| 单词 | thatched roof |
| 例句 | Mechtild’s small house with its thatched roof huddled at the edge of the woods. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The family hung the prizes in their luak, a round Dinka cattle pen with a thatched roof. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Jakob kept their faces pressed to the window, fascinated by the thatched roofs of the simple country cottages and the sight of farmers plowing with horses. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Leang and his wife have six children, so with the nine of us it makes seventeen under one thatched roof.Their house would not be called a house by city peoples standards. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The haven, where the townfolk would shelter in times of trouble, was even larger, low and long and built of stone, with a thatched roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They went along the lane, until they saw the thatched roofs of a large house and farm-buildings peeping out among the trees ahead. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Another man whipped a torch round and round his head and then lofted it toward the thatched roof of the stables. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Vincent gets to work immediately, and the next day has already done a study of “old thatched roofs with a field of peas in flower and some wheat in the foreground, hilly background.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was as if nothing had ever been but rain, and the water pitilessly found every hole in the thatched roof to come in, dripping onto the already damp floor. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see thatched roofs just beyond the hedge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was scared when the wind blew, shaking the thatched roofs, and I felt as if I were out of my body wandering somewhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The smell hit them when the wind shifted, just as they were approaching the first buildings, small huts made of logs with thatched roofs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Above these was a small balcony backed by a curtain and, above that, a thatched roof which covered the rear half of the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Hold-Your-Nose Billy pushed aside a low branch, revealing a rickety timbered hut with a moldy thatched roof. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Every house has only a single square room and a thatched roof, under which might dwell the likes of Robinson Crusoe. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z DRACO: I can see why—look at the thatched roofs. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Thick clumps of yellow and deep pink flowers fringed the edge of the small dwelling with its hand-hewn beams and thatched roof. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Fire!” someone shouts, and I look to see orange flames leap from one thatched roof to another. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The wasi was sturdy, built of tightly stacked stones with a thick thatched roof, but it could not protect us from the creeping fingers of the cold night air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was a hamlet, the same thatched roofs, the same smell of burnt bamboo. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the homes in the village looked the same, with smooth clay walls, thatched roofs, dirt paths, and large stone thresholds. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The thatched roof nestled over the small square house like a mushroom cap. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Now it was slowly falling apart, but Nhamo could still lounge under the thatched roof and enjoy an afternoon breeze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackbird Pond had been swallowed up, and Hannah’s house, had it still been standing there, would have been flooded up to its thatched roof. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Nails were popping off tin roofs, and they flew, landing on nearby thatched roofs, increasing the wrath of the fire. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Well, this village was no Winterfell, but those thatched roofs promised warmth and shelter and maybe even food, if they were bold enough to risk them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Pedrito had put some cane chairs and hammocks under a thatched roof, a place for workers to rest or take a siesta during the hot pan of the day. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The teenager was shoving the torch at the thatched roof now, because all the wall was doing was smoking. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A thatched roof had been layered with mud to keep the inside as dry as possible. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z From afar, they were no larger than flies as they wheeled and flapped above the thatched roofs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the priest had built his first school, it had only a thatched roof, and classes that couldn’t fit inside were held under a mango tree. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Ahead she could see the thatched roofs of the homes of her people, smoky cooking fires, and a chicken or two, scratching in the dirt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Oily smoke hung above us like a net, drooping under the thatched roof. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We set the thatched roofs on fire and left, taking the prisoners with us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The little hut with its sparsely thatched roof sagged at one comer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z We sit silently, listening to the rain on the thatched roof, a numb, damp, fatalistic feeling among us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames on the thatched roofs waved us off as they danced with the afternoon breeze, swaying as if in agony. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We bundle the reeds to make thatched roofs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She began to plan all sorts of refinements: upper platforms to store food, a rope ladder, a barrier of thornbushes, a thatched roof to keep out rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Discouraged, I looked into the sky through a tiny hole in the thatched roof, trying not to think about my feet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The icy thatched roof made a sizzling sound, and she realized it was already beginning to flame. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When we began to see the thatched roofs, we crawled until we were closer to the village, to be able to look at what was going on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Along the way, they passed mud houses with thatched roofs and fields dotted with bundles of wheat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Eight days ago, Jeanne lay in her bed of straw, staring through the smoke hole in her thatched roof. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The houses were small, made of white stucco and dark wooden beams and thick thatched roofs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We ended up there in the throng under the thatched roof and I almost screamed when I realized the hand I held was not my mother’s but a thick brown claw, a stranger! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All morning Mary Anne chattered away about how quaint the place was, how she loved the thatched roofs and naked children, the wonderful simplicity of village life. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond those, ringed by bare dirt, stands a pretty cottage with a thatched roof and stucco walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wooden stalls contained under a thatched roof stretched for several yards in every direction, full of the temple’s varying livestock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The kitchen is nothing but a long table, with no chairs or benches, and under a thatched roof with no walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the delicious smell of meat cooking drifted through the air, everybody worked together, and soon we had a small house with mud walls and a thatched roof and a garden for vegetables nearby. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He admires the colorful houses, the thatched roofs, and finds both the village and the countryside “gravely beautiful.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The thatched roofs steam in the morning air. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The overseer’s hut was built some distance away from the quarry—a small affair with thatched roof and pressed-fibre walls. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the features they added were masonry based on a Josef Albers fireplace and a thatched roof, inspired by Anni’s textiles, whose sloping surfaces collect rainwater, a precious commodity in the arid climate. Toshiko Mori Designs a Cultural Center in Senegal 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Before us rose a giant, peaked, open-air pavilion with a thatched roof. One of Guatemala’s most exquisite boutique hotels is owned by Francis Ford Coppola 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Most of its low-slung houses lining the stone-walled, earthen lanes have landscaped courtyards, thatched roofs and sliding windows covered with hanji, a fibrous paper made from mulberry bark and used in many traditional houses. Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z We have a thatched roof – no need to spell out the risks there. ‘There was blood on the walls’: what to do when teen parties go wrong 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Equally successful was Rihanna’s homage to Chadwick Boseman in “Lift Me Up,” with her band and backup singers ensconced in designs that resembled thatched roofs and the singer on a movable riser. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z With a thatched roof and three sides that face the property’s large pond, it’s notable for the blue-and-white checkered handmade paper that covers a central alcove and sliding doors. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The local scene goes into full swing at the weekly Sunday Sessions under the soaring thatched roofs at loungey Beach Republic, whose brunch, seafood barbecue and sunset D.J.’s are quickly becoming famous. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z The van driver left us at the bottom of a hill and we hiked along a steep dirt road, passing wooden huts with thatched roofs and laundry hanging over fences. A Vacation With a Purpose: Fighting Trafficking in Thailand 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Buried away on what seems like a back road but is in fact Main Street in the village of Murcott, the restaurant is housed in a 15th-century building under a steeply pitched thatched roof. 36 Hours in Oxford, England 2012-05-31T14:10:43Z The thatched roof was held up by branches, and a cot was hidden in the back. A Stroll by the Casbah in Northern Morocco 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Fruit bats flew about, and a yellowish snake, an Amazon tree boa, hunted them from the thatched roof of an outbuilding. On a Colombian Savanna, Hawks, Caimans and So Many Stars 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z "What's special with a building like this is the quality of its construction ... There's a thatched roof, brushwood ... so it's a very original, pretty building, but at the same time it's very fragile." Paris's 222-year-old zoo calls for help to restore historic building 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It consisted of three hut-like structures built of clay with thatched roofs — inspired by imbas, “kitchen houses” in rural Zimbabwe, where valuables are kept and meetings held. Simone Leigh, in the World 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Both theater buffs, the two girls were captivated by the 30-minute tour with its gritty details about inaccessible bathrooms, thatched roofs and rudimentary special effects. A Mother-Daughter Test: London, Together 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The price was light, too — 150 rand for a dorm bed in a rondavel, a modernized thatched roof structure. Frugal Traveler: D.I.Y. Africa 2014-03-28T17:21:42Z A cannon, fired as a special effect in June 1613, struck the Globe's thatched roof and destroyed the playhouse. 