| 单词 | monosyllabic |
| 例句 | “Yeah,” I say, hoping that my monosyllabic answer will be enough. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At home Qareeb was a typical big brother, and when I pressed for information he gave me monosyllabic answers to my questions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Cassius momentarily seemed uncertain—then he spoke, something almost monosyllabic, like ‘ ‘How are you? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help them out, was pretty sure they couldn’t do squat for me, so I avoided them as much as possible, fell into monosyllabic communication mode whenever we did come face to face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He had barely said a dozen words since the meeting with Raymond Andrews and my attempts at conversation had only met with a nod or a monosyllabic reply. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was too tired to be amused at her uncle’s telephone manners: he viewed such instruments with deep anger and his conversations were monosyllabic at best. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She was as tranquil as he was agitated, as monosyllabic as he was garrulous. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinner, when Mama asked how Sunday school was, he said “fine” in his usual monosyllabic way but gave me a warning look that I knew meant I should keep my mouth shut. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The New York Herald Tribune found one reporter’s valiant attempt to get more than a monosyllabic answer out of him so amusing that it published a transcript of the entire nonconversation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was eliciting a lot of “monosyllabic” answers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Excellent! Please excuse his monosyllabic responses. It only means he cares.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The conversation with Mrs. Helm lasted several minutes, and was most distressing to Mother Truitt, who could hear nothing of it except the noncommittal monosyllabic responses of her daughter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Their evenly distributed monosyllabic weight gives them a strong presence, although their grammatical position is unclear. Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z Spanish had relatively few monosyllabic words to recreate the song’s patter, she added, but the language’s flexible syntax helped offset the difficulty. With ‘Company,’ Antonio Banderas Brings Sondheim to Spain 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z These characters have monosyllabic names to match their personalities: Gibbs, Cutts and Lush. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: The Empire Crumbles 2013-06-28T17:06:22Z Meryl Streep, describing a certain beefcake actor’s performance in “Foxcatcher”: “The monosyllabic mountain of grace that is Channing Tatum in this movie.” At the Gothams, Snubs and Hugs (and a Smashed Glass) 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z She had no inclination to engage with me, every answer was monosyllabic. From Rhys Ifans to Madonna: writers on their worst celebrity interviews 2013-06-07T17:06:35Z Here, with his hand gestures and the frequent monosyllabic exclamations of exasperation, the actor’s Salvo sometimes resembles a kinder, gentler version of his Jake LaMotta in “Raging Bull.” ‘About My Father’ Review: De Niro in Dad Mode Again 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Initially, I found their descriptions of Lubalin’s famous grunting and monosyllabic utterances rather off-putting — they made him sound like an ogre. Designer for the age of austerity 2012-06-25T00:00:00Z Outsiders tend to reduce the city to a cliche, invariably “Rocky” — seven sweaty variations on a single theme that makes Philadelphia appear relentlessly dark, dated and monosyllabic. It’s Philadelphia, hon, so relax! 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z I had come face to face with him before in court, but I never heard him manage more than a monosyllabic mumble into his chest. The monster myth: What I learned from seeing my wife’s killer in court 2014-04-28T23:00:00Z Shannon plays Shriver, a monosyllabic handyman who’s mistakenly invited to be the guest of honor at a college literary festival and decides to roll with it. ‘A Little White Lie’ Review: The Not-So-Great Pretender 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z She responds to my conversation-starters with monosyllabic answers and never asks any questions about our lives. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband’s addiction cycle has wife on an emotional carnival ride 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z He continued to speak in monosyllabic pothead voice and approach every new dance move as if his body was simply receiving another download from a "Matrix"-like software program. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Evan does the robot 2010-04-27T12:28:00Z Most people will become discouraged after a few distracted, monosyllabic responses. Perspective | Miss Manners: Minding the manners of smart appliances 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z What Cannes programmer Thierry Frémaux already had was a Mike Leigh film, and while they may both be aging, left-wing Brits with social-realist tendencies and monosyllabic names, they are not the same person. Cannes this film festival be saved? 2010-05-12T18:12:00Z Like the monosyllabic guy who collected his son from school in a pick-up truck. Was there a gun in the house when I dropped off my children for playdates? 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z “She’s not a natural choice for a writer, being a monosyllabic woman of limited intelligence and imagination,” Morgan told me recently, before a screening at the Museum of Modern Art. Peter Morgan Serves the Queen, Again 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Could Dr. Seuss deliver a page-turner that contained itself to no more than two hundred and twenty-five real, English, mostly monosyllabic words? How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Famously monosyllabic and often combative in interviews, he was reluctant to explain the meanings behind his songs. Lou Reed: In his own words 2013-10-28T13:32:31Z I expected to be surrounded by middle-aged brain boxes, and was surprised to find the other contestants were a mixed bunch ranging from monosyllabic students to downright show offs. Saving for a house deposit? Pointless 2011-02-14T12:10:17Z The first, “Sayonara Bar,” is set in and around a hostess lounge in Osaka, Japan, and features Watanabe, a fantastically humorous monosyllabic cook who believes he has penetrated the fourth dimension. Review: In Susan Barker’s ‘The Incarnations,’ Lives of Despair (Past and Present) in China 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Morose, deaf and monosyllabic, he ought to be a natural foil to his verbose and slippery son. How did Murdoch and company perform on the world stage? 2011-07-20T11:29:00Z There is, of course, the monosyllabic, Anglo-Saxon bluntness of it, a grunt clamped between consonants. Ivanka Trump, Samantha Bee, and the Strange Path of an Ancient Epithet 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z But, a few weeks later, we're talking on the phone and, as we suffer through the monosyllabic answers and long silences, there finally comes a moment where Rostam cuts loose. Vampire Weekend: 'People tried to pretend we were rich idiots' 2013-05-03T10:30:00Z And there was Shane, an irresistible, monosyllabic lothario, who inspired both ire and emulation. “The L Word” Reboot Seeks to Absolve the Original’s Sins 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Each leaves the other shocked, monosyllabic, and yet the wicked deeds themselves remain offstage. Review | In Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trust,’ infidelity takes an unlikely form 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Giorgi remained guarded, offering monosyllabic answers and questioning whether I was an agriculture reporter when I inquired about the family farm. Could this man control college basketball? 2013-03-17T21:00:00Z Over and over, he was initially mum or monosyllabic, unable to explain his actions and obvious mistakes. Chicago News Cooperative: ?Celebrity Apprentice,? a Primer for Blagojevich and His Prosecutors 2010-04-09T03:30:00Z YouTube is stuffed with painful interviews featuring monosyllabic subjects, oblivious interviewees or – in some cases – both. The six most excruciating interviews of all time 2013-05-15T13:31:58Z His long pauses and sharp, monosyllabic responses wavered between a show of out-of-touch senility and suspenseful, careful consideration of his next chess move. Rupert Murdoch in the Commons: a terrifying power in decline 2011-07-19T19:51:18Z It also argues that teenage boys should not be allowed to retreat into monosyllabic and fleeting family interactions. Sex, porn and toxic masculinity: the struggle to bring up better boys 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z The word of the day was “HEY!” — a crisp, monosyllabic declaration of presence that kept appearing in loads of hits, usually on the fourth beat of a measure, often leading into a verse. Perspective | Sophie pushed feel-good music toward a boundary that might not exist 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Surely the producers and I could convince ourselves, given that his participation would mean an immediate green-light, the part was appropriate for him, that the monosyllabic action hero could plausibly play a British astrophysicist? How to avoid writing an awful screenplay 2013-04-22T22:05:00Z His corpus includes everything from major paintings and epic films to Mylar balloons and generic business portraits to monosyllabic interview responses and the standard italic font that became wholly identified with his rubber-stamped signature. Andy Warhol, Superstar 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Removed from her natural habitat, shorn of earpieces, monosyllabic rugby players and Willie Carson, she has never seemed so engaged or playful. TV Review: Britain By Bike and Baby Beauty Queens 2010-07-28T07:00:00Z That monosyllabic monologue speaks volumes about the character, and it is just one of the many sharp moments in a terrific little play that deserves to run all summer. Casino great for spending the night 2011-05-17T21:31:03Z In the collection’s liner notes, Campbell recalls Petty keeping the problem of that lyric on the back burner for months, then one day he arrived at the studio with a monosyllabic eureka: wreck. The Raw Roots of Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers,’ Revealed at Last 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z And if she responds with one word, reply with a series of monosyllabic grunts or through miming. 18 hilariously terrible sex tips that all men should ignore 2014-02-21T13:05:00Z In 2014, Marvel turned Guardians of the Galaxy, an obscure comic featuring aliens, a talking raccoon and a monosyllabic tree, into a massive hit. Here’s Why Hollywood Will Never Stop Making Spider-Man Movies 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Are you happy with the current monosyllabic, emotionally bruised Bond, the one who can barely go five minutes without a Russian supermodel telling him that he lives in a prison cell made of feelings? What makes a perfect Bond? 2010-04-20T10:24:00Z Or maybe they’re distant cousins to all the lyric-deficient punk songs that seem to get stuck on a cluster of monosyllabic words in hopes of getting us unstuck from our tedious lives. Perspective | Playboi Carti made the album of the year. Playboi Carti made the album of the year. Playboi Carti made the 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z As Hamlet sings it, the monosyllabic “point” works perfectly, in a way that “question” would not. ‘To Be or Not to Be’: Is It the Question or the Point? 