| 单词 | hard put |
| 例句 | And if Mama and them found out it was a mill girl, I’d be hard put to explain it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We talked some more that night, and I recall being very hard put to it to answer coherently when he asked me what women were like. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned and we both went west, I hard put to keep up with him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a candle and led me through the pantry and up a set of steps, which in my exhaustion I was hard put to climb, to a small attic room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot saw these things as clearly as the bold Guenever —and, as their relations gradually worsened, he was hard put to it to keep his mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She gulped and suddenly felt quite nervous, although she would have been hard put to say why. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even Apollo for a few minutes was hard put to it to overtake her; still, of course, he soon gained. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But now she was fifty- five and hard put to remember what all that had been about It didn’t take long, after Jude left for her to see what die future would be. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had great con-fidence in his father, but his sense of justice was hard put to accept the fact that Travis Burdow had been allowed to escape the consequences of his drunken crime. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he not used that magic he would have been hard put to keep the crank little boat on such a course, on that rough sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The white people who came with Christmas bags of rock candy and old clothes were hard put to get a Yes'm, thank you, out of those sullen mouths. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z If Sir Ector had not been lucky enough to own a little land in Pie Street, on which there stood a respectable inn, they would have been hard put to it to find a lodging. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was supposed to be "only" the voice, with Bezcala miming the words and action - but the audience was hard put to keep its eyes on the stage. Strauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please 2012-08-06T23:01:05Z As the singers headed toward Riverside Park, repeatedly interrupted by traffic signals and the like, they were hard put to stay together physically, let alone musically. Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z But you would have been hard put to find a single word to encompass the nine-day Lucerne Easter Festival, which ended on Sunday. Critic?s Notebook: A Jewel of a Spring Festival, Not Selling Out, but Still Sparkling 2011-04-20T22:16:56Z Even forces so formidable were hard put to make themselves heard in the hubbub of Midtown. On the Hoof in the City for a Day of Music 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z You will be hard put to find a painting from this time whose subject appears so vitally present. Art Review: ?Renaissance Portrait From Donatello to Bellini? - Review 2011-12-22T23:31:48Z But one is hard put now to find any large-print books of quality in a bookshop. Reading the Fine Print 2012-12-14T05:00:00Z You would be hard put to find a single street more emblematic of England. TV recview: The Secret History of Our Streets; The Strange Case of the Law 2012-06-27T21:00:01Z You would be hard put to find a great composer who didn't use what came before, and the more progressive the composer, the bigger the bandit. 'Blurred Lines' verdict would rock Amadeus and other great composers 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Were it not for their discovery by archaeologists, we would be hard put to guess their provenance. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z To revert — after the increasingly clotted textures of that work, which even Mr. Schiff’s dancing dexterity seemed hard put to clarify — to the simple, unclouded delight of “The Happy Farmer” was almost painful. Review: A Pianist’s Seamless Flow, Nothing Short of Astounding 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z I was hard put not to burst out laughing.” In Film and Music, the Galkin Brothers Are on Their Own Together 2010-07-14T20:09:00Z The works on offer were so disparate that one would be hard put to find any other common denominator, or indeed any aesthetic explanation, for their unwavering success. Postwar and Contemporary Sale Is Stunning Success at Christie's 2010-05-12T12:30:00Z So Darkspore will soon be hard put to compete for the hearts and leisure hours of players who like this sort of thing. Video Game Review: Less Hype, More Action 2011-05-13T18:31:27Z The hyperactive pipa and the spacious komungo, as string instruments, made relative peace with each other, but the unearthly, reedy sho seemed hard put to enter the conversation. Review: Music From Japan Brings In Some Neighbors as Well 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Though you would be hard put to get an admissions officer to confirm it, there have been reports that suggest that male students have an easier time getting into college. What to Know About College Admissions Now That Affirmative Action Is Gone 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Russians consider this an ancient patrimony of Russia, and any Russian government would be hard put to give the peninsula back to Ukraine. Expert: Putin’s Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends – but not for him 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z As acts of voter intimidation go, after all, one would be hard put to top greeting would-be voters with firearms. The gall of armed ‘poll watchers’ 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Russia will be hard put to run its production lines, military and civilian, without Western semiconductors — and it has seen a 90 percent drop in chip imports. Opinion | The fighting continues, but Ukraine has already won its war of independence 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z “Has anything that the administration has done . . . changed Russian behavior in any way favorable to the United States? I’d be hard put to say that it has.” Dissonance between Trump and administration officials over Russia disguises lack of strategic approach to Moscow 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Without trade and movement between Iran and Iraq, however, Tehran will be hard put to get some of its non-oil industries fully functional again. Iraq Resists Iranian Pressure to Reopen Border Closed to Slow Covid-19 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z It’s a presumption that seems at least partially born of a very silly sort of misogyny, yet you would nonetheless be hard put to list many canonical rock records about a happy family. Bill Callahan Makes Good Use of Quiet 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Graham and Goold aren’t comfortable with intimacy, and this is just one of the ways in which their show is modern: one is hard put to find young playwrights who talk about love. “Ink” and “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” Play with History 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The menu describes the salmon as “spiced,” though I would be hard put to say with what. On Seattle’s Lake Union, Birch has a view that dazzles, crisp service and a tasting menu still finding its way 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z While it is possible that this reservoir of supporters will not become activists, if they did the government would be hard put to cope. ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Escalate in Violence, and France Scrambles to Respond 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z It is a small change in outlook — you would be hard put to quantify it, whatever units you used. Perspective | The inevitable, tragic — and ultimately necessary — death of the kilogram 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Old-fashioned undertakers are hard put to find their place in such antics. Why undertakers are worried 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Because the Nats may win close to 100 games playing with spare parts, they will be hard put not to commit the ultimate D.C. sports sin: They may become optimistic. Perspective | Don’t look now — really, don’t — but we’re about to see the Nationals at their best 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z People residing in nonurban areas may be hard put to find a nearby therapist trained in cognitive behavioral therapy or mindfulness-based stress reduction or even an expert massage therapist, tai chi teacher or acupuncturist. Alternatives to Drugs for Treating Pain 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z But since Jeremy Corbyn put his party on election footing last September he will be hard put to oppose it, whatever the damage the election does to Labour. May has called a snap general election. Our writers respond | Zoe Williams and others 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Hall shows off her mom’s handiwork proudly, but would be hard put to remember when she last wore it. Lena Hall’s 500-Square-Foot Apartment in Midtown 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z I believe neither of these scenarios but I’m hard put to come up with alternatives. Opinion | The coverup in search of a crime 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z One is hard put to think of a more blatant example of biting the hand that feeds you. Believe it or not, Barack Obama had Israel's best interest at heart | Avi Shlaim 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z More recently, with premiums soaring and insurers defecting from the Affordable Care Act marketplace in many states, Democrats were hard put to defend the law, which was passed without any Republican votes. Fear Spurs Support for Health Law as Republicans Work to Repeal It 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z “Any Dem who follows Jay will be hard put to coming in and reversing the moratorium,” Nick Brown, Inslee’s general counsel, said. Washington state has eight people on death row — and no plans to ever execute them 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z But scientists would be hard put to find anyone to test that theory. Feeling Guilty About Not Flossing? Maybe There’s No Need 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Other than their national health-care systems, many of which are effectively bankrupt, most Europeans would be hard put to explain what it is their high-tax governments actually do with their money. Panama Bernie 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z "If they now get reinforcement from Syria, our security services will be hard put to prevent them from ruining the Olympics." Insight: Russia fears return of fighters waging jihad in Syria 2013-11-14T06:43:54Z If "changing the world" is your criterion, maybe a novelist is going to be hard put to make the grade. Does Jane Austen deserve a place on our £10 notes? 