Crouched

Examples

• It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• As he saw his mate go down he crouched, and, with a low snarl, sprang upon the captain crushing him to his knees with a single mighty blow. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• And when it tore him he crouched in silent subjection under it, and when it left him alone again, he refused to know of it. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The girl looked up from the low seat on which she crouched, and listened too. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• That night Kulonga slept in the crotch of a mighty tree and far above him crouched Tarzan of the Apes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Not thirty paces behind the two she crouched--Sabor, the huge lioness--lashing her tail. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Anselmo held the wire in his hand, his right hand, and he crouched behind the stone marker and looked down the road and across the bridge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• For, they spoke as they crouched or lay, without seeing one another's faces. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• At the moment, however, we had no thought for the old chest, for our eyes were riveted upon that which crouched beside it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• She ran off a few steps, like a blown leaf along the ground, then crouched unobtrusively, in submissive, wild patience. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She went and crouched down in front of the window, curious. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Then a dozen sailors bent to the oars and pulled rapidly toward the point where Tarzan crouched in the branches of a tree. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She went and crouched alone in her bedroom, looking out of the window at the big, flashing stars. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Crouched on his knees he took the big 9 mm. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She looked at him as he sat crouched on the bank. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Mr. Pickwick crouched again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The party came rapidly toward the opening of the passageway in which I crouched against the wall. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She crouched down over the flat stone of the grave, till her face was hidden on it, and made no reply. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As he crouched, rubbing his feet, he heard a motorcar on the road. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Nearer and nearer she came to where Tarzan of the Apes crouched upon his limb, the coils of his long rope poised ready in his hand. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Then she distinctly heard the beast outside sniffing at the door, not two feet from where she crouched. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He crouched now in the robe and holding the pistol in both hands aimed it at the man as he rode toward him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Anselmo called to him from where he crouched, holding the wire. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Sordo rolled to one side and pulled himself up so that he was crouched behind the gun again. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I placed my revolver, cocked, upon the top of the wooden case behind which I crouched. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The day wore on, and still Tarzan of the Apes crouched above the unsuspecting woman at the cauldron. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Now she was beneath the overhanging limbs and close above her crouched Tarzan, waiting the outcome of the race. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Gudrun thrust in her arm and seized the great, lusty rabbit as it crouched still, she grasped its long ears. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It crouched still and would not move. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Edited by Candice