| 单词 | bullfrog |
| 例句 | A bullfrog moved; she thrust out a foot and snagged it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "With dumping bullfrogs in the moat so no one got a wink o' sleep?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z What might a family of bullfrogs have witnessed under the darkness of other nights? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Evan was pretty happy, his full tummy poking out like a bullfrog, so Ivy set him in the bouncy seat and scooped up Aaron. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From somewhere down in the woods, a bullfrog croaked, sending an echo across the mountains. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z After listening carefully for the sound of dogs or hunters and hearing nothing but the burping of bullfrogs, Amari signaled that they should ease out of the mire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She puffed her cheeks out like a bullfrog and thought for a minute. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Across the pond a bullfrog spoke a deep note of warning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it’s covered by a layer of green scum and overrun by bullfrogs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It was so quiet that Winnie almost jumped when the bullfrog spoke again. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd wondered why her voice sounded so strange, hoarse and broken, more like a bullfrog than my sainted Momma. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Thank you, miss. They do the job,” said one of the Helpers, a short rotund man who looked rather like a bullfrog and sounded even more like one. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He ripped the picture of the man with the bullfrog sandwich from the wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the mention of this word, Miss Trunchbull's face turned purple and her whole body seemed to swell up like a bullfrog's. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not a dum-dum! It’s mean and nasty' to eat bullfrogs! I don’t think it’s funny at all.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And they should know,” he said, looking like a serious bullfrog. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And you could find great big bullfrogs that had stayed in the sun too long and were completely dried up and as light as a piece of paper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Bending over, croaking like a bullfrog that had been caught by a water moccasin, he started going around in a circle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hopeful yellow bullfrogs cruised the scummy pond for mates. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You was bad enough before you got that bullfrog voice. Come on.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The bullfrog spoke again, and from behind them, far back in some reedy, secret place, another bullfrog answered. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard his babas voice, but other things too: a bullfrog’s croak, the buzz of a thousand cicadas, creatures he couldn’t name. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old master’s voice croaks like an old bullfrog. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The pond is overrun with bullfrogs that croak all night long. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And we would lie quiet until unsuspecting bullfrogs appeared, and we would spear them, cut off their legs, and sell them for a nickel a pair to people who lived up and down the road. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the meadow he had listened to bullfrogs, and woodchucks, and rabbits, even a few snakes, but he had never heard anyone speak like Tucker Mouse. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Except this time, the only sounds I heard were Jackie’s soft snoring and the bullfrogs down in the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In the end his father would admit that she was, and his mother would cry and cry, in a bed surrounded by a tangle of clothes, her eyes puffing up like bullfrogs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A couple bullfrogs were starting to croak in the marsh grass, and every once in a while there was a little bloop! when a fish jumped. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z From somewhere way down in the woods, a bullfrog croaked, sending his deep-throated call echoing out into the cool evening air. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Besides the traitorous leaves, Stella could hear a pair of bullfrogs ba-rupping to each other, but nothing, not a single human voice, from across the pond. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They now sound like choking, or a bullfrog’s croak. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The name presumably derived from the fact that a stream called Ice Pond Brook flowed along the valley and was a habitat for green frogs, bullfrogs, other relatives. When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Mark Twain’s words sounded fresh to me every evening: “Not a sound anywheres — perfectly still — just like the whole world was asleep, only sometimes the bullfrogs a-cluttering, maybe.” Perspective | Summer reading shouldn’t be a chore 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z I heard the soft drumming of shoes on the dirt accompanied by a symphony of chirping crickets, croaking bullfrogs, and humming insects. I ran an overnight ultramarathon on blistered, bloody feet 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Featuring two guest musicians, their four-piece band will offer rock and bluegrass on subjects like dogs that think they’re bullfrogs and pigs that grow to the size of tractors. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 13-19 2012-01-12T22:22:26Z At different times, she said that Somalians are like bullfrogs and like cows; a Sri Lankan, she noted, has legs like “smoked herrings, they were so black, flat and dried looking.” Nellie Bly's Lessons in Writing What You Want To 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z There are those who love the croak of a bullfrog, and are soothed by the snores of their partner because it means they are close. The Sound of Silence 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z In the middle of the night, however, loud bullfrogs alerted me to the cloudless sky overhead. The Oregon Desert Trail is just that, complete with canyons and rattlesnakes 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Seventh-grader Ahab and his friends find what they think may be the last bullfrog in Maine. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘True Friends’ 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Using templates, children will make paper puppets of bullfrogs, raccoons and peregrine falcons. Spare Times: For Children, for Dec. 30-Jan. 5 2011-12-29T22:23:48Z In the basement, bullfrogs raised for restaurant food sit in shallow water. Museum & Gallery Listings for Oct. 16-23 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But our lingering memory is of the chirping of bullfrogs at the Goat Lady under the light of far more stars than we’ll ever see in Washington. For these N.C. farm owners, making cheese is just kid stuff But to be a three-headed bullfrog is to be a freak. Joaquin Phoenix: 'I feel like Santa Claus' 2012-12-13T22:00:33Z But in this aisle, my eye was drawn to a tank of bullfrog tadpoles. Perspective | Can retail therapy soothe a gardener unsettled by the crazy spring? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z As night fell the mountains darkened to silhouettes, and the sound of crickets and bullfrogs drifted in through the open windows. Dance at Mount Tremper, Saratoga and Jacob?s Pillow 2010-07-15T21:59:00Z Never mind that when she sang and danced, she sounded like a bullfrog on steroids and moved like a drunken stevedore. The Cathartic Value of Dame Edna’s Extravaganzas of Ego 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The only other living beings I encountered were dragonflies, buzz-bombing hummingbirds, one large green bullfrog and about a gazillion mosquitoes. High, wild and free in the North Cascades 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z It didn't seem like it was someone you revere, it was more like I was some three-headed bullfrog they wanted to snap a picture of. Joaquin Phoenix: 'I feel like Santa Claus' 2012-12-13T22:00:33Z Ahab and his friends trace a mysterious sound to its source: a bullfrog. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘One Small Hop’ by Madelyn Rosenberg 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z In the Lotus Garden bullfrogs croak, and a fountain jet spews from a pond, which for my visit was partly rimmed by purple and magenta azalea. Public Gardens Turn on the Charm 2011-06-17T01:45:45Z Their music was delightful, imperfectly performed but richly harmonic, deep-voiced and thrumming like a pride of bullfrogs along the empty stone corridor. In Luxembourg, a Long Ride Across a Small Country 2012-09-21T18:37:43Z Since then, we've seen chefs and adventurous home cooks experiment with lionfish, purple sea urchins, bullfrogs and wild pigs. Can we really eliminate invasive species by eating them? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Cleaning scenes have become a staple of the genre, as skaters spend hours draining fetid water, shoveling out debris and extracting the occasional bullfrog or opossum. Tristan Patterson Directs Pool-Skating Film, ?Dragonslayer? 2011-10-22T02:53:02Z The image of Mr. Troughton’s face at certain moments, that of a bullfrog paralyzed by a glimpse of a bird of prey about to swoop down upon it, is likely to stay with you. Theater Review: Mike Bartlett’s ‘Bull,’ at 59E59 Theaters 2013-05-03T02:00:01Z The entertainment this Thursday is by Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke, who offer rock and bluegrass on subjects like dogs that think that they’re bullfrogs and pigs that grow to the size of tractors. Spare Times for Children for July 19-25 2013-07-18T22:28:52Z But that’s a tough mission, because danger surrounds this lonely bullfrog, which may be the last one in the United States. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘One Small Hop’ by Madelyn Rosenberg 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z By the time spring arrived, not a single bullfrog remained; maybe half of the usual contingent of green frogs appeared to have survived. Gardening isn't always sunshine and roses 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z A small and once-prominent species of turtle, endangered by invasive bullfrogs, human development and climate change, might soon see a boost in efforts to rebuild its populations throughout the West. Feds propose protections for turtles that nearly went extinct in WA 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z DWP crews in waders were also rescuing thousands of trout, carp, bass, bullfrogs, red-eared slider turtles, crayfish and other aquatic species stranded on the mud flats of rapidly evaporating catch basins. Fear of the 'Big Melt' turns to big relief along California's Eastern Sierra 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Or, at the very least, large enough to avoid the invasive bullfrogs that have become their main predator. These turtles nearly went extinct in WA. Now some live in a secret pond. 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The only sounds are our own voices, the crackle of the fire, the purl of the river, the dull drone of the barges, and the constant chorus of bullfrogs, birds, bugs and coyotes. A Mississippi River journey by kayak brings lessons in history, friendship and life 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Other threats to the toad include groundwater pumping, agriculture, climate change, disease and predation from bullfrogs. Endangered listing for Nevada toad in geothermal power fight 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Their numbers have been cut in recent generations by invasive bullfrogs, which eat the smaller, juvenile turtles, and ravaged further by warming temperatures and ever-expanding cities. Feds propose protections for turtles that nearly went extinct in WA 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z A bullfrog and a corgi puppy in a field of daffodils look toward the painted boy acrobat who hangs upside down from his rings, surrounded by butterflies and bumblebees. Long live the mall food court! 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z We set out into the adjoining woodlot, wearing headlamps and crunching through leaves as a bullfrog bellowed in the background. The Sky Needs Its ‘Silent Spring’ Moment 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The amphibian is said to eat nearly anything, including other bullfrogs. Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z For example, vocalizations of birds or deep-throated bellows of bullfrogs can tell researchers what was nearby. City Nature Challenge lets kids help scientists around the world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z “Our team was rife with eccentrics,” says Clint, who recalls learning from another crew member how to hunt at night for bullfrogs in shallow water, with a flashlight or headlamp and a trident. 8 things that might surprise you about growing up in 1960s Hollywood 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z But in the 19th century white settlers began introducing invasive species, such as bullfrogs and bass, notorious pupfish predators. Saved by a Bucket, but Can the Owens Pupfish Survive? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The male usually initiates a fish owl duet, filling an air sac in his throat until it’s swollen like some monstrous, feathered bullfrog. A Duet of Fish Owls 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z In Europe exploding numbers of American bullfrogs have required ambitious and costly management programmes. Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z One of my favorite things to watch is bullfrogs in the pond, to try to spot them when they start bellowing. How Washington Performing Arts’ Jenny Bilfield would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Or you may be taken by those trusty baritones of the Lily Pond, the bullfrogs. Four summertime strolls: Where to take them and what to listen to 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z They are also free of predatory bullfrogs and fish, who find few easier targets than tadpoles and juvenile frogs. Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z He also sneaked in to scavenge for balls in a bullfrog pond behind the famous cottages. He wanted to talk to the president. So he stormed Augusta National - Golf Digest 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Among the cattails you may see egrets, coots, hawks, ducks and other bird life, as well as bullfrogs and turtles. Walk this hidden wildlife sanctuary not far from an L.A. freeway 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Before his retirement, Master Chief Boesch was honored as chief SEAL, or bullfrog. Rudy Boesch, retired Navy SEAL who became fan favorite on ‘Survivor,’ dies at 91 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor as narrator, elephants might earn top billing, but the documentary features a variety of animals from their diverse ecosystem, including geese and bullfrogs. Review: ‘The Elephant Queen’ documentary delivers drama and emotion on African savanna 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The amphibian, who won fame in Mark Twain’s “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” was long ago decimated by hunters, destruction of habitat, pesticides, fungal disease and the appetites of bullfrogs and crayfish. Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Two bullfrogs erupted in baritone harmony; the tree expanded. A Day in the Life of a Tree 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z To help feed his family, he writes, “I used to go out in the woods and hunt bullfrogs to eat, and fish, and shoot rabbits, and steal chickens.” Did Venus Williams Ever Get Her Due? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “It’s getting hard to find habitat that isn’t a flood zone or drought-stricken or dominated by invasive predators like trout and bullfrogs.” Meet the 'rock star' frog breeder vying to save Southern California's rarest amphibian 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Then there was the American bullfrog, an invader from the East Coast that not only competed with smaller frogs but ate them. The threatened frogs of the Santa Monica Mountains always had it hard. The Woolsey fire made things much worse 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The recovery project began 20 years ago when the nonprofit environmental group The Nature Conservancy launched a bullfrog eradication campaign at the 8,400-acre Santa Rosa Plateau to help the red-legged frogs survive. Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The use of pine tar or bullfrog sunscreen mixed with rosin, aerosol stickum or other substances to improve grip are commonplace in baseball. Did Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi cheat Wednesday vs. the Yankees? And does it matter? 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The frog disappeared from Yosemite in part because non-native, predatory bullfrogs first introduced to a reflection pond spread throughout the valley and, over time, gobbled them up. Red-legged frogs thriving in Yosemite after long absence 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Asked how he felt in Cheney’s body, which required an impressive physical transformation, Bale replied: “Like a bullfrog. Or sometimes he’s been described as a walrus.” Christian Bale says he felt like ‘bullfrog’ in Cheney role 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z His voice seemed to summon Hank Williams by way of a bullfrog. Tammany Hall, U.S.A. 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The bullfrog was an early contender – a 1967 study found the frogs reacted similarly when given electric shocks in the daytime and middle of the night. Sleep: how much do we really need? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The local toads are poisonous, but the crowned bullfrogs like Hoplobatrachus occipitalis are edible and can weigh five pounds, yielding lots of protein. Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z While there, he honed his pulpit techniques by rehearsing his sermons in a swamp before a congregation of bullfrogs. Billy Graham, evangelist with worldwide following, dies at 99 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Ever see a bulbous bullfrog gorge on caviar? A lively mix of Oscar-nominated shorts: animated and live action 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z “They are really wonders in their way,” the Star noted, saying “their sound resembles something between the roaring of an infuriated bull and the summer night lullaby of the latter’s amphibious namesake, the bullfrog.” NHL debuted 100 years ago with contract snags and many goals 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In addition to fish, there were bullfrogs, salamanders and turtles. Perspective | Tanks for the memories: Answer Man checks out the original National Aquarium 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z With back legs more like a bulldog than a bullfrog, I knew I was in trouble. American Ninja Journalist: A scraped shin, a bruised ego and a renewed spirit 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Believing the animals were bullfrogs, the men cooked and ate them at a restaurant days later. South Korean man dies after eating toads - BBC News 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Near the 18th green is a pond, so they would sneak up on bullfrogs. Yorktown high school golfer swinging like grandpa taught him 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z A 2008 study measured wetlands in France to detect American bullfrogs, a species that was damaging local wildlife after escaping from farms producing frogs' legs, a local delicacy. Fish tracked from DNA 'finprints' left in waters off New York 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z However, the Californian-built robot was able to beat a bullfrog on the same metric. Jumping robot inspired by bush babies - BBC News 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Not anymore. Existing populations are descendants of a species pushed to the edge of extinction by urbanization, disease and the appetites of voracious nonnative predators including crayfish, bullfrogs and trout. Drought and wildfires threaten the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The BBC's South Korea correspondent Stephen Evans says bullfrogs are a delicacy in some parts of rural South Korea. South Korean man dies after eating toads - BBC News 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The water was filled with minnows, tadpoles and adult bullfrogs. Project restores portion of Hungary Creek in Henrico County 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Cooper built a rustic airboat so the family could ride into the swamp to gig bullfrogs they could sell to restaurants or passers-by. In a Corner of the Everglades, a Way of Life Ebbs 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The frog disappeared from Yosemite in part because non-native, predatory bullfrogs first introduced to a reflection pond spread throughout the valley and, over time, gobbled them up, officials said. Long missing frog, turtle species making return to Yosemite 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The frog disappeared from Yosemite in part because nonnative, predatory bullfrogs first introduced to a reflection pond spread throughout the valley and, over time, gobbled them up, officials said. Mark Twain's famous frogs and a long-absent turtle species make their returns to Yosemite 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Sunset in the dining room is breathtakingly beautiful, and the bullfrogs below provide a soothing soundtrack throughout the evening. Head to Corazon de Tierra, a restaurant on a winery, in Baja's Guadalupe Valley 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Also found in the vehicle was a non-venomous snake in a crate, six tarantulas and one bullfrog, all later taken to Austin Reptile Rescue, police said. Texas man committed suicide using venomous snake, authorities say 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The researchers first pinpointed the enzyme in a common laboratory fish called the zebrafish, then found it in bullfrogs. Scientists learn how some fish can supercharge their vision 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z May we interrupt the non-stop coverage of beach badminton, speed chess and robotic bullfrog racing in this space to bring attention to a niche but deserving sport in America: The NFL Begins: Is Your TV Big Enough? 