"I suppose you'll study cockleology instead of boating, and read up on polywogs while we play tennis, or go poking round with your old spy-glass instead of having a jolly good time," said Jack, hauling away on the strap till all was taut and ship-shape with the bundle.
From rope traces attached to his collar stretched a long line, taut, but dipping with his stride, the further part of it dripping pearly drops.
The room was full of flame and shadow that danced before my eyes and lulled my taut nerves into a sort of waking sleep.
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Scientists think boosting the body with vitamins and flavonoids stimulates the growth of collagen, the fiber that keeps skin stretchy and taut.
He was a taut, tattooed engine mechanic, six feet tall, with a passing resemblance to James Dean.
"This repeated folding of the neck skin leads to premature wrinkles and a loss of elasticity there, known as 'tech neck,'" says Zeichner - one more reason why dermatologists stress the importance of using a neck cream that has retinol or peptides twice a day to keep skin taut.
"This repeated folding of the neck skin leads to premature wrinkles and a loss of elasticity there, known as 'tech neck,'" says Zeichner - one more reason why dermatologists stress the importance of using a neck cream that has retinol or peptides twice a day to keep skin taut.
When she happened to fetch out a long word which had had its day weeks before and its prepared meanings gone to her dump-pile, if there was a stranger there of course it knocked him groggy for a couple of minutes, then he would come to, and by that time she would be away down wind on another tack, and not expecting anything; so when he'd hail and ask her to cash in, I (the only dog on the inside of her game) could see her canvas flicker a moment—but only just a moment—then it would belly out tau
The Silken Tent --Robert Frost She is as in a field a silken tent At midday when a sunny summer breeze Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent, So that in guys it gently sways at ease , ,, ,, , Sand its supporting central cedar pole, That is its pinnacle to heavenward And signifies the sureness of its soul Seems to owe naught to any single cord, ,, , , , But strictly held by none, is loosely bound By countless silken ties of love and thought To everything on eart
The tension in the air was as taut as the glass string I was tugging with my bloody hands.
When she happened to fetch out a long word which had had its day weeks before and its prepared meanings gone to her dump-pile, if there was a stranger there of course it knocked him groggy for a couple of minutes, then he would come to, and by that time she would be away down wind on another tack, and not expecting anything; so when he'd hail and ask her to cash in, I (the only dog on the inside of her game) could see her canvas flicker a moment -- but only just a moment -- then it would belly o
Then all three stopped, and with stiff and quivering tails, with taut straight legs, with ambassadorial dignity, they slowly circled, sniffing daintily.
A noo boarder and lodger, sir, and looking fit and taut as a fiddle; slep' like a supercargo, he did, right alongside of John--stem to stem we was, all night.
The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
" "Silver," said the other man--and I observed he was not only red in the face, but spoke as hoarse as a crow, and his voice shook too, like a taut rope--"Silver," says he, "you're old, and you're honest, or has the name for it; and you've money too, which lots of poor sailors hasn't; and you're brave, or I'm mistook.
Occasionally he'd approach, lips taut, exposing a nervous smile full of chattering teeth.
