| 单词 | prodigiously |
| 例句 | They were sitting on either side of the fire, and he was steaming prodigiously. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They multiplied prodigiously, hung abundantly from the trees, crowded the skies until they were redolent of yeast. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The little man must be prodigiously strong, thought Johnny, and he liked his ugly, lined face. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That we might become better acquainted, I inquired of Sip whether his children were as musical as he; for he was prodigiously knowledgeable, acquainted with the tunes of five nations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Trout in the mountain streams seldom were more than six inches long; in the lake they thrived so prodigiously that many grew to five pounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And so I am left to my wits, which in fact are prodigiously keen and surpassingly wise: I enter a town, with my crutch and my cry: “Food for the famished! Alms for the poor!” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Having no natural controls in this new territory, they spread prodigiously, eventually occupying about 60 million acres. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Once the predators were gone, the deer increased prodigiously and soon there was not enough food for them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Major Major grew despondent as he watched simple communications swell prodigiously into huge manuscripts. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When ingested by a foraging beetle grub they multiply prodigiously in its blood, causing it to turn an abnormally white color, hence the popular name, “milky disease.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z One of the twins opened his mouth and yawned prodigiously and settled back to sleep. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And when we saw the Boy turned out of doors to sleep in the Stable, coughing prodigiously from a Chill he had caughten, his Head bowed as he went... The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I do think Mrs. Long is as good a creature as ever lived—and her nieces are very pretty behaved girls, and not at all handsome: I like them prodigiously.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I hope you have a prodigiously wonderful birthday! Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And her swamp monster was sprawled out on the floor, snoring prodigiously. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Bull saw immediately that he had activated competitive juices within this prodigiously constructed woman. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Brown’s attempt to link these killings to several other homicides and lay them all at the feet of one prodigiously efficient killer is too much of a stretch. Diamond Doris, the Bourbon King and Other Stars of True Crime 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Leading the orchestra will be the prodigiously skilled Mr. Adès, an insightful conductor in wide-ranging repertory and an accomplished pianist. New Operas at the Met Prove to Be Rare Breed 2012-09-09T04:55:01Z Garland’s little-girl looks contrasted almost freakishly with her prodigiously mature soprano and intuitive reading of a lyric. Oz Revisited – Part 4: Where’s That Rainbow? 2013-09-19T14:51:07Z And that appears to be the choice of its own prodigiously touchy creator. No more public exposure: Vincent Gallo puts his films away 2011-08-05T12:07:02Z Since Beach was a prodigiously talented pianist, is the piano part particularly difficult? For a Trailblazing Female Composer, a Prestigious Recording 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z A Conductor’s Adventurous and Reserved Sides At 82, Lorin Maazel remains one of the most prodigiously skilled and experienced conductors in the business. Music Review: Lorin Maazel and New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-01-25T22:03:14Z Or, rather, a prodigiously effective trick or treat. 'I know it's brilliant': Ben Wheatley and Michael Smiley on SXSW hit Kill List 2011-03-22T16:59:28Z My ex, however, seems happy enjoying the freedom of being single, dating rather prodigiously and jumping into physical relationships. Carolyn Hax: After an amicable divorce, resentment grows over one ex’s dating Stravinsky’s late, great score can further serve as vivid reminder of just how prodigiously Brook’s wisdom has grown from “Marat-Sade” to “Battlefield.” The draw of Yuja Wang and Bartók brings surprising consequences 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z The prodigiously productive Moriyama was a founder of the radical Provoke movement in Japan and, alongside previously unseen vintage prints, the exhibition explores photography's role in the representation of protest movements and civil unrest. Political, provocative, personal: photography to look forward to 2012-08-16T15:04:43Z A prodigiously talented musician, also a pianist and composer, Mr. Thomas, 75, was born in Los Angeles to a family with a rich heritage in the American Yiddish theater. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Her early drawings suggest, rather, an extraordinary amount of raw talent, followed by prodigiously rapid development. Review | Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world’s greatest artists. Then she became one. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The scented steam was, indeed, even more glorious than I’d prodigiously imagined. The straight cis men at a corporate gym helped save my trans soul 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z As a child he was prodigiously talented and was not only interested in the likes of Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen and Copland, but he also worked with them. Michael Tilson Thomas: 'The most important thing about music is what happens when it stops' 2012-05-25T12:04:46Z The production is, by now, meticulously crafted, and the touring cast is prodigiously talented. A celebrated production of 'Cabaret' returns to its seductive ways 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z She authors cookbooks prodigiously splashed with international flavors and cultures. My secret hoarding shame: I lived with my trash. It was time to throw it all away 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Hip-hop was growing prodigiously in the early to mid-1980s, and Mr. Harrell was at the center of it as a rapper and an executive. Andre Harrell, Executive Who Bridged Hip-Hop and R&B, Dies at 59 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Uretiti beach, a prodigiously wide shelf of white sand flanked by a grassy dune, is officially a “naturist” beach — a euphemism for nude — that also happened to be gorgeous and nearly empty. Discovering Auckland’s Charms (and Idioms) 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Wanting to expose his newly hired servant, Huon, as a nobleman, King Yvoryn urges him to play chess against his prodigiously talented daughter. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z In happier, plumper bygone years, though, film-makers, especially Italian film-makers, had vaults full of money, and an insurmountable urge to expend it prodigiously. Luchino Visconti's The Leopard cost a fortune and it was worth every penny 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z The Crossing,” by the prodigiously talented composer Matthew Aucoin, who also wrote the libretto, tells of Walt Whitman’s volunteer work treating wounded Union soldiers during the Civil War. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The prodigiously talented pianist’s vision as a composer and improviser has stretched beyond his typically designated genre of jazz to encompass hip-hop, chamber music and South Indian classical music. Ojai Music Festival expands its eclectic vision under the eye of Vijay Iyer 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z On internet sites, Twitter and even football forums, fans have come together to honour an unpretentious, unassuming, prodigiously talented man whose soulful music one fan praised for "getting me through the bad times". Gary Moore: the guitarist as gunslinger 2011-02-07T13:52:27Z But prosper he does: this is a prodigiously assured Fringe debut, an hour of blistering lyrical virtuosity and teen attitude. Bo Burnham 2010-08-11T20:30:00Z There he composed prodigiously in genres ranging from chamber music to grand opera. Silenced Voice, Heard Again 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z “He worked prodigiously at Cornell. While there, he wrote parts of ‘Lolita,’ ‘Pnin’ and ‘Speak, Memory,’ short stories, poetry, and translations of his own works and others’. ‘Nabokov in America’ looks at how U.S. shaped novelist 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z “Carbon Ideologies,” Vollmann’s two-volume exploration of the energy sources we use and the mess we are in, is prodigiously reported but sprawling and undisciplined. William T. Vollmann Would Like a Word or Two About Climate Change. Or 1,200 Pages. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z And he also wrote prodigiously: articles about friends dying, politicians ignoring the epidemic, early drugs that largely failed. ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Provides a Silver Lining on AIDS 2012-12-12T22:43:16Z Ned Beauman's prodigiously clever and energetically entertaining novel, Boxer, Beetle, is astringently funny about the absurdity, dreaminess and strange aggressive vitality of the English fascists. Adam Foulds salutes Romantic Moderns, winner of the Guardian first book award 2010-12-02T14:09:00Z It’s light on the romance, but prodigiously good for the heart. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Fresh lima beans are delicious — and the epicurean gardener Thomas Jefferson planted them prodigiously. This winter, focus on the growing season ahead 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Later he was the celebrity with a tendency to run his mouth and overstay his welcome – never as cool as his hero and mentor, Jay-Z, or as prodigiously gifted an MC as Nas. Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen 2013-06-16T20:37:00Z “After the White House, what is there to do but drink?” asked Franklin Pierce, who did, prodigiously. Films! Novels! Springsteen! The Obamas and Clintons seem to be having the time of their lives. 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z He cares passionately and prodigiously about everything he's ever done, arguably too much. Tribeca: Return of a moviemaking madman 2011-04-26T21:30:00Z This touching and funny play by the prodigiously talented author of "The Brother/Sister Plays" may bring to mind "The History Boys," Alan Bennett's enchanting music-infused drama about ethics and education. 