| 单词 | caracole |
| 例句 | Shadow’s mount caracoled away from it, and Shadow stroked its neck and told it not to be afraid. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As he caracoled up and down before the house, with the sun shining on his fair head, he looked to my eyes as beautiful as Apollo. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The Captain of Vlaye, stooping his sinewy figure to his companion, well became a horse that moved as he moved, and caracoled because he allowed it. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The horses of our equestrians, in the pride of their beautiful breed and their bright, shining backs, caracoled incessantly, which ostentatious display of their muscular power in the morning light raised clouds of dust. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Liszt's grand principle is, to leave you your freedom, and when you play to him, you feel like a Pegasus caracoling about in the air. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z We were now two against three--the White-mantle was saved--with a wonderful inimitable, caracole he placed his horse by my side. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Fifty paces ahead he pulled up and let his horse caracole. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Our party was every moment swelled by fresh reinforcements, and we had soon fifty horsemen caracoling by our sides. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "Here is a brave victory," snorted Von Donck; and he gave vent to his delight by turning a caracole upon the forehead of the giant. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z When he came to regard it more closely, he perceived, by signs not to be mistaken, that it was no other than the animal which had, the day before, caracoled under the weight of Salvatierra. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico The horses reared and caracoled, daintily striking the ground with their hoofs; one was ebony black, with a bluish tinge; the other, white as snow, shone like silver. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess Behold there the horse of the Rajput—foaming, panting, caracoling, but always fettered with his head so majestic upon his bosom so amply filled with a generous heart. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The discomfiture of the procession was quite a delightful entertainment for him, and he made his little mule caracole about in the hope of an encore. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] But I can't help confessing it, Philip, the sight of those fellows in their gay scarlet, caracoling over the sward, and popping over the walls and hedges, provoked me. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly They were all glittering with gold and polished steel, and their horses bounded and caracoled as if impatient for a charge.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier We are to halt two days here, and before that is over, I hope you'll have made your last caracole in the riding-school of Nancy.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune If it be a building speculation, the architecture is but the background of a brilliant "mall," where splendid equipages and caracoling riders figure, with gay parasols and sleek poodles intermixed. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The young men on horseback caracoled about the carriages, as they did at Longchamps, for Longchamps was already in existence and even very brilliant. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun The warriors most famous for valor and strength advanced, making their horses caracole round about the fire. Sónnica You see the one who looks about him so joyfully, and, holding his chestnut horse well in hand, comes caracoling up so bravely? The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. We think it is his strength, his intensity that sends him caracoling on a dozen different roads in search of salvation. Ivory Apes and Peacocks In the presence of priests, and knights, and ladies assembled, the young knight sprang upon his horse and caracoled before the altar, brandishing his lance and his sword. Royal Children of English History He went about it as steadily and deliberately as the horses go to plough; no attempt to caracole in the furrow, ready to stand still as long as you like. Amaryllis at the Fair Act�on recognized them; they were the Numidian cavalry with white and floating mantles, while, mingled with them galloped other warriors of less imposing stature, waving lances and making their small horses caracole. Sónnica "I can't forget the pretty picture of her caracoling along on horseback, singing Spanish songs." The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. In front of his berlin ride a number of attendants, caracoling in all directions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Then these two began to salaam one another, and mouth out fool phrases, and cavort and prance and caracole, until I thought them mad. The O'Ruddy A Romance No doubt, my splendid Arab, caracoling as if he had not been out of the stable for a week, came in for a large share of the admiration. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The brown mare was led back and forth before them, the colts requiring a strong hand upon the reins as she caracoled in front of their exasperated eyes. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 A burst of deafening applause came from the multitude as the marshal rode through the gateway of Ely House, and caracoled over the Holborn way on the finest charger that the king's stables could furnish. A Book About Lawyers She—it was a mare—curveted and caracoled in the road, which was one reason why Patsy could not hear what was being said. Love of Brothers As he rode through the gathering darkness he caracoled with an enviable lightness of heart. Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 The thoroughbred was caracoling on his other side in an instant. Stingaree Angel and I followed closely with occasional caracoles, and cavortings, and scornful blowings through the nostrils. Explorers of the Dawn Beyond the village, on the opposite hill, a white Arab charger caracoled, a red cloak gleamed. The Desert Drum 1905 He pushed then hither and thither—made his knights slide along with the episcopal propriety of bishops, and made his bishops caracole across the squares with the unseemly elasticity of knights. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. For them his horse caracoled on Stonefield's causeway, his shoulders straightened, and his bonnet rose. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Peggy was waving her hand—her hat had flown off at the first caracole, and Rita had ridden over it several times—and shouting in jubilation. Three Margarets His steed, artfully stimulated by the spur, caracoled, danced, and lashed out with his hind feet, and Monsieur Dorn, with one fist stuck against his own fat ribs, swayed to the motion with admirable nonchalance. Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray How complacently might I not then have vaunted in the beginning, have caracoled through the middle, and glorified myself at the conclusion of this my autobiography! Rattlin the Reefer She turned towards the drive, Smith caracoling at her side. The Girl on the Boat Came caracoling up the winding steep of Canobia a troop of horsemen, showily attired, and riding steeds that danced in the sunny air. Tancred Or, The New Crusade When she found herself alone, she let her pony prance and caracole under a great pear-tree, and inwardly chafed against Anton. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Then it was good to see and hear the fat Dorn as he caracoled in a field-marshal's uniform, and barked his orders at the disordered crowd like a field-marshal to the manner born. Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Wych Hazel bowed—remembering with some amusement Mr. Rollo's caracole on the former occasion all about Mrs. Coles. Wych Hazel Several other notables of Losnitza, similarly broidered and accoutred, and mounted on caracoling horses, accompanied us; and we formed a cavalcade that would have astonished even Mr. Batty. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. I am of opinion, however, that he was fully aware of both matters, and Mpamari's caracoling showed that he knew it all, though now he denies it. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 "And then Gambetta was pointed out to them during the entr'acte—after which, delighted, they went off caracoling and pirouetting behind the scenes: "'You did not see Monsieur Gambetta, but I saw him!' His Excellency the Minister Fox-hunting squires caracoled by with the air of paladins; and there was never a lady mentioned that did not take the fancy like a princess in an old tale. The Altar Steps The orchestra finished its clicking and caracoling and was accorded a short clatter of applause. When William Came And the earl followed with his eyes the graceful steed and equally graceful rider, caracoling in front of the Castle window. A Noble Life The market-lady caracoles around, and leads Browne to infer that his conduct is not approved, from her festooning that gentleman's eyes with heavy lines of crape. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 It was illuminated by order of the conquerors, and, whether bongrè or malgrè, it looked showy; we had gazers in abundance, as the dashing staff caracoled their way through the streets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 He is drily humorous as he shows us some plumaged General peacocking on foot, or swelling with Napoleonic pride as he caracoles by on his horse. Promenades of an Impressionist The citizen guard, a stately body of burghers, rides out with the king on this day of all the year, and comes caracoling by in fine style, he in the midst bowing and smiling. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 If Ruth had not been caracoling on her absurdly high horse, she would have had the truth out of Denry in a moment concerning these early morning interviews and mysterious transactions in shipping. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns A very slight knowledge of Latin verse is needed to detect that this has no pretence to Latin composition such as Father Mahony's scholarship caracoled in, but is merely English masquerading in classical garb. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 The little girl caracoles sedately, clad in a riding habit, and armed with a crop. Light Tram-cars passed constantly across the street in front of his caracoling horse, dividing a route for themselves in the wild ocean of traffic as Moses cut into the Red Sea. The Regent We found this select society caracoling round the booth in a thundering galop, on first going in. In the Days of My Youth All abreast, spread out like a skirmish line, the seven horsemen clattered over the plain, making for the point where Texas Smith was about to plunge among the whirling and caracoling Apaches. Overland Ultimately some horsemen in the escort of Ariovistus began to caracole towards the Romans, and to hurl at them stones and darts. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 I swerve, I dance, I caracole—I pirouette on a wing tip, catching my side slips on the rudder as one plays cup and ball. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 But this picture passed away, and he saw that maddening circle with the caracoling steeds. The Village Watch-Tower In his joyous caracole round the lists, the attention of the Prince was called by the commotion, not yet subsided, which had attended the ambitious movement of Isaac towards the higher places of the assembly. Ivanhoe Even during this short dialogue the Apaches had with difficulty restrained their curiosity; and their little wiry horses were now caracoling, rearing, and plunging in close proximity to the two speakers. Overland Hugh watched him caracoling down the street, and burnt with indignation. Master Humphrey's Clock At the head of it rode Fanfaronade himself upon a white horse, which pranced and caracoled to the sound of the trumpets. The Red Fairy Book One horse pranced proudly, another caracoled with grace. The House Behind the Cedars He caracoled heavily, dodging her attack, enjoying the youthful violence of the struggle. Mr. Waddington of Wyck Thurstane had scarcely reached the centre of the line of vehicles when a score or so of yelling