| 单词 | puff of air |
| 例句 | And it was funny how that little puff of air could blow away so much. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It makes an exhausted sound, like a padded door shutting, by itself, at a distance: a puff of air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about this act, the little puff of air, the rising aroma, reiterated the brand-new fact about myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And then, suddenly, I heard a puff of air and smelled chemical smoke. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Henry huffs out the tiniest, most poshly indignant puff of air. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I hear puffs of air as paintballs go flying and splats as they find their targets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mom blew a puff of air up at her bangs. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I looked around at all the grim faces and blew out a puff of air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Minho blew out a big puff of air and kept running, and Thomas did the only thing he knew to do. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Not picking up on the reaction of the two girls, Addie shrugs and lets out a little puff of air. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Softly on his ear, a touch of breath—once, then again, small puffs of air. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I blew a puff of air across my face, bending my neck to behold the Big Dipper. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuffed the picture into my pocket while Rosaleen slept on, blowing puffs of air that vibrated her lips. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Von Linden made a sound like a very soft puff of air, like blowing out a candle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My father gives an exasperated puff of air that could blow out birthday candles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her laughter snags Gabriel, and puffs of air fill his cheeks, and then in the next breath, Ethan and I are snorting, too, unable to maintain our scowls. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A puff of air smelling of mildewed carpet and stale bread hit her nostrils. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then Sunny breathed out a heavy puff of air and her face seemed to melt, get all soft. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She blew a puff of air over her face, so forceful it lifted her hair, which was not easy to do considering the amount of lacquer she kept smeared on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman blows out a puff of air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to listen, and a puff of air blew my flame out, like somebody had made a wish. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He was wheezing that first day too, the little yellow-orange puffs of air wafting around him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The "switchboard" resets itself on every wrong note, but if the correct tune is played, the final puff of air travels through the board to unlock the secret drawer. With right tune, musical desk reveals its secrets 2011-08-05T09:39:08Z A muted-horn passage ushered in what felt like a slightly premature close on the leader's quietly dramatic puffs of air. Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith – review 2012-08-29T14:31:43Z The whir of the internal fan as it grinds on, shooting puffs of air through a grid of tiny holes, generating that low, levitating cushion, the animating magic of the game. The Forgotten Greatness of Air Hockey 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z You pressed down on a foot pedal to activate a puff of air, which evaporated the moisture on your hands. Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Yes, you can scare folks with jump scares, or even puffs of air,” said Beth Kattelman, a professor of performance at Ohio State University. When ‘Boo!’ Is Only the Beginning 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Rice once got to see the whales so close he could hear their spouts and see the puff of air and water that orcas let out when breathing. In Seattle, phones ding. Orcas could be close 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The rise creates a puff of air between the filling and the bread, but it’s not as if these are underfilled; they are indeed a perfect bite. Rainier Beach is home to fluffy, crispy balls of dough that are the perfect handheld meal 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z When the researchers blew puffs of air over the rat’s whiskers, its human organoid crackled in response. Human Brain Cells Grow in Rats, and Feel What the Rats Feel 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The match was Garcia’s first Grand Slam semifinal and she spent her time between points gulping big puffs of air or furrowing her brow in consternation while Jabeur looked focused and ready. Ons Jabeur, Iga Swiatek continue their runs, earn trip to U.S. Open final 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z He either issues puffs of air or decisions with the nuance of a press gang. Perspective | Let Deshaun Watson’s imperfect justice be a lesson to Roger Goodell’s NFL 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z For low-frequency tones, around four kilohertz, the mice that hit the lever got a slightly unpleasant surprise: a discomforting puff of air was blown at them. Unexpected Brain Chemistry Is behind the Element of Surprise 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Each puff of air may say more than you know. Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends? 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z He coughs constantly, which sounded like a puff of air because of the tracheotomy. Dad finally back home after 197-day COVID hospitalization: ‘Why was I the one chosen to survive?’