| 单词 | chessman |
| 例句 | They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The chessmen parted and bowed, leaving the door ahead clear. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And the chessmen—Nick’s king and queen—had to agree. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo recalled the position of the chessmen, thankful that his skin was too dark to reveal his blushing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think,” said Ron, “we’re going to have to be chessmen.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In the little parlor she could hear, without raising her eyes, Theodora’s small irritated tappings and the quiet sound of the chessmen being set down. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “The doctor has just set up the chessmen.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron and Hermionfe shivered slightly — the towering white chessmen had no faces. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “No, Tom. Sit down and try to listen. Lift those chessmen off the stool. Can you understand things when they are said?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The new-minted sunlight glints from the golden chessmen on this perfect afternoon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He began to gather the chessmen and set them back into their box. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The chessmen were more powerful than Old Li’s magic herbs that cured ancestral curses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z However, old chessmen weren’t a drawback at all. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The hoard included 78 chessmen from at least four different, incomplete sets; some pieces resembling checkers; and a belt buckle carved from ivory. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z Meanwhile, the Lewis chessmen are key players in the story. The British Museum: marbles, murals... and manga! 2011-08-14T18:59:00Z And that Lewis chessmen made an appearance in the film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” automatically gives them a higher pop-celebrity profile than anything else in this extraordinary museum. The Week Ahead: Nov. 13 ? 19 2011-11-11T14:58:50Z Loans from Britain include some of the famous Lewis chessmen carved as fierce Viking warriors, biting on the edge of their shields in an ecstasy of rage. Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry 2013-06-19T15:13:55Z What is known about the chessmen is that they were found by a farmer on the Isle of Lewis, the largest island of the Outer Hebrides, in 1831. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z Portrayed by the media as the lone chessman of the Western world facing down the evil empire, Fischer put on a brilliant display to win the title, which earned him instant celebrity. For Bobby Fischer, The Drama Won?t Die 2010-07-23T20:25:00Z IN 2010 an amateur Icelandic historian gatecrashed an international symposium on the Lewis chessmen, the greatest cache of medieval game pieces ever found. Bones of contention 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z In a booklet from the British Museum about the collection, James Robinson, the museum’s curator of medieval collections, asks, “Were the chessmen, in fact, meant to be comic?” Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z The exhibition includes other chess pieces — Islamic and medieval — and carved bone objects from the Met’s collection, all of which serve mainly to show by contrast just how adorable the Lewis chessmen are. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z Logan is not somebody who is easily discombobulated, so Cory, as a master chessman, I’m sure would have a 13-point movement that gets him close enough to just get a smile from Logan. Showbiz wanted Billy Crudup for his looks. He had other ideas 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The Sotheby's piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified. Viking Chess piece bought for less than $10 sells for over $900G 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The Sotheby’s piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified. Viking chess piece sells for more than $900,000 at auction 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The front hall is surveyed by a row of British Museum reproductions of the Lewis chessmen, souvenirs of the Le Guins’ two sabbatical years in London, when their three children were small. The Fantastic Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z A common misconception is that plastic chess pieces weigh less than wood chessmen. Winning Strategies for Buying a Chess Set 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z One student is expelled for bringing in a set of chessmen, while another is punished for having sketched a perambulator. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Barbara trifled with the chessmen, moving them capriciously here and there. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z Thence, by means of his signallers, he controlled the army at his feet, disposing his battalions as a player moves his chessmen on a board. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z One of the most beautiful buildings I have ever made was built of kitchen things, and bricks and the boxes of bricks, a few shells, and a few chessmen. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Today, Staunton Pattern chessmen are the only style sanctioned for competitive play. Winning Strategies for Buying a Chess Set 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “You consent, I see,” said the young nobleman; “but what shall we do for chessmen?” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The King moved his opponent's chessman back and told him to make another play; this angered the Earl; he overturned the chessboard, rose, and left the table. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z The chessboard was spread open, and the chessmen ranged upon the board. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The gate is of pierced brass—two finger-plates for a door, and the brazen pillars of the portico are two candlesticks, which support a brass inkstand, on which stand two yellowish wooden chessmen. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z She sat still holding the chessman in her hand, and staring at me with her mouth half-open. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Then, drawing two stools to the table, he produced a miniature set of chessmen and a small board. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z "Sorry to leave you alone so long, but we can get the chessmen out at last," he said. