from fiction to academic writing, is the word “said.” Any time a writer is referencing the words or thoughts expressed by another person, whether that be thoughts expressed verbally or in writing,an appropriate way to introduce--or attribute--that person’s thoughts is with the phrase “sai...
“I am an adult,” she said in a low, clear voice, pouring all her strength into her words. “My mother holds no legal authority over my life. Whatever her contract with you may be, is void in all matters concerning my freedom, my life.” Then for the sake of propriety, she added...
Wu Ying gulped, realizing he was walking along the cliff’s edge of failure. Yet, perhaps the knowledge he was likely going to fail freed him. Knowing he would fail meant he had nothing to lose, and the fear of failure disappeared. There was no fear in certainty—just freedom. A thousa...
Yesterday I walked into Brian’s care home for the first time in 12 days. The week away in Nelson with grandchildren. And then the days of gastro sickness, driving to Riverton, longing to lie down in the grass beside the road. On Thursday, 48 hours after the last symptoms, I walked u...
Hank gulped his coffee. "Wyoming isn't on the other side of the world. How long could it take for a letter to get there? They should have started home when Sue first turned sick." His voice dropped. "Now she's been dead a week... Where in God's creation are they?" Sarah stopp...
“Why, Dinnie, where in h—-,” Uncle Carey gulped slightly, “did you get him?” And Dinnie laughed merrily, for she saw the fun of the question, and shook her black curls. “He didn’t come f’um _that place_.” Distinctly Satan had not come from that place. On the contrary,...
and time spent with friends and family. None of my colleagues gulped lunch at their desk, burned the midnight oil, stressed over research grants, or brought work home at night. When they left the office at the sensible hour of 5PM, they relaxed on their patio, opened a Fosters, enjoyed ...
He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。 She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下,似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》 162 miserable adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 参考例句: It was miserable of you ...