| 单词 | sidelight |
| 例句 | I rang the doorbell and heard Myrna Mountweazel’s paws scurrying on the hardwood floors, and then she was barking like crazy, staring at us through the sidelight glass. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I make it to the door first and peer out the glass sidelight. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Turquine did sit better when it came to the tilt, so that this particular criticism came to nothing—but it throws a sidelight on jousting and may have been worth mentioning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z These are interesting sidelights, although they do not change our basic understanding of a partnership forged by two theater veterans who did not want “anything that ‘looks like a good musical comedy.’ Review | The secret to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s remarkable partnership 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Commander Mizer deserves a film of his own; in “The Oath” he’s a fascinating sidelight. | 'The Oath': Laura Poitras?s Documentary on Two Al Qaeda Cases 2010-05-07T00:09:00Z As a sidelight, he and Mr. Rinks film outtakes and post them online under the name “Extra Raw.” | Mario Lopez: A Dimpled Image 2009-12-12T05:11:54Z Ms. Standen, the Women’s Army Corps captain, described Ms. Hall in an article in the 1960s as “the dominant force” in the return of the art long after the mission became an unglamorous sidelight. Not All Monuments Men Were Men 2014-01-29T18:13:42Z In their place, Vinewood’s entryway adopted a simpler pediment top, rectangular sidelights, and an unadorned transom―all of which changed it from Greek Revival into more of a Colonial style. The House Next Door 2010-10-21T15:14:00Z A curious sidelight to all this has been the relatively tepid support Acosta has received from his fellow White House journalists. ‘Grandstanding’ or truth teller? CNN’s Acosta walks a fine line with Trump. 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Toboggan building, for him, was just a sidelight; seasonal work. Competitive Tobogganing in Maine. Well, Sort Of Competitive. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z It was replaced with a paneled wood door with expansive sidelights and a pediment with a curved top, meant to mirror the eyebrow window above. A Narnia-Inspired Design, on Long Island 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z A large, high-ceilinged dance studio by day, the room is now nightclub-dark, with multicolored sidelights and silver tinsel wrapped around the ballet barres. From disco days to Seattle dance parties, the hustle brings us together 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z After four decades, Chapman's "sidelight" has become an American nightmare. Lethal injection is a gruesome disaster: After 40 years of cruelty, enough is enough 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The entry door is framed by a fan light and sidelights. Georgetown’s Decatur house lists for $7.9 million 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The spacious, tree-shaded front porch and the large front door, with transom and sidelights, welcomes visitors to the home. 1912 Cleveland Park house lists for $2.6 million 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The stained glass in the sidelights and transom that surround the front door were designed by Baltimore artist Daniel Herman. Early 20th-century house with modern updates lists for $2.5 million 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Usually that is true, but in the case of sidelights, I strongly believe the sidelights should be painted the color of the house trim, especially if the trim is white. Curb appeal: How to pick the right color and style for your front door 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z What happens to office work as the delta variant delays a large-scale return to face-to-face work is a question of enormous consequence to companies, developers, employees and such important sidelights as restaurants, shops and transit. Cities aren’t dying, but the future of office work remains unclear 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z But there was an interesting sidelight: All of them saw their own strengths reflected in Brady, especially those still playing and close in age to the 43-year-old quarterback. Best of the best impressed: ‘Brady is the gold standard’ 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z “We’ve got people who right now are focused on getting vaccinations in people’s arms and their sidelight is then trying to get that data into the system.” Kansas governor ‘very comfortable’ with vaccine distribution 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z The courtyards will receive some visible daylight — sidelight — and will showcase three-dimensional installations as well as works that don’t require highly controlled lighting conditions. What will LACMA's new building look like inside? Here are the long-awaited gallery plans 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z By painting the transom and sidelights a light color — matching them to the trim color of the house — it accentuates the pattern. Curb appeal: How to pick the right color and style for your front door 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z One of the odder sidelights of the impeachment drama is the emergence of the whistle-blower as a kind of comic-book nemesis of President Trump. Why Is Trump Obsessed with Outing the Whistle-Blower? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z But the financial matters are almost a sidelight to UTLA’s other demands. “Welcome to the revolution”: LA teachers strike pits working-class power against privatization 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z After surrounding a fir and metal front door with glass sidelights and a transom, he delineated a type of antechamber by erecting a second frame with its own glass sidelights and transom. Gilded-Age Decorating Advice That Holds Up Today 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z One intriguing sidelight to this game was the battle of premier Pac-12 running backs. The Huskies’ playoff dreams die on The Farm 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z If your door is a stained wood and the sidelights are all stained wood, then that looks fine. Curb appeal: How to pick the right color and style for your front door 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Devoted as Mr. Chayet was to “Looking at the Law,” it was always a sidelight; through all the years he remained a well-connected lawyer, lobbyist and lecturer. Neil Chayet, Host of ‘Looking at the Law’ on Radio, Dies at 78 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z I have economics colleagues who think that, well, the real problem is neoliberalism, it’s capitalism, this is kind of a sidelight. Total resistance or selective engagement? Economist Gerald Epstein on how progressives should counter Trumponomics 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The Coast Guard also found the boat had an expired locator beacon, expired inflatable devices on two life rafts and inoperable navigation sidelights. Alaska strip club owner gets probation in waste dumping case 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The single most interesting sidelight in the Senate fights is watching embattled swing state Republicans trying to avoid revealing who they support for president of the United States. Republican candidates, admit it’s Hillary you’re voting for 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z It’s also okay to have painted sidelights with a stained front door. Curb appeal: How to pick the right color and style for your front door 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Ross: There was a sidelight to the story, Bruce. Dodgers Dugout: Five ways to improve the All-Star game 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Environmental regulations are hardly the only partisan sidelight in the debate over how to respond to the Zika virus. Political Battles Color Congressional Feud Over Zika Funding 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z This may be a trivial sidelight, but many of us in Chicago will never forgive him for defacing our lovely downtown with that horrible, garish sign hanging over our river. Donald Trump’s Presidential Run Began in an Effort to Gain Stature 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z At first his candidacy was viewed as an entertaining sidelight to a dull election; the Kansas City Star predicted that Brinkley would be lucky to receive 10,000 votes. The Donald Trump of the 1930s 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z A sidelight: The 18 people I interviewed during and after Trump's big rally at the Fort Worth convention center Friday were uniformly polite and seemed pleased to talk to a journalist. Ladies and Gentlemen: Welcome to the Trump Show 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” extends this tradition with a game that swarms players with so many tangents, sidelights, and prizes. ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 3′ is a carnival of guns and confusion 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Amateurs are normally just human-interest sidelights at major championships, but nine of them qualified for this year’s British Open and one of them, Paul Dunne of Ireland, holds a share of the 54-hole lead. This Professional Golf Major Is Looking Amateurish 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z There was an interesting sidelight to the decision. Supreme Court allows child’s statements to teachers in abuse case 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z There, while studying a variety of enzymes, he continued to ponder, almost as a sidelight, the question of protein disposal. Irwin Rose, Nobel-Winning Biochemist, Dies at 88 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Anthony R. Cucci, whose term as mayor of Jersey City was rife with the bitterness of local politics and colored with sidelights both tragic and comic, died on Thursday in Jersey City. Anthony R. Cucci, Jersey City Mayor, Dies at 92 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The regional final run was viewed more as a sidelight, not a green light for top-name recruits or adding big-name programs to the schedule. Few’s fortitude fuels No. 3 Gonzaga’s rise in college hoops 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Its double wood entry doors are bracketed by broad sidelights. Real Estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z A sidelight in the Classic may be the competition between the jockeys aboard Shared Belief and California Chrome. California Chrome and unbeaten Shared Belief to race at Breeders' Cup 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z He organized “national immunization days,” in which the vaccination of millions of children was seen as a holiday, with music and sports as a sidelight. Ciro de Quadros, pioneering epidemilogist, dies at 74 An entertaining sidelight: One night after a malfunction forced the Washington Wizards to rig up a makeshift scoreboard for an NBA game, the Verizon Center was still haunted by electronic gremlins. No. 11 Georgetown rolls past DePaul 90-66 2013-02-21T02:19:12Z A callous and utterly botched effort, but even if just a sidelight to this execution, it fits the execution like a favorite glove. India’s Twisted Conscience 2013-02-16T09:45:00Z Manufacturing these products is just a sidelight, and it’s really easy to outsource the manufacturing of that to people in China, who have better costs. The TIME at Davos Debate: The Rewards of Mastering Risk 2013-01-25T20:58:49Z She said her son had earned a citation for marksmanship while in the Coast Guard — a poignant sidelight to his actions on Friday. After Empire State Building Shooting, Jeffrey Johnson’s Mother Asks Why 2012-08-28T01:45:28Z As a sidelight, she said the injection wasn't related to a photo shoot for the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, in which she posed with her husband. Roger Clemens’ Wife Testifies She Took Human Growth Hormone 2012-06-09T01:03:42Z Which, in conjunction with her motto, "What is living without loving?" throws a sidelight on Adrienne's ideas of life at the moment. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A travel book, with a few new sidelights on Gauguin's final period. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z STANDARD.