| 单词 | runt |
| 例句 | “The little runt actually threw me, he threw me?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone shouted, “Get out of here, you runt!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Grover translated: “Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium” Flanking the entrance, as advertised, were two cement garden gnomes, ugly bearded little runts, smiling and waving, as if they were about to get their picture taken. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Bali laughs at this runt of a suitor and his puny request. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “A hundred dollars says the cook gets the runt!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to believe that he was the runt of the litter. You’ll get some extra good ham and bacon, Homer, when it comes time to kill that pig.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Two hundred on the runt! I like his style.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Cobras were laughing because they figured the dumb, scraggly runt would get out of the East End in about as good shape as a bare big toe in a convention of snapping turtles. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There were probably more than five rabbits in the litter when Fiver was born, but his name, Hrairoo, means “Little Thousand”—i.e., the little one of a lot or, as they say of pigs, “the runt.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They gave him a few kicks and shouted, ‘Run, you little runt! Let us be seeing how fast you is galloping!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess that little runt knew what he was doing.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘He tickles me. I don’t pay him no mind. The way he struts around. I never seen such a sawed-off runt. How tall is he, you reckon?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The girl from Mr. Jackson’s class was playing Fern, and she carried a blanket in her arms, meant to represent the runt pig, Wilbur. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He was heading for the green fields of left, and the runt kid, sounding like two runners with his flap-soles slapping the bottoms of his feet, was chucking dust for third. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She pinched the runt petal between the nails of her thumb and finger and plucked it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Not much it wasn’t! The little runt was sitting right in the middle of the powder room! For three solid hours!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was four times as wide as the other fliers and shrieked at the runts in the pterodactyl pack. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well,” said her mother, “one of the pigs is a runt. It’s very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything. So your father has decided to do away with it.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Come on, you little pig’s whelp, you miserable mangy little runt! Spring at me! Just try it! You’ll never make the arena, you weakling! Come on, coward, what are you waiting for?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was because she was stunted in growth, or maybe because she was the runt in a large litter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Death was what happened to the runt pigs who got stepped on by their stronger brothers and sisters. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” said her father, “he’s a runt. Tell your Uncle Homer you’ve got a pig you’ll sell for six dollars, and see what he says.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The other dogs—the black, the brown with the lopped-off tail, the small whitish one, and the droopy orange runt—merely looked alert and regarded her with neutral interest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And while Pax slept, the ragged little runt kept watch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When I was five, I was kind of a runt. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "There is one little runt whom she won't suckle. You may have him. He would die anyway." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He’s at the window, barking, Come back here, you Irish runt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She must have been a runt in the litter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of dancing with that little runt in his orange suede elevator shoes and mingy T-shirt and droopy blue sports coat made me laugh. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Every kid at the party was a runt beside her, except Harry, who was only a couple of inches shorter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The second: “What does that obnoxious little runt want to cause trouble for?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole book was about Charlotte saving the runt pig Wilbur, and then she goes and dies. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “He’s just a runt. His peach fuzz ain’t even come in yet.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Shin curled up on the floor of his cell, a guard shouted in the prison hallway, “That little runt is really tough.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He was so busy laughing at the runt, he lobbed him a lollipop and the runt got lucky and poled it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “A runt. I told him not to smoke, but children don’t listen.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what is my plan, you little runt?” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z His glance seemed to say, You lubberly little runt! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a waif, an orphan, a runt, and six times as powerful as my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Zack, set in the 1920s, tells the story of the under-achieving runt of the litter in a family that likes to boast about its achievements. This week's new theatre 2010-12-11T00:14:00Z Cynics might assume this means that Charlie Bean’s film is the runt of the litter. ‘Lady and the Tramp’ Review: Seconds of Spaghetti and Furballs 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Charlie was just five, a “runt of a kid, all big eyes and matted hair” who liked to be the centre of attention. Charles Manson: what made him a criminal? - podcasts of the week 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “Dumbo” was no runt — but it was no mammoth hit, either. ‘Dumbo’ Falls Short of Box-Office Expectations but Still Comes in First 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z A floating, translucent marble cube, it nestles at the foot of One World Trade Center, just eight stories high, a runt in a herd of mega-tall commercial skyscrapers but impossible to miss. A Spectacular Marble Cube Rises at Ground Zero 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Sajid, the runt of the Khan litter, is now the only one left at home. Britain's culture-clash comedy "East is East" gets sequel 2010-02-25T08:27:00Z My mother — as her five siblings would often eagerly concur — was the runt of the litter. The disgusting diet that brought us together 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z “He is not the runt of the litter, but there is some jealousy and he is burdened with his own problems.” Familial