| 单词 | croaking |
| 例句 | It was like the croaking of a frog, hoarse, tuneless. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Kreacher’s croaking voice seemed to come to him from across that dark water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s a bad voice, even for a guy, like a frog croaking. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Yossarian emitted a long, loud, croaking gasp of protest when he trudged in tiredly after a mission and found them already there. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Ames tried to speak and her voice was a croaking whisper. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Grackles began croaking in the trees, and trucks began to move along the streets of Thurmont, below her window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the crickets always win, long after the frogs stop croaking and the owl has found its way home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z And then they ran faster than a quickening spell, with Edgar Allan Toad, who Seven had completely forgotten about, croaking from her pocket the whole way. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Sounds of the marsh filtered in through the cracked-open window: frogs croaking, cicadas singing, and the call of screech owls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He made a croaking sound and fought his way to his knees, fumbling for a weapon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Harriet tried to say something, and her voice was only a croaking sound in her throat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s stopped,” I try to say, but only an awful croaking sound comes from my swollen mouth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It served him right to die like that, feverish and so weak at the end that he was croaking nonsense. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The croaking sound of frogs broke the silence, and within seconds a swarm of tadpoles followed by a pair of goldfish filled the clearing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z "One bird croaking my name was bad enough," said Jon, "and snow's nothing a black brother wants to hear about." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The whole time I worked, Winn-Dixie followed me, and Gertrude followed him, flying behind him and sitting on his head and his back and croaking real quiet to herself, “Dog, dog.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I . . . have . . . to . . .” Each word was a croaking cough. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He felt alone and unprotected, and scraping crickets and shrilling tree frogs and croaking toads seemed to be carrying the melody of evil. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, a frog began croaking belligerently from the streambed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The creatures of the Stone circled a while croaking, and one by one beat back ponderously inland over the moors. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Moses sprang off his perch and flapped after her, croaking loudly. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The frogs, who all came up near the river, went straight into it with a plop- plop and a loud croaking. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z All around us the toads are croaking to one another in their strange night song. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one came, and her shrieking only frightened Aziza, who began to cry again, a weak, croaking sound. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And, before they could answer, he went on in his strange croaking way: “Well, don’t just stand there in the cold; come in, come in. It’s lucky you happened by; none of you looks well.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But croaking seemed to work great with the grating, mismatched sounds that came from the instruments behind me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He seemed greatly delighted to feel the water, and chuckled to himself, sometimes even croaking in a sort of song. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It wasn't much of a noise, just a brittle croaking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I know it wasn’t easy for you, Max,” I added, my voice croaking now. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And the man was croaking, ranting, not to Maniac now but to the people. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm and humid, and frogs were croaking. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He stood there, gulping breath, and then he tried to call out, but his throat was dry, and his wind was gone, and his voice came from him in a dry sort of croaking whisper. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My stomach was still in a knot, and all I could do was clutch the microphone, but at least I wasn’t croaking anymore. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z As promised in the list, she brought a Kurt Vonnegut book, Cat’s Cradle, and she read aloud to me, her soft voice mingling with the the frogs’ croaking and the grasshoppers landing softly around us. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The pond was fringed with reeds, where a frog was croaking. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There aren’t any more croaking frogs, so I know he heard me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then Jack found them, and was shivering and croaking in a voice they could just recognize as his. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 He’d come into my room an hour later, his eyes glassy, his voice croaking, and asked me to forgive him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a harsh croaking scream, as it fell out of the air, vanishing down into the gloom of the eastern shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The swamp’s stillness was disturbed only by the croaking of a frog and the splash as it leaped into a puddle nearby. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I won’t be croaking songs into the night like the tiny little frogs do. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z My throat was so dry I could hear my voice croaking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes bit at her but she lingered outside anyway, listening to the wind in the pines and the frogs croaking across the marsh. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They watched the darkness fall softly and the first stars begin to twinkle in the sky, listened to the croaking of the frogs, and kept their silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the sounds of the marsh answered, croaking frogs and singing cicadas. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Into the Object’s face, into her ears he kept hissing and croaking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Later, in the dark, after the movie had started, I heard Hassan next to me, croaking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Down, down it came, and then, folding its fingered webs, it gave a croaking cry, and settled upon the body of Snowmane, digging in its claws, stooping its long naked neck. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The monkey shrieks and birdcalls, the insect scrapings and frog croakings, and the incessant drip-drip of condensing moisture sounded very loud to Will, outside it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Every one belongs to every . . .” Her voice suddenly died into an almost inaudible breathless croaking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When it finally did, I sounded like I was croaking out the lyrics. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Water,” the voice said in a parched, croaking whisper. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The air vibrated with the same inharmonic racket of squealing, burbling, croaking, and cheeping birds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And nobody in the house seemed capable of carrying a tune, beyond croaking out a few tone-deaf bars. Pianist Gabriela Montero combines classical improv with a spicy Latin beat 2011-02-05T15:53:00Z These two are absconders from responsibility, a pair of croaking ravens, one part Chaplin and two parts Lear. Two Lifetime Crooks Wait for a Missing Daughter, With Shades of Beckett 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Across this scene drifts Lynch's singing voice, high-pitched, largely distorted and croaking like a wizened fairground barker. David Lynch: The Big Dream – review 2013-07-11T20:30:00Z When the chorus arrives, though, the track quickly shifts, the women’s voices suddenly crowded with high-pitched distortions and croaking stops. Listening Booth: HAIM Returns with a Summer-Ready Dance Track 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z When I was there most recently, the new Dylan LP was croaking over the speakers. A Critic’s Tour of Literary Manhattan 2012-12-14T17:13:34Z Each holds up fingers to determine his or her place in line, or marks timing by croaking like a frog. Review: Taking a Chance on Merce Cunningham 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z But whenever someone else shows up, all the frog does is sit like a lump, occasionally croaking. Modern Love: He Had Her Attention, and Then He Lost It 2010-04-16T20:55:00Z Among them, the fact he's relieved millions around the UK from croaking that annual, agonised: "When?" Should Andy Murray receive a knighthood? 2013-07-14T08:09:02Z And we know that your brother, Tater, came along as an understudy, because there was such a high risk of your croaking before you even made it to the podium. Obama’s last turkey pardon is the dad joke the country needs right now 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z At one stage, an oldish biddy acted even older on a bus, croaking to a bemused teen: "Do you think I'm too old at 78 to stand up?" Rewind TV: Mad Men; Thatcher coverage; Off Their Rockers – review 2013-04-13T21:45:01Z It is now a constantly changing spectacle, according to the seasons, a haven for warblers and kingfishers, loud with the croaking of frogs in summer. Special Report: Contemporary Art: Where Humankind and Nature Converge 2011-02-24T13:00:04Z Frogs have very good ears, which makes sense, since airborne sound is vital to their procreation: A croaking male calls out to a female. Can snakes really be charmed by music? 2013-09-11T21:35:00Z 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 Particularly touching was a film clip of Bernstein himself croaking through the lyrics of a Blitzstein song as he accompanied himself at the piano. Review | Celebrating the Bernstein centennial with a family album 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In February, in one of my last professional outings before the pandemic shutdown, I was in Maryland listening to emerging tree frogs, spring peepers, filling the air with a wall of croaking sound. Perspective | Climate change has altered the winter season and the gardener’s sense of it 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z In the end, Leonard Nimoy’s stoic Mr. Spock goes down with the ship, croaking out one last “live long and prosper” with his irradiated fingers feebly crumpled into a claw. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z As is “Five,” a video piece dedicated to the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu, which consists of five static shots of landscapes, including a moonlit pond whose serenity is disrupted by the croaking of unseen frogs. How Abbas Kiarostami Had Me Thinking in Persian 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z “My house was being battered,” he wrote, “ravens constantly croaking ill omens at our door.” Books of The Times: Rosanne Cash Writes ?Composed: A Memoir? 2010-08-10T19:00:00Z “It Might Be a Bird,” by Alyssa Weinberg, created a similar rhythmic effect through meditative repetition, but with sounds closer to noise, such as croaking bow-scrapes and trembling dissonant clusters. Review | San Francisco’s Amaranth Quartet offers world premieres in its D.C. debut 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Or in plain English: "the croaking of frogs put into grammar". Rachida Lamrabet: 'Literature helps when you are trying to form an identity' 2013-03-22T17:57:44Z They progress to croaking ravens and a mix of orange and yellow at the horizon. ‘The Ranch’: In Mexico, a spa’s luxury inspires a cultish devotion 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z A few sound effects — the patter of raindrops, for instance — competed with the croaking of Peterborough’s crickets. Perspective | An ‘Our Town’ for our time, staged in the New England community that inspired it 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z It had two mermaids — one nursing a “merbaby” — frogs, turtles, splashing water and a recording of frogs croaking. Ruth Asawa, an Artist Who Wove Wire, Dies at 87 2013-08-17T23:07:13Z Smooching, scheming, strutting and croaking, these mean queens rule senior year; if they do the same at the box office, the movie’s hint at a sequel will probably become a reality. ‘All Cheerleaders Die,’ a Teenage Horror Film 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z These are more spells than songs, full of backwards samples and croaking effects that bleed into the subconscious. 03 Greedo has spent the last two years in a Texas prison but is still the beating heart of L.A.’s rap scene 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The croaking throats, rushing to the aid of my heterosexual side, were almost comical — it was all in my head! A frat boy’s “gay experience” 2014-04-21T00:00:00Z It sounded like heavenly croaking from the beyond. Why do music festivals matter? For an answer, America, look to Salzburg 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z “Daniel,” she said, in her slightly croaking voice, pronouncing my name the French way. The Countess and the Schoolboy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z When the director returned, a near delirious Carey delivered his speech, his mouth so dry he could not swallow and with a voice that resembled the croaking of a dying man. Harry Carey Jr 2012-12-30T13:31:11Z Not a gentleman’s croaking ho-hum, but a snarky, taunting voice, manipulative. A frat boy’s “gay experience” 2014-04-21T00:00:00Z Her singing is backed up by a trio of croaking frogs, who, in the daffy imagery of this production, wear their masks, with moving lips, around their waists. ‘Gloria — A Pig Tale’ Brings Opera to the Met Museum 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z And at dusk bats fly low as frogs commence with their full-throated croaking. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z “What is that grizzled, bare-chested master of ceremony, aglow in the flames, up to — holding fire in his palm and sprinkling bits of it about, croaking what must be some sort of prayer?” Robert Gardner Dies at 88; Filmed Cultural Practices 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The sound collage, by Mr. O’Connor, alternates between Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully and electronic drips and rhythmic croaking. Miguel Gutierrez and Tere O’Connor Works at American Realness 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z You’re considering that hawk soaring above you, the sound of tree frogs croaking and, most important, what that thing is that’s touching your leg right now. Pursuits: ‘Walking the Water’ in the Everglades 2013-08-09T19:47:13Z “But I have a sense of loss. I miss the croaking frogs and chirping bugs of my childhood.” Julia Reichert, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, dies at 76 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z But some have circumvented censorship today by making croaking sounds to leave messages about the former leader. Chinese web users bypass censors to remember Jiang Zemin 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z A researcher is interested in investigating whether the croaking pattern produced by males in a frog species is a learned behavior or an innate behavior. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Perhaps it’s appropriate that Seattle’s official bird, the great blue heron, makes a cranky, croaking sound when bothered by the proximity of people. The great blue heron: What to know about Seattle’s official bird and where to spot them 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Scientists who "eavesdropped" on a restored coral reef in Indonesia say their recordings of fish "whooping, croaking and growling" are the reef coming back to life. Fish ‘whoops and growls’ recorded on restored reef 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Soon the copy for both the lamp and the case was done, the sun was low in the sky and the frogs at Rogen’s place were croaking. Seth Rogen and the Secret to Happiness 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Somers told Page Six that the man also told her he thought the sound of that frog overheard croaking in the clip was "the devil." Nearly naked intruder interrupts Suzanne Somers’ livestream at home 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The deafening song of cicadas or the discordant croaking of frogs. French Roosters Now Crow With the Law Behind Them 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z It is so much better when we are a big croaking chorus carousing around the city. Opinion | I Will Never Bail on My Friends Again 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “In the wild, these monkeys use high-pitched hissing, squeaking and croaking to stay in contact,” she said – noises that the animals may hear within the traffic noises. Sound of the city: monkeys shown to prefer traffic over jungle noise 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z And I was doing my best to bear it, making these guttural croaking noises like some kind of distressed tree frog. How a run-in with the world's most venomous fish changed my life 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z "Standing in the breeze, I was just so thankful," he says, describing what it was like to see spring flowers and hear the croaking of frogs. Is it safe to visit US national parks? 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z We are starting to hear the croaking of frogs again on summer evenings. Opinion | Stream restoration has made a big difference to this community 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z In the Dordogne, a retired couple are at the centre of an ongoing seven-year legal row over the croaking of frogs in their garden pond. Ducks in a row: French farmer wins dispute over quacking 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z On the par-3 17th, he shipped a tee shot that seemed it might be croaking of nervousness to the front part of a two-part green, in the exurbs relative to the pin. Gary Woodland holds off Brooks Koepka for major breakthrough at U.S. Open 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Galleries were so sparse at that point that chirping birds and croaking frogs made more noise than spectators, even for stars Day and Scott, who were among seven teams at 8 under. Stallings-Mullinax lead rain-delayed Zurich Classic 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Always gurgling with gossip and innuendo, Washington’s croaking and hissing denizens slither and slander along rivulets of intrigue, coiled in wait for conspirators, canards and the occasional cuckoo bird. Opinion | Democrats are seething. Trump is smiling. The show goes on. 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Whether because of sleeplessness or the grinding stress of last-ditch negotiations, when she took her place at the dispatch box what came out was a dry, croaking rasp. Theresa May Finds Herself Without a Voice, or a Friend 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z When I was a child on Long Island, I would hear toadfish croaking through the thin hull of my aluminum rowboat. Are we wrong to assume fish can't feel pain? 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The smell of burning sage wafted into the small room on the fourth floor of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, as the sound of chirping crickets and croaking frogs filled the air. Aztec opera 'El Circo Anahuac' shares volcanic love and loss in a mystical time before Mexico - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Club noting that on it he sounds “great when he’s whining, croaking, stretching syllables like warm mozzarella.” Rapper Mac Miller dead at 26 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z I was also enchanted by the continuous soundscape of creatures baying, chirping and croaking, from bronze frogs that sound like bicycle horns to narrowmouth toads that sound like sheep. Frog symphony and ancient trees in a verdant Louisiana swamp 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The sounds of nature hover throughout the symphony, whether in the form of croaking frogs or howling wolves. How to Create a Music Score for Our Planet 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z This is a celebration not of knowledge, but of force, not of common humanity but garish nationalism, not of values for the future, but creaking, croaking symbolism of the past. Space exploration should be an initiative of nations, not just some rich guy | Van Badham 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z It just sits there croaking like a dying frog. Review: Listen to David Duchovny, wish for alien abduction 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z One summer day, my phone rang from an unknown number, and Robbins’s deep but sweetly croaking voice boomed on the line. Selling Airborne Opulence to the Upper Upper Upper Class 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z On the animals’ return, the cameras triggered nearby speakers, which broadcast recordings of either frogs croaking or humans conversing. Pumas React to Humans like Prey 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z She now does a fair impression of a sea robin earnestly croaking, Put me back! Blood Lines: Fishing With My Daughter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z He was writing about the chorus of frogs croaking at nightfall. The Sounds of ‘Mannahatta’ in Your Ear 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “Anyone else hear the frogs croaking?” someone wrote, referring to the live stream’s audio. Trolls Protest Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Protest Art 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Five ravens rise from dark pines, croaking in the icy silence; they will scavenge anything caught by the wolves. 