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z When people searched Thompson’s car they found another snake, six tarantulas and a bullfrog. Cobra believed to have bitten, killed man found dead 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Also found in the vehicle was a non-venomous snake in a crate, six tarantulas and one bullfrog, all of which were taken to Austin Reptile Rescue, police said. Texas man dies of apparent snake bite, his pet cobra is missing 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z A bullfrog croaked from a pond while Clinton recounted the story of her mother — a staple of this campaign that in previous years she kept largely private. Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z With no native predator in the West, the bullfrog population is soaring. Bullfrogs threatening native Northwest species 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The truth is, he is the essence of the Republicans boiled down into the figure of a bullfrog topped with a Weetabix. Americans need President Trump. He is their spirit animal of extremes 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Those that survived became easy prey for nonnative predators, such as bass and bullfrogs. Oregon minnow is first fish to be taken off endangered list 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z If you want something more exciting, luncheon meat, bullfrog, tripe and pig's feet are also options. Happy Tasty: Wuhan restaurant serves dry pots, stinky tofu, savory doughnuts 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z An invasion of American bullfrogs that will eat just about anything - including each other - is spreading downstream along Montana’s Yellowstone River and poses a potential threat to native frogs, government scientists said. What to Know in Montana for Oct. 3 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Lucid said catching the bullfrogs will help better understand how the amphibians spread. Bullfrogs threatening native Northwest species 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The bullfrogs are said to eat nearly anything, including other bullfrogs, and pose a threat to native species. Hungry US bullfrog invasion spreads 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Sepulveda co-authored a study on Yellowstone River bullfrogs appearing in the journal Aquatic Invasions. Bullfrog invasion spreads along Yellowstone River 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Some species, such as bullfrogs, haven’t declined despite being exposed to Bd. Hope for Frogs Facing a Deadly Fungus 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Species in decline included the bullfrog, the green frog and the Southern leopard frog. Richmond man monitors welfare of frogs 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z All manner of warblers and other songbirds filled the quiet with their bright song, joined now and then by the low resonant croak of a bullfrog. Florida’s Slave Canal is fine paddling stream 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The bullfrogs not only eat other frogs, but also compete against various animals for food and spread a fungus believed to cause a significant decline in amphibian populations. Hungry US bullfrog invasion spreads 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Rooney considered himself no singer; he said he had “a voice like a bullfrog.” The Long and the Short of Mickey Rooney 2014-04-07T20:56:20Z Belgian wildlife group Natuurpunt said the catch underlined the risks of releasing non-native species into the local ecosystem, with American bullfrogs and the red-eared slider turtle also both recently found in Belgium. Belgian Catches Piranha in Local Lake 2013-05-08T17:45:02.170Z We knew we were on the right track when we got a giant bullfrog. | Q&A: Even Turtles Need a Place to Call Home: A Conversation With the Author Jan Brett — Q&A 2012-08-16T20:00:02Z The bullfrog carries Bd, but appears naturally immune. Climate may boost frog disease 2012-08-12T17:04:27Z Scientists are reporting an invasion of hungry American bullfrogs along the Yellowstone River in the US state of Montana. Hungry US bullfrog invasion spreads 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The researchers collected and analyzed bullfrogs sold at Asian food shops in seven U.S. cities and found that 41 percent of the frogs were infected with chytrid fungus, which is harmless to humans. Dot Earth Blog: Genetic Study Finds Bullfrog Trade is Prime Pathway For Devastating Amphibian Fungus 2012-08-10T16:05:54Z In a study of imported bullfrogs sold live in U.S. food markets, 62 percent tested positive for Bd. From Living Room to Lily Pad: Is the Fatal Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Spread via Pet Frogs? 2012-07-20T10:15:00.393Z The bullfrog is a problematic invasive species that spread from its original habitat in the Northeastern United States to much of the rest of the country and to Europe, Africa and South America. Side Effects: Frogs, Phones and Other Acoustic Invaders 2012-06-07T22:24:44Z American bullfrogs are an invasive species in California. The Bay Citizen: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs Threatens Amphibian Extinction 2012-04-08T03:04:36Z We had been standing some few minutes when from up the stream came the croaking of the bullfrog, so loud and emphatic that the older veldtsmen knew it at once to be a signal. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z James and his colleagues also analyzed bullfrogs from frog farms in Brazil and several native frog species from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, one of the most amphibian-rich regions in the world. Dot Earth Blog: Genetic Study Finds Bullfrog Trade is Prime Pathway For Devastating Amphibian Fungus 2012-08-10T16:05:54Z But by and by the snores of Ruggles and the incessant croaking of the bullfrogs that infested the canal and lake covered the slight sounds on the partition, and the prisoners conversed more freely. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z They also recorded the tree frogs before, during and after the croaking of the virtual bullfrog. Side Effects: Frogs, Phones and Other Acoustic Invaders 2012-06-07T22:24:44Z “But the bullfrogs are a constant source of infection.” The Bay Citizen: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs Threatens Amphibian Extinction 2012-04-08T03:04:36Z The sea serpent or only some old grand-daddy bullfrog croaking to himself on a log. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z American bullfrogs are resistant to the lethal amphibian disease known as chytrid, and since they are commonly traded overseas, they are becoming the Typhoid Marys of the amphibian world. Green Blog: Global Trade Spreads a Fatal Amphibian Disease 2011-11-24T11:00:03Z On the move in coming decades: the American bullfrog. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z The croak overwhelmed the calls of the tree frogs, as well as those of other pond dwellers, and the tree frog raised its voice to a higher frequency to rise above the bullfrog clamor. Side Effects: Frogs, Phones and Other Acoustic Invaders 2012-06-07T22:24:44Z Two other bullfrogs that The Bay Citizen bought from other Chinatown markets also tested positive. The Bay Citizen: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs Threatens Amphibian Extinction 2012-04-08T03:04:36Z There was a shrill twittering of the most unmusical birds, the croak of bullfrogs from a neighbouring lagoon, a more familiar buzz of flies, a tinfoil rustle of brown grass at every step. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z From my wider experience I recognized their harmlessness; I knew the voices of the bullfrog and the whippoorwill, but with the others it was different. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Others involve leaps, like the case of an invasive bullfrog: by 2080, it could splash into some of South America’s most ecologically rich protected areas, disrupting unique hotbeds of biodiversity. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z He said I was a reg'lar bullfrog for croakin', and hinted that I was in the back row of the primer class so fur's business instinct went. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z Two million bullfrogs are imported into the Bay Area every year, according to federal import records, and millions more are shipped to other major cities. The Bay Citizen: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs Threatens Amphibian Extinction 2012-04-08T03:04:36Z “Good for you, Louise!” they cried, and a startled bullfrog gave a deep emotional croak at the noise, and jumped into the water. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Save the Frogs, an organization based in Santa Cruz, claims that an estimated 62% of the bullfrogs entering California from frog farms in Asia are infected with the fungus. Global Appetite for Frog Legs Could Contribute to the Amphibian's Extinction 2011-08-01T10:20:00Z If the climate changes as anticipated, it appears that a bullfrog invasion will subside in portions of central western Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z A recent study estimated that 62 percent of the bullfrogs entering California from Asian frog farms are infected with the chytrid fungus. How Eating Frog Legs Is Causing Frog Extinctions 2011-07-27T15:45:24.317Z Tests on the bullfrog by Raul Figueroa, a researcher at San Francisco State University, confirmed that it was infected with an invisible but virulent fungus. The Bay Citizen: Chytrid Fungus in Frogs Threatens Amphibian Extinction 2012-04-08T03:04:36Z Your ear has long been accustomed to the watery clangor of the bittern, when a new yet familiar sound strikes it, the thin, vibrant bass of the first bullfrog's note. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z There was a hum of insect life and somewhere a big bullfrog tuned his bassoon—a most eerie sound. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z The American bullfrog is a particularly vexing trespasser. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z You look like ‘the bullfrog on the bank and the pollywog in the pool.’ The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z "Sure! it may be full of tadpoles and bullfrogs, too," added Tom, gaily. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z And it died into a gasp that Bull Harris described as "the sigh of a homesick bullfrog." A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z But don’t forget the monk parrots in Brooklyn, the American bullfrogs in Japan and France, the Burmese pythons in the Everglades, the West Nile virus spanning the Americas. Dot Earth: British Parakeets and the Tumbleweed Blues 2011-05-13T20:05:03Z In an e-mail, the study’s authors also emphasized, for example, that their models do not take into account the dispersal capability of the bullfrog and its interactions with other organisms. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z The experts studied a toxin from the skin of a bullfrog that kills MRSA. Gene clue to how superbugs attack 2011-05-12T03:10:56Z It’s one of a series of narrations that also includes sharks, bullfrogs and sloths. But the honey badger rules — crossing the 5 million view mark since uploading in mid January. A Chat With Randall: On Nasty Honey Badgers, Bernie Madoff And Fame 2011-04-21T12:53:44Z The grumbling of wild duck; the cry of a curlew; the blatant bombast of the bullfrog; the myriad industries of the little folk of night filled the air. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z “If I could catch a bullfrog I’d be tempted to eat him raw,” Penny remarked sadly. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z The scientists called on governments to redouble their efforts to collaborate with universities, research institutions and environmental groups to address “an imminent biological invasion of the bullfrog in the continent.” Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z I heard the sound of bullfrogs from a swamp on the opposite side. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The only sound other than the steady clop of hoofbeats was an occasional guttural twang from a bullfrog. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z I did have company, though after all: A giant African bullfrog one of the roommates had freed in the garden would mush itself against the windowpane at night, and croak to me at all hours. City Room: Your Worst New York Apartments, Remembered Fondly 2010-11-23T20:04:00Z In one shady glade, a bullfrog blinked at them before making a hasty dive into the lilypads. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z The American bullfrog has a record that even Cortés might envy. Green Blog: Bracing for a Bullfrog Invasion 2011-11-06T15:13:26Z Fish and Wildlife Service slashed the habitat to 450,000 acres but left off all protections for frogs in the Sierras, including Calaveras County, where the annual jumping contest endures, with nonnative bullfrogs. New protections set for Twain's jumping frog 2010-03-16T22:19:00Z One cliché about the job of the Majority Leader is that it is like carrying bullfrogs in a wheelbarrel. 2010-01-07T18:20:00Z Even the smallest newly metamorphosed bullfrogs and leopard frogs would be large enough to catch and eat them. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog Nick blew himself out like a bullfrog, by Jingo!” was Mr Sefton’s subsequent comment when he narrated the result to Mr Williams. Haviland's Chum No sound had been heard to cause alarm: the bullfrogs growled inharmoniously among the wild spear-grass; the bull-crocodile woke the echoes with his hoarse roar; the black ibis had long ago hushed its harsh screams. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa "No, my little friends," he replied, "but come along," and when they reached Beaver Dam, they looked around to see what had become of the old bullfrog. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe Now and then a bullfrog would sound his deep bass note, and all the time the high piping of the peepers made shrill accompaniment to their voices as they conversed. The Mountain Girl The bullfrog and leopard frog probably take heavy toll of both the adults and the newly metamorphosed young at the breeding ponds. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog Well, it looks exactly like a bullfrog, and was made to imitate a bullfrog. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul The bittern alone responded to his voice, as he flew screaming by; or the bullfrog croaked dolefully from a neighborly pool. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 "And so must I," cried the chipmunk and the beaver, but what the old bullfrog said I will tell you in the next story. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe The bullfrog jumped off his log into the water with a great splash and swam to the shore. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. I had only saw it when the frost and the bullfrog were heaving out of the ground. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories The bullfrogs I have here are made of paper, and were made in Japan. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul Through the open window from not far away came a hellish serenade, the noise of frogs—the high nervous voices of peepers punctuating the deep leisured booming of bullfrogs. The Record of Currupira Pretty soon he saw a big bullfrog in a brook. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe "Please don't go so fast," begged the old bullfrog. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. "And even those fellows whose voices are changing, and sound more like bullfrogs than anything163 human," chuckled Neale O'Neil, "have got to help swell the 'Roman populace' or carry out the dead." The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The Greenbacks were yelling now, lifting those great voices of theirs in full throated bullfrog croaks. Narakan Rifles, About Face! It is merely the hoarse bullfrog croaking in the swamp; and the green grasshopper a chirrupping in the meadow; for, saving these, all nature with myself is listening to you. The Advocate WELL, you will certainly agree with me that the old bullfrog, in the last story, is a wonderful fellow when you hear what he says about Mrs. Duck, and, it is all in poetry, too. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe Ker-chunk," said the old bullfrog, "he has a fine red vest. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. "F'r instance, he can beat any bullfrog I ever set eyes on, makin' a jump from a boat into the water." Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida At the altar the party stopped, and ranging themselves in the approved order for such occasions, the priest—a grave and reverend bullfrog, whose surplice was scrupulously neat and tidy—proceeded with the ceremony. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 He walked on a long way, and jumped quickly on one side as he came up to a great ugly bullfrog, who, charmed by a snake, was too terrified to move. The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series “Look out!” screamed Creede, as the gun flashed out and came to a point, and like a bullfrog Hardy hurled himself far out into the eddying water. Hidden Water The muskrat and the beaver stood near at hand, while the rabbit and the old bullfrog, who had climbed off the squirrel's back, looked out from behind the tree trunk. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. And in the pond lived a whole colony of great green bullfrogs, whose voices were gruffer and grummer than the lowest twanging note on Hervé's harp. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts Above her, homing birds called to each other, and bullfrogs croaked from the sloughs at her horse's feet. The Biography of a Prairie Girl Old Croaky was a granddaddy bullfrog with whom they were very well acquainted, for he sang for them every evening. Every Girl's Book So they made all the noise they possibly could, and came back to tea, each one so hoarse, that Mrs. Harrison asked them if they had bullfrogs in their throats. Aunt Fanny's Story-Book for Little Boys and Girls He is the exact picture of a ferocious bullfrog, with a tremendous mustache and a horribly malignant expression of eye, and naturally enough expects every body to get out of his way. The Land of Thor Indeed, many of them came to grief, spread out like galvanized bullfrogs upon the greensward, while their horses scampered off the field. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months “Yes, I remember once hearing dad say that old Sid Thornton looked exactly like an inflated bullfrog,” Nancy laughed, wickedly. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 A look of arrogant complacence spread over his large, naked face, and he seemed to swell in his chair like a great bullfrog. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The weird silence was maintained save for the distant croaking of bullfrogs in a marsh. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Our robins and bluebirds are of the orchard and the home of man, but who can claim neighbourship to the bittern or the bullfrog? The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year One could see many mud-turtles floating lazily, feet outstretched in poise; and bullfrogs and little frogs; and, in the clear places, trim and self-sufficient mud hens. The Adventures of Bobby Orde No sound broke the stillness save the far-off bark of a dog or an occasional croak from a bullfrog. Mr. Opp She addressed with deep respect an enormous brown bullfrog, who had come up to see what was the matter, and who sat on a stone surveying the pair with a look of indignant amazement. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Occasionally the death-cry of some unfortunate deer which they had pulled down reached our ears, while various other sounds, some produced by insects or bullfrogs, or birds, disturbed the silence of the forest. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader In certain bullfrogs which grow to be as large as the head of a man, the bellowing power is deafening and is audible for miles. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Nothing upset the captains quite so much as Jimmy's habit of holding a big, croaking bullfrog up by its legs as the riverboats went steaming past. The Mississippi Saucer Hoarse as a bullfrog, he quavered: "In Mercy's name let me out of here, Macpherson!" The Dude Wrangler The bullfrog evidently resented this inquiry into his most private affairs, and disappeared with an indignant "Glump!" Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls “Oh, then it was a bullfrog,” cried Hans, rolling himself up in his cloak and lying down. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader "Three cheers for Comrade Nat Scott," suggested impulsive Red; and they were given with such a vim that many of the big bullfrogs along the farther bank jumped into the mill pond in great alarm. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Jimmy struggled up from the river with the long leg-thrusts of a terrified bullfrog, his head a throbbing ache. The Mississippi Saucer Gradually the chorus was resumed, at first on the farther shore, then coming nearer until, close at hand, sounded a hoarse, deep bellow which betokened the presence of a big bullfrog. Followers of the Trail He is rather the type of intelligent-man-of-the-world and sportsman, and has little of the Prussian desire to "imponieren" by putting his voice two octaves lower and glaring at one like an enraged bullfrog. Face to Face with Kaiserism One of the men who had remained behind followed, bringing one of the bullfrogs which he had captured in the pool. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader "How many greenback saddles does that last bullfrog Max shot make, Toby!" Chums of the Camp Fire The cry of the curlews was like a child in pain, and the deep, loud croak of a bullfrog from a water-hole close at hand seemed ominous of disaster. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas In a pond in a dell lived a big family of frogs, and one day when the sun was shining all the young bullfrogs came up out of the water and hopped on the bank. Sandman's Goodnight Stories A granddaddy bullfrog on some mossy log sent out loud and deep-toned demands for "more rum! more rum!" Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails “You don’t mean to assert that that was the cry either of an ostrich or a bullfrog.” Adventures in Africa By an African Trader The last sounds he remembered hearing consisted of a crackling of the flames as they seized upon a particularly fine piece of fuel; and the croaking of some bullfrogs along the shore of the lake. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol I heard the katydid sing, and the whip-poor-will, and the deep basso-profundo of the bullfrog on the bank of the pond. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Even the somnolent gurgle of the bullfrog, around the ponds of Manayunk, as he signals to his mate in the mud, is often preferable to music made by earthly hands. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques At intervals the stillness is broken by the splash of a gigantic bullfrog returning to his favorite pool. The Statesmen Snowbound Silence had fallen upon the little group, and a bullfrog down in the fishpond was croaking dismally. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Again the owls hooted along the stream and bullfrogs croaked from the reedy places. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers "Have you tried to sell any more toads for bullfrogs?" Homeburg Memories The bullfrogs and insects serenaded the forest; the furnace chimney smoked lurid on the midnight. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times There was a flop in the water, and the bullfrog disappeared from sight. Bumper, The White Rabbit In the still, warm evenings, big bunchy bullfrogs bellowed, Drunk! The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The angry buzz of Rattler’s tail, which scared the chipmunks and the bullfrogs and all the rest of the beast folk, was music for Glittershield. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. He crept down to where Chigwooltz, a fat green bullfrog, was sunning himself by a lily pad, and very cautiously stretched out one paw under water. Ways of Wood Folk Then the crickets and tree-frogs, the bullfrogs and the whippoorwills, the owls and everything, seemed to drown his voice and halloo for hours, "We is in Delaware! we is, we is! we is in Del-a-a-ware!" The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times In the pools and lakes, the bullfrogs croaked in rivalry with the high, clear shrilling of the other American frogs. Atlantis Sue's mother and father laughed, and Bunny said: "A bullfrog couldn't eat anybody!" Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-A-While It is very difficult to speak in honeyed accents that would still carry a bullfrog hoarseness, but the man tried it, nevertheless. Skyrider When not hungry he will go out of his way to frighten a bullfrog away from his sun-bath on the shore, for no other purpose, evidently, than just to see him jump. Ways of Wood Folk "When are we going to the Bolton County Fair?" asked Bert that evening after supper, when he and Harry were resting after their sport in catching bullfrogs. The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair A little farther on they heard some bullfrogs, in a swamp. Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling The bottom of the spring was of white sand, and sitting down there, having a nice bath, was a big, green bullfrog. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-A-While You thought 'em aloud, sir, and the sound of it was a bad imithation of a bullfrog in a marsh. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad In the waters of the marsh the bullfrogs kept up a loud sustained croak, as though they were True Believers disturbed by the presence of the Infidels. Morocco In the daytime hens peck and cackle in every street; at nightfall the bordering veldt hums with crickets and bullfrogs. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War The Hudson River does not make much noise on its way to the sea—it is not half so loud as the little creek up in Bronx Park that a bullfrog could leap across. The Art of Public Speaking A big bullfrog croaked down on the shore. Wilderness Ways "What should I or any one else want of a bullfrog?" The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary "In the hospital for lame ducks and superannuated bullfrogs we visited in Bombay, do they take in sick cobras?" asked Felix. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Glimmering like a fish's belly, it would wind with its white scales through clumps of sedge and pools filled with water-bugs and melancholy bullfrogs. Invisible Links And thenceforth the words of the song that the bullfrog sang were, 'Come, come, in danger come.' Lobo, Rag and Vixen Being The Personal Histories Of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug & Vixen He had a short upper lip and a square lower jaw, and a way of glaring out of his convex glasses that gave a comical imitation of a bullfrog in debate. Sandy Not a bullfrog!" the old lady corrected; "a bulldog. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Once Shep stepped into a hollow and was scared by the sudden appearance of several big bullfrogs. Young Hunters of the Lake He glanced resentfully to the right, where Judge Weatherup was straddling the fence, and to the left, where Yancy was annoying the bullfrogs. Murder in Any Degree And so he waddled to the shore, And thus address’d his friends— The bullfrogs and the snappers bold, About their latter ends. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland A weak-kneed, chicken-livered, white-bellied old bullfrog that squeaks and jumps, plunk! into the puddle when a footstep falls in the grass! The Maid-At-Arms A huge tree-toad, the size of a bullfrog, was seated upright—not squatted flat—on a big rotten limb. Through the Brazilian Wilderness A duck, a bullfrog and a skunk went to a circus, the duck and the bullfrog got in, why didn't the skunk get in? Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 The tree-toads soon join them; but one listens in vain for bullfrogs, or katydids, or grasshoppers, or whippoorwills, or crickets: we must wait for them until the delicious June. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 To see a bullfrog, denotes, for a woman, marriage with a wealthy widower, but there will be children with him to be cared for. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Just then came a rush of icy air, and Bruno pantingly cried: "I'm swelling up—like Aesop's—bullfrog!" The Lost City An' love's wings hover o 'er the little lambs an' the bullfrogs in the pond an' the dicky birds in the trees. The Redheaded Outfield The duck had a bill, the bullfrog had a greenback but the skunk had nothing but a scent. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 The bullfrogs trump to usher in the night, and the note of the whip-poor-will is borne on the rippling wind from over the water. Walden I—I know you are only a bullfrog, but, be jabbers, that sounded mightily like speech. Freckles It consisted of a bullfrog which he carried in his mouth, with its legs and web feet protruding in wriggly, but unavailing, protest. A Night Out Our greatest trial was to pass a dark, lonely pool, covered with pond-lilies, peopled with bullfrogs and water snakes, and haunted by two white cranes. The Crayon Papers For the bullfrogs, too big for the storks to swallow, and for impudent fishes, he had a whip made of seaweed. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Luckily I heard the bullfrog, which is common in New South Wales, and I made towards the thicket from whence his croaking issued and there found a present supply. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant You see, I didn't realize it meself until the bullfrog told me this morning. Freckles The peepers, the clucking frog, and the bullfrog are the only ones that call in chorus. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Now and then a tree-toad spoke, or from the pasture pond behind the house came the metallic twang of a bullfrog. Life at High Tide Soon, however, these foreign birds were very unpopular in bullfrog land, and as for the snakes, they thought that Holland would be ruined by these hungry strangers. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks "Shore," chorussed the "boys," and hiccuped like so many bullfrogs. The Heart of the Range The bellowing of big bullfrogs was not sufficiently deafening to shut out the wailing of whip-poor-wills that seemed to come from every bush. Freckles I examined the ponds and marshes, and found bullfrogs buried in the mud, but no peepers. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Most Canadians are familiar with the musical bullfrogs which in the spring, in a favourable locality, in countless numbers call to each other all night long from opposite swamps. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian If they went to dance in the meadow, on moonlight nights, they always found a big bullfrog sitting in their ring, mocking them with its bellowing. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Possibly the bullfrog, inflating himself on the edge of a pond and uttering hoarse croaks through the darkness to a warty mate, possesses also, at that moment, a vague and groping personality. The Little Lady of the Big House Straight across from him, couched in the mosses of a soggy old log, a big green bullfrog, with palpitant throat and batting eyes, lifted his head and bellowed in answer. Freckles The voice of the bullfrog, who calls, according to the boys, "jug o' rum," "jug o' rum," "pull the plug," "pull the plug," is not heard much before June. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton "His eloquence, his bullfrog voice, his curling locks, his splendid eyes, will all be needed, and will all of them be inadequate to the occasion." The One Woman So off hopped the little rabbit, and pretty soon he saw the old gentleman bullfrog catching flies, and undoing his waistcoat one button every time a fly disappeared down his throat. Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog On the edge lived the fat green bullfrogs, and in the water were spotted trout, silver shiners, cunning minnows, and other fish. The Story Hour You once told me of saving your big bullfrog from a rattlesnake. Freckles I was throwing stones at the biggest bullfrog you ever saw. Friends and Helpers Wonderful how these bullfrogs of connoisseurs swallow the dealers' flies! Felix O'Day Don't he look like a bullfrog under a lily pad? Galusha the Magnificent "Don't," roared a bullfrog, who was seated on a log and winked his eye at me. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales Perhaps she'd like to stop at the pool and see me bullfrog that had the goodness to take on human speech to show me the way out of me trouble. Freckles But while I'm no such wonder myself I can hear those bullfrogs croaking down there at the edge of the water. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve The only drum was that of the bullfrog, calling raw recruits from among the lily-pads. See America First And thenceforth the words of the song that the bullfrog sang were 'Come, come, in danger come.' Wild Animals I Have Known The bullfrogs jumped on her main deck an' begun t' holler soon as she hove to: "all ashore! all ashore! all ashore!" Eben Holden, a tale of the north country There was also one containing Freckles' bullfrog, true to life. Freckles Ashurst put his finger to the mouth of the little brown bullfrog of a creature in her arms. Five Tales Then he went whistling defiantly down the way to the Hall, turning at last into a sunken road that trailed by an abandoned ice-pond where bullfrogs were croaking hoarsely in the rushes. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields In Tonia's presence his voice was as soft as a summer bullfrog's in his reedy nest. Waifs and Strays Part 1 Rooney jumped like a bullfrog to a corner of the room, turned off the electric lights and hurried swiftly below. Strictly business: more stories of the four million The little frogs which had piped in the meadows in early spring croaked as bullfrogs during the summer heats, and then sank into silence. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American He had that strained air of being on the very point of bursting that one sees in bullfrogs and toy balloons. Something New Here the bullfrogs were still croaking hoarsely, and far away over the gray-green rushes a dim moon was mounting the steep slope of bluish sky. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields A big bullfrog showed his head among the lily pads, and the little rifle, unmindful of the joys of an unharried existence, rose slowly to its place. Secret of the Woods Especially by the river, as here, are the boomings of the weirdest of weird bullfrogs, and the splashings and swishings of crocodile and hippopotamus. The Land of Footprints As for Marat the People's-Friend, his voice is as that of the bullfrog, or bittern by the solitary pools; he, unseen of men, croaks harsh thunder, and that alone continually,—of indignation, suspicion, incurable sorrow. The French Revolution He was trying to learn Sam Williams's imitation of a bullfrog's croak. Penrod and Sam |
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