'Choir Boy' melds music and message at Geffen 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Utamaro was a draughtsman who contributed prodigiously to the production of ukiyo-e, the prints that depicted the gracious women of the floating world. Review | Three large masterpieces, reunited for the first time 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z “You knew you were working for an incredibly strong, willful, gifted individual who was also a prodigiously inspired thinker.” It’s almost impossible to overstate Zelda Fichandler’s impact on American theater 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Some of that had to do with trouble between Mr. Baker and Mr. Bruce, the bassist, but Cream was also, somehow, less than the sum of its prodigiously gifted parts. Movie Review: ‘Beware of Mr. Baker’ Traces the Rock Drummer Ginger Baker 2012-11-27T13:00:00Z As usual, this prodigiously talented singer showed off a voice of rare fullness and ease, along with awesome technical mastery. Tenor Fabiano shines in Verdi's `I Lombardi' 2013-04-09T19:46:08Z They are sent to live in England with an aunt and uncle, who promptly forbid prodigiously talented ballerina Anna from dancing. Girls' fiction needs to learn some new routines 2010-10-06T10:43:00Z It’s a persistently alluring reversal-of-fortune story—the celebrity, especially one who blazed early and prodigiously, fading away, vain and lonely, ideally in a mansion. The Enduring, Incandescent Power of Kate Bush 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Then 36 and prodigiously mustachioed, Curtis was one of the most famous photographers of his day. Photographer Edward S. Curtis’s Southwest 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Years before his breakthrough, he sensed the possibilities of a prodigiously talented grime MC diving headfirst into the world of pop. Readers' panel: What's your favourite Dizzee Rascal moment? 2012-06-22T15:25:00Z Jean Renoir’s early satire stars Michel Simon as a prodigiously bearded tramp who, one fine morning, walks halfway across the Pont des Arts and jumps into the Seine. 10 French Movies That Can Transport You to Paris 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z He answered some questions about his prodigiously talented subject: You know so much about Arthur Conan Doyle. Meet the magician behind Sherlock Holmes 2011-11-13T04:57:31Z But the film established his directorial persona as prodigiously talented and uncompromisingly meticulous. David Fincher, the Unhappiest Auteur 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z “These are so simple, made just with Magic Marker,” she said, showing a pile of drawings anything but simple, filled with prodigiously complex geometric designs. Monir Farmanfarmaian, Iranian and Nonagenarian, Celebrates a New York Museum First 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Back then, it was clear that Mr. Williams was one of the most explosively, exhaustingly, prodigiously verbal comedians who ever lived. Robin Williams, an Improvisational Genius, Forever Present in the Moment 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Lomax worked both in academic and popular circles, and increased awareness of traditional music by doing radio and television programs, organizing concerts and festivals, and writing books, articles and essays prodigiously. ?The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center? 2012-01-31T00:30:23Z My ex however, seems happy enjoying the freedom of being single, dating rather prodigiously and jumping into physical relationships. You don’t know where your ex’s heart, mind are, so don’t try to guess 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Most of the accounts of Kentridge’s youth in Johannesburg mention that he was a prodigiously talented artist from a very young age. “The Head and the Load,” William Kentridge’s Homage to Africa in the Great War 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Also, he is famously, prodigiously and professionally thrifty, the self-proclaimed “Ultimate Cheapskate.” This couple is actually leaving the country because of President Trump 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z In this prodigiously researched and enlightening book, Friedman argues that if we are to understand the American capitalist system and modern economics, we have to look for their roots in early Protestant theology. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Bartlett was a stylishly dressed, opinionated, prodigiously prolific artist. Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z But here, at one end, the wooden box is prodigiously cantilevered some eight feet past its stone foundation wall. Ezra Stoller Turned Buildings Into Monuments 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z These days time on TV is measured in precious minutes or, in such extreme cases as Super Bowl commercials, prodigiously expensive seconds. ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Review: Charm and Change 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Lupin tales sold prodigiously and inspired plays and then movies, beginning with a silent one in 1917. Perspective | With ‘Lupin,’ Netflix created a series worthy of Maurice Leblanc’s enduringly popular gentleman thief 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Now, fresh from his own spoof reality show on MTV, the prodigiously talented musical comic and brainbox is back for more. Edinburgh festival 2013: our critics' picks 2013-07-15T05:59:01Z Few American classical composers have been so prodigiously productive at age 78 or more wholeheartedly embraced by their contemporaries. Taking Philip Glass to a place he need not go 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Subtle, prodigiously researched and enduringly human throughout, “The Impossible Exile” is a portrait of a man and of his endless flight. Song of exile 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z “I was thought prodigiously talented by my mother! I think I became an artist to avoid legal thinking. Could I find a different way of thinking than logic and the law?” “The Head and the Load,” William Kentridge’s Homage to Africa in the Great War 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Try to understand how your fate is related to the fate of many others in this prodigiously wealthy country. I’m stuck living at home! 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z At the time, it was problematic to accept a black intellectual who was so prodigiously gifted on his instrument, and yet so uncompromising. Holding out for a hero: Soweto Kinch on Joe Harriott 2011-07-21T21:30:01Z The prodigiously talented former Birmingham City youngster has his peak years in front of him in the Spanish capital and has hit the ground running after switching from Germany's Bundesliga. Bellingham scores twice as Real Madrid win at Almeria 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z He wrote prodigiously, taught at George Washington University, testified before Congress and advised presidents, prime ministers and other Western leaders on foreign and national policies. Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The only real sign of life in the place is a prodigiously large stash of Hot Cheetos hidden in a pantry. What I Learned Dogsitting for New York City’s Opulent Elite 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The realization that pythons were prodigiously reproducing and nearly wiping out native species helped lead to regulations restricting python importation and ownership. Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z But if they turn out to be the 2024 GOP ticket, citizens who care about democracy, social security and kitchen-table issues over conspiracy and division will need to organize prodigiously to defeat them. From space lasers to civil war: Marjorie Taylor Greene's long audition to be Trump's running mate 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z She didn’t keep a diary but she prodigiously wrote, either by typewriter or by hand, about her life. The Oscar nominee that says a lot just with its title 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z In recent years, traditional organizations have declined as online connections have expanded prodigiously. We’re a nation of joiners, a new show at the Library of Congress says 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Given the fairy-tale extremes and cruel ironies that tend to govern Dahl’s storybook universe, the Wormwoods’ exceptional stupidity may be precisely what gave Matilda her prodigiously gifted mind. Review: Never a dull moment (but many Dahl moments) in the charming 'Matilda the Musical' 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z She tended to use her left, if prodigiously. Afghan woman in Seattle area fights to become Olympic boxer 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The problem for Russell and Hamilton, though, is that the Red Bull remains a quicker car, and it is still prodigiously fast on the straights. Russell believes as Mercedes eye win in Mexico 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Cristabel, like so many fictional orphans, is plucky, fiercely imaginative and prodigiously precocious. Review | ‘The Whalebone Theatre’ deftly depicts Europe before and during WWII 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Managing two careers, even for someone this prodigiously gifted, is a losing game. Commentary: Torn between two careers: Matt Shakman and the dilemma of the starry-eyed Geffen Playhouse 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z However, as the ball swung prodigiously in the afternoon, the hosts cut through a South Africa batting line-up that could not find a way to cling on. England closing in on series win over South Africa 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Although massive stars have more fuel, they burn it so prodigiously that their lifetimes are much shorter than those of their low-mass counterparts. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They can no longer compete in the buying of superstars and will have to go down the road of signing prodigiously talented youngsters, like the aforementioned pair and also Eduardo Camavinga, turning them into superstars. How Mbappe fallout has affected Real Madrid 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The prodigiously gifted Nova Y. Payton, long a powerhouse mainstay of musical theater in Washington, gets her Whitney Houston-style moment at long last. Review | ‘Grace’ is a rousing new musical that could use fine-tuning 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Soybeans, one of the most prodigiously grown crops around the world, along with other legumes, harbor one such bacteria in nodules that form along their roots. Designer bacteria could replace oil-intensive chemical fertilizers 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “If the federal registration of a trademark makes the mark government speech, the federal government is babbling prodigiously and incoherently. It is saying many unseemly things. It is expressing contradictory views.” A public flagpole, a Christian flag and the First Amendment 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The prodigiously talented Spence lived much of the rest of his life in a series of mental institutions and died in 1999, aged 52. Fate stomped all over Moby Grape, but Tacoma guitar god Jerry Miller is still rocking and rolling with the punches 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The chickens that most of the world eats grow at lightning speed and prodigiously convert feed into protein. How Amazon may change America’s chicken economy 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Adams became chairman of the Senate’s committee on racing, gaming and wagering, where he raised money prodigiously from the industry. What Kind of Mayor Might Eric Adams Be? No One Seems to Know. 