| 单词 | humped |
| 例句 | A light powdering of snow covered the boar’s humped black back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Simon saw a humped thing suddenly sit up on the top and look down at him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I could close my eyes and almost see him, humped up and waddling along, fishing under the banks with his delicate little paws for crawfish, frogs, and minnows. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was roughly boat-shaped: humped near this end with behind them the jumbled descent to the shore. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z If this was how dogs saw the world, it was no wonder they humped anything they could mount. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Werner sees no tracks, only a humped swale of glitter in the moonlight, and the white forest beyond. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Behind him rode three queerly garbed strangers atop ugly humped creatures that dwarfed any horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Our sons, tired out, were humped together asleep, the youngest clutching a sugary confection in one sticky fist. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not allergic to dogs, but I think I will also bring doggie tranquilizers, because I don’t think I can handle getting humped by your gay pug dog. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z From the beginning, when as a child he realized his humped body would never conquer worlds, he relied on his mind. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In the hallway she made me crouch down behind her, and humped the back of the dressing gown over my shoulders. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He was humped up on the sycamore log, growling and showing his teeth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The humped outline of the vast heap of earth emerged from the empty green like a powerful prairie ship. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He put his foot on top of the humped newspaper and tied his shoe. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Large and greyish purple with a humped back, the Graphorn has two very long, sharp horns, walks on large, four-thumbed feet, and has an extremely aggressive nature. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All Tyrion could see was something massive rising from the river, humped and ominous. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A continuous grumble came out of their mouths'; their backs were humped. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z To carry something was to hump it, as when Lieutenant Jimmy Cross humped his love for Martha up the hills and through the swamps. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At no long interval, Odysseus came through his own doorway as a mendicant, humped like a bundle of rags over his stick. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was thick with sweat and the sharp sour smell of beer, and couples dry humped in darkened corners. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell, but she had the impression that tunnels connected one part of the buildings with another, tunnels humped under the snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As we humped the wheelbarrow over the railroad tracks, I looked back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was dressed in black and sat humped on his saddle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A moose was standing in the water among the lily pads on the far shore, his great antlered head and humped neck silhouetted clearly against the pale moon. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting humped over, with his hands jammed deep in the pockets of his patched and worn mackinaw. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the trees, a pumpjack humped the oil up out of the ground. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The roof of the embassy was curved, probably to keep the snow off, but it was a bit like walking on the humped back of an enormous whale. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And right beside them went my doe, running all humped up and with her white, pointed tail clamped tight to her rump. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm Robot Man," little Freak would go, making these weird robot noises as he humped himself around the playground. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z As a humped convolvulus rearing its dragon’s head from an icy lake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Only later did domesticates derived from indigenous species of the Indian subcontinent, such as humped cattle and sesame, appear in Indus Valley farming communities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The model was humped in the shape of a barrow, like one of those on the downs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The lawns were dark and drenched with the heavy rain, and the trees had a shrouded humped appearance. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to a green humped structure with a bobble head attached to one side by a stubby neck made of coiled spring. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The ferry docked and we humped our bags into the little town. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I'm willing to put money on no one ever having humped to it. The Spice Girls were my gateway drug to feminism 2012-12-13T11:41:11Z It shows the artist perched on the humped back of a brown bear, her face turned away from the viewer to examine a magenta cloud suspended in an otherwise naturalistic misty gray sky. Sarah McRae Morton’s painterly talents serve her vivid dreamscapes well 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z But halfway down a page, she will lose patience and fill the rest of the space with drawings: “twisted trees, humped, smoking mountains, grim faces.” Elena Ferrante’s New Book: Art Wins 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Citizen Punch, sitting under his humped back and sugarloaf hat on the lip of the little stage, his floppy legs dangling, is performing for the rowdy seaside audience below him. “Citizen Punch” 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The tables are arrayed around a large, shiny black lump, humped like a beetle’s carapace, in the center of the room. How white tables set with black vases serve as a reminder of the struggle for civil rights 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z And wait then, humped and bloody, For the wits to try it again; and how our spirits Rose when, suddenly sure, Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Siza and de Moura designed a low, humped roof of interlocking laminated timber that "created a dialogue" with the gallery's permanent building. Serpentine's star pavilions 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z I hung back, most memorably when we cycled through a herd of zebu, an ancient breed of humped, horned cattle revered by locals. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Every doubloon was humped across that narrow neck of land. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z The poor guy, in a white T-shirt and suspenders, has a burdensome humped shoulder, and he drags one foot. Review: A Richard III Who Steps Straight Out of the Land of Id 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z I love the coinciding dates, the 20-year symmetry, the details of the pebbles and the ragged amp humped across northern Europe. It’s been 37 years since John Lennon was shot. Can we find the real Lennon in books? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z A few cars moved sluggishly in the street; a horse-drawn carriage humped along at the curb. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The expected adjective is "humped" but "hunched" both suggests the characteristic shape, and, in a stroke of realism, shows us animals huddled together on the sand, at rest, because it's night. Poem of the week: An Arab Love-Song by Francis Thompson 2012-12-17T10:52:15Z We humped and carried all the equipment everywhere we went. Britain's best film directors show some early promise 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z It was in a humped position while walking and seemed unable to move, indicating severe abdominal pain, officers said. A black bear was euthanized in Colorado. A necropsy showed its intestines were plugged with human garbage. 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Yet for their size, they are graceful swimmers, easing through the water with arched dives of their humped back that give them their name, and lifting their flukes as they dive. How the humpback whale made a massive comeback in the Salish Sea 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z As recently as 18 months ago, England were being humped all around Australia in a 4-0 defeat that was part a wider malaise of one win in 17 Tests. 'Cummins is The Boss but England can fight back' 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Wild and unpredictable, the shaggy, humped animals have been known to gore park visitors. Man Pleads Guilty to Moving Bison Calf, Saying It Was an ‘Act of Compassion’ 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z It has cloned critically endangered, double-humped wild Bactrian camels using the eggs and surrogate mothers of single humped camels, Wani said. Dubai camel cloning caters to races, beauty pageants 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z At first, he was confident that the bear he shot at seven times was a black bear because the animal didn’t have a grizzly’s characteristically humped back, he allegedly told Crane, the game warden. Wyoming black bear hunter accused of killing protected grizzly near highway into Yellowstone 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z For four months, state and federal officials have sanctioned a hunt of the shaggy, humped animals that delight millions of tourists and are a centerpiece of Native American culture and history. Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1,150 Bison 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z With its distinctive humped upper deck, it’s the only airplane many flyers can recognize on first sight. Final 747 rollout for ‘Queen of the skies’ 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z My trip was, in part, a Camus pilgrimage to the city “humped snail-wise on its plateau.” In Algeria, Veiled From the World, Past and Future Are Shrouded, Too 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Madagascar is known for its zebu - the horned, humped cattle are seen all over the island and are a symbol of wealth, though many died in last year's drought. Madagascar’s Eid: Zebus, dumplings and samosas 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z With its humped shoulders, vast girth and constitutional reluctance to back away from a fight, the species was seen as a threat to both humans and to livestock. It’s a grizzly bear survival program. For grizzly bears. 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z BA’s last jumbos took off from Heathrow earlier in October, the end of an era for the world’s most easily recognised jetliner with its humped fuselage, four engines and 16 main wheels. British Airways jumbo saved from scrap heap by film deal 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The 747 is the world’s most easily recognized jetliner with its humped fuselage and four engines. Factbox: Queen of the Skies to end reign as Boeing winds down 747 output 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “It’s hard to tell, because every day feels like you’re being humped.” Colbert: America's Cuomo obsession is heading to 'a really weird place' 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In 1917, on the basis of his theory, Einstein designed an airfoil that later came to be known as a cat’s-back wing because of its resemblance to the humped back of a stretching cat. No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Other words include the Irish for curlew - "crottach" or "the humped one" - and might be an allusion to the bird's distinctive beak. Leprechaun 'is not a native Irish word' 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Suffice it to say, the skills he’s developed with his short game have paid off at Pinehurst, where the tricky humped back greens put a premium on creativity and feel. Meet the U.S. Amateur semifinalist who has never played in a national amateur tournament before this week - Golf Digest 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Australia also has a much smaller wild population of the two humped Bactrian camel. Would you drink camel milk? 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Without a doubt, the eastern side of LACMA’s campus — once likened to a “homely, humped creature” by my former colleague Mike Boehm — is in desperate need of an overhaul. In a new redesign LACMA experiences shrinkage — and shapeshifts yet again 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Once he and another coach humped the machine to the top of the tower, he trained its gun on a target in the grass below and started firing baseballs. Welcome to ‘holistic’ spring training: Meditation, yoga and 30-foot pitchers 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Boeing’s “Queen of the Skies” is the world’s most easily recognized jetliner with its humped fuselage and four engines. Fifty years on, Boeing's 747 clings to life as cargo carrier 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The earth here was humped up in mounds, white pipes twisted from the ground. Once Upon a Time in Montana 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Queen-size bed, heirloom walnut dresser and chest, beat-up crib, exercise bicycle humped with coats, nowhere to stand, much less walk. Fiction by Tony Earley: “Backpack” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Their work dates back to the 19th century when the zebu – a horned and humped animal – was brought over from India to mix with the European breeds that were already being farmed in Brazil. The million dollar cow: high-end farming in Brazil – photo essay 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z I was regularly humped like this by the unique & beautiful spark that was Emma Chambers. Emma Chambers, The Vicar of Dibley actor, dies aged 53 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z I was regularly humped like this by the unique & beautiful spark that was Emma Chambers. Actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Now, archaeologists exploring a site in northwest Saudi Arabia have discovered about a dozen of the humped sculptures. Ancient Artists Carved Camels in Saudi Desert’s Stone 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z She said Cosby then directed her to the bed, where he pinched her nipple and humped her leg as she lay immobilized and unable to speak. Meet the women who could testify at Bill Cosby’s 2nd trial 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z His humped figure, size and weight represent everything that is prized and revered in a bull. The million dollar cow: high-end farming in Brazil – photo essay 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z A tour organized by a Texas senior citizens’ center ended in four deaths after their bus got stuck on a humped railroad crossing in Biloxi and was hit by a freight train on March 7. Top 2017 Mississippi stories include plane crash, union vote 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z If the humped bladderwort were a person, it would be a KonMari master. Genetic Tidying Up Made Humped Bladderworts Into Carnivorous Plants 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z However, we note that diversity patterns need not be humped under the island ontogeny model: for example, see Orsonwelles in Fig. The true tempo of evolutionary radiation and decline revealed on the Hawaiian archipelago : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Some images clearly show the more familiar steppe bison, with its huge humped back, long horns and oddly-proportioned body. The ‘Higgs bison’ mystery is solved with the help of ancient cave paintings 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The humped back of a beaver’s lodge hints at the wildlife snugged away here, living busy lives. Seattle’s own urban swamp gets a boardwalk trail 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Mules humped water up the long stairways to the houses. Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z On a recent summer morning in East Glacier, Muhlfeld humped a Ghostbusters-like electrofishing backpack along a tributary of Glacier National Park’s Two Medicine River drainage, stunning cutthroat in order to gather genetic samples. Rising to the future 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z They say it was huge, with a beak, a humped back and giant, hoofed feet. Mystery of giant arm dinosaur solved 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The first half was largely devoid of quality, Chelsea dominating possession but doing little with it, while Fulham pressed hard, humped long balls up field and struggled for composure in front of goal. Fulham 1-3 Chelsea 2014-03-01T17:22:11Z And this time their search led to the humped dromedary. Middle Eastern Virus Linked to Camels 2013-08-09T10:50:24Z "It seemed like in big spots he really humped up and was throwing really hard and locating real well," Reynolds said. Davis drives in 3 runs to lead Jays over Orioles 2012-09-06T03:32:09Z Then, in 2002, he spotted a report on mice afflicted by accelerated aging and was struck by photographs showing that their backs became humped as they aged. How Senescent Cells Spur Aging and Cancer (preview) 2012-08-08T11:15:03.463Z It had an elongated head with a duck-like beak, and a large humped sail on its back. Mystery of giant arm dinosaur solved 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The elephant, wild boar, leopard, bear, buffalo, humped ox, deer, palm-cat and civet are common, but there are few dangerous or venomous animals. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He put his finger to his lip, and looked warningly at Badelon's humped shoulders, jogging up and down in front of them. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z He trudged along the road, his hat drawn down to his eyes, his shoulders humped, his gaze fixed doggedly on the road before him. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z A wooden ox-cart, driven by a scantily-clad, very dark native, and drawn by a pair of the gray, humped bullocks of the district, entered the street at the head of the village. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z "Don't you get too much hope up, Jimmie," he was saying, as we humped along around the crooking track of the "Y." The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z In lieu of a rifle, he humped a rucksack full of rocket-propelled grenades. The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan 2012-02-01T22:05:17Z At a walk, at a trot, more often at a weary jog, they pushed on behind Badelon's humped shoulders. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Once again, but sluggishly, as if oppressed by apprehensions which they could not understand, the humped and lion-fronted herds of the bison began to gather for the immemorial southward drift. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z As if this conclusion settled all disturbing doubts, Nora humped over once or twice and then gave in to the sleep her tired little self was so sorely in need of. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z I talked it over with Griffin that evening, as we sat humped over my tiny stove before the lamps were lighted. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The ordinary cattle of the province is the small humped kind, Bos indicus, and forms an article of export to Russia, the humps, smoked, being much in demand as a delicacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He humped his back over his work and had not even the human curiosity to look up. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Lubimoff admired the warlike guard, an old man with a white mustache, and stooping, almost humped, shoulders, dressed in a dark tan overcoat and a derby hat. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Hereabouts oxen are usually employed for draught, which are of the same humped species as those we had previously seen in Ceylon. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z When they reached the station they found it deserted save for one man who sat at a desk, humped over in a dispirited fashion, reading a magazine. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z I saw a bunch of busy boys humped up around a dinky flag and started for 'em to ask 'em about it. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z “The Thinker” was perhaps the best of these, but even Rodin would have wanted to do a bit more “finishing” on the glacial cave-man humped up on his icy green pedestal. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Oh, they're very grand," went on my companion, with a wary eye on the humped back of the driver, "I believe they never put their foot outside the door unless they're going to Paris. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z It was an indeterminate patchwork of stony knobs of hill and pockets of bog, among which the road humped and sagged, accepting pessimistically the facts of nature. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The one humped up like this is The Cobbler. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Someone’s bed “sagged like a hammock” while another someone’s “humped like a hill.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z This may have been so; but if it was, Roos sensed it rather than saw it, for his humped shoulders were folded tightly over his ducked head, like the wings of a newly hatched chicken. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Then the roadbed shifted inland, and lines of patient, humped zebus trailed slowly from their sheds—sheds of larger size and better built than the huts of their owners. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z They went singly and in pairs, and they “humped swag and tucker” when they had no donkeys to pack. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Brouillard had been humped over his desk, and he sprang up with a cry like that of a wounded animal. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z After the snout slid a long grey body—a shadow among the shadows—humped and clumsy, yet so silent that not a twig snapped under the heavy pads. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The queerly humped uplift of the “dragon” moraine could be dimly guessed in the shifting mists that whirled and eddied in the icy draughts from the caves. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The children could not help gazing upon their preserver, who was so grotesquely formed, with a humped back, twisted legs, very long arms, and such a funny little body without any neck. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z The back must not stoop nor the shoulders be humped and set up till the collar of the coat was as high as the poll. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z For Josh Perrott sprang from the stair, and, his shoulders humped and his face thrust out, walked deliberately across the landing. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z Yellowhammers have a habit of sitting on a rail or bough with their shoulders humped, so that they seem to have no neck. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They sneaked behind bushes and tried to circumvent him in all sorts of ways, but fled precipitately as soon as he moved a step or lowered his head and humped his shoulders threateningly. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z His unusual height did not in the remotest degree harmonise with a remarkable leanness that served as a foil to an enormous humped back. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z After a few yards the scout reached a turn in the rocky passageway, and—— His eye caught a big, black-hooded shadow humped over a point of light! America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z The horses settled down to their work, and they "humped theirselves," as Maverick put it, in the cool hours before sunrise. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z He left his place, and, rushing round to Baby Jane, humped his back and begged her to try him. Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z All the firewood that was lying handy I also humped up, although there was no fireplace upstairs; but I wanted to do all I could, and in my energy I could not be still. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z In the centre was piled a humped, bulging mass; out of this Bantom Berg lifted its clean-cut cone of granite,—a soaring sphynx still waiting for the carver’s chisel. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z And the humped man with the light said, "Do you want it for your people?" Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z She didn't have a crooked nose, nor a turned-up chin, and her back wasn't humped at all. Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare 2011-05-09T02:00:05.633Z She humped up her back and shook both fists. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Rice is the staple crop and the cattle are of the humped variety. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z His great head, on a broad, humped back, scarcely reached the sill. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Then the humped man laughed and said, "You are near to the border of the Land of Plenty; follow me and I will give you food." Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z So humped her figure was that it gave her an air of crouching in the chair. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z But our driver sat humped on his box, smoking silently, his face very grim. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Ferguson saw him in silhouette, a large, humped body with bent head Silence settled, the deep, dreaming quiet of the woods. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Bud was speechless, for Gramps was like one of the great white oaks that grew in Bennett's Woods, or one of the granite boulders that reared their humped backs on the hills. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The Spider Man followed the light flashing in the darkness, but he had to go so fast that he was almost out of breath when he reached the house where the humped man had stopped. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z I thought I could see them lying in the mud all round with just their shoulders showing humped up and the tops of their packs covered in mud. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Her glorious hair for a moment streamed upon his elfin locks, then she was gone, breathing a little faster, while Gaudriole lay humped upon the ground. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Ferguson saw him in silhouette, a large, humped body with bent head. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z "My dear chap, positively—you mustn't," Solomonson had screamed, and he had opened his fingers-348- and humped his shoulders and for all his public school and university training lapsed undisguisedly into the Oriental. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z But the humped man only laughed when he saw the Spider Man coming puffing wearily along with his fat and swollen belly. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z Before nine o'clock the ground humped into a range of foothills and the darker masses of mountains could be seen behind them, rising up to obscure the stars. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z "A fair beginning," said Penfold, peering forward at the big cabins which gave the ship a curiously humped shape. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z He humped away in a shuffling lope, unmolested; not even a laugh followed his grotesque form. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z It was a painful subject, a guarded secret to the old man sitting humped over by my side, and for the time I must hold my curiosity in check. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z After he had gone away, the humped man used his power to make him hungry. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z Then one morning Barreau sat up on his bed and looked over to where I humped on my blankets, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z So they continued, until wild islets stood out, their banks humped with beaver mounds, and the lost waters began to shout with the mourners, and the swelling north wind shook the shore. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z In a comparatively secluded corner of the field we came upon Moonlighter, sidling and fussing, with flickering ears, his tail tightly tucked in and his strong back humped in a manner that boded little good. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Betty faltered and then was so silent that Polly humped her stool nearer until her shoulder touched that of her friend. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z Yet for several days he travelled without opening the pots, for although he was almost starving he wished to do as the humped man had told him. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z The gate creaked to its close behind us as the dogs humped against the collars. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The Old Housekeeper humped her shoulders against the door and folded her arms sumptuously. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z They plodded mechanically, backs humped, eyes upon the ground, dully resentful of the weather, the work, of existence itself. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z The Liverpool player would have been in position to play a quick cross for Torres but instead the ensuing free-kick is humped clear by Berra at the second attempt. Liverpool v Wolves ? live! 2010-12-29T19:04:42Z And to this day the Spider Man lives as the humped man of the lamp had spoken, because of the cruelty he practised on the star-fairies in the olden days. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z In the remote Western Region of the United Arab Emirates, 28,000 of the humped beasts gathered at the end of January for what was billed as the biggest camel beauty contest ever. 2010-02-10T10:36:00Z The horned cattle include the humped oxen and buffaloes of India, and the yak of Tibet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The twelfth segment is humped, and there are dark V-shaped marks on the back of segments five to twelve inclusive. Butterflies and Moths (British) Our carriages billowed and bobbed and pitched and humped themselves until I got out and walked to keep from being lamed for life. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Both varieties of the camel, the single and the double humped, are Asiatic. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Except in the settled districts horned cattle are not numerous; they are similar to the Indian humped cattle, but are greatly superior in milking qualities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The small figure on The Prince's back was humped over after the approved attitude of a jockey, and was rising and falling with each long undulation as though part of the animal he rode. The Man from Jericho Its colour is very variable, being either brown, olive, ochreous, or reddish; and it is notched or humped in such a manner that it exactly resembles a twig. Butterflies and Moths (British) His shoulders humped up slightly; his head bowed to the stroke: he stood upon one foot and traced the Rainbow brand in the dust with the other. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus My wife humped this widow to the barn, and got warm clothes from her trunks for both of them. A Man in the Open Accordingly it seems that the humped condition is developed in the late embryo or early post-embryonic life, and does not later change. Kyphosis and other Variations in Soft-shelled Turtles The water-boy was humped over the horn of his saddle as if he had found a stomach-ache in the breathless gallop. The King of Arcadia The larv� are not humped, and may be found feeding on low plants. Butterflies and Moths (British) The wagon humped up in the middle as if it had been made of whalebone. The Black Watch A Record in Action Fergus himself, his early morning temper scarcely less rumpled than his hair, was standing near it, shoulders humped up, like a cold crow. Hempfield A Novel The rapids humped themselves all around us, and we held a straight course amongst them. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure Before him was the smooth-shaven green, true as a billiard cloth but humped with testing undulations. Years of Plenty Observe its long and slender legs, its humped middle segments, and its upturned hindermost segment, of enormous size and mounted with a pair of clubbed 'horns.' Butterflies and Moths (British) The Downs lay humped against the blue and the whole world was frozen into silence. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary "Fergus," she cried out, "what do you mean sitting here all humped up over the fire on a wonderful night like this!" Hempfield A Novel The ponies humped their backs at the lee side of the fire and seemed grateful for a few mouthsful of smoke in lieu of a wisp of dry buffalo grass. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter What long necks and queer humped backs they have! The Bible Story This one also has humped segments, and the claspers of the thirteenth segment are imperfectly developed. Butterflies and Moths (British) Stryker was still humped over his records when Farrell came out of his cubicle and broke a packaged meal from the food locker. The Anglers of Arz He sat down under a great boulder, humped round with ants' nests, too desolate to go on, too proud to turn back. The Three Mulla-mulgars Lindsay nodded politely, thinking that du Fresne looked rather like a Daumier judge with his fashionable humped back and long official robe of office. The Ambassador The ground beneath the stiff branches and between the gray, ragged, twisted trunks was grotesquely humped with moss-grown roots and pitted with pools of black water. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The larv� are generally humped and twig-like; and, as in the last species, the semblance is increased by the position they assume when at rest. Butterflies and Moths (British) The scene lay silent and slumbrous in the brooding noon-day sun: the drowsing peacock squatted humped on the lawn, no fish leaped in the pools, no bird declared himself from the trim secluding hedges. The Golden Age He sat for awhile watching his brothers humped up in sleep on the floor, and wondering rather dismally when they should have done with their troubles and come to the palace of their Uncle Assasimmon. The Three Mulla-mulgars They crouched, beside a humped shape like a gigantic lizard with a long tail. The Legion of Lazarus The few scattered herbs that flourished among the humped and dangerous pools were solitary in habit, broad of leaf, tall and succulent of stalk. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Along the gallery came a line of strange-eyed and humped figures, inhuman of appearance, wearing the newly devised respirators by which men can work in the most vitiated air without harm. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The sick bear sulked in a cage to himself, humped in an oddly doglike pose with his great head hanging disconsolately. Clean Break Mulgar flies, speckled and humped, roused by the cloudless sun, buzzed round his eyes and bit and stung him. The Three Mulla-mulgars Mr. Spokesly could see nothing save the man's broad, humped shoulders. Command He travelled swiftly, winding this way and that between the green, humped roots, the gray trunks, and the black water-pits. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Dusty Star, in the deep shadow behind the parfleches, made himself as small as possible, humped upon the ground. Dusty Star Some of the zebus, with their humped necks, deep dewlaps, silky hides, and deer-like limbs, are really handsome creatures. The Pearl of India The back is very much humped, and the vertebræ are represented by a series of knobs. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 The figure of the driver was humped over on the seat in a slouching attitude, sitting sideways, and with his back toward the direction from which the range girl was approaching. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Next came Joseph Mews, his shoulders humped, his head bobbing like a duck, for he had this habit of nodding when he walked. The "Genius" It would have been like trying to subdue a furry mass of springs that spat, tore, slashed and bit in a humped bundle of madness. Dusty Star For the douce mignonne, with her back all handsomely humped, had suddenly sprung aside and fled down the interior slope of the rampart into the parade and over to the cook's quarters neighboring the kitchen. The Story of Old Fort Loudon The humped oaks stand black under iron skies; The dry wind whirls the dead leaves everywhere; Wild on the water falls a vulture glare Of moon, and wild the circling raven flies. The Garden of Dreams When Jack came in sight of the farmhouse, humped under his bulky burden, the enraged moonshiner seized a shotgun and ran toward him, breathing death and destruction. Our Southern Highlanders The two common groups are the straight-backed and the humped. Health Lessons Book 1 The creature's fore quarters were humped to a ridge on the powerful shoulders, covered with thick, glistening hair of a dark shade that was almost black on the upper parts. Dusty Star So saying, Sam Robb humped his big shoulders and slouched up to his desk, there to bury his head in a gigantic ledger for the balance of the day. A Canadian Bankclerk Told them the G. M. was in and ordered that message humped. The Blue Goose From these fear-stricken rovings Markheim’s eyes returned to the body of his victim, where it lay both humped and sprawling, incredibly small and strangely meaner than in life. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) So I humped myself and ran around to see Joe Cameron, who happens to be a distant relative of my mother, you remember. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond On all sides, the rocks took strange appearances, like humped beasts, crouched, and watching. Dusty Star I looked at them, these men and women—their shoulders humped as they scratched with their absurd quill-pens, their faces pallid with the light reflected from the pages. Aliens So the wise old mule merely humped her back as Dallas applied the lash, and doggedly refused to increase her speed. The Plow-Woman The Dark Master drew his cloak about his humped shoulders, and in the flickering dim light from overhead his face stood out in all its ghastly pallor, accentuated by the dead black hair and mustache. Nuala O'Malley Each of them smoked a cigarette, nervously; each wore a cap which came well down to the ears and shoes which "humped" up suddenly at the toes. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist The beasts, very shaggy underneath and plastered above, stood humped up nose to tail. Gold She bent her thin, humped and crooked body forward with fresh energy and a spark of the spirit she had conquered flashed out again in her dark eyes and tired face. The Fate of Felix Brand Tommy and I talked in low tones while the professor sat to one side, humped over and buried in thought. Wings of the Wind “I don’t know,” mumbled Wiley, and humped up over his letter, but it did not produce the effect he had hoped for. Shadow Mountain Once, and once only, he sang a song at our concerts, standing forth without embarrassment, his great stature somewhat humped, his long arms frequently extended, his Kalmuck head thrown backward. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) As it was, we sat humped around our fire until morning. Gold The unholy light from the pit painted it an unearthly greenish hue, and accentuated the haggardness of face, and the gleaming eyes, the humped body, its crookedness magnified by the crouched attitude. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story She was humped and bedraggled, and her face looked white in the moonlight. Money Magic A Novel Haynerd was a composite picture of doubt and fear, as he sat humped up in his chair. Carmen Ariza Go up to Billy here, or one of the marabous, as he stands with his shoulders humped up about his head, and make a joke. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly As it was, we merely humped over, and motioned the astonished Manuel to return to the shore. Gold She sate, humped up, all the morning by the fire, with her shoulders up to her ears, and with a gleam in her eyes, if anybody came near her, that was positively savage. Tales From Catland, for Little Kittens Worth nodded, sat there humped in a brown study while the waiter poured our coffee. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Then he clucked to the Bay Eagle and rode over the hill, his humped back rising and falling with the gallop of the mare. Dwellers in the Hills I can see him standing there"—she said it so decidedly that we involuntarily turned to look, but he was not there, except in her memory—"and it was his right shoulder that humped up. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 The distracted animal humped her back and began to show signs of “bucking.” The Hound From The North She humped her back luxuriously, stretched her claws, started to purr, thought better of it, and licked him on the wrist instead. The Game of Rat and Dragon It’s so dirty and so little and so––so mad!” she finished as the cat humped up its back and spit at Twaddles who tried to stroke it. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm He was queer-looking because his waist was so narrow and his back so humped. They Twinkled Like Jewels Her head went down and her back humped, and she settled to a battle royal. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana But the most singular thing about him was that in all his life he had never once purred nor humped up his back, although his master often stroked him. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales When he came up to sound he humped his huge back. Tales of Fishes One by one, in single file like a line of enormous marching insects, they crawled down the wall and humped along on their tentacles—around the ditch and toward us! Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 “I know from just which particular tree these come,” he said, “from that humped, old one in the corner of the orchard nearest the house.” David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West The man at the helm humped a shoulder to the sting of the spray, and the rest of the crew, seven or eight in number—tarry, pigtailed, outlandish sailor men—crouched under the windward rail. The Wild Geese Visiting my old cell in the cloisters we found in one corner of the dungeon a humped up skeleton, which led us to believe that the prison of the captive spy had never been discovered. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight She looked through the rifle port and was almost blinded by the sun just above the humped silhouettes of hills across the Mississippi. Shaman The Quabos' front line humped grimly toward us, unblinking eyes glaring, tentacles writhing warily, little spurts of used water trickling from their helmets. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 As it ran––and its movements were as soundless and effortless as those of a snake––it humped its long, lithe body in a way that suggested a snake’s coils. The Backwoodsmen Wilson, B. O., fertility of hybrids of humped and ordinary cattle in Tasmania, i. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) No life was to be seen save here and there a suffering steer or colt, humped under the lee of a straw-stack. A Son of the Middle Border The girls have all a broad sash called an obi, humped up in a funny way behind their bodies; in the children this becomes a great bow like the wings of a butterfly. Round the Wonderful World He humped up his back till he looked like a lean cat on a graveyard fence. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Douglass, sitting humped and motionless among his gallery auditors, was clearly aware that Helen was weary and agitated, yet he remained in his seat, his brain surging with rebellious passion. The Light of the Star A Novel Jase, humped over a heap of sprouting potatoes, blinked up apathetically into the sudden flood of sweet, spring air and sunshine. The Ranch at the Wolverine Like the miner who, having suddenly uncovered a hidden vein of gold, bends to his pick in a confident belief in his "find" so I humped above my desk without doubts, without hesitations. A Son of the Middle Border Their great shaggy fronts and humped shoulders make a peculiar outline. Round the Wonderful World Then he resumed his steady pacing up and down the room, with his hands clasped lightly behind his humped shoulders, busy in thought. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama Will had a clear view of a vast body, great humped shoulders, and sharp, crooked horns. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain Keeps me from sleeping and’s very troublesome when I want to turn over, as I often do on account of the pains in my poor humped shoulders. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Mostly they burrowed in the chaff, or stood about humped and shivering—only on sunny days did their arching backs subside. A Son of the Middle Border When they had all gone and the hall was quiet, Thoroughgood came slowly down with a puzzled frown on his honest, weather-beaten face to where Halfman humped over his map. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel The Sea Monster humped off down the beach, followed eagerly by the two treasure hunters. David and the Phoenix Sometimes the short mane over his humped shoulders is exaggerated; this makes a "Roach-back." Wild Animals at Home Where the hill humped itself against the sky the blurred figure of a cow was visible. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 It was moving quickly, in the manner of a geometer caterpillar, the five fingers humped up one moment, flattened out the next; the thumb appeared to give a crab-like motion to the whole. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories Besides the buffaloes and a few humped Indian oxen, there are no cattle in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Tamils of ebon blackness drive picturesque teams of humped white oxen in red waggons laden with purple sugar-cane. Through the Malay Archipelago They were "humped up," with heads drawn down into their shoulders, and breast feathers fluffed out like snowy-white floss silk, completely covering their feet and the perch. Little Brothers of the Air His shoulders were humped and his whole expression one of barely controlled glee. The Wonder In the gunnysack bag on his back, humped up on top of the rag humps in the bag, was an old vest. Rootabaga Stories His back was humped, his hair stood on end, his eyes gleamed and his teeth showed white. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds He turned his back to the wind and stood humped over, peering through the evening at their disappearing forms. The Wind Before the Dawn Massive and motionless, a great creature stood humped in the level light; the twin horns back-curving and silhouetted against the sky told him at once what it was. The Pools of Silence For some few minutes they walked in silence; Challis with his head down, his heavy shoulders humped. The Wonder He was sitting with his back to me, humped up in a worn arm-chair, before his small stove, just as Tanrade had found him. A Village of Vagabonds But he stood up, faced the president, affectedly folded his arms, hastily unfolded them and put his hands in his pockets, one foot before the other, one shoulder humped a little higher than the other. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Patsie stood in the stall nearest the door, humped up with the cold, and with a layer of snow on her hips and spreading black tail. The Wind Before the Dawn He could make out the forest, a blackness humped and crouching in the 222 surrounding blackness. The Pools of Silence He stood for a while, humped, hands in pockets, 53 watching the other’s strong body spring lithely to its task. Judith of the Cumberlands Of a sudden out of the pink haze came a galloping figure, slightly humped, in the inspector's coat and wideawake, with a bare foot through one stirrup and only a sock on its fellow. Stingaree The horses, humped and shivering, looked black and fuzzy, by reason of their erected hair. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West This angered me; and taking the knave by the collar, I swung him aside so briskly that he went staggering across the hall and brought up ruefully humped against a settle. Marjorie Napoleon was sitting humped up on his perch with his feathers ruffled. Tongues of Conscience The chickens were still humped on their perches in the trees, the cows had not come up to the milking-pen, their calves lay in a little bunch by the fence fast asleep. Judith of the Cumberlands Those who are practiced in such matters—humped men who blink with learning—claim to discover evidence of the letter now and then in their reading. Chimney-Pot Papers Judge Trent was humped over more defensively than ever. The Opened Shutters Well, I suppose it’s natural that you should feel badly humped, but you don’t know that you’ll lose your eye, and if you did, you’d do your work all right with the other. Brandon of the Engineers These were not the same, however, and the first glance through binoculars showed the thick-set, humped figures and huge, staring eyes of night herons. Edge of the Jungle Alloway, Cartwright and the others leaped up to see the red eyes, the short crooked horns and the huge, humped shoulders of the buffaloes bearing down upon them. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods And they began to see a shaggy ox, humped, with an enormous head and short black horns, and a mane hanging over low-set wicked eyes. Heroes of the Middle West The French Then I saw a boy humped into the shelter of a shrub which leaned over the station fence. Old Junk To Bobby's relief Mr. Kincaid said nothing further, but humped over the reins, and looked ahead steadily across the horse's back. The Adventures of Bobby Orde After successfully losing his pursuers he humped the case to Russell's Top and opened it before a crowd of thirsty and expectant Signallers—to find that it was lime juice. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Seated up there, barely visible in the gloom, the driver had an almost grisly aspect, humped with waterproof capes, and with such a lean, white face. Drolls From Shadowland He began to paint with feverish industry, did not look at her again, but tossed an adieu over his humped shoulder when she hurried away. A Son of the Immortals Once in a while a forlorn bunch of age would sit humped in a chair, now and then a victrola record sang forth its worn contents, twice the piano was heard. Working With the Working Woman Mr. Kincaid glanced at his disconsolate little figure humped over on the stool, and smiled grimly beneath his moustache. The Adventures of Bobby Orde He was very sorry for the toad when he saw him all humped up in a disconsolate little heap one day. Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore He was not more than three feet high, and he had a hump-back—so humped that it looked almost like a wide horn coming out of his back. Seven Little People and their Friends At the moment the longshoreman was humped over the sink, rinsing his bluish jowls after a shave. The Rich Little Poor Boy Hark! the door creaked, and through a chink, With droll wise smile and funny wink, In stepped a little quaint old man, All humped, and crooked, and browned with tan. On the Tree Top Mr. Kincaid humped his shoulders and drove in a sociable silence, his short pipe empty between his teeth. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Little White Fox wasn't afraid, but then,—he just humped himself all up in a corner and wished he didn't have to meet the stranger, that was all. Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends She was humped over slightly, her head was down, both hands grasping her skirts in front, and her feet fairly glimmering at the speed she was coming. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) It fastened his flat-backed head to a body that was like a gorilla's, thick and wide and humped. The Rich Little Poor Boy It has large, wide-spreading horns, ending in sharp points, and its shoulders are high and almost humped. Chatterbox, 1906 Shortly the municipal snow-plow passed, throwing the snow to right and left, its one horse plodding patiently along the sidewalk, its driver humped over, smoking his pipe. The Adventures of Bobby Orde The cattle were obviously unhappy, standing humped up under the bushes, except for an hour or two at midday when they ventured out to feed. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands For it was very little, and being roofed with heather it looked only like a bit of the bog that had humped itself up a bit higher than the rest. Candle and Crib He had enormous shoulders, fairly “humped” with layers of fat. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall He humped a thin shoulder in resignation and turned away. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Thode directed, and as he slung the inert form gently over his shoulder he saw that the boy's shoulders were pathetically humped. The Fifth Ace And he sat humped up upon the camp bed. Men of Affairs A flash and a splash and he saw the humped back of what was probably Ciccio going by at a great pace on the low racing machine. The Lost Girl Then she humped herself up over a green fiddle that she had under her cloak, and nearly deafened them with its hoarse screechings. Woodland Tales Then I once more humped my swag and started on my long journey through the cool night, under the inscrutable stars. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer But soon each weary back is humped, And bowed each jetty pate; For Fishy, though he looks so small, Is not a feather-weight! Fishy-Winkle The twins bent over their plates, humped their shoulders, observing, "That's what they all say down to the Center." The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story But his hips were hardly snug in the saddle, when the wicked Comanche “humped” his back, and entered upon a round of kicking which seemed to exhibit every pose and attitude of equestrian exercise. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The herds of cattle, with shaggy frontlets and humped shoulders—the droves of horses, long-tailed and with full flowing manes—the proud antlered stags, and prong-horned antelopes, were not his. The Death Shot A Story Retold After picking out nearly all the pebbles, I placed about forty pounds' weight of the residue in the gunny bag and humped it down to the spring. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Notodont: with toothed backs: applied to a series of moths whose larvae are more or less conspicuously humped on dorsal surface. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology Behind a rapidly spinning limousine pedalled a grotesquely humped bicyclist, using the car as a pacemaker. Pipefuls It rested as it had fallen—as these animals usually fall—upon the breast, with legs widely spread, and humped shoulders upward. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The broncho stood for an instant motionless, then humped itself from the earth, an incarnate demon of action. The Highgrader A bridge, as depicted by the photograph, he declared to be humped like a camel and backed like a whale. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 Again he humped himself, rose high over the tree-tops and bore away in strong, even, graceful flight for a lonelier lake, where there was no man to watch or bother him. Wood Folk at School I told all the other Sans that I wasn't going to ask them here tonight, and not to get their backs humped about it. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore So says I too," agreed Brewer; "no wonder his shoulders air humped. Tess of the Storm Country And one of his shoulders was kind of humped up and to one side, and one of his hands had a stiff thumb. Mitch Miller Before nine o'clock the ground humped into a range of foothills, and the darker masses of mountains could be seen behind them, rising up to obscure the stars. Planet of the Damned All three humped themselves, heron fashion, on the instant. Wood Folk at School She just humped her back and meowed, and the Farmer’s dog kept right on after Little Jack Rabbit, but of course he never caught him. Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers The squatters had turned out in great numbers to see how the humped prisoner looked before his condemnation, for all believed that the fisherman would hang. Tess of the Storm Country He felt a warm affection for Miss Rutherford rise in his heart when she told Jimmy, who sat humped up over his oar, to keep his back flat. Priscilla's Spies Sometimes, in spite of his drenchings of macabaw, sleep compelled him, and, humped in his lug-chair, he would forget his duty, yet waken at her every yawn. Doom Castle A doctor too, the Locman of his day, a sage, with that monkey's face, with that goat's beard, with that humped back, to be playing the lover, the swain! The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan The figure, cut off, as it were, at the knees, looked particularly short and stout, humped like a camel, by the creel swung behind to be out of the way. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First Mrs. Pratt was a wizened little woman, so humped by labor and chills and fever that she seemed deformed. The Eagle's Heart They revolve with great rapidity, using their humped shoulders as a pivot, and their legs as levers. The Boy Hunters Presently he rose, stretched himself, humped his back, and then jumped up on his mistress’ lap. Susan A Story for Children I couldn’t possibly refuse, for she isn’t allowed to be excited, but I twisted my chair as far away as I dared, humped up my shoulders and buried myself in my book. The Heart of Una Sackville “Don’t be late,” he cried; and he waded onward, stooping, and looking more humped and comical than ever, as he bent forward to throw his bait into likely places, while Mark Eden went onward down-stream. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First As the cold intensified, the crickets ceased to cry, and the pony, having filled his stomach, turned tail to the wind and humped his back in drowse. The Eagle's Heart It is stupid to allow oneself to get humped, for sometimes at the very moment when you believe that all is over, the very nicest things are just about to begin. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Ah, my dear Madam, kings and queens may be backed like a whale or humped like a camel, but down goes the world on its marrow-bones, and worships them for Venuses and Adonises. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 "Oh!" says I, and while I didn't mean it to show, I expect I must have humped my eyebrows a little. Shorty McCabe on the Job Calico Cat humped her back ready to spring at Teddy if he answered, and Little Dog-on-wheels barked, ready to jump at any one who gave him the least cause. Sandman's Goodnight Stories Again and again he flung his head down, humped his back, and sprang into the air grunting and squealing with rage and fear. The Eagle's Heart The Kentuckian's pack had been hoisted into the mow, and Callie had even humped up the fragrant hay to mattress his bedroll. Rebel Spurs In a shower of gravel the animals made land and humped well up on the strand before pausing to shake themselves and splatter far and wide the burden of moisture transported by their shaggy fur. Storm Over Warlock "When I was alone," I said, "on the Himalayas hunting the humpo or humped buffalo——" Clara clasped her hands, looking into my face. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels And as he happens to be sittin' humped over here in the corner brushin' traces of an egg sandwich from his mouth corners, the josh comes in kind of pat. Torchy and Vee Now he took the path to the right of the shelter, crossed the road, struck the path again, came to a rustic bridge that humped high in the middle, spanning a cool green stream, willow-bordered. Gigolo A light mist screened us and a deep growth of the leathery grass, common to marsh lands, half hid a multitude of broad, humped, furry backs, moving aimlessly in the valley. Lords of the North In the stern sat the humped and well-known and sinister figure of the Mexican dwarf. Frontier Boys in Frisco "I have often seen it done," I replied thoughtfully; "when I was hunting the humpo, or humped buffalo, in the Himalayas, it was our usual method." Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels Not much to look at, she ain't; sort of humped over, with a shawl 'round her shoulders. Torchy and Vee Darting one fiery glance toward her forceless husband, sitting humped up over the stove, his head supported on his hands, she exclaimed, "What does this mean?" Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems A moment more and they were driving away, Ba'tiste humped over the reins as usual, Houston striving to put from him the agony of the new accusation. The White Desert So Addison and I went about our business, but we used to peep down there once in a while, to see that poor bird standing, humped up, on his sheet of bark. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's They mounted the man on the sharp humped beast. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 The Gopher humped up like he'd been horned by the Santa Fé Limited. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail A man sat humped over the glowing embers, whereon sizzled a piece of meat. North of Fifty-Three Then, with a cold sweat starting from every pore, I saw the humped figure of a man beside the safe. Branded In figure he was deformed, one shoulder being higher and one leg longer than the other, while his chest was flat and his back slightly humped. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Old Charley sat humped up in the corner, sucking his cob pipe. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters Blunder humped himself—and was on his feet, wobbling, dizzy-eyed, scandalously "mussed up"—but alive! Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail That and five horses humped tail to the driving wind, stolidly enduring. North of Fifty-Three Ahead lay a barren stretch of beach, humped with sand dunes. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung As a rule, we sit humped forward, with a decided bend in the spine, ultimately developing splendid examples of what we call round shoulders. Vitality Supreme He has humped his swag in Australia, has earned fifteen shillings a day there as a blackleg protected by police picquets on a New South Wales coal mine. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Shelby tied his horse near the office, and, putting his head among the morning-glories curtaining an open window, stated his errand to Hilliard, whose vast bulk was humped ludicrously upon a high stool. The Henchman So they rode through the camp with but a nod to the aproned cook, who thrust out his head, and a gray-haired man with glasses, who humped over a drafting board under an awning. North of Fifty-Three Ahead the main islands humped out of the blue sea like a school of basking whales. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 They slide forward in the chair, with the back bent over and the shoulders humped forward. Vitality Supreme I humped myself on my display of oratory. Foe-Farrell In one place the earth humped into long, wavelike swells each crest topped with a fringe of brush, fine and feathery as petrified spray. The Emigrant Trail The spinal column was sadly bent, and from between the humped shoulders the pale face peered with an old, uncanny look. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World She waved him a good-bye from the window, and humped upon a seat beside Jasper, Laz was silent for some time, and then he inquired if there were any news stirring. The Starbucks It is just as harmful to sit all humped over as it is to stand in such a position. Vitality Supreme His hands tied behind his back, a rope run round his waist and down on each side through a cinch-ring, he sat idly humped forward, making no protest. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch "Morning!" he said briefly, and dived down again into his work, with his shoulders humped. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The first man my eyes lighted upon as I stepped inside was MacRae, humped disconsolately on the edge of a bunk. Raw Gold A Novel The man who had entered was about three feet tall, horribly twisted as to legs, and humped as to back and chest. The Place Beyond the Winds Analogous to the humped Epeiridæ is Thomisus foka, of Madagascar, a spider which is regarded with great terror by the natives, as being so poisonous that even its breath is deadly. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. He is low and humped and foul, and shambles like an ape; And stealthily he barricades the door, Then lays his goblin head against my lonely bed, With a “Wolf, wolf, wolf,” at the door! Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen When Hollister went up to the works in the morning, he found Mills humped on a box beside the fireplace in the old cabin, reading "The Man Who Couldn't Die." The Hidden Places If he saw a man with a humped back or a short leg he would have been prepared to make his portrait, assuming that the entity was not in conflict with the subject in hand. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres He made a desperate move toward her; but the cat rose threateningly, its hair standing on end in a mound upon the humped back. From the Valley of the Missing Even the convalescent British soldiers facing each other in the clumsy drab cart drawn by humped bullocks, and marked Garrison Dispensary, stared at the black skirts so near the powder of the road. Hilda A Story of Calcutta He declared that that was very like the animal they hunted, but that their bulls had great humped shoulders like this—he added a high curved line over the back. Days of the Discoverers She humped, swore, and scampered away to the loft, there to establish herself upon a cross-beam, where she was proof against assault. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs The mate screamed, the Captain humped his shoulders for the blow. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Pauper women humped their calico backs over the green slopes of the fields, searching for dandelion greens, but not digging, because it was Sunday. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel "The big buck humped up on the roan?" Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Moore sat humped shapelessly in his seat, permitting the horses to toil on wearily, the wagon rumbling along across the hard packed sand, the wheels leaving scarcely a mark behind. The Strange Case of Cavendish It is almost wholly an agricultural town, and has a curious humped bridge, right in the middle of the town, where men stand about on market days and discuss the price of bullocks. None Other Gods I leaned over an' hit him a smart cut on the off shoulder, but he only humped a little, an' never lifted a foot. David Harum A Story of American Life This stern man, who had humped himself and made a million, put a hand on her head and said: "Ma-Mary"—and then choked up. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories He dug like a North-Country miner, with swiftness and precision, stopping every now and again to sit back on his haunches, and, with humped shoulders, stare—scowl, I mean—round in his lowering, low-browed fashion. The Way of the Wild The marshal rode steadily, humped up over his saddle-horn, his eyes on the uncertainties in front. The Strange Case of Cavendish During this operation the sheet will have softened and "humped up," and will admit of stretching. Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise At the same time, the man with the shotgun said something to Newman, something that angered the big fellow, I could tell from the way his shoulders humped and his body tensed. The Blood Ship Stooping swiftly, Mother Nature picked up her staff and with it struck Thunderfoot on the neck, so that his head was brought low, and in fear of another blow he humped his shoulders up. Mother West Wind "Where" Stories We had humped our eighty-pound packs those weary miles and when we thought we had arrived—no tucker! "Over There" with the Australians He looked the animal over admiringly and slapped him so vigorously under the belly that the horse grunted and humped his back. Westerfelt He sat humped over, his elbows on his knees and his cheeks between his fists. The Iron Furrow His shoulders get so humped up, and his whole figure is stiff with cross-grained obstinacy. A Great Emergency and Other Tales His head was laid back on his humped shoulders. Mother West Wind "Where" Stories This individual is small, dark and slightly humped; he has great intellect, and possesses the talent for intrigue in a high degree. The House of the Combrays Pitching and bucking, the animal humped forward to the fence. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story The pen scratched industriously to and fro across the page, over which the youth humped himself as if enamoured of the tome, only at intervals risking a glance at the lean-faced, vigilant American. The Iron Furrow Motionless as the rock itself the man sat humped over with his arms entwining his knees. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Dane stared into the cage where the now almost invisible thing sat humped together. Plague Ship He just humped his back, and tossed his head and grunted—he must have had a skin as thick as three donkeys! All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Long and swinging as an elk, he had the immense, humped shoulders of a buffalo and the length of arm of a baboon. Montlivet And straight-way he humped himself up and moved, and sent the little figs flying,—and his back showed through. Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling The Manganja possessed the large breed of humped cattle which fell into the hands of the Waiyau, and knew how to milk them. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Queex humped itself into a clod of blue, immovable, halfway down the aisle. Plague Ship I thereupon removed my jumper, humped my back over the tub, scrubbed industriously until the garment was white, then hastened roofwards and arranged it prettily on the line. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit We humped up side by side in sociable silence, spying keenly for what we could see. The Killer He was astonished to see at the ledge, just below, a great water-cart with three humped oxen attached. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt On each deck a solitary fisherman humped over his steering gear. Poor Man's Rock Pete had barely time to mutter an audible "I thought so!" when Blue Smoke humped himself. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River He then humped his swag and started for Melbourne. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned "I've seen him driving by," said I. I had: a little humped, insignificant figure with close-cropped white hair beneath a huge hat. The Killer He was about to wonder what he was going to do next, when the cow—which happened to be a large and active steer—humped itself and departed for realms unknown. Sundown Slim They turned and saw a great black figure, humped but still high, keeping step with them a yard or so behind. The Judge There are two species of camel, the dromedary, single humped, and the Bactrian, with two humps. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars Fairy land not yet, thought I, flinging my bridle to a humped old tree, that crooked out an arm to catch it. The Piazza Tales As we rose again to the main level of the country I recognized over the horizon a certain humped mountain. The Killer At a walk, at a trot, more often at a jaded amble, they pushed on behind Badelon’s humped shoulders. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France A Negress, apparently a princess, arrives at Thebes, drawn in a plaustrum by a pair of humped oxen, the driver and groom being red-colored Egyptians, and, one might almost infer, eunuchs. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Gordon sat humped upon himself, as he sat nowadays, a marked stoop of age was becoming visible in his broad shoulders, and he ate perfunctorily without a word. 