| 单词 | ankle-deep |
| 例句 | I looked down to find myself ankle-deep in muck afloat with the shriveled heads of dead sunflowers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The table was gone, though chairs remained; the floor was ankle-deep in shards of shattered china plates and bowls. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The ground was covered ankle-deep in brown leaf skeletons as long as her hand, soft and fragrant to walk on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It's hard to believe—here it is, August, and we're walking ankle-deep in high mountain snow somewhere in Switzerland. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I hopped through the cold ankle-deep water, then leaped over the small knee-high whitewash, splashing everywhere with my hands and breathing in the salty air. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Nudge my skiff on the bank and stand ankle-deep in the cool water listening to the quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The water was only ankle-deep now, and the mist cleared a bit to reveal glimpses of a sprawling forest of moss-covered trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The rain continued sporadically, so that by Wednesday the creek had swollen to the trunk of the crab apple and they were running through ankle-deep water to make their flight into Terabithia. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Johnny was standing ankle-deep in the ocean, his jeans rolled up. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But Robin was already a hundred feet away now, standing ankle-deep in the surf. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, as our feet sank ankle-deep in the black sand, the only fire we heard was from our own guns out to sea. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm so weary I don't even notice I'm in the pool until I'm ankle-deep. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The rain had turned half the compound yard to ankle-deep puddles and the rest to sucking mud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires and fog in the valleys; cellos, dark windowpanes, snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Fifty thousand men and women are standing in pouring rain and ankle-deep mud to watch Abraham Lincoln take the oath of office to begin his second term. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Aaron’s chased her into a bit of water about ankle-deep and got her back up against a tree. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z At low tide, the hull was surrounded by ankle-deep water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Hassan and I stand ankle-deep in untamed grass, I am tugging on the line, the spool spinning in Hassan’s calloused hands, our eyes turned up to the kite in the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The dirt under her feet turned to mud, then sludge, until at last she was ankle-deep in water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard assured him that the river was frozen, and that even if he broke through, the water was only ankle-deep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I run down the path and find my cousins and friends in the creek wading ankle-deep. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Immediately kids started screaming and vaulting over the handrails, landing in the ankle-deep mud. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow was thick on his hood and shoulders; it was already ankle-deep about his boots. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He sliced through monsters until he was ankle-deep in yellow dust. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Gimli strode forward undeterred, and found that the water was shallow, no more than ankle-deep at the edge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A pile of broken cookies lay ankle-deep all around her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I always knock the people in Blanca’s church, but a lot of them were right there that night helping us move our things, everyone splashing around ankle-deep in water. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His stallion leapt from the end of the quay and over a splintered gunwale, landing with a splash and a scream in ankle-deep water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was just totally up for everything – walking ankle-deep in cow manure, or rolling in it at one point. Claire Danes profile: ‘She has intensity and immersion in the character’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z In its recreation at the Whitney, however, “workworkwork” stretches for 45 feet along a spotless white, ankle-deep platform pressed against a blank white wall. | Damn White 2011-01-07T21:00:41Z The crowd, standing ankle-deep in mud as the rain lashed down, sang along to "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" then listened in hushed mood to a mournful "The River", his ballad of youth's crushed dreams. Springsteen storms through London marathon 2012-07-15T11:02:01Z We hack our way with machetes — at least, Alex and Rosa do — through dense jungle, slog through ankle-deep mud and wade across creeks and streams. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z As a period piece, it is astonishing, reeking of animal dung and illness, ankle-deep in sucking mud and spilled blood. Deadwood is the best drama HBO has ever made – it must be revived 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 1: Bleak House 2012-02-07T09:59:35Z Beyond the sign, the path turns into an ankle-deep, tadpole-filled brook flowing into a hardy forest. Mount Pinatubo, 20 Years After the Blast 2012-11-28T00:08:03Z It’s an elegant bit of stagecraft: The wisps of smoke waft low across the water as the woman meanders through it, splish-splashing softly, ankle-deep. ‘The Hunting Gun’ Review: Letters to Burn After Reading 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z We didn’t go in any more than ankle-deep. On Guadeloupe, beautiful beaches — with a backstory 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z And the waters continue to rise, so that by evening’s end the actors are ankle-deep. Theater Review: Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet’ 2012-09-21T02:00:00Z There are times when it sound like trudging ankle-deep through brown autumn leaf mulch. Hidden Treasures: Gas – Gas 2013-03-19T16:12:15Z For one thing, when he lined up the tops of people’s heads in his 3-D rendering, their feet were buried ankle-deep in the ground. A Lingering Gettysburg Battle: Where Did Lincoln Stand? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The film captures them enacting a possibly willful pantomime of gracious living while practically ankle-deep in squalor. Review: ‘That Summer’ Sheds Light on the Beales Before ‘Grey Gardens’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Decadent raves are now 10-a-penny in America, and so are their drawbacks: unyielding and assaultive decibel levels, dire grounds stacked ankle-deep in garbage. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Hunter Thompson, the great Gonzo journalist, posed ankle-deep in snow with a pistol drawn at his Selectric. The greatest reporter of our time, and why we should never forget him 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z She is currently ankle-deep in a European leg of shows, which also feature additional performances from R&B heavyweight Trey Songz and Ester Dean. Following Friday's On Sale, Nicki Minaj Tickets Nearing $200 Average On Secondary Market 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The next morning, investigators found charred records floating in ankle-deep water. How the Census Changed America 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Wheat, ankle-deep, covered the ground as a temporary nutrient to help prep the soil. Before the vines go in, it’s busy down on Old Westminster’s farm 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z He dedicated "My Hero" to the tens of thousands of fans who stuck it out, ankle-deep in mud. Lollapalooza closes on high note 2011-08-08T02:22:00Z Most of our path had been filled with ankle-deep water, and we were using the narrowness of the canyon walls to brace ourselves as we traveled. Take a road trip to Utah’s Red Rock Country 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z In one short but steep section, we touched off a few ankle-deep mini-avalanches, or slides — nothing dangerous, just enough to add an extra frisson to the end of the day. Near Idaho’s Sun Valley, choppers give intrepid skiers an all-access pass 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Their home was surrounded by ankle-deep putrid water. Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z They shared photos of him, standing in ankle-deep mud, visiting victims of a flood. Chinese Mourn the Death of a Premier, and the Loss of Economic Hope 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said flood waters were waist-deep in one house on Almere Ferry Road, while several others were ankle-deep in water. Wales flooding: Wrexham village's defences not properly used 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Lewis Williams said she woke up to find ankle-deep water in her home on Sunday morning. North Inch residents' criticise floodgates closure delay 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z People wrapping trash bags around their shoes to avoid getting stuck in ankle-deep mud. Column: The 'fuss' over Burning Man proves we care about the wrong people stuck in the mud 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z In Charleston, a surge from Idalia topped the seawall that protects the downtown, sending ankle-deep ocean water into the streets and neighborhoods where horse-drawn carriages pass million-dollar homes and the famous open-air market. Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In Charleston, storm surge from Idalia topped the seawall that protects the downtown, sending ankle-deep ocean water into the streets and neighborhoods where horse-drawn carriages pass million-dollar homes and the famous open-air market. Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Just an hour south of El Paso, America’s fourth longest river is only ankle-deep in some locations. Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z "About a week later, the cell was flooded with ankle-deep water...In these cells there were rats, ants, spiders," he wrote. Russia jails Navalny campaigner for nine years for "extremism" 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z "There was at least 12 feet of water in our house, an entire floor has been finished," he said, standing in ankle-deep, brown water outside his home, with broken furniture and bricks floating around him. People living near Yamuna River in New Delhi return home as waters recede 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Kyiv’s soldiers trudge about in sucking, ankle-deep mud that makes a squeaking sound with each step. Fight for Roads Into Bakhmut Has Hit a Stalemate, Ukraine Says 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Woroniecki said it was ankle-deep at certain points along the hike. 