Discord? Enough to Back a Boxer in a Corner 2011-01-09T02:34:37Z He is going to dispatch Wilbur, the runt of the litter, until Fern pleads for clemency. The best children's books: 8-12 year-olds 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z Pigs delight in rolling around in mud, ignore the runt of the litter and eat as voraciously and inelegantly as, well, a pig. Frugal Summer: Highs and Lows 2010-09-16T02:13:00Z In this second episode, Destiny finds a novel way of finding her perfect man, while Nelson looks after a runt. Disappearing Dad: Timeshift 2010-06-29T07:00:00Z The dynamic between a lion and the runt of his litter covers fresh narrative ground, as if Don Corleone had handed the reins of power to a Fredo instead of a Michael. Gotti, Escobar, Manson: Hollywood's problem with real-life criminals 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z This book is the largest in the absorbing “My Struggle” series, but curiously it’s the runt of the litter. At the Close of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle,’ a Magician Loses His Touch 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z He created for himself the ultimate challenge: a journey that would show his paratrooper mates he was no runt. Will Russia thwart Karl Bushby’s epic hike around the globe? “It could be a runt of a story, which it is, in a good way.” Is He Mellower? Ask the Guy Missing a Hand 2010-03-03T00:02:00Z Despite being the runt of the litter, Taran had the right balance of qualities to carry a show. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Because of Winn-Dixie' Musical Hires Canine Star and His Trainer 2011-12-16T21:46:59Z Elsewhere, he confides to his protege, “Only ugly runts like us create the beautiful things.” Werner Herzog, chicken hypnotist 2012-08-28T20:54:00Z His favourite, Soldier, is the runt of the litter. Solider Dog by Sam Angus - Review 2013-02-20T12:00:00Z “I admit that I crossed a line. And I deeply regret calling you a ‘feckless runt.’ Style Invitational Week 1286: Mind your P’s and B’s (and more) 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Particularly devastating is his expression when he slices open the runt of the litter—we see the death of Rick’s dream of a tranquil life. The Walking Dead Watch: “Infected” 2013-10-21T02:00:32Z But Monty was the runt of the litter that nobody wanted, so they took him. ‘Home is a state of mind. You don’t need walls’ 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I still think Canal Dreams is the runt of the litter but I'm still very, very proud of The Wasp Factory. Author Iain Banks: In his own words 2013-06-09T15:43:47Z He was a runt, skinny, but he grew up and went on to become a policeman and turned into a father. Harry Potter's Brazilian voiceover actor shot dead in Rio shanty town 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Which dog movies are the runt of the litter? A Dog’s Box-Office Journey 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Charlotte's Web is about a girl called Fern who saves a little runt piglet called Wilbur from being killed. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White - review 2012-12-29T09:00:00Z As the youngest of 13 children born to a West Virginia farmer, he called himself the “runt of the litter.” Little Jimmy Dickens, jocular star of Grand Ole Opry, dies at 94 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Unfortunately the runt of the litter died before the puppies were old enough to be delivered to me. Barbra Streisand Explains: Why I Cloned My Dog 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z He’s signed to Rick Ross’s label, and in many ways is the runt of that litter, with a lot to prove. Pop: J. Cole, Wale and Mac Miller Return With New Albums 2013-06-26T14:00:01Z Wilbur may be the beloved runt piglet the human girl Fern rescues from her farmer father’s ax, but it is Charlotte, the spider spinning the story’s words, who is its real star. Meryl Streep Wants to Tell You a Bedtime Story 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The English “were” is the runt of the subjunctive litter, used on just one verb, just some of the time, and not by everyone. Would that it were so simple 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z They’re endearing and pathetic, the desperate pleas of the runt of the litter. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z They’re largely about the desolation and pain heaped upon the runts of life’s litter, young people who barely stand a chance. ‘Devil House,’ a Confident, Creepy Novel About a Wicked Unsolved Crime 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The short story is set in a rundown nightclub during World War II and tells of a two-timing dancer who's married to a handsome sergeant and carrying on with a "pie-faced runt." Obscure James M. Cain story published 2012-07-19T14:14:08Z Faces and bodies smeared in mud, they are a mesmerizing, surreal spectacle — one of the smallest, a Dennis Hopper-esque runt, wears what looks like a skinned bobcat for a hat. Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z As my mum still candidly says, I was the runt of the litter. Nick Moran 2013-02-08T13:30:01Z But then the disparaging rumours about The Green Hornet reached fever pitch and … well, call me a softie but I always feel protective towards the runt of the litter. Comic-Con, day 2 2010-07-24T12:19:00Z “A big name for a little runt,” other members of the Rao family would say. She Wrote a Dystopian Novel. Now Her Fiction Is Crossing Into Reality. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Brottman, a professor, critic and psychoanalyst, offers lively stories of her own “bossy little runt,” including his so-called toilet habits. Books by David Nicholls and Edward St. Aubyn 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Manzano scurried through a field of much taller runners to win silver in the 1500, and inspire runts everywhere. That’s an Olympian! 2012-08-10T20:59:00Z If the four-car G train is the runt of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s litter, the 7 is its black sheep. A World of Food, Outside the U.S. Open Gates 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Well," said her mother, "one of the pigs is a runt. The Story of Charlotte's Web by Michael Sims - review 2011-08-03T15:30:01Z The Pac-12 has been the runt of the Power Five littler for years now, which helped spur its dissolution. What Jen Cohen’s replacement as UW’s athletic director will face 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “Everybody thought it was because I wanted to be good in sports because I was a little runt,” Wylie said. USC strength coach Bennie Wylie teaching players toughness through life lessons 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z She felt calmer at the farm, shoveling out sheep stalls and ministering to the chapped hooves of a runt donkey. Doctors Gave Her Antipsychotics. She Decided to Live With Her Voices. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Hubble has stared as far back as 13.4 billion years, disclosing a clumpy runt of a galaxy that is currently the oldest and farthest object ever observed. EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Any hopes that the Pac-12 was going to vanquish its reputation as the runt of the Power Five football schools seem to be fading. Despite early woes, UW football still has shot at Pac-12 title, thanks to North Division’s mediocrity 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z So yeah, it makes sense that the Huskies would want to leave — but they run the risk of becoming their own litter runt with all the new muscle surrounding them. What Jen Cohen’s replacement as UW’s athletic director will face 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z At 300 pounds, Wattenberg almost looks like the runt of the litter. What’s the secret to recruiting a top-flight offensive line as the UW Huskies have? It’s in the BBQ. 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z With a limited budget, I had only the runts of the litter from which to choose. Buying a pink NFT cat was a crypto nightmare 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Many in Britain and abroad, however, fear that global Britain will turn out to be a runt, a “Little England,” a diminished power, hobbled by nativism, chasing nostalgic dreams stoked by tabloid newspapers. U.K. and E.U. announce post-Brexit trade deal, smoothing Dec. 31 departure 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “He was the runt of the litter and weighed a mere 1.7 pounds.” Perspective | When naming their pets, some dog and cat owners look to history 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z It was a runt of a space station then. How the Space Station Became a Base to Launch Humanity’s Future 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z “They call me a ‘dried-up old runt of a magician,’ ” he told the Associated Press in 1986. James Randi, magician and escape artist devoted to debunking the paranormal, dies at 92 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z “We were going to fight like the scrappy runt of a litter in order to get somebody to pay attention to us,” says Hanks, chuckling. Hanks on COVID, ‘Greyhound’ and adopting a wartime mentality 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z “It looked like two big cubs and one tiny runt of the litter,” Dr. Chakrabarti said. The Leopard Cub With the Lioness Mom 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z It was the runt of its litter and had been found in a rubbish bin, where it had been thrown away. The Strangeness of Grief 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Edwards was projected to be the runt of that coaching litter. Herm Edwards of Arizona State keeps smiling and proving critics wrong 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z One of the animals, described as the runt of the litter, died days later. Coachella woman accused of dumping puppies pleads guilty to 14 charges 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Park officials said the male kitten is the “runt” of the litter, the smallest in size and weight, and tips the scales at less than a pound. 4 adorable baby bobcats born to wildcat mom who survived Woolsey fire 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Lead dog Halo goes from runt of her litter to aspiring heroine in an elite rescue training course, with a human who goes by “Cat.” Reviews: A supersleuth rebooted in ‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase,’ ‘Superpower Dogs’ and ‘Bruce!!!!’ 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Ireland, once the championship runt, grown mighty and favoured to beat the visitors in white. ‘Brexit, schmexit. Stay for the craic’: rugby calms rancour 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Come to think of it, I felt pretty uncomfortable there, too, when I was a runt. Review | The $20 Diner’s 10 best bargain restaurants for 2018 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Even if she does survive, “she is a runt whale, she won’t ever grow up to reproduce,” he said. NOAA lays plan to capture ailing orca J50, announces public meetings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I assumed small fry meant the kind of french fries left at the bottom of the bag, cold and crusty; I thought he was calling me a runt, or misbegotten. The daughter Steve Jobs denied: ‘Clearly I was not compelling enough for my father' 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Because he was the runt of a rough-and-tumble clan, he was always obsessed with proving his toughness. RFK and the nation we might have been 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The brisket was the runt of this litter. Review | Liberty proves that good barbecue is a group project 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z As the runts of our rock-ridden cosmic neighbourhood, comets and asteroids might seem predictable. A new light on comets, the embodied brain and a nature cure for dislocation: Books in brief 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “They were all tall but him. I guess he was just the runt,” Lewis Jr. said. After 73 years, local WWII hero buried with honors 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf, a ruddy stellar runt shining with only about a thousandth the brilliance of our far larger yellow star. The Air Out There: Astronomers Aim to Find Atmospheres of Alien Earths 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Shielded from the fish they surely thought would be theirs, Hancock said the eaglets sat inches away from their adopted sibling, staring in disbelief as this runt continued to get the best of them. These bald eagles are feeding a baby hawk, because parenthood makes you crazy 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Her father, she said, still jokes that she is the “runt of the litter.” New Head of Soros Fund Has Defied Markets, and Expectations 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Expect cigar smoking and a little bit of drinking; young mice share a kiss, and there are a couple of uses of “shut up,” “runt” and the like. ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village,’ ‘An American Tail’ and other films to watch with your kids 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z That’s how Hopkins, described affectionately by his high-school coach as a “skinny runt,’’ forged his own unlikely career at Syracuse, so he was more than willing to pay it forward. Will Mike Hopkins’ passion and pedigree be enough to turn around UW program? 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The runt of the litter and ninth in line from the sun, Pluto was — for 75 years after its discovery — considered a peer of hefty Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Scientist leads effort to restore Pluto’s planetary stature 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The WBC is baseball’s most prestigious international tournament, yet many Americans treat it like the runt of the afterthought litter. World Baseball Classic remains afterthought for U.S. players 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z That runt of a car went on to do big things for Honda. Video Review: THe Honda Civic Is Back as a Hatchback 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z They chose one who pulled on their pants legs, the runt of the litter. Firefighters get family a new dog 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Her mother-in-law reached into that peeping sea of yellow and pulled out a chick that was deformed in some way, a runt perhaps or exhibiting some other sign of poor health. Newlywed in a new land: The stories of Japanese war brides 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the animal was a runt and developed lung problems. Exclusive: Watch Bei Bei the Zoo Panda Cub Grow Up 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z It was great watching this 5-10 runt getting his shot off against these monsters.” Howard Garfinkel, colorful broker of basketball talent, dies at 86 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z “Music streaming is an economically torturous game, and Tidal is the runt of the litter.” Tidal: can Prince and Beyonce save the underdog of streaming services? 