| 单词 | spattering |
| 例句 | When a virus is trying, so to speak, to crash into the human species, the warning sign may be a . spattering of breaks at different times and places. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she dips the first piece of meat into the breadcrumbs and drops it, spattering, into the oil. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then there were cabbage leaves stuffed with ground meat and rice, cabbage leaves of such a toughness that they were almost impossible to cut without spattering ground meat and rice all over the carpet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Deep red blood erupted from the collision, spattering William’s bare skin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Buford could hear the artillery coming into place on the far side, heard the spattering of rifle fire from probing patrols. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheets had already begun to sag on top, and the water ran down into the tent, spattering inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A freezing drizzle was falling as he walked to the tube station, tiny raindrops spattering his coat, and when he got there, he was absorbed by how many blobs of saliva were on the stairs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Right away she shook herself off, spattering raindrops and dog fur. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He snorted through his nose and pawed more deeply, spattering grass and black earth at his sharp rear hooves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a long black coat, made of some silky material, and he appeared barely out of his teens: a spattering of acne glistened on one cheek. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They stood like that until Papa’s gaze went bleary from the drink in his veins and dropped to the damp shirt, to the blood still spattering onto Mama's dress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The soup was overflowing from the mug and spattering on the stones as she continued to pour. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The grill was balanced between two big sandrocks, where the hot coals were banked under the spattering meat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There were lights all down the Union line, a few horses moving, here and there a bugle, lights in the cemetery, a spattering of lights in Gettysburg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I bled from both nose and mouth, the blood spattering upon my chest. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We would be strolling along, pickle juice from Uri’s chin spattering the sidewalk, when I would see something and take it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He ran forward to a boulder, ducked, looked out: dead men, ten, fifteen, lumps of gray, blood spattering everywhere, dirty white skin, a clawlike hand, black sightless eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A laugh burst from his lips, spattering the first row of buyers with blood and spit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Firecrackers made a spattering sound in the distance. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Together, we silently watch the thrash and spattering mist of the sea. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The blood was already flowing from my nose and spattering on my blue jeans. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mixed in with the applause, though, was a spattering of whistles and the stamping of feet, the European equivalents of catcalls and boos. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Horrified, I watched the glass shatter on the ground, spattering tea across the hems of our skirts. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Tanin brushed her fingers across her eyes, spattering black ink over her blouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Esteban walked quickly with his big strides, practically dragging Clara behind him, without noticing the dirty water that was spattering his impeccable gray trousers from the English tailor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mama drops our samosas into the spattering oil, Elizabeth proclaims, “Hey! It’s a Pakistani knish!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She has a spattering of moles across her chest. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Lewis Powell continues to pound on Frederick’s head without mercy, blood spattering the walls and his An illustration showing Frederick Seward fightingfor his life against Lewis Powell. own hands and face. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I think of the note I found, of the press of his nibbed pen hard enough to send flecks of ink spattering as he wrote my name. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He rode up spattering dust, jerking at the horse with unnatural motions, a square-faced man, a gentle face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The carcass hit the cobbles so hard that it burst open, spattering her lower legs with entrails and maggots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Back at the Twenty-Ninth Street beach, the anger was gathering momentum that would wreak havoc far beyond Eugene’s death, spattering blood across the city. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I glance at the girls, to see if either of them was in fact bit, when thunder splits the humid air, warm fluid spattering my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z With a robotic movement of his arm, he simply shoots her between the eyes, spattering her blood all over our bread. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z You can’t bite into them without them spattering all over you. ‘It’s like eating sunshine’: Going plum crazy for a Japanese tree’s juicy fruit 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Then she coughs and chokes, her blood spattering the white paper. Review: ‘The Plough and the Stars,’ War and Folly in a Dublin Tenement 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Jimmy Turner, garden designer at the Dallas Arboretum, looks for plants that “coat themselves in a frosting of flowers, not just a spattering here or there,” and is partial to Panola and Nature Series. Secrets for Great Fall Pots 2010-09-27T17:53:00Z “This pitter and patter and beating, spattering drives me mad /Love, love, love, love …” She trailed off. Fantasia Prepares for Broadway Under Watchful Eye 2013-09-04T13:39:08Z But some mid-20th-century abstraction shunned brushes altogether in favor of pouring, dripping and spattering. Review | In the galleries: In two exhibitions, three painters put aside their brushes 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z One day last November, brewer Josh Chapman opened a valve that allowed the contents of his brew kettle to flow, steaming and spattering, into the coolship. Brewers do the wild thing and let yeasts have their way with beer 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s pretty bad: She and her husband were beating each other up in front of their kids, blood was spattering all over the kids’ toys, they were swearing at each other. We were breast-fed really late 2012-05-21T00:00:00Z They weren't made so carelessly that those are really accidental drips from other paintings spattering their grubby surfaces. Squeak Carnwath: paintings that trick the eye, poke a little fun 2012-06-28T20:47:07Z The crowd is mostly white male, but there’s a spattering of diversity, a variety of languages in the air. “This is the Wild West” 2012-09-16T19:00:00Z But as that steak cooked, with smoke swirling and fat spattering, Josh never flinched. Why One Company Invested $30 Million to Grow a Vegan Egg 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Allen’s drumming propels five of the album’s nine tracks, spattering syncopated accents, quick little snare-drum rolls and hissing cymbals all around the central beat — and constantly striking sparks. Coldcut + Tony Allen and African Artists = Studio Electricity 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Applying ghoulish special effects and atmospheric slow pacing, the film also maintains a dark palette of blacks, browns and ash grays, the better to serve as a backdrop when the blood starts spattering. ‘Rigor Mortis,’ a Hong Kong Horror Film From Juno Mak 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Two turkeys, one a stormy froth of yellow and orange, the other a feathery spattering of dashes and drips, anticipate Abstract Expressionism. Steeped in Blood, Soutine’s Work Revels in Life, Not Death 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z I can still see my blood spattering on the mirrored counter in my grandmother’s bathroom as I knocked those teeth out of my head.” In Okey-Panky, Gina Williams tells the story of her teeth 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z “Hard II Love” is filled with synthesizer bass lines and the shallow, spattering percussion of trap, and Usher uses his share of Auto-Tune and choppy digital edits; his songs are aimed at radio. Review: Usher’s ‘Hard II Love’ Uses Regret as a Selling Point 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z As they approach climax, the woman reaches for a nearby ice pick, stabbing the man repeatedly and graphically, with blood spattering across their bodies and bed, a none-too-subtle orgasmic allusion. ‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z All the while, Bowling was experimenting obsessively with color, smearing, spraying, staining, spattering, pooling and cutting into the works. Frank Bowling’s New Paintings Are Family Affairs 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Your average run-of-the-mill PG13 action film, there's blood spattering, or knives. Killer instincts 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z Even so, Tarantino starts the violence long before the spattering of brains and bile ensues. “The Hateful Eight”: Quentin Tarantino’s Playfully Adolescent Filmmaking 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The liquid, and then the fruit, escaped the confines of the dough pocket and seeped into the oil, spattering and sputtering. These cherry pies are buttery, crispy and tart — and they fit in the palm of your hand 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Enjoyment of the film, however, may depend on one's tolerance for extreme blood spattering and loosey-goosey plotting. 