| 单词 | crookedly |
| 例句 | I wore a cast for months, and when it was sawed off at last, the arm was discovered to have healed crookedly. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The light blue kitchen tiles were worn and chipped at the comers, but they looked scrubbed clean, as did the pots, whose lids did not fit, one side slipping crookedly into the pot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The boxes were stacked crookedly, some stacks leaning into others, with only their opposing angles holding them steady. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The melted ice dripped down the window slowly and crookedly, like tears. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Finn turned the phone to the side and Emma caught a glimpse of the case: hard plastic with a crookedly drawn heart and the words “We love you, Mommy.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In the stony wall there was a door hanging crookedly ajar upon one great hinge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She smiled crookedly at him and showed her sharp white little teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her from under his lashes, smiling crookedly, and her heart skipped several beats. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Hanging crookedly next to me is a picture of the family—Zeke as a toddler, Uriah as a baby, balancing on his mother’s lap. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When he got back to the table he saw that Emo’s glasses were sitting crookedly on his puffy face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He said nothing while the other squadrons ambled past the reviewing stand crookedly in their customary maimer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As Moss wiped the sweat away, he realized that Javier was still staring at him, an eyebrow raised, a subtle look of amusement on his face, his beanie placed crookedly on his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He smiled a little crookedly, and Dimple saw the strain in it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Along a polished earth, pieces of straw and twigs scampered until they were stopped by some rooted thing; and little stones rolled crookedly before the wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He shouldered it crookedly and zipped away from the tree, not waiting for any of the rest of them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had accidentally stumbled upon the rattraps, two of which were attached crookedly to his sneakers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He throws his bag down at the door of his room and kicks his shoes into the hallway, watching them bounce crookedly across the ugly antique rug. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The lifeboat now had a prow projecting over the waves, if crookedly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “See,” the sergeant said, looking a little crookedly at her, “I’ll tell you about this one who was in love with me.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z An old picture of Poppy before he came to the United States hung high and crookedly on one wall. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z No, he stands crookedly, like a humble farmer, out of place in this city, out of place on the milk-white tile floor. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung crookedly, almost like someone had tried to rip it down, only to have someone else come along and halfheartedly string it back up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z From her left knee, it runs crookedly down her shin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A paper unfolded to reveal a crookedly drawn red heart. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The approaching silhouette was string-bean slim and taller than most, thanks to the stovepipe hat propped crookedly on his head. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His hair had a cowlick on one side and his new glasses sat crookedly on his nose. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She stands crookedly at first but straightens when she sees my face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She was scarred, as if by untended wounds, and one arm was held crookedly, so that it was awkward for her to do things. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then, as we moved along the road, I swung Bear’s sack around and pulled out his two-pointed hat, and leaping up, I plopped it on his head, albeit crookedly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian bent away from the bombsight crookedly to watch the indicator on his left. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Beside him, Branch scampered, his broken stub of a tail wagging crookedly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The plaster was coming off the walls and the blinds hung crookedly in front of dark windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A turquoise dragonfly hovers above them, then darts crookedly away. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bënduka is the bent-sideways girl who walks slowly, but bënduka is also the name of a fast-flying bird, the swallow with curved wings who darts crookedly quick through trees near the river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mind functioned like a wooden mind, her body moved crookedly like a badly operated marionette, but she went steadily about her business. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He went up the Pott Street side of empty Riverroad Square, where another poster hung crookedly on the kiosk, and he was headed toward North Street when suddenly the lights flickered and went out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Actually, you can hardly call them that, since they’re nothing but scraps of fabric, varying greatly in shape, quality and pattern, which Father and I stitched crookedly together with unskilled fingers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When I said the name of the band, he smiled crookedly, a peculiar expression in his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Mmmm,” I said after the waiter left, and Augustus smiled crookedly as he stared down the canal while I stared up it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I followed her gaze to see Edward, smiling crookedly, staring at me from an empty table across the cafeteria from where he usually sat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A purple hat sat crookedly on his head, and a white pipe was clamped between his teeth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Vincent van Gogh painted three versions of his Arles, France, bedroom — its crookedly hung paintings set within narrow confines — from 1888 to 1889, while staying at the psychiatric asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Van Gogh's 'The Bedroom' coming to the Norton Simon Museum 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z You probably can’t afford to live in the West Village, but you can pretend by wandering its elegant streets, crookedly unhinged from the orderly Manhattan grid. 36 Hours in Manhattan, Below 59th Street 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Drinking tea instead of vodka, abstaining from meat, rejecting family ties, making one’s own boots—poorly, crookedly—that, essentially, is the result of this personal spiritual quest that passed through the Square. The Square 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Wearing long dresses and fancy hats, sometimes a tattered kimono, Ohno appeared on stage, often curling his body, contorting his face and bending his arms crookedly. Butoh legend, Japanese dancer Ohno dies at 103 2010-06-02T16:21:00Z A photo of the pope is tacked crookedly to one side. "Today is not your lucky day": U.S. military vets who fought for America and were deported anyway 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z "The White Album" — arrives in a glossy gatefold sleeve, the band's name crookedly embossed and possessing a unique numerical identifier, just like the first issue in 1968. Is 'The Beatles in Mono' necessary? Yes and no. 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: On any given day, approximately 37.5% of the cars parked in the De Anza parking garage are parked crookedly. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z Steps look as if they have been crookedly cut on site to fit, while handrails crash into parts of the steel structure as if no one thought about how the two parts might meet. Horror on the Hudson: New York's $25bn architectural fiasco 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z A corrugated-tin barn stood beside five squat reservoirs used to capture rainwater — the town’s water is not potable — and a lonely clothesline tree leaned crookedly in a cement courtyard surrounded by an uneven stone wall. Is the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z When I was getting started in my pro career, I sat through my share of major airport delays and slept crookedly on plenty of red-eyes after missing in Monday qualifiers. Undercover Tour Pro: A Guide To Private-Jet Life - Golf Digest 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday the repatriation plan was “not acceptable” and “the Burmese terrorist government is deceitfully and crookedly offering Rohingya refugees to settle down in so-called temporary camps”. Myanmar finalizes Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z We are interested in the number of cars that are parked crookedly. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z To my surprise, he suddenly threw an arm around my shoulders and patted me, smiling crookedly. A Father’s Final Odyssey 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z He still had his familiar correct, salt-and-pepper haircut and the same glasses, worn crookedly. Five Years After Scandal, Jim Tressel Is Still a Buckeye 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z He had developed a paunch and was slightly stooped, his arms swinging crookedly at his sides. How Gary Hart’s Downfall Forever Changed American Politics 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday the repatriation plan was “not acceptable” and “the Burmese terrorist government is deceitfully and crookedly offering Rohingya refugees to settle down in so-called temporary camps”. Myanmar finalizes Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z For every 22 cars, how many would you expect to be parked crookedly, on average? Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z Her cardigan—if it was hers—would be buttoned crookedly. