| 单词 | oaken |
| 例句 | “The oaken staff,” Lydia said in a grandiose, medieval voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The mage’s oaken staff that Ged had watched at first with eager dread was nothing but a stout staff to walk with. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It has given me tin cans for pots, and now an oaken board for a shovel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Dywen smiled an oaken smile,- his teeth were carved of wood, and fit badly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In an oaken chair with arms like a throne sits the bishop. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Shieldhall was one of the older parts of Castle Black, a long drafty feast hall of dark stone, its oaken rafters black with the smoke of centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A crescent of enemy spearmen had formed ahead, a double hedgehog bristling with steel, waiting behind tall oaken shields marked with the sunburst of Karstark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He could hear the crash of iron axeheads on oaken shields over the terrified trumpeting of a maimed horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A fanfare of brazen trumpets greeted each of the heroes as he stepped between the great oaken doors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He held the oaken staff and its brass cross angled ahead of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His dæmon lay nearby, her tail sweeping slowly across the oaken floor, her golden eyes never leaving the angel’s pain-filled face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was an ordinary-looking house, more expensive than some, but typical of Philadelphia: brick front, windows trimmed in white paint, metal railings, and a thick oaken door. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Osha carried her long oaken spear in one hand and the torch in the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cersei crossed the room and threw open die heavy oaken door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “She was always a willful child,” he said when they were seated at the oaken table in the glow of a naphtha lamp. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z General Dreedle’s great, red domineering face was gnarled with perplexity and oaken with awesome resolution. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Under the windows was a huge oaken table where the lord wrote his letters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each storeroom had a solid oaken door closed with an iron padlock as big as a supper plate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The oaken door had been thrown open, a giant key turned in its rusting lock. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Brother Luke set the oaken bench at Robin’s back and fitted a cushion for his comfort. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Above him, among the oaken beams, the bats, their delicate copper bodies hidden under rubber flesh, blinked at him and shrieked. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dragged fighting and protesting downwind and forced against a neighboring pier, and we could hear her hull crying against the oaken piles. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy knocked at the door, using a shining brass knocker that drummed nicely on the oaken door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus a man might bring his family down from a hill ranch in a drag—a big box nailed on oaken runners which pulled bumping down the broken hills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Here was an oaken sill, cut long ago and sanded clean and bedded true. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His men pushed open the great oaken doors, twenty feet tall and banded with bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly he hit the bar with the oaken indoor ball bat he used in arguments to keep the peace. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a dipper of water from an oaken pail, drinking deeply, then splashing the remains over his aching head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In despair, he sank to the damp ground, his head pressed against the unyielding oaken planks. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It was a huge solid oaken thing that no dozen mice could even move. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The harvest was good that year in Raynar Northbrook's lands, and they feasted often on the heavy oaken table that sat in his great hall. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Brother Luke set Robin down beside him on the oaken bench in his own particular place, where he could spread out the pages of handwritten manuscript on which he was working. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The merchant rummaged about in the back of his stall and produced a small oaken cask. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Levinson's highly stylized "Euphoria" is nothing if not a temple to stylistic excess but Zendaya's prodigious talent holds up its center; it is that show's oaken truth. Even Zendaya can't save the stylish "Malcolm & Marie," a tantrum in search of a reason to exist 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The jury is out on whether the oaken tuns at the Newark brewery imparted any significant flavor to their contents. Pabst bringing back Ballantine as a craft brew Ballantine India Pale Ale was dosed with a concentrated hop oil and aged in oaken vessels for a full year before bottling. Pabst bringing back Ballantine as a craft brew Dark oaken furniture tries hard to give the grand “Buck Hall” a 17th-century feel while mahogany pieces, Georgian in appearance if not necessarily in reality, make a drawing room look gentler. Auctions: Art Buying Spree at a British Estate 2011-09-16T13:30:07Z They are shiny, colorful rectangles on thin oaken legs. In Praise of