| 单词 | drop away |
| 例句 | And if I told her something funny, then her tongue dropped away, her head fell back, her mouth opened wide, and there were her front teeth, riven and ascendant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And then, with a breathtaking and shocking suddenness, it all dropped away. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z A quick slash of a knife, and Frightful’s jesses and leash dropped away. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A few seconds before she took the jump across the gap, the metal-detector lights winked out The board dropped away, and her stomach seemed to go with it, leaving a hollow feeling inside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The furs dropped away from her nakedness, forgotten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The phone drops away from my ear as I stretch. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But after the war, with Soviet women officially deemed “physiologically unsuitable for becoming military or even civilian pilots,” the numbers dropped away drastically. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the Earth’s mantle and the air drop away below us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Germany dropped away, and 1967 became bright and clear, free of interference from any other time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut around the back of another hump and saw that the ridge ahead dropped away and we could see far into Tibet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Practically no one else sees him, sometimes Sherrie, though even she has begun to distance herself, drop away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Those who are dissatisfied will drop away and those who remain you'll teach . . ." "I don't think I can," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for Tad to recognize him and for his hand to drop away. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As he began to think about the kids, all the heaviness and burden seemed to drop away. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Under the little beribboned bonnet the years had dropped away from her face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Autumn came, the maple leaves curled into fists and dropped away, and the rain ground them into an auburn paste. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The flashlight app was still on and the light was dropping away too fast, spinning into the darkness below me. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Below, the mountain dropped away into a snow- filled gorge about seventy feet below. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She watched the house break into tiny pieces and drop away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The curtain dropped away, and in the mirror I saw my hands shriveling, curling, growing long delicate claws. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z All the stupid giddiness I felt dropped away. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z When you tilted it a certain way, her clothes dropped away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Next moment the country dropped away beneath them, and whirled round as Fledge, like a huge pigeon, circled once or twice before setting off on his long westward flight. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She was too young to be frightened when the ground dropped away as if let through a trap-door and she herself suddenly became twice her usual weight, but not too young to be mightily interested. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z On the other side, the dam dropped away like the world’s most dangerous skateboard ramp, down to the river seven hundred feet below, and water that churned from the dam’s vents. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The afternoon wind had dropped away and left the air raw and wounded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We both shook Mr. Reilly’s hand, then the door closed and we dropped away from him, leaning our backs against garbage cans, falling toward Earth as if we weighed a million pounds. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The water is gelid, murky; down there, past where the sand drops away and it’s deep, there are old rocks covered with slime, sunken logs, crayfish, leeches, huge pike with undershot jaws. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When he did, some of his surface smugness dropped away, and Mariam caught a glint of humility as yet uncorrupted. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The old dog's feet had barely touched the ground before he sprang again for that terrible throat grip, springing as if the years had dropped away and he were back in his fighting prime. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The path narrowed to a ribbon, the ground rising sharply on our right side and dropping away on the left, a carpet of green tree- tops spreading beyond it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The land suddenly dropped away, going down in shelves and ravines, and changed in color from green to brown. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I scream before I can stop myself, and a second later, the creature's hand drops away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was no reply, but the wind whipped about her one more time, petulantly, and then it dropped away, and was gone. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It drops away and she rubs where it was tied, still staring at me, still not saying nothing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The shyness dropped away, and she grinned big. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Rage ignited in his eyes, the calm veneer dropping away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The frenetic energy of Jesper’s lanky frame seemed to drop away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He looked more as if his chin had simply dropped away from the rest of his face. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Its restlessness and brutality had dropped away as if cut off by a knife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From far out in the lake came the fat, rounded plop of a fish jumping, a precise and solitary sound, for the breeze had dropped away completely. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Desperately, she reached for the lip of the next crate again and gripped it, fighting through an onslaught of pain as the container under her dropped away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Any minute the door was going to drop away and they would have to plunge into the churning night surf. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Under Pollard her head and neck dropped away as the ground heaved up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom dropped away sharply; Taran lost his footing and found himself wildly dancing over nothing, as the river seized him greedily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Now, Miss Gordon,” Mrs. Torrance said, the students’ chatter dropping away once she spoke, “how do you propose to deliver this book to your fellow students?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When Pete gave the signal, Louie would stretch out his long legs and his opponents would scatter and drop away, in the words of a reporter, “sadly disheartened and disillusioned.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z You’re supposed to wait for leeches to fill with blood and drop away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The wall had dropped away, leaving a curved gap with two shelves. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She felt as if the ground had dropped away beneath her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The ground beneath me drops away and I plummet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The next time someone tried to climb their part of the wall, the boy hacked at his hands with his swordshort until the man dropped away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hawk Mountain is a picturesque mountaintop in southeastern Pennsylvania, where the easternmost ridges of the Appalachians form a last barrier to the westerly winds before dropping away toward the coastal plain. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The spume leapt up then dropped away in frothy white clods. Wilderness by Sarah Hall 2013-03-18T13:22:56Z After Vicuña, the valley floor drops away dramatically and the drive turns into a twisting, roller coaster ascent. In Chile’s Elqui Valley, Intergalactic Sightseeing Is the Star 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z I believe that the word 'art' will wither and drop away. Hear hear: Artangel sound art comes to Radio 4 2013-03-28T07:00:06Z His response describes a parabola: rising, seeming to converge, dropping away. Books of The Times: Paolo Giordano?s ?Solitude of Prime Numbers?: Scarred Souls 2010-03-11T22:53:00Z When she smiled, my shyness dropped away and I asked if I could sit with her for a while. Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America and Slavery’s Fierce Undertow 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z But in the Mendelssohn and especially in Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A, that all dropped away: the playing was straightforward and beautiful. Music Review: At Mozart Festival, Dvorak and Others Shine 2011-08-08T21:55:50Z The clang and clamor of New York drops away like a last year’s dream.” Cultured Traveler: Zora Neale Hurston?s Florida 2010-03-31T18:01:00Z Down on the fourth floor, regional divisions drop away and the representation vs. abstraction debate plays out. Radiant and Radical: 20 Years of Defining the Soul of Black Art 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Whatever caused Nivola to hesitate or overthink before, Russell has seen that drop away in favor of “enthusiastic inventiveness,” he wrote in an email. Alessandro Nivola Put His Foot Down and Won the ‘Many Saints’ Role Anyway 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z “When everything dropped away and all there was was the music,” he says, “that was the best.” Jersey Boys Movie Review: Music is Sharp, Drama is Flat 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The cylinder begins spinning, and its floor drops away, leaving men and women pressed together, sliding against the curved walls, and all decorum a dream. ‘Funland’ at Museum of Sex Imitates a Carnival Visit 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Jessie looked to other friends for support, but they started dropping away. 9 ways parents can help bullied kids learn resilience 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “If you ever stop and watch a group of people take a photo, what’s interesting is how they put on a big smile and the smile drops away” once the photo is taken, he said. In ‘Smile,’ Why the Grins Are So Grim 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z When Alter reaches Carter’s presidency, the theme of race drops away; economic and foreign issues dominated the agenda and the president’s attention. The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Eventually it lifts off from the syntax and logic we know, and all traces of narrative — names, places, events — drop away. Modern Is Modern Is ... 2011-06-03T20:27:28Z Then, as we near the swimming hole, the bottom drops away to an inky indigo nothingness and I feel my breath leaving my body. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Entwined with this anxiety is a misplaced conviction that bottles age toward a momentary peak, then drop away into oblivion. When to Open a Bottle: Aging Wine Without the Anxiety 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Working conditions, a dearth of opportunities and family matters mean they drop away. The arts world must make room for women at the top 2013-03-24T00:06:25Z Photograph: Eamonn McCabe "The Moon Tiger is a green coil that slowly burns all night, repelling mosquitoes, dropping away into lengths of grey ash, its glowing red eye a companion of the hot insect-rasping darkness." Booker club: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 2010-03-19T10:19:00Z “I think the nice thing about getting older is that you drop away that being ‘the girlfriend of.’ Nothing like a dame: The splendor of Helen Mirren 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z When I feel my most free and have my greatest discoveries is when the world drops away and my attention is based totally on action and balancing and sound, light and music. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z That’s the most striking part of the movie, when the fight between your characters becomes so intense that the world drops away and they appear to be battling in a void. How Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Fought Harmoniously 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Graves swept her arm across a landscape of stone terraces covered with olive trees that dropped away sharply below Canallún. Robert Graves Found ‘Perfect Tranquillity’ in Majorca 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z All manner of composure would drop away as she fell into an altered state of cookie-dough-eating bliss. How to Make Perfect Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookies 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Natural Bridge sits astride a ridge that drops away on both sides into wooded valleys. Visit the South's Arch Country 2011-05-18T13:20:07.640Z Then the pulse drops away and we spend a few seconds in a Schoenberg-inflected harmonic world. David Sanford’s Music Has Flown Under the Radar. It Shouldn’t. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Likewise, if an author writes sequels that their readers find unrepresentative, readers may decide that the "canon" for the world drops away after the initial novel. Are Ernie and Bert gay? Who gets to say? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z All that dropped away when Gauri chanced upon an Odissi rehearsal in her late 20s, and she threw herself into studies with a guru. Inside one of the few places where dancers still perform, founded by a glamorous disco impresario 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z What appears to be happening, in a neurological sense, is that the part of the brain that governs the ego and most values coherence — the default mode network, it’s called — drops away. Michael Pollan Drops Acid — and Comes Back From His Trip Convinced 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Melodically, the track is a dirge, but until the rhythm drops away at the end, the percussion is there to party no matter how grim the surroundings. Beck and Phoenix’s Bouncy Synth-Pop Team-up, and 8 More New Songs 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Two-thirds of the way through, that groove drops away and the whole thing becomes much warmer and more human, Rostron's vocal suddenly appearing unembellished. New music: Planningtorock – Patriarchy Over & Out 2012-07-05T06:00:00Z But there are moments in life when our individuality seems to drop away like a flimsy film, and we become, against our will, Everyone. Theater Review: ?Edward Albee?s The Lady From Dubuque? at End Stage Theater 2012-03-06T03:00:39Z Sometimes touching, sometimes banal, it's when the music is put first that the reservations drop away. Monteverdi's Flying Circus 2010-09-28T21:00:00Z There were pines at the edge of the field, and beyond them the land dropped away, falling 400 feet or so to the water beneath. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z The ending comes all at once: The hubbub suddenly drops away, leaving a single toll of a bell. Two Coasts, Two Concertos: Adès and Adams Offer Piano Premieres 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Instruments suddenly drop away for lines like a doctor’s pronouncement — “This thing is gonna kill you” — and later loom back up out of nowhere. | The Antlers: Strumming Off This Mortal Coil 2009-12-17T05:48:00Z The few seconds of slicing guitars on “Hate Creation,” those joyful Iron Maiden-style licks on “Faces” or the occasional moments of release that are like a hand dropping away after clutching tightly at your neck. Playlist : New Music From SpaceGhostPurrp, Jana Kramer and 2:54 2012-06-22T16:00:00Z When the image drops away, yet more art appears on the walls behind — indistinguishable, in any meaningful way, from the art on your side of the scrim. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Then they circled and came back beneath me before slowly dropping away into the blue, leaving me with one of the best experience of my life. Scuba diving trips around the world: readers’ tips 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But over the course of eight days, as the play digs deeper, its naturalistic trappings drop away. On Adjacent Stages, Two Haunted Houses, Circa 1882 and 2019 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z In short, under the pressure of fresh research done for the centennial year, a number of myths drop away. Two Exhibitions Re-examine the 1913 Armory Show 2012-10-28T04:27:18Z Then when the vocoder-enhanced vocals drop away, the guitar becomes more tactile, percussive. Album review: Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories' 2013-05-17T17:59:00Z The building drops away dramatically in front of you, to a mezzanine that will hold restaurants, and then to a wide ground floor with ticket windows and more shops. ARTIC bullet-train station a curious, conspicuous bit of symbolism 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z As you stand before them trying to orient yourself, you can feel the ground dropping away beneath your feet. What to See in New York City Galleries This Week 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z That message is most powerful when the story line drops away, and the cast dances together. Review: In ‘Flexn,’ Street Dance Gets a Grand Stage 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Then the lights change and swathes of plastic sheeting drop away, and there she is in black wings and that terrific jumpsuit, reciting Milton. Review: ‘Hit the Body Alarm’ Finds Satan in a Jumpsuit 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z “We’re in a cadenza fermata,” he said, referring to the moment in a classical concerto when the orchestra drops away and the soloist takes off on a flight of fancy. Concerts Disappeared. Piano Sales Survived. 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z But as the play dug deeper, its realistic trappings dropped away, leaving the Off Broadway treasure Deirdre O’Connell to deliver a stupendous 25-minute monologue that ripped open the story with heartbreaking self-reproach. Best Theater of 2019 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z In the picture's explosive final reel, the sound dropped away and the film appeared to first catch and then combust in the gate of the projector. King of the road movie: Monte Hellman on his new film 2010-09-16T21:29:00Z But for all the drama and verve of the performance, when everything drops away to focus on Gurrumul's voice, the evening's most transcendent moments occur, and they are far more radiant than any passing dazzle. Gurrumul at Vivid Live 2013 – review 2013-05-29T00:41:49Z All my limitations and inhibitions seemed to drop away – here was the creative and emotional satisfaction I craved. I quit my boring job for university at 30. The expense was daunting, but my self-worth soared 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z In the foreword to “Notes From a Black Woman’s Diary,” the fiction writer Danielle Evans described Collins as “a master of the moments when the interior becomes the exterior, when all pretense drops away.” A Writer’s One-Act Plays Debut, Continuing Her Resurrection 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z As people lose their religious beliefs, their anti-choice views drop away as well. Why does the left wing ignore atheists? 2012-08-08T13:36:00Z The city drops away and the horizon is endless. ‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis? 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z It claims the lives of around 300 people every year thanks to its narrow carriageway and the fact that on one side it drops away into oblivion in a stomach-churningly terrifying fashion. TV highlights 29/06/2012 2012-06-28T19:00:01Z When we went back and forth from the debate sketches to Trump’s tweeting about the debate sketches, the line between television and politics pretty much dropped away. What the Watched Were Watching: TV Pros Pick Their Favorites 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z She lets her hand drop away, and sits on her bed. Cure - a short story 2011-07-11T16:03:55Z But when he conducts his band, his calm, carefully measured, sad-sack comic demeanor drops away. Review: ‘Now I’m Fine,’ Ahamefule J. Oluo’s Take on Himself 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Every one of them hoped their reputation and enthusiasm would generate enough belief from the financiers but one by one they had to drop away. Oscars: Selma writer tells his side 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z "So far away, but still so near," Robyn sighs as the beats drop away. Our best track of 2010: Robyn - Dancing On My Own 2010-12-20T14:01:53Z A few miles east of Haifa, the congested suburbs drop away and the land opens up into the cotton fields and citrus and avocado groves of the black-soiled Jezreel Valley. When History Speaks 2010-10-02T04:09:00Z Episode by episode we’ve watched him edge closer to his business partner Patrick, then drop away brokenhearted, then edge back again. Schitt's Creek: the funniest sitcom you're (probably) not watching 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z At the end, the instruments drop away for a stark a cappella: “Nine months til the deadline/and nine weeks to make up your mind.” The Playlist: Jay Z Sips Lemonade and Adele Divides and Conquers 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z A year of worry, anguish and tears dropped away in one night. Pushed Into the Future When Illness Strikes (in an Unlikely Place) 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Although the scandals have dropped away, he has lived there ever since. Princess Leonor of Spain's royal profile rises as she comes of age 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z However, many of those platforms saw pandemic-era gains drop away as restrictions were lifted. OnlyFans owner gets $338m payout 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z However, as the British team got stronger New Zealand eventually faltered when Michaela Drummond dropped away from the middle of their train, with the disruption helping the hosts eventually win by more than four seconds. GB win women's team pursuit among five golds 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z But for some young people who have been in care, support can drop away when they reach 18 and leave the care system. Joe Swash: Teenagers leaving care almost ‘set up for failure’ 