| 单词 | swale |
| 例句 | Werner sees no tracks, only a humped swale of glitter in the moonlight, and the white forest beyond. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Or wandered into a swale where the air was bad, and never returned. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A vast low swale where ferns and hydrangeas and wild orchids lived on in ashen effigies which the wind had not yet reached. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Diego parked on the swale and motioned for me to follow him inside. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He saw Garnett move down, thought for a moment, but no, he was moving down into that one swale, the protected area Pickett had spoken of. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, two men were out hunting four miles northwest of Fairfax when they spotted a car at the bottom of a rocky swale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The swales and small hills soon hid the officers from us, and us from them, but I felt very anxious about digging up a grave when they were on the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z From where we stood, we could see most of the island except where it dipped into swales or hid behind low hills and boulders. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Already the rainwater had collected and we sped like a *■ ski boat down the swale. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Otherwise it would be just like the subsoil, which is only good for filling up an inconvenient swale or pit, as in “I can bring you a load of fill.” How to create a living soil 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Soon, early light revealed a vast and inviting sea of sand and swales undulating toward the Grapevine Mountains on the horizon. It’s the Cool Season in Death Valley 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z “The view of the garden from above the swale is far more appealing,” Nancy said. There are yards and then there are gardens. This is the difference. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The stags paw out shallow swales where they challenge all comers, snorting and bellowing, pulsing with testosterone. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Their forested swales roll for about 225 miles along the Swiss-French border northeast from Geneva and are softer than their Alpine kin in every regard. Europe, in 9 Walks 2013-04-19T14:51:25Z Such locations are often at the low point of a yard, underlaid with heavy clay and at the receiving end of rainwater that sheets down a slope or is funneled by a swale. Turn your yard from swampy to swanky with these moisture-loving plants 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Beasley was using them to map Burnt Hill, looking for clues of which slopes, swales and ridges will be best for merlot, cabernet sauvignon or syrah. Before the vines go in, it’s busy down on Old Westminster’s farm 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A useful reminder, too, that “Downton” can, at its infrequent best, rise above the swale of soap opera. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Thomas and the Heterosexual Household 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Storms throw up new ridges and swales of shingle along its outer edge, fattening the spit. Robert Macfarlane's Untrue Island: the voices of Orford Ness 2012-07-08T18:01:01Z “A swale is cheap and affordable and can handle much more water than a rain barrel,” Bautista said. He wanted a 'low-water, colorful, smell-good garden.' But first, the lawn had to go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The Westlands Water District bought the property in 2007 and has done restoration work at the site by grading the land, removing concrete infrastructure and digging new tidal channels and swales. Tidal marsh or ‘fake habitat’? California environmental project draws criticism 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Duckworth teaches her crew about the swales, like how they keep toxins out of Thornton Creek. Seattle program helps homeless people and neighborhoods at the same time 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The epochal old stones are real, the centuries-deep swales worn by sheep are real, and the stress and stakes as a player approaches the final holes with the claret jug waiting are real. Perspective | Golf at St. Andrews is real, which is why it has no room for Greg Norman 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z It can be reached from the tee, but a road runs along the right side, and shots toward the green — the first or the second — must carry a swale known as the “Valley of Sin.” BRITISH OPEN ’22: A hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z “It took me two months end to end,” Bautista said, including gutters, hardscape, edging and building a trench to the swale in the backyard. He wanted a 'low-water, colorful, smell-good garden.' But first, the lawn had to go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Yellowhorn also uses drones to take images of the land at different times of the day, which can reveal swales or other surface inconsistencies that could indicate previous digging. Radar is tracking down missing indigenous grave sites 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The swales must be cleared of weeds and debris periodically, so water can flow through. Seattle program helps homeless people and neighborhoods at the same time 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z But then he makes an unforced error, pulling his approach down the swale to the left of the green. The Masters 2022: second round – live! 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “It’s like there is a wall, a miserable border,” Bill Jones said of the grassy swale between their homes, before he recently moved to an assisted living facility in Sooke. The Pacheedaht people finally started making money from Vancouver Island timber. Then the protesters arrived. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z During this year’s record rainfall, Bautista was delighted to see that the swale he installed handled the overflow water “like a champ.” He wanted a 'low-water, colorful, smell-good garden.' But first, the lawn had to go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The projects typically use swales, cisterns and dry wells, allowing water to penetrate the ground where it is naturally cleansed. Red tape ensnares L.A.'s plan to capture more storm water, despite $556 million raised 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Snowboarders race shoulder-to-shoulder down a course of bumps, swales, hills, banked curves and jumps. In the end, all Nick Baumgartner wanted is one more race 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Ko meanwhile sends her third down a swale to the back. Evian Championship 2021: final round – live! 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z And a fine scramble by Spieth, who gets up and down from the swale to the right of the green, knocking in another of those breath-shortening tiddlers. The Open 2021: final round – live! 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z With Andy Sullivan having just sent his approach at 9 down a swale to the right of the green, Paul Casey could be the sole leader very soon. The Open 2021: first round – live! 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z It starts with a drive over a deep swale known as “The Kitchen.” BRITISH OPEN ’21: A hole-by-hole look at Royal St. George’s 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z But a heartbeat later, aided by the wind, his ball keeps rolling, slides off the back of the green and down into a swale. Slippery start at PGA: ‘Sit! Sit, sit, sit … PLEASE!’ 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z We try to capture water here and have swales to invite water to the garden. She built a garden sanctuary in L.A. Now, she wants to share it with you 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Root Trail, a modest passage without the pomp of manicured swales, leads east to the Atlantic through a simple beach cut-through slotted between private properties. Battle over beach access uncovers century-old mystery 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z The mid- to long iron for the approach, just avoid bunkers and a steep swale to the right of the green. PGA ‘20: A hole-by-hole look at TPC Harding Park for the PGA 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Utilizing a $17,000 Nebraska Greener Communities grant and matching funds, a shallow swale was constructed last fall to help drain the orchard. Unsure what to do with land, city opts for community orchard 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z In the early 1980s Jack Nicklaus would tinker more, adding a chipping swale between the bunkers and the putting surface. The evolution of Augusta National, as seen through these rare 1950s photos - Golf Digest 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Bullock returned and found the SUV further down in the swale. Detectives: Gunman killed Florida trooper without warning 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “Most of the sewage was going into the stormwater catch basin. Some of it was in the swale.” What’s up with all the pipe breaks in Fort Lauderdale? 