| 单词 | loose-jointed |
| 例句 | I knew I had a loose-jointed style of running, but I had never heard it suggested about my walk before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And the gangling, shuffling loose-jointed boys carrying suitcases were marching awkwardly down Main Street to the Southern Pacific Depot. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Finch is in front, and I pay more attention to the shine of his hair and the way he ambles, loose-jointed and fluid, than I do to the scenery. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He moved in a loose-jointed, disheveled sort of way, all arms and legs, talking in Yiddish to one of his teammates and ignoring me completely as he passed by. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He moved with a loose-jointed Hawaiian casualness, never given to hurry, even and especially when instructed to hurry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He is longboned and loose-jointed, over six feet, with the angular face of a cacique and a handsome nose somewhat swollen at the base. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he runs, he looks like a camel—all knobby-kneed and loose-jointed with his neck stretched so far out that his nose is over the goal line five minutes before his shoulders. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Judy’s there as a witness, along with Joey the Clown, loose-jointed old Jim Crow, Toby the Dog, loudmouth Mr. Scaramouche, and the Bobby, looking smug under his yawning helmet. “Citizen Punch” 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Shay realizes her “loose-jointed stance” and “eager, unshielded gaze” immediately set her apart from the locals she otherwise resembles. Review | In ‘Red Island House,’ an American woman is enchanted, then repelled, by her time in Madagascar 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z With the dialogue sometimes overlapping, the play unfolds with a loose-jointed but natural vibe, in the manner of a Robert Altman movie from his heyday, in the late 1970s, when the play is set. A Revival of A. R. Gurney’s ‘Wayside Motor Inn’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z But here they are again, fewer than 12 months later, alternating high-octane Austen with a loose-jointed production of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” a play notorious for thwarting the most accomplished thespians. 'Seagull' and 'Sense and Sensibility,' From Bedlam Company 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The loose-jointed production, which was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, is set up like a band rehearsal. A high-jinks-filled 'Twelfth Night' at the Wallis 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The story he told was a loose-jointed personal biography, spanning more than half a century — a classic show business fable of an ambitious hopeful from the sticks who conquers the Big Apple. Review: ‘Tommy Tune, Tonight!’ Is the Musical Autobiography of a Showbiz Trouper 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z At regular intervals he suddenly goes dumb and seems to lose his way through the show’s loose-jointed narrative. Theater Review: ?Title and Deed,? by Will Eno, With Conor Lovett 2012-05-21T02:00:00Z Their loose-jointed conversation, smoothly orchestrated by the director, Chris Abraham, covers topics seemingly picked at random: Mexico — winner or loser? ‘Winners and Losers’ at Soho Rep 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Shakespeare’s magic doesn’t fail, though the pleasure of this loose-jointed production can seem as miraculous as the far-fetched happy ending. Summer Shakespeare: A critic's take on the secret to theatrical success 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Their catfight duet, about “irrational gay hatred,” is one of the show’s funnier songs, although it doesn’t particularly advance the increasingly loose-jointed plot. Theater Review: ‘The House of Von Macramé’ at Bushwick Starr 2013-01-27T22:48:18Z But they also function, collectively, as a concierge for sprawling, loose-jointed festivals like those in Toronto, Park City, Utah and Cannes, France. ArtsBeat Blog: At the Toronto Film Festival, the Publicists Invade 2011-09-08T19:22:29Z This extended monologue, which takes the form of a loose-jointed academic talk, was written expressly for SCR’s artistic director, David Ivers, to perform. Review: At South Coast Rep, 'A Shot Rang Out' proves to be an eloquent misfire 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z “The novel is loose-jointed,” a New York Times review said. Quentin Tarantino flips the script with 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' novel 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z I write, plainly, as a poor golfer, who came to the game late, with too loose-jointed a build, and frazzled eye-hand connections. John Updike: My innermost swing thoughts - Golf Digest 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z It wouldn’t be easy to produce anything more dull and commonplace — awkwardly expressed and slipshod, so loose-jointed, so puerile. Opinion | ‘I believe I am treated worse,’ Trump says. As if. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z He emanated a loose-jointed warmth, like someone who has just run a long distance. The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z I was gangly and loose-jointed in high school, which made me funny and popular. Dick Van Dyke’s Funny Family 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z His lanky, loose-jointed build; his blue eyes; his long, lantern-jawed face; his oddly languorous sexual charm; and the eccentric loops and whoops of his voice tended to reinforce the impression of power and extravagance. Peter O’Toole, Star of ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Is Dead at 81 2013-12-15T19:08:32Z A lean loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me... The song of 1912 2012-12-30T00:16:57Z He was a loose-jointed young man of about twenty-two, with tumbled wavy hair, bright gray eyes, and a trick, when he was feeling shy, of supporting with one arm the small of his back. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z He rose to his feet slowly, his loose-jointed frame seeming to unfold itself link by link. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The unity is that of the loose-jointed English novel rather than that of the French, which travels on a straight track. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Good morning, Jabez;” and she held out her hand to a tall loose-jointed lad, with a sunburnt, boyish, but very pleasant face, who had come up the hill from the meadow unseen by her. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z One of the boys, named Gene, big-limbed, loose-jointed and clumsy, in doing his turn, and while astraddle the “frog,” lost his balance and tumbled sideways, dragging the under boy over with him. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z He was a loose-jointed spraddle-shaped sort of a young chap of 25 or so who had been hanging around the St. Louis tracks from his early boyhood. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Braid swung in a loose-jointed way at the ball that did not suggest the mastery and the accuracy which he achieved. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z In her mind’s eye she had seen a tall, awkward youth, loose-jointed and rough, silent and stupid, and here was the real Simon Pure, tall and slight, certainly, but supple and well-knit, quiet and courteous. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z One may imagine what a fine parade march it was, for some of them had grown a little loose-jointed in the knees. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z Not only is the comedy itself easy to enjoy, but this loose-jointed version of it staged by Cameron Watson is trimmed to an intermission-free 90 minutes. | New Jersey: A ?Dream? Perfectly Suited for the Outdoors 2011-07-02T01:52:23Z But now, notice them closely, and most of them are inerect, many are round-shouldered, and few are at once thoroughly well-built men and in good condition, being either loose-jointed, too fat, or too thin. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z He took me up to a group of men who were laughing at a story told by a big, raw-boned, loose-jointed man who seemed to be popular with the others. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z The men are tall, loose-jointed, and dyspeptic; they bear a marked resemblance to the vegetable productions of the vicinity, being rapid of growth, prolific, and generally worthless. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z Every day there came to the armory loose-jointed, easy-swinging trappers and woodsmen, simple-spoken young men, who, in offering their keenness of vision and sureness of marksmanship, were volunteering their all. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z “That’s just why I don’t play poker with that kind,” replied David, gesturing contemptuously toward the mellow fourteen strung in loose-jointed attitudes along the hotel bar. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Lincoln, tall, round-shouldered, loose-jointed, large-featured, deep-eyed, with a smile upon his face. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Ben was a tall, loose-jointed fellow, but gentle as a kitten; legs as long as pinch-bars, yet none too long, running for the Beverly switch that night. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories The terms were so loose-jointed that the neighbors lamented the old woman's lack of business sense. A Yankee from the West A Novel A tall, loose-jointed, sandy-haired youth who approached the two was unmistakably a colonial; there was a certain ranginess that no amount of drilling could ever entirely eradicate. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z He was tall and loose-jointed, and his long hair and beard fell in barbaric raggedness about a face seamed with deep lines. The Tempering He had expected to see a loose-jointed, slouchy man of middle-age, but Joseph Streeter was plainly a man of decision and power. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop This time we were not all on foot; one of the loose-jointed little Mentone phaetons, with a great deal of driver and whip and very little horse, had been engaged for Mrs. Trescott and Margaret. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu A cowboy volunteered to bring in some ponies, and while they waited, a big, loose-jointed man sauntered over to them. The Dual Alliance She was followed by Dicky Rosewarne, a full-blooded, handsome, awkward boy of about twenty-three, loose-jointed like a yearling colt and bringing in with him a smell of deep-turned earth, of bonfires and autumn leaves. Carnival His long, loose-jointed body twisted sinuously as he moved—the only living creature to be seen up and down the level desolation of those bleak shores. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The face is long, to be sure, and the frame loose-jointed, but Mr. Chapin's features blend into rather an attractive composite, and Mr. Lincoln, as everybody knows, never laid any claims to good looks. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 The superintendent was again interrupted by the rasping of hobnailed shoes on the office floor and the startled creak of the office railing as a large, loose-jointed man leaned heavily against it. The Blue Goose He saw a tall, loose-jointed, jovial man of horsy look and carriage, and no hint of mystery––one would say an intolerance of mystery. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards His revolution is seldom more than a violent squabble among greedy spoilsmen for control of the loose-jointed administration. Carmen Ariza He had learned to make his tall, bony body seem all loose-jointed relaxation, no matter what he felt. Dead Ringer But the long, big, loose-jointed fellow had miscalculated his strength. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam A lanky, loose-jointed man came to the door, and a woman peered at Mr. Gubb from behind the man. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective Such a rattle, loose-jointed as it is, is rather brittle and the tip of the sounding instrument is easily broken and lost. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 His younger companion is medium-sized, slim, and loose-jointed, with a baggy gait, his cap thrown over his head, with the visor in the rear—a rustic clown, not yet outgrown his freckles. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Ignoring the carrot, he clambered down in his soft, loose-jointed fashion, from Mandy Ann’s shoulder, and ran along the gunwale to the bow. The Backwoodsmen This lad doesn't look as if he had ever been in a strong sun, and his slender loose-jointed legs and arms do not give the impression of an open-air life spent mostly in the saddle. Round the Wonderful World At a cross road the party was joined by Mr. Middleton; whose good humour, at present in a loose-jointed state, was nowise improved at the sight of Faith. Say and Seal, Volume II Mr. Midgin was a tall, loose-jointed, large-featured man, with an undecided cast of countenance, and slow movements; which fitted oddly to his big frame and powerful muscles. Nobody The noisy, loose-jointed train pulled out of the station, leaving behind it a solitary young man, enveloped in smoke and cinders. Hepsey Burke Swan glanced up at the sun, saw that it was dropping to late afternoon and started in at a long, loose-jointed trot across the mountain meadow called Skyline. Sawtooth Ranch A heavily freighted and loose-jointed wagon rattled noisily but slowly along the road. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Ground water may also be recovered from water-bearing strata by arranging horizontal collecting galleries with loose-jointed sides through which the water percolates. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) In the loose-jointed abandon of exhaustion and sleep she had the effect of a flower that has wilted; the color and the fabric were still lovely, but the robust erectness and crispness were gone. It, and Other Stories His loose-jointed body sprawled as he stood, leaning against a post. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure The Coyote has a way of slouching along, his tail dangling and tangling with his legs, and his legs loose-jointed, mixing with his tail. Wild Animals at Home They were passing a seat close to the edge of the path, upon which a man was sitting—a middle-aged, loose-jointed man with gray hair. A Bachelor's Dream And there was some haste in his slouching, loose-jointed gait which gave to his journey a suggestion of furtiveness. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies The long, loose-jointed dwelling accumulated by successive generations of Makimmons had passed out of their possession. Mountain Blood A Novel The reaction against the evils of the loose-jointed confederation, which Randolph so ably summed up, was extreme. The Critical Period of American History For whose verses are more loose-jointed than Byron’s? whose diction is more commonplace than his? Old Familiar Faces As he reached the last stair he looked keenly at the man who held the lamp—a middle-aged man, loose-jointed and loosely dressed, with iron-gray hair and a scar upon his cheek. A Bachelor's Dream Loose-jointedly Milt climbed a loose-jointed high stool and to the proprietor, Bill McGolwey, his best friend, he yawned, "You might poison me with a hamburger and a slab of apple, Mac." Free Air Faustus screamed out as if in horrible agony, and the terrified jockey ran away as fast as he could, and never troubled his very loose-jointed customer for the money. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages He cannot help being round-shouldered and loose-jointed, with protruding shoulder-blades and awkward motions; and the pathos of it is, he thinks he must always remain so, an ugly failure and a laughing-stock to the community. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young While they were making purchases they were accosted by a tall loose-jointed man, whom it was easy to recognize as a Yankee. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia Despite his loose-jointed sentences, Deerfoot caught his meaning well enough to nod his head in the affirmative. Camp-fire and Wigwam She was thinner than ever now—the tall, loose-jointed "slinky" girl—her hair in its plenteous dark abundance was all of her that was not marked by the branding finger of death. Emily Brontë They were a loose-jointed lot, active as cats, and moved with the superlative ease of the skilled woodsman. The Rapids He was so loose-jointed, so loose-skinned, so flexibly built in every way, that he could reach every part of his fur with his teeth and claws at once. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life The bear cannot essay this method of progression on the toe-tips because its loose-jointed feet cannot be made to support its heavy body. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The speaker was a tall, loose-jointed man, dressed as a miner in a garb that appeared to have seen considerable service. Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune A tall, thin, loose-jointed girl—not ugly, but with irregular features and a pallid thick complexion. Emily Brontë It was quite dark as they got out of the automobile, and the stuffy room was dimly lit by a few feeble incandescent lamps in loose-jointed and rather forlorn gilt wall brackets. Stubble He pressed on doggedly, at a shambling, loose-jointed, but very effective run, till it was full night and the stars came out sharply in the patches of clear, dark sky above the tree-tops. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life His loose-jointed figure had suddenly become tense and forceful; his lean face was determined and very grim. Hidden Gold He was less certain about Major Wayne Jackson, a big, loose-jointed man with an easy-going smile and a pleasantly self-assured voice. Watch the Sky He screamed once, tried to rise, turned blindly to seize the jaws that clutched him; and suddenly crouched, loose-jointed, cringing like a trapped wolf — the true fatalist among our lesser brothers. The Flaming Jewel Jonathan was a loose-jointed, heavily built, and awkward boy of seventeen, bearing not the slightest resemblance to his cousin Frank. The Telegraph Boy “I say, Greeny, how did you get so brown?” called out Will Riley, a rather large, loose-jointed fellow. The Hoosier School-boy The tall, thin, loose-jointed man, resting with one hand on the pulpit at his side, in every way belied the pompous tribute which had just been paid him. David Malcolm At the end of this lane there swung into view a tall loose-jointed figure which the low strong July sunshine threw into bold relief. Flamsted quarries He was rather tall, shaggy, loose-jointed, long-armed, broad-shouldered, and he squinted awfully. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The police at Point Fullerton hardly had a glimpse of him as the big, sunny, loose-jointed giant, Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson Brown Just before he reached the store, he met Abel Wood, a loose-jointed, towheaded boy, with a stout body and extraordinarily long legs, who greeted him with a grin. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune She felt sure this rickety, loose-jointed, pale-colored young woman was going to be worth while. Miss Pat at School The sun was setting behind the Balsam Range, and threw a cheerful glow over the oak and the pump and the little group, when a loose-jointed figure came across the fields. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 They rattled noisily along the main street of the camp in a loose-jointed vehicle drawn by two ambitious steeds which Allery Jones characterized as "fiery skeletons." Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book It was at this moment that Ivan caught his most memorable glimpse of the young man, white-faced, unshorn, ill-clothed, his eyes bloodshot, his whole person shambling and loose-jointed: his long fingers working, tremulously. The Genius But, unlike them, he was clumsy, awkward, loose-jointed, and a bad shot. The Dog Crusoe and his Master On the contrary, doing things in a loose-jointed, slipshod, careless manner deteriorates the whole mentality, demoralizes the mental processes, and pulls down the whole life. Pushing to the Front Several considerations, however,—among them the outbreak of insurrection in Poland,—induced the powers to acquiesce with unexpected readiness in the dissolution of the loose-jointed monarchy. The Governments of Europe Ontario is already a loose-jointed but effective part of the movement. The Masques of Ottawa Miss Blaney, like her brother, was long, lanky and loose-jointed, and seemed to desire to accentuate these effects. Patty Blossom He was one of your skimpy, loose-jointed parties, with a turkey neck that had a lump in front and wa'n't on good terms with the back of his coat collar. Torchy The phrase might be translated, 'great loose-jointed idiot.' Round About a Great Estate Quirk was a tall, lank, loose-jointed man, with long black hair that lay well over his Byronic collar. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble A thundering big, loose-jointed village, too, tepees and all. Under Fire He was a big man, but loose-jointed and ungainly of build. Patty Blossom He is tall, and has one of those lean, lanky loose-jointed figures that crack tennis-players and polo men have. Everyman's Land The big, loose-jointed Salisbury, digging his foot into the dirt, settled down and swung laboriously. The Young Pitcher You let a woman come nosing around where she don't belong, specially one with a loose-jointed tongue, and there's hell to pay. Joyce of the North Woods Celestina, leaning against the door frame, watched the gaunt, loose-jointed figure stride out into the sunshine and disappear behind the corner of the house. Flood Tide He strolled over to the corral with a long, loose-jointed stride. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters He was a tall, loose-jointed creature, wearing a long black coat flapping about his knees. My Lady of Doubt Texas Bill was tall and big and loose-jointed, and he spoke always in a long, soft, indifferent drawl. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories The more you become torn, tattered and loose-jointed, Rag Dolls, the more you are loved by children. Raggedy Ann Stories Tornik dropped into a loose-jointed heap in a big chair opposite. The Title Market He stepped in his loose-jointed way to where the party was sitting around the campfire. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters He stood before me tall and strong, watching me with his quiet eyes, and as I looked at him I thought of Weston, the lanky cynic, with his thin, homely face and loose-jointed, shambling walk. The Soldier of the Valley One might have known that this loose-jointed relief expedition could accomplish nothing, would do everything wrong; and still we were acting as if everything was in our hands. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation There she sits, a trifle loppy and loose-jointed, looking me squarely in the face in a straightforward, honest manner, a twinkle where her shoe-button eyes reflect the electric light. Raggedy Ann Stories He was tall, and had that curious, loose-jointed suppleness that, I have heard women say, comes only from gentle blood. Montlivet He came running in an odd, loose-jointed fashion toward the bridge. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The interesting earnest little boy merged into the clumsy loose-jointed schoolboy, silent and languid. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College And yet his appearance when he mounts the table is anything but prepossessing; a sheepish look, and a loose-jointed frame of body, wrapped in a frieze great-coat, do not promise much. