| 单词 | snakelike |
| 例句 | She had to struggle because the moment she had landed, the plant had started to twist snakelike tendrils around her ankles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Following the snakelike pattern with my eyes, in no time I knew exactly where I was, for I knew every bend in the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It had two legs near the front of its long, snakelike body, and it used them to propel itself around the barn in pursuit of the feline house spirit. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After a minute or so, he looked down at Harry again, a cruel smile twisting his snakelike face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He pointed to a tall plant with snakelike branches. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Its arms and legs were thin and feeble, and its face — no child alive ever had a face like that — flat and snakelike, with gleaming red eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This time, snakelike in its precision, it encircled the tree. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thin, snakelike cords burst from the end of Snape’s wand and twisted themselves around Lupin’s mouth, wrists, and ankles; he overbalanced and fell to the floor, unable to move. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The snakelike traffic pushes on with the strong able-bodied men forming the head, and the old, young, weak, and hungry trailing behind as the tail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re all awestruck—watching the flames reach higher into the sky, creating snakelike trails. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “We bow to each other, Harry,” said Voldemort, bending a little, but keeping his snakelike face upturned to Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Tom Riddle hit the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the white hands empty, the snakelike face vacant and unknowing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m staring into the snakelike eyes of President Snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Ear turned his head from side to side with that disturbing snakelike movement. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Walking among the giant trees with their snakelike lianas, or vines, hanging down, Roosevelt noted the stillness and silence in the forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z A man appeared, crawling snakelike in the direction of the cauldrons. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolled her hands over the dough, working it out toward both its ends, until eventually it was long and snakelike. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Verin gave her a snakelike smile, and Cain clapped him on the back as he entered the chalk-etched circle, drawing his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The bear halted, then reared up to full height for attack, red eyes glinting savagely, neck up-stretched and head weaving from side to side in a menacing, snakelike way. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Always, as they fed, one of their number was on guard, its head erect and snakelike. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jacquel tied off the intestines, glistening and snakelike in her belly, below the stomach and deep in the pelvis. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It climbed like a rising girdle from the west and wound snakelike about the Mountain, until before it went round out of view it reached the foot of the cone upon its eastern side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The snakelike hiss of cold metal being rubbed with a polishing cloth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A golden dragon with long whiskers and a snakelike body is painted across one wall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Like most drakons, it was wingless, longer, and more snakelike than a dragon, and it looked hungry. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Check in,” he whispered into the mike that wound snakelike from his helmet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There was the cooler full of snakelike Chesapeake Bay eels, the large ones that local fishermen such as Bunky Chance and Moochie Gilmer easily catch but often use for bait. Dock to Dish brings seafood directly to the restaurant door 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Called Mythical Creatures from the Golden Menagerie, every piece is one of a kind, from a snakelike necklace pavéd in royal-blue moonstones and green tsavorites to a bracelet that channels a school of fish. Temple St. Clair Carr's Animal-Inspired Jewelry Collection 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Fadeley, opposite him, made the movement of the Siren marvelously lucid without persuading me that she has this character’s snakelike froideur; Ms. DiPiazza, with striking facial beauty, is more coldly enigmatic. Review: Pennsylvania Ballet, at the Merriam Theater, Shows Exuberance and Panache 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Gervais’ David Brent, who oozed snakelike self-satisfaction, never gave you that impression. The fall of Ricky Gervais: How did the once-brilliant star of “The Office” end up here? 