1 This bossy projection of earth above its natural level occupied the loftiest ground of the loneliest height that the heath contained.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble 2 It represented an alert, sharp-featured simian man, with thick eyebrows and a very peculiar projection of the lower part of the face, like the muzzle of a baboon.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 3 Glancing upward, I saw the aperture, a small blue disk, in which a star was visible, while little Weena's head showed as a round black projection.
4 He took a kite-line from his pocket, tied it to a projection, and he and Becky started, Tom in the lead, unwinding the line as he groped along.
5 "And he who says in 'projection,' means already decided," said Debray.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 40. The Breakfast. 6 To climb a vertical surface, and to find points of support where hardly a projection was visible, was play to Jean Valjean.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR 7 The pile of rubbish formed a sort of projection at the water's edge, which was prolonged in a promontory as far as the wall of the quay.
Les Misérables (V5) By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—THE "SPUN" MAN 8 The ladies had passed near it in their way along the valley, but it was screened from their view at home by the projection of a hill.
9 He seated himself on a projection of the rocks, whence he gave no other signs of consciousness than by the struggles of his spirit, as manifested in frequent and heavy sighs.
10 Tientietnikov in no way regretted this, for he could now devote himself wholly to the projection of a great work on Russia.
11 But Jo frowned upon the whole project and would have nothing to do with it at first.
12 But Jo had made up her mind, and after pondering over a project for some days, she confided it to her mother.
13 There was no arguing upon such a project.
14 I suppose Catherine fulfilled her project, for the next sentence took up another subject: she waxed lachrymose.
15 His first act was to elevate his torch to a level with my face, squint malignantly, project his under-lip, and turn away.