| 单词 | moon about |
| 例句 | Piggy was mooning about, aimlessly picking up things and discarding them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “You did not moon about love. You kept your eyes on duty.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And she would have been over the moon about you. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "I couldn't be more over the moon about it." MTV's `120 Minutes' returning with Matt Pinfield 2011-03-17T12:11:11Z He seems to be over the moon about her. Ask Amy: Son and girlfriend filched material; what’s a mother to do? 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z People towards the twilight of their lives are probably not going to be over the moon about this. South Africa gets first all-black porn film 2010-10-14T11:22:00Z She is not over the moon about it, but it was a sensible decision. The Marriage of Sid and Mercedes Bass, Now Broken 2011-10-14T22:16:09Z This year in particular a lot of critics have been over the moon about a lot of movies my friends and I could take or leave. Does ‘Three Billboards’ Say Anything About America? Well … 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z When Vieira left last year, NBC did not necessarily seem over the moon about Curry as its next star but—much like with Conan—did not want to see her leave to the competition either. Why Didn’t Morning TV Love Ann Curry? 2012-06-21T13:49:00Z Bill, a real party animal, spends his time mooning about and flashing back to arguing against the Civil War. RECAP: True Blood Watch: Lost Causes 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z His mooning about Hannah leaving – “I miss you, you know, when you’re gone for a night” – before wrestling her to the bed. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: Grandma Meets Adam 2014-03-03T03:30:51Z Charles Boyle, clumsy and over the moon about the things he loves, which include Brooklyn pizza, obscure ethnic food and, intermittently, Det. An Andy Samberg roll call on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z He also seemed over the moon about tactfully sending the press on their way—Meghan and Harry famously like a bit of privacy—and seeing them in two days, for photographs, like they’d planned. A Royal Welcome for Baby Sussex, a Part-American Prince 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Ardis Bascombe, in “Beautiful Girl,” is a North Carolina tobacco heiress and former beauty queen who spends her days, in San Francisco, getting drunk in her kitchen and mooning about the past. The Decorous Surfaces and Fraught Subtexts of Alice Adams’s Life and Work 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z To say I'm over the moon about getting not one but three of the leading reggae stars would be an understatement. Marley sons to play city festival 2013-08-06T07:30:43Z But she was over the moon about the pregnancy. The agony of ending a wanted late-term pregnancy: three women speak out 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z "We're back where we belong and over the moon about making a series of House Of Fools for the BBC," commented the comedy duo. New Vic and Bob sitcom for BBC Two 2013-04-26T12:36:15Z “It’s a new gig that I am over the moon about. Thank you angel for sending this to me from across the country. Love you lots and lots.” Aaron Paul Apologizes for Fake 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff Tease 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z They are mooning about, in smocks or muumuus, but the majority wear only Birkenstocks. Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z My parents-in-law are over the moon about this, and it also seems like this is really important to her husband. Carolyn Hax: And baby makes ennui 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He was just back from Caracas and over the moon about conducting a new Venezuelan orchestra of children 7 to 14. Venezuela youth orchestra tour is canceled, pushing Dudamel into the center of a political storm 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Some artists are ambivalent about sampling, but Thomas seemed over the moon about his song’s second life as a rhythm track for Drake’s viral smash. You May Not Know These 15 Songs. But You’ve Heard Them. 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z “I’m over the moon about this,” Vetting said. Paul Allen’s new festival, Upstream, to mentor and celebrate Seattle musicians 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z So, when one day she brought home a bottle of sparkling red wine that she was over the moon about, I was skeptical. Yes, there are sparkling red wines that taste good 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But, given how quietly ministers have provided this update, it suggests they're not over the moon about this downgrade. Ministers downgrade Scottish offshore energy projection 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z "I walked out of the record store and immediately called all my friends, they were over the moon about it." Maisie Peters: Fan bumps into singer and chats to Ed Sheeran 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z King said that the baby girl weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces when she was born and that De Niro and Chen are “over the moon about this little girl.” Robert De Niro welcomed a new baby girl. Gayle King got him to share a photo of her 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The ring particles, if collected, would form a moon about three miles wide, Dr. Morgado said. There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z We live in a world where a man-child can bay at the moon about his extreme opinions based on fiction and fear while screaming "Look at me!" A nation of attention junkies: Trump and Elon are the perfect symbols of America's predicament 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Orion will orbit the moon about 43,000 miles above the moon’s surface. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Journalists and some consumer advocates are over the moon about this provision, which has been on Democratic policymakers’ wish list for decades. Column: Everyone is thrilled that Medicare can finally negotiate drug prices. Prepare to be disappointed 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The adaptation is already bringing a new wave of young readers to the perennial bestseller, and “we’re over the moon about it,” Katica says. From vacation reads to picks for locals, Vashon Bookshop serves an island’s literary needs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “My mom is gonna be over the moon about that,” he said, glancing at the base. Unexpected hit, Guardians’ Kwan making name with start 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “We joke once in a blue moon about it,” Donald said. A trio of Rams players remembers the transition from St. Louis to L.A. 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Orion will orbit the moon about 43,000 miles above the moon’s surface. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The magnitude of the relevant smaller, additional dip in light points to the existence of a moon about 2.6 times the size of Earth. Astronomers Have Found Another Possible ‘Exomoon’ beyond Our Solar System 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z "Our little miss Lillie Carolina Akins was born on November 15th and our family couldn’t be more over the moon about our littlest joy," she announced in the caption. Thomas Rhett welcomes fourth child with wife Lauren Akins: 'Legit a miracle' 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z "I'm genuinely over the moon about it. He's the biggest artist on the planet," Parker said. The Wanted's Tom Parker: 'I'm not paying attention to cancer' 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z New York fans are over the moon about their team and are eagerly looking forward to its first playoff appearance in eight long years. Why the Knicks Keep, Ahem, Winning 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z This has been backed up by other reporting showing that Trump's inner circle is quite clear that he was over the moon about the insurrection. Trump didn't suffer from "paralysis": He failed to stop the Capitol siege because he loved the show 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Even though she’s a nurse, working on the front lines of the pandemic, Hazzauna Underwood isn’t exactly over the moon about our new vaccines. How 8 Washingtonians you met through our pages this year navigated the chaos that was 2020 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z She added: “We are over the moon about how successful this has been.” How BTS Filmed a ‘Top Secret’ Video in Grand Central Terminal 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z “There’s a new moon about once a month, because the moon takes about a month to orbit Earth,” explains EarthSky. What is a new moon? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The epic photograph was captured on Feb. 18 and shows the ISS crossing in front of the moon about 250 miles above Earth. Epic NASA photograph shows International Space Station crossing the moon 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “At that point, he was positively over the moon about background checks,” said Mr. Murphy, who sponsors the Senate version of the House background checks bill. Lawmakers Court Trump on Gun Safety, With Some Appealing to His Ego 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Cejudo was over the moon about her reaction to his overtures. UFC fighter Henry Cejudo says he'd fight John Cena for Nikki Bella's love 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z It takes the moon about the same amount of time to spin once on its axis as it does for the natural satellite to orbit the Earth: 27.3 days. China Makes Historic 1st Landing on Mysterious Far Side of the Moon 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Nasa’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years in orbit around Jupiter and made its closest pass over Europa, a moon about the size of our own, on 16 December 1997. Moon of Jupiter prime candidate for alien life after water blast found 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z "I'm over the moon about the Super Prix's return, our city is absolutely ready to host such an event," he said. 'Super Prix' set to return to Birmingham 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z In fact, he can’t see why anybody who plays Old Crow Medicine Show’s kind of music wouldn’t be over the moon about Charleston. Old Crow Medicine Show returns to an early inspiration 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z I am so over the moon about this engagement. Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child on what it was like to be part of Beychella 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z For years, I’ve been over the moon about turned legs on castors. Upholstered furniture offers stylish looks and supreme comfort | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Just 8 percent of them relied primarily on CNN — enough, nevertheless, to send Donald Trump baying at the moon about fake news. Opinion | How Rupert Murdoch destroyed the Republican Party 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z As far as the critical establishment is concerned, a surprising number of reviewers are more likely to be over the moon about a new horror movie than to applaud mainstream Oscar-type heavyweights. Why this film critic won't see any more horror movies 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Kearsty herself is over the moon about being selected for the swim team and achieving her dream. Oklahoma woman chosen for 2018 US Special Olympics 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z It seemed as though the president were over the moon about his big chance to preside over what he called “an event of epic proportions.” Hurricane Harvey as must-see TV: Trump treats first natural disaster like a campaign rally 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z "She got 42% of the vote, normally you would be over the f--king moon about that." How Long Can Theresa May Hold On as Prime Minister? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z On July 20, 1969, he stepped on the moon about 20 minutes after Neil Armstrong took the historic first step. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin to stay in New Zealand until lungs clear 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z You seem to be over the moon about this role and the show. 'True Blood' star Rutina Wesley embraces blood, sweat and tears of her new show, 'Queen Sugar' 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “He was over the moon about having a kid.” Michael Phelps Relishes the Cheer and Challenge of His New Reality 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Omega, based in Switzerland, made the watch that Neil Armstrong had worn on the moon about six months earlier, and the one President Kennedy wore at his inauguration eight years before that. A Case So Cold the Dead Man Wore Pajamas Under His Suit 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z And we are all totally over the moon about it. Read Hillary Clinton's Speech Attacking Donald Trump's Economic Policies 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z They tell him they’re over the moon about seeing a comrade looking sharp in clothes that they, too, can wear. The plus-size modeling world has a new star, and it’s a guy 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z A dark, warm moon about 100 miles wide would largely agree with the observations, Dr. Parker said. Makemake, the Moonless Dwarf Planet, Has a Moon, After All 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z “It’s going to continue to unfold this year. We have things rolling out this fall that I’m over the moon about and can’t wait for people to see.” Costolo Insists Twitter Is Innovating, Says Board Is Doing A True CEO Search 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the hardest core of the Democratic base will probably never be over the moon about Clinton. The myths and the challenges that face Hillary Clinton 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Professional investors are not necessarily going to be over the moon about the presence of friends and family shareholders, particularly if there are several of them, all with owners rights. Funding - Keep It In The Family But Keep It Professional 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Personally, I would prefer Tim but I am not over the moon about either. Lib Dem views: After Nick Clegg 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Bradley, for one, was over the moon about the back-to-back U.S. Pinehurst, LPGA players preparing for Week II, the U.S. Women's Open: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Below and to the right of Enceladus is Tethys, a moon about a third the size of ours, illuminated by Saturn-shine. Saturn photographed as Earth smiled 2013-11-12T15:38:53Z "No one is over the moon about the mandate, but it is necessary to provide those provisions people need and support," a Democratic official in Ohio said. Americans have mixed feelings about healthcare: Reuters/Ipsos poll 2012-10-04T19:46:03Z I am over the moon about the races. Village remembers Olympic athlete 2012-07-17T10:19:52Z Every time I think of the Olympics, I'm just over the moon about the selection. Annie KO a blow for giddy Brits 2012-06-28T13:28:51Z Mr. Garth mooned about for a week or two, and then hanged himself one evening alongside a grandfather's clock which stands in the hall. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z I seemed once more to see the little rose-covered porch, the—— "What on earth are you mooning about?" thundered the Blizzardian voice in my ear. Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 2012-03-17T02:01:06.070Z The afternoon was too young to allow of my assisting at any of these toothsome merry-makings, so after mooning about for a quarter of an hour I came away. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z He's good for nothing in the world except to moon about with a gun. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z I told them Lettie had promised to be at Highclose for tea, that George had a bilious attack, and was mooning about the barn till it was over; he had been badly sick. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Moon′er, one who moons about; Moon′eye, a disease affecting horses' eyes: a name of several American fishes; Moon′face, a full, round face—a point of beauty in the East.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z But what the devil am I mooning about? Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z He began to think that he was a silly fool, mooning about when he should have been sleeping. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z “But we moon about the garden at night and enjoy ourselves.” Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Well, then, it's better to do that than moon about like you do. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z They exclaimed and murmured and were angry or excited, as the case might be; but Hester mooned about in silence, and the only soul she spoke to in the building was Bill Jackway. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Painting and mooning about and leaving me to do all the work. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z It would, in fact, take the moon about ten days to pass from Aries through Leo, traversing four signs, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, and Leo, or about one-third of the whole zodiac. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z I won’t have my sister making herself so noticeable—mooning about the lanes and hanging over stiles. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z All the time he never stopped still a second, but kept gloomily mooning about, his profile with its protruding nose and chin in sharp outline always turned towards her. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z I often want a sympathetic listener; and there’s no one; so I moon about alone, and—” Her voice trailed off on a thoughtful pause. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Yet there are politicians who go mooning about looking for nectarines on crab-apple trees. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z “Look, we are over the moon about the opportunities we have, and everything we’ve ever said has turned out to be conservative,” he said, defending the e-mail. DealBook: Crashing the Party in Silicon Valley 2011-06-20T01:32:03Z And he's played me again for another 90, which hasn't happened before in the past, and I'm over the moon about it. Capello places blame on fatigue 2011-06-04T20:55:29Z “But,” and his eyes twinkled, “you wouldn’t let me hold your hand that way, and moon about with you.” The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z If you are NOT a master, deserving of the 22 you bear, you will be asked to DO things; you will be reproved for dreaminess and mooning about. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Then she pushed off for all she was worth, thinking that our skipper would have to moon about and pick us up. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Hubble Space Telescope: http://www.spacetelescope.org/ Galaxy Zoo project: http://www.galaxyzoo.org http://www.spacetelescope.org/ http://www.galaxyzoo.org Former lunar astronaut Buzz Aldrin is not over the moon about the use of his photo on a series of trading cards. NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident 2011-01-28T19:10:00Z “I suppose you girls are still mooning about that fellow getting away from the Castle?” His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Auburn football devotees are over the moon about the team’s season, few more so than Jim Voss, one of a half-dozen graduates with degrees in aerospace engineering who became astronauts. The Quad: Auburn's Rich History in Space 2011-01-10T17:15:31Z The orbit of the moon about the earth, M M', is also shown, with the new moon, M, casting its shadow toward the earth and the full moon, M', apparently immersed in the earth's shadow. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Cutting sandwiches and letting him pose for you and mooning about him afterwards isn't doing the trick. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z The old stagers of fashion are not completely over the moon about the success of their younger colleague. Business.view: Out of the mouths of babes 2010-05-18T12:47:00Z That would make—Good lord!” he muttered, “and I’ve been mooning about poverty!” The Valiants of Virginia “What are you mooning about?” asked Helen, for Janet, her mind running back over the events of the last crowded weeks, had ceased eating. Janet Hardy in Radio City But at present Dan and Billy were sleeping in the same tent at night and in the daytime Billy was always mooning about camp insisting upon one of the girls listening to him. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines But Chub wasn't to be discovered, and Roy mooned about the campus for the better part of an hour and then went up to the dormitory. The Crimson Sweater Bee," spoke Adele sharply, "what in the world are you mooning about? Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Give young folks plenty of work, say I, and they're much better than mooning about with naught to do. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Gad, but there's not much moon about now, is there? The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel Don't make it too long, and don't think, 'There's that poor, hipped old rotter Gerald, mooning about himself—but sometimes I have a beastly feeling that I mayn't see you again. Shadows of Flames A Novel Your grandmother told me an hour ago that I'd find you mooning about on the hills back there. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction How you do moon about the place, to be sure! The Youngest Girl in the School See what’s come to your poor friend by mooning about in the country.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Putter around indoors to the end of your days, mooning about little baby cosmoses?—incidentally, with a live bomb for company. The Big Time In fact, you moon about in solitary grandeur, like myself. The Silent Barrier After his deliverance, Harry had gone mooning about, stared at by all in the castle, until at length he had fallen asleep. A Castle in Spain A Novel Burns, however, had come to Edinburgh with a fixed purpose in view, and it would not do to waste his time mooning about the streets. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series And if you love me as you will some day, you’ll love me so that they can’t set you off mooning about other people’s troubles. In the Heart of a Fool Every hour that is spent mooning about "heaven" is that much time taken from needed labor here. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures He didn't tell me and I didn't ask, but he mooned about with her and looked awfully sloppy when he passed her things. Changing Winds A Novel “You must think me very foolish to be mooning about like this.” The Harbor of Doubt We had reached Rouen in our wanderings through the provinces, and I mooned about the old town, sauntering through the cathedral, plunged in a reverie, for I was happy, happy all the time. Melomaniacs So that night is devoted to the bustle and confusion of packing up; and various spoony couples moon about the decks, renewing promises and vows in expectation of their parting on the morrow. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand It magnifies the moon about forty times, as near as we can judge. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "My idea of a holiday is to get into old clothes and moon about the Docks or Portsmouth—anywhere with salt and tar about, you know." The Education of Eric Lane He was left to go mooning about, until in the merciful course of Nature the spell began to lose its potency and die out. Daisy's Aunt There was no relish in company, and yet a hatred of solitude; he used to moon about, sit in the garden, take irresolute walks; he read novels, and found them unutterably dreary. Beside Still Waters There would be a moon about nine o'clock, and his walk back would be pleasant. The Squirrel Inn “Hey, Bill Somers,” to a grizzled old fellow with one arm, who was shaking his head seriously at all this confab, “what you mooning about?” Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer To be sure, you can moon about here as much as you please, and make believe to do something, and there's nobody to contradict you. Phoebe, Junior "I think there should be a moon about ten," �sop observed, quietly, with his exasperating air of all knowledge. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama "If you would only say what you do want," she asserted impatiently, "instead of just mooning about and making no plans whatever." The Rhodesian In his spare time he mooned about by himself, shy, disgusted, and miserable. The Rough Road If you are mooning about that worthless boy of yours, you had better get over it. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. And then, as I tell you, Oxford, when one has nothing to do in it but to moon about, thinking over one's past follies and sins, isn't cheerful. Tom Brown at Oxford "I've been mooning about the moor all the afternoon and lost myself twice," she explained between frank mouthfuls. Uncanny Tales "What are you mooning about, then?" he burst forth at last. The Opened Shutters But she did not choose to relieve Chess Copley’s loneliness when she saw him mooning about. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands He’s done nothing all day but moon about under the pine trees. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath She recalled that her youngest son had met Madame Zattiany in Mrs. Oglethorpe's box on Monday night and had been mooning about the house ever since. Black Oxen "What the deuce are you mooning about?" said the Tennessee Shad on the first occasion. The Varmint "This is a hell of a way," I said, "for three so-called realists to be mooning about things." The Night of the Long Knives And often Snowball would moon about the farmyard wishing that Johnnie would do that very thing. The Tale of Snowball Lamb At dusk you see the same sort of courting couples mooning about, not knowing what next to say. A Boy's Voyage Round the World He was distrait and mooned about the house, getting in people's way and apologizing with an air of such profound abstraction that the family were moved to comment. The Fifth Ace He keeps himself aloof from the others, and takes no part in their amusements, and goes mooning about as if he had got mischief brewing.” The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale We have enough actual, well-defined, surveyed and platted grief on our hands, without any mooning about hunting for the speculative200 variety. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic “Nobody asked you, sir, she said,” retorted Brogten rudely; “if it had been some sentimental humbug, I dare say you’d have mooned about it long enough.” Julian Home From thence, until dinner at five, we mooned about on deck as before, or visited sick passengers, or read in our respective cabins, or passed the time in conversation; and thus the day wore on. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The composition of rotations, &c., is not for the world at large: the paradox of the non-rotation of the moon about her axis is an instance. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I All day he mooned about, a brooding, uneasy figure, speaking to scarcely any one at all, but followed wherever he went by curious eyes. From Place to Place He had never spoken to her, for one thing, and had only seen her from a distance, but she did well enough to moon about, and made an excellent peg to hang verses on. Despair's Last Journey That night, with the moon about the full, though often obscured by clouds, the brigade made a long and weary march south-west, edging gradually away from the flares and the distant rifle shots. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) It is a thousand times better after all than mooning about Windsor, or being mewed on board a ship at Suakim. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition In the afternoon, when the others sat reading and chatting under the trees in the garden, she mooned about the orchard by herself, too miserable even to be interested in a book. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story There is a faint light in the sky: it is the looked-for moon about to rise. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific Why couldn’t she say so straight out, instead of mooning about secrets, and battles, and mountains to be climbed? Etheldreda the Ready A School Story I saw that he was mooning about something, and wondered if he was right in the head! Big Game A Story for Girls Crofter and Wales mooned about under the trees in the field somewhat limply, but showed no outward signs of distress. Tom, Dick and Harry "Oh, yes! but it's rather slow mooning about on the moors by oneself." The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story You don't gamble, you do nothing but moon about and go to the Opera and worry about your silly politics. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo He said that he might as well have been called "moony"—and he didn't go mooning about at all! Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's As for Josephine, she has been mooning about the house all day in a state of chronic tearfulness. The Opinions of a Philosopher "There's Joseph, mooning about with his hands in his pockets, like a lost soul," I exclaimed. My Friend the Chauffeur You'll hardly believe it," said Sir Tancred very seriously, "but I took to reading books myself at Beauleigh, when I got all right—reading books and mooning about. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World Ever since he has been mooning about the yard and in and out of the kitchen very glum and silent. Letters from Egypt "He always seems to be mooning about something, and most of the time he acts like you weren't on the earth." The Black Pearl Haven't been able to enjoy myself properly, and gone mooning about after shadows. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Do you think life at Feldwick was any more bearable to me than to you and Cissy, because I wasn't always mooning about on the hills or reading poetry? The Survivor During his mooning about he had passed several times a little girl who looked English. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World "What are you two mooning about," said Amos' voice, as he loomed on them through the dusk. Lydia of the Pines He seldom even lay down at night, but would moon about the camp and blunder against things, fall over the wagon-tongue, and otherwise misbehave. The Voyage of the Rattletrap It was poor Clancy, once more mooning about the garrison and up to his old tricks. The Deserter But when I saw a not specially bad-looking fellow mooning about our hotel as though lost I went over and spoke to him. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid So Breton mooned about the wharves day by day, always looking up the river instead of down. The Grey Cloak What did Lance mean by it—mooning about the piano like that? Far to Seek A Romance of England and India A subsidiary cause of tides is found in the revolution of the earth and moon about their common centre of gravity. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work The streets were now deserted, and the almanac having predicted a new moon about this time, the lamps had been conscientiously extinguished. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales How a woman can moon about and do nothing is more than I can understand. The Imaginary Marriage "It doesn't much matter to me where I go, so long as I can moon about in the mountains, and eventually, before I'm old and grey, bring up on the Riviera." The Princess Passes It is high water here at the full and change of the moon about eight o'clock, and the tide rises and falls perpendicularly between four and five feet. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 We found the flood here set very strong to the eastward; and according to our calculation, it flows at the full and change of the moon about twelve o'clock. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time We shouted to him through the open windows of the house, for Charlie had a habit of mooning about indoors till Viola was ready to walk with him. The Belfry Johnny Everard, hands in pockets, mooning about his stock and rickyard, this calm Sunday morning, never guessed how near he had been to receiving a visitor. The Imaginary Marriage Monterey, rising to her pine-spiked hills, swept like a crescent moon about the sapphire bay. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California The tide flows at the full and change of the moon about 11 o'clock. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 I used to teach all the terms, and in the vacations I simply mooned about. Father Payne They looked like the moons about the planet Jupiter, seen through a telescope. Jonas on a Farm in Winter He had kept his promise to the very letter, mooning about in his desolate manner very conspicuously. Mr. Scarborough's Family He mooned about the place until he was tired. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life It was daily dinned into my cars that the little things of life were the noblest, and that all the great people I mooned about said the same. My Brilliant Career Why, the way you mooned about, depressed and sulky, this last month, when she's been out of town, and woke up the moment she came back, was enough to tell any one.' Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract Balance this with a story of a young English idiot I met mooning about inside his high collar, attended by a valet. American Notes The ex-prisoner could moon about the shady lanes for days together in a delicious and humanitarian idleness. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale He was mooning about, I suppose, taking liberties with people's chins; but there he was, somehow. Our Mutual Friend During the best part of it I religiously followed the doctor's mandate and did nothing whatever, except moon about the house and garden and go out for two hours a day in a Bath chair. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow He loved to moon about the harbour talking to the natives. Moon and Sixpence He mooned about and went to the races. Three Weeks They mooned about together a great deal a year ago, but I thought nothing of it; then he went away, and she never spoke of him again. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I cannot help encouraging any man, or even lad, who moons about after me. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire I used to moon about on the sands, while she read the Morning Post, with spectacles and a red parasol. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution The house-staff consisted of Jimmy Breen, a Chinese cook of the bony, tartar breed, sundry dogs, and a large bachelor cat that mooned about the empty piazzas. The Desert and the Sown He mooned about the links by himself, playing a shocking game, and generally comported himself like a man who has looked for the escape of gas with a lighted candle. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories The custodians know me and let me moon about in the dark. Castilian Days It seems to me that after Marbury left Aylmore he probably mooned about by himself, that he was decoyed into the Temple, and was there murdered and robbed. The Middle Temple Murder And amid all this the house had another inmate, Mademoiselle Broquette, Herminie as she was called, a long, pale, bloodless girl of fifteen, who mooned about languidly among that swarm of sturdy young women. Fruitfulness Once there was to be an eclipse of the moon about two o'clock in the morning. Gutta-Percha Willie He was mooning about and didn't seem best pleased to see me, but he was quite duly apologetic, said he was puzzling over the tragedy and hoped I didn't mind his trespassing on my property. The Hunt Ball Mystery After we had been in the moon about forty eight hours, the sun had sunk below the horizon, and the long twilight of the Lunarians had begun. A Voyage to the Moon Mountain Lad doesn't moon about the loved one. The Little Lady of the Big House Well, he was mooning about Delli, that highly pestilential place, possibly in search of some undiscovered facts, when he came in the street upon Morrison, who, in his way, was also an "enchanted" man. Victory An Island Tale You have been very gloomy of late, just like you used to be before you married, mooning about and staring at nothing. Stella Fregelius He didn't want to go mooning about over this accident; yet Jennie's face stayed with him—sometimes wild, as he had seen it at their last meeting, sometimes gentle and reproachful. 100%: the Story of a Patriot You're not sorry now that you came, are you," he asked, "instead of mooning about on the pavement, where there was nothing to do? The Fat and the Thin He's mooning about over his books like a sitting hen about half the time, when he ought to be mending harness. Parnassus on Wheels The whole party had intended, if the weather had held good, to have attempted the passage across with the full moon about May 16. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Perhaps because I'm not desperately in love with mooning about up here—? When We Dead Awaken The traveller reckoned it'd be new moon about Monday or Tuesday, which seemed near enough at the time; and full moon was fixed for the Tuesday or Wednesday fortnight from that. We of the Never-Never I want to be mooning about country lanes, with the smell of spring woods blowing down the valley. The Upton Letters Finally, to add zest to the affair,there are lots of loose cows mooning about—for at this hour the cowherd brings his stock to the doors of his patrons. Europe Revised Rain had just come on, and the lowering sky made him low-spirited; he mooned about the street under his umbrella. Born in Exile You'd never believe either what a queer idealistic chap I can be when I'm mooning about the Bush. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Meantime he mooned about among the trees concocting a mixture of St. Paul with Hegel, three parts to one, for his Sunday sermon, and one part to three for his Monday lecture. Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich Yes, he was mooning about, and rather bothered what to do next. Herb of Grace Pipe in mouth he mooned about, feeling chiefly amazed that he could have put up, for so long, with the miserable little hut which his house, stripped of its trimmings, proved to be. Australia Felix After which, with jealousy gnawing at his vitals, he saw Harry Oldershaw moon about for a few minutes and then make a fishlike dart out of the room. Who Cares? a story of adolescence What do YOU think of when you go mooning about alone? The Idiot For some time after the loss of his friend, Robert went loitering and mooning about, quite neglecting the lessons to which he had not, it must be confessed, paid much attention for many weeks. Robert Falconer Forgue mooned about, doing nothing, and recognizing no possible help save in what was utter defeat. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald What in thunder are you mooning about for? A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready That came of mooning about ghosts like a ninny. The Bat If I had been permitted to go mooning about the house and stables, I should have kept my discontent alive for months. The Story of a Bad Boy She lives here in this desperate loneliness with no one around her except these colourless shadows that go mooning about talking nonsense and knowing nothing except that they eat, drink, and sleep. Uncle Vanya "I hope so," said Francesca philosophically, as she folded her work; "but sometimes these people who go mooning about, and looking through the waves of Time, tumble in and are drowned." Penelope's Irish Experiences One frequently hears of remarried widowers who continue to moon about their dead first wives, but for a remarried widow to show any such sentimentality would be a nine days' wonder. In Defense of Women Besides, when a man doesn't know a place, he always moons about and looks—" "Yes. Dolly Dialogues Well, I kept dark, you be sure, and mooned about, buying a share at a low price now and then just to let 'em see I had money and meant something. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields |
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