| 单词 | recumbent |
| 例句 | Too terrified of crevasses to wander far from camp, I spent most of my time recumbent in the tent—the ceiling was too low to allow my sitting upright— fighting a rising chorus of doubts. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long day of shooting, Phil and Gay went to a meeting while Josh and I rented recumbent bikes on the beach. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I say as much to Vick, who is watching proceedings, as he expects at least some of the audience to, recumbent on the floor. The last unperformed Stockhausen opera lifts off 2012-08-08T18:00:01Z They get to post photographs of themselves drunk, sober, recumbent and upside-down. To the internet giants, you're not a customer. You're just another user 2013-06-08T23:05:23Z Designers such as André Charles Boulle made a specialty of gilded clock cases topped with Cupid triumphing over a recumbent Father Time. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z The final panel finds him recumbent atop his doghouse: the rain still falls in brutal torrents, but he is able to cope with it, a tender body at rest in a familiar landscape at last. How “Peanuts” Created a Space for Thinking 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Several of these little women are erect, and others are recumbent; one stands on her head while a few look like they’ve been captured in mid-leap. ‘Showing Up’ Review: Making Art in All Its Everyday Glory 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z In another, the curves of a brown suede vest hang open across the half-hidden curves of the recumbent subject’s breasts. Transgender Portraits and the Things a Body Won’t Tell 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Compared to horizontal vectors, which can evoke the recumbent human figure and states of rest, the vertical carries intimations of the cosmic. Monolith Mania Comes to Chelsea 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Spotting the recumbent Aurora, radiant in her pod, he savors her beauty, admires her thumbnail biography and falls in love. Review: Two ‘Passengers’ Trapped on a Spaceship Find Love Amid Despair 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z "Sleeping Woman" is Ray's nod to the recumbent sculptures of antiquity, which also inspired Brancusi's "Sleeping Muse." Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z At Umit Benan, it was the woolly and heavily inked designer scampering across his set — tableaux of rumpled beds, their occupants recumbent — in just his boxer shorts. Fashion Review: Milan Men’s Wear for Spring 2013 2012-06-27T21:26:14Z Not the recumbent bike nor the rowing machine. Perspective | Your brain on barbells: Could strength training help improve your mood? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Bell himself spent much of the dance recumbent and immobile, present but apart. Dance Review: Ian Spencer Bell Dance in ‘Socket’ at City Center 2012-06-01T21:55:40Z Consider a duet in which the man alternately drags the woman around and shoves her away, sometimes rolling her recumbent body with his feet, all while she begs for more. Review: Australian Ballet Returns With Homegrown Talent, Humdrum Program 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Small bronzes show the sculptor’s steady interest in low-slung forms, often representing sitting or recumbent figures, yet also suggesting the gentle rolls of the British countryside. In the galleries: A look at apartheid’s cruel costs And it was his idea to get a recumbent stationary bicycle. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z We were “recumbent” on the steps, feeling “sesquipedalian,” unafraid of the warm night under the watchful gaze of a phalanx of Fifth Avenue doormen. An Ode to Spring, if Only It?d Arrive 2011-04-22T21:09:11Z He hooks an arm under a recumbent knee. Dance Review: ‘Like Lazarus Did’ at the Joyce Theater 2013-05-01T21:11:21Z Then he swigs “green juice of his own making” and chooses a recumbent bike to counteract the way the hills affect his wrists. Books of The Times: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ a Maria Semple Novel 2012-08-06T18:53:15Z Stair climbers and recumbent cycles are among the most ignored, it says. Tethered to treadmills? Try the cardio machines in the corner 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Inviting the media to witness their recumbent defiance, they abolish the difference between the public and the private. John Lennon and Yoko Ono: the image that defines the second Elizabethan era 2012-05-31T13:06:07Z The main market driver is an aging, health-focused population, but also, recumbent “trikes are cool,” said Larry Black, owner of Mt. Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z At Black’s two stores, recumbent trikes are outselling recumbent two-wheelers about 10 to 1, and they’re outselling upright trikes at about the same rate. Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z "The Sleeping Man" shows a recumbent young man dozing, either on a blanket or in a mannered treatment of an ocean shore. Gregory Grenon: oil-on-glass paintings with a stained-glass glow, at Traver Gallery 2012-07-20T15:16:04Z He walked around the recumbent people and watched them “studying their books on the beach.” An Exile from Iran on the Beaches of Australia 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The ergonomics of recumbent bicycles and tricycles are the same, but trikes are easier to balance and don’t tip when you stop, said Wayne Sosin, president of Worksman Cycles, based in Queens. Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z He brought a stationary recumbent bicycle with him on the road. Don Henley says the Eagles are done. It was always Glenn Frey’s band. 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z “The growth is in what is referred to as a recumbent trike, or tri.” Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z A few weeks later, he returned to the shop and bought a recumbent trike. Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z I look down at his helmet, at the person on the bright yellow recumbent tricycle and wonder, “Who is this stranger?” Are You My Husband? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z While riding a recumbent bike from Siberia to Beijing, Tim Cope kept getting stuck in sand. What the Australian Adventurer Tim Cope Learned From Nomads 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Tempted to flip through a gossip magazine on the recumbent bike? Why the Life-Insurance Industry Wants to Creep on Your Instagram 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z But Black warns against riding recumbent trikes alongside cars. Hot wheels: Today’s adult tricycles are low, sleek, speedy, and finding a larger fan base 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z There was My Dear, his wife, recumbent in a coffin with a stake in her heart, and his son, Gasport, a series of moans within a potato bag suspended from the ceiling. John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z In one of the exhibition’s most beautiful paintings the serene, long-haired bodhisattva Manjusri, a spiritual benefactor drawn in flowing lines, sits in meditation next to a comically ferocious, recumbent lion. Art Review: Spiritual Seeker With a Taste For the Satirical 2010-12-23T22:15:17Z Nasario Meija, vice president at Crunch Fitness, said just as the rower is not only for athletes, the recumbent bike, which puts riders in a laid-back position, is recommended mostly for beginners. Tethered to treadmills? Try the cardio machines in the corner 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z But it isn’t alone: An identical column lies on the ground alongside, and the pairing — now inevitably understood as one standing figure and another, recumbent — comes to represent the basic sociability of all humans. Seeing Double? So Do Great Artists. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In this relaxed, recumbent atmosphere, preparing to dance looks more like meditation. Dance Place’s Deborah Riley, moving on: ‘It’s been my family’ 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z After being off a few weeks, she changed to a three-wheeled recumbent bike, which solved the problem of falling. Renton woman on mission to become first to complete ironman triathlon with MS, pacemaker 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z His invention resembled a modern recumbent bike, relying on a hand crank to propel himself forward. The history of the wheelchair—from Roman baths to modern sports 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z According to the FAA’s Civil Air Regulation Section 40.174: “A seat and an individual safety belt are required for each passenger and crew member excluding infants, who are in other than a recumbent position.” Flight attendants want to ban lap-babies on planes 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The recumbent body built from freight cars is without gender, although typically in art a reclining figure is female. Review: This sculptural trainwreck in the Coachella Valley is worth celebrating 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z She can ride a recumbent bike, is learning to write with her left hand and is relearning how to play the French horn. For Giffords, Progress on Gun Safety Is Like Her Recovery: ‘Inch by Inch’ 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Their orientation is usually diagonal, from top left to bottom right, suggesting weird amalgams of upright and recumbent positions and varieties of squirming engagement with the fact — the process — of being gazed upon. Review | Up close with the sexiest nudes in modern art 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z In the Spanish artist’s famous 1799 etching, owls and bats swarm around the dreamer’s recumbent body, nocturnal nightmares staring straight ahead with fierce attention directed at the viewer looking in on the scene. Review: In a must-see L.A. show, painter Bob Thompson uses art history to consider social injustice 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z But the most extraordinary moment of the Freud Museum show occurs in Sigmund’s study, where Lucian’s painting of his recumbent mother has been hung directly above his grandfather’s famous couch. Perspective | Lucian Freud captured intimacy, even when his subjects were clothed 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The morphology at “City” purposely blends soft and hard, positive and negative, crystalline and amorphous, erect and recumbent shapes. One visionary artist’s desert dream 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Isoclinal folds that have been overturned to the extent that their limbs are nearly horizontal are called recumbent folds. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Scorrano and Dr. Serena extracted DNA from the remains of the recumbent man and a woman discovered on the floor of the room, her arms clutching the edge of a couch. From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius, Human DNA 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Instead, Wesner asked if she had looked into a recumbent trike. Her Race Against A.L.S.: 50 Marathons in 50 States 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z By September, he finally was allowed to go to the gym, but only to use the recumbent stationary bike, with two-minute breaks between brief periods of exertion. How Long Is Long Covid? How Long Would It Keep Him From Music? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z My weekend travel convenience, a low-riding recumbent trike powered by hands instead of feet, was arguably even more attention-getting. Slow-Wheeling to the Sea 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z He hopes fundraising will be able to raise enough money for him to pay for an electric recumbent tricycle to increase his fitness and "get his life back" following the operation. Man from Windsor to have 'record-breaking' kidneys removed 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The attendants brought the man in, placed him recumbent on a "revolving couch," and pulled off his boots. Revisiting the Pennsylvania "She Doctor" panic of 1869 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Cron, the 88 Shades RV Park resident, on a recent morning pedaled a recumbent bicycle while holding the leash of her miniature Australian shepherd, Miley. Snowbirds flock south in the winter for warmer weather, using up COVID-19 vaccines in this Arizona desert town 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z "The image of a bored nation slumped recumbent, accepting any imbecilic nonsense, is hard to disregard," he wrote. The Masked Singer: Finale attracts 8.6 million viewers 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It was full of recumbent sculptures, queues, processions, dances, snowdrifts, ribbons, and flags. Great excavations: Elizabeth Price on unearthing the truth about work 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In the last cave, I saw a recumbent Buddha, half asleep; the statue’s eyes were full of sand. A Poetic Journey Through Western China 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The same is true for Dana Lieberman, owner of a recumbent bicycle shop in Los Angeles. Small-business program intended for quick grants is running weeks behind 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z To continue his passion, Burnett turned to trikes — three-wheeled recumbent vehicles that can be accessible alternatives to bicycles. From flamenco to farming: Seattle seniors share secrets behind staying happy and healthy into their mature years 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Sparks first injured his knee while riding a recumbent bike in an effort to get fit. Suffering from bad knees, some look for alternatives to surgery 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z I don’t understand yeast, astrology or recumbent bikes. Hollywood Bowl rehearsals are a soothing morning escape. And they're free 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Like a topsy-turvy human volcano ready to erupt, Lucas presents herself as a recumbent mix of smoldering sensuality and rising anger — Venus Vesuvius. Review: Sarah Lucas show at the Hammer Museum is naked but definitely not afraid 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Pat had retired from politics, after a failed attempt to switch from Democrat to Republican, and taken to riding around the country on a recumbent bicycle, writing drolly about his travels for his son’s paper. Can Beto Bounce Back? 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Looking more like a wooden shoe carrying a recumbent oil derrick, a huge seaplane, a relatively new development in aviation, passed by, two of its four engines roaring as the seaplane taxied into the U.S. Chatham departure of first trans-Atlantic flight recalled 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Pat O’Rourke also posted diary entries during a cross-country trip on a recumbent bicycle — much as his son would do years later on a road trip while weighing his presidential run. The El Paso Homecoming That Set Beto O’Rourke’s Star on the Rise 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z White, writing with a microscopically attentive eye to the fine shadings of the period, gives a full picture of terror rampant, justice recumbent, and liberty repressed. How the South Won the Civil War 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z She ended the journey where it began, getting pushed in a recumbent wheelchair around Central Park. Global feat: Mina Guli runs 62 marathons for water awareness 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Recumbent Stone Circles are named after their large horizontal stone, which is known as the “recumbent” and flanked by two upright stones. 'Ancient' stone circle thought to be thousands of years old was built in the 1990s 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The “recumbent stone circle” in the parish of Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, was reported by the site’s current farm and was considered unusual for its small diameter and relatively small stones. 'Ancient' Scottish stone circle was built in 1990s 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z At Burrow, a model photographed recumbent on one of its couches is helpfully identified as being 6 feet, 1 inch tall, preventing surprises of scale. Start Buying Furniture the Millennial Way—or Risk Missing Out 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z He was 44 days into his “Positive Vibes Tour” on his recumbent bike near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, when he died. Services set for cyclist killed on nationwide charity ride 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z The ergonomics of recumbent bicycles and tricycles are the same, but trikes are easier to balance and don’t tip when you stop, said Wayne Sosin, president of Worksman Cycles, based in Queens, New York. Today’s adult tricycles are sleek, speedy and finding fans | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The door to the chamber in the chapel that houses a recumbent statue of Lee will be closed during school events, to mark a separation between the university and the memorial. Washington and Lee renames buildings, replaces military portraits of its namesakes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The change was daunting, from “skating at a high level on the World Cup circuit to being on a recumbent bike being able to bike for five minutes at a time.” Bowe’s back, bruised but unbowed and bent for skating gold 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The rehab hospital’s adaptive cycling program outfitted him with a recumbent bike, and one sunny afternoon he put on a helmet and took off on the grounds of the nearby Armed Forces Retirement Home. A short bike ride put him on a long road to recovery 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z This year, he was riding a rented recumbent bike along the boardwalk. An extra week of summer for almost 900,000 kids is a boost for Ocean City 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Many years ago, at the gym, five of the six recumbent bikes, my equipment of choice, were occupied by gorgeous, extraordinarily thin women, predominantly of the blond persuasion. Roxane Gay: ‘My body is a cage of my own making’ 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z It is a landscape without physiognomy; no faces of men or gods, no bodies of recumbent animals, are suggested by the shapes of the hills. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z It’s a classic authoritarian move: Make up a baseless charge and then demand that a loyal someone else — in this case the recumbent Republican Congress — prove it for you. From the mixed-up files of Mr. Donald J. Trump 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z He lifted a four-pound hammer with both hands to “generate maximum force”, according to police, and brought it down on the recumbent shape “with the intent to kill”. Mannequin sting catches suspect in Las Vegas homeless murders 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Horn was recumbent on the long couch to the rear of the driver’s seat, staring impassively at the ceiling, his hands cradling the back of his head. 600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped Bus, Campaigning Against Death Itself 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z He cannot operate the recumbent bicycle at all, anymore. Austin man wants the choice to die on his own terms 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z I do HIIT, 45 seconds of all out followed by 4 minutes of moderate speed on a recumbent stationary bike. How Music Might Improve Your Workouts 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A preliminary investigation showed that Ned Gaylin of Chevy Chase was riding a three-wheeled recumbent bicycle eastbound on the trail crossing Little Falls Parkway in a marked crosswalk, the statement said. Local digest: Oct. 17, 2016 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Police say three Trek road bicycles, three Trek hybrid bicycles and three recumbent bicycles are valued at about $37,000. Thieves steal bikes belonging to wounded veterans 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In 2001, David Wilson, an MIT engineer and inventor of one of the first modern recumbent bicycles, invited Papadopoulos to co-author the third edition of the book Bicycling Science. The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z There was time on the treadmill; then, he would do rounds on the recumbent bike. Austin man wants the choice to die on his own terms 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z With a recumbent bike you are, of course, recumbent, with a backrest supporting your spine. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z He was on a recumbent bike at Four Seasons II, 2401 Airport Road, Bloomington, at 6:10 a.m. EXCHANGE: Doctor saved after collapsing at fitness center 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Once, during a visit, I held my eighteen-month-old granddaughter at the window of their home, looking across the road at a field of recumbent cows with their eyes closed. Lois Lowry Shares Her Favorite Bible Passage 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z My wife and I got up without saying anything to the cop or the recumbent man and continued on our way to watch “The Bachelor.” First Responders by Accident 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Hampton by Hilton’s JumpStart fitness centers feature treadmills, elliptical fitness training and recumbent cycles, and core and balance training equipment. Hotel Owners Looking to Stay Current Put Money in Properties 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z A recumbent bicycle differs from a standard, stationary bicycle and elliptical machine primarily in how you position yourself on the device. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z But three years later, Mr. Nassar, 59, again felt tightness in his chest as he rode a recumbent bike at the gym. Putting Stents to the Test 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z You might also try a recumbent bicycle, on which the cyclist is in a reclining position. Ask Well: Vigorous Exercise for the Knee-Challenged 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Some rode conventional bikes, while others used tandem or recumbent bicycles or handcycles. Bicycle ride for veterans from Bayou La Batre to Mobile 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z When the strains of a conventional bicycle became too much, he switched to a recumbent - better resembling a lounge chair on wheels - to ease the load on his body. Long-distance cyclist pedals from Grants Pass 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Riding a recumbent bicycle also may strengthen the hamstring muscles more effectively than using an upright bicycle. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z Kirke Johnson, who was riding a recumbent bicycle, did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. 70-year-old Portland man dies in bike-truck crash 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A 2004 study found that recumbent pedaling results in slightly less strain on parts of the knee than riding an upright model. Ask Well: Vigorous Exercise for the Knee-Challenged 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The inner frame, which is also fashioned from carbon fiber composite, bears some resemblance to a recumbent bike. The Quest to Build the World's Fastest Bike 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z His recumbent is tailored to his needs, with armrests added and modifications made to the shifting and braking controls. Biking means ‘freedom’ to Clear Lake man with ALS 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z So a moderate workout on a recumbent generally burns fewer calories per minute than using either of the other machines. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z At one point, we passed a guy pedaling a recumbent bike–his vehicle was more of an eye-catcher than ours was. Riding in Google's Self-Driving Car Is Eerily Similar to Being Driven by a Real Person 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Finally, my tracker got a visual fix on F51, and we hunkered down to observe the recumbent feline. Catfight: How mountain lions are struggling to survive 2014-03-09T21:00:00Z In Germany, where luge is popular, there is a saying that refers to the sport’s recumbent nature, he said. Watching Sliding Sports Live? The Athletes Wish You Luck 2014-02-18T00:52:15Z The Govan Stones are a collection of 31 recumbent grave stones, hogback stones and one remarkable sarcophagus from this period of history when warfare instigated by the Norse transformed the political landscape of Britain. The hidden Viking-Age treasures of Govan 2014-01-27T01:53:51Z “And avid cyclists obviously should use the upright bicycle,” since it simulates riding outdoors far better than the recumbent. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z While the men chose upright two-wheel machines, she went for a four-wheel recumbent cycle. Welsh cyclist heads for South Pole 2013-12-25T00:54:08Z Mom warms up on a recumbent exercise bike for about eight minutes. You’re never too old to exercise. Just ask my 98-year-old mom if you see her at the gym. 2013-12-16T15:19:15Z The birds shown here are all in alert poses, even when lying recumbent. It s hot and sunny, so birds lie down and sunbathe 2013-07-23T01:45:00.727Z "We use recumbent stair steppers, among other exercisers." New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers 2013-05-13T06:04:39Z In a 2014 study, researchers found that novice cyclists activated their hamstrings with more force while pedaling a recumbent than a standard stationary bicycle. Ask Well: Recumbent Bike vs. Upright Bike vs. Elliptical Machine 1456-06-26T05:00:00Z I also enjoy your use of the word "lie," by which you do not mean "assume a recumbent position." Viewpoint: Ryan's Latest Budget: Wrong Problem, Wrong Solution 2013-03-13T14:35:25Z “My attitude is this,” Mr. Menino said in an interview the other day at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital after pedaling for several minutes on a stationary recumbent bicycle. Menino, Boston’s Ailing Mayor, Says He’s Up to Job 2012-12-17T02:12:32Z He began riding with the device this year after buying a $7,000 velomobile, a three-wheeled recumbent cycle with a shell around it. Bicyclists Using Cameras to Capture Accidents 2012-07-20T13:51:06Z Typically favored by seniors and those needing a rehabilitation tool, recumbent bikes offer lots of comfort by placing riders in a reclining position. Bikes for Aspiring Cyclists 2012-06-07T13:55:00Z There, let her lie where she is; the recumbent position is the right thing. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z The body is that of a recumbent lion. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Still, he had trouble moving from his recumbent bike to a chair and could not do so without help. Menino, Boston’s Ailing Mayor, Says He’s Up to Job 2012-12-17T02:12:32Z Nostrils basal, oval, open, covered externally with narrow recumbent feathers. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z "It won't do," said Mr. Fowler, lightly touching the recumbent Saul with his foot. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z It was the hour when confusion reigns supreme, when it is impossible to tell tree from man, an outcrop of stone from a recumbent beast. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Around the recumbent Cleopatra were beautiful attendants, clad—or unclad—as Nymphs, Graces, Cupids. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z At the end of the hall on the right is a recumbent river-god, said to have been restored by Michael Angelo. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Heavier and heavier drooped her falling lids, her recumbent form sought more and more the support of her little couch, at length borne down by resistless force, she lay unnerved and motionless. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Suddenly the head of this recumbent figure unmistakably moved. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Then the great, glittering, and sloping lid, with its recumbent figure of the saint, slowly rose between the bronze supporting figures. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The 2nd Room— Is a corridor filled with cinerary urns, chiefly from Volterra, bearing recumbent figures, ludicrously stunted. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z They would first clasp their hands behind their heads and lean backward; then their feet were lifted off the ground, and they were borne upward in a recumbent position. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z In one of the side chapels is a delicately modelled recumbent wax figure of a young girl. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Professor Johnson, the antiquary, returning meditatively from a learned discourse, came upon the recumbent body of a man in front of a house. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z Carefully stepping over the recumbent sleepers, I had just reached the main-mast when I saw the drowsy watchman returning. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The patient should be confined in strictly recumbent positions, and all drinks and foods must be given through tubes or from pap-cups. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Then favoured by the recumbent position, Henrietta began to recover; and presently, but not until some minutes had elapsed, she came to herself. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Then, throwing away his cigarette, he rose from his recumbent position and stood before Carew, who still remained sitting on the bench. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z He stepped over his recumbent companion, and placed his hand on the lever. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Above the tomb, and visible from the chapel hall, is Valentine's recumbent marble figure of Lee the soldier taking his rest, with his sword sheathed at his side and his martial cloak around him.—White. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Muscular exertion, rising from a recumbent posture, etc., will sometimes double its frequency, besides producing irregularity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Entering daintily from the back, the tourist will soon find himself in its main street, devoid of ladies out shopping, but not without its curious collection of exuberant drain-pipes and recumbent lamp-posts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 2012-02-21T03:00:19.417Z Arthur Vaughan--strolling up and down with his father-in-law, not without an occasional glance at Mary, recumbent on a seat on the lawn--looked grave. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z In a few minutes the watchers observed a warm, healthy flush spread over the white face and limp hands of the recumbent boy. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z The tomb of the Prince Consort is very fine, with a recumbent marble statue and a place beside it for the Queen when her turn comes. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Occasionally it was complained of in the recumbent position, but usually it was excited only by a change of position. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z In the attic is a home gym with a treadmill, a boxing bag, a recumbent bicycle and a flat-screen television. Economics of Family Life, as Taught by a Power Couple 2012-02-11T21:22:45Z With true Teutonic relish for pain-inflicting, he swung the weapon aloft and took a step toward the lazily recumbent collie, striking with all his strength. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z One looks half enviously at recumbent alabaster bishops and kneeling marble knights, even at dim grotesques, who have rested in the heart of that grave beauty, in that atmosphere of prayer and chant, so long. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He saw her nearly recumbent before him, limp and pale. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z There are also two very striking recumbent effigies representing a crusader and his wife, each carved out of a single block of wood, now black with age. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z After a while the conversation became still more spasmodic and drowsy: presently it ceased altogether, and all four men sank into a recumbent posture. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z It was the hour when Mrs. Clinton visited her recumbent guest, leaving the nurse free for an airing. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The hush, the tranquil stillness of a church-aisle, within which 'sleep' old recumbent figures, comes over one in reading these most pathetically beautiful words. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z Down went Ahmed’s opponents before his levelled lance like ninepins, so that the lists were soon strewn with their recumbent forms. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Besides these brasses, there is the fine tomb, in the north transept, of the first Bernard to be Lord of Isleham, a Crusader, as is shown by the crossed legs of his recumbent effigy. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z They filed it and stood on each side of the recumbent king. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z She also works out on an elliptical trainer at home and uses a recumbent bike to “walk” the dog, who loves to run alongside the low, three-wheeled machine. The Fat Trap 2011-12-28T15:19:20Z The recumbent Dumps turned her head and regarded him admiringly. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z But, alas! as he gazed at her recumbent loveliness a drop of oil from the lamp he held fell upon her bosom and she awoke. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Elmer rushed forward, and stood over the recumbent man, who looked at him with a puzzled air. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z Even then the faithful servitor, remembering his uncleanness, forbore to lay a hand upon the recumbent figure. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Hardly had his father got him into a recumbent position on the chest at the foot his bed than Mathurin opened his eyes. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z "Good plucked 'un, him," remarked Jim, pulling his pipe from his mouth and pointing the stem at the recumbent figure. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z “What is the meaning of that?” he said sternly, pointing to the recumbent figure, his burning gaze on Tottie’s face. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z One of the recumbent figures instantly sprang to his knees. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z Ananda bent lower over the recumbent figure, and his mother's brow contracted as she saw the motion. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Every second or two he passed the recumbent boy. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The young woman clothed in mourning, half recumbent on a sick-chair, with silent happiness contemplated David, seated at a work-table and occupied in correcting one of Frederick's exercises. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z My companion, still retaining his recumbent position, answered dryly: "I have been taking exercise and diverting myself." The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Tombs of ancient abbots we also find, and one recumbent carving of a starved and shrunken figure, whose leanness attests some ascetic period not famous in sculpture. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z She sat down by the recumbent figure and passed her long soft hands over his limbs with a soothing touch. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z She turned them on to the recumbent figure, not showing too much sympathy as she did so. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z On opening the grave, corpses that had been buried in a recumbent position have been found in a sitting position. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z “Writing is the great life,” he says at the start of the film, seen recumbent on his bed scribbling on a legal pad. Woody Allen revealed: an ?American Masters? documentary illuminates the elusive genius 2011-11-17T12:14:13Z At the recumbent figures of Mary Stuart and Elizabeth we pause to think of the dramatic ghosts which will not allow them to rest in their graves. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The form springs from its recumbent position on to the bare floor, and approaches a small mirror fixed against the wall. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z Starr, bending over the recumbent man, was winding pieces of rope around his feet and hands and drawing them into tight knots. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z A more tragic memorial of the conflict is yonder recumbent cross in Broad Street, close to the spot, then a portion of the town ditch, where Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridley died. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z The horns are black, slightly twisted and very short, flat at the base, pointed at the tips, and recumbent on the head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The figure is recumbent, the face of a high and refined character, with the unmistakable charm of youth impressed upon it. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Junia sank back on her couch, not now so recumbent, but at ease. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z But he has risen from that recumbent position. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z If the hunters who sought first missed the chairs or table, why couldn’t they pass over a recumbent form of a man?” said Mrs. Vernon. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z In the sacristy, which was designed by Brunelleschi, there is a fine bronze recumbent statue of him. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The last has a mural background of florid marble, of a light red color, with a recumbent figure in white marble, and an elaborate medallion of the same material, representing the Madonna, infant and saints. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Mastino II, who succeeded his uncle Can Grande, is likewise represented by a recumbent figure on the sarcophagus of his tomb, which is also crowned by an equestrian statue in armour. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z “Leave that to me,” said his companion, as he crept cautiously up to the recumbent figure of Waishlahla, with the intention of taking possession of his “roer.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z O thou, recumbent traveller, note Approval of their simple ways, Who lighten toil with pious lays; 'Twere ill adown life's stream to float Without or work or praise. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z The recumbent figure in bronze is the work of Donatello, as also the Madonna and Child that guard his last slumber. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z When we came on deck the next morning, we found some of the Turkish women still recumbent, others seated upon their mattresses. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The recumbent figure of the Doge, who was the last to be buried in S. Mark's, is very serene in its realisation of the Last Sleep. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z One of the English wounded had escaped in the night, leaving his greatcoat neatly placed in his bed in such a manner as to suggest a recumbent figure. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z It had found another outlet in politics, directed in a recumbent attitude from a sofa. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z The light spread, falling on Walthew's recumbent figure and sparkling on his pistol, but the messenger did not throw it down as the American had half expected. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Side.—Lioness, in high relief, recumbent to right, playing with cubs. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The recumbent figure of the diplomatist lies stretched out on a slab borne by eagles, and represents real repose in a marvellous manner. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Here are two ancient monuments, under arches, which form Their monuments. part of them, each exhibiting recumbent figures of a knight and a lady. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z A long avenue of recumbent sphinxes, male—bearded—and female—high-breasted—led to the pyramid tombs. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Inside the grotto is a recumbent naiad holding a horn, from which the water falls down into a marble basin. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Side.—Lion to the left, recumbent, in high relief. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The simple but very beautiful tomb of Paolo Loudan, on which his recumbent figure in full chain mail lies stretched, is a fine work of the middle of the fourteenth century. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Between two columns of the nave, surrounded by pews, is an ancient tomb of rich workmanship, having on the top, full-length effigies of a Knight and his Lady, both recumbent. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z In the chapel to your left a monument with recumbent heffigies of Bishop Buttress and Dean Gurgoyle, represented laying side by side with clasped 'ands, in token of the lifelong affection between them. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z To his horror it was aimed straight at the recumbent, lazily-blinking lioness. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Wounded Greek, recumbent, disarmed, drawing an arrow from his right breast. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The background of the central portion is a good mosaic of the Crucifixion, in front of which the aquiline features of the recumbent Duke are very prominent. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z On an altar tomb within the communion rails, are the recumbent figures of a man and woman, with an inscription in black letter, commemorative of An ancient monument of the Catesby family. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z "We do folding treadmills and folding recumbent bikes," she explained. Hold the pillow mint, send up the yoga mat 2011-09-12T21:25:00Z So quaking with fear he crept back at last and sat with his head on his knees and his teeth chattering looking at the recumbent motionless figure and waiting for dawn. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z In a normal example of the fully developed type, the chief figure is that of a man recumbent on a couch, holding a cup. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z His recumbent figure lies extended in the garb of a Franciscan, which Order he entered a few days before his death. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z In the church is an altar monument in commemoration of Thomas Ravensworth, Esquire, whose effigy, in a recumbent position, is represented on the tomb in veined marble. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Sullivan strode toward the recumbent figure upon the floor and administered a stout kick, at which the sleeper suddenly raised his head and drew up his knees. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z There had been a tense though tiny pause; there was another while Shoddy changed the torch to his right hand, and blew a cloud over the head of his now recumbent companion. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Behind are the legs from the knees of a recumbent figure. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z To disprove the statement, and with all the assurance of a young mother, Millie seized the rag-doll and a diminutive golliwog, and held them over the recumbent form of Joseph the Second. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z On an altar-tomb at the west-end are the effigies, in alabaster, of a warrior and a lady; and on another, is the mutilated figure of a female in a recumbent posture: both are without inscription. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z An extraordinary change came over the recumbent man's fair face; it became livid, discomposed. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z “Hope not, have to pull it in, and I’m tired,” responded the recumbent lad. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z Kybel� seated, with a recumbent lion in her lap, its head to the left. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Without a moment's hesitation she emptied the contents over the recumbent figure of the big man. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z She glanced at his recumbent figure, and at the coat lying on the ground. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z I am trying to finish this canvas with its sole aid,” pointing to the work that she had been engaged upon at his entry—a female figure recumbent on a night rainbow. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z The recumbent figures upon the ground were dummies of grass and cloth; the stacked guns were rough wooden counterfeits. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z The instant we entered, conversation ceased, and all looked eagerly and inquiringly at my companion; even some of the recumbent figures straightened up and gazed at him. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Three quarters of an hour later, Laurie arose from his recumbent position on the window-seat of Number 16 East Hall, and delivered an ultimatum in quiet but forceful tones. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z The recumbent statue is considered to be a fine likeness of the late bishop. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z Watching one rise from a recumbent position recalls visions of a drunk wrestling with a deckchair. When a sportsman's elk-hunting days are over 2011-08-25T22:00:03Z Lap-dogs bored her very much indeed, and she turned away her eyes after taking one rather disgusted look at the recumbent Puff through her eyeglasses. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z With a sharp word to the leaping, raging hound, he dragged the recumbent body inside, shut the door, and lighted a bundle of pine knots in the fire-place. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z It is, however, a certain fact, that the majority of patients of this description, have their symptoms aggravated by being placed in a recumbent posture. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z She passed the antique font, her light footstep pressed upon the recumbent brazen image of a knight of other days. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z “Nurse—Miss Ponsonby,” said a small voice in the gloom, a most abject voice to issue from six feet of recumbent manhood, “won’t you come here a minute?” The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z On the other side of the door is a large modern monument to Archdeacon Iles, who died in 1888: the figure is recumbent. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z It is however a certain fact, that the majority of patients of this description have their symptoms aggravated, by being placed in a recumbent posture. Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-14T02:00:24.997Z When I went down, the mate was nodding on the cabin roof, just in front of the wheel, in a half recumbent position. The Civil War at Sea 2011-08-11T12:15:03.547Z "Well?" he said at last without looking round at the still recumbent figure behind him. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Here recumbent as at nature's navel, her energies flood the spirits with puissance, restoring tone and tension for the coming day's occupations. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z At the four corners are four colossal knights kneeling, in complete armour, each bearing a lance and ensign, and guarding the recumbent effigy of the emperor, which lies beneath a magnificent Gothic canopy. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z When it came to a stop near the road, its sailor, in a seat like that of a recumbent bicycle, offered a ride to a curious onlooker. Out Here: Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah: Sailing in the Heat Waves of a Prehistoric Lake 2011-07-22T04:53:53Z At the sight of her daughter, Mrs. Cartwright started violently, and rising from her recumbent posture, threw her arms round her with even passionate fondness. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The candles are just too high to be reached with a puff easily from a recumbent position, and yet we persistently try to blow them out without moving. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z They appeared to expect such a speech; and only half rising from their recumbent position, regarded him with silence and attention. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The gnu, diverted from its original purpose, or preferring an erect enemy to a recumbent one, once more charged him. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z As he would not move, I tilted his chair over by kicking the legs away, and passed over his recumbent body to the bedroom. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z If he did—” The soliloquy of the recumbent chief was suddenly interrupted, and his thoughts diverted into a different channel, by a sound reaching his ear, that seemed to come from the distant prairie. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z They did not see a recumbent human figure which, from the very brow of the sacred cliff, had watched the uncanny and repulsive rites from beginning to end. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Now she deposited it on his desk and stood looking down at the great recumbent figure with eyes of the deepest love and anxiety. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Zoœcia constricted at the base, deciduous, attached to a stem that is either recumbent or vertical. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z For some hours O'Hara and Armstrong dozed fitfully on the bottom of the canoe, regardless of the spray that dashed over their recumbent forms. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z “Now or never!” was the reflection that passed through Clara Blackadder’s mind; and she was in the act of springing up from her recumbent position, when a circumstance occurred seeming to say, “never!” The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z And the features of the recumbent figure she knew too well—pale, haggard, and drawn as they were. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Before long the effect of their recumbent positions in contact with the earth became painful. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z The zoarium as a whole is either recumbent and adherent or at least partly vertical. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Garry and Glen talked for some time, but gradually they dropped off, and the silence of the night reigned round the eight recumbent forms. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z By seizing the stone between the two ends of the catheter with the double current, and by injecting a well-sustained series of dissolvents into the patient, whilst lying at his ease in a recumbent posture. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z By the light of a match, which Payne held in his hand, several recumbent forms huddled in their blankets became visible. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z So she roused herself from the recumbent position she had taken. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z The zoœcia when young are practically recumbent, each being of an ovoid form and having a stout, distinctly quadrate orificial tubule projecting upwards and slightly forwards near the anterior margin of the dorsal surface. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Restlessness, in the recumbent position, is usually nature's protest against the maintenance of a posture in which, owing to failure of circulation, there may be leakage of serum into the lung tissues with dangerous results. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Mamma cast a quick look toward her recumbent Prodigal, and leaned forward until her lips touched the old man’s ear. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z In this recumbent posture he was achieving the somewhat delicate feat of smoking a long, thin clay pipe. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Freeing himself from his companions’ clutches, Bob leaped over the up-ended canoe and bent above the recumbent body of the doughty defender. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z When growing on the stems of water-plants the branches are often parallel and closely pressed together but remain recumbent in this position. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z It must not be forgotten that this does not necessarily mean in a recumbent position. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I could dimly distinguish some recumbent forms, and could trace the spot where Cynthia and the stranger had laid themselves down. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z In harmony with the leading idea of the White Paternoster, the recumbent figures of the Archbishops in Canterbury Cathedral have angels kneeling at each corner of their altar tombs. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z It would entwine its trunk around him and gently draw him close, then settle back in a recumbent position, allowing the child to take whatever liberty he liked. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Zoarium recumbent, often forming an almost uniform layer on solid subjects. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Whenever there is difficulty of breathing in connection with an affection of the heart, the recumbent position is extremely uncomfortable. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He bowed to the recumbent form of the young Englishman. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Moonlight mystifies the tints of purple and blue, and creeps over and into every fold of the beautiful drapery—glistening on the white garment of the recumbent figure. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Here there were nothing but upright monuments standing over the quiet mummies below, while further on were mere trapdoors let down upon recumbent human beings. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z It is often entirely recumbent but sometimes produces short, lax branches that consist of two or three zoœcia only. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z "Say, where's that friend of mine—that Coney Island feller?" he inquired, addressing the recumbent forms of men as he scouted along the wagon-shed. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The first thing that he saw was my recumbent figure, and that I was shaking in every limb. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z On the night of performance Ravelli was, of course, left recumbent on the stage. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Miss Diana, who was worth a thousand of Mrs. Chattaway in an emergency, had the woman placed in a recumbent position, and sent one of the grooms on horseback for Mr. King. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The zoarium often covers a considerable area on flat surfaces and is sometimes entirely recumbent. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z She drew her lithe self up and, half turning, beheld Lem's recumbent form bowed down beside a dun indenture in the table rock. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Now and then she stole a glance at the little figure, recumbent under the heartsease quilt. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Together the two men succeeded in lifting Lord Eglinton and in gently insinuating his body backward into a recumbent position. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Still, mass distribution might play a role in designing better cycles outside the standard design realm, such as folding bikes or recumbent bikes. A Bicycle Built for None: What Makes a Riderless Bike Stable? 2011-04-14T21:15:02.593Z In recumbent zoœcia the main branches often radiate outwards from a common centre. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z It portrayed a mailed knight, not recumbent, but kneeling on one knee, with hands clenched on the hilt of a sword. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Kuŝi = to lie, to be situated, is sometimes used to denote anything in a state of rest, or in a recumbent position. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The effigy is laid recumbent on a plantain leaf, on which a little water mixed with sandal has first been sprinkled, and the smoke of an extinguished wick is passed thrice over it. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z “I wish she had told me this before,” Darrell said, and resumed his recumbent position. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The zoœcia are of almost equal width throughout, slender, and moderately elongate when recumbent. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The girl put out her hand and touched the recumbent figure. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z Suddenly jerked upon our backs, our wrists were once more staked down, and we lay in our former recumbent attitudes. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Then he suddenly saw a multitude of stars before his eyes and found himself in a recumbent position on the floor. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z She could not sleep, but the silence and the recumbent posture helped her. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The zoarium is always entirely recumbent and branches sparingly; its method of branching does not approach the dichotomous type but is lateral and irregular. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The upper part of the main fa�ade, with arcades of pointed arches, dates from the 13th century, and the portal has recumbent lions and elaborate sculptures above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z I was in the pond, and in a recumbent position—my limbs and body under the water, with only my head above the surface, resting against the bank. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Wiggins now burst into the room, and, looking at the recumbent and motionless form on the bed, also exclaimed, "Oh! oh! oh!" The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z It is an altar tomb, bearing the recumbent figures of the knight and his lady, the former's feet resting, after the usual fashion, on his dog. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The whole colony is recumbent but branches freely and at short intervals in a horizontal plane, so that the zoœcia become crowded together and the branches sometimes overlap one another. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Here, also, that of Gustavus Vasa, the deliverer of Sweden, on a high marble pedestal supported by pillars, a recumbent figure of a wife on either side. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z There were horses picketed over it, and dark forms recumbent under the fire light. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The bed showed the imprint of a body; pillow and counterpane were indented by the pressure of a recumbent form. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z The dog slowly rose from his recumbent position and waddled up to Dr Tom. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z The zoarium is entirely recumbent and often appears to form an almost uniform flat layer instead of a dendritic body. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z He sprang from the recumbent posture, and the floor creaked under the abrupt movement. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Notwithstanding their recumbent attitudes, the hunters did not appear to go to sleep. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z "Lie down: you will hurt yourself again," she says, trying gently to induce him to return to his former recumbent position; but he resists her. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The sea-snake rose in glittering green folds to receive in his soft embrace the recumbent occupant; and ministering spirits of strange form, bearing harp and censer, were ranged in silence around. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z For a brief instant Kirkwood remained stock still in his recumbent position, unable to raise a finger or utter a cry. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The visitor stood, when the door had closed, gazing silently down at the recumbent figure, while Julius, amazed at the form which his Nemesis had taken, gazed up silently and lugubriously at the intruder. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z A shudder like a death throe shook the recumbent form. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z I went; but her lip retained its glowing hue, and I saw in her illness nothing but a new attitude, and that the statue was now recumbent. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z But the war of the elements was unheeded by the sufferer, and ever and anon, starting from his recumbent position, he paced in desperation the uneven floor of the slippery cavern. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The niches of this highly florid Gothic tomb were despoiled of their statues at the Revolution, and the recumbent effigy of the Pope has been greatly disfigured. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z By the silence, soon restored, I could perceive that she had completed her task, and had returned to her recumbent position. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z "And that's him!" said Crow, standing still to gaze on the recumbent figure before him, which he scrutinized with all an artist's appreciation. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z VII Outside in the porch he found the woman bending over the recumbent figure of his guide. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Rushing through the door, he dealt a blow from behind on the neck of the recumbent figure, and the head sunk to rise no more. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Rustling noises, vague and fearful, float from those dim chapels where the great kings lie in state, with marble effigies recumbent above their bones. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z You are orderly, no doubt, and systematic, In that office where recumbent you recline; You would modify your methods in an attic Such as mine. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z There are therapy pools, treadmills with harnesses to help support weight and sophisticated recumbent bikes that send electrical signals to help muscles move. Rehab likely to be hardest task Rep. Giffords will ever do 2011-01-23T00:04:23Z There are special recumbent stationary bikes that pulse electrodes into patients to stimulate muscles. At Houston hospital, Giffords faces arduous rehabilitation 2011-01-21T11:51:00Z In mid field again you paused among the recumbent sphinx-like shapes thrown off from the rocky steep. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z And she waved her arm, bare to the elbow, in the direction of the motionless forms recumbent on the other couches in the cellar. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z As he turned to follow his employer he saw the recumbent Tommy, and went out of his way far enough to give him a vicious kick. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z In A Jack and Jill of the Sierras, a handsome girl from the East tumbles over a precipice, and falls upon the recumbent hero, part way down, with such violence as to stun him. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The sitting position pained him intensely for a few moments, after his long recumbent attitude, and he rested for the pain to go off. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z For three days the doctor had decreed that I must keep a recumbent position; thereafter I might sit up on the sofa and move about the room a little. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z But the vicar made the present visit more acceptable by recounting the legends connected with each recumbent figure. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z We had not been long in a recumbent position before—instead of sleep gently creeping over us—we experienced that we were race courses and grazing grounds for innumerable myriads of sand fleas. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Two candles in the spacious building throw their feeble rays into the dark recesses, faintly disclosing the recumbent forms. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Then I felt the toe of my slipper meet the recumbent elbow of the Partridge Hunter. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z He lies recumbent along the bottom of three of the five lancets which compose the window, while above, in compartments formed by the convolutions of the vine, are his descendants. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z He arose from his recumbent posture, and, as he did so, he observed she was unusually pale. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The subject sits inside and, if exercise is being tested, pedals a recumbent bicycle. Personal Best: Basking in a Workout?s Long, Mysterious Afterglow 2010-12-20T21:30:08Z Boesel uses elliptical machines and recumbent and upright bikes made by Resource Fitness, a Seattle company he co-owns that captures energy produced from the flywheel. People-Powered Gyms Providing Fitness and Electricity 2010-12-01T16:55:00Z And by far the most popular alternative "bicycle" is the recumbent. The bike snob's guide to cycling tribes 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z They must now race only on recumbent hand cycles, not on kneeling-position hand bikes. Disabled Triathletes Unhappy About Rules Changes 2010-07-14T15:14:00Z His effigy in coloured bog oak is disposed in a recumbent attitude on an altar-tomb. Cathedral Cities of England "Go ahead," he said, as he resumed his recumbent position on the couch. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile Beak convex, cultrate; nostrils covered by recumbent bristly feathers: 19 species. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History The recumbent strikes fear into the hearts of nearly every non-recumbent-riding cyclist. The bike snob's guide to cycling tribes 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z "How the dickens did you——" The recumbent man lifted heavy lids. The Trail of Conflict Treatment.—The patient should be placed in the recumbent position with the head and shoulders slightly raised. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" For the most part, it will be well to maintain a recumbent position. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Beak angular, straight, the tip wedgeshaped; the nostrils covered with recumbent bristly feathers: 21 species. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History This tomb is ornamented with a full-length recumbent statue of the youthful prince, and is a fine work of art. The Story of Malta This can be effected in the following manner:—The woman, in the upright or recumbent position, as the case may be, holds the Inhaler in her right hand. Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness At times he thought himself a recumbent stone statue in a wood, and her a great tall golden-headed flower lying broken at his feet. The Valiants of Virginia Lone in these splendid fittings for sepulture lay recumbent a make of earth meet to accomplish its void destiny. The Unknown Sea He flung himself down upon the sand, shaded from the glare by a recumbent column of granite exquisitely carved, then abandoned of the ages. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Those who were able to walk, were started out on foot, as all available transportation was required for recumbent cases. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 Michael leaped to his feet, and looked down on her recumbent in the bracken. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "Each age has its own style of attire, and nolens volens, we have to conform to fashion," said the recumbent figure on the sofa without disturbing itself further. Barbarossa and Other Tales On the coins of that city Hercules is frequently seen with a goblet in his hand, either in a recumbent or erect posture. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 A deep flush crimsoned the face of the recumbent youth. The Children of the World Approaching the foot of the slab, the old man addressed the recumbent figure. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance On the death of Dean Stanley, Boehm was commissioned to execute his sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey, and his achievement, a recumbent statue, has been pronounced to be one of the best portraits in modern sculpture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" On all fours or in a recumbent position one is safe. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Billy roused himself from his recumbent position and leaned forward. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines She sat erect bewildered with anguish, her heart throbbing stormily; then gradually she sank back, into a recumbent posture, and at last fell into a half slumber. The Children of the World The throne itself was of ivory with gold incrustation and with elbow-rests of gold, in the form of recumbent lions. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity How should he avoid stepping on some recumbent form if he moved at all? Campmates A Story of the Plains It is the custom in this country for every lecture or public speech to be delivered in a recumbent position, the greatest physical ease being consistent with the greatest mental concentration. The New Gulliver and Other Stories "Her dearest Georgie," raising herself a little from her recumbent position, leans her arm upon Clarissa's knee, and looks up into her face: there is importance largely mingled with delight in her fair features. Faith and Unfaith He rummaged in his pockets and presently produced about two inches of candle; this he lighted and held over the recumbent mass at his feet. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle It is not always necessary for a foreign power to intervene in order to disturb this "recumbent meditation." American World Policies In two different groups, and with opposite expression, the sculptor has represented Cupid with his bride; in the one they are standing, in the other recumbent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The recumbent effigies are in brass, richly gilded. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The recumbent beast snarled so threateningly that she half turned. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising And just then, a recumbent figure in the after-part of the boat caught his eye in the misty gloom. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Once more crawling forward, he writhed amongst the boulders, and was soon within easy reach of the weapons, but with a boulder between himself and the recumbent figures. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “Prepared—prepared for what?” gasped the recumbent debtor. The Sapphire Cross He stole to the open door and peered at the recumbent figure, now half illuminated by the moon. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Near him lay several recumbent forms wrapped in cloaks or tarpaulins, while the men, grouped together, were, or seemed to be, sleeping. The Ruined Cities of Zululand With which contemptuous dismissal Ujojo turned his back on the irate sorcerers, and, going to the end of the cave, bent over the recumbent form of his late master. In the Whirl of the Rising In addition to recumbent statues, upright figures must receive notice here, especially those set in wall-monuments in churches mainly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Its mass, or thickness from the ground to the surface, measures about six feet; and this is consequently the height at which are laid the two recumbent figures. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. A large man stood over the recumbent figure, his lusterless eyes regarding the crimson-puce incision, but he did not move. Elegy A loud scream from Dona Isabel, as she started from her recumbent position, was heard. The Ruined Cities of Zululand By the fitful red light of the flickering flames another recumbent form could be made out at the far extremity of the place. In the Whirl of the Rising Observant students of monumental effigies will not fail to appreciate the singular felicity with which the medieval sculptors adjusted their compositions to the recumbent position in which their “images” necessarily had to be placed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" And the singer thus breaking off from song to prose, dives his head into the tent door, and apostrophises about six-foot-one of recumbent humanity. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Sweet to his mate, recumbent o'er his young, The nightingale his spousal anthem sung; From ev'ry bower the holy chorus rose, From ev'ry bower the rival anthem flows. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Stepping over the figures of his recumbent braves, the chief took his way in the moonlight, through the huts, even the dogs remaining silent as he passed. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I step carefully between the recumbent forms on the deck lest I hurt them or disturb their quietude. Seeds of Pine The animals at the feet of these effigies, which frequently have an heraldic significance, enabled the sculptors, with equal propriety and effectiveness, to overcome one of the special difficulties inseparable from the recumbent position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" His eyes went back to the recumbent form of the diseased citizen. Fair and Warmer Unconsciously, as I worked, I pressed in among the tall vines until at length the recumbent little figure on the grass was quite hidden from sight. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls A second time the lion made the attempt, when, with a scream of agony, using the recumbent figure for its spring, the baboon leaped out of the pit. The Ruined Cities of Zululand This statue rests on the left leg, and with the right foot tramples on Fury, which is a recumbent figure bound in chains, with the torch beneath it and arms of various kinds. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings Monumental effigies, as commonly understood, represent recumbent figures, and the accessories of the effigies themselves have been adjusted to that position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In Christ Church, Dublin, lies the body of the warrior, and the monument displays the figure of a recumbent knight in armor, with that of his bride at his side. Women of England The thrower, in the ordinary form of the game, was expected to retain the recumbent position that was usual at table, and, in flinging the cottabus, to make use of his right hand only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The likeness of a recumbent figure of Napoleon—the head and shoulders alone,—in the garb of a grenadier was startling, haunting us even after it had changed again to a snow-white mountain. An American Girl Abroad The slab of the tomb, being without the usual recumbent effigy, would have formed the place on which this "coffer" rested, this being the usual method when a tomb was used for the purpose. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See He glanced at the recumbent form of Primus. Freudian Slip The only satisfaction he obtained was the seeing of Geraldine recumbent upon a couch reading one of his sonnets. Women of England It rose gradually from a recumbent to an upright position amid a confusion of tongues, after the manner of the Tower of Babel. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Mr. Spokesly went round the table and gave the recumbent gentleman a shake. Command At the base is the recumbent figure of Jesse with name inscribed, with head resting on hand as in meditation. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See A hand, not human, caught The grand old Prophet; his recumbent form Rose on their dazzled sight as rainbow in the storm. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation He had not gone very far, however, when, even in the darkness, he thought he saw the forms of a number of men recumbent on the ground a little in front of him. Barclay of the Guides In the first case on the long slab, figured by M. Herman Strebel as No. 11, a chieftain in a recumbent position is conferring with a personage masked as a deer. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Betty's chair was the only one in the chamber: the rest of the company disposed themselves classically in the recumbent posture, or sat, like primitive Christians, cross-legged. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Medallions, statues, niches, saints, angels, griffins and garlands are all woven into a magnificent base to receive the recumbent effigies. Cathedrals of Spain "We were talking about you just before you came," says Dulce, with a little friendly nod, bending over his recumbent form, and making him a present of a very adorable smile. Portia or By Passions Rocked Great temple of Mexico, 53, 80; recumbent stone figure on summit of, 96; contains forty high towers to hold effigies of lords of the Above, 107, 225. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Demer� was recumbent on his narrow camp-bed, so still, so silent, that more than once Stuart asked him if he slept. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Walking to and fro in front of the recumbent forms of his brother officers, his hands in his pockets, his head on his breast, he seemed once again to have forgotten them. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The recumbent figures are extremely fine; the faces, which are portraits, convey all we know of their prototypes' characteristics. Cathedrals of Spain Si got up into the road and started along the lane between these lines of recumbent soldiers. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran The small human figure he is offering is recumbent and is being held out so as to come in contact with the pendant issuing from the bird's head. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations He pronounced the spine to be in fault, ordered a mechanical support, tonics, regular exercise, much rest in a recumbent position, and recommended Folkstone and sea air for some months. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind And then," said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly turning and savagely addressing the silent and recumbent forms in the darkness of the awning, "I made another astonishing discovery. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Leaping from his partly recumbent position, Craik Mansell faced the intruder with indignant inquiry written in every line of his white and determined face. Hand and Ring From his sprawling position on the floor, amid his recumbent officers, Iversen could hear the hum of motors galvanized into life. Once a Greech First, that its name should be pronounced “Tsitsen-itsa,” and, second, that he saw there no less than five recumbent statues, holding circular vessels. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The first and principal one, a full length recumbent figure, was executed by Lough, and placed in Crosthwaite church, and is certainly an excellent likeness, as well as a most beautiful work of art. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The recumbent figures of men and animals had all the appearance of being lifeless, until he perceived by the pimply noses and ruddy faces of the porters that they merely slept. Old-Time Stories He only waited long enough to run his swollen hands over the recumbent figure of the man in irons so as to make sure he could not play the same mean trick a second time. Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes The name of a beautiful recumbent mailed figure next Gilbert Marshall is unknown, and near him, on the south side of the "Round," rests the ever-praying effigy of Robert, Lord de Ros. Old and New London Volume I One of them stooped to gather it up, and the other ran toward Andrew, and raised his inanimate body a little from its recumbent position. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 It came to the mind of one, or a few ingenious men in the ranks, that a recumbent posture would conduce to safety, and he, or they, at once took it. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry They were Greek villagers, and they moved freely among the unmilitarily recumbent troops, and even from this distance their occupation was clear. The Invaders For twenty minutes there was no sound from within the station except the hard breathing of the man who was putting in all his strength to give the recumbent figure the motions of respiration. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers All these Pembrokes wear chain hoods and have animals recumbent at their feet. Old and New London Volume I Then he saw his wife recumbent on the sofa. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day There was a low, semicircular seat with a man in it behind a large steering wheel, a seat so slanted that its occupant was practically recumbent. Aliens On the top of each pier was a recumbent figure, one of raving, the other of melancholy madness, carved by Caius Gabriel Cibber. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles At Ellanmore, in that county, there are the remains of a chapel, named after him, Kilmacharmaig, and in a recess is a recumbent figure thought to be a representation of the saint. A Calendar of Scottish Saints He had not risen from the recumbent position in which Alexander's prowess had placed him. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories All was sunk in a sorrowful gloom, and the barely-outlined recumbent figure of Gaga might have been that of a dead man. Coquette He leaped the still recumbent guard at the entrance and ran towards his machine. The Ethical Engineer There is more latent life, more of the coiled spring in the sleeping dog, about a recumbent figure of Michael Angelo’s than about the most excited of Greek statues. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) And here his remarks were cut short from the fact that in suddenly rounding a corner he had planted his foot on the recumbent form of Marchmont. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts Around it lay a half dozen or so recumbent shapes wrapped in blankets. Gold A recumbent figure on the ground is of less intelligible character, but may perhaps be meant for Indolence; at all events, he has torn the saint’s book to pieces. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) My gaze fell for one instant across the recumbent figure of my wife, and was withdrawn sharply. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Look long at these recumbent forms and you will see the heaving of their breasts. Alaska Days with John Muir Maria Novella, would present a mere intricate confusion unless the recumbent figure, the canopy, and various accessories, were such as to seem unnatural at the level of the eye. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The white man seized his rifle, and the recumbent forms leaped to life. Gold The statue, however, did not long remain in this partially recumbent attitude. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Unani Assu, still lying like a recumbent bronze statue sculptured by a master, was perfect from shoulder to wrist, from thigh to ankle. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 As the visitor turns to descend, he will find the stairway blocked by the recumbent forms of late arrivals for whom no space has been left in this wretched dormitory. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 It is generally associated with a recumbent position, repeated yawning, and excessive languor. An Ocean Tramp There was a mountain in Greece, Mount Athos, which a certain projector said could be carved and fashioned into the form of a man—probably in a recumbent posture. Alexander the Great Makers of History Under the canopy, thus arranged, is placed the sarcophagus with its recumbent figure. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Vincent, waving his arms despairingly, went to the piano and played a long, sad phrase of Borodin, the one which is sung by the recumbent woman just before Prince Igor's dances. General Bramble As the persons I have mentioned were thus sitting on this dreary evening in the month of November, suddenly, Tim sprang from his recumbent position, and barked furiously. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit They settled within a dozen paces of his recumbent figure. Finn The Wolfhound During the night, while recumbent, the protruding parts return to their proper place, and the surrounding organs acquire increased tone to retain them. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) The Vendramin monument is one of the last which shows, or pretends to show, the recumbent figure laid in death. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) It was vain even to try to retain a recumbent posture; she sat up by Shirley's side, counting the slow minutes, and watching the June sun mount the heavens. Shirley Till lately, when it was effaced by being completely gilt, the mantle on the recumbent effigy was of a bright red, bordered with gold and gems. Needlework As Art My recumbent position and ligaments made it difficult for me to recover my breath; I grew black in the face; I imagined I was dying. Byways of Ghost-Land When a large number of muscles are called into action after repose, as when we rise from a recumbent or 175 sitting posture, the blood is impelled to the heart with a very strong impetus. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) It consists, like that of Can Grande, of the raised sarcophagus, bearing the recumbent statue, protected by a noble foursquare canopy, sculptured with ancient Scripture history. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) He bowed slightly as his visitor approached him, and appeared anxious that his recumbent attitude should remain for a time undisturbed. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches At the same time, glancing at the upturned face of the recumbent figure he saw that it was his uncle, Solon Talbot, still insensible. Mark Mason's Victory The recumbent moon, past its full and sinking westward, seemed bigger than I had ever seen it before, and the roundness of the watery globe was manifest about the edge of the sky. The Passionate Friends Soon the air was heavy with the odor of broiling meat, and from the fire of the Brazilians the fragrance of coffee was wafted to the nostrils of the recumbent Knowlton. The Pathless Trail Its mouldings are already rudely classical, and it has meaningless figures in Roman armor at the angles; but its tabernacle above is still Gothic, and the recumbent figure is very beautiful. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) In the flank operation the animal may be operated upon either while standing or while in the recumbent position. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Lois could almost discern the graceful, recumbent figure, winged, noble, lying on the eastern horizon, Spica's sweet, silvery light a-tremble in her hand. The Side Of The Angels A Novel The spread was thrown off, a restorative administered to the recumbent figure––Henriette sat up and gazed in blank stupefaction at the crowding revelers. Orphans of the Storm For this purpose he had a litter so contrived that he could lie recumbent, or recline at his ease, and eat his meals. The History of Sandford and Merton The canopy, in a very simple foursquare form, or as an arch over a recess, is added above the sarcophagus, long before the life-size recumbent figure appears resting upon it. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) If, however, she is recumbent, this cord is torn through as she rises. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Outside in the darkness Thor turned once more to where the Virgin, recumbent, noble, outlined and crowned with stars, Spica the wheat-ear in the hand hanging by her side, rose slowly toward mid-heaven. The Side Of The Angels A Novel The recumbent effigy of the Volumnian is, indeed, rude and of little merit; rude also in execution is the monument on which it rests, but in conception and design of a dignity almost Dantesque. Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work The lips are locked in an eternal smile, as if to mock the closed eyes and the recumbent form. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." "A direct and premeditated falsehood on the part of them all!" said Lady Kingsbury, standing over her husband, who was recumbent on the sofa in his own room. Marion Fay The cow usually assumes a recumbent position, and all the movements made are stiff and lame. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle He had just espied a recumbent figure through the palings; it was that of a dilapidated creature lying prone, a battered hat beside him, on the open grass beyond the path. The Camera Fiend As Houston and Morgan approached, the speaker stopped; some of the men half rose from their recumbent positions out of respect for the “new boss,” and all eyed him rather curiously, though not unkindly. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West As the door closed behind him O’Brien leaned on his bar, and looked over at the back view of the still recumbent figure of Charlie Bryant. The Law-Breakers "No; I am not very well just at present," said the Marquis from his recumbent position as he languidly stretched out his hand. Marion Fay If it assumes the recumbent position it rests on the sternum. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle I never saw any thing more graceful than the recumbent figure of Martha Brown; and I think that was the first time I remarked that she was no longer a child. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Parkinson stared at the recumbent figure rather dubiously for a moment. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Its gaze was apprehensively fixed upon the recumbent figure of a man just within the bush. The Law-Breakers The symbol of this god is a recumbent lion with a man's head, the figure in which also the kings of Egypt are represented. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems I rose from my recumbent posture and, seizing Florence by the waist, pushed her on the bed. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware The effigies lie recumbent upon a slab, their feet resting on a lion and a greyhound, upheld by a series of miniature figures of the188 twelve apostles in niches of red marble. The Cathedrals of Northern France Within the church alongside the chancel there is a recumbent female figure holding a casket in its hands. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel And now, as he sat absorbed in his own reflections, their gaze alternated between the two brass-bound chests and the recumbent figure of Leslie Grey. The Hound From The North In a recumbent figure of Christ is seen one of the best examples of his art. Italy, the Magic Land He then made me get up from my recumbent posture, and placing me in a standing position, put one of my feet on a chair, while the other foot rested on the ground. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware "And what was that?" asked the young girl, rising from her recumbent position, and showing something of the surprise she felt at hearing her gentle and pliant aunt speak of forming resolutions. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Thomas Beauchamp, one of the earlier Earls of Warwick, was the founder of this church, and his monument with recumbent effigy is in the middle of the choir. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel “Say, old boy,” she added, looking down at the recumbent form, “if mother comes in and finds you here you’ll leave the room hurriedly.” The Hound From The North Nor was this enough for Michelangelo, since the better to display his art he has grouped several undraped figures in the background, some upright, some half recumbent, and others seated. Six Centuries of Painting Old Annawan, starting from his recumbent posture, and supposing himself surrounded by the English army, exclaimed, "Ho-woh," I am taken, and sank back upon the ground in despair. King Philip Makers of History Refreshed, however, by a cigar which Leslie thrust between his lips and insisted upon his smoking, Harding managed, even in his recumbent position, to keep awake for what followed. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 The dark, recumbent forms of six or eight others could be seen, enveloped in their blankets, lying about a few red coals. Dr. Sevier "Get up, you fool!" answered Jack, kicking the recumbent figure of his comrade. Soldiers of the Queen The name of Thorwaldsen will be remembered in England by his statues of Jason and Byron; in Switzerland, by his "recumbent lion;" in Roeskilde, by his figure of Christian the Fourth. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History She lay thus for several moments, and then suddenly started from her recumbent position, and sat upright in the bed. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Instantly Blaine’s hand found an electric bell in the wall, and almost simultaneously the door opened and three powerful figures sprang upon the huge, recumbent form and bound him fast. The Crevice A long quiver ran through the recumbent shape, another. When the Sleepers Woke |
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