| 单词 | a trifle |
| 例句 | Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman’s favor. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a half gesture to the woman who sat beside him, but her thin, bloodless lips merely pursed themselves a trifle. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Zooey put a hand on each side of the washbowl and leaned his chest forward a trifle, his eyes on the general background of enamel. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “All kinds of things,” I said, a trifle pompously. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The moon rose in the sky as Montag walked, his lips moving just a trifle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z So smooth was the motion that they seemed to stand still, and Mrs. Frisby ventured to open her eyes and lift her head just a trifle. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Really, Francis,” Henry said, a trifle peevishly, “it’s all right. Sit down.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Reassured, but with a dignity that was a trifle shrill and uncertain, “I’ve warned you,” said the nurse, “so mind.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Catchpenny rogues! I will not be exchanged for such a trifle. My mere weight? A paltry treasure you could carry on a shoulder? How dare you insult me!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He was perhaps a trifle annoyed with Tom for seeming to make so light of what even Gandalf thought so perilously important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This was beginning to sound a trifle grave. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His round stomach had flattened out a trifle from the starvation winter, but he was by no means thin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” murmured the Ladybug, turning a trifle pale, “but am I wrong in thinking that we seem to be bobbing up and down?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m a simple man, you see,” he said, “and that’s exactly what I do. All systems are evil. All governments are evil. Not just a trifle evil. Monstrously evil.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She arched her back a trifle, and, with her mouth a trifle open, she put her hand on top of her head. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “And what about you?” he said, a trifle belligerently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It dwarfed the bamboo cane the teacher in Chungking had used to punish Four Hands whenever he stole a trifle from another. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Up to you,” I answered reasonably, “but you’ll admit it may seem at least a trifle cowardly to some.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z More than a trifle grimly, he brought his cigar to his mouth and dragged on it, but it had gone out. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She stared at him for a moment, and then, slowly, a new look gathered in her eyes—resourceful, crafty, and a trifle desperate. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He sat a trifle closer to her and bent down and kissed her, briefly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in, fell a trifle short of the wearer’s expectation. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, a trifle! Nothing of course to speak of—twenty thousand pounds, I think they say—but what is that?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re not feeling ill, are you?” he asked, a trifle anxiously, afraid that she might be suffering from one of the few remaining infectious diseases. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It made that sharp pain in her stomach seem a trifle in comparison. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The woman who emerged was a trifle thinner, a great deal wiser, an ocean sadder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He sat back a trifle in his chair and smoked without any sense of taste. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I quickly stood up as he came into my vicinity, stooping a trifle in order not to look disrespectfully tall. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She weaved a trifle, then fainted, collapsing to the floor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “What do you mean?” said Henry, a trifle sharply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear no, Sir. You are rather too kind sometimes, and then just a trifle hasty when he tries your patience. Don’t you think you are?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The third bedroom was a trifle small, but it would do just fine for Turtle. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the jar, just below the edge of the label, Sophie could see the putting-to-sleep dream lying peacefully on the bottom, pulsing gently, sea-green like the other one, but perhaps a trifle larger. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy’s heart beat a trifle more audibly to the stethoscope, and her lungs had a perceptible movement. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It might have made him feel a trifle less unclean. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I said, a trifle inanely but just trying to make conversation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My costume for traveling was utilitarian if a trifle bizarre. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all of that,” said George, who was a trifle annoyed that his hook idea hadn’t worked. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She looked a trifle dazed and who could blame her, but after a minute or so she was on her feet again and tottering back towards the playground. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I admitted his great revolutionary fervor, but I felt that his zeal was a trifle excessive. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be a peacock. I only moaned a trifle to keep the girls company.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat up a trifle straighter—or rather, slumped a trifle less. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z A couple of the very youngest children dragged the tempo a trifle, but in a way that only the composer’s mother could have found fault with. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him, but it does not touch her looks; she is a trifle stouter, and her cheeks are a lovely rose-pink. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The substance of it seemed to me a trifle thin, and I decided to hurry back to Les Amis and touch it up a bit. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Franny took advantage of the slight pause that followed to straighten her back a trifle, as though, for some reason, good posture, or better posture, might come in handy at any moment. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z It was unseemly, she knew, but she could not seem to help herself; the tears would come, sometimes over a trifle, and nothing she did could hold them back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But his muscles relaxed a trifle beneath my pressure and I breathed, "Seven?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As to Inigo’s personal life, he was always just a trifle hungry, he had no brothers or sisters, and his mother had died in childbirth. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Jasper, however, paused at the door, his expression a trifle shocked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The only real difference between them was that the cat wore tiny golden earrings and looked a trifle less smug. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you like to wait here and greet him or would you prefer to step inside and warm up a trifle?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “As aquatic spectacles go, I am a trifle underwhelmed by your lake. Is this where the swans are?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was cold, but perhaps just a trifle warmer than the day before, and a low dawn sun burning through the trees looked cautiously promising. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But she was insulted, and a trifle hurt. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Franny suddenly sat up a trifle straighter in her seat, self-consciously. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I ask him what would give him that impression and he replies to the effect that it is not like me to mess up and besides which I have seemed a trifle distracted. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z By the standards of today, crater research in the early 1900s was a trifle unsophisticated, to say the least. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After thirteen years, I not only distinctly remember all six of Sister Irma’s samples, but four of them I sometimes think I remember a trifle too distinctly for my own peace of mind. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I didn’t expect this to go on so long. I’d best be on my way or poor Elise will be getting a trifle warm.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Has anyone checked this boy's ears? I believe he's a trifle deaf." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the gate the servant opened the door a trifle and looked out at the waiting people. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Girls’ quarrels are soon over,” returned her mother, feeling a trifle ashamed of her own part in this one, as well she might. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The neckline and temples had been trimmed conventionally close, but the sides and top had been left rather more than just longish, and were, in fact, a trifle “distinguished-looking.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The response from behind the shower curtain was a trifle delayed but delighted. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Katz was instantly transformed—so much so that he felt perhaps a trifle too much at home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The lettering was minute, but jet-black and passionately legible, if just a trifle fancy in spots, and without blots or erasures. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “And I mean all of you,” she said, and abruptly straightened her posture a trifle. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Five minutes in that Alpha Double Plus classroom left John a trifle bewildered. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, dear boy. You exaggerate. A minor parable at most. Besides, I fear it is a trifle optimistic.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To him, Izzy seemed a trifle willful, but he was glad to see her undaunted after such a terrifying start. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was getting a trifle posture-conscious and I sat up somewhat straighter in my seat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “The style is a trifle primitive,” one observer wrote about Anderson’s prose, “gauche, aggressive, maudlin ... it speaks in pungent slang.” Books of The Times: The Supersnooper Pursuing the Paranoid Politician 2010-09-28T22:31:00Z “Her youthful bust however was not at all repulsive to me and perhaps a trifle inviting” is one of the nicer things he says. Review | Deborah Tannen’s ‘Finding My Father’ pays tribute to a man whose many jobs became his life story 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z And what was observable in the furniture, was observable in the Veneerings — the surface smelt a little too much of the workshop and was a trifle stickey. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 5: Our Mutual Friend 2012-02-01T19:54:28Z As per tradition, she creates the dessert, sometimes a trifle, sometimes a chocolate cake, but always something festive. In words, food, Maya Angelou reflects on holidays 2010-12-09T22:01:00Z But for those who actually care, this is not a trifle. Nick & Toni’s, A Restaurant in the Hamptons Where Bonnie Is the Word 2013-05-24T20:41:56Z Perhaps the film is a trifle over-egged towards the end and comic seriousness briefly turns into unfunny solemnity when it deals with the reunion between Patrick and his more conventional brother. Silver Linings Playbook – review 2012-11-25T00:05:31Z For the millions of Americans who are depressed and anxious about the state of the nation, La La Land is a trifle that seems more substantial because of our desperate need for distraction. The La La Land backlash: why have critics turned on the Oscar favorite? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z As for this picture, it’s never boring but a trifle diffuse. ‘Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki’ Review: Animation Giant, Retired and Restless 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Was it a trifle peculiar that my entry-level De Vries novel, the one she first urged I read, “Consenting Adults,” happened to be every bit as ribald as “Tom Jones”? Well, maybe. Letters to the Editor 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It retains the bitterness you’d expect, but it’s a trifle sweet and, of course, lacks buzz. This ‘Phony Negroni’ Is Bitter but Not Boozy 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z While in French and German, “bagatelle” means a trifle, when Beethoven titled three published volumes of solo piano pieces bagatelles he was being rather coy. Review: John Zorn Brings Avant-Garde Style to the Stone 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z I know she didn't get invited to the christening of Princess Aurora, but throwing a curse on the host's daughter always seemed a trifle disproportionate. Angelina Jolie springs back to life from a career slumber in Maleficent 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z With 10 songs, "Wild Life" clocked in just shy of 40 minutes — and as pop-musical ambitions go, it sounded like a trifle, a morsel to be easily digested and just as quickly forgotten. Wings debut "Wild Life" turns 50 with powerful vinyl reissue 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The New York Times reviewer Mordaunt Hall thought Ms. Stuart’s gown “a trifle out of place” but “a stunning creation” nonetheless. ‘The Old Dark House’ Is Creepy. Its Occupants? Downright Kooky. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z In a phone interview, Mr. Kipiniak said the earnestness of the reviewer’s hurt feelings over such a trifle made it prime comedic fodder. Noted: A YouTube Series: ‘Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews’ 2012-08-01T21:48:35Z I think you’d enjoy everything about Bond Street but the bill, which might be a trifle high. Hey, Mr. Critic: Looking for Old Brooklyn? Nosh This Way 2010-12-02T21:20:00Z Even in a trifle such as "Taylor the Latte Boy," Cumming found tenderness and authenticity in a lyric thick with the clichés of contemporary urban life. With a little more voice, Alan Cumming could be a cabaret sensation 2011-05-29T16:31:00Z In fact, I like the chicken at Bubba's--dare I say it--just a trifle bit better than that at Babe's. Where to Eat at the South's Best Fried Chicken Restaurants 2010-05-03T19:05:00Z Savage went away and wrote a screenplay that even the French might find a trifle avant garde, containing not a word of scripted dialogue, nor even much recognisable plot. Gemma Arterton: ‘Everyone in the industry knows I'm a pain’ 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z If you arrange it so you are excluded from one family chat of an ever-changing multitude, then that can become a trifle. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Sister restarted the family group chat without her. Is estrangement next? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Arrange a third of the gingerbread cubes in an even layer in the bottom of a trifle dish. Desserts bring iconic flavors and scents to your Christmas dinner 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Like when you find a tin of peaches in among the washing powder, as if someone's thought, "well, we can't do the laundry and make a trifle." Edinburgh Festival Joke Special 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z Prepare individual servings in cocktail glasses or an elegant scoop-and-serve presentation in a trifle bowl. 15 Fresh Blueberry Recipes 2010-07-28T17:00:00Z He sounds a trifle impatient when I question the impact of Sky Arts, which he says is "great". Richard Klein on why BBC4 is the corporation's best-loved channel 2010-10-11T06:00:00Z Thom’s angst may feel a trifle sophomoric now, like something he might grow out of. Review: Michael C. Hall Probes the Despair of ‘Thom Pain’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “What tragedy cannot survive is the merest hint that it might, just possibly,” he writes, “be ‘a trifle overwrought.’ ” Books of The Times: ‘How to Be Gay,’ by David M. Halperin 2012-08-07T19:02:09Z And it also seems a trifle patronizing, doesn't it? Theater Talkback: Hold the Entrance Applause, Please 2012-10-04T16:55:14Z New York's Angel Haze has been called the "new Azealia Banks", which is a trifle premature given that the old has only been around for a year, and understates her ambition. Angel Haze – review 2012-10-10T14:26:59Z But he wasn't going to let a trifle like that hold him back. Ken Bruce show 2011-04-04T07:00:03Z For one thing, it too seems a trifle scrubbed clean, sanitized and austere. Art Review: A Muse in the Machine: Click. Create. 2011-05-26T14:55:57Z Inspired by Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” it was a trifle larded with art world in-jokes but brightened by the fine acting of Joseph Fiennes and Charles Edwards. Critic?s Notebook: Performa 11 Is Bigger but Not Better 2011-11-25T23:51:33Z It’s a trifle that is best consumed on an airplane or in the midst of a crippling fever. Here's every single thing that is wrong with Collateral Beauty 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Some may find the film's coda a trifle glib, but it enables Radnor to resolve his drama satisfactorily and to show his cinematic alter ego experiencing emotional growth. Liberal Arts – review 2012-10-06T23:05:35Z The Met and the Frick have lately taken to producing no-frills micro shows from single masterpiece paintings, with results that can feel a trifle lazy and underdone. Art Review: ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ at Museum of Biblical Art 2012-08-10T04:40:08Z Mr. Smith tends to work fast and a trifle sloppily, until a certain image becomes second nature, a template. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The remark was delivered with practised timing and self-deprecation, and the audience laughed a trifle uneasily, but it carried a great burden of regret. Rick Gekoski 2010-08-24T14:48:00Z The former hostages consider it a trifle odd that “Argo” is based on the tale of six embassy staff members who eluded Iranians, posing as students, who took over the embassy on Nov. 4, 1979. ‘Argo,’ as Seen by the Iran Hostage Crisis Survivors 2012-10-16T16:33:06Z The heroine is an alluring scrap in specs, a trifle bland but sweet-voiced and exceptionally nimble. My Fair Lady; The Dance of Death; Midnight's Pumpkin – review 2012-12-23T00:09:26Z Nor is an index, either of poems or first lines, which seems a trifle shabby. Selected Poems by Tony Harrison – review 2013-03-12T09:59:01Z “HEX,” though, ultimately proved to be a trifle. Review: Outshining a Premiere, a Group Announces Its Arrival 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z It is perhaps a trifle complicated, and some elements are contrived. The Long Life and Great Good Fortune of John Clare – review 2013-04-10T17:00:04Z Applying such attention-getting overstatement to an artist of the unspoken like Pinter sounds a trifle misguided. Review: ‘Old Times,’ Where the Past Is a Dangerous Place 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps fittingly enough, it is only in the period that gave us the phrase "terra incognita" that his mapping of the contours of cartography in the past becomes just a trifle perfunctory. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z Well lit by Jon Clark to suggest we are looking at an illuminated domestic jungle, the production at times seems a trifle over-considered. The Homecoming ? review 2011-08-04T10:54:01Z This play on a trifle gets some major help from supermarket angel food cake. Want to make a fresh and festive Thanksgiving dinner for $40? Here's your menu 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z It’s a trifle that I have already forgotten, but it was better than “The Little Prince.” A Bob Fosse Film-Festival Diary 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The Chan-Gatsby-Ashleigh triangle is a standard Woody Allen setup, though the names are a trifle exotic. ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ Review: How to Ruin Your Weekend 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Plus the sheer volume of name actors squeezed into supporting roles was also a trifle distracting. Money; Lost; Damages 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z It seemed a trifle richer than the Haut-Médocs, and a little more tannic. Come for the Values, Stay (or Leave) for the Vintage 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z “Love’s Labour’s Lost” isn’t the master comedy that “Much Ado” is, and only purists will object to most liberties taken with a show that is, by Shakespeare’s standards, a trifle. Theater Review: ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost,’ Loosely Speaking, in Central Park 2013-08-13T02:00:01Z Theirs is pale lavender, aromatic and a trifle sweet. A Liqueur That’s Ready for Flight 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z His conducting style entailed expansive gestures that some critics found thrillingly expressive and others found a trifle flamboyant. Yakov Kreizberg, Orchestral Conductor, Dies at 51 2011-04-11T22:49:58Z This may sound a trifle disingenuous but, looking at the purchase in purely monetary terms, the Tate, despite Miro's hard bargaining on behalf of her artist, does seem to have landed quite a bargain. Victoria Miro 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Scattered over a cellophane-coated georgette, the faintly decaying petals do indeed seem a trifle macabre. FITTINGS: Countdown to Fashion Week: Thank the Deli for That Dress 2013-08-21T18:17:47Z And a subplot involving Dr. Campbell’s real identity, which involves her switching somehow to a private channel to take calls from the dean, and from her mother, seems a trifle contrived. Review: ‘Sell/Buy/Date,’ Sarah Jones’s Futuristic Look at Sex Workers 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Nvidia’s put up a page about the system that acknowledges Switch uses a “custom Tegra processor,” so that tells us a trifle more. Switch Is the Dream Console Nintendo's Been Working Toward for Years 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z My father always found Spencer Tracy a trifle smarmy; and, even though he loved Crosby's crooning, he never thought much of him as an actor or a human being. Irish America and the siege of Hollywood 2010-07-11T21:29:00Z The rest of us need to be a trifle more careful. If the Size Fits 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The proportions vary and, since the point of a trifle is the layers, the dimensions of your bowl will deter- mine how these build up and the amount of sponge etc you will need. The 20 best Nigella Lawson recipes: part 4 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z With the best will in the world, this now feels a trifle wan. 