| 单词 | dextrous |
| 例句 | “The man was really killed by a clumsy stun,” reported Scientific American, “for which a dextrous blow from a pole ax would have been an expeditious substitute.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerstein was poised and elegant in the central andante but hard-hitting in the outer movements, which were superbly dextrous but short on wit. Philharmonia/Gardner – review 2013-02-19T18:09:42Z For my part, such a jump required no dextrous moral gymnastics. An atheist’s guide to Scorsese’s “Silence”: You don’t need faith to be astonished by the faithful 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z With little more than a wardrobe full of costumes and a homemade green screen, he transformed his dextrous wit and encyclopedic knowledge of musical theater into a profoundly successful career. Randy Rainbow, singing truth to power 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Organisers must also be dextrous around legalities: they can’t sell cannabis but they can give it away. Cannabis tourism in California – a women’s wellness retreat with puff love 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The raps on "Adventures"'s 14 tracks sprawl and skitter, run back and forth across the beat, work all sorts of dextrous magic. Late review: "Adventures in a Helluvastate" by Seattle's Helluvastate 2011-05-05T19:18:07Z He's not the most dextrous or distinctive up-and-comer around, but he's a smart operator with the kind of knowing, insider swagger that attracts a fervent following. A$AP Rocky – review 2012-06-07T17:45:01Z Black Emperor even shifted the ! from the end of their name, suggesting a shift in priorities as subtle as their dextrous compositions. From Help! to Build A Rocket Boys!, exclamation marks rock! 2011-01-15T00:07:06Z Cole Porter's terrific music and dextrous, startling rhymes can both leaven and expose that most arid of Shakespeare's plays on which it is based. Birthday; Kiss Me Kate; Get Stuff Break Free – review 2012-06-30T23:05:59Z While Pericles’ derring-do glistens with fantasy, his wife’s efforts to stay alive are more subtle and dextrous. Review | Mark Haddon’s ‘The Porpoise’ sounds like homework. It’s actually fantastic. 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z There's a song about Catholicism, called Rant, and a verbally dextrous rap called Words, Words, Words. Bo Burnham: the teenage YouTube sensation lighting up Edinburgh 2010-08-13T20:11:00Z The elusive, Brooklyn-based rapper Leikeili47 keeps her identity hidden under a ski mask, ensuring the focus remains on her dextrous, quotable lyrics. Hip-hop: Eve on five female MCs who changed the genre 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "At the other end of the scale, we don't allow in people with dextrous skills - these are the skills robots find hardest to do. People who work in food factories for instance." Migrant fruit-pickers are skilled workers, says ex-minister George Eustice 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Wretch's dextrous flow influenced his own style; and recording with the star marked the moment the album finally came together. How Jords became the first UK rap act on Motown records 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Next came Bing, Microsoft's search engine updated with a similarly dextrous chatbot, which can answer queries where no obvious result existed online -- like what car seat to buy for a particular model vehicle. Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z His hips were jaunty, And his gestures too dextrous. A Cautionary Tale for the New Roaring Twenties 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z For Penelope, Jacky's dextrous and agile use of words has added piquancy because she is dyslexic. OMG: The creator of the abbreviation 'would have loved emojis' 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z "The reason for that is that robotic hands are not as dextrous as human hands," he explains. The robot shop worker controlled by a faraway human 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But Leicester would still benefit from buying a centre-forward, ideally one powerful in the air as well as dextrous on the ground. Premier League 2020-21 preview No 10: Leicester City 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Now, a study of three closely related carnivorous plants suggests dextrous genetic shuffling helped them evolve the ability to catch and digest protein-rich meals. How Venus flytraps evolved their taste for meat 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z He released his debut album Awkward in 2001, but it was Upwards - with its mixture of Afro-funk, Jamaican dub, Latin shuffles and dextrous wordplay - that brought him to mainstream attention. UK rapper Ty dies of coronavirus, aged 47 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z While that record was a pared-down showcase of his dextrous vocal skills, his new album is said to be veering in a different direction. Kendrick Lamar to headline London's BST festival 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The finished record doesn't disappoint - resurrecting Gang Starr's dusty grooves and block-rocking beats; while Guru's streetwise rhymes still sound dextrous and fresh. The bizarre story behind Gang Starr's final album 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Her scenes, which reveal a dextrous use of