| 单词 | humpbacked |
| 例句 | He turned, halfway along the third-floor corridor, to see Fred and George peering out at him from behind a statue of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But thank God we did not see any of these, only humpbacked lizards as big as your arm which the people here catch and eat They love meat. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As once again the day wore to its end they came to long treeless slopes, where the land rose, swelling up towards a line of low humpbacked downs ahead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then one of them confronted old humpbacked Nammy Proggs, who was standing not far from the entrance to the Small Items shop. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “A mutant humpbacked walrus with a deformed tail,” she clarified. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On one wall of Roy’s bedroom was a poster from the Livingston rodeo that showed a cowboy riding a ferocious humpbacked bull. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She would gladly have given her life to end my suffering —horrible, humpbacked, carp-toothed creature, eyes on fire with useless, mindless love. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But thank God we did not see any of these, only humpbacked lizards as big as your arm which the people here catch and eat They love meat All the people in this village. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All at once, as if by sudden vision, I understood the emptiness in the eyes of those humpbacked shapes back in the cave. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither the humpbacked 747 nor the cherry-red public buses that crisscross London surpass the Big Mac as the world’s most famous double-decker. Jim Delligatti, who gave the world the Big Mac sandwich, dies at 98 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z And of course Mr. Spacey was the humpbacked Richard this year. Bridge Project, Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes Take Final Bow 2012-03-02T19:00:42Z Moss' design is both the most fully formed and the most powerfully strange, with a humpbacked white observation tower along 1st Street. Two downtown L.A. parks and the tricky task of designing them to best serve the city 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Their paths cross in the search for true love, which features humpbacked princesses, Texan red-necked preachers, crystal swans, Wagnarian emotions and shotgun weddings. This week's new theatre 2010-07-02T23:06:00Z Crossing a humpbacked bridge, I saw a dozen small wooden vendor boats moored along a canal. Heads Up: Escaping to ‘Bangkok’s Green Lung’ 2013-06-14T20:05:33Z It was mid-September as we watched the humpbacked beasts, some of the thousands that live in the park. How to do autumn in Yellowstone 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Girding the bay to the left, a humpbacked volcanic crater, the Mokapu Peninsula, looking like the snake that swallowed an elephant in “The Little Prince.” Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z Degas has an elderly, humpbacked, maltreated maid, and there are other young ballerinas, all but pushed by company officials into the arms of wealthy men. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical He looks “older and a little humpbacked,” and the two talk as reunited friends. The Mysterious Frontiers of Can Xue 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z At the center of the courtyard of the Radcliffe library grew a single pine tree whose humpbacked silhouette suggested a letter in unknown calligraphy. Notes on the Exotic 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z It is awesome to witness an enormous reptile with a huge, humpbacked shell and enormously thick legs glomp slowly forward, with majestic indifference to the gawkers by the trail, myself included. Humanity can find inspiration in resilient Galapagos tortoises 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z On a recent Friday afternoon, hundreds of visitors in soccer uniforms or draped in flags waited for their turn to mount the humpbacked animals. World Cup frenzy puts strain on Qatar’s camels 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z This humpbacked start over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is one of great expectancy, so the first mile uphill is hardly noticeable and the second mile downhill gives a giddy but treacherous sense of ease. 26.2 at 50 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Serious golfers will find challenges with bank shots or terraced greens, but it’s fun for the youngest visitors, who thrill in whacking colorful balls over a humpbacked bridge. Fun is par for the course at these five mini-golf destinations 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z With two outs, Zimmerman shattered his bat but dumped a beautiful, humpbacked flare into center field for a single. Perspective | The Nationals’ wild-card win was both thrilling and emotionally exhausting. Of course it was. 