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Carlos Sainz challenged Alonso in the first stint but earned a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane at his pit stop and then dropped away in the second stint to finish fifth. Verstappen wins in Miami to extend championship lead 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Looked in contention three fences from home last year before dropping away and finishing ninth. Pinstickers' guide to the Grand National 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z They watched as a variety of possible outcomes — the other ways these stories could have gone, if only different decisions were made — dropped away, leaving only the most tragic. When Bystanders Step Between the Police and Black Men 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Video taken in space briefly showed the vehicle’s first stage dropping away from the second stage, which is built to push the mission’s cargo into a safe orbit around the planet. New Japanese Rocket Is Destroyed During First Test Flight to Space 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The futuristic cityscape of Busan, South Korea, dropped away, and a digital avatar popped up on the windscreen with a message. Metaverse in spotlight at MWC tech fair even as doubts arise 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z As those tracks dropped away this week, Escapism rose to the top with 5.6 million streams, the Official Charts Company said. Raye: Pop star hits number one after gaining independence from major label 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z It soon became apparent that the hard was not a good tyre, as Hamilton, who emerged 6.5 seconds behind Verstappen, began slowly to drop away from the Red Bull. Verstappen wins record 14th race in a season 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The seafloor drops away precipitously from the coast, making for deep waters close to the shore. Report: 2 dead, 3 missing after New Zealand boat hits whale 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Soon, large chunks of the old Soviet Union also dropped away — notably Ukraine, the Baltic states and Soviet central Asia — and Russia was left humiliated and diminished. John Simpson: Mikhail Gorbachev was a man of decency but not vision 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The stage will then drop away and the rocket’s second stage and the Orion capsule that will carry astronauts in the future will then be on their own in space. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Andrews started the qualifying heat and final, but immediately dropped away from the Kiwi quartet to conserve energy for her duties in the team sprint. Kiwi rider rebounds from stripped silver to win second gold 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Hamilton repeatedly complained about his tyres lacking performance, and was reassured by his engineers that the mediums would drop away towards the end of the race. Verstappen wins record 14th race in a season 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The face of the green rises steeply before dropping away back and left. BRITISH OPEN ’22: A hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z He said no one was forced to stick with the plan and many people had dropped away by late summer 2020. Man in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot says group was armed, ready 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z "But until we know what's happening with the variants, until we see the case numbers drop away down, it's not time yet to drop the need for self-isolation." Covid-19: Mass vaccination centres 'not needed' for boosters 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Rangers' struggles on the road continue with points now dropped away to Aberdeen, Ross County, Celtic and Dundee United since the winter break. Rangers held by Dundee Utd in thriller 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The massive tides in Lower Cook Inlet can swing 25 feet in six hours, and when the ocean drops away from our small village, I walk out onto the exposed reef with my family. Opinion | President Biden, please save our Native village’s life-sustaining waters — for our children’s sake 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Over the years it's not just Blackberry phone user numbers that have dwindled, but support and functions have dropped away one by one. Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Now that legislative efforts are moving forward in earnest, supporters are dropping away. In Social Policy Bill, Businesses See a Lot to Like. They Oppose It. 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z He was helped by Lowry — a big qualifying rival — dropping away in the back nine. Horschel wins at Wentworth, fueled by Ryder Cup snub 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z As the four huge engines began to throttle up for takeoff, many of the men hanging on dropped away and ran alongside the aircraft. The story of an Afghan man who fell from the sky 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Palm oil consumption grew as competitors dropped away: first whale oil in the 1960s, then fats like tallow and lard. How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Britain's 2018 winner Geraint Thomas, dropped away early on the stage. Teuns wins as Pogacar claims yellow 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z A protective shield dropped away over the weekend, exposing the spindly, long-legged chopper. Part of Wright brothers’ 1st airplane on NASA’s Mars chopper 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z “The peak protection is at four weeks, and then it starts to drop away,” said Simon Clarke, a professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, who was not involved in the study. Vaccines Sharply Cut Coronavirus Hospitalization, U.K. Studies Show 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Knicks Go dropped away, leaving Mishriff to gradually reduce Charlatan’s lead and get up in the closing stages to win by a length. John Gosden-trained Mishriff wins Saudi Cup 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The heat shield subsequently drops away from the backshell and, for a short time, the rover - which is attached to a descent stage - falls freely towards the ground. Nasa Mars rover: Key questions about Perseverance 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Many of the senators and congressmen who before the riot had embraced the challenges dropped away after chaos engulfed the Capitol. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z After dropping away from the second stage, which continued to orbit, the Falcon 9 booster turned around and landed on a floating platform. SpaceX’s ‘Resilience’ Lifts 4 Astronauts Into New Era of Spaceflight 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z The world number three dropped away with a double bogey at the first after dragging a drive into the pines and then hitting a tree trunk, but produced a strong recovery. Johnson shares four-way Masters lead 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z But then - as news of the coronavirus spread - business quickly dropped away. 'We went from 30 customers to one in 18 hours' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The heat shield drops away from the backshell and, for a short time, the rover - which is attached to a descent stage - falls freely towards the ground. Nasa Mars rover: Key questions about Perseverance 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Within a few days, Helen Olivia’s clients began to drop away. ‘I don’t even know how the dominoes fell’: Gripped by recession, some businesses evolve — but struggle to see a path to full recovery 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z On this flight, the Falcon 9 booster, after it dropped away, turned around and returned, landing vertically at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Twelve minutes after launch, it two dropped away — the signal that the Dragon capsule was on its way to orbit. SpaceX capsule on its way to its historic rendezvous with the space station 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The S&P; 500 is up about 1% so far Tuesday, but even with the gain the benchmark index remains just one big drop away from bear market territory. The Latest: Even with gain, S&P 500 near bear market level 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z But old habits of presenting yourself don’t drop away overnight. Perspective | Trump is macho. Buttigieg is stoic. Who wins the contest of American manliness? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The outskirts of Las Vegas – casinos, strip clubs, endless billboards for personal injury lawyers – dropped away rapidly. I 'stormed' Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z When Stewart and Regazzoni both retired, Amon was back in front before he too dropped away with a fuel problem, leaving five frontrunners with nothing in it. Before F1’s 1000th grand prix: the greatest races of all time 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Drives that rolled around the cylinder and dropped away. Misfire: No. 23 NC State falls 47-24 to No. 12 Virginia Tech 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z In the second half of the address, that mask dropped away and Trump regained some of his animation as he described terrible crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. Opinion | Trump tried to play a normal president on television. The result was very strange. 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z It overflows with crystalline descriptions of animals and mountains: “The golden birds fall from the morning sun like blowing sparks that drop away and are extinguished in the dark,” Matthiessen writes. Peter Matthiessen’s “The Snow Leopard” in the Age of Climate Change 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The scene of the water, my children, the tiles dropped away from me and I saw instead a flash of treetops, the arrowing path of a bird. ‘A crunch. A rip. Pain spread like a stain’: my lifetime of back trouble | Maggie O'Farrell 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The heat shield eventually drops away and when the lander reaches a mile high, it drops away from the back shell with the parachute and ignites its onboard thrusters. NASA’s InSight lander has just six and a half minutes to land on Mars in one piece 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z They worry that others will treat them with pity or condescension, that their friends will drop away and their social lives shrivel — all justifiable fears. Dementia Is Getting Some Very Public Faces 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Animatronics bob and shake, floors drop away and vortices disorientate us, while all around us a diverse crowd of young and old jumped and yelled in the dark around us. Atlanta's hip-hop Halloween: where haunted houses go from rap to roaches 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, although the writing is shared pretty equally at the beginning of the book, Diamond’s contributions drop away towards the end. Beastie Boys: ‘Being in a band… it’s an absurd comedy’ 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the rest of the contenders dropped away like, well, like they knew it was Price’s to win and they were cool with it. We've got the can't-miss, sure-fire, super-nice-guy choice to win this year's PGA Championship right here - Golf Digest 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Southgate said playing regularly