2010-02-15T17:28:00Z Outside, Leigh has invested the entire neo-Palladian pavilion with a temporary thatched roof, in echo of the colonial pavilions of the last century’s world’s fairs. At Venice Biennale, Contemporary Art Sinks or Swims 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z See living-architecture.co.uk for more information — and rest assured there won't be a thatched roof, lace curtain or grandfather clock in sight. English Country Goes Rock-'N'-Roll 2011-03-10T12:15:00Z “These are the sorts of amazing things you can do here,” she said while drinking a mango shake at Food Art Hut, an open-air restaurant under a thatched roof hung with tie-dyed lanterns. ‘Old Thailand’ Found on Sleepy Islands 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z And next to that, the small and humble Globe Theater, a replica of Shakespeare’s original theater, authentic even down to its thatched roof. Europe, in 9 Walks 2013-04-19T14:51:25Z Grime has been around for a decade, but still alienates people who say things like "when it comes to thatched roofs, he can do things with combed water reed that'll send shivers down your spine." This week's new tracks with Elis James 2012-08-03T23:05:28Z After an hour we arrived at Coco Blanco, a football-field-size sand patch with palms and a collection of rudimentary shacks with thatched roofs, bamboo poles for walls and nary a right angle to be found. Explorer: At the End of Eden, Rustic Tranquillity 2013-09-12T16:37:46Z A woman directed me to a pretty brick home with a thatched roof and an old carriage wheel for a window, where Isabel Casco recently decided to establish a little general store and serve meals. Frugal Traveler Blog: Opening Up Paraguay’s Landlocked Guairá Region 2013-04-30T17:10:13Z We strolled past cottages with thatched roofs and walls made of honey-colored Cotswold sandstone. In the Cotswolds, a weekend on a farm B&B But as transport links improved and Londoners started moving to the country or buying second homes there, he said, “the cottages started to emerge from scaffolding with new thatched roofs and smart porches.” On England’s Coast, Thomas Hardy Made His World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “I lived in a hut with a thatched roof for two years,” says Stephen, 36. Top bunk for $30 a day: Life inside one of Airbnb’s modern boardinghouses 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z He built a 1910s brick paper mill with a thatched roof that the museum has restored. James Jebusa Shannon’s Portraits Rescued From Obscurity 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The development will be complete in a few years, Leaper noted, and its final mix of 2,700 homes is to include some cottages with thatched roofs, adding even more styles to the historical mix. The Town That Charles Built 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The open-air restaurant sits under a thatched roof inside the pavilion-style main lodge with commanding views of the Coral Sea. Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z He soon bought an unoccupied farmhouse there and renovated it, painstakingly restoring the thatched roof. Few Americans know about this mysterious, remote valley in southern Japan 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z As the newlyweds proceed through a valley of thatched roofs, a Moctezuma impersonator festoons himself in palm leaves while acrobats brave the upside-down “palo volador” swing and dancers gyrate in riotous native dress. How Colonial Artisans Dazzled the New World 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Stone and timber rooms have thatched roofs, private decks and lush gardens. Jamaica, Beyond the Beach 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z There are 40 rondavel-style villas — essentially westernized versions of African huts — with environmentally friendly rammed earth walls, as well as design features like thatched roofs, raw wood furnishings and cowhide rugs. Overnighter: Moganshan, China, a Lofty Retreat from Sweltering Shanghai 2012-04-13T17:32:13Z The thatched roof, beachfront restaurant called Le Cam’s, where I met members of Surf Haiti, looked the part of a surfing hub. In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z A bamboo grid stabilises the rafters of the thatched roof and doubles as a storage rack. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part One 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z At Selander Bridge Club, fans dance in formation to Kilimanjaro Band’s hypnotic grooves under a massive thatched roof. Cultured Traveler: Where Tanzania Taps Its Feet 2014-02-18T17:38:07Z The empire was organized around several urbanized centers with monumental architecture including grand royal palaces, as well as lower-class homes made from stone or mud with thatched roofs. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This strait-laced hamlet of thatched roofs, wine tasting rooms and chocolatiers is obsessed with its image as a charming Danish village. Copenhagen mayor to California's 'Danish Capital': Stop acting homophobic 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z After making it out of Congo’s war and through tough years living on rations and under tarp and thatched roofs in refugee camps, he had finally made it. He fled Congo’s war and froze on a Buffalo street 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The footage shows a synagogue, thatched roof buildings and farm wagons in the background. Rare home movies show rural Jewish life before the Holocaust 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Where the water level is slightly lower, thatched roofs creep out from underneath the menacing water. Pakistan appeals to world for flood help amid devastation 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The Spanish first gave them this name, which means “town” or “village,” because they lived in towns or villages of permanent stone-and-mud buildings with thatched roofs. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, on the Pilgrim settlement part of the museum, thatched roofs on the Colonial homes had been recently repaired, and numerous re-enactors milled about in detailed period outfits. Native Americans urge boycott of ‘tone deaf’ Pilgrim museum 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z They’re picturesque with their thatched roofs, red doors and shutters, but many have been converted into souvenir stores. Now that Madeira is easier to get to, it makes for a great family vacation 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “We have to clean this up,” he said, touching the tattered thatched roof. In Cuba, a frantic search for milk My dad grew up very poor in a poor village, and he would tell me about these dirt floors and thatched roofs. ‘After Yang’ director Kogonada on his new sci-fi film, the ‘Pachinko’ adaptation and the imperfection of memory 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z A fire was kept lit and was always a danger to the thatched roofs, while its constant smoke affected the inhabitants’ health and eyesight. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Because houses were built of wood with thatched roofs, they were a constant fire hazard. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple narrowly escaped injury when a large tree crashed through their thatched roof during Storm Franklin. Storm Franklin: Couple missed tree that fell into home by minutes 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Firefighters were called to The Star Inn at Harome, near Helmsley, at about 22:15 GMT on Wednesday, with the thatched roof on fire. The Star Inn at Harome: Michelin-starred restaurant 'reduced to ashes' 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The protesters breached the National Parliament building and burned the thatched roof of a nearby building, the government said. Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z As well as looting stores, demonstrators set fire to a thatched roof building on the grounds of the parliament - as it was sitting - and a police station, said the prime minister. Solomon Islands enters 36-hour lockdown after protests turn violent 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z In early August, Rabia sat with her daughters on the mud floor of their current home: a one-room structure with mud walls and a thatched roof. In Afghanistan, climate change drives an uptick in child marriage 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z "It's getting worse and worse," she said under a thatched roof of a temporary shelter. Nicaragua vote: Ortega tightens grip on power in 'pantomime election' 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Planned recreational amenities at Watersound besides the dog park include a town center with a thatched roof bandshell over a full-size concert stage with a jumbo screen and a dance floor. Building community in an active-adult development before construction begins 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z As a young boy he lived under a thatched roof that could not keep out the wind or rain. China and Evergrande Ascended Together. Now One Is About to Fall. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z From the rolling hills and thatched roofs of the Cotswolds to the searing heat of Mexico. E3 2021: Forza Horizon 5 - is bigger also better? 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z A landmark on the M3 near the campus, the windmill’s thatched roof and four-bladed sails went up in flames as onlookers watched helplessly. South Africa wildfire burns University of Cape Town, country’s oldest working windmill 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Inside a dark, mud-floored hut held up by crumbling bricks and a thatched roof, I sat on a straw cot surrounded by chickens. The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Images of the Rohingya arrivals show lines of women in masks carrying their possessions in plastic bags, and men huddled on the floor of a thatched roof shelter. Almost 300 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia's Aceh province 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Indian authorities predicted extensive damage to dwellings with thatched roofs and to electricity poles and communications infrastructure. Cyclone Amphan batters India and Bangladesh, leaving at least 14 dead 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z His mother grew up in Kilkee, while his father grew up in a house with a thatched roof without running water or electricity in Lissycasey. Doctor to Congress and Supreme Court Toils to Sidestep Politics Amid Pandemic 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Overcrowded living conditions and fears over immigration status also may impact the tally in the community settled in the 19th century by Seminole Indians who first built thatched roof huts on swampy ground. US census faces challenges counting small, poor Latino towns 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z His mother, Ellen, grew up in a Tobercurry home with a thatched roof and no indoor plumbing that was smaller than his office, Shea said, recalling a visit he made in the 1970s. NYPD’s new leader: Helping people is at heart of police work 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z The Wadsworth brothers say the oldest surviving part of the house — a rear ell — probably dates to 1680 and may be the site of an earlier, perhaps thatched roof house. ‘It’s sad, very, very sad.’ After 350 years and 11 generations, family is auctioning its farmhouse 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z His motorcade drove over hilly, narrow roadways lined by thick, lush tropical forest, palm trees, banana plants and thatched roof huts. Micronesia reaffirms U.S. support while Australia hesitates to join campaign against Iran 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Many then go on to construct traditional mud huts with thatched roofs, and the most vulnerable — including family groups headed by children — receive support to build more substantial homes. Perspective | We care for refugee children in Uganda. It’s really not that hard to do it with decency. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Outside the van’s tinted windows, people were resting underneath thatched roofs and stilted homes, and inside, Hattingh, the cameraman, was reaching into his bag. The man risking his life to expose the destruction of the tiger They climb up steps that are slabs of stone and emerge onto a small gravel patch with a thatched roof on bamboo pillars. “Philosophy of the Foot” 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Uppingham School's pavilion has a deep thatched roof and an interior with finely detailed features such as delicate leaf-like plasterwork on the ceiling and ornate ironmongery on the windows. Bus shelter among listed buildings 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z A spark from an open fire in a house on St. Mary’s Street caught quickly and spread through medieval lanes of wooden houses and thatched roofs. Britain’s Austerity Has Officially Ended—and Yet It’s Still Going 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z In Devon, four hours west of London by train, where she and Hughes had bought an ancient house, Court Green, with a beetle infestation and a thatched roof full of birds, Plath discovered Hughes’s infidelity. Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Fleishhacker, Sr., wanted a thatched roof for the main house, so the architects tried to imitate thatch with native redwood shingles that were individually steamed and bent. The Estate That Wants to Be Silicon Valley’s Priciest Home 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The IMD warned the cyclone is likely to uproot trees, power and communication poles, destroy coastal houses with thatched roofs, and damage roads, crops and plantations. More than 300,000 evacuated as cyclone intensifies off eastern India 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z GiveDirectly, a non-profit organization in Africa and the United States that enables direct cash transfers to people living in poverty around the world, initially used satellite imagery to target aid to households with thatched roofs. Don’t forget people in the use of big data for development 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z A parade of students marched into this strange gray brick of a building, whose arched ornamentation recalls the angle of the thatched roof of a Buddhist temple. How Michigan Became the Epicenter of the Modernist Experiment 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The dappled light, cast through the worn thatched roof of the men's spirit house in Parambei village, reveals the rippling scars across the chests of several male initiates. The place where men cut their skin to resemble crocodiles 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z A resident in Mendi said she feared "the ground might open up and swallow us" when her thatched roof collapsed. PNG earthquake kills at least 14 people 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “Muslim houses were easy to burn because of the thatched roofs. You just light the edge of the roof,” he said. Special Report: How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remo 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Alva shot video at the scene that shows bright red flames intensely burning through the thatched roofs constructed by those visiting and working at the site. Fire Scorches Ancient Peruvian Temple 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z In fact, the poor spiders were found guilty just because they lived around the thatched roofs occupied by black rats — the rats that carried the fleas that carried the plague. Seattle’s real Spider Man sets us straight: They’re not out to get you 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z "There was a thatched roof and there was a fire burning 24 hours a day and the smoke slowly seeping out through the hatch. It must have been an oppressive atmosphere." Writer returns to the scene of his bloody project 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z In their place is smoothed mud ground and small mud-brick houses with thatched roofs. Starting a new life with nothing but a wild plot of land 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z “Muslim houses were easy to burn because of the thatched roofs. You just light the edge of the roof,” he said. Special Report: How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remo 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In four Tanzanian villages of roughly 500 residents in total, they sprayed their formulation under the eaves of houses, where gaps between mud walls and thatched roofs commonly let mosquitoes in. Pesticide-spiked punch lures mosquitoes to their doom 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Other times it droops dramatically over the bowl’s edge, like the thatched roof of a British country inn. The soup tells the story at Acropolis Cuisine in Metairie 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Her poverty in America was still luxury compared to their thatched roof house in Vietnam, with no walls, and just wooden poles at the corners. The hidden lives of nail artists 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z On a warm Saturday night in late March, Hao joined a dozen Chinese colleagues under the thatched roofs of Joe’s Beerhouse in Windhoek. Is China the World’s New Colonial Power? 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z What she saw were single-room buildings topped with thatched roofs and equipped with blackboards and little else. School librarian will bring equipment to jungle classrooms 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Though there was no farm in sight, we came across a mud hut with a thatched roof. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z It was used extensively in its native Europe to make thatched roofs and, according to information from MSU, once established it is nearly impossible to grub out by hand. Wildlife groups battle invasive species at St. Johns Marsh 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z I’m standing next to the singer Elkie Brooks, apparently with a thatched roof on my head. ‘We had silver suits specially made’: performing at the Beatles Christmas shows 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z We thread our way through the ravaged tukuls, past support beams for thatched roofs that easily went up in flames. “Littered with bones”: Village in South Sudan is now a graveyard 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Most live on the roof of his building, where he built wooden kennels with thatched roofs. If you want a friend in this town... 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Most of the houses were made of clay and bamboo and had thatched roofs, though some of the newer ones had concrete walls and tin roofs that clinked in the rain. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z She is still working on the thatched roof. The Anthropologist and His Old Friend, Who Became a Jaguar Players battle amid thatched roofs, lush green settings, percussive music and colorfully robed tribal characters—far from the usual Game of Thrones fare. How Africa’s Kiro’o Games is Shaking Up the Gaming Industry 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z In 2006, unidentified men set fire to the thatched roof of the communal hall where the women held their meetings. Colombia's City of Women: a haven from violence | Sibylla Brodzinsky 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Together, my parents started the first nursery school in our village with a grass thatched roof so that little girls from the age of four could spend time in school and escape from child labour. How My Father and I Fought for Gender Equality Together 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Two fires had recently swept through the huts along the plaza’s perimeter, the flames leaping from one thatched roof to the next, leaving much of the settlement in ashes. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z Too poor to afford a house with a door, she lay at night under a thatched roof, listening for the footsteps of people she could not see. Indian Women Seeking Jobs Confront Taboos and Threats 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The buildings still fit the description: Houses with thatched roofs have names like Tudor Cottage, and half-timbered buildings are covered with flower boxes. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The program relied on a 2013 study in rural Kenya that used satellites to distinguish thatched roofs from tin ones, because villagers with thatched roofs are poorer. Silicon Valley’s New Philanthropy 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z It was very simple; six thatched roofs under which families slept in hammocks. The Amazon tribe protecting the forest with bows, arrows, GPS and camera traps 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Kabada, a small town of several hundred people, is made up of mud brick houses with thatched roofs and dusty mud floors. Palm Oil Company Is Accused of Exploiting Liberia’s Ebola Crisis 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z The town is dotted with compounds where migrants sleep on cement sacks under thatched roofs, waiting for the next convoy north. Agadez traffickers profit from movement through Niger to Libya 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Offering a solar panel for every thatched roof is not going to cut it. An Environmentalist Call to Look Past Sustainable Development 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Because many homes are built with flimsy corrugated or thatched roofs, “it’s very likely that families will have to stay in the evacuation centers for a while,” Mekki said. 'Disaster' in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam tears through Pacific Archipelago 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z “Local homes here are quite simple, usually thatched roofs, and they’d likely be absolutely blown away by the winds,” she said. Cyclone Hits Island Nation of Vanuatu and Kills 6 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z With the winds strong enough to blow away thatched roofs common in the regions, it is forecast to slam ashore on nearby Samar Island later Saturday. Storm shortens pope's visit to area hit by 2013 typhoon 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The winds are powerful enough to uproot trees and blow away thatched roofs common in the region, the weather bureau said. POPE WATCH: Stormy weather may cut short Tacloban visit 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The village of 55 mud-brick homes with thatched roofs, several hours northeast of the capital, Monrovia, is so remote that health officials didn’t learn of the outbreak until a month after it started. The perilous trek of a 4-year-old Liberian suspected of having Ebola 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z "I went off in my brother's car and set fire to the building's thatched roof with a lighter. I watched it catch hold and then I drove away." 