Lungs

Examples

• Stone in the bladder may be discovered, and the condition and movements of the heart and lungs ascertained. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The moral oppression had produced a physical craving for air, and he strode on, opening his lungs to the reverberating coldness of the night. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Then, as the creature's legs appear and its tail is absorbed, it begins to use its lungs, and its gills dwindle and vanish. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I, at least, was taken up with endeavouring to soothe Fifine; whose cries (for she had good lungs) were appalling to hear. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• No dirty little legs to run about on, and no noisy little lungs to scream with. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper,' said Mr. Bumble. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Yes; but I have tried to remain amphibious: it's all right as long as one's lungs can work in another air. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I beat the prison dust off my feet as I sauntered to and fro, and I shook it out of my dress, and I exhaled its air from my lungs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I was born with inflammation of the lungs, and of everything else, I believe, that was capable of inflammation,' returned Mr. Bounderby. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• If, on the other hand, air passes to the lungs by way of the mouth, the warming process is brief and insufficient, and the lungs suffer in consequence. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The air came into his lungs sharp and cold as he breathed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The peculiar nature and arrangement of the membranes of the nose enable the nostrils to clean, and warm, and moisten the air which passes through them to the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In ordinary breathing, the cords are loose and are separated by a wide opening through which air enters and leaves the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• It's the healthiest thing in the world in all respects, and particularly for the lungs. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• One cheer more,' screamed the little fugleman in the balcony, and out shouted the mob again, as if lungs were cast-iron, with steel works. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• That is true enough in a sense; but your lungs are thinking about the air, if you are not. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It attacks the mucous membrane of the nose and lungs, and produces the effect of a severe cold or catarrh, and when inhaled, causes death. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I decided to investigate, but first I lifted my head to fill my lungs with the pure, invigorating night air of the mountains. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The lungs, heart, liver and trimmings go to the sausage department. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Floating around in the atmosphere are dust particles which ought not to get into the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In the limbs as in the lungs the blood passes from artery to vein by anastomoses and porosities. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I began to work in a carding-room soon after, and the fluff got into my lungs and poisoned me. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Tom, Dick, and Harry are very fond of it, as it expands their lungs and quenches their thirSt But there, I am only jesting. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Oxygen is essential to burning, and the food fires within the body are kept alive by the oxygen taken into the body at every breath by the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He had broken two ribs, they had wounded one of his lungs, and he breathed with great pain and difficulty, which increased daily. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Not for much longer would my lungs withstand the strain upon them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• To this hour, when I have the nightmare, it repeats the rush and saltness of briny waves in my throat, and their icy pressure on my lungs. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Oh, my lungs, get out of the shop! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The nose is provided with small hairs and a moist inner membrane which serve as filters in removing solid particles from the air, and in thus purifying it before its entrance into the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Then, signior, I lay on you my sovereign behest to furbish up your lungs and other vocal organs, as they will be wanted on my royal service. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

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