| 单词 | lurking place |
| 例句 | To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z They were surrounded by rocks and bowlders, looking more like the lurking places of wild beasts than the abodes of men. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z When a person passes near, say within three or four feet of its lurking place, it starts up and gives chase, and will often follow for a distance of thirty or forty yards. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The larger portion, however, taking advantage of well-known lurking places, waited for the night, and then escaped to the mainland in their canoes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He was able in that moment’s flash to locate the lurking place of their enemy, and himself, lying flat, was able to get his piece forward, and cover it. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z In perambulating the city one pleasant evening about sunset, he found that the street in which he was walking terminated abruptly against a mass of wretched tenements, apparently the lurking places of vice and beggary. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z It stood in the midst of a dense thicket, surrounded by a moat, the lurking place of demons with long forked tongues, and eyes that shot evil fires. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Much, however, was still wild woodland, seamed with deep dells and runs of water, and indentured with inlets; haunts of deer and lurking places of foxes. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z As soon as they were gone he arose with a grim smile from his lurking place among the slain, and betook himself to the woods. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He says the spider referred to belongs to the Wandering group: they stalk their prey in the open field, or in divers lurking places, and are quite different in their habits from the web-spinners. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I was formerly master of the horse to Count D'Olivi, the last resident here, so am well acquainted with the galleries, lobbies, windings, turnings, and every secret lurking place in the castle. The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts 2011-07-09T02:00:12.740Z At sight of these, the band, all its tactics prearranged, moved down from its eyrie-like lurking place, dividing, as it did so, into three. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z He must have a fleet of small vessels that could follow the pirates into their lurking places. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Mon dieu! did not unfriendly eyes peer from every lurking place around the royal palaces and pleasure grounds near Paris; and had they not encountered them all the way to the sea? The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Later with the increase of the navy and the installation of the steamship post it has become impossible for those people to leave their lurking places in order to practice their infamous raids. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Nevertheless, they had probably seen from their lurking places, the effects which the muskets had upon birds. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Some sang and shouted, for were they not going to rout the lazy monks, always rich in money and plate, out of their lurking places? The Firebrand They then rapidly advanced to his lurking place, and pouncing suddenly upon him conveyed him down the hill. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan I started forward eagerly, only to check myself and step back into the denser darkness of my lurking place. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois This, she reflected, was the jungle—gaudy and sparkling and inviting on the surface; grim, and the lurking place of savage horror beneath its glamorous exterior. Warrior of the Dawn From these lurking places the pirate ships would dash out to capture vessels and then hurry back to their haunts. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read And on one hillside in the Dungeon of Buchan, there are as many lurking places as Robert Grier of Lag has sins on his soul—which is saying no light thing, the Lord knows. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway In the day time they refresh themselves and their horses in lurking places they had pitched on before, till they arrive in the dark at those places they have a design upon. Border Raids and Reivers Bernard's heart beat thick and loud, and his cheek blanched with excitement, as he thus drew near the lurking place of his enemy. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Instantaneously, two dark figures darted from their lurking places, and, in low gutteral tones demanded money. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier In a minute or so a very irascible old woman hobbled to us from some mysterious lurking place among the reed huts. Gold Out from the water's edge grew tall, lank reeds, the lurking place of snipe and sand-piper. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba Pennant remembers Oxford Street "a deep hollow road and full of sloughs, with here and there a ragged house, the lurking place of cut-throats." Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London At least it was something to have our theories in regard to the lurking places of this trio verified. Against Odds A Detective Story It crept up from some inward lurking place in his being, crooning a hundred cadences in spite of all that he could do to change the order of his thoughts. What's-His-Name The negro was undoubtedly a criminal who had fled in the hope of refuge from the law in the swamp’s secret lurking places. Heart of the Blue Ridge They are not often in the least annoyed by them, unless there are bad joints, cracks, or shakes, so as to afford some lurking places for the worms. A Manual or an Easy Method of Managing Bees Before they began their ceremonies, every corner and lurking place in the house was carefully searched, and no caution omitted to prevent all possibility of being discovered by impertinent curiosity, or disturbed by presumptive intrusion. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Most of the danger is hidden and our object is to bring to light these secret lurking places and expose them to the gaze of an alarming public. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade The warrior was a brawny, full-grown Indian, almost in middle life, who had sunk on one knee and brought his gun to his shoulder, after briefly studying the form which had approached his lurking place. Camp-fire and Wigwam The report drew the attention of the neighboring guards, and the two marauders were driven from their lurking place. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Then, I approached the kitchen cautiously, found a comfortable lurking place, close to an open window, and listened to the table talk of the servants. The Diamond Coterie Darting from its lurking place in the mouth, out flies the little doubled fist, and slams a well-beslabbered biscuit into the face of the intruder. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 True, the conspiring assassins have only stepped aside to a lurking place from which they may more conveniently pounce upon their quarry, and be surer of striking it. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Above was a smaller cloud, not so transparent, but too thin to afford a lurking place for his enemy. Tam o' the Scoots He sees the giant, Curling Smoke, rise stealthily from his lurking places, sees him grow vaster, and vaster, until, when he chooses he darkens all the sky, but of him, also, he is unafraid. The Shadow Witch His was a great soul in which no bitterness or littleness could even find a lurking place. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization Jauntily the snub-nosed craft moved over the lurking place of the submarine, and passed on ahead. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers From their lurking places among the surrounding trees they could pour in a frightfully destructive volley that would stretch many of the helpless party lifeless on the ground. The Phantom of the River Criminals are seen here," the chauffeur explained, "but their real lurking places are in some of the alleys, farther along, that lead off from the Rue d'Ansin. Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty Every few yards of the bad lands offered perfect lurking places for liers-in-wait along the trail. Bloom of Cactus Hearing this, Iron came out of his lurking places and without more ado bashfully followed the cunning Smith. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year St. Cedd pitched upon a place amidst craggy and remote mountains, which seemed fitter to be a retreat for robbers, or a lurking place for wild beasts, than a habitation for men. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March These dangerous creatures had their lurking places in many districts, and they attacked everyone that crossed their paths. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Row upon row of batteries were placed in position behind hedges, or artificially concealed, the barrels of the pieces peeping out from all imaginable lurking places. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery Thankfully Rynch found his own lurking place from which he could keep the other in sight. Star Hunter In fact, the greatest secrecy is generally observed, and in urgent cases a body of ambushers proceed at once to kill the first one of the enemy that happens to pass their lurking place. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir It was the safest way; the overhanging storeys and the sunk doorways offered lurking places for ill-conditioned fellows on the scent for mischief. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Shall not the assassin appear to rush forth suddenly from his lurking place? The Training of a Public Speaker Where shall we match Hallgerda herself—that noble frame, so fair and tall, and yet with so foul a heart, the abode of all great crimes, and also the lurking place of tale-bearing and thieving? The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga It concerns itself with the dark lurking places of the prowlers of the night who prey upon innocence, virtue, and prosperity and with the cultured home whose members make and glorify civilization. The Vitalized School No lurking place is so remote or so secret as to be hidden from its marvelous power. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Though drapery has a picturesque effect, it interferes to a certain extent with the free circulation of air, and affords a lurking place for our insidious enemy—the microbe. The Complete Home Down into the shallow barranca he slid with a tinkle of shale, and drew rein within ten feet of our lurking place. The Killer The spot we had determined on for the ambush was five miles from our lurking place, and we should have cover all the way save where we must needs cross the road. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow I have seen a good old father, his locks as white as snow, his step slow and trembling, beg in vain of his only son to quit the lurking place of the worm. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader A patient search revealed to him the lurking place of a cold roast chicken, some fried bacon, bread, and crackers. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion The prisoner did not need to be told that this inaccessible country was the lurking place of the rustlers who had preyed so long upon the Malpais district. Mavericks An enemy, divining a lurking place for which he was heading, would not have obligingly forwarded his belongings. Half A Chance Mason was familiar with all its lurking places. Christopher Carson She was laying becalmed during a long summer's day, just off from an island which was one of the lurking places of the pirates. Tales of a Traveller Have they not been literally hunted and smoked out of the dens and lurking places of ignorance and infidelity, and absolutely scourged into the right path? Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete These obstructions had formed a little pool, and the current had eaten away much earth from beneath the roots of the great tree, forming an ideal lurking place for trout. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol His letters have been drawn out from every lurking place, and have been given to the world in masses and in detachments. George Washington, Volume I Already careful dowagers are having themselves packed in chintz or old newspapers, and fathers of feminine families are beginning to emerge from the lurking places in which they had sought refuge with their cheque-books. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 When he guessed he had been there fifteen minutes he prepared to change his lurking place. The Wrong Twin No monarch sways his despotic sceptre over so numerous a population as this fell destroyer, in his unseen lurking places, "drinking up the very fountains of human life." Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland There was a scream in mid air which the mountain eagles answered from above; there was a great splashing in the water below, and the turtle fled in terror from its lurking place. Old Greek Stories The reader will learn with regret that Virgil's tomb, consecrated as it ought to be to genius and meditation, is sometimes converted into the retreat of assassins, or the lurking place of Sbirri. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 He was dragged from his lurking place, with a violence which seemed to argue an intention to put him to death on the spot. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V From their nearness to his lurking place, the heat of his burning houses was so intense as to parch his skin into blisters. The Life of General Francis Marion This letter found Marion at one of his lurking places on Black river. The Life of Francis Marion Perhaps we were five fathoms down and exploring the face of the reefwall for lurking places of our prey, when it happened. The Red One We came downstairs again into that inner room which pretended to be a scientific laboratory through its high glass lights, and indeed was a lurking place. Tono Bungay So here was the monstrous secret, ejected from its lurking place into public view, in all its horrible deformity. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories He was certain that the personal attendance of Cromwell must be on some most important account, and he could not but strongly suspect that the General had some information respecting Charles's lurking place. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier There were plenty of lurking places about, for it was full of all sorts of old furniture,—especially cabinets, chests and presses. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 There is a story of it becoming a lurking place of robbers after the sandman's day. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Each took up his station at a loop-hole, and several shots were fired whenever the movement of a blade of corn showed the lurking place of an Indian. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence All clue was lost in that city, and the present lurking place of the confederate of Donnelly is undiscovered. The Secrets of the Great City The lips, of the freshest red, were somewhat full and pouting, and dimples without number lay scattered round them—lurking places for the loves. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance He had had a fight with one of them, as you may remember, and his lurking place was probably not far off the scene of Samson's exploits. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms It required considerable rapping upon the deck, before these worms could be dislodged from their lurking places in a biscuit. American Prisoners of the Revolution "He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages; his eyes are privily set against the poor." The Two Paths They came forth from the lurking places whence they had fled, at that time Hengist harried them by mount and by dale, after he had slain the lords by felony, and destroyed their castles. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut Is it possible that jealousy finds a lurking place within so fair a soul—that it may take root and grow and bloom and scatter the noxious weeds peculiar to its growth? Marguerite Verne Every sense was strained and active; every night sound—of which the hooting of some owls, disturbed from their lurking place in the Black Wood, was predominant—heard and accounted for. The Great Impersonation The note obtained, cough loudly, strong, and clear; Twice let it be, that I may plainly hear; Then forth I'll sally from my lurking place, And, spite of folly's frowns, prevent disgrace. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete There was something suggestive in his choice of lurking place, for every part of the oleander plant is dangerously poisonous; it was as if he had hidden himself among the hairs of death. The Eye of Zeitoon He delivered to the earl's care seven hundred horsemen, and of spearmen three thousand, and sent him secretly to fall upon Baldulph in his lurking place. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut To enjoy it to perfection, extricate the creature from his lurking place far down in the blue crevice of the coral, with a fish-spear. Confessions of a Beachcomber Every hair, every particle of dirt, every bit of dried manure, is a lurking place for millions of bacteria. The Story of Germ Life Every sin would then come forth from its lurking place, the most rebellious against the divine will and the most degrading to our poor corrupt nature, the tiniest imperfection and the most heinous atrocity. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man They clustered close to see, smelling infernally of sweaty garments and of the mud from unholy lurking places. The Eye of Zeitoon Paris was given a new aspect by pulling down its narrow lanes, and building wide streets and magnificent boulevards - the latter, as was charged, for the purpose of depriving insurrection of its lurking places. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict The people go and search for them, and the first whose lurking place they discover is made King of Fire or Water. The Golden Bough He looked round on his solitary lurking place, and beheld no human figure in its lonely recesses. Antonina Our mouths furnish desirable lurking places for him, our hair, and finger-nails are favorite posts of vantage; while he delights to disport himself in our blood. The Royal Road to Health You cannot conceive what a lurking place for terrors the world looks to me! The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest But in vain did spies ransack every lurking place in Venice; no Abellino was to be found. The Bravo of Venice; a romance I' faith! brother what father of the church is it, who says that the errors of heretics have always had for their lurking place the thickets of Aristotle's metaphysics? Notre-Dame De Paris She was lying becalmed during a long summer's day, just off from the island which was one of the lurking places of the pirates. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American At Dompierre the German trenches skirted the cemetery, and they turned the dead out of their vaults and made lurking places of the tombs. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war Yet even here they often rest for long terms of years in seeming apathy, until men gather above their lurking places in multitudes, heedless or ignorant of the sleeping demons that bide their time below. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The papyrus should make a good lurking place for almost anything; but the few points of access to the water failed to show many interesting tracks. The Land of Footprints When they had passed the Old Lady emerged from her lurking place, flushed with triumph. Chronicles of Avonlea Government departments, cafes, libraries, lists of prefects' names, newspaper offices, restaurants, greenrooms—to cut it short, every lurking place in Paris, good or bad, has been explored in the most expert manner. The Magic Skin And then the movement forward of two feet would bring into our field of vision an entirely new set of tiny vistas and possible lurking places. The Land of Footprints It will not do to pass carelessly any possible lurking place. The Land of Footprints |
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