| 单词 | forehanded |
| 例句 | This year, as forehanded as ever, he’d been wavering between the imported perfumes on sale at Norris Drugs and a pair of riding boots. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dead of course; and I guess it was a Providence for they’ve got two little tots now and they’re not very forehanded. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z In planning the 8-cylinder engine they were again only being forehanded, but considerably so, in providing more power for increased airplane performance beyond that which might possibly be obtained from the 4-cylinder units. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design 2012-02-04T03:00:15.650Z Little boys who have their sugar maples picked out and under guard, being more forehanded about some things than others, are whittling intensely. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Some of these forehanded people, instead of putting their Winter supply of food in the ground, put it on their bones. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Wiggins was a little, waspish man, who lived in the country, and was called a "forehanded" farmer. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z I was on the wrangle last night," he complained, as the forehanded ones came back to argue the matter, "and I'm short on my sleep. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Then, as he became more and more forehanded, he could assist the railroads, the 'bus lines, and the boot-blacks, barbers, laundries, &c., in the same manner. Cordwood While this condition of affairs still leaves something to be desired, the dealers have had several salutary lessons and are, as a generality, becoming much more forehanded. Seeds of Pine “Besides wood, I had enough grub to stand a siege, as I was always forehanded.” The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine The immediate dismissal of labor employed in such enterprises brings greatest suffering, because such laborers are always least forehanded and are in large numbers homeless. Rural Health and Welfare I never did know such a forehanded pair. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 "I've always been forehanded; I never was caught so unprepared before," he faltered. The Life of Nancy With that the forehanded cook turned and went back to his pot. Claim Number One Mother ’lowed ’twas a good thing t’ be forehanded with they little things.” The Cruise of the Shining Light What a change has thus been wrought in a few short years! the result of the toil and privation of the adventurous pioneers, of whom many have already become intelligent, enterprising and forehanded farmers. Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 Mr. Jacob Allen was a forehanded farmer, and the house was by far the best in town. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 "I've heard these French folks only desire to get forehanded a little, and then they go right back where they come from," said some one, with an air of disapproval. The Life of Nancy Instead of which, she was very often ready to help somebody else not quite so "forehanded." Nobody The deacon's forehanded himself, but he likes money—all them Meakins do—an' he's been as oneasy as a fish out o' water sence he sold his farm an' moved into the village. The Brass Bound Box Marthy was always forehanded, and she made money there and never spent any to speak of. The Ranch at the Wolverine Nobody was so handsome or so good or so smart as Semantha; and Deacon Lee was the most forehanded man in town. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 But even if a man had been forehanded and of a saving nature, he couldn't have done much without sacrificing the only friends most of us had—his office associates. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America Mrs. Huzzard, in the depths of her being, thought it would be a fine thing to go back to Pennsylvania as “Mrs. Captain,” even if the captain wasn’t as forehanded as she’d seen men. That Girl Montana "I expect she will be my wife when I get forehanded enough," replied Obed. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia And here in the hills it's just as well to be forehanded with your gun. The Gold Girl Ah, I see you have been forehanded, Cassowary!” The Madness of May At Christmas I had made a valiant effort to be economical and forehanded, and got the plantation carpenter to knock together a savings-bank for me, with a hole in the top. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood They were not a forehanded people, and the plenty of summer was no guard against the scarcity of winter. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Other folks don't work themselves to death the way you do, and you're forehanded too. Country Neighbors And he had been forehanded with his declaration. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. He had prospered and was forehanded, and his married son and daughters had been fairly successful. A Little Girl in Old Boston Here and there a square of rich, black loam, freshly turned, bespoke the forehanded farmer; while in the fields of his neighbors straggling groups of cattle and hogs gleaned half-heartedly in the standing roughage. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest The dread and trouble of the times filling all minds, men wished to be forehanded with the decrees of Providence. The Bronze Hand 1897 There was seen occasionally, in the most forehanded families, a show of red shag cotton, calico, or Manchester. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Not that I want anybody to think I am so long-headed or forehanded a chap as to spend time only with people who could tell me things! Sonnie-Boy's People He's a good, steady man, forehanded and all that, and will make her a good husband, and she'll keep growing older. A Little Girl in Old Boston Though I am barely twenty, I am a man, and one who is quite forehanded and able to take unto himself a wife. The Old Stone House and Other Stories He was being forehanded, that was all,—declaring himself in advance of all others and thereby securing, as he put it, the privilege of priority. From the Housetops When a man gets what you may call a little forehanded, he's bound to have his say about matters and things, whether he understands them or not. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Her husband was energetic and "forehanded," and without the slightest approach to intentional cruelty, looked to his wife to "keep up her end of the log." The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Hers were well grown—Biddy always got down to business early in the spring, she was so forehanded. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder Bauble, do you call him? he is a substantial true-bred beast; bravely forehanded. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 This, however, is not being what the old New England housekeeper used to call "forehanded." The Art of Public Speaking "You are forehanded," said Mrs. Newbolt, and was silent for almost a minute. The Vehement Flame "Wherever he gets it, no gentleman could be more forehanded in his obligations," declared Mrs. Brashear. Success A Novel Well, if it is the Spring," she observed at length with a whimsical little frown knitting her brows, "it's mighty forehanded, for it began to get in its fine work as far back as January. Martha By-the-Day Cally, I was just thinking--no harm in being forehanded, as I always say!... V. V.'s Eyes Frequently at such times there is borne to the nostrils the faint, stifling scent of burning brush, indicating that land is being cleared by the forehanded, thrifty farmer for early planting. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" In Alaska, our ever thoughtful and forehanded Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture has by legal proclamation at one stroke converted the whole of the Kenai Peninsula into a magnificent moose preserve. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Associated word: otalgic. eardrum, n. tympanum. earlier, a. antecedent. early, a. seasonable, timely, forehanded; premature. earnest, a. unfeigned, ardent, sincere, fervent, impassioned, zealous, intent. earnest, n. sincerity, seriousness, good faith; pledge, handsel, token, foretaste. Putnam's Word Book Gentle reader, pray excuse The seeming rudeness, but I can't consent to Be so forehanded with important news. Black Beetles in Amber There will be no dread winter days for us for we have been forehanded—we have a new crew on board to chase away the cares of old age and infirmities. Laugh and Live The Wall Street men present looked at one another significantly, and one of them remarked, "You are forehanded for these times, Muir." A Young Girl's Wooing The mere fact that you are ahead of your class tells me that it is your habit to be forehanded, to be prepared. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol The women of the Church were forehanded in their earnest working and praying. Quiet Talks with World Winners It is quite apparent that he was a forehanded person who acquired property and impressed himself upon his neighbors. George Washington, Volume I He was a forehanded kind of a man for a mere pagan. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot Go, thou art a pretty forehanded fellow, would thou wert wiser. The Scornful Lady There was, of course, the strange forehanded, subtle planning of the other girl, of Janet Spencer. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Jacob Newell had been known for years as a "forehanded man" in the rural neighborhood. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 “He did not,” the Inkstand replied; “he isn’t at all forehanded at repartee.” Fantastic Fables I'm a forehanded kind of man, and while his wedding-suit was being made I just stepped into the tailor's and ran it over with a tape-measure, so's to get some idea of his size. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot But Prince Ludwig was one who believed in being forehanded and so it happened that the orders for the mobilization of the army of Lutha were issued within fifteen minutes of his return to Lustadt. The Mad King Tiverton was furious, and so, apparently, were the just heavens; for every circus-day thereafter it rained, in a fashion calculated to urge any forehanded Noah into immediate action. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Bluenose always takes keer to have a big house, 'cause it shows a big man, and one that's considerable forehanded, and pretty well to do in the world. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville They must have sent them by express yesterday," said Aunt Grace; "dear me, how forehanded some people are. Patty Fairfield When they get a little forehanded they forget that they were once poor, and owned dogs. Remarks I had then become something forehanded, and being in my forty-fourth year, I purchased my wife Meg, and thereby prevented having another child to buy, as she was then pregnant. A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself The summer waned; the cows were turned into the shack, and the most "forehanded" among us began to cut boughs for banking up the house, and set afoot other preparations for winter's cold. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life Few had been so forehanded as George Houghton, who had the advantage of abundant means, and good, fearless help in his efforts. The Earth Trembled Later on R. Schmidt sat alone in a sheltered corner of the promenade deck, where chairs had been secured by the forehanded Hobbs. The Prince of Graustark "Yes; Jasper always was forehanded, and he has laid by quite a snug little sum; then of course his father helps him; you never hear from him?" Sara, a Princess I cannot remember when I had been so forehanded as all that, and I wonder what my secretary thought of me. A Fool and His Money Blue Nose always takes keer to have a big house, cause it shows a big man, and one that's considerable forehanded, and pretty well to do in the world. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville This grandfather had raised the family from poverty to forehanded circumstances; true, a part of his citizen-honor had been lost, but forward he had pushed, nevertheless. Stories by Foreign Authors: Scandinavian You jest let that new-fangled truck alone," he said, "till you get more forehanded in cash and experience. Driven Back to Eden If, however, he was thrifty and forehanded, the backwoodsman remained on his clearing, improving his farm and sharing in the change from wilderness life. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 But to tell the truth, I never was a very forward old fellow, nor what my farming neighbors call a forehanded one. I and My Chimney In the afternoon a slashing spring rain set in, and Mr. Stanley, who was a forehanded worker, found a job for all of us in the barn. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment It was far from winter yet, but this purchaser was forehanded. Shavings |
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