| 单词 | covetously |
| 例句 | He would peek into the bag every now and then, and he would roll his eyes and swivel his scrawny neck, trying to catch people looking covetously at his bag. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The King munched and chomped greedily on the sweet nut, eyeing the packet covetously. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This results in the elegantly organized groupings of waves that surfers refer to covetously as “lines” of swell. What’s Bad News for Coastlines Can Be Good News for Surfers 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z As the reviews glow and the Oscar buzz deafens, the ordinary moviegoer is left to look on covetously. The Revenant and The Hateful Eight leaked – and awards season is to blame 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z And this man who claims to adore her might indeed love whatever she sings, but covetously. It Took Me 40 Years to Watch the Movie ‘Diva.’ It Was Worth the Wait. 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The nearby empire of Austria-Hungary looked covetously upon the Balkans, seeing an opportunity to take over more territory. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “Do you fall asleep in that thing?” an older man in the Magnolia section of Gloucester asked covetously. Slow-Wheeling to the Sea 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z We bought them a little telly, a nice couch, a blender, paging covetously through the game’s furniture catalogue. The Sims at 20: two decades of life, love and reorganising the kitchen 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Now that they’ve regained the House, Democrats are surely not eager to compromise or share the power that Republicans hoarded so covetously. Perspective | Republicans took oversight power from the minority. Democrats should restore it. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z In Alabama, any town of more than 5,000 residents can vote to form its own school system, and over the years, members of Focus watched covetously as the neighboring white communities did just that. The Resegregation of Jefferson County 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Australia has looked covetously at Britain's Olympic performances, their sporting arch-rivals outshining them with top-five finishes on the medals table at the last three Games. Australia wants more Olympic money after Rio flop 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z British companies look covetously at India’s rapidly growing middle-class consumer market, which is destined by some estimates to become the biggest in the world by 2030. Marriage à-la-Modi 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In the corridors, Henry V covetously fondles the crown of his not quite dead father, and Richard III approaches Henry VI, preparing to strangle him. Theatre Laid Bare 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Carl Robinson will be aware that their final playoff place is currently being looked at covetously by the likes of Portland and LA, and he will want to put a run together quickly. MLS Week 15 previews: Red Bulls' Cahill leads returning World Cup stars 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z At the various places where the vase had been exhibited, he had often been seen gazing covetously at it. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z And he licked his lips covetously at the thought. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z Had he not looked covetously upon the jewel? A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z McCartney watched them covetously as they emptied the leathern shaker, solemnly counting the spots at the conclusion of each cast. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The woman was wildly and covetously excited: she would not rest easy until the actual possession of the money assured her that there was no possibility of a slip. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z Then he leaned forward, his eyes fixed boldly, covetously on her. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "There's a sovereign," he said, tapping it impressively, while his companion eyed it covetously. A Poached Peerage Here was this sudden, all-forgetting boldness of belief which he had won—and I could only watch it covetously through the bars of my exiled doubts. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew "Shan't I rob you?" asked the old lady, looking at the meat covetously. Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck For fruits they covetously long, Nor wist she sows them in her seed; I make a heaven for them in song, Yet not a prayer enshrines the deed. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. "When are you going to get tired of all that?" he said, his eyes narrowing covetously. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "What a heavenly suit!" she exclaimed, her eyes roving covetously over Isabel's smart black costume. Ancestors A Novel “The paramour of Pandera,” he stammered at last; and lowering his eyes, he looked at her covetously from beneath the lids. Mary Magdalen Luna looked covetously at the softly glowing metal. The Blue Goose Once there, they'll go back to peering covetously at each other's lands, and maybe raid amongst themselves a little, until I come back again. The Barbarians As she walked toward them a beggar roused himself from the grass and looked covetously through his evil eyes at the child’s rich clothes. Carmen Ariza "And first you are, and shall be, Dolores," whispered Pearse, leaning his chin on her forehead and glaring covetously at the littered wealth of the chests. The Pirate Woman The vendors would move the baskets they had bought around with their feet, while the beach-combers looked on covetously. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore And she was still sitting there, watching the gophers covetously, when she saw the eldest brother returning. The Biography of a Prairie Girl Her eyes glistened, and she turned the pieces of gold over with her finger covetously. The Tale of Timber Town Lord Henry felt he had done his best for England, and now his mind turned covetously towards a country and a clime where his best promised to yield richer and better fruit. Too Old for Dolls A Novel And when my friend the notaire comes to play chess with me, you should see him eye my antiques, ah, so covetously; I see him, but I never let on. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders I touched Alberich's Ring," Wotan replies, "covetously I held the gold. The Wagnerian Romances It was with difficulty that he could lift it, so heavy was it, but this only encouraged him, and made his eyes sparkle covetously. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia He looked covetously at the tin box under the arm of Rufus, and speculated as to the value of the contents. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready His eyes swept almost covetously over the five-thousand-acre ranch, level as a floor, not a stump or a stone. The Desert Fiddler Ananias and Sapphira acted the part of deceivers, pretending to make an entire sacrifice for God, when they were covetously withholding a portion for themselves. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan George Washington Jenks looked at it covetously out of the corner of his eye. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite He took it all into his heart, covetously, greedily, trying to fix it there for ever. Robert Elsmere He looks covetously at Violet's fortune and calls himself hard names, but that is plainly out of his reach. Floyd Grandon's Honor The Captain went to the door, and found three strolling Bucktails looking covetously at the swine. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Silk handkerchiefs and “fancy” neckcloths—things till then unknown—could occupy the former, while the latter covetously turned over and examined bright ribands and fresh cotton hose. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States The padre stood upon its bank, looking covetously across, and listening in terror to the sounds behind; these being the war-cries of the pursuing Comanches. The Death Shot A Story Retold "I should like one o' them to ply with," said the elder covetously. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 He was about to break it when a man arose from a seat across a walk, and came and sat down beside him, eyeing the food covetously. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 Pennies were the one thing he seemed to desire, and he made his eyes flash covetously whenever one was produced. A Son Of The Sun He probably looked upon a man who spoke covetously of titles much as a Salem elder a century before would have looked upon a hard-swearing Virginia planter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Finally, we will lay all even with the ground, which they, no less wickedly than cruelly and covetously, have enclosed. The Rise of the Democracy In later years he told how he looked covetously at the boys who wore neither hats nor boots, and who did not have a governess. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Flower’s dainty shoes were then removed, and the woman looked covetously at the long, fine, cloth dress, but shook her head over it. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl With those outlying barbarians no treaty was possible or sacred; no legal tribunal would have protected those frontiers from the men who looked covetously on the fertile fields and comfortable cities of the Roman provinces. The War and the Churches Always when the street-sprinkler passed, David had watched it covetously, and now was his chance. A Melody in Silver And she is always looking covetously at other women's babies and visiting orphans' homes to see if she can find one she wants to adopt, because she hasn't one of her own. Sunny Slopes Cameron regarded his uncle as the young often do the older—yearningly, covetously, tenderly. The Shield of Silence Who would guard her from other eyes, that as her beauty and charm came to their full bloom might look covetously upon her? The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe "If she is like you—no doubt," said Escobar, and again he smiled at her covetously. The Summons Emboldened by that cooing tone, Gwendolyn eyed the Manila bag covetously. The Poor Little Rich Girl Other nations looked covetously upon our great body of able-bodied seamen, born within sound of the swash of the surf, nurtured in the fisheries, able to build, to rig, or to navigate a ship. American Merchant Ships and Sailors At a time when railroads were extending their lines westward from the Atlantic seaboard, and reaching out covetously for the produce of the Mississippi Valley, Illinois held geographically a commanding position. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics A trunk stood in one corner of the room, and her eyes rested covetously upon this. True Love's Reward "I just hate jealous people, anyway," added Grace, diving into her pocket and bringing forth a luscious bonbon which Mollie eyed covetously. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers It seemed to her that for months she had been covetously listening for it in vain. Lady Rose's Daughter Meanwhile, Aldous had drawn Marcella into the Stone Parlour and was standing by the fire with his arm covetously round her. Marcella Their bags were almost filled, but they lingered for a little more, and covetously a little more still. The Frontiersmen We would not for ourselves count covetously the descending steps after we have passed the top of the mount, or grudge to spare some of the days of decay. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Only let him pierce to the heart of it--realize it, covetously, to the full! The Testing of Diana Mallory As for Kendal, every sense in him was covetously striving to hold and fix the experiences of the last half-hour. Miss Bretherton Tálib unwisely and covetously attempts to rob the corpse of jewels; and is instantly beheaded by its enchanted guards. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Her eye fell covetously upon the jewel in Harry's hat. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War After Quail, an expert in such matters, had examined Manteca's treasure covetously, he uttered a solemn guffaw. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution Would that young girl take over her reign as Mrs. Matthew Locke? she wondered covetously. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko He looked covetously at Michael's handsome brown tweeds—"Den you goes fom house to house, er you stands on de corner—" "Begging!" said Michael aghast. Lo, Michael! Then, "Ventrebleu" says he, "here's Providence takes a hand," and he whistled, and it is not to be denied that he looked covetously at the cabinet which held Colonel Boyce's papers. The Highwayman On either side, the way was plumed and paved with beauties so rare that now, disheartened dwellers in city streets, we covetously con over in memory that roaming walk to school and home again. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life What was the good of keeping these worldly goods, that the avarice of Government taxation confiscated so easily, and that the Barbarians watched covetously from afar! Saint Augustin He took it all into his heart, covetously, greedily, trying to fix it there forever. Robert Elsmere As his swifter comrades passed him, he clutched at them covetously. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea He followed her covetously with his eyes, murmuring as he sprang to the ground a wish that those apples also could be stolen. The Precipice But the old Judge's daughter drew the child covetously to her lap. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life And then, as if the secret of this delightful ambrosia had just dawned upon him, his bright little eyes fixed themselves covetously upon the tin basin. The Grizzly King Then she looked covetously at Elizabeth's velvet fur-lined and trimmed cloak. Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories These spoons would, I fear, cause the eye of an antiquary to gleam covetously. Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline" Hicks looked covetously at the bills, but he demurred: "You mean we're after them two again!" The Perils of Pauline "I say, Betty, I always did like you," said Frank, gazing covetously at the sweets so near at hand. Glenloch Girls Military men saluted courteously; the women stared modestly and prettily—perhaps covetously; the merchants and citizens in general bowed and smiled a welcome that could not have been heartier. Graustark His eyes fastened covetously on the gold, as I held it before them. Basil In Bram's face, as he had covetously piled up the different articles of food, he had seen the terrible glare of starvation—and yet he had not eaten a mouthful. The Golden Snare He means that the love so given to one near in blood is covetously withheld from some stranger who, it may be, hungers for it. Ulysses Here he drew a little nearer to her, and looked covetously at the curve of her full, firm waist. Thelma He eyed his companion's waterproof covetously, and declared that he had had one like it which had been stolen from him the day before. Huntingtower Faith, you might have spared us madam Prudence, the guardian there, though you had more covetously aim'd at the rest. Cynthia's Revels The professor, a small man of middle age who wore tortoiseshell-rimmed spectacles, flitted covetously about the room, inspecting its treasures with a glistening eye. Indiscretions of Archie His hair emerged a mass of dripping ringlets, covetously eyed by his companions. Maurice Guest Her husband looked covetously at the entree, just appearing in sight. On the Firing Line Then they were estranged from me, and waxed jealous of my wealth and the quantity of merchandise I had, and their eyes were opened covetously upon all my property. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 The high dry lands of many of the Rocky Mountain States had long been regarded covetously by an industry even more cordially disliked by the cattleman than the industry of farming. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Fleming's eye glanced at it covetously, ignoring the figure behind it. From Sand Hill to Pine The man was looking at the coin covetously, but his wife pushed him away. The Vanished Messenger Let us make the assay upon him: if he care not for't, he will supply us easily; if he covetously reserve it, how shall's get it? Timon of Athens The poet looked on covetously as long as he could restrain himself. The Valley of the Moon These he slew simply by charging them as they rushed covetously forth to despoil him. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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