unroll

The porcupine might unroll. There might be opportunity for a deft and ripping thrust of paw into the tender, unguarded belly.

Vast perspectives of success unroll themselves before my eyes.

Only about five marks ($1.25) for the whole day; many an official makes more!" And I call to mind a picture of a commercial traveler who is about to unroll his samples:

These artificial clouds unrolled their thick spirals to a height of 1,000 yards into the air.

And as the world unrolled itself for him, so rolleth it together again for him in rings, as the growth of good through evil, as the growth of purpose out of chance.

The provision I am most anxious about is this." He unrolled a large parchment scroll, and read aloud the words "'item, that we will be kind to the poor.' The Chancellor worded it for me," he added, glancing at that great Functionary.

At once it became the magic carpet, and unrolled itself far enough for all the cavalcade to walk upon.

When she had unrolled it, strange characters were to be seen written thereon; and the Finland woman read at such a rate that the perspiration trickled down her forehead.

On the table beside him lay unrolled one of those charts of tides and currents which have previously been spoken of.

Back in his room he unrolled it and found a hundred-dollar bill.

Charles became very quiet as the story unrolled; he had known all along that Margaret was as bad as her sister.

Pelet would probably have greeted him with a public rebuke, and would certainly have mulcted him both of soup and fish; as it was, that polite though partial gentleman only shook his head, and as I took my place, unrolled my napkin, and said my heretical grace to myself, he civilly despatched a servant to the kitchen, to bring me a plate of "puree aux carottes" (for this was a maigre-day), and before sending away the first course, reserved for me a portion of the stock-fish of which it consisted.