in big matches was a key stage of development for his players and that the way they dropped away in the second half was perhaps a result of their inexperience. Too early to take positives for proud England boss Southgate 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Although many barriers would drop away if there were a declaration of war, the hazy period before a military engagement would present a major problem. If they needed to fend off war with Russia, U.S. military leaders worry they might not get there in time 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The first supermarket arrived in the 1980s and old family stores dropped away; a Tesco Express started up 400 yards away; and the early customers, the Cypriot and Jamaican communities, thinned out. How convenience stores are surviving the retail storm 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Paramount among them are Creep Kennedy, her most menacing customer at the Mars Room, and a boyfriend named Jimmy Darling, who drops away after her arrest. Rachel Kushner's new novel, 'The Mars Room,' is devastating 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Dear Ben, I watched the lights along the Western Harbour drop away until they merged with the dark horizon. Read an excerpt from Luna author Ian McDonald’s heartbreaking new time-travel romance 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z "They are quite narcissistic. It's really peculiar…people fall asleep," says Bigo Live spokesperson Cherylene See, adding that viewers do tend to drop away if the person they're watching drifts off. Why dull video streams are big business 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z But without warning, the roaring horns and strings drop away, leaving only a slightly out-of-tune barroom piano for the melody. Rhythmic Bite: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Juncker said Europe expects to increase its exports to Japan by a third after trade barriers drop away. At G-20, world aligns against Trump policies ranging from free trade to climate change 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Then Canada’s discipline dropped away, and the Americans pounced. Cam Dolan tries send US Eagles past Canada to 2019 World Cup spot 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z But then Canada’s discipline dropped away, and the Americans pounced. US qualify for 2019 Rugby World Cup at Canada’s expense 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z "They are quite narcissistic. It's really peculiar…people fall asleep," says Bigo Live spokesperson Cherylene See, adding that viewers do tend to drop away if the person they're watching drifts off. Why dull video streams are big business 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The wind in Bermuda's Great Sound then dropped away to almost nothing after a rain squall had passed, meaning neither crew were able to complete the course within the 25-minute limit. Sailing: America's Cup race between New Zealand and Sweden abandoned 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Old friends stopped speaking to Podhoretz and old contributors dropped away. The Book That Scandalized the New York Intellectuals 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z During the space shuttle program, the twin booster rockets dropped away two minutes into flight and parachuted into the Atlantic for recovery. SpaceX launches, retrieves its first recycled rocket 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z “My desires dropped away. I didn’t long for anything. I didn’t even have a name. To put it romantically, I was completely free.” Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Kipchoge, 31, began to split the field after around 30 kilometers, starting with a group of a dozen runners about him that slowly dropped away until he ran the final kilometers alone. Kenya's Kipchoge triumphs in men's marathon 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z “It seemed as if time had dropped away a million years and we were back in a primordial world.” The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The rocket would drop away from the plane, fire its engines and “air-launch” into orbit. The inside story of how billionaires are racing to take you to outer space 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It's the one who tires the least, the one who can maintain his pace as that of their rivals drops away. Adam Peaty: Why experts call GB's Rio Olympic champion the alpha male of swimming 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z First of all, its main thrusters are sheared off, which must—though I’m no expert—spell trouble for the warp drive, and then the tubular body drops away, leaving only the central saucer. A Surprising “Star Trek” Reboot 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Ms. May was the last candidate standing after her Conservative rivals dropped away through political conflicts and a series of votes by Tory lawmakers. Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn Gets Break in Battle to Keep Post 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z There are no bunkers on the hole, but the tee shot is over a hill to a narrow fairway, and the elevated green drops away sharply to the right. A look at the British Open, hole by hole 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z On the album's opening track, I Do, The Bride sings: "Tomorrow, you will ask me if I do… and all of the sorrow will drop away." Bat For Lashes: Til death us do part - BBC News 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Some Canadians in the late 19th century “voiced support for an individual right to bear arms, but that strain within Canadian thinking dropped away,” Brown said. Orlando Shooting a Haunting Reminder of How Many Guns Are in America 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z If bidders are seen as dropping away too quickly, Yahoo will be severely damaged as it becomes known which companies kicked Yahoo’s tires and passed. Leaks Abound as Yahoo Auction Gets Underway 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s a familiar tale, but beautifully told, McCready playing with the lightness of Little Wing-era Hendrix, picking out the descending melody as Vedder marvels bleakly at “how quick the sun can drop away”. Pearl Jam – 10 of the best 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Most striking was how it suddenly dropped away after indicating it was committed to winning. Behind Anbang’s Curious Starwood Courtship 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z “Mostly you get these spikes of sales when something becomes the ‘It’ item from a trend point of view, and then they drop away,” she explained. Ugg: the look that refused to die | Marisa Meltzer 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z After a strong start to last season West Ham dropped away at the turn of the year, winning just three more Premier League games. West Ham United 2-2 Manchester City 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Instead, I suspect the curly fad will drop away, like a cheap perm, as stylists realise they’re doubling the length of their working day trying to tame the more extravagant mops. All tangled up: will curly hair for men ever be fashionable? 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z "It then drops away over the medium term." OPEC's market share to shrink by 2020 as rivals keep pumping despite oil's collapse 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z We swam alongside a coral bank that dropped away steeply into the abyss below. Diving in the Marshall Islands with tuna, turtles and wrecks 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Wise pundits still predict that Trump will drop away as the vote approaches. 'I. Don't. Care': Donald Trump brushes off horrified reaction to his Muslim ban 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Even when the middle eight arrives and everything drops away suddenly, there’s still a bubbling sense of menace that gives the last crash of the chorus that extra weight. The playlist: pop – Lana Del Rey, Chvrches, Astropol and more 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Slowly, they had assembled 28 pro-trade Democrats in the House and 14 in the Senate, though one of them would drop away. Hard Politicking Behind Democrats’ ‘Yea’ Votes on Trade Bill 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Riding in Renshaw's slipstream, a rocket waiting for the final fuel tank to drop away. Inside the secret world of sprinting 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Grace also reached six under, with a birdie on the eighth, but then dropped away with three bogeys in five holes before getting back to four under with a two on the par-three 15th. Day delights as four lead US Open 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The reverse process in fall — when green leaf canopies turn red, orange and yellow and drop away — is likewise wonderful. California drought reinforces appreciation of D.C.’s botanical bounty 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z "Each year, we need to drop away a paid player and replace them with our own so we get back to a sustainable proportion." Why are hockey stars in second tier? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z While women maintain their independent relationships, male friendships tend to drop away after the age of 30. Why Men Are Killing Themselves 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z When Burr fired his fatal shot, and Hamilton recognized that his long-anticipated death had arrived, the music dropped away. Hip-Hop Hamilton 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z But if being nice to China led only to further confrontation, then one of the last obstacles to closer cooperation with the United States dropped away, he said. U.S. and India Share Sense of Unease Over China 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z As a Miss America representative, she found country clubs canceling her visits and corporate sponsorships dropping away. Bess Myerson, a Miss America tarnished by scandal, dies at 90 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The UK housing market saw a spring and summer boom in 2014, particularly in London and the South of England, before activity dropped away a little towards the end of the year. House prices: Predictions for 2015 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z In the event of an economic slowdown, will many vendors drop away, taking critical corporate data and processes with them? Are Cloud Vendors Getting 'Too Big To Fail'? 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The United Arab Emirates, which appeared in the top 10 every year between 2004 and 2008, dropped away after economic crisis hit the emirate of Dubai. US top destination for UK emigrants 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Then the flowers will drop away, leaving behind distinctive, cup-shaped pods packed with tiny poppy seeds along with the opium latex that surrounds them. Tasmania, Big Supplier to Drug Companies, Faces Changes 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Two three-putts in his first three holes saw Garcia drop away and he shot a 73 to finish tied for fifth. Garcia set to come up short again at a major 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The green drops away into a hollow on the right, and two bunkers are positioned some 30 yards to the left of the green. British Open, Hole by Hole 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z I’ve won here in the States before, and people will recognize you for a week or two and then it drops away. 