1 He had a tiny plump body and a delicate beak, and slender delicate legs.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER IV 2 The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER VIII 3 Swiftly something flew across the wall and darted through the trees to a close grown corner, a little flare of red-breasted bird with something hanging from its beak.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER XV 4 Once when Dickon was so busy that he did not answer him at first, Soot flew on to his shoulders and gently tweaked his ear with his large beak.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER XVI 5 Colin was almost too late but he just caught sight of him, the flash of red-breasted bird with something in his beak.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER XXI 6 The first moment he set his dew-bright black eye on Dickon he knew he was not a stranger but a sort of robin without beak or feathers.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson BurnettGet Context In CHAPTER XXV 7 He gave the noisy bird a knock on his beak, and walked on.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenGet Context In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 8 Besides, they are afraid of my beak; and I have always a witty answer at hand.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenGet Context In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 9 But the duck swam quickly to her, seized her head in its beak and drew her into the water, and there the old witch had to drown.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By The Brothers GrimmGet Context In FUNDEVOGEL 10 An obliging thrush hopped across the lawn; a coil of pinkish rubber twisted in its beak.
Between the Acts (1941) By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 1 11 "Good morning, sir," a hollow voice boomed at him from a beak of paper.
Between the Acts (1941) By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 1 12 He took it and crumpled it into a beak over his nose.
Between the Acts (1941) By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 1 13 There was a bird with a straw in its beak; and the straw dropped.
Between the Acts (1941) By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 8 14 And be it so," said Cedric; "and let him tear me with beak and talons, ere my tongue say one word which my heart doth not warrant.
15 She sort of got harder and harder to bring off, and she'd sort of tear at me down there, as if it was a beak tearing at me.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 14