| 单词 | hassock |
| 例句 | Nattie keeps clicking a song with her tongue, now bouncing on and off the hassock on her knees. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Normally she’d start spinning fantasies about an octopus’s garden and curtains of kelp and trout on the hassock but she’s giving me nothing. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Joan pulled up an Indian hassock and began to dial down the long list of Cambridge doctors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When I’m changed, my mother makes a snow pack for my left heel and props it up on a hassock. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise decided that the Light Brigade might suit her best, and she drew up a hassock and joined them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I sat on a hassock and wrinkled my nose. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I sat down in Dad’s chair in the living room and put my feet up on the hassock while the reporter and I talked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The desk chair — the only place to sit unless you count a couple of hassocks — is top-of-the-line office furniture, and the lamp looks like an operating-room device. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Ames Hotel, Boston 2010-03-12T02:49:00Z Several lamps, a large desk, plenty of electrical outlets and a regal leather chair with a small hassock made for a comfortable environment that was a mix of traditional and contemporary. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: The Madison in Washington 2012-10-19T17:21:09Z A hassock of grass cradled his back as he looked up. 'Am I going to get out of here alive?' In one of Africa's most dangerous corners, a fight to the death for the elephants 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Jackson sat down again, and I perched on a hassock between brother and sister, separated by the glass top of a low table. My surreal 1980 interview with Michael Jackson: ‘Direct your questions to Janet; she’ll put them to Michael’ 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Poor Nixon wouldn’t put his shoes up on a hassock unless he covered it with a towel, because it was White House furniture. What Jeb and Hillary Have in Common 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The chapel is neat and plain in appearance; the rows of benches being furnished with prayer-books and hassocks, and the floor being paved with chequered marble. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Then she would suddenly dart upon a hassock or a footstool close by it, and fiercely gaze down upon it. A Winter Nosegay Being Tales for Children at Christmastide 2012-04-04T02:01:01.593Z Without even noticing her request, Bothwell lifted the boy from the hassock, and seating himself, addressed her in a low and gentle tone, which he knew well how to assume. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z She was the teacher, and Flip and the hassock, who this afternoon was a fat little boy named Benny, were the scholars. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z "The hassock slipped, and I fell into the next pew." Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z To Vivian, sitting now on a hassock at the lady's feet and looking up at her with adoring eyes, she was indeed a star, a saint, a cloud of mystery. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Yes, this was Athena herself, a creature altogether splendid yet restrained, who drew the Sailor's very soul and held it, while she knelt on her hassock, with an air of gravest submission and dignity. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z "My sweet one, I'm listening to 'ee," said Betty, pulling forward a fat lop-eared hassock and squeezing herself as close to the fender as possible. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The pew had qualities: tall fat hassocks, red cushions, a comparative seclusion, and, in the case of the affluent, red curtains drawn at sermon-time. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Presently Mrs. Carruth was settled in her nest with Jean upon a low hassock, at her feet, patting them to make her “go byelow,” she said. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z Two sheets of paper were spread over the stone, and he had guarded against Mary's accident by placing on the paper several large kneeling hassocks, which were used by the old people. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z He made his adieux; but almost before the door had closed behind him Evie had risen from her hassock. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z That calmed my nerves, and I fell asleep, and I also fell off of the hassock, where I had perched myself. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z After that the child kept his eyes lowered, and looked only at the faded red hassocks from which the straw bulged, and in brief, guarded, intimate moments, at the other child. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z You must remember there will be lots of things wanted inside the mission-room; seats—hassocks, perhaps—lamps, and all kinds of other articles. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z "Certainly," he said; "but I will stipulate for a comfortable hassock to kneel upon." For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z I remember sitting on wicker hassock in my Dad's study, as a child and asking lots of questions. Dad, the Apollos and the End of Space Shuttle Era Sadness 2011-07-10T04:45:00.237Z They would sit at the table with their books, while I had a hassock in front of them, with my little Bible open on it. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Tap-tap went the shoe on the hassock in a riot of reassurance. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Tess and Dot each brought a hassock, one on either side of the older girl. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z The blazing hassocks were now only a glowing heap, and still the roof had not caught. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Eglah drew a deep breath of relief, and, as Mr. Herriott pushed a hassock under her feet, she looked up at him. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z I could have hugged him at once, he did smell so good, but I never moved from the hassock where my mistress placed me. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z His lordship was seated before the fire in a large arm-chair, with his head supported upon pillows and his feet propped up in front of him on a high hassock. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Mr. Bradley is required to fall upon a fringed hassock and clutch it when he is overcome with emotion. | New Jersey: In ?Candida,? Tribute to Women?s Strength 2011-04-02T01:13:28Z Grieved and confused, Anna bent down and moved a hassock in order to hide her face. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z His Majesty remained seated on a hassock before the fire, and had laid aside every portion of his usual reserve. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I pulled in my big chair nearer to the fire, put my mother's kirk hassock in front of it, and after I had seated Betty comfortably I went ben to Nathan's back-room. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z "You know, of course, there's the tree," began Polly, as the two pulled their hassocks and sat down again, on either side of Jasper's chair. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The very appliances of his piety are the offshoots of his voluptuous habits; and that his heart should feel humble, his hassock must be of down! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Johanna had flung herself on the hassock, and kept her face hidden in her hands. The Undying Past Always the same quiet, prim woman, ready at proper times to do her duty; to arrange hassocks at a christening, or to point out the positions for the actors at a hymeneal sacrifice. A Little World Impossible though it seemed, the chunky, short-legged fellow could run like a deer, and when he was cut down by little more than a yard at the hassock he vehemently protested that it was robbery. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager "Oh, I'm going to sit down here," said Polly, running after a hassock, to pull it up in front of Jasper's big chair. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z Then, of course, Fred came in, and fell over a hassock looking for matches. The Window at the White Cat The engineer entered and presently came out again, accompanied by the sacristan, who had been preparing the hassocks for the bride and groom. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico She seats herself on a hassock near the big invalid chair, and by the light of the fire reads Laurence Thorndyke's letter. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir They are also advised for use as hassocks. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. "Well, now Polly, you begin," said Jasper, hungry for news, as the two were seated on their hassocks, "and tell everything straight through, what you've all been doing since Ben was away." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z A carpet-covered hassock lay in his path, and he hurled it across the floor. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Towards this the man stepped in the dark, and, to his intense disgust, kicked heavily against a hassock. Sir Hilton's Sin He tumbled over two chairs and finally went full length over an old hassock. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks They came floating down with machine guns and supply hassocks dangling from their chutes. A Yankee Flier in Italy "I wish you would stop, Polly," said Ben, in a tone of great vexation, and twisting uncomfortably on his hassock. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z He had a strange, dazed look about him, and his hair had grown till he peered out of the hassock, like to an owl out of an ivy bush, as the proverb says. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Around her is gathered a family group of some dozen people, old and young, from the grandfather to the little grandchild who sits upon a hassock at her lovely mother's knee. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Brushes, hassocks, and servants' kneelers are now made, besides mats and baskets. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind Crowding the floor space were huge vases of brass or pottery, camel saddles, metal trays on low stands, and huge leather hassocks. The Egyptian Cat Mystery "No, you don't," said Ben, moving back so hastily that he rolled off his hassock in a heap on the floor. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z In the churches about Mark Lane there was a dry whiff of wheat; and I accidentally struck an airy sample of barley out of an aged hassock in one of them. Old and New London Volume I Meredith growled, kicking a hassock to the other end of the tent. Banked Fires The big hassocks and the seat that ran along the north wall were covered with the same material. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Honeybird came next; she had collected all the spare hassocks into the second pew, and played house under the seat. The Weans at Rowallan "In that case, I'll come back," said Ben, sitting down on the hassock again. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The church seats at Yoxham were broad, with soft cushions, and the hassocks were well stuffed. Lady Anna She sat down on a hassock by the fire, looking very thoughtful. A Dear Little Girl The cobbler sits in the middle on a stool or hassock, and the others join hands and dance round him. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes There were no cushions in the church, but we collected all the hassocks we could, and built up a sort of little nest, and then we all huddled in together. The Girls and I A Veracious History She flew off from her hassock to rush to the door. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z "Sit down on this hassock, Jessie, and read it to me," he said. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain "I suppose so," Halet agreed doubtfully, sitting down on a hassock. Novice He kicked a hassock out of his way and went to bed. The Phantom Lover “I sha’n’t go one step until I have had my say out,” cried Eve, planting herself firmly down on a hassock in the middle of the floor. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love "Well, I can fetch him, as far as that goes," said Ben, getting up slowly from his hassock. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z In that same instant Varrick tripped upon a hassock and fell backward, striking his head heavily against the marble mantel. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain Presently in the lukewarm air within, Robinette was finding the church’s immemorial smell of prayer-books, hassocks, decaying wood, damp stones, matting, school-children, and altar flowers, a harmonious and suggestive one if not pleasant. Robinetta He draws a hassock up in front of her, and sits on it. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse On Sunday we all go to church, kneel on our hassocks, and confess we are miserable sinners, recite the creed, pray for the king, queen, Prince of Wales, the army and navy. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance She sprang off from her hassock and ran around to the table. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z "Mother!" he answered, embracing her; then, flinging himself on a low hassock by her side, he caught both of her hands in his and kissed them. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain Carnaby hitched about a good deal, dropped his hymn-book, moved the hassock, took out his handkerchief, and on discovering a huge hole, turned crimson. Robinetta "Will you help me to write the note to him?" cried Dorothy, drawing up a hassock, and slipping down upon it at her companion's feet. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover Beneath the carved hassock upon which the statue sat, a dais of three steps fell away to the floor. Zero Data Baby and Jimmy sat on hassocks, contrived from carpet bags, at my feet; dear little Robby was lifted to my knee, and the reading began. Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series Louisa brought a dainty hassock for her feet, and Mrs. Pendleton a silken scarf, to protect her from the slightest draught from the open windows. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife They regarded her as a sort of hassock, large and soft and good to jump on. Lotus Buds Sorrowfully Dorothy rose from the hassock and slowly quitted the room. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover Point Stitch, is well adapted for working covers for hassocks, as well as for bags of a considerable size. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet The seats should be piled with sofa pillows, and in the inclosure a few hassocks would not be found amiss. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Sally brought a hassock, and placing it at her feet, sat down upon it, and rested her elbows on Miss Rogers' chair. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Kate, all in white, sat on a hassock pulling a volume from the low book shelf. The Readjustment She stole up quietly and knelt on the hassock beside his chair. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover As she makes these instructive distinctions, Miss Sally is kneeling on a hassock before a mature fire, which will tumble down and spoil presently. Somehow Good Jeaness was seated upon a hassock in the parlor where there were several guests. A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes Frank wanted a high horse: so he took the sewing-chair, put the hassock on it, put the sofa-pillow on that, and mounted. The Nursery, December 1877, Vol. XXII. No. 6 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Kate Waddington, left out of the conversation through three or four exchanges, crossed the room and draped herself on a hassock at the feet of Judge Tiffany. The Readjustment Dora drew forward a little hassock, and settled herself at his feet with a sigh. The Scarlet Feather The old lady was sitting, propped up uncomfortably with two thin pillows and a hassock. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius “Much more so than you can know,” answered the girl, coming over to her and drawing a velvet hassock to her side. That Girl Montana And when he was seated she dropped on the hassock at his feet and laid her cheek on his knees. Athalie It was late in the afternoon; he sat on his hassock and watched Aunt Amanda sewing. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure Baker said, kicking an innocent hassock half across the room with his indignant foot. The Chautauqua Girls At Home And the busy girls above tied string to the back of a chair and carefully lowered it, and some hassocks followed. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks Whereupon Miss Céline Leroque dropped upon a hassock, at the feet of her irate mistress, and laughed outright—actually laughed unreservedly, in the presence and despite the rage of the ancient maiden! Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter But the girl caught his hand in hers and drew him with her into the faded, shabby room where her mother's chair stood in its accustomed place, and the faded hassock lay beside it. Athalie Freddie took his customary place on the hassock at her feet. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure She was back at her hassock in an instant. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Next, by means of chairs and hassocks he made his way to the staircase, and, having hastily mounted it, put his head out of the nearest upstairs window and shouted, "Hullo, Mansy!" The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks She brought a comfortable hassock, which she placed under Christine’s feet, and only the latter’s determination prevented her from taking possession of the baby. A Beautiful Alien Sitting on the faded hassock at his feet she lifted her head and rested both arms across his knees. Athalie Annie, however, instantly rose from the low hassock on which she had perched herself and, running up to Cecil, put her hand through her arm. A World of Girls The Story of a School She rose from the hassock at his feet. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time "Now, Edie dear, can you let down a chair and some hassocks for me to stand on?" The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks The only one there was Mike Odeon, slouched in an armchair with his feet up on a hassock and what she could only call a positively smug look on his face. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel She sat erect today on a hassock while he reclined in a chair that exactly fitted his spine and enjoyed contrasting her with the other woman. Black Oxen Miss Russell and Miss Cortlandt were sitting together, and at their feet sat the Snowy and the Fluffy Owls, curled up on two hassocks. Peggy Sitting on a hassock at her father’s feet she read from a recent number of the Gartenlaube the description of an ascent of Mont Blanc. The Goose Man Alfy soon placed the chair in the room and piled the hassocks on it. The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks Dressed in slacks once more, she slouched over to his chair and drew a hassock up beside it. Hunters Out of Space Wicker chairs and chairs of willow, rugs, hassocks, cushions, pillows with embroidered covers, littered the place. The Last Woman Dr. Johnson was curled on his hassock beside the fire; Benny was safe in bed. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls They then form a ring, and commence dancing round a hassock which is placed, end upwards, in the middle of the room. Games For All Occasions They get together as many men as they can, perhaps twenty freshmen, bachelors, and masters, who sit in a circle, with cups and saucers in their hands and hassocks at their knees. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert “There is but a segment,” she said, sitting back upon the hassock again. Hunters Out of Space She sat on a high chair at a desk-table, with her tiny feet upon a hassock, for they could not reach the floor. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall At her feet, on a round hassock, lay Dr. Johnson, also sleeping soundly. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls The game proceeds until only two remain; if these two happen to be boys the struggle is generally prolonged, as they can so easily jump over the hassock, and avoid kicking it. Games For All Occasions At length he stops; his hearers wake up, and the hassocks begin. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert It was a hassock with a wool-worked top of fearful reds and greens and yellows, which always stood just in that place so Arethusa could sit close to Miss Asenath. The Heart of Arethusa From his hassock in the center of the room he looked uneasily around. The Creature from Cleveland Depths She was even a little jealous, when the Doctor forsook his hassock beside her chair to go and play at ball with Benny; but this was a passing feeling. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Suddenly one party endeavours to pull the other party forward, so as to force one of their number to kick the hassock and upset it. Games For All Occasions “Oh,” said Bruce, with the least little laugh, “tea and hassocks, eh?” Julian Home Arethusa sat quietly on her hassock and under Miss Asenath's gentle regularity of fanning she cooled off gradually, but her impatience was in no wise abated. The Heart of Arethusa "And this is a motherless bairn who would like you to be nursey to her," said Annie, seating herself on a low hassock at the old woman's feet and looking into her face. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World The Kitten pranced on her hassock, and always started the new verse before everyone else in the clearest of pure trebles. The Ffolliots of Redmarley She is seated on a hassock, with her hands clasped over her knees, looking up at Maud,—an attitude well suited to her petite figure. A Love Story Reversed 1898 And that it is so expended thinks Mr. White himself; for, though passing sentence in the spirit of a Jeffreys, he is not really on the judgment-seat, but on the lowest hassock of despair. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. So Arethusa subsided to the hassock, still quivering. The Heart of Arethusa She crept into one of the high, old-fashioned pews, and sitting on a hassock, leant her little head back upon the seat, and prepared herself to listen. Odd Lancaster got a cigar from the humidor and collapsed his long gaunt body across chair and hassock. Security Quick as thought then she seized a hassock, sprang on it, and, reaching over the partition, pressed a hand down on his chestnut wig. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales Blue Bonnet drew a low hassock beside her grandmother, and leaned cosily against her in the way they both loved. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Ottoman, a kind of hassock, or thick mat, for kneeling upon; so called, from being used by the Ottomans or Turks. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School Betty had mounted on the hassock to have a full view of the singer long ago, and was now trying in vain to restrain the pent-up feelings of her sensitive little soul. Odd The adoration to which you are vowed is not an affair of red hassocks and authorised hymn books; but a burning and consuming fire. Practical Mysticism A Little Book for Normal People Tarrano motioned us to feather hassocks and stretched himself indolently upon our pillowed divan. Tarrano the Conqueror No sooner did I get hold of the sheepskin, than to the devil I pitched hassock and Bible.” Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer They fixed a magnificent crucifix of ivory and gold over the mantel-piece, and they took away his hassock of rushes and substituted a prie-dieu of rich crimson velvet. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Where the gorge debouched into the uplands its banks were high and naked, with here and there a few scattered palmettos that grew up from huge hassocks of bunch-grass. The Rifle Rangers Mr Rollitt grunted and yawned and opened his eyes, looked about for his pipe, inspected the rug on his knees, took his, feet off the hassock, and finally realised where he was. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth The door opened inward, and against the slumbering little girl on the hassock. The Corner House Girls at School He put a cushion for her back, and a hassock for her feet. Mary Gray As she ran through the hall, she heard a muffled meow coming from under the staircase and saw there what looked like a heap of carpet with a hassock on top of it. Mary's Rainbow The men who were deployed along the hill lay hidden behind the hassocks of the palmettos, and from our position not one of them was to be seen. The Rifle Rangers "Or get lost from a train," put in Laddie, who was sitting on what Cowboy Jack called a "hassock"—a low seat—and studying a paper he had found. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's He tripped on a hassock or something and fell and the flame literally swallowed him alive. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi Between them she placed a hassock—it was nearer her rocker than Jude's chair. Joyce of the North Woods She lifted the hassock and a thick rug and found a bushel basket carefully covered with a barrel head which began to move. Mary's Rainbow She pushed the great chair of Indian wickerwork into place before the window-bay, and when I was at rest she drew up a low hassock and sat at my feet. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady He kicked over an inoffensive hassock and his favorite hound, and I don't know how many long-winded German oaths he let go. The Princess Elopes Jeanie on a hassock at her feet, the remainder grouped as they chose. Holiday Stories for Young People For a seat for herself she has a small hassock that you gave me, and behind the blue screen is a world apart. Letters of a Woman Homesteader Lord Evelyn and Denis sat by the fire in leather chairs and smoked, and Lucy sat on a hassock between them, her chin in her hands. The Lee Shore In no uncertain sense I was a man without a country; and this fair maiden on the hassock at my feet was all the world to me. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady "Coward!" said I. I was sitting on one of those dumpy hassock sort of things. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs. The Witness Jewel turned to look at her mother, and, rising again, picked up her hassock and carried it to the steamer chair in which Mrs. Evringham was reclining. Jewel's Story Book "Why should I, dear?" laughed the girl, dropping upon a hassock at her side. The Odds And Other Stories She sank down upon the hassock, laughing merrily. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Taking the cloak from the girl, she carried it into the room where Eloise had fallen asleep, with her foot resting upon a hassock, and a shawl thrown over it. The Cromptons One evening about this time, Margaret was sitting upon a small hassock of straw, that had been made for little Art, when he began to walk. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Jewel had risen from her seat on the floor and come to sit on a wicker hassock at his feet, and Topaz rapped with his tail as she moved. Jewel's Story Book This is surrounded by a circle of urchins, sitting on the bare earth, stones, and hassocks, and exhibiting a series of speckled shins, all radiating towards the fire, like sausages on a Poloni dish. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three And Sir Harry placed a hassock on one of the belfry steps, and taking his seat, watched for a while in silence. The Ship of Stars She still loved Brodnyx church, even now when hassocks were no longer its chief ecclesiastical ornament. Joanna Godden A hassock did duty for a runabout that had no top to shut out the sun-light, no windows to bar the fragrant air. The Poor Little Rich Girl She presented the appearance, as she sat on the wicker hassock, of a person who had had little experience with dragons. Jewel's Story Book George nodded, and as he handed the waiter his written order, he said: "Bring a hassock for the lady." Best Short Stories Polly removed her hat and coat leisurely, sat down on a hassock on the hearth rug, and ruffled her hair with the old familiar gesture, almost forgotten these latter days. Polly Oliver's Problem Why, my dress was covered with bits of fluff out of the hassock! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 In front of the hassock, a pillow did duty as a stout dappled pony. The Poor Little Rich Girl She jumped up from the hassock and clapped her hands. Jewel's Story Book "Yes, George," answered the woman, "and I want a hassock, too." Best Short Stories So he brought her a pillow for her head, and a hassock for her feet, and wrapped her shawl more closely around her, and made her taste the wine again. Bessie's Fortune A Novel She took a little hassock, placed it by Mr. Belcher's chair, and sat down, leaning by the weight of a feather against him. Sevenoaks Slippers upheld by a hassock, and slender pink-frocked figure bent across the edge of the school-room table, she had each elbow firmly planted on a page of the wide-open, dictionary. The Poor Little Rich Girl Essie was facing them from a circular floor hassock, in a blue satin, informal robe over mussed cambric ruffles, heelless nonchalants, and her hair elaborately dressed with roses, white ribbons and a short ostrich feather. The Three Black Pennys A Novel Mr. Dinsmore and his daughter had seated themselves near the table, on which a lamp was burning, and Violet knelt on a hassock at her mother's feet, half hiding her blushing face on her lap. Grandmother Elsie And then there came the rustle of shutting books and of people composing themselves to listen, the few coughs, the vague suggestion of hassocks and cushions being made comfortable. Simon Called Peter "That will suit your boys, exactly, mamma, if you will be quite as comfortable," said Herbert, placing a hassock for her feet, as she seated herself. Christmas with Grandma Elsie Gwendolyn stood up straight on the hassock to look at him. The Poor Little Rich Girl On the middle of the floor was an oriental hassock in silver brocade; while a corner held a spinet-piano decorated in roseate cupids, flower sprays and gold leaf. The Three Black Pennys A Novel A box had been placed on the floor at the head of the bed and a hassock stood on it. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman She was seated on a hassock close to her cousin's knee, a favourite position of hers. The Rocks of Valpre "Become a churchman?" and away, with a furious kick, again went the hassock. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 His wool grows in distinct and separate clumps like hassocks of grass all over his head. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 Susan Brundon, on the hassock, lifted her sensitive face to the mild candle light, and its still pallor gave him a shock of delight. The Three Black Pennys A Novel Apparently the murderer had stood on the hassock and leaned over the head of the bed to commit the murder. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman They then form a ring, and commence dancing round a hassock which is placed, end upward, in the middle of the room. My Book of Indoor Games I like the idea of saying to men who use a different hassock from me, that till they change their hassock, they shall never be Colonels, Aldermen, or Parliament-men. Sydney Smith The stony parts are over-run with thick brush wood, and the sandy are mostly covered with hassocks of wiry grass, to which the sooty petrels resort. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 His foot found the hassock; he mounted it and adjusted his eye. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant It was made with a single-edged knife, drawn from left to right; the assailant stood on a hassock placed on a box at the head of the bed and leaned over to strike the blow. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman Suddenly one party endeavors to pull the other party forward, so as to force one of their number to kick the hassock and upset it. My Book of Indoor Games He pulled a large hassock to him and sat facing her. The Knave of Diamonds There he would kneel on the hassock, with his head in her lap, and if he could think of nothing else, he would say: "Tell me about the time you were in London." The Soul of a Child She had looked at her smart little boots as she adjusted them on a hassock and had smiled at Kate almost teasingly. The Precipice I imagine that the woman came in quietly, lit the gas, put the box and the hassock at the bedhead, stood on them, and cut her victim's throat. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman The game proceeds until only two remain; if these two happen to be boys, the struggle is generally prolonged, as they can so easily jump over the hassock, and avoid kicking it. My Book of Indoor Games Then, with a sudden, lithe movement, he rose and kicked the hassock to one side. The Knave of Diamonds They were alone in the living-room at the time, she seated in her big easy chair by the window and he, as usual, kneeling on the hassock at her feet. The Soul of a Child In the twilight's deep'ning shadows, At her loving mother's feet, Sat she often on a hassock, Hearing words of counsel sweet. The value of a praying mother That accounts for that box with the hassock on it at the head of the bed. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman There was a hassock nearby and I dropped down upon it. Love under Fire Mrs. Bolton spent much of that afternoon with her knees on the hard boards,—thinking that a hassock would have taken something from the sanctity of the action,—wrestling for her child in prayer. John Caldigate She rang the bell, bustled out of the room, called for tea at the staircase, came back, pulled out Madam Gadow's ungainly hassock and began unlacing his boot. Love and Mr. Lewisham Polly sighed a bit sorrowfully and dropped on a hassock at Miss Sterling's feet. Polly and the Princess Mr Pecksniff sat down upon a hassock, and listening more attentively than ever, smiled. Martin Chuzzlewit If a woman dreams of a hassock, she should cultivate spirit and independence. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition In the churches about Mark-lane, for example, there was a dry whiff of wheat; and I accidentally struck an airy sample of barley out of an aged hassock in one of them. The Uncommercial Traveller Linda went over, and drawing her dress aside, sat down on the hassock and leaning against Katy's knee she held up the box of candy flowers for amazed and delighted inspection. Her Father's Daughter Yet it was not only full, but crowded-chairs and sofas, hassocks and tete-a-tetes, cabinets, tables, pictures, statues, busts, palms, flowers, a mighty fireplace in which, behind enormous and costly andirons, crackled enormous and costly logs. The Price She Paid "Hope not," purred Billy cheerfully, dropping herself on to a low hassock at Aunt Hannah's feet. Miss Billy's Decision To dream of a hassock, forebodes the yielding of your power and fortune to another. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Billy laughed, and settled herself more comfortably on the hassock at Aunt Hannah's feet. Miss Billy — Married But when she had got him down on the couch, nothing would do but she must sit on the hassock beside him and soothe his aching head. Calvary Alley She liked the new white-washed church with the clear windows, where you could stand on the hassock and look out at the green hill framed in the white arch. Mary Olivier: a Life "I'm writing to Belle Calderwell, now," she announced musingly, dropping herself again on the hassock. Miss Billy's Decision Diana sat on a low hassock, playing with the tassels of her friend's dressing-gown, anxious to make her confession, and solely at a loss for words in which to shape so humiliating an avowal. Charlotte's Inheritance Yet even in that moment, being as yet unfamiliar with the room's lesser furniture, I stumbled slightly against a hassock hid from me by the tray I carried. Ruggles of Red Gap Brian kicked about the hassocks, and made himself comfortable; but he did not kneel, or take any part in the service. The Golden Calf When the psalms and hymns began he rose over the pew-ledge, yards and yards of him, as if he stood on many hassocks, and he lifted up his beard and sang. Mary Olivier: a Life It was too high for her, so her little feet, of which she was inordinately vain, rested on a hassock of crimson tapestry. Geoffrey Strong "Very glad," she answered, leaving her chair to come and sit upon a low hassock by his knee. The Pagans She sat down by the fire and stretched out her feet upon a hassock. The Puritans A pair of hassocks should be arranged for the bridal pair to kneel upon, and the father should be near to allow the clergyman to see him when he asks for his authority. Manners and Social Usages The Cathedral was very dark, and he stumbled about, knocking against pillars and hassocks. The Cathedral I., still knelt on his marble hassock, before his prayer-book of stone. The Virginians So repentant, saddened, humbled, on her hassock she sat down, And this little Quaker sinner ripped the tuck out of her gown! The Canadian Elocutionist No one ever had a mystical premonition that he was going to tumble over a hassock. Tremendous Trifles The hassocks had added five feet to my six. A Traveller in Little Things The settees and benches would do very well, with the aid of their own hassocks and cushions, and, after all, it was only for a night, they reminded the other. In and out of Three Normady Inns Close to the rosewood table was placed a rocking-chair, and between the legs of the deal table were huddled together a camp-stool and a hassock. Hide and Seek Mirah in her childlike way turned toward him to be looked at; and he, going to a little further distance, knelt with one knee on a hassock to survey her. Daniel Deronda This sprinkling of people seemed only to enhance the cool brown emptiness of the church, the rows and rows of empty pews, disengaged prayerbooks and abandoned hassocks. The History of Mr. Polly I am afraid "bussock" went down in the Professor's notebook as an interesting variant of "hassock." Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman Draw up that hassock, Edith, and sit here by my side, and listen. A Terrible Secret Blundering among the stems I go, fetlock-deep in peat, and jumping at every third stride one of the said uncanny gripes, half hidden in long hassock grass. Prose Idylls, New and Old At last Teddy's patience gave way, and twisting up his little features into a most grotesque grimace, he mounted a hassock to give her the full benefit of it. Teddy's Button He has been sitting on his hassock, his hands outspread upon his fat knees, his lips parted, his eyes shining. Mother Carey's Chickens The hassock was shifted; one foot fell from it on to the dais, and Mr. Saffron's body fell a little forward from out of the deep recess of his great chair. The Secret of the Tower Violently, he kicks a hassock which is above the table R. to under the table C., then he takes up his hat and moves towards the swing doors and half opens them. Belinda Cecile went back to where she had left Maurice sitting on the church hassock, and, taking his hand, said to him, "Come." The Children's Pilgrimage She found him sitting in a heap on the hassock, and crying bitterly. The Mill on the Floss She did not know when the music stopped, she did not know when Gerald came back to the hassock at her feet. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill He gave a funny little skip backwards on the dais; his heel came thereby in contact with the high hassock on which Mr. Saffron's feet rested. The Secret of the Tower Ottoman: A kind of hassock or thick mat for kneeling upon; so-called from being used by the Ottomans or Turks. American Woman's Home "Oh, you go to sleep again!" said Polly, rolling a hassock at him. Half a Dozen Girls She sunk back on a hassock and held her arms in position for playing a lute. Little Miss By-The-Day Sitting on a hassock at the Doctor's side, she tried to follow the detailed explanation that he gave during each deal. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill While they talked together in this manner, the serving-men had removed the folding-tables, brought forward a portable reading-desk, and placed chairs and hassocks for their master, their mistress, and the noble stranger. The Fortunes of Nigel He trotted over the slopes of tilled land near the Abbey, forded the river, circled a pond, and crossed a bog by froglike leaps from hassock to hassock. Masters of the Guild This was the chief thought that penetrated to her mind as she crouched on the straw hassock behind the pew, and shared unseen in the blessing of peace. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume You didn't know how to run the sewing machine!" she mocked the little woman who was rising from the hassock, "you didn't know how to use the flat-iron! Little Miss By-The-Day She was sitting on a hassock at his feet, and she looked up at him with strange, dumb eyes. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill The mound- shaped nests are built of sticks, grass, and mud, and usually placed in a shallow pond or partially submerged swamp, while at times a grassy hassock furnishes the foundation of the structure. Four Months in a Sneak-Box So she scuffled along among the other laughing girls, now and then stumbling over a hillock, which was really a hassock or a sofa cushion under the white floor covering. Patty's Suitors Constance, in mourning, with a white apron over her dress, sat on a hassock in front of the fire; and near her, in a rocking-chair, Mrs. Baines swayed very gently to and fro. The Old Wives' Tale The three ladies knelt on their hassocks in the most becoming fashion, and sat during the sermon without the slightest sign either of weariness or of attention. The Way We Live Now Dorothy's cushion and hassock in the church and in the cathedral were the same as her aunt's. He Knew He Was Right As to Henrietta, she was sitting apart on a hassock, very happy, and very busy in arranging the Monogram and wreath which she had yesterday proposed. Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering He remembered her, a tall, awkward girl, with a volume of Dickens slipping from her lap as she sat on a hassock by the fire, teasing her father, scolding and reproaching him. Sisters Rachael asked, with one swift and eloquent glance for him before she drew a much-fringed hassock to his mother's knee and seated herself there with the confidence of a captivating child. The Heart of Rachael Mr. Poletiss, therefore, whenever they jolted through ruts or brooks, held on to his hay hassock, and preserved his equilibrium as best he could. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green But Page had taken a prayer book from the rack, and kneeling upon a hassock was repeating the Litany to herself. The Pit Sunk in a deep chair, her feet extended upon a hassock, Mrs. Damerel was amusing herself with a comic paper; she rose briskly, though with the effort of a person who is no longer slim. In the Year of Jubilee She came to Cherry's hassock, and dropped on it, and rested her untidy head against his knee. Sisters She landed her charge at the appointed hassock, and quietly facing the clergyman, stood still and dry-eyed amid the usual tearful flutter, apparently the calmest of the party. Sisters I like the idea of saying to men who use a different hassock from me, that till they change their hassock they shall never be Colonels, Aldermen, or Parliament-men. Peter Plymley's Letters, and selected essays On Boxing Day Purdy got the loan of a lorry and drove a large party, including several children, comfortably placed on straw, hassocks and low chairs, to the Races a few miles out. Australia Felix In an unenviable humor I stumbled across the room, tripping and barking my shins over various malignant hassocks, tables, and chairs. The Firefly of France Anne, who modelled her deportment somewhat upon the conduct of Esther in "Bleak House," came to the hassock at his knee, and sat there, looking up at him with bright affection and respect. Sisters She unpinned her skirt and brushed the threads off, smoothed the pew cushions carefully, and took a last stitch in the ragged hassock. Homespun Tales Between them, on three hassocks, sit three little boys; while the fourth, and youngest, a miniature little Sir Norman, leans against his mother's shoulder, and looks thoughtfully in her sweet, calm face. The Midnight Queen Trotty sat on a hassock and rocked a china babe, with all the appurtenant mother-fuss she had picked up from the tending of her tiny stepsister. Australia Felix The sight of the old hassock vividly recalled Charlie, for he had kicked it on the night she never liked to remember. Rose in Bloom Mrs. Pendyce remained over a minute buried in thought; Mr. Pendyce rose sooner, and looking down, kicked the hassock that had been put too near the seat. The Country House What is the use of scrubbing and carpeting, when there are only twenty pew-cushions and six hassocks in the whole church, and most of them ragged? Homespun Tales Julian, with a little sigh of relief, selected a high-backed oak chair and rested his foot upon a hassock. The Devil's Paw He stood, not consciously heroic, with arms that dangled from broad stooping shoulders, and feet that played with a hassock on the carpet. The Longest Journey About it were arranged beautiful old chairs, with hassocks to kneel on. T. Tembarom At the Litany George had trouble with an unstable hassock, and drew the slip of carpet under the pewseat. Actions and Reactions I made my way around two tables, stepped over a hassock and under the leaves of an artificial palm, and shook her hand. Sight Unseen She unpinned her skirt and brushed the threads off, smoothed the pew cushions carefully, and took a last stitch in the ragged hassock. The Old Peabody Pew I sank with a sigh on the hassock at my aunt's feet. Painted Windows He was going to sit down when he saw Miss Alicia gently push forward a hassock with her foot, and kneel on it, covering her face with her hands as she bent her head. T. Tembarom He bows, like the first gentleman in Europe, to the turnkey who brings him a glass of water; and composes his clothes and hassock as carefully, as good Madame Blaize could do. Miscellaneous Papers While he was at Hunstanton, every day she had prayed for an hour, some days she had prayed for several hours, in the cathedral, kneeling upon a harsh hassock that hurt her knees. Soul of a Bishop He hastily drew forth his hassock and followed her example. T. Tembarom |
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