| 单词 | underwood |
| 例句 | “The natural underwood has been grubbed up,” Olmsted wrote at the time, “the trees, to a height of 10 to 15 feet, trimmed to bare poles.” Central Park, Bucolic but Aging, Is in a Quest for $300 Million 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Then I heard their footsteps die away as they plunged through the thick underwood, and I was alone. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z In some places the trees grew closely together, with a thick underwood, which shut-in the path on both sides, and through which the road had been partially cleared by the 33d. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z All about the pool was dense and tangled underwood, the branches of which dipped here and there into the water. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z It was a rusty, damp-stained door, once painted green, and masked by trees somewhat higher than the underwood through which they had climbed. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z It was like the fire that smoulders among the underwood before it catches flame; it spreads the more rapidly afterwards. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z After the next volley some of the men plunged into the underwood, encouraged by the voice of the sergeant shouting: "After him, men, at all costs; he cannot be far off." A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z We were travelling in a grove of trees, with a thick underwood, except just where a path was cut wide enough for a single mule to pass. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z And yet, Amos himself was coming nearer and nearer, as I could tell by the breaking of the underwoods and the dead sticks upon the ground. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Here and there, lying upon the ground, overgrown by weeds and underwoods, were great broken, hideous idols, many of which were at least twelve feet in length. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick foliage; a wooded landscape. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He looked up, and saw a man, gun in hand, creeping cautiously out of the underwood. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z At length, however, as they crossed a small hill covered with trees there was a rustling among the underwood, and they heard the grunt of some animal. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z For the underwoods were populous with serpents of all kinds, many of which were venomous. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The underwood tripped him, the lissom branches of the alders whipped his face and blinded him; once he fell headlong over a moss-grown stone, and picked himself up groaning. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z In the tangled, rich underwood of Schumann the young Brahms wandered. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z We observed no quadrupeds; but, of the feathered tribe, we found woodpeckers, kingfishers, and woodcocks, and in the sheltered nooks several humming-birds were darting about the flowery underwood of berberis, fuchsia, and arbutus. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z He knew, however, that her strength would not hold out, and at the first sound of pursuit he alighted in a coppice, drove on the horses, and crept away with her through the underwood. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z In the sunshine lay a gorgeous plain, sparkling with verdant forests and dewy underwood. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Turning round at this point, I could see the house, and I moved a little aside into the underwood, and stood gazing at the windows, trying to unriddle the matter. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z In other parts, the larger trees and shrubs made way for dense thickets of thorny underwood, over which the active girl was obliged to leap. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Here, too, with very little trouble, a supply of water may be got from the many streams that make their way through the underwood which skirts the cove. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z And as he descended the ridge he came upon a faint track through the underwood—a native track, Gray felt sure, and one that led to the water. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z Juniper trees, from fifteen to twenty feet high, grew in all these woods, partly as underwood. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z It was plain we should have no chance of finding either grass or underwood for our horses. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z As we slowly wended our way up this mighty stream we found the shores adorned with flowers, and covered with cane-brake and thick underwood. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Instead of a low coast and open treeless shore, we saw steep hills, covered with lofty trees, and thick underwood. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z It is covered down to the water with thick sedges and underwood, and where the water is stagnating, generates mosquitoes and fevers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z They are thickly covered with high timber and much underwood, and from their summits there is a fine prospect over the whole of the surrounding hilly country. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The deeper we penetrated into it, the closer and more majestic grew the trees, and the denser and more impervious was the underwood. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Its banks were covered with tangled underwood, and dense forest-trees—presenting a scene of unbroken wildness. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The trees on these banks are large, chiefly the two species of Beech before-mentioned, and Winter's-bark; there are besides many shrubs, and an impenetrable underwood of Arbutus, Berberis, and currant bushes. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Opposite the window from which she looked, stand groups of gigantic elms that darken that side of the house, and underwood forms a thick screen among their trunks. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The forest has underwood of 34 various kinds, where numbers of interesting plants attracted our attention. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The forest was so clear of underwood, that one could almost ride along as though in a park. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z They are generally covered with dense forests and tangled underwood, and present the appearance of nature in its untrodden wildness. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Higher up is the true region of the Erica arborea, which, with its light-green and paille tint, contrasted with the deeper colour of the laurel, represents the underwood of our secondary mountain ranges. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Low bushes, or underwood, are tolerably abundant, and in the valleys a coarse, wiry grass grows luxuriantly. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z In places where there was much underwood, very thick stems of rhododendron, often from ten to twenty feet high, formed an intricate, impenetrable thicket. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Fearful thoughts shot through her brain: she called wildly on Nero, and to her joy he came dashing through the thick underwood. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z On either hand were sparse fields of gram and corn, which ran in lozenge shapes up the low hillsides, ending in a tangle of underwood, beyond which rose the solid outlines of the forest. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z This consists of a sort of underwood or brush, which grows again within the extraordinary short space of ten to twelve years. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The amount of underwood and of fallen decayed trees was very great, so that the very earth itself would undoubtedly smoulder and burn for days, thus affording us protection from the savages. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z To the north-east of the solitary dwelling of the Widow Sachs, was a fine beech forest, among the underwood of which pheasants were pretty numerous. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z At last after tearing and crackling along through a thick growth of timber and underwood, we emerged upon a truly magnificent prospect. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He thought it all out as he lay there in the underwood, and then once again selected a suitable portion of a fallen branch. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The sombre forests which surround it are a chief stronghold of the Spanish red deer, which find shelter in the abundant underwood and rich pasturage in the grassy dells. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z It was always very shy, and upon seeing our approach would drop suddenly from its height, and disappear among the underwood. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The abundance of these flowers gives to the underwood a lively tint, which strikes the eye at a distance. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The man came towards her out of the underwood. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z But he pulled himself together after a while, and, with his brain dizzy and buzzing, thrust his way onward through the dense growth of trees and underwood. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The ground upon the steep mountains being once bared of trees, and the underwood killed by the grazing of horned cattle, sheep, and goats, every depression becomes a watercourse. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z Whoever had gone striding through the underwood, had apparently cared nothing for being either seen nor heard. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The underwood of the forest consisted chiefly of Laurus benzoin and Cercis Canadensis; the ground was covered with Equisetum hyemale, from one and a half to two feet high. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z To adopt the quaint phraseology of old Thomas Fuller, the felling of so mighty an oak must needs cause the increase of much underwood. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z There it was again, the noise made by a man thrusting a way through the underwood. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z To my astonishment, instead of a man, I made out in the gloom of the underwood a huge bulk that I first took to be a baby elephant. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The person who had strode through the underwood was speaking to the person who was groaning. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z In the forests roses in full blossom formed a thick underwood, which was traversed by the path of the buffaloes. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Did you ever see such a fool?” said Austin, holding up his hand and pointing to an opening in the thorn trees and underwood, through which they could get a view of the Hawkins’s claim. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Tracks led through the underwood to right and left, crossed one another, and joined sometimes so that two or three were side by side. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z At about one mile distant, near the road to Llanfihangel, is a circular encampment, called Careg-y-saesson, but almost obscured by underwood. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z For preventing injury to flowering and other plants, shrubs, vegetation, trees, woods and underwoods on or near the said river. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z To the north and north-west of Bethlehem the woods consist of oaks without any underwood, the cattle having their pasture there. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z A sombre gloom reigns throughout, occasionally broken by flitting sunbeams, which force their way through the thick branches which meet above me, and dance and glitter upon the dark underwood below. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z It was at this critical moment, when the two were once more struggling fiercely and had rolled to the ground, that a man came darting through the underwood. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The miscreants who fired at Krzycki had decamped with due haste, evidently from fear of pursuit; or else they awaited the night, concealed in some distant underwood belonging to other villages. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z It was, at the date of which we are speaking, only underwood, and often only scrub bushes, on account of the cattle which "damaged it." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The underwood was everywhere the papaw tree, and on the skirts of the forest the yellow flowering Cassia Marylandica, with ripe seed. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Their way led again into the forest, through the dense underwood, to a smooth circle of velvet sward, set around with hundreds of little mushrooms, on which the fairies took their seats. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Ten minutes later Hank put up his hand and slank in behind a thick mass of underwood. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Gronski fired and missed; Krzycki bettered--and they saw how, with descending flight, the fowl fell in the underwood farther off. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z A green flame would pass from meadow to hedgerow, from hedgerow to the tangled thickets of bramble and dog-rose, from the underwoods to the inmost forest glades. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Just as he disappeared in the opposite bush, ten or twelve Zulus, brandishing assegais and knob-kerries, with a pack of howling and yelping dogs at their heels, sprang out from the underwood in hot pursuit. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Wantele walked a certain distance down the broad carriage way, then he cut sharply to the left, among the brambles and underwood, under high beech trees. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z The soldier pointed to the eastern part of the forest, which was overgrown with dense underwood. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Thanks to this reasoning, he did not shoot at another bird that flew nearer the edge of the underwood and with which the flight evidently ended, as they waited for others in vain. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z Just after dawn, Cedric, sitting at watch, pierced with a cross-bow bolt a hare that was hopping through the underwood fifty paces off. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z I ordered the dog on, and drew a revolver from my belt; feeling assured that the bear would soon leave the underwood and seek safety in flight. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The hedge itself was like a wood, so wide and thick—full of ashpoles and hawthorn, crab-tree underwood, willow, elder, and blackthorn, and here and there spreading oak trees. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z When we had obtained about three brace of birds, however, I heard a sudden crash among the underwood, when I immediately jumped behind the bole of a tree, and kept closely against it. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Most of these cornfields being separated only by a shallow trench and a bank bare of underwood, the birds naturally flock to the few hedges they can find. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Once more we entered the stream bed, and again emerged where the forest was of older growth and had little underwood to check us. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Foxes like a close warm undergrowth, such as furze, sedges when the ground is dry, the underwood that springs up between the ash-stoles. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z “Ah, this is not the Firs either!” she cried, as they reached some low underwood—nut-tree and hawthorn and thick bramble, overtopped by some stunted beeches, with but two or three firs among them. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Rapid as was the fall, Louise had seen figures passing like the wind behind the underwood. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The nights are chilly here, as elsewhere; but in the day, the winds being kept off by the trees and underwood, it becomes quite summer-like, and the leaves turn to their most brilliant hues. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z A fearful wilderness of gigantic forest trees, and intermingling underwood, separated these two missions;—a savage and awful solitude, which, probably, since the beginning of the world, had never been trodden by human foot. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z They watch his figure slowly disappearing in the distance from a bend of the lane, and then send the dogs among the underwood. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z As usual in double mounds, the growth of underwood was less dense in the middle, so that, though some distance apart, each was dimly visible through the branches. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Thou wilt follow, then, the road to Schirmeck, stick in hand, and thy sons will accompany thee at a distance, in the underwood, within musket-range. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z There is little underwood here beneath the beeches, but the beechmast lies thick, and there are dead branches, which if stepped on will crack loudly. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There were no tents or huts, but rude accommodations for the men had been made by branches and underwood set against ridge-poles that were sustained by stakes, and topped by sheaves of Indian corn. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Obliged to return, we forced a passage through tangled underwood to the margin of the river, which here forming an extensive reach between deep shelving banks, was thrown into one grand shadow. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z "You come from an execution, Sir Junker!" said Aag�, whose self-possession was now fully restored; "it was, I presume, your unhappy commandant, who so ill underwood your order and will?" King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z And out of the underwood they sprang, and their large cloaks flying behind them like wings, they dashed forward, bending in their saddles and pointing their swords. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Insensibly the low ground rises again, the brake and bushes and underwood reappear, but the trees grow thinner and farther apart; they are mainly oaks, which like to stand separate in their grandeur. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The vengeful warrior rose from his stooping position, cast one hurried glance upon the turbulent stream, and once more entering the underwood, disappeared from the spot. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z The cliffs and rocks are studded with splendid pines and larch, and fringed with all the more lowly but not less beautiful underwood which abounds in this country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The wild creatures gazed at them from the high ledges or crashed unseen through the underwood at their approach. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Having remained so for about five minutes, Kasper and Frantz fixed their long bayonets at the muzzle of their carbines, and then retired about twenty paces into the underwood. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The clearing away of trees and underwood, by opening the ground and rendering it accessible, must be very attractive to birds, and rooks are particularly fond of following the plough. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z He made these reflections while rushing through the underwood, careless of the thorns that at every step penetrated his skin, covering his garments with blood. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z At the back of the bank, and stretching away among the trees and underwood, are wide-spreading groups of Solomon's-seal and Wood-rush, joining in with the wild growth of Bracken and Bramble. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z When he had emerged from the heather he saw that he still had a wide field to cross, behind which was a thick, thorny underwood. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z The sharp 'needles,' or leaves, which fall will not decay, and they kill all vegetation, so that there is no underwood or herbage to obstruct the view. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z They will make runs down the centre of a double-mound hedge, and while thus rambling occasionally stroll into the jaws of their foe, who has been patiently waiting hidden in the long grass and underwood. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Then, and not till then, the form emerged from out the underwood, and scrambling to the rude pier from which the planks had parted, stood surveying the scene. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z And now the underwood on either side seemed alive with movement, and Raymond felt, or fancied he felt, rough hands groping towards him. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The picturesque “Glen,” with its tangled underwood and purling brook, was a favorite haunt of the poet in childhood. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z He left his horse with a hussar of the prince's regiment, and threw himself into the underwood at the head of his men, who scattered. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z Hazel grows tall, straight, and is not so bushy as some underwood; the lesser boughs do not interlace or make convenient platforms on which to build nests, and birds do not use it much. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The trees standing closely around the spot—with the underwood still in foliage—favoured her withdrawal—as also the peculiar topic of conversation which at the moment was absorbing the attention of all. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Bound hand and foot, the unfortunate squire was carried or dragged through a thick growth of underwood, till at length his captors gained a large clearing. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Then, too, it was a real forest of grand old trees, with a thick tangle of underwood, luxuriant and shady. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z When we were in a state of extreme heat, from the toil of our journey, the rain came on, and continued till evening, and even when it ceased, the underwood continued its drippings upon us. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Here in the long grass and rushes growing luxuriantly between the underwood lurk the moorhens, building their nests on bunches of rushes against the bank and almost level with the water. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z “Oh!” exclaimed the pretty blonde, hurriedly making her way through the underwood, and stopping before her cousin with blushing cheeks and palpitating bosom. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The Southern bank is not so elevated, and displays the maple, the white birch, and the cedar, with the spruce, the alder, and various underwood. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z Paths are hacked through the underwood everywhere, laying open many a spot never before trodden by foot of man. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z We proceeded with all possible expedition through a level country with but little underwood; the larger trees were of the fir kind. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z For the first two hundred yards the travelling is easy because of this very scantiness of the fern and underwood; but then there seems to rise up a thick wall of vegetation. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Directing him to follow me, I kept on; and having passed through the fields, we rode into the thick underwood of the hommock, where halting, we dismounted from our horses. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z I envy George Gilbert his long ride on that bright March morning, when the pale primroses glimmered among the underwood, and the odour of early violets mingled faintly with the air. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z When the fields catch flower And the underwood is green, And from bower unto bower The songs of the birds begin, I sing with sighing between. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z The underwood was so thick that it was with great difficulty they could pass through it. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z There is one dead oak all alone in the midst of the underwood, with a wide space around it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There was little or no underwood, and this enabled us to advance with rapidity, and in a few minutes we were a long way from the party we had left behind. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z A huge black dog, bursting through the underwood, flings himself lovingly upon Mona, threatening every moment to destroy her toilet. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z And if there be underwood that blocks our path, I shall have the whole forest thinned or cut down, so truly as my name is Wegen. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z There was but little underwood, and the soil was a black rich mould, which would well reward the trouble of cultivation. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Ascending 1000 feet, a wide plain presents itself, bounded on every side by precipitous mountains studded with the frankincense and gum acacia trees, but looking bare and naked from the total absence of underwood. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z All the hills were covered with stunted underwood. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z At the extremity is a light-house, and a few stunted trees and underwood. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z There was no scarcity of cover, both underwood and tall timber. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z He had not gone twenty yards farther when he heard footsteps, and the “swish” of leaves, as if some one was making way through the underwood. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Parting the underwood they were soon upon a little hill, the highest spot of the island. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z In these woods horsemen can advance without obstruction, so spacious are the intervals between the trees, so high the branches above them, and so free from underwood is the sward. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Nothing could exceed the beauty and variety of the timber trees, intermingled with most luxuriant underwood, and festooned with the wild grape and flowering creepers. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z I swear that I heard a rustling in the underwood. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z During all this time the young man had been standing among thick underwood that screened his person from view. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z It is this kind of underwood which is called mâquis. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Almost instantly the three couple of hounds opened in the underwood near us with a deafening crash, and not twenty yards ahead the hunted fox, dark with wet and mud, slunk across the ride. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z In cultivating the ground, there would be no obstruction from the trees, which are tall, straight, and without underwood, and stand at a sufficient distance from each other. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z A distant crackling was heard, and in a moment or so a tall bulky man stepped from out the underwood. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z They slip out of their saddles, pass the bridles to two of those who stay behind, and then, like a couple of cougars stealing upon the unsuspicious fawn, silently make their way through the underwood. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z The opaque obscurity of the night in the underwood contrasts too strongly with the moonlit savanna where they have been reared. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z And sure enough, I heard a loud snorting and puffing as some large animal passed hastily through the thick underwood beyond us. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z Before them lay a piece of woodland; the road went around it; the cry must have come from the other side, which was hid from them by a few detached oak-trees and thick underwood. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z It now coursed through flat, alluvial land, on both sides wooded to the water’s edge; the trees of great height, and broad leaved, with that lush luxuriance of underwood only found in tropical forests. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Even the scream of a young girl rushing out from the underwood does not stir him, nor yet the shout of an old man sent forth under like excitement. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z The ridge over which they were passing was covered with underwood, and the “bosch,” reaching as high as their heads, had sheltered them from view. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z On reaching the wood, we very soon found, from the trampled underwood and broken twigs, traces of our chase; but the birds seemed plentiful, and no feathers or blood-stains were to be found. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Then she started up, hastened across the road toward the forest, and had the next moment disappeared in the dense underwood, through which she sped with the strength and the swiftness of a deer. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z She did not dare to stop, till she had reached the protection of the thin branches of the underwood. The Undying Past It was gradually getting brushed off by the leaves of the underwood and the thick cane-brakes through which he was compelled to pass. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z They are always on their high horses, and darken whilst they look down upon and despise the underwood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The boatman, poising himself erect on his staff, drew three times the end of a strong chain which hung among the underwood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 Our course lay once more through the midst of underwood, so thickly grown that one would have supposed no female foot would dare to enter it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Let your locality be a well-wooded one; abounding, if possible, with giant oaks and other trees, and containing open spaces with plenty of underwood and rank herbage. Butterflies and Moths (British) They had reached in the fields a rotting fence, on each side of which grew briers and underwood. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame Trusting to God's good will, I kept marching on, and the wolves disappeared in the underwood. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The arable land, much of which had lain fallow, was sown without the necessary manure; not a little remained overrun with wild underwood and weeds, and long continued as osier land. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. We continued our ascent, passing among thick tangled underwood, in whose kindly grasp the light flowing garments of Clara Douglas must have been ever and anon caught as she wended on her way. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 And there were many foot-soldiers who went on both sides of the carriage, and searched in the underwood, lest there should be any enemies there who might injure us. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. There, amidst wooded plains, and tangled copses of bough and underwood, he reigns as much the monarch as the lion is of the sandy wastes of Africa. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The child had crept into some damp underwood, inaccessible to horses; the fast gathering darkness saved him from being pursued. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster But seemed so happy! when crushing thro'— Her sturdy retainer with swarthy stare— The underwoods burst; and her maiden crew Drew near them naming her name, and came With leaves and dim Autumn blossoms aflame.— Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems At headlong speed we dashed through the underwood, stung by hazel switches which struck us across the face like whips, and staggering as our feet caught in thick tufts of grass. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne "There is a bush with a wide ledge of flat ground behind it," he said, pointing to a little clump of underwood some ten feet above them on the side of the ravine. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Nevertheless, there he was, pacing the mizzen-deck, every now and then bringing his telescope to his weather eye, on the look out for Irish Members or Sage of Queen Anne's Gate lurking in underwood. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 Upon this intelligence Habershaw immediately marched his troop to the road and posted them in the cover of the underwood that skirted the river, at the crossing-place. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Here he generally makes his nest, which is composed of moss and leaves, in the thickest parts of bushes or underwood, and he lays up a winter store, like the squirrel. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds We stepped out from among the trees and underwood, and had not gone far when the man came running after us. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne They turned off in the direction whence the cry had come, keeping to the open ground, and giving a wide berth to any clump of trees or underwood which might harbour an enemy. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Large tracts of land remained imperfectly surveyed at the beginning of the 20th century, owing to the unhealthiness of the tropical climate, and the dense underwoods which impede exploration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" I stuck my nails into the earth, and crept on and on, and then sideways into the underwood, close to the dry channel, where a footing was to be found. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Suddenly Brush perceived, partly concealed among the thick underwood, a dark, fearful-looking object, which—could it be the dreaded foe, or was it only the brown trunk of a tree? The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds O my God!" stammered Paul as he stumbled among the bushes and underwood, "that did I not will. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle The sea-coast at that point consists of long stretches of sandy beach, overgrown at a short distance from the sea by thick scrub and underwood, while further inland are dense and almost impassable forests. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa On the way we had glimpses of other buildings, separated from us by a thick growth of underwood; and after a hard but most interesting morning's work, we returned to the first building. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Between these trunks, all is underwood, bramble and briar. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century There were a few narrow roads cut in the underwood; and up and down these the huntsman and whipper-in went trotting, and encouraged the stanch hounds, and whipped the skulkers back into covert. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 The mountain was covered for the most part with lofty forest trees, free from underwood, interspersed with boulders and masses of gray rock. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Lion soon went ahead, directing the course of the boys towards a small kloof, visible about a mile off, containing a grove of palms and date trees, with a thick belt of underwood surrounding it. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Then with oaths and the sound of rent underwood a yoke of mighty bulls would swing down a "skid" road, hauling a forty-foot log along a rudely made slide. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Parsee leaped down, fastened the elephant to a tree, and plunged into the thick underwood. Round the World in Eighty Days He crouched in the underwood, while his hand went to the pouch at his waist. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Suddenly a splash—too heavy for the spring of a fish—startled me, and immediately after I heard the sound of some one forcing his way through the close underwood beside me. One Of Them But the place was good; there were large trees, and but little underwood; so I could see far, and walk easily. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer A long-haired tender of kine crashed out of the underwood, waved his hat, and was taken aboard forthwith. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel I walked quietly up the kloof, and sat down amongst some thick underwood, where I could just get a peep at the mountains which I wanted to draw. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Still, their progress was slow, for the men who scrambled through the underwood, seeking for the enemy, could, naturally, not get along as rapidly as those in the open. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War She was followed by the whole herd, and we could hear them as they forced their way through the underwood, the sounds becoming fainter and less audible until all was again quiet. The White Chief of the Caffres Small trees and underwood gave way before the mountain of flesh which was urged against them, and any inexperienced men would have been in a dangerous position. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer A forest of majestic trees, with underwood dense and impervious, lined the banks. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The part chosen for this sport was generally the most open in the bush, and the least crowded with underwood. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa And as Halfred climbed up the hill from the shore, all the underwood and sweet-springing thorns were in full bloom; white thorn and red thorn and black thorn and the wild roses. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century Between these there was dense matted underwood, so thick and tangled that a man could not force his way through it. The White Chief of the Caffres There was much underwood, and thus there seemed every probability of a secure retreat being found. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Then he drove slowly, watching the bushes and underwood beside the way. Tales of Troy and Greece We now take a peep round, and get a better view by stooping low down, the underwood and branches not being so thickly leaved close to the ground. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa In spaniels, feathered sterns and long ears are much admired, but obviously the latter must suffer in thick underwood. The Dog I stopped, and stooping down, saw the outline of an elephant looming amidst some dense underwood. The White Chief of the Caffres He had however either miscalculated his distance, or his enemy was too quick for him, for nothing resisted his stabs, and he fell headlong to the ground, having stumbled over the underwood before him. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer One thought of his loss at the fox trap sends the Indian flitting through the underwoods like a hunted partridge. The Story of the Trapper About fifty yards from where I guessed the elephants were standing, the underwood was very thick. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Spitting and squawling, it bounded into the underwood and was instantly out of sight. Dusty Star The dense underwood rose to a height of three men, so that it was in many places impossible to see round you a greater distance than you could reach with an assagy. The White Chief of the Caffres As they approached, the cavalry issued from the wood, seen first breast high among the underwood, and then their whole figures were visible on a small height, where the whole body assembled. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Already the horses had regained their wind, and were away at a brisk trot, as George tore onward through the closely interwoven branches and thick underwood of the grove. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It was difficult for a man, when moving along these paths, to see many yards on either side, the underwood, briers, and parasitical plants, being matted together like a hedge. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa And then, as noiselessly as he had come, Baltook leaped lightly into the underwood, and disappeared. Dusty Star This done, I led my horse slowly away through the tangled underwood till I reached the open plain, then I struck out in a gallop, and rode in the direction where the sun was setting. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas At this moment, seeing the enemy, who had secreted themselves in the underwood, ferreted out by our shells, and running off, some of our fellows must, if they died for it, have a shot. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Low bushes, or underwood, are tolerably abundant, and in the valleys a coarse wiry grass grows luxuriantly. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The Berea in this part was about two miles broad, and was very thick, with plenty of underwood in most parts. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The brooks do not rush down in foaming cataracts, through deep and dark clefts, but glide, still and clear, among sedge and underwood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 We soon reached the spot above which the labourer was employed; but the profusion of foliage and underwood entirely screened the person of the woodman, whose axe continued to descend with unabated energy. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Our march was difficult, as we were obliged to cut our way through underwood, and pass through several rivers, which much impeded our progress. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Lifting her fingers from his arm as though they burn him, he flings them passionately away, and, plunging into the short thick underwood, is soon lost to sight. Portia or By Passions Rocked As I could not see any elephants by carefully scanning the surrounding bush, I was thinking about descending when a rustling amongst the underwood at a few yards’ distance attracted my attention. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa He had come to a part of the woods where strangely-shaped crags rise up, covered with many-tinted mosses, surrounded by thick copses and ugly, stunted, prickly underwood. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The high grounds are pretty clear of underwood, and with a cutlass to sever the small bush-ropes, it is not difficult walking among the trees. Wanderings in South America Close on our right was a large bastion, which the enemy had judiciously hung with dead underwood. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment There were no tracks to be seen, and the boar must have turned off either to the right or the left, in a fringe of thick underwood that bordered the ravine. Francezka This was my favourite costume for the bush, and one that I had found particularly difficult to be distinguished when surrounded by the thick underwood and gloom of the overhanging trees. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa He handed this book to Heinrich, and, as soon as he had done so, he stepped back and vanished amongst the underwood. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. They had concealed themselves in the underwood, and had been able to count with approximate accuracy the number of leudes whom the count led. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Go, fly," said Julien with an expression of the most contemptuous pity; "hasten into this thick underwood, I will pretend not to have seen you. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. These two, the sedge-bird and the nightingale, have their homes so near together that the one often sings in the branches above, while the other chatters in the underwood beneath. The Hills and the Vale It sprang upon me—I struck towards it with my sword, and wounded it; but the weapon came in contact with the tangled branches of the underwood, and the force of the blow was broken. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III And it was so we saw it; lost in blue sea and sky: a ring of white beach, green underwood, and tossing palms, gem-like in colour; of a fairy, of a heavenly prettiness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) On the verge a great beech-tree hung, precariously rooted; and here the old outlaw, pulling aside some bushy underwood, bodily disappeared into the earth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) On this flowery region follows more forest; but here the willows and poplar are mixed with wild apple-trees, and white-thorn forms the underwood. Timar's Two Worlds The sharp 'needles' or leaves which fall will not decay, and they kill all vegetation, so that there is no underwood or herbage to obstruct the view. The Hills and the Vale Neither is there underwood of brush, you may drive a Cart and Oxen thro’ the trees. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 That part by which we sailed was all raised; the underwood excellently green, the topping wood of coco-palms continuous—a mark, if I had known it, of man’s intervention. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) At the end of two hours the light appeared again through the underwood, and we reached the other side, fortunately without encountering either enemy or obstacle. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 He now remembered having made this detour the previous day to avoid cutting his way through a dense underwood on the bank of the stream. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement At this time, before the underwood is up, much that goes on in the mound can be seen. The Hills and the Vale Gravel and small shells made the pavement of this space, and thus formed a new contrast with the turf, the grasses, and the underwood of the park all around. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The ground where there was no underwood looked to be a heap of boulders. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Let the underwood be cut in the autumn before the leaves fall, and the large timber in the winter or early in the spring. History of Farming in Ontario They had now burst across a veil of underwood, and were come into a lawn among the forest, very green and 208 innocent, and solemnly surrounded by trees. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) This, however, is true only of the underwood, which is, perhaps, not meant for olive. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) It encircled the soul as the tough underwood of the heather and the creeping tendrils of the club moss entangled the foot. The Son of His Mother Close above the hut was a high plot of level turf, surrounded by old oaks, and fringed beneath with thick underwood. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The Mot Mot lives on insects and berries found among the underwood, and very rarely is seen in the lofty trees. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 The trees are of two descriptions—either trimmed up to the very top or cut off so as to form underwood. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Our little habitation was situated at the foot of a slopping bill, sheltered with a beautiful underwood behind, and a prattling river before; on one side a meadow, on the other a green. Eighth Reader The oak is no baby; even the madrona, upon these spurs of Mount Saint Helena, comes to a fine bulk and ranks with forest trees; but the pines look down upon the rest for underwood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) He rushed through the underwood, trampling and crushing it under his feet, and scaring the birds and small game which lodged there. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century After a while he shoved his head out of the high underwood, glanced about and was stupefied. In Desert and Wilderness The three first miles are clear, the remainder passes through a stately forest, with little or no underwood, but some long grass and reeds. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha Could we thus stand upon the hilltops and keep watch through the long coal building ages, we should see generation after generation of forest trees and underwoods living, withering, dying, falling to earth. Eighth Reader Perhaps he had had wind of Kelmar’s coming, and was now ensconced among the underwood, or watching us from the shoulder of the mountain. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The portion of Thimbleby granted to this Odo comprised 250 acres of cultivated land, with 12 acres of meadow and 30 acres of underwood. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time There were no signs of camp sentinels and the moonless night did not permit the savages to catch sight of the King who, besides, was screened by the underwood. In Desert and Wilderness It is, indeed, true that much ephemeral underwood has often hidden in part the majestic forms which now stand out as sole relics of the forest. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) There must be no more meanings in the field, Nor dreadful writhings in the underwood. L'Aiglon The burial-grounds, choked with weeds and underwood, constantly occurring in every traveller's route, far remote from habitations, are eloquent testimonials of continued depopulation. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 A few stunted bushes of beech underwood, which serves for fuel, seemed to be the only vegetation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 "Oh, I don't fear for the sledge—that can remain here among the underwood; and my horse can be attached in front of yours." Funny Big Socks Being the Fifth Book of the Series Seth Barker, a strong man always, crashed through the underwood like an elephant stampeding. The House Under the Sea A Romance At the sound of our footsteps on the crackling underwood, he stopped, looked up, and, recognizing us, turned hastily away and vanished in the thick bushes. In the Days of Drake Edward made his retreat, and, flying down the rocky and narrow path through the underwood, was soon on the beach and into his boat. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters Nay, was there not a sound among the fallen leaves and underwood down there in the direction of the unseen graves? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 Don't you see them trees are all growing out by the water, and what looks to you like low bush is just the top of the underwood. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California The pines gave way to forests of fir, the underwood became denser, and ferns grew thick along the trail. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Among the raspberry bushes that tangled the underwood was a little bunch of wild flowers caught on a bramble. Wee Wifie At once he doubled back through the underwood, much to the surprise of the Bishop, who thought he had truly disappeared by magic. Robin Hood On they hurried, half running, over the tangled underwood and fallen trees until they paused upon the brink of the river. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border Then come the roebuck and the foxes, bounding and breaking through the underwood, and the hares and rabbits, which jump up under the feet of the beaters. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches Our road lay through one of those enchanting landscapes, composed of small prairies, intersected by strips of oak and underwood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The valley is bounded by ridges of no great elevation, partially covered with a shrubbery of myrtle, cistus, and other such underwood, among rocks and cliffs worn by the waters into fantastic shapes. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Holm-wood was a little island covered with underwood, rushes, and wild flowers. The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg Second Edition On the south side a walled garden opens into a quiet meadow, bounded by underwood, through which is seen a delightful view of the narrow valley beyond, towards Westerham. Life of Charles Darwin The southern bank is low, and displays the maple, the white birch, and cedar; with the spruce, the alder, and various kinds of underwood. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe In winter the woods are comparatively bare and lifeless, even the Brambles and Woodbine, which straggle over the tangle of underwood being almost leafless. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In The valley narrowed, and its water quickened into a lively trout stream, gurgling over a rocky bed, bordered on one side by thick underwood, feathering down to its edge. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. As they went along they kept as much as possible behind the underwood, though it was so early it was scarcely likely that any of the charcoal-burners or fishermen would be stirring. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children Right in front of the hut the underwood had been cleared away, and the ground sloped gently down to the water. A Vanished Hand Such fires, he was informed, were frequent in the spring of the year; and they were usually occasioned by the negligence of people who burnt the underwood, for the purpose of clearing the lands. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The freshened breeze came so kindly through the thick underwood, as to be scarcely felt by the early wanderers of the upland hill or valley green. The Buccaneer A Tale This sort of underwood prevails also, I understand, in Elba, and, more or less, in the other islands of the central Mediterranean basin. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. In the bracken wild roses rioted in the richest profusion; the foxglove blazed like pillars of fire through the shadowy underwood and the woodbine flaunted its tall head proudly among the leaves. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls She made a movement towards the underwood, but he stopped her, and their hands touched. A Vanished Hand The day had been remarkably serene, and the underwood had been fired in several places. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe With a piercing cry, the boy sprang away into an almost impenetrable underwood, that skirted the portion of the Fairy Ring most distant from the house. The Buccaneer A Tale I could just distinguish my neighbours on either hand, “low down in the broom,” the valley being rather thickly covered with brakes of underwood. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The squatter’s clearing, still thus encumbered, is a mere vistal opening in the woods, from which only the underwood has been removed. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Not long till he discovered one, a mere trace made by wild animals through the underwood—sufficiently practicable for him, as he could work his way through any tangle of thicket. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley The entire tract is covered with trees, some of which are of enormous size; and between them, the underwood springs up so thick, that the swamp is, in many parts, absolutely impervious. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Under the thin trees there was neither underwood, nor long grass; and they could see between their trunks in every direction, to the edge of the jungle that grew around. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt And now we touched the verge of the forest, rough with brakes of giant heaths, such underwood alternating with grassy glades wherever the woods opened. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. With this elegant finish, the speaker glides rapidly round the end of the fallen tree, and makes for the nearest underwood—evidently with the design of screening himself from sight. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness It was a thin piece of woods, where they were—composed principally of straggling pine-trees without underwood, and they could see to a distance of several hundred yards around them. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains On looking round, immediately after the whirlwind had passed, a prodigious column of fire appeared in a part of the wood where some underwood had been burning. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Low bushy thickets, with open glades intervening—and especially where the underwood consists of berry-bearing bushes—are his chosen retreats. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt As he drew near, he could perceive a horse rearing furiously in front of him, crushing the underwood as he plunged violently from side to side. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The underwood hindered us from seeing the fire; but guided by its gleam, we continued to advance. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Indeed, while passing through the underwood he had noticed many curious kinds that were quite new to him, and he would be likely enough to find some altogether unknown to the botanical world. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains There is but little underwood; for the great height and the spreading tops of the trees, prevent the sun from penetrating to the ground, and nourishing inferior articles of vegetation. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe “Run! brother—run!” cried he, as he got clear of the underwood; “run for your life!—they’re after me—they’re after me!” Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Still farther on he dropped upon his hands and knees, and crept through the underwood like a jaguar stealing upon its prey. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Then she started to run and almost stepped on a man who was lying face up in the underwood, peacefully snoring. It, and Other Stories Without any difficulty, they succeeded in reaching the copse; and then, creeping silently through the underwood, they came to that edge of it which was closest to the browsing herd. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains After they had walked more than an hour, the underwood decreased; and was succeeded by birch and poplar trees, the largest and tallest that Mr. Mackenzie had ever seen. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Less densely grew the trunks, lighter and less shadowy became the foliage above; until at length I pushed through the last selvage of the underwood, and stood in the open sunshine. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The night was closing in apace as I and my three Malay companions pushed our way through the underwood which overgrew the narrow wood path. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula If a thrush frequents a tree, flying up into the branches for a minute and then descending into the underwood, most likely the young thrushes are there. The Toilers of the Field It so happened that there were several large trees growing up out of the underwood, and these, fortunately, were not difficult to climb. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains "Qui vive?" shouted a voice from the underwood near them. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France As there was no longer any underwood, I had a full view of their bodies. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West All are lashed, and bound, and relashed, into one huge magnificent tangled net, by the thickest underwood, and the most marvellous parasitic growths that nature has ever devised. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Instead of taking the regular path, Francis preferred making direct for the object in view; and we had to trample through the underwood, and were many times tripped by the roots of felled trees. Major Frank It is, says Hodgson, unmatched for flexibility and power of creeping through tangled underwood. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The road lay amidst brushwood and underwood, over rolling stones, always upwards higher and higher in the dark night. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The tallest sedge or the thickest underwood could not give us shelter from pursuers like these. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Near the center was a motte of heavy timber growing up from a dense underwood. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography The trees were felled; the light timber—underwood and branches—was removed or burnt, but the huge trunks, bare and blackened, were left upon the ground. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The primeval jungles of Singapore are so thickly timbered and covered with underwood and large, tough creepers, that the man who undertakes to clear them has before him an Herculean task. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Our party crept cautiously through the underwood, until we had approached near enough to see what we had already foreboded. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief There would be some risk until we had got to the northward of Gayarre’s plantation; but we should keep at a distance from the fence, and as much as possible in the underwood. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West This work was therefore entrusted to Malays, who we all know have a natural bent for cutting down trees and underwood, and are possessed of implements wonderfully suited for the purpose. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 Further on, the hazel underwood stood thickly on each side of the green rides, down which they sauntered side by side. Tom Brown at Oxford Besides, the tangled underwood and overhanging creepers rendered hard riding both difficult and dangerous. The Crack of Doom They quickly jumped up, and proceeded as rapidly as the strength of the Princess and the unknown way would allow them through the thickets, underwood, and plains studded with prickly plants, towards the distant mountains. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Around it the underwood was thick and shady, and there were spots where we could remain screened from the observation of the keenest eyes. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West There was no difficulty in travelling through the forest, for the pine-trees stood generally at some distance apart, and there was but little growth of underwood. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Detached masses of soil and underwood torn off the shore by floods and floating about, often mistaken for rocks and dangers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There was a scream in the underwood near us. The Crack of Doom The gypsy stood still for a moment with a frown knitting her brows; then she slowly turned, and, creeping on all-fours through the underwood, climbed the hedge into the field beyond. A World of Girls The Story of a School His imaginative growths have less luxuriance of underwood, and the crowds of external images always rising so vividly before him are more within control. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete It is only recently that they have begun to build huts of underwood, which they burn whenever they remove from the spot. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The many miles of scrub and underwood are diversified chiefly by crude advertisements. American Sketches 1908 He went forward, and, pushing aside the underwood with both hands, motioned to us to follow him till he stopped on a ledge of rock which overtopped a hollow in the mountain. The Crack of Doom They spent their night on board, for it was no use attempting to to get on shore through the underwood; and even if they had, they could not have encamped very comfortably in a thicket. Popular Adventure Tales The thick underwood now screened them from the volley that whistled after them, and they were soon safe from the effects of rifle-shots in the tangled forest depths. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The only sound was that made by the horse as he broke through the underwood. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen Along the river where dense underwoods grew, hundreds of Indians lay concealed with their canoes, waiting for the schooner. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola At that moment the master-outlaw saw them in the underwood, and bade his young men bring to him these new guests whom God had sent: perchance, he said, there were others besides these two. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Upon their hands and knees they now approached the verge of the underwood; and, having parted the leaves, looked through. Popular Adventure Tales But there is also a growth of buried underwood, consisting of arbutus, barberry, fuchsias, flowering currants, and a singular fern, also occurring in the island of Juan Fernandez, and resembling the zamia of Australia. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure The two men pursued their route, gliding silently and cautiously under the shadow of the underwood. The Tiger Hunter Then crawling noiselessly, like snakes, through the grass and underwood, till they are upon the foe, the chief raises a shrill cry, and the massacre begins. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) And with the words, he turned away, and was lost to her sight in an instant, among the thickly-set underwood. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 The42 trees were large, and as there was much underwood, consisting of berry-bushes and plants with edible roots, our voyageurs did not doubt that there would be found game in abundance. Popular Adventure Tales See their tossing antlers and glancing sides, as they pass to and fro among the green underwood. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 I made a sign to Asa, and we all looked and saw there was something creeping and moving through the underwood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 On the bold headland overlooking the waters of the basin, he commenced his work by felling the trees, and rooting up the wild vines and tangled underwood from the virgin soil. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) It was not our fault that they chose to grow nothing but underwood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Two loud, echoing reports—two dimly-seen, shadowy figures falling back into the underwood—and then we were hurrying along the track as fast as we could urge the mules. The Golden Magnet The bed of this dale, or ravine, is from one quarter to three quarters of a mile across, and the centre was one picturesque mass of underwood and bosky clumps. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Glowworms were sparkling in the underwood in such myriads as I never witnessed before, save once in an evening-walk near Salerno. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 They spent their night on board, for it was no use attempting to get on shore through the underwood; and even if they had, they could not have encamped very comfortably in a thicket. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon The negro who had been seized was the smallest of the party, and of light weight; and the savage brute was more accustomed to make his way through the tangled underwood than were his pursuers. The Three Midshipmen The trees were tall, straight, and without underwood, and at such a distance from each other that the land might be cultivated without cutting down a tree. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The entrance to Trömsdal was a rough, wild tract of low ground, clothed with coarse wild grasses and dwarf underwood. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Proceeding westward, as the valley of the Mississippi is approached the underwood disappears, and oak openings predominate. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Without saying a word, Guapo seized his gravatána and arrows, and stole off through the underwood towards the tree upon which the macaws had perched. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Beyond the rocks on which they landed was a broad plot of grass land, sloping gradually upwards, bordered by a mass of underwood and stunted trees. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Here he halted, re-examined his priming, and, peering cautiously through the underwood, advanced with much greater deliberation and care than heretofore. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains We therefore got clear of the underwood, and proceeded in the direction we had before been following. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting It possesses enormous muscular power; and as its body is defended by a thick, tough hide, it can force its way through the dense underwood where no other creature can penetrate. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America They soon left the high road; and for several days held on downwards, hewing their path slowly and painfully through the thick underwood. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 There is a great quantity of holly and other underwood scattered on the parts where the trees are planted, and which serves for shelter and protection, and the soil is very good. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account It was reddish-yellow in colour, and came on at a slow, crawling pace, its back appearing occasionally above the underwood. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains South American palm growing in the underwood of the forests on the Amazon and Rio Negro. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture There are several species which inhabit the hot, sandy plains, or dense, damp underwood near the rivers and lakes. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Of herbs and underwood there was nowhere any trace. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II They were also charged at all times with the preservation of the vert or underwood, on account of the shelter and food it afforded the deer. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account A few minutes’ creeping on hands and knees through the underwood brought them to a spot whence the camp could be seen, and showed that in the latter conjecture he was right. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains Though overgrown with ivy and brambles, it would be easier walking than forcing his way through the dense underwood, and they would make far less noise. Chatterbox, 1906 Here the underwood is less dense, the sipos retiring to weave their tracery among the upper branches alone. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The remarkable poverty in animals must be ascribed, I believe, to the complete absence of herbs and underwood. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Whereupon he bows His head through thorny-green entanglement41 Of underwood, and to the sound is bent, Anxious as hind towards her hidden fawn. Endymion A Poetic Romance Next moment he sprang up the bank and stood on the edge of the underwood, where he paused, and, turning round, shook his clenched fist at his enemies, and uttered a shout of defiance. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains I had not crawled six paces through the underwood, when a bunch of small white flowers attracted my attention. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Now at one end this terrace just went down into the wood, but at the other end there was a little mound or hillock with thick underwood behind it. The Five Jars The scenery changed considerably in respect of the character of its vegetation, and was even more rugged than heretofore, while the trees were larger and the underwood more dense. Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin A perfect chorus of discordant sounds produced by the barque moving down the river, and no doubt partially by my own passage through the underwood. Ran Away to Sea At the same instant a band of Indians sprang from the underwood with an exulting yell. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains On reaching this bend, I climbed out upon the bank; and, stealing silently through the underwood, peeped through the leaves. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Through the midst trickles a silvery stream, coming you know not whence, but musical in its course, and soon losing itself in the thick underwood that borders the spot all around. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Honour to bold Robin Hood, Sleeping in the underwood! Keats: Poems Published in 1820 With such thoughts and resolves passing through my mind, I once more marked the progress of the vessel and, diving into the underwood, kept on. Ran Away to Sea All the air, and the underwood seemed throbbed with pleasant murmuring voices. Woodland Tales When I had got about half-way through the underwood, I came upon an object that almost congealed the blood in my veins. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness There’s underwood thick enough to conceal her from the eyes of anyone passing by, and with the muffle over her head, as now, she couldn’t cry out that they’d hear her.” Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Yet all that thick underwood and those tall trees must be cut down and cleared away before the newly arrived settlers would find means of living. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading The elephant, we fancied, did not see us; and keeping ourselves concealed by the underwood, we cautiously advanced. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader The banks were in places free from underwood, and only a few small trees grew near them. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication About three miles from the lower end of the valley, we came to a place where the forest was more open, and less choked up with underwood. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Fortunately he has struck upon a tapir path, which makes it easier for them to pass through the underwood, and they are soon, with their horses, well screened from view. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco At that instant I saw a huge creature creeping along through the underwood. In the Wilds of Africa In any case, the hunter either lies in wait for his prey, or with a pack of dogs drives it out of the underwood, and takes the chances of a ‘flying shot.’ The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Growler at once bounded over the low wall and dived into the underwood. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication We advanced with great caution, keeping in the underwood as much as possible. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness He points to a clump of trees, around the stems of which appears a dense underwood; and, soon as signalling this, he rides toward and into it, the others after him. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco We dashed in among the underwood, but before we had got far they were at our heels. In the Wilds of Africa At times we were compelled to cut away the underwood, and ply the axe lustily upon some huge trunk that had fallen across the path and obstructed the passage of our waggon. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The gypsy gave but one glance, vaulted the wall, and dived into the underwood that lined the banks of the river. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication In fact, every hunt we made was attended with considerable danger, as we always fell in with the tracks of wolves, panthers, and even bears; and we frequently saw these animals skulking through the underwood. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Not only is it steep, but its sides are thickly overgrown with trees, and between their trunks a dense tangle of underwood. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco They were soon out of sight among the thick underwood which grew near the banks. In the Wilds of Africa The barking is necessary, otherwise the hunter, often separated from them by the underwood, would not know when they had succeeded in “treeing.” The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire In vain they had carefully beaten the underwood, and swept the horizon all around them. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery The underwood was thin, and we could have seen a large animal at some distance, had such been there. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Then with oaths and the sound of rent underwood a yoke of mighty bulls would swing down a “skid” road, hauling a forty-foot log along a ready made slide. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 We had our axes in our belts, and were thus able to clear our way over the rocky ground among the underwood and trees, mostly growing wide apart. In the Wilds of Africa The usual height is ten or twelve feet, and it is more often the underwood of the forest than the forest itself. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Since the morning they had seen nothing pass but two or three antelopes through the high underwood, but at too great a distance for them to fire with any chance of hitting them. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Only a few of the peccaries remained upon their feet; and these at length, becoming alarmed by the fearful slaughter of their companions, turned away from the tree, and fled into the thick underwood. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness But Fred would not give up, and, entering the tangled underwood at once, he went cautiously on, till about half-way, when a rush through the bushes brought his heart to his mouth. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Scarcely had he fired, when a loud trumpeting was heard, and directly afterwards we saw a negro rushing through the underwood, followed by a huge elephant. In the Wilds of Africa After we had shuffled about two miles over the snow, my friend and I entered a tract of heavy timber, where the striped maple formed the underwood. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire They progressed rapidly, not without a sharp look-out that the wood was clear and that the bushes and underwood did not hide some animal whose attack might be formidable. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery It was full of hillocks and hollows, and there were great rocks scattered here and there through it, and places where the underwood had sprung up again after the first clearing. Stephen Grattan's Faith A Canadian Story Here the forest was quite free from underwood, and the leafy canopy overhead was so dense that the sky could seldom be seen. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America It is very different, I should say, from the underwood in England; composed rather of huge leaves, reeds of enormous height, and other plants of the Tropics. In the Wilds of Africa After a moment, however, I could trace among the twigs the long dark outlines of a strange animal’s back, with a huge pair of palmated horns rising above the underwood. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire In this direction, he would cross the prairie up to the groups of trees observed the night before beyond the long lines of shrubs and underwood, which he wished to carefully examine. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery This was evident from the frequency with which deer and antelope swept across our path, or sprang out of the underwood close to our horses’ heads. The Scalp Hunters It consisted of groves of bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees without underwood, and paths led in all directions through it from one house to another. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas I was following close behind him, for often there was not room for us to walk two abreast, I should say to creep rather, in and among the underwood. In the Wilds of Africa I have also noticed that they prefer roosting in the low underwood, even when tall trees are close at hand. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire There was no thick underwood at the spot to conceal them. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar There were “lairs” among the underwood, constructed of branches, and thatched with the palmated leaves of the yucca, or with reeds brought from the adjacent river. The Scalp Hunters As Carlos delivered these hurried directions, he dashed forward through the underwood and soon appeared near its edge. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Now we heard a rustling in the underwood, and a panther or hyena dashed away amid the foliage without thinking of attacking us. In the Wilds of Africa The ground was favourable to my progress: there was not much underwood, and the trees grew thinly; I could easily pass amongst them without the necessity of crouching, and without making noise. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse In confidence the trackers keep on; but obstructed by the close standing trunks, with thick underwood between, they make but slow progress. The Death Shot A Story Retold The camp was in a bend of the Del Norte, in a glade surrounded by tall cotton-woods, whose smooth trunks rose vertically out of a thick underwood of palmettoes and Spanish bayonet. The Scalp Hunters They had not yet ventured to penetrate the dangerous underwood which they believed to be alive with ferocious savages! The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico We accordingly entered the wood, and after making our way a short distance into it, came to a small open spot, free of trees or thick underwood. In the Wilds of Africa The result might have proved awkward enough; but at that moment I heard voices, and saw mounted men breaking through the underwood. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse On arrival at the underwood, all dismount; but only to slake their thirst, as that of their horses. The Death Shot A Story Retold We heard a rustling in the underwood, a departing footstep. The Scalp Hunters This arrangement completed, he walked forward to the edge of the underwood, and there stood with his eyes fixed upon the bridge and the dark grove beyond it. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Natty and I followed after, but could not make way through the thick and tangled underwood so rapidly as the blacks. In the Wilds of Africa Without hesitation, I headed my horse for the spot, and rode as rapidly as the underwood would permit me. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Gliding on, silently, with undiminished caution, they arrive on the edge of an opening, and there make stop, but inside the underwood that skirts it. The Death Shot A Story Retold Near the centre was a motte of heavy timber, growing up from a leafy underwood. The Scalp Hunters The grove was thickly stocked with underwood—principally the smaller species of “mezquite.” The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Presently the rhinoceros turned, and came tearing towards us, forcing its way through the underwood. In the Wilds of Africa I was in a forest-plain, but I could find no path leading anywhere; and amid the underwood of palmettoes I could not see any great distance around me. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Nearer than thirty yards to it none grow, nor so much as an underwood. The Death Shot A Story Retold There could not be many, however, for the underwood was not large enough to conceal more than a dozen bodies, and the keen eyes of the hunters were piercing it in every direction. The Scalp Hunters Dry logs and branches were found among the underwood, and these were brought forward and heaped upon the pile, until the flames blazed up, illuming the glade to its very circumference. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The French named it La Belle Riviere: it is a very grand stream, running through hills covered with fine timber and underwood; but a very small portion is as yet cleared by the settlers. Diary in America, Series One The trees were large, and as there was much underwood, consisting of berry-bushes and plants with edible roots, our voyageurs did not doubt that there would be found game in abundance. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North It is the tread of footsteps, accompanied by a swishing among the palmettoes, that form an underwood along the edge of the swamp. The Death Shot A Story Retold Farther than this the ships could not go, because of the thick growth of trees and underwood. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They reached the edge of the grove, and without hesitation crawled into the underwood. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The slopes are clothed with underwood, while on the plain below wide-spreading cypresses, maples, plum and peach trees grow in rich profusion. A Voyage round the World A book for boys I instantly went after it, hoping to get a fair shot at the other side of the scrub, which was but a small patch of underwood. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler A few moments after, as we slowly crossed the stream, I noticed several women crouched in the underwood, having fled from the bath. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Bodies not consumed, were placed in hollow trees, and closed in by underwood: decomposition being completed in these natural tombs, the survivors carried away the bones. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Almost on the instant he leaped back with a yell of terror; and, without stopping to assist his fallen comrade, rushed off over the glade, and disappeared into the underwood. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico We left our carriage, and walked up a hill covered with underwood, opposite the fall. Brittany & Its Byways In these forests there is no underwood, so that a horseman may gallop through them without impediment. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa After some trouble in passing the dense copse of underwood, I entered a large patch of naked sand, broken by heaps of stones, which appeared to cover graves. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver There is in the backgrounds a lake well accompanied with wood, broken by several p. 143islands that are covered with underwood, and an ornamented walk passing on the banks which leads from the house. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 He had, indeed, been loosing for them in that direction, and, while scrutinising the underwood, had given most attention to that edge of the glade lying to the south. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico You couldn't walk on a rug, and the grass and underwood will be damp. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks He jumped furiously, dashed through the underwood, and broke down whole groves of saplings in his flight. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends We passed through a district of stones and underwood of evergreen oak; clouds and rain coming on, which overtook us sharply as we reached the village. Byeways in Palestine At each repetition of his name her voice became shriller, while, as she endeavoured to screen herself in the underwood, a soft plumage began to cover her delicate limbs, which were wounded by the briers. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian The underwood was impenetrable to the eye, though a hunter could have crept through it in pursuit of game. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The roads were mud, the wild tangles of underwood held water like a sponge. The Long Roll At a battle, several of these animals were driven together, and they came rushing on like a squadron of heavy dragoons, breaking through the underwood. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Unexpectedly, the underwood behind the speakers was brushed aside and Hadria appeared before them. The Daughters of Danaus The groan was repeated as he spoke, and immediately after they observed a large, sluggish-looking animal, advancing through the underwood. The Madman and the Pirate Upon the southern edge of the glade a face looked out from the underwood—a human face! The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Selecting a large pine, whose spreading branches cover a patch of ground free from underwood, he scrapes away the snow with his snow-shoe. Hudson Bay The men rushed through the thicket, where the underwood almost impeded their progress; but the beast's weight and strength carried him along so fast, that he soon came up with them. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Sturdy oaks, tall poplars, lordly elms and beeches, cast a deep shade over the spot which was rendered almost impenetrable by dense underwood. The Hot Swamp Presently his attention was attracted to a sound in the underwood near them. The Madman and the Pirate He saw the yellow face as it peered from the underwood, and for a moment hesitated about firing at it then. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The boughs bent and crackled a few yards in advance, and a large black bear crossed the path and entered the underwood on the other side. Hudson Bay As he spoke, the hoofs of a herd of ponderous animals were heard, but the rank grass and underwood concealed them entirely from view. Black Ivory In a short time the seaman found himself in a thicket, so dense that it was with difficulty he could make his way through the luxuriant underwood. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers He now perceived that there was quite a little grove of cocoa-nut palms, with a thicket of underwood around them, which, if not extensive, was at all events comparatively dense. The Island Queen This last occurred to Carlos as he saw the other rushing off into the underwood. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico For some time they moved rapidly along under the sombre shade of the trees, casting from time to time sharp glances into the surrounding underwood. Hudson Bay At last on reaching the crest of a mound which was comparatively free of underwood, Disco beheld a sight which caused him to drop on his hands and knees as though he had been shot. Black Ivory Timoa pointed to the lump which had been raised on his shin, grinned again, and turning quickly round, glided into the underwood like an evil spirit of the night. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers A gleam of hope flashed through my soul as I beheld his gigantic form dash through the underwood. The Gorilla Hunters The timber clumps were composed of cotton-wood trees and live-oak, with acacias forming an underwood, and occasionally plants of cactus growing near. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The spot they had chosen was a little above the Burntwood Creek, on a projecting grassy point, pretty clear of underwood. Hudson Bay Oaks, too, are numerous, and the scene in many places is covered with mansanita underwood, a graceful and beautiful shrub. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West It swam ashore, emerged a melancholy “drookit” spectacle, and dashed into the nearest underwood. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers In another moment the thick wall of underwood at its farther extremity was burst asunder with a crash, and a wild buffalo bull bounded into the plain and dashed madly across. The Gorilla Hunters The zambo had disappeared in the underwood almost at the same instant that Carlos had mounted and galloped out through the avenue. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Immediately after, the vikings who had not already taken to flight left their places of shelter and dashed into the underwood. Erling the Bold In another moment a party of miners broke through the underwood, talking loudly, but they dropped their voices to a whisper on beholding the dead body. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Some of the plains they crossed were studded with magnificent oaks, devoid of underwood, such as one is accustomed to see in noblemen’s parks in England. Digging for Gold Adventures in California All at once I heard a smashing of the bushes right in front of me, and before I knew what I was about, Peterkin bounced through the underwood and almost plunged into my arms. The Gorilla Hunters It is enriched with groups of trees and picturesque cottages, and possesses a luxuriant growth of shrubs and underwood, that almost conceals from view the streamlet, which is the chief cause of its fertility. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Without uttering another word the hermit rose, re-entered the underwood, sank down on his hands and knees, and disappeared with a cat-like quietness that had been worthy of one of the red warriors of America. Erling the Bold |
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