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z In the end, the Mets lost so prodigiously that their elimination from playoff contention was an afterthought. The Mets Learn a Reset Takes More Than One Year 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Herman absconded to Hollywood first; prodigiously talented, he approached his job as a lark, drinking and gambling at least as much as he wrote. Mank's grandson tells all: A tragic portrait of the screenwriting brothers Mankiewicz 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Yet for all of that, the Yankees won so prodigiously that Jeter played exactly one home game in his entire career with the team eliminated from postseason contention: that final game in 2014. A Hall of Fame Shortstop, Through and Through 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z But first, let us spare a moment for how purely, intensely and prodigiously strange it is. Shame on Texas 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Reinier, another prodigiously talented teenager, made the same journey a year later. Brazil’s Top Clubs Are Planning a Breakaway League 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Brodie, formerly an editor at Little, Brown, has a wicked knack for locating the tone of various music types: journalists, producers, A&R scouts and, of course, prodigiously talented singer-songwriters. Review: The Joni Mitchell-James Taylor saga makes for a potent novel that stands on its own 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Lowell published his observations prodigiously, and his conviction was infectious. Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars? 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z I believe he’s a con man, a pathological liar — now the most prodigiously documented liar in American history, if not the history of the world. Opinion | George Conway: What I really believe 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z He had the energy to publish prodigiously and mentor generously and chatter joyously, for days, about ideas that tickled him. Opinion | Happiness Won’t Save You 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The biggest problem, said Penny Junor, who has written biographies of Charles, Diana and Mrs. Thatcher, is that “The Crown” is a prodigiously effective piece of entertainment. ‘The Crown’ Stokes an Uproar Over Fact vs. Entertainment 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z It has been that kind of Masters so far for DeChambeau, who arrived at the Augusta National Golf Club awash in a wave of publicity for his prodigiously long drives. Bryson DeChambeau’s Ball Search Pushes Him Out of Masters Hunt 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Nearby, two barefoot Jackson sculptures of prodigiously bearded good ol’ boys are laid out horizontally on the gallery floor, seemingly embalmed in time and space. Review: Extreme alienation reigns in the Hammer Museum's (unopened) biennial 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Even as Fox News has covered the anti-Biden material prodigiously, some of its staff members have challenged claims that the material is damaging to the former vice president, and have questioned Mr. Giuliani’s credibility. Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Commercial development began in the 1850s and grew prodigiously after the invention of the internal combustion engine at the end of the 19th century. California's karmic debt to the world 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The fungus reproduces prodigiously, spewing out trillions of microscopic spores that can easily be carried to new areas by the wind. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Serkin regularly commissioned works from contemporary composers and, like other members of his prodigiously talented family, described music in near-religious terms, telling the Boston Globe it was “a kind of ecstatic experience.” Peter Serkin, adventurous pianist from a celebrated musical family, dies at 72 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z If things go quickly, there could be some prodigiously long days ahead on Capitol Hill. Reporter's Notebook: How Trump's impeachment trial could play out in the Senate 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z She worked for a time for David Boies, the prodigiously talented and controversial litigator. Elizabeth Wurtzel and the Illusion of Gen-X Success 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Unlike peers who succumbed to the excesses of the era, Ivers worked prodigiously until the grisly end, when he was murdered with a hammer. 'An Einstein among Neanderthals': the tragic prince of LA counterculture 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Many even who were still infuriated by his meanness couldn’t help acknowledging that at his best this prodigiously learned critic could choreograph the most breathtaking arrangements of perfectly poised sentences. Commentary: John Simon, Clive James and the future of criticism in our culture 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Ginger Baker, the prodigiously talented and volcanically temperamental rock drummer who helped form Cream, rock-and-roll’s first supergroup, and inspired awe and imitation in a generation of drummers, died Oct. Ginger Baker, rock drumming colossus of Cream, dies at 80 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But within cultural circles, he was largely uncontroversial, a result of his prodigiously generous support for the arts and the enthusiasm he demonstrated for institutions like Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. David Koch, Embraced as an Arts Patron, Even as Criticism Grew 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z In cricket, those who swing the ball prodigiously are said to make the ball talk. The Joy of Six: football and the outside of the boot | Rob Smyth 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A prodigiously talented rookie, with unlimited potential, but a rookie nonetheless. Quiet night from Seahawks rookie DK Metcalf is a reminder to scale back the near-hysterical hype 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Trail Blazers President Neil Olshey says the native of Croatia is “a prodigiously talented player with a high ceiling and a bright future.” The Latest: Trail Blazers announce Hezonja, Tolliver deals 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z That he was also a prodigiously gifted writer who created works of inarguable greatness hardly matters anymore, at least not in many classrooms, where Kipling remains politically toxic. Rudyard Kipling in America 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z True wireless earphones are going through an absolute revolution in 2019, with battery life increasing prodigiously and prices dropping precipitously. Cambridge Audio’s Melomania buds have epic battery life, good sound, and a unique design 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Only 12 men from five states attended, but two of them were prodigiously talented, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Opinion | Trump is trashing the Constitution. Larry Hogan shows how Republicans should respond. 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z When Mozart composed “The Magic Flute,” he wrote the Queen of the Night aria for his sister-in-law Josepha Hofer, who had a prodigiously high and mobile soprano. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The veteran journalist Gao Yu, for one, tweets prodigiously despite living under house arrest after being charged with leaking state secrets in 2015. Chinese censors go old school to clamp down on Twitter: A knock on the door 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The House and Senate welcome a prodigiously large class of freshmen to Washington for the 116th Congress. The outsiders move inside: New to Congress, with all the pitfalls 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Donald Trump is tweeting prodigiously this morning about the potential shutdown. Trump threatens 'very long' shutdown unless he gets money for border wall – live updates 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z From one-acts to musicals to magazine articles, the prodigiously prolific Ives is perhaps most celebrated for his adaptations of 17th and 18th century French classics. 99-Seat Beat: A Jewish telling of "Merchant of Venice," the race for the A-Bomb, and much more - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z After the Second World War, prodigiously complex systems of organizing music spread to all corners of the globe: twelve-tone composition, its serialist variants, chance operations, and so on. The Sounds of Music in the Twenty-first Century 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The opposition will not always be this obliging and nobody, surely, can expect Harry Kane to keep scoring so prodigiously throughout the rest of the World Cup. England into World Cup knockout stage as Kane hat-trick leads 6-1 Panama rout 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Lehrer — who grew up on New York City’s Upper East Side — certainly sees a connection between his mathematical training, which began at Harvard at the prodigiously young age of 14, and his compositions. Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satire 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z It’s a prodigiously researched buzz saw of archival material, facts, feelings, testimonials, and nostalgia. Documentary 'Tales of the American' recounts history of eclectic L.A. artists' hangout 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z But after it, as he entered his sixties, he began to write prodigiously, publishing all over the place on a wide range of topics. Are All Fish the Same Shape If You Stretch Them? 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Shepard wrote prodigiously though the 1970s, living in London with Jones and pursuing a rock-and-roll career for the first part of the decade while churning out nonrealistic works. Sam Shepard, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, dies at 73 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The company has grown prodigiously year-on-year, but has consistently returned very small profits. Tech giants face no contest when it comes to competition law | John Naughton 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z If bureaucrats are to be regarded as authors of the trademarks, Justice Alito noted, then ”the federal government is babbling prodigiously and incoherently” and is “saying many unseemly things”. The Supreme Court says offensive trademarks are protected speech 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Trout in the mountain streams were seldom more than six inches long; in the lake they thrived so prodigiously that many grew to five pounds. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The killing is treated as an act of mercy, but Shults, the prodigiously talented 28-year-old filmmaker who made his debut with last year’s “Krisha,” refuses to let his characters off the hook that easily. 