| 单词 | like thunder |
| 例句 | He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Ladies bow low and the gents bow under, couples up tight and swing like thunder!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She stopped at a girl whose strong heart sounded like thunder within the earth, sending its power into her fingertips. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thor looked up at Loki, whom he was now holding far above his head, with a face like thunder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The shaking got stronger and stronger, the noise louder and louder, like thunder exploding all around them. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The noise shook the air like thunder, and the people were no more. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The buzzer boomed like thunder in my head, and Freddie, despite everything, charged me and knocked me back into the net. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a tremendous thumping noise came from outside the cave entrance and a voice like thunder shouted, ‘Runt! Is you there, Runt? I is hearing you jabbeling! Who is you jabbeling to, Runt?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was exhausted just listening to the boys’ laughter booming and rolling out over Horn Rock like thunder. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Another wave sweeps in, breaking over the boulders with a clap like thunder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The eeriest thing was a sound like thunder that rolled across the water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It sounded like thunder a long way off. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Then they retreated in the usual way, fewtered their spears, and charged together like thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But he continued to approach the lion with the roars ringing in his ears like thunder. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z At that moment, I became like the fire, and like the lightning and like thunder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There was the moment of intermingling with a noise like thunder, the spectacle of broken lances sailing in the air while hones pawed that dement before they went down backward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she heard the shot, followed quickly by another, like thunder in the dark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The locks cracked through the silence like thunder as they came together again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Sneaky's snoring is like thunder trapped in a blender. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z It grunted again like thunder, then bobbed its head and breathed another great gout of billowing blue fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His voice was like thunder, but the warm rolling of a welcomed summer storm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A loud crash exploded all around them, like thunder times a thousand. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There came a long rolling of great drums like thunder in the mountains, and then a braying of horns that shook the very stones and stunned men’s ears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He wanted to say something, to protest or to ask more questions, when Thor said, in a low rumble, like thunder echoing on a distant mountaintop, “And me? What did I actually do last night?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She shoves the paper back at me, her face like thunder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The Gran clapped her hands together, and a sound like thunder fell over them as the crowd cheered. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They reverberated around the walls of the cave like thunder and the glass jars rattled on their shelves. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “This new voice of yours rambles on like thunder in the rainy season.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z "We're in luck!" said Primus, his bass voice booming like thunder. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She came roaring down like thunder, screaming like a thousand hurricanes, eyes as bright as dragonfire, and before she was within a mile of us, the creatures had leaped to their horses and galloped away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Sirens wailed and the antiaircraft guns rumbled like thunder. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Let the words echo, ring out, whisper and rustle and roll like thunder. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It rumbles under me like thunder across the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly the boy let out a gigantic belch which rolled around the Assembly Hall like thunder. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The doors slide shut and she spins around to look at me, her face like thunder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The chattering of a squirrel nearby echoed like thunder in the silence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sound is moving away like thunder that travels through the sky. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Soon shouts and battle calls broke out, rising in volume, filling the air like thunder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The black wings cracked like thunder, and suddenly the scarlet sands were falling away beneath her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now he’d pointed it out, she could hear a low, persistent rumble, almost like thunder, a very long way off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The orb skipped and rolled with a sound like thunder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “What I say,” said Thor, in a voice like thunder, “is that you should not have taken my hammer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It flared with a sudden white radiance like lightning; and his voice rolled like thunder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The hedgehog was now sitting quite a ways from the others, staring at the crowds with a face like thunder. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Ekon tried to remember the better things, the crinkles around his father’s dark eyes when he smiled, or the way his laugh had boomed like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Ishtar cries out, and her voice rolls like thunder across the plain. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They were still for a moment, the girl twisted in pain but grimacing to prevent herself from crying out louder, the man bent over her frowning like thunder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He pulled back the hammer, and the sound struck the ship like thunder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The noise rolled up, booms that sounded like thunder and cannons. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was a complete shock when Tommy came to a dead halt, wheeled round and stared at Laura with a face like thunder. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded a bit like thunder, but not exactly. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned in the direction of the low voice that’d clapped across the clearing like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At that instant several gunshots, which sounded like thunder striking the tin-roofed houses, took over town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In the distance bombs explode like thunder, slashes lighten the sky, gunfire falls like rain. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A deep boom rumbled through the City like thunder running in the clouds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A roar like leaping flame, like thunder after lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Outside, a distant clap of what sounded like thunder echoed, and the darkening window rattled in its frame. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Leopard growled, a rumble like thunder in a forest, and the massive beast prowled over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Right, sometimes we don’t like thunder, but it’s just the clouds bumping into each other,” I explained. Motherlode Blog: What Did You Do in the Hurricane, Daddy? 2011-08-30T18:39:38Z The noise of the engines was like thunder. The great Moon-rock heist - extract 2011-07-08T21:59:00Z I used to have bass rolling like thunder. Blues musician "Pinetop" Perkins dies at 97 2011-03-21T23:51:00Z At a wild party, Velvet takes in the scene: “The women like lightning hitting the ground, the men like thunder calling back.” Review: In ‘The Mare,’ Mary Gaitskill Writes About a Girl Caught in a Domestic Swirl 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z And while every so often the roar of the outside world steals in like thunder, Mr. Taylor makes sure it doesn’t rattle the china or your soul. | The Help : Spanning Two Southern Worlds, Black and White 2011-08-09T20:24:20Z Tension between the two hangs in the air with a silent crackle, but the bond between them is definitive and majestic, like thunder. Top 10 Best Movies 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Connery didn’t want to continue to strike like thunder or, for that matter, lightning. Sean Connery: From Tentative Secret Agent to Suave Bond 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z We saw bus-sized chunks of ice break off vast glaciers, the reverberant cracking sound following afterwards like thunder. Patagonia adventure: a voyage round Cape Horn 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z So does this production, performed against rough brick, with trains rumbling like thunder and actors trickling, talking, down the aisles through the audience: Nina has to be dragged on. The Effect; The Seagull; The Trojan Women – review 2012-11-18T00:06:26Z The cheering and stamping afterwards rings out like thunder. The Unthanks 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z There was a silent flash in the clouds far down the valley, but I felt a boom like thunder in my heartbeat. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Another resident, who gave her name as Ekaterina, said Tuesday’s blast “sounded like thunder.” Drone attacks in Moscow’s glittering business district leave residents on edge 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z He notes that the critic Alex Ross wrote that Anton Webern’s funeral march “is among the loudest musical phenomena in history, but even louder is the ensuing silence, which smacks the ears like thunder.” Do We Actually ‘Hear’ Silence? 