| 单词 | tor |
| 例句 | She came down on a tor above the Hudson River and perched in an isolated ash tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Consider: the guests never leave their rooms; they expect not only lodging but full board; they receive a constant flow of visitors, some of whom are noisy and unruly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Piggy bumped into him and a twin grabbed him as he made tor the oblong of paling stars. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And when the others came back from looking tor her, it was to find that the stable-lad, who in fact was only stunned, had already recovered and made off. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The spectators’ “OH!” rhymed with each flinging of the stone, and that went on for a while. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Cleopatra returned to her palace to make the necessary preparations tor the funeral rites. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The tor top was speckled with men and women who came to Hook Mountain in the autumn to count the birds of prey. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Clay- tor s demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The muffled drums now beating, now steadily rolling, spread a dead silence upon the air, a prayer tor the unknown soldier. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Injured, it would be easy prey for another predator, a gift I had not meant to make. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. V explains to Mom how this is exactly right tor me, and Mom, instead of being practical and sensible and thrifty like she usually is, seems to agree. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Mentor’s birthmark is completely gone,” he called to Seer. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The animals would still assemble on Sunday mornings to salute the flag, sing Beasts of England, and receive their orders tor the week; but there would be no more debates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Then, for fear that its brief relapse into prose might have hardened the tyrant’s heart, it launched out breathlessly into Genevieve, tor the third time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "The thing will be done, but a girl must obey. A man has no time tor talk." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The next year, “multiple news outlets reported on — heaven forbid — a pink wine shortage in the Hamptons, where rosé is also known as ‘Hamptons Gatorade.’ 3 new wine books to guide our interest in drinking pink 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “Innovator is a biiiiig word, OK? In – no – va –tor,” he says, parsing out the syllables and sweeping his hand through the air, as if he were reading them in neon lights. Rueben Martinez, winner of the Innovator's Award at the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Earlier drafts of my latest novel, You, contained an over-abundance of tors and kestrels, and only when the bracken and gorse were severely hacked back, and then subdued and trimmed again, was I satisfied. Author, author: Joanna Briscoe 2011-07-08T21:55:25Z Among the reasons he cited tor leaving: “Their unwillingness to change their direction.” The Newseum Is Increasingly Relevant, but Can It Survive? 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z In a cafe near Liskeard, I met a wandering American student of quite astonishing beauty, and she spent an evening with me under one of the granite tors, a place called the Cheesewring. Travel: Philip Marsden’s ‘Rising Ground’ and More 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And then, for fun, she tried to balance a pile of small stones on the grass, intending to echo those that had been piled by nature on the tor. Travel: Philip Marsden’s ‘Rising Ground’ and More 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z If you're foregoing and just placing directly on the cookie sheet, just be mindful that it might be a bit tricky tor remove after cooking. Want to bake the best chocolate chip cookies ever? Reach for salty, savory white miso 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z So there were gorgeous scene-setting landscape shots of rocky tors from some uninhabited Mediterranean island of the mind; of foaming surf and whitewashed bell towers; of sunsets, wildflowers and towering cactus. Chanel’s First Digital Show Was a Disappointment on Many Levels 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z They’re again the reason this defense should be one of the Commanders’ biggest strengths in their effort tor return to the playoffs. Commanders’ defense starts inside with defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z But tor decades Black and Hispanic students have been woefully under-represented, while Asian Americans made up more than 70% of the student body. Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z That news comes a month after Moderna said it would ask regulators to OK its two doses tor the youngest kids. What’s next for COVID-19 vaccines for youngest US children 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Another proposal was reducing the time someone had to have been living in their acquired gender from two years tor three months, with a further three-month "reflection period". The divide over Scotland’s gender laws 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Whitehall sources have told the BBC that the flu vaccine will not be made mandatory and there will be exemptions tor the Covid vaccine requirement for medical reasons. Covid in Wales: No compulsory jabs plans for NHS staff 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z If she decides tor run, Cheney could potentially outperform a fragmented field of challengers - although Trump had recently said he would endorse a candidate soon. 'She's a hero': Liz Cheney down but not out in Wyoming after crossing Trump 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z More than 120 acres of Dartmoor including an "iconic" tor - a dramatic granite outcrop - is up for sale. 'Iconic' Sheeps Tor on Dartmoor is for sale 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The presidential election is set tor Tuesday, Nov. 3. Swift backlash after Trump suggests delaying election 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z It suggests that there is a considerable market for that and that is a significant way to reach kids for learning that is open tor us to develop further. Scholastic CEO talks civil unrest, pandemic 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Kath Watson said she loves it "when he's playing on the tor". 