| 单词 | ell |
| 例句 | “Octavian, you are a gem of rare price. You are worth every ell of the rope that they shall hang me with.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But this will be the first time I’ve taken one of the 'ell on your ’ouse.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It presented a face of definite elegance to the street, although behind that wings and ells dwindled quickly in formality until the house ended in a big plain barn. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam paid it out slowly, measuring it with his arms: ‘Five, ten, twenty, thirty ells, more or less,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Lay stone as you lay in hill or dell Grey stone leads to something something ‘ell’.’’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Great Hall of Winterf ell was hazy with smoke and heavy with the smell of roasted meat and fresh-baked bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I remember two lads standing there with pint glasses saying: "Fookin' 'ell!" How we made: Ben Kelly and Peter Hook on the Haçienda club 2012-07-02T18:32:01Z Of the two versions of "Serve and Protect" on "$ex $ells," the "OG version" is the one that doesn't get performed live, I'm assuming because it's vibe is more chilled-out. Friday Favorites: 10.4 Rog, Tay Sean, Lil B 2010-09-17T22:16:00Z He'd be doing the crossword, and halfway through the solo, he just looks up and goes, "F**king 'ell, this is amazing," because he'd never heard it before. Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott opens up about how they made Mick Ronson’s last album 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The reference to the inch and the ell circles back to Mr. Auld’s warnings and recalls the impact of that moment on his life. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z McNeary was arrested in the ells Fargo bank shortly after the final hostage left the building. Charges imminent in Minnesota bank hostage case 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Now I feel as if I’m in a cave many ells below ground and only echoes reach me. Opinion | Sure, whatever, let’s have witnesses. Maybe that’ll finally convince me Trump is guilty. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The Wadsworth brothers say the oldest surviving part of the house — a rear ell — probably dates to 1680 and may be the site of an earlier, perhaps thatched roof house. ‘It’s sad, very, very sad.’ After 350 years and 11 generations, family is auctioning its farmhouse 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “She would also always tell me, ‘ell, there’s always more and you’re never done.’ Kathy Griffin says she may have known Gloria Vanderbilt better than ex-pal Anderson Cooper 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z I want them to ell me all about it. Webb Simpson talks about his equipment, the anchor ban and the last club he bought with his own money - Golf Digest 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Monday is the United Nations-proclaimed International Day of Happiness, and it’s being celebrated at the “W+ell Beyond Summit: Exploration of the Science of Happiness.” Three workouts that promise spiritual fitness — and happiness 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z As one private said to me: "God bless you, sir, it's like dropping right into 'eaven from 'ell." Switzerland's forgotten role in saving World War One lives - BBC News 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t until 1935 when society doyenne Berenice Fleming Holland added an ell along the north side of the property that the home became the showpiece it is today. House of the Week | Historic Alexandria home for $5.2M While even supporters of the deal said the Malkins would become wealthy as a result of the offering, many said they wanted the ability afforded by a publicly traded company to ell their stakes easily. DealBook: I.P.O. for Empire State Building Gets Shareholder Backing 2013-05-29T20:09:16Z And so, from the moment I first laid eyes on her e-mail — “ho are u baby,w ell am very happy to meet u about well my real name is janessa!” 'Honey, I'm Leaving You for a Spam Sexbot' (A Valentine's monologue) 2013-02-14T20:39:08Z Having a mixed portfolio of cloud services, as ell as on-premises capabilities, may be the best way to guard sensitive data, they suggest. For Cloud Security, Mix It Up With Both Off and On-Premises Systems 2013-01-23T18:19:05Z The problem ell defined is half solved but here we have no half empty half full theory or Rambo like man macho to come and help. America's flagging recovery: Third time unlucky 2012-06-01T13:57:29Z Also she wears shifts of cloth of Reynes which costs sixteen pence the ell.... Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z "Chaps as us fellows would go through 'ell with, if we ain't done so already," his thought reverting to that memorable action in the North Sea when the Huns fled before Jellicoe's armed might. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Well, they found a long piece of cloth four and a half ells in length—exactly what had been said should be the proper garment. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z And if a country squire's spouse will have a train after her full fifteen ells long, pray what shift must a princess make to distinguish herself? Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The term dzirâ means literally the fore-arm from the bone of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, or an ell. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Inside bronze railings is a pit of masonry, some four ells across and eight deep, and he goes down into it by means of a light ladder brought for the occasion. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z There she saw another outside door, which seemed to open into a small room or ell attached to the house. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z He rode with a gun across his back, and with a knife an ell long, here, in his belt, on the left side. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Another, about an ell in length, is mentioned by Dr. Grew in his ‘History of the Rarities of the Royal Society,’ p. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z But the third, with great painstaking and care, measured first the man and then the web by the inches and ells of his carefully notched yardstick. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z It lacks not much of an English ell from hilt to point, and looks still able to push its way in the world if well grasped. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At this point I am quite willing to grant an inch; with the understanding that it shall not be lengthened into an ell. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z When the news came, his face lengthened by an ell. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The room is small, therefore its every inch shall seem an ell. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Keep always by thy side this sterling yardstick which I give thee, for it marks the inches and the ells to which the stature of a prince must measure. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z I’d been to Sally’s room—it was a small one tucked away back here in this ell, and that hurt her like pizen! The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z She gave him the inch, as he says, and no precaution could prevent his taking the ell. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Among these stones are some so great, in three or four places, that they reach ell high above the water; so that it is conjectured that their churches or assembly-houses stood there. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z If corn be worth 25 cents in Iowa, and in Liverpool $1, for which 20 ells of calico are brought back, the Iowa farmer receives of this quantity about 4 ells. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Davis hand the Confederacy might go to ’ell for hall me. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z When he rounded the corner of the ell where the elevators were, they were gone. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The equivalents as laid down by Captain Cheyne are as follows:— 12 hens = 24 sticks of negro-head tobacco, or 4 ells of calico. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z She found Tess in the wardrobe in the hall which led to the other ell of the big house. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z No person was allowed to make a garment for women with sleeves more than half an ell wide, and “so proportionate for bigger or smaller persons.” Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z My cousin is not what he seems; he is no simpleton, but a very presuming fellow; if you give him an inch he takes an ell. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z There was just a single office suite on that ell, directly opposite him. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Linen was so dear that Shakspere makes Falstaff's shirts eight shillings an ell. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Once he had brightened up after his arrival, he showed himself ready to take an ell whenever we gave an inch, and he was always taking them, and never paying penalties. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z She made sign of assent with her head saying: That for His Hyperborean Highness she would much sooner cover herself with ten bearskins than with an ell of muslin. 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 It's certainly very old." ell, shall we return to the boat?" asked the Queen, when they had looked at the lost things a while longer. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Lamb saw an ashen-face bespectacled man peering around the corner of an ell. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z It is asserted that the inhabitants of the oases sunk wells to the depth of 200, 300, and even 500 ells, from which affluent streams of water poured out. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z She took it out, he stood at a distance of two ells and looked at it--grew very red, and passed his hands through his hair. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z Suddenly Ulenspiegel perceived a thief sneaking from a pork butcher’s stall a sausage an ell long and putting it under his cloak. 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 And I 'ad to 'old 'im there pretty near all the afternoon while 'e kep' sending orders down the telephone and firing away like 'ell. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Cecil Clarence said of him that “if one gave him an inch he took an ’ell of a lot for granted.” Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z In an ell back of Champlain's quarters, several artisans slept beside their forge. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery 2011-09-18T02:00:28.007Z The portrait of Mary Stuart did not invite one to go in and buy an ell of calico; nor did Absalom, hung by the nape, indicate to one that he was passing a hairdresser's parlors. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z His imagination kindles, he abounds in their own sense, when they give him an inch he takes an ell, and quite loses sight of the subject in the entertainment he finds in his own word-spinning. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z It covered the country to a height of two ells; it hid forest roads, it hid fences, and even cottage windows. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z "But when the ell is gone, what then?" asked the starosta. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z "She paid half the expense of building the ell, and her purse paid for everything in the kitchen." Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Gabriel was duly archangelic in this regard; the other's only freedom a habit of calling a thing an 'ell of a thing, and on occasion an Elizabethan expressiveness, entirely inoffensive in his mouth. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z "Well, since you asks me, I'm like those coves in religion wot expects nothink; but gets an 'ell of a lot." Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z I tell you, gentlemen, that he went nearly ten ells into the air, and he had hardly come down when they hurled him up again. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Even with the "ell" included, the Orapaks Treasure House was larger. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z It happened, however, to Concetta's disappointment that when the girls came out from the gymnasium the room in the ell was locked. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z They strode over the fields, he said, four ells at one stride, and one of them had sat down quite easily on the roof of a house, with his legs dangling down. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z "If Mrs. B. gets to 'ear of it, there'll be an 'ell of a row though," he muttered. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z On reflection he made it still larger, so that it was almost an ell long and as thick as a boot-leg. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z What if the boomers were taking an unauthorized ell for their authorized inch? The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z As the last footfall died away, the three girls stole quietly to the room in the ell. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z They had heads as large as barrels, their moustaches were like horses' tails, they covered two ells at each stride, and swords two ells in length hung heavily on their shoulders. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Yes, it's a pity," he agreed; "still, it's saved me an 'ell of a lot o' back-aches. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z What the distance has to be, I don't know; their laws are incomprehensible; I should say, four ells or more. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Those eyes were gazing out of the old portraits of the Billeviches, hanging low, within two ells of the floor, for the wall was low. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z It spread all over the hills, and the king, her father, had not possessed so many ells of cloth of gold. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z You women are all alike; give them an inch and they will take an ell. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Under the sleeping water, not farther than a yard from the shore, the mud was an ell or more in depth. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z She picked up the bag and followed the stately old woman into the back hall and up the stairway into the ell. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z There are no inns in the town; acquaintances stop with acquaintances, and nobles go to the castle, in which there are rooms tens of ells long, intended for guests only. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z For while the Demos thus takes his inch, Divinity secures his ell; so the garment of mankind comes the fuller from the loom in this transfer of labors. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z There are some men who take an ell when you give them an inch. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Multitudes of reptiles and vipers were met with,--snakes ten ells long and thick as a man's arm. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z It was a brick story-and-a-half house with outside chimneys on each end and an ell in the back. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z When he had said this, Harasimovich wriggled and became as small as if an ell had been taken from his stature. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The body was round and of a dark colour, and seemed to be several ells in thickness. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Really, I am the tallest of all the girls in the school, and my waistband does not measure quite an ell. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Give them an inch and they take an ell. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z They had now entered the duke's narrow prison-cell, which looked upon the castle-yard by a grated window, eighteen ells from the ground. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The pepper 'prentices cried and shouted desperately, but were unable to defend themselves with their long ell measures; at last they all took to flight, with Henrik Gullandsfar at their head. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z They had been given an inch and they had taken the proverbial ell. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z “The principle of extending the proverbial inch to the ditto ell, is thoroughly well understood in Kafirland.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z When he spat on his palm, seized the axe, gave a blow with a grunt and struck, the pine-tree groaned, and chips flew from it half an ell long. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z "Now, also, do I see nothing," replied Skirmen; "but the pit is full seventy ells deep--it could conceal a whole band." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Of these circumambulatory ells of crape, the young artificer contrived to fabricate a dress that was anything but unbecoming. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z We—e—ell,—perhaps he knows, after all. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z Cautiously raising the sash, that the servants might not be awakened in the ell of the house, the Squire opened one of the shutters carefully and looked furtively out. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z As the four in the lead turned around an ell of the house, Cora uttered a cry and pointed to two men who were running out of the barn, not far off. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z The light must have been that of Satan himself, and we were certainly a hundred ells under ground before the steps ended. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He measured a cloud by an ell wand. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Swiftly and silently she bound his foot, and with great respect she led him to a little room in one ell of the great house in which was a tub of warm water. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Then he got him an iron bar, which was to be fifteen ells long, and six smiths were to make it red hot. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z In the place from whence it was first moved it left a gaping distance forty foot broad, and fourscore ells long: the whole field was about twenty acres. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z A tall, red-bearded fellow, with a knife an ell long in his belt, had sprung up, with ten others, sturdy and dirty-looking enough. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The poor mothers must not give a single inch, or they will find themselves mulcted in many an ell. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z The boy followed her down the steps in his noiseless moccasins, along a grass path between hedges of ancient box, around an ell, and past the kitchen and toward the stables. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Supposing he can bring it an inch lower down than anybody else—if you give that inch, beware of the ell. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z The girls slept in rooms in one of the two ells, on this second floor. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Great drops of perspiration bedewed him; he glowed, he trembled; loaded, aimed, fired, and sent his bullet several ells, at the least, away over the bird. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z "There are some, Angelina, that are not to be unpacked now, please get him to put them in the unfinished ell room." Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z At a door in the other ell Harry knocked gently, and a voice that was low and sweet but vibrant with imperiousness called: “Come in!” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z For a whole three days she did without ... walked the room all day and would go out and no sooner out than in again ... she told the girl it was 'ell. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Above, in the third story of the same ell, slept Mrs. MacCall, their good Scotch housekeeper, and Linda, the Finnish girl. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Give ’em an inch and they’ll take an ell,” he quoted. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Beyond this room, connected by a narrow door, were two ell rooms, one of which was assigned to Angelina. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z "Am not I," said he, "a quarter of an ell longer, and a quarter of an hour older than he?" Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Every time anyone came to the door she would stand up and just say, ''ell! 'ell! ell!' very quiet to herself all the time they was speaking. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Uncle Rufus was stowed away in the other ell, in a little room he had occupied for almost twenty-six years. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z “You don’t know what an ell is,” scoffed his friend. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z We could now not distinguish any thing a couple of ells before us. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z A week from that A carpenter was working at the eaves Along the ell, and in the garret knelt To pry up boards and patch. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Oh, there's been an ell added for nearly every generation. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Their sitting-room in the ell of the big house was a gathering place for the farm neighbors. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z On his head he had, of course, a silk hat, three-quarters of an ell high. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z The sides are five or six quarters of an ell deep; the extremities compressed. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The cognac is killin' him, not by inches, but ells; and I don't believe he can last much longer. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Little ells and rooms had been added, some of them only one story high, and the original house, built by her Loyalist ancestor, was the very smallest part of the present dwelling. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Sir W. Scott mentions the Danish popular history of Svend Tomling, analysed by Nierup, "a man no bigger than a thumb, who would be married to a woman three ells and three quarters long." Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The prices affixed to the articles were absurdly exorbitant; a needle cost a real, a worthless knife or a pound of iron a dollar, an ell of printed calico two or three dollars. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z I avoided with difficulty the large snow torrents that every now and then came in my way, and which were sometimes within an ell of me. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The servants stood in the little niche by the bed, and the man took refuge in the small ell where I was stationed. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Each was carefully and cozily built, had four rooms and an attic, a front and ell porch and two large sandstone chimneys. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z The attic was on the third floor just above Granny’s room, in a part of the house that formed an ell, bounding the garden on the south side with its ivy-covered wall. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z In riding, as in diplomacy, we must always be ready to give an inch that we may take an ell. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z One of the players takes a ball made of stone or marble, larger than a boy's playing marble, which he throws up into the air about an ell high. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Putting his face close down to mine he breathed out through his teeth: "What in 'ell do you want?" Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Richard "knew his place," as Mrs. Seth said, and was not "one of them as if you give 'em an inch they'll take an ell." A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z “Having been kept bound in his house another week, I was taken two days’ journey with a large slave Caravan, and sold privately to the Nono Galla for a few ells of blue calico. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z From 1528 on, the Brussels weavers were required by law to add the mark of the city, together with their own mark, to all tapestries of more than six ells. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z The length of the main handle of the scythe, e f, is two ells. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The North therefore felt herself often obliged to give way, which encouraged the South to take a mile the next time when we gave her an ell. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z In the rear of the building was an ell, to which a one-story structure had been added as a storeroom. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z “The cognac is killin’ him, not by inches, but ells; and I don’t believe he can last much longer. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z For the benefit of the uninstructed it may be well to say that when we speak of our "porch" on our part of the Cape, we mean the same thing as an ell. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z These timbers are laid, at the depth of two ells, in the river, and kept down with stones, the opening being turned to meet the current. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Linen was to be their clothing, and that not to exceed five shillings an ell. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z The clay was often two ells in thickness, under which gravel again occurred. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Will and Testament of an American who Means to be Absent on the Day of Judgment. onathan measures everything by his own gigantic ell. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Our porch is an ell with an attic over it, a kitchen chimney, our stove, and our pump and major equipment for the industries of the day. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z A cavity, of an inversely conical shape, is dug in a hill, and then lined with hewn timbers, nine ells in length each, so as to form a sort of funnel. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z A long ell ran out behind, evidently containing the kitchen and then the sheds and outhouses. The Idyl of Twin Fires Birch trees, which however are very scarce, creep in a manner under the earth, throwing up the tips of their branches here and there to the height of a quarter of an ell. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z "An ynche in a miss is as good as an ell." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Over the top and give 'em 'ell right in the stomach! The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. They have no barns to lay it into, but it is placed between poles, all the ears directed to one side, in stacks two or three ells long, and very high. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The side door, on a grape-shadowed porch, was in this ell, facing the barn across the way. The Idyl of Twin Fires Opposite to Yfre is a little river, the water of which would at this time have hardly covered the tops of my shoes, though the banks are at least five ells in height. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Richard Pellet, like many more bad men, was gifted with a tongue which, given an inch, took an ell, and said more than ever its owner had power or will to perform. A Little World Some chuck might have a notion to measure our bales by our blades, and I like ever to give a man an ell for a yard by that reckoning.” The Great Mogul The length is three ells, breadth two, and depth one. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Through this hill Eupalinus cut a tunnel 8 ft. broad, 8 ft. high 241 and 4200 ft. long, building within the tunnel a channel 3 ft. broad and 11 ells deep. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" A square net, made of wicker work, placed at the height of an ell above the water, is so constructed that the salmon when once caught cannot afterwards escape. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Ah, haply in some other fairer spring He sees bright tides sweep over slope and shore, But here how vain is ell my visioning! The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy Back of this large room was a small hallway leading into the ell at the back. Remodeled Farmhouses SCENE.—A woodshed, in the ell of a farm house. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors I just happened to fall by the side of the open chimney; half an ell more or less and I should have been through its aperture on the ground floor. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster I crossed this water, and, on approaching the opposite shore, observed all along the coast a remarkable line of white froth, an ell broad, carried along with the stream. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The whole apartments are hung with the same small mat about the depth of an ell, to hinder the coolness of the walls from hurting those which lean against them. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The addition of a wing or ell brought up a new problem in roofing, and it is this point that demands most serious attention from the remodeler. Remodeled Farmhouses There came 100 pair of stockings, 400 ells of shirt linen, pieces of cloth, many pairs of new boots, guns, hunting knives, sabres and pistols. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. In order to cut short the idolatrous practices, he had a trench dug at the door of the garden of eighteen ells long, in which the images were buried. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The height of the hut is three ells, its greatest breadth at the base two fathoms. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The sheets were laced about with an English lace of half an ell deep. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. Remodeled Side View On the opposite side of the house a new wing has been added to the second floor, parallel to the main building and at right angles to the ells in the rear. Remodeled Farmhouses Even if it be a little rod, or a wire ten or twenty or more ells in length; one end as a rule is Boreal, the other Austral. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments "He began by destroying his nose, which was an ell long; he ate it off with vitriol." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 It gushes forth with impetuosity, and never freezes in its course to the river, which is about eighteen ells distant. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Herr Walz gave me an old hat which was almost an ell in height, which disfigured me more than anything else; nevertheless I put it on. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The extra space was not acquired by enlarging the main building but by adding an ell in the back at right angles to the original structure, or a wing at the side, parallel with it. Remodeled Farmhouses Well," say I, "what would happen?"—"You would lie," says she, "nine ells deep in the earth. Yiddish Tales You see, with all your aspirations toward higher things, you can no more succeed in adding an ell to your intellectual stature, than you can make your body taller. The Children of the World Whenever I gave my host about an ell of twisted tobacco, I was sure to obtain in return a cheese of double its value. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Her bridal train is three ells long, borne either by a boy of noble birth, or a young lady. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Rear View The foundations were left unchanged, and an ell on the north side was added for the service portion of the building. Remodeled Farmhouses "That people shall not lend to them nor borrow of them, shall not come within their four ells!" continued the voice from the millstone. Yiddish Tales Then Guest showed the lock and it was seven ells long. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The cloth for this part costs a dollar, copper money, extraordinary for every ell, on account of the brown edge. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z This which is in the ell is so much are so. Geography and Plays In the rear, a small, gable-roofed ell had been added, and later still a flat-roofed shed at right angles to the ell, or parallel to the main house, was built. Remodeled Farmhouses Where you goes, I goes, too—if it's to 'eaven or 'ell. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel The length of it was eighteen ells, And poisoned was its blade. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Eight ells make a jacket, so that the whole comes to as much as a small garment of reindeer skin. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z No; I done raisin' 'ell an' mutton, bein' too old for one an' too tired for the other. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Back of that, an ell of equal size extends at right angles. Remodeled Farmhouses One morning I found my gossip engaged in unrolling a piece of white satin, some thirty ells in length. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The length of it was eighteen ells, And poisoned was its blade. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The waists of these ladies are apparently under their bosoms; their feet seem to be an ell long. English Costume Then, critically surveying Mrs. Bindle's manifest leanness, "Not as you an' me together 'ud make much of a flicker in 'ell." Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle An old batten door with a quaint little window in the center strip leads from this room to the chambers in the service ell. Remodeled Farmhouses I contrac' to bring back three escape' convicts, and so by 'ell I do—in pickle! Where the Pavement Ends At least an ell was added to my stature by a monstrous tower of hair which was built up on a wire and horsehair frame, and which was crowned with flowers, feathers, and ribbons. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) They may see some of the labourers she hires dressed in the blood-red cloth she has given them, for the dyeing of which she paid 7s. 8d. for 27 ells. English Costume "A little dirt an' less religion might keep 'er out of 'eaven in the next world, but it 'ud keep me out of 'ell in this!" Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle At the rear of the house an ell has been added where the new kitchen with all modern conveniences, pantries, servants' dining and sitting rooms are found. Remodeled Farmhouses It sets forth how a cunning lawyer undertook to purchase a dozen ells of cloth for nothing. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. That is why the English people call these three stars "the ell and yard." Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place I had brought in Saturday night some thirty bushels of potatoes and ten or fifteen bushels of wheat poured down on the carpet in the ell. A Woman's Wartime Journal An account of the passage over a Georgia plantation of Sherman's army on the march to the sea, as recorded in the diary of Dolly Sumner Lunt She controlled those gusts of temper which plunged her back into the Doric and precipitated Bindle "into 'ell, dust an' all." Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Thus while the exterior features of the old house have been carefully preserved, the addition of the ell gives comfort and convenience to the new building. Remodeled Farmhouses Dad’s stored cider and vinegar in the cellar under the east ell for sev’ral years. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Some persons have such a taking way with them that "if you give them an inch, they will take an ell." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) According to the old adage, "Give him an inch, and he will take an ell." The Dog Tippy, Tippy, where the 'ell is the brake? Adventures of Bindle The house itself, however, demanded attention first; it was very small, with a pitched roof in the upper story and a long ell connecting it with the farm buildings. Remodeled Farmhouses There was nothing supernatural in the mysterious sounds. 90And it seemed to ’Phemie as though the steps had retreated toward the east ell–the other wing of the rambling old farmhouse. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Gradually, however, the storm died away, the sea subsided and grew smooth, and the place where the shipwrecked group had taken refuge rose three ells above the surface of the water. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Slowly, slowly he drew through his hand a shining red-gold hair which had caught on a thorn: it was at least an ell long. A Captive of the Roman Eagles "What the 'ell are you up to, mate?" he whispered. Adventures of Bindle The original four rooms had been added to from time to time by former owners by means of the customary ells at the rear. Remodeled Farmhouses The hair was matted and interlaced into a network reaching fully two ells down his back. 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 It explains what I mean: "Art is the pattern, and not so many ells cut from the fabric of life." The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The coffin was of oak, strongly cased with metal, the cushions were of silk with gold and silver tassels, and the grave, which was eight ells deep, was lined with stones and lime. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Cold mutton," he had once remarked to his friend, Ginger, "means peace, because I don't like it—the mutton, I mean; but stewed-steak-and-onions means an 'ell of a row. Adventures of Bindle Subsequent owners had added wings at each side instead of the more customary ell at the rear. Remodeled Farmhouses But, as so often happened in like circumstances, this improvised ladder was “three ells too laigh.” Border Raids and Reivers There you have five ells of cloth for your coat and vest. Pretty Michal One cried out, when his opinion was disputed, "May this tree prove that I am right!" and forthwith the tree was torn up by the roots, and hurled a hundred ells off. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning "Ted!" yelled the voice of the leader at the top of the house, who was gathering at the river upon the cornet in a fine frenzy, "wot the 'ell are you stoppin' for?" Adventures of Bindle A long ell, built at the rear for the service department, and a wide veranda in dignified Colonial style along one side were the two main exterior alterations. Remodeled Farmhouses Matters look squally ahead, no hay, and grass not an ell high, and growing downwards at that. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Pem smiled; in the present crisis of her young life she didn’t care if her friend’s eyelashes were longer than hers by a whole ell. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl We—ell," said Dot, thoughtfully, "they might do like our teacher says poison ought to be kept. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in There was a big crowd, makin' an 'ell of a row, they was, an' there in the middle was a cove talkin' an' wavin' 'is arms like flappers. Adventures of Bindle The ell of the house, opening from the dining-room, is devoted to butler's pantry, kitchen, servants' dining-room, and servants' chambers on the second floor. Remodeled Farmhouses “For our lady the queen’s use, sixty ells of fine linen cloth, forty ells of dark green cloth, a skin of minever, a small brass pan, and eight towels.