| 单词 | curbstone |
| 例句 | And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and green apples on the comer. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl emerges from the bakery, steps neatly off the curbstone, and makes straight for him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I saved myself from landing on my head by clutching a curbstone with my hands. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally they reach a gate, and he sets her down on a curbstone and pushes an electric buzzer, and she can hear it ring deep within a house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Far to his right, Werner can see a woman in blue taffeta drag a great overstuffed suitcase over a curbstone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He wanted to sit with them on curbstones and compare the sharpness of jackknives, the distance and arcs of spitting. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabriel often saw him on the streets, playing on the curbstone with other boys his age. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The Goober sat on the curbstone, his legs jackknifed, his feet in the gutter. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It bunches on the curbstone, wrists crossed, and hides its smile under a wide-brim hat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At both sites, huge curbstones — carved with spirals, crosshatches, bull’s-eyes, and chevrons — add to the mystery. Europe’s dead still speak to the living 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z To take one of the curbstones and hurl it through the window in the door. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The line runs over curbstones and subway grates and zigzags around lampposts and manhole covers. An Artist?s Alfresco John Hancock 2010-09-18T00:13:00Z At the edge of the neighbourhood, there are still trenches where the Ukrainians dug in for the defence of the city, and chewed curbstones where their tanks mounted the pavements. 'It's like Chernobyl now': Life in Kharkiv's ghost town 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The symptoms of this tectonic origami are visible across the region—in cracked asphalt, off-kilter curbstones, and leaning walls. Creep on the Hayward Fault 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Reclaimed granite curbstones from Boston were repurposed as a path leading to the labyrinth, and a 1,600-pound Montana slate ledgestone was positioned at its center as a perch. Labyrinths Offer Homeowners a Pathway to Peace 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z That admiral of his did not appear for hours, and Cecily would not leave until he did, so we left them alone together on the curbstone, and we waited around the next corner. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Professor Tait and Mr. Stevenson are both men of note, who walk different ways, and when they meet neither likes to take the curbstone. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z Nine o’clock found them all on the curbstone before the Captain’s house, standing beside Uncle Theodore’s big car, waiting for the word to pile in. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Our final stop was the intersection of Rose and Prospect Streets, where a famous offset curbstone was repaired last June. Creep on the Hayward Fault 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z A big-boned young woman of about twenty, poorly clad and apparently much frightened, was standing on the opposite curbstone. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z The children sitting on the curbstone rocked their little bodies back and forth in excitement. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z And the curbstone at the well, the post of the vineyard, the cane-fences over which the pinks and the morning-glories were showing their tufts of bloom;—these too were the work of his hands. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The high-perched driver had not seen her pause, hurry to the curbstone, and then lift a hand which was straightway dropped at the bidding of her changed mood. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The half dozen passengers soon recovered and stood on the curbstone in the crowd. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Driving her “gallumping” steed to the very heart of the busy town she drew up at the curbstone in front of the Arcade just a few moments before the five o’clock whistles blew. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z Soldiers lining the curbstones on occasion of a royal progress will let the children press in beside them and cling to their valorous legs, until the military array seems variegated with a Kindergarten. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z We could not line up on the curbstone, it would have been to impede the traffic. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z After the wedding, we all stood cordially on the curbstone and let them drive off to the train. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z They stood for a moment on the curbstone trying to find an opportunity to cross the street. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The hansom beat up into the east in a series of short tacks, grinding endless curbstones as she went about, but at last emerging into latitudes less unknown to Denis. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z For over half-a-mile the pavement on the East side of the road is thronged with promenaders, and the curbstone lined with stalls and barrows, and hawkers of various wares. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z These, and thoughts of a similar trend, reeled through the brain of Tidbury as he hurried with a series of skips and now and then a short sprint along the curbstone. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z To be compelled to rest on copings, doorsteps or curbstones, as the case might be, was tragic, and yet it was more tragic to remain a prisoner in the house. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z He spoke to his horses, and they increased their speed, reaching the curbstone as Miss Darcy opened the gate. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z There is little interest in trying to watch a fire which one cannot see, late on a night which is cold enough to freeze one's ears or fingers, and the curbstone is but cold comfort. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z The Major's carriage was standing at the curbstone, and, without delay, yet also without hurry, they took it and went together to Dr. Macrae's home. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Setting off after school for a lonely session at Sargent’s, at the curbstone before the shop she spied Mignon’s runabout. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z She brought it carefully back to the man on the curbstone, holding the glass in both her dimpled hands. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z He ran up on a curbstone, and the cab tilted. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z And in the middle of the open place was a big building, and all about it were wagons, some standing in the middle of the street and some backed up to the curbstone. The Sandman: His Farm Stories 2011-05-23T02:00:10.500Z The pony was still asleep when the rear of the skidding red car crashed against the phaeton and crushed it into a wreck across the curbstone. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z The doctor's buggy stood at the curbstone in front. Loveliness A Story 2011-04-27T02:00:23.450Z Once he happened to arrive at the main entrance just as this vision of beauty emerged to take her place in a coup� which was waiting by the curbstone. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Balked at every turn, he sits down wearily upon a curbstone and suddenly notices that just in front of him there is an open manhole. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Along the curbstone many men had placed chairs and in these cool and quiet eddies of the brawling stream of politics they joked and laughed peacefully. Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z The American stopped on the curbstone, pondering, his alert mind interested by the little problem in self-analysis. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z But just at that instant there arrived a panting workman, who jumped on a curbstone, exclaiming: "Citizens—I come from the Assembly—I bring you serious news!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Along the curbstones armed guards were stationed, bayonets fixed, while dense crowds seethed up and down continually. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z And the officer took a step out from the curbstone and, standing under the glare of the light just above, held up his hand, and whistled shrilly. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z The well of the castle was located here, and many a weird story attaches, especially of the headless trunk of the French general that haunted the curbstone moaning over his sorry lot. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z It was impossible to see what the commotion was about, the people pressing up to the curbstone in such a throng. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z All the usual musicians were already at work on the curbstone of Queen’s Road. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Skip Jellison shouted to a party of his friends who were seated on a curbstone, not far from the Newsboys' Lodging House, gravely discussing a business proposition which had been made by Sid Barker. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z Meanwhile Young, in the centre of another ring, was sitting on the curbstone panting like a good fellow. The Adventures of a Freshman 2011-01-18T03:00:12.083Z The lurch of the cab wheel against a curbstone jerked a faint smile into her face. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z The Major stepped out gallantly to assist the ladies, but miscalculated his impetus, and after a series of complicated maneuvers brought up seated upon the curbstone. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z With an air such as only a swell like himself is capable of assuming, he signalled to his driver to draw up at the curbstone before him. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z He seated himself on the curbstone, and was giving full sway to the grief and anger of his heart, when some one touched him gently on the shoulder. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z “This is the reality today,” Heidar Ali, an army sergeant, said as he crossed the bridge, past barbed wire, curbstones newly painted in yellow and white and streetlamps on pedestals of Baghdad’s ubiquitous brick. With Steel and Asphalt, Bridge Helps Seal Baghdad?s Division 2010-02-19T07:56:00Z That’s a country girl, fast enough; and if she doesn’t look out that uneasy burro will land her on the curbstone! Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Without a word she drew me towards a carriage I now observed standing by the curbstone a few feet to the left. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life He went very slowly, feeling with his cane, and was walking straight to the curbstone. Lessons on Manners For School and Home Use Leaving the disconsolate victim of Skip's vengeance on the curbstone, Master Massey walked slowly toward the City Hall; but before he was very far from the scene of the late encounter, he met Teddy. Teddy and Carrots Two Merchants of Newpaper Row 2011-01-24T03:00:19.897Z Along and outside the curbstone are peddlers with their wares spread upon the ground with a single lamp light, around which gather the customers. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Idly observant of the comparatively few persons passing at that hour, his artist eye was caught by the scarlet gleam of Jessica’s cap, fallen against the curbstone. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch He did so, and I again consulted the curbstone, but with no better success. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Look," she said with controlled irritation, "if I want any curbstone philosophy, I can read one of those corny columnists. The Huddlers You have all the same faces, as like each other as the curbstones of pavements. Peasant Tales of Russia And the host of the Red Russians was turned aside, as at the street corner you have seen the dirty water of a gutter turned aside by the curbstone. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Instead of going to headquarters and reporting the situation, I sat down upon the curbstone in front of the jail to collect my thoughts, and consider what I should do. In and Out of Rebel Prisons History is the action and reaction of these two,—Nature and Thought,—two boys pushing each other on the curbstone of the pavement. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse Nancy looked back and nodded from the tangle to Tom, who stood on the curbstone with his hands in his pockets. The Life of Nancy For the moment Margery had forgotten, and now, at this sudden reminder, she was so overcome she had to sit down for a few moments and rest on the curbstone. A Little Question in Ladies' Rights It soon turned out that there must have been two organ-grinders, one of whom, a cripple, had squatted on the curbstone in front of the Rue de l'Ambrague. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Meanwhile, the locomotive-like affair at the curbstone is working itself into a boiling rage, until finally the brave chauffeur and his chic companion prepare- 126 - to depart. The Real Latin Quarter Hailing a coach that stood by the curbstone, he proceeded to assist his companion into it. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain The old dame was rubbing her mittened hands briskly together, and mumbling in a displeased way at the pine trees, when a carriage drew suddenly up at the curbstone, and out sprang a little girl. Happy Days for Boys and Girls As he appeared on the doorstep, all the drivers flopped down and rubbed their flat, black noses on the curbstone. The Brass Bottle A tall, dark man of military aspect loomed out of the mist, and, behind him, at the curbstone, the outline of a big motorcar was dimly visible. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales This is why people move to the city, because every city, great and small, has in the course of the year some events which bring all the people to the curbstone. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology It lounges all day in the public places, sprawls upon the curbstones, clings to the face of the cliffs, and vociferates continually in a shrill, strange tongue, which has no discoverable affinity with any other. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Being very tired, they sat down to rest on the curbstone in front of an elegant mansion. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Shouts rose from the multitude; little children were crowded back into the gutters; women were jammed together on doorsteps and curbstones. Phemie Frost's Experiences It is a handsome city with the water of the Platte river brung in and running along in little streams by the curbstones. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Boyle seems to have abundantly provided what we today call "curbstone consultations." Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 “I hope you have a wonderful time leading a mob somewhere and your wife selling your photographs on the next corner curbstone!” The Gorgeous Girl Here Maximilian was accustomed to pass an hour daily, and here, we were told, he took his evening recreation, his favorite seat being upon the curbstone of the capacious fountain. Aztec Land He didn't have any trouble with the broken curbstones in spite of his scotch and waters. The Altar at Midnight The motorman clanged his bell and a boy on the curbstone whistled shrilly, but the dog refused to budge. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm Standing on a curbstone, to one side, he watches the passing of liberty-crazed mobs, armed with pikes—the self-same common people on whose shoulders Napoleon himself was later to ride into amazing power. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck To sum it up: it meant to sit on the curbstone––a nice, steam-heated, artistically furnished curbstone, to be sure, and have to watch the procession pass by. The Gorgeous Girl While we are making these notes, sitting upon the curbstone of a fountain of the paseo, we are personally reminded that the lottery ticket vender is ubiquitous. Aztec Land Groups of blue-robed peasant women sit on the curbstone, selling firewood and grass and vegetables. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit At one point I spied in the throng on the curbstone a large silk banner that bore my own name as the title of some society. Camping with President Roosevelt See him genuflecting now, to kiss the curbstone and thank Allah that he is free. The Book of Khalid A crowd of little children danced about him jeering as he stood spluttering on the curbstone. Rosinante to the Road Again Along the curbstones are stationed wagons for the sale of the wind and string instruments, whose raw, harsh discords of whistling and twanging will begin with the sight of the vote from the first precinct. Imaginary Interviews How odd it looked, to see those great heaps of snow which had been shovelled from the sidewalk and piled up in banks before the houses, between the curbstone and the driveway. Divided Skates This is not only unsightly, but attended with risk, for if you came in contact with the curbstone, or any trifling obstruction, you might very readily, and most likely would, be thrown from your seat. Hints on Driving With this exception, not only the houses and stores, but the pavements, sidewalks and curbstones, and the earth beneath for several feet are washed away. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin There wasn't any curbstone, and the sidewalk was a new one of gravel, and there would be a border of grass when the grass had time to grow. The Doers She is watching to see what will come out of a carriage just driving up to the curbstone. The End of a Coil And four times a day these four men in armour met each other in front of the windows of the house, and stood there on horseback for fifteen minutes, with their backs to the curbstone. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm His satellites stood in the bar-room door, loungers loafed on the curbstone, a woman or two drifted into the General Merchandise Store. 'Me--Smith' "There he is now!" shouted Nelson, pointing to a boy sitting on the curbstone. Sunny Boy in the Big City He sleeps in a cot beside me, and in the day, when not at school or crouching in sphinxlike silence on the curbstone, he sits in a great chair by the window. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance There was no room for him on the sidewalk, so he took up his position beyond the curbstone. The Unknown Wrestler For an instant she tried to keep them back, then careless who might see her crying, darted outward to the curbstone and to the hackman waiting there. Dorothy on a Ranch Without a word, she followed her bags from the room without a word she entered the elevator, which was waiting, and without a word she took her place in the taxicab standing beside the curbstone. Virginia Overcome, the man finally sat down on the curbstone and refused to budge. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview I could have danced and glorified God on a curbstone, if such a manifestation of heathen spirituality would not have been unseemly. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance They gazed curiously into the lighted shop-windows; they talked in groups that overflowed the curbstone into the gutter. A Tar-Heel Baron Half a dozen men and boys were lounging at the curbstone, and they eyed her curiously, grimly, Eveley thought. Eve to the Rescue His power begins and ends at the curbstone of Wall Street. American Sketches 1908 She was so utterly weak and worn-out that at moments she could scarcely resist the desire to sit down on the curbstone and remain there. The Comedienne And some day in a similar situation I may be driven to seek the cold curbstone for companionship. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance In his fall, he had cut his head upon the curbstone, and the blood streamed from the wound when his companions crowded near, and raised him. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 He sat down upon the curbstone and buried his face in his hands. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist The man on the curbstone is the arbiter of our destinies, and the standard man. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Despite his haste, when he reached the street, Mrs. Blythe's automobile was just whirling away from the curbstone, and Sandford Berry was coming back from putting Mary into it. Mary Ware's Promised Land He was thrown from a carriage, and, striking his head upon the curbstone, was picked up senseless, and died unconscious. The Telegraph Boy One soldier was seen to sit on the curbstone and change his own garments for the new stolen ones he had just acquired. Under the Rebel's Reign I walked to the corner, and sat down on the curbstone, dead tired, but happy. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic Meanwhile, the small subject of all this solicitude, in clean frock and smiling good-humor, responded at once to Joey's proposal, and the two sat down on the curbstone. The Angel of the Tenement By then the cab had drawn up to the curbstone and was stopped. Chance A Tale in Two Parts We sat down upon the curbstone, as it was growing a little dark, and talked the matter over. Fifty Years of Public Service Windows, doorsteps and curbstones became alive at the words—each woman had known him from childhood—had known him joyous, and frank, and ever gay. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death When Dr. Earl arrived at his hotel he noticed crowds of people gathering on the sidewalk, and lining up along the curbstone further down the avenue, evidently expecting a parade of some sort. An American Suffragette The gray wall was thicker there but he did not realize how close it was until he glanced down at his feet and saw there was nothing, nothing at all beyond the curbstone. The Street That Wasn't There He skipped wildly out of the way and up on the curbstone with a purely instinctive precision; his mind had nothing to do with his movements. Chance A Tale in Two Parts His first studies were made on the curbstone and in the gutter, and pretty soon he became the toughest boy in the neighborhood. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I At another time a woman stood on the curbstone buying vegetables from a wagon, but she was far removed from the lady of his dreams. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story Then he elbowed his way to the curbstone and took up a position to witness this, as yet, mysterious demonstration. An American Suffragette In five minutes the dull noise of the curbstone market in Broad Street had leaped to a high note of frantic interrogation. The Woman in Black No. She turned and began to walk slowly close to the curbstone, reminding me of the time when I discovered her walking near the edge of a ninety-foot sheer drop. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Flint raised his finger in acquiescence, and the hansom rattled up to the curbstone. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes Some ducks are swimming in a glad astonishment down the muddy streams running by the edges of the curbstones. April's Lady A Novel He viewed a patriotic parade or two from the curbstone and attended now and then some patriotic meeting in the public parks—a flag-raising, for example. On the Stairs The Cabman remains to discuss the affair at great length on the curbstone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, January 18, 1890 Drugged with narcotics, you may lie down on the cold pavement, and fancy as you throw your arms around the curbstone that it is the wife of your bosom. The Angels' Song But I wouldn't just sit on a curbstone with it. The Status Civilization Outside there on the curbstone stands an officer. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy For although the tenements may be scrubbed to their remotest corners, on this one occasion, the cleansing stops at the curbstone. The Promised Land A soft carpet, overlain with brown linen, is spread from the curbstone into the hall. An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith Here is a little girl standing on the curbstone down town on Broadway in New York, with a bundle in her arms. Quiet Talks on Power She left the empty water pot by the curbstone and bounded away like a happy child into the city. Sermons on Biblical Characters In this instance a dray was backed up to the curbstone, with paper. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy With the precious manuscript tightly clasped, I balanced myself on the curbstone, afraid to plunge into the boiling vortex of the crossing. The Promised Land It is very rude for groups of three or more to walk abreast without heeding the people whom they meet, and often crowding the latter off the curbstone. Etiquette Even after the peremptory order of a mounted police officer had cleared the way for him James Thorold frowned on the lines of men and women pressed back against the curbstones. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story The landlord, Jesse Brown, who used to come to the curbstone to "welcome the coming guests," was a native of Havre-de-Grace and had served his apprenticeship to tavern-keeping in Hagerstown and in Alexandria. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis All the year round the hawkers are standing patiently on the curbstone with their wonderful penn'orths; but it is at Christmas-time that they do most business. Chatterbox, 1905. And there they stop: at the curbstone of the people's life. The Promised Land Then later—also with some idea of shielding her from danger—it was the custom for a man to walk next to the curbstone, whether it happened to be left or right. Etiquette "And then when he had paid she'd go back to her footlights," Gabriel developed from the curbstone as his companion closed the apron of the cab. The Tragic Muse The artificial city had become to him nature, and he felt the curbstones and gas-lamps as things as ancient as the sky. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Haven't got a red cent, and I wouldn't go back out to the hospital if I had to bunk on the curbstone! Quin "Oh, I bumped my foot on the curbstone," answered Rose. Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's The two sides of the shop were protected by an immense pent-house shed, which projected over a greasy pavement and was supported by wooden posts fixed in the curbstone. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) Men who gamble in stocks, curbstone brokers, and others, vainly endeavor to make good a part of their losses at these places. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The child was actually steering—the girls could see that, for the auto swerved in and out, narrowly missing the curbstone, as he turned and twisted the wheel too much. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley There was a cut over one eye where he had butted into one of the climbing-steps on the pole, and either that, or the knock on the curbstone, had made him take the count. Branded I'll bump into you, same as I bumped into the curbstone, if you don't get out of the way, little dog; and then I'll run over you! Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's Look at that chief hurdling curbstones in his little red wagon. Homeburg Memories Upon the evening appointed a carpet is spread from the curbstone to the front door, and over this is placed a temporary awning. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Near the spot where the hideous railway bridge now disfigures the street, there was a row of carts and vans backed up to the curbstone of the pavement on the left. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men To curb his emotions, he sat On the curbstone the space of a minute, Then cried, "Here's an opening at last!" The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) "No. But I struck my foot against the curbstone, and now one of my roller skates is broken, and I can't have any fun!" Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's So when she started to go, I took a step nearer, and saw her move toward the curbstone and hold up her hand. The Circular Study I stood still by the curbstone, looking breathlessly. Daisy in the Field At that moment the cab rattled up by the curbstone, and I sprang in while the porter tossed my traps on top. In Search of the Unknown But about half way, as he walked slowly along, he noticed an old horse-block at the curbstone, and sat down there. Gentle Julia The process is simple; it consists in setting ourselves up at auction on the curbstone, among the numerous cabbies waiting for a job, and knocking ourselves down to the lowest bidder. Russian Rambles When this woman was about to disappear from the one eye that was watching her, she approached the curbstone in front of Hudson's fruit store on 14th Street and lifted up her right hand, so. The Circular Study And when he reached the home of these influential friends, there on the curbstone sat Giuseppe, awaiting his coming, with the silk handkerchief knotted loosely about his neck! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters "Nelson!" called Ruth, as they bumped her down another curbstone. Sunny Boy and His Playmates But, as they crossed to the curbstone, he changed over, preserving his proper place. The Helpmate They still serve as shops and residences, the lower floor being crammed with cheap goods and old clothes of wondrous hues and patterns, which overflow upon the very curbstone. Russian Rambles "And the hour at which this lady was seen on the curbstone at Hudson's?" The Circular Study He it was who first discovered the method of "dressing" a line, by backing it up against a curbstone. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales At intervals along the curbstones were hitching-posts of iron, most of them supporting the head of a horse with a ring in his nose. Maida's Little Shop At that she staggered up and began to dance again, but it was not long until she was huddled down on the curbstone as before, shaking as if with a chill. The Story of Dago There came to them from outside the tap-tap-tap-tap of a policeman's night stick rattling on the curbstone. The Big-Town Round-Up A crimson drugget stretched down the steps to the curbstone. The Black Box Wambush stood on the sidewalk a few yards from the door, one booted foot on the curbstone, the other on the ground. Westerfelt Beth seated herself upon the curbstone, and looked at the bay horse behind which she was soon to have the bliss of driving. A Little Florida Lady We do not think so day by day, we idle observers of our Vanity Fair, we curbstone watchers of the street parade. The Young Man and the World Let the patient nags that stand all day by the curbstone and are plagued and annoyed by mischievous boys, go on a strike. A String of Amber Beads A little child with long, fair hair rushed suddenly out of a door on the side-street, eagerly pulling a ragged sweater about his small shoulders, and stood upon the curbstone, breathlessly watching the coming trolley. The Witness He jumped off, hitched Red Squirrel to one of the posts that sentineled the curbstone, and passed quietly round into the "shady turn." The Other Girls The Château de Chambord sheltering a chocolate maker, and the studio of an artist now become the salon of a rich curbstone broker. His Excellency the Minister Then the ambulance rolled softly away, and he stood on the curbstone and felt his heart swelling in his throat: "Why did I say 'my'?" The Vehement Flame Sabatini, heedless or unconscious of it, stood with one foot upon the curbstone, his face upturned to the man with whom he was talking. The Lighted Way There stood a cab, drawn close to the curbstone, and there, in the shadow of the cab, stood a tall man in a cloak, evidently waiting. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week She was standing by the fireplace, with one foot on the curbstone of the hearth, the other lifted a little to the blaze. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) A tide in the affairs of man which, taken between the shoulder blades and the curbstone, leads on to the hospital. The Silly Syclopedia One member of Congress I saw years ago seated drunk on the curbstone in Philadelphia, his wife trying to coax him home. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Venus and her court from a curbstone, might have thought of it. A Splendid Hazard Two street sweepers, seated on a curbstone, were discussing a comrade who had died the day before. Best Short Stories He laughed shortly, and dug the end of his walking stick between the pavement and the edge of the curbstone. One Man in His Time He sat down on the curbstone, and wished and wished that some one would come to find him. All About Johnnie Jones Other children on the block crowded to the curbstone and looked on with eager eyes as the Bobbsey twins started on their ride. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City An instant, and she was back again in her old place upon the curbstone. Martha By-the-Day Then at last he detected the movement of shuffling footsteps; he heard voices—Ridgett's voice among the others; a wheel grated against the curbstone, and the cart rolled away. The Devil's Garden But instead of walking on with her, he dug the end of his stick more firmly between the pavement and the curbstone. One Man in His Time At the door she stumbled, and she was hardly sure of her steps to her cab, which was drawn up by the curbstone, and in which she presently went blindly home. A Daughter of To-Day Marion, wreathed in veils, was, however, at the steering-wheel, and, as she guided the huge machine to the curbstone, showed no symptoms of wishing to alight. The Inner Shrine He was four years old the day he sat on the curbstone and stared down into the gutter. Invisible Links Here and there were groups of "patriots" seated on the curbstones, playing pitch-farthing, known in France by the name of "bouchon." France in the Nineteenth Century Running ahead she went down the steps, through the gate, and into Vetch's car which was standing beside the curbstone. One Man in His Time As it rolled rapidly away a second hack came bowling up to the curbstone in front of Nick's residence. With Links of Steel There was ice upon the curbstone, but he did not mind it, although his little toes, as they trod upon it, looked red by the pale moonlight. Homestead on the Hillside For the curbstone was a rocking precipice, and the street below it a grey and shimmering stream, that rolled, and flowed, and rolled, and never rested. The Divine Fire Early in April, Eighteen Hundred Sixty-five, Seward met with a serious accident by being thrown from his carriage and dashed against the curbstone. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen He sat on a bench at the curbstone in front of a fruit store to think things over. Wide Courses There are always plenty of curbstone brokers, or intermediaries, who hang around the fair to negotiate purchases and sales. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The curbstone was cold, but the water was so good. Homestead on the Hillside Desperately I pointed to the fading charms of East River Park—the convent round the corner, the hokey pokey cart by the curbstone. Shandygaff He took a "deal" on the curbstone occasionally, or now and then ventured a few pieces of silver upon the black or red. The Evolution of Dodd These two houses opened directly on the street and their slanting roofs were shaded by tall trees rooted at the curbstones. James Fenimore Cooper Who is that man fallen against the curbstone, covered with bruises and beastliness? The Abominations of Modern Society While I was reading the inscriptions and making measurements an open two-seated carriage was driven up to the curbstone, about four o'clock in the afternoon. By the Golden Gate When he was grubbing content in the gutter, how was he ever to be gotten up to the highlands, when you couldn't even lift his eyes over the curbstone? Quiet Talks about Jesus "Hey!" called a man standing in a group of others on the curbstone. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip While bending over the curbstone and drawing up the bucket, like Zara-of-Moriah fame, she dropped one of her long, heavy ear-rings into the water. James Fenimore Cooper There was water in the pipe clear from the curbstone up to the spigot, but I could not get it because the reservoir connection under the ground had been turned off. Quiet Talks on Service Laboring men, with empty dinner pails in hand, sat restfully on the curbstone just outside the post office door, and talked of the happenings of the day. The Deacon of Dobbinsville A Story Based on Actual Happenings "If we do roar out that thing," said Jone, "they will put us out on the curbstone to spend the rest of the night." Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden My films are snap-shots, caught from the curbstone, from the gallery of an assembly, in a scholar's study, or by the light of a camp-fire. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe He'd call him a curbstone fiddler, and say that he ought to be playing at barn dances and Italian christenings instead of aspiring to the platform. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator We often passed through streets full of laughing boys and tiny girls where others, a few years older, were sitting on the doorsteps or curbstones holding their tortured feet and crying bitterly. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China One for failing to keep your curbstone at a proper level—Section One Hundred and Sixty-four of Article Fourteen of Chapter Twenty-three. By Advice of Counsel The benches all over Paris—along the curbstones in every street and highway—show the care given to the comfort of the people. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Could he have been with us on the curbstone making his studies? The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Late every night, about the time I shut up my place, there is a cab comes und by the curbstone stands across the street. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator The only way he could possibly be useful in the street was by becoming a curbstone broker, a go-between, trusted by neither borrower nor lender, and earning a precarious livelihood by commissions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 Why, under its arches, and between balcony posts along the curbstones clear down to Canal Street, was the pathetically idle crowd lining up so silently? Kincaid's Battery Canaries ceased their songs in the windows; urchins stopped their hoops and stood on the curbstones, eyeing the gloomy man askance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Carriage after carriage rolled up, and deposited their loads of gay company, who skipped nimbly over the carpet that was laid down from the door to the curbstone. The Garies and Their Friends They do not wait for the actual brute contact of red bricks and curbstones, but they feel the danger miles away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 As she made her decision, Kate arrived, breathless with the excitement of bargaining, to find her mistress on the curbstone. The Port of Adventure Yonder its dial shone, just across that quarter of Jackson Square nearest the Valcours' windows, getting no response this time except the watchman's three taps of his iron-shod club on corner curbstones. Kincaid's Battery "No; he couldn't tell who we were under this top," Walter assured her as he brought the little car to a standstill beside the curbstone, out in the street. Alice Adams It was insignificant, and went on close to the curbstone. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale To dream of stepping on a curbstone, denotes your rapid rise in business circles, and that you will be held in high esteem by your friends and the public. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition I chose a reposeful Sabbath-day sort of a back street which was about thirty yards wide between the curbstones. What Is Man? and Other Essays I am sitting on the curbstone of a street at the edge of the town. Poems "Oh, my goodness!" cried the old lady, startled out of all fine speeches by the collision, and jumping in fright to the extreme edge of the curbstone. Twilight Stories The posters, maculated with filth, garnished like tapestry the sweep of the curbstone. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale For lovers to dream of stepping together on a curb, denotes an early marriage and consequent fidelity; but if in your dream you step or fall from a curbstone your fortunes will be reversed. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition As he drew near he thought how often he had seen it blazing with lights, its steps awninged and carpeted, and carriages waiting in double line to draw up at the curbstone. The Age of Innocence "I'll be near there," he said, scraping his patched shoe up and down the curbstone. The Conquest of Canaan At the curbstone stood the familiar surrey, with Mordecai humped upon the front seat. The Cost “Your scurvy, shabby, mangy little bit of time,” he continued across the street, and hopping on to the curbstone. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale As they were passing the hotel on their drive down town, the clerk came out to the curbstone and called to the doctor. The House Behind the Cedars He pressed the bell, and the carriage drew up beside the curbstone. The Age of Innocence Come, come!" she said as he pretended to jostle against her on the curbstone without noticing her; "you had best go to work. Blix At that very moment Pascal was waiting, seated on the curbstone opposite the mansion. The Count's Millions The only reminder of mortality was a doctor’s brougham arrested in august solitude close to the curbstone. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale She began to shake; a convulsion took her, and suddenly she sat upon the curbstone without dignity, and laughed as he had never seen her. The Flirt There are the very high curbstones too, so that Lady Teazle or Mrs. Sneerwell could step out of coach or sedan chair without soiling her dainty satin shoes. The Stark Munro Letters The pavements were hot even to the stout boot soles of the British travelers, and the trees along the curbstone emitted strange exotic odors. An International Episode He turned the mare up to the curbstone. The Rise of Silas Lapham I could hug a curbstone … or the handle o' your collection bag. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II "An awning from the house door to the curbstone, and a policeman!" reported Mrs. Rosenfeld, who was finding steady employment at the Lorenz house. K On the pavement below a man in chauffeur's livery was standing, holding out his hands, and by the side of the curbstone a closed car was waiting. The Pawns Count The sharp crack of a revolver from the opposite curbstone was simultaneous with their fall. Lo, Michael! Dan slouched up to the corner and sat on the curbstone where he could watch the street cars. Calvary Alley She was about to cross when her eye, ranging over the green lawns, brought up on them and she stopped, one foot advanced, its heel knocking softly against the curbstone. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California He went out to the curbstone and scanned the road for a passing carriage. The Incomplete Amorist A large proportion of the output is in the form of flagging and curbstone. New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission Before he had taken a dozen steps a brougham drawn by a pair of blacks in glittering, gold-plated harness drew up suddenly at the curbstone, in obedience to directions given through the half-open door. With the Procession Down the steps, along the walk and out to the street she ran, reaching the curbstone just as he pulled the car alongside. Mary Jane: Her Book When Clare, unsuspecting as innocent, opened it, he was met by a blow that dazed him, and a fierce kick that sent him on his back to the curbstone. A Rough Shaking She pulled him toward a brougham that stood at the curbstone. There & Back Suddenly he was conscious that an automobile had drawn up close to the curbstone by his side. The Mischief Maker Presently a light buggy drove up to the curbstone, and a large, stout man within it squeezed his way out carefully between its muddy wheels. With the Procession Bridges, as he neared the cab, deflected his course toward the curbstone and threw his head back impressively. Tales from Bohemia There are still others who are not ashamed to mingle openly with the throng of curbstone brokers, and carry on their operations behind the sanctity of their white cravats. The Secrets of the Great City It was like a rat you've seen running along the gutter side of the curbstone with a terrier after it. In the Arena Stories of Political Life The Board had no desire to strike the ledge, knowing that it was as barren of silver as a curbstone. Roughing It, Part 4. Beds of mortar and piles of brick half filled the roadway, and the posts of a kind of rough plank canopy, which formed a shelter for pedestrians, rose flush with the curbstone. With the Procession