'It Comes at Night' finds terror in the shadows of a post-apocalyptic hideaway 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z This prodigiously successful model has both insulated A.H.F. from typical funding woes and helped it to expand at an astonishing clip. The C.E.O. of H.I.V. 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The traditional route of the prodigiously talented singing star is to grow ever-more removed from normal life, to choose a world of penthouses and private members’ clubs, to breathe a more rarefied air. The passion and soul of Laura Nyro 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z It all fell apart against Seppi on Wednesday, however, leaving former players to lament what caliber a player the prodigiously talented Kyrgios might be if he knuckled down. 'Nick off!': Australian media slam Kyrgios after meltdown 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z He was fascinated by the dynamic interplay of American society and the English language and wrote prodigiously about it. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 49 – The American Language by HL Mencken 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z There was, he said, a prodigiously gifted child in the academy ranks at Nacional, one of three professional clubs in the island’s capital, Funchal. ‘Made in Sporting’: Lisbon Club’s Youth Academy Sets It Apart 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “It was money,” Laver explained on Wednesday, standing alongside Federer, his noticeably taller and prodigiously wealthier tennis descendant, after heralding a new event — named for Laver — scheduled to debut in September 2017 in Prague. A Competition With Rod Laver’s Name and Roger Federer’s Backing 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He’s fundraised prodigiously and is likely to have the resources to put up a strong fight, despite his district’s Democratic tilt. A look at California’s most interesting legislative races 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Maybe Prince was prodigiously talented, but when it comes to guitar artistry, you need to look more closely with a pair of Deep and Subtle Visionglasses. Prince and the Competition 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z His live shows were spectacular: he was not merely a prodigiously gifted guitarist, but a hell of a performer. Prince: a shy, nonconformist, unknowable talent | Alexis Petridis 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z A year ago, Jason Day was the classic golf underachiever, prodigiously talented and perpetually in the hunt, but still in search of a major breakthrough. Big Three of Jason Day, Jordan Speith and Rory McIlroy cruising as Masters near 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In short, there are dozens of other ways to build a show around a prodigiously talented gamer who becomes a hero. Josh Hutcherson and Seth Rogen are making a Hulu show about a 'socially inept' gamer 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z But unlike blues guitar, the sound of the pedal steel is in great part the creation of a single, prodigiously influential musical and mechanical innovator. The Lives They Lived 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z In other words, there’s never been a better time to be a prodigiously talented player from Iceland or Wales or Albania. Soccer’s Small-Country Stars Finally Get a Shot 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Venture-capitalists are not showering money on the industry as prodigiously as they did a year ago, but the fast growth rate means that raising capital is still easy. The cost of immaturity 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Violent and mesmerizing by turns, he was viewed as both prodigiously gifted and morally suspect by his contemporaries — as an 'other', just as he himself was possessed by otherness. Anthropology: One-man multidisciplinarian : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Oliver somewhat facetiously encouraged viewers to donate to his cause and the money has started to flow in more prodigiously than he expected. John Oliver parody of tax-exempt status of televangelists pays off 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He said he enjoyed proving wrong the observers who thought he would strike out prodigiously. Diamondbacks’ Player Has Miguel Cabrera’s Likeness, if Not Yet His Power 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Here, he’s beefed up, impressively cut and prodigiously tattooed, his face reduced to a barely recognizable pulp of scrapes, lacerations, bulges and bruises. Jake Gyllenhaal transforms in the boxing drama ‘Southpaw’ 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z But for most of the 1990s and 2000s, he was better known for the lifestyle of an international playboy, living in hotels and gambling prodigiously, reportedly once winning a million dollars at an Italian casino. Omar Sharif, of “Doctor Zhivago,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” dies 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Likewise, her co-worker Johanna Slanga, a vehicle integration specialist with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, saw her attraction to the automotive industry as a fit for her prodigiously technical and curious nature. #SheDrivesWeDrive shows female Ford engineers breaking gender role barriers 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z They were prodigiously creative—writing, painting, designing and debating in a way that influenced art and literature for decades. Buried Bloomsbury Bounty Alas, this was not to be for this prodigiously gifted Hungarian, although the promise that his career showed, and the documents that are left to us, are titillating to consider. The 10 Best Classical Recordings Of 2014 (Reissues) 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The governor then sat back down to his nachos, which were dripping grease and piled prodigiously with three scoops of sour cream and guacamole over melted cheese. Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “His beef is that others were not, and that they were leaking prodigiously for their own purposes.” Former Navy SEAL Investigated for Bin Laden Book 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Up against a competition veteran and four-times major winner in Mickelson the pair raced into an early lead over him and Bradley, with the prodigiously talented 24-year-old playing some sensational shots. Ryder Cup 2014: Victor Dubuisson’s putter is retrieved from toilet 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Countries that share a colonial legacy, including language and culture, should trade together far more prodigiously than Britain and India do. The great game 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Although algae grow prodigiously and contain potentially useful molecules — especially lipids, which can be turned into high-energy fuel and other products — extracting those molecules has proved complicated and expensive. Seeing Purpose and Profit in Algae 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z From worryingly fat and wheezy to prodigiously fast and breezy while approaching middle age. From cigarettes and alcohol to marathon man 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z “With the Senate seriously at risk, and the Koch Brothers spending prodigiously,” he wrote on Twitter this month, “shouldn’t Dem funders be focused on ‘14 and not ‘16 races?” Democrats embrace super PACs, but some fear lack of focus on midterm elections 2014-02-28T16:32:50Z These vignettes were two small, representative slices of not only the Nets’ largely carefree 101-90 victory against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but also their prodigiously joyous January. Nets 101, Magic 90: Blatche Puts on a Show as the Nets Keep Rolling 2014-01-22T03:55:31Z Arthur, now 26 and a Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman, was the most natural wrestler, prodigiously strong and coordinated, even as a child, and able to move his brothers around the ring at will. Mixed Martial Artist Jon Jones Is Mighty, Yet Measured 2013-04-20T16:40:41Z Not even New Zealand can always assemble their prodigiously talented constituents parts into an all-conquering national All Blacks team. Discord and insults could bring Ireland down against Scotland 2013-02-23T22:00:01Z The Angels finished four games out of a playoff spot and had to be content with watching the emergence of the most exciting 20-year-old in anyone's memory, the prodigiously talented Mike Trout. No shortage of story lines for the new baseball season 2013-02-10T02:38:04Z Chuck moved into my place, where he burrowed into a stack of old New Yorkers and read prodigiously, especially enjoying the film reviews of Anthony Lane. City Room: A Post-Groundhog Day Tale of Staten Island Chuck 2013-02-04T22:27:57Z Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Christian Eriksen's mind drifts back to Denmark's friendly against England early last year, when 's prodigiously talented playmaker stole the show. Christian Eriksen: is Ajax's coveted young playmaker ready to move on? 2012-12-19T10:55:26Z If Bent's days at Villa seem numbered there was encouragement to be taken in an energetic and tactically coherent performance, with Andreas Weimann a threat on the left and Christian Benteke prodigiously physical in attack. Arsenal come up short at Aston Villa, as Wenger comes under fire from fans 2012-11-25T23:00:04Z Even militia captains and corporals, who never crossed the Gulf, prodigiously affect this facial ornament. The Mighty Moustaches of the Early Scientific American Archives [Slide Show] 2012-11-07T11:45:00.183Z Their conviction was rooted in Britain's junior team victory at the European junior championships in Lausanne that same year, brought about by a prodigiously talented bunch of kids that included Daniel Purvis and Oldham. Team GB gymnasts overwhelmed by first Olympic team medal in 100 years 2012-07-30T21:30:01Z The Reds, a team that scored prodigiously in 2010, struggled this season with the bats but showed signs in June of coming around. MLB: five things we learned in week 15 2012-07-17T14:21:00Z No doubt due to being employee No. 20 at Google and having remained with the company all this time, she has been compensated prodigiously. Why Did Marissa Mayer Accept The CEO Position At Yahoo? 2012-07-17T00:18:25Z Baltimore were the story early on, starting the season 29-21 rather than losing prodigiously as predicted. White Sox and Pirates surprise, while Yankees and Rangers roll on 2012-07-10T15:37:47Z Pogba is the second highly-rated young player to leave the club this year after the prodigiously talented but controversial Ravel Morrison was allowed to join West Ham in January. Manchester United confirm Paul Pogba has agreed switch to Juventus 2012-07-03T23:35:23Z All in all, the qualities that set him so prodigiously apart don't seem likely to have engendered the success that he enjoys. Why Cosmopolis's natural born banker does not add up 2012-06-18T10:04:42Z But if he read little, he wrote prodigiously. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z But, be this as it may, the invading host was of prodigiously large dimensions. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z By continual practice in pulling up trees he became prodigiously strong, insomuch that he could pull up the largest fir trees and throw them about like weeds. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z But the human heart is prodigiously fertile in excuses for what it does not like to perform, and one was easily found to bar this petition. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Since its commencement, in 1755, the collection has been prodigiously increased by gifts, bequests, and purchases; and now it is, perhaps, the largest of the kind in the world. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z When a hitter strikes out prodigiously, for example, he almost always makes up for it with power. On Baseball: Austin Jackson and Drew Stubbs Are Exceptions to a Rule 2012-03-24T16:59:09Z Nero’s was an evil nature, hypocritical, vain, frivolous, prodigiously given to declamation and display; a blending of false intellect, profound wickedness, cruel and artful egotism carried to an incredible degree of refinement and subtlety.... The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z "It is matter prodigiously less dense than air—of such density as not to produce the slightest resistance to any body going through it." Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z The Swelling of the Face abates in Proportion to the scabbing and drying up of the Pustules; and then the Hands are puffed up prodigiously. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health 2012-03-10T03:00:11.780Z He mopped his brow prodigiously, loosened his collar, fidgeted and fumed, and after looking cautiously around put his finger mysteriously to his lips with the hoarsely-whispered injunction: "Secret as the grave, Fairbanks!" Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Their gigantic appearance arises from their prodigiously broad shoulders, the size of their heads, and the thickness of all their limbs. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Its cosmopolitanism has grown prodigiously, yet its self-consciousness far from diminishing has distinctly deepened—if one may properly speak of depth in connection with it. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z But when he urged her to go at once, up sprung a crop of those prodigiously petty difficulties that entangle her sex, like silken nets, like iron cobwebs. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Under skilful manipulation the Society of United Irishmen flourished prodigiously. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z When that had closed on the young man Brougham came back, and, throwing wide his arms, yawned prodigiously. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Did they not write each other poems and moral essays, after the manner of the Scuderi, and of the encyclop�dist ladies!--such prodigiously clever verses, and such heavenly prose sermons! The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Finally, the Nun was in excellent voice, and the silver armour suited her figure prodigiously well. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z It was a tall knight, clad in complete brass, and carrying a light but prodigiously long lance with which he directed the movements of the besieged. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z We have good friends at Carlisle, Mr. Clavering," he said, with one of his prodigiously cunning winks, "very good, safe friends. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z All of which at any ordinary time would have interested my lady quite prodigiously, but now bored and even annoyed her. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z In the same moment the mink sprang to meet the attack, lengthening out his elastic body prodigiously and reaching for his adversary's throat. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z I have thoughts of attempting to get into the French service, as I should like prodigiously to serve under Clausel in the next Bedouin campaign. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z I am extremely sorry, Sir, you kept your bed during the voyage: I shou'd else have been most prodigiously happy in such good company. Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts 2012-01-25T03:00:37.637Z Lord Bolingbroke closed the door, flung himself into a chair, and yawned prodigiously. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z She knew that the girl was, to use her own expression, "moping quite prodigiously for that Mr. Carr." The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z They stared and stared, while their mouths watered and their fingers itched prodigiously. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Now, if you really want to know about the lace, I will tell you that I found it perfectly magnificent, and that every one who sees it admires it prodigiously. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The hanging business seems to be looking up with us, as the traders say of their cotton and molasses; though, in England, it has fallen off prodigiously. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Population.—Throughout the 19th century the population grew prodigiously. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z My lord yawned most prodigiously and let fall the Spectator. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z My father is prodigiously taken with him; yet men are such deceitful mortals—well, time will shew—in the mean time, adieu! The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z So many Successes one after another rais'd the hopes of the Allies prodigiously. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z You know that Nobleman was prodigiously rich and magnificent. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z The pensive tone in which this was spoken amused Andy prodigiously. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Yes, yes—oh, how prodigiously pleasant it is to see you again! The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The establishment of these shops has by degrees prodigiously increased the number of pie-eaters and the consumption of pies. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z "Just the opposite of that young gentleman, from all accounts," and she nodded towards the young gentleman, who beamed back at her as cheerfully as a prodigiously distended mouth would permit. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z For my own part, I like them prodigiously, and I can safely say it, I have hardly met with a Foreigner who has not the same Notion of Prague that I have. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z They were somewhat disappointed with the Pantomime, but professed themselves prodigiously delighted with Mr. Lloyd's scenery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872 2011-12-12T03:00:30.070Z In fact, everybody and everything grew prodigiously in the merry springtime. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Couloirs look prodigiously steep when seen from the front, and, so viewed, it is impossible to be certain of their inclination within many degrees. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z We are dealing with an art prodigiously difficult and arduous every way—and in which one seems most of all to sink into a Sea of colossal Waste. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z She is sometimes prodigiously clever; adding to her male talents a woman's fertility, versatility, adaptability, complexity and intuitiveness. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z It ensconced itself in every vacant place, prodigiously augmented the number of places, and accustomed itself to live almost as much upon the Treasury as upon its own industry. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Here comes the latter very splendid, prodigiously well-bred and thoroughly determined to criticize the musick and the supper and my lady Bunbutter herself with merciless perseverance. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z After the sordid money oligarchy is overthrown and the United States is blessed with a people’s money, that benign deliverance will add prodigiously to the fame of Calhoun. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z What is a poor man to do, mon prince, mon bon prince, mon grand prince, when so prodigiously practised upon? The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Some of them had been my bitter foes in print, but they were prodigiously civil face to face. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z Mabel, prodigiously formal and most unusually solemn, met her at the door, ushered her into the blue room, and invited her to remove her wraps. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z A small panel slid away from a grating and a voice of that peculiar unctuous hoarseness only heard in a prodigiously fat man or woman, inquired his name. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Over it he built a prodigiously large tower, and under it a haven or quay for ships. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z At night, Wen still tweeted prodigiously, launching jokes and spoofs over the Great Firewall, like a medieval catapulter outside the castle ramparts. Magazine Preview: The Dangerous Politics of Internet Humor in China 2011-10-27T01:21:32Z With this, the offended dignities retraced their steps, but prodigiously slowly, and I saw no more of them.—The other occurrence was a dream, as odd, as obstinate in adherence to my memory. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Under such circumstances monastic opulence, without the intervention of a miracle, must have prodigiously increased, and their domains augmented to provinces. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z They rattled over the cobbles and clattered over the kidney stones and jolted prodigiously over a kerb that protruded too far into the road. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z These Halts always encrease the Numbers about the Criminals; and more prodigiously, when they are very notorious Rogues. An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn (1725) 2011-10-08T02:00:24.473Z The subject is the murder of Archbishop Sharp on Magus Moor, prodigiously well treated. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z All our institutions profit prodigiously by the wholesome scrutiny of the press. 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The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z She is consistent with her own prodigiously superfine character. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The black man’s numbers may increase prodigiously and acquire alien veneers, but the black man’s nature will not change. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z And then 'tis as sure on the other hand, that your Sentiments are in many Respects contradictory, and that this Christ above all Things excites to Rebellion, and prodigiously embarrasses humane Reason. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The Virginia football team will be welcomed into ACC play Saturday against a North Carolina defense that features a physically imposing front line that brings down opposing quarterbacks prodigiously. 