United States or Norway ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Her tall, lithe, well-knit figure was braced against the door-post with a tense sort of strength; her handsome face was just at this time as dark and hard in expression as if she had been a woman with years of bitter life behind her; her handsome brows were knit, her lips were set; from head to foot she looked unyielding and stern of purpose. And neither form nor face belied her.
Here the sounding line concludes; a little further on, the well-knit sentence; and yet a little further, and both will reach their solution on the same ringing syllable.
But it is time that I should say something about the inmates of the house at the period I am describing. A bright blue eye betokened a keen sight, as also that his rifle was never likely to miss its aim; while his well-knit frame gave assurance of great activity and endurance.
"I will go, if I may ride the big sorrel from the Dakoon's stud." The Colonel swung round in his chair and stared mutely at the lad. He was only eighteen years old, but of good stature, well-knit, and straight as a sapling. Seeing that no one answered him, but sat and stared incredulously, he laughed a little, frankly and boyishly.
Through the open door the book-keeper could be seen sitting on a high stool at a still higher desk, a young man of handsome profile and well-knit form. At the call of his name he unwound his legs from the rounds of the stool and leaped into the Doctor's presence with a superlatively high-bred bow. "I shall be back in fifteen minutes," said the Doctor. "Come, Mr. ," and went out with the stranger.
There is no merit in being strong; every one can be strong who comes into the world with healthy blood and well-knit bones, who keeps all his limbs well exercised, as I did in my youth, and who does not destroy his inheritance by dissipated living. However, I still feel the struggle in my hands; but there is some good wine in the next room yet, and two or three cups of it will do me good."
Upon which ground the balayeur in this case a well-knit keen-eyed agile man, with a sense of humour and sharp perception of men, women and things in particular and in general was called before the bar of an impromptu court, held by M. le Surveillant in The Enormous Room after the promenade.
Centuries were required for the growth of such a corporation and for the firm establishment of its power upon a well-knit system of rites and doctrines. The institutions described by Ctesias would hardly show any sensible change from those in force in the same country before the Persian conquests.
He was a small man, apparently forty-five years of age, of a fair but somewhat weather-stained complexion, with light-brown, closely-curling hair, an expansive forehead, a clear blue eye, rather commonplace features, a thin, brown, pointed beard, and a slight moustache. Though low of stature, he was broad-chested, with well-knit limbs.
Now, twenty-two feet per second is the velocity acquired at the end of a fall of eight feet a height from which a well-knit man or animal may leap down without much risk of injury.
Word Of The Day