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z But during the press conference he had warmed up from monosyllabic utterances to longer, more rambling answers, especially once it became clear that the response to his film was largely positive. Cannes: Lars von Trier's "Nazi" scandal gets even dumber 2011-05-19T16:35:00Z The hero, Kratos, is something of a reborn video-game protagonist: in his previous six outings, he was no more than a monosyllabic muscleman. The Best Video Games of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He's backed up by a monosyllabic tree creature, who is more of a mime. Guardians of the Galaxy first look review – a whip-smart space romp 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The chosen words are mostly regional, often monosyllabic, and frequently richly onomatopoeic: the natural poetry of the heterogeneous English-speaking tongue. Top Words 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Waiters answer questions about the menu with monosyllabic precision, as was the case at Laundromat. Cultured Traveler: The Lights and Nights of Reykjavik 2013-01-18T18:26:55Z Journalists would return from interviewing them with tales of confiscated mobiles and monosyllabic replies. Linkin Park: 'We're famous, but we're not celebrities' 2011-07-07T22:30:00Z Key to the way the show sounds is the insistence on talk so fast and so smart that it makes the characters in The West Wing sound monosyllabic. Billions: the show so smart it makes The West Wing look slow 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Swift and single-minded, the action — alternating breathless respites with bursts of hysterical motion — flows through a cabin in the woods, as we lose family members and gain a monosyllabic mountain man. Movie Review: ‘Alien Abduction,’ a Thriller Directed by Matty Beckerman 2014-04-03T23:51:56Z Though he hated crying his wares from the stall and was reduced to monosyllabic grunts, he loved writing jokes and dreamed that one day famous comedians would use them. Eddie Braben 2013-05-21T12:56:07Z He enforced a monosyllabic version of military discipline on them at home, particularly his daughter, who was three years younger than Whittle, and rarely permitted them to visit friends, or even have friends. Why The Black Panther can hold its head up high 2012-06-06T15:46:19Z Bennett’s monosyllabic distraction hints at unfathomable pain, a pain so vast and raw that it couldn’t be channelled into art. Movie of the Week: “The Man I Love” 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z He went monosyllabic when I asked about his upbringing. Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Axl is their oldest child, a monosyllabic teenager who meets every conversational sally with either a grunt or an appalled look of disbelief. The Middle 2010-08-31T07:00:00Z “East Asian males tend to be dorky, unappealing, sometimes brutish and monosyllabic in films,” he says. The new heart-throbs: how Hollywood embraced east Asian actors, from Henry Golding to Simu Liu 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z It would be an eternal winter in this alternative history, populated by a tribe of initially loquacious people who suddenly become monosyllabic and then lapse irrevocably into silence. Diarykeeping is an exceptional and heroic act 2012-12-30T16:00:01Z Initially, he was monosyllabic and talked in a monotone. My brother was held as a slave for 26 years 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Marty’s awakening, as he unexpectedly falls in love, was described by Bosley Crowther in The New York Times as “a beautiful blend of the crude and the strangely gentle and sensitive in a monosyllabic man.” Ernest Borgnine, Tough but Tender Actor, Is Dead at 95 2012-07-08T22:21:37Z While most of the responses were monosyllabic — "sweet," "sticky," "heavy" — the conversation also produced my favorite bit of tape that never aired. We appear to be unsettlingly close to a McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme “doughnut burger” collaboration 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z His answers were monosyllabic, and he didn’t ask me any questions in return. Ask Amy: Facebook ‘unfriending’ bewilders cousin The Yaghan – long gone – lived off shellfish, and had a monosyllabic verb meaning “to unexpectedly come across something hard when eating something soft”, like a pearl in an oyster. Take the long view: Chile revisited 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z He's monosyllabic, but the message to the Nashville establishment is clear: welcome to the future. Kris Kristofferson ? a Nashville rebel reminisces 2010-05-06T22:00:00Z “I’m monosyllabic and sometimes just allowed to play in the corner. And I might express myself physically instead, if that’s all right. Cool?” Tom Hardy on Life as the New Mad Max 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Richtel displays admirable empathy for everyone involved but reserves a special place in his heart for Reggie — impassive and forlorn, monosyllabic but tortured, evasive yet sincere. Book Review Podcast: Texting While Driving 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z A line stretched outside the Lego emporium fronted by a monosyllabic, unsmiling doorman, the sort usually employed by nightclubs. How do we feel about the mall these days? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Stroll then used an expletive in a monosyllabic TV interview afterwards, in which he said just seven words in response to three questions. Stroll apologises to FIA for behaviour at Qatar GP 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Closing of the valves to these arteries caused by blood being drawn back toward the heart during ventricular relaxation produces a monosyllabic “dub” sound. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z To quote “Now & Then” column founder Paul Dorpat, “In the moment it might take an exhausted barrister to mouth a monosyllabic indecency, the old embarrassment was leveled.” A fireproof ‘Cruel Castle’ rose on First Hill after Seattle's big blaze 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Having made peace with my own widely used, boringly monosyllabic surname years ago, I read that story with no small amusement. Review: Chang can dunk (but won't) on 'Chang Can Dunk' 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z I would posit a simpler, and less highfalutin, explanation: Roe, with its conveniently monosyllabic moniker, was an easily remembered shorthand for the larger issue. Review | The long fight over Roe was about abortion — and so much more 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z His legacy is the degradation of political discourse to the monosyllabic tirades of Shakespeare's Caliban, which simultaneously scandalize and energize the kabuki theater that passes for government. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z In prepandemic times, she had to wait until evening to ask how he was doing, and the responses were monosyllabic: “Fine.” Working 9 to 2, and Again After Dinner 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z He asked me a question, and I gave him a monosyllabic answer. Opinion | Why I don’t complain about racism to White people 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The man, whom the coast guard said was Japanese, remained almost monosyllabic as his rescuer clambered up alongside him on the upturned hull. Hardy 69-year-old man survives 22 hours on capsized boat off Japan 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z His news conference was brief and fairly monosyllabic. Lakers’ Opener Shows Their Stars Are Not Yet Aligned 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z For every assessment Hess relayed, Allen offered a monosyllabic response. ‘I Was Always Going to Be the Guy Who Figured It Out’ 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Like haiku, these monosyllabic titles are dense with meaning, and “Fuzz” follows the pattern in evoking both the furry elements and their attempted enforcement. Review | Animals and humans on a collision course (sometimes literally) 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z He continued to pepper me with questions, and I continued to give him monosyllabic answers. Opinion | Why I don’t complain about racism to White people 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Among the 31 virtual contenders, there's an anthropomorphic five-tailed fox dressed in a suit and a cutesy monosyllabic seal, both auditioning for a spot on the judges' teams. China gives musical talent show a virtual makeover 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Green recalled being happy to see that his artist had shed his “monosyllabic, shy act” for the night and was doing his best to charm his neighbour. All about Andy: extracts from Warhol – A Life As Art 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z There are no reported sightings of surly teenage elephants reluctantly sitting down at the family dinner table, trusty ear buds in place, occasionally trumpeting monosyllabic answers. Animal adolescence is filled with teen drama and peer pressure 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Such a combustible mix of tempers, egos, bald heads and monosyllabic names surely warranted a stand-alone entertainment of its own. Review: 'Hobbs & Shaw' doesn't quite hit that 'Fast & Furious' sweet spot 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead the 74-year-old struggled, asking for questions to be repeated, laboriously looking up page references and offering halting, monosyllabic answers. Mueller’s 'lacklustre' testimony did little for impeachment debate, experts say 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Instead, he often gave monosyllabic responses such as “Yes”, “No” or “Correct”. Mueller insists his report did not exonerate Trump on obstruction charges 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z For instance, one participant only gave monosyllabic and repetitive answers to questions, but when the interviewer acknowledged his interest in trains, he suddenly made direct eye contact and came alive. Autism: More Than Meets the Eye 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z They correctly thoughtthat the simple, monosyllabic notion of a wall would help him remember to do so. How to make a difficult situation awful 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z We’d been trapped in an ugly cycle of conflict and withdrawal since he was in middle school, our exchanges often either monosyllabic or explosive. Perspective | I smoked weed with my son. We’re closer now. 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But his grades had been slipping and, while a friendly enough boy, his answers now tended to the monosyllabic, his responses were “under-elaborated” and his working memory was affected. The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z For example, they observed whether the parents switched the subject frequently, gave only monosyllabic answers or indulged in overgeneralized praise of their own parents without describing actual situations. Harsh Nazi Parenting Guidelines May Still Affect German Children of Today 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z “One of which is a desire to be friendly and nice, because I know journalists don’t love you to give monosyllabic responses. The second is: don’t tell them anything.” Sally Rooney Gets in Your Head 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Beach House style appears monosyllabic, but the nuances and soundscapes are fresh and inventive. Suede, Earl Sweatshirt and the Lovely Eggs: readers on their albums of 2018 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z After "10 or 15 minutes", Tommy began to calm down but was "still monosyllabic". What is it like to prevent a suicide? 