| 单词 | psychological moment |
| 例句 | In his rehearsal, he urges his dancers to get uncomfortably close to one another, to find “those weird psychological moments.” How a choreographer sees art in a new way, through dance 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z But it is the film's psychological moments that engage the emotions. In Netflix's uneasy "The Good Nurse," Jessica Chastain suspects Eddie Redmayne of killing patients 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The first 13 episodes generated musical/psychological moments of startling power. Why "Glee" is this century's "Twin Peaks" 2010-06-08T17:10:00Z The Times was suitably impressed by his "knowledge of human nature, and an extremely shrewd application of business principles in securing the advantage at the psychological moment". Why do we give money to charity? 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He identifies two concepts: the fleeting “perceptual moment” as short as one-twentieth of a second; and the “psychological moment,” a longer period of several seconds when a single event unfolds. Opinion | The clock’s ticking for all of us, but nobody has a clue what it means 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z How they fare over this block feels like an important psychological moment in the life of the team this season. Liverpool and Arsenal face moment of truth after mixed emotions at Anfield | Amy Lawrence 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Even compared with handing Zimbabwe to Zanu-PF, and Hong Kong to the Chinese Communist party, that will be a major psychological moment. Something incredible is happening in Scotland. And if the result is a yes vote the shock to the UK will be extreme 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z “Fuglsang was closed down by Sagan, and then they began looking at each other for a moment, and it felt like the right psychological moment to go for it.” Vincenzo Nibali grabs Tour de France yellow jersey with late attack 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Bradman let his tail flail away for 30 minutes, taking Australia's score up to 200 for 9 and then, and at what he thought was "the appropriate psychological moment", he declared. 20 great Ashes moments No4: Don Bradman records Wisden's best innings, 1937 2013-05-09T09:00:03Z This fact strengthened by the forceful intellectuality, and the magnetic sympathy of Dr. Wilson, brought about the subsequent rapid growth of Presbyterianism, and proved that the psychological moment had arrived for its development here. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z But what completed their demoralisation was that at this psychological moment the third division under Sir Toady Lion came into action. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z It was the psychological moment in their union. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z However, at the psychological moment, the much-discussed British Force materialized and became a live obstacle in the path of the German outflanking movement. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z At the psychological moment he sprang the ring, and rapidly seizing the free end of the rope with both hands he pulled the whole arm inside by a supreme effort. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z It always preceded the psychological moment when he wanted to climb down someone's throat and open an umbrella. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z Show us the psychological moment; give us a sniff of the earth below; a glimpse of the sky above; and you will have produced a fine story. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z Rowe's declamations and laments, immeasurably inferior in all respects, differ essentially from Racine's in that they fail to disclose psychological moments and emotional crises. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z After coffee and over a cigar, which made all things complete, Mortimer Crabb chose his psychological moment. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z The Spooner aggregation meant to make its appearance at the psychological moment, and until that moment to remain as invisible as a covey of quail in close brush. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z In having his fence whitewashed, in controlling a pool of Sabbath-school tickets at the precise psychological moment, he displays abundant promise of future success in business. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z We discovered, however, that our moving was at the "psychological moment"; we soon learned that in the minds of the people there was but one thought—success for Michigan Avenue. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z My second cousins have a knack of dying at the psychological moment. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z They gave Virginia Darrow a shot of poison just at the psychological moment, before she could spill what she knew. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z The next year, to be about to enter one's teens, was discovered to be, after all, the psychological moment for starting a new life. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z This was the psychological moment of the interview. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z At this psychological moment Boyd ordered up the squadron of dragoons which he had been holding in reserve for just such an opportunity. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z Well, she came along last night at the exact psychological moment. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z "Thirty!" he called out at the psychological moment. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Whether it was chance, or whether she had been waiting outside for the psychological moment, certainly her entrance was opportune. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z He decided this to be the psychological moment. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The scientists, I believe, talk of a 'psychological moment.' Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z In fact, I am old; and it now occurs to me all of a sudden that I may have failed to make use of the psychological moment to seek and find my affinity. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z The great moment in the dramatic career of Saint-Sa�ns was now at hand—that psychological moment so long desired and eagerly anticipated by every French aspirant to operatic fame. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z The diplomatic opening, the psychological moment, for which poor, blundering Beaumanoir had been hoping, had arrived. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z The conspirators plotted to rouse the Mexican population of our southern border, sow disaffection among our Southern negroes, and explode the mine at the psychological moment by means of a “Reconquering Equitable Army” invading Texas. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z I don't know of any business in life in which the psychological moment plays a greater part than it does in gambling. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z The worst of it all was this: that the young man himself had not invariably that confidence in his own affections which displayed itself so bravely and so convincingly at a psychological moment. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z An instant later something in my companion’s intent gaze and attitude told me that the psychological moment had come. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Just at that psychological moment, the widow caught up with Gato. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z I guess that basket handle broke at the psychological moment.” Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The gambler by profession has many a psychological moment in the course of his career, but he rarely takes advantages of them. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z It was the psychological moment for his effort. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z This being the psychological moment, Mr. Wallingford put forth his hand and had Mr. Lamb dump the tacks back into the large palm that had at first held them. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z But it does mean that the author must see to it that his important incidents are fairly distributed throughout the work as a whole, and that each chapter ends at the psychological moment. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Miss Merton was prone to dwell upon that same marvelous psychological moment. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z But then, she reflected, if he had not come back at that psychological moment either Mildred would have drowned or Dodo broken his neck. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z At this tense, psychological moment this man of refinement and philanthropic instincts found time to marvel at his own complete reversion to first principles. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z It was at this psychological moment that the final fillip was given. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Whoever heard of it, heard of Farrell’s discovery, would realize that the only way to come upon it would be to follow the Thorwaldsson expedition, dog its steps and, at the psychological moment, strike. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z She merely smiled to herself and decided that the psychological moment had evidently not yet arrived. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z "You've hit this city at the psychological moment in its history, sir," he declared expansively. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z The "reproduction" depicts the psychological moment when the doctor with a joyous wave of the hand wished them "Bonjour, messieurs," and drove off. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z It was for only an instant, a few eye-winks, that Reivers paused and bent over for the axe; but as Toppy had flung himself forward at the psychological moment it was enough. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z What do you think happened at this psychological moment? Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z The peculiar, erratic impulses of the psychological moment are ever puzzling and insoluble. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z "As on the Marne, so at Antwerp, they were not prepared to seize the psychological moment and to play boldly for the great stake". The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z No nasty parties of men carrying slabs of gun-cotton; just yourself—with one slab of gun-cotton in your pocket and one primer and one detonator—that and the psychological moment. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z For comedy or for psychological moments she does not care, but there is nobody, we believe, with greater capacity for enjoyment of terrible murder in horrible dark places in the land of fiction. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z The psychological moment to prevent such suffering of the masses from ever occurring again is soon after the war. Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions 2011-03-10T03:00:55.230Z You know they collect items about everybody, and publish them at what they call the psychological moment. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z Just as the timeliness of "The Jungle" promoted its great success, so "Sylvia" appears at the psychological moment when social questions are to the front. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z I said that I thought that this was the psychological moment for a nice piece of theatricality. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z That unfortunate Police raid delivered me into his hands at the psychological moment I was like a cornered rat that day she came to the guardhouse and peered in on us through the cell door. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z These helpful hints prepare the reception which the ushers start at the psychological moment. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "You always appear at the psychological moment—or rather," she interpolated, "this time at the financial moment." Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z It’s still a mystery to him how I was able to come forward at the psychological moment with that loan.” Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager If she had not got a cinder in her eye at that psychological moment, I'm afraid I would figuratively have trampled Wardrop underfoot, right there. The Window at the White Cat At this psychological moment, Miss Pinkie Lexington emerged from the boudoir. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Because," she soberly replied, "there is such a thing as letting the psychological moment go by. The Tempering However abrupt Cosden's action may have appeared to Miss Stevens or to Huntington, in his own mind he believed himself to have selected the psychological moment for which he had patiently waited. The Bachelors A Novel Our stage driver evidently took a genuine pleasure, the pleasure of the showman, in reining up his horses at the psychological moment and allowing us to drink in the view that burst dramatically upon us. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway H. R., seizing the exact psychological moment, said to the reporters: "Let us press the button!" H. R. This was the exact psychological moment in which the Boy should have dashed in to the rescue. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days Certain intellectual fans call it the crisis; college professors, interested in the sport, have named it the psychological moment; Big League managers mention it as the “break,” and pitchers speak of the “pinch.” Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside Even granting that Cosden's self-analysis was correct to the extent that he possessed no romance in his make-up, the present surroundings were such as to suggest the "psychological moment" even to the most obtuse. The Bachelors A Novel But the arrival of Elzey's brigade of Johnston's army upon the field just at this psychological moment turned the battle in our favor. From Bull Run to Appomattox In 1847, however, the psychological moment seemed to have arrived, for the new pope, Pius IX., showed marked Liberal tendencies and seemed ready to lead all the forces of Italian patriotism against the Austrian domination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Besides, just at that psychological moment he happened to be bored to desperation. Shadows of Flames A Novel He realized that the psychological moment was approaching, and he began gathering up the various parts of the chart with an air of extreme preoccupation. Clover and Blue Grass So you chuck them in, and are no more bothered by them until the psychological moment. Camp and Trail It was a wonderful scene, one never to be forgotten, and in the enthusiasm of that psychological moment Mrs. Moozer rushed forward. Young Wallingford This is the psychological moment for the arrival of the gospel. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition "Well done, Oona," he whispered, "you chose the exact psychological moment I wanted you to hand me this." The Brain It may be that we shall strike at the psychological moment. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days Tell yourself that you will eat it just at the psychological moment. Camp and Trail Moreover, socialistic argument, in red type, was hung violently upon the walls, and Mr. Wallingford, being a close student of the psychological moment and man, merely had a loose shoe-button tightened. Young Wallingford And, at that psychological moment mother came home with a proposition from Mr. Stockwell. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 The time, "the psychological moment," as he phrased it without in the least knowing what the word meant, was come when he would have to marry or, at any rate, become engaged. Command In a word, the "psychological moment" had come all over Europe, the moment in which all men were thinking of the same thing, discussing the same event, and dreading the same results. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Some gown, seen at the exact psychological moment, fixes forever in a man’s mind his ideal garment. Threads of Grey and Gold You young folks certainly struck this town with this library scheme of yours at the psychological moment. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Mr. Norbury looked in at the rally and recognised its psychological moment. When Ghost Meets Ghost It was a tense moment when Bob, his hasty arrangements made, silently swung open the laundry door in full range of the uninvited guests and waited for the psychological moment. Exit Betty She promised to arrange the matter shortly, and send some accredited representative to warn me when the psychological moment arrived. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography He who neglects these ready-made chances throws away precious advantage for his appeal and misses the psychological moment. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching But at this very psychological moment Mrs Achrow interrupted: 'Now, no secrets, you two,' she said laughingly, leaning over the back of the divan and tapping Lady Kirlby playfully on the arm. Byways of Ghost-Land This would be the psychological moment to buy the Point! At the Crossroads Afterwards the board informed "General" Jones that they would go together to the White House but all had separated, the psychological moment had passed and the message was never presented. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI She tells him it's too late now, he has missed the psychological moment. Kid Scanlan He’s only succeeded because of luck and the fact of it’s being the psychological moment. The Gorgeous Girl At this psychological moment a German shell carried away the funnel of the leading trawler and smothered her decks with smoke. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships And it would be like her to drop in at the psychological moment.” At the Crossroads They have an instinct for the psychological moment—it seems at times that they evolve it out of the chaos of chance. A Mountain Boyhood I know what that psychological moment thing is now—the doc has just been tellin' me. Kid Scanlan His opportunity came at the psychological moment, when the last shred of temperance had been torn from wild, lawless hearts, which, in such moments, were little better than those of savage beasts. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills At this, the psychological moment, the order to open fire was given. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships It is often well to introduce and cultivate one game at a time, letting it run its course, something like a fever, and then, at the psychological moment, introduce and try out another. Rural Life and the Rural School This is the psychological moment to say to the American white government from every pulpit and platform and through every newspaper, 'Yes, we are loyal and patriotic. Negro Migration during the War Bismarck’s use of human nature, constructively, at the precise psychological moment, redounding to his self-interest, is supreme. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Remember, too, Mr. Blaine, that it was prearranged for me to walk alone through that street at just that psychological moment. The Crevice Whether their efforts were sincere or designed to prevent an open rupture until the psychological moment had arrived it is impossible to say. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources This laird was a well-known philanthropist, but the call was made at the wrong psychological moment, for he chanced on this particular day to be in a very bad humour. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland She could not follow him now, she had missed the psychological moment. When Dreams Come True Part of his far-seeing plan was to take advantage of this psychological moment to conclude secret treaties with the smaller states, as allies of Prussia, in case of future wars. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck She dropped the subject entirely when Aunt Betty was around, resolved to wait until the psychological moment arrived to again broach the matter, or until she heard further from Herr Deichenberg. Dorothy's Triumph She will conceal what she feels until the—psychological moment. The Master Mummer It was that psychological moment when of all things a contestant most desires silence. It, and Other Stories I secured employment as your butler, the psychological moment came, and you stand, self-convicted, thief and would-be murderer.” The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton It was now only a question of waiting for the psychological moment to electrify the inert mass of the people to rally to his cause. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Waiting for the psychological moment when the British Fleet is looking the other way, the Grand High Canal Fleet will slip out with barges in tow, containing six army corps and His Royal Lowness. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 With satirical courtesy Buck lifted his—and at that psychological moment the only plug hats in the whole town of Smyrna saluted each other. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 This was the psychological moment for which his guests had been waiting. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula The man displayed remarkable tact and skill in detecting the psychological moment for advance. Captain Desmond, V.C. Dickens was, as I have said in an earlier chapter, born at the psychological moment. Gilbert Keith Chesterton But it had been put into execution at the psychological moment, which was its warrant of success. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies In moving them at this time Larkin had seized the psychological moment. The Free Range Treading water, he waited for the psychological moment. Colorado Jim Where questions concerning his personal safety are concerned, he shows rare judgment, appearing to recognize exactly the psychological moment in which to fly, jump, or sit still. 'Me--Smith' Gentlemen of the field force, now is the psychological moment to force your prospects to action as indicated by the dotted line. Appearances Being Notes of Travel At such psychological moments, too, he became indiscreet. Athalie Only she must not move prematurely; there must arrive some psychological moment. The Pagan Madonna He had been wanting to tell her of his engagement for a long time past, but had put it off and put it off, waiting for the psychological moment. The Ghost Girl It’s rather foolish to tear up a perfectly good pair of riding boots just at the psychological moment when leather is villainously high and I’m on the verge of marrying a poor man. Across the Mesa They were keen trade competitors, and gained or lost fortunes by gambling in the almond export-market or catching a grain-famine at the psychological moment. Pan-Islam If perchance the psychological moment was during school hours, she went then, while another teacher or the principal took her place. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) England and France were still aloof, and Berselius, arriving at the psychological moment, did not mince matters. The Pools of Silence But the psychological moment had passed, a crisis unknown to him and almost unknown to her. The Ghost Girl We evidently arrived at the psychological moment for this little family. Across the Mesa What fire superiority accomplishes; psychological moment for charge determined by tactical instinct. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition "He closed the Quarry Wood at the psychological moment." The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Besides, has an experiment, in the strict sense of the word, ever been made at the "psychological moment"? Essay on the Creative Imagination Maria Pinckney was a very difficult person to fit into a psychological moment. The Ghost Girl "Then you caught the leaders of Standard Oil at the psychological moment." Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated And Jimmie's dead, worse luck, and one of his most devoted collectors told me last week that he really thought the psychological moment for selling out had arrived, for he'd never go any higher! Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty This is the psychological moment which never fails. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The latter was to suffer the attack to be made, but at the psychological moment he was to desert his Commander-in-chief in the field, and so effect the total destruction of the entire force. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution Then, with one keen glance at the Flagship's crew and one at the rapidly approaching finishing line, the Young Doctor chose the psychological moment. The Long Trick The result of this was the dramatic arrival of the U.S. gunboat Jefferson off our island at the psychological moment. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise From it emanated announcements of work by which they were vitally affected, for Clark had come to Philadelphia at the psychological moment and cast his influence on those who were accredited leaders in the community. The Rapids The trouble was that the psychological moment failed to arrive. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters It was, in fact, the psychological moment which makes or mars the reputation of a sergeant-major in such a corps. The Kangaroo Marines Philonous now assumes the extreme empirical contention that knowledge applies only to its own psychological moment, that its object in no way extends beyond that individual situation which we call the state of knowing. The Approach to Philosophy This woman was approached at the psychological moment and was influenced to buy. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Upon the scene at this psychological moment enters the bright girl to make herself useful. Working With the Working Woman Farwell had calculated on producing the check at the proper psychological moment, in practically stampeding him. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters You can do anything with him at the psychological moment. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies The psychological moment came for the regular withdrawal. Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University But just at this psychological moment the "elixir" arrived. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Imagine these men at such psychological moments, broken in upon by some brutal person shouting to them to follow him at once, taking them by the hand, or pushing them out by the shoulders. Spontaneous Activity in Education Now was the psychological moment, and after a soul-stirring hymn the preacher rose and announced his text—"Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories Lenox snapped it with huge satisfaction, including the swans, which luckily swam into the scene at the psychological moment. A harum-scarum schoolgirl As on the Marne, so at Antwerp, they were not prepared to seize the psychological moment and to play boldly for the great stake. 1914 Civil war in Mexico preceded and outlives them all as a matter of sensation, and the psychological moment in the career of that other "distressful country" is interminable. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 There is a psychological moment at which the song has made its most thrilling impression, and there the music should cease. Days Off And Other Digressions If, for instance, He would afford me some information regarding this same psychological moment which I need so badly just now as a peg to hang a theory of casualty upon. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Fortunately, Dennis assembled himself, so to speak, and realized his psychological moment. The Flaw in the Sapphire "Who can tell but what Rumania's watchful eye will yet sound the bugle note which at the psychological moment will unite the Balkan thrones?" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 The psychological moment has arrived—you have brought it with you, Mrs. Barslow. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic Then, a few moments later, when the light craft slithered on the mud of the shallows, just beyond the hiding-place, he felt the psychological moment had come. The Heart of Unaga I can't help wanting to make out whether there was any psychological moment which determined the future, and started them definitely on the down-grade. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Each situation created either by folly or wisdom has its psychological moment. Chance A Tale in Two Parts This, I decided, had better be left to the psychological moment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 12, 1916 She came into Balzac's life at the psychological moment, and he reached out and clung to her as a drowning man clings to a spar. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers To take violent or cruel measures would have been dangerous in the extreme at such a psychological moment. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus No doubt it was as well, Madame de Vallorbes reflected philosophically, since the really psychological moment was passed. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It was the psychological moment to buy up the outstanding stock. The Fighting Shepherdess At this unquestionably psychological moment Mr. Tucker beckoned them from his doorway. The Dude Wrangler It's the greatest thing you ever did, Kit, and it comes at the psychological moment. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day His hope that this was the psychological moment was dashed when ignoring the attempted caress, she grasped his hand and shook if vigorously. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale And so if you would understand a man's success, know what he was doing while the opportunity tarried, while his chance seemed to wait, while his "psychological moment" appeared to linger. Men in the Making There is a great deal in doing things at the psychological moment; and by midnight I had a deed duly drawn up, signed and sealed, selling me the steamer for fifty cents. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell This is the psychological moment for us both. A Daughter of the Middle Border I wanted to, but it wasn't the psychological moment. The Lure of the Mask She received us very graciously, with a distinguished, high-bred air, knowing just what to say and do at the psychological moment. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Pearl was shrewd enough to know that the psychological moment had come. The Second Chance There was a breathless pause, then, at the psychological moment, the Jam-wagon intervened. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance I think the psychological moment is approaching when Colonel House should appear as the President's White Emissary of Peace. Face to Face with Kaiserism Anstice had spoken truly when he said the psychological moment was at hand. Afterwards Been telling you it rested with you alone to choose the psychological moment for going out to walk, with your bed strapped on your back? The Brentons Salesmanship is punctuated by "psychological moments" and good salesmen always know when to leave. Deep Furrows It was the "psychological moment" for something new in the way of food. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country His unexpected visitors had dropped from the sky at the psychological moment. Just Patty As a rule the psychological moments of life come and go so quietly that their passing attracts little notice. Afterwards She would have, at the exactly correct psychological moment; after holding out long enough to put you both under obligation to her. The Galaxy Primes Let us not forget that he pointed out the essentially psychological moment implied in all processes of individual adaptation. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology We are rapidly approaching what is vulgarly termed the psychological moment. White Ashes There is much virtue in your thunder-shower at the psychological moment! The Great Amulet Why, you fool, can't you see that for both of us this is the psychological moment—that the man who hangs back now is lost? Afterwards We had simply to hold off the Turks and make shift as best we could, meanwhile collecting materials and making preparations for a definite offensive when the psychological moment arrived. With Our Army in Palestine It was what dramatists term "a psychological moment," and, according to Berkeley, one of the axioms of psychology is that it never transcends the limits of the individual. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York What convenient little plums, as De Quincey somewhat wistfully remarked, were always being found for Wordsworth just at the psychological moment; and they were not withheld, moreover, until he was full of years and honors. The Joyful Heart It would seem, at times, that Fate selects with fiendish nicety the psychological moment when her arrows will strike deepest, and stick fastest. The Great Amulet If we legislate at the psychological moment we can legislate virtue and sobriety into a people. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Meldon seized the psychological moment and closed his discourse with a quotation from the poetry of Dr. Watts. The Simpkins Plot I am covered with confusion every second when I stop to think of it, and wonder if this is not the psychological moment to make my exit from this Mission. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Let us wait, therefore, until the arrival of the voices of Florian and Elizabeth at the pitch of ordinary conversation admonishes us that the prose writer's psychological moment has arrived. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain But following the sinuous Long Range when we reach the still water beneath the Eagle's Nest, Nadanullar, is the psychological moment to awaken the echoes that eternally haunt the frowning eyry. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway In a German paper which recently found its way in, it was stated that the bombardment of Paris would commence when the psychological moment had arrived. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris His belly was full to the brim of rough food, and he was awaiting the psychological moment when the orders of his boss must be carried out. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Not only did they hold but they counter-attacked with such bloody consequences to the German army that Marshal Foch, seizing the psychological moment for his carefully prepared counter-offensive, gave the word for a general attack. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War I repeat—it will occur at the exact psychological moment. Robin He would appear at sieges when the psychological moment came, and ride ceremoniously under fire, with his Jesuit confessor close at hand. Lectures on Modern history At the psychological moment, when Nyoda had her camera focused for a snap a huge mosquito settled on George's extended calf. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping The dramatic situation was slightly spoilt by the delay in the entrance of the courtier, who ought to have come in at that psychological moment, and didn't. A Popular Schoolgirl For a brief psychological moment there was absolute silence, then the Frenchman spoke again. The Lighted Match And it will come to pass at the exact psychological moment. Robin Morris saw that the psychological moment had arrived. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures If he had not come into her life at the psychological moment, she might have given herself to Bruce McKenzie. The Tin Soldier The ultimate purchaser acquired a real bargain by happening along at the psychological moment when the investor was sick of his deal and ready to part with it at little or no profit. If You're Going to Live in the Country A good many amiable Frenchmen will shrug their shoulders at this, but if we act otherwise we shall be delivered over to our enemies, bound hand and foot, at the psychological moment. The Schemes of the Kaiser This was only because there are psychological moments, moods, conditions at once physical and mental when every incident in life assumes the significance of intention—because unconsciously or consciously one is waiting. Robin The Family Book is open is the psychological moment for father and mother to tell stories of their childhood. Religious Education in the Family A little experience makes one to seize "the psychological moment" when the syrup is in the right condition. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada From the tall chimneys of a rolling-mill a dense column of smoke was ascending, and at the psychological moment the slag flare from an iron-furnace changed the overhanging cloud into a fiery ægis. The Quickening At the psychological moment, when eagerness had reached the highest pitch, an orchid was brought in and set before them. About Orchids A Chat I shall always remember what happened at that psychological moment. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation For the second time in one day he seemed to have intervened at the precise psychological moment. The Betrayal When this thought took possession of his mind, the psychological moment had arrived. A Short History of France If Lumley caught her at that psychological moment, she'd very likely go off with him, out of mere desperation and bravado. Dangerous Ages A psychological moment followed, during which the occupants of The Polka Saloon glared fiercely at the newcomers, who, needless to say, returned their hostile stares. The Girl of the Golden West But that psychological moment—whatever that may mean—in the affairs of Doris and Pete was rapidly approaching,—a moment more often anticipated by the female of the species than by the male. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River But not until the psychological moment did Sundown parade his pies. Sundown Slim The astute old man had withheld his proposal until the psychological moment. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest At that psychological moment Grip, balanced to the perfection of a hair-spring, and calmly calculating, leaped upon him from the side, and brought the youngster's four feet into the air at one time. Jan A Dog and a Romance Enter the conspirators, who attack Renato; Amelia rushes between the combatants, and at the psychological moment her veil drops off. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. To lead up to his subject, to guide the conversation, to prepare the right psychological moment skilfully and without apparent effort, were maneuvers in the game that Bennett ignored and despised. A Man's Woman This is plainly not the psychological moment to study the highly complex and delicate problem of conscience. The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones Good old psychological moment that was, wasn't it? A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') From some occult reasoning of his Celtic soul the psychological moment he generally chose as being likely the most fruitful of results was either a few minutes before, or after "Lights Out." The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The lovers part with many tears, and at the psychological moment the Marchioness relents, and all ends happily. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. And that work had come in what some like to call the psychological moment. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man I thought this was the psychological moment to put in my brief for the governor. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment Then Douglas tried to seize the psychological moment to persuade the Senate to accept the House bill. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics But the problem was to get General de la Rey away from the Parliament session at Cape Town and into the Potchefstroom camp at the psychological moment. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 But the picture was disappointing—a snapshot of a young woman, rather slim, with the face obscured by a tennis racket, obviously thrust into the picture at the psychological moment. Love Stories We all "ketch" 'em at the psychological moment: The doctor, when they think they are going to die. More Toasts Hart seized the psychological moment, and, hastening to the Yamên, induced the ministers to turn a pleasantry into a reality. The Awakening of China This renewal of classic feeling came at the psychological moment, for the true spirit of the great Gothic period had died. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today They had reached the window at the psychological moment. The Man in the Twilight He was tired; and it was not the psychological moment for a thing like this to turn up. The Goose Girl For a time it looked as tho it were a cinch for the prosecution, but at the psychological moment the attorney called the defendant to the stand. More Toasts It has been left blank for a reason, because the curtain falls not on the conclusion of the lives of those who have stepped upon the boards, but at a psychological moment in their story. Simon Called Peter He did not grasp the psychological moment, as we moderns call it, and consummate there and then the only reasonable and righteous plan that it was given him to complete. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod Indeed, in his opinion, the psychological moment for introducing a new line of conduct had only just arrived. The Inner Shrine He always came in the afternoon, an hour or two before the psychological moment of her start out for the evening's duty. Flames This was the turning-point of her life, her psychological moment, as the phrase goes. Reviews Then, at the psychological moment, a girl woke instincts until then dormant; I was faced with rarest good fortune and discovered a kindred spirit of the opposite sex. The Red Redmaynes He had not intended to wear it until Sunday, but the psychological moment had arrived. Sandy You all remember that the papers were full of his performances for a while, but he was a lucky rascal, and always disappeared at the proper psychological moment. The Port of Missing Men Coming from the passenger, it was the psychological act at the psychological moment. Wide Courses From his high and dangerous perch on the conning tower the bugler ever and anon blew his bugle, suggesting to the scared housemaid the psychological moment for a plunge beneath the bed. The Siege of Kimberley The truce between them was to be observed until the psychological moment arrived to break it, and that moment would occur some time on Christmas Eve in the moonlit solitudes of Khanmulla. The Lamp in the Desert He went off to the kitchen tittering to himself over an ancient joke which, together with his "feeling" for the psychological moment in the matter of roasts, was about all that was left him. The Dark House If the psychological moment in someone's affairs was eventuating, something for which she had long planned the dénouement. Out of the Ashes At the psychological moment Jones lassoed him in short order, getting a firm hold on the bear's left hind leg. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Why did Rice die at the precise psychological moment which would enable Patrick to prevent two hundred and fifty thousand dollars on deposit being diverted to Texas? True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office The latter had been somewhat skeptical, but Colonel Derevaux, an old friend of the boys, had arrived at the psychological moment and vouched for them. The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy I'll have a talk with Catherine, inside a day or two, when the psychological moment offers. The Air Trust Did she always show her hand at the psychological moment? Out of the Ashes "Our plans now are to permit the Allies to advance a considerable distance toward Belgrade, and then to have Bulgaria declare war at the psychological moment." The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation Why commit yourself to a marriage without affection, at the psychological moment when a man for whom you have always cared is about to be free? Ladies Must Live The blow was to be struck at the psychological moment, when it would be deemed by the French general staff that it was sure of success. The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy You know they collect items about everybody and publish them at what they call the psychological moment. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People At the psychological moment, Doctor Dexter drove by, bowing to Miss Mehitable as he passed. A Spinner in the Sun With several millions of fighting men at the front, France still had an additional two million to hurl into the thick of the fray at the psychological moment. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne Then when the psychological moment had struck, the name of Yaé Smith was to be flashed into Asako's mind with a blinding glare. Kimono Standing back beside the half-open gate, screened by the hedge, here high and straggling, he awaited the psychological moment, ready to pounce. Deadham Hard Horace Walpole had come upon her at a psychological moment. Books and Characters French and English Instinctively he must have felt it was a psychological moment when a man is required to take responsibility—to presume even on his power, and that in a moment's hesitation all might have been lost. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition That was the "psychological moment" for its appearance, as public thought was so prepared for it that it had its maximum possible influence. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II His shipments always arrived at the psychological moment. The Torrent Entre Naranjos We need some man who is a nice judge of psychological moments and nicely suited methods. The Purchase Price She did not know what had passed between her guests before her abrupt descent through the pergola, but she was quite certain she had fallen into the middle of a psychological moment. Madcap It is of no serious consequence that she kept him from calling her Minnie until the psychological moment, and it really doesn't matter that Thomas was days in advancing to the moment. The Man from Brodney's It is at a psychological moment that she is making herself felt in the councils of organized labor. The Trade Union Woman Her policy, no less circumspect than bold, did not shrink from beginning at the psychological moment the war which was essential for the attainment of her political ends. Germany and the Next War The reason for its being the psychological moment was that Clara wanted to join a party at Nice and did not have money enough to buy the clothes which would make her going worth while. The Visioning The astronomers wait for the moment of best seeing, and the designer must wait for the actual psychological moment. Industrial Progress and Human Economics This is the psychological moment to set your friends to work. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale When the psychological moment arrived, I hadn't the nerve to name such a large sum, so I said: 'Well, General, suppose you make me an offer.' Edison, His Life and Inventions And then he spoke—a minute sooner or a minute later might have made all the difference in the world to three lives—but chance stepped in and pointed out to Clayton the psychological moment. Tarzan of the Apes She had that price and she believed the psychological moment was at hand for offering it. The Visioning Days may pass without the opportunity, and that will only be a fleeting one: the psychological moment must be seized and it will not brook a moment's delay. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future She had run the unsuspecting Miss Clark very hard to arrive at the psychological moment. Stories from Everybody's Magazine Miss Leary had missed by a hair's-breadth the psychological moment, and felt some resentment toward the little negroes who had interrupted her lover's train of thought. The House Behind the Cedars Mr. Washington came, with a simple definite programme, at the psychological moment when the nation was a little ashamed of having bestowed so much sentiment on Negroes, and was concentrating its energies on Dollars. The Souls of Black Folk They used knees and elbows and feet, and but for the timely presence of a brickbat beneath his fingers at the psychological moment Billy Byrne would have gone down to humiliating defeat. The Mucker He hesitated to act at this precise psychological moment, striking while the iron was yet hot, and while he hesitated, other affairs near at hand began to absorb his attention. The Octopus : A story of California I suppose, according to the theory of some educators, now, when she was thoroughly worn out and hungry, would have been the psychological moment to ply her with prunes. Dear Enemy He arrived at St Petersburg at the psychological moment when the tsar had made up his mind to break with Napoleon. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At that psychological moment an elderly man of buxom build, benevolent in mien, and with smooth, long hair that had an upward rolling tendency at the ends, looked in the shop as he was passing. Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley The cleverest man on earth could surely never have gauged her position with Fischer and intervened in such a manner at the psychological moment. The Pawns Count With an actor's instinct, Osterman had spoken at the precise psychological moment. The Octopus : A story of California And that's the psychological moment for raiding our 'miser's sunless coffers'—if he happens to have any. Mr. Justice Raffles But, as regards killing me, he missed the psychological moment, so to speak; and at present he's not in a fit condition to do me harm. Sanine When the psychological moment was on me and I needed most of all your encouragement, you dashed me with cold water instead. Under the Skylights You went up the stairs … you were the only person who went up just at that one psychological moment! The Pawns Count Something seemed to warn him of the approach of a psychological moment. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories And at the psychological moment the wind rose afresh and pulled at the wings with a mighty pull! Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures We, therefore, thought it wise to conserve our energies and to await the psychological moment at the Convention for putting forward the President's programme. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him I am inclined to think that I happened to be alone with him at the psychological moment when a man must confide in somebody or burst; and Wilton chose the lesser evil. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories In the second, by what possible means could he have arrived at this precise and psychological moment? The Pawns Count At realization that in the exact psychological moment when success lay almost in his hand, this surly brute might baffle him, he felt a wave of murderous hate. Darkness and Dawn It delayed us till the psychological moment when the funeral of the dean was over, and we could join the formidable party following the sacristan from chapel to chapel in the cathedral. Familiar Spanish Travels Therefore, until the psychological moment comes, the politic thing to do is to keep "mum" about this matter and await the happenings of the future. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him He died at the psychological moment—his life, according to this account, the sacrifice to a dazzling folly. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 When Delbrück finally gave a permit for the export of four thousand tons more of cyanide, the psychological moment had passed and we could not obtain through our State Department a pass from the British. My Four Years in Germany After that he has standing, such as no man may have with us for more than that psychological moment, when all the papers cry him up, and then everybody tries to forget him. Seven English Cities This incarnation of a school turned up that afternoon at the psychological moment. The Home and the World Now is the psychological moment to make your plea for national defense and incidentally to discuss Mexico and our foreign relations. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Boats were in readiness at Boulogne and at most of the French ports, fitted up for the attempt, while the Conqueror of Europe dallied only for the psychological moment to put his project into execution. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 Gilfoyle's landlady had also grown impatient with delay, but Connery forced her to wait for what he called the psychological moment. We Can't Have Everything And this smell and taste had come at the psychological moment in his life, just as it had come in Thor's life years before. The Grizzly King Here, then, was the great psychological moment when Germany instantly moved. Crescent and Iron Cross The psychological moment came, and the President took full advantage of it. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him And there remains eternally to his disfavour that he did not die at the psychological moment. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 I acted on my inspiration: "You've arrived," I said, "at the psychological moment." Adventures in Contentment At this psychological moment we made our presence known. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch At the psychological moment the terms of the alliance between Germany and Austria were launched in the Press. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it But the President in his uncanny way knew better than we the psychological moment to strike. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Humanly speaking, our captain by twisting and turning at psychological moments saved us. America's War for Humanity And so it may have seemed that Now was the psychological moment. The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife But the psychological moment had not yet come, and I subdued the momentary impulse and proceeded with my scrutiny of the people about me. The House of the Whispering Pines It is not the psychological moment to urge, on the ground of comfort, the woman's right to protection. Mobilizing Woman-Power A goodly number of the fair sex, perceiving that the psychological moment had come, applauded him to the echo. The Century Vocabulary Builder Thank goodness, a bee stung him at the psychological moment, and—Oh!' Uneasy Money Inasmuch as the world had lived for four years upon a steady diet of excitement, it was indeed the psychological moment for a spectacular boom. Flowing Gold Now no one but a true diplomat recognises the psychological moment for calling an almost total stranger "old chap." A Fool and His Money At the psychological moment he would present himself and exact his pound of flesh. The Rose in the Ring If such a thing were to happen,—and it might happen if the impulse seized him at the psychological moment of least resistance,—the result in all probability would be disastrous. The Hollow of Her Hand He came up to the metropolis on the strength of these triumphs; for he had observed that when one had a new book coming out was the psychological moment to attack the magazine-editors. Love's Pilgrimage If ever a man went through a "psychological moment" in this hour I was that man. Doctor Therne Hello, fellows!" he cried, "I thought I wasn't going to get here in time, but I see I struck it at the psychological moment. The Boy Scouts Patrol So the Story Girl's suggestion came pat to the psychological moment. The Story Girl Many an unexpected victory is gained by dilatory tactics, provided the blow is struck at the psychological moment of least resistance. The Hollow of Her Hand It has been called the psychological moment, and if the definition means that it is the instant during which the soul suggests, it is a true one. Sant' Ilario Then, when the psychological moment had come, he acted with the skill of a Talleyrand. The Auction Block I think they would have beaten us if it hadn't happened that Mr. Theydon and you, each of you strangers to the Forbes family, were selected by fate to intervene at psychological moments. Number Seventeen "I suppose there are psychological moments when one wakes up to things," Julia went on, in a tone curiously impersonal. The Story of Julia Page In spite of his long fight to steel himself for what Conniston had called the "psychological moment," he felt himself in the grip of an uncomfortable mental excitement. The River's End Too bad she was taken ill just at the psychological moment, as you might say, Buck. Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest mounted Police Fasting in Chronic Diseases At all times some of our patients can be found fasting; but they do not begin until the right physiological and psychological moment has arrived, until the fast is indicated. Nature Cure The psychological moment had come, but the trick was even easier than I had anticipated. The Gates of Chance Such a tone is the foil for psychological moments, as they are handled by Goya, for instance, with barbarically magnificent nakedness. The Psychology of Beauty You must decide for yourself what is the psychological moment at which he is to be taken. A Daughter of the Land At this psychological moment a taxicab came meandering up the street. The Firefly of France With the advent of these cleansing and healing crises the physiological and psychological moment for fasting has arrived. Nature Cure I have assumed that the psychological moment is scheduled for March 21st, but both the direction and the nature of the blow are still unknown. The Gates of Chance At this psychological moment enter, as by the hand of Fate, the planet Mars and the University. The Titan O'Hara openly wiped away his tears, keeping an anxious eye the while upon the witness and waiting the psychological moment for the arresting of her tale. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan And just at this psychological moment the New York publisher brought out the long deferred volume. The Portygee He took the line 'As you are strong, be pitiful,' but the psychological moment had gone and the line still held strong. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today At the psychological moment the objector was skillfully led to hand the fugitive a dollar to assist him in reaching a place of safety. An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm But instead of bending the knee, I reached for my hat; the count replaced the cross in its pasteboard box, and for me the psychological moment had passed. Real Soldiers of Fortune Nevertheless, she supposed that if it was her instinct to rebel, she would do so at the psychological moment, even against the dictates of her intellect. A Spirit in Prison This," he went on, raising his voice, "is the psychological moment, the turning-point in the history of these islands. The Burning Spear The Dove appeared before them, too, at the psychological moment. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings The psychological moment had come in the history of Assembly Bill 14. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 At the psychological moment word was conveyed to him that two persons in Canada held authority from the Confederacy to enter into negotiations for peace. Abraham Lincoln and the Union; a chronicle of the embattled North He had, in fact, happened on one of those psychological moments which enable a man's true nature to show itself. The Country House If you meet his melodrama with melodrama and at the psychological moment produce your revolver; you will secure the effect you require. The Clue of the Twisted Candle Times are bad, but your Board is emphatically of the opinion that they are touching bottom; and this, in their view, is the psychological moment for a forward stroke. Five Tales And Senator Welch was one of the seven heroes who "flopped" to the Wolfe-Leavitt side when the psychological moment came. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 By a stroke of Fate Mr. Treffry's return to Villa Rubein befell at the psychological moment when Herr Paul, in a suit of rather too bright blue, was starting for Vienna. Villa Rubein, and other stories He seemed to be thinking things over before he decided upon the psychological moment at which he would begin, if he began. T. Tembarom My horse overruns Charmian's horse, and that sensitive creature, fresh-stung at the psychological moment, planks one of his hoofs into my horse and the other hoof into me. The Cruise of the Snark Ridgway, always with a keen sense of the psychological moment, descended the court-house steps just as this fury was at its height. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) The psychological moment passed and that legislation could not be revived until ten years afterwards, and then in a seriously modified form. My Memories of Eighty Years This then seemed the psychological moment for his attempt and raising his voice in peremptory command the ape-man voiced the weird whee-oo! of the Tor-o-don. Tarzan the Terrible He made his face look as he knew Palliser hoped it would look when the psychological moment came. T. Tembarom His impassioned oratory, coming at the psychological moment, when the long strike had brought its train of debt and evictions, made a profound impression. A Poor Wise Man She reasoned that love was what a body decided was love, the psychological moment when the physical attraction became irresistible. The Drums of Jeopardy His feeling for the psychological moment was a true one and he succeeded by a skillful newspaper campaign in rallying the people to his support. The Vision Splendid Thus was born the psychological moment when the treachery of the Happy Family would cut deepest. The Flying U's Last Stand I think I only needed the psychological moment for rebellion, and to-night the moment came. Cow-Country The great psychological moment of Sydney Lord's life for knight-errantry had arrived. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories An incurable vagrant, he came at last to the psychological moment when he could no longer impose himself on his community. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War Presented in "scientific" phraseology, with all the authority of economic terms, "Capital" appeared at the psychological moment. The Pivot of Civilization On an English country road this would be the psychological moment for the appearance of a blond god, in gray tweed. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed Each situation created either by folly or wisdom has its psychological moment. Chance A Tale in Two Parts The psychological moment for such instruction, of course, is the first day or the first week. Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business Then, at the psychological moment, the girl bumped the door open with her tray and brought in the coffee and scrambled eggs. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll It was just like fiction, just precisely time enough to have accomplished what he had come for before he was interrupted, not a second more or less, the villain foiled at the psychological moment! The Adventures of Jimmie Dale And to cap it all, at the psychological moment, Yunsan pandered the Emperor to novelties of excess that had been long preparing. The Jacket (Star-Rover) |
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