| 单词 | cockcrow |
| 例句 | The cockcrows faded, only to make us aware of our silence, the silence that asked, Who will be next to leave us? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We would dance until cockcrow, then take off our sweaty shirts, enjoying the cool morning breeze as we walked back to our dorms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Just before the last hours of night, the moon sailed through the clouds, showing its face through the open window of the building before it was driven away by a cockcrow. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A few hours later we heard a cockcrow in the distance. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z First, its rays penetrated through the leaves, and gradually, with cockcrows and sparrows that vigorously proclaimed daylight, the golden sun sat at the top of the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z So why did the Senate meet before the cockcrow last week? Reporter's Notebook: Longest-ever roll call vote was Senate's 'Revolution Number 9' 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z At midnight, at cockcrow, at morning, one certain day Lo the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay; Watch thou and pray. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z At cockcrow the vampire came out all blue and grinning; but, though she yelled horribly, she could not touch the man in the circle, who put the cross in the coffin. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z He rose late, but this terrible discovery was still there, undispelled by cockcrow or the day. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z At cockcrow the family was to start for the capital. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Crofts protested in a doddering collapse, and vanished like a ghost at cockcrow. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z I couldn’t possibly get up at cockcrow without a very special inducement, could I, now? The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z At the third cockcrow he put the scapulary on her, whereupon she rose and thanked him, promising to be his wife and servant. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z There Ulenspiegel whistled like a lark, and from the interior came the sound of a warlike cockcrow in answer. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Oh, it would be terrible to pass that place between midnight and cockcrow! With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The cockcrow is usually associated with the dawn, and the change of habit just when the nights are longest is interesting. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z For the brethren in Rome, so they say, await the cockcrow: but concerning those in the Pentapolis you said they broke the fast sooner. St. Dionysius of Alexandria Letters and Treatises 2011-06-29T02:00:23.247Z At the second cockcrow she tried to get into the coffin, and unavailingly begged him to take out the cross. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Ulenspiegel is glad; he whistles like the lark and from every side there comes to answer him the warlike cockcrow. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Now, when the man was to set off and buy he was up and away at cockcrow, long before dawn. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z A fairy, prisoned on earth by cockcrow, might wear some such expression of startled wondering purity, I fancy.” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z At midnight, at cockcrow, at morning, one certain day, Lo! the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay; Watch, thou, and pray. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Her laugh—in effect, not in resonance—was like cockcrow. The Book of Susan A Novel And those are to be accounted trustworthy who know how to answer the song of the lark with a warlike cockcrow. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Rose he not before the cockcrow, Nor before the hen's child rose he, From his sporting with the maiden, Laughing with the wretched woman. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) At the first cockcrow the witches ceased to dance. Pretty Michal The hour being late, he bargained that he should be carried to Rome and back before cockcrow, the price for the service to be his saintly soul. The Silent Barrier And at break of day they came to the camp, and sang out like the lark and were answered straightway by a cockcrow. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Then upon a day it happened, And upon a certain evening, 270 He resolved to rise and wander, Waiting not for morn or cockcrow. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two But in the midst of their laughter and rejoicing at the easy manner in which they had got rid of him, cockcrow sounded, and the diabolic company swiftly disappeared. Legends & Romances of Brittany But to him that good hour of cockcrow, and the changes of the dawn, had brought panic, and lasting doubt, and such terror as he still shook to think of. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Amidships, on the highest locker on the barge, one of the Kentuckians was flapping his arms lustily and giving the cockcrow, the river challenge of frontier days. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman And he continued, and said, “About the third cockcrow something else came to the window and said the selfsame thing, and added, ‘This shall befall thy lord on his way home. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales At cockcrow the minister was afoot, busy transferring the pegs to the summit of a lovely knoll. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland All times were not equal; sometimes he came at cockcrow, or near to it, before or after it. Hebrew Literature The blows were regular and quite distinct, and without cessation until cockcrow. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France It may, indeed, be physically related to that transient bashfulness which haunts so many of us in our younger days only to vanish at maturity, swift as the belated ghost at cockcrow. Apologia Diffidentis When she rushes at thee, scatter thy nuts, and the nuts will go rolling all about the church, and it will take her till cockcrow to gather them all up. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales As for sleep, never at cockcrow was I more wakeful than at this moment to-night. Christmas Light Every day they cleansed the altar at cockcrow, or at its approach, intermediate before or after it; and on the day of atonement201 at midnight; and in the three great feasts, at the first watch. Hebrew Literature Joab has gone forth, as he always goes at cockcrow, to lade his mule with leeks, and melons, and other vegetables and fruits. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History If the cockcrow once has sounded, Though the second has not sounded,110 It becomes the young to rouse them, Though the old folk still are resting. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes Besides, he scattered his nuts, and she went after them and tried to pick them all up till cockcrow. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales All the lasses of the west, he goes on to tell us, were up at cockcrow, and no men might rest for the chatter and the noise of their preparations. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets And before cockcrow the court was crowded with Israel. Hebrew Literature We all have to start at cockcrow in the morning. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School She herself arose before them, Ere the sun or moon had risen,140 Long before the time of cockcrow, Or the chirping of a chicken. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes When she rushes at thee, take and scatter the pears, and it will take her till cockcrow to pick them all up. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Distant and nearer cockcrows rang out above the melodious tumult, through which a low, confused undertone, scarcely apparent at first, was growing louder—the dull sound of the stirring of many men. Special Messenger After midnight his holiness might sleep till the morning cockcrow if he thought proper. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt The distant cockcrow rings clear and high, floors creak, the very timbers of the house complain, and mice scurry in the walls. The Paternoster Ruby It was still early, and the cockcrows, and the slanting lights, and the long shadows, encouraged me to be out and look round me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) They are men, mostly, with small homes beyond the bridge, whose work takes them down town to the markets, the Post-office, and the busy marts of the city long before cockcrow. Children of the Tenements We set off before cockcrow; the moon shone like day; we passed through a line of tombs. Gryll Grange “Needn’t get up yet, Bowler, it’s long before cockcrow.” Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life The closed doors of the inn hid the party from my sight, and I went on my way, determined to be about by cockcrow, lest Carford should steal a march. Simon Dale Most men who drink at nights, and are out till cockcrow doing deeds of darkness, become red in their faces, have pimpled cheeks and watery eyes, and are bloated and not comfortable to be seen. Can You Forgive Her? The cockcrow of reason has been heard, and it is time ye were gone. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life And at night he worked in his office until the midnight cockcrow. A Certain Rich Man The rattle of the matchlock was as familiar as cockcrow. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 At midnight, at cockcrow, at morning, one certain day Lo, the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay: Watch thou and pray. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems At cockcrow next morning, he summoned his ministers before him, denounced them as false traitors and drove them all from office. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) And yet, at eve, the master of the Seawing, riding in the harbor, took the resolution to sail by cockcrow. Foes The nurse could neither shriek nor faint; as though fascinated, she watched the wraith nursing her child, until at cockcrow Kunigunda vanished. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine The next morning I was astir by cockcrow. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Oh, but what ails you, my sailor cousin Phil, That you shake and turn white like a cockcrow ghost? Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems Then he turned round and the swathed figures disappeared suddenly as ghosts at cockcrow. Morocco All went as before; not a clover plant of any kind did Amelia see, and at cockcrow the revel broke up. The Brownies and Other Tales Nevertheless it was she who slept easily that night, and he who tossed about almost until cockcrow. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood And if any ghost peeped out, 'twould only be to duck under again, all a-tremble lest, the underground horologes being out of gear, a poor shade had somehow overslept cockcrow and missed his accustomed airing. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 The six thieves go to work, but Iwa sleeps until cockcrow, when he rises and steals all the things out of the other thieves' house. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai The unfortunate shepherd that approaches them must dance their rounds with them till cockcrow; and the instances are not few of persons thus ensnared who have been found next morning dead with exhaustion and fatigue. A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients As for poor Amelia, she found no four-leaved clover, and at cockcrow they all went underground. The Brownies and Other Tales As though that signalled the cockcrow of their glee, the dancers stopped in listening attitudes, and sank back into rocks once more. The Moon Rock In return, his fellow student brought him books out of the library when the doctor had gone to bed, and Carl sat up studying the big tomes till early cockcrow. Hero Tales of the Far North I was called out of bed at cockcrow in the morning. D'Ri and I Barbarism looms in the triumph of immediacy, a final exit from the Garden of Eden, bombs bristling moments ago at cockcrow. Deadly Pollen The ladies rise at cockcrow every morn— Cyril: Ah, then they have male poultry? The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan It was still early, and the cockcrows, and the slanting lights, and the long shadows encouraged me to be out and look round me. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes But to him that good hour of cockcrow, and the changes of the dawn, had brought panic, and lasting doubt, and such terror as he still shook to think of. Memories and Portraits Then came the welcome cockcrow, and I felt that I was safe. Dracula As the night was one long dog-howl, and the dawn one overwhelming cockcrow, people were thankful to get up. It Happened in Egypt Fine sea-captain you are, you young mutineer, laying abed at cockcrow! The Mutineers At length over tasked nature drops under it and escapes for a few hours into the society of the sweet silent creatures of Dreams, which go away with mocks and mows at cockcrow. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Mother," said the fellow, "this boy is no boy, but a maid with whom I intend to marry at cockcrow. The Forest Lovers And when the folk got up at cockcrow next morning to slaughter the Bull, why, he was gone; and when the King got up and asked for his daughter, she was gone too. Popular Tales from the Norse But that was to be expected at cockcrow. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice "Pirates—mutineers—young cubs—laying abed— cockcrow—" and so on, until we were in a boat and out on the harbor, where the Island Princess towered above the morning mist. The Mutineers Your sentence is that ye be hanged at cockcrow to-morrow, which was the hour when, if your teachings cling to my memory, the first of your craft turned traitor to his master. The Strong Arm After the second cockcrow, since dawn was not now far away, we fell to talking of the future. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire "Come, rogue," said one, "thou art to hang at cockcrow!" The Geste of Duke Jocelyn Your eyes are like the eyes of a devil before cockcrow! Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series Sometimes he came at cockcrow, or near it, before or after it. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms At cockcrow they set off again, but instead of cracking her nuts as she used to do, this time Kate plucked the feathers off and cooked the birdie. English Fairy Tales Over all was a Sunday stillness, broken only by the occasional bark of a distant dog or a cockcrow that was almost musical as it was borne by on the wind. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Then in their turn they went to bed, the whole farm lapsed into silence, surrendering itself to slumber until the first cockcrow. Fruitfulness At length over-tasked nature drops under it, and escapes for a few hours into the society of the sweet silent creatures of dreams, which go away with mocks and mows at cockcrow. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb Realise God's eye watching you, and sin, and meanness, and negligence, and selfishness, and sensuality, and lust, and passion, and all the other devils that are in you will vanish like ghosts at cockcrow. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The habit in that region was to rise at cockcrow. The Century Vocabulary Builder The diary itself is not visible; it is tucked away in the drawer, taking a nap while it may, for it has much to chronicle before cockcrow. Alice Sit-By-The-Fire After a conversazione of two hours my visitors depart, and we lose no time—for we must rise at cockcrow—in spreading our mats round the common room. First Footsteps in East Africa One night, worrying over five verses the sense of which he could not disentangle, so much was the text corrupt, he dozed off, quite despairing, at cockcrow. The Queen Pedauque I came here earlier than you--before the cockcrow. The King of the Dark Chamber But about cockcrow there was a silence as of the dead, and that time was judged favourable by my companion-in-hiding to get clear away. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca We set out about cockcrow, and the moon shone bright as day, when, coming among some monuments. my man began to converse with the stars, whilst I jogged along singing and counting them. The Book of Were-Wolves Thus he fell into the habit of going down to the glen before cockcrow, after he had recited Matins; for at that hour the rain commonly ceased, and a faint air was stirring. The Hermit and the Wild Woman After resting for a day they set out at the first cockcrow, and before the noontide heat reached the lovely Kinzigthal, which lies all along the way from Hausach to Hornberg. The Malady of the Century "We will make ready to go at cockcrow," he said abruptly. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest "Far cockcrows echo shrill, The shadows are abating, And I am waiting, waiting; But O, you tarry still!" Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses I know it," he said ruefully; "but my doublet had more rents than slashes in it, and Martin Tailor kept it until cockcrow. To Have and to Hold Everything quite all right, and he began persuading her; and she should have kept him talking till cockcrow, but she got frightened, just got frightened and hid her face in her hands. War and Peace About third cockcrow, Kim woke after a sleep of thousands of years. Kim "And my errand hither is to ask refreshment for myself and my men, as we have been in the saddle since cockcrow." The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard Boarding a ship's nothing, but to dig a grave on the land before cockcrow, with the man you're to put in it looking at you! To Have and to Hold Mine own forerunner am I among this people, mine own cockcrow in dark lanes. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none As if at a signal, clock after clock took up the cry: all the churches awoke like chickens at cockcrow. Manalive When he wakes at cockcrow the revellers are nearly all asleep. Symposium Everything cleared up till there wasn't a grain left by cockcrow. Anna Karenina At midnight, at cockcrow, at morning, one certain day, Lo, the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay: Watch thou and pray. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse The rich ranged themselves in line along the Mappalian district at cockcrow, and tucking up their robes practised themselves in handling the pike. Salammbo Just as the Devil was putting on the last tile the man imitated a cockcrow and waked up all the roosters in the neighbourhood, so that the fiend had his labour for his pains. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology Once, he agreed to build a house for a peasant in exchange for the peasant's soul; but if the house were not finished before cockcrow, the contract was to be null and void. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology |
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