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Streets lined with homes look like ghost towns, while parking lots and swales are packed with tailgate chairs, tents and cots. Rattled by Puerto Rico Earthquake: ‘I Won’t Go Inside’ 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The swale terminates in two rain gardens consisting of plants whose root systems slow down and soak up the runoff. Unsure what to do with land, city opts for community orchard 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z After reaching the par-5 in two again, Schauffele left his 100-footer from the front of the green 23 feet short when he failed to negotiate the swale running through the putting surface. Xander Schauffele on the one that got away: 'I should have won the tournament' - Golf Digest 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Color remains in the way that light strikes slopes, turning low-lying wet swales heather and hills rose. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “The thing with the swales is, there aren’t a lot of eyes on it. There’s nothing to really deter the dumping. With development, there’s going to be more eyes on the property,” she said. Big Nevada industrial park could help protect historic trail 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z But once ready to go, she was winding through tall grasses of the marshy stormwater swale across from her apartment on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. How Extreme Weather Threatens People with Disabilities 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The water takes the same path my three boys and six other neighborhood kids used to sled down every winter, whizzing down the once-gentle swale toward the low end of the yard. Opinion | The water’s path 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The petition says the Breakwater Beach development is destroying one of only seven freshwater swales where the firefly was previously found. Endangered list sought for firefly with double-green flash 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z He’s down a swale to the left of the green. The Open 2019: second round – live! 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Clarke introduced him to the “Bobby Lockes,” a swale to the left of the green. Scott takes a week getting to know Royal Portrush 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z The governing body says Portrush in Northern Ireland was not suited to golf carts, and was concerned that “some parts of the course, where there are severe slopes and swales, would be inaccessible.” British Open organizers refuse request by Daly to use cart 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z After a few more stops to admire various swales and depressions—“There’s a sinkhole over there!”—we arrived at the Melpomene Pumping Station. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z “I’m optimistic that we’ll hopefully find some more,” said Davis, who hopes to survey at least 40 freshwater swales. Endangered list sought for firefly with double-green flash 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z He’ll be thinking about bumping up a chip, or possibly putting, from the swale. The Open 2019: second round – live! 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Bethpage Black was so severe that a flat television screen couldn’t really capture it: The precipices of its elevated tees and greens were heart-pumpingly steep, and so were the deep swales in the fairways. Perspective | Brooks Koepka passes his toughest test yet, and his reward is a second PGA Championship 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Sergio sends his second into the swale to the right of the putting surface. The Masters 2019: first round – live! 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z A woman and a blind man were walking across the vast swale between the ninth and eighth fairways. Augusta National magic revealed again in a solitary palm tree - Golf Digest 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z He also knew every dip and swale at Oak Hill, having won the 1956 U.S. The GOAT: Woods and Miller get testy, Palmer and Norman get a shot at revenge as match play begins - Golf Digest 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Then up on 7, Jordan Spieth rolls in a putt from the swale to the right of the green, and that’s an eagle that catapults him into a share of second! The Open 2019: second round – live! 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The corn follows the topography, rising and falling with the swells and swales in the landscape. Perspective | The mystery of things going bump in the night. And in the day. 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z This long, diagonal green is protected by a number of swales—making precision paramount. Bellerive Country Club Course Tour - Golf Digest 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Maslo and her team are softening the hard curvature of the swale so that tidal surges entering from the river below the New Jersey Turnpike don’t rush in at high velocity. Surrendering to Rising Seas 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Disoriented after playing 10 so badly, Thomas pulls his tee shot at the par-three 11th down the swale to the left of the green. US Open 2018: second round – live! 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Koepka sends his tee shot at 3 into the swale to the left of the green. The Open 2019: second round – live! 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z A few years ago, ArcelorMittal worked with Chicago’s Field Museum to restore the dune and swale, which was created by a glacier that receded from the southern rim of Lake Michigan thousands of years ago. Merrillville teacher takes class out to nature 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z It’s not terribly unusual for Augusta National’s 16th hole to yield an ace, particularly on Sunday, when the pin is traditionally placed in a small swale just over the pond. Rory McIlroy can blame his putter for falling out of contention at the Masters 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z Annaberg contained a scarcity of flat earth, and Hirscher gained a natural ability to navigate bumps, bluffs and swales, and feel the ground beneath him. Marcel Hirscher may be the greatest skier alive. But can he win Olympic gold? 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z The hole's main protectors are four bunkers and a swale—or the large depression in the green. How To Take Advantage Of A Birdie Hole - Golf Digest 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z He was still 1 down playing the par-3 18th but went into a swale over the green and charged his putt over a ridge, past the hole and off the green. Presidents Cup capsules 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z ArcelorMittal researcher Matt Bartz said they welcome students from across the Region to visit the dune and swale and learn about the ecology of the area. Merrillville teacher takes class out to nature 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z With a giant swale in the middle and run off areas on the edges, you better bring that magic touch. This is the most interesting golf course you've never heard of - Golf Digest 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z He saw the hole “in a little swale” where he played it “just outside the cup,” hit it “just high, a little bit outside.” Brooks Koepka charges to U.S. Open title, first major with late birdie run 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z The turf was firm and fast, and the cup was cut just over the swale. How To Take Advantage Of A Birdie Hole - Golf Digest 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z From a swale short of the green, Haas chipped weakly to 15 feet and missed the putt to stay 1 down. Golf: Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm advance to Match Play final 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Dump trucks deposited 28,000 cubic yards of the material down in swales at the bottom of the hill each day. When Calif. builders dig, paleontologists are there to bag the fossils — even whales 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Soft swales of sedges and a thickening tangle of twinberry and ninebark thrive under a canopy of willow and poplar. Seattle’s own urban swamp gets a boardwalk trail 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z A sloping primary dune and a secondary dune, separated by a valley-like depression called a swale, are the key to the endurance of the centuries-old forest. Amid a Sunken Forest, Fire Island Reveals its Wild Side 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In 1927-28, the swale was appointed with the concrete core for Seattle’s arts and entertainment culture: Civic Auditorium, Civic Arena and Civic Field. Before arenas, stadium and Seattle Center, the Denny swale was wide-open space 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Since you’ve not yet landscaped, now’s the time to get a small bulldozer in or an excavator to remove the soil to create the small swale in your yard. Worried about rainwater off a slope flooding your home? Here’s how to fix it. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Hedman said new project sites will be selected early next year and will include rain gardens and swales aimed at flood prevention. Gary’s Vacant to Vibrant projects get kudos from residents 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Carter says the bike was struck by a car whose driver’s view was blocked by a car parked along a swale. 2 young boys injured when car hits bicycle in South Florida 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The wide-open 18th hole was birdie-able — but Spieth misplayed it with a poor drive and a wedge into the deep swale called the valley of sin. Johnson wins Open; history eludes Spieth; and Old Course remains royal 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z It is likely McDonald’s panorama includes some of the condemned structures in the neighborhood beyond Harrison Street, on the far side of the swale. Before arenas, stadium and Seattle Center, the Denny swale was wide-open space 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Often on my jobs, I’d install a hidden linear French drain in the bottom of the swale to capture underground water flowing through the soil. Worried about rainwater off a slope flooding your home? Here’s how to fix it. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The shot came off perfectly, splitting the bunkers, down a swale and up the slope onto the green about 10 feet away. A big rain, a flooded course; Irish amateur Dunne in hunt 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He nearly drove four greens and routinely hit past trouble, the dungeon-like sand traps and treacherous swales. At British Open, even weathermen don’t know which way wind is blowing 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z His second shot stopped in a swale at the front of the green, and he attempted a lag putt up the slope. Tiger Woods prays for rain after ugly Open first round at St Andrews 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In the late 1890s, the swale was fitted with an Army corral filled with horses and mules for help with the Spanish-American War. Before arenas, stadium and Seattle Center, the Denny swale was wide-open space 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z His putt from the fairway swale rolled nearly off the front, then his next putt coasted 8 feet past. The Latest: Second round at US Open in the books 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z “We have a lot of opportunity to increase storage at the household and business level, by expanding use of rain barrels, cisterns, and swales to capture runoff more effectively.” Three Ways U.S. West Can Adapt to Deep Drought 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Wildflowers or annuals planted in spring add seasonal color to medians and drainage swales along avenues, boulevards and parkways. California drought reinforces appreciation of D.C.’s botanical bounty 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Water penetrates deeper and lasts longer if you add swales to your landscape, Kumar said. Hugels, swales offer DIY rainwater catchment options 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Soon after McDonald’s visit, the swale repeatedly hosted other horses, with carnivals and traveling circuses. Before arenas, stadium and Seattle Center, the Denny swale was wide-open space 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z A former student, Brad Scherff, who runs a design-build landscape firm, used his Bobcat to dig the swales: two large ones, a foot deep, and two smaller shallow ones on either side. A Rain Garden That Even the Neighbors Seem To Like 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z He made the turn at 1 over, failed to birdie the par-5 10th and then hit his approach at 11 into a little swale, short and right of the green. Tiger Woods’s 3-under at the British Open puts him in the hunt once again Five holes have new swales around the greens to punish errant shots with more varied hazards. In-form Rose dreaming of Open glory 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z If you do use barrels -- which he doesn’t recommend -- put them near the swale so the barrel overflow goes there. Hugels, swales offer DIY rainwater catchment options 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z The tee was raised to preserve the length, and a new swale separates the back of the green and dune beyond it. British Open, Hole by Hole 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z In addition, both do well in wet soil, a periodic circumstance if you plant them next to a swale. How to select the proper trees for a new home’s yard The green, which slopes severely from back-to-front, is surrounded on all sides by swales and is difficult to hold. Hole by hole guide to Pinehurst No. 2 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z “The draft guidance is clear that irrigation ditches, drainage ponds, and even groundwater are not considered waters of the U.S. Nor are gullies, rills, swales and other erosional features,” she said. Farmers Fear Proposed Water Rules Will Require Costly Permits 2014-03-12T14:38:51Z The first part of the scheme saw a swale installed at Queen Mary's Walk football pitch, which will be landscaped with a range of plants and flowers. £15m to beat surface water floods 2013-06-22T13:47:15Z He and his team dug curving swales—ditches—to collect the small amount of rain that falls in the region in the winter. Can Soil Replace Oil as a Source of Energy? [Excerpt] 2013-04-05T18:15:00.207Z The location of the swales will be indicated on the site plan of your lot, which your builder included in the documents he submitted to get a building permit for your house. How to select the proper trees for a new home’s yard But I think the biggest one was on 13 where I got up-and-down for bogey from down in the swale. Teen amateur Hossler believes he can win US Open 2012-06-17T03:54:11Z D. T. and Louisa Denny were living in their log cabin in the swale, an opening in the midst of the great forest, about midway between Elliott Bay and Lake Union. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z It will see a swale - a shallow, vegetated channel - installed on a local playing field. £15m to beat surface water floods 2013-06-22T13:47:15Z The natural food of the duck is principally vegetable and animal, and is obtained in brooks, puddles, swales, and consists of flag, grass roots, small fish, pollywogs, etc. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z For example, a 5-foot-wide swale down the middle of the 20-foot-wide area between houses would leave you 71 / 2 feet to work with, enough room for a row of small evergreens, he said. How to select the proper trees for a new home’s yard About midway of the field is a slight depression or swale of five or six feet depth. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z In the plains there are swales that fill up with water when the heavy rains come, and they are knee deep. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Elmer watched the tall scout move along the swale he had mentioned. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z A swale is low ground, but not a swamp, crossed sometimes, at irregular intervals, by strips of higher ground referred to generally as beech ridges. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Despite its near invisibility, a swale serves a critical function. How to select the proper trees for a new home’s yard He found the east end of his trenches, across the swale, unoccupied, and took possession. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z At half-past four our horses, saddled and bridled, are cropping the bunches of buffalo grass in the "swale" behind us; the four men of the picket are lying among them, lariat in hand. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Worse than that, here close at hand, over on the other side of the long, shallow swale, were twoscore Indian warriors in all their barbaric finery, excitedly watching the coming of other victims. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z There is a stream to northward, thinly spread Over a shelving, many-fissured shale, That brawls and blusters in its shallow bed, And ends its course inglorious in a swale. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z And, of a sudden, in the swale ahead I saw sparks whirling up in clouds, but perceived no fire. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Our left relieved, the brigades of Anderson’s division moved on with Barksdale’s, passed the swale, and moved up the slope. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z In Waterbury, the Winooski River and a drainage swale leading to it overflowed their banks, flooding low-lying areas for the full length of the town. Remnants of Irene dump up to 11 inches of rain on Vermont, bring worst flooding in a century 2011-08-29T21:23:51Z Beyond the final hill, in a small, low-lying swale which was well hidden from any point of view in the vicinity of the distant dam, they came upon the interlopers. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z It dipped into a swale, and the last picture of the people she had learned to love faded from Ruth Fielding’s sight—but not to be forgotten! Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Scarce had we come near enough to observe this road plainly, and the crushed ferns and swale grasses in the new waggon ruts, when we heard horses coming at a great distance. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z At the first fire they began to drop, and they fell more rapidly until they reached the swale, when the entire line dropped to the ground. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z When within a proper distance, they dismounted, picketed their horses in a swale, and stalking to within about a hundred yards opened fire. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Smith sent the gray car rocketing down into the swale, brought it to a stand with a thrust of the brakes, and jumped out. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z There are vast and ugly regions of bog and swale where a sea of alders stretches to the horizon. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z However, they saw only antelope and wolves on the plain, and deer and elk in the swales and along the base of the foothills. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z The display of officers riding in many directions seemed to admonish the skirmishers to delay under cover of an intervening swale. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The modest blue violets appear in such profuse abundance that they seem like shreds of the sky wafted by the spring breezes over the land and drifted into every swale and ravine. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z There was a swale between the two positions which grew wider and higher towards the east, and from the crest there was a plain view of Fort Hill. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z There was a lake of purple lupins in the swale, and the last faint flush of wild almonds burning on the slope. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Darkness had already given way to daylight when White Otter reached the grassy swale where he had ended his reconnoissance the previous day. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z It may seem visually underwhelming, but the stone is huge and moving to behold as Kolombangarans run their hands over the pitch and swale of the rock retracing story and legend. Scientist at Work: Answering Questions About Island Species 2011-02-25T12:05:50Z Through the middle of it, from north to south, passed a shallow "swale," where water collected after rains; and where in winter small frozen ponds afforded not bad sliding-places. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z He speeded reckless of flower beds and fences on his mission, flew heedless of mud and water through an obstructing swale, and, breathless and pretty nearly exhausted, gained the main-road. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z A group of them grew in a swale below the cabin, tall and fine; the earth under them was slippery and brown with needles. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Our way led over ridges and swales, timbered, to be sure, but opening out here and there into pleasant grassy parks. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Breeding of this species seems to coincide with the rainy season in late spring and early summer when males were noted calling around flooded ditches and swales in deep grass. Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea 2011-01-15T03:00:35.760Z Put the swale hay to the rest of the pitches. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z They crossed swamps and wormed through alder swales, coming out again on pine and hardwood ridges. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z On the next hole, when Woods made a superb par save with a putter through a swale to about 3 feet, the caddie Steve Williams walked off the green and said, “The tide is turning.” Woods Opens 4-Shot Lead in His Finale 2010-12-04T02:05:00Z And on the next hole, when Woods made a superb par save with a putter through a swale to about 3 feet, caddie Steve Williams walked off the green and said, "The tide is turning." Woods extends lead at Sherwood 2010-12-04T01:08:00Z The swale between tee and green on the par-3 ninth, for example, will be transformed from a valley of manicured grass into a sand pit. Rough Treatment Will Toughen No. 2 2010-09-07T04:00:00Z Back over the shot, he sent it into a swale short left of the green. Brain Cramp 2010-08-15T04:00:00Z That largely is due to the eight-foot-deep swale, the most famous depression of any course anywhere in the world. Lasting Impression 2010-07-16T04:00:00Z The ball nestled in the swale by the green from whence the most delicately controlled chip left him only five feet for another birdie. The Open 2010: John Daly's six-under rattles out a few reminders 2010-07-15T18:22:00Z He explains his plans for new roly-poly chipping swales and spectator areas he wants to enlarge. 2010 PGA Championship: The Straits Course at Whistling Straits 2010-06-22T04:00:00Z It was hidden in the trough of a swale, its running lights still on. The Battle for Arizona: Will a Border Crackdown Work? 2010-06-04T17:00:00Z It has no bunkers, and its only defenses are out-of-bounds along the right and the deep Valley of Sin swale on the left front of the green. Ron Whitten: Age vs. Beauty 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z Suddenly, Carter, who was a little in advance of all the others, pulled up on the hither side of a swale, and gave the signal agreed upon for a general halt. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River Barres, bending double, had gone out into the swale. The Moonlit Way On both sides of the swale, crowding upon the track and filling the bed of the creek, was a mass of moving forms, against which the lines of glistening rails ended abruptly. A Romance in Transit Usually straw, meadow hay, or swale hay is used for bedding. Ducks and Geese Well, sir, four miles above Tularosa the wagon road drops off the mesa down to a little swale between a sandstone cliff and Tularosa Creek. Stepsons of Light As they swept over the swale, the buffalo came in sight—a fine herd, numbering several hundred, grazing on the rich grass in utter unconsciousness of the human cyclone rushing upon them. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River But no sooner had he arrived on the edge of the open swale country than he uttered an exclamation of rage and disgust, and threw up his hands helplessly. The Moonlit Way They came to the surface in the hollow of a deep, gray swale, fully fifty feet from the wreck. The Destroying Angel Emerging from the swale into view, it became at once the target for a seemingly redoubled fire, not only from the fort in front, but also from the one on its right. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War There I found the bushy swales alive with marsh birds. Old Plymouth Trails The slopes and swales around the lonely outpost grow more and more visible, the distant ridge more sharply defined against the southern sky. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. Acres of alder swamp spread away on either hand, set with swale and pool and tussock. The Moonlit Way But every night brought the lonely watcher to the swale. The Plow-Woman As a trailer McFann had few equals, and he knew every swale in the prairie and every nook in the mountains on the reservation. Mystery Ranch Sunflowers and golden rod lined the roadside for miles; brown cat tails nodded above the swales. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John The days dragged on slowly, with cold, March winds and sandstorms boiling in over Shadow Mountain; and then driving rain followed by bright, sunny weather and struggling flowers in the swales. Shadow Mountain Westmore ventured nearer in hopes of getting a better view from the horse-sheds; and Barres crept after him through the rank growth of swale and weeds. The Moonlit Way And when she neared the swale, she saw, a good distance before her, that small black object separate itself from the grove again and move forward. The Plow-Woman In a little swale, where the greasewood reached above her head, she stopped again to listen. The Rustler of Wind River How gracefully, easily, she lifted the huge, vestibuled train from swale to swell. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike The runabout pushed through the brown-green swale until it was almost enclosed by the grass. The Flying Stingaree There was no wind in the pines; meadow and pasture, woodland and swale stretched away at their feet to the distant, dark-blue hills. The Moonlit Way He thumped the swale impatiently with the butt of his gun. The Plow-Woman He pointed down the little swale where the tall grass was still green. The Rustler of Wind River In the distance, across the swale, the sky glowed red where the souls of the agent of predatory wealth and his family had gone out in withering heat. Carmen Ariza Slowly, because of the need to haul each foot out of the mud, the boys started through the swale. The Flying Stingaree The hills opened to a low swale which led up toward the loftier summits in the south. When the West Was Young She had walked as far as the swale that was part way to the Missouri. The Plow-Woman A tall forest of tremendous growth walled the lake, and then for a space rotting trees and willow swale showed where the intermittent rise of waters had set a limit to the all-encroaching bush. Thurston of Orchard Valley As soon as the lad had reached the highest part of the swale, he turned around and swung his arms excitedly, too far off to make his voice heard. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Jim Blake, the latest of these incoming settlers, had chosen a site down in a deep swale that Pan always crossed when he went to visit his uncle. Valley of Wild Horses The eldest brother went across the reservation road to where the pinto was picketed in the grassy swale, and brought her in, with her blind black colt trotting at her heels. The Biography of a Prairie Girl A group of men were gathered in the swale between the shack and Shanty Town. The Plow-Woman The ground was firmer but there were swales full of water. A Son of the Middle Border Westward, nothing was to be seen but the green and rolling swales of the virgin prairie, broken here and there by an outcropping of rock. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Here in this swale Pan caught the autumn smells, dank and woody. Valley of Wild Horses “Why, some one,” said old man Jocelyn, with an indescribable sneer—“some real mean man has been and shot out them swales along Brier Brook.” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Oliver mounted, and they rode off to the swale. The Plow-Woman Sometimes the girls joined us, and we built fires on the edges of the swales and played "gool" and a kind of "shinny" till hunger drove us home. A Son of the Middle Border First some poor devil of a puncher would be found dead off in some lonely swale. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery Soon Pan was riding down into the swale where Blake lived. Valley of Wild Horses “It is your right,” said his daughter, quietly; “the Brier Brook swales were yours.” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories To Dallas, laying the blue-stem of the swale, the hours of the morning went slowly. The Plow-Woman "See you a bit later over at your own ranch!" he added, and then, with a friendly wave of his hand, he went down into a little swale, or valley, and was lost to sight. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X They were, as I have said, in the midst of a rolling country, where swales or valleys were interspersed with hills. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X Once across the swale he put his pony to a gallop and soon reached Uncle George's homestead. Valley of Wild Horses The early dusk fell over the alder swales; the brawling brook was sheeted with vapor. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Back in the swale again, the scythe was swung less steadily, but with more strength, so that its sharp tip often hacked up the ground. The Plow-Woman When we came to mow that swale a few days after, Gramp first marvelled, then grumbled repeatedly; for the grass was in a mat. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Two cowboys, leaving their horses rather reluctantly, formed an advance scouting party, and the others waited down in a little swale. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X A sudden July storm had drenched the fields and filled the swales with water. The Brown Mouse Will you invite me to shoot over Brier Brook swales to-morrow?” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Disheartened, dizzy, she left the swale for the shade of the nearest trees. The Plow-Woman In a wet run along the foot of the hill was a stretch of what looked to be low, reddish, brushy grass, which I ascertained later was the "cranberry swale." When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Riding rapidly across the open plains, where, here and there as they topped little hills the boys could see cattle grazing, the boy ranchers approached the group in the swale. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X It was attempting to rush the swale for the hill opposite, and making rather bad weather of the newly repaired road. The Brown Mouse I hunted these swales and fished these streams while you were squalling for your pap!” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories She was cutting grass in that same swale across which, a month before, had been tracked the deep-planted, laboured footprints. The Plow-Woman But nowhere could she discover any impression resembling her step-father's,—that great, firm stride and solid imprint which so often she had tracked through moss and swale and which she knew so well. The Flaming Jewel Looking out from the opened tent Nort saw being driven, along the bank of a small brook that ran through the swale, several big steers. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X It happens, that in New England, the number of small shallow swales, that contain unripe or impure peat, is much greater than that of large and deep bogs. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel “Our Thanksgiving dinner would horrify you,” she said—“a pickerel taken on a gang-hook, woodcock shot in Brier Brook swales, and this partridge—” She hesitated. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The camp is rather picturesquely situated in a broad field that stretches down to swamps and woods, the cavalry at a slight distance across a little swale. At Plattsburg He had in mind a wide reach of swales and flooded meadows, still miles away, wherein he might hope to elude the doom that followed him. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Then he crossed a swale of brown reeds and tussock set with little pools of water, opaque and grey in the rain. Barbarians Now and then a faint shout was borne to our ears as we halted, dripping and panting in the birches to reconnoiter some open swale ahead, or some cranberry-bog crimsoning under the October sun. The Reckoning But nowhere could she discover any impression resembling her step-father's, — that great, firm stride and solid imprint which so often she had tracked through moss and swale and which she knew so well. The Flaming Jewel While she was managing to dry herself and dress, her horse limped off into the grassy swale below to drink in the stream and feed among the tender grasses. Special Messenger Frosts by this time were binding swale and pool. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life All day300 Monday the warmth increased; and the farmers coming into town reported great ponds of water dammed up in the swales and hollows against the enormous snow-drifts. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic Mr. Hill cut the swale, tiled the land, and grew a crop that put the farmers to shame. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The arrow bushes shielded them briefly, long enough for them to reach the temporary safety of a small swale. —And Devious the Line of Duty They could now see long, soldier-like lines of herons stretched out along the reedy swales, standing still and solemn, like pickets on duty. Frank Merriwell Down South The land here was creased by swales, one so like another that in the darkness she had gone astray and did not know north from south. Oh, You Tex! She topped the rise, and half way across a wide swale, caught another glimpse of the horseman. Prairie Flowers The land was swampy, covered with swale, and the settlers had all passed it up as worthless. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen He looked down the length of the swale. —And Devious the Line of Duty "He may be in the swale," muttered the watcher as he stood with his eye to the loop-hole. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen At any rate, he rose, crept forward to a clump of Spanish bayonet, and from behind it saw a young Mexican pass along the swale. Oh, You Tex! She glanced swiftly over her shoulder and when she returned her eyes to the front one of the riders was disappearing over the rim of the swale, and the other was struggling to his feet. Prairie Flowers All about it is the tall, waving grass, and over yonder is the swale with a legion of chattering blackbirds perched on its swaying reeds and rushes. Second Book of Tales The green, tough vines disintegrated reluctantly while the precious minutes sped by; while the unhindered assassins would be hurrying to the point where the entire swale would be visible to them and under their fire. —And Devious the Line of Duty He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen Turkeys lie on the sunny sides o' the swales an' ridges. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat Once a band of antelope crossed a swale, running in silence, jerkily, like a train of some singular automatons, moved by sudden, uneven impulses of power. The Eagle's Heart "Oh, it's just that swale to the right of the driveway," said Rufus. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date Now, as the train swept into the first obscuring swale, Morgan rode around the depot again to see that none had slipped through either in malice or curiosity. Trail's End Then, as the dust blew away, and the cavalcade topped a little rise, they all saw, nestled in a sort of hollow, or swale, a group of red buildings. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys He saw that the line did indeed run clear of trees for two miles along one side of the long, narrow beaver meadow or swale. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories The deep-worn buffalo trails seemed so fresh the boy's heart quickened with the thought that he might by chance come suddenly upon a stray bunch of them feeding in some deep swale. The Eagle's Heart And so I wouldn’t believe the cool reeds and the sparkling water until I had dipped down through a little swale and was actually fighting my horse back from the brink. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story The sea lies placid as glass between the crescent horns of the long, low reefs,—thirty miles from horn to horn, with never a tree to break the swale of the grass waist-high. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Crawling to the crest, leaving his hat behind, Dean peered over into the swale beyond and this was what he saw. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. The load grew higher, for now that we were in the swales the hay could not be laid out widely. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's "The coulee runs out about a mile to the west, and straight to the north, up a wide swale, lies the ranch house in full view." Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur It appeared to come from a swale, or depression among some small, rounded knolls. The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis The ranch house was soon out of sight, for the children went over a little ridge and then down into a swale in which were clumps of low trees. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's The prairie was ridged here and there with ice, and the swales were full of posh and water. The Moccasin Ranch A Story of Dakota Our enjoyment was owing partly to the fact that we were getting toward the end of the hard work, and partly to the bumblebees' nests we found in the swales. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's He heard the frogs in the swales amid the virgin prairie flowers as Aristophanes had heard them in the ponds of Greece. Modern American Prose Selections Run after him, Frank," Archer called to me, "you are the lightest; and we'll beat up the swale till you return. Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago This ridge crossed the swale, or valley, and divided what lay beyond from the view of the six little Bunkers. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's Then we will hunt the loamy swale And trail The snipe, their cunning wiles o'ercoming; And oft will flush the bevied quail, And hear the partridge slowly drumming Dull echoes in the leaf-strewn dale. The Dog's Book of Verse From a point far down the "swale," from behind the low bank of the stream bed, three rifle shots rang out on the crisp morning air. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Another chain of heights and then open land, swales of tall grass already burnt yellow by the steady sun. Voodoo Planet The road rises and falls in gentle grades, with alternating banks and swales. Some Summer Days in Iowa A golden flute in the cedars, A silver pipe in the swales, And the slow large life of the forest Wells bade and prevails. More Songs From Vagabondia Once down on the other slope all this extensive view would be hidden; they would have to ride blindly, guessing at the particular swale along which those others were advancing. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier In slow response, the four blacks settled into their sweaty collars, and the big Bain freighter, with its tugging trailer, heaved up the swale and lurched drunkenly down the other side to the glittering mesa. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Because there is a swale there of hard sand, which is easily followed, and leaves no trail. The Strange Case of Cavendish The little creek near which I live rises in a little swale between two rolling ridges of the pasture. Some Summer Days in Iowa When the horses were wallowing through a swale the preacher awoke. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy Marsh or swale hay is particularly liable to infest with worms. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Scattering wildly over hill and plain, through gulches, swales, and canyons, the mad troop entered on the unknown field, racing as if for their lives. The Furnace of Gold He'd have to use that swale, or go ten miles farther east. The Strange Case of Cavendish And, followed by Rayner, Hull, and Hayne, the chief rides sharply over to the extreme left of the position and points to the frowning ridge across the intervening swale. The Deserter As he started to come out of the tent he saw a huge bull-moose crossing the swale some four hundred yards away. The Turtles of Tasman The wood was dense, and what is known all through the region as a black ash swale, lowland which once reclaimed from nature makes, with its rich deposits, a wondrous meadow-land. A Man and a Woman The Indians had timbered the swales here and there so that we were able to pass them with little trouble. In the Days of Poor Richard What a spectacle of undulating board sidewalks built over swales of sand, running from hillock to hillock! Children of the Market Place The horses footed abreast over the road that crossed the hills and forded the watered swales between Myrtle Forge and the Furnace. The Three Black Pennys A Novel The first shot was a hit: he knew it; but the moose turned and broke for the wooded hillside that came down to the swale. The Turtles of Tasman When the first frosts of autumn come the black ash swales are dry, and there is more life in them than in midsummer. A Man and a Woman We floundered in swales sponging full of dead leaves, and drew back, scratching ourselves on low-hung foliage. Lazarre The sluggish swale that now leads from the river to the Gulf is a silted channel that was formerly large enough to carry the whole volume of Red River. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Perhaps the dragon had been there ever since I had known the swale, and summer after summer had allowed me to cross unchallenged. Roof and Meadow An inviting swale left the river and led off to the right at an acute angle. The Turtles of Tasman Hickory trees grow in the swales, and the squirrels are very busy with the ripened nuts. A Man and a Woman In the meantime we were tramping steadily ahead over the desert; threading the thorn scrub, crossing the wide shallow grass-grown swales; spying about us for signs of game. African Camp Fires Patiently the trailer followed them foot by foot to the point where they left the dry creek-bed and swung up the broken bank to a swale. A Man Four-Square This bit of the swale from the lower edge of the gravelly slope to the edge of the woods on the opposite slope was the lair of a dragon. Roof and Meadow He put the haul-rope over his shoulder and dragged the sled up the swale. The Turtles of Tasman There are certain berries which grow in the swales, and these have ripened and are sought by many birds. A Man and a Woman It is situated in a low marshy 'swale' to the right of the Sweetwater river, and about forty miles from the South Pass. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland His chance came when the herd poured into a swale and from it emerged into a more broken terrain. A Man Four-Square He had too long dictated terms in this part of the swale to crawl aside for me. Roof and Meadow He left his sled and limped up the swale for half a mile. The Turtles of Tasman There are still black ash swales and dry beech ridges, but they are not as massive as further south. A Man and a Woman The great canot du Nord came to rest at the foot of a timbered hill, back of which stretched high, rolling prairies, dotted with little groves and broken with wide swales and winding sloughs. The Mississippi Bubble At length it was lost in a swale of high, rank grass, and the blazed trail led on through heavy pine woods. The Mysterious Rider A few of them breed as they always have along the swale. Roof and Meadow He lies low in the swale and watches his chance. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen It had done this before when it had gone down into the trough between two of the great, rolling swales of the prairie, but always it had come into sight again in a few minutes. Ted Strong's Motor Car There was black shadow in the grassy swale where they found him. The Happy Family But Wade progressed slowly; he kept to the dense parts of the forest; he avoided the open aisles, the swales, the glades, the high ridges, the rocky ground. The Mysterious Rider My path to Cubby Hollow ran along a tumbling worm-fence, down a gravelly slope, and across a strip of swale, through which flowed the stream that farther on widened into the Hollow. Roof and Meadow As they rode, the keen eye of Jackson caught sight of a black object apparently struggling on the ground at the bottom of a little swale which made down in a long ribbon of green. The Covered Wagon At this point a ravine or more properly a swale ran up the hill parallel to our breastworks. History of Kershaw's Brigade When he fell full-length in the swale, he got to his feet the best he could and went on. Reveries of a Schoolmaster On the other side showed fresh tracks along the wet margin of the swale. The Mysterious Rider Expecting to see this overbold fellow jump out of his new skin and lunge off into the swale, I leaned forward and made the stick sing under his nose. Roof and Meadow On this occasion, the carabao was tied to a stake in a small swale and I nerved myself to look on. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon When in a small swale or depression in the ground, near the center of the field, the abattis was discovered in front of the works. History of Kershaw's Brigade The divination and subtle intuitions which are to be found scattered through his pages, like violets growing among the rank swale of the prairies—all these sweet, odorous things came from his wife. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great All that immense slope of timbered ridges, benches, ravines, and swales west of Buffalo Park was exceedingly wild and rough country. The Mysterious Rider But the dragon in the swale—ought I to tolerate him? Roof and Meadow A low-hung moon comes out and is visible and is hidden alternately as we pass on the shore-line high hill and intervening swale. The New North He forgot that a dozen good scores had ended abruptly in the swale to the right. Murder in Any Degree Next morning the trackers, having recrossed for better footing, got into a swale of the worst kind, which hampered them greatly, as the swift river was now at its height and covered with gnarled driftwood. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 It turned out to be a swale, or swampy place, some few acres in extent, and directly at the foot of a last steep, wooded slope. The Mysterious Rider He took the man's word for it and waited until the night before he intended beginning his journey before he gave William a try-out, down in a sandy swale back of the garage. Casey Ryan I shook out the reins and let the horse go, urging with cluck and spur, never slacking for rock or hill or swale. D'Ri and I Booverman, in this heckled mood, turned irritably to his ball, played a long midiron, just cleared the crescent bank of the last swale, and ran up on the green. Murder in Any Degree Since that time I have stood by the simple stone at the "bloody swale at the foot of Culp's Hill," which marked the position held that day by the 2d Massachusetts. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Bogs, brooks, swales, rocky little parks, stretches of timber full of windfalls, groves of aspens so thick we could scarcely squeeze through—all these obstacles soon allowed the hounds to get far away. Tales of lonely trails The cloud-burst had flooded the swales, and across the hollows ran broad sheets of racing water. Vandemark's Folly Thousands of fire-flies sailed low in the damp swale beyond the store-house, or, clinging motionless to the long wet grass and vines, sparkled palely at intervals. Ailsa Paige In the pasture were swales of damp land, literally overgrown with wild blackberry bushes. Out of Doors—California and Oregon He reined in his horse and watched the little party as it emerged from a concealing swale. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Thickets and swales of oaks and aspens were gorgeous in their autumn hues. Tales of lonely trails The lion lay in a little swale to their right. Son of Tarzan As the day wore along he came into valleys or swales where game was more plentiful. Love of Life and Other Stories But they followed the dog for a quarter of a mile, turning, doubling, crossing two low hills, kicking through a swale of weeds, crawling between the strands of a barbed-wire fence. Main Street His journey across the plain was interrupted by the discovery of a small herd of antelope in a little swale, where the cover and the wind were well combined to make stalking easy. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar We circled to go round thickets, descending somewhat into a swale. Tales of lonely trails There are darksome pools of murky water, bits of swale, and high morass. The Song of the Cardinal He took no heed of the course he pursued, so long as that course led him through the swale bottoms. Love of Life and Other Stories Not a prettier sight on earth," commented the Harvester, "than just swale wire grass in September making a fine, thick background to set off those delicate starry flowers on their slender stems. The Harvester South of the hill, in a low, sheltered swale, surrounded by a mulberry hedge, was the orchard, its fruit trees knee-deep in timothy grass. O Pioneers! Eventually we crossed this ridge, or at least the jungle part of it, and got lower down into hollows and swales full of aspens. Tales of lonely trails He had found that places of swamp and swale were few compared with miles of solid timber-land, concealed by summer's luxuriant undergrowth. Freckles Sometimes, in cloudy weather, I was lost and it looked to me as though they were going the wrong way, but I followed them, through black-ash swales where the water was knee-deep, sometimes nearly barefooted. The Bark Covered House "The swale sends you this invitation to come and see star-shine at the foot of mullein hill," said the Harvester, offering a bouquet. The Harvester "Now for it, before they can load," cried Enoch, darting past me and leading a way on the open border of the swale, with long, unerring leaps from one raised point to another. In the Valley All the little swales were full of water. Tales of lonely trails Around the bridge spanning Sleepy Snake Creek the swale spread widely, the timber was scattering, and willows, rushes, marsh-grass, and splendid wild flowers grew abundantly. Freckles They had given us a wide range before we came up to them, but here in a swamp or swale, between two sand ridges, we found them. The Bark Covered House He described the lake, the marsh, the wooded hill, the swale, and open sunny fields. The Harvester No breath of air stirred the foliage or the bending rushes in the swale. In the Valley The former, white and pink, is common in swales. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) The Dutchman dealt thundering blows that sometimes landed and sent Freckles reeling, and sometimes missed, while he went plunging into the swale with the impetus of them. Freckles They seemed suspended in limitless ether, which the riding moon pierced with a swale of living brightness, like quicksilver. The Nest Builder And they led her through sun and rain, swamp and swale, uphill and downhill, a-chasin' 'em up, but she made well by 'em. Samantha on the Woman Question And the tranquil moon above us was to look down again upon this little vale, and turn livid to see its marsh and swale choked with fresh corpses, and its brook rippling red with blood. In the Valley For single drains and for laterals not over four hundred or five hundred feet long, a two and one-half inch tile is sufficient, unless much water must be carried from swales or springs. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) SPANG! went his fist into Wessner's face, and he was past him into the swale. Freckles Suddenly it disappeared—a swale in the sand probably—and, when it rose into view again, he uttered a cry of joy—it was a horse and rider! Keith of the Border They had passed swale after swale of silver birches waist deep in perfumed fern and brake; the big timber lay before them. The Fighting Chance Bravely and strongly the girl bore her half of the load as they broke through the undergrowth, clambered over fallen and rotten logs, or sank ankle-deep in mossy swales. Darkness and Dawn In a little swale, a short distance from the trail, where the grass was fresh and green, we came upon the body of a Mexican woman—dead. The Young Trail Hunters Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West They crossed the swale, running low, with not even one backward glance, and entered the woods beyond the corduroy. Freckles On this occasion, however, possibly because they were thirsty and were seeking water holes in the upper courses of a little swale, they stopped and allowed me to observe them closely. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru In crossing one little swale out of cover, five of the tribesmen remained on their faces, and to the left, where the covering was sparse, a dozen men were struck. Children of the Frost They burst through a thicket, waded a marshy swale and went splashing, staggering and slipping among tufts of coarse and knife-edged grasses, the haunt of unknown venomous reptiles. Darkness and Dawn Two or three dead braves lay in the grassy swale between the foes. Man Size I can't understand how Jack dared risk creeping through the swale, even in desperation. Freckles It was while digging a shallow pit in this swale that the relic was found. The American Goliah A wounded man lifted his head and crawled painfully out of the swale, Michael following him with his rifle but forbearing to shoot. Children of the Frost It was a very fair hunting country, rolling and clear of brush, with grouped woods on the surrounding hills and streams in the swales below. Cytherea The custom of the country would bring her straight across the swales toward him to find out whether he needed help. Man Size They raced back and forth from swamp to swale, but follow the scent farther they would not, even though cruelly driven. Freckles Ah! there you will find it, in yon swale of alders. The Prairie The swales and rich arroyos, in which the grass had been so lush, had been badly drowned out by the flood. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Such places can often be found in the rolling prairie, with its many glades and swales. Cowboy Dave Morse pointed to a dip in the swale. Man Size He dropped the otter, caught up his club, and plunged into the swale. Freckles The water moistened a small swale that lay beneath the spot, which yielded, in return for the fecund gift, a scanty growth of grass. The Prairie As soon, also, as the mountain stream fell below the mouth of the lower drain, it emptied at once the water resting on the lower swale. Success with Small Fruits The spot where the party now found itself was down in a little depression, or swale, and the wind was blowing away from them and toward the main conflagration. Cowboy Dave As far as he could see no living thing moved; so he drove the pack train out of the swale and headed for the gorge between the hills. The Long Chance He pulled a long silver pin from the front of the dead man's shirt and sent it spinning into the swale. Freckles He descended the ridge slope, swung tirelessly across the swales and mounds in the little valley, and then bent his back to the climb up the steep incline to Quill's Window. Quill's Window The two swales in the front and rear of the house appeared like mill- ponds. Success with Small Fruits "It's lucky we struck that swale where the wind blew in the other direction," Dave remarked. Cowboy Dave He drifted rapidly south and presently disappeared into one of those long swales which slope gradually to the river. The Long Chance He sent a big piece of bark flying into the swale, and then stopped short and stared at the trail. Freckles In the bottom of a deep swale between two of the biggest of the ice-waves, we found a fraud who pretended to be cutting steps to insure the safety of tourists. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 The house, as shown by the engraving, stands on quite an elevation, in the rear of which the land descends into another swale or basin. Success with Small Fruits They hide themselves in the wilderness, bury themselves in the swamps and swales, and sometimes a man or a buffalo must beat his own trail where never footstep has fallen before. The Shagganappi When he came to a little swale between some sandhills he dipped into it, pulled up, dismounted and waited. The Long Chance He had escaped to the swale; from there he probably crossed the corduroy, and reaching the lower end of the swamp, had found friends. Freckles And it was some time before his dulled eyes noticed that there was grass growing there, too—swale grass, which he had not before seen in this arid eastern region. In Secret Unlike the mellow, sandy loam in front of the house, the swale in the rear was of the stiffest kind of clay—just the soil to retain and be spoiled by water. Success with Small Fruits And like a spirit, swathed in some soft veil, Steals twilight and its shadows o'er the swale. Flint and Feather The big machine had begun its long night-song, and it flashed over the rises or dipped into the swales with the gliding ease of movement characteristic of an aeroplane. The Auction Block The Bird Woman plunged into the swale at the mouth of Sleepy Snake Creek, and came wading toward them, with a couple of cameras and dripping tripods. Freckles And so, slowly, together, they came through the swale to a living spring. In Secret I followed; Lois followed me, springing lightly from tussock to rotting log, from root to bunchy swale, swift, silent footed, dainty as a lithe and graceful panther crossing a morass dry-footed. The Hidden Children When a child, I used to gather cowslips in a bed of lush swale, beside a little creek at the foot of a big hill on our farm. Moths of the Limberlost They kept an even course, swaying to the race on level wings that swept the ground and rose to the low swale and passed beyond. Mr. Achilles The Bird Woman stared across the gently waving swale. Freckles A dead roe-deer lay there—stiffened into an indescribable attitude of agony where it had fallen writhing in the swale; and its terrible convulsions had torn up and flattened the grass and ferns around it. In Secret Most of the hay he cut down in a swale. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, A watery swale grown full of tall aquatic weeds meandered parallel with the bluff, so to call it, and there was a soft melancholy whispering of wind among the long blades and stems. Alice of Old Vincennes Dale led around several clumps of timber, up a long grassy swale, and then straight westward across an open flat toward where the dark-fringed forest-line raised itself wild and clear against the cold sky. The Man of the Forest You see, on the swale side of the line, right against me trail, there's one of these scrub wild crabtrees. Freckles But he dared not say that he hoped; he merely turned northward in silence and moved into the swale grass. In Secret The property consisted of a couple of small hills with a shallow swale between, out yonder among the back settlements of New York State. Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories The lark's infrequent whistle, piercingly sweet, broke from the longer grass in the swales nearby. Main-Travelled Roads Dale's next stop was on the other side of the swale, under a spruce with low, spreading branches. The Man of the Forest The first thing he saw as he crossed the swale was the big bays in the yard. Freckles He was surprised to find that there were no ruts of carriage wheels within three miles of the casa, and evidently no track for carriages through the swale. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Jean was informed that open parks and swales, and little valleys nestling among the foothills, wherever there was water and grass, had been settled by ranchers. To the Last Man There was a swale near by, and into this the little girl plunged. The Shape of Fear Helen urged her horse after them and they broke across a corner of the swale to the woods. The Man of the Forest Stretching into the swale, it came creeping between an impenetrable wall of magnificent wild flowers, vines, and ferns. Freckles He did not want any one to suspect his destination, and it was even with a sense of guilt that he dashed along the swale in the direction of the Amador rancho. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Just beyond began a shallow swale that deepened and widened into a valley and then swung to the left. Riders of the Purple Sage We will follow the old trail until we reach the hickory swale," Isaac was saying to the Colonel, "and then we will turn off and make for the river. Betty Zane She led across bogs, brooks, swales, rocky little ridges, through stretches of timber and groves of aspen so thick Helen could scarcely squeeze through. The Man of the Forest The teamsters had driven from the west entrance, and crossing the swale, had taken the same route the Bird Woman and the Angel had before them. Freckles Then shall the hidden wisdoms and the wills Strive, and bear witness to the trees and clods How one has dumb lore of the rocks and swales And one has reason like unto the gods. The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets Once or twice he disappeared in little swales. Riders of the Purple Sage He cleared a space of swale, and twice a day he spread a birds' banquet. Freckles They rode out of the woods into a grassy swale with rocks and clumps of some green bushes bordering it. The Man of the Forest He was so motionless; feathers, fur, and gauze were so accustomed to him, that all through the swale they continued their daily life and forgot he was there. Freckles Coming from a long day on the trail, Freckles saw Duncan's children awaiting him much closer the swale than they usually ventured, and from their wild gestures he knew that something had happened. Freckles The swale bent flat before heavy gusts of wind, and the big black chicken swept lower and lower above the swamp. Freckles As he had hoped, Jack and Wessner instantly plunged into the swale. Freckles Dale, with the hound tense and bristling beside him, strode here and there at the edge of the swale. The Man of the Forest The edge of the swale was filled with milkweed, and other plants beloved of them, and the air was golden with the flashing satin wings of the monarch, viceroy, and argynnis. Freckles As the swale dried, its inhabitants were seeking the cooler depths of the swamp. Freckles The lilt of a lark hanging above the swale beside them was not sweeter than the sweetness of his voice. Freckles As Freckles left the trail, from the swale close the south entrance, four large muscular men arose and swiftly and carefully entered the swamp by the wagon road. Freckles The forest on the whole held to the level, open character, but there were swales and stream-beds breaking up its regular conformity. The Man of the Forest He lifted his face and gazed across the swale, with his jaws set firmly a minute, as if gathering his forces. Freckles That carried her into the swale, where the grasses reached almost to her waist, and her horror of snakes returning, she made a flying leap for an old log lying beside the line. Freckles The swale appeared as if a reaper were cutting a wide swath. Freckles |
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