| 单词 | clean-limbed |
| 例句 | Their horses were of great stature, strong and clean-limbed; their grey coats glistened, their long tails flowed in the wind, their manes were braided on their proud necks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They saw her as unworthy of the formidable Mr. Spock, embodied by Nimoy with banked fire and clean-limbed grace. The Final Frontier 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The father, a strapping, clean-limbed Majorcan, fairly beamed with parental pride as he acknowledged the imputation. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z As to being beautiful, it's not for me to say, but they're clean-limbed, healthy children, thank Heaven! and what more do you want? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z It was a clean-limbed, generous lad, that looked mighty handsome in the bravery of his pink satin coat, and without one foppish affectation from his top-knot to his shoe-buckles. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The two looked curiously at each other: a bulldog, and a high-bred, clean-limbed terrier, each full of spirit. The Croxley Master: A Great Tale Of The Prize Ring 2011-12-31T03:00:19.660Z Along with the wagon had come the fresh horses—among them Peroxide Jim, a supple, powerful, clean-limbed buckskin, that had, I think, as fine and intelligent an animal-face as any creature I ever saw. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Some of the majos of Sierpes are of this type, and among the working class there are many good-looking, clean-limbed men. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Northern trees are so clean-limbed and so regular about shedding their leaves when they fade, that these patient hosts, loaded down with the pendent skeins of the tillandsia, seem to be imposed upon. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He's a big horse, 16 2, very clean-limbed and sound. Sir Michael Stoute needs to win King George to improve his standing 2011-07-22T19:22:46Z When they came before her in their athletic suits, lithe, clean-limbed, joyous, then her eyes dreamed and her heart beat till the blood choked her breathing. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Andy came to the third slough just in time to see a clean-limbed gray fox, a muskrat dangling limply from his jaws, trotting away from it. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z But most marvellous was a clean-limbed, deep-chested, slender running horse, accompanied by a sawed-off English groom. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z What a noble specimen of his race!—broad-browed, clean-horned, and clean-limbed; high courage in his bloodshot orbs, his dilated nostril, and his lashing tail! Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z He saw the reflection of a well set up, clean-limbed man of twenty-five, with crisp hair of a dark brown, almost black, curling back from an intellectual brow. The Princess Galva A Romance On one occasion he fancied a good ambling animal; he had happened to meet with a dappled grey, strong, clean-limbed and a capital pacer. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster He was a vigorous young fellow, clean-limbed and well put together, and good-looking enough to tolerate mirrors in their proper places. A Romance in Transit In the odiously smug phrase with which his native literature was given to describing virtuous youth, he was rather by way of being a "clean-limbed, clean-minded young American." Shadows of Flames A Novel Rescued by cool, daring, clean-limbed Van-Soforth, who says 'By Jove!' as he risks his life. Ewing\\'s Lady Now and then our crew of clean-limbed Tonga boys rested on their oars, with timid, limpid gaze turned askance. Where the Pavement Ends Yet somehow none of these men quite resembled the straight, clean-limbed, aristocratic savage he had become familiar with in the realm of Cetywayo. Haviland's Chum Delman watched with admiration as she crossed the room, clean-limbed and graceful, her long red hair falling from the crown of her head in a soft cascade. Rich Living This was no semi-reptilian creature, but a woman straight and clean-limbed and beautiful, with long blonde hair that hung nearly to her waist. The Golden Amazons of Venus Harvard man, half-back, old New York family, named Van-Something or other; unhappy love affair; tries ranch life; fearless rider, dead shot 'six feet of clean-limbed, virile young manhood,' is the approved phrase for him. Ewing\\'s Lady He is undeniably handsome, and is very clean-limbed, and has something peculiar about his smile that takes women as a rule. Portia or By Passions Rocked He was riding a great, clean-limbed horse, his left hand grasping its mane. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas “Here comes Jack!” he told his companion, and immediately both glued their eyes on the clean-limbed and bright-faced young fellow who was swinging toward them, waving a hand as he caught their signals. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond They were tall and clean-limbed, with long golden hair that streamed behind them as they ran. The Golden Amazons of Venus He was a grand young being as he stood there, straight and clean-limbed; hard-bitten of muscle, albeit so young; powerful and graceful in his stride. