| 单词 | stock-still |
| 例句 | Performers standing stock-still with elaborate costumes and painted skin on platforms set up in precarious spaces between tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He stood stock-still for a minute, head tilted towards his right shoulder so that his good ear was raised to the tree line. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He holds the pin as stock-still as he can. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her heart pounding, Violet stood stock-still, wondering if Count Olaf or one of his accomplices would come and investigate. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It was so quiet that he half-thought he was imagining it, but he stood stock-still, straining to listen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One jumped the fence, the second ran in front of the car, and the third stood stock-still before him, frozen in the light, no more than ten feet away. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, that's a possibility,” she said—and stopped stock-still in the doorway. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Brand and Cooke stood stock-still, their eyes fastened upon each other, their pointed weapons raised; but they were dimly aware of the havoc that churned about them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood gazing for a moment, stock-still, gaping. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was standing stock-still now, and Lyra slipped off his back, knowing that his senses needed to cast around freely. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She stands stock-still, not aware I am behind her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Harry was standing stock-still as waves of shock crashed over him, wave after wave, obliterating everything except the information that had been kept from him for so long... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Except for the motion of the train itself, everything appeared to be standing stock-still, as if waiting for the next assault. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The watchmen and their dogs would stand stock-still, as if lightning-struck; then the dogs would bark, and the next instant the door would bang open and men would come tumbling, looking crazy, from the meadhall. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody else kind of jumped at that, but Leah sat stock-still. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The blur comes into focus: it's the back of a spiky-haired head, jerking to the manic tempo then resting stock-still. Jon Savage on song: The Screamers ? 122 Hours of Fear 2010-07-27T14:54:00Z The tracks draw them toward the train, like iron filings to a magnet, but the train moves on and they remain spread out, stock-still, each individual face isolated and bewildered by grief. Review | ‘The train was moving mournful slow’: Exhibit shows haunting photos of Bobby Kennedy’s final journey 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Napolitano was so afraid of losing the connection that she stood stock-still in the tiny vestibule of her Park Slope apartment building, clutching her bag of trash, for the duration of the 27-minute call. ‘Hi, This Is Oprah Winfrey. I Read Your Novel and Loved It So Much.’ 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z One recurring figure — an amalgam character he said was based on himself and some of his friends, but drawn from memory — is often depicted stock-still and slack-shouldered amid a more animated scene. Two Artists, Two Views of the Human Figure 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z I stood in my kitchen and stared at my laptop in a kind of stock-still awe. Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll 2010-07-15T19:40:00Z I just stood there, center stage, stock-still, taking it all in. Emilia Clarke, of “Game of Thrones,” on Surviving Two Life-Threatening Aneurysms 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In a nearby display case, there is a greeting card illustrated with a snowy woodland scene called “Peaceful Valley,” depicting deer standing stock-still between gnarled trees. My Grandfather Was a Famous Artist. He Also Made Greeting Cards. 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Even when Dennis is sitting stock-still, his presence heaves with such memories. Review: ‘Raw Bacon’ Finds Fearful Poetry in an Iraq War Vet’s Mind 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z It starts like all their other videos: with the performers standing stock-still, waiting for the music to start. Can OK Go save the movie musical? 2010-09-21T13:30:00Z The first time I walked into this guy’s living room, I got an eyeful of that huge, red, hateful symbol, and stood stock-still, eyes wide. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z The squadron of male models were as stock-still as Beefeaters. | Hilfiger and His Clones 2010-09-15T16:17:00Z Among them, however, was the real Jason Bateman, sitting stock-still and trying to pass for cardboard. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2020 Emmys 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z It abruptly turns stock-still and shifts a laserlike gaze at us. 'Sweetgrass' follows sheep up majestic mountains of Montana 2010-03-25T21:33:00Z Again and again, we’d pull off the road for a bathroom break but then sit stock-still in the McDonald’s parking lot to finish a chapter. Perspective | The pleasure of reading books aloud: It’s not just for kids. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours. A Brain Scanner Combined with an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse into Your Thoughts 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Tuesday morning as I approached the church on Highway 24, I indeed spotted a large billygoat standing stock-still in front of the church. ‘Holy goat:’ A goat guards a Mississippi church 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z There’s a radio controlled by sophisticated motion-detection sensors, which demands that listeners sit stock-still to avoid changing the station. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody and predictions 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The show opened with Rihanna and a small group of women standing stock-still on top of podiums before breaking into dance. Rihanna's made-for-TV Savage x Fenty lingerie show kept under wraps 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Under the milky lights and awash in the room’s palette of stark white, black and gray tones, curious onlookers ogle the four human figures, all in baggy streetwear, who remain stock-still in impossible, gravity-defying positions. Can performance art be owned? Why the genre is often missing in museum collections 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z A still of the interview, in which Kelly, hysterically crying, gesticulates wildly over a stock-still King, went viral. Stephen Colbert on R Kelly: 'This is the remix to conviction' 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z They blend eerily with the artificial environment, holding nearly stock-still poses for over an hour at a time. A.Human is a sci-fi fashion show about changing your body instead of your clothes 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Sometimes, your body’s only recourse to protect itself is to freeze stock-still. What we get wrong about sexual assault: “Fight or flight” aren’t the body’s only response... 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z He stood stock-still, as though he were defending something. Perspective | I wish I had the courage to ask my dad about his service in Vietnam 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z One day during Lent, three young men passing the artwork all stopped stock-still when they noticed it. Walking Jesus’ walk, with a modern twist this Easter season 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z “They’re not standing,” Anna said, during one of many times Republicans leaped to their feet, while stock-still Democrats remained seated in the usual tableau of partisan protest. In red and blue America, they watched the same Trump speech but heard completely different things 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Her oldest sister sat stock-still, too paralyzed with fear to react. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z An onstage mix arrogance and anxiety, suited up but stock-still, almost always desperately clutching a beer. Post-punk band Protomartyr on courting controversy and American 'bloodlust' 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The other morning, she woke up and found herself stock-still in the living room, peering out the window. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z When we entered the Supreme Court chambers, the room was stock-still. Gay-Marriage Plaintiff: Our Names Are Now Part of the History of Marriage Equality 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Shuffling from side to side on the spot, Williams stood behind her, stock-still and brooding. Serena continues mastery of Sharapova for magical 19th 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Obviously, you’re not going to spend the summer sitting stock-still in a white suit. You Asked: Why Do Mosquitoes Always Bite Me? 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It was a tall order, given the circumstances, but Mr Osborne obeyed, standing stock-still as the lion paced the room in an evidently agitated mood. The tale of the lion and the spa break 2014-04-19T01:34:41Z I called her name again, standing stock-still in the middle of the room and listening for the slightest hint of sound or movement as my voice echoed through the house. T. Coraghessan Boyle: “The Relive Box.” 2014-03-10T04:00:00Z Stupefied, he remained stock-still, his attitude unchanged, although the Prophet had ceased speaking some little time. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z For some minutes he stood stock-still, as if unable to realize that the gun and his comrades had disappeared; then, making a sudden bound, he leapt into the sea. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The prisoner stood stock-still, with his foot vainly reaching out for the sidewalk, as he saw the brother of the woman he loved help her out of the vehicle. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z I stood where I was, stock-still, like one transfixed. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z How could I—I appeal to any reasonable being—how could I stand stock-still, and, under the eyes of all that company, cross-examine my host as to the why and wherefore of his hospitality? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z And when a character on the stage was not declaiming or dramatically listening, he usually stood stock-still in a statuesque attitude, staring into blank space, with the look of an automaton. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He stood stock-still, listening; and then, close to him, he heard a sound that might have been the wind, but which, on the other hand, might have been the heavy breathing of a man. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z To his amazement, the Black Dog stood stock-still. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Once only did Bannister pause, and then he stood stock-still upon a hill-top, shading his eyes with the palm of a hand and looking towards the west. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z If he could, he'd have run away, but fright kept him standing stock-still; and, before he knew where he was, he was hoisted into the saddle. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He did not run away, but stood stock-still on the near tracks, as if dallying with detection and arrest. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Stone stood stock-still for a second, bent over the blazing opening, with his arm out-stretched until the heat scorched it. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Consequently they stood stock-still, petrified with amazement, when they saw two white men and a maroon with naked swords rush almost noiselessly into the room. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z She stopped stock-still with tears in her eyes. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z For a few seconds the creature stood stock-still, glaring at the scene. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The four Corner House girls stood stock-still, and even Ruth was smitten dumb for the moment. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z It is true that the men all scattered from about me, but a voice a few yards to my right thundered, "Stand!" and I stood stock-still, obedient as a charity-school boy. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z But just as he was raising his arm for another try, he stood suddenly stock-still, with eyes staring wide in a white, terrified face. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The colt stood stock-still and Eve lost her grip on the bridle rein. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z If urged forward, it at once stood stock-still. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Mr. Spangler stood stock-still; he opened and shut his hands, his lips were pressed hard together. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z The hunter stood stock-still, motionless as a statue, and again the lion retired. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The stock-still brick façade of an old church, against which the waves of people lurch and withdraw. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z In fact, I had to stand stock-still and look at one queer creature—she looked exactly as if she was made up for a circus. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z After a short while Kitty stood stock-still and would not move, neither for word nor blow; she backed instead. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z He stood stock-still, mouth agape; for Bevis, pushing Fred aside as he was going to kneel on Ted as men kneel on a fallen horse’s head, seized Ted by the arm and helped him up. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He stopped short clearing the pane for his tiny companion, and sat stock-still. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z He was somewhat startled at his first reception; for the old lady watched his approach for some steps, standing stock-still, and without giving the slightest symptom of recognition. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Dee put her finger on her lips and we stopped stock-still. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z It was the colonel gone to bed in the road, an' Nimrod standin' stock-still by his side, like he always did, till some one passin' would lay his master acrost his back again. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z The moment Professor Scattergood began to address his mare in the tones aforesaid, she stood stock-still, with ears reversed in the direction from which the sounds were coming. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Her heart seemed to leap and then stand stock-still for a full minute before she grasped the magnificence of his present: her engagement ring! Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Closing the door he stood stock-still and listened. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Jess stood stock-still a few yards away and watched the operation. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Half a dozen steps down the grassy dock and Jeanne stood stock-still. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z Prince Huaca heard, glanced their way, and then stood stock-still in amazement. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z I was startled, and made no answer, but stood stock-still in the middle of the floor with the frightened bird in my hand. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z She, noting the movement of the door, stood stock-still with surprise and some fear, ungovernable emotions which undoubtedly gave a touch of wan tragedy to her expression. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z He stood stock-still, as if riveted to the ground. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z That she didn't stop because she was tired I could judge by the fact that, though she stood stock-still, she held the light suit-case in her hand. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Molly stopped stock-still and uttered a piercing scream, after which she climbed rapidly to the top of a near-by bowlder, where she perched, her skirts daintily raised, her eyes bright with excitement. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z "What's agate of the young mastha?" the men muttered one to another; and with eyes of fear they stood stock-still on the deck and saw themselves driven on toward the shoals of the little sound. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The threatening maw of the 10-bore caused them to stand stock-still, their jungle cunning teaching them the value of implicit obedience. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Joel stood stock-still twitching the end of Ben's coat, so that he was pulled up short. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z I should have told them they were wrong, but Michael stood stock-still, I suppose, until they tried to seize him, and then behaved like a wounded bear. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z For a moment Georgia stood stock-still, like one turned to stone, and then, throwing up her arms with a great cry, she would have fallen had not Miss Jerusha caught her. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z "The tide's lifted her!" said Bernard, standing stock-still. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Though he made an effort to stand stock-still, in order to master his emotion, his hands trembled a little and his chin quivered. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z Uros remained stock-still, and though his fingers instinctively grasped the handle of his knife, still he was too much of a Slav to harm a guest in his own house. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z She took one step across the threshold, and then stood stock-still and stared. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z The prince listened to the sound of her footsteps diminishing in the distance and stood stock-still, his face white with emotion. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z These five cavaliers, in their heavy cloaks, blacker than the darkness around, had really something supernatural in their grisly quietude as they rested stock-still in their saddles. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Leighton Gillespie stood stock-still for a moment, then threw off his hat and rushed down the hall. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z He, therefore, stood stock-still and waited, with a heart ready to burst. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z I was so amazed, as he looked into my eyes with this cunning, shabby smile, that I could not say a word, and stood stock-still looking in return, in stupid wonder, in his face. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z He remained stock-still, as though he himself were a father who was letting his tired child sleep in his arms. Small Souls The instant I had finished the second chapter I leapt up and opened the door—and then I stood stock-still and listened. The Spy in Black In the lower hall, however, he suddenly stopped stock-still. The Valiants of Virginia She stood stock-still for a moment and stared. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Christian stood stock-still, with an unseeing stare, till the old man called back to him, 'Come on, just to lend a hand up this pitch.' The Unknown Sea And now he remained stock-still, thinking that he had really tired his father out, for they had ridden like mad that morning, intoxicated with the smooth length of the roads, giddied with excessive speed. Small Souls They stood stock-still, as if waiting for her, when she came near, and she was sure that the black carried Cal's silver-mounted saddle. The Red Mustang She stood stock-still until she had read the whole. The Valiants of Virginia The animal, however, caught sight of him, and stood stock-still on its hind legs, looking at him. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He stood stock-still and gripped her hard when that name came, but he asked nothing. The Unknown Sea He muttered and mumbled to himself, while we stood stock-still, scarce venturing to look at each other, for the fate of Nairn was hanging in the balance, and a straw might turn it either way. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec With an iron grip on his nerves, he forced himself to stand stock-still, then back—ever so amenably—off the trail. Unexplored! I glanced casually at it, and stopped stock-still, the words dying on my lips. Life on the Stage Radonic, shivering, shuddering, stood stock-still in the darkness that surrounded him; he only heaved a noiseless sigh—the deep breath of a man who has accomplished an arduous task. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Instantly he stopped short—stock-still, as though made out of marble, and leaned back against the parapet while those sliding, soft, creeping, cat-like footsteps came steadily on. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel I touched my horse gently with the snaffle, but he stood stock-still; I essayed again, but with no better success. Jack Hinton The Guardsman He shut his eyes with dread, for he saw all the forest monkeys lit up too, stock-still, staring, staring; and he heard a curious crackle and whs-s-s-ss. The Three Mulla-mulgars The crowd below stood stock-still, pressing tightly together shoulder to shoulder, and gazing upward, voiceless and almost breathless with suspense. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story He stood stock-still for a while, but nothing moved. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Meanwhile Cleek, with his finger upon his chin, stood stock-still in the middle of the hallway and pinched up his brows. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel When I awake the train is standing stock-still. Seeds of Pine The rest of the travellers stood stock-still by the water-side, gazing beneath their hands after the green ship and its two sailors, dark and light, brandishing their poles. The Three Mulla-mulgars But the horsemen drew rein and stood stock-still. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 For an instant he stood stock-still, eyes wide, mouth half open. Under Boy Scout Colors It stood stock-still, as if caught in the act of stealthy movement, and Dusty Star noticed with uneasiness that between them there was no obstacle or cover of any kind. Dusty Star He staggered a pace or two, like a drunken man, and then stood stock-still, his eyes fixed upon the road. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I They rounded a bend in the trail and stopped stock-still. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Then he stood stock-still, held motionless as he saw that the door of the dugout was open and the light of the oil-lamp within was illuminating the beaten snow which fronted the house. In the Brooding Wild Only the inference was possible, and Jack stood stock-still burning with indignant fury that a woman should be subjected to such brutality at the hands of a man. Banked Fires Other variations are more lasting, as when, for instance, heavy and wet snow has fallen through some windless hours, and the thin, spiry mountain pine-trees stand each stock-still and loaded with a shining burthen. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Dolly started, then a sudden fit of shyness seized her, and she stood stock-still. Two Little Women “The good Lord behear!” he exclaimed, stood stock-still for a moment, and waddled off at top speed towards the back door. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Mrs. Chadron whispered, leaning close to her where she had stopped, stock-still, as if she had struck a wall. The Rustler of Wind River Now that he saw it he stood stock-still. The Side Of The Angels A Novel And, in fact, there Currito stood stock-still with amazement, and unable to utter a word. Pepita Ximenez He had learned from watching the brakemen that dangerous backward left-hand swing that lands you stock-still in your tracks. The Harbor At the words, Edwards stopped stock-still, something almost humorous at the back of the suffering gaze he fastened on my face. The Million-Dollar Suitcase The man was standing stock-still, as if scanning the premises. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Her eyes were bent upon his face with mute appeal, 302 her suspense so great she stood stock-still in the middle of the floor, frying-pan in hand. The Strollers Then he cried again, “Little ram, little ram, scatter money!”––But the ram stood there stock-still and did nothing. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales And she faltered and stopped stock-still, with a strangled whimper, due in part to sheer surprise, but mostly to semi-superstitious dread. Nobody The old couple stood stock-still, hesitating to advance. In a Little Town I cried the warning to him and stood stock-still upon the borders of as black a pool as I remember to have seen in any country. The House Under the Sea A Romance I stood, I know not how long, stock-still in the place where I had read that letter. The First Violin A Novel These horses were going or coming, all on a trot, but when they sighted the hunters they would halt stock-still. Valley of Wild Horses Presently, the bull stood stock-still, then commenced pawing the ground, tossing his head and tail, bellowing, and eyeing Jack, who was leisurely moving towards him right in front. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand And the heart beat with a slow and measured tramp, like a moose crunching through the sharp, treacherous crust of snow, and then stood stock-still! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life He stood stock-still with fright, and stammered out a broken reply. The House Under the Sea A Romance She had once cleverly forestalled what might have been a serious accident, by standing stock-still when a strap gave way. Treasure Valley She stood stock-still, wavering and doubtful; then the recollection of Bass in his night cell came over her again, and she hurried on. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Instead of his running, as the Easterner expected him to do, he simply turned about, folded his arms, stood stock-still, and faced the angry animal. Heart Talks The black soldiers, the mule, the hill, all a clear picture seen through an opera-glass, stock-still, and nothing to do with me—for a congealed second. Red Men and White Goldie, the mare, stood stock-still with trailing lariat, watching them intelligently in the dusk that was growing quickly luminous as star after star shone through the flying wrack. Rimrock Trail But he sat stock-still until they were past and on their way down into the valley. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel He did talk: sometimes so compellingly that I would stand stock-still rapt in reverential ecstasy: once to the point of letting the potatoes I was handing round roll off the dish on to the floor. The Belovéd Vagabond When he blows his whistle, all the street-cars and automobiles and carriages—even if it were the carriage of the Mayor himself—stop stock-still. The Irish Twins So, to avoid provoking him, I was forced to remain stock-still, although sitting so long in one position cramped me dreadfully. Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Day stood stock-still looking by me after him. Hurricane Island In less than twenty minutes, and the minutes seemed ages to affrighted Susan, Jocko, with a snort and an extra jingle of his bells, stood stock-still in front of the school-house. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Sobered, I laid this letter beside the first, turned thoughtfully away into the room, then stood stock-still. The Maids of Paradise The two Airedales were standing stock-still with the hair bristling on their backs. Tatterdemalion All at once he stopped stock-still and listened. Juggernaut I stood stock-still, rooted to the ground with my apprehensions, and then several of the mutineers began to run towards the ravine. Hurricane Island They came close to the driver, who stood stock-still, his mouth half open, his whole body trembling like an aspen leaf. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Nanna stood stock-still, gazing stupidly around the empty room. The Doomsman However, nothing was broken except her spirit; old Siwash had stood stock-still; and her face had shown no sign of anything save fright and dirt. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley Her one hope lay in remaining stock-still, trusting to the shadows to hide her. Juggernaut In the transparent green shadows they drew bridle; she leaned forward, clearing the thick tendrils of hair from her forehead, and sat stock-still, intent, every exquisite line and contour in full relief against the pines. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories I drew back in a strange horror; but, at the same moment, we both stood stock-still to listen: from some distance to the right came the trickling sound of water. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Solomon felt that this was taking a personal liberty and he stood stock-still, his face expressive of obstinacy. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains We remarked once more their curious, silly-looking custom of standing stock-still with heads indrawn. The Foot-path Way He was so surprised that he stood stock-still, staring at the mill with his mouth open, and the handle went on turning, and another goose began to come out of the top. Eyebright A Story For a split second he stood stock-still, then he surged forward and advanced upon Ouglat, his hands outspread like claws. Hellhounds of the Cosmos Little children ran, and hid their faces in their mothers' aprons, crying piteously; women ran hither and thither, screaming, and wringing their hands; and broad-shouldered, double-fisted men stood stock-still, and shook in their moccasins. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief The moon shone, and the stars peeped out, and the goat jumped up, frightened, and stood on its thin legs, stock-still, while it stared at us with foolish eyes. Jewish Children But our own attitudes, as we also stood stock-still with glasses raised, may have looked, in their eyes, even more singular and meaningless. The Foot-path Way As to the young villain himself, he stood stock-still for a moment, and then flew out of the court like a madman; and that was the last of him. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 I stood stock-still in the middle of the pavement. The Blue Germ At the sight of the derelict seaplane they stood stock-still, for it was the first aircraft at rest that they had seen. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force So completely taken aback were the two lads that they stood stock-still as if rooted to the earth. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Suddenly we stopped stock-still, and looked at him. The Mystery of the Green Ray The cow straightened herself up, lifted her head as high as she could, and then stood stock-still. Lisbeth Longfrock On the outskirts the car, which had been coaxed reluctantly along for many weary kilometres, had groaned, rattled, whirred, given a couple of convulsive leaps, and stood stock-still. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol I tried to speak calmly, determined not to break down and make a scene there before Lady Alicia, who’d reined up, stock-still, and sat staring in front of her, without a spoken word. The Prairie Mother Officers and men, expecting momentarily to find themselves blown into the air, stood stock-still. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Each stood stock-still, wondering how long it would be before Mrs. Rushmore recognised him, and trying to think what she would say when she did. Fair Margaret A Portrait She merely stood stock-still as if nothing were being done to her; for she was so strong that, however hard Lisbeth pulled, it did not even make her stretch her neck. Lisbeth Longfrock As soon as we were inside of the door, she shut it quickly behind us, and I stood stock-still with amazement at what I saw and heard. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Then I looked up and waved the banjo at her where she sat stock-still on her mount. The Prairie Mother It was when she had reached the street that, with a shock, she remembered Beale's words and she stood stock-still, pinching her lip thoughtfully. The Green Rust The lion lashed its tail and partly rose from its position on the ground, but it subsided again as Jimmy stood stock-still, with eyes of horror fixed upon it. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 From behind the bushy little mound there arose something small, just like a tiny "hill woman," in a plaid neckerchief and a long frock, who stood stock-still and looked at them with large, shy eyes. Lisbeth Longfrock I stood stock-still, my eyes on the floor. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Then I stood stock-still in the center of the nursery, wondering whether, at such a time, I ought to go to my husband or keep away from him. The Prairie Mother She stood stock-still and was holding on to his arm with both hands. Jack O' Judgment I looked again, and it was plain enough now; and I stood stock-still, staring at what I saw. Man Overboard! Feeling a desire awaken For to have his picture taken, Mr. Hezekiah Hinkle stood stock-still. The Jingle Book The child sat stock-still for a moment, considering. Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries And as for Dickie Blue, he sat stock-still where she had bade him remain, his eyes wide with the surprise of the domination. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Once under, he stood stock-still and listened, eyes up and ears alert to catch any sound or see any movement of his old enemies, the monkey and the parrot. Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier The thought made me stop stock-still upon the pavement. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle After Buffalmacco had raged about awhile, as hath been said, he made a show of growing pacified and coming up to the tomb whereon was the physician, stood stock-still. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio My sister stood stock-still, looking at me in amazement. Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries One of the alien troop pulled a red mustachio fiercely and eyed a blithe popinjay of the court with quizzical superiority; the others remained, stock-still, but observant. Under the Rose Then, as he stood stock-still, a flush crept up her cheek to her pretty forehead. Shining Ferry Flora went up first, got down on deck and stood stock-still till the captain took her by the arm and led her aft. Chance A Tale in Two Parts He stood stock-still at one end while the fellows nearest him thrashed him unmercifully with the heavy knots. Eric, or Little by Little As his eyes fell upon the latter, he stood stock-still, his jaw dropped, his eyebrows went up, and he looked as though he had seen a ghost. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas And turning the horses, he would have led them to the door, but the animals held back; then stood stock-still. Under the Rose Porbus and Poussin, on either side of the easel, stood stock-still, watching with intense interest. The Unknown Masterpiece 1845 The figure stood stock-still by the road-side, as if waiting to greet him. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales The whole room was in confusion and hubbub, during which Wright sat stock-still, quietly enduring without bowing to the storm. Eric, or Little by Little The ship, however, was motionless: we were lying stock-still. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska "I remember when we used to come here every day," said Rita suddenly, and stood stock-still with concentrated eyes, like one trying to catch the memory of a dream. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa The creature stood stock-still in an infuriating attitude until a little light on the wall changed from orange to red-violet. The Worshippers As the thoughts and images started pouring into her mind, she remained stock-still, her package of meat forgotten on the counter. The Stutterer As they think of a football game, all the players are standing stock-still; they are as they are represented in a photograph. Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency The young man was ghastly pale, as he stood stock-still, staring at his father. Adam Johnstone's Son He stopped stock-still, and whined a little, and Lil responded furiously. Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray He stood stock-still with his eyes shut on emerging through the hatch, crying out with a number of French oaths that he had been struck blind. The Frozen Pirate He touches her lightly on the arm to rouse her, for she has stood stock-still in the very middle of the hall,—whether through awful fear, or grief, or sudden bitter memory, her heart knoweth. Molly Bawn I stood stock-still, and was rather roughly hustled before I so much as remembered where I was. In Direst Peril Scarcely able to believe what was before his eyes, he stood stock-still for a moment and his worry left him like a weight had been lifted from his soul. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles I just gasped Hoowuff! instinctively, as the bear had shot it out of his deep lungs a moment before, and stood stock-still, as he was doing. Wood Folk at School The first stroke of my pick on the thawed face made me jump, stare, stand stock-still, thinking hard. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance I succeeded better than I expected; and at length, wheeling round my horse who stood stock-still, I fired and brought the buffalo to the ground. Adventures in the Far West Still the undergrowth became more dense, and then, suddenly coming to the conclusion that she was lost, she stood stock-still and dropped her bundle of sticks in dismay. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice As it was I sat stock-still, and even made her think I had not heard her. That Affair Next Door Feeling sure that if we rushed forward to Ben’s assistance it would be the signal for his death, we stood stock-still, not daring to move. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures My horse was standing stock-still, with its back to the wind. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory My steed again stood stock-still; and when I attempted to urge him on, he, as before, wheeled round and round. Afar in the Forest Neither the intellectual nor the moral character of any person stands stock-still: a man improves, or he declines. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 The man appeared to be either asleep or stupefied, as he remained stock-still. The Rifle Rangers Then he wheeled his horse and stopped stock-still, awaiting their coming. A Voice in the Wilderness Cornelia stood stock-still, staring hard at the little pearl brooch, a hundred vague doubts and dreads which had previously been resolutely thrust aside, darting back into her mind with a new and terrible significance. Flaming June His horse for a moment stood stock-still, watching the buffalo, while the Indian shot his arrow. Afar in the Forest All around me the black fir points stood upright and stock-still. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year I stood stock-still, I know not how long, till the sound of the hoofs had clattered away into silence, and the voices were lost in the gentle moaning of the night-wind among the trees. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Disney stood stock-still on the path, not looking after his recalcitrant colleague, but down on the ground; his thoughts made him unconscious of things external. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House So I stopped stock-still, and drew up my rifle. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Do?" was the demure reply; "stand as stock-still as ever we can, and try not to shake when we breathe. Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's The sergeant slapped his thigh and was turning for congratulations, but suddenly paused, stock-still and staring upward. Fort Amity For a little he stood stock-still on the pavement watching the throng of people and the perpetual buses and drays and the jingling hansoms picking their way through it all. The Lunatic at Large Turning to leave it, he stood suddenly stock-still, head up and sniffing the air, puzzled by an intangible association of sense and memory. Ambrotox and Limping Dick Just then my horse snorted, and raised his head and snorted more, and stood stock-still, trembling. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Petrified with terror, she lost every atom of strength, and, entirely bereft of the power to move or articulate a sound, she stood stock-still staring at it. Scottish Ghost Stories The voice repeated its challenge in an angrier tone; and this time our hero stood stock-still. The Blue Pavilions The great male himself stood stock-still in the centre of the river bed, the carcass of a lamb having dropped from his mouth. Son of Power That poor gobbler just stood there, stock-still, on that sheet of bark and did not dare step off it. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's I lay stock-still; I never uttered a word; I scarcely breathed indeed. The Honour of the Flag Sick with terror and utterly unable to account for what she beheld, she stood stock-still, her limbs refusing to move, her throat parched, her tongue tied. Scottish Ghost Stories Slowly my head and my body came out at the top, but the wheels stopped stock-still before my left foot could be drawn out. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Benjamin glanced, then he stood stock-still, fairly aghast with awe and terror—there sat Seventoes! Young Lucretia and Other Stories He neither moved nor spoke, but remained stock-still, with the newspapers gathered in his hands, while his eyes blazed into hers without any pretense of restraint. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York When she saw the horses, she stood stock-still for a minute, and stared with all her eyes. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 But we all sat our camels stock-still, and, following Grim's example, kept our rifles slung behind us. The Lion of Petra Judas stood stock-still behind Jesus, not daring to protest again. Men Called Him Master Placid, content, tranquil, standing stock-still in the delicacy of its old-fashioned beauty, as if the world outside and beyond had never progressed. The Way of the Wind Mrs. Seymour, who was bringing a platter from the kitchen, stood stock-still in the doorway. Steve Yeager For a moment the bronco stood stock-still, his eyes gazing straight ahead. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret Mrs. Biggleswade, like a wise woman, stood stock-still, and sent a shrill scream ringing down the shore, and another, and another, and another. The Admirable Tinker Child of the World As he stood stock-still, looking on while Bud Lee rode a bucking bronco, his eyes were bright and eager. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Suddenly he ceased laughing, and stood stock-still with his eyes towards the open door of the church. The Four Feathers Immediately the roan stood stock-still and slowly closed his eyes. Winner Take All The moment she looked round the corner into the stall next the door, she stood stock-still, with her mouth wide open. Alec Forbes of Howglen They say that when Old Skinflint Holden saw the transformation he stood stock-still, then tied his team to the artistic hitching post under the old elms and went in search of Rollins. Green Valley Captain Strong grabbed the young master sergeant by the arm and stood stock-still in the swirling methane ammonia gas, his eyes searching the misty sky. Treachery in Outer Space He had put his purchase into his pocket, and was about to go, when he found the child with the big loaf, whom he had supposed to be half-way home, standing stock-still behind him. The Ontario Readers Third Book When in doubt, he would stand stock-still and try by sight or hearing to get news of the bear. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure He was standing stock-still in the middle of the room as she reached the door, his heavy brows drawn together. The Land of Promise "Oh—oh—oh—" said Anne, and looked, and stood stock-still. The Helpmate The Coroner gave a low whistle, and the detective in obedience to it stood for one instant stock-still—then bent quickly to the floor. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow But Castro, who had stood stock-still, with a hand to his forehead, turned to me excitedly: "The peons, for Dios!" Romance The mahout stood stock-still for a moment, not quite believing his eyes. The Adventures of Kathlyn Well, at first she simply stood stock-still, wondering if she was standing on her head or her heels. English Fairy Tales The Admiral, of course, made a motion with his hand for the boatswain to put his hat on; but the other, not perceiving the signal, stood stock-still. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels But still this does not excuse the fact that while the Italians were behaving like madmen the young students stood stock-still and awaited orders to retire. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Armitage, with one foot in the stirrup, stood stock-still, half in surprise, half stunned by a sudden and painful thought. From the Ranks The miners with the prisoner in their midst stood stock-still. The Girl of the Golden West That man who could stand stock-still a whole day, lost in silent contemplation, what was the need to him of the Eleusinian veil? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 The poor fellow looked bewildered, and, instead of passing on when another name was called, stood stock-still half-way across the deck. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels Hillyard, with his thoughts playing swiftly in the future like a rapier, was still standing stock-still with the unopened telegram in his hand. The Summons Ten more steps, and he stood stock-still at the head of the flight of wooden stairs. From the Ranks At last she gave a quick breath of anxiety and dismay, and stood stock-still, quivering in every muscle, before a dark object in the shadow of the last palm-tree. The Story of the Other Wise Man Mangan, who was going to the window, suddenly stood stock-still and stared, as if he had not heard aright. Prince Fortunatus The line labours, the sentiment moves slow, but the poem stands stock-still. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution She remained standing stock-still when they left her by the bedside—when the door, shut by Kate, who went out last, hid them from her view. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. In the dining room Lily stood stock-still; "My God!" she said. The Vehement Flame Then he stood stock-still, straining his eyes across the valley. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent But the first time a deer, hypnotised by fear or curiosity, had stood stock-still before her, simply asking for death, Leonie put her gun down and shook her head. Leonie of the Jungle For a full minute he sat immovable, whilst the mare, freed from the fret of the crowd, stood stock-still. The Hawk of Egypt Human evolution has stood stock-still save in the department of engineering. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 Edith stood stock-still with amazement; she could not believe her ears. The Vehement Flame Then he stood stock-still, staring stupidly at the building. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent She had turned from him, and stock-still was staring into the glass case which lined the wall. Leonie of the Jungle And he called again and again as the stallion dropped from a gallop to a canter, a canter to a trot, then stopped dead; whinnied gently; wheeled sharply and stood stock-still. The Hawk of Egypt Virginia swinging her lantern up shoulder-high, looking ahead, grew instantly stock-still, a shiver tingling along her spine. The Bells of San Juan The gloomy stranger was standing stock-still; one outstretched arm, with weird intimation pointing towards the deceased Squire's abode. Israel Potter I stood stock-still, listening; but there was never a sound; and partly reclosing the window, I pressed the button of my electric torch and looked about me. The Green Eyes of Bâst Marise stopped stock-still, shocked out of every sensation but the age-old woman's instinct of fear and concealment. The Brimming Cup The tramp relaxed his hold and the horse stood stock-still, finding his attempt to get away futile. Andy Grant's Pluck The dragoons, surprised by our sudden appearance, pulled up and stood stock-still, as if doubtful whether our intentions were hostile or friendly; and we were at them almost before they had drawn their swords. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Things have come to a bad pass with the bird-hunter, whose only gun is an opera-glass, when he cannot stand stock-still for an hour. Roof and Meadow And for a second or two we both stood stock-still. Jaffery The funeral was set for the day after tomorrow, and until then, everything in everybody's life was to stop stock-still, as a matter of course. The Brimming Cup For a moment Blake stood stock-still, bereft of all power of movement. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories The mules, terrified and exhausted, put down their heads and stand stock-still. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance On the present occasion he stood stock-still and silent, eying Diane as a bird eyes a trap before hopping into it. The Inner Shrine The cortége began to move slowly in the direction of the interior, but the operation was disconcerted by Willis, who remained stock-still. Willis the Pilot Somewhere in the hypnotic to-and-fro of those swaying, poised, alert human figures, he encountered Marise, coming on her suddenly, and finding her standing stock-still. The Brimming Cup Every member of that little group stood stock-still and breathless. The Light in the Clearing He stood stock-still and read the words again, then he raised his eyes and looked slowly about him. Through stained glass Not less astonished than herself, Bienville stopped stock-still, looked at her, looked into the room behind her, looked at Derek with a long, half-amused, comprehending stare, lifted his hat gravely, and passed on. The Inner Shrine But he stopped a moment, stock-still in the middle of the room, and stared at her unseeingly. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper She stood stock-still, and stared at him, so near that he could see her wink her starry eyes, with the white rings round them. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods We have already seen why our muscles are so easily exhausted when we stand stock-still; they then get no rest at all. A Book of Exposition For once the duchess sat stock-still, her eyes round and large. The Indiscretion of the Duchess She had been expecting him, and stood stock-still immediately she stepped across the doorsill, nerving herself and bracing all her faculties. The Downfall He picked himself up, and unstrapping one, took a step into the bright moon-light to examine the nipples; took two steps: and stood stock-still. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts He stood stock-still and erect, his flesh shrinking a little, while his drenched flannel shirt clung yet more closely and clammily to his skin. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The old man started, and then stood stock-still. Saracinesca He remained stock-still, staring down the bridge of his nose. The Last Shot He continued to stand stock-still, however, beside the well in the middle of the little triangular place; he was as if stunned; his memory was a blank. The Downfall The little soldier remained for a minute stock-still, his mouth agape from ear to ear with its silent laugh. A Love Episode When the men had pressed so closely together that they could advance no farther they stood stock-still, sheltering the locks of their rifles with their ponchos. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 As though fascinated by the song, he stood stock-still, staring away into the distance, probably at Yegorushka's crimson shirt. The Bishop and Other Stories A breath--and two more braves evolved out of gray air, and the three stood stock-still before me. Vanguards of the Plains She would stop sometimes in the midst of what she might be doing, and stand stock-still, with fixed eyes, and thoughts evidently far enough away from her immediate surroundings. Stage Confidences Both grew pale, and stood stock-still in consternation, while their hands began to tremble. A Love Episode This view of his situation was so apparent and yet so new that it held him stock-still, gazing into space. The Wild Olive Hearing this, Nigniaca stood stock-still, saying to himself, "Verily, I have some sharp ague," when a fourth man came and bade him go home at once, for he was a dying man. The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies As my employer turned and leisurely walked back to the house, Father Norquin stood stock-still. A Texas Matchmaker I stood for a long time stock-still, leaning against the tree and listening; but when no one appeared I could bear it no longer. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English When he caught sight of Jeanne he stood stock-still with astonishment. A Love Episode She stood stock-still, with her mouth open, entranced. The Pretty Lady When summoned forth by the trumpets, the two champions executed demi-voltes with curvets, and then stood stock-still at either end of the barriers. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Violently resisting their efforts, he tried to shake them off, and more than once stood stock-still, until compelled to go on. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance I stand stock-still, with the long, dying grass wetly and limply clasping my ankles. Nancy "Halt!" he cried, and the man stood stock-still. The Adventures of Captain Horn Merton stood stock-still, and gazed upon him with mute admiration. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 He stood stock-still at one end, while the fellows nearest him thrashed him unmercifully with the heavy knots. Eric He stood stock-still, in that somewhat unpicturesque attitude—his mouth wide open, his eyes strained, and his cheek glowing with all the colours of the rainbow. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 Talk of the earth moving round the sun—he himself the while stupidly stock-still—let them believe it who like; is not he now placidly sailing through the turquoise sea? Nancy With a wind that ought to have carried her spinning along, miles and miles in an hour, she was standing stock-still. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories And when Jim taught them all to follow when he said "Heel," to drop when he said "Drop," and to stand stock-still when he said "Ho," he learned far more quickly than the others. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Match in hand, the man in advance stood stock-still, his whole figure taut, poised, alert, in an attitude of listening. The Apartment Next Door He just stood stock-still and stared, his face turning all kinds of colors. Mary Marie I loaded it carefully while Frances stood stock-still beside the bed and watched. The Damned Our Preachers stand stock-still in the Pulpit, and will not so much as move a Finger to set off the best Sermons in the World. The Spectator, Volume 2. How long I wandered thus I do not know, But suddenly I halted, stood stock-still— Beside a door that spilled a golden glow I saw a name, my name, upon a bill. Ballads of a Bohemian However, I got the key turned, went into the belfry, and wound up the clock—which was very near run down, and would have stood stock-still in half an hour. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty He stood stock-still before me, and I began to examine his features. A Hero of Our Time Behind me, she stood stock-still for several minutes, half bewildered, half alarmed, as I suspected. The Damned The old man, glancing at the stranger, stood stock-still. Our Mutual Friend The stock-still brick facade of an old church, against which the waves of people lurch and withdraw. Men, Women and Ghosts Mr. Bounderby quite confounded, stood stock-still in the street after his father-in-law had left him, swelling like an immense soap-bubble, without its beauty. Hard Times But Senor Johnson stood stock-still, his brain absolutely numb and empty. Arizona Nights At the sound of the shot he stopped stock-still. Pellucidar For the second time in his life he was appalled, and remained stock-still at the cabin door with the paper trembling between his fingers. The End of the Tether Then, as Mr. Arp made no response, but stood stock-still in the way, staring at him fiercely, "Don't you know me, Mr. Arp?" the young man asked. The Conquest of Canaan But the very same music that made the children dance made the grown-up people stand stock-still; it was as if their feet had been tied to the ground; they could not move a muscle. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell When I tell you to do a thing I want you to obey me at once and not stand stock-still and discourse about it. Anne of Green Gables How long the horror lasted they could not tell, when, like a madman who pauses for a moment in the midst of his struggles and stands stock-still, the wind ceased blowing, and there was peace. The Blue Lagoon: a romance He stopped stock-still, and gazed at it in amazement, turning it over in his hand. The Burial of the Guns "At present intellect in Christminster is pushing one way, and religion the other; and so they stand stock-still, like two rams butting each other." Jude the Obscure For twenty-four hours the weather vanes of the great Middle West stood stock-still while July came in like a lion. Star-Dust She entered the room almost on tiptoe, and then stood stock-still, suddenly shocked and bewildered with surprise. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 She avoided it, and galloped past, but bore me to a far more frightful goal, suddenly dropping into a canter, and then standing stock-still. Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood Sometimes they stood stock-still, with their hands over their brows to shade their sight from the moonbeams. An Old Woman's Tale (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") So quite unexpectedly, I believe whenever he had a spare moment, he would knock at our door and stand there, stock-still, awaiting commands. The Roof of France "Wonderful how we contrive to stand stock-still in the midst of all this stir and change!" With the Procession I stood stock-still with amazement, the coincidence was so startling. The Secrets of the Great City The fifteen nobles stood stock-still, appalled at this unexpected outrage upon their over-lord. The Strong Arm The footman stood stock-still in confusion, and turned white. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I I happened to see him coming along the street, and as soon as he saw us he stood stock-still. The Wheel O' Fortune Father struck it behind the ears so that it was dazed and, rolling its eyes, remained hanging stock-still. The Path of Life The people in the streets were, for the most part, either standing stock-still, or moving slowly forward in a groping sort of fashion. The Sign at Six I stand all at once stock-still, and look at the droskes; the drivers are wandering about, chatting and laughing. Hunger Even the Car of Progress stood stock-still in the roadway, while Little O'Grady gnawed his nails. Under the Skylights Henrietta followed slowly, looking at the pictures of hounds in full cry, top-hatted ladies taking fences airily, red-coated gentlemen immersed in brooks, but at the turn of the stairs she stood stock-still. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing The saints stood stock-still, smiling from their pedestals and proud in their high day finery. The Path of Life Jean-Christophe, left with the children by the lady, stood stock-still in a pathway, not daring to raise his eyes. Jean-Christophe, Volume I There I stood, stock-still, and commenced to smile. Hunger I, like a bank rugged and steep, stand speechless and stock-still and darkly gaze at you. The Fugitive Sir Charles, thrust out of the play looked on with pity and anxiety, and the little page at the door—combining art and nature—stuck stock-still in a military attitude, and blubbered aloud. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day The dray caught its right wheel in the grating of an open gutter and remained stock-still, leaning aslant, as though planted there. The Path of Life The page stood stock-still in astonishment for an instant—then pulled the new silk umbrella from under his arm, and turned the corner in a violent hurry. Hide and Seek Then they would suddenly pull their horses back on their haunches and leap off with a whoop, the well-trained beasts standing stock-still when the bridle was thrown over their heads. Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range A ploughed field finished the old white horse; the yeoman struck his spurs to the rowels, but the only effect of the experiment was, that the horse stood stock-still. Coningsby The next moment the housekeeper, an elderly woman, trotted in at the door, saw her mistress's condition, and stood stock-still, calling, "Polly," but with the most perfect tranquillity the mind can conceive. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day I stood stock-still gazing at the house and imagining a hundred explanations. The Path to Rome He stood stock-still, and cowered, though I beat him with my hank of cord, and kicked his ribs. Jim Davis Lizzie Graham took it, and stood stock-still for one hard moment.... Life at High Tide Emus are frequently speared by the natives, who, by taking care to stand stock-still the moment the creature lifts up its head, manage to approach within a few yards of them while feeding. The Bushman — Life in a New Country I stood stock-still; I had never realized in such a manner before, how trivial, how paltry, this gold and these jewels were. The Home and the World Bertha started forward to kiss Mary, but stopped short as Mary stood stock-still and faced her, with her hands behind her back. Children of the Bush For a moment Dan stood stock-still with doubled up fists and a scowl on his not unhandsome, though weak and vicious features. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly He had put his purchase into his pocket, and was about to go, when he found the child with the big loaf, whom he had supposed to be halfway home, standing stock-still behind him. De La Salle Fifth Reader Olly gave one sharp cry, and then stood stock-still, a bitterly hard look coming over his face; those marbles had been very, very dear to his heart. Only an Incident Three great wooden heads lifted themselves slowly, and three pairs of soft, sleepy eyes looked at her, and the beasts returned to their clover and stood stock-still. Men, Women, and Ghosts The young man stood stock-still while a cogent reaction swept over him. A Man and His Money He gave a sharp cry and then stood stock-still. Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin And yet she stood stock-still and rigid, while her heart hastened and leaped and her mind sought to grasp the thing to do. The Everlasting Whisper I stood stock-still, not daring to move lest I might come into contact with some hidden wire, the slightest touch of which must bring instant death upon me. The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love The Colonel stood stock-still waiting for the Boy. The Magnetic North A rasping, ear- racking sound—a spurt of blue vapor—and the aeroplane did what no other flying machine had ever done before; it stopped stock-still in mid-air. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island He managed, however, to reach the Major, and for two or three moments they stood stock-still on the edge of the pavement struck with amazement. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane For his part King stood stock-still a moment, regarding the water rushing about him. The Everlasting Whisper She rose and came to meet the two friends as they entered, but half-way she stood stock-still as if rooted to the spot and stared at the stranger. Immensee But they had been going only about half an hour when the Colonel suddenly, without warning, stopped pushing the sled, and stood stock-still on the trail. The Magnetic North Then he edged sidewise to a great stump, hid himself among the roots, and stood stock-still,—a beautiful picture of innocence and curiosity, framed in the rough brown roots of the spruce stump. Types of Children's Literature She stopped stock-still, and he could feel that she was staring at him hardly. The Purple Parasol She heard the insistent scream behind her, but now she did not heed it, for in front of her, stock-still in the trail, was a man. The Everlasting Whisper He flung open the door with a bang,—then stood stock-still on the threshold. The Iron Woman I rubbed them and halted for a moment stock-still. The Splendid Spur The Vyestnik cannot go on either, and both steamers stay stock-still. Letters of Anton Chekhov Then the foolish ponies stood stock-still directly I took the reins, and would not budge without the whip. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II "Is he—is he dead?" gasped the boy, standing stock-still. Richard Dare's Venture Once he stood stock-still, the blood surging in his ears, his face darkly red. The Iron Woman It had but two horses, and, do what the driver could, which was not much, they persisted in standing stock-still, refusing to take a single step farther. Warlock o' Glenwarlock In his absorption he stood stock-still—but happily the reel was over, and the people were beginning to say good-by. The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Burr, the proud beauty, stood stock-still, and Thomas Gainsborough admitted her into his landscape and his heart. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists "I have been waiting for you for—" "How long have you been here?" cried the girl, stock-still and staring. West Wind Drift The very shock of having his doubts and fears crumble so suddenly, made him stand stock-still; he turned very white. The Iron Woman His meditations were interrupted and his interest suddenly aroused when he observed that she had stopped stock-still in the path. Viola Gwyn Gilbert Gildersleeve's heart gave a great bound within him, and then stood stock-still; but by an iron effort of will he suppressed all outer sign of his profound emotion. What's Bred in the Bone "That is Fritz!" exclaimed every one; while, with a fearful roar, the lion sprang to his feet, stood stock-still, tottered, sank on his knees, rolled over, and lay motionless on the sand. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 Bolting into his own room, he closed the door and stood stock-still for many minutes, trying to picture the scene in the cottage. Green Fancy "You don't for a moment think she will go and camp down at Severndale?" demanded Durand, stopping stock-still in consternation at the picture the words conjured up. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home Since they were then standing stock-still in the meadow, there was a good deal of truth in what Freddie Firefly said. The Tale of Freddie Firefly He stood stock-still, as if struck motionless by a discovery. Lord Jim The result was marvelous; the animal ceased plunging, and, quivering violently, stood stock-still. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 For a long time he stood stock-still, studying the curious structure. Green Fancy Ben was alarmed lest she were about to wake up, and stood stock-still, with his fingers on the latch. The Young Explorer The next moment he halted and stood stock-still in helpless surprise. The Ne'er-Do-Well All nine men stood stock-still, leaning on their rifles, their heads craned forward and their eyes strained in the direction of the gloomy baobab. Told in the East Marjorie danced upstairs, singing as she went, but when she reached the door of the room she was accustomed to use, she stopped her singing and stood in the doorway, stock-still with sheer bewilderment. Marjorie's Vacation Lord Alfred stood, stock-still, stroking his grey moustache with his hand. The Way We Live Now We all stood stock-still for a minute, like folks in a tableau. Cape Cod Stories "Well?" she said at length, and he found he had been standing stock-still staring at her for several seconds. The Ne'er-Do-Well He had no idea how long he lay stock-still, for fear of calling attention to himself, and hated his servant and Mahommed Gunga and all India. Rung Ho! No mortal command could have filled him with so much shame, and Jason stood stock-still and speechless. The Heart of the Hills And, in fact, as I drew near to the Avenue de l'Imperatrice my steed obstinately refused to go any further: he curveted sideways and backwards and frequently stood stock-still. My Life — Volume 2 "No, I 'low this ain't 'so fast as running or walking, but it's a heap quicker than standing stock-still." The Prodigal Judge She stopped stock-still, and, as she did so, beheld the gate swing heavily to and stop an inch from the post, hindered as we know by the intervening pebble. Dark Hollow He pointed before him as he spoke, and Theos stood for a moment stock-still and overcome with astonishment, at the size and splendor of the palace whose gates they were just approaching. Ardath There Jason stood a moment, uncouth and stock-still. The Heart of the Hills We are out for a walk, and here we are standing stock-still in the middle of the sidewalk with folks all around us. The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds Frightened for a minute, she stood stock-still, then she rushed down. The Mayor's Wife He started as if to approach her, and then stood stock-still. Dark Hollow I saw Boyce leap aside like a flash and appear to stand stock-still. The Red Planet The old man greeted the Lieutenant affably, but as his glance fell on his daughter he stopped stock-still on the threshold. The Barrier The result was marvellous, the animal ceased plunging, and, quivering violently, stood stock-still. Swiss Family Robinson Now, instead of passing admiring remarks, people stood stock-still before the gate to laugh at its droll appearance. Australia Felix Mr. Black was not walking now; he was standing stock-still and in the shadow also. Dark Hollow He just stands still and shivers at the night, and the more he is belaboured the more he shivers, standing stock-still with ears thrown back and front legs thrown forward. The Red Planet He stood stock-still for a moment, and then gored the ground most viciously and started off once more on the semi-circle round me. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures I stood stock-still like any fool as she passed close to me. The Gates of Chance But, instead of following him, Helen stood stock-still, and cowered, and cowered till she seemed sinking forward to the ground, and she got hold of Robert Penfold's hand, and kissed it, and moaned over it. Foul Play Instead of going forward at greater speed, she put her four feet together, laid back her ears, gave a loud "hee-haw!" and stopped stock-still. The Belgian Twins I was so completely taken by surprise, that I stood stock-still like a fool, and stared at Madame Fontaine in silence. Jezebel's Daughter On the spot where the sentinel had released her she stopped, stock-still, and with eyes bent on the ground tremblingly awaited the royal attention. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest The smoke slowly cleared away, and the principals were discovered standing stock-still. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 3: Stories and Romances They all remained stock-still, as though they had been turned into stone, for several seconds. The Lady of the Shroud And in his disordered imagination he seemed to see people outside Tube stations, standing stock-still in the middle of the traffic, reading that bulletin in the evening papers. The Burning Spear By George, then, I’m ruined!’ said Bob, standing stock-still in the road as if he meant to remain there all night. The Trumpet-Major And he remained stock-still nor looked at them. Bob, Son of Battle Bee seized her father's arm and pulled it vigorously, for Mr. Pendyce was standing stock-still in disapproval. The Country House She stood stock-still in mute surprise, with averted eye and deeply blushing cheek, fighting desperately with the confusion she feared to let Ang�lique detect. The Golden Dog He was standing stock-still in the middle of the room. Saint's Progress Now stand stock-still there, my sonnies, one and all! Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school No, no; when my spurs are won, it shall be for some prowess, better than standing stock-still.’ The Caged Lion She was standing stock-still just where I had left her—a figure I shall never forget. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment But, when she had refused to let him walk back with her, Summerhay stood stock-still beneath the colonnade. Beyond The Mistress stood stock-still; holding her hands at a level with her throat. Further Adventures of Lad But almost immediately he was brought stock-still and thrilling by the sound of hoofs. To the Last Man Holley reached an intersecting path and suddenly halted stock-still, pointing at a big track in the dust. Wildfire For a moment he stood stock-still at the entrance to the tent, and his dark eyes beamed with pleasure at having found his master again unharmed. The Coming Conquest of England This amazing apparition so astonished Birotteau that he stood stock-still, unable to move. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau However, as he stood stock-still, his hands clenched, his arms crossed tightly over his breast, his mustache bristling, Gerard ventured to ask him presently: "Are we to start at once?" The Chouans He stood stock-still in his hiding, so still that one might have passed close by without noticing him. Secret of the Woods Nay, the event was of that importance her mechanical hands ceased to move and stopped stock-still, the right half-way up, the left half-way down, as if because of sudden motor trouble within Jane. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William Flora went up first, got down on deck and stood stock-still till the captain took her by the arm and led her aft. Chance A Tale in Two Parts "I!" exclaimed Cornelius; after that one word, he remained silent, and stood stock-still like a man who has lost the use of his limbs. Maitre Cornelius He recognized a pair of eyes the gentleness of which exercised a power of magnetism over him, and he stood stock-still for a moment under their spell. The Chouans He went into the saddle so swift and secure that the animal, amazed, trembled stock-still, then sprang headlong. Lin McLean Venters turned out of the gorge, and suddenly paused stock-still, astounded at the scene before him. Riders of the Purple Sage The rider said something to her about cheering up, and its being all right, but her wits were stock-still, so she did not speak and thank him. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains I stood stock-still in my tracks, not daring to stir towards the cover of the hay at the farther end of the loft. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger When she was safely in it Galope-Chopine brought Francine the box which contained the ball dress, and having done so he stood stock-still in an attitude of indescribable irresolution. The Chouans Orde stood for a moment stock-still; then with a snort of anger he leaped to the deck, seized the man by the neck and thrust him bodily over the side to the bank. The Riverman At a point in the middle of the road, even with the corner of a house and opposite to Madeline's position, Stewart halted stock-still. Light of the Western Stars In my ignorance, and the total stoppage of my thoughts, I stood stock-still, and noticed various people crouching, or shifting their positions. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains I was so astounded by the immovableness of that ladder that I remained stock-still, trying to account for it to myself like that imbecile mate of mine. 'Twixt Land and Sea And he expects everybody to stick at that age—stand stock-still—and expects them to enjoy it!—Now just think of the idea of standing still in heaven! Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven |
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