| 单词 | small person |
| 例句 | Another extremely brave little boy in the front row spoke up and said, "But surely you were a small person once, Miss Trunchbull, weren't you?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z From a distance, a small person hanging by the neck from a telephone pole. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mother was a small person who smelled nice. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Waterman was a small person, barely five feet three inches tall, with an elfin face and the sinewy, inexhaustible physique of a gymnast. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a small person, slim and agile, which was partly why Beowulf had chosen him for the job. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "I was never a small person," she snapped. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She was a small person, in the delicate way that a child is small, but with the quiet grace of her years. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory that “less is more” does not apply when traveling with a small person. One carry-on bag and one personal item 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z I’m just one small person in this political universe, but I do know that I infused some level of positivity and respectfulness to the process. ‘They never saw this coming’: A Q&A with Kellyanne Conway 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z I’m a small person with frail bird bones. Perspective | There are certain realities in being an upright mammal over 50. Let me tell you a few. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z "That's thematically America pushing against these things, this small person in this global corporate workplace." Social alienation proves popular in Hollywood's fall lineup 2013-10-23T13:02:18Z I think they nailed it because they made Studs a small person amongst all these big people. PBS Adds Animation to NPR StoryCorps Interviews 2010-08-13T17:55:00Z “She was this small person who spoke to me as if she were 10 feet tall,” he said. ‘Magical Chemistry’ Quick-Brewed in a Coffee Shop 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z So I make him small and sly, like a snake, using a big voice to contrast with my small person. Music: Standing Small, Singing Big, All Sulfur and Zest 2011-02-20T02:01:27Z And his father — brimming with plans as usual, including for a funk and soul album of mostly original songs that he hopes to drop in September — feels the effect this small person is having. Joshua Henry Does Whatever It Takes, in ‘Carousel’ and as a Father 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z For her, the idea of motherhood, something that would narrow her universe to the care of one small person, loses its allure because of who she is. Te-Ping Chen on the Nihilism of the Internet 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z I became a grown-up too early, from 10 to 17, a small person responsible for a big person. Gloria Steinem: ‘Go too far, or you’re not going far enough’ 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Huge old trees that were knocked sideways formed casts of tunnels big enough for a small person to fit inside. Lava lands add geologic ‘wow’ to Bend’s big attractions 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z I’m a very small person, and everybody thought I was an infant. | Ronnie Spector 2010-12-21T21:38:54Z Just to take it off the shelf is a lot, and I’m a pretty small person. | Q&A : The Many Lives of a Potter 2013-06-05T22:44:28Z The prince is, on first impression, a small person. Review: In ‘Hamlet,’ Ruth Negga Rules as a Player Prince 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z There's also the added thrill of seeing a show inside the belly of a giant upside-down purple cow, which should please any small person. Edinburgh fringe: the 10 best shows for children 2010-08-24T10:00:00Z "This book really does prove that there is so much going on beneath the sometimes very challenging surface of autism, of this small person you are in charge of with autism," he told the Guardian. Cloud Atlas author translates autistic teenager's memoir 2013-02-26T15:05:37Z Then comes the line people like Annie get to hear at least ten thousand times over the course of their lives: “There is a small person inside of you just dying to get out.” "SNL" star Aidy Bryant glows in "Shrill," a comedy about refusing to diminish your light 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “It’s a small-person sport for sure. I wasn’t quite a small person.’ Seahawks hope center Evan Brown can be driving force on offensive line 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z As Jones, who literally changes the reality around her as she delivers what amounts to an illustrated lecture on the Crisis Theory of capitalism, Young is a small person with a powerful presence. 'I'm a Virgo' review: A sweet coming-of-age comedy that hits on (literally) big ideas 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Stop trying to make your child quieter, louder, more outgoing, more interested in things their sibling likes and appreciate the unique and individual small person you’ve been given. Your Best Advice of 2022 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Ms. Butina, who became a minor celebrity in Russia after her conviction in the United States for operating as an unregistered foreign agent, called Mr. Bout “a small person in big geopolitics.” Returning home, Viktor Bout says America is trying to ‘destroy’ Russia. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Vastly improved sonograms present vivid pictures of small persons in utero, with beating hearts, and sucking their thumbs. Opinion | America’s abortion debate has non-debatable parameters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Catching a fish the size of a small person with a willowy fly rod and a fly the size of your thumb is no easy matter. A majestic game fish draws anglers to the waters off Campeche, Mexico 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z I’m a small person with tiny wrists, and rugged fitness watches tend to be bulky behemoths. Garmin’s Fenix 7S Sapphire Solar makes the case for smaller fitness watches 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z I’m a small person so you can see this is a little narrower than some treadmills you’ll find at the gym. Peloton Tread review: the best treadmill by the most volatile company 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z To my child’s eyes, its title, “Diet for a Small Planet,” seemed welcoming: I was a small person, so what could be bad about a small planet? ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ helped spark a food revolution. 50 years later, it’s evolving. 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z It probably makes me a very small person to admit that this brings me joy. Farewell! Thank you! Oh — and 1 last admittedly spiteful jab. 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z “I’m just a small person, I’m not that big. If he does that, what should I do?” Afghanistan’s military collapse: Illicit deals and mass desertions 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z “I always told her she was a small person with big feet,” said Lauren Cross, who coached Richardson at Carter High School in Dallas three years ago. Sha’Carri Richardson and Her Now Uncertain Path to the Olympics 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z She is a small person unafraid to take up space when she speaks. The Union Leader Who Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z But within days Mr Blom shrank "from a big man to a small person", he added. 'World's oldest man' dies aged 116 in South Africa 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z It’s very difficult to be a small person in charge of a big person. Gloria Steinem calls out 'Mrs America': 'Phyllis Schlafly never changed one vote' 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z “Beat your little hand, beat your little eye, beat your little foot, beat your little mouth,” she muttered, smashing the “small person,” a Chinese phrase meaning one who’s petty, villainous or otherwise a “bad guy.” Bad luck? Lost job? Coronavirus outbreak? Hong Kong's 'villain-hitters' beat all fears away 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z It was like shaking hands with a small person who flips you across a room. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Thunberg is a small person but a mighty moral force; Trump, it seems fair to assert, is in both respects Thunberg’s antithesis. Staring Down Donald Trump, the Same Elephant in Every Room 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z In another statement, Courtney said he saw a small person playing on the grass with Spindle and Hubbard and that they pulled each other’s pants down. Ex-soldier serving life for teen’s ’82 murder seeks DNA test 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z “But who am I to complain? I am only a small person.” Indonesia Confronts, Belatedly, a Huge Oil Spill Near Jakarta 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z A few years after Heth’s demise, Barnum found his way to an even bigger hit, in the form of a very small person named Charles Stratton. What P. T. Barnum Understood About America 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z She’s a small person, with a persistent touch of the child in her features, that makes her age hard to pin down. 'Veronica Mars' proves why Kristen Bell is one of TV's best actors 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z How much should we, as a culture, expect of a small person atop a fast, large animal in a crowd of fast, large animals? Analysis | Jockey Luis Saez’s suspension adds another chapter to never-ending Kentucky Derby story 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z He just cemented his legacy as a small person who happened to hold a big office for too long. Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Mandrake means an unpleasant and unwanted root or thing, and a mymmerkin is a small person. Poet Duffy takes aim at Trump and Brexit 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet, “Father was a very humble and small person who was just kind of concentrated on helping the people he was helping,” she said. Oklahoma man goes from farm boy to sainthood 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Rowdy was nine pounds at birth, and “I’m a small person,” Binder said, adding that it was an all-natural birth. Oregon mother, infant bond on trails to 50 waterfalls 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Little Joe weighed two hundred pounds, but his winning and original personality was that of a very small person among very large people. The Short Life and Shattering Death of Joe McKnight 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z He or she is the coxswain, typically a small person who plays such a big role that calling the boat a “nine” might seem more appropriate. What does the cox say? Seat No. 9 keeps the rowers in line 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z It was about the size of a small person, and seemed unbothered by me bobbing just a few feet away. Diving in the Marshall Islands with tuna, turtles and wrecks 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z A small person wrapped in a large plaid shawl, Neem Karoli Baba normally sat on an elevated cot as followers meditated around him, offering a few kind words, a laugh and occasionally throwing fruit. Inside the Indian temple that draws America’s tech titans 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z When even relatively happy, well-supported people become the primary caretaker of a very small person, they tend to find themselves eddied out from the world of adults. The Melancholy Mystery of Lullabies 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Much of the daily routine of caring for a small person is low-stakes. I really love my daughter, but I’m not supposed to talk about that 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was spot on in describing Trump as "insecure" because "only a very weak and small person needs to constantly tell us how strong and powerful he is." Time to Take Down Trump 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Simone de Beauvoir called it “a small person … an