| 单词 | quarter-hour |
| 例句 | A quarter-hour passed as I watched it complete its circuit of the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Within the next quarter-hour, twenty of the men had ushered in six hundred seat-holders. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been a bit of a climb,” the man in black explained, “and I’m weary. I’ll be fine in a quarter-hour or so.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Nolan throws us into the deep water right away, and in many ways the dazzling first quarter-hour of "Inception" is the best part. "Inception": A clunky, overblown disappointment 2010-07-15T01:01:00Z He also complained of the church outside our window waking him up with its quarter-hour bells in the middle of the night. 20 Years After Honeymoon, a Return Trip to Amsterdam 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z During these periodic quarter-hour visits to an unrealized past, Tourmalin discovers that he would have grown entangled in two increasingly delightful, then dangerously serious, shipboard flirtations. You’ve probably never heard of F. Anstey, but you know his work 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Just before the end of the clip, a distant bell tolls the quarter-hour. Christian Marclay's The Clock: a masterpiece of our times 2011-04-07T12:05:43Z Outside, the clanging church bells announced every quarter-hour until midnight. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “The Spring,” a quarter-hour work in three movements, Fancy, Ayre and Galliard, did not depart greatly from the prevailing serenity of the rest of the program. Music Review: Repast Baroque Ensemble at the Baruch Performing Arts Center 2013-05-24T21:17:11Z Another shot, another quarter-hour, the straighteners working at full power, she puts on shoes and silver Topshop blouse, and Carla is ready to leave the house. Come rhyme with me: the best of the books blog poets 2010-10-06T20:31:00Z It takes Barry Boyce nearly a quarter-hour to define mindfulness — and he’s the editor of Mindful, a website and bimonthly magazine dedicated to the subject. We’re all so ‘mindful’ these days. But what the heck does that mean? 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The main headline act was the Rolling Stones who played on Saturday to more than 100,000 fans, in a two and a quarter-hour Glastonbury debut topped with fireworks. Veteran performers wow crowds on final day of Glastonbury 2013-06-30T18:01:30Z Record them to the quarter-hour or to the minute. I’m sick of working for free 2013-02-12T01:00:00Z I Google my paratrooper beauty, see that I can order one online from an Army-Navy store for $20, and contemplate the purchase for a quarter-hour before an internal alarm goes off: Put away childish things. | To Have and To Hold 2014-03-06T14:00:39Z As the music of her opening phrases returns — its soft 4/4 meter suggests the quarter-hour chimes of a clock — she dances up the centerline of the stage, with her back to us. ‘Cinderella’ to Join American Ballet Theater Repertory 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z This attitude also explains why, as countless talent-show stars have had their quarter-hour of fame and disappeared, Young is still with us a decade later. 'Where I'm where I've always wanted to be' 2012-06-16T23:05:17Z A quarter-hour stop-motion animated comedy centered on plastic action figures going on adventures against the backdrop of all the classic adventure environments like the Old West, the deep blue sea and space. These Are All the New Adult Swim Projects 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z This time, I joined a tour with a ticket timed to the quarter-hour. 50 years later, a man relives scenes from his youth in southern Spain 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z A museum spokeswoman said that 20 to 22 people will be allowed into the gallery space for each quarter-hour session. 'Rain Room' installation simulating downpour coming to LACMA 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Mason describes his quarter-hour piece as a "guided tour" around the main Trinity House lighthouses, from the Solway Firth to the Farne Islands, many of which he visited to notate the patterns of their flashes. This week's new live music 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Over a quarter-hour, a fine balance emerged between Mr. Smith’s brightly pealing sound and the mellower roughness of Mr. Wooley. Review: New Works Designed With a Daring Trumpeter in Mind 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Midway through the corridor, the procession is interrupted by a set of screens that every quarter-hour plays a 3-minute video work showing the movements of dancers wearing the tiled Soundsuits on adjacent walls. Nick Cave Goes Underground 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z At first I thought I was dreaming, but then realized that in the still of the night, one could hear the town’s toylike church bell marking the quarter-hour. Iquitos, Peru: Wet and Wild 2013-09-13T17:49:30Z For the first, promising quarter-hour of the play’s 100 intermission-free minutes, “The Insurgents” persuasively brings to life the turbulent, disenchanted mind of Sally. Review: ‘The Insurgents’ Stars Cassie Beck in a Lucy Thurber Drama 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z In the opening movement, the wild beating of the drum goes on for a quarter-hour, gradually immersed in electronic sounds, more or less like sound waves of various kinds passed through water. CD reviews: Noseda makes case for neglected Italian master 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Tastings are by appointment only, starting on the hour and lasting 45 minutes to leave a quarter-hour scramble to sanitize everything. As wineries reopen for tastings, expect appointments, pre-poured glasses and plenty of sanitizer 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z A quarter-hour in, some bizarre, slap-string acoustic guitar playing surfaces — around the time one character discusses the “arc of the grenades.” 