—"A breezy, delightful book, full of sidelights on men and manners, and quick in the interpretation of all the half-inarticulate lore of the countryside." Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z As just a sidelight to his day job, the ads Manning has already done are terrific. The Fifth Down: Super Bowl Ads, or Perhaps Peyton Manning's New Job? 2012-02-02T20:45:26Z A notable sidelight on these data is the frequency with which species in the Sierra Nevada have their closest relatives in the Rocky Mountains, rather than in the geographically nearer Cascades or coastal areas. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Let me add a sort of postscript to what Mr. Nash has told you, which will shed another sidelight on the position. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z "I have bought my experience, Ormesby," he said, with a smile which once more flashed a sidelight on his history. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z As an interesting sidelight he indicates that tobacco was being grown around Leesburg at that time. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Perez on Foxsports.com, but it was also a mere sidelight in a game that had bigger implications leaguewise, with the 49ers looking much less like a threat to the Packers now, writes Mike Freeman on CBSSports.com. Leading Off: The Stomp That Roared 2011-11-25T15:47:53Z A sidelight to the game is that citizen heroes from each state will be honored. Iowa and No. 22 Nebraska start new ?rivalry? playing for pride, bowl position 2011-11-24T15:40:45Z His experience in writing this paper threw an instructive sidelight on his process of composition. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Some further account of them may be interesting to the reader, especially as the anecdotes related by their biographers throw many curious sidelights on the manners of the time. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z This may throw a sidelight on the regard in which "American business methods" are held in some parts of the world. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z An interesting sidelight is thrown upon the nature of the instruction given in the Toronto Normal School by the Report for 1868 of George Paxton Young, Inspector of Grammar Schools. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z It was a trait of Stafford that, whatever the situation, he was certain in turning it over in his mind, to give it some fantastic sidelight, which diverted his attention, and that generally relieved him. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z From other chroniclers, and from dry official documents, we may throw interesting sidelights on these more living memorials. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z This tantalising sidelight makes many of us pine for fuller information. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z Mark and Luke add a reference to another incident which gives us a sidelight upon the then state of mind of him who came to be the "beloved disciple." The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z It may be introduced as the background against which the scene is laid; or as a sidelight on the scenery, customs, and types of people peculiar to a district. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Direct evidence on a matter so elusive can hardly be given, but I can throw a few sidelights upon it. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z There was an interesting sidelight in the matter that I will tell you of. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z This strange preference, in its early stages, and in its strength and duration, is nature's greatest sidelight upon our individuality. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z During this period he had abundant opportunity for getting light, as well as sidelights, on the working of the Adyar machine and on the personal peculiarities of the gods and demigods of the Theosophical Olympus. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z Concerning Henry Ward Beecher and Mark Twain the major could talk forever, and the little sidelights his fund of anecdote concerning them cast upon the personality of these two men were invariably appealing. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z No dull sidelight on the quality of Franklin's radicalism during this period is the fact that he brought Thomas Paine to the colonies and was partly responsible for the writing of Common Sense. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z It was a strange sidelight on my feelings toward Spoof that even at this moment and for this purpose there seemed nothing unnatural in the thought that I should borrow books from him. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Magnet, perplexed, and-181- disconcerted, and secretly sustained by her mother's glancing sidelights on the feminine character and the instability of "girlish whims," remained at Buryhamstreet until the family returned to Hartstone Square. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z For a moment he paused, and it seemed to him that a sidelight had been flashed upon the workings of his brain: then he dismissed the thought as being something very nearly fantastic. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z I’d never thought before about these disgraceful sidelights on Miss Dove’s career…. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z I'm sure you could write if you tried, and anyway, you could probably give me sidelights on the feminine part of it. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Social media constitute neither a fad nor a sidelight. Eight Social Media Resolutions for 2011 2010-12-28T15:01:00Z This sidelight on a school for girls was entertaining and unexpected. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z A glow-worm burned stilly, lighting up the whole leaf as a ship's sidelight lights up its painted box. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Pacific time, by the San Francisco Bay — here are a few sidelights and historical nuggets to enjoy. World Series Preview: A First in Either San Francisco or Texas 2010-10-26T15:22:00Z I suppose it is like this with other sports, too, that if you’re partial to golf or boxing or auto racing, you will find yourself smiling at just as many sidelights. Bats: Playoff Baseball by the Bay 2010-10-19T17:58:00Z If not for all the sidelights involving Mayweather and Margarito, the fight itself would still be one among the most interesting on an otherwise barren fall boxing calendar. Pacquiao still wants fight against Mayweather 2010-09-01T21:17:00Z Yet legislative achievements were almost a sidelight to Mr. Rostenkowski’s true passion: the cajoling, arm-twisting and posturing that are the stuff of Washington lawmaking. Dan Rostenkowski, Lawmaker, Is Dead at 82 2010-08-12T02:10:00Z Here is a look at some of the highlights, sidelights and lowlights of the spots so far. Advertising: That Triple Salchow Was Great. Now for More Ads. 2010-02-24T01:07:00Z As a sidelight on a branch of the Navy's activities it has a good deal of interest, but the book would recommend itself on the score of its quiet humour and abundant anecdote alone. A Kut Prisoner He glanced through the sidelight of the front door, carelessly. The Moonlit Way He cast sidelights on the probable reasons for delay in the answer to Mrs. Atkinson's letter. Lafcadio Hearn His eyes looked sunken thus closed, in the sidelight from the carriage-window. Shadows of Flames A Novel They deal for the most part with the hearing of diseases, the bites of snakes and scorpions, &c., but incidentally cast many sidelights on the mythology and superstitious beliefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" All of Part III furnishes helpful material for the teacher's study and presents interesting sidelights to give what has seemed a commonplace lesson new meaning and new interest. The Bible Story These furnish us with sidelights upon the personnel, the duties, customs, and standing of the women who were placed in charge of these convents. Women of Early Christianity These sketches throw many sidelights on his early years, but, except the one named "Idolatry" they are not up to the level of his usual work. Lafcadio Hearn The account which the model husband, Ischomachus, gives in his dialogue with Socrates of his experience in wife training throws many sidelights on the marriage relations of the Athenians and the philosophy of their system. Greek Women Once or twice Mrs. Ellis, the housekeeper, passed up and down the staircase, as I could distinctly see through the sidelights of the door, and Dr. Jeremy descended, followed by Mr. Graham. The Lamplighter An interesting sidelight of their within-the-earth civilization is that, although they apparently have the same calendar system as ours, in some way their time seems to have gotten out of step. Out of the Earth From somewhere out of sight the Mate shouts an order, and he goes forward to take in the sidelights; dim and sickly they shine as he lifts them inboard. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Unfortunately, there was lost during the excitement of The New York Draft Riots of 1863, nearly all the documentary data for an interesting sidelight on the Convention movement, through the study of these societies. The Early Negro Convention Movement The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 9 Without and Within:"— "My coachman, in the moonlight there, Looks through the sidelight of the door; I hear him with his brethren swear, As I could do,—but only more. Home Life of Great Authors This was the fact, for immediately the oncoming vessel flashed on its green and red sidelights and we saw it was headed for our position. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" This sidelight on the Earl is as much illumination as the story wants, for the moment. When Ghost Meets Ghost The facts that the Boyds were well-to-do and that Belle was their only child offered, in his frame of mind, a suggestive sidelight. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country This casts an interesting sidelight on the snobbishness of the medical profession. Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 But these things were only sidelights on the feelings of the moment. The Twins of Suffering Creek His former profession gave him valuable sidelights upon crime stories of all kinds, and he was almost invariably picked as the man to write these up for the columns. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Which statement gave the man from Dublin another sidelight on the race question! The Bondwoman You get such sidelights on the owner's heredity, George; distant cousins caricature his features and point the moral of his nose, and ancestral faces prophesy his fate. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences I've got the nearest magistrate's warrant executed on the person of your other rascal, and Black will testify as to his record, which implies the throwing of a sidelight upon your own. Thurston of Orchard Valley But that is neither here nor there; it is merely a sidelight I am giving you. The Copper-Clad World It will be the starting-point of a chapter which perhaps will give us some fresh sidelights upon the history of the hypermetamorphosis. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Historians, interested in the French revolution, might get some valuable sidelights from Miss Odette Tyler’s idea of it. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 It will serve as a sidelight to our legendary scenes. Moon Lore He must have gathered much wisdom from his wayfaring among the fields, and many scandalous sidelights upon human nature as he loitered among the streets and wharfs of the city. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations I am only giving a few sidelights of the Great Work. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology What a sidelight on her character!—gay, bohemian, care-free as a child, not even heeding her feet, her means of livelihood. Terribly Intimate Portraits She even wished that she had kept up the habit of writing to Mrs. Payne; for the least sidelight on the condition of affairs at Overton would have been grateful to her. The Tragic Bride The whole width of the ship; sidelights that we can throw open in the tropics, and admit the fresh air. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The green starboard sidelight of the launch disappeared. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub To such as these, it is hoped, the foregoing pages 222 may give many clews and sidelights, suggestions, encouragement, and hope. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology The sidelights showed fainter and fainter in the water; the light on the mast shed no rays on the deck, but twinkled uselessly behind its glass. More Cargoes 1897 Even the best and most famous of these fabrications throw wrong sidelights on the social problems, and by a false emphasis inhibit the feeling for the proportions of life. Psychology and Social Sanity Here are one or two other sidelights from Miss Bron: 'How grateful and respectful they all are! The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct The results of the present investigation in Fall River, made independently of these broader surveys, throw an interesting sidelight on the wider studies and also permit of a valuable check on them. The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919 An illuminating sidelight is thrown upon the general condition of wage-earners by a study of the sizes of families and the relation of lodgers to those families. The Negro at Work in New York City A Study in Economic Progress Another curious sidelight is thrown on fifteenth century society by the record of the next year. The Story of Rouen For half an hour longer she let the talk run on, and that half-hour gave her sidelights on many of the girls. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story He remained there, his ear in the cowl of the ventilator, his eyes fastened on those menacing sidelights dancing on the gusts of wind which swept the angry darkness of the sea. Chance A Tale in Two Parts We must therefore look round for sidelights which may clear up the obscurities in the history of this church. Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India His narrative is valuable as a commentary on Edwards' somewhat meagre report, and for the sidelights which it throws upon the manners of naval officers of those days. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 Here is an interesting sidelight that has happened frequently in regard to the foregoing situation. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis An interesting sidelight on the mechanics of orthodoxy is that Mr. Jenyns dutifully records the second fall, but ignores it in his explanation. The Book of the Damned This was done and within half an hour the sidelights of the heavy vehicle plunged out of the darkness to the gate. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport We must briefly consider now the religious teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and the Nārāyaṇīya, and then turn to the inscriptions and contemporary literature to see whether we can find any sidelights in them. Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India "What is the song?" he asked, conscious that he was getting new sidelights upon his younger brother's character this evening. An American Suffragette Our first sidelight on this question came in rather a surprising manner. Preventable Diseases Then darkness came down over the sea, and it was desolate except for the sidelights of distant craft. A Master Of Craft "I shall look forward to another game," she said serenely; and Anstice departed, feeling he had been permitted to obtain another sidelight on her somewhat complex character. Afterwards Our first sidelight glimmers in the famous grammar of Pāṇini, who probably lived in the fifth century b.c., or perhaps early in the fourth century. Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India The case of Jimmy Stiles did indeed throw a sidelight upon the character of Nickleby. Every Man for Himself The general invasion of the system throws an interesting sidelight upon the subject of premonitions. Preventable Diseases The medical opinions of Cato throw a sidelight upon the state of medicine in his time. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine It is to me a very interesting sidelight. The Fortunes of the Farrells STANDARD.—"A breezy, delightful, book, full of sidelights on men and manners, and quick in the interpretation of all the half-inarticulate lore of the countryside." Highways and Byways in Sussex It is not intended to imply that Panwār women behave in this manner, but the passage is interesting as a sidelight on the joint family system. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Considering their timing, the interviews supply an interesting sidelight to the integration period. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 There must also be sidelights, or the footlights will cast shadows. The Peace Egg and Other tales One of the interesting sidelights on this mysterious murder case, it was learned this morning, is that the whereabouts of the murdered woman's husband, George S. Withers of Atlanta, is at present unknown. The Winning Clue In a letter home, from Palestine, he throws a sidelight on this working phase of his nature. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers On his face, in the strong sidelight, she could see mirrored each fresh discovery, as step by step he covered the course of the completed invasion. Phantom Wires A Novel An amusing sidelight was the surprise of the gypsy at finding the same language both sides of the border. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle I can vouch for the truth of another "sidelight," though from only one experience. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour There is an interesting sidelight on slavery separations in this interview. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 He tells me to carry on and, in doing so, throws an amusing sidelight upon himself. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I The black-hearted falsehood and hate of Flora Rivers form an effective foil; and, incidentally, there are many telling strokes and sidelights on the relations of women to each other. The Friendships of Women Philo and Josephus give various sidelights on the life and character of Moses. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers But as he had no wish to confide, and indeed little enough to consult anyone about, and as I had no wish for sidelights, we did not talk about his school life at all. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother Soon we made out the vessel's sidelight—the gleam of her starboard light, that showed that she was hauled to the wind, not running south as we had feared. Great Sea Stories These securities throw an interesting sidelight upon the resource of the French Republic and its ability to borrow desirable collateral from patriotic citizens. The War After the War An interesting sidelight on the war may be found in "Life with the Confederate Army," by Watson, being the experiences of a Scotchman who for a time served under the Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln Except as a sidelight on the character of the early Greek trader the story is worthless. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome I have tried to confine myself strictly to the changes in the attitude of society towards smoking, and to such historical and social sidelights as serve to illuminate that theme. The Social History of Smoking Soon we made out the vessel's sidelight—the gleam of her starboard light, that showed that she was hauled to the wind, not running south as we had feared. Great Sea Stories Incidentally it is a curious sidelight on the system of competitive examinations. Sir John French An Authentic Biography The other characters are carefully subordinated, and the impression we receive is not unlike that received from one of Browning's most vivid and complete monologues, with its carefully placed apparatus of sidelights. An Introduction to the Study of Browning Encourage personal experiences as sidelights and criticisms on the text, but remember that no single experience is conclusive. Religious Education in the Family Aleck followed her into the wide, dim hall, and waited while she pulled down the shade of the sidelight which she had lifted for observation. The Stolen Singer Jack, reaching over, switched on the electric sidelights outside, and also the white light at the signal masthead. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep The explanation was a simple one: the human presence had an electric effect upon him, and it is a revealing sidelight on Page's character that almost any man or woman could produce this result. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II I have always felt that the way the Dutch ladies used to drink their tea was a most illuminating sidelight upon their racial characteristics. Greenwich Village It was at Napoule a few days later that an incident occurred which gave me to a certain extent a new sidelight on Oscar's nature by showing just what he thought of me. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 This is an illustration of the way in which these documents, unhistorical though they may be in the main, yet throw occasional sidelights, which may be accepted as authentic, on ancient life. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints The memoirs of Madame Pauline Wengeroff throw a sidelight also on the accomplishments of her sisters in the less enlightened districts of Russian Jewry. The Haskalah Movement in Russia A sidelight on the fruit of such a plan is often cast in the appreciations of its pupils. The Education of Catholic Girls Hawkins, from his peep-hole through one of the mullioned sidelights of the great entrance, to which he had now advanced, saw the shiver, and misinterpreting it, suddenly opened the door. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware Friends, however, who believe that the world should know something about this firearms wizard, furnish the following sidelights on his career: Browning comes from an old-stock Mormon family of Ogden, Utah. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Note the interesting sidelights upon the practice of artificially drying grain in LA. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints These statements if true would seem to cast an unpleasant sidelight upon the character of my acquaintance of the Abbey Inn. The Green Eyes of Bâst Masthead and sidelights were obscured by the pelting scud. The Wings of the Morning The story which had ended so disastrously for the young conductor threw a rather lurid sidelight upon Jackson's accuser. The Taming of Red Butte Western Dining-rooms are far more beautiful and also better lighted if sidelights are used, with candles on the table, rather than a drop light. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today The fact that Mr. Krakauer felt that he should thank the Bishop, throws an important sidelight on the dilemma which Church leaders sometimes had to face. The Grey Book One fact and one incident claim attention as serving to throw curious sidelights on policy and character respectively. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Once suggested, this parallel is too rich in sidelights to be lightly dropped. Tragic Sense Of Life The Irish representation in the Imperial Parliament throws a significant sidelight on this prevalent fiction. Ulster's Stand For Union One must always remember in planning the position of the lights for a room that the eye naturally seeks the brightest spot, and badly placed lamps and sidelights will upset the balance of a room. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today On the stern was the legend "ADVENTURER: NEW YORK," and the name appeared again on each of the mahogany boards that housed the sidelights. The Adventure Club Afloat For that matter, while none of them pards of mine knows Coyote, they manages to gain a sidelight on some of his characteristics before ever they gets through. Wolfville Nights An amusing sidelight was thrown in the letters addressed by Arab sheiks through this agent to the Kaiser thanking him for the iron crosses they had been awarded. War in the Garden of Eden "I see," said Bob, vastly amused at this sidelight on the family reputation. The Rules of the Game A console table, for instance, with a mirror over it and sidelights, might be just the touch needed between two windows hung with plain taffeta curtains. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today But, later, in the same essay, is a valuable sidelight. Principles of Freedom An interesting sidelight on Swift's History is thrown by Chesterfield in a letter he wrote to Dr. Chenevix, Bishop of Waterford, on May 23rd, 1758. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings He never describes a strong emotion in detail, but delights in using suggestions and sidelights. Short-Stories There were strange sidelights on the feelings which the young Italian had inspired in an unlikely breast; a mother could have done no more to shield him. The Shadow of the Rope The nose was straight and very thin and in a strong sidelight a tracery of the red blood showed through at the nostrils. The Night Horseman A sidelight on German mentality is contained in a little conversation which I had with a clergyman in the Province of Posen. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War A slight passage-at-arms between the I.G. and a certain Chinese official enlivened the proceedings, and threw an amusing sidelight on Oriental methods. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition An interesting sidelight on the affair was received a few days later. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China He had a way of quoting one's own stories which was subtly flattering, and he liked sidelights of a good-natured kind on the character of other members. Father Payne An interesting sidelight on these people is furnished by the statement that probably fifty of them could read though only three could write. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia I was told that I should succumb to the contagion as others had; but it was not the optimism which was dinned into my ears that affected me as much as sidelights. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form These old books, written in his neat legible hand, are not only one of our chief sources of information concerning his agricultural and financial affairs, but contain many sidelights upon historical events. George Washington: Farmer The stories came back as fast as they were sent out, and Migwan began to have new sidelights on the charmed life supposedly led by authors and authoresses. The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers His rich and elaborate style, his exquisite sidelights, his poetical faculty of interpretation, make his work famous, though hardly popular. Father Payne From slave advertisements of the eighteenth century43 we may gain many sidelights not only on the education of Negroes in the colonial era, but on their environment and suffering as well. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia By way of a sidelight on what happens on the Western front, a wounded officer sends a characteristic account of his experiences after "going over the top" at 3 A.M. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Whatever she may have reserved or stated, in reading her story, we are reading at least a sidelight on a family of which some of the members have done some fine work within the race. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Another sidelight is thrown on Morse's character by the following extract from a letter to one of his lieutenants, T.S. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II I didn't tell her that they gave an older chap than himself sidelights on the situation. The Shuttle But besides these there is a certain number of pure stories—works of art—which already exist for us, and which illuminate facts and epochs almost without need of sidelights. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell This throws a comical sidelight on his own accusation against his relatives, that they had "forgotten natural duty" and disowned him because he was poor. Familiar Studies of Men and Books And to do this, it may be, throws no unsalutary sidelight upon the still-existent problem: at what cost, now, may one attempt to write perfectly of beautiful happenings? The Certain Hour I pasted the cutting into a scrap-book, determined that, if I lived to publish my account of those days, I would quote it therein as casting a sidelight upon Chinese character. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu To her, as well as to Mr. Penzance, sidelights were thrown upon existence in the "hall bedroom" and upon previously unknown phases of business life in Broadway and roaring "downtown" streets. The Shuttle An entertaining sidelight on the settlement of what later generally was known as Fort Valley has been thrown by Earl R. Forrest of Washington, Penn., in early days a cowboy for the Arizona Cattle Company. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert A curious little sidelight upon the battle is afforded by the two following letters exhibited to the Royal Archaeological Institute by the Rev. C. W. Bingham. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Apart from sidelights upon the meaning of this or that passage, there is very little that the biblical student can get from Greek or Hebrew which is not available in important translations. Understanding the Scriptures It was a sidelight upon the character of the awful being with whom we had to deal. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu They may throw a sidelight on the great drama of frontier war. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War It is one, moreover, that throws sidelights on manners and modes of life in the past that cannot fail to be of interest. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe "A Gage Of Ben Rom-Bouse" Thomas Middleton, another of the galaxy of Elizabethan writers contributing so many sidelights on Shakspeare's life and times, is supposed to have been of gentle birth. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] And although there is, by measure, much serious talk, yet so skilfully does he bring in minor characters, with their transient sidelights, that the total impression is that of a book in which much happens. The Saint The stage is left unoccupied, while the just-extinguished candle still smokes upon the table, and the sidelights and footlights, being lowered, wrap the vast chamber in deeper gloom. Literary and Social Essays Looking back in the new cold sidelight, her life came out clearly with all the color gone from it and the remorseless details distinct. Lying Prophets The woman seemed to her a pathetically tragic figure—a sidelight on the many tragedies hidden among that cosmopolitan crowd on the terrace. The Vision of Desire They are interesting now not as poems but as sidelights on a critical period of our history. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived There was a charm about the trifling incident; it supplied a sidelight on my guru's unusual nature, inwardly humble and outwardly unbendable. Autobiography of a Yogi And this sidelight on the character of the dandy gives pause to criticism. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 Taken in all its sidelights, it forms the best possible example of joining unwittingly to kill a trade. My Life and Work A similarly graphic touch, interesting also for the sidelight it throws on the Jehovist's theological conceptions is that, when Noah entered the ark, "Jehovah closed the door behind him," vii. Introduction to the Old Testament The following sidelights are contributed by a sister soldier of keen observation and sweet spirit. The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Every other character in the story, including Wolf, is a sidelight on Rip. Short Stories Old and New Well, from the sidelight I have on her character, I believe she is the one at the bottom of this. Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm They not only give good sidelights on an event that will loom large in history, but they show the indomitable cheer and high spirit of our soldiers. America's War for Humanity About this time, the water had crept up almost to her sidelight and the captain's bridge, and it seemed a question only of minutes before she sank. The Loss of the S. S. Titanic Its Story and Its Lessons A comrade who knew more of her inner life than almost any other, lets in a sidelight upon her association with ‘Twice Born Men.’ The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" It is when we come to draw our inferences from such returns as these, and bring to bear upon them the sidelights which further evidence affords, that differences of opinion arise among inquirers. The Coming of the Friars As a concluding remark, I may mention that my experience of riding has thrown a very interesting sidelight upon a rather puzzling point in history. Literary Lapses My coachman, in the moonlight there, Looks through the sidelight of the door; I hear him with his brethren swear, As I could do—but only more. Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Nothing much definite, but many sidelights and stray hints had shown me how he had treated her, and how patiently she had borne it. Vicky Van And by the way, Terence, come to think of it, you had better run forward and remove the sidelights; then unscrew all of the incandescent lamps on deck until the contact is lost. Cappy Ricks Retires A vast amount of reminiscences would have been justified by such a celebration, for it would have thrown a bright sidelight on the marvelous career of Mme. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time What sidelights might be thrown in this way on such characters as Nero, Cæsar, Henry VIII, Luther, Goethe! The Art of the Story-Teller "Better get the sidelights out," said she at length. Many Cargoes As for me, I wanted the benefit of every possible sidelight on the whole business, and I, too, took in all Winnie's detailed narrations. Vicky Van Our own history has not nearly enough of these charming sidelights. Through the Magic Door "Still, it throws an interesting sidelight on the case." Guy Garrick I should not mention this, but for the fact that it throws so much sidelight upon that rationalistic temper to which I have opposed the temper of pragmatism. Pragmatism "It gives me sidelights on your characters," said the doctor, quite brazenly. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby His account of the two last days, with the unintentional sidelight it threw on just those parts he wished to keep in darkness, made her aware how complicated and involved his life had become. Maurice Guest It was the incidental sidelights the story threw upon his own nature and the somewhat lurid surroundings amid which he had moved. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches In the next letter we get a sidelight on the type-setting machine, the Frankenstein monster that was draining their substance and holding out false hopes of relief and golden return. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) The mirrors at the walls reflected the light from the candles about a hundred times over and over, and their golden frames caught sidelights and hurled their reflections high up to the ceiling. Andrea Delfin He added another paragraph which he later struck out as being of little importance; but it throws an interesting sidelight upon the customs of the time. The Fathers of the Constitution; a chronicle of the establishment of the Union Prof. Thomas, of Chicago, has given us a sidelight on this in his clever book about women, "Sex and Society." The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) There are the sidelights, the binnacle light, and the anchor light. The Cruise of the Snark The squadron quickly pursued its course through the gently rushing waves, the position of each ship being clearly defined by the sidelights. The Coming Conquest of England As he spoke the gleam of the sidelights of a carriage came round the curve of the avenue. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes He remained there, his ear in the cowl of the ventilator, his eyes fastened on those menacing sidelights dancing on the gusts of wind which swept the angry darkness of the sea. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Incidentally, it also throws a further sidelight upon the part played by Leverkusen in the chemical warfare campaign. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war When I came up to take my watch, he steps out of the chart-room and has a good look all round, peeps over at the sidelights, glances at the compass, squints upward at the stars. Typhoon Morgan had never been so interesting as now that he himself was made plainer by the sidelight of these confidences. The Pupil |
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