'Have mercy on me': Hiker tells how she survived 200-foot fall from an icy trail 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Just outside of an Oakland encampment known as Wood Street, debris and trash bags floated in ankle-deep waters. As Storms Hammer California, Homeless Campers Try to Survive Outside 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z His son remembered visiting him at work, sitting on his shoulders to avoid walking through ankle-deep pools of whale blood. Ken Balcomb, 82, Dies; Revealed the Hidden World of Killer Whales 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “It went from ankle-deep to knee-deep within, I don’t think it was even, five minutes,” Ms. Bishop said. ‘I Did All I Could’: As Floodwaters Rose, She Fought to Save Her Disabled Brothers 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z John Chihil solemnly towed a canoe and another small boat through the ankle-deep water. Dozens dead from Ian, one of strongest, costliest US storms 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Each afternoon, after the day’s mail delivery, its floor would be covered ankle-deep in padded envelopes and small boxes. Perspective | Book World began on Watergate’s heels: A look back at the early days 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Now Amira trudged through the ankle-deep water, through the slippery mud and onto a patch of dry land as she and her family tried to make their way to a temporary home in the mountains. In Pakistan’s Record Floods, Villages Are Now Desperate Islands 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Homeowners whose basements had not seen water in years were unpleasantly surprised to discover that rainwater had surged up through drains, in some cases leaving an ankle-deep flood carrying a pungent smell of sewage. Persistent Rains Pummel Chicago, Submerging Roads and Swamping Basements 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z While their AC sat idle for a few hours, a few Meltsvillagers in one neighborhood heard a commotion and stepped outside into ankle-deep water from a burst water main. We built a fake metropolis to show how extreme heat could wreck cities She said they lived in a small home on a single row of cinder blocks near a pair of creeks, both normally “just ankle-deep.” After flooding, a Kentucky church offers shelter alongside prayers 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Then came the dreadful night last January, when I went downstairs to the basement and found myself ankle-deep in water. What to do when Seattle’s groundwater woes make a soggy mess of your basement | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The river is ankle-deep and narrow, hardly hinting at its outsize role as it twists down mountains, through canyons and across Southwestern deserts. The Colorado River is in crisis, and it’s getting worse every day At the successful Guinness World Records attempt for the largest edible apple pie, Wenatchee High School football players stood ankle-deep in the ingredients, mixing them. Sometimes, Washington’s official symbols breathe real life into our state of being 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Police are “ankle-deep” in mud and hoping the area will drain in 24 hours, Black said. Likely human remains found in Bellevue wetland area, police say 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z By Monday afternoon, as the story began circulating on social media, Stassney shared on Twitter a video of Slater doing exactly that — pass sets in ankle-deep ocean water with a forest of tropical trees nearby. Chargers' young star Rashawn Slater working hard to improve — even on his honeymoon 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Guevara, a writer who is blind, once had a seeing-eye dog that would navigate around the ankle-deep puddles and lingering muck. Five years after Hurricane Harvey, many in Houston are still waiting for help 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Police said their deaths would be investigated, but noted the canal had risen "from ankle-deep to above neck height in a matter of minutes". Sydney floods: Two killed and thousands forced to evacuate 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z She rushed to the office alone in the middle of the night to carry computers one by one through ankle-deep water to her car. Cities submerged, at least 10 dead in Australian floods 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Cleaning up the huge fallen trees, mountains of palm fronds and ankle-deep piles of debris has been another matter. High winds toppled 70 trees and closed California Botanic Garden. Here’s how to help 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “Hi guys. I’m recording this for those who say, ‘Good for you, you went to Europe!’” he said, ankle-deep in snow in a clearing amid frosted pines. Freezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Carrying their meager belongings, the migrants have been traversing the ankle-deep river between Mexico and Texas. Biden Administration to Deport Haitians in South Texas 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z The authorities and city officials said they expected thousands more to cross the ankle-deep river between Mexico and Del Rio in coming days. Thousands of Migrants Huddle in Squalid Conditions Under Texas Bridge 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The river is only ankle-deep right now at popular crossing points, Anfinsen said. Biden faces new border emergency in Texas 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z This time, only ankle-deep water covered her yard and driveway. Slight change in wind direction spells different disasters for New Orleans suburbs 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z With more rain forecast on Thursday, potentially hampering rescue efforts, about 1,100 police, fire fighters and military personnel combed through ankle-deep mud, rocks and splintered wood to try to locate those missing. Rescuers search for 27 missing after Japan landslides 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z When the water inside reached ankle-deep, the commander of the vehicle climbed on top of it and began waving the “November flag,” used as a sign of distress, the documents said. Deadly Marine Corps disaster at sea was ‘tragic’ and ‘preventable,’ investigation finds 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Alone, sad, I stood ankle-deep at the edge of the surf. Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Like mine, standing in heavy rain, ankle-deep in mud, while a stoned New Ager emptied his bowels next to me. Can Donald Trump shrug off Amy Dorris's allegations of sexual assault too? Barbara Ellen 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The legs of his pants end above the tops of his shoes, a fashion preference dictated by the hours he spends ankle-deep in wet grass. The Greenkeeper’s Tale - Golf Digest 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z He was tied for the lead when his drive into the cold wind on the 18th took once last roll into ankle-deep rough. Hatton has 2-shot lead on hardest day at Bay Hill since ‘83 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Misna, who like many Indonesians has only one name, was dragging a rake across a vast open field carpeted with spongy, ankle-deep plastic, trying to unearth anything of value. This Indonesian village thrives on American trash. Its future is bleak 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z According to a news release, the home was covered in feces and urine, with some rooms containing ankle-deep garbage. 'Deplorable' Florida home leads to arrests; 3 children, more than 240 animals taken 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The rains caused rivers to swell, flipped anchored boats, and whipped up sea waters in a dangerous surge along the coast, flooding some residential neighborhoods and leaving people to wade in ankle-deep waters. As Japan braces for typhoon, rugby squad trains in the rain 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z For another Calvin show, models walked through ankle-deep drifts of popcorn under looming barn façades, from whose rafters hung cheerleaders’ pompoms, created, by Ruby, out of blood-red yarn. Sterling Ruby’s Mixed Media 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z I stepped ankle-deep into the frigid water, my jeans rolled up, my coat still on, then lay in the sun and tried to concentrate on my breasts, scanning for nostalgia, fear of loss, attachment. A Year Without a Name 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z One day, he is ankle-deep in muddy water, helping to replace a broken concrete storm pipe. Student apprentices team up with school system’s plumbers, carpenters, masons 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z He had traversed those same waters a decade ago and had a hard time finding a campsite because of ankle-deep muck each time he pulled ashore. Alaska’s sweltering summer is ‘basically off the charts’ 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Television pictures showed a ground churned into a morass with players often paddling through ankle-deep mud. Japan, US, Samoa winners in Pacific Nations Cup 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z I was ankle-deep in mud in a woodsy corner of Baltimore County, watching two furniture makers use a $100,000 saw to cut a three-ton log lengthwise into wood slabs worth $1,000 apiece. Perspective | Woodworkers transform salvaged logs into high-end furniture 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z A 12-year-old Muskegon Heights boy recently attracted attention on local TV and social media for filling the ankle-deep pits on his street with dirt. GOP states discover a tax hike they have to like: for roads 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Some of the remains consisted of fragments that most people wouldn't even notice in the ankle-deep ashes. Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 29 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z There they slept on floors covered in straw, and walked through ankle-deep mud. Holocaust survivor worried by anti-Semitism in US 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The 12 traditional priestesses of Orango island gathered in their wide hut in a deserted clearing of ankle-deep vegetation, passing a bowl of orange palm nuts between them. 'Our god is stronger' - can biodiverse Bijagós fend off evangelical threat? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z One could quite feasibly spend a fortnight ankle-deep in resin and polyurethane. Shrinking the world: why we can't resist model villages 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z They waded through ankle-deep floodwaters, carrying their belongings in laundry baskets after saying goodbye to their home, expecting to lose everything. WHAT’S HAPPENING: Hurricane slams Florida panhandle, Georgia 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He was walking in ankle-deep water with his daughter when the sand collapsed, plunging them into the swirling waters. Dismissal of ‘killer beach’ lawsuit sought in New Jersey 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The annual event is played in the River Windrush, which is ankle-deep as it flows through the village of Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. Playing five-a-side football in a river 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z About two years later her daughter, 16-month-old Hazel, toddled around the river, splashing in the ankle-deep water, one hand holding a mango, the other a carrot stick, clad only in her diaper. Yosemite reopens to a surreal scene of smoke, tourists and flames in the distance 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Often the most feasible way of walking from one point to another is not a straight line but a zigzagging, circuitous detour, because we don’t want to be mired ankle-deep in mud. A Veritable No Man’s Land, Off the Coast of Scotland 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Outside, soldiers and police officers milled impatiently in ankle-deep dust, waiting for orders to move in. Outgunned in urban centers, Taliban wages fierce fight in remote western Afghanistan 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The Astros played with such exuberant, emotionally uncluttered joy in battle that their dugout may have been ankle-deep in adrenaline after every World Series win. Perspective | The Nationals long have been patient. It might be time to get angry. 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Some 500 firefighters from across the state rushed to help, with crews struggling through clogged roads, ankle-deep mud and downed trees throughout the day in search of victims. Deadly flooding on Santa Barbara coast as fire turns to mud 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The new arrivals — dazed, clutching their belongings, some barefoot in ankle-deep mud — have overflowed an existing camp and put up makeshift shelters. ‘Blood flowed in the streets’: Refugees from one Rohingya hamlet recount days of horror 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Other times, the help that was “needed” turned out to be less urgent: a cat in an empty house or a man who probably could have walked to safety in ankle-deep water. An adrenaline-driven mission on the dark, watery streets of Texas 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “We are lucky,” he said standing in ankle-deep water. Texans are trying to keep their heads above water as Harvey batters region 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z With smoke still hanging in the upper reaches of the cathedral and firefighters sloshing through ankle-deep puddles, officials found that one of the largest of the tapestries, “The Last Supper,” had been damaged. A ‘Triumphant Return’ for 17th-Century Tapestries 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Dipping in and out of the woods skirting the edges of Annapolis High’s waterlogged fields, the 5K course presented slick, muddy hills and ankle-deep streams of rainwater. Annapolis’s Anna Coffin stays upright, wins Doc Jones Invitational 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Listening to Mitski's "Your Best American Girl" feels like surrendering to a tidal wave: one second you're standing ankle-deep in the ocean, and the next you're being pulverized and gasping for air. This is your next jam: saying goodbye 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z No. 1 Jason Day opened with a 76, spent much of his rounds ankle-deep in the rough and was five over through 15 holes when play was halted. Dustin Johnson, Andrew Landry are co-leaders of a sort at unbalanced U.S. Open 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “He was about a foot in, maybe ankle-deep or a little higher,” Williamson said. Hopes fade amid search for boy taken by alligator at Disney World 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z When she returned to the stage to perform her new track “Freedom,” she did so barefoot, belting out the redemptive gospel-rock number in a pool of ankle-deep water. Beyonce leads fans into 'Formation' at the Rose Bowl 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps it's just the natural sense of disorder that arises from hearing Lady Mary utter the words "fat stock show" repeatedly, or from seeing her surrounded by grunting livestock in ankle-deep mud. 'Downton Abbey' recap: This little piggy went to the fat stock show 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z These were not catastrophic floods, he notes, but were ankle-deep to waist-high flows “probably akin to a vigorous canoe ride.” Mars once hosted lakes, flowing water 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “I’m the great chipper in the world,” Trevino told a friend after he chipped in from ankle-deep rough on the par-5 17th for a par that saved the day for the defending champion. AP WAS THERE: 43 years ago, Trevino ends a Grand Slam dream 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z A grown man is knocked over by ankle-deep water moving at 6.7 miles an hour. The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z When it was over, Beauty Fair, in a squat, unattached brick building that Choi leases, was ankle-deep in ruined inventory — in torn-down shelves, racks and counters; in stomped-open bottles, jars and tubes. The story of West Baltimore can be told through life at one intersection 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z That it happened this winter made it even more compelling considering the Dodgers were ankle-deep in front office turnover and dugout uncertainty. Dodgers' Don Mattingly has father issues this spring 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z The course course was tougher than ever with ankle-deep rough and fairways that are not nearly as wide. Golf Capsules 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In the 10th year of this tournament, the golf course was tougher than ever with ankle-deep rough and fairways that are not nearly as wide. McDowell's hot start gives him lead in Shanghai 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Her rear entrance was buried nearly 2 feet in muck and her garage basement with laundry and school supplies for her special education class was flooded in ankle-deep water. Cleanup begins in aftermath of California floods 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In some spots, the rough is little more than sandy patches scattered between pine needles or leaves with a few ankle-deep weeds on level terrain. Pinehurst’s revamp give course a rougher look 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The Minister, who was not a tall man, swung his little feet to the right, tried the handle twice, asked Ari to release the child lock, opened the door, and slipped down into ankle-deep sludge. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z The weather wobbled between snow and rain, with ankle-deep slush in gridlocked streets. Strong Profit Margin at Paramount Pictures Underlines a Hollywood Shift 2013-12-23T01:25:30Z After the examination, nurses—four to handle each body bag—pick up the cadavers and wade through ankle-deep mud to four white tents where they are then stored. CSI Philippines-Style: Extreme Typhoon 2013-12-06T08:37:12Z The tweet went along with a photo of her from the knees down standing ankle-deep in the soupy muck. Donald remains in US Open hunt after rough round 2013-06-15T01:45:08Z Itchy gray insulation forms ankle-deep drifts and coats every surface, including neat rows of more than 50 years of National Geographic magazines, and every piece of clothing. After Explosion, Texas Town Ponders Future 2013-05-16T02:14:26Z The mud in the narrow paths between tents is ankle-deep at spots and sticks to everything. IHT Special: Syrians Struggle in an Uneasy Lebanon 2013-01-24T00:34:40Z At the end of Marotta’s driveway a small pond of brown ankle-deep water covered the roadway. After Sandy, Snow Blankets Freezing Staten Island 2012-11-09T17:50:23Z The rough is thick and ankle-deep in spots, and this was after they cut it down a few weeks ago. A year later, Congressional gets a US Open course 2012-06-27T21:32:13Z But at this moment he was standing ankle-deep in a river among his old battalion-mates, a cold beer in his left hand, a warm one in the right. 2-4 Marine Regiment Marks Ramadi Losses 2012-05-28T22:30:01Z It was hard work for her in the darkness and ankle-deep in the soft, loose sand at every step, although his bearers made little enough of their burden. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z We were now ankle-deep in mud, now knee-high in wet grass and heather. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z It ceased in a few minutes, but the men crouched bewildered for another half hour ankle-deep in water while a pitiless blinding deluge thrashed them. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z I was hot as fire and wet to the waist before it was over, and we all stood ankle-deep in the ooze which formed the farther bank. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z It was rain; I was standing outside the prison, ankle-deep in mud, the free wind blowing, the sleet driving full in my eyes. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z A long line of building, including the best and finest houses, entirely destroyed; lumber-yards and warehouses despoiled of their goods, and the very streets strewed ankle-deep with burnt salt-fish, peas, rice, flour, and similar articles! Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The best standing points were ankle-deep in mud, and the roads half-way to the knee, puddling and getting worse. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The one sidewalk of the town’s fragment of street was ankle-deep in sand as we buffetted our way to the hotel. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z A watch was set in the street, which was ankle-deep in filth. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Leaves are ankle-deep now, thick enough to slosh around in as a child might. City Room: Autumn Unfolds: The Air Itself Feels Alive 2011-10-28T16:43:31Z The sun was still very hot and the dust ankle-deep. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z There was a high sea running, and the ship's alley-ways to the saloon were ankle-deep in water. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The earth was covered ankle-deep in ashes, which rose up in suffocating clouds at every breath of hot wind. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Milch cows in the adjacent meadow, ankle-deep in yellow celandine and daisies. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z At last she opened the door and stepped out, ankle-deep in water. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z I rose early with the intention of taking a walk, as was my custom when in town, but the grass was covered with dew, and the road was ankle-deep in dust. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z If the course’s ankle-deep creek or its long hills caused McGorty any pain, he wasn’t showing it. Chantilly?s Sean McGorty wins Oatlands Invitational 2011-09-18T04:54:30Z But in summer or spring weather, when the roads are not quite ankle-deep in mud, we dearly love to mount our tricycles and go for a good long spin. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z As he waded through ankle-deep mud and toppled foodstuffs in the store’s aisles, Mr. Katz said he was committed to rebuilding in the same location. For a Town on a Flood Plain, Doubts About Rebuilding 2011-09-05T03:38:01Z When all stood ankle-deep in the seaweed that was swaying in the tide, Colum cried: "O finny creatures of the deep, draw near!" The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Before I could stop him, he, smiling a knowing and friendly smile, whipped out a blade from his rear; and at once we stood ankle-deep in literature. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Fox was at various times thrust into dungeons filled ankle-deep with ordure, and was shot at, beaten with stones and clubs, etc. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z It made a procession of some miles in length as it lumbered along primitive roads, through mud sometimes ankle-deep. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The forest floor has lost its ancient carpet of ankle-deep moss and the intricate maze of fallen trees in every stage of decay, and looks clean-swept and bare. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z For five hours did Wally continue to ascend; now over whole fields of fragrant Alpine plants, now sinking ankle-deep in snow-fields, or crossing broad moraines. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The said regulation road was ankle-deep in dust—even the foliage of the trees and garden patches, which fronted each monotonous row of villas, was dried and gasping, and sprinkled with the same powdery substance. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Sometimes our course led over tracts of sand—sand so light and powdery that the foot sank into it ankle-deep at every step. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Incessant rain had filled the trenches of the second parallel, 2400 paces in length, ankle-deep with water, and it was not till the 9th that they were completely repaired. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Once, at least, “they had him dead,” as they admitted, when he stood ankle-deep in the river with the saw-logs thundering over the rollways to the brink of the bluff above his head. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z The floor was ankle-deep in filth and slime; and, by the aid of the torch, the squire saw, crouched in the corner, apparently heedless of the presence of his rescuer, the figure of a man. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The previous night had been hopelessly wet, and the mud in the streets was ankle-deep. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The mud yawned ankle-deep, and dried, and was not, and was dust beneath the foot. Loveliness A Story 2011-04-27T02:00:23.450Z As it is, the walking is laborious: you sink ankle-deep and slide back at every step, unless you accept the alternative of walking within the wash of the advancing wave. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Then the sea grew smooth again, save for the little white ripples made by the hot breeze, and Appleby, standing up ankle-deep in water, looked about him. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z In this period, pitches used to offer an ankle-deep ploughed field one week and a skating rink the next. Relegation from the Premiership is no longer a devastating blow 2011-03-31T23:06:04Z The children play by the lake’s edge, wading ankle-deep into the water, plashing about like little ducks; some of the bigger boys, who have improvised a rude tackle, endeavouring to catch fish. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z It was, however, ankle-deep of mud—a circumstance by no means likely to prolong the existence of my glazed boots. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z They went into swamps everywhere, into the zone of shell-craters newly brimmed with water, and along tracks without duck-boards, where men went ankle-deep, if not knee-deep or waist-deep. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Yet the decks of the "Audax" were at regular intervals ankle-deep in water, as the destroyer cut through the billows. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Eagerly they watched the declining sun and the retreating tide, until when the waves became only ankle-deep they bounded through them, and in a few minutes were at the cottage door. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z A furious wind, wailing and angry, drove the slanting spears of rain against her form, and she splashed ankle-deep through the water, so quickly had the flood risen. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z The wharf was utterly deserted, the arrival of the steam-boat being accidental and unexpected; and as I stepped out of the boat I sank ankle-deep into mud and ice. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z For two thirds of the year it was ankle-deep in mud: the rest of the time the mud was baked into cakes and emitted clouds of sticky dust under the shuffling feet of the passers-by. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z That day she had stepped without hesitation into ankle-deep water rather than accept the help which was offered her; but that had occurred in the forest loneliness. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z Splashing ankle-deep through water that washed the dock planks, she ran precariously close to the river’s edge. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Within a few steps of the dark water, her feet already sinking ankle-deep into the wet, spongy ground, she stopped. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Instantly, the girls leaped out, splashing through ankle-deep water. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z I did not inspect the ship below, according to custom, the sea being still rough, and the water ankle-deep on the gun-deck in consequence. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Its last Open was reportedly the first to feature ankle-deep rough and extremely firm greens. Most Important Courses: How We Made Our Selections 2010-10-13T04:00:00Z Conflicting information swirled about the dangers posed by the ankle-deep muck coating the most seriously hit areas after the collapse of a waste-storage reservoir at a nearby alumina plant Monday. Toxic red sludge reaches the Danube River 2010-10-08T03:30:00Z With ankle-deep water at some places, some residents recovered wet belongings and prepared to stay in their homes, resisting officials' urging that they move to temporary relief centers set up in the Fuzhou city center. Flood-hit China battles fresh rains, landslide threat 2010-06-24T09:13:00Z “The way the news media, particularly television, covers it, you’d think the entire Gulf South was ankle-deep in oil,” Mr. Barbour said. G.O.P. Stalwart Says Come On In, the Gulf?s Fine 2010-06-19T20:38:00Z James Gray, 46, neglected more than 100 animals on his farm in Amersham, Bucks, with many found ankle-deep in faeces. Animal cruelty horse man absconds 2010-05-12T15:42:00Z Near Copacabana beach, residents waded through ankle-deep water on their way to work but many commuters got stuck in traffic and returned home. Rains kill at least 89 in Rio, paralyze city 2010-04-06T20:17:00Z There were two girls, one of whom was more than ankle-deep in a soft patch of bog, while the other was trying very hard to reach her and relieve her from her unpleasant predicament. The Parson O' Dumford Off the trail fallen logs and bowlders covered the ground, and the moss covered everything ankle-deep or knee-deep. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open She sprang down ankle-deep into the mire of the cave floor, and ran to loosen the bars. Into the Primitive The rain poured down, the mud was ankle-deep, there was no straw on which to pitch our tents, but we managed somehow. Yiddish Tales As he stepped within his foot slipped among the rotten figs which lay almost ankle-deep on the path he had once kept so clean. The Firebrand At each step the fatigued soldier plunged ankle-deep in the yielding soil, while a scorching sun shone over him and not a breath of air relieved his sufferings. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 Thanks to his feet, thrust ankle-deep in the stirrups, the rider kept his seat this time, but he could not manage the reins and keep his hold of the saddle at the same time. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation To consummate the vexation of the visit there came a sudden thaw two days before they left, and Oxford was ankle-deep in slush. Plashers Mead A Novel Nothing can be more unhealthful than the dawdling habit of wading out ankle-deep or knee-deep, and waiting to get your courage up. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 Like the hall, it was vague and empty, ankle-deep too in yet warm dust, that felt grateful to his feet after the sharp stones of the arroyo out of which he had climbed. The Firebrand See how fast it rises; it is ankle-deep already—and, I tell you, we shall have to run when the time comes.” The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars The ship’s football was brought out in the evening, and on a patch of waste ground alongside, flanked by thickets of rank weed, and ankle-deep in sand and coal-dust, we enjoyed ourselves most strenuously. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday I followed a half a mile; then he struck out over the swamp, and waded ankle-deep as much as another half-mile. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade He was within ten yards of the wreck when a wave overtook the Trouble and sent a sheet of water sprawling over her stern to fill the cockpit ankle-deep. The Destroying Angel Have we not descended from the mountains into this land in more than thirty battles, wading ankle-deep in blood? A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 It is bad in the dark to ride the ice of an overflow, for one may crash through ankle-deep to the solid body beneath or plunge to his armpits. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Round these stalls the wholesale dealers wade ankle-deep in fish. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 He stood ankle-deep in gold crystals that stretched out forever in a splendid sea of flame. Felony In crossing the plain at the most advantageous place you are above ankle-deep in water for three hours; the remainder of the way is dry, the ground gently rising. Wanderings in South America As I approached, wading ankle-deep in muck that reached to the doorsill, two pigs scampered out through the opposite door. Our Southern Highlanders Vines writhed up their legs, straining to delay their march, and the dank moss curled ankle-deep, slyly tripping their dragging, swollen feet. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure After the ground had stopped trembling, the six found themselves ankle-deep in muddy water. Collector's Item He sank ankle-deep at every step, and above him and around him the wild blasts shrieked, until there were times when he feared lest he should be thrown from his feet. Dick in the Desert The grey mists were rolling up all round them; and directly Paul's feet touched the ground, he felt himself sink ankle-deep in the wet, soft sand. A Monk of Cruta The water gathered in the bottom of the old boat and was soon ankle-deep. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club I dragged one of his Bank of England chairs through the ankle-deep pile of his rug and set it down next to his big desk. The Right Time After an hour of this we came to a cypress swamp, and for several miles waded through water ankle-deep although on a bottom of firm sand. Wings of the Wind Sometimes the water hissed and gurgled at their heels, and sometimes they plunged ankle-deep into pools. The Adventure League The prisoner leaped from the bench and stood ankle-deep in the water, straining his eyes upward. Carmen Ariza I wish you could have seen Miss Anthony for once walking ankle-deep in roses. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The lust of conflict was upon him that night, and, balancing himself ankle-deep in water on the trunk that heaved and dipped beneath him, he swung the trenchant steel. The Greater Power Presently our road became inhabited by a stream of water, and every step that avoided the stones was ankle-deep in mud. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 The morning of my visit there were sacrifices every few minutes, and on the great day of Kali-worship, in October, the place runs ankle-deep in blood. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions Finches and sparrows, on the lookout for flies, hovered above the ankle-deep drifts of leaf-mould in the lane below the trees, or crossed and re-crossed between the budding boughs. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Mrs. R. H. Leonard, Sr., of Silver City, and her co-workers stood all day, ankle-deep in snow, distributing the slips and urging the voters to cast their ballots in favor of the amendment. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV In spite of his efforts, a wave broke on board, and sitting ankle-deep in water, he waited until there was a slightly smoother patch in front of him, and then swung the dinghy round. The Greater Power Geoffrey, assenting, followed the officer across a dew-damped meadow and up a winding lane hung with gossamer-decked briars, until the party halted, ankle-deep among withered leaves, in a dry ditch just outside the wood. Thurston of Orchard Valley And the city, save for an ankle-deep sheet of water that was rapidly draining out the vents in the streets, presented its former appearance. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 And right in the center of the plain, ankle-deep in the torn fragments of the murdered Venusians, was the Martian, directing the attack. The Great Dome on Mercury He was shown through a native bank, where three Chinese "tellers" were standing ankle-deep in gold, and counting so rapidly that the ring of the coins sounded like one continuous chime. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The bow scraped, and a dozen hands were outstretched in aid, but Governor Denonville stepped briskly out into the ankle-deep water and carried his own pack ashore. The Road to Frontenac This she entered, and found herself in the general editorial room, ankle-deep with dirt and paper. Counsel for the Defense As I look back upon it now I suffer, because I see my horses standing ankle-deep in water on barren marshes or crowding round the fire chilled and weak, in endless rain. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Instantly the artificial lake came pouring over its marble border, and the Royal Family were ankle-deep in water. In Brief Authority Tossed back once more upon the beach like an opalescent shell, Jacqueline, ankle-deep in foam, looked out across the flaming waters, her drenched hair dripping. The Maids of Paradise Three days later, early in the cold morning, a little girl stood ankle-deep in the new-fallen snow in front of the grand house where Lily De Koven with her twelve waxen children lived. Harper's Young People, December 16, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Before starting, Jack had put on a canvas jumper, leggings and high boots, and was soon at work with his uncle, ankle-deep in the mud. A Chapter of Adventures There was no regular footway, but a mere beaten track in front of the cabins, and this, on wet days, was ankle-deep in mud. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The young people had been standing ankle-deep in the soft, moist sand. The White Mice They floundered forward, sinking ankle-deep in withered leaves and clammy mould, tripping over rotting branches that ripped their dresses, and stumbling into dripping undergrowth. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The street was ankle-deep with mud, only the narrow crossing being passable, and I hurried to get over before the cavalry came up. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 By the afternoon, Tom Blacker was ensconced in a fair-sized office with vaguely oriental furnishings and an ankle-deep rug. Get Out of Our Skies! The explorers walked ankle-deep in dust through a maze of rooms until they came to a big central hall of statues. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends He spent the whole day in a young oak plantation, ankle-deep in oozy mud, moss, and dead fern, making havoc among the innocent birds. Vixen, Volume II. Is that to be my only reward for saving you from plunging—at least ankle-deep—in the marshy ground yonder? Vixen, Volume I. Road there was none: merely an ill-defined track presented itself, along which all the ministers and secretaries of the great nations of the world walked, ankle-deep in dust. Peking Dust Oil was on everybody's tongue and ankle-deep in some of the streets. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man The snow lay ankle-deep in Dublin, and froze hard at Belfast. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Yes; yonder under the beechen boughs Vixen descried a small child with red legs, like a Jersey partridge, dragging a smaller child by the arm, ankle-deep in the sodden leaves. Vixen, Volume II. The court was full of crazy coaches, carts, geese, and pigs, and was ankle-deep in mud and dung. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 I answered, and waded into the cold, brown current, ankle-deep in golden bottom-sands. The Reckoning And when the snow and ice were gone, I liked to wade ankle-deep in the mud. Aunt Madge's Story Their chief difficulty is the spongy nature of the soil, in which they sink at times ankle-deep. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure The road was ankle-deep with mud, for there had been much rain, and it was congested with endless convoys. The Flag On and on the two men walked, the Christian and his burden; their sandalled feet felt like lead as they sank ankle-deep in the mud of the unpaved road. "Unto Caesar" The soil is a fine sand, very like ashes, and the streets are ankle-deep with it already, wherever the grass doesn't grow. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) In many parts are moist, swampy bogs, into which the sportsman sinks ankle-deep at every step. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The march now continued with pitiless speed up the frozen Connecticut, where the recent thaw had covered the ice with slush and water ankle-deep. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America Several times we were ankle-deep in mud and water, and Louis had to slash down the tall vegetation that obstructed our way. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Hour after hour he trudged through the ankle-deep mud, hungry, cold, and utterly fatigued, but possessed by the dogged resolution to carry the thing through, whatever the cost. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands So the grass grew ankle-deep on the Mascot hill because there were no longer three shifts of hob-nailed boots to keep it down. The Man from the Bitter Roots "Of all the miserable inventions," groaned Miss Metoaca, glancing with indignation at the ankle-deep mud that lay between her and the car track. The Lost Despatch Their shoes sank ankle-deep in the reddish-yellow soil; they panted, wet with perspiration as they ran. Lorraine A romance The bather's plunge is a rapture to every stinging and startled nerve in his body, but to stand ankle-deep in the surf, shivering with folded arms in the breeze that scatters the spray! Mushrooms on the Moor One Englishman had heard that Freddy had been wading ankle-deep in priceless scarabs and jewels and gold collars and necklaces. There was a King in Egypt The snow was ankle-deep when he again took the trail and lowered his head to the sting of the wind-driven particles. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Together had he left his mother fair And his twin-sister sleeping in their bower, And in the morning twilight wandered forth Beside the osiers of a rivulet, Full ankle-deep in lilies of the vale. Keats: Poems Published in 1820 We broke through the windows, and found ourselves ankle-deep in water. Fighting the Flames I was, by this, tolerably tired of my walk; for the light sandy soil was ankle-deep, and the sun broiling. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. The water, in muddy rivulets, began to trickle through the shingle, and eddying around the rocks, covered the wide channel in which we now stood, ankle-deep. The Scalp Hunters It lay brown and powdery, ankle-deep and hot to the boots. Gold Seekers of '49 For there are no pavements, and the streets are almost ankle-deep in mud, and worse than mud. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago It was merely a dirty hut approached by a lane ankle-deep in mud and cow-manure. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole It was about six o'clock A.M., the rain coming down merrily, when I took leave of the Superior and her captain, much pleased with both, and landed ankle-deep in choice mud. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. The eager crowd remained outside, standing ankle-deep in slush, with their noses flattened against the panes. The Dean's Watch The man looked as if he wished he could sink out of sight in the ankle-deep water. Pagan Passions Pulling his raft up to the right side of the river, he jumped to the bank, but when he sank ankle-deep in the soft, sticky earth, he climbed hastily back. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old This was laborious work, for he plunged ankle-deep at every step; but the leaves, sodden with a week's rain, made a noiseless carpet, whereas the brushwood might have crackled and betrayed him. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales O'Mally, recollecting the vast prison at Naples, saw all sorts of dungeons, ankle-deep in sea-water, and iron bars, shackles and balls. The Lure of the Mask It was fine in the morning, but the farmyard was ankle-deep in water and slush, and the sky was leaden with lurid clouds in the east, when we started at 4.10 A.M. The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915 Passing it, without landing, they held on their course for a considerable distance, until they came to a place where the stream was not more than ankle-deep. The Hot Swamp There was no grass on the ground, but a species of soft moss, into which he sank ankle-deep, yet not so deep as to render walking difficult. The Norsemen in the West They found, however, that such a distance, traversed over loose sand ankle-deep, and under a burning sun, was not what any of them had been accustomed to. Digging for Gold Adventures in California The water was ankle-deep, but the youth suffered no discomfort, for he wore what may be styled home-made waterproof boots reaching to above the knees. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice To walk out on the main roads and stumble over the loose stones ankle-deep in the dust was torture. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn The sidewalk was badly kept, and the rain made it ankle-deep with mud. Recollections of Old Liverpool As he spoke he was ankle-deep, and in taking a step to catch his son’s arm, Squire Winthorpe felt the water splash up around him. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp Between these buildings and the house was a narrow lane, generally ankle-deep in mud, which led into the highroad. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May The ground was ankle-deep in dust and charcoal, and, as they floundered through it, feathery ash rose in clouds. The Gold Trail The Big Business Man had regained his feet and was standing ankle-deep in the water talking to the Doctor when Oteo suddenly plucked at his sleeve. The Girl in the Golden Atom Here we landed, and started to walk eastward over and through ashes that were ankle-deep and in places still unpleasantly hot. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn He doesn't tramp the dusty streets, Nor travel, ankle-deep, Through mush and slush, but quiet stands Where baby corn-cobs sleep. A Jolly Jingle-Book The Commandant followed, his feet at every step sinking ankle-deep in the fine shingle. Major Vigoureux Christmas day came with rain and small prospect of special enjoyment, and we all kept the shelter of the tent after hunting up the horses in mud ankle-deep. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Oteo and Eena, standing ankle-deep in the water, were unattacked, and at a word from the Chemist the others joined them, leaving little heaps of mangled human forms upon the beach where they had trod. The Girl in the Golden Atom We were little more than ankle-deep when we heard him utter an awful shriek, and saw him throw up his hands and disappear in the midst of a violent swirl of water. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn They brushed through the ankle-deep grass, pausing here and there to admire a clump of trees, a striking sky line, or a pretty slope. The Seventh Noon Pestilential place, goal of whirlwinds and dust-devils, ankle-deep in desert drift—prototype of Berber in a sandstorm—as comfortless by night as day. On the Heels of De Wet The sand was more than ankle-deep and the going heavy in the extreme. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 There was only room for one on the sand, and the other two, for they walked abreast, waded ankle-deep in the water. The Girl in the Golden Atom Another morning came, and there they sat, ankle-deep in cards. The Young Duke Their way lay over hillocks and hollows of sand in which they sank ankle-deep at every step. The Blue Pavilions Then it was that the advance-guard struck a great white road, ankle-deep in dust. On the Heels of De Wet All our ceilings are deadened—we walk ankle-deep in carpeting—nobody is suffered to open a door but ourselves—and they are so constructed, that it is out of their power to slam. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 The Very Young Man and Aura laughed heartily as they stood ankle-deep in the water beside the boat, watching him. The Girl in the Golden Atom The day was intensely hot, and the dust of the now ruined town was literally ankle-deep and so finely powdered that it splattered when one walked as though it had been water. The Great War As I Saw It She had sauntered out one evening, ankle-deep among the heather, aimless in her wanderings, and a little dejected in spirits. Cobwebs and Cables The bare fifty still with the brigade were the survival of the fittest after a week of rain at Hanover and another week of struggling with Karoo tracks ankle-deep in dust. On the Heels of De Wet From the village to the easternmost point was over quaking moss ankle-deep, or through long, rank grass, waist-high and water-rotted with sea-fog. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward With a cry, the Vicar ran towards the doorway, wading ankle-deep in beer as he crossed the threshold and broke in to the kitchen. The Mayor of Troy Sometimes he was ankle-deep in water of a greenish slime. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Its avenues were solidly paved, while centuries afterwards the people of Paris, on rainy days, stepped from their door-sills into mud ankle-deep. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII A casual stroll through the ankle-deep heather to Freddy's quarters repaid those sightseers who had energy enough to be interested in camp excitements. On the Heels of De Wet For an hour or two they climbed up the half-dry bed of a mountain torrent, and more than once they were ankle-deep in swampy ground. Captain Jinks, Hero At its recapture the carnage was appalling; the streets were ankle-deep in blood. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma By taking to what the driver called "our own hind legs," we accepted an ankle-deep plod through filth indescribable and treacherous boulders, which turned over when trust and sixteen stone were reposed on them. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Martin and Ferguson jumped down the hatch steps and into ankle-deep foam and oil. Code Three The earthen walls had been revetted with wire chicken-netting, and instead of tramping through ankle-deep mud, we had beneath our feet neat walks of corduroy. Italy at War and the Allies in the West In a little while the floor of the jungle became one continuous mudhole, with each step taking them ankle-deep into the sucking mud. The Revolt on Venus Wentworth's attitude towards life, of which he was so fond of speaking, was perhaps rather like that of a shrimper who, in ankle-deep water, watches the heavily freighted whale boats come towering in. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron Before the front door was a rough stone causeway, already ankle-deep in filth. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The tide was now so high that Paul and the two girls stood ankle-deep in the water that completely covered the rocks. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Then, as I closed my window, lingering for a last look at the crawling tide, I saw a man standing, ankle-deep, in the surf, all alone there in the night. In Search of the Unknown In the gardens of the hotel, the paths lay ankle-deep in scattered confetti. The Lighted Match The stalactites crashed to the cave’s floor until it was carpeted in ankle-deep chips of stone, and he waded through them. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town When dust is ankle-deep that is not very feasible. Russian Rambles The huge scent-symphony dissolved in a shower of black roses which covered the ground ankle-deep. Visionaries The camp was sodden, the mud ankle-deep, and, what with that and the cold November weather, times were pretty stiff. One Young Man The simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk. As she walked ankle-deep in the unclipped grass under the catalpa and elm-trees, she looked around with eager interest. Honey-Sweet There were great mud-holes where one sank ankle-deep, for no one paved the street at that time, strangely enough preferring to pay the sixpence fine per square yard for leaving it undone. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Plunged is the right word; the road was churned into a dust-pit, on the footpath the dust lay ankle-deep, and people on foot had the appearance of wading through shallow water. In the Roaring Fifties As his horse toiled ankle-deep in the soft whitish mud, Tex's eyes roved over the broadened expanse of the valley. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country The trenches filled with water and the men had first to wade through deep sludge and then over rain-sodden ground ankle-deep in mud. The Story of the "9th King's" in France Political reform, social reform, literature even, move slowly, ankle-deep in the mud of materialism and deliquescent tradition. Art They pressed on through mud that was ankle-deep to the barracks. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories "What you givin' us, anyway?" said Gettysburg, remaining ankle-deep in the mud. The Furnace of Gold So slow was their laboured pace that at the end of a half-hour Endicott dismounted and walked, hobbling clumsily over the hot rocks and through ankle-deep drifts of dust in his high-heeled boots. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country The transverse spars before mentioned were as slippery as ice; and the hollows between them were filled ankle-deep with water. Jack Sheppard A Romance We left the impression of our boots; and if we had stood still awhile, we should soon have been ankle-deep. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Half an hour later he stood, ankle-deep in water, groping for his shells and oblivious of the review, the firing that echoed far away, the flight of time—everything. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches Jill stood ankle-deep in flowers looking down at her mount, the prize of the desert. Desert Love After the tree grounded, I had to tramp up and down through this ankle-deep mud to keep from freezing. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country To reach them I plod through a roadway ankle-deep in red clay dust. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls He had slipped heavily, as he paddled through the ankle-deep mud, and had hurt his back. Tell England A Study in a Generation So on the morrow the two donned their harness, helping each other to arm, and then fell a-fighting, Palamon like a wild lion, and Arcite like a cruel tiger, till they were ankle-deep in blood. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Then the walk back together, sometimes ankle-deep in mud; then supper, making the toast over the coals, and an evening absolutely to ourselves. An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker In some of these wash-rooms the water is at times ankle-deep, a condition due only to bad drainage, as other wash-rooms are absolutely dry. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls He couldn't see the man who walked in front; Only he heard the drum and rattle of feet Stepping along the trench-boards,—often splashing Wretchedly where the sludge was ankle-deep. The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon On a sudden, a storm-flash may reveal to him that he is on the very edge of a precipice or already ankle-deep in some bottomless morass. Father Stafford Already it stood ankle-deep in the road, and was reaching toward my knees, a warm thing, quick and moving. Roof and Meadow Even walking downhill was laborious, for they sank ankle-deep, but it was very much worse when they faced the ascent. Ranching for Sylvia The man who goes to the weekly service regularly through moonlight and pitch darkness, through good walking and slush ankle-deep, will in the book of judgment find it set down to his credit. Around The Tea-Table The river was still rising, though more slowly, and as soon as they left the high ground they were splashing along ankle-deep in the water. A Daughter of the Snows They say that at conclusion of argument on Woman's Suffrage in St. James's Hall last night, floor nearly ankle-deep in loose hair. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 7, 1892 When they stood, ankle-deep in the dust, she looked first toward the north, and then to the south. Audrey The younger lady had a shivering and frightened delight in occasionally wading ankle-deep in unconventionality, but she had-lively recollections, in connection with the Cardiffs, of having been very nearly taken off her feet. A Daughter of To-Day The bog was not even dangerous: and ankle-deep, calf-deep, knee-deep he waded through it and got out on the opposite bank, bringing up a cloud of little marsh-bubbles on his heels. Nightfall Alton was white in ten minutes, a gritty mire defiled the horse's sides, and Seaforth floundered, coughing, ankle-deep at times, with livid circles where he had rubbed the grime away about his eyes. Alton of Somasco Tradition has it that for three days the public executioner stood ankle-deep in the blood of the condemned. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) We could hear the murmur of flowing water near by, and we sank ankle-deep into the marshy soil. Over Strand and Field In succession they passed ankle-deep through the spotted silk of soft rose catchflies, through the tufted satin of feathered pinks, and the blue velvet of forget-me-nots, studded with melancholy little eyes. Abbe Mouret's Transgression The other inspector had been through Oleron's study and had found nothing, and was now in the kitchen, kicking aside an ankle-deep mass of vegetable refuse that cumbered the floor. Widdershins She was standing ankle-deep in Gnostics and Neo-Platonists; as for Mr. Rickman, he was, as he observed, out of his depth there altogether. The Divine Fire The streets were ankle-deep in an unpleasant mixture of mud and ice, and battling through it all, the came along a little procession of ragged, haggard, hungry looking boys. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth Mile after mile is devoted to the unhappy task of trundling the bicycle ahead, rear wheel aloft, through mud and slush varying from ankle-deep to worse, occasionally varying the programme by fording a stream. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The stone yielded beneath her tread and she stood ankle-deep in the water. Clementina But her feet slipped on the seaweed, and she splashed down into a pool ankle-deep. The Rocks of Valpre Stands stemming a billow, A motionless billow Of ankle-deep mosses; Two great roots it crosses To make a round basin. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Every part of a plain was flooded ankle-deep. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Meanwhile, the horse lines had been shifted, for they were ankle-deep in mud. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. The day was beautiful, but the sun breaking through the skin of last night's freezing, softened the ground until the going was literally ankle-deep in slush. The Rules of the Game He had to wade ankle-deep to the bridge, but fortunately did not encounter a living soul all the way to the parsonage. Thankful Rest And brushing ankle-deep in flowers, We heard behind the woodbine vail The milk that bubbled in the pail, And buzzings of the honeyed hours. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 —With own water supply—ankle-deep at times—telephone, and the usual offices. The First Hundred Thousand The streets were ankle-deep in dust or neck-deep in mud. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Welton thrust his hands in his pockets and splashed cheerfully into the ankle-deep mud. The Rules of the Game He walked on, and stepped ankle-deep into broken glass. The Pretty Lady The descent here is almost perpendicular, and we could hardly escape with whole skins if it were not for the fact that we sink ankle-deep into sand and cinders at every step. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Jimmy Sears threw his shirt high up on the bank as he stood ankle-deep in the stream. The Court of Boyville On good days we stand ankle-deep; on bad, we are occasionally over the knees. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand The road was ankle-deep in dust; the sun burnt our faces as we marched toward the west. Who Goes There? The boat ankle-deep in water—literally no place on board where we could either stand or sit. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest The streets of Larnaka are unpaved, so that we were obliged literally to wade more than ankle-deep in sand and dust. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy The unpaved street, undrained and unutterably filthy, was ankle-deep in mud, even at the close of this hot August day. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk The floor was for the most part quite dry, but at intervals there were muddy pools nearly ankle-deep. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front I stood ankle-deep in violets, where they had run wild under a gnarled old apple-tree, and gave way to my wounded vanity. My Brilliant Career Others have waded ankle-deep in the crowd; but he, a grimy, infinitesimal molecule, had been at the bottom wholly submerged, where the light of idealism is not supposed to penetrate. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The whole region round Joppa is so covered with sand, that one sinks ankle-deep at every step. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Just now the girl stood ankle-deep in green grasses, a bath of sunlight falling about her, a tingle of salt wind humming up the river from the bay's offing. The Call of the North It rained hard and the road was excessively bad, sometimes almost ankle-deep in mud. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. With this idea in my head, sinking ankle-deep in the dust, and threading my way through the pigs and fowls which hung around the back door, I went in search of my master. My Brilliant Career We dropped down into the gully, stumbled over the boulder wash, and began to toil in the ankle-deep sand of a little sage-brush flat this side of the next ascent. Arizona Nights And yet with vision-dazzled eyes, I see the lotus-lands of old, Where odorous breezes fall and rise, And mountains, peering in the skies, Stand ankle-deep in lakes of gold. Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 1 And honey lay ankle-deep in the valley and knee-deep on the hills. The Violet Fairy Book Neither thirty miles, nor thirty pounds, nor ankle-deep slush sounds formidable when considered as abstract and separate propositions. The Mountains "How long, how long!" was my cry, as I walked out ankle-deep in the dust to see the sun, like a ball of blood, sink behind the hills on that February evening. My Brilliant Career It was an hour—an hour of standing in the street, with bare feet on the ice, under the ankle-deep slush—before old Tom and his wife got their turn to be taken. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise They could not see a step before them; the mud was ankle-deep, and not a person, not a solitary soul was visible. The Count's Millions Miriam came up slowly, her face in her big, loose bunch of flowers, walking ankle-deep through the scattered froth of the cowslips. Sons and Lovers The country was scorched and sterile; the wagon-trail, almost paralleling the mountains themselves on a long easy slant toward the high country, was ankle-deep in dust; the ravines were still dry of water. The Mountains Irrigation had draped the place with beauty, and I stood ankle-deep in clover. My Brilliant Career In many places the ground was absolutely covered with them, and as we walked ankle-deep on that wonderful yielding carpet, the scent was almost intoxicating in its sweetness and intensity. The Lost World The country roads were ankle-deep with mud, the wayside paths thick with sodden leaves. K Broadway was a riot of light, thronged as he had never seen it with a carnival crowd which swept its glittering way through scraps of paper, piled ankle-deep on the sidewalks. The Beautiful and Damned The floor was ankle-deep in a creamy batter of oil and water; each moving part flicking more oil in zoetrope-circles, and the gauges invisible for their dizzy chattering on the chattering steel bulkhead. Traffics and Discoveries Vane left her and plodded away across the grass, sinking ankle-deep in the spongy moss among the roots of it When he had grown scarcely distinguishable in the haze he turned and waved his hand. Vane of the Timberlands Other boughs near the floor likewise thrust themselves forward, hiding his feet so that he stood ankle-deep in forestry. Bride of the Mistletoe She stepped ashore, and stood ankle-deep in the sweet grass, and looked about her for a while, and saw no shape of man astir. The Water of the Wondrous Isles The roads were ankle-deep in mud; the weather was vile; both food and water were very bad. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf The farmer had been winnowing his corn outside, and the narrow lane was ankle-deep with chaff. Two Summers in Guyenne With his feet sinking into the soft rich carpet, as though he were ankle-deep in some mossy bank, he stared about him at the great pictures which lined the walls. The Doings of Raffles Haw The snow lay ankle-deep everywhere and the air was chilly and raw. Remarks In crossing the plain at the most advantageous place you are above ankle-deep in water for three hours; the remainder of the way is dry, the ground gently rising. Wanderings in South America As they watched her she reached the end of the board-walk, and plunging ankle-deep into the sand, trudged slowly along as if pushed back by the wind. Georgina of the Rainbows The parade ground was ankle-deep in trampled snow and mud. The Glory of the Trenches Bravely and strongly the girl bore her half of the load as they broke through the undergrowth, clambered over fallen and rotten logs, or sank ankle-deep in mossy swales. Darkness and Dawn We'd travel through dust ankle-deep all day that was just like ashes, and halt in the red-hot sun five minutes to make coffee. Remarks For the Marina itself—at this season, at least—is an unappetizing spot; a sordid agglomeration of houses, a few dirty fruit-stalls, ankle-deep dust, swarms of flies. Old Calabria Now and then her feet were ankle-deep in water, and she dreaded to see it sweep over the low berth. Brought Home The boldest walked in ankle-deep and danced in daredevilry, and soon young and old were gambolling uncouthly, tasting the sea's quality, shouting and splashing. Tropic Days The cow-yard is next the house, and is mostly ankle-deep in slush. While the Billy Boils The houses were so surrounded with mud, ankle-deep, nay, knee-deep, that one wondered how the inmates ever got out. A Trip to Manitoba I stumbled nearly a mile along to-morrow's road, stepping now and then into ankle-deep mud puddles, before reaching the stream, but a plunge into a stored-up pool of it was more than ample reward. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The precipice resolved itself into an incident of a journey of the same order as an ankle-deep stream trickling across a highway. Over the Pass The men were in high spirits notwithstanding the difficulties we had to encounter in traversing a route wellnigh impassable from the recent rains, and ankle-deep in mud. A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 The room was bedded down ankle-deep in straw; and the straw, which had probably been fresh the day before, already gave off a strong musky odor—the smell of an animal cage in a zoo. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front The ground was carpeted ankle-deep with moss of endless variety, and ferns sparkling with raindrops. A Trip to Manitoba Before noon the jungle opened out upon an ankle-deep sea of sand, across which I plowed under a blazing sun that set even the bundle on my back dripping with sweat. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The mule wore a man's saddle, but no matter—the streets were full of yellow pools, the mud was ankle-deep, and she was on her way to the sick-bed of Becky Day. Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories We left the impression of our boots; and if we had stood still awhile, we should soon have been ankle-deep. At Last I stood ankle-deep in the cool water: every spadeful came out with a smack, and as I turned it over at the edge of the ditch small turgid rivulets coursed back again. Adventures in Contentment Then from one of the upper plantations came the report that he and four other desperadoes with horses and pistols had marched away in snow ankle-deep. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story The combatants of the Bourg-Labbé barricades are ankle-deep in mud on account of the rain. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Where he stood King sank ankle-deep in the fluffy stuff. The Everlasting Whisper The ground was muddy in places, slippery in others; and here and there it held pools of water ankle-deep. The Desert of Wheat Dear Moxon,—The snows are ankle-deep, slush, and mire, that 't is hard to get to the post-office, and cruel to send the maid out. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb All the ground was covered, not with grass and green leaves, but with radiant corollas, about ankle-deep next the foot-hills, knee-deep or more five or six miles out. The Mountains of California He slid off his perch into the ankle-deep water and waded out to the boat. The Mystery By the beeches there is little underwood, and the hollows are filled ankle-deep with their leaves. The Open Air They waded ankle-deep in filth, and their clothes, hands, and faces were covered with it. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales I could not help pitying the force standing in mud ankle-deep trying to beat back the frantic people, to make serving the relief possible. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland The blood was ankle-deep in the pass, through which more and more of the Christians were driven up to the slaughter by those who followed them. Via Crucis He crossed the lake, his snow-shoes sinking ankle-deep at every step, and once each half- hour he fired a single shot from his rifle. The Honor of the Big Snows Some stood ankle-deep in water from morning till night in the depths of the pit, wearing out their little lives at the hand- pumps. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century We climbed up to the village of St. Nicholas, about half past four in the afternoon, waded ankle-deep through the fertilizer-juice, and stopped at a new and nice hotel close by the little church. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 He had come in a dead, stifling calm through ankle-deep dust. Life's Handicap In some places the brown and purple fragments lay ankle-deep, like leaves in autumn. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze. The Metropolis Spring green the fields were, and the woods, but scarcely touched by the blight of autumn, were gray as usual from the limestone turnpike, which, when he crossed it, was ankle-deep in dust. The Heart of the Hills The steps leading up to it were strewn ankle-deep with flowers, . . the doors stood open, and a thunderous hum of solemn music vibrated in wave-like pulsations through the heavy, heated air. Ardath When they lessened—ceased in violence—he stood ankle-deep in water, and then madly he began to bail. The Rainbow Trail The men were drenched, of course, for they traveled in a cloud of spume; their feet were ankle-deep in cold water, and every new deluge caused them to gasp. The Winds of Chance "I expect it was most ankle-deep," she scoffed. A Texas Ranger The whole room was ankle-deep in scrap papers, most of them with lists of numbers on the back and front. Underground He plunged fearlessly into the white world beyond the lake, his wide snowshoes sinking ankle-deep at every step. Back to God's Country and Other Stories Twelve hours of it had made rivers of the streets, quagmires of the roads, and covered the crossings ankle-deep with mud. Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero After the turmoil of the day the room had quieted, most of the reporters had left, and the shaded lamps shone upon empty tables and a floor strewn ankle-deep with papers. In the Sweet Dry and Dry By day progress meant wading ankle-deep, knee-deep, breast-deep, with an occasional spurt of swimming. Alice of Old Vincennes It was now beginning to thaw, and on all the frequented thoroughfares the slush was ankle-deep. Monsieur Lecoq To and fro they trudged down the hill, across the Flat, over the bridge and up the other side; first, through a Sahara of dust, then, when the rains began, ankle-deep in gluey red mud. Australia Felix After a time a doe and a spotted fawn came and stood ankle-deep in the water, and ate of the lily-pads. The Blazed Trail A few teams stood ankle-deep in the mud, tied to the fantastically gnawed pine pillars of the wooden awnings. Main-Travelled Roads The roads were ankle-deep in clinging mud, the country densely wooded and full of bogs and marshes. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Yu don't get me to wallow in hot alkali an' lose time ridin' in ankle-deep sand when I can hit th' south trail, skirt th' White Sand Hills an' be in God's country again. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up The great slave route to Kilwa runs up the banks of this river, which is only ankle-deep at the dry season of the year. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 I see the Indian files that keep Their places in the dusty heather, Their red trunks standing ankle-deep In moccasins of rusty leather. Complete Poetical Works One or two policemen got out upon the ruins of the chimney, and went ankle-deep in water. Put Yourself in His Place "O Martin, for a broom!" says she, looking around upon the floor ankle-deep in dead leaves, twigs and the like. Black Bartlemy's Treasure The noise came rapidly nearer and increased in volume as the riders turned the corner and drew rein suddenly, causing their mounts to slide on their haunches in ankle-deep dust. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up The men pace in and out with the wave, going steadily to and fro like a pendulum, ankle-deep in the chilly brine, their steps quickened by hope or slackening with despair. Oldport Days All this, in disjointed fragments, passed through the lightkeeper's mind as he descended the path in frantic bounds and plowed through the ankle-deep white sand of the beach. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights The walks about the college grounds were in very bad condition, and, in wet weather, often ankle-deep in mud. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee The water flowed down from the mountains, and transformed our narrow path into a brook, through which we had to wade ankle-deep in water. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North It was a task of uncommon difficulty, for the shore was wholly composed of loose lava and pumice-stone grit, into which we sank ankle-deep at every step, besides being exceedingly steep. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales I passed through the fence; there within were the ashes of the burnt huts—they lay ankle-deep. Nada the Lily They staggered out of the water; waist-deep, knee-deep, ankle-deep; falling and rising again. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature It was snowing fast out of doors; the afternoon had turned out wild and cold; the leaden sky seemed full of drifts, and the street was already ankle-deep in the white downfall. The Professor Had it rained, we should have been wetted to the skin, besides being compelled to wade ankle-deep in mud. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North Let the gardener sweep and sweep the turf as he will, and press the leaves into full barrows, and wheel them off, still they lie ankle-deep. Bleak House |
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