Armful

(noun.) the quantity that can be contained in the arms.

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• Gathering an armful of his books out of my desk, I filled my apron and poured them in a heap upon his estrade, at his feet. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• As soon as he arrived he laid her down carefully by the entrance, and then ran and cut with his pocketknife an armful of the dryest fern. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• As before, she was appraised of his presence by a soft sound behind her, and turned to see him coming across the turf with a great armful of branches. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• They heard her go into the dining-room, and drop her armful of books on the table. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

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