'Phillip Hughes could have been me' 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Some used it to build bridges and pave roads, others replaced thatched roofs with tiles. Pastures new 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z It eats small insects and roosts during the day in holes in the ground, hollow trees and under thatched roofs. Gold-coloured bat is 'new species' 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z The triatomine bug thrives in poor housing conditions, nestling in the mud walls and thatched roofs common in parts of Latin America. News reports on ‘kissing bug disease’ risk in N.Va. are overstated, health officials say The children were trapped when the school's burning thatched roof fell on them. Ten convicted for India school fire 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z This led to higher crop yields and more income, which, among many benefits, allowed families to send children to school and replace thatched roofs with tin ones. How Digital Cash is Changing Lives 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z These walls were then topped with thatched roofs, made from knotted straw tied onto a woven hazel frame. Meet The Flintstones The tiny settlement of Ticatica is marked by just one narrow street, which is lined with reddish-brown adobe buildings with thatched roofs. How Many Llamas Can You Fit in a Toyota? Last year she updated the space, adding couches and a thatched roof and renovating the bathroom—changes Mathane expects will bring women through the door and encourage them to stay a while. SABMiller Cleans Up South Africa's Bars to Attract Women 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z She waves to two of the adjoining villa's inhabitants, who are nestled in hammocks under a thatched roof, deep in discussion. Forget Silicon Valley, meet Silicon Bali 2014-04-23T19:00:55Z Finally, though, we arrived in a village where the houses had thatched roofs and the children spoke only the pre-Hispanic language Ch’ol. What a south-of-the-border revolution can teach us all about dignity 2014-01-24T13:27:00Z Raising the Roof View Slideshow Mr. Smith's thatched roof on Lions Valley Lodge in the Nambiti reserve has sections that slide over each other. Traditional Thatched Roofs With a Modern Flair 2013-11-15T01:16:20Z The entire village lives under the thatched roof of the shapono, cooking at separate family hearths and sleeping in hammocks. My mother the Amazonian tribeswoman 2013-08-29T00:42:53Z Following the Kumbakonam deaths, the Tamil Nadu government banned thatched roofs, and the schools were now building concrete ones. India’s Most Dangerous Meal 2013-07-18T20:26:00Z Many residents live in mud huts with thatched roofs. Obama inspires brother to run for office in Kenya elections 2013-01-18T14:26:52Z Home was a block from the shore — a ramshackle house with a thatched roof and walls fashioned of mud and plywood. Families Continue to Heal 20 Years After Title Fight Between Ray Mancini and Duk-koo Kim 2012-09-17T00:28:06Z "There's nothing like the smell, the feel of being under a thatched roof," Mr. Smith said. Traditional Thatched Roofs With a Modern Flair 2013-11-15T01:16:20Z He found money to replace thatched roofs in poor villages with tiled roofs. IHT Rendezvous: Down to Earth, But Heroic Nonetheless 2012-08-26T05:21:55Z Each platform held a wooden shack with a thatched roof. The Deadly Tin Inside Your iPad 2012-08-23T10:00:37Z Blades of light pierce the gloom through holes in the thatched roof, catching their three-month-old son Mukesh as his mother Dineshi rocks him in a small hammock to relieve the thick summer heat. India’s battle with malnutrition 2012-08-11T02:34:42Z Pedro Victor, born to an illiterate single mother beneath a thatched roof in a rural Cuban village, was the unlikely forebear of one of the biggest rising stars in modern American politics. Marco Rubio’s grandfather had difficult transition to U.S. 2012-06-18T00:52:00Z A thatched roof needs to rise at least 45 degrees to drain rainwater as fast as possible, Mr. Smith said. Traditional Thatched Roofs With a Modern Flair 2013-11-15T01:16:20Z The thatched roofs especially were continually needing repairs. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z It is square, and is covered with a high thatched roof, the eaves of which project all round a considerable distance, and are supported by poles. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Two years later he was at Sidmouth, a "bathing town of mud walls and thatched roofs." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He also got them to put up a plant-house with wickerwork sides and thatched roof at a cost of £5. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z He distinguishes his work with creative flourishes, embracing a global trend toward updated versions of the traditional thatched roof. Traditional Thatched Roofs With a Modern Flair 2013-11-15T01:16:20Z Part of the thatched roof had sagged in, leaving rifts open to the sky. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z It is round, and has a high thatched roof, like a beehive. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Very little is known of the houses in Europe during the dark ages, owing to the fact that they were generally built in wood, with thatched roofs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It is, as it was described many years ago, but "a heavy thatched roof thrown over a few rudely put together stones." Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Beyond it, the tower of Garthmyle Church rose in the middle distance, a few thatched roofs peeping through the half-leafless trees about it. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z We found a cottage of stone, from whose thatched roof a dormer-window, brilliant with flowers, peeped out through the foliage which half concealed the tiny homelet. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z There they were built of wattles, with conical thatched roofs. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z French or no French, the people must rise; observant Europe would applaud, for even unfortunate heroism commands respect and pity; pike-heads by thousands lurked beneath potato plots, pike-poles in myriads were stacked under thatched roofs. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The thatched roof, almost as black, is held in place without by a net-work of ropes, within by rafters of drift-wood. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z It consists of two stories, with a thatched roof. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z There was no furniture of any sort, not even a bucket to sit upon; there was no window either, a thatched roof rested upon heavy beams over my head. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z He lay for weeks on his sickbed gazing across the thatched roofs of Berbera to--watching---- Raleigh. Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-01-28T03:00:24.297Z With this wicked object he one day scaled the wall that encompassed the Brahman’s house, and got upon the thatched roof of the Brahman’s cow-house. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z This specimen was taken from the thatched roof of a house at the edge of the forest and contained the remains of a small mammal. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala 2011-12-25T03:00:10.957Z The mission house was a large rambling bungalow with thatched roof and wide verandahs. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z A gravel path led up to the main doorway, which was now shaded by a broad, rustic porch with a thatched roof in which big clumps of houseleek and dwarf iris were growing. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z He used to lie on his sick bed-gazing across the thatched roofs of Berbera to the Arab dhows riding at their anchors in the sea. Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-01-28T03:00:24.297Z Who can be a greater monster of crime than the same lad who is at this moment standing on the thatched roof of this hut over our head? Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z I have noticed more than once that houses have commenced to burn from the upper part of the thatched roof where they could not have caught fire accidentally. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The town of Carrow Cross lay in a hollow below the station, with the blue turf smoke stagnant above its muddle of slate and thatched roofs; I skirted it, and struck out into the country. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z As a rule, a small canopy or thatched roof is built over the grave, and under this it is common to see placed, as an offering, a pot of beer and a plate of sadza. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Sparrows in whole coveys burst forth from the thatched roofs, and beneath this aerial rabble preening their wings, the trees shake and nod. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The showers were sometimes light, sometimes very heavy, and at last the rain began to drip through the thatched roof, and the girls had to sit in their macintoshes. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z They placed the coffins on a rude platform in a cave or niche in the rocks, or else built a thatched roof over it to keep off the rain. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z This shows a grass lodge of the usual form, and to the right of it appears to be an arbor or shelter, having a thatched roof but open on the sides. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Late in the evening I heard that a building inside the stockade had been burned by the Nagas, who threw stones wrapped in burning cloth on to the thatched roofs. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z In the clearing stood two or three wooden huts; and a hundred yards farther on was a long and lofty open structure, with a thatched roof supported on rough wood pillars. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It was tree-surrounded and creepers grew up its old walls to its thickly thatched roof. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z After Druzyna's departure, there was no visible change in the old inn, but the peace and happiness which the day before had reigned beneath that thatched roof had flown away. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z The house is a whitewashed stone cottage, like thousands of others in England and Scotland, with a thatched roof, on which grass and weeds have intruded a picturesque, though alien, growth. Our Old Home, Vol. 2 Annotated with Passages from the Author's Notebook 2011-10-06T02:00:33.843Z The storm beat upon the thatched roof as if it would carry it away. Minor Poems Little Classics, Vol. 15 2011-09-29T02:00:16.533Z These dwellings are usually holes in the ground, and presumably had thatched roofs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The usual thatched roof and dormer windows topped the building, but the roses rambled so riotously up over the thatch, and greenish moss grew in spots, that the old place had a beautiful appearance. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z A round hearth is in the middle of the house; its smoke rises into a luffer which hangs from the thatched roof between two beams. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z They have a thatched roof over the deck, the projecting eaves of which render boarding exceedingly difficult to an enemy. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z The thatched roof and wide veranda made it cool and pleasant, and the view across the great valley of De Kaap was grand. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z There were a few brick buildings, and many thatched roofs. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The garages, stables, and kennels were never in danger; but the head gardener's cottage had gone up in a puff after catching from a rain of sparks wind-hurled against its thatched roof. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The low, thatched roof is full of holes—there is no one to mend it. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z There was a low, wide porch in front of the house, over which vines of scant leafiness and bristling with dead twigs crept toward the thatched roof. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The farmhouses were my delight; with thatched roofs, ivy up to the eaves, latticed windows, and stout women with rosy children at the doors. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z The room, with its touches of refinement and beauty, looked hospitable and attractive in spite of the fact that it was dripping where great torn patches in the thatched roof let in the torrent. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Near the ha-ha wall, where the great meadow hedge comes up to the orchard, is a summer-house, with a conical thatched roof and circular window. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The houses are of bamboo, with mud walls, which have been once apparently white-washed, and thatched roofs. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z The building was two-storied for the most part, but here and there dormer attic windows peeped out under the eaves of the beautifully cut thatched roof. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The beehives were suspended on wires between posts with a flat thatched roof above to protect from the sun in the traditional Kenyan style. Beehives stop elephant crop-raids 2011-07-15T15:41:08Z The flames burst through the thatched roof, whilst a suffocating smoke filled the frightful den of murder; and outside, sounded the alarm of fire, and the noise of persons hurrying to the scene. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Near by was built the stone counting house with a thatched roof, and thirty bark houses straggled along the east side of the river, the meager beginnings of a great metropolis. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In this way they rode on in the pleasant sunshine, and eventually drew rein in front of a prettily situated though roughly built house of red brick, with thatched roof and high stoep. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z As it grew dark I went to one of the hamlets where about twenty houses, most of them with pointed thatched roofs, stood on piles. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Soon he was in sight of the king's dun, threw the torches upon the thatched roof to set it on fire as usual. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z At the foot of a tree-clad ravine leading to the Ganges were stationed a number of heavy native boats, with thatched roofs to shield the occupants from the sun. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z His house—a three-storeyed structure with yellow harled front and thatched roof—still stands on the south side of the square in the main street. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The house itself was a good specimen of the old-fashioned frontier abode, with its thatched roof and canvas ceilings. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z There were some semicircular openings hewn out, in which one could perceive several houses with thatched roofs. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z As Ralph reached the lodge gates he walked a little more slowly, then paused for a moment and looked at the lodge with its quaint gables, its thatched roof and overhanging eaves. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Guns, hidden among the trees, belched red-hot shot and grape at them, and the smoldering straw of the thatched roofs burst into flames. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The soldiers, who are well known in northeast, have offered to renovate the poorest house in Kongchai village -- a hut with a thatched roof. Special Report: Defiance in Thailand's "red shirt villages" 2011-06-07T07:12:34Z She watched, mesmerized, as small flame-tips danced in circles of red and yellow and gold, then leapt and spun in pirouettes across the rafters of the heavy thatched roof. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The thatched roof was four-sided, running up to a hole in the middle to let out the smoke. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Are beautiful columns, domes, peristyles extra rem, because a thatched roof will protect us from rain and frost; or is noble raiment extra rem, because a rustic garment would suffice? A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z On all sides were barns and cottages with thatched roofs. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z The cottage's thatched roof and a number of its contents were destroyed in the blaze on Friday evening. Ancestral cottage damaged in fire 2011-05-28T14:25:09Z At that moment a long trunk of lightning illuminated the open doorway, followed by a crack of thunder that shook the pole supporting the thatched roof. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Why, here are only half a dozen cottages, mean and squalid, with thatched roofs; and beyond the hedge are only fields with a great pond and bare hills beyond. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z And suiting the action to the word, he sprang on a low fence, and from thence vaulted easily on to the thatched roof. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z “Typical English houses with their massive thatched roofs.” Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z A pretty little cottage, with thatched roof, and a garden commanding a beautiful view, made the home where many happy summers were spent. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Directly ahead the wide thatched roof of the mill house loomed out of the darkness. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I mused, and gazed o’er purple fells outroll’d; When, lo! beneath an old thatched roof a gleam That kindled soon with sunset’s gorgeous gold: Broad panes, nor fretted oriel brighter beam. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z His clothes were long dried, and the heat was well-nigh unbearable, so, overcoming his fears, he turned aside to a cottage, the thatched roof of which rose amid a thicket. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z He says, "We can almost picture to ourselves that low, narrow, quaint old church, with its rude walls and thatched roof." Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Of course we drove to Burns’s birthplace, about three miles to the south, a long, narrow cottage with a thatched roof, one end of which was dwelling-house and the other end stable. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z The thatched roof of the curing house was ahead in the dark, a jagged outline against the rosy sky beyond. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The poor man under his thatched roof is subject to the laws of death, nor can the guard on watch at the gates of the Louvre protect our kings against it. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z I spoke of the impossibility of your Lordship recurring to a theme which the sight of that thatched roof should have stifled. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z It was built of poles lying upon one another, and had a thatched roof of boughs and leaves. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z He drove into the lush green mountains, past men draped in traditional blankets, through hamlets of mud huts crowned with conical thatched roofs, over crystalline streams flowing down from the peaks. Doctors Go Far Afield to Battle Epidemics 2011-04-02T18:30:28Z Already the flame had scaled the reed walls of the curing house, and now it burst through the thatched roof like the opening of a lush tropical flower. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I have no objection to peasant huts, particularly when their thatched roofs are overgrown with green moss, and misanthropic widows are seldom in one's way. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z She passed his hovel, a mere tenement of mud, with a thatched roof, green with moss and stained with yellow lichen. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z The nearby tube station has a folksy thatched roof and there's a wurst seller nearby. Knowledge economy 2011-03-09T00:19:00Z A thatched roof protects the women from the rain; walls prevent outsiders from looking in at the women. The Female Factor: Pakistani Women Move Beyond Traditional Roles 2011-03-08T12:30:33Z He led us to hamlets with rustic thatched roofs; he grieved over the misery sheltering beneath them; he led us to the churches where the Name of God is hallowed. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z The city of Aussa was pleasantly situated on the upper extremity of the lake, and its low, conical, thatched roofs were half concealed among the towering verdure of the shadowy trees. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The ball entered the thatched roof; the noise attracted my father from the vineyard. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The cottage was typical of its kind—a very fairy cottage, a jumble of angles and gables, casements and rusticity, with a thatched roof, and walls overgrown with roses. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z The edifice is merely a round structure, with a conical thatched roof. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z So we may often find, under the thatched roof, truth and virtues which the palace does not often present to view.” The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Over the thatched roof an old lime tree spread its friendly branches, and all day long there sounded about the fragrant buds and blossoms sounded the cheerful humming of swarms of grateful bees. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z The magnificent old balcony had been supplied with a thatched roof, and the broad stone steps of the entrance hall had been replaced by wooden ones. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z Tall trees embower it; and over its porches, and all along its picturesque, irregular front, and on its thatched roof, the woodbine and the ivy climb, and there are wild roses and the maiden's blush. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The houses were built partly of clay, with neatly thatched roofs of reeds; while the courtyard was fenced in with the same material. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Nothing could be more picturesque than the Black Forest houses, with their great overhanging thatched roofs—their rows and clusters of little windows, their galleries and ladders, and their clinging vines. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Penny thought of the mysterious thatched roof cottage and the whispering voices. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The thatched roof has been replaced by slates, probably when the addition was built on for Moore's accommodation. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z Then they baked their cakes, ate most of them, and poked pieces up under the thatched roof. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z They found in the huts, thrust beneath thatched roofs of palm leaves, many quaint ornaments of gold, such as anklets and bracelets, nose and ear rings, altogether to the value of ten thousand crowns. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z So he continued his advance until at last he stood on the earth floor under the thatched roof, where the complete silence of undisturbed repose reigned. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The paper had borne a plumed serpent, apparently a counterpart of the painting on the door of the thatched roof cottage! Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z All morning they lugged 30-pound sandbags from a nearby command post and hefted them one by one up a ladder onto the thatched roof, which bowed under their weight. A Year at War: Between Firefights, Jokes and Sweat, Tales and Tedium 2010-11-22T04:30:00Z Many of the thatched roofs in Wonthau were crowned by wooden crosses, indicating the residents are mostly Christians and likely also animist. Along Tense Sudan Border, UN Sees Less Cooperation 2010-09-23T17:49:00Z She had been born there, back when the house was still a hut, with a thatched roof and a glazed-mud floor. Nell Freudenberger: “An Arranged Marriage.” 2010-08-30T04:00:00Z Cape Dutch architecture features rounded gables, thatched roofs and whitewashed walls. World Cup Final Transcends South Africa?s Colonial Past 2010-07-10T16:42:00Z Secondly, I didn’t want you to go to the thatched roof cottage.” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Scores of mud and brick homes with thatched roofs hug the two sides of the road. In the crossfire 2010-04-09T07:06:00Z The Unesco-listed structures, made of reed with thatched roofs, were built in the 19th Century as a burial site for four kings of the Buganda region. Uganda royal tombs gutted by fire 2010-03-17T09:29:00Z He spends most days watching his fields from a makeshift shack whose thatched roof is patched with flattened cardboard boxes. For a Philippine Political Family, Land Issue Hits Home 2010-03-15T08:04:00Z For the most part the buildings were composed of wood with a thatched roof. Cathedral Cities of England She was determined to make one last investigation of the thatched roof cottage at the Rhett mansion. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The great majority of the houses were still built of cedar or pine boards with thatched roofs. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Her house was built like many houses in that country, simply of a thatched roof, supported by crotches, having no sides. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... A few years ago the place had no existence beyond a few scattered farm cottages with latticed windows and thatched roofs, surrounded by small orchards. Glories of Spain Unwillingly do the thatched roofs give way to the prescribed tiles. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. How about the trophies at the thatched roof cottage? Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z In the midst of the orchard was to be seen the hovel, with the thatched roof, into which Martial had expressed his intention to retire with Fran�ois and Amandine. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 "The Minyan is there," and Mattes pointed his finger at the thatched roofs shining in the sunset. Yiddish Tales The rain pattering upon the thatched roof sounded in the stillness like the footsteps of spirits. Last Words The flowers and thatched roofs are so picturesque. The Missioner “Then it was your father who built the thatched roof cottage?” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The shack was lightly built, the roof formed of dried palm branches laid the one upon the other until the effect was like a thatched roof, although neither so warm nor so secure. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines The thatched roofs were supported on three parallel rows of wooden posts, and there being no outer walls and no partitions, the wind blew freely through them. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II It was situated in the old town, and consisted of a mud hut, whose thatched roof was broken in several places, and afforded little or no shelter against the heat of the sun. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The young man looked up and down, at the flower-embosomed cottages, with their thatched roofs and trim appearance, at the neatly cut hedges, the well-kept road, the many signs of prosperity. The Missioner Why were you afraid to have me investigate the thatched roof cottage?” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Between the street and the torrent stand the houses of the village, with high thatched roofs and walls of timber and of mud, and, at the back, projecting stages and steps above the rushing water. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance The thatched roof rested on wooden pillars, which were seldom more than six feet high. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II It is better built and cleaner than the latter place, and some of the streets are covered over with thatched roofs, forming a series of rude arcades, illuminated by oil lamps. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan From a partly wrecked hut he spied the girl trying to crawl from under the thatched roof, while the witch-doctor stood over her threatening her with death if she tried to escape. Tahara Among African Tribes Glimpsing the thatched roof cottage through the trees, Salt paused to stare at it. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z "Yes, but it may catch the straw thatched roof," replied his comrade. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. Finally, it was removed to a little hut or shed, where the bier was supported on posts under a thatched roof. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The room where this dialogue took place, was small and dark; an attic under a thatched roof. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Even the chief's big house was not spared and Mobogoma himself had to duck out of the way as a raging elephant brought down the thatched roof. Tahara Among African Tribes It had been cut in the wall high toward the sloping thatched roof, and to peer into the dark interior, Penny had to stand on tiptoe. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The casa real had mud walls and a thatched roof, and in front was an arbour. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. But many houses were circular in shape, and with their conical thatched roofs resembled gigantic beehives. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II We see the juggernaut car lying in disuse on the roadside under a temporary covering of a palm thatched roof. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 "Yes; and set fire to the thatched roof," returned his comrade. Edelweiss A Story Penny ran down the path a short distance and returned to report that the thatched roof cottage had vanished without a trace. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The pastor's house is, when you look at it in front, a long, low building, with a prodigiously high thatched roof. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The white houses and thatched roofs of the villages: the red-brick streets of Bénévent. Seven Frozen Sailors There, in the midst of the open space, are the thatched roofs of a native village—and a village of some size. Haviland's Chum The homestead, truly, was of the roughest description, with its thatched roof and “dagga” walls, yet it, and the pointed conical huts behind it, were all in keeping. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising He’s going to tear me apart limb from limb when I come in with nothing but a picture of a thatched roof cottage!” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z With its mud walls and thatched roofs, it is one of the poorest and most miserable villages in all Palestine. The Bible Story The air is hot, and every leaf of the tree's thatched roof is spread to catch the sunlight. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Soon the forest opens out again, and there, in the moonlight before them, lie the thatched roofs of a considerable village. Haviland's Chum I have no doubt that you have been in the country and seen a very old farmhouse, with thatched roof, and mosses and small plants growing wild upon it. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Now she found herself telling him about the Rhett case, omitting few details of what had occurred in the thatched roof cottage. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z It had also a thatched roof, and outside were two wooden soldiers that presented arms to her as she sailed past. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series He stared up at the thatched roof above him and gradually collected his thoughts. The Blind Lion of the Congo It is a nice cottage, with a thatched roof, like in the drawing-copies you get at girls' schools, and you do the thatch—if you can—with a B.B. pencil. The Wouldbegoods Close to the farmhouse stood a tall haystack, and between it and the house was a small shed with a thatched roof. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Penny knew she no longer had an excuse to linger, yet she was unwilling to leave without asking a few questions about the thatched roof cottage. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z But his glory did not last long, for during that night red flames of fire burst through the windows of the cottage, seized the thatched roof, and blazed up frightfully. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series In the village homes, under the heavily thatched roofs, the constant struggle against poverty and famine will not permit the women to hold back, but they enter bravely into all the work of the men. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition Here and there along the banks of the river nestle rustic villages, the houses of which are generally square, and from sixteen to twenty feet on the sides, with pointed thatched roofs. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant The eaves of its thatched roof were tufted with moss, out from which rose a mass of delicate pink blossoms—pretty innocents, fairly blushing for shame of their surroundings. An American Girl Abroad In a tiny clearing a short distance ahead, she saw what appeared to be a thatched roof cottage. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z They live henceforward in their stone houses, whose battlements and towers rise above the thatched roofs of the wooden houses of their tenants. The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism The big thatched roof with its bark-floored loft stood on posts blackened by the smoke of many feasts; there were no walls. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Fortune had placed my birth beneath the thatched roof of an Irish cabin: was it not generous of me to call it the ancient baronial seat of the Cregans? Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The natural charm of the wall surface is enhanced by the crown of thatched roof, modelled with a skill which few can bring so certainly to their task as Mr. Gimson. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) Scarcely seventy-five yards ahead, stood the thatched roof cottage which had attracted her interest from afar. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The schoolhouse was small and low, with a simple, thatched roof. St. Peter's Umbrella Beneath a thatched roof set upon four posts was a table, spread with food, and on it a candle burned steadily. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The thatched roofs consist, as usual in this country, of large palm leaves braided together, one layer lapping over another, thus effectually excluding even equatorial rains. The Pearl of India Beyond her rose the thatched roofs of Honeymead, overshadowed by the great lime-trees; the birds were singing, and the sky was blue. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children His palace has a thatched roof which rests upon posts; there are no walls, but when it blows and rains, they have Venetian blinds which they let down between the posts, making all very snug. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) In the far distance, Panipara village could be seen, its dark, thatched roofs seeming to fringe the jhil at its farther verge. Banked Fires Wild the island: limes and alders In low marshes here were growing; On the shore with pebbles covered, Also stood huge ancient willows; And some scattered huts with thatched roofs. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. The supporting timbers were no longer able to bear their own weight, much less to hold the heavy thatched roof in place, after having been reduced by the ants to a mere shell. The Pearl of India On the slope of this ravine on our side, behind the hedges and poplars and other trees, some thatched roofs indicated a hamlet; this was Planchenois. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 A thatched roof can also be made of long grasses, tied in little bunches and laid close together all sloping down from the ridge-pole. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes The deep, thatched roof was as cool and as picturesque as of yore, having been renewed many times in the seven or eight years that were gone. Banked Fires The low thatched roof—the bright square-paned little windows—the porch overgrown with clematis, jessamine, and honeysuckle—the garden, where gooseberry bushes and stately hollyhocks grow side by side. Ellen Middleton—A Tale It consisted of but two small rooms paved with flag-stones, and with but one window of four small panes, while the thatched roof formed the only ceiling. Home Life of Great Authors Their houses were firmly built of reed and cane, with thatched roofs; their towns were orderly. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Hand in hand they sprang into the air from the edge of the thatched roof, and their wings spread out like sails to catch the wind. Jimbo A Fantasy Dried by the drought and the ardent sun, the thatched roofs had been kindled like tinder. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The man who first propped a thatched roof with poles was the discoverer of their principle; and he who first hewed a long stone into a cylinder, the perfecter of their practice. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) Behind the church a long village stretched in two rows, with chimneys peeping out here and there above the thatched roofs. Fathers and Children Can we not see them, the souls of such fervent lovers, swaying and eddying, with joined hands and flapping wings, flowers dropping from their hair, above the thatched roof of the stable at Bethlehem? Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The old elm tree that waved over the thatched roof, seemed to bless and protect it. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Among other things he suggested that they build a winter camp immediately by putting up lean-tos with thatched roofs on the shores of the lake. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters And a cottage with thatched roof and square leaded panes—a setting for romance, for dreams of visionary splendor. Futurist Stories Beside it, in a young birch copse, could be seen a small house with a thatched roof. Fathers and Children Round their chief’s house, which was built of brick after the fashion of Kathmandu, were about 400 houses, mostly mud-walled huts with thatched roofs. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The thatched roof was gabled, and the four low-ceiled bedrooms had each of them a window in a gable. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit When all is eaten and drank, they set fire to the thatched roof, and the idol is forgotten until the chief, having discovered another one, commands a new ceremony. Adventures in the Philippine Islands Mud hovels; ragged, thatched roofs; lowly peones drowsing away life’s little hour within! Carmen Ariza The little bamboo cottages are lovely lookin’ from the outside with their thatched roofs, some on ’em with little bushes growin’ out on the thatch and little bunches of grass growin’ out under the eaves. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The houses have mud walls and thatched roofs. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha Now Llanfihangel church was a very small edifice, with a thatched roof, among the mountains in North Wales, with which Lady Amaldina had been made acquainted when visiting the Duchess, her future mother-in-law. Marion Fay Then the low, strong tower of a church, with the sombreness of cypress beside it, and the thatched roofs of cottages. Robinetta They are built of timber, with matting walls and thatched roof, much like the Burmese dwellings I have described. Burma Peeps at Many Lands Only the twittering of the swarming birds on the thatched roof of the hut disturbed the silence, but, somehow, even their chattering voices seemed really to intensify it. The Law-Breakers Abutting on these plates and crossing each other at the ridge pole stood the rafters, which sustained the thatched roof. Japan Then he bethought him that if he could only set fire to the thatched roofs of the houses he could in the commotion that would follow force an entrance. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At their homes, far away from the city, they live in mud cabins, under a thatched roof, with the earth for a floor. Aztec Land There, with the help of Mrs. Le Plongeon, I wrapped it in oil-cloth, and carefully built over it a thatched roof, in order to protect it from the inclemencies of the atmosphere. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries Of course, it wasn't much of a house, being a sort of beehive-shaped concern with a thatched roof a foot thick and open all round the sides when the cocoanut curtains was hysted. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas A shelter with a thatched roof was raised in front of the door; under it a couple of rickety tables, and as many as half a dozen bamboo tabourets. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore At the end of this garden stood a tiny cottage with a thatched roof, and with red, blue, and yellow glass windows. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Here we stopt, for sheer admiration of its steep thatched roof, its latticed windows, and its homely porch. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index The warm late September sunshine shed a golden glow upon the thatched roofs of the cottages and made every bright-coloured pot that hung under the verandahs gleam with many-hued and dazzling reflections. A Bride of the Plains The entrance was somewhat pretentious, and might—for each of the pillars supported a heraldic beast—have seemed to an English eye out of character with the thatched roof. The Wild Geese The walls were five feet high, being neatly wattled with split bamboo, above which rose a pointed thatched roof. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island It was built of logs and had a thatched roof, which projected far out over the walls. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales She threw a stick at him, but he only walked up the thatched roof with his toes turned in, and sat down on the ridge-pole. The Mexican Twins His humble cottage while he slept lifted up its thatched roof and became a noble mansion. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character The house was of two stories, with a thatched roof. The Wild Geese The houses were all like ours, built on legs with thatched roofs, and there were great shady mango trees and plantains growing beside them. Round the Wonderful World Plainness is the characteristic of the Shinto temple; built as a rule of pine, it has a thatched roof. The Empire of the East It ran off his hair just as the rain ran off the thatched roof of their little adobe hut. The Mexican Twins The ridges of the heavily thatched roofs are set with iris plants and their many hued blossoms make a garden in the air. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China At the head of the haven, barely a hundred yards above high-water mark, stood a ruined tower—the Tower of Skull—and below this a long house of stone with a thatched roof. The Wild Geese But on that day long ago there was nothing of this, nothing but a number of clumsy boats with thatched roofs to keep the sun off, native fashion. Round the Wonderful World Sometimes the German house has a shingled roof, and sometimes a thatched roof dark with age, and it has drooping eaves and an outside staircase and balcony of wood. Home Life in Germany It had one sail and there was a thatched roof of reeds over the back part of it. The Mexican Twins Close by stood a large hay-stack, and between it and the house a little out-house, covered with a flat thatched roof. The Yellow Fairy Book If you are going to make a thatched roof, soak your thatch in water and straighten the bent straws; build the roof steep like the one shown in Fig. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties They are built of dark wood, and stand on posts, with wide verandahs and thatched roofs, are nearly always embowered in great trees, and have a luxuriant growth of plantains and trees around. Round the Wonderful World But the beautiful old thatched roofs are gradually giving place to the slate ones, because they burn so easily, and fire, when it comes, is the village tragedy. Home Life in Germany The greater part of the main structure was still standing, and even part of the thatched roof still held its place, scorched and broken. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator On Sabbath morning we attended at Mr. Smith's church, a large square hall, with a thatched roof. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California All that we are enabled to make out of them from the ship is a thatched roof raised about ten feet off the ground, and supported on four stout uprights. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 Log cabins disappear entirely, and thatched roofs are rarely seen; good, substantial frame houses appropriately painted become numerous. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands A wretchedly thatched roof, surmounted by a single stone chimney, covered the whole. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Her eyes wandered from the great chimneys to the railway tracks, where all was quiet on this Sabbath day, to the winding streets and the quaint houses with their tiled or thatched roofs. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Over its thatched roof creep the branches of the gourd, heavy with fruit and flowers. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Seen from a distance the villages were very attractive, built usually of wood, their thatched roofs just putting forth green shoots. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia The main temple gives an impression of great age by its heavy thatched roof. The Critic in the Orient Still hidden by the shadow of the thatched roof, he dropped at the feet of Inez, and, before she could understand his purpose, had turned quickly on his face and lowered himself into the harbor. The White Mice I struck a match a little bit on the wall; probably it came a little too close to the thatched roof. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The door was too low, and the thatched roof might have shown better workmanship. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales He would look at the little group of bell-shaped huts with their high thatched roofs, like beehives, and a smile would spread over his fat face. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands This was an exceeding pretty chapel; again with a high thatched roof, and also with a neat slight bell-tower rising from one end. The Old Helmet, Volume II The houses were humble enough; yet in universal neat order on the outside at least; in many instances grown over with climbing roses and ivy, and overhung with deep thatched roofs. The Old Helmet, Volume I I have no doubt that you have been in the country, and seen a very old farmhouse, with a thatched roof, and mosses and small plants growing wild upon it. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen I take it for granted that you have been in the country, and seen a very old farmhouse with a thatched roof, and mosses and small plants growing wild upon the thatch. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Above the stable was a loft covered by a thatched roof; it was in a corner of this loft, in a large box filled with straw and provided with a patchwork-quilt, that Yvonne slept. A Village of Vagabonds It was long and low, with a high picturesque thatched roof, and the walls fancifully wrought in a pattern, making a not unpretty appearance. The Old Helmet, Volume II The streets are wide and well kept, and the houses are round, with conical thatched roofs. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Near to the farmhouse stood a large haystack, and between it and the house was a small shed, with a thatched roof. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen But we took a just revenge: we bound fire under the wings of the swallow that built under the sportman's thatched roof. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Beyond it again lay the vineyard, and the thatched roof of an old Dutch farmhouse half hidden among trees. Antony Gray,—Gardener Thus, when they had on only the upper part of their costume, and they squatted, they presented the appearance of thatched roofs. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century It was one of the largest of the wooden buildings—sixty or seventy feet long at least—single story, with a high sloping thatched roof. The Fire People In walking through the street this time, he examined the houses more closely; he found that most of them were built of lath and plaster, and many had only a thatched roof. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Some fired the thatched roofs, and a red glare shot up to the blue sky. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea But if rains made a more substantial dwelling necessary the palmetto furnished material for posts, elevated floor, and thatched roof. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola The thatched roof of a cottage in the valley suddenly flamed with a light of no earthly fire, as though a god had arrived, and that was the sign. Old Junk The ape finds this useful in rain, using his arms like a thatched roof, and on our arm this can only be a reminiscence of the habits of an ape ancestor. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science We had our revenge; we bound fire under the wings of a swallow, who had a nest on the thatched roof of the huntsman. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Then in a bare open space some two hundred yards across, were huts, and more thatched roofs in the hollow beyond. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason They were looking at a cluster of white-washed cottages, with tall thatched roofs and with great stone chimneys: a lonely little hamlet drowsing in the sun. Drolls From Shadowland The thatched roofs were broken through—the walls rent and disfigured—all wore the aspect of desolation and decay. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 In the middle of the way we came to some old stone hovels, with thatched roofs—very dismal-looking dwellings indeed. Rollo in Scotland It had also a thatched roof, and outside were two wooden soldiers, that presented arms to her as she sailed past. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen It was about forty feet square and in the middle there had been erected a rough shelter, or hut, without walls, the thatched roof being supported by four poles. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite The two huts we have named were formed of the planks and cabin boards of wrecks, about 7 feet high, and 10 by 15 on the ground, with thatched roofs. Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824. In another minute or two we reached the head man's house, a handsome, well-built structure of coral stone, with a thatched roof and cane-work floor raised some two feet or so off the ground. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 The floor usually consists of split bamboo, the thatched roof of elephant grass. Travels in the Far East Then it was applied to the thatched roof, and a howl of joy arose as the flame ran rapidly up towards the ridge. The Golden Magnet There was a house with paper windows and a thatched roof. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia In a few minutes we came to an open-sided hut, with a thatched roof. The Call Of The South 1908 In fact, he tries to arrange them very much like the thatched roof of a cottage. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One Cape Town, at that time, consisted of about a thousand houses, neatly built of brick, and white-washed on the outside, with thatched roofs. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries But the weak point of Bella Vista was its thatched roof, which was the universal form of covering to every farmhouse at that day, on account of its coolness. Through Veld and Forest An African Story But the crowds of servants and followers occupied mud huts, whose thatched roofs led to frequent and widespread fires. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir He lived in a pavilion, under a thatched roof which rested on thick tree stumps so that it could not fall in when Kari bumped against the poles as he moved about. Kari the Elephant When a cottager builds his thatched roof, he has to plaster the ceiling to prevent any rain or sunshine from creeping in through the little spaces between the thatches. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One It was one-storied, with thatched roof, gabled wings, and a projecting central porch. Historic Boyhoods The rain was now pouring in torrents from the thatched roof, and the wind, which blew from the northeast, dashed it back against the mud walls of our refuge. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine The town itself is intersected by evil-smelling canals and consists in the main of a jumble of wooden houses with thatched roofs. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir The shed had a thatched roof of straw. Kari the Elephant He didn’t say much, but in the afternoon, when we were taking a walk, we passed an old barn, and on the thatched roof was a lot of grass and stonecrop. St. Winifred's, or The World of School The natives of the Madi country, near the head of the Albert Nyanza, in Central Africa, make similar granaries of plastered wicker-work, which are supported upon four posts and have a thatched roof. Chatterbox, 1906 It was circular in shape, with mud walls, and a thatched roof rising to an apex. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine They came down about a hundred yards away, between a rutted sort of road and a long hut covered by a curved, thatched roof. A Transmutation of Muddles The barn that was propped up all around and had a thatched roof that suggested an immense haystack. A Little Girl in Old Boston Fanned by the breeze, the flames had ignited the thatched roof of the hostelry and fiery forks shot up into the sky, casting a fierce glow over the surrounding scene. Under the Rose Throughout the island the houses are much like those of Malay peoples elsewhere, with timber frames and thatched roofs. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania They found, on reaching the station, which was a very primitive affair with a thatched roof, that the booking-office was closed. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Beyond these, a little collection of thatched roofs, and grey church, and yellow stacks, made up the village of Wavebury; after that, downs again as far as the eye could reach. A Pair of Clogs At that time Cape Town consisted of about a thousand brick houses with thatched roofs, and the inhabitants described the country as sterile, so as not to tempt the English to take possession of it. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold They consisted of nothing more than a thatched roof mounted upon pillars. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas There were also thatched roofs carried away entire; and many a chest, chair, and cow-rack—showing the destruction that had gone on during the night. The Settlers at Home Except for the dots of soldiers, surveying the Georgia from the walls of the fort, the only signs of life ashore were the thatched roofs of some huts, back among the trees. Gold Seekers of '49 Farther on, she could see in the distance the gables and outbuildings of the Manor Farm, and the deep thatched roof of old Sally’s cottage, from which a thin thread of smoke was rising. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes In rainy weather they wear cloaks made of straw, so that a person looks like a thatched roof. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The rain was drifting heavily on the thatched roof, as it only does in tropical climates, and I was tired to death; but I could not resist his appeal. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands She went up to her room—a room in which the ceiling was "covered" to the shape of the thatched roof. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden The huts and cabins which were made for the animals were very curious, and many of them were so pretty, with their rustic walls and thatched roof, that Rollo was extremely pleased with them. Rollo in Paris In the forests of the Mambava, in groves of banana trees, the peaked, thatched roofs of Muene-Motapa's stronghold rose in concentric circles round the royal houses. Sacrifice Julian's eyes fell on some shabby thatched roofs that the blaze was brightening. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales It was a mere tumble-down hut, with wattled sides, and a rotten thatched roof, containing two rooms, one small enough to serve as a bedroom. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands We might ride to that farm there"—she pointed to a thatched roof just visible above a hollow—"and get a glass of milk. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden The leaves, which are very long, and about three to five inches wide, are of immense value in the country for thatched roofs. The Philippine Islands It is rambling, calm, and whitewashed; the bank itself is a long, low, cream building with a thatched roof, and a lovely note of colour from a climbing japonica. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland The first Boston meeting-house had mud walls, a thatched roof, and earthen floor. Home Life in Colonial Days Many of the barns and outhouses have thatched roofs, which are never seen in any other part of Canada. Canada They reached at last a pretty cottage, with a thatched roof and a white wall quite covered with red roses. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks The poorest working class of Manila—fishermen, canoemen, day labourers, etc.—live principally in the ward of Tondo, where dwellings with thatched roofs were allowed to be constructed. The Philippine Islands Hurtling through the air, the fiery missile fell upon a thatched roof within the castle, and the dry straw and leaves were instantly in a blaze. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 A little white gate stood in the quickset hedge, which Lady Isobel opened, and there, in a pretty rustic garden, was a white-washed cottage with a thatched roof and old-fashioned casement windows. 'Me and Nobbles' It was a low white-washed building, with thatched roof and latticed windows, green shutters opening back upon the wall. The Carved Cupboard Here and there along the road we passed deserted winter dwellings of Shokas, nearly all with broken thatched roofs. In the Forbidden Land |
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