| 单词 | indescribably |
| 例句 | The weather is gorgeous, indescribably beautiful; I’ll be going up to the attic in a moment. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He knew it would be indescribably hard, would take all of his strength, but he thought there might be a chance. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He ain’t handsome, but there’s something indescribably appealing about his face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now I was free; and my life, which I had thought was lost, stretched out indescribably precious and sweet before me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It might just be the gin, but it feels indescribably good to be swept along with the crowd, everyone phone-checking, fishing in pockets for rail passes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter was close enough to see the being in the litter: an angel, she thought, and indescribably aged. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy in each other’s presence, that’s dopamine, the pleasure hormone, doing its work. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She was kind as she could be, but she’d always looked at me like there was something indescribably sad written across my forehead, like she wanted to come over and scrub it off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gaunts’ house was now more indescribably filthy than anywhere Harry had ever seen. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A few days hence he would sit down and write in his diary, “I gave Riefenstahl, who is behaving indescribably, a dressing down. A hysterical woman. Simply not a man!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was sloppy and hot, pink and black, smelling indescribably and seemingly full of huge yellowed teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I would have rested longer except for the indescribably rank smell and loud snuffling coming from a few feet away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But how the comedian investigates that isn’t always direct; Genzlinger also called the show “an indescribably ridiculous collection of anecdotes and asides that miraculously blend into a whole.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Thank God for Jokes’ and ‘Queen America’ 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z "The Bear" is all of these, and indescribably delicious by refusing to commit to fitting one genre or description. Hands! Before "The Bear" returns, the cast and producers serve up a light appetizer 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z The essay was extremely difficult to read, and indescribably sad. “Come from nothing, blow up and die”: Reflections on Scott Weiland dig into the self-destructive rock star myth 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z And through it all, the situation in Haiti — which began with an earthquake on January 12 — went from bad to worse to indescribably tragic. The week in pictures 2012-06-09T13:00:00Z And somehow Abulkasem — as an adjective, an adverb and a verb — becomes part of their daily lingo, a means of describing things both indescribably great and awful. Critic?s Notebook: Richard Nelson and Jonas Hassen Khemiri?s Takes on 9/11 2011-09-21T22:01:28Z The comedy that results is almost indescribably rich, to some degree because of the layers of imposture involved. An Appraisal: Marvelous Invention of Movie Make-Believe 2010-10-01T23:18:00Z And, for the first time, he falls in love.The young woman Valdez falls in love with is indescribably beautiful: men go crazy just looking at her. The Love and Death of Caterina by Andrew Nicoll ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:07Z And yet the poetic vision is the one thing needful to release a spiritual power, indescribably great, for the exaltation of multitudes. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The shaved-ice concoction was floral and delicate, with an indescribably elegant flavor that lingered in the back of the mouth. | Explorer: Unforgettable Foods, from Austrian Apricots to Parisian Butter 2011-09-30T19:03:18Z His first performance with Haydée came as the result of an injury to her regular partner and, she said, "marked the beginning of an unforgettable and indescribably beautiful relationship, off stage as well". Richard Cragun obituary 2012-08-10T16:10:05Z In 2012, Mr. Marshall produced an indescribably fabulous pendant to “De Style” called “School of Beauty, School of Culture,” set in a women’s hair salon. Kerry James Marshall’s Paintings Show What It Means to Be Black in America 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The idea of someone new entering your lives after they raised you, must be indescribably hard. How to help kids survive divorce 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z No doubt its complexity is alluring; there’s a Scotch whisky note on top, a hint of leather, a hard smokiness and something ... indescribably raunchy. Skin Deep: A Season?s Roundup of Beauty Choices 2010-09-16T15:17:00Z “Her figure is the very meaning of sex. Her eyes and her voice and style are indescribably compelling.” The Roman Seasons of Tennessee Williams 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The cattleya, indescribably luxuriant in its color and display, needs bright light, high humidity and other special requirements. The moth orchid, while lovely, has overshadowed other, less common varieties 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Right, well the film you are currently picturing is still infinitely more entertaining than The Bounty Hunter, which really is quite indescribably inferior fare in every possible way. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up: Clash of the Titans; Hierro; The Bounty Hunter 2010-07-26T23:05:00Z Emma divulged that her fiancé, Richard, was in on the surprise, though the heels from heaven were an “absolute shock” and indescribably sentimental. Bride finds secret message from her late mother on wedding heels 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z It is also possible that commentators believe that the song, because it is indescribably fun, is not “serious.” George Michael, a queer guide for the straight guys 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Scrabble is an indescribably pleasurable game, and those who play Scrabblish variations feel the same way about their versions, too. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z I wouldn’t describe “By the Sea” as a good movie, exactly, and the universe of people who will gladly pay $12 or $15 to see it and then leave contented is indescribably small. Angie and Brad’s bad vacation: “By the Sea” is a bogus journey into imitation art cinema and bad ’70s marriage 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z And what I fear the most is missing the indescribably deep connection with a child that yields a lifetime of stories. Motherlode Blog: It's Not That I Don't Want Children. Exactly. 2012-05-06T14:06:12Z Mark Moss, editor of Sing Out!, the 60-year-old folk music magazine, called Caffe Lena "almost indescribably significant" to the folk music scene, then and now. Good folk: Iconic NY coffeehouse marks 50th year 2010-05-18T14:46:00Z A week later, your assistant, Laurie, almost indescribably kind, handed me another copy of the book, this one with your signature and a lovely personal note. A Letter to Sheila Lukins, a Matriarch of American Home Cooking 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The hush that Wilson finds for its slow movement is indescribably haunting. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Watching the descent on television was “indescribably exciting,” White recalled. Journey to Mars: Meet Molly White, an engineer helping to build the spacecraft Orion 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z There is not an ounce of pedantry in his 85-minute monologue, an indescribably ridiculous collection of anecdotes and asides that miraculously blend into a whole. Review: In ‘Thank God for Jokes,’ Mike Birbiglia Tells His Side of the Story 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z In it, she said she was “indescribably happy.” Benjamin Millepied Leaps Into the Spotlight 2011-02-02T23:36:06Z Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian How do you dramatise an event so indescribably terrible as losing both legs in an underground bomb attack? Thursday - review 2013-03-01T14:02:00Z Apparently, there is something deeply, indescribably evil about Oberlin, though what precisely is unclear. Why do conservatives hate Oberlin so much? 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Ellison said that while she felt "indescribably bad" about the harm caused to FTX customers and employees, the collapse lifted the "dread" hanging over her. Tearful Caroline Ellison calls FTX collapse a 'relief' at Sam Bankman-Fried trial 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The bitterness that he could pour into his words, rather than festering or calcifying on-screen, instead bloomed into something fully felt, vividly textured and often indescribably beautiful. Appreciation: Terence Davies, a master filmmaker, brought quiet passion and lyrical beauty to the screen 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, said he found the reports of an alleged Iranian influence operation “indescribably troubling.” Lawmakers seek answers after reports of links between top Pentagon official and Iran 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z “We have suffered tremendously and indescribably for eight horrific years and wish only to be reunited again as a family.” Five U.S. citizens 'wrongfully detained' in Iran now out of prison, under house arrest 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The way that they approach material, the way they approach a character, the way they move or their intent or the sound of their voice is absolutely indescribably exciting. Darren Aronofsky on 'The Whale,' fatphobia and empathy 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z He saw them disappearing, and he wanted to make sure these pieces of the world – pieces he saw as indescribably beautiful – were preserved, if only in pixels. As climate clock ticks, aviator races to photograph glaciers 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z I’m a transgender woman and he made me indescribably uncomfortable. Painful memories from inside the mental health crisis system | Mental Health Perspectives 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z But both offer an indescribably beautiful new look at the cosmos around us. Here’s how the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope stack up to Hubble’s epic shots 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z He thanked the troops, handed out medals, and said they were facing an "indescribably difficult" situation. Ukraine round-up: Zelensky in Kharkiv and a pro-Putin propaganda machine 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z "It's indescribably difficult there. And I am grateful to all those who withstood this onslaught," he said. Russia advances in east; Ukraine calls for longer-range weapons 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr Ugwa's mother described her son as "special to a great many people" and said the family's "day has suddenly turned to night, our light to darkness and our hearts are indescribably and irreversibly shattered". Lakeside shopping centre stabbing: Man charged with murder 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Then, however, “I knew I was going to live. The difference here is I’m not going to get better. And the pain is indescribably worse.” Opinion | Medical aid in dying should not be proscribed by society’s laws or condemned by its mores 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Instead, the debt limit has become the locus for increasingly alarming rounds of political gamesmanship, with stakes that are almost indescribably high. Opinion | Enough games. Debt limit fights are as dangerous as they are dumb. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z "At the time it was indescribably awful and just so frightening." Autism: Mum attacked by son after health board ends support 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Her task was indescribably tragic, but she was all business as she set upon it—to dissect the organs of yet another child who had died. The Lost Women of Science, Episode 1: The Question Mark 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Realizing just how powerful music could be, he made indescribably disturbing use of music in the scene that opens his “Antichrist.” Commentary: Music is essential to movies. Too bad the Academy Museum fails to treat it that way 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “We are indescribably proud of him and at the same time inconsolable.” Dutch Crime Reporter Dies After Being Shot Outside TV Studio 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z “This is an indescribably cowardly act,” RTL Group leaders said in a July 7 statement. Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries dies after being shot in the head 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z “Wilson is playing at an indescribably high level right now,” Bleacher Report NFL analyst Davenport said. Here’s where national media rank the Seahawks after Week 2 win 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Among the phrases found in normally sober reports from the nation’s top economic forecasters yesterday: ‘god-awful,’ ‘wholesale capitulation,’ ‘shockingly weak’ and ‘indescribably terrible.’ Unemployment still skyrocketing 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s also a sublimely funky and indescribably soulful suite of dark humor and ragged beauty, one of the great headphone masterpieces of the late 20th century. 33 life-affirming albums to help get you through self-quarantine, according to music experts 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z The jubilant privacy of being alone with this new person got mixed up with how indescribably awful the exhaustion and the nausea could become. Great expectations: art's struggle to depict pregnancy 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The idea that such an object existed was indescribably thrilling. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z A skilled amateur painter, Mr. Leonov found the vista “indescribably beautiful.” Alexei Leonov, Soviet cosmonaut and first person to walk in space, dies at 85 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Most rock drum solos are indescribably boring, but Toad is thrilling, testament to Baker’s patented cocktail of swing, control and wildness. Ginger Baker: a master and monster who split rock music apart 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z I was indescribably thankful my parents were on my side, but I couldn’t let myself trust their assessment. I was abused by Larry Nassar. I had to admit the damage and face it | Rachael Denhollander 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z "For a man who clearly loves being well-liked, it's indescribably mind-numbing to see him blatantly and murderously ignore doing one thing that would not only make people happy but would save people's lives," she wrote. Lana Del Rey previews song inspired by shootings 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Over the years, the Mercury prize shortlist has been many things – bafflingly eclectic, controversial, indescribably boring – but it’s never seemed quite so engaged with and informed by current events as the list for 2019. 2019's Mercury prize shortlist is alive to today's politics and pain 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The philosopher Alexander Nehamas suggests, in a graceful book, “On Friendship,” that this genre of relationship, though indescribably life transforming, is not readily adaptable to broader political goals. Opinion | My Friend ‘Virginia, From Virginia’ 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z He was joking, but the Mobile-Tensaw Delta is in fact an indescribably beautiful place. Opinion | The Call of the American Lotus 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z The pain, indescribably significant, causes one to bend over and drop to one's knees, barely able to utter a sound through the suffering. The Golfer Who Suffered A Fractured Testicle - Golf Digest 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Sesame Workshop says that although the trailer for the movie is "indescribably crude", it is not seeking to block the film's promotion. Sesame Street sues over 'tarnished' name 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The 36-year-old Pars said Tuesday that he is “indescribably ashamed” about the incident, blaming it on “a bad decision made during a very difficult time in my career and life.” Former Olympic hammer throw champion Pars gets doping ban 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z A square and a circle might intersect, creating a virtually indescribably shape. Tony DeLap's hybrids of painting and sculpture are impossible objects 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Barden said the past five years have been “indescribably difficult and challenging.” The legacy of Newtown: Lockdowns, active-shooter training and school security 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z “On the third day, I stood up before the class and unwrapped an indescribably ripe piece of greenish slime that I’d kept in my pocket all that time,” he wrote. Perspective | Flying the friendly skies: An owl takes flight, but not in the way you’d expect 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “We are indescribably happy,” she said, as the audience, including European and American donors, applauded. This Palestinian village had solar power — until Israeli soldiers took it away 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z I was indescribably relieved to learn this in cancelling a long planned trip to a country with Active Transmission. Want a Zika Test? It’s Not Easy 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Once more unto the valley of the kings, then, as another Silicon monopolist issues a decree, in this case to the indescribably junior entity that is Norway. The likes of Mark Zuckerberg already rule the media. Now they want to censor the past | Marina Hyde 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The drafting of Omran as an emblem of despair is not new; images of dead and injured children from Syria are shared daily on social media, many of them indescribably more harrowing. How Omran Daqneesh, 5, Became a Symbol of Aleppo’s Suffering 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Speaking to the Guardian on Thursday, Attaran described the idea of going ahead with the games as both “indescribably foolish” and “monstrously unethical”. Zika virus makes Rio Olympics a threat in Brazil and abroad, health expert says 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Easing back the yoke and feeling gravity let go is indeed indescribably exquisite. Plenty of Passengers, but Where Are the Pilots? 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Everyone likes the fish, which is indescribably crisp on the outside and wonderfully moist on the inside. Into the heart of terror: behind Isis lines 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Another user said his behaviour was "indescribably sad". The kowtow of a Chinese son and the debate about respect - BBC News 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Teachers described her as “a gifted student” with “an indescribably sweet spirit and imagination,” according to the L.A. U.S. Student Killed in Paris Was 'Proud Mexican-American' 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z In a statement, Miss Witheridge's family said their daughter had been "taken from us in the most horrific way possible" and learning of her death had been an "indescribably impossible time". Thailand murders: Hannah Witheridge and David Miller anniversary tributes - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Twelve years later, his death, our loss, still hurts indescribably. Stillbirth: Your Stories 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z If her characters differed from my friends and me, it was that they could utter out loud their thoughts about subjects that were, to us, indescribably uncomfortable. Judy Blume Knows All Your Secrets 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z His point is that battle is indescribably chaotic, with luck and chance playing a large role in any outcome. Has chess got anything to do with war? - BBC News 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z There is something amazing about watching a person or team/concept grow that is indescribably fulfilling and inspiring. Sleepless in Silicon Alley: Being a Mom & Startup CEO 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Just like Romney's indescribably asinine and insulting aim at being seen as the Anti-Poverty Crusader, there will be all kinds of talk, from all levels of politics about doing something to assist the average American. Obama’s Tax Proposal Is Really About Shaping the Democratic Party After Obama 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Twelve years later, his death, our loss, still hurts indescribably. Stillbirth: Your Stories 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z He said he wasn’t getting much sleep, but otherwise called fatherhood “indescribably beautiful.” Brewers’ Braun optimistic about injured right hand 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z I felt indescribably sad for no reason I could identify. The Retire Overseas Challenge No One Talks About 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Our live blog should be at least as entertaining as the talk itself, making the combined result a indescribably compelling event that you won't want to miss. We're liveblogging former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's appearance at WSJD Live today at 3PM ET 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z My sole takeaway from all this is that Benedict Cumberbatch is indescribably beautiful, and I say so on Twitter. I went to Comic Con and all I got was this lousy sense of ennui and a sneak preview of 'Penguins of Madagascar' 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Maradona won one, in 1986, when he put together one of the greatest individual performances in tournament history, scoring five goals, most of them in an indescribably magnificent manner. Argentina's Lionel Messi still has one man to beat 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z A couple who once had 19 dogs and a home that was "indescribably filthy" and "utterly squalid" have lost a court battle to get their children back. Dogs couple lose fight for children 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z They deliver a smooth fox-trot set to “New York, New York” that Kenny called “indescribably delightful.” Dancing With the Stars Watch: Semifinals With a Samba Tribute to Notorious B.I.G. 2014-05-13T04:09:08Z Moreover, Damascus has a deliberate strategy of denying medical care to the wounded by removing anything that could be used as medical supplies from convoys, Ging added, calling this "an abomination, indescribably unacceptable in 2014." U.N. official asks if 1 million Syrians must die before world acts 2014-05-09T15:31:47Z The deed was many things: repulsive, disturbing, indescribably offensive. Why we should fear Miami’s ‘Facebook murderer’ 2013-08-09T21:32:00Z Stripped virtually naked and forced to survive in indescribably sordid conditions, Adams somehow managed to stay alive. Robert Adams’s Amazing Odyssey 2012-09-03T05:00:00Z Wimbledon’s Guardians of Grass Face a Challenging Summer “The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” Wimbledon’s Guardians of Grass Face Olympics, Too 2012-06-25T00:23:33Z World number three Lee Westwood called the Olympic Club "indescribably" difficult after a first round that saw only six players break par. Star UK trio struggle on day one 2012-06-15T03:12:21Z The feel that day was indescribably different from last season. Refurbished UW defense quickly shows it is ready to forget 2011 2012-04-29T01:33:04Z The floor was only sanded, the furniture was of plain unvarnished deal, yet there was something indescribably dainty and attractive about the room. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z To the spectators from the shore the scene at this moment was indescribably thrilling. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z To the spectators on the commanding heights around Plattsburgh, the scene was indescribably fearful and thrilling. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z In honest love there seems to be no fear, no death, no time, no change—a sort of existence indescribably happy, indefinitely blissful, hopeful, and enduring. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Such a mingling of night and day as the sunlight lighting the pitchy blackness of the landscape, as far as the eye can reach, is indescribably grotesque and desolate. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The majority, however, who beheld the indescribably terrifying spectacle of the wave of death moving upon them through the air died then and there without a moment for preparation. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z I see now why the meeting struck her as being so indescribably comic--why she refused to give her name. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z Rallying, however, they returned to the attack, and for twenty minutes the conflict around those guns was indescribably awful and murderous. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z It is this and her indescribably winning manner which are lost in a picture, and therefore, it is perhaps fair that she should be 154 otherwise flattered. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Together with such scenes the number of dead bodies that continually meet the eye were indescribably sickening to the heart. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z To that wind and the presence of hundreds of old fashioned highly inflammable structures nestling among the sky scrapers may be attributed the indescribably rapid spread of the flames. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z And the object which she was gazing at was an indescribably beautiful rose-bush in full bloom, on the topmost branch of which sat her friend the robin! Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z The music upon which these words were borne was indescribably sweet. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Her voice is firmer, and more under control, but it has lost that gushing wildness, that brilliant daringness of execution, that made her singing upon our boards so indescribably exciting and delightful. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z To me there is something indescribably touching even in Joyce's most hilarious flights of fancy in these essays. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z Toby Lackpenny felt "indescribably queer," as he afterwards said,—when left alone that night. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z It thrilled him indescribably, and he watched with longing eyes as the people crowded into the tent. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z The face has caught an expression, indescribably arch, as if its owner repressed an invincible desire to torment the artist. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Her veiled, husky voice made her imitation indescribably droll, and the girls shouted with laughter. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Oh! how indescribably happy I am!" cried he; "and do I still lament? Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The knowledge that I am going to play the Maid of Orleans has moved them indescribably; I was fully prepared to give you the success of your career, but ... these stories! Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z I could not account for the oppressive silence, for often before I had reclined at the foot of some forest giant, and experienced widely different feelings; all here seemed indescribably grand and ennobling. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z It was a day of extraordinary beauty, and in every way a quite indescribably sincere—I remember I could find at the time no other word for the impression—little funeral and demonstration. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z She spoke the word again with a melancholy longing in her voice which was indescribably sad. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z But my feelings were indescribably more bitter when I fancied I saw that Emma preferred his society to mine. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z "Good-by," said Cynthia, and she swung off, the long ends of her stole swinging about her hips, and her step indescribably light. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z But Rose had no ears for any dangers of Mr. Wogan, as he was indescribably glad to remark. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Elmscott commenced to chuckle again in a way that was indescribably irritating and silly. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z She was a well-meaning, but indescribably silly woman; and her nervous fears and fancies had so grown upon her that they were becoming a disease. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Neither the priests, McBean, nor the indescribably sympathizing Sir James Douglas made the least effort to bring the murderers to justice. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The large black-and-white lozenge-shape tiles give the hall an indescribably bright appearance, which here and there the long Indian rugs subdue, yet throw up into relief. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z She looked indescribably beautiful; it was the radiance of a complete happiness, like a halo. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The roads were so indescribably bad at this time that the army could make but little progress. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z That would be indescribably delicious, and enormously weird. 5 Days Till Iowa: The Santorum Surge and the Bachmann Fizzle 2011-12-30T00:05:11Z A copy of Mr. McBean’s letter herewith will give you all the particulars known to us of this indescribably painful event. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z But I know that I on my part felt indescribably embarrassed and scarcely knew how to answer her. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z I was indescribably agitated, as if I had been surprised in the act of committing a crime. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z A moment later a subtle odour filled the room--an odour indescribably sweet and heavy, the effect of which on me was to make me feel giddy. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The sky itself was at times of a deep and indescribably dark-blue colour, and the stars were great wheels of sparkling light. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z I ran away from my service, and here I find myself disgraced and miserable, and grieve to think how indescribably shocked you will be when Mr. Evans communicates with you relative to my absence. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z Eileen was rarely gay, but her smile was indescribably beautiful and impressed everyone who saw it. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z The sunrises in the east, where mountain rose o’er mountain, and hills on hills, till they hid their snowy heads in the heavens, were indescribably grand and gorgeous. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z It can be carried out much more rapidly, indescribably more rapidly than the analytic method, and it brings the patient neither trouble nor discomfort. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z As he climbed up slowly towards the roof of the flats there seemed something indescribably squalid about the endless flights of bleak, iron-railed stone stairs. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z "Do you think he will be a very long time?" asked Phyllida, turning suddenly to the landlady and looking indescribably wistful. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z His idea of waltzing consisted in whirling his partner round and round, and as Maud was at least four inches taller than the count and very thin, the effect was indescribably ridiculous. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z But their scramble to get under shelter was indescribably ludicrous. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z May was already upon them, and the air above the wide and shaded avenue was indescribably soft and sweet. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z It was an indescribably comforting sound and spurred a singer on to do her best to please them. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z If his clerks could have seen Sir George Repington, head of the great banking house of Repington, at this moment they would have been indescribably shocked to hear him announce this piece of personal information. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z "It was an indescribably ugly scene, I felt like I was living a nightmare," she was quoted as saying. Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty 2011-11-05T00:10:34Z Nothing, then, remained for him but an assault, and, as may readily be imagined, the carnage in this combined attack of Spaniards and confederate Indians was indescribably horrible. 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 To the man in whose life woman has never played a thoroughly intimate part there is something indescribably alluring in her near association with the little details of commonplace existence. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z Piercingly sweet, indescribably pathetic, the melody recalled the Largo in Dvoř�k's New World Symphony. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z A stiff pull for miles with perspiring horses; but once up on the braeland above this wild and wonderful valley the view was indescribably fine. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The picture of this very pretty little person as she stood on the edge of the bathing pool that first morning was, as she intended it to be, indescribably attractive. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The roof leaked, the floor was wet and indescribably filthy; their seats were saddles, and their only light a guttering candle. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Evelyn found the small fonda indescribably dirty, but it offered shelter from the sun. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He would have turned to her, as the setting sun, ever obliging, silhouetted the wonderfully lovely palms of the indescribably beautiful Kilindini Creek, and said to her: “Darling, life is but beginning.” Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Although she is indescribably beautiful, although she suffers as we do, and earthly sorrows weigh full heavily upon her, she is yet no real human being. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The scene that presented itself at this point was indescribably sublime, and even the dangers of the situation were forgotten for the moment in the awful grandeur of their surroundings. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z His look softened indescribably, but all he said was, "If I go away, I shall feel that I am leaving her in the best possible care." The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z This was not a circumstance to escape Harleigh, who, indescribably touched, fervently exclaimed, 'And what, now, shall sunder us? The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z It was indescribably delightful to have a woman, and such a woman, about one’s sick bed—after negro servants, Indian orderlies, shenzi stretcher-bearers, and Bengali doctors. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z At long range our rifle-bullets could not penetrate them; but they were an indescribably clumsy contrivance to carry about in the way the Germans first used them. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z "You made him give them up!" she cried, in thankful tears that never fell, but only softened and sweetened her indescribably. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z After the attack had begun, shiploads of these same men returned wounded, and arrived in our hospital in an indescribably pitiable condition. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z In reality I admire Joachim's principle the most, but there is something indescribably fascinating and subduing about Liszt's willfulness. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Everywhere He meets them without a touch of upbraiding, without recalling a single memory of all His bitter suffering, revealing Himself to the disciples with a tenderness and blessedness indescribably beautiful. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z The words spoken by the little provincial had an indescribably sonorous tone—to use a word borrowed from physical science. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Those Faroe Isles, as seen from the sea, are indescribably fantastic and picturesque. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Miss Linden is back with us again,” said Justin hospitably, indescribably cheered by some soul-offered sympathy that lay below the trivial converse. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z He makes the instruments prolong the tones as no one else does, and the effect is indescribably beautiful, yet he complains that he never can get an orchestra to hold the tone as they ought. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z And Etna indescribably cloaked and secretive in her dense black clouds. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The concord of feeling with which all the assembled souls fly heavenward, produces an indescribably spiritual effect. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Returning to the camp on the plateau, the very remembrance of which had grown indescribably repulsive to me, I approached the spot. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z They were indignant that I had not remained with the laager, and ordered me with curses and indescribably foul language to halt. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z I was indescribably terrified, knowing well that this must be a supernatural apparition, for the convent gates were all firmly locked, and it was impossible for any stranger, without my knowledge, to have gained admittance. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z "Until to-day!" reiterated the Prince, gazing at her with eyes indescribably tender and yearning. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Her physiognomy announced a steadfast, tenacious character, with something indescribably grand and mournful about it, which inspired both respect and fear. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The effect of that part of the room which is finished is indescribably splendid; but I cannot pause to dwell upon minuti�. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z Twenty amendments were proposed, and it was not till midnight, and then in a storm indescribably contradictory of the meeting's whole purport, that a common understanding was come to. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z He perceived that the young, strictly religious man was right from his point of view, but rejected his whole standard of measurement with indescribably bitter irony. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Our admiration changed to fright when we found ourselves a moment later in a place entirely surrounded by walls of indescribably colossal proportions. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The air, fœtid with the odours and emanations from three hundred men, having even to be filtered through the crowded deck above them, was indescribably offensive. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z I do not wonder that he laughed, when he looked at Isabel, for her face was indescribably arch and sanctimonious. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z The dull moaning noise of the wind through the forest, and the distant howling of wolves, for the wintry evening is rapidly closing in, renders the whole scene and surroundings indescribably desolate and dreary. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The path lay along a high ridge, and the surrounding veldt looked indescribably desolate as a furious blast tore and howled over the wild waste, driving the rain into their eyes. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Her glance fell upon Lisbeth, sitting opposite her, her eyes fixed upon the ground, her little face sad with that look of misery which is so indescribably pathetic in a child. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z And most of my friends at that time or many of them lived in the East Village, which was indescribably dangerous. City Room: Nothing Gets Between Fran Lebowitz and Her Checker 2011-06-27T21:27:31Z In central Africa the women perforate the lower lip and wear a crystal, which, from the movement of the tongue, has “a wriggling motion indescribably ludicrous during conversation.” The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z A grey, sickly sky, crossed from time to time by heavy black clouds, threw an indescribably sad and revolting hue over the lonely, sandy plain, and low, broken shore. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z What is that frightful crash as if the earth were split in twain, rent by an indescribably terrible blow? The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z His whole figure presented something indescribably and supernaturally horrid, such as belonged not to this life. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Sung in slow, stately unison by a number of men on the war-path, it has an indescribably impressive effect:— This song is apparently of great antiquity. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z But Augusti was indescribably alarmed; he insisted the thing would not do,--a Princess and a sick young man, and an absolutely ridiculous ghost-scene, &c.; and his own father, indeed, already saw through it. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Those dreamy eyes wandered from face to face, with a helpless, appealing look indescribably touching. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Finally they fought in the most indescribably comical manner for possession of the bottle. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z And at the first glance there was merely an effect of some one indescribably thin with a quantity of short, curly dark hair spread out on the white pillow. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z After the truce, London very gradually began to resume her normal life, though the gaunt state of the streets was indescribably weird. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z This whole interior is indescribably beautiful, and to enter into its details one would require a volume. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Those who are left behind in a place long indescribably for him who has gone from it, until he has made his first visit; and so, too, with him. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z They would gaze sadly at each other, peer at their own denuded bodies, and with an indescribably piteous expression, slink away into corners as if inexpressibly ashamed of their appearance. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z But through that sternness and dignity, through that melancholy, could be seen the look of childish innocence; something indescribably na�ve, fluid, youthful, which seemed mutely begging for mercy. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z His gait was an awkward and yet indescribably distinguished strut, which gave his shoulder-blades a peculiar twist. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z As evening steals upon us, the scene grows indescribably lovely, for the sun in his descent illumines the whole landscape with vivid gleams of many colors. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z He looked tired and hard-worked; there was something indescribably pathetic in his making so much effort after the day's labor. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z With that indescribably dreadful rushing, whirling sensation in the brain, which can never be forgotten by whoever has once experienced it, May Cheffington recovered out of her swoon, and her senses returned to her. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z Then she sprang to her feet in that indescribably light, graceful way that erased at least fifty of her years from the reckoning, and was herself again. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z If the architecture of the city was picturesque, its population was indescribably so. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Here are scenes and subjects unlimited in number, and indescribably attractive. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z It was with an indescribably cold hauteur, that she pronounced these words. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z The sonnets are indescribably scurrilous, charged with Florentine slang, and loaded with the filthiest abuse. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Its expression was indescribably vexed and full of despair, but the others roared with laughter to see it. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z However, whether they wash or not matters little, for even in the best regulated families their hygienic habits apparently are indescribably filthy. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z At a height of four hundred feet, the vast prospect spread out before one is indescribably beautiful. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z These may seem small and insignificant matters to record, but they added indescribably to the charms of the spot, completing, as they did, the ideas of tranquillity and peace suggested by the scene. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z But to recur to our theme: will you forgive my selfishness if I say that you will add indescribably to the favor if you permit me to take these horses at once? The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z It was indescribably pathetic, full of both bliss and pain. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z It was indescribably touching, and conveyed a sense of deep sorrow, almost of despair. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z There is commodity pork bacon, which can be great, and bacon from heritage animals like wooly Mangalitsas or Berkshires, which can be indescribably great. In Defense of Bacon: What Denny's Doesn't Get 2011-03-30T09:30:00Z The warm, indescribably sweet scent so characteristic of Banning grew stronger every day. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z How indescribably she longed to do deeds for him,—only sacrifices were to her deeds,—and she really envied her friend who had, every time, at least to prepare Charles a beverage. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The murmuring waters of the Powhatan rippled along the sandy shore with a melancholy monotony, indescribably soothing to her harassed and troubled mind. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z There was something indescribably wild and weird in those appealing, tempestuous tones, now rising as in frenzy, and now falling as with exhaustion—beseeching, adjuring, reproaching. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z The Byzantine mosaics, with which both walls and domes are incrusted, give to this part of the mosque an indescribably gorgeous appearance. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The tender mournfulness of the language and few images is exquisite, and the sweet sad monotonous melody of the versification is indescribably affecting. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z To him there was something indescribably terrible and touching in Carl’s cheerfulness, and in the sight of that half-hidden face turned nearly but not exactly in his direction. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z That which spoke of the blindness of George III., with his glorious intonation, was indescribably pathetic. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z In their hands there was just as grand a kind of a white transparent, indescribably magnificent garment as the one which dazzled their eyes. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z Only, exhausted as he was, everything concerning present affairs irritated him indescribably. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Katrine's aristocratic features take on an indescribably haughty and contemptuous expression. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z There is something indescribably savage and threatening about that dark sheet of water, shadowed by gloomy cliffs, bare of vegetation, and torn into deep gullies by the cataracts which leap down them. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Her drawings are indescribably lovely, and her singing most beautiful and pathetic. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Strachinsky imagined that this confession, uttered with an indescribably tragic emphasis, would quite reconcile his wife to his unfortunate speculation. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z "And I also will not disturb you," says Rhoeden, with indescribably loving accent. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z What Stella says he is quite indifferent to, but the delightful tone of her soft, clear, bird-like voice touches his soul with an indescribably soothing charm. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z When the door had closed behind him, an indescribably painful feeling overpowered her. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z I remember hearing that when she published her Life of her husband, Mr. Murray was obliged to insist upon her suppressing one sentence, indescribably comic to those who were familiar with her uncouth aspect. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z At harvest time they both earned something here and there from the peasants, but in winter and early spring they suffered terribly,—indescribably, from hunger. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z Her eyes are dry again, but so indescribably sad and staring that Erwin would rather see them wet. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z There was a bitter, sardonic laugh that accompanied these words, indescribably painful to hear. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z "I know that I was in the wrong," says he, in a changed, indescribably gentle voice. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z They had long corresponded, and his clever letters are most indescribably eccentric. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It is, besides, indescribably pleasant to meet with a pastime so suggestive of new themes of talk. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z I am indescribably pleased to make the acquaintance of such a great coryph�e. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z She was tall, dark, slender and indescribably graceful, as well as with the nameless manner, born with some and never in perfection acquired, of exceeding yet not obtrusive graciousness. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z "Of my art!" he repeats with indescribably bitter emphasis. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z There was still a sensation of pain—of something indescribably wrong; but the keen sensibility of it, both mental and bodily, had now passed away. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Welcome to the indescribably insane world of football, where heroes and villains reside and collide. Live - Tuesday football 2011-03-01T18:29:45Z She staggers back, remains speechless for a moment, and then bursts into not convulsive, not hysterical, no, only indescribably mocking laughter. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z It was indescribably bitter to Natalie to play the humiliating r�le which had fallen to her in life, so near to him. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z Br�enburg, to whom it would be indescribably vexatious to be forced to break off his conversation with this strange, interesting little being, seeks some pretext to prolong his visit. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z It is indescribably lovely spring weather here just now. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z With a rush and a roar, indescribably appalling in its titanic power, the battleship's after magazine exploded. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z He was so innocently officious, so indescribably amiable, that Bernhard endured torments at the remembrance of the scene at the pond in the park. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z In the whole theatre there was no woman who could compare with her in proud, beaming, and yet indescribably lovely beauty. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z He was indescribably pleased at her unvanquishable maidenly sensitiveness. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z With an indescribably graceful gesture the orator stooped to the ground and grasped a handful of the loose dry earth. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z There was something indescribably tragic in the exclamation. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z As usual, wherever long inclined planes were cut in the steep sides of lofty clay banks, the condition of the roadway hereabout was, after rain, indescribably bad. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z With an indescribably charming expression, Egon threw his arm around his friend's shoulder. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z The sight of every object which reminded her of her past life, of the outer world, is indescribably painful to her. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z Alfred was indescribably shocked: the painful surmise which, on less important occasions, had frequently crossed his imagination, now struck him with redoubled force. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z He found it indescribably refreshing to meet at last with a being who could understand him, and still more refreshing to feel himself compassionated by the said being. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z After the autumnal rains and during the thaws at the close of winter, the condition of the route here was indescribably bad. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The radiance of an unclouded sun flooded the apartments, to which still clung an indescribably sensual perfume, the faded hangings, and licentious pictures. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z It had wings, and yet it was no bird, nor yet butterfly nor bee, though it was a combination of all these infinitely and indescribably blended. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z They were extremely alike, both handsome, but the maidenly charm of the young girl was indescribably attractive. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z The whole room, however, was indescribably dusty and musty, and he was very thankful to push aside a curtain of chain mail and descend the staircase. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Her blue eyes with their long lashes were looking indescribably sleepy and injured and in her other hand she held a small, gold-linked purse. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z Before the lynching, nine of these were Negro saloons—some of them indescribably vile. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z There was an indescribably brighter luster in the waxing and waning of romantic tides, than the eyes of Paula had ever before discovered, so that the confidences of the other were of moment. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z And through it all, the situation in Haiti -- which began with an earthquake on January 12 -- went from bad to worse to indescribably tragic. The most memorable images of 2010 2011-01-01T02:01:00Z These strange precautions, together with the wild surroundings and unbroken solitude, gave an indescribably ill omen and fearsome character to the solitary building. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Why had she made him so indescribably happy if her love was, after all, but the sovereign whim of a moment, only an amusing play to fill up a vacant day? Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The place was dismal and unendurable, the whole life and atmosphere indescribably depressing.” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z To Paula, his soft mouth was indescribably odious with cultured passion, red with replenishment, fresh with that sinister satisfaction which inevitably brings to mind a second figure, fallen, drained. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z He knows when to be terrible in anger, and when to be indescribably gentle. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z The effect of its shriek or howl is indescribably terrific, and its sight blasting to the eyes of the beholder. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z "Through all the support, my loss - although indescribably painful and devastating - has been made a bit more bearable." Helicopter crash dead remembered 2010-04-01T00:37:00Z Beginning now, when liberals inevitably fail to get some major item passed, it’s another piece of evidence for how indescribably overblown the right wing’s reaction to this bill has been. And the conservative freakout begins 2010-03-22T14:23:00Z There was smart fighting on the 14th, and at 4.30 P.M. on the 15th, after a march since daybreak through roads “in indescribably bad condition,” the main rebel stockade was encountered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" As the busy autumn days came upon us, Twin Fires took on a new aspect, and one to us greenhorns indescribably thrilling. The Idyl of Twin Fires Hence, when the remorseless fact of Death removes those creatures, they look, with a longing which is indescribably pathetic, into the Unknown where their beloved have gone, and strive to see them in their spirit-life. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z They have very long tails, usually carried closed, looking like a marlin-spike, but at times open, like a great pair of scissors, in the course of their indescribably graceful aerial evolutions. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open It was an indescribably delightful feeling once more to gaze over the blue expanse, as we paced up and down the deck, and were day by day carried nearer home. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 His characters never lose personality; they give fascinating glimpses of their deeper selves, but they make no full confessions; they are elusive and surprising, and therefore indescribably charming and real. A Divided Heart and Other Stories The suddenness, the nearness, the wildness of this song made it indescribably thrilling, and the girl and I both stood rigid, breathless, peering into the gloom of the pines. The Idyl of Twin Fires The sensation was indescribably agreeable; and I believe that for once in my life, at the least, I felt a degree of gratitude to God, my Creator, for cold water. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician The window of our chamber overlooked Lake Rotorua; and as the moon was at its full on that first evening of our arrival, the scene was indescribably lovely. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands I can't tell you how frightfully, increasingly, indescribably dull and lonely it all is! Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Into that indescribably loathsome place brave men entered, and there they lived for weeks, wearing the soiled clothing and sleeping in the soiled beds of those who had died of the pestilence. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 She made no effort to be impressive and was not beautiful—only a slight, frail-looking woman with a figure like a girl's, chestnut brown hair and big, indescribably wonderful eyes. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Madame de Fermont was about six and thirty years of age, with a countenance at once expressive of gentleness and intelligence, mingled with an indescribably noble and majestic air. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Situated more than twelve thousand miles away from their base of supplies, famine was often imminent, and the unavoidable sufferings of officers and men, of officials and prisoners, were at times indescribably severe. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Many species of indigenous palms abound, and in places the forests are indescribably luxuriant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" They left every place in an indescribably filthy condition. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 The eyes of all the world are now upon this indescribably beautiful and fertile country. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future I swear to heaven that, as a piece of passion and playfulness—er—indescribably mixed up together, it does—er—no, really, Dickens! amaze me as profoundly as it moves me. Springtime and Other Essays The country was indescribably rough and the weather swelteringly hot, with heavy rains for day or night. The Career of Leonard Wood The perfume of these unguents was indescribably soothing, and gradually I found myself losing the feeling of excitement and distrust which had hitherto possessed me. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Also there was something indescribably daring about the man, his air and carriage. The Firebrand She appeared to him indescribably beautiful, and he wondered that this discovery had not forced itself upon him before. The Progressionists, and Angela. Certain moments passed, indescribably fleet, and certain age-old miracles were reënacted. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Now the crowd of systematic ideas which slowly form and crystallise there in each brain like mental stalactites is indescribably enormous. Underground Man Viewed by this dim and uncertain light the place appeared indescribably mysterious. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance A troubled world rolled directly under them, and the scene that he beheld was indescribably grand and awful. The Guns of Europe She looked so indescribably attractive in her tears and her distress that the Prince wondered at the sight. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Thereafter one enters upon the endless and indescribably interesting field of securing a repertoire. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists She also knew, without communication, that Mrs. Gereth, round whom Ricks had grown submissively and indescribably sweet, had her own interpretation of her daughter-in-law's share in this second migration. The Spoils of Poynton The dangerous light I remembered so well of old had returned to his eyes, making him look indescribably fiendish. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance The eye that was resting upon her, softened indescribably. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life At last, pity for herself made her indescribably miserable, and she burst into tears. On the Heights A Novel Even the charming view of the old park was more than half hidden by blinds of an indescribably gloomy brown, which challenged to a match the melancholy of a drab carpet. The Great Miss Driver They were the liveliest I ever saw; but they also had something indescribably soft and tender in their expression. Lives of Celebrated Women The portrait, the lonely glen, the solemn reverence of the kneeling worshippers, had all conspired to create for him a mass of emotions indescribably pleasurable and thrilling. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) She has a soul above her surroundings, that girl; and her face is indescribably pathetic to me. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life There was an indescribably fresh youthfulness in this golden-green light, it was as different from the rich dark shade cast by the magnolias as from the gray stillness under the old live-oaks. East Angels His mingled pride and humility was indescribably boyish and lovable to Judith. Thirty They are often of heroic size, and are carved from the hardest stone with great painstaking, but their faces and figures are indescribably dreadful. The Spanish Pioneers The effort to follow the speaker, to keep up with the narrative that fell from his lips, was indescribably painful to me. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The acts which he admits are in many cases indescribably base, mean, and disgusting. A Short History of French Literature These words, pronounced with difficulty one by one, separated by the slow breaths, seemed to Winthrop indescribably affecting. East Angels It was not to be wondered, therefore, that as he left the car and boarded the sanitarium omnibus he felt indescribably old, weary, and finished with things. Leerie The whole of the indescribably awful trip lasted three years. The Spanish Pioneers There was something that I felt as indescribably touching, in the trustfulness of the humbler creation, in scenes deserted and forsaken of men; and musing on the theme, I arose and pursued my way. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience I don't know what it was in her—save, that is, the positive pitch of delicacy in her beauty—that made her, so impressed and presented, indescribably touching. The Sacred Fount It was a complexion made for all times and all lights; pure and clear, it had also a soft warmth of color which was indescribably rich. East Angels The girl stiffened under the two hands placed on her shoulders, while something indescribably baffling and impenetrable took possession of her whole being. Leerie The head hung down and the wretched creature was quite dead, but the middle of the body, upon which the fire had played, presented a sight that was indescribably horrible. Harley Greenoak's Charge She had caught both his hands, and was wringing them to and fro in a vice-like grip, as she sobbed forth those wild, rapid sentences in a tone that was indescribably passionate and despairing. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance An indescribably wild and desolate spot, redeemed from absolute savagery by the soft cooing of innumerable doves flitting among the fringe of trees which skirted the bank of the stream. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt They never had a desolate appearance; on the contrary there was something indescribably luxuriant, riotously so, in the still lake with its giant trees, its scented air, its masses of flowers. East Angels A low, indescribably hideous, moaning noise had arisen. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Hence sounds were borne, distant but indescribably weird. Harley Greenoak's Charge And then would be added the mental reservation, “But not through the means of loss—not through the loss of this new and enthralling influence which renders the keenest of mental anguish, engrossingly, indescribably sweet!” 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Dotting the slope in front, which looked indescribably dreary in the drawing-in afternoon, a spread of white specks and patches represented a thousand or so of sheep. A Veldt Vendetta After a moment Smith tore his eyes away from the indescribably dreadful flexibility of those branches and looked to see the cause of their writhing. The Tree of Life To one, at any rate, of those who witnessed this performance the effect was indescribably weird. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The echoed roaring of the guns was indescribably grand. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar His tone had become indescribably sweet and winning. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The man stood impassive and silent, with something indescribably menacing in his fixed, unwinking stare. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen An indescribably fierce exultation edged the last sentence, and was echoed in the low, savage exclamations from the crowding listeners. Red Nails Something formless and faintly radiant hovered indescribably in space. Shock Treatment He saw only that in the face of his wife, so ravaged with despair, there came suddenly an indescribably distressed smile; this forced smile on her agonized features was something terrible. The Golden Age in Transylvania The drawn out notes of this lugubrious refrain were uttered with a strange, low, concentrative emphasis which was indescribably thrilling. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Its atmosphere, while rich enough in oxygen and not really poisonous, was so rank with indescribably fetid vapors as to be scarcely breatheable. Triplanetary There is something indescribably touching in the gentle sadness of certain buoyant bright natures. That Boy Of Norcott's A moment of chill detachment, as if something indescribably cold shattered his body into component atoms and readjusted them to new patterns. Shock Treatment I doubt much of its efficacy in altering legislation, while I feel assured, that if ever it fall in the way of one whose hours are numbered, it must add indescribably to his misery. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance At that very moment the vesper bells from Cholula came sounding up the mountain, and those of the various villages of the plain chimed in with an indescribably peaceful and soothing harmony. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 This gully was in places almost chasm-like in its formation, and was indescribably wild and gloomy in the utter solitude of the grey afternoon. A Frontier Mystery To my thinking he was the most perfect creature I had ever seen, and as he bounded and plunged, there was a supple grace and pliancy about him indescribably beautiful. That Boy Of Norcott's Yet the actual horror and sting of the death which now stared him in the face was indescribably terrible. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland It was indescribably strong and noisome, and more than once they were almost compelled to cease their work. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin But it was night now, and wonderfully, indescribably magnificent was the silent solitude. The Scarlet Banner It were of course better if I could let her speak for herself; for her voice, though firm, has an indescribably mellow and touching tone, and seems to hold the listener as if spell-bound. Waldfried A Novel It was a glorious morning, and the peace and quiet seemed indescribably delightful after the noisy, stuffy night on the train. The Girl from Arizona What member of the tribe had ever seen such an indescribably glorious thing? Brood of the Dark Moon It is strange that none of the Italian architects ever thought of domes covered with rich ornamental work in stone or marble; the effect of those at Cairo is indescribably fine. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant A glow was upon the autumn fields on either hand; tranquility and silence seemed to be everywhere; tranquility and silence except for a weird crooning that now floated to them, a crooning indescribably mournful. The Torch Bearer The tones of his voice seemed to soothe the animal, for he responded in a low cadence indescribably melancholy. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The whole colouring is indescribably soft and tender. The Woodlands Orchids It was beautiful in a still, noble way, one that left her indescribably uplifted. Rose MacLeod There is always an indescribably close oily smell about the atmosphere of any cabins, except deck staterooms, and those are generally booked by millionaires. Loyal to the School He was tall, well-made, and had that indescribably rakish character about his very gesture that is rarely a bad indication of the possessor's mode of life. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas This especially applies to a perfectly constructed road, known as Lady Horton's Walk, the views from which are indescribably beautiful. The Pearl of India "If it is your serious will," answered her mother, "it is in your power to-day to make all of us, and especially me, indescribably happy." The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels But all assurance was gone; when not strained and haggard from the recent and the menacing terror, they looked indescribably forlorn. Ancestors A Novel Mosquitoes, butterflies, spiders, beetles and ants are infinitely numerous, and some of the species are indescribably troublesome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" His greatest pleasure, perhaps, was in an india-rubber ball, with which his gambols were indescribably pretty and constant. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" Now you can return to your old lover," says Stephen, with an indescribably bitter laugh, "and be happy. Portia or By Passions Rocked He was awakened by a sound so indescribably soft and vague that it might have been only a breath of wind stirring. Madge Morton's Trust The young green of weeping willows and pepper-trees looked indescribably delicate against the hard blue sky. Ancestors A Novel The feeling, each of the other's nearness—in thought, word and act, as though each one were intertwined with the other in the most complete union, is a very great delight; even indescribably great. Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects Pray, do not press upon me a surmise which is indescribably painful to me.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The aroma that arose before the wickets was indescribably potent. A Canadian Bankclerk Which is higher as a work of art, that tender song without words by Mendelssohn, called “Regret,” or that indescribably affecting capriccio of his marked as “Opus 33”? Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy It was the last reminder of the work of the Spanish fathers, and looked indescribably ancient in the midst of that busy and densely populated district. Ancestors A Novel Then the afterglow softened to that purple loveliness indescribably rare and sweet, wreathed round by gray cloudfolds melting into exquisite pink, the last far echo of the daylight's glory. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas “My dear boy, if true, why should it prove indescribably painful to you?” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part In personal habits the people are indescribably filthy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" From a dull lead color the sky immediately above the ridge, which 163 stretched away interminably north and south, gave way to a pink indescribably rich and delicate. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance All that the nephew had said struck him as indescribably stupid talk. Weird Tales. Vol. I At last the grey light began to break over an indescribably hideous scene of slaughter. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror She interrupted him with an indescribably haughty gesture, and an anomalous spasm of the lips that belonged to no known class of smiles. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Long hours he sat in his chair looking at the light with an indescribably charming smile hovering on his lips. Orientations The tones, says Mr. Ober, "are thrilling with solemn music and indescribably impressive." Upon The Tree-Tops Pommer looked indescribably much like an idiot in returning the salute; but the little woman, with the ready wit of her sex, assumed the air of an immaculate dove. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day From this position it commenced a brief, rapid cannonade from its smokeless and flameless guns, the effects of which on the fortress are said to have been indescribably awful. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror A painful flush tinged her cheek, and the fair, thin face, grew indescribably mournful, as she clasped her hands firmly over his arm. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part His feet were cased in red velvet slippers, I noticed, and they struck me as quite indescribably bizarre in the moonlight. Aliens The scene looked indescribably desolate, and yet there was a certain beauty in it, too. The House by the Lock "Oh, yes, but I want them both," said Lesley, with an indescribably gentle and tender intonation. Brooke's Daughter A Novel There was something indescribably foreign about his dress, though in detail it was as usual; and his manner and air were those of one not accustomed to the conventional life of cities. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement There was nothing vindictive in his nature; but, if revenge came in his way, it might as well be good, and the thought of Archie’s pillow reflections that night was indescribably sweet to him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Every one knew that he, along with other landlords, derived great revenues from indescribably malodorous tenements, unfit for human habitation. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times The spectrum of colors displayed were unbelievably, indescribably beautiful. Jack of No Trades Upon everything the dust was indescribably thick and cobwebs hung from the ceiling. The Boarded-Up House At the opening nearly 30,000 people were present, who gave me an indescribably enthusiastic ovation simply because they believed that I had prevented war between Germany and the United States. My Three Years in America Her clothes were indescribably dirty and limp with perspiration. The Barbarians Surrounded with an indescribably pretentious air of importance, it radiated tone, command and prestige. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times There was something indescribably menacing in the face and 397 voice of the Great Vance as he uttered these words, at which the soul of Morris withered. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Oh, there was something great, something indescribably comforting in such a survival. The Son of His Mother The whole place was pervaded by an odour indescribably pleasing to my infantile nostrils, and compact of suggestions of heat acting upon clean print gowns, tea-cakes done to a turn, scrubbed wood, and hot soap-suds. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography These blessings are gifts and treasures indescribably great. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The thing would have been indescribably ludicrous but for the terrible effect it was having upon the poor people who were practising upon themselves with it. Records of Later Life Beautiful it was, grand, indescribably impressive; but it brought to both observers the keenest sense of their isolation. The Pines of Lory As we talked thus at length, she was again indescribably uneasy and took every one who passed for a spy.” A Diplomatic Adventure Then she calls him by name in a tone indescribably piercing, painfully questioning, ‘Emil!’ Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study The tremendous pressure forced trickles of water into the concrete shell: the roaring of the elements was indescribably deafening. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 It is the pleasantest season of the year here, and indescribably beautiful.... Records of Later Life His voice, formerly firm and vibrant with a spirit that was half gayety, half arrogance, was now indescribably modulated, and touched with a melancholy which was not that of servility, still less of shame. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel It was but little changed, yet wore an indescribably antique look. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The resulting purple, obtained by the blending of the blue and the orange-red, broken by the play of innumerable gradations in the stones, is indescribably lovely. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners He stood as if petrified, his face indescribably pale. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' I came to this place to-day, and feel indescribably cheerless and lonely in my strange inn. Records of Later Life Pretty white hands twinkled recognition from friend to friend; floating lace gave a cloud-like softness to the whole scene, indescribably beautiful. Mabel's Mistake There was something indescribably alien and utterly sinister in that dimly seen figure in the corner booth. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 And look at the consequences—indescribably terrible—of rationalizing about God's Word instead of believing it! The Church, the Schools and Evolution This scene, so indescribably English as hardly to be imaginable in another land, had been painted for her again and again by her mother with all the retrospective romance of an exile’s touch. Robinetta She held out her hands and extended her arms in an encompassing movement indescribably full of grace. The Eye of Dread No soil softened the harshness of the surface; indescribably rugged and pitted was the two hundred-foot expanse. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 When I thought of these expressions on the part of my friend, I confess that I felt indescribably puzzled. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories And when she rode out again to pick up the trail, the air was indescribably fresh and exhilarating, and the sun was soon filtering through the foliage upon her pathway. The Heart of Thunder Mountain The girl recoiled from him as from something indescribably loathsome. Nobody Grundtvig has a most beautiful countenance, and he attracted me at once by his indescribably kind and benevolent appearance. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark There was something indescribably vengeful about him as he whirled upon his enemy, and his hand went inside his torn shirt in a gesture not to be mistaken. Hidden Water The situation of Philip was now indescribably deplorable. King Philip Makers of History Then there began to be poured into me an indescribably great vitality, so that I said to myself, "I am being filled with some marvellous Elixir." The Prodigal Returns Their motion was indescribably airy and feathery, buoyant and swift, with not the slightest quiver of fins or wings as they passed within five feet of me. Tales of Fishes For even thus did the unrivaled charms of Mary of Scotland blend themselves indescribably with our enraptured senses. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 There seemed something indescribably evil, malignant, and cruel, in those bleary eyes which thus sought Bob out, fastened themselves upon him, and seemed to devour him with their gaze. Among the Brigands All of a sudden, as I part a large thick cluster of whortleberry bushes, I hear an indescribably quick rattle, amounting to a hum as it were—fearful and thrilling in the extreme. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 The man looked out through the rifts in the half-naked trees; into the sky, clear and sparkling beyond; on his face an expression of sadness, of joy, of abandon––all blended indescribably. A Breath of Prairie and other stories They make an indescribably spectacular, wonderful fight, on the surface all the time, and can be taken as quickly as on heavy tackle. Tales of Fishes And she had lately danced at a ball with some one who danced so well—aber, quite indescribably well. The First Violin A Novel Lemaitre returned to the Porte Saint-Martin, and soon after created the rôle of Don Cæsar de Bazan, a part in which he was indescribably delightful, and of which he was the real author. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The music was un-Earthly, incapable of repetition, indescribably the loveliest sound he had ever heard. Equation of Doom His simplicity, his kindness, his anecdotes, his readiness to explain—and make perfectly conspicuous too—his own sublime conceptions of the universe are indescribably charming. Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works The picture was so indescribably beautiful that I watched them sail across the valley with the gun idle in my hands. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The spirit of the twilight took voice, a marvelous voice, indescribably sweet. Treasure Valley The dear wild roses make the wood paths beautiful, and the indescribably delicious fragrance of the sweet-brier betrays its location on the dry banks and rocky road-sides. Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And then that rough soldier, who had never said a gentle word to an inferior, replied in an indescribably sweet and affectionate voice, “I am only a captain; you are a hero.” Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal “Tohomish will go to the council,” he said in those soft and lingering accents, indescribably sweet and sad, with which his degraded face contrasted so strongly. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. The aromatic syrup, which exhaled a perfume that was indescribably oriental, sent an exhilarating fire through his veins. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China In some countries this system is made indescribably cruel. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science And dreary and bleak and indescribably rugged is the country surrounding it. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country Whenever his chief failing overpowered him his gravity increased, until he became one of the most indescribably comic people I have ever seen. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate The fresh view that such pure eyes took of such actors and scenes, was indescribably interesting; Dr. Harrison found it the best play he had ever read in his life. Say and Seal, Volume II A light, indescribably sad and appealing, shone in the blue-green eyes, which seemed to open larger and larger, until they became round pools of darting, mysterious reflection. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China There is a misty broodiness in his eyes which leaves 85 them indescribably lovely to me as I watch him in his moments of raptness. The Prairie Child The modes of this influence are indescribably varied. Introduction to the Science of Sociology It had the effect of heightening, mysteriously and indescribably, the joy, the madness, and the splendor. The Combined Maze The bill gave an indescribably droll expression to its queer pursed-up face, while its bright eyes peered restlessly about from their furry nooks. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly But the morning is yet for another hour cool and fresh, and the scene is indescribably beautiful. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In Their forms, too, are indescribably various and fantastic. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland There is life in every page and a fresh, delicate, hearty sentiment pervades the book that exhilarates and charms indescribably. Moods There was something indescribably firm in their voices and conduct which he never could understand, and often he himself wondered what made him stand in awe of them. Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early Settlement of Our Country In the rainless season they present an aspect indescribably desolate, and at the same time a formidable military obstacle to any invasion of Cape Colony on a large scale from the north. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government A life of captivity was indescribably wearisome to him. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Here were new odors—different from anything that had ever before tickled his nostrils—strange, but indescribably delicious. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals The scene produced upon me an impression indescribably strange. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Nevertheless the dull butcher is magnificent in his indescribably sumptuous jerkin. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles The indescribably casual manner in which he referred to his coming crimes struck a chill to the listener's bones. Juggernaut The vexatious and indescribably absurd use of Law-Latin in records, writs, and written pleadings, was finally put an end to by statute 4 George II. c. A Book About Lawyers He had scarcely accomplished this task, when a strange, unnatural cry resounded throughout the cellar—a cry so indescribably fearful that it chilled his blood with horror. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Seen across the dancing waves, and with the appearance of motion which, in this steaming land, the heat-haze gives to even inanimate objects, this scene is indescribably pretty, shining and alive. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Some of these men in uniform looked almost indescribably "slouchy." Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army He was 'indescribably hurt and disappointed' by a cold and distant reply. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. On the slope stand a few large trees, whose cleft leaves frame the indescribably blue sea, which breaks in snowy lines in the lava-boulders below. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific There was something indescribably horrible in the fiery rush of the sea-demons beneath the oily blackness of the tropical waters. The Sign of the Spider He thought of that indescribably wild portage trail from the Columbia to the Kootenai. That Girl Montana The office was indescribably grimy, the rude ceiling was hung with dusty cobwebs, the windows obscured by a grey film. Mountain Blood A Novel An unlooked-for dimple deepened in one cheek, his eyes sparkled, his entire countenance radiated for a moment a kind of boyish good-nature which was indescribably winning. 'Me--Smith' His tone was indescribably taunting, and of a sudden Buck saw red. Shoe-Bar Stratton In these two respects it suggests the solitary vireo, though it never reproduces the indescribably sweet cadence, the real "dying fall," of that most delightful songster. The Foot-path Way This he did many times in succession, with an indescribably conscious air, and at last he dropped behind some tall grass in the pasture. Little Brothers of the Air The scenery which now presented itself to the contemplation of Nisida was indescribably beautiful. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The hard set expression had gone, and she looked very alert and indescribably sweet. The Stretton Street Affair Indeed, whereas the soldiers and Lamas treated me with brutality and were indescribably mean, this officer alone showed some civility to me. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Every feature of her, the tense pose, the manner of defiant courage, softened indescribably. Crooked Trails and Straight There is at least one passage which the absence of all "naughty niceness" and the presence of the indescribably nasty make a good "try" for the acme of the disgusting. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 There was something indescribably furtive in the way the man crept along, half crouched and glanced behind him from time to time. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code Its tone is indescribably melancholy, and it produces an extraordinary impression on the natives. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests I finally grew indescribably weary of the problems of Evelyn's soul, but I kept on to the end, and then sank back on my pillow exhausted. An Anarchist Woman The resulting purple obtained by the blending of the blue and the orange-red, broken by the play of innumerable gradations in the stones, is indescribably lovely. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Through the house-place where sat the aged grandfather with his cap pulled over his brows, pallid, ironical and seeming indescribably ancient, the printer led the spy. Privy Seal His Last Venture The blue of her own Highland lochs, with all their changing and indescribably pathetic beauty, lurked deeply in them. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 And now at length I detected a new, indescribably nauseous odour, added to the acrid smell of the place. Athelstane Ford And yet there was something indescribably imposing in the sight of a large town rising up in the midst of the sandy desert, and the beholder cannot but admire the indomitable energy of its founders. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century It is indescribably lovely here now; more enjoyable than I have ever seen it. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The manner of his execution was wretchedly bungled, in some way, and the whole thing was to me indescribably repulsive. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 The blue eyes of the woman softened as she looked at June—softened indescribably. The Fighting Edge His conduct appeared to him indescribably beneath contempt, his situation deplorable. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Two men ride up: one tall, fair, and emaciated in appearance; the other dark, and indescribably handsome. When the Birds Begin to Sing |
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