| 单词 | oldster |
| 例句 | As did most people, even oldsters who were physically fragile. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z While this may have been scary news in terms of Medicare and Social Security, the average American had little to fear from the growing horde of oldsters. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Colin could hear the annoyance in Hassan's voice as he asked, in the monotone of the aggressively bored, what life had been like in Gutshot when the oldster was a kid. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A toothless oldster with cloudy blue eyes, he fell exhausted from his saddle and could not rise again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Hey, he called you that just the other day on the way to the oldsters!” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “But people still like you. All the oldsters, everybody at the factory...” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z So what if a bunch of oldsters and little kids had passed me, not to mention the locals who practically danced up the trail, some wearing little more on their feet than flip-flops? Into the Land of Happiness 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z And not a single account of doctors acting on behalf of spendthrift relatives, putting oldsters to death to clear out room in the basement. College costs too high? Sort through your drawers 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The young grew older and an oldster got younger on Wednesday night as another live show, this one with songs drawn from the movies, produced some intriguing performances. ArtsBeat Blog: 'X Factor' Watch: Young and Old, Trading Places 2011-11-10T06:04:58Z Either way, he makes it clear that the age difference has placed him and his character out of joint from the oldsters trying to work. The 'Burbs at 30: how the cult comedy horror skewered suburbia 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z For a variety of reasons too complicated to go into here, Ricky and Hec end up stranded out in the bush, with the cops convinced the oldster has kidnapped the kid with dark intentions. The best films of 2016 ... that you probably didn't see 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z The composers represented were oldsters by comparison, and not always writing in any distinctively American style. Review: At NY Phil Biennial, Interlochen Rises to the Occasion 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z When Williams finally came on stage in triumph to conduct the "Star Wars" Imperial March, suddenly the crowd, far more oldsters than youngsters, tittered like kids when a costumed Darth Vader made an appearance. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z More than her classmates, these oldsters are Olive's true peers, because they realize that life is ever a battle between appearance and reality. Easy A: We Heart Emma Stone 2010-09-17T17:35:00Z Yet the root of the movie’s appeal is less the scripted story than watching three game oldsters. Movie Review: In ‘Old Goats,’ the Elderly Are Set in Their Ways 2014-01-24T00:56:28Z The conservative streak typified by the appearance of so many Hollywood oldsters surfaced throughout the week in a series of jabs — from panelists and fans alike — at the film industry’s new obsession with 3-D. Older Stars and 3-D Skeptics Hit Comic-Con 2010-07-23T22:18:00Z It could have been interesting with Lightning now occupying the oldster role: but he still looks weirdly young, locked in that car template. Every Pixar film ever made - Ranked! 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Though I wonder if he won't attract more oldsters like me back to Radio 1, and then where will its demographic be? Rewind radio: Chris Moyles; Nick Grimshaw; The Archers – review 2012-07-14T23:06:12Z Lurking beneath, though, is a poignant study of oldster unease — with technology, with sexual explicitness, and perhaps most of all with money. Review: ‘Why Him?’ Better Yet, Why This Movie? 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z It translates the young adulthood of These Kids Today, with their juice smoothies and their social-justice instincts, into unpatronizing playlets expressly designed for teens and intermittently delightful to oldsters. Wearing Its Topicality Lightly, “The Bold Type” Is a Show to Warm a Jaded Heart 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z But this year a lot of oldsters are also hitting the festival screen. Sundance 2015: Amid the Hipsters, a Perch for Aging Stars 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z And maybe, surprisingly, there was togetherness among all the kids and oldsters. Road Scholar’s trips for kids and their grandparents provide a rare bonding experience 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The show mostly avoids patronizing its characters with cute oldster humor. Review: Hip-Hopping With the Stars in ‘Half Time’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Taking a sly, metaphorical dig at homeowners abandoning their friends for fast buyouts, “Bingo Hell” sprinkles hardship and loss on a story of oldster gumption. ‘Black as Night’ and ‘Bingo Hell’ Review: Marginalized Heroes 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z It's been interesting to see oldsters do the play in Bristol, but Goold's tremendous production reminds us that the play is an anthem for doomed youth. Theatre review | Romeo and Juliet | Courtyard | Stratford-upon-Avon 2010-03-19T01:39:00Z In turn, the youngsters chastised the oldsters for enabling the oppressive status quo with cool-girl posturing. Team older feminist: am I allowed nuanced feelings about #MeToo? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Then, unexpectedly, one of the oldsters begins to smile, to tap a foot, and then to dance goofily in place, seemingly powerless before this new and forbidden fun. The Startling Blast of “Rock Around the Clock,” Sixty Years Later 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The ostensible comedic bits in which the oldsters duck each other soon give way to musty monologues on marriage — material that even the seasoned cast is unable to freshen up. ‘Maybe I Do’ Review: Lukewarm Liaisons 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z And there was a piece on the program by Joseph Hallman, born in 1979, which made him the oldster of the three. Weilerstein, Hakhnazaryan lift L.A. Chamber Orchestra with youthful vigor 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Soon, hoary oldsters are standing up, waving their swords in the air, and proclaiming their love and loyalty. “Game of Thrones” Season Finale: Women and Wildfire 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Seeing oldsters perk up and boogie can be a tonic, but Mr. Rossato-Bennett’s single-minded stumping for the cause makes for a less than interesting film. Movie Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Not for him the righteous rants of Luddite oldsters such as Neil Young and Bob Dylan who lament digital technology. How Music Works by David Byrne - review 2012-11-09T22:55:01Z And, although Rose later goes on to admit that the oldsters in Cavendish Square were overbearing, she also says they were "real people". Trelawny of the Wells - review 2013-02-27T00:47:00Z The fault is not that of the two harmless oldsters, who look on in a state of sleepy bewilderment at the disaster they're involved in. Much Ado leaves critics unimpressed 2013-09-20T10:51:33Z Very often, Smith finds herself in Werther’s Original movies in which she is condescendingly required to be a feisty oldster. Maggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z "They look very different to how we oldsters remember them," he said. Open door: The corrections column co-editor on... the challenge of writing picture captions 2012-08-05T20:10:00Z City Hall's lobby was packed with youngsters and oldsters alike. Seattle Symphony unveils 2012-13 season 2012-01-27T21:01:04Z At heart a dotty look at oldsters struggling to adapt to an unwelcoming modernity, “Shadows” has the bones of an anarchic sitcom. Review: ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ a Vampire Comedy 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But tottering oldsters aren’t the only vulnerable people in the world. My Mother and Her Scammer 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z In short, as its oldsters get even older, and its youngsters spend all their time commuting on packed trains in identical black suits instead of having wild unprotected sex, Japan's population is shrinking. Rust lust: Richard Hendy's ode to a decaying Japan | Chris Michael 2010-03-19T09:34:00Z They’ve been given minor individual characteristics — a hat, a vest, tattoos, glasses, jewelry, a beauty mark, freckles, wrinkled outlines for the oldsters — to keep things dramatically clear. Review: 'Strange Planet' is a sweet, cheerful examination of humanity through an alien lens 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 83, on TV recently defended the oldsters — “Age is relative” — and Biden in particular: “He’s a kid to me.” Opinion: A bad week for the Washington gerontocracy 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z One Texas newspaper described Social Security as “a huge sales tax on everybody on behalf of the oldsters.” Obamacare Keeps Winning 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z And he spoke as an oldster when he said, “And with the fairways being fast and firm, it allows players who are older to run the ball out there and have a chance.” Tiger Woods calmly condemns Greg Norman, LIV Golf before British Open 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Many of the barbs are at the expense of oldsters, a club of which, at 74, he’s now a reluctant and easily aggravated member. Review | Billy Crystal, bringing the funny in Broadway’s ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Even for this oldster, it was easy to set up an appointment online for my enhanced driver’s license. Rant and Rave: Reader grateful for Department of Licensing experience 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “Cavani gives hope to us oldsters that we shouldn’t be put out to pasture just yet,” says Mary Waltz, still covering every blade of MBM grass. Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Kneelers may sound like an oldster gift, but gardening eventually brings everyone to their knees. Forget the sad last-minute orchid. Here are 9 Mother’s Day gifts any gardener will love 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Biden and the other oldsters may opt for compromise and cooperation, precisely because they are, well, old. Opinion | Biden leads a gerontocracy that could bode ill — or good! — for democracy 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Despite such daunting figures, the industry’s closest observers say they aren’t at all worried about the business’ ability to make up for the losses created by hobbled, or retired, oldsters. 