| 单词 | gatepost |
| 例句 | “It says so on your gatepost. On the main road.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Slowly she walked straight to the large gatepost, reared up on it with her front feet, and bawled the most beautiful tree bark I ever heard in my life. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long time coming; and when at last it pushed its way between the gatepost and the bank into the field, it paid him no attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I have stepped between the magic gateposts, will I find myself through the protective barrier, the spell broken? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I lurched back a bit, caught myself on the gatepost. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Trub crosses the cobblestone road that runs between the park’s stone gateposts. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Nanny’s words made Janie’s kiss across the gatepost seem like a manure pile after a rain. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The punishment for speaking out of turn was a day’s worth of isolation, handcuffed to one of the gateposts in the Garden regardless of the temperature or the weather. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I looked up and there, leaning against the gatepost watching me, was Mr. Loomis. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Striding out into the churchyard, Cluny climbed up on the wrecked gatepost. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They crowded about the undamaged gatepost, which their leader had chosen as a perch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I headed the car through the red-brick campus gateposts with a sense of cold apprehension. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On a late afternoon Nanny had called her to come inside the house because she had spied Janie letting Johnny Taylor kiss her over the gatepost. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She pulled a wire ring off the gatepost and went inside. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We stopped a minute to watch it, and he rested his hand on my shoulder as he had on the gatepost. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The property is marked by a sun and moon on each gatepost, on the left from Hana, not far past Laulima Farm. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii 2012-11-30T19:41:37Z She doesn't seem to see any loveliness in Gissing Hall, just a lot of stuff she doesn't like – the gateposts, the carpets, the bedrooms, pretty much everything. TV review: Country House Rescue 2011-08-18T20:05:01Z To my relief, I soon spotted No. 9 Chemin de Ruth, where the word “Diodati” was discreetly engraved into an antique stone gatepost. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z A previous owner had carved the name Afterwhiles on the stone gateposts in the front drive. Closing the Book on Cheever’s House 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z But it is also a gatepost with dual roles, a place of both watchful vigilance but also heartfelt hospitality, welcoming travelers and immigrants alike — just not many Americans. Guam Is Suddenly in the News. But What Is It Like to Travel There? 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Set into twin niches chiseled into the stelae that serve as gateposts are two severed heads. T Magazine: King of the Jungle 2010-12-05T17:00:00Z The red circles, painted on gateposts and trees, depicted the man himself, looking keen, gaunt and defiant, his aquiline nose pointing us in the right direction. In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante’s footsteps 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Drought conditions in Yorkshire have seen water levels in parched reservoirs tumble to below 50% full, and in Scar House's case to expose building, dry stone walls and gateposts. Scar House Reservoir: Sunken medieval village reappears 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Around 20 minutes later she was found on the ground near the gateposts with serious head injuries. Cwm Taf Morgannwg fined £850k after Maesteg patient death 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The girl had made a flag of pink, white and turquoise tissue paper and affixed it to a paper towel tube and hung it from the gatepost. For a 96-Year-Old Veteran, the Parade Came to Him 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z For all her accolades, Ms. Soskin sees herself, like Leontine, as another “helper,” dedicated to “draping symbolic ‘white towels’ over imaginary gateposts.” ‘America’s Oldest Park Ranger’ Is Only Her Latest Chapter 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The carvings are found on medieval churches, castles and even gateposts in Ireland, the UK and much of mainland Europe. Big vagina energy: the return of the sheela na gig 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z In addition, the team found barracks, kitchens, toilets, bathhouses, gateposts and the remains of perimeter fences. Nazi concentration camp Sylt on island of Alderney revealed by archaeologists 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, dead crows were left on his gatepost after he led a legal challenge to halt the licensed shooting of crows. Dead fox left at TV presenter's home 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Police said they were legally not allowed to enter the house and one crashed his car into a gatepost trying to intercept Pickering - who eventually fled after a car chase on 26 October. 