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman "I'm remembering." olonel Douglas looked at the young man's grim, set face, looked at his lithe, clean-limbed figure and his steady black eyes which burned with a purposeful fire. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 The boy saw them come, and stood up in his place clean-limbed and taut for running. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Five feet six inches; broad and muscular, but spare and clean-limbed. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Thirteen hands stood the blue mare, sound, clean-limbed, and beautiful, and the markings of her sharp front teeth showed that she was but four. The Biography of a Prairie Girl Fresh from his barber and his tailor, Captain Lewis stood, tall, clean-limbed, immaculate, facing his men. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman It was then that I noted particularly how well bred and clean-limbed he was; how easily his clothes fitted. The Belovéd Vagabond He was a big, athletic, clean-limbed fellow, with brown hair, a bright face, warm eyes, and friendly genial ways which came from the kindest heart in the world. Nancy Stair A Novel The native children of six, eight, and ten, were subjects of particular interest, the boys especially, who were remarkably handsome, clean-limbed, with skins shining like satin, and brown as hazel nuts. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Tall, straight, clean-limbed, her figure remembered graces of a younger age. Anthony Lyveden The Jim she saw was the big, clean-limbed boy with whom she had ridden so often at Billabong. Captain Jim I could easily imagine what a beauty my spaniel would be, clean-limbed and alert like the ones in the coloured lithographs. A Village of Vagabonds Ahead of it loped a big, clean-limbed buckskin. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters It is probable that the pirates gained a rich reward for the clean-limbed boy, whose strength and ability were evident to all who saw him. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. What a good-looking young Arab he seems, and what a clean-limbed, swift camel he is on—a beauty!” In the Mahdi's Grasp Sidney, burning with shame, saw that this stranger was exceedingly good to look upon—tall, clean-limbed, broad-shouldered, with clear-cut bronzed features and a chin and eyes that would have done honour to any man. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 A full mile ahead of him he saw Eben King, getting along through mud and slush, and occasional big slumpy drifts of old snow, as fast as his clean-limbed trotter could carry him. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Only their fierce bold eyes, strong spears, and clean-limbed horses kept the laugh from them. The Valley of the Kings The woman looked like a man, clean-limbed and as tanned as leather. There was a King in Egypt Perhaps he was, but he towered six feet two, if an inch; a magnificent, big, clean-limbed fellow with brown eyes and a nice face that attracted Blue Bonnet. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's He had seen healthy, clean-limbed, boisterous lads and dainty, little maidens laugh and play, quarrel, kiss, and be friends again. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It was clean-limbed, almost white, with long pointed horns projecting horizontally from its head; a thoroughly tame and tractable animal. In the Wilds of Africa There was a hint of pleasant adventure in the dusky eyes of this clean-limbed young nymph, a plastic energy in the provoking dainty face, that stung his reluctant admiration. The Highgrader In less than a minute he had arrived—a fine, stalwart man, of about middle age, clean-limbed, broad chested, upright as a dart, of dauntless aspect; his limbs and body showing many scars of battle. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa Nor was he greatly blest in his left-hand partner, Bathurst, the Rajah's tutor—a clean-limbed athlete of the two-adjective genus, who discoursed complacently of "bags," "mounts," and handicaps; the staple topics of his kind. The Great Amulet The latter was some few years his senior, stalwart and clean-limbed. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure They were well-trained, obedient dogs, clean-limbed and civil, expert in many clever tricks, but not quite a match for the parrot in cleverness and cunning. The Nursery, No. 103, July, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers That night we took the little vase with its poppies, cornflowers, pinks, and roses, and placed them on the black, cold earth which covered Erney, the clean-limbed, good-hearted boy. The Red Horizon I saw sheep there scarcely coarser than the average of Southdowns; and some fine, level, clean-limbed steers. Border and Bastille One of the luggage-sorters, a clean-limbed, handsome young fellow with boyish eyes and a good-natured grin, wheeled suddenly and gripped him. The Price He was climbing into the saddle while talking, and at his last word he gave the spurs to his horse, a strong, clean-limbed bay, and was away in a cloud of dust. The Boss of the Lazy Y Presently she had climbed to the topmost ledge of the amphitheatre, and stood out against the sky-line of the sunset-to-be, deep-chested, straight, clean-limbed, a very perfect figure of a modern Diana. Swirling Waters We were accosted by a clean-limbed, joyous youth, who bore on his cap the outstretched winged badge of the police. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia Erect and clean-limbed, they were as dignified and wonderful as a row of fir trees, and physically I felt a sorry object beside them. Montlivet He had the stalwart frame of Thelismer Thornton, and with it the poise of youth, clean-limbed, bronzed, and erect. The Ramrodders A Novel Henry said that the Indians in them looked sprawling and dirty, unlike the alert, clean-limbed natives of the North. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi There was a girl in it, a wild, clean-limbed, woodland thing who especially moved my admiration. Jaffery Then came a double row of young men carrying flags and banners—fine, clean-limbed lads such as make a woman's heart leap to look at them. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill We observed, that all of them were remarkably clean-limbed, and exceedingly active and nimble. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 These people are tall, well-proportioned, and clean-limbed; Their skin is a bright copper-colour, their features are extremely good, and there is a mixture of intrepidity and cheerfulness in their countenances that is very striking. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time But he was tall, heavily muscled, clean-limbed, of an admirable symmetry, and the smartest of smart soldiers. The Frontiersmen Near by stood clean-limbed, comely manchineels, with lustrous leaves and golden fruit. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Along the river-bottoms and low grounds the sycamore is found as clean-limbed, tall and stately as elsewhere. The California Birthday Book The horse was a glossy, clean-limbed sorrel with a quick, intelligent eye. The Rules of the Game The man and the greyhound are the same witless breed, the kind that achieve a result by their clean-limbed elegance alone. The Art of the Moving Picture Otherwise they were tall as a horse, clean-limbed as a deer, and active on their feet, and they looked like fine walkers. Reed Anthony, Cowman They were riding in a light, rickety vehicle, drawn by a small Spanish mule and a rough but clean-limbed bay mare. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days With a wiry, clean-limbed pinto horse, I undertook to drive from Sacramento City to Stockton one day. California Sketches, Second Series Somehow she resented the clean-limbed health of these men who made their living in the wilderness. The Top of the World The troops were exceeding fine, well-accoutred, brave, clean-limbed, stout fellows indeed. Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. In the stable many horses were stalled—clean-limbed canterers, smart trotters for the centre of the troika, fiery gallopers with platted manes for the side places, riding horses from the Don. Liza "A nest of nobles" They would fight like heroes, these clean-limbed chaps, who looked upon war as a great game. The Soul of the War Not only must The Man's legs be straight but he must be "clean-limbed," whatever that is; and of course he must have a "well-tubbed look about him." Further Foolishness Tall he is and always clean-limbed—not handsome, but with one of those strong, rugged faces. Cheerful—By Request They, too, were powerful, clean-limbed men, not at all like the mangy crew that followed the Swedes. Son of Tarzan So one glorious tropical morning Waziri, chief of the Waziri, set out at the head of fifty clean-limbed ebon warriors in quest of adventure and of riches. Return of Tarzan The men and the horses were superb—clean-limbed, finely trained, exquisite in their pride of life. The Soul of the War All clean-limbed men with straight legs are rich. Further Foolishness Notwithstanding her youth, she was large and powerful—a splendid, clean-limbed animal, with a round, high forehead, which denoted more intelligence than most of her kind possessed. Tarzan of the Apes Those were their cards and they had to play them, willy-nilly, hunchbacked or straight backed, crippled or clean-limbed, addle-pated or clear-headed. Burning Daylight A tall, straight youth he was, with black hair and keen grey eyes; broad of shoulder and narrow of hip; a clean-limbed fighting man. Thuvia, Maid of Mars Across a green open country came clean-limbed young men, some afoot, some mounted upon horses. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life A groom was currying a strong, clean-limbed hunter haltered in the doorway. The Mad King They had the names of the old English gentry, and were a clean-limbed, blond, blue-eyed people. The Burial of the Guns The chest was deep, it is true, cavernously deep; but there were no full-swelling muscles, no wide-spreading shoulders, no clean-limbed straightness, no generous symmetry of outline. Before Adam Bravely she tried to believe that she did; but all the while her eyes wandered through the coming darkness for the figure of a clean-limbed fighting man—black-haired and grey-eyed. Thuvia, Maid of Mars In front there stood a small group of Indians—little, clean-limbed, red fellows, whose skins glowed like polished bronze in the strong sunlight. The Lost World Your body's brave and straight — So shapely even that you can afford To trick it in fantastic shapelessness, Knowing that there's a clean-limbed man beneath Preposterous pantaloons and purple cats. Georgian Poetry 1913-15 And now the great athlete, the pride of his College, the big clean-limbed giant was a cripple. The Comrade in White At one of these dances she met young Robert Ross, a clean-limbed, good-looking young fellow about her own age. Children of the Bush He saw in this straight, clean-limbed youth at his side the hope of Jack's babyhood fulfilled, in the projection of his own ego as a living thing after he himself was gone. Over the Pass The 'Waler' race, for imported Australians, brings out fine, tall, strong-boned, clean-limbed horses, looking blood all over. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The man was three parts drunk, and for some reason, not very comprehensible, he had chosen to resent the presence of this clean-limbed, clean-featured English lad. The Bars of Iron There were a number of the friends of his youth—tall, clean-featured, clean-limbed men, with a tendency toward length and spareness—who greeted him almost affectionately. The Sowers The whole clan was waiting, a hundred warriors as tall and clean-limbed as any captain could desire. Salute to Adventurers The girl glanced contentedly at her supple, clean-limbed figure, and then, with a laugh, jumped upon the model stand. In the Quarter Handsome, great dusky men they were, muscular, clean-limbed, and with faces full of character and intelligence. Following the Equator — Part 1 Agile, clean-limbed, splendid in their disciplined young manhood, the dark blue of their stockings and the white "Y" gleaming on their sweaters fairly trumpeted their significance to Henry Seeley. Short Stories for English Courses They saw a man in the early twenties, clean-limbed and broad-shouldered, with a handsome face and shapely head. The Prodigal Judge I see a neat, clean-limbed young man go airily up to a well-earned tea, without, I hope, a care, or an anxiety in his mind, expecting and intending to spend an agreeable evening. From a College Window He was a tall, clean-limbed, clear-featured boy, with black hair, which though not long, yet lacked the military trimness befitting the heads of young men at the present moment. The Red Planet The fellow in the doorway was goodlooking and clean-limbed, his bearing was calm, he looked elegant, aristocratic. Women in Love Their numbers have latterly become greatly reduced through famine and small-pox, but the remnant of the tribe, more especially the men, are still a fine, lithe, clean-limbed people. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures Two weeks of exposure and unwonted exertions had hardened Adan's superfluous flesh, and he was scarcely more spent than his clean-limbed friend, although every step had been taken with protest. The Valiant Runaways The little gray mustang was a beauty, clean-limbed and racy, with long black mane and tail, and a fine, spirited head. The Man of the Forest I watched their young athletic figures, so clean-limbed, so full of grace, as they threw the ball, and had a vision of them lying mangled. Now It Can Be Told Physically he is a clean-limbed, well-built, dark-brown man of medium stature, with no evidence of degeneracy. The Bontoc Igorot Very slowly he rose till his splendid six feet of clean-limbed strength and manly beauty towered away above the low chair in which Billy sat. Miss Billy He was big and clean-limbed and sinewy, with small cunning eyes, a resolute mouth and chin, and an air of perfect fearlessness. The Valiant Runaways Drawn up at the curb behind them was a smart two-seated phaeton, with a pair of clean-limbed bays. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course In that sunshine stood a tall, clean-limbed young fellow, dressed in a shooting-suit, whom the consul recognized at once as Lord Algernon, the son of his companion. Stories in Light and Shadow Besides, she was a clean-limbed, willowy creature, possessed of much grace which had not hitherto been realized. The Son of the Wolf Up and down those streets they will see figures passing; themselves, young and brown and clean-limbed; and comrades, long dead, but still alive in that far-away village. One of Ours The lad, as she called him, was five and twenty years old, tall and straight and clean-limbed, with the blue eyes of the North, and a gentle, frank face. Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) He begot a positive affection for the clean-limbed racer, and stoutly maintained against all that it was a positive honor to a Dog to be disgraced by such a Jack. Animal Heroes I had observed, way over in the corner of the corral, a bunch of cayuses, and among them a clean-limbed black horse. The Last of the Plainsmen But away outside the clearing was that little army of Hausas, clean-limbed, faithful, well drilled and armed. A Millionaire of Yesterday Shrill streaks of light Two sycamores' clean-limbed, funereal white, And low between, The sombre cedar and the ivy green. Songs, Merry and Sad There was to be much conflict and distress, tears and wrath, before the affinity of that clean-limbed, shining figure and his small soul was recognized. Secret Places of the Heart Next he saw many horses with bridles down—all clean-limbed, dark bays or blacks—rustlers' horses! Riders of the Purple Sage One was jet-black; the other iron-gray and in every line the clean-limbed animals showed the thoroughbred. The Spirit of the Border As he pulled in his heaving mount and leaped off, a couple of ranchers came out of the place, and one of them stepped to a clean-limbed, fiery bay. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border |
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