horsemen made a caracoling, prancing charge upon him, accompanying it with a flight of arrows. Overland These would never, by any gamesome caracoling, endanger the coherency of pole with body, of axle with wheel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 To-night, or to-morrow, the runaways would face a woodshed reckoning with outraged ancestry; but now they caracoled in the dust with no thought of the grim deeds to be done upon them. The Gentleman from Indiana He then mounts his horse, caracoles about, brandishing his lance, and afterwards in the courtyard he repeats the performances before the people ever eager to take part in the spectacle. English Villages Any fool could see that his caracoling was funny. Mr. Waddington of Wyck It fluctuated; the warriors who were there did not like to be aimed at; they began to zigzag, caracole, and diverge to right or left; several halted and commenced using their bows. Overland Ah, how beautiful it was in those days—our Bois de Boulogne, with the officers caracoling in the Avenue des Acacias, admired by our beautiful society women! My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt He pranced, he reared, he caracoled, he went through the whole manege. Under the Skylights The cabs shoot by, caracoling through the orderly lines of traffic; zigzags of yellow, green, blue, lavender, black and white snorting along with a fine disdain. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago He turned with a sudden, sportive, caracoling movement, to find a chair for himself. Mr. Waddington of Wyck You may for instance give me some pledge or sign that if I do figure—prance and caracole and sufficiently kick up the dust—your eye won't suffer itself to be distracted from me. The Awkward Age Still, whatever her caracoles or escapades, they caused Florimel nothing but amusement, for her confidence in Malcolm -- that he could do whatever he believed he could -- was unbounded. The Marquis of Lossie Fialin had the arrogant air of a man who caracoles before a crime. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Thus speaking, he dashed his spurs into his horse's sides, and, checking him at the same time, compelled him to execute a lofty caracole. The Abbot Nothing whatever remained in the heavy August sunshine save gathered heaps of filth where the horses had reared and caracoled. The Old Wives' Tale They examined the new horse and made him caracole about the yard. The Cossacks The fattest, greyest officers dressed most, and ambled statelily along, with orderlies behind, trying to look as if they didn't know the stout party in front, and doing much caracoling on their own account. Hospital Sketches The victorious knight made his horse caracole before the king, and bowed low in his saddle. Rolling Stones The horsemen and horsewomen caracoled gaily by him; proudly swept on the sparkling barouche; the saucy grooms pranced in his face. Sybil, or the Two Nations Below, a troop of gendarmes, mounted on caracoling horses stretched in line across the square, was gradually sweeping the entire square of a packed, gesticulating, cursing crowd. The Old Wives' Tale The troopers ride round and caracole their horses. The Eureka Stockade The herald, bowing gracefully upon the arched neck of his caracoling palfrey, answered her that what he had said was all he had been bidden say. Love-at-Arms She deemed me some knight-errant who caracoled through Italy in quest of imperilled maidens needing aid. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro In front of this horse goes another caracoling and prancing, as do all horses here, being trained in that art. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Beneath him was his great yellow warhorse, caracoling and curveting as he went, as blithe and free of spirit as his master. Sir Nigel Sunshine revisited the countenance of Master Jeremy Sparrow; he swung his great body into the saddle, gathered up the reins, and made the mare to caracole across the path for very joy. To Have and to Hold The dignified and stern headmaster was actually seen to dandle infants and to caracole upon the hearthrug on all fours. Eminent Victorians There it hums and caracoles, through the bottles and glasses; reckless what dangerous breakage and spilth it may occasion. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 I love to look at the gondola, with its solemn caracoling like that of a possible water-horse, of which the arched neck is the graceful ferro. Penelope's Postscripts Thus!" he shouted, waving his hand to Amyas, between his curvets and caracoles, "did my illustrious grandfather exhibit to the Paynim emperor the prowess of a Castilian cavalier! Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Along these paltry avenues had swaggered the arrogant Don, had caracoled and serenaded and blustered while the tomahawk and the pioneer's rifle were already uplifted to expel him from a continent. Roads of Destiny For Ruth's horse had become unmanageable, and was caracoling about the yard between the men and the gateway in such a manner that they dared not attempt to win past her. Mistress Wilding Most of the mansions, however, squat ephemerally upon the soil, no cellar to them, and no staircase, the total fragile box ready to bounce and caracole should the wind drive hard enough. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Twelve women are clamorously added to the Deputation; and march with it, across the Esplanade; through dissipated groups, caracoling Bodyguards, and the pouring rain. The French Revolution A piece of stray wire sprang from some hole and hung caracoling about my ankle. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains "For you and nobody else, as the horse which paws the ground is mine, and the other horse, which is caracoling, belongs to Athos." The Three Musketeers It happened thus: While caracoling to recall the troops For the third charge, a band of fugitives Bore me with them, close by the hostile ranks: I was in peril--capture, sudden death!-- Cyrano De Bergerac The rain pours: Gardes-du-Corps go caracoling through the groups 'amid hisses;' irritating and agitating what is but dispersed here to reunite there. The French Revolution |
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