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The quarter-hour lectures veer between humor, erudition and passion, while the venues — including cozy Union Chapel in Islington, a still-working church — are as unique as the format. In Transit Blog: 5?15, London Salon, Offers Lectures Short and Sweet 2011-11-09T11:00:22Z Unlike the “quarter-hour” ratings more commonly used in cable newsrooms, which show how each 15-minute “block” performed, the minute-by-minutes allow producers to scrutinize an audience’s real-time ebb and flow. How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump’s Heir 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z After filming a 30-minute “Three Busy Debras” pilot in Los Angeles, produced by Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions for Adult Swim, the decision was made to shorten the series to a quarter-hour. Seattle-filmed ‘Three Busy Debras’ brings absurd, funny second season to Adult Swim 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The game was held up for more than 40 minutes just after the quarter-hour mark because of a medical emergency in the crowd, and Blackpool improved drastically after the resumption. Leaders Fulham held by Blackpool 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z The turboprops roar every quarter-hour or so as the planes lumber down the crowded tarmac. Last stop in Kabul: Airport is chaotic way station with scenes of pathos 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The program, shot cheaply on a no-budget set in front of a Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument screen, consumed its first quarter-hour extolling Trump and Trumpism in the grandest and blandest terms possible ... Former Trump official Sebastian Gorka banned from YouTube over election conspiracy theories 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “Not even a quarter-hour passed, and I already sensed that it was high time to drink vodka.” Big Changes? Or Maybe Not. Putin’s Plans Keep Russia Guessing. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “Once we realized a quarter-hour was the right fit, the writing became so much easier,” she said. Seattle-filmed ‘Three Busy Debras’ brings absurd, funny second season to Adult Swim 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z A quarter-hour in which they tear you asunder like piranhas - such massive piranhas - stripping a carcass. England v New Zealand: Rugby World Cup 2019, semi-final – live! 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z The Indiana Steam Clock is linked to an Indianapolis steam line and designed to whistle the song “Back Home Again in Indiana” at the top of every hour, with shorter verses played every quarter-hour. State museum’s steam clock whistling again after 7 years 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Listen for the chimes on the quarter-hour at the chapel designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, and dedicated to the influential 17th century Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. Four Hours: Exploring Rancho Palos Verdes — and whale watching 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Kante would split them open yet again with a simple, slid pass inside Deli just after the quarter-hour which Pedro collected with glee. Pedro double leads Chelsea into last four despite Slavia Prague scare 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Today, the power of the office is diminished, but the trappings remain: high ceilings, broad staircases, a grandfather clock that rings on the quarter-hour. What Do the Church’s Victims Deserve? 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z A quarter-hour after the fire reached Digby and Taft, it came for Andrew Downer — who also had a chance to leave, but chose not to. 100 days after Paradise burned, the stories of the victims 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z A quarter-hour after the fire reached Digby and Taft, it came for Andrew Downer - who also had a chance to leave, but chose not to. 100 days after Paradise burned, the stories of the victims 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z On the quarter-hour mark the Belgian pumped a low pass into the area and Jesus managed to miss when scoring appeared easier. Kevin De Bruyne hits thunderbolt as Manchester City storm past Burnley 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Summer Camp Island An elephant and a hedgehog find themselves at a wacky summer camp as this animated series premieres with a marathon of 20 quarter-hour episodes. Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'Justice League' on HBO and more 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Jordan’s heart started beating again, a full quarter-hour following the accident. Tree-trimmer electrocuted on the job is back home recovering 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The home side’s pressure finally paid off when Vardy equalized with a quarter-hour remaining. Pedro heads Chelsea into FA Cup semifinals in extra time 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Baldwin thinks he was compacted another five times, every quarter-hour or so. Death in an Amazon dumpster 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Defoe limped on until just after the quarter-hour mark when the pain in his right ankle forced him off. Chelsea leave it late but Álvaro Morata finally sinks Bournemouth 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Thomas Mueller returned after nearly six weeks out injured, and the Germany forward crossed for Arturo Vidal to break the deadlock after a quarter-hour. Dortmund’s winless run continues; Bayern beats Hannover 3-1 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Twice around the quarter-hour mark they sliced Chelsea apart down the home side’s left. David Luiz sees red as Arsenal hold Chelsea in stalemate at Stamford Bridge 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z A California man arrested on the White House grounds last week was on the property for a quarter-hour before being caught, the Secret Service acknowledged Friday. Secret Service took 16 minutes to apprehend White House intruder, agency admits 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Just when it seemed Hoffenheim was back in the ascendancy, Didavi struck from close range with a little more than a quarter-hour remaining to move Wolfsburg six points above the relegation zone. Wolfsburg beats Hoffenheim 2-1 to ease relegation fears 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Some do their best but follow the quarter-hour rule — if a movie doesn’t hold their attention after 15 minutes, it’s ejected, with a new screener taking its place. Three categories — foreign, documentary, animated-- to wrap your head around before the Oscars 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Michael Gregoritsch headed the home side into a flying start in the third minute but Fin Bartels equalized for Bremen inside the first quarter-hour. Eintracht Frankfurt stuns Dortmund to go 3rd in Bundesliga 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Sunlight beams turn the street radiant for a quarter-hour. Feeling My Way Into Blindness 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z You sense a swarm of prominent people circling Abedin, hoping to win a quarter-hour of her time or a minute of her boss’s: the diplomat Richard Holbrooke, the banker Stephen Roach, the cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Real Scandal of Hillary Clinton’s E-Mails 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Like the punch bubbles that ring the Glenview spire, it is a clock, with lights on its lower extremities that blink in quarter-hour increments. At the Hudson River Museum, Art With an Inflated Sense of Itself 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z A wild lunge from Marcelo Diaz on Messi at the quarter-hour mark set the tone, and from there the teams went at each other with brutal, percussive, at times reckless physicality. Chile win Copa América once again as Argentina title drought continues 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z EDT 19:23 14 min: It’s been a refreshing opening quarter-hour. Argentina v Venezuela: Copa América – live! 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z For a quarter-hour, my father studied their movements. Susan Faludi: getting to know my father, the woman 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The first quarter-hour, when Mr. Trump was featured, drew an average of 5.2 million viewers, Fox said on Wednesday. More Watch ‘NCIS’ and ‘Voice’ Than Kelly’s Trump Interview 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The installation serves as a clock, flashing on each side to mark the quarter-hour. At the Hudson River Museum, Art With an Inflated Sense of Itself 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Columbine, probably America’s most infamous school shooting, is a quarter-hour drive north-west. Two teenage girls face trial in Colorado for 'planning mass school shooting' 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Any notion the tackle would spark a fiery encounter was soon subdued by a laboured approached from both teams, though Livingston's Ben Gordon cleared a James Tavernier header off the line on the quarter-hour mark. Rangers 1-0 Livingston 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z For the opening quarter-hour Ireland’s play had been far too sluggish but a try from nowhere finally had the crowd on their feet. Ireland secure World Cup progess with laboured win over Italy 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Nepal and the Chatham Islands in New Zealand are the only ones on the quarter-hour. Your Monday Briefing 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z With rarely more than a quarter-hour between dynamically staged set pieces, there’s little time to wonder whether Wick has anything more on his mind than elemental revenge. Review: ‘John Wick’ delivers non-stop action 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The signing ceremony began only a quarter-hour after the scheduled time and was