Springing

Examples

• There is a high rocky mound, called El Penon, on the right of the road, springing up from the low flat ground dividing the lakes. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Suddenly he raised his bearded face, saw us close to him, and pulled up, springing from his machine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Scarcely had it started than I gave the signal to Tars Tarkas, simultaneously springing for the receding half of the pivoting door. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Twice lately there has been a crash and a cloud of dust, like the springing of a mine, in Tom-all-Alone's; and each time a house has fallen. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Now, I'll go down to, and go away with, Mr Lightwood,' said Bella, springing up. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Do this, cried Crispin, springing up and clasping Justinian by the hand, and I will be your friend for life! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• They both entered after me--the last springing in, after putting up the steps. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Pray, Mr. Blackpool'—wind springing up very fast—'may I take the liberty of asking you how it happens that you refused to be in this Combination? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Then, springing to his feet, he commenced to run rapidly after his companions, followed by the baffled marksman, who did not wait to reload. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Unless it's the electric light---- she reflected, springing up from her seat and lighting the candles on the dressing-table. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Never, for a moment, still, he kept his mother constantly busy in holding him, and guarding his springing activity. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Not I, replied Caliphronas, springing to his feet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I am going, father, she cried, springing to her feet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• A stable-boy had run out to the horse's head, and springing down, I followed Holmes up the small, winding gravel-drive which led to the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• From then on for the better part of an hour one hideous creature after another was launched upon us, springing apparently from the empty air about us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• That is our signal, said Holmes, springing to his feet; it comes from the middle window. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Soon her door opened softly, and on her springing up, she heard a whisper, Not asleep yet, and the door again closed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We come, he exclaimed, springing forwards, for what should we wait? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• With wild cries and desperate energy she leaped to another and still another cake; stumbling--leaping--slipping--springing upwards again! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It will be a visit to paradise, cried Caliphronas enthusiastically, springing to his feet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• No, indeed, said Holmes, heartily, springing to his feet. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• But Rawdon Crawley springing out, seized him by the neckcloth, until Steyne, almost strangled, writhed and bent under his arm. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Gratitude was to be abolished, and the virtues springing from it were not to be. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He regained his strength and energy at the prospect of personal danger; and springing to his feet, rushed into the open air. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I should have looked into my own heart, and found this new growth springing up there, and plucked it out while it was young. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• No, I will not, though,' said she, springing to her feet. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I turned an apprehensive glance behind me, and the sight that I saw froze the new-born hope of freedom that had been springing up within me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• And I—am not, added Caliphronas, springing to his feet; fancy going down to a close cabin with such glories as this outside! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• His plan was so advanced, so democratic, springing as it did from his own experience, that no secondary school has yet t aken full advantage of its wisdom. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Archer exclaimed, springing up. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

Edited by Barbie