I found him seated on the curbstone, weeping like a child. Tales from Bohemia Men who gamble in stocks, curbstone brokers, and others, vainly endeavor to make good a part of their losses at these places. The Secrets of the Great City She smiled sadly and yet humorously, pausing a moment on the curbstone before crossing the wet and icy street. The Philistines The vein was about as wide as a curbstone, and fully two thirds of it was pure gold. Roughing It, Part 4. But he educated himself—on the curbstones of Keokuk. Life on the Mississippi, Part 12. He dropped down on the curbstone and sat there thinking for some time. The Bishop's Shadow From this circumstance they are termed "curbstone brokers," a name which will probably cling to them. The Secrets of the Great City The carriage runs very easily; we picked out the lightest one we could, and I never have any trouble with it, except getting up curbstones and crossing Cambridge Street. A Modern Instance He paused on the curbstone to curse the bank, but a policeman told him to move along. Under the Skylights They all three knelt on the narrow curbstone which surrounded the freshly turned patch of earth. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House One evening, about a month ago, he was returning from duty, when he slipped on a curbstone owing to the darkness. War-time Silhouettes This hour is seized upon by multitudes of beggars to plant themselves against the outside of the walls, while others stand upon the curbstone to excite the charity of the seamen. Redburn. His First Voyage As she waited for an opening her attention was attracted by the singular antics of a large man, who seemed to be performing some kind of a ponderous fling upon the curbstone opposite. The Nest Builder Men and women sat on the curbstones and laughed until they were tired. Windy McPherson's Son He saw no woman, but a sort of omnibus without windows was drawn up at the curbstone. The Minister's Charge Finally I went to the curbstone and walked as rapidly and steadily as possible to the lower step, and summoning all my energies made a plunge upward and fortunately caught the door-knob. The Opium Habit They had drawn up close to the curbstone. A Terrible Secret To right and left of the ranks, a double line of jail-bird faces, along the curbstone, ready to insult any absent-minded passer-by who failed to salute the colours. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War The horses of the mounted sentinels curvetted with impatience; bayonets glittered in the sun; children gaped wearily, seated on the curbstone. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Along the narrow sidewalks are seen many of these curbstone merchants. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young "Are you coming or are you going to talk foolish on this broiling curbstone the rest of the afternoon?" inquired Smith, fiercely. The Green Mouse She paused an instant on the curbstone irresolute. A Terrible Secret She crossed the sidewalk without noticing the curbstone, and stumbled at the unexpected depth of it. The Cinema Murder If dirt is misplaced matter, then what do you call a child who sits eternally on the curbstones and in the gutters of our tenement-house districts? Children's Rights A book of nursery logic She sprang lightly to the curbstone and stood tapping her little feet against the pavement while Gethryn fumbled about for his fare. In the Quarter Then he turned sharply, and without another word climbed into his phaeton, which was waiting at the curbstone, and drove severely away. Tales of the Jazz Age But just as the curbstone was reached, something—a carriage pole it appeared—struck her rescuer on the head, and felled him to the ground. A Terrible Secret Fleur-de-Marie, melancholy and pensive, was then seated on a bench near the basin, regarding with a kind of mechanical interest the gambols of two daring birds that came to sport on the curbstone. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Nearly all my copies of the English classics I have picked up at these curbstone stalls. Our Friend John Burroughs Men of substance, bankers, for instance, shouldn't rush through the streets as if going to a fire; they shouldn't dash over crossings and take curbstones as if they were hurdles. Flowing Gold Phronsie, too far gone for words, sank panting down to the curbstone, to watch her with wild eyes. Five Little Peppers and their Friends Dropping upon his hands and feet, he crawled to the curbstone, and hissed after the retreating form of the Baronet the single word— "Bilk!" The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers He stood upon the curbstone, a small tray of his wares suspended from his shoulders. Richard Dare's Venture Andrews introduced Walters, the rabbit man took off his hat, bowed to the company and went off, making the rabbit hop before him along the edge of the curbstone. Three Soldiers They shot at us from the doors of the cafes, from either curbstone. Captain Macklin Officer Brennan, pompously regulating the congested traffic watched the grotesque person on the curbstone and chuckled. Little Miss By-The-Day That there is the Reddin's' house, the big white one where them curbstone ladies are in the yard. Lovey Mary It's such a crush at the Yearly Meeting at Arch Street, and then there's the row of sleek-looking young men who line the curbstone and stare at us as we come out. The Gilded Age, Part 2. The rabbit man shook it with sudden vigor and went off, making a rabbit hop before him along the curbstone. Three Soldiers He saw the white, woolly Lamb near the curbstone. The Story of a Lamb on Wheels Now a broad black carpet was brought out and laid down the marble steps and out across the sidewalk to the curbstone. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01 I lingered a moment on the curbstone, and looked after him with a sensation of mingled pride, amusement, and curiosity. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel And then I stepped out musing, and almost walked over a vagabond who was eating his dinner on the curbstone--a piece of bread and a bunch of grapes. The Innocents Abroad — Volume 03 Mr. Slocum and Richard stood on the opposite curbstone, to which they had retired in order to take in the general effect. The Stillwater Tragedy He stepped slowly, feeling with his foot for any curbstone, grating or irregularity in the pavement. Raspberry Jam At this stage of the proceedings, a narrow bright red carpet was unrolled and stretched from the top of the marble steps to the curbstone, along the center of the black carpet. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01 "Oh, saved at last!" gasped Curly, as he sat down on the curbstone to rest, "and I still have eight eggs left for mamma's cake." Curly and Floppy Twistytail; the Funny Piggie Boys He had evidently been standing on the curbstone outside the laboratory and had suddenly put his hand to his forehead. The Exploits of Elaine Around them the radiant morning hummed with mirth; a wave of warm light, sonorous with the buzzing of insects, beat against the old wall, the posts, and the curbstone. The Fortune of the Rougons A soft carpet, over-lain with brown linen, is spread from the curbstone into the hall. Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life As soon as she was in the street, she had a desire to sit down on the curbstone, her limbs were so exhausted and powerless. Strong as Death At the entrance a carriage, a sledge, and a cabman's sledge, stand close together with their backs to the curbstone. The Cossacks Pawson was on the curbstone, his face shining, his semaphore arms and legs in action, his eyes searching the distance, when the two vehicles came in sight. Kennedy Square He rapped his cane angrily against the curbstone as he strode on. The Landloper The rain beat down steadily upon the heaps of snow on the grass-plats by the curbstones, melting it, dirtying it, and reducing it to viscid slush. The Pit Behind, a costermonger, out of work, sprawled on the curbstone, viewing the invader; he, with resentful eye, his lip suggestive of words unreportable. Will Warburton From the curbstone he darted a keen glance through the door of the postoffice. Ulysses The wheels struck the curbstone, the carriage tilted, rocked, fell back again, and on they went for three squares more, when the horses stopped short before the livery stable where they were kept. Beulah Frowsy girls sat along the curbstones before their baskets. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The fore-axle was broken, as it appeared that in rounding a corner it had been dragged by main force upon the curbstone about sixteen inches high, from which it had bumped violently down. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 They stood all over the sidewalk of this house, and sat on the curbstone, and even the snow in the street was thronged with the same kind of people. What to Do? On the curbstone before Jimmy Geary, the sexton's, an old tramp sat, grumbling, emptying the dirt and stones out of his huge dustbrown yawning boot. Ulysses They stood all over the sidewalk of this house, and sat on the curbstone, and even the snow in the street was thronged with the same kind of people. What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow At the corner of a neighboring street the commissioner came in gentle contact with another, who was standing on the curbstone, and was looking earnestly down the street. Marie Antoinette and Her Son He silently returned the picture, and then examined the portrait of Old Jimmie—then of Maggie—then of the Italian madonna, throned on her curbstone. Children of the Whirlwind But, surely—pardon me, Miss Hawthorn, but I can't think it your usual custom to choose an icy curbstone for a resting place, with the thermometer down to zero. Miss Billy They passed from behind Mr Bloom along the curbstone. Ulysses And then I stepped out musing, and almost walked over a vagabond who was eating his dinner on the curbstone—a piece of bread and a bunch of grapes. The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain The curbstone was lined with a score of reporters of the city journals, each with his note-book. That Fortune He got enough water to dash on Charlie's face and breast, and then seeing that the boy was reviving, he sat down on the curbstone and took him on his knee. Beautiful Joe She leaned for a moment on his arm in getting out of the cab and while standing at the curbstone, bidding the others good-night. Dubliners The blind stripling tapped the curbstone and went on his way, drawing his cane back, feeling again. Ulysses With one cry, Phronsie sprang between their feet, and reached the opposite curbstone in safety! Five Little Peppers and How They Grew He was first heard of in Wall Street as a curbstone broker, taking enormous risks and always lucky. That Fortune In a brief glance he evidently recognized the driver, and stepping over the curbstone called in a brief authoritative voice: "Ned!" The Argonauts of North Liberty She stood on the curbstone, swinging a sunshade in one hand. Dubliners A bony form strode along the curbstone from the river staring with a rapt gaze into the sunlight through a heavystringed glass. Ulysses The sterile distances between glowed more cruelly than ever, and pedestrians, keeping in the scant shade, hesitated on the curbstones before plunging into the Sahara-like waste of crossings. Clarence Opposite him, leaning forward in his chair, was a lean, hatchet-faced man, with keen eyes and aquiline nose, who watched his old curbstone confidant like a cat. That Fortune Then he sat down upon the curbstone, and, with his dizzy eyes shut, leaned forward for the better accommodation of his ensanguined nose. Ramsey Milholland "How glad I should be," says one man, "if I could only lay my hand on that she-devil, and strike off her head on the first curbstone!" The French Revolution - Volume 1 Tap blind walked tapping by the tap the curbstone tapping, tap by tap. Ulysses As they stood on the curbstone, a little way north of Lombard Street, waiting to cross— 'You see, Shargar,' said Robert, 'Nature will have her way. Robert Falconer As we stood on the curbstone waiting for a tramcar to pass, he remarked gloomily— "I like what you said just now." Under Western Eyes She kept her eye on two sauntering militia-men in uniform, but they only read her sign and seated themselves on the curbstone, to smoke. Oldport Days An odd creature altogether the child appeared, as, shaking the gutter-drops from his little dirty hands, he gazed from his bare knees on the curbstone at the woman of rebuke. Sir Gibbie A blind stripling stood tapping the curbstone with his slender cane. Ulysses Dropping upon his hands and feet, he crawled to the curbstone and hissed after the retreating form of the Baronet, the single word:— "Bilk!" Condensed Novels His horse—a stony-hearted but persevering black brute with a hammer head—you would have seen in the street dozing motionless under an immense saddle, with its nose almost touching the curbstone of the sidewalk. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard They had just seen her lying along on the curbstone a few streets off, and had taken her to the station-house. The Queen of Hearts He returned the glance with a lightning-like look of diabolical fierceness, and, turning round, stood upon the curbstone and called a hansom. A Millionaire of Yesterday You know it was a strip of lemon-peel on the curbstone that caused our friend's mischance. Majorie Daw His head having struck the angle of the curbstone, his skull was broken; and he had just breathed his last. Other People's Money There was a bit of curbstone from the street, and other such trash, which quite masked the fence and the hand- cart. The Brick Moon and Other Stories Her mother had been kind, and Jane, with shoes and stockings left behind her on the porch, was a happy sailor as she waded knee-deep along the brimming curbstones. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William No. She turned and began to walk slowly close to the curbstone, reminding me of the time when I discovered her walking near the edge of a ninety-foot sheer drop. Chance A Tale in Two Parts In pursuance of the first object, they had attacked the tax dodger along the entire line of his defense, from the curbstone to the Supreme Court. Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes After a while, she advanced to the curb on Jane's side of the street, and, swinging her right foot, allowed it to kick the curbstone repeatedly. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William The passage was dark, and, to my delight, I heard some of them breaking their shins over the curbstone and old pear-tree of my defences. The Brick Moon and Other Stories There was Jane, a figurine in a plastic state and altogether disgraceful;—she came up out of the waters and stood before them with feet of clay, indeed; pedestaled upon the curbstone. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William By then the cab had drawn up to the curbstone and was stopped. Chance A Tale in Two Parts He skipped wildly out of the way and up on the curbstone with a purely instinctive precision; his mind had nothing to do with his movements. Chance A Tale in Two Parts |
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