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Infants just 1 or 2 days old, the researchers found, can learn that a tone predicts a gentle puff of air. How learning happens in the brains of sleeping babies 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z But in that instant, with that quiet puff of air escaping his body, it was as though the ghosts of the past swept through him. Perspective | A verdict not held hostage to history 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z For instance, after mice learned to link higher tones to getting water, the researchers decided to shake things up a bit by sometimes releasing the puff of air instead. Unexpected Brain Chemistry Is behind the Element of Surprise 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z There’s no need to get invasive with a toothpick if a puff of air takes care of it, right? The Verge guide to earbuds cleaning 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z It is also possible that reaching criticality would be catastrophic for them, rendering the swarm hypersensitive to every perturbation, puff of air or whatever the midge equivalent of a sneeze is. The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Mess it up, and nothing will happen when you pull the trigger, just a puff of air. Nerf Hyper review: where the rubber meets the foam 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z There was no smile, no outpouring of relief when she won, just a short puff of air expelled as Kenin stalked off court to retrieve her towel. Sofia Kenin has solved most things in her path in 2020. Iga Swiatek is her next problem. 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z He began to say “hi,” as though he was blowing the word out with a puff of air. Column One: 'Blink once if you can hear me’ — a brain-injured man's remarkable awakening 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Gazing down to the right, she released a puff of air. UCLA guard Japreece Dean has Bruins playing unified as Connecticut awaits in Sweet 16 A puff of air, a pulse of the lungs, rushes up the windpipe and through the vocal cords, parting them like a pair of lips. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Respirators delivering the smallest puffs of air keep the girls breathing. Identical twin girls among youngest born in Iowa 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z She loved how the puffs of air would escape from his cleft lip when he said the word “cookie.” In New Orleans, a mother surrounded by homicide fears for her last child 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Cameras identify imperfections like bruises and black spots, and little puffs of air knock damaged fries off the conveyor belt. A French Fry Gets Soggy in 5 Minutes. This Company Wants to Keep It Crispy for 60. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The fish actually turns away from the target and snaps its gill cover shut, generating a pulse of water the same way that a book creates a puff of air when you close it. Fishes Use Problem-Solving and Invent Tools 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The plastic tube secured in his airway forcing puffs of air to inflate his lungs. We didn’t save his life, but we didn’t disrespect him, either 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The injection will be needle-less, with a powerful puff of air. Scientific kids tackle wild hog population dilemma 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z He turned to one side and blew a puff of air from his mouth. Election diary: Trump pledges to #DrainTheSwamp and Clinton turns 69 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z This all excites Norman, who punctuates what he believes is stone-cold fact with a puff of air through his mouth after he speaks. Josh Norman: What will he do with power and platform 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The Mecp2 mutant mice were more sensitive to light touch; a small puff of air on their backs startled the rodents more than normal mice. Autism may stem—in part—from a disordered sense of touch 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Yes, is the answer: your usual product is not replaced with a puff of air like the glaucoma-testing machine at the opticians. Does a vasectomy hurt? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Ben Wakeling 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And it may be just a puff of air signifying nothing before all becomes stillness once more. Super Tuesday: Will attacks on Trump be too little, too late? - BBC News 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Asked about his job, he lets out a contemplative puff of air. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z I snort-laughed a puff of air out of my nose at the bus joke; you may find yourself doing the same after reading about computer buses. 30 Incredible Vintage Tech Commercials 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z They kept pumping tiny puffs of air for two full days. Two Families Battered by a Typhoon 2014-02-03T21:07:27Z Then they floated the actual objects in puffs of air to see how they behaved. ScienceTake: With Math as Inspiration, a New Form of Flyer 2014-01-15T16:06:54Z Consonants, for example, are pronounced from the back of the throat with a sudden guttural puff of air. 10 things you might not know about Georgia 2013-07-04T01:28:21Z I admit, 4DX sounds gimmicky to me. 3D movies combined with moving seats, smells, and puffs of air…it all sounds distracting. CES 2013: 3D TV Is Dead, Long Live 4K 2013-01-10T10:47:58Z Flexible tubing, connected to a compressor in an adjacent room, delivered puffs of air to precise locations on participants' faces. Superpowers for the Blind and Deaf 2012-09-18T11:15:00.177Z The system could replace traditional needles, with a jab as painless as being hit with a puff of air. Laser injector may replace needle 2012-09-14T12:13:54Z The goal is to regulate the puffs of air so that the cotton rolls to your fingertips—but not onto the floor. The Education of Character: Teaching Control with a Cottonball 2012-09-12T14:15:03.977Z I plainly felt upon my hand a quick puff of air like that produced by the lips. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z A puff of air might envelope the hold in flames, with the doctor an easy victim; but the divine Hand still covered him. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The researchers modified the illusion for their experiment by using a double puff of air as a tactile stimulus to replace the auditory stimulus. Superpowers for the Blind and Deaf 2012-09-18T11:15:00.177Z Raytheon, for one, is studying whether a high-altitude balloon might be able to carry a machine that would essentially shoot puffs of air into the path of orbiting debris. For Space Mess, Scientists Seek Celestial Broom 2012-02-19T00:12:58Z A light puff of air began to fill the limp sails of the Sinclair, and she, too, gathered headway. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The swinging door oscillated with little puffs of air like sneers, and a breath ran around the tapestries hung on the walls. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Cool puffs of air caught us, and freshened the horses as well as our hearts, and it was a cheery party that finally reached the Ponte Felice, and entered the town. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z It is a simple puff of air, but the mind imagines all kinds of creeps. Halloween horror trend: less gore is more 2011-10-27T15:34:50Z Soon there came sturdier puffs of air; the sun somewhere aloft was shining brightly. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The “switchboard” resets itself on every wrong note, but if the correct tune is played, the final puff of air travels through the board to unlock the secret drawer. Puzzle maker crafts one-of-a-kind musical desk that reveals its secret _ only with right tune 2011-08-05T09:40:32Z A puff of air drove a space through the mist, and now Vipan’s heart stood still. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The moonbeam crept further along the polished floor, and a puff of air entered. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Then they directed puffs of air at the hairs and monitored the resulting brain activity. Aerodynamic-Sensing Hairs on Wings Keep Bats Flying 2011-06-20T23:15:02.353Z Then was heard in the puffs of air the hissing of the distant but approaching down-pour: more lightning—then some large heavy drops plashed on the roof, and it was raining cats and dogs. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The night was balmy, and loitering, thievish puffs of air came laden with rifled sweetness from multitudinous lips of forest and garden bloom. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z When he cracked the outer port the puff of air struck them like the exhaust from a furnace. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z To explore possible tests of consciousness in patients, Sigman and his colleagues turned to classical conditioning: they sounded a tone and then sent a light puff of air to the patient’s eye. Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State 2011-01-05T22:15:49.133Z The distance was short, but there was a faint puff of air now which filled the sail, and there was a feeling of intense relief as the cutter rapidly left the coming boat behind. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Not a puff of air stirred the tawny curtain that obscured the hills. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z There was a puff of air being released from pressure. The Frightened Planet Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint. The White Shield He was asleep before the puffs of air had escaped from under the covers he pulled over himself. Tape Jockey From the horse's nostrils came puffs of air, showing white in the morning light, and the children's quick short breaths were like gusts of steam. Ditte: Girl Alive! What got out, then, was just a little puff of air. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son And next, as a puff of air, a herd of horsemen, a wild mud-spattering streak, surged past the house. The Missourian Yet if it hangs its vibrations on a puff of air, a passing breeze that blows in his direction, he hears me! Wings of the Wind A puff of air frosted about him, its human bullet. Satellite System There was not a faintest puff of air on his cheek, and not a sound except the click of Trixy’s feet among the stones, and his own hurried breathing. The Heart of Thunder Mountain When one speaks there are little puffs of air escaping from his larynx. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son "They are, perhaps, only unsubstantial froth, mere puffs of air, vapoury nothings." Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India In the organ the reed admits air to a pipe of the correct length to sympathize with the rate of the puffs of air which the reed passes. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use The Persian answered in his wrath: "He raised thee to that airy path; A passing wind or puff of air Will hurl thee to thy proper sphere." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) It was a puff of air against his cheek that suggested the answer. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity There was hardly a puff of air behind the island, and it was some time before he got fairly under way. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club With that, she was gone like a puff of air. The Gift Bearer It is only a puff of air, a vibration trembling in the atmosphere for a moment and then disappearing. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 At the same time a slight puff of air swelled the sails of the brig, and the helmsman threw over the wheel to meet her, as the vessel began to move through the still waters. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock There would be hot steamy puffs of air there, and— Quick, don’t speak. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy For a moment, his view was confused by the expanding puff of air; then that froze, and drifted back to the hull, and he could see the stars. This World Must Die! He felt a slight puff of air on his cheek, and coming from the south at that. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet A puff of air blew out its folds, and to our surprise disclosed the Mexican national standard. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) For a long moment he stood upon the bank, listening and looking; then a vagrant puff of air brought to his nostrils a strange odor. Followers of the Trail Then came a puff of air that sent the Polly far over on her side. The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall Sometimes a vagrant puff of air would find its way in, and suddenly the ball-room dimmed and the dancers moved like phantoms. The Lure of the Mask In front of him was the holly which a quick puff of air through the open door had blown scratching unevenly over the floor directly at poor Dot. The Book of the Cat When he cracked the outer port the puff of air struck them like the exhaust from a furnace, dry and hot as a tongue of flame. Planet of the Damned The Lively Poll was forging slowly ahead under a puff of air that only bulged her top-sails as she rose and sank on the majestic swell. Philosopher Jack At this moment a light puff of air from the land bulged it out, and sensibly increased their speed. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Clouds began to gather on the horizon, and a few light puffs of air swept over the sea, which enabled the strange vessel to bear down on her boat, and take the whale in tow. The Red Eric Even as he gave vent to the sigh the glassy waters trembled, undulated, retreated, and, under the influence of a puff of air, slowly melted away, leaving the waterless karroo in its place. The Settler and the Savage The pulses or puffs of air that comes in ceaselessly, winter and summer, through open windows by night inspire just as if one slept in the open air, a sort of ecstasy. Papers on Health And as he spoke there was a faint hot puff of air borne toward us, and with it the unmistakable odour of burning wood. To The West We were wondering when they would give in, when, as a puff of air cleared the smoke off for a few seconds, we observed that one of them had a list to starboard. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley I fancied that I felt a puff of air on my cheek. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days These puffs of air that come down from the mountains blow very cold; when the fire flames up it seems to burn one cheek, while the wind blows on the other and feels quite icy. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War “How strange!” and he began to sniff, as a cool dank puff of air saluted his nostrils and he recognised the peculiar odour of decaying seaweed. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap At that moment there was a sensation as of a hot puff of air behind us. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser From the Milky Way my eyes at length wandered to the pines, and a puff of air laden with the odour of their resin and decaying brushwood decided me. Scottish Ghost Stories As the yacht drifted on, or was driven forward by the occasional faint puffs of air, he hissed through his teeth in the way known to sailors as whistling for a breeze. The Simpkins Plot A puff of air may be felt and a fluttering sound heard when the tube is in the esophagus, but these lack the intensity of the tracheal blast. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery The lackadaisical ventilator cowl, which took an occasional movement from stray puffs of air, added its voice now and then, whining and complaining like some lost yet inconsiderable soul. Great Sea Stories A puff of air came from across the river, and the Florence darted ahead, and Christy was soon out of sight of the two strangers. Within The Enemy's Lines Then that impression was carried away, as it were, on a puff of air, and it is hardly likely that she thought of it again. Hilda A Story of Calcutta I am no frail reed fearing a puff of air. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France From somewhere came a puff of air which blew out the candle. Hearts and Masks Each moment, the eastern puffs of air lost their strength, becoming more and more feeble, until, in an incredibly short period, the heavy sails were heard flapping against the masts. Great Sea Stories There came a footstep climbing the stair, Some one standing out on the landing Shook the door like a puff of air.— The Haunted Hour An Anthology But about eleven o'clock Bryant felt a cool puff of air on his cheeks, light and of brief duration. The Iron Furrow The half-ports were removed from the main-deck guns, the gratings put on one side, and as many windsails sent down the hatchways as could be made to catch a puff of air. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels There came a footstep climbing the stair; Some one standing out on the landing Shook the door like a puff of air— Shook the door, and in he passed. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems The number of holes in the disk multiplied by the number of revolutions a second gives the number of puffs of air produced in one second. General Science Now and then a cold puff of air, the forerunner of the big wind, struck him. Poor Man's Rock Only the candle flames danced drunkenly in a puff of air, flaunting their secret knowledge of the tenant they had lighted. The Palace of Darkened Windows A puff of air from the chimney or the opened door, as Linda entered the room, lifted it off the cinders and deposited it on the hearth. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Caution: If the patient is an infant or small child, blow small puffs of air into him about 20 times a minute. In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) I poked the mushroom with my parasol, and instantly felt on my face a faint puff of air, and heard a hum no louder than the buzz of an angry fly. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Every working sail was set, and every light air cloth that could catch a puff of air. Poor Man's Rock It was as though visions percolated through the gate of the cloister and shed warm puffs of air in the place. The Cathedral Are we the sport of every puff of air? Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe Everything filled him with ecstasy, even the blades of grass, the pebbles in the paths, the invisible puffs of air that flitted over his cheeks. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Because I just felt a puff of air. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf A faint puff of air came; a second, and a third; a tiny ripple ran along the surface. After London Or, Wild England Occasionally a puff of air came off the sound and the fog blew in trailing wreaths before them. The Adventure Club Afloat The vibrations of the choir-boys' shrill voices seemed to stir her tresses like puffs of air. A Love Episode In Ladysmith you could have blown any of them over with a puff of air, and the defence was nearly broken down. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. To him such words as loyalty, truth and honour are but empty puffs of air. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy Thou art surely an eater of bran: for thou art like a Bedouin bonnet that falls off at a touch, or a child's toy that a puff of air overturns. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Fifteen seconds—seventeen—eighteen— With that a puff of air seemed to rise, and on it the most awful bellow of thunderous roar. Tales of lonely trails Not a puff of air, not a quiver of the atmosphere stirred these lights, to all appearance suspended in space. A Love Episode Once and awhile, however, a puff of air would pass over him; but, on the whole, he was little affected by the storm, until near morning, when it rained violently. The Crater At the Holbrook farm, however, occasional puffs of air stirred the silver poplars skirting the road, and waved the brown timothy grass that grew knee-deep up to the veranda. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 During the night we had been heading all round the compass, trimming the yards again and again, to what I fear must have been for the most part imaginary puffs of air. The Shadow Line; a confession She blew a little puff of air over her fingers. The Haunted Hotel Every word that Marius had just uttered produced on the visage of the old Royalist the effect of the puffs of air from a forge upon a blazing brand. Les Misérables By the utmost care to profit by every puff of air, and by handling the boat with the greatest skill, this happy result was obtained, however, without any sacrifice. The Crater The sun was pleasant, the little puffs of air which came in through the window across the park, delightful and exhilarating, yet something had gone out of the day. The Pawns Count In the season which despoils nature," said Madame Swetchine, "there is no breeze, no puff of air so light that it fails to detach the leaf from the tree that bore it. The Court of the Empress Josephine At length another puff of air from the land pressed upon their sails, and the water once more rippled beneath the bows of the boat. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Beauty is a fading flower, wealth a perishable treasure, and admiration "a puff of air;" but religion in the heart is an unfading inheritance. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II A warm puff of air wandered in on them now and again. The Trespasser Thou art surely an eater of bran; for thou art like a Bedouin bonnet, that falls at a touch, or a child's toy, that a puff of air overturns. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II "Yes," said Blake, "we are going—" As he spoke there came in through the window a puff of air, that scattered the papers on the table. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal A puff of air helped to repair his oversight, and all in the launch soon perceived that the cries were gradually but distinctly drawing more aft. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Then was heard in the puffs of air, the hissing of the distant but approaching downpour: more lightning--then some large heavy drops plashed on the roof, and it was raining cats and dogs. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea Suddenly a powerful puff of air, like a blast of wind, seemed to lift him. The Desert of Wheat Above, on the terrace, the puffs of air from the river drove away the smell of fat. Theresa Raquin A puff of air from the door, which Mrs. Fox had left wide open, extinguished the candle, and left the room, as there was no moon, in profound darkness. Facing the World The puffs of air now required all the attention of Paul, for they again became variable, and at last the wind drew directly ahead in a continued current for half an hour. Homeward Bound or, the Chase She felt them as she felt the breath of fall in the puff of air that drifted the leaves: but she did not put what she felt into words. Their Yesterdays Then that impression was carried away as it were on a puff of air, and it is hardly likely that she thought of it again. The Path of a Star To the left are obscure, low, dumpy shops whence issue puffs of air as cold as if coming from a cellar. Theresa Raquin A change had coarsened her like a puff of air on a still pool. The Spoilers A puff of air came sighing through the forest, touched lightly the green blades in the open, slipped over the ridge, and was lost in the sky beyond. The Shepherd of the Hills The yellow leaves hung on the trees ready to flutter down at the slightest puff of air; the great bushes of Michaelmas daisies in the kitchen-garden were making their last show of flowers. Cousin Phillis As we paused came a puff of air, and in five minutes the fog had rolled away, and a clear blue sky and a bright sun were overhead. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Great shadows stretch along the tiles, damp puffs of air enter from the street. Theresa Raquin At length, he was not more than one hundred yards from a bank, covered with green trees, when a puff of air strongly impregnated with a musky odor reached him. Five Weeks in a Balloon This is truer in light fluctuating puffs of air than in steady breezes; though the squalls of even the latter are familiarly known to be uncertain and baffling in all mountainous regions and narrow waters. The Deerslayer There was a faint puff of air from the door and the prisoner felt that he was alone. The Land of the Changing Sun A cold mist-laden puff of air came into their faces, and the roar from within made it necessary for Anne to shout as she said, ‘It is dismal! let us go on.’ The Trumpet-Major For a moment the wind had dropped, but presently a gentle puff of air passed over me, and blew on towards the rhinoceros. Maiwa's Revenge Then a puff of air struck us, right in our teeth, out of Taiohae Bay. The Cruise of the Snark A slight puff of air from the mouth causes an instant retreat. The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits But Catherine had disappeared, as if some puff of air had suddenly extinguished the supernatural light which enabled my mind to see that Figure whose proportions had gradually become gigantic. Catherine De Medici A puff of air extinguished the candle, and the black night shut him out from her in an instant. No Name "Out, brief candle," muttered Macbeth, meaning that life was like a candle, at the mercy of a puff of air. Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Instinctively Hare dodged, but the light impact of something like a puff of air gave place to a tearing hot agony. Heritage of the Desert |
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