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z She walked over to us, bent crookedly at the waist, and gently kissed Brooke’s forehead. A Life-or-Death Situation 2013-07-17T11:00:53Z Gillette ran crookedly, did not tuck his knees up high enough or failed to time his leaps properly. In Paralympics Long Jumping, a Sprint and Leap Into the Unknown 2012-07-22T17:39:55Z For all our Twitter outrage and our tutting, at our core few of us aren't quietly resigned to a life lived crookedly. Eva Wiseman: Why are we so cynical? 2012-07-14T23:04:06Z There is little in the photograph that identifies this as Turkey, were it not for the large photograph of a woman praying at Mecca hanging crookedly above them. Lens Blog: Jason Andrew's "Football's Lost Boys" 2012-06-29T23:00:41Z Too bad she has lost most of her teeth; her features are leaden, her hair is twisted under a net in lumps, her arms dangle crookedly. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Half the falls out hunting come from putting your horse crookedly at the fence, and from losing your head when he has made a mistake. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z All of a sudden the horsemen quit the road, which here wound about crookedly, and come riding across country, over the open land where he is keeping his cattle. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z He assumed a tottering bravado, and as he put his hand to the lever, he smiled crookedly. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z The mare jumped crookedly on to the bank, hung there for half a second, and launched herself into space, the launch being followed, appropriately, by a mighty splash. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z "Father," she was saying, smiling crookedly through those rare things, her tears—— Judson came out of the stable. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Hasparren with her shabby coat buttoned crookedly, who ran up the stairs as the sergents de ville went down, who came in without a word of explanation to take charge of things. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z I'm afraid the fine weather's at an end," Erskine answered crookedly; "it's most awfully close, at any rate. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z That—the good of one’s country, is right in principle, only they look at it crookedly. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z His head lay crookedly on his chest; he breathed heavily, but peacefully, and his limbs seemed uninjured. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Pu-Yi raised a thin arm over his head and it seemed to clutch crookedly at the somber panoply aloft. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z He used me crookedly at last, however; for he accused me of dishonesty, and attempted to bring me to punishment. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Parsons smiled crookedly behind a palm, and then uncertainly at the girl. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z I never saw a cord of wood piled so crookedly before in my life.” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Moreover, it becometh not one thus favoured to deal crookedly with the followers of the Prophet. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z A weather-beaten sign-post with one bent arm pointed crookedly down a field-track at right angles to the road, and with a lurch and a heave they tilted round the corner. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z With a feeling of indescribable dread, he rushed towards his dressing-table, and stood before the mirror in order that he might not place his nose crookedly. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z I wonder that, when the twig is so ruthlessly and persistently bent, the tree should reach up ever so crookedly towards heaven. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z I hope the little incident that came so crookedly between us—and which I most profoundly regret—I hope it has been equally forgotten and forgiven by you. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Police officers patrolled with rusty rifles and ill-fitting helmets sitting crookedly on their heads. Memo From Bukavu: Fighting Congo?s Ills With Education and an Army of Women 2011-02-07T01:20:37Z The creek wound crookedly down the valley, frequently crossing the road, while here and there the walls of the gulch drew so close together that the track was forced into the bed of the stream. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z A looking-glass framed in mottled yellow plush was hung crookedly on the wall, and beneath it stood a wooden kitchen chair. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Yet why is it considered more acceptable to feed a scrum crookedly than it is to not throw straight into a lineout? Here's a directive to the IRB: tell referees to apply the laws 2011-01-06T10:53:46Z You see things can go crookedly with me at times! Capricious Caroline His mouth opened widely and crookedly, and a scream of childish terror burst from his throat. Yiddish Tales There were tin bannerettes crookedly marshaled on the floor, to indicate the homes of the different states. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play He appeared to have had the worst of the exchange, for when I looked again he was sitting, with one leg crumpled crookedly under him, propped up against a bitt. Sea-Hounds Oh yes, she would end at last as old H. H.