He grew restless and fidgety; sometimes so merry that the cabin rung with his laughter; sometimes moody and thoughtful.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

Giafar rode at full speed through the square, and alighted at the steps of the palace, where the king came to greet him.
— from The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang

The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories THE COOK’S WEDDING G RISHA, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

"Why, it was just his Lordship himself who started the outcry about the window, by proving that it represented Gilbert the Bad, a Lord of Guermantes and a direct descendant of Geneviève de Brabant, who was a daughter of the House of Guermantes, receiving absolution from Saint Hilaire.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

The single window opened upon an embattled space surmounting the turret, which gave Rebecca, at first sight, some hopes of escaping; but she soon found it had no communication with any other part of the battlements, being an isolated bartisan, or balcony, secured, as usual, by a parapet, with embrasures, at which a few archers might be stationed for defending the turret, and flanking with their shot the wall of the castle on that side.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

Women drove the demon from their houses with clubs and knives, with which they made passes in the air; and the men, gathering round a fire, shot him with their rifles and crushed him under a heavy stone the moment that steam rose in a cloud from the smouldering embers, on which a tub of water had just been thrown.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

Adv. swiftly &c. adj.; with speed &c. n.; apace; at a great rate, at full speed, at railway speed; full drive, full gallop; posthaste, in full sail, tantivy[obs3]; trippingly; instantaneously &c. 113. under press of sail, under press of canvas, under press of sail and steam; velis et remis[Lat], on eagle's wing, in double quick time; with rapid strides, with giant strides; a pas de geant[Fr]; in seven league boots; whip and spur; ventre a terre[Fr]; as fast as one's legs will carry one, as fast as one's heels will carry one; as fast as one can lay legs to the ground, at the top of one's speed; by leaps and bounds; with haste &c. 684.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

On the eighth, Mr. Goodman returned and found six duels on his hands—my personalities had borne fruit.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

Abwesenheitskarte absence card Abwesenheitsrate absence rate Abwicklung des Handels trade procedure Abwicklungskosten handling costs abzahlen; tilgen; zurückzahlen pay off Abzahlung; Abstottern (Br.) never-never Abzahlungsgeschäft instalment business Abzahlungskauf; Mietkauf hire-purchase Abzahlungskredit instalment credit Abzahlungssystem instalment system Abzahlungssystem tally system Abzahlungsverkauf (Br.) sale on hire-purchase Abzahlungsvertrag; Mietkaufvertrag hire-purchase agreement Abzeichen badge abziehen deduct abziehen subtract Abzug deduction Abzug der Spesen deduction of expenses abzüglich Aufwendungen less disbursements abzüglich Auslagen less expensdes abzüglich Gebühren charges to be deducted abzüglich Gebühren less charges abzugsfähig deductible abzugsfähiger Betrag deductible amount Abzugspflicht deduction at source Achtstundentag eight-hour day Achtung; Hochschätzung esteem addieren add Addiermaschine adding machine adoptieren; festsetzen; annehmen adopt Adressbuch address book Adressbuch directory Adresse address Adressenauswahl address selection Adressenkontrolle mailing list control Adressenliste mailing list Adressenquelle address source Adressiermaschine addressing machine Adressierung addressing Advokat advocate Advokat solicitor AG public limited company Agentur; Geschäftsstelle agency Agenturgebühr agency fee Agenturgeschäft agency business aggressiv aggressive aggressive Verkaufstechnik high-pressure selling Aggressivität aggressiveness Agio; Aufgeld; Gebühr für das Geldwechseln agio Agitator agitator agitieren agitate Agrarerzeugnisse farm produce Agrarland agrarian country Agrarmarkt agricultural commodity market Agrarmarkt farm products market Agrarpolitik agrarian policy Agrarpolitik agricultural policy Agrarreform agrarian reform Agrarrevolution green revolution Agrarüberschuss farm surplus ähnlich similar ähnliche Dokumente similar documents ähnliche Fassungen similar expressions Ahnnehmlichkeiten amenities Akademiker professional classes akademische Bildung university education akklimatisieren acclimatize Akkord piecework Akkordarbeit job work Akkordarbeiter incentive operator Akkordarbeiter operator on incentive Akkordarbeiter piece worker Akkordausgleich timeworkers' bonus Akkordfestsetzung rate fixing Akkordlohn task wages Akkordsatz job rate Akkordschere rate cutting Akkordstunden hours on incentive Akkordsystem
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

When the rest of them arrive we shall have a palaver, and then you shall remain to look after them, so, open up your packs, and get ready a few small presents without delay.”
— from The Pioneers by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Suddenly Valency, who was some hundred yards in advance, was encountered by a Greek, riding at full speed towards the advancing troop.
— from Tales and Stories Now First Collected by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

His groom, running at full speed, clung to the cart and leaped on to the step behind.
— from The Country House by John Galsworthy

Mrs. Percy had been a gentle, sentimental, [Pg 141] romantic creature with golden ringlets and floating sylph-like form, not unlike Lady Mary’s.
— from The Gorgeous Isle: A Romance; Scene-- Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

With Napoleon’s downfall in 1814 it was at an end, and in the subsequent German reaction against French supremacy the Jews of Germany fared worse than ever.
— from Outlines of Jewish History from B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885 by Magnus, Katie, Lady

On the 2d of July, 1543, the scanty remnant of the once powerful band embarked on the waters of the great river, and for seventeen days floated downward, while the Indians on the bank poured arrows on them incessantly as they passed.
— from Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 02 (of 15), American (2) by Charles Morris