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The fates decree that the largest horse of all falls to his lot, a raw-boned, loose-jointed specimen of equine growth, and the little professor looks like a monkey perched aloft. Miss Caprice He gave an impression of loose-jointed and rather lazy power; also of quiet self-confidence. Success A Novel The poem-maker was tall and loose-jointed, and the breadth of his shoulders and long muscular limbs decidedly suggested success at the anvil or field furrow. Rose of Old Harpeth Some one played a noisy two-step on the loose-jointed old piano. The Little Colonel's Hero The Silures have swarthy features and are usually born with curly black hair, but the inhabitants of Caledonia have reddish hair and large loose-jointed bodies. The Origin and Deeds of the Goths Holes in arms and legs are a loose fit, so that the wrestlers may be very loose-jointed, and the tacks must not be driven in far enough to cause any friction. Things To Make Before the door could close on his heels, a loose-jointed Yankee shambled in, thrust a moccasined foot to the side and hooked a chair under him, and sat down. A Daughter of the Snows His figure—tall, large-boned, and loose-jointed—had the slight stoop traditionally associated with study, while the profile was thrust forward as though he were peering at something just out of sight. The Street Called Straight After several minutes the door opened, and a lanky, loose-jointed, lantern-jawed man of some forty-odd years stepped out. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater He was a lanky, loose-jointed youth of twenty, with a long hatchet face. The Mating of Lydia He was large and loose-jointed, with the frame of a Titan and the smile of a child. Sandy "You do look a mite flustered," Harney criticised, dropping his loose-jointed frame all over the pillows of the lounging couch. A Daughter of the Snows It was of a short, loose-jointed young man, who seemed so thin and lean, that Black Tom ventured the opinion that "that feller had better hold tight to the groun', ter keep from fallen' upards." Romance of California Life Chase was a Sixth Form fellow, long, loose-jointed and somewhat taciturn. Left Tackle Thayer Such were the results of this great contest in the European seas, marked on the part of the allies by efforts gigantic in size, but loose-jointed and flabby in execution. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 The young man moved forward his great frame with the easy, loose-jointed grace of the trained athlete. The Rules of the Game I suddenly knew, what I have always suspected, that I was blowsy,—blowsy and loose-jointed, with legs that are too long and not the right sort of feet. Christine It should preferably be one with arms suspended by small spiral springs, giving a limp, loose-jointed effect. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do A loose-jointed man in clerical garb came hurrying down the avenue. The Penalty The loose-jointed one would, and so would his neighbors. The Gringos An enormous, loose-jointed machine the British Empire, which seems sometimes to creak a bit, yet holds together for that very reason. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Starling's walk had commonly been a loose-jointed swagger, his head up in challenge, as befitted a hero of manifold adventure with wild horses. The Wrong Twin The picture of him stayed in her mind, the sturdy young figure,—rather loose-jointed but with an easy grace of movement,—and the engaging naturalness of his manner. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West I was but a thin, loose-jointed boy at the time—fond of the pretty intangibilities of romance, and of dreaming when broad awake; and, woful change! MacMillan's Reading Books Book V A loose-jointed giant of a man seated upon the load of logs which two yoke of great, meek-eyed oxen had just drawn up beside a waiting pile of their fellows, waited phlegmatically their approach. The Gringos Strike out from the shoulder with your clenched hand; once your arm was loose-jointed and shaky; now it is firm and tense, and begins to feel like a natural arm. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 One day While Fang encountered a young wolf, gaunt and scrawny, loose-jointed with famine. White Fang She had a record on the phonograph; Dave Dyer was capering in the center of the floor, loose-jointed, lean, small, rusty headed, pointed of nose, clapping his hands and shouting, "Swing y' pardners—alamun lef!" Main Street Old and gaunt, hunger-bitten even it may be, with loose-jointed, bony limbs, and yellow face; clinging, loyal and brave, to the quaint, delicate fancies of his youth, that were dust and ashes to other men. Margret Howth, a Story of To-day Loose-skinned and loose-jointed she shambled across the corral; lifted her pointed nose to sniff disgustedly the air tainted with the odor of enemies whom she could not reach with her huge paws, and went on. The Gringos He has a big, loose-jointed figure with absurdly long legs. Anne of the Island The tires want settin' and 'tis all loose-jointed, so I can hear it shackle the other side o' the ridge. The Country of the Pointed Firs The whole was written in a large, loose-jointed, and school-boyish hand, very thin on the up strokes and thick on the down, as though care and pains had gone to the fashioning of it. Beyond the City But, though young and loose-jointed, they are fast taking on the forms and manners of old cities, putting on airs, as some would say, like boys in haste to be men. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon In front of a tall, loose-jointed, scraggly-mustached fellow he paused, and stared him in the eye with steady fixity. Captivating Mary Carstairs The man at his side, a loose-jointed American of the commercial caste, paused momentarily in his task of masticating a fat dark cigar. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf He brought his trundling, jolting, loose-jointed car to a halt by the face of the drift. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West They possess both strength and flexibility, and resemble fine, active, agile, vigorous carriage-horses, which stand intermediate between the slow cart-horse and the long-legged, loose-jointed animal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 Notwithstanding the importance claimed for Victoria as a commercial center and the capital of British Columbia, it has a rather young, loose-jointed appearance. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon He was a big, loose-jointed man, with iron-gray hair, square jaws, and keen, steady, dark eyes. Southern Lights and Shadows But Jud, lean, loose-jointed and hard of sinew, had the physical toughness of his kind. The Calling of Dan Matthews In figure, he was also tall, but he was angular, loose-jointed and swinging—slouching would be the better word, perhaps. Satanstoe A youth was running towards them, loose-jointed and long-limbed, with a boyish, lumbering haste, clumping fearlessly with his great yellow clogs through pool and mire. The Last Galley Impressions and Tales He leapt on the other's back, and Blob, sturdy as he looked limp, crashed down the shingle and across the stretch of wet sand at a loose-jointed canter. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea A very loose-jointed wooden boy clinging with both hands to a string stretched between two bamboo sticks, which are curiously rigged together in the shape of an open pair of scissors. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Half-way up the hill, the rattle of the loose-jointed vehicle came to a dead stop. In and out of Three Normady Inns He sat loose-jointed and indolent on the top rail of the fence, his hands hanging over his knees: his hoe forgotten. The Call of the Cumberlands About the first giant I met in Canaan was one Mistake, a large, loose-jointed fellow, who, I found, made a tremendous bluster but was as weak as a pygmy. Adventures in the Land of Canaan And once, when it was almost dark, they came upon a pop-eyed, loose-jointed, fierce-looking creature in the trail who scurried away like a ball at sight of Thor. The Grizzly King He was—let us say—something like fourteen years old; long and loose-jointed and towheaded. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils It was thenceforward easier for the States to borrow money, although the Confederation was loose-jointed and essentially temporary; nationality was not established until the Constitution was adopted. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders He can be stiff and upright like a drilled soldier, or loose-jointed and shambling like a tramp. The Lost Naval Papers The head of the trading firm was a long, loose-jointed Yankee who had drifted West in his youth. Man Size He was ten pounds heavier than the lynx, and for a moment the big loose-jointed cat with its twenty knife-like claws was thrown on its side. Kazan The man Colonel Musgrave found there was big and loose-jointed, with traces of puffiness about his face. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations He was angular and loose-jointed,—he could not help that. The Life of Abraham Lincoln He is tall, slender, with blue eyes, brown hair, and a hale, well-browned face, and somewhat loose-jointed withal. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Myrtella stood, broom in hand, and watched the loose-jointed figure slouch down the pavement and out the back gate. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill His body was long and loose-jointed, his slender fingers, intertwined, clasped the leg resting on the knee, as he lolled back in a careless yet tense attitude. Victory An Island Tale Long, bony hands, that seemed woven of sinews and leather, but which were not without a certain nervous refinement, hung from loose-jointed brown wrists left bare by sleeves that were too short. Via Crucis Flaxen-haired Swedes and Norwegians; square-jawed, round-headed North Germans; square-shouldered, loose-jointed Russians with heavy contemplative eyes and long hair, looked curiously at each other and nodded understandingly. The World for Sale, Complete Flaxen-haired Swedes and Norwegians; square- jawed, round-headed