—poor old H. H.—pottering about in her prim little garden with an antiquated, rat-like dog dragging itself crookedly along behind her. Helena Brett's Career I'd like you to know, now you're starting out, just what she is, and why things seem to go so crookedly. Capricious Caroline Miss Finlayson took it, and glanced at the title that was written crookedly across the top of the page. The Youngest Girl in the School That, Mulla-mulgar," he said, smiling crookedly, "we shall soon find out for ourselves. The Three Mulla-mulgars Many years before a squire had ridden her down in the lanes of Dolfya Town, as she scurried out of the path of his great stallion, and her broken leg had mended crookedly. The Buttoned Sky It led him toward a narrow stone stairway climbing crookedly to a misshapen opening in the wall. Isle of the Undead "Can anything go crookedly with you?" asked Camilla Lancing; there was the faintest tinge of envy in her voice. Capricious Caroline He smiled crookedly, and his eyes narrowed with cunning. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 He was happy after that and smiled crookedly. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia It was made of branches lashed together, with sides that leaned crookedly against each other and a matted roof that looked as if it would slide off at any minute. Homo Inferior Though I may write a little crookedly, my heart is all straight, and I am "Always your faithful "Anna. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It is only that I see things crookedly, and am just what you called me, an 'unspeakable cad.' Banked Fires Her mother was an angular woman who walked a little crookedly, throwing one hip into ungainly prominence as she went. An Isle in the Water The little coppery head was what she should have seen, but there was only the straight expanse of quilt, and a pillow, disarranged, lying crookedly near the top. Old Crow You walk crookedly, till a straight path is an abomination to you. Lady Anna Suspended across the gateway hung an old white sheet, with 'Many happy returns,' in red letters, sewn on crookedly. Anxious Audrey One of the double gates, swung inward, hung crookedly. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters He had a wide loose mouth with a tendency to droop crookedly, and his hands were always clammy and limp. Exit Betty There was great consternation in Fairyland, for it was suddenly discovered that the sun had been shining crookedly all the morning. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Though things oft go crookedly, Even then this love is still, Can the cross bear patiently, Thinking 'tis the Father's will. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly The figure on the table wore rough knickerbockers, high, rather muddy boots, a loose jacket, and a cap set crookedly on the head. At the Crossroads How crookedly things are managed in this world! Amaryllis at the Fair The operator was returning to his key, grinning crookedly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 "So it is all because the sun shone crookedly on my christening day!" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories His head cradled back in his Betty’s arms and he panted, looked up at her, and, after a few minutes, smiled crookedly. The Spoilers of the Valley Once I drew the map of Italy on his blessed old shoulders with crayon and often French verbs ran crookedly up the seam of his coat, for the horse changed his gait now and then.” At the Crossroads "Pray, Sir, what makes you walk so crookedly?" The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. The operator looked up at him beneath a green eyeshade and grinned crookedly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 It is only because the sun shone crookedly on my christening day. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories Hendricks glanced up at him and shook his head, smiling crookedly. Vampires of Space A window was broken and the door hung crookedly. Partners of the Out-Trail The Sorgues, beneath me, reaching the plain, flung itself crookedly across the meadows like an unrolled blue ribbon. A Little Tour of France To be sure, the historian Herodotus tells us that, when Babylon stood in danger of the Medes, Queen Nitocris applied herself to dig new channels for the Euphrates to make it run crookedly. Merry-Garden and Other Stories A man does not gather his sagacities in order to answer crookedly a direct challenge, unless there is some necessity. The Rough Road Read it, then kissed the careless, boyish Corwin B. Rose that slanted crookedly across the foot of the page. From the Car Behind Cathy picked the stuff up off the floor—it was mostly cloth saved for mending and for rags—and crammed it in the drawer, shutting it crookedly. Jerry's Charge Account Levins departed shortly afterwards, grinning crookedly, tucking a piece of paper into a pocket, upon which Corrigan had transcribed something that had been written on the cuff of his shirt sleeve. 