'Doc.' Gordon The animal humped like a camel, head and tail down, went into the air and back to earth, with four feet set like pile-drivers. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today In a two-wheeled cart drawn by a humped bullock were a couple of Hindu ladies, under a canopy supported by four poles. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East He put his finger to his lip, and looked warningly at Badelon’s humped shoulders, jogging up and down in front of them. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France The other victims were humped or sprawled upon the sand in postures of exaggerated abandon; all but one, a blonde young girl whose upthrust arm seemed to be reaching for something just beyond her grasp. Success A Novel There came into view the lowered head and humped shoulders of a Holstein bull close on the trail of the lumbering millionaire. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life Late in the evening after the family had retired, he sat before the stove with back humped and knees drawn up trying to coax a coarse thread through a small needle. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories We filed out and left him sitting humped in a chair, looking puzzled and pathetic, murmuring, "But I thought I was among friends." Out To Win The Story of America in France Now, Tom, he sits humped over in there, a-lookin' in that horn. Heart's Desire It was moving quickly, in the manner of a geometer caterpillar, the fingers humped up one moment, flattened out the next; the thumb appeared to give a crab-like motion to the whole. Famous Modern Ghost Stories He and Mamie Sue kept to the kitchen as their scene of operations, and before we knew it old Uncle Pomp was seated humped over his pipe and beginning to breathe easy. Phyllis In another moment a tousled head and a pair of shoulders, humped into a bathrobe, appeared at the window. Marjorie's Maytime As the milk disappeared, the dog in his delight, moved closer, but the frightened animal humped up its back, fuzzed its thin tail and spit at him. Prince Jan, St. Bernard A few seconds later he was leaping into the depths of the forest, his back humped, looking in the half light like a great round black ball. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas Jim Hart had been sitting on a fallen tree, all humped together. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Creeping fearfully along in the blackness, with eyes and ears on the strain, and both little shoulders humped against the expected apparition of Tom—or worse, she would become aware of the footsteps behind her. A Maid of the Silver Sea Some say it was diseased eyes, some that it was a humped back. Around The Tea-Table His shoulders were humped a trifle, and his face was seamed by weather-beat. The Road The sheriff was humped over the telephone waiting for his connection. The Thunder Bird Then, as this proved vain, we too humped our spiritual backs, cowled our souls with patience, and waited dumbly for the force of the storm to spend itself. African Camp Fires "See the poor horse," she said, and pointed to our single steed, humped up in the wind, one hip high, his head low, all dejection. The Way of a Man I glimpsed old King in the tonneau, and Weaver humped over the wheel in an unpleasantly businesslike fashion. The Range Dwellers His book lay open on the table and he was humped over it, hand in his hair. Queed As his foot found the stirrup the cinnamon rose into the air, humped its back, and came down with all four legs stiff. A Man Four-Square Hitherto Mr. Direck had been inclined to think this silent observant youth, with his hands in his pockets and his shoulders a little humped, as probably shy and adolescently ineffective. Mr. Britling Sees It Through He went away, his narrow shoulders humped, and his whole figure testifying to his annoyance, and Hartley sat alone, watching the moonlight and thinking his own thoughts. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery I humped over my own wheel and tried to coax her up a bit, as if she had been the Yellow Peril at the wind-up of a close race. The Range Dwellers Having faithfully obeyed these instructions, Henrietta returned to the office, where the doctor sat in his shirt-sleeves, humped over Miss Masters's chart. V. V.'s Eyes Every man of them rode humped away from the wind, his head drawn down as close to his shoulders as might be. The Happy Family Jack," he drawled, "you look like a kangaroo all humped over making that furrow. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. One of these was a man humped up with rheumatism, as only a Filipino decrepit can be. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard. The Range Dwellers The stem is ridged with rows of fleshy mammae or tubercles, which are curiously humped, and each bears a cluster of spreading, brown spines, 1 in. long. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation And he was sure wild, for soon as he seen us he humped himself and got into the brush. The Happy Family The ground was smooth and even, for the men had cut the grass close, and the little humped cow that belonged to the old Brahmin cropped all she could get at. Mr. Isaacs When she stepped on the bridge the river swelled and humped itself up to the arch. The Romantic Mine humped up in the middle like a pile of bricks. A Yankee in the Trenches Down the steep bank they slid, across the humped up sea ice at the river mouth and into the village. Pardners Presently various humped figures in greatcoats, having gathered in the open ditch which did duty for Officers' Mess, broke into spasmodic conversation—conversation rendered even more spasmodic by the almost ceaseless roar of guns. The First Hundred Thousand "I just humped my back like the other cattle and took my medicine," replied Joel. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings Somehow the water looked very deep, although you couldn’t see down into it, and it humped itself under the boat. Us and the Bottleman I sat humped up in my original position through the night. A Yankee in the Trenches He saw the cattle humped and drifting before the wind in the first blizzards of winter, while gray wolves slunk watchfully here and there, their shaggy coats ruffled by the biting wind. The Phantom Herd His shoulders were a trifle humped up and his head bent, as he looked down at the black and buff of the tiger skin at his feet. Deadham Hard There was a black two-year-old steer among the lead cattle, and every time I looked at him, I saw old Redman, with his humped shoulder, his pug nose, and his half-shut eyes. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings The back of the piebald changed from an ugly humped line to a decidedly sharp parabola and the horse left the ground with all four feet. The Night Horseman Before the Indian had fairly gotten astride, Marc dropped his head, humped his shoulders, brought his feet together and began to buck. Tales of lonely trails Behind the depot, the prairie humped a huge, broad shoulder of bluff wrinkled along the forward slope of it like the folds of a full fashioned skirt. The Phantom Herd He sat humped over the saddle-horn like an old man and stared at the trail and at the forefeet of Barney coming down pluck, pluck with leisurely regularity in the dust. The Long Shadow The saddle horses, southern bred and unacclimated, humped their backs and curled their heads to the knee, indicating, with the closing day, a falling temperature. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings His back humped; like a bowlder hurled down a mountain slope he made his rush, and nothing could swerve him. The Gringos I let Moze loose and he humped the trail of several lions south over the rim. Tales of lonely trails "My book will be very mussy," said Dodo, "for I can't write well when I sit all humped up on a branch." Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold. The Long Shadow A humped shoulder of down cut it off from the sunset, and a gaunt well with a shattered penthouse dwarfed the dwelling. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth Rawcliffe, his shoulders humped, moved towards the door; but before reaching it he stopped and said doggedly— 'I can't give notice.' The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories At the head of Grand Island they came to vast herds of buffalo—restless brown seas of humped, shaggy backs and fiercely lowered heads. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West He put his arm round the humped shoulders with the words. The Obstacle Race Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts. The Long Shadow His back humped and his head drooped more, and the tears nearly blinded him. Friendly Fairies They used to be here in thousands, but since the opening of the Transcaspian railway some years ago now, the number of these humped beasts of burden has sensibly diminished. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The cook's fire was dead, and that worthy was humped on his bed-roll smoking a pipe. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest It sprang from the bushes and stood facing her like an animal at bay—a short creature neither man nor boy, misshapen, grotesquely humped, possessing long thin arms of almost baboon-like proportions. The Obstacle Race Never a track in the white ice-pack that humped and heaved and flawed, Till I came to think: "Why, strike me pink! if the creature ain't a fraud." Ballads of a Bohemian It humped up in the middle so abruptly that I came down sitting with a shock that numbed me for the moment. Gulliver of Mars Over the humped and fishy sea, Over the Caliban sea O cloud in the West, like a thought in the heart Of pardon, loose thy wing, and start, And do a grace for me. The Poems of Sidney Lanier We urged them into the hollow, and then hastily dismounted, humped the packs, and began to struggle up the side of the castrol. Greenmantle Juliet moved impulsively and laid her hand upon his humped shoulder. The Obstacle Race She sat in the living-room, glancing across the hall at the men as they humped over the dining table. Main Street At the curbstone stood the familiar surrey, with Mordecai humped upon the front seat. The Cost And straightway he humped himself up and moved, and sent the little figs flying,—and his back showed through. Stories to Tell to Children He made a circle or two over them, and then lit on the gunwale in the bow, and perched there, humped up, and with his long dove-coloured tail feathers presented to the water. The Blue Lagoon: a romance |
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