surprising materials, are both haunting and dreamlike. Datebook: Carolyn Castaño's paintings imagine landscapes through a Latin American lens 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z She was fearless where I was fretful, rebellious where I was conservative and dextrous where I was clumsy. Imaginary friends are a sign of a lively, creative mind. But they are leaving us | Daisy Buchanan 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z From the fierce thunder-crack of Offence to the reflective, vulnerable Flowers, it's constantly surprising, and consistently inventive, with Simz pitting her dextrous wordplay against a live band for the first time. Little Simz finally hits her stride 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Collectively, the experimental models — part of a series dubbed “Architecture is Everywhere” — represent a dextrous ability with materials. With potato chips and staples, architect Sou Fujimoto sketches out his architectural ideas 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Another former video games player - Rajin Chowdhury, a registrar in anaesthetic and intensive care at Sheffield Teaching Hospital - said he was "more dextrous" because of his hobby. Do smartphones really affect surgeons' skills? 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z He added: "Modern humans have increased the stability of the joint to put the toe in an orientation that is useful for walking, but the foot is no longer dextrous like an ape." Fossil sheds light on foot evolution 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Creating more dextrous robots with the help of artificial intelligence would be a huge boon to companies trying to automate manual labor, and there are a number of startups actively pursuing research in this area. OpenAI sets new benchmark for robot dexterity 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z First Cheryshev took all the time offered by the green shirts hanging around looking vaguely interested and curled a shot into the corner with a beautifully dextrous nudge of his left foot. Pomp, absurdity and goals galore get Russia’s show off to a delirious start 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z In the 18th century, the Anglo-Dutch economist Bernard Mandeville contended, in his “Fable of the Bees,” that private vices by the “dextrous management of skilful politicians” could be turned into “publick benefits.” Corrupt Leaders Are Falling Around the World. Will It Boost Economies? 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z There are multiple reasons football is complex but chiefly it is because you play it with your feet, which are not the most dextrous part of the body. The Premier League teams’ ineptitude index 2017-18 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The company’s flashy videos of dextrous robotic arms assembling satellites in orbit remain a science fiction. 'It's about expanding Earth': could we build cities in space? 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Our hands are dextrous, able to grasp a range of shapes, and — more importantly — we can calculate how to handle any object we’ve not seen before in a flash. This AI startup wants to solve the hard problem of robots picking things up 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z A player of complex, dextrous flair, inspired as much by Grant Green as Woody Guthrie, Chapman knew a good guitarist when he heard one. Michael Chapman: the man who connects Elton, Bowie, Nick Drake and Sonic Youth 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z His first goal was a tap-in but only because he anticipated where the ball dropped while his second followed an intelligent run and dextrous first touch. World Cup 2018 qualifiers: 10 talking points from the latest matches 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Research into Robonaut's hands, which are design to be as dextrous and flexible as humans', fed into the creation of the RoboGlove. A RoboGlove designed by NASA will help factory workers get a grip 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Dweezil’s a dynamic, dextrous guitarist and leads his band through Frank’s oft-gymnastic structures and time signatures with a confident sense of purpose. A Zappa house divided: Inside the bitter fight for control over Frank Zappa's legacy 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z According to the researchers, the beetle's dextrous dance on the smelly sphere is the key moment when the mental snapshot of the sky is taken. Dancing dung beetles navigate with 'sky snapshot' - BBC News 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z On record he’s able to shift between a classically smooth R&B vocal, and edgier Stones Throw-approved rapping that’s lyrically dextrous without venturing too far into backpacker territory. 