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “I’m scared. We saw lava flowing down one night and a boulder rolled down, sounding like thunder,” Guiwan told The Associated Press. Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines’ most active volcano erupts 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z A finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, the novel felt like thunder in print. Review | ‘The Magic Kingdom,’ by Russell Banks, reveals a paradise lost 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z When the hill finally gave way, it sounded like thunder. A landslide destroyed O.C. homes 24 years ago. A developer wants to build there again 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z At home, Condé heard a rumble like thunder and then a roar, louder and closer. After Brazil mudslides, grief and faith among the ruins 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z I watched the flower ceremony afterwards - Max wasn't celebrating heavily and Mark McMorris had a face like thunder. Parrot wins gold three years after cancer 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The separation comes in like thunder to break a happy story apart. Review: Trump's travel ban tears apart a family and an American dream in a new novel 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Washington’s Macbeth is masterful; sometimes speaking in the softest of mumbles, sometimes roaring like thunder personified, always making the verse feel utterly natural. ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ review: Creepy, gorgeous film from Joel Coen is a holiday gift 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z People in this hilly capital reported hearing a crack — like thunder, or a bomb — before the earth collapsed. He lost his best friend in a mudslide. Now he’s using coconuts to fight deforestation in West Africa. "There was no screeching like brakes, just a long rumbling sound like thunder hitting the railway line," she added. Salisbury train crash: Investigation as several hurt 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z "Heard a loud sound, almost sounded like thunder or someone moving heavy furniture. Didn't think it sounded like a shot. Thought nothing of it," McClure told Fox News. North Carolina police responding to reports of shooting at mall 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z People described hearing what sounded like thunder before seeing a huge cloud of dust. Miami building collapse: What happened, and how quickly? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Early on Thursday morning, he heard a loud roar that sounded like thunder. 99 unaccounted for in Florida condo collapse as search effort continues 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z SURFSIDE, Fla. — The rumble that awoke people inside the Champlain Towers condo complex just north of Miami Beach after midnight on Thursday sounded like thunder, another summer storm rolling in. Harrowing Condo Collapse Near Miami Prompts Frantic Search for Survivors 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Eyewitnesses described hearing what sounded like thunder before seeing a huge cloud of dust in the aftermath of the collapse. Miami building collapse: Rescuers listen for signs of life in rubble 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The Argentine striker had a face like thunder as he was forced to sit on the bench and watch his team beat Paris St-Germain on Wednesday. Who made Garth Crooks' team of the week? 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Not the gunshots, the way they sounded like thunder and slaughter. John Singleton saw a tenderness in Black L.A. that the world refused to look at 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Nichols and its star, Dustin Hoffman, were sitting together in the balcony, unsure how it was playing, when the answer rose up like thunder from below: The audience was on its feet, cheering. Review: In 'Mike Nichols: A Life,' a brilliant portrait of the director who made his luck 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “Clearing my throat sounds like thunder,” Ms. Courter wrote in an email from the bus. U.S. Passengers Evacuate Quarantined Cruise Ship in Japan 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z The sudden eruption that year was described as "like thunder" by one woman who runs a lodge near the summit. Volcano tourism in the spotlight after New Zealand 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Every several minutes there’s a faint rumbling that sounds like thunder, but it’s not. Earth’s future in being written in fast-melting Greenland 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Witnesses described the collapse of the former Friar's Walk shopping centre as "sounding like thunder". Scaffold collapse site being demolished 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Something is massing in the air, like thunder. Quentin Tarantino Tweaks History in “Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood” 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Some people reported hearing a rumble like thunder. Small earthquake rumbles parts of central Pennsylvania 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z “First I heard a loud sound like thunder, but with a high pitch. … A tree came down. Then a power pole came down,” Bob Alexander, a docent at the museum, said Monday. Third party will investigate sudden collapse of wooden Seattle City Light power poles 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z “For all these years, there haven’t been any policies to help. Government pledges like these are like thunder without raindrops. This is like lying to a little child,” Zhang says. Can China recover from its disastrous one-child policy? 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z There was a lull in the traffic and I heard a rumbling boom like thunder. Unseen paintings of London's East End spanning 20 years 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The Japan Times carried an image of firefighters working at a collapsed building and quoted one eyewitness as saying the explosion sounded like thunder. Huge blast rocks restaurant in Japan 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z The thunder, at least it reverberated like thunder, was so different that a well-oiled man was convinced Justin Rose knocked in an eagle. Tour Championship 2018: Watching Tiger Woods through the roars at East Lake - Golf Digest 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z As the visitors neared that day, they heard a cracking boom like thunder. Last March of the ‘Wooden Elephants’: Africa’s Ancient Baobabs Are Dying 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z From a distance, U.S. missiles hitting suburbs of the capital sounded like thunder. Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z A bystander who said she witnessed the tragic event described hearing a sound like thunder, and then watched as the Needle wobbled precariously before coming down. April Fool’s Day in Seattle: Sound Transit’s triple-decker bus and that time the Space Needle collapsed 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z It created a bright light and what sounded like thunder in the sky. Field Museum scientists in Chicago studying Michigan meteor 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Experts say a bright light and what sounded like thunder in the sky above Michigan was a meteor. Flash of light and loud bang in Michigan was meteor, experts say 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “It sounded like thunder,” Taylor testified recently in D.C. ‘It sounded like thunder.’ Witnesses describe Inauguration Day vandalism at businesses. 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Phalanxes of electric 12-stringed guitars advance across meadows of layered keyboards, while 6-strings chime out harmonious, pealing chords and drums crash like thunder.” Tom Petty, Hall of Fame singer who became rock mainstay in 1970s, dies at 66 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z There is Reince Priebus, less obviously macho but with a face like thunder as he glares back, a yawning chasm between them. Scaramucci, one week in: civil war in the White House and an even wilder Trump 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The piece struck like thunder in Washington and impressed editorial page editor Philip L. Geyelin. Roger Wilkins, civil rights champion in government and journalism, dies at 85 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z “Falling on the roof of my mobile home, it sounded like thunder that wouldn’t stop.” Yes, California's drought is all but over, and the dramatically revived Cachuma Lake proves it 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin’ fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder outer China ’crost the Bay! Animosity in a Burmese Hub Deepens as Chinese Get Richer 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z He had a face like thunder and was remonstrating with himself about Arsenal's inability to take their title opportunities seriously - or at least that was what it looked like. Garth Crooks' team of the week: Alli, Barkley, Defoe, Rashford, Giroud 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Janet Bickley and Bernard Thomas, both in a classroom at the front of the school, remember hearing a gathering rumbling sound, like thunder, as they got out their books and began reading. Aberfan 50 years on: how best to remember the tragedy? 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z “It was extremely loud, almost like thunder, but louder.” Probe underway in Manhattan explosion that left 29 injured 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z When he got off his face was like thunder. 