| 单词 | deathlike |
| 例句 | Many creatures sensed the approach of the slithering evil, or scented its dry, musty, deathlike odor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And I knew where Elnora kept the key to the castle apothecary, which held the other ingredients and tools I would need to make the deathlike potion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I knew only that I would grow heavy with the burden, and one day deathlike pains would grip me until the creature sprang from my loins and cried to be cared for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z How much juice did I need to procure a deathlike sleep? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the third canvas, she is gone and he lies in deathlike repose, eyes closed and hands clasped over his belt. Gabriel Laderman, Painter of Figurative Art, Dies at 81 2011-03-16T05:07:24Z I think that part of what drove theater attendance this summer was a subconscious attraction to the deathlike repetition of timeless dreamworlds, whether underwater or plastered in pink. Why "The Little Mermaid" and "Barbie" made 2023 the dead girl summer 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z “There’s something earthy and deathlike about the cello, isn’t there?” ‘Carmen Jones’ Is Back, and Its Director Knows What You’re Thinking 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z In the lower one, the deceased Virgin lies in deathlike sleep amid a gathering of apostles. Review: Art for the Soul in ‘Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth’ 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Failing to turn friendship with an aristocratic young woman into something more, a despondent Guy wills himself into a deathlike sleep, eventually awakening in a seemingly idyllic socialist future. Review | Muriel Jaeger, a trailblazing science fiction author, deserves a new look 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “There is a silence of deathlike stillness that gets on the nerves, and the sameness is wearisome.” How America’s open road inspired three women of the 1910s 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Inside the field hospital at Azovstal, the wounded soldiers looked pale and deathlike. Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z And at this point climate denialism has a deathlike grip on the GOP — a grip unlikely to loosen until complete catastrophe is upon us, and maybe not even then. Corporate America lobbies for climate disaster 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In the US, one writer observed: “The very face of nature seemed to be shrouded in a deathlike gloom.” 'It is the question of the century': will tech solve the climate crisis – or make it worse? 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The photo showed a deathlike face cloaked in an opaque tarp, symbolizing the tragedy of that date. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A vandalized statue in the Capitol sums up the dark day of Jan. 6 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Dr. Janov continued, “Finally, he released a piercing, deathlike scream that rattled the walls of my office,” adding: “All he could say afterward was: ‘I made it! Arthur Janov, Psychologist Who Set the World Screaming, Dies at 93 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z A woman lies on a tomb in a deathlike slumber, rose petals scattered all around. Is this a bloodbath I see before me? The 75 deaths of Shakespeare 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z He wouldn’t be the one dying, but he might as well have been, because the relief that would follow the killing had a deathlike depth and finality in prospect. “The Republic of Bad Taste” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The feeble glimmer of the fighting-lanterns shone on the glistening arms and bodies of half-naked seamen, who stood in almost deathlike silence listening to the shouts of their unseen foes. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z But when Major Morris saw his pale and deathlike countenance, he was in great alarm. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z The "Blücher's" shells were falling thick and fast, when quite suddenly the battle-cruiser ceased firing, so that the silence that fell upon the sea seemed strange and deathlike after the colossal uproar of the guns. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z His face looked very long and thin and deathlike. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z There was a deathlike hush over the ship, broken at times by the muffled chattering of the monkeys confined in cages below decks. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z In less than twenty minutes, they might be seen in every part of the house, on every bench, in every window, stooping forward from their stands, in deathlike silence.... Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z There we all stood, the whole forty of us, around the deathlike form of our Lady. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Then slowly, slowly, the melody died away as though tired with sorrow until the final chord finished softly, like a distant tremor, ending in deathlike silence. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z As long as I spoke there reigned a deathlike silence in the room, which was only interrupted by my asking the young man, from time to time, if all I said was not true. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Not a sound seemed to break the deathlike stillness of the cave. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Still more drowsy and powerless they became as they listened; and at last they all three sank on the ground, in a trance deep and deathlike. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z A deathlike weakness, which she could not shake off, had compelled Francisca to overhear this conversation. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z There was no sound, for the glaciers' slushy feet that fed the streams had hardened into adamant, and a deathlike silence pervaded the frozen wilderness. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z He could change his features so completely that they assumed a deathlike appearance; his senses lost gradually their power of perception, and the vital spirit was seen to withdraw from the outer world. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Then she opened the door, and stood gazing on the young man's deathlike face. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z You had seized it with a deathlike grip. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z Father Kaminski beat the drum as if for alarm; he stopped suddenly, and a deathlike silence followed. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Round about a deathlike stillness continued; but the fire hissed, the whirlwind howled, and the snow rolled each moment more densely through the window openings. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z At this place, in 1837, a little girl, nine years old, in consequence of a great fright, fell into a deathlike sleep, which returned daily, and lasted about fifteen minutes. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Andrews, too, pulled himself together—shook himself free, as it were, of the dread, deathlike inertia that had held him passive and followed to the room door. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z My mother was even then in very feeble health—she was attacked often by frightful convulsions, which left her in a state of deathlike weakness. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z It is not the music of silence, nor the gold solitude of summer, nor the deathlike stillness of the winter blackness. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The fervent heat and deathlike stillness that surrounded him increased his embarrassment. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The firing too appeared to have such a strange deathlike sound, quite different from all I had ever heard before. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Shadows of the gray unpainted head-boards lay on the withered grass, brown and crisp, with never a cicada left to break the deathlike silence. The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories 2011-07-19T02:00:22.090Z A deathlike stillness pervaded the theatre--the blows of the hammer became more and more distinct--the curtain rolled upward--there He lay with His feet toward the spectators, flat upon the cross. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z In the deathlike stillness of the night he heard what sounded like a noise of scratching in the roof of his cell, as if someone were trying to bore through the ceiling. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z A deathlike silence followed this avowal, which was at last broken by Henrietta, who said in a low whisper, "Then at last you know me!" The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The water was smooth as oil, and so still that not a creaking rope or rattling sheave disturbed the deathlike silence. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z A steel band appeared to compress and still more tightly environ his brain, until a deathlike swoon terminated simultaneously both agony and sensation. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Freyer rose, a burning blush crimsoned his face, instantly followed by a deathlike pallor. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z When they clanged the door behind him, and the cold, dark, deathlike silence closed around him, Ráby lost consciousness. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Every eye followed him with amazement, and a deathlike stillness prevailed until he was no longer visible; and when they then turned to look for the blue knight, he too had disappeared. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "Is any one there?" he shouted, and turned round; but no one answered, and there was suddenly a deathlike stillness again. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z There was a deathlike stillness in the pure mountain air, and they knew that the slightest sound might make known their approach to the enemy. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z So they lived as if in great feeling of offence, and deathlike silence reigned in the cottage. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z The beams showed the darkness of the strong current, and the craft that lay eastward on the tide, with sail-less spectral masts and black dismal hulks, looked deathlike in their stillness. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z As the invalid passed him, the husband of the merry beauty cast one glance towards his deathlike countenance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The boy looked up with haggard, deathlike face, and the wholesome human sympathy of the old man’s regard loosened the frightful tension of his soul. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z And then one day there suddenly drifted across the deathlike valley the chime of jingling spurs and the sound of human voices. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z A deathlike silence reigned, and amid that silence there came to me merely their quick and passionate breathing. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z I remember there was a deathlike silence, and that when I sat down the gentlemen behind the table looked flushed and agitated. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Chiller and more deathlike came the twilight creeping on: the great carved figures blew their trumpets, waved their stony laurels, of which the shadows changed so many times a day. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The desert, which had been awakened to beauty by the kiss of the fickle sky, was falling back into its ancient, deathlike sleep. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z On the floor of the den is the figure of a beautiful girl stretched in a deathlike swoon. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z No wonder that their haggard, pale faces grew each day more deathlike. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Was he less noble than the man himself—than the frail being locked in the deathlike slumber? Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z When Owen raised his rifle for the last and crowning shot, a deathlike silence fell upon the spectators. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z His teeth chattered as he looked at her, she lay so still, so deathlike. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z From the deathlike stillness of the place one might have thought it empty. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Her quick breath fanned his face; the warmth of her being drove the deathlike chill from his body. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z And among the long rushes and dead water, a human figure lay, a man unnaturally thin and tall, with a yellowish, deathlike face, surrounded by long straight black hair. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z From the seemingly immeasurable depths below came sharp, quick notes like the tick of a clock; then silence, stillness—strange, oppressive, deathlike. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z Day after day passed, night after night, in dreadful transitions from frenzy to stupor, deathlike stupor, only exchanged for more fearful frenzy, till even Emmie could scarcely wish for a prolongation of the terrible struggle. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z She would lie awake, listening feverishly the whole night; but no sound disturbed the deathlike stillness either the first or the second night. Blanche 2011-02-27T03:00:34.170Z Beate had to wait in an ante-room; deathlike silence reigned in both the adjoining chambers disturbed by no cry, by no chink of money, as she had expected. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Then he went straight to the bedside, where the sick man lay, so pale and deathlike, beneath his linen bandages. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z "I believe the writing is Mr. Trafford's," said she, as a deathlike paleness spread over her face, "because he himself once asked me to read a letter from him in the same handwriting." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z It was long ere Constance revived from her deathlike swoon, and then she would have evaded explanation, had not her father stuck pertinaciously to his point. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z From time to time we met some groups of soldiers, otherwise not a soul, and a deathlike silence held sway under that wonderful late-summer sky. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z He hushed quite suddenly, only a few individual voices being heard; then these too were silent and a deathlike silence prevailed. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z The command delivered in a loud authoritative voice, backed by a long toledo, whose blade glittered deathlike under the pale glimmer of the lamp, had the effect of awing the outsiders into a momentary silence. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The birds were silent; even the flies held truce in the darkened rooms—there was a deathlike absence of sound or motion. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z She had removed her bonnet, and her long silky hair fell in rich masses over her neck and shoulders, giving a more fixed expression to her features, which were of deathlike paleness. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z There was a deathlike silence for half an hour. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z A deathlike silence of some moments followed; no one moved. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Its quantity, and the deathlike paleness of his face, were points for a sad prognosis. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z You must not carry away too deathlike a picture from here. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Then turning his glance towards Kate, he remarked for the first time the deathlike color of her face, and an expression of repressed suffering that all her self-control could not conceal. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z When super-excitements, at intervals, subside, their victim cannot bear the deathlike gloom of the reaction; and, by drugs or liquor, wind up their system to the glowing point again. Gamblers and Gambling 2010-12-26T03:00:19.913Z A violet twilight rose; then the night fell with one deep shadow; and the town, which had been deathlike all day, with its frown of brooding gloom, dropped wearily asleep, like a city of care.... The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Outside the hut there was heard the hoarse roaring of the torrent, that rose continuously from below—above, the caracara still repeating its shrill screech; but inside there was only silence—ominous, deathlike, appalling! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z There was a deathlike stillness: not a boy stirred. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Her lips stirred too, without sound, then she lay in a deathlike quiet for a moment or two summoning strength for an effort at speech, and he, bending close, caught the ghost of a whisper. The Law of Hemlock Mountain At this solemn moment a deathlike silence reigned throughout the armament of the confederates. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies For a moment a deathlike stillness reigned in the oppressive, over-heated room, which was filled now with the shadows of falling dusk. The Undying Past At the mention of his first name a deathlike pallor had swept in upon the Sicilian's face. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Thy deathlike sleep still hangs about thee, thou art still on earth, and I am here to bring thee joy. Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women' His eyes opened upon them with sense and recognition, a feeble effort to move fetched a groan, and again he relapsed deathlike. The Unknown Sea In the almost deathlike stillness of mid-afternoon, the sound of trickling water came to their ears, clear and musical. Into the Primitive Once more a deathlike stillness pervaded the hall. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Oh," murmured Polidori, "my arm becomes benumbed—a deathlike coldness seizes on me—my knees tremble under me—my blood freezes in my veins—my head whirls around. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 What's that?—her deathlike face,—the wound my hand hath made! Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women' After a deathlike exhaustion it recovered itself slowly; the resuscitated spirit was helpless, its form weak and sickly; it was seeking unity of government. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. After a long deathlike sleep the modern spirit of the people awoke in the eighteenth century. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. From this court we passed into the penetralia, a small court, in which not a soul was visible, and everywhere a deathlike stillness prevailed. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar A deathlike silence followed; the professor, who was apparently on the point of making a rather irritating reply, was restrained by a meaning look from the countess. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. I have saved her once again,—but oh, this deathlike faintness stealing o'er me robs me of my strength. Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women' Men who go in constant peril of losing their liberty need no second hint of the presence of danger, and at once a deathlike silence prevailed. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Soon her features relaxed, and she sank into profound, almost deathlike slumber. A Bed of Roses The deathlike stillness and tomblike hush, the sepulchral gloom, the graveyard silence that sometimes prevails in libraries, should not be encouraged. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses For a moment there was a deathlike silence, and then the bridges fell, and Henry of Saxony and Otho de Wittelsbach, followed by their troops in good order, sprang upon the ramparts. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. She was always obliged to be doing something, be it playing, singing, painting or modeling; anything but this deathlike solitude. On the Heights A Novel A deathlike stillness prevailed for some minutes, when it became apparent that they, who were undoubtedly our captors if they wished to be, were afraid of us. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion The deathlike solitude of each winding valley is disturbed by an unwonted life—the life of men. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Her heart stood still, and she fell forward in a deathlike swoon beside the body of the man she had slain. Tales of South Africa And a scuffle of wrestling men sent its fearful, deathlike sound through the dark ballium. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative "Am I to be a governess, sir?" asked Clara, with a calm which the deathlike paleness of her face showed to have cost her dearly. One Of Them As it was, I suddenly grew very sick and faint; everything around me assumed a deep green tinge, and I fell into a deathlike swoon. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. During this deathlike preparation, Mr. Wharton, with a feeling nearly allied to that of his son, led Sarah from the apartment. The Spy Condensed for use in schools A solitary blackbird, perchance, may warble his mellow song in the stillness, or, as evening closes, the wailing cry of the owl be heard; otherwise the stillness is deathlike. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier How deathlike is sleep in this mountain air, and quick the awakening into newness of life! My First Summer in the Sierra All were silent; a deathlike stillness pervaded the wide space; the people held their breath until the hapless King stood before Belisarius. The Scarlet Banner His countenance might have been considered handsome, had it not been for the deathlike paleness and distortion which disfigured it. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist Her heart pounded in her breast and she grew cold, but never took her eyes from the still, deathlike face before her. The Mountain Girl She, however, marked it, and with such significance that a deathlike sickness crept suddenly over her, and she sank slowly down into a seat. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day As the physician gains his knowledge of anatomy from the lifeless body, so do we learn the complex structure of the human heart in the deathlike stillness of the cell, with the penitent before us. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life As she entered the hall a deathlike silence prevailed. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The officers of the tribunal carried the deathlike figure of the boy down the steps, and bore him to some of the chambers near. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Not a purr to be heard--deep, deathlike silence, so that the death-watch ticking in the wainscot sounded quite loud. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. There, prostrate upon the floor, lay Mrs. Barlow in a deathlike swoon. Checkers A Hard-luck Story A deathlike silence fell when Francezka, in her sweet, penetrating voice, was bidding the cobbler’s boy a last, despairing farewell. Francezka The book—the “Système de la Nature”—“seemed to us so grey, so Cimmerian, so deathlike that it was with difficulty we could endure its presence.” Naturalism And Religion There was a darksome fire in her eyes, and her deathlike pallor increased to such an extent, that the Count was driven into new and most tormenting doubts as to her condition. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II They retired to consider it; and, during a deathlike silence, all eyes were bent on a deathlike Image. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) With all the fanaticism, there was in them the wholesome leaven of gospel truth which did much to arouse the churches from their deathlike indifference. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge On the contrary, everything seemed hushed in a deathlike stillness. Doubloons—and the Girl The doctor came, the same physician who had attended her for some years since she was a child, and he looked very grave when he heard of the long deathlike swoon. A Mad Love Sick, worn to a shadow, with all the traces of the most mortal suffering upon his deathlike face, Don Rafaele Marchez was lying upon a bed of straw, with a girl praying by his side. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II A dell, it was, where echoes were wont to linger and answer each other; but never an echo lingered now to lead in the deathlike silence that settled at once on the glimmering evening scene. The Red Moccasins A Story All at once our column halted; a deathlike silence prevailed, and our hearts beat tumultuously within us. Acadian Reminiscences : The True Story of Evangeline There was a deathlike stillness when the commander in chief rose to read his address. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Everywhere else along the line a deathlike silence reigned, that even the dropping fire of the pickets, usually so incessant, could be heard. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital How long I lay in that deathlike state I cannot tell. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II There is all the helplessness and humble hope, and deathlike prayer, that can arise from the grave—'implora pace.' A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing There had been a tremendous racket, but now, as Fred gripped his ashen stick and Tommy Flanders prepared to deliver the ball, a deathlike silence came over the field. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields Suddenly his voice was heard, and a deathlike stillness ensued. Skipper Worse Bruce clutched the big steering wheel with deathlike grip and tried his mightiest to keep the cumbersome vehicle straight! The Boy Scout Fire Fighters When the paroxysm of excitement was over, Salvator again fell into a deathlike condition, and Dame Caterina thought his last hour was certainly come. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Nothing could be done to lessen this danger on the part of the fugitives, the only thing remaining for them being to continue the deathlike stillness until the peril was gone. The Wilderness Fugitives Their belief in the "hunch" is blind and absolute; hope never dies on the racetrack, even though, once in a while, it goes into a very deathlike swoon. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Four hours of exhausted, deathlike sleep; eight hours more of the smells, and the glaring light, and the moving instruments. The Passing of Ku Sui An hour passed before the shooting ceased and then we discovered that we were cramped and uncomfortable and cold—chilled through with that deathlike dampness which pervades subterranean chambers. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium He stood transfixed, listening; the angry blood rushed into his face, then ebbed as suddenly, leaving him a livid, deathlike yellow. Angelot A Story of the First Empire The red of anger mounted to his hair and throbbed in his temples, then swept back to his heart, and left him with a deathlike pallor. The Eye of Dread Not a word was spoken; the solemn silence, the immobility and deathlike pallor of the objects, was awful—they were as breathing corpses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Water was thrown upon the Count's face, but without reviving him; and his swoon was so deathlike, that for a moment his anxious friends almost feared that life had actually departed. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 In the deathlike hush which followed one of them thought to hear an answering cry. Love and Lucy The dazëd captives quake and stare At the sullen torch's blood-red glare, And the lover starts aghast At the deathlike forms they wear! The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme The Lieutenant clutched the cup in a deathlike grip, as if the ship were doing forty-degree rolls and he might lose it any minute. Decision Pandemonium broke loose in the upper reaches of the seats, but the silence of the body of the house was deathlike as he lay without stirring. Once to Every Man There was a deathlike stillness in the room as the detective answered: "Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling." The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. Next morning we believed we saw a change in the little deathlike face, and that evening we were sure the child's life was coming back to her. Lotus Buds We sat hushed and unbelieving in that terrible, deathlike silence. The Floating Island of Madness The flabby face grew more deathlike, until the burning eyes seemed peering from the face of a corpse. The Crevice A murmuring, then a laugh, cut through the deathlike stillness. When the Sleepers Woke Notwithstanding the large crowd, present, a deathlike stillness prevailed. The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. From the dim, grim region of his delirium and his deathlike unconsciousness George Lester struggled slowly back to life. They of the High Trails Over the whole assembly there came a deathlike silence and the finding of the court was read to us by an officer, the sentence being thirty-six days! “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went On and on through the gathering darkness sped the mule, with Dave clinging to his back with a deathlike grip. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy She saw only the upturned face and its deathlike fixity. The Dust Flower Once at their destination, they tiptoed into Theodore’s room noiselessly, and as Jinnie stood over the bed, looking down upon him, she suffered keenly, he looked so deathlike; but she resolutely controlled her feelings. Rose O'Paradise This raid, this ride, has swept away all that deathlike numbness which had fallen upon me. They of the High Trails A deathlike stillness fell upon the room; Tommy Brown looked round, frowned heavily, dipped his pen in the ink and then in his mouth, and thought hard. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 God shield us all from evil! there is a cold deathlike chill throughout the house. The Buccaneer A Tale The deathlike silence in the court was not broken—all seemed petrified: those who desired his conviction as well as those who had been eager for his acquittal. The Brothers Karamazov A deathlike silence succeeded Fabian’s last words, who, overcome with long suppressed emotions, fell, rather than seated himself upon the stone. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora For Davie had cried out in his terror at the sight of his grandfather’s deathlike face. David Fleming's Forgiveness She sprang up, but a deathlike pallor overspread her face and she tottered to the open window. Macaria You laugh—but I was handsome then—my features had not the deathlike expression which they now wear. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston The foreman of the jury, the youngest of the clerks, pronounced, in a clear, loud voice, amidst the deathlike stillness of the court: “Yes, guilty!” The Brothers Karamazov Seth laid his charge upon the kitchen table, and 52 Rube looked at the deathlike face, so icy, yet so beautiful. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies They were somewhat awed by the deathlike silence that pervaded the place. Doctor Jones' Picnic The ten days of watching had told upon her; and when she reached home, and Nellie brought her wrapper and unlaced her shoes, she fell back on her lounge in a heavy, deathlike sleep. Macaria She talked and ate, but in her whole aspect there was a deathlike quality, and one could almost detect the smell of a corpse. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Gaston profits by the deathlike silence which reigns around him—springs to the scaffold, and grasps the staircase—and mounts the first steps. The Regent's Daughter Should any actress try to do so, the appearance of her features would be almost deathlike. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession With the memory of Isolde becoming clear-defined again, as he emerges more completely from the deathlike stupor which had chained him, agitation seizes upon him, greater from moment Page 301 to moment. The Wagnerian Romances With an effort he drew over his face its customary, deathlike mask. The White Mice A deathlike silence followed this announcement, and as Guy had finished, he rose from the table and went into the parlor, leaving his sisters sitting there. 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother The breeze had died away and a deathlike stillness hung in the air. The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers Try as he would, though, he could not put new life into the evening's festivities, the mirth was dead, the pleasure overcast, for there was still that strange deathlike chill in the air. Cornwall's Wonderland There is not the least improbability in regarding the case as one of the many revivals from the deathlike trance that have been noted by writers ancient and modern. Miracles and Supernatural Religion Only the faint drip, drip, drip of water from the warm spring and the almost inaudible tremble-mumble of the throbbing earth disturbed the deathlike stillness. Panther Eye In truth it was a melancholy place, haunted by dismal reverberations and a deathlike atmosphere—everywhere mildewed, faded, and half rotten with decay. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Another just like it fully lighted a big room to my left,—the dining-room, evidently,—on the floor of which, surrounded by overturned chairs, was lying a woman in a deathlike swoon. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier When Tony sings, he throws his head back and closes his eyes, so that, but for the motions of his mouth, he looks asleep, even deathlike, and is, in fact, withdrawn into himself. A Poor Man's House If there be stillness, it is not the peace and quiet of well-ordered society, but the gloomy and deathlike stillness of indolence, sensuality, and beastly degradation. Thoughts on Missions Her husband, with face of deathlike pallor and silvered hair abroad upon the pillow, lay upon the poor couch, still in his yesterday attire, but covered carefully with a cloak. The Light of Scarthey First deathlike silence—the hound had come to the end of the trail. Frank of Freedom Hill The effect was most thrilling; there was a deathlike silence; tears rolled down many cheeks, which I verily believe never before felt them; and without a word more, all slowly withdrew. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Though at nine o'clock that night the moon rose to the full, “it had not the least effect to dispel the deathlike shadows.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan A deathlike silence reigned in his Highness's apartments. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg But, although the young blood did flow, bearing testimony to the fact that the heart still beat in that deathlike frame, the vitality left seemed so faint as to defy the power of human ministration. The Light of Scarthey It's the cussedest land that I know, From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it, To the deep, deathlike valleys below. Songs of a Sourdough These last beams finally disappear, and then the whole expanse of snow assumes a deathlike and wintry whiteness. Rollo in Geneva The victims of his fiendish passions seemed to fleet, one by one, before his eyes, with deathlike visages and ghastly menace. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 His face grew more deathlike, his mouth trembled, his eyes rolled, his head dropped. A Confederate Girl's Diary Some clomb the trees their lives to save, Some sought the mountain and the cave; Some hid them in the bosky dell, And there in deathlike slumber fell. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse There was a faint, squeaking noise and a fluttering, then the thing touched his cheek and he smelt a deathlike odor. The Rider in Khaki A Novel All the lower part of it was of a cold and deathlike whiteness, while the tip of the summit was glowing as if it had been on fire. Rollo in Geneva It stopped her breath, and caused her deathlike palpitations to behold him there. The Valley of the Kings I feel a deathlike quiet when I think of him; a fear that even a deep-drawn breath would wake him in his grave. A Confederate Girl's Diary With ruth for suffering creatures filled, A deathlike fiend with might he killed, And gave this southern realm to be A refuge, from oppression free. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Amid a deathlike hush, with a high sense of history in his heart, General O'Reilly flipped the Golden Judge high in the air. The Golden Judge The whole house, indeed, seemed stuffy with motionless air, as if not even sound vibrations had disturbed the deathlike fixity of that interior. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle Minutes, which seemed like hours, passed in another deathlike silence, broken only by the panting of Durnief. Princess Zara Suddenly, however, he awoke from his deathlike trance, and announced to the startled mourners that he had been transported to the spirit-world, where marvellous things had been revealed to him. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Such deathlike calm is only possible to one who lives in another world, and is there blessed. Peter the Priest And Janetta could not follow, for Mrs. Brand sank fainting from her chair, and it was long before she could be recovered from the deathlike swoon into which she fell. A True Friend A Novel He clutched his rifle nervously, but the deathlike silence was unbroken save for his own heavy breathing and the tiny snapping of the fire in the stove. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest It troubled me greatly to see her pretty face so pale and deathlike, and her eyes closed. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers He gazed round the dimly lit room where the Indians lay about in their deathlike slumber. The Heart of Unaga Shadows of the gray un-painted head-boards lay on the withered grass, brown and crisp, with never a cicada left to break the deathlike silence. The Phantoms Of The Foot-Bridge 1895 Mrs Asplin would have rushed forward in welcome, but a look in her husband’s face restrained her, and there was a deathlike silence in the room as he took up his position by the mantelpiece. About Peggy Saville A deathlike paleness had spread over her cheeks; yet still, despite the want of color, she looked exquisitely beautiful, and her large blue eyes eloquently thanked her deliverer for her rescue. Rookwood I slept from exhaustion until near midnight, when I was seized with fearful crampings, accompanied by a cold and deathlike numbness. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Somewhat surprised at the prolonged and deathlike silence that reigned around him, Jacky returned to the road, where he actually gasped with horror on finding himself the solitary tenant of an apparently uninhabited wilderness. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication I could have faced, Methinks, a Sylla's menace; but they clasp, And raise, and wring their dim and deathlike hands, And with their thin aspen faces and fixed eyes Fascinate mine. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry The old house looked as deathlike as ever. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story When Bernard awoke out of a long and deathlike swoon, it was night, and all around him was still and dark. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The latter still uttered their war-cry, while the former now rode in silence—their breath bound, and their voices hushed in the deathlike stillness of terror. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse You must also have seen my description of the Kaiser—his white hair, bent shoulders, deathlike look as he passed, protected by his Guards from the wild fury of the Berlin mob. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 I roused myself as well and quickly as I could from the oppression of my deathlike sleep, and tried to shake off the nightmare. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver So rigid and deathlike the model lay in the meshes of the net, so beautiful and graceful in her motionless pose, that for an instant the intruders could not trust their senses. Janet of the Dunes When he placed himself in position to commence, the crowded audience were hushed into a deathlike silence. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 As soon as the district attorney resumed his seat Silvia arose and deathlike stillness fell upon the courtroom. An American Suffragette But no sound broke the deathlike stillness of the desert night. Bloom of Cactus That deathlike swoon lasted for several minutes, followed by slow return to consciousness. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 But it is a stony, deathlike sort of calm that gives me the creeps. The Paternoster Ruby The customary oath administered, my advocate arose, and, in the midst of a deathlike silence, questioned Arthur Clyde. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) The darkness and the deathlike silence sent an icy chill to the heart of Cuglas. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The Wilderness lay still as the men, then roused itself and whispered a little, then sank again into deathlike quiet. The Long Roll Then there came a lull, a strange, deep lull, deathlike after the mighty blast. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Heavy and melancholy, with a deathlike feeling within me, I prepared to redeem my promise, and, like a criminal before his judges, to show myself in the forester’s garden. Peter Schlemihl This thought brought a deathlike pallor to her cheeks. Which? or, Between Two Women A soft tap at the door broke the deathlike silence. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Then, without a word, without even a look, father and son lay down together in the stern-sheets, and were instantly buried in a profound deathlike slumber. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn He turned to us a face that was grey and deathlike. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance She clutched him with a deathlike grip—a thing every person in danger of drowning will do—and he had his hands full to keep both himself and his burden afloat. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand This was immediately responded to by three British cheers, followed, however, by a deathlike silence, which made him suppose that the enemy were between him and his friends. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Around them all the time was that horrible deathlike pall of silence. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond Then there was a pause, and a deathlike silence, while all waited for Foster’s answer. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best There was a sense of deathlike passivity in the land, of overwhelming vastitude, of unconquerable loneliness. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance A deathlike stillness fell on the whole party, who had hitherto spoken in loud whispers. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He paused, and there was a moment of deathlike stillness. The Boy Patriot The recumbent figures lay meekly on their beds and allowed themselves to be rolled, and patted, and pinched into shape, until at a distance, they presented quite a life, or rather deathlike, effect. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story Not the blank silence of space that Tom was used to, but the deathlike stillness of a tomb. On the Trail of the Space Pirates A deathlike stillness lay on the valley, not a quiver or movement in leaf or blade. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance They were the scenes of an eager, busy, active life; whilst in the twilight depths of the forest everything was deathlike, everything was still—the very air was motionless, not a leaf stirred. The Missing Merchantman There was no sign of life anywhere, and the few pieces of furniture, rotten and withered with time, were more deathlike than if the house had been stark empty. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 And there again, in the dim light of the red lantern, and the deathlike quiet, he saw that face—with the cut and the thick, disordered hair, and the big, tight-set mouth. Tom Slade with the Colors Their faces daily lost something of that deathlike hue which had at first marked them, and they visibly improved in strength. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Max had never before felt the oppression of this deathlike stillness. A Soldier of the Legion I remember climbing up at evening with one of my companions, to a high altitude where the silence was deathlike and overpowering. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 There lay the dying woman, her deathlike face drawn and haggard from her long agony, breathing very shortly, the beginning of the death rattle being audible. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories I had seen her before in these deathlike swoons, but never had I watched with such shuddering dread to see the dawn of awakening life break upon her face. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author For a moment there was a deathlike stillness and in it the girl crept toward the door, unfastened it and gained the open. A Son of the Hills The little bell tinkled several times, resounding clearly in the deathlike silence, and presently a young maid-servant made her appearance at a small door that opened in the heavy portico. With Those Who Wait She was very white, with the deathlike whiteness of the Tropics, and under the childish eyes were deep, black rings, coming early. Civilization Tales of the Orient When the Gauls entered the city they found it desolate and deathlike. A Smaller History of Rome On the morning of the ninth day, Peggy sunk into a deathlike stupor. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The figure stretched out upon the bed was deathlike in its rigid motionlessness, and Cynthia's hand lay over the thin, old wrinkled ones for fear in a drowsy moment the woman might elude her. A Son of the Hills He was not left quite alone in this deathlike dungeon. Can You Forgive Her? One after another they passed in deathlike stillness, the Red Cross upon the side of each plainly visible in the moonlight. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer The uproar of the final volley had roused him from an almost deathlike stupor, and he lay staring, uncomprehending, at Carmody, whose glazing eyes were closed, whose broken words had ceased. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier But from the deathlike trance in which you left me, my spirit has risen with holier views of life and its duties. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The silence was deathlike and the occasional crunching of a cone under their feet startled them as they groped their way in the heavy darkness. Tom Slade with the Boys Over There These things, which are true of all peoples, are still more markedly so of a people emerging from a prolonged and deathlike stupor into new life. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Now at last at The Towers a deathlike peace reigned. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron A few seconds, and the report of his rifle broke the deathlike silence which prevailed. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) His tall figure stood tense, trembling, deathlike—the emblem of sacrificial offering on the altar of his country. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis But no other sound broke upon the deathlike solitude and darkness.... Tom Slade with the Boys Over There Then bugle's note and cannon's roar the deathlike silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Duskily dwindles Each deathlike day, Till June rearising rekindles The depth of the darkness of May. A Dark Month From Swinburne's Collected Poetical Works Vol. V Now that the deathlike faint was over, Nathaniel's softening was passing. The Place Beyond the Winds The snows lay cold and still and deathlike over the Northern world. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Well, I could not say," she answered evasively; "but I am aware that the symptoms are unaccountable drowsiness and lethargy, followed by a deathlike sleep, and, they say, the most heavenly dreams. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma Turn where we would over those immense panoramas all was white, pure, dazzling, glittering white, with a deathlike stillness over all. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 While she applied cold water vigorously, and rubbed the nerveless hands, I asked in much alarm, seeing how long and deathlike was her swoon: "Is she really dead?" Medoline Selwyn's Work The blaze rose higher, and the dark room was a background for that deathlike form before the hearth. The Place Beyond the Winds She opened the door and Socola entered, his face deathlike in its pallor. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis The knowledge was a deathlike blow, with which I struggled desperately, seeking to regain control over my shattered nerves. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France Poor little Mrs. Sturk jumped up in an ecstasy, and then felt quite sick, and sat down almost fainting, with a deathlike smile. The House by the Church-Yard His limbs no more their chilly weight sustained, A deathlike torpor o'er his bosom reign'd, His stony eyeballs fix'd in silent trance Met the terrific Spectre's withering glance. Gustavus Vasa and other poems The deathlike repose had wiped away much that recent years had engraven on his face. The Place Beyond the Winds What amazed me was its even, almost deathlike pallor. Tales Of Hearsay James Wait had a grimacing smile that passed over the deathlike impassiveness of his bony face, incredible and frightful as would, in a dream, have been the sudden smile of a corpse. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle The scenery was grand—everything looked so fresh and green, very different from the deathlike appearance of Port Moresby and vicinity. Adventures in New Guinea Dazed, expressionless, as it appeared, looking strangely deathlike in that faint radiance, he loved it, his moistened eyes fondly tracing every exposed lineament. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West That deathlike creature before her filled her with unreasoning alarm. The Place Beyond the Winds And during that interval there were no disturbing sounds to agitate the deathlike quiet of the sickroom. The Trail Horde James Wait, stretched out black and deathlike in the dazzling light, turned his head on the pillow. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle The long hours in the water had made his hands deadly cold, and the hair matted on his face added to the deathlike aspect. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars When the group of white people confronted the Indians there was a moment's deathlike silence. The Runaway Skyscraper Then followed a loud splash and a deathlike shriek; alarm and consternation spread throughout the building. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Save for my own breathing, there was a deathlike silence. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy His faint whispered words and deathlike countenance moved her to human pity. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York A deathlike stillness reigned through the house, the silence alone broken by the ticking of the great dial at the head of the staircase. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Mix not memory with doubt, Pass, thou deathlike type of pain, Pass and cease to move about! The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Starting from her seat, she clasped her hands convulsively together; her face became deathlike with agitation. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is How terrible that deathlike stupor was, and the physician, when later in the afternoon he came again, shook his head sadly. Bad Hugh The great limitless wilderness was frozen into a deathlike silence, and solemn and awful was the vast expanse of white that lay everywhere around them. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale He could face Boca's fury, or face any man in a quarrel, but there was something in the deathlike quietness of the sad-eyed Mexican woman that chilled his blood. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Her hands clutched, in a deathlike grip, a cotton umbrella and a small, covered basket. The Voice of the People The deathlike stillness of the audience, as it afforded me neither rest nor stimulus, distressed me a good deal; which, I think I need not tell you, the newspaper criticisms did not. Records of a Girlhood The deathlike silence now reigning in the Projectile is interrupted only by the sharp ticking of the chronometer as it beats the seconds. All Around the Moon Yes, the emperor fell into a deathlike slumber and would have been unable to resist or to defend himself had he been bound and gagged and quietly carried away. A Conspiracy of the Carbonari Breathless, Felix bent and listened, but no answering voice he heard; Darkness folded, dumb and deathlike, round the Mountain of the Bird. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke Page 325Deathlike, indeed, was the repose of the sleeper,—deathlike and deep. Jack Sheppard A Romance This seemed to soothe him greatly and he sank back almost immediately into a deathlike slumber, in which he lay when Adèle entered the chamber. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick But deathlike silence falls upon them all, So paralyzed with fear that no one strives To make escape, to move, to call! Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors You can imagine the mute horror, the deathlike pallor of the generals. A Conspiracy of the Carbonari He was carried to the door by Connor; but when they attempted to lay him in a recumbent posture, it was found almost impossible to unclasp the deathlike grip which he held of the coat. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One There was a deathlike stillness in the church, as he wiped his brow with his handkerchief. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel It was then there was something cold and deathlike in my soul; it was then I bade farewell to Sally Langdon. The Rustlers of Pecos County She is only in a swoon, but a deep and deathlike one. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest No, they stood whispering and irresolute, asking one another what should be done if Napoleon did not wake from his deathlike slumber—who should then be his heir to the throne of France? A Conspiracy of the Carbonari The last sound ceased: a deathlike silence reigned throughout the town, and many a cheek grew colorless as marble. Inez A Tale of the Alamo She had shrieked and wept herself into a deathlike illness. The Tragedy of St. Helena I might have added for him, deathlike, ... skeleton ... doomed. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The girl screamed, as her hat fell over her eyes, but both she and her escort held on with a deathlike grip. Elsie at the World's Fair A deathlike silence pervaded the cabin; that one heartfelt sigh aroused a sensation of pity in each of the four hearts that beat within the cabin walls. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills "Within her heart was his image, Cloth'd in the beauty of love and youth, as last she beheld him, Only more beautiful made by his deathlike silence and absence." Grandmother Elsie The heavy, black clouds appear in the distance, and throw a deep, deathlike shade over the world of waters. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Unconsciously she had drawn her lower lip altogether between her teeth, and I well remember what a deathlike and idiotic look the contortion gave her. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh The splendor of the purple sky with its myriads of lustrous stars was in striking contrast with the sameness of the white and deathlike desert. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Twice had he expelled fellows while I was at school—Remington and Cunningham—and I cannot ever forget the old man's deathlike face as he told them to go. Acton's Feud A Public School Story To the prophetess, he began a magic song to chant, towards the north looked, potent runes applied, a spell pronounced, an answer demanded, until compelled she rose, and with deathlike voice she said: Vala. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson I looked fixedly at my companion; her face wore a deathlike pallor, but a soft, melancholy smile played upon her lips. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The deathlike silence and the darkness in familiar places seemed uncanny to me. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall There was a noisy scraping of chairs as they took their seats, and then a deathlike silence. The Just and the Unjust She shuddered as she caught a glimpse of its deathlike face, then put her hand over her eyes to shut out the fearful sight. Elsie's Kith and Kin I feel unhoped-for gladness when I see Thy painless gaze, and hear thy living breath, For thine appearance and surroundings both Were deathlike. The Seven Plays in English Verse No generous impulse ever beat within her breast; and love, except for self, never yet was awakened from its deathlike torpor. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Then there fell on Gâo the deathlike lull of the red siesta. Atlantida But what an awful deathlike stillness is felt when the curtain is drawn aside. The Practice and Science of Drawing Why did she have to suffer that deathlike agony? Abbe Mouret's Transgression Had the powerful personality of that man whom once I had almost worshiped thrust him away, submerged him, stricken him down in a sort of deathlike trance? The Dweller on the Threshold Sir Egbert, searching for his friend, Conrad, who had disappeared in suspicious circumstances, hears from the Knights Templars, that the wicked Constable is believed to hold two lovers in a profound and deathlike sleep. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Her aspect, however, was deathlike, and as he softly undid the doors, and half-helped, half-carried her across the passage, he said to her that he must go and waken Fräulein Anna and find a doctor. The Marriage of William Ashe He could now account for the disappearance of his captors, and the deathlike silence that surrounded him. Nick of the Woods It is that embalmment that gives me serenity, deathlike tranquillity of body, and the peace which I enjoy in no longer living.... Abbe Mouret's Transgression A deathlike stillness lay on the deserted fields, the minutes lagged interminably. The Downfall Then a deep and deathlike sleep falls upon him, and he lies breathing gently as an infant, while the soft southern breeze plays with his dark clustering hair. Stories from the Odyssey Cruel?" repeated he; then, losing his deathlike composure in a wild bitterness, "Heaven judge which of us has been cruel to the other! Twice Told Tales Goddard's face was pale but not deathlike, and his breathing seemed regular and gentle; but his eyes were almost closed and he seemed not aware that any one had entered. A Tale of a Lonely Parish It was life that was suffering the last agonies there, amidst that deathlike quiver of the atmosphere, upon those altars which resembled tombs, in that bare vault which looked like a sepulchre. Abbe Mouret's Transgression And then," continued Silvine, "I don't know how it happened, but all at once the uproar was succeeded by a deathlike stillness. The Downfall And below the cold, white cover, In a deathlike stupor deep, Old Zach found a sorry stranger Shrouded for his last long sleep. Nancy MacIntyre The town with its cypresses had quite a deathlike air, but the sea still broke noisily on the shore; a single barge was rocking on the waves, and a lantern was blinking sleepily on it. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Fortunately, Timmis had a proud, confident spirit—the spirit of one who, unaided, has wrested success from the world's deathlike clutch. Tales of the Five Towns This man held up his hand in token that he wished to speak, and immediately a deathlike silence fell again upon the crowd. In the Days of Chivalry Without desire man would be in a deathlike and dangerous condition—a condition in which further progress would be impossible. Self-Development and the Way to Power The best photographs only fail because they cannot retain the peculiar deathlike pallor of the skin and the clear, innocent china blue of the large eyes. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 We thought of the shell-scarred country, with its piles of smouldering ashes, its pallid women with their haunted faces, the deathlike silence of the ruined streets. Three Times and Out Yet the picture brings back the moment when we parted—when you struggled feebly in my arms with a premonition of your almost mortal weakness, and then sank back white and deathlike. A Young Girl's Wooing A murmur, swelling to almost a roar, from the crowded audience, is instantly followed by a deathlike stillness. The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession The stillness at first was deathlike, oppressive; but soon he became aware of a dull, hissing noise, such as is produced on earth by the fusion of metals. What Dreams May Come A deathlike stillness hushed the room, crowded with Socialists, reporters, emissaries of Flint, private detectives and hangers-on of the System. The Air Trust There was a deathlike silence over the scene, like the hush that precedes thunder in sultry weather. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 Only the discovery which in Europe at once takes life and birth, and becomes a prodigy and a wonder, remains a chrysalis in China, and is preserved in a deathlike state. The Man Who Laughs It may easily be imagined that the whole scene by which we are here surrounded has over it an air of profound and deathlike stillness. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy There is all the helplessness, and humble hope, and deathlike prayer, that can arise from the grave—'implora pace'. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) For a brief period there was a deathlike stillness over the audience. The Deacon of Dobbinsville A Story Based on Actual Happenings It was an echo of the old legend—how a knight descended into a deep fountain beneath which the fairest princess of the world lay buried in a deathlike magic slumber. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He stopped; it was not repeated, the silence reasserted itself, but this time with an ominous deathlike suggestion. Frontier Stories Tears fell from that fond mother's eyes upon Caroline's deathlike features, and ere life returned she had been pressed again and again to her heart, and repeated kisses imprinted on her marble brow. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence I can't say that I was expecting a very pleasant evening, but the deathlike stillness, both of ourselves and the town did, I confess, startle me. The Secret City Soon her kisses and her soothing words had their wonted effect, and he dropped off once more into the deep, deathlike slumber of childhood. The Soul of a Child Over terrible spaces, over immense listening silences of hard, unbroken dunes extending in haggard desolation to fantastic horizons of lurid ardor, hung a heat-quivering air of deathlike stillness. The Flying Legion Unbelief was written in every hard line and wrinkle of that white, deathlike face. Round the Block "Tell me all—all you know, I can bear it," she said at length, almost inaudibly, and looking up with features as deathlike as before. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence It moved toward the hearth glow, a gaunt vertebrate body scarcely expanded by ribs, but covered by a red blanket, and a head with deathlike features overhung by strips of hair. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World I mean the deathlike termination of certain mental processes within the individual's experience, processes that run to failure, and in some individuals, at least, eventuate in despair. A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy A deathlike stillness prevailed, while the subordinates adjusted the rope, and placed the condemned man on the grating. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet If he was humorous, his audience were full of laughter; if solemn, a deathlike stillness reigned; if pathetic, tears flowed all around him. Isaac T. Hopper A cold deathlike feeling came over her as she thought this. Fenton's Quest But when they saw Charles felled to the floor, and a deathlike silence ensued, they forgot their fears, and rushed down the stairs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 But, notwithstanding this reflection, she had felt strangely impressed by the aspect of deathlike rigidity in her husband's face, though he gave no sign of inward agitation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction The fifth day of her disease it assumed a more alarming appearance, her extremities becoming cold, and a deathlike palor overspreading her countenance, accompanied by a stupid, dozing state. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland Just then the boat, being full, pulled off, and I saw her faint; her head fell back, and her deathlike face showed how she suffered. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 The firing having continued some minutes, though less in volleys than at first, gradually ceased, and all was quiet, as if nothing had happened to disturb the deathlike stillness of the night. The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 It was a look of horror, disgust, surprise,--a little perhaps of all three; I could not quite say which, it faded so quickly and was followed by a cold, deathlike pallor. The Rome Express Immediately a deathlike pallor spread over his face, and he sank back again with a groan. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 There was a moment of deathlike silence, and then a wild outcry—women fainting, men cursing and crying out in that senseless, helpless way they have when there is sudden danger. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 But the moment he dropped Gershom's hand, the medium had dropped his pencil, and had sunk back in his chair in a deep and deathlike slumber. Not Pretty, but Precious "Please state what you know about this case," he said, and again the audience waited in deathlike stillness. Through the Wall It is a most deathlike performance, and the countenance answers well enough to the coins of the unfortunate beauty, though not at all to any of the portraits I have happened to see. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 Higher and higher in the heavens rose the morning sun, stealing across the window sill, and shining aslant the floor, where Hagar still lay in a deep, deathlike swoon. Maggie Miller She felt a deathlike sinking of her heart. The Bent Twig She gasped convulsively, half rose from her seat and fell back in a deathlike swoon. Not Pretty, but Precious After that she got softer and weaker-like, an' didn't have her deathlike wearin' sleeps so often, but she went just as fast for all that. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 I shunned the face of man; all sound of joy or complacency was torture to me; solitude was my only consolation—deep, dark, deathlike solitude. Frankenstein The wind was in that direction in which, aided by the deathlike repose of nature, it brought to me the murmur of the water-fall. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale For a long time no sound broke the deathlike stillness of the jungle midday save the piteous wailing of the tiny man-child. Tarzan of the Apes His young and fair features were almost as deathlike as those of the form beside him, and almost as fixed: but his was the hush of exhausted anguish, and hers of perfect peace. Wuthering Heights As he saw all this in one bewildered glance, the deathlike stillness came again, and looking back he saw that the jurymen had turned towards the judge. Oliver Twist Imogen was no sooner left alone then she recollected the cordial Pisanio had given her, and drank it off, and presently fell into a sound and deathlike sleep. Tales from Shakespeare The imaginative drunkard on the other side of the bulkhead shook off the deathlike stillness that after his last words had fallen on the dark ship moored to a silent shore. The End of the Tether Cruel!" repeated he; then, losing his deathlike composure in a wild bitterness: "Heaven judge which of us has been cruel to the other! From Twice Told Tales The deathlike stillness was rarely broken by the faintest sound, - though unseen life, amidst the heat and moisture, was teeming everywhere; life feeding upon life. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The king rose up like a prophet of yore, In a lofty, deathlike joy. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women I was weak—oh, so weak—but I thrilled at its shriek, as wildly it fled in the night; And deathlike I lay till the dawn of the day. Ballads of a Cheechako And he strode away up the valley, under a broiling sun and amid the deathlike silence of early afternoon. A Pair of Blue Eyes It's the cussedest land that I know, From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it To the deep, deathlike valleys below. The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses And with fear in his eyes, Lord Henry rushed through the flapping palms to find Dorian Gray lying face downwards on the tiled floor in a deathlike swoon. The Picture of Dorian Gray In the pool of tinted light lay the deathlike figure of a dark-haired boy, Karamaneh's muffled form bending over him. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu An adventuress with a European reputation of the blackest possible colour—such was the general description of the woman with the deathlike complexion and the glittering eyes. The Haunted Hotel They would waken in the midnight hours, when everything was black; perhaps they would hear it yelling outside, or perhaps there would be deathlike stillness—and that would be worse yet. The Jungle And so, softly closing her door, she left her to her queer visions and deathlike slumber. Wylder's Hand It is only the scum of libertinism, some blows and drunken women lying in deathlike stupor on broken bottles. The Confession of a Child of the Century It was Aziz, her brother; dead so far as Western lore had power to judge, but kept alive in that deathlike trance by the uncanny power of the Chinese doctor. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu During this, deathlike preparation, Mr. Wharton, with a feeling nearly allied to that of his son, led Sarah from the apartment. The Spy But on the other hand it might be bristling with armed men, waiting in a stillness as deathlike as their own the command to fire. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy She sat down upon the bed, crouching, emaciated; at first motionless and voiceless; a spectacle little less piteous, little less deathlike, than the man on the pillows. The Case of Richard Meynell The man swung sharply around, the prison pallor of his face a pitiful, deathlike colour in the flashlight's rays. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale It seemed to me as if they had grown perfectly deathlike. Life in Mexico The girl shuddered, and over her colourless face there came a livid shade, which was more deathlike than the marble whiteness that had preceded it. Henry Dunbar A Novel The moon still shone upon her face, intensifying its deathlike pallor. Run to Earth A Novel Madame de Staël calls Blenheim "a magnificent tomb: splendour without, and the deathlike silence of ennui within." The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 She did so, and with her pallor and her wasted thin face she looked deathlike. Gaspar Ruiz The narrow grave was already dug beside it; and in the deathlike stillness around, the service for the dead was read. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Once more he approached her, and again she shrank away from him, dragging herself along against the wall, and with her eyes still fixed in the same deathlike stare. Henry Dunbar A Novel But now that the hope of life was strong, and safety had grown almost assured, the deathlike weakness which but shortly before had assailed him gave way to new-born strength and unconquerable resolve. Cord and Creese The long, deathlike sleep of winter was at an end; nature was once more awakening; they now promised themselves the immediate appearance of buds and blossoms. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies On the other hand, a wax figure produces a sort of terror in us; its frozen life-likeness makes a deathlike impression on us, and we say, "It is a ghost!" Amiel's Journal This circumstance, his deathlike attitude, and the garb and ornaments of an Indian, made me readily suspect the nature and cause of this catastrophe. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker The sky, too, is vague and empty, and out of its deathlike, creamy hollow the first shadows are blown into the pallid face of a void evening. Modern Painting It seemed to me that a deathlike stillness reigned for the time being over European literature, but that there were mighty forces working in the silence. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth So far she remembered, and she could not remember further; and all night lay staring into the darkness, and when Margaret called her in the morning she was pale and deathlike. Esther Waters For some time the rigorous measures of the British officers in South Carolina seemed successful and a deathlike stillness prevailed in the province. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched He slammed the door with all his might and pressed his weight against it; but all sounds died away and again there was deathlike stillness. The Possessed (The Devils) Suddenly his feet were wet, and a deathlike chill crept up his legs. Historical Miniatures Not a sound broke the deathlike stillness, save for the crunching of his own footsteps, as Jack North walked across the shop and dropped his burden upon the wheel Mires had placed there. Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America He felt merely that this hapless creature, lying so deathlike before him, had profaned, however involuntarily, what was sacredest in the world to him; beyond this all was chaos. A Foregone Conclusion With every step of advance the brooding silence seemed more profound, more deathlike. Keith of the Border When the priest had finished, a deep, deathlike silence hung over the room, as if some catastrophe were impending. Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) All the colour had gone from her face, and it seemed to Rosalie that each moment her face was growing whiter and more deathlike. A Peep Behind the Scenes Not a sound broke the deathlike stillness of the lonely scene, save the labored breathing of the sleeping jaguar. Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America At last we entered the village, and here, once more, deathlike stillness reigned; it was the hour of post-prandial slumber. Old Calabria He filled a jug with cold water, and hurried back to the hill-top, finding the young officer looking paler and more deathlike within those few moments. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life The air was hushed in a deathlike stillness, but the waves were yet violently agitated; and by the increasing light, parts of the wreck were seen floating wide upon the face of the deep. A Sicilian Romance There was again a deathlike lull, the wind fell to a small melancholy sough amongst the tree—tops, and once more, where we sat, there was not a breath stirring. Tom Cringle's Log There was a deathlike stillness throughout the room for some moments; every one seemed to be slowly recovering himself and coming gradually back to his ordinary range of thought and feeling. The American Union Speaker Your eyes are wildly flaming,— And white as marble, deathlike, are your cheeks. Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans In an instant there was a deathlike silence in the hall, and every man in it seemed to be holding his breath. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 This "deep and deathlike silence" was beginning to become painfully embarrassing, when Patrick Henry arose. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 It appeared to become of a deathlike paleness, and anon streaked with blood. Tom Cringle's Log The deathlike weakness and decay of Mr. Falkland, his misery and rage, his haggard, emaciated, and fleshless visage, are still before me. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction When Valentine awoke he gave her a pellet of hashish, which made her sink into a deathlike sleep. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction No one answered; a deathlike silence reigned over the house, with its door yawning wide open, like the mouth of a cavern. Doctor Pascal The deathlike stillness was ended by the dull groan of a hatchway lifting. Lost in the Air That Silence, once in deathlike fetters bound, Chains that were loosened only by the sound Of holy rites chanted in measured round? The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 But soon the silence resumed its sway, a deathlike silence, with far off the faint tinkle of water. Salute to Adventurers Within her heart was his image, Clothed in the beauty of love and youth, as last she beheld him, Only more beautiful made by his deathlike silence and absence. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 A tremor passed over her deathlike countenance, a flush mounted to her cheeks. Doctor Pascal As her eyes met those of Hubert Tracy, a deathlike chill seized her, but was unnoticed by the company. Marguerite Verne Better be hurried forward for a season on the wings of the tempest, than stagnate in a deathlike calm, fatal alike to intellectual and moral progress. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 She was a weird picture standing there as she watched Baldos fighting for their lives, her beautiful face deathlike in its pallor. Beverly of Graustark Behold him now, in utter solitude, Welcomed by naught save fearful, deathlike silence,— A silence which the echo of his steps Alone disturbs, as through the vaults he paces. The Poems of Schiller — Third period They were divinely recompensed when they saw the cold sweats disappear, the moaning lips become stilled, the deathlike faces recover animation. Doctor Pascal A vacant, deathlike, fearful silence reigns On every side around the lonely palace, So wont to ring with wild bacchantic shouts— No breath is stirring—on Cithaeron's height Exulting Juno stands. The Poems of Schiller — First period More faintly, o'er the distant waves, the sun Gleams with expiring ray; a deathlike shudder Creeps to my heart, and sadder, drearier grows E'en desolation's self. The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy The walls were damp and mouldy; the odor of the rank earth assailed the nostrils; the air was chill and deathlike. Beverly of Graustark Ella gave a despairing cry, and found oblivion in a deathlike swoon. The Earth Trembled For a moment he remained motionless, chilled by the deathlike silence of the room, from which not the faintest sound issued. Doctor Pascal The pale yellow flame of the camphor flickered in the wind, and lit up her deathlike head, almost touching her chin; but she paid no heed to it. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan He at least had the deathlike peace that follows decision. Barriers Burned Away She went upstairs less frequently to weep on her knees and kiss the deathlike face of the invalid. Theresa Raquin The youth turned over and over, clutched at one log and missed it, missed a second and a third, and then touched a fourth, and clung with a deathlike grip that nothing could loosen. The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave Fronting each other, the imbecile child of a deathlike beauty seemed the last of the race of which she, forgotten by the world, was the ancestress. Doctor Pascal The mad race round the bonfire had lasted twelve minutes, but we looked in vain for a trace of fatigue on the deathlike face of the witch. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Reassured, he timidly advanced again, and then for the first time, between the two marble statuettes holding back the curtains of the bed, saw Christine, but looking more white and deathlike than the marble itself. Barriers Burned Away Nature was at last awakening from her long, deathlike repose with an energy that was startling. Nature's Serial Story "A matter of prudence," said Mr. Jones in his natural hollow tones, and with a face of deathlike composure. Victory An Island Tale Since little Charles, his son, terrified him so greatly with his deathlike beauty, his royal air of sickly imbecility, why should he not take his sister Clotilde to live with him? Doctor Pascal The moon shone clearly for a space, touching the swords into two streaks of flashing light, and painting the men's set faces with a cold hue, ghostly, and deathlike. Princess Maritza With his face of a deathlike whiteness, his lips apart, and the perspiration standing thickly about them, Uncle Nat sat leaning forward, his eyes fixed upon the door through which she would enter. Dora Deane Ker, who expected to find it surrounded by the English army, was amazed at the deathlike solitude. The Scottish Chiefs As Stanley sank back again, more deathlike than ever, Blaine put on all his power and strove to rise. Our Pilots in the Air A deathlike silence reigned in the little room. Doctor Pascal I can not describe the deathlike look all these people had. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra Here was nothing pale or deathlike, no sheeted, melancholy spectre, but a radiant being whose garment was the light, and whose eyes glowed like the heart of some deep jewel. Stella Fregelius And that is what you have been telling her, I suppose," he said sternly, glancing at the pale and deathlike face; "you might have waited till you were sure. Jess Hardly had he taken hold than Tom swung around and caught him by the throat in a deathlike grip, for he was too bewildered to know what he was doing. The Rover Boys at School A deathlike silence reigned; the room seemed to be empty. Doctor Pascal To his weak mind my act seemed so blasphemous, so supernaturally horrible, that his deathlike lips could not utter a word. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories This long speech on Sanders' part was delivered amid a deathlike silence. The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa What stopped him at last, he said, was the silence, the complete deathlike silence, of the indistinct figure far over there, that seemed to hang collapsed, doubled over the rail in a weird immobility. Lord Jim How can I forget his white, deathlike face and look of mortal pain. Without a Home In contrast with the clamor and racket of less than a half hour previously there was now a deathlike stillness beneath the arched ground-glass roof. The Film Mystery A sense of oppression came over the two watchers as the minutes grew longer and more deathlike in their stillness. Graustark The vigorous vegetation and the quivering, deathlike stillness of the old cemetery still reign in this path. The Fortune of the Rougons He raised his eyes blindly, and then the deathlike silence of the room was shattered by a sudden crash. The Spoilers The night was still, clear, crackly; it was surcharged with some static force, and so calm was the air, so deathlike the hush, that the empty valley rang like a bell. The Winds of Chance Really, the deathlike stillness on the other side was more mysterious than would have been the detonation of some of the criminal's explosive. The Dream Doctor |
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