| 单词 | ready to hand |
| 例句 | ‘I do not wish to meet that old man at unawares without an argument ready to hand, that is all. Let us go!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Wednesday, in a hurry My dearest Little Book, Oh my dearest, Minerva asks if I’m ready to hand you over. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Sweet, sweet . . . And if you wanted me too, why didn’t you ...” The whip was hanging on a nail by the door, ready to hand against the arrival of reporters. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want it ready to hand in next Monday, and no excuses!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He felt around the table, found a knob, pulled it open, and there they were: an assortment of wooden-handled cooks’ knives, all lying ready to hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mama’s not going anywhere, and she’s certainly not ready to hand over custody. For Mother’s Day, Movies All About ‘Mother’ 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z But I am excited and ready to hand out flowers to my people. Will Smith on ‘King Richard’ and His Secret Career Fear 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z My niece wants to host Thanksgiving, and I am not ready to hand over the hosting duties to the next generation. Dating allows you to weigh the delights and warning signs 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z He remained hopeful that Hamilton would one day be ready to hand over the keys. His mom died in 1975. He spent decades trying to find her car and buy it back. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Acting winner Vance, who sweetly thanked his wife onstage, said he's ready to hand over his trophy to her. Surprises, sure things and Trump joke at Emmys 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Luyendyk certainly seems ready to hand out roses and fill a season with automotive metaphors: He noted that his racecar driving experience has prepared him to make “quick decisions” about the female contestants. Arie Luyendyk Jr. Is the New ‘Bachelor.’ Wait, Who? 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the metaphors of enchantment, seduction, and love were ready to hand. The History of “Loving” to Read 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Not sure you're ready to hand your whole property over to Mother Nature? So, what is ungardening anyway? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Overall, his prose is serviceable and ready to hand. One Last Book From a Virtuoso of the Short Story 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Hayflick turned them away, saying he wasn’t ready to hand over the cells because he had not prepared an inventory of them. Germ warfare: the battle for the key to modern vaccines 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He was ready to hand control to the next brigade to reclaim the next forest. Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But it was in Ukrainian hands, and Fedya was ready to hand control to the next brigade to reclaim the next forest. Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z However, the evangelical voters who appear ready to hand Trump the GOP nomination soon are making a very safe bet. Trump hasn't "moderated" on abortion — he'll ban it first chance he gets 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z But the 70-year-old former communist Khmer Rouge fighter and Asia’s longest-serving leader says he is ready to hand the premiership to his oldest son, Hun Manet, a graduate of the U.S. Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change? 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z But the 70-year-old former communist Khmer Rouge fighter and Asia’s longest-serving leader says he is ready to hand the premiership to his oldest son, Hun Manet, a four-star general who heads the country’s army. Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Once you have found out how to pay, ensure you have payment ready to hand. Airports hike drop-off fees by nearly a third - RAC 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Both Poland and Slovakia had indicated they were ready to hand over their planes, but only as part of a wider international coalition doing the same. Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Poland’s Defense Ministry said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that Poland “is ready to hand over our MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine as a part of an international coalition.” Poland, Slovakia urge allies to send fighter jets to Ukraine 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z But Mr Sauber, who has security clearance, says he returned to Mr Biden's Delaware home on Thursday evening to get the documents ready to hand to the Justice Department. More classified material found at Joe Biden's Delaware home 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z At Toll Gate elementary, Horsley, the wellness teacher, was getting ready to hand off the third graders to their classroom teacher. In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E. 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Separately, Smith was quoted as telling the U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that Washington and its allies were ready to hand over more multiple launch rocket systems. Top U.S. delegation visits Kyiv, vows to ensure continuing support 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z He said Ukraine was ready to hand the bodies over to Russia, but so far there has been no agreement to do so. Ukraine opens first war crimes trial of captured Russian 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “You’re looking at developments that need to come online, be validated and ready to hand off in the next four to five years to really, truly have an impact.” Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Freezes Energy in Place for Long-Term Storage 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z A female police officer was ready to hand out slap bracelets and Santa Monica PD pens and K9 unit baseball cards and maps that showed where vendors could and could not sell. Column: Liberal Santa Monica versus the street vendors 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Bakaj said she keeps extra masks in her classroom and is ready to hand them out to any student who shows up mask-free. Youngkin takes office with immediate focus on education, thrilling some and terrifying others 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Both the GNA and the eastern administration welcomed the vote and said they were ready to hand power over to the new government. Libyan parliament backs unity government, advancing peace plan 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z It’s also clear that they were ready to hand over those lovely labors to someone else. What it’s like for Seattle theaters to transition leadership during a pandemic 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z House of Representatives' Democrats are ready to hand the charge to the Senate. Trump impeachment: Republicans seek delay until February 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Much of the relevant information is ready to hand. Why we can't just "move on": We need accountability for Donald Trump's misdeeds 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Three employees remain at the mountaintop location as a skeleton staff, ready to hand over the keys and fire hoses to firefighters if needed, Meneghini said. Monrovia, Duarte, other foothill cities alert to threat from wind-driven Bobcat fire 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z The authorities in Sudan said in February they were are ready to hand the former leader over to the ICC. Sudan's ex-President Bashir on trial for 1989 coup 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z That doesn’t mean he’s ready to hand over the starting job. Trubisky not conceding Bears starting QB job to Foles 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z After the Chiefs blew a lead and lost to the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the playoffs that year, the franchise decided it was ready to hand the reins to Mahomes. Redskins’ past failings loom large over Super Bowl LIV 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z An Alaska newspaper publisher is ready to hand his operation to a new owner at an unbeatable price: $0. Small-town Alaskan newspaper seeks new owner. Price: $0 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z It is possible Mr Kim is already convinced that talks with the US will not work and is getting ready to hand out new orders. Kim Jong-un mulls 'Christmas gift' decision 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Instead of getting ready to hand it over, Russian authorities stayed busy in a round-the-clock endeavor to keep changing, deleting and manipulating the data. Doping report obtained by AP shows depths of Russia cover-up 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Tonga winger Cooper Vuna, one of two changes to the starting lineup which lost 28-12 to Argentina, is ready to hand France another setback. Poirot has the captain’s armband, Guirado does the talking 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z As their friends, family, and allies age and get ready to hand over the reins of power to a new generation, they face unexpected challenges and challengers that could undo everything they’ve worked for. 10 new science fiction and fantasy novels to check out this August 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Among other things, Internet companies are required to store six months’ worth of user data and be ready to hand them over to authorities. Tinder required to provide user data to Russian government: report 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Which raises a question for all of us: are we ready to hand over our future to the plutocratic elites, one supposedly world-changing initiative at a time? The new elite’s phoney crusade to save the world – without changing anything 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z And I was sort of ready to hand it over to the young guys. NASA veteran Sunita Williams tells us what it’s like to get ready to fly a new spacecraft 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Dos Santos said he was ready to hand over party leadership, Portuguese news agency Lusa reports. Dos Santos steps down as leader of Angola’s ruling party 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z The jury in Queens Criminal Court was ready to hand down a verdict Friday on the original second-degree manslaughter charge against Dr. Robert Rho, equivalent to reckless homicide. NY doctor pleads guilty in fatal abortion 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Explaining “fascists” to American readers that year, the press found an obvious example ready to hand. End of the American dream? The dark history of 'America first' 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z No wonder the Trump campaign and so many others were ready to hand over big money to Cambridge Analytica. The people owned the web, tech giants stole it. This is how we take it back | Jonathan Freedland 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z In a recent appearance on Fox News, Bolton appeared to hint that if Kim doesn’t come to the table ready to hand over his nukes, military action could follow. John Bolton has North Korea and Iran in his sights. He must be stopped | Michael H Fuchs 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Police also confirmed a report was being compiled ready to hand to the coroner's office to investigate the causes of O'Riordan's death. Dolores O'Riordan death not suspicious 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Blocking the way though is the 36-year-old reigning champion Federer who shows no sign of being ready to hand over power. Zverev must be patient, says Becker 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “We are not ready to hand the position over to one guy just yet,” he said. Purdue hoping Blough or Sindelar emerge as QB 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Baker said he didn’t ask Strasburg how he felt until after the seventh inning, when he had thrown 106 pitches — 72 for strikes — and was ready to hand the game off to his overhauled bullpen. Stephen Strasburg, Michael A. Taylor put Nats on their backs and force Game 5 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In one potential obstacle, the federal government did not confirm Hogan’s announcement that the Interior Department was ready to hand over the B-W Parkway. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan proposes widening the Beltway and I-270 to include 4 toll lanes 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It also said it was ready to hand over all government functions to Abbas and to hold elections in Gaza and the West Bank. Hamas invites Abbas to resume control of Gaza 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Blocking the way though is the 36-year-old reigning champion Federer who shows no sign of being ready to hand over power. Zverev must be patient, says Becker 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Even so, the state is ready to hand Chinese shipbuilders the billions of dollars required. China bulks up in cruise-ship construction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Putin, who said Moscow rated Lavrov's meeting with Trump "highly," said Russia was ready to hand a transcript of Trump's meeting with Lavrov over to U.S. lawmakers if that would help reassure them. Vladimir Putin says can prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z But they are still not ready to hand power to the far-right. With Le Pen defeat, Europe’s far-right surge stalls 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z He appeared ready to hand the problem off to Congress. Editorials from around New England 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Yet he appears ready to hand this massive concession to Putin for little or nothing. Trump is less than artful in dealings with Russia 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z After the Cowboys beat Green Bay 30-16 on Sunday even Jones wasn’t ready to hand the job back to Romo, avoiding questions on who will be starting at quarterback following the team’s bye next week. Surely even Jerry Jones knows not to ruin a winning Cowboys formula 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The original play was a run, Wilson apparently getting ready to hand it off to Michael up the middle. Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell: 'They way they were lining up was giving us those throws' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mr. Santos is getting ready to hand unprecedented political power to the FARC. Takedown of a Candidate, Bogotá Style 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Each has a kit ready to hand with slots holding every bracket and bolt needed for the job, as well as a drawing showing where each piece goes in the assembly. Airbus wing plant is a model of robotic technology 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Anyway, I was told that a “licensed merchant banker” near my neighborhood was ready to hand me my check, which was in a locked briefcase. Avoid the scam: That’s not the IRS calling 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Now the park service is ready to hand the plant off to the city of Port Angeles, but the city doesn’t want it, saying it doesn’t work and will cost too much to operate. Port Angeles, tribe say Elwha water plant never worked, still doesn’t 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z Lagerback faced the question that surely he would want to carry on overseeing this extraordinary evolution but the 67-year-old Swede is ready to hand over to Hallgrimsson full-time whenever and wherever the summer madness ends. Iceland cast their Euro 2016 spell with grand deeds and small egos 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z He said he was ready to hand over the pieces to authorities in Madagascar. MH370 search: New debris found on Madagascar beach - BBC News 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z This time Prospero, perhaps as a proxy for Shakespeare, is ready to hand over to the future, where no one will have to die for love. Bed tricks and broken women: Shakespeare's guide to love 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z His governing party was so unpopular that South Koreans were ready to hand over power to the opposition for the first time, as they did with the election of Kim Dae-jung in late 1997. Kim Young-sam, South Korean President Who Opposed Military, Dies at 87 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z It may yet be that voters are not ready to hand power to the FN, or that rivals gang up in the second round to thwart it. Phantom menace 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He cited a recent poll showing more than three-quarters of Israelis ready to hand over Arab-majority neighborhoods of Jerusalem to a future Palestine, in contrast to the government position that the city must remain unified. As stabbing attacks reach Israeli heartland, ignoring conflict becomes much harder 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Coup leader Gen Gilbert Diendere told the BBC he is ready to hand back power, but only once a plan to end the crisis was backed by regional leaders. Burkina Faso army reaches capital to quell coup - BBC News 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z If it country wants to go to war, it is perfectly capable of supplying accounts of atrocities, always readier to hand than accounts of weapons of mass destruction. ISIS Leader's Rape of American Woman Sparks Little Outrage 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Rickie’s gifts are as ready to hand every day as his golf shoes. At Quicken Loans National, a victory with full Merritt 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Their entire future and the future of their families may be dependent on the value of that medallion when they’re ready to hand in their keys for good. SAPVoice: Are You Handling Disruption Like Taxi Drivers? 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The Gallatin can be challenging for a novice fly fisherman like me, but there are many fly shops in town ready to hand out advice on where to go and what to use. Bleisure Bits: Convention diversions in Big Sky, Montana 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z “Are you ready to hand the baby over to me?” she asked. After a Stillbirth, a Silent Delivery Room 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Pretty much everyone visiting a new baby wants to hold the baby so the new parents will probably be ready to hand the baby over for a few minutes. 5 Gifts for New Parents That Don’t Cost a Dime 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z If your employer was ready to hand you an extra $700, wouldn’t you just grab it? Employees Forgo Wellness Cash Incentives Worth Millions 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Builders were ready to hand over the keys to 450 buyers almost a year ago when the Israeli government began to stall on the water permit. Israel to let water flow to West Bank development at center of political feud 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Builders were ready to hand over the keys to 450 buyers almost a year ago, when the permission to turn on the tap was withheld, a delay they thought would be temporary but appears indefinite. New Palestinian city has condos, a mall and a sports club — but no water 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z As Maxine gets ready to hand over the reins of the library and start a new career as a consultant, the accolades are pouring in. Remarkable Lessons In Innovation From (Yes) A Public Library 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z With two games to go this season, Coach Marc Trestman appears ready to hand Chicago’s offense to Clausen to see what he can do. Week 16 N.F.L. Matchups 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Murthy was the first of 23 nominees expected to be confirmed this week, as Democrats get ready to hand Senate control over to Republicans next year. Surgeon general nominee Vivek Murthy, opposed by gun lobby, confirmed 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “I had five offers typed up and ready to hand to her—poom!—depending on what it seemed like she was interested in,” he says. Steve Ballmer's New Life With the Clippers 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z After many years of building the product and managing the business as CEO, Strode says he is more than ready to hand over the reigns to Waldorf. Aussie Start-up Invoice2go Raises $35 Million Led By Accel Partners 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Chief School Performance Officer Pat Ross told the board Thursday that the state will likely be ready to hand over the reins in June 2015. State prepares to give back Scott County schools 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Feralio is in New York, Bacon’s lawyers argue, and ready to hand over the evidence if ordered to do so. Louis Bacon Uses Chevron's Tool To Fight Neighbor And Clothing Magnate Peter Nygard 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z It has sealed the shrapnel in evidence bags, ready to hand over, along with a list of more than 3,000 potential witnesses, their identification numbers and contact information. Questions of Weapons and Warnings in Past Barrage on a Shelter 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Pro-Russia militants found the flight recorders and were ready to hand them over to an international commission, an official of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said Monday. Putin takes no blame for Malaysia jet downing 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the rebels, Sergey Kavtaradze, confirmed that the separatists had moved the bodies but said they were ready to hand the remains over to authorities in Kiev. Flight 17: U.S. builds case against rebels, Russia in downing of jet in Ukraine They were ready to hand