| 单词 | clasp knife |
| 例句 | “Very well, I’ll untie you, but he can stay in his chains,” he said, and dropped the scarf back in the drawer before cutting her bonds with a clasp knife. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This was done by an instrument denominated a moccasin awl, which was made of the back spring of an old clasp knife. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Uncle Rufus drew out his clasp knife and opened the blade. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z George cut the flowers with his great clasp knife, and Marie took them, carefully, treating their romance with great tenderness. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The Sailor suddenly took from his pocket a large, bone-hafted clasp knife. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The clubs remained raised aloft, the clasp knives gleamed in the group, but no one approached Batiste, who slowly backed away, still holding the blood-stained tabouret aloft. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Some one had relieved him of everything he possessed, down to his clasp knife and pocket handkerchief. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The shrewd eyes withdrew their gaze and fixed themselves on the dried buckflesh which was being finely sliced with the sharp blade of the clasp knife. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z The man found a crevice in the rock basin, scraped deeply into it with a clasp knife. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z He was as sure as he was sitting in a four-wheeler—a thing he had never done before in his life—that this large and hairy sailor with the clasp knife was the murderer. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z It seems a man crept up behind him as he was sitting on the wharf, with a bowie, which is a big clasp knife with a blade which fastens by a spring. Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) 2011-06-10T02:00:18.697Z Then Hall spotted a crowd of German and Spanish officers in another box and he leaped at them, his right hand gripping the ugly clasp knife in his pocket. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z “I got a big clasp knife what belonged to one of dem pilots,” volunteered Sam. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Drawing a clasp knife from his pocket, he proceeded to cut off one of its largest branches. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But suddenly, by the light of a passing lamp, the boy saw his right hand enter his pocket and come out with a large clasp knife in it. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Near the foot of the knoll he happened across still further evidence of Billy's wandering activity in the shape of an ivory-handled clasp knife of five-inch blade. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I ran, opening a good, stout clasp knife that father had given me—or, if not "given" exactly, had seen me with, and not taken away from me. Deep Moat Grange In the 205angry, half-crazed youth’s hand there glistened a long clasp knife. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship The young lithe body drew itself together convulsively as a clasp knife opens and shuts again. The Firebrand Doctor Raymond drew out a clasp knife and started to open it. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins There were belt, bayonet, haversack, canteen, pistol, a large clasp knife—all surmounted by knapsack and rifle. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 More than once he had threatened her life with his clasp knife. Deep Moat Grange A butcher was heard to threaten him some weeks since, and he stole a clasp knife belonging to a vindictive carpenter, which was never found. A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle The boys got their clasp knives out at once and slashed the pork into bits, taking care however not to touch the big piece. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold After the frame work of the structures was completed the scouts set to work with clasp knives and hatchets and stripped the cedars and firs of their branches. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters “If it’s tight I’ll just take finger and all,” and he took out and opened a great clasp knife. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic I hesitated not a moment, but drew a sharp clasp knife from my pocket, deliberately severed the head from the body, and thrust it into the cask. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life A small clasp knife lay by her side, and there was a ghastly gash in her throat. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Fred was busy with his clasp knife, cleaning the fish, and when Lester reached them, he had half a dozen speckled beauties ready for the frying pan. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold The hunters made their guide presents of a couple of clasp knives and a revolver with its ammunition and sent him away delighted. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades A flat clasp knife and fork may be had extra. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The train arrived there at four o'clock in the afternoon, and the Scouts, armed only with their clasp knives, Scout axes and sticks, lined up on the platform in excellent order. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Stealthily he had got his clasp knife out. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls The Hunter jerked his clasp knife in the direction of the fore-hatch. The Long Trick So, in a quiet interval between the sniping periods we hurriedly sawed the shattered stump of his hand off with our clasp knives and bound it up as best we could. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland He found some matches beside his pipe in his side pocket, struck one, and looked at the sash, then took out his clasp knife to remove the pane under the latch. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Edgar manfully kept up with him, but having no weapon except a clasp knife, he could render but little service in clearing the road. The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers So he had been at work with the clasp knife again, and Henry inferred that the young renegade was worried and nervous or he would not have such uneasy hands. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He was cutting huge slices of coarse bread with a clasp knife, and crowding them into his mouth, with morsels of Cheddar cheese. Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century Ginty drew a plug of black tobacco from his pocket, and began cutting shreds from it with a clasp knife. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 There was also a locker in the stern-sheets which was locked, and on David prising it open with his clasp knife, it was found to contain some fishing-line and hooks. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek "Right in—you take me?—with your clasp knife." No Man's Land The other hand went to his pocket, with fingers clutching the clasp knife there. At Fault Taking a bone-handled clasp knife from his pocket, he carefully cut the ropes wound about her. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp While he was speaking one of the three men opened a large clasp knife and advanced towards Gascoyne. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader Then with a huge clasp knife he opened a can of tomatoes, raised it to his lips and drained the contents. Janet of the Dunes Jimmy was shot through the heart by the Bavarian's revolver; the Bavarian's throat was cut with Jimmy's clasp knife. No Man's Land The average man believed in his tin pot, plate and pannikin, galvanized soup spoon and clasp knife; there were no second course articles recognized. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century She fumbled in her pocket and placed in his hand a cheap two-bladed clasp knife. Sea Urchins The old man was busily engaged in forming a model boat out of a piece of wood with a clasp knife. The Lifeboat Mark drew from his pocket a huge clasp knife. Janet of the Dunes The want of weapons had been supplied by their clasp knives, to which the Irish had also resorted, and deadly wounds were given and received. The King's Own Old Joe introduced him, as he had promised, to a fine, active-looking seaman who had just come from aloft, with hands well tarred, and a big clasp knife hung by a rope round his neck. Sunshine Bill On this he put into his hand a handsome clasp knife, adding some gold pieces, with which the chief seemed highly pleased. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific He felt in his pockets; he could only find a few Chinese coins, a clasp knife, and a pencil-case—the latter being merely plated, and somewhat battered, was not very valuable. The Three Admirals “Stay, I may have to cut the cable,” he observed, putting his clasp knife between his teeth. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Receiving a delighted answer in the affirmative he fumbled for some time in his pocket, and having at last produced a large clasp knife bent over his flower bed. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May A guest who was about to depart, wishing to fortify himself for his journey, took a roll of hard sausage from his satchel and laid it, with his clasp knife, on the table. The Promised Land Alfred Thornton pulled a large clasp knife from his pocket, then sawed savagely at the heavy rope that secured the anchor. Madge Morton's Secret “We must compliment you on your pork chops,” exclaimed Billy, holding up the remains of one which he had been discussing with the help of his clasp knife. The Three Admirals She had his clasp knife in her pocket, but it was a thing of little account in a struggle. The Beach of Dreams All carried clasp knives for cutting their food with, when serving in the field. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War The dinner was laid for four, although there were only three forks, two spoons and two clasp knives, the latter were undoubtedly used to replace table knives. The Red Horizon The convict took his stand in the middle of the car between the two sliding doors, lowering and alert, holding the flashlight and the clasp knife. Tom Slade at Temple Camp Each had a strong clasp knife and they cut strips of the soft inner bark of the slippery-elm tree, which they chewed, drawing from it a little strength and sustenance. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky La Touche’s clasp knife lay there on the sand, it was not much of a weapon but she took it. The Beach of Dreams The lock of the box had apparently been forced by Droulliard's hatchet, or perhaps by the clasp knife found on his body. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Presents were offered them; brass buttons, a clasp knife, and worsted comforter; and they sat down, but apparently with a sullen resolution not to relax their faces, nor utter another word. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field With due deliberation Ould Michael, with the wicked-looking clasp knife, proceeded to cut the strings binding the various bundles of letters and papers. Michael McGrath, Postmaster Henry approached cautiously and slew him with his clasp knife. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky Still, this interesting party appeared singularly fierce and hungry, and I opened a large clasp knife, the only available weapon I had, in order to be prepared for the contemplated attack. Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match He opened and closed his clasp knife and was silent for several minutes. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates It was a clasp knife with a broken hasp and it swung open with the sound of a cockroach’s shell crunching underfoot. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town The rest was easy; we shortened hand till near enough to despatch her with our clasp knives. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 At midday most of them brought out their dinners on deck, and could be seen forward, each with a tin plate in the left hand, gesticulating amicably with clasp knives. Romance Then a splendid pie was produced; the neck was knocked off a bottle; the lads drew out their clasp knives, and set to work. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Before we turned the corner we could see an excited mass of soldiers, peasants, and boys rushing to the tents with their clasp knives. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia He had his clasp knife and he could die fighting if they really meant to murder him. The Romance of the Coast My clasp knife had departed with my breeches; Bill's pockets were empty; but after some search, crawling about the barn, I discovered a broken slate wherewith to cut the fastenings of my feet. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow From his leather belt hung a huge clasp knife and two small pistols. Captivity Curly drew his clasp knife from his pocket and cut into the portion assigned to him. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Every man also carried a big jack or clasp knife which, too, had its many uses. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain Between his teeth he held my clasp knife, which he must have taken from me in my sleep, and with a flash I recalled his anxiety to know exactly which pocket it was in. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories One night, as soon as all was quiet, Joe and I set to work, he with a chisel which he had used in making our new instrument, I with my clasp knife. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow There was a revolver, too, a clasp knife, a unused church-warden, an old wide-awake hat. Women of the Country Each of the boys carried a clasp knife and a pocket, watertight match safe. Dick in the Everglades But I had not a shot left, nor did either of us have a clasp knife. Tales of lonely trails There, among the twisted iron, ruins and fragments of machines, he takes out his hunch of bread and cheese, and great clasp knife, and quietly enjoys his luncheon. Hodge and His Masters Blade two inches long, sharp-pointed, handle six inches long, wooden; not a clasp knife, blade immovable in handle. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life It is no easy matter to cut a slack rope with a small clasp knife, especially when the blade is none too sharp. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles While I was stupidly staring at this announcement, he whipped out a big clasp knife, and in a few minutes fashioned me a practicable crutch. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 Then he took a cake of dark, hard-looking tobacco from the starboard pocket of his trousers and a clasp knife from the port side. The Cruise of the Jasper B. Hodge would not eat it at a gift; he smelt it, picked a morsel off on the tip of his clasp knife, and threw it aside in contempt. Hodge and His Masters Nils gave him a playful tap which bent the tall boy up like a clasp knife. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories The youth produced, with trepidation, a sou, half a cigarette, a piece of string, a murderous clasp knife, a young lady's photograph, and Labaregue's notice. A Chair on the Boulevard "Not a word, scoundrel," growled Barkswell, and with the words he drew a clasp knife from an inner pocket. Five Thousand Dollars Reward It was a huge clasp knife, and Nora noticed with a shudder that it had all the appearance of having been newly sharpened. Light O' the Morning He took out his clasp knife, and after stripping off the papery outer shell, cut the onion into thick dewy slices. Great Possessions The agent took out his big clasp knife and recklessly slashed one of them open. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville It was found on the eve of the day on which she was told that she was to depart that she had in truth armed herself with a dagger or clasp knife. He Knew He Was Right Then he gave her, one by one, a highly prized blue bottle, a rusty Mexican spur, and the ruins of what had been a splendid clasp knife. Heart of the Sunset Barney Bill let himself down to a sitting position on the footboard and reached to the end for a huge pork pie and a clasp knife which lay beside a tin can. The Fortunate Youth "There's a gentleman waiting to see you, sir," observed Malachi, dropping his clasp knife dexterously into the waste-paper basket. Herb of Grace Sharp stood there for several minutes holding in his hand his bloody clasp knife, listening to the cooing of the pigeons on the roof, and the loud ticking of the clock above the receiver's desk. Rolling Stones But by degrees he got one hand at liberty, and with that he pulled a clasp knife out of his pocket and opened it. Aaron Trow He took a potato, drew out his clasp knife, cut the potato into two equal halves on the palm of his hand, sprinkled some salt on it from the rag, and handed it to Pierre. War and Peace I widened it a little with my clasp knife, and then—in a little pouch or pocket of decomposed quartz—I found that! From Sand Hill to Pine The host poured the coffee and cut up the loaf with his clasp knife. One of Ours A new clasp knife, with a buckhorn handle, lay with the loaf in the bread tray. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Krag hunted about in his pockets, and at length produced a clasp knife. A Voyage to Arcturus There were trade watches, clasp knives, amazing assortments of fish-hooks in packages, plug tobacco, matches, and gorgeous strips of cotton for loincloths all around. The Night-Born It was like the large clasp knives which laboring men use to cut their bread and bacon with. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English |
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