North Germans; square-shouldered, loose-jointed Russians with heavy contemplative eyes and long hair, looked curiously at each other and nodded understandingly. The World for Sale, Volume 2. Never in my life have I seen such gyrations and capers as were cut by that long-legged, loose-jointed, miraculously flying figure. Beasley's Christmas Party He wore a fashionable wig, and his clothes fitted well a figure that, once shambling and loose-jointed, had now all the erectness of the soldier, but the face was unchanged. Janice Meredith This lanky, loose-jointed fellow came forward, wooden-faced, trailing his rifle lazily. Lord Jim "Is that the law, squire?" asked a loose-jointed Yankee. The Young Explorer He was a tall, loose-jointed, powerfully built man, a small head and a very striking face: a grim mouth with drooping corners tightly set, and a hawk-like nose, and deep-set, peering eyes. The Metropolis Glenister laughed immoderately, for the object was unusually tall and loose-jointed, and wore a soiled suit of yellow mackinaw. The Spoilers Then the bucolic journalist shall have surcease of toil, and may go out upon the meads to frisk with kindred lambs, frolic familiarly with loose-jointed colts, and exchange grave gambollings with solemn cows. The Fiend's Delight The one, long, angular, loose-jointed; the other, tight, trim, small, and compact. The Pit Structurally, it is little more than a loose-jointed pot-pourri; but it serves the purpose of a thematic catalogue to the chief melodic incidents of the play which is to follow. A Second Book of Operas I was standing at the door of my school, watching the children ride off home on their ponies, when Hi came loping along on his bronco in the loose-jointed cowboy style. The Sky Pilot, a Tale of the Foothills "Steal it," he answered, at which Dextry grinned delightedly at his loose-jointed companion, and Slapjack showed his toothless gums in answer, saying: "He sure is." The Spoilers The new Church was not born loose-jointed and featureless, but had a defined plan, a definite character, definite aims, and a name which was a challenge, and defied all comers. Christian Science Tom looked up quickly, and saw approaching a rattletrap of a wagon, drawn by a big, loose-jointed mule, the large ears of which were flapping to and fro. Tom Swift and His Airship Toward noon Mr. Jefferson stepped out of the house and walked over to the Capitol—a tall, rather loose-jointed figure, with swinging stride, symbolizing, one is tempted to think, the angularity of the American character. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty In height he was tall, and his figure was thin and loose-jointed, but stringy and hard-bitten. Sir Nigel That the loose-jointed Slapjack did his work with expedition was evidenced by the fact that the Swedes were close upon their heels as the two entered the bank. The Spoilers Lean he was altogether, lean and long and loose-jointed; an accidental cohesion of relaxed angles. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 He was a tall, loose-jointed young man, with unkempt hair. Psmith, Journalist He wondered if perhaps this young fellow, with his ready laugh and rather loose-jointed, casual way of carrying himself, was of this dangerous new school. T. Tembarom The other man was an American, Roy Sinclair, a tall, lithe, wiry chap with a seamed and furrowed face and a loose-jointed but very deft manner which marked him a born bird-man. The Silent Bullet Into one of these cars a large and loose-jointed man was lifting a large and loose-jointed dog. Bruce Bottles, of course, were beyond her, but many a can has a misfit lid, and Kitty was very painstaking in her efforts to discover the loose-jointed ones. Animal Heroes Billy Windsor was a tall, wiry, loose-jointed young man, with unkempt hair and the general demeanour of a caged eagle. Psmith, Journalist Lajos Varna was a tall, loose-jointed man with sallow skin and tired eyes. The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study The door-bell sounded insistently, and without waiting for an answer a tall, spare, loose-jointed individual stalked in and laid a green bag on the table. The Silent Bullet A shambling, loose-jointed giant rolled out of one of the tents, yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke A huge, loose-jointed man was standing there, unshaven, untidily dressed, and with the look in his eyes of a man who has been drinking heavily. Kingdom of the Blind Something like a galvanic shock seemed to jerk the disreputable, loose-jointed frame of Larry the Bat suddenly erect—and a strained whiteness crept over the dirty, unwashed face. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale Varna raised his loose-jointed frame and looked about with glistening eyes and trembling lips. The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study |
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