| 单词 | shrink back |
| 例句 | Ranofer dodged a kick and scrambled to his feet, shrinking back against the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He shrank back, his skin hot and prickly, like the onset of hives. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a step toward her and she shrank back, no longer certain of his harmlessness—if he couldn’t talk, he might have to act. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z You could see the blurring of the fine ink lines where skin had stretched and then shrunk back again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I know it and shrink back down inside me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sam had nothing to hide, and she was brave—but every time she did this, every time she stood up for me and I shrank back in fear, it felt like I was betraying her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But then I remembered how my voice would betray me, shrink back, and cling to my lungs, while I stupidly stand on a stage with people staring at me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He shrinks back into the pillow and listens. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I shrank back and away from the scene, watching it grow smaller, and smaller, and smaller until the dark, cloudy haze of Rob’s mind swallowed it whole. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis shrank back, eyed me cannily, and ceased to chew. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Once out of sight they seemed to shrink back to their normal size. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He smacked his fist into his palm so violently that I shrank back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He looks like a walking skeleton, sun bleached and pale, and I involuntarily shrink back from him when he reaches a hand out to guide me toward the back of the building. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As he hit the ground, his avatar’s body transformed and shrank back to its normal size and appearance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ruth May shrank back through the narrow passage between this brief fabric of light and all the rest of what there is for us: the long waiting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Half the crowd surged forward, and half of it shrank back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Armin shouted, and I shrank back, believing we were being cursed in some foreign tongue. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She had moved on to Håkon, who shrank back at her attention. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z With every step and every word the three men shrank back as a group, though Clyde didn’t lower the gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Winston had tried to shrink back into the surface of the bed again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Mom leaned over to pet her, but the dog shrank back and trembled. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I made a move towards him, but he seemed to shrink back. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrank back, my face flaming as if I’d been struck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Riptide shrank back into a ballpoint pen, but now the writing point was exposed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His dæmon, Lyra thought, would have the form of a tigress, and she shrank back from the anger she imagined the great animal to show. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I shrank back against the seat, my heart beating quickly, knowing why the faces were at the window, and why the child stared. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As they passed, I shrank back, listening as the tramp and shouts grew fainter. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She caught his eye and quickly shrank back out of sight. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A gaunt, ragged figure stood on the step, and as she shrank back a man pushed his way through the door and halted on the kitchen threshold. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I shrank back, my heart racing like a wild thing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Reducio, ” Moody muttered, and the spider shrank back to its proper size. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But they were trained warriors, and a moment later their dæmons leapt at the angel, savage teeth flashing white in the gloom—and Balthamos flinched: he cried out in fear and shame, and shrank back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Terrified the little boy shrank back, afraid of the helmet and its fierce nodding crest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the lamassus, Shere Khan and Simba, had been torn free of the harness and were lying on the floor, mewling pitifully as they shrank back into their cat forms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Koffi shrank back into a stall a few feet away as he seemed to pick the latter emotion to hold on to. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With every step and every word the three men shrank back as a group, though Clyde didn’t lower the gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then she turned as though to go back into the house, and seeing us there on the pavement, stopped abruptly, almost shrinking back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Just the thought of all this made Tom shrink back uncomfortably in his chair. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But by doing that, he only pushed himself closer, and realizing it, he shrank back toward her again, to her warm throat and the strong pulse of her heart. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Wild-eyed and dishevelled, he seemed to shrink back from the light, and closed the door behind us. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrank back, and for a moment he stood trembling in the hall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He reached for the doorknob that opened the way out into the unlit hall, then shrank back as he glimpsed the vacuity of the rest of the building. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Ada shrank back, and her gaze flicked to the gate. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She was shrinking back into her emaciated body, shoulders slumped, wrists limp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The cat shrank back to his normal size. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Drying, it shrinks back to its original dimensions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I wonder, dear,” she said to Lavender Brown, who was nearest and shrank back in her chair, “if you could pass me the largest silver teapot?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He had found Gandalf; but he shrank back, cowering into a shadow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Now it was my brother’s turn to shrink back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrank back from Lissa, fearful of who I might become, of what I might do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He cringed and shrank back against the wall, and shook his head warningly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The boy put his hands over the stumps of his legs and shrank back close to the wall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z All four Tucks sprang to their feet at once, while Winnie, very frightened, shrank back in her chair. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see by the way my mother shrank back and became quiet that she was angry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrank back into my chair and remembered when I used to be a human being. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Shielding her face with her hands, Lady Constance shrank back in fear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Percy touched the point of his sword, and Riptide shrank back into a pen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Serafina shrank back; obviously the sailor in the launch hadn’t heard the latest state of things. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My avatar instantly shrank back to normal size, and my appearance returned to normal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We were afraid we were going to get sucked out, and we all shrank back against the Prospector. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In fear and wonder, Taran shrank back, his wound throbbing anew. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Lyra shrank back; she didn’t have the strength just yet to face them as she would have liked to do, and it was Will who had to speak first. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The skin of his face had shrunk back against the skull until it defined bone, not flesh, and made the nose and chin seem sharp and fragile. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilly shrank back, bumping into Trotter’s huge breast, which made her jump forward again quickly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Fortunately he’d shrunk back to normal size, so his hug was like getting hit by a tractor, not the entire farm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As it was, after I dismissed it as rubbish, we both shrank back from the whole territory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax shrank back, but Gray advanced calmly, his body lowered enough to declare nonaggression. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tobias shrinks back, throwing his arms up to protect his face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I shake my head and shrink back, hating myself for being such a coward. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Horrified, he and the other Hitler Youth shrank back from the inmates. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The net shrank back into its bag shape, the glow dimming. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As Jordan made his way to the rear of the bus, kids shrank back in their seats, hoping to be passed over this day. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z And just like that my moonstone badge shrinks back into a trainee badge. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Then I stroked grease into the leftover bush-ball, tugging it straight, then letting it go, watching it shrink back into dark brown cotton candy. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She shrinks back, releasing my hands, and sits on one of the waiting room chairs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The eyes shrink back as the hand comes, then they lose their stare, the eyelids droop lower, the tension is past. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He skewered a fourth, then willed his javelin to shrink back to a sword and hacked through another group of spirits. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He touched the sword tip, and Riptide shrank back into a pen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I don't know what else to say, so I shrink back upstairs and lock myself in the bathroom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The chaplain shrank back from the wall in terror, bitter tears springing to his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As the adults continued their gloomy conversation and Zalmay played with a handheld video game, Fadi shrank back into the fading brown leather seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He knew he was losing them, and he shrunk back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If she speaks to you, just shrink back into yourself. Worst co-worker ever 2012-07-24T00:00:00Z They like shade and need enriched, moisture-retentive soil even as they shrink back into the ground in spring. Perspective | As summer’s heat wanes, it’s time to plan (and plant) for late-winter beauty 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z I learned you don't shrink back from the fact that people are going to be discomfited by who you are or what you say, and to be prepared to explain why and what you are. Stacey Abrams: Being a black woman in politics isn’t ‘some fatal diagnosis’ 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z But the moment she caught sight of the two Shia policemen, popping cashews into their mouths and eyeing her like jackals looking at a baby rabbit, she shrank back. "I know where Saddam Hussein is hiding": What I saw in Iraq right after the 2003 U.S. invasion 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Their reign began in the late 13th century in Austria and gradually grew to include a good chunk of south-central and southeastern Europe, before shrinking back and finally dissolving in 1918. Royal trappings from 7 centuries of the Habsburg dynasty on view in a new exhibition 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The future of higher education is one in which educational organizations shrink back to a human scale. One vision of tomorrow’s college: Cheap, tailored to you, and you get a real education, not a degree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z We got a glimpse of that and shrunk back. MGMT: 'We got a glimpse of fame and shrunk back' 2010-04-08T21:00:00Z She said I’d stretched my stomach out through overeating, and it would eventually shrink back to its right size. Resolved: A no-diet new year starts now 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z After the success of that film, Ms. Silverstone endured an iteration of what was not yet called body shaming when she played Bat Girl, and shrank back somewhat from public life. Alicia Silverstone Wants Us to Eat Our Fruits and Vegetables 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z These different homemade mixtures exhibit different behaviors: a doughier slime will shrink back on itself, only fleetingly changed by the probe of a finger. The “Oddly Satisfying” Pleasures of Slime Porn 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z He was the only person in my life who never shrank back or became impatient as I wrestled with my stammer. ‘I stood there, mouth gaping, words stuck’: how a comedian cured her stammer 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z I shrank back into my stable in terror lest he was here for me, but thankfully he walked on by. Your stories: Circus Horse - Part 1 by HorseLover3000 2013-06-21T11:00:00Z His shell-shocked US soldier in Vietnam is deservedly celebrated, as is his remarkable shot of the army charge in Belfast with the woman shrinking back into the doorway. McCullin – review 2012-12-28T21:40:03Z It shrinks back from the sidewalk on three sides. Downtown L.A.'s long-delayed federal courthouse is a polished work of civic architecture 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The nylon-and-spandex blend shrinks back in the wash, then stretches again. The ‘No More Tears’ Formula for Yoga Wear 2014-04-04T23:08:41Z At this point, every single person at my watch party shrunk back against the couch as if trying to get as far away physically from this moment as possible. Arya Stark is how old now? Why her "Game of Thrones" scene with Gendry is so controversial 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z “There was this orange glow that suddenly rose up in the sky, and then shrank back down,” Else recalled. ‘Oppenheimer’ Fans Are Rediscovering a 40-Year-Old Documentary 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z You shrink back to the rock and begin the climb up to your father. Facing death on the mountain: What my father taught me on his last great climb 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z In the work, which McNaughton had tentatively titled “Exposing the Truth,” Trump grabbed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III by the necktie, roughly pulling him close while Mueller shrank back in fear. The most famous pro-Trump artist in the U.S. has moved into his ‘Mueller’ phase. 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Although the cicada feast can help predators increase their numbers the next year, their populations shrink back to normal before the periodical cicadas emerge again. When birds gorge on cicadas, caterpillars go unchecked and chomp their way through oak forests 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The board will now have 16 members for a few months but will shrink back to 12 when a number of current directors retire, sources familiar with the matter said. Catalent reaches settlement with Elliott to explore strategic review 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The board, which had 12 members, will have 16 members for a few months but will shrink back to 12 when a number of current directors retire, sources familiar with the matter said. Catalent reaches settlement with Elliot to explore strategic review 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z But now that the economy has recovered from the initial pandemic shock, Congress is letting the safety net shrink back down. Going Hungry in America 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The goal was not to shrink back when antisemitism dominated the headlines. He painted a mural of Kanye West. Then a rabbi called. 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z At night, when the creature wants to become active again to hunt or mate, it releases the red blood cells back into circulation and the liver shrinks back again. Scientists find secret to how glass frogs turn transparent 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “They’re just difficult to hear footsteps and not shrink back, drop the ball, not hold on,” his ever-appreciative quarterback Kirk Cousins said. Vikings’ Jefferson unfazed by big hits, as big games pile up 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z After her operation the surgeon told her the bleeding had happened because her uterus hadn't shrunk back to its normal size after birth. Hospital apologises after hiding surgeon's error for seven years 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Her husband briefly appeared at the window, but then shrank back into the dark — unwilling, like Sasha, to speak with anyone yet. The bleak Ukrainian landscape Russia leaves behind: Corpses in the garden, land mines and fear 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Originally she thought her feet would shrink back after delivery but when they didn’t, she had to buy all new shoes. 8 mothers bare their bodies, forever changed after giving birth 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z She shrunk back as her husband and the commander pressed bandages to the young man’s wounds. In Ukraine’s South, Fierce Fightingand Deadly Costs 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z But by the new century, as she navigated her advancing years with increasing frailty, the frontiers had shrunk back. Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was World’s Longest-Reigning Monarch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The lines in the spectrum shift toward the blue as the surface of the star moves toward us and then shift to the red as the surface shrinks back. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Originally she thought her feet would shrink back after delivery but when they never did, she had to buy all new shoes. 8 mothers bare their bodies, forever changed after giving birth 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “As soon as you cut out the spring floods, wetlands down the whole watershed start to shrink back toward the river.” A Silver Lining: Giant Floods Not Only Destroy, They Renew 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “Even though clearly this was just a textbook intimidation tactic and they just wanted to make their presence known and scare us, make us shrink back into obscurity, I felt in real danger.” Drag Queen Story Hour disrupted by men shouting slurs and threats at Bay Area library 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Plywood generally shrinks back into shape once it dries, provided the adhesive between the layers is rated for exterior use. How to repair damaged shed siding 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The margin shrank back to one at No. 14, a 287-yard par-4 on which all 65 players in the field went for the green off the tee. Max Homa, expectant father, wins Wells Fargo Championship on Mother’s Day 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z The hope was that as the disease crisis subsided, these cracks might shrink back to something more resembling “normal.” With COVID-19 and now abortion, WA is Idaho’s civilization. Can that hold? 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z “We, on the left, have shrunk back in the face of attacks from the right,” Ms. Rousseau said. Even Before France Votes, the French Right Is a Big Winner 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Stagecoach, which shrank back after selling its US operations and being squeezed out of UK rail, will be valued at about £500m, a third of National Express. UK jobless rate falls and vacancies hit record; Omicron to hit oil demand – as it happened 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z When we bite down, these types of proteins shrink back very quickly against the slick enamel of our teeth, causing a giggly squeak with almost every bite. Fried halloumi adds cheesy crunch to a summery salad of tomatoes, avocados and herbs 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z "So, what he did was to shrink back and as a result of that became aloof," he said. Prince Charles ‘can’t deal’ with Prince Harry’s comments because he’s ‘immensely sensitive,' author says 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z And the author, who was born in Nagasaki, Japan, but moved to England when he was five, insisted there was no subject or viewpoint he would "shrink back from". Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear' 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The dough may shrink back down into the cup. Muffin tin deep dish pizzas let kids get creative in the kitchen 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z I saw a brief demo over video conference of these straps and they do stretch out quite far to fit over your hand before shrinking back to their original shape on your wrist. The new Apple Watch SE and iPad Air are better ‘better’ options 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z It will become immediately clear that in a Biden era politics will shrink back down to normal size. President Biden’s first day 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z When the swollen organs shrink back to normal, it appears that the snakes may simply shut down their repair genes, so that their cells are no longer shielded from their self-inflicted damage. Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Apart from the dough, which seems to shrink back to its original size no matter how persistently you stretch it, the ingredients are easy to assemble. These DIY pizza kits are a fun — and tasty — break from the usual takeout 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z This is in my view a borderline case, as described in the authorities, and as such I must therefore shrink back from passing a whole life order. Exclusive: CPS seeks longer sentence for rapist Reynhard Sinaga 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Relieved of the burden that was grinding it to exhaustion, the organ shrank back almost to normal size, almost in an instant. A terrible crime, a patient waiting for a transplant: The tragic, redemptive journey of one heart. 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z When tension in the fiber is released, the elastomer shrinks back to its original size. A New Twist on Artificial Muscles 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Still, most commentators doubt Golden Dawn will shrink back to its previous marginal status. Greece: Extreme right party seeks recount after poll flop 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Tova shrank back into her corner and didn’t say a word. “All Rivers” 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The elephant’s child escaped, but waited in vain for its nose to shrink back to normal. Cellular stretch reveals superelastic powers 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Q: Several weeks ago, at the Universities U.K. conference, you told universities that this is not the time to “shrink back and sulk” about Brexit, that universities need to “engage and lead in these debates.” U.K. scientists ‘are going to be all right,’ after Brexit, science minister promises 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z “He walks along and he’ll say hello, but if one of them shrinks back he moves on to the next person. He knows. He doesn’t push himself on anyone.” Meet Clifford, a Michigan horse that paints 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z There's a scripture that says: "We are not of those who shrink back unto destruction, but we are those who persevere." Here's how the Poor People's Campaign aims to finish what MLK started 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Congress should not shrink back from the hard path of reform. Breaking promises: GOP resuscitate Obamacare with massive bailout 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Overcoming concerns about the vaccine is particularly important because yellow fever does not appear to be shrinking back to its usual habitat in Brazil’s wilder interior. Rumors, mistrust hinder Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z While her father ran a travel agency specializing in Holy Land tours and her mother shrunk back from his rage, Tina sunk into affairs with older women between basketball games. Tina Alexis Allen’s storytelling proves riveting in memoir 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z By then, though, the number of players kneeling or sitting for the anthem had shrunk back to early-season levels, a protest movement hard to sustain without a clear, vocal leader and goals. National Anthem Protests Sidelined by Ambiguity 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z With virtually all of their urban holdings lost, the militants were shrinking back into the shadows and deserts. Islamic State group: The full story 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z For now, lawyers close to the court predict it will shrink back into its shell after such a consequential verdict as this one. Who will fill the void left by Pakistan’s sacked prime minister? 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z “I know there’s a lot of polling, but when the time comes to do something right, the leadership kind of shrinks back.” Conservative state legislators plot ways to get Washington under control 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Once all the food has been absorbed, the python’s organs shrink back to their quiescent state. When the Lab Rat Is a Snake 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z From the ridge above, the little waterfall that no doubt swelled to a roar and caused all this damage has shrunk back down to an innocuous trickle over the rocks. After the flood: 'No tourists please. Help welcome' 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z For analytic purposes, black women were oversampled and then shrunk back to their proper proportion of the population. How the New York Times/CBS News Poll Was Conducted 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z A few days later, it shrinks back to just over 10,000, as the fans, musicians, artists, comedians and very happy campers that make up the Bonnaroo music and arts festival roll out of town. Bonnaroo: high fives to the Glastonbury of American music festivals 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The two tsunamis also tell a tale of a changing climate: In between the two events, the shoreline seemingly shrank back, perhaps because the ocean began to partially freeze. Mars may have been carved up by massive ancient tsunamis 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z "It inevitably shrinks back to human, and that's where it will keep going." How Lucasfilm made Star Wars’ first official VR lightsaber battle 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the region, Indonesia is shrinking back into protectionism; political scandals are unsettling Malaysia. Gold stars 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “This is not a day for shrinking back,” he said. Pastor delivers fiery eulogy at memorial service for San Bernardino shooting victim 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps with the FFF’s insistence on business as usual, on persisting rather than shrinking back, it might offer a little comfort. Wembley to welcome France for England friendly in spirit of defiance | Barney Ronay 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Good news: Winds dropped rapidly, little serious damage was reported and Patricia shrank back into a mere tropical depression. Your Weekend Briefing: Mexico, Donald Trump, New York Mets 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Then the ventriloquist operating the puppet villain, after announcing his plans to terrorize the town, growled the line: "You've made Slappy — very unhappy," which the kids shrunk back from with a sort of benign terror. Will 'Goosebumps' movie scare up the audience the popular books did? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Stomachs stretch after you eat a meal but typically shrink back to normal size. Competitive eating is more than just chowing down 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Fluker’s mother ushered him into Savarese’s office, and the coach saw a frightened, timid kid who looked more like a graduate than a freshman and shrank back from an attempted hug. Chargers’ Fluker goes from homeless to graduate, NFL starter 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z They rose the following year to 11.5 million but shrank back to about 10 million last year. New Egypt tourism minister sets out 2020 growth plan 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Where others might stop, shrink back, or give up, those who achieve great success move forward, undaunted in the face of failure. How To Recover From Failure 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z One woman got to within steps of the finish line only to squirm and shrink back. Mud runners risk limb and even life to satisfy extreme-sports passion 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z As the PEX pipe starts to shrink back to its original size, it grabs tightly onto ridges on the fittings and valves. PEX pipe has many advantages over copper tubing “I’m proud to say that these pastors are not being intimidated, they’re not shrinking back, and they’re not going to go silent.” Federal civil rights official calls Houston pastor subpoenas ‘abuse of government power’ 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The medication is working its magic, and the old oak tree has shrunk back to its original shape of England and Norway. One Moment You See, Then You Don't 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z But the government shrank back even from that, and actually increased funding for the scheme in its budget for fiscal 2014-15. For some fans of new Indian leader, so far, so disappointing 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The turning point was the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, but when America had vanquished the enemies in the East and the West, we did not shrink back again. Obama's Foreign Policy Is Waffling and Timid 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Somewhere beyond the blackness at the end of the garden, where even the moonlight shrank back. Romesh Gunesekera: “Road Kill.” 2013-11-25T05:00:00Z They get out in front and assert themselves when others shrink back. The Go-To Person: What You Need To Become One 2013-10-31T13:32:00Z A lot of people think that's just going to shrink back, but it doesn't. Nude plea from man who shed 36 stone 2013-05-10T03:03:17Z In fact the company tends to shrink back into the same shell – ad dollars – when stressed. Google as a New Innovation Model (Or Not the 20% Time) 2013-02-07T12:05:34Z Below that critical value, a river will shrink back to the size of its neighbors and ultimately lose its tributaries. Solving the Mystery of River Formation 2012-12-05T18:10:00Z Now Greece's economy shrinks back to the size prior to her admission into the eurozone. Greece's debt: A bail-out by any other name 2012-11-27T14:01:33Z Let the dough rest for a few minutes after each few passes with the rolling pin so that it doesn't shrink back, as yeast doughs will do. Well: Rustic Fruit Tarts 2012-08-31T20:43:12Z Let the dough rest for a few minutes after each few passes with the rolling pin so that it doesn’t shrink back, as yeast doughs will do. Recipes for Health: Dessert Galette Pastry 2012-08-27T14:33:49Z As the cell expands, so does the pigmented area; as it shrinks back down, the pigmented area also shrinks. Shiny! On the Iridescence of Squid 2012-08-25T22:45:00.177Z For years, Biswas had yearned to start a business but always shrunk back from the precipice. No Time Like the Present 2012-08-21T13:00:00Z It shrank back to $6 billion last year, but that contraction still leaves a huge number of students and former students saddled with expensive debts they can’t afford to repay. Subprime Private Student Loans: No Way Out 2012-07-23T13:35:35Z She shrank back with horror from the brink of the ledge, and yet the abyss seemed to draw her like a magnet. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The mind shrinks back with horror at the bare recital. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z "What is it, child?" the old cook said, advancing and touching her, while the others shrank back, frightened at her aspect. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z In fact it was only after Jasmine had warmly thanked her aunt for the kind thought that it shrank back into being a small green cardboard disk again. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z "I don't know—I never tried—I know nothing about it!" cried she, enduring the touch, as it seemed, with difficulty, and ready to shrink back into herself. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The duchesse shrank back as if she had been lashed across the face. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Now she shrank back and said, "No—no!" The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z The man who has aroused all this emotion shrinks back almost as if he were afraid of it, although it is surely not new to him. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The third picture is the martyrdom of the saint, who, in the sacerdotal habit, lies extended on a block; while a half-naked executioner raises the sword, and several spectators shrink back with horror. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He saw the Indian shrink back and roll over into the bushes. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z At last he reached the place, and, shrinking back as if from an expected blow, he slowly raised his eyes till they rested on the face of the dead body hanging there. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z The other members of the council shrunk back in undisguised horror. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Daphne shrank back at the sound of his voice. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Half the advanced party were shot down; the appalled survivors shrank back aghast. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; Ð with from. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Joel took an eager step forward, and then shrank back guiltily. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z They dared not face his anger, and with white faces, shrunk back, leaving a path for him and his party to walk through. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z He shrank back behind the open door, and yet answered with a kind of sullen surprise that I had asked for Madame de Bonne's, and this was it. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The latter let go the child's arm and shrank back in the wings, followed by the jeers of the crowd. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The man shrank back into the doorway, strangely moved by the passionate force of his earnestness. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z They shrank back frightened, and taking advantage of this, the little band hurried out of the piazza. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z "O Lord!" he groaned once more, involuntarily shrinking back. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z When the stopper was loosed and the liquid spurted over, the chief shrank back in amazement, uttering a startled cry. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z She turned a colorless face towards Ralph, and, shrinking back in the creaking armchair, stared at him so strangely and fixedly that he was unable to understand her sudden emotion. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z She shrank back from me—shrank back, with her hands outstretched towards me and her head averted. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z They shrank back and he went his way. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z The girl shrank back from him, but he followed her, still holding her arm, and nipped it deeply between the nails of his thumb and forefinger. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Jack's sentries, who again brought their rifles to the salute, shrank back before Elbel's scowl as he passed out of the gate. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z I shrunk back, as you may imagine, and said I would walk, in spite of the rain. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Even the girl who loved him shrank back, clutching the mantelpiece in the first spasm of doubt, and fear, and anguish. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z It was very silent, and as I passed up the stairs the servants shrunk back with averted faces, as if they were afraid to look at me. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Their leader shrank back pace by pace from the old man's gaze, and then wheeling round sped after them. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z He glared and shrank back when he saw that among the strangers moving about were two white men. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z I shrank back against the wall, my limbs trembling under me, my heart leaping as if it would burst from my breast. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z "The pest!" cried another, shrinking back, and stumbling away in a panic. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Lloyd was all aglow with excitement and pleasure over the success of the last hour's work, but Magnolia had shrunk back into the same timid little creature she was before her transformation. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z He broke off abruptly, and seemed to shrink back within himself, for it was, after all, but seldom he spoke in that fashion. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The other two, less quick-witted and less courageous than their hapless comrade, shrank back and held up their hands, crying aloud for mercy. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The knaves lowered their weapons and shrank back cowering before him. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Dunmore shrank back, almost toppling down the hill, which he hurriedly descended and made off after Sir Timerson towards the pavilion. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The timid looked down a chasm to which they could perceive no bottom, and shrank back. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z They were above the usual height of the human race, and their more than earthly beauty had at the same time something of awe in it, from which the heart shrunk back in alarm. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The men shrank back, in their fear, to give him place. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z He shrank back as if she had struck him, and for a moment pain and rage brought the blood surging to his cheeks. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Horror mantled throat and cheeks with crimson; she shrank back, catching support on a marble table beside her. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z As we shrink back into the past we are aware that it is for the take-off into the future, and so we have Mr. Taft. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z I shrank back from him with feelings of disgust and horror, which I took no pains to conceal; but it was unnoticed by him. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z That they missed it at all was because the man also recognized Lad, and shrank back in mortal terror. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The injury her father had done him must, it seemed, always stand between them, and she shrank back a pace from him. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The man was in the act of dragging Mount's bowl and spoon towards his own nest in the straw, but he dropped the food and shrank back as Mount seized it with an oath. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z As he dismounted from the vehicle and entered the room, Beltani was nearly on her knees to him, though Ramûa, from her dark and shadowy corner, shrank back as far as she could. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z She drew her hands from her face, held out her arms straight in front of her like bars, and shrank back in the chair behind the protection of those bars. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The woman shrank back scared, and she screamed loudly. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Austin shrank back with a hand upon his eyes and singlet singeing, and his voice broke through Tom's cry of "Damp her down!" For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z But at sight of me she turned scarlet and shrank back, nor would she listen to one word. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z She shrank back from his touch as if she knew all that the move had cost him. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It was a horrible, grey face, and Hetty shrank back, while her chair grated harshly on the floor. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Knave saw her shrink back, and he realized with a thrill that she was actually afraid of this lifeless thing which could harm no one. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z “Those who believe that California is in decline will naturally shrink back from such a strenuous undertaking,” Brown said of the proposed 800-mile rail network to link California’s metropolitan areas. Brown Calls for California High-Speed Rail, Water Projects 2012-01-21T14:21:11Z As I shrank back my heel struck my rifle. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z So dragging, so weary, so despondent was every step, that, as he entered Istar's room, Belshazzar shrank back from his presence in involuntary despair. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Lucia now seemed to shrink back, and at that sign Nora signaled the girls to leave the porch and adjourn to more convenient quarters for their confidences. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Earlier, when Lad had taught him to swim, Wolf had at first shrunk back from the chilly black water. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z She shrank back into her corner, and, picking up a newspaper which lay in the window sill, began to read. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z Mortified, I shrank back while he fumed and cracked his whip and swore I was doomed to folly and a most vicious future. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "Who are you?" he exclaimed, shrinking back and trembling violently. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Olive shrank back in terror, and clasped the child softly to her heart. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z With a gasp and a shudder, Baby shrank back against Lad. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Instinctively she shrank back and concealed herself behind one of the curtains which hung before the alcove door. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z The boy's first impulse was to shrink back, but he clinched his teeth and endured to the end what seemed to him an unspeakable torture. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z Having become a few degrees calmer, he looked up at her now, his eyes wide and vivid with a declaration that made her shrink back as if flame had leaped towards her face. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Each building seemed equipped with whirling doors that were perpetually in motion, and to enter one of these doors caused Tavia to shrink back and wish heartily that Dorothy or Ned was with her. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z A bound, a dodge, or a deft shrinking back would carry him out of one such peril—barely out of it—when another, or fifty others, beset him. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z "Get rid of him as soon as you can," she whispered to Valentin, and shrunk back into the shadow. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z Some memory of the ungentle cobbler was aroused by the word "charge," and the boy shrank back nervously. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z "Oh dear no," said poor little Isabella, shrinking back to her embroidery. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Her eye fixed by mine as by the gaze of a rattle-snake, she timidly laid aside her weapon; and shrunk back, muttering that she did not mean to hurt my dog. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I do not advocate any shrinking back or checking of the terrible steeds of war. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z She shrunk back in terror as the younger man rose and started toward her. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z I had thought only for the girl, who shrank back in her chair as if to hide herself. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z We had promised her abundant assistance when she was fighting Prussia alone; when France intervened we shrank back and left her in the lurch. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z I involuntarily retreated behind Miss Arnold, who herself could not help shrinking back. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Eventually, those outer layers will waft away to form what's called a planetary nebula, while the core shrinks back into an object just like KOI 55. Dry-roasted planets: A Sun-Like Star That Tried To Eat Its Young 2011-12-29T09:00:00Z I shrank back into the hut, and peeped through the opening of the door. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z She shrank back against him in a palsy of repugnance at about an inch of moving fuzz on a rhododendron. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z For a moment she made no answer, thrusting her white face closer as if examining him, so close, indeed, that he controlled with difficulty his instinct to shrink back a little. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Here and again it would seem there are scattered pools, for the eyes, running over the landscape, shrink back from a sudden flash, as of water reflecting the fierce light of the sun. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Are ye ready for the last act, or are ye timid and do ye shrink back from the terrible danger that confronts ye? Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z They had all shrunk back from me, and I was alone within the circle of the guards. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z It was the first time in her life that he had spoken roughly to her, and Gwen shrank back almost as if she had been struck. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z When his wife saw him, did she, timid as she was, shrink back? The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z Manuel, his duty performed, turned and looked eastward, shrinking back as Shaw stepped close to him. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z She shrank back when she thought of the past, as if she were wronging her sister’s memory. Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z So surprising a look came on Mr. Nash's face that the girl shrunk back, almost as if she had been afraid that he would strike her. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z “Oh, don’t!” she entreated him again, and shrank back from the passion in his eyes. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Zeal does not shrink back because there are Anakims in the way: it looks over their heads, like Moses on Pisgah, and says, "The land shall be possessed." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z She shrank back with a cry of horror and alarm, while he stood before her cowering like some guilty creature whose shame has been suddenly made plain. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z I opened the battered volume handed me with a strong sense of anticipation, and, as I did so, the girl shrank back shivering. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Sarah was sad, and after the first momentary flash of delight, shrank back within herself. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z She shrank back, quailing before the cold anger of his look. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Very likely you are sitting at ease, content with a little faith, and a little repentance, a little grace and a little sanctification, and unconsciously shrinking back from extremes. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z The great lady shrank back a little, as if abashed. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Steel added; and there was a low growl from the assembly, while Lane shrank back from that side of the vehicle. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z He was riding in the direction of the judge's box, and as he came near she dropped her glass, and shrinking back shyly touched that potentate's arm. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z She shrank back from the cold anger in his eyes and the hardness of his voice when he answered her. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Then he shrank back a pace or two. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When she had come into His near neighbourhood she had shrunk back, a frightened creature. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z She went on growing; as the others shrank back from her prickly arms she could look over their heads. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z "How hideous they are!" she said, shrinking back into the case. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z So soon as she was in the open air she thought she heard the sound of approaching footsteps; as if involuntarily she shrank back into the doorway, listening. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z I shrank back, And turned to think a moment, half in fear, And half in pain; dividing the swift mind, Yet all in love. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z And the fire blazed up, and the Yemenites shrank back from it as it approached them, and were afraid, but the bystanders urged them on and bade them take courage. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z She shrinks back; holding the dress to her. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z But to shrink back to a mundane existence, well, that didn't seem right, either. Cougars will honor former linebacker Steve Gleason on Saturday 2011-11-11T03:31:04Z The woman shrank back with, as it were, a gesture of repulsion. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z The sad queen Would scarcely leave me, though the priests shrunk back In terror. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Abashed, he shrank back; but the wound rankled, and he determined to have lusty revenge. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The theatrical manager, faultlessly attired in evening dress, topcoat, and silk hat, shrank back at sight of the man standing beside the desk. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z They shrank back, wondering if this was a dwelling of some of the inhabitants; but taking courage from the perfect stillness they ventured to pass the opening and continued their descent towards the sea. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z He shrank back with what was almost a gesture of horror. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z And so fiercely did Medea look upon her that Glauce shrank back and clung to Jason for protection. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Judith exclaimed, and involuntarily she shrank back a little, so startled was she. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z It winced and shrank back, and then, seeing no help for it, made a step forward. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The bank now aims to shrink back to health by focusing on business in southeastern Europe. Hypo Alpe Adria puts sale of bank units on hold 2011-10-18T12:17:35Z The immeasurable depth of the abyss, in connection with the apparently frail barrier that held the great lake in its bounds, caused me to shudder and shrink back, and my brain reeled in dizzy fright. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z He fixed his motionless, pale eyes on his father, shrinking back in the winged chair. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z She shrank back, as if struck by lightning. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Seeing Hugh Girdlestone push through the crowd and stand suddenly before him, he shrank back like a hunted creature, and began trembling violently. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z He approached nearer and nearer, while the boys shrank back against the rocks. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z Evelyn shrank back in horror, as if he had struck her, and then with an effort recovered her self-control. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z "Poisoned!" he exclaimed, and such a blaze of wrath gleamed in his eye that the old king shrank back. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z But, to his surprise, she shrank back and stared straight and defiantly in his eyes. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z And there, in front of him, was a sight from which mortal man might well shrink back in awe and dread. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z With a hoarse cry he shrank back a step, but in a moment, by an exertion of will power, he had partly mastered his emotion. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The happy light that had shone in her eyes faded away and as he approached her she shrank back. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Nathan turned to the lieutenant, who, with a blanched face, had shrunk back against the wall. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z At the same instant she shrank back into Virginia's arms, for the drawing-room door was wrenched open, and Masters's voice rang out loudly in the great hall. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Perhaps if those eyes are still beautiful, one glances into them and shrinks back at the world of wretchedness within them. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z She awoke with a start from her reverie as she felt the lieutenant’s steady gaze on her face, and she shrank back a step. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The woman shrank back against the wall and stared frightened. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Why should she wince and shrink back as if he had struck on an intolerably sensitive bruise—at the word, home? Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z She suddenly advanced towards him, the revolver raised half threateningly, and he shrank back in alarm. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z We shrank back around the boulder, out of sight. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z He was a barbaric and war-like figure and the girls unconsciously shrunk back as he danced by them. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Juliet, who had shrunk back at his speech, again advanced, and, with agony unspeakable, held out her hand, in token of consent. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z And then before Carter’s accusing glance she shrank back and hid her face in the folds of her blue gingham apron. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z She shrank back into the dark, which suited her better. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z A chair near the fire was given to him, facing the window, but he shrank back, saying in a low voice, and coughing, that the bright light made his eyes and head burn. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The tall man and the little woman faced each other while the poor, craven bridegroom that was to have been, shrank back in amazement. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z “Art thou truly the juggler?” asked Egwina, shrinking back from the fierce look of the man’s face. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The favourite shrinks back from her own countenance. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z After a while she misses the child, and questions all in the lodge; then peers out into the storm and shrinks back, shuddering. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z “As a matter of fact, what he’s done is, he’s said in fact to Israel that they need to shrink back to their indefensible 1967 borders.” Fact checking the GOP debate at the Reagan library 2011-09-08T07:20:00Z The man advanced and the girls shrank back. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z “I like not the fact that she be Dane,” and Egwina shrank back a little, for the Northmen held a painful place in her memory. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z At the first meeting they instinctively shrank back from each other. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z With a startled cry of pain and fear Mademoiselle Rouann�s shrank back, and covered her eyes with her hands. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z So often do we shrink back from the sacrifice or obligation to which God calls us, that we think we are going to our doom. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z The Cape of Good Hope was still an unknown point to the trading world, and men shrank back in terror from the hostile winds and tempests which environed it. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The crowd press forward, the servant shrinks back, the lady stands firm, with a determination to protect or perish. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z But, despite that explanation for the repressed excitement under which he seemed to be laboring, the girl thought she detected the presence of restrained passion in his eyes, and she shrank back a little. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z They shrank back like jackals before the lion, their voices stilled. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Grant shrank back on the stairs, not recognizing him. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z And when, after seven days, the clouds passed away and the dwellers in Triton's city came forth, they shrank back from one another with horror and loathing. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The woman shrunk back a little more out of sight. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z Marmaduke shrank back, and gazed upon the aperture with abhorrence and dismay. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z I shrank back upon the sofa half paralysed, and with not strength enough to grow hot and crimson. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z "Don't be alarmed," he said over his shoulder to Evelyn, who had shrunk back against the wall. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The name scarcely formed itself on her lips, when she shrunk back from the baronet's stern countenance, wondering what new sorrow was coming upon her. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Echo had shrunk back, was leaning now against the wall, thriving terror of him in her eyes. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z The Arms, discouraged, shrank back into its corner, and made up in low windows, smoking-rooms, and private bathroom—one for the whole house—what was lacking in porticos and sea view. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Outside she shrank back, for she was met by a veritable wall of flame. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z "Father!" cried Sally; but she did not shrink back. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z "Lady Rose," said the baronet, "you heard—" The lady shrank back, and faltered out— "Yes; I heard a shot, and it frightened me." Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Here one tumbled on the blanket of a sleeper, there another placed his wet feet on the face of another, and you heard screams in the darkness, as of persons shrinking back from cold baths. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Looking into the ravine, a sight met their gaze, which caused them to shrink back with horror. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z Before the door, sitting on his horse, was a trooper, clad in blue—and at sight of him the ladies 230 shrunk back. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Now she stepped up to him, her face so pale and distorted that he shrank back involuntarily. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z If it stirred in the wind she shrunk back terrified. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The manufacturing sector shrunk back into the recession for the first time in two years in July while UK output grew just 0.2% in the three months to June. Eurozone crisis reignites as investors lose faith in rescue package 2011-08-02T09:51:00Z Not till he had gained the threshold did he find courage to bethink himself of some witty remark, but it shrank back within his own soul on his entering the parlour; he stood still, abashed. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z And then, she caught her breath, and shrank back a little, and pressed her hand to her throat.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z He shuddered as it was repeated; and then shrank back into the black shade cast by a mass of lava which overhung his head, and listened again; but all was still. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z Still she shrunk back, and dragged the foliage over her, when the gamekeeper came out from his concealment, and walked back and forth before the cottage. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Ugh! it was running down her back with such icy spray that she screamed aloud, and then shrank back as jeering laughter from those standing by greeted her mishap. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Gladys shrank back against the wall in terror, then collecting herself she thrust Ophelia behind her and faced the angry woman. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z The bird shot down from the roof, so that the people all shrank back frightened. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Guahiba clasped her children closer to her breast, and the Indians shrunk back. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z When these people saw the old man and woman coming toward them, they shrunk back and left a passage by which they could pass into the old building, but no one spoke a word. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z All the party, even the doctor, tried their hands at this feat, all but the new Pioneer, who shrank back, afraid to venture as she knew that expertness came only with many trials. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z There was nothing remarkable about the river or its surroundings; but heathen, missionary convert, and dusky Moslem alike shrank back murmuring from its bank. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Joseph shrank back at the awful words--he was not yet sure that Wally was not mad. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z She felt his beard touch her hair, and shrank back. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z A noise of the closing window followed, and with a sigh Ruth shrunk back to her shelter against the wall, disappointed, but trembling all over with the happiness of having seen him. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The mind and heart shrink back appalled at the bare contemplation of the awful consequences which would have followed the success of this one act. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z I looked at him in dismay and shrank back. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Aunt Deborah, as the stone pursued its reckless course, placed her hands over her head, and shrank back into her chair, a frightened and unwilling witness to the destruction of her property. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z At last a brilliant equipage, drawn by two snorting, spirited gray horses, dashed up so quickly that the crowd shrank back in terror, and looked at the door in eager expectation. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z "I hoped to find you here and alone," he said, holding out both hands with a warmth that astonished her; for she shrunk back and looked at him wonderingly. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The consul's day is over, however, and it is pathetic to see him shrink back into the obscurity from which accident had drawn him. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z He shrank back when he saw me; but I thought nothing of that; I did not even wonder why Emma was closeted with aunt. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Tom realized almost at once what the scene meant, and he shrank back from the door. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z The keen night air blew sharply upon him, and he shrank back into one corner of the carriage with a shiver. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Many pressed forward curiously but shrank back again as Freyer drew near. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z The mutual love is there, but it is a thing so wild and shy and sensitive that it shrinks back into the dark at a touch even from the hand of the beloved. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z It was a terrible thing to hear, for me to hear, and I shrank back. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z The blood of his children will curse his cowardice who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z It was fabled that the sun in horror shrank back in his course at the horrible sight. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z All eyes were quickly turned from the flag to where a little wide-eyed boy shrank back in terror against the steps. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z Then she started violently, and shrank back towards the wall, for he had taken a step or two towards her and stretched out his hands. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z But I was hardly seated when a feeling of indescribable astonishment and horror made me shrink back. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z But Drayton shrank back and covered his face with his hands. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z "No, Edward! indeed, indeed, I can not touch it," she replied imploringly, and shrinking back. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z She merely uttered a cry of agitation and fright, and shrunk back alike from her brother and the woman who had come to be his judge. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z “Oh, no,” said the young Malay, shrinking back, “I should see her.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z I watched her with a profound interest until she began to turn in her chair, as I felt, to look at me; when she did that I shrank back in bed. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z He sprang to his feet with an exclamation as the latter entered, and then shrank back and hung his head. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Esm�e shrank back with a cry; her hands went up to her breast and clasped themselves. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z Anyhow, it was intelligible to these, for they shrank back for the moment quiet and abashed. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z He took a step forward, and as she shrank back with a cry of horror, he stopped and laughed. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z The four Ghazis arrived on the bank, but even they shrank back from the roaring terror of that wave wall. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Involuntarily he turned his head, and a revulsion of horror caused him to shrink back in spite of himself, and nearly to fall from his precarious resting-place. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z For the gliding white figure advanced unwaveringly, and as it did so the crouching brute shrank back more and more—now in unmistakable alarm. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z Edith shrank back with a cry, her hand over her eyes, as though trying to ward off this sudden blow. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z The ladies eagerly sought his hand in the dance, but shrunk back in agony from its vice-like grasp. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z Still, friend, I thank thee.—Thou hast shelter'd me, At a hard trying moment, when the buffets Of tainting fortune rather would persuade Friends to shrink back, than serve me. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z The money spent in indulging the vain wishes of idleness, and a childish fondness for pretty things not regulated by reason, would relieve the misery that my soul shrinks back from contemplating. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z The parents and their only child, though convinced of what the result must be, still shrank back from harrowing up each other's feelings, by full conversation on the subject that most occupied their thoughts. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z I shrank back into the depths of the telephone booth and struggled to swallow the lump in my throat. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z The girl clutched nervously at her tea-gown and shrank back nearer yet to the door. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z It tends to make one shrink back and not to act. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The mother half arose and pushed forward the little boy, who shrank back at first; then crouching down on his face and knees at his father’s side, he began to cry. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z On the threshold it occurred to the Count to look into the next chamber; he opened it and shrank back, but cried, "You only go on," and he himself went in. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Mercedes shrunk back, for, though innocent as purity itself, her heart taught her the difference between the language of her lover and the language of her nurse, even when each most expressed affection. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The girl paled visibly and shrank back into her seat. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z With terror-glazed eyes and numbed senses she shrank back from the crowd, clasping and unclasping her hands in helpless misery. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z “It’s—it’s not true,” declared Tyrrell, but turning pale, shrinking back, and looking about him for a chance to run. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z Wilt thou one day, thou Uranide, love a man? then will I shrink back from no one. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z A murmur of applause followed this rebuke, and the Lord of Orbitello was fain to shrink back into an insignificance, from which it would have been better for him never to have emerged. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Babylon shivered, and her eyes seemed to shrink back under her eyelids when she looked at the table and saw that the paper was gone. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The moment she heard footsteps, Adelaide shrank back in the thick corn, and held her cornstalk gun in readiness. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z Twice he started forward, moved by some inner impulse, but each time he shrank back deeper within the shadow. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z She shrank back, afraid to pass it, seeing an omen. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z But Margaret shrank back, and with a strong frown waved him away. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Mrs. Dennison looked at her a moment, subdued the quivering of her lips with a great effort, and broke into a laugh so hoarse and constrained that Jessie shrunk back. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The moment Hunt touched it, he shrank back, saying, ‘It’s muddy!’ as if he meaned that it was full of adders.... Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z He remembered how he had shrunk back fearful lest she should see him. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Dodo had sat breathlessly, even shrinking back in her chair, before these passions in the raw, flung out without pretense of concealment, horror-stricken. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z She shrank back a little from the light in his eyes. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z She shrunk back, and held up her hands like a child pleading for pity. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z She shrunk back, and fixed a more steadfast eye upon the prostrate person. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z How happy I should be to be able to go out into the world and not shrink back from the looks of men and women. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z At the sound of the formula always uttered by the sect of Assassins when about to do murder, the young man started and shrank back. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z With a sharp movement she shrank back from him. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z When she heard the voice for a third time and recognized the words as Spanish or Afro-Spanish the oldest Corner House girl shrank back toward the edge of the jungle in which the camp lay. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z He approached me with an air supercilious and ceremonious; but the moment he caught a glance at my face, he shrunk back, visibly confounded and embarrassed. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z So, he thought, had he shrunk back from the cross laid on him, and, what right had he to call himself a follower of the Master? Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z She seemed, for a moment, to shrink back in her chair, and, as her eyes involuntarily sought her husband, there was in them a vague and troubled appeal. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Oh, Sarah, to think—to think——' Lady Sarah shrunk back as usual though she answered not unkindly: 'Not now, Philippa,' she said, hastily. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The philosopher shrank back; but she still approached, as though she wished to lay hold of him. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z The Prussian shrank back, his face livid with fear. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z But these glorious friends beamed with a lustre such that Death shrank back, and the great berg of ice, wherewith he crushes man, melted away at touching their warm hearts. 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 Provoked beyond endurance by my obstinacy, he now turned pale with anger; he left by his work to stride up to me; I quailed before his look and shrank back. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z As Dolly shrank back more and more into herself, Rhoda seemed to bloom and brighten—she thought of everybody and everything, she tried in a hundred ways to please her friend. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Amy shrunk back, vexed with herself for having offered to go, and more vexed with her aunt for having omitted to send for her. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Clem sprang to her feet and turned her haggard face to the intruder, anger in her eyes; and Poppy, aghast and trembling, suddenly shrank back. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The little children shrank back in timid silence, and eyed the brutal boy with dislike. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z While he was engaged in marking the head of the lifeless body, the slender form of a man appeared above him and shrank back in horror at the discovery. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Katty shrank back and then placed herself by the wall of the passage. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z To make certain Lem cautiously shrank back, and taking care not to make the slightest sound, he worked his way around to the opposite side and gained a position where he could see McGill's face. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z She shrank back in her chair with her hands before her face. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z His colour, as Sir Arthur steadily looked at him, varied continually; till at length, when he heard the words 'Susan's Lamentation for her Lamb,' he suddenly shrank back, skulked through the crowd, and disappeared. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z She tried to move aside, to pass him, but he barred her escape with an outstretched arm, and she shrank back. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z She began to tremble again, and shrunk back with a red glow burning over her neck, and up to her temples beneath the dusky shadows of her hair. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Adela shrank back slightly, as if he had levelled a sudden blow at her. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The cowards shrank back; as they did so drawing their pistols, and firing at random. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z They had almost forgotten Mildred, shrinking back in the corner of her couch. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z At this Miss Hetheridge made a movement of her lips as though about to speak, but no words escaped, and she shrank back in her chair. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Lady Phipps observed the pallor increase, and that she shrunk back with a shudder from the arm which was striving to support her. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Repentance is then too late; to shrink back is death, and to go forward is only a faint hope of life. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z I shrank back, shuddering with horror, but he pulled me forwards, and said I must assist him in conveying the body to the fire. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Mildred shrunk back for a moment into the deep church porch to pause and recover herself. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Nancy looked at her face closely and shrank back in her chair. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z They shrank back; then turned tail and scurried to the carriage, swearing copiously, and drove off in the direction of Old Buda. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Mart tried to shrink back from the man, but he sprang forward and clutched him by the arm. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z I am a poor man, and the money was not mine, and I cannot replace it, and——” He choked suddenly, and shrank back, dragging the officer with him a step. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z She felt as if a hot iron had touched her flesh, and she shrank back into herself, like a scared mollusk. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z She shrank back for a moment, but she made no protest, and side to side, like a pair of lovers, they struggled along. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z I shrank back into the corner of my seat perplexed and anxious—seeking eagerly but vainly for some reason for this most unexpected development. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Ms. Black shrunk back and looked on politely, before giving her own brief response. After 3 Months, Mayor Replaces Schools Leader 2011-04-08T03:40:09Z Did that manly soul discover the spirit of rebellion looking out through those orbs that so shrank back at his gaze? Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z When the engine came in with its thunder and whizz, she shrank back against the station wall, white and breathless, not so much with fear as with awe. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z But the doe shrank back in fear when the Boy tried laying his hand caressingly on her velvet throat. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z It was Gustav's voice, and the rest of the words were lost to me, for I shrank back nervously. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Katherine had been shrinking back against the trees that lined the water, very conscious of the one tan stocking and the other grey one. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z I shrink back with misgiving at any little familiarity that seems so inconsistent between us. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Van Hupfeldt shrank back into the farthest corner with a look of blank dismay. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z It was less his reasoning, than the defiance flung to her in tone so independent, that caused the Creole to shrink back from what she had said. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Scared by his stern look and tone, she shrank back with a little piteous cry: "Father, he is my husband;" as if indeed she would defend him. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z "No; oh, no!" she shrank back, and then the poor soul broke into weeping. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Her eyes met his--and she blinked, as we blink at a strong, bright light; she shrank back a little, as we shrink from too great and sudden joy. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Helen shrank back as though she had received a blow. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z But the majority were silent, and shrank back. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "You did not speak the truth," he almost shouted; and she shrank back, cowering on her seat. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z I once pulled aside his robes in Richelieu as he sat smoking between the acts, and he shrank back and screamed, “How dare you, sir?” in a shrill tone, exactly like a woman. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z She was at the door when the motor appeared; and as it came to a stop, she started and shrank back with a momentary loss of self-control. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z She shrank back from the cushions toward which the gentleman was conducting her, and turned her face away from the declivity. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z I long to take nature to my heart, that nature before whose depth the faint-hearted theologian shrinks back; and with nature man, man in his entire quality.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Before me lay the eternal flower-carpet, with its innumerable asters, tuberoses, and mimosas—that delicate plant which, when approached, lifts its head, seems to look at you, and then droops and shrinks back in alarm. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z But for her resolve she would have shrunk back into the farthest corner of the cab. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z As she opened it for her friend to pass through, Louise shrank back from the burst of sunshine that flooded the passage, and placed her hand across her eyes. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Pauline shrank back as if she wished to avoid the meeting; but Joseph spoke a few words in her ear. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z His face grew so dreadful that I shrank back in this corner, and finally to hide it, hid my own in my hands. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z The friends shrank back further into the shadows. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z Jack started, and turned upon him with a look that caused Stephen to shrink back behind the table. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z You may despise the sufferer, but you shrink back terror-stricken before the might of the disease. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z She shrank back from the cushions towards which the gentleman was conducting her, and turned her face away from the declivity. The Dusantes A Sequel to "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" 2011-03-06T03:00:18.327Z She dropped her face into her hands, shrinking back from me, and I turned and left her. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z There is no shrinking back, no question of conscience at all. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z "Of you," said Celeste, shrinking back, shyly, from her impetuous little questioner. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The girl shrank back in terror for an instant, and then, to his surprise, her hand was still and cold and steady. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z She shrank back as far as she could, pressing her shoulder close against the wall, and uncertain whether to walk on or remain still. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z Almost at the same moment she caught sight of Rhoda, who shrank back a little, flushed and trembling. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Do any shrink back from these immense conclusions, because they so much surpass the views they have been accustomed to entertain respecting the beginning and the end of the material universe? The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z |
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