'So under his control' - whirlwind romance turned to abuse - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “There were the sounds of gunfire, it was like thunder, then there was a fireball everywhere,” a taxi driver, named as Fatih, told CNNTurk. Turkey airport attack: 28 killed in explosions at Istanbul Atatürk 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z "There was usually a lot of hash available and they played music like thunder. In the summer we slept in the day and we lived by night." YSL's Marrakech love affair enshrined - BBC News 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z He speaks with a voice that sounds like thunder or honey, depending on his mood, but he prays nightly about retiring. The new south: in search of the right to vote in Camden, Alabama 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Face like thunder when he bowled and a run-up that carried the weight of the world. South Africa v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z As soon as the whistle blew, Keane strode off with a face like thunder, storming past his three Andorran admirers and into the dressing room with his shirt remaining signally unswapped. Shirt swapping: new to NFL, but long part of soccer's rich tradition 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z A worker who survived, Arkar, 21, said he heard a tremendous noise, “like thunder,” when the landslide struck. Myanmar Continues Search After Deadly Landslide at Jade Mine 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z "We just heard a loud noise sounding like thunder and saw that the huge mountain collapsed and a huge wave of rubble was moving and sprawling on a wide area," Ko Sai said. Hopes fade for 100 miners missing after landslide near Myanmar jade mine 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Maya Donnelly recalls hearing what sounded like thunder earlier this month but dismissed it as monsoon storms. Drug bundle falls through Arizona family’s home 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Face like thunder when he bowled and a run-up that carried the weight of the world. South Africa v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Then people say they heard a roaring sound, like thunder but there was no explosion, just casualties. Syria civilians still under chemical attack - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z “At first it sounded like thunder,” she told the paper. Blast, fire rips through former Oregon city hall, injures 1 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z First, he said he heard a sound like thunder, then an almighty crack. Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z He wants his twists to hang back, and then to come out of nowhere, like thunder. To Save the World or to Trash It? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Airstrikes roar like thunder through the early mornings, mixing with the clatter of antiaircraft fire and the enormous boom of secondary explosions when weapons dumps are hit. Yemen capital, Sana, is a city on edge amid airstrikes 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z "I sat down in the chair momentarily, my little dog jumped on my lap and all of a sudden I heard this roaring, like thunder. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" the younger Bounds said. Man runs from home as train derails nearby, engulfs property 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The low boom, like thunder, didn't startle Galden Sherpa at first. After deadly avalanche, sherpas must decide whether to climb again 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The splash sounds like thunder because the fragment is much bigger than it seems. Sailing to Alaska to relax, but learning a little on the way 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z "There was a roaring sound like thunder," Imam, who lives in a neighboring village, told television. Indonesia rescuers use hands in search for scores missing in mudslide 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. K is Magic’s eyes and knows Magic doesn’t like thunder. Horse with no eyes inspires children, veterans 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z “It was like thunder,” a woman who runs a lodge near the summit told Japanese broadcaster NHK. Hikers Trapped After Japanese Volcano Erupts Violently 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z "It was like thunder," a woman told broadcaster NHK of the first eruption at the volcano in seven years. UPDATE 2-Erupting Japan volcano leaves seven unconscious, 250 stranded 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z "It was like thunder," a woman who runs a lodge near the summit told Japanese broadcaster NHK. Japan volcano erupts trapping hikers 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z One witness, talking to Japanese broadcaster NHK, said the eruption started with large booms like thunder. Volcano erupts in Japan; injuries reported 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z "It was a dreadful event. You never get over it. "My mother and father never did," said Mrs Hankinson, 78. "I still don't like thunder... Freckleton Air Disaster memorial 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z "It sounded like thunder coming down the river. Me and my friend had to scramble up a cliff to get out of the way of it." Cleanup begins in aftermath of California floods 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z “We heard what sounded like thunder,” Edwards said. Late Hungarian noble’s path to Pittsburgh 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z It ain’t for nothing that they say it sounds like thunder. That spring roar is the sound of motorcycles, and sometimes ambulance sirens follow Mohammed Rais, who also escaped the falling earth, said that the ground vibrated and then: "It fell with a sound like thunder." Hunger and desperation in Badakhshan 2014-05-04T08:08:34Z Anja Swan, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, said she heard explosions that sounded like thunder. Huge fire on Leeds industrial estate 2014-04-21T03:30:05Z Other people took to Twitter to report the noise, variously described as like thunder, sonic boom or seismic-like activity, and some said it caused the ground and walls to shake. Warship exercise behind loud booms 2013-05-06T16:11:13Z You hear two loud noises that sounded somewhat like thunder, according to eyewitness reports. Cooperation after a tragedy: When our hearts know better than our minds. 2013-04-16T02:45:00.520Z Residents described a noise "like thunder" and said it was lucky nobody was killed. 'Lucky escape' as wall collapses 2012-12-23T15:25:37Z The strong safety with the nickname Bam Bam hits like thunder strikes — with abrupt and startling force. Seahawks have become the tough team former coach Jim Mora wanted 2012-09-20T05:09:34Z The explosion was so loud, it sounded like thunder. Blast at Jakarta 'bomb workshop' 2012-09-09T06:39:54Z His round brought the 23,000 capacity crowd to their feet, and produced an outbreak of stamping that echoed round the arena like thunder. London 2012: Zara Phillips admits error that cost Team GB eventers gold 2012-07-31T21:00:02Z Beijing began memorably with 2008 drummers pounding out a hypnotic beat that rumbled across the Bird's Nest stadium like thunder, their red drumsticks glowing in the dark. Bond, Bean -- and the Queen like never before 2012-07-28T08:01:04Z The echoes roll on, like thunder approaching and receding. Euro 2012: Spain v Italy: a final to go down in history 2012-06-29T21:47:39Z A blow like thunder followed; and, seeming to fall upon the locks and bolts of the door, dashed them at once to pieces, driving a part of the wood-work into the dungeon itself. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Chariot of Elijah, fiery chariot, carry my words that they may fall like thunder into the hearts of men. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Tuesday, at West 34th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, creating a roar that “sounded like thunder,” said Robert Ramirez, a truck driver who was nearby. M.T.A. Halts Work on Manhattan Subway Extension After a Crane Collapse 2012-04-05T02:28:23Z Calm reflection and reason were indignantly spurned; woman, manhood, patriotism, all cried aloud for vengeance, and the war-cry of an aroused and indignant people swelled like thunder over the land. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Then, his frightful repast being ended, he lay down on the rushes and fell asleep, his loud snores reverberating like thunder through the great cave. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z On some days, when the wind was from the north, they could hear the dull roar of the cataract, like thunder in the distance. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z And away, and away, like thunder weather, Full twenty cannon blaze together; Forth the volcano vomits wide. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z On the next day, from the far south, there came a noise like thunder that continued until the afternoon. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The moment she saw him she heard a noise like thunder far off in the east, at Saskewil, the place where Sas lives. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z With a crash like thunder, which echoed and re-echoed through the hills, the Confederate fire was poured upon them. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The sun must have been well up, say eight or nine o'clock, when I heard a sound like thunder, which I knew must be cannon. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z With a noise like thunder the huge mass of rock plunged its way down the mountain-side, taking great leaps into the air whenever it encountered any obstacle. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Then there was a noise like thunder, and great waves went foaming away to the shores, and Pemba Muhori appeared with his seven heads and said, "Who is making use of my name?" Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z The earth trembled; there was a roar like thunder; the bone bounded up and killed Hehku. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z To her nervous ears the sound seemed to echo inside the house like thunder, but there was no pause in the singing, no sound of footsteps coming to the door. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z And, e'en as I lay groaning, I heard a sound like thunder. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z I tell you that was a death-blow; that came like thunder out of a clear sky, when you haven't seen a cloud for a month. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z After following the stream a considerable distance, the party came within hearing of a rushing noise, that seemed like thunder issuing from the bowels of the earth. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z It sprang back into the sky with a noise like thunder. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z I. Beneath the shadow of an ancient oak, Dreaming I lay, far 'mid a solemn wood, When a noise like thunder stirr'd the solitude, And from that trance I suddenly awoke! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z They met with a crash like thunder, and the noise which arose from the clash of swords upon armour was like that of a thousand hammers upon as many anvils. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z When all had refreshed themselves with a glass of that strengthening cordial, a unanimous and solemn cry of "Viva l'Italia!" rolled forth like thunder from that dense and resolute crowd of Home's desperate defenders. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The Minnetarees frequently mentioned this noise, like thunder, which they said the mountains made; but we had paid no attention to them, believing it to be some superstition, or else a falsehood. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Reference is made to an explosive mixture as known before his time and employed for “diversion, producing a noise like thunder and flashes like lightning.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z We waited till the red light had quite burned out, then fired a volley, that went reverberating away up among the hills and rocks like thunder, and must have been heard far and near. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z A voice resounds like thunder peal Mid dashing waves and clang of steel: The Rhine, the Rhine, the German Rhine! p. 168Who guards to-day my stream divine? From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z I zeed the fox go by, Go by like thunder, go by like blasting, With his girt white teeth all looking ghasting. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The horses were swifter than the wind; and as they pressed forward in the race, the multitudes raised a mighty shout like thunder, which reached the crew as if it were beside them. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The "dried" cakes which are dripping copper are not immediately dipped into the tank, because, if so, they burst in fragments and give out a sound like thunder. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The sound died away among the hills like thunder. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Accustomed to reason by analogy, he concludes that it is, like thunder, a voice of Nature. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z At the same time the troll appeared, making a noise like thunder. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z It rumbles like thunder, falling and rising as it rolls onwards; it is antiphonal, but changes as it travels nearer. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z When the older workmen saw him they cried out in a voice like thunder: “Smetse, the Bloody King is here, take care!” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z “Foaming and frothing from mountainous height, Roaring like thunder the Rhyadr falls; Though its silvery splendour the eye may delight, Its fury the heart of the bravest appals.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z "They are good for nothing?" he cried in a voice like thunder. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z He clapped with his icy hands until the sound echoed like thunder, causing the trolls to scream with joy, and the animals to howl 46with fear. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The sea was rough and boisterous, and he heard the great waves growling like thunder, and the wind that blew from England whistling in the rigging of the boats that were stranded on the beach. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Something" was, for very soon the horrible Monster came into the kitchen, crying out in a voice like thunder: "Seek but, and seek ben, I smell the smell of an earthly man! The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z Caleb produced a stater; but the prophet’s laugh of thunder sent him staggering back: “Gold!” cried the prophet, laughing like thunder. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z I saw the throttle moving backward, heard the motor taper off its friendly roar, heard Bunny’s voice sound out like thunder in white doom. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z The footfalls and the swish came on like thunder now. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Out of Lake Erie, one of the Five Great Lakes, flows the Niagara River, which soon reaches a cliff over which it pours its whole body of water with a sound like thunder. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Night contracted and expanded, and the sharp sounds, which were not like thunder, might have been the tumbling flinders of night’s roof. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The report went like thunder through the whole neighborhood. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z This started a small avalanche which went clattering down the cliff with a sound, to our hypersensitive ears, like thunder. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z I was passing by the Pycroft woods on Friday evening, when I heard the noise like thunder. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z As it plunges into the bay, with a noise like thunder, it will stir the waters into an angry whirlpool. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z "See how they roll, with a noise like thunder!" With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z At that moment came the report of a gun, which the forest echo threw from pine-tree to pine-tree till it brought it like thunder to the cabin. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z “About a quarter of a mile away, and coming like thunder!” answered Dan. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z These words, of course, fell upon the ears of the prince like thunder. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z His voice swelled like thunder: "Speak the truth, men of Zulawce--yes or no!" For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z What’s wrong?” exclaimed Edward Murray, leaping out of his cot; for he had been awakened by a heavy sound like thunder; and directly after he heard the second mate’s voice calling to him. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z "Forward!" replied Captain Vigneron, in a voice like thunder, and the heavy soles of our soldiers sounded on the hard ground like an avalanche. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z “I’d hate like thunder to have the engine stop at this stage of the game.” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z And at the same moment Louise began to weep, while in the great room there arose a shout like thunder. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z His voice swelled like thunder, and at a sign from him Juzef was dragged forth. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The sound of the doctor's voice, always loud, struck upon my ears like thunder, but I could not distinguish his words. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z "Not much louder when the weather is fair; but, in a storm, they roar like thunder, and don't they throw dainty breakfasts upon the rocks for me, then!" Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z There they were, roaring in the top of a great oak, like thunder, coming in and going out, wheeling up and down through the air as though some great celebration was going on. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z No. Such a fall would have made a noise like thunder. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The report rolled out like thunder upon the heavy mist-enshrouded atmosphere. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Each rain-drop seemed to fall with a crash like thunder; every sound was to his fevered impatience as the beat of footsteps coming to rend from him for ever this one last chance. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z No: could I carry lightning in my eye, Or roll a voice like thunder in your ears, So should I suit my utterance to my thoughts, And act as fits my sacred ministry. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z The giant, with a voice like thunder, roared out, "Who's there?" Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z He clapped his icy hands, and the echo from the mountains sounded like thunder, and the trolls whistled with joy, and the animals round about screamed with fear. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The American who was coming was not only a man of splendid past, but one with a future that was rising up like thunder. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z With the smoke came a fearful noise like thunder, and we thought that the children of the sky had come down in wrath to destroy us. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z With a supreme effort of despairing will he tore his shielding hands away from his ears, and the unmistakable tones of the dead man’s music crashed like thunder into his brain. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z From that direction came a sound like thunder, yet not like thunder, for its dull peals had a booming regularity. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z She arrived and swept through reception looking like thunder and disappeared into the studio. Studio stories 2011-06-06T11:21:37Z Suddenly it dawned on me 'like thunder' that we had an interest in watching Germany, too. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z At this moment a frightful noise like thunder resounded through the air. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z E. K. “I hear a great roaring, as if it were out of a cloud over one’s head, not perfectly like thunder.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He swears at them like thunder if they do, but they don't mind it. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z There is a noise like thunder, and a mountain snaps in two. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Quietly though distinctly spoken, the name clapped like thunder on the court. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z I'd hate like thunder to have ye kidnapped—wouldn't want to lose ye so soon. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z Merle sat through the lesson with a face like thunder. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z "I'd like like thunder to do something," he said, and added, flushing: "I suppose you'll think it queer but I've never earned anything in my life and I'm just crazy to." Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z He knocked so loudly that the noise was like thunder, and yet no one in the palace seemed to be disturbed. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z "Listen, man-cub," said the bear, and his voice rumbled like thunder on a hot night. The jungle book 2011-05-02T02:00:19.467Z He even turns from his hearer, and sees far away the vision of the old Moulmein Pagoda, and the suddenness of the dawn, coming up “... like thunder outer China ’crost the Bay!” Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Mr. Bragg's indignation rolled off like thunder in these broken growlings. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z The crown was placed upon the Imperial brow, and a shout like thunder hailed Leopold “King of Hungary.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Suddenly a loud noise like thunder was heard, and the whole palace shook. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z And all the deities assented with one accord and cried, “Send him, send him,” till there was a sound like thunder in the River Bed. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Then belly out, brave sail, and back off with a noise like thunder; let the blocks creak, and the ropes strain. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The ever-restless sea beating like thunder upon that iron shore, the dark impending clouds lowering over cliff and precipice, were all that the eye could mark. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z They had seen the Hired Man with his long black stick that spoke like thunder, and killed more surely than tooth or claw. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z Jack then rides off full speed, and coming to the gate of the castle, he knocked so loud that the neighbouring hills resounded like thunder. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z But always I stared through the blackness of the fearful night until an eerie color tinged my window, and then the dawn came up like thunder across the bay. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z Above the little torrent of minor exclamations, the captain’s voice sang out like thunder. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z Young Tom and Henry busied themselves with ropes, and suddenly a huge white sail began to ascend the mast; it flapped like thunder in the gentle breeze. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Stefan heard it, but did not realize what it was until the ice was struck with a crash like thunder. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Oltungaba beat the drum, and the strokes rolled like thunder between the awful words, which, uttered haltingly, seemed to come from a distance. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z As he spoke, Geoffrey for answer pointed to one of the huge green rollers that now came sweeping in, curled over, and broke with a roar like thunder upon the rocky beach. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Den way in de night you wake up and hear a roarin' like thunder and dat river be on a tear. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z So dese 900 ran and blew up de powder magazine and it sounded just like thunder and looked like a black cloud. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z God’s Book like Sinai’s mount to him appears, Its sentences like thunder stun his ears! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Nobody answered at first, so he rapped again, louder and louder, until the sound echoed from the rocks like thunder. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Then the earth beneath them trembled and shook, while above echoed a sound like thunder. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The cannons was roarin' like thunder and smoke thick and black as clouds. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z Then it grew louder, until it sounded like thunder and sea-waves shattering on the beach; and then it grew softer again, like leaves rustling, and crickets chirping in the grass. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z The roar of the terrible waters became like thunder in the boy's ears. Indian Stories Retold From St. Nicholas 2011-01-22T03:00:17.853Z The ground started to move and began to rumble like thunder. Flooded Australia city "like war zone" 2011-01-13T13:15:07Z He had scarcely been there a moment, when he hears a deep breathing and a grinding of teeth, which sounded like thunder. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z The animals in many respects resemble sheep, they are very timid and when frightened will kick like thunder. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z I could hear the rustle of wings as I was borne swiftly through the clouds, which parted with a sound like thunder—as when they are rent by lightning. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z In the midst of pleasure and splendour, and the tawdry triumphs of vanity, the words of Saint Paul will startle your ears like thunder. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z But before he had well said the words, there came a bang like thunder, and I could hear shot go rattling down the passage. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z And the sound of gunfire peppered the hot days and nights like thunder claps of a second storm. Tales of Post-Katrina Violence Go From Rumor to Fact 2010-08-26T19:37:00Z Then there are charming details, like thunder and lightning, rain and mud, and hoping that is as bad as it gets. Sports of The Times: Rain Early on Derby Day 2010-05-01T16:20:00Z Here, in a sumptuous apartment, with silken hangings, and glittering with gems, Danesh laid me gently down on a divan; and immediately began to laugh in a tone that sounded like thunder. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The Ford Center rumbled – yes, like thunder – and the Thunder rumbled back. Collapse could cost Lakers lot more than one loss 2010-04-23T15:23:00Z Added to all this, the waves broke against us with a noise like thunder, and our timbers creaked as if the ship would go to pieces. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Then, like a torrent, and with a noise like thunder, we rush into one compact mass, each pressing upon the other toward the center. Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life There was a great roar like thunder, and Dad dashed across the room at me. "Pip" A Romance of Youth He then went to sleep, and his snoring sounded like thunder in the ears of the terrified Greeks all the livelong night. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Then something like thunder, or the report or a cannon, echoed among the crags. The Red Mustang And then he suddenly shouted with a voice resounding through the house like thunder: "Confound it, where are my trousers?" The Wish A Novel The lions roared like thunder, and the monkeys accepted all the lozenges. Glories of Spain No; I hear you now without any pain such as I had just now, for then it seemed as if the least noise burst like thunder on my brain. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 So they two rushed together like thunder and so met in the very middle of the course with such a crash of encounter that those who heard it stood appalled at the sound. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions And as that voice of his rolled like thunder the King and the people 'were affrighted with fear intolerable.' Victory out of Ruin Her soul looked with piteous entreaty into the void behind it, but there was no answer; only that dreadful silence of the dead, which presses upon the drum of the ear like thunder. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story From a far point in the west came a low sound which swelled gradually into a crash like thunder. The Guns of Europe "Yes, but you forget the sticks that speak like thunder and carry death," said Wabiti. Tahara Among African Tribes Then Sir Gareth drew his sword and he went forward and smote the shield such a blow that it rang like thunder beneath the stroke that he gave it. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions The gale increased in violence at every instant, and the noise of the sea breaking over the old piles of the harbor was now heard like thunder. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Garth's eardrums quivered from a deep bass rumble, sounding like thunder on a distant horizon. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 A roar like thunder arose from two hundred thousand people. The Guns of Europe Never have we seen such demons, with sticks that speak like thunder and dart out fire. Tahara Among African Tribes The depths of the ravine echoed and re-echoed, with a noise like thunder, the shout of the driver and the crack of the whip, as the oxen struggled on. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars Then when the frenzy of the war-dance was at its wildest, fiercest pitch, the bright, gushing flames leaped suddenly on high, as, with a roar like thunder, the roof fell in. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Then the whole herd followed with a mighty splash, which echoed like thunder from the face of the rock. The White Shield They say there was a rumble like thunder. Beyond The Thunder The "stick that spoke like thunder" was a magic he did not understand. Tahara Among African Tribes Jumbo is listening; it will come with a roar like thunder. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars His army swept down upon us with warlike music rolling like thunder, and cries of "Bhoolmakar!" The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar And yet the sense of danger deepened, and when he paused the beating of his heart was like thunder in his ears. Black Amazon of Mars From the loudspeakers which magnified all noise a hundred times, the excited tremors of their bodies, the locked steps of a million feet swelled into a vast roar sounding almost like thunder. The Brain We succeeded at last in calming her, and then led her home, while round about us a noise like thunder seemed to come from the hills; although not a cloud was visible in the sky. Waldfried A Novel Here's a squall!' cried the boy; and with a crash like thunder, the wind struck the sail, and laid the boat half under. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The little vessel trembled like a living thing; and then, with a crash like thunder, the hatchways sprang from their fastenings, and the white sea leaped up, and swept along the deck. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It seemed as if he never would have done eating and drinking; but he did at last, and, leaning back, called to his wife in a voice like thunder: “Bring me my hen!” Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women He would have roared like thunder, but only a feeble croaking left his snapping jaws. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday At this moment a voice like thunder was heard crying out: "You are drunk, man!" Toilers of the Sea We waited and listened, and listened and waited; but the sound of the blows from the hammers below reverberated like thunder around us. An American Girl Abroad Earth-worm!" cried the spirit in a voice that rolled like thunder; "I could smash you to atoms if I would, for you have blasphemed against the lord of the forest. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart The giant, with a voice like thunder, roared out, “Who is there?” Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women He drew on one side and listened, and after the basket was drawn up about twenty perch down came itself and the stone like thunder, and the stone was made brishe of on the flags. The Irish Fairy Book The ship, so to speak, has lightning imprisoned in its womb which seeks to escape; it is like thunder rolling above an earthquake. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 But Nikalsain cried to them in a loud voice—verily his voice is like thunder—and bade them stand and say on whose land they were. Barclay of the Guides "By the time you find your father," roared the giant, for even when he whispered it sounded like thunder, "you will have traveled far and wide, my dear friend." The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. When his Grace is near enough, and I raise my hat off my head, let every one cry, 'Vivat Ulericus!' lower the colours, and you, drummers, rattle upon your sheep-skins like thunder and lightning! The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. "Come here!" he ordered in a voice like thunder. A Feast of Demons When they burst, the report below was like thunder. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment A low, hissing noise was then heard; and then, with a clap like thunder, the strong gate was rent into fragments and scattered in blazing pieces about the field. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Masses of heavy snow melted by the rain fell at intervals from the steep roof, and struck the ground beneath with a low sumph like thunder. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The bailiff, with two or three others, went over to the writing-room, and the master cried to the stable-boys, “Saddle the horses and bring them to the gate like thunder and lightning!” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 The words were audible to him; they set his heart on fire and made his blood rush into his face, and beat on his ear-drums like thunder. Prisoners of Conscience But at that there was a sudden and mighty sound, like thunder, and also like a great voice speaking some solemn and awful word. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children The ears of the company were almost deafened and their eyes blinded by a startling crash like thunder behind the screen and a vivid flash of zig-zag light across it. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in He had scarcely spoken when there was a rumbling that sounded like thunder. Doubloons—and the Girl When our visit was over, she and I left him, and were got into Inner Temple Lane, when all at once I heard a voice like thunder. Old and New London Volume I Some cracks are like thunder, and are heard miles away. Timar's Two Worlds They gossip like thunder, and, if they can whip up a scandal, they're made. Old Crow Her words fell upon the assemblage like thunder from a June-day sky. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time It has felt very like thunder all day, and I see there are some very black-looking clouds rolling up there over the hills to the south-west. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Between seven and eight o'clock we heard in the distance something like thunder. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 We came close upon them before the Federals fired—they delivered one stunning volley, the blaze almost reaching our faces, and the roar rang in our ears like thunder. History of Morgan's Cavalry Its rolling sound was like thunder in the cave, in which we stood. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Five years ago and we might have feared them; Now, when they lift the laurelled brow, There shall naught go up from our hosts assembled But a laugh like thunder. Poems With a crack like thunder, a cleft had opened at his very feet—a rift ten feet deep in places, apparently bottomless in others, and very long. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 The shouts which arose were like thunder, it was as if the Emperor had breathed his war spirit into our hearts, and moved us as one man to destroy our enemies. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 For five minutes the noise was like thunder, then, as the pressure from behind decreased, the sound gradually diminished, until, in another five minutes, all was quiet. Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines When the cannon of his enemy roared like thunder and bullets like lightning struck his men down by the tens of thousands, his command was: ‘On to Richmond.’ Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt Aloud he said: "I'm going to try like thunder!" The Mark of the Knife "I thought it felt very like thunder an hour ago." When Ghost Meets Ghost Fifteen or twenty of us dropped our muskets, and seizing beams we drove them against the door with such force, that it cracked and echoed back the blows like thunder. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 "Can't afford it, my dear; to be an Odd Fellow costs like thunder!" The Co-Citizens In front, the waters at the edge of the sea broke at their feet in long, solemn, monotonous swells, that reverberated like thunder,—a death-song for the work going on in the chaos beyond. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Persephone heard a rumbling like thunder under her feet. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children You shall hear a sound like thunder; And a veil shall be withdrawn, When her eyes grow wide with wonder On that hill-top, in that dawn. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems Sometimes they rise suddenly from the fields with a noise like thunder, while the glittering of innumerable wings of the brightest vermillion, amid the black cloud, occasion a very striking effect. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 Their next point of visitation was Chicago, where they had heard that a new Literary School was arising with a noise like thunder out of the lake. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Babylon the great is fallen, Peals like thunder through the sky: Let "Thy People," Now forsake her pois'nous creeds. A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 The poor fairies could no longer see him, but they heard a sound like thunder, as he hurried over the stones towards his home. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children The sound of the explosion reverberated through the little craft like thunder. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War Mary knew all about trains, because there was a bridge over William Street, and whilst she played in the road they used to rush by overhead with a noise like thunder. The Bountiful Lady or, How Mary was changed from a very Miserable Little Girl to a very Happy One It had been well oiled; but this notwithstanding, there was a slight sound, like thunder to his guilty ears, as he turned the key in the lock. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Ladies clapped their hands and waved their gossamer handkerchiefs in wild enthusiasm, while the general shout rolled upward like thunder. Mabel's Mistake It was I that screamed out these words, and I hopped up at least half a yard from the ground, for somewhere, close by, a great gun went off—roaring over the water, like thunder. Phemie Frost's Experiences The ice is pressing and packing round us with a noise like thunder. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The words were spoken almost in a whisper, but they echoed like thunder through the room, and seemed to repeat themselves, over and over again, during the moment of utter silence that ensued. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love We saw many thousands of ferocious 200 bulls grazing, and when they ran the noise was like thunder and it made us afraid. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Side by side they hastened back to the Clennam house, but as they reached the entrance of its dark courtyard there came a sudden noise like thunder. Tales from Dickens The defalcation came upon him like thunder out of a clear sky; he felt himself disgraced before his fellow-citizens; and he resented the deceit which Northwick had tacitly practised upon him. The Quality of Mercy Then there was a rumble like thunder in the chimney, and the beating at the door. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam They snored so that it sounded like thunder. The Chinese Fairy Book The sound of their voices echoed like thunder of the drums of Thor, and Asher realized this cavern might stretch away in Stygian blackness for hundreds of miles. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Mrs. Harris was sewing, and looked like thunder. The Fairchild Family Riding up the slope Sigurd found himself at length face to face with a ring of lurid fire, crackling and roaring with a noise like thunder. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas The mount of God takes up your word, so feebly and falsely spoken, and the echo is like thunder whose fire can destroy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 With the volume on full his voice rolled like thunder from the echoing walls. The Velvet Glove The roar of the terrible waters became like thunder in the boy’s ears. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales There was no other sound but the sound of the sea—deep, low-toned, booming like thunder, long crash and continuous roar. Tales of Fishes When he awoke the ground was trembling, and a noise that sounded like thunder fell on his ears. Irish Fairy Tales "Heaven was known to the ancients as Thessaly, William, and now, with this war, the spirit matter is rolling between the hills like thunder." Monday or Tuesday There was a roar like thunder, and a colossal, bellowing explosion. The Pygmy Planet The roar of voices sounded like thunder from the street below. The Traitors Pius IX., remarks M. de St. Albin, swayed by his deep emotion, had risen from his throne, his voice was like thunder, and his arm appeared to threaten as if possessed of omnipotence. Pius IX. And His Time She was about to tell him so when she heard a rumble, almost like thunder, from the trees nearer the camp. Shaman Done as the horses were, they knew they had got to go, for, with the herd coming like thunder upon their heels, it was death to stop. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California He prayed with a voice that roared like thunder and which made the charcoal fall from the log in the fireplace, and which alarmed the jays and inquisitive mockingbirds about the little clearing. The River Prophet Tell Hen that I saw a whole herd of wild deer bounding down the cliffs, the noise they made was like thunder. Letters to his wife Mary Borrow He was almost asleep when a crack like thunder brought him stark, staring awake—there was a noise of feet on the stairs, boots, a blundering, hurried rush. Harding's luck Auguste had expected his voice to be like thunder, but it shrilled like a knife on a grindstone. Shaman Sounded like thunder and a freshet and a forest-fire all at once. Year of the Big Thaw There isn’t any cliff, and the house wants paintin’ and looks like thunder. Hepsey Burke As he spoke he proudly recalled what an Arab poet had written of the Mamelukes: They charge like lightning and arrive like thunder. The Saracen: The Holy War Some of the yots had a loud shrill whistle, some a little, fine clear one; then one would belch out low and deep some like thunder. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands But every pen again stopped, and one in authority asked in a voice like thunder what I made here. Home Life in Germany The noise is terrific—it is heard like thunder, at great distances off. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Quick, by G—!' shouts the captain in a voice like thunder. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 You should have heard how he struggled, it was like thunder! Soap-Bubble Stories For Children His head is way up in the sky and his voice is like thunder. Empire It did not appear like thunder; the sounds seemed to be in the rooms directly over her head. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father From the depths of the Misty Mountains, shrouded in vapour, might be heard, at intervals, dull rumbling sounds, like thunder, followed by distant explosions. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora They all turned to go, but they had not gone twenty yards before there was a crash and a loud report like thunder, and a slow rumbling, rattling noise very dreadful to hear. The Magic World They heard a heavy, rumbling sound, yet faint, like thunder in the distance. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies But being very tired, they did manage it, though they dreamed very queer things about a great many people, and horses and carts tumbling on the top of each other, with a noise like thunder. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young The boom of a columbiad from the fort shook the air like thunder, and gave to the blockaders the unmistakable assurance, "Thus far, and no farther." Macaria The news came to England, and passed through it like thunder and lightning, carrying with it astonishment and dismay. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. And after long years, when its lights are extinguished and only the long shadows inhabit its halls and vestibules, there may come a new noise like thunder; of D'Artagnan knocking at the door. What I Saw in America There was a pause, cut short by the clap of the bursting shell reverberating like thunder against the foot-hills beyond the town. Pan-Islam South of the Bay of Bengal, a cyclone struck the Emilie and she was steered for Rangoon, where— “The flying fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder, Outer China across the Bay.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure "Put the pipe in his mouth and tell him to blow like thunder." The Magic Soap Bubble Five pirates, with loaded pistols, instantly leaped below, and at the end of a minute, with a roar like thunder, a cloud of smoke rose into the air; otherwise there was no harm done. The Corsair King "You do not like thunder storms"—Mr. Rhys remarked, when the lightnings had ceased to be so vivid or so near. The Old Helmet, Volume I The sky was heavy with storm-clouds, and the sea was running high before a strong wind, and breaking with a sound like thunder upon that bleak, black shore. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children On every side rise the sharp points of rocks, bare of vegetation, round which surge the restless waves, and against which dash enormous floating icebergs, with a noise like thunder. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Sir Gareth sprang on his horse, and without a word the two crashed together like thunder, and strove hard for two hours, till the ground was wet with blood. The Book of Romance And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living beings, saying, with a voice like thunder, Come! A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The winds are variable, but the like thunder and lightning to purify the air I have seldom either seen or heard in Europe. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia Hargrove caught the blow on his arm, but it beat down his arm to his head enough to "hurt like thunder", as Hargrove expressed it. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Saying this, he stretched himself on the bed to take a nap, and was soon snoring so loudly that it seemed like thunder shaking the mountains. Laboulaye's Fairy Book Everyone, including the European, had his story to tell, and while the party were still in conversation, a terrible noise like thunder was heard, and the earth began to quake. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror But a porter rushed past, pushing before him, with a rumbling like thunder, a huge trunk on a barrow. The Bill-Toppers All I heard was a noise like thunder.” Sunny Boy in the Country So said, they dragged the dogs asunder, And kicks and clubs fell down like thunder. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) At the noise of the squadrons, which shook the ground like thunder, the enemy, surprised, scarcely had time to form in line of battle. Laboulaye's Fairy Book On the road to Mandalay, Where the flying fishes play, And the dawn comes up like thunder out er China, 'crost the bay. When the Birds Begin to Sing But suddenly, Eric heard a roar like thunder coming from the direction towards which the thread was leading him. The Gold Thread A Story for the Young "You hurt me like thunder," gasped the deacon, using, in his excitement, words which in calmer moments he would have avoided. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets He stood up in the boat when they were within fifty yards of the point where the waves curled over and fell with a roar like thunder on the beach. With Cochrane the Dauntless Even as they spoke there was a great noise outside,—a roaring and rumbling like thunder. Tales of Folk and Fairies It was difficult to judge by the glance they obtained in passing, but Patty declared that both Mona’s and Roger’s faces looked like thunder clouds. Patty's Social Season When it closed, it echoed like thunder through the passages. The Gold Thread A Story for the Young Luther was one day devoutly climbing these steps, when suddenly a voice like thunder seemed to say to him, “The just shall live by faith.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Self flagellation like thunder and lightning piercing the room, did so under the aegis of his closed eyes. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais The report of the big duck gun was like thunder, and roused the marshes. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life "Something that rolls along on wheels, and that speaks with a voice like thunder." The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods And I struck hard and fast, and the clangourous roll rang out like thunder in the stillness. An African Adventure Herds of many hundreds grazed together, or, startled, galloped away, like thunder rolling along the ground. Heroes of the Middle West The French When he stamped his foot and shouted the earth trembled and gave forth a sound like thunder, the very leaves fell from the trees. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen With one bound and a roar like thunder the huge Lion was beside her. Little Wizard Stories of Oz This is a teal—fly like thunder and are about as big as a grasshopper. The Adventures of Bobby Orde In an instant a bright flash ran around the chamber, lighting it up as bright as day; a puff of grey smoke was belched in our faces, and a report like thunder deafened us. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason These words rolled like thunder in the ears of the guests. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom A report like thunder made the casements rattle as if they were being dashed in. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War When he opened his lips, his voice pealed out like thunder. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country To others it seemed like thunder out of a clear sky, and they were full of wonder about the strange young man who had been baptized with such a beautiful and singular sign following. Child's Story of the Bible With a roar like thunder, I saw the sea bursting in upon the plain where the enemy lay intrenched. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 It advanced with great rapidity, and at last struck the boat with a noise like thunder. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] I'll probably have to run like thunder to beat some of them to it. At Good Old Siwash A vast audience hung breathless upon his words, and he played upon its emotions as he would, now thrilling the people with passion, and then stirring them to cheers that rolled like thunder. The Candidate A Political Romance As we recede from the origin, the sound becomes on the average less like thunder or explosions and more like wind. A Study of Recent Earthquakes With a roar like thunder the gale swept down, carrying the brave chief with it. Thirty Indian Legends There he called out in a voice like thunder: 'Bring a boat,p. Finnish Legends for English Children That was when Tom began coming into the restaurant looking like thunder. It’s like this, cat They started to move, and then across the sky a great iron voice spoke like thunder. The Stars, My Brothers Now through the air like thunder ring The echoes of the chants they sing. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse He roars with fury, shaking the ground; it is just like thunder. The Wonders of the Jungle Book One Where the motives bold and brash Of the Cubist painters clash, And the Nude descends like thunder down a staircase gone to smash! The Re-echo Club The oil slick helped only a little; every few moments a wave with spoondrift flying from it would smash across the deck, volleying tons of water between rails, with a sound like thunder. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 They had not been long asleep when all hands were aroused by a report like thunder, which came up from the vast lake boiling beneath them. The Three Commanders As she bent over to fill the vessel a roaring noise like thunder filled the air, and one of the birds darted down and seized her in its talons. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales They fight with sticks that roar like thunder and throw the lightning that kills instantly. The Black Phantom Saxe swept their surroundings as well as he could, and paused to gaze at an ice-fall on the opposite mountain, a dull, heavy peal like thunder having announced that there had been a slip. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Scarcely were the words uttered, than with a clap like thunder the sail was blown away, and flying out in tatters was quickly whisked round and round the yard. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea All on board were looking forward to saving the brig, when suddenly down came the tempest with renewed force, and a report like thunder was heard; one of the stout hawsers had parted. The Three Commanders Dear William,—Here am I, the weather, according to your phrase, most bitchiferous; the Tweed, within twenty yards of the window at which I am writing, swelled from bank to brae, and roaring like thunder. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) They crossed the great stretch of meadow in the darkness and were climbing up towards the forest when a noise like thunder broke upon their ears. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country “Why, Saxe, my lad, you heard the clap like thunder when the fall first took place?” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps To stand on this bridge and watch the flood water flow between its arches, to fall with a roar like thunder on its way to the lower reservoir, is very impressive. Chatterbox, 1906 An ominous roar was coming from the rapids, a continuous rumble like thunder far back in the hills. The Man from the Bitter Roots The Giant, with a voice like thunder, roared out, "Who's there?" Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk The unknown hesitated a moment, then in a voice thrilling like thunder she cried out, 'I love.' Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 In fact, it almost rent the drum of my ears, and rolled on like thunder through the interior of the pyramid, multiplied and magnified as it was by a thousand echoes. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 The soldier swore like thunder, He loved her more than plunder; And showed her many a scar, sir, That he had brought from far, sir, With fighting for her sake. The Book of Humorous Verse The storm burst over her head like thunder. The Squirrel-Cage Jack heard him accost her in a voice like thunder, saying— "Wife, I smell fresh meat." Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk After turning about restlessly for a moment or two, a loud snore like thunder, which made the whole room vibrate, proclaimed that he had fallen asleep at last. The Day of Wrath Then there was a roar, long continued like thunder; a moment after, the whole berg sank down in ruins, and, with a mighty crash, fell flat upon the sea! Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions The deep snow hangs so loosely on the sides of these mountains, that great masses often fall into the plains below, with a noise like thunder. Dog of St. Bernard and Other Stories Before they accomplished their fiendish purpose, however, a sound like thunder burst upon their ears and arrested their steps. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader Tremendous waves came rolling madly into the bay, their white crests gleaming against the black sky until they came down like thunder on the sand. The Thorogood Family I was awakened by a noise like thunder—indeed, like the trampling of a thousand hoofs, and the lowing of a thousand oxen! The Scalp Hunters With a crash like thunder it broke on board, and rushed roaring and hissing along the deck. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific By October the ice was pressing round the Fram with a noise like thunder. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The old man departed, but his words echoed like thunder in my ears. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Their skulls met with a clap like thunder, and both went sprawling over on their backs, with their legs up in the air. Old Jack As I looked it struck the portals of the cañon with a concussion like thunder, and then, rearing back, piled up to a height of twenty feet. The Scalp Hunters "Does sound remarkably like thunder," said Jimmie, with a glance at the sky, "but," he continued, "there isn't a cloud in the sky, and a thunder storm seems about the last thing we could expect." Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol Then one day I heard something that sounded like thunder and missus and marster began to walk around and act queer. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 The storm had died away, the air was still, and the roar of the cannonade was like thunder. Winning His Way Suddenly I heard a noise like thunder; the trees shook, and the earth quaked. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt Shortly afterwards a noise like thunder was heard, and the throng of courtiers poured in from the Oeil de Boeuf, and filled the great Gallery of Mirrors. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette "That don't sound like thunder exactly," said Harry. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol But all that it can do Now, as the tide rises, Is to listen and hear the grim Waves crash like thunder through The splintered streets, hear noises Roll hollow in the interim. New Poems It was followed by a report like thunder. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys There was a roar like thunder as the firing began. —And Devious the Line of Duty They were coming without hesitation—— A pale blue beam lashed down from one of the cruiser's turrets and a fifty foot section of the wall erupted into dust with a sound like thunder. Space Prison Over his head the pattering of bare feet, running along the trunk, sounded like thunder. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old The sound was loud and almost precisely like thunder. Rollo in Switzerland The whirring grew, doubled, multiplied in volume; the room seemed to sway and rock; a low rumbling, like thunder, filled the air. In the Border Country "He was very sad, and tired" When he awoke the ground was trembling, and a noise that sounded like thunder fell on his ears. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales Half way down, one of our barrels of water slipped off a camel, and rolled into a chasm with noise and echoes like thunder. Byeways in Palestine The tones rolled out like thunder when Dominie Graves bade the members of his flock bring their children to the Holy Font, that they might receive the blessing of God, and everlasting life. Tess of the Storm Country Before they knew it, there was a sudden report that rolled out like thunder—six shots, blended into one stuttering explosion. Kid Wolf of Texas An' the most of 'em look like thunder clouds when you meet 'em. Mary Rose of Mifflin The ridge of ice was in constant motion, being pressed and heaped up in ever-increasing masses, and, as it heaped itself up, toppling over and falling with a noise like thunder. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Someone literally shot into the room behind him, falling with a crash that shook the place like thunder. The Sins of Séverac Bablon As they spoke, suddenly the torches in the hall were extinguished; there was a loud sound like thunder and a sudden cracking of the roof. King Arthur and His Knights When hovering over the mouth of the funnel, the vibration of her wings, acting on the confined air, occasions a rumbling like thunder. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II They were palmy, too; it must have hurt like thunder to be plucked out of them. The Brentons A wave broke under them, carried them on its boiling crest with lightning speed, and launched them with a roar like thunder on the shingle. The Lifeboat It had not been fairly caught, and the wave passed on to fall with a roar like thunder a hundred yards or so ahead. The Island Queen Almost at full speed they dashed into the mineral train with a noise like thunder. The Iron Horse A crash followed which not only rattled like thunder among the surrounding cliffs, but went like electric fire to the central marrow of each Eskimo. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole I'm immensely proud of my fur lining, and I hate like thunder to go out, buttoned up. The Brentons With a roar like thunder the brute sprang on its audacious enemy. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Like an arrow from a bow, I was shot out upon the ice, and with a clap like thunder that walrus turned inside out! Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Oh, they say he took on about it like thunder, and swore he'd never forgive her. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes It then sheered off a hundred yards or so, leaped half its length out of the water, and fell over on its side with a noise like thunder and died. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole Their three big deep voices all together made a noise like thunder. Tales of Giants from Brazil I awoke the next morning at daylight with a noise over my head which sounded like thunder; I found it proceeded from holy-stoning and washing down the main-deck. Peter Simple The report of the gun sounded in our ears like thunder, and then—” “Well, and then?” said the captain of the Batavia, breathless. The Phantom Ship They had just wakened up the two Hottentots, when a roar was given so loud and tremendous, that it appeared like thunder, and was reverberated from the rocks opposite for some seconds. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa |
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