10 takeaways from SXSW: grime, Drake and Anderson .Paak were the standouts 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Bigger brains and more dextrous hands in turn were the prerequisite for the developments that set humans apart, including complex language, art, and agriculture, all of which emerged in the past 100,000 years. Human Evolution 101 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z He went on to make 55 appearances as Liverpool won the double, laying on the league-clinching goal with a dextrous and clever flick-volley pass. The Joy of Six: curtailed football careers 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The dextrous hands are able to faithfully reproduce the movements of a human hand, cooking up Michelin-starred delicacies with all the skill and flair of a master chef. Robot chef serves up the future of home cooking 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Our hands are simply more dextrous than our necks. We just tried HoloLens, Microsoft's most intriguing product in years 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The dextrous CGI baby is a polarizing force with die hard fans. India's Most Viewed Ad Is Absolutely Horrifying 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Moving a cursor up and down is a long way from the dextrous movement needed to drink from a cup. Monkey's brain moves sedated avatar 2014-02-18T16:35:00Z Her open-stance two-handed backhand is consistently good, and her hands at net are dextrous. Straight Sets: Early Match Between Teens Provides Glimpse of Future 2013-08-29T22:16:41Z Our human hands are impressively dextrous and capable of numerous fine movements. Human evolution: the next stages 2013-07-10T06:30:00Z Grabwarans are intelligent, omnivorous varanidans that use their elongate, dextrous hands and flexible arms to select plant and animal prey as well as to extract objects from cavities. Welcome to the Squamozoic! 2013-04-01T13:45:05.040Z Thanks to a combination of ever more dextrous robotics, more sophisticated artificial intelligence and lengthier extension leads, the machine is going to do for the men. Five jobs a robot could never steal 2013-03-01T09:00:03Z Grace, and its most dextrous wrists after the retirement of V.V.S. Cricket: South Africa Vaults to No. 1 Rank 2012-08-20T20:54:39Z Elephants are born with an advanced level of brain development, which they use to recognise the complex social structure of the herd and to feed themselves with their dextrous trunks. Elephant pregnancy mystery solved 2012-06-20T07:29:06Z Elephants are born with an advanced level of brain development, which they use to recognise the complex social structure of the herd and to feed with their dextrous trunk. Elephant pregnancy mystery solved 2012-06-20T07:29:06Z “He is that!” the driver returned, emphatically, as with a dextrous jerk he swung the ambulance just in front of a cable-car, to the sputtering disgust of the gripman. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z They are put into small boats, which the people of the country are sufficiently dextrous in piloting through the rocks where the nests are found. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z He is a thoroughly dextrous man—sagacious, subtle, scheming, and indefatigable. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Next morning, being favored with a powerful wind, our little craft fairly leaped over the waves; and I noted her dextrous management with the eye of an amateur receiving a valuable lesson. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z By means of it, Prince Wladomir was as invulnerable to mortal weapons, as Achilles the Hero; and as nimble, quick and dextrous, as Achilles the Light-of-foot. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z One had to be very dextrous to slip through between the various groups. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z It was not in this way, so said the writer in The Times, that souls were laid bare, this was not sorrow, but the most dextrous counterfeit of sorrow. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z On other occasions raccoons were caught in the steel traps, and their raids were characterized by systematic and dextrous opening of the mouse traps and, frequently, by predation on the small mammals inside them. Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas 2011-08-26T02:00:22.450Z So with a few dextrous bounds he leaped away out of the yard, and ran swiftly down to the beach. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z Their jargon is dense, their fingers dextrous and it is for them that Arcana Heart 3, in all its dizzying complexity, is intended. Arcana Heart 3 ? review 2011-08-20T23:04:09Z But the foot is a very dextrous part of the body and there are a tremendous amount of ligaments involved. QPR's Kieron Dyer to resume training as injury fears prove unfounded 2011-08-16T14:00:32Z He seemed to be born to that only which he went about, so dextrous was he in all his undertakings, in Court, camp, by sea, by land, with sword, with pen. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Standing, he lifted his knee, placed the box thereon, and with dextrous skill started the button like an improvised buzz-saw against the flint. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Now and then the reel ticked and told off another cut, and she would bend forward to tie the thread with a practised dextrous hand. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z “This: whether they are to show thy worthiness the gifts intended for the pharaoh, or only to give those sent to thee,” replied the dextrous interpreter. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z As I looked to see him disappear within the house, he made a dextrous flank movement and circled it. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Street Fighter instead requires practice, patience and dextrous skill to master the moves and learn how best to react to your opponent's strike. Super Street Fighter IV 2010-04-29T23:05:00Z He took off his coat with a few dextrous movements, and holding it as a shield before his face, quickly drew near the door now guarded by a wall of shifting fire. The Man from Jericho The silken cords were soon uncoiled, and Bertram, with one dextrous throw, fastened the hooks around the cross-bars between the spikes. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 I do not think of hiding from you, holy fathers, that the Phœnicians are more dextrous than Egyptians. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z They became the leaders of politics at the courts and in the Imperial cities, quiet leaders or dextrous tools of their lords--in fact, the real rulers of Germany. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. In most cases women cannot be replaced by men, either because the men are not sufficiently dextrous or because their labor is too expensive. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey With dextrous sleight of hand, Alcibiades made it appear as though his "quail" were angrily demanding a drink from the inverted goblet. Shadows of Flames A Novel The Indians of this land were and are very dextrous with the bow and arrows, and so they are mighty huntsmen, and they grow dogs so that they may fetch deer, wild boar, badgers. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. It was a potato, thrown by the dextrous hand of the chief, and was followed by more missiles of the same sort, which whistled over the breastwork in a continuous shower. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone Neither will he receive less Satisfaction from the curious and most dextrous Dissections perform’d by the artificial Hand of the Anatomy Professor. Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd The blind, she knew, grow so dextrous that the delicate nerves of their finger tips record faces almost as accurately as the eyes of the normal person. The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium With a dextrous stroke of the ax sever the head from the body. Home Pork Making He caught it on the second try, in those swift, dextrous tendrils. Stamped Caution Twice he thrust at me and twice I barely avoided his dextrous onslaughts. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia These are filled by women who soon become very dextrous, which is always the case when the pay is in proportion to the amount of work done. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history Spinning, weaving, sewing, knitting, Filled the women’s dextrous fingers, And the homespun and the linsey Were the choice and boasted fabrics, Furnished strong and useful garments, In the day of early settlers. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. In Great Britain a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs an act with skill or address. Noah Webster American Men of Letters We believe nothing ever came up to the profound dissimulation and dextrous artifice of the well-known dialogue in the third act, where he first enters upon the execution of his design. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature King was a wit, who lived on the highway of literature, appropriating, for his own purpose, the property of the most eminent passengers, by a dextrous mode no other had hit on. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Presently she finished the coil with dextrous turn, and held it with outspread hand while she reached to secure it with the comb. The Rustler of Wind River They were divided into six companies each containing twenty-five Spaniards, the remainder being cowherds, negroes, and mulattoes—men very suitable for this service as being dextrous and inured to hardship. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Allen grasped the back of the other's belt in a grip that had dismayed many a combatant, hauled him into position and hamstrung both legs with two dextrous thrust-and-cut movements. DP With dextrous fingers Tahn-té removed the helmet and breastplate that the position of the body might be eased. The Flute of the Gods He arose and stepped into Leslie’s boat, pinioned his own with a dextrous paddle, and gave attention to comforting the princess. Cloudy Jewel In Salvator, the imagination is vigorous, the composition dextrous and � 19. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) How dextrous at mining and countermining! and, How he could reconcile the most contrary and distant Thoughts! The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V Patiently thou wilt wait till the mad southwester spend itself, saving thyself by dextrous science of defense the while; valiantly, with swift decision, wilt thou strike in, when the favoring east, the Possible, springs up. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose Its roof was lush with vegetation but by dextrous handling he set his helicopter down upon it. When the Sleepers Woke The fort opened fire first—a single ball from the dextrous hand of General Harris taking General Ames in the very pit of his stomach. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index The Boys still use Bows and Arrows for Exercise, with which they are very dextrous; but the Men always use Fire-Arms, which with Ammunition they buy of us with their Dear-Skins, going rarely out unarmed. The Present State of Virginia The doctor then bade Phonny good-bye, telling him that he hoped he would be as patient and good-natured in bearing his confinement, as he had been dextrous in the mode of inflicting the wound. Stuyvesant A Franconia Story They give a very dextrous turn of the hand and the finest of these threads are used in some of the fabrics which they weave. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China With a dextrous movement, he cast the thing forth, and as it went flopping through the air and slapped the water, from somewhere arose the voice of Mr. Breckenridge Endicott crying, “Help! help! help!” The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton The organ that he found suits a low cunning and dextrous character when the head lacks elevation. Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 He heard from Clare on an evening when he was sitting on his lonely porch, twisting his dextrous cigarettes, and brooding darkly on the mischances that had overtaken him of late. Mountain Blood A Novel The plot, dextrous as the contrivance of it had been, was not destined to succeed. Nero Makers of History Series You must hew out, if your means are so restricted, the form by sheer labor; and that both cunning and dextrous. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Then they divided themselves into three battalions, sending before two hundred buccaneers, who were very dextrous at their guns. Great Pirate Stories They readily understand and accept the guidance of man, and with very small persuasion and teaching execute very dextrous work—such as the piling of timber. More Science From an Easy Chair Every vessel has at least two negroes in it, who are very dextrous in diving to the depth of six fathoms, where they find good store of pearls. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main The taster was to avoid, by means of some dextrous management, the taking of any portion of the fatal ingredients himself. Nero Makers of History Series If you are a dextrous plowman, you can drive your plow any number of times along the simple curve. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving He ran quite fearlessly to Stone, and with a dextrous blow upon the wrist sent the revolver spinning. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man For, indeed, if the Infant govern the Nurse, what dextrous practice on the Nurse's part will not be necessary! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Then they divided themselves into three battalions, sending before two hundred bucaniers, who were very dextrous at their guns. The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main So dextrous in the handling of a dart, each wound they give is mortal, while we, so unhappily formed by nature, the more we strive to conquer them, the more we are conquered. In Ancient Albemarle Mixt with the rustic throng, see ruddy maids, Some taught with dextrous hand to twirl the wheel, Some expert To raise from leavened wheat the kneaded loaf. A Poetical Cook-Book The sound of clinking chips arose; the elected banker spun the cards, careless and dextrous.” A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Patiently thou wilt wait till the mad South-wester spend itself, saving thyself by dextrous science of defence, the while: valiantly, with swift decision, wilt thou strike in, when the favouring East, the Possible, springs up. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. These ornaments were made of pine and cedar boughs by the more dextrous and artistical of our comrades. History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service Margaret cast the gown on the bed, revealing all its beauty of jetted lace and soft yellow silk with a dextrous sweep of her arm. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 Douglas, the most dextrous of rope-dancers, had regained his place as the foremost man in his old party. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement All forenoon we spent riding the long circle with the cowpunchers of the round-up; in the afternoon we worked the herd, cutting the cattle, with much breakneck galloping and dextrous halting and wheeling. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands When she found what she sought, she made one of her swift swoops, caught the sheep by the hind leg and threw it with a dextrous twist. The Fighting Shepherdess His style is quick, nervous, often slangy; he is wonderfully dextrous in hitting just the right word or phrase. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day Then he suddenly gave his wrist a dextrous twirl and Giovanni's knife was torn from his grasp, falling about ten feet away. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Only by dextrous work could he save himself from being run down. The Phantom of the River Agility and Dexterity.—Their skill was chiefly exerted in obtaining their food: they were agile and dextrous. The History of Tasmania , Volume II He had perhaps, hoped to get a "rise" after his dextrous cast, and in this way learn what one or more of his mates thought about the matter. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet In these feats, they are far more dextrous than the white civilians. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party She was dextrous and artful, with the light hand and the hunter's instinct, which are indispensable. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. You would not hint that the colored cravats would be so bungling as to lose, and the dark cravats so dextrous as to cheat?—Sour imaginations, my dear sir. The Confidence-Man The latter stepped to the tree and with a dextrous throw sent a coil of rope over the first limb and caught the other end of it. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island Rayburn, however, had been practising dart-throwing very diligently, and as he naturally was an extraordinarily dextrous man he had made rapid progress in this savage art. The Aztec Treasure-House The old officer, a dextrous swordsman, disarmed the first, sending his weapon flying to the other side of the street. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn It surprised Sigurd to find an adversary so resolute and dextrous. Boycotted And Other Stories I wrote last by a lady on the twenty-third, and she is so discreet and dextrous, that I make little doubt of its going right. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. That was a very dextrous remark, vastly pleasing to the Countess. Little Novels of Italy He always looked longingly at the bolos, from the time he had witnessed their dextrous use. The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen Genuine Acting ceases in all departments of the world’s work; dextrous Similitude of Acting begins. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History The shining mirrors, the dextrous waiters, the music played by an orchestra, seated behind tall palms, made the place appear like fairy-land to the little village girl. Little Maid Marian Horse-stealing is one of their principal crimes, and at this they are very dextrous. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies He caught the right, or knife hand, but the big fellow was as dextrous as he, even if he didn't look capable of such fast action. Man of Many Minds He had a keen eye and a dextrous wrist, and he kept the game up to top-notch speed. The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story These had also spies, who were very dextrous, and could at any time give notice of all accidents or of the arrival of the Pirates, six hours at least before they came to any place. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century The queen's dextrous management was employed to prolong these absences, and gather together accusations. The Last Man The off-hand and dextrous manner in which they managed the second parts, surprised and delighted me exceedingly. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three She also observed the solemn yet dextrous manner in which Phebe washed the breakfast dishes, and looked on with peculiar interest as Aunt Maria filled the basket. Dotty Dimple Out West They are in general tall, well made, and agile to the last degree; have a lively imagination, a strong memory; and, as far as their interests are concerned, are very dextrous politicians. The History of Emily Montague Yea, had the Indians been more dextrous in military affairs, they might have defended that passage, and not let one sole man to pass. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century He was possessed of a good deal of the suaviter in modo, and it was owing to his dextrous handling of Ordnance that we got such a fine supply of bags. Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force A good Master in the Mechanical Arts, and careful Observation of the nicest and most dextrous Workmen, will help a Genius of this sort. 'Of Genius', in The Occasional Paper, and Preface to The Creation The men fish with a spear, or fish-gig, in the use of which, it is apparent they are very dextrous. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island A few dextrous and strong strokes of the paddle soon sent it grating on the pebbled shore, and with a bound he was by the side of the prostrate man. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times Wright is a thorough logician, dextrous, transparent, straightforward. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist She must have been very dextrous, he thought, and yet he remembered now that she had turned suddenly and brushed rather rudely against him. True Love's Reward Espousing the ultra-democratic side, he yet contrived to emerge unscathed from the schisms which were fatal to less dextrous trimmers. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) And of this last Sort there are some that are wonderful dextrous. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. At Smithfield he used to be very dextrous in cheating country graziers of their cattle. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences These people, in short, appeared to be dextrous sailors and formidable warriors; and to be as much at ease in the water, as in their canoes. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 She glided straight to the detective's side, and handed him something which, with a dextrous movement, he clapped upon Mrs. Montague's bowed head. True Love's Reward Skillful pickers work with both hands, never touching the bolls, but removing the cotton by a single dextrous twist of the fingers. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Though the gate was fastened with a strong bar and chain, the dextrous savages finally contrived to open it. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Then, by a dextrous swoop, the robber catches it up before it reaches the ground, and carries it off in triumph. Among the Trees at Elmridge Then came dextrous displays in the dances of our forbears, who followed the fiddle to the Fox-chase Inn or Garden of Gray's Ferry. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Then, while Willet watched, Robert and Tayoga knotted the vines with quick and dextrous hands, throwing the cable over a bough, and trying every knot with their double weight. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Not only his figure is the noblest, but he is also the strongest and most dextrous of all animals, in proportion to his bigness. The Existence of God She had so trained them through a lifetime of practice that she could meet other eyes directly while manipulating her most dextrous evasion. Her Father's Daughter Our axes, of which we had seventy, were immediately set to work to cut down trees, and, our men being dextrous in the use of them, great despatch was made. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin It is easy from this relation to understand what dextrous physicians the natives of Louisiana are. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Garay recoiled, but when the hunter threatened him with his pistol he submitted to the dextrous hands of Robert and Tayoga. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Many were the feats of skill exhibited by the dextrous shepherd, and infinite were the wonder and admiration of the gazing spectators. Imogen A Pastoral Romance It is odd indeed that the remarkable capacity of the dancer for the execution of quick, graceful, dextrous, bizarre, and oft-repeated movements has not been utilized in America as it has in Japan. The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior The Indians are dextrous in contrivances for that purpose, which we had not. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin I threw all these into the market, and by dextrous manipulation raised the price to 3 per cent, premium. Cord and Creese Even the most dextrous and experienced smiths were baffled in their attempts to produce an exact counterfeit. Filipino Popular Tales Amy Leffingwell had demanded his attendance for one more walk, that afternoon, and he had not been dextrous enough, face to face with her, to refuse. Bertram Cope's Year By a dextrous adaptation of her powers, she had worked upon the passions of the marquis so as to render him relentless in the pursuit of ambitious purposes, and insatiable in revenging his disappointment. A Sicilian Romance With a graceful, dextrous thrust she would stab her game, and, gathering up her scant skirts, she would dash into the water after it. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools She bathed the girl, wrapped her in an ample kimono and then seated her before the dresser and arranged her coiffure with dextrous skill. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society The half-peeled orange fell from his hand and rolled into the gutter, covertly speeded by a dextrous little kick. The Making of an American This long speech and strong assurance of his pacific nature and purposes, did not prevent the speaker from making, while he spoke, certain dextrous uses of the instrument's which were given into his hands. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky With a cry she drew back, but a dextrous twist of her opponent's free hand prisoned her other wrist and she at once realized that she was fairly caught. Mary Louise Swooping down the wings, and passing with the dextrous wrist-work and amazing body-bends that they alone seem able to accomplish, they put the English team on the defensive and kept them there. Guns of the Gods Very dextrous were her motions as she took down the girl's pretty hair and braided it for the night. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society Wings Was it worth while to forego our wings To gain these dextrous hands ? Last Poems Brice had been lucky enough or dextrous enough to catch the knife-wielder's wrist and to wrench it far to one side, as it whizzed downward. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story She was dextrous and artful, with the light hand and the hunter's instinct which are indispensable. Pierre and Jean At his heels, Close at his heels, a demagogue ascends, And with a dextrous jerk soon twists him down And wins them, but to lose them in his turn. The Task and Other Poems With all this, it must be said of them that they were marvellous good men in the field, dextrous archers and powerful with the battle-axe. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada A dextrous plagiarist might get himself an immense reputation by putting them in a popular dress. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Another dextrous movement of the gun sent it flying into the air. The Red Acorn They are dextrous boatmen, vigorous and adroit with the oar and paddle, and will row from morning until night without a murmur. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains He forbade his troops also to provoke skirmishes, well knowing that the Moors were more dextrous than most people in this irregular mode of fighting, and were better acquainted with the ground. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The Moor was powerful in wielding his weapons and dextrous in managing his steed. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada |
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