'No justice' for family over girl's 1965 murder 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Gomel, sweat patches already blotting his armpits in the early morning heat, pinned the red notice to the gatepost. Montpellier melts under a 45C high as Europe hit by record heatwave 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z She stops walking and puts her hand on a gatepost, which must be hers. “Color and Light” 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The gateposts were also where the Nazis displayed their brutality, a witness explained to The Daily Mail. Nazi concentration camp Sylt on island of Alderney revealed by archaeologists 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z In April some dead crows were left on Packham's gatepost after his Wild Justice campaign group mounted a legal challenge to halt the licensed shooting of crows. Dead fox left at TV presenter's home 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z At fence gates, she sometimes had to get out to open their combination locks, or pull at a gatepost with all her strength to unhook the loop of wire holding it. The Oil-Pumping Adventures of Rachael Van Horn 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Even when police saw him tagging the City Hall gateposts, they sped past him, ignoring a crime for which 3,598 people were arrested by the New York Police Department the following year. Opinion | Big data may be reinforcing racial bias in the criminal justice system 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Consider Yves Klein’s famous 1960 image, Leap Into the Void, which shows the artist hurling himself off the gatepost of a suburban house. Exposed: photography's fabulous fakes 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z White describes his yearning to wring its neck, bash its head into a gatepost, and subject it to “the extreme torture it deserved.” How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Originally used by the military, the large patch pockets are ideal for carrying big phones - but do be careful not to bash your devices off gateposts and doorways. Bend it like Apple: nine safe ways to carry an iPhone 6 Plus 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z In the morning, he found a cow's skull on the gatepost of his house. Army occupation angers Sri Lankan Tamils four years after war ends 2013-11-14T22:37:45Z We were moving through a crowd, past a metal gatepost marking the edge of the courtyard and the entry to the road. Twelve Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity 2013-08-28T18:07:36Z Better to consider the two stone gateposts we drove past every day on the road into town, which were among the rare pieces of architecture to survive the earthquake in this part of the island. The tourists who could save Greece are the rich of China and India, not Europe 2012-07-20T21:30:01Z The car moved forward, swung round into the drive, shaved the gatepost, and sped northward down the road. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Between you and me and the gatepost, I've a sneaking idea that this man Jones, whom nobody has given any particular attention, is a deep, clever man. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z He is laid up there, having managed to jam his knee against a gatepost; his horse swerved in going through it. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z A tree trunk with the word “Cro” and a gatepost with “Croatoan” scratched in it were the only clues to their fate. New problems found in 4th-grade Virginia history textbook 2012-01-19T09:00:00Z When I went out to look for them, when tea had already been waiting on the table half an hour or more, I found him leaning against the gatepost at the bottom of the hill. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z But the reason probably is that the stones have been carried off to serve as gateposts, and in some cases are embedded in walls of fields. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z The mother agreed that if the child were a girl she would have her husband put a spindle outside on the gatepost and, if it were a boy, an ax. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Traces of pits show where the farmers of many years ago dug up the others and took them away for building-stones or gateposts. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z She will if I have any influence with her," said James; "and I don't mind saying, between you and me and the gatepost, that I have a good deal! The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z It looks money from the tips of its lightning rods to its cellar windows and is as inviting to robbers as if it had a sign on the gatepost, reading: 'Walk in!' Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z They were just turning in between granite gateposts that were green with dampness, and Sally looked up with a lively interest. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z “Just wait,” she said, “and see what your father puts on the gatepost and then you will know whether it is another brother God has sent you or a little sister.” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z She measured his height with the hat on his head and then went out to the gate and hung a flour bag of sand between the tall gateposts. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z The loop of the latter he passed around the gatepost. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z He sprang down and looped the reins round a gatepost when they reached the winding drive which led up to The Larches. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The yard was enclosed with a horizontal plank fence and the gateposts had small acorns to match the larger ones on the Outer Gate. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z As soon as the nine sons saw the ax on the gatepost they thought their mother had given birth to another son and at once they left home vowing never to return. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Does the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”? The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z "Well, nothing except a gatepost over there in Stone Close." The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Dinner was a silent meal last night, and next morning some rat of a Belgian had posted the list on the gatepost of the Mess. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z You can't put it on the gatepost, if you don't know where it is. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z “The spindle that I put on the gatepost is gone,” he said, “and in its place is an ax.” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z I picked it up and hanged it on the gatepost so someone walking by might see it and recognise it as theirs. Photo plea to find baby's mother 2010-03-20T11:49:00Z One was found on Wade's own gatepost, and he gave it deep, thoughtful consideration. The Nightrider's Feud It was only by chance—a real chance—that, clambering on the gatepost cliffs to examine a curious whorl of gneiss, he happened to see Mr. Long as he returned. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Please make every effort to find it, and lay it on the South gatepost to-night at ten o'clock. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z “Maw and Sairy’ll see to ye now,” cried Lucas, as he neatly clipped the gatepost with one hub and brought the lathered ponies to an abrupt stop in the yard beside the porch. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Before the Corner House girls and their escort reached the top of the hill on which the Poole house stood they saw the two huge pumpkin lanterns grinning a welcome from the gateposts. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in In the huge gatepost was a pair of paneled doors about three feet high, the lower edges about four feet from the ground. The Mighty Dead Then he passed between the old gateposts where the sentinels had once stood, and disappeared in a turn of the road. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp And he would quarry from the pyramids to find the wherewithal for his pig-yard gateposts without the smallest flush of shame, for vandalism is a word that has no Minorquin equivalent. The Recipe for Diamonds She spoke tremblingly, weakly really as if she had not the strength to speak, and he came a step nearer and laid his hand on the granite gatepost. The Prisoner They saw two huge pumpkin lanterns grinning a welcome from the gateposts. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in They swerved abruptly, between two high stone gateposts, and up a broad sweep of graveled driveway. The Crevice Before going out between the old gateposts they turned for a last glimpse of the scene of their pleasant camping and working adventure. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp "Well, between you and me and the gatepost, he never stole a horse," replied Mr. Westall slowly, as if he were reluctant to make the admission. Rodney The Partisan Gradually his murmurings became a familiar sound, as the call of the lark from the pasture gatepost. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Suddenly there was a stir among the lamas, and we dashed away like frightened rabbits, dodging behind the gateposts until we were safe outside. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The great festival drew still nearer, to the children's delight, as they watched the previously described graceful bamboo arch rise before their gateposts. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories He hitched the horse's bridle to what had been the gatepost of the railway-official's front-garden, as she signed to him to descend the ladder leading to the Sisters' underground abode. The Dop Doctor The name of the house is Oakfield Villa—it's on the gateposts. The Chestermarke Instinct I like to hear that little, yaller-chested feller whistle from the pasture gatepost. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight As we neared the girl on the gatepost Dickie gave her a careless glance. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Out of compassion for the mules, I drew the farmer's attention to the hub which was nursing the gatepost. Jonah and Co. He turned away silently, cursing his own folly, and unhitched his horse's bridle from the broken gatepost. The Dop Doctor But I could see where the wheat-bearing earth had been levelled into a terrace; and in one corner there were broken, overgrown, garden gateposts, almost hid among great straggling trees of yew. More Trivia When she finally reached Peerout Castle the first thing she saw was the pine branches that had been nailed to the gateposts the last time she was there. Lisbeth Longfrock Perhaps the girl on the gatepost felt the slight of Dickie’s unappreciative glance, perhaps not. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The teamster, better qualified for the treadmill, had so steered his waggon that the hub of its off fore wheel had met the gatepost. Jonah and Co. As he returned down the path he saw Miss Mackall leaning on the gatepost, gazing out toward the sinking sun over Beaver Bay. The Huntress They saw the great oak that darkened the windows, and on the gateposts they saw a big poster printed in red and black letters. The Book of Stories for the Story-teller A cuckoo sat on a gatepost singing his broken June tune, ‘cuckoo-cuk,’ while a busy kingfisher crossed from the mill-stream to the brook which ran on the other side of the meadow. Puck of Pook’s Hill Had Dickie’s courage failed him, had he taken to the woods, or was he upbraiding her of the gatepost for the sin of conceit? Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 He aimed his automatic past the edge of the gatepost and shot the man—an Austrian soldier—just as he sprang for the landing. The Secret Witness The avenue, which was merely an unkempt, overgrown ride, curved away between the great gateposts into the woods; and, as he entered it, three deer left stealthily, making no sound in the forest. Barbarians It was the first of April, and Julius Barrett, aged fourteen, perched on his father's gatepost, watched ruefully the low descending sun, and counted that day lost. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Worth folded her hands on the gatepost and met his frowning gaze unshrinkingly. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Miss Salome tied her hired nag to the gatepost and took Chester by the hand. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 They adorned every gatepost and every wall sufficiently smooth to hold them within a circle of three miles radius around the town. General John Regan "Did you happen to notice the device carved on the gatepost?" she asked. Barbarians Julius laughed until he came near to falling off the gatepost. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Scrambling down from her perch, she raced for the house, shouting, "Gail, Faith, look what I've found, hitched to the gatepost!" At the Little Brown House He stood up from his lounging against the gatepost, and his great height and breadth of muscular shoulders seemed suddenly to have grown. The Heart of Unaga Suddenly he entered the highway that passed the tall gateposts of the detestable place. Sacrifice He stood beside the garden wall, his gauntleted hand on the gatepost. The Long Roll We follows along until we fetches up by some big stone gateposts. The House of Torchy "Someone must have lost it—" "And pinned it to the gatepost so's we could find it?" demanded Peace. At the Little Brown House He hitched his horse up to the gatepost and went in. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Each formed an immense hole, large enough to have set a gatepost in. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family The gate had been wrenched away and thrown aside, but the thick gatepost remained, and it made the passage narrow—too narrow for the gun team and the carriage to pass. The Long Roll After a moment Bob dismounted and threw his reins over the gatepost. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House "Tell you what," cried Peace, from her perch on the gatepost. At the Little Brown House We have often placed nuts in the chink of a gatepost where nut-hatches have been known to haunt, and have always found that those birds have readily penetrated them. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 He was so generous that his purse was always open, and so full of unmixed pity that the beggars passed his name along and made cabalistic marks on his gateposts. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians We have always the sign on the gatepost to fall back on, you know, mother dear, but I hope it won't be necessary to put that up. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service He backed up against the gatepost, however, and stood there, watching the auctioneer. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Folks don't carry bills around in their pockets with pins in them; and s'posing they did, if the bills dropped out of their pockets, they wouldn't up and pin themselves onto gateposts and grain sacks. At the Little Brown House Then, leaning gracefully against one of the iron gateposts, he related his recent adventure with the unpleasant stranger. Frank Merriwell's Chums Many of the houses are provided with high fences and massive gateposts. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 04, April 1895 Byzantine-Romanesque Windows in Southern Italy Walls, gateposts, and paving-stones have accounted for many, while in the interest of the road-mender many a noble Grey Wether has been led to slaughter to provide macadam for the roads. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday Perhaps the hollow Paul Rushleigh's horse had pawed at the gatepost, and the closed door of the keeping room, revealed something to his discernment that kept him from seeking Faith just then. Faith Gartney's Girlhood And so you thought,—or Gail thought I had lost the money you found on the gatepost! At the Little Brown House At that sharp volley Green Valley awoke with a start and a laugh and ran to put flags on its gateposts and porch pillars and loop bunting around its windows. Green Valley To the left of the iron gate are two other tall gateposts, with a road leading up to the side of the house, and a yard with a row of stables behind. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother The production of pebbles from the gravels of Wilts, or of a specimen gatepost or millstone would at once settle this question. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday To Noble he seemed a being ineffably privileged and fateful, and something of the same quality invested the wooden gateposts in front of Julia's house; invested everything that had to do with her. Gentle Julia Maybe that's the kind of a man who leaves the money on the gatepost. At the Little Brown House Thus urged, Mrs. Daggett guided the sulky brown horse between the big stone gateposts and brought him to a standstill under the somewhat pretentious porte-cochère of the Bolton house. An Alabaster Box It was on this journey that a spotted fly-catcher, sitting on a gatepost, made a Euclid figure at her in midair as she passed. The Way of the Wild She had a vague impression, derived she could not tell in what manner, of a rosebud laid on a gatepost. By the Light of the Soul A Novel He leaned, drooping, upon the gatepost, seeming to yearn toward it; his expression was such that this gatepost need not have been surprised if Noble had knelt to it. Gentle Julia Then how could they bring money and pin it to the gatepost and grain sacks? At the Little Brown House Every gatepost and barn's door you come to is sure to have some bad word or other chalked upon it by the young rascals: a woman can hardly pass for shame some times. The Return of the Native "Between you and me and the gatepost, eh?" he asked. Poison Island Two strong young firs, with snow upon their shelving branches, formed gateposts. What Necessity Knows Noble released the gatepost and appeared to slant backward. Gentle Julia She leaped to her tall gatepost to give vent to her jubilant feelings, but tumbled quickly to the ground again without stopping to crow. At the Little Brown House Between the high gateposts of the yard enclosure there is a great, twelve-foot sign lettered in black. Sundown Slim But she knew the tall figure by the gatepost must be Mr. Goode, so she stumbled to him and raised her head and tried to find his kind face. The Judge Ice of this kind may be seen forming every winter on our sidewalks, on the edge of the little ditches which drain them, or on the summits of broad gateposts when capped with snow. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 It was a barred iron gate, of a very stately air, with high stone gateposts. The Child of the Dawn See what was on the gatepost,—a nenvelope with money in it, and on the outside it says, 'Christmas greetings to the Six Sisters.' At the Little Brown House Apparently reassured, they charged through, as hogs will, in a disorderly mob, rubbing their lean flanks against the gateposts, each seeming to protest with squeals against the crush to which he contributed. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Mark looked at the great Georgian house with its lawns and cedars and gateposts surmounted by stone wyverns. The Altar Steps I'd a married her and found out afterwards that her mind was like a little paper windmill stuck up on the gatepost with a shingle nail—only she saved me the trouble. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories He dismounted, hitched the reins round the gatepost, and went in. The Necromancers Time after time he had promised to see to that gatepost.... Mr. Britling Sees It Through "I guess the banner is strong enough to stand the winds that whistle around the tops of the gateposts, isn't it?" Nedra The carriage was waiting, but Lincoln refused to ride, saying, "Boys, let's walk," and so they walked up the hill, in through past the stone gateposts where the lions stood that shed tears. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen It stands a bit back from the road, and on one great gatepost is a brass plate reading "Cardigan Hall," and on the other a sign, "No Admittance—Apply at the Office." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Hawthorn branches on each side pushed forward and lessened the opening; on the ground, where the gateposts had rotted nearly off, fungi came up in thick bunches. The Amateur Poacher An hour later he was in the town, and, worn out and exhausted, leaned his body and hot face against the gatepost of the inn as he knocked at the gate. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Just before sunset the guard at the top of the gatepost had sighted the canoes of the invaders, far to the north. Nedra It may be that the lions on the gateposts shed tears, and it is possible there was weeping in the Seward household—but not by Seward. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Soon we came to the old, massive, moss-covered gateposts that marked the entrance to the mansion. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Where loads of corn have passed through gates the bushes often catch some straws, and the tops of the gateposts, being decayed and ragged, hold others. The Amateur Poacher Tying them on slender poles, they raise them from every spire, barn, gatepost, and gable; then, when the Christmas sun rises over the hills, every spire and gable bursts forth into joyous song. The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children Hugh and his fair companion stood alone in the little plain, staring at the distant gateposts, over which a faint cloud of smoke was lifting, coming up from the sea beyond. Nedra He came hastily, but halted as if shot, with his hand on the gatepost to steady him—yet not at sight of me. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Give me a clear field, and I'll lasso that wolf and drag him to death, or wrap him to the centre gatepost and you can kill him with a fence-stay. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings He touched the horse for the first time with the whip, and they went jingling down the slope, in between the almost completely buried gateposts, and drew up before the kitchen door. Ladies Must Live Then he went off raging to where he had left his horse by a gatepost. Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden High upon the top of the tall gatepost fluttered the frayed remnants of an American flag. Nedra I thought then I would climb the high gateposts, which had a flat top, and take there the position of the little girl in "The Shawl Dance." The Morgesons The blur passed in an instant, and a monster dog wolf lay at the gatepost, relaxing in a spasm of death. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings I got up one morning and found that Spot chained to the gatepost and holding up the milkman. Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews Billy, his face worn and his eyes holding that tired look which comes of nights sleepless and of looking long upon trouble, turned and began to pull absently at a splintered place in the gatepost. The Long Shadow Here, having dismounted, and tied their horses to the gatepost, they stood an instant, and Osra again veiled her face. McClure's Magazine December, 1895 Mrs. Egg chuckled as the favoured virgin went red, fingering the top of the gatepost. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 As we passed between the stately gateposts, whirled up the splendid, tree-lined drive and came to a stop in front of the terrace, a dozen officers came running out to meet us. Fighting in Flanders Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene. Good Indian And just round the gatepost we saw a flash of red and white and blue and black that told us, with dumb signification, that the pig was off in exactly the opposite direction. The Wouldbegoods She came to help with the buggy, because she was afraid the wheels might scratch the paint off the gateposts. The Song of the Lark As we went by the footpath and beside the gateposts and the unfinished lodge, we kept looking back at the house of my fathers. Kidnapped Every gatepost and barn's door you come to is sure to have some bad word or other chalked upon it by the young rascals—a woman can hardly pass for shame sometimes. The Return of the Native I have seen them used as gateposts by the more aristocratic of Beauséjour's present inhabitants. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage A drive of a mile brought us to two stout stone gateposts, surmounted each by a cannon-ball, which marked Van Bummel's boundary. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 Yates walked to the tent a glorified man, leaving his loaf on the gatepost behind him. In the Midst of Alarms On each gatepost a low Christmas star was set to guide and welcome good neighbors; and between those beacons soon they came hurrying, fathers and mothers and children assembling for the party. Bride of the Mistletoe Georgie jumped to the ground, and the other boy descended from the Reverend Mr. Smith's gatepost—but he descended inside the gate. The Magnificent Ambersons She rested both arms upon the gatepost and regarded him with her steady eyes. Lonesome Land The reins of the horse had apparently been thrown over a gatepost, and he thought it had been standing there for some little time, for there were marks where it had scraped the ground repeatedly. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret Scrambling and snorting, he swerved to the side of the road, saw the open lane, and the next moment thundered into it, the broken wagon skidding across the lane and smashing into a gatepost. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause A silly man, between you and me and the gatepost. Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series Who shall say how far my lady and the Court were responsible for the lampoon affixed one day to my Lord Clarendon's gatepost: Three sights to be seen: Dunkirk, Tangier, and a barren queen. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Two days afterwards the notice was fixed on the gateposts, but a week went by without its attracting fresh customers. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" The sharp end of this I inserted in a hole in the left-hand gatepost of the chancel gateway. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder Bar-hold: A stone cylinder or pin, let into a gatepost in such a way as to permit the gate bar to be tied to it. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru So on the wall's outside we stand, Admire the keyhole's contour grand And gateposts' sturdy granite;-- But, ah, is Science safe, we say, With one who treats Trustees this way? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 I looked up at George's house as I passed, but except for a black cat sunning herself on the top of the gatepost there was no sign of life about the place. A Rogue by Compulsion As was usually the case when this happened, Jane, designated by mournful Mark as "the Pindling One," was sitting on the gatepost gazing disconsolately down the road. Up the Hill and Over I found—on comparing the—photos, that the one—taken in the—daytime, showed a thicker left-hand gatepost, than the one taken at night by the flashlight. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder Sometimes the bar-hold is part of one of the ashlars of the gatepost. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru As she spoke the last words, she caught at the gatepost which was too broad and ponderous to offer her any hold. The House of the Whispering Pines Yes, I suppose he is; but, between you and me and the gatepost, I won't be sorry to see the last of him. Drusilla with a Million You don't suppose a man mean enough to give an unsuspectin' dog a dose of poison would be kind enough to pin his card on the gatepost, do you? Quill's Window He has become so confiding that he will perch on the gatepost as one enters, assuming a fierce and resentful aspect, and he will play "hawk" to the startled fowls. Confessions of a Beachcomber The house is approached by a drive from the main road, with two big gateposts of brick, and a white gate between. Escape, and Other Essays Beside her tumulus of trunk, bag, bundle little Polly stood desolate, with drooping shoulders; and cursing his want of foresight, Mahony all but drove into the gatepost, which occasioned a loud guffaw. Australia Felix So it came about that when a long, low, dust-powdered car curved in between the granite gateposts of Stockleigh Farm and came abruptly to a standstill, she remained entirely oblivious of its advent. The Lamp of Fate It was so dark that Marsh could barely make out the man's form as it was outlined against the gray of one of the gateposts. The Sheridan Road Mystery A few years ago a veterinary surgeon was sent for to attend a horse which had ripped its side open on the hinge of a farm gatepost. The Golden Bough Once more she gathered up her belongings and her dog and passed in through the gateposts and wandered up the long drive on a tour of inspection. Peg O' My Heart Originally it had enjoyed the dignified seclusion afforded by a white picket fence with square gateposts, and the path to its seldom-used front door had been guarded by rigid lines of box hedge. Cy Whittaker's Place And then the crisp sound of a horse trotting on the hard, dry road came to her ears, and almost immediately the high dog-cart swung between the granite gateposts and clattered into the yard. The Lamp of Fate Marsh hurried to the shelter of one of the big stone gateposts and peered around it in time to note that the car was a large, black one of the limousine type. The Sheridan Road Mystery Miles slung the various packages with which he was burdened on to the ground, and leaned up leisurely against the gatepost. The Hermit of Far End Morris walked along some time in silence, tapping the railings and gateposts very sharply with his stick. Washington Square He saw the horse stagger in the gate-way, crushing its rider up against the gatepost. The Island Pharisees "No, I put it on top of that gatepost—that high one." Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller As Marsh walked slowly around the bend in the road he saw the rear of a closed car just disappearing between the gateposts. The Sheridan Road Mystery They had the usual names printed on the stuccoed gateposts. The Fawn Gloves He felt with numbed hands the face of the gateposts. The Path of the King I longed to be on the other gatepost, exchanging confidences across the harmless gulf with this nice-looking boy, when, most unexpectedly, the horses began to plunge. Painted Windows And this time, because his bag had so many toys in it, the bag bulged over the edge of the sleigh, and one corner of the bag caught on the gatepost as he drove by. Where the Blue Begins A bald, well-preserved old man, with a broad, red beard, gray on his cheeks, opened the gate, squeezing against the gatepost to let the three horses pass. Anna Karenina Although I was but four and a half years old when Lincoln died, I distinctly remember the day when I found on our two white gateposts American flags companioned with black. Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes I got my foot into the loop of chain, grasped at a projection in the gatepost and found myself up. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu |
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