单词 | spectacled |
例句 | Finally a doctor came, gray-haired, white-coated, spectacled, efficient, serious, taciturn, bearing a tray upon which sat a bottle of mysterious fluid and a hypodermic needle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z One was Brand, a short, black, morose bachelor; the other was Cooke, a tall, yellow, spectacled fellow who spent his spare time keeping track of world events through the Chicago Daily Tribune. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Another face—pale, spectacled, with a small straw-coloured moustache. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z At a larger pond just down the road, a dozen spectacled caiman lounged in the shallows, and a long-toed bird called a wattled jaçana waded alongside a roseate spoonbill. On a Colombian Savanna, Hawks, Caimans and So Many Stars 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Blumenthal is the bald and aggressively spectacled chef and proprietor of the Fat Duck, a restaurant to the west of London. Critic?s Notebook: In London, Stalking the New 2011-05-25T04:14:30Z "Orphan Black" is very much set in the present and peopled with many "conventional" characters — the con woman, the soccer mom, the spectacled scientist — yet it pushes past traditional boundaries with absolutely no self-congratulation. 'Orphan Black,' Emmy snubs and questions of identity 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z In Ecuador and Peru, community-led programmes, forest purchases and monitoring schemes are helping protect spectacled bears, as well as ocelot, jaguarundi and mountain tapir. Recall of the wild: South America's new era of nature-led tourism 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The national zoo hosts animals indigenous to the region, including condors and Andean spectacled bears; Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Exhilarated in Ecuador, with time on his side Bigger mammals, like the spectacled bear and woolly mountain tapir, roam the mountains as well. Wing tips: Bird-watching adventures high in the Andes Mountains 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z At our second stop, a spectacled bear, black with goggle-shaped white markings around its eyes, tore through the mist and down a hill, taking shelter behind a cluster of boulders. Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Sun, moon, grizzly, black, spectacled, sloth: Bears all over the world can stand, shuffle, totter and walk on two legs, though they usually prefer four. Chinese Zoo Denies, in Voice of a Bear, That Sun Bear Is a Person in a Suit 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z But residents say mining will threaten high altitude wetlands, water and animals like the spectacled bear. Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z When the nearly two-foot reptile was caught days later, it was discovered to be a spectacled caiman, a species of crocodile native to Central and South America. The Prospect Park Gator Was Not the First. Here Are Other Urban Gators. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Some described spectacled bears, jaguars and pumas, virtually unknown here outside the park boundaries. In Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The spectacled, quarter-sized amphibian “is currently at risk of extinction throughout its range primarily due to the approval and commencement of geothermal development,” the service said. Endangered listing for Nevada toad in geothermal power fight 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The spectacled Andean bear is South America's only bear species. 10 different kinds of bear: Everything you need to know about the huge mammals 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z He believed it to be a subspecies of the more common spectacled caiman, evolving in isolation, separated from other caimans by a large waterfall and an 8-mile channel carved through a rocky gorge. In the bombast of an American TV host, colonial science lives on 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z In India, horses are injected with a cocktail of venoms from Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper, the spectacled cobra and the common krait, sourced exclusively from snakes in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Venomous Menace: Snakebite Treatments Are Failing in India 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Currently, only two of those species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act: the Steller’s eider and the spectacled eider. Drilling Could Cause Extinctions in Alaskan Refuge, Government Plan Says 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Over two days in November, record-breaking heat in Australia's north wiped out almost one-third of the nation's spectacled flying foxes, according to researchers. How 'one-third' of a bat population died in two days 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The main threats to spectacled bears throughout the region are hunting and habitat loss and degradation. 10 different kinds of bear: Everything you need to know about the huge mammals 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They’re sometimes home to threatened or endangered species, Andresen added, like the spectacled eider, an Arctic sea duck that prefers to nest near shallow ponds or lakes. Arctic Lakes Are Vanishing by the Hundreds 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Which is why I was with some of the finest chefs in the Andes at Lake Colorada in northwestern Bolivia, home of the spectacled caiman — a relative of the alligator. It’s Dinnertime in the Amazon. Look What’s on the Chef’s Menu. 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The eyes of the spectacled bear sit in disks of black fur on a stark white face. Why predators have such crazy faces 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The animals, also known as spectacled fruit bats, were unable to survive in temperatures which exceeded 42C. How 'one-third' of a bat population died in two days 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z A cousin of the Andean spectacled bear, the ancient species was slightly smaller than today’s grizzly bear. Ice Age Predators Found Alongside Oldest Human in Americas 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Endangered animal species such as the spectacled bear – which inspired the Paddington Bear children’s stories – and the white-winged guan are under threat from the blazes. Peru declares state of emergency over deadly forest fires 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z "Due to my concussion, my eyes have lost the memory to keep track of moving objects," a spectacled Cravens said in a post that was subsequently deleted. Youth has not been served for USC this season 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Jordan Woodhead has snapped at the opportunity to take care of an American alligator, a rare Siamese crocodile and a spectacled caiman, in his garden. Crikey! I've got two crocodiles in my back garden - BBC News 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Last week, researchers from Western Sydney University finalised their conclusion that about 23,000 spectacled flying foxes died in the event on 26 and 27 November. How 'one-third' of a bat population died in two days 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Staff there are planning to move a dozen animals, including vulnerable spectacled bears, to another park in the Andean state of Merida. Venezuela food shortages leave zoo animals hungry 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Could he have ever known that, just by being himself, he would have such an impact on a confused, spectacled half-Asian, half-white kid on the other side of the world? Muhammad Ali taught me to be proud of my skin and Muslim faith | Omar Musa 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The spectacled bear named for the yellow rings around its eyes is South America's only bear species. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is calling on police to investigate the illegal hunting death of an endangered bear 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z These include carpet vipers, spitting cobras and puff adders in Africa and spectacled cobras, common kraits, Russell’s vipers and saw-scaled vipers in India and south-east Asia. As cobras and vipers spread their deadly venom, it’s getting harder to save lives 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Experts have long been concerned about the survival of spectacled flying foxes. How 'one-third' of a bat population died in two days 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Authorities say spectacled bears, also known as Andean bears, typically live 20-25 years in captivity, slightly longer than in the wild. Buffalo Zoo euthanizes 35-year old spectacled bear 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Back then, Kent Tekulve was a wiry, spectacled submarining pitcher who was the last visiting pitcher to throw the final pitch of a World Series Game 7 win. World Series 2014: Royals Crush Giants and Force Game 7 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Black and spectacled caiman bask confidently in the sun, as pairs of scarlet macaws cackle loudly overhead. Scientist at Work Blog: Dinosaurs of the Rewa River 2013-01-22T11:42:31Z In Las Orquídeas, those species include the emblematic and endangered Andean spectacled bear, rare jaguar, puma, monkeys, deer, amphibians and an incredible variety of birds, bats and insects. Colombia's Cloud Forests Imperiled by Climate Change, Development 2012-12-05T15:17:01.767Z According to the team’s audit, the sanctuary is home to 85 species of mammals, 326 species of birds and 23 species of reptiles and amphibians, and protects the endangered mountain tapir and spectacled bear. New species of night monkey, porcupine and shrew opossum found in Peru 2012-10-02T15:45:00.247Z The Buffalo Zoo says she was the world’s oldest spectacled bear. Buffalo Zoo euthanizes 35-year old spectacled bear 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z And Grizzle turned his bleared and spectacled eyes full upon his companion. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z On Fourteenth Street a big black-haired man and a little spectacled woman stop to laugh at the fortune-telling paroquets. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The endangered spectacled bear is one such species. Colombia's Cloud Forests Imperiled by Climate Change, Development 2012-12-05T15:17:01.767Z Ah Lum, the spectacled brigand chief, with all the wisdom of Confucius and Lao-Tze at his finger tips, is a most amusing person.... Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z But to secure that worthy's aid--he was but a deputy, a pot-bellied, spectacled shoemaker--was another matter. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Four gentlemen—one p. xxiva beaming, spectacled person in drab shorts—are outside passengers for Rochester. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z I don't want any spectacled, short-haired, flat-chested females in my house, thank you. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Mr. Frost, as usual, was true to his word, for the clock struck the half hour sharply just at the moment that his spectacled, benevolent face appeared in the doorway. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z But, indebted, I suppose, to my spectacled benevolent appearance, such occasions let me pass unnotified. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The third one—attenuated, stoop-shouldered and spectacled—was in the dumps because sore fingers had scaled her average down to ten-fifty—“hardly worth coming out from Spokane for,” she sniffed. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z At this moment the spectacled young gentleman issued from the shrubs at their elbow. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The grave spectacled eyes of the historian flashed to such purpose that Miss Dobbs was fain to admit "that she never would have thought the old fool had it in him." The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z A little, spectacled man, with a shrill voice and insignificant appearance, was ushered in, and, as I inspected him, Haldane's choice reminded me of the Hebrew shepherd's sling. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Mr. Werner's spectacled and supercilious face regarded me over her shoulder; he evidently had a low opinion of me, I do not know why. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z She turned upon me a countenance like that of an ancient and spectacled falcon. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z From her black coat to her lighter eye markings, she was a prime example of the spectacled bear of South America. The loneliness of the long-distance panda 2011-11-16T18:21:13.643Z Henry Clay is so identified with the Whig cause and with Whig principles, that "all tongues speak of him, and the blear'd sights are spectacled to see him." Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z Our little spectacled broker, however, held my eye as he flitted to and fro, and now and then with a strident cry gathered a mob of gesticulating men about him. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z And such sterilisation, where it is not producing actually diseased and degenerate offspring, is producing a pitiful race of pallid and enfeebled babes and children; dyspeptic and spectacled, adenoid-afflicted, unchildlike and generally deteriorate. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z And then, though he said he must not touch it, he drank some himself, and became excited, and she was conscious that a spectacled youth with projecting teeth turned to look at them. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z He was getting "cheeky," said a spectacled adjutant-general of a neighboring brigade. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Mackenzie, spectacled though he was, saw the first sitting hare, gave the word to slip the dogs, and spurred after them like a boy. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z A composite picture by Rowlandson shows the ministry as a spectacled ape in the wig of a learned justice, with episcopal mitre and Catholic crozier. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z "What's he like?" asked the spectacled gentleman, who no longer drove; and when Denis told him he was sure he had met Moseley in the forenoon, and felt confident of recognizing him again. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Here and there a spectacled old gentleman nosed his way from case to case, making at intervals cabalistic pencil marks on the margin of his catalogue—which specimen of compiled literature alone cost five dollars. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The Phantom trailed the spectacled man’s glance to a glass-partioned cubby-hole at the other end of the room, where a bald and sharp-nosed man sat at a desk. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Marise watched them, her eyes on the doctor's serious, spectacled eyes. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The hymns were always started by the same man, a spectacled N.C.O. in a Red Cross unit, with a personality worthy of his stripes. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z The other passenger was an old lady, spectacled and rheumatic. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z The one in the bow handling the wheel is already familiar to our readers, who will at once recognize the cherubic, smiling features of the spectacled Billy Barnes. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z “Remarkable!” murmured the spectacled individual, drawing a few steps closer to obtain a clearer view of the Phantom. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z By the light of his torch, which he kept constantly in use, Tom saw a big, bearded, spectacled face appear at the aperture nearest to him on the right. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Hastily the spectacled young Major vouched for the other speaker. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Seth spotted a spectacled eider — a seldom spotted sea duck — and set up a spotting scope so we could take a close-up look. Scientist at Work: Eavesdropping on Arctic Birds 2011-06-15T21:11:16Z Dor�'s calmness took away her breath, but a certain joy showed itself eagerly over her spectacled nose. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z As the Phantom walked in, a spectacled, shirt-sleeved man seated at a desk near the entrance looked up and regarded him with twinkling eyes. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z When he awoke, Olly was sitting by his bedside; the dusky figure of Pete, spectacled and reading a good book, was dimly outlined against the window—but that was all. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z A pretty girl of twenty, a picture of splendid health, with dark hair, and features as regularly cut as those of a marble statue, instead of the spectacled professor he expected to see. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z The spectacled face had assumed a rigid cast which Gwynneth knew well, and for which Nurse Ella had just the chin. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z “Could any one have the heart to scold you?” asked the spectacled student. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z Some looked like studio artists, pale, intelligent, sometimes spectacled, others more like pavement artists, others again suggested sign-painters. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z The Traffords, spectacled and wrapped to their noses, had all the sensations then of hunting an unknown quarry behind a pack of wolves. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z He graduated, a spectacled grind, bowed of shoulder, straight of hair, earnest of thought. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z When Mahadua struck a match on the box, its snapping hiss and flare of light caused an uneasy shift of the spectacled eyes. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z From that moment two or three spectacled scribes gathered together in a large schoolroom, labelled "Bureau" both in French and in German, and busied themselves with endless scribblings. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z A spectacled face glared down upon him from under the dripping spikes of an umbrella. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z As the porter put Trent's luggage into an automobile, the expected happened: the spectacled, pink-turbaned native approached, beamed upon him and spoke in suave tones, in English. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z With her dark complexion and high color she was indeed a striking figure as she stood there, hands on her hips, and panting slightly as she gazed back bravely into Miss Carrington’s spectacled eyes. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z Bob whistled again, this time a little more shrilly, and he kept on whistling until a pale, spectacled face appeared at an upstairs window. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z The gentleman addressed—a morose, unclean, and spectacled youth of scientific proclivities—was the latest recruit to the gang. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z And do not imagine that I am speaking of blue-stockings, spectacled spinsters disdained of Cupid. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Mr. Kagame’s spectacled face dominates Kigali, the capital, through countless posters and billboards. Doubts Rise in Rwanda as Vote Nears 2010-08-09T01:50:00Z "The expedition allowed a unique opportunity to be in the right place at the right time, in order to find these big aggregations of spectacled eiders," Mr Wilson explains. Surprise walrus attack filmed 2010-05-12T10:21:00Z He then went to the University of Florida because of its proximity to alligators, but wrote his Ph.D. thesis on the spectacled caiman, his childhood pet. John Thorbjarnarson, 52, a Leading Expert on Crocodiles 2010-03-10T03:58:00Z They found the body of a radio-collared three-toed sloth with lethal wounds that suggest it was hunted by a spectacled owl, which ate its organs. 2010-02-04T12:33:00Z In fact, he hardly once seemed to take his spectacled gaze off the minister's face during the whole service; and Mr Burnett believed in giving his congregation good measure. The Spy in Black There was an atmosphere of rest about the History Sixth, a leisured dignity that contrasted very delightfully with the spectacled industry of the Upper Fifth. Sinister Street, vol. 1 There were nearly a dozen of them altogether, from the senior book-keeper, gray-bearded and spectacled, down to Tom Morley, whose work it was to look after collecting the wharfage. Terry's Trials and Triumphs His hair shocked out in front like hay, and under it were two spectacled eyes which never seemed to regard anything with particular attention. Last Words The man had already begun to back away again, but as Barres moved he stopped and cursed him: “Put them up your hands!” snarled the spectacled man, with a final oath. The Moonlit Way He was a small spectacled man and he was only a child in the hands of two powerful youths. The Guns of Europe "Who is our spectacled friend?" said Linton, as they drove away from the door. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Along all those rows of faces, black and brown, yellow and white, spectacled and pimpled, ugly and less ugly, there gleamed expectancy. Years of Plenty "Red ruin for you, my boy!" exclaimed the spectacled one behind him. Ewing\\'s Lady The spectacled man lost most of his colour as Barres started toward him. The Moonlit Way By the mercy of Allah I opened conversation with a spectacled Scot. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel She ate bread and butter, and sipped at the compound liquor in silence, the while the spectacled eyes continued their scrutiny. An Unknown Lover Nearly in front of the conductor were two veteran spectacled sisters, who at no time whispered to each other, but kept up a strong thinking and a frequent use of the pencil. The Story of Chautauqua "Old Velvet" turned to the spectacled young man. Ewing\\'s Lady This round-shouldered, spectacled scholar, with a large nose and receding chin, poured out brilliant observations, subtile and suggestive, and had an apparently inexhaustible store of the literature of Europe. The New Warden Their officers were as miserable a set of men as Japan could furnish—spectacled, undersized even for Japan, hollow-backed and hump-shouldered. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He was a spectacled prig in a white necktie, a clergyman, I suppose, though he looked amazingly like a waiter, and she a little round combination of dimples and giggle. An American Girl Abroad On either side of this door the bears held sway: shaggy grizzlies, black bears, cinnamon and brown; spectacled Andeans and sleek white polars padding silently on tufted feet. Clean Break "Will you give it to me?" said a voice, and, as he did not care one way or the other, the spectacled young man put it in his portfolio. Ewing\\'s Lady Onward pushed the spectacled veterans, with fixed bayonets, addressing their eyes with pleasant oaths, and hoping that they might meet Horace Greeley. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 One of the familiar figures in Bartlett's book-shop was a keen-eyed, spectacled man who walked with quite a noticeable limp. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations But Kanker was watching him askance with his pale spectacled eyes, and Oscar would not stop. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children Two or three dogs waked up and barked lazily at them as they walked up the path to where an elderly, spectacled woman sat on the porch knitting. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures Blond, spectacled, middle-aged, and ponderous, he regarded his wife's performances and other people's with a leniency as amazing as her own. The Return of the Prodigal It was high noon when I reached the Mackerel camp, and I found the spectacled veterans hastily preparing to cross Duck Lake after the manner of aquatic warriors. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 From the head-office a little spectacled gentleman came tripping towards him. Ditte: Girl Alive! The little blind god knows neither times nor seasons—all alike are his own—but the man in grey, old and spectacled though he may be, is his confidential messenger. Threads of Grey and Gold Drowning men catch at straws, and the spectacled visage of the auctioneer, as he clings wildly to his rostrum, is a perfect study of terrified imbecility. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. But, there was a dreadful, dirty, snuffy, spectacled old Irishman, named Robert Close, a driver, who took this interval to amuse himself. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw "Ah! there'sshape!" was the low cry of the spectacled veterans, as they gazed breathlessly at the picture. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 One or two of the young men were pale and spectacled, and so they did not interest her. Coquette He appeared at last, the maid ushering him in—a spectacled, dry, but not ungenial-looking man. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) And on Mr. Magee's left sat the professor, bearded, spectacled, calm, seemingly undisturbed by this queer flurry of events, beside the fair girl of the station who trusted Magee at last. Seven Keys to Baldpate The first speaker was a delicate, pale-faced, spectacled Breton; the second, a vivacious individual from Paris, who, like Henri and Jules, had had the misfortune to be in Germany when the war broke out. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front The music enveloped him and rose about him, transfiguring the plain, squat figure, floating above the spectacled face and crisp, curling locks. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists His kind sister Margaret, spectacled and learned like himself, made him happy in his single state; he considered it too late to change. Shirley Presently a man came into sight, stoop-shouldered and spectacled, and roughly dressed. Kildares of Storm His spectacled eyes blinked keenly behind their flashing lenses; the button of a nose underneath twitched as though it scented battle once again; and the drink with the opprobrious name was suddenly put down unfinished. The Camera Fiend I went through the house and came outside again where I met an absent-minded, spectacled man. Our Next-Door Neighbors The close-cropped hair, the unnecessarily spectacled face, the short tight jacket, the cigar, and the frequenting of public-houses were unpleasant outward signs; but far more deplorable was the cynic tone. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 There was nothing remarkable in his appearance, his spectacled eyes, squat nose, and square-cropped bristling beard being simply characteristic of his class and country. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories A great deal of nonsense has been talked and written about the spectacled Girton girl competing with men in knowledge, at the expense of forfeiting their admiration and thereby losing her vantage-ground. The Curse of Education Two or three in particular, spectacled, aproned, absorbed, engaged her sympathy to an absurd extent, seemed to show her for the time the right way to live. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 Jeff brought out three or four chapters, and the young man whirled over the leaves with a practised and lightning-like faculty, his spectacled eyes probing as he turned. The Prisoner In the evolution of the forces of the people——' 'It is not right, Witsky, that you should mislead a stranger,' put in his sallow, spectacled neighbour. Ghetto Comedies Lund turned his spectacled eyes in their direction. A Man to His Mate The spectacled man had his nose quite close to Mr. Crow's badges. Anderson Crow, Detective Then his features lighted up and he waved his hand at a tall, spectacled gentleman who came eagerly forward to meet him. Dorothy's Triumph A stout, spectacled gentleman of fifty or thereabouts appeared at intervals, every business day of the year, on the steps of Montgomery's Bank, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets. Otherwise Phyllis The sallow, spectacled man waved them down wearily. Ghetto Comedies And, for all the spectacled eyes and shuffling feet, there was a stamp of coordinated strength about the giant that bespoke the blind Samson. A Man to His Mate “Yes, the ‘spectacled bear,’ as he is called.” Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt He and the little spectacled scientist grasped each other's hands, and then Wyllard abruptly turned away. Hawtrey's Deputy To his great surprise he saw Bonzig leisurely flâning about with his cigarette in his mouth, his hands in his pockets, his long spectacled nose in the air—gazing at the shop windows. The Martian He shaded his spectacled eyes with a trembling hand, as if the light proved a little too strong for him. The Slave of Silence The giant leaned by the bowsprit, his spectacled eyes seeming to gaze ahead into the gray of the northern sky, and it seemed to Rainey as if he were smelling the wind. A Man to His Mate Barely reaching middle height, his spare form, sharp features, sallow complexion, and keen, spectacled eyes, made him look like a son of the soil. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 Carmichael leaned back to look from one of these worthies to the other, and his spectacled eyes flamed with mordant scorn. Stingaree He was withered and heavily spectacled and absent-minded to a degree I have never seen equalled. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty "Don't you believe it," said the spectacled junior who monopolized Lloyd next. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation A dreary spectacled youth in resentful charge of the office—his principals, it being Saturday afternoon, were golfing the happy hours away—professed blank ignorance of everything. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol The boy was the centre of attention: he was sitting on his mother's lap; the spectacled man, satchel at his feet, was leaning forward toward him; Steve Earle stood above them, looking down. Frank of Freedom Hill He and the little spectacled scientist grasped each other’s hands, and then Wyllard abruptly turned away. Masters of the Wheat-Lands The spectacled passenger with the portfolio arose and got off by way of the 145 front platform. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Poor dear Wagner, how well one seems to know thee, with thy purblind spectacled eyes peering into fusty books and parchments, or bending over thy crucibles and retorts! The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' "Well, that is a fine plant!" observed Mr. Learning, admiration in his spectacled eyes. The Crown of Success Frank met him as he got out of his car, looked up anxiously into his spectacled face, whiffed the strange-smelling satchel he carried, escorted him gravely up the steps. Frank of Freedom Hill The Coroner looked down at his papers, his spectacled eyes wandering about them as if in search of something. In the Mayor's Parlour He lifted a colossal, mop-like head and a huge hand as Mr. Tertius stepped across the threshold, and his spectacled eyes twinkled as their glance fell on the bag which the visitor carried so gingerly. The Herapath Property Up and down the paths walked several spectacled men, who were brought up to me and introduced as Professor So-and-So, and Doctor So-and-So. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 The bleared spectacled eyes lit up, the prim mouth broke into a smile which matched the April sun. Robert Elsmere But Earle, following the spectacled man out of the room, stopped in the doorway. Frank of Freedom Hill I know no story of a brooch—what brooch—I never saw one—I never—ah"—he broke off in relief as two pale-faced, spectacled girls entered the shop—"customers. The Opal Serpent Mr. Tertius bent his spectacled eyes over the supper tray and remained looking at what he saw there for a while. The Herapath Property He was the elderly, spectacled gentleman in the section behind her. Mary Ware's Promised Land This answer Mr. Jellicoe delivered without moving a muscle, regarding me with the fixity of a spectacled figurehead. The Eye of Osiris A face showed at one of them, spectacled and bearded, gazing motionlessly through the panes with the effect of a sea-creature in an aquarium. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories In the shop, pale youths, untidy, abstracted old men, spectacled girls, and all varieties of the pundit caste were to be seen poring over ancient volumes or exchanging words with the proprietor. The Opal Serpent Germany, a smoking nation, is at the same time, a spectacled nation. The Young Man's Guide Its head reared up above the edge, the spectacled hood distended in anger, but Brandu quickly clapped on the cover and the snake feeding was finished for two weeks. Side Show Studies The violent fit seemed to have subsided, for Hazlet, peering out of a corner, with wandering, spectacled eyes, quite cowered when he saw him. Julian Home The knife turned in his mother’s heart at the thought of Jack shorn, scarred, spectacled. The Love Affairs of Pixie I met her spectacled glance with a beam of approval. The Lady of the Basement Flat Jane Macalister fixed two awful spectacled eyes upon the culprits, and, scarlet blushes tingling in their cheeks, they took possession of their vacant chairs. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World I talked with him, and there joined us a fat, little, elderly, spectacled, shabby-genteel, but well-to-do-looking sort of a punchy, small tradesman. The Gypsies Dr. Chuka, huge and black and spectacled, rocked back and forth in his seat, suppressing laughter. Sand Doom Though hairy and spectacled he was a comparatively young man, but his mixed blood had already given him a singular power over his dark-skinned neighbors of the territory. A Daughter of the Middle Border I stood dumb and discomfited, and the Chippendale mirror on the opposite wall reflected a round-shouldered figure, a spectacled, disfigured face. The Lady of the Basement Flat The third was an angular and spectacled schoolmarm, for Tascosa was going to celebrate by starting a school. Oh, You Tex! Three of the players were old, stout, gray, and spectacled. Aunt Rachel The girls had probably heard of it, and must be asking themselves at this moment how a portrait of this little spectacled thing could have been possible. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon It has been said that the universal habit of smoking has made Germany "a spectacled nation." Pushing to the Front He feared no rivalry among the youth of the village, but this scholar—— Jack met him at the hotel—faithful old Jack, whose freckled face beamed, and whose spectacled eyes were dim with gladness. The Eagle's Heart In the Spanish parts it is called ‘caïman,’ and there are two species well-known, viz the spectacled caïman of Guiana, and the alligator of the Mississippi. The Boy Hunters She lifted her cup in a trembling hand, looking wistfully at her companion with gaunt, spectacled eyes. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story “I see you want an assistant,” said he to the old spectacled bookseller who inquired his business. A Dog with a Bad Name He was a florid-looking, spectacled young man, with sandy whiskers, and a grip—oh that grip!—that could have lifted me easily over the Lion Gate. Tom, Dick and Harry The Agha scarcely glanced at Max's companion, the dark, spectacled Arab, but announcing in French that no interpreter would be needed, he clapped his hands to summon a servant. A Soldier of the Legion The cobra, or spectacled snake, is the most poisonous snake in India. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Dreda had expected to see an elderly, spectacled dame, thin and spare, with scant locks dragged tightly back from her face. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story He waved a frantic hand to attract attention until a tall, spectacled clerk took pity on him. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life I have just come from Jed Thompson's hospitable home where I have spectacled the family from the old man himself down to and including the babe. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers The man addressed put down his hat and stick, and hastily smoothed back some tumbling black hair which interfered with spectacled eyes already hampered by short sight. Marriage à la mode Lin grabbed his clothes from the spectacled lady berating both soundly, giving them but little opportunity to explain. Watch Yourself Go By On the first day, on the main road near the rest-house, there passed him on the street, a slim, slightly-stooped and spectacled young white man. Son of Power He appeared suddenly before Withers' desk one day, and there was an angry gleam in his spectacled eyes. Civilization Tales of the Orient The fame of this achievement of spectacled barbarism belongs to the learned servants of the predatory Potsdam gang. Fighting For Peace "And if refused," said Monthault, "would you stay at Oxford, like a tame lion in a chain, caressed by old women, and wondered at by spectacled fellows of colleges." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Andrew turned his heavily spectacled eyes in Duncombe's direction, but it was obvious that he saw nothing. A Maker of History Mr. Washburne told me yesterday that he saw a soi-disant "Invalide" arrested, who turned out to be a regular "spectacled Dutchman." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris I told T.-T. that the Ethiopians ate their young, and warned him that, unless he was careful, they would soon be over here devouring his own spectacled progeny. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 11, 1920 Little poetry as a spectacled and frosty Austrian officer might have in his soul, that little must have been awakened by the songs and the orchestral performances of the Tsiganes as the sun sank low. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Other eiders—king, spectacled and Stellar's—occur in Alaska and are not pictured in this guide. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide There was Rudd, a scholar who had passed into the Fifth, spectacled, of sallow appearance, and with a strange way of walking. The Loom of Youth There stood the maire, a small, spectacled, frightened man, with the parish priest to support him, waiting for them. The Belgians to the Front He could dissect a butterfly or a mosquito-hawk and describe their parts as accurately as a spectacled student with a scalpel and microscope could talk about a cadaver. Violets and Other Tales Inside the cage Professor Farrago was seated, his spectacled eyes fixed on the row of pies. In Search of the Unknown A giant Prussian bore a spectacled comrade pickaback. My Second Year of the War I never thought that the boy I fought in your garden would turn into a spectacled savant. The Danger Mark Over it peered Whittle's little keen ones, spectacled under a gray shag of eyebrows. An Alabaster Box A spectacled young man appeared and greeted him deferentially. Little Fuzzy A whiskered, spectacled face, framed in the central pigeon-hole, with eyes magnified by the spectacles, regarded him sharply. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories He peered intently into the spectacled eyeholes of my cowl, and laid his hand on his sword-hilt. Romance Later, while Duane was examining his own costume preparatory to trying it on, Scott Seagrave's spectacled and freckled visage protruded into the room. The Danger Mark The music had come to an end, and the spectacled professor had retired amidst a thunder of applause. Sunrise As it drew up, a mild spectacled face appeared at the window of a first-class carriage, and asked— "Is this Troy?" The Astonishing History of Troy Town Then the whiskered and spectacled face fitted itself again into the aperture. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The spectacled people were talking earnestly with his wife. The Half-Hearted One of the first sights that greeted Page, as he came into the office, was the angular and spectacled countenance of William Lloyd Garrison, gazing down from a steel engraving on the wall. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I What a distressing situation for a young lady, especially one with a spectacled suitor. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour "Well, of course, we try to favor our advertisers," said the spectacled one nervously. The Clarion They sat down on a sloping rock, and talked bait, and the grave and spectacled Johnny became his old self, scolding Edith for talking so loudly. The Vehement Flame After breakfast she had captured one of the spectacled people, whose name was Hoddam. The Half-Hearted "Pardon, monsieur," said Smith, coming forward, and courteously saluting the stout, spectacled little Frenchman, whom he could just see in the growing darkness. Round the World in Seven Days Then, proudly waving the others aside, they walked to the low stone farmhouse, in front of which the elderly, spectacled general was standing. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne He was a small, wiry person, white of hair, and spectacled, and was at that moment curiously employed. A Splendid Hazard On that table Matthew's large Bible might generally be found open, and Matthew's spectacled eyes bending over it. Verner's Pride She liked the boy Arthur, and the spectacled people seemed harmless. The Half-Hearted Among those who staggered from the companion way was a tall thin man, spectacled, with iron-grey hair and beard, and somewhat rounded shoulders. Round the World in Seven Days Opportunity, such as it is, behind the old gentleman's turned back, and beneath the good mother's spectacled nose. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Never he lost patience, never his smile faltered, never his mild spectacled eyes wavered. A Splendid Hazard She watched this new group gather: a business man, two fashionable ladies, three college girls, a gray-haired colored woman, and a young spectacled brown man, and then, to her surprise, Mrs. Vanderpool and Zora. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel He seemed to recognize two of them, for he shook hands cordially with the two spectacled people. The Half-Hearted His wife, a grim, spectacled New Englander, sat in the revolving desk-chair. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Why, it was maddening to think that any one reading those paragraphs in the "Times" might imagine her middle-aged and ugly and spectacled. Balloons Burke's spectacled eyes told but little; Fox, with the grand outlines of a Greek sage, had no mobility of feature; Pitt was evidently no favourite of whatever goddess presides over beauty at our birth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 The spectacled man entered with a mass of documents. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel An umbrella was under his arm and an evening paper under his spectacled nose. Twelve Men As I returned to the inn from these Elizabethan scenes I noticed that I was preceded in the crowd by a spectacled policeman who carried a paper lantern. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The face was corrugated with wrinkles, like a frosted road; eyes heavily spectacled, a ragged thatch of hair on the head, a ragged beard on the chin. The Goose Girl Because he said it to Leonard Byington he ended with a manly laugh, for by the anxious glance of his spectacled daughter he knew he had slipped somewhere in his English. Bylow Hill He called in a spectacled man with bushy eyebrows and a sleepy look. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel But on the other side he met the spectacled citizen full and fair, and down they went together with a thud. Queed He was squarely built, with spectacled gray eyes, and a slight brown moustache on an otherwise smooth face. The Mating of Lydia Then suddenly there flashed on her memory a little picture of Lord Parham, standing spectacled and bewildered, peering into her slip of paper. The Marriage of William Ashe At this the farmer with the spectacled daughter stepped nimbly over the rail and caught Arthur as he rose and staggered. Bylow Hill He was spectacled, with bushy eyebrows and a sleepy look. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel But Mr. Pat had the swift fierce passions of his race; and it became to him an unendurable thing to be thus bearded by a little spectacled person in his own den. Queed They were talking to the German tutor, who had become a sort of cotton Cossack, a spectacled Cossack in buff and bright green. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Finally they decided upon a lank, spectacled gentleman, who offered me his arm and took me in. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 One of them, a grey-haired spectacled man, was a stranger to me, and for some reason I failed to recall his name, Copland, though I was sure I had heard it before. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman At the foot of the stairs Mariette's gaunt and spectacled face broke in upon her trance. Lady Merton, Colonist The grizzled head and spectacled eyes of Dr. Meredith emerged. Lady Rose's Daughter One of the sidecar ladies and the gallant Indian had shifted their activities to the defensive back, and with them was a spectacled gentleman waving his stick, high above all recognised rules. Mr. Britling Sees It Through Presently I hold my glass to be refilled by a spectacled naval officer sitting opposite. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Herr Gutwein, a mild, spectacled German, and the manager of this cosmopolitan palace, was instructed to show us to the best rooms in the house. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 With his two former secretaries, a Cambridge man and a spectacled maiden with a London University degree, he had been accustomed to play the tyrant as must as he pleased. Elizabeth's Campaign The "bonneted Macaque" is common in the south and west; and a spectacled monkey is said to inhabit the low country near to Bintenne; but I have never seen one brought thence. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 He was distressed by a fancy of an old German couple, spectacled and peering, puzzled by his letter. Mr. Britling Sees It Through In front came Mrs. Hooper, spectacled, her small nose in air, the corners of her mouth sharply drawn down. Lady Connie The priest turned in the wide gate, and the porter, old, official, spectacled, came to meet him. Waysiders The tall form entered, in the close-buttoned coat, the gaunt oblong of the face poked forward, between the large protruding ears, the spectacled eyes blinking. The Testing of Diana Mallory To and fro it swung, to and fro, its staring eyes fixed upon the sphere, its spectacled hood hideously distended. The Gloved Hand A spectacled monkey is said to inhabit the low country near to Bintenne; but I have never seen one brought thence. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon She had seen, she had trodden; and quiet eyes--sometimes spectacled--would flame, while her easy talk ran on. Lady Connie He outlasted all these wiseacres, however, watching through mild, spectacled eyes the shifting changes of the college world, which always left him as immovable as the old elms before the library door. Hillsboro People What an awkward unhandsome figure, with his long, lank countenance, his large ears and spectacled eyes! The Testing of Diana Mallory You take the spectacled science student from the laboratory in Owens College; and when he asks you for a truly scientific history of Evolution, you put into his hand The Pilgrim's Progress. Back to Methuselah His sister, a grey-haired woman of rather more than middle age, spectacled and prim, but with the eyes of the pure in heart, heard them on the stairs and came out to meet them. Helena He therefore appeared, now, in some ten minutes—a fat, rubicund, spectacled man, with a cast in his left eye and two fingers missing, to remind him of early days in experimental work on explosives. The Air Trust Only one man was on the bench, a spectacled, red-faced person. Mr. Prohack From her small, haggard face the reddish hair was drawn tightly back; the spectacled eyes, the dry lips, expressed a woman whose life had hardened to dusty uses. The Testing of Diana Mallory One of the gentleman was clerical, and spectacled, and solemn. Four Girls at Chautauqua At the other's nod he vanished to return with a spectacled man who looked inquiring. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts He was short, neat, spectacled, in manner prompt and perky, in age under thirty, a townsman by birth and education, hailing from Midlandshire. Deadham Hard Puzzle them he did; and they could not forgive a clever stripling, whom hunger had tempted to don an ancient mask, and impose himself on their spectacled eyes as a reverend elder. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 The spectacled gentleman whose breath of night air had given me a valued hint of the open conservatory door came now and stood beside me. The House of a Thousand Candles The third was a spectacled young Jew, poring over a huge volume which he seemed to have brought with him. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator "Indeed?" said the spectacled man, tentatively cordial, still inquiring. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Neither is he a technical philosopher, a dreary, hurrying man, travel-stained by faring through the ultimate, spectacled, cadaverous, uncertain of movement, inarticulate of speech. The Silent Isle The spectacled girl in green was, as usual, first with the news. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories She’s won the wager!” exclaimed the spectacled gentleman, and the girl, whose dark curls were shaken about her face, ran up to us and threw her arms about him and kissed him. The House of a Thousand Candles He looked at Lewisham with the exaggerated mildness of his spectacled eye. Love and Mr. Lewisham It is rumoured that a Hun patrol, crawling to the edge of our parapet, saw in the ghastly glare of a Verey light the benign and spectacled countenance of Second-Lieut. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917 "They're playing Detroit this week," she would announce to the aloof and spectacled nurse. Cheerful—By Request "I must congratulate you on your first-class, Mr. Hill," said the spectacled girl in green, turning round and beaming at him. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The spectacled gentleman was Olivia’s father, and he mockingly rebuked Marian Devereux for having encouraged an infraction of parental discipline, while she was twitting him upon the loss of his wager. The House of a Thousand Candles He seemed to be a pointless sort of man, apparently destitute of any keen sense of humour; a spectacled, sallow, sombre man, who would have been an ornament to a first-class undertaker's business. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" His wife, in fur from head to foot, wore a frilled fur cap, and, safely hidden behind her spectacled, rosy-cheeked mask, looked the veritable mother of all the little Santa Clauses attributed to her. Polly and the Princess Se�or Gomez, whose home is in Matanzas, is now on the shady side of 40, a spectacled and scholarly looking man. History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest He has a keen, lean, spectacled face, and if it were not for his gray hair he might be taken for a student of theology. Ballads of a Bohemian Pretty girls on horseback, and with detested riding-masters; pretty girls on foot; mature ladies in hats,—spectacled, strong-minded, and glaring at the opposite or weaker sex. The Uncommercial Traveller There were three private cars; however, no one slept except in the third car, which was called the "animal car," and where were herded the spectacled wind-jammers of the orchestra. This Side of Paradise As we came out through the narrow passage from Clifford's Inn to the Strand, Ewart suddenly pitched upon a wizened, spectacled little man in a vast felt hat and a large orange tie. Tono Bungay He could dissect a butterfly or a mosquito hawk, and describe their parts as accurately as a spectacled student with a scalpel and microscope could talk about a cadaver. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories The spectacled lieutenant fell asleep, and for the most part we had the carriage to ourselves. Greenmantle He was smoking a long clay pipe and studying the water with spectacled eyes. The Thirty-Nine Steps The youth with the hair brushed back and the spectacled Scotchman joined in the fray for and against the women's vote. Ann Veronica, a modern love story A submissive orchestra dictated to by a spectacled man with frowsy hair and a dress suit, industriously followed the bobs of his head and the waves of his baton. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets He saw, in a vision, the family pew, the somnolent cushions, the Bibles, the psalm-books, Maria with her smelling-salts, his father sitting spectacled and critical; and at once he was struck with indignation, not unjustly. Tales and Fantasies The second audience contained a cash-paying adult, a spectacled young man whose poignant attention was very flattering. Penrod The collector proved to be an old negro from Raleigh, N. C., gray as a badger, spectacled, with manners of Lord Grandison and language of Mrs. Malaprop. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue "Next door," said a spectacled young person of seventeen or eighteen, with an impatient indication of the direction. Ann Veronica, a modern love story There were scandalous stories of wicked old Tiberius—bankrupt, dead, and buried—compromising the fame of Tamar—not always a spectacled and cadaverous student of Holy Writ. Wylder's Hand "There is Walter!" joyfully exclaimed Marian, as she saw the well-known spectacled face peering from the window of one of the carriages from the Great Western Station. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World This same object caused the spectacled young man to make several brief but stimulating calls directly after leaving the Schofield and Williams Big Show, and the consequences thereof loitered not by the wayside. Penrod But, alas! 'tis Mr. Narcotic, whose spectacled nose is just verging above the crimson horizon of his pulpit.—"Awake, thou that sleepest!" The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 266, July 28, 1827 Karl was twice Heinrich's size, but the little blue-eyed, spectacled chauffeur never seemed to question his ability to deal with him. Bob Cook and the German Spy He was bent and spectacled, of course; l'entomologie oblige; but, oh, besides!