| 单词 | live wire |
| 例句 | “You got a real live wire here,” Milton said, turning to my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The shortstop was still the one to watch—he looked like he was stitched together with live wires, gaze steady to the play. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A real live wire, she liked to play pranks on people and tell the kind of naughty jokes that made Mother blush and cover my ears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollux knows details that would lead to disaster for a newcomer, like which offshoots might require gas masks or have live wires or rats the size of beavers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The nervy factionless girl jolts from her seat as if stuck with a live wire, and they all start toward the door. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her harebrained live wire of a daughter, the perpetual overreactor, prone to fits of furious indignation about nothing at all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I look up at Caleb, whose eyes are alight with knowledge, like there’s a live wire running through each of them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The only way the van’s atmosphere could have electrified faster was if I had thrown a live wire into a full bathtub. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The award for best actor went to the 23-year-old Frenchman Anthony Bajon, for his live wire performance in “The Prayer” as a recovering drug addict at a Catholic sanctuary in southern France. Top Berlin Film Festival Prize Goes to ‘Touch Me Not’ 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z The largely silent Mr. Doan, however, is a live wire, supplying a palpable, necessary current. ‘Film Chinois’ at the Beckett Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Indeed, she has never sounded more fierce, as she channeled a multitude of voices, pounded her piano like a drum and tumbled on the stage, her body vibrating like a live wire. Top concerts of 2012 2012-12-20T21:35:00Z “You’ve got your transmission and your live wire but your signal is dead.” American Gods recap: season one, episode five – David Bowie rules the world 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z In front of the orchestras he leads, Dudamel is a live wire, his signature curls bouncing with each wave of the wand. ‘¡Viva Maestro!’ Review: A Documentary in Need of a Conductor 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z It was like grabbing a live wire — slower, deeper, more systematic, but with the same inescapability and the same terror. My tantric “awakening” turned me off sex 2013-03-17T01:00:00Z An electrician removed the live wires that went from the house to the outbuilding and from the outbuilding to the cellar. Mercy and grace: Reclaiming the family home lost to my father's addiction 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Day is the live wire, alternating between pure idiocy and paralyzing insecurity. 'Horrible Bosses 2' has horribly funny moments, but too few 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z However appealing, Mr. Reeves isn’t what you would call a live wire, even in his most invigorated action movies, and his mellow presence only helps keep the diminished energy at critically low levels. | 'Henry?s Crime': Man Needs Caffeine Jolt or Reversal of Fortune 2011-04-07T21:30:18Z Labadie, who conducts without a baton, is a live wire on stage, and his forceful gestures generated playing of extraordinary rhythmic precision and wide dynamic range. Review: Baroque music, superbly played and sung, at Benaroya 2011-05-05T16:06:05Z A bass line buzzes like a live wire, snaking continuously through this exorcism of anxiety. Best Songs of 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z I confess that my heart did a little lurch, wondering if the child was dead, but then I remembered that, even alive, Marigold is not exactly a live wire. ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 2: Of Pearls and Swine 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Goldman’s Cecile occasionally drags a folding chair onstage to insert herself into her mother’s narrative, trembling like a frazzled live wire. ‘Let’s Call Her Patty’ Review: Unseen Depths of an Uptown Matriarch 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z In his 2007 graphic novel “Shortcomings,” race becomes a live wire, as its antihero, a Gen-X Japanese-American slacker in Berkeley, utterly loses his cool in a stew of interracial dating and infidelities. New Work From Two Masters of the Graphic Novel 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Although her designs have been described as traditionally elegant, Mrs. Gimbel herself was known in the industry as something of a live wire. Front Row: Sophie Gimbel’s Designs on View 2013-01-16T22:51:50Z Power is cut to thousands of people, to avoid live wires going down in the Santa Ana winds. California will never stop burning 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Kit’s transformation from live wire to recluse — and her slow emergence from seclusion — is the novel’s primary story, but it’s hardly the only one, and perhaps not even the most successful. The Turbulent Life of the Small-Town Librarian 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Times, Morrison said, "Merely to think about the arts is sometimes incendiary. To touch art, to brush up against it is like touching a live wire. It shocks. Art always shocks." Happy birthday, Toni Morrison! 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Atlanta, like much of the country, seemed a live wire the morning the Ledbetters drove to the busy Grant Park market for peaches. How to Handle the Hate in America’s Musical Heritage 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z His grandmother Nanny, a major influence, was a live wire. Randy Rainbow, singing truth to power 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z COOPER: He’s like a live wire of emotion. Anderson Cooper Says He Muted Trump on Twitter 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Most of the campers were young French and Italian live wires, tense, raucous, full of theater. Art Review: Images of War, Finally Unpacked 2010-09-23T22:45:00Z This wine is unlike most California chardonnay — it is lithe and taut, a live wire that sends a jolt of energy across the palate. This delightful French rosé comes from a seasoned winemaker and is just $12 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z And in the affecting documentary “Trash Dance,” the director Andrew Garrison captures their magical performance and profiles its choreographer, Allison Orr, a skinny live wire who finds rhythm in routines and elegance in the everyday. Movie Review: ‘Trash Dance,’ a Documentary Out of Austin, Tex. 2013-04-26T01:55:48Z So I rewired it but somehow I must have sheered into one of the wires so that one of the live wires got attached to a metal plate and the whole amp was live. The Cribs' Ryan Jarman: 'This is the only job I can do ... McDonald's wouldn't employ me' 2013-02-27T09:28:23Z The dance work is the same, choreographed by the extraordinary live wire Philippe Talavera who founded the charity; the dancers create beautiful, and technically difficult work devised to promote an important message. Theatre in education needs to get back to basics 2011-04-13T16:03:19Z As the movie’s resident live wire, Mr. Johnson, obviously having the time of his life, is a hoot, and the feisty camaraderie among these three men gives “Cold in July” a euphoric goofiness. Michael C. Hall and Sam Shepard Star in ‘Cold in July’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z On his worst day, he was shocked by 480 volts from a live wire. Coal no longer fuels America. But the legacy — and the myth — remain. 