| 单词 | cotton on |
| 例句 | At the barn, Billy showed him how to fix a ball of cotton on a stick, with which to swab out the breathing hole when it became clogged with mucus. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with yams, sugarcane, and potatoes, we grew cotton on forty acres. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if all of a sudden Naheed was a giant in the room with an endless skein of cotton on her head and everyone was staring at her, and it. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z No reporter ever cottoned on to her fib, but the newspaper coverage rattled her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It would give everyone a lift to think you were more involved, Harry,” said Scrimgeour, sounding relieved that Harry had cottoned on so quickly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z First, I pulled a striped green seersucker for my center pentagon, put a piece of strawberry-print cotton on the longest side, and kept going until I had my own perfectly mixed-up square. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Irene and I called it summer snow, and sometimes we’d squint into the dry glare and try to catch cotton on our tongues. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The soft cotton on her skin still thrilled her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hollywood cottoned on some time ago to the rejuvenating power of adaptation. Rise of the reboots gives new life to Rocky and Ghostbusters 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z It might work in the short term, but no one's so stupid that they don't eventually cotton on to what's happening, as The X Factor's tumbling ratings suggest. Worst ideas of 2012: making all pop sound the same 2012-12-28T22:59:56Z I was 6 years old when I first cottoned on and my mother told me it was tricks being played on the radio. Jeff Beck's mission to 'blow people away' 2011-03-31T15:37:05Z Children will cotton on faster and Ross does not put a foot wrong. The best children's picture books for summer 2013-07-24T15:01:27Z But not long afterward, they cotton on to the idea that some games are seen as more appropriate for their gender than others. A feminist's guide to raising boys 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Sewing is a pastime wonderfully suited to quarantine, a slow needle threading through cotton on an evening – the “doing” equivalent of a G&T or warm bath. 'Can Tony Soprano make me a better parent?': the lessons we've learned from lockdown TV 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Fox soon cottoned on to the fact that sketch comedy is cheap to produce and allows actors and writers to experiment from week to week. W/ Bob and David: why the rise of sketch comedy is no brief laugh 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z However, they have also cottoned on to a universal truth of children's marketing. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z Stella's skills on the tasks have impressed Lord Sugar, although he's cottoned on that while Stuart is virtually unmanageable, Stella is rather safe and risk averse. Grace Dent's TV OD: The Apprentice 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Katy Perry cottoned on to it early, and the promotional material for her candy-scented 2011 tour boasted of giant fans that would waft the sickly smell around the stadiums. Next up at tonight's gig … the smell of coconut 2013-05-30T16:16:38Z Unfortunately, local retailers haven’t cottoned on to it, but the wine, like the truth, is out there. ‘Collusion’ in a bottle is yours for the taking, along with a $10 rosé for patio sipping 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z To do this, the instructions suggest pulling away most of the cotton on a swab, leaving just a wisp to act as a thin paintbrush. Cracked kitchen tiles? Try a patch. 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Fashion's very essence is living, breathing and moving – something its art shows should cotton on to. The Enchanted Palace makes art of fashion 2010-04-02T10:52:00Z There were odd leather dickeys reminiscent of medieval breastplates and knee-length vests made of fur on the ventral side and quilted cotton on the reverse. 2010-01-20T00:05:00Z When two leggy, languid beauties slide into his car and direct him to a succession of mysterious parties, Benny is slow to cotton on to their haughty menace. ‘Night Teeth’ Review: You’re So Vein 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The baby was fine, but once social services cottoned on to just how chaotic Haddish’s home life was, they intervened. Tiffany Haddish: ‘If Meryl Streep can go to the Oscars 22 times, why can’t I?' 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Trouble is, by now every starlet in town has cottoned on to the bridal ruse. Oscars 2011: Fashion royalty 2011-02-28T17:10:00Z The problem has always been that it takes everyone else an age to cotton on to his innovative experiments. Nicolas Roeg: 'I don't want to be ahead of my time' 2011-03-10T22:25:00Z He describes the exhilaration of buying scruffy little privatisation vouchers with suitcases of cash and watching their value soar when everyone else cottoned on to the size of the enterprises involved. Red sky in the morning 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z It was a time of tall cotton on Capitol Hill for lawmakers and nepo-lobbyists — and for journalists chasing paper trails between campaign cash and American power. What happened to the supercomputer under the zoo? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Small tomato plants sprouted in tidy rows on one side of the road and pima cotton on the other. How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California's heartland 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z During the summer, the growers agree not to plant crops like wheat or cotton on some fields, and receive compensation while continuing to grow more lucrative vegetable crops in other seasons. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Yoimut lived to see the Boswell corporation grow cotton on her ancestral home, where she was never able to return. Opinion: Don't call it a comeback: California's Tulare Lake never really went away 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z “You might have two or three weeks of bliss before Meta makes a change or people cotton on.” Paid Accounts on Facebook and Instagram Arrive in Australia 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Other teams seem to have cottoned on to what England do - and what they do is not quite good enough. 'It's unravelling for Jones - the RFU has a decision to make' 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The power of cotton on the world market may have brought wealth to the South, but it also increased its economic dependence on other countries and other parts of the United States. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Some have cottoned on quickly as to why he was censored, while others are having a revelation. Li Jiaqi: China Lipstick King sparks Tiananmen questions 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z But it's clear the royals cottoned on early to the softening effect of a well-timed corgi. Corgis: How the queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z They wanted laws to protect slavery in the West so that they could continue to raise cotton on the fertile soil there. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet based on the limited quantities of organic seed in circulation, industry insiders say the amount of organic cotton on the market today is impossible. That Organic Cotton T-Shirt May Not Be as Organic as You Think 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Duncan had grown up in Tallulah, Louisiana, in the 1930s, chopping and picking cotton on a plantation. The cruel failure of welfare reform in the Southwest 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z "He's talked about this for a long time and long before people sort of cottoned on to climate change. So, I've always listened to and learnt and believed in what he was saying." 'Earthshot': William and Attenborough launch prize to save planet 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z England has at least managed to cotton on to the idea that the referees are not to blame for this mess, and nor are their colleagues sitting in the video replay room at Stockley Park. Solutions Are Expensive. An Aura Is Priceless. 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Hill grew up in Kendleton, where his family farmed cotton on land his ancestors bought for 50 cents an acre that’s now “like gold.” Freed slaves founded this town. Their descendants fear postal cuts threaten voting rights 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z It seems the market cottoned on to the fact that it was actually just a bike company after all – and a loss-making one at that. After the sleep economy, what's next to be monetised? Breathing? | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z And when journalists did cotton on, they didn’t seem to think Maar was the story. Dora Maar: how Picasso's weeping woman had the last laugh 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Keen observers quickly cottoned on that there was something similar about the phrase “in my great and unmatched wisdom” – and then they realised, it sounded strikingly similar to the “great and powerful” Wizard of Oz. 'In my great and unmatched wisdom': Trump makes modest claim about his intellect 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z He was a farmer in his native country, growing wheat and cotton on a 37-acre plot. Syrian Refugees Toil on Turkey’s Hazelnut Farms With Little to Show for It 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Companies seem to have cottoned on to this. Would you take a pay cut to get a better job title? It's not as stupid as it sounds | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z “The Chinese are not growing cotton on the moon,” Trevor said, eyes wide. Family business: Carter Kieboom, born into baseball, is the Nats’ next big prospect 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Johnsons raised tobacco and cotton on 20 acres, which they owned. Rosanell Eaton, Fierce Voting Rights Advocate, Dies at 97 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z He cottoned on early to concepts such as air pollution, even speculating that it was changing the Earth’s atmosphere. Minnesota Experimental City: the 1960s town based on a comic strip 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Anyway, Infantino went on to explain the point of football to Castellanos in a loftily genial, finger-wagging way that I hope an international striker was able to dimly cotton on to. Fifa’s treatment of Women’s World Cup final keeps ‘virus’ contained | Marina Hyde 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z It seems the league as a whole has cottoned on to the idea that passing is more efficient than running. NFL quarterbacks are breaking records: what's behind the passing explosion? 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Some of history’s biggest gamblers knew their luck was over before the world cottoned on. Opinion | Time to Put Down the Bong, Elon 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z But in the past year or so, some manufacturers have cottoned on to the idea and started releasing devices that can keep up with more than a dozen tabs. HP Chromebook x2 review: semi-pro 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Every few months, Google would cotton on to the group’s tactics and begin blocking its messages. Mueller probe IDs long-hidden hackers 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Smokescreens and a blame culture demonstrate shortcomings if you take time to look closely enough; Rangers’ erudite supporters have long since cottoned on, with their impressive loyalty being consistently abused. Steven Gerrard and Rangers: a needless punt for such a dysfunctional club | Ewan Murray 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z But officials soon cottoned on - and simply measured the athletes while they lay flat on the ground. How do you shrink a basketball player? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z By now the rest of the players have cottoned on. World Cup stunning moments: Zinedine Zidane's head-butt | Ian McCourt 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Momentum may play a role when investors are slow to realise that a company’s fortunes have changed for the better; a few cotton on early, driving up the share price, and then others follow suit. “Factor investing” gains popularity 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Before long, Lam and Paquette had developed a small industry and others began to cotton on to the opportunity. Fresh air for sale 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z About 30 years ago, the farm started raising cotton on fields near Maxwell Air Force Base. Prattville man rocks new hobby 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z "Several million dollars," says Mr Jensen, were transferred to the hackers before the company cottoned on. How hackers are targeting the shipping industry - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z They suggest that organic cotton on wooden reels and pins and needles in cardboard boxes can be sourced from a stockist called Offset Warehouse. My week without plastic: 'I found a toothbrush made of pig hair' 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z And in case I hadn't cottoned on who was responsible for the upkeep, Kumari wielded her broom energetically to clear leaves from the gravestones. Uncovering a story of ill-fated romance and tragic death - BBC News 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z But as consumers cottoned on to its intensely flavored, wacky mixes of unpasteurized juice, it needed something more. A Founder of Odwalla Tries to Recapture His Mojo 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z This year, interest in Sci-Hub exploded as mainstream media cottoned on to it and usage soared. Nature’s 10 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Some people have already cottoned on to this. Worried About the Privacy of Your Messages? Download Signal. 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z His gruff, emotive voice brings his tales of love, loss and redemption vividly to life - something his huge European fanbase have cottoned on to before the UK. Brit Awards: Critics' Choice shortlist announced - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z “And it is something, very wisely, that Team Trump cottoned on to very early.” Nigel Farage Claims Donald Trump's Election Win as 'Brexit Times Three' 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z As a young woman Alberta was picking cotton on a white man's farm: the family was mired in violence. Marvin Gaye's life on stage has family approval - BBC News 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Cleveland sits in Bolivar County at the center of the Mississippi Delta, a torpid and poverty-stricken portion of the state that hasn’t known widespread prosperity since slaves hauled cotton on plantations. Mississippi city ordered to desegregate schools 60 years after landmark ruling 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Closing our eyes, suddenly becoming aware of the rasp of M&S cotton on elbow – and boom, we’re teetering on the precipice of a full body meltdown. The joylessness of Goop sex | Flic Everett 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Jackson’s four decades owning hundreds of slaves who picked cotton on his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee make his replacement by a freed slave a potent symbol of America’s inclination to reckon with its past. Not going to Jackson 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Taxpayers foot the bill, market forces are distorted, and farmers plant cotton on more land than buyers want, at prices farmers find "acceptable." Congress Needs to Cut Ties With the Cotton Lobby 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Farmers grow GM cotton on 95 percent of the total 11-12 million hectares under the crop. After pest attack, some Indian farmers shun GM cotton 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z India grows cotton on 11-12 million hectares and nearly 95 percent is GM cotton. Pest blights India's GM cotton crop, fuelling debate over risks 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Almost immediately the fraudsters then started to distribute that money to other accounts in the UK, before the banks cottoned on. Caught on tape: How phone scammers tricked a victim out of £12,000 - BBC News 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z It’s waxed cotton on one side, so really resistant to rain or fog. Winemaker Mari Wells Coyle’s Favorite Apps and Gear 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Security guards apparently cottoned on after they found one poor bird so heavily overloaded that it was trying to hop back to its coop. Commanding plights 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Prisoners in his acting workshops aren’t the only ones who have cottoned on to the downside of tribalism. Tim Robbins: 'I know Republicans who love their children and are not evil' 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z California and Arizona are able to produce more than twice as much cotton on each acre they plant as can cotton powerhouses like Texas and Georgia because they irrigate their fields more often. Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Financiers more often found buying and selling companies have cottoned on to the opportunity. Barbarians at the farm gate 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z He and his brother, James, have about 200 acres of cotton on their place just south of Autaugaville. Alabama farmers look to good cotton crop 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z The west African outbreak has broken through the barriers of isolation and into the general population, both in the countryside and the cities, and it was up and running before public-health personnel cottoned on. Much worse to come 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Atkinson was slow to cotton on; most others had beaten him to it by now and the air had fallen thick – thicker – with tension and pregnant uncertainty. Serbia v Albania: surreal provocation and violence show lessons not learned 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z And who can forget a few years back when the bright, gaudy, rhinestoned nail designs popular with minorities made the jump from chavvy to chic as soon as the masses cottoned on? Why does a black butt only look good in white skin? 