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries If you are polite to some people they are familiar, and want to take an ell for every inch you have conceded. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) “We–ell, I―” “That doesn’t sound as though you had quite made up your mind,” said Wyn, with a little laugh. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club The sheathing of the house has all been renewed and an ell, which used to extend up Simonds street, has been taken down. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Later on came the ell, and, to save steps, chambers were designed on the lower floor, leading off the main rooms of the houses. Remodeled Farmhouses He was a veteran,—sallow, wrinkled, with hollow cheeks, mustaches an ell long, and a red nose, like all brandy drinkers. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 A back door leads to a side porch flanked by a two roomed ell, and ended by a pantry. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 From some recess of his memory he got a flash—Jim was in Cambridge, the housekeeper asleep in the rear ell of the old farmhouse, he and Eve were alone. A World Apart The former part which he shootes forth as a necke, is supposed to be about an ell long, with a white ring as it were of scales about it. The History and Antiquities of Horsham When this house was first purchased, it was in an excellent state of preservation, with the exception of the ell which was past repairing. Remodeled Farmhouses "We—ell——" "And I haven't time to run out there and stop Mr. Cheever, and make out a money order—for fifty cents, too!" exclaimed Eve. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won But within the citadel was an image of Pallas, three ells long, with a spear in one hand and a distaff in the other, which was called the Palladium. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Two superb rooms open off the hall on each side, and the dining room and offices are in an ell on a lower level. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria They were building wings and ells and lean-tos on the house that she called her home, and she came to love the witchery of the time and place and did not see its folly. In the Heart of a Fool The front of the house, which faced directly south, was left unaltered, with the exception that on the opposite side from the ell a glass-enclosed piazza was built of like width, length, and height. Remodeled Farmhouses But, in matters of this kind, measuring by the ell is quite out of place. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 The Saga of Charlemagne is said to have been embroidered on twenty-six ells of linen, and hung in a church in Iceland. Needlework As Art The dining room, in an ell at the rear, is entered from the hall by a small flight of steps leading to a lower level. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria There, from the big, bulging house with its towers and minarets and bow windows and lean-tos, ells and additions, the Doctor was barred. In the Heart of a Fool The angle formed by the main building and the new ell gave space for a flower plot, and here is located a small rose garden. Remodeled Farmhouses She led the way to one end of it, and there turned the corner into an ell that had been screened and glassed against the mosquitoes of summer and the frosts of winter. The Monk of Hambleton "What's it to you," shouted the angry engine-driver, "who wants to work—who said I wanted t' make a' honest livin'?—Go t' 'ell," and he struck the foreman in the face. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike Colonel and Mrs. Peake added a half story to the two wings and increased the length of the ell. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria And of this tail so long, sir, ’Twas ten miles and an ell, They made a goodly rope, sir, To toll the market bell. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright In remodeling this house, an ell has been added at the rear for the service department, and a sun-parlor has been thrown out at one side. Remodeled Farmhouses They have upon their shoulders more than an ell and a half of coarse cloth, of which they make a kind of hood, which they tie in front, and allow to hang carelessly behind. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Deck thyself in a wig with a thousand locks; ensconce thy legs in buskins an ell high; thou still remainest just what thou art. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order With a hissing as of a hundred snakes, the rays struck. ell aimed, the bolt speared straight and true. Hawk Carse Tens of thousands are overwhelmed by the burdens of craft and trade; by the weight of the hammer, the ell, or the crane, and they are no more. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 It was a square-framed house, two stories and a half in height, with a kitchen ell at the rear. Remodeled Farmhouses They had penetrated perhaps a half-mile when Graham, eyes steady on the teleview, reported: "Light growing, sir!" ells saw that the screen was filling with a soft, faintly glowing bluish color. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 They say he has got a good word with the Prince through his Dutch wife, and where ye give that kind of man an inch, he will take an ell. Graham of Claverhouse "Where the 'ell is Serbia anyway?" he demanded. Changing Winds A Novel There was no speculation, it seemed, in that dull placid countenance, save what related to ells of cloth and steady money-getting. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 Around beautifully engineered curves. ell put aside one revolver long enough to search Ribiera carefully. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 The barest change of course, yet sufficient to avoid the torpedoes.... ells and Bowman were cursing savagely when the sound of Brown, racing desperately aft, jerked the commander to the ladder. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 "We—we will descend the stairs." ell went with him, his face expressionless. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 "I found out most of what we want to know." ell gave him a cigarette and waited. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 A small ell of one story, occupying part of the space of the present "garden room," was built by Mr. Whittier when he bought the cottage in 1836, and this was aunt Mercy's room. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. But a plane pilot, stunting madly to dodge tracer bullets, has little time to spare for revolver work. ell had but one advantage. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 You can see they were acquired for a few shillings’ worth of ‘wet and dry goods’ and seventeen and a half ells of duffels.” The Strollers Then he began to gaze disinterestedly at the scenery and the other passengers in the car. ell drummed on his knee. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 And Ribiera looked at his face. ell's hand drifted near his hidden weapon. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 A small kitchen was later built as an ell, and this central room became the dining room, remaining so as long as Mr. Whittier lived. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. If it does not hear the signal, it is demonstrably off the straight route. ell, then, was in a direct line from Rio to the source of a radio direction signal. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 "Thirty feet by twelve, and an ell for cooking and an ell for stowage." Two Arrows A Story of Red and White Her eyes were literally pools of anguish. ell threw away his cigarette and began to fumble for another. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 He drove off swiftly. ell's eyes were glowing. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 "Seventy ells and four extended On the grass the vessel's keel; High above it, gilt and splendid, Rose the figurehead ferocious With its crest of steel." Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas And then it was dark. ell climbed to two hundred feet. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Her head was beast-like, almost split in half by the tusked mouth, the eyes wells of darkness, the nose an ell long; her hairless skin was green and cold, moving on her bones. The Valor of Cappen Varra "I've been looking him up," growled Jamison through the speaking-tube. ell flicked the ash from his cigarette out the door, and went on quietly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Of a white man who had been kept in a cage in Cuyaba, with other men.... ell trudged on through the deepening night with his soul a burning flame of hatred. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 The room was a fairly large one, situated in an ell at the rear of the building. The Film of Fear And then, quite abruptly, stars were shining and it was night. ell remembered, suddenly, and switched on the radio as an experiment. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 "Say, wot de 'ell are you doing?" he bellowed, red-faced and outraged. The Trimming of Goosie Which would not disturb Ribiera, but had disturbed the servant. ell smoked comfortably. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 "He—he's smiling!" said Paula, in a voice that was full of a peculiar horrified shock. ell shrugged. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 In the Revue Medicale is a case, in which pomegranate succeeded in discharging three ells of tænia; but the patient broke off the worm in attempting to extract it with too much violence. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 It showed that as soon as you gave those cloistered girls an inch they took an ell. The Innocent Adventuress "Tatie in 'ell, Tatie in 'ell," the little one said, pulling at her mother's gown, half crying as she spoke; and then it dawned upon the latter that her baby had something serious to tell. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 "I—I am to persuade you to be my lover," she said dully, "or I shall know the full wrath of The Master...." ell asked questions, crisply, but as gently as he could. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Ramund walked on till the big Jutt he spied, And to see him he sorely wonder’d; For full fifty ells was his carcase wide, And his height was nearly a hundred. The Fountain of Maribo and other ballads Two front the road, the third forms an ell at the rear and is flanked by a long porch. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight If you give them an inch, they take an ell; who said I was in love with either of them? Wee Wifie The distance from the road could scarcely have been two hundred ells, but it seemed to Robin more like to a league. Robin Hood Patty led her upstairs and through the hall into a sort of ell part where there were two rooms. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia And the child is a nice child enough, when she is not cross; but still there are some folks, it seems, who, if you give them an inch, will take an ell. The Grey Woman and other Tales The ell is used as a kitchen, dining-room and storehouse combined. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The desert is ’ell ’erself in the daytime, and it’s worse at night.” With Hoops of Steel The range of the mark from the archers for the second round was fixed at forty ells—the same distance as had chanced before between Robin and Master Will when in the greenwood together. Robin Hood He also made him a present of a piece of crimson velvet "thirty ells long." Richard III Makers of History “Seventy ells and four extended On the grass the vessel’s keel; High above it, gilt and splendid, Rose the figure-head ferocious With its crest of steel.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas An end of the old house had been burned several years before, but the kitchen ell was still standing, with chimney complete. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air Additions have been made to it—an ell on one side, larger windows and a wide veranda in front. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast The markers carried back the target to a distance of five-and-fifty ells; and truly the painted circles upon it seemed to be now very small. Robin Hood His office was in a little ell part in a rather inviting looking house, and he took his meals with the tenant. A Modern Cinderella The agent said: “There’s ’ell to pay below, sir.” The Dark Star The men of that time will be two hundred ells high. Hebrew Literature The speaker, in her turn, moved away with a youth who asked her, with much unnecessary emphasis, "what the 'ell she had to do with Albey's feet and why she couldn't leave Chris Denham alone." Aladdin of London or, Lodestar "Measure him twenty ells of it," Robin ordered. Robin Hood Another observed: "Yesterday, the whole world was not enough to satiate his ambition; to-day, three or four ells of cloth are more than sufficient." Mediaeval Tales Isel found some cloth to her mind, but the price was not to her mind at all, being eighteen pence per ell. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford The gates of the city will be made of pearls and precious stones, thirty ells high and thirty ells broad. Hebrew Literature The royal seat at the coronation feast was draped in “golden silk of Turk,” and in order to save this costly covering from “the humidity of the walls,” 24 ells of canvas were provided. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers During the middle ages, 120 ells of Vadhmâl were equal in value to one milch cow or six milch sheep, or two and a half ounces of silver. Principles Of Political Economy I stayed a minute or two more to give my mare a mouthful of water at the springs of Jed, but whereas I had intended an inch she insisted upon an ell. Border Ghost Stories A second battle followed with the draper, from which Isel this time emerged victorious, having paid only 1 shilling 5 pence per ell. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford The saddle girth was ready and made By the early morning tide; ’Twas seven ells long, and a quarter thick, And more than five span wide. The King's Wake and Other Ballads But long ago the "divine" origin of the Scottish ell—as in recent times the divine origin of the so-called pyramidal cubit and inch—was pleaded rather strenuously. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 The kid writing the letter looked up and sarcastically answered, "Wouldn't sweatin' like 'ell be more to the point." Through St. Dunstan's to Light He must have a good ell, and more also, before he would enter a gap. Jonah and Co. With equal softness I stole out, and followed Addison through the open chamber of the ell, down a flight of stairs into the wagon-house, and then down another flight into the carriage-house cellar. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Live for ever—s'elp me, if that wouldn't be just 'ell. The Blue Germ "W ell, it will be vacation, and I'll trouble greasy Benjamin to catch me then." Tom Brown at Oxford So mighty the press of their garments was, As they led the bride to the hall, That they brushed down, ere they ushered her in, Full fifteen ells from the wall. Grimmer and Kamper The End of Sivard Snarenswayne and other ballads I saw the white of its walls swelling to ells from inches. Jonah and Co. Alfred and Halse continued hastily to climb to the ridge-pole of the stable and then walked along on the roof of an ell, till they gained the higher roof of the tavern itself. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine The stem is more than two inches thick, and above an ell long. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests W ell, perhaps it is a little; marrying weather and fishing weather don't agree. Tom Brown at Oxford You must not measure My actions by the ell: I am in love.... Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts The next Britisher might be forty yards away or more, but until he was ordered to retire he would ... "'ang on like 'ell to that there strip." Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry She led the way into the house, through the long wood-shed and ell. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine He was only ten ells high, and he carried with him a sword of the same length. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends W ell, I was thinking of just throwing a fly over the mill tail. Tom Brown at Oxford Nomahanna, who appeared at the utmost not more than forty years old, was exactly six feet two inches high, and rather more than two ells in circumference.... Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century And there was pore old Jack who got a dose in the arm an' 'ad to walk a 'ell of a way to the dressin' station. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry They then cut sticks for home; and Halse tried to get into his room over the ell roof at about three o'clock this morning. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine With a mighty effort he jumped ten ells into the air, and raising the sword, he managed to strike the giant on the ankle and wound him mortally. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends Me troop thinks it is an 'ell of a good joke, an' I reckon it would be too if it was on some one else's chest. The Tale of a Trooper Colbert strenuously protested against the neglect of the Louvre, and warned his master not to squander his millions away from Paris and suffer posterity to measure his grandeur by the ell of Versailles. The Story of Paris Give people like that an inch, and they'll expect a weekly ell.' The Convert Did I not know that for every inch I wrote back he would return an ell? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II He gave orders that four of the tame eagles in the gardens of the palace should be brought to him with cords five hundred ells long attached to their claws. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends Here was a statesman and a landowner willing to give an ell, where Mr. Gladstone's Land Act gave only an inch. Vixen, Volume III. Arachne started with forefinger and thumb, and had not even a distaff; yet thou seest Manchester, and Cotton Cloth, which will shelter naked backs, at twopence an ell. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. It was given at six ells, a Flemish ell being about 27½ inches. The Tapestry Book Nomahanna, who appeared at the utmost not more than forty years old, was exactly six feet two inches high, and rather more than two ells in circumference. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The birds remained in the air two hundred ells apart, as they had been trained, and the lads held cords in the form of a square. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The tormented husbands came every day to the ship, willingly offering a fine fat pig and eight fowls for half an ell of the false lace, to satisfy the longings of their wives. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 But if I send thee an whole flock of sheep one day, and to Lettice the next an hundred ells of velvet, prithee be not astonied.” Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall He was driven out, making his escape by a window and over the roof of the ell. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers Why, 'e even said as 'ow 'e could walk down to the dressing station, and we envied 'im like 'ell and thought it was only a flesh wound. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France "Lead him to the execution," cried the king, "and let his head be severed from his body and cast one hundred ells away." Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends You do not want a flower in the front row that, being given an inch, will straightway insist upon taking an ell. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover The 90 degree ell, 45, 22, and 162⁄3 are used to change the run of pipe that many degrees. Elements of Plumbing "Nay, mother, chide not: I was never made for merchandise and barter—the price of fleeces in Tod Lane, and the broad ells at Manchester market." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Less than a week ago many of them were stamping up and down in a slushy trench wondering "why the 'ell there's a bloomin' war on at all." Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France Sitting alone in the ell sitting room, knitting, perhaps, with old Landy pottering about in the kitchen or on the back steps, with some fishing tackle or an odd bit of harness. Stubble Seventy ells and four extended On the grass the vessel's keel; High above it, gilt and splendid, Rose the figure-head ferocious With its crest of steel. Tales of a Wayside Inn All 90 degree fittings, ells, and Ts are tapped to give the pipe a pitch of 1⁄4 inch to the foot. Elements of Plumbing If the Clerk of the Weather has a left ear it must surely at this moment be as 'ot as 'ell! Over the Fireside with Silent Friends There 's a leetle word as begins with L. L, I mean, not 'ell. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates He had recalled that last night spent in the upstairs ell bedroom, the voices, the clatter of a car. Stubble Amazed, he clapped his hands upon his ears, and they were really more than half an ell long. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales Now take another ell and hold the center of one outlet on this mark. Elements of Plumbing Hardly had the Tales left than the flames began to climb the ell. The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself Captain: I ain 't been so down in the boots since the blessed angels took Flint ter 'ell. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates He went upstairs, into the ell bedroom, and took off his coat. Stubble There is a saying among the Negroes to the effect that "If you give a Negro an inch he will take an ell." The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist This mark represents the center of another ell. Elements of Plumbing They were only too glad, for with the family out, the ell, which was not commanded by our fire, offered a tempting mark for the incendiary. The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself How absurd! but women will run on so; give an inch, and they take an ell. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert People used the side door into the ell sitting room, and the brick walk leading in a curved sweep to this doorway was free from grass. Stubble In the house next to ours a brick ell was built way out to the alleyway along half the yard. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle The fittings in common use today are the 90 degree ell, 45, 22, and 162⁄3. Elements of Plumbing There they are eight-and-forty ells long, and the largest are fifty ells long. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The west end wall of the flimsy ell print shop, exposed to the full force of the storm, was swaying in. Land of the Burnt Thigh A faint reddish glow came to them from the curtained glass door of the ell sitting room. Stubble They had nets a thousand ells long, which could be handled only by a hundred men. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Each of them has a veranda in front, which is a nice place to sit and read, with a kind of ell at each end. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics These whales are much less than other whales, not being longer than seven ells. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II “What will be the cost, if the scarf be three ells in length, and—let me see—about half an ell broad?” Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century I’ve given him the west ell, off in the quiet of the garden, you know,” said Mr. Early. Jewel Weed Cubit is Latin for elbow, the first part of which is the same as ell, cognate with Lat. ulna, also used in both senses. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The momentary delay gave the girls a start and Ernest saw Katy’s flying skirts disappearing round the kitchen ell, with Chicken Little close behind her, as he turned the corner of the house. Chicken Little Jane "The 'Un will be strafing if there's a raid on, and there'll be the 'ell of a beano going on, and no one won't never 'ear nothing." No Man's Land Being granted the inch, he was disposed to take the ell. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance But there was an odd, rather oldish house, with a two-story ell that seemed to have been added as an after-thought. A Little Girl of Long Ago After taking an inch they helped themselves to an ell! South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 He shivered with a nervous chill as he hurried down the hall and went upstairs to his room in the ell. Flamsted quarries Where the 'ell do you think 'e is? No Man's Land The sleeping Chaldean rested in the air horizontally, without support, a couple of ells above the earth. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt On one side an ell could be seen, covered with ivy. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills “Dame,” answered the mercer, “that is a Cyprus baldekin; it is eight pound the piece of three ells.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century She determined to wait there in the dimly lighted back hall until Octavius should make his appearance, be it soon or late; he always came through here on his way to the ell. Flamsted quarries “Never let him gain an inch, mate, or he’ll soon gain an ell,” said old Mat. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading Some wore their hair curled, others frizzled or tied up in knots, while several had it standing bolt upright on their heads like hogs’ bristles, a quarter of an ell long. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold “Master Adam saith he hath never a nail thereof, never name an ell.” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time “Pray your Grace, give me all my names, for nought else is left me to pleasure me withal—saving a two-three ounces of slea-silk and an ell of gold fringe.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century There were many doors to the temple, all of which were plated with gold, and the four walls the whole way round were crowned with a rich golden garland, more than an ell in width. Diary in America, Series Two My mother bade me ask if you had a fine marble cloth, about five shillings the ell, for a bettermost gown for her.” The King's Daughters A handsome present was then offered to him, consisting of five ells of fine scarlet cloth, five of satin, two scarlet caps, four highly ornamented Flemish sheath-knives, and a mirror. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold “How many ells the gown does my Lady choose to allow?” asked Mistress Underdone, taking an ell-wand from the table. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Three ells of red samitelle, and two ounces of violet silk this hue—and a bit of gold twist shall harm no man. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century But Tom went through the window, almost as precipitately as had Bella Pike herself, and so over the roof of the kitchen ell and down the trumpet-vine trellis. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Shilling an ell, and not a bit under.” The King's Daughters The wind suddenly rose, too, and rent the ice into great pieces, so they had to content themselves by getting a few of their ivory teeth, which they reported to be half an ell long. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole This was rather miserly measure, four ells and a third being the usual reckoning; but Mistress Underdone measured and cut in silence. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Well! lay it aside; likewise three ells of the red. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century S. Nell, sir; but her name and three quarters, that’s an ell and three quarters, will not measure her from 110 hip to hip. The Comedy of Errors The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] If you’ll take tenpence the ell, you may cut me off twelve.” The King's Daughters I never flinch, Sir, Wherever I dwell; Give me an inch, Sir, I'll soon take an ell. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children Measure off also twenty-four ells of linen cloth.” A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Measure me off six ells of the cendall, and nine of the say. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Why, you 'ave to go calmly into the mouth of 'ell with supplies, over the open ground, when the Infantry's safe and snug in the trenches. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 I’ll give you as many ells as you give me shillings, and neither more nor less. The King's Daughters I once entered an ell bedroom in a Massachusetts farmhouse where the walls, rafters, and four-post bedstead were hung solid with ears of yellow corn, which truly "made a sunshine in a shady place." Home Life in Colonial Days “If it please my Lady, there is only that coarse grey serge at three halfpence the ell, which was bought for the cook-maids.” A Forgotten Hero Not for Him I shook the iron bars so violently that the whole of my floating prison jumped about, and the b ell began to ring loudly. The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice From "The New Decameron", Volume III. Where he was given an inch, he has taken an ell.... The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa It was the nightfall when we were turned into the presence of Sir Alasdair, who was sitting under a few ells of canvas playing cartes with some chieftains by the light of a fir-root fire. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn A police barge nosed round an ell; by the time Pompeo was off again, the ferrule of the pursuing gondola scraped past Pompeo's blade. The Lure of the Mask One of the pits is seventy ells, or cubits, deep, and the bitumen is reached through a crust of chalky soil. Byeways in Palestine If she went to his back yard he would be sure to think that her coming was an inch and proceed to make an ell out of it. Mary Rose of Mifflin Benita proceeded to the very end of a long ell to a huge airy room, seemingly all windows. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party "Give 'em an inch, and they take an ell." Kate Coventry An Autobiography They went back only fifty ells or so, and then turned to look on. Erling the Bold To give Dicky an inch is, indeed, to give him an ell. April's Lady A Novel However, she got used to it at last, as the woman said when she skinned the ells. Jacob Faithful We—ell, my first idea was that an aunt was the only relative I should have with me on this trip. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Instead of adding an ell to the truth, text-book writers are now adding only an inch or two at a time. Civics and Health The room assigned to Bert was over the kitchen, which was in the ell part. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret “We–ell?” she drawled in her most pronounced accent, “if I’ve got to think of ’em, I might as well talk of ’em, and I’m bound to think of ’em!” Flaming June At that moment the sound of a sash flung up at the other side of the ell startled the three young folk. The Corner House Girls at School My opinion is, that if you give them an inch they’ll take an ell. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton This did he, and the blade sank into the rock “as if it had been butter,” cleaving it asunder for “an ell or more.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 They prophesied that these were but the stepping-stones to more radical changes and stubbornly refused to yield an inch, lest the proverbial ell might be seized. Rabbi and Priest A Story And see these ribbons which I have got for four-and-twenty shillings the ell—thirty were asked. The Home Why was not the sunlight pouring in through portholes, bearing the refreshing breezes from the sea, instead of beating in over the hot tin roof of the ell upon which her windows looked? Under the Country Sky It also had a "lean-to," or low ell, attached to the larger part. The Kentucky Ranger The small back drawing-room projected as an ell from the larger one that crossed the front of the house. The Letter of the Contract Note, An ell English is 5 quarters of a yard, and an ell Flemish is 3 quarters. A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses W——ell,——but I think she will be sorry if she doesn't adopt you, Uncle. Mary's Rainbow "Run to beat bloody 'ell!" blurted out Harry. The Cross-Cut His shoulders were two ells broad; his arms were as thick as the trunk of a tree and as hard as a stone. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation He eyed in turn the kitchen ell, the shed, and the barn, and then gazed out over the "posy" garden, where still bloomed a few late flowers, of which he recognized only the "chiny" asters. The Calico Cat This, I you tell, is our jolly Wassel, And for Twelfth night more meet too; She works by the ell, and her name is Nell, And she dwells in Threadneedle street too. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide "W——ell, I must wake up a little, for I hear the big clock at the foot of the stairs strike ten just after you have gone." Mary's Rainbow "What the bloody 'ell?" he gasped, as he looked into the muzzle of the revolver. The Cross-Cut Grandmother and the girls had retired hastily to the ell piazza, where they stood listening apprehensively. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's And "When the 'ell's it goin' to be strawberry?" was the unfailing jest at meal-times, as we scraped the layer of flies from the top of the inevitable Tickler. With Our Army in Palestine "We—ell," she mused, "they made it up, but I don't believe he changed his mind, just the same." While Caroline Was Growing W——ell, what else is they to take? Mary's Rainbow There was a bracelet of an ell long, wrought like a serpent and with fiery jewels for the eyes; she saw it shine on her white arm and her head grew dizzy with desire. The Waif Woman You just ops out of your trench and rush and roar, like 'ell. The Red Horizon What long ells and heavy pounds he gave! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Only seventy ells of linen, at eightpence an ell, are annually allowed for this great family. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Give them an inch and they'll take an ell every time. Cicely and Other Stories What a story, Lilias!" put in Polly undauntedly; "you know I sew yard upon yard of muslin-work, and embroider ells of French merino, and task myself to get done within a given time. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Yes, it's not such a bad place, but there's seven of us in it," said Bill, "it's 'ot as 'ell. The Red Horizon Pieces of both the outer and inner walls, twenty and thirty ells in length, had been destroyed by mines and artillery-fire, and their downfall had in many places choked up the moat. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War What ells of ribbon would there be for him in these largesses! The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" But it came to pass that they called him Slidell, forasmuch as that he was one who naturally took the whole ell, whether one gave him an inch or no. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy We have a foot of snow, two feet in the ell of the house where the mint-bed lies, and that has afforded Caleb much peace of mind, too. Then I'll Come Back to You Supposing while he was at work a break-up were to take place, and supposing the torrent once having gained an inch were to take an ell, and come pouring bodily through the broken rock! A Journey to the Centre of the Earth A long, narrow ell ran back from the main part of the house to form one side of the courtyard. Ralestone Luck "What 'ell, Bill, is that thing?" a sailor asked his mate on the Congress. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Her father and mother egging her on—and you know that kind of a man; give him an inch and he'll take an ell. A Certain Rich Man “We—ell,” said Tom, slowly; “I don’t know as I care, if Hallam doesn’t—just for once, you understand; you’re not to ask me again as long as you live.” Gypsy Breynton But mete his cunning by the old Scots ell; His meddling vanity, a busy fiend, Still making work his selfish craft must mend. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham From the balcony, running along the ell, onto which each room opened, one could look down into the courtyard. Ralestone Luck Give you an inch and you take an ell! The Second Latchkey They seem tired, and talk of the trenches as "proper 'ell." My War Experiences in Two Continents The responding couplet runs:— "Say, and my great Apollo thou shalt be, Where heaven's span extends but three ells wide;" the answer to which is not known. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Prose they only know in graces, prayers, &c., and the value of these they estimate as they do their plaiding webs—by the ell! The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Having gained an inch, the Iroquois demanded the proverbial ell. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark M. Radisson used to say if you give an enemy an inch he will claim an ell. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The Atkins house was a tiny cottage, with a little kitchen ell, and a sagging piazza across the front. The Portion of Labor As he did so, his eye lighted on the triangular spot where the ell met the side of the house under the kitchen windows. The Chief Legatee This axe I had in my hand when I leapt twelve ells across Markfleet, and slew Thrain Sigfus' son, and eight of them stood before me, and none of them could touch me. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga The smoke was coming out of the kitchen chimney in the ell. Madelon A Novel "What in 'ell did 'e mean by th' anchor 'oldin'?" the man asked. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Then said King Olaf, "Cut two ells off every main beam, and that church will yet be the largest built in Iceland." Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic Here there was no flagging, the walk taking a diagonal course from the corner of the ell to the kitchen door. The Chief Legatee The kitchen was an ell, constructed of rough boards, but with shingle roof. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune He posed the problem and grinned all round.—"Let 'er go to 'ell," sneered Donkin. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle The King's daughter, who loved the captive, sent him forty ells of white silk "kerchers" to bind about him as a defence against the lion's teeth and claws. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 Keep your timber yourself if you think you have given me too much, or your hand itches to take it back, but not an ell's length shall I cut off it. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic Couldn't they be those of a person approaching the ell to converse with some one above? The Chief Legatee Nay, then, Mistress Margery, you are always taking an ell of meaning for my inch of speech. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The offspring of the fallen angels and of the daughters of men, were giants whose height was 3,000 ells, of these are the demons working evil upon earth. The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself But before we began again, I laid my head well into the chamber; and there I hears a faint "ma-a-ah," coming through some ells of snow, like a plaintive, buried hope, or a last appeal. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor With a 'ell of terror Hobbs fled into a cement barrel. The Missing Link It's a woman's step, and that woman was going from the ell when she left these tokens of her passage behind her. The Chief Legatee As his eyes snapped back into focus, he noticed the young lad sitting on the long leg of the ell formed by the counter. Eastern Standard Tribe |
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