The leaves lay like hands upon the ground. When the wind rustles them, they applaud softly. From LearnThat.org. [Laura E. Stevens]
lay a fire. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
lay a responsibility on someone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
lay the books on the table. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This hen doesn't lay. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One of those ladies died without children, by which means the title lay between the families of Rolle and. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
"They represent an important part of what we call lay spirituality," Malcheski said. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
The subject from which the book just mentioned derived its title lay near to his heart. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Essays] Reference
But the coin lay unspent, no purpose but to glisten. From Wordnik.com. [Fate] Reference
Herein lay the foundation for the events that lead to 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » White House Endorses Column Calling For Israel to Attack Syria] Reference
Wherein lay the defect that closed for her the gates of speech?. From Wordnik.com. [Kilmeny of the Orchard] Reference
Herein lay the distrust and disgust the world has for Americans. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » White House Endorses Column Calling For Israel to Attack Syria] Reference
Therein lay the germ of male dictatorship and female hero worship. From Wordnik.com. [Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity] Reference
The grave wherein Lazarus lay is here described: It was a cave, and. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Martin lay on the bed, with closed eyes, while the other talked on. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 46] Reference
His sallow skin lay thin upon his pinched nose and high cheek-bones. From Wordnik.com. [American Indian Stories] Reference
Dennin lay on his back, staring straight up at the moss-chinked roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Unexpected] Reference
What kind of a brain lay behind there? was his insistent interrogation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Behind the embroidered bed-curtain lay the Official Secretary – drunk. From Wordnik.com. [Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese] Reference
Right at the toe of my moccasin lay a big brute, and by the heel another. From Wordnik.com. [Siwash] Reference
But the pink package with its crimson danger-label lay hidden in a pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
Throwing the sack back over the chicken he again lay back against his rock. From Wordnik.com. [A peon ponders the equality of life] Reference
Serving mass in lay clothes or uniforms is rather a tolerance than an indult. From Wordnik.com. [Lourdes : Pèlerinage National] Reference
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas not facing long-term lay-off, says Arsene Wenger. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The letter despatched to the letter-box by Teresa, Martin lay back and thought. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 26] Reference
The village of Dir Yassin lay close to besieged Jerusalem and its life-line road. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabs of Palestine] Reference
The next thicket dense enough to truly deserve the name lay close to ten miles off. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Daggers]
"I couldn't have faced Phuong," he said, and the name lay there like a banker's bid. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet American]
Past 5 years, yet the Republicans once again lay their own failures at Obama's feet. From Wordnik.com. [SEC staffers watched porn as economy crashed] Reference
With the lifting of the blockade, a divided Berlin lay in the heart of a divided Germany. From Wordnik.com. [Germany: The Anatomy of a Crisis] Reference
Then wherein lay its charm, – a charm which I myself had felt, though not to this extent?. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
The cartridge he had been holding along with the coin lay at the base of the door, on the sand. From Wordnik.com. [The Drawing of the Three]
Liverpool are hopeful, however, that the Dane's complaint will not cause another long-term lay-off. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Consequently the word lay does not strictly connote any idea of hostility towards the clergy or the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
The skin lay in tucks and folds, as if the animal had put on a coat that had not been made for him. From Wordnik.com. [Further Adventures of Nils] Reference
The rise in lay conservative fervor comes at a time when the need for activism would seem less urgent. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Blogs Aim To Purge Dissenters] Reference
From Rameses to George IV. the coins lay within those drawers -- links of the long unbroken chain of authority. From Wordnik.com. [Fraternity] Reference
The third gate of the temple facing the palace; for through it the entrance lay from the palace into the temple. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
There, in short, lay a country groaning for intelligent development by the concentrated energies of her own people. From Wordnik.com. [The Framework of Home Rule] Reference
Absinthe, brandy, rum, champagne, beer, and wine had all been consumed, and the labels lay alongside of each other. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting France] Reference
Again there was a pause, and again Mr.. Major felt that for this passage to have fullest effect the word lay with Mr. Marrapit. From Wordnik.com. [Once Aboard the Lugger] Reference
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