Hour

(noun.) distance measured by the time taken to cover it; 'we live an hour from the airport'; 'its just 10 minutes away'.

(noun.) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; 'the job will take more than an hour'.

(noun.) clock time; 'the hour is getting late'.

(noun.) a special and memorable period; 'it was their finest hour'.

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• The wind, indeed, seemed made for the scene, as the scene seemed made for the hour. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The first half-hour was lost, for Fanny and Lady Bertram were together, and unless she had Fanny to herself she could hope for nothing. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I was punctual to the luncheon hour on Tuesday. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• In less than half an hour I knew as much as the Sergeant himself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I left Cairo within an hour or two after the receipt of this dispatch, going by rail via Indianapolis. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• On succeeding days longer flights were made, one of two miles at a speed of forty-six miles an hour. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• How do Chimes Strike the Hour? 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• At length, Mr Boffin entreated to be allowed a quarter of an hour's grace, and a cooling walk of that duration in the yard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• For an hour I have heard the sounds of conflict within the palace. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I believe you were glad we danced no longer; but I would have given worldsall the worlds one ever has to givefor another half-hour. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The last hour was the longeSt. And yet, at last it passed. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• No sound was heard from the room until eleven-twenty, the hour of the return of Lady Maynooth and her daughter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I am deeply sensible of your generosity, and I shall treasure its remembrance to my dying hour. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Odessa is about twenty hours' run from Sebastopol, and is the most northerly port in the Black Sea. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I never had the feeling in the house before,' said Mrs Boffin; 'and I have been about it alone at all hours of the night. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• All through school hours I make mistakes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Oh, at six o'clock: he keeps early hours in the country. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Some two hours after the tapping is done the flow entirely ceases and the tree must be tapped anew to secure a fresh flow. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The pouring of the entire house is accomplished in about six hours, and then the molds are left undisturbed for six days, in order that the concrete may set and harden. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The shoes are then covered with a coat of rubber varnish, and are put into cars and run into the vulcanizing ovens, where they remain from six to seven hours at a temperature of about 275°. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Some fearful hours went over me: indescribably was I torn, racked and oppressed in mind. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Much relieved when the two hours were at last accomplished, he went away at a quick pace, as a recompense for so much loitering. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Upon this machine 10,010 button holes have been made in nine hours and fifty minutes. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Don't be afraid, dear, he said good-naturedly; it is but a twelve hours' passage. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• So she sat almost motionless for hours in the drawing-room, going over the bitterness of every remembrance with an unwincing resolution. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• They had not been at home many hours, when he presented himself. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• One of these happened in 1883 and lasted three hours. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Legree had been casting up accounts and reading newspapers for some hours, while Cassy sat in the corner; sullenly looking into the fire. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

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