'Selfish' bongo player told to stop drumming 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z But it was important enough tor Taylor that he mentioned it in the fifth paragraph of his opening statement. Donald Trump's body count: He's not just a narcissist and a liar. He's a killer 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z The new owner will be able to enjoy "really stunning" views from the top of the tor, as well as their own stone circle, said auctioneers. 'Iconic' Sheeps Tor on Dartmoor is for sale 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z O’Connell was arrested on a charge of resisting without violence and taken to an area hospital tor minor injuries incurred during the arrest, according to the station. Florida deputy fired for appearing to punch man handcuffed to hospital bed: report 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Sidewalk’s proposed development encompasses 12 acres of land called the Quayside, and the River District, a 153-acre area that Sidewalk Labs plans tor develop. Alphabet commits to data privacy in Toronto smart city master plan 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z But tor the women here, there’s a feeling that the line between paranoia and credible fear has been erased. With 67 women killed here last year, paranoia and anxiety have taken root in Ecatepec 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z He says a final budget, at minimum, should provide added funding tor Alaska State Troopers to travel to rural communities, pilots to fly troopers to those communities and support staff for troopers, among other things. Walker: Debate on this year’s dividend should be settled 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z They were dependent on Russian contractors to airdrop in more drinking water, but the hasty resupply included none — only Gatorade, muffins and hygiene products. For those tasked with finding Bowe Bergdahl, deep resentment remains 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z From tree-topped tors to man-made monoliths, people shared with BBC News their particular sights - and sites - that means the trip is nearing its end. More landmarks to show you're nearly home - BBC News 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Monday morning, both players were rewarded for their dominant season with the Gatorade Player of the Year awards for Maryland and Virginia, respectively. Softball Top 10: Star pitchers among Gatorade Player of the Year winners 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “If there was a secret sauce, they’d bottle it and sell it,” he said, sopping wet from a Gatorade bath. St. John’s wins fourth straight WCAC baseball championship 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year Lamont Atkins and fellow senior Ibrahim Mansaray capped careers by helping the Bruins compile at least 10 wins for the fourth straight season. The Post football Top 20: Unbeaten DeMatha is No. 1; Wise, Damascus, Westfield claim titles 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Safe spaces do not shut down dialogue, and they are not places for students tor retreat when confronted by opposing views; rather, they foster support and inclusion among minority groups. University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z There, in the air conditioning, Clinton drank Gatorade and cooled down. Clinton’s impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Over the past 20+ years, due to increased automation, private industry has been producing the same or even more work with fewer workers, so why should this not hold true tor the government as well? Where Did the Government Jobs Go? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Television coverage of horse racing is set tor a major change next year with ITV set to replace Channel 4 as the terrestrial broadcaster. ITV set to replace Channel 4 as horse racing broadcaster 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Ayouch and the cast had death threats, and the Moroccan government formally banned the film, accusing the direc- tor of staining the country’s reputation. Moroccan film on prostitution defies threats to earn acclaim in Tunis 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Next week the US Federal Reserve's Open Markets Committee will meet and decide whether or not tor raise interest rates. Where next for global interest rates? - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The illegal organizations used the so-called tor computer network, which allows users to communicate anonymously by masking their IP address, to run so-called "dark" markets. U.S., European authorities arrest 16 online drug, weapons traders 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Their inves- tors, usually a combination of larger money-management firms and wealthy individuals, presented them with billions of dollars to trade. An excerpt from Kate Kelly's 'The Secret Club That Runs the World' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z A “curvy girl with no competitive spirit,” the British journalist gladly chose a glass of wine over a bottle of Gatorade. A new memoir stars a Bridget Jones-like journalist who will inspire the runner in you 2013-10-21T20:38:01Z Others carried nurses giving tetanus shots, church groups handing out replacement Bibles, or people offering homemade barbecue sandwiches, Gatorade and water. Tornado survivors heal as they dig 2013-05-25T23:43:31Z He was Gatorade Player of the Year for D.C. last year. Gonzaga’s Kris Jenkins reaped the benefits of his mother’s tough decision to send him away from home 2013-02-22T23:08:20Z PepsiCo to remove controversial ingredient used in Gatorade A spokeswoman for the company says that the removal of brominated vegetable oil was in the works over the past year. A desperate try to restock the Potomac’s sturgeon 2013-01-28T00:45:00Z In the Valley of the Rocks in North Devon overlooked by two giant tors with the sea beyond. The most beautiful cricket grounds in the world – in pictures 2013-01-25T18:40:33Z With the discovery of the archaebacteria two central evolutionary problems therefore become approachable: the nature of the common ancestor of all life and the evolution of the eukaryotic cell. Archaebacteria: The Third Domain of Life Missed by Biologists for Decades 2013-01-01T00:45:00.170Z The private inspec- tors that companies select often check only those areas their clients ask them to review. For-profit inspectors allow toxic food 2012-10-11T10:39:00Z The Gatorade deal, he wrote, “originally was supposed to be a one-off deal, but I’m told the people at Gatorade were so impressed with him that they signed him to something larger.” Morning pixels: RGIII says he’s better at football than commercials 2012-08-27T13:27:25Z “Greatness is not given,” Griffin says in the ad, which Gatorade put online Wednesday night. RGIII’s new Gatorade commercial 2012-07-19T00:03:53Z He described himself as a "scul?tor" because he said the punctuation was too important to be left to the end. Scots artist George Wyllie dies 2012-05-16T15:49:06Z The Loire has frail ice edges and some of that ice traps leaves and twigs and resembles tortured stained glass. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Two inscriptions on the exterior show that the Caius Cestius buried here was a pr�tor, a tribune of the people, and one of the "Epulones" appointed to provide the sacrificial feasts of the gods. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He entered public life and in 570 was made pr�tor of the city of Rome. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Love its granite tors, its glorious hills and valleys. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Hark! the Pr�tor's stern command Costlier sacrifice proclaims; Lo! the gladiatorial band, Glory of the Roman Games! Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Later, Jonson and I sat with her doctors and learned a little more about pain. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Paine contended for the rights of the individual,—tor the jurisdiction of the soul. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Sloping heights rise from the main tableland in all directions, crested with broken masses of granite, locally named tors, and often singularly fantastic in outline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z He was named the Gatorade Virginia Football Player of the Year and was also named to the U.S. Stanford football signing day 2012: Alex Carter signs with Cardinal 2012-02-01T17:52:16Z Tractār′ianism, the system of religious opinion promulgated in these, its main aim to assert the authority and dignity of the Anglican Church; Tractā′tor, one of the writers of the foregoing. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Nestor, nes′tor, n. a Greek hero at Troy, remarkable for eloquence and wisdom gained through long life and varied experience: any one who possesses those qualities, a counsellor, adviser.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Though he flatters the Cornish highlands in calling them mountains, yet it is true enough that the tors out-cropping in this region do take on most curious shapes. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Motor, mō′tor, n. a mover: that which gives motion: a machine by means of which steam or other sources of force can be used to give motion or produce work.—adj. giving or transmitting motion.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z He blustered and threatened; I stood like a tor. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Tortrix, tor′triks, n. the typical genus of Tortricid�, a family of small lepidopterous insects. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Pronā′tor, a muscle of the forearm by which pronation is effected. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z It spread to the White House, where Ronald Reagan’s aides presented him with a cartoon depicting a Gatorade Shower on the occasion of his birthday. The Ga?tor?ade Shower: The victory ritual that can?t be ducked 2012-01-05T01:00:01Z Hydromotor, hī-dro-mō′tor, n. a form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Is not this maintaining that, “in view of the measures that it was possible tor God to take, he purposes to pursue those measures that will certainly lead to the best possible result?” Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z They are as different as Pr�tor and Dictator. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Protrac′tor, one who, or that which, protracts: a mathematical instrument for laying down angles on paper, used in surveying, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z It is near the Walkham River, and is almost the only tor which has a distinct reputation as a climb. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z The tors of the west of England are of this nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z So is Len’s budding taste for two staples of college life — chicken wings and Gatorade — and Twitter. Maryland basketball continues to play waiting game on Alex Len?s status 2011-10-28T22:46:17Z Yet I shall have a word with the wharf-master and the pr�tor. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Precentor, pre-sen′tor, n. he that leads in music: the leader of a choir in a cathedral, &c.: the leader of the psalmody in Scotch churches.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z In Scotland tor is, of course, a common component in place names. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Collā′tor, one who collates or compares: one who bestows or presents. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Like those who pursue patriotism as a trade, he accepted the first offer of a place that was made to him; and he became in succession a qu�stor, an �dile, and a pr�tor. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z "The pr�tor dare not disobey thee," Lysimachus said, with a tone of finality in his voice. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Probā′tor, an examiner.—The doctrine of future probation, the doctrine that the gospel will be preached in another life to the unregenerate dead or to those who never heard it in life. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Porphyrius, whom you Egypt's pr�tor made, Is come from Alexandria to your aid. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Deflec′tor, a diaphragm in a lamp, stove, &c., by which the flame and gases are brought together and the combustion improved.—v.t. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z He had laid it down as a rule that no one could be elected consul until he had been pr�tor; though, in the case of his own adherents, Sulla was not at all particular. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z The day passed as such happy days do, and the glorious harvest moon had risen over the distant tors before the horses were spanned and the waggons ready. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z Rotor, rō′tor, n. a quantity having magnitude, direction, and position. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z There was a flush on the rounded hills, and a gleam of light on the distant tors—Rough Tor and Brown Willy. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z Benefac′tor, one who gives a benefit to another, esp. one who leaves a legacy to some charitable or religious institution, a patron:—fem. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Last year, he won the 2010 Gatorade Free Flow Tour, an amateur circuit, which automatically entered him into the Dew Tour championships held last October in Las Vegas. Mitchie Brusco skateboards with his elders on the Dew Tour 2011-07-23T23:58:52Z You might love your neighbour as yourself, but to be expected to have the measles tor him, would cool the warmest friendship. Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester 2011-07-22T02:00:20.277Z Precipitā′tor, one who, or that which, precipitates or causes precipitation.—Precipitate ointment is of two kinds, red and white—the former containing red oxide of mercury, the latter ammoniated mercury. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z And so, having given the goddess her green necklace in exchange for the one she hoped tor. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z Bet′ter, one who bets—also Bet′tor; Bet′ting, act of betting or proposing a wager.—An even bet, an equal chance.—You bet, in American slang, certainly. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Dicta�tor, an extraordinary magistrate of the Roman Republic, first instituted B.C. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Equa�tor, that great circle of our globe every point of which is 90� from the poles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Three mighty tors, looking down into the valley like sentinels, stopped the fall. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Here and there cliffs rise sheer up from the water’s edge, grand mural escarpments of the mountain limestone, such as show the “tors” and dales of Derbyshire. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Curator, kūr-ā′tor, n. one who has the charge of anything: a superintendent: one appointed by law as guardian: a member of a board for electing university professors and the like:—fem. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z I might instance many others, but these will suffice tor my purpose. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z She was entirely unprepared tor its contents, for she had been far too much occupied with Walter and herself when in Berlin to have had any time for observation of Dr. Nordstedt and Alma. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z And so, as pr�tor at Athens, when I meet you, I salute you in the foreign style which you are so fond of: "χᾶιρε!" Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Decius Brutus, one of his old Gallic officers, was pr�tor elect, and was to be gratified with the rich province of Cisalpine Gaul. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Apse, aps, n. an arched semicircular or polygonal recess at the east end of the choir of a church—here, in the Roman basilica, stood the pr�tor's chair.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z He was pr�tor in 41 B.C.; consul in 37, 28, and 27; �dile in 33; and tribune from 18 till his death. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Right in front of him, and behind the tor, a great blue-black cloud was rising rapidly. The Man Who Rose Again Fifty miles before them the land rose high again and swelled up to the tors of Dartmoor, which stood stately and clear and blue against the sky. The Story of a Red Deer In the present year he had been proclaimed pr�tor of the city, with the promise of the consulship. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Carburet′ter, or Carburet′tor, an apparatus for charging gases with carbon. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Adduc′tor, a muscle which draws one part of the body towards another: applied in zoology to one of the muscles which bring together the valves of the shell of the bivalve molluscs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide For a time he walked on, almost unheeding whither he went, but presently, as the sky became clearer, he saw the dim outline of the tor which had been his landmark. The Man Who Rose Again And on the moor there was the wind and the sky and the infinite sweep of ridge after ridge, broken with harsh tors and intractable granite. Years of Plenty "Well, then," said I, "you shall see me begin this moment, tor I will get down here and walk briskly back to the town." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Collimā′tor, a subsidiary telescope used to detect errors in collimation, when adjusting for transit observations. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z To the right in the far distance rise the shadowy tors of Dartmoor in successive range, melting back and merging into the grey realms of cloud-land. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Away in the far distance he could see the tor which rose up behind the ninth hole, at the golf links. The Man Who Rose Again In the fine light of sunset the moor seemed to tower inimitably above them, crowned with its eternal tors, clear-cut as by a razor's edge against the vast blue emptiness behind. Years of Plenty Being appointed general, he defeated Vetilius the pr�tor, who commanded in Lusitania, or farther Spain. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Can′tor, the leader of the singing in a church, a precentor.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z In his youth he engaged in public business, and he rose to be pr�tor of Rome, which was one of the chief offices under the government. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation But round went the Bonadventure and coasted beneath moors and tors sullenly green into the Bristol Channel. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday You had not guessed the burden Upon their thirsty souls, Though the Pr�tor's eye clean through them Its gathered lightning rolls! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Thick white clouds banked the mountains from peak to base, blotting out every scar and tor as a sponge might wash a slate. The Story of the Trapper Only I will not permit the Prefect Pr�tor of Gaul to return to that shore full of murderous wolves. A Captive of the Roman Eagles This district is broken and picturesque, with rough tors or hills and boulders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" For she was sacred to the Goddess, and above Consuls and Pr�tors and judges. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome And never while our Pr�tor Dealeth stern justice here, Will the most thirsty jury Venture to call for beer, Or the most reckless potman Bring it from public near! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Luther conceives it to mean transitor, "one who passes through tor across the land," "a pilgrim." Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) Mr. M.—What reason does the Scripture give tor the Gospel being hid to some? Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects God desires man's welfare, but the Devil is too strong tor Omnipotence. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Strangely enough, with these short streams there are high points on the Dartmoor tors from which both source and mouth of a river are visible at the same time. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel One moment paused the Pr�tor, And with an angry blush, For the Common Law thus outraged, His awful face did flush. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) In early manhood he had been pr�tor or prefect of the city, being probably the most eminent of all its citizens in wealth and rank. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I If they went one way she would go another, the moor was large enough, and—and at any rate the tors and the gorse and the birds liked her as much as they liked Penelope. The Carroll Girls They crossed the river, and dismounting, they led the tired horse up the steep slope of turf that surrounded a little castellated tor of bluestone…. Australian Writers There was no precedent for the removal of either consul, pr�tor, or tribune, except under circumstances very different from any which could as yet be said to have arisen. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And so sternly looks the Pr�tor, That the potman knoweth not If he be not going straightway Himself, at last, to pot. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The lane finished at a gate below the steep moorside crowned by a rocky tor. Tatterdemalion Here and there were lesser tors and piles of rock, and little footpaths through the heather, and pools which gleamed with a cold light in the light of the evening sky. The Carroll Girls Now a peculiar feature of these plains was the frequent recurrence of abrupt granite kopjes, at first glance not unlike moorland tors. The Sign of the Spider The governors of the provinces, being chosen from those who had been consuls or pr�tors, were necessarily members of the Senate. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History He who wanders among these undated relics and wild stony moorlands may easily go astray; the cairns and tors are very like each other, and paths are few. The Cornwall Coast Then, as he breasted the flank of a boulder-strewn tor, he seemed to hear snuffling breathing behind him, and, redoubling his efforts, stepped into a rabbit hole. Uncanny Tales From the times when the Roman pr�tor set up his court, more than two thousand years ago, to the present day, a temple of Law and Justice has ever stood on this spot. The Story of Paris His father had risen to the rank of senator and pr�tor, but died in the prime of life, when Augustus was only four years old. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History At the age of forty he became pr�tor, and was sent to Spain, where he left a mark again by the successful severity by which he cleared the province of banditti. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Turleum Wood, which used to wave its shaggy head so high, is now laid prostrate, and appears to the eye what its Celtic name implies—tor lom, a bare hill. Chronicles of Strathearn Father had taken rooms in a big farmhouse on the moors, and it was lovely; there were horses and wagons, and hay-fields and orchards, and big tors where they could go for picnics. Paul the Courageous Heard Pickwick ask the boy the question about the marbles, but upon her oath did not know the difference between an alley tor and a commoney. Bardell v. Pickwick The outlines of tors, ever softening in the distance, led the eye from rugged crest to misty beacon till, forty miles away, they dissolved into the same grey haze. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Here and there was a rugged tor, and again a few fields taken in from the moorland by some enterprising labourer who wanted to earn a living by farming. The Day of Judgment The next day was Saturday, and we spent the morning roaming through the countryside around Bolivick, and climbing a rugged tor which lay some distance at the back of the house. "The Pomp of Yesterday" Dartmoor is larger, wilder, and grander in the bold contours of its cloud-capped tors, but the wildness of Exmoor is blended with a sweet and gentle charm which is all its own. Exeter Thus always, whoever may block the way, Though bones be broken and skulls be sore May she push the peaceful Perambula- tor. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893 We raced up the flank of a long ridge to keep the setting sun in view, reaching the crest as it dipped to meet a ragged tor, and sank in a golden glow. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions The black tors in the near distance became visible again; frogs croaked in the marshes near by. The Day of Judgment Mile after mile of field, and woodland, in undulating beauty, spread themselves out before me, while away in the distance was a fringe of rocky tors and wild moor-land. "The Pomp of Yesterday" None the less she had prayed for her mother since then—once or twice, perhaps half a dozen times—though slily and in a terror of being punished tor it and sent to hell. Shining Ferry They were the parents of a large family of sons and daughters; and among the sons were Hec´tor and Par´is, young men of remarkable strength and beauty. The Story of the Greeks Exmoor is not generally heather-covered, but its tors and hillsides are clothed with a wiry colourless grass and the hardy, prickly furze. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Hidden among the great piles of moorstone heaped upon the tor is a cave known as the Pixies' House. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts They reached the foot of the tor, and found a granite stairway, rudely cut, winding to its summit. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales But I do not wish to hide it from you that it will make me very sad, and that I hardly wish tor anything but to drown myself. The Devil's Pool "How much did you fake 'em tor—I mean take 'em for?" cried Harry. Frank Merriwell's Races Beneath us figured tor and lea, From Mendip to the western sea— I doubt if finer sight there be Within this royal realm. A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry Not very jolly yesterday, though, when the wind was sweeping the rain across in clouds and you couldn’t see the tops of the tors for the mist. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Minutes passed, and then once more a voice challenged angrily from the foot of the tor. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales The Hemp-dresser: "Do you suppose that we have too much room here, and that wood is bought tor nothing?" The Devil's Pool The clouds gathered over the tors, and there was a tremendous storm a thousand feet above the Point. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land There weren't any controls tor lifters or conveyers or other mobile equipment. The Cosmic Computer And those things of yours, sir, are much too good to go climbing about tors and wading in streams. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Torchy rises from the position of office boy to that of secretary tor the Corrugated Iron Company. Torchy As A Pa Captain Barren's ship was utterly unprepared for battle, but he gave orders to clear tor action. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country She liked the wild, solitary moor, with its great tors and its desolate stillness, and one day we went near to the prison. Cobwebs and Cables The deeds and thoughts of men are tor him equally indifferent. Henrietta Temple A Love Story So do I. I suppose it’s this beautiful fresh air up among the tors, and the tramping. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Afterward there were lots of tors; and there were tin mines, too, not far from our wild, desolate road—tin mines that have always been worked, they say, since the days of the Phœnicians. Set in Silver Complained that the physicians and attendants were tor turing him in order to drive him insane. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry The ground seemed to give forth iron and lime wherever he dug tor it. Tales of the Chesapeake I lost all power, all desire tor resistance, when I saw you stricken from your horse, and often since my eyes have been moist in thoughts of you. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country Pentaur,—Pen'-tor, an Egyptian priest and poet of the time of Rameses II. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The next tor was nameless for us, but it was even finer than Sharp Tor. Set in Silver Thus addressed, that faultless maiden could-not, O king, from fear of a curse, refuse tor the second time compliance with the wishes of that best of the twice-born ones. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 But the effort was too much tor him, and hastened his end. The Life of Froude But I have never felt one to be so terribly—yes, terribly—alone as the Rajah was that morning among his guests and the Devonshire tors. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales So the fire flourished, and the plutonian rock-mass of the tor arose, the centre of a scene itself plutonian. Children of the Mist When I shut my eyes, I see tors, like ruined watch-towers, against the sky. Set in Silver Thus addressed, the intelligent Gudakesa, taking his bow and arrows and also his naked sword, set out tor that lake of waters. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Placed there to punish the People tor a Crime. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape No one would claim that his character is subtle study, but in his interviews with the Marchesa, Mrs. Radcliffe reveals unexpected gifts tor probing into human motives. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance As he did so some object appeared to flutter out of sight not far above it, among the rocks and loose ‘clatters’ beneath the summit of the tor. Children of the Mist The first tor on our horizon was Sharp Tor, which the Dart evidently feared. Set in Silver "And that accounts tor your head being just the color of wool," angrily retorted Lucy, little dreaming of the bitter tears and sleepless nights which had early blanched her cousin's hair to its present whiteness. Homestead on the Hillside They had gone, and there seemed no cover for them anywhere, unless they dwelt in clefts and caves of the bare tors around us. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet "If you want your last glimpse of the tors," said Kitty, who knew every inch of the way, "look back now." Kitty Trenire If death struck them before the wife, Felix would behold Rebecca on the threshold of the unknown land where they would be united tor infinity. The Son of Clemenceau After seeing Stonehenge I felt so certain it must be Druidical that it was disappointing to hear it wasn't—that all such theories about the tors had "exploded." Set in Silver But never tor a moment did her good sense leave her. Aylwin Alfred took a few of us when night came, and climbed the steep tor above Glastonbury town. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Still calling, she went around the tors to another point, but she could catch no glimpse of any living being, and in that great waste of rocks and furze and underbrush it was not surprising. Kitty Trenire Now he was waiting tor the arrival of remittances to enable him to pay his passage back to Ceylon. Regeneration The dark buildings looked as much a natural growth of the moor as those ruined temples on the horizon, which were tors. Set in Silver Accustomed to the contour of downs and tors, or to the valleys and long slopes that introduce a range, we come to some wider horizon and see, far off, a further line of hills. Hills and the Sea Bismarck has been pictured as sitting at the European chessboard pondering the moves necessary tor Germany to win the game of which the great prize was the hegemony of Europe. William of Germany They would inquire at every house they passed, and—only she did not tell Jabez this, for fear of alarming him—if need be, they would search even the tors themselves. Kitty Trenire Alas`tor, an avenging spirit, given to torment families whose history has been stained by some crime. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Its huge conical tor, crowned by a tower, rises like a gigantic sugar-loaf from the surrounding plain, and is visible to half the county. Somerset The rock composing the tor is volcanic trap. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Convicted of entering the abode of the French ambassador, he was desired to explain his motives tor so doing, but remained obstinately silent. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 "I only hope she isn't still up there," said Dan with a laugh, waving his hand towards the tors. Kitty Trenire To the south rose sharply and abruptly a high, pointed hill, the tor of Glastonbury. Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls The next day he was drawn on a hurdle to the tor, and there hanged, and his head fixed on the abbey gateway. Somerset In their last distress, a pious fiction of the approach of the pr�tor of Corinth revived the courage of the citizens. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 To discharge this important, though burdensome office, an annual list of ancient and respectable citizens was formed by the pr�tor. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 On the tors the sun was shining and the wild thyme smelling as sweetly as though it were April rather than January. Kitty Trenire I do not even know its name; it has its source up among the old grey tors, and doubtless in its beginning had a hard fight for existence. The Gray Brethren and Other Fragments in Prose and Verse What You See Is What You Get moni- tors were generally used for intensive word processing or desktop publishing. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Heard Pickwick ask the boy the question about the marbles, but upon her oath did not know the difference between an 'alley tor' and a 'commoney.' The Pickwick Papers If the choice of the father, and the line of consanguinity, afforded no efficient guardian, the failure was supplied by the nomination of the pr�tor of the city, or the president of the province. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 And how flat and ugly it is, all but these tors. Kitty Trenire For instance, that of Spain employed us liberally, principally tor the equipment of the royal dockyards of Ferrol and Cartagena. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Mason had come to trust Higgins in his role as aggravating media- tor between news and business. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel No doubt, it was imprudent tor him to reject the mate's hand, but Robert felt that he could not grasp in friendship the hand which had deprived him of a father. Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton It was revived by their wants and idleness, tolerated by the discretion of the pr�tors, and finally determined by the Code of Justinian. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 It would be grand to watch it all from the top of the tors. Kitty Trenire Imagine, then, a group of promontories, their area equal to that of Salisbury Plain, Dartmoor and Exmoor combined, with the varying altitudes of the loftiest Devonshire tor and Cumberland hill. The Roof of France "You sound as though you hold their skills in high regard, Doc- tor." Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Also in combination therewith the tongue, q, tor angular lining, substantially as described. Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The rigor of the decemvirs was tempered by the equity of the pr�tors. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Alpine plants grow wild upon English rock-faces at his whim, irises from the glaring crags of the Caucasus spread out their filmy wings, when he bids them, on Devonshire tors. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution From the little tor, over undulations of broad light and blue shadow, Joan could see afar to Buryan's lofty tower, to Paul above the sea, to Sancreed's sycamores and to Drift beyond them. Lying Prophets Once he was connected to the OSO switchboard, he had to pass scrutiny by three different opera- tors, one of them male, and suffer their terrible indignities to the English language. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel I claim the pin, a, secured in the oscillating hook, C, and catching in a slot in the hook, C', substantially as and tor the purpose described. Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The equity of the pr�tors examined and estimated the distinct merits of each particular complaint. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 It carries supplies, such as food, ammunition, trench tools, and timber tor dugouts. Over the Top Beyond came a heavy piece of collar work, the horses dropping to a walk as they heaved through the drifts towards a depression between two tors closing the view ahead. The Westcotes A rough tor had risen full in front, but the road swerved to the left and took us down among the spurs of it. The Splendid Spur On the one hand, facts must be mastered that pertain to the nature of materials, to methods of using implements or tools, and to plans tor construction. How to Study and Teaching How to Study It differs from a tor in being less high and castellated, as well as in its longer and narrower contour. Philistia He stood on the brink of the tor, and poised himself, as if for flight, in his accustomed attitude. Michael's Crag He had been writing tor an hour or more, when Dorothea tapped at the door and entered. The Westcotes I heard the bleat of an old wether, a mile off, upon the tors; and was turning away dejected, when, far down in the south, there ran a sound that set my heart leaping. The Splendid Spur For, having given to themselves the signal tor all stray ideas on the baking of sweet potatoes to assemble, their manner indicated no hope of further returns after the expiration of that brief period. How to Study and Teaching How to Study One who hunts more tor the sake of the prey than the sport. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Fiery hot within, he turned out of the gate, and as the shades of autumn evening began to fall, walked swiftly up the moor toward the tor and the uplands. Michael's Crag Dorothea's eyes, avoiding the wind, were fixed on the tor to the left, when Endymion touched her hand and pointed towards the base of the other. The Westcotes Over her wounded breast was a bunch of some tiny pink flower, that grew about the tor. The Splendid Spur This circumstance will account tor the abruptness and violent antitheses of the style, the throes and labour which run through the expression, and from defects will turn them into beauties. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays A ramping rock or tor of granite, which I should judge at a rough guess to extend to an acre in size, sprang abruptly from the brown grass of the upland plain. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose "That's a fine-looking man, my friend, the gentleman on the tor there," he said, after a few commonplaces. Michael's Crag That is a question which each has to answer tor himself. At Large Catching up her long skirt, Delia follow'd me, and up the tor we panted together, nor rested till we were safe in the Jews' Kitchen. The Splendid Spur They were indebted to her tor the shortening and simplifying of all their lessons in the first place, and that called out a considerable amount of gratitude. Mr. Hogarth's Will There are none of those queer pinnacles and tors one sees there, just ready to topple down into the sea. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Deceased knew the neighborhood well, and was an enthusiastic admirer of its tors and uplands. Michael's Crag Jesus' persecu- 27:30 tors made their strongest attack upon this very point. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures So, after calling to her once or twice, I stabled the mare, and set off up the tor side to seek her. The Splendid Spur At your right you see his instruments of tor—I mean, his instruments: a piano, flute, etc. Miss Billy They crossed the river, and dismounting, they led the tired horse up the steep slope of turf that surrounded a little castellated tor of bluestone. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn The point itself was a rugged tor, or little group of bare and weather-worn rocks, overlooking the sea and St. Michael's Crag below it. Michael's Crag When this so-called 160:12 mind quits the body, the heart becomes as tor- pid as the hand. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Twice around the tor she led me: and though I strain'd my best, not a yard could I gain upon her, for her bare feet carried her light and free. The Splendid Spur Beneath us figured tor and lea, From Mendip to the western sea - I doubt if finer sight there be Within this royal realm. Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses To the left lay the mountain, and to the right tors of weathered granite, dim in the changing moonlight. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn "He looks an able man," Le Neve went on, still regarding the stranger, poised now as before on the very summit of the tor, with his cloak wrapped around him. Michael's Crag Heaven's sentinel The meek demonstrator of good, the highest instruc- 49:15 tor and friend of man, met his earthly fate alone with God. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures And so, before night, we carried him up to the bleak tor side, and dug his grave there; the black cat following us to look. The Splendid Spur Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors. The Hound of the Baskervilles So far as she could see, they must trust to luck, and she thought it was cruel tor Mr. Carrington to go away and leave her alone without help. Democracy, an American novel This was St. Michael's Day—his own day; and there was St. Michael's Tor—his own tor—full in sight before him. Michael's Crag She tor down the street, and never stopped till she came to her pa's house at Pentonwill. The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush Little I cared, at the time: but was content—now spring was come—to loiter about the tors, and while watching Joan at her work, to think upon Delia. The Splendid Spur Nothing stirred over the vast expanse save a pair of ravens, which croaked loudly from a tor behind us. The Hound of the Baskervilles A very gentle wind, which dived over the tor tops into the young fern; stole down at her, spiced with the fern sap. The Patrician As she wandered with her father among those boggy uplands, or stood on the rocky tors that so strangely crest the low flat hill-tops of the great Devonian moor. Michael's Crag But the magic of his morning walk across the moor, the sight of the pagan tors, the songs of the last cuckoo, had unprepared him for that dreary building. The Island Pharisees He was standing on the slope of a small tor. The Clue of the Twisted Candle We found a short valley between rugged tors which led to an open, grassy space flecked over with the white cotton grass. The Hound of the Baskervilles It was not yet eight o'clock when he reached the top of the nearest tor. The Patrician So he had poised in old days; so he poised himself now, with Cleer by his side, an angel confessed, on those high tors of Dartmoor. Michael's Crag It was past five when, dropping from the level of the tors, they came into the sunny vale of Monkland. The Island Pharisees The cuckoos were still calling when he woke, there was the sound of running water; but the sun had couched behind the tor, the hillside was cool, and some rabbits had come out. Five Tales The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc. The Hound of the Baskervilles Barbara drank her milk, and wandered out again; passing through a gate at the bottom of a steep, rocky tor, she sat down on a sun-warmed stone. The Patrician Swirling clouds rose slowly up, and lifted at times and disclosed the peaty hollows, the high tors, the dusky heather. Michael's Crag The sun had sunk behind a tor, but the warmth kept rising from the ground, and the sweet-briar on a cottage bathed them with its spicy perfume. The Island Pharisees And up there among the tors he was racked between the passionate desire to revel in this new sensation of spring fulfilled within him, and a vague but very real uneasiness. Five Tales There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining background, I saw the figure of a man upon the tor. The Hound of the Baskervilles The tors, from being uplifted wild castles, became mere grey excrescences. The Patrician But Trevennack, all on fire, wandered madly forward and scaled the rocky tor by the well-known path, guided not by sight, but by pure instinctive groping. Michael's Crag The tors of the distant moor might be drawn in deep blue against the pallor of our morning or our evening sky, but I never looked at them. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments The party arranged itself according to its natural affinities or casual likings; a sculptor generally choosing a painter, and a painter a sculp—tor, for his companion, in preference to brethren of their own art. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni I wished to go in that direction and to search the tor, but it was some distance away. The Hound of the Baskervilles Firstly, your letter on intelligence was very useful to me and I tor up and re-wrote what I sent to you. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Reluctantly they turned along the path by the gully, and mounting the precipice waited and watched till morning on the tor that overlooks Michael's Crag from the Penmorgan headland. Michael's Crag "You can sit here as in an arm-chair," said Cary, helping him down to one of those square natural seats so common in the granite tors. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Another intelligent person assures me that they breed in great abundance all over the Peak of Derby, and are called there tor- ousels; withdraw in October and November, and return in spring. The Natural History of Selborne He had not seen this lonely man upon the tor and could not feel the thrill which his strange presence and his commanding attitude had given to me. The Hound of the Baskervilles Right loud the bugle's hallali elate Rang forth of merry dingles round the tors; And deftest hand was he from foreign wars, But soon he hailed the home-bred yeoman mate. Poems — Volume 3 We had camped for the night in the shadow of one of those giant tors which I have mentioned. Fire-Tongue What but these same beggarly croakers, that be only fit to be turned into yellow-hammers up to Dartymoor, and sit on a tor all day, and cry 'Very little bit of bread, and no chee-e-ese!' Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I found the black tor upon which I had seen the solitary watcher, and from its craggy summit I looked out myself across the melancholy downs. The Hound of the Baskervilles Could he—could he be the stranger whom I saw upon the tor? The Hound of the Baskervilles The moon shone on it, and it looked like a great shimmering ice-field, with the heads of the distant tors as rocks borne upon its surface. The Hound of the Baskervilles Gigantic rocks stand up like monstrous tors, or towers, sometimes offering sheer precipices of many hundreds of feet in height. Fire-Tongue On those sides of these giant tors, however, which are less precipitous, miniature forests are sometimes found, and absolutely impassable jungles. Fire-Tongue |
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