| 单词 | calm air |
| 例句 | When the wind blew, she thought she saw a shadow to the east, but calm air brought a heat haze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In between, Russell went on what Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor called “a joyride gone terribly wrong,” performing aerial acrobatics as a calm air traffic controller tried to talk him down safely. “We were all screaming, ‘Oh my god’ ”: How the Horizon Air theft and crash unfolded 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The Vampire Twins, they're instantly nicknamed by their cousins, or else called, simply, Edward and Bella, in tribute to their pale skin, omnipresent sunglasses, black clothes and, calm air of apparently slightly sinister, knowing cool. A Point of View: Family, reunions and the passage of time - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z His very lightweight vehicle, with its huge, 72m wingspan, needs calm air. Solar Impulse plane closes in on Hawaii landing - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z He has a calm air that I associate with sea people, though that may be fanciful. How Harmful for Whales Is Shipping? [Excerpt] 2013-08-09T14:15:01.067Z Lately, she alternates with alarming frequency between suppressed but globular tears and calm airs of smug superiority. Mohsin Hamid: “The Third-Born.” 2012-09-17T04:00:00Z Gliding serenely earthwards in perfectly calm air, the "Golden Hind" entered the big shed prepared for her reception. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Air in motion is not necessarily colder than calm air. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z He made this amazing statement with the calm air of a sportsman contrasting the "bags" of rival grouse moors. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z In the calm air of the cultivated plain he attained, the remembrance of the miasma of sentimentality was odious to him. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z His calm air and firm deportment favourably impressed his judges. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Four distinct elements enter into the composition of the soul—heat, wind, calm air, and a finer essence 'quasi anima animai.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The birds only fly in the morning, in calm air, covering 25 to 50 miles on the days that they fly, when weather allows. Green Blog: Legal Snafu Grounds a Bird Migration 2012-01-07T16:18:29Z One could make good progress in the calm air, though the glitter was blinding when the sun climbed the cloudless sky as they followed a winding stream. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z His strength rises like a flame in the calm air, straight up, without a tremor or deviation. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z I am all unstrung to-day and you startle me with your calm air of taking things for granted.” Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z As we entered the dining-room by one door a naval officer came in by the other, advancing with a calm air of possession. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z Now, too, Thistle-down, and the beautiful winged seeds of the Dandelion, float along through the calm air upon their voyages of discovery, as if instinct with life. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z Dejectedly he declares: “There is falseness even in the calm air and the sunshine, and I feel that happiness has no place in my lot.” Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The young man's calm air soothed the Indians on the island and they invited him to land and to smoke the pipe of peace. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z Not for a moment will they forget that they are the creatures of art: not for a moment will they leave that calm air for the dust and turmoil of human argument. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z The clattering of steel, as the cuirassiers sprang to their saddles, could be heard on the calm air of the autumn noon, to the distance of a mile. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z When the Emergency Service Unit officers arrived, they lent a calm air to the chaos. City Room: An Angry Man Is Met by a Smart, Experienced Police Team 2011-03-03T18:03:31Z From the point of this reef rose a column of smoke, steadily and clearly curling upward in the calm air. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z Let us consider the operation of the causes thus roughly sketched in a column of calm air. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science A few minutes of breathless watching followed, not a word being spoken, while the spiral wreaths of smoke curled up into the calm air from Dom Francisco’s cigarette. The Ruined Cities of Zululand She looked him fully in the eyes now with a calm air of wonderment, and for the moment he was in doubt. Blind Policy These slight and simple sounds that break the silence of the calm air are all fraught with pleasant thoughts; the unbroken stillness of a prairie is the most awful thing in all Nature. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands In these calm airs and waters, she made such good speed that the next afternoon we came in view of Monte Video. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday See, yonder is Monte Rosa; how grand he looks in the still calm air of the morning. A Rent In A Cloud The newly risen moon and the calm air invited him to pursue his road; so he set out once more, the very exercise being a relief against his sad thoughts. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Towards the east lay the sea; the coast line broken into jutting promontories and little bays, dotted with white cottages, with here and there some white-sailed skiff, scarce moving in the calm air. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I What good could he derive from the calm air of the house of worship? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Clarissa made a deprecatory gesture, yet she retained a friendly and calm air. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature So through the calm air soon arose the sound Of one old voice as now a Wanderer spoke. The Earthly Paradise A Poem In the peculiarly calm air of the cockpit the reek of gasoline was strong, but cleared away. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Up on the bridge we could hear the clatter of the signal lamps, and the sooty odour of petroleum smoke hung in the calm air around us. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade It rained all the time, but the mists and calm air made us ample amends for a wetting. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Then there was scurrying about, and from all sides the calm airs of the sunny Sabbath were permeated with the odours of roasts and fried things, coffee and sauces. The River Prophet Drop, drop, the nuts came down, with their sweet patter upon the grass; while the golden leaves fell singly or in sprays, or floated off upon the calm air. Say and Seal, Volume I A thin, blue column of smoke rose straight in the calm air, witness that the kettle was boiling over hickory logs, that a “run” of the liquor was being made. Heart of the Blue Ridge He turned round to beat upon it in blind fury, and kept calling upon Rosa, and wasting his threats and arguments upon the calm air outside. The Perpetual Curate No factory chimneys defile with their smoke its calm air, or defy its august and heaven-searching spires. The Rough Road She preserved her calm air of attention; that was all. The End of a Coil Mrs. Blumenfeld eyed him gravely, with the calm air of one who was quite his match. A Red Wallflower Dark-haired Archambaults flitted about behind dingy windows—and, wondrous sight on a mid-December day—the white peacock, tempted by the calm air, was taking a walk in the wintry garden. Ringfield A Novel The secret depths of the wood gave forth their subtle perfume in the cool, calm air. Vixen, Volume II. Soon they gain a full view of those cliffs where the sea-birds sit, tier upon tier, like spectators in a circus, and the calm air is filled with strange cries. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls In theory this was an automatic system, but in practice it had two serious defects: first, it tended to keep the machine oscillating; and second, its usefulness was restricted to calm air. The Early History of the Airplane Floating on the cold calm air, and in presence of the cold firmament, the vapour condenses, not only to particles of water, but to particles of crystalline water. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 More than that, the calm air was also warm. Long Ago, Far Away Reaching a sequestered dell in a few minutes, Ravonino suddenly stopped and turned round with a calm air of satisfaction. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar She was like a thin, fair angel, standing there on the high balcony, looking to seaward in the calm air. Adam Johnstone's Son Nor was there enough time before dark to take the machine to one of the hills, where, by placing the track on a steep incline, sufficient speed could be secured for starting in calm air. The Early History of the Airplane Advancing from the opposite direction was another bear, a bear larger than Mokwa and scarred with the evidences of many battles, a bear who trod the forest with a calm air of ownership. Followers of the Trail The smoke curled away serenely through the calm air of the evening. The Daughters of Danaus The day following found the party en route, with a clear sky, bright sun, and sharp calm air. The Crew of the Water Wagtail One party advanced towards our outposts at Hayes Farm, and then attacked Colway House, at which their great guns commenced a furious fire, wreaths of white smoke filling the calm air. The Boy who sailed with Blake This prisoner took West’s attention from the first, for he was a well-built, keenly intelligent-looking fellow, who seemed quite awake to his position and behaved throughout with a calm air of conscious innocence. A Dash from Diamond City Now and then there floated in the calm air a shout or a sudden burst of laughter from the distant merry-makers, but here, below, it was all utterly silent. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May One night, a night of calm air and silvery sea, she hung over the ship's side, dreaming rather miserably. Marriage à la mode In the clear calm air it was a magnificent spectacle and I never tired watching it. Ranching, Sport and Travel The stems, tall and slender, crimson for the most part, but here and there yellow, bore great shining green leaves, all motionless in the calm air. The Child of Pleasure In that clear, calm air, not even the growing dusk would hide the flutter of a skirt or the altered position of a white face. The Stowaway Girl The company fleet hung off Keegark, at fifteen thousand feet, in a belt of calm air just below the seesawing currents from the warming Antarctic and the cooling deserts of the Arctic. Uller Uprising The Company fleet hung off Keegark, at fifteen thousand feet, in a belt of calm air just below the seesawing currents from the warming Antarctic and the cooling deserts of the Arctic. Ullr Uprising Madame then entered the room, and with a perfectly calm air took her seat beside her mother-in-law, and continued the work which Maria-Theresa had begun. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Something in the peaceful, settled, calm air of the place impressed me, I suppose, with a feeling of contrast; of an uninvaded, undisturbed domain, which changes were not threatening. Daisy in the Field "One of them scallywags sez 'e 'as seen a ghost," he announced, with the calm air of a man who states that the moon will rise during the next hour. The Stowaway Girl Then it was that, with the calm air and steady voice of a great gentleman, William Douglas answered, "I hear, but I do not believe." The Black Douglas The morning was serenely cool and, in its stillness, their talk filled with clear-cut words the calm air of the ravine. Romance "Oh! ah!" said D'Artagnan, with a calm air, though his heart beat enough to break through his chest. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" He took only his favourites out, and though he bore himself on this occasion with a calm air, the event caused a little smiling flurry on the lawn. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" He lit it, and blew a few clouds into the calm air. The Half-Hearted They die not—nay, they cannot die: In joy's serene, calm air, Their cheek yet wears its roseate dye Their smiles are yet as fair. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems "There is more to mak' trouble," Tole went on with his calm air. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The clear outcry of the hoopoe startled the calm air, and that good little messenger came fluttering in haste to the window. Idolatry A Romance Vainly, for love's delight, we sought to throw ����New pleasures on the pyre to make it blaze: ����In life's calm air and tranquil-prosperous ways We missed the radiant heat of long ago. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke His words fell with a shocking distinctness in the calm air, and I felt my heart and limbs fail me, and a dizziness came over my mind. The Child of the Dawn I watched it, involuntarily, and saw where it fell among our blue hydrangeas; from which a thin spiral of smoke arose lazily in the calm air. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man He was introduced to a stout elderly lady, who still had beautifully fine features, and a simple and calm air which rather impressed him. Macleod of Dare And with a calm air of conscious power he acknowledged the honour that was showered upon him by baring his head and bowing gracefully his thanks. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon There is a calm air of disinterested abstraction about "Monte" which is very satisfying, and he is undoubtedly a philosopher. Argentina from a British Point of View A hollow groan rose on the calm air of night, there was a splashing in the water, the brief struggle of one who sinks to rise no more. The Downfall Much struck by the calm air of repose about Reims. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891 That calm air was a trifle cold and distant. Macleod of Dare Notwithstanding its scrupulous assumption of urbanity, it is often a merciless style, indescribably irritating to an opponent by its undercurrent of sarcastic humor, and its calm air of assured superiority. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems The sounds rang reverberating through the dwelling, and disturbing the still, calm air without, laden with the scent of myrtle and orange-flower. Six Women But Jesus continued His working with a calm air of certainty, without further remarks. Mystic Christianity A great cheer rose in the calm air and echoed and re-echoed far away among the crags of Loch Striven as Kenric sprang lightly from his steed. The Thirsty Sword The world!--it would be the same to-morrow without me: that maple-tree would not have changed a leaf; that tiny, hovering, gauze-winged creature, drifting through the calm air, would be alive when I was dead. The Maid-At-Arms The calm air of ownership with which Harold drew near annoyed me, or, as Sunday-school teachers would explain it, Satan got hold of me. My Brilliant Career The calm air was stirring, and pellets of frozen snow that had been peppering the icy landscape were now blown wildly about. The Tarn of Eternity At least 75 per cent additional petrol to be carried as would be necessary for the passage in calm air, should unfavourable weather conditions be met. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future In the calm air the flames rushed up on high, coloured pale brick-red, with violet gleams in the strong sunshine. Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river Many and many were the torches and cressets burning steadily in the calm air, so that, as aforesaid, night was turned into day. The Well at the World's End: a tale Morning was come, the grey light was peeping through the shutters: I opened the window to feel the fresh calm air. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Then, assuming the calm air of an Indian warrior, he suffered his eye to grow cold and vacant, following with a nimble step the hunters who were already passing without the palisadoes. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish How frequently do the blue sky and the calm air look down upon the heart darkened and shadowed with affliction! Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 Clouds of midges danced above me, and high in the calm air a bat dipped and soared. The King in Yellow He was a solid youth with a free-and-easy though mistrustful manner, with an unchangeably satirical smile, together with a calm air of triumphant faith in his own perfection. The Possessed (The Devils) He was wearing that calm air, that sort of indifferent look which was peculiar to him in moments of actions when the crisis of the drama depended solely upon himself. The Eight Strokes of the Clock One day, the 11th April, 1843, feeling disposed to take my book on the water and enjoy the calm air, I embarked by myself--a most unusual occurrence, as I scarcely ever went out alone. The Bushman — Life in a New Country The world is bound In close communion, and a sentence flies O'er half the earth ere yet the voice's sound Upon the calm air dies. Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems In calm air, whether dry or mingled with vesicular vapours equally distributed, sound-waves are propagated without difficulty. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 By and by three or four reports rang through the calm air and Grace came near to stopping, but did not. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" In the calm air the candles were burning out with a tall, tranquil flame. Doctor Pascal The snarling wind had died in its own fierceness, giving over to a still, calm air, through which steadily the big flakes fell. The Everlasting Whisper Through the forest, drawing nearer, Ring the bugle notes, And the drum-beat, quicker, clearer, On the calm air floats. Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems Suddenly, as they passed a wooded point, the calm air was rent with blood-curdling war-whoops, and the lake seemed alive with red-skinned fiends, who paddled in among the British boats in one bewildering moment. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm An odour of dust and frying food hung in the calm air. Theresa Raquin Urged on by their impatient passenger, the rowers bent to their oars with a will, despite the broiling heat of the sun in the dead calm air under the lee of the cliffs. Out of the Primitive If it had been Mr. Reynolds, he would not have minded so much; but for a mere boy, like Grant Thornton, to talk with such a calm air of superiority angered him. Helping Himself As the poor girl was now quite sure that this honeyed Megsera was employed by M. de Brevan to watch her, she affected a perfectly calm air. The Clique of Gold When Guerchard joined the Duke in the drawing-room, he had lost his calm air and was looking more than a little nervous. Arsene Lupin From the point of this reef rose a column of smoke, steadily and clearly curling upwards in the calm air. Swiss Family Robinson It was with a calm air, if not one of perfect indifference, that he entered the office. File No. 113 Vainly, for love's delight, we sought to throw New pleasures on the pyre to make it blaze: In life's calm air and tranquil-prosperous ways We missed the radiant heat of long ago. Music and Other Poems She could read the expression of his face, his voice, his calm air—she knew they meant bad news. The Great Hunger "Is it possible?" said D'Artagnan, with a calm air, though his heart was beating fast enough to choke him. The Man in the Iron Mask Madame then entered the room, and with a perfectly calm air took her seat beside her mother-in-law, and continued the work which Maria Theresa had begun. Louise de la Valliere All this was said with the same calm air as that with which she had spoken, an instant previously, of her preparations for making the bruccio. Colomba She crossed to the door, controlled almost despite herself by the calm air of purpose that was investing him. The Lion's Skin At last he said with a calm air— "Dear madame, I have not got them." Madame Bovary Suddenly, as she stood there in the moonlight, a song, sung at half-voice, floated down on the calm air. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... From a brick chimney a thin spiral of blue smoke was floating up lazily into the calm air. The Pit Prop Syndicate Mortified by the cold, calm air with which the marquise seemed to consider the Breton girl as the only creature fit to mate him, Calyste remained speechless and even mindless. Beatrix "It was foolish to start so late," said Susan, with a calm air of wisdom only a shade less exasperating than Imogen's. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories I was sitting on the brick balustrade when the sound of her footsteps blending with the undulating ripple of her flowing gown stirred the calm air of the night. The Lily of the Valley With a calm air the machine is turned while running, by means of the vertical rudders. Aeroplanes But beneath his calm air and his snowy poll he concealed an old age almost wholly given up to mere pleasure. A Start in Life "Oh, monsieur!" said Planchet, humiliated by the suspicion, and moreover, terrified at the calm air of the Musketeer. The Three Musketeers |
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