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z We are but chessmen, destined, it is plain, That great chess-player, Heaven, to entertain; It moves us on life's chess-board to and fro, And then in death's dark box shuts up again. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z There are two dark arches with bed-knobs on them, and round the roof are various towers and turrets, and tall minarets made of dark bricks with chessmen on the top. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z This old lady was actually making a move as I entered the room, for as she turned and stared at me she was holding a chessman in her hand. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Archie looked towards him, but his brother only smiled at the chessmen. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z The spoon was one of the spoons which had been lost at Morlaix; the chessman was one of a very curious set of chessmen which had disappeared at Vannes. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z And they all line up, dotted about like chessmen, And the multitude holds its breath, and awaits the start. Poems - Second Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.670Z These, let us hope, will be able to furnish a few old chessmen, for there is nothing like chessmen for giving an air of elegance to domes and minarets. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z What appears to be a battlement is really the chessmen on the board. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z I can as easily imagine Paine agitated with the movements of a battle of chessmen. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The first thing he picked up was a silver spoon, the next was an ivory chessman, the next was a fan, and the next--was a diamond brooch. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z The Queen seeing him at dinner at Whitehall gave him her hand to kiss, and afterwards a chessman as favour. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Domes called for minarets, and chessmen on pillars supplied the need. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Inside their stockade and cage they might withstand him; in the open he would have swept them down just as a lady’s sleeve might sweep down the chessmen on the board. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Into their laughing mouths she thrust two poisoned pills so that in another instant they fell over, quite dead, amongst the chessmen. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z There, were the rest of the chessmen, the rest of the spoons, nick-nacks, a quaint, old silver cream-jug, jewellery--bracelets, rings, ear-rings, necklaces, pins, lockets, brooches, half the contents of a jeweller's shop. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Just now I'll leave you to your own resources, because Dom Pedro is waiting with the chessmen below. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The front of the Temple shows a little of the red between dark buttresses, which, here, are ornamented with delicate dark carved chessmen. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The chessmen, he declared, were presented to him by a prince of Cairo, whose enemies had betrayed him into the hands of a slave-trader. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z I acknowledged to her that I saw myself necessitated to adorn myself with the rhetorical chessman, generally called repetition of the narrative, and proceeded to move the piece. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Soon the board was spread out, the chessmen arranged, and the two players faced each other, while Martin and Tom sat near at hand smoking and watching the game. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Whether a shark had bitten off his legs, or whether he never had any, I cannot tell you, for he never told me; but there he sat, like a chessman. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z The material was simplicity itself: six books, five chessmen, and a basin; and you see here how the guard-room looked when it was done. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z A guitar that might have been made to go with our ivory and jade chessmen, for some heavy-lidded slave-girl to touch while her master and his favored guest moved the pieces on the board. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Poets cannot be swept off the board entire, like chessmen. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z He's got a set of chessmen he made durin' the long winter evenin's out of ivory from the tusk of an old mastodon we found on a little creek some time ago. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The chessmen are one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. Chessmen go on display 'at home' 2011-04-14T23:29:52Z Dominoes and draughts and chessmen you probably have. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z But it was said the ivory-and-jade chessmen had travelled by that craft, as had great-great-grandmother's string of pink pearls which are painted around her neck in her portrait. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z "You have not shown me the scent," I cried, with a little shrug of irritation; as I began to pack away the chessmen. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z We ranged the chessmen on the chequered deal. Two Fishers, and Other Poems 2011-04-08T02:00:09.700Z The chessmen were found beneath a sand dune near Uig on the west coast of Lewis at some point before 1831. Chessmen go on display 'at home' 2011-04-14T23:29:52Z Odd chessmen—quite beautiful ones can often be bought for a few pence—are very valuable for our purpose. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z A shelf of books had been put up; beneath, a small table held the jade-and-ivory chessmen drawn up in battle array on their field. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Stanief lifted his eyes languidly, then sprang to his feet with an abruptness that sent the chessmen rattling over the floor. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z It was the voice of the man born to command, the man that moves an army of subordinates this way or that, as he wills, like chessmen. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z We moved cautiously, a step at a time, like chessmen. 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 "Perfectly," said Jasper, setting a good handful of the chessmen on the table, and Ben, bunching the others up from the little hollow in the sofa blanket, they were soon all there in a heap. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The chessmen were turned out of their box, and showed signs of recent discipline. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Following the Emperor to the billiard-room, she saw upon the table some gorgeously carved chessmen sent to him by Mr. Elphinstone. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Not when I am attending to the chessman. Mr. Punch's Railway Book 2011-01-23T03:00:16.120Z “A new dress, Lola?” inquired her father, looking up from his chessmen absently. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z But too late; down came Ben's hand, and away flew half the chessmen, running off to all quarters. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The chessmen were in place by that time, and so were the players; and Susie began to explain to Vosh the different powers of the pieces. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Besides the chessmen Mr. Elphinstone had sent workboxes and card counters with the various tradespeople of China minutely carved on them. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z The waiter is thereupon summoned, and ordered to bring in a set of chessmen. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion He rang the bell and asked Maria for whiskey and a syphon, and as she went for it he took from a little wooden box a shabby, worn old set of chessmen. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z So the little game-table, inlaid and beautiful, was carefully brought out and set in place by Ben, the box of chessmen put in Jasper's hands, and then Ben sat down to the table. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z I got me a set of chessmen down in the village to-day, and I brought them over with me. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z "The chessmen are too pretty for St. Helena," said Napoleon; "I must send them to the King of Rome." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Here the members of the Chess Club were wont to congregate; for the landlord had provided chessmen and boards as an inducement to visitors. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion And Naisi looked up and saw it, and seizing a chessman from the board he hurled it at the face of the spy, and it struck out his eye. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race And so with him at that end of the line, and you here, and me really moving the chessmen, it can't be a losing game, Eugene. The Reclaimers Here are his chessmen, and here he often plays. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern Napoleon was probably no less pleased with the chessmen because each piece had a small eagle carved on it. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Naisi, following her gaze, and seeing the evil-looking face, flung the chessman with unerring aim and broke the eye in Trendorn's head. A Reading Book in Irish History Then Arthur took the golden chessmen and crushed them to dust in his hand, and besought Owain to quiet his Ravens, which was done, and peace reigned again. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Mount; it will carry you in an eye's wink To where the King of Country-Under-Wave, Old Mananan, nods above the board and moves His chessmen in a dream. Two plays for dancers The chessmen which we used had been given to us by the Regent of Lha-Ssa; the pieces were made of ivory, and represented various animals sculptured with some delicacy. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 They each receive a prize, consisting of a chess-board and chessmen, and are escorted home by their parents and friends after the manner of the Olympian victors among the ancient Greeks. Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 Miller, being a turner, manufactured a rude lathe and made numerous articles likely to be purchased, chessmen being the principal of these, being the most salable. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Almost before she was aware of its noise, it had pulled up, blackening the platforms with passengers that tumbled like chessmen from a box. Carnival Some Portuguese cigarettes lay on the table near the chessmen. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Layton made no reply, but began to set the chessmen upon the board at random. One Of Them But each one was a move in a Universe-wide battle—and the men who suffered and died were the big chessmen. Triplanetary Now and then they glared at each other, or paused to wipe the sweat from their faces or arms, but otherwise they concentrated on the three-layer board and the chessmen. The Golden Skull While I was fretting and worrying because Max was unhappy, Destiny was slowly moving forward her chessmen, in the ranks of which we none of us knew what parts we were to play. Long Live the King He spent that evening in his den brooding over chessmen. Felony "I 'm off my play; I have not touched a chessman these three years," said Ogden, pettishly. One Of Them And the puzzle-maker quietly explained some of the most famous mathematical problems of all time, working them out with the chessmen and the board. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers That thing like one of the chessmen with a leopard standing on top putting his tongue out was Uncle Roger's crest. Under Padlock and Seal They may sacrifice men, and castles, etc., as skillful players do chessmen, with no particle of feeling for the pieces lost, for equivalents, etc. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "He knew men," said the other, coolly, resetting a pocket set of chessmen on the board where they had been playing,—"Frenchmen," shortly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 He asked if we were the gentlemen who had written to borrow a set of chessmen. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire Then he pulled forward the two stools and set out upon the table a microscopic set of chessmen. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly They would stick nicely, and stand up as straight as any chessmen. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Among the most highly prized of these memorials are a board and chessmen which were presented to the village in 1651 by Kurfürst Frederick William of Brandenburg. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 It rested there now, as he idly fingered the chessmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 We will express much regret that we have no chessmen with us, and will inquire if any can be obtained in the village. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire "Most readily; but where are the chessmen, my friend?" The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It was laid away in a chest with the chessmen, ready to receive the picture. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic And Captain Jacob got so angry that he put the chessmen away and went to bed; but he didn't sleep very well, the wind howled so. The Sandman: His Sea Stories Birkenshead shook his head; the Doctor noticed, however, that his hand had suddenly stopped moving the chessmen; he rested his chin in the other. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 After dinner, the Count had the chessmen brought at once, and sat down to watch us at our game. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire The chessmen being set out, the players took their seats, and were soon absorbed in the excitement of the game. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly I will tell you how she made the set of chessmen. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic The apple was soon devoured, and the child returned to the chess board, and kidnapped another chessman. Practical Education, Volume I The little man at the table suddenly rose, pushing the chessmen from him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 We smelt some such thing when the letter came asking for a set of chessmen, and so the Count admitted you, thinking you just as safe inside the chateau as outside. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire The King gave a furious start, and striking his fist violently upon the chess-board, scattered the chessmen in all directions. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The board being finished,—and it was really very pretty,—she had next to make the chessmen. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic The father, whose principles would not permit him to assert his right to his own chessman, began to bargain for his property with his son. Practical Education, Volume I Addressing Bennington with familiarity, Howard went on: "Say, do you remember that wonderful set of ivory chessmen my old man bought?" The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life A tender, brilliant, saucy, flattering Nancy, who moved us male creatures about as though we were chessmen. Nancy Stair A Novel In one corner of the room there was a chess-table with its chessmen showing an interrupted game. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The ingenious chessmen were praised, and the frame brought a shower of happy tears from May. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic This had already happened with the carved chessmen that his father had sent him from India. The Magic World One day Harding fashioned a rough set of chessmen out of drift-wood, and this afforded some mental relief, but only for a few days. From Paris to New York by Land He practised singing, therefore, fasted on Fridays, and learnt to make chessmen with a lathe. The Bertrams And on one table stood a chessboard with chessmen carved out of moonstones. Honey-Bee 1911 I wish I could buy her a set of chessmen! Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic Several finds of Scandinavian chessmen, made, probably, in the twelfth century, have been made in the island of Lewis. Chats on Household Curios At last Sindbad's turban fell off, and as he sat up on the grass, and began stirring in it again with his wooden spoon, Davy saw that it was full of broken chessmen. Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' The wizened creature immediately hid the revolver under the folds of the blanket and began to play nervously with the chessmen. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle Two chessmen tipped over and rolled among the others. Lorraine A romance However, one day I happened to be sitting in the saloon, with the chessmen in their places on the board, waiting for a victim. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer In India and China some very remarkable chessmen have been produced. Chats on Household Curios Monsieur Hanska was being utilized for a divine purpose, just as Destiny makes use of folks and treats them as chessmen upon the board of Time. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers A chessboard was forthcoming at a later hour, when we amused ourselves with a couple of games, facetiously dubbing our chessman Federals and Confederates. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The old vicomte stirred restlessly and knocked over some more chessmen. Lorraine A romance I trotted up and down the village street, chess-board and chessmen in hand, trying to keep myself warm until five o'clock struck. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The board was of fair ivory, and the chessmen were of red-gold, wrought in strange devices. A Book of Myths He would take up a chessman and hold it poised a while over one of the little squares, and then he would put it back in its place with a long sigh of disappointment. Embarrassments I wondered if the roguish eyes were not a little sad, and the trim feet a little restless, the chessmen somewhat stupid, and the good old house a trifle lonesome. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Ever notice a queer streak of eccentricity in people who toy with the chessmen? Blacksheep! Blacksheep! I wouldn't exactly call it blackmail," Brion smiled, "but I suppose if you people can juggle planetary psychologies, you must find that individuals can be pushed around like chessmen. Planet of the Damned No word said she, but silently made the gaze of Naoise follow her own, even as he held a golden chessman in his hand, pondering a move. A Book of Myths I lisped my Latin underneath the gloom Of timbers dark as frowning usher's looks, Where thought would stray beyond that sordid room To saucy chessmen and to feathered hooks. Ionica For a moment or two his extraordinary opponent sat playing with the chessmen. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta And then after a little, as soon as she could scrawl it without being noticed, she wrote a note which she twisted around the neck of a red chessman, and left behind her. A Voice in the Wilderness But she rose and brought the box of chessmen, while he rolled the table from its corner. A Little Girl in Old Salem The bronze god waited and the temple grew, and two silver candlesticks, topped by chessmen, served admirably as pillars for the portico. The Magic City They also make chessmen, wooden flutes and other articles. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) In this figure the same principle is applied as in the previous one, but the chessmen being of different heights we have to arrange the scale accordingly. The Theory and Practice of Perspective She had also slipped in a new book her mother had sent her, into which she had had as yet no time to look, and her chessmen and board, besides writing materials. A Voice in the Wilderness And hereupon he saw the youths arise and clear the chessmen from the board. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 And there's Buckingham Palace over there, with the carved squirrel on the top, and the chessmen, and the blue and white china pepper-pots; and the building we're in is the black Japanese cabinet.' The Magic City On most of the houses were charming chimney-pots of different colours, exactly like immense chessmen, set out ready for a game. The Heather-Moon A few days later they bought several sets of draughts, chessmen, and dominoes, and a dozen packs of cards. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War She would need the extra clothing if she stayed at Ganado with the missionaries for a week on her return from the trip, and the book and chessmen would amuse them all by the way. A Voice in the Wilderness And he beheld a chessboard in the hall, and the chessmen were playing against each other, by themselves. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 And one or two of the bricks and chessmen had fallen down. The Magic City Again, in "The Deerslayer" three castles of a curious set of chessmen are given in one part of the story to the Indians. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters In an instant the old knight sprang up, white with rage, and dashing aside chess-board and chessmen. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII It seemed a long way to the eager hunters, from the place where Bud had found the handkerchief to the little note twisted around the red chessman. A Voice in the Wilderness Then Arthur took the golden chessmen that were upon the board, and crushed them until they became as dust. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 He gave up after awhile, and put the chessmen away in their proper places. The Magic City There are unlighted torches in brackets on the walls There is, at one side, a small table with a chessboard and chessmen upon it, and a wine flagon and loaf of bread. Irish Plays and Playwrights Aren't my chessmen there? and my Indian canoe? and my moccasins? Melbourne House Page 294 One of the chessmen of Charlemagne is to be seen in Paris: he rides an elephant, and is attended by a cortège, all in one piece. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance And Peredur was wroth, and took the chessmen in his lap, and cast the chessboard into the lake. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 By armfuls, two and three at a time, he carried down the boxes of bricks and the boxes of blocks, the draughts, the chessmen, and the box of dominoes. The Magic City With facts for chessmen, what are the moves? The Canadian Commonwealth Why, he doesn't look any larger than a chessman. The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains Mediæval chessmen were made in ivory: very likely the need for a red stain was felt chiefly for such pieces. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance The colonels put away their chessmen, remembering well where every one had stood, and fell on with the appetites of boys. The Tree of Appomattox Before starting for the two thirty-seven train the nurse went back to the drawing-room to destroy Philip's new building, to restore to their proper places its books, candlesticks, vases, and chessmen. The Magic City It didn't stop to South America and Mexico, but that is another play of the game with facts for chessmen. The Canadian Commonwealth "Get down there," said Coristine to his man, trembling with indignation, "get down there, and pick up all these chessmen, or I'll wring your neck for you." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life By that time I coveted some ivory chessmen, worth many yen. Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old Upon the box reposed a board of chessmen and at intervals the two intent players spoke. The Tree of Appomattox But the ear she addressed was deaf save to the quiet sound of the chessmen. Tempest and Sunshine Only the fact must be faced and realized, and the new chessman's moves recognized. The Canadian Commonwealth The board was produced, the flat, cardboard chessmen turned upside down, and the corner of a table, on which a few well-thumbed newspapers lay, utilized for the game. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life I could see old Mathura sitting next to me with a Hookah with a very long stem, directing the moves of the chessmen. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition "Are you quite sure there is no foundation for the rumor, Mr. Sherwood?" and Guy held his chessman poised in the air while he waited the answer. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces I have a single chessboard and a single set of chessmen. Amusements in Mathematics There was, I remember, a set of carved ivory chessmen and an engraving of the legal trial of some English worthy of the seventeenth century. The Killer He showed no desire for their commendation, but, with his friend, whom Timotheus helped to pick up the chessmen, retired to his room. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life A few ivory fragments that have been excavated appear to be parts of dice and chessmen. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America They looked stunted and fantastic like Oriental chessmen. The Judge The board and chessmen are metal and I myself have added one or two unique improvements. Diane of the Green Van It is in the utilization of position by mobile force that war is determined, just as the effect of a chessman depends upon both its individual value and its relative position. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future The chessmen were still slowly moved to and fro.... Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) My father has a set of chessmen, and he plays often with Mr. Pennypacker, our school teacher. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky "That's absolute blazing idiocy!" said Todd, knocking over more chessmen in his astonishment. Acton's Feud A Public School Story A few specimens of chessmen have been discovered: a king, elaborately carved, is figured in the Introduction to the Book of Rights. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mark never forgot the picture of the Bishop lying there under a chequered coverlet looking like an old ivory chessman, a white bishop that had been taken in the game and put off the board. The Altar Steps Slowly they moved the chessmen which lay before them on the grass. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) With the supper ready, and nothing else to do, they had got out the chessmen, and were playing the rubber. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky From a satchel wrought of shining metal he took his chessmen, which were of pure gold. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The chessmen of ancient times appear to have been rather formidable as weapons. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 But where are the chessmen to be found?— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 And then he brought out the chessmen, and they made of gold, from a bag that was of shining gold threads. Gods and Fighting Men The chessmen were put aside for the time, and five hungry beings ate as only borderers could eat. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky He added more to much the same effect, and then swept the chessmen up into a heap and looked at his companion. The Intriguers Chess, by Mr. Louis Tylor, is a sort of Christmas masque in which the dramatis personæ consist of some unmusical carollers, a priggish young man called Eric, and the chessmen off the board. Reviews He moved each deliberately and set it down with a slight thump, rather as if it were a chessman. If Winter Comes But Diarmuid took a berry of the tree, and aimed at the one of the chessmen that ought to be moved, and Oisin moved it and turned the game against Finn by that move. Gods and Fighting Men They had recourse again to the chessmen and Paul's stories, and they reverted often to their friends and relatives at Wareville. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky He plays them like chessmen, and their moves excite us as chess excites the mind. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory There were stuffed birds in cases, and little ivory chessmen riding upon ivory elephants. Milly and Olly We have the word in English as "pioneer" and as the "pawn" among chessmen; but I think not with any meaning like that it has come to bear in Mexico. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern "Aren't my chessmen there? and my Indian canoe? and my moccasins?—" Melbourne House, Volume 2 How it will turn out I know no more than the man in the moon: a soldier is a mere machine, and is moved by his superiors just as a chessman by a chess-player. Campaign of the Indus They rose to their feet, but they put the chessmen away very deliberately, while the young officers hastened to their posts. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand He leaned suddenly towards her, careless of the chessmen that rolled in all directions. The Knave of Diamonds The Swedish professor had betaken himself off, with his chessmen and his chessboard. Ships That Pass in the Night They have also extensive forests of the wood called Bonús, which is jet-black, and of which chessmen and pen-cases are made. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The thousand cupboards of the house were full of dusty knickknacks, old umbrellas, hats, account-books, and huge boxes holding the débris of sets of checkers, dominoes, and ivory chessmen. A Volunteer Poilu The Doctor found in the balcony a box of chessmen fallen down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 One battleship was one unit, one chessman on the naval board. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form On the ground when waiting to spring, these grasshoppers looked as if made of wood: they looked like displaced chessmen of ancient workmanship. A Tramp's Sketches Our most popular game for evening recreation is chess; so many players have developed that our two sets of chessmen are inadequate. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I It had become dark by this time; and the lamps were brought in whilst Douglas was replacing the chessmen in their box. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage It was a famously carved set of chessmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 German and French officers had the incentive and the chessmen. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form This is the immortal justification of the Fable: that we could not teach the plainest truths so simply without turning men into chessmen. Aesop's Fables; a new translation There were some prostrate soldiers and chessmen in a little heap on the ledge, apparently waiting for a passage. This Is the End On it was a neatly executed drawing of what looked like one of a set of chessmen, with the dimensions written on the margin. The Red Thumb Mark The box of chessmen had been left on the balcony steps by the drawing-room window, and the window, too, that warm night, had been left open. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 My little sister, who had already the feminine craving for tidiness, crept out of her corner and meekly gathered the chessmen from under the feet of the combatants. The Ghost Ship Aghast, he dropped the manuscript among the chessmen and stared in bewilderment round the room. The White Company Many things were suggested—a rocking-horse, jewelled chessmen, an elephant, a bicycle, a motor-car, books with pictures, musical instruments, and many other things. The Phoenix and the Carpet Expelled, because although she knew No man of any kind may pass our walls, She dared to bring a set of chessmen here! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan For everybody knows that the contending chessmen are but too eager to fight their battles over again by mid-night, if a chance is only allowed them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 Though Miles designed every nuance, down to the nth degree of how to effect the invasion properly, he was not privileged to push the chessmen around the board. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Were we no better than chessmen, moved by an unseen power, vessels the potter fashions at his fancy, for honour or for shame? Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories They could not talk the whole thing over as they would have liked to do, because the Phoenix itself was in the cupboard, among the blackbeetles and the odd shoes and the broken chessmen. The Phoenix and the Carpet It is wrought into various articles, as buttons, chessmen, etc. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L So, one by one, all the chessmen came out to fight over again their evening's battles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 Stevenson, too, tends to run his characters into symbols—his moralist-fabulist determinations are too much for him—he would translate them into a kind of chessmen, moved or moving on a board. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial "Now all the chessmen are on the board, and the game can begin," said Clay. Soldiers of Fortune In spite of her joy at the chessmen's efficacy in keeping Bertram at home, however, she was almost jealous of them. Miss Billy — Married Then with one sweep he threw all the chessmen on the floor. Where There's a Will The whole house was in confusion, looking after some lost chessmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 I followed them rather sulkily to the table at which Strickland always sat, and he called for the board and the chessmen. Moon and Sixpence They were as helpless as chessmen upon a board. Soldiers of Fortune Supper being over chessmen were brought, and the Sultan signed to me to know if I would play with him. The Arabian Nights The chessmen were walking about, two and two! Through the Looking-Glass The box of chessmen had been left open all night. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 O—ay—and these chessmen on the floor—the king's crown broken! Becket and other plays Crane had smoked his cigar out, had settled the trend of many things, and developed the routine for his chessmen. Thoroughbreds Wonderful sets of chessmen also appeared, each piece representing a Chinese or Japanese officer or soldier. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints When we played a chess game one day, he placed a chessman as a "waiter,"—a cowardly tactic this,—and had hearty laugh on me by seeing me in a fix. Botchan (Master Darling) Appearance of the Duke of Logreus So Jurgen brushed from the table the chessmen that were set there in readiness for a game, and he emptied the silver flagons upon the ground. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice He agreed, with the utmost kindliness and a graceful touch of formality, and requested permission to examine the exquisite set of ivory chessmen presented to the Admiral at Bombay. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty There was once a boy, named Gaspar, whose uncle made voyages to China, and brought him home chessmen, queer toys, porcelain vases, embroidered skullcaps, and all kinds of fine things. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories "It was a beautiful chessboard they had, all of white bronze, and the chessmen of gold and silver, and a candlestick of precious stones lighting it." Imaginations and Reveries His manner was so trying that time that I banged a chessman on his forehead which was injured a little bit and bled. Botchan (Master Darling) Such a shield covers a mounted knight's body from mouth to stirrup in an ivory chessman of the eleventh to twelfth century A.D., Homer and His Age I began to feel as if Nature turned out a batch of human beings for every locality of any importance, very much as a workman makes a set of chessmen. Our Hundred Days in Europe This time he brought as a present a chess-board of gold of which the chessmen were of precious stones, which was worth an enormous sum. Malayan Literature Then Belle Isoult arose, overturning the table of chessmen as she did so, but she made no outcry nor sound of any sort. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Night and day, year in and year out, with all kinds of chessmen, and with an infinite variety of byplays, "the great game" is played in Constantinople. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) These chessmen were the delight of Georgie's life, who printed his first letter of acknowledgment of this gift of his godpapa. Boys and girls from Thackeray "It was fascinating while it lasted," he replied, his fingers still busy with the chessmen. The Hampstead Mystery It is his own will that has imposed limits to itself, just as the chess-player restricts his will with regard to the moving of the chessmen. Sadhana : the realisation of life We went slick up to his den, where he put a box of famous cigars by my side, and a box of chessmen and a board in front. Canada for Gentlemen Some took the chessmen, others the cards, while the girls, curious about the future, chose to put questions to a Wheel of Fortune. The Social Cancer I will go now, and move the princes about like pawns on the chessboard; the game cannot evidently go on if all the chessmen propose moving like kings! The King of the Dark Chamber You expect me to be your humble chessman and no questions asked, exactly as you did in the old days. Betty Wales, Sophomore It is not that he cannot move the chessmen just as he pleases, but if he does so then there can be no play. Sadhana : the realisation of life "Good-night, sir; but please take notice I have put in a chess board and set of chessmen." Self-Raised Or, From the Depths Harrisson carved an excellent set of chessmen, distinguishing the "black" ones by a stain of permanganate of potash. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 He bent over, apparently to pick up the chessman. The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers Miss Whadda-you-call-it," he retorted, "you go right over there by my desk—open the bottom drawer—there's chessmen and a board. Little Miss By-The-Day "A set of chessmen, left standing on their board, resolved to alter the rules of the game." The Art of the Story-Teller Many sets of chessmen have one Rook and one Knight stamped with a special sign, to show they are King's side pieces. Chess Strategy Destruction of the material and spiritual centers of civilization—this has been and still is the purpose of Hitler and his Italian and Japanese chessmen. State of the Union Address As the last stroke sounded, Lord Hastings, apparently accidentally, brushed one of the chessmen from the board. The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers The Emperor's taste for chess, his celebrated chessmen and his communications on scientific and social matters with the East and elsewhere could be no secrets to Alcuin. Chess History and Reminiscences Other gifts there were, an elephant of crystal, very cunningly wrought, and a monster which they call a giraffe, also of crystal, and draughts and chessmen, all finely made. Heroes Every Child Should Know They got out the chessmen, and played very happily until Norah's bedtime. Mates at Billabong One had his right arm in a sling and the other the left, but the chessmen rested on a board between them and they were playing intently. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide As he went, his eyes caught the armies of the ivory chessmen; they stood under glass, and had not been broken by her lapdog. Under Two Flags Then the chess-board came flying through the doorway, followed by a handful of chessmen and the person of the big good-natured Jarl, still uttering his laughing protests. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest At length his companions observed his silence, and then, for the first time since the chessmen had been discovered, did he speak. The Deerslayer There were two beautiful large ivory work-boxes, inlaid with stripes and circles of tiny mosaic; and there were even more delicious little boxes of soft fragrant sandal wood, and a set of chessmen in ivory. Countess Kate The chessmen were scattered on the floor and the board was split in half. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide Milady was languidly insolent over some ivory chessmen, and Corporal Victor thought it divine, because languor and insolence are the twin gods of the noblesse, parbleu! Under Two Flags Christina was encouraged to proceed with a set of chessmen, and the shaping of their characteristic heads under her dexterous fingers was watched by Ermentrude like something magical. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest Deerslayer had opened a small bag, from which he was taking, one by one, the pieces of a set of chessmen. The Deerslayer For thus indeed says Chrysippus, that the vicious wants but stands not in need; removing the common notions, like chessmen, backwards and forwards. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies It's in my mind that neither of them sees the chessmen. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide "Why did you give the chessmen to that silver pheasant?" she asked him abruptly. Under Two Flags Then, carrying over the small table and the chessmen, he proposed that they should play their usual game before they sought their rooms for the night. Sir Nigel Keeping this difficulty in view, he held the extra chessmen in reserve, as a means of smoothing any difficulty in the moment of need. The Deerslayer Not so much as a bone penholder, carved to resemble a chessman and with a hole in the top through which you could see four views of Nauheim. The Good Soldier There they produced the board and box of chessmen and proceeded to rearrange them exactly as they were before the battle of Fredericksburg. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide Cecil's face paled slightly under the mellow tint left there by the desert sun and the desert wind; he swept the chessmen into their walnut case and thrust them out of sight under his knapsack. Under Two Flags The old dame and Nigel had both sprung to their feet, their table overturned and their chessmen scattered among the rushes. Sir Nigel Boris rose to meet Rostov, but in doing so did not omit to steady and replace some chessmen that were falling. War and Peace And Captain Shad, who had bought those chessmen at Singapore from the savings of a second mate's wages, lost patience entirely. Mary-'Gusta The other lads carefully gathered up the scattered chessmen and announced that not one of them was injured. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide "Corporal Victor, M. le Commandant desires you to present yourself at his campagne to-night, at ten precisely, with all your carvings; above all, with your chessmen." Under Two Flags The chessmen are of two sizes, the white larger than the black, so that I have no trouble in following my opponent's maneuvers by moving my hands lightly over the board after a play. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy On returning from a second inspection of the lines, Napoleon remarked: "The chessmen are set up, the game will begin tomorrow!" War and Peace When you are better you must let me bring up my ivory chessmen that Carrie sent me from China. One of Ours Having opened this drawer to its full extent, a small cushion, and a set of chessmen, fixed in a frame work made to support them perpendicularly, are discovered. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Let him take the chessmen back with him; I would on no account rob him of them. Under Two Flags From China and Japan and from Siam came gum, spices, silks, chessmen, and curiosities for the parlor. Messer Marco Polo Before that sinister stare her own eyes sank, and sought the little travelling set of chessmen and board that were before him. The Bittermeads Mystery Enid put the chessmen back into their box. One of Ours They were all the treasures that he carried with him—over and above a chess-board and a set of chessmen, which sorely tempted me to accompany him in his march. North America — Volume 2 "I accepted your chessmen last night, but you are very certain that it is impossible I can retain them on such terms." Under Two Flags Derrick meanwhile put away the chessmen, and lighted the Major's candle. Derrick Vaughan, Novelist He fingered the chessmen as though all his attention were engaged by them. The Bittermeads Mystery Another tribute to the magnificence of Oppenheimer’s mind: in the end he became my master at the game—he who had never seen a chessman in his life. The Jacket (Star-Rover) For a moment he fingered the chessmen idly. The Chessmen of Mars She turned and looked at him, which she had never done before, so absorbed had she been in the chessmen, and so little did a Chasseur of the ranks pass into her thoughts. Under Two Flags At the same moment the cuff of one of his sleeves happened to dislodge another chessman from its position. Dead Souls She hurried away, for she was afraid of breaking down, and Deede Dawson smiled the more as he again turned his attention to his chessmen, taking them up and putting them down in turn. The Bittermeads Mystery "I know you and your poor play," said Nozdrev, moving a chessman. Dead Souls I never see it played without thinking of Tara of Helium and what befell her among the chessmen of Barsoom. The Chessmen of Mars God only knows whence that chessman had materialised. Dead Souls And almost as Chichikov spoke he saw a third chessman coming into view between the queens. Dead Souls When it was fine he would often bring out a little travelling set of chessmen and board and proceed to amuse himself, working out or composing problems. The Bittermeads Mystery "In fact, it is a long time since last I had a chessman in my hand," replied Chichikov, also moving a piece. Dead Souls "I say again that it is a long time since last I had a chessman in my hand." Dead Souls |
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