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A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z Even today, plenty of people will defend this transparently misconceived and prodigiously cocksure colossus, in the misguided belief that it advances modern design. The Shard is a symbol of a country gone wrong 2011-08-19T15:14:02Z I really can't find out what makes them all so poor; but they are prodigiously out of cash. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z And when I come to think of it The circumstance that I heard of you The other day Has nothing prodigiously unusual about it. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z It is therefore practically certain that the African negroes will multiply prodigiously in the next few decades. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z His being like me in so many Particulars pleases me prodigiously; and I am persuaded there is another, which you have omitted, tho' it must have occurr'd to you while you were putting them down. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z They took off their oilskins and wet shoes, placing the latter near the flames where they soon began to steam prodigiously. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z I longed prodigiously to give her a twitch back to the right. 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The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And the lady was prodigiously piqued not to be received better; so that they were upon the very point of a quarrel, when they discovered that all the fault was mine! The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z The house had belonged once to a prodigiously popular Paris actress, and it was correspondingly magnificent. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z The only result of this operation was, of course, prodigiously to increase the evil. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Our hero, little Ben, coming on the carpet—Put to school very young—Learns prodigiously—Taken home and set to candle-making— Curious capers, all proclaiming "the Achilles in petticoats." 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British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z It was all true; the most prodigiously gifted footballer of his generation wanted to leave the biggest club in England, and the look on Ferguson's face told us he was as bewildered as anyone. Sir Alex Ferguson goes public on Wayne Rooney's desire to leave 2010-10-19T19:25:00Z "Not a bit," replied Mr. Timm; "secondly, you have prodigiously fine brown eyes, a charming hand, an enchanting little foot----" "Mais, monsieur!" Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z No self-respecting team is without one, to the point where you wonder why the International Rugby Board bother holding a World Cup to identify the sport's most prodigiously talented region. The Heineken Cup would be far flatter without its South Sea bubbles 2010-10-12T09:39:00Z The bigger concern on the prodigiously hilly course, however, is fog. All Eyes on Woods as U.S. Arrive For Ryder Cup 2010-09-27T12:40:00Z Here was a batsman who, in the words the previous night of England's batting coach, Graham Gooch, possessed the "different mentality" to survive when the ball is swinging prodigiously. Tireless Trott allows Stuart Broad to display his talent with the bat 2010-08-27T20:56:00Z He was prodigiously gifted with the snooker cue, winning two world championships in the 70s and 80s in a style never seen before. Crispin Blunt's push for comfy prisons makes him Tory Public Enemy No 1 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z His off‑spinners turned prodigiously, but many alleged his action was illegal. Muralitharan to retire from Test cricket 2010-07-06T20:12:00Z The first is expansion, something the company has gotten prodigiously good at. Friends Without Borders 2010-05-20T08:10:00Z It was no accident that last weekend's Masters leader board was almost exclusively filled by players either exceptionally thoughtful or prodigiously talented or both. Birds Of A Feather 2010-04-14T00:00:00Z If they are to do this work effectually, it is clear that they must be very voracious feeders, and also be capable of multiplying their species prodigiously. Butterflies and Moths (British) But the falsest of it all is, that I am disgusted with the Parisians; whereas I admire the Parisians prodigiously. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The difficulties of French government and finance were increased prodigiously and indefinitely by the war and the empire's delinquencies. The Ifs of History "But I was a young one once, ma belle—eh?" insinuated Jacques, pinching his wife's plump cheek, and winking prodigiously at Jean Laparde. The Belovéd Traitor Having lived a life practically void of adventure, the sudden collision with bloody tragedy shocked him prodigiously. Stranded in Arcady In the meanwhile the fire grew prodigiously, and suddenly a horse's unearthly scream of terror and pain rent the air. The Man from Jericho In some seasons and places they multiply so inordinately and prodigiously as to deserve the title of a plague of caterpillars, and several remarkable instances of this phenomenon are on record. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species And so religion varies prodigiously in its characteristics from age to age, from one portion of the human race to another, from one individual to another. The Sources Of Religious Insight Perhaps it would be Mademoiselle Bliss—Hector had hinted at it and winked prodigiously. The Belovéd Traitor It pleased her prodigiously to find that Prime seemed not to be even remotely touched by their unchaperoned condition. Stranded in Arcady At length the tall man feigned to prodigiously snore. Last Words By no means; but—you love your wife prodigiously? The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern I know little about them," replied Sertorius, with a sneer, "save that they have increased prodigiously of late. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs They extinguished the fire, carefully put away all the dishes they had used, restored everything to its pristine neatness, and then the three yawned prodigiously. The Guns of Europe "I don't know," said Linton, musing; "it might not suit him, but his wife would like it prodigiously." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) It was a prodigiously destructive naval engagement, the costliest in point of material losses that history records. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day These good people imagined that we should quarrel with them, because it was necessary to make a day’s halt; they were prodigiously mistaken. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Meanwhile the new load swelled and loomed up prodigiously. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation For reply Good rose and stretched himself and yawned prodigiously—all of which procedure was an elaborate simulation of emotions which he did not in the least feel. Thirty Soon after six the scout appeared and told Martin that he could dine in the hall at seven: he was a large, grimy man and sniffed prodigiously. Years of Plenty In spite of its climate, the soil under proper culture is represented to be prodigiously fertile. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia ‘La, sir,’ she replies, ‘I am prodigiously truthful.’ English Costume The pastor's house is, when you look at it in front, a long, low building, with a prodigiously high thatched roof. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. His collar was prodigiously high, and being so much taller than she, it was impossible for their eyes to meet. Thirty “I like your young friend prodigiously,” said the Count, yawning. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Had she, most wonderfully, and had they, in that case, prodigiously come together on it? The Sacred Fount Billy, with great deliberation, took a pin from the lapel of his coat and pinned his hundred-dollar bill inside his inside vest pocket, then he winked prodigiously, and without another word withdrew. Young Wallingford The banana flourished and grew into a grove, and each sprout marked the passage of a season, and the sugar-cane likewise throve prodigiously as year after year passed and the infant grew into girlhood. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories I was prodigiously surprised that a stranger would thus speak unto me as though I were some disinterested outsider of whom he was speaking. With Ring of Shield One afternoon he returned with a bag and a small valise, prodigiously heavy. International Short Stories English They have the senses of sight, hearing, and scent prodigiously developed. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] In the first place, Juvenal prodigiously transcends Churchill in intellectual strength; and in the second, Juvenal has far more of essential poetry, although hidden in just vituperation, and in the imposed worldliness of his matter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 There they also found grapes so prodigiously large, that they seemed more like bullace than grapes. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts Therefore the Eddorians, for the first time in their prodigiously long history of fanatical non-cooperation, decided to pool their resources of mind and of material and to work as a group. Triplanetary But Thumb was broad and fat and prodigiously strong, Thimble lean and sinewy. The Three Mulla-mulgars "Even granting," he said, "that immersion is the baptism practiced in New Testament times, it has never seemed to me to be such a prodigiously important matter." Dorothy Page After a while, it foamed a little, leaving the foam sticking to the inside of the glass; soon after, the body and neck became prodigiously swelled, and a blister appeared on its back. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments He was enthusiastic, but prodigiously dignified, and used his hands just a little, yet in the most impressive way. Japan A Record in Colour He yawned prodigiously, lay down at Clio's left, and in minutes was himself asleep. Triplanetary This taking the "adversary's hand" is admirable practice in the game of life; it suggests an immense range of combinations, and improves one's play prodigiously. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas I do not speak of the conquests by which the national vanity was so prodigiously flattered, but of the real, lasting good that this Empress did her people. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun Agriculture has been improved, manufactures multiplied, and trade prodigiously enlarged. Essays on the Constitution of the United States My weapons were so prodigiously long, that their but-ends considerably overtopped the boundary of my pockets, and gave me thoroughly the air of a highwayman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 For this year and the year following, when his salary was raised to twelve thousand, Eugene flourished prodigiously. The "Genius" In pursuance of my design, I assembled some people together, two Spanish deserters, three Savoyards, five fellows who had escaped from prison, and two prodigiously bold tinkers. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. Near him a Syrian bear, quite tame, with a sweet face and tufted silver fur, gambolled prodigiously. Mary Magdalen Four or five of these lamps would doubtless give as much light as the large fires kept by the Romans; but if those lamps are furnished with reflecting mirrors, the luminous effect is prodigiously increased. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel "Gib me de gal! gib me de gal!" and a prodigiously long arm reached down. Cudjo's Cave "It appears," he says, "that the transparency of the air is prodigiously increased when a certain quantity of water is uniformly diffused through it." A Year in the Fields He has prodigiously exaggerated the bodily strength of Ajax, but then he has rendered all probable, by representing him of dull and heavy intellects. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) I know it is an old maxim, that 'figures cannot lie:' and I very well know, too, that our philanthropic arithmeticians are prodigiously fond of FIGURING, but of doing nothing else. Thoughts on African Colonization He felt his desolation extremely, but kept up bravely for the most part, and worked prodigiously for many months. Home Life of Great Authors And Libby, a large plump girl with prodigiously red cheeks and lips, had profited so far by her training as to be nearly as clever in the field as in the kitchen. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement There we should have been in company that was vastly respectable and prodigiously slow. The Recipe for Diamonds He is prodigiously fond of me; but I don't like him half so well as my dear Williams. An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews “It must have prodigiously surprised you,” said she. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) Volumes of gunpowder reek issued from every crack and cranny, and his mother and sisters were prodigiously alarmed. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. A door flew open, letting out a beam of light as 78Martins came out, clad only in his underclothes and yawning prodigiously. Aces Up "You are prodigiously on your guard," he said. Sir Tom In a fourth debate on the Russian Dutch Loan Ministers got a good finale, a large division, and a brilliant speech from Stanley, totally unprepared and prodigiously successful. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The fact that I spent the better part of my day in writing had gone abroad over the ship and tickled them all prodigiously. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The Spaniards were so prodigiously afraid of him, that I tell you, sir, I was sometimes proud he was an Englishman. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Since its commencement, in 1755, the collection has been prodigiously increased by gifts, bequests, and purchases; and now it is, perhaps, the largest of the kind in the world. Dickens' London He announced that he prodigiously yearned for them and would be happy if I sent for both. In Desert and Wilderness "Oh!" says I, "my gown's spoiled; the candle has greased it prodigiously." The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana He was making the most alarming motions and succeeding most prodigiously in evoking the new vamp’s answering smiles when–– “Ker-plunk!” Orphans of the Storm They killed, however, not more than ten white bears in all, and that not without the utmost danger; for these animals, being prodigiously strong, defended themselves with astonishing vigour and fury. The History of Sandford and Merton This indeed is prodigiously extravagant; but the consequence of it ends so oft in downright madness, that it seems rather to belong to the furies than to folly. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts He was a middle-aged man, prodigiously obese as though bloated, and almost black. In Desert and Wilderness In a night a puffball will grow prodigiously, and in the same short period a mass of paste may be covered with mould. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses The Sirian, whose home contained 300 and who had discovered 3,000 of them in his voyages, prodigiously surprised the philosopher of Saturn. Romans — Volume 3: Micromegas Suddenly released, he dropped into a chair and swore prodigiously under his breath, quite forgetting the presence of ladies in the unnatural, awful change that had come over his nephew. Angelot A Story of the First Empire They drew upon them freely now, and Kate appeared quite to forget—which was prodigiously becoming to her—to look about for surprises. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II It proceeded lowly over the ground, alternately increased and subsided, passing at times into a hollow, prodigiously mournful moan. In Desert and Wilderness Malta is a prodigiously pious place, according to the Maltese conception of piety. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 James protested that he was going to enjoy himself prodigiously. Love and Lucy Those great monsters who have been developed throughout the ages by the action of the radium rays on their bodies, causing them to grow so prodigiously, are but incidents. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Here the conversation drifted into more technical business detail with Steve expostulating and contradicting and Constantine frowning at his son-in-law through his bushy eyebrows, admiring him prodigiously all the while. The Gorgeous Girl How prodigiously cheap is the application of any such epithets, considering the terrible abuse they have undergone! Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Jimmy looked prodigiously hurt for a moment, and was then rather angry. Mixed Faces This Suliman Pasha strengthened the Georgian interest in this pashalic prodigiously by the purchasing of an immense number of Georgian slaves whom he manumitted at his death. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 "The Light-House Tragedy" at least sold prodigiously, and the boy's vanity was correspondingly flattered; but the father stepped in and discouraged such work, warning Benjamin that "verse-makers were generally beggars." Benjamin Franklin This circumstance joined to the late loss of the convoy, has raised insurance prodigiously in London. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX Furthermore his front teeth have grown so prodigiously that they would interfere with his getting his mouth to water. The Meaning of Evolution We put it under the head of our pillow, shut our eyes sweetly as an infant blessed with an easy conscience, and snored prodigiously. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. He was puffing prodigiously when the others gathered around the car, demanding information. Wanderer of Infinity This one drew: that one played the piano: they all worked most prodigiously, and fitted up whole suites of rooms—pretty, smiling Penelopes,—with their busy little needles. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The want of intelligence from America, hurts the cause prodigiously in Europe, and the anxiety of those who have its interest at heart, is from that circumstance, inconceivable. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX It was a prodigiously hard task to carry his burden the six or seven miles distance to Hiyeisan. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan Without approving polyandry, I could not well blame Thibet for this institution, since without it, the population would prodigiously increase. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery He thereupon yawned prodigiously, and promptly began snoring away again, as though nothing had interrupted. A Breath of Prairie and other stories He leaped prodigiously, though fettered by the hobbles. Valley of Wild Horses I have also seen them in Virginia, and in the Bay of Campeachy; in the latter of which places the Worms eat prodigiously. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690 Kaiser was prodigiously excited, and jumped around me and barked and said as plainly as words that he would like to help if he could. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full The old gun had “scattered” prodigiously, but, as the flock of hens was so large, did good execution, as appeared from the result. The Cabin on the Prairie The very fact that Mr. Bashford had gone there from the west as a student, a poor student, made the prodigiously daring step seem possible to me. A Son of the Middle Border Two years increase prodigiously the vocabulary and the ideas of young people, and preceptors should consider, that what we call literary taste, cannot be formed without a variety of knowledge. Practical Education, Volume I He sighed prodigiously over this self-denial, and with his characteristic self-forgetfulness Duncan put aside his own trouble. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro He was particularly pleased with the snow-hill scenes, and said that Mr. Smith's vulgar gentility was admirably portrayed; and when Sir Clement joins them, he said there was a shade of character prodigiously well marked. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The rogue kept on his sober face, but seemed to be laughing prodigiously inside. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Each appeared to enjoy himself prodigiously at the expense of the poor African, who was boiling over with furious rage. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border But they were prodigiously astonished, when they heard a great noise behind them, perceived their tents on fire, and saw themselves attacked both in front and rear. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) "I am prepared to pay prodigiously, Captain," said Simon with sinking heart. 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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The Little Giant made his bed under one of the trees, and he slept very soundly that night, eating prodigiously in the morning. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain Five francs went prodigiously far in those days. The Belovéd Vagabond Our opportunities, therefore, have been prodigiously enlarged; our means of elevation are tenfold what they were in ancient times. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Hair, prodigiously long, flowing slovenly over the shoulders, was common to all. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition I'm not sure college would be a good thing for her now; she's read prodigiously—away ahead of most girls, ahead of most people! Otherwise Phyllis "The attack?" questioned Constans, and for the life of him could not help yawning prodigiously. The Doomsman One of them, a gorgeous fellow wearing a white piqué tie and a horse-shoe pin, paid such deference to Paragot that I went out prodigiously impressed by my master's importance. The Belovéd Vagabond They have been there so long that the stars have changed their places, and they belong to a past so prodigiously fabulous that behind them the dawn of the world seems to shine. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt There were two inches more of her for one thing, for she had taken the opportunity to grow prodigiously, as sick children often do. Nine Little Goslings “Nothing to do but sleep,” she murmured, pushing back her rumpled curls and yawning prodigiously. Lucile Triumphant But a little old man, who wore at the top of his prodigiously high forehead a pair of green spectacles, asked permission to speak in order to make an important communication. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man They supped, talked, smoked, and drank whisky until two or three o'clock in the morning and appeared to enjoy themselves prodigiously. The Belovéd Vagabond Impelled, as I shall show later, by other reasons besides those of economy, many of the men make prodigiously long days of it, at least during the summer months. Change in the Village McCabe appeared to rouse himself with an effort and partly sat up, yawning prodigiously. Shoe-Bar Stratton For a week or fortnight I can write prodigiously in a retired place, a day in London setting and starting me up again. My Father as I Recall Him He now fattens so prodigiously on the spoils of the chase, that he soon grows into the full moon. Moon Lore The end of a trip always brings a certain sense of relief to the head of the party, and Jack’s spirits rose prodigiously as he got them all into a cab. A Woman's Will A tall and large-boned man must on this showing be wonderfully superior in intelligence to a small man, and an elephant or a whale must prodigiously excel mankind. The Subjection of Women This was Stumps, one of the professionals, who was not quite so much like a Minerva, though he, too, was prodigiously greaved. The Fixed Period I beat his head without remorse, ay, pounded his tail, too, which wriggled prodigiously, and chopped his body to pieces with sharp stones. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Mather says, in a prefatory note: "I now lay before you a very entertaining story," "of one who been prodigiously handled by the evil Angels." Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply He felt that he must look prodigiously foolish in his blue serge suit and high collar—very neat and gentlemanly—with that ridiculous wreath of flowers on his head. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Tired and encumbered though each man was who made up this wave, in a prodigiously short time they were pouring into the German trench. Where the Souls of Men are Calling They have increased prodigiously; and as the upper regions of the mountains are covered with vast quantities of fine grass, they find food in abundance, and grow to a large size, especially the buffaloes. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity In copper the demand is growing prodigiously, but the supplies of copper ores and the number of copper mines that are ready to produce whenever normal prices recur was never so great as to-day. Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Faith, he enjoyed himself prodigiously, which was more than I did, for I was tasting a bad quarter of an hour. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 In falling he had bruised and cut himself so prodigiously that the blood from his wounds attracted to the spot a number of big wild cats. Werwolves In the process of cooking, it would swell up prodigiously,—a great deal more so than rice. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 And then he fell to the silence of consumption, eating prodigiously of all that was set before him; but in high dudgeon, as a man rebuked unworthily. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea He wrote another poem of like value, and it sold "prodigiously." True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin At first too deadly weary to explain the situation to myself, I presently made out that I was in a coach which lurched prodigiously and filled me with sharp pains. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 In his book-lined, "loosely furnished" apartment Sunday afternoon Hastings whittled prodigiously, staring frequently at the flap of the grey envelope with the intensity of a crystal-gazer. No Clue A Mystery Story Trix pondered the question deeply, turning it in her mind, and sighing prodigiously more than once in the process. Antony Gray,—Gardener Becoming a magnet for the women, and being of a good-humoured and rollicking nature, he helped on the sale of the cure prodigiously. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol It need not be denied that if we all struggled bravely to the end of the reformers' paths we should improve the world prodigiously. Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion Consider me your most obedient to command and prodigiously at your service.” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Lady Mary was prodigiously disconcerted with this intelligence; her informer imagined the visible agitation of her spirits proceeded from her attachment to Mr Lenman, but in reality it was the effect of terror. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue We generally got prodigiously hungry from the exercise we took, and sat down on the thick grass under a tree to eat our scanty dinners. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 She was attired in a peasant’s or small shopkeeper’s rusty Sunday black and an old-fashioned black bonnet prodigiously adorned with black plumes and black roses. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol He has peremptorily taken the matter out of my hands, and is, of course, prodigiously solemn about it all. The Prairie Mother At this Pete went crazy; his clucking increased prodigiously; he pawed crumbs into the ground, just to show how grandly careless he could be in the midst of such profusion. Frank of Freedom Hill It came of having eyes at the back of your head and nerves that extended, prodigiously, beyond the confines of your body. The Creators A Comedy To keep up any steady encouragement to the miners, the market for gold must be prodigiously extended. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Evaporation is increased in a prodigiously rapid ratio with the velocity of wind. The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. He gazed searchingly about the little clearing, then glanced up at the mounting sun and stretched prodigiously. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery "The city has increased prodigiously in twenty-five years," he wrote to his daughter Mary. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete He might have gone on like that for an interminable number of weeks but that the mere rest from all intellectual labour had a prodigiously recuperative effect. The Creators A Comedy They had prodigious appetites, and they grew prodigiously. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life As Tabs gazed down at him, he noticed that his face was prodigiously solemn. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Occasionally the feet and limbs below the knees, will swell prodigiously, and become extremely painful, causing the principal suffering. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time Dickens had been a week in New York before he was able to identify the great city which a lapse of twenty-five years had so prodigiously increased. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Ten thousand Carthaginians were killed and fifteen thousand made prisoners, their war chariots were captured, and the spoil found in the camp and on the track of the flying army was prodigiously great. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality His siesta over, the exile mounted the fallen tree, dug his claws deep into the bark, stretched himself again and again, yawned prodigiously, and ended the exercise with a big, rasping miaow. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life "But Maga would make out some of your Solons prodigiously long in the ears." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Doubtless they were made by hunters, because the Indians while they remained at the great camp would eat prodigiously, and bands would be continually searching the forest for buffalo and deer. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods At Glasgow, where I read three evenings and one morning, we took the prodigiously large sum of six hundred pounds! The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete His words and his writings operated prodigiously upon the minds of all those who would much rather be confused than think clearly. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom But it perplexed all the higher powers prodigiously—generals and the staff galloping round us in all directions, the whole one mass of confusion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 They ate prodigiously of buffalo, deer, bear and wild turkey, throwing the bones behind them when they had gnawed them clean. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The boot, too, was prodigiously thick and heavy. Rollo in Scotland In every labour Natalie insisted on taking her share like a man; and Garth never ceasing to upbraid her, yet loved her for it prodigiously. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest The Dutch name of this astounding place is Kaapsche Hoop, which seems reminiscent of "The Cape of Good Hope," though it lies prodigiously far from any sea. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back The matting that covered the floor was new and of an elegant design—the sideboard solid and handsome, although prodigiously old-fashioned—tables, chairs, and sofas were of French manufacture. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 It is my own private opinion that these mystic words contain some prodigiously recondite meaning; or, perhaps, arise from one of those awful incidents, of which Hoffman encountered so many among the ghost-seeing, all-believing Germans. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 White hair covers his prodigiously large head, and he shivers under a sorry tunic, while he grasps in his hand a roll of papyrus. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul One ounce of the decoction, with three drams of the dry leaves in eight ounces, twice or three times a day, increased his urine prodigiously. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases It was warm and snug in his blanket and he yawned prodigiously. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness I remembered the prodigiously demoralizing effect of slavery on the moral sense and sentiments. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I observed that mine host had been prodigiously smitten with my rod. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II From 1831 to the termination of Arthur's government, the circulation of newspapers prodigiously increased: the improvement of the postal establishment facilitated their spread. The History of Tasmania, Volume I She herself wrote such prodigiously long letters to Afra, that to read them through would have been too great an addition to the reverend mother’s business. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance It was only a flesh-wound, something to scare and distress and confine Young America to his bed for ten days, and so to be bragged about prodigiously later on. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike |
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