| 单词 | brushwood |
| 例句 | Other wheeled creatures were working: some repairing a roof, others hauling a net out of the river, others bringing brushwood for a fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Here and there it passed over other rills, running down gullies into the Withywindle out of the higher forest-lands, and at these points there were tree-trunks or bundles of brushwood laid carefully across. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Two boys rolled out of a pile of brushwood and dead leaves, two dim shadows talking sleepily to each other. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Not only was the current swift, but the waters were laden with all kinds of debris: tree trunks, brushwood, drowned animals, and once the bloated corpse of a man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From nowhere, as it seemed, piles of dry brushwood for fuel, a little anvil, hammers, tongs, and bellows were produced. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Small flames stirred at the trunk of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As quickly as they could they scrambled off the beaten way and up into the deep heather and bilberry brushwood on the slopes above, until they came to a small patch of thick-growing hazels. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So with Pantalaimon as a white hare bounding delicately at her side, she trudged along the line of sledges to where some men were piling brushwood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "What's special with a building like this is the quality of its construction ... There's a thatched roof, brushwood ... so it's a very original, pretty building, but at the same time it's very fragile." Paris's 222-year-old zoo calls for help to restore historic building 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Readers today are unlikely to confuse an adolescent with an armload of brushwood used for fences and hedges. Dropped Hyphens, Split Infinitives, and Other Thrilling Developments from the 2019 American Copy Editors Society Conference 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The road was found to include brushwood, a deep clay foundation and cobbles taken from the river Severn. Britannia Superior: Why Roman roads may not be quite as Roman as we think 2011-03-15T14:53:17Z She deftly manoeuvres a tractor-load of brushwood which she's spent the afternoon cutting from common land owned jointly by the community. Portugal's Barroso lithium mine project faces villagers' ire 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Ra accused Canada of "jumping into fire with brushwood on its back" due to "blind belief in its American master" despite the ever-growing possibility of a military conflict on the Korean peninsula. North Korea says military satellite key to countering U.S. 'space militarisation' 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Las Provincias, a regional newspaper, reported police believe that the blaze may have been started by a spark from a machine used to gather brushwood. Spain firefighters working to control blaze that has destroyed 4,000 hectares 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Twigs of brushwood lie around a mud oven used for cooking. Opinion | A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Local inhabitants were gathering a huge pile of brushwood to fuel a bonfire; apparently, by creating a bright fire on Earth, they hoped to encourage the darkening sun to become bright again. Total Eclipse, Partial Failure: Scientific Expeditions Don't Always Go as Planned 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Troops were brought in to help camouflage the landmark with brushwood, nets and manure. Hill figures: The stories behind the scars on England's skin - BBC News 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The homes are placed in corrals fenced with brushwood, far from tarred roads and the nation's power grid. Turkana's semi-nomadic life amid livestock in Kenya 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it. Want to Build a Strong Fortress? Set It On Fire 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The voice seemed as descending amongst the trailing ivy and brushwood which clothes this picturesque cliff nearly from top to bottom, yet it was impossible that any human being could have found footing. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Ay, that copse of brushwood will guard our left right well--and the hedges and ditches on the right, will secure us from the charge of men-at-arms. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z I had a valuable young horse badly staked last season through being dragged up over a clump of brushwood after a fall into the Lara river. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Then came the noise of brushwood being removed, and a block and tackle were lowered through the chimneylike aperture. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The whole of the trees and brushwood have been cleared away. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The greater part of the forest, indeed, consisted of old trees far apart from each other, and only surrounded by brushwood in patches here and there. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z They made a great fire of brushwood that they might see the better, and neglected no possible hiding-place where that little strip of parchment might be hidden. 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 A space of about five acres was here left without a tree; but on every side were deep groves of old chestnuts, and to the east some thick coverts of brushwood. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Nevertheless no more of our men appeared, though a musket was fired at us from the brushwood, followed by an irregular volley. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z At the end of that time our difficulties began, the way lying over and along steep and very rocky hills covered with forest and brushwood. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z But come in—come in—Waldo is only gone to fetch some brushwood, and our godmother, too, will be here soon.' Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z They were half covered with the thick growth of brushwood. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Pushing his way through the forests he found the road when he reached Point Au Plat, so filled with fallen trees and brushwood that his guns could not be carried forward. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Then I looked upwards, where, far above, a dim light flickered through a hole which was wellnigh covered with brushwood. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Their left was in the highway, and separated from the main body by an interval of two hundred yards, covered with brushwood, etc. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z In doing so they were more than once surrounded by the enemy, but the fern and brushwood were so thick that they got off unperceived. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z The mists of night were still rising from the veldt about the Boer lines, and as we looked through our field-glasses, figures here and there, were busily engaged in gathering brushwood for the matutinal fire. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In the late Turko-Russian war torpedoes were often attached to logs of wood or clumps of brushwood, and floated into the stream of the Danube. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The cattle were corraled, with the wagons in a circle and a fire of brushwood built in the center. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Encouraged to a third effort, it swerved from the direct assault, and endeavored to wade around an abattis of loose brushwood, that stretched from the batteries to the shore. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The settlers had seen brushwood fires, had fought the flames and conquered them after suffering some loss, and, profiting by the experience, had cleared the brushwood around their homesteads. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Sheltered from the mid-day heat in their seat among low brushwood and high overshadowing trees, they gratefully partook of the food pressed on them ere their departure by the worthy cottage wife. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z To the east the hills are more rugged; streams, traced through the glens by straggling brushwood, descend in a succession of waterfalls to the level of the sea. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z One hundred and ninety-two brave men gone to dust beneath me; instead of the commemorative lion, the little watch-house of brushwood and wheat and maize; silence the only epitaph. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z They had no more candles, and no more saucers and wicks; but they could make a blaze of brushwood on the hearth, if the company would not mind the additional heat? Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z It consisted of four upright logs, the interspaces filled with brushwood, and covered with a roof of twisted boughs. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Ah, my boys," said Percy Johnson, "give me a good old hurry and scurry—Heigh O! gee whoa!—over the downs and through the brushwood after the cubs. Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 2012-03-17T02:01:06.070Z They plunged into the brushwood, which grew more and more densely as they proceeded, and was more closely set with trees. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z It had yellow walls of wheat, and a roof and floor of brushwood and maize. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The streams, which are plentiful, are traced through the uplands and glens by a line of straggling brushwood and rank herbage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z He was seated upon a stone settle, and warmed his thin hands and trembling knees at the grate where some brushwood was burning. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z A little further wandering brings me to a glen, whose steep slopes are brown with fallen leaves and green with budding brushwood. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z For some minutes no sound was heard; then on his left hand Lepoko detected a slight rustle in the brushwood, and he whispered to Jack that the enemy were creeping forward, feeling their way. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Then she stumbled over a tree root and rolled over and over down the mountain side, to bring up at last in a wilderness of brushwood. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z There is a stillness in the air, broken by the cracking of the brushwood and the ominous cry of birds. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z It was broad daylight now, and he could see a steep bank clothed with thick bush and brushwood close by. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Higher up, the flanks of the mountains are rough with brushwood, while on the summits the clear air blows about bare grass deepening into brown. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z In the course of his round he came to a narrow clearing where an outcrop of rock had prevented vegetation, and on the edges of this he found sufficient dry brushwood to make his fire. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z In winter, nearly all went out to work in the fields, grubbing up brushwood and burning it, and so preparing the ground for cultivation. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z At the foot of the rocks grew some brushwood. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Both Durnford and White obtained specimens of this bird in the province of Salta; White’s examples were met with in open country, dotted with thickets of low brushwood, to which the bird resorts. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z For the overhanging cliff was topped with brushwood; it was chiselled into slopes and hollows, where the shadows lay superbly. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Saddle Island, like the others near it, is clothed with low stunted brushwood of beech, berberis, and arbutus, and the ground is covered with a species of chamitis, and other mountain plants. 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 On the north side they were traceable, and no more, having been obscured on the east side by trees and brushwood, and having yielded on the western side to the plough. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z But the rabbit had considerable life left in it, and dove deep into the brushwood. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Drake blew his whistle, and instantly his men sent a spattering shower of bullets and arrows into the brushwood, following it up with a charge. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z As one comes down the winding road, in the shadow of the high grey scars, discoloured with patches of black brushwood, the saddle of the island looks picturesque and homely. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Its long, coarse, hispid stems run riot over small undershrubs or dead or unsightly brushwood, often completely covering them with a mound of foliage thickly sown with the dull-purple flowers. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It is now completely destitute of trees, but it abounds with brushwood of lentisk and cistus, and here and there affords a patch of corn-land to the occasional sower from Myconus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Here the snow was so thick he could see but little, yet he kept on, and soon reached more brushwood. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z He stopped suddenly; for just as he was going to burst out of the brushwood, his eye caught a figure keeping sentinel. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Startled small birds fluttered backward and forward deeper into the brushwood. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Under the redwoods, or in moist ca�ons in their vicinity, may be found this pretty undershrub trailing over banks or brushwood. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It was stuck away from the house among trees and brushwood, and in an advanced state of dilapidation—a disgrace to the nation that had sprung from that great man’s honest devotion! The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z In a very few minutes he had cut out some of the brushwood, leaving a cleared space about eight feet square. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Its roof is mud, under which is some brushwood lying over the rafters. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z She was about to make use of an arranged signal, when a dark figure came bounding over a natural mound, formed by wild plants and brushwood, and in another instant stood before her. 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 For long it tore away and carried down brushwood and straw, manure and turf; but man at last conquered. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z On our left we had the coast of Long Island, which, in general, is not high, but has some more elevated parts, with an alternation of sand, bushes, and brushwood. 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 fell amidst the brushwood, out of which there sprang a sheet of flame that was followed by a detonation and a great upheaval of flying sand. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z There is quite a population of dyers, and now that the river is fairly low, many of them have camped for the season in little shelters of brushwood erected on the gravel banks. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z At this moment, however, a slight rustle was heard among the brushwood, as if some person was retreating, and Klaas, drawing his pistol from his bosom, started forward in that direction, followed by the others. 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 This lane, from the gate onward, had all the appearance of wild and uncultivated rusticity, being shut in on either side with a sort of rude hedge, and shaded by forest trees and brushwood. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The wood now became thicker, and fuller of brushwood. 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 island was too small for savannahs, but the tangled brushwood abounded in wild boars. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The boys threw dry brushwood into the fire so that the flames illuminated the whole meadow and shone red upon the trees. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z This plantation stretched to the end of a wild copse, where every native shrub and brushwood grew together with the loftier trees, and formed an almost impervious thicket. 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 He built a shelter of hurdles interlaced with brushwood, and in the sunny afternoon we collected piles of bracken, browning to the ruddy winter-brown now. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It nearly resembles, in miniature, the great bear-trap; is covered on all sides with brushwood, so that the animal can enter only at a certain place. 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 simple shelters of cane and brushwood were soon replaced by huts of a neater pattern made of wattle and clay, with earthen floors, rounded porches and pent roofs. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Skirting the far end of the pasture was a dark brushwood; my companions told me that this was the sacred grove containing the imperial tombs. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Great quantities of little birds were swarming about the brushwood and rushes, occasionally coming quite trustfully so close to us that we could have caught them with a butterfly net. 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 It is necessary here and there to use one's hands, in order to creep through the brushwood along the steep wall of rock, till the shore of the lake is at last reached. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (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. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z This insect is principally encountered in copses and brushwood, very seldom in the open country, and is about the size of a common house fly, but with wings a little longer. 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 It consists of a level upland plain, interspersed with patches of sandy soil, and largely overgrown with brushwood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z As this little practice went on, a despatch messenger came bursting through the brushwood, asking for General Longstreet, and reported the enemy marching from Bridgeport along the base of the mountain,—artillery and infantry. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Hidden behind some brushwood, I awaited the sequel with beating heart. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z As soon as the tiger, eager for his prey, seeks to seize the poor animal, the brushwood gives way under him and he falls into the pit, where he is speedily finished with muskets. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (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. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z "All that could be seen!—so they are; but there are eight twelve-pounder guns in the brushwood, with shot and shell enough to be seen, and felt too." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The Japanese had managed to extract from me the compass and map, had stolen the revolver, and had dragged me into the brushwood to die, perhaps. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He was ordered to bury the guns and cover their burial-places with old leaves and brushwood. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z It appears that the seller, a poor labourer, had murdered a friend in Epping Forest, just to rob him of half-a-crown, and calmly hid him under some tangled brushwood. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z We were also filled with astonishment at the variety and richness of the brushwood and forest trees, which the European is accustomed to see only as diminutive, tender specimens, the rare plants of a hot-house! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (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. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Paths of brushwood were made, and the canoes slowly hauled up rocky heights and slid down into deep gullies—the women and children toiling after. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Having made up my mind, I curled myself up in the brushwood and lay undisturbed, rather hungry and excessively miserable, until kind sleep overtook me about midnight. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Under the shade of the trees were numerous huts made of mud, covered and enclosed with piles of fine brushwood. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The path opened presently into a clearing where the moonlight made a pool of silver, the surrounding brushwood fell away; and in the centre a gigantic outline rose. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Here and there brushwood grew among out-cropping rock, and catching sight of what looked like a stripe of woven fabric beneath a brake, he strode towards it. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Stanley now secured his boats and strengthened the brushwood fence, and laid his plans for the morning. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z I was half hidden by brushwood, and did not recognise the place as that in which I had lain down. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z A large mass of brushwood was moving in front of us; it looked like one of the huts endowed with a pair of very thin brown legs. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z From a brazier burning beside him he next seized a brand and fired a great heap of brushwood. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Then the rest had been wedged by the current into the gathering mass; trunks, branches, and brushwood all finding a place. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Fearful of being attacked before they could intrench, they immediately set to work with their axes to throw together a brushwood fence, while thirty soldiers were stationed in front toward the river, to repel assault. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Some further directions were given, and one of the two natives stooped as if to throw some brushwood over the spot. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z This was to heap a quantity of brushwood and logs on the top of all, and set fire to them. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z There would be spring flowers among the brushwood, anemones, celandine, oxslip, daffodils. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Then the cluster of wet figures was brought up by a gap filled with leaping foam, in the midst of which brushwood swung to and fro and projecting branches ground on one another. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z All round it there is much brushwood, and a poor Moor takes care of that building and begs alms for it, and for the lamp, which still continues burning. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z And in the gradual clearing of the forests, might not our libraries be very reasonably used for straw and brushwood? Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z For two hours not a sound was heard save the dull swish of the axes as they sheared through the sap-laden canes and brushwood. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The keen air stole from the woods, cooling his body and his mind; anemones gleamed faintly among the brushwood, lit by the pallid moonlight. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Occasionally, where there was much water, we have found the Montagu's Harrier also nesting in brushwood, three or four feet above the ground. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Then when he had only one arrow left he saw a Grouse standing in some brushwood so near that there was little likelihood of his missing it. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z There was no doubt that some of the logs were burning and a pile of brushwood which had been laid against them was burning fiercely. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Whilst they went to seek dry cones and brushwood for the fire, Travers crept privily to the oak beneath which it was burning. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z The woman, leading a dancing throng about the blazing brushwood, was far from him. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z The ibex of these higher sierras never descend to the level where pines, high brushwood, or indeed any covert can grow. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z It is sometimes placed among brushwood under a hedge, but more frequently in the border of a field of hay, clover, or corn, or in the wide field itself. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z A short distance farther on, the brushwood vanished. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z It was still to a great extent hidden by the trees and brushwood, but it certainly was there. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z I had not gone far before I found a pile of brushwood, and, rejoicing at my success, I called out to the crew to come and carry it. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z The dark bushy pine gives place to open heath and brushwood, stretching away to the horizon, here and there diversified with scattered clumps of cork-oak, aspen, wild-olive, and poplar. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z If surprised on these occasions, it either makes for the water, or flies off in a line for some thick hedge or patch of brushwood, from which it is very difficult to dislodge it. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z A kind-hearted farming man threw her some handfuls of brushwood, with which she most industriously raised her nest, and soon placed the eggs about two feet and a half above the old level. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z When he heard twigs snapping and the swishing of brushwood, as of someone passing quickly through it, he was immediately desirous of learning what might be the cause of such unwonted midnight sounds. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Sometimes the corpse is cast out on the surface of the ground, and perhaps a pile of stones or brushwood gathered over it. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Jautor is surrounded by towering sierras, and we proceeded on foot up a rough goat-track, choked with strong brushwood, and leading up the steep southern acclivity. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Outside this she placed a second circle, and filled the space between the two with dried grasses, brushwood and twigs. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z A bundle of brushwood is hung on this pole, to which are attached the leathern dress and leggins of a woman. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z There was a stealthy quality in the movements, as if someone were stealing softly through the brushwood, taking cautious steps, keenly on the alert against hidden listeners. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z I sprang out from the brushwood screen and caught him by the throat, pointing my revolver at his head, and telling him in Japanese to follow me to the police-station. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Some of these lower hills are covered with brushwood to their very crests—one has pines on its summit, at 4,800 feet. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Several times during the night they were disturbed by slight noises in the brushwood around them, or in the trees overhead. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z They were sitting together on a wild bank, shaded by a screen of brushwood, in the park. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Someone was striding through the brushwood towards the place which had been aimed at. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The ascent was rather dangerous in some places, and extremely rough when going through the brushwood. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z One by one the scattered guns turned up: some, who had taken a circuitous course, arriving before others whose ardour had led them to follow direct—so dense was the brushwood and rugged the sierra. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z But now he was gone, and she held the charm in her hand, and so without further ado she set out for home again, getting down through the brushwood to the winding path. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Here several gentle hollows were converging toward the stream, and trees and wild brushwood in fresh abundance clothed their sides, and spread upward along the plain in rich and shaggy exuberance. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z When she shut her eyes she could still see him rushing in the moonlight through the brushwood, like some wild creature, mad with the desire to escape. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z As the recoil of the heavy .470 high-velocity weapon almost knocks me back flat on the pad I hear a crash in the brushwood. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The whole region for many a league around Roc�o is one dead-flat plain—dry scrubby brushwood or stagnant marsh and marisma. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Brooke rose and followed him along the hillside, which was seamed with rock outcrop and thinly covered with brushwood, while the roar of water grew louder in his ears. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z In some places their track was impeded by gigantic thorns and brushwood, while at others avenues opened upon them, affording them peeps into the heart of the wood. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Huge heaps of uprooted trees and tangled brushwood it deposited along its shores as far down even as the fort, but nothing was carried below the sutler's. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z Beyond these hills the ground was covered with trees and tangled brushwood. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The intervening ground was rugged—rocks and brushwood with scattered pines—and, except for the first fifty yards, the stalk seemed to offer no great difficulty. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Timber, for instance, is required for building gun-pits, so are steel girders and brick rubble and brushwood. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z At the further extremity of the enclosure, after a moment's search, by the direction of his companion, he found, artfully concealed by overhanging brushwood, the mouth of a small cave. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z On all sides were rugged stones, underneath which grew ferns and mosses, while short brushwood, growing luxuriantly, gave the place a wild, unfrequented appearance. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z It swept the cliff path clear of brushwood and brought the barbed wire into a position that it no longer formed an obstruction. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z What words can convey the contrast of dark pinal and dazzling sand-waste, or catch the play of sunlight glancing through massed foliage on russet trunks and the soft pale verdure of the brushwood? Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The monster pile of brushwood, behind which those dusky, fiendish warriors hid, had been advanced to within seventy yards of the palisade, but all was silence there. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Around the fort was a sea of withering brushwood, felled trees, scrub and thorn, grey and ugly: inside the fort, a lake of mud. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z We plunged deep into all the apparently bottomless crannies, and beat the brushwood along all our course. In Answer to Prayer The Touch of the Unseen 2011-09-23T02:00:24.177Z Once Sefton slipped, and rolled twenty feet through the brushwood, finally landing in a cavity caused by the explosion of a shell. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Here every little thicket or clump of brushwood holds some of the birds that have been driven forward, and even on the barest ground some have found refuge behind a tuft of grass or palmetto. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z And they are using the same tactics—coming up under cover of brushwood. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z He wondered whether the Subedar had personally strewn grass, leaves and brushwood over them after they had taken up their positions. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The little animals sometimes construct barriers of brushwood and clay in creeks to form their winter habitations. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z He was seated in a stone chair in front of the hearth, trying to warm his emaciated hands and trembling knees by the flaring brushwood fire. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z To a northerner it is hard to believe that it is midwinter while almost every tree remains leaf-clad, and the brushwood all green and flower-spangled. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The men gathered brushwood and soon had a fire burning. Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z Before Cyril could remonstrate a mole she was, went off blindly, and was quickly lost to view amongst the thick brushwood. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z She gave the vessel into his hands, and sank down before the great heap of brushwood which had been gathered for the beacon. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Now it happened that they stumbled over some brushwood, and the shock dislodged the piece of apple from Snowdrop’s throat. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z Above the trees the climb became harder and the ground of the roughest, stony acclivities choked with brushwood. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z This thicket extended as far as the eye could reach, covering the ground in places with dense brushwood, in places forming groups of bushes, between which were empty spaces, commodious for camping. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The scanty patches of brushwood clinging to the bald rocks are rudely torn and shaken by the hurricane, and the distant pine forests roar like the last trump. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Near the tank were some brushwood yards, which were certainly in need of repairs, but the need was far from immediate. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z In the foreground brushwood, heath, and moss; on the right two oaks and, on an incline, a wheat-field partly cut, and mowers who are resting. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The country is, however, very rough, much intercepted with cane-brakes and dense jungles of matted brushwood and briar. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Nothing was heard from the defile and the brushwood but the call of the falcon, lower every little while and less frequent. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The crackling of the down-trodden brushwood and the shouts of the armed men mingle with the barking of the dogs. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z A big pile of brushwood was collected for the fire and, dividing the night into four watches, of which Bart took the first, they spread out the blankets and the other three prepared to sleep. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z Another picture is called A Sandy Road, and on this, which leads through brushwood and oak-trees, trudge two persons. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z At length we reached within hail of the fire, but, although the sounds of distress continued, we could perceive nothing beyond a log and a little brushwood around it on fire. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z When the tents and costumes were done, the brushwood heaps stacked, the floor covered with twigs and moss, the girls tried grouping themselves as they were to appear on the final night. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z With more caution, and less noise than upon the night before, I opened the door, and stepped out into the thick brushwood. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z The ordinary brushwood gabion in the British service has a diameter of 2 ft. and a height of 2 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The fire was raging in the saplings near and licking away the brushwood with a fierce hiss. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z From Tecate southward, the country was rolling and clotted with brushwood, until you reach Juarez. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z We listened attentively, and could distinctly hear the trampling of dry brushwood in the field. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Gently, gently, he crept through the brushwood, and holding a branch aside, looked down from the bank upon the stream. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z So the vast iguanodon may have looked in primeval days when he laid him down to rest in the brushwood. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Already blazing fragments were dropping from the tree into the dead grass at the edge of the 'Jungle,' and the brushwood burned like tinder when kindled. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z I therefore crept along the brushwood until I reached the same place, and then my heart gave a great bound. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z I noticed the quarter very carefully; the river was only forty yards across, and the direction was shown me still more plainly by the crackling of brushwood. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z In the quiet of this town he got into a tremendous stride of work and ate up books before him as fire licks up brushwood. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z The roof was to be covered with brushwood to some thickness, and then thatched over that with sedges and reed-grass. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The brushwood was parched with the drought and the flames roared up the dry stems. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Denser grows the forest, more ragged the clefts; we seek a path through the rimy brushwood, our hands torn with the brambles.... For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z He now showed me that this brushwood had been lodged among the stones by the swollen stream, and we consequently camped higher up. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then he disappeared amongst the brushwood, and, for the time being, I thought no more about him. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z They covered the roof two feet thick with brushwood, sedges, and reed-grass, which they considered enough to keep out any ordinary shower. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Then withdrawing the brushwood curtain from the mouth of the cave, she peered out into the darkness, and returned to crouch down, by the spring. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z In one of the hollows on the western slope, between rocks and brushwood, the band was halting; to this spot the spies had been ordered to return. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z While he was working his way through the branches and brushwood, I crept on all-fours nearer to him and remained behind an oak about forty yards from him. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z At one end an open door led into the little kitchen, where a small fire of brushwood smouldered on the hearth. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Then the hurdles were brought and set up, and the brushwood cut and thrown on the top. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Materne's two sons, crouched in the brushwood, their carbines at their shoulders, seemed to expect the passage of some game which never arrived. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z They got into some brushwood, and by "seesawing and tacking" hoped to get out of sight of the horsemen. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z This smoulders during the whole of the night, and the fire can easily be made to blaze at any time by throwing on brushwood. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z It was yet half an hour to the promised rendezvous, so he just wandered round through the brushwood, which surrounded the church, listening for shots. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z "They're not gone yet," Michael said, and went on fastening a sapling across the brushwood he had laid over the roof of the shed. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The steep banks were overgrown with brushwood, which almost concealed them. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "S'death! the king and all his courtiers!" exclaimed Morten, sheltering himself behind a large beech tree by the road side, while both his suspicious-looking comrades hid themselves among the thick brushwood. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z I then collected fallen branches and brushwood round an old stone piled them up to a great height, and the fire quickly darted up crackling and roaring. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z In a recess, on a heap of brushwood, lay a kitchenmaid, with a table-cover around her, and a skillet in her hand: evidently she too had been drinking. The Princess and Curdie 2011-07-06T02:00:49.480Z At first Potch would sit on the edge of the shelter, leaning against the brushwood, the sun on his shoulder, as if unworthy to take advantage of the shelter's shade, further. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Arousing myself from the stupor into which I had fallen, I peered through an opening in the brushwood and beheld the three young men and their horses fallen to the ground. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Our Indians made shelters of sticks and brushwood and thin blankets, and built a huge fire. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The articles under the tarpaulin had remained quite dry, as the water ran through the brushwood on which we had laid them, while the heavy stones kept the cover down. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then Makóma collected all the dead brushwood and trees that he could find, and making an enormous pile round the giant’s legs, set a light to it. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z Chains may be exposed to a dull red heat; all other articles may be heated over a fire of coal, brushwood, or straw until well scorched. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z When I found that everything was quiet, I carefully followed the brushwood until I came near the spot where the bodies of the young men lay. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z His cry should be like the tempest that sweeps down upon the loftiest forest trees, but leaves the brushwood undisturbed. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z A crackling fire of brushwood soon illumined the surrounding scenery, as we found plenty of wood to keep it up. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The dark forms of a group of men were brought out in sharp contrast against the fitful light of a small brushwood fire built in a sheltered spot among the hills. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z But the peasants followed him all the way to Falkensten, gathered brushwood and branches which they heaped about the castle, and then set on fire, determined to destroy that den of thieves. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The early morning brought relief, and when exploring a narrow belt of brushwood one of the horses snorted and swerved aside from an old blanket that lay in a roll on the ground. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z It was Phil who asked the question, for he had been the only one to see Dave raise his shotgun, take quick aim, and fire into the brushwood lining the river at that point. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z In the afternoon we were sitting together hidden in some thick, green brushwood; I heard a rustle and, looking up, saw a long green snake gliding through the branches just over Lamla’s head. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z In the midst of the copse lay a small clearing, and in its center the three men came suddenly upon a group gathered around a smouldering fire, built of brushwood piled against a log. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z A black rhinoceros, its wicked-looking head low near the ground, would dash fiercely away, its horn dividing the tangled brushwood after the manner of the cutwater of a boat. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The father of the city stood with Romulus near a long heap of brushwood. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z They had to work their way through the brushwood. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z In the thick brushwood all the bodies had become mixed, personal command was impossible, and, in spite of our obstinate resistance, isolated detachments were taken prisoners, and others were dispersed. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Deep gullies had been cut here and there, and occasionally they came across washed-out trees and brushwood. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z Now no more brushwood is to be seen. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z So the three dismounted, and began slowly to thread their way by a path, winding and difficult, with branches hanging low, and brushwood closing up, so as to make progress impossible except in single file. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Then he saw Merwell again, this time leaping for some brushwood between two tall rocks. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z The yield of fodder is of the utmost importance in countries subject to periodic droughts; in many places field crops could not be grown successfully without the leaf-mould and brushwood taken from the forests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Is it not pretty, with its clear little stream running at the bottom, and its sides covered with brushwood? Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z He conducted me to a small pile of brushwood and dry leaves, part of which he immediately removed, and I saw the corpse of Thakakawerenté stretched beneath. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Your men must hide in the brushwood until I give the signal; then pour into them volleys of arrows. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The grass and brushwood under their feet began to give way. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Well, one gathered brushwood, and another took out tinder and flint, and they soon had a big fire roaring, and my grandfather could see Patrick plainly enough. Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:15.367Z This tract was entirely covered with trees, with almost impervious brushwood between them, but it has now in part been cleared and drained. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z I turned back in much agitation, and endeavoured to retrace my steps to the brushwood, but all in vain. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z As they drew near, a fierce growling of a watch-dog was heard, and a challenge was addressed to them by some one hid from view by the dense brushwood. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The brushwood scratched our hero’s face and he could not repress a cry of alarm. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z A long hour passed over, and another; nobody passed but a baker's boy with a bull-dog after him, and an old woman that was stealing brushwood in the shrubbery. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The blaze was redly reflected in the waters of the strait; either the brushwood was burning or the carboneros were plying their dusky toil. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Wherever a clearing had been, was now used for piling up refuse, stones, and brushwood. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z At a word of encouragement from Bretwul the dogs, with wagging tails, immediately clapped nose to ground, and commenced threading in and out amongst the gorse and brushwood to start the game. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Between them and the water was a slight hollow, overgrown with brushwood and vines. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Our route, however, lay over wide plains, scantily clothed with brushwood, with here and there a melancholy village, with its old and dilapidated church. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z These were to serve the double purpose of cutting a way through the brushwood, or breaking in the skull of a savage, as opportunity might offer. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The gunpowder and combustibles were connected by trains of powder, and by bundles of brushwood called “bavins.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z After supper a large fire, principally of brushwood, was built upon the hearth; and with the bright blaze, two candles, and a lamp, the low room appeared light and cheery. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z And the others agreed with him, and all kept concealed behind the row of palms and the brushwood and rocks. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z The banks of the Duero in this place have much beauty: they abound with trees and brushwood, amongst which, as we passed along, various birds were singing melodiously. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z They were perfectly free from bushes and brushwood, and carpeted with the most beautiful verdure possible to behold. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z Yet prudence dictated such a course, and we lay in the brushwood hardly daring to breathe while they swept by. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z She watched the chaise till it disappeared behind intervening trees and brushwood. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z They passed the palms and brushwood, and leaving the sand, commenced to climb over some rocks. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z When we had advanced about a league, the boy who attended us said he saw heads of men amongst the brushwood. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z All that your sorrow remembers, Burn it like dry brushwood, And sit and warm your blood Over the dying embers. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z It touched the bank some fifty yards from the place where we lay hidden, and instantly the girl leapt from it and disappeared in the brushwood. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z She would come walking across the mesa with a great cone-shaped carrier basket heaped with brushwood on her shoulders, stooping under it and easing the weight by a buckskin band about her forehead. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Any one passing would have thought we were crazy, backed into the brushwood, side by side on the front seat, shaking hands as if we'd just been introduced. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z In about an hour and a half we emerged from the forest, and entered upon a savage, wild, broken ground, covered with mato, or brushwood. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z A pile of brushwood had been thrown over it, but one hand had fallen out beyond the branches and one of the women had seen it, white in the moonlight. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z For the dawn is glimmering gray, And hark! in the crackling brushwood There are feet that tread this way. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z The children clapped their hands; they left off playing and began to drag up brushwood for the fires. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z I tried to light a fire, but the matches were damp, and the only one which burnt could not set fire to the moist brushwood and logs. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z She made no reply, but, going into another room, returned with her apron full of dry sticks and brushwood, all which she piled upon the fire, and produced a bright blaze. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z I remembered that just before the murder men had been cutting these for brushwood and even now we passed piles of branches, dry and dead, with little leaves clinging to them like brown rags. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z And, when the evil was done, he slunk away through the brushwood. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z If you were to visit Toul you would see little or nothing of the batteries, for they are hidden in brushwood and stunted woods high above the vineyards. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z It seems, however, perfectly undisturbed, and grown about with deep weeds and brushwood, so that a hardy excavator might find it worth opening, and, perhaps, coins might tell us of its age. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The road along which I sped was narrow and sandy, winding amidst thickets of broom and brushwood, with which the despoblado was overgrown, and which in some places were as high as a man’s head. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z By day they roam freely over the hill-sides, and you would be surprised to see how they thrive in brushwood and among fern, where the new-comer could hardly detect a blade of grass. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z As she turns to survey the land over which she has traveled, a young man emerges from among the low-lying brushwood, and comes quickly forward. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Here there is not even brushwood, for doubtless the winter winds rage too fiercely; here nothing grows but short, thick grass and little stunted plants with insignificant flowers. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z The Indians, with their axes, turned up the moss and leaves, and levelled the small shoots and brushwood. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z We were in the midst of sands, brushwood, and huge pieces of rock, which thickly studded the ground. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But we found the men busily employed in piling large blocks of rock on the mattresses made of large, long bundles of brushwood, secured with cords, and deposited carefully in the line of the breakwater. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z When Pierre Robideau last stood under that tree there was brushwood around it, with a cane-brake along the edge of the creek. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Under habitant direction, too, the first fallow had been cleared, the brushwood and timbers piled up to dry for burning, and the land made ready for the seed. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Scott immediately perceived on the enemy's left flank an unprotected space of brushwood along the river and instantly he ordered Major Jesup to seize this and turn the flank if possible. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The woman and the donkey were now upon the plain, and for some time were concealed from us by the copse and brushwood which intervened. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z They run in front of the dog in the brushwood with the greatest speed, then rise and fly for fifty or a hundred yards like lightning, and then take to their heels again. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z She had burst out from the brushwood, and rode as if for her life. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z They made a tier all over the sleigh-bottom, and then the lighter logs were piled on them in regular order, till the load was finished off on top with a heap of bark and brushwood. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z In the distance they could hear the shouts of boys at play, and passing through some brushwood they came to the edge of the open meadow lining the river. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z I spent many hours in this singular place, forcing my way through the wild fennel and brushwood into the caverns, now the haunts of adders and other reptiles, whose hissings I heard. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Tripping over roots, and stung by nettles, they followed in the track that he had beaten down; and presently the brushwood began to grow thinner and the trunks of the trees farther apart. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z Presently there issued from the brushwood a lady in hunting dress. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Perched away up there on top of the brushwood, they could get the full effect of every swing and lurch of the load under them. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z She is burrowing now into the brushwood like a wild boar; it will be easy enough to follow her here. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z Before we had crossed the plain, which was overgrown with furze and brushwood, we came suddenly upon half a dozen fellows, armed with muskets, and wearing a tattered uniform. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z A few more steps and the screens of undergrowth and brushwood which hid the view were passed. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z Now, their home was on an island, covered with brushwood, but there was no appearance of dwellers on the island, for the brigands lived in underground caves, dark and dreary, and lighted only by candles. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z They did not seem to mind the dirt or brushwood, and they asked me to come with them, and point out and say anything I thought they would like to hear, and I did. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z The horse-dealer said that the angry beasts had galloped madly past towards the brushwood, and had quickly disappeared among the willows. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z Well, as to swearing to it, I don't know, but I heard the sound as of brushwood being trampled under foot, and the next instant the friar passed close to me. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z By sunset we reached the tent, and joyfully rejoined the mother and Franz, right glad to find a hearty meal prepared for us, as well as a large heap of brushwood for the watch-fire. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z I've crouched among the ferns and the brushwood, when I saw a stranger approaching my house! The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Well, all this passed when we pulled up at the mound, which was about fifty feet away from the line, and in the thick of the brushwood. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z The brushwood seemed to be on fire, and the cobwebs shone like silver. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z "I placed myself behind some brushwood to watch who should issue from the copse, when a friar passed me." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z In a week those innocent clowns may be blazing away at the regular army of Spain from the brushwood on a hillside, for after such fashion are Carlist wars conducted. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Consequently, leaves, brushwood, thousands of apples and other rubbish got fixed on one side of the hurdles, completely staying the torrent. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z When a halt was made the first night, the mob was ringed with brushwood fires. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Then the bridge was heaped with dry brushwood, the rest of the tar poured over it, and the whole set on fire. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z Neither the wind nor any thing warned them of the dangerous ambuscade; and in a few short moments they were close to the patches of brushwood. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Off Deal and Dover a few of the wrecks are being worked on by enterprising local Salvage Companies—a road being laid out to each composed of gravel, sand, and brushwood. H.M.S. —— Just in front of the boat floated the raft, a huge mass reflected in the shining water, with the smoke from smouldering brushwood curling softly upwards and hovering in the air above it. The Undying Past Later on she went from his side and began to move about the hut, gathering the brushwood into the hearth, raking over the ashes and making the fire again. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "Let us hasten down into the ravine, where there is brushwood and we can at least make a fire if the weather is bad." The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z There is no far-spreading forest—no yawning ravine, with "ebon shades and low-browed rocks"—no beetling cliff or precipice, "shagged" with brushwood, as Milton hath it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Down the glen we instantly rushed, through some brushwood, and along a narrow pass. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 A bright fire of brushwood threw a flickering gloom on the floor and rafters, and their shadows, as they advanced, seemed dancing on the walls. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Do you remember when we were living here, riding up the range, sometimes we'd start a cow, or steer, and it would plunge away through the brushwood, scared as a rabbit! The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The bed of the channel itself was cleared of brushwood and trees, but the rest of the valley was thickly overgrown. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise But, feeling at once the awkwardness of my position, I took to my heels, becoming immediately invisible amidst the surrounding brushwood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Finally, we reached a snug spot in brushwood high up on the hill and made ourselves as comfortable as circumstances would allow. A Kut Prisoner It was beneath the brow of the burn, covered over from winds and rains by the incumbent bank and brushwood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 It had smouldered; and a woman, stooping beside it, was feeding it with branches of brushwood and sticks that she broke in her hands or across her knees. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Then the mountains will close in upon him, steep slopes of grass or brushwood rising two hundred feet above him as he passes through the great Cut. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise He had sculled the body of Foster, properly covered with bark and brushwood, and laid it comfortably in the place intended for the Lammermuir farmer. Deep Moat Grange These rafts carry big loads; they are formed by a skeleton frame of wood on which is placed brushwood, the frame being supported by inflated skins which are tied to it. A Kut Prisoner All signs of the trail had ceased as soon as the searchers had come out of the grass and brushwood. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Her eyes lay on the hill that rose with a gentle slope beyond the yard, the barns and stable, and a score of low-built brushwood sheds. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "I have heard them rippin' off the dry branches with their knives, and, just before I fired, knew from the noise in the thicket that they were draggin' the brushwood this way." On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West They knew that he was brave, for, with a stick of brushwood, he had attacked a dog reported to be mad. A Yankee from the West A Novel After forcing our way through brushwood to the foot of the hill, we were held up by hearing carts approaching and had to hide until they had gone past. A Kut Prisoner By this time the raft had swung round a clump of brushwood, leaving the sentinel gazing in a dazed way after the mysterious vessel. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies He stumbled across the room to the far end where a screen of brushwood and bagging against the back of the shanty made another small room. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Upon the bed thus prepared a layer of brushwood is put, with a few inches in thickness, with soil or turf on top to keep it in place. The Future of Road-making in America Browning, too, is scientifically safe in letting his chaffinch sing now “that the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf.” Springtime and Other Essays After climbing slowly up through brushwood in the dark for an hour, we came to more open country. A Kut Prisoner The architects of the Old Bridge had taken advantage of the brushwood between the hill and lake. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies She set the brushwood on the hearth alight, and threw some broken branches over it to make a blaze. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The place lay deep in trees and brushwood, and was approachable by a dozen hidden ways. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 The brushwood was very thick but he pressed on, and as he drew near the spot he heard roars and groans and hissing. The Fairy School of Castle Frank They were used for cutting brushwood, rigging up shelters in the woods, killing sheep, or chopping up meat, as required. A Kut Prisoner All was neat, orderly, and well kept; and the heaps of dried leaves and brushwood ready to be wheeled away, stood there as he saw them when he last walked that way with Alice. Tony Butler Let me keep my own place as a servitor in your company, to cut the brushwood for your fire and to bring the water from the spring. The Firebrand Passing the brushwood, they ran out boldly on the slope above them. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy To obtain land for cultivation the Samoans went into the forest and cut down the brushwood and creeping vines with small hatchets or large knives. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II We had to pass closer than we liked to a farm; but no one was about yet and we got away on to a high ridge covered with brushwood. A Kut Prisoner Beyond that, the Mercy was lost in the brushwood, where it was fed from some hidden source. Abandoned There was a violent shock and a cloud of stones dashed full upon the front of the tower; but the hay and brushwood, with which it was bordered, broke the force of the concussion. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. He turned them slightly to the left, for here a fringe of thin brushwood offered a shelter that was not great, but much better than none. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The large forest-trees they destroyed by chopping away the bark in a circle round the trunk and then kindling a fire of brushwood at the foot of the tree. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II As dawn was breaking we reached the neighbourhood of yet another akhardash's house and went into hiding in thick brushwood which was soaking with dew. A Kut Prisoner The first hatchet blows were given among the brushwood in the midst of some mastick-trees, a little above the cascade; and his compass in his hand, Cyrus Harding led the way. Abandoned The toldo was intended to cover four persons, lying on the deck or lattice-work of brushwood; but our legs reached far beyond it, and when it rained half our bodies were wet. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 After firing on the Chinese brigands as already described, Gilbert plunged into the brushwood which was not over half a dozen yards distant. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy These wears are merely hedges of stiff brushwood, arranged so as to enclose a wedge-like space, with its wide end open to the river. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 In the old tales these three materials—brushwood, moss, and rushes—are called the "Three beddings of the Fena." A Reading Book in Irish History As a prelude to the play a large pile of brushwood was lighted. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The cold was intense, and the troops in the valley began to collect the sparse brushwood, and made fires to keep themselves warm. The Unveiling of Lhasa Once in the brushwood he did not stop, but continued on his way for several rods. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Curiously, and almost reverently, our explorers bent down the brushwood near its left-hand corner, and searched until they found the most ancient inscription of all: "Don Joseph de Basconzeles 1526." Campmates A Story of the Plains They could also perceive a small streamlet making its way through the brushwood. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa He gathered some of the brushwood, bound it together into a torch, kindled it, and its light enabled him to find the track. On the Heights A Novel To avoid the enemy's fire, which was again sweeping the road, they made their way through the tangled brushwood, almost tearing his clothing from him, and lacerating his face in their hurried progress. From Bull Run to Appomattox The crater was five miles in circumference, and about a thousand paces deep: its sides were covered with brushwood, and at the bottom there was a plain on which cattle grazed. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Through the prickly scrub or brushwood of the hill ran three lines of trenches and a network of entanglements made of barbed wire of an unusually strong and vicious kind. The Irish at the Front And with it also a pile of brushwood to cut up into small pieces. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion It is now wild, only a few patches being cultivated; most of the mountain is covered with a thick brushwood of evergreens, oaks, myrtles, pines, &c., which is gradually being cleared away. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" See how they break into parties; watch them, how they scatter along the low bank beside the stream under shelter of the brushwood. Jack Hinton The Guardsman In turning the angle of a cliff, I came suddenly upon one of these gusts, which carried me completely off my legs, and swept me into a low copse of brushwood, stunned and senseless. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience To prevent the erosion of the sides at the water-line by the wash from the boats, it may be necessary to pitch them with stones or face them with brushwood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Trees grow upon and split the walls, the windows are filled with brushwood, and the cactus chokes the street. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel In about half an hour the elephant was halted in the brushwood about five hundred yards from the temple, which was not visible; but the shouts of the fanatics were distinctly audible. Round the World in Eighty Days "Conceal yourselves from view behind the brushwood and creep after me." The Eagle's Nest His favorite walk was to the summit of a hillock overgrown with stunted brushwood. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 “Halt!” he cried as soon as he had reached a spot much broken by boulders and overgrown by brushwood. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War He pulled up after a few miles at a clump of brushwood where an army was drowning. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel On the other, brushwood, then a wide dwala, or flat, bare, rock surface sloping away well-nigh precipitously to another gorge below. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising They formed their camp, and surrounded it with brushwood to guard against beasts of prey, and proceeded to warm what fish they had left. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa The pile of brushwood grew higher and higher, and the missionary felt himself rudely dragged along the ground, and fastened to the stake. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Arrived at the brushwood cover, they found not a single British soldier. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Others, fleet-footed, had run on in advance, and by the time we arrived at the ruins had gathered and piled up a dense ring of brushwood and dry grass. The White Shield It was a hollow in the river-bank—which here was of stiff clay and perpendicular—and the front being entirely hidden by brushwood, it formed a sort of cave. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising A little distance off before me, and to the left, was a clump of brushwood. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Gently putting aside the brushwood which seemed to bar all onward progress, while he trailed his gun after him, Captain Hughes advanced up the bed of the stream. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Leaving the others to select some comfortable spot, Phil strode on with the front rank of his command, and only halted them when the brushwood showed signs of becoming too scanty to act as cover. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War The cemeteries otherwise only contain graves, cut in gravel or brick lined, and formerly roofed with poles and brushwood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" When the darkness fell, Wahneenah put aside the brushwood door which she had placed before the entrance to the cave, and sat down upon the withering branch to watch and wait. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn With gusts of smoke and a shower of sparks it swept from one point to another, burning the dry brushwood. Above the Battle The hole was dug at the foot of a tree, and all round it grew long, rank grass, and tangled brushwood, save where it was cleared away in front. The Ruined Cities of Zululand When I became aware of my own existence once more I was among some brushwood in the shadow of the oaks upon the lodge side of the drive. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen At a short distance from our house there was a great pile of brushwood, collected for fuel. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] When a ravine suddenly presented itself, relatively free of snow, he decided to call a halt. nfastening the dogs, he left the ravine and began searching through the snow for brushwood. Cold Ghost As they walked through the winding paths of the park the trees shed their golden leaves upon the coffin and the titmice in the brushwood chanted the dirge. Black Diamonds Slowly the two moved forward, and as they did so the trees became gradually further apart, the banks of the stream seemed quite clear, even from brushwood. The Ruined Cities of Zululand In one corner lay a heap of brushwood and fish-bones, and in a hole in the ground a pile of logs. The Three Mulla-mulgars A small pool, the waters of which were half concealed by thick reeds and other marshy vegetation, some brushwood, a plot of grass: what could we under the circumstances desire more? Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Finally, gathering brushwood, Hager built a small fire and brewed tea. Cold Ghost But her heart beat wildly when, with a rustling sound, some beast flew away through the brushwood. Black Diamonds With a wild convulsive bound, the lion cleared the stream, falling heavily into the brushwood beyond. The Ruined Cities of Zululand He was half in, half out of the water, clinging to a pile of brushwood that had been wedged in there. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion I was even anxious not to move the brushwood, lest the sound should lead to my discovery, and, as I anticipated, to my being killed. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] In a moment after he had descended the cliff, and, making his way through the brushwood, stood before them. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The waggons were brought together and formed into a square, whilst brushwood was cut to fill up the intervals. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer The three set to work to collect brushwood, and the shot gun soon procured them some ducks for supper. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Well, on this side, just above water level, and stuck in the brushwood, I found—what d’you think?” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion We were on the banks of a small stream, bordered with brushwood. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Suddenly a something, that looked like a broad dead leaf, rose up almost under my hand from amongst the brushwood that I had turned over. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Knowing the caution of most nocturnal wanderers, he cut down some brushwood, and placed this around an open space in which he and his horse would pass the night. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Immediately before him was the prostrate and rotting trunk of an elm-tree, its roots hidden in the brushwood, its upper end projecting into the grass and weeds of the glade. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life There was no time before dark to build a kraal, so I cut down branches and brushwood, and arranged this in a circle round the spot on which I intended to pass the night. The White Chief of the Caffres They consist almost universally of a large square enclosure, formed by high poles interlaced with brushwood. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The elephant’s patience was the first to be exhausted: with a half-growl, half-trumpet, he forced himself through the tangled brushwood towards us. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa —Ruck's Ballad of the Mink Lady Nirea was puffing and blowing and clawing her way through endless miles of creepers, thorns, and brushwood. The Buttoned Sky "They do not grow so fast, my child; the bed is still covered with brushwood." Waldfried A Novel Then he poured ship's tar over all, and covered it with withered brushwood, and dry chips from the kitchen. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century When we had set up our tent, and unrolled on the ground our goat-skin beds, we lighted a pile of brushwood, for the nights were already growing cold. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The fireplace in the cabin was built of rough stone, wide and high, and there he made him a brisk fire with fat pine and brushwood. The Mountain Girl See what long flashes of flame break forth among the brushwood; and listen to the cheering now. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune I threw a few handfuls of brushwood on the fire; the flames arose on high. Waldfried A Novel The footsteps came nearer and nearer, and I had barely time to move off the path into the brushwood, and lead my pony after, when they turned the angle of the way. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The cries once more approaching, we piled up some brushwood at a few paces from the tent, and made a bonfire. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] To enlarge the area, or raise the surface-level where that was necessary, layers of logs, brushwood, heather and ferns were piled on the shallow, and consolidated with gravel and stones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" On one farm, a man is burning dead brushwood. Seeds of Pine To protect the pine-tree seeds against the birds, Wolfgang had placed brushwood over the spot on which he had sowed them. Waldfried A Novel Every cliff and crag, every tuft of brushwood, seemed to be occupied; while the incessant roll of the fire showed that our assailants were in great numbers. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The brushwood had caught him in his descent, and broken the fall; and although the height was considerable, when he reached the ground he was merely stunned, and not seriously injured. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The dwellings were circular, from 18 to 35 ft. in diameter, the substructure formed of logs and brushwood mingled with stones and clay, and outlined by piles driven into the bottom of the shallow lake. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" There is no keener pleasure than, here and there, to thrust a core of fire into long grass or brushwood, and to watch the red tongues of flame as they greedily lap it up. Seeds of Pine I soon found him in the wood in the middle of the rocks, down among the thorns and brushwood. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) At the same instant the brushwood crashed behind him, and Van Halsdt and his companion came out; the former with his eyes glistening and his cheek flushed, the other pale and dreadfully agitated. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands This, remembering it was the signal, he replied to, and the moment after Terry crept from a thick cover of brushwood, and came towards him. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago They dug into the snowdrifts, poked into the brushwood, scouted into the forest in the faint hope of finding something that would cast light on Horace's fate. Northern Diamonds After leaving Lewistown for some miles, for the first time in my life I saw some woodland—all that I had heretofore seen, when compared to this, was brushwood. Notes on a Tour Through the Western part of The State of New York Here are still some sparks, and brushwood lies near. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) All that day the Blackfeet searched the island for Colter, running from log to log of the drift; but the close-grown brushwood hid the white man. The Story of the Trapper Germans--Germans innumerable, as it appeared to the alarmed Romans rushed forth from the eastern forest, and from all the slopes of the mountains and brushwood of the hills. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 These are, in fact, a range of low volcanoes, all extinct now; the most ancient overgrown with trees and brushwood, the most recent still bare. The Woodlands Orchids When undisturbed by cultivation, the myrtle, arbutus, bay and ilex form a rich brushwood and the minor flora of the island is extensive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The deep moats were to be filled up with countless bundles of brushwood and reeds. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) And the man, too, dissembles; for as he looks the form fades into the gloom, and he decides to run on parallel to the brushwood, with his gun ready. The Story of the Trapper "And the roads of the Legions are overgrown with grass and brushwood." Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 Lebœuf stood at bay with his gun, and the chiefs held him in parley while men crept through the brushwood. The Woodlands Orchids The woman sat beside the hearth, and stirred The embers, or with fern or brushwood raised A fitful flame, but cautious, lest its light Some roving forester might mark. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Come, my men, put up your swords and kindle the brushwood. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) A day or two later, having followed by tent-poles dragging the ground, or brushwood broken by the passing packers, the pertinacious rivals would reappear. The Story of the Trapper At one place his eldest son was busily engaged removing a pile of brushwood, and making straight for this he put me down and began to assist the boy. Long Live the King Dusty Star helped his mother to collect brushwood for a fire. Dusty Star Creeping noiselessly nearer, I gained a little clump of brushwood scarcely more than half-a-dozen paces off, and then lay myself down to listen what language they were speaking. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Leaving the brook, the trail wound in and out along a series of rocks and then through some heavy brushwood and along the edge of a jagged cliff. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck A low brushwood covered the ground in certain places; and here I perceived but few of the cavalry had penetrated, while the infantry were all tirailleurs of the Russian Guard, bayoneted by our advancing columns. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II I crept stealthily a few yards beneath the brushwood, and emerged safely upon the road. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The moment that it appeared in the fringe of brushwood a sharp volley came from the line of rebels in the brush along the opposite side of the clearing. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign I advanced cautiously till I gained a little clump of brushwood, from which I could see the river and the group perfectly. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas A second later he made out the head and shoulders of old Benson, as the scout rose to his feet behind some brushwood. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck As he spoke, I could perceive the dark shadow of something moving close to the ground, and finally concealing itself in the brushwood, beneath which now above twenty men lay hid. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Gilbert moved forward rapidly until he came to Wilson's Creek, where his skirmishers were stopped by swamps and jungles of brushwood, when Capt. The Struggle for Missouri The voice seemed as if descending amongst the trailing ivy and brushwood which clothes this picturesque cliff nearly from top to bottom, yet it was impossible that any human being could have found footing. Irish Fairy Tales The officer passed his eye along the sight, and saw that the muzzle pointed fully at the large body that was approaching a small patch of brushwood to take him in flank. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution Then he reached some brushwood, and, crouching low, continued to move on. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck The Emperor halted but for a second or two, and then dashed forward again; and I soon perceived we were ascending a steep hill, covered with ferns and brushwood. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Two assistant-keepers were working the outskirts, and shooting the rabbits which sat out in the brushwood, and so were not to be captured by nets and ferrets. The Hills and the Vale Once down, they proceeded with access of laughter, to push their way through a tangle of brushwood. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Windfall, timber slash, stumps half as high as a horse, brushwood, the bare poles and blackened logs of burnt areas lie on one side—Public Domain. Through Our Unknown Southwest He took the wounded soldier by the hand, and with all speed the pair crept into some brushwood behind the big tree. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck All at once a crackle of musketry resounded from the brushwood, and a company of guerilla horse dashed out, crying, 'Forward, Magyars!' Eyes Like the Sea We climbed along a shallow ledge, the faint imperceptible flutters in the brushwood climbing with us on either side. The Planet Savers But the leafless branches of the scrub, faintly tinged with the signs of coming spring, alone confronted him; only that, and the noise of breaking brushwood ahead. In the Brooding Wild Steadily she watched it till there could no longer be any doubt of its reality; and then she heaped a huge pile of brushwood upon her fire. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Then an answering signal came back from some brushwood on the top of a distant hill—the answer being similar to the signal itself, showing the message was seen and understood. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck A boy guide was in waiting to show us over the border by the smuggler's path—a wild short-cut through a labyrinth of brushwood. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) We gained the clearing, a small bare spot on a lesser peak, and I directed the two Darkovan brothers who were the driest to gather dry brushwood and get a fire going. The Planet Savers Between the spaces of the stage and the brushwood the sand was allowed to wash its way, and it soon filled the interstices of the stone. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel Frequently, a handful of moss or a clump of brushwood was our sole support, where we found no cracks or crevices. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Here the walking was somewhat better, for he had no brushwood and vines to tear aside. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck But still we could not see him, because of the brushwood. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear And he who wishes to cross the river without a passport finds in the young brushwood an entirely neutral territory. Timar's Two Worlds Hugo had disappeared; only the broken brushwood and the crushed bracken told of the struggle that had taken place, and of the boy's agony of grief and rage. Under False Pretences A Novel A crystalline spring, filtering through the marble and the brushwood, murmured close beside us. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Presently it came lower, and shook up the brushwood. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Round their great trunks as they lay on the ground, young trees and a mass of elder-bushes and other brushwood had sprung up, making a dense thicket. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear Before the Loyalists could disembark, it was necessary to clear away the brushwood around the landing place and to erect tents and various kinds of shelter. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 To Brian's horror and dismay he saw that a man had been standing amongst the brushwood and smaller trees just beyond the ridge of rising ground towards which his gun had been directed. Under False Pretences A Novel See what long flashes of flame break forth among the brushwood: and listen to the cheering now. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Scarcely knowing whether he was hit or not, Captain Moore dashed into the midst of some brushwood, and not far away from him came Peck. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck During the day we hardly went about at all, but from soon after sunrise to an hour or so before sunset we kept in the shadow of the brushwood along the water's edge. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear Some of these men learned to love "the woman" in the abstract, in the dream world, perhaps as the "brushwood girl" of Kipling. Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life He had not previously seen the speaker, who had been lying on the grass at a few yards' distance, screened from sight by an intervening clump of brushwood. Under False Pretences A Novel He began to wriggle back from the brushwood screen. The Invaders Here they progressed on hands and knees until they reached some low brushwood. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Thereupon the little pygmy From the rock pushed back some brushwood, When appeared a small low passage. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. With their usual dash, Frazer's men rushed on to the assault, but soon found themselves entangled among the felled trees and brushwood, behind which the Americans were hurriedly endeavoring to form. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. He laid the bottle of cordial at Vogt's feet and climbed down through the brushwood. Jena or Sedan? The flame easily ran through the dry brushwood; it was kept within bounds by cutting down the shrubs where it might spread farther than was desirable. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement The brushwood was thick ahead, but there was a sort of trail, made by wild animals, and he pursued this until he came to a brook. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Strongly tangled was the brushwood, And upon it he trod firmly. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. The whole day she had to keep the fire burning on the hearth, and in the hardest winter she had never had to collect so much brushwood and so many fir-cones as now. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 |
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