its bound. The Frightened Planet Henry VIII. broke short off with Rome, overturned the monasteries, and filled the land with the beggared servants of the old ecclesiastical order, but he would not hear of the marriage of the Reformed clergy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 He rambled on for a minute, then broke short. The Cosmic Deflector The assegai point is broken short off, driven with such force that it has remained embedded in the lid.” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The cry of the warrior broke short and he went down like an ox beneath the pole-ax, his brains gushing from his skull that had been split to the throat. Red Nails It broke short off in the middle of a mighty thrust. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life But he had hardly started when, in going about in the strong wind, the main boom swung across so sharply that it struck the backstays and broke short off. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The yellow blinds were down over the tall windows against the westering sun, and the statue with the arm broken short gleamed like old ivory. Captain Macedoine's Daughter He grasped in his hand a broad-bladed assegai, with the point broken short off. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The scream was broken short off as though a hand had clutched the girl's throat, but Bentley waited for no more—and Manape-Bentley flew into action. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 It was far too tough a stick of oak to break short off; but the crack yawned, finger-wide, and with a serious visage Mack climbed down, after quieting his mules. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure The frame broke short, and let me down again. Old and New London Volume I Try as I would I could not induce her to continue the conversation which had been broken short. The House by the Lock The lower part of the frame had broken short off, where it was previously cracked, and had bent the top bar almost double in the fall. Across Asia on a Bicycle He had a heavy load of cares and hopes on his mind for the welfare of this son, the only thing left him to love; but he broke short off. Jena or Sedan? The third, alas! broke short off at its head, and proved useless. The Boarded-Up House Broken corkscrew—yes; small blade broken short off, too. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won It was a queer little beast, with an enormous projecting forehead, big goggle eyes, nose broken short off at the root, and long ears trailing on the ground. My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 The great height, the bare stone, the shattered windows, the aspect of the uncurtained bed, with one of its four fluted columns broken short, all struck a chill upon his fancy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Just as he had said this, through a violent effort, both their sticks broke short in the middle. The History of Sandford and Merton Instantly the blue column seemed to break short off, while the broken upper portion started racing outward toward the Earth. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 To my intense mortification, the heavy fall was accompanied by a loud, sharp crack, and on going up I found one of his matchless tusks broken short off by the lip. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. He said the marks had been made by a trunk with branches broken short; one could see where it had rolled into the stream. Partners of the Out-Trail The stock of Menard’s musket broke short off against the head of the Beaver. The Road to Frontenac But perhaps the most serious accident of all had befallen Princess Sakareen, whose left leg had broken short off at the knee. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland “It’s perfectly dreadful to think of the letter having fallen into the hands of any one so—” and she broke short off. A Bookful of Girls Round and round he twisted, till there came a little snap, and the bone of his arm broke short off in the steel jaws. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals It broke short over with a rush and roar, and he clung with hands and feet for his life as the schooner's dipping bows rammed the seething mass. Hawtrey's Deputy The line caught on a bush and broke short off, but Chris was making for the lean-to with championship speed and knew it not. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades The song broke short with an almost cruel suddenness, and yet there followed a perceptible pause before he heard her say, "Come in." Studies in love and in terror “Broke!” he muttered; “’is neck is broke short off! Panther Eye The joy of life was broken short off, like a flower snapped from its stem. Vixen, Volume I. His companions saw the big combers tumbling ready to break short upon the dipping bows out of the dark, and half-frozen men struggling for dear life with folds of madly thrashing sail. Hawtrey's Deputy His listeners saw the big combers tumbling ready to break short upon the dipping bows, and half-frozen men struggling for dear life with folds of madly thrashing sail. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Robbie Belle had shot up to an annoying stature so comparatively early in life that her romping days seemed to have broken short off in the middle. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls Side by side they moved, till the path broke short off on the verge of a vast precipice. The Gospel of the Hereafter It broke short off, a few feet above the deck, and the ragged butt ripped the planks asunder as it was dragged overside by the weight of the towering fabric of yards and canvas. Blackbeard: Buccaneer A bracket lamp on the wall opposite was crooked; one of the crystal pendants beneath it was broken short off. Stubble It broke short over with a rush and roar, and he clung with hands and feet for his life as the schooner’s dipping bows rammed the seething mass. Masters of the Wheat-Lands He heard the doors opened, and a short angry parle, broken short by the raised voice of the new comers, and the clanging of armed footsteps, along the marble corridor which led toward his chamber. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Practically, lilies have such an uncomfortable way of breaking short off.' The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Others were broken short off, a little distance from the ground, by the elephants. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader My errand in Spain was finished, or rather broken short. The Car of Destiny She was under boom-foresail and one little jib, with her mainmast broken short off where the bolts of the halliard blocks had traversed it. Masters of the Wheat-Lands The top of the cedar on the south lawn had been broken short off. The Nebuly Coat The low shoe had been pulled half-way off his foot, and, under the strain, the silken lace had broken short off. From Place to Place But they jousted until at the third bout the little king's lance broke short, and then they dismounted, and lashed at each other with their swords. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls But the force of the blow injured the Tripolitan's weapon not a whit, while Decatur's cutlass broke short off at the hilt. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He broke short and for the first time let his eyes rest with any meaning on Gilian sitting at the indulgence of a good morning's appetite. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Some had been broken short off, others uprooted. A Son Of The Sun Our friend had here halted, and fed for a long time upon a large, wide-spreading tree, which he had broken short across within a few feet of the ground. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 His weapon, however, instead of going through the wood, encountered a mass of stone, and broke short off. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy It was of the commonest kind, and had broken short off in the wound. That Affair Next Door “Tousand tyfels!” roared the corporal, dashing his foot upon one of the flaps of the little table before them with so much force, that it was broken short off and fell down on the floor. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend Presently another shot struck one of the oars, and so splintered it that the next pull Jack gave it broke short off. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure One loud, sharp, splintering crack, and the branch, which was rotten three parts through, broke short off close to the trunk, and like an echo to the crack came a tremendous—Plash! Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel “That comes o’ having bad thole-pins;” and he began to knock out the remains of the pin that formed the rowlock and which had broken short off. Menhardoc And with a snap that was heard all over the assemblage the lead of Loring's pencil broke short off. A Wounded Name One mast already was broken short, and hung helplessly down, held only by her rigging to the deck. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life His crest was not the high, fluffy white of a young Lhari, but broken short near the scalp, grayish pink showing through, the little feathery ends yellowed with age. The Colors of Space Hops are sufficiently dried, when their inner stalks break short, and their leaves become crisp, and fall off easily. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner A great deficiency of the causality bump causes me to break short in a long discussion which I meant to have favoured you with on this subject. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Soon afterwards the waves began to break short and high—a dangerous sea for a small, overweighted ship. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom It descended gently towards the stream, and within thirty yards it broke short off. Jack Haydon's Quest Just before they struck the bad part of the rapids, Bill was seen to hold up his paddle broken short off at the handle. Bob Hunt in Canada The very sword of the state broke short in the king's hand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" "How go on with a change-speed lever broken short off, close to the quadrant?" he shrilled out in French. My Friend the Chauffeur But his revolver was more dangerous in appearance than in effect, for the cylinder would not revolve, the hammer was broken short off, and there were no cartridges. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Ten yards beyond the angle, the road ended abruptly, broken short off. Jack Haydon's Quest Mrs. Cranceford stepped in to look for something, and the play improvised by these two old boys was broken short off. An Arkansas Planter The barrier went down as so much spider web before the drive; posts were broken short, wire was snapped and dragged, and three thousand head of cows pounded on across the meadows. The Settling of the Sage The threads of thought broke short off again, and Angela's lips went on making words, while she gazed unwinking on the Knight's expressionless face. The White Sister Two-thirds of the way home they met foul weather and terrible seas, "breaking short and pyramid-wise." Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc As he entered the sitting-room, Alice, who was seated at the piano-forte, broke short off the piece she was playing, and said, looking at him as sternly as she could, "You great ugly boy!" Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way The third match broke short in two and the burning head flew down on the sidewalk. The Debtor A Novel The bound which followed the death-wound caused it to fall down a precipice, at the bottom of which it was found with its neck dislocated, and both horns broken short off. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels All its ways seemed to break short aimlessly into precipices, or to be lost hopelessly in deserts. Is Life Worth Living? The limb upon which he was seated suddenly broke short off, and Hans dropped into the river out of sight. Oonomoo the Huron It was not broken short off, but shivered by contact with a post. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures The country is in general level and fine, with broken short high grounds, low timbered mounds on the river, and a rugged range of hills at a distance. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. "Never; and I expected—I didn't expect to see such a—" And she broke short off, confused and plainly distressed, turned abruptly, and left the hall as had her husband. The Deserter But Mrs. Sherman's rhyme was broken short in an astonished exclamation, as her glance fell on the Little Colonel. The Little Colonel's House Party He pulled and pulled until at length the tail was broken short off. The Beacon Second Reader At Lillebonne, Winston deigned to break short his string of motor technicalities and point out the position of the Roman theatre, almost the sole treasure of the sort possessed by Northern Europe. The Princess Passes Once the rope of one of the periogues, the only one we had made of hemp, broke short, and the periogue swung and just touched a point of rock which almost overset her. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. She did not appear to admit any water, but the trussel-trees, at the head of all the masts, were broken short, which we supposed to have happened while she was beating against the rock. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time His sword had just broken short in his hand while guarding his head from a heavy blow. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo If it hardens quickly and breaks short between the teeth it is boiled enough. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home And before the words were out of his mouth the eye-bolt that held the stay broke short off and the Irene's bow swung down the stream. Dick in the Everglades "We hain't got no—" he was beginning, when he suddenly recognized his visitors and broke short off, staring at them with as much surprise as it is possible for human features to express. The Firm of Girdlestone Two of the spears Chôbei clutched and broke short off; but at last he was struck by a mortal blow under the ribs, and died a brave man by the hands of cowards. Tales of Old Japan "Tousand tyfels!" roared the corporal, dashing his foot upon one of the flaps of the little table before them with so much force, that it was broken short off and fell down on the floor. Snarleyyow Casey had a pronounced limp and an eyetooth was broken short off, about halfway to the gums, and his lip was cut. Casey Ryan The steering-head had broken short off at the inside of the hub. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" He glared, twisting his long pipe till the stem broke short. The Maid-At-Arms "But, dear Miss Pennington," says Dakie, "are you going to break short off with life, right here, and make a Lady Simon Stylites of yourself?" We Girls: a Home Story The poor beast was heavy loaded, his legs seemed to tremble under him, he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his halter it broke short in my hand. Sterne Ireland, therefore, which for a while had made a part of Christendom, had been broken short off by the heathen conquest of Britain. The Story of Ireland Sometimes, however, before they are quite concealed, they are caught by the tail, when they struggle so powerfully that the tail often breaks short, and is left in the hands of the pursuers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832 It broke short, and he flung the splintered ends into the darkness. The Maid-At-Arms At other times, if the winters are very mild, these plants grow too rapidly in height, and then are broken short off by moderately strong winds. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Captain Tremeau lay in front of us upon his back, with his arms and legs stretched out, and his sabre broken short off in his hand. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard It is not probable that larger spars can be obtained: they are very tough, but full of knots; and, when carried away by the wind, break short without splintering. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 He came to the last sentence in the book, broken short, where her pencil had stopped of itself. The Port of Adventure As they thus conversed, the heavy bell of the church of Saint Michael of Templestowe, a venerable building, situated in a hamlet at some distance from the Preceptory, broke short their argument. Ivanhoe Gunnar gave the shield such a sharp twist that the spearhead broke short off at the socket. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor For when his leg was pulled from the rabbit hole it was found to be broken short off, and must be replaced or repaired before he could go a step farther. The Marvelous Land of Oz The blades clashed together, and that of the Fool-Killer broke short off at the hilt. The Enchanted Island of Yew She showed the bit of paper to Mrs. Harland and Falconer, and there was much sympathy and regret that her visit must be broken short. The Port of Adventure The great height, the bare stone, the shattered windows, the aspect of the uncurtained bed, with one of its four fluted columns broken short, all struck a chill upon his fancy. Lay Morals She led me to believe that she would give this up, and break short off, and keep herself free and sacred and pure for me. Roderick Hudson Almost at the first onset the slender cane Barnabas wielded broke short off, and he was borne staggering back, the centre of a panting, close-locked, desperate fray. The Amateur Gentleman As the vessels separated the Penguin's foremast went overboard, the bowsprit breaking short off. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Steel struck steel: the blade broke short off at the haft. The Forest Lovers Geoffrey had broken short off, being a person of absolute honesty. Geoffrey Strong My speech was broken short by some of them espying our gallant Cornet, moving majestically but slowly along, over the adjoining hill. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Previous to our arrival at Preston we were nearly overturned, and the pole of the coach was broken short off. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 Every other way that men can follow is broken short off by death. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts I must break short off to dress for my party. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis You may jerk it; it will still adhere to the skin, and after repeated trials often break short. Wanderings in South America At 3 a.m. the Fore top-gallant Mast broke short by the Cap; the Carpenter employed making another. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World And it augurs no less levity and insensibility to blink the other fact that these consequences show no indications of being broken short off at the end of our earthly life. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes From this cape the land breaks short round to the northward when I lost it. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant Then the lead broke short, and he flung it from him and pulled the bell. The Fighting Chance “Otherwise, don't you see, men would have made their way back here again, back to New York, where all these incalculable treasures seem to have perished, and--” He broke short off. Darkness and Dawn She broke short off with a quaver and the next instant she turned—there was some one at the door. The Awkward Age Maisie could only feel on the spot that everything had broken short off and that their communication had abruptly ceased. What Maisie Knew A lance had pierced his body, and had broken short off; a minute later he had breathed his last. A March on London The slack sail shifts from side to side, The boat, untrimm'd, admits the tide, Borne down, adrift, at random tost, The oar breaks short, the rudder's lost. Rob Roy — Volume 01 I--I used to know--” She broke short off. Darkness and Dawn She exchanged with Vanderbank a somewhat remarkable look, then, with an art of her own, broke short off without appearing to drop him. The Awkward Age He broke short in the midst of it and stared at the door. The Untamed V. be brittle &c. adj.; live in a glass house. break, crack, snap, split, shiver, splinter, crumble, break short, burst, fly, give way; fall to pieces; crumble to, crumble into dust. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The handle broke short off at the point where the helve meets the steel. Adventures in Contentment He broke short discussion by declaring that the question belonged to him alone to settle. Henry the Second He rose to his feet and struck a match on his sleeve, but it broke short off at the head, and the sputtering sulphur dropped into the stream and was quenched. Burnham Breaker I saw that the bough had broken short of the end, and that for once Clasfempta could mean to hurt. Across the Zodiac "Well, of all the extraordinary--" began a voice, ruminatingly, and broke short off, as if abashed at its own infraction of the silence. The Mystery "Oh, I wish Jasper was here!" she cried regretfully, breaking short off. Five Little Peppers Abroad Then, Jeanie," said Butler, much displeased, "we must indeed break short off, and bid farewell. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Witness a little further in our track, where our guide stops us, and points to a place where all the pines have been broken short off by one of them. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Suddenly the other interposed the bench, upon which the stick fell, and broke short; and before the assailant could recover from the jerk, he was a prisoner in two powerful old arms. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Of course, with that scene in the parlor, all the intimacies of youth were broken short off; although between the two girls some sort of relationship was patched up. The Iron Woman There was time to stroll far enough from the station to have a look at the famous old bridge of Augustus, broken short off in mid-Tiber. Italian Hours "Coming—coming, Viviekins," reassured her cousin, breaking short an animated conversation with the earl. Out of the Primitive "Yes, they've broken away," he decided, observing that a piece of stake rope belonging to each had been broken short off. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain The pipe broke short, and Cyril saw within it a number of telegraph wires for the railway service. What's Bred in the Bone When she burst into the room, she called out lightly as she entered: "Well, I've got you your lemon, Una, and I do hope—" Then she broke short suddenly. Recalled to Life A chair, which it was plain had been used as a weapon of assault, had two of its legs broken short off, and was thrown into a corner. Ten Nights in a Bar Room It is serrated and brittle, and on entering any object breaks short off. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland The bowsprit was broken short off close to her chains. Tides of Barnegat His right leg was broken short off in the thigh; and after a few days he died there in Pantisilea’s lodgings, discharging thus the vow he registered so heartily to Heaven. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini The end broke short, and picking up the fragment he went to the door. The Girl from Keller's I found one of my large hooks broken short off. In the Heart of Africa The point which broke short off, however, remained in the wound, and could not be extracted for many months. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland I made a blow at him with all my force, which he received upon his buckler, and my sword broke short. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen The King's stout huntsman saw the sport By strange intruder broken short, Came up, and with his leash unbound In anger struck the noble hound. The Lady of the Lake So saying, my father shut the window, and broke short the conference. Guy Mannering A gooseneck on the gaff of the mainsail broke short off. The Cruise of the Snark So suddenly had the hat been torn from the head of the owner that hatpins were broken short off while the little thief "shinned" a rope with his prize. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South Then suddenly, just as by your own account he was telling them that there was danger, he broke short off. The Adventure of the Red Circle I found one of my large hooks broken short off; the confounded reel! The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs So great was the force of the impact that not only was the Waz-don torn from his hold but two of the pegs to which he clung were broken short in their sockets. Tarzan the Terrible About this time the flying jib-boom buried itself in a sea and broke short off. The Cruise of the Snark Then a terrible scolding began, a scolding that was broken short off when a distant screaming of jays came floating through the woods. Secret of the Woods The sentence broke short, like a weapon that snaps When the weight of a man is upon it. Lucile By the way, I may as well tell you that I broke short off with the Yules on purpose.' New Grub Street When he reached his own room he flung down his hat with such force that it was completely flattened, and the feather broken short off. Captain Fracasse I broke short off in the middle of a sentence. The Sea Wolf |
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