alter ego usually more sly … and more clever than the individual.” The 10 things you’ve always wanted to know about penises but were too afraid to ask 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z There was too much fire and I’m a small person.” Autumn Veatch tells how she tried to rescue grandparents from plane crash 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “It sends a signal to youth that the use of the word ‘midget’ to describe a small person is acceptable and humorous,” he said. Little people group targeting ‘midget’ mascots across US 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z I’m not such a heartless, selfish monster that I’m incapable of understanding the appeal of a small person who loves you unconditionally and relies on you to guide them safely through a scary world. Why I Don't Want to Have Children 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Fully appreciating this removed that final remnant of my very young self - a small person who really did insist on standing up during the national anthem, even when alone in my own living room. A Point of View: How time passes differently as you get older - BBC News 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z The second thing you'll notice, should you ever attempt to lift it, is that it weighs about as much as a small person. The Alienware Area-51 is a spaceship disguised as a gaming PC 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z In a small person, say like 100 pounds, to get to 12 nanograms wouldn't take a lot. Michael Brown and the pot debate 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z “I’ve become very sensitized to this because my wife is a relatively small person and I’m a relatively big guy,” Mr. Vilsack said. Cities and Companies Tackle the Food Waste Problem 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z I’m a very small person and not physically strong. Ask an Expert: Advice for Caregivers of Relatives With Cancer 2013-07-03T21:05:30Z I'm one small person in a very big machine. Sveum's directorial debut a dud 2012-04-06T01:43:00Z She wouldn't allow me to look into her eyes but continued to cast them downward, sitting with folded hands and answering when spoken to in a tiny voice quite in keeping with her small person. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z "By conflating dose with blood concentration, this exchange implies that 12 nanograms of THC per milliliter will make a large person crazier than a small person, which makes no sense," he writes. Michael Brown and the pot debate 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z I remember the one characteristic as distinctly as the other, when I recall his small person and peculiar face. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z “You can just go away from there and stare at somebody else!” said the offended small person, tossing her head. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z The little Royan, named after his great-grandfather, was decked in purple velvet and crimson satin; and his small person was laden with jewels of gold and precious stones. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z These grateful pupils are certainly a misfortune to their teacher, as they all imitate him; his faults are exaggerated in their small persons, his virtues correspondingly diminished. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z "Of course the child ought to ride if she has been used to riding," said this imperious small person. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z That night at the theatre I saw a small person sitting in the front row, smiling up at me. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Outwardly, she was a sedate small person, slight, blue-eyed, graceful, and very fair. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z A faint perfume of violets exhaled from that small person as she passed him, whereby he knew that she had his flowers about her somewhere—in her breast, he fancied. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z The bride's mother came out and performed numerous rites to and around the groom; finally, a small person in white also achieved one or two unimportant things and disappeared. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z "It is evident that there are great and small Kyemliches," answered Kmita, smiling; "these are not only small persons, but robbers; they are fierce soldiers, however, and faithful to me." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z This small person had a way of making him feel decidedly uncomfortable at times. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z The play of young fancy meets us in the very domain of the senses: it is active, often bewilderingly active, when the small person seems busily engaged in looking at things and moving among them. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z But this small person did not mean to go. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z He was a small person by the average standard, and slender, but well-formed, and wore clothing admirably tailored if always of an extreme cut. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Our friendly 233 officer was a very small person here, and could do nothing for us; and we could not find anyone who knew anything about us. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z But as the small person inside of it had apparently been recklessly rolling on the ground, it was not surprising that something of its original purity had departed. That Little Beggar 2011-05-21T02:00:09.877Z Thus one child thought of God as a very small person who could easily pass through the keyhole. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z She got a neat black hat to wear with the dress, and a thick black pilot-cloth jacket to cover the small person of the heiress. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z And, the other leg being slipped under his small person, Georgie said it was. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Also, thus adding insult to injury, Pearl always invited her own friends to partake of these delicacies without inviting Jeanne, even though that wistful small person were at the very door of the ice-cream parlor. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z The behaviour of one of these small persons on the arrival at the house of a strange dog, of a dark foreigner or some other startling novelty is a pretty and amusing sight. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z You see, I am verree small person here nowadays in comparison with all his charms. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z On the contrary, his speech and bearing were weighted with an excess of dignity and importance which occasionally came into rather comic contrast with his small person. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z You wouldn't think one white, small person could contain so much poison. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z In her lap sat a very tired, a very cross, and much tumbled, lace-trimmed small person. Capricious Caroline The small person came slowly over the threshold, looking at me distrustfully. A Sister's Love A Novel But Epaminondas was amphibious, his single garment, a pair of trousers, could be as well dried upon his small person as upon a bush. East Angels All the race-hatred in her nature roused, and, for the moment only, she glowered upon the pale-faced youth before her, as if he represented, in his small person, all the sins of his own people. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Rembrandt's delight in this small person is indicated by numerous sketches of him and his mother; but the happiness, like all that he experienced, was short-lived, for the child did not long survive its birth. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn As she put down her pen and rose the door was opened very widely, and two small persons entered hand-in-hand. Capricious Caroline For a small person you have established a big correspondence, but, of course, it won’t last long. Dorothy on a House Boat A small person, with a round colorless face and snub features finished off with a certain piquant ugliness. The Return of the Prodigal The door opened and a very small person came in and walked over to the desk. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted It was hard to believe such a small person the mother of this great girl. The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge She darted forward and vigorously shook the shoulder of the small person devouring bread and honey. Capricious Caroline His air was a perfect imitation of the old man’s and sat so funnily upon his small person that the wharf master chuckled and Dorothy laughed outright. Dorothy on a House Boat You would, I think, have sympathised with a small person, almost as small as three-years-old Ger, whose first word's when the door was opened were, in an awe-struck whisper, 'Oh, what a lot of boys.' Miss Mouse and Her Boys He expected to find in her a pretty little plaything, and began to realize that instead he had got growing up in his house a small person whom he had to respect, a manager. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 While he repeated his assurances, another member of the family appeared at the door, little Geoff, in a little black dress, which showed his paleness, his meagre, small person, insignificance, and sickliness more than ever. A Country Gentleman and his Family And a something else not wholly unpleasant in her own small person.... Clark's Field She was a small person, but diligent search was made. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen She began to pull out the flowers, to arrange them in little groups, and presently, by the aid of numerous pins, to deck her small person. Daddy's Girl This strange, small person had a small, strange history—so far as it was known. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Which I might maybe sum up in one small person––my precious Lady Jess. Jessica, the Heiress The men released them, and, with a rush, they hurled themselves upon the small person of their father. The Twins of Suffering Creek When you were a very small person—say seven—did you ever mash them between raspberry leaves, with ‘sugar in,’ and call them pies,—and eat them? The Very Small Person She got to her feet—with wincing reluctance for every muscle in her small person made its lameness felt, and she limped when she began to walk. The Innocent Adventuress She had never considered her house as an especially large one till his small person served to show the size of the empty rooms, and how tiny a space one child could occupy. Divided Skates There was a cry—half of rapture, half of pain—from a very small person in the lumbering old trap. Frances Kane's Fortune She was a small person; I couldn’t decide whether she was a child or a woman. Letters on an Elk Hunt Half an hour afterwards she saw a very small person crossing the rose-garden. The Very Small Person The small person clutched this bundle in her arms and held up her short skirts in a highly improper manner, while she went splashing through the puddles singing a loud and riotous song. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Then all three looked at one another, all three nodded sagely, and all three glanced at the small person bending over the table with cheeks almost as rosy as the berries in her hand. Moods Then she drew her massive figure to its full height, and again bent the compelling light of her gold-rimmed glasses full upon the small person of her kinswoman. The Transfiguration of Miss Philura And whatever may have happened there to my small person has left no trace in what I have written. The Spirit of Rome In the doorway stood a very small person in blue jeans overalls. The Very Small Person This was a small person who had just emerged from a farm gate at the foot of the Long Hill. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Moor paused on the threshold in a masculine maze, that one small person could need so much drapery. Moods ‘Yer’ve got to tell me stories all night, miles of ‘em,’ said Lemuel, as he bestowed his small person on the floor, with his legs in the air. A Princess in Calico "Eh, what?" demanded the startled clerk, bending down to see the small person speaking to him. Sunny Boy in the Big City The boy’s merry eyes regarded the shabby small person in puzzled astonishment. The Very Small Person Your mother was way off and had forgotten that there was such a small person as you.” The Wind Before the Dawn But Queenie, eager enough though she was to watch the surgical operation, had a conscience hidden away in her small person, as her restlessness showed. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys When she whirled around upon the astonished group it was apparent that she had secreted upon her small person a pair of baby shoes, a doll's dress and a small parasol. Rainbow Hill It really was rather an adorable small person. Antony Gray,—Gardener There were two or three small persons clinging to her, and the very smallest one I ever saw was in her arms. The Very Small Person She had not believed that such opposing elements could dwell in one small person. Eve to the Rescue “For a small person, you seem to issue decrees of surprising number and rapidity,” and 110 Everson, who was a large man, looked down at Patty with an air of amusement. Patty's Social Season Logotheti followed her, but Madame De Rosa, who had established her small person in the most comfortable arm-chair in the room, was too much interested in the maraschino to move. Fair Margaret A Portrait One photograph, however, represented the small person in company with a boy. Antony Gray,—Gardener That small person had a will of his own. Young Hilda at the Wars Nothing, however, could be more tedious and trifling in the record than these struggles over the small person of the child-king. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets I heard a catalogue of virtues recited, and was bidden to believe that mine own small person gave lodging and nourishment to them all. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea At whose arrival officer Larry straightened himself like a ramrod, squared his shoulders, and affected to be intensely angry with the small person who had delayed him upon his beat. Dorothy's Travels For this statement, coming from a small person with a grasp about as powerful as that of a week-old kitten, was too much for the stalwart Peggy's composure. Peggy The small person with the brown eyes was probably accustomed to be handed about. A harum-scarum schoolgirl This small person's long nose, large ears, and open mouth added to the ludicrousness of his appearance. A Boy's Voyage Round the World One gray wintry day, as they walked homeward together from a midday musicale, they passed a grimy little girl who whimpered as she clutched her small person. Jewel Weed Then the baby, restless and curious as small persons are, crept to the opening and peeped out. Viking Boys "Buffaro Bill so s'eepy," announced that small person, and, with fat old Boffin for a pillow, Rosy Posy calmly dropped off into a morning nap. Marjorie's Busy Days The tall young lady's brown eyes danced as she glanced down at the small person of the Major. The Angel of the Tenement At the meeting of Grand Street with the Bowery, wild confusion was made wilder by the addition of seven small persons armed with transfers and clamoring—all except Nathan—for Central Park. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day Released from Dayton's crushing weight, his small person jounced freely about, or came butting against Discombe's back in the most spontaneous manner possible. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Mary Rose regarded her small person with a blush and a frown. Mary Rose of Mifflin The lovely lady in white and silver smiled at the small person in brown pongee. The Lion's Mouse He had been kept in several days by a cold, and the joy of release radiated from his small person. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story All this she said with a quaint, bird-like air, and I began to be impressed with the curious fascination which emanates from this strange, small person. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon It was surmounted by a cap of Betty’s, which had been cut to fit her, but was still much too tall for such a small person. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted. The Tale of Grandfather Mole “Don-don,” replied the small person nonchalantly, as if the point was quite immaterial, looking the porter calmly and straight in the eyes unflinchingly, without turning a hair as the saying goes. Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle “It’s rather a long name for such a small person, isn’t it?” she said seriously. Pixie O'Shaughnessy It was such a very grand air for such a small person that the big officer drew a breath of surprise, and gazed down with a startled interest. More About Peggy "What is to be done?" answered he, with a smile; "since your father is not a hermit, nor a small person on this world's chessboard." The Argonauts He put into this world things for small persons to make amusement with; he took out of this world meat and leather. Lone Star Planet This small person from an eastern state had made his former knowledge of the hectic night-life of San Francisco seem but a tuning up of the orchestra before the overture. Where the Sun Swings North “It’s rhemarkably cold for the time of year!” remarked the small person, making no sign of giving up her seat, but waving blandly towards the cane chairs by the wall. Pixie O'Shaughnessy ‘Besides,’ said he, ‘it is a small matter anyhow;’—by which he evidently meant to intimate that the objector was a very small person. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Dundee finished his reverie aloud, to the astonishment of the small person trying to reach a file drawer just a little too high for her. Murder at Bridge The donkey-carriage was a pretty little thing on four wheels, with a seat in front and a seat behind, each capable of holding one small person. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls The small person placed his boots upon the empty cushion before and regarded them with some benevolence; then he touched his mustache with a comb, which he took from the head of his cane. Bohemian Days Three American Tales To this small person, Best Beloved, these twelve remarkable tales were related. A Mother's List of Books for Children Why—why, if it weren't for a suspicion that you might have your eye on some small person or other, I'd drop everything and hunt one up for you, myself. Then I'll Come Back to You Nobody took the slightest notice of him, only one person asked his name, and that was a small person of one term's standing who wanted to show that he was a power in the land. The Loom of Youth Besides, you can't very well cast a small person of six adrift, as you call it, to earn her own living. The Rebellion of Margaret "Well, change of thought comes by association, and is quite available; in fact, at the present moment I have in my carriage a small person who has given me much change of thought this morning." The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 It was a room fashioned for a small person to live in but it wasn't lived-in. The Fourth R Out comes a small person, with a very swollen face and a very dirty pinafore, from the distant seclusion of the corner, and flies swiftly to Vera's sheltering arm. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance While Mary spoke she pushed and pulled, and, in general treated Molly's small person as something unpleasant, and to be kept at a distance. Great Possessions Can you tell me," asked one, a wizened small person who, in the flickering light of the lantern, was strongly suggestive of a mouse, "are there many buried here? The Title Market A small person may dress in light colors which would be simply ridiculous on a person of larger proportions. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society It wasn't a stake at all, but a very lively small person in a striped coat who had been sitting up very straight and motionless. Mother West Wind "Where" Stories She was loving and sensible, very romantic, full of frankness and vivacity; the great attraction of her small person was the result of a piquant combination of energy and gentleness. The House of the Combrays That small person, however, had become conscious of the fact that Enoch was not interested in her, and she had withdrawn into herself with a pride and self-control that was highly amusing to her father. The Enchanted Canyon "For my part," said Graham, "I wish to see the hotel at Chaudfontaine, where I first met a small person who was very rude to me, I remember." My Little Lady Not that she wished to ape the fine dames in her small person. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Max cried, mightily injured, and turning himself about disclosed his small person arrayed in a new velveteen suit brilliant with brass buttons. Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories This little eulogy upon the American voter appeared to be wasted upon the small person in the wicker rocking-chair. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush I thought the request a strange one and brought the small person in to hear more of it. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder There was one small person, however, whom our Madelon at once inspired with a quite unbounded admiration for her. My Little Lady With this new saddle the case is different, for it can be adjusted to fit a large or small person exactly. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls "I can see you are a very plucky small person," said he, and her nod and smile in answer showed that at least she caught the indications of a compliment. Mrs. Red Pepper The small person in the fetching party-gown reached up and pinched a leaf from a fragrant shrub fronting the settee. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush There is scarcely time for Lady Rylton to make arrangements for a private interview with her daughter-in-law, as Mrs. Bethune has scarcely left her room before that small person knocks at the door. The Hoyden Gleefully she displayed the diamonds upon her small person which she was extracting from that affair. The Palace of Darkened Windows "It's small in small persons, and big in big persons," said Ethelwyn, with a patient air of having given much thought to the subject. What Two Children Did Dicky's small person stiffened at once, and Dicky's hand went up to the salute. Lady Good-for-Nothing The small person whom Gantry and a few others were still calling the court of last resort was sitting up, and the tiny embroidery-frame on the table had evidently just been laid aside. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush She was scantily clad in a bath-towel which she held tightly gripped with both hands about her small person. The Keeper of the Door Altogether a cool-headed and practical young lady, this midget schoolma'am, with her uncompromising directness of speech and her clear eyes—a merry, mirthful, frank, dainty, altogether delightful small person. Copper Streak Trail He was a small person, with stripes about his eyes; dressed in a Scotch highland cap, khaki breeches, and a shooting coat miles too big for him. African Camp Fires PRICKMADAINTY, s. a person who is finical in dress or carriage, particularly a small person. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. He was a small person, with a pate as shining as a billiard-ball, and a pointed beard. The Magician Standing before him, she majestically signalled to her husband across his small person. The Marriage of William Ashe There was a great deal of genuine feeling in the voice of the small person. No. 13 Washington Square Miss Raeburn bade her guest farewell, with a dignity which her small person could sometimes assume, not unbecomingly. Marcella From this rather pompous setting her fair hair, small person, and pinched pale face looked out perhaps with greater dignity than they could have achieved unadorned. Elizabeth's Campaign Not an eyelash, not a hint of the small person herself, except a very small white, ringed hand, lifted as if in defense of his clumsiness. The Fortieth Door He was a piteous, engaging child, generally very docile, but liable at times to storms of temper out of all proportion to the fragility of his small person. The Marriage of William Ashe Such light as there was fell full upon that small person. No. 13 Washington Square She was altogether a very great lady, and Hilary, as she avouched laughingly—it was, in this case, better to laugh than to grieve—felt an exceedingly small person beside her. Mistress and Maid After the first outburst of delight was over the Korolyovs noticed that there was, besides their Volodya, another small person in the hall, wrapped up in scarves and shawls and white with frost. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories He fairly stepped upon a very small person in black. The Fortieth Door The fact is, Tommy Tit packs about so much good cheer in that small person of his, that no one can be downhearted when he is about. Happy Jack Then he moved a little closer to the small person, who was becoming everybody's confidante. Helena The little woman helped the little girl into the front seat, slid her own small person behind the wheel and glanced round inquiringly, with a flattering recognition of his masculine right to command. Casey Ryan Nothing whatever could be seen of her small person but her feet; she looked like an exploded bale of goods. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California She was a small person in stature, but her personality was one not to be ignored. Strawberry Acres "I have won already, because I have as guest under my roof a certain small person who is sitting opposite me." Without Dogma But it's hardly complete without the wrecked monoplane and the small person who came with it. Madcap She was a small person, thin as a lath, with no attempt at complexion, and a way of doing her hair which alone would have proved impeccable virtue in the face of incriminating circumstantial evidence. The Port of Adventure As Harry swam farther and farther out, his head was hidden from view by her small person, and she might have passed for a red seabird rocking on the gentle waves. Malbone: an Oldport Romance If so low a simile may be admitted, the dress went down the staircase like a richly brocaded Jack in the Green, and nobody knew what sort of small person carried it. Little Dorrit The town librarian may dare to take the very slight risk of loss, and issue the card at once, enjoying the pleasure of making one small person radiantly happy. Library Work with Children "Did a horrid old Jimmy take him away from fadder?" he said sympathetically, in the small person's ear; and he glanced at Jimmy with frowning disapproval. Baby Mine Miss Sarah Copp was a small person, garbed in shabby black, with a hat chosen less for vain adornment than for qualities that would wear well. Anne of Avonlea Ann Eliza was but a small person to harbour so great a guest, and a trembling sense of insufficiency possessed her. Bunner Sisters She held in her hand a pitcher of water, which she emptied with well-directed aim full upon the small person of her luckless admirer. Paul Prescott's Charge He went to a tailor's and bought a new suit of clothes for a small person, and concealed them inside the fence of the garden of Catherine's master. Harriet, the Moses of Her People "Goodness, one could almost dance out here, couldn't one?" said the small person, named Zoie, as her eyes roved over the bit of level green before them. Baby Mine "All right, m'lud!" answers that small person with one foot posed negligently on the step, waiting till the last possible moment ere he mounts to his perch behind. The Amateur Gentleman She was so tall that her eyes seemed almost on a level with mine, but she moved with the alert lightness and grace of a small person. Peter Ibbetson "It is very large for a small person," she said. A Fair Barbarian At last, after luncheon, Mrs. Fountain suddenly threw down her work with a sigh that shook her small person from top to toe. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I "But how, Alfred, how?" asked the small person, and there was a frown of genuine perplexity on her tiny puckered brow. Baby Mine You dear child!" she cried; "you dramatic small person! Marjorie's New Friend "I thought as much!—Do you happen to remember a small person who came a good deal about the house when you were at work here?" There & Back So it was that the Hermit, waking from a restless sleep, found by his side a small person with brown curls that he remembered. A Little Bush Maid I simply marvelled that Fustov could cry like that, and it seemed to me that now I knew what a small person he was, and that I should, in his place, have acted quite differently. The Jew and Other Stories And bidding a reluctant farewell to the small person in the crib, he crossed to her side. Baby Mine Their stomachs cried cupboardwards, and they were disposed to filch each other's toy horses and hoops, and use each other's small persons as targets for balls, thrown as bombs in a fashion far from polite. The Far Horizon She wore shining slippers with high French heels, and all the jewelry she could cram on to her small person. Patty Fairfield This my lady had wound round and round her small person with considerable art, the fringed ends hanging from either shoulder, and making, to her mind, a fair substitute for wings. Captain January Guy never left my side, and Roland being of same mind there were many battles over the proprietorship of my small person. A Heart-Song of To-day "Ask him to come to the manor," said Miss Moppet, much less agitated than her sister, and being always a small person of many resources. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott She was a small person with shy, soft eyes. From a Bench in Our Square He proceeded to organize an execution against a handy wall, with one small person to enact the role of the condemned culprit and half a dozen others to make up the firing squad. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front The opinion that the earth revolved around his one small person was natural at the age of four, but the same idea of the universe still existed in Gilbert's mind. Mother Carey's Chickens "I feel myself to be very selfish with my four places and one small person." The Lost Naval Papers "I dare all for love of Betty Wolcott," cried the triumphant lover, while from the door a small person In mobcap surveyed the pair with very round and most enraptured eyes. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott "Are you hungry, Georgy Porgy?" he enquired, glancing up at the boy who had risen, and was removing some of the soil and dust from his small person with his cap. The Money Moon A Romance Upon the following Sunday our hero rose betimes, tubbed himself, shaved himself, perfumed his small person with bergamot, and then arrayed it in the ivy-bosomed shirt and the $75 suit of broadcloth. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch She thrust her small person in between the notice and the reader, and scrutinised the tanned face, on which the Rochester burners shed a flood of light. The Magnetic North But if small persons like myself," he began, "can have such frenzies, how must it be with those greater persons who have amazed the world? There's Pippins and Cheese to Come Indeed, it would have been a pretty small person who could have concealed himself in the prow of the projectile, occupied as it was with all sorts of mechanism. Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record At the meeting of Grand Street with the Bowery, wild confusion was made wilder by the addition of seven small persons armed with transfers and clamouring—all except Nathan—for Central Park. Little Citizens This plump little image of good cheer conquers the most serious; every observer breaks into answering chuckles as this smile-compelling small person, holding fast her victims, beams upon them. The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition He is a funny small person if ever there was one. Letters to His Children And stooping down still lower, the small person again tried to pass. Cornelli "A Captain of Horse is a small person in Sturatzberg," he said carelessly. Princess Maritza Doors opened suddenly and softly to admit small persons, clad in wondrous ways and bearing wondrous parcels. Little Citizens He combines the four offices of post-master, justice of the peace, town council, and publican; and is considered a monstrous small person with all. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky Though the boy had ducked from view as suddenly as he had appeared he had managed to demand of the small person under the wall, "Who are you, girl?" Little Miss By-The-Day I am a small person," proceeded the man with black whiskers, "scarcely any larger than you. Bound to Rise Hannah—stout, indolent, good-looking, good-natured, large enough to make two small persons like her husband—chuckled and gurgled into her fruity laugh. Many Kingdoms Papa!' then jumping and clapping her hands in ecstasy and oblivion that the swing of the gate might demolish her small person between it and the horse. The Young Step-Mother "I wish I had 'spepsia," was the abrupt remark of the small person as her plate of drum-sticks was removed and the pudding appeared, accompanied by the cherries. A Garland for Girls There was one small person in the town who feared the opening of school, and that was Gyp. Princess Polly's Playmates Dear me," exclaimed that small person in surprise, "I guess that's the petticoat Miss Florence basted a ruffle on. Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island Squeezing my small person into a corner where I was in nobody's way, I watched the proceedings for a while. Allan and the Holy Flower "Well," she said, sinking back into Miss Day's most comfortable chair, "the feud between a certain small person and a certain great person grows apace." A Sweet Girl Graduate Her small person seemed suddenly fired with authority. The Story of Julia Page You see, Mrs. Whitefoot is a very thorough small person, and she was examining the inside of that house from top to bottom. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse I wish these small persons would stand quiet. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green "Madame," replied the duke, trying to draw up his small person until he fairly stood on tiptoe, "madame, I forbid you to express yourself in such terms of your sovereign and mine." Prince Eugene and His Times If I remember right, I accepted most of it as a tribute to my own small person. The Days Before Yesterday George laughed at it all; it sounded very funny to him, coming from this very small person, with her round, serious eyes, and her mop of gold. The Story of Julia Page She was a small person, not quite five years old, with great blue eyes and a glittering tangle of golden curls. Thelma The small person there on the pillows was, after all, a child. Rebecca Mary We could not bear to return without the promised gift, for we knew that the brains of small persons are much puzzled when their elders seem to break promises. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography Perhaps Jenny was a little bit envious, for compared with the bright colors of some of them Jenny was a very homely small person indeed. The Burgess Bird Book for Children Maria was a very, very small person indeed but she had a very long nose and a very long chin. Dubliners His small person received the full shock of the charge. Bob, Son of Battle It really was a "bouncer," as every one said; and I assure you that two small persons could sit on it side by side. Little Men What a little bombshell," she said, "from that small person! The Patrician Now Jenny Wren is one of the most impatient small persons in the world. The Burgess Bird Book for Children Bob, a picturesque, small person in his wedding attire of white linen, was attempting to tie Ellen's motor-veil for her, as she stooped, smiling, to the level of his eager little arms. Red Pepper Burns There, ambling along in the most matter-of-fact and unconcerned way imaginable, came a certain small person who was dressed wholly in black and white. The Burgess Animal Book for Children You see, I am verree small person here nowadays, in comparison with all his charms. Kim I feel myself a very small person indeed. The Egoist All together she was a very modestly dressed small person. The Burgess Bird Book for Children There are several ways of getting lions, only one of which is at all likely to afford a steady pot shot to a very small person trying to manipulate an over-size gun. The Land of Footprints "Why don't you let him continue your business?" smiled Carroll, secretly amused at the idea of the small person before them ever doing anything. 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