| 单词 | cockleshell |
| 例句 | As does the surrounding lonely shoreline and saltmarsh, whose muddy tussocks hop with wading birds and whose beaches are composed, in part, of yellow cockleshells. 10 hidden beaches, bays and walks on the UK coastline 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z And next season, that settled, we can get back to people flaying their enemies, selling cockleshells to advance obscure revenge plots, romancing their siblings, and poisoning each other at weddings. An Open Letter to the White Walker Army 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z They also painted scallop shells and cockleshells, scientists excavating caves in Spain discovered in 2010. Who you calling dumb? Neanderthals possibly cave artists: study 2012-06-14T18:55:57Z The oarsmen were making for land, of course; you see, we had been many hours in a mere cockleshell, and this island promised safety. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z In place of the roomy farm cart drawn by mules that we had expected to see, the conveyance was one of the gaily painted, two-wheeled cockleshells in which Majorcan farmers go a-junketing. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Sallie, safely seated in the cockleshell below, laid a pair of muffled oars in the rowlocks and pushed quietly off from under the dripping overhang of the ship. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Miss Wolfe stepped into the cockleshell which was her own, and went for a row upon the bay. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The wind rose to a regular gale and the wagon rocked like a cockleshell on a choppy sea. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z "Steer your cockleshell there to the right, old worm!" said the Freebooter, as Rob came opposite to the bank on which he stood. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Could that cockleshell live a moment against that creaming surging wall of water rolling on to engulf it? Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z His canoe was a mere cockleshell, out here in the ocean waste; but, then, the seas were placid, and, beyond a ripple, only too smooth. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z The "landing" was successfully accomplished, but the unpleasant fact remained that Fuller and Kirkwood were afloat in a frail cockleshell in a fairly "jumpy" sea and on a pitch-dark night. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Why, Lord love you, this here craft would look like a cockleshell alongside o' them! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 But his forefathers used to people these waters on cockleshell voyages that make the venture of Columbus look like a ride in a ferry-boat. Where the Pavement Ends To have left that stronghold to toss in this cockleshell—the dazed brain marvelled feebly at such inconsistency. An Unknown Lover "I don't like it overmuch myself," said Beecher; "there's a tremendous sea out there, and she's only a cockleshell after all." Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day He had gathered that Ruth was the granddaughter of the blind man, Square Jim Dabney, that she was orphaned; that this cockleshell of a vessel had been her home since babyhood. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story With these frail cockleshells the Araners adventure themselves twelve miles on the Atlantic, and mostly come home again. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule "It's our respected parents who'll need to take care of themselves in unknown waters in that cockleshell." The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West The universe was still a great ship rushing on, but he was no longer a midget in a little cockleshell about to be crushed. In a Little Town They were no fools, to imagine that a man could get from Ken's Island to San Francisco in any cockleshell the beach might show him. The House Under the Sea A Romance Before I left I wished them all Godspeed on the dainty journey they were making in their cockleshell. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America First H. M. Rummy idea, having cockleshells on the traces. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 27, 1893 Away floated the tiny cockleshell, and it was very soon hid in the trough of the sea. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Home, schoolroom, nursery, all are crammed together in the little cockleshell of a boat where the little ones are packed round father and mother and tossing gaily over the waves. Stray Studies from England and Italy With such a small cockleshell of a boat, we dared not go out when it was not calm; and with regard to this, I had been duly cautioned by Henry Blew himself. The Boy Tar Knights armed for the tourney, pilgrims with their cockleshells and staves, traders with their chests full of knives and little service-books, where are they gone? The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country In their cockleshell of a boat, they know that to run before the wind is their safest plan, and so they speed on south-eastward. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure Yet it was fine fun to row about in the dingey, and to discover a quaint old inn, and to haul ashore my tiny cockleshell and dine. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" They saw the little boat go into eclipse behind the black prow, the first lift of the churning waters flipping the cockleshell as a coin is snapped by the thumb. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 To take one of those cockleshell row boats and scull a few miles down the coast would lead him where? The Man Who Lost Himself Why, that cockleshell of a Britain has forty millions! The Melting-Pot “But I have got a few without the husks in the boat,” said the girl, rising and running to the place where the cockleshell had been left. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago It would be madness for an old salt like me to go paddlin’ about the ocean in a cockleshell of a boat when he has the chance of sailin’ in a good ship. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America “Our cockleshell of a boat will only hold three or four people, and the chances are that some ruffianly work is going on, and we shall only share the fate of the victims.” A Voyage round the World A book for boys We didn't cast anchor but got into a cockleshell of a small dinghy and rowed ashore under the cliffs, where we were met by de Lisle. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 Although the raft was tossed about like a cockleshell, it went through without injury, and none of the goods were displaced or harmed. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Powdered cockleshells were sprinkled over the earth to keep it firm. Westminster The Fascination of London Hundreds of miles from any from whom he might expect assistance, and the only means of reaching them a small boat—a mere cockleshell, which the first rough gale would inevitably destroy. The Pirate “I hope I shall, Mr Griffiths, but I confess I don’t much like the thought of going through those foaming waves out there in such a cockleshell of a boat as this,” answered the doctor. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler The men saw it coming and pulled for their lives, but it was too quick for them, and catching the boat turned her over as if she had been a mere cockleshell. Hurricane Hurry I never supposed that cockleshell of a boat in which you left the ship would have survived the hurricane which came on directly afterwards.” James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat At first, it seemed, in this cockleshell, we were little better off than clinging to the spar, for every wave threatened to swamp it. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "But you don't tell me you have come over from Saaron in that cockleshell of yours?" asked the Commandant, peering down into the darkness for a glimpse of the boat. Major Vigoureux Her crew then lowered a little cockleshell of a dinghy, which she carried inboard, and a tanned, red-bearded man pulled straight for the Commodore's galley. The Blue Pavilions On this cockleshell of a craft, among these rude spirits of alien races, he was powerless. The Stowaway Girl The waves which batter the cockleshells change their direction at every instant. A Book of Prefaces Whether this 'cockleshell,' as the skipper calls her, can weather a severe storm on the open sea, is a question. Curlie Carson Listens In Groups of trackers were on the bank squatting on the rocks to see the foreign devil and his cockleshell. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma In size and armament they were absurd cockleshells even when compared with a modern destroyer, but they were to make themselves superbly memorable. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 That cockleshell of a Sea Gull goes rippin' along through the eel grass, her propeller clear and free as if she had twenty fathoms of water under her. Flood Tide It is as though, from some high window, looking down, he were able to watch some shore, from whose security men were forever launching little cockleshell boats upon a limitless and angry sea.... A Book of Prefaces If only there were somewhere a sheltered nook into which this cockleshell of a craft they were riding on might be driven, it would bring him great relief. Curlie Carson Listens In I didn't care a cockleshell for it, but to-day I am beginning to be glad of it. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead We were Prince Henry's gentlemen,— Around the Cape of Wrath We sailed our wooden cockleshells— Great pride the pilot hath To voyage to-day the Indian Sea— But we marked out his path! Days of the Discoverers In this miserable cockleshell, and without any refuge open to us? Romance It was high and dry, empty as last year's cockleshell. The Stolen Singer We have no account of their visit to the King, but I think he would have welcomed them right warmly, and loved to hear how big souls ride in little cockleshells. Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days The Race had got hold of the cockleshell, and a piece of board would never make it let go. Carette of Sark Half-an-hour later they were out on the open sea beyond the harbour in a cockleshell even frailer than Quiller's little craft which they had not been able to secure. The Odds And Other Stories Egad," said her son, "I never dreamed that fate was likely to cramp me in a cockleshell. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One An empty cockleshell weighing two hundred fifty-eight pound. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland And here was the master, too, clinging to the side of the dingy so as to recover his breath, but not attempting to board the cockleshell in these plunging waters. Macleod of Dare And so the yellow cockleshell became Carette's golden bridge, and thereafter her comings and goings knew no bounds but her own wilful will and the states of the tides and the weather. Carette of Sark Tell her to leave her cockleshells, And all her little silver bells That blossom into melody, And all her maids less fair than she. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics "But I have got a few without the husks in the boat," said the girl, rising and running to the place where the cockleshell had been left. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata Thus, while fruitless search was being made for G. W. Parmalee throughout London—while detectives examined every passenger who sailed in the emigrant ships—he was safely skimming the Atlantic in Captain Dobb's cockleshell. The Baronet's Bride They went forth in their cockleshell fleet as full of hope and confidence as those who are accustomed to sail and man a transatlantic liner of the present day. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon The act of taking so long a passage in this cockleshell of a vessel is a sure testimony of his devotion and bravery. The Tragedy of St. Helena The cockleshell of the Atlantic billows had become a thing of pride in the shelter of Farewell Cove. The Man in the Twilight "You surely are not going to send us out there in one of these miserable cockleshells?" Half A Chance The hands of the great waters grasped the frail cockleshell, twisted it about, tossed it, played with it, and claimed it irrevocably for their own. The Mississippi Bubble If his own cockleshell went down there could be no succour for her. The Moon Rock And now the great vessel seemed scarcely more than two or three boat lengths from the tiny cockleshell on which she was bearing down. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol That red capsicum is the foot of the animal contained in the cockleshell. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore What queer fellows your fine painters must be, to think that anybody would venture their lives in such a shapeless old cockleshell as that? Persuasion She was lifted like a cockleshell upon its crest, her huge hull spun around, and the next minute, with a crash that resounded above the roar of the maddened sea, she was dashed in pieces. The Second Deluge At last she saw a big river, and the man who had tried to keep her from being carried off was drifting down it—such are the topsy-turvydoms of faery glamour—in a cockleshell. The Celtic Twilight I read fear in her eyes, yet she said nothing to dissuade me, and our hands clasped, as I led her to the side, where she could look down at the cockleshell tossing below. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" It became so rough and difficult to stand on deck, on account of the vessel being tossed about like a cockleshell, that Harry felt constrained to go below. Facing the World And the second answered: "I carry a cockleshell." If I Were King Therefore she knelt in a cockleshell alone on a rushing river and sped through, a wilderness into appalling danger. The Maid of the Whispering Hills Her fears were, however, speedily allayed, for I assured her that the boat I intended to construct should be no flimsy cockleshell, but as safe and stout a craft as ever floated upon the sea. Swiss Family Robinson Even if the schooner was a floating sepulcher, it was safer by far than the cockleshell towing alongside. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" She was entirely without clothes, and in spite of her decrepitude stood upright in the cockleshell, handling it with great dexterity. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn A man habited like a pilgrim from the Holy Land, in long hood and gabardine of grey, and with the pilgrim's cockleshell on his shoulder, had met another masker, habited like himself. If I Were King It broke the nose of my boat; and I had hardly time to get myself and my charge to the shore before the poor little cockleshell sank. Caesar and Cleopatra Below Paspahegh a cockleshell of a boat carrying a great white sail overtook me, and I was hailed by young Hamor. To Have and to Hold Each year saw more of their silver cockleshells putting out from port, and the cheeks of those who blew the sails more violently distended. Fraternity He made no inquiry about Pasiance, but put us into his cockleshell and pulled for the cutter. Villa Rubein, and other stories She was the type of woman whom small, diffident men seem to marry instinctively, as unable to help themselves as cockleshell boats sucked into a maelstrom. Piccadilly Jim A giant wave overturns the burdened cockleshell and he sees its passengers engulfed in the waters. A Plea for Old Cap Collier Why, how else would those two bronze statues dare to go to sea in such a cockleshell, eh? Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Carter stood up in the stern sheets balancing himself cleverly to the disordered motion of his cockleshell. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows A sun-path swallowed it in flaming light, Then, shrunk a cockleshell, it came again Upon the other side. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed How should I sing when buffeting salt waves And stung with bitter surges, in whose might I toss, a cockleshell? Sword Blades and Poppy Seed |
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