| 单词 | edgewise |
| 例句 | All 3 billion of us are being connected by telephones, radios, television sets, airplanes, satellites, harangues on public-address systems, newspapers, magazines, leaflets dropped from great heights, words got in edgewise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma was the only one who managed to get a question in edgewise: “You think we just went through a natural gas explosion?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The Los Angeles people were not very cordial and looked down on her for some inexplicable reason; she could not get a word in with them edgewise. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Nobody could get a word in edgewise when James Otis talked. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he was convinced that everything he uttered was interesting, the rest of the family had trouble getting a word in edgewise. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The flavor of disobedience was titillating, and Nately moaned deliberately again, the next time he could squeeze one in edgewise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Billy finally managed to get his news in edgewise during my continuing elaborations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a good thing Grace didn’t want to tell Maya about Peach or Max, because she could barely get a word in edgewise. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Before my good sense can get a word in edgewise I'm running across the room, throwing my arms around him in an embrace to beat all embraces. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The air’s full of laughter and the general hum of people chatting over one another, trying to get a word in edgewise. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The evening proved difficult at times for other contenders beyond Perry and Romney to get a word in edgewise, particularly Rep. Perry, Romney clash over job creation records 2011-09-08T02:47:00Z I’m surprised you got any words in edgewise. Carpetbagger Blog: Martin Sheen, Family (Filmmaking) Man 2011-12-20T17:24:51Z In the end, her father told everyone: “‘Don’t let her get a word in edgewise. Kimberlé Crenshaw: the woman who revolutionised feminism – and landed at the heart of the culture wars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Both advised me to read it, and if I had been able to get a word in edgewise I would have told them that I had. Michelle Obama’s New Reign of Soft Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He even considered the most obvious objection: What would happen if one of the candidates refused to engage properly, or wouldn’t let the other get a word in edgewise? Think presidential debates are dull? Thank 1950s TV game shows 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z But for years, I couldn’t get a word in edgewise.” Modern Love: Encouraging a Partner to Find His Voice - Modern Love 2012-10-28T04:01:21Z I don’t think they got a single word in edgewise the entire walk. You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol 2010-09-01T21:41:00Z When Ryan and Delaney talked over other candidates in attempt to get a word in edgewise they came off sounding like America’s angry uncles. Hot mics, yikes: NBC's first Democratic debate became a reality TV audition round gone sideways 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z I’m tired of nodding in agreement with men who never give me a word edgewise. Dog is love 2013-02-23T14:00:00Z Michael Davies, the executive producer of “Crowd,” said: “I guarantee that after three weeks, Regis will say, ‘I can’t get a word in edgewise.’ Regis Philbin’s Talk Now Turns to Sports 2013-08-14T22:46:17Z The parrots can speak but barely get a word in edgewise. The TV Watch: A Madam?s New Consorts 2011-07-28T21:50:57Z When they’re in character, they are women who love to be adored, who love to hear themselves talk and who might even let you get a word in edgewise — if it’s in praise of them. Why Catherine O’Hara and Cecily Strong Love Oblivious People 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z As a practical matter, the White House’s silence violates one of the core tenets of public relations — that is, always get a word in edgewise, no matter how damaging a story may be. Beyond ‘no comment’: The White House has no response — at all — to many media questions 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z I was unable to get a word in edgewise with either of these long-term friends and chose to mute them on all my devices. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Beliefs and longtime friends collide. Is there a path to acceptance? 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Oh, couples love to play the blame game and it can be hard for the counselor to get a word in edgewise. "The Marriage Ref" is a therapist's nightmare 2010-03-09T16:09:00Z Here's hoping she got a nice big paycheck for "Sherlock Holmes," and that Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law occasionally let her get a word in edgewise. New "Sherlock Holmes" trailer -- now with Noomi Rapace 2011-07-13T17:20:05Z I barely get a word in edgewise, and in the wake of his “vanquishment of A.O. Scott,” my fictional nemesis makes a bold prediction: “Never will he write again. Of that I am certain.” ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Where to Begin? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z She's the hyperactive host of a slumber party in which no one sleeps or gets a word in edgewise. Kathy Griffin is in wickedly funny form at the Taper 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But in this last broadcast, nobody else got a word in edgewise. Oprah's warm, funny, self-aggrandizing goodbye 2011-05-25T23:07:00Z But he did not have good answers, even on those rare occasions when he was allowed to get in a word edgewise. Opinion | Yes, TikTok is a threat to America. But so are U.S. social media companies. 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The plane in which the stars revolve is turned nearly edgewise to our line of sight, and each star passes in front of the other during every revolution. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There are moments when you almost wish Castillo would stop talking so you can get a word in edgewise. Review: What are books for? A novelist goes beyond the hot takes 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The current president barely gets a word in edgewise. Biden is talking but no one is listening 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Luhrmann is moving so fast, with such mannered, overbearing self-consciousness, that Butler can barely get a hip swivel in edgewise, let alone a fully realized characterization. Review | Watching ‘Elvis’ feels like being in a washing machine for 2 ½ hours 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z My friend has a 16-year-old child who is shy, quiet and smart, but who can't get a word in edgewise when we three are together. Perspective | Ask Amy: My in-laws offered us money and won’t take no for an answer 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z No one else would get a word in edgewise, and would largely leave these platforms rather than deal with non-stop lies and abuse. Defamation lawsuits, book bans, silencing educators: "Cancel culture" is coming from the right-wing 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z They would have long and winding arguments, he said, where he felt he couldn’t explain himself or get a word in edgewise; he said it sent him into “a tailspin of confusion and depression.” In testimony, Depp says Heard’s abuse allegations cost him ‘everything’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z I did not get a word in edgewise. L.A. Affairs: Are L.A. guys really this flaky? Red flag, red flag, red flag 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z A conversation that — for this year at least — has largely gone on with the ACC failing to get a word in edgewise. For the ACC, parity comes at a price: no CFP appearance 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Stewart was asked on the Zoom how he ever got a word in edgewise in Denver with the likes of the loquacious Talib, Ward and Harris around? “No Fly Zone” safety Darian Stewart announces retirement 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The president’s strategy in the first debate was to never let Biden, or moderator Chris Wallace, squeeze a word in edgewise. Key takeaways from the second and final Trump-Biden debate 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Women often can’t get a word in edgewise in the workplace — or, really, any place where they share a room with men. Opinion | Harris won’t stop her ‘smirk.’ Nor should she. It’s Black women’s superpower. 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s no accident that the movie begins with not one but two sequences in which a loutish man barely lets her get a word in edgewise. Review: Justine Triet's 'Sibyl' is a sly, sexy and beautifully acted comic thriller 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z "Man, coach, don't play with me, coach!" he stammers repeatedly as Schneider tries to get a word in edgewise. 7th-round Seattle Seahawks pick Stephen Sullivan had an all-time reaction to being drafted - Golf Digest 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Women in business meetings on Zoom find that it can be impossible to get a word in edgewise with the men. The federal government’s inaction could hamper tech’s response to the pandemic 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The greater challenge will be if you win, trying to get a word in edgewise during your meal. Letters: Lack of sports during a pandemic may test the frustration level 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Biden launched into a diatribe against the come-one, come-all debates the party held throughout the summer and fall, which featured as many as a dozen candidates clamoring to squeeze a word in edgewise. In Sunday debate, Biden hopes to wind it down and Sanders to amp it up 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z “It was hard early on for me to get a word in edgewise on people not used to having a younger voice in the room.” Woman seeks revival of Democrats by reaching out to youth 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z As the court stenographer tapped along, I tried to say as much, but was quieted by the lawyers as my words were inserted edgewise. Tabula Rasa: Volume One 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z He mostly chose to engage domestic reporters but representatives from China, Turkey, Japan, Germany, and the U.K. did get a word in edgewise. Reporter's Notebook: Putin marks 20 years in power 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Our perfunctory, though not unkind, server kept us on her schedule — we got drinks in edgewise, though we were quite desperately ready to order everything, then waited some more. Wild Ginger turns 30 — how is this institution of Seattle dining holding up? 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z With twelve candidates on stage, they will likely be fighting to get a word in edgewise in the hope of seeing a polling bump to catapult them to the November debate. Tonight's Democratic debate in Ohio: five things to expect 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z I get the feeling that the country is full of women who’ve never gotten a word in edgewise when men talk about politics.” Cokie Roberts, influential Washington broadcaster, dies at 75 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z To get a word in edgewise in the tight format, men talked over women. Analysis: Tell us everything (but keep it to 60 seconds) 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Rosenberg: You’ve described to me and you describe in your book that you had attended meetings with the president where you really didn’t get a word in edgewise. Transcript: Jim Comey II 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z “I’m happy to learn about something, but let me get a word in edgewise.” Pick a table, pick a topic, pick a cocktail — it’s time to pick people’s minds, civilly, at Drunken Philosophy 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z I put the rat at one end of the table and my coffee cup at the other, then turned the wine list edgewise between them, as if it were a wall. VTE 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Politico noted that senators struggled to get a word in edgewise. In face-to-face meeting, Senate GOP fails to confront Trump 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z However, they can’t seem to get a word in edgewise with these chatterboxes. Why do some people refuse to let anyone else speak? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z But he kept listening, in part, he says, because it was hard to get a word in edgewise. She told them she was Hugo Chavez’s ex-wife and worked in the White House. And she’d make them rich. 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z And then you couldn’t get a word in edgewise. When the Name Was Trump, Buyers Saw a Surer Thing 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z The adults on the tour couldn’t get a word in edgewise until I gently admonished Tyler: “Give somebody else a chance speak, son.” 5 Lessons My Autistic Son Taught Me About Fatherhood 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s hard to ask questions or absorb information when you can’t get a word in edgewise. Speaking Up for Patient Preferences in Cancer Treatment Decisions 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Sean Hull, the third official, was almost an innocent bystander, having no chance to get a whistle in edgewise. Think U-Conn. is a long shot vs. Kansas in NCAA tournament? Don’t bet on it. 