| 单词 | noiselessness |
| 例句 | The ride up the lift had been an exercise in solitude, and now, skiing my way down the mountain, I came to a stop, enveloped by noiselessness. On Maine’s Slopes, Plenty of Elbow Room 2013-01-04T18:54:04Z It’s the kind of noiselessness in which a man’s thoughts can creep up on him from behind and grab him in a stranglehold. | 'Macbeth': The Deed Is Done, the Doers Undone 2011-03-25T23:54:57Z By the time the Saturday post time came, the oldest of the Triple Crown races had set its own record for noiselessness. Tiz the Law lays down the law, wins 152nd Belmont Stakes to open the reshaped Triple Crown season 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z According to the company's statement, the drone's advantages in combat include hidden launch, the overall accuracy of shot, noiselessness, affordability and ease of handling. Kalashnikov unveils new kamikaze 'suicide' drone 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The sound is a hard-to-describe noiselessness that leaves the mind to wonder what it once sounded, looked and felt like, a sort of quiescence unique to aging, abandoned buildings that once bustled with youthful activity. EXCHANGE: Community members work to keep Attucks alive 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z If all these hopes proved unfounded, a schoolboy, like the rest of human nature, had his price—his noiselessness could be bought in youth like his silence later on. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z He can introduce a felicity with a noiselessness that numbers him for a flying second among the sovereigns of English. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Softly drawing the wooden peg that served as a bolt, Gabriel entered with that noiselessness and caution that were habitual to him. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z He took a deep breath of musical inspiration—and exhaled it in painful noiselessness, flattening himself amid the greenery, as he saw a man emerge from the rear of Hedgerow House. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z And an eerie feeling set her flesh creeping at the ghostliness and noiselessness of his coming. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z The visitor, moving with the noiselessness of a shadow, glided to the opposite side of the bed, and, placing the lamp on a chair, slowly turned up the flame and tilted the shade. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z In addition to his noiselessness, he had a trick of going about with closed eyes, or with his lids so lowered that it looked as if his eyes were closed. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Never had he seen such a combination of skill, patience, persistence, and noiselessness. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z For when they were both safely out of sight a slender figure stole from behind one of the largest cottonwood trees and ran off with the fleetness and noiselessness of a wild creature. The Ranch Girls at Home Again 2011-01-13T03:01:04.363Z No Indian who ever lived could have equaled him in swiftness and noiselessness. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West His voice, however, was subdued to the dulcet accent of a low whisper, and his step, as he crossed the room, had the stealthy noiselessness of a cat's approach. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Mr. Gryce, it was its noiselessness that gave it its spectral appearance. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth There is only one thing more startling than the noiselessness of a tiger in the jungle, and that is the noiselessness of a beaver in the water. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The extraordinary dexterity and noiselessness with which each savage had been felled, had awakened no sort of suspicion among those without. Harley Greenoak's Charge He had sighted the sparrow-hawk, and was warily stalking her, hence the noiselessness of his approach. Haviland's Chum Latterly another process has partially come into vogue, particularly for wooden wheels, which are preferred sometimes on account of their noiselessness. The Hills and the Vale A dense, soft snow was falling, through which the figures of men and women moved with phantasmal noiselessness. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 As he glided along, Zac and Terry, with equal noiselessness, moved towards the slumbering watch, and then waited. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia The Whitechapel murderer comes and goes, appears and disappears, with the celerity and noiselessness of a ghost. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) It was the only sound that came to them, and, while they were wondering what it meant, Ruggles reappeared among them with the noiselessness of a shadow. A Waif of the Mountains He went on, with an uncalculated noiselessness, for the moment loomed important, and since what humanity was there was silent—all but that one hateful voice—he, approaching in ignorance, must be still. The Prisoner Happily, with the noiselessness of unshod creatures, she ran and skipped back to the school room. Sunlight Patch Forgetful of their customary noiselessness, the caribou were breaking gladly from their imprisonment. The Backwoodsmen It was that softness, that voluptuousness of her bodily movements, that catlike noiselessness. The Brothers Karamazov It was done with such graceful noiselessness that many did not at the moment notice her; but two persons were quick of vision where she was concerned. The Old Helmet, Volume I With the noiselessness characteristic of him when scouting, Juarez crept out partially and cautiously raised his head until he caught sight of the sole of a man's boot. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power He had a gun, but a knife, the old cracksman had said, was much better for a fight in the dark and it had the superlative virtue of noiselessness. The House of Toys The Prince took them, and proceeded to examine them before opening them, while the valet, still with his uncanny noiselessness, continued his interrupted preparations. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Involuntary was that noiselessness,—involuntary also the surprise with which one and another of the more wakeful patients turned to follow her, with hopeless, weary eyes, as she passed on. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Away they went, with such speed and noiselessness that they appeared not to touch the ground. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Each, when he did appear, would do so with the noiselessness of The Panther himself, and too great care could not he taken to guard against mistaking them for enemies. The Phantom of the River They made their forlorn pilgrimage without the least noise, and as they went they passed other groups returning with equal noiselessness. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 With the same absolute noiselessness he began creeping into the mouth of the cavern. The Hunters of the Ozark The Doctor comes in with a curiously awkward attempt at gentleness and noiselessness of tread, and, seeing his excited condition, repeats to him some texts which he believes must be consoling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 Abandoning efforts at noiselessness, knowing that his whereabouts was constantly marked by the packet in his hand, anyway, he fled through the kitchen to the rear door. The Radiant Shell When at last it was fitted and stealthily turned with an attempt at noiselessness, the door refused to yield. The Tyranny of Weakness Next morning, shortly after the office opened, Perkins, whose principal characteristic was that of absolute noiselessness, glided smoothly into Brookings' office. The Skylark of Space He advanced into the room with the obsequious deferential manner which in all well-trained servants becomes second nature, moving across the thickly carpeted floor with the rapidity and noiselessness of a snake. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure They were laughing and talking and singing songs in loud, boisterous voices which contrasted strangely with our timid noiselessness. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army This formation would naturally give elasticity to the foot, and, with the soft cushion spoken of by Professor Dawkins, would account for the noiselessness of the elephant's tread. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Broffin's right hand went swiftly to an inside pocket of his coat and when it was withdrawn a pair of handcuffs, oiled to noiselessness, came with it. The Price The Moritos passed through the jungle with the agility and noiselessness of cats, but the three white men floundered along as best they could. Captain Jinks, Hero Dunne ascended to the room from which he had carried his prize, and he commenced a search, and no burglar ever moved with greater noiselessness or ease. Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective She who had been heavy on her feet now stepped with a light noiselessness, and her body showed its full woman's outlines straightened and lengthened to the litheness of a boy. The Emigrant Trail As James ran along, at the heels of Nat, he was struck with the strangeness of the scene, and the noiselessness with which the band of moccasin-footed men flitted among the trees. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent He began lifting the food he had been preparing from the pans, arranging it on various dishes and slipping them upon the table with a rapidity and noiselessness which suggested sleight of hand. The Black Pearl He fell like a bullock beneath the axe, and I sped up to my bedchamber with all the noiselessness and celerity of a bird. Successful Recitations Neither spoke again, but with the utmost care and noiselessness, they stepped aside from the path and crouched among the undergrowth. The Land of Mystery Meanwhile the king and his army had reached their new quarters, where the utmost caution and noiselessness was observed. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Reaching the house, Manetho passed through the open door, crossed the hall with his customary noiselessness, and entered the conservatory. Idolatry A Romance The man moved like a cat, with almost complete noiselessness. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid Floating on my back for noiselessness, I paddled rapidly in with my hands, expecting momentarily to hear the challenge of the picquet, and the ominous click so likely to follow. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 What is the noise or noiselessness with which such torrents of this foaming liquid rush daily through the channels of human bodies made originally too small to admit half the quantity? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Quietly—very quietly, Sister Marthe opened the door of room Number Fifty-six, and with list-slippered noiselessness stepped out into the corridor. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police And it takes quite a time to become accustomed to the noiselessness of this proceeding, and to control the start which gives you away completely. Leonie of the Jungle A moment later with absolute noiselessness he rose and leaned over the verandah-rail, intently watching. The Keeper of the Door Then he rose once more, and, with the noiselessness which habit had perfected, left his room, moved down the upper hall and the stair, and let himself out into the garden. Bylow Hill An intense and strictly feminine curiosity filled her soul to know something of the nature of that work which demanded so stern a noiselessness. Queed Nothing could have been better than this miserable wretch's cowardly haste and cautious noiselessness in applying his key; apprehension sat upon his brow, confusion dwelt in his guilty eye. Italian Journeys We groped slowly, with careful noiselessness, across the hall to the foot of the great staircase. The Indiscretion of the Duchess A great many stories have been told about the noiselessness of smokeless powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 It would have appeared almost uncanny to one not experienced in canoeing to observe the absolute noiselessness with which the frail little craft was propelled about the larger boat. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat The electric tram-car was quite equal in speed to those driven by steam or compressed air, and was characterized by its noiselessness and by the care with which it was manipulated. Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 Some one was in the room, and it was some one who had learned the art of absolute noiselessness. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora And now the longed-for night had closed in with its curtain of darkness, its noiselessness and quiet. The Youth of the Great Elector A great charm of the bicycle is its noiselessness which, with its speed, affords peeps of wild creatures under natural conditions. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Yes, there was undoubtedly something feline about him, a supple grace, a noiselessness, a guile, that made her aware of the necessity for caution in her dealings with him. The Knave of Diamonds But rowing has also its charms; and the Indian noiselessness of the paddle, beneath the fringing branches of the Assabeth or Artichoke, puts one into Fairyland at once, and Hiawatha's cheemaun becomes a possible possession. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 With clenched fists, and tight set jaws the great, soulless giant moved across the dark chamber with the stealthy noiselessness of a tiger. The Monster Men Then he who had sent them away stole silently to the tent flap and untying the fastenings entered with the noiselessness of a disembodied spirit. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Tarzan swung himself to the trees once more, and with swift noiselessness sped along high above the trail. Tarzan of the Apes The desert compassed them about, marvellously changing shape and colour, and every character, with all the noiselessness of phantasmagoria. Arizona Nights Yet with all the swift movement and the countless thousands rushing hither and thither, the predominant suggestion was that of luxurious ease and soft noiselessness. Thuvia, Maid of Mars They move with absolute noiselessness between borders of crimson sward and beneath arching trees gorgeous with the wondrous blooms that mark so many of the highly cultivated varieties of Barsoomian vegetation. Warlord of Mars With the noiselessness of disembodied spirits we moved stealthily along the deserted streets, but not until we were within sight of the plain beyond the city did I commence to breathe freely. A Princess of Mars The work was necessarily slow because of the fact that it must proceed with utter noiselessness. The Mucker The rapidity of her glide into this position was that of a kingfisher — its noiselessness that of a hawk. Far from the Madding Crowd The rapidity of her glide into this position was that of a kingfisher—its noiselessness that of a hawk. Far from the Madding Crowd They had returned with absolute noiselessness, and stood now some ten feet away from us, gazing with stolid composure at our group. In the Valley The noise of life had suddenly been hushed, and each heart had heard for a moment the noiselessness of death. The Trespasser The Provincial came into the cell with a singular noiselessness of motion. The Slave of the Lamp She stole down the stair, and opened the door with absolute noiselessness. Mary Marston With the same noiselessness, the crouching form bent over sideways and peered around the screen. The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl The valet moved about the tent with his usual deft noiselessness, gathering up cigarette ends and spent matches, and tidying the room with an assiduous orderliness that was peculiarly his own. The Sheik About him the snow fell with fluttering noiselessness and it filled him with a sensation of safety. The Danger Trail He poured out for himself some whisky, and opened a bottle of soda-water with deliberate care and noiselessness. The Slave of the Lamp In a few minutes the door opened noiselessly--there was a too obtrusive noiselessness within these walls--and a nun came in. The Velvet Glove Floating on my back for noiselessness, I paddled rapidly in with my hands, expecting momentarily to hear the challenge of the picket, and the ominous click so likely to follow. Army Life in a Black Regiment In whatever way the business of her household was carried on, it was evidently with the most absolute noiselessness, for not a sound disturbed the utter stillness environing her. Ziska Any sound was better, she told herself, than the dead noiselessness of the surrounding forest. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Then he put out the light and left the room, closing the door after him with careful noiselessness. Thelma It is the prudent noiselessness of many a species to-day, as the deer and the moose. The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields A mouse ran across the floor, something cracked—a flash of sound flaring up in the noiselessness. Mother Johanna held the front door open for him, and, as he went down the stairs, he heard it close behind him, with that extreme noiselessness that was characteristic of Johanna's treatment of it. Maurice Guest Although the Lizard knew that there was no danger of detection, yet from long habit he moved through the plant of the International Machine Company with the noiselessness of a disembodied spirit. The Efficiency Expert It was all the more terrible for the noiselessness wherewith it was delivered. Bruce He pillaged Blackheath, Greenwich, Peckham, and many another home of honest worth, with a noiselessness and a precision that were the envy of the whole family. A Book of Scoundrels Cautiously he lowered himself over the edge of the cliff, and with utter noiselessness commenced the descent toward the bottom of the gulch. Tarzan the Untamed The advantages of the bow over the gun are chiefly its noiselessness, its cheapness, and the fact that one can make its ammunition anywhere. Rolf in the Woods |
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