| 单词 | skim over |
| 例句 | I’d already studied a lot of this stuff, but I skimmed over it again now to refresh my memory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After you release the rope, you keep skimming over the water for a while, free. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tanin scanned the clearing, her gaze skimming over the cabin, the fallen bow and arrows, the bodies. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tanin’s gaze skimmed over beggar children and sailors, servants and merchants, messengers running this way and that in their black caps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He went skimming over the earth like some magical hop-skip-and-jumper with his feet hardly ever touching the ground. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dragonflies darted out of the door and skimmed over the ground and then shot up high, faster than birds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The wind whipped at her hair, stinging her neck and cheeks as they skimmed over the white-capped water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But by the time we were done, there was a breeze skimming over the top of the stream, and it wasn’t warm. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Following the brief group discussion, I handed her my written evaluation, which she quietly skimmed over before raising her hand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I skimmed over an opinion piece that celebrated the rehabilitation camps and was more amused than offended that Psi kids were now being openly referred to as “mutant time bombs.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was upheaval all around me that spring, and although it was often scary, it was also hazy, like passages in a book that you just skim over. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz pulled out one of the stacks and let his gloved thumb skim over it, then dug down another layer to make sure Van Eck hadn’t tried to bunk them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They cruised low to the ground, skimming over bushes, dodging tree trunks, and swishing past branches. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She came down and skimmed over the tops of the knapweed and grasses to scare up the prey. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They skimmed over the blond head and climbed skyward. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Fadi skimmed over the page and saw that the results of the competition would be announced December first, and the awards ceremony would take place in San Francisco the following week or so. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Her gaze skimmed over all of these things before they found a face, across the garden, in an upstairs window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He skimmed over the other passages, looking for some information about an antidote to treat the poison. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And skittering all around them would be the small, two-man fishing boats—like little water bugs skimming over the surface. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A dragonfly skims over the surface, his crystal wings reflecting the sunlight. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But then the starter would set the field off, War Admiral would drop down and skim over the track, and everyone would forgive him for his imperiousness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The floats didn’t seem to slow the plane very much, as big as they were, and they skimmed over the trees until the pilot gained enough altitude to make them seem to slow down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The bitterns boomed and the marsh harriers skimmed over the reeds and millions of widgeon and mallard and tufted ducks flew about m various wedges, looking like champagne bottles balanced on a nimbus of wings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I followed you, but you skimmed over the rocks until I lost you.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cal frosh fairly skimmed over the water, their oars coming well clear of the waves between strokes and digging cleanly into them on the catch at the beginning of each stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He skims over the contents, any emotional impact desired by the author failing miserably and finally. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All was silent...until the cry “Jews!” came skimming over the tombstones. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We skimmed over the treetops for a little under ten minutes before touching down in the landing zone, or LZ, as Simpson called it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But I never went to the cove and whenever I saw the hunters with their long spears skimming over the water, I was angry, for these animals were my friends. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the pilgrims hundreds of small boats skimmed over the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Edna taps the learning packet icon on her tablet and skims over the directions for the project. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The landing was soft as a whisper, the craft skimming over the tall grass until Soulzeren dropped the sail and they came at last to a halt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Their dragonflies were skimming over the rocks, snapping up moths. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then, holding the heavy bird in one foot, she beat her wings and skimmed over the thistles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As his raft skimmed over the water, taking him back to the mortal world, he understood a line from the Prophecy better—an oath to keep with a final breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As he talks, the doctor’s hands skim over my face, my arms, my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Being on a flying horse, skimming over the waves at a hundred miles an hour with the wind in my hair and the sea spray in my face—hey, it beats waterskiing any day. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Archer’s gaze skimmed over the little encampment he’d made in the trees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He also skims over the influence of the gritty prison drama “Oz” and bypasses powerful network series like “Friday Night Lights.” Books of The Times: Brett Martin’s ‘Difficult Men’ Sees a New Golden Age for TV 2013-06-24T21:26:42Z He skims over other key elements of the incident, including hints that Koresh may have intended to martyr his followers all along. An Audiobook Gives New Life to the Haunting Memoir of a Waco Survivor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Ideological repression, political and religious, is skimmed over. Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Until recently art history has ignored, denied or at best tiptoed around their racial content, just as it has skimmed over the black presence in Europe as a whole. Art Review: ‘African Presence in Renaissance Europe,’ at Walters Museum 2012-11-08T20:30:57Z There isn't a great deal of nuance, though the book is crammed with facts, some skimmed over a little too effortlessly. Ignorance by Stuart Firestein; It's Not Rocket Science by Ben Miller – review 2012-07-19T10:00:04Z I used to skim over that line from “Emma” faster than a rich gent in want of a wife, all the quicker to get back to what really matters in Jane Austen’s writing. Jane Austen believed beauty could come in every shape and size. What else can she teach us about wellness? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Sometimes I did feel "better than well", but more often I was haunted by the uncanny feeling that I was skimming over the surface of my life. Does Prozac help artists be creative? 2013-05-19T06:00:00Z There is a sense, though, that Kilmer is skimming over certain pivotal episodes. Review | Val Kilmer’s ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’ offers a scatterbrained journey into his idiosyncratic head space 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z “Shake Loose” skims over some eras and dwells on others. In MetroStage’s ‘Shake Loose,’ nothing’s left unsung 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Murray convincingly skims over dicey physics with the help of logic and bravado, not to mention the sociological changes he so persuasively envisions. Review | There’s no shortage of novels about what happens when the Earth stops spinning. ‘The Last Day’ may set a new standard. 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Instead the story marches through the standard beats of American success stories with all the music of a Butterick dressmaker's pattern with more than a few biographical details skimmed over or left out. Ewan McGregor dazzles in "Halston," which neglects to understand the legend behind the fashions 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z But that closeness often leads him to omit or skim over vital details — particulars of the crime are frustratingly scarce, as are specifics on the sentencing laws that are denounced here. Review: In ‘The Sentence,’ a Woman Gets Prison, Her Family Also Pays 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z But “Labor of Love” skims over an enormous number of topics, many of which could prop up entire books of their own. Review: ‘Labor of Love’ and ‘The Course of Love,’ on Finding and Keeping It 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z In this book Mr. Clinton skims over these issues lightly. Books of The Times: ?Back to Work? Has Bill Clinton?s Ideas for America - Review 2011-11-07T19:14:59Z They truly skate as if they were dancing: Floating airily from one edge to the other, they skim over the ice with a velvety touch. Critic’s Notebook: In Olympic Figure Skating, ‘Compete’ Has Replaced ‘Perform’ 2014-02-18T22:52:26Z It’s a term used a lot but one too often skimmed over. A Gift From the Musical Gods 2011-08-17T14:36:45Z But the vast majority of television shows skim over their characters’ Judaism and don’t put religion at the center as “Magic City” does. ?Magic City,? Jewish Power Brokers in 1950s Miami Beach 2012-03-30T21:10:08Z In this book, Mr. Panetta skims over crucial Defense Department issues, including systemic problems in veterans’ hospitals, and a military stretched thin during two long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘Worthy Fights,’ by Leon E. Panetta 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z They skim over the lawsuits that sparked inevitably from the nature of Raymond's business. Sundance film festival 2013: The Look of Love - first look review 2013-01-20T11:27:42Z Hittman describes her subjects as “everyday lives and everyday struggles”, which, while technically true, skims over just how unsettling her films can be. ‘Women's stories are seen as niche’: Eliza Hittman on her new film 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z How does one prosper against the threat that one might be skimming over the years, ignorant of how life should have been lived, might be lived, must be lived? Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z Opa’s involvement in the war was skimmed over, his political outlook omitted. Should I be ashamed of my grandfather? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z This late-in-life biographical documentary from the director Susanne Rostock, made with the participation and blessing of the man himself, veers occasionally into hagiography and skims over the messier aspects of his long and complicated life. Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In truth, though, younger 21st-century readers are likely to find these extracts somewhat demanding; this is prose you are meant to savor, not skim over. What does this remind you of? A compendium of metaphors can help. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z At the Y, the players missed it in the first aria, skimming over its gentle undulations. Review: Bach Collegium Japan Returns With Chamber Music 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Split neatly into four episodes that track the nation’s fall into ever deeper darkness, the play skims over Jessup’s slowness to sound the alarm, but it does well when he puts his protests into print. ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Review: A Not-So-Subtle Slide Into Autocracy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Concluding the concert, a ridiculously fast performance of Beethoven's Second Symphony showcased some impressive playing from the Britten Sinfonia, but skimmed over the work's articulation and dignity. Britten Sinfonia/MacMillan ? review 2010-10-25T21:00:00Z Unfortunately, the show mostly skims over the fact that in addition to hobnobbing with Levy — they both eventually went down for payola — Freed overindulged in booze and women. ‘Rock & Roll Man’ Review: The Life and Times of a Hype Man 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The book skims over a lot of things. The Nudes Aren’t Going Away. Katie Hill’s OK With That. 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z As Jimmy navigates eerily silent barrels and skims over monster curls, the landlocked contrivances in his wake become just so much dead weight. Movie Review: ‘Drift,’ a Tale of Two Aspiring Brothers 2013-08-02T02:00:02Z But the film skims over the bigger questions -- for example, who gets to decide when someone deserves their own self-determination? We still don't know Jack, despite Pacino's efforts 2010-04-21T23:55:00Z Curtis skims over Hardwick’s childhood and adolescence in Kentucky and her relationship with her parents, who are shadowy figures here. The Cutting Mind and Romantic Heart of Elizabeth Hardwick 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z In skimming over the comments, I'd like to remind people that recipes are templates and guidelines, not a list of instructions set in stone. A Thanksgiving Casserole for Everyone at the Table 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z A documentary that's far too short at 30 minutes and thus skims over some subjects, but still manages to convey how the web of life in the archipelago functions. TV highlights 16/07/2012 2012-07-15T18:59:01Z But over all, Napoli takes a “nevertheless, she persisted” approach with the women, largely skimming over their doubts and contradictions in favor of tidy, triumphant narrative arcs. The Women of NPR, When NPR Was a Start-Up 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Bacharach’s songs, with their tricky, ever-changing time signatures and chromatic harmonies, are musically so rich that we tend to skim over the lyrics to savor the music better. Music Review: Anastasia Barzee at the Metropolitan Room 2013-04-23T20:56:38Z Marmee’s drama takes shape in a sort of narrative negative space: unspoken, skimmed over. “Little Women” and the Marmee Problem 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Even at two-and-a-half hours there’s a lot of skimming over details and more than a little grandstanding, as well as numerous languid shots of the dashing 24-year-old general and his swooning devotees. Review: ‘Goyo: The Boy General’ Examines a Philippine Hero 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The refinement showed this season in dresses that beautifully combined blush pink, ivory and beige, and skimmed over the body. On the Runway Blog: Another Couture Myth Buster 2013-07-08T14:43:03Z There are insider tidbits like this sprinkled throughout, but Stone never really digs too deep into his life or art; he’s content to skim over the surface. Sly Stone lives to tell the tale of his lifelong journey to heaven, hell and back 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Hydroplanes, fast motor boats designed to skim over the surface of the water, will speed by on Lake Washington at over 200 mph as they compete throughout the weekend. Seafair Weekend Festival 2023: Gold Cup, Blue Angels and more 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The Republican campaign to discredit federal prosecutors skims over the substance of those charges, which were brought by a grand jury in Florida. Trump’s GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparation 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z “In the past, film musicals have skimmed over things; each problem gets a song,” says “Pink Ladies” executive producer and producing director Alethea Jones. Have a story to tell? Sing it out 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z "This aspect of the curriculum is too important for the potential wellbeing of pupils to be either omitted or skimmed over." Sexual consent teaching in NI schools 'not good enough' 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z When he left Rhode Island to attempt this rebuild, he skimmed over the Huskies’ ratings for the 2017-18 season. Perspective | Dan Hurley’s hard-charging U-Conn. team throws it back to the glory days 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “That was one of the best knee slides I’ve ever seen,” said teammate Kristian Fletcher, one of the first to reach Ku-DiPietro after the latter skimmed over the sideline and popped up. Ted Ku-DiPietro, a homegrown talent, brings ‘a hunger’ to D.C. United 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Helicopters skim over the sunflowers and corn, and fighter jets streak low above the rolling plains. Front line farming: Bombs disrupt critical Ukraine industry 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Oddly, the commission report skims over the fact that China’s leadership hid from the public the virus’s human-to-human transmissibility in the first three weeks of January 2020 — a dire mistake that allowed it to spread. Opinion | After ‘a massive global failure’ on covid, what happens the next time? 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Participants will observe and listen for local bats in their natural habitat, flitting through the trees and skimming over the water as they devour a bounty of flying insects. It’s time to do the Puyallup at Washington State Fair, and more fun around Seattle 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z I skimmed over “Zoot Suit,” the iconic play by Chicano legend Luis Valdez that turned into an iconic film starring another Chicano legend, Edward James Olmos. Column: Sleepy Lagoon, the Zoot Suit riots and the lonely grave in East L.A. that history has forgotten 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Angelina was credited with an own goal, teammate Bethany Balcer trying to clear a shot off the goal line, the ball skimming over the line and hitting the inner part of the cross bar. Tziarra King scores a brace as OL Reign settle for draw with Racing Louisville 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Key context about Venezuela’s political discontent is skimmed over, and Dudamel himself has little to add beyond recitations of the views he has already shared on Facebook and in a New York Times op-ed. Review | Gustavo Dudamel documentary paints an off-key yet transfixing portrait 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z It’s critical that the concrete you’re going to skim over is sound, clean and damp. Enliven drab concrete, but not with paint 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Different resources may also skim over concepts that others explain in more detail. How to learn a language online 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Du Bois, by his own account, is “astonished” by the idea that the evil of history must be “forgotten, distorted, skimmed over.” Opinion | The Backlash Against C.R.T. Shows That Republicans Are Losing Ground 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z On foot, the world will always be vast and varied, because there’s no skimming over the places in between. Laurie Lee’s classic vagabond tale channels joy on the open road 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Her history classes skimmed over the Civil War, skirting its darkest details. Pedro Almodóvar Is Still Making Movies That Shock 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The Op-Ed and recent articles extolling the great potential of nuclear power skim over or ignore the fatal flaw in the plans. Nuclear power: Deal with current waste stockpiles 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z She quickly paid Wilson the £2,300 to secure the property and signed a tenancy agreement but admitted skimming over the finer details in the documents. The students losing thousands in an Edinburgh rental scam 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z There’s a surface quality to much of the film — it’s glossy, glamorous eye candy — that skims over psychological realism, except in the case of Ellie. Review | Edgar Wright’s horror film/love story ‘Last Night in Soho’ is equal parts delicious and disappointing 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z An image of a rapidly spinning object skimming over the clouds is caused by infrared glare, West said. U.S. has no explanation for unidentified objects, stops short of ruling out aliens 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Bear with me: We’re about to skim over 150 years of history in a few paragraphs. What is qualified immunity, the court creation that keeps cops from being sued over civil rights abuses? 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z And she dives deep into the transformative moments in Pelosi’s early political career that are so well known a biographer might be tempted to skim over them. Review: Nancy Pelosi dishes on A.O.C. and "Moscow Mitch" in a revealing new biography 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Completing the online course is already mandatory in Utah but some anti-abortion advocates worry women are skimming over it. Utah GOP lawmakers pushing legislation targeting abortion 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “It would mean everything for us, including myself,” Lock said, noting that they had to skim over so many small details and building blocks this year “just to get to bigger-picture things.” Lock and Jeudy have no chemistry in this pandemic season 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z “It would mean everything for us, including myself,” Lock said, noting that they had to skim over so many small details and building blocks this year “just to get to bigger-picture things.” Lock and Jeudy have no chemistry in this pandemic season 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Their diets include insects, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish taken by skimming over water, fruit, flowers, nectar, pollen, leaves, scorpions and blood. Opinion | The Virus, the Bats and Us 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z News organizations skim over reported business dealings within the Biden family, and other matters. Nurses, doctors are the new gun buyers 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z He also skims over the fact that he praised China and the WHO for months. As U.S.-China rhetoric grows harsher, new risks emerge with Taiwan drawn into the mix 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Xi skimmed over China’s handling of the initial outbreak late last year and emphasized its commitment to the global pandemic fight, pledging $2 billion. With ultimatum, Trump deepens crisis with the World Health Organization 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Details — and even whole plot points — are skimmed over or skipped entirely. Review: Inspirational horse racing drama ‘Ride Like a Girl’ never finds its stride 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Consumers, meanwhile, routinely delete emails or skim over online promotions without giving a second thought, he said. Catalog retailers see reason for optimism after declines 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z The American advisers are portrayed as utterly corrupt, but Mueller skims over the vast corruption among the Russians who were involved. Review | Why are there more whistleblowers than ever? Because there’s more fraud. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z For this white reader, this kind of tapestry reminds us of how often black women’s full humanity is skimmed over. Margaret Atwood’s new work is full of feminist hope. But don’t dumb it down | Natasha Walter 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Get there the hard way: by engaging with the world, not skimming over it. The art of noticing: five ways to experience a city differently 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z He skimmed over the “Meredith Minshew” on top of the assignment and glanced up at the student. As NFL draft arrives, WSU’s Gardner Minshew has his hometown of Brandon, Miss. behind him 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Chrysotile not only sounds less scary, it really is, said Mr. Kochelayev, skimming over the fact that it is a carcinogen. In Asbest, Russia, Making Asbestos Great Again 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, the committee mostly skimmed over potential solutions—touching on ideas such as microgrids, carbon capture technology and better energy efficiency for buildings. U.S. Senate Republicans hold rare climate hearing, and more might be coming 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z As the site began to expand across the state, it slowly grew its team of community moderators, who proactively skim over each post to make sure it adheres to the site’s code of conduct. How a Vermont social network became a model for online communities 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez skimmed over the facts when she suggested the Pentagon has a hidden pot of $21 trillion that could help pay for “Medicare for All.” AP FACT CHECK: Prosecutors’ filings do not exonerate Trump 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z He had a way of asking the very questions I didn’t want to answer, highlighting the limitations of my work that I’d been trying to hide or skim over. The best supervisor 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z This time, he expressed optimism for a revised trade deal with Canada, skimming over the trade talks with Mexico — a country he often jeers at these events — that took place this week. President Trump Had a Lot to Say at His Rally and on Twitter. But Not About John McCain. 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Sen. Bernie Sanders skimmed over the facts in asserting that his “Medicare for all” plan would reduce U.S. health spending by $2 trillion. Fact-checking Trump’s week of economic and other fictions 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders skimmed over the facts in asserting that his “Medicare for all” plan would reduce U.S. health spending by $2 trillion. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s economic fiction: ‘record’ GDP, jobs 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The shrubs hold down sand and cause winds to skim over their tops, causing dunes to grow taller and carving the landscape differently on the two sides of the fence. A fence built to keep out wild dogs out has dramatically altered the Australian landscape 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z And while Keys’ research showed a clear delineation between the effects of saturated and unsaturated fats on health, his public advocacy often skimmed over such distinctions in order to reach more people, he said. UMN nutritionist presents a fat problem for modern science 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z However, he skims over both, and the lack of depth and focus hurts his argument. Vegan athlete documentary 'From the Ground Up' lacks depth and focus – LA Times 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Quantum programmers must decide which aspects of the system are essential for them to consider and which they can skim over in practice. First quantum computers need smart software 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The recipient's eye hastily skims over the altered or missing letter, and the message is simply taken as legitimate. How White House officials were 'fooled by email prankster' - BBC News 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z And one recent survey suggests that some science teachers simply skim over the topic. A Sense of Duty to Teach Climate Change 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Set to some generic indie rock tune, the video depicts a pair of dapper Parisian business types discussing digital spreadsheets while skimming over the surface of the Seine River in one of SeaBubbles’ hydrofoil-equipped crafts. Watch these futuristic water taxis crisscross the Seine River in Paris 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Hahn almost got to 12 under when his approach from 122 yards at the 18th hit on the green, spun back and skimmed over the edge of the cup. Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z The sun was just skimming over the sagebrush hills when Ms. World climbed out of her car and palmed that day’s naltrexone pill for her 30-year-old son. Snapshots of an Epidemic: A Look at the Opioid Crisis Across the Country 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “They skimmed over the details, and they have used domestic politics as a rationale to put pressure on the Obama administration to lean forward on implementations and financial access for Iran.” Iran condemns extension of nuclear-related sanctions by Senate 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z That’s how he ran his unprecedented campaign, gambling that Americans would elevate a man who toyed with their prejudices, tickled their ids, dodged his taxes, exaggerated his philanthropy, skimmed over policy and flouted the truth. The Making of President Donald Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z While reading their statements, investors often skim over the fees. 3 Reasons to Stop Trying to Beat the Market 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z However, those people might want to think twice about skimming over their options this year. What's New for Open Enrollment in 2016 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump did Mr. Pence no favors by delivering a widely panned debate performance against Mrs. Clinton last Monday in which he skimmed over some policy specifics and misstated others. Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Clash on the Merits of Their Tickets 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Trump did Pence no favors by delivering a widely panned debate performance against Clinton last week in which he skimmed over some policy specifics and misstated others. VP debate: Tim Kaine and Mike Pence clash on merits of tickets 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The teen comedy “Loserville” from freshman filmmaker Lovell Holder offers its audience a SparkNotes version of high school: It skims over relevant details and lacks deep insight when it comes to plot and character. 'Loserville' is an unsatisfying blend of teen comedy and bullying drama 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Not just skimmed over but ignored is the matter of the group’s financial survival, no small detail in a town beset by poverty and environmental degradation. Music rises from the garbage heap in the stirring documentary 'Landfill Harmonic' 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Not from below, but from above - skimming over them in an airplane. Flight simulation introduces autistic children to air travel 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z There's another major thing that the show sort of addressed or maybe just skimmed over, which is the issue of who wrote the Pink Letter. Reddit’s most prolific Game of Thrones theorist shares his favorite predictions 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z After dumping their cargo on a fiery hillside, they reload their tanks by skimming over the surface of the ocean or a large lake. The super scoopers are back! Powerful firefighting planes land in Van Nuys 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z I don't watch linearly anymore; I often scrub back and forth to savor complex scenes or to skim over slow ones. I have found a new way to watch TV, and it changes everything 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z They used the data to build their 0.5m-wide test vehicle, designed to skim over the surface of the sea. Bat wings inspire new breed of drone 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z At West 110th Street, the wind tumbles into Central Park and then, skimming over oak and beech trees, it picks up speed while some of the great gyres it conveys spin down and vanish. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z At the same time the administration is getting buried under lawsuits that contend it’s skimming over the due process rights that are supposed to be afforded to asylum-seekers. What's in a name? Migrant vs. refugee vs. illegal immigrant 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z But when she skimmed over the pages, they seemed disappointing. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z "With a little bit of wind, it feels like the craft is flying, as it skims over the water rather than undulating with it," he wrote. The beheading of a hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines has happened before, but the latest killing of a Canadian mining executive raises a troubling prospect of the involvement of the Islamic State group 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Facing a 799-page initial public offering prospectus, investors might be tempted to skim over a company’s “risk factors.” Fresh Chinese Bank IPO Turns Sour in a Hurry 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Sturgeon bought the hovercraft in 1991, and it allowed him to skim over the rocky river on a cushion of air. A moose-hunter and his hovercraft tell the Supreme Court Alaska is different 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z I run for miles, skimming over the packed sand. Squash for the Midlife Slump 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Her eyes skimmed over the Heart Attack Grill, with its monster scale outside and its come-on of free food for anyone over 350 pounds. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z He drives to Seattle’s box, virtually unopposed and takes a long shot and it skims over the bar. FC Dallas beat Seattle Sounders: MLS Western Conference semi-final – as it happened 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The liner appeared to skim over the fence in right field, but a fan reached out and caught the ball before it hit the padding, prompting Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista to call for fan interference. The Latest: Royals win Game 6, return to World Series 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Cabbage white butterflies skim over tomato plants that are ready for an end-of-summer harvest. Tumult in a Manhattan Oasis Over an Affordable Housing Plan 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z “We just kind of skimmed over it and didn’t acknowledge it,” Bristowe said. Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth ready to be a normal couple 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z "We just kind of skimmed over and didn't acknowledge it," Bristowe said. 'The Bachelorette' Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth are ready to live their lives together 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z He drives to Seattle’s box, virtually unopposed and takes a long shot and it skims over the bar. FC Dallas beat Seattle Sounders: MLS Western Conference semi-final – as it happened 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The rebound is skimmed over, and this time it’s England who are fortunate. England 2-1 Mexico: Women's World Cup - as it happened 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z In her speech, Clinton skimmed over the issues of mental health and income inequality, and did not speak about police brutality at all. Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign rally on Roosevelt Island – as it happened 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Most of the doctors skimmed over the procedure’s risks; and not one of them mentioned the possibility of kidney failure, she says. Angioplasty: Risks and Benefits 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Anybody who thinks Fox would find the Bears unappealing because of Jay Cutler's presence simply skimmed over the previous three sentences. Bears' go-getter GM should go get John Fox 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Their conversations skim over the team’s current performance. Denver Broncos Feel Loss of Owner Battling Alzheimer’s Disease 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z The rebound is skimmed over, and this time it’s England who are fortunate. England 2-1 Mexico: Women's World Cup - as it happened 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z In her speech, Clinton skimmed over the issues of mental health and income inequality, and did not speak about police brutality at all. Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign rally on Roosevelt Island – as it happened 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Credit and debit card information was skimmed over an extended period of time directly from a point-of-sale system that is commonly used by a significant segment of the full-service restaurant market. SungardASVoice: The Top 5 Information Security Breaches No One Is Talking About 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z By contrast, Japanese textbooks skim over the war in a handful of pages of sparse fact. Bilious 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Articles in the state press usually revolve around her personality and reputation but skim over her politics. Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices faces effective ban in China 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Fire Helicopter One skimmed over the roofs of Fullerton, rotors whumping, and banked east, crossing the 91 freeway into a national park which from a distance appeared lush and green. California's fire fighters are braced for a long, hot - and busy - summer 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The survey defines "reading" as going beyond titles or abstracts to the main body of an article, and so it does not reveal whether researchers are quickly skimming over more articles than they did before. Scientists reading fewer papers for first time in 35 years 2014-02-05T04:40:00Z They feel the salty spray while skimming over the tops of waves from the turquoise Caribbean to the deep blue Pacific. America’s secret military is a massive ticking time bomb 2014-01-16T17:21:00Z It’s all over but the recaps and as I skimmed over them this morning, I found some crystalline reflections. Breaking Bad's Day After: Honor Roll Of Recaps 2013-09-30T14:22:00Z Dozens skim over the dry, brown grassland to a "vulture restaurant". Can we learn to love vultures? 2013-09-12T00:45:06Z Such cost implications of localised manufacture is something the exhibition frustratingly skims over. Is DIY design more than a passing fad? 2013-07-24T10:15:03Z He sent the first pitch of the inning skimming over the wall in left field for a homer. Gordon sends Royals past Blue Jays with RBI single 2013-04-14T21:14:15Z But the plane was swiftly skimming over the city on its way to the hangars on Governor's Island. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z The next paragraph she skimmed over to herself. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Again was I skimming over the ground through a country thinly settled, and very poor and swampy; but neither my own spirits nor my beautiful nag's failed in the least. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z You have not skimmed over surfaces, and been dozing on beds of down, during the rare and stealthy visits of Love and the Muses. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z "It is a copy of Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome,'" said she, skimming over the note. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Suddenly something deflected the torpedo, and it rose up on the surface and skimmed over the top of the waves. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z I once saw three together, skimming over the plains, on one of the coldest days I ever experienced on the pampas, the thermometer having stood at 29° Fahr. that morning. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Before steam-boats were in general use, this bird was denominated, from its swiftness in skimming over the surface of the water, the 'race-horse,' a name which occurs frequently in Cook's, Byron's, and other voyages. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Saturday found the Winnebagos skimming over the blue waters of the lake in the big daily excursion boat bound for Rock Island. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z It was a world covered with glittering ice, and the gentleman was one who had learned to skim over its dangerous places, not caring what happened to those who followed him. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The white-sailed schooners skim over the waters almost like a flock of birds. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z At Cosquin the first individual was seen on July 20th, but towards the end of August large numbers were observed, mostly skimming over the river. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Up again then, and forward once more, skimming over the ground. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z We gave Chicago a very hasty survey, took our passage on board the James Madison, and as the shades of evening gathered over us we found ourselves skimming over the waves of Michigan lake. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Like a bird the “Red Scout” skimmed over the bridge, missing the railing by a hair’s breadth, and was out upon the broad roadway. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z It took too much time to walk up, and they preferred the more rapid, though shorter skimming over the snowy surface. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z They are fond of marshy places and water-courses, where they perch on a tall stalk to watch for insects, and also frequently skim over the water like Swallows to drink and dip their feathers. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z They skimmed over the unpleasant little episode—ignored Jack! The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Swooping involves a high-speed dive to skim over the ground before landing. Risky maneuver likely caused Canadian skydiver death in Calif. jump where 5 others have died 2011-12-29T01:06:33Z How white the birds that skimmed over its surface! Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z While in pursuit of its winged prey, it does not confine itself to the water, but skims over the marsh and adjoining meadows, sometimes even alighting for an instant to pick up a worm. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z On he skims over the crisp surface enveloped in the cloud of snow-dust his ski stir up, for the wind is behind him. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z Sea-birds keeping, as a rule, well off shore, and flying low, near the water, often skimming over the waves. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Instead you skim over the word because you’ve read it thousands of times in the same context. 9 Buzzwords Your Start-up Should Never Use 2011-11-13T10:38:00Z The hopeful talk skims over more troubling truths. Devastation at Japan Site, Seen Up Close 2011-11-12T21:02:30Z “You’ll see how quickly my Swallow can skim over the waves.” The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z Away it goes skimming over the glassy surface with a steadily diminishing velocity till it ceases. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z Who could be so happy as they, to skim over the sea with only a slender plank beneath their feet, with the white sails outstretched like wings above their heads! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z They were soon outside of town limits, and skimming over a good hard country road. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z “If they are skimming over rooftops and trees, they will be almost impossible to shoot down,” he maintains. News Analysis: Coming Soon: The Drone Arms Race 2011-10-08T22:30:23Z “Yes, she can fairly skim over the waves, and that’s why I call her the Swallow,” replied the seaman. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z The one finds what is new by skimming over surfaces, the other by drawing from inexhaustible depths. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z To A. D. R. Black swallows swooping or gliding In a flurry of entangled loops and curves; The skaters skim over the frozen river. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z “Perhaps,” Anne remarked kindly, “the girls you graduate make something of themselves in life, whereas those other society girls merely skim over lessons and never know how to spell their own names.” Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z As they skimmed over the bridge, which had been repaired by the major’s men, Mollie said to José: “Was the bridge all right, Mr. Martinez, when you came over it the other day?” The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The motion of her hand was so rapid, that her pen seemed rather to skim over, than to touch her paper. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z One morning he brought me Chopin's E minor concerto, and he rather skimmed over that difficult passage in the middle of the first movement as if he hadn't taken the trouble really to study it. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z But his words skim over the financial reality of Social Security. Perry?s Books Get New Scrutiny 2011-09-03T02:29:54Z In winter they bind snow-shoes on their feet and skim over the snowfields. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Ceballos pointed to small birds skimming over the deteriorating ice in search of insects. What should we believe about al-Qaida? 2011-07-27T20:01:00Z I? no; how should I—skimming over the surface of society with perpetual sunshine and favouring airs—how should I sound the gulfs and shoals which lie below? Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z Then there are the semi, which are musicians, and lovely dragon-flies which skim over the ponds; and back on the hill above the garden are many birds. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z After hard work, skimming over such gossipy literature as one finds in the papers may restore tone to the mind but it is not to be classed as reading, but as recreation. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z When these have been bound on his feet, the trapper can skim over the snow fields with the greatest ease, drawing his sledge behind him. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Something of this depression is upon him now as he sends his little craft skimming over the oily sea, a mere speck at this great distance out. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z There was nothing by it, nothing at all, and it was the most surprisin’ sight I ever seed to watch that fine melon softly skimming over the grass and dodging all the stones. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z While the two squadrons were yet a mile apart, the English sent a cannon ball skimming over the water. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The Little Mary imitated all our evolutions, skimming over the waves like a sea swallow. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Even the little folks learn how to use snow-shoes, and with these on their feet, they skim over the crusted snowfields like the wind. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z We shall skim over these frost-bound roads; only we’ll get jolly red noses. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z How beautiful it must be to skim over the seas like a bird, to be always seeing new countries, and receiving new impressions. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z In a few moments the canoe was skimming over the surface of the lake, straight toward the steamer. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z My lady, slightly irritated, tore off the seal and began to skim over the contents. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z This Page as my eye skims over it I see is excessively unloverlike and ungallant—I cannot help it—I am no officer in yawning quarters; no Parson-romeo.... Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z They were skimming over the blue water of Lake Worth, which was dotted with every kind of pleasure craft imaginable. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z He was hardly aware of the Bishop, so lightly did she skim over him. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z My goodness, we are skimming over the top of the ocean like a large white bird. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z Then, once again, they went skimming over the waste, as the pale-yellow sun crept languidly above the horizon. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Now, she could see herself in imagination skimming over the English roads. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z She skimmed over the floor, and athwart the various webs of her household labours, with the tread of a spider. 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 The twins skated well, as they did everything in the way of athletics, and wonderfully handsome they looked skimming over the lake arm in arm. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z The Balsam was skimming over the water rapidly on a long tack to leeward. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z As the boat skimmed over the waters back toward Oxford and Nancy saw the towers of St. Magdalen’s glistening in the sunshine, she began to feel more and more uncomfortable and wretched. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z "Let us rather look for something that may explain the riddle, my dear," said Lady Eleanor, taking the letter in her own hand, while she lightly skimmed over the last page. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Leigh Hunt I showed my 1st book to—he allows it not much merit as a whole; says it is unnatural and made ten objections to it in the mere skimming over. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The best of the bunch had to be Fernandez's leaning heave that barely skimmed over the front rim. Morning Brew: NCAA tournament will have a hard time matching Thursday's thrills 2011-03-18T17:23:06Z He was out all day, swooping low, so that his plane seemed just to skim over the craters. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z There are ways by which a man who's in the business already, as you might say, goes skimming over the ground the common herd have to tramp. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The end of it was, I got up, shaved, and dressed, and within an hour was skimming over the calm clear water towards the little city of Como. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Already Fuller had got ashore, and was preparing to destroy his machine when, to his utter astonishment, he had seen another seaplane skim over his head and alight at a short distance off. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Investors skimmed over Illinois’ well-known financial troubles to vie for a piece of a $3.7 billion taxable pension bond sale on Wednesday. Illinois bonds sought after despite fiscal woes 2011-02-23T22:54:00Z Professor Krenner had reported the day before that the strait between the lake shore where his cabin stood, and the Isle of Hope, half a mile out in the lake, was skimmed over with ice. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z Innumerable flocks of wild fowl were disporting among the reedy islets, and here and there the great black loon was seen diving and dipping, or skimming over the waters. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z I didn't look too closely into what the pig had cost,—his price, as my eye skimmed over it was obviously the price of something plural. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z "Indeed!" he said, slowly, watching the pebbles he sent skimming over the water as intently as if his whole life depended on them. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z He thus easily skims over the whole length of this lake in a day. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Something in the look he gave her appeased Anna's resentment; and she sat silently admiring the strong swift strokes that sent the "Gull" skimming over the water. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z A beautiful stone bridge crosses the dark, deep waters of the Yarra, while painted skiffs and gaudy pleasure-boats skim over its smooth surface and add brightness to the scene. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z They do not skim over the waves like Petrels, but show a heavy, labored flight, varied by a short soar. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Free as a bird and swift as the wind, she skimmed over the enticing grasslands just across the border to help her father and Pete stake claims. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z This gave the antelopes a decided advantage, as with light hoof they skimmed over these impediments without fear. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z One might say that, rather than pictures, there were reflections of pictures skimming over the surface of the wall like faint clouds. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z However, it only skimmed over what will surely be the greatest impediment to bringing new treatments to patients — outrageous costs. Letters: The High Cost of Medicine (1 Letter) 2010-04-19T23:50:00Z The cutter was making upon us rapidly; and though the Wildfire sailed nobly, her pursuer skimmed over the sea like a swallow. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 “Fudge!” laughed Charley, as, putting his mare at the hedge in front, she skimmed over it like a bird, and her owner galloped across country, to the great disadvantage of several crops of clover. By Birth a Lady Their eyes were set on those flying forms skimming over the earth like birds. The Man from Jericho The plane turned northward, skimming over the coast line. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines You think you have exhausted some place or other, but you find that you have only skimmed over the surface. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 The great ball skimmed over the meadow, lifted above the walls of Nobla and rose to the height of the tallest towers of the city. The Frightened Planet Then, before any of the watchers could even turn back to head her off, she was skimming over the white streaks of soft snow-ice. The Crimson Sweater Sometimes they would skim over the pond without touching the surface at all, or merely dip in lightly for a drink in passing; at others they would take a flying plunge with an audible splash. A-Birding on a Bronco The boat went skimming over the waves as if she had been a veritable stormy petrel, sending the water churning round her bows. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The bowls were fragrant with attar, and those petals like fairy boats skimmed over the scented surface of the water. Love's Usuries A shadow crossed his path and he saw the great ball skim over the city. The Frightened Planet It skimmed over the water like a thing endowed with life, and the beholder, eager to inspect its occupant, stepped to the brow of the bank, but with the woodman’s usual caution. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind She seemed to see the great wings mounting—mounting; then skimming over the sea. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days The birds we had disturbed did not fly aloft with their tiny burdens, but skimmed over the surface of the fjord into some one of the sheltering nooks along the irregular shore. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia I long to skim over the waves and feel the cool breezes of northern seas.” Seven Frozen Sailors For the mare had run up alongside of her great competitor, and together they literally skimmed over the obstacle in front, and landing on the stretch of smooth green sward, raced for home. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Put on your skates and let us go skimming over the ice. Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks "I wish to Orbs I wasn't," he growled, and hit the bottom, skimmed over a patch of raw rocks and struck the green beyond. The Buttoned Sky Accordingly the inventor, utilizing the auto control device, cut down the speed till, instead of ploughing through the waves, the Peacemaker skimmed over them. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam Here, too, they saw the first sign of active life in the valley: a flight of giant dragonflies skimming over the water. The Thing in the Attic Here he soon made friends with a gay dragon-fly, and they had splendid games skimming over the lake or swinging on the ferns that grew about it. Lulu's Library, Volume II They skimmed over a row of trees and headed for an open field surrounded by woods. A Yankee Flier in Italy Buck skimmed over more lightly, and, when they had reached the solid footing, helped him wring out his garments. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure "Yes," rejoined the officer, rapidly skimming over the further pages of the log, "and they estimated the stuff roughly at about five hundred thousand dollars' worth of exceptional quality." The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam This greatly facilitated our progress, as their canoe, being made very light, skimmed over the water with incredible swiftness. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island Olear cautiously checked speed, skimmed over the turbid surface of the great river, and set her down on the ground within the compound. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Perhaps, because the Captain always skimmed over the particulars of those desperate adventures which had so spiced his early years–those years before the gentle influence of Frances’ mother came into his life. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure I saw that the thing was only skimmed over, unt was ready to break out again any minute worse than ever, unt I kept my eyes peeled all the time. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures Five minutes later, in one of the Seneca's whale boats, the boys were skimming over the sea toward the melancholy old derelict. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam It was really a pleasant way of passing the time to sit and chat in this glass palace while the train skimmed over a dull land of marshes and poplars. The Silent Barrier I saw the preparations for a battle-front below me as I skimmed over Connecticut. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 It seemed, indeed, to be imbued with life, and fairly skimmed over the surface. Through Apache Lands The busy clerk skimmed over the letters in the F box, and, tossing him a bulky envelope, thought no more about it. The Deaves Affair From here we looked down for the first time into the valley of the historic Euphrates, and a few hours later we were skimming over its bottom lands toward the embattled heights of Erzerum. Across Asia on a Bicycle Snorting motorcycles with two men over the motor and an officer in the side car skim over the ground, passing all others. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" In intellectual, as in other tillage, the true secret of thrift is to plough deep, not to skim over a large surface. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education Gentlemen and ladies whose morals are not fully fledged are generally advised to beware of attempting to skim over the fiction of modern France. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A little boat was skimming over the water, heading for the very spot where he stood. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain They hovered up the face of great cliffs, and passed the hawks asleep on perilous ledges; skimmed over lonely marshes, frightening the water-birds paddling in and out among the reeds. Jimbo A Fantasy The boys did not possess ice-runners, or skates, with which they might have skimmed over the frozen creek and visited the traps in a couple of hours. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Gently it skimmed over it, across a short stretch of sand, and then settled slowly to the ground. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians It may, however, be possible to find a formula that will skim over the points of contention, as was done in the Arabic case. My Three Years in America It is an exceedingly voracious bird, continually skimming over the surface of the water in search of its finny prey, and often following shoals of fish to great distances. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 If such things must be read, let them be skimmed over as lightly as possible. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 The high sloping bow rose above the middle of the stationary kayak on which it impinged, and, shooting up quite out of water, the boat skimmed over. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Gradually it gained momentum until it was skimming over the ground at a rapid gait. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians Yet these two, sitting here on this peerless summer day, skimmed over wide fields like gay butterflies. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Out there she and Philip would be laughing merrily together, skimming over the snow in long, sweeping strides, hand in hand. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author The bullets skimmed over the door, the inimitable dexterity of the Indian saving him as by a hair’s breadth. The Great Cattle Trail These birds have the same characteristics as do others of the species, pattering over the water with their feet as they skim over the crests and troughs of the waves. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Their picturesque sails, crossing each other, made them at a distance look almost like butterflies skimming over the water. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 I use the word "semi-civilization" because our present culture is still very incomplete and has hardly done more than skim over the surface of the masses. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The little lake sparkled in the sunshine, and the waterfowl skimmed over it in all directions. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The splendid ship seemed to skim over the surface of the sea, touching only the tops of the waves. The Harbor of Doubt In a few minutes they were skimming over the great city and past the three-thousand-foot steel tower of the Worldwide Broadcasting Station. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Long two-wheeled vehicles skimming over the roads with speed so great the eye could scarcely follow them. Wanderer of Infinity It is undoubtedly a benefit to have "bits" from great writers to skim over when you haven't the time, or the inclination, to wade through a volume. War Letters of a Public-School Boy The Blackbird settled on a bough close to the Rook, and as he did so he noticed some swallows skimming over the lawn far below them. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps Gertie and Archy went skimming over the field after it, laughing and flourishing the great green umbrella at such a rate that the rabbit ran into the woods, where it could not be found. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In a few minutes they were skimming over the surface of the water and, when a sufficient depth had been gained, the tiny boat disappeared beneath the rain-rippled sea. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Weapons were in their hands, and a huge engine of warfare like a caterpillar tractor was skimming over the sea from the cliff wall with a great grinding and clanking of its mechanisms. Wanderer of Infinity So we leave the twig and skimming over field and rill come into a land of flowers; and many of them are such flowers as I had just gathered. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The flying-fish no longer skimmed over the waves, and the dolphin and shark sank deep down in the blue water, or lay still and quiet beside the coral groves. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life She sat down and listened to the noise of the stream beneath, and she watched the birds skimming over the ravine. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly As the first reports crashed out, the antelope, which had seemed to be flying before, flattened out and literally skimmed over the plain. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' I. He opened and saw close-packed type, his eyes skimming over many legal terms in Latin. Shaman Both Meta and her brothers could row well, so the boat was soon skimming over the lake in a delightfully smooth and satisfactory fashion. The Manor House School Most of the thus-called well-informed Americans rather skim over than thoroughly study history. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The cuckoo's note was distinctly audible in the distance; a brown bee had buried himself in the calyx of one of the lilies; and some white butterflies were skimming over the flower-beds. Lover or Friend Only a few weeks earlier we had skimmed over the rolling surface in motor cars, crossing in one day then as many miles of plains as our own carts could do in ten. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The Flying Fish, that marvellous achievement of science, actually surpasses all Jules Verne's creations; with incredible speed she flies through the air, skims over the surface of the water, and darts along the ocean bed. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California This was Cleo's comment on the Treddie's trip, as the launch skimmed over the river and bay, rejoicing in every wave presented to her bow. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue As they halted on the bank, a little canoe came skimming over the water like a bird. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Fay was sure-footed, she skimmed over the frozen snow as lightly as a bird. Wee Wifie Bobolinks skimming over the clover field, joined the chorus. Bobby of Cloverfield Farm That is what father says—that young people are not really hard-hearted, only they do not realize things; their imagination just skims over the surface. Our Bessie "Do come and see this delightful swallow," he said: "he's skimming over and over the lawn." Amabel Channice Fireworks, shooting, noise, and architectural destruction he admitted, but casualties he skimmed over, and of death he never said a word. The Dark Star Small water-rats swam busily from bank to bank or played on the roots of the willows, and bright wings of birds and insects fluttered and skimmed over the shining stream. The Invader A Novel The bobolinks, like flashes of black and white, skimmed over it as they sang. Bobby of Cloverfield Farm They skim over the really difficult things and no amount of persuasion will make them believe some very simple things difficult. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression Most of the time, however, they went skimming over the snow and the brook, in the regular flycatcher style. Birds in the Bush "You should see her now that she has eaten the porridge: she is much taller than her mother, and her legs are so long that she can skim over the ground like an ostrich." Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young "May I dance with them?" asked Tyltyl, gazing with admiration at those pretty creatures, who seemed to skim over the floor like birds. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness Bobby slid down a huge snowbank, which gave his sled such a start that he went skimming over the field on the hard snow. Bobby of Cloverfield Farm As we moved out a few shells skimmed over the kopjes and lobbed themselves where our lines had been. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition It seemed fairly to skim over the surface of the water, and cast the spray astern like a mist. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet Frederick, in a spirit of boyish fun, began to send pebbles skimming over the water. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man A few moments later they had crossed the river and were skimming over the housetops, looking for an anchorage. Doctor Jones' Picnic They were magical shoes; but, no matter how fast they skimmed over the ground, Dorel, out of pure love, continued to go before, talking and laughing and smoothing the way. Fairy Book Gone are the days of The Golden West when spurred and revolvered horsemen sprang into saddles and loped out of the brush, or skimmed over matted mesquite on a buckboard drawn by swift-running ponies. Penny of Top Hill Trail Great was the grief of the little bluebird as she skimmed over the waters of the moat, realizing how impossible it was for her to regain the lost ring. The Magic Soap Bubble Chris Benton and Jim Burroughs were waiting for them at the landing with a couple of canoes, and they were soon skimming over the placid waters of the lake to the Benton camp. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed Christine and Ridgwell, looking hopelessly perplexed, found they were each in a tiny boat with a pearly sail, skimming over shallow blue waters that sparkled like sapphires. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Look at that shadow of a cloud skimming over Christchurch Meadow. Tom Brown at Oxford We don't own such a terrible book as that, and I have to go skimming over the whole Bible in a distracting manner. The Chautauqua Girls At Home There's going to be a big frost to-night and the lake is already skimmed over. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers The ball had skimmed over and between the uprights … skimmed above the bar by a hair! Over the Line The bank and barn swallows skim over field and pond all through the summer, gleaning their insect harvest from the air, and building their nests in the places from which they have taken their names. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year I am not content to skim over the mere surface. Cupology How to Be Entertaining At this crisis, three or four of the largest periaguas were seen skimming over the water and making their way rapidly across the lake. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 It is a real pleasure to be able to turn to such a journal after, as a matter of courtesy, skimming over so much trash as is thrown broadcast…. Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 Three days after Bauer had authorised his father to close the contract on the patent for him Walter opened up his New York Daily for his usual skim over its contents. The High Calling Quicker than it can be related, four oars fell into the water and four sturdy arms bent to the task of sending two beautiful single-shell craft skimming over the smooth surface of the lake. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview “Oh, I have another chance to try to please her,” she thought, skimming over the stairs. Five Little Peppers at School Suddenly it started, and slightly bending its body, winked its great yellow eyes several times; then, skimming over the ground with the swiftness of an arrow, it darted into the high grass. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The canoe, under the silent but powerful strokes of the Sauk, and with its light load, skimmed over the surface like a swallow. Footprints in the Forest Neither of these two suspected that she was a spell-bound maiden skimming over the blue waves in an enchanted shallop to some blest island, where waited a magical berry that would set her free. The Opened Shutters And further, I skimmed over everything that the Press brought forward of an opposing nature, so that I might know their point of view as well. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals But the sea is with them still, even when the crowded train has whirled them far from waves that the white gull skims over. Stray Studies from England and Italy At first they appeared much alarmed; but when this had subsided, they skimmed over the water, or entered their impregnable habitations. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Now, if there was one thing in this world upon which Apache and his young mistress agreed more entirely than another, it was the pure delight of skimming over a fence. A Dixie School Girl On we went, skimming over inflowing ridges with exhilarating undulations, light as a sandpiper. Old Junk Soon he was out skimming over the blue depths, and when the tide began to ebb, he drifted far beyond the other fishermen's boats, until his own was lost to their sight. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations They had seen partridges again, and sent a flock of ducks skimming over the reeds, but in both cases they had risen far out of shot. The Peril Finders The motionless water was covered by long-legged insects with transparent wings, which seemed to skim over the polished surface as if impelled by some invisible agency. Adventures of a Young Naturalist —Moultrie The linnet is singing the wild wood through; The fawn's bounding footsteps skim over the dew. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature I dressed myself comfortably for climbing fences and skimming over snowy wastes. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 She would slip away quietly to the boathouse, get Davy to launch the little sailboat for her—and then for a fleet skim over the harbour before that glorious wind! Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 The boys, as a matter of course, were very impatient to take their first lesson in rowing, and to skim over the glassy lake in the splendid barge before them. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton See how the hawk we have dislodged sweeps away below us, skimming over the tops of the trees, and sailing up to ruins above the Generaliffe. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The seagull skims over occasionally from the Severn side. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account He took my hand and we ran down the slope and went skimming over the ice. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Before concluding the theme, it is imperative that we hurriedly skim over the saddest and most serious by-product of United States slavery, race prejudice. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 There were remaining snow drifts, and deeper clammy mud and pools of water to be waded, skimmed over with ice, and freezing storms of rain and sleet. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago They skimmed over a dozen yards of ice and 54then slackened speed. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger "The Blanchita is a light craft, and skims over the water like a racer." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Clinton River was a quiet, if broad, stream and before the last of October the edges and the quiet pools inshore were skimmed over. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall But they skim over bents which the mill-stream washes, Or hang in the lift 'neath a white cloud's hem; They need no parasols, no goloshes; And good Mrs. Trimmer she feedeth them. The Book of Humorous Verse Here and there a drove of small flying-fishes rose and skimmed over the surface like swallows, but they too soon plunged into the blue and sought below that the cool green depths. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Naoum and the waterman plied vigorously at the oars, and the boat skimmed over the water, while a hail of bullets struck the water around them. Under the Rebel's Reign "I didn't know it very well," skimming over the pages. A Little Girl in Old Boston Until the distant chime in the tower of Pinewood Hall warned the girls that they must go in, Nancy and Bob skimmed over the ice to the envy of less accomplished skaters. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall It has several arms, which, people used to think, it stretched out like the sails of a ship, and so skimmed over the water in its shell. Charley's Museum A Story for Young People Yaspard caught up a pebble and flung it to skim over the water as a relief to his feelings, which received a little additional comfort from Signy's next words. Viking Boys Dreamily she watched the green insects skimming over the surface of the shimmering water. Under the Rose The shot skimmed over the water, but did not, as it was intended, do much mischief. Rookwood Shall our bonny black horses skim over the ground! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Then taking the straighter weapon, he hurled it forcibly, and sent it skimming over the ground with such unerring aim that it struck a tree fifty yards away and fell. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range Sun, moon, and stars cheered her, and winds were propitious, so that our voyagers soon found themselves skimming over the billows of the western sea. The Eagle Cliff She had not long to wait before she caught sight of the little vessel skimming over the waters before a light nor’-westerly breeze. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast Note the lightness with which the unimportant details of conversation are skimmed over. The Ontario High School Reader Miss Amanda had never been conscious of a bicycle; and as the girl swept rapidly on, it seemed as if she were skimming over the earth without support. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein Down, down, he darted, so near the water that almost the white-tipped waves caught at his wings as he skimmed over them. A Book of Myths She did not run, but she seemed to skim over the ground, and she took advantage of every bit of cover till they entered some deep, lowland pines. Frank Merriwell Down South She wrote her letter, and Paul watched the white hand skimming over the paper. Despair's Last Journey She neither shuffled nor ambled, but skimmed over the smooth turf as if she moved by volition and her feet had had nothing to do with the motion. Aunt Rachel Are we not skimming over the waves like a sea-bird free? The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Smaller birds went skimming over the prairie,—now a golden meadowlark, then a darker scissortail snipping the air off behind it in swift flight. The Wrong Woman Frank got in, and Socato took the paddle, sending the light craft skimming over the water. Frank Merriwell Down South And soon he was down in Pleasant Valley, skimming over the crust which covered the drifts in Farmer Green's meadow. The Tale of Peter Mink Sleepy-Time Tales She vowed and swore she had seen a large Bird, far bigger than any common bird, skim over the street. The Mark Of Cain In a few minutes the latter reappeared, and soon the little boat with its three occupants was skimming over the lagoon towards the land. The Madman and the Pirate In a few minutes the canoe, with its precious freight and Thursday at the steering-paddle, was thrust through the wild surf, and went skimming over the smooth sea beyond. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The professor was too agitated to handle a paddle, so the task of propelling the canoe fell to the boys, who sent it skimming over the water, Frank watching out for snags. Frank Merriwell Down South They leaped into the largest boat on the shore, put out the ten oars, bent to them with a will, and skimmed over the lagoon in fierce pursuit. The Island Queen Crack went the mighty whips, howl went the dogs, and the sledges were soon skimming over the sea at the rate of ten miles an hour. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole The green of the natural lawn had evidently attracted these birds, for they skimmed over the bushes behind which our Indians crouched almost within pistol-shot. The Big Otter In a few minutes the boat was skimming over the calm water towards the shore, while the Bounty, wearing round, went slowly out to sea. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers Round came the long whip, as O’Riley said, “like the shot of a young cannon,” and the next moment they were across, skimming over the ice on the other side like the wind. The World of Ice The whole party now entered the canoes, skimmed over the lake, and past the wooded islets, towards the particular island which the hunter called “home.” The Crew of the Water Wagtail Tightening his belt, he at once glided down the slope, flitted across the rivulet, skimmed over the open space, and melted into the forest after the most approved method of Red Indian tactics. Twice Bought Never was boy more taken by surprise; he went skimming over the surface like a stone from a sling. Silver Lake At one moment the two canoes were skimming over the waters of a boundless lake; at another they were winding out and in among the trees of a submerged bit of woodland. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood It skimmed over the net as swiftly as its predecessor, but Gwen was prepared this time, and returned it. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story With marvelous speed we rushed westward, rising high to skim over the snow-topped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and then the glittering rim of the Pacific was before us. Edison's Conquest of Mars It seemed made to contain a single person, and the way it skimmed over the water was a perfect marvel to the spectators. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys You are right; it is the sail of a vessel—of one of those peroquas which skim over these seas; how she rises on the swell! The Phantom Ship I received my despatches, took a grateful leave of Mr Fraser, and the Firefly was once more skimming over the water. Percival Keene The night was clear, and the stars shone out brilliantly as the light craft skimmed over the water, and a fragment of a descending and waning moon threw its soft beams upon the snow-white sail. Mr. Midshipman Easy They skim over a chapter at a time with very little thought or reflection. My First Voyage to Southern Seas At the same time the motion was light and airy, as if the boat were skimming over the very surface. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys We saw numerous birds, ducks and geese, which skimmed over the surface, seeking for their prey, or flew off, startled by our approach. Twice Lost The cheetah meanwhile skimmed over the surface of the ground, as if requiring no rest for its feet. The Young Rajah Where a subject is matter of history I need but briefly touch on it and I have therefore often skimmed over subjects of far more importance than those I have described. Hurricane Hurry I have set you on your feet, I’ll go and take a skim over the surface. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Presently a report was heard, and a bullet flew skimming over the water, but dropped beneath the surface somewhere astern. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Majestically the brig glided over the blue sea, like a swan skimming over a tranquil lake. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Well, think of that now!” cried the man, as the boat was now literally skimming over the surface. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise At this point of their journey the cold black ice was lit up, and as they advanced it seemed as if they were about to skim over red-hot glowing steel. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp And nearer and nearer the enemy came, their boat literally skimming over the water, six feet to our five, and I felt that the time had arrived. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser They seem to skim over the water, while our bluff-bowed craft shove their way through it. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War As you watch it glance and skim over the surface of the waters, has it never struck you what relation it bears to the creatures that glance and glide under their surface? Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds Jump he did, and, to our unbounded delight, just cleared the bar—so narrowly that it almost shook as he skimmed over it. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life The Wildtree party found the ice in excellent order, and the exhilarating sensation of skimming over the glassy surface banished for the time all the unpleasant impressions of the walk. A Dog with a Bad Name The snow that mantled the earth was frozen solid, and the bells tinkled merrily as the sleighs skimmed over the glistening road. Rabbi and Priest A Story I just skimmed over the summary of what you gave us; I daresay we'll both get a lot of new information. Space Viking With swift, sure strokes, Minnehaha sent the canoe skimming over the water. A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods The White Pasha skims over the desert mile after mile. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The ball skimmed over the grass, struck a hummock which had been overlooked by the builders of the diamond, and ricochetted upward into the hapless Mosher youngster's stomach. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Those who have attempted to fathom the depths of the Shaksperian ocean of thought, have only rounded the rim or skimmed over the surface of its illimitable magnificence. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Their feet seemed fairly to skim over the ground, and when they reached the main street of the town they were breathless, exhausted and frightened almost past speaking. Tabitha's Vacation With swift, sure strokes, Minnehaha sent the canoe skimming over the water. A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods At this moment the engines began to revolve, and the Searcher skimmed over the surface of the sea like a bird. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean The top of the water swarmed with flying insects and strange, small spider-things skimmed over its surface with amazing swiftness. Here are Ladies When the machine is put in motion it skims over the rails at a great speed, and the effort made by the 'aeroplanes' to climb the air shows a great power of flight. Chatterbox, 1905. This famous promenade, made upon the old ramparts, overlooks the Sound with its innumerable yachts skimming over the blue water, and is a delightful place for pedestrians. Denmark Today we have in this country an intricate highway system, but perhaps within your own lifetime our highways, and the automobiles which skim over them, will be laughed at as obsolete and useless. Around the World in Ten Days It was indeed like the thunder of a storm in the ears of the frightened boys, and they fairly skimmed over the ground in the effort to escape the red pursuer. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky Captain Boyton hoists sail again at twenty-five minutes to ten and now scuds along beautifully, like some large sea-bird skimming over the blue waves. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Think of the joy of skimming over half the earth—seeing it born again out of darkness every morning! The Fruit of the Tree How delightfully peaceful the surrounding landscape is as we skim over the silvery lake and then land! Denmark By seven they were in the heart of the wild, level territory of Sokoto, skimming over vast expanses of plume-like grasses and extensive marshes and swamps. Around the World in Ten Days With marvellous speed we rushed westward, rising high to skim over the snow-topped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and then the glittering rim of the Pacific was before us. Edison's Conquest of Mars It skims over these smooth prairie trails like a yacht. The Prairie Wife Three times she felt the heaving plunge and jar as the little horse skimmed over cut-bank coulees and washes which her own eyes could not see in the dripping velvet black. The Settling of the Sage See that dragon fly skimming over the pond; its wings make a whizzing sound as it darts about. The Insect Folk Our discussions covered every topic of interest: we argued upon politics; we skimmed over literature and music; we settled international differences; we spoke vaguely of human brotherhood. In Search of the Unknown "Pull away for him, my hearty bullies," he said; and the men plied their oars, and away the boat went, skimming over the water like a sea-bird. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Yet it is only read casually, skimmed over by most people, then tossed on one side and instantly forgotten. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel Reading aloud, properly done, compels you to pronounce the words, instead of skimming over them as in silent reading. Model Speeches for Practise In the chill mornings while she dressed, Molly watched the blue-black shadows of the crows skimming over the white ground, and there was always a dumb anxiety at her heart as she looked after them. The Miller Of Old Church I have skimmed over its smooth shaven surface when life seemed a vista of unmeasured years. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Close at their heels is a pale, poetic youth, lightly skimming over the inclined plane upon a delicate craft that looks like himself, and which he calls the "Mystery." Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way Butterflies skimmed over it, always in pairs, now and then a dew-light like a jewel gleamed out, and gave a delectable thrill of mystery. An Alabaster Box Let us buy less ephemeral stuff, to be set adrift and stove in when we have skimmed over it. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future The birds, as they skimmed over this billowy expanse, appeared blown, despite their efforts, on the wind that swept in gusts out of the west. The Miller Of Old Church Presently he was idly skimming over the page before him. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift Owing to a sharp curve I could see scarcely a hundred yards in either direction, yet close in beside the shore a light boat was skimming over the gray water. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune He skims over the surface of things, and is timid of anything deep or philosophical. Talks on Talking It ran up easily, and caught by the wind the craft began to skim over the surface of the lake like a thing of life. The Bobbsey Twins Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out One came, they dashed in, turned the corner and just got clear in time; the next shell skimmed over the last groom's head and wounded a German prisoner. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. She could see him driving from the station, alighting at the ferry, springing into a boat, and skimming over to the island. Added Upon A Story While lying in bed he had often imagined himself skimming over the water, with the sail, big and white, bending above him. Rod of the Lone Patrol Swallows were skimming over the shrubs, and birds of prey hovered about, now lying-to, as it were, overhead, with beak and talons visible, now circling upwards until they became mere specks. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government More is got from one book on which the thought settles for a definite end in knowledge, than from libraries skimmed over by a wandering eye. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age Though there was no moon, the starlight was bright enough to enable a marine on the gunboat to see anything that might skim over the water toward the "Benson." The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep The coast is very shallow in this section, which permits boats of only the lightest draught to navigate in-shore, but the launch was able to skim over the surface at twelve miles an hour. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross There are the persons who read books; the much larger class which reads reviews; and, again, they who merely skim over the advertisements of new works. Lost Leaders The delicate hands of a marquise lost none of their gracefulness as they skimmed over the keyboards, and the red or black keys emphasized their whiteness. Musical Memories Hal's glance skimmed over the fresh young face, and the brilliant eyes. The Clarion At seven o'clock next morning Paul again was seen sailing along toward the sloop, his little bark skimming over the river like a petrel on the ocean's breast. Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days Therefore he ordered the other Indians to continue their journey, and, motioning the girl to a place on the sled, headed his dogs northward and sent them skimming over the back-trail. The Gun-Brand The cord went skimming over the surface of the water, then it passed above the tops of the long grass on the island. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated No, sirs, unless you can skim over the surface of this bog, and then scale Mount Tarrengower, your only place of safety is on this island. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The cheerful houses, the streets with their cosmopolitan crowds, the parks, the schools, the university, the little boats skimming over the lake, all bore witness to the well-being of to-day. Humanly Speaking To satisfy her he took the book and skimmed over figures rapidly. Married Life The True Romance The sled brought up against a tree on the other side of the pond, but Twaddles continued to skim over the pond directly toward a patch of thin ice. Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun Now the torrent rages below, and they see its white waters tumbling over a ledge of rock; now they pass over the brow of a hill; now skim over a dreary waste and dangerous morass. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest To investigate in what way and through what motive forces such a transformation can be produced constitutes the problem of repression, which we need here only skim over. Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners Now, Flaxie," said Santa Claus, after they had skimmed over the snow with lightning speed for hours, "before you go to sleep, as I see you are doing, I want to speak to you. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays It did indeed seem a time of danger, for a swift ice-boat—one with big white sails and runners, like large skates under it, was skimming over the frozen lake straight for the smaller twins. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City The Idol was pale and quiet as he walked up the path to us, after skimming over the wall with one hand on it in a way that made Sam gasp with admiration. Phyllis "But, it must be delightful to skim over the waters, and visit countries far away," said the boy, his cheeks flushing, and his eyes glowing with enthusiasm. From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield Their light canoe leaped suddenly forward, and seemed fairly to skim over the water like some great aquatic bird, but the larger craft behind them gained steadily though slowly. The Hunters of the Hills She had had snowshoes of her own before, and she had enjoyed skimming over the snow fields on them, but they were far away--very far away. Timid Hare |
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