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Where Barack Obama used philosophical acrobatics to wow his base, Trump leans on words: pared down, sparse, monosyllabic ones. Feel the love, feel the hate – my week in the cauldron of Trump's wild rallies 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The brain will be at its least active in the 24-hour cycle, which explains the monosyllabic grunts of teenagers as they lumber to the school bus. Opinion | Let Teenagers Sleep In 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Any parent of a school child will be familiar with monosyllabic responses drawn from the question: "How was school darling?" The words you'd love to hear your children say 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z None of these guys sound like the heartless, monosyllabic brutes pop culture made jocks out to be. Opinion | Jocks Rule, Nerds Drool 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z He’s still slack-jawed and monosyllabic, even in the few glimpses we get of his home life. Review: ‘14 Cameras’ provides a second underwhelming dose of voyeurism 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z There was no tiresome stonewalling, bristling at questions or monosyllabic answers. Barbara Ellen on Madonna: ‘Popular culture still reeks of her influence’ 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z On Sunday, however, Stanton’s two strikeouts in important situations and a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays created a layer of tension in his quick and sometimes monosyllabic responses. On Old-Timers’ Day in the Bronx, It’s the New Guy Who Gets Jeered 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Several of Indiana’s paintings revolve around monosyllabic action words like “eat,” “hug” or “die,” a rather direct, bare-bones alternative to the sophisticated exhortations of Madison Avenue. Robert Indiana, who turned ‘Love’ into enduring art, dies at 89 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Blanket criticism of Mr. Jeter's efforts feeds into the false, prejudicial, and demeaning narrative that these overpaid, monosyllabic, "dumb jocks" have nothing meaningful or insightful to relate. What Happens When Athletes Do the Sportswriting? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z "I don't know if he's got the monosyllabic thing going down. I'm the only guy that's got Dave and nothing else." Five things we learnt on the Brits red carpet 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z After going through an absurd monosyllabic press conference on Friday in which his injured hand – encased in a protective glove – was the topic of conversation, Brady seemed almost human on Sunday. Tom Brady was vulnerable against the Jaguars – but he refuses to break 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z These productions, along with many others, contributed to the idea of Frankenstein's monster being a monosyllabic zombie-like creature. Frankenstein: Behind the monster smash 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z The monosyllabic phrases Trump’s crowds chanted at various rallies — “Lock her up,” taunting Hillary Clinton, as well as “Build that wall” — made up a rhetorical foreshadowing of the prototypes themselves. Potemkin slices: A visit to Trump's border-wall prototypes – Los Angeles Times 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z It might be someone sullen and monosyllabic, fiercely belligerent, or charming but evasive. The scientists persuading terrorists to spill their secrets 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “I love his monosyllabic quality,” she says, laughing. At 82, Judi Dench’s mission remains the same: ‘To learn’ 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “The issues are not simple, so the message is not going to be simple,” she said, rejecting any “monosyllabic” slogan, “but essentially it’s about telling the American public we see them.” Could Kamala Harris revive the fractured Democratic party for the 2020 election? 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Inspired by the blood-and-guts, monosyllabic war movie that had taken us off the tarmac and into the air, I realized the answer by the time of arrival. Gloria Steinem: Women Have ‘Chick Flicks.’ What About Men? 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z He had taken a tremendous beating that night, and she noted that his symptoms — monosyllabic responses, fatigue and lack of interaction with reporters — were consistent with being concussed. Lost in Mounds of Injury Data Is the Brutality of the N.F.L. 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z But I liked the monosyllabic sound of his two names. ‘The team to see’: A veteran reporter recalls experiencing a Cubs game in 1945 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z And it certainly doesn't help that Beyond follows in the footsteps of X-Men: Apocalypse in hiring a charismatic, flexible actor as the antagonist, then hiding him behind latex, makeup, and monosyllabic dialogue. Star Trek Beyond: two minutes of humor, two hours of angst 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z But to his frustration Trump kept making cryptic, monosyllabic statements. Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z I could not hear Obama's end of the conversation, but, in delivering his side, the Kentucky lawmaker was stone-faced and nearly monosyllabic. The Obama-McConnell Cold War 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Questions he deems inane or uninteresting are dismissed with a monosyllabic retort, perplexed stare or pithy insult — sometimes all three. Thunder Pull Out Tight Win and Are Game Away From Ousting Spurs 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And “they responded with monosyllabic answers. “It didn’t appear that they understood anything at all,” Terrio said. Can a 3-year old represent herself in immigration court? This judge thinks so. 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z And plenty of Americans are right there with them on that: Bring up Bill's behavior and Hillary's coping techniques and they suddenly become monosyllabic and start glancing around for the exits. It's fair game 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Maybe we are getting so concise, the next step will feel like a series of monosyllabic grunts or Morse code-style dashes and dots. Can you really sum up a whole year in one word? 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z I worry he might be monosyllabic, but he seems in a good mood. Young Thug: 'I like everything people say about me – you gay, you a punk, you can't rap, you're the hardest' 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z A convicted armed robber and batterer of police officers, the illiterate, monosyllabic heavyweight - who had 24 brothers and sisters - was also controlled by The Mob. Why villains are good for sport 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Among the choices were “air of defiance,” “arms folded” and monosyllabic responses. Exclusion of Blacks From Juries Raises Renewed Scrutiny 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Granted, monosyllabic blocks of wood are likely easier to photocopy than other actors. Review: Arnold (but little else) is back in ‘Terminator’ 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z J. Dennis Hastert, the former Republican House speaker, was monosyllabic as he pleaded not guilty in Chicago to charges related to financial transactions. Your Weekend Briefing 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z One monosyllabic word that is conspicuously absent from the company’s statements on the incidents is “crash.” Flying Car Prototype Falls From The Sky 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Whisked in and out of the courtroom past shouting crowds of journalists, they listened impassively to testimony and offered monosyllabic answers on the stand. Bus Driver in Delhi Gang Rape Blames Victim 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z His speech breaks down into monosyllabic chirps of general acknowledgement, while not maintaining eye contact and attempting to not carry the conversation further. A Former Marine's Review of 'American Sniper' 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Questions about their military record and background elicited monosyllabic answers, which were identical in their lack of information. Vaclav Havel’s Walk on the Wild Side “Dinner-table conversations about passive earnings grab even the most monosyllabic teenager,” Slater says. How to Introduce Your Children to Investing 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z His monosyllabic responses to network broadcaster Doris Burke during the playoffs became legendary. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich is in a league of his own 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Call me and you’ll likely get monosyllabic grunting, as if the phone’s been answered by a passing gorilla with a hangover. Social anxiety: why the mundane can be terrifying 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The teen reportedly gave monosyllabic answers in federal court this week, stating that she understood the plea and the consequences following her attempt to wage jihad. Colorado Teen, in Love With an ISIS Militant, Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge It’s a thick Brooklyn accent of almost monosyllabic, “Neanderthal sounds,” says Hardy. In voices sharp and soft, Tom Hardy sounds out 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The Spurs are often mocked as a square, small-market team overseen by a monosyllabic coach unknown by Madison Avenue and the videogame crowd. The Best TV Moments Of Summer 2014 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z After seeing five therapists, Noah was still mostly monosyllabic when he turned 5. Diagnosis, therapy help boy, 5, find his voice 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z A senior manager told the BBC that if asked to agree to the terms, the firm's answer would be a "simple and monosyllabic no". Amazon 'bullying' UK publishers 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “That’s the past, I don’t,” he said in another of his mostly monosyllabic interviews. For Some N.B.A. Role Players, an Unlikely Shot at a Ring 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Schools should do more to ensure teenagers are not "grunting and monosyllabic" so they can succeed in life, a former aide to Tony Blair says. 'Grunting teens need speech classes' 2014-04-11T11:13:29Z Some declined to help or were nearly monosyllabic, befitting either their distaste for appeals or their 100-hour workweeks at the moment. Your Money: For Many Families, College Financial Aid Packages Are Worth an Appeal 2014-04-04T15:23:14Z “At one point, I took him for a walk, and I was getting a lot of monosyllabic answers,” said Taylor’s son, Steven. Researchers Find Brain Trauma Disease in a Soccer Player 2014-02-26T21:01:03Z “So why do we, caretakers of the planet’s international language” she asks, “expect a single generic monosyllabic word to carry so much weight?” Searching For Meaning In 50,000 Essays About Modern Love 2014-02-14T17:12:01Z Looking down, offering monosyllabic answers, and dispensing with an opening statement, the general left little doubt that he was simply carrying out orders. Listening Post: Photos Tell a Tale of Anguished Deliberations 2013-09-06T18:19:36Z Before his early promise solidified into championship form, London-based journalists often characterized the shy, sometimes monosyllabic and always driven player as dour and graceless. In Wimbledon Win, Murray Reunites a Divided U.K. 2013-07-08T11:35:29Z Collegial Charcuterie Swine, a pork-based place at 531 Hudson Street in the West Village, is one of those establishments that pack a full menu of gastronomic trends into a fashionably monosyllabic name. | Swine: At Swine, Group Dining With a Focus on Pork 2013-06-08T01:59:12Z “I was fairly monosyllabic for a while,” she said. Christine Quinn Opens Up About Her Struggles Against Bulimia and Alcoholism 2013-05-14T06:01:12Z For whatever reason, maybe a strategic one, Shanahan likes to play the clipped, monosyllabic bore in front of the media, exhibiting a personality as enchanting as that piece of cardboard inside your dry-cleaned shirt. Mike Shanahan can coach football — who knew? 2012-12-18T21:38:00Z Over the months she spent with him, speaking briefly with him each day, he grew less communicative and more monosyllabic, Ms. Barnes said. In Private Bradley Manning Case, Jailers Become the Accused 2012-12-08T02:55:18Z It would be sad, therefore, if McIlroy were to become the kind of cut-off, monosyllabic character that Woods was moulded into from virtually the start of his career. Rory McIlroy is changing equipment – let's just hope he doesn't change 2012-11-26T15:22:37Z At 6 feet 2 inches tall, Sergeant Major Plumley was a no-nonsense, almost monosyllabic leader, Mr. Galloway said, even to a civilian. Basil L. Plumley, Decorated Army Veteran, Dies at 92 2012-10-15T14:57:58Z “We’ve got to learn how to win football games as coaches and players,” said Reid during a brief, largely monosyllabic news conference. Lions 26, Eagles 23, Overtime: Eagles’ Loss to Lions Adds to Run of Struggles and Doubts 2012-10-15T01:11:54Z Talking of Shearer, some people say he is a boring, creosoted-fence-sitting, monosyllabic pundit. The world's hardest ever 400m 2012-10-04T07:52:06Z They froze in abject fear when I tried to speak with them, muttering monosyllabic answers to my questions. Inside the Prison that Beat Georgia's President Saakashvili 2012-10-02T17:05:15Z Delpopolo was intense off the mat, too, giving gruff, monosyllabic answers to a series of questions from a reporter between bouts. U.S. Judo Athlete Fails Drug Test 2012-08-06T15:52:36Z The monosyllabic word “steel” even sounds tougher than the highfalutin “aluminum.” Can an Aluminum Truck Be 'Ford Tough'? 