| 单词 | musical box |
| 例句 | As far as they were concerned, clocks were merely delightful but useless luxury objects—rather like musical boxes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To talk to him was like listening to the tinkling of a womout musical box. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He finds a musical box sporting a twirling ballet dancer. The best children's picture books for summer 2013-07-24T15:01:27Z It was particularly great to witness some of the clever ways he’s been exploring how to wrap lots of information inside catchy musical boxes. ArtsBeat Blog: Stew in Africa: Colors and Collaboration That Won't Fade 2011-08-11T13:32:15Z The sound of the saxophones playing this Chinese tune closely resembles the sound of the reed organ appearing on the Guinness and other musical boxes that include “Sinfa.” Classical: Puccini Opera Echoes a Music Box at the Morris Museum 2012-06-17T01:03:03Z And if it’s not dolls, clowns or kids, it’s ominously bouncing balls, or evil musical boxes, or clockwork monkeys. Scary toddlers and super creeps – helicopter parenting and the rise of 'kindergarten horror' 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z It is a tiny musical box that plays the Internationale, and its fragile tinkling is transmitted through huge loudspeakers. Manifesta 9 – review 2012-08-28T12:59:00Z Britain's government sent Queen Elizabeth a specially-commissioned musical box to mark her platinum jubilee, depicting on its lid the black front door of the Prime Minister's Number 10 Downing Street office. UK "deeply concerned" by sentencing of Brits by Russia-backed court, PM's spokesman 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The platinum mounted, enamel-on-copper musical box also featured portraits of the 14 British prime ministers she has met during her reign. UK government sends Queen Elizabeth a music box to celebrate her jubilee 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Among the gifts left under the trees was a pop-up Curious George musical box left under the tree designated for Jack Pinto. Jack Pinto: Remembering a 6-Year-Old Victim 2012-12-17T18:05:25Z Instead, she squeaked her musical box shut and sat looking the other way. Post-Soviet Transnistria’s Soccer Team Dominates Moldovan League 2012-08-20T01:56:37Z They beat time to the airs played by a musical box, and came from any part of the table requested by the members. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z In his sore haste he left behind him some of the “paraphernalia,” whose existence he had so indignantly denied, including “spirit hands” and prepared musical boxes. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z The Agha tried to create a diversion by putting a large musical box at a little distance, but they did not care for it. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z "That musical box is worth fifty pounds," said George. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z And he suddenly burst forth like a musical box that has been wound up to go on for ever. Robin's Rambles 2012-01-07T03:00:14.617Z If Bindle ever went into the parlour after dark, he was always told to be careful of Aunt Anne's musical box. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The chest was pushed back, and the bedding was lifted to put against it, and so the musical box came to light. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z At times a view can be obtained, in which the cilia of perhaps a single tentacle are all ranged like the steel springs of a musical box. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z While Sophy was requested to take the musical box and "the pair of silver candlesticks given me as a wedding present by Louisa." A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Suppose you had some clean, pretty mechanism—your watch, say, or a musical box, you would be very careful not to injure it.” Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z I had also a clock and a musical box. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z He lifted up the desk, swayed it gently, and shook it a little, looking at it as if it were a musical box about to strike up, and so set it down again softly. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Musical Instruments—the preservation, tuning, and repair of pianos, harmoniums, musical boxes, etc. Wrinkles in Electric Lighting 2011-01-22T03:00:17.277Z "How about the Russian Ikon and the Indian musical box?" asked Percy. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Musical Instruments—the preservation, tuning, and repair of pianos harmoniums, musical boxes, etc. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z He was a kind of musical box or barrel organ in conversation, because he could only play one tune. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z They were full of splendid things,—clocks and musical boxes, strange china ornaments, embroidered slippers, red caps, and many kinds of splendid silks and small carpets. Mopsa the Fairy "How much the bird reminds me of the musical box that belonged to our blessed empress!" remarked an old knight. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series I value the Ikon at ten shillings, and the musical box at five pounds. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z It has a toy musical box with a handle: this also becomes mambro, the word being extended along another line of resemblance. Logic, Inductive and Deductive Clocks are frequently provided with chimes moved exactly like musical boxes, except that the pins in the barrel, instead of flipping musical combs, raise hammers which fall upon bells. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The visit took place on the shady side of the verandah, and thither I brought a large musical box and set it down on the ground to play. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Poor old Jack the donkey had been changed into a musical box that stood on a little table made out of a calf. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit "Mrs. Drake left me the musical box, and I ha' got writing to prove it, and me and Robert are only waiting vor Miss Sophy's funeral to take it." A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z "This musical box don't like the thunder," said I; "she's turned sour." The Man Who Drove the Car The young man at the piano whom I had expected to see a fiend in human shape was a harmless consumptive fellow who played with the sweet patience of a musical box. The Belovéd Vagabond We're obliged to have all the chairs made like that, to encourage the trade in musical boxes. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children The town is noted for the manufacture of choice musical boxes, which are sold all over Europe and America. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The musical box had disappeared: so had the pair of silver candlesticks, the Russian Ikon, and various other rich and rare antiquities. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Beet sugar is also largely manufactured, and the inhabitants of the Black Forest have long been celebrated for their dexterity in the manufacture of wooden ornaments and toys, musical boxes and organs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" "How much the bird reminds me of the musical box of the late lamented empress," said an old courtier, "it has exactly the same tone, the same execution." Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Here is my room; you see how I live; and when I have no visitor at tea, I wind up my little musical box. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Katie winds up a large musical box, and wafts it, while playing, all over the room. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis "Running with a musical box pretty near the size of a piano, not to mention other articles of furniture," he said. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Such a collection of utter, utter rubbish! second-hand musical boxes in piles, gaudy lithographs, iron bedsteads, "brown paper" boots and shoes eaten half away by cockroaches. The Call Of The South 1908 When he saw the flicker of their lantern through the palm-trees he would wind up his little musical box and they could hear its tinkle of welcome. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson In his mansion, above the entrance of which is written "L'Entr�e de Sidi La�d," are clocks innumerable, musical boxes, tables, chairs, sofas, and even framed photographs. Halima And The Scorpions 1905 She entertained settled convictions on a few subjects, in regard to which she resembled a musical box. The Story of the Rock "Why did you offer me money for the musical box, then?" asked George. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z “Then it’s not the musical box,” said Philippa, who had looked up with renewed hope. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes "Yes," said Mr. George; "and now comes the time of trial for the musical box." Rollo in Holland Mohammed El A�d Ben Ali Tidjani smiled once more, and beckoned to a negro attendant, who ran with a musical box, one of the gifts of the faithful. Halima And The Scorpions 1905 How well I remember the musical box that used to arouse me at seven in the morning, however late we had sat talking the night before! Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Returning to Highfield, he passed behind Robert's cottage, demolished the peatstack, and brought to light the musical box, the silver candlesticks, and all the rest of the purloined articles. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z For the moment the musical box had quite gone out of her head. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Rollo had bought a musical box at Antwerp, and he had some fears lest he might be obliged to pay a duty upon it, in going into Holland. Rollo in Holland Mr. Thoreau has twice listened to the music of the spheres, which, for our private convenience, we have packed into a musical box. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 My sister-in-law had a model war-ship under a glass case, which, when wound up, rocked on blue-painted silken waves to the tinkling of a musical box. My Reminiscences A hostile crowd had collected, but George took no heed of anyone; not even the Wallower in Wealth who sought ineffectually to obtain possession of the musical box by force and without payment. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The other was, that the musical box which her mother had promised her, and which was to play twelve tunes, did not arrive as early as she expected. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes "Now, Rollo," said Mr. George, "if they find your musical box and charge duty upon it, pay it like a man." Rollo in Holland There seems to have come a time when his musical box would hold no more tunes, and ever since then he has gone on repeating the old ones. My Contemporaries In Fiction It may be worth noting that although the Quakers did not allow the piano in their families, as being too worldly, they compromised by having musical boxes. Memoirs The Maharajah offered me the choice of three gifts—a young lady, an elephant, and this musical box. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z I don’t care a bit for the other presents if the musical box doesn’t come.—And it’s raining harder than ever. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes In a short time—by the exhibition of rockets, a musical box, and other wonders—Denham appeared to have entirely won the sheikh’s confidence. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley There was money also, untouched in Stanton's tent, and some bales of European rugs, clocks, and musical boxes, which the explorer had brought as gifts for native rulers. A Soldier of the Legion Apropos of marvels, many of the blacks can produce in their throats by some strange process sounds, and even airs, resembling those of the harmonicon, or musical box, one or the other or both. Memoirs Being already married, and having no room in my ship for a bulky pet, I—somewhat to the astonishment of my generous benefactor—selected the musical box. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z At the end of the long gallery the musical box was quite invisible, and its little thin voice could hardly be heard. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Two priests were sometimes to be seen muttering away at the opposite ends of the same altar, like a couple of musical boxes playing different parts of the same tune at the same time. Short Studies on Great Subjects "Will you go round the musical boxes with me?" he asked, in an undertone that bordered on tenderness. The Great Amulet The house was very neat, but in odd corners there were all those odd family things that Russians collect, china of the worst period, brass trays, large candlesticks, musical boxes, anything you please. The Dark Forest "Mr. Drake promised me the musical box," explained the visitor, who had watched the departure of George before setting out on his expedition. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The musical box finished its waltz, and almost immediately struck up a solemn march. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes The mechanism of the chimes, which play at three, six, nine, and twelve o'clock, was remade by Mr. Godman, of St. Stephen's parish; this mechanism may be described as a kind of gigantic musical box. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey But, in the meanwhile, our concern is with a minor Maharajah, and his passion for musical boxes. The Great Amulet Fiddy's eyes were glancing already; but she did not leave off holding Mistress Betty's hand in order to try on her mittens, or to turn the handle of the musical box. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes "But besides that, the Gigerl is broken—badly broken in the middle, and the musical box is spoiled too." A Cigarette-Maker's Romance All the games suggested by the musical box were successful: even Philippa was pleased and happy, and Miss Mervyn began to think that the party might pass off without any quarrels or disturbance. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes But he undid the silver paper cautiously, opened a red-leather case, and displayed a musical box. Bella Donna A Novel They entered the Durbar Hall as she spoke—a long room overloaded with gilt furniture, gilt-framed mirrors, and the inevitable chandeliers and musical boxes that are the insignia of semi-civilised opulence throughout India. The Great Amulet Then he went to a toyshop and got a splendid family of fluffy beasts, and a musical box, and a Noah's Ark, and a flute. The Lee Shore From their ancient jaws we hear the husky, jangling chimes, musical and melancholy, the disorderly rambling notes and tunes of a gigantic musical box. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg Every one thought it a beautiful idea, and Philippa, very much excited, mounted on the window-seat by the musical box, violin in hand, with her band disposed round her. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes She did not even pick them up till the heat of the sun's rays was declining, and the musical box had long been silent. Bella Donna A Novel So my Christmas present to him that year was a musical box, which he kept in his study. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him When a large band of the Blackfeet would assemble at Edmonton, years ago, the Chief Factor would-win-dup his musical box, get his magic lantern ready, and take out his galvanic battery. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America "I bring the Marquis d'Aubremel the monies he is expecting," said the man, and his voice, shrill and silvery, like a musical box or the bell of a clock, impressed Felix painfully. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Instead of the sweet sounds she hoped to hear, the most terrible discords arose at the first tinkling notes of the musical box. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes At the footbridge he remembered the musical box in the bushes. Hocken and Hunken That’s the bribe thrown out,—to be a cold-blooded, perfect thing, and passionless as a musical box. Children of the Mist Every conceivable bird, alive or mechanical, was heard during this repast; besides, there were musical boxes at each end of the room, which made a tremendous confusion. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 It works with a roll like a musical box and has pedals. Lady Connie The whistling, screaming, squeaking, and banging, all in different keys and different time, quite overpowered the gentle plaintive notes of the violin and the correct melody of the musical box. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes On the table between them Captain Cai's musical box tinkled the waltz from "Faust." Hocken and Hunken The mental processes seem to have been completely arrested by the shock, as the wheels of a watch or a musical box are stopped if it falls.' Aylwin A brawling musical box was supposed to enliven us. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 The machinery is simple enough: a strong spiral spring, three or four cog-wheels and pinions, a fly to regulate the motion as in a musical box, and the cams before mentioned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 She threw down her violin, and shook the musical box angrily, but there was no way of stopping that either: it went steadily on, regardless that she was beside herself with rage. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes He put a watchmaker's glass to his eye and peered long into the bowels of the musical box. Hocken and Hunken We were rather surprised at finding some excellent European articles in the shape of double-barrelled guns, pistols, beautiful French musical boxes, prints, looking-glasses, and pier-glasses, &c., in the rooms of the citadel. Campaign of the Indus But, seriously, I came in this evening at five o'clock, and the first thing I noticed was that little red lacquer musical box of Semyonov's. The Secret City A banjo, a musical box, a zither, a couple of slates and a fan were on the tables. Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert The room had a prim, precise air, with all the books and toys carefully arranged on the shelves, the musical box in its shining case on its own particular table, and nothing left lying about. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes "It is, ma'am," Captain Cai turned about to call up 'Bias to be introduced, when Mr Tregaskis gently checked him, laying a hand on the musical box. Hocken and Hunken The melody was like that of the musical boxes that we find forgotten in the depths of a wardrobe among the clothes of some deceased old lady. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The musical box somewhere on the table began playing a rather trivial, rather plaintive air that was strange to him. Love and Mr. Lewisham They handled a line of cheap gramophones, and did a little with musical boxes. The War in the Air Not one of them pleased her, not even her last new possession, the musical box. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes "No," decided Cai somewhat hurriedly; "it might remind—I mean, there isn't the same kind of hurry with a musical box." Hocken and Hunken Hence he was never without an assortment of musical boxes, some of which were of a large size. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Almost simultaneously, Miss Heydinger cried out that something was smoothing her hair, and suddenly the musical box set off again with a reel. Love and Mr. Lewisham There he would sit, night after night, with the open book upon his knee, and at the slightest provocation off he would go, like a musical box when the spring is touched. The Captain of the Polestar This idea was that they should join in with the musical box when it played the “Bluebells of Scotland,” and have a concert. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Why shouldn't we lend her the musical box? Hocken and Hunken He wanted the right to carry off the little musical box, with all its tunes, and set it playing in his own house, to keep him gay. Sir George Tressady — Volume I And who had set the musical box going? Love and Mr. Lewisham A musical box is as good as that man's playing. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time But it was painful that he boasted of me, and set me to sing for show at any minute, as if I had been a musical box. Daniel Deronda I heard the musical box playing away, and so I took French leave. Hocken and Hunken He was from New England and was lonely, and had brought out at great expense a musical box to cheer him. The Path to Rome Then the raps ceased, and over the healing silence the little jet of melody from the musical box played alone. Love and Mr. Lewisham No: the vainest of men and musicians had heard that he was ugly, and that his pianoforte-playing resembled the performance of a musical box. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Why, gracious heavens, it must be a regular musical box, that house out there! Swann's Way But Cai observed nothing, being occupied at the moment in winding up the musical box, which had run down. Hocken and Hunken I have at times entered schools as a visitor when the mistress has immediately made the children show off by singing in succession a dozen pieces, as if they were a musical box. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age As I entered, the vaporous atmosphere was palpitating to the low, liquid tinkling of an invisible musical box. Prince Zaleski There was the musical box there, and some curious pieces of elastic, and the violin was in its case, and there was a white mask. Queen Lucia At night it blew half a gale, and the musical box went thump, thump, thump, like a pavier's beetle, until sunrise. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales We wasn't exactly bound to fetch the—the musical box—which, Lord forgive me! Hocken and Hunken At last, they were compelled to permit that musical box to remain within the sepulchral recesses of the epigastrium of young Chubb. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers She was educated right here in this emporium of watches, musical boxes, correct principles, and scientific research. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story In the centre of the table was placed a musical box and a violin, and hardly had the circle been made, and the lights turned down, when the most extraordinary things began to happen. Queen Lucia The musical box lay there all the summer. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales "No hurry at all," said Cai, from whose heart the words lifted a burden at least as heavy as the musical box under his arm. Hocken and Hunken Whenever the Chubbs buy musical boxes now, they get them as large as a piano, and chain them to the wall. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Then the Mazitu soldiers piled their spears and bows at the gate of the kraal and we proceeded with only the Union Jack and the musical box, which was now discoursing "Britannia rules the waves." Allan and the Holy Flower But there was no more expression in her performance than there is in that of a musical box. Home Lights and Shadows When it was autumn and the winter wind began to blow, the pilchards came in their thousands and swam through the musical box. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales He took up the musical box, tucked it under his arm, and marched out. Hocken and Hunken In the rout a musical box is swept off a table, and starts playing a serenade as it falls on the floor. The Dynasts It included a bale of calico, several knives, a musical box, a cheap American revolver, and a bundle of tooth-picks; also several pounds of the best and most fashionable beads for his wives. Allan and the Holy Flower In addition to the merchandise and general supplies, I had several large musical boxes with bells and drums, an excellent magic lantern, a magnetic battery, wheels of life, and an assortment of toys. Ismailia And in the night the musical box was carried out to sea; that was the end of the matter. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales He gazed up at the ascent, and bethought him that the musical box was an intolerable burden for such a climb. Hocken and Hunken A tinkling melody supported by rhythmic time-marking bass notes that seemed to thump the wooden floor came from a large glass-framed musical box. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 Then springing up with wonderful agility for one so fat, he knocked the musical box from Hans' head, so that it fell to the ground and after a little whirring grew silent. Allan and the Holy Flower Tools of all sorts—axes, small hatchets, harness bells, brass and copper rods, combs, zinc mirrors, knives, crockery, tin plates, fish-hooks, musical boxes, coloured prints, finger-rings, razors, tinned spoons, cheap watches, &c., &c. Ismailia He had a musical box, which he was very fond of, and he had a man to keep it going at all hours of the day and night. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines "How much the bird reminds me of the musical box that belonged to our blessed Empress," said an old knight. Andersen's Fairy Tales Swiss watchmakers, Swiss silver-chasers, Swiss jewellers, Swiss importers of Swiss musical boxes and Swiss toys of various kinds, draw close together there. No Thoroughfare To give an unusual note to the proceedings I made Hans walk first, carrying on his head the rejected musical box from which flowed the touching melody of "Home, Sweet Home." Allan and the Holy Flower In the afternoon Kabba Rega sent for me to repair the small musical box that I had given him, which was slightly deranged. Ismailia Friends dashed against each other with rabbits and magic lanterns, greeted in haste, and were gone, amid the sound of musical boxes. Lin McLean After that such sounds as reached me were deadened and strangely prolonged, as if the deal coffin had been changed into a huge musical box. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola I then exhibited the large musical box with drums and bells. Ismailia I determined to send Kabba Rega, in return for his present of cows, the large Geneva musical box, with drums and bells, which he had always desired. Ismailia In half an hour after this answer he sent forty men, under Kittakara, to commence the clearing, as he was in despair about his musical box. Ismailia On the 11th June, Ramadan and Hafiz, together with the musical box, started, and we watched their reception at the village with the telescope. Ismailia The magnetic battery and the large musical box were also believed to be magic. Ismailia I gave him a musical box and a meerschaum pipe, with a lovely woman's face carved on the bowl. Ismailia The dragoman, Kadji-Barri, daily brought ivory for sale for the account of his master; and exchanged tusks for all kinds of trifles, such as porcelain cups and saucers, small musical boxes, &c., &c. Ismailia The guns and rifles stood in a row against a rack covered with red Turkey cloth; and a large Geneva musical box lay upon a table beneath the Princess of Wales. Ismailia Of course, the large musical box was asked for; and, of course, I promised to give it as a present from the Khedive of Egypt, if I found that Kabba Rega conducted himself properly. Ismailia |
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