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The cat, which was the runt of its litter, is beloved for its adorable disabilities, which includes a bone disorder and some thing that keeps its tongue out at all times. These Are Time’s 100 Most Influential Animals of 2016 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z It’s not that the Terrapins suit up a bunch of runts. SNYDER: Loss to Michigan State exposes glaring weaknesses for Maryland 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z If the NFL brings in two teams, one team will immediately become the runt, destined for apathy, set up for failure. The choice should be clear: Bring the Rams back to Los Angeles 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Arlo is the timid runt of his dinosaur parents’ three hatchlings. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Creed’ 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z The protagonist is an uncoordinated underdog Arlo, an apatosaurus, is the runt of his family. Is ‘The Good Dinosaur’ the least imaginative Pixar movie? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Except the huge egg houses a tiny, terrified runt with knobby knees and worried eyes. ‘The Good Dinosaur’ fails to live up to the Pixar promise 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Tumbles - born in Athens - was not only the runt of his litter, but he was also born without front legs. Puppy gets new ‘legs’ thanks to community and 3-D printing 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Becky and the self-proclaimed “runt of the litter,” Tom, work at Gibson’s. Alzheimer’s hits skating family 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z This LP was clearly the runt of that year’s litter, recorded in NYC with session men instead of the JBs, so perhaps it’s no surprise that Funky President remains one of Brown’s most overlooked singles. James Brown – 10 of the best 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “Daniel was pretty much the runt of the litter at the time,” says Dawson, an operations manager for a financial firm in Jacksonville. Little League Coaches Remember 'Runt of the Litter' Daniel Murphy 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Today is Columbus Day, one of 10 federal holidays celebrated this year, and yet by many measures it is the runt of the litter. New York Today: Here’s the Deal 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “He’s the runt of the litter,” said Bush, who is over six feet tall, in an interview with the popular email newsletter theSkimm. Jeb Bush avoids question about George in recent interview 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z I paid 50 cents for a runt pig. At 92 years old, Perryville man has seen a lot of life 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of a runt of the litter thing,” says Levison. Small rocks build big planets 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z But never mind now, because Pluto, the runt of the solar system litter, is currently everybody’s favorite. Why the Pluto Encounter Means More Than You Think 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “Fern saves the runt from being killed,” I told my friends. Ann Patchett: Owning a bookstore means you always get to tell people what to read. 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z When Massimo Bottura was a kid his older brothers would chase him around the house because he was the runt of the litter. Q&A: David Gelb on 'Chef's Table,' Netflix series featuring 6 obsessive chefs 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Few foresaw how big that runt would grow or how much of the 1862 statutory language would still be operative over 150 years later, embedded in the current Tax Code. Eight Tax Myths -- Lessons for Tax Week 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z “The runt is pushed aside by its bigger siblings so that they grow, and it doesn’t.” Small rocks build big planets 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The article says he was "no respecter of office", adding that he referred to Prime Minister Harold Wilson as a "little runt". The ex-MPs who died in 2014 - part two 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z He always invented his own toys, yet as the youngest of five children, he was the “runt of the litter” and was picked on often. What Happens To Your EQ As You Age? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Greece remains the runt of the euro-zone litter, labouring under a debt pile equivalent to 175% of GDP and a sky-high unemployment rate. Gummed up 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The cub was one of five born last Friday and was the runt of the litter. Va. zoo euthanizes 1 of its new cheetah cubs 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z “You got to wait that little runt out because he likes to work fast,” Dizzy Dean once said. At 102, Connie Marrero, the oldest living former major leaguer, spends days in Cuba 2014-03-25T16:18:17Z The one real runt through this growth spurt: Cable boxes. The Dish Hopper May Be The Most Experimental DVR Ever Released 2014-02-07T21:09:00Z And of course, when those little runts grow up, what’s a Perennial Parent to do? How to Navigate Insane Facebook Friends 2013-06-26T18:05:27Z Some are noisy and adventurous while others stick close to mom; some are born runts while others are bullies from day one. What's Individuality, and Where Does It Come From? 2013-05-22T15:15:02.397Z DanWatt_ North Korea is like on of those skinny little runts at school who finds it funny to aggravate the bigger kids until they get hurt. North Korea Blocks South From Joint Industrial Zone 2013-04-03T20:06:06Z There are big planets, medium planets, and then there are the true runts. Found: The Most Adorable Planet Yet 2013-02-22T05:05:00Z During her school days, Ms Soubry said poorer children were known as "skinny runts", because there were not getting the right food. Poor kids 'more likely to be obese' 2013-01-23T11:40:18Z My sister and I were always the runts at the class. | Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Katrina vanden Heuvel Embraces Peace, Quiet and a Frozen Dessert 2012-08-04T05:25:26Z One of five siblings, he was the runt of the litter and the last to be sold. 'I have a rubber hamburger that squeaks' 2012-07-06T12:11:00Z Jackson says: "At that point you are Greece, the runt of the litter searching for financial support and that is exactly what motivates this sense of fear." Rio+20: Tim Jackson on how fear led world leaders to betray green economy 2012-06-25T15:24:00Z "You little runt!" growled Tracy, catching the boy by the shoulder. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Many of the old grizzly-haired Indians were of large frame and would, if living, have made a towering contrast to their little “runts” of critics. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The overheated, underappreciated runt of the solar system is finally getting some attention. NASA probe offers new view of Mercury: an alien world right in our back yard 2012-03-26T20:32:11Z Runt, runt, n. a young ox or cow: an undersized animal: a dwarf: a bow: a breed of domestic pigeons: the dead stump of a tree: the stem of a cabbage.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Now, Gallivancia is the make-believe capital of a runt of an island having no commercial or other importance. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z She had betrayed such a liking for him that the miserable runt of a Little Willie had been jealous. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Fifteen hundred dollars, and for that measly little runt? Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z “Come along; the line forms on this side,” and she dragged Peg out under the runt oak, where a guest basin, turned upside down, made a safe pedestal for a twittering robin. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z The littlest runt of the bunch has got me skinned a thousand miles," he muttered, "But I'll learn the trick. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z The hallways are filled with masculine girls, effeminate boys, punks, goths, runts, the overweight and the ultra-nerds. The Alliance School: A Radical Idea for Protecting Bullied Teens 2011-10-17T10:05:32Z Did you just walk in on a hunch and discover a dead woman, and a cop chained to an opium-eating runt, or did someone put you wise beforehand?” The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z “They say the runt is the pick of the litter,” she said. Virginia Tech?s Jayron Hosley has family to thank for sudden burst 2011-08-26T18:35:00Z “You, you little knock-kneed, bandy-legged, cross-eyed runt!” answered Bob angrily. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z "Such a nasty little runt!" another girl chimed in. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z Ever since I was a runt of a kid I've had to fight, and they can say anything about me except that I'm a quitter.... Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z I started to imagine the City as the runt nephew of the electric Tesla Roadster, especially when the canvas top was retracted. | Think City, Smart Fortwo ED and Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Electric, if Not Electrifying: Cars for Short-Range Commutes 2011-06-11T04:27:01Z The bag had had a merciful hole, and he, being the runt of the family, had fallen through before the proposed drowning came off. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Dragons have died cheerfully rather than take a mean advantage and slay pestiferous and belligerent runts by spitting out a little fire. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z But this calf threw the measliest lot of runts you ever saw and finally Joe sold him for beef. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z Liverpool is far more important than just being the runt of the litter. In your Liverpool homes 2011-01-30T08:24:36Z Good big muscles, even if she is a skinny little runt. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z I told that boy to be careful of the hole in the bag, that the runt might fall through it, and so he did. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z It was a part of this man's duty to look after the welfare of certain pigs, of which one occupied the position of a "runt." The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The rocket, a Falcon 9 built by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, for short, is unassuming — a runt compared to ’s space shuttles. Liftoff of Private Rocket to Usher In a New Phase 2010-12-08T05:00:00Z "We ran this group of fantastic world class museums but this one museum was the runt of the litter," Dr Fleming said. In your Liverpool homes 2011-01-30T08:24:36Z The heat affects some like this, but I never saw it strike a carnival trouper quite so bad—” “You shut up, you little double-crossing runt!” Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z I guess they lost that old Baltimore feeling, because I wasn’t born for another seven years, a crying, red-faced bit of flesh, a runt, undersized even then. Daniel Alarcón: “Second Lives.” 2010-08-09T04:00:00Z The dreaded bond vigilantes circling around the weaker eurozone members like wolves culling the runts and elderly from a herd of caribou are nowhere to be seen. European crisis: Stocks plummet 2010-05-06T18:21:00Z Greece is clearly the runt of the eurozone litter, with a tax system so patchy and apparently so discretionary that it more closely resembles a tip box. Greece and the single currency: Europe's existential crisis 2010-05-05T23:05:00Z "We kept the spirit of the book about a runt Viking" named Hiccup, explained filmmaker Dean DeBlois, who wrote and co-directed the film. Kids movies ????How to Train Your Dragon,' ????Diary of a Wimpy Kid' based on books 2010-03-17T04:00:00Z There was a new little girl whom Sally had never seen before, such a homely little runt of a girl, with enormous, hunted eyes and big freckles on her putty-colored cheeks. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z And when he came to the door himself, she did not take a couple of minutes in telling the auld runt her business, plump and plain. Deep Moat Grange This poor little fellow was what is called a runt pig, because he was not nearly so big as the others, nor so strong. The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added The fellow that wrote the piece—'twill be that little squint-eyed runt Labatt—is not the fool I thought him. The Night Operator "Lord!" murmured Ambrose as he ran, "Em'ly's house is afire, and she hasn't no one but a little runt like Miner to look after her." The Loves of Ambrose He couldn't have said why, except that he hated to see the poor little runt left at the post. The Underpup What do I want with a runt of a horse like that? The Garden of Eden "Here's a little runt pig I found stuck fast in our fence," he said to Mrs. Man when he got there. The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added I still feel that the ingratiating little runts never intended any harm. Backlash “Now you can see for yourself how plumb foolish and futile a little runt of a man seems to a people that ain’t never been stunted.” Stepsons of Light The Martians were runts—the tallest of them less than five feet tall—and skinny as a pencil. The Holes Around Mars Think how lucky you are, runt," he responded as he wriggled his right arm down the sleeve, "that they've got those little servomechs in there to do the real dirty work. The Small World of M-75 When Mr. Crow had finished the story about the little runt pig Mr. Dog nodded and said that was a good story and that he knew the mate to it. The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added He was a bony runt of about eighteen, with bulging eyes and a wide mouth that was always turned down at the corners. The Draw That's just what he was, the little runt, and we had the devil's own time finding him. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Accordin' to descriptions," says I, "he's a useless little runt, about four feet nothin' high and as wide as a match, with the temper of a striped hornet and the instincts of a yellow kyoodle. Side-stepping with Shorty Presently, after she was tremblingly embarked on her story, “And what made ye do this, ye auld runt?” the Court interposed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston When Curly heard Mr. Man coming he thought, 'Now he'll take me home and make me a great pig, just as he did the little runt pig.' The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added "Watch that, runt, or I'll get off and put my foot in your mouth and pull you on like a boot!" The Draw Catrine’s a good lass enough, and a good-hearted, and lets herself be deaved all day with a runt of an auld wife like me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) Martin is why not; and Fowler is why not; and that little Smith runt, and six or eight others. Gold Full in his front glares a rabid runt, thro’ tears of pain that blind him, For the drover’s almost twisted off the tail that hangs behind him. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign The big, strapping Irish and Germans and Scotch and the wide-chested little Welshmen, and the agile French–how few of them there are compared with this slow-moving horde of runts from God knows where! In the Heart of a Fool One of those yellow runts had a jiu-jitsu hold upon my neck. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Next morning, having pretty much slept himself sober, Hart’s nephew went cavorting around Palomitas––that little runt did––like he was about ten foot tall! Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town I'm a pretty big man, sir, and No. 9764 is a little runt, and it didn't take me long to get the bowl off his head and pulled on over mine. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 "At least four," Fred replied, "because I can make out that many different yelpings, and there may be six, with some small runts coming along in the rear." Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School Here, you little runt," Grim's voice boomed at him, "stop jumping around, and tie up this Mercutian. Slaves of Mercury "Are you on the level with that stuff?" interrupts the runt, still lookin' at the Kid. Kid Scanlan I left you a poor devil with a runt of a burro, a cripple, and an Indian kid, and you’ve bloomed out into a bloated aristocrat with a batch of high-class army mules. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine He generally sends out about twenty runts and roughs, and lets it go at that. Hidden Water I kicked one of those smaller runts that tried to bite me, but I don't think he got his teeth in my leg. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School "No charge," said the runt Beany, staring fascinated at her legs. Sorry: Wrong Dimension "I certainly wish I could talk like that little runt!" he shoots out. Kid Scanlan This little runt moon makes tracks around Earth in probably two hours minus. Shipwreck in the Sky Not like this little runt thing yeah, but a real man!” The River Prophet "I'm only a runt, after all," he said, angrily, to himself. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories De little runt laugh mighty pleased and some of them Fernandezes 'round here to dis day. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 "Lay off, Stupid!" says the Kid to me, with a openly admirin' glance at the runt. Kid Scanlan Our Willard will always be a little runt. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier He’s no runt, no triflin’ no-’count, puppy man, like this thing,” in the direction whence the invitation had come, “but tall an’ square, an’ honourable, near six foot, an’ likely 160 pounds. The River Prophet That would avert embarrassing situations, for whatever his friends might think, he, the Great Big Man, was a runt in stature only. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories A little, stout man, something like a runt, saw the position to which I was reduced, and, coming up to me, said in broken English, "What you want, Sir? can I do you help?" A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition "I figured you come from some hick burg like New York," says the runt, ignorin' the Kid's request. Kid Scanlan He wanted to show his Uncle Henry and the others what the "little runt" was capable of accomplishing as an equestrian. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier There were present some half dozen yokels, the vicar’s curate, a country blood or two, and a little withered runt of a man in fustian with a weazened face like a wrinkled pippin. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 His pigship was a runt, as Mr. Hildreth had said, and deprived of his fair share of nourishment was bony and far from prepossessing. Rainbow Hill Why, George had a right likely shote give to him one year, but it turned out a runt, he fed it so queer. The Mission of Janice Day Offhand, they look like the hicks that gives the "Seein' New York" busses a play, and when the runt spots them he ducks and grabs my arm. Kid Scanlan Why he's my boy then, the one I was telling you about—the skinny runt had this horn-handle! The Night of the Long Knives This reflexion of the upper margin of the lower jaw is plainly connected with the singularly wide gape of the mouth, as has been described in runts, carriers, and barbs. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. But she soon changed her mind about that; for she discovered that even if he was the runt of the family, he had the loudest grunt of all. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales He had been right in his conjecture, Slim was “the runt of something good.” The Man from the Bitter Roots "The most marvelous, magnificent, mammoth invention of the age!" bawls the runt so's we could hear him over the noise. Kid Scanlan Men with hearts in them; and Rosy, let me tell you, is no runt in that litter. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac In runts and carriers there is generally the proper number, namely twelve; but in one runt, and in the Bussorah carrier, there were only eleven. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. "The runt doesn't get his share," said Farmer Green. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales “The runt of something good—that feller,” Bruce added, with somber eyes. The Man from the Bitter Roots Not only that, but when it come out, it was baked, labelled, wrapped in oil paper and smellin' most heavenly from that generous gob of Gazoopis, as the runt said. Kid Scanlan I 'low I got my share of nerve when it comes to a show-down, and I ain' no skim-milk runt, neither, but that nester—he's a giant—and hos-tile as they make 'em! The Dude Wrangler The tongue of the runt was also very broad at the root. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Who'd have thought that the runt was the smartest of the family? The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales He had affected uncleanliness, uncouthness; but in spite of his efforts the glimmer of the “something good” of which he was the runt had shown through. The Man from the Bitter Roots Gee! that makes me think of that little runt, Cooper! Rival Pitchers of Oakdale I once came through Mr Harper's hands at a bad Hallow Fair with seven score of Aberdeen runts in a way I should not like often to do. Cattle and Cattle-breeders In some runts the symphysis of the lower jaw is remarkably solid. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. But now she couldn't help thinking what a promising youngster Grunty was, even if he was the runt of the family. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales Invariably he injected the same comment into his speculations regarding his partner: “The runt of something good.” The Man from the Bitter Roots "Take that chair, you bowlegged, knock-kneed, run-down runt." Oh, You Tex! She was sitting opposite a skimpy little runt with a bald head, at a table up near the door where the waiters juggled soup over her feathers every time they passed. Shorty McCabe Our third main group includes carriers, barbs, and runts, which are plainly related to each other, yet wonderfully distinct in several important characters. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. "Rats—a trap!" repeated the runt, mystified by the coming together of these two significant words. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck I was only trying to have a bit of fun with the little runt, you know. Torchy, Private Sec. "One is a tall, red-headed guy; the other's a sawed-off, hammered-down little runt—but gunmen, both of 'em, or I'm a liar." Oh, You Tex! So, disappointed of my projected ‘talk about runts’ and turnips, I am come back—with a good deal of animal spirits at my tongue’s and fingers’ ends. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 On the other hand, in carriers and runts, which have large bodies and long wings, eleven primary feathers have occasionally been observed. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. "Just about what we expected; eh, Frank?" asked Andy, handing the scrap of paper to Larry, so that he and the runt could read what news Nat had brought in such a tremendous hurry. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck Midgets are neither dwarfs, runts, pygmies, nor Lilliputians. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Cut your capers at my expense, would you, you little baldheaded runt? The Mayor of Troy See him nodding in his saddle, poor little runt! The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain To give a single instance, I have counted eight scutell� on the hind toe of a runt, and only five on that of a short-faced tumbler. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. "That settles my neat little scheme," sighed the runt, disconsolately. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck A few seasons more, with fair luck, and you won't see one of these rainbow droves with every color from brindle to strawberry roan; none of those humpbacked runts; they'll all be gone. The Settling of the Sage For a man of thirty who'd always been a scrawny, shy runt like the one in the "before" pictures, he'd been doing all right. The Sky Is Falling While the first hull was fitting out a second could be molded—— The Chief roared: "You fool little runt!" he bellowed. Space Tug The size of the body differs greatly: a runt has been known to weigh more than five times as much as a short-faced tumbler. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. The whole bunch was runts—sickly, measly little fellers. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The old man's note read: We're going along to the Ridge to see that little Irish runt. The Freebooters of the Wilderness In front of the shop, a motley assemblage of journalists was interviewing and photographing an undersized runt in a tan Chesterfield topcoat and a gray Homburg hat, whom they were addressing as Mr. Farnsworth. Murder in the Gunroom He was a miserable Yankee runt, an' I did n't hurt the cuss none to speak of. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune I crossed a uniform red male runt with a white trumpeter; and the offspring had a slaty-blue tail, with a bar at the end, and with the outer feathers edged with white. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Well, I never heard any harm of that poor little runt. By the Light of the Soul A Novel These Scots runts, coming out of the cold and barren highlands, feed so eagerly on the rich pasture in these marshes that they grow very fat. A Short History of English Agriculture In pigeons alone there are carriers, pouters, tumblers, baldheads, beards, dragoons, barbs, jacobins, Antwerps, turbits, owls, orientals, damoscenes, capuchins, fantails, trumpeters, swifts, Lahores, Burmese, Scandaroons, magpies, nuns, Archangels, runts and so on. Outdoor Sports and Games I went an' hauled that runt out o' the water an' with him under my right arm an' the two rifles under the left un I started treadin' logs headin' fer the north shore. In the Days of Poor Richard These four breeds certainly did not differ from each other nearly so much as do our existing English carriers, barbs, and runts. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Little Pat and big Mike had had a dispute, when Mike in contempt said: "Ye little runt, Oi bet I could carry yez up to the fifth story in me hod." More Toasts "No," he answered, "a runt like you could not be a pigeon." The Child's World Third Reader If a man find that his neighbor has a cow full Alderney, while he has in his own yard only a scrawny runt, why not drive home the Alderney? Around The Tea-Table Little runt might be broke again; in fact, it was practically certain that he would be broke again, though he must have had close to a hundred dollars when they landed in Los Angeles. The Thunder Bird The ridges on the ilium are very prominent in most runts. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. He is a runt and a pig, and I am tired of him. White Shadows in the South Seas A stranger goes in just ahead of me and gets to the bar before I do, kind of a solemn-looking, sandy-complected little runt in black clothes. Somewhere in Red Gap No one-armed, hammered-down little runt can bluff me for a second. A Man Four-Square That he, who had lorded over Bland with such patronizing contempt, should actually be afraid of meeting the little runt! The Thunder Bird This is well seen in jacobins, and still more plainly in runts, some varieties of which have their wings and tail of great length, whilst others have both very short. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Catrine's a good lass enough, and a good-hearted, and lets herself be deaved all day with a runt of an auld wife like me. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona Scrubby little runts that had been raised out in the hills and was all bone and muscle, and any one of 'em able to do a mile in four minutes flat, I guess. Somewhere in Red Gap "Come on, you runt, and take your medicine!" Left Tackle Thayer I guess the little runt went on a spree. The Thunder Bird These runts are later to be eaten or sold. The Dollar Hen However, I wondered if that runt would really give my chilblains a treat. Pardners I'd be decidedly uncomfortable, years hence, to find him but "the runt of something good" because I had failed to pay that debt. Reveries of a Schoolmaster "Let the poor little runt have his 'makings,' if he wants," Tom proposed. The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick An de big feller, he says, 'Hit don't much matter which way de dice falls, I'm de bigges' an' I certainly kin holt ma own wid a little runt like you!' Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways Immediately he was glad that she had spirit enough to put the little runt in his place. Casey Ryan That little runt was full of blood and murder. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East I was small for my age, and like most runts I was stronger than I looked, and gave many a driver boy a bad surprise. Vandemark's Folly "You young runt, I'll half kill you if I catch you alone!" breathed Jack, under his breath, as the lad sped off to join his companions. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol Dickie was one of a family of twelve, who all ran a little small any way you sized them up, and he was the runt. Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son For example, the canoe birch at its northern limit is a runt. The School Book of Forestry He must have reached to the bottom, for he gave me the worst mess of runts and windfalls I ever saw in one sack. The University of Hard Knocks Presently, after she was tremblingly embarked on her story, "And what made ye do this, ye auld runt?" the Court interposed. Weir of Hermiston "That's my business, you interfering little runt," snapped Sam, who, with Bill Bender and Jack Curtiss to back him, felt very brave; though ordinarily he would have avoided trouble with the young scouts. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol He's a little, insignificant runt of a chap to look at—but I learned a long time ago not to judge a singed cat by his looks. The Market-Place He was an ill-favored runt of a boy, with a sedate manner and a face somewhat resembling a hickory-nut. Captivating Mary Carstairs Do you mind, you thievin' dunce, How you robbed my orchard once, Takin' all the biggest apples, leavin' all the littlest runts? Farm Ballads Beginning with the biggest and brightest, they were carried away one at a time, and late in the afternoon only the runt was left. Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted "If that little runt wants trouble, egad he's going to have all his little skin will hold." The Gray Dawn The exhilaration of preparation had gone from her, and the words of the captious man on her left, "that little runt," hung with persistent heaviness on her soul. Thoroughbreds Toward the stern of the Cypriani, near the wheel, a little runt of a boy hung over the rail, and made the air noxious with the relicts of a low-born cigar. Captivating Mary Carstairs A perfectly typical runt of a Paris bull eyed us. The Enormous Room One, the least, for there is usually a runt, stayed near the mother and climbed on her back or pulled at her tail. Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted What an absurd test! one is likely to exclaim, thinking of a swarthy Sappho, a fat Chaucer, a bald Shakespeare, a runt Pope, a club-footed Byron, and so on, almost ad infinitum. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years The lass had a good pleasant woman to mother, but her father, the host, was an ill-conditioned, surly runt, whose only good point was a still tongue. The Yeoman Adventurer But the boy thought that such a little runt of a dog was nothing to be afraid of and he rushed ahead. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Of course he'd better be tall than an insignificant little runt! Plays These were Larry Geohegan, and a small runt who had been called "Elephant" by his companions in a spirit of sport, and could not shake the name. The Aeroplane Boys Flight A Hydroplane Roundup "Is that little runt speaking for you?" demanded the man on the ledge. Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky "Which there's a little tallow-faced runt in perspective," he says, climbing down the stays, "that I can lick," he says, being misled by my size. The Belted Seas "They are unthrifty in this country, they eat all the large potatoes, plant all the little runts, till they have run out the seed." The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Accordingly, by the time appointed, he came quite to our huts, and brought with him a great many cows, young runts, about sixteen goats, and four young bulls, taught to carry burthens. The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton That little runt of a Martin Landis was hanging round her, too. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites "Never since I was a little runt—did I—never cried in thirty years—and here I am-leaking like a pail!" You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Complete "Never since I was a little runt—did I—never cried in thirty years— and here I am-leaking like a pail!" You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 1. The remark angered Bob, whereupon he ceased his efforts and said: "Well, if you think that little runt of yours can kill ours, I guess we had better let them fight it out." Hidden Treasure I was the runt of the Ricks' tribe, you know—all the other boys over six feet—and his mother's people—same stock. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley When he reappeared, he was leading Midget, a little silverpoint runt of a Klamath Indian pony, and Moses, a sturdy pinto cayuse from the cattle ranges over in Trinity County. The Valley of the Giants What the hell was this idea that could keep a little runt of a working-man stronger than all in authority? Jimmie Higgins "What! that little runt play the fiddle?" said one countrified young man, in a short-waisted blue coat, and tow-colored hair, plastered down on either side of his head with tallow. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way Those runts of yours got handcuffs on me and then beat me up. The Ne'er-Do-Well A short squat man or woman: from the small cattle called Welsh runts. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue "They'll have to get along without it or stay runts," retorted Faith stubbornly. Rainbow Valley Was one obscure little runt of a Socialist machinist to be allowed to block their world-plans? Jimmie Higgins I was a regular runt before I begun," he said, "and look at me now. The Story Girl Pluckiest little runt in three States, by Judas! Parnassus on Wheels "A man might as well talk to a carrot as try an' get sense out of this runt of a feller," said Bill, disgusted. The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff He was a pompous little man to whom the inelegant applied the term of runt. Half a Rogue It was as if he was no more than a small boy, a runt with no weight whatever, and Bateese was a man. The Flaming Forest Glory be to God, it's bold talk you have for a stumpy runt of a man! Anna Christie PIGEONS, origin of. -classified table of breeds of. -pouter. -carrier. -runt. -barbs. -fantail. -turbit and owl. -tumbler. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 "She is a peach of a girl, beautiful as the sun, and no runt, either; a lovely girl." The Rise of David Levinsky As Uncle Henry had said, the Big Woods did not breed runts. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret One small pig, the runt, the weakling of the litter, had been unable to secure a place at the banquet. Crome Yellow "Look out you don't get locked up yourself sometime, you little runt," the man had replied, savagely, only half recovered from his debauch of the day before. The Financier, a novel |
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