attended by the two candidates and their top supporters, as well as the incumbent president, Hamid Karzai. Deal on Power-Sharing Government Is Signed in Afghanistan 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z With a quarter-hour to go, Maxi Urruti took advantage of Vancouver’s dormant defense to roof a shot from 15 yards. Troubled Toronto fire Ryan Nelsen and Sporting KC leak goals again 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Would they sit back, overawed and over-respectful, in the first quarter-hour as they did against Chile? Australia’s Tim Cahill delivers his banner moment against Holland 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Madrid got the goal that changed the complexion of this tie before the quarter-hour mark and it was, on one level at least, a portrait of Barcelona – and, indeed, of Madrid. Barça 1-3 Real Madrid (agg 2-4) 2013-02-26T22:15:07Z Bells rang every quarter-hour at the Basilica and other spots, and devout Catholics might cross themselves at every block as they drove at midday, passing multiple Catholic institutions where daily Masses were underway. Newman Bookstore closing; longtime intellectual Catholic hub in District 2013-02-09T01:31:00Z Bells ring every quarter-hour at the Basilica and other spots, and devout Catholics might cross themselves at every block as they drove at midday, passing multiple Catholic institutions where daily Masses were underway. Newman Bookstore closing; longtime intellectual Catholic hub in District 2013-02-09T01:31:00Z Bolton led in each – for a minute in the first beyond the quarter-hour and for 10 in the second from the 71st minute. Honours even as new managers at Blackpool and Bolton aim for top tier 2012-11-11T22:59:01Z So she was across the street from Parliament when Big Ben rang outside its usual quarter-hour duties for the first time on Friday in 60 years to welcome the Olympics. EYES ON LONDON: Bells ring out across nation 2012-07-27T11:58:12Z Any apprehension was presumably eased by a first touch six minutes in, an awkward header that found a team-mate, and the eager leap to suffocate an Arjen Robben volley just after the quarter-hour mark. Ryan Bertrand has glorious debut for Chelsea in Champions League final 2012-05-19T23:41:33Z Here were two new griefs hurling themselves in over the wires all in the same quarter-hour, besides the one I had up my sleeve. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Suddenly, at the quarter-hour just gone, a sharp ring at a bell disturbed her lethargy—a ring two or three times repeated, which waked the butler from his sound slumber. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z In all, viewers saw two plays in a quarter-hour. The Fifth Down: Packers-Raiders: Too Long for Replay, Too Long to Play 2011-12-12T10:58:06Z I flatter myself that by blowing alternately hot and cold on their Christian prejudices I succeeded in baffling them completely till the final quarter-hour, when I satisfied their curiosity by showing more plainly my hand. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z In this she was probably correct, though in a sense which she did not perceive—for few good qualities survived the strain of that initial quarter-hour. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z "There are six of us now; two will go out on the quarter-hour." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Villas-Boas' frustration rather welled thereafter, his jacket cast aside a little after the quarter-hour mark as he prowled his technical area issuing instructions to those nearest to his touchline. Chelsea 2-1 West Brom 2011-08-20T18:32:28Z But first she had to undergo a bad quarter-hour in the back-parlour. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Old Buckboard whipped his nags to a canter, and got back in less than the quarter-hour. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Surely, interminably as the minutes dragged themselves out, the quarter-hour that had stood between ten o’clock and the time he had sent the Cadger and Gannet away was up now! Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Within the quarter-hour they rode out of a belt of cottonwoods into the Hillsville trail, three wooden-faced men and the wretched judge. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Although the concept of hiring a car by the quarter-hour is not new, in most car-sharing schemes the vehicle must be reserved for a set amount of time and returned to its starting point. Daimler's innovation unit: Thinking outside the car 2010-10-21T11:18:00Z Tottenham upped the pressure with a rush of big appeals just before the quarter-hour. Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea 2010-04-17T18:37:00Z In fact Martin O'Neill's team may have taken the lead from two chances before the quarter-hour had passed. Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea 2010-04-10T18:10:00Z We, too, left our pung in the horse sheds every Sabbath morning, listened to the nasal drone of the village choir, and joined in the social quarter-hour which followed the service. The Idyl of Twin Fires What I want you to get is a record of every quarter-hour, so as to show when the early, packed snow in Stockbridge’s yard froze solid. Whispering Wires Meanwhile the Germans kept firing away at quarter-hour intervals, when the gun was in action. Air Service Boys Over The Rhine Fighting Above The Clouds For nearly a quarter-hour the two Cro-Magnards fled through the black labyrinth of Ammad's streets, twisting and turning to throw off pursuit. The Return of Tharn First you need a quarter-hour to sort your fingers, and then you have to be mighty careful not to break off the tip. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts Anthony himself settled down in his pet chair for a normal quarter-hour. In And Out And then he pulled out his old pipe, and smoked for a quarter-hour, without a word. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon It lacked but a quarter-hour of midnight when they had finally donned those suits, each making sure that he was in possession of the small personal kit Milton had designated. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 The Chancellor shivered and said, 'We should be within a quarter-hour of Greenwich.' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court He kept gallantly awake as quarter-hour sped after quarter-hour, and then, reminiscent of a nursery story somewhere told, his too audible whisper broke in upon the slumbering gallery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 15, 1890 Come along; time for two quarter-hour grinds at the speculum.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Tell him that the dinner boxes will be ready in quarter-hour. The Hound From The North Inside a quarter-hour the river will be up over this ledge. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation For more than a quarter-hour this went on, with Bridget pitching questions—most of which he juggled. A Fine Fix In the instant that remained he remembered the shots and shouting of a quarter-hour before, and realized that the animals had been stampeded deliberately. The Free Range It was quite a quarter-hour before Gerard looked up and saw that Corrie had remained standing by the table in an abstraction complete as his own, lips pressed shut and straight brows contracted. From the Car Behind Each day, before dinner and lunch, there was a quarter-hour relaxation period. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life Yes—or half-hour, quarter-hour—any fraction of an hour you choose. Christopher and the Clockmakers For a quarter-hour he could not gather enough vigor to open it. Free Air A quarter-hour later the sound of his exhaust had died away in the fog to the northward. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The moments dragged, the next scant quarter-hour stretched long. From the Car Behind When he emerged a quarter-hour after, Joel was actually smiling. Five Little Peppers at School The latter spent only a quarter-hour each day in the gym, never indulging in contests, but content to work hard at the things that best kept him fit. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In The worst quarter-hour when, though the roads were an amethyst rich to the artist, they were also a murkiness exasperating to the driver, yet still too light to be thrown into relief by the lamps. Free Air Whether the flag of the port was saluted within the same quarter-hour, I will not undertake to say; it would be quite in keeping to have attempted it. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life That bit of news spared a bad quarter-hour to the two who loved Corrie. From the Car Behind But that event had flashed before his eyes, and in a quarter-hour was gone, save in his memory. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana The clock in the dining-room chimed the quarter-hour. The Squirrel-Cage Perhaps you felt that shake-up, a quarter-hour ago? The Thing from the Lake There was little time for soliloquies of to go, or not to go; within the quarter-hour, Captain Ruiz and Majors MacNamara and Logan would be in readiness for the final count-down. Tight Squeeze I protested in desperation, when we had been waiting in vain for a long quarter-hour. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Within less than a quarter-hour Drew could have laughed wryly at his past satisfaction in his prowess as a scout. Rebel Spurs The course was altered to the northeast, and after a quarter-hour sail, land was again espied ahead, so that to avoid the shore the course was taken due north. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns Finally the defense rested, about a quarter-hour before noon. Lone Star Planet "You failed to make your quarter-hour check to the traffic-control center, I believe?" Danger in Deep Space The quarter-hour passed, and after the three mellow strokes had died away the silence grew slowly maddening. The Price The result was tangible, but he had paid for it with the most abasing quarter-hour of his life, and Shelby, too, craved another atmosphere. The Henchman Since footing was never secure, falls were frequent, and within a quarter-hour they were all plastered with evil-smelling slime and mud which hardened to rock consistency when exposed to the air. Voodoo Planet But the moment of his return passed; a quarter-hour of grace; a half-hour of grim magnanimity,—and still no colonel. A Chance Acquaintance But the poison-tipped arrow Dalgard now handled, with confidence in its complete efficiency, paralyzed within moments and killed in a quarter-hour one of the scaled monstrosities. Star Born The feats it performs every time it strikes the hour and quarter-hour, can hardly be credited by one who has not seen them. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business Nevertheless, when the county leader had gone Shelby gave a diligent quarter-hour to his bankbook. The Henchman I bade Jack good-by, after hearing of the bad quarter-hour he had spent with Ballard, Senior, downtown, and made my way to my train for Horsham Manor in no very happy frame of mind. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment After another quarter-hour he condescended to go down and greet her shivering ladyship. Whistler Stories Within a quarter-hour he knew that Sssuri was not going wrong. Star Born After a quarter-hour, while she slowly and perfectly wound her yarn into a tight ball, Dearborne finally broke the silence. Scorched Earth All alone, and speaking with no man, he took a quarter-hour constitutional up and down the narrow gallery along the side of the fuselage—the gallery on which his cabin window opened. The Flying Legion We fell to with a vengeance and at the end of a quarter-hour hardly a crumb remained. My Home in the Field of Honor But of its grandeur the ambassador would grow weary, and every quarter-hour he would come out into the hall crowded with waiting English and Americans. With the Allies In a quarter-hour more, her stacks had fallen overboard and the hulk lay consumed half to the water-line. The Purchase Price A quarter-hour later they were at the end of the alley, and to each side of them they saw the walls of the city extending in a forbidding manner. Scorched Earth After some quarter-hour of absolute rest, he rang for his Arab orderly. The Flying Legion But as the waiting grew longer, and the dragging minutes totaled the quarter-hour and then the half, he began to perspire again. The Grafters Indefinitely from somewhere a bell boomed the quarter-hour, and Amory, pausing by the sun-dial, stretched himself out full length on the damp grass. This Side of Paradise It being now what the people called the "pinking in" of the day, that is, the quarter-hour just before dusk, he did not at first observe the result of his own words upon her. The Mayor of Casterbridge "Do you know," she commented, "that this is about the fifth repetition of that identical question within the last quarter-hour?" The Black Bag But no, my uneasy spirit kept dragging me back at quarter-hour intervals; and always I saw Backus drinking his wine—fairly and squarely, and the others throwing theirs away. Life on the Mississippi, Part 8. "How much longer have we to wait?" he demanded impatiently, when the hands of his watch pointed to the quarter-hour after ten. The Grafters A quarter-hour had passed before they reached shelter again. Darkness and Dawn At every hour, at every half-hour, and at every quarter-hour the clock rang out in long-drawn, mournful chimes, slowly melting high in the air, like the distant and plaintive call of migrating birds. The Seven Who Were Hanged He took his quarter-hour in due form, and told the great physician all his symptoms as though he believed in the foolish farce. Philistia Under provocation, anger, quick-flaming, unreasonable and unreasoning, burned itself out in poorly restrained explosions—a quarter-hour of wrath, a half-hour of tears and a half-day of almost incapacitating headache. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness She may have continued kneeling there, motionless, for some quarter-hour more; in itself the act of suspense is an absorbing one. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca A quarter-hour later the Pauillac had safely deposited them on a high, rocky plateau about half a mile back from the edge of the river cañon. Darkness and Dawn Where, then, any chance of globe-trotting; perhaps for months he would remain in slavery, and he had hoped just that morning— One dreadful quarter-hour with Mr. Guilfogle and he might be free. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Moments went by, a quarter-hour, a half-hour, and still Susan sat hunched up stupidly over her book. Saturday's Child The Colonel had been gone a full quarter-hour. Back to God's Country and Other Stories We have some quarter-hour to spare or more Before their Majesties are timed for us. The Dynasts In a quarter-hour she had returned, dragging a wild goat that bleated in terror. Darkness and Dawn Crunching oysters in a brown jacket of flour, whose every lump was a crisp delight, hearing his genius lauded and himself called Bill thrice in a quarter-hour, Mr. Wrenn was beatified. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Something tender came into their tones as quarter-hour after quarter-hour went on, and they forgot the lapse of time. The Well-Beloved If all be well, I shall place you in the Tower with your father in less than a quarter-hour from that. The Lady of the Shroud "And you—you would pass rather a sad quarter-hour with the Red Duke," replied Aramis. The Three Musketeers She returned in a quarter-hour with not only one, but two pistols and several ammunition-belts cleverly concealed beneath her robe. Darkness and Dawn A quarter-hour more the Pauillac swooped along, cradling in her swift flight to westward. Darkness and Dawn Stern and the girl relapsed into silence again, and for perhaps a quarter-hour the boats moved steadily forward through the vapors in a kind of crescent, the tips of which were hidden by the mist. Darkness and Dawn After some quarter-hour of hard labor, he managed to transport everything up into the arcade. 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