2013-06-29T23:04:24Z Actually, today's travellers aren't so hard put – a cable car now whisks them up in minutes. Walking in the Swiss Alps – in the footsteps of a package holiday pioneer 2013-06-14T20:00:00Z But he and other analysts said they believed that Mr. Romney would be hard put to follow through. China Looks On Warily Amid U.S. Candidates’ Tough Talk 2012-10-21T05:28:01Z Anyone tallying medallists in this Olympics will be hard put to advance the claim that sport in Britain is a game for the elite. Sport and education: fool's gold 2012-08-05T22:08:47Z God knows, the poor wretches are hard put; but the money that should go for the defence of the realm finds its way into the hands of His Majesty's favourites. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z When I sniff the brined air I am hard put not to cast myself off the Tower—I still hope to see the sails double-reefed and porpoises rising off the bow... Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z It is only our best beloved who do not get tired of us, and sometimes even they must be hard put to it. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z Traditions, when they are bred in the bone, die slowly, and many a time he had been hard put to it to resist the belief, so long whispered, that his branch was illegitimate. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z He who had always been poor, and had often been hard put to it to pay for food and clothes, found himself ridiculously wealthy. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z And this time he manœuvred his horse so skilfully that I was hard put to it to prevent him knocking me down; and could not with all my efforts reach him to hurt him. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z I guess Debby will be hard put to find any of the original pattern left to fasten a patch on. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z Ay, and there were times when he was so hard put to it that he groaned aloud. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z I could see that the Count was hard put to it to keep his temper; that the old lion in him was stirring, and would soon have way. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "Let it fall!" he repeated, hard put to it and panting. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z All of Miss Sidgwick's are this, though you might possibly be hard put to it to say exactly how. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z Yet her virgin modesty was hard put to proof, when her favourite, as she supposed, presumed to entreat of her the reward of love. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z A moment later St. Juliana's clock, hard put to it to raise its wheezy voice above the noise, struck the hour. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z This sudden expedition should favour me there; the general would have his hands full of other things, and Ludwig be hard put to it to gain his ear. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Ah, no, James," she returned, "it would be ill-usage in any case to dismiss so easily a friend so hard put to it, and the worst usage in the world towards Mr. Clavering. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z O'Hara was several times hard put to it to keep from laughing out loud at his thoughts. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The first came back with a shattered arm: the Turkish dogs shot him as he tried to pass through their lines, and he was hard put to it to escape with his life. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z His silence was fortunate, since if he had asked to what end I had hung it above my bed, I should have been hard put to it for an answer. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z When I came to myself with an aching head and a dry mouth, I was hard put to it for a time to think what had happened to me. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I was hard put to it, too, when I used to work in Marylebone. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z He confesses himself that they were hard put to it, and that escape would have seemed impossible to any other men but to those who had been hitherto successful in almost every undertaking. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z We are in truth sometimes hard put to it for store room, and when the godowns are full, we have to keep our stores in the barges upon the river hard by. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The Peasants are so hard put to it to preserve their Corn that they are oblig'd to watch it day and night. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z When I turned I found my fellows hard put to it to keep their position. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Gad, he must have been hard put to it. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z You told me that your Committees were to procure Subscriptions; we were hard put to't, I'm sure, in the Country to get Hands. Citt and Bumpkin (1680) 2011-12-21T03:00:27.683Z The Hill family were, we know, in those bygone days far from being well off, and were often hard put to to find the money to pay the high postage on letters which they received. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z And so it was that when we came to a real showdown, I found myself pretty hard put to come through with what was needed. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Hank even was hard put to to keep up with his young comrade. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z She allowed Nora to make her presents; she would have been hard put to it if Nora had not had promptings in that direction. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z In fact there were many times when they were so hard put that they were not only inadequately clothed, but suffered for lack of food. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z Osmo was an industrious youth, but the farm was small and barren and he was hard put to it to make a livelihood. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Nowadays, as ideas are spreading, the champions of dogma are hard put to it, and you will find their minds a muddle of two points of view. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z So efficiently, indeed, that he will be hard put to it to regain and to retain his lost professional and industrial footing, by proving himself appreciably the better man. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Yet until recently I would be hard put to defend the overall quality of the wines my ancestors drank in Campania, the region of Capri, Naples and the Amalfi Coast. Must Buy Wines From Campania Include $18 Hefty Red, Fizzy White 2011-10-16T23:23:07Z When his time was up and Snatty had to go, there was never, perhaps, a time-expired man who was so hard put to it to assume a joy at leaving which he did not feel. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z "It was amusing to watch the ladies sighing and drying their eyes and the men laughing at them, while they themselves were hard put to restrain their emotion." Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z We should have been hard put to it if one had been obliged to obey the other. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Had I been really hard put for it, there were a dozen places at which I could have crawled out. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z We men would be hard put to it to make anything half as beautiful! Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z I was hard put to it to express my gratitude; but he cut me short by walking away, and leaving me to realize my extraordinary good fortune. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Yes, you may well say that;--we were hard put to it ere we got him housed. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z Well, you’d be hard put to it if you were reduced to that.” The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z A blizzard had driven the game west and south and the garrison was hard put to it for food. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Without heavy equipment an invader would be hard put to scale them. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Often, he was hard put to it to keep close enough on his quarry to be sure of the man's movements, without revealing his own presence on the trail. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Firms all over the country were now hard put to in order to find the necessary money to carry on their various trades. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Assailed on three sides at once, the defenders were hard put to it to keep the attackers in check. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The professor was so hard put to it to answer the subtle objections of his new scholar, that he grew uneasy with him. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z We were lighting candles preparatory to stepping down into the dark stairway, and Pepperton was plainly hard put to keep from laughing. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z He remained in hiding, without venturing even to light a fire though he was hard put to it to resist the numbing cold. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z He found himself hard put to it not to laugh. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z We were hard put to it to find a messenger to go for the coroner, every man's hands were so full of his own, or his master's business. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Before Darwin's great discovery, those who denied the existence of a Contriver were hard put to it to explain the appearance of contrivance. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z They were hard put to it for existence, those bees. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Any rival bidder would be hard put to beat those figures, Dan said. More bids for NYSE unlikely, says ex-CBOT chief 2011-02-15T21:26:58Z Her tears flowed in streams, and she was hard put to it to hide them behind handkerchief and book. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Now we will be hard put to ensure that our children are not less prosperous, less secure and less free than we were. The optimists of Davos past now face a world whose script has gone awry 2011-01-26T22:00:01Z When Barbu and Crafleux intruded themselves into the house, we were hard put to it. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z We have already noted the two little motherless daughters of Domine Michaelius who were so hard put to it for a nurse. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z He would be hard put to escape himself. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The poor old gouty invalids were hard put to it to hobble along on their feet with the aid of sticks, and had certainly never dreamed of running about on ski. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The other cop was a man, a little younger than the woman, his skin so acne-scarred you’d be hard put to say if he was white. Joyce Carol Oates: “I.D.” 2010-03-22T04:00:00Z Mr Netanyahu would be hard put to stop them and survive politically. American-Israeli relations: Where did all the love go? 2010-03-17T17:25:00Z Mr Netanyahu would be hard put to stop them and ensure his political survival. Building tensions 2010-03-17T11:18:00Z The captain, hard put to it to find a substitute, cast his eye upon the chauffeur, and straightway pressed him, a not unwilling victim, into the service. "Pip" A Romance of Youth I am hard put to it to keep out of them, when I look at home. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams I never was so hard put to it in all my life. The Story of Our Hymns Had not Oliver Goldsmith been hard put to it often to find a dinner, while Henry Charles had never lacked a meal? The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Raoul was hard put to it to while away the dreary hours. In Paths of Peril A Boy's Adventures in Nova Scotia But Miss Robinson was hard put to it to dissimulate her deeper interest in the announcement. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel For the last few weeks I had been hard put to it to keep my love within bounds, and now, under the influence of her grief, it got the better of me altogether. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Since Gud knew all things, and remembered all things, he recalled that men in whose image he was made, also frequently retired prematurely from business and were hard put for something to do. The Book of Gud I am hard put to it, lad, to get along. Little Miss Joy The deer on the forest were hard put to it for food, and even our Stag in the valley was obliged to go far afield. The Story of a Red Deer He mustered on paper some kind of a list of resources of Trinidad, although he was hard put to name anything very tangible, and laid special stress on the buried treasure. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day "Well, no doubt there is a great deal in that," returns he, evasively, hard put to it to answer his inquisitor with discretion. Faith and Unfaith For the noise of the whistle had disturbed the servants, and Cleek was hard put to it to get to the scene of the uproar before them. The Riddle of the Night Frieda and some others, when hard put to it for a subject of conversation, are apt to ask me why I don't get married. A Top-Floor Idyl I asked, lest, he having miscalculated, the short legs might be hard put to it. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. When they had to explain why serious people like themselves honoured the great poets greatly they were hard put to it for lack of good reasons. Ideas of Good and Evil The conversation instantly assumes, and throughout sustains, an intensely controversial character, and Raphael and Gabriel, though two to one, and moreover angel versus man, are hard put to it on predestination and free-will. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 With an uncanny agility Tharn evaded that lightning charge; then, so quickly that human eyes were hard put to follow, he leaped in and drove his heavy knife deep behind Sadu's left shoulder. Warrior of the Dawn When hard put to it for food, coyotes will, it is reported, eat hips, juniper-berries and other wild fruits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The whole area is more like the Florida Everglades than a river, and a rescue team would be hard put to find your wreckage. Black Man's Burden I respect your conscience, Frank, but I am hard put to find a justification for it. A Boy Knight The Yanks were hard put to keep up with him. A Yankee Flier in Italy At first, her eyes were hard put to distinguish objects in the faint light entering through a long narrow, stone-barred opening set high up close to the ceiling. Warrior of the Dawn And we should be hard put to it to explain our presence here at this particular time if he were to see you.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Yet after this I was harder put to it than ever, for the sun was exceedingly hot above and the moss as difficult beneath. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway "No!" he shouted, and struggled so desperately to free himself that I was hard put to it to hold him, without tightening my grip sufficiently to dislocate his shoulders. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Some of them re-packed more than a dozen times a day and were hard put even to keep the caravan in sight. Bring Me His Ears Sure, man alive and have you nothing better to do than steal when the world is so hard put for honest soldiers and workmen to carry on her affairs. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Sadie enjoyed it to the full; Evan on the other hand was rather hard put to it to keep up his end, for his thoughts were far away. The Deaves Affair The clearing station was thus hard put to it to make room for all newcomers by means of evacuation. Cavalry of the Clouds While in Virginia the white colonists were hard put to it by the Powatans, the good ship Mayflower had landed the Puritan Pilgrim Fathers on the Massachusetts Bay shore to the north, among the Pokanokets. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women It was tack and tack all through the night, and we were always hard put to it to keep the ugly cutter afloat. The Recipe for Diamonds We have been hard put to it to keep them from rising and turning the city over to the Czar’s troops.” The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians It was all Granny Marrable could find voice for, and Ruth was hard put to it to say:—"You are my mother." When Ghost Meets Ghost With a cry he fell forward, and I was hard put to it to save my sword and avoid going down with him. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire Many a lout is wealthy, and a clever man, hard put to. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Stefan and his family joined hands while the mother asked a short blessing, during which the children were hard put to it to stop from staring again at the stranger. The Peace of Roaring River Not unused to such encounters, the lads nevertheless found themselves hard put to keep their seats and ward off the blows of their foes. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians Gwen, hard put to it during suspense, now cool and self-possessed at the first gunshot, rose and stood by the panic-stricken woman. When Ghost Meets Ghost You would be hard put to it, every time you painted the sun setting, if you had to express his 95,000,000 miles of distance in "a�rial perspective." The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners We were hard put to it to secure our goods and chattels. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Weather machine or none, in truth it seemed that it had forgotten to rain. ilary was hard put to it to restrain the impatience of his men. Slaves of Mercury The animal’s response was a lengthening of stride which left his companions hard put to it to keep pace. The Law-Breakers For I madly pursued him though hard put to keep up his pace. A Mountain Boyhood He went on prodding away with a serious countenance, evidently under the impression that he had me hard put to it. The O'Ruddy A Romance She baffled him, bewildered him, until he was often hard put to it not to burst into tears. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists But many depredations had been committed which Germany would be hard put to explain satisfactorily. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources His horse shot forward, and Bill’s was hard put to it to keep pace. The Law-Breakers It was so sweet to think of that I was hard put to it to keep from tossing the rod overboard. Tales of Fishes Both had come through their schedules unbeaten, and the shrewdest followers of the game were hard put to it to pick a winner. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron She burst into weeping, and sobbed so grievously that Robin was hard put to it to keep back his own tears. Robin Hood In the matter of tithes—always a sore subject in a community hard put to extract a living from the soil—he was unrelenting. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters It is no wonder that Captain Pearson, knowing that his enemy was hard put to it, thought, after the failure to board, that Jones was ready to surrender. Paul Jones I was hard put to it to stay at my post; and what saved the watchers above could not be explained by me. Tales of Fishes All neighboring police stations were hard put to handle the growing mob. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 "I feared that you, like your good uncle, might find all this uprooting tiresome and might return to Sicily, and I would be hard put to find you again." The Saracen: The Holy War So few were his individual belongings that he was hard put to fill the trays compactly enough to prevent the shifting of the contents. What's-His-Name But he himself would have been hard put to it to tell whether that sigh held more of regret, or of relief. Heart of the Blue Ridge I was hard put to it myself to keep these flies, large as pennies and as flat, from eating me alive. Tales of Fishes Well, she might have been hard put to it to know what to do. Somehow Good In some districts we find families belonging to it; but you know well enough that as a caste in most parts of modern India, you are hard put to find it. Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 But each man was hard put to it to check an expression of astonishment. The Chestermarke Instinct "I hope that you told him that," Morton replied primly, albeit he was hard put to it to prevent himself from chuckling aloud over the naïveté of this indiscreet young woman. Making People Happy But their cheering I take to have been produced by feelings they would have been hard put to it to define in any way. The Message So much so, that Mr. Samuel Plowman, Solicitor and Commissioner for Oaths, whose nerves were less subordinate than those of the two ex-officers, was hard put to it not to scream. Anthony Lyveden A more utterly incongruous figure to find on an outlying Arizona ranch 76 would be impossible to imagine, and Buck was hard put to refrain from showing his surprise. Shoe-Bar Stratton Wotan sits with his head in his hands, like any humblest mortal hard put to it. The Wagnerian Romances Indeed, if one were not wholly familiar with the types of dwellings which dot the Texas border, he would be hard put to show the difference between a cattle and a sheep ranch. The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers But with Henrietta, the condition which was meant to be temporary, seemed spreading itself out to be permanent, and with the parties taken away, she was hard put to it to fill up her days. The Third Miss Symons Therefore,— He believes I shall be hard put to it to give the kingdom a clear and satisfactory answer. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) You would be hard put to it, every time you painted the sun setting, if you had to express his 95,000,000 miles of distance in "aërial perspective." The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The wind came on to blow pretty hard and the leaky boat began to fill, so that we were hard put to it to keep from sinking. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Ah! in a somnolent cocoon of sensual languidness, from which in after life she was hard put to it to escape. Terribly Intimate Portraits The rumbling of the ship's engines filled the air with a sleepy monotone; and Mac was hard put to keep awake. The Tale of a Trooper The Professor taught me Persian, in a desultory way, and chess most rigorously, for he was hard put to it for an opponent even partly worthy of his prodigious skill. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty The villagers were hard put to it to protect themselves against fierce knights and noblemen who rode at the head of marauding bands to steal and plunder at will. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. When these became exhausted I was hard put for reading matter. An African Adventure It was indeed like trying to fight a wildcat and after the first second or two he was hard put to protect his eyes, his face, his side, without injuring her in return. The Defiant Agents The captain, having been very sparing of his ammunition had sufficient to enable them to obtain food, though, during two or three days they were somewhat hard put to it for water. The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers The Baron now pressed his suit with greater ardour than before, and the Lady of Loch Awe was hard put to it to find reasons for refusing him. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race As a matter of fact, he was hard put to it to conceal, under a long face, his joyous feelings and his lively satisfaction. The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 And the historian Niebuhr, an anxious friend, confesses that these devoted men "were hard put to it for their daily bread," yet never has a confraternity of artists more nearly approached an ideal. Overbeck In the Big Vacuum, the human mind seemed hard put, quite, to know itself. The Planet Strappers Thus a polyp, if hard put to it, may shift what little brain and stomach happen to be in his possession. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 In fact he seemed hard put to it to keep from unrestrained merriment, and Tom, who found the affair more alarming as it progressed, would have preferred avoiding him altogether. Tutors' Lane The rain beat in an unceasing deluge, and he was hard put to it to keep his rifle and ammunition dry. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness And I was hard put to it in the selection of my subject. Third class in Indian railways Arrange to bid in the tract, run up the price against your own bidding, and let the poet have a few thousand if he is hard put. Iole But a Lower who potentially has the greatest of value to society, is born handicapped and he's hard put not to wind up before a Telly, in a mental daze from trank. Mercenary Sheriffs, policemen and detectives rallied in such numbers that the robbers were hard put to it to escape alive. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Our pedagogues are hard put to convince their students that such ever existed. Gun for Hire In July all Mesopotamia flamed into insurrection, and though Britain had fully 100,000 troops in the province, they were hard put to it to stem the rebellion. The New World of Islam Burton's face was livid and ghastly, and it was plain that he was hard put to it for breath. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California But then, personally, I have generally been hard put to it to recognise the dug-outs of reality from the dug-outs of the daily papers. No Man's Land I'm much obliged to you, sonny, for your help, and just to show you I don't forget it, sometime when you are hard put hunt me up and ask me to give you a lift. Walter and the Wireless Verily, I guess not how, for she should be hard put to it to commit mortal sin, when mewed for eight years in one chamber. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century So strong were these Turanian barbarians, with Asia, North Africa, and eastern Europe in their grasp, that Western civilization was hard put to it to hold its own. The New World of Islam He was often hard put to it to find an occasion: they were highly useful to fill a space when he was pressed for matter. Pickwickian Studies One need hardly say, perhaps, that the writing on the register of his birth would have been hard put to it to spell O'Shea. No Man's Land Even the most courtly historian would be hard put to it if he were set to find out any passage in the whole of George the Fourth's matured life which compels admiration. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV I don’t mean to say that you’re ignorant in a general way, you know, but only about what men are likely to do, d’ye see, when they’re hard put to it, you understand. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader Hamlet humored her, though he was often hard put to it; for the Muse is a coy immortal, and will not always come when she is wanted. A Midnight Fantasy Dr. Frazer would hardly have used such an argument if he had not been hard put to it. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Very glad I was to have them, as they were of the greatest assistance during the gale, though I fear Captain Hake must have been hard put to it without them.” The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific We have been hard put to it sometimes for food. The Gypsies Prague is again the capital of a free and flourishing State, and is again hard put to it to find room for all those who feel attracted to her. From a Terrace in Prague But now they have been launched against me, and I have slain men on account of them, I fear we shall be hard put to it to get peace again. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Dr. Frazer is obviously hard put to it to explain the original meaning and object of this curious custom. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus When there are so many honest and beautiful maidens of your own country, are you so hard put to for a lifetime partner that you propose conjugality with this foreign flirt? The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony In this year an eighteen-gun ship from Cambridge, Mass., fell in with a Barbary pirate of twenty guns, and was hard put to it to escape. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 I would have been hard put to it to interpret the impression which Alexander Burke had made upon my mind, if Stodger had demanded my opinion at that moment. The Paternoster Ruby I have been many times to see it, Mr. George, and would be hard put to it to specify the first occasion. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales Some were of obscure origin, and would have been hard put to it if required to trace their ancestry beyond a single generation. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Only when people are hard put to it do they want history catastrophically stopped in the midst of its course. Christianity and Progress With all his sang-froid, and all his training to back it, he was hard put to it to keep up even an appearance of unconcern. The Sins of Séverac Bablon And right here let me say that at the moment I would have been hard put to it if suddenly called upon to define that effect. The Paternoster Ruby I never was good at that, though I’ve known fellows with that peculiar cast o’ brain as could draw a moral out of a marline-spike if they were hard put to it. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman Then Sally would be hard put to it for many a long month. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade It was evident that the fight had resolved itself into a desperate hand-to-hand struggle; and it seemed to me that our lads were being hard put to it to hold their own. A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story All but the new boys obeyed, and the two “canvassers” were very hard put to it for a while, and might have fared yet worse, had not D’Arcy astutely hung out a flag of truce. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth My Hollander, I beg not any man’s bread, yet am I hard put to it to show the world that heaven doth not desert her favourites. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Indeed, the retreat of the Prussians had been so sudden and so rapid that Grouchy's horse had been hard put to it to intercept them. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo But still the Basin in general is not like Long Island, swarmed upon by daily and weekly waves of millions, hard put to save even traces of the natural magnificence it once had. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior D—She didn't pluck a rose, carolling, because even if, by some magic Burbankian process, Jack's bean-stalk had been made rose-bearing it would have been hard put to it to reach this skyscraper home. Gigolo They were both very hard put to it, and distressed by the heat. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature I know I felt then hard put to it, whether, despite my famine, I could eat food in such a place and from such hands. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess After relieving the Gloucesters our companies were hard put to it to advance rapidly enough to keep touch. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry "Those International people must be pretty hard put to it to steal your ideas." The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys Ray's delicate tools and implements were hard put to it to find a resting place in the new four-room apartment. Gigolo Money was now very scarce in his home, and both Hans and his mother were often hard put to it for a meal. Chatterbox, 1905. For all that, I resolved that if it came to parting with my brave cloak to a stranger, I would be hard put to it before I suffered so much wrong to my mistress’ goodness. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Accordingly they are hard put to it to reconcile their theory of immortality with the practice of mortality. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia The psychological and spiritual changes necessitated by this evolution may be at a cost far beyond dollars—because many of us will be hard put to negotiate them, especially if they come too rapidly. The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session Yet when he was born, thirty-nine years ago, Pa and Ma Minick had been hard put to it. Gigolo Napoleon at this time was hard put to it to keep up appearances as an officer, on his slender income. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers As a matter of fact, under the conditions the military authorities were hard put to it to control the situation. On the Fringe of the Great Fight Indeed, nowadays even the Tsar himself is hard put to it to find a shepherd. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Indeed, the lords in the middle of the run doubtless were hard put to it at times to make any sort of a living at all. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals Philip was hard put to it before he secured some garments which did not irresistibly recall the heroes of certain musical comedies popular in England. The Stowaway Girl She then tacked, and ran down to assist her consort, "who was hard put to it." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. And so he rode headlong till the youth accompanying him was hard put to it to keep pace with him. The Forfeit The mountains grew more and more rugged, the plains more parched and barren, and the Youngest Son was hard put to it to find food from day to day. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Then he began to smart in different places, and he was hard put to it to keep rubbing them. The Young Pitcher I could not stifle my queer sentiments in regard to the mulatto, and every time I found him behind my chair I was hard put to it to repress a shudder. The Devil Doctor To give her no chance of such dodging, Lucian rapidly detailed the evidence against her so that she would be hard put to baffle it. The Silent House The defence was hard put to it, and only deliberation, and the full knowledge of consequences, saved the breach. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon His careful politeness was hard put to it to conceal his distaste for their conversation. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World He half-closed his eyes in turn and frowned, as if hard put to it to simplify his thoughts sufficiently—something like a mathematician trying to explain himself to the kindergarten class. Caves of Terror They are evidently hard put to it to find enough officers to handle the volunteer forces. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium He did not understand till weeks afterwards why the master took such a long time to answer, and seemed so hard put to it not to laugh. The Loom of Youth So the garrison of Fricourt was not as hard put to it for supplies as some of the German prisoners with whom I spoke the day before. Letters from France This was noble-hearted bluff on Zeb's part, for he was hard put to it to get food for himself and his old wife. Marjorie at Seacote I could have cried out; I was indeed hard put to it to refrain from crying out—from warning him. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor And if the moving picture boys were caught in that they would be hard put to it to escape. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films As I say, the winter was a bitter one, and the wild things, panthers an' wolves an' sech, were pretty hard put to it to rastle enough grub to keep them alive. Bert Wilson in the Rockies But because of the increased vigilance along the coast the smuggler was hard put to devise new methods of running his goods into the country without being surprised by the officials. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 We sat all three upon the front seat, but even so we were hard put to it to keep warm. Berry And Co. In such circumstances we shall be hard put to it to maintain, far less raise, the pre-war standard of living. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 But the King, though he has been hard put to it, is now in his element and feels safe. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Then I learned how hard put to it the Division was, and what the result is of nervous strain. Adventures of a Despatch Rider In those years when game is scarce the people are hard put to it to get a bit of fresh meat to eat. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell But he's very, very hard put to it. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front The Queen, apparently hard put to it for conversation, asked him whom he now considered the most promising young man in the Page 21 Liberal party. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences On the 19th our troops were hard put to it to hold the ground they had taken the day before; on the 20th they barely began to nibble at the ravines, at Ploisy and L'Echelle. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Hal found himself hard put to it, at times, to cling to his dogged hopes. The Clarion But he was never too hard put to it perhaps, seeing that "if he had not fourpence, wherever he came he would find respect and credit." The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened Had any one asked them about their parents, they would now and then have been hard put to it for an answer. One of Life's Slaves I don't mean to say that you're ignorant in a general way, you know, but only about what men are likely to do, d'ye see, when they're hard put to it, you understand. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific And it was then I was hard put to it to keep track of the queries, exclamations, and other wild talk of two very much excited young ladies. The Rustlers of Pecos County At that she began to struggle and hit, so that he was hard put to it to retain hold of her and to save his face from her hands. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Tangles continually arose which the society's visitor was hard put to it to straighten out. Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment The examination of Morris had reached a point at which I found myself hard put to it to retain even a seeming of composure. The Green Eyes of Bâst In troth, I am hard put to it, Master Kelly. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 If I was hard put, don't you s'pose I'd go to the next man if he offered me what I offer you? The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Whether joy or fear was the predominant emotion in me, I should be hard put to it to say. A Christmas Garland Why, I was so hard put in that town, one day, that I gave the porter the slip and invaded the private car of some itinerant millionnaire. The Road Yet she found herself hard put to keep the pace of a bunch of Scandinavians ahead of her. A Daughter of the Snows But apart from a few particulars that would find a place in a census paper one would be hard put to it to distinguish Cassandre from Hélène. Aspects of Literature If the superintendent were challenged to adduce a satisfactory reason why he has not written thoroughness into his course of study he might be hard put to it to justify the omission. The Reconstructed School But the best of us would be hard put to it to make By-ends reveal his By-endishness more perfectly than he does by his conversation, and without any ticket-name at all. The English Novel In the meantime the few settlers are hard put to it to buy cattle at any price wherewith to stock their new farms. African Camp Fires They came of decent folk, but were very poor, sometimes in the winter being even hard put to it to find sufficient food. Stories of the Border Marches His youth kept him in good wind still, and he charged me again and again, keeping me hard put to it to find trees enough, even in an orchard full of trees. The Way of a Man He replaced the saddle and tightened the girths, but spent so much time over the business that Jacques was hard put to it to restrain his impatience. For The Admiral People who attribute everything to economic causes would be hard put to it to account for the differences between the ancient Chinese and the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians. The Problem of China When the water boils very hard put in the lobster, having first brushed it and tied the claws together with a bit of twine. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home "A ghost must be hard put to it when he shrieks," observed Bouchard, glaring from one to the other. The Last Shot They had evidently been hard put to it to bring through sufficient fodder during the wet winter months when the roads were so deep in mud as to be all but impassable. War in the Garden of Eden Then he comes home an' says to Ma, 'Seems to me the old lady is pretty hard put. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Marsham was, before long, hard put to it in argument, and very delicately and discreetly convicted of arrogance or worse. The Testing of Diana Mallory And without our cows we should soon be hard put to it for food. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 He had been hard put to it to find any one before whom he could pour out his tale of heroism and suffering. Jason Insular prehensiveness, at its highest flight, could do no more than claim Boruwimi as its uttermost limit, and was aware it would be hard put to it to substantiate the claim. The Philanderers A dark flush rose to Olof's cheek; he was hard put to it already to control himself. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower Then came a long and heated discussion, and Lena was hard put to it, with her scanty store of English words, and my recently acquired German, to frame such a delicate question. Three Times and Out He was hard put to make his voice sound sincere, as he answered: "Yes, all." The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant The Legionaries were hard put to it to obey the Master's order never to express surprise or admiration. The Flying Legion A severe engagement ensued, and Roberts being hard put to it, lightened his vessel and ran off. The Pirates Own Book The difficulty of obtaining muzzles is very general and many dog-owners have been hard put to it to comply with the regulation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919. But any neighbour to be questioning me, it might be hard put a skin on the story. New Irish Comedies Without being exactly unpleasant, the guest's manner this morning was cold, very cold—and Varick himself was hard put to it to hide his annoyance. From out the Vasty Deep "He'll be hard put to dodge the hangman yet; but he's a right good fellow in his way, and he has served me--he has served me." Master Skylark Its owners had accumulated a vast fortune, but, living in seclusion as they did, were hard put for means to spend any considerable part of it. The Man from Brodney's Evidently that was not expected; it swung back so suddenly that we were hard put to it to keep our feet. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Anyone trying to find a fresh discomfort for us now, that would make us wince, would have been hard put to it. Bullets & Billets Yet he, himself, felt a sort of growing repugnance to her which he would have been hard put to it to explain. From out the Vasty Deep It looked as if Germany was hard put to it to find an excuse for launching her plan to conquer Europe. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe Sometimes we were hard put to it to find room for them all, but we always managed somehow, and we never refused admission to a single patient on the score of want of room. A Surgeon in Belgium It was a day of surprises for the old couple, and their manners were hard put to it to conceal their astonishment at the way in which Veronica dined. Taquisara I'm hard put some days to find time for everything," answered Joel, "but I always manage to make it somehow, and I have all the sleep I want or need. The Half-Back If this comes to the Knowledge of my Female Admirers, I shall be very hard put to it to bring my self off handsomely. The Spectator, Volume 2. As a result, having learned the lesson well, White Fang was hard put whenever he passed the cross-roads saloon. White Fang Our friend, the doctor, was hard put to it when he wrote this. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes And he, who had always prided himself on his own acutely trained observation, found himself hard put to keep his score ahead. Burning Daylight For explanation of the marked local symptoms resultant upon attack by the insect, science has been hard put to it. Stories from Everybody's Magazine I did not stop to ask myself what I intended to do with them; if I had I would probably have been hard put to it for an answer. Under the Andes Gale could distance Yaqui going downhill; on the climb, however, he was hard put to it to keep the Indian in sight. Desert Gold When hard put to it, however, in winter, the latter miserable creatures certainly, if not the former, devoured their own children. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The escort rode a short distance behind the girl, and they were hard put to it to hold the mad pace which she set them. The Mad King The simplest abstraction was practically beyond our thinking; and when one did happen to think one, he was hard put to communicate it to his fellows. Before Adam I didn't mean to imply that you are as hard put to it as that. House of Mirth The rabbits run shivering from one frozen garden patch to another and are hard put to it to find frost-bitten cabbage-stalks. O Pioneers! Bare feet pattered close upon our heels, and panting breaths told how even Fu-Manchu's bloodhounds were hard put to it by the killing pace we had made. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu This has been an autumn when I have been hard put to it to keep up with my own thoughts, and I've written no letters at all. The Haunted Bookshop The little retired dressmaker, horribly vexed, nervous and embarrassed, was hard put to it to keep back the tears. McTeague It was well you escaped her net; Joseph was hard put to it by her, and he escaped her as you did; but it had like to have cost him his life. The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan Three days ago you give me your sacred promise an' plighted your troth to August, an' you yourself was hard put to it to wait. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II He's hard put to it too, for all he holds his tongue about it. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I She threaded her way in and out among the throngs of people, and Bob was hard put to it to keep pace with her. Bob Cook and the German Spy But she would have been hard put to it to deceive Henson under his very nose without the help of the bloodhound. The Crimson Blind He had apparently here to fall back on his own feeble constructive power, and was hard put to it to eke out his material to the proportions of a book. Josephus When the water boils very hard put in the lobster, having first brushed it, and tied the claws together with a bit of twine. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Dash it all—if once they makes a rush, our manufacturers'll be hard put to it. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I With the tyrannical friendship of rich people, who are hard put to it to find occupation, Romanianus doubtless monopolized him from morning till night. Saint Augustin For when hard put to it they would bring her forward between them, set her before the Abbot, and say, "For the sake of the child, my lord, let us go." The Forest Lovers "King Arthur will be hard put to it to deserve her!" Jurgen A Comedy of Justice When it is boiling very hard put in the terrapins, and let them remain in it till quite dead. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Some one would need to go to Berlin an' tell the King how hard put to it we are. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Also, the rum has given out, and we are hard put to it for liquor. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales Messire," went on Master Porges, hard put to it, "to answer you were to defile the tongue God hath given me for her ladyship's service. The Forest Lovers The mere idea of such things is something; besides, prisoners do contrive, being hard put to it, to consume them. The Subterranean Brotherhood “Now, to borrow the expression of old Bunyan, we are hard put to it,” I remarked. The Moon Metal He would have hotly denied the assertion that he did this because it looked well, but he would have been hard put to it to advance any other reason. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories And yet there are nights in summer when even I am hard put to it to get through. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House And I tell you I was hard put to it sometimes to hold my tongue. The Shadow of the East I feel sure that unless badly cornered or confused by a number of dogs or wolves, the deer does not often develop great fear, nor is he hard put to it in these episodes. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow She covered her lips with her hands, as if she were hard put to it not to burst out laughing. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Christophe was so exasperated by it that he was hard put to it to keep himself from making an insulting remark: he could not help going out of the room before she had finished. Jean-Christophe Journey's End He took Kohn's sham excuses so seriously that the little Jew was hard put to it to hide his amusement, and disarmed by his funny simplicity. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Convulsed with mirth, my brother-in-law and I were hard put to it to maintain the proper decorum before our assembled relatives. Autobiography of a Yogi Sam's heart beat so that he was hard put to it to keep back the tears from his eyes. Windy McPherson's Son But when he left the church he would have been hard put to it to say what he had been thinking about. Jean-Christophe, Volume I The mind that has once tasted it is hard put to it to break the habit; and its normal growth is then in great peril of being forced and forever twisted. Jean-Christophe Journey's End But no doubt the crow was hard put to it to feed all the anchorites, for he never came again. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House In a few minutes these two young men drew near to the two young women, whose manners were hard put to hide surprise. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War They must have been very hard put to it to explain undeniable but unwelcome facts, when they hazarded such a preposterous theory. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII They were hard put to it to stop him. Jean-Christophe, Volume I A man in Brocton's position must be hard put to it to turn traitor in this strange fashion. The Yeoman Adventurer They were hard put to it to keep him from going on with the fight with his fists. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Every man whose own means are small, or even moderate, finds himself rather hard put to it to make both ends meet, and is constantly harassed by desires which he is unable to gratify. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 He was then hard put to it to avoid a letter of introduction to the vicar of St. Philip's in that city, an old pupil of the warden. Kathleen William Booth was hard put to find sufficient evangelists for the rapidly increasing stations about London and in the Provinces. The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" They were, indeed, hard put to it to carry on the Government at all, and they only succeeded in passing their Education Bill by a majority of two. Lady John Russell He wanted to know what Christophe thought of a score he had received which he would have been hard put to it to write about, for he could hardly read a note. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House The sergeant who took care of the telephone was hard put to it to coil down the twin wires. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front But hard put to it to obey her? It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration The pathway here was exceeding narrow and very dark, and Christian was hard put to it to get through safely. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction Why the truth is, he will be hard put to it to find a salvo for his Honour. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments Even a Frenchman would have been hard put to it to see them. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Nevertheless, he was hard put to it to hide the fear that seized him. Caesar Dies It would be a veritable God-send just at present, while she was so hard put to it to make both ends meet. The Money Moon A Romance Their grown-up friends are hard put to it to find anything novel to do with, or for, them. The American Child It was unusual, almost dramatic, and for a time both Elizabeth and he himself found themselves hard put to it to escape the constant wave of good-natured but very pertinent questions. The Cinema Murder No one outside their family knows that they are cretins, and the most acute observer would be hard put to it to suspect. The Glands Regulating Personality They were being hard put to it to run trains at all. The Desert of Wheat It does not sound much; but a traveller would be hard put to place ten miles between himself and a habitation in the whole of the British Islands. The Sowers The variety of utensils presented showed that some of the poor souls had been hard put to it for things to fetch their soup in. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine I was never so hard put to it—not when I first realised that I had been seen with my fingers on Adelaide's throat. The House of the Whispering Pines But Grady seemed to understand them, and went up the steps two at a time, with an agility surprising in so large a man, and which I was hard put to it to match. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story "A guy that makes trouble," replied the brakie, evidently hard put to it to find a definition. Gunman's Reckoning But for him, Beltane, but for him and his ancient company we had been hard put to it, lad. Beltane the Smith Any vacillation now, and Authority would suffer a set-back from which it would be hard put to it to recover. The Little Nugget The city would be hard put to it to advance money on the credit of the supplies newly voted. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 May never Argos be so hard put to it that Cyllarabis must be sown! nor ever I be in such straits for a tolerable defence as to be driven upon these evasions! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 The C.O. of the British battalion then stationed in Bermuda was rather hard put to it to find sufficient employment for his men, owing to the restricted area of the island. Here, There and Everywhere Her smooth cheek glowed with the happiness and thrill of the sport, and he was hard put to hold his own against her, even though she insisted that he play his level best. The Prince of Graustark I used to think I was hard put to it to fend her off when she wanted summat out of me, but the dominion of one woman is Paradise to the dominion of three. Hobson's Choice I took a particular view of my whole situation, and saw difficulties as mountains rise around me Faith was hard put to it. Fletcher of Madeley From our house on the hill I watched it grow beyond control, and knew that the boys were hard put to it. The Making of an American Indeed, madam, said I, if your ladyship knew all, you would pity me; for never poor creature was so hard put to it. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded The guards were hard put to it, with their backs to the bridge end, for two or three minutes. King of the Khyber Rifles For my part, as I have told you already, I have gone often through this Valley, and have been much harder put to it than now I am, and yet you see I am alive. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 I know you are hard put to find enough money to clothe and feed these kids, besides buying what your wife may need. Mr. Bingle She has been on the point of signing the contract at least a half dozen times, and I've been fearfully hard put to head her off. Green Fancy For my part, I have often gone through this valley, and have been much harder put to it than now I am; and yet you see I am alive. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works There are usually pleasant enough things that one CAN say - though one may be hard put to it; and if the truth must be told, it may often be sugarcoated. Problems of Conduct Yes, I have heard of all this; but indeed, good Faithful was hardest put to it with Shame; he was an unwearied one. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 But now in this Valley of Humiliation poor Christian was hard put to it. English Literature for Boys and Girls The surgeons of Paris were hard put to it for many days to treat all the wounded. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) One said, He has been so hard put to it to get away from his mistress, that he had not time to put on his clothes. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 Felix, I thought, would be hard put to it to beat it. The Story Girl I was hard put to it, as they said they would send their physician that very evening. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 The barman and the landlord and the principal members of the landlord's family were hard put to it to quench that funereal thirst. The Old Wives' Tale The words of command came bellowing in swift succession from a throat that ought to have been hard put to it to whisper. The Ivory Trail She is not made to realise that the woman who cannot work with her hands is generally hard put to earn enough to keep her- self alive in the incomplete condition of a spinster. The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage I'll warrant I was harder put to it some months since in Sweden. The Treasure He too, was hard put to it to believe his ears. Rung Ho! Feeling himself bound by his promise to Dave, he had not dared to tell her the truth; consequently he had been hard put to it to dissuade her from taking immediate action. Heart of the Sunset Miss Brewster would have been hard put to it to round out her subjunctive. The Unspeakable Perk She was distressed on your account, and I was hard put to it to extricate myself from the risk of saying something which I might regret. Number Seventeen Certainly the scarcity of water was not an unmixed curse, for it gave employment to many who would otherwise have been hard put to it to gain a living. Spinifex and Sand Young Cunningham was hard put to it to keep his voice steady as he answered. Rung Ho! I lived on a ranch in California, and was hard put to find the ladder whereby to climb. Revolution, and Other Essays "General, if the Sioux rounded us up here in this camp we'd be hard put to it," he said, forcibly. The U. P. Trail But I've been very hard put to it to take up my notes, and didn't succeed until near the closing of bank hours. The Two Wives Or, Lost and Won This advice was not taken, and daily scores of men left the “field,” and many were hard put to it to reach Southern Cross. Spinifex and Sand Joan was hard put to it to keep from being bumped off the seat. The Border Legion Nevertheless, food made the guard more sleepy, and I was hard put to it walking from one to another keeping them awake. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders It would almost seem as if he had spoken the truth—"almost," because she was hard put to it to define what it was for which her being starved. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl She had grown uncomfortably stout and her tight-fitting dress was hard put to it to bear the strain. The Life of Sir Richard Burton I suspect she has been quite aware of the squire's wish that she should return to France; and has been hard put to it to decide whether to leave her child or not. Wives and Daughters But Joan fearfully retained her clasp on his arm, and when he surged to get away she was hard put to it to hold him. The Border Legion I've been hard put to it to get away with all the stuff. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Steadily the rain came down, the wind driving it under the shed until Tom was hard put to find a place where the drops would not reach him. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road And Mahony, struggling into shirt and trousers, had to admit that he would be hard put to it to give it another name. Australia Felix He was hard put to it to find enough fish for all these guests; would I catch him some trout in the streams in the forest? The Days Before Yesterday Cousin Sophia had full range for her pessimism that gloomy autumn, and even Susan, incorrigible old optimist as she was, was hard put to it for cheer. Rilla of Ingleside Unfortunately, Haydn had never set eyes on the "mighty monster," and was hard put to it to describe what he knew nothing about. Haydn Their natural abstinence is my best ally, for Flies grow scarce; and a time comes when I should be hard put to it to keep the menageries supplied with provisions. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects The Saxons were now hard put to it, but their superior height still enabled them to keep the Danes in check. The Dragon and the Raven Mrs. Merrill was a woman of superior mood and education who found herself, in her own estimation, hard put to it for suitable companionship in Chicago. The Titan Yet Mrs. Blythe was hard put to it not to laugh. Rilla of Ingleside The registered doctors and surgeons were hard put to it to compete with the unregistered. Heartbreak House It is a time, too, when other food is scarce, and the crows and squirrels are hard put. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers Sara was hard put to it not to laugh outright at his face of disgust. The Hermit of Far End He was doubtless often hard put to it for a living, but the variety of his attainments served him in good stead. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen French with his attenuated force found so vigorous a resistance on Monday and Tuesday that he was hard put to it to hold his own. The Great Boer War He is hard put to it, my lord. The Last Chronicle of Barset Such protestations had Joseph looked to hear, and he was hard put to it to dissemble his satisfaction. The Tavern Knight The game was set then, and her play was so skilful that Art was hard put to counter her moves. Irish Fairy Tales At that quaint saying, Courtier was hard put to it not to take hold of the hands so close to him. The Patrician Also I was hard put to it to keep the camp in meat, for although the country proved to be very sparsely populated, there was but little game about. Maiwa's Revenge "You will be hard put to it, with your nature, Charles," she told him critically. The Lion's Skin Now and again he had managed to borrow a few shillings from old pals, who would have lent more only that it was a drought year and they were hard put themselves. When God Laughs: and other stories Whereupon I was hard put to explain that there was no room for him. The Cruise of the Snark Indeed, I was hard put to it to get away. Ghosts He had been hard put to it before the world. Beyond Indeed I can assure you we have often been very hard put to it, up there. An Enemy of the People But the rain fell infrequently, and they were hard put. When God Laughs: and other stories He had been hard put to it to refrain from leaving the ranks of his drilling company, a furlong from the rocks, and running at record speed toward the boulders. Bruce I was hard put to it not to hold her supported in my arms. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... But he must have been hard put to it when Miss Burnet broke away. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Anything more sure and exquisite than the cultivation Virginia Balfour breathed he would have been hard put to it to conceive. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) So the pulk was whirled along like a skiff in a steamer's wake; but there was blood in the Storbuk's eye now; and Borgrevinck was hard put to balance the sled. Animal Heroes Mrs. Logan was now hard put to it, and again driven almost to despair. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner "The devil knows I am hard put to get kow-kow for one wife and her several relations." On the Makaloa Mat What with the chasing and the shooting and the spearing, the stock of animals ran so low that Astyages was hard put to it to collect enough for him. Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus There I was hard put to keep sight of my pack. To the Last Man When the Buffalo were exterminated the Wolves were hard put for support, but the Cattle came and solved the question for them by taking the Buffaloes' place. Animal Heroes Lucy was hard put to it to hold Sage King, but the horses behind plodded along. Wildfire Ah! my dear sir, mortal creatures must be very hard put to it for amusement, be sure of that, when they are forced to gather together in a company and hear novels read aloud! Men's Wives I was even hard put to it for a meal. Peter Ruff and the Double Four The wolf was a big gray and black fellow, rangy and powerful, and until he got the steers all behind him he was rather hard put to it to keep out of their way. To the Last Man That was practicable in summer, but in winter the Captain was hard put to it. The Story of a Bad Boy That morning he was given a pupil of some force, against whom usually he was hard put to it to defend himself. Scaramouche This time he manoeuvred his horse so skilfully that I was hard put to it to prevent him knocking me down; while I could not with all my efforts reach him to hurt him. Under the Red Robe I was hard put to keep close to him. The Young Forester Carley was hard put to it to hang on and keep the flying sand from blinding her. The Call of the Canyon James would have been hard put to it to conceive any contrast greater than the one between this modern berserk and the pampered daughter of his wealth. The Vision Splendid The assailant was one of a considerable group of the opposition, a group that found itself at once beset on every side, and hard put to it to defend him. Scaramouche The rain was falling heavily when the theatres let out, and the brilliant throng which poured from the places of amusement was hard put to find cabs. The People of the Abyss Likewise the pick of the dogs was poor, and we were hard put to keep them on their legs. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke An older woman than I might have been hard put to it to preserve her presence of mind, in such a position as mine. Little Novels I should have been hard put to it to defend myself. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft I was hard put to it to make up my mind. No Name Colonial products were of so little account in the consumption of the place that if a stranger had asked for a cup of chocolate Socquard would have been hard put to it to serve him. Sons of the Soil He did not ask for grub, for he could see we, too, were hard put. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Little Miss Whippet, although she was fast at typewriting, was hard put to it to keep up with his correspondence. Where the Blue Begins Do you imagine I am so hard put to it that I have to hunt for lovers? A Voyage to Arcturus People remind each other that during the war the Germans, when similarly hard put to it for clothes, made paper dresses, table-cloths, etc. The Crisis in Russia When he entered the dense thicket of oaks he was hard put to it to force a way through. Riders of the Purple Sage I could not stifle my queer sentiments in regard to the mulatto, and every time I found him behind my chair I was hard put to repress a shudder. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu What it was that she feared, she would have been hard put to it to say. Secret Adversary The Saxon general Syfrid, when his men were hard put to it in the battle, entreated peace. The Danish History, Books I-IX Many thousands of them have died for the sake of the revolution which, were they living, they would be hard put to it to save. The Crisis in Russia |
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