| 单词 | rat-catcher |
| 例句 | "Ain't that a wonder! I never heard of a rat-catcher could read and write and do sums. It don't fit. Don't forget your old friends when you grow up to be duke or something." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z An old rat-catcher had seen them flee from the sewer. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And then he thought he recognized the rat-catcher. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "Me friend's muddle-headed/' he declared. "His paw's nothing but a rat-catcher. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z James didn't always dream of being a rat-catcher. 'I catch rats for a living and couldn’t be happier' 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z "We can assuredly get on without a professional rat-catcher." Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Yet no Catholic may carry arms, no Catholic may hold a post more important than that of village rat-catcher; no Catholic may publicly receive the first rudiments of education. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Fantastic as some of the incidents may sound, they are, nevertheless, true, having been collected mainly from an old rat-catcher living in the town of Hawick. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The leather investment of the rat-catcher of the present day is a pleasant memorial of the banner of the past. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z "Yes, an please your honour," replied Carew, "I have been a rat-catcher for many years, and I have been employed in his majesty's yards and ships." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z When I visited Gallait in Brussels some years ago, before the door stood a ragged, most picturesque Hungarian rat-catcher, who asked me if an artist did not live there. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Thinking you might want a rat-catcher I put your mother’s old quaker-colour’d cat into the top of your bonnet. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Mr. R. Elliot of Laighwood, informs me that a rat-catcher assured him that he had always found the males in great excess, even with the young in the nest. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z The chap next to me whispered in my ear that he was a rat-catcher, and had live rats in one bag, and his dog in the other, and they were travelling as passengers' luggage. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z "Well, honest rat-catcher," says the squire, "can you lay any scheme to kill the rats without hurting my dogs?" Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z I was especially struck by Harald, the veritable rat-catcher of Hameln. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Every spring two Fathers came to Grenchen, and the young men collected behind them as behind the rat-catcher from Hameln; the first cried out, 'Ho, ho! go and pick up snails!' Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. "Our rat-catcher has made a lucky hit again," laughed Jansen, as they heard the strangers going up-stairs; and immediately afterward the flute stopped in the room above. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. So the wicked rat-catcher, to whose pipe all the men and women now dance, even though they often declare his tunes horrible, has seized upon you also. The Children of the World At last his uncle arrived, or rather his forerunner in the shape of a mongrel cur, half terrier and half rat-catcher. Edelweiss A Story It seems that one rat-catcher has frequently from one thousand five hundred to two thousand rats in his cages at one time—it is not stated, but we suppose—ready to be killed by "Tiny." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 For times were shocking, since the rat-catcher had been. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories At Darlington he assumed the character of a rat-catcher, and sold a receipt to a gentleman’s steward for a crown: and under this character he travelled forward to Plymouth. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man And when my father admonished me, pretty roughly, for not having mended the fence of the fowl walk to his liking, I minded it no more than if it had been old Sugden the rat-catcher. Athelstane Ford He then took up the employment of rat-catcher, for which, perhaps, he was better qualified than any other. Anecdotes of Dogs After its master, the rat-catcher of "manly bearing and refined sentiments of honor," "Tiny" is his true hero. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 "But perhaps the rat-catcher or the new cat has caught her?" The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories Well, replied our hero, that object was no other than the rat-catcher now before you: at which all the company laughed very heartily. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man "Ah!" said the rat-catcher, "you scamp, You are the spy within the camp." Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) From latest advices this annoyance still exists and a fortune therefore awaits a good London rat-catcher in Dawson. From Paris to New York by Land To be sure, it is still possible that you may be a stay-maker, or a rat-catcher. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Now I have been good to you again and taken away the poison which the rat-catcher put outside your hole. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories He used to quote the criticism of a celebrated country rat-catcher, on the study he had made from him, with hearty triumph and delight. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. The rat-catcher commenced poking his stick into the various mounds of earth wherever there was the appearance of a hole, and his dogs became at once busy and animated. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Perhaps in time they will learn to employ the python as a rat-catcher, for the python is not surpassed for this purpose. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania "It was decided to engage a professional rat-catcher." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 And now the rat-catcher has been and a new cat has come, who is a regular demon at her business. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories He showed the fencing-master how to fence, and the professional cricketer how to bowl, and instructed the rat-catcher in breeding terriers. Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" Slam was a dog-fancier as well as a rat-catcher, and therefore doggy boys were attracted to his premises, which, however, were sternly interdicted. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys An hour elapsed, and then the rat-catcher galloped up the cellar stairs and leaped into the store. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers It is, however, not altogether satisfactory to be nursed by a professional rat-catcher, and some of the patients are already complaining most bitterly of the change. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 And now there's a horrid rat-catcher coming, who will try to hurt you, if he can. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories He showed the fencing-master how to fence, and the professional cricketer how to bowl, and p. 12instructed the rat-catcher in breeding terriers. Prince Prigio He was imprisoned, however, for two years and in 1855 could do no better than serve his community as rat-catcher. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 A very promising Gipsy youth, who was placed with a coach-maker in Southampton, after working some time, cut his hand, and then relinquished his employment, to wander with his father, who is a rat-catcher. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies Carew himself met with nothing but success in his various impersonations of Tom o’ Bedlam, a rat-catcher, a non-juring clergyman, a shipwrecked Quaker, and an aged woman with three orphan grandchildren. George Borrow The Man and His Books Next because of the rat-catcher who was to come. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories Why she did so could only be guessed: perhaps she had seen more than the rat-catcher, but she never said anything. The Romance of the Coast I learned the business under old Lee, who was the greatest rat-catcher in England. The English Gipsies and Their Language They flew down at once to the rat-catcher and made their proposition. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men William Jennifer, who successfully combined in his single person the varied offices of ferryman, rat-catcher, jobbing gardener, amateur barber, mender of sails and of nets, brought the heavy, flat-bottomed boat alongside the jetty. Deadham Hard "The rat-catcher is coming on Thursday," said the forester. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories Beginning life in the new world as a rat-catcher, he soon acquired a gallon jug of Holland gin, a peck of Brummagem jewelry, and robbed the Aborigines right and left. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 “I used to be a rat-catcher myself,” he said. The English Gipsies and Their Language The fowls flew up like a cloud to the roof, and sure enough they saw the rat-catcher coming across the heath with a crowd of villagers towards the castle. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men The parents always hoped they were not dead, and that the rat-catcher, who certainly must have come out of the mountain, would have taken them with him to his country. The Red Fairy Book The forester said that he would see and get a regular rat-catcher out here, who would lay poison for the lot of us. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories And the head of fire disappeared, vanished in the darkness, while the passage in front of it lit up, as the result of the change which the rat-catcher had made in his dark lantern. The Phantom of the Opera It happened, while his passions were in full force, that a rat-catcher arrived at Mowbray Hall; which at that time was greatly infested by the large Norway rats. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor The idea was doubtless suggested by his recollection of the rat-catcher of Skien, while traits of manner and physiognomy might be borrowed from the lady in question. Little Eyolf He baits his patient's body with his medicines, as a rat-catcher does a room, and either poisons the disease or him. Character Writings of the 17th Century And so he resolved that, this time, the rat-catcher should be sent for in earnest. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories He made himself quite at home in the Shack, and we looked forward to a display of his prowess as a rat-catcher. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 "The government of the United States is a good rat-catcher," he said. Green Fancy So one night, when the rat-catcher set a trap, the gnome went and got himself caught in it. The Blue Moon Mr. R. Elliot, of Laighwood, informs me that a rat-catcher assured him that he had always found the males in great excess, even with the young in the nest. The Descent of Man The rat-catcher had been and gone, after doing his business and receiving his pay. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories I AM the bard known far and wide, The travell'd rat-catcher beside; A man most needful to this town, So glorious through its old renown. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres It was all in vain that Jasome' begged and implored; the rat-catcher was bent on having her married to the king's son. The Blue Moon There in the morning, when the rat-catcher came, he found a funny little fellow, all bright and golden, wriggling and beating to be free. The Blue Moon "My own weight in gold!" cried the rat-catcher, in a frenzy; but the gnome would not close the bargain till he had wrung from the rat-catcher the promise of his last penny. The Blue Moon But, as soon as the rat-catcher had gone, the old tom-cat died of sheer old age and laziness. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories Once upon a time there lived an old rat-catcher who had a daughter, the most beautiful girl that had ever been born. The Blue Moon "I'm a poor man," said the rat-catcher; "a poor man mayn't afford to be generous!" The Blue Moon "If I let you go," said the rat-catcher, "you must make me the richest man in the world!" The Blue Moon "My daughter!" cried the rat-catcher; "my beautiful golden daughter!" The Blue Moon The rat-catcher had so greedy an inside that he could not believe in any king's son refusing to marry a maiden of pure gold. The Blue Moon The rat-catcher was furious when he saw her coming back before her time. The Blue Moon But the rat-catcher was filled with admiration at the sight of her, and would not believe a word she said. The Blue Moon The gnome went down into the ground, and fetched up sacks and sacks of gold, until he had made the rat-catcher the richest man in the world. The Blue Moon Really," said he, "I must show this rat-catcher that there are other sorts of traps, and that it isn't only rats and gnomes that get caught in them! The Blue Moon So the next time the rat-catcher put his foot out of doors the ground gave way under it, and, snap!—the gnome had him by the leg. The Blue Moon So they were married the very next day; and the rat-catcher came to look on at the wedding. The Blue Moon |
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