2012-07-31T22:05:34Z He appears surly, monosyllabic at times and, well … where is the big goofy smile that Britain expects of any of its young prodigies? Scotland relies on Andy Murray to lift gloom over sporting travails 2012-07-07T21:14:57Z Yet a laconic, monosyllabic exchange at the start of last month's Camp David G8 summit spoke of that no-nonsense spirit in private: Obama greeted the chancellor with just, "Angela." For election favor, Obama looks to Merkel, again 2012-06-08T23:56:33Z Seeing them there, sullen and sad and monosyllabic in their black and white. The Things War Makes You See 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z “Yes,” was the monosyllabic response to this invitation. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z "I don't know," said the monosyllabic beauty, confused. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z In all invited parties, eight of every ten persons are disposed to hold their peace, or to confine themselves to monosyllabic answers to commonplace inquiries. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Only when Oswald's answers, from being brief, became monosyllabic, when his assent to the propositions advanced came fainter and fainter, was R�stow's attention aroused. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z Only her monosyllabic host—"The Silent Knight," his friends called him, denying him his baronetcy in their zest for the nickname—was unable to appreciate the extreme delicacy of the situation. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z But, if the testimony of so astute an observer as General Sherman is to be accepted, war is not unbroken honeymoon, and in the Islands in 1900 the general's monosyllabic descriptive was more applicable. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The language spoken by the sons of the "middle kingdom" consists of 450 monosyllabic sounds, which by various delicate differences in accentuation may increase to about 1600. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Table I consists of monosyllabic words of not more than four letters in which a single consonant precedes a short vowel or in which a short vowel begins the word. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z But the Se�or de Belinchon only gave monosyllabic answers to all these questions. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z I allude particularly to such languages as are not perfectly monosyllabic, and which have nevertheless a very simple and imperfect, or even a very irregular, strange, and awkward grammatical structure. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z It will always be true, therefore, that the lazy and the pompous will have no aim beyond educing monosyllabic answers. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z They too pointed out objects of interest, but only in their capacity as local guides, and in a monosyllabic manner in complete harmony with the occasion. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z I expressed my thanks in modest, almost monosyllabic phrases. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Alderbury addressed a few words to his companion in the language of the country and received monosyllabic replies which gave him no encouragement to persevere in his efforts at making conversation or to extract information. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Little by little she began to reply to his questions, but very cautiously and in an obstinately monosyllabic way. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Bonelli's warbler, with its rather shrill, monosyllabic note, abounded wherever the nature of the ground suited its habits, but had not yet paired; nor could we ascertain that any other species were yet breeding. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z “It will not be fit for you to go for a long time yet,” returned the Dutchman, relapsing into silence, from which he could only be roused to make monosyllabic replies. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Lawless was very silent, almost taciturn, while he off-saddled and rubbed down his weary horse, giving to Tottie’s gossiping inquiries curt monosyllabic replies. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z The distinction is really one between monosyllabic and disyllabic roots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z "Mercy, Phil, how monosyllabic you are," said Mrs. Temple as she shot a curious sidelong glance at him. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z Bill Belichick, nearly monosyllabic after the game, suggested that he did not agree with the pass interference calls. On Pro Football: When Brady Scuffles, the Patriots Have Problems 2011-11-07T03:14:35Z From this we learn that the American is cold, dry, and monosyllabic, in his demeanor and conversation. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Mary's curiosity was very much on the alert, but His Eminence's monosyllabic answers were not intended to satisfy her, and perforce she had to desist from further questioning him. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Only when the talk takes a personal turn, touching upon incidents in his life, he becomes monosyllabic and reserved. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z He is characterized by short clipped hair, a long beard, a grave, dignified face, and a curt, monosyllabic style of speech. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z I hope it’s all stars touching the football with monosyllabic names, preferably. The Fifth Down: 30 Seconds With Scott Hanson 2011-09-03T15:05:35Z Nor did Carleigh's monosyllabic comments and long silences in any wise discourage her. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z His answers to his mate were monosyllabic—or just no answers at all. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z I've heard the whole story from your beloved mother, ridiculously monosyllabic though she always is, and, of course, from that poor, good creature, Miss Bruce, who is miserable about you. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z It is impossible to portray the majesty of Mr. Prawle's monosyllabic pronoun. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Notoriously monosyllabic, either man could probably compete for a world record in shortest average phone conversation. All Eyes on the Senate: Can Two Cagey Veterans Deliver a Debt Deal? 2011-07-30T06:30:20Z I had expected a monosyllabic answer from my taciturn father, but contrary to his wont he recounted to us with the whole power of his mournful recollection the terrible events of his life. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z An enormous drop of soot-tinged water fell upon our nose, incontestably proving that we were awake; and we murmured monosyllabic assent to the stranger's query. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Grace and Joanna received the news almost in silence, and Char remained monosyllabic. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z A monosyllabic order, and she reappeared, bearing a bottle and two glasses. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z The monosyllabic question sprang from Truscott's lips in a sudden access of fear. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z To his clumsily playful advances she returned indefinite, monosyllabic answers, accompanied by her charming smile of a grateful child.... Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z During dinner, I kept up a monosyllabic dialogue with my host, while the stranger continued to eat voraciously, and took no notice whatever of any one. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Unsuppressed by my monosyllabic "No," he persisted by saying, "What's your business, then?" jingling his coins again. The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z We again postponed our departure; the conversation grew monosyllabic, our thoughts polysyllabic, and our hearts too full, just as the waning moon on the threshold of its rising appeared to us full also. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z All with the exception of Aunt Margaret approved of the amendment, and the great George Washington Alexander Hamilton Howard was addressed by his monosyllabic name. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z Clearly, parents might want to give their newborn boys a monosyllabic, four-letter name. Want Your Kid to be CEO? Better Give Them This Name 2011-04-28T15:37:16Z He continued to be monosyllabic, to be sure, and desired no other tobacco than Fleigen Markur, and did not trouble himself about the oversight of the farm. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z To begin with, Chinese is monosyllabic, as I said. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The monosyllabic challenge bit through the silence of the room. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z These monosyllabic words were pronounced with a choking utterance, that betrayed something more than surprise. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Next the captain's empty place, sat the only person in the saloon unmoved, you would say, by the news—a British naval officer, grave, monosyllabic, and showing just that same face throughout the voyage. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Oswald who had been merry enough at first gradually grew taciturn and monosyllabic. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z The first difference between Chinese and Japanese is that the former is monosyllabic, whilst the latter is polysyllabic. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Yet, when her mother came in, she was languid and monosyllabic. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z “I shall win her!” in spite of this monosyllabic indifference! muttered he to Stubbs, as they returned to their sitting-room. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Slowly Felix recovered his health, but his happy temper did not return, he remained always gloomy and monosyllabic--not rude but deeply sad. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z She avoids him so evidently, is so stiff and monosyllabic with him, that he at last questions the captain as to the cause of this change, and receives from his friend a distinct explanation. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z It did not escape Goswyn that he became very monosyllabic and did not show much interest in his brother's conversation. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Whilst I made some monosyllabic and confused reply, I was wondering whether her brother would get through his punishment and make his appearance again before we left. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z She had tried to enter into conversation with Lensky, but he had turned from her, monosyllabic and coarse. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z My mind harks back on these little scraps of memory as I sit here in my bedroom listening to Betty's ceaseless prattle and Nathan's monosyllabic responses. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z Walter knew him well, and that he always grew monosyllabic when agitated by any emotion. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z She clatters her saucepans with an energy very like fury, and grows wholly monosyllabic. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Her father and husband had become remarkably monosyllabic, and it was fortunate that they soon reached the Wilicza domain, for the conversation began to flag hopelessly. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z It was the first time she had ever had any serious conversation with him, the first time he had departed from his shy monosyllabic reserve. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z There is not, so far as the nature of the case goes, any reason why the sounds of Chinese characters should all be monosyllabic, any more than the Arabic numerals. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Gronau's field-glass was directed steadily to this pyramid, and the two guides exchanged a few monosyllabic remarks, while their grave faces showed their anxiety. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The peculiar emphasis, placed on the monosyllabic word, told me that he was making pause for a purpose. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The talk between the two gentlemen was rather monosyllabic. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z The other man reclined as if somewhat fatigued, and smoked his cigar, listening indolently to the running conversational comment which his cousin kept up, sometimes with him, sometimes with Atherstone, whose answers were chiefly monosyllabic. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Lastly are constructed polysyllabic words, formed by a combination into one word of two or more of the monosyllabic terms. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z Most of the primitive nouns are monosyllabic, and denote but a single object or idea. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z Now his unrest seemed to increase every moment; he became monosyllabic, and absent, and hardly took any part in the conversation. Herman A Novel 2011-02-03T03:00:12.287Z He had inquired after her health and well-being and received her monosyllabic reply with an impatient sigh. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Michael especially was uncommonly absent and monosyllabic; he seemed scarcely to hear some of the priest's questions, and his answers to others were quite irrelevant. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z The Baroness launched into a torrent of pretty speeches and affectionate inquiries, which met with monosyllabic answers alone. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z They left the platform, but the Prince had grown somewhat monosyllabic. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z She had supposed him to be more or less monosyllabic, and she was astonished at his command of languages. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Deane waited upon her at breakfast, and talked in a matter-of-fact way, accepting her monosyllabic answers as natural things,—carrying on a conversation, too, with the man who waited at the sideboard. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z So far as I could hear, he was extremely monosyllabic. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z He suddenly became talkative and showed an uncommon amiability to Schorn, although the young man met his advances with monosyllabic replies. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z It sounded as monosyllabic and rebuking as possible, but Rojanow was not the man to be rebuked. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z In January 2002 he finally did marry — a different woman, Thorpe, who kept her own, monosyllabic surname. The John Hickenlooper Exception 2011-01-06T14:59:03Z Then he offers his views on Rupert Murdoch : Generally not overly forthcoming, rather monosyllabic, an enigma whose banter is nondescript bourgeois filler delivered in a mid-Pacific accent. Black on Murdoch: a monosyllabic, mumbling, nondescript, coarse great white shark with orange-dyed hair 2010-10-21T07:28:00Z Photograph: Chinafotopress/Getty Images , uptight and monosyllabic at the start of the week, is as content as he has been for a little while. Murray beats Chinese wild card Bai Yan 2010-10-13T16:05:00Z At D.E.I., he was in a cocoon of family and friends who intuited his monosyllabic responses. Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. Outrace His Father?s Influence? 2010-08-05T16:05:00Z Yes, but his letters grow shorter and more monosyllabic. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z I’m also keen on all the stores with monosyllabic titles, like Cloth and Bliss. | The State of Brooklyn 2010-06-26T19:22:00Z The Siamese or Thai, who speak a monosyllabic language of the Chinese type, but written in an Indian alphabet, represent a late invasion from southern China, whence they descended about the 13th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" She seemed unable to help him, unable to do more than give back monosyllabic responses to the things he said. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The conversation was confined to monosyllabic questions and answers. The Undying Past Their language is monosyllabic, and is connected with the Chinese. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli It was not until he chanced to mention the National Gallery, in connection with the season's exhibition of pictures, that Margharita abandoned her monosyllabic answers and generally reserved demeanor. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Conversation between Michael and Mr. Murdoch was not very lively, and Mrs. Murdoch's adjutant inquisitiveness made Michael the more monosyllabic whenever her husband did commit himself to a direct inquiry. Sinister Street, vol. 2 This monosyllabic creature--that she is enchanting it is impossible to deny! Barbarossa and Other Tales It was some time before Jansen returned to the ladies, who had been carrying on a rather monosyllabic conversation with the master of the house. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II He was, according to his wont, monosyllabic and almost awkward in the presence of this eloquent woman. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Reginchen received them with eyes sparkling with delight, but Reinhold, after yesterday's rare expenditure of eloquence, was as monosyllabic as if he were compelled to make up for his unprecedented lavishness by redoubled parsimony. The Children of the World I scarcely recall another book so monosyllabic and terse. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Adele did not notice his preoccupation, and chatted gaily seemingly unaware that his replies were monosyllabic. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Despite her hope, she expected some monosyllabic reply followed by a silence that would prevent a continuance of the subject. The Shadow Rosenbusch had at first taken a seat by his side; but as he had received only monosyllabic answers, he had soon withdrawn again. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Their host appeared at last, greeted every one with monosyllabic cordiality, and then approached the stranger. The Children of the World It had the monosyllabic title, the insistent realism, the contempt for form and dramatic convention, the arid conversation with lapses of brilliance, the admirable acting, and, above all, the Great Gloom. Years of Plenty This was partially due to the impressive monosyllabic advice given in low voices by guides, hostlers and residents of the park. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Truda was very silent all the way home; in plain words, she sulked, and refused to give more than monosyllabic replies to Hope’s gentle overtures. The Daughters of a Genius We find exactly the same in other languages which, like Chinese, are called monosyllabic. Lectures on The Science of Language The girl began to feel the strain of a monosyllabic listener, but she had the courage of a heroine. Jacob's Ladder The banker was not talkative: he smoked all the evening, and drank beer, and except an occasional monosyllabic comment on its excellence, said little. That Boy Of Norcott's Let me assure my reader that the bound from a monosyllabic name to a high-sounding epithet of three syllables is almost as enchanting as this assumption of the toga virilis. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance As Piet introduced Colvin, His Honour did not rise, but merely extended a massive hand, uttering a single monosyllabic word of greeting. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Roots consisting of more than one syllable can always be proved to be derivative roots, and even among monosyllabic roots it is necessary to distinguish between primitive, secondary, and tertiary roots. Lectures on The Science of Language The girl enjoyed the distinction of knowing all about the great family and enlightening this stranger from America, whose silent attention and occasional monosyllabic replies were sufficient to inspire her friendly efforts to entertain. The Mountain Girl I trust that you will be able to give me some information, or, at any rate, give your assistance in the cause of monosyllabic simplicity. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "With arsis monosyllabic, the strong tendency is to make the thesis short." English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Mr. Hertzog was seldom more than monosyllabic, but his eyes followed the wilted little figure of his partner with more anxiety than the word implied. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients These two divisions comprehend very nearly all the languages of Asia, with the exception of Chinese, which, together with its neighboring dialects, forms the only representative of radical or monosyllabic speech. Lectures on The Science of Language None felt in the mood for talking save the driver, and he soon subsided, failing to elicit more than monosyllabic responses. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp But what of the inflection of those monosyllabic words? Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation He found the ten-syllabled heroic line monotonous, monosyllabic, and divided into five feet of tolerably regular alternate short and long. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Going down to breakfast one morning, she found her brother clean-shaven, immaculate, monosyllabic, awaiting the overdue meal. The House of Fulfilment The fact, therefore, that languages, if once settled, do not change their grammatical constitution, is no argument against our theory, that every inflectional language was once agglutinative, and every agglutinative language was once monosyllabic. Lectures on The Science of Language But failing to emphasize his disinterestedness, he added to his monosyllabic exclamation a query in a studied tone of unconcern. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch What shall we say now-a-days of these two brief monosyllabic words, in which the strong generation of the Revolution and the First Empire reposed so haughty a confidence? Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century "If the arsis is monosyllabic, a short vowel in the thesis followed by a single consonant is not lengthened by the ictus; the arsis is instead prolonged." English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History She laid aside her childish manner; thoughtful melancholy lay on her features; and she became monosyllabic. Timar's Two Worlds This by no means exhausts the list of devices by which the difficulties of a monosyllabic language are successfully overcome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Seems odd, sir," hazarded Carrick when a comparatively smooth piece of road permitted more than monosyllabic profanity, "seems odd that we've seen ten women to one man so far. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch So much for the simple elementary facts; the former of which will be spoken of under the designation of Mongolian conformation; the second under that of monosyllabic language. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The Weak Declension of adjectives, whether monosyllabic or polysyllabic, does not differ from the Weak Declension of nouns, except that -ena of the genitive plural is usually replaced by -ra of the strong adjectives. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary In measurement of heads, again, men vary; from the broad-headed Tartar to the medium-headed European and the narrow-headed Hottentot; or, again in language, from the highly-inflected Roman tongue to the monosyllabic Chinese. The Conservation of Races The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 2 Faint, far between, and monosyllabic were Nellie's replies, but soon the father knew she was answering through her tears. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. He can as easily say, "I would like a blue ball, please," if asked what color he prefers, as to jerk out a monosyllabic "Blue!" Froebel's Gifts Plenty of nations besides the Chinese are monosyllabic in language. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Accordingly, as the story goes, the author being summoned before the editor of the "Petit Journal," was notified that if this monosyllabic chat went on, he would be paid by the word. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Bits of conversation, monosyllabic and formal, to fit the clothes, drifted across the lawn to her. The Wishing Moon Miss Dickenson's share of the conversation had become very dry and monosyllabic. When Ghost Meets Ghost K�te was so monosyllabic that Paul soon seized the newspaper, and the boy, after trying to stifle his yawns, at last got up. The Son of His Mother All the nations speaking monosyllabic tongues are Mongol in physiognomy; though all the nations which have a Mongol physiognomy do not speak monosyllabic tongues. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Oh," she cried with an Englishwoman's usual monosyllabic appeal for help to heaven and earth: "there are now a great number of ways. Sir Tom Williams was equally silent, breaking his reticence only now and then to utter some monosyllabic command to Cuff. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Not so my host, the Captain Sigismund von Münchhausen, who suddenly snapped together the stethoscope through which he had been gazing and rapped out a monosyllabic order down the speaking tube at his right hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916 The conversation became more and more monosyllabic; he bought a paper at the next station, and she leant back in her corner and tried to sleep. The Son of His Mother The extremity however—the Malayan peninsula—is not monosyllabic. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The Indian had eaten at the same table with the family, after the farm fashion, and Betty had been fascinated by the monosyllabic replies he had given to questions asked him. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune He met her eyes—very nice eyes they were, he reflected—and it was too bad they should reveal fear, as they had since his monosyllabic exclamation. The Monk of Hambleton She had ceased to talk, save to utter dull, monosyllabic commands to him. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author The monosyllabic grunt coming over the wire showed Jimmy that Roy Heath had taken it all. Death Points a Finger The British possessions of Hindostan are monosyllabic on their Tibetan and Burmese frontiers. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies A precisian might of course, were he so disposed, take up the ground that the report of the Committee when made ought to be monosyllabic, "Yes" or "No." A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer His own voice pleased the lay-preacher, and he had orated on every subject from politics to street-paving, giving his companion little chance for anything but monosyllabic comments. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country There was something in the suggestion which at the moment made the clergyman almost monosyllabic. Marion Fay Their monosyllabic and uninflected language, belonging to one of the earliest strata of human speech, and ill fitted to express abstract or poetical ideas, is an index to their whole nature. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The kingdom of Ava, next to those of China and Siam, best represents the civilization of those families whose tongue is monosyllabic. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Then, when their decision had been taken, he remembered the abrupt falling back of the man into the quiet, almost monosyllabic manner which usually belonged to him. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills “How did you escape?” and the like, all of which Diotti parried with monosyllabic replies, finally saying: “I was dissatisfied with my playing and went away to study.” The Fifth String It is quite monosyllabic, with the Hamite or African structure, having its affinities all over Africa, where hardly any except the Qua or Hottentot nation are of Chinese? or Turanic descent by structure of speech. The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. The most ludicrous scenes scarcely ever cause them to laugh, or the most interesting recitals draw from them more than their peculiar monosyllabic expression of admiration. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State A comparative absence of grammatical inflexions, and a disproportionate preponderance of monosyllabic words, characterize the language of China. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The writer, however, hardly heard him; he was thinking of the many good friends who had taken part and the price they had to pay, and his answer was the monosyllabic "Huh!" of the aborigine. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade The monosyllabic replies of the hunter were delivered in a voice which seemed to come from a long way off or from out of the earth beneath his pony's feet. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Neither of them could induce Mat O'Brien to enter into conversation; his gloomy silence or brief monosyllabic replies compelled even his brother at last to desist from any such attempt. Lover or Friend The monosyllabic sound assigned to each charter is applied to so many different meanings, that in its unconnected state it may be said to have no meaning at all. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton This makes the latter group, which for shortness will be called that of the monosyllabic nations or tribes—a section, or division, of the former. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Mr. King’s car was at the door, and the cobbler watched him as he stepped from it with a monosyllabic greeting to the girl and helped her to the seat next to his. Rose O'Paradise When the word is at one and the same time of Anglo-Saxon origin and monosyllabic, there is no doubt about the preference to be given to the form in -er. A Handbook of the English Language Nothing brought him on deck or made him speak except to give Herriot monosyllabic commands. The Black Buccaneer In the Chinese the beauty of an expression depends entirely on the choice of the character, and not on any selection or arrangement of the monosyllabic sounds. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Here end the monosyllabic tongues spoken in British India. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies This influence of the chief accent affects also combinations of two monosyllabic words which make an iambus, and combinations like ego illi, age ergo, in which the second syllable of the second word is elided. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors It will be found, indeed, that these double rhymes are as numerous as the single or monosyllabic ones. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 As in V, iv, 30, the 'where' of the Folios represents the monosyllabic pronunciation of this word common in the sixteenth century. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Aymer was apt to become monosyllabic when a certain train of thought was forced on him. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Necdum finitus Orestes.—There are several populations which, on fair grounds, have been believed to be in the same category with the Dhekra, i.e., which are Hindú in language and creed, though monosyllabic in blood. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The hiatus is commonest in monosyllabic words, or words ending in a short syllable followed by m, making the first syllable of an arsis resolved into two shorts. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors "We do, we do," we all unanimously said; and Mr. C. wound up with monosyllabic emphasis, "Yes!" A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The first emotion of their meeting having passed away, he found it easier to talk to her, and he did so in an odd monosyllabic way which she yet found interesting. The New Tenant Mistress Benton, using every force to keep awake, interjected monosyllabic exclamations and questions. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 At the same time its unequivocally monosyllabic character is beyond doubt. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies They told me many stories of daring deeds performed by other members of the squadron, but when I asked them to describe their own experiences, I found them diffident and monosyllabic. Great Britain at War He tried to divert her mind by calling attention to various things of interest, but the utter exhaustion of her position and the monosyllabic character of her replies soon discouraged him. Macaria The stranger followed her up the stairs, murmuring monosyllabic sympathy, and regulating his pace by hers. Fantômas Dazed, depleted, the girl’s answers grew monosyllabic, in spite of an air of forced gayety which she strove hard to maintain. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The dominant nation of Sikkim are— The Lepchas.—Their language also is monosyllabic; but it is Tibetan rather than Burmese. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies There is no book in which children a little advanced beyond the simplest monosyllabic lessons will learn to read faster, or more readily catch the proprieties of inflection, emphasis, and cadence, than the Bible. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Madame asked a few questions about her old schoolmate, receiving monosyllabic answers, then waited. Master of the Vineyard In order to fit it to the Chinese ideographs for literary purposes, it was being deprived of its mellifluous polysyllabic character and reduced to monosyllabic terseness. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The sheriff stopped and spoke to him, but beyond a monosyllabic reply and a nod Seth gave him no encouragement to stop. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies This is British, and, as it extends as far north as the Himalayas, it may contain monosyllabic languages, and tribes speaking them. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Langford had ignored his hints, had returned monosyllabic replies to his tentative questions, causing the manager to appear to be an outsider in an affair in which he felt a vital interest. The Trail to Yesterday The talk that followed was nearly all her own, Shirley's part in it being largely monosyllabic replies to her statements and suggestions. A Black Adonis You say there is no purely monosyllabic language. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities It is not impossible that tona is itself a compound root, including the monosyllabic radical na, which is at the basis of nagual. Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History It was at that instant of the major's soft-voiced pleading and of the widow's low, monosyllabic replies, that a voice from out the plantation on their left smote sharply upon their ears. A Sheaf of Corn That was the first speech by either of them since the monosyllabic greeting at the door. No Clue A Mystery Story Conrad, who lookt upon himself as the wisest person in the company, became grave and monosyllabic, waiting to hear what this new device or scheme for detecting the thief, would end in. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Wing—he's too or three other monosyllabic patronymics, but Wing suffices—is an invaluable person. Ravensdene Court The root na, to know, is the primitive monosyllabic stem to which we trace all of them. Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History She wondered passionately if he thought her a fool, for she could not look into his mind and discover how adorable he found her monosyllabic responses. Virginia Fate stood by that news-stall, with the blear-eyed, frousy woman that tended it looking vacantly on; Fate, veiled, too, and not even monosyllabic in his behalf. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty That it had suited her admirably, and that it was monosyllabic, was all he could remember. Antony Gray,—Gardener It is an uncultivated and formal tongue, with monosyllabic roots and rude inflexions totally different from the neighboring languages of Syria and Arabia, totally opposite to the copious and polished Sanscrit. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 On the end of the bench was the monosyllabic Scot, who ceased the exquisite painting of mora buttresses and jungle shadows only for the equal fascination of searching bats for parasites. Edge of the Jungle If we will take the type of the so-called most primitive form, the monosyllabic—the Chinese, we shall find all this evidenced in the clearest manner. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs Considine blushing and monosyllabic, begged for time to consider what might be done; and the fact that he did not seem to be utterly hopeless cheered Jocelyn considerably. The Tragic Bride He was taciturn to the point of monosyllabic conversation, 218 and the perpetual, smiling sneer on his face had gotten on Red Owen’s nerves. The Range Boss Malay is mainly dissyllabic, but there are not wanting evidences of a former monosyllabic tendency. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay “She does not wish to see you,” said the monosyllabic Gertrude, and gazed into the light of the hall lamp. The Goose Man He was a monosyllabic, oldish little fellow, whose cheeks had fallen down and disturbed the balance of his already bald head. The Varmint With the word "nip" would come a crescendo, swelling to a sharp little monosyllabic quaver, and then the whole thing would die away most mournfully. Stubble The poetical accents sometimes fall on unaccented syllables and sometimes on monosyllabic words that are not emphatic, but usually the metrical accent of any given word corresponds to its logical accent. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Each of these monosyllabic sounds embraces a large number of various meanings, and each of these various meanings is represented by its own sign. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Though generally quite monosyllabic, Agnes was now inclined to be extremely communicative, but she could merely confirm what he had already heard. The Goose Man Chinese belongs to the former class of languages, the "monosyllabic," Turkish to the latter, the "agglutinative." Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria They walked along the street in the gathering darkness soberly, he returning monosyllabic answers to the perfunctory questions which she fired at him, brightly crisp. Stubble But he was so surly and monosyllabic a man that the children gave him the widest of berths, and therefore that theory was unlikely. In the Mist of the Mountains Now the whole Chinese language consists in reality of about four hundred words, or significative sounds, all monosyllabic. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion This is especially true of some of our commonest monosyllabic surnames. The Romance of Names At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable. Moor Fires Ten minutes of monosyllabic discussion between the chief and his counsellors produced the pledge Steve desired, and he knew from the manner of it that the pledge would be kept to the letter. The Heart of Unaga The young man did his best to be agreeable, but it was rather discouraging to receive only gruff monosyllabic rejoinders to his most interesting observations. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day E. L. N. Monosyllables.—Among the many correspondents who have sent you specimens of monosyllabic poetry, I have seen no one who has quoted this very singular passage from Phineas Fletcher's Purple Island. Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It is to this class that we must refer the large number of our monosyllabic surnames, which would otherwise defy interpretation. The Romance of Names Martell was monosyllabic as usual, and we sat and gazed into the fire. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 There was no great display, yet the doctor's words, and the monosyllabic reply, were deeply significant. The Heart of Unaga Involuntarily he uttered a cry of anguish, followed by a monosyllabic quotation from the original Anglo-Saxon. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage Long Mr. Ball was, as usual, the chief speaker; and round Mr. Tongs yielded meek and monosyllabic assent to all his partner’s words. The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn Like most monosyllabic local surnames, it is commonly found in the plural, Hayes, Hawes. The Romance of Names He made no remark upon the disagreeable episode of the previous night, and ate silently amid the chatter of Babe and the monosyllabic answers of her mother. Tess of the Storm Country The elegiac poets admitted a monosyllabic ending to the hexameter if it was preceded by another monosyllable closely linked to it in sense: see Platnauer 13. The Last Poems of Ovid Nothing could be more delightful than to be as calm and monosyllabic as we were. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Thus haegel, twaegen, and faegen, became hail, twain, and fain.—In these and other ways it has come to pass that the present English is to a very large extent of a monosyllabic character. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Sud-is a monosyllabic foot, and the preceding rest is easily accounted for by the pause at the end of the previous line. The Principles of English Versification She carefully recalled to mind the late conversation, and found that her own share therein had been limited to monosyllabic assents and denials; an occasional, “Really!” and three or four exclamations of, “How sad!” More about Pixie Mr Connor made several attempts to introduce interesting subjects of conversation, but receiving only monosyllabic replies, relapsed in his turn into silence. The Fortunes of the Farrells She seated herself on the edge of the chair to which Nan escorted her, sternly refused an offer of tea, and vouchsafed only monosyllabic replies when spoken to. Betty Trevor It must be confessed that the monosyllabic style is often dull, but it is always serious and homely. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The monosyllabic foot in which the unstressed element is missing offers no difficulty. The Principles of English Versification Between that time and the appearance of James with the tray Aunt Maria made three successive attempts to open new topics of conversation, which were each time checkmated by monosyllabic replies. A College Girl At lunch Mr Farrell appeared with a clouded brow, and vouchsafed only monosyllabic replies when addressed. The Fortunes of the Farrells They did not talk, except now and then, in a half whisper, they gave monosyllabic queries and replies. The Master-Knot of Human Fate He made occasional monosyllabic comments that kept the running fire of his wife's chatter going. The Secret of the Storm Country Again, as in all languages largely monosyllabic, there are many significations attached to one word, and these often widely different. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Having presented his card to a chilly, monosyllabic little man, he was shown, after a short wait, into a private office where, surrounded by several tons of mahogany, Mr. Joseph Beale reigned supreme. The Winning Clue It is the concrete intonation of every syllable and monosyllabic word which gives to speech its distinctive character from music. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Once upon a time Ferdinand breathed right into Adele's translucent Listener those three Words which hold all Records as monosyllabic Trouble-Makers. Ade's Fables His frigid and monosyllabic replies discouraged all her efforts. Henrietta Temple A Love Story She grew distrait, monosyllabic, sat for long intervals staring absently into the gloom beyond the windowpane. North of Fifty-Three The mother never ventured a word except in answer to a question, and used monosyllabic answers whenever possible. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Each syllable and monosyllabic word is called a concrete, and it is with the concrete in all its various possibilities of utterance that voice culture has mainly to do. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Grim led the way-off the highroad now, and down dark defiles that set the camels moaning, while their riders yelled alternately to Allah and apostrophized their beasts in the monosyllabic camel language. The Lion of Petra His mental content could not be determined at the time, as his replies were indistinct and monosyllabic, and were obtained only after much effort. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry Addison introduced the word genius, and the other was relegated to humorous conceits—a change no doubt facilitated by the short and monosyllabic form and sound. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 The guide went first, I have said, and when one of the slippery and frail supports broke from under his feet he had recourse to his usual monosyllabic way of speaking. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Mr. Anstruther suppressed with some difficulty the strong feeling of irritation that seized him at these monosyllabic answers. The Rebellion of Margaret The fox-faced man and the reporter who was monosyllabic were waiting for his return. Winner Take All And let us observe, that the naturalness of his feeling keeps him to the simplest, almost monosyllabic, English! Nature Mysticism William was monosyllabic, partly, I gathered, on account of recent events, and partly because one of his patent leather boots was obviously causing him anguish. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel Our fingers were now working briskly and we carried on a brief monosyllabic conversation while the other prisoners were completing their work. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The girl dropped a monosyllabic negative and fell to studying. From the Valley of the Missing The Chinese, although their language is monosyllabic, do not make an extensive use of monosyllables in speech to express a single thing or idea. China and the Chinese I bore with me a gnawing anxiety and sorrow that precluded all conversation on my part, save monosyllabic replies, to questions that I comprehended but vaguely. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor It isn't another invention, because when he is inventing he is merely monosyllabic, with spasms of muttering and an increased tendency to knock things over. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel In monosyllabic verbs especially, a second form of the future is often found, which retains the doubling of the present tense. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea As she nibbled, half-heartedly, at the miserable food brought by a slovenly waiter, the two men exchanged barely a dozen words, the lieutenant growling out monosyllabic answers, finally pushing back his chair, and striding out. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier Her monosyllabic answers were perfectly colorless, and, with this last, she picked up an empty dish, and vanished. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune He held her arm, assisting her to descend the stairway, his lips murmuring a few commonplaces, to which she scarcely returned even monosyllabic replies, although she frequently flashed shy glances at his grave face. Bob Hampton of Placer The man on the stone slowly turned toward Chamberlain, and at last found voice for more than monosyllabic utterances. The Stolen Singer Otherwise the words are in most cases reduced to monosyllabic roots from which it seems hopeless to attempt to extract a meaning. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia The trio—Dartrey, with his silence and occasional monosyllabic remarks—seemed to draw closer together at every moment until Miller, obviously chafing at his isolation, thrust himself into the conversation. Nobody's Man It must be remembered that extreme peculiarities of grammar, like the vocal mutations of the Hebrew or the monosyllabic separation of the Chinese, have not been discovered among Indian tongues. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 There was something provocative in the curl of her lips and in her monosyllabic question. A People's Man But Captain von Kessel remained highly monosyllabic in everything pertaining to the management of the vessel and the prospects for a good or bad crossing. Atlantis As a monosyllabic start to a conversation, Ellen's "Well?" created difficulties. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Luncheon was a pleasant, even a luxurious meal, for the Woolhanger chef had come from the ducal household, but it was hedged about with restraints which fretted Tallente and rendered conversation monosyllabic. Nobody's Man He was polite, but monosyllabic and gloomy, and his interest in the play was obviously feigned. The Survivor A peculiarity is that all roots are monosyllabic. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Phoebe and the Parson were at either side, and the foot of the table was taken by Annie, Archelaus, defiant and monosyllabic, on her left, and Lawyer Tonkin, glossy with black broadcloth, on her right. Secret Bread I addressed one or two remarks to my companion, but received always monosyllabic answers. The Killer She was a rosy-cheeked, laughing, vivacious girl who greeted her as if she had always known her and did not seem to notice that she received monosyllabic replies. The Girl and Her Religion Hence the unmerited popularity not infrequently enjoyed by the dark, saturnine, brooding individual whose conversation savours of the tensely monosyllabic. The Splendid Folly The monosyllabic root shows it to be concrete. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Mr. Punch, once hailed by the D.T. as "the Democritus of Fleet Street," on the strength of his "memorable monosyllabic monition," in turn salutes the immortal protagonist of the purple polysyllable. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20 Miss Euphrasia smiled; "sweet," especially in the silvery tone in which Mrs. Argenter uttered it, was the last monosyllabic epithet she would have selected as applying to grave, earnest, downright Desire. The Other Girls His glibness had the effect of rendering Ambrose monosyllabic. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The nouns and objects were monosyllabic, as before. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. His monosyllabic responses were accepted as perfectly right and natural, when they were nothing of the sort. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Yes, but his letters are always short and monosyllabic. The Northern Light I got a low wailing "Yes?" for answer—a monosyllabic substitute for the "How long, O Lord?" of a saint in difficulties. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters And many a seigneur and many a madame was needed to make her forgive our admirable Racine his chiens so monosyllabic. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century With the exception of a few later specified series they were monosyllabic words. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. The servants joked among themselves at the foolishness of "Mrs. Maurice"; and the monosyllabic Johnny Bennett, when told of some of Eleanor's scares, was bored. The Vehement Flame No conversation concerning Hartmut had ever passed between them save the one fleeting question and his wife's monosyllabic answer. The Northern Light I allude to the monosyllabic and the polysynthetic languages, the former prevalent in Eastern Asia, the latter throughout the vast regions of the New World. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It was late before Lance returned, tired and monosyllabic. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India For lack of monosyllabic English words the verbs and movements were dissyllabic words. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. From the moment of his entrance he had kept his face carefully averted from Hamil's view; had neither looked at him nor spoken except in monosyllabic answer to a single question. The Firing Line Introductions, where the lady was self-possessed and bewitching, the gentleman monosyllabic and poker-like; others, where he was off-hand, ogling, and facetious; she, timid, credulous, and blushing. Bressant Libations are poured on the Homa fire in accompaniment with the seventeen monosyllabic sounds. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 We drank the coffee brought to us before dawn, in grouchy, sleepy, monosyllabic silence. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative The first change was the substitution of dissyllabic words in the verb and the movement series in the place of monosyllabic words. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. As she felt just now, she didn't think she could stand Dolly's chatter without the intervention of some excuse for monosyllabic replies. The Real Adventure Originally polysyllabic, the Chinese language later assumed a monosyllabic, isolating, uninflected form, grammatical relations being indicated by position. Myths and Legends of China The Duke was talkative, in a disjointed, monosyllabic fashion. Doctor Claudius, A True Story How was she to be anything but awkwardly monosyllabic? Martha By-the-Day Preliminary tests, however, made it highly probable that simple concrete dissyllabic words are not more difficult than monosyllabic in 5 secs. exposure. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Usually their conversation was comfortably monosyllabic and disjointed, as is the breakfast talk of two people who understand each other. Half Portions Those monosyllabic assonances are the discovery of genius. Aspects of Literature His busy brain scarcely heard the questions with which his host was plying him, and his replies were distraught and monosyllabic. The Mystery of Mary Joyce delivered a little lecture on the culture of roses, not because she considered herself an authority, but because her guest's conversation was mostly of the monosyllabic order. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The material was of the same kind as the words used in the couplet series, being mostly monosyllabic and seldom dissyllabic words. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. He uses monosyllabic words wherever this is possible. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) "Well?" he asked, breathing his monosyllabic inquiry hissing upon the air. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest In all monosyllabic replies a child must not say "Yes" or "No" or "What?" Etiquette She asked questions about Mary's home and her parents, and Mary answered these interrogations in monosyllabic gasps. The Golden Scarecrow Most monosyllabic adverbs add -er and -est to form the comparative and superlative, just as adjectives do; as, high, higher, highest; soon, sooner, soonest. An English Grammar I observed at Maimaichin, as at San Francisco, the tendency to add an 'o' sound to monosyllabic consonant words. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life A silence only broken by monosyllabic and almost whispered betting and "raising" as the games proceeded. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest Even with herself he was reticent, monosyllabic, obviously absorbed in matters of which she had no knowledge. The Lamp in the Desert A disgust at the bubbling devil's-caldron, a horror of the smiling, monosyllabic Woman of the Red Eyelids, filled my heart. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Alicia, so expansive, so theatrical, so much the centre of the situation, when she chose, could be equally prickly, monosyllabic, and repellent when it suited her to be so. The Testing of Diana Mallory And in consequence of such reflections, he always remained in the same dumb state, uttering from time to time a few monosyllabic sounds, and thereby earning the name of the most wearisome of men. Best Russian Short Stories She could find no answer to her monosyllabic inquiry. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest But our young gentleman remains elegantly monosyllabic, and it would seem that he is not at all overjoyed upon his return to the poverty-stricken, quiet house of his father. The Youth of the Great Elector The Doctor sat rather quiet, and, without being rude, treated the gentleman to monosyllabic answers. The Personal Life of David Livingstone And it needed many "seigneurs" and "madames" to procure forgiveness for our admirable Racine for his monosyllabic "dogs!" and for so brutally bestowing Claudius in Agrippina's bed. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations His father chatted with him upon City matters, but the young man's answers were brusque and monosyllabic. The Firm of Girdlestone The only comfort he obtained was a monosyllabic command. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest "I'm a morose, dour, monosyllabic Scot, Bobbie," he said; "but this sort of thing bucks me up." The First Hundred Thousand In the morning we are a sorry crowd, conversation is monosyllabic and very much to the point. The New North The saleswomen there could not find happiness in dressing the strangely sullen woman with monosyllabic mendacities of date and place for this celebratory solemnization. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America It was long since she had heard her own voice in more than a monosyllabic answer to some necessary question. A Spinner in the Sun English has long been striving for the completely unified, unanalyzed word, regardless of whether it is monosyllabic or polysyllabic. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech It shows how both may be evolved from monosyllabic tongues like the Chinese or Siamese. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 If we also had to express proper names by combining monosyllabic words already existing in English, we should in fact be obliged to write the name of the Macedonian hero much as Swift travestied it. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 I feared the existence of terrific imprecations in the most common dog-phrases, and suspected lurking profanity even in the monosyllabic "Khta" and "Hoogh," which I had been taught to believe meant "right" and "left." Tent Life in Siberia Having exhausted his monosyllabic and superficial evidence, they could move him no farther. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 And I hope my monosyllabic sincerity satisfied him. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front Our formation of the moods and tenses, by means of a few separate auxiliaries, all monosyllabic, and mostly without inflection, is not only simple and easy, but beautiful, chaste, and strong. The Grammar of English Grammars He had the sniffy beginnings of a cold, the result of yesterday's struggle in icy water, and his usual diffident and monosyllabic inclination were intensified by the position in which he found himself. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories |
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