'It's very scary in the forest': should Finland's wolves be culled? 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z How about the use of real frogs croaking? Review: The Flaming Lips deliver for anyone missing Bowie 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Brightwell said he posted photos of the prototype on his Facebook page in May, but it was really the California event that got people croaking about this frog. Bullfrog swimbait crafted by Arkansas man sold for $1,675 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z “All I see is zombies / Hear them screaming out,” he sings, his voice drawn out and croaking. Donald Glover’s New Understatement 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Besides being bigger, ravens can be distinguished from crows by the croaking sound they make, which the Cornell Lab of Ornithology transliterates as “cr-r-ruck.” Crows and Ravens Make New York Comebacks to Caw (and Cr-r-ruck) About 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Of course a bad cough isn’t necessarily a grave symptom; one can have a frog in one’s throat without being in immediate danger of croaking. C Is for Concussion 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The pair’s deep, chesty squawks echoed across the marsh, joining a chorus of croaking green frogs, whistling red-winged blackbirds and buzzing insects. St. Paul composer retreats to Afton for nature’s soundtrack 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The ageless 93-yr-old former US secretary ofstate will be holding court at Dresden, croaking out his wisdom from the throne of bones he has shipped everywhere he goes. Bilderberg: still powerful but perhaps a bit more anxious this year 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Created an ugly scene everywhere, collapsing in Queens, croaking in Raleigh, crumbling in Portland. L.A. sports teams' Class of 2015-16 gets a failing grade 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Twinkling fireflies and a croaking rubber frog make the outdoors even more magical. Review: Poignancy is polished at musical ‘Tuck Everlasting’ 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Residents in Beverly Hills recently encountered – or at least heard – another example in the form of exceptionally loud croaking. LA, a surprise nature hotspot, is home to one of the biggest biodiversity studies 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z At night, croaking frogs sang a chorus as Mark and Denise settled in after another day’s work, their RV parked beside those of other seasonal workers. Too poor to retire and too young to die 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The amphibians are onomatopoetically named for the sound they make, which starts out with a whining tung and ends with a croaking gara. How Female Frogs Get Tricked Into Choosing An "Ugly" Mate 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Stalking amongst the 19 dancers lying on the floor, her croaking cackle builds to a wail. Apocalypsis: welcome to the epic end of world show at Luminato 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Anyone looking for some kind of kitschy disaster with Maggie Smith croaking her way through “Silent Night” is going to be disappointed. Holiday albums from Idina Menzel, ‘Downton Abbey’ 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Riffing off the Frog Pond in the Boston Common, Poe called the local swells “Frogpondians,” their moralistic works sounding like the croaking of so many frogs. Edgar Allan Poe’s Feud With Boston? Nevermore 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z “Sun shining in the sky, frogs croaking, birds singing and none of us could wipe the smiles off our faces.” Michigan friends bond during annual canoe trip 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z A mathematical look at frog choruses: a further attempt to understand croaking. Physics Week in Review: February 1, 2014 2014-02-01T10:31:29Z The politicians began croaking in lockstep, especially given the opportunity to bash greedy oil and gas companies. First Mover: How Cheniere Energy Is Leading America's LNG Revolution 2013-04-17T12:00:00Z A woman with thick glasses broke down, croaking: “You’re the most refined, cultured, humble chairman.” A new boss at Tata: From pupil to master 2012-11-29T17:40:04Z Whether you see a huge beaver or hear a croaking raven, a visit to American Trail is likely to help you appreciate wild animals that live not far away. National Zoo reopens American Trail 2012-09-14T13:58:29Z "Such croaking is rare today," he added, blaming the effects of climate change. Indian scientists try to crack monsoon source code 2012-07-20T09:35:24Z He pauses to contemplate the consequences of his words, and continues, voice croaking. Amir Khan left dispirited and confused by crushing Danny Garcia loss 2012-07-16T20:59:01Z 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 Sorry guys but you are just croaking through, and ruining, your best numbers. Stars perform at Jubilee concert 2012-06-04T22:09:02Z Do you not hear the croaking of Poe's raven? Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Here you have a set of black tadpoles croaking at an unfortunate woman in the midst, as black as themselves. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z "As General Raven came near the nest of the white-tailed eagles, he said in a very queer, croaking sort of voice: "'Good-morning!' Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z The only stops I found available, were a very weak croaking flute, and a quavering deep pedal diapason, of sixteen feet. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z "Time will tell, jewel," said one old croaking crone. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He begged Liszt to use his influence in securing the admission of female voices in service of the church because he—Rossini—did not care to hear his churchly compositions sung by croaking boys' voices! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z 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 "Why are you so unhappy, my dear?" she asked me in a kind, though croaking, voice. A Winter Nosegay Being Tales for Children at Christmastide 2012-04-04T02:01:01.593Z His mother was ever croaking in his ears: "George, be a king!" The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z We could hear the frogs croaking in the marsh, and the water lapping the banks, and gurgling among the tree-roots, and making a hundred strange noises to which daylight ears are deaf. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z In the midst of the universe he is smaller than the ant; his voice, beside the thunder, is no more than the croaking of a frog. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z He said there were three parties in Congress: First, the Whigs—who still croaked about a National Bank—and his description of their croaking was to the last degree humorous; it produced peals of laughter. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Instead of the glorious face of Olga Petrovic, he saw a grinning skull; instead of the dulcet tones of her siren-like voice, he heard the hiss of snakes, the croaking of a raven. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z A hollow, croaking voice, and a small, fiery black eye, with a smile like a skeleton's, certainly did not improve his physiognomy. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z It was so quietly done that there was no danger of the sentry hearing it through the croaking of the frogs. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z The frogs were croaking in the pool; the house, the garden, the wood,--all lay quiet under the darkness, as on the night when I first came to the Ch�teau. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "It's off this time," came Batty's croaking whisper. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Pretty Mary," said the bird in its queer, croaking voice; "move Mary's cage. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z As they entered a raven flew croaking away; he had already made his home there. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z 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 But their croakings, feeble at best, were lost in the joyous babble of an Exchange, enriched by commissions, and drunk with success. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The deep shadows, the narrow paths of ghostly light, the silence, rendered only the more intense by the incessant croaking of frogs, lent a charm to the adventure that almost eclipsed its peril. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Listening in the warm summer night to the croaking of the frogs, he gazed unrebuked into the darkness that held her, and he was content. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z "Oh, stop your croaking," Harry Moore yelled from his table, hardly looking up from a pile of Labor Papers he was clipping. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z All is still—or would be, were it not for the peculiar croaking of the frogs, to be heard like so many hoarse whistles from afar. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z That old raven, with her dismal croaking, had banished the pleasing illusion, and made me nervously sensitive to the terrors of a living, conscious eternity. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z They have loved the barren and the desolate—the croaking raven and the hooting owl—tombstones, rather than statues. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z It may be that ministers really think that their prayers do good and it may be that frogs imagine that their croaking brings spring. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Not a sound was heard, save the evening breeze as it whispered among the long leaves of the sugar-cane, or the occasional croaking of some night reptile. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z But at the moment when the vote was to be put, a croaking raven flew over their heads: this evil omen interrupted all deliberations, and the meeting was adjourned till the morrow. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Sometimes the croaking and hooting of frogs and toads were so loud, that we could not hear one another's voices within doors. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z It should not be the bat of suspicion, a raven, hoarse with croaking disaster, a chattering jay of gossip, or a vampire fattening on the reputations of men. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Then from the marsh came croakings low, Then louder croaked some sea-marsh beast; Then, far away against the east, God’s rose of morn began to grow. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z “I may feel as anxious as any of you, but I do not go round croaking about it.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The troop of hungry crows which had pecked unavailingly at the wicker cover, had retired to some distance and watched the picnic in croaking envy. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z But, for God’s sake, ye stupid Bards of the muddy Fens, leave off your cursed croaking! The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z Continual squabbling and disputing go on, and their croaking and screaming are prolonged far into the silence of night. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Support your Rightful Monarch and his Crown, But pull this proud, this croaking Mortal down. Selected Poems (1685-1700) 2011-12-27T03:00:09.253Z But why should I feel as if baited by these stupid, slow-witted Arabs, and their warnings and croakings? Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Too much croaking at them: too little challenge to advance! A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Just above, at the foot of the trout pool, a brood of sheldrake were croaking and splashing about in the shallows. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z He saw the great dark bird flap slowly across the clearing, and melt against the shadow of the giant beech; he heard its hoarse, croaking note; the crowds of heads bowed low before its passage. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z 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 It began to look like croaking George might have been right when he said he doubted whether the nutting expedition would be much of a success. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z The only sound outside was the rhythmic croaking of frogs, suggesting that she was no longer in the noisy Egyptian capital. For Syrian Dissidents Abroad, Even Exile Isn't Safe 2011-12-13T08:00:00Z From every direction, from garden and lawn and wood and old stone wall, they came croaking and trilling through the quiet twilight, and hopping high with delight at the first smell of water. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Suddenly a blast blew the door open impetuously, filling the chamber with dust, and Ulenspiegel and Soetkin heard the far-off croakings of ravens. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The merry noises of the day had given place to the quiet chirp of the crickets and the drowsy croaking of the frogs, and the little breezes that stirred overhead sounded sleepy and far away. Captain June 2011-12-08T03:00:26.820Z A croaking, wheezy whistle, like the sound of a cart wheel that needs axle-grease, expresses whatever pleasure they may have in life. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z A second later there came a croaking roar from some point to the right, the trees in that direction were thrust asunder, while a magnificent beast pushed its way into the clearing. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z There is far too much lazy sitting by the fire nursing our own spiritual diseases, and croaking over the state of our own hearts. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Ulenspiegel and Soetkin heard the sound of his steps upon the hard ground and the voice of a raven, doubtless calling others, for from afar croakings answered him. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z “No, I only met three cormorants, who were sitting on a piece of drift-wood and croaking,” was Isaac’s reply. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The resolution in effect nominating me for Senator was passed more for the object of closing down upon the everlasting croaking about Wentworth than anything else. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z His lips worked convulsively for a while, then, with a hoarse, croaking scream he died. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z However, so does a poor old croaking barnyard fowl advise a golden eagle!... The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z A Lion heard a Frog croaking, and thought it was a large beast that was calling so loud. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z A high whistling made by wings in flight, probably also a low croaking as in No. 151. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z For a time the surviving parent hovered about the nest, uttering loud and menacing croakings whenever anybody approached. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z But you don't like croaking, I know well, only I request you to understand from my two notes that I have not forgotten you, but myself.' The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z Excitedly she clutched her boy to her—he woke with the pressure, and gave a little croaking cry. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Your reeds were tuned for groans rheumatic, And croaking sighs from gouty man; Nor e'er shall thrill with tones ecstatic, As did the pipes of ancient Pan. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z I don't believe a word he says, croaking old woman! Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The way was fresh with smells of spring, and everywhere were sweet scents and droning bees and croaking frogs. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Wounded, torn open, flying this way and that, right, left, upward, downward, banging against the trees blindly, and croaking with pain, this crow at length fell dead, with his eyes pecked out, across Halewyn’s saddle. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z What are you croaking there between your teeth, great block of fat? The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z She met no one, heard nothing save the dismal croakings of the frogs in the marshes. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Kennedy’s admission was the more rueful because so croaking. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z From the pond came the croakings of the confederation of frogs, drowsy and, at the same time, resembling choral prayers. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z It was only when Rose flung stones into the water that the croaking stopped, and Aurore was persuaded to go to sleep in the cart. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z His conjectures were brought down to the bed-rock of fact by the croaking voice of the invalid on the couch. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z On the way he passed a swamp, in which a number of Frogs were croaking. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z He knew that the first thunder-storm would magically turn the whisking tadpoles into croaking frogs. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z And I swear that I wasn't mistaken, But I heard the frogs croaking in far-off bogs, And the brush-sparrow's song in the braken. The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics 2011-09-11T02:00:09.677Z "To the death, to the death!" answered the Tartar, with a low but hoarse voice, like the croaking of a raven. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Whole swarms of water-fowl then mount into the air, whose rueful, monotonous croaking is only broken by the melancholy piping of the bittern and the whistle of the green turtle. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z How loud the great frogs croaked and snored around the lodge, ay, and even in it; but their croaking and snoring never once wakened our pampas sportsmen! Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I heard his discordant voice break quaveringly into sudden vehemence and volubility; now croaking—now shrieking, as he oscillated between protests, threats, and impious appeals to the God who will "judge the secrets of men!" In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z He hobbled towards them, shaking his cane, and croaking like a hoarse old raven. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Then there came to the ears of the horsemen a mingled croaking from the direction of the Dniester; and high in the air before them appeared, flying eastward, an immense flock of ravens. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Nothing came between the furze bushes and the spring sunshine except when a rook flew overhead, croaking a quaint spring song to himself, or when a filmy cloud raced across the sky. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Now and then the bull-frogs would set up a croaking chorus in some marshy land far behind, but as no one could distinguish what they said it did not matter. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z "But croaking for nothing is not Miss Lilias' way," said Carr, favoring her with a quick glance, a little anxious, a little surprised. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z It swung itself on to the nearest peak and sat down there, looking over at us with extended wings and croaking hoarsely. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Azya fixed his jaws, but he could not endure; his teeth were bared in a ghastly grin, and out of his throat came the cry, "A! a! a!" like the croaking of a raven. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The old blackbird was croaking to her brood, beseeching them to use their wings to escape, but they only gaped foolishly for more worms. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z "He continues, however, to sit croaking at Ghent chagrined, discontented, and dispirited." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The third is an ignorant fellow that caws out strange predictions in Crow-alley, of whose croaking noise I shall here take no notice, he having been sufficiently mauled in the most ingenious Spectators. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z I hear their croaking, but it doesn't frighten me! The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z And do you think my Cossack sabre is not made of steel, that you are croaking over me like ravens over a dead carcass? With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z My attention was at once attracted by the croaking voice of Pulcinello, and the laughter of the audience. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z An odd croaking noise broke in jerks from Pigeony Poll as she crept from the room, with her face bowed in the bend of her arm, like a weeping schoolboy. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z During latter part of September and beginning of October, frogs croaking in the ivy. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Ravens are croaking and gray wolves prowl On the desolate field of death, The smoke of the burning hangs like a cowl— Grim Terror throttles the breath. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z But on the scaffolding of this edifice the dark birds, Care, Doubt, Fear, sat many a time, and ominous was their croaking. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z But I am going too far, filling all my paper with croaking, when I have so pleasant a picture of my 'outer man' to present to you. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Not a living creature anywhere, not a sound of animated being beyond the croaking of a solitary raven on a fir-tree near. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Then old Materne would take aim with his rifle, but the ill-omened bird would immediately take flight with dismal croakings, and the old hunter's arm fell helpless by his side. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z For in November the ten might have been four times ten fat and lusty, lazy fellows, boring the oozy margins of these same pools where the frogs are croaking and the toads are singing to-day. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Suddenly he became uneasy, turned his head as if listening, stretched his neck, and flew croaking a short way higher up. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z “But preferable to the croaking frogs and 25 screeching owls of farm life,” said the girl quickly. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z The boughs rustled and creaked, and the scared ravens flew croaking hither and thither. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z And the lawyers came croaking together like ravens, and swore there wasn't a scrap of doubt.... Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Frogs were croaking; voices of girls could be heard in a tennis-court with a high wall that ran back to the street of the railroad. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z The croakings of the old gipsy came back now—and, good heavens! what coincidence was this? The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z We were accompanied by the drowsy croaking of frogs, swimming in water warmed by the heat of the sun and along banks overgrown with grass. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Here the mower never whet his scythe, nor did the haymakers mix their songs with the hoarse croaking of the rooks. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z With bitter scorn and mockery the man pronounced these words from the Ritual, in a hoarse croaking voice, imitating, at the same time, to the very life, the postures and gesture of a monk. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z “Now Uncle Bill! don’t you go to croaking,” she returned, lightly. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z "Quit yer croaking, Tom, and come to the point," Dad growled. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The fowls, croaking and squawking in frightened haste, huddled on to their roosts, all but Felic’la’s pet white chicken, which scuttled for the house. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z You could hear old Sam's chuckles all the way upstairs, and the maiden's loud, croaking, cheerful voice. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z With a hoarse, croaking voice, he sung divers national songs, of which I did not understand a word; but if the words were like the music, they must have been every way detestable. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z But the old Colonel laughed his croaking laugh, and said the lady upstairs expected people to go to her. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Nobody ever yet succeeded in that noblest endeavor without abjuring needless faultfinding, croaking and fretting. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z The man himself could hear it croaking in his breast, where it commanded the pass to his stomach, and intercepted every morsel that he swallowed. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Mr. Raban, dismal man that he was, delighted in warnings and croakings. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The church was empty, save for the mumbling, croaking, mad lazar. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Meant that the flock of birds Which three days past went croaking to the left hand side? Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z I wonder if he would not then look back upon these days of "croaking" with amazement that he was ever so blind and stupid a fool. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z The chorus which followed it, strongly resembled the screeching of owls and the croaking of toads. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z How well he remembered the kindly croaking tones! Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,—the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z On one side of Daphne were the croaking frogs and the water reeds and the deeper waters beyond. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Don't you get awfully tired of people who are always croaking? Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z As I passed by, one of them, with a harsh, croaking voice, commenced cursing all foreigners. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z It was that croaking, cackling cough!—the cough of my momentary fellow-passenger, towards whom I had felt an instinctive aversion. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z But the nation of idlers, by dancing and singing, forced them into obscurity in their caverns, as the warbling birds drive the croaking bats back to their holes and ruins. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Outside a carriage was heard, then loud, creaking steps on the wooden stairs; a hoarse, croaking woman's voice gasped out from time to time furious and incomprehensible words; the door opened and Juanita entered. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z Our way led past the Patriarch; and, as we approached it, we saw innumerable birds of prey and carrion-crows circling round it, croaking and screaming. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z No sound interrupted the stillness of the night, except the slow tramp of the horses’ hoofs, and occasionally the croaking of frogs from some pool or morass. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Harper, uninvited, had joined himself to the party, and his peculiar croaking tones were frequently heard blending in converse with the clear voice of young Vibert, or the more manly accents of Standish. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z He feared the croaking sound of his own voice, so parched and dry was his throat. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z As for K. I., he's just as he used to be,—croaking away about the pain in his toe, or a gouty cramp in his stomach. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Undaunted by his croaking, we pursued our way to the right side of the glacier, while our guide, who had a ballad appropriate to every occasion, sang rather gaspingly a tremulous little funeral dirge. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z This is a capital imitation of the Toad's croaking chuckle. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z “Myst Court!” repeated the man in a harsh, croaking tone, at the same time raising his head from its stooping position. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Clear until the deeper forest closed around him her voice still followed him,—a strange croaking in the afternoon silence. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z People who had turned over in bed growling when they had been awakened by him before, were only too thankful to hear his hoarse voice croaking out the good news.” Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Now the festive frog is croaking in the mere, And the canvasback is honking in the bay, And the summer-girl is smiling full of cheer On the willieboys that chance along her way. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z Two crows flapped heavily in the tree summits, with dismal croakings. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Esm� knew where it was, an old house croaking on the cliffs of Devon, near a country town, a place without society, without amusements. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "Not two of you," a croaking old voice told them. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The dull sky hung sullenly above, and now and then a raven flew by, croaking hoarse disapproval of our intrusion. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z All was quiet excepting for the occasional movement of one of the horses, the croaking of bull frogs, and the harsh chirping of night insects. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z And so we would not be dragooned into seriousness by these messengers from the Peninsula; but rather, with no injury to their feelings, laughed at their croakings and continued to drink. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z At their farm, called Archi’s Acres, the sound of crickets and croaking frogs communes with the drone of choppers. Helping Veterans Trade Their Swords for Plows 2011-02-06T01:41:18Z The first few lines were a half-jesting allusion to Martin's croakings about his health; but even these had a forced, constrained air, and none of the jocular ease of the old man's manner. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Besides, Hamlet’s words, “The croaking raven doth bellow for revenge,” shows that he already has become convinced of the King’s guilt before the appearance of Lucianus—and how, except by means of the “dumb show”? Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Those croakings, grumblings, and bickerings do but denote the process by which the body politic frees itself from the headaches and fevers that embarrass the national health. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Of those who heard the croaking of the ancient pair the most indignant had been Nellie Douglass—bridesmaid and intimate of Letitia Lawton. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z And she watched him walk away, with his calm, firm step, and disappear in the darkness of his garden, where the enchantment must be creeping in through the croaking of the frogs. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The same croaking roar arose, but more distant, as if it were the response to a challenge. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z The frogs sat croaking and swelling their sides, but ceased as they raised a melancholy eye at the Ellylldan. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Only sad grief sat beside him and sang her mournful dirge like the croaking of a crow of evil omen. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z He could eat only babyfood and his voice had degenerated into a faint, croaking whisper. Alex Higgins: Limelight-loving genius who danced too near the flame 2010-07-26T06:01:00Z Through the imperious bellowing of the frogs for rain and rain and more rain still, the constant croaking on the one bellowing note, she heard thousands of ghostly sounds that kept her from sleeping. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z At night, and especially before rain, the frogs make a tremendous croaking. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Despite your croakings and fears, the first step we have taken has proven justifiable. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile Suddenly a lame old croaking frog forced its way to the front and said, “Kwa, kwa; I know where this marvel is to be found.” Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z “Because you are good and mind what you are told,” said a harsh, croaking voice at the door. Zula King-birds chased the big grackles and the numerous small fish-crows—not so very much bigger than the grackles—which uttered queer, hoarse croakings. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open The air was sweet with the fragrance of roses just coming into bloom and rent by agitated yelps and a hoarse, croaking voice. The Trail of Conflict As we were lying in the bag to-day and waiting for breakfast we suddenly heard a hoarse scream over the tent—something like the croaking of a crow. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It would have been easy—comparatively so—to do this, had it not been for the croakings of our neighbors. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Mrs. Prime as she spoke thus knew that she was croaking, and would have divested herself of her croak and spoken joyously, had such mode of speech been possible to her. Rachel Ray It was croaking and harsh; the blending of a bellow and a growl. The Man from Jericho Benito, with much fluttering and shivering and croaking, was taking his matutinal plunge in the basin of the fountain. The Trail of Conflict A lively green frog hopped along beside her, and seemed to say, in his funny, croaking voice, "Never mind the mud, you'll soon be through it." In Story-land Nor was it certain, even then, whether his inconveniences,—for they hardly deserved the name of sufferings,—arose from his costiveness, or from the croakings of friends and his own awakened fears and anxieties. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician At his approach, the croaking watchers hopped awkwardly from the ledges, and soared away; only to wheel, and circle back overhead. Into the Primitive He was the senior member of the party, and had been rather given to 'croaking,' but this glorious morning his doubts and fears were all dispelled. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River A feeling of strange delight stole over him, as he walked on through the soft night air, beside the still, dark water, from which no sound was heard save the melancholy croaking of a frog. The Children of the World There met us croaking ravens on our way: We knew that Evil this to us did bode; We made no off'rings, though, as on we rode, To angry gods—the mild are fall of doubt. Magnhild Dust And their fears and croakings, by leading him to turn his attention to his internal feelings, greatly added to his difficulties. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician But little I heeded her croaking, For I gamboled the whole day long, And swung by my tail from the tree-top, Or joined in the jungle song. The Autobiography of a Monkey As they drew near, the crows perched on the gibbet flew away with croakings of despair. Marguerite de Valois Yes, Excellency," he says, in a voice like green frogs croaking in the spring, "true it is as the sermon preached last Easter Day. The Firebrand On the afternoon of May 13, the third consecutive day with temperature slightly above 21� C., low croaking of a frog was heard among rocks at an old abandoned quarry. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog There was much croaking among the neighbors, on account of the treatment of his physician; but the results put all to silence. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Some dark heron or bittern rose croaking from beside the lagoon, then flapped awkwardly away. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery She would have continued communing thus with herself for a long time, if she had not been interrupted by the dismal croaking of a raven above her head. Tales of Passed Times There may be a score, aye, or a hundred gipsies underneath the branches, and the frogs croaking undisturbed upon the twigs above all the while. The Firebrand And frozen frogs came out of the frost ferns, croaking and bellowing like mad, green bulls. The Book of Gud This woman's case is recent, and it is possible that she may recover, in spite of pills, powders, croakings, and faithlessness. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician "Make a move and you'll get it," said a hoarse, croaking voice above him. The Broken Gate A Novel The frog croaking in the marsh is just as happy as the nightingale that sings on the tree. On the Heights A Novel You can scarcely ever see him, but you often hear him croaking 100 lis round. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In spite of all the croaking of the wreckers, the highest tide had never yet approached nearer than to ten feet sheer descent from the foundation-stones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Christians are like a council of frogs in a marsh or a synod of worms on a dunghill, croaking and squeaking, “For our sakes was the world created.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" He heard a croaking, unnatural voice issue from behind the mask. The Gray Mask Have you ever patiently listened to the croaking of the frogs? On the Heights A Novel The chirping of crickets, the croaking of frogs, the mournful sighing of the wind in the trees, the sullen splash of the waves on the sandy beach, were the only audible sounds. By Right of Conquest A Novel Often he thought that he heard sounds outside, but it was all a delusion—it was the raven croaking in his sleep. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. In the swamps I shall not sink me, Nor upon the heath will stumble, In the dwelling-place of ravens, In the fields where crows are croaking. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Again Garth tried to approximate the croaking tone he had heard at the bridge. The Gray Mask Whenever the spawning period occurs, ample warning will be given, as the male Frogs will begin croaking for their mate, and will be seen near the shore. The Ranidae How to breed, feed and raise the edible frog There was no sound save the raven croaking in his sleep. Edelweiss A Story Annele replied as if in a dream:—"Your uncle croaking, and the raven screeching, tell me too plainly that die we must." Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. As the darkness deepened the hooting of the owls could be heard and the croaking of some frogs from a near-by swamp. A Daughter of the Union Then, across the court, some one laughed a low, croaking laugh. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The natives were always croaking about something, but he did not mean to lose a month of his time for nothing. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars The Amabuna had arrived immediately beneath us, chattering carelessly in their ugly and head-cleaving tongue, which sounds to us as the croaking of many crows, and smoking gwai in their wooden pipes. The White Shield “We shall be croaking ourselves soon with colds, if we do not hurry home,” added uncle David. Holiday House A Series of Tales And that which you hear frogs croaking all night long is nothing but this story which I have told you of their ancestress and the bronze boar.” Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series The voice throbs sugared into croaking base broken with the burden of the too ancient songs. A Pushcart at the Curb Is it Poe, croaking sorrowfully with his "Raven," or Willis, cooing sweetly with his "Dove"? Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The voice, too, was murmuring in a strange language; soft, though not so soft as ours, yet immeasurably softer than the croaking tongues of those inferior peoples which we had destroyed or enslaved. The White Shield “What fun to hear them all croaking and cawing!” Holiday House A Series of Tales By croaking about 'last minutes,' instead of allowing your mind to go on to that time when we can eat and drink our fill, the lobster backs having been driven into the swamp. The Minute Boys of Boston The maxims of the emperor's philosophy were croaking of toads in my ears. A Pushcart at the Curb There was no chirping of grasshoppers, no croaking of frogs, no beating of tomtoms, such as we had been used to hear at night in our Indian homes. What We Saw in Egypt Above all, there was no croaking, no foreboding. That Boy Of Norcott's And that, the Oomgar told him, leaning forward in the firelight, was "C"; that was "C"—crying, clawing, clutching, and croaking for it. The Three Mulla-mulgars It sounded exactly as if frogs were croaking, or as if some one were walking over the great swamp with heavy boots. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series Their harsh croakings resounded amid the deep stillness of the place, boding misfortune. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna The wind moaned above him, and the soughing branches seemed to whisper croaking warnings, but he ran on, his eyes constantly seeking signs of Vilma's course. Isle of the Undead You, O Cethegus, have condemned my philosophy of the world's history as old wives' croaking. The Scarlet Banner But a frog, who was croaking in the cranberry marsh, said, "Why do you take such pains and fly so high? the sun shines here, and I can sing here." Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories A sharp wind whistled over the market, while a raven, scared by the wanderers, arose with loud croakings from its snowy bed and with its heavy flapping wings slowly moved away. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist He would have roared like thunder, but only a feeble croaking left his snapping jaws. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Stop croaking, Speckle-back, and do you ladies quit dancing while I listen. Lulu's Library, Volume II Where," asked a harsh croaking voice, "was Dr. Johnson in the years 1745-6? A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time On they speed over rough bowlders, through thorny brakes and swamps, attended by the baying of wolves, the screeching of owls, the croaking of frogs, and the fitful glow of corpse-candles. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers The door was burst open amidst a strange screaming and croaking, and in rushed the Amateur, Monsieur Leg�nie, and the barber, Leech. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Her legs were crooked, her face was all covered with spots, and when she spoke her voice was hoarse and croaking. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales “Confound you, Nelly! what do you keep croaking for in that way?” Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 He rose, and started on the downward way, smiling, and sometimes laughing heartily at the strange croaking, moaning, cracking, and rasping of his joints. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making "Prompt justice, just what they deserve," said a shrill croaking voice behind the two burghers. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the occasional note of a night bird or the dismal croaking of a frog in some hollow and the answering squeak of a lizard. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Birds of prey came croaking, and followed in flocks the thick clouds which gathered more and more, until the last ray of sunlight had vanished, and a faint dull gray had overspread the entire sky. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors And Hiawatha left Kahgahgee tied fast to the ridge-pole of the wigwam, hopping and tugging angrily at his string and croaking in vain for his friends to come and set him free. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow The hoarse, monotonous croaking of the crows at all hours of the day is one of the ceaseless annoyances and accompaniments of life in Colombo. The Pearl of India "Who 's that there?" said the hag, in a croaking, harsh voice. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I I had not saw it as the god of day paints the royal mantle of the year's croaking monarch and the crow sinks softly onto the swelling bosom of the dead horse. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories "Are you Jane, the greengrocer?" she asked in a disagreeable, croaking voice, shaking her head to and fro. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Even the hoarse croaking of the frogs in our meadow, sounded pleasantly to me; quite musical.” The Travellers A Tale. Designed for Young People. The author had never heard of this creature until it introduced itself by means of the unpleasant croaking sound which it sends forth, very similar to that produced by the action of a rusty door-hinge. The Pearl of India The afternoon silence was interrupted by the hoarse cry of innumerable frogs croaking in the marshes and the chattering of birds which fluttered in the olive trees near the fane of Aphrodite. Sónnica Then a gust of wind came breezing through the house, ugly voices howled in confusion and a wild croaking scream as of pain and terror--like that of some frightened night-bird--was heard. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. It was like nothing so much as the croaking of some gigantic frog, risen bellowing from a bottomless primeval swamp. The Record of Currupira When there is no sound on the earth except the ticking of the grasshopper, or the croaking of obscene frogs in the pool. Devil Stories An Anthology At this point, Daucus Carota uttered a loud croaking cry, and, now dwindled into a little, little carrot, slipped down from Aennchen's lap, and into the ground, leaving no trace behind. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It used to be you who was always croaking and looking for trouble. A Daughter of the Forest At one moment they rose high into the air with loud croakings, at another they descended upon the self-same spot from which they had risen. Eyes Like the Sea It crouched motionless and blind in the mud and from its pulsing expanded throat vibrated the demonic croaking. The Record of Currupira At intervals, a dusky night-bird, slow and low flying, passed in the colonnade of the tree stems and uttered a hoarse croaking cry. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Three hundred big, green bodied, beady eyed, frog-like creatures were marching in the boiling heat with their non-coms croaking out orders in English which might have come out of Alice in Wonderland. Narakan Rifles, About Face! These thoughts would have filled her mind for a long time, but she was interrupted by the dismal croaking of a raven overhead. Old-Time Stories “Don’t scare a fellow to death with your croaking,” admonished Percy. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Out of the shadows a bass croaking came again, and Thwaite fired twice at the sound and there was silence save for a renewed flurry of cracking twigs. The Record of Currupira Then a pair of coal-black ravens, Who with hoarse discordant croakings, O'er a dead mole fiercely quarrelled; For the past two hours, however, I not once have had the honour To behold one living being. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. "O'Shaughnessy, you idiot!" he roared above the croaking from behind him and the rattle of firing outside. Narakan Rifles, About Face! A few more warm days, and its fellows, and doubtless itself too, were croaking and gamboling in the marshes. A Year in the Fields Some crows and gulls flew away croaking as I scrambled in. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers 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 He sat a hundred yards away in the shadow of a gaunt cypress, listening to the baying of the hounds, the moaning of the old man, and the croaking of the swamp. Collectivum There wasn't a sound out of the Rifles as they started down the hill, none of their usual croakings and bellowings, just silence and the heavy thud of their feet. Narakan Rifles, About Face! It is remarkable how entirely mistaken, also, those croaking prophets were, who formerly supposed that much addition to the old United States would make a cumbrous and impracticable political aggregate. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century If Savannah falls, our currency will experience another depreciation, and the croaking reconstructionists will be bolder. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital No, it was a hoarse ugly noise, like the croaking of a Frog, and it call’d me by my name twice, Thomas Dawson, Thomas Dawson. The History of the Devil As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts “But I must see him!” replied a croaking voice, using the Ojibway dialect. The Wilderness Trail If he's in on croaking this guy, I don't know anything about it. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist The next he was down on his knees, croaking through a compressed throat, with The Barbarian's arm under his chin and a driving knee ready to smash at the back of his neck again. The Barbarians This makes many of our croaking people despondent; others think it only a game of brag. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The snarling growls now rose to shrieks, and the croaking quocks to loud, dissonant cries. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Old Maria, bent and shriveled, hobbled off, croaking, to hide the expression of malignant triumph on her leathery face. The Wilderness Trail And that is why,” Murgu�a got to his feet and limped around the table to Driscoll, “and that is why,” he ended in a croaking whisper, “why I am here!” The Missourian Should this be true, I do not wonder at my lord's croaking, for what will the people do? Records of Later Life In the afternoon they went home by boat, and Frank made himself disagreeable by croaking. The Landleaguers With one deep "Bah," Above those croaking toads he towered like Gabriel; Then straightway left the table and went home to hell. Collected Poems Volume Two So, of necessity, I turned into the auberge, and had a very good dinner, enlivened 39 by a serenade from a legion of frogs, croaking dolefully in the neighbouring marshes. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia But croaking like that only gave brighter promise of the ecstatic shiver. The Missourian That night, in the privacy of their berth, Martin mentioned MacLean's dismal croakings to Little Billy. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Remember the croaking of the frogs of Egypt. Shirley Croaking, croaking, croaking it flew away, without giving me as much as one farewell glance. Byways of Ghost-Land There were queer creakings, and once or twice there were distant cries, and when the wind died down there was a deep-toned croaking audible somewhere which sounded rather like the croaking of unthinkably, monstrous frogs. The Fifth-Dimension Tube But there was no unusual sound—nothing but the low wash of the ripple and the croaking of the crows in the wood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) He scrambled down from his perch, croaking excitedly— "Got it—bos—got—one." Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story It became still; only from the river below, from the direction of the overflow, came the croaking of frogs and the melancholy piping of toads. In Desert and Wilderness Frogs were croaking, a thousand natterjacks were whirring like the nightjar. The Broom-Squire Through the warm night air the hoarse croaking of distant frogs and the mournful note of the toucan floated to his ears. Carmen Ariza The croaking of frogs seemed part of the silence in which she waited for his answer. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Martin shivered at the sound of Sails' dismal croaking. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story How different he looked from the dark-colored frogs which in large numbers make a multitudinous croaking and clucking in the little wild pools in spring! Under the Maples “Save your croaking since she is beautiful to a marvel!” said Don Ruy lightly. The Flute of the Gods The onward march of Holy Church is not disturbed by the croaking calumnies of such as you who would assault her! Carmen Ariza Really it is quite like a croak, and croaking is of course the most musical sound in the world. The Happy Prince and Other Tales It ran back along the line, even the five who had no voice croaking out what would have been a cry of triumph. The Shepherd of the North As they passed through Glenfarg, a raven followed them for a mile, croaking weirdly. Graham of Claverhouse They are often regarded by the superstitious as forecasters of rain, and as omens, probably because of their gutteral croaking notes. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. In other species the croaking sacs of the males, which were previously used for amatory callings, become enlarged to form cradles for the young. The Truth About Woman The croaking made Maget's brain scream with the immensity of the sound. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 They tried to cheer, but could raise only a croaking quaver. The Shepherd of the North With a horrible croaking sound he got to his feet, looked irresolutely at her for a moment, and then went to the side where his dory lay. The Harbor of Doubt It went down with a wild flurry of waving webbed paws and croaking cries, stilled almost instantly by Norman's terrific blows. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Over-head The startled fiend his pinion spread, And croaking maledictions, fled. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Bravely, the older man led the way towards the croaking monster. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 It was growling and croaking which caused the reverses of the army of the Potomac—sheer grumbling. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Whilst he looked and looked, some great black bird came out from the midst of it uttering a harsh croaking noise. The Fairchild Family The last stair—the roof-opening above; and then from beneath a great croaking cry swelled instantly into chorus of a alarmed shouts. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Buck looked up as two crows flew low over his head and passed on their way, croaking out their alarm and dissatisfaction. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills At last, as he paused under the old tree, he heard a familiar croaking laugh, and found himself unexpectedly in the presence of Snippinbitz, the friendly goblin. Funny Big Socks Being the Fifth Book of the Series Don't be incessantly croaking from morning to night at the war and the administration and the generals, and everything else! Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He saw a raven rise from the wood—he heard its croaking noise—it was perhaps the same black bird that had frightened Edwy. The Fairchild Family A croaking cry came from one and as another raised his tube-and-handle, something flicked from it that burst close beside Norman. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 The frogs were croaking in the nearby meadow. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield From the pools of fresh water behind the dunes frogs were croaking in monotone, their garumps faintly blending with the murmuring of the surf. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Don't you know such croaking would spoil the peace of any true lover? The O'Ruddy A Romance The dew lies thick on everything; myriads of frogs and night insects yet hold their croaking concert; and the fire-fly cucullo, with its phosphorescent lantern, darts about here and there, like falling stars and fireworks. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba They came at last to a barred door whose guard opened it at the croaking order of the frog-men who held the two, and they were thrust inside, as the door clanged. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 He felt a longing to tell her how false his croakings had been in that old dead time so long ago as last night. In a Little Town We may calmly smile at all the croakings of all the ravens, whether of native or foreign breed. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose How could I be reading with you there croaking of this and that and speaking hard of my learning? The O'Ruddy A Romance There was only the harsh croaking of the frogs in the Mosquito River and the cry of the prowling coyote to disturb the peace of the summer night. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana A lively green frog hopped along beside her, and seemed to say, in his funny, croaking voice, “Never mind the mud, you’ll soon be through it.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales “George, be a king!” were the words which she was for ever croaking in the ears of her son: and a king the simple, stubborn, affectionate, bigoted man tried to be. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges As the otter, inquisitively following the line of the scent, came to the ponds, she heard the croaking of countless frogs hidden in the duckweed that lay over the entire surface of the water. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain In the marshes, frogs are croaking in loud unison. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War A number of great scarlet birds, with long, fiercely taloned legs, swooped about them curiously, croaking hoarsely and snapping their hawkish beaks, but offering no real molestation. The Death-Traps of FX-31 He saw a raven rise from the wood and heard its croaking noise—it was perhaps the same black bird that had frightened Edwy. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales I have a sort of impression—but why be a croaking raven? The Lightning Conductor Discovers America And don’t you hear those dread croakings of gulls and cormorants flapping in the air, who have left their prey on the reef to join the vultures in their feast on the shore? Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life With a terrible croaking the raven flew up into the air in circles higher and higher until he vanished straight overhead. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box Only those nearest, and the farrier was one of them, realized that the strange old man with the croaking voice was an alien to that scene. Dorothy's House Party While he looked and looked, some great black bird came out from the midst of it, uttering a harsh, croaking sound. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales It is mid-summer and at our feet lies a mat of dark-green grass from which a frog is croaking. A Son of the Middle Border To Genesmere their croaking seemed suddenly to fill all space with loud total clamor, for no water was left, only mud. Red Men and White The spirit of this sentiment was responded to by all hands, and we resolved that in spite of the captain’s croakings we would make a glorious day of it. Typee “I don’t want to be croaking all the time, but railroading isn’t all fun and frolic.” Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer And as a frog squats croaking from a stream, With nose put forth, what time the village maid Oft in her slumber doth of gleaning dream, Stood in the ice there every doleful shade. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 But Monsieur le Banquier"—— "Off I say, off!—sinister raven, cease your croaking! Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches He was early awakened by the ravens, whose loose, dislocated croaking came from where they sat at breakfast on the other side of the wallow. Red Men and White All these I regarded as the croakings of men who had never had courage to go over the trail, and who exaggerated the accounts they had heard from others. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Lay your croaking aside," The old gentleman cried, "Or I'll make you eat up each ungenerous word: Not our deadliest foe, Such injustice should know, And far less shall a friend be convicted unheard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Ravens were croaking over the ruins of the convent, and lizards frisking on the banks and the marble steps on which we reposed. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. "The froggs much croaking in ditches and pools, &c., in the evening, foretells rain in little time to follow: also, the sweating of stone pillars or tombs denotes rain." Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Bird-boxes fastened to the trees were to tempt tits and nuthatches; in the reeds of the ponds great bull-frogs used to squat croaking, and little green frogs climbed the leaves above them. Highways and Byways in Surrey With one downward stroke of his powerful wings, he shot upwards, and with a hoarse, croaking cry took flight after the rest. The Dop Doctor “Only this, sir,” said Roberts to the first lieutenant, who had drawn near unobserved; “only Murray croaking, sir.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop A croaking bird I turn, when through me thrills Thy desolate state; but when I dream anon, The Lord brings back thy ev'ry captive son— A harp straightway 29To sing thy lay. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The frogs in the marshes behind the village fill the night air with the croakings of a thousand mouths, and the little bull-frogs sound their deep see-saw note during all the hours of darkness. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Immediately the frogs reappeared in greater numbers than before, leaping and croaking. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Of a sudden I seemed to hear the old gnome croaking, "Now that story sounds to me kind of—" McCord straightened up and turned to face me. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories With the coming of darkness the air was filled with the noises of the swamp; the croaking of multitudes of frogs, the hooting of owls, and the hoarse bellowing of many alligators. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades "Are you going to get on your croaking horse again, and threaten us with 'judgments' and 'curses,' and all that sort of thing?" rejoins the other, with a good-humoured laugh. The Sign of the Spider “Well, it’s a cinch I won’t have to starve to death right now, anyway, so quit your croaking,” retorted the much abused Herb. The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room Here she spoke in low hissing tones, more terrible than her loudest croakings. Fairy Book I wasn't exactly scared but, kind of, I didn't like to hear those frogs croaking way down there. Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels "Can you understand, too, the croaking of these ravens?" sneers Hagen. The Wagnerian Romances A pest, a mendicant, a croaking idiot—I cursed him out roundly and refused him further attention. Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath She looked at them with eyes that seemed to weep, and from the frog's head came forth a croaking sound, as when a child bursts into tears. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen And on the other side of the town, on the common, the goats are bleating, and the lambs are frisking, the dust rising to the heavens, the frogs croaking. Jewish Children She looked at them with eyes that appeared to weep, and from the frog-mouth came forth a croaking like the voice of a child bursting into tears. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Then the night noises commenced: the incessant, maddening croaking of the frogs and now and then an owl. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales Night insects were chirping amid the weeds, and frogs were croaking dismally among the waving reeds and rushes. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery At times the sharp cawing of black crows mingles with the croaking, and of course other birds have their say as well, in the bright mornings and dreamy eves. The Cornwall Coast “Play for it,” he said, in a harsh, croaking voice. Northern Lights If you listen to English children playing in the street you will often hear this croaking sort of voice, like the voice of a young rook. The Pools of Silence |
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