| 单词 | oldish |
| 例句 | “He’s in a hurry. We’d—” then I saw another man, an oldish man running heavily, clutching a stick, and a boy naked from the waist up, clutching his pants as he ran. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two other men, sir. One oldish, and one tall and sort of scholarly.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The driver was an oldish man with a thick black drooping moustache. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was the voice of an oldish person. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The exquisite rendition of the face of the infant Jesus, which nine times out of 10 in Renaissance painting looks like an oldish little adult, played no mean part in the making of the price. 2010-01-30T05:37:00Z A dead-faced, unsmiling, oldish man in glasses, with a greyish complexion and grey hair, sits down at a table with three women he's brought to the club with him. Too much to bare: behind the scenes at a lap-dancing club 2012-07-20T21:59:00Z Now, the cast is set to encompass a mix of oldish and young, black and white, gay and straight, men and women, chefs and civilians. On ABC?s ?Chew,? the Talk Show Meets Cooking 2011-09-21T04:15:03Z At one stage, an oldish biddy acted even older on a bus, croaking to a bemused teen: "Do you think I'm too old at 78 to stand up?" Rewind TV: Mad Men; Thatcher coverage; Off Their Rockers – review 2013-04-13T21:45:01Z Or, more to the point, it might remind oldish viewers of a certain kind of observant, clever but unambitious independent film that came to prominence in the era it depicts. Review: In ‘Landline,’ the Family That Strays Together 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The all-purpose reply is designed to disarm oldish people who dispense condescension dressed up as wisdom. Opinion | OK, boomer. The kids are fighting back. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z What inspired the creature who was “shortish and oldish and brownish and mossy?” Who Was the Real Lorax? Seeking the Inspiration for Dr. Seuss 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Its mindset is in some respects still that of an old hand in an oldish tech sector. Jump-start 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z And suddenly this figure of the hyphen takes on palpable life, for it is this little temporal bridge which the poet, oldish but renewed by his late marriage, now fiercely cherishes: The Secular Psalmist 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z It seems to me," Sarella observed thoughtfully, "as if you're growing a bit oldish to do for yourself, and have no one to do anything for you. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z At the table sat one person, an oldish man with a dash of red in his countenance. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z He was an oldish man, and quite at home in that house. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z See," cried a sailor, an oldish white-haired man, with a French accent; "that is the way with him. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z He came in consequence to take particular notice of an oldish man and a rosebud of a girl who walked along the boulevard every morning at the time that he was waiting. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z I've known young fellers, and oldish men too, go off into the timber and never come back. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z That oldish gentlewoman, who was taking upon her to send my Niece Granville before the justice! The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z A few days later an oldish little mild-eyed man presented himself to her. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z A man, an oldish, white-haired man, loitering upon the beach very civilly helped us to run the boat up out of the water. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Yet among the party were an oldish man and two young girls, whom Wilhelm thought he knew. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z And the lady at the Rectory—the oldish lady, and the young one Mr. Markham spoke of—who are they? The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z I counted fifteen dead bodies besides the station-keeper and his mate: they was pretty near all children or oldish women and men. Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) 2011-06-10T02:00:18.697Z Yes, Ueberbein had been the name of his adoptive parents, a poor, oldish couple of the inferior bank-clerk class, and he had a quite legal right to it. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The room was filled by a little crowd of people—oldish men, women and girls, divided into printers, cutters, transferors and apprentices. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The physician was an oldish man, who, though in weak health, had spent many years in the practice of the noblest virtues. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z "I wonder," I went on, more eagerly, "I wonder if possibly she could be the portrait of the oldish lady—when the oldish lady was young, you know, Tib, for she is so like Regina." The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z For though the over-dressed young mother might have said "oldish" more truly than "old," yet Miss Theodora realized that the change had come. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z By the time your grandchildren are getting oldish, you'll get a letter to say they won't give you anything, owing to lapse of time, incorrect information, and a lot of other truck. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Her smile was reflected in the three oldish little faces of the children squatting on the floor. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z "You seemed to be gettin' on very well with the man on your other side—not the one who took you down, but the oldish one," she said afterwards in a pleased voice. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z "Why, taking it into my head that Miss Hill must be oldish, and going on in that absurd way about spinsters." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z At the old man's feet lay a boy of fourteen, with a withered and oldish face. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z “In other words, I want an oldish woman, very plain, and preferably a widow?” The Idyl of Twin Fires "Rather fancy your chap's the same one I know of," I drawled, "an oldish duffer—white mutton-chops—beefy sort of face—sunburn line and baldish—all that sort of thing!" The Haunted Pajamas As he went out, one of the oldish men arose without emotion at the new summons, folding his newspaper and pocketing his spectacles. Making Money The oldish lady looked at the children for a moment before she replied. Carrots: Just a Little Boy The horrid truth is that I'm a bit oldish—not aged, not outworn, mind you—my years have come and gone lightly—but at times like these I'm obliged to admit the count. Ewing\\'s Lady Frank Russel is an oldish man, steady and quiet, and he would never think of entertaining a party of rowdies, especially if they belonged to the enemy. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Just as he left the minister, an oldish man, who had been waiting for him under a house-porch, came up to him and greeted him in a very friendly manner. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine As he went back to his desk, an oldish man came to the door and caught Hobby Lull’s eye. Stepsons of Light You must 'a' met him on the road, didn't you?—oldish man, with a—" "No, I didn't see nobody, Aunt Sally. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Just then an oldish man of a chunky build, and with an eye as black as the driven tomcat, reached through the crowded aisle with his umbrella and touched the girl. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories It was an oldish man, with a big, bushy head of hair and whiskers. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Surely all the oldish maids Who indulged him in his ease, Will be startled when they hear Of his riding rough and free. Atta Troll He's all to rights, only a bit oldish, like. When Ghost Meets Ghost Hold on one little moment; three people such as you describe—one an oldish man, a girl, and a third, a man with no description—have I seen such people getting on a train together? With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front After dinner that evening, in the midst of Italo’s brilliant performance, a caller came,–a thin, oldish, English-speaking 320lady whose black dress made no pretense of following the fashion. Aurora the Magnificent And so they droned on, those three wiseacres–two oldish gentlemen and a middle-aged man, thinking they could change or check or dam the course of true love. In the Heart of a Fool He was thin and oldish, and of moderate stature, with a narrow face, pale eyes, and a very long nose. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire She was a fine-shaped woman, but looked oldish––as well as you could see for the veil she had on––having a sad pale face a good deal wrinkled and a bunch of gray hair. Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town It was a roly-poly, oldish woman, who spread considerably over her chair, and held a travelling-basket on her lap. Phemie Frost's Experiences It was an oldish man, dressed with marked elegance, white tie, white waistcoat, white flower at his lapel. Aurora the Magnificent The next minute the upper half of the door was opened, and an oldish woman looked out. What She Could The big man looked doubtfully at the little, oldish man on the sled. The Shepherd of the North Besides, I suppose I should have been considered crazy if I had gone, me, an oldish woman! Cloudy Jewel He sank into a cushioned seat next to an oldish man with iron-gray hair through which the speed of their flight whipped and pulled. Slaves of Mercury We made counts in oldish and fresh preparations. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological He was an oldish man, of fifty-five years perhaps, with a face as dried and weather-beaten as the leather beneath his saddle. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' I thought I was getting a bit oldish—but I'm not. The Rainbow With Mr. Linden, when he came back, was an oldish gentleman, silver-haired, with a fresh ruddy face; not very tall, very pleasant-looking. Say and Seal, Volume II Horses there were, and wagons, standing here and there, and one or two oldish faces looked out from the windows of one long shanty; but the rest of the birds had flown—into the water! Say and Seal, Volume I A tall, oldish man, with an ox whip, stood leaning against the fence and surveying things. Nobody And he was a oldish man, too: sixty, I dessay he was. Highways and Byways in Surrey One oldish widow literally fled to the other side of the church when she suddenly realised that I was standing behind her. India and the Indians Here I found an oldish man with his back to me. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The author shows us an oldish husband—a civil servant—who surmounts, with not too much indelicacy, the primary difficulty of his young wife's ingenuousness in relation to the sacrament of marriage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914 His boys went to good solid schools, and were put to respectable professions; his girls, in spite of a fantastic protest or so, were all married to suitable, steady, oldish young men with good prospects. Tales of Space and Time But I guess if the truth were known," Addison continued sapiently, "that no oldish people like to be called grandpa and grandma very well, till they get to be as much as eighty years old. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine They gave him a queer, oldish appearance and quite spoiled his good looks. Across the Mesa He half woke, and filtered to what he called home—one room in the cottage of an oldish woman who had prejudices against the perilous night air. Free Air The sentry was an oldish man, of the Landwehr, and entirely unsuspicious. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns The man stirs some an' looks over at us kind o' eager—he was oldish, an' the firelight bein' in his eyes, he couldn't see us. Friendship Village He was one of the real martyrs of aviation, this sapless, oldish man, never knowing the joy of the air, yet devoting a lifetime of ability to helping man sprout wings and become superman. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life "An oldish, prim looking man, with side whiskers." Simon They were a heavy looking lot—oldish men with beards, and dull, stolid women. World's War Events, Vol. II In ten minutes or so an oldish woman entered holding a candle and her garments had evidently been flung on in a hurry. Daisy Ashford: Her Book One day an oldish gentleman who lived near, and who had a fine orange plantation, or grove, toward which we had cast longing eyes, called at the dance-house where we were quartered. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 He was an oldish and wicked man, born on the Bowery. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life There was an oldish woman and a young woman, and when they were taken to the police office the reporters of the city papers were there, as usual, ready to lend a helping hand. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 He crouched in his chair, a wizened, frightened, unhappy, oldish man. The Innocents A Story for Lovers He was an oldish chap, married to a woman a good deal younger than himself, and she had a bit of a reputation for being overfond of the wine of the country. The Herapath Property An oldish man was ploughing his way to the tenth hole at St. Andrews, and, when he ultimately holed out in nineteen, he turned to his caddie. A Dominie in Doubt He was a monosyllabic, oldish little fellow, whose cheeks had fallen down and disturbed the balance of his already bald head. The Varmint His fidelity might be depended upon; but he is also an oldish man, and would count for little in a conflict, with such desperadoes as those who design making themselves masters of the ship. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The picture was an oldish one, in a blackened old frame. The Innocents A Story for Lovers One lady was somewhat stout and oldish, the other was young and slight, and Jack thought very pretty. The Three Midshipmen He was an oldish man and fat for a mountaineer. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights There was an oldish man, James Joel, and a young farmer, Luke Gravel. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Tom paused but a moment in the dressing-room, where a few oldish men waited for their fat, rejuvenated wives, and some young stags smoked cigarettes until the buds could get up to the hall. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) The C.O. of No. 97 General at that time was an oldish man, who suffered from suppressed gout, which is the regular medical name for unsuppressed temper. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 There were those, oldish men and slightly less oldish women, who called her flippant. Lady Bountiful Jenks was an oldish man with bushy grey whiskers, who never wore a coat, and now he was wet to the loins with mud and water. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories But there was an odd, rather oldish house, with a two-story ell that seemed to have been added as an after-thought. A Little Girl of Long Ago First of all came Lord Darcy, a thin, oldish man, with a face that looked tired and kind, and faintly amused by the amount of attention which his entrance had attracted. About Peggy Saville Old Man Wright he steps up to one of the tables where a fellow is setting with eyeglasses and chin whiskers—oldish sort of man; and you knowed he looked older than he was. The Man Next Door He added "sir" this time because Lord Ramelton is an oldish man, and Willie Thornton had been well brought up and taught by his mother that some respect is due to age. Lady Bountiful In a few minutes they met a tall, thin, oldish man, with a gun in his hand and a bag at his back. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading "Then," said the man "Pop," with a youngish, oldish smile, "we may as well liquor up." Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War It is the advice of an oldish man and a true friend.” Chasing the Sun Then she thumped impatiently upon the door till it was opened by an oldish woman. 'Me and Nobbles' An oldish man, very fat, but healthy looking and strong, sat in an armchair near the window of the room they entered. Lady Bountiful The girls went up, and leaning against the gate, looked at it admiringly; then started at the sight of two oldish women sitting opposite one another in the old-fashioned porch. The Carved Cupboard A youngish, oldish, oddish fellow, whom they called "Pop," here told Mr. Cindrey to keep his pulse up and take a drink. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War “Well, they are an oldish couple,” returned Dan, with a laugh; “but it’s my opinion that before long you’ll see a good many more couples—young ones, too.” The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The butler is an oldish man, and a very strange one. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure She’s an oldish craft, not fit to have her bottom rasped on coral rocks. Charlie to the Rescue I’m getting to be an oldish young man now, you see, and am rather tired of the sea myself, so I also think of giving it up. The Red Eric The fact is that I’m studying—though you may think I’m rather an oldish student—and I can’t study except when I’m alone.” The Young Trawler An oldish man with a grey beard was seated on a stone bench beside the door. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice The officer thus to be punished was an oldish man, short, apoplectic, overbearing, and irascible. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People So it was, for a boy always thinks an oldish woman older than she really is. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor He was an oldish, roughish-looking man, and had all the appearance of a seaman. My First Voyage to Southern Seas I must also mention the boatswain, who, though an oldish man, had not long taken out his warrant. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman An oldish man of portly figure, who looked like a sea captain, was steering. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler “Sit down, boy, and make yourself at home,” said an oldish man with grey hair, from the other end of the table. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days One of the first houses we visited was that of an oldish gentleman—the richest merchant, we were told, in the town. Hurricane Hurry One was an oldish man, the other was a tall, active lad; either would give me considerable difficulty to manage if it came to a hand-to-hand struggle. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins I used to think him an oldish man nearly thirty years ago. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War “An oldish man, sir,” said the porter, and bowed and departed. Clayhanger He was an oldish man, short and broad-shouldered, with a large head and serious grey eyes. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May He was an oldish man, and I met him just as I was coming out of the bath-house. A Jolly Fellowship Once I remember when I was touchy because you called Professor Edwin Green an oldish person, but my pettishness only lasted "like a cloud's flying shadow," and that ought not to count. Molly Brown's Orchard Home It was an oldish box, tied with pink tape and sealed, and on the lid was pasted a label inscribed in old ink, 'The Senior Prebendary's House, Whitminster.' A Thin Ghost and Others Once there came an oldish, high-toned lady from Richmond. Watch Yourself Go By That is perhaps the reason why most oldish men acquire information, but learn very little. A Preface to Politics It was mostly composed of oldish men not fit for active service. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) Two ladies had passed him in a dog-cart, as he was walking home from the village: a young lady driving, an oldish lady beside her, and a groom behind. The Lady Paramount Last on the tug rope was an oldish man with a long white beard parted in the middle and rusty coloured at the tips. The Red Horizon He was an oldish man by now, and of some importance in Maidstone, where he had been appointed Jurat by the Corporation, and was a very popular and influential man. By What Authority? He was an oldish man with a careworn face, and deepset eyes occasionally lighted by a smile, as he urged his weary horse across the sand. A Book of Quaker Saints Said Kuma—"A question or so: this tall samurai, an oldish man, who lives close by; who is he?" The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) About half an hour afterward in walks an oldish chap with a stoop and a gray goat's beard. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Last summer we picked up an oldish man who had been thrown out of an unusually jambangsome touring car. Homeburg Memories He had no fear of strangers when they wore schaps and coloured handkerchiefs, but a girl in a brown sweater and an oldish man with a white collar were creatures to be approached with caution. The Cow Puncher They are oldish men who have nearly all seen service before, many in South Africa. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 "I thought he was rather an oldish man," remarked the lieutenant. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Mr Finnemore was an oldish man, getting on for sixty, and his hair was white. The Loom of Youth He is an oldish man, with a keen, clever, wrinkled face; he is of middle-size, and walks very slowly and deliberately; he is a fervent Catholic. Lourdes The oldish man at the wheel gave it a violent wrench, but left his motor in gear, and the car half slid, half plowed its way into semi-vertical position among the young trees. The Cow Puncher But if you were oldish, I say, and pitifully 'shut in', just how would you go to work, I wonder, to rest your personality? Molly Make-Believe Lee, an excellent, hospitable, social fellow, rather oldish; warm-hearted and chatty—a most judicious, sensible farmer. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham An oldish man with glasses—the auctioneer—was seated on a box making figures in a notebook. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The next was an oldish man, who came accom panied by his tall, black-bearded son, to report on his continued good health since his recovery, eight years previously, from neurasthenia and insanity. Lourdes In a few minutes he was at the church door, where an oldish man, after surveying him somewhat dubiously, gave him a formal handshake and passed him into the hands of an usher. The Cow Puncher These two are idealised heads, both made late in life, judging from a certain sketchiness, in no way detracting from their sterling qualities, but indicative of Donatello's fluency as an oldish man. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres An oldish woman, tall and strong enough to be a man dressed up, sat by the fire throwing on logs from time to time. Stories from Hans Andersen When Jack, as was his custom, kissed his wife and babies good-by, one of the visitors, an oldish man, coughed huskily, and said: "Blest if I kin stan' this." The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside The form outside the fence straightened up then, and two oldish gray eyes looked over it into hers—the Radical Judge's eyes. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 He looked in on Frank in the middle of his dressing, found to his relief that an oldish suit of dress-clothes fitted him quite decently, and then went to put on his own. None Other Gods Three oldish men were there, whom people called Johnson, Newberry, and Pawkins; they were all the summoned jurors who had responded. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life "There, miss, I'm sure that will do famously," said Chirper, the overworked, oldish young person whose duty it was to attend to the innumerable wants of the young lady boarders of Park Hill Seminary. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 He was a little, oldish man — that was all. Hills of the Shatemuc At home he had been "Beau-papa," noisy and demonstrative, or solemn with artistic responsibility and reverence, but always the oldish man playing to his family. The Halo Why, there’s a man ill or in trouble; an oldish man, too. The Tables Turned or, Nupkins Awakened. A Socialist Interlude Oh, he's somewhat oldish, as I told ye; rather thick-set; has a heavy moustache, an' looks as if he has always had plenty of good things to eat. Under Sealed Orders MacRae was suddenly conscious of facing a still different man,—an oldish, fat man with thinning hair and tired, wistful eyes. Poor Man's Rock I don't know what would have happened only just then an oldish man came along, wearing spectacles and with a kind sharp face, who stopped and asked what was the matter. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel I have a notion there is nothing so very shocking in being an oldish gentlewoman; what one loses in charms, is made up in the happy liberty of doing and saying whatever one pleases. The History of Emily Montague A stout, oldish woman with rather a pleasant face opened the door; her arms were bare, and she dried her hands on her apron as she asked me my business. Uncle Max But that was twenty year agone, and Nicholas Bewes had grown oldish himself now, and Jane was thought to be nearer eighty than seventy by her neighbours. The Torch and Other Tales And just behind her there's an oldish man. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes Then, while lamb gets coldish, A goose that is oldish— At carving not clever— You're begged to dissever, And when you thus treat it, Find no one will eat it. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood An oldish man with a bronzed countenance and upright carriage, bearing about him that indescribable military air which bespeaks the soldier of long service, in plain clothes though he may be. Verner's Pride As to oldish ones, or widows, time and other things have, in most cases, blunted their feelings, and rendered harsh or stern demeanor in the husband a matter not of heart-breaking consequence. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. But at last she was gripped by two constables, one of them an oldish man and the other a plain-clothes policeman, whom several spectators had singled out for his pleasure in needless brutalities. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement The lawyer, an oldish man, listened to my story and told me to give up the idea of compelling the making of the road we needed. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 A tall, oldish girl with a discontented upper lip stalked through the hall, glanced in at the door, and sniffed significantly, but they did not see her. The Mystery of Mary But Socrates, with his usual sense of humor, had never considered himself in that light at all; oldish, yes; and funny, and ugly, by all means;—but wise! The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 It was a smallish, oldish, grayish man who opened the door and smiled in query at me. The Way of a Man An oldish man of tremendous girth, but who sat his horse easily despite his size, grinned down at Jack. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border Between the path at this point and the cliff's edge lay a small patch cleared for potatoes, and here an oldish man was leaning on his shovel and looking up at Zeb. I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales You are grown somewhat oldish since you went away. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. "A man,—a nice, strange, oldish fellow in a fur coat." Master of His Fate He was an oldish man, yellow and thin and marked with the small-pox; the only one in the boat who might have come from some other country than Norway. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts Kendal turned in astonishment and saw a short oldish man, in whom he recognised a famous artist, standing by, his keen mobile face wearing an expression of strong interest and inquiry. Miss Bretherton Their best horse is "aged," their best jockey oldish, He's plucky, but years, Sir, will tell on the nerve. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 The village was virtually owned by a summer colony of oldish people who had lived there in their youth and who devoted themselves to keeping the old place just as it had been. Hillsboro People As he had said, plaintively, he was an oldish man. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) I am an oldish man," he said, "and—yes, there is no use in denying that I am comfortably off. The Shadow of the Rope That was the worst of marrying an old, or anyhow an oldish, man. Deadham Hard He said nothing more, and I followed him—an oldish man with gray eyes and hair and side-whiskers, and neatly dressed, his head covered to the ears with a high hat, tilted backward. D'Ri and I The guarding of the prisoners is effected by plenty of barbed wire and a comparatively small number of oldish Landsturmers. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War A dozen couples, mainly youngish, promenaded upon its impeccable surface in obvious expectation; while on the borders, in rustic chairs, odd remnants of humanity, mainly oldish, gazed in ecstasy at the picturesque ensemble. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) A thin oldish man with a face full of hollows like that of an old horse, answered "Oui," faintly. A Volunteer Poilu They were oldish men perhaps 50 years old, one a Mr. Fish of Indiana and another named Gould. Death Valley in '49 Looking up they saw another group of three: an oldish man, a slim young fellow who was almost a grown man and a girl in her middle teens. Radio Boys Cronies Or, Bill Brown's Radio Sometimes we thought that he was an oldish man that looked young, and at others that he was a youngish man who looked old. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales Don't play them tricks on me, lass; I'm getting an oldish man. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) The room was occupied by an oldish man and a girl, addressing themselves to the day's work of plain bookbinding. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories When about two weeks of my time had expired two oldish men came to the house to stop for a few days and reported themselves as from Sacramento, buying up some horses for that market. Death Valley in '49 He is an oldish man, with a long, gray beard and a quizzical face,—a sort of Hans Sachs, who turns all his life into verse and song. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 Presently down the plank came an oldish man—a lieutenant with a heavy moustache and two African ribbons. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917 Ah! your officers: True, you must have officers on board; though, I suppose, they are a little oldish to be agreeable to you. The Red Rover And as for clubs and things, why, I've got some oldish ones that will do fairly well; a beginner doesn't need extra good ones, you see. The Half-Back Besides Runi, there were, in our little community, two oldish men, his cousins I believe, who had wives and grown-up children. Green Mansions: a romance of the tropical forest The wise man on the outside of the bar suggests that the oldish man will get into trouble. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers He was an oldish man with bushy whiskers and a reputed mastery of the French tongue. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies I saw that the bearer was a woman, an oldish woman, round-shouldered like most French peasants. Mr. Standfast We followed him along a corridor into a big room looking out on the river, where an oldish fellow sat in an arm-chair by a stove, writing letters with a fountain pen. Greenmantle He was an oldish man, turned sixty, one would say, and belonging, to judge from his dress and general appearance, to what one might call the upper labouring class. Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance There—there was a man up there—a very tall, very thin, very rude, very—that is, rather nice youngish oldish man, in slippers, and no collar. Buttered Side Down: Stories I spoke to one captain—an oldish man—and he grinned amiably, but did not answer. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories He was an oldish man, with a short, square figure, and a woollen comforter enveloped his throat. Mr. Standfast He was a fat, oldish fellow with a long nose, very like the Greek traders you see on the Zanzibar coast. Greenmantle Latimer Springfield was a rather cheerless, oldish young man, who went into politics somewhat in the spirit in which other people might go into half-mourning. Beasts and Super-Beasts You do not belong in town, sir?" replied the bourgeois, who was an oldish man; "well, follow me. Les Misérables Campbell was an oldish man, and I found him to be very much of a man, trusty, ingenious and faithful in everything he did for me. The Bark Covered House Ashton jumped out, and ran to meet George; but blank was his astonishment to see an oldish lady and her attendant alight from the vehicle, which he had imagined contained his friend! Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City The oldish man seemed to rouse himself for the handshake. Till the Clock Stops "And which do you select?" asked the oldish man over his rimless glasses. City of Endless Night Twenty yards farther on three more bodies were found, two oldish men and a boy, very little burnt. Sir George Tressady — Volume II But then came four on together, whereof one, a gaunt, oldish man, was saying: It is not so much how long we shall be getting there, but what shall betide when we get there. The Water of the Wondrous Isles You might meet oldish men in the Transvaal who were not, according to their masters' reckoning, twenty-one years of age. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal He left her at the side entrance, where she rang and was admitted by an oldish, respectable looking man, who recognized her evidently with the greatest surprise. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories People wondered who this she-Brownist, Katherine Chidley, was, and did not quite lose their interest in her when they found that she was an oldish woman, and a member of some hole-and-corner congregation in London. Among My Books Second Series Near her sat an oldish woman with an almost toothless mouth, who was chattering to her in a tone that Letty knew to be three parts hypocritical. Sir George Tressady — Volume II I said— 'But you used to look sad and oldish; you don't now. Life on the Mississippi, Part 9. It was the thin tall figure of an oldish man in a long frock-coat, which opened in front over a gaily flowered silk waistcoat. The History of David Grieve He was an oldish man, quiet and gentle in his ways and speech; tiny wrinkles spread out fanwise from the corners of his eyes, like the traces of a thousand kindly smiles. Wanderers "Governess an uncommonly nice woman—oldish, but—I beg your pardon, Lady Julia," cries the inopportune Jack Belsize—"I'm always putting my foot in it." The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family You must a met him on the road, didn't you?—oldish man, with a—" "No, I didn't see nobody, Aunt Sally. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 31 to 35 There was an oldish girl next to him whom he knew; she has coiffed St. Catherine for several years now, and was put at our table, I believe, to be a kind of chaperon. The Visits of Elizabeth He was an oldish man over sixty, dressed in mourning, and careworn. The Log of a Noncombatant At another time I fell in with an oldish colored man, who, like myself, had taken to the woods for a quiet Sunday stroll. A Florida Sketch-Book Her features are oldish and flabby; from their midst springs a nose like the beak of a parrot. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction I knowed him to onc't, for all he was a little oldish, and a little grayish, and had a bare spot like a turtle's back on the top of his head. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 25, September 17, 1870 The only young one is Mr. Roper, the great shot, and the other two are Sir Augustus Grant and Captain Fieldin; they are oldish. The Visits of Elizabeth An oldish little fellow with a fat belly, active and nimble in spite of his weight, with a face like a skinned pumpkin was the sacristan and responded with the most frivolous refrains. Mogens and Other Stories He has an oldish face, wrinkled by fearful anticipations, and his hair is thin. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth His complexion was of that weather-beaten red hue which is often seen in oldish men who have been much out in all weathers. December Love Morris went to the cutter, and, holding up the lantern, looked down, to find an oldish man with sharp features, dark eyes, and grizzled beard, lying under a tarpaulin in the bottom of the boat. Stella Fregelius And they seem to have a lot of these rather dull, oldish men friends who make long visits. The Visits of Elizabeth The rest of the human bundle seemed to consist of an oldish man, with long, gaunt legs and arms blue with the cold. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel An oldish, smallish man looked at him and at his overalls, and grinned. Youth Challenges Secondly, 5 oldish radicles, 1 ½ inch in length, and therefore less sensitive than the above-mentioned young ones, were similarly placed and similarly treated. The Power of Movement in Plants The shop-girl was an oldish person, as thin as a giraffe which had fasted for a long time, and was very well read. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 The commandant of a large contingent from the Vogtland, an oldish man, raised Bakunin's hopes by the impassioned energy of his speeches, and he would have had him appointed commandant-general on the spot. My Life — Volume 1 An oldish man this, with grizzled beard brought to a point, and in the end a tuft of a rat's tall was twisted, others similarly adorning the ends of his moustache. Spinifex and Sand The party consisted of an oldish man, a very smart and good-looking young fellow, and a handsome little boy. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The movement of an oldish leaf, the glands of which were still secreting freely, was traced for 24 h., during which time it continued to sink a little in a slightly zigzag line. The Power of Movement in Plants The oldish man came deliberately down the steps, and approached us. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Big, fat men and oldish men with young twinkles in their eyes sell them, unromantic, but very nice to deal with. Vignettes of San Francisco Glancing aside, she saw that it was an oldish man, with grizzled whiskers and rather a stern visage. The Odd Women There were not many oldish men among them, only one with grey hair. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, He was oldish, with bent shoulders, and wore spectacles—probably a clerk of forty years' standing. Demos In Madeira he chanced to make acquaintance with an oldish man who had been in Parliament for a good many years; a Radical, an idealist, sore beset with physical ailments. Denzil Quarrier The deep low collar and the Eton jacket made him feel queer and oldish: and that morning when his mother had brought him down to the parlour, dressed for mass, his father had cried. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man His dress is that of a country-town titan of business: that is, an oldish shooting suit, and elastic sided boots quite unconnected with shooting. John Bull's Other Island A little oldish—I meant that, my lord.’ The Hand of Ethelberta Jones was an oldish man, and he had no intention of hurting him. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day To one, an oldish man with a white beard, his uniform studded with decorations, who was pointed out as the Colonel, we showed our Bolshevik papers. Ten Days That Shook the World He was an oldish, impractical man—one of that numerous class of erratic business men who are forever dissatisfied, and seeking a change. Cabbages and Kings It began with Edward's giving an oldish horse to a young fellow called Selmes. The Good Soldier Several oldish authors have used Lepas exclusively for the pedunculate division, and the name has been given to the family and compounded in sub-generic names. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 He found her in her kitchen; an oldish woman who lived by charing. Saint's Progress Of the oldish men, some answered well, and some very poorly. Youth Sure, it was sort of oldish gray, same as ours. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! Time is slipping away, and we are getting oldish. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 An old woman sat by it with a bowl in her hand, and an oldish man with a cudgel stood before him. The Path of the King The taller one, an oldish man, lean and hard, announced his errand at once. The Man in Lower Ten In front of me walked Ikonin—a tall young man of about twenty-five, who was one of those whom I had classed as oldish men. Youth James saw an oldish man, gray and stooped with a rather wistful lost-dog expression on his face. The Vision Splendid He is an oldish man, not less than sixty, with his hair and beard bleached with the storms of many travels. The Survivors of the Chancellor, diary of J.R. Kazallon, passenger She was an oldish, thin, exclusive, languishing, sentimental maid; and Slayton had been introduced to her some time before. Whirligigs “Was it an oldish man in the dress of about fifty years ago?” asked Mrs. Norbury hopefully. The Toys of Peace, and other papers This, I take it, is why oldish men are so often intrigued by girls in their teens. In Defense of Women You must remember that when I first met her on the desert island she was an oldish woman, judged by the native standard; that is to say, she was about thirty. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont Mrs. Mudge was introduced by the president of the League of the Higher Illumination, an oldish young woman with a yearning voice, white spats, and a mustache. Babbitt He was an oldish, shabby little fellow, with bad teeth and no hair on his face. Typhoon He was oldish even then as a young man, just as he is oldish still in middle age. The New Machiavelli |
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