'lf I had a gun, I'd shoot her': how violence could save The X Factor 2012-10-11T17:11:01Z This display makes Hals seem all the more singular, even while feeling a trifle superfluous. Art Review: Faces Still Alive, Centuries Later 2011-07-28T22:44:45Z The culture so often considers creative work an indulgence, a trifle—the terrain of dilettantes, heirs, and heiresses. Why Artists Need Oddball Residencies 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Maybe this seemed a trifle strong, an unnecessarily extreme analogy to describe Hirst's decay from lively young mind to arrogant purveyor of kitsch. Damien Hirst's new statue is a dangerous monstrosity 2012-10-11T14:23:22Z With 10 songs, "Wild Life" clocked in just shy of 40 minutes—and as pop-musical ambitions go, it sounded like a trifle, a morsel to be easily digested and just as quickly forgotten. Wings was a better band than Paul McCartney or his critics think 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The painting seems a trifle naked, but its exposure iterates the basic achievement of this extraordinary exhibition, which is to bring us as close to the making as to the made. Art Review: ‘Hopper Drawing,’ at the Whitney Museum 2013-06-06T21:44:48Z The fish may be tuna belly marinated in sake lees overnight, meaty and a trifle gelatinous, or bluefish collar roasted in the oven with nothing but salt, which gives contour to its natural oiliness. At Okonomi, Don’t Look for French Toast 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Still, it seemed a trifle generic to my eye. A Tuxedo Should Reflect the Man 2012-02-22T21:48:11Z What initially appeared to be a trifle of a release quickly swelled to a force: a string of hit singles, mall frenzy, filling a teen-dream vacuum. Critics' Choice: New Music by Justin Bieber and Dum Dum Girls 2010-03-21T20:58:00Z When the New York Times characterized the star’s behavior as a trifle touchy, LuPone fired back in a letter. Turn off your phone. And ignore the prostitute. 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The application process is just like mascara, if a trifle fiddlier, takes only two minutes, and transforms stumps into normal-looking lashes. How to get through chemotherapy: Decca Aitkenhead on cancer treatment 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z We encounter them as an entity, working together thoughtfully, a trifle self-regarding perhaps, and then we get to know them as individuals. A Late Quartet – review 2013-04-06T23:06:19Z But pyrotechnics and special effects aside — Todd Tucker, who worked on “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” did the makeup that ages Susanna about 40 years — “7 Khoon Maaf” never seems more than a trifle. | '7 Khoon Maaf': A Black Widow Tale 2011-02-19T00:14:13Z Green's symbolism is neat, if a trifle heavy-handed. Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z A third work, which is a trifle hermetic even by Mr. Nauman’s standards, consists only of a recording of him repeating the words of the title, “For Children.” Art in Review: BRUCE NAUMAN: ?For Children/For Beginners? 2010-12-09T23:19:00Z It was drunken and it ended up with a mudcake I'd made being thrown in my face and a trifle being thrown at her. Glastonbury festival: Jessie Ware's wildest moments 2013-06-29T23:05:17Z This likable if more than a trifle laboured Indian movie reworks King Lear in present-day London. Life Goes On ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:29Z I think I went a trifle mad that autumn. Ray Bradbury and the fever of inspiration 2012-06-06T20:50:17Z Like a trifle, it contains fruit or jam, booze, custard and some kind of cake. How to build a quick dessert that’s no mere trifle 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Thinking of Tudor ladies who hunted in brocade and furs, I feel a trifle underdressed in my hiking boots and scruffy wool jacket. In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways Before there was the Bincident, there was Custardgate – the shocking moment when another contestant accidentally used Howard’s custard in a trifle. Every Great British Bake Off contestant ranked in order of greatness 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z West's Higgins, all sleek and pampered assuredness, seems a trifle two-dimensional at first, but he transforms alongside Eliza: just as he remoulds her vowels, she is imperceptibly working on him. My Fair Lady – review 2012-12-19T13:14:23Z And as a foodie, she knows all too well that this subject is a trifle — and not the edible kind. A blend of food and comedy in ‘The Dish’ If they’re constantly being exiled or poisoned by one another, a child’s sense of reality is likely to be a trifle skewed. Review | ‘The Confessions of Young Nero,’ by Margaret George 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The wine-drenched fruits can be tucked into the almond filling for a frangipane tart or used in a trifle of layered crumbled amaretti, custard and mascarpone. Nigel Slater: ‘I love the crackle of winter’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z For example, when one interviewee says he wants material success, Marker remarks that his view of life is "a trifle limited". Chris Marker obituary 2012-07-30T11:57:53Z "You're just like a trifle - fruity at the top but a little bit spongy down below," he informed another. Len Goodman obituary: From the East End to Strictly Come Dancing studio 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The love was unconditional and, for some of us, a trifle insane. Column: The new 'Indiana Jones' trailer will make you nostalgic — for a thriving movie culture 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Inside the fridge, a trifle dessert gave an indication of how long her body had lain there. Why was my neighbour's body not found for two years? 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z “The markets are feeling a trifle unsettled in anticipation of a shift in policy, even if it were to come gradually,” he said in a recent report. BOJ chief-to-be answers to lawmakers as Japan prices soar 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Cameron knows this and extends those sequences to lengths that seem a trifle self-indulgent. ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ review: Visuals aside, this sequel simply treads water 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Wrote the Washington Times: “It sounds a trifle tame, but the thousands who saw it worked got a powerful kick out of it.” Perspective | In 1922, a D.C. ballpark was home to a bizarre World Series facsimile 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Curiously, perhaps, in terms of the thermometer alone, Thursday turned out a trifle warmer than Friday. Sunny Friday was the “Tomorrow” we hoped for on Thursday 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Plus he’s willing to punish a child psychologically — which is out of bounds for any reason, but certainly so for actions you took, and especially so for such a trifle as hair length. Advice | Carolyn Hax: ‘Obsessed’ ex-husband insists their daughter have long hair 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z If we felt just a trifle jauntier on Tuesday, we might not have considered citing its dew points. Wednesday will be autumn’s eve, and the signs are there 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z That could be regarded as a trifle high. On eve of Labor Day weekend, it seemed summery, and also pleasant 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z And why not make a trifle for the table? From jelly to hummus: a history of street party food 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z To be sure, Skanska’s three vehicles, out of 250 on a single project, represent a trifle in the struggle against global warming. How a Sound Transit contractor is trying to make light-rail construction easier on the environment 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Today’s high-tech information operations make those earlier efforts seem a trifle quaint. Review | Deception has changed in the digital era, and spies are adapting 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In his reply, which I did not save, Journalist Gorsuch said essentially that such a trifle doesn’t matter. Opinion | Some personal testimony in the matter of NPR v. the Supreme Court 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z But it was less than a trifle alongside the money that Salesforce withheld from the government through legal tax subterfuge. C.E.O.s Were Our Heroes, at Least According to Them 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Extra panettone and cake are easily transformed into a trifle, in which layers of fruit, whipped cream, custard and any add-in of your choice, really, can mask — and improve! — even the most mediocre baked goods. How to transform leftover bread, cake and cookies into exciting new treats 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z He stopped him for a trifle — for an air freshener dangling from the rearview mirror. Perspective | Kim Potter saw Daunte Wright clearly. But belatedly. 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z "But it seems a trifle unfair that at this stage in her life she’s having to give up one of very few pleasures." Queen Elizabeth advised to cut back on cocktails to stay healthy, source claims: ‘It seems a trifle unfair’ 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z "She wasn’t Lucy of Lucy Ricardo fame yet, so it was a trifle different." Lucille Ball’s daughter praises Nicole Kidman’s 'spectacular' portrayal of ‘I Love Lucy’ star in new biopic 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Compared with the statistical legacy he would leave Major League Baseball, these may seem a trifle, a small sample size. Justice for the Negro Leagues Will Mean More Than Just Stats 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z “A friend of mine in Karamay takes care of my administrative affairs. Why should I come back for some paperwork? Why go all that way for such a trifle? Why now?” How I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z His objections to the subsequence violence — “unacceptable,” “un-American” — was a trifle, like admonishing an arsonist after handing over a pack of matches. News Analysis: Trump spoke of 'American carnage,' then made it his reality 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Yet at times, it seems a trifle long, causing one to wonder: Might it have served better as a novella? Peter Ho Davies takes a candid look at fatherhood in ‘A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself’ 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z How these Trump supporters will react in the short and long run is not a trifle. Democracy headache: More than 70 percent of Trump voters distrust the best-run election in years 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z She ended her column by writing, “It will be fun while it lasts, but the novelty of the all-women communications team was a trifle concocted for attention.