Uncovered

Examples

• Not e'en Rachael,' said Stephen, when he stood again with his face uncovered, 'could mak sitch a kind offerin, by onny words, kinder. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• If one wishes the pits may be left uncovered, in which case something like a foot of the ensilage will decay and form a covering and protection for that beneath. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• I uncovered it, and a gentle breeze quickly fanned it into a flame. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The withdrawal of Hancock from the right uncovered one road from Spottsylvania to Fredericksburg over which trains drew our supplies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Lestrade had produced two candles, and the policemen had uncovered their lanterns. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She had wound a long veil about her hat, but it left her face uncovered, and Archer was struck by the tranquil gaiety of her expression. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The breeze scattered the grey locks on his temples, the rain drenched his uncovered head, he sat hiding his face in his withered hands. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• But by moving against Jackson, I uncovered my own communication. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He relinquished the endeavour, folded his arms, and stood quiet and mute in the rain, now falling fast on his uncovered head. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Powell, who was a mining engineer by education, stated that we had uncovered over a million dollars worth of ore in a trifle over three months. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The crowd grew light with uncovered heads; and again the shout uprose. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Suddenly she noticed that the pen with which she had written to Selden still rested against the uncovered inkstand. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Meantime the valley was left open to Early's troops, and others in that quarter; and Washington also was uncovered. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It was Neville St. Clair's coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The craft lay at her moorings with uncovered hatch. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It was awkward work and hurt his bare feet, but he persevered until he had partially uncovered the body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I saw him stand uncovered in the bitter air, with a reverence for something. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He carried his hat in his hand; his uncovered head, his face and fine brow were most handsome and manly. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• To produce coloured prints, he left uncovered all the parts that were to receive the colour, and the other parts of the stone were covered with an oleaginous fluid, that quickly dried. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• On applying any water-colour to the stone, it adhered to the uncovered surface, and not to the covered parts, and that colour was transferred to paper by pressure. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• His head was uncovered, and presented a fine model for the painter's art. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• They stood uncovered by a grave; and there was a mother--a mother once--among the weeping train. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• This uncovered the rebel line of retreat, which was soon taken advantage of by the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Mr Twemlow had uncovered on looking in at the door, and remained so. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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