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Gladwell has a well-honed method for handling live wires, which involves encasing them in psychological and sociological theory and then proceeding to bend them to his will. Who’s Lying to Us and Who’s Telling the Truth? Malcolm Gladwell Has Some Ideas 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z But the night belonged to Nels Cline, a long, lanky live wire who jammed his array of guitars through his wood-chipper imagination. Concert review: Wilco at the Civic Opera House 2011-12-13T05:58:00Z Is Freddie Quell a live wire — just a ravenous animal in search of raw sensory experiences? The Master Mystery: Solving Paul Thomas Anderson’s Many Riddles 2012-09-24T12:00:35Z “Don’t worry about neutral and live wires,” said Mr. LeNoir, 34, an interior designer by day. Brooklyn Brainery Offers Popular Courses 2012-04-04T21:47:16Z He later described her as "a live wire". Gary Hume: 'I couldn't hold down a job. That's why I became an artist' 2013-05-18T21:00:01Z An enthusiastic, hard-driving cheerleader, she is a sizzling live wire who whips her forces into action. Movie Review: ‘Price Check,’ a Comedy by Michael Walker 2012-11-16T01:05:39Z Mr James, a high-voltage utility line worker from Arkansas, lost most of his face when it accidentally touched a 7,200-volt live wire in 2021. US veteran gets world's first eye transplant 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z James was working for a power line company in June 2021 when he was shocked by a live wire. Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It’s a step toward one day restoring sight 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The recipient was Arkansas-based military veteran Aaron James, whose face touched a live wire while he was working as an electrical lineman in Oklahoma in June 2021. Doctors Complete First Successful Face and Whole-Eye Transplant 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “But she will not take a bullet for Team Trump. If the right question is asked and she has the answers, it could be like Team Trump touched an exposed live wire in real-time.” Letitia James goes after Trump’s family, puts his children on the witness stand in N.Y. trial 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z It can leave live wires exposed and will often involve bypassing fuse boxes, increasing the risk of appliances overheating or catching fire and death. Electricity theft at record levels in England and Wales - BBC analysis 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Madievsky’s prose crackles like a live wire throughout this sometimes hilarious, always harrowing novel. TV's top shows are on hold as strikes wear on. These 10 books are replacement therapy 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z They were trapped for about an hour while a live wire lay on top of and behind her house. Tornadoes tear through rural Mississippi and Alabama, killing 26 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Many Republicans are mindful that they are facing something of a political live wire. Republicans Are Calling for Spending Cuts. Their Proposals Are Elusive. 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Carmichael was the live wire that kept the otherwise typical show interesting. Review: The good, the bad and the Tuesday of the 2023 Globes 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z His No. 1 concern as he arrived, he said, was the live wire and the recruits laying on top of it. Veteran firefighter at recruit crash scene had 'never seen something at this magnitude' 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z It was a live wire; it would have burned me to actually entertain these things, to actually bring them forth into consciousness. Dani Shapiro on secrets, spirituality and ‘Signal Fires’ 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Till, portrayed by Antonio Michael Woodard in Mosaic Theater Company’s protractedly solemn mounting, is a 14-year-old live wire with a stutter, a disability the teenager tries to overcome by breaking out into whistles. Review | On D.C. stages, illuminating Emmett Till and Leonardo da Vinci to mixed effect 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "The shock you feel, the dog screaming, realising there's a live wire, the train coming up and everyone on the platform screaming. It was terrifying" Falling from train platforms: 'It was terrifying, the guide dog was screaming' 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z A sloth in Colombia's Antioquia region found itself in a spot of danger as it climbed an electricity pole and decided to hang from live wires. Moment sloth rescued from live electrical pole 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z She asked him if he accidentally shot it — given how environmentally friendly Reid was — and Reid explained that the eagle had flown into a live wire and was electrocuted. Biden, former congressional colleagues pay tribute to Reid, who is lying in state at U.S. Capitol 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Kristen Stewart: I think for me, I needed to be this kind of live wire — as spontaneous as I possibly could. How much pain goes into a movie? Kristen Stewart, Lady Gaga sound off in our roundtable 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Utilities started cutting power on Wednesday to prevent live wires from triggering fires as high winds sweep through the drought-scorched region. Southern California utilities cut power to almost 50,000 customers to avert wildfires 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “It wasn’t because of these massive articulations but because all of a sudden, whatever we were talking about became alive right in front of you — like touching a live wire.” Sylvere Lotringer, intellectual who infused U.S. art circles with French theory, dies at 83 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z “Diana’s such a live wire,” Stewart says, leaning forward. Kristen Stewart blows critics away as Princess Diana. She's ready to talk about it 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z However he said: "The evidence suggests he has inadvertently cut through a live wire without wearing his protective gloves - he was not suitably trained to do live work on his own." Electrocution the cause of death of 21 year old apprentice 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z And in full form — reminding us all what a live wire in the White House was really like. The Devil went down to Dallas 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z "I'm not saying that's a live wire, but it's an interesting conversation about Trump inserting himself in the fight for the Republicans to get back the majority." Newt Gingrich tries to prop up Kevin McCarthy's speaker campaign — against the Trumpers 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z “He was just a live wire,” Thomas said. A dark parking lot in Maryland, an off-duty officer and the night one man saw his friends die 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z For starters, Engine 21 had been dispatched to block the street and keep people away from the live wires. Perspective | A brave rescue in 1978 is still a part of District firefighting lore 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Photography became their primary means of confronting the frayed ends and live wires of their relationship. LaToya Ruby Frazier, American Witness 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z The Public Protection Service said a live wire had become damaged and exposed and was sticking out under a rail on the freezer. Tesco fined £500,000 after child electrocuted 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z A man was electrocuted by a downed live wire in New Orleans. Southeast continues clean up after Zeta, Atlanta mayor declares state of emergency 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z According to local news reports, forest trackers were driving him back into the forest with drums and “weird shrieks” when he was killed by live wires dangling from an electrical pole he had uprooted. Squeezing the Elephant 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The live wires made it difficult to reach the victim, he said. Woman dies after car crashes into utility pole 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z As Ghafoorian raced from his house with a fire extinguisher, he stepped on the live wire. The architect’s devotion is reflected in every detail of the house 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z A live wire broke from the line, called the Caribou-Palermo, in November 2018 and ignited the Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed the town of Paradise. Report Detailing PG&E’s Failures Raises New Hurdles for Utility 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z In Lafayette, a police officer told the San Francisco Chronicle that the fire started near a power pole that fell and pulled down live wires. Northern California fire and power crisis could last for days as powerful winds persist 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s still too early to say if those live wires caused the fire, but Edison reported that they were malfunctioning. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Elephants, apparently intentionally, throw or drop heavy things on live wires of electric fences, causing the wires to short. What we lose when the elephants go 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z A live wire from the start, he conformed to another, more accurate professional stereotype, namely, that economists are know-it-alls. The Rich Can’t Get Richer Forever, Can They? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z One couple had to be rescued from their trailer, he said, after live wires fell onto it so they dared not touch the metal door handles. Not ‘out of the woods’: New Orleans mayor warns residents as Tropical Storm Barry dumps rain 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Some were electrocuted by live wires as the tent caved in, and others killed by falling debris, Reuters reported. India tent collapse kills 14, injures 50 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z “I set my first car on fire when I was 10,” he says as he fiddles with a fuse, all the while wiggling with excitement, a live wire himself. A speedway, a spectacle, a sensational Saturday night 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z But a bullet-riddled electricity pole in the middle of one field fell over on May 31 and the live wire sparked a fire. After years of war and drought, Iraq's bumper crop is burning 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z They are weighing how much emphasis the companies should place on trimming trees compared with other changes, like better insulating live wires or pre-emptively shutting off power when fire risk is elevated. As California Wildfire Season Looms, Finding Tree Trimmers Is a New Problem 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z A squirrel may not appreciate the danger because when it was small, it had no difficulty navigating spaces abuzz with live wires. Perspective | For electric utilities, sharp-toothed, daredevil squirrels are Enemy Number One 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Tukwila Police released footage Tuesday that showed the moment when Tom and Linda Cook’s Ford Edge was struck by the wooden utility pole with live wires. Power pole impales SUV in Washington state on video, 2 in vehicle survive 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Some metal streetlights and traffic signals were pulled or knocked down along with the poles and live wires. Third party will investigate sudden collapse of wooden Seattle City Light power poles 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Snohomish County public utility crews responded to the scene to secure live wires that were down in the front yard of the home. Everett woman dies in fire on Sunday 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z After checking on his wife, Tom Cook attempted to leave the car when a bystander shouted for him to stop because the collapse left some live wires on the ground. SeaTac couple who survived utility pole crash healing with humor 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z A pole and live wires landed on a passing car, where two people trapped inside were rescued without serious injuries. After collapse of 24 power poles, City Light says outage near Museum of Flight could go three more days 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z North Myrtle Beach spokesman Pat Dowling told news outlets the victim was standing below a crane holding a guy wire that touched a live wire around 8 a.m. Worker electrocuted at South Carolina construction site 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Last year, near Paradise, a live wire broke free of a tower that was a quarter-century past what PG&E considers its “useful life.” How PG&E Ignored California Fire Risks in Favor of Profits 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z But Witynski said the idea “is like touching a live wire for legislators and local elected officials.” Wisconsin cities amend sex offender residency rules 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Local media report that the giraffe and rhino died first, and the lions and hyenas were killed by the live wire while trying to eat the carcasses. Animals electrocuted at South Africa park 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Then there’s the live wire that is Sanchez himself. Chuck E. Cheese robot helped man find his way 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z She then walked over to the fire department, but firefighters told her the live wires were too dangerous for crews to attempt a rescue. Cat rescued from top of light pole after about 12 hours of calling for help, woman says 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z On the morning of Nov. 8, a live wire broke free of its grip. How PG&E Ignored California Fire Risks in Favor of Profits 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z But this was a light pole, with live wires ringing the top, and it was too dangerous for fire crews, she said they told her. A cat, a utility pole and Seattle bureaucracy 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Once Mendes had grasped the live wire of theatre, he couldn’t let go. Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The police department in Nashville said in a news release that 27-year-old Greg Turner accidentally made contact with a live wire while working on an electrical pole Thursday. Electrical worker from Alabama dies at Tennessee job site 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Officials say Harrison was trying to walk on a power pole when he apparently touched a live wire and was shocked. Man dies weeks after being shocked by live wire on roof 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z That weapon was similar to today’s Taser: a Glock-shaped object that sends out two live wires, loaded with fifty thousand volts of electricity and ending in barbed darts that attach to a target. Can the Manufacturer of Tasers Provide the Answer to Police Abuse? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z He has touched an issue that is a political live wire in several countries where the church is an important political force. The Guardian view on the pope and the death penalty: a welcome hardening of the line | Editorial 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Steve had a luxuriance of gray hair and an impish sense of humor that, like a live wire at the family gate, sometimes ran cruel. Private Dreams and Public Ideals in San Francisco 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z I was trained in a tradition in which editorial cartoonists are the live wires of a publication — as one former colleague put it, the “constant irritant.” Opinion | I Was Fired for Making Fun of Trump 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z But seeking to avoid a binary response Burt added: “the large volume of live wire is extremely concerning and we continue to implore Israel to show greater restraint”. Gaza: Nakba day protests as Palestinians bury those killed in embassy unrest – live updates 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z In conversation, Lawrence is a live wire, quick-witted and unscripted. Sex, violence and a Russian accent: Jennifer Lawrence takes another big risk with 'Red Sparrow' 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z She’s a live wire and currently engaged to rapper Offset from hip-hop act Migos, though that plan has run into complications due to her allegation he was unfaithful to her. Grammys 2018: not a rock guitar solo to be heard as awards embrace women and hip-hop 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z The Atlanta fire department told news outlets the unidentified man was found dead in the middle of the roadway, near the live wire. Atlanta man dies as rare snowfall hits American south 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The Atlanta Fire Department tells news outlets that the unidentified man was found dead Friday night in the middle of the roadway near the live wire. The Latest: Man electrocuted by downed power line in Atlanta 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z There are few people walking the planet who cross as flammably and improbably the live wires of secrecy, national security and, most recently, trans rights. Chelsea Manning’s story highlights the key issues of our time | Eugene Jarecki 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z A 25-year-old Houston man died Tuesday after he was electrocuted by a live wire in floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey while trying to check on his sister’s trapped cat, according to his family. Houston Man Electrocuted in Floodwaters Trying to Rescue Cat 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z After parking his car, Andrew began wading through shallow floodwaters and was electrocuted, possibly by a live wire, according to Harris County officials. Human Toll of Harvey Comes Into View as Waters Recede 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Firefighters used hydraulic equipment to remove the girl from the car as live wires sparked nearby, he said. Man dies, 9-year-old girl injured in high-speed pursuit crash in Santa Ana 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z One of the branches was touching the man when it also struck a live wire. Tree trimmer dies after being shocked by power line 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Revered and reviled depending on who you talk to, she crosses several live wires in contemporary society, an inherent attack on today’s fragmentation. Chelsea Manning’s story highlights the key issues of our time | Eugene Jarecki 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z But when the water was released from the reservoir, the power wasn’t shut off, and Andrew’s ankle touched a live wire in the water, according to his family. Houston Man Electrocuted in Floodwaters Trying to Rescue Cat 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Arriving officers found a car resting on top of a Southern California Edison electrical box with live wires under it, police said. Placentia man accused of ninth DUI in six years 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z As firefighters battled the blaze that started on the second floor and rose through the roof, some live wires fell on their truck. 2 firefighters injured in Long Island blaze 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z “If you do come across a power line, treat it as if it is a live wire,” Piringer said. High winds sink boat, knock out power, contribute to rash of fires 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The order by the Michigan Public Service Commission also directs the utility to develop a plan to eliminate the risk of abandoned power lines being energized by live wires. State wants DTE report by Oct. 21 on girl’s electrocution 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z “He said, ‘I’m dying,’ as he fell into this light post that must have had this live wire. Houston Man Electrocuted in Floodwaters Trying to Rescue Cat 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Vega, for all the legends around his hyper-violent live sets, could wrangle something beautiful and durable from his band’s tangle of live wires. Suicide's Alan Vega was one of rock's greatest antagonists 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z But the flames had taken down utility poles, sending live wires sprawling across Highway 178 and making the main route into the burn area impassable for a time Thursday night. Kern County's destructive wildfire was driven by 50- to 60-mph winds and fed by dry grass 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Mediate is very much the same live wire he was when I first spoke to him at the 1984 U.S. Senior golf has character. What it needs is more characters - Golf Digest 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z It is not clear how the live wire fell on the bus, but media reports said it happened after some students pulled at a tree that was touching the cables. India students electrocuted as live wire falls on bus - BBC News 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z It began in 2008, with a congressman urging his colleagues to cut taxes big and grab two political live wires at once. Has Donald Trump stolen Paul Ryan’s party out from under him? 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z For two decades, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos pilfered billions from the country’s public coffers; his government reportedly tortured opponents by shocking them with live wires and burning them with irons. In the Philippines, the Marcos name is back, even as memories of the dictator have faded 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Los Angeles police say a man was critically injured when he touched a live wire on a power pole and caused an outage. Man touches live wire in Hollywood, is hospitalized in critical condition 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Turgeon, who will turn 51 in February, is a live wire, coiled taut at birth. For Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon, it’s all about order on the court 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z In a similar incident last year, at least 25 people were electrocuted in the in the Tonk district of the northern Rajasthan state after a live wire fell on a bus carrying a wedding party. India students electrocuted as live wire falls on bus - BBC News 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Graham didn’t know a whole lot about trains, but he did know that trains like 188 ran on electric currents — the last thing anyone needed was to run into a live wire. The Wreck of Amtrak 188 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z On top of the car were live wires, France said. Man finds himself in electrifying accident in Montebello 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z He says one man denied entry into Macedonia was taken to hospital after climbing on top of a train carriage and touching a live wire. Migrant crisis: Clashes as Macedonia erects fence - BBC News 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z It turns out that Jess and Ray used to be partners, and she was a real live wire, constantly teasing him about his obvious crush on the new prosecutor, Claire. Even Julia Roberts can’t save the drab procedural ‘Secret in Their Eyes’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z If that wasn’t frightening enough, Concialdi said, the impact of the crash left live wire exposed. Thousands of bees swarm Irvine vehicle crash as pair tries to help trapped driver 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The city's Fire Department doused the blaze, but officials cautioned that live wires were on the ground. Thousands without power in Manhattan Beach, Montebello 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Maybe Gary’s best known, though, for being a live wire, a Skeletor look-alike and a massive goofball. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Bindi Irwin, Nick Carter take early lead in week 1 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z In the next quadrant, they used shorthand to warn of the hazards inside — live wires, rats, snakes, raw sewage, body parts. Katrina may be a metaphor to some, but it’s still a reality to New Orleans 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Officials say the person early Monday cut a live wire in a junction box and risked possible electrocution. Galveston police say thief disabled airport runway lights 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Dean was, at 55, a kinetic live wire of a candidate, plunging into his first national campaign after 22 years in Vermont politics. Similarities Aside, Bernie Sanders Isn’t Rerunning Howard Dean’s 2004 Race 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z At Greater Miracle Apostolic Holiness church in Tallahassee, Florida, investigators suspect electrical wiring started a devastating fire on 26 June, after a tree limb fell and exposed live wires. Church blazes across south investigated as possible arsons 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Docter is a live wire of creative energy, and all you can think while listening to him is: Well, of course this guy makes Pixar movies. Inside Out: how the director of Up made Pixar's wildest movie yet 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z This may explain why Armoni didn’t go to one of the Catholic high schools regarded as basketball powerhouses; no one wanted to touch the live wire. Too Late for a Basketball Prodigy, Paterson Seeks a Truce 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “There were live wires on the track. They jumped over them. They are heroes.” Latest Updates: Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z As Rosemary, Ms. Rogers is a live wire: potentially dangerous, filled with power and absolutely transfixing. Review of ‘Outside Mullingar’ in Armonk 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z They are not so cute when they have chewed a hole in your soffit, birthed a litter of babies in your attic, then burned your house down after gnawing on a live wire. No one knows squirrels better than the people who trap and remove them 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Whether he’s posting on investment sites or firing off his latest musings on Twitter, Shkreli is known for being a bit of a live wire. Gadfly pharma investor Shkreli starts anew after ousting from Retrophin 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, with the economy uncertain and stock prices and bond rates jumping around like a live wire, retirees should limit their risk by keeping some money in a federally insured bank deposit. The 5 Fundamentals of Retirement Finances 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Why did the roundly beloved Keaton - a manic comic actor, an intense live wire, a real-deal movie star - become such an infrequent presence on the big screen? Answering the ‘Birdman’ signal, Keaton soars again 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Among the assumed risks: the possibility of being struck by objects or machines; attacked by wildlife; burned by fire; electrocuted by live wires; or even subjected to “inadequate first aid and/or emergency measures.” To Watch a Tough Mudder, First Sign This Waiver 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z When he tried to cut the tree away from the line he apparently accidentally cut into the live wire, electrocuting himself. Tree cutter contacts power line, dies 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “You got other places that’s live wires,” he said, naming housing developments. On the Brink in Brownsville 2014-05-01T09:00:17Z “I was mainly worried about touching a live wire and getting electrocuted,” said Mr. Hindsman, whose team rescued a mother and her two children, as well as a 90-year-old woman. Rescuers Turn to Boat as Storm Rocks Florida 2014-05-01T00:46:50Z Like a live wire suddenly surging with electricity, Tyson demonstrates the leaping roundhouse kick he felled Green with, conjuring a portly, breath-sucking Bruce Lee and laughing at himself for it. Mike Tyson at 46: perfectionism, punchlines and Brad Pitt 2013-05-14T09:03:00Z Jim is a live wire, a hand grenade in a headset. Super Bowl 2013: Harbowl hype hasn’t exhausted very good story about John and Jim Harbaugh 2013-01-27T23:42:07Z Oakton driver dies after collision with concrete wall Elderly owl rescued in Fairfax County The elaborate capture was four days in the making and involved towels and a live wire, police said. Teen charged as adult in killing at Woodley Park Metro station 2012-11-20T01:29:24Z He is a son of nearby Belle Harbor and speaks without bravado of plunging into the chest-high 50-degree waters and breaststroking past live wires to save a young mother and her children. Gotham: The Storm Had Heroes, but Can the Mayoral Campaign? 2012-11-13T03:08:09Z Bringing along a live wire like Golson is a way to expand victory margins and command attention. Irish likely to stay in national picture 2012-10-29T01:30:00Z The report cites detainees who said they been suspended in contorted positions, beaten for hours with whips, cables, plastic hoses, metal chains and bars, and given electric shocks with live wires and taser-like electroshock weapons. Libya militias 'out of control' 2012-02-16T02:28:15Z It would be like being in proximity to a live wire. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He’s a good shot, he says, and he’s going to fire at the live wire until he cuts it. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Susannah’s figure stiffened as though she had touched a live wire. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z The black wire is the hot side, the live wire, because it carries the full load of the battery up to the bulb. Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 2011-11-18T03:00:30.487Z It was too dangerous, he said, for children to meander through total darkness, live wires and fallen branches, and there was no way to know how soon it would be safe. October Snowstorm Sows Havoc on Northeastern States 2011-10-31T02:05:46Z William Collins of the Springfield Police Department said a 20-year-old man was electrocuted and died around 5 p.m. when he touched a guardrail electrified by fallen live wires nearby. Northeast Braced for Nor?easter and Early Snow 2011-10-30T00:48:19Z LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Authorities say a bow hunter in southern Montana suffered serious injuries from an electric shock when he used a knife to poke a dead bear that was lying on live wires. Hunter injured by electric shock after poking dead bear lying on power line in Montana 2011-10-11T14:04:00Z The strong thought of self is inevitably insulating—it is as restrictive of human contact as a live wire. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z In this way, you will not expose yourself to shock by accidentally touching an exposed live wire that may be carrying current. Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 2011-11-18T03:00:30.487Z I wish you would let me run that live wire from the big dynamo in the power-house. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z He gave up the ladder and decided to dig under the live wires. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z I never saw a highball, but Pa says it’s a live wire, so I shall keep in the middle of the good path. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z They've got a Chamber of Commerce full of live wires and the place is just beginning to hit its stride. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The inquiry heard how it was likely that the toddler died within seconds of touching the live wires. Toddler's plug death 'avoidable' 2011-04-05T13:24:25Z But electrocution by a live wire is a different thing. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z After some hours, he had a hole deep enough and wide enough to crawl through without touching the live wire. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z He said that David Westfield was a live wire, and he should keep track of him to see what end he made. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z In other words, paywalls or no paywalls, complex formulas or no formula at all, the health and survival of the newspaper industry for the foreseeable future still rests on dead forests, not live wires. Paywall or no paywall, print is still what pays 2011-03-20T00:05:22Z The neighbors, high and low, soon got acquainted with them and found them nice genteel ladies, the mother very quiet and dignified, but Miss Carol a live wire and as handsome as a picture. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Whisper's question squirms in my mind like a live wire. Unglued 2011-02-23T18:21:19.103Z Then he crawled carefully under the live wires and was a free man in Holland, for he wore no uniform and would not be interned. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Makes one feel one’s a live wire, to keep up. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z It was as though I had put him in contact with a live wire. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Aloof monotony is a tough sell in a town that expects passion, a town that worships Mike Ditka and embraces Ozzie Guillen — both of them live wires, all exposed nerves and rough edges. Bears Are a Surprise, Not That Coach Shows It 2010-09-26T02:30:00Z Powerfully built and a live wire, Jack volunteered that he played tennis in college and, like many tennis parents, he seemed at least as competitive and driven as the touring pros. Women Who Hit Hard 2010-08-25T17:30:00Z An official said it was unlikely that the thieves would risk their lives by tackling live wires. Shedding light on Cape Town theft 2010-05-31T18:01:00Z The policemen never tells me to move on, now, they know I’m de real ting, see? and a live wire. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z In Hartsdale, N.Y., another suburb, a man was killed when a large tree crushed the roof of his car and entangled it in live wires. Rain storm hinders commuters in Northeast 2010-03-15T12:31:00Z Her skipper, to use one of his own favourite expressions, is a live wire—always seems to be able to spark when there’s trouble in the wind. Sea-Hounds I don't kick, Lil; I jest don't like to have you running round with that live wire. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole "An effective deterrent is to keep the street lights burning, as thieves rarely risk their lives by hacking into live wires," he was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. Shedding light on Cape Town theft 2010-05-31T18:01:00Z One of the great sucking disks had crushed in the glass of the electric lamp and fastened upon the live wire. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He remembered perfectly what the book said about releasing a person in contact with a live wire. Under Boy Scout Colors My fingers went into bunches as sudden as if I'd touched a live wire, but I keeps my arms down. Side-stepping with Shorty That makes five live wires; two husbands, two wives, a naïve virgin, with Max as inaccessible as a star. Ivory Apes and Peacocks When he came to within twenty feet of the oak beneath which he had seen the stranger, he stood erect, and as though avoiding a live wire, stepped on tiptoe to the wall. The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys I'm for it," Kit Shelby cried; "I hated that dinky little old steamer, but now we're ashore in this live wire of a place, I'm as excited and glad as anybody. The Come Back It was like ducking under innumerable bridges of live wires. With the French in France and Salonika I tell you their new president is a live wire. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Maybe he's not any fuller of shocks than any other live wire, but he sure does manage to plant them where they'll do the most harm. The Million-Dollar Suitcase If a man accidentally touches a live wire that carries a strong current of electricity he is electrocuted; yet birds perch on such a wire in perfect safety. Common Science In these two rheostats the live wire is connected to the rheostat resistances in order to prevent short-circuits by grounding any part of the circuit beyond the rheostats. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair That old captain must be a live wire, but he thinks I can’t stick?” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The real teacher is, to use a popular phrase, a "live wire." Rural Life and the Rural School We were dead ones; he the only live wire in the place. The Million-Dollar Suitcase Birds can sit on live wires without getting a shock. Common Science Swinging wires of any kind may somewhere in their course be in contact with live wires, so they should not be touched. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Tell them a live wire has killed Tige and may kill the boys if they don't hurry. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts "My, but you're a corker—beg pardon—I mean a live wire!" Sunlight Patch The rescuer must not touch the body of a person touching a live wire or a third rail unless his own body is thoroughly insulated. How Girls Can Help Their Country If a live wire touches the earth or anything connected with it, the current rushes into the earth. Common Science A live wire lying on a patient may be flipped off with safety with a dry board or stick. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "Why not hunt for a live wire and report it, the way Bob did?" Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts But the caste line has ever been a dangerous boundary—a live wire charged with a deadly if invisible fluid—and he is a brave man who dares lay his hand upon it. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 If a live wire is under a patient and the ground is dry it will be perfectly safe to stand upon it and pull him off with the bare hands. How Girls Can Help Their Country Why can a bird sit on a live wire without getting a shock, while a man would get a shock if he reached up and took hold of the same wire? Common Science In removing the live wire from the person, or the person from the wire, do this, with one motion, as rocking him to and fro on the wire will increase shock and burn. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 It was that hurry-up patrol of small boys that he threw out around the live wire which really gave him the idea of how to organize the Safety Scouts of America. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts Do not catch hold of swinging wires, they may be "live wires." Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts A live wire on a patient may with safety be flipped off with a dry board or stick. How Girls Can Help Their Country Why a bird is not electrocuted when it sits on a live wire. Common Science A live wire may be safely cut by an axe or hatchet with dry, wooden handle. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "How did Bob know that was a live wire?" Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts Demonstrate methods of rescuing a person in contact with live wires, and of resuscitating a person insensible from shock. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts A live wire may be safely cut by an axe or hatchet with a dry wooden handle and the electric current may be short circuited by dropping a crowbar or a poker on the wire. How Girls Can Help Their Country If a man should leap into the air and grasp a live wire, hanging from it without touching the ground, he would be no more hurt by it than a bird is. Common Science With a sergeant who was a live wire at the piano and Briggs as song leader, the singing of the fellows not only "raised the roof" but it also raised the spirits of the men. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man Dangerous work, as they came to realize after Constans had narrowly escaped being burned by contact with a live wire. The Doomsman Two: how can one be a live wire broker, without having to sell? Lease to Doomsday "You seem to be live wires, leastways," one of them said. Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels If you had rubbers on your feet, you could take hold of one live wire with perfect safety, provided you touched nothing else. Common Science A live wire is not only active, it is also sensitive. What I Saw in America When there were rumors of another revolution, he began to think of looking up some of these exceedingly live wires, and seeing what could be done for Freedom, Mexico, and Juan Pachuca. Across the Mesa And a live wire broker gets that reputation as a salesman. Lease to Doomsday Now Ezra Cornell contributed his invention of an inverted cup of glass for insulating live wires. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Why do you get a shock if your hands are wet when you touch a live wire? Common Science His ideal is not to be a lock that only a worthy key can open, but a 'live wire' that anything can touch or anybody can use. What I Saw in America Failure of respiration following an electric shock by lightning or live wire is treated the same as in the case of drowning, omitting, of course, the operation of removing the water out of the lungs. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition It has the further disadvantages of uselessness outside the equipped haulage way and of the dangers of the live wire in low and often wet tunnels. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Touched by the live wire of human sympathy, Camp Spurling came wide awake in an instant. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Linemen working with live wires wear heavy rubber gloves. Common Science They have never even heard of the batteries of almost brutal energy, of which I had thus touched a live wire even before I landed. What I Saw in America About every so often, just when I’m forgettin’, it wakes up again, takes a fresh hold, and proceeds to give an imitation of a live wire on an alternatin’ circuit. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe And this one danced now as frantically as if he had unintentionally grasped a live wire that hurt and burned, but would not let go! The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance “It would be like being in proximity to a live wire,” he says. Penguin Persons & Peppermints You get a much worse shock from a live wire when your hands are wet than when they are dry. Common Science “A man cried out to me, ‘Look out for that live wire.’ Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror While she sat at her desk writing the stereotyped account of the event, it was like picking up a live wire to speak to her. In Our Town The name of Hearst—I mean Mr. Hearst—touched no live wire, as it does with a few of his countrymen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 “I always knew he was a ‘live wire,’ but I never figured him out as an antenna.” The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery If you touch a live wire with wet hands, you get a much worse shock than if you touch it with dry hands. Common Science There is nothing meditative in his manner, however, for he is a live wire in the fullest American sense. An African Adventure Those were certainly nightmarish times for the Faculty of a small but husky college filled with live wires who specialized in applied mischief. At Good Old Siwash The live wires that net our streets are more dangerous than all the bad men the country ever knew, but we call electricity on the whole good in its action. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado He's live wire enough not to let a joke slip past him. Carl and the Cotton Gin As a merchant and a citizen he was a whole bunch of live wires. Sam Lambert and the New Way Store A Book for Clothiers and Their Clerks “He’s what you can call a real live wire!” added his twin. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine There was a faint sputtering sound, as though live wires had been crossed, and for a fleeting second the scene before him seemed to waver. The Servant Problem These outbreaks will occur until the end of time, in live wires and vital men. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado The voice was Madam Winklestein's, and the words, hissed in a whisper of incredible malignity, arrested me as if I had been struck by a live wire. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance But don't forget that this Knox is a live wire. Theft A Play In Four Acts They was all live wires, too, ready for any sort of fun. The House of Torchy Lucy Hapgood had heard of live wires, and shrank from touching even the receiver till repeatedly assured there was no danger of electrocution. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls And in places the Huns had strung live wires, carrying voltages strong enough to kill a man, just as they did along the borderland of Holland. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier They both look like they might be live wires," says I. "I see they've brought their mandolins, also. Torchy As A Pa He's a perky, high-colored old boy, and to judge by the restless black eyes, a real live wire. Torchy and Vee Not that I wouldn't have had a line on 'em anyway; for whatever that bunch of Philadelphia live wires gets hold of is worth watchin'. Torchy, Private Sec. The live wires and burning debris made it impossible for the ambulances to get within two blocks of the scene, and the bodies had to be carried to safety by the rescuers. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado What a nervous, hustling, highstrung creature he is—a live wire at all times and places! The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers "The live wires have to rally around somewhere." Torchy As A Pa In short, "old Joel" was what now would be called a "live wire." A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Durkin started, as though the circuit with which his fingers absently toyed had suddenly become a live wire. Phantom Wires A Novel Policemen, firemen and a host of volunteers struggled through the debris, sidestepping the live wires that had been torn from their fastenings. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado The city is a live wire, and will not let go of him who grasps it. A Hero and Some Other Folks Some people are Pharisees about their sense of humour, and keep harping on it till you wish it were a live wire and would electrocute them. Set in Silver Keep away from the free end, Gage's, it's probably a live wire. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West Major General Pershing's staff has been characterized as "one of live wires." Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights He can best be described as "a live wire." Italy at War and the Allies in the West It is well known that the border between Belgium and Holland is protected by a fence of live wires; but the Holland and German border is looked after by a wonderful system of patrols. Into the Jaws of Death They expected an amiable, able and plastic counsellor; they got an oratorical live wire, who would not be ruled, and who shocked deep-rooted free-trade convictions to the core. The War After the War All at once the young man in the threadbare coat became like a live wire! The Title Market It was like taking hold of a live wire by the loose end. The Way of the Wild At that into the room bounces a couple of girls, somewhere around ten and twelve, I should judge; tall, long-legged kids, but cute lookin', and genuine live wires, from their toes up. On With Torchy Lockport's organization of "live wires"—lawyers, doctors, bankers—went out and worked in the orchards. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Gordon ordered him to charge in a whisper, and the dog stretched himself at his feet, although it was like the crouch of a live wire. 'Doc.' Gordon In London or New York, a suffrage inquirer would constantly strike "live wires;" in Idaho, every one is insulated. Woman in Modern Society And why had it touched up Prickles as if with a live wire? The Way of the Wild I couldn't tell at first look whether he was a live wire or not. On With Torchy There is luxury in letting go of that live wire which keeps us all keyed to one conventional monotone in the North. The Firing Line You touched on a very live wire when you said what you did yesterday, Mr. Sanford. The Lever A Novel He recognized a "live wire" when he saw one, and he did see that 2884 had "stuff" in her. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl And as for that other—this Sternford kid—why, I gather he's a pretty live wire that's set there for a reason. The Man in the Twilight I was adjusting the dynamo, and I touched a live wire. Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch It is easy to understand why with such a live wire in the vicinity Libreville is warm. The Congo and Coasts of Africa When aroused the major was a live wire and he was buckling on his sword to do battle with a woman-trouble, and a dire one. Andrew the Glad "She's a live wire," he said to himself, though his deepest sympathies were for Miss Stein. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl He shook hands with the new men and said he hoped we'd be live wires, and then he told us what he wanted. A Yankee in the Trenches It's a long, bright, gay, live wire!--that's what Broadway is. Jason Professor Dyche proved to be a very live wire, and his activities have covered the State of Kansas to its farthest corners. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But give me freedom, and a bunch o' live wires like you boys! Spanish Doubloons Bunch went down to the skating pond one day with $18 and picked four live wires at an average of 8 to 1. Back to the Woods It stood about twice as high as the outer, was also topped with live wires and lights, and was loopholed for defense. The Flying Legion A step toward the entrance brings to life a small army of attendants bending as they come like animated jack-knives on a live wire. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration A labourer while at work accidentally came in contact with the live wires and was seriously injured. Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press She was as one who had touched a live wire, and her whole being tingled with the shock. The Obstacle Race And, most wondrous of all, she was a "live wire." The Nine-Tenths She showed him a magazine article about this "live wire," named over his productions, and repeated his cordial invitation to new writers. Bambi One particularly inquisitive man insisted on pulling or twisting everything, until he happened to touch a couple of live wires, giving himself quite a shock, and then he ran away howling. Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or Seeking the Platinum Treasure No matter in what direction the Bell Company turned, the live wire of the Western Union lay across its path. The History of the Telephone A live wire carrying a current looks exactly the same and weighs exactly the same as it does when it is not carrying a current. The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view I sized you up as a live wire the minute I saw you. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise It is reported that some of this barbed entanglement contains live wires fed by the electric batteries of the defence. Paris War Days Diary of an American The fact had saved Van Sneck's life, for if Bell had not speedily used that one live wire the patient must have perished. The Crimson Blind Cousin Egbert, I need hardly say, was immensely pleased with my changed appearance, and remarked that I was "sure a live wire." Ruggles of Red Gap He has not been touched by the live wire of experience—yet; that's all. The Delicious Vice The boys said she was a live wire and she preferred that high specialization to the tameness of mere beauty. The Sisters-In-Law To his ear came the low busy hum of a live wire. The Sign at Six At the critical moment all you had to do was to dip your fingers in water and press the tips of them against the live wire in the wall-plug. The Crimson Blind Here then is a golden chain—or shall we rather say a live wire?— whereof one end is bound to the Throne and the other encircles our poor hearts. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah His magnetism and vitality made him a "live wire," and he was the natural leader among the boys with whom he associated. The Radio Boys' First Wireless Or Winning the Ferberton Prize To this line any escaping solar energy is drawn, as the electricity of the air is drawn to a live wire or magnet. Ancient and Modern Physics He knew that Jean was like live wire and steel, as agile as a cat, more than a match with himself in open fight despite his own superior weight and size. The Danger Trail His metal hook had touched the live wire and he was thrown down like a shuttlecock. Topsy-Turvy Vanderdynk released her hand and picked up the receiver as though it had been a live wire. The Green Mouse That little man is a live wire of intelligence. The Postmaster's Daughter I was thin as a lath and like live wire. Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College There was a certain constant restlessness in him, now twisting him like a rag, now throwing him about like a body of coiling live wires. The Seven Who Were Hanged "There doesn't seem to be anything broken, to indicate how the thief got in, and he certainly didn't touch Professor Henderson's live wire." Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record T. A. Junior's got a live wire looking like a stick of licorice. Roast Beef, Medium I had not wrestled since I was a boy at school, and then never with such a spitting puzzle of live wires as Maga proved herself. The Eye of Zeitoon "Then again, Kate, Russian notions regarding writing to young ladies may differ from ours, or he may have fallen overboard, or touched a live wire." A Rock in the Baltic The young inventor seemed unconscious, and for a moment Ned had a wild idea that Tom had been shocked to death, possibly by some crossed live wire coming in contact with the telephone circuit. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune They did not know he was a live wire until later. Sowing Seeds in Danny Given a real live wire like The Forerunner all that is needed are points of contact. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) It is only a matter of time until they will stumble over a live wire, and then it will be pay-day on the Wabash. Billy Baxter's Letters, By William J. Kountz By this time that live wire would have finished telephoning all over Southern Arizona and would himself have been in the saddle. Bucky O'Connor When he came to within twenty feet of the oak beneath which he had seen the stranger, he stood erect, and as though avoiding a live wire, stepped on tip-toe to the wall. The Red Cross Girl He was known in the ministry as a live wire. The Foolish Virgin "You mean because he saved you from the live wire?" Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record He fairly earned his standing as the live wire among executives of the second rank. Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business Trouble with a lot of these fellows, even the live wires and some of 'em that think they're forward-looking, is they aren't broad-minded and liberal. Babbitt "Now, what we want is a live wire, some one with imagination, some one with authority who will wake the countryside." The Red Cross Girl A good live wire from Baltimore or Seattle or Duluth is the twin-brother of every like fellow booster from Buffalo or Akron, Fort Worth or Oskaloosa! Babbitt |
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