| 单词 | soft-footed |
| 例句 | Squirrel slipped away, soft-footed as she always was. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Trunchbull started advancing slow and soft-footed upon Rupert in the manner of a tigress stalking a small deer. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Nearly all that remained of moss beds were muddy puddles — the impact, scientists say, of the recent fires, as well as hard-hooved horses trampling a landscape accustomed to native soft-footed creatures like kangaroos. Majestic Icon or Invasive Pest? A War Over Australia’s Wild Horses 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Wetherell reported back that he had found large footprints along the lake's shores which he believed belonged to “a very powerful soft-footed animal about 20 feet long.” Loch Ness monster: A history of the legendary beast 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The attention of the others had been attracted, and even the soft-footed servants seemed to be hanging upon his words. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z What wild animals might be abroad, coming out, soft-footed and wary, to make their nightly kill? The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Miss Elder watched with fascinated eyes these soft-footed servants with clean, white garments and shiny coils of long, braided hair. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Here was a gorgeous palace with many tapestries, and soft-footed servants, and decanters and cocktails at every stage of one's journey about the place, like coaling stations on the trade routes of the British Empire. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z He instructed the servant, and the Phantom followed the silent and soft-footed man to the bathroom. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Without the help of an agile, soft-footed Oriental like Ram Dass, however, it could not have been done.” A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Yet, that soft-footed maid is knocking on your door.... The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z His years seemed no handicap to him, as with long easy soft-footed strides he went on hour after hour. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z One of the maids, entering soft-footed, brought her some bouillon and the breast of a chicken, on a silver tray. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z Here and there, at a turn in the halls or stairs, they encountered soft-footed, wary-eyed men who passed them in silence. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Reality is a low-voiced, soft-footed thing; a mean between two extremes, clothed at all times in the garments of modesty and reserve, which neither strives nor cries nor lifts up its voice in the streets. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z She was twenty-two and she had a horror of this thief, who came soft-footed and unreal, to steal the meager years. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z A soft-footed servitor, clad throughout in black, appeared from nowhere, provided chairs, set a pitcher of water beside them, and vanished silently. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z When the front-door was shut, the house seemed as silent as a church on a week-day, and the soft-footed servants rather like the sidesmen who show strangers to their places. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Moir, moving like a soft-footed lynx, was across the creek and behind Tammy before the latter realised what was coming. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z And all the soft-footed creatures of the wild crouched fear-crazed in their lairs, and peered tremblingly out at this fire-swept, fearful night. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z It was a brilliant scene to the young girls, the flowers and music and the soft-footed waiters gliding about. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z That some one was a keen soft-footed woodsman. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z There was a tap at the door, and her daughter entered, soft-footed, carrying a cup on a tray. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z The cat soft-footed to an aspen that grew in front of a ledge of rocks and gauged the exact distance to a crevice beneath the ledge. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The lines and files of soft-footed, impersonal servants, the perfect stilted attention, the silence, and the inhumanness of a man's lonely life, became intolerable to Jimmy Bulstrode. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode For three years the seasons sped by, soft-footed and swift, and the third June-time came smiling up the Sage Brush Valley. The Reclaimers He’s as soft-footed as a cat and he always prowls in my vicinity. The Moonlit Way They went out soft-footed, as though the master of the Garden had turned into an animal liable to spring on them from behind. The Garden of Eden He had come down soft-footed from the streets and, lingering to assure himself he had not been followed, stepped out upon the jetty where he stayed motionless and attentive. Where the Pavement Ends It was at the hour soft-footed London had ceased to roll its rubber tires down the little street, and only an occasional cab slipped by unheard. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode I was just about to rise when two men came soft-footed out of the darkness from beyond the cliff. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas They never caught her at it, never suspected her soft-footed, innocent intrusions. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur And now, like a ponderous bobcat descending upon its prey, Braden stole soft-footed across the room. The Plow-Woman Into the hall she followed, soft-footed, but resolute. Melomaniacs This famous old way to the West was traced in the beginning by wild animals—the bear, the elk, the buffalo, the soft-footed wolf, and the coyote. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Nothing to look forward to but bedtime; the slow, soft-footed ascent to the room with the walls of love knots and rosebuds, Ranny carrying the Baby. The Combined Maze She listened intently for a sign from above that her soft-footed journey down the stairs had been discovered. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore While he ate the girl flitted in and out, soft-footed and graceful, replenishing his plate from time to time. Crooked Trails and Straight And he removed his wig and mopped his cropped poll and sipped appreciatively of the tall glass a soft-footed servant placed at his elbow. A Virginia Scout After a while the growling ceased, and they heard the front door, which they had locked before coming upstairs, open, and the footsteps of some big, soft-footed animal ascend the stairs. Werwolves But as she never put her head out of her room after the lights were lowered in the corridors, she did not discover the soft-footed spectres of the night. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers The desultory, sardonic, deep-voiced, soft-footed, mountain carpenters who worked leisurely and fitfully with Creed were always mightily amused by the exactness of the “town feller’s” ideas. Judith of the Cumberlands He seldom failed to give this visitor, so strange and soft-footed, some slight greeting. Tongues of Conscience Brodrick's suffering was Gertrude's opportunity, the open, consecrated door where she entered soft-footed, angelic, with a barely perceptible motion of her ministrant wings. The Creators A Comedy Occasionally a man quarrels profanely with his companion and a soft-footed waiter with a thug’s face whispers him to sullen silence. Little Lost Sister Feng, understanding perfectly the curious mixture of pidgin and Chinook, vanished soft-footed. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters He is one of those sly, soft-footed sneaks you can never get to the bottom of. The Man Who Knew It was the impatient yelping of the dogs about the kettles rather than any sounds from the soft-footed Indians which we heard. Land of the Burnt Thigh On the obverse the three legs still go kicking the soft-footed spin of the universe, the dolphin flirts and the crab leers. The Lost Girl The orchestra strikes up the first of its syncopated melodies; the barkeepers arrange their polished glasses in glittering rows; the waiters, soft-footed and watchful, take their places at their appointed stations. Little Lost Sister The soft-voiced, soft-footed servant brought in some letters on a silver salver. How It All Came Round He stole into the church soft-footed, and glided towards the blazing altar. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales It made her feel sick and soiled to be in such company, to come into contact with such creeping, soft-footed, whispering treachery. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa A pair of squirrels chattered noisily in the branches; a soft-footed little animal sped by almost touching her feet, and she could hear faint calls from nesting birds near at hand. A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia He crawled along the steep rubble slide, wary and soft-footed as a panther. Oh, You Tex! As the Tyro slipped, soft-footed, into the shelter of a shadow, he saw her stretch her hand out to a box of candy. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage “Yes,” said the Doctor, stepping out into the veranda of his pretty bungalow to meet his visitors, as the great, soft-footed, howdah-bearing beast was checked by his mahout at the bamboo fence. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris You see, when he was hunting, he spoiled the hunting of those who stole soft-footed through the Green Forest and caught their victims by surprise. Mother West Wind "How" Stories Yes; but when I stood, soft-footed, on the porch, the thought that Sympathy Gibbs might open it suddenly and find me there sent the hands back again into the sanctuary of my pockets. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story He descended the uneven rungs of the ladder, treading soft-footed as a cat. The Hippodrome And oh, what a start that was before the moon-rise, with the great soft-footed beasts like shadows stringing one behind another into line through the streets of a city as old as Abraham! The Lion of Petra Such was his mood, an hour after he had gone to his room, when a rap discreetly announced a soft-footed somebody at his door. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure He prowled around mostly at night and was very stealthy and soft-footed, always keeping in the shadows. Mother West Wind "How" Stories We sat on the veranda at the Residence, the trader and I. By and by, soft-footed, Signet was there, occupying the lowermost step. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story He had listened for two or three, perhaps five, minutes in the hall of his boarding-house; then he went, soft-footed, to Mrs. Hallam's pantry on the second floor. Visionaries He heard a sound, almost as if a soft-footed animal were padding towards him. Bella Donna A Novel Growling under his breath, the self-styled "guard" slunk soft-footed out of the room. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa He soft-footed it closer, reached the door, and dropped noiselessly to a knee. The Big-Town Round-Up Always soft-footed, Mr. Pollard made no noise until he turned the knob of the door to his room. The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts Then, taking his guest by the arm, he very softly opened the door leading to the basement, and started down the stairs, soft-footed as a great cat. The Halo The motor-car took to flight again; it sped, soft-footed, through the twilight gloom of the back avenue, while a disjointed, travelling clamour of hounds came nearer and nearer through the woods. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches The soft-footed Arab servants moved across the hall in their white sheets like eddies of dust the wind stirred from the Libyan dunes. Four Weird Tales The shabby waiter followed him, soft-footed as a cat. The Voice in the Fog With soft-footed ambition, she has planted her flag and reared her strongholds on spots full of natural advantages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 He stood a moment, walked as soft-footed and as swiftly as some shade through our burrow and vanished as he had come. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem Low-voiced and soft-footed, she would coax the delirious man to lie down when he grew excited or to take his medicine according to the orders of the doctor. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today She clapped her hands and soft-footed natives ran to do her bidding, flowers and fruit came daily from the oasis, sweetmeats and books each day from the nearest city. Desert Love At last one day, as he stole soft-footed through the Green Forest, he discovered Mr. Lynx having a great feast. Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories In spite of these characteristics, he entered the room soft-footed as a fairy, ingratiating as a dog aware of his own iniquity, reassuring as applause. The Lion's Share But Lucas, if it were he, had for the second time vanished soft-footed into the night. Helmet of Navarre A soft-footed nurse rose and poured some over him. The Sunny Side At intervals soft-footed natives came in, and I was never certain whether it was to slay me or to get some of their stores. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Near the village, I happened to glance back over the way we had come, and there, striding in, soft-footed as a cat behind us, was that young Indian. Vanguards of the Plains The soft-footed butler presented a silver tray, upon which reposed a glassful of amber liquid. The Great Prince Shan The air shivers with the silver vibrations of hundreds of bells, and the evening glory goes up and down, soft-footed and angelic, transfiguring all things. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 He was now so far from camp that he did not need to be soft-footed. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest Now that the light shattered the blackness the little man, who had advanced as soft-footed and as sure-footed as a cat in spite of the darkness, increased his stride and made toward the light. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne The door closed behind Osborne, and then Ashton-Kirk followed the soft-footed servant down the hall, up the stairs and into the presence of Edyth Vale. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Uncle came gliding in like a soft-footed panther. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration The pine-covered slope ahead of us, the thicketed ridge to our left, the dark, widening ravine to our right, all seemed to harbor listening, watching, soft-footed denizens of the wild. Tales of lonely trails He heard her retreating, soft-footed and frightened, along the hall. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 If Duke Charles thought he could bring his soft-footed Walloons, used only to the mud roads of Burgundy, up the stony path to the hawk's crag, why, let him try! Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy Then I were put to bed a spell, and soft-footed women waited on me. Sight to the Blind A camel caravan came by, soft-footed, silent and inscrutable. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration Unc' Billy is very soft-footed, oh, very soft-footed indeed, when he wants to be. The Adventures of Mr. Mocker She came in, soft-footed, almost furtive, she who used to enter so suddenly and unabashed. The Three Sisters One might look for such actions from inferior animals—from a cat that has killed a bird for instance; for cats are only soft-footed, purring bundles of deceit, with no standard of trail morals. Baldy of Nome The soft-footed butler stood at his elbow, like an actor in comedy suddenly cast for the role of a portentous messenger. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 With visible reluctance Lucy and Viney rose also, hitched their blankets into place, and vanished, soft-footed as they had come. Good Indian You see one must needs be very soft-footed to steal eggs in Farmer Brown's hen-house. The Adventures of Mr. Mocker What was it that had attracted Numa's attention and taken him soft-footed and silent away from the scene of his discomfiture? Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar He was taciturn, soft-footed, very quiet in his manner, deferential, observant, always at hand when wanted, and never near when not wanted; but his great claim to consideration was his respectability. David Copperfield Then soft-footed attendants advanced from between the pillars, bearing seats, which were placed in a line in front of the thrones. Allan Quatermain The manager, a soft-footed, immensely obese man, breathing short, got up to meet me, while all round the room the young clerks, bending over the papers on their desks, cast upward glances in my direction. Falk A Reminiscence Just as soft-footed as before, he crept along in the darkest shadows, until he was right under the alder tree from which the complaining voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad seemed to come. The Adventures of Mr. Mocker And, looking within the shadow, Barnabas beheld one who lay face down upon the grass, and coming nearer, soft-footed, he saw the gleam of silver hair, and stooping, touched the prostrate figure. The Amateur Gentleman The carpets were extra thick, and the waiters more than usually soft-footed. The Mystery of the Four Fingers And he rang the small silver bell that stood upon the table, whereon in dame a soft-footed serving-man in handsome livery, who, receiving Adam's commands, presently bowed himself out again. Martin Conisby's Vengeance The stars spoke to us as we walked, soft-footed, through the sand; and the pure wind of the desert spoke other words of the same language, the language of the Universe and of Nature. It Happened in Egypt A soft-footed butler, impassive as Fate, materialized mysteriously in the doorway. The Black Bag How well I recall that summer afternoon when, soft-footed and alone, I followed her to the floor of the barn. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others He knew that the secretary had a way of going about as soft-footed as a cat. The Bishop's Shadow She entered, and the servants, soft-footed and silent, were busy carrying away the vessels of hospitality, and restoring order, as if already they prepared for another company on the morrow. Mary Marston And through these rooms soft-footed detectives patrolled, examining the guests…. Together For their keen sense of smell had told them of the approach of the one enemy they dreaded—the soft-footed, silent Stoat. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories He lived luxuriously, employing a high-priced chef and soft-footed, well-trained servants to see to his comfort, because anything short of perfection grated on his artistic sensibilities. The Vision of Desire The way lay almost level along a fairly wide strip of lush-green grass with only a soft-footed, eight-inch path marking the route, and heavy jungle giving unbroken shade. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Two soft-footed Arab servants brought a hastily prepared supper. The Sheik He can go so soft-footed he wouldn't bust eggs, sir, and he can turn loose and run like the wind. The Rangeland Avenger The cooling air was sweet with the mingled perfumes of the garden border below, an early star had fallen, sparkling, upon the blue-grey train of departing day, a whispering breeze crept, soft-footed, through the shrubbery. Up the Hill and Over Now as he watched this devilish light, Beltane arose and reaching for his sword went soft-footed to meet it, then paused, for the light was moving towards him. Beltane the Smith "Oh that yellow-faced bit of soft-footed putty—well, what about him?" The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic For the moment she could just sit still and be waited on by the soft-footed, soft-spoken manservant who seemed such a curious adjunct to the household of an Arab chief. The Sheik He stepped, soft-footed, on the thick old rug, across to the library door and threw it open. Average Jones Blake went on, with quick-mounting enthusiasm, heedless of the coming and going of the soft-footed, unobtrusive servant. Out of the Primitive And presently they turned, soft-footed, and went upon their way leaving the place to solitude. Beltane the Smith The soft-footed sandalled throng that packed the narrow street shuffled and padded by unnoticed. The Unwilling Vestal He turned to the others as the soft-footed Orientals began to spread the mixed and mysterious viands on the table. The Perils of Pauline The stranger who came was dependent upon hospitality; but there were soft-footed and tactful ushers, who would find one a seat, if one were a presentable person. The Metropolis He stared at her as a worshipper might stare at some sudden vision of a long dreamed of goddess, and as he stared, Olivier descended the steps, soft-footed, and came and stood before him. If I Were King But as they hasted on, flitting soft-footed 'neath pallid moon, the jester of a sudden stopped, and turning, dragged Beltane into the shadows, for upon the silence came the sound of mailed feet pacing near. Beltane the Smith But they were healthy, for disease, which is soft-footed and tender-bellied, could not keep up. Rainbow's End This last not to the Chinese waiter who had padded soft-footed to the kitchen. A Texas Ranger He advanced soft-footed as a fox and stood a moment later with his hand on the cloth flap at the wigwam door, his head bent forward to catch the merest breath of sound. Baree, Son of Kazan A minute, no more, and the soft-footed yellow men had performed their errands and were gone. The River's End A loon let out a squawky protest at Noozak's soft-footed appearance, and followed it up with a raucous screech that raised the hair on Neewa's spine. Nomads of the North A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars There were a few blacks, and a few pure whites, but none that wore the mongrel spots of the soft-footed and softer-throated dogs from the south. God's Country—And the Woman The person who had brought the glorious gem had watched his opportunity, and, soft-footed as a cat, had stolen forward in the darkness to drop the precious parcel on the floor of the sentry box. The Green Mummy Like the true Cat that he is, he is wonderfully soft-footed and, despite his great size, moves silently. The Burgess Animal Book for Children Yesler touched a bell, whereupon a soft-footed Oriental appeared, turned almond eyes on his proprietor, took orders and padded silently back to his kingdom—the kitchen. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) One evening I arrived a little before my time, and was shown up into the drawing-room by the soft-footed butler. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green There are no hounds, no malemutes, none of the soft-footed breeds here. God's Country—And the Woman Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango-tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease. Kim The girl felt it in every nerve; it was as though some soft-footed, noiseless, shapeless creature, whose presence she only dimly divined, was approaching nearer—nearer. Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners) Soames sighed in gentle rapture, and, soft-footed, passed into his own room. The Yellow Claw He placed a noiseless sovereign on the table, caught the waiter's eye, registered renunciation, and departed soft-footed down the aisle. Piccadilly Jim I heard a dull heavy sound, as of a large soft-footed animal alighting from a little jump. Lilith, a romance It might be the fretting night wind, or a stealthy, prowling, soft-footed beast, or a savage alien to these wild Indians, and wilder than they by far. The Spirit of the Border He craved clean white beds and soft-footed attendance and soothing silence and cool drinks—and he could have none of those things. Cabin Fever The man who came up the staircase with a furtive, soft-footed tread was quite unknown to Tommy. Secret Adversary He was perfectly self-possessed now, and walking soft-footed accompanied me to the door of the room. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes Keenness of scent and range of hearing would now be of less moment, but sight would be stimulated, especially when soft-footed climbing carnivores came on the scene. The Story of Evolution |
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