| 单词 | somerset |
| 例句 | Nearby, Samuel and James, the two hopefuls, were turning somersets atop a row of rush mats, under the eye of a small, athletic-looking man. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We have hired a New Hampshire man to play clown to Van; and he somersets when his master does. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z The dining table jumped up, turned two somersets, and landed with one leg in the widow's lap, one in Damphool's mouth, and the other two on the toes of the sanctimonious-looking individuals opposite. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The first public demonstration of the somerset was a violent philippic against the Irish Tory administration. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Jenny, a favorite in the sledge, had made a grand somerset by a slight jerk of the head of the bear, and had alighted senseless. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z They have resolved that, in disease, nature turns a somerset—reverses all her normal laws, and requires them to do the same. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Say," says I, "next time you turn a back somerset like this I'd like to know about it in advance. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The boys ran, and turned somersets—the men ran after the boys, and the women ran after the men. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z But the merry tumblers soon changed the feeling into that of lively satisfaction, when they first singly, then in rows, and at last all together, vaulted up into the air, making somersets backwards and forwards. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Innes seemed astounded by the intelligence; his gayer companion leaped up and performed a somerset on the floor. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 All three of ’em could walk on they hands nigh as good as on they feet, and turn somersets quicker’n lightnin’. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher They are consequently in full view, as they throw their somersets and send forth their lively clatter on a dia de fiesta. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Ten fathom are run out already—and see how she shoots, Hamish;—such a somerset as that was never thrown from a spring-board. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) They pull away the scholar's pen, tumble about his paper, make somersets over his books; and what can he do? The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Dey shot his head off and he turned somersets awhile, and rolled over dead. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 If you had been chasing the cat, or turning somersets, she might, perhaps, be vexed; but poh! she will excuse this.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls “Oh, the mountains of tallow which I saw there!” exclaimed Whiskerandos, executing a somerset in the air, in the excess of his admiration and delight. The Rambles of a Rat Though he got in my way and made me turn a few somersets in the dark, he may have saved Track’s End from destruction. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full A bullet had split his heart, throwing his rider a goodly somerset of five or six yards. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 "I turned a somerset out of that wagon so quick, I could see the patch on the seat of my trousers!" The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies What will you bet, Mab?” shouted Will, turning away from the window in disgust, and indulging in a double somerset. Happy Days for Boys and Girls "Hurrah! for Mr. Simlins!" shouted all the boys, throwing up their caps into the air,—then turning somersets, and wrestling, and rolling over by way of further relief to their feelings. Say and Seal, Volume I The performance had commenced before we entered, and at that time the act in progress was that of jumping and turning somersets over a poor and patient quadruped of the equine species. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Whenever the bottom of the trunk cracked, he was in a great fright, for if the trunk fell to pieces he would have made a tremendous somerset over the trees. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen And others, who were interested, were yet also restless; and would manifest it by the occasional irregularity of jumping up and turning a somerset in the midst of the lesson. The Old Helmet, Volume II Bran followed, and, on reaching the ground, performed a complete somerset. Anecdotes of Dogs The tumblers made their somersets, The vaulters made tremendous jets; The dancer on the rope did wonders, And drew down the applauses—thunders, As Numa once elicited From Jove Elicius, so they did. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Your Stulz, with huge somerset, vaults from his high shopboard down to the depths of primal savagery,—carrying much along with him! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. The amazed youth described a back somerset, his moccasins up in the air, and his ugly nose flattened to the shape of a crimson turnip. Camp-fire and Wigwam That seemed to be a great safety valve; they were quite brought into order, and somersets not called for, till some time had passed again. The Old Helmet, Volume II "Not poor?" cried Horace, his face brightening suddenly; and he turned half a somerset, stopping in the midst of it to ask how much a drum would cost. Captain Horace And completely disgusted with himself, he jumped up and turned a somerset. Little Grandfather The three pupils came forward, touched their foreheads to the floor, and repeated the sentence as directed, Johnny rendering it,— "O, respectful Susy Parlin, don't you whip me!"—at the same time turning a somerset. Dotty Dimple At Home It is the most beautiful somerset I ever saw! A Confederate Girl's Diary Only, from time to time a horse makes a misstep on this hill—just one little slip—and spins down in backward somersets a thousand feet. The Snowshoe Trail They turned somersets, and went through a variety of athletic feats, which greatly interested their audience on deck, who gave them a round of applause. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He could turn the somersets, and go through with the other evolutions; but there was a certain polish needed—so the ring-master said—to make them pass off well. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise The ladies dance also in a similar manner, but without the vaulting and somersets. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa This movement is performed in the most graceful manner, and he often turns a somerset, or appears to do so, if the insect at first evades his pursuit,—and he seldom fails in capturing it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Little Arabs and Soudanese ran ahead of the procession turning somersets and clapping their hands in hilarious glee. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs "Let's see ye turn a somerset backwards, Jack." The Drummer Boy Noddy turned his somerset; but he had hardly recovered himself before he received a smart cut from the whip in the tenderest part of his leg. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise His cheek with Mary's breath is wet, It gives a second somerset! Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform And as they said the words—for they both spoke at once throughout the interview—they performed a grave somerset towards the king. Cross Purposes and The Shadows A little way farther they came across a small boy turning somersets in the ditch. Gypsy's Cousin Joy The man, pitching forwards in his fearful somerset, had fallen within a few feet of Frank. The Drummer Boy His somersets of opinion and conduct are endless. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy La Chesnaye so far recovered that he sometimes kept me company at the bowsprit, where we watched the clumsy gambols of the porpoise, racing and leaping and turning somersets in mid-air about the ship. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Now he seemed as if about to turn a somerset and circumnavigate the beam from which he hung, creaking and groaning dismally all the while, like an unhappy soul in purgatory. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Jake made a circle of somersets, and come down on his head, with his heels in the air, going through flourishes that would have astonished an uninitiated observer. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is And thus, in a rage, he was the first who performed a somerset, and did what others have since learned to do for merriment and money. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know He seized Chief Mag, which he always took with him, and fired it at DeFalt, who turning a complete somerset over the bow of the canoe into the river, was seen no more. Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days As all of Murger's friends were painters, except his father and mother, and they were illiterate, his insane prose seemed as fine poetry as was ever written, because it turned somersets on feet. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 A third repeated her prayers while turning somersets. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Turning a somerset, he cast the stone on the floor. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East "We'll turn him loose now, Tim; but if he takes to turning somersets, catch him, loosen his collar, take off his boots, and throw him into the river," was the colonel's sober reply. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 And presently the rustic young gamester is tossing somersets for a penny. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance But soon, his bottled blood so rushed downward through his neck, that he was fain to turn a somerset and regain his feet. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II "See, then, father, if you are!" retorted the wide-awake youth, going out of the room in ground and lofty tumbling, and up-stairs in somersets. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Waked by a somerset, whirling From cushion to floor; Waked to a wild rush for safety From window to door. Voices for the Speechless Tumblers threw somersets and leaped amid sharp knives, somewhat after the manner of the Chinese jugglers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 He flung his ragged cap twenty feet into the air, turned a somerset, and came up smiling as well as he could through the dirt,—'Don't I, though? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 We walked down towards the river, and came at last to a group of tumblers, who with muddy hands and feet were throwing somersets in the open street. Views a-foot But I do not call it making the most of a man, to develop, even to perfection, the power of turning somersets and playing at rackets. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 We spun, whizzed, dashed, leaped, "cavorted;" we did whatever a birch running the gantlet of whirlpools and breakers may do, except the fatal finality of a somerset. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 Grasp the pommels again and throw a somerset over it,—coming down on your feet, if the Fates permit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 I tell you, reader, we are fast people indeed; we travel fast in our opinions, with now and then a somerset for the delectation of the philosopher. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Bankruptcy and repudiation are the springboards from which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets, but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine. Walden Musquash might dabble, chips might drift, logs might turn somersets along their lonely currents; but never voyager, gentle or bold, could speed through brilliant perils, gladdening the wilderness with shout and song. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Zbyszko instantly climbed higher and looked through the thicket toward the water; the beaver plunged into the water, then reappeared on the surface, turning somersets. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Indeed, I have an impression of seeming to turn somersets in my descent, and this may account for it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 Sometimes the little rascal flings himself heels over head into the dust, and executes somersets without number, as if they had some hidden influence on the sentiment of compassion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 And as they said the words, for they both spoke at once throughout the interview, they performed a grave somerset, towards the king. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 Authors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.—Longfellow. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Children's troubles don't last long, and to see him turning somersets, singing Jim Crow, and kicking up a row generally, you would suppose he had forgotten all about the lost primer and his mother too. A Child's Anti-Slavery Book Containing a Few Words about American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life. She scooped out the bottom of the harbour and laid it on top, and turned somersets through the middle of chaos. The Belted Seas I have seen him do the somerset several times together, upon a trencher fixed on the rope, which is no thicker than a common packthread in England. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Then he turned somersets on the bed, until more than a handful of feathers were beaten out and scattered about the room. The Iron Rule Or, Tyranny in the Household The boss keeled over like he was shot, the girl seemed to turn a somerset in the air, an' light all in a heap, with one arm hangin' over the edge of the cliff. Happy Hawkins Then he was trusted, so he put himself on his dignity, and did not turn more than twenty somersets on the way. A Child's Anti-Slavery Book Containing a Few Words about American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life. The little boys, who had followed their parents from curiosity, were amusing themselves in turning somersets. Frederick the Great and His Family The horse was hurled to the ground with a broken back, and King's leg was likewise broken, while the bull turned a complete somerset over them and never rose again. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches Then she crossed the stage in a series of somersets, then rolled back like a wheel; then held a hoop in her two hands and put her whole slender body through it, limb after limb. Oldport Days His energy had over-reached itself, like the tumbler who breaks his neck in throwing seventeen hundred somersets backwards. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Upon which the whole Palace of Charlottenburg now bursts into tripudiation; the very valets cutting capers, making somersets,—and rushing off with the news to Berlin. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 In his fright he throws a somerset into the deep water. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold! The French Revolution In such extraordinary manner does dead Catholicism somerset and caper, skilfully galvanised. The French Revolution |
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