the budget over by Sunday, June 15, which happened to be Father’s Day. In Virginia, Medicaid expansion fight escalates Her cheerleaders, who are ready to hand her the 2016 Democratic nomination, forget many things, chief among them the fact that she is a terrible campaigner. CURL: 1%: Hillary is 2016’s Mitt Romney in White House race 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Deputy Prime Minister Ziad al-Zaza said the government “is ready to hand over its full responsibilities to the unity government,” the statement said. Gaza's Hamas Government Says Ready to Step Aside 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z When that day comes that we are all Lawnmower men and women, Facebook will be ready to hand us the goggles. Yes, Facebook Buying Oculus Is Dumb... For Now 2014-03-26T17:24:00Z Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and party leaders say they are ready to hand over power, but they want the conditions in place for elections, including the new constitution and the formation of an electoral commission. Thousands protest before Tunisia crisis talks 2013-10-23T14:14:08Z Then there is the question of whether consumers are ready to hand over driving duties to a computer. An Autonomous Driving Options Package Will Be Available On Regular Mercedes Models by 2020 2013-10-01T03:33:00Z When I looked up, I saw a slightly plump, sandy blond barista ready to hand me my coffees. At War Blog: A Much-Needed Treat, and a Welcome Surprise 2013-08-21T13:01:13Z “I think he’s ready to hand the baton over,” Susan Johnson said Tuesday evening. Davey Johnson cherishes his last all-star game 2013-07-17T00:17:00Z Mr Singh says he will contest the case until he dies and is now getting ready to hand over the baton to his sons - the fifth generation - who are expected to carry on the fight. India Bihar families fight for 66 years over a plot of land 2013-05-28T01:16:04Z You've got your shotgun ready to hand, looking the wrong way while other foxes are raiding the henhouse... Viewpoint: Don’t Let the Boston Bombing Take Away Our Privacy Rights 2013-05-02T10:57:58Z But by the time a grand jury was ready to hand down charges, Blanco had escaped back to Colombia. Griselda Blanco, 'Godmother' of Cocaine, Gunned Down in Colombia 2012-09-05T13:35:25Z The Royals didn't just show up ready to hand the M's a win. Mariners will need these wins versus Royals to ride out rest of season 2012-07-30T01:37:05Z Ben Ali's lawyer said on Monday that his client was ready to hand over to his country any assets found in Switzerland, widely believed to be tens of millions of dollars. Tunisian leader promises Ben Ali fair trial, safety 2012-07-17T20:16:01Z We'll be ready to hand those arenas over as of early next week. Much work to do before London is Olympic ready 2012-07-15T14:33:08Z In these circumstances we were fortunate in having ready to hand a man with such high qualifications as Colonel Howard-Bury. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The two halves of the cheese represented the two arches of his bridge, the rest of the work connected with them he built with paper, with books, or with whatever he found ready to hand. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Here was a romance ready to hand, which needed but to be set down in passably good writing to attract attention. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z There is a vile corpus convenient and ready to hand for any experiment. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Further, he was in the aviation service during the war, and so had the uniform ready to hand. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z More than 40 people were in line, many ready to hand over a check. Rents Keep Rising, Even as Housing Prices Fall 2012-02-25T02:28:25Z Here was a theory for the murder ready to hand, and a motive was not wanting. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Of such examples we find a large stock ready to hand in the literature of fairy tales, fables, and stories. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Behind each stood a gaitered loader with another gun ready to hand to his master. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z But what lover can eschew the use of weapons so ready to hand as the good nature of uninterested parties, or gauge their dangerous futility? The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z He was ready to hand me out of the chair, and led me up stairs into my dressing-room. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Three of the bodies have been returned and Khazali said his group is ready to hand over the remains of the fourth, McMenemy, without conditions. Iraq Shi'ite militia says ready to lay down weapons 2012-01-05T18:14:39Z We had been anxiously waiting for its boiling point with the open teapot ready to hand. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The spare oar was lying ready to hand, and he had it waiting for me in the oar-lock by the time I was on an even keel again. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Of late years we have come to think of all subjects as mere departments of science, and we are almost ready to hand over Greece to the specialist. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z An ample supply of hot water for the bath, towels ready to hand, soap we carried with us. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Morality makes use of this faculty, which it finds ready to hand, for the ends of the community, and very often against the immediate interests of the individual for whose advantage it is nevertheless intended. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z His fund of general information contributed to the charm of his conversational powers, for with him knowledge was as ready to hand as it was various. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Roos tried hard to introduce “human interest” and “heart appeal” by staging a farewell scene with “wife and child,” both of which were ready to hand. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The Ainu of the coast build their huts generally on a single line, near the shore, and each family has its "dug out" canoe drawn up on the beach, ready to hand when wanted. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Clear away these abuses, and add a little in the way of modern progress, but always building on the foundation you find ready to hand, and you have a system acceptable to all. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Mostyn had the article ready to hand—one of those thin, blue-covered booklets which, according to Board of Trade Regulations, must be in the possession of every officer and man of the British Mercantile Marine. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "They must be brought ready to hand, for if the fighting is prolonged we will have no time to go to the house for food and drink." The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Never might we have so husky a fighting fish ready to hand, and with a bright sun shining on it. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The Yankees outscored the Tigers, 28-17, over the five-game series, and even in the waning moments of the series the Tigers seemed ready to hand it over to the Yankees. Detroit Tigers nip New York Yankees in deciding Game 5 to win ALDS 2011-10-08T05:03:23Z The Yankees outscored the Tigers 28-17 over the five-game series, and even in the waning moments of the series the Tigers seemed ready to hand it over to the Yankees. Tigers eliminate Yankees from MLB postseason with 3-2 victory in Game 5 of ALDS 2011-10-07T04:24:31Z We’re ready to hand the prisoners over to the lawful officers. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z As she spoke, she scrambled from beneath the blankets and seized the brown mackintosh, which she kept ready to hand in case of accidents. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z He found most of his characters ready to hand, and where Cserey fails him, Jókai's own historical imagination fills up the gaps. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z "Here's some material for Eustace ready to hand!" he cried with a vile oath. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z We drove our cattle in earlier than usual, rode them down to water, laid our weapons ready to hand, and prepared to oppose any possible attack. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z At my side hung a good blade, my pistols were ready to hand, and I possessed enough money for my needs. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z His snares and lines are constructed with his pocket knife, out of material he finds ready to hand in the woods. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Looking down, I perceived that the hunters were approaching the edge of the bush, which yet concealed them, wriggling through it like snakes, with their assagais ready to hand. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Some were rearrested as spies, but even the vibrant little cobbler Raoux could not break down the excellence of the alibi which they had ready to hand. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z While Ms. Dunaway appears ready to hand back the keys, she took a final swipe at her landlord in one of her voice mail messages. Actress Says She Can?t Be Evicted Because She Moved Out 2011-08-04T01:10:36Z If conditions seem especially risky, Ali slips two wallets into his pocket—one real and the other filled with expired credit cards and loose change, ready to hand over if bandits hold him up. How to Succeed in Business in Pakistan 2011-07-21T21:15:17Z The financial provision for this undertaking lies ready to hand. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z In this busy, bustling age it is required that the information which books contain shall be ready to hand and be presented in the clearest and briefest manner possible. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z This I did nothing to lessen; for I saw therein a weapon ready to hand whenever I should choose to require it. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z To say that Vipan saw that his weapons were ready to hand would be superfluous, for they were always in a state of readiness. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z And again and again Greek words are used, where common Egyptian equivalents were ready to hand. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Once this is practically realized, we find that we have ready to hand and easy to use, the one really efficient factor in all these treatments—that is, the influence on the patient's mind. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Everything lay ready to hand; the monthly nurse lived only a quarter of a mile away; the doctor had been advised that he might be wanted at any minute. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z It's here in my pocket, and I'm ready to hand it over to you in payment for those old debts. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Teaching was the work readiest to hand, and he soon secured a fairly remunerative position, entailing, however, work which absorbed the greater portion of his time and strength. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z The military themselves do seem ready to hand over power, while fighting also to maintain their privileged position in Egyptian society. Mubarak conundrum 2011-05-24T19:31:08Z In the meantime, fire insurances, poor rates, and taxes generally kept on accumulating, and although I notified that I was ready to hand over possession of the theatre, I still could get no reply. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z She woke the next morning with a consciousness that duty lay ready to hand, opening out before her as the dawn brightened into day. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z I was getting my book ready to hand down to my children and their children, and I would have finished it and published it but for my daughter. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z Now, with all the means ready to hand, she decided to act at once. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z He magnanimously announced that he was ready to hand over power — but only to the right people. Yemen's Crisis: The President Who Cried "Al-Qaeda!" 2011-03-30T18:20:00Z I had fully made up my mind that Faris actually had the Girdle ready to hand over to me. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z The “scenarium” lay ready to hand in the leaves of an old journal, which may possibly share, with other old leaves, the property of being rather dry. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z We are ready to hand out weapons to a million, or 2 million or 3 million, and another Vietnam will begin. Gaddafi strikes town, rebels call for foreign help 2011-03-03T00:19:37Z “If you are looking for accessories in this trumped-up case, you have one ready to hand,” he exclaimed. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z There were not seats for all, so some of the men having deposited their partners, stood round the table ready to hand cups. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z If a fitting instrument has been found ready to hand ... No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z He got breakfast and departed to his work, leaving the coffee ready to hand. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z “The Irish people are getting ready to hand them a thumping.” Ireland Races to Pass Budget as Coalition Government Collapses 2011-01-24T00:08:57Z The mummeries of this old rascal incensed and filled me with indignation; I felt tempted to hurl a stone at his head that I had ready to hand. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z He also came a lot cheaper than the reported package of Derrick Favors, Devin Harris and multiple first-round picks the Nets were ready to hand Denver. On Basketball: An Evening of Russian Candor 2011-01-20T01:54:03Z If you do as I require I am ready to hand over to you a sum of five thousand thalers as soon as your letter is sent to Fr�ulein Schommer. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z “You mean they won’t take a fortune when I am ready to hand it to them?” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Here, then, I have ready to hand a most useful gift of God. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z Samba was quoted last month as saying he was ready to hand in a transfer request, but new manager Steve Kean said last week he expected him to stay. Samba keen to leave Blackburn 2011-01-04T19:11:24Z It occurred to me that it would be well to transfer a certain sum from the hands of my agent, and to place it in my own Bank ready to hand. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He had everything ready to hand, in the visitors’ wing, to avoid having to go through the house. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z He reported this, and the Prince gave orders for all to draw more together and to have their weapons ready to hand. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z There will be more than enough international media ready to hand him microphones to do that. Chile's Mine Rescue: Media and Pilgrims Await a Miracle 2010-10-12T05:55:00Z For the first time, Madrid appear ready to hand their coach power over the building of the squad and summer signings. Mourinho tight-lipped on signings 2010-05-31T19:42:00Z "We are ready to hand him over as soon as tomorrow, or even as soon as this evening," he told Reuters. Panama's ex-dictator Noriega "very weak": lawyer 2010-04-29T16:29:00Z And though not all of them are ready to hand over checks, some seem pretty close. On the Road With a Supersalesman 2010-04-01T16:00:00Z By means of them, primitive peoples entered upon a heritage of sound wisdom and good working common-sense, and had ready to hand counsels of prudence, hints for the conduct of life, warnings of its pitfalls. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources As the dogs were tired, our day’s march had been a good one, and we had a splendid camping-place ready to hand, we decided to pitch the tent. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 An organization reaching to all parts of the country is ready to hand, and one which, in rural districts especially, is often not employed to its full capacity. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The boys, having learned that Shakespeare himself used stories that he found ready to hand, discover in their own reading a story that will lend itself to dramatization. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors To have come to Sobrante, guided merely by the itching of a foot and to find two patients ready to hand, what mortal could ask more? Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch I thought as I watched it that there was no need for poets to invent elves and gnomes while nature furnishes us with such marvellous little sprites ready to hand. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Today, with special instructions and special stuff ready to hand, a merchant captain, if he needed it, would simply tell the chief engineer to ‘make smoke screen.’ Sea-Hounds Moreover, as they rise in the social scale, they find organizations ready to hand, like the "Cooper Union," where Reading-rooms and Libraries are provided gratuitously. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them The Boy used to stand beside her, ready to hand Mollie's cup, as punctiliously as if a dozen girls had been sitting in the old garden, waiting to be quickly served by the only man. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days Nobody knew of my affair with Katie outside of my father, and my father has a typewriter ready to hand, and typewriters don't betray anybody's 'fist.' The Riddle of the Night We immediately bring you together and there is a working force all ready to hand. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 For Mr. Paine to write the Declaration and be ready to hand it to the chairman of the committee, is characteristic of the man. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence We hastened forward to the corner of the pier, where Malgares stood ready to hand me my pistol. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The machinery for collection was ready to hand for the former, while special agents had to gather the latter, even from the poorest classes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" Here, in a settler’s homestead, perforce rough, in the hot steamy wilds of Matabeleland, she looked as cool and fresh as with all the appliances of comfort and civilisation ready to hand. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising They had, besides, half a dozen brace of guinea-fowl and pheasants, shot during the day in the jungles bordering the river, so that all the concomitants of a capital African banquet were ready to hand. Tales of South Africa Their fire here was terrific, so rapid, in fact, that it was thought that they must have slaves with them ready to hand loaded muskets and reload those discharged. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War “See the boats all clear, Mr Lowe; burn a blue light on the forecastle, and have every man at his post ready to hand the royals and heave the brig to.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand Well, here was a short and easy solution ready to hand. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The judges sat with pistols ready to hand; the President cast his eyes over the lists for the day and called upon the accused. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 We don't care for popularity, and to have our books lying on drawing-room tables, and kept by the booksellers bound in morocco ready to hand, to be given away as gift books to young ladies. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The course was in splendid order, and all the appurtenances requisite for the comfort and convenience of racing was ready to hand. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 And the wish would in this point not have been extravagant: the whirlwind was there ready to hand. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The materials for dwellings were of the sort readiest to hand. Women of England When all was ready he had Hal and Sparrer each light a couple of the birch rolls ready to hand to him. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp But proof of another kind lies ready to hand. Border Raids and Reivers The material lay ready to hand in the huge granite boulders sown broadcast on the bleak hills around Avila, and from these the walls were rebuilt, fourteen feet thick with towers forty feet high. Cathedrals of Spain They were ready to hand for service; so near that their vital proportions were not readily apparent. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war A loose pole or two always kept near the stream or pond, and ready to hand, would amply provide against any little danger there might be. The Hills and the Vale Any one who wishes can accept the call and thus, in a sense, make his own vocation, for God's necessary help is ever ready to hand for those who will use it. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People They levied blackmail over a wide district, and appropriated whatever came readiest to hand with a sublime indifference either to neighbourhood or nationality. Border Raids and Reivers Intermediately there are the vast store-rooms through which the accumulations progress every month, till in the third month all unclaimed things are ready to hand in the "outgoing" office. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police His rifle was ready to hand and he looked for a sight of the dark fur through the bush ahead. In the Brooding Wild Until the I.F.E.M. becomes fact, here is splendid work ready to hand for a philanthropist 41 of infinite tact, and large, sympathetic heart. Modern marriage and how to bear it In developing new forms and in establishing more and more subtle social relations we are only building upon what we find ready to hand. The Kempton-Wace Letters He sat surrounded by his mysterious electric machines under shining glass domes, among costly leather-bound volumes whose very titles questioned the foundation of reason; telephones and telegrams ready to hand upon his orderly desk. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon The fare was good enough and ready to hand, as you can see, and no one to share it with and no one to disturb you. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories I thought I had a fair couple o' cribs o' lumber a' ready to hand, when I spied the holes, and found my fine pines naething but empty pipes.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement We are threatened with national insolvency, and here is an infallible remedy ready to hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 Be ready to hand me pans of ammo. Frigid Fracas But at least there would be shelter and warmth, for there was no lack of fuel ready to hand—same as we have it here. Miss Mouse and Her Boys Each wore at his side a long rapier, and from their holsters appeared the metal-marked butts of pistols, ready to hand should sudden danger assail them. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts And with the repetition of these words, and another bright bow and look which dazzled my senses, the wonderful creature swept past me to where the chamberlain stood ready to hand her into her carriage. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The ammunition was arranged in a neat, high pile, and the armour lay ready to hand. A Tale of the Summer Holidays It is true that Mr. Skelton has tried to make a "Comedy of the Noctes Ambrosian�," in which the skipping is done ready to hand. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 She felt, as she lay on the sofa and toyed with the ribbons of her pretty and expensive teagown, that she had her weapons ready to hand. Daddy's Girl In a social environment saturated with superstition the explanation lies ready to hand, and is accepted without question. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development And surely, if Omnipotence desired us all to believe the truth, the means are ready to hand. Arrows of Freethought It immediately occurred to me that here lay the route ready to hand. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Smith stood by, ready to hand her anything she might want, gazing at her with doubtful amazement. The Doctor's Family When, so very easily, it can regale itself with food ready to hand why should it take the trouble to drudge for a living? Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer Instead of finding, as we find, tools ready to hand, replies prepared to questions that may arise, primitive mankind must create its own tools and prepare its own answers. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development My father was ready to hand her out, my mother to welcome her. The Fairchild Family Mackenzie requested her to come on, lighting the lantern which he had ready to hand. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Nevertheless scientific theology employs the term habitus because it has no other philosophical category ready to hand. Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise He does not want something as like his own old religion as possible, but as different as possible from it; and so we have good building material ready to hand, and a foundation ready laid. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India The clumsy, heavy cone of a portable heat-ray lay on the table ready to hand. The Affair of the Brains Tradition says that the terms of the enlistment were interpreted literally, and that wherever the minute men went, to the field, the shop, or to church, gun and powder-horn and bullet-pouch were ready to hand. The Siege of Boston Edna stood watching him, ready to hand a tool or run for a piece of rag to be used in cleaning, or to fill the oil can from the bottle on the shelf upstairs. A Dear Little Girl at School Dorry sprang after her; the wheels revolved; and Phil, seizing a horseshoe which hung ready to hand on the wall of the house, flung it after the departing vehicle. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series I never stirred, but kept my eyes fixed upon the lion, telling the lad with the spare gun to be ready to hand it to me when I should require it. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There is an abundant supply of it ready to hand. A Padre in France Milly found her books open at the right place and her writing materials ready to hand. The Invader A Novel There is no mystery about this: though there might appear to be, since the clearing is found ready to hand. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness We are so accustomed to find everything ready to hand in cities containing millions as well as in villages of hundreds, that we forget the magnitude of this service. The History of London But he's ready to hand over the hundred, her being so nigh come to age. The Dop Doctor A supply of candles was kept ready to hand. A Padre in France They were lying ready to hand in the station, and I borrowed them without leave. Merry-Garden and Other Stories "And if there be nothing ready to hand that you call work, there is always preparation for work to be done," Mrs. Jersey went on. The End of a Coil “About how soon, if I might ask so personal a question, do you think you could be ready to hand over the house to the new tenant?” he at last ventured with hesitation. The Wall Between The ellipse was ready to hand, its properties were known, and the comparison could be made; memorable, indeed, was the consequence of this comparison. The Story of the Heavens Everything must be ready to hand, including a cramp of sufficient size and strength. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Susannah whipped up her best apron off the chair where she had laid it ready to hand, and hurried out, pinning it about her. Merry-Garden and Other Stories But pedantry in this kind consists in using out-of-the-way terms when common ones are ready to hand. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 "Remember I have a pistol ready to hand." The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The need of creating followed from the first the line of least resistance, where it found certain materials ready to hand. Essay on the Creative Imagination She would shower cuffs upon Lily, throw books at her head, or whatever came readiest to hand. The Bill-Toppers Had the prisoners had knives or other weapons ready to hand, the results would have been very different. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia There, too, in case of a campaign on the frontier, the money lying ready to hand at Grenoble could prove very useful. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days At Vernon's suggestion they kept open the big blades, making a hole through the lining of their pockets in order to keep the knives in a horizontal position and ready to hand. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War "Ben and I ain't quite ready to hand in our checks." Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune In philosophy there was the term "Sceptic," and in relation to religion the term "Atheist" was ready to hand. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative It is a quick embarkation, however—so hurried, indeed, that few effects can be taken along, only those that chance to be readiest to hand. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure He had left his sword behind—that was of no use to him now and would be only an encumbrance—but he had his revolver ready to hand. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Dissent has never hesitated to use compulsion when it lay ready to hand to enforce materialism. War and the Weird As soon as my uncle had recovered from his astonishment he took out and loaded a couple of brace of pistols, laying one pair ready to hand and placing the others in his pockets. The Golden Magnet Well, I folded up them letters and, says I, "Grandpa Holland, I guess my birthday celebration is here ready to hand." Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 “There is no need for poets to invent,” he adds, “while nature furnishes us with such marvellous little sprites ready to hand.” The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Consequently, if any legend, or ceremony, was known or practised at Coventry in connection with some traditional patroness, the name of Godgifu was ready to hand to be identified with it. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Another woman, a fellow worker, was arranging plates of cakes and biscuits on the counter, piling bowls ready to hand for the crowd of men who would come later, clamouring for tea. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 Fortunately for the preservation of the free enterprise system, I had tools ready to hand. Greener Than You Think The things that were most urgently needed were always packed last, to be ready to hand on his arrival at a new pitch. Kiddie the Scout When all our countrymen have been set free, Napoleon will have an army, a grand army, ready to hand. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale Left to himself, George primed his revolver, put it in his belt ready to hand, and then made his way from the water's edge to explore the city. Under the Rebel's Reign Casting his bread upon the waters, he accused himself of having expected to find it, not "after many days," but immediately—a full baker's dozen ready to hand in his pocket. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance “You speak as though I had my reason tied up in a package about me, ready to hand, out.” The Squirrel-Cage Then there were other vessels, set ready to hand beside the food, and he conjectured their contents to be the necessary brew of the famous drug. The Heart of Unaga The flare-up was kept inside the companion with a box of matches ready to hand. Chance A Tale in Two Parts As they drew near, Owen shouted to me to be ready to hand out the muskets, which lay in the bottom of the boat. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars See, here are some branches o’ the right sort ready to hand. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains On this lay my revolver, ready to hand. The Red Room He has a present wit, always flying ahead, and a ready memory; and having all this ready to hand, he can promptly and unhesitatingly produce whatever the subject or occasion requires. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation I am ready to hand the rest to you, if you will come and take it. The Crooked House The other half must be conveniently ready to hand. On Laboratory Arts When he doesn't have one ready to hand, he makes one up—and look at the havoc that has caused. Pagan Passions Here were means ready to hand to close the mouth of Felix Lachkarioff, for the woman whom he had betrayed was furiously vengeful. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia Many of the books necessary for his researches are of folio size and must be ready to hand; so they are ranged round the apartment at the level of one's waist. The Book-Hunter at Home Yet, as late as June, the elements of a good plan were ready to hand in abundance. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 But as this advantage is not always ready to hand, we will consider the heating of an isolated house, and the principles involved may be adapted to individual needs. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse The last thought seemed more likely, so I strolls over to the stone wall and gets ready to hand out a swift kick to the kioodle, in case it was needed. Shorty McCabe The guardians of the Gloucester Union had made up their minds to put down the casual pauper, and, as the means readiest to hand, they determined to make the work too hard for him. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography My uncle, as if by enchantment, found everything ready to hand; before he had time to ask for anything to drink, he found his glass filled. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Besides, there were no reserves of troops ready to hand for projecting into the Balkans at this juncture. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 The smart little woman carefully arranged the spear and buoy ready to hand. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole Alderson placed the package of bills in a large, strong blue linen envelope which he had ready to hand, and carefully gummed down the flap. Every Man for Himself I meanwhile stood by the companion-hatch, ready to hand a musket up to Thompson, the man at the helm, should occasion arise to require it. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Dango, have the rifle ready to hand me if I want it.” My First Voyage to Southern Seas Material for such a philosophy was ready to hand. Beginnings of the American People I will have the rifle and revolver ready to hand; but take not the slightest notice, and behave as if nothing was wrong.” To The West Close to the group stood a man who acted as auctioneer, ready to hand his goods over to the highest bidder. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade Be ready to hand me your gun if I miss.” Steve Young Whoever wanted a light had to go to work as Vince prepared to do, after placing a thin slip of wood sharpened at each end and dipped in brimstone ready to hand. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days "See that your pistols are ready to hand, and draw your swords." On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Be ready to hand me one if I ask after I have fired.” To The West Their vengeance demands a victim, and three have offered ready to hand. The Lone Ranche Taking up the oars and with the rod ready to hand, Colin rowed slowly, parallel with the shore. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries They began to say to each other that, here they were living with everything ready to hand while their pensions were accumulating and accumulating in Petersburg. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections The servant is ready to hand from the side-board any condiments desired for the oysters, which are promptly disposed of. Etiquette The powerful personality of the Monk of Wittenberg found an economic soil ready to hand in which his teachings could fructify, and hence the world-historic result. German Culture Past and Present But happily for her, no egregious piece of folly was ready to hand at the moment. The Great Amulet If he had not written the "anonymous note," he was, from Byron's point of view, ridiculous and a bore, and "ready to hand" to be tossed up in rhyme as Botherby. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 "Then we have the very clothes ready to hand," Jacques said. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS We have been talking of getting a black fellow, for some time; and as here is one ready to hand, we may as well make the best of him. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia Here were three ready to hand for which I had to pay nothing. The Great War As I Saw It Those who remained looked out for arms as best they could, taking up pitchforks, bars of iron, wooden cudgels, or whatever else lay ready to hand. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag In Smithson's day, chemical apparatus was undeveloped, and instruments were improvised from such materials as lay readiest to hand. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Possibly the obliterated appearance of this ruin and of others of the same class is due to the use of the material, ready to hand and of the proper size, in later structures. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 The pretexts for war lay ready to hand. The French Revolution A Short History The chirurgeon had to bring on board his own instruments and medicines, and to keep them ready to hand in his cabin beneath the gun-deck, out of all possible reach of shot. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. I mean between handin' these folks over to justice for justice sake, and taking the reward the folks who're most to benefit by it are ready to hand out to me? The Forfeit Most of Persia’s great, when they came on pilgrimage to the Holy Shrines, would stop at his house, where they would find a banquet laid out, and every luxury ready to hand. Memorials of the Faithful Men standing still feel the cold severely, and accordingly huge fires had been built in some of the sheltered corners, round which the armed burghers stood chatting, each with his firelock ready to hand. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War He also insisted that all his own men and all Dave Questell's Navy construction engineers keep their weapons ready to hand. Naudsonce The feller that hands her an hour's suffering needs to answer to me for it, and I'm ready to hand over my life in seeing he gets his physic. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon No. 6, with back square to gun, and facing over left shoulder to Sponger, takes up the Sponge, head in-board, and stands ready to hand it to 4. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. There was the gag all ready to hand. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 It wasn't in his pocket; it wasn't in his waistband, ready to hand. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Mechanically he deposited a primed pistol under his blanket, ready to hand. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Half loaves of native bread lie ready to hand, and the hungry passer-by is invited to take an al fresco meal for the veriest trifle. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond If any further guidance were needed, it was ready to hand in the Prophet Isaiah and the Patriarch Job. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. Only Lois, waiting by the tray, ready to hand the cake, was silent. John Ward, Preacher There's heroism, there's such nobility as no one has ever attained to, ready to hand. Certain Personal Matters Unskilful or unwise finance is our greatest danger, but here again the remedy lies ready to hand if we are wise enough to avail ourselves of it. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 They found a form ready to hand, yet one which, as we have attempted to show, required modifications of various kinds. The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development In the Middle Ages such a channel would have been ready to hand; spiritual ferment used to express itself through the Christian Church, generally in the teeth of official opposition. Art He was quite ready to hand over his opponents to Fletcher, or Sellon, or Olivers, or anyone whom he judged strong enough to take them in hand. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Messrs. Slap & Dash apparently take the urn or obelisk that comes readiest to hand. Certain Personal Matters Whilst I was a postulant I liked to have nice things to use and to find everything needful ready to hand. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse In short, here was an instance ready to hand for any cheap writer engaged to decry the old Classical Education. On The Art of Reading The war with Mexico found two able generals ready to hand, and laid the foundations of the reputations of many more. American Men of Action "Drive the beast in upon me, son of Herod; and you, Gracus, be ready to hand me another lance." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ In the Christian Missions they have an admirable organization ready to hand which merely requires encouragement and support. Indian Unrest He sat serenely in the reception-room, ready to hand her to her carriage, and accompany her to the hall. The Other Girls I herewith enclose you the proposal formally made, and will be ready to hand over the two hundred Christian manifestations of my gratitude at the proper season. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two "No," answered the cat, "I have but one; but that is always ready to hand, and I maintain that it is worth a thousand other dodges." The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney The committee appointed to examine into the cost of establishing government armor works is to be ready to hand in its report next December. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 42, August 26, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls To prevent any blacksliding the agitators had ready to hand an organization which they did not hesitate to use. Indian Unrest The spare pieces of timber that were to be put under her, and the wedges which were to be driven in to raise her forward, were ready to hand, as were the jacks and levers. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel So also light, heat, and other natural agencies, palpable and ready to hand for the explanation of everything, in the myth-making period of science which living men can still remember, have by this time paled. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Janice had the bed open, and a hot-water bottle down where Aunt Mary's feet might be expected, and all sorts of comfort ready to hand. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary In spite of our declining faith, it has been preserved to us, and here it is, ready to hand. The Feast of St. Friend There, at least, the whereabouts of that fabulous well is known and the plummet is ready to hand. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Tom Robson ought really to have all the praise, since everything was ready to hand, and in the most perfect order. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel Messrs. Cleaver had intimated that the London solicitors were ready to hand over the money, and Mavis was talking to her husband about its investment. The Devil's Garden But here again we must accept the situation and work with the instruments ready to hand. Ireland In The New Century When the tea had been poured out and the plates set ready to hand, Maggie began. The Necromancers Russia found ready to hand the means of impressing the Ameer with a sense of her irresistible power. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) And Little Jim was not blind to the significant movement of shifting a belt that a gun might hang ready to hand. Partners of Chance As they came I rose from my place, and they thought I would resist, for they shifted their sword hilts to the front, ready to hand. Wulfric the Weapon Thane Thousands of men and women are engaged in repairing the damages with the abundance of material ready to hand on the sloping granite-shale hills around the foot of which the roadway winds. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama We came to India, and finding these statements ready to hand, have simply swallowed them down, and added them to the number of illusions existing as regards India. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore He had dropped in with his usual morning's tale of woe to confide to Major Buchanan, and he had found him, as always, ready to hand out an incendiary brand of sympathy. Andrew the Glad One reason why it was so was because dry earth was ready to hand, or could be easily procured in a country district where labor was cheap. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The argument is ready to hand and simple. Cambridge Essays on Education They wore jaunty velvet caps and fascinating daggers, ready to hand. The Dark House Then if there is not enough meat ready to hand in the town, no doubt they would say they would find it for themselves. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Here are two labels ready to hand—"temperamental" and "doctrinaire." Since Cézanne He felt in his pocket for the pistol, and it was ready to hand. Jason I shall be ready to hand her over to the Consul of the United States at Cape Town, or to any person you may appoint to take charge of her. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Last time we were here I wanted to drown myself, and there it was ready to hand, as it were—offering eternal oblivion—and all that. The Dark House Then the great and burning question of grub is always ready to hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, February 28, 1891 Deplorable indolence which clothes our mind in the first heavy cloak ready to hand, so that all the sunbeams of the world cannot persuade us to throw it off, much less to assume another! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 A nice bit of ground—and there's all the clay you'll need ready to hand. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower The judges are called; but by this time it is noticed that the foreman has not the "issue-paper" ready to hand down; and a buzz goes round—"a question; a question!" The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession "I am ready to hand over my trust at any minute." Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake Even were the Vigilantes to win in the long run, the material for a very pretty civil war was ready to hand. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado After leading a serious life for sixty years, mirth is no offence, and what source of merriment can be more abundant, more harmless, and more ready to hand than oneself? Recollections of My Youth We shall be ready to hand you a beating, though, at any time you ask for it. The High School Boys' Canoe Club She hung a travelling cloak and a hat on a peg near the hall-door ready to hand as she left the house. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People These languages have always found it easier to create new words by compounding afresh elements ready to hand. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech When two persons, living under the same roof, have the misfortune to fall out a hundred and one small ways are ready to hand for the infliction of moral torment. Deadham Hard He had been taught in a school that always found an axe ready to hand. Hero Tales of the Far North I sped off, whipped into the Church, popped into a surplice I found ready to hand, caught up a candle, and!—Little did I think who it was that was hanging on his arm. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago The somewhat suggestive name of Frogmore was inscribed on the small gate, and I remembered that I quite shivered as I walked up the sloppy path, with my usual inquiry ready to hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 These original historians did, it is true, find statements and narratives of other men ready to hand; one person cannot be an eye-and-ear witness of everything. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Matters had left a bedroom candle ready to hand on a side-table, as his custom was. True Tilda If relatively too much space in this article has been given to women's work at mixed Universities, the excuse lies ready to hand. Women Workers in Seven Professions It is the right material ready to hand for the builder. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form If he will examine the Canadian Archives, from which I have quoted, and the authorities which I cite, he will find the proof ready to hand. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Pique in a woman's mind, even in the mind of the best, finds a rival the tool readiest to hand. The Castle Inn I had pulled up a chintz-covered arm-chair and a table, to form a kind of barricade before me, and on this lay my revolver ready to hand. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories He saw the oblong space to its full extent, with the great engines of warfare ranged ready to hand. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth Much information is to be obtained, though piecemeal and with difficulty, but especially as relates to women, it has not yet been classified and ordered and placed ready to hand. The Trade Union Woman Nor would any strengthening of the field army be possible under this scheme, since the cadres to contain the mass of these special reservists are not ready to hand. Germany and the Next War The average man of resource will deem a smith's rasp and one or two strong drawing-knives amply sufficient, and on no account should they be omitted from the list of those ready to hand. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Islam went through a similar course of development and assumed the spiritual panoply which was ready to hand. Christianity and Islam Both had their pistols in their pockets ready to hand, as they were resolved to be killed rather than taken. Jack Archer The answer seems ready to hand in the use of one of the oldest, yet one of the newest arts, the art of story-telling. Library Work with Children Two or three Mormon agents stood ready to hand them on to the Inspector, and to hand them forward when they had passed. The Uncommercial Traveller With the cavity thus cleaned and prepared, the artificial horn, melted ready to hand, is poured into it and allowed to set. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Little of a tangible character can therefore be offered in support of the view here taken, beyond a discursive review of such everyday facts as lie ready to hand. Theory of the Leisure Class Here was one that excelled in the things worth excelling in, a man-god ready to hand, and Kama could not but worship—withal he gave no signs of it. Burning Daylight Sally waited, ready to hand round the soup. The Scarlet Pimpernel No sooner had she been starved off by Edgar Fitzpiers than another being, impersonating bare and undiluted manliness, had arisen out of the earth, ready to hand. The Woodlanders From the mass of material ready to hand we may select the following as serving our purpose. Diseases of the Horse's Foot And I believe that it can be done by the Salvation Army, because it has ready to hand an organisation of men and women, numerous enough and zealous enough to grapple with the enormous undertaking. In Darkest England and the Way Out It was the gambling side of business that fascinated him, and to play in his slashing manner required that his money must be ready to hand. Burning Daylight These images do not always lie ready to hand, but it is possible to evoke them by the judicious employment of words and formulas. The Crowd; study of the popular mind I got out my revolver ready to hand, for whilst we were speaking the howling of wolves came louder and closer. Dracula We seem to have all the ingredients for the proverb ready to hand.” Beasts and Super-Beasts And if thou art seeking adventures, as may well be, thou shalt soon find them there ready to hand. The Well at the World's End: a tale Every form of bomb, catapult, and trench mortar was ready to hand. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 "Why, Martin," said she, when the four pieces stood ready to hand, "I have seen five men strain hard to move one of these; indeed you must be marvellous strong." Martin Conisby's Vengeance Doubtless he found the topic ready to hand in some predecessor, and it is somewhat ironical that a Josephus should throw stones at a Thucydides on the score of inaccuracy. Josephus Then you’ll have everything ready to hand—the rich cousin, the fur department, and the topic of birthday presents.” Beasts and Super-Beasts His loader was kneeling behind him ready to hand him his second gun, with two cartridges stuck between his fingers to reload the first one. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story There is an iceberg all ready to hand; we’ve only got to hollow it out. The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Said he, setting a musquetoon ready to hand and glancing at the primings of his pistols. Martin Conisby's Vengeance The Greek mythology was ready to hand, but it was hard for a Roman to treat it with high enthusiasm, and still harder to handle it with freshness and individuality. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal By this contrivance the fuel would always be ready to hand. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude This, be sure, is true; and I have its English parallel ready to hand. Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett Wherefore we waked through the more part of the night with our swords ready to hand. The Water of the Wondrous Isles As for the sailors, they might have arms on board, but these would not be ready to hand, and it was really only with the guards they would have to deal. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 When made by farmers or householders tallow or grease will generally be taken, as it is the cheapest, and ready to hand on the spot. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Great skill is required, and not only required, I am glad to say, but ready to hand, on the part of the seamen gunners; and low trajectory guns must be provided to aid their skill. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 It is doing himself no less violence to refuse food ready to hand, when he is starving, on purpose that he may starve, than to open a vein on purpose to bleed to death. Moral Philosophy The American use of the word is ancient and respectable, but the English limitation of its meaning seems to me convenient, seeing we have the general terms "unwell" and "ill" ready to hand. America To-day, Observations and Reflections One day Mr. Carr came in Joshua's shop, and wanted something which my brother had not got as ready to hand as the common things that the townspeople generally bought. Hide and Seek Say, I tell you I was just sweating when I got ready to hand it to him. The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories Hence it is that though the tides are caused by the moon, yet whenever they require energy they draw on the supply ready to hand in the rotation of the earth. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Here, a victim ready to hand, was one of the instruments of the extension of British dominion, the foremost explorer in the service of the British Crown. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia And at the appointed day came down to the castle gate with the keys all ready to hand over to her stepmother. English Fairy Tales Burgess felt very self-conscious as he entered Bob’s study, and was rather glad that he had a topic of conversation ready to hand. Mike Such a protector was ready to hand in the Normans, who, recently settled in Southern Italy, felt themselves insecure in the title by which they held their possessions. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 If you have no hotbed, fix the frames and get the sashes for one now, so it will be ready to hand when the ground is frozen solid and covered with snow next spring. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use The interpretation of the first is ready to hand, because the sheaves were 'your sheaves' and 'my sheaf.' Expositions of Holy Scripture In the pulpit and the stage, moreover, we have ready to hand most potent instruments of dissemination, that need nothing but a little sharpening to help greatly towards this end. Mankind in the Making Keep wax, scraper, string, etc., in one outside pocket ready to hand. Ski-running "And here is your opportunity ready to hand, as the advertisements say," declared Bess, her blue eyes shining. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly I had a naked kookree ready to hand, for we were sure that the tigress was in the swamp, and I did not know what might happen. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter In acquiring new facts we must always use a little reason, while in constructive work, we cannot always rely upon having all the necessary matter ready to hand. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study Why should a man take the trouble of laboriously inventing fresh phrases about usury or uncleanness when there were the very words of St. Augustine or St. Basil ready to hand? Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 Therefore we lie; but the demonstration that we ought not to lie we have ready to hand. A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion He sat tailorwise in the sand, with his coffee-pot on the coals, his supper ready to hand in the frying pan, and himself in a mood for talk. The Land of Little Rain Then a couple of dim forms hove in sight, being Steve and his fellow vidette, ready to hand over the guns to their successors, and seek the shelter of the cabin for a little rest. At Whispering Pine Lodge Anderson hesitated a moment, peered cautiously around, and then, slipping folded sheets of paper from his inside coat pocket, he evidently made ready to hand them to Kurt. The Desert of Wheat Agnes Jones was not one of those who are always "Seeking for some great thing to do," and ignoring the many small opportunities of service which lie ready to hand. Excellent Women As for the sailors, they might have arms on board, but these would nor be ready to hand, and it was really only with the guards they would have to deal. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) For Master Rababull always kept a large, blood-encrusted bull whip ready to hand for his most grievous personal judgements, when the real punishments must be meted out. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs He had much more recent material ready to hand. A Handbook of Ethical Theory Nevertheless, each of the three parts into which England was divided would show signs of provincial life for which it would find certain imperfect organisms ready to hand. Life and Habit They could be trusted then, and sometimes when a woman operative was needed, they had a partner ready to hand. 100%: the Story of a Patriot "And all this you are ready to hand over to me, Shabaka?" The Ancient Allan The beautiful Norman intended to revenge herself on the handsome Lisa, and the latter's cousin seemed a victim ready to hand. The Fat and the Thin I had no notion of being blackmailed, besides I haven't got it, and I told her she might know that I am not of age, and had no such sum ready to hand. The Long Vacation I answered that I was perfectly ready to hand over my composition and the conducting of the piece to Reissiger. My Life — Volume 1 All poets, except those of the very first order, owe immensely to the form, the art, the stereotyped metres, and stock figures they find ready to hand. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers A distinct promise of a hundred pounds was made to him, if he would have the child ready to hand over to Trevelyan on Trevelyan's arrival in England. He Knew He Was Right In this busy, bustling age it is required that the information which books contain shall be ready to hand and presented in the clearest and briefest manner possible. Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking But to splash about with an unlimited number of buckets of water ready to hand, to be got by the simple dipping of a billy-can—this was joy indeed! Spinifex and Sand This is the best place for a halt," he said, "for here is wood ready to hand. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War And then, further, as I have said, it has the immense advantage of developing style; the subjects are ready to hand; and one may learn, by diarizing, the art of sincere and frank expression. From a College Window It is the command of Thorhild that you be dressed and ready to hand him his ale the moment he has taken off his outer garments. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days As regards the danger, the explanation lies ready to hand; the bees know not the meaning of fear, and, with the exception only of smoke, are afraid of nothing in the world. The Life of the Bee I have borrowed this instance from Balzac's pages because the story lay there ready to hand; the chronicle, day by day, of the triumph of injustice. Wisdom and Destiny But you are a convenient tool, ready to hand, and I use you for the Church's service! The Master-Christian The clothing for which Rodriguez searched the plain vainly was ready to hand. Don Rodriguez; chronicles of Shadow Valley He endeavoured to lead her out of morbid thought into interest in other than personal things; and, naturally enough, his own objects of interest came readiest to hand. Wives and Daughters A model already existed ready to hand in the Society of Merchants Adventurers, of which the origin goes back certainly to the fifteenth century, perhaps still earlier. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 The faithful were bent less on the destruction of the old pagan temples than on their conversion to a new and higher use; and, with much beautiful furniture ready to hand, they became Christian sanctuaries. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 After his voluntary seclusions, he suddenly reappeared in his usual haunts, active and feverish as ever, note-book ready to hand, in which he jotted down his thoughts, discoveries, and observations for future use. Balzac That," thought he, "is the result of following accepted opinions and those absurd phrases, all ready to hand, which are like mile-stones along a fool's road! The Widow Lerouge In this costume, with his hat in his hand, he stood under the great gateway of the hotel, ready to hand Mrs. Thompson into the carriage. Chateau of Prince Polignac The shining knives and irons lay in order, ready to hand. Jonah He was ready to hand in the person of Major-General Schofield. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography I ain't so low I've got the value of my wife and two little babies figured out and ready to hand. The Second-Story Man I should have had to look carefully and long, had it not been that Minucius Acilianus was ready to hand,— one might almost say that Providence had prepared him for the purpose. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 His religious convictions were ready to hand, but he spent several uncomfortable days hunting up his religious enthusiasms. The Longest Journey There it was, ready to hand, on the bedding beside him. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Ah, here is an example of it, ready to hand. Pillars of Society There are plenty of vapors ready to hand, and subterranean fires ready to issue forth. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant If so, the materials are all ready to hand, but the putting them together would be a heavy task. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 It was everything to have an actual and practicable duty ready to hand, everything to have a busy present which would crowd out past and future, if only for a few hours. We Two, a novel "I have found ten thousand bottles like that, all made ready to hand, at four sous, and six months' credit." Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau As Antony had said to Cayley, there would always be somebody ready to hand the police a circumstantial story of the movements of any man in whom the police were interested. The Red House Mystery Herein lay the material, ready to hand, for the coming of feud and ill-blood. Reginald in Russia and other sketches He knew Angel Jack, and he knew what would happen if he didn't have that package ready to hand back the day Angel Jack got out of Sing Sing. The White Moll Nine companies there were, and five hundred men sat in each, and in every company they held nine bulls ready to hand. The Odyssey Done into English prose The flare-up was kept inside the companion with a box of matches ready to hand. Chance A Tale in Two Parts In this borderland we cooperate in many civic enterprises for I think we may claim that Hull-House has always held its activities lightly, ready to hand them over to whosoever would carry them on properly. Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes Day and night his revolvers were ready to hand. South Sea Tales But all I know, sir, is, that I am ready to hand you over this sum in exchange for your assignment of the debt. The Count of Monte Cristo No, Heaven help us! an unhealthy district by all accounts; so that, when the moment for advice on that topic arrives, you will have an excuse ready to hand. The Memorabilia Under the canvas flaps along the thwarts, ready to hand for the rowers, were laid five of the Lee-Enfields. Jerry of the Islands And there’s that broken oar ready to hand.” The Sea Wolf In the living-room, where were the eating-table, the billiard-table, and the phonograph, stood stands of rifles, and in each bedroom, beside each bed, ready to hand, had been revolvers and rifles. Jerry of the Islands Here at last was something ready to hand. The Sea Wolf I noted that the hunter, a huge Scandinavian sitting in the bow, held his rifle, ready to hand, across his knees. The Sea Wolf |
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