例文・使い方で印象づける「laps」の覚え方
スポンサーリンク...In their laps were a few fern and ice-plant leaves, which by dint of much searching they had gathered under the rocks... 
(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner 「The Story of an African Farm」
...In front of a hut sat an old man and woman, smeared with white mud, and holding pots of pomba in their laps, while people came, bringing baskets full of plantain squash and more pots of pomba...
W.H.G. Kingston 「Great African Travellers」
...A little meal is placed on the stool, which the uncanny visitor laps up,and then takes its departure—the men significantly say they never sawit with their own eyes...
David Livingstone 「The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873」
...Much of the trade is done in the streets, and entirely by women, who sit with their merchandize on the ground before them, and their gold-scales in their laps, waiting for customers...
Horatio Bridge 「Journal of an African Cruiser」
...Three letters lay in their laps...
W. E. B. Du Bois 「Darkwater」
...Now load each end of the choke stick with small laps of wood to insure holding whatever may catch...
A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding 「Deadfalls and Snares」
...The old cat laps as much as the young...
Harrison Weir 「Our Cats and All About Them」
...The formation of the cat's mouth isnot well adapted for such action, the under jaw being shorter than theupper, which is one reason why it laps fluids instead of drinking...
Harrison Weir 「Our Cats and All About Them」
...Why there's as much cloth in the laps aswould make a pair of horse-sheets...
Robert Smith Surtees 「Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities」
..." A blue coat, with metal buttons, ample laps, andpockets outside, with a handsome buff kerseymere waistcoat,formed his costume on this occasion...
Robert Smith Surtees 「Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities」
...Spongesitting over the fire with his Mogg in his hand, and the young ladieswith their laps full of company-work, keeping up a sort of crossfire ofconversation in the shape of question and answer...
R. S. Surtees 「Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour」
...See, there's Jack Spraggon getting ahoist on to Daddy Longlegs! Did ever mortal see such a man for a jockey? Hehas cut off the laps of a stunner tartan jacket, and looks like a greatbackgammon-board...
R. S. Surtees 「Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour」
..."In the course of the day it laps up with its darting tongue, and sucksin through its long taper snout a dozen eggs, and almost the whole of arabbit, chopped into a fine mince-meat...
Various 「Heads and Tales」
...In one instance an animal gives birth to a human child; a frog laps up the spittle of Aponītolau, and as a result becomespregnant and gives birth to a maiden who is taken away by the spirits ()...
Fay-Cooper Cole 「Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore」
...And so he did softly; and there received himthree queens with great mourning; and so they set them down, and in one oftheir laps King Arthur laid his head...
Thomas Malory 「Le Morte D’Arthur, Volume II (of II)」
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’Tis strange that those we lean on most,Those in whose laps our limbs are nursed,Fall into shadow, soonest lost:Those we love first are taken first...
Alfred, Lord Tennyson 「The Early Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson」
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