'The Human Race' is an eerie, violent sci-fi survival tale 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Are you ready for plenty of slo-mo shootouts with blood squibs spattering the landscape with red stuff as a full-bore drug war erupts? 'Casa de mi Padre': a Will Ferrell spoof, with accent on 'bad' 2012-03-13T23:43:04Z THE director Paul Feig was in Manhattan on the day a blitz of ads for his new movie, “Bridesmaids,” materialized at bus stops and atop cabs, spattering fuchsia satin across the city. Tossing the Bouquet Out of the Genre 2011-05-06T23:43:20Z This "organic cinema screen" was added to throughout, words and symbols appearing, objects bursting through, blood spattering the sheets, and a particularly powerful explanation of death: a red line straight through their name ... Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z But spattering your kitchen with water and concrete slurry would make a mess. Restoring cabinet veneer may take more than elbow grease 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Painstakingly, he reconstructed some of it from memory, including his “Tragic Overture,” which gives musical voice to the sounds of conflict, with an endlessly repeated four-note rhythm spattering across the score like machine gun fire. Celebrating Panufnik, a Polish Composer in London 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z And from the present, she used blunt language and the shallow, openly artificial sounds of hip-hop percussion, spattering them against the decorous comforts of nostalgia. Review: Lana Del Rey Wonders ‘Is It the End of America?’ on Her New Album 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Some Paleolithic echo must draw us to the mouths of our caves where flames are flickering and fat is spattering, as the day draws to a close. The enduring appeal of wood stoves 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The rain was ferocious, spattering off the golden leaves in silver jets. The unpredictable power of nature 2013-02-15T18:01:01Z In 2008, Mr. Ruby helped design a Tokyo boutique for Mr. Simons’s namesake label, spattering the stark white space with splashes of blue paint. This Artist Is Calvin Klein’s Latest Muse 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Many people think only about the pitfalls — spattering fat, minor burns — and not the benefits. The Joy of Cooking Naked 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z On the more-advanced back side, a man skied up alongside Kautzman, scarlet blood from his face spattering the fresh white snow. Ski patrollers struggle to afford mountain towns. Will unions help? Indiana led 71-43 at the half, and the Celtics walked off the court to a spattering of boos echoing down from the fans at TD Garden. Haliburton scores 33 points, Pacers beat slumping Celtics 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z It received a spattering of boos when shown on the Jumbotron. Banchero scores 31 as Magic win second straight in Boston 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z In this spring Paris season — like in Milan’s — the industry seems to be very much back to pre-pandemic runways, yet Bui’s was one of a spattering of collections that continued with the fashion film format. Glitzy Valentino show sees Paris Fashion Week at fever pitch 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z The hot weather across the West has fueled a spattering of wildfires in Oregon and Washington, but the McKinney Fire in Northern California is the region’s severest blaze. Major heat wave to swell over Lower 48 after records fall in Northwest 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Amid reflections on his life and self-aware toxic masculinity is a spattering of famous people Segura has met, each one including a selfie before you can finish thinking, “Pics or it didn’t happen.” Review: Whips and quips in comedian Tom Segura’s new book 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The next day, Philip Berrigan got arrested in front of the Pentagon, having helped dump blood on nine of the 16 columns at the building’s river entrance, and spattering a number of security guards, too. An ex-priest, a flier and the arrest that legalized protests at Md. homes 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z He got a loud ovation when he was introduced, and there was a spattering of cheers when he did something positive during the game. Brown scores 34 points, Celtics beat Cavaliers 111-101 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z There was a spattering of cheers when he nailed his first basket — a 3-pointer — early in the opening quarter and when he scored throughout. Richardson has season-high 27 points, Celtics beat Knicks 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The jury Tuesday saw several photos police took after the shooting of Travis McMichael, who had Arbery’s blood on his hands and arms as well as spattering his shirt, face and neck. Police: Defendant changed story on why he suspected Arbery 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z It revealed a dense spattering of objects within 300 feet of the ground and then a more diffuse but still present assortment of creatures through about 6,000 feet of elevation. Cicadas swarming around Washington are showing up on weather radar 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The crowd was mostly white Republicans with a spattering of Democrats, and the message wasn’t just about the election. In Georgia Senate runoffs, faith emerges front and center 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Both sides shared a spattering of half chances - particularly Hibs during a late flurry - as the game trundled to a conclusion, but the damage was done early on for the home side. Hibs swept aside by strong Aberdeen 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z In the sky above, Orion the hunter had taken his place among a spattering of stars. Squeezing the Elephant 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Or, perhaps, the intended word was “smattering,” not “spattering.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A sad picture of our state of affairs 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z They chatted about basic infection protocol; Ms. Ilagan gave her niece tips, like how to disconnect patients from tubing in a way that would keep fluids from spattering her. On Pandemic’s Front Lines, Nurses From Half a World Away 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z In the dry desert brush of Rajasthan where her body was found, blood spattering her tiny legs and brown school uniform and a belt fastened around her neck, she lay among scattered toffee wrappers. 'I don’t see anything changing': despair as India rape crisis grows 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Most of them wore plastic bibs to prevent the food from spattering their costumes. How the Man Behind ‘The Crown’ Made the Monarchy Relevant Again 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z One of few champions for the dystopian epic was the Guardian, which argued that it contains enough “thrilling set-pieces, blood spattering the camera lens, to compensate for the ponderous longueur in between.” All the lukewarm Apple TV+ reviews, from 'Morning Show' to 'Dickinson' 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s enough for them to have gallons of vivid CGI blood spattering the lens, turning the screen into particularly gory death-metal album art for a few vaguely justified moments. 2019’s Hellboy is a death-metal cover of Guillermo del Toro’s work 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The fishing boats between Buzi and Beira are now a lifeline, braving spattering rain, rolling waves and still the punching stench of death. Mozambican families hunt for loved ones separated by cyclone 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z On the kitchen floor lay a pizza with one slice missing, along with a spattering of spilled flour. What happened to Ellabeth Lodermeier? 