'Firebrand' Trevison Timid eyes looked out at Joan from behind pince-nez set rather crookedly on a thin nose. To Love Ascending its bank, in about a quarter of a mile one found it issuing out of a lovely little meadow, through which it meandered crookedly, its course marked out by willow bushes. The Huntress I shall do nothing so absurd," smiled Farrington, crookedly; "it is enough when I say I want this girl's happiness. The Secret House He smiled crookedly at his own reflection in the mirror. Hail to the Chief The city, along the upper part of the Drive, is filled with streets that twist and turn crookedly, like New York's Greenwich Village. The Chamber of Life The gentleman whom he addressed smiled rather crookedly but could find no speech. The Young Alaskans Constructed in another way the gun cannot but shoot crookedly. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative On the prow of the boat, which had a dingy, weather-beaten look, very different from the smart green and white craft of the "Company," was crookedly painted the name Loseis. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest “They get life so crookedly from servants and such,” he added. The Cricket When Miss Cordelia pushed open her little gate, hung crookedly in a very compact and prim spruce hedge, she stopped in amazement and said, "Well, for pity's sake!" Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 “What a pity it is that things will go so crookedly!” The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne The right arm of the semicircle, more slender than the left, curled crookedly eastward along Venice Boulevard, in places only a few blocks wide. Greener Than You Think We rode on a little further, and came to Millstone River again, which runs so crookedly, that you cross it at three different places. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 He dodged behind the ship, then ran crookedly for cover. The Devil's Asteroid The crab was sore distressed to see his little ones run crookedly on the sand of the sea shore, so he said, "My sons, walk straight!" The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year He had an old name, however, which he hoped not to sully, and he bent himself quietly to duty, as, crookedly and undesirably, it came his way. The Black Colonel She did not emphasize the "my," knowing in her compassionate heart what other husbands were prone to lag by the way until they came home late and crookedly. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories But then he saw a round yellow tear slowly form in the red rim of the old man’s eye and run crookedly down that wrinkled cheek. Clayhanger What I want to say is that the train was late crawling crookedly up and around the mountains. The Madigans Breathing heavily, the cadet turned, wiped his face, and smiled crookedly at Tom and Roger. On the Trail of the Space Pirates One of those fins sank, canting the ship crookedly, preventing any new take-off. Storm Over Warlock She turned toward her room, then hesitated as he grinned crookedly at her. Police Your Planet When we also had reached the northern side and turned up a small street that points, crookedly as it were, towards Pump Street, the whole thing felt different. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Most eloquent of all was the splintered door behind him, still held fast by one stout bolt, but leaning crookedly against the dinted wall of the interior. By What Authority? His lower jaw dropped, he stared unblinkingly, and purple veins bulged crookedly on his seamed forehead. The Stowaway Girl The river bending to the eastward there conducts certain of the streets crookedly away from the rectangular Quaker demon who is ever seeking to square them. Bohemian Days Three American Tales He had a vivid mental picture of the rocket shape, its once silvery sides dulled by exposure, canted crookedly amid trees. Star Hunter But at the foot of the rickety outer steps that ran across the bare front of the shack crookedly, like a broken arm, I caught her by the wrist. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Professor White took off; Jack Cowling smiled crookedly and shook his head at James. The Fourth R You probably have some trick of standing crookedly that has helped to make it grow out, such as standing on one leg, or giving down on one side. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. A man may drive crookedly without exceeding the limit. Enter Bridget An uncertain hand pulled the shade down crookedly. An Alabaster Box Her wrinkled little face, rosily colored with the cold air, peeped alertly from under quite a fine, youthful hat trimmed with smart bows and a wing, but set crookedly on the head. The Debtor A Novel To east and west the valley, now scarcely more green than those upper plains, bounded by its verdureless bluffs, ran crookedly, following the river course, its only sign of white dominion the rutted trail. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Grinning crookedly, Warden crossed the street and made his way to the station building, where a few minutes later he was talking with Simmons. The Trail Horde The heavy latch of the closed door was fastened crookedly for lack of good workmanship. The Mormon Prophet I suppose he might be considered plain; his nose is large, rather thin, and not straight; his mouth is large but finely shaped; I think he smiles a little crookedly. The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher When at length they rose to go to bed, it struck each man as he followed his neighbour upstairs that the one before him walked very crookedly. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour At which, when he heard it, George smiled crookedly through his swollen lips and half-closed eyes, and Martel found himself out in the cold. Carette of Sark He grinned crookedly at Warden, slight mockery in his gaze. The Trail Horde "Beg yoursh, I'm sure," he mumbled, and was lurching crookedly away when the lawyer suddenly came to his senses and grabbed at him. Empire Builders The road wound crookedly up a hill, as it left the streets of the town behind. The Furnace of Gold Maison had often dealt crookedly with his fellow-men, but never, until the incident of Devil's Hole, had he deliberately planned murder. Square Deal Sanderson The Butterfly Man smiled crookedly, and shot me a freighted glance. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Then, smiling crookedly, he turned back into the cabin. The Trail Horde Creatures of two feet or of many feet and those which move crookedly, are the beings born of wombs. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Here belated sparrows drank or splashed their dusty feathers, and the parrot watched them crookedly. Love Stories On the mantelpiece, amidst a dozen other articles which had no business there, was a bedroom-candlestick; and every single article of furniture stood crookedly out of its place. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages The fencing about the house and garden was very crookedly laid up with rails. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself She was the kind of absent-minded person who depended upon pins to hold her garments together, and who would put on her tiara crookedly for a drawing-room. Red Money The clock-mender, his heavy glasses hanging crookedly on his nose, his whole aspect that of a weary, broken man, took down his pail and shuffled noiselessly out. The Goose Girl "Cold beer!" said the parrot, and eyed the interne crookedly. Love Stories Presently the dog barked, a moor-hen splashed, half flying, half swimming, across the larger lake, and a snipe got up and jerked crookedly away on the wind. Children of the Mist Instantly across the face of the little crippled girl already ensconced in the tonneau a single flash of light went zig-zagging crookedly from brow to chin,—and was gone again. The White Linen Nurse Eastwards a much more weatherbeaten arm, pointing crookedly up a stony cart track, said in dim brown characters: "CHILMARK 2 M." Nightfall This, the captain explains, is due to the intricacy of the channel, which is little more than a deeper stream, so to speak, meandering crookedly through the shallows and sand-bars of the bay. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Fifty accounts have I had of Rafona; none of which wholly agreed; and here, these two varlets, sent expressly to behold and report, these two lying knaves, speak crookedly both. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I And when he thought thus the shears cut crookedly right into the bog. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig These two variegated, great goddesses striving for gloriousness, the golden ones who move crookedly, have approached thy sacrificial grass. Sacred Books of the East One of his legs was bent crookedly under him, and Lawrence had a strange mad impulse to thrust his way forward and put it straight. The Secret City These alienated friends did not know they were acting unjustly, cruelly, crookedly, or they would have hated themselves for it: they thought they were doing God service. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed She nodded her head and smiled crookedly at Tommy, but she was watching him all the time. Tommy and Grizel Yet I do not know; perhaps I could not love otherwise than crookedly; and in this lies my incapacity for life. Without Dogma Miss Jenny got his Persian gown upon him, extinguished his eyes crookedly with his Persian cap, and helped him to his bed: upon which he climbed groaning. Our Mutual Friend He is such an incarnate hypocrite, that whatever object he pursues, he must pursue crookedly. David Copperfield A winding path led crookedly among the pines that grew thickly in this sheltered hollow, until presently, after half an hour of rough going, they came upon a small natural clearing, rock-bound and impregnable. The Mad King In addition to the stickiness, one stocking was coming down, her pinafore was buttoned crookedly, and she had lost a hair-ribbon. Dear Enemy He talked vaguely, answered my questions crookedly, wandered into general questions. The Island of Doctor Moreau A candle on a table near him spluttered and burnt crookedly. The Brown Mask He thrust both hands deep in his trouser pockets and stared purposelessly into space, twisting his eyebrows out of alignment and crookedly protruding his lower lip. The Black Bag In the middle of the ploughed-up plain she saw people in black walking slowly and crookedly behind a coffin that went staggering on black legs under a black pall. Mary Olivier: a Life I have never seen her with a collar put on crookedly, or with rough hair. The Golden Calf His eyes glared at the paper through the glasses placed crookedly upon his nose. The Isle of Unrest It's one of those jokes you smile at, crookedly you know, this joke of the Theatre as it well may be the day after to-morrow if some of us don't look out. The Harlequinade An Excursion The pot tottered very crookedly on a sort