| 单词 | handbreadth |
| 例句 | It lacks a handbreadth yet of the measure of a prince.' The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z The room is so richly decorated that scarce a handbreadth of the surface is free from ornament. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Suddenly the Sub came to a dead stop almost within a handbreadth of the levelled bayonet of the Turkish sentry. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z It was like a dungeon, absolutely empty, with an uneven, earthen floor, quite dry, and high bare walls, gloomy, with a handbreadth of window high up. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Through teeth and skull and helmet, So fierce a thrust he sped, The good sword stood a handbreadth out Behind the Tuscan's head! School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z In a secluded corner we found a handbreadth space where a baby was laid to rest many a year ago. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z The Good God protect and bless you——I will find an opportunity to add a handbreadth of flounces to the bottom. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z Behold, my days are as a handbreadth before Thee, and my life as nothing in Thy sight. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z The same is affirmed in another Psalm: “Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily, every man at his best state is altogether vanity.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z There was not a handbreadth of shade anywhere, and the iron handles and girds of the barred windows were nearly red-hot. The Firebrand In a hundred years, not one handbreadth of all those vineyards will belong to those who rake and dig there. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine And it was an handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths. The Bible Story Man stands as in the centre of Nature; his fraction of Time encircled by Eternity, his handbreadth of Space encircled by Infinitude: how shall he forbear asking himself, What am I; and Whence; and Whither? A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Three lawful handbreadths: a handbreadth between shoes and hose, a handbreadth between ear and hair, a handbreadth between the fringe of the tunic and the knee. The Triads of Ireland Twelve handbreadths up and close to the wall; thirty paces on, then ten; so an opening of some sort appeared and near it, the cave. The Web of the Golden Spider “A tree decays and sprouts afresh; when less than a handbreadth, it is a sapling; when more than a handbreadth, it is a tree.” Hebrew Literature And he made for it a border of an handbreadth round about, and made a golden rim to the border thereof round about. The Bible Story Is it that His 'years are throughout all generations,' and 'my days are as an handbreadth'? Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The flame of roses that burns on every handbreadth of untilled ground and springs like a rainbow above the cloud of every darkling roof or wall. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida Through teeth, and skull, and helmet, So fierce a thrust he sped, The good sword stood a handbreadth out Behind the Tuscan’s head. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 But the Sages “forbid it, till he sink the heaps three handbreadths, or till he raise them three above the earth.” Hebrew Literature The foam stood high about the hollowed, upswept bow, and at times boiled a handbreadth above the depressed waist, but, while the canoe swept on like a toboggan, none came in. The Gold Trail These scientific individuals have been nowhere but where we also are; have seen some handbreadths deeper than we see into the Deep that is infinite, without bottom as without shore. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. The Annals of the Poor Through teeth, and skull, and helmet, So fierce a thrust he sped The good sword stood a handbreadth out Behind the Tuscan's head. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Rabbi Maier “forbade it till he sink it three handbreadths, or till he raise it three.” Hebrew Literature Some woe for ever wreathes its chain, And hope foretells the clasp undone; Relief at handbreadth seems, in vain Thy fetter'd arms embrace—'tis gone! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century But along the horizon, as it seemed for the space of two handbreadths, there was suspended this bandolier of flaming scarlet. The Black Douglas Through teeth, and skull, and helmet, So fierce a thrust he sped, The good sword stood a handbreadth out Behind the Tuscan's head. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library In the midst of it he made another rush, missed the calf by a handbreadth, and buried his sword to the socket in the mother's side. Children of the Wild But the Sages say, “not less than four cabs, in height an handbreadth, and an handbreadth of dust over them, and they must be stored in a place where men tread.” Hebrew Literature And when it rained hardest, whatever he carried remained dry above and below his hand to the distance of a handbreadth, so great was his natural heat. The Religion of the Ancient Celts They had spread a handbreadth of mainsail, but the jib was blown out of the boltropes by one big swoop of wind and carried down to leeward, looking like a giant's shirt. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod And so, in like manner, Moses and Elijah halted ten handbreadths from heaven. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala But the great arrow had pierced right through her shoulder, and stood out a handbreadth upon the other side. A Heroine of France R. Maier said, “there must be not less than two seahs,58 in height three handbreadths, and over them an handbreadth of dust.” Hebrew Literature Also the trunk, snout, or proboscis of the elephant is armed with a sword fastened to it, two cubits long, very strong, and a handbreadth in width. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Her blood tingled with the air from the wind-swept harbor, with the rush of the great engines, as by a handbreadth they plunged past her. The Scarlet Car Eighteen handbreadths was the height of the golden candlestick. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala There is also a "long" cubit that is longer than a regular cubit by a handbreadth. The World English Bible (WEB): R. José the Galilean said, “he must leave them an handbreadth high.” Hebrew Literature And when the perfect fruition is come, and we enter into the great spaces of Eternity, it will seem as an handbreadth. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Then I looked down again carefully, searching every handbreadth for a firm foothold or path down the rocks, with an opening at the end, through which a big man could squeeze his body. Jim Davis "Never!" replied Napoleon; "I shall know how to die, but I will not yield a handbreadth of soil." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen They go bareheaded, except that the men bind a string or fillet, ten handbreadths long, about their heads. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: 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 “Less than this he may clear off, but he must leave it a handbreadth high over the ground.” Hebrew Literature Off went the skin an handbreadth all about. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems A handbreadth of basis is enough for me, if it be actually basis and ground! Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none By what looked like a handbreadth, we cleared each other, and the race continued. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales In it there are exceedingly large pheasants, with tails eight or ten handbreadths long, and many other kinds of birds, some of which have very beautiful and finely variegated plumage. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: 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 Rabbi Eleazar, the son of Azariah, “forbade it till he sink the manure three handbreadths, or raise it three, or till he place it on a rock.” Hebrew Literature Ay! there are times when the great universe, Like cloth in some unskilful dyer's vat, Shrivels into a handbreadth, and perchance That time is now! La Sainte Courtisane —A handbreadth of basis: thereon can one stand. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none Is there room for no hope — such a handbreadth we scan — In the permanence yet of the Spirit of Man? An Anthology of Australian Verse |
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