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z His story doesn’t add up, the blood spattering his body doesn’t seem to be his, and every new question she asks leads him to a new dire revelation. In You Might Be the Killer, a Twitter thread expands into a horror-comedy — barely 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The rocks revealed a spattering of tiny seashells, swirling burrows, and a hash of body armor and compound eyes. Glimpses of a Mass Extinction in Modern-Day Western New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Geological Survey reported that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but that no flow had formed. More evacuations ordered in Hawaii as volcano opens new fissures 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Geological Survey reported that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but no flow had formed. Kilauea volcano: New fissure sparks more evacuations as Hawaii braces for eruption 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The vents were following a pattern of releasing steam and gas, then spattering lava and then releasing steam again before going quiet, Aton said. Lava bubbles out of vents as Kilauea volcano eruption continues in Hawaii 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z A spattering of menswear styles was a nice complement to the urban grit — including an oversize white coat and marl jacket underneath that captured the heady days of the Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards. Givenchy gets gritty as Poiret is relaunched in Paris 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Maybe PG for a a spattering of salty talk, but for the most part, this film could be shown in any school club that focuses on young filmmakers. Half the Picture proves that #MeToo alone won’t solve sexism in entertainment 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The molten strawberries were bubbling like cartoon lava, sometimes spattering my frantically revolving arm with a brief sting. These New Smart Cooktops Will Up Your Home Cooking Game 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z It was up for about one batter, there was a spattering of boos from the crowd as Red Sox security forced them to remove it and escorted the people from their seats. Fans denounce racism with sign above Green Monster 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The girls floated the baby up the street as she smiled at the rain spattering her face. For One Family in Houston, an Overwhelming Start to Recovery 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Likely, you and your children cooked as you read these early cookbooks, spattering the pages with sauce or blowing snowstorms of flour as you went. The essential cookbooks to send to school with your kid 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Isn’t that the way of all artistry: to replicate what came before, then add a spattering of individuality? 'I wasn’t cock-a-hoop that I’d fooled the experts': Britain's master forger tells all 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Only a spattering of fans were inside Easter Road, the home of Edinburgh side Hibernian, to watch a flat encounter punctuated by few chances for either side. Soccer: Scotland frustrated by Canada in 1-1 friendly draw 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, at least one of the lava lakes has experienced large changes in the level of its lava that have led to overflows and intense spattering. Satellite Eye on Earth January 2017 – in pictures 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Mrs Edwards, 49, was pinned down on her bed and stabbed eight times, including twice in the neck, her blood spattering across the walls. Spalding murders: What drove teenage sweethearts to kill? - BBC News 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z A few claims about sportsmanship, but mostly just a glorification of the lack of competition and the fact that sport isn't "egalitarian," mixed with a spattering of non-reflective jingoism. Where One Olympic Medal Is a Lot Better Than None 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Before striking Taiwan on Wednesday, Meranti — at the peak of its power — swept over a spattering of tiny islands in Batanes Province of the northern Philippines. Typhoon Meranti Hits China After Sweeping Taiwan 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z There was a spattering of boos before Buchholz was booed louder as he walked off after the inning's last out. David Ortiz hit a winning double with two outs in the 11th inning after lining a tying triple in the ninth and earlier moving into 20th place on the career home run list, sending the Boston Red Sox past the Houston Astros 6-5 on Saturday 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “Vodka became our money,” he tells me with a smile that reveals a spattering of gold teeth. ‘We have a chance to show the truth’: into the heart of Chernobyl 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Over the course of the film, Henry dispatches myriad malefactors in gruesome and creative ways, with the victims’ blood often spattering the lens of the camera, as in an M-rated video game. ‘Hardcore Henry’ brings the aesthetic of the Xbox to the cinema 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z They went from quiet to a spattering of boos after Thompson’s three-pointer from the left wing made it 68-59 with 9:40 to play in the game. Philadelphia 76ers blow big lead to tie record for US sports losing streak 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Some of those detractors were among the 73,000 in attendance, who voiced their opinion with a spattering of boos as the team went in for intermission. SNYDER: Kirk Cousins remains poised late, but the problems always linger 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z First-person melee combat is notoriously difficult to do properly. Chivalry does a pretty good job, as does Dishonored and a spattering of others, but I still wish this was a third-person game. Best Of E3 2015: 'Kingdom Come Deliverance' 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Towards the end, despite a spattering of half-chances, Ireland were a bludgeon when what was required was a razor edge. Republic of Ireland 1-1 Scotland | Euro 2016 Group D qualifier match report 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z There’s the spattering of lava, more like a jetting or pounding sound. Kilauea eruption study a dream come true for HVO geologist 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z One hit an officer from the force in nearby Webster Groves, Mo., spattering blood on his riot helmet’s plexiglass face shield, which apparently was raised at the time. Police: Suspect arrested in shooting of two officers in Ferguson 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The official said that aside from Castro's initial and fairly brief speeches on the new detente, as well as a spattering of other official comments, “we have seen very little in the way of signals.” U.S. and Cuba set to start work on opening diplomatic relations 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z This violent transition from a game of nuanced animation spacing and timing to a zany spattering of cartoon mania is Smash Bros. bane and its raison d’etre. VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Super Smash Bros. is a comforting brand of mayhem 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Another interesting graphical change stemming from the exo-suit: Multiplayer is refreshingly bloodless, with the bonus option of spattering walls and other players with paintball effects. Review: ‘Call of Duty’ multiplayer tops rote story 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Kris Van Assche mixed the staple tailored business suits of the Dior man with a spattering of the easel of southern French bohemian artists. Unexpected turns befall Paris menswear shows 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z It went nuclear on Brat, spattering the airwaves with negative advertising and blanketing the district with direct-mail pieces. Eric Cantor forgot to stay home 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z A plum platform Cleveland eventually invited Droz to present his arguments on sea-level rise before a spattering of coastal legislators at the state House in late 2011. The Man Who Makes Sea Level Rise Go Away 2013-09-30T21:45:00.697Z The bombs exploded 10 or more seconds apart, tearing off limbs and spattering streets with blood. Officials see possible suspect in bombing 2013-04-17T21:15:00Z The bombs exploded 10 or more seconds apart, tearing off victims' limbs and spattering streets with blood. FBI appeals for help solving marathon bombings 2013-04-17T11:01:13Z Suddenly there was this screaming howl of a fighter-bomber; everything was crackling, spattering and exploding around me. Can an Opera Take You to Outer Space? 2013-04-01T12:35:00Z Drops of blood flew through the air, spattering onlookers and flagellants alike, as everyone from young boys to old men beat themselves. Good News from Kabul: A More Peaceful Holy Day 2012-11-28T21:35:31Z “He pulled a shank on me and said, ‘I got no problem taking this knife and plugging it into you and spattering blood all over this circle in front of all these people.'” Central Park Rape Suspect Was Sought in a 2002 Murder 2012-09-14T18:56:23Z “He pulled a shank on me and said, ‘I got no problem taking this knife and plugging it into you and spattering blood all over this circle in front of all these people.’ ” Drifter Is Charged With Raping 73-Year-Old Woman in Central Park 2012-09-14T00:55:13Z Near the checkpoint barrier a woman begs, her burka hiding her shame, but the only thing she receives is a spattering of dirt cast up by the passing trucks. Hope for Afghanistan's Future? 2012-07-31T21:55:00Z A spattering of boos rained down on Beckett. Beckett struggles again for Red Sox in 6-1 loss 2012-07-21T03:40:10Z The Blue Jays made it 5-0 in the fifth on Lind's RBI single and a spattering of boos rained down on Beckett. Laffey stifles Red Sox in Toronto's 6-1 win 2012-07-21T02:22:10Z That’s just a spattering of what I’m looking forward to, anyway. Actor Zac Levi Brings E3 To Gamers Through Nerd Machine And Spike TV 2012-05-25T00:00:51Z The coppice and cornfields in front of the British troops were filled with French sharpshooters, who kept up a distant, spattering fire. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z So Aleck took his place, fixing the spare canvas into a kind of shield to keep off the spattering drops. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z But the spattering of molten metal is much more exciting. Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker 2012-02-21T03:00:18.360Z Drake blew his whistle, and instantly his men sent a spattering shower of bullets and arrows into the brushwood, following it up with a charge. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Gold spirals spattering, flashing, The water heaves and curls away at our bow, A mad fish splashing. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z It broke into a thousand pieces, the champagne spattering all over my dress. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z There was quite a swell on, and the waves ran far up the beach, hissing and spattering spray into the air. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Spatt′er-work, a method of producing designs by covering the surface with the pattern and then spattering colouring matter on the parts exposed. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The major raised his hand in signal, and the spattering roar became a solid thunder. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z She cranked up the machine, set the needle to the disk, and "The Beautiful Blue Danube" came twanging forth from a scarred record that riddled the melody with curious spatterings. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Off went the chaise into the gathering gloom, spattering the onlookers with mud, and almost drowning with its clatter the hearty cheers of the inhabitants of Great Cobblebury. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z It remained hanging by the tendons and the skin, and from the red stump blood spurted violently, spattering Barret, who roared as the hot stream struck his face. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Still, except for a spattering of mire, she was dressed in a manner befitting a young lady, and actually blushed crimson when I accosted her. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The waters beat upon the point where they were, spattering them with spray, and ceaselessly pouring in and out of the deep caves of the rocks, which seemed hollow, like a house. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Now, on this brilliant Saturday morning, as we wait expectant of the signal "Boots and saddles," the cavalcade of our fierce allies comes spattering and plunging through the stream. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Once a miscreant on Avenue A knocked a boy down for accidently stepping in a pool of water and spattering her white dress in passing. Daisy Thornton 2011-09-19T02:00:12.793Z Like a few other times this season, he left the mound to a spattering of boos. Hamilton's 3-run triple highlights Rangers' win 2011-09-04T21:32:09Z The steel point of the club entered his neck, but held there, and both Byarnie and Bruin rolled together on the ground, the former undermost, and the blood flew spattering over the snow. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The whole earth softened, dissolved; it rolled through eternity, a silent, viscous ball of ooze spattering the stars. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z With the viciousness of spattering shrapnel that first salvo of frozen pellets raked me across the right cheek. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z It fell squarely on the back of the man's neck, spattering on his hair, running down under his shirt, driving out the flies.... The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z A lonely, huddled figure, standing back in the entry, well out of the spray from the spattering drops, Joan waited the passing of the storm with neither fascination nor fear. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The spattering of fæces should be prevented by a copious supply of rough straw, with some sand, sawdust, or ashes placed behind and underneath the animal. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z Lackey left in the fourth inning and exited to a spattering of boos, continuing his rough season. Padres' Richard gets help in rainy win over Bosox 2011-06-22T22:58:08Z Some boys raised a spattering cheer, the people who had lost relatives and friends in the river shook their heads dubiously, and Pete Nelson, raising three fingers aloft, shouted: "Here's luck!" Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z McKee drank greedily, water running down his chin and spattering over his boots. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Cold rain spattering cheeks and brows ... once more the heart-rending perfume of roses ... anguish incomparable racking her temples ... her heart a wild thing caged ... ammonia in strangling whiffs.... Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z She returned, swaying against the wind, holding her umbrella with difficulty against the spattering rain-drops, that seemed to rise from the glistening sidewalks. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z They were upon us almost as he spoke, pulling up their horses with a great spattering up of grass and mud, quite ruining one of our best greens. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z "I'll be back in half a jiff," and he dashed off into the downpour, shaking his head like a Newfoundland dog, and spattering the drops as he ran. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z Foam had gathered on his lips, and the rush down the pitch flung it spattering against his glossy chest. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z He had an umbrella and couldn't return her hug; but he put his arm about her and hurried her to the carriage, and in a few moments they were spattering up the familiar road. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Whereupon the warlord shoots him in the head, spattering blood over one of the missionaries, Elder Price. On Religion: Loopy and Profound, Show Tells the Drama of Missionaries? Work 2011-04-09T02:10:04Z A picture rose of that night, the silver moon spatterings, her hand, white in the white light, with the band on its third finger. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z The rain was coming down in torrents, and wanting to cuddle up comforting against her, I didn't raise my umbrella and we walked up the street, squeezed together, with the downpour spattering around us. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z They attacked German aerodromes, flying low to the level of the sheds and spattering them with machine-gun bullets so that no German airmen came out of them that day. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z A well aimed clod of garden soil, whizzing just past my ear, starred on a tree-trunk behind, spattering me with dirt. Dream Days 2011-02-07T03:00:23.040Z He understood me readily enough, but his own spattering patois gave me a good deal of trouble. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z First a strip of velvet lawn, then a terrace and balustraded walk, and beyond that the enameled brilliance of long gardens where flowers grew in masses, thick borders, and delicate spatterings, bright against the green. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Yet it was odd, or perhaps merely fortunate, that all the liquid had spurted over Severance, not a drop spattering the girl's blue toque. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Hang the basket on a long iron spoon so the hand will not be burned by the spattering fat. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Alongside, a spattering of new bars opened with imaginative names like "Stadium Bar". Valencia's brilliant bluff pays off as they close in on a winning hand 2010-05-03T12:37:00Z Twice the gun roared, splintering the flooring and spattering its ricochetting pellets, and two of the rattlers twisted in convulsive but harmless writhings. The Law of Hemlock Mountain He stiffened, all his faculties strained to listen, heard it again, several in a spattering run, dropping distinct, like little globules piercing the stillness. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z But these six bullets sent across the valley from unseen foes, spattering the stones about their feet, checked that first fierce rush of angry men. The Firebrand Barres, leading, ran down the ditch as fast as he could, spattering himself and the others with mud and water at every step. The Moonlit Way "We may be running away from Glenwood!" ventured Tavia, spattering along, "but this road surely goes to some place—if we can only get there." Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School The dew falls from them, chilling her feet and spattering her elbows. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Down the chimneys it beat, spattering into the fires which were kindled everywhere. Shadows of Flames A Novel Our skirmishers open a spattering fire along the front, and, fighting, retire upon the main line—the first drops, the heralds of the storm, sounding on our windows. The Battle of Gettysburg But whenever he chanced to see a lamp anywhere that was carelessly tended, spattering or smoking and the flame burning low and foul, then Andrew Harben would begin to carry on. Where the Pavement Ends The next shot proved almost more alarming, for it was a shrapnel shell, and exploded some hundred yards in front of the farmhouse, sending a hail of bullets spattering in all directions. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War A spattering fire ran along the schooner’s decks, the balls striking the brig’s bulwarks, but without doing any damage. The Ruined Cities of Zululand At first the noises seemed faint, blurred perhaps, like an almost inaudible spattering of radio static. Rats in the Belfry Wherefore a shrewdly-placed blow knocked the helmet from Patroclus' head and a mace crashed down, spattering his brains abroad. Triplanetary Emplacements were made under a spattering fire from the enemy at this point, facing the Chinese Hospital and the Binondo Cemetery, in both of which places the Tagalans were strongly lodged. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. There he was with a hammer and a saw and some nails in a funny apron he had tied around him working away with the rain spattering through the leaves right into his face. Happy House A spattering fire now ran along the brig’s deck, replied to from the two boats, as they dashed on, the one for the bow, the other on the quarter. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The night was sultry and overcast; and before I reached my destination big drops of rain were spattering down, and the mutter of thunder mingled with the ceaseless roll of the traffic. The Red Symbol "Hurry up with your grub, boys," said the Orderly-Sergeant, who came spattering through the muck of leaves and mud into which the camping-ground had been trampled. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro It exploded, deluging the gallery with glare and spattering rock. Master of the Moondog All this with the rain spattering on us! Happy House There they go,” he continued, “spattering along the water, just like water-hens, and then diving.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand Or had some defect occurred in them which could also be charged to the spattering bullets fired by the Metz mob? Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret In spite of the spray that now and again came spattering over the derelict, the heat had been conducted throughout the craft. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers See the waves in the equinoctial storms, dashing and clashing, roaring and pouring, spattering and battering, rattling and battling against it. Pot-Boilers Volleys of mud and earth were prepared, and some of the overdressed young women tossed their heads, and said that a spattering with mud would do the stuck-up girls no harm. Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines As the smaller boy turned this way and that under the spattering water the half-back looked critically at his compact body and firm muscles. The Mark of the Knife Perhaps the first indication they would have of its presence would be the flash of its quick-firing gun, spattering bullets around them like hail. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret Then they saw something shoot skyward, and then came a sudden rain of black oil, flying and spattering in all directions. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields And upon opening the front door she stepped hastily back to avoid the water from the roof and the spattering from the doorstep. The Pines of Lory Meanwhile, the defenders of the fort were harassed night and day with a spattering fire and a constant menace of attack. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France When he sighted his prey he would make an absolutely vertical nose dive, dropping at the rate of 150 miles an hour or more and spattering shots from his machine gun as he fell. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons There is so much sputtering that the experiment is dangerous; people have been blinded by the hot alkaline water spattering into their eyes. Common Science Stan felt lead spattering all over his ship and saw cannon shells hit the sea close below his wings. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin The position of the Peening Tool should be well below the level of the eyes, to prevent serious injury from a possible spattering of overheated lead. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair Thicker and faster the spattering tones were borne to our ears from the woods in front. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War It ruffled its feathers with a spattering sound, made itself into a fussy ball, and threw up a shower of water; but what I most noticed was its eye—its eye!—” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales With a muffled roar, the grenade shook the earth; sent a brown cloud spattering around us. The Death-Traps of FX-31 They went down in a twisting, writhing mass with Stan's blood spattering over all three. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin A very hot tool sometimes causes dangerous spattering of hot lead. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair The sun sank lower and lower towards the blue horizon line, finally spattering the sky with color as it sank into the sea as though it had splashed into a 130 pot of molten gold. The Web of the Golden Spider A roar from the starter, a spattering rain of clods, a swirl of dust—and the Handicap was on. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The bullets spattering all about kept him at it for six hundred yards. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' A log on the fire broke in two with a loud crack, spattering sparks on the screen. Shaman Then around the corner appeared a tall, wide-antlered elk, its eyes showing the whites with terror, its dilated nostrils spattering bloody froth. In the Morning of Time She made off with a spattering rush through the yard, out into the road. A Son of the Middle Border And Mr. Todd put his head on one side and gazed sentimentally up the hill, a pose which was slightly damaged by old Bella throwing up her head and spattering him with water. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro An instant later, the bullets were spattering around us, and we dropped flat. Life in a Tank They sat in silence under the spattering of moonlight that sifted down through the branches; for the moment the tinker had forgotten his hunger. Seven Miles to Arden She had already written carefully and slowly, "A summer day is a beautiful time, summer is a nice season," then she stopped and enviously watched Elizabeth spattering ink. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Dickenson seemed to cease thinking for a few moments, and lay listening to the rattle of the Boers’ guns across the river and the spattering echo-like sounds of the bullets striking around. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War With the University yell for their battle cry of freedom, they tore through tropical jungles with the bullets of the enemy cutting the branches overhead or spattering the dirt about their feet. Winning the Wilderness The black horse was gray with dust and lather when he reined him in, spattering the spume flakes upon me. Lorimer of the Northwest Rain beat there in the darkness spattering the little iron balcony. Athalie And far above them they saw a dim black cloud and they heard a shaking and a rustling and a spattering. Rootabaga Stories The sodden noises in the mud, the deadened flopping of the sinking body—mud-plastered hands beating frantically on mud, spattering, agonising in darkness—"My God," he breathed, "anything but that—anything but that!——" The Flaming Jewel It is amusing enough to see what a spattering the fish make when they find themselves completely foiled: they raise the water in a perfect shower, and wet every one that stands within their reach. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia He slapped the dough in, spattering boiling grease right and left. The Fighting Edge Do you think all this gutter spattering is necessary to reach conclusions and arrive at a final better condition for the nation's life? The High Calling It was a surprise to see these leisurely and luxurious animals spattering the water in such an ecstasy of amative rage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Its depth prevents spattering, and tin and aluminum admit quickly the chill of the ice or cold water. American Cookery November, 1921 "Get out, you smeowt!" cried Gilmour, and with a vicious shove of the brush he sent a shower of dirty drops spattering about the boy's bare legs. The House with the Green Shutters Then he ran towards them, spattering through the water that had already invaded the flat. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions It is late, for the woman has been doing extra work; it is stormy, too, blustering and spattering rain. The Diamond Coterie I flew off like an arrow back towards the party we had just left, followed by a spattering fire from the men. A Queen's Error Nils turned to look at the little girl, who gripped the coffee-grinder between her knees and ground so hard that her two braids bobbed and her face flushed under its broad spattering of freckles. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Claud gave a spiteful laugh, and shook himself in his cousin's direction, spattering him with drops. The Merryweathers They caught him as we fired, and murdered him in a doorway with hatchet and gun-stock, spattering everything with the poor wretch's brains. The Reckoning They put the head under water, and held it there, while spattering vigorously with wings and tail. In Nesting Time A spattering sound like the falling of heavy sleet filled the control room. Hunters Out of Space Bullets were humming and whistling overhead, and spattering the ground around him. The Flag Drops of blood flow, spattering over the foliage. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul The spattering of so many balls in the water looked very destructive, and startled and amazed the gaping crowds around. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 Under a spattering fire from the beachcomber's drunken companions we pulled out into deeper water and safety, and then, shipping my oar, I sprang to Te Manu's aid. The Flemmings And "Flash Harry" Of Savait From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 There was a spattering sound, as of sleet falling against a distant roof. Hunters Out of Space As they sat listening to the spattering of the rain on the deck above, one of the skylight flaps was lifted, and, to their joy, their names were called by the boy Lilo. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 Jeers and yells broke out, spattering forth like a skirmish fire, then almost instantly were merged into a vast, ominous roar. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights Blood trickled down his chin, a drop spattering on his clothing. Millennium He blew the blood from his lips, the better to breathe, spattering the scarlet countenance of Mr. Perkins with scores of dots which were a deeper red. The Rich Little Poor Boy We had already learned that the Merrimac swarmed with sharpshooters, for their bullets were constantly spattering against our turret and our deck. The Monitor and the Merrimac Both sides of the story Frantically he thrashed there, spattering and floundering in darkness. The Flaming Jewel The sullen crash of the waters drowned the sound of 184their voices, and the canoe blindly took its own course and they felt the chill spray spattering their faces. The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa As he was doing this, the firing again began, and they could hear the bullets spattering against the granite rock, or striking the saddles. Tom Gerrard There was a spattering of applause from the listeners at this adroit question and one man in the back of the room cried "Sha—" and then sat down quickly. Greener Than You Think Infantry tramped by, the rain spattering with a cold glitter on grey helmets, on gun-barrels, on the straps of equipment. One Man's Initiation—1917 And now, nearer than they could have believed, the crash of volley firing mingled with the whirring crackle of gatlings and the spattering rattle of Montigny mitrailleuses from the Guard artillery. Lorraine A romance Happy day! when the wedge-shaped battalions of wild geese were almost as frequently seen as the spattering sparrows now! Confessions of a Book-Lover The foreign ducks stopped shovelling and spattering mud, and quacked “good by.” Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner It remained by her now, as she stood after luncheon at one of the open windows, watching the up-rolling thunder-cloud, the spattering raindrops, the quaintly solemn behaviour of the stalking, striding rooks. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The first attempts at ornamentation appear to have been a simple spattering of the surface with liquid pigment or a drawing of simple encircling bands. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 And now side by side go all three, splashing and spattering through the mortar-like mud, which, flung up in flakes by their horses’ hoofs, is scattered afar in every direction. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We were speeding through sheets of yellow soup, which spouted from our pneus in two great curving waves, spattering from head to foot the few wayfarers we met. The Car of Destiny As it came echoing towards us, it was mingled with the spattering fire, shouting and yelling of the beaters, who began to advance. The Eagle Cliff The rain beat his face, blinding him momentarily, and before he could see clearly a dark mass pounded by, swift hoofs spattering mud all over him. The White Feather Hex The entire inner surface of the bowl, save a central circle in which the head, fore-limbs, and anterior part of the body are represented, is decorated by spattering. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 It crashed to the tesserae, spattering Ludovick's legs and sandals with a liquid which later proved to be extremely red wine. The Blue Tower Another struck a poor fellow in the breast, whirled him into the air, spattering his blood upon those who stood around, killing him instantly. Winning His Way For the spattering fire, directed on the advancing party of soldiers, the loud reports of muskets, and the explosion of the grenades, made the path no comfortable place for those without arms. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Then kicking him vigorously in the side, he dashed away, with rifle shots spattering behind him. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Decorative treatment by spattering is common in the food basins, and this was no doubt performed, Chinese fashion, by means of the mouth. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Ahead, dark clouds hid the sky, and occasional spray came aboard, spattering the deck and the passengers. The Players The one shot seemed to be the signal for a spattering fire all along the line. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Tess jubilantly cooked the fish for dinner, spattering the bacon fat upon the floor. Tess of the Storm Country When we had gone another mile a spattering of "overs" began to fall around like the first heavy drops of a thunderstorm. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 One of the most beautiful forms of ladles from Sikyatki is figured in plate cxxxiii, b, a specimen in which the art of decoration by spattering is effectively displayed. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 The spattering of bullets from the Rattler increased, and the two on the rock crouched low for shelter and waited. A Son Of The Sun Intermittent cracking of the ice kept up the sound, as it were, of spattering musketry, and occasional loud reports were interspersed like the thunder of heavy guns. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Hiss, roar, rush, and a spray of spattering drops of the beaten waves splashed over them as they raced on, passing through the opening at a rate which made Max Blande feel dizzy. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai A loud bang behind us told that I was right, and the handful of rough slugs in the heavy matchlock flew spattering amongst the leaves overhead, cutting off twigs which fell into the boat. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser "In a hole as large as this we might get nothing worse than a spattering of dirt." Fighting in France They hustled about and called for the Rain Elves to come home; but they were so taken up with the fun they were having, spattering and splashing, they did not hear. Sandman's Goodnight Stories Then something happened—something hit the bowl and sent the hot mush flying into my beauty's face, and spattering over me. The Blunders of a Bashful Man The next instant part of it was plastered over Mr. Switzer's face, and, being unable to see, he pawed about wildly, spattering more paste all over, much of it getting on Mr. Bunn. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Still I beat, beat, beat, perspiringly, but resolutely, while it whisks about, spattering over face, bib, and turban. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 The bullets came whistling through the morning air, biting fiercely into the solid logs, spattering the chinking, smashing pane after pane. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Even as he spoke a shot struck the thick, iron hinge of the heavy door, the lead spattering viciously. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days Thrusting it deep into her throat she ripped and tore at the handle, spattering the incautious below with the blood spurting from the wound. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The spattering mud made us look like hideous freckled people; and so the MacDonalds saw me first. The Heather-Moon Bullets were spattering into trunks and boughs, or burying themselves with a soft sigh in the salt, but Henry could not see that anybody was yet hurt. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky One elderly woman bumped by, sitting in a kind of dreadful bath chair fastened in front of a motor bicycle, spattering noise and petrol. Set in Silver With the spray spattering his goggles, he sent the plane right into the midst of it. Curlie Carson Listens In Blakely's dive to save his fallen comrade had just saved his own head, for rock chips and spattering lead flew on every side, scratching, but not seriously wounding him. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier Up came shots from high-angle guns, spattering around them like spray from a fountain; but they persevered, making for the direction of the drill ground. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley A stone flew through the air, striking a rain pool and spattering mud on Ashe's boots. The Time Traders She was pale, the freckles on her fair skin showing like a spattering of brown paint, her flaming hair slipped in a tousled coil to one side of her head. The Emigrant Trail In such an event there would be a very fair chance of the passenger spattering up the rocks a thousand feet or so below. Italy at War and the Allies in the West It was also without weight when in liquid form—a fact he discovered when it began rising through the air and spattering over everything, including his bare skin. The Sky Is Falling There was the sound of rain spattering among the loosened lumps of clay. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The coppice and corn-fields in front of the British troops were filled with French sharp-shooters, who kept up a distant spattering fire. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book It was scattered over plain and bottom in dottings of white, here drawn close in clustering agglomerations, there detached in separate spatterings. The Emigrant Trail A bright flash followed, and as the accompanying roar met their ears a harsh spattering and hissing beyond relieved their anxiety immensely. Ralph Granger's Fortunes I followed the guard's advice, and, crawling into my corner, wrapped myself in the rug and lay back watching the rain-drops spattering along the window-sill. In Search of the Unknown It is a good idea to set preserves and fruit butters in the oven with the door ajar to finish cooking as there is then much less danger of burning or spattering. Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. With that a cannon-shot sent the sand spattering to our boots and filled the air with powder-dust; but when the smoke cleared, M. Radisson had quietly put himself between Ben and the fort. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade She knelt among them, thrusting her hands between their rustling stalks, jerking them up and casting them away, the friable soil spattering from their roots. The Emigrant Trail Before he reached the exit there sounded, spattering and intermittent, like the first popping kernels of corn in a pan, a succession of pistol-shots from the ranch-house. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Between them they drag Walsh's senseless body to the edge, and then, somehow, despite hissing, spattering lead, they bear him safely down and carry him within the cave. Foes in Ambush With the wind came the rain, a passing summer-night's shower of great drops spattering on the leaves above and dripping thence to fall hissing in the fires. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady She looked silently round her on the mist, the groups of rough men, the spatterings of light that were like violence, too. Romance The rain began in a spattering of heavy drops. The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar A heavy beer-bottle flung by one of the women crashed on the wall over the countryman's head, the contents spattering over him like rain. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman He fired and the man dropped, but he had used his rifle and the great spattering of earth showed his whereabouts. The Half-Hearted The gorp thrashed madly, spattering table and surrounding Salariki with its life fluid, but the attention of the crowd was riveted elsewhere. Plague Ship More revolting than the mangled victims, than the gashed limbs, than the lifeless trunks, than the spattering brains, are the lawless passions which sweep, tempest-like, through the fiendish tumult. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader The sky had become overcast and a spattering of raindrops smote her in the face. The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar A decanter of whiskey burst spattering over a table. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The list of table linen is incomplete without a damask carving cloth to match each tablecloth, which it protects from spatterings from the platter. The Complete Home There was one spattering shower, which pebbled the dusty roads, and a few crashes of rolling thunder. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder The upper part of the cylinder, F, is filled with cotton wool to prevent loss of mercury by spattering. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 I could not endure her ridicule, so forthwith I made a sort of flying leap to her side of the street, spattering the mud in every direction as I alighted beside her. The Fatal Glove I offered her my apologies, but she made even a shorter turn than usual when I had mounted, and we scurried off down the road, spattering ourselves as we went. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches And the white man hastened as best he could, reeling at every step, with blood streaming from his wrists and spattering upon the stones beneath the leering eyes of the gods. Leonie of the Jungle The drops were no longer clinging to the leaves, they were spattering dull and lustrelessly to the ground. The Miracle Man But he drowned the thought by still more recklessly spattering with his ladle: "What signifies who we be, or where we are, or what we do?" Israel Potter From those shoals he was scooping up mud in both hands, and spattering all men and all measures. The Ramrodders A Novel There was no sound now but the water spattering under our craft, and the fumbling and infrequent splash of the sweep. London River The old-fashioned quill pen was his preference; and as the hours advanced, and mental excitement waxed in activity, the profuse spattering of ink rattled like rain. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy At once the ducks became confused, scattering in all directions, squawking madly, spattering the water. The Silent Places Three field-pieces were brought up, the defenders were driven out, and a bridge was laid under a spattering fusillade from behind bushes, which continued till the English had crossed the stream. Montcalm and Wolfe So saying, he threw a large stone into the water, spattering both the girls, but wetting Jenny the most. The English Orphans The tall edifices bid gloomy defiance to the storm with their blinds all closed, even as a man winks when he faces a spattering gust. Twice Told Tales Seizing a brush she began laying about her, sending the paint into her hair, over her clothes and spattering her companions until they threatened to throw her overboard if she did not desist. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat But for a mercy, he had pulled down his panel—didn't know he had!—and the next thing he knew was a bullet spattering on it—just where his eye should have been. Elizabeth's Campaign Lloyd said to Orren, with blood spattering from out of his mouth. Scorched Earth We could all hear the rain spattering down violently. Sweetapple Cove Off to the right, a sudden spattering of shots in mid-air told him the battle in the sky was likewise being engaged. The Air Trust The greatest care must be taken to prevent loss of solutions during processes of evaporation, either from too violent ebullition, from evaporation to dryness and spattering, or from the evolution of gas during the heating. An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes At six o'clock with darkness came a spattering of rain, heavy single drops that fell each with its splotch, exuding from the asphalt the warming smell of thaw. Every Soul Hath Its Song The little spattering tug wheeled up within hail, tossing like a cork on the brown waves of the estuary, and the skipper in the green pulpit between the paddle-boxes waved a hand cheerily. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle It fell for half an hour, scarcely so much as spattering them in their recess, but plunging over them into the torrent beneath. Overland The Master had just finished checking his roster, when quite without any preliminary disturbance a crackle of rifle-fire began spattering from the city. The Flying Legion In general, evaporation upon the steam bath is to be preferred to other methods on account of the impossibility of loss by spattering. An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes Jeannette bandaged his head, the rain spattering through the broken log house upon them both. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The silence lasted about a quarter of an hour, and then fire was opened upon them from three sides, bullets singing over their heads, or spattering upon the rocks. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Right bravely did the duke and his lordship venture forth into the spattering rain. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 Other projectiles were falling around the Mare Nostrum, spattering it with jets of foam. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The sun still shone bright as before; yet distinctly, undeniably, the man felt a great wet spattering drop fall from above upon his hand—and a moment later another. Where the Trail Divides The Turks are still on guard at the cradle and the grave of Christ, to try and keep the devout Christians from spattering up the walls with each other's blood. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 All about him the big, cool drops were spattering on the invisible stones. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 He ran into the enemies' pickets and barely escaped capture by swimming a deep creek, shot spattering all around them. Russell H. Conwell One burst on the rear lip of the trench, spattering earth and bullets about them and leaving a choking reek swirling and eddying along the trench. Action Front At last it had come: the spattering, turbulent tear storm. Where the Trail Divides She dashed the cold water up on her cheeks till the spattering drops gleamed like crystals on the crisp waviness of her ruddy brown hair. The Bent Twig I could hear Percies whistling all around, and see them spattering up the ground as they struck, not so far away, but they did not seem to be coming in our direction. A Minstrel in France It spun round in a blaze like a whirling rainbow, and the sun gleamed upon it, and the wind whipped it, until it seemed a maze of spattering diamonds. Men, Women and Ghosts Demetrio fired shot after shot, constantly warning his men of impending danger, but they took no heed until they felt the bullets spattering them from one side. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution Mid-afternoons, in the low places when he passed through, there was a spattering of snow water collected in tiny puddles. Where the Trail Divides "I congratulate you on your good manners in rushing about spattering and befouling your fellow beings and threatening their lives." The Conflict The storm broke and the rain beat in, spattering her nightdress until she rose and lowered the windows. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories The elder man wiped away some of the blood that was spattering his clothes, turned to his assailant, and said: ‘And since when has an attempted assassination been considered an introduction?’ Beasts and Super-Beasts The flying grains of wheat, spattering as they fell, stung his face like wind-driven particles of ice. The Octopus : A story of California Presently came the crack of an arquebus, and spattering sounds behind me told me where the shot had struck the water. An Enemy to the King But now, whiles I stared at her insolent beauty and no word ready, Don Federigo made her one of his grand bows and staggered into the cave, spattering blood as he went. Martin Conisby's Vengeance Nils turned to look at the little girl, who gripped the coffee grinder between her knees and ground so hard that her two braids bobbed and her face flushed under its broad spattering of freckles. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories The building shook to its buffets; it swept like feeling fingers across the windows, drummed on the low roofs of the outhouses, ran in a spattering rush along the balcony. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California A yell, an oath, and the shot came together—a shot which went into the mud and sent it spattering about them. The Highwayman The missive was signed "H. Fisbee," in a strapping masculine hand that suggested six feet of enterprise and muscle spattering ink on its shirt sleeves. The Gentleman from Indiana The curtain came down, the great singers bowed, and Siegmund felt the spattering roar of applause quicken his pulse. The Trespasser I heard for the first time the angry screech of the mitrailleuse and saw the hailstorm of its bullets spattering on the pavement of the bridge. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places The tall edifices bid gloomy defiance to the storm, with their blinds all closed, even as a man winks when he faces a spattering gust. Beneath an Umbrella (From "Twice Told Tales") They shout aloud as he flies past them, the long stride of the chestnut skimming over the ground, and spattering fragments of torn grass and ploughed-up earth about him as he goes. Henry Dunbar A Novel A wind had risen; large spattering drops were now beginning to fall more heavily on the ground and in a few minutes it would be impossible to stand against the advancing tempest. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain A few spattering shot, all of which came from the west side of the buildings, and the flickering light of the fire, were the only interruptions to the otherwise death-like calm of the hour. Satanstoe All around the women continuously flowed a river from hot-water buckets emptied with a sudden splash, cold-water faucets left dripping, soap suds spattering, and the dripping from rinsed laundry which was hung up. L'Assommoir A dash of spray from the lawn-sprinkler was spattering the sill, threatening to dampen a pile of dainty clothing laid upon a chair. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories Almost as suddenly as it had opened upon them the tumult ceased, and in the silence that followed they listened to the heavy raindrops spattering from the eaves. In Exile and Other Stories I glanced out on the water, and the spattering shot were like a hailstorm. Life on the Mississippi, Part 6. Throughout the tedious march up the steeply rising defile a spattering fire came from the rocks and ridges flanking the track, all but blocked by the surging concourse of miserable followers. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 They had not proceeded far, however, before the peals of thunder became more intense, and soon large drops of rain came spattering down. The Fourth Watch In answer, a spattering of rifle reports came from the jail windows. The Call of the Cumberlands Two of the men were through, and I was being hauled through, when there was a spattering of shots from behind. The Yeoman Adventurer The fellow gave back, staring from this deadly knife to her fierce eyes and reading there the truth of her words, he turned and made off, spattering blood as he went. Peregrine's Progress For a while he nodded, half asleep, beside his fire, watching the darkened river, where the mullet, shimmering with phosphorescence, still leaped starkly above the surface, and fell in spattering brilliance. The Best American Humorous Short Stories She discovered we were staying at the same hotel, so we had to dine together, and she talked the Taj all through dinner, spattering it with adjectives, while Boggley grunted at intervals. Olivia in India The Ludus begins by spattering mud on the memory of the divine Claudius; it ends with a shower of poetic roses over the glory of the diviner Nero! Seekers after God Wrappings on their hands and sometimes about their faces made them doubly awkward, and the hot tallowy mess spilt in spattering streams upon them and upon the straw under them. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front The charge of buckshot whistled after him, spattering viciously through the twigs, and several of the bolder spirits in the gang at once raised a half-hearted cry of "Murder!" A Rogue by Compulsion But they kept on sneering at me till Edwin had reached the first branch and was shaking it so hard that the lovely plums came spattering to the ground. Maezli A Story of the Swiss Valleys The coppice and cornfields in front of the British troops were filled with French sharp-shooters, who kept up a distant, spattering fire. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 To prevent spattering, the bowl of cream may be covered with paper while the cream is being whipped. School and Home Cooking It threw a back somersault and landed again in the snow, tearing it up for yards around, the crimson tide from its wounds spattering everything thereabout. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods Then he also dipped the heads of a handful of long severed wheat stalks in the blood pouch and shook it over Si'Wren, spattering her skin liberally with the blood. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs We were panting along when suddenly a shower of sand and earth was dash'd in my face, spattering me all over. The Splendid Spur Andrews's ears were full of the sound of racing gutters and spattering waterspouts, and of the hard unceasing beat of the rain on the pavements. Three Soldiers You should have seen us 'bout ship and come spattering down the Sound. A Fool There Was Wrenches horse's head over, nearly breaking lower jaw; swings himself into saddle, and sends home both spurs in the midst of a spattering gale of Best Patna. Soldiers Three After a spattering fire that did no harm, the German abandoned the gun and strove to nosedive, always a rather risky proceeding in such a big plane when haste is apt to neutralize efficiency. Our Pilots in the Air They lashed him until the whip was spattering blood all over them, until blood was running to the ground. 100%: the Story of a Patriot He jumped into the ditch again, and a big automobile went by at a fast pace, spattering showers of mud all over him. Jimmie Higgins At one time it was "spattering," when all faces and fingers had a tendency to smudges of India ink; and there was hardly a fine comb or tooth-brush fit for use in the establishment. What Katy Did at School But it was not at the tennis that he looked, twenty minutes later, when he reached the courts; although a brilliant play was being made, and there was a spattering of applause. Harriet and the Piper Just then rifle-shots and the spattering of bullets made quick work urgent. The U. P. Trail Unfortunately, it was a cloudy evening, and a spattering of rain fell from time to time. The Paying Guest A spattering of bullets gave note that the news of their coming was abroad, but they toiled up to the top of the hill. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom "Hello! it's beginning to sprinkle," they would say when a shell burst, spattering mud and dirt upon the passers-by. The French Twins On the white road outside the gates of the castle was a dark spattering of breaks and wagonettes and dogcarts. The Enchanted Castle Harder came the rain, pouring out of a windless sky, and spattering up from the notice-boards of the house-agents, which lay in a row on the lawn where Charles had hurled them. Howards End A large black cloud had covered up the sun, and some drops were spattering on Mr. Dennant's hard felt hat. The Island Pharisees "You are the cause of my being wounded unto death," said one of the young men, letting a gush of scarlet life-blood vomit in his palm, and spattering it into Biscarrat's livid face. The Man in the Iron Mask But on the table, by the window, I saw a beautiful new desk in place of the old clumsy thing I had been spattering and spoiling so many years. Stepping Heavenward As the spattering mud-drops fell round him, Carraway lifted his head and sniffed the air like a pointer that has been just turned afield. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields For what had he been at Rennes but a sort of Scaramouche—the little skirmisher, the astute intriguer, spattering the seed of trouble with a sly hand? Scaramouche He dies lamented of Europe; his blood spattering the cheeks of his old Mother, ninety-three years old. The French Revolution I butted into him, spattering the slush all over him, besides making a filthy mess of grease on the deck, then newly cleansed. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger II He walked through the February city, where trucks flung up a spattering of slush and the sky was dark above dark brick cornices. Babbitt Inch by inch he crept on, expecting to hear the bang of rifles, the spattering of bullets. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border To my utter amazement it fell with a dull splash, breaking at once through the thin crust, and spattering round the hole a yellowish creamy fluid, into which it sank and disappeared. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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