| 单词 | elm tree |
| 例句 | In the ragged hedge on the opposite side of the field the boughs of the elm trees were swaying very faintly in the breeze, their leaves just stirring in dense masses like women’s hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I have always loved our elm trees which seemed like trademarks on our landscape,” wrote another Wisconsin woman. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He’s in front of his cabin in the shade of the big slippery elm tree, contemplating a twisted limb. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sun sets, he goes to sleep next to a pond, under beech and elm trees. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The wind was practicing with small gusts of hot air that fluttered the leaves on the elm tree in the yard. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On the woodland side, Cluny whispered commands to his followers as they pushed the plank towards the wall from their perch in the elm tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fireflies glittered in the leaves of the elm trees and in the ferns and in the hazel bushes, flickering on and off like the lights of a strange and distant city. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I see the top of an old elm tree growing out in the woods. But what is unusual about that?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Perceiving this he let her go and sat down opposite an elm tree over which grew a vine loaded with purple grapes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were white houses and red brick ones, and tall elm trees blowing in the wind, and tall maples and horse chestnuts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Grandma was back in her chair beside the stove after all day outside under the elm tree, and she would listen carefully for Josiah to pour water into the tin basin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Killconey the ferret extolled the virtues of his weasel friend, Scragg, who had met his death at the foot of the big elm tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He took it all in, the big elm tree and the dying rosebush, the freshly mowed lawn and the missing shingle by the chimney, the darkened windows and the warm glow of the porch light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I pulled on my clothes and ran to the window; I saw him tearing a long, young, green switch from the elm tree. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The elm tree is graceful, but its wood is hard enough to be made into the toughest planks and beams; you can build a fine home or a hall from elm wood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She thought of the smaller places, stops on the underground, and remembered Auburn, a small town, with elm trees arching over its streets, and smooth lawns, and houses painted white. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z So out they went into the courtyard, where Sticky and Constance now sat on a stone bench under the elm tree, while Kate and Reynie sprawled on the ivy-covered earth nearby. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The streets are wider, with tall elm trees like back home running along the sidewalks, their branches stretching over me like umbrellas. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They halted under an elm tree: its leaves though fast turning yellow were still thick, and the ground at its feet was fairly dry and sheltered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Dr. Barker’s work, published in 1958, traced the intricate cycle of events by which the robins’ fate is linked to the elm trees by way of the earthworms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Roses grew along the iron fence, and near the house towered a gigantic elm tree, perhaps older than the building itself, its green leaves tinged with the first yellows of autumn. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Harley grabbed the mirror out of her hand and pranced around one of the elm trees, pretending to be “chickish muggy,” someone who swished around, exercising his back muscles as he walked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The wide streets were lined with tall elm trees. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z In the sunlight, I stared at the old elm tree ahead of me and smiled, because to some degree, Fullbrook had done its job. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There were high ferns, and elm trees, and foxgloves in abundance, and the moon had set in the sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw wanted to climb up the bank again, and go on climbing, up and up one of the elm trees until he could see the open sky. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I duck behind an elm tree and crouch to the ground. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were elm trees everywhere along the canals, and these seeds were blowing out of them. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And sure enough, presently he led them up another set of stairs into an empty cellar, then through the cellar doors onto a quiet street lined with elm trees and old houses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As they approached the great ring of elm trees, they heard once more the quick sighing and rustling above them and one yellow leaf came spinning down to the edge of the ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She parks me on a bench near a scrawny elm tree, where I feel strangely invisible as she goes off to fetch two mandarin chicken salads. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z ‘But this one was walking, I tell you; and there ain’t no elm tree on the North Moors.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Narrow lanes climb both slopes and come together in a great ring of elm trees which encircles the flat summit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping under the raised floor of the barn, they all three scuttled back toward the elm trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four trucks parked in front under the huge elm trees that stood along the street. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I saw a giant elm tree deep in the woods, well off the main paths. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Seated in the branches of the elm tree at the north wall of the Abbey, Cluny watched the shadows lengthen. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the ragged hedge on the opposite side the boughs of the elm trees swayed just perceptibly in the breeze, and their leaves stirred faintly in dense masses like women’s hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Next to the house there was a patriarchal elm tree, against the trunk of which Finny leaned and shouted at me as I ran a large circle around him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A generation or more ago, the towns of large areas of the United States lined their streets with the noble elm tree. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We walk along, and when I come to the patch of windfall apples, I kick one so hard it ricochets off the trunk of an elm tree. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I made my way over to where the hill started its incline, dotted with low shrubs and a thin veil of elm trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z ‘But this one was as big as an elm tree, and walking — walking seven yards to a stride, if it was an inch.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The day was sunny and cool, and people were biking, relaxing on benches under the giant American elm trees, and playing Frisbee on the lawn of the National Mall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There had been one or two minor setbacks, but Cluny and his squad had finally made it up into the elm tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They all stop when they get to the line of elm trees with the single strand of barbed wire stretching between them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Beyond that they came again to a belt of trees: tall oaks, for the most part, with here and there an elm tree or an ash. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It stood there with its head up and a haughty look in its eyes; it waited until Harley was under the elm tree before it tasted the water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z High up, the podo tree flares into a vase-shaped crown, like an elm tree, and the downhanging limbs are draped with bundles of evergreen leafy needles and are spangled with ball-shaped fruit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once there were elm trees lining both sides of the Poitou here—nothing but stumps now, because over the last three years they’ve all been cut down for firewood. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z At the edge of the field were the elm trees, faintly stirring, and somewhere beyond that was the stream where the dace lay in the green pools under the willows. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z An elm tree seems to shade the world with its aerial roots. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then I bet it wasn’t an inch. What he saw was an elm tree, as like as not.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Silently parting the ferns, they gazed in horror at the dreadful scene around the base of the elm tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I prayed all night long to the elm tree outside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Leroy parked the truck under the elm trees at the Y bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Paths stretched through the park under huge maple and elm trees, past sculptures and playgrounds and shady benches. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A small shack was attached to the side of the building, and a few picnic tables and benches were scattered under the shade of two elm trees. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A cardinal, with a fluffing of wings, emerged from a nearby elm tree. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No difficult comers, just a big square with a large elm tree in the center. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Mudgett gouged his initials into an old elm tree at his grandfather’s farm, where the family marked his growth with notches in a doorjamb. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Most days he leaves his apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and strolls past elm trees, brownstones and his son’s elementary school to his office, just a few blocks away. Mr. Rogers?s Very Tough Neighborhood 2011-11-20T16:57:52Z A studio sits on a hill covered with apple and elm trees. In Norway, Seeking Munch’s Brighter Palette 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z We raced over the open plains, and through shelter belts of tall elm trees, the air full of dust and sagebrush. Sean Sherman’s 10 Essential Native American Recipes 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Someone once calculated that a mature elm tree might have 7 million buds at this time of year, waiting patiently for spring. There’s a lot more to winter trees than meets the eye 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z And he would hark back to this elm tree, which he’d climb and find peace and solitude. Marlon on Marlon… the Brando tapes 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The Ivy House, home of that elm tree, was at the heart of his cosseted upbringing. Tana French Is at Her Suspenseful Best in ‘The Witch Elm’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z We clearly are witnessing an ending, not unlike the time in the 1970s in England when miles-long and centuries-old avenues of elm trees were felled on grand estates because of Dutch elm disease. How an uninvited pest doomed the ash tree 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Creme also reminded the undergraduates gathered under the shade of the school’s beautiful 75-year-old elm trees that their education was a gift and “not a free pass in life.” Why I Was Wrong to Diss The Commencement Speaker at My Daughter’s College 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A sea of tents in red and blue, the Ole Miss colors, are packed tightly among mature oak, magnolia and elm trees. Faulkner and Football in Oxford, Miss. 2011-10-14T18:55:01Z Mr. Kouyaté’s character, Ousmane, is a gentle West African forester who has lived in France for 15 years and has devoted much of his life to preserving elm trees. | 'London River': ?London River? Stars Brenda Blethyn - Review 2011-12-06T23:36:18Z We walked along the river’s edge, thick with sycamore and elm trees, and looked across the river into Stafford County. In (and around) Fredericksburg, Va., walking the steps of a slave’s Trail to Freedom 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Ms. de Bruyckere said she based “Kreupelhout” on a downed elm tree she discovered in a field near her country home in Burgundy, France. At the Armory, Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers’ Are Newly Immersive 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The central grass panels are flanked by other lawns shaded by American elm trees. Once barely surviving, the grass on the Mall gets a serious makeover 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s parked in my grandparents’ dirt driveway underneath elm trees. Religion ruined my childhood 2014-02-16T00:00:00Z When they got tired of swimming, they sat on the bank under a big elm tree. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z My well-used Jeep Cherokee, covered with bird droppings and fallen leaves from the elm trees above, hadn’t been stolen — it had been towed for all the parking tickets I couldn’t afford to pay. Opinion: I can't afford to pay parking tickets, so my car got towed. It upended my life 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z It was accidentally introduced to North America in the 1900s and decimated elm trees across the continent. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z The subject matter ranged from love and war to elm trees and the salmon on the poet’s plate. Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Some fungal pesticide products do exist, including a sort of vaccine for elm trees called DutchTrig. The fungus from "The Last of Us" is being used as a natural pesticide 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Nine miles east of Merced in California’s agricultural heartland, Planada’s wide streets are dotted with bungalows and lead to a central park shaded by towering spruce and elm trees. In a California Town, Farmworkers Start From Scratch After Surprise Flood 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z He studied the branches, worried that the red leaves breaking through the tips of the elm trees were a sign that the spring foliage would bloom too soon this year. How D.C. spent a record warm day in February 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Glass doors in the kitchen and dining room lead to the backyard, which has an elm tree more than 200 years old, according to real estate agent Cynthia Howar. French-inspired Kalorama house for sale for $3.99 million 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The people who live next door are out of town, so he sawed off some roots that were protruding into the street from the fallen elm tree. Wild winds knock out power to 300K in Western Washington 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z After the heaviest of the rainfall blew through Charleston, Will Shalosky examined a large elm tree in front of his house that had fallen across his downtown street. Hurricane Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida’s death toll climbs 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Working with Deamer’s original layout, the couple enjoyed adding more plants as the seasons changed, being careful to install the less drought-resistant varieties safely under the canopy of the elm tree. Tearing out her lawn was like therapy after a year of illness and grief 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Though most of the grand elm trees that Charles Dickens admired and that were the inspiration for the city’s nickname are long gone, a sense of gilded ordinariness remains. The New New Haven 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z With a focus on sustainability, the building's toilets are flushed with rainwater collected on the roof, where elm trees are thriving. The Rotterdam museum set to display its entire art collection 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Peering into the darkness, they realized the wind had uprooted an 80-year-old elm tree in their neighbor’s front yard. Wild winds knock out power to 300K in Western Washington 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Look, elm trees!’” — even if in the long run, there might be no long run. L.A. has no seasons, you say? Wrong. Here's how to mark them 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The couple says they now water the plants in the front yard twice a week, and the irrigation system has helped to bring the elm tree back to life. Tearing out her lawn was like therapy after a year of illness and grief 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Now with her walking in Princeton amid the din, we stood by a cicada-covered elm tree in front of Nassau Hall. Marching to the Beat of the 17-Year Cicada Clock 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV the Sun King’s gardener first designed the wide promenade lined with a double row of elm trees on each side, called the Grand Cours. Paris approves plan to turn Champs-Élysées into 'extraordinary garden' 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z The green is protected by two deep bunkers, and branches from a 110-foot elm tree behind the green make a back left hole location difficult. US OPEN ‘20: A hole-by-hole of Winged Foot and key shots 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Hansel also devoted himself to preserving elm trees after they were wiped out by Dutch elm disease. Clones help famous elm tree named Herbie live on, for now 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Karen Russell, a scientist and chartered forester, took me to see two mature elm trees in rural Cambridgeshire. 'Forgotten' elm tree set to make a comeback 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The work will be dedicated in August 2020 on the Mall, an elegant park promenade lined with American elm trees. New York’s Central Park to erect first sculpture honoring women 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Other markers are more hopeful, imagining commemorating how Durham switched to 100% renewable energy on July 20, 2040, or planted elm trees in May 2026 to reduce the urban heat effect. Artist uses ‘historic’ markers to raise climate awareness 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Western Nebraska has taken a major hit as well from Dutch elm disease, a fungal disease that has wiped out thousands of acres of elm trees throughout the panhandle. Nebraska faces big bill as pest kills thousands of ash trees 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z When Pepper returned home to find that a grove of elm trees had been felled near her home in Rome’s Monte Mario, she bought them all and carved them into writhing biomorphic oblongs. Woman of Steel 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z A smattering of mature sycamore and elm trees fill the frontyard. Hot Property: Kirsten Dunst sells her Toluca Lake home to actress Annie Potts 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z A smattering of mature sycamore and elm trees fill the front yard. TV producer Shonda Rhimes sells Hancock Park home for about $7.2 million 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z I’m now lying here on my very own deck on one of the wrought-iron loungers we inherited, its wheels rusted immobile, in the shade of a giant elm tree. Reading Nook: Like others before him, Christopher Castellani found a welcoming haven in Provincetown 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Tall and tough, if given care in resisting the beetles, elm trees can endure. An unwelcome beetle invasion claims 2 English elms in Wallingford 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z On the town’s northern side lies a soccer field, shaded by fig and elm trees; residents take the sport seriously. Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “Meticulously restored,” completely updated chef’s kitchen and baths, screened sitting porch, lilac and elm trees. Inside the Beltway: Critics out to destroy the conservative ‘brand’ 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z One of relatively few elm trees left, it is a haven for wildlife. Climate change is threatening many species, but one is getting a boost 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The nearly 8,300-square-foot house sits up from the street on a half-acre lot and features hedges and mature sycamore and elm trees off the front. TV queen Shonda Rhimes seeks $10 million for her L.A. home | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z During that system, a mudslide led to closures on the Beltway, several downtown roads flooded and a 100-year-old American elm tree fell near the White House’s front door. ‘A water hose in the sky’: Days of torrential rain bring flooding, sinkholes and a possible tornado 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z He hoped he and his group could sustain their exuberance, as they manned a stretch of side walk beneath an elm tree and adjacent to a long line of tan ports potties. Capitals’ Stanley Cup parade: Ovechkin’s speech brings the celebration to a wild end 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z They bought a house on a quiet residential street, a one-floor brick home with an elm tree in the front yard. A family in Missouri had a life for 15 years. Then they were torn apart 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Soon Swami Prabhupada found himself on the Bowery, leading workshops on the Bhagavad Gita and overseeing devotional chanting in Tompkins Square Park, where there’s now an elm tree dedicated to the religion. In Brooklyn, a Hare Krishna Reckoning 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Kinoshita slowly pushed his silver chair through the crowd, resting on a bench under an elm tree. In Japan, the elderly often live, and die, alone 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Kinoshita slowly pushed his silver chair through the crowd, resting on a bench under an elm tree. A Lonely Death 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Be on the lookout for one of the newest pieces, Bobbing Forest, a surrealist installation of floating elm trees by art collective Mothership. The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Master Gardener Al Call, an Army veteran, said 180 elm trees were shipped to Skagit County in 1931 by rail car at the price of $3 apiece. Group hopes to bring back memorial elms for fallen soldiers 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z In 2007, a branch fell 30 feet from one of the city’s largest elm trees, crushing the arm of a woman sitting beneath it in Stuyvesant Square Park in Manhattan. Tree Topples in Central Park, Injuring 4 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Dutch elm disease is the fungus that spread during the early 20th century and destroyed most of the elm trees in North America. Venerable elm tree finally succumbs to Dutch elm disease 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The skyline along Manhattan’s Upper Fifth Avenue, where it flanks Central Park, is dominated by vast, verdant clouds of American elm trees. The importance of urban forests: why money really does grow on trees 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The eyes belong to a set of eight wooden sculptures, created from the remains of the park’s once stately elm trees. Wood carvers revive elm tree stumps in North Dakota 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z At the time, there were roughly 77 million elm trees in North America. Elm Watch would prefer to never see disease kill more trees 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z So I nailed it up to an elm tree. Olympic athlete overcame odds to ‘make something’ of himself 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Since not all trees pollinate at the same time — maple, cedar and elm trees, for example, pollinate early — the delays result in a large amount of trees pollinating at once. Here's Why Allergy Season Will Be Especially Bad This Spring 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z There are slabs of wood from trees that came down during Hurricane Sandy, as well as hundred-year-old elm trees that once towered over 19th Century graves in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. The rise of smaller manufacturers 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The two were hired to stay a few more days after the festival to carve some of the park’s elm tree stumps. Wood carvers revive elm tree stumps in North Dakota 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But because it was located on a farm, with few other elm trees nearby, it was not infected. Elm Watch would prefer to never see disease kill more trees 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Gempler’s drive for meteorology was sparked one night in his boyhood back yard in the Minneapolis suburbs: a stormy darkness, a falling elm tree, a flash of light. Meet the secret army of meteorologists who keep your holiday deliveries on time 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z On a pristine Saturday, the search ends under a large elm tree towering outside the corner of a pristine football stadium in a leafy pocket of east Los Angeles County. Getting a taste of football at its purest 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z I never pass that place without thinking nostalgically of my elm tree. A Monet of One’s Own 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z “A professional arborist has determined that the leaning elm tree in the center of the park is structurally unsound.” New York Today: The R Roars Back 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z The edges of the dome of the Naumburg Bandshell, flanked by elm trees in Central Park, have been marred by water. Central Park’s Marred Band Shell Gets a Golden Pick-Me-Up 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Mr Mayers and Ms Smith appealed, presenting old aerial photographs that they said showed there had never been an elm tree. Couple in 'three-foot land' appeal 2014-04-04T04:38:17Z Sitting on a bench beneath an elm tree outside his barn on the Oklahoma training track, Shirreffs said he felt transported back to an even earlier time. Postcards From Saratoga: Official Results Aside, a Horseman Has Already Won 2013-08-16T00:36:59Z For me, it was a small, delicate elm tree that I fell it love with. A Monet of One’s Own 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z The crunch of car tyres on gravel, the heavy smell of an imminent thunderstorm, swaying elm trees - random childhood memories of my grandmother's house, Ridgely, in upstate New York. Swami Vivekananda, the yoga missionary 2013-01-18T00:13:25Z That's when he ran into an elm tree that wasn't even in the way. Lucas Glover feeling healthy after 'strange' year 2012-05-02T00:07:08Z New Yorkers spent a spring day among the elm trees of Literary Walk in Central Park. Frank Bruni's Blog: Central Park, New York City's Verdant Heart 2012-04-26T20:39:42Z The same grave, it is said, was the resting place of this united pair, and kind-hearted nymphs planted elm trees over their remains. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Spain cannot show many such beautiful northern parks, with a growth of ivy and a shimmer of arrow-headed leaves under the elm trees where nightingales sing in season. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z "Oh! sister Amy," cried she, "here's the gentleman I saw yesterday, do come and look at him before he goes out of sight; he'll turn down the elm tree walk in another moment." It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Somewhere near three miles east of Somerville is a beautiful spring, that makes its exit from the ground beneath a group of shady elm trees. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z After breakfast the next morning she took her seat again in the shade of the elm tree and, with her chin in her hands, pondered over the strike. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z I had fallen with the back of my head against the trunk of a large elm tree, which had caused concussion of the brain. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z He may have planted some, but a certain old book of travels, yellow with age, tell us that just these same elm trees were growing and just the same kind of songster singing in 1789. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Sir Thomas Whiteway "learned in a dream" to build a college where there was a "triple elm tree," and that fixed the site of St. Thomas. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z The farmhouses are large and well built, and are surrounded by grand old maple, beech, and elm trees. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z See those two white clouds floating so serenely across the blue far, far below the tip-tops of the elm trees.” The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z In the hedge was an elm tree, with myriads of dark dots pointed against the bright sky, myriads of clusters of flaky green fruit. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z By-and-bye the road led through a wood of oak, ash, and elm trees, with now and then the dark head of a pine tree shooting high up into the sky. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z A short way ahead of us a huge elm tree had fallen upon the wall; the greenish-yellow leaves still clinging to its branches showed that the catastrophe was recent. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z I have considered planting maple, oak, and elm trees, but neither—none of them seems to grow well in this climate. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The little gathering of friends found the shade of a large elm tree in one corner of the yard very grateful. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z The mist was folded blue along the hedges; the elm trees loomed up along the dim walls of the morning, the horse-chestnut trees at hand flickered with a few yellow leaves like bright blossoms. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z A light snow was falling, melting on the pavements but covering the grassy expanse of the Green with a soft white blanket, and bringing each gaunt black branch of the elm trees into strong relief. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Down the long avenue with spreading elm trees deftly trained to make triumphal arches, the bicycles come and go. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z Even the elm trees in front of the house were yellow. Peter and Polly in Winter 2011-10-26T02:00:31.240Z Two of the most famous of his miracles, the raising of a child to life and the flowering of the elm tree at his translation, are superbly rendered in two pictures by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z There were the wild pastures and the romantic shores, and broad streets shaded by elm trees, and gardens and greenhouses. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z How much they have missed, who never saw an elm tree in blossom! Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A very pleasant walk leads us along under the grand limes and elm trees that compose the shady boulevards on Lucca's old walls. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Those elm trees along the side of yonder field are clothed with a winter foliage of hoarfrost. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z So drawing on my days at the Harvard Lampoon humor magazine, I wrote a cable to be sent from the United States Embassy in each participating country, requesting 10,000 Dutch elm trees. The Doctor?s World: Small Fixes: How a Failure With Measles Helped to Eradicate Smallpox 2011-09-26T22:14:52Z Swift and silent, like so many rodents in the night, the men began collecting bits of wood, broke up their sticks into small pieces, tore branches down from the old elm tree. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z How shall we tell a slippery elm tree from the American elm? Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Mr. Ames was now seen driving leisurely along the dusty road, and the three who were awaiting him walked down to the gate and stood under the great elm tree watching his approach. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z The cyclist had stretched himself at full length on the grass under an immense elm tree and was lazily blowing blue rings of smoke skywards. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The storm roared through the leafless elm trees, and shrieked and moaned among the giant poplars. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Friday and for seven home games this season, the oak, magnolia and elm trees of the pastoral Grove will be overwhelmed by all manner of folks. The Grove makes tailgating go down easy for Ole Miss fans 2011-09-01T19:39:53Z The winged elm, or wahoo, is dainty and small, its leaves and the two thin corky blades that arise on each twig befitting the smallest elm tree in the family. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Forests of maple and elm trees, as well as pines, spruces, and oaks which were abundant along the coast, were to be seen there. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Scene: A green hill or knoll rising with a gentle sweep from the woods near Grayling House, on one side gigantic elm trees, with rooks busy nest-making. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z It was last seen flying listlessly around the great elm trees, then straight as lightning bearing northwards. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z He hung the sign on the limb of a big elm tree over the Ferry road. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z This gap had been caused by cutting down an elm tree, and he imagined that the trunk had been removed. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z It was hung to one of the arms of a large elm tree. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z The rooks busy at work on the tall, swaying elm trees. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The straw had lasted better lately, because there were now no great elm trees to drip, drip on it in wet weather. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It may be interesting to state here that some three or four years ago one of the largest of that row of elm trees was blown down in a gale. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z In all probability, even then he would not have been much injured—for falls in the hunting-field are as common as blackberries—had it not been for the trunk of the elm tree. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Then stop, and remain still as the elm tree hard by. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Seated on a rustic bench under a huge elm tree were two of the freshmen she was anxious to come into 67 touch with. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Some elm trees shade the ricks, and once now and then a wood-pigeon settles in them for a little while. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They were a beautiful and dignified group of buildings, and there was a decidedly old world atmosphere about the place and the campus with splendid elm trees. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z The one that stood under the old elm tree. Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z Sitting there under the old elm tree, resting her dark head against its friendly trunk, Blondine forgets the Abbey, likewise all other things worldly. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z The lightning seemed literally to sweep the park with a sheet of fire, and immediately after the storm six bullocks and heifers were found lying dead under an elm tree. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z As elm trees are so conspicuous, these thieving practices cannot well be carried on while it is light. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The next day all the troops were drawn out in line, and Wash-ing-ton rode out at the head of his staff till he came to a large elm tree. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z Her grandfather often sat under the elm tree on an iron bench. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z George drew Maude under one of the great elm trees, which overshadowed the hedge on this side. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z In front of the steps two lines of very old elm trees marked the limits of a walk leading through the "back yard" to the vegetable garden. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z All along that street the sunlight lay, on the grass, and the roadway, and the side-walks, and the tops of a few elm trees. Little Nettie or, Home Sunshine 2011-04-29T02:00:07.153Z The road opposite the park gates was broad and shadowed by huge elm trees, which gave the spot in summer the darkness and coolness of a cave. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z But it was only a passing rain cloud, and presently the sun was out again shining on the wet leaves of the beech and elm trees and the drooping larches. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z A white gate, by the side of a lodge, opened to the shrubbery or avenue—a dark walk wide enough for two carriages to pass, with the elm trees nearly meeting overhead. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Thoroughly disgusted I returned to the front of the house, and took up a position hard by the trunk of a fine old elm tree, that grew at the first branch of the path. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Under the elm tree they buried her, beside Mary and Reuben; and the orioles she loved to watch still hatch their young and sing sweet songs above her grave. Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z We brought from that desolate place of graves in Chicago, to the garden-like cemetery in Memphis, the small coffin holding the remains of our dead child, and laid them under a shadowy elm tree. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Each island of lawn has three small Chinese elm trees, and the nine trees form a prim, straight row. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z The branches of the elm trees arched over Janey’s head, and now and then, shaken by a drowsy breeze, the yellowed leaves fell noiselessly. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z The grounds were encompassed with a high stone wall, and planted thickly with beeches, chestnuts, and elm trees. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z By his side she was buried, under the great elm tree, but not until she had lived many years in the cottage with Violet—the happiest years of her life. Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z The elm trees in front of the house trailed their long arms against the window with a sound inexpressibly dreary; and the driving hail beat clamorously, as if for admittance. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z A stately elm tree shaded this place, flecking the water below. The Master of the Inn 2011-02-26T03:00:51.930Z Let me see," she went on, coming to a standstill and pointing with her stick to the little belt of tall elm trees and the fir plantation behind, "Broomleys is that way, isn't it? The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z In 2002 the city planted American elm trees on Barracks Row and installed iron streetlights known as Washington globes. Square Feet: In Washington, a Historical Retail Strip Is Revived 2011-02-15T20:38:37Z In summer, elm trees often exude an alkaline gummy substance, which by the action of the air becomes the brown insoluble body termed ulmin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Enter, and a few steps further on you will see before you an open square with fine elm trees; the convent is there—you cannot mistake it. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Just before dusk a particularly severe gust broke down a large elm tree in sight. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Just opposite was a house almost hidden in clematis, and in the background was a tall row of elm trees amongst the branches of which the rooks were cawing. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z The fine elm trees that characterize the Common were planted in the same year. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z For ornamental purposes elm trees are frequently planted, and in avenues, as at the park of Stratfieldsaye, in Hampshire, are highly effective. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Across the road from the farmhouse a giant elm tree had been uprooted. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Mrs. Lear had dismounted and tied Trinidad to an elm tree close to the water’s edge. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Hundreds watched the 2 1/2 -hour move, which in its complexity caused one small fire after a gas main burst, broke off branches from elm trees and killed a pigeon. District's first synagogue slated for move to make way for mixed-use development 2010-08-03T04:00:00Z We felled two dead elm trees, which yielded 100 cubic feet of seasoned firewood. A Pig Roast or Bust 2010-07-21T03:59:00Z About 1620 the Leiden Elzevirs adopted a new device, known as “the solitary,” and consisting of an elm tree, a fruitful vine and a man alone, with a motto Non solus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Thursday, when he stepped under an American elm tree near 69th Street. In New York?s Parks, a Snowy Day of Beauty and Caution 2010-02-27T02:34:00Z It was mid-day when I reached an eminence, covered with elm trees, and skirted by a hedge of hawthorn. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Near the camp was a large elm tree that was hollow, and the fire had burned a hole out on one side up the tree, nearly as high as a man's head. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. It was hard,—was it not?—for poor Rachel that the story of her few minutes' whispering under the elm tree should thus be bruited about among the ecclesiastical councillors of the locality. Rachel Ray Rustling of sea winds in the immemorial elm trees. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Mr. Benepe, the parks commissioner, described the elm trees on the pathway where Mr. Qyra had been walking as some of the most cared-for trees in the country. In New York?s Parks, a Snowy Day of Beauty and Caution 2010-02-27T02:34:00Z May be beaten off elm trees in May. British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species He left the place by a side entrance, and rode slowly down the private road, fringed by a magnificent row of elm trees, to the village. The Missioner The elm trees interrupted their view, so that they could only look out through the spaces between their trunks. Rachel Ray After some miles of this I came upon a small clump of elm trees and stretched myself in the shade for food and rest. The New Gulliver and Other Stories As I have told you it was a slippery elm tree, and I might as well have tried to climb a greased pole. Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder Horace settled himself with his back to a big elm tree and thought it over. The Crimson Sweater "Let's hurry to the old elm tree so that we can read them," cried Adele. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Our camp is near a large elm tree, the only tree to be seen for miles around, wherefore we adopted the name, "Lone Tree Camp." Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 Under the grateful shade of some elm trees, where we could see much of the field, we made seats of the ground and sat down. The Battle of Gettysburg Buds were swelling, the willow trees showed faint touches of yellow, while on a bare elm tree branch perched a bluebird. The Shadow Above the elm trees and the hill-tops the fog floated and swayed in vaporous eddies. Carnival The old elm tree stood by the side of the road just outside the town and was a favorite resting place for pedestrians. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins High up in an elm tree was a sort of crow's nest, used by the Germans as an observation post during the time of their occupation. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire She was quite unprepared for the disappointment she felt when they turned the corner by the old elm tree and the forbidden world beyond burst upon their view. The Youngest Girl in the School After looking at the eagles and flags which were printed as a border, he sat down under one of the giant elm trees and learned by heart every word printed there. The Child's Book of American Biography She loved its twin gray towers, its classic quadrangle and beautiful cloisters; its spacious campus shaded with elm trees. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days She stood looking down that cross street which was shaded by elm trees. Fidelity A Novel All were protected from the storm, All but one wee, shivering form, She stood beneath an old elm tree, The boughs of which from leaves were free. The Girl from Arizona ‘How can you, Babe?’ murmured Jean, reproachfully; and she concealed her confusion by staring up at the top of the elm tree opposite and pretending that she was not the person referred to. The Youngest Girl in the School So he called the Indians together under a great elm tree on the river bank, and had a long talk with them, and told them he would pay them for all the land he wanted. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read The elm tree was on the opposite side of the river, and the Indians used to climb up and hide themselves in its thick foliage and from there fire across at the water carriers. Elsie on the Hudson In vain for me the elm tree arches Its plumes in many a feathery spray, In vain the evening's starry marches And sunlit day. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 At the gate of this castle I saw two huge elm trees, reported to be more than 1,000 years old, which, nevertheless, still bore leaves, especially at the top. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun “Hush! we are overheard,” said Virginia, trembling, and looking around, Hansford saw Arthur Hutchinson, the preacher, emerging from the shadow of an adjacent elm tree. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion In front of the house was a long open lawn, down the centre of which ran a gravel path, lined on either side by tall old elm trees. The "Genius" "I hope that famous elm tree is there yet," remarked Grandma Elsie. Elsie on the Hudson He stood facing an old elm tree, and I could see he'd tacked a playing card about four feet up the trunk, about where a man's heart would be. The Draw In front, several walnut, oak and elm trees had been left standing to preserve the wild beauty of the place. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge She led the way to an elm tree fallen in the grass, examined it critically, sat down, and made a place for him at her side. The Return of the Prodigal The great rows of elm trees throwing a grateful shade seemed like sentinel files. The "Genius" He looked again at the landmark—an elm tree at the junction of the lot line and the concession road, which bore the numbers of each, 'Nine, Fifteen,' in very legible figures on opposite sides. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Then suddenly a black form cleared the wall and rose swiftly in a magnificent sweep into the sky, and he saw her outlined darkly against the stars above the high elm tree. Jimbo A Fantasy The two children then went away through the long hall, whose doors stood wide open in the warm summer afternoon, and Will, dragging along the slower-footed Emily, hurried on to the elm tree. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The Marquis, after hunting deer on a steep little hill, shaded by elm trees, sees Griseldis going to a well, a pitcher on her head. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion Well, there they were–by the big elm tree–on the golf course. In the Heart of a Fool The old elm tree that waved over the thatched roof, seemed to bless and protect it. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Instantly a long arm of light reached out across the valley and focused on the heavy growth of elm trees on the opposite hill side. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters The girls were often to be found here under the big elm tree. The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan Standing by the church was a tall elm tree; near by was a woodshed with axe, saw, and wood pile. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country He printed the first edition of the Tribune in his tent under an elm tree in a vast, unfenced meadow that rose from the fringe of timber that shaded the Wahoo. In the Heart of a Fool Well, I must fly back to my perch in the old elm tree. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 3 March 1897 Ten eggs in a hole in an old elm tree on side of lake in big woods near town. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. It was well dusk when Prince stopped under the elm tree. Diana Sweet peas, camellias, poppies, and pansies abound, while oleanders grow to the height of elm trees, and are covered with a profusion of scarlet and white flowers. Aztec Land Now it matters little what the lovers chattered about there under the elm tree, as they played with sticks and pebbles. In the Heart of a Fool It takes its name from its habit of growing on elm trees and logs. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Nest of sticks and green moss, the same moss also being used for lining; in an elm tree 80 feet up. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The branches of the elm trees swung and swayed pitilessly in the wind, beating against each other; while the wind whistled and shouted its intention of keeping on so all night. Diana They brought her to a tall elm tree growing up in the center of the camp. Shaman Even the lovers by the elm tree did not quicken her pulse. In the Heart of a Fool This species is frequently seen on elm trees, both dead and alive, on live trees where they have been trimmed or injured in some way. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth A youthful voice, from a balcony seat in an elm tree, floated in through the open window: “Speak your piece, little girl, or set down.” Counsel for the Defense He reined up under the elm trees and helped Diana out, letting her, however, go in alone. Diana Running Deer pushed her against the trunk of the elm tree and drew a knife. Shaman But under the elm tree, eyes met, and across space went the message that binds lives forever. In the Heart of a Fool For half an hour the little horse-car ran along winding lanes under great overarching elm trees, past apple-orchards in bursting bloom. A Son of the Middle Border The air was deliciously laden with the exhilarating scents of the young green earth, the bluebirds flashed from bough to bough of the elm trees, and the robins, how they sang! The Silver Maple She sat there to read and sometimes just to enjoy the view—orchard and woods, green fields and the big elm tree, purple hills and blue sky. Bobby of Cloverfield Farm Men were stripping the bark from elm trees to make simple canoes and tying driftwood logs together to make rafts. Shaman Overhead the great boughs of the elm tree were quivering in the soft breeze. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Near-by, under the elm trees, were all the other cows lying on the grass. Prince and Rover of Cloverfield Farm Within the shadow of a lonely elm tree The tired ponies keep. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse "I have great confidence in the comforting and civilizing power of elm trees and green grass," said Mr. Linden. Say and Seal, Volume II The elm tree, muffled in green, leans out over the stream as the lightning bowed it long ago, propped by wooden stays, mutilated to the merest torso of a tree. The Combined Maze "Do you love the country as much as you seem to?" she asked, gazing blissfully up at the dense foliage of the elm tree under which we were resting. The Love Story of Abner Stone The three-cornered scrap of garden by the elm tree, with a border of stones, and a neat trodden path down the middle, belonged to little Bethea. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children Away up in the elm tree before the house an oriole was blowing his little golden trumpet, his flashing coat rivalling the row of scarlet and golden tulips that bordered the garden path. In Orchard Glen There was a fine row of tall elm trees in front of the house, which offered a splendid target for the German gunners. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Railings and broken hedges and a few elm trees belt the field. The Combined Maze I took a book, and went down to a rustic seat under an elm tree. The Love Story of Abner Stone A thunder bolt had entered a large elm tree within the enclosure, and with a horrible crash, had shivered it from top to bottom. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father The centre street of the village, near the church, is quaintly arched by a pair of elm trees, cropped and pollarded to meet overhead. Highways and Byways in Surrey On all sides, from the horizon downward, rows of tall elm trees cast their gaunt leafless branches in the air. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders It was incredible that it should have come to this, that he should be flying in haste and anxiety and fear unspeakable to meet her at the elm tree by the Causeway on Wandsworth Plain. The Combined Maze The largest elm tree in Gershom grew on the river bank, and its great branches stretched far over to the other side, making cool shadows on the rippling water. David Fleming's Forgiveness The shock she had received when the lightning demolished the elm tree, was the cause of this neglect. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father We regarded the elm tree with its haggard weather-blackened limbs, and springing from it, the delicate green foliage. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Again, the elm tree is in full leaf, yet the “pow-wow” that Penn held with the Indians took place in November, and elm trees do not have leaves on them in this latitude in November. The True Story of the American Flag And they stood together on the threshold as they had stood by the elm tree in the dark. The Combined Maze In front of it is the largest and most beautiful elm tree in Georgetown. A Portrait of Old George Town The inner bark of the elm tree makes a kind of gruel. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The ancient Norman church, and the red roofs and crowding gables of the picturesque and historic village, are set in a circle of elm trees, with a background of rising chalk downs beyond. Dickens-Land They looked out, over the tops of the elm trees that grew right up against the terrace wall; but the land itself was too green, the fields too empty of dwellings. The Fifth Queen Crowned A sacred thing, the elm tree is inclosed and guarded by a wooden railing as in a shrine. The Combined Maze Two blocks from the grocery they stopped under a slippery elm tree. Rootabaga Stories The young fresh leaves, in the colourless day, had lost their verdure, and the massive shapes of the elm trees were obscured in the mist. The Hero Was it under an elm tree fifty paces off by moonlight?” Across the Mesa One night, so the boys tell it, Joel got too much and was lying out under the big elm tree, afraid to go home. Shawn of Skarrow When they returned to the elm tree it was all dark and secret there. The Combined Maze If you have never seen it, let me tell you molasses running out of a broken jug, over a stone sidewalk under a slippery elm tree, looks peculiar and mysterious. Rootabaga Stories With these views he went up to the men, who were resting under a large elm tree, and complimented them on their day's work. Tom Brown at Oxford And Doctor June looked up in the elm trees. Friendship Village Great elm trees, whose foliage and limbs so beautifully shaded the well kept grounds, made the campus a place to be admired by students and visitors alike. Over the Line And so they had been drawn into an assignation at the old elm tree by the Causeway on Wandsworth Plain. The Combined Maze When they got home to their mothers and told all about the jug of molasses breaking on 122 the stone sidewalk under the slippery elm tree, their mothers said it was careless. Rootabaga Stories The church, which has been several times rebuilt, occupies the site of the old sixth-century building, near which stood the elm tree where suitors waited for justice to be done by the early kings. The Story of Paris Old Mr. Calamity used to sit under the great elm tree at Shakamaxon in the long summer days and extend his silver snuffbox to people as they passed. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin There is a large elm tree down there, the only one near. Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days Basil had often walked under those elm trees with his mother. The Children of Wilton Chase A thrush sang in one of the elm trees, a brown songster carolling his vespers from a topmost branch. Antony Gray,—Gardener She was drawing long, deep breaths, and looking lazily off at a stretch of blue sky cleft in the exact centre by one great graceful elm tree. The Indifference of Juliet He shook like the leaves of the elm tree in the summer wind. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin They always had an elm tree in that place. Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days Susan Collins rushed off, adroitly hid her basket, and returning, climbed up an elm tree which happened to grow a few feet from the window, with the lightness and agility of a cat. The Children of Wilton Chase Desmond O'Connor came walking up the avenue, lined by trees and shrubs, and paused to look at the group on the green lawn under the shade of a large elm tree. Grey Town An Australian Story "It's the inner bark of the elm tree, and he's drawing something on it," said Henry. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" It is a mercy that there is no style and changing fashion in elm trees. Chimney-Pot Papers I. Over the Appalachian Barricade To be read like old leaves on the elm tree of Time. American Poetry, 1922 A Miscellany Even as Freda passed under the big elm tree she could not see the moss at its trunk. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar On either side were the Scout flags, one bearing the imprint of an eagle’s wing, the insignia of the Girl Scouts, the other an elm tree, the flag of the boys. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest The leaves look so much alike that I found myself looking for hazelnuts under an elm tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 Here many of the meadows were thirty acres and over in extent, flat as any floor, with great elm trees in their hedgerows. 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers Do you know where elm trees grow wild along some riverway, or where pine trees live? Bird Stories Finally we found two useful Nissen huts built into the roadside and sheltered by some tall elm trees, just west of Bertincourt. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Wait for me down the road under that big elm tree that we passed on our way here. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers Bobby saw that on it grew two elm trees, beneath which stood a rough shed. The Adventures of Bobby Orde A sweet-smelling wind swayed the moist brown limbs of the elm trees. Explorers of the Dawn Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows. The House of Souls Pécuchet caught lumbago while lopping the elm trees, and vomited after his dinner—a circumstance which frightened him very much. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life For instance, the following will be readily understood: “Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Multitudes of a long, slender, white worm may often be found living in the dirt, and sour sap running from wounds in the elm tree. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses Some threads reached from tufts of grass to little hummocks or to the twigs which form the boles of elm trees. Gossamer 1915 Rapidly it came on down the wide, smooth, string-coloured road—a space of neatly kept turf on either side—under the shade of the heavy-foliaged elm trees. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The ecclesiastic slowly descended the avenue, along which lean elm trees were placed as landmarks, and Bouvard, when he no longer saw the priest's three-cornered head-piece, expressed his relief; for he hated Jesuits. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life The night was breathless; not a leaf of the elm trees quivered. Flamsted quarries Folks in the street canvassed the news, insensibly sinking their voices as they stared across the water at the elm trees of Hall. Shining Ferry By one o'clock that afternoon 19— had assembled at the big elm tree on the river road which had been chosen as a meeting place. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back gardens into green meadows. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories Beyond the wall there was an orchard, and, next to a hedge of elm trees, a thicket; and behind the railed opening there was a narrow road. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Mindful of the latter's assertion that wood could be magnetized, he decided to experiment upon a large elm tree which grew upon the village green. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery While the Marquis de Puységur was using the elm tree near Soissons, the Chevalier de Barbarin was successfully magnetizing people without paraphernalia. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing Arrived at the elm tree, the girls found the majority of their classmates already there. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Lincoln raised his voice above the roar of the flood, and yelled to Carman to swim for an elm tree which stood almost in the channel, which the action of the water had changed. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln "I'll bet you those are the stumps of elm trees—the Twin Elms." The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow The scene of the execution was an open space opposite the college, near a large elm tree, where Hooper had been accustomed to preach. The Reign of Mary Tudor He had walked about three miles when a broad branching elm tree tempted him to rest by its shade. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus The house looked out upon the lane, where the shadows were gathering fast, under the many-tinted elm trees overshadowing it. The Heiress of Wyvern Court The elm trees, stripped of every leaf, the gardens weedy, ragged and forlorn, together with the ugly little houses suggested the sordid reality of the life to which I had brought my bride. A Daughter of the Middle Border We have had experiences here, because it fell to my lot to spray all the elm trees on the Campus last year. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind doth an ash-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. English Songs and Ballads We built an elm shack, a log house with the logs standing up so the Indians couldn't climb over them, and stripped bark off elm trees for a roof. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History The next day, July 3, 1775, Washington took command of the Continental Army under a large elm tree, which still stands on the Cambridge Common. George Washington We proudly manned our sails from the old elm tree down to the lower gate. The Secret of the Creation We had hoped that these selections might provide the answer to the elm tree problem. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 There was a magpie’s nest, too, up in a big elm tree not far off; but never mind them now. Burr Junior He was apparently tired, for, seeing a slight natural elevation under a branching elm tree, he sat down, and looked thoughtfully about him. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret Joshua’s hand was rough with work, so that it felt like holding the bough of a gnarled elm tree, but it was so full of kindness that there was great comfort and support in it. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May Purple Finches flock to the wahoo elm trees to feed on the buds, and Crossbills attack the pine cones. The Bird Study Book ROHRBACHER: We have a spittle bug we had a year or two in Iowa on the elm trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 The house was a brick structure with broad verandas, set back among well-kept lawns and drives, and its fine elm trees were noted. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date The farmer’s Maltese cat did not like to stay in the elm tree. Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin He cut down the old elm tree, too, to which the wood owl used to come on summer evenings. Marie Claire As I write these lines on a dark February afternoon, here in New York City, I can see through the window a Starling sitting ruffled up on the bare twig of an elm tree. The Bird Study Book The rooks' nests in the Chace were very numerous, and were chiefly built in elm trees, but some in tall spruce firs. Round About a Great Estate I must get one o' these reclinin'-chairs for you, Geraldine," he said, "and put it out under the elm tree. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date The neighbors had all gone when Rebecca reached home, and Mrs. Weston and Anna were in the house, while Mr. Weston and Paul were taking up the seats under the elm trees. A Little Maid of Old Maine The wood owl came quite near to an old elm tree which was by the door, and we used to think that it was saying "good night" to us. Marie Claire The elm trees and the beeches stand about like green ghosts in the pale night. Europe After 8:15 The queen at first took up her position in an elm tree just outside the churchyard, where a large cluster of bees quickly depended from a bough. Round About a Great Estate Those who attended the funeral at Marshfield saw Mr. Webster's remains lying in an open iron coffin, beneath the shade of a large elm tree before the house. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Many elm trees fringed the fields, and made a welcome shade along the sides of the road. The Great War As I Saw It "Perhaps that was a slippery elm tree," said Bill. Bob Hunt in Canada Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl. The Literary World Seventh Reader I dismounted, and was conducted through a neat little garden, part of which was shaded by two large overspreading elm trees, to the house. The Dairyman's Daughter The grub boards out under the elm trees had been removed to the main pavilion. Tom Slade's Double Dare The red light was dying out of the western sky, and the dusky shadows of advancing night were gathering in the village street, which was overhung by large dark elm trees. Frank Merriwell's Chums The stoppage was nevertheless repeated, and was then traced to an elm tree far more distant than those which had been sacrificed. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health Many a sweet sleep did I have under the elm tree's shade later on; and many a tiresome hour turning the grindstone for the long bladed sythes. Confessions of Boyhood Andrew stood with his almost sightless eyes turned upon his friend, and Duncombe was looking up through the elm trees to the Hall. A Maker of History It was bordered on each side by the most beautiful elm trees, and as it was leading in the right direction we determined to follow it. Into the Jaws of Death He stood on the steps a moment as he came out, and then walked toward the Green, with its great elm trees, now looming mistily in the September haze. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery I was told by the late Sir R. Peel that he sacrificed two young elm trees in the park at Drayton Manor to a drain which had been repeatedly stopped by roots. Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health Four summers had passed before I knew of any world beyond the walls of the Red House, the dooryard and the shade of the elm tree. Confessions of Boyhood Up there, amongst the elm trees, George," he said, "can you see a gleam of white? A Maker of History We have this fine elm tree over the house, mamma, to shade us. Daisy in the Field If he had not been watching he might have run right into Mr. and Mrs. Brushtail, who stood talking behind a large elm tree. Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox A most wonderful elm tree spread out like an umbrella and shaded the whole lawn. Bumper, The White Rabbit As I hurried along I saw again the house, one-storied, and the elm tree, with its branches extending over the roof, and arching the highway. Confessions of Boyhood Some beautiful elm trees in it are the largest we have seen in this country. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 When Ambrose Jordan began the practice of law in Cooperstown he planted an elm tree on Chestnut Street in front of his home, at the northwest corner of Main Street. The Story of Cooperstown Over it lay the great elm tree which the wind had broken across! At the Back of the North Wind Pushing through the elm tree copse, Winding up the stream, light-hearted, Where the osier pathway leads— Past the boughs she stoops—and stops. The Ontario Readers Third Book If the contention is renewed that the elm tree, running water, and the rest, suggest truths and thoughts beyond themselves, of course the point may be readily granted. Nature Mysticism The rooks in the elm trees near the Abbey had begun to repair their nests during a mild spurt in January, then put off further alterations till late in March. A Popular Schoolgirl The Elm Pleurotus, so called from growing on elm trees, is considered edible. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners He found part of it cut up into flower beds and the small summer house and great elm tree were gone. At the Back of the North Wind The road ran down a great aisle with the tall elm trees reaching to the sky, and stretching their long green fingers far above, like the slender pillars of a Gothic cathedral. Letters from France In our back yard there were three elm trees and in the one nearest the house a pair of robin-redbreasts had their nest. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Come out with me, and let's sit down under the elm tree while I tell him. The Harvest of Years He has planted a great many oak trees, and elm trees round his lough: And a good warrent he had, it is kind father for him, I stayd with him a week. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Scarcely have they gone until a blood-red streak shoots down from the elm tree to the grass. Some Summer Days in Iowa Rows of tall, slender elm trees along the hedges. Letters from France What are we going to meet under the elm tree for?” Tom Slade on Mystery Trail While hundreds of birds made ready for a long night in the elm trees, the twins turned silent. From the Valley of the Missing A. Yes, I have planted a great many oak trees and ash trees, and some elm trees round a lough. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish The elm trees were in the squire's park, and the curate looked at them sadly and thought of Herbert who had died. A Dozen Ways Of Love "The battalion next attacked along the Bapaume-Cambrai road"—to give it a name it does not own; and readers will picture the troops in khaki dodging along a hedge, beneath green, leafy elm trees.... Letters from France In those two intervening days between his adventure in the elm tree and the big pow-wow on Saturday night, he found a staunch friend in little Skinny, who followed him about like a dog. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail A long porch of lattice-work led up to the front door, and tall elm trees shaded the little garden. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence I sat beneath an elm tree; and as I sat and pondered on that still, windless day, I heard suddenly a breath of air rustle through the boughs of the elm. The World of Romance being Contributions to The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, 1856 "This is a slippery elm tree, and I am making a hill so Squeaky-Eeky can slide down," answered the bunny uncle. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods There, between two tall elm trees hung a swing. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances It’s hanging in the elm tree near the pavilion. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail Two immemorial elm trees, in a green old age, shadow the trim shaven lawn in front. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales This afternoon she took a novel out of her pocket, seated herself with her back to a great overspreading elm tree, and prepared to enjoy herself. A Little Mother to the Others Underneath the bark the trunk of the elm tree is very slippery. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Finally he was propped up in an easy chair by a window overlooking the towering elm tree and the white church. The Stolen Singer “Well then, meet me under Asbestos’ elm tree at quarter of eleven, and keep your mouth shut about it. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail Outside, the branches of an elm tree swinging in the wind cast a shadow across the floor. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Accordingly, he rose and climbed into the lower branches of an elm tree, and cut down a long, smooth young bough, and, descending again to the ground, began to peel the bark off. A Little Mother to the Others Uncle Wiggily took off a lot of bark from the elm tree, making a long, sliding, slippery place. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods In the elm tree two bright yellow birds were cheeping. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books This stealthy meeting under the old elm tree near the witching hour of midnight was quite to Hervey’s taste. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail He looked with relief at the thin circle of the moon, visible now through the waving elm trees at the bottom of the garden. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The breath of wind which shook the leaves of the tall elm trees that shut in his little demesne from the village, was soft, and, for the time of year, wonderfully mild. A Lost Leader Down the slippery elm tree went Squeaky as fast as anything, coming to a stop in a pile of soft leaves. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods He saved himself only by grasping the bough of an elm tree which grew on the river's edge, and so gaining the bank. The Story of Troy The elm trees reared heads of straw-colour among their forest brethren; the maples shewed yellow and red and flame-colour; the birches were in bright orange. Hills of the Shatemuc The great elm tree, on a branch of which Rose was hanged, stood intact in the Square until 1890. Greenwich Village Over the little sheet of ornamental water, down the glade of beech and elm trees narrowing towards the cliffs, her eyes travelled seawards. A Lost Leader Who would think," she said, "that you could slide down a slippery elm tree? Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Some familiar out-door insects which interfere with leaf work are the common potato bug, the green cabbage worm, the rose slug, the elm tree leaf beetle, the canker worm, the tomato worm. The First Book of Farming He consequently convened a meeting—under the wide spreading branches of an elm tree, the Indian chiefs assembled. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia And still the gallows stood on the Field of Sleep, and also a big elm tree which sometimes served as the "gallows tree." Greenwich Village The poor girl was sitting on the bank beneath the shade of a large elm tree. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Then she and Squeaky took turns sliding down hill, even though there was no snow, and the slippery elm tree didn't mind it a bit, but rather liked it. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods The elm tree shows itself at Bordeaux peculiarly proper for being spread flat for arbors. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The Scotch peasantry use a peculiar hard smooth fungus which grows in decaying elm trees. Lost Leaders At the back of the houses and their grounds stretched a complete open of meadow land, with hedgerows and elm trees, and hardly any building in sight in any direction. Records of a Girlhood An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library After walking in the open road for a little while she came under the great elm trees that held their leafless limbs in wide arch over the village street. What Necessity Knows "I am glad to hear it," said the visitor from town as they turned toward the elm tree. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird An elm tree stood close to the edge of the water, spreading its branches out over the miniature sea. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid It was a charming early September evening, and the sunset glow burned through the avenue of elm trees, beneath which the girls were passing, flooding the way with rare beauty. Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters She gathered turf and sticks, and with clay bound them firmly together in a stout elm tree. The Curious Book of Birds In an open glade an elm tree stood, stretching out branches sensitive to each breath of air, golden in the slant sunlight above the low dark firs. What Necessity Knows The elm trees stood like chased toys made by silversmiths where the light struck them; and in the darkness seemed like harsh twiggy nets hung on tall poles to catch the stars. The Judge Scraping the trunks of elm trees is also a waste of effort. Studies of Trees It was shaded in front by a large elm tree, that spread its arms far out over the moss-covered roof, as if it were some protecting spirit. Frank and Fanny So, in a great company, they came fluttering, hopping, twittering up to the elm tree where Mother Magpie nestled comfortably in her new house. The Curious Book of Birds As he drove down the street under the arching elm trees he soon passed Eliza on her way to the Rexfords, and again he lifted his hat. What Necessity Knows A narrow paved quay, fringed with stately elm trees, separated the old-fashioned, many-colored houses from the reedy shore, where at high tide low great black barges, which apparently go nowhere, lie moored in picturesque array. In Friendship's Guise It is one of the commonest and most destructive insects in the East and is responsible for the recent death of thousands of the famous elm trees in New Haven and Boston. Studies of Trees His head was lifted to the elm tree, from somewhere among whose leafy recesses a bird was singing. The Lighted Way And away she flew to her own cosy nest in the elm tree, where she was soon fast asleep, forgetting all about the matter. The Curious Book of Birds The house stood back a little from the road, and a great elm tree threw its protecting shade over the porch and upper windows. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town She called a word of farewell over her shoulder, and Jack moodily watched her slim and graceful figure vanish between the great elm trees that guard the lower entrance to Strand-on-the-Green. In Friendship's Guise In the middle of May when the buds of the elm trees unfold, the beetles emerge from their winter quarters, mate, and commence eating the leaves, thus producing little holes through them. Studies of Trees How beautiful the mansion's throned Behind its elm tree's screen, With simple attic cornice crowned All graceful and serene. Ishmael Or, In the Depths It was an old elm tree," answered Grandfather, "which stood near the corner of Essex street, opposite the Boylston market. True Stories of History and Biography A row of luxuriant elm trees helped the effect of gloom. The Day of the Beast We passed forests of huge oak and elm trees, which grew along the little streams. Children of the Market Place I live in New Haven; it is a beautiful city, full of elm trees, with parks. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26, May 6, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls He leaned against the great elm tree on the lawn, and wiped the beaded sweat from his brow. Ishmael Or, In the Depths But his ears were duller than those of his daughter; he could hear nothing more terrible than the sound of a summer breeze, sighing among the tops of the elm trees. True Stories of History and Biography Kara, under the direction of Chaldea, found the bullet in the trunk of the elm tree which was in the line of fire. Red Money Suddenly: "There's the way!" said Gatton, and pointed up to where the branches of an old elm tree stretched out before a window. The Green Eyes of Bâst We used to meet there sometimes, and more than once I have sat with her on that seat under the elm tree, and it was there I asked her to be my wife. Tracy Park He still sat at her feet beneath the green shadows of the old elm tree, often reading to her while she worked her crochet; or strumming upon his old guitar an accompaniment to her song. Ishmael Or, In the Depths During the forenoon of the day following our visit to Oak Cliff Mr. Harding, Carter and I were sitting under the big elm tree near the first tee. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life It was spring-time again and he sang beautiful songs to Mrs. Bird, about the sunshine and soft, sweet air, and about the little home they would make in the old elm tree. All About Johnnie Jones About twenty years ago there lived a singular gentleman in the Old Hall among the elm trees. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader The principal street has an avenue of elm trees down its midst, in the place where a canal would be expected; but canals traverse the town too. A Wanderer in Holland A little further removed, the women and children of the family, heedless of the pouring rain, were clinging together under the old elm tree. Ishmael Or, In the Depths When I'm among a blaze of lights, With tawdry music and cigars And women dawdling through delights, And officers at cocktail bars,— Sometimes I think of garden nights And elm trees nodding at the stars. The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon In the time of James I the last elm tree had gone, and rows of houses, fair and comely buildings, had sprung up. Vanishing England The limb of a great elm tree, which had been tied back to keep it out of the way of the workmen, was released by the old sexton and swept back over the grave. The Redemption of David Corson It was the morning of Gabriella's thirty-eighth birthday, and she was standing, with her hat on, before the window of her sitting-room, gazing with dreaming eyes at the young leaves on the elm tree. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage "Miss Claudia, sir; her pa came after her last night—" "Claudia—gone!" echoing Ishmael, reeling and supporting himself against the trunk of the bare old elm tree. Ishmael Or, In the Depths I looked and there, right before me, was a graceful elm tree, smiling and courteously bowing low to me. The Children's Six Minutes Marian pointed to the old elm tree outside the cottage fence, under the shade of which stood the poor stroller, pressing her side, and panting for breath. The Missing Bride Fancy a pine, an oak, or an elm tree with trunk and limbs smoothly polished! Homes and How to Make Them The autumn rains had come and gone, destroying the fugitive bloom of Miss Polly's flower-beds, and scattering the leaves of the elm tree in a moist, delicately tinted carpet over the grass. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage And, oh, the happiness of sitting at her feet, under the green shadows of that old elm tree! Ishmael Or, In the Depths So the next morning, there it stood near the elm tree out in the meadow. Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 34, August 23, 1914 Viola and Norah, I remember, sat close together on the long seat under the elm tree. The Belfry Sometimes he would sit for hours on one of the seats under the elm tree at the back. The Divine Fire A subtle change had come over the spirit of spring since she had left the elm tree and the emerald veil of the grass. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage This waggon was low, built for the carriage of goods only, of hewn plank scarcely smooth, and the wheels were solid; cut, in fact, from the butt of an elm tree. After London Or, Wild England See, Joseph, those are the great elm trees where the rooks build, and which I used to climb. The Sign of the Red Cross The footpath to The Park went for about half a mile under the shadow of elm trees, and in spring time there was a continual noise of young rooks in the nests above. The Amateur Poacher |
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