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Jackson grew sugar, corn and cotton on the plantation, which housed more than 200 slaves, said Pollan, the state archaeologist. Were remains found at mall site those of a slave? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z We lumbering non-fashionistas finally cottoned on two years later and have been wearing pyjamas everywhere. Women's fashion: control pants are now so hip 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Then the beauty industry cottoned on and lo, a freckle pencil was born. Freckles: the new beauty spot 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z And, even if it’s not that extreme, it will still be embarrassing if everybody in your contact list cottons on to the fact you can’t spell “logistical”. How to write the perfect out-of-office message 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Its Ivory Coast operation launched at the start of this year, and many locals are beginning to cotton on to the potential benefits. Ivory Coast stallholders turn to digital marketplace 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s always amused me that American Progressives haven’t cottoned on to this crucial point about the high tax social democracies that they so admire. Why Jonathan Cohn Is Right To Have Sweden Envy; It's A Great Place To Live 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Its value moves faster than you can, and the size of these price moves makes heroin street pricing look like cotton on the commodities exchange.” The Bitcoin Bad News Round-up 2014-02-11T15:49:00Z “That puts less cotton on the market, the price goes up, and you have market volatility,” said Hannah Jones, the company’s vice president of sustainability and innovation. Threat to Bottom Line Spurs Action on Climate 2014-01-24T02:17:13Z Humans were quick to cotton on to the destructive power of infectious diseases and used them to attack. Infections: War's true beneficiaries 2013-12-07T01:02:06Z Just 36 came back with comments implying that they had cottoned on to the paper’s sundry deficiencies, though Dr Bohannon says that 16 of those eventually accepted it anyway. Academic publishing: Science’s Sokal moment 2013-10-02T18:03:03Z Why haven’t these eminent professors in managerial economics cottoned on to Mr. Welch’s insight? How Modern Economics Is Built On 'The World's Dumbest Idea' 2013-07-22T07:19:00Z In both cases, once he cottoned on to the scale of the problem the Bank governor worked with impressive ability and imagination. Mervyn King: goodbye to the governor 2013-06-19T21:51:44Z Whereas hundreds of labourers would once have been needed to weed, pick and process cotton on the land his family owns, Mr Angel notes, machines now do almost all of that work. The Mississippi Delta: Scratching a living 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z Installed in a purpose-built building, the Large Geometry Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer can analyze 100-150 samples per year - up from 30-40 previously - collected around the world by inspectors using small pieces of cotton on surfaces. What could U.N. sleuths unearth at Iran's Parchin base? 2013-05-01T09:16:04Z "They've cottoned on to how the police work and the way the law is being applied to social media, people who use Facebook and Twitter are so exposed now," said Mr Green. Gang eradication 'unrealistic' 2013-01-14T03:21:53Z The convenience store is rising, lets hope small retailers cotton on to this and get in there. Sainsbury's tells shoppers’ story 2013-01-09T09:22:00Z I hope instead that clubs and governing bodies cotton on to how Twitter can be used to promote the game in a positive light. Why bother watching football when you can follow it through tweets? 2012-12-22T22:00:05Z As the blogosphere cottoned on to the idea, it seemed to trickle up. Monetary policy: A victory, and a test 2012-09-14T19:13:01Z The markets didn't cotton on until the Greek fiscal crisis. IHT Rendezvous: Soros's Wisdom and Markets' Ignorance 2012-09-13T15:38:17Z "Like Steven, he has done an awfully good job helping me and my coaching staff get messages across to the players because he cottoned on quickly to what we wanted to do." Euro 2012: Latin lover Roy Hodgson plays Italians at their own game 2012-06-23T22:00:06Z But many companies were unconvinced of the need for a website in the early days of the internet, just as some took their time to cotton on to mobile apps. ICANN and top level domains: Dot dash 2012-06-14T15:06:55Z "Come along, old man," exclaimed the young sub who had previously "cottoned on" to Jack Sefton. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z He suspected from this that they were some of the Swahilis of the party, and suspicion became certainty when Bill discovered a tiny strip of white cotton on a spike of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z You shall not know I am in the house: I will take care not to drop even a reel of cotton on the carpet. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z The 71-year-old Miami woman grew up picking cotton on her family’s South Carolina farm, raised four children and has worked all her life, even now at a preschool. Social Security raise boosts lifeline for neediest seniors; others see it as added comfort 2011-10-21T18:07:51Z I knew the place was pretty rotten and I didn't cotton on to the people who were there or the things they did. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Haji Mirbar, who grows cotton on a 5-acre farm with his four brothers, said his family’s income grew fivefold in the year through June, allowing him to buy branded products. Pakistan Terror No Bar as Unilever Converges With Nestle: Retail 2011-10-04T23:46:02Z Langdon Chester had gone to Darley to attend to the banking of a considerable amount of money which his father had received for cotton on the market. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z A raid was projected on this cotton on a certain night, but when they got there they found it guarded, Colonel R. and Simon having slept there since this cotton-prowling began. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z “An’ ... you wouldn’t mind lashin’ this bit o’ cotton on my wrist, would you, sir? Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z And this morning another old fellow, with a bag of cotton on his back, came a little too close to the windows of the troop train. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z The same market stirred hopes for similar prosperity in Africa, where Kafando followed the rising price of cotton on the radio or through friends surfing the Internet. Booming Cotton No Boon to African Farmers Milked by Monopolies 2011-07-19T00:23:41Z Rub the wet cotton on it and the right quantity is assured. Photogravure 2011-06-19T02:00:24.663Z The Kujirichita family grows corn and cotton on a small plot, but Wilson lives separately on a sugar plantation, where he works as a fumigation officer. Magazine Preview: Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man 2011-06-02T14:40:59Z The results indicate a sizeable impact of Bt cotton on the yield and value of output under both irrigated and unirrigated conditions. Every 30 Minutes an Indian Farmer Commits Suicide, Biotech Is Not To Blame 2011-05-19T01:01:15Z "I think we've all cottoned on to the wedding more than we might have done because there's so much bad news around and it's nice to have something that's genuinely happy," says Pender. Royal wedding: Boom time for Britain's patriotic entrepreneurs 2011-03-20T00:05:08Z “Melt the bells” is but re-echoed O’er our valley’s gathered pride, Lay the cotton on the altar Where our loved have nobly died. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z One day pappy and Uncle Paul and Uncle Andy and Uncle Joe was takin' bales of cotton on ox wagons down to de Rio Grande. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z They gives us our own ground and sometimes we makes two bales of cotton on it. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z Two of those mammoth steamers which float upon the mighty Mississippi, were, with nearly two thousand bales of cotton on board, wrapped in sheets of fire. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z The third shell from the Montauk exploded inside the steamer, setting her cotton on fire. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The average yield of cotton on the same land was about 500 pounds of lint per acre. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z And let's face it, if some parents haven't cottoned on to to the fact that games can trigger compulsive behaviours in children, will a half-hour current affairs programme do the trick? Review: Panorama on games addiction 2010-12-06T21:00:00Z Allied pilots quickly cottoned on to this and would just hang around to pick them off happy in the knowledge the German pilot was probably comatose. Australia v England - live! 2010-12-04T23:00:00Z The inside boat, though having no cotton on board, was rapidly consuming, as the huge streams of fire lapped and twined around her. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z He knew that it would pay to raise cotton on lands which had been held at fabulous prices when the staple was worth but ten or fifteen cents. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z It is not wise to plant the cotton on freshly prepared land. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z They quickly cottoned on to the fact that the pitch required an uncomplicated approach and went about their work with quiet assurance. Pakistan combine bad luck with brilliance against England at The Oval 2010-09-17T18:28:00Z Krikken has quickly cottoned on to the likely template teams will adopt. The Spin 2010-06-16T12:02:00Z Better bowlers will be a lot quicker to cotton on. The Spin 2010-06-08T09:30:00Z But as more farmers cotton on to this technology the future of British lamb is looking good. MRIs for sheep 2010-05-19T00:46:00Z A few more may have cottoned on to the value of evidence. How science became cool 2010-04-13T07:00:00Z Wicked, with its endless carousel of merchandise, has yet to cotton on to producing a West End cast recording either. Is it so Wicked to record clips of a musical? | Kat Brown 2010-04-02T05:00:00Z "Our win return has beaten the official SP in over 75% of the races, so perhaps people cottoned on to that after Tuesday." Denis O'Regan banned at Cheltenham for piling on the pounds during a race 2010-03-19T20:14:00Z The gas-bags are made of rubberized cotton on to which is stuck 'gold-beater's skin', made from the lining of the intestines of an ox. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide I took part of the cotton on board, and the balance was to be paid on my return to that port. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... In 1866-1867 the tide of prosperity was interrupted by a financial crisis, due to the fall in the price of cotton on the termination of the American war. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Richard observed this with great interest; but showed no desire to save the little creature, which at the last gasp floated like a bunch of cotton on the water. The Progressionists, and Angela. To cast on.—The first interlacement of the cotton on the needle. My Knitting Book But the cannon balls soon set the cotton on fire and filled the air with flying sugar, so the bales and the hogsheads had to be pulled out. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read It is evident that the buying of cotton on the principles suggested would be calculated to cause great unsteadiness of prices, especially as cotton is not continuously forthcoming, but is produced periodically in harvests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" They embroider with cotton on muslin, but they employ on gauze, rushes, skins of insects, nails and claws of animals, of walnuts, and dry fruits, and above all, the feathers of birds. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries I tell you that would beat raising cotton on the sandy flats all hollow. The Southern Soldier Boy A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy The spinning and weaving of cotton on hand-looms is carried on almost universally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" They shipped lots of cotton on them steamboats, but they wasn't fixed to ship no cattle. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 Various projects for buying cotton on a large scale for Germany were considered, discussed with the cotton interest and tested by small purchases. My Three Years in America Then Captain Hallam's steamboats, big and little, would push their way up the little rivers, take the cotton on board, and carry it to Cairo. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs Let us suppose that he purchased the second bunch of cotton on ninety days’ time. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 While in the press iron bands are put round the cotton, and readers will have frequently seen cotton on its way to the mills having these iron bands round it. The Story of the Cotton Plant Us run de hay press to bale cotton on de plantation and took cotton by ox wagons to Shreveport. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 "He had taken his cargo of cotton on board, and was all ready to sail when word was received that the Yankee ships had appeared off Hatteras," answered the citizen. Marcy The Blockade Runner The first thing the Memphis merchant does is to ship the cotton on its way to Liverpool, receiving from the railroad company a receipt known as a "bill of lading." Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer Guide it to its place with the thumb, and run it from side to side of the reel like cotton on a spool. Black Bass Where to catch them in quantity within an hour's ride from New York The chief defects, perhaps, of this machine was the absence of proper means for putting the cotton on the revolving cylinder and having it stripped when sufficiently carded. The Story of the Cotton Plant It was manifestly impossible to increase the import, as long as the importer was obliged to sell the cotton on 3-4 months open credit. Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 Weighing cotton on the compress platform Thus it is seen that the cotton merchant has an important economic function to perform. The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States The crew on board the Sovereign had been stopping at all the farm-houses along the river, setting fire to the cotton on the plantations. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field One night an old gent stopped his wagon, dat had four bales of cotton on it, befo' de hotel. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 The powerful Viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali, was endeavoring to compel his subjects to grow cotton on an enlarged scale. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject One would fancy you didn't cotton on to the Military Cross. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Reedy might already be rushing his cotton on those trucks down to the waiting boat on the Gulf, and by going this route they would intercept them. The Desert Fiddler It resembles the twilled cotton on which so much of the old crewel embroidery was worked in the seventeenth century, and is one of the most satisfactory materials when of really good quality. Handbook of Embroidery The people had been cultivating cotton on a small scale before 1791; but the staple was so difficult to handle, that the planting was limited. Stories Of Georgia Mr. Palmer, Mr. Soule's assistant, counted sixteen acres of cotton on the place. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Thus trees are formed; thus the cotton on which Mr. Bazley discoursed last Friday is produced. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The Kapok plant furnishes most of the commercial silk cotton on the market. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades One shot carried away a dozen bales of cotton on the right side; the other, a shell, entered the forward port-hole on the left and exploded, killing six men and disabling two field pieces. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War There was a man who had twelve bales of cotton on the wharf, and he was also waiting for a boat. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The people have begun ginning cotton on several places. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) I was a little surprised to find they made no spool cotton on any of these machines. Carl and the Cotton Gin Ordinary cotton is not adapted to the manufacture of the better grades of spool cotton on account of the shortness of its fiber. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades This company was sent out by Brigham and the leading men of Salt Lake City, to test the growing of cotton on the Santa Clara and Rio Virgin bottoms. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite I began; but Mrs. Ess Kay snapped my poor sentence in two, as if it had been cotton on a reel. Lady Betty Across the Water The cotton on this island is nearly all ginned. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) During his absences it was occupied by "white" families of the sort that move often by wagon and work cotton on shares; meantime his fancy was playing about the place and taking root. The Wrong Woman We spied you and cottoned on to what was up, so we made a fierce hike to get in on it. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The gardener used to bring plants into his room often of a morning, and he used to tie bits of cotton on them, and try to make them do things. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Then Myrtle burned her mouth trying to chew cotton on fire, and Mitch's toe went back on him while hangin' from the trapeze. Mitch Miller "How did you make the sun set the cotton on fire?" The Big Brother A Story of Indian War The core of those once separate pages had been hollowed out to contain a nest of raw cotton on which lay ... Rebel Spurs But Black Jack must have cottoned on, for he meets me back of de town an' taxes me wid takin' a message. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The methods used are as follows: selection of seed having a long fiber; special cultivation and fertilization; crossing the short-stapled cotton on the long-stapled cotton. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The references to the influence of cotton on such writers as Malthus and Darwin and upon such explorers as Columbus and Cortes show the breadth with which the author treats the subject. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 For this lesson it is desirable to have small pieces of cotton on hand, to use as practice pieces for the button-holes. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools She did not see her brother, but she saw some men gathered around a big heap of cotton on the floor of the gin. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South They were exchangeable for cotton on application, at the option of the holder, or redeemable at par in sterling, in twenty years, by half-yearly drawings, commencing March 1, 1864. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government I have seen many a boy picking and chopping cotton on a cold autumn day with nothing on but his shirt. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 His clothes had been stripped from him; he wore only a torn and ragged jibbeh upon his body and a twist of cotton on his head to shield him from the sun. The Four Feathers His mouth was twisted to one side either naturally or by some injury, and his kinky hair made him look as though he carried a great bale of cotton on the top of his head. Stand By The Union The daring Confederate Commander had seized two little steamers and fitted them up as gun boats by piling cotton on their sides for bulwarks. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Among the mountain Man�bos there exists the custom of winding strands of colored cotton on the fingers and feet of young girls and maidens after death. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Made a many a bale of cotton on the Barrow place. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Apply very little with tip of finger, put absorbent cotton on and bind up with pure gum rubber band to keep it from evaporating as it is very volatile. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada I told him what the Queen had done to encourage the growth of cotton on the Zambezi, and how we had been thwarted by slave-traders and their abettors: they were pleased with this. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 In 14th d.c. of c from where you joined No. 18 cotton on, * 1 d.c., The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. "That will do," said he, jumping up: "you've sown cotton on half my head, I'll keep the other half for flax;" and he ran out of the shop with his head half shaved. Miscellanea This, too, when published facts show that the stock of goods and cotton on hand far exceeds the demand, and is likely to exceed it for a long time to come. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 A lady from Cincinnati, who was visiting at a neighbor's, called at my house one day and learning what was the matter with me, advised me to put cotton on as stated above. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada His brother's farm in Natal, to which he was consigned, he found derelict on his arrival, but he was soon growing cotton on it, against the advice of the local experts, but with eventual success. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The cotton on her head shivered and dropped in a pure mass of white and silvery snow about her limbs. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel After having turned the work again, work 9 double over the cotton on the 2nd shuttle, which form a scallop between the circles, and repeat from *. Beeton's Book of Needlework He could bring some of the pink mercerized cotton on his way back. The Brimming Cup Chap I never cottoned on to a bit. If Winter Comes There is also a new machine for printing cotton on both sides, which will be very useful, as the cotton printed with it will be as ornamental on one side as the other. The World's Fair Lay de cotton on th' skillet lid an' take a piece of iron an beat the flint rock till the fire would come. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 The art of embroidering with cotton on linen, muslin, cambric, piqué, &c.c., is very easy to learn by strictly attending to the following instructions. Beeton's Book of Needlework The laborers have collected the pieces of the gins which they destroyed on the flight of their masters, the ginning being obnoxious work, repaired them, and ginned the cotton on the promise of wages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 He looked at labels ever so carefully and mixed some drugs with water, after which he wound some cotton on a stick to make a sort of a brush. Sweetapple Cove Mr. Bull told us and we cut long poles and fastened balls of cotton on the ends and set fire to them. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives He was able to increase the yield of cotton on a pest-ridden farm. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution When the 3rd branch is completed, fasten another piece of cotton on to the middle branch. Beeton's Book of Needlework What fact hindered the growth of cotton on a large scale in colonial times? b. A Short History of the United States Did your family work in the rice fields or in the cotton on the farm, or what sort of work did they do? Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives There yet remained one final invention of importance for the cultivation of cotton on a large scale. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia We had planted about eighty acres of corn during the first week of April, and arranged to commence planting cotton on Monday, the 18th of the month. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Fasten the cotton on the piece of cotton before the 5 double worked with two shuttles, so that the stitches worked over two shuttles form a circle, and cut off the cotton. Beeton's Book of Needlework They come by droves stealing horses, setting the cotton on fire and taking sumpin to eat, too. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 And if he raised a bale of cotton on his patch and wanted to sell it to the agent, that was all right. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 As for the rest, the conclusion after the Crimean campaign was that flannel shirts answer better than cotton on the whole. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 There was no lack of men to undertake the collection of abandoned cotton on these terms, as the enterprise could not fail to be exceedingly remunerative. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation In the 2nd round of these circles fasten the cotton on every 5th stitch of the crochet circle. Beeton's Book of Needlework It done so well I made five bales of cotton on it. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 One Saturday they put me to helping load bales of cotton on trucks to be hauled to the Hamlin Compress. The Life of Me; an autobiography Don't you think I know my own, with L. C. in white cotton on the band, and my own darning in the knee where I slipped on the ice? Where There's a Will Consequently, there were many who cultivated cotton on a small scale. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Fasten the cotton on to the first purl and work the 2nd round: 1 small circle, consisting of 6 double divided by 1 purl. Beeton's Book of Needlework Our freight was wheat in the lower hold, flour betwixt decks, and cotton on deck. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast My back hurt dreadfully, and mother put some ointment and soft cotton on it. Stories Worth Rereading Beatrice's work-basket, a little wicker fruit-skep, overflowed scissors, and pins, and scraps of holland, and reels of cotton on the green serge cloth. The Trespasser After putting our cotton on board, I bade Mr. Colburn farewell, and left him to the cares and perplexities of a planter's life. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Then work another scallop and fasten both ends of cotton on to the cotton over which the first scallop has been worked, at the place where the scallop is joined to the first circle. Beeton's Book of Needlework The world is not to be much longer dependent for its cotton on the compulsory labor of the Dark Ages, nor for its flax and corn on blistered free hands or overworked cattle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 I started up from the deck on which I had stretched myself; my turban was in flames; the bale of cotton on which I had rested was all on fire. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 I don't cotton on to these blessed trains. The Wheel O' Fortune This leather hide, which you have given me to beat the cotton on, will make me better clothing, because it will wear longer.” Filipino Popular Tales After working the last scallop fasten the two ends of the cotton on to the 1st circle; then cut them off. Beeton's Book of Needlework In front is usually a large arbor, on top of which is piled the cotton on the pod for drying. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines I s'pose the fact of the matter was that she didn't cotton on to me, and wanted to let me down easy. Children of the Bush Some were put to picking, ginning, baling and removing cotton on plantations abandoned by their masters. A Century of Negro Migration He, too, raised cotton on hired land, and was bringing up his children—there were eight of them, he said—to habits of industry. A Florida Sketch-Book This insertion is worked in our pattern with fine crochet cotton on a double foundation chain. Beeton's Book of Needlework In the meantime, the surplus cotton on the market created an uncertainty regarding prices, and buying came to a standstill, with the result that the position of the industry as a whole became very critical. The War and Democracy The emancipated negroes make large quantities of sugar in the Antilles; why should they not make cotton on firm ground? The Uprising of a Great People The United States in 1861. to Which is Added a Word of Peace on the Difference Between England the United States. "I certainly am glad it isn't raining or hailing or snowing this morning," began Mrs. Tate, shaking out the gown of unbleached cotton on which she had been supposedly sewing during the past season. Miss Gibbie Gault Tobacco on the hillsides, corn upon the wide bottoms, cotton on the gray uplands, and wheat, oats, fruits, and grasses everywhere. Bricks Without Straw He cut off the hair from a part of his head, and stuck some raw cotton on top, and plastered it over with surgical tape. 100%: the Story of a Patriot Negroes were at work on the wharf loading bales of cotton on a big ship. Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter Could it abandon the Germans who, in Western Texas, have made so meritorious a commencement of growing cotton on the borders of the Mexican Gulf by free labor? The Contest in America And forthwith he shoulders Marston, lands him like a bale of cotton on one of the seats, much to the amusement of those on board, sending forth shouts of applause. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Pity, of course: but somehow you can't cotton on to them someway. Ulysses The musical sound of distant bells denoted the arrival of a long string of camels, laden with immense bales of unpressed cotton on their way to the port of Larnaca. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 The Dwarf Men at present buy all their cotton on the Manchester market and the Dog Men depend on us for their soap. My Discovery of England Craig carefully swabbed out the bottom and sides of each bottle by inserting a little piece of cotton on the end of a long wire. The Silent Bullet I started up from the deck on which I had stretched myself; my turban was in flames—the bale of cotton on which I had rested was all on fire. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales In this helpless condition, the poor devils were ready to beg for access to a factory and to raw cotton on any conditions compatible with life. An Unsocial Socialist I had an instinct that the Lachlan saw I didn't cotton on to his camping with us, though he wasn't the sort of man to show what he saw or felt. Over the Sliprails |
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