| 单词 | doorpost |
| 例句 | He ran a hand through his tousled curls, as though self-conscious of having his head uncovered in a place so Jewish that there were mezuzahs on every doorpost. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The door creaked open and the cat slipped between the doorpost and the door and padded across the room, then up on the windowsill. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He lounged against the doorpost as the others gathered around the big table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I picked at the doorpost with a fingernail and a long splinter the size of my palm peeled away with little resistance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She only knew that some deep urge made her take up her knife one morning and carve a small notch into the doorpost of her sleeping cabin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One hit a doorpost in the hall, another stuck in the door’s thick timbering, still others rang on the stone wall, shivering hafts of ash. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit leaned against the doorpost and let the tears run down her cheeks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It might have been the smells, or the colors of the wood on the doorposts, or the arrangement of the stones on the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As I approached the Eolian, I saw Deoch lounging against the doorpost, walking a coin across the back knuckles of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sign over the doorpost read: the broken binding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she nearly walked into the doorpost, he decided that a guiding arm was needed before she broke something. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Misha stopped at a clean wooden door with flowers carved into the doorpost. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z One hit the doorpost of the hall, another stuck in the door’s thick timbering, still others rang on the stone wall, shivering hafts of ash. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A mezzuzah is a little box that houses a teeny-tiny scroll with a Hebrew prayer on it that many Jews hang on the doorposts of their homes as a sign of their faith. I’m raising my kids atheist in a God-obsessed culture: How I learned to parent godless children 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Police in the German capital said a piece of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah was removed from its case at the Tiferet Israel synagogue’s doorpost, defaced with swastikas and replaced. German foreign minister condemns Berlin synagogue vandalism 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z These are scrolls with religious verses which are placed on doorposts of homes, and which people touch or kiss when entering a building or a room. Is coronavirus coming between people and their faith? 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Mezuzahs, which contain verses from the Torah, are fixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes. Apollo 11 flag, flight plan page and roll of film used on the Moon are up for auction 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z I tried to explain to him that I needed to remove it and reattach it on the doorpost of my new apartment. Moving a Mezuza 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z A mezuzah contains a scroll with chapters of the Torah and is placed on a doorpost to signify a Jewish home. Anti-Semitic vandalism found at law student's dorm at UC Hastings 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z One of its other common names is Coughwort and in Paris, the flowers used to be painted as a sign on the doorpost of an apothecary's shop. Coughs, colds and old-fashioned curatives - BBC News 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z To wit, this recent line from the Right Scoop blog post: "Obama has basically hung an 'Illegals Welcome' sign over American's proverbial doorpost with his amnesty policies." Child immigrants creating US border crisis 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In the mottoes that the Chinese paste on their doorposts and lintels at the beginning of the year are several that show the popular thought on this great subject. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z "Help!" she muttered, as she leaned almost swooning, against the doorpost. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The lieutenant unlocked it with a key which he took from a hook beside the doorpost. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z In some parts of Turkey it was, until recently, the rule to punish a baker who did not give full weight by nailing his ear to the doorpost. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The hand was instantly nailed, with a stern jar, to the quivering doorpost. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z They are pasted up in crimson strips of paper on the doorposts of the houses and shops in every city in the Empire. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Staggering against the doorpost, the girl watched the beacons on the hills, as, fed with furze, they flared up and glowed awhile, then dwindled and died out one by one. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z While she moved about, getting my meal, he took his place against the doorpost and fell to staring at me so persistently that I felt by no means at my ease. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z El�onore, leaning against the doorpost, paid no further attention to him; she was gazing, as if hypnotized, on the corner of white paper that protruded from her pocket. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z He took the boy Tom by the scruff of his neck, forced him against the doorpost of the shack, and proceeded to bind him to it with a length of cord. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The butt was at her shoulder and the barrel rested against the doorpost. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z Hewitt reached and fingered a hook driven into the left-hand doorpost about six feet from the ground. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z The little door by which the canons enter the choir is particularly good in this respect, with a beauty much enhanced by the design on the doorposts. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z What people were still awake were most of them inside the shining windows of the restaurants, and the big porters were leaning sleepily against the doorposts of their hostelries. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The two men opposite were lolling against the doorpost, and the moon, rising behind our house, while still leaving the street in shadow, had just caught their faces, so that their every eyelash was visible. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z In Chapter XV, "struck the door-post" was changed to "struck the doorpost". Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z I had noticed an old iron bolt in the door, also a stout staple driven into the doorpost. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z A fortnight afterwards we found that there was a hole bored through the doorpost. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Murad was standing there, leaning against the doorpost, and it was evident to her now that he had entered when the woman brought in the lamp, and that he had been watching her ever since. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z So soon as the new Heerendorp was ready for occupation, Jacob took a large knife and cut seventeen notches in the doorpost. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The trooper staggered back, struck the doorpost, and plunged into the house. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z He caught at the doorpost as he spoke; and Patty Joyce’s suspicion vanished in pity for the worn-out creature. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z ‘There has been treachery at work,’ he exclaimed, while the prince leant, dumb with horror, against the doorpost. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z A man was sitting on the steps, leaning against the doorpost. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z Clark’s tall figure stole noiselessly into the 186 great hall, where the Creoles were making merry and leaned silently with folded arms against the doorpost, looking on at the revels with a grave smile. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Artists now are full of breadth and depth; and, between us and the doorpost, flatness. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z It were well, when you find him, to nail his ears to the doorpost; but still you have nothing to reproach yourself with. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z “It was about North’s interpretation of, of all things, Passover and the Israelites’ marking the doorposts with the blood of the lamb,” Mr. McVicar said. Beliefs: ?Christian Economics? Meets the Antiunion Movement 2011-04-30T01:01:08Z Not a word to a soul of what you know about the ship; you've got to be dumb as a doorpost. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Anna leaned idly against the doorpost, waiting while the cat finished, until at length the swaying figure of the milk-girl disappeared in the dip of the road. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "You don't say," says he, leaning easy against the doorpost. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z We bade a cheerful adieu to our host, who was obtaining such repose as could be got by the process of leaning against the doorpost, and made our way upwards. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Of the so-called treasure-house of the Minyæ, nothing remains but the stone doorposts and the huge block lying across them; and even these are almost imbedded in earth. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z He had rubbed some of the chalk off his face so that he appeared more natural than before, but he leaned against the doorpost as if weak. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z I dislike the house and everything in it ... down to the very doorposts. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z He wasn't phazed a little bit, but making himself comfortable against the doorpost, said: "Going to stay on here?" The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Elsewhere, at more fashionable gatherings, he would have leaned against doorposts, cultivated a dejected demeanour, and got very much in other people’s way. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z The size of the doorposts and lintels is gigantic, and shows that there was neither time nor labor spared to make Messene a stately settlement. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z On the doorpost was affixed a small handbill, announcing that every Sunday evening at seven o'clock an address would be pronounced by Edmund Gray, on the subject of 'Property.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The only people who were not dancing were a young mother with a baby in her arms and a teamster too drunk to do more than hang by the doorpost. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Then he shrugged up his shoulders and leaned off the doorpost, giving a hitch to the front of his coat. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z The Old Testament commands Jews to inscribe the words of the Shema “on the doorposts of your house.” On Doorways, a Jewish Custom Inherited by Gentiles 2010-09-17T16:46:00Z Their home is adorned with the usual Jewish accessories, including a large mezuza affixed to the doorpost. Richard Goldstone's Report Brings Death Threats 2010-05-28T22:18:00Z The admirers of Felicitas hung about the doorposts, and ogled her through the folds of the porti�re in vain; for none had she to-day the old intense look and soft understanding smile. The Undying Past We do not want the ice-pressure to close the doors against us by jamming the doorposts together. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Then a burst of weeping overcame her; she pressed her forehead against the doorpost, and sobbed loud and vehemently. Four Phases of Love She leant against the doorpost of the house and looked evilly on the king and his company. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race I darted my long staff with the hook at the end of it between the door and the doorpost. Deep Moat Grange He leaned back against the doorpost, immersed in bitter reminiscence. The Jonathan Papers We longed to bring those old doorposts with us, and looked up with gratification at the roof as yet safe in its distance and old magnificence. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 He tied his horse fast to the doorpost and strode into the house. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West Rather let us say that the publicity, the exhibition upon their doorposts of the sacrifice offered within, was not to inform and guide the angel, but to edify the people. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus He reached the house and held fast by the doorposts. On the Heights A Novel Number Thirteen—the numbers were painted outside on the doorposts—was the only cubicle in the Pink Dormitory across which the shielding curtain was drawn. Just Gerry No wonder she stood against the doorpost, her hands pressed tightly to her eyes, her brain on fire. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising And thou shalt write them upon the doorposts of thy house and upon thy gates.” Jewish Theology Each listened for the rustling of awful wings, and grew cold, as under the eyes of the death which was, even then, scrutinising his lintels and his doorposts. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus At that moment, some one came to the threshold and leaned against the doorpost. On the Heights A Novel In triumph Rome escorted one after another away, leaving the forsaken but doorposts to worship, and stimulating in them the desire to become part of the favored city where their divinities were. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The little one would easily learn to put out its own tiny finger and touch the aperture of the sacred box on the doorpost, and then press it to the baby lips. Oriental Women The doorposts, and night and morning are invoked in the Rig-Veda.... The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Two heath-clad doorposts for support, And a lintel of honeysuckle: The forest around its narrowness sheds Its mast upon fat swine. Ancient Irish Poetry I turned suddenly, and saw the figure of a man leaning against the doorpost. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The halberdiers would have kept her back, but she sent them spinning to the left and right against the doorposts, and forced her way up to the green table itself. Pretty Michal The old man nodded, and then fell against the doorpost. Francezka She had evidently been told what had occurred, for she asked no questions, only leaned in still horror against the doorpost, with her eyes fixed on the room within. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories Ditte stood outside listening to her wailings; she held on to the doorpost trying to pull herself together. Ditte: Girl Alive! In the doorway, leaning against the doorpost, Michael Petroff, a former officer in the Russian army, stood smiling, and greeted him with a bright, cheerful "Good morning, my friend!" The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature After the trader had greeted Fausch, who was working with Cain in the shop, he leaned against the grimy doorpost and followed with his eyes the movements of the two smiths. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 She died of scarlet fever, which, after passing so lightly by our doorposts, has entered, like the destroying angel, our poor friend's dwelling. Records of Later Life The girl waited for some time, leaning against the doorpost and watching some chipping sparrows that had recently arrived and were thinking hard about nest-building in the neighboring bushes. The Peace of Roaring River There are 16 logs on the south side where are two doorposts, and on the north side twenty-one logs and two spaces now filled with rubble. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them Upon the boards fixed over the doorposts were written the names of familiar London places. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. During their hours of prayer, many Jews wear phylactrys bound to their forwards and arms, and Robert Strong said he saw one nailed to a doorpost. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Culpepper, leaning against the doorpost, was gazing with ferocious solemnity at the open clothes-press in which some hanging dresses appeared like women standing. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Sometimes these walls encroach until the water channel is forced between two rocks standing up like doorposts, with not much more than a doorway space between them. Westward with the Prince of Wales In the kitchen doorway was Claire––a stricken thing in blue and gold––clinging to the doorpost, her lips parted, her eyes wide with 97 terror. The Heart of Thunder Mountain He did not at once recognise the man who, pale and haggard, a mere ghost of himself, dragged himself up the three steps, and, exhausted by the effort, leant against the doorpost. The Wild Geese The orthodox amulet on the doorpost did not comfort her; it had been left there, forgotten, a mute symbol of the Jewish past. Ghetto Comedies The old man stood, grey and sturdy, his hand upon her doorpost. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court “It would be well to make the effort,” he said gently, looking over his shoulder at her as she leaned against the doorpost. The Road to Frontenac Then, when Service made it brutally plain, she slipped down along the doorpost like a wilted lily and lay long and white on the sand-scrubbed floor. Tharon of Lost Valley With such violence that the hilt struck his breast and hurled him bodily against the doorpost; while the blade broke off, shivered by contact with the hard wood. The Wild Geese I’m going to fix a screw in the door and another in the doorpost beforehand, and then twist some strong wire across. The Madcap of the School In Scandinavia the elves, both light and dark, were worshipped as household divinities, and their images were carved on the doorposts. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas In a niche in the doorpost hung a small roll of parchment in a case. Christmas Light She shook her bright head against the doorpost and shut her soft lips into a straight line. Tharon of Lost Valley I found the doorposts of old gamals beautifully carved, and plates prettily decorated; but these were all antiques, and nothing of the kind is made at the present day. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific He also urges the analogue of "the anointing of the doorposts, which preserved the first-born by things that have no sense." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The Queen looked over her shoulder and caught the glint of his red heel as it went past the doorpost. The Fifth Queen Crowned The revolver he had dropped as he fainted lay beside him empty, and there were slivers out of the doorpost behind the dead men. The La Chance Mine Mystery She lifted her slim body up along the doorpost and looked long and earnestly all up and down the 73 wonderful stretch of country that lay along the Wall from north to south. Tharon of Lost Valley I used to place my head between the doorpost and the door, while my brother leaned gently against the latter, so as to press my skull to the requisite shape. Pussy and Doggy Tales On its right-hand doorpost was affixed a cylinder of metal repouss�e with an oval piece of glass on that something like a human eye. When Winter Comes to Main Street The blood flooded up into his head with such force that he had to put his hand against the doorpost to steady himself. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns Oliver listened to Cousin Tom's half-apologetic explanations, yet he scarcely heard them, but still stood leaning against the doorpost, gaping with astonishment. The Windy Hill The cow-house door had fallen off, and around the doorposts had grown up tall stinging nettles. Lisbeth Longfrock "I have written it upon the doorposts of my house and upon my gates, and I wear it as frontlets between mine eyes"—it's worth it! Letters of a Dakota Divorcee "And the Massachusetts Regiment has been appointed his guard of honor; and that two armed soldiers have been stationed at the doorposts." The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution There a little time he hid him, And the mighty one concealed him, 'Neath the beam above the doorway, By the doorpost of the chamber. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes He was leaning against the doorpost, attired in a cool suit of white linen, his hands in his pockets, the expression of his handsome darkling young face a most curious one. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim The rapping of her father's pipe against the doorpost interrupted her dreams. The Return of Blue Pete She stood with one hand resting on the doorpost and in her eyes expectancy. Stubble But it did seem as if the angel of poverty had tarried the longer at the doorposts of the less opulent and had, in proportion to their indigence, inflicted the greater suffering and privation. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution Many years ago when buying turtle at the little island of Rurutu, I saw one pasted on a doorpost in a native house. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 Speaking trumpet!” muttered the man, and directing his light toward the doorpost he saw a raised patch of snow, which upon being removed displayed a hole. The Bag of Diamonds Behind them, against the doorpost, leaned a tall negro in white robe and turban, who held a broom in his hand, but seemed to have done with sweeping. The Valley of the Kings He knew well that the young widow would soon recover, with or without the aid of water; so he smoked his pipe complacently, leaned against the doorpost, and looked on. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains "Never," said La Mothe, struggling to shake off the restraining hand that pinned him, helpless, half behind the doorpost. The Justice of the King He grabbed the doorpost as he went by, swung himself in a new orbit, and launched himself toward the front door. A Spaceship Named McGuire “No, I had not heard it,” he said, with no more discomposure than the occasion seemed to warrant, turning and leaning against the doorpost, as if he had given up his intention of going away. Romola He gave very little trouble, it was not even necessary to fetter him, for the moment he was untied from the doorpost he simply collapsed and remained lying where he had fallen. The Day of Wrath Mules and donkeys tied to doorposts shared the general excitement, plunged and reared before the advance of the human breaker with the car on its crest snapped their cords, and dashed into their master's houses. The Car of Destiny The pioneer might go to the field in the morning, unsuspecting; and, at noon, returning, find his wife murdered and scalped, and the brains of his little ones dashed out against his own doorpost! Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States I had to keep two boys, whose chief occupation was to watch the officers’ horses, tied up to the doorposts of the British Hotel. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands She caught hold of the doorpost to carry her in, and dropped down on a seat inside. I've Married Marjorie Well, and do you remember," said the young fellow in a voice void of feeling, "when I stood resting against the doorpost, and you came to drag my secret out of me. Debts of Honor The outer oak, cracked and blistered to the likeness of an ancient tar-barrel, bore an inscription, dim with long years—'Fellowship, Freemantle, and Barter'—and the names were repeated on the doorpost at the entrance. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray He lighted two great lanthorns, and hung them up against the doorposts; it was so dark upon the hills. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida Now," he said, leaning his back against the doorpost, and regarding the three baffled rogues with a grim eye, "I have a few words to say to you. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia She leaned her hand against the unpainted doorpost, and her head fell a little to one side. Four Meetings Czipra stood at the street-door and gazed from there at the disappearing youth, as long as she could see him, resting her head sadly against the doorpost. Debts of Honor Then one rejoined his comrades, while the other lolled against the doorpost, his pistol in his hand. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas But you yourself told me that Clodius had fixed upon the doorpost of the senate-house a certain clause in the law, "that it might neither be put to the house nor mentioned." The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order He saw Jeffreys turning over the contents of some of the trays, taking up a book now and then and examining it, and sometimes propping himself up against the doorpost and reading page after page. A Dog with a Bad Name The fellow would whine so comically, and cling to the doorpost so like a damp leaf to a twig, and blubber so like a red-faced baby, that it was really funny to see him. The Promised Land Helge was angry, and, grasping the doorposts, he shook them with all his might. Northland Heroes Of all the demons it is true, as of this group, that they slip through bolts and doorposts and sockets, gliding, as we are told, 'like snakes.' The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The authorities had given orders that when any one died of the plague a red cross should be painted beside the doorpost of the house. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People On Saturday night, at least I counted it Saturday from the notches on my doorpost, though Eric, grown morose and contradictory, maintained that it was Sunday—we sat talking before the fire of my lodge. Lords of the North Rings made of this wood were generally placed under the doorposts to frustrate the evil designs of witches, and the inmates dwelt securely when thus protected. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales He felt his way to the doorposts and groped for the door; but still there was none; he could feel the panelling of the lobby inside the doorway, and that was all. By What Authority? Naturally, it was impossible to inscribe the whole story on a little tablet, just as it was impossible to place the entire law of Yahwe on the doorposts. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria I lived in the Temple for several years, and did not know the name of the man on the floor below me, because the name was not painted on the doorpost. The Woman's Way In Paris the Coltsfoot flower is painted on the doorposts of an apothecary's house. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The door opened, and his landlady's dirty little daughter put her towsled head through the little space behind the doorpost. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension Advertisement bills in blue and red were displayed on the lintels and doorposts, while fierce door-gods guarded against the admission of evil spirits. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma One is reminded of the mezuzoth, the metallic or wooden cases, attached to the doorposts of their houses by the Jews, and which originally served a similar purpose. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria No one can write on the lintels of his doorpost the word, "Whim." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers He opened it, but fell back with a cry before the dripping, half-naked figure that reeled against the doorpost. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse I will take this slanting hole by the doorpost. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib Sara, woman, I nearly lost my breath, and had to lay my hand on the doorpost to steady myself. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead This superstition is still popular, and its practice is to be seen to-day on thousands of doors in Morocco, in rudely painted hands on the doorposts. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond He would have had a pang, as when he kissed the doorposts of his room at Mirfield on departing. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother Captive cars Hang round, and arms upon the doorposts shine, Curved axes, crests of helmets, towngates' bars, 208 Spears, shields and beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor This is the herb, so the legend says, which the Israelites in Egypt dipped in sacrificial blood to mark their doorposts. Some Spring Days in Iowa A fisherman, surprised in his kitchen, was flung down and nearly p. 98strangled between door and doorpost by the rush of a wave through the window. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth I turned in a flash, unable to credit my senses—and there, holding weakly to the doorpost, stood Nayland Smith! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Then James Wait's head protruding, became visible, as if suspended between the two hands that grasped a doorpost on each side of the face. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle These without, In sight of parents, weeping at their fate, Roll down the moat, swept headlong by the rout, Or charge the battered doorposts with a shout. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor He staggered back against the door, securely pinning the retreating page between it and the doorpost, and denuding the Goodwyn-Sandys' livery of half a dozen buttons. The Astonishing History of Troy Town When Mrs. Hapford appeared, Julia fell back, and, having deftly caught a fly on the doorpost, occupied herself in plucking it to pieces, while she listened to the conversation of the others. Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists Mrs. Brown, with a paling face, saw her beloved antique cabinet dismembered against the doorpost, and watched her favourite collapsible card-table perform a thorough and permanent collapse. More William He leaned his back against the doorpost, and with heavy eyes swept over them a glance domineering and pained, like a sick tyrant overawing a crowd of abject but untrustworthy slaves. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle He tied up the goat to the doorpost of the house, where it could eat the green grass. Old Peter's Russian Tales He is the sort to rub shoulders against many doorposts, begging for scraps. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy He leaned against the doorpost and wiped his forehead. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories His hands, which grasped the doorposts uncompromisingly to bar the way, were lean and veined and old. The Killer The exclamation came from José Medina, who was leaning against the doorpost of the saloon, half in the room, half out on the sunlit deck. The Summons It struck the doorpost, narrowly missing her shoulder. The Odds And Other Stories The door swung open and the Garter King-at-Arms came through, bland and smiling, his puffed silk sleeves brushing against the doorpost as he passed. The King's Achievement There came the ring of spurred heels without, a man's hand tapped upon the doorpost, a man's figure showed suddenly against the darkness. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories She stood for some moments leaning against the doorpost, her hand upon the latch, watching the furrowed face upon the pillow, gently slumbering; still illumined by a halo of sunset light. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century But Horatius kept his hand upon the doorpost, and told them to see to the burial of his son, and finished the rites of consecration. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Fletcher stood like a sentinel against the doorpost. The Odds And Other Stories The fellow still leaned, dazed, against the doorpost; and the old woman was pouring out scream after scream. Oddsfish! She had put out a hand toward Clytie and now reached the other from her side, easing herself to the doorpost against which she leaned and laughed, weakly, vacantly. The Seeker Hugh stood in the entrance, among the yellow roses, leaning against the doorpost, his arms folded on his breast, his feet crossed. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century The lieutenant unlocked it with a key which he took from a hook beside the doorpost. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France "Baby is dead," was the brief reply, and Wilford staggered back against the doorpost, where he leaned a moment for support in that first great shock for which he was not prepared. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering All the doors were made of gold, the doorposts were of silver, the thresholds of brass, and the hook of the door was of gold. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Ruby was quite satisfied with the captain's arrangement, so, when the latter went in to perform his part of this delicate business, the former remained at the doorpost, expectant. The Lighthouse These projections give a relish of local color to the crooking ways, intensified by the round-tiled roofs and by occasional red or blood-colored beams and doorposts. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees And then he leant the bow against the doorpost, and slung the shield about him and put on the helmet and took two spears in his hand. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Facing them, directly in their way between the doorposts, stood the figure of a woman. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories The doorposts are green, the lintel is of silver taken in battle. Gods and Fighting Men The doorposts projected slightly beyond the surface of the wall, and the lintel supported a painted or sculptured cornice. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Through charity, good deeds, putting the mezuzah upon thy doorposts, making a tabernacle for thyself during Succoth, etc.; all this if thou art able. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Peering around the doorpost cautiously, he assured himself Rollins had entered his own room, then returned. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border She covered the can with a white towel, uncovered the soap dish, and disappeared, closing the door as softly as if it and the doorpost were padded with velvet. If Winter Comes She came and put one of her shoulders against the doorpost of the house, casting the evil eye on the king and the youths who surrounded him in the Hostel. The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes She was still leaning against the doorpost and did not move as he approached. Nedra Scripture ordains that the Hebrew slave who loves his bondage shall have his ears pierced against the doorpost. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Just in time I inserted my foot between door and doorpost. The Indiscretion of the Duchess In an instant the long hounds leap up, half a dozen at a time, and I stagger backwards, forced by the sheer vigour of their caresses against the doorpost. The Amateur Poacher The doors were of gold, with silver lintel and doorposts, and brazen threshold. Stories from the Odyssey Lady Tennys steadied her swaying figure against the doorpost and looked out upon the preparations for departure. Nedra They are, however, expected to recite the eighteen benedictions, the grace after meat, and also to see that the Mezuza is attached to the doorpost. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy I am the true Paschal Lamb, whose blood sprinkled on the doorposts averts the sword of the destroying Angel, whose flesh, partaken of, gives immortal life. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) She jerked back her head to avoid it, but the doorpost against which she stood checked the backward movement. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories His head struck the doorpost with a great thud, and there he lay motionless, while something flew from his hand across the floor, rattling as it went. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Unlocking the little padlock on my door, I was always, whether I wanted to or not, obliged to look at the picture that hung on the doorpost on a level with my face. The Bishop and Other Stories The staircase, the floors, and the doorposts—everything huge, straight, and bright-were painted a splendid yellow colour, and had a delicious smell of Lenten oil. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories He stood leaning against the doorpost, his eyes fixed on his wife, Anna Pavlovna, a little brunette of thirty, with a long nose and a pointed chin. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Whereon he threw the axe at the doorpost, so that it stuck there, and laughed at the new shout of applause, and so turned down his sleeves and bade me lead him where I would. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex But gradually a change came over her face, her lids drooped and quivered, her face turned a little upward, and she grasped the doorpost with one hand, lest she should reel and fall. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid Further than that, the whole country became a charnal-house; columns and stakes in every street, the doorposts of private houses, the fences in the fields were laden with human carcases, strangled, burned, beheaded. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History But when at last, holding each other up, we drew near our goal, there ahead of us were three others, of big and brawny build, expending the full energy of their strength upon our doorposts. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories "Then," said Edward, "we are commanded to write the Bible on our hands and on our doorposts." Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys See," he went on, "if I know anything more about this story than that doorpost there, may I never hope for salvation. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Dunwody threw himself against the doorpost with a growl of anger. The Purchase Price As soon as you go into the Labyrinth where the monster is kept, fasten one end of the thread to the stone doorpost, and then unwind it as you go along. Old Greek Stories A good many people seem to live in each house—they are fairly large houses, by the way—and there is quite a company of bell-handles on each doorpost, all down the side like organ-stops. Martin Hewitt, Investigator In an instant I took my gun from the corner, ran downstairs, and out of the house in such a hurry that I imprudently struck my face against the doorpost. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 A faint cry broke from Katherine, and she caught at the doorpost to save herself. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods Coming out again, she crouched down on her heels against the doorpost, and silently watched us with impenetrable eyes, that never blinked or turned aside, no matter how much one stared. Essays in Rebellion There were so many lodgers in this house that the doorpost seemed to be as full of bell-handles as a cathedral organ is of stops. Little Dorrit The tailor displayed in his window a Lilliputian pair of leather gaiters, and a diminutive round frock, while each doorpost was appropriately garnished with a model of a coal-sack. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Mr Toots got more distinct as he came to these last words, and raising his eyes from the doorpost, said them stoutly. Dombey and Son He was still sitting on the bench by the hut door, and Mary was leaning against the doorpost. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods In some cities vessels are hitched like horses to their owners' doorposts and receive their freight from the upper windows. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Had Bold addressed himself to the doorposts in Mount Olympus, they would have shown as much outward sign of assent or dissent. The Warden Archie and I were in behind a doorpost in a twinkling, so that we could see in safety the last of our enemy. Prester John He leaned against the doorpost, and heard me state my case. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes Jervis went on; and at the suggestion of Mr. Selincourt the two sat down on the bench side by side, while Mary remained leaning against the doorpost as before. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods Penrod leaned against the doorpost and with fixed and glazing eyes watched the departure of his two visitors. Penrod I've run to tell ye." said the junior shepherd, supporting his exhausted youthful frame against the doorpost," that you must come directly'. Far from the Madding Crowd She bent her head against the doorpost and began sobbing. Jude the Obscure She reeled slightly and caught the doorpost for support. A Girl of the Limberlost "Quite well, I thank you, Miss Everdene," said Shepherd Oak from the doorpost. Far from the Madding Crowd My voice wouldn't come, and I stood holding on to the doorpost, while he, with his back to me, went on potting the red. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story "Quite well, I thank you Miss Everdene." said Shepard Oak from the doorpost. Far from the Madding Crowd He twisted his back and writhed like a cat that wants to scratch itself against a doorpost. The Mutineers Dan leaned against the doorpost, bent forward heavily; his chin dropped to his chest. Mary Olivier: a Life I've run to tell ye," said the junior shepherd, supporting his exhausted youthful frame against the doorpost, "that you must come directly. Far from the Madding Crowd There are two of those mysterious Mediterranean provision warehouses, with some ancient dried sausages hanging in the window, and either doorpost flanked by a tub of sardines, highly, and yet, it would seem, insufficiently, cured. The Isle of Unrest The dog was attached by the electric clip, and chained to a doorpost of one of the buildings. The Face and the Mask He makes rings from the aluminum found in German shell-caps, carves the doorposts of his stone dugout, or likenesses of his officers on beam-ends, as I saw in a colonel's quarters in the Bois-le-Prêtre. The World Decision His hands clasped behind him, he leaned against the doorpost, watching Benedetto, and the tall, dark figure never moved from that spot during all the time that Benedetto kept his followers with him. The Saint Seating herself on the threshold of the door, she leaned her tack against the doorpost, and closed her eyes. Canadian Crusoes He stood without, drumming with his fist on the doorpost. The Isle of Unrest Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh. The World English Bible (WEB): 1 Samuel She came running, and found him clinging to his doorpost, pale and tremulous. A Modern Instance The tall, dark figure leaning against the doorpost did not move, but the gaze fixed on Benedetto became inexpressibly intense, tender and sad. The Saint He stood looking at the sign which swung from the doorpost, a relic of the Polish days. Barlasch of the Guard "I wish this one had broke his nose against any doorpost but ours." The Virginians Thus the conceptions of vicarious suffering, and of a death which is a deliverance, and of blood which, sprinkled on the doorposts, guards the house from the destroying angel, are all gathered into these words. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV At the same instant, a thin streak of candle-light flashed on him through the narrow chink between the hardly-closed door and the doorpost. Hide and Seek And I measured myself against the doorpost, and found that I was very big. Captain January He leant against the doorpost with tired gestures before replying. Barlasch of the Guard He let his arm and hand fall from the doorpost to his side like dead things. The Rising of the Court "Not a step farther," she cried breathlessly, clinging to the doorpost as he overtook her. The Precipice In leaving the hut, Jack stumbled heavily against the doorpost, which was so much decayed as to break across, and the whole fabric of the hut seemed ready to tumble about our ears. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean At six o'clock, just as the wall was finished, an unlucky shot struck one of the doorposts, and the gate fell, dragging the other post with it. In Times of Peril The rusted musket poised against the doorpost still indicated the supposed presence of a sentry. Barlasch of the Guard One man took a deep oath that if the clergyman ever came to his house without asking for money he would cut a deep notch with his knife in the oaken doorpost. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies But I sealed the door and outside, opposite each doorpost I made the First and Last signs of the Saaamaaa Ritual, joined them as before, with a triple line. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder The old gentleman led the way into some business premises, which had the inscription, "Cheeryble Brothers," on the doorpost, and stopped to speak to an elderly, large-faced clerk in the counting-house. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction The long mud nest is built upright, often in the angle of a doorpost or panel; and always added to, and entered from, below. At Last You may find some of our flesh sticking to the doorposts. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb The Austrian sentry, also a Magyar, had been fastened by the leg to the doorpost outside the entrance to the dug-out. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement This panel was opened, by revolving the left doorpost of the bedroom door, with the result that the bedroom door always became unlatched, in the process of opening the panel. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder One of the doorposts of the house still stood, and it was splashed with blood. Salute to Adventurers He left the doorpost, straightened his bowed back, and laid a hand on the wooden latch. The Magnetic North In addition to this, I noticed that the doorposts, themselves, were gnawed in places. The House on the Borderland Not a family was free from disease, not a house but that upon the doorposts were marks of blood. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Old Tom gave a playful little twitch of her legs, and she jostled the doorpost. Once Aboard the Lugger In his anxiety he pressed nearer to her, resting his hand on the doorpost. Via Crucis "Ah, your Grace has such magic, that it communicates itself to your very walls; as wholesome Scripture says, Exodus, first and seventh, 'It cleaveth to the walls and the doorposts.'" Peveril of the Peak He had just finished his pipe when a youth stopped to read the card on the doorpost. Cashel Byron's Profession The feldwebel stood grinning while I held to the doorpost and they dragged Brown to his feet. The Ivory Trail Ludovico stepped hurriedly forward from the doorpost, against which he had been leaning, and looked eagerly once again at the calmly-tranquil and still beautiful face before they covered it with the sheet. A Siren There was a hard path, newly swept, leading to the square door of the house, and on the doorpost were clearly written certain characters in Hebrew. Via Crucis "This is Mr. Wrenn, isn't it?" she gurgled, and leaned against the doorpost, merry, apparently indolent. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man While these thoughts crossed his mind, Margaret clung to the doorpost to steady herself: but a film came over her eyes—he was only just in time to catch her. North and South Somebody walked quickly through the porch; her eyes grew dim, and leaning against the doorpost, she pushed the door open with her foot. Mother The long boy hitched his back more firmly against the doorpost, and returned to his original theme. Indiscretions of Archie Anthony, his old trusted servant, was leaning against the doorpost, as if he feared to fall. Within an Inch of His Life He continued to lay before Moses similar artful questions: "Must a Mezuzah be attached to the doorpost of the house filled with the sacred Books?" The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 “What will you be next, sir?” said mother to him one day as he stood with his back to the doorpost. The Trumpet-Major He stopped, leaning his elbows against the doorpost. Mother The little sandy house-cat had stolen in, and, crouched against the doorpost, was fastening her eyes on the plate which, held the remnants of the fish. Fraternity The aim was good, for, as he crept away, the spear struck Hall between neck and shoulder, pinning him to the doorpost, and there the liar died. Eric Brighteyes He threw his weight against it, and thrust it back till it was jammed hard once more against the doorposts, leaving the chair at his very feet. Saint Martin's Summer On the doorpost of the house of a friend of mine, a few inches above the lock, is a little chalk-mark which some sportive boy in passing has probably scratched on the pillar. Roundabout Papers Boris, fluttering as if he had not had time to withdraw, respectfully pressed close to the doorpost with bowed head. War and Peace He opened it, but fell back with a cry before the dripping half-naked figure that reeled against the doorpost. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories As they passed the new works at the mill, the new engineer, as Piney had foreseen, was leaning against the doorpost, smoking a pipe. From Sand Hill to Pine But no sooner did he show his nose inside the doorpost than Garnache's sword flashed before his eyes, driving him back with a bloody furrow in his cheek. Saint Martin's Summer A boy, nephew of Red Pete, got upon the rain-barrel to view the proceedings more comfortably; a tall, handsome, lazy Kentucky girl, a visiting neighbor, leaned against the doorpost, chewing gum. Stories in Light and Shadow At length Dron, the village Elder, entered the room and with a deep bow to Princess Mary came to a halt by the doorpost. War and Peace On examination, a bullet-hole was found in the doorpost, and another, nearly opposite, in the casing of the window. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories Isaiah pounded up the platform steps and staggered against the doorpost. Mary-'Gusta He staggered and steadied himself on the doorpost. Virgin Soil A pair of scissors, with which she had once pinned the intruding hand of a marauder to her cabin doorpost, was to be seen in her sitting room at Laurel Spring. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories A door opened to the right, and an emaciated sallow man on crutches, barefoot and in underclothing, limped out and, leaning against the doorpost, looked with glittering envious eyes at those who were passing. War and Peace Leaning against the doorpost, he at first chuckled and then roared. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights I read the name of the paper on the doorpost. Tommy and Co. And thou shalt write them upon the doorposts of thine house and upon thy gates.’ Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) I went to the door of the hoarding, and explained matters to the foreman; and presently, nodding to me solemnly, he passed with the foreman through the gap between the doorposts. Yet Again There he saw many Brahmans eating in the house of a Brahman named Lotus-belly, and he leaned against the doorpost, speechless and motionless. Twenty-Two Goblins A glance around the doorpost showed that he was, apparently, talking to himself—at least, there was no other human being to be seen. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights As Mulrady approached, he trembled violently, and clung to the doorpost for support. A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready He could see the lithe undulations of her form as she alternately yielded to its power, and again drew the door against it, coiling herself around the log-hewn doorpost with a hideous, snake-like suggestion. Drift from Two Shores For a moment the villain could not speak, but leaned against the doorpost, with his cheeks gone white and his jaw fallen, the most pitiable spectacle to be conceived. From the Memoirs of a Minister of France A superbly built man leaned against the doorpost. To the Last Man Glancing up he saw that she was leaning against the doorpost, the open letter in her hand, and on her face an expression which caused him to spring from his chair. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights One thing do I desire, said the Psalmist, that mine ear may be nailed to the doorpost of my God: that I may always be His servant, and may never wander from His service. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) One man smote the doorpost of the stablished hall, and another the well-fastened door, and the ashen spear of yet another wooer, heavy with bronze, stuck fast in the wall. The Odyssey Done into English prose In every house a he-lamb was to be slain, and its blood to be sprinkled on the doorposts of the house. Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning But one day the doorposts totter, and lintel and rafters come down with a crash. The New McGuffey Fourth Reader Pyne leaned against the doorpost, taking out and lighting a cigarette. Dope He writes its names upon the doorposts of his house, and makes pictures out of it upon his gates. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) He is one to stand about and rub his shoulders against many doorposts, begging for scraps of meat, not for swords or cauldrons. The Odyssey Done into English prose The little wooden tavern, with its narrow, but hospitable, curtain suspended from a pair of rough-hewn doorposts like old church candlesticks, seemed to invite Chichikov to enter. Dead Souls Cries were ringing through the hotel; a girl was clinging to doorposts and refusing to budge an inch. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola Now he was seeking for the armour in the secret place of the chamber, but they twain stood in waiting on either side the doorposts. The Odyssey Done into English prose It does not exactly hang on the doorpost of his history. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) But when the arrows failed the prince in his archery, he leaned his bow against the doorpost of the stablished hall, against the shining faces of the entrance. The Odyssey Done into English prose |
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