Ankles

Examples

• Our legs would refuse to bear us, our knees would double up, our ankles would turn over, and we should come to the ground. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• But scarce had I fallen ere I felt powerful hands grip my ankles, and in another second I was being drawn within the shelter of the tree's interior. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She was sitting beside him on the robe, her hands clasped around her ankles. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• That they were undaunted while it swirled and eddied about their ankles, spoke well for their bravery and their discipline. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• My dear, don't you give your mind to that again, or I shall link your feet together at the ankles. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The petticoat was short, displaying well a pair of feet and ankles which left much to be desired in the article of symmetry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Sillerton Jackson stretched his ankles nearer the coals and emitted a sardonic whistle. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Nankeen trousers, displaying more white fancy-work over the ankles, and purple morocco slippers, adorned his lower extremities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We lashed his ankles with cord, and rose breathless from the struggle. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• My ankles were all in a fever before, from walking through that prickly furze, and now you must make 'em worse with these vlankers! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Cavalletto sat down on the pavement, holding one of his ankles in each hand, and smoking peacefully. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He was taken on board, and instantly manacled at the wrists and ankles. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The girl walked away out of hearing and sat down, her hands clasped over her ankles. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• To walk three miles, or four miles, or five miles, or whatever it is, above her ankles in dirt, and alone, quite alone! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• We will say nothing of the feet and the ankles, continued His Grace. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He was clad only in his long night-dress, and his swollen ankles and ungainly feet protruded starkly from beneath it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Their feet and ankles are bare. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• And her ankles were pale yellow, and her dress a deep blue. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Edited by Adela