'The road will kill you': why older musicians are cancelling tours 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Why do we keep encountering articles about the urban oldster: in Chicago, in Hartford, in Atlanta? The Myth of the Urban Boomer 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Four tales include a bigot, oldsters who find youth in playing kick the can, a misunderstood boy, and a terrified man on a plane. Movies on TV this week Sept. 15, 2019: 'Alien,' 'Aliens' and more 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z With a bench of oldsters that almost nobody else in Major League Baseball wanted. Perspective | The Nationals are a very dangerous team. We just don’t know to whom yet. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Retirement villages came to be centered on golf courses, Coughlin maintains, not because oldsters necessarily like golf but because they like using golf carts. Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger? 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Reporters looking for something that would both highlight Dole’s reputation as an out-of-touch oldster and a hapless campaigner pounced. Trump scuttles deal that would avoid Senate rebuke 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z They were loud — five kids, an oldster with a toddler in a chest sling, and two heavily pregnant people supported by mobility aids — all screeching and laughing over imaginary fouls. A street performer falls for a radical privacy advocate in "Skin City" 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z What can, "The issue of proportionality" mean, in this instance an example of semantic surrealism mean, in terms of a youngster, or an "oldster" slowly dying of hunger? How the War in Yemen Became a Bloody Stalemate — and the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z If you are an oldster with a lodger, I’m sure you’re fine. Landlords are social parasites. They’re the last people we should be honouring | Rhik Samadder 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z I asked him to take me to a Town and Country gala at Sotheby’s for the oldster snapper Norman Parkinson. An excerpt from 'The Vanity Fair Diaries' 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The rush into intimacy blooms into a genuine friendship, and then something more, as these two oldsters gradually realize that this relationship may be the last meaningful thing that either of them do. New video: 'David Lynch: The Art Life' spotlights the one-of-a-kind director 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Victoria and I also don vintage clothing for a photo inside an oldster, which no doubt will be on our Christmas card. TRAVEL: Fairbanks, Alaska, a gateway to experiencing the Last Frontier 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z So, yes, everyone should see Dunkirk; but the “oldsters” need it most. Dunkirk offers a lesson – but it isn’t what Nigel Farage thinks | Zoe Williams 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Three years after Kamrin’s work, however, a gerontologist called Clive McCay showed that linking an old rat to a young one boosted the density of the oldster’s bones. Blood from young animals can revitalise old ones 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z As Bernstein wrote in the Post, bike-boom cyclists were just as likely to be “stockbrokers and congressmen, secretaries and lawyers, students and government clerks, librarians and teachers, youngsters and oldsters”. Pedal-ins and car burials: what happened to America's forgotten 1970s cycle boom? 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The stars of the All-Star Game are the players, but the gathering is familial, and there are many oldsters around who often provide the most interesting moments. A New Orleans N.B.A All-Star Game Diary 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z A majority of the oldsters contracted their debt midcareer, and some were paying off loans they took for their children. Seniors deep in college debt defaults 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z His public schoolers are more likely to find a better source for energy than most of us oldsters, who are mainly consumers, not discoverers. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The 'children' of a 'parent' tree bide their time until the oldster topples and the understorey underdogs at last get the chance to reach for the skies. Dendrology: The community of trees : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Minutes for a school age child are like hours to an oldster like me. Lake trout in Lake Chelan still a worthwhile autumn fishing choice 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Regrettably, they make their peace, but, for a moment, the sequence smacks of something threatening and fresh: oldster noir. ♦ Prim Romance in “The Light Between Oceans” 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The only thing freaky about the oldster tour is how skilled the players still are and how hard they compete. Senior golf has character. What it needs is more characters - Golf Digest 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Dakota Johnson, as Penelope, strikes a more languid figure — in keeping with the film’s initial dreamy, sensual tone — even as she lords it over the oldsters with the condescension of the young and nubile. Tilda Swinton is a rock star in ‘A Bigger Splash,’ but you already knew that 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z With the growth of the post-retirement labour market, oldsters’ incomes have diverged. Shades of grey 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Gallant has done an excellent job managing the youth and the oldsters on his roster. Patrick Kane and Drew Doughty are among the top producers at NHL's halfway point 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z It may seem odd to come across such bottled fury and despond among the oldsters of the Sunshine State: they are enjoying the retirement, almost an after-life, millions of Americans have aspired to for decades. The greatest show on earth 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z And just a few doors down, Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones are both using earpieces as the cantankerous oldsters in The Gin Game, according to various accounts. When a star doesn't know the script, send for the earpiece 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Young people inspire each other make the world a better place, cheered on by such relative oldsters as "Ant-Man's" Paul Rudd and "American Idol's" Jennifer Hudson, in the new special "We Day." TV This Week: August 16-22 Tom Bradley Documentary 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The hungover millennials are back to campus by now, with their backpacks full of Rand Paul buttons, and the oldsters are counting their profits. “Cultural fascism has arrived”: How the GOP blew its outreach to racial minorities 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Located in the western Maine highlands, it’s not only a big draw for kids but apparently for oldsters as well. Lift tickets under $20, 25-cent coffee? Ski Maine! 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Maybe I was just meeting the oldsters, I surmised. Has The Recession Dramatically Aged Our CEOs -- Or Can You Just Prove Anything With Statistics? 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Webb became famous for creating the Sun City retirement communities, where “oldsters” live with convenient shopping and entertainment options near their self-contained clusters of homes. More reasons to hate the Yankees: It’s history, and much worse than A-Rod 2014-03-21T23:00:00Z Mike Trout, another 21-year-old, led off the game with a double against some oldster named Matt Harvey, who despite his advanced age of 24, managed two scoreless, dominating innings before a frothing Citi Field crowd. Youth is served, but veteran Rivera owns the night as American League wins All-Star game, 3-0 2013-07-17T04:54:30Z What was notable was that, after sleep, oldsters’ brains seemed to retain even less material than youngsters’. Memory: Remember, remember 2013-01-31T16:02:48Z Among their many other invaluable roles, the oldsters also store a lot of carbon. Green Blog: Safeguarding Massive Trees, Champs of the Ecosystem 2012-05-05T15:07:09Z Just weeks ago, they were admirable oddities, oldsters bedeviled by injuries that might signal The End who’d be potential mentors for the Nats’ kids. Nationals turning to Mark DeRosa, Brad Lidge in April after injury-riddled spring 2012-03-31T23:27:28Z Perhaps you younger fellows are smarter than we oldsters. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Between the upper end of Great Island and the town of Portsmouth is a broad, deep, still basin, called in former times, and yet, as I suspect, by some of the oldsters, the Pool. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Like many of the oldsters of the patrician order, she grew sorely repentant for youthful peccadilloes, took to psalm-singing, displayed strong ultra-Protestant proclivities. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z This group of happy oldsters, all of them over 95, might hold the key to extreme longevity, the article suggests. Gray Area: Does a "Longevity" Gene Increase Alzheimer's Risk? 2011-12-13T13:15:05.567Z Bambi, directed by David Hand, has a primal shock that still haunts oldsters who saw it 40, 50, 65 years ago. Happy Halloween: TIME's 25 Scariest Horror Movies 2011-10-31T21:35:13Z No one is the spokesperson, and they are wary of the unions and oldsters that would co-opt them. The Millennial Generation Has Occupied Wall Street 2011-10-13T13:21:42Z This budding movement -- of sleepovers and drop-ins, youngsters and oldsters, radicals and liberals, placard holders and Om-hummers -- appears to represent a big tent. Wall Street Protesters Gorge on ‘OccuPie’ Pizza, Veggies 2011-10-07T12:26:03Z Each set of oldsters set the tax rate higher to ensure a very healthy return on the taxes they paid when young. Generational Balance, Not Budget Balance: Laurence Kotlikoff 2011-08-03T00:22:03Z So they commissioned the artist Nathan Sawaya — who has done replicas of other New York landmarks, like the Statue of Liberty — to create a playful homage to the two oldsters. City Room: In Honor of a Century of Patience and Fortitude 2011-04-21T11:30:37Z One spot, set in a retirement home, evoked “Where’s the beef?” with oldsters who were hard of hearing. Advertising: Super Bowl Ads Mine Decades of Americana 2011-02-07T03:14:09Z The sight of two women waving with an oldster on a walker is not the high point of a cabby’s day. Metropolitan Diary: On the Street With a Stranger and Untied Shoelace 2010-05-24T01:36:00Z This may help explain why even the sharpest oldsters are prone to so-called senior moments, a tendency to forget newly learned information or repeat stories or questions, sometimes over and over again. 