| 单词 | ground rose |
| 例句 | The streets curved up and around as the ground rose away from the coast like a spiral. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The ground rose in a rippling sheet, thrusting Nina and the others back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z South of them, the ground rose gently away from the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed Jack toward the castle where the ground rose slightly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z After a time the ground rose sharply, forcing him to clamber on hands and knees up a wooded slope. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When the ground rose several hours later, we came up on the rear of another, smaller party. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The trees had begun to grow more dense, and the ground rose toward the comb of a hill. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In the moment of darkness, Taran lost his footing as the ground rose steeply on one side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The ground rose up to meet us, changing from a smooth white expanse to a model train set of a snowy field, and then—without transition—full size and beneath us. A pilot fights to become the first female astronaut in alternate history novel The Calculating Stars 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Three sides of the ground rose in spontaneous applause. Chelsea’s hunt for a medieval big man adds intrigue to football’s space race | Barney Ronay 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Add potatoes, ground rose petals, lentils and cilantro, and cook until heated through. Persian Recipes That Deliver Classic Christmas Flavors 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z While the entire ground rose to him, the hero of the hour took time to react. 'Ginger Limpet' blocks England's path 2013-08-10T19:29:53Z From this point the ground rose more steeply than it had yet done. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Behind it, the ground rose into an elevation; while still farther back, along the shore, lay the village, in which were the women and children. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z In the centre of the swamp the ground rose into a hillock, and here it was possible for them to stand side by side. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z As they proceeded, the ground rose and the scrub became thicker. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z At one end the ground rose gradually until it formed a bluff overhanging the river at a considerable height. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The ground rose gradually as they proceeded, and after walking for what must have been several miles they came upon a large open space which had evidently been cleared by fire. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The ground rose steeply behind the place, rising up into a jagged ridge against the sky. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z The ground rose slightly, and stopping when they reached the highest point he answered her inquiring glance. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Beyond the west end of the Nanga near Vunaniu the ground rose, and on the slope were two old graves upon which were found the decayed remains of two "Tower" muskets. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z As the caravan travelled toward the east, the ground rose by degrees. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Beyond, the ground rose; everywhere the slopes were covered with trees, pines for the most part--scarcely a cheerful framework to what was already bidding fair to become a scene of desolation. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z On the outer side of the walk the ground rose and the slope was covered with noble forest trees. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Here and there the ground rose steeply, and the haste of their ascent made them pant for breath. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z East of this road the ground rose abruptly to a broad open plateau, skirted east, southeast, and south by a semi-circular fringe of thick woods. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Then I recalled that immediately behind the house the ground rose; that, in fact, the house lay under a considerable hill. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z From the marshy ground rose the cries of curlews and peewits,—the drumming of snipe and the hoarse croakings of many frogs making an unearthly tout ensemble. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z And then from the ground rose a moaning breath, a sleepy cry—Bébita was awake. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z The ground rose in a succession of irregular terraces, covered with vegetation in every imaginable shade of green. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The ground rose, and when they reached the top of a flat mesa he killed the engine. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z Just here the ground rose sharply to a little hillock which dominated the flat valley of the Loire and commanded a fine view over the more distant villages. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z The position of the waggons was a dangerous one, as the ground rose immediately behind them, and was covered with bush. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars On their side the ground rose up gradually to an ancient clearing, from which disused roads ramified in all directions, which were a sufficient evidence that at one time the country was well populated. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa The ground rose steeply, leading up to the ridge far to the left. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z And in this space the ground rose steeply, till its crest blotted out the view beyond. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Now, as the ground rose, the edges of the groove began to curve inward over the groove. The Holes Around Mars Westwardly, after a moderate dip, the ground rose again to a second elevation or spur, on which stood a house, distant from the redoubt about 170 yards. The Battle of Allatoona, October 5th, 1864 Beyond them the ground rose slightly, scarcely enough to be called a hill, and yet sufficiently to cut off any more extended view southward. Barclay of the Guides The ground rose to where he stood, and our heads were about on a level. The Draw Now in front of us the ground rose gradually into quite a hill, and rather to our right the Irish brigade was deployed and was engaged. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry A second looked east at the enemy posted across the Hudson; a third faced the west, where the ground rose above the camps, and hid itself in a thick forest. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. At length they left the river, and went on where the ground rose gradually. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia On the other side the ground rose again as abruptly as on the side next to us; and on the bank were the rebel rifle-pits, this side of the stream being also covered with woods. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House It looked out upon the village street—a rough, unkempt sort of track—and on its other side the ground rose abruptly to some height, but treeless and grassless. Four Ghost Stories The ground rose and fell beneath his feet, the walls swam about sideways, and the ceiling slid off into the air. Jimbo A Fantasy On the far side the ground rose again, and was crowned by the confused roofs and gables of the palace. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) The ground rose here in a high bank above the Potomac, and the original lot contained less ground than a quarter of an acre. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria On our right the ground was somewhat rough and broken; but immediately in front, at the railroad, the ground rose abruptly for several feet, and then sloped gradually upward toward the rebel works. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House He could no longer see a single light; but the ground rose abruptly across the fence, and was thick with shrubs. The Camera Fiend Gallwitz here had an exceedingly difficult task, for the ground rose in rocky, steplike formation, offering all the advantages to the defenders. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Back from the water the ground rose into a low hill, covered with oak and elm and ragged hickory trees. The Road to Frontenac Fifteen yards further back the ground rose abruptly to a height of thirty or forty feet; the ground around was covered with bushes, through which a few good-sized trees rose. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California Before them was a valley, across which the Bucktails were advancing as skirmishers, and beyond this the ground rose again, and curved off toward woods in the distance. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House Gently she patted and stroked on the wound a paste made of ground rose petals, lime water, and egg white, the Sufi remedy he had taught her to make. The Saracen: The Holy War On the north side the ground rose gently for a distance, then climbed abruptly to the "mountain," in reality but a high, wooded hill. The Brass Bound Box We found ourselves upon a gravel walk bordered by cedars; to our left was the road, to our right the white stones of a vast burying ground rose up like spectral sentinels of the tomb. The Love Story of Abner Stone The ground rose and fell in little hillocks and hollows, tufted with dry grass and furze, and strewn throughout with fragments of granite. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot During the afternoon the ground rose sharply, and the stream flowed out of a deep ravine which they followed. Hawtrey's Deputy Steadily the ground rose, until the chestnut forests spread wide and blue below them, and the Thames marshes shone silvery, high and far. Tales of Space and Time To the left of the house the ground rose in a low knoll, whose top was covered with sassafras bushes. Eyebright A Story He went to the mouth and stood peering round to see if there was another similar cave near, but everywhere else the ground rose solid and unbroken. The Rider of Waroona But their party was no longer either in sight or within hearing, for an elevation in the ground rose between them and the two girls. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him Away to the northward the ground rose, forming a plateau of coral nearly fifty feet above the sea, and on which many huge baobab trees were growing. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force On three sides the surrounding ground rose steeply, forming an irregular horseshoe mound that opened to the west. Uncanny Tales From the lake the ground rose once more. Clematis The ground rose almost perpendicularly behind them to a height of from twenty to thirty feet. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Behind him the ground rose, in an apparently unbroken ascent, to a hill, which he judged to be some three or four miles away. With Cochrane the Dauntless Mountains thundered 'neath her footsteps, Valleys rose and hills were levelled, And the high ground sank before her, And the low ground rose before her. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes The ground rose sharply, and the stream flowed out of a deep ravine which they followed. Masters of the Wheat-Lands On the other side of the river the ground rose to a long ridge flanked on the east by a steep mountain, and on the west by a bastion-like hill. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland The flames that burst from these shells when they reached the ground rose up thirty or forty feet in the air, flared on for a few moments, and then disappeared into a dirty black smoke. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 But beyond that the ground rose suddenly from the banks of this bend of the river. Queensland Cousins And when I came to the top, the ground rose up in front of me, tall and steep as a wall, and there was nothing but the green wall and the sky. The House of Souls The approach from the west was across a wide flat; at the east the ground rose more abruptly from the stream. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Inland the ground rose to the thickly forest-clad slope of a mountain, to which the American officers felt sure the Tagalogs had finally retreated. Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos The ground rose up on all sides round us, but the guns were placed near the top of the northward rise. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Away behind them, where the ground rose up towards the higher slopes, was the glimmer of the fire which marked their camp. The Heart of Unaga The ground rose at first gently and then steeply from the lake, while the splashing sound of a stream on one side gave promise of good water-power for the new settlement. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading The bay came sweeping round at some places with a hard sandy beach; then, again, the ground rose, leaving but a narrow ledge between the foot of the cliffs and the waters. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean The ground rose slightly from the head of the bay, and on the lower portion grew a grove of cocoa-nut trees loaded with fruit. The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific The ground rose abruptly, and they were standing where they could have a fair view of the river. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet The ground rose a little and was built up too before his group of huts, terraced roughly and faced with stone, with steps at one end. The Priest's Tale - Père Etienne From "The New Decameron", Volume III. A camping ground was chosen on a bare gravelly place on the scrub where the ground rose slightly. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The ground rose, and when they reached the top of a mesa he killed the engine. Planet of the Damned The ground rose gradually behind it, and was completely covered with foliage, orchards, and orange groves. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The padre, he, and I accordingly landed; and observing that the ground rose to some height inland, we pushed forward in that direction. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela The ground rose gradually towards the house, and we could now distinguish a dark mass coming across the open space in the plain below. Paddy Finn They could see a variety of trees and bushes, and that the ground rose beyond them. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The ground rose slightly as we advanced, showing that the island had been upheaved, since first formed by its minute architects, owing to some volcanic convulsion far down in the depths of the ocean. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific Inland, the ground rose rapidly into hills--in many places covered with wood--and half an hour's walking took him to one of these. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The ground rose considerably above that point to where they sat, and on looking round they saw that it continued to rise behind them for some distance. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure We found that the ground rose a little way beyond, and appeared quite hard. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas The ground rose towards it, and in the centre was a miniature conical hill, out of which there bubbled a stream of water running down on one side of it. In the Eastern Seas High ground rose behind it and sheltered it from the north and east winds. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He stood up firmly as he spoke; and those of the men who were still lying on the ground rose too. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The ground rose as they had before supposed when they explored it in the dark, but the roof continued of the same height above it. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Further on, the ground rose, and on the drier bank the 'gicks' grew shoulder high, towering over the brambles. Round About a Great Estate To the left lay verdant meadows, picturesque villas, and sloping hills, stretching far into the distance until bounded by a belt of forest, beyond which the ground rose again, capped by a rugged crag. Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma A stream some four feet in depth passed under a bridge, where the road dipped into a hollow; beyond this the ground rose steeply, and was covered with a thick wood, of very considerable extent. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee Before them to the west the ground rose from the valley, gently, unbroken, desolate, like nothing so much as the desolate country that borders the Riff coast of Morocco. The Beach of Dreams The heavenly outpouring will develop from the pure ground roses and hyacinths. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas As Bradby had surmised, the ground rose steadily, though it was very rough. The Lost Valley The ground rose rough and precipitous on their right, and fell away to their left. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers The ground rose steeply, almost from the edge of the river; and at times had to be traversed in single file. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman For some distance along the centre of the bay the ground rose abruptly, at a distance of some thirty yards from the shore, forming a sort of natural terrace. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire In front of us the ground rose into the timber where our infantry was engaged. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Several cases of this description occurred in New England in the closing stages of the Glacial period, when the ground rose up to the northward. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Her house was on a bank, or at least its main part, and while a valley lay on one side, the ground rose upon the other. The Harvest of Years Two or three miles away on our right the ground rose gently to a range of low wooded hills, and on their bare green slopes brown furrows showed up like a cicatrice. Leaves from a Field Note-Book The ground rose sharply from the water's edge in a rough hillside thickly studded and bestrewn with boulders great and small; fallen cleavings and hewings from the crags of the eastern cliff. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Beyond the water the ground rose sharply again, making the whole place a bottom or hollow, such as was commonly encountered in this part of England. Berry And Co. Behind, the ground rose gradually to the summit of the ridge--which formed a sort of backbone to the Andredsweald. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars It was in a hollow, and above it the ground rose sharply to a large house, evidently very old, built of a grey stone that had been weathered by the winds and rains of centuries. The Boy Scouts In Russia From there the ground rose steep and slippery to the higher land above. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America As the ground rose again, it was stony and overgrown with cactus. The Girl from Montana But from the farther shore the ground rose at a moderate slope, and here were farmhouses and haystacks planted above reach of the waters. Lady Good-for-Nothing Bushes and trees and shrubs spread away for some distance, to where the ground rose in a small hillock and then fell away abruptly into bare hillside. When William Came The ground rose slightly, and when he had mounted with it he saw below him the huddle of cabins which formed the ridge quarter, and winding down to it a string of negroes. Audrey The ground rose in front of them, thickly covered with trees, to the German position on the ridge. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front The slope of the ground rose against us. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria It was obvious that the hut would catch the eyes of the men behind if they came close enough, and he stopped where the ground rose. Carmen's Messenger Beyond, the ground rose, and on its slope stood a farm-house up to its second story in water. Italian Journeys A snake glided across the road in front of the horses, and from a bit of muddy ground rose a cloud of yellow butterflies. Audrey Farther back the ground rose more rapidly and showed some scattered suburban houses. St George's Cross They looked for a moment of silence down the vale before them, where a mile away the ground rose to a low ridge, beyond which in woody shelters lay the hostile lines. Westways In this instance, over an extent of country stretching for 300 miles southward from the mouth of the Ohio river, the ground rose and sank in great undulations, and lakes were formed and again drained. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 The ground rose inland, and curious to see around him as far as possible, he ascended the slope. After London Or, Wild England The ground rose steadily, but with an easy inclination, and we climbed with the wind at our backs; climbed, as it seemed, for an hour, or maybe two, at a footpace, keeping silence. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts But in about the centre was a hollow, and beyond that the ground rose a little, and then dropped toward the brook. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. After crossing a second ravine, on the north side of which the ground rose considerably, we entered upon another snowy plain, where there was nothing to be seen in any direction but snow and sky. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 The ground rose from the water side upwards; so that another wall, parallel to the first, about twelve yards from it, and facing the country, was not above two or three feet high. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Beyond the stream the ground rose again as gradually as it had declined. After London Or, Wild England In some places the ground rose up, the cliffs were removed from their places, and even some hills were thrown down and levelled with the adjoining plains. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 On the other side the ground rose more gradually, and was covered over by a forest much less dense. The American Baron On the other side of the pond the ground rose again in a steep hill. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories Landward, beyond the flats, high ground rose on all sides, and hence it was that the floods came down so deep upon Glaston. Paul Faber, Surgeon Behind the village, the ground rose toward the north, where the horizon was bounded by woods of oak and pine, intersected by crooked roads, which led to towns and villages near us. The Morgesons At its farther edge the ground rose gently from the creek toward the hills, and this sloping plain was covered with huge boulders and a thin growth of large spruce and birch. The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness Between them the ground rose in bold hills, bare of forest and covered with grass, on which our jaded animals fed eagerly. Through the Brazilian Wilderness On the high ground rose the broken spires of the Church of St. Pierre and the Hôtel de Ville, and descending like steps were row beneath row of houses, roofless, with windows like blind eyes. With the Allies Out on their left the ground rose very gently, and far beyond a low crest could be seen clumps of trees, patches of fields, and a few scattered farm? houses. Action Front Immediately on the other side the ground rose in a gradual slope up the Messines hill, and about three-quarters way up this slope were the German trenches. Bullets & Billets The ground rose but gradually behind, and a small village stood close to the shore. Jack Archer The ground rose in little mounds and ridges about the base of the bole, the tree tilted—in another moment it would be uprooted and fall. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Three or four miles off the ground rose, and a shallow vale opened. Prester John Both sides were sheer rock, almost perpendicular, with thick trees at the top; in front of them the ground rose in a steep hill, bare of woods. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell On the far side the ground rose again, and was crowned by the confused roofs and gables of the palace. Prince Otto, a Romance The ground rose under foot; the hills were at hand; still the pursuit held on. The Octopus : A story of California The ground rose rapidly on nearing the shrubbery in which he stood, raising it almost to a level with the first floor of The Crags. A Pair of Blue Eyes The ground rose for about fifty yards and then fell sharply, and as I topped this rise I came right on to a familiar figure. The Man from the Clouds The ground rose a little to a furze-crowned ridge in the centre so that I could not see the full length of it, but I heard a faint bubble of blank in the distance. Traffics and Discoveries Beyond us the ground rose steep and high, and was covered with trees; but here in the hollow it was open. Wilfrid Cumbermede The lawn sloped away from the house to a brook at the bottom, and beyond the brook the ground rose to a woodland hilltop. Bride of the Mistletoe The ground rose slightly as they advanced, and the layers of earth and sand became thicker; this of course was explained by the former proximity of this part of the coast to the true continent. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude The sides were steep and the ground rose rapidly in the rear, so that the Norman cavalry could not attack from behind. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest The ground rose rapidly as they rode forward. In the Heart of the Rockies It was a blind country through which they were riding, though seemingly level the ground rose and fell in a succession of long undulating sweeps that made a wide outlook impossible. The Shadow of the East It was like a pall covering something secret, something which must never be revealed, and opposite, where the ground rose steeply, tall firs stood up, guardians of the unknown. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing Just beyond the tracks of a railroad the ground rose almost imperceptibly, and a grove of stunted oaks covered the miniature hill. The Web of Life For an hour or more the ground rose and fell in monotonous succession, and then the desert grew level again and quite suddenly she could see for miles. The Sheik The ground rose gradually toward the centre of the island, where columns of basalt loomed like the towers of feudal castles against the pure Venetian blue of the tropical sky. The White Waterfall From the margin of the loch the ground rose for a couple of miles until it reached a plateau upon which stood the fine, imposing Priory, the ancestral seat of the Muries of Connachan. The House of Whispers I heard the roar of earthquake; the ground rose and heaved under my feet. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction The ground rose a little where the house stood, and although it could not be seen in summer because of the dense foliage everywhere, the trees were nearly bare now. Mother Carey's Chickens His face grew red, his neck black; the drought of the dry ground rose up and entered his mouth and nostrils, a warm air seemed to rise from the earth and fill his chest. The Open Air Beyond it, to the right, lay only a narrow stretch of rough greenbelt, then again the ground rose, rocky and untenable. Highland Ballad The ground rose steeply all the way: and all the way, tho' the light grew feebler, the roar and outcries in the valley follow'd us. The Splendid Spur Catharine and Mrs. Cardew sat by themselves at one corner, where the ground rose a little, and a seat had been placed under a large ash tree. Catharine Furze There came another shriek, a little nearer, and the ground rose in a huge black mushroom, which boiled and writhed like the clouds of an advancing thunderstorm. Jimmie Higgins The ground rose gently, the few big trees had been felled, the undergrowth had been cut down and the grass fired. Lord Jim The ground rose sharply before me, but I climbed on and up and so, in time, stood upon a hill. The Broad Highway The ground rose into grander waves—hills cropped out here and there—great castles of syenite appeared, giving a strange and weird appearance to the forest. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley We found the country terrific; the ground rose into sandhills so steep and high, that all our animals were in a perfect lather of sweat. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The ground rose gradually, and at a distance of less than a quarter of a mile cut clearly across the sky. Denzil Quarrier From the river the ground rose gently upwards to the foot of the ridge, and was covered more or less densely with stunted trees and bushes, and of course the inevitable "wait-a-bit" thorns. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures Other signs of life there were none, although a sharp eye might have detected light threads of smoke curling up here and there from spots where the ground rose somewhat above the general level. The Dragon and the Raven The ground rose gently but continuously for a considerable time before they saw in the distance the pitched tents with the dark forms of the camels and mules. The Garden of Allah Behind the mount the ground rose yet higher, ascending to a plantation which sheltered the house. The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid The enemy was too much engaged with the foe in front of him to notice us, and besides, the broken ground rose in a hog-back shape between. Maiwa's Revenge On the side of the smaller burn, however, the side opposite the house, the ground rose abruptly. Sir Gibbie Between these two suburbs the ground rose in a gentle acclivity to the summit of the ranges of hills called Epipolae. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest As the ground rose the vineyards ceased, and I came upon a stretch of open country studded with low hills. The Adventures of Gerard The ground rose like the sea in a storm; terror laid hold upon me; I turned to the hills and ran. Lilith, a romance I advanced over the grass, and observed here and there, where the ground rose a little, some moldering fragments of brickwork. The Two Destinies Often the mud lay deep on the right and the left; and only a narrow track of firm ground rose above the quagmire. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Here and there from this green ground rose pure white stars edged with a line of gold, and from their throats came crimson anthers but no pistils. Seraphita The ground rose again, and the dwellings were near. Salammbo On the other side the ground rose again, and we did not know what was beyond, but we thought that in this direction lay the kraal of Chaka. Nada the Lily The ground rose a little and became rougher. The Scouts of the Valley |
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