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Then it became humpbacked and started walking off in its peculiar, unsteady gait. Breadcrumbs for an alien 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z He said his car went off the narrow, humpbacked bridge and plunged into the pond. AP Was There: Sen. Kennedy’s fateful crash on Chappaquiddick 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s like being governed by a gnome on a humpbacked bridge. Middle-aged in a heatwave? I wouldn’t wish it on a dog | Zoe Williams 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z They drift into the creeks, the dead and dying, monstrous fish with ragged grey sores, grotesquely humpbacked, bouncing in a daze off the sides of the canoe. Kings of the wild frontier 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Other holes have humpbacked fairway and greens tucked beneath huge rock outcroppings. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z There were perfectly straight walls and humpbacked ones. Potemkin slices: A visit to Trump's border-wall prototypes – Los Angeles Times 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Although he had no training in animal husbandry, Mr. Castro decided to crossbreed humpbacked Asian Zebus with standard Holsteins to create a new breed that could produce milk at prodigious rates. Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z The deal for 747-8 aircraft, fueled by UPS’s international expansion, may provide the first signs of an air-cargo recovery that would renew demand for the iconic humpbacked plane dubbed the “Queen of the Skies.” Boeing’s struggling 747 jumbo snags a lifeline from UPS order 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Later, we saw men behind wooden plows pulled by yaks, the shaggy, humpbacked beasts that roam everywhere in upper Dolpo, and whose milk is used to make yogurt, cheese, and butter. Clinic in the Clouds 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Scientists identified almost 1,500 new creatures in the world's oceans last year, including a humpbacked dolphin and a giant jellyfish, and reckon that most species of marine life are yet to be found. Oceans yield 1,500 new creatures, many others lurk unknown 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Well-fed and humpbacked, they scale the fences with ease, and don’t flinch when you approach. Central Park, After Hours 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Rising from the sea like barnacle-covered whales, the humpbacked islands off Sweden's west coast are, in erosional terms, reasonably well protected. Sweden's island rescue plan 2013-11-16T01:23:29Z It’s since gone on to log orders for more than 1,500 of the humpbacked behemoth’s various models. Boeing Unveils Its Jumbo Killer 2013-10-10T21:57:47Z Some 48 of the humpbacked passenger 747-400s worldwide have also been placed in storage, according to Ascend. Boeing's 747-400, a Faded Queen of the Skies 2012-06-21T23:47:47Z In Madame de Montespan's household was a certain Madame de Maintenon, widow of the humpbacked little Scarron, who had once sued for Ninon de L'Enclos' favor. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z She was humpbacked, and stooped over a stick, and whether she saw or not my movement of repugnance, her voice was harsh when she spoke. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The people feasted on the mullet of Lolakea and the baked dogs of Hilo and the humpbacked mullet of Waiakea and all the sweet things of Hawaii. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z We tried to make candles, I remember, but they would not run straight; they came out humpbacked and sidling, and burned themselves to wick in no time. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z And, worst outrage of all, ugly toys, monstrosities, deformities, lead devils, grinning humpbacked clowns, "comic" dogs and cats, hideous mis-shapen pigs, incredible negroes, intolerable golliwogs. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Even if you had no other charms, if you were humpbacked and cross-eyed, that hair of yours would do the trick with me. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Not humpbacked, of course, but able to sustain themselves through long stretches by tapping stored energy reserves, like previously consumed soy products. De Gustibus: A Vegetarian?s Struggle for Sustenance in the Midwest 2012-01-10T21:00:34Z Guidi was squint-eyed, humpbacked, and of a delicate constitution, but possessed undoubted literary ability. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He seems to have gone about looking quite ugly and humpbacked, as our old cat does when she has words with the dog. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z She had expected to see The Gray Phantom, but the person who entered was a short, slightly humpbacked man of about fifty. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z At different intervals during the time of dinner, there entered certain Indians, humpbacked, very deformed, and ugly, who played tricks of buffoonery; and others who, they said, were jesters. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Close to the west door in the interior are two humpbacked figures which hold the Holy Water basins and are of some interest. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The letters which had previously been merely somewhat original in structure as suited a man of fashion, now became humpbacked and deformed. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z He looked in that direction and saw the humpbacked Siona, and at that moment the deformed damsel seemed lovelier to him than the stately Meryza. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z “What, that little humpbacked chap on the dry twig?” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z My child is humpbacked, but otherwise it is quite well.” Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Five sons thou hast borne in thy home, below; and one is humpbacked; thy favourite Maloka. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z From one point of view it looks not unlike the figure of a humpbacked man, and it is called ‘Carreg y Lleidr,’ or the Robber’s Stone. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Admittedly this is almost entirely down to his rogue eyebrow, that arching salt and pepper caterpillar, perpetually humpbacked with what appears to be a sense of portable deadpan irony. Barney Ronay: Carlo Ancelotti's eyebrow of truth 2010-11-22T20:19:00Z Then, looking upon him, and perceiving that he was a humpback, he said, Is it not enough that thou art humpbacked, but must thou also be a robber, and steal the flesh and the grease? The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments To cure a humpbacked man of his hump we should have to take his life. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Thy son, Maloka, thy favourite, the humpbacked, he cried aloud to his mother for the maiden in marriage. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z I did not think that I had any of the qualities necessary for such a thing, being neither humpbacked nor club-footed, neither a giant nor a dwarf. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 The porter told him that the two rooms had been hired that morning by a humpbacked gentleman, with black hair and blue spectacles, whose name was Gr�goire. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 Verily the humpbacked groom hath passed the night with thee!—I conjure thee by Allah, she rejoined, that thou mention him not. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments I called for a quart of drink and a quart of nuts, saying I expected some friends,—a humpbacked man and a tall woman. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 At the stroke of midnight," he went on solemnly, "at the actual moment when Maloka the humpbacked climbs aloft to put out the moon, we will take the bride into the bridegroom's chamber. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Ingot from lost orient mines, Delved by humpbacked gnomes of Night, Full her orb loomed, nacreous white, O'er Pine Mountain's druid pines. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems A little humpbacked child is reading away very busily by the light of the scuttle window, and another is cleaning up the floor. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them And Ḥasan was confounded, and said, By Allah, this was not a dream: and where is the humpbacked groom who was sitting with us, and the purse of gold that I had? The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments My ears rang, and the falling leaf, now swooping and sailing in agonized humpbacked scallops, seemed to double and triple in my tear-swimming eyes. Cue for Quiet When Maloka the humpbacked puts out the moon, then leap, Kea, into the arms of your husband. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Sometimes during dinner time, he would have ugly Indian humpbacked dwarfs, who acted as buffoons and performed antics for his amusement. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. "Are you come to the castle to visit us? that's very kind; you are more heartily welcome than that humpbacked knave; but what have you to say of him that I should beware of?" The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The presiding non-commissioned officers were in despair, for one of the men had one leg shorter than the other, another had crooked shoulders, and a third drew forth the exclamation: "Why, the fellow is humpbacked!" Jena or Sedan? The humpbacked Missonier grinned when the question of his presence at the murder was discussed; he had become brutalized by his long imprisonment and the repeated examinations. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature And over on another road a long procession of humpbacked brown toads were plodding eastward. Aces Up With his own right hand he shot down twenty-five of these humpbacked monsters, and means to carry their skins home with him to Russia. Phemie Frost's Experiences Leger set off immediately, visited many courts and saw innumerable princesses—ugly, humpbacked and wicked. Old French Fairy Tales But some day when your chance was gone you’d look back and see what you might have been, ’stead of a humpbacked farmer in the hills. The Shepherd of the North The camel is the most ungainly and stupid of God's useful beasts—an awkward necessity—the humpbacked ship of the desert. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit When it has reached its third year the humpbacked animal is counted old enough to begin its life of labor. Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Then the figures—mercy, how the dresses stood out behind; every lady seemed to be humpbacked below the waist. Phemie Frost's Experiences The boys could hear some of their exclamations, and it was with a mingled feeling of curiosity and uneasiness that Chris recognized the losing gambler to be Simon Gosler, the humpbacked cripple. Mr. Wicker's Window "Don’t you see that the humpbacked fool is making game of us?" �sop shrugged his shoulders. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama When I was born, my future wife's name was called out, and I was told that she would unfortunately be terribly humpbacked. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He is a sort of lusus naturae, being bow-legged, humpbacked, potbellied, and possessing warts on his brows, which make him a sort of later horned Moses. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 He was very tall and thin, narrow in the chest, and so round in the shoulders as to appear to be almost humpbacked. The Vicar of Bullhampton Before he could set himself the sorrel went up again with a weaving, humpbacked twist. The Fighting Edge “Otto, the mice boy has come to see you!” she said to a white-faced, humpbacked boy, who sat propped up in a chair, at a table, with the cage of mice before him. Sonny Boy Johnny B. It is Luther's church he means, and the humpbacked discourse of Seaghan Calvin's Bible. The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays Rufus, without suspicion, followed his humpbacked guide up the narrow staircase. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready One of these was Cobweb Corner; and here, in a small attic, dwelt a humpbacked, plain-visaged little man, who the whole day long loved to think about the king. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls All humpbacked persons are contemptuous; all crooked noses wrinkle with disdain when they see a straight one. Tartarin On The Alps V�drine called once more in the direction of the back of the shop where the bedroom was; then they left, Freydet chuckling at the idea of a humpbacked Lovelace. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Something in this style: 'Oh, no, I traded it for luck with a squint-eyed, humpbacked biter-off of puppy-dog tails that got it out of Rockefeller's ashcan.' The Varmint Twice more he struck the humpbacked boy with the whip, and then threw him on the floor. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready I did not think that I had any of the qualities necessary for such a thing, being neither humpbacked nor clubfooted, neither a giant nor a dwarf. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 It was she who rescued me, General, she and the little humpbacked man. A Son of the Immortals He's humpbacked or something, and looks like a tiger. Floyd Grandon's Honor A sprawling, humpbacked mountain frowned on us And blotted out a smouldering sunset cloud That broke in fiery ashes. The Book of Humorous Verse A black canal meandered through the heart of it, crossed by mean, humpbacked bridges. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Mercy! is not that my friend? but it cannot be, for this one is humpbacked in front. Italian Popular Tales A cluster of tanks which gave the metal serpents a decidedly humpbacked appearance added water, shortening, salt and other ingredients, some named and some not. Bread Overhead On this bench sat a little old man, humpbacked and bent, and with long white hair falling down to his shoulders. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Deformities of the spine were common, such as displacement of the shoulder-blades; and I saw during my stay in Tibet many cases of actually humpbacked people. In the Forbidden Land Tessibel could distinguish a rounded shadow on the ceiling of the cell, and tears choked her, as she saw cast upon the wall the shadowy outline of a large humpbacked form. Tess of the Storm Country The Lord said to her: "Well, give this oil away in charity, for there will come many people; some bent, some straight, some humpbacked, and it may happen that your son will laugh." Italian Popular Tales Just as the door opened through which the convicts have to pass to leave the courtyard, I noticed among the crowd assembled to see them off a small humpbacked man. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I "Massachusetts; and he is humpbacked, but as bright as can be." The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island We drove to the harbor, not only to see the wonderful humpbacked Dromedary Tower, but to find out whether there were any news of our boat, before going to the hotel. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon He had worked diligently, preparing an appeal for a new trial which would bring acquittal to her humpbacked father, and he was interested in her own welfare, but her thankless words checked his inquiry. Tess of the Storm Country When Paganini was in London, he resided at No. 12 Great Pulteney Street, in a house belonging to the Novellos, next door to which was a "young ladies'" school, kept by a humpbacked old lady. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Some of them were humpbacked, like Evan, the one who had carried the message to the tower. Rebels of the Red Planet They had never seen such kangaroos before, with long legs both back and front, and also humpbacked. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People "I am certain," he said, "that the little humpbacked man who sat opposite me is a barber who shaved me this morning." At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History Suddenly Tessibel sat up and wound her arms more tightly about the big humpbacked body. Tess of the Storm Country At the north-west end of Hispaniola, separated from that island by a narrow strip of sea, there is a humpbacked little island, a few miles long, rather hilly in its centre, and very densely wooded. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. This prince was of a small stature, humpbacked, and had a harsh, disagreeable countenance; so that his body was in every particular no less deformed than his mind. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. Seen from the side, the yak seems humpbacked. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People A few seasons more, with fair luck, and you won't see one of these rainbow droves with every color from brindle to strawberry roan; none of those humpbacked runts; they'll all be gone. The Settling of the Sage Hadn't she consigned the beloved humpbacked father to Him who held the worlds in the hollow of His hand. Tess of the Storm Country She indicated a small humpbacked trunk covered with moth-eaten horsehair. Ralestone Luck A poor, humpbacked man, with a strong face and head and a soured, suspicious, cynical expression. Red Hair I think of the rapscallion, Wilke, who married a humpbacked seamstress, ran through her savings, and abused her daily—and I almost embraced him. Atlantis "But he is not humpbacked, Aunt Olympia," said the literal Dora. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax To know when the big, humpbacked father was coming home seemed more precious to Tessibel than all the uplifting joy she had experienced that day. Tess of the Storm Country When Wild Fire jolted him with humpbacked jarring bucks his spine took the shock limply to neutralize the effect. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story He had but a passing glance for the humpbacked camels and the two long-necked giraffes until after the elephants had been taken away. The Circus Comes to Town Without me to help him, the wretch taps one of the twenty bottles of Johannisberger with which a Chicago pork packer presented him when he made a portrait of his humpbacked daughter. Atlantis When the wedding guests had dispersed, the young merchant was admitted to the chamber of his bride, whom he discovered to be humpbacked and hideous beyond conception! Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers The possessor was proceeding homeward, when a decrepit, lame, and humpbacked invalid, tottering along by the aid of a stick, presented himself before him. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "Get a gun and go out and drop that humpbacked old Injy-cracker!" The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Further inquiry led to the discovery that they had a brother named Charles, "a humpbacked man," who had been a butcher in a small way, in partnership with a Mr. Woodgate, in Hermitage Street, Wapping. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton His little lodge, cut in the rock, remained silent; I thought the little humpbacked wretch would never have done dressing; for of course I supposed he would be in bed and asleep. The Man-Wolf and Other Tales The cartman was in a hurry now, and he urged his humpbacked bullocks into a lively trot. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The manager was in despair, for the house was filled with a large audience, who were impatient for the appearance of the humpbacked king. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made After a wearying treatment, it is well, but the little one has a distorted spine,—is humpbacked. Doctor and Patient The fact that he is humpbacked and wears white jabots such as no other human being wears—I can't imagine where he has them ironed—all this fits so well. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The gentle humpbacked beasts were held in close formation by herders afoot, tall, lithe young savages with spears. African Camp Fires The humpbacked man made the sign of the cross, and muttered a few indistinct words. The Amulet His Richard has such a strong humanity in it, that it more than half vindicates the humpbacked tyrant's memory, and the death scene of this play, as given by Booth, is simply appalling. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made Looking at the ageing man, I note that his framework is slightly bowed; that his ill-shaven cheeks are humpbacked with little ends of hair turning into white crystals. Light At a little distance, squatted on the ground, sat a dwarfish, humpbacked female slave, with a wide mouth, but good eyes. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The lame and the humpbacked are works of nature. The Man Who Laughs For the artists of the pig-tail the forest was too irregular in design, too humpbacked in form, and too dark in color. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Round shoulders or humpbacked people I never saw. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. I remember, for instance, a poor little humpbacked Grand Duchess being so carried through the street magnificently bedecked as if she were going to a ball, and with painted cheeks. What I Remember, Volume 2 In a humpbacked chaise drawn by an exemplary horse, there rode a fat and pleasant old gentleman, who was uncomfortably swathed about the neck with a white cravat. Round the Block We know that a common fellow will take pleasure in saying, "That prince is humpbacked;" therefore, it is abusive to say that a lord is deformed. The Man Who Laughs But the humpbacked shoemaker still remained cowed and timid, and the threatenings of the preachers of peace still sounded in his ears. The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel Shakespeare's Richard was wholly the humpbacked villain to him, and when he met his fate on Bosworth Field he rejoiced greatly. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign True, I am a scrawny, humpbacked crooked-faced, scarecrow of a man--but what matters that, if I do not look like the mob? The Eyes of the World She prefers simply a life in the shape of an Apollo to that of humpbacked Pulcinello; that is her philosophy. Without Dogma If you were old, humpbacked, ugly—what difference? Bambi Crouching and slipping through the trees, a man In worn, blue livery, a humpbacked thing, Made off. Men, Women and Ghosts He had seen in some chief a soul much like that of humpbacked Richard, but, as he looked and listened, he also had a certain feeling of superiority. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign What is called fame is as scrawny and humpbacked and crooked-faced as my body--but what matters that? The Eyes of the World Their home was small and cosy—very different from the rat-haunted house of his lame mother and humpbacked father. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist But we have been betrayed by a pot-bellied, humpbacked, and crabbed dwarf. Four Arthurian Romances But nothing was visible there save the ricks, and the humpbacked barn cushioned with moss, and the granary rising against the church-tower behind, where the smacking of the rope against the flag-staff still went on. The Mayor of Casterbridge He was in fact a humpbacked dwarf, not over four feet six inches in height, with long, spider-like legs and arms. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems Some sat disgruntled and humpbacked in the low trees; some merely hopped away a few yards to indulge in gloomy thoughts. The Leopard Woman It was very different from the doggerel in which he had taken part with his humpbacked father so long ago. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist "You knew that humpbacked clerk!" exclaimed Mr. Larkspur. Run to Earth A Novel So the chamberlains let him pass, and he entered the bridal saloon with the singers, who made him sit down, in defiance of the humpbacked bridegroom. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I She is humpbacked and lame and near-sighted; her nose and chin meet; and she walks bent on a stick. The Blue Bird: a Fairy Play in Six Acts There were three humpbacked brothers who looked very much alike. Filipino Popular Tales We saw, after that, a diminutive humpbacked gallant, pretty near us, taking leave of a she-relation of his, thus: Fare thee well, friend hole; she reparteed, Save thee, friend peg. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 At Litchfield there is a doctor who undertakes to cure deformed people,— and humpbacked, lame, and otherwise defective folk go there. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 As for thy father, thou knowest him not nor do we, for the Sultan married thy mother to a humpbacked groom; but the Jinn came and lay with her, and thou hast no known father. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Even some of the most humpbacked married men you ever saw, who come in here dragging leg irons and looking a picture of the Common People, they're single, too. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago After the man had removed the second corpse, he met the humpbacked husband, whom he now likewise cast into the river. Filipino Popular Tales He was very short, not taller than Rosalie; he was so humpbacked, that he seemed to have no neck at all; and he had a very old and wizened and careworn face. A Peep Behind the Scenes This man was not a good artist; indeed he was nothing but a humpbacked and very sensitive little squire with about £3000 a year of his own and great liking for intricate amusements. On Something Marry-me-quick was an ancient, wizened, little woman, so small that she hardly escaped being a dwarf, humpbacked, and inexpressibly ugly. The Yeoman Adventurer A mangrove bittern sitting humpbacked on a root and roused from its night thoughts has flown ahead, following the bends of the stream until it crossed a familiar loop and so evaded incessant harrying. Tropic Days She had a distinct consciousness, for the moment, of seeing herself crouched down there under the aspens and the shadow, a humpbacked white creature, with distorted face and wide eyes. Men, Women, and Ghosts Needless to say, none of them ever have produced such an effect, but they have made such grotesque, ugly pictures that they have attracted attention even as a humpbacked person does. Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People Manchester Times," used to tell a story about his pointing Mr. Galt out to a little humpbacked Scotchman in the High Street of Edinburgh: "Eh! Canada and the States Another, a humpbacked lad, named Bean, loaded his with paper and a few bits of an old clay pipe. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood At the end of it a large, humpbacked rock showed now and again through the surf, like the fin of a black whale. Stella Fregelius "I won't say another word," and so chattered on, growing a little cross; Asenath need not look so still, and sure of herself,—a mere humpbacked fright! Men, Women, and Ghosts The humpbacked crier, now fairly on the job, waved his skinny arms in the air and protruded his jaws. The Fat and the Thin He was a small deformed man, with a countenance betraying all the spitefulness usual among dwarfs and humpbacked people. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville The steward scrutinized the bride and her maidens, pulled the strings which moved the humpbacked jester, fingered the costumes, and then with a curt nod bade them go on. Masters of the Guild Now, seeing that all was lost, the little humpbacked villain with a sudden twist caught me by the legs and began to plead for mercy. Allan and the Holy Flower But I am always thinking of the humpbacked king. Half a Rogue Odo listened for some mention of his humpbacked friend, or of Momola the foundling; but the abate's talk kept a higher level and no one less than a cavaliere figured on his lips. The Valley of Decision "Eleven to two against Mango," called out a little humpbacked man in a shrill voice, but with the air of one who was master of his work. Sybil, or the Two Nations He replied, "No, O my lady;" and she continued, "Is it lawful in any one that he should slander me and say that I am humpbacked?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] He was a villainous-looking person of uncertain age, humpbacked like the picture of Punch, wizened and squint-eyed. Allan and the Holy Flower So he told him his story and disclosed to him his case, whereupon the man bowed his head earthwards awhile, then said to him, "Was he who directed thee to me the humpbacked tailor?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 Why... they're little men... with long hair and funny clothes... and humpbacked. Prince Hagen Beyond them, not fifty yards away, crouched a humpbacked boulder, casting a long, misshapen shadow in the moonlight. Bob, Son of Battle Then, this same humpbacked whale and the Greenland whale, each of these has baleen; but there again the similitude ceases. Moby Dick, or, the whale "Thank you," said the man, with a short laugh, "but I thought you were a humpbacked witch in the dark there." Openings in the Old Trail So the youth Ibrahim arose and betaking himself to the shop of the humpbacked tailor, went in to him and found with him ten Mamelukes as they were moons. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 This is the second humpbacked dwarf we have found occupying the like important post, the other was the prime minister of a Batonga chief on the Zambesi. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 There was the gray dog naked in the moonlight, heedless still of any witnesses; there the murdered sheep, lying within and without that distorted shade; and there the humpbacked boulder. Bob, Son of Battle Then this same humpbacked whale and the Greenland whale, each of these has baleen; but there again the similitude ceases. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale His humpbacked sister who shared it with him came out to greet them from behind the partition dividing the kitchen from the passage. Virgin Soil Mama lifted the lid of the humpbacked one. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! With him he brought a hideous old woman,—toothless, humpbacked, twisted, bent, like a Chinese image, only worse. Catherine De Medici Surrounded by the guard of "Patriots," the procession of prisoners moved slowly into the outer courtyard, on its way to the revolutionary tribunal, the humpbacked jailer bringing up the rear. After Dark When it turned into a cowl, with a miserable and humpbacked expression, it became the Official Badge of Illness. The Land of Footprints It was not easy to understand why, because these islands were noted as a breeding-place for the humpbacked whale. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales There we found two trunks over against the back wall, one flat on top, the other humpbacked—both dusty. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! It was horrible, too, that she was humpbacked and a dwarf. The Rhythm of Life After a while, the door communicating with the tribunal opened, and the humpbacked jailer made his appearance, leading in Trudaine and Rose. After Dark They splashed through the tortuous perforations and over the humpbacked bridges, and they passed through the Piazza, where they saw Mr. Moreen and Ulick go into a jeweller’s shop. The Pupil With these words, the humpbacked jailer ran off to the wine-shop. After Dark |
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