'Hey Champ': Justin Rose on travel, 'mind mapping,' Bruno Mars vs. the Beatles, and more: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z They are projectiles, and the earth drops away with them, mimicking their parabolic arc. Defying, and Then Exploiting, Gravity 2014-02-10T05:17:27Z And—and this is the point—radio usage dropped away. Haiyan-Battered Philippine Cities Struggle to Resurrect Networks 2013-11-14T22:15:02.290Z With Porte dropping away, Team Sky have just one game plan left but at least it's still a decent one. Bad day for Team Sky but Froome still on course 2013-07-08T08:15:27Z Waste is caught in a bag; when you step on a lever, the bag seals up and drops away, and another bag sets up for the next person in line. Check the Bathroom for Your Next Startup Idea 2013-06-13T13:58:35Z His casual friends and colleagues have dropped away, leaving a small, hard core of loyalists. James Van de Velde, From Pariah Back to Pillar 2013-06-05T01:45:54Z But three years later, those requirements drop away, and a lethal prescription for a mentally competent patient expected to die within six months becomes largely a private matter between doctor and patient. The New Old Age Blog: Vermont Passes ‘Aid in Dying’ Measure 2013-05-14T14:18:46Z He was most effective when dropping away from City defence to find and utilise space. Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic: FA Cup final player ratings 2013-05-11T19:00:13Z Here in Jaenschwalde, a stone’s throw from the Polish border, the forested countryside quickly drops away into a 300-foot-deep pit stretching for miles. Europe consuming more coal 2013-02-08T02:12:00Z The point is, there were a bunch of them, and then they started to drop away. Dijit Buys Miso: Acquisition News, Told in Story Form, 50 Years From the Future 2013-02-01T19:00:22Z With BB10 this monthly fee drops away for consumers and for smaller companies. RIM pins revival on Blackberry 10 2013-01-30T00:30:19Z The fourth quarter was also always likely to look fairly soft, given the levels-correction from the Olympics in Q3 dropping away. UK services sector contracts: what the economists say 2013-01-04T11:13:31Z Those who drop away from the ski area, toward Tunnel Creek, are simply following a much wider trend into “sidecountry” — backcountry slopes easily entered by lifts and, sometimes, a short hike. Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek 2012-12-20T20:56:48Z Finally, Curiosity dropped away from its protective shell and travelled down to the planet on a rocket-powered sky crane. Mars Rover: Explore the Red Planet with Nasa's robot 2012-12-05T16:12:49Z “If you let the plastic chunk that is a mouse drop away, you will be able to transmit information between you and machines in a very different, high-bandwidth way.” The mouse faces extinction as computer interaction evolves 2012-10-07T22:08:22Z The world beyond the lake and the forest had dropped away. Alice Munro: “Amundsen.” 2012-08-20T04:00:00Z Instead of dropping away, though, Kipsang began working with his two challengers. Ugandan Kiprotich Surges Past 2 Kenyans to Win Marathon Gold 2012-08-12T13:30:07Z The view offers a look at the pimple-sized rover in relation to the locations where Curiosity’s heat shield, parachute, back shell, and ballyhooed sky crane crash-landed after dropping away from the rover during its descent. After the Descent: Mars Rover Preps for Thrilling Expedition 2012-08-09T16:05:28Z Then the rover and rocket stage dropped away from the parachute and began a powered descent toward the surface, and the sky crane maneuver worked as designed. NASA Sends First Images of Rover on Mars 2012-08-06T20:17:44Z After 24 more seconds, the heat shield separates and drops away. The Curiousity's Perilous Landing (The Plan) 2012-08-06T06:44:09Z Conversations centering on Wimbledon itself were generally positive throughout the tournament despite the many rain delays, with sentiment dropping away only as the tournament drew to a close. Who were Wimbledon's online crowd pleasers? Explore the rankings according to social media 2012-07-10T11:51:35Z As a result the top 10 looked largely the same as it had in the morning, with only the Belgian Philippe Gilbert dropping away after losing nearly eight minutes. Tour de France: Peter Sagan's third stage win hints at greatness 2012-07-03T19:30:25Z The thumbnails, though grainy, show the protective heat shield dropping away, the bumps from the rover’s parachute descent, and dust kicking up as cables lowered the rover to the Martian surface. After the Descent: Mars Rover Preps for Thrilling Expedition 2012-08-09T16:05:28Z Last year, with his form dropping away, the Cambridgeshire athlete was stripped of his lottery funding and considered quitting. London 2012: Shara Proctor leaps into Olympic Games in record style 2012-06-24T19:52:50Z Face stretch: Interlace hands overhead, press palms toward ceiling, shoulders drop away from ears. Power up with office yoga 2012-06-08T19:09:12Z CML figures showed mortgage lending dropped away in April after a stamp duty concession led to an injection of activity earlier in the year. Eurozone crisis 'hits mortgages' 2012-05-21T10:21:37Z It became her focal metaphor for the experience of sudden dire illness, as all other interests drop away save “an overriding and offensive obsession with one’s own physical vulnerability.” Books: New Perspectives From Cancer Patients 2012-05-02T15:30:09Z I went far from sympathetic, but bit by bit my prejudices dropped away. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z When your feathers drop away or are pulled off hereafter, they will become like you, and there will be hessihas on the earth everywhere. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z As one mounts, the city drops away, and the long semicircle of hills behind it rises into sight, green rounded hills, bearing on their summits palms which stand out sharp and dark against the sky. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Then it dropped away again, and left a silence the Chefe commenced to find oppressive behind it. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Suddenly she realized that the granite no longer rose a little before her, but seemed to drop away. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z Those in the boats dropped away to sleep, one by one. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Yes, I went, and as I went London and the years in London dropped away from me. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Clay was with them most of the time, but now and then they halted and conversed together in low tones, so, of course, the boy dropped away from the group. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z It was late, and workers were dropping away one after another from the scantily peopled desks. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The artists, writers, and all the friends who had frequented the old house dropped away one after another, till Lorimer was almost the only one they continued to see anything of. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z With daylight came a slackening of the night-long Insurgent thunder, which slowly dropped away to desultory firing, and then to complete quiet. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z When Buno said "This is my command!" his illness seemed to drop away from him and he became the great king again. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He switched on the prow light to see what was doing, but quickly extinguished it as the steamer came up and a heavy rowboat dropped away from her! The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Then we started, and de Clermont dropped away to the rear of the party, leaving Madame de Termes and myself alone. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Scrambling through hedges, constant walking over stony ways, beds on dampish soil--these things told upon his garments; they soon began to drop away from him in shreds. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z But at an altitude of 1.6km a specially designed descent stage bearing the rover will drop away from this vehicle. Mars exploration: How to land a Mini on Mars 2011-11-23T19:48:00Z It proved to be the last effort of the Taube; it dropped away, but still held its upright position. The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman 2011-11-07T02:00:17.100Z Frost causes the eager lads to seek their favorite trees, and underneath they find the four-parted husks dropping away from the angled nuts. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The stout young twigs and the leaves are coated at first with a thick light-colored fuzz which soon becomes darker and later drops away entirely. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z These sentinels then drop away from the slug, taking the pathogen with it. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z At the farther end of the lake the land just dropped away out of sight, and far off in the distance they could see range after range of purple mountains. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z I never saw luck drop away from a man like it did from Red Donnelly. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Civilization dropped away from her, and she might have been the first woman struggling against attack in the depths of some tropic jungle. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Indeed after a while a few dropped away from the pack and ran toward the party, after them followed others. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z But this dropping away of everybody impressed him unfavourably. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z The bottom dropped away rather gradually, over rough stones, so they could not dive. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z The dropping away of the earthly form of a relationship may, in God’s great mercy, be a step towards its renewal in higher fashion and for evermore. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z I would let this hand be cut off had that not happened; but it has, and it will never drop away. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z “Let her go,” called the manager, and for the third time the boys saw the earth dropping away beneath them. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z But the cruellest blow of all was to see friends drop away and sheer off when friends were most sorely needed. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z I have become so identified with the Dutch that the few English friends I possessed have dropped away one by one. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z From that height all questions of external observances dwindle into insignificance, and all question of sacramental efficacy drops away of itself. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Consequently his mannerisms more and more drop away. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Down below them the earth once more was dropping away at a fearful rate. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z All her friends seemed to have dropped away from her. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Something—something enveloping, stultifying and bewildering the understanding—dropped away from his soul, as a leaf drops from the tree which no longer nourishes it. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Culling enrolled himself for a while, but dropped away as he dropped out of most sustained efforts. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z For much of this distance the Yangtze is bounded by mountains and rocky gorges, but in the final 150 miles, the hills drop away and the river winds slowly through China's lake country. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z “Let her go,” cried the manager, and the boys, looking over the edge of the car, saw the earth dropping away below them. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z Valentine's arms dropped away from baby; baby raised his own curly head, and fixed his brown eyes on the woman, his rosy lips pouted. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z So, too, the old boon companions dropped away. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z When it finally drops away, there is left a strange-looking creature, broader below than above. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z At three-thirty the hills dropped away and there appeared ahead the infinite green carpet of the Siberian forest. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z He had been promoted to the chaplaincy of the Thirtieth Alabama Regiment and soon found himself strong enough at least to bury the dead as our poor fellows dropped away every day. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z The street, as has been already noted, dropped away from the boardwalk to a depression fully twenty feet below its level. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z "If you offer in those questions to the public alternatives to capital punishment - the lethal injections, the electrocutions, whatever it is - and talk about longer sentences then support drops away." Capital idea? 2011-08-04T16:45:33Z From then on they began to drop away from her. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Some viewers started off with the series and then dropped away, while younger children caught up with the early films on DVD. Harry Potter's eighth and final film vanquishes world box office records 2011-07-18T18:46:22Z In the face of danger, embarrassment dropped away. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z He started from his seat, the listless, saddened aspect dropped away, his eyes flashed, and the blood mounted to his cheeks. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z All his smooth and oily politeness had deserted him; his little tricks and hypocrisies had dropped away and left the wolf exposed—snarling and showing his teeth. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z A new life appears to open out to me, and my old recklessness and misery seem to drop away. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z "Ye-e-s-e-s," I believe I answered, and dropped away into the land of dreams. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z All childish fear of a swinging ghost had dropped away from him. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z A sort o’ stupor, don’t-care-what-he-does feeling come over me, and with it the burning in the pain left my brain, and the hammering at my bones dropped away inter jes’ a sort of tired feeling. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z At once, all the stuffing drops away, and the vital active part, the verb of the novel comes to the fore. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z In every direction but this the country dropped away from the house, affording views for miles. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Against morning sky a black streamer rested, then gradually trailed to invisible distance, as broadside perspective dropped away. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z A hand holding a bottle of smelling salts dropped away from her nose. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Now and then they would come to some open space, where the sloping mountain dropped away suddenly, revealing below a vista which made them pause in admiration. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z "I am candid, thou seest," Roquairol began, with moderation, because his ebullitions had been half distilled and dropped away from the point of his pen; "be thou so, too, and answer the letter." Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Ben looked at her, a glance that dropped away from the fire in her eyes. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z But at last he dropped away, only to rouse up at intervals. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The smiles fled from her lips, the nervous provocative mask dropped away. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z With that recognition, something of his singular embarrassment dropped away. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The ample sleeves, edged in the same silver design, dropped away from her round white arms, giving a wing-like effect. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z A Gallup poll released on Thursday showed Palin a close second to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 15 percent, up slightly from 10 percent a month ago as other potential contenders drop away. Speculation grows on Sarah Palin's 2012 plans 2011-05-26T18:43:47Z At the top a large and well-kept farm spread out, and, beyond, the hill dropped away on a road that was worse than ever. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z In the last months, unperceived, the props had dropped away, one by one. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z “There’s no guarantee in a year’s time that those costs will simply drop away.” Vodafone to Count Cost of IPhone in U.S. as Sales Growth Slows 2011-05-16T06:54:16Z It is fine to see how in each succeeding poem the smaller ornaments and fancies drop away, and leave the grand ideas single.”—Letters of Edward Fitzgerald, vol. i., p. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z The white purity of Righteousness had come into his evil heart, and the blackness dropped away and out of his life! The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The rich autumn foliage that then made even poor old desolated Virginia look beautiful has dropped away, and stern winter, rendered all the more grim and forbidding by the ravages of war, now reigns supreme. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z As the aircraft streaks up to its cruising altitude, perhaps Bernie Madoff takes one last look at the charming landscape dropping away beneath him. Scenes From the Masquerade 2011-04-23T16:46:07Z He caught the ends as the ropes were severed, and held them so that they would not drop away and alarm the Black Star’s men before his feet were free. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z The aviator can open his parachute just when clear of the disabled airplane or he can make a long free drop away from burning wreckage or a pursuing enemy plane before he pulls the ring. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z One by one they have gradually dropped away from the stage. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Many of our number, also, like the leaves, have dropped away. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z The sorceress Medea had made his years drop away from him. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z To watch our own degeneration, the dropping away of our energies, the decline of our taste—why, the tortures of the Inquisition were trifles to it!” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z We succeeded in carrying that form through to 2010 when others dropped away a bit. F1 2011: Red Bull aiming to stay on top 2011-03-21T12:00:01Z "Condemned to Hope's delusive mire, As we toil on from day to day By sudden stroke or slow decline Our means of comfort drop away." Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z That they could hold the interest of the public after such a combination of talent as Adams, McCullough and Tracy dropped away from them was not to be expected. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It is, indeed, a table fit for such a celebration—a rock plateau with sheer escarpments of grey granite dropping away from it, and a close cover of purple heather for a cloth. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Frankfort’s heart beat with the dread of being overcome to tears; Colonel Graham brushed the drops away from his eyes, and one young soldier fainted in the ranks. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The newspaper is always the criminal's most faithful ally, the friend when everything human has dropped away from him. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z One by one her followers had dropped away, one disappearing here in a back yard, another vanishing there in a wood-lot, till all were gone. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z "I suppose so," he said, the laugh dropping away. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z How good it was to feel my tight breast loosen; to feel that awful clamp dropping away from my temples, where it had been pressing and fretting me almost to madness. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z And when he stepped out on to that snowy, rocky ridge, he felt instantly the exposure, both sides dropping away into vacuum, the ridge itself falling away steeply in front of him. The young Everest adventurers pulled into the void 2011-01-30T00:04:03Z I want to hold them a minute in my hand and look at them, before letting them drop away for ever. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z The Frenchman shrunk, dropping away from the outstretched arm as though it had struck him down. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z The mere outer friendship may in some degree—greater or less—survive; but the singular love in it has perishingly dropped away. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z This dropping away of old friends, and the breaking up of old associations, was significant to Webster of impending danger. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Civil war is a terrible crucible through which to pass character; the dross drops away from the pure metal at the first touch of the fire. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Myitkyina's lights had long dropped away behind when the juggler saw the leading boat turn, cross the path of moonlight and glide shoreward. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z But the shyness which was natural to her, and which had dropped away from her only at Doris's need, suddenly came over her again. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z In the midst of his embarrassment a certain blindness seemed suddenly to drop away from him. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z His mother’s hard, gentle hand rested for a moment on his shoulder and dropped away discouraged at the quivering of the resolute little back. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z And that other man's able make-up suddenly dropped away before my eyes to reveal the pallid features of the man Velmot. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z The Atlantic Ocean is relatively shallow even tens of miles from shore, unlike the Pacific, where the sea floor drops away steeply. Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Praise, and Backing 2010-10-12T05:31:00Z Time is on his hands now and the intensity of the rehab presumably will drop away. Andrew Flintoff was an England hero with a sense of chivalry 2010-09-16T18:07:00Z Only a few dandies dropped away, who saw no fun in life unless it offered them an occasional opportunity to receive a condescending nod from a few lieutenants of the Guard in citizens' clothes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Kite Wood, the 6-4 favourite, led until the last three furlongs, but dropped away in an instant. Damika foils big gamble on Tajneed 2010-08-14T17:51:00Z Further GDP weakness ahead beckons as fiscal stimulus drops away to be replaced by fiscal drag, and as inventory restocking ceases to support growth. Another drop in US retail sales sends Wall Street and FTSE falling 2010-07-14T13:47:00Z With pain pulsating in his elbow, he dropped away from the pack quickly, as if someone had pulled a plug. Tour de France Is Looking Like a Two-Man Race 2010-07-13T20:11:00Z As the city's towers fade in the distance, the houses drop away into level desert and occasional piles of construction rubble. Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan? 2010-07-07T00:34:00Z Webber pitted for his final set of tyres at the end of the lap, dropping to fifth, and Alonso began to drop away from Hamilton and fall into Button's clutches. Superb Hamilton wins in Montreal 2010-06-13T17:42:00Z When we do that, the part of us that fears coming off as self-promoters drops away. Toss Those Stock Photos on Your Web Site! 2010-05-19T11:00:00Z The ill-equipped have their moments and then drop away to the fringes – psychological and geographical – where tumbleweed blows through dreams, or the urge to rise again sparks a revival. Norwich City 1-0 Leeds United 2010-03-27T19:59:00Z It was like the roof came off the building, the walls dropped away, the floor came out from under me. 'The tears wouldn't stop': JFK condolence letters published 2010-03-09T12:22:00Z On the other side, a miniature ravine dropped away, too steep to harbor the nests of potential rivals. 2010-01-18T05:00:00Z The auburn hair that used to be my mother's pride, and my schoolmates' source of wit, has gradually dropped away and left a hairless scalp of an insignificant pinkish hue which would disgrace a shrimp. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile As night fell, the junks all dropped away, and we continued our solitary route. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Friends seem to be dropping away from me. A Double Knot We have dropped away from the pier and are gliding past the rows of upturned faces, the lines of frantic handkerchiefs. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise These are known as "decidua," which means "not permanent"—a word applied to those things in nature which after a period drop away, as leaves, teeth and horns, which are shed or fall off. What a Young Husband Ought to Know Do not let a single one who has ever been with you fade and drop away. Woman Presently, such of the junks as were sufficiently laden, dropped away, and set sail for those villages along the coast, where they were in the habit of taking refuge. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Elderkin felt new life urge through his veins, the pressure of the dead weeks behind sloughed off him, as the thinning veils of sleep drop away from the waking consciousness in the morning. Beggars on Horseback The Viking and the boy shipped their oars, helped me in, tied the dinghy to the stern, hoisted the sail, and we dropped away into the sunset. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen His carefully counterfeited sprightliness of guise dropped away, and left him an old man, much broken. The Key to Yesterday A new interest took possession of her and the fatigue of the day dropped away as she got into the swing of the writing. Janet Hardy in Radio City Four big plants are now being equipped, and when they once begin running you'll see your royalties dropping away from you like friends after a failure. The Bachelors A Novel Asshlin's only answer was a laugh—a laugh from which all the bitterness had dropped away, leaving a buoyant ring of absorption and delight. The Gambler A Novel Even as he looked the far edges dropped away in the gloom of advancing clouds. The Guns of Europe Now that he regarded death as certain, his cowardice dropped away like a discarded cloak. The Key to Yesterday One by one the employ�s dropped away till only Wilson remained. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop As I put my hand down to it the whole front of my overall dropped away where a fragment of shell casing had shot across it. Sea-Hounds And if we drop away from those means of grace which help us to be spiritually minded, there will certainly in time be little, if any, spiritual experiences to show. Russian Life To-day After Bell has dropped away, I have a long and interesting discussion with my partner. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York But now I feel as though twenty years had dropped away since this morning, and I'm just aching to hear the bark of a gun. Bert Wilson at Panama The men in the caboose wave good-by to the fireman and engineer as they drop away. Careers of Danger and Daring When Arthur dropped away from his purposes, naturally displaced by the after-choice, the will toward an Epic underwent an answerable revolution. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 December had been throughout a month of severe trial to Washington; during which he saw his army dropping away piece-meal before his eyes. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools But the days went by, and at last the rose began to fade, and as the petals dropped away one by one, she felt an answering throb as she thought that her hope would die. A Modern Wizard All the mock courtesy dropped away, and he stood revealed in his true character as a gloating fiend, his hideous features working with hate. Bert Wilson at Panama Tea and Coffee.—Even confirmed coffee drinkers drop away from their allegiance after being out a short time. Camp and Trail M. Marteau aroused himself sufficiently to take command of the boat's crew that presently dropped away to investigate.... Where the Pavement Ends Time dropped away from him until it seemed he had never been aware of anything but this agony. Circle of Flight Time dropping away, like a forgetting of yesterday and tomorrow. Perchance to Dream All who come are of the Church; those whom the Lord calls will join them, and if the Lord has not called them they will soon drop away. The Religious Life of London One of the first three presently dropped away to leeward, and I lost sight of her. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The ship began to yaw, to drop away toward the planet below them. Planet of the Gods Some of the old man's elation dropped away. The Time Mirror And if the sky is clear, I can look at the stars, and my cares suddenly seem small and drop away. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place In fact his jaw went so slack the kerchief dropped away revealing his entire visage. "And That's How It Was, Officer" One by one his fellow voyagershad dropped away, betrayed by the fisherman's luring fly, clutched by the skilful paw of wildcat or bear, or vanquished in their own element by the mink or the otter. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life His youth and virility seemed to drop away and suddenly he was an aged religious pilgrim as seen throughout the Moslem world. Black Man's Burden In those few minutes it seemed as if years dropped away from them and they were young again. The New Warden The monster dropped away, like the slow detaching of bands. Toilers of the Sea Almost as soon as the line between France and Belgium is passed, the low hills drop away, the thatch-roofed cottages give place to those of whitewashed brick, with bright, red-tiled roofs. An American Girl Abroad The weak link snapped, the necklace dropped away, and the thick carpet entirely muffled the sound of its fall. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories The tempest howled around me and the straw whistled as if for fear, but I lay quiet, for all long cares had quite dropped away. The Sentimental Vikings And then the boats began to fall clear and some of the struggling beings about them dropped away into the void. Command As they swung out on to the river their fatigue had dropped away and they moved with the steady, loose gait of the hardened "musher." The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure At Bingen, which is not especially "fair" from the river, the precipices drop away, the stream spreads out in nearly twice its former width, and is dotted with islands. An American Girl Abroad Now it relaxed suddenly, dropped away, and he scarcely recognized the voice that spoke next, so unlike to Cleek’s it was, so thick was the tremulous note that pulsated through it. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories There was a small shelf, then the slope dropped away abruptly. The Pirates of Shan It was, for all to see, the good and faithful hound. ate in the afternoon, the plain on which they had been traveling suddenly dropped away. The World That Couldn't Be Jonathan's words dropped away in a faint gurgle. Rough Translation She drops away with a good scope, and lies handy to tow at orders. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The grand ideals of their youth will drop away from them one by one, and they will laugh with contempt at their old student notions of liberty and freedom for high and low. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. The Old Testament gradually gave way to the synoptic gospels of the New, while asceticism dropped away like a mantle. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance But now he lies dead, and his pretty limbs all dropped away into earth. Devil Stories An Anthology As the singing voice crooned and hushed me, I grew, oh! so weary of the labour of swallowing and breathing that I dropped away again into glorious slumberland. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia They traveled through alternate weeds and hay to where the hilltop dropped away rapidly to a valley about three hundred feet below. The Blue Ghost Mystery He heard the scrape as the instrument cable dropped away outside. The Scarlet Lake Mystery "Oh, the waxen knave was plump to-day, Sister Helen; Now like dead folk he has dropped away!" The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance The old man was as frisky as a colt, and under the stimulus of excitement the years seemed to drop away from him. Doubloons—and the Girl Yuma had been watching her closely, his evil little eyes glittering, and when he saw her hand drop away he laughed derisively. The Coming of the Law Below him the tiers dropped away to the main deck, flowing lines and curves, broad sheets of clear plastic, animated signs, the grass and flowerbeds of a small park, people walking swiftly or idly. The Sensitive Man Rick looked down and saw the reef drop away under him. The Wailing Octopus Touch his eyes with kindly fingers that the scales may drop away. The Daughter of a Republican Neither did Jean Eastman–why almost nobody did; all her really intimate friends seemed to have dropped away from her. Betty Wales Freshman The pony had halted within a foot of the edge of a high cliff whose side dropped away sheer, as though cut with a knife. The Coming of the Law The flat land fairly dropped away before our speed. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium They were at bottom at ninety feet, and the clean sand dropped away at an angle of about thirty degrees. The Wailing Octopus As he swerved away to clear the funnels, I heard him give a great shout of laughter that rose to a small scream: ''Pon—soul—it's—Char—ley!' he sang out, and dropped away astern. Aliens The hubbub caught, rose up for a few moments, then dropped away. Martyr He did not look me in the face as he delivered this piece of information, but allowed his narrow eyes to drop away shiftily. The House by the Lock All the noisy passions dropped away before them, and left just those clear voices in my soul. Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 He pulled the quick release on his weight belt and felt it drop away, then he kicked for the surface, frantic with fear for Scotty. The Wailing Octopus She had no relatives in England, my father's brothers were either at sea or dead, and my father's business friends dropped away when he died, a way business friends have, I've noticed since. Aliens Since he has ceased to read he has begun to drop away a little from my living understanding. A Diary Without Dates The heavily encumbered property had dropped away piece by piece, and the scant residue clung to its owner like shackles. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Brian knew nothing of it, for upon the Bird Daughter's word he had dropped away into a faint once more. Nuala O'Malley The same instant it dropped away again with a rush of whirlwinds, and became a distant shadow miles and miles below him. Jimbo A Fantasy The tree branch shook and a portion of the cabin wall dropped away with a clang. The People of the Crater The city was dropping away, and, where the crystal palace had stood, there was a spreading blob of molten material from which searing vapors were drifting. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Do you want them to drop away like autumn leaves? Callista : a Tale of the Third Century I heard the old, old men say ‘Everything alters, And one by one we drop away.’ In The Seven Woods Being Poems Chiefly of the Irish Heroic Age Then also will the difference drop away between fertile and barren districts; perchance deserts may then become the favorite homes of man being healthier than the damp valleys and the swamp-infected plains. Woman under socialism From the edge of the curving road the mountain dropped away without the protection of any parapet. Aurora the Magnificent His usual casual humor had dropped away, and his personality gripped them. Border, Breed Nor Birth He might linger some days; he might drop away any moment. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart I spit out the bit I am biting and it drops away so that I can see. The Lost Kafoozalum He straightened and a little of the hangdog servility dropped away. The Clean and Wholesome Land "Thank you," said I, and dropped away defeated from the door. The Passionate Friends He had a dream, and in conversation with him, all other things dropped away and nothing was of importance but that dream. Border, Breed Nor Birth I committed the sin, I dropped away from honor, I let goodness go. Daddy's Girl It was not merely that she was listless and incapable; the world seemed to have dropped away. The Side Of The Angels A Novel The report was well founded; and after three or four days of desperate struggle with life, the poor child dropped away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Ralph! a jewel is lost from the chain of your young life, and once rent asunder many a diamond bead will drop away from that torn link. Mabel's Mistake You can tell, just as a Roman Catholic can tell a person raised in the Church, even though the other has dropped away, or even as one Jew can tell another. Border, Breed Nor Birth The cares of this world will soon drop away like a cloak of thorns and I shall know peace. The Big Trip Up Yonder Ultimately, the grossest grade, becoming atrophied for the lack of activity, would drop away from him. Elementary Theosophy The order was obeyed and the earth seemed to drop away slowly beneath us as the balloon rose and drifted away before the wind. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Alas! when such gems of the soul drop away in youth, it is only with hard experience and keen suffering that they can be gathered back from the depths of life again. Mabel's Mistake The things that do not count drop away. At the Crossroads All the petty fussiness which had annoyed her neighbors dropped away from her as she moved softly, keen-eyed and solicitous, among them all. Jessica, the Heiress Leslie’s little revolver came promptly around to meet him, and he dropped away with a gasp of surprise as suddenly as he had lit. Cloudy Jewel The strike, which had so suddenly drawn me into its whirling crowd-life, now as suddenly dropped away. The Harbor Now the ground seemed to drop away before them. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Immediately the Gnomes which clung to Jaska and Sarka dropped away, and scuttled into the midst of the myriads that stood and watched. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 All the alertness which had marked his coming had dropped away from him. The Dominant Strain Allison’s arms dropped away from her, but his eyes held her in a long look of joy. Cloudy Jewel Beyond, a wilderness of sandstone pinnacles and naked cliffs dropped away and away to depths invisible. When the West Was Young It rose steadily until the trees dropped away on either side and the jungle spread out on every hand. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 At last I came to a ledge beneath which the sheer cliff dropped away into unfathomable snowy depths. A Mountain Boyhood The effects of the horrible dullness and intolerable boredom of the past three months dropped away in an instant. The Island Mystery It had not yet fallen, though every board had dropped away, and every timber was a thin line of fire, fast charring to coals. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Colts grew horses, beards turned gray, Deacon and deaconess dropped away, Children and grandchildren,—where were they? The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems Her eyes quickly dropped away from his, and turned wearily, but peacefully, to those of her husband. Dr. Sevier The rocky valley floor dropped away, and the windowless stone walls of the fortress slid down past them. The Martian Cabal When these drop away, man without his instincts or his intelligence is more helpless than the brute. The Meaning of Evolution At length the fan grew still, the weak hand fell down on his breast, and he seemed to be dropping away into quiet slumber. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 The plane dropped away, fluttering like a falling leaf for a moment, before the aviator started his three propellers again. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 He turned, dropped away from the men and stood there an instant looking at her. The Prisoner Only when one comes within a few hundred steps of these buildings does one see the low, long, stretched-out little town in line with the ridge of the hills that drop away to the north.... The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The vane motor stuttered and stopped, the plane floor dropped away from beneath him, then thudded against something. When the Sleepers Woke Dr. Ku's voice dropped away; the last words seemed to have come from below. The Affair of the Brains The costly marble mantle of their walls dropped away in pieces or was plundered for use. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I The Continental Shelf slid beneath me, dropping away as my course took me further from the Highland borders. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 I moved the range hand back, and the view seemed to drop away from me swiftly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Beneath his dizzy eyes the precipitous sides of the cañon dropped away seemingly into the very bowels of the earth,––far down in sheer unbroken walls of black rock for hundreds and thousands of feet. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The great silver shape of the ZX-1, barren, now, of life, dropped away, speeding ever due west; the hazy dots and blur of smoke which denoted the motionless Black Fleet vanished. Raiders Invisible The long knives following them had dropped away, doubtless afraid, as Wolf Paw had predicted, of an ambush. Shaman Elsewhere, the island dropped away in cliffs of varying heights and steepness to the Atlantic. Smugglers' Reef Their hair is cut exactly after the fashion of the palm trees, with a tuft standing up in the middle and two tufts dropping away from it on each side. Round the Wonderful World "Some funny things happen in the course of a game," went on Mr. Quinby, who in this congenial company was feeling the years drop away from him and was enjoying himself immensely. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron Webby, watching the old familiar earth drop away, felt exalted; he felt as though he had suddenly become a creature of some finer, rarer place. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor Like him whose fetters dropped away When light shone o'er his prison, My spirit, touched by mercy's ray, Hath from her chains arisen. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul So that, viewing the subject from an intellectual stand-point merely, such fears as at first spring up, drop away, one by one, and disappear. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III And the words were many, and the minutes too—yet they dropped away one by one, and the upper glass was empty! Say and Seal, Volume II Then he dropped away again, and afterward came only those hopeless efforts which you saw as well as I. Now, I believe I've had an inspiration. The Brass Bound Box He dropped away from those comrades of the lower sort with whom he had found his recreation; abandoned and forgotten were his old lights of love. The Readjustment One by one they had dropped away and returned to their homes before the Twins realised that the afternoon was nearly spent and night was approaching. The Italian Twins Thou art not Honour! for those gay Feathers will wear and drop away; And princes to some upstart line Gives new ones, that are full as fine. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II She saw Ward's fingers drop away from the gun, but they remained close enough for a dangerously quick gripping of it again, if the whim seized him. The Ranch at the Wolverine If, in some cases, wages have risen, prices have advanced with them till only necessities are possible, the useful having dropped away from the plan, and the agreeable ceased to have place even in thought. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad He shivered and his hand loosened its hold, dropped away. Empire Dimly through the double glass she had discerned the green and gold of the Guard on the swaying figure before it dropped away for ever into the night. A Modern Mercenary He saw to his amazement a long feathered arrow dropping away from the target on which it had struck in vain, and then roll down the side of the mountain. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain How your plump arms, that were, have dropped away! Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning When she counted the gains they had made, it seemed as if she had been in some fairy palace, and by charms the old wrongs had dropped away and new good had sprung up. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II She put up both her little hands, and rubbed the salt drops away with her knuckles, like a child. The Dop Doctor All that had been—all that was of earth and earthy—seemed to have dropped away from him: he was calm and tranquil as the sea on a summer eve when not a breath stirreth. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers “He may drop away most any time, mother,” said she, “and she hasn’t seen trouble enough yet to be good for much to help him or herself either, at a time like that.” David Fleming's Forgiveness |
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