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Women are not a ‘novelty.’ Such language seems sexist. 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z This person didn’t think it was real, or thought it a trifle barely worse than a cold. Column: Don't be a 'pandejo.' Take the pandemic seriously 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z It will be fun while it lasts, but the novelty of the all-women communications team was a trifle concocted for attention. Opinion | Biden’s communications staff is headed toward treacherous waters 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Comparatively, Alabama’s squad barely averaged 155 pounds and seemed “a trifle weak.” How the Tennessee vs. Alabama football series began 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z “The day football went crazy,” read the back page of one newspaper on Monday morning, which felt a trifle overegged on the back of a handful of freak scorelines in one league in one country. Silly season: when is football's goal-fest going to settle down a bit? | Jonathan Liew 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s a trifle – sponge, custard, cream, jelly – but it’s in a packet. Smash hits: why 1970s foods are back – from corned beef to packet trifle 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Based on the beloved book about a neon beast with a stingy heart, the animated special was dismissed as a trifle. How the Grinch Stole Our Hearts 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In one episode of Friends, Rachel makes a trifle for Thanksgiving. Meat? In dessert? Why I made a Christmas mince pie – with beef 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The Boston Herald responded with what one newspaper called an apology that was “a trifle sarcastic.” A Thanksgiving turkey terrorized by the president’s kids? Teddy Roosevelt was furious about that story. 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The astronauts remained healthy, a trifle bored perhaps, but healthy in isolation. AP’s Apollo 11 anniversary book chronicles journey to moon 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Do say: “I miss the simple tastes of childhood: a trifle packed with emulsifiers, modified maize starch, whey powder and anti-caking agent.” Smash hits: why 1970s foods are back – from corned beef to packet trifle 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z That very question is not a trifle — not in our political era where truth, facts, objectivity and unpopular election results all are under attack, as evidenced by the president’s tweets. New technologies could actually eliminate common voting controversies in the U.S. 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z It leaves a trifle more to the imagination, which might be best for family listening. Review: New McCartney shows he’s still yearning, learning 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z They’re still pushing the pace and threatening, but Tunisia is sitting back in their defensive end a little bit and making things a trifle harder for the Three Lions. England vs. Tunisia 2018 World Cup: Keep on eye on victorious England. No, really, do. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z According to one interpretation, Mr. Nabokov has merely written an allegory of a European intellectual who falls in love with America and discovers, to his gentle sorrow, that the country is still a trifle immature. Reading “Lolita” in 1958 1958-11-01T05:00:00Z Even so, sticklers for journalistic propriety found this a trifle inappropriate. Sean Hannity shares a lot with Donald Trump, including an attorney 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z In more normal times, the contents of the memos themselves might seem a trifle esoteric for a partisan slugging-match. Duelling Democratic and Republican memos are bugle-toots on a battlefield 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Lastly, I know I come to you a trifle late. The details of the world’s best fantasy golf league, previously secret, have been leaked - Golf Digest 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Blend it into whipped cream to layer with cake and fruit in a trifle. What can you do with lemon curd? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z To all but the very wealthy individuals and multinational corporations, for whom taxes will remain but a trifle. Senate Tax Plan Diverges From House Version, Highlighting Political Pressures 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z And Prada may be a trifle downscale to capture the radical redistribution upward that these tax cuts would bring about. Opinion | Trump’s real constituency isn’t the white working class at all 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z That 20 percent threshold is interesting: Regulators settled on a percentage decline just a trifle less than the one that occurred in 1987. A Stock Market Panic Like 1987 Could Happen Again 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The court decided that the right to abortion becomes a trifle less than absolute — in practice, not discernibly less — when the fetus reaches viability, meaning the ability to survive outside the womb. Opinion | Democrats are the real abortion extremists 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Association of Educators - as more than a trifle odd. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The creator of Sherlock Holmes was perpetually sore at being remembered primarily for a character he considered a trifle. Which of these extremely British people played golf? - Golf Digest 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z That may sound a trifle overdone—the controversy, after all, is about a playground surface. The Supreme Court sides with the church in a playground dispute 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Much more intrigue and drama is predicted, and relations between Germany and Switzerland, always a trifle sensitive, are on tenterhooks. The Swiss, the Germans, and the mysterious case of Daniel M - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Wizards fans are a trifle giddy because Washington almost won 50 games for the first time in 38 years. Perspective | The postseason isn’t for the faint of heart, as Capitals and Wizards fans will discover 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The news that there will be a border there to be policed is a trifle to many. Brexit was an English vote for independence – you can’t begrudge the Scots the same 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Let me translate: That the athletic department has been run with no regard for sound financial practice is a trifle. Chasing Big Sports Goals, Rutgers Stumbles Into a Vat of Red Ink 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z And in Salt Lake City and eastern Massachusetts, where the custom is even a trifle passe, it is known by the most descriptive title of all: ‘T.P.-ing.’ 50 Years Ago This Week: China in Turmoil 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Kudos to Firaxis for making the system a trifle more explanatory, as you’re now told in general terms why someone admires or despises you. Review: 'Civilization 6’ Fixes Most of the Series' Biggest Flaws 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Inevitably, as she complained in a 1990 interview, her subject matter “caused serious writers and critics to dismiss me for many, many years. It was woman’s stuff, a trifle.” The 100 best nonfiction books: No 37 – How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fisher (1942) 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Of course, whom Alabama ultimately settles on at the sport’s most important position is arguably a trifle. Business as Usual for Alabama Against a Nonconference Power 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Do I wish the world felt more pliable and a trifle less deliberate? This Game Looks Like Minecraft, But It's Much Different 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z In the big picture of a grueling NFL season, it’s a trifle. Seahawks’ offensive line issues continue to be vexing 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Admittedly, that does sound a trifle rum, but he is getting the ball to hoop both ways with little way of telling which is which. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day three – live! 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Clinton, it turns out, is a woman, and so during a break at one debate, she used the time to go to the bathroom and returned to the stage a trifle late. Reince Priebus, fool 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z But a trifle, the classic English dessert, with mascarpone whipped cream, brandy-soaked ladyfingers and black cherries and chocolate, was so memorable that one of my dining companions wanted to “swim in it.” Review: The Stockton Inn, After a Revamp, Adopts a Modern Menu 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z You're so close to those moments that a trifle will set off a fantasy of suicide or some dramatic idea of dying with your loved one, just so you're witnessed together for posterity. What do Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara think of director Todd Haynes' favorite 'Carol' scenes? 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z So a few Christmases ago I decided to turn uneaten pudding into a trifle. Recipes for Regifting: Holiday Dessert Made Over 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Admittedly, that does sound a trifle rum, but he is getting the ball to hoop both ways with little way of telling which is which. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day three – live! 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z For that trifling sum, you get to sway the direction of Labour’s future, and, if enough of you sign up—many minds with but a single thought—the outcome will be anything but a trifle. Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, and the Challenge for British Politics 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The controller by itself, due a trifle sooner in October, is going to be pretty pricey at $149.99. This Xbox Bundle Comes With a Crazy New Controller 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z It is a trifle, an almost leisurely stroll masquerading as a mid-level action blockbuster. 