2010-02-11T18:00:00Z The two oldsters were dead and the ship was vaporized in the Sun. The Impossible Voyage Home Reaching over the edge of the canvas platform with outstretched hand was a single, willowy, sun-baked oldster in a purple loin-cloth. Forsyte's Retreat The three other oldsters were above the three black figures sprawled on the floor, like tangled puppets. Perfect Control To do so apparently would be an admission of loss of vigour which no Washo oldster wishes to make. Washo Religion "Orenians coming," he grunted, and went back out to join the oldster. Collectivum He swung his club behind him but the oldster was already scampering for the safety of the rock. The Ethical Engineer You know the game we used to call Magic Music—we oldsters, when we were children? When Ghost Meets Ghost We may leave our hero and heroine there––as Louise and the oldsters presently left them––to taste the exquisite happiness of mutual love. Orphans of the Storm He sat down among his friends almost portentously, adjusted his spectacles, and peered over them in his usual manner, half way between a querulous oldster and a reproachful schoolmaster. McIlvaine's Star "Oh—" The oldster kicked one of them lightly with his toe. Collectivum Edipon's laugh had very dirty overtones and Jason sprang back when the oldster put two fingers into his mouth and whistled shrilly between them. The Ethical Engineer This was not at all the usual line of conduct which new boys adopted when brought to book by an oldster. Soldiers of the Queen Thus were they delivered into the hands of the oppressed—the lads made treaty with the fiddlers and prompter to play fast and furious—to call figures that kept the oldsters wheeling and whirling. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South I don't like your oldsters who pretend to be ashamed of the follies of their youth. The Belovéd Vagabond Reluctantly, the oldster backed away and fell into the chair again. Collectivum The Rye House faced on Main Street and nothing happened on that thoroughfare that escaped the oldsters on the porch. The Comings of Cousin Ann Oh, we're delighted of course, but it seems incredible even today to us elated oldsters. It's a Small Solar System That was an old folks' hobby—and there were no oldsters on Pyrrus. Deathworld The captain also sent four young mids on board and the Admiralty two oldsters, one of whom was a sprig of nobility. A Sailor of King George But Morgan was staring thoughtfully at the oldster. Collectivum Eight youngsters, three oldsters, two ‘boys’—thirteen passengers in all! Dorothy on a Ranch Mr. Weber: The oldsters here will remember Colonel C. K. Sober, one of our former members who propagated what he later named the Sober's Paragon chestnut. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 "Calm down, Han," Rhes said in a quieter voice, taking the oldster's arms in both his hands. Deathworld The preceding June had seen the graduation of the last class of "oldsters"—of those who, after five years at sea, had spent the sixth at the Academy, subjected formally to its discipline and methods. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life On one side were the oldsters, bearers of famous names some of them, who had learned politics as a trade and followed it as a profession. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights The oldster in the stained convalescent suit gave her a quick, shy smile and went back to his aimless smearing in the finger paints. A Filbert Is a Nut It is as one of the most popular sea-novelists of all times that Captain Marryat is best known to his countrymen—oldsters and youngsters alike. Adventures in Many Lands The oldsters quiz your enthusiasm unmercifully, and cause your complexion to assume a red and gobbling appearance, and your conversation to limp into half-incoherent feebleness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The potent element which the oldster had contributed, and the upper classes absorbed and perpetuated, was eliminated at once and entirely by the detachment of the senior cadets and the segregation of the new-corners. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life A couple of oldsters, doddering and incompetent gargoyles, were fed and cared for by the younger beast-men. The Devil's Asteroid "This was fun for the oldsters, who immediately sung out,— "'Go it, my little Yankee. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The oldsters remembered that this queer looking individual with his black silk muffler, rosewood cane and bowler hat once had been a professor at State University. The Street That Wasn't There Gilian and the children were now all that were left to follow the soldiers, for the oldsters had cheered feebly and gone back. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Young Snac, with his bride upon his arm, waves a braggart handkerchief at the oldster, and out walks papa, plants himself straight in front of the company, and brings all to a halt. Aunt Rachel A tall, consequential, thirty-years-old master’s mate, threatened to beat me, after the manner that oldsters are accustomed to beat youngsters. Rattlin the Reefer A few days after McFoy quitted the ship, we all had leave from the first lieutenant to go to Portsdown fair, but he would only allow the oldsters to sleep on shore. Peter Simple Well, you certainly do manage well, Master Keene; but I think it’s almost time you left them off now, you’re getting an oldster. Percival Keene “Very well, master-at-arms,” replied one of the oldsters. The King's Own The oldsters voted it a great bore, though Dicky Larcom and the other youngsters looked upon the invitation as an especial honour, and anticipated the good breakfasts they were to enjoy several times a week. Paddy Finn Instead of seeing the hungry oldster fall-to, like a ravenous dog, he broke off a small corner from the bread, ate it, and was in the act of retiring, when I hailed him. Rattlin the Reefer “We want young blood to supply the place of us oldsters when we slip off the stage.” Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea There sat Higson, with coffee-pot in hand, and most of the other oldsters holding on to cups and plates, the biscuit-boat and more substantial viands being secured by puddings on the table. The Three Lieutenants The oldster before mentioned put his hand into the breadbasket, and seized a handful of the biscuit. The King's Own We oldsters looking on more coolly could have seen where the speech was lacking, so far as Andrew was concerned. Better Dead Finally one decrepit oldster, wearing a cloak of yellow ribbons and carrying a highly obscene and ineffably sacred wooden image, was brought forward and installed on the front-and-center cushion. Oomphel in the Sky Pressed by Landy as to how he contacted the gangsters and received his injuries, the oldster related the story of his summer's wanderings. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story There will be no more of this argument about being as competent as an adult, because we oldsters will still be the chiefs and you kids will be the Indians. The Fourth R “Do I?” retorted the oldster, forgetting himself in the heat of the moment. The King's Own The wanderer thrown upon its arctic shores might starve or freeze or perish in what way he would; never an oldster of them all would make a sign. The President A novel He, for one, didn't want any oldsters on board his ship. Tales Of Hearsay In all the community there wasn't a person that would give a thin dime for a property with a defiant oldster thereon, who would certainly kill or be killed if possession was to be gained. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story But she interrupted herself to send for Norah, who came to her, mystified and half scandalized by the greeting which she had seen those two oldsters exchange. The Christmas Angel “Now we’ll put the light out,” said one of the oldsters, covering the candlestick with a hat. The King's Own Then the oldsters began to depart, with laughter and gay good nights. A Woman Named Smith And they are the ones who will run our State when we oldsters are gone. The Ramrodders A Novel He had never seen the oldster but had heard, in full, the story of his idiosyncrasies, his wanderings, and persistent research for the hidden mineral wealth of a vast and varied district. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The oldsters gather from time to time in order to eat, drink and make merry with gossip and dancing. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Even then an intelligent boy or girl would perceive some of the absurdity, but might catch a charm that escapes the less receptive oldster. The English Novel Savarin tells of hearing oldsters in his district laugh over the Bishop of Belley eating his Fondue with a spoon instead of the traditional fork, in the first decade of the 1700's. The Complete Book of Cheese A few days after M'Foy quitted the ship, we all had leave from the first lieutenant to go to Portsdown fair, but he would only allow the oldsters to sleep on shore. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Outside, in the snow, were a brougham, twin horses, twin men in yellow, and a little crowd of youngsters and oldsters. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns The oldsters are always holding up your glorious exploits to us newcomers. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Hence it follows that our social gatherings consist, to so lamentable an extent, of pert youngsters or faded oldsters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 In every bar there was a choice of Swiss, Cottage, Limburger—manly cheeses, walkie-talkie oldsters that could sit up and beg, golden yellow, tangy mellow, always cut in cubes. The Complete Book of Cheese We all had leave from the first lieutenant to go to Portdown fair, but he would only allow the oldsters to sleep on shore. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832 They spoke of the green light that shook life from the oldster; and Lugur said that the secret of it had been the Ancient Ones' and that the Council had not too much of it. The Moon Pool Besides, the oldsters had been there, drinking since early dawn, and, some of them, since the night before. John Barleycorn Ysoude is dead; and I love my young French wife as thoroughly as Palomides did, with as great a passion as was possible to either of us oldsters. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Other children flocked around the merry youngster, seeking to emulate his play of voice and the oldsters smiled as they saw and heard the joyous confusion about the tiny reveler. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man All the youngsters have 'gone foreign,' and all the oldsters have gone to—'goodness knows which.' The Christian A Story Us oldsters who predate Whuffie know that it’s important; but to the kids, it’s the world. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Mr. Gomme gives evidence that it was an archaic custom to put oldsters to death after they had become helpless. Indian Fairy Tales There were as many men as women, but four were oldsters and married people, and of these two were a rector and his wife. The Wolf's Long Howl There followed a series of these mad games and the oldsters smiled as they heard the sound of vigorous contest and themselves raced as they could, to keep in close company with the stronger force. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Oh, get him, get him, you three oldsters, as I've got him! The Little Lady of the Big House "He's a queer oldster, your honor, an' maybe gone to bed wi' his aches and pains." The Splendid Spur I sized him up for a lumbering oldster, who wanted to be playful but didn't quite know how. Vicky Van “Ye ’d better bargain quick, if ye want any,” spoke up an oldster. Janice Meredith Hurrying back to his comrades he cried "I have seen the oldster of the dreams." The Life of Sir Richard Burton He's an oldster, an ancient, and possibly has forgotten more about love, romantic love, and young things, than you'll ever learn in a dozen lives. The Little Lady of the Big House This they did, and now the discreet and sober conversation of the oldsters was much disturbed by loud laughter of the younger folks, in which, however, they could not help joining. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Yet mother and blossoming maid, youth and oldster, all the pageant of humanity within the great walls were now but lines within the stone. The Metal Monster The only tolerable portion of the year is the Long Vacation, when the youths in mortar-boards all vanish from the view, while many of the oldsters congregate in the reformed convents called Colleges. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 So the man-vendor came up to her and when he drew near, gave him a kick with her foot and cast him to the ground, saying, "I will not have that oldster." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] He replied, "Yes, and the oldster is become my good friend: my way is his way and he would well I had need of him." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 Quoth the oldster, "And he will, he may take his sandal from thee and give thee nothing." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 Said the oldster, "With joy and good will!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 The father asked him thereof and he related to him what the oldster had said. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 Accordingly the oldster betook himself to the city, as she bade him, and asked for the money-changer, to whom they directed him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] When he heard my words he looked at me and cried, 'O ill-omened oldster, I will sell her to a Jew or to a Nazarene, but I will not sell her to thee!' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Before long, up came the Shaykh's company who were wont to choose him for their judge: they saluted the oldster and one another and sat down round him, whereupon the merchant recognised his four adversaries. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 He gave him his money s worth of flesh and the oldster went his ways. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 We oldsters are always fancying youth impatient, but there is no time of life which has so much patience. An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga Hence it follows that our social gatherings consist, to so lamentable an extent, of pert youngsters, or faded oldsters. Gala-days The pressure at a depth of forty feet is no joke for a young man, yet it did not seem to inconvenience this oldster. On the Makaloa Mat Quoth the oldster, "If he will he may have the better of thee and thou the worse." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 Yet, no: William really had some oddities that would have caught even an oldster's eye. And Even Now Such were the specious statements advanced by the oldsters. A Plea for Old Cap Collier Yes, I fancy you'll find us oldsters quite cognizant of the shifting spiritual values of the age. Babbitt She smiled permission and nodded toward the smoking lanai, where they found him talking sugar politics with the oldsters when the dance began to break up. On the Makaloa Mat |
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