of table, as near as I could see. The Enormous Room But, as to your being right;—in these things, one can't help seeing crookedly, sometimes, when personal dislike has entered into a,—a near relationship. A Fountain Sealed Old gnarled stems wound upward crookedly, and beneath them lay a dead carpet of gorse needles with a blade or two of grass shooting through. Lying Prophets These were mainly the resolutions to which his long meditation had now crookedly and clumsily conducted him. Hide and Seek A letter lay open on the banker's bed, his night-cap was crumpled crookedly on his head, he was in too great a hurry to remember the claims of politeness, when the clerk said "Good morning." Blind Love I know you took Clare crookedly, I saw it in the beginning. Fortitude It's the miserable story of an American girl born neither to submit basely nor to rebel crookedly marrying a shining sinful Frenchman who believes a woman must do one or the other of those things. Madame De Mauves Hippolyte, you have done well, though crookedly; but all is straight for the native land. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War The valley's remaining territory was covered with gray, dry scrub, four inches high, through which the dusty Overland stage-route was crookedly scratched. Life at High Tide We came away from the Ghetto, as we had arrived, in a gentle fall of goose-down, and winding crookedly through a dirty canal, glided into purer air and cleaner waters. Venetian Life She didn't appear to use one wing very well, but flew so wretchedly and crookedly, that she almost touched the ground. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils "Grandfather's" flush deepened and his smile broadened crookedly. Snake and Sword A Novel She looked at him and smiled, and he smiled back—crookedly. The Heart of the Range He shrugged, pursed his lips crookedly, rolled his head to signify the inexpressible. Miss Lulu Bett Marjorie wrote the letters that evening, her eyes so blinded with tears that she wrote very crookedly. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. Now it had a couple of crazy windows cut crookedly into its sides and a stovepipe thrust up, also crookedly, through the shake roof, and was known as the McQuarry place. The Everlasting Whisper He put it there in the most orderly fashion, and when Mea put a fork or spoon down quickly a little crookedly, he straightway put them perfectly straight the way they belonged. Maezli A Story of the Swiss Valleys "Did you get one?" asked Frank, laughing in spite of himself at the woe-begone figure of the professor, who, his bonds having been cut, now stood upright with his spectacles perched crookedly on his nose. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic The gate had just closed after this last stop, and Betty had opened her mouth to tell Bobby that her hat was tipped crookedly when with a sickening speed the car began to drop! Betty Gordon in Washington Now it sat most crookedly upon him and was cut in many places so that it but barely hung upon his shoulders. In the Court of King Arthur After a fashion, perhaps"—Gray raised his head and smiled crookedly—"but it will never be a home, and that's what I wanted most of all. Flowing Gold Enormous brown paws clutched it savagely; the wild, big head hung back, and in a face covered with a wet mass of hair there gaped crookedly a wide mouth full of fangs. Victory An Island Tale The whole body of water, rushing crookedly into the narrow passage, accelerated its speed frightfully and was up-flung into huge waves, white and wrathful. Smoke Bellew His son James smiled crookedly, with a languid tolerance bespeaking amusement and contempt. The Auction Block Ribbons of silver cut through the plain at intervals, crookedly lazy and winding, indicating a drainage from north to south or vice versa. The Blind Spot Then turning into a sand byway which ran crookedly at right angles to it and which skirted the southern end of the mangrove-swamp, they headed for the sea. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story The faded curtains at the windows hung crookedly. The Landloper I must say that he's a blackguard, plays crookedly ... Yama: the pit Always she felt a great emptiness, and a disappointment that her life had been so crookedly fashioned: sometimes she even felt degraded, and wondered if she were doing right, after all. The Auction Block Unhappy men! they had lost all the Shiraz swagger, their mustachios dropped pitiably, their eyes would not look any one in the face, and not a head bore a cap stuck upon it crookedly. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 My practised eye instantly saw that the cloth was laid crookedly, and that the dishes were placed in a slovenly manner. Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper We arrive at a junction of trenches, and on the top of the maltreated hillock which is outlined on the cloudy grayness, a mournful signboard stands crookedly in the wind. Under Fire: the story of a squad I have known some gentlemen annoyed beyond measure by the merest trifles; leaving a door open, or spilling tea in their saucers, or a shawl crookedly put on. Wives and Daughters In all other respects things are going badly and crookedly. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 The cornices project crookedly from the houses, while the great gables stand merely by force of cohesion. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 And the boy who came in from the street, stamping crookedly under his stone of coal, heard her words. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The shutters were broken; one of them was hanging crookedly from only its bottom hinge. Arsene Lupin It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) A pair of pince-nez sat crookedly on his nose and two fat volumes under his arm completed the picture. The Clue of the Twisted Candle What a pity things were so crookedly arranged. The Longest Journey There was a bed in it, and a rocking chair, and one or two pictures hanging crookedly upon the wall. Thankful's Inheritance The whole of its trunk was evergrown with dry moss, its bare, rugged branches, sparsely covered with reddish leaves, rose crookedly, like some old arms held up in supplication. Virgin Soil It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Jed pried a crookedly driven nail out again and substituted a fresh one. Shavings The Sorgues, beneath me, reaching the plain, flung itself crookedly across the meadows, like an un- rolled blue ribbon. A Little Tour in France As has been said, the road at the edge of which the group was posted was little more than a worn path or trail, winding crookedly through tumuli of limestone. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ A sign, nailed crookedly on a post, informed those seeking such information that within was to be found "Abishai G. W. Pepper, Tax Collector, Assessor, Boots and Shoes Repaired." Keziah Coffin It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The arrow pointed to the right where a narrow, little-used trail angled crookedly away through the greasewood. The Trail of the White Mule The gaze of his left eye crookedly sought the face of the butler. The Yellow Claw Denis stepped down from the bench; tied insecurely and crookedly to the tentpole, the Union Jack hung limp on the windless air. Crome Yellow They rode crookedly, now, for seventy miles at full speed had racked them, twisted them, cramped their muscles. The Seventh Man It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) With this, and with a last outburst of tender protestation, crammed crookedly into a corner of the page, the letter ended. Armadale "From you, my friend, I will have no secrets; but"—he glanced about him crookedly, and lowered his voice to an impressive whisper—"the police, as you are aware"... The Yellow Claw There being some young Indians that are perhaps crookedly inclin'd, at their first coming into the World, who are made perfectly straight by this Method. A New Voyage to Carolina, containing the exact description and natural history of that country; together with the present state thereof; and a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians; giving a particular account of their customs, manners, etc. She took a corkscrew, and used it crookedly. Little Novels It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The tone of the letter was feverish, and the handwriting wandered crookedly up and down in deplorable freedom from all proper restraint. Armadale Gianapolis sat alone in the place, smoking a cigarette, and gazing crookedly at the image on the ivory pedestal. The Yellow Claw The whole body of water, rushing crookedly into the narrow passage, accelerated its speed frightfully, and was upflung unto huge waves, white and wrathful. Smoke Bellew Mrs. Wragge dropped crookedly into a chair, and beat her disorderly hands on her unsymmetrical knees, in utter forgetfulness of the captain's presence and the captain's terrible eye. No Name It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The next candidate pleased Edgewood, where morning preaching was held, but the other parish, which had afternoon service, declined to accept him because he wore a wig—an ill-matched, crookedly applied wig. New Chronicles of Rebecca Alice sprang to her feet, flinging her work aside, and struck a stage attitude—her right arm thrown out and the forefinger pointing rigidly, and rather crookedly, towards the door. Over the Sliprails Ramon twisted the points of his black mustache and regarded her askance, smiling crookedly. The Heritage of the Sioux The veteran's eyes were bloodshot; his hand was heavy; his list slippers were twisted crookedly on his feet; and his body swayed to and fro on his widely parted legs. No Name It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Water dripped from him, made a dark pool, and ran crookedly across the cabin floor. Tales of Unrest Four pictures hung crookedly on the wall representing scenes from Faust. Secret Adversary I felt again and found a nail—a nail which the undertaker's men had driven in crookedly and which had not caught in the lower wood. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Athwart the picture of my Lady, over the great chimney-piece, it throws a broad bend-sinister of light that strikes down crookedly into the hearth and seems to rend it. Bleak House It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) It shows the course of true love running very crookedly—as it so often does—among the obstructions and difficulties of the housekeeping problem—and solves that problem. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) |
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