— Strong Hearts Why hadn't the spectacled lady told her so that time in the juvenile court instead of writing down her foolish answer? Calvary Alley They paused a moment on the figure of the doctor, erect and spare in a closely-buttoned coat, on his spectacled face, and conspicuous brow, under waves of nearly white hair; then passed on. Delia Blanchflower A tall, broad-shouldered man, with slightly grizzled hair, a countenance tanned and seamed by long exposure, and pale-blue spectacled eyes, opened the gate and stepped into the road. The Coryston Family A Novel "Miss Fountain's health has not been strong this winter," said the doctor gravely, his spectacled eyes travelling up and down Mason's tall figure. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II "Stop right here," cried Larcher, grasping the spectacled lawyer and pulling him into a seat. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day He had grown into a tall, thin youth, with the spectacled eyes and stooped shoulders of a student. Calvary Alley His round, rosy, spectacled face bore in it no premonitory suggestion of birch or rod, and although I continued at his school for six years, I never saw him use either. Wilfrid Cumbermede The little spectacled man saw this, and spoke up again: "Perhaps I should say that Mr. Fairfax is better known as Diamond Jack." The Gray Dawn Molly, the soft, round-faced, spectacled Molly, turned now and then from her friend to her father. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II And she saw the dress on the stand—the little blonde withered head of the dressmaker—the spectacled eyes dwelling proudly on the masterpiece before them.— Eleanor "What day is this?" asked the spectacled one, preparing to chronicle the answers in a big book. Calvary Alley The bleared, spectacled eyes lit up, the prim mouth broke into a smile which matched the April sun. Robert Elsmere "I do not know Mr. Fairfax," the spectacled man was saying, "but I saw his name just before mine on the register." The Gray Dawn There were long-haired and spectacled doctrinaires from New England, spliced by short-haired and stumpy emissaries from New York--mostly friends of Horace Greeley, as it turned out. Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography There were long-haired and spectacled doctrinaires from New England, spliced by short-haired and stumpy emissaries from New York—mostly friends of Horace Greeley, as it turned out. Marse Henry (Volume 1) An Autobiography She no more knew what God is than you or I know, but the spectacled lady must be answered at any cost. Calvary Alley What an audience the writer of the first romance to star a spectacled hero will have. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories "Nominations for a lieutenant?" suggested the spectacled man, but Keith interrupted. The Gray Dawn People think of me as a spectacled lady of an uncertain age, and everybody is satisfied. Miss Merivale's Mistake From its dusty shadows a stooped figure emerged, gray-haired and spectacled, which waited for Stefan to speak with an air of patient humbleness. The Nest Builder See Raja Besar Leeches, jungle; the bite of Legs, wasting of muscles of Lemur, the spectacled Liao. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Barlitt was the vicar’s son, a silent, spectacled youth who did not enter very largely into Mike’s world. Mike The manner of the spectacled young man intensified. The History of Mr. Polly A hatchet-faced, spectacled, threadbare stranger knocked at your doors, with a prospectus, unbacked by "the trade," soliciting your subscription to a costly edition of a mere translation. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes As his eyes fell on the quiet, stern, spectacled figure, he leaped from the bed. The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England A Tale of the Great Invasion Everything I do meets with their disapproval—how well I see it in their averted, spectacled eyes! Olivia in India The old spectacled ancient could fire more queries in three minutes than any human gatling that ever gripped a brief, and I looked around for relief. The White Waterfall “I think,” said the spectacled young man after a thoughtful moment, “he appears to have brought you a present of fish.” The History of Mr. Polly In 1915 rumors of Andean or “spectacled” bears having been seen here and of damage having been done by them to some of the higher crops, led us to go and investigate. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru A small sturdy, spectacled figure is on the stage. The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England A Tale of the Great Invasion She read them up in books she ordered from London, and then visited the old places with all the enthusiasm of a spectacled antiquary. The House of Whispers A tall, thin, spectacled man, about forty years old, with a student's stoop in his shoulders, and wearing uncommonly scanty pantaloons, exhibiting an undue proportion of his boots. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War It struck the spectacled gentleman under the jaw with a peculiar dead thud, and a cry of horror came from the two seated parties at the sight. The History of Mr. Polly Tom, her eldest, the thin, spectacled lawyer, had, as a boy of seven, rampaged on that identical Turkey hearthrug, when it was new, a quarter of a century earlier. Hilda Lessways Mr. Larkyns turned his head, and saw dimly through the clouds of tobacco smoke that filled his room a tall, thin, spectacled figure, with a hat in one hand, and an envelope in the other. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction More than once, white-haired, spectacled professors who came to Glencardine as her father's guests were amazed at her intelligent conversation upon points which were quite abstruse. The House of Whispers Barlitt was the vicar's son, a silent, spectacled youth who did not enter very largely into Mike's world. Mike and Psmith “Drop it!” he cried, and came down the steps waving his poker and thrusting the spectacled gentleman before him as once heroes were wont to wield the ox-hide shield. The History of Mr. Polly The spectacled peer took in Lady Maud, and the men straggled in. The Primadonna Dark-haired, sharp-eyed, spectacled; diminutive, warm-blooded, he is about the most animated priest we know of. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston It was Mortimer's voice, and he became dimly conscious of a long, spectacled face, and of a heavy hand upon his shoulder. The Green Flag The grey-headed, spectacled lapidary sat at a bench within, sedulously polishing a streaked pebble by the light of a small lamp. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales A gaunt, tall, spectacled creature, gender feminine, number singular, person first, case always possessive, that's the standard bearer; a broomstick from the top of which floats a petticoat, that's the standard. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 His spectacled eyes peered everywhere, and his shrewd sense judged instantly of a thing's value. Salute to Adventurers "It was a fortunate accident though that brought us to this shore," said a voice behind them and Professor Sandburr's bony, spectacled face was thrust forward. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic "Thank you, yes," said the spectacled young man. The Prince and Betty And the Professor pushed aside his manuscript to look through his spectacled eyes at the tall equerry's handsome face and figure. Temporal Power On hearing Trevor’s voice he slowly emerged, and a pair of round and spectacled eyes gazed blankly at the visitors. The Gold Bat He remembered Strowther now, a pale, spectacled clerk in Baxter and Abrahams, an inveterate upholder of the throne, the House of Lords and all constituted authority. Psmith in the City He arose with yellow yolks streaming from him and covered with down, feathers and eggshell, that made him look like a spectacled penguin himself. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic The spectacled cow puncher was riding swiftly along, on a course that ran parallel to the direction of the fire. The Boy Ranchers on the Trail "Who is that spectacled coxcomb?" cried the reverend doctor, as he returned from his unavailing application. Thaddeus of Warsaw Mild spectacled students and clerks in warehouses and manufactories are weighing and measuring resources; round-faced, middle-aged governesses are making notes of conversation and of any other thing which may be useful. The Head of the House of Coombe Tinker's voice, like his pale, spectacled glance, was not tired; it was dead. Harlequin and Columbine Now, what if all snakes were as foolishly aggressive as the hooded and spectacled cobras of India? The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations It is partly because they have insisted on treating Latin and Greek as dead that the Germans have become what they are—spectacled barbarians, learned Huns, veneered Vandals. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales All were staring at Cashel Byron, who was making a speech to some bearded and spectacled gentlemen at the table. Cashel Byron's Profession He had the grim suspicion that he would later on encounter the spectacled De Soto. Green Fancy He drew a long breath, looked full into the spectacled eyes, then said, "All right, Fisher; I suppose you know best," and went back to his arm-chair. Five Little Peppers Midway Its temperament seems to be sanguine, which is just the opposite of the nervous-combative hooded and spectacled cobra species. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations After a little delay a spectacled man of fifty, short and stoutish, with grey hair and a small beard half grey and half black, entered from the shop. The Old Wives' Tale We went into the house, and there, with many a laugh and jest, the spectacled school-teacher was transformed into my own bright and happy Estella. Caesar's Column Inshallah, I will grip that spectacled old woman of a priest by the hand before I die. Rung Ho! Dr. Fisher put his head in at the doorway, his spectacled eyes sending a swift glance of inquiry around. Five Little Peppers Midway Evidently the spectacled owner had resumed his original situation. The Unspeakable Perk His spectacled eyes beamed the superiority which comes of knowing girls by their names. The Old Wives' Tale His voice rose commandingly, threateningly, to an old bent, spectacled man who was ascending a broad white staircase in front of us. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns At the next table half a dozen spectacled, long-coated men, who look as though they might be university professors, are confabbing earnestly. Europe Revised Laid out like that, he might be a deep-breathing marine monster, and the transparent red foam gathers and creeps up to his great hazy eyes, no longer spectacled. Under Fire: the story of a squad Seeing that the station-master was disengaged, she approached the spectacled, dapper little man and told him of her wants. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl The Professor's deprecating murmur was cut short by an outburst from another of the learned group, a red-faced spectacled personage in a doctor's gown. The Valley of Decision Surely, argued Arbuthnot, a few genuine English students—a few, grave, bald-headed, spectacled, happily married old gentlemen—may read them without injury. The Life of Sir Richard Burton He was a spare man, full bearded and spectacled. Demos Sometimes I have come upon him, sitting on the hedge-bank resting; and he has begged me to read him an address, too illegible for his spectacled eyes to decipher. Cousin Phillis The spectacled gentleman was the Landrath of the circuit, and the cavalry officer was no other than Paul Haber, now Herr Paul von Haber. The Malady of the Century He was a slightly corpulent man of nearly middle age, a little bald, gold spectacled, polite, well dressed, radiating. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million Earnest, spectacled young men devoured it on the steps of the National Liberal Club. The Chronicles of Clovis Then comes the observer, opens the eyes that God has given him, tramples on all colored spectacles, and finds Truth as surely as the spectacled theorists miss her. A Woman-Hater Two little girls, heavy, well groomed little girls,—one spectacled and good-natured looking, the other rather pretty, with a mass of fair hair,—were coming down the stairs with an eager little German woman. Mother Beside her decorous ignoring of his existence, Miss Arthur, lean and spectacled and sniffy, appeared to be of maternal kindliness, albeit her only advances had been a muffled request for the salt. On the Firing Line And these people, her aunts, the young man, the thin spectacled man, what would they think of her? The Captives "Is he worse?" he exclaimed hastily, to Madame Vine, who was jacketed, and capped, and spectacled, and tied up round the throat, and otherwise disguised, in her universal fashion. East Lynne The door swung in, and there entered a short, spectacled man in dark gray clothes which fairly bristled with brass buttons. The Puppet Crown I looked at the old gentleman himself—a narrow-chested, spectacled old gentleman, who lived up a by street. Idle Ideas in 1905 "Well, I must say, this is a very unceremonious proceeding!" exclaimed the spectacled woman. Tom Swift and His Airship "Ah! it isn't a good thing always to tell our thoughts," she said, and she turned her spectacled eyes so as to look out over the lake. The Great Hunger "We love her too much," said the spectacled sister with dignity. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 Members of the force there, if the term be applicable to a set of students spectacled from over-study, whose strength is entirely moral, never get you into trouble, and usually get you out of it. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan They turned and saw a tall, spectacled man, who greeted the newcomer kindly, and took hold of his arm. The Longest Journey When he had finished with the Tartar, whom they covered with an overcoat, the spectacled doctor came up to Prince Andrew, wiping his hands. War and Peace I would rather have had it happen somewhere out of his spectacled sight. Under Western Eyes Here was this disrupter of society, this man of the red flag—here he was with his mild spectacled eyes and his furry ears wagging as he walked. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment All tongues speake of him, and the bleared sights Are spectacled to see him. Coriolanus As for the Baron, he was tall, wizened, bony-faced after the German fashion, spectacled, and, apparently, about forty-five years of age. The Gambler Four soldiers were holding him, and a spectacled doctor was cutting into his muscular brown back. War and Peace One of them—a stout, spectacled gentleman enveloped in a decided odor of cinnamon and aloes—took the vacant half of my seat with a friendly nod, and unfolded a newspaper. Strictly business: more stories of the four million He is a spectacled animal; for to imagine him without his spectacles would be impossible. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard For the short, spectacled pianist there was this very tall, English-looking young man, upright and soldierly, with his handsome, boyish face and well-fitting clothes. Michael The pale, spectacled face of another slim, tall man, with a white neckerchief, pointed him out as a minister. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter That aspect was so marked that even old Giorgio, spectacled, raising his eyes from the Bible, shook his head as she shut the door behind her. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Raeburn had, as usual, attracted to himself the persons most worth talking to in the crowd, a shrewd-looking inhabitant of Innsbruck, spectacled and somewhat sallow, but with a face which was full of intellect. We Two, a novel Jimmy, leaning out the window, was amazed at a spectacle so unusual as practically to amount to a modern miracle—the spectacled Bayliss running. Piccadilly Jim He rushed at the little spectacled man, and knocked him down with one blow of his fist on the nose. Penguin Island In this the spectacled gent was at home. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter They was mostly young, spectacled, and red-headed, with sentiments divided between ambition and food. The Gentle Grafter He had come to a standstill facing me, and was looking at me as he always does, with his lifted eyebrows and great spectacled eyes. The Club of Queer Trades In his office was an old, spectacled clerk—a consecrated, informed, able machine, who held his desk regardless of changes of administrative heads. Roads of Destiny I have learned to take the salutation quite calmly, and even the wildest, most spectacled and knobby-browed aborigine cannot startle me. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed This last speech of the rough featured man again put him in the ascendant, and the spectacled gent once more ran his fingers between his cravat and throat. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter After a brief inspection of that pale, spectacled face, "Dutchy," he called out of the door, "this country is not what it was." The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories The Cross was of bones; the priest that read, A spectacled necromancer: But at the fourth word, the bride I led Changed to an Opera dancer. Poems — Volume 1 Pavlovitch is a little, fat, spectacled man with a bald head, fringed with the remains of red hair, and a little reddish beard. Russia in 1919 In a remote corner, a small spectacled person was busy writing at a table. The Malefactor Coral Hicks, when Susy had last encountered the party, had been a fat spectacled school-girl, always lagging behind her parents, with a reluctant poodle in her wake. The Glimpses of the Moon The fair-bearded, spectacled gentleman who sat at the head of the table looked singularly honest and normal. Secret Adversary He was a little bald, spectacled man, inspired by that intellectual idealism which has been one of the peculiar gifts of France to humanity. The World Set Free A spectacled elderly member of the Executive Committee was busy doing something with a little bit of meat. Russia in 1919 Willersley had dressed himself in a world-worn Norfolk suit of greenish grey tweeds that ended unfamiliarly at his rather impending, spectacled, intellectual visage. The New Machiavelli He appeared at last, the maid ushering him in—a spectacled, dry, but not ungenial looking man. The Wrecker The old man had come by little and little into the room until he now touched my guardian with his elbow and looked close up into his face with his spectacled eyes. Bleak House |
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