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “Tunic With Supernatural Figure” shows just a single, skeletal being, ensnared in its own snakelike appendages. Art Review: The Power Suits of the Past, as Worn During Ancient Empires 2011-04-22T21:48:37Z “You see the Yanvalou,” he added, referring to the snakelike torso undulations that characterize “Take Me to the Water.” She Learned From Katherine Dunham. At 93, She’s Teaching Her Technique. 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Ossendrijver didn't neglect his accessories, sending out models in orthopedic-looking sandals - a big hit on this season's Paris runways - and chunky jewelry - chains hung with scythe-like horns that wound, snakelike, round the models' necks. Models in space suits close Paris menswear shows 2010-06-28T01:16:00Z An LED rope of braided polyester is entwined, snakelike, around a hanging rod to create what looks like a floating scribble. 8 Items for Your Home That Do More Than One Thing 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z Some are skinny and super snakelike, while others are chunks,with bulky, legless frames. These lizards lost their legs, but don’t call them snakes 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z His next work, “BOB,” was not merely unpredictable in this way but arguably sentient: a quasi-intelligent computer program that assumed physical form as an enormous, red, ever-changing, snakelike creature behind a wall of glass. Very Personal Computing: In Artist’s New Work, A.I. Meets Fatherhood 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter where the money comes from if no one ever looks,” one snakelike character connected to the PAC tries to reassure another. ‘88’ Review: Finding Hate in Numbers 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In the new designer’s hands, the geometry was subtly worked: a flat shoe with its heel a square; or a shiny silver belt wrapped, snakelike, twice around the waist. Fashion Review: At Undercover, a Royal Collection 2014-02-27T19:33:20Z Mr. Abraham noted that everything from Hank Williams’s name and “snakelike vibe” to his defiant independence contribute to his long-lasting coolness. A New Map to Hank Williams’s Lost Highways 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z I sort of felt him more reptilian myself, actually, and the way I was portraying him was more snakelike. Actor David Thewlis on the ‘Fargo’ Season Finale, V.M. Varga and Greed 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s a solemn song, and seems to coil snakelike in on itself. My Obsession with a Beatles Song 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z There was something racy about this large, snakelike object held between the legs — even its name was suggestive — but it was all for the wholesome purpose of fitness. Before Goop, there was Suzanne Somers 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z “And it’s hard to think of an actor with a naturally hungrier look than Ron Cephas Jones, the tall, beanpole-thin, snakelike actor who portrays the title character.” Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy winner for ‘This Is Us,’ dies at 66 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Small fish float belly-up alongside snakelike tubes of irrigation piping. What's in the mysterious waters of Tulare Lake? Contaminants, egrets and many unknowns 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Duodenoscopes are long, snakelike cameras inserted into the upper part of the small intestine through the mouth to diagnose and treat diseases of the pancreas and the bile duct. These Devices Sickened Hundreds. The New Models Have Risks, Too. 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It is accompanied by changes to the jet stream, which develops a wavy, snakelike pattern as it circles the globe. What Is the Polar Vortex? And Other Cold-Weather Climate Questions 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Human infants do pay special attention to images of snakes and snakelike movements, though without necessarily being scared. How Facebook Is Saving Snakes 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Linear webs hang loosely on the wall, like residue from an autopsy surgeon’s scalpel, while snakelike shapes seem to be in the process of shedding their skin — ecdysis, as internal development outgrows its container. Review: Five pandemic-postponed art shows worth seeing right now 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed an autonomous, snakelike robot designed to slither down human lungs into places that are difficult for medical professionals to reach. This snakelike robot slithers down your lungs and could spot cancer 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z The byway’s 27 miles of snakelike curves follow the river, surrounded by gently sloping, tuft-covered hills that climb to stunning basalt columns. Discover Ellensburg: Vintage charm and Sunday drives | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Lean and sinewy, with snakelike flexibility, Paulekas contorted without restraint on the dance floor. He was the ultimate influencer — born 100 years too soon 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Forests are crisscrossed by snakelike rivers, and streams wind off them like veins and capillaries. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z We found some interesting oscillating patterns and snakelike patterns. The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z The filmmakers threw out early test animations of sinuous, snakelike velociraptors in preference of recommendations from their science adviser, dinosaur paleontologist Jack Horner, to make the animals more birdlike in their movements. The Real Dilophosaurus Would Have Eaten the Jurassic Park Version for Breakfast 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z While keeping order might sound like an impossible task in a class of 63, the pupils' movements seem almost choreographed, with their smooth and snakelike exit being a spectacle in itself. Inside the primary school class with 63 pupils 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Movement is a few inches at a time, a snakelike wriggle, gaining purchase with shoulders and fingertips. The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Then, with a sudden sweep of his arm, he painted a giant, snakelike “S” in the center of the canvas. An Artist’s Archeology of the Mind 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z At issue was the design of the company’s duodenoscopes, snakelike tubes threaded down a patient’s throat for diagnostic examinations of the throat. Two Seattle-area women settle wrongful-death ‘superbug’ lawsuits with medical scope manufacturer 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z These snakelike devices often spare patients from the complications of more invasive surgeries. Bacteria taints 71 percent of commonly used medical scopes, study finds 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Those scopes are snakelike tubes threaded down a patient’s throat to diagnose and treat problems in the digestive tract. Judge orders new superbug trial after finding that Olympus didn't properly disclose safety concerns 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z But the court split on District 12, which Kagan described as a “snakelike” district in the south-central section of the state that includes part of Charlotte. Supreme Court rules race improperly dominated N.C. redistricting efforts 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z For example, the breast-feeding, legless reptiles, caecilians, which are a snakelike amphibian, but smaller. Ignore tantrums, and other parenting lessons from wild animals 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z And oh, how they dance, in movements that look impossible — electric-quick whirling, skirts and bodies flying through the air, snakelike hips twisting, eyes meeting in a shared joy. Review: ‘Alive and Kicking’ has a thing for swing 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The tip of the snakelike device has proven difficult to clean even when following the manufacturer’s instructions, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs can spread from one patient to another. Medical-scope maker’s executives take the Fifth 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Roll each into an 8-inch-long snakelike shape, tapering the dough at each end. It’s hard to make a perfect East Coast bagel without lye 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z In “Slither.io,” snakelike creatures compete to gobble up food. As ‘Slither.io’ Goes Viral, Game’s Creator Scrambles to Keep Up 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The new map would also eliminate the snakelike shape of the 12th District, one of two struck down by the federal court. Redistricting plan may put a few incumbents on shaky ground 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The duodenoscope is a long snakelike tube with a tiny camera on its tip. Why it took years for the FDA to warn about infections tied to medical scopes 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The snakelike district stretches from Richmond southeast to Norfolk. Judges impose Va. congressional map that adds likely Democratic seat 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In the press box, where fandom is a deeply internalized affair, my stomach feels a snakelike twist. The World Series: Memories of Moments to Forget 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z They picked such young animals in order to judge whether the birds are born with a fear of snakes and snakelike objects. Evolving a Defense, Mimics Save Themselves 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z But although the creature’s overall body plan—and indeed, many of its individual anatomical features—is snakelike, some researchers aren’t so sure that it is a part of the snake family tree. Four-legged snake fossil stuns scientists—and ignites controversy 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z A year later, in 2011, the snakelike adjustable strip, Pivot