1 He opened it; but as a rush of cold and piercing air penetrated the room abruptly, he closed it again immediately.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X—THE MAN AROUSED 2 The noise of the hinge rang in his ears with something of the piercing and formidable sound of the trump of the Day of Judgment.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES 3 His glance was like a gimlet, cold and piercing.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZON 4 The same sad, piercing, religious sentiment filled his heart.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—A NEST FOR OWL AND A WARBLER 5 The spot where a plain effects its junction with a city is always stamped with a certain piercing melancholy.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—HIS FRONTIERS 6 There was a piercing whistling going on in his ears.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADY 7 This was accompanied by all sorts of little piercing cries.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ... 8 A few stars, daintily piercing the pale blue of the zenith, and visible to revery alone, formed imperceptible little splendors amid the immensity.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—MARIUS PRODUCES ON SOME ONE WHO IS A JUDGE OF ... 9 The queen uttered a piercing cry at finding herself surprised--for in her trouble she did not at first recognize the young woman who had been given to her by Laporte.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 17 BONACIEUX AT HOME 10 His head, with piercing eyes, a straight nose, a chin cut like that of Brutus, had altogether an indefinable character of grandeur and grace.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 27 THE WIFE OF ATHOS 11 "Show him in," said Milady, in a quick tone, but so piercing that d'Artagnan heard her in the antechamber.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 36 DREAM OF VENGEANCE 12 The cardinal fixed his piercing eyes on this courageous speaker.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 43 THE SIGN OF THE RED DOVECOT 13 At the moment he went out a piercing glance darted through the opening of the nearly closed door, and she perceived Felton, who drew quickly to one side to prevent being seen by her.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 54 CAPTIVITY: THE THIRD DAY 14 Then she arose of herself, and cast around her one of those piercing looks which seemed to dart from an eye of flame.
15 "And now, Miss," he fixed her with a piercing glance, "I don't want to hear about you going home, either."