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Trump continues to amaze with his ability to control the narrative just by flapping his loose jaws while other politicians fail to get a word in edgewise with their carefully constructed talking points. GOP debate scorecard: The big winner wasn’t anyone on the stage, it was Democrats 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Will anyone be able to get a word in edgewise over Trump’s outrageous claims? What to watch for in Tuesday’s GOP debate 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Before last night, Paul was mostly an afterthought, barely able to get a word in edgewise. Where has this Rand Paul been? Why he was the GOP debate’s surprising winner 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z PATAKI: Let me — let me try to get a word in edgewise. Transcript: The ‘Undercard’ Republican Presidential Debate 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z After being swatted away by moderators on other questions, Pataki blurted at one point, "Let me try to get a word in edgewise." Early GOP debate takeaways: No breakout performers among 4 candidates on GOP undercard 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Of course, that person will need to get a word in edgewise. All eyes on Trump as Republican debate nears, but Fox will be the real winner 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, GOP candidates have struggled to boost their poll numbers amid Donald Trump’s meteoric rise to political prominence, and few have managed to get a word in edgewise, either. Fox loosens rules for earlier GOP debate 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Rubio never really got more than another few words in edgewise. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul grill Kerry on Iran deal 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z You just have to try to get a word in edgewise. How Fake Steve Jobs lucked into writing for HBO's Silicon Valley 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z He still keeps it all simple, unlike emerging breeds of eager interviewers who won’t let their famous subjects get a word in edgewise. Inside the Beltway: Larry King: A man who actually listens 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Or ranting angrily and you can’t get a word in edgewise. How to Make Difficult Conversations Easy: 7 Steps From a Clinical Psychologist 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z It was hard for his guests to get a word in edgewise, Hannity was so involved in his demonstration. 5 worst right-wing moments of the week — Fox News’ disgusting response to NFL abuse 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Those kids couldn’t get a word in edgewise, without me cutting them off to remind them that I was smarter, funnier, and all around wittier than them…The point is, I was a snob. Gabourey Sidibe and Amy Schumer Agree: You Make Your Own Confidence 2014-05-04T19:27:43Z In some families you aren’t going to get a word in edgewise unless you interrupt and talk over each other, and a spirited debate is fun, not frustrating. Ask an Expert: Negotiating Conflicts, Part 4: Parents at a Wedding 2014-01-15T12:00:01Z “Argument often proceeds at a clip so rapid,” she said, that “it is sometimes hard to get a word in edgewise.” Sidebar: Sidebar: Court’s Arguments on Health Care, by the Numbers (and the Laughs) 2012-06-25T15:18:04Z Thus a link or a double-eye would be dipped endwise, a plate edgewise; but all pieces should be immersed as quickly as possible after the box is opened. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Set the pieces up edgewise, that they may drain and dry. 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 It was rather awkward sitting with one's shoulders edgewise to the table, but we got acquainted the easier for the discomfort and enjoyed the meal. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Either you can’t get a word in edgewise or no one speaks up. Overcome the Awkward Silence 2012-03-05T17:00:41Z Gloxinias, begonias, &c., grow readily from fragments of the leaves cut clean through the thick veins and ribs, and planted edgewise like cuttings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The dogs were unloosed and driven forward alone; then Hans and Morton tilted the sledge edgewise and drew it along, while far below the gurgling waters were rushing southward with a freight of crushed ice. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z “Mine beat them all,” said Katherine, when she was able to get in a word edgewise. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z I’ll talk more about both of these claims when my turn comes around…but at this point, I think I should stop and let you get a word in edgewise. The Uses of the Past: Why Science Writers Should Care About the History of Science And Why Scientists Should Too 2012-01-18T13:15:17.130Z These show best when a piece of the leaf broken off is looked at edgewise. Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. 2011-12-29T03:00:20.733Z The winding consists of a copper strap S carefully insulated and placed edgewise on the core C in a single layer of winding. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Pushing his hand against one side of the screen edgewise in an attempt to loosen it, the thing suddenly fell in. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The commercial interests have so continuously and completely held the horticultural stage in America during the last two decades that it has been impossible for amateur horticulture to get in a word edgewise. Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada 2011-11-17T03:00:30.320Z If left to itself the machine would tip over like a kite when the string is cut and drop edgewise to the ground. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z The oar should be carried forwards edgewise, and only turned square just as full reach is attained. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Winnie and Helen and Mrs. Bryan had planned to finish the evening by playing games, but all the girls were so busy talking that it was impossible to get a game in edgewise. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z You seldom see a man with a front like a wash-tub turned edgewise working on the railroad. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z “Whew!” blew the girl who hoped to get her plot in edgewise. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z A strap, usually in the form of a belt, is rolled or doubled up with a loop in the centre, and laid edgewise on a table. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z "And he——" "Yes, while I get my breath you may put in a word edgewise," continued Bricktop, with a gesture of amused condescension. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Fellows kept trying to work a word in edgewise, but Bulder, by the continued force of his words, beat down all Fellows' attempts to break in. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z The main street is wide and attractive, but the side streets are narrow, and all are paved with hard bricks placed edgewise. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z "Rags wrote me that Sleepy was drinking no water with his meals and eating no potatoes, trying to fall off," I ventured when I could get a word in edgewise. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z We had not got in a word edgewise, but I never tried to when Sally once started. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z Near the lower end is fastened, by means of thongs, a thin board set edgewise and bent so as to form a foot-rest and sides. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z She, sitting edgewise on her bed, Holding her feet, said thus. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z The top leaves, weighted by dew or dust, sometimes lose their power to point in the right direction, but the young leaves, standing edgewise to the earth, are always true, ever pointing north and south. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z Floe tried to speak, but Jimmie talked so fast she couldn't get a word in edgewise. Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z Afterwards they talked about several things, soon the conversation was principally between Arne and Eli, the father now and then putting in a word edgewise. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z Then, one day, she was besieged by a King, who, by chance, had two heads, which, year in and year out, disputed with one another so violently that neither could get a word in edgewise. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z He took off his hat and held it edgewise at his forehead while his gaze swept the mighty range of his vision. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The ring is so thin that it disappears altogether when turned edgewise. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z The platter struck him edgewise over the eye when his six-shooter had barely cleared the holster. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z I was interviewing Justice Alito about jumping in at oral argument when you’re a new justice and how do you get a word in edgewise. A New York Bloc on the Supreme Court 2010-05-12T04:30:00Z These are apparent exceptions to the rule, the blade standing edgewise instead of flatwise to the stem; but this position comes by a twist of the stalk or the base of the blade. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools When seen edgewise, the hem-like margin of this seed is less prominent then in either of the preceding three noticed above. Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 When the board is turned edgewise toward the sun so that its shadow is as thin as possible, rule a pencil line alongside it on the horizon plane. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z But here is Charles waiting to speak as soon as he can thrust a word in edgewise. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Laughing and struggling and delighted by the surprise, the peace officer could not get a word edgewise in the rapid-fire exclamations and questions which were hurled at him from all sides. The Orphan Yet they have an upper and lower face, as leaves should, although they soon twist, so as to stand more or less edgewise. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools One party of observers say that this plant always points its leaves north and south, the leaf standing edgewise to the earth and the two sides facing to the east and west. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. Set the board on edge on the horizon plane and turn it edgewise toward the sun so that a shadow of the pin is cast on the plane. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Kindly indicate, dear sir, the moment at which I could have got in a word edgewise, since you began your highly interesting remarks! Hildegarde's Harvest Babbett now told the whole story so glibly that no one else could get a word in edgewise. Black Forest Village Stories Similar section through a seed turned edgewise, showing the thickness of the cotyledons, and the minute plumule between them, i. e. the minute bud on the upper end of the caulicle. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools But after I had talked myself nearly dumb, and Jim had got in a word or two edgewise, she began to hope. The Brightener Next cover the bottom of the barrel with coarse salt, cut the pork into strips about six inches wide, stand edgewise in the barrel, with the skin next the outside, until the bottom is covered. Home Pork Making A leathern belt was made up into a number of intricate folds, and placed edgewise upon a table. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Just a line this morning before I get up, that being the only way I can get a word in edgewise. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall They may be known from true blades by their standing edgewise, their margins being directed upwards and downwards; while in true blades the faces look upwards and downwards; excepting in equitant leaves, as already explained. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools Their expectations have been overwhetted; and, moreover, the first glance is usually obtained from the American shore, an edgewise view that gives but an inkling of the full majesty of the scene. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But, bad as the walking is through it, it is easier than where you cross over the bare hills, where you have to tread on sharp stones, most of them lying edgewise. Wanderings in South America It is then baked in flat cakes, and has the peculiar property of parting readily into thin flakes when broken edgewise. Our Southern Highlanders With the strong tides of Chesapeake Bay, even an hour would be enough to scoop out the sand and plunge the whole structure edgewise into the sea. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The furrowing is done with the Planet Jr. cultivator, arranged with a large tooth behind, and two or four smaller ones in front, turned edgewise. The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus Many pennies and other coins have at various times been driven edgewise into the bark of the tree, and it is fast closing over them. A Calendar of Scottish Saints Therefore the sergeant, always working the boat edgewise towards the ladder, only responded, "Roughish!" qualifying the night, and implying a wider experience of rough nights than his hearer's. When Ghost Meets Ghost I never was allowed to get a word in edgewise; I was shut up at once with some impertinent remark. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) What would be its appearance if I saw it edgewise? My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. He come home last night all different, talking for the minister till I couldn’t get a word in edgewise. Captain Pott's Minister Ledges of red rock, which seemed as if fires had scorched them for ages, stood edgewise in the troubled earth, their seamed faces toward the sky. Claim Number One On the top of one of those ponderous laminations tilted edgewise is the king of the gnomes of the new glen. Trail Tales No sir-ree, I don't let any artist tip my freckles edgewise just to see how flip he is at it. Money Magic A Novel Tie in one or two strands by the tip end and wind on edgewise. How to Tie Flies Convolute: rolled edgewise from one edge to the other. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination It is swung forward until the paddle is at right angles across the canoe, then the blade is dipped edgewise with a slicing motion and a new stroke begins. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Putnam had been standing edgewise to the slab: he shifted his position now and saw a second stone and a second mound side by side with the first. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 The blue-green leaves are small and narrow, and they turn edgewise to the sun as if they were reluctant to give anyone beneath them any more shade than they could help. Round the Wonderful World Be sure that the hackle is tied on edgewise with the shiny side to the front. How to Tie Flies This is owing partly to their more deliberate movements and partly to the inclination of the plane of their orbits, which seldom lies edgewise toward the earth. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers It happened just then to be one of those periods when the ring is edgewise towards the earth, and of course he only saw a round disc like that of Jupiter. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language Take from pans hot, and cool between folds of clean cloth, spread upon a rack, or else turn the loaves edgewise upon a clean board, and cover with cheese cloth. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South After the stone floor has been swept clean, a thin layer of salt is spread on it, and covered with pilchards laid partly edgewise, and close together. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Take two or three more turns in front of the wings, all the while keeping the hackle edgewise, with the shiny side towards the eye of the hook. How to Tie Flies The earth is overhead, and their heads are under the earth, and the light of day has no light job of it to get in edgewise, through the windows. The Land of Thor From the equator they would be continually seen edgewise, and so would appear merely as line of light stretching right across the heaven and passing through the zenith. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language We stripped the range for action, took out a sash, and brought it in edgewise through a window. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm They were large and broad and strongly webbed, and the short stout legs which carried them were flattened and compressed that they might slip edgewise through the water, like a feathered oar-blade. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals The circular paths of the stars remote from the pole of the ecliptic will, however, be only seen somewhat edgewise, and thus the apparent paths will be elliptical, as we actually find them. The Story of the Heavens There wasn’t a chance to “get a word in edgewise” when once she was started upon a subject that interested her. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The ring happened then to be at its edgewise period, and a careful study of the behaviour of the ansæ when disappearing and reappearing soon revealed to Huyghens the true explanation. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language The door leading to his own private office banged open, and two men appeared, shoving through it the big mahogany desk turned edgewise. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man "True," said the professor, "and you notice that instead of having one surface toward the sky and the other toward the earth they are placed edgewise." In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia Finally, when we observe stars actually moving in the ecliptic, the circles they follow would be seen edgewise, and thus the stars would have merely the linear movement which they are seen to possess. The Story of the Heavens The surface of the roads here is formed of a peculiar variety of paving that makes them beloved of automobilists, it being of small brick placed edgewise, and very agreeable to ride and drive upon. The Automobilist Abroad The last time the system of rings was exactly edgewise to the earth was on the 3rd of October 1907. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language These, and a dozen other wild questions like them fairly smothered poor Billie, and it was a long time before she could get a word in edgewise. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck If a coin or shell does not lie flat on the ground, but rests edgewise, the toss does not count. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium We found that, contrary to the teachings of the books, the center of pressure on a curved surface traveled backward when the surface was inclined, at small angles, more and more edgewise to the wind. The Early History of the Airplane The usual mode of construction, when bricks are used, is to lay them crosswise and flat for the bottom and top, and to set them edgewise for the sides. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings His father told him that he must make a small cleft in the bark and wood, with a chisel and mallet, and then drive the cent in, edgewise, a little way. Rollo's Experiments Here I could hardly get a question in edgewise for the flood which was let loose on me. Working With the Working Woman These stakes were driven to such a grade that the top of a 2×4-in. cap or "runner" set edgewise on top of them was at the proper grade of the top of the invert. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs It is about a foot in diameter, and stands edgewise upon the branch or crotch of a tree. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America He scraped again with his bolo turned edgewise, and gripping the back of it firmly with both hands. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War Seated between the two men, in their hours of ease when they were not editors, my trouble would have been to listen to both at the same moment and to get a word in edgewise. Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties Not a word could Jack get in edgewise for several minutes. Chatterbox, 1906 He decided on the cards afterall and balanced four of them edgewise on the back of his hand. Greener Than You Think The eggs flew across the room as the lid of the slop cauldron came whistling through the kitchen window in a blizzard of flying glass and buried itself, edgewise, in the wall over the stove. Make Mine Homogenized The approach to the pavilion from the lower level of the garden was by a carefully graded slope of Roman brick, set edgewise. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Them’s all set edgewise like butcher’s broom, and pretty stuff that is.” The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range He could hardly get a word in edgewise at first,” said Thorn. With No Strings Attached Little Ray was on his feet, trying to get a word in edgewise, but not succeeding at all. Stairway to the Stars Even the tall rushes wore an unsteady look; and the few oysters upon its surface evidently required all their balancing powers to lie upon their flat sides and avoid sinking edgewise into the oozy depths. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 She whirled off the vicar in a gale of enthusiasm, nobody else got a word in edgewise. The Ffolliots of Redmarley "You chatter so, Miss Pat, that no one can get a word in edgewise." Miss Pat at School It was paved with bricks placed edgewise, and was as neat as a parlor floor. Rollo in Holland It is about a foot in diameter, and stands edgewise upon a branch, or in the crotch of a tree. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Connick removed his pipe when the door opened, and gazed under his hand, held edgewise to his forehead. The Rainy Day Railroad War In the middle ages, when books were so few as to be a distinction, they were displayed sidewise, not edgewise, on the shelves, and their covers were often richly decorated, sometimes with costly gems. The Booklover and His Books He replaced the pocket secretary and looked at me edgewise, speculatively. Measure for a Loner Of course, Luba and her father hadn't talked all the time, and Malone did have a chance to get a few words in edgewise. Supermind No one could conceive now of getting a strike in edgewise to the factory that listened to Jim. The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak Sliding in edgewise, at the moment of opening, he managed to scatter the ashes again, and whirl about some of the light articles before he was fairly expelled. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue All this the good Doctor poured forth so rapidly that Nora could not get in a word edgewise. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes That was too easy, there was no fun or excitement in the feat, so he placed it edgewise. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel “Why don’t you haul one side up till the raft’s edgewise, and then work it out through the gangway with the levers till it overbalances and tumbles in?” said Carey. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale He passed his hand involuntarily straight round his neck edgewise, as if thinking about how a knife or sword would soon be applied. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Unluckily, the weapon fell muzzle downward, and the fixed bayonet dropped edgewise into the tiny crank-pit. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru They are so busy observing, comparing, reasoning, and finding out things for themselves that he can hardly get in a word edgewise. By the Christmas Fire Their bodies being flat they can p. 51enter a very narrow crevice; and where they cannot pass on their bellies they will turn up edgewise. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Carey went up at once, and found that Jackum was just squeezing himself edgewise beneath the hinged opening of the saloon skylight. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale Stevens had poised the "Forlorn Hope" edgewise in mid-air, so that the gleaming, heavily armored parabolic reflectors of his projectors, mounted upon the leading edge of the fortress, covered the scene below. Spacehounds of IPC A plain butt-joint is one in which the members join endwise or edgewise without overlapping. Handwork in Wood She did not let Mrs. Horton get a word in edgewise for the first two minutes. The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day The metal shield that proclaimed his office was cupped as if it had been held edgewise on an anvil and struck with a hammer. Trail's End We'd fired these questions at him as fast as we could get them in edgewise, and now we knew a heap. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies "I want to hear that man sass you over the phone, if he can get in a word edgewise, and you on the other end of the line." David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Three flat stones were set up edgewise, and the spider set on them. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Suddenly, with admirable skill, he flung his scimitar edgewise at the legs of his farthest foe, who stopped short, roaring with pain. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity She draws her mouth till it positively resembles the aperture of a poor's-box, and all her words appear to slide out edgewise as it were—thus: How do you do, madam? The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 We took supper in a room of one of the deserted houses, using for seats some old bureau-drawers turned edgewise. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 And set edgewise among the stems she found his card. North of Fifty-Three His hand flashed up in an edgewise blow which caught the other on the side of the throat, and then the world came apart about them. The Time Traders Suppose you said, "I hope you slept well," and the great soldier said, "No, I did not; I think a rose-leaf must have stood up edgewise under me." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. If you waited another seven or eight years, you would see it only as a ball, for the rings would then be edgewise to the plane of your vision. The Mayor of Warwick It is rare to find boards used for the walls, but, if used, they are roughhewn, and are laid horizontally and edgewise, one above the other. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir At the finish of a stroke turn the paddle edgewise and slide it out of the water. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls In consequence of the thinness of the rings they completely disappear from the range of vision of small telescopes when, as occurs once in every fifteen years, they are seen exactly edgewise from the earth. Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries The saw, after the teeth are formed, may be hardened and tempered by heating it slowly until it attains a cherry red, and plunging it straight down edgewise into cool, clean water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 In taking out the key, remove the board which is set edgewise over the keys immediately back of where the fingers strike, by taking out the screw at each end. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs This might be more properly called the friction method, for the fire is obtained by rubbing edgewise one piece of bamboo at right angles to, and over the back of, another. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir For the next stroke bring the blade forward, swinging it horizontally with the blade parallel to the water, and slide it edgewise into the water again in front of you. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls For the alternator panels, instruments of the vertical edgewise type are used. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment The same gesture has also been made by throwing the palmar side of the right fist edgewise downward in front of the knuckles of the left, as in Fig. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Later, these rings of iron were set up edgewise, and interlinked, or the scales made to overlap. The Leading Facts of English History The Squire had it all his own way, Smooth not having a chance to put in a word edgewise. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Then drop them in edgewise and pull, straightening your body, bending your elbows, and bringing your hands together one above the other. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls And Hardy, who had been trying his best to get a word in edgewise, finally managed to cry out: "Wait a minute!" The Bad Man Right hand extended, flat, edgewise, moved downward several times. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 He now gently turned the tire edgewise and fired again. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Just clar the kitchen,' cried out the skipper, stripping off his coat, as if to have a tug and hug with the Squire, who at that moment wanted to get a word in edgewise. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Transits, eclipses, and occulations of Saturn's satellites can only be seen when the ring is turned nearly edgewise towards the earth. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. The door opened just about wide enough to admit a cat, were that cat sufficiently slab-sided, and Mr. Gammon slid his lath-like form in edgewise. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul The hands are sometimes used, but are placed edgewise. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 If you ever saw her, or one like her, whether full front or profile, whether sideways or edgewise, the vision, I am ready to swear, remains with you vividly still. How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's And Other Stories It seems as if it were a rather flat-shaped object, turned nearly edgewise towards us. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky The rings when turned edgewise either towards the earth or sun, are not visible in ordinary telescopes, neither can they be seen when the earth and sun are on opposite sides of the rings. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Why she couldn't support a postage stamp standing edgewise, as the man says in the play. Clover The right arm is raised, and the hand, opened edgewise, with fingers parallel and approximated, is drawn from left to right before the body at the supposed height of the animal. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 These houses were built of rough redwood boards set up edgewise, with shed roof, and without window, fire place, or floor. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State A crack of the hand, brought down edgewise, broke the rabbit's neck, and he was thrust into a bag which Josh carried slung over his shoulder. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative He was clothed in a light suit of armour, the hauberk, with the rings set edgewise, reaching down to the knees. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 "But what I have told you isn't quite all," remarked Frank presently, when the chatter of voices allowed him a chance to get in a few words edgewise. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness Place the flat right hand, thumb down, edgewise before the right side of the shoulder, pointing toward the right. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Dora had been trying to speak, but she could not get in a word edgewise. Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country These they fix up edgewise, reaching from the eaves to the ground, and thus they answer the purpose of a wall. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time He'll not let any one else get a word in edgewise. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Now they stand as books are placed on their shelves,—vertically and edgewise. Homes and How to Make Them Hold the flat hand edgewise, pointing upward before the right side of the chest, then throw it outward and downward to the right. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 The ceiling of the room was a soft mass of silken draperies, depending edgewise from above, thousands of yards of the most expensive fabrics of the world. The Mississippi Bubble Would he ever be allowed to get in a word edgewise? Lady Merton, Colonist With the exception of Japetus, they revolve round him in the plane of his rings, and when these are seen edgewise, appear to run along it like beads on a string. A Trip to Venus When planting beans put the bean in the soil edgewise with the eye down. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Uli cannot get in a word edgewise, but is mightily impressed by her imposing vigor and her father's wealth, so that he goes home with his head in a whirl. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It crosses the river at a ford, and is constructed of large flag-stones, uncemented, and resting on similar stones placed edgewise. Somerset The roots would start out of the tree three feet above the ground and stand out at an angle, and looked like big planks placed edgewise. Death Valley in '49 For a moment his monoplane fell nearly edgewise with her nose down, and seemed to hesitate whether to overset altogether. The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes The Gosain said that they must test it, and he set it edgewise in the ground under a tree and told the Raja’s son to climb the tree and shake some leaves down. Folklore of the Santal Parganas The floor of the kiln was formerly made of two rows of brick set edgewise and carefully laid, but latterly it is found to be best made of clay. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 The ladies in monstrous hoops, so that in getting into their carriages they were obliged to go edgewise. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. Pick it up and throw it, with considerable force, against the wind edgewise. Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship The early sun was striking edgewise on its gables and lattice-windows, touching them with gold; and some beams of its old peace seemed to touch my heart. David Copperfield It consists of a number of thin calcareous plates standing up edgewise, and arranged in a radiating manner round a low centre. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore When made of wood they are usually 8 inches square or round, or sometimes by 8 inches placed edgewise. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Hence, in shuffling for whist or other games, the cards should not be shuffled in this way, but more thoroughly mixed by the edgewise shuffling of certain players. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) "Excuse me if I go edgewise," remarked the Captain as they came to a slight hill. The Emerald City of Oz Poor Gilbert hardly had a chance to get a word in edgewise. Anne of the Island Unlike Actinia, its body is supported by a stony skeleton of calcareous plates arranged edgewise so as to radiate from the centre. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore He stuck them edgewise into the frame of a small mantle looking-glass. The Woodlanders That is what I want to tell you, Anne, if you'll ever give me a chance to get a word in edgewise. Anne of Green Gables "No indeed," answered the Captain, who was walking better since he began to move edgewise. The Emerald City of Oz He found the previous owner had gone out years before and put a plank across the brook back of the barn, edgewise into the surface of the water just a few inches. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities The baggage-camel had been bobbing his head to and fro for some time past, anxious to get a word in edgewise. The Jungle Book Here was grouped a chaotic assemblage of articles—mainly old framed prints and paintings—leaning edgewise against the wall, like roofing slates in a builder's yard. A Pair of Blue Eyes He made some dozen of these "mats" from his tape of non-cohesive gold, cutting it transversely into small pieces that could be inserted edgewise between the teeth and consolidated by packing. McTeague "I'll take a message to the poor thing, with the greatest pleasure," answered Sergeant Cuff, before I could put in a word edgewise. The Moonstone When I got a word in edgewise, I told him that I was going to contact the ombudsman and he said that I couldn't—that I had no recourse. Wild Justice Equally wonderful were the enormous specimens of myrtle, their leaves extending edgewise to the sun, and permitting its rays to penetrate and fall upon the ground. The Mysterious Island Resting it edgewise on the forge, he supported it perpendicularly with one hand, wiping his face with the handkerchief he held in the other. A Pair of Blue Eyes If the orbit of a binary system lies edgewise toward us, then one star will hide the other each revolution, moving across it and appearing on the other side. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 But bad as the walking is through it, it is easier than where you cross over the bare hills, where you have to tread on sharp stones, most of them lying edgewise. Wanderings in South America This fire-pit was about five feet in diameter, a foot deep, and encircled with flat stones set up edgewise. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines She set up the letter edgewise on the back parlor mantelpiece. Bertram Cope's Year I entered by a narrow street, paved with yellow bricks, laid edgewise, and so clean that one might eat from them. The Crayon Papers To make the outside of a bend square, sharp and full, rather than slightly rounding, the bent piece must be laid edgewise on the face of the anvil. Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon The flat, drooping, plume-like branchlets hang edgewise, giving the trees a thin, open, airy look. Travels in Alaska Beautiful palm-trees began to abound, perfectly round, slender stems supporting hundreds of immense leaves hanging edgewise in perfect arch shape, perhaps the most symmetrical of all nature's works. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond If the iron be bent edgewise the breadth of the bar must be added to the diameter, for it is the thickness of the bar measured radially that is to be taken into consideration. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Nobody would have conceived that an edgewise gripe of such a mass of metal could derange its form in this way. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy I will fling it wide open at once, instead of holding it ajar and admitting you edgewise, as it were, one conjecture at a time. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 Very fertile are the desert plants in expedients to prevent evaporation, turning their foliage edgewise toward the sun, growing silky hairs, exuding viscid gum. The Land of Little Rain The natural floor was of rough slabs of lava, laid partly edgewise, so that a newly macadamised road would have been as soft a bed. The Hawaiian Archipelago Nobody else had a chance to get a word in edgewise. Man on the Box Yesterday morning Lord Rosse arranged a new method of suspending the great mirror, so as to take its edgewise pressure in a manner that allowed the springy supports of its flat back to act. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy ACHEUL, seen edgewise; original 6 1/2 inches long, and 3 inches wide. b, c. The Antiquity of Man “Me--oh, I haven’t had a chance to get a word in edgewise.” Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites For the second stroke, draw the arms edgewise to the first position and repeat as often as may be necessary. Healthful Sports for Boys "And why am I arrested, sir?" asked King the moment he could slip the question in edgewise. King of the Khyber Rifles "There were hours and hours when I couldn't get a word in edgewise." The Motormaniacs Fragments were up-ended, masses were rearing themselves edgewise into the air, were overturning and collapsing. The Iron Trail "Just a moment, my dear young lady," interrupted Craig, finding at last a chance to get a word in edgewise. The Exploits of Elaine On his left was a great gray rock, projecting edgewise, covered with laurel and rhododendron, and under it was the first big pool from which the stream poured faster still. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine The little man who had been waiting in the corridor slipped edgewise in at the door. The Landloper Not long after this the other guest accosted him unexpectedly in the street "For Heaven's sake, don't ask me to dine with that Smith again—why, I could not get a word in edgewise." Nerves and Common Sense Here he closed the Testament, and rested it edgewise on the pulpit cushion, keeping one hand firmly clasped upon it as he turned himself about and surveyed the whole congregation. The Master-Christian Twice in the course of a revolution, which occupies nearly thirty years, the rings are seen edgewise, and for a few days are invisible even in a powerful telescope. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science We have been days and days, and could not get in a word edgewise for him. A Woman-Hater "It all seems thick with lies," said Kathleen; "you don't seem to be able to get a word of truth in edgewise hardly." The Enchanted Castle Say that I did nothing but talk about myself, and that when you wanted to talk about yourself you couldn't get in a word edgewise. The Kentons By her movement my hand came edgewise exactly in the nape of the neck—as men strike a hare to kill it. Desperate Remedies She thrust her sleeves above her elbows, and inserted her small pink hand edgewise between each white lobe of honeycomb, performing the act so adroitly and gently as not to unseal a single cell. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school And now that I’ve got a chance to slip in a word edgewise, I’d like mightily to have you explain your statement, Mr. Barnum, that I am responsible for your errors. A House-Boat on the Styx It was a subject calculated to excite volubility, and Henry could not get in a word edgewise. Put Yourself in His Place He crawls edgewise towards the door, crouching himself against the bunk till he's flatter than a knife blade; then, half way, he stops. Drift from Two Shores One never has a chance To get a word in edgewise, at your house, Because this lady holds the floor all day; But none the less, I mean to have my say, too. Tartuffe Or, the Hypocrite Lomaque stopped, and holding his hand edgewise, let it drop significantly over the hunchback's head. After Dark Their bodies being flat they can enter a very narrow crevice; and where they cannot pass on their bellies they will turn up edgewise. The Natural History of Selborne |
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