Power, was on its way to store shelves. The Invention Mob, Brought to You by Quirky 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z These snakelike seismic waves are the terrifying movements that destroy buildings and create landslides. Tales from Survivors of Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The colorful snakelike image above is actually fluorescently labeled tissue from a section of a stomach that’s smaller than a pea. Scientists grow tiny human stomachs in lab dishes 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Waiting for hours in snakelike lines has ended. Passes No Longer Needed at Sept. 11 Memorial 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Although the creature’s teeth look snakelike, she admits, “I’m trying to carefully sit on the fence as to whether this is actually a snake.” Four-legged snake fossil stuns scientists—and ignites controversy 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z He signs them with his surname, rendered in snakelike letters that would be the envy of any graffiti writer. Side Street : For Restless Pioneer of Modern Tattoo Art, a Life Beyond Ink 2014-02-03T00:51:37Z The snakelike trains loaded with cars, scrap metal and grain—mostly built by Bombardier, and operated by Kansas City Southern, a United States-owned company—do not change locomotives at the border. NAFTA at 20: Ready to take off again? 2014-01-02T16:00:50Z Two huge, snakelike fish that were found dead recently along the California coast are a bit of a mystery, scientists said. 2 oarfish found in California are a mystery 2013-10-23T23:03:25Z A wide-angle, compact camera would be ideal for a high-flying, motion-sensing surveillance drone or a miniature, snakelike endoscopic medical device, Rogers says. New Camera Inspired by Insect Eyes 2013-05-01T18:30:00Z Once inside the body, it unfolds to reveal a camera system and two snakelike arms that perform the surgery. Novelties: Single-Incision Surgery, Via New Robotic Systems 2012-11-17T17:49:49Z In the room that houses the CT scanner, a table is crowded with jars containing snakelike creatures preserved in alcohol, ready for their extreme close-ups. Some Exhibits at Natural History Museum Are Only Seen by Researchers 2012-10-26T18:13:23Z The grossest: The hagfish, a snakelike deep-sea invertebrate that fends off predators by secreting gobs of slime. Article explores advances in prosthetic limbs; book examines unusual animals 2012-09-24T18:55:00Z Their final makeshift design was a snakelike formation of pipes cooled with and covered on top with a thin graphite layer, all between two concrete layers—each one meter thick—to stabilize the creation. Russia Uses Lesson of Chernobyl as a Selling Point for Its Reactor Technology 2012-09-18T17:45:00.413Z Unfortunately, she said, environmental groups tend to rally around species that are considered cuter than the snakelike eel. A "gold rush" for Maine's baby eel fishermen 2012-05-16T18:50:33Z A 15-minute downpour a few days ago was enough to turn the dirt roads slick leaving snakelike tracks where cars had slid around. The War in Sudan: Photos Inside the Conflict 2012-04-23T17:35:35Z That signor had left off staring, and gaping bewildered: and now sat coiled up snakelike, on a bench, his mouth muffled, and two bright eyes fixed on the lady, and twinkling and scintillating most comically. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z By late July scales are well developed and the embryo is more snakelike in appearance, but pigmentation is still absent. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z Already the snakelike trunk of his enemy was stretched out to fold round him, when with a desperate spurt he reached the door, and dashed in. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Now and then her figure writhed with a slow, snakelike motion. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Whilst her gentle snakelike movements took her nearer and nearer to him, she closed her eyes and murmured:-- "Ah! how happy I am!" For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z I saw some red lips, the green light of those snakelike eyes, and the beckoning wave of a jewelled arm. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Aside from separating the snakes from the snakelike, the new find helps to clarify the lizard family tree as well. New Fossil Severs Snakes from Legless Lizard Line 2011-05-18T19:45:00.353Z Seeking flowers nowhere to be found, they twine among the bare branches in insatiable eagerness— they whirl up the snow seeking under it— they—the winds—snakelike roar among yellow reeds seeking flowers—flowers. Sour Grapes A Book of Poems 2011-03-25T02:00:10.780Z I walked out a pier and saw sand sculptures made by Sanele Zwame, 23 — a lion gnawing on a stag, a snakelike beast devouring the upper torso of a woman in thongs, a little weird. Walking on the Beach, Waiting for the Semifinals 2010-07-05T15:49:00Z The farther away she got from this snakelike 369 charmer, the more an intuitive belief in his real intentions possessed her. The Girl From Tim's Place They even climbed with a snakelike motion up the posts which supported the roof. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Rather than uncovering internal workings in Cryptolacerta that were sliding in a snakelike direction, the imaging and analysis "reveal a mosaic of lacertid and amphisbaenian anatomical characters," the authors wrote. New Fossil Severs Snakes from Legless Lizard Line 2011-05-18T19:45:00.353Z Suddenly something whizzed through the air and a snakelike streak of shadow cut the light of the doorway. The Reclaimers Some dinosaurs,—in fact, most of them,—lived in the swamps, and had long, snakelike necks and flat, apparently earless heads, and long tails. Unexplored! She saw too well that covetousness was still lurking snakelike in the bosom of man, ready to rear its ugly head and strike at any hand. A Bed of Roses He glided snakelike, with infinite caution, over the smooth surface. Black Amazon of Mars Suddenly the glass splintered, and a ruby-red snakelike thing poured its thick length out upon the top of the old desk. The Monster and Other Stories I saw one snakelike arm whip around the stout form of Atuna, then tighten. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 For, when the sailor cast away the rope, the strain on the tackle was released, and the freed hauling line whipped snakelike through the air as it rushed through the sheaves. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Out from the matted tangle of trees and brush and great snakelike vines behind the town rolled the appalling roars of guaribas, raucous bird calls, dismal hoots, sudden scattered screams. The Pathless Trail Otar's breath made a snakelike hissing between his toothless gums, and the hands of the Lord Ciaran tightened on the haft of the axe. Black Amazon of Mars Her face reached towards his with sudden intensity, and a snakelike brilliancy glittered in her eyes. Money Magic A Novel Those cruel, blazing, beadlike eyes, that gliding snakelike form, that fearless, fatelike pursuit and tenacity of purpose, all put a spell upon the pursued that soon renders it helpless. Under the Maples "Two shots and then—" He was conscious of that great, snakelike head darting viciously in his direction. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 And now, as he drew near, he saw though indistinct the unmistakable, snakelike weaving of horrible tenuous fingers, rolling and groping about the yacht. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 The loose skin writhed joyously, and, snakelike, the whole body responded in rippling waves of emotion. Martians Never Die “Perhaps you figure on makin’ a monkey out of me!” he suggested, hissing snakelike through his teeth; but Hardy made no answer whatever. Hidden Water When they stopped the boy was breathless, but the savage was as cool and snakelike in his movements as at the first. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield "Range two hundred and fifty yards," he estimated, and, whipping up the Winchester, sighted full at the ponderous creature's slimy snakelike head. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 As he spoke he sucked in his breath with that snakelike hissing sound which is the acme of politeness, in Japan—"that my humble breath may not blow upon you"—and spread wide his hands. Lords of the Stratosphere His right hand was making swift snakelike movements back of Ellen’s head. The Mind Master His long white hand waved toward the bunched apparatus, but to her to the room seemed all glittering metal coils of snakelike wire, ruddy copper, dull lead, and tubes of all shapes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Down the corridor into which he crept, snakelike on his belly, red light flickered from an open door. When the Sleepers Woke Savage, surly allosauri were led from their stables, one by one, long necks writhing snakelike backwards and forwards. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 Fear for them wriggled snakelike through White Bear's own empty stomach. Shaman The long, snakelike train was edging the hill, its headlight bearing down the track in one straight, glittering line. Rose O'Paradise Tendrils projected from all parts of it, pallid and twisting lengths that writhed slowly with snakelike life. Deathworld In a few minutes it came to a halt and sniffed the sand very carefully, swinging its head snakelike to and fro. David and the Phoenix The snakelike tentacle gripped him about the waist, and held him dangling like a puppet twenty feet in the water while the two deadly eyes stared steadily at him. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 About the rocks, the long snakelike stems and feelers were extended, and the luring decoys waved and glowed again at the ends of the stalks. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation We started at once,—for the captain let me go; we rowed some sixty miles along the coast to the mouth of the Rejang; then for four days we pulled up its snakelike course. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines There was a sword lying on the tripod by which Democrates stood; he regretted for all the rest of his life that he had not seized it and ended the snakelike Oriental then and there. A Victor of Salamis Imagine deep rounded valleys emerging from these cirques and twisting snakelike among enormous and sometimes grotesque rock masses which often are inconceivably twisted and tumbled, those of each drainage-basin converging fan-like to its central valley. The Book of the National Parks It had been running in a snakelike course, but now it seemed to be making something of a circle. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Breed found a badger in a trap and the animal ceased his struggle long enough to wrinkle his nose and hiss at Breed with a thick snakelike sound. The Yellow Horde For Master Meadow Mouse caught a glimpse of a snakelike head that darted out from under the bank of the brook and darted back again, out of sight. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse They will have smiled at his childish tempers, applauded his snakelike cunning, and laughed outright at his heathen superstitions. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 We find in its middle, winding snakelike from side to side, the narrow gorge of the river. The Book of the National Parks Some kind of guard animal—a snakelike watchdog? The Winds of Time Here are snakes with wings and legs, and birds with teeth and other snakelike characteristics, bridging the gap between modern birds and reptiles. American Men of Mind The shadows above him took on weird shapes; grinning faces with tangled gray locks; long snakelike bodies, and tails of red and yellow light twined and writhed sinuously about the beautiful face of a girl. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Light flickered snakelike along uplifted blades which shot above the sea of heads. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Any elevated viewpoint will disclose several or many of these mighty streams flowing in snakelike curves down the mountainside, the greater streams swollen here and there by tributaries as rivers are swollen by entering creeks. The Book of the National Parks The man who strode forward with snakelike, noiseless steps was horrible, if ever a man was horrible. Kid Wolf of Texas He was within twenty yards of us, when his foot caught in one of the treacherous vines which crept in snakelike coils over the ground and hung from numberless branches, and he fell. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa In his hand this inert thing developed snakelike action. The Eagle's Heart There they had to crawl snakelike along the ground. Three Boys in the Wild North Land He tested the strength of the climbing and creeping plants which twisted in snakelike growth in the interior. The Shrieking Pit At the mention of Midway, the half-breed's expression had changed to one of snakelike cunning. Kid Wolf of Texas The evening sun cast strange shadows on the weird procession as it moved snakelike along the narrow path. Negritos of Zambales The mouth was large and badly formed, the forehead low, the small eyes peered out snakelike from under heavy, puffy lids. The Lion's Brood The long net twined, snakelike, round him, and he too descended into the bowels of the infernal machine. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean She will come into this story again, snakelike and soft-spoken, and appealing for pity, and fair to look upon, but leaving a trail of blood and treachery and disgrace where she goes. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Then he turned his head, and his right hand moved snakelike downward. Kid Wolf of Texas With a snakelike movement, the evil thing slithered out of the wardrobe, and, gliding past Letty, approached the bed. Scottish Ghost Stories There was something snakelike in their deadly creeping, only the moving grass to tell where they passed and sometimes where both white and red died, locked fast in the grip of one another. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky Old olives split the masses of fallen cliff with their tough, snakelike, slowly corded and compacted roots. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series An instant later the glowing mass sharpened and narrowed itself into a snakelike bolt of fire that arced straight into the head of Tom's invention. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X How the cart kept itself together was a marvel to me, but it accommodated itself by a kind of snakelike movement, not characteristic of wheeled vehicles in general. Round About the Carpathians Then she moved away a little, and reared her pretty back with a curious, snakelike motion. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel Only the snakelike Seine, twining into Pegoud loop, forms a natural defense to the western approach to the city, none too secure against men who have crossed many rivers in their desperate assaults. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 The snakelike eyes of the smaller man glittered at the mention of gold. The Gun-Brand Crawling snakelike through it he had followed me. A Woman Named Smith Although the maps show the lines of fighting to be rather wavy, one must go to the front really to appreciate the irregular zigzag, snakelike line that it really is. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 From the wet ground itself there seemed to rise a livid storm-light, reflecting the last gleams of day, and showing the dreary road winding ahead, dim and snakelike through intermittent trees. The Mating of Lydia His own riposte was a snakelike glide close into his antagonist's arms, a swift thrust of his leg between the other's--the grapevine, which sometimes served if done swiftly. The Covered Wagon A man whose pinched, wizened body was a fitting cloister for the warped soul that flashed malignantly from the beady, snakelike eyes. The Gun-Brand Far below, the snakelike windings of trenches—-trenches of friend and foe—-can be followed from high altitudes. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps But Black Bart crouched and the snakelike head lowered; he was quivering throughout that steel-muscled body to throw himself at her throat. The Night Horseman There was something snakelike about the flat head, and the thin triangular face; an effect which certainly belied the little lady, for there was nothing malicious or sinister in her personality. The Mating of Lydia Great granite rocks rise up like giants to dispute our passage, but by numerous twistings the path skirts their base, or wriggles snakelike over the top. Byways Around San Francisco Bay Darters, with snakelike necks and pointed bills, perched in the trees on the brink of the river. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Her eyes fell upon a wriggling, snakelike thing that lay in this path of light. The Man from Brodney's There was something snakelike in that slow approach, so silent and so gradual. The Night Horseman Hair, the most mysterious of human things, the most manifold in form and hue, snakelike in its subtlety for the entanglement of souls, had naturally supreme attractiveness for the magician of the arts. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Barnacles cover the top of every rock that the tide reaches, and the long, blackish, snakelike seaweed is strewn along the beach. Byways Around San Francisco Bay He looked no longer frail, but wiry and snakelike. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 For had he not seen the dead thing become alive and snakelike in the skilled hand of Manuel Cordova? Alcatraz The trench twisted snakelike in a general north and south direction, and was fitted every few feet with metal firing-shields, loopholed for rifles and machine guns. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them She approached more cautiously, and the cub had full opportunity to observe her lean, snakelike body, and her head, erect, eager, and snake-like itself. White Fang "Tell them that upon their mouths I place my foot, so!"—she stamped upon the dais viciously—"and that in their faces I spit!"—and her action was hideously snakelike. The Moon Pool And a dark gray cloud came over the sun, and long, snakelike shadows crept up along the mountain sides. The King of the Golden River A gulp, a grin, a nod, he was down from the wagon in a flash and using his leanness to wriggle snakelike through the crowd. Alcatraz Now and again we passed a leiter-wagon--the ordinary peasants's cart--with its long, snakelike vertebra, calculated to suit the inequalities of the road. Dracula With her hands clasped and her uncovered face twisted, she watched the snakelike train crawl into oblivion. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It It was a blacksnake, heavily loaded and stiff at the butt and tapering gradually to a slender, supple, snakelike body, with a thin, sinister lash. Harrigan Behind him came his two men in a queer snakelike procession of plopping buoys and wriggling bodies. The Cruise of the Dry Dock The leaves were succulent, thick, and green, And, sessile, out of the snakelike stem Rose spine-like fingers, alert and keen, To catch at aught that molested them. India's Love Lyrics Beyond the pier there was a snakelike, oozing crack, which divided the inshore ice from the more open fields outside. The Web of Life Do you see that snakelike cord trailing away over the broken ground behind each machine? Equality It should be long, well arched, and quite clean and free from loose skin, held well up, snakelike in carriage, well set in the shoulders, and the junction of head and neck well defined. Dogs and All about Them The head at the top of the tower bent itself down to her with a snakelike motion. Hidden Creek A cold wind drifted about the three, Jarring the spines with a hungry sound, The spines that grew on the snakelike tree And guarded its roots beneath the ground. India's Love Lyrics And the music, meanwhile, continued to issue from the white and snakelike fingers of Bruder Schliemann, as poisoned wine might issue from the weirdly fashioned necks of antique phials. Three More John Silence Stories The blade flashed snakelike in his powerful grasp, the soldiers falling back before the fierce onslaught. International Short Stories: French It gave him an ominous, snakelike appearance about the head, but still Bull went steadily and slowly toward him with his hand out, that ancient gesture of peace and good will. Bull Hunter His eyes seemed to exercise a peculiar influence over me, a snakelike charm, against which I had to constantly battle. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" "Oh, you did, did you?" snarled Ingerman, suddenly abandoning his pose, and gazing at Grant with a curiously snakelike glint in his black eyes. The Postmaster's Daughter And Donnegan recognized the snakelike malice of the fat man in drawing him into the fight. Gunman's Reckoning The plesiosaurus, with its snakelike head, if it existed now, would be called a sea-serpent. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder And a dark grey cloud came over the sun, and long, snakelike shadows crept up along the mountain sides. The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales Presently the big horse approached, and the snakelike Hottentot raised his head ever so little and peered out with his beady black eyes through the straw-like grass stems. Jess No one would have believed that it would make a sudden snakelike rush at the German's breast. Life's Handicap Far up on the mountain top a man, looking from his little window, saw the black, snakelike procession wind away across the plain to the northward, losing itself in the distant hills. Graustark “You are not alone Citizen-Deputy, I see,” he said, with a sneer, as his snakelike eyes lighted upon the young girl. I Will Repay His face had a classic beauty which, on second glance, was marred by an almost snakelike aspect of the small black eyes and a sinister smile which seemed to hover eternally around the thin lips. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story They now began slowly to mount a gentle slope that ended in a long black snakelike hill. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Even as he stared a long snakelike shadow uncurled itself swiftly in the air and the twenty foot lash of Bram's caribou-gut whip cracked viciously over the heads of the pack. The Golden Snare All the time he was chanting the old man kept up a kind of snakelike movement in his body, which seemed to fit the chant and make it part of him. The Aran Islands The artist has well caught the slouchy, slovenly look of his loosely knit figure, his long limbs and narrow head, with the snakelike eyes and slightly receding chin. I Will Repay Now, under the coldly unwavering smile of Hade's snakelike eyes, he stammered, and his booming voice trailed away to a mumble. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story These snakelike creatures—which measured as much as forty-five feet in length—abounded in the Cretaceous seas. The Elements of Geology The canvas covers had been taken off the four rapid-fire guns on each side of the doorway, and the ammunition-belts hung snakelike from their breeches. Ten Days That Shook the World A steep path, dangerous even by day, ran snakelike from the cabin down to the water's edge. The Last Stetson At the bottom of that gorge untrodden by man, borne by the dark flood that untouched by sunlight coiled snakelike along, we seemed adventured on some unforgotten Styx. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan In the same moment his snakelike black eyes fixed themselves on Brice whom he seemed to notice for the first time. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Descended from small amphibious animals, they later included great marine reptiles, characterized in the typical genus by long neck, snakelike head, and immense paddles. The Elements of Geology They were the eyes of the snakelike columns that crawled so blindly on the scarred brown surface of the earth. Bruce About twelve miles from Zain we saw from a ridge a snakelike line of riders crossing the valley, which detachment we met half an hour later on the shore of a deep, swampy stream. Beasts, Men and Gods Then as the horse swept by, Gus Reeve rose from behind his bush and the rope darted snakelike from his hand. The Seventh Man Rodney had slipped, snakelike, to one side, foreseeing just such a move on the part of his foe. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Some legless, degenerate forms were snakelike in shape. The Elements of Geology These ended in the sudden and violent appearance of Kaatje's fat and dishevelled form, followed by that of the snakelike Indudu. Finished They were not birds, but creatures with long, snakelike bodies, and ten reptilian legs apiece, terminating in fins which acted as wings. A Voyage to Arcturus He received no applause, and he squirmed through the ropes, snakelike, into the arms of his seconds, who helped him to the floor and supported him down the aisle into the crowd. The Game As she spoke, another departing male guest came from behind Carlie and placed in her hand a snakelike article—a thing that Miss Lowe seized and concealed with one sweeping gesture. Penrod and Sam There was something venomous and snakelike in the boy's black eyes. The Night-Born His sharp prominent features, and his little keen snakelike eyes, looked out from beneath the shadowy hood of the capote, which was drawn over his head exactly like the cowl of a Capuchin friar. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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