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' Review: Superman And The Lone Ranger Save The World In Style 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Aliyev behaves as if free speech and human rights are a trifle, and he bears primary responsibility for these abuses. Lady Gaga and members of Congress accept the paychecks of a tyrant 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z A review in The New York Times concluded that Professor Winick’s book scored “some valid points,” but found “his forecasts of doom a trifle overwrought.” Charles Winick, Professor and Author Who Challenged Social Norms, Dies at 92 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The original Destiny “glacier white” PlayStation 4 bundle was a trifle bland. The New Destiny PlayStation 4 Bundle Is What We Deserved Before 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Those who defend the flag consider the black experience irrelevant, a trifle, hardly worthy of their concern. The oblivious, casual racism of modern conservatism 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The case was a trifle that asked whether the destruction of a fish violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a federal law mainly meant to combat financial crimes. Justices’ Words Combed for Clues on Major Pending Decisions 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z This pre-season prediction was almost looking a trifle optimistic as The Foxes struggled and lay bottom of the table at the start of April. Premier League end of season review 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z This has become a common refrain among certain hawkish right-wingers who try to paint their own attitudes as a trifle by comparison to the “real bad guys.” The GOP’s lurid obsessions: What Ted Cruz’s ridiculous “sex” comment really reveals 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Now it’s becoming like a creme brulee – bland, all one colour – whereas in those days it was more like a trifle, colourful and glittery. Soho stories: celebrating six decades of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The Dark Below adds two more Light Levels, meaning there’s new rare armor that’ll let you armor-buff your Guardian a trifle more. 7 Things You Need to Know About Destiny's Expansion The Dark Below 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z My own tech skills are somewhat limited, so a course billed as passing on the fundamentals of coding in eight hours seemed a trifle over-optimistic. How I Learned To Code (And Why You Should Too) 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z It happened just a few minutes ago, a trifle earlier than the anticipated 8am ET launch threshold by perhaps five minutes. Destiny's Game Servers Are Now Live 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z And yet Mars still ranks as one of the brightest objects of the early summer evening sky, just a trifle fainter than the bluish star Vega and the orange star Arcturus. See the Moon and Mars Meet Up in Night Sky Saturday 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z But the picture this month is a trifle clearer than last. PlayStation 4 Just Outsold Xbox One for the Fourth Month in a Row 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z I found the approach a trifle awkward at first, partly because I wasn’t expecting it, partly because poetry by definition draws attention to its rhythmic strictures. Child of Light Review: A World as Lovely as It Is Dark and Deep 2014-04-28T18:35:58Z "Conversations with the Moon will be a trifle uncomfortable." Back to the future with Isaac Asimov 2014-04-21T23:13:48Z Some discussions were a trifle arcane, it is true, with sharp exchanges about ancient Hebrew cosmology and the degree to which the Book of Genesis draws on Mesopotamian creation and flood motifs. Lexington: All about Adam 2013-11-21T16:03:54Z Some of the righteous indignation seems to be getting a trifle selective. Press regulation is becoming real: August won't be a holiday this year 2013-07-28T08:01:00Z Some of the criticisms of the bill are a trifle ill-informed. India Ink: The Food Security Debate in India 2013-07-09T06:52:27Z For example, the complaint has a footnote explaining that Kelley’s being an “honorary counsel” to the State Department is, “in contrast to statements made by some of the Defendants… not a trifle.” Jill Kelley Sues Government For Invading Her Privacy and Trashing Her Reputation During Petraeus Scandal 2013-06-04T20:04:54Z At first, he looked just a trifle embarrassed by all the fuss. The long goodbye day: Fergie time draws to a happy close 2013-05-12T21:07:00Z “I’m embellishing this story a trifle,” Jack said Wednesday as he told the story. Super Bowl XLVII: John Harbaugh’s long, unglamorous climb to the top 2013-01-31T02:43:36Z Maybe the defensive line is a trifle porous but there is no mistaking the gliding majesty of the blond-haired lead character. The forgotten story of ... Richard Sharp 2013-01-30T14:13:17Z I would feel that a bulletin of my own splendid doings was a trifle one-way as a form of communication - a little self-important. Christmas round-robin letters: The revenge 2012-12-22T02:38:15Z They're called something like "Captain Beanbag", and their policies include equal rights for sheepdogs, and a trifle in every bathroom. Fixing the economy, with Science! 2012-11-22T13:47:20Z Con Ed taking longer to fix my wires more often is a trifle. Where in the World is Con Ed? 2012-11-08T20:03:27Z “So it’s a good place to be, but a trifle lonely.” Poets Gather in Exile, in Jackson Heights, Queens 2012-10-28T04:20:02Z The data unequivocally showed that Mondays are as pleasant to Americans as the three days that follow, and only a trifle less joyful than Fridays. Gray Matter: ‘Blue Mondays’ Aren’t Really Blue — So Why Do We Think They Are? 2012-10-13T03:50:36Z "I just feel that for Kevin Keegan there is nothing more in football I want to do," he said a trifle wistfully. From the Vault: Kevin Keegan resigns in a Wembley toilet 2012-10-09T09:00:00Z As the system shuffled toward the Florida Keys, residents, who tend to view a tropical storm as a trifle, greeted it nonchalantly and, in some quarters, as an excuse to party indoors. Tropical Storm Gains Strength Moving Toward Coast 2012-08-27T12:01:45Z It seems the BBC was being a trifle zealous on Thursday and this morning – worrying that editors would subvert the rules by impishly inserting Olympic coverage from the Velodrome into items about the GDP figures. Olympic overseas ban on Radio 4 news items has ruined my holiday 2012-07-27T15:08:56Z In disposition—well, a trifle gruff Outside his "tried and true." To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z But he dearly loved a princess, and the sharp eyes of Miss Amy Fay noted that his bow when meeting a woman of rank was a trifle too profound. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The 44-year drought that Manchester City finally put to an end by winning the English Premier League last weekend is a trifle by comparison. Goal: Hibernian Looks to End a Scottish Drought 2012-05-19T03:38:39Z There he was on Sunday insisting that the injury that forced Kyle Walker to limp off early in the second half against Fulham was but a trifle. Euro 2012: England squad announcement - live! 2012-05-16T13:22:28Z "I think he would find it a trifle difficult, dear." A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z These latter were achievements of personal influence which may fairly rank a trifle higher than merely taking precedence of a Duke in a Cabinet. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Instead of lacking in thematic invention he was, perhaps, a trifle too facile, too Italianate; he shook too many melodies from his sleeve to be always fresh; in a word, he composed too much. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z "I am sorry that you should have upset yourself about such a trifle." Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z A trifle overdone now and then, a trifle hard in manner here and there, perhaps, but, as a whole, simply admirable. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z Will you not be a trifle lonesome without me to blame, Miss Adelaide?” The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z Noel found the rifle which had been given him a trifle heavier than the one to which he had been accustomed. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z After a dignified greeting that seemed a trifle cold in manner, he seated himself at the piano as though upon an ordinary chair. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z If the thunder were toned down a bit and the lightning a trifle duller the alliance might claim its thousands, like the inconspicuous housefly, and never meet an objection. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z "Ah, well, Sir, if I may be allowed to say so, you are a trifle more—ah—more Lobengulous than formerly." Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z He knew her at a glance; but he was a trifle disappointed. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z The question was a novel one and a trifle difficult of demonstration, but its raising gave Roselli a chance to inflict a blow on the hated Franciscans, and he referred it to Rome. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z A first glance over the hall checked my ardour a trifle. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z This business of Bolton's has upset the whole concern; they only lost a trifle by him, but it touched them just at a delicate time. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z This was accordingly done, but the fatherly care of Nicholas was a trifle tardy. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z I told him that it was a trifle early for that yet. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z The sentence was a trifle vindictive, and Peitevin sought counsel of the Dominicans, who recommended him to appeal to the bishop. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z But at the same time his nervosity caused him to produce sometimes effects a trifle hard, a trifle harsh. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z When he released her a trifle, his face was illuminated. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z The fact was that he sprang a trifle before the shot was fired. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z "It is a trifle large," Bobby remarked, referring to the uniform, "but he will grow to it." The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z His English, I am afraid, is a trifle old-fashioned. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z "And after New York this place seems a trifle dull and quiet." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z An hour later, Alys was driving through Elsinore, her mind a trifle less personal, as it dwelt upon her brief interview with the superintendent of the hospital. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Beg pardon if I seem a trifle lazy, but it's too much bother. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The matter is a trifle, except to your own jealous disposition; and even were he not right, it would still be but a trifle. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z And, considering that my own share for this passage at arms will come to a trifle above two thousand pounds, the confession may be taken as an honest one. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z I regarded the stained and yellow parchment that I held in my hand as I sat by the side of the fire, and felt even a trifle afraid of it. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z That afternoon, towards sunset, the fog lifted a trifle. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Indeed such punishments as are properly called cruel, cannot be constitutionally inflicted on any one, much less on a boy; nor for any offence, much less for a trifle. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z "It's a trifle long, isn't it?" the adjutant asked. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z "With your leave, I 'll take it a trifle stronger," said he, with a malicious twinkle in his eye, for he knew all the offence his speech implied. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z I lay where I was for a few seconds without moving, for I was a trifle shaken by the fall. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z "I'll not stand talking here; it's a trifle too cold, I'm thinking, for a man who has spent a good slice of his life in the equatorial parts." Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z They had realized this a trifle late in the day; some forty years too late indeed! The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z I have been merely lazy and more than a trifle inquisitive! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z On such an occasion as this even trifles are of importance, and this incident was not a trifle. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z "I thought," said Caroline, returning to the sitting-room, "that Mabel professed to have too strong a mind to faint for such a trifle—Mr. Mildman says it is a mere nothing." Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z Two masts and three funnels--a trifle forward. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z But to wake on the downs in the small hours is a trifle compared with waking in a cathedral any time between dew and dawn. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z She does not know that it is the one, only central force of life—the thing without which any lot is hard—with which any hardship is merely a trifle not worth noticing. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z This was but a trifle among their troubles, for in 1565 they were again besieged in Malta. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Well, perhaps if you had, I might have been a trifle more on my guard. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z Fancy yourself in Sybaris, and, if you are only tired enough, you may sleep—like St. Lawrence on his gridiron, or even a trifle better.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Her eyelids were a trifle thick, and so were her lips; but there was a pleasantness in her smile and the dimples about her mouth such as I have not noticed in any one else. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Charlotte is certainly a trifle exacting this warm weather." The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Well, Goethe, I think, in the poem was a trifle hazy about the ultimate fate of his lovers; but in the opera there is no doubt about it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z All the same, it was a trifle too much like a dress rehearsal for death. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z In this fine and fertile locality Major Coffin purchased for a trifle a tract of land from Colonel Grazier, to whom it had been granted by Government. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z If the hounds are a trifle mixed, it may be known as Reynolds's Miscellany. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z Priscilla Mullins laughed with Constance, looking sympathetically at her, but some of the other girls looked a trifle shocked at this demonstration. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Very dark brown floss silk, carried well on to the bend of the hook, and there made a trifle thicker. Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies 2012-04-02T02:00:23.697Z And he looked at me askance and a trifle grimly, and did not say any more. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z It is amusing, however, to find how even such a trifle as a choice of figures in a quadrille can help to mark caste, and give a handle for supercilious sneers. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Master Lindstrom also felt troubled, as he told me afterward, at seeing me taken up with a trifle at such a time. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z "Not so much of a trifle as you think!" he retorted. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Fall not out with a friend for a trifle. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z He uncovered, seeing ladies; and recognising me with a start smiled, but a trifle sourly. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The tin foil can be purchased, by weight, at druggists', and the sheets marked off and cut by a rule in strips of proper width, allowing for a trifle of overlapping on the sides. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z It is also very important that the door opening, with doors open, is a trifle larger than the aisle; all seats that face on aisles to be plain to prevent clothing from catching on same. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z But although this seemed but a trifle to him, he never ceased to express his disapproval of what are commonly called “musical services.” Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography 2012-03-28T02:00:25.040Z As the air-bombardment of the insulated wire is dependent on condenser action, the loss may be reduced to a trifle by using excessively thin wires heavily insulated. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z I had gone through very much, and, though the wound in my arm was a trifle, I had lost some blood; and the tears may be forgiven me. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Twenty miles, and a trifle over fifty minutes to reach that sinking ship. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z "Well, yes", she answered, looking down and appearing a trifle doubtful. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z "I suppose," said Max, a trifle nervously, "you wouldn't think of including a third member in your party?" The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z It is a small matter; a trifle, and of no importance; but we must be unanimous. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z In an average-sized dog they measure 20 ins. from tip to tip, and some reach 22 ins., or even a trifle more. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z She was part Indian, just a trifle, but sufficient to give her black eyes instead of brown, as most colored people have, and she had long black hair. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z As he spoke he waved his hand, as if the whole matter were a trifle. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z It was awkward, and he was a trifle confused. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Columbine put one hand to her throat, and shivered a trifle. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z From these strips, pieces a trifle longer than the breadth of the wheel rim are cut, these forming the teeth. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z I found their house presently—they were always moving—and just a trifle nervously rang the bell. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z "Hit in the leg," said the little captain, as if it were a trifle. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z She seemed to have grown a trifle stouter, while her hair appeared there in the light more beautiful. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z This was straining the relationship a trifle, but it was a custom which Lucie usually followed with the family. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z If a fast running grindstone or emery wheel is at hand, many will forge the key a trifle large and then grind it as near as possible, and finish by filing. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z This, however, seemed still more awkward and I grew to feel a trifle displeased in his company. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z As he underwent that agony, his sallow face turned a trifle paler, his lips grew thinner, and his only eye more bright; but never a groan, or even a sigh, escaped him. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The sun had been out all the morning, and the ice was not only a trifle soft, but frequently rough, which had made the skating and dragging a little harder work than before. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z Possibly this made him a trifle reckless, for a promising run ended in ten minutes so far as he was concerned, in a sprained ankle. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z When it is desired to cut a very smooth hole, two or more drifts should be used, each successive one being a trifle larger in diameter than its predecessor. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Really, this is a trifle thick, isn't it? The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z "We are going up nicely," his companion murmured, remembering in his gratitude that the ascent, which was a trifle to him even with shattered nerves, might be unpleasant to the other--"we are nearly there." The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Play pieces that are always a trifle harder than those you have completely mastered. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z If the ewe be a trifle too thin-fleeced, and good in all other particulars, it would require no nice judgment to decide that she should be bred to an uncommonly thick-fleeced ram. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z This is an approximate adjustment; and if the journal heats at all, the key is slacked back a trifle; whereas if it pounds, the key is set up a little. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z He wasted few words, and was, we thought, a trifle stingy in the matter of magnesium wire. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z If her face was a trifle long, with a nose a little aquiline and curving lips too wide, yet it was a fair and dainty face, such as Englishmen love. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z He is just a trifle more difficult to manage, though I don't suppose even he will bear too hardly on me. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z "Daph, what's the matter with running along to this millionaire young man of yours and touching him for a trifle?" she inquired triumphantly. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z These are made of pieces equal in length to the internal diameter of the rim, or a trifle longer, so that the ends may be let into the rim. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Lady Betty looked a trifle dashed at that, but her father pinched her ear. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "Oh, I do not know," he said, a trifle of irritation in his manners. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z That vodka was quite openly sold and bought in every common gaol in the empire was no news to her, but this was a trifle compared to what she had heard of Rodkevich’s administration. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I wonder if there's enough cream to make a trifle. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z This will be a trifle thicker than the course so as to allow for truing the surface of each finished course in the lathe. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Well," Tom answered a trifle sharply, "my name is Maitland, and for the matter of that, my girl, you need not judge me by my clothes. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z It seemed a trifle vulgar, come to think it over, to interrupt people when they were talking. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Button-Bright also noticed that he limped as he walked, because one leg was a trifle longer than the other, and that one hand was delicate and slender and the other thick and hardened by use. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z If we could only catch Machado we could wring out of him where the Chief is, and I wouldn't stick at a trifle in dealing with the wretch. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Now the lead wire is the gauge for the thickness of the fit strip, the latter being made a trifle thicker than the flattened sides of the lead. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z They plodded some half-mile, then turned to the right, and a trifle farther came in sight of a little hamlet that nestled among chestnut trees in a dimple of the hill-face. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The only doubt is about my sight: my right eye is a trifle astigmatic. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z And though the place still stood a trifle uncanny in her memory, and the uncomfortable impression which the woman's complaints had made on her, had not quite passed from her, the knowledge relieved her. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z For a look, A word, a trifle, anything or nothing, They always lose their heads like that! The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z In putting on the rod, it will be necessary to move the piston a trifle towards the crank. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z He felt, to be candid, a trifle awkward in the r�le of knight-errant, a part reserved in those days for Lord Peterborough. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The Bishop's Vicar fidgeted in his chair, his face a shade more sallow, his cheeks hanging a trifle more loosely, than ordinary. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Then, while Giles, ill-content himself, gave some kind of account of the thing, she began--as if it were a trifle--to lay the supper. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z "Put that down!" was all he said; and met the other's eyes without blenching, though I think that he was a trifle paler than he had been. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Fourth, the brasses may be made a tighter fit, the bottom brass being tight enough to spring the strap a trifle, easing but not destroying its fit on the rod. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Sophia, seated stiffly on the chair, her sandalled feet drawn under her, looked downcast and a trifle sullen, but did not answer. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z And yet I was not disinclined to think the unknown a little less severely injured and a trifle more observant than he seemed. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z But you've found it out just a trifle too late, my dear. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z "Well, may be," she said a trifle tartly. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z We then revolve cam a a trifle, and, being fast to b, the two will move together, and with r against a we mark a second arc, coincident with the edge of roller r′. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Mrs. Northey replied, her voice a trifle high, and her thin nostrils more pinched than usual. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Collection boxes were well in evidence, and although there was no charge to see the corpse, there were significant hints that a trifle was expected. Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z He is the literary progenitor of a long line of young men, artistic in taste, a trifle sceptical as to final causes, wealthy, worldly, widely cultured, and aristocratic. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z It is a small matter, a trifle I asked you at my lady's house three days back. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The machine is then run backward, and the turret moved back a trifle. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z He winced at last, and was even a trifle out of countenance. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Men who owned large herds were in all cases enthusiastic over the present outlook of the business, but their figures were a trifle less booming than those of Gov. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z They are prepossessed by theological problems, they love the seven arts, and are a trifle decadent; though when action is demanded they do not fail to respond. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z This gave her a semblance of size and height quite needed, for she was only a trifle over four feet tall. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The steps are best turned a trifle larger, say 1⁄1000 inch larger, at the cutting end. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Then, "Well, you can--you can bow to him," he said, pluming himself on his discretion in leaving the rein a trifle slack to begin. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The heaviest loss of which I heard was 400 paper dollars—a trifle over $100 gold. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z If only the ashes had rained down a trifle harder at Misenum and at Bai�, what noble Roman buildings might have survived unto this day, conserved by the kind wisdom of the mountain! Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It may be that the elegant New Yorker was a trifle over-particular, but he could find no fault here. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z In using the single-pointed tool on the roughing cuts of very coarse pitches, it is an advantage to move the tool laterally a trifle, so that it will cut on one side or edge only. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z You have committed great crimes for a trifle. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Bess flushed a trifle, for her “plumpness”—she abominated the word “stout” and avoided it as if it were the plague—was rather a tender point with her. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z This gent got shot up a trifle to-night an' we—you an' me—have got to fix him up. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z Michael Teleki wouldn't kill me for a trifle like that, I know. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z This has nothing of the grotesque, as is produced by the albino element in the animal world; it is simply a trifle mysterious. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z That is the way she sat, with her head a trifle raised, Looking thoughtfully out at a scene I could never see. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z Belle uttered a little cry, and Bess became a trifle pale. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z At regular, frequent intervals, the blows of his jack were checked and he sat crouched there, head forward and a trifle to one side, as though he were listening. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z Then a strife arose about a trifle,— Such a trifle; but a feud soon follow’d,— A black courser and a grey-wing’d falcon! Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z The technical restoration of the law is a trifle. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z His back was perhaps a trifle too long, but his girth was deep, and he moved like an athlete. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Cora’s lips were pressed a little more tightly together and her cheeks were a trifle pale. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Lytton's eyes followed him, a trifle sadly at first, but slowly, as the other worked, a cunning came into them, a shiftiness, a crafty glitter. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z I might take a loan from somebody able to spare the money, for I can write to a sister at a distance and get a trifle, and pay it back again, but not from you. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Some of the idle listeners chuckled at this, and Ralph felt a trifle embarrassed, and flushed up. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Mr. Fothergill, whatever his shortcomings, made a capital host; and his talk, though a trifle slangy and coarse at times, was amusing in the extreme. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z The water continued to gain, and as the boat settled a trifle in consequence of the added weight, its progress was necessarily slower. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z He gently forced the other man back into bed and covered him, breathing a trifle swiftly but offering no further protest for explanation. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z To the wise ones, however, it was apparent that the Blues were a trifle shaky in fielding work, and many were seen to shake their heads dubiously. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z Mr. Farrington," he said quietly, though his voice trembled a trifle, "you have said quite enough. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z The lines grew a trifle deeper in Ormsgill's forehead, but he smiled. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Those old-time engineers of the road were good men; but some of them were a trifle “sot” in their ways. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z “I am a dispatcher at present,” said Ralph, “and a trifle rusty at the old trade, I find.” Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z They were given a trifle at their expulsion, and turned adrift to swell the army of beggars, or to perish, as they did in hundreds, of hardships to which they were unaccustomed. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z Ralph's heart beat a trifle unsteadily, but he straightened up with decision. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Ormsgill said nothing, probably because he was more than a trifle stirred. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The annual average of English emigrants was thus a trifle over a quarter of a million. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He was a trifle surprised to see Dayton begin a message in cypher to his chief. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z After the ladies had withdrawn he grew a trifle presumptuous. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z "Could I see you for a moment," suggested Ralph, a trifle flustered at the rude reception. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z As a matter of fact, he was, like most of those who followed his occupation in those swamps, one who lived a trifle hard and grimly held his own with a good deal against him. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z It realized a trifle less than fifty thousand pounds, probably not half of what it cost its original owner, who is said to have paid for the ‘Mantua’ pictures alone eighty thousand pounds. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Their friends would not be in their shoes for a trifle--not they! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z He was a little presumptuous, perhaps a trifle conceited; but women like these things in young men, and he had tact. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Ralph said nothing on this score, compressing his lips a trifle. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z "No," said Lieutenant Luiz, who was a trifle puzzled by the sudden change in the Chefe's manner, "I saw no sign of him." Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The Duke managed to reach 86° 33’ N. lat., thus doing a trifle better than Nansen.” First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z It was a trifle, to which nine men out of ten would not have given a thought, for it was no more than a clump of snowdrops in the wood on his right. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z It was a trifle in one act: "The Tench," Lacy's edition, by Charles Williams. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Ralph found himself a trifle sore and stiff the next morning, but he started for work as usual. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z "Further, you are a trifle impulsive and precipitate." Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z They cooked one of the wild turkeys, and it proved delicious eating to the lads, although Mr. Dawson thought the meat a trifle strong. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z No, I dare say not, but I have sometimes felt that I should prefer to have her a trifle less independent. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z And lo! this unfeeling girl declined to make herself useful in that way, and instead sent forth a "bore" of light jesting that made little of the enemy's enormities and a trifle of his outrages. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Ralph went back to the roundhouse a trifle perturbed in his mind as to the outcome of the episode of the hour. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z There is, you understand, to be a change in our native policy, and I"—he straightened himself a trifle—"have been entrusted with its inauguration. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Phil was a trifle concerned himself, and anxious to make certain. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z “Where is your—lady-in-waiting?” she asked, a trifle sharply. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Though it had three strings only and was a trifle shrill, it had a wonderful power of touching the heart, arousing the memory and producing a sweet melancholy. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z In form it resembles the Starling of Europe, but is a trifle smaller and has a shorter tail. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The men whose fate they were discussing lay among the wet undergrowth apart from them, and Herrero, who appeared to be glancing towards them, raised himself a trifle suddenly. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The laughter which followed sounded to me a trifle strained, as well it might be, considering the insolence of the people who had flung this defiance into the King's ocean. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It was certainly very handsome,—a trifle too handsome, perhaps, yet full of harmonious lines, and the features were very pure. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Still, the action gave me a sort of inkling where he was, and, noiselessly facing round a trifle, I raised my pistol, and waited for some movement that might direct my aim. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Female similar, but duller in colour and a trifle smaller. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z He was growing a trifle impatient with his comrade, who could not recognize when it was necessary to make a sacrifice, and he was ready for his meal. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z At any rate, she gave me a long, pleasant stare, and presently her fixed smile became very sweet and pretty, although I thought a trifle mocking. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Thurkil's position in Denmark appears to have been a trifle uncertain at first. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Lloyd regarded her critically, tipping her head a trifle to one side as she looked. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z This functionary I met, swelling with importance, but a trifle blown from the frequent sounding of his clarion, to wit, a japanned fish-horn. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Would it hurt them very much to work a little and become a trifle civilized? Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z "I see her," said I. She was a healthy, red-cheeked, blue-eyed girl, with lips a trifle over-full and bosom to match withal. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "I did not think they would put a young gentleman to death for such a trifle." The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z "This was a trifle too light to suit me," she said, "but too good to destroy." The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z We can see her as she goes along the street, swinging the pail, a trifle heavy for her, and splashing with the water her naked feet. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z A little while ago I thought he was a trifle crazy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z It may be," he said, "a trifle premature to discuss here in open meeting those measures of resistance contemplated and now under discussion in the Committee of Correspondence, the Provincial Congress, and the Continental Congress. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z “Let’s see what kind of tracks he made,” said Sahwah, and they all willingly detoured a trifle to examine the footprints in the snow. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z She felt a trifle piqued at being left out of the merry-making. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z She could not tell whether she bred suspicion in them or not, or whether she seemed the same woman--but a trifle downcast--who had passed that way before. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Father Tiebout said nothing, but he made a gesture of concurrence, with his eyes fixed steadily on his companion, and Nares, who could not help it, smiled a trifle bitterly. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z This was a trifle too friendly on short acquaintance; Shemuel's warning to hold my tongue and avoid strangers instantly occurred to me. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Miss Manvers was a trifle below the medium height, a piquant brunette, plump, shapely, a trifle haughty, and inclined to self-assertion. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z At the top stood Joe, waiting, and the lad’s face showed no signs of fear, though he was a trifle pale. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z "I pity them!" the King answered a trifle sharply. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z We know what is going on up yonder, and, as usual, those in authority seem a trifle blind. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z And again I thanked him for his hospitality so warmly that he seemed a trifle surprised. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z While I replied, I was inwardly wondering what had called out this unusual visit, for I saw at once, by the look on Bethel's face, that it was unusual, and, just then, a trifle unwelcome. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z It was a good day for the game, albeit the ground was a trifle soft, and the Spring wind not as warm as might be. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z And M. de Vlaye," the Abbess continued, speaking in the negligent fashion, a trifle distant, in which she always addressed her family in his presence, "has most kindly sent out parties in search of her. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Benicia appeared to straighten herself a trifle, but save for the little movement she was very quiet, and she looked at her father with eyes that were almost as inscrutable as his own. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z "As you please; only say not I sought a couple o' diets, I, for such a trifle as yon." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "Yes; he was not a large man, if anything a trifle below the medium height." Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z After several evenings of discussion and bargaining the old man slowly and cautiously had consented, but the matter of giving the sahib his choice had been a trifle difficult even among the low caste. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Sometimes one pays too much for such a trifle as a pin. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z One of the men made a little gesture of concurrence which had a hint of good-humored toleration in it, but Mrs. Ratcliffe appeared displeased, and Ada flushed a trifle. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Jerome's was noble and impressive, but a little contracted in religious topics, and a trifle monotonous in delivery compared with Clement's, though in truth not so compared with most preachers. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Perhaps it was a trifle unceremonious on my part, but I am not used to the court etiquette of conventionality. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z After all, the darlings were perchance a trifle juvenile to interest a man. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z He would not at another time have given such a trifle a second thought. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z Ada said nothing, though she was a trifle uneasy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Couldn't know their own minds ye see even such a trifle as yon. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z He may be a trifle narrow, but you make allowance for that, and as for his charity it has no limits. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Clearly the crusade was not likely to answer; it was a trifle out of date; and yet the fact remained that the fiat of the Fates had gone forth against the lovely trio. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z I shall take the later Cartulary because it is a trifle fuller, and coincides in time with the Hundred Rolls. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Ormsgill closed one lean hand a trifle, for these things had their significance, and he had expected that she, at least, would have found his assurance sufficient. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Possibly Lord Clare was a trifle over-strict with them, but he certainly appeared justified to a certain extent in assuming with the children the manner of a severe pedagogue. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "Yes, sir, no harm done," White replied as cheerfully as he could; which was not overcheerfully, for in all his experience of Chippinge he had known nothing like this; and he was a trifle scared. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The marquis was a tall, well-built, handsome fellow, dreamy and absent in manner, pedantic in his ways, a trifle too much enamoured of the crotchets of his day. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Now this is by no means a trifle from the point of view of legal analysis. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Then his face grew a trifle hard, but he answered quietly. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z She cast one wild glance of reproach at her cousin--then was herself again--a trifle paler maybe; but otherwise the staid, impassive maiden whose grave austerity so awed the turbulent squireens. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z At length the rector, a trifle flushed, rose to say grace, and Vaughan saw that the cloth was about to be removed. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z She was a trifle thinner than Jake's ideal—but he told himself she would fill out. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z “This is the nicest Christmas we’ve ever had, isn’t it, Lydia?” said Mr. Blake, his voice a trifle husky. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z His companion Herrero passed for a Portuguese, though his hair would curl and his lips were a trifle thick. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The other item in the communication--concerning the position of his own daughter--was a trifle. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z |
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