Nesting Tables 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The oaken table in his parlor is piled high with seed catalogues, and he produces a wad of seed packets stored in his freezer. A historian gets gardening inspiration from his subjects: U.S. presidents 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z After the opener, I faded back to the long oaken table where the Whiffs always sit, and listened to my colleagues belt out a smattering of offerings like “On Broadway” and “Too Darn Hot.” Whiffenpoofs Are Singing for Their Supper 2013-01-12T00:10:26Z There is nothing very glitzy about a dubious oaken chest or a pair of modern Louis XVI marble vases fitted to electricity. Auctions: Art Buying Spree at a British Estate 2011-09-16T13:30:07Z We bought the trunk, and now the oaken evidence was in my front hall — this eichensarg, as its original owner might have said. Opinion | What a family trunk and a sea of cast-off backpacks say about America 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A 3,000-year-old oaken dugout canoe made by ancient indigenous peoples was discovered in the bed of Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota on Thursday. 3,000-year-old canoe discovered in Wisconsin; canoe is the oldest ever found in the Great Lakes 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z She wasn’t worried about mines; oaken nerves ran in the family. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z However, the oaken carvings in the dining room alone were about as expensive as a whole new house, Heurich used to say. D.C.’s Heurich House brews up Victorian-style mystery 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Back then, iceboxes were literally oaken boxes filled with ice. Value Added: Value Added: Geothermal systems heat up profits for Harvey Hottel Inc. of Gaithersburg 2014-03-09T19:20:27Z It was a thick, solid, oaken door, however, such as shut out the wind in the good old times; and, moreover, it fitted very close. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z "Bring your hammers, lads, we will make short work of oaken doors." Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Master Whitehead then gave to Sir George an oaken box which my father had mentioned in his will. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Old-fashioned, roomy, with oaken rafters, and a Jacobean grate in the dining-room. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z The oaken press and other furnishings indicated that the marvellous etchings of our artist were engraved and printed here. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Here I stopped under the dark shade of a cedar, and watched my companion walk coolly up to a little oaken, iron-clamped door, open it, and disappear within the house. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Even the oaken stalls in which the officiating priests rested during the prolonged ceremonials of festive days are in many cathedrals covered with comic carving, some of which is pure caricature. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Was not the demon of the oaken chest attired in flaming scarlet, when all cautiously he lifted the lid at midnight and looked wickedly out upon his master? The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z I was told that it would preserve the goods in a more perfect state than an oaken one; but as you say nothing about its arrival in your letter, I fear that it is lost. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Its oaken frame and other materials, even the bricks, it is said, were brought from England, at a vast expense. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z A volume of Shakespeare in each pocket, a small bundle with a change of linen slung across his shoulders, an oaken cudgel in his hand, complete our pedestrian's accommodations. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z "I'll fix that all right," Tug said, showing some small forked and notched sticks he had cut out of oaken chips. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z They passed into another low room, in the centre of which was a long oaken dining-table, the upper end raised two steps higher than the lower, and the whole was fixed to the floor. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z The cell was hung round with bad engravings of the Virgin, the death of martyrs, crosses, &c., and a small oaken desk stood against the wall beneath a large crucifix, with a prayer-book upon it. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z She remembered the large kitchen, with the shining oaken table and the woman with the pale plump face who had crouched on the settle and gone in fear of nights. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The heavy oaken chair, which he made himself from the timbers of the ship, which stands by the door, and which, in its rude strength, its severe plainness, somehow suggests the man, is empty. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z He wilily closed his door, and after a brief struggle, captured the bird,—which he, forthwith, secured, by shutting it up in the oaken corner cupboard, which served him for wardrobe, larder, and coal-cellar. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z The piper made his appearance according to the time-honoured tradition, and marched twice round the table while the oaken rafters overhead rang to the dirl of the dance he drew from his chanter. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The circular windows were guarded by heavy iron bars, the heavy iron-plated oaken doors groaned upon their hinges, indicating thereby that they were very seldom opened. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The bright oaken table, the pride of generations of thrifty wives, was a litter of dog's-eared cards and over-set bottles, broken loaves, and pewter dishes. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z He took the place of the quivering, buckling, sliding oaken timber. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z It was a few minutes past nine when I descended into the long, oaken gallery where breakfast was served, and at the head of the principal table sat Mr. Ravenor in hunting costume. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z But he overshot his mark and slipped and fell on the polished oaken floor as Farish M'Kissock stumbled aside, just in time to escape his clutch. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z I think my fingers itched to grasp them, so suggestive were they of feudal times when stranger knight summoned castle-warden by striking with his sword-hilt on the oaken door. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z An oaken stake, driven through his body, taking root, grew into a tree, and threw a singular shrivelled branch, the only one it ever produced, across the road. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z The servant bowed, and turning with ceremony, led the way into a bare, dimly-lit hall open to its steep oaken roof, and not measurably more comfortable or less draughty than the stable. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z My father rose from his chair and leaned against the oaken chimney-piece, with his back turned towards me. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z The oaken table, long and clumsy, stood in the great hall, and the guests were ranged according to their station on long, hard, and comfortless benches. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The aisles crossed each other at right angles; the ceiling, supported by oaken columns, was in the form of a St. Andrew's cross. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It is a low-studded apartment with floor of oaken planks, heavy beams strutting from its ceiling, a generous fireplace against a side wall, and with two windows looking out upon the near highway. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z "Welcome, my lord duke!" the ringleader cried, holding aloft his light, and bowing to the ground before the thick oaken door. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z "She bade me say, 'One good turn deserves another,' and so here's your night-cap," and he thrust a great oaken mug under Gerard's nose. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z One with her are mirth and duty, Bear the gold embroidered dress, For she needs not her sad beauty, To the scented oaken press. Poems 2012-02-15T03:00:33.707Z It was with solemn thoughts that she went up the wide oaken staircase, still handsome, though dusty and fallen from its high estate. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The windows were inaccessible, the oaken door locked without. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z All this loveliness is within a fine oaken screen of the fifteenth century, and the rest of the church is not unworthy of it. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Tow′el-horse, -rack, a frame for hanging towels on; Tow′elling, cloth for towels: a thrashing.—A lead towel, a bullet; An oaken towel, a cudgel. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Here, too, is the exquisite oaken gallery at the western end, known as “Queen Elizabeth’s Pew.” The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z They had reached an oaken door in a mossy wall, and Ingleby stood still. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z "Who keeps the key of that door, Mr. Drewitt?" pointing to the strong oaken door at the end of the passage. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z The inspector strode to the end of the passage and stood before the oaken door already spoken of, examining its heavy fastenings. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z A shout was heard outside the gate, and then its massive oaken portal swung wide open, while Colonel Travis stood by the six-pounder, his handsome face bright with expectation. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Deeply grieved at his death, Roderic busied himself in carrying out his last wishes, and with an oaken staff and his bare hands dug a grave for the holy man’s body. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z In a moment Cecil Mitford had taken out all the coins of the first tier, and laid bare the oaken bottom. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z They never thought of the oaken back-door by which the surviving defenders of Italian liberty had escaped, until too late. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The books, most of the furniture, and even the tapestries had been removed, and the air was dead and musty; there were cobwebs in the corners, and the dust lay thick on the oaken floor. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The oaken door of the room opened and closed with a bang. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z The heavy oaken door painted red swung lazily on its hinges, and the leather latch string answered for a knob. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z Unknown and incredible sums in Mexican doubloons and Spanish dollars lay guarded by a strong oaken chest in a cavern on the hilltop, long since filled up with flints and mould from the neighbouring summits. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z She carried, or swayed as a sceptre, a long oaken pointer. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The executioner made Katheline sit on the lid of an oaken coffin placed upon trestles. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Yet it was nothing more than an oaken bureau, the drawers of which Mrs. Rosser pulled open to show that they were for his use if he became their inmate. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z My father opened his eyes wide, and his mouth also, so that his pipe clattered on the oaken floor and was broken into a score of fragments. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z I sit in the austere musick-chamber with shadowy white walls, empty save for two or three tall black oaken chairs and the curiously painted instrument. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Meanly clad, bent, and leaning on a common oaken staff, the face and figure of this old peasant were such as once looked at could not be easily forgotten. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Teams will be playing for assorted bells, cups, trophies, jugs and an old oaken bucket. The Quad: College Live-Blog Bar-Hopping 2011-11-23T03:23:38Z As soon as Mr. Pryse was gone, Mrs. Edwards sank down on the oaken settle exhausted with the conflict of disturbing thoughts, and the harassing scene in which she had just borne a part. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z At least the revolver was afterwards found in its case with the perfect impress of his blood-stained hand upon the oaken lid. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z But here I am where you last left me—and writing even now, late at night, in the little old oaken parlour where we had such memorable and admirable discourse. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z The choir of the Convent of San Bernardo, where the half light pouring in through the lofty windows slept in mystic calm upon the gray oaken chairs, had always fascinated her. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The carpenter," says Mrs. Bowdich, "nailed a thick oaken plank upon the floor, about seven feet long, putting at least a dozen nails into it, each longer than his middle finger. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Passing through a narrow passage, lighted from above, his conductor paused before a curiously carved oaken door, at which three taps announced a message. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Once a year all fires and lights but one were extinguished, and that was the oaken log, from which every other fire in the islands was with much ceremony relighted. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z A large oaken table occupies the centre of the room; it is covered with pieces of cr�pe, silk, satin, artificial flowers, plaits of straw, patterns, a knife, and a pair of scissors. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z In the hall was an oaken hat-rack, with umbrella-stand and two carved oaken chairs on either side, with high fleur-de-lis backs. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z "I seek no secrets—except those that be in the oaken box within here." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z But no desecrating hand was laid on the old oaken benches with their carved finials. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z But the oaken box in which the cup was usually placed had been burnt to ashes, and only the iron bands and iron lock were found. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z The count rose, and, approaching the recess, he saw a curtain, which he drew aside, when a small bed on a pretty oaken bedstead in a corner became visible. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z But if it had not been for the old oaken stumps and the warm woolen clothes we had brought with us, it is hard to see how we could have survived that first winter. Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane 2011-10-17T02:00:15.157Z There was something hollow and eerie in the sound of their footsteps on the old oaken floor. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z The enormous oaken door of the house stood open; it led into a large stone hall lighted by two great windows on the right and left of the doorway. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Great oaken panellings and frowning ancestral portraits adorned the walls, with here and there a stand of arms, a rusty helmet and sword, or a tattered flag that shivered when the storm swept by. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z “Well,” said Smetse, “since I have combed him down with oaken staves we will now louse him with hammers and bars.” Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z I came to where a shrine Stood in the trees, and where an oaken gate Swung in the air, so turbulent of late. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Two oaken statues lean from the double entablature of the chimney-piece. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z And opening a large oaken chest, he took from it a case containing several small bottles, stuck it in his pocket, and seized his clerical hat. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z The stout oaken door and its antiquated iron lock were not proof against the heavy Webley bullets, and with a crash the woodwork gave way. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z In the church is a richly carved oaken screen, part of the ancient rood-loft, Sharks' teeth found in cutting through a hill. and a very curious font. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z They went down the well-polished oaken stairs in silence, each holding up her long heavy skirt with one gloved hand and letting the other rest on the railing. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z If the church were not locked, we might take a look inside at the carved oaken pulpit with its queer little bracket for the dominie's hourglass. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z By the light of their single taper they beheld a staircase below them, also with a wooden railing, and protected at the top by a strong oaken door. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Althea immediately seized and quenched the brand, which she secured in an oaken chest. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z There were no dormers, and the long cedar shingles were pegged to thin oaken strips across the rafters. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z The room was lighted by a lofty lamp that stood on an ancient high-backed oaken piano, throwing a flood of light over all the apartment. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z It was firmly believed that in her own home she hung by her heels on the oaken chair rail which ran around the room. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Alone it hangs Over a mouldering heirloom, its companion, An oaken chest, half eaten by the worms. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Strange to put one's hand on the old oaken wood, so sea-fibred. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z His arms were round a chest of oaken wood, It was clamped with brass and iron studs, and seemed An awful weight. The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin 2011-08-27T02:00:23.463Z For seventeen years the work has gone on, and there have been collected many authentic furnishings contemporary with the fabric itself, great oaken beds, tables, chairs, benches, tapestries, and other articles. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z The roof is nearly flat, with massive oaken beams. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z I do not think any such gossips of the male kind ever ventured within easy reach of the Doctor's oaken cudgel. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z I look at the lions, with the perfect-fitting oaken pins through their paws clinching them down, and their little mouths open. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z On the dark walls glittered, like stars, tin plates, large and small, standing straight or leaning on long oaken shelves. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "Under the great hill sloping bare To cove and meadow and Common lot, In his council chamber and oaken chair, Sat the worshipful Governor Endicott." John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z The oaken ceiling of this room is of fifteenth century date; the walls up to a certain height are wainscoted; above this they are covered with a plaster frieze. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z Dr. Johnson carried a big oaken cudgel with him, when he travelled in Scotland. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The old Knight Gualando had hidden his bright armour in an oaken chest; and went to the distant town every day dressed in the blue smock of a peasant, and driving a donkey before him. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Mrs. Storms shrunk away from the danger, and in great terror crouched down by the oaken chair from which her husband had risen. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The girl was sitting in a chair whose oaken frame was black with age. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Many a one had muttered curses after him when his back was turned; but he was ever quick with riding whip, or oaken cudgel at need, so that almost none dared gainsay him. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The Ancient, Daddy Pistol-legs, sitting in the barn and listening to the music, lifted his oaken staff and beat time upon an empty barrel. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z The staple was strong, and driven deep into the oaken post, but he had a great leverage on it. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In the oaken wheel, in the white foam, in the clear mist, appear! With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Keepers of the watch with lanterns trimmed for the night's burning adangle from oaken poles braced across their shoulders. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Outside a heavy oaken shutter clanked against the house. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z This “bottle” was a miniature cask of oaken staves, with iron hoops, and a leathern strap to carry it by. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Next to it the end of a heavy broad oaken table, with the side turned toward the couch. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z These groups occupied benches at long oaken tables and conversed in loud voices, all speaking of the flight of Hmelnitski, which was the greatest event of the place. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Oh! move not, Nick," said the girl, slipping to the floor beside him and leaning against the oaken seat; "neither move nor speak. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Each door was framed of heavy oaken timber,—the boards in consequence of the depths of the frame being sunk as deep panels. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z Behind the house was the well with its long sweep and its "oaken bucket," which was our only refrigerator. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z The children use the long hollow stems as tubes wherewith to suck up the warm new milk through its crown of thick froth, from the oaken milking-pail. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Brother Basil and Tomaso of Padua sat in the glass-house crypt, with an oaken chest heavily bound with iron between them. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The last time I wrote at it was the last evening I spent in the I 'oaken parlor,' when all was sad and solitary. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z The oaken pilasters which separate the bookshelves are decorated with a variety of leaves and flowers. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z He looked up at the worm-eaten, oaken rafters which had stood the wear of centuries. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The lower windows were grated with thick wrought-iron bars, and the heavy oaken door did not lack the shining brass lion's head, with the ring in its mouth. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z He led the way into a small room which he used as a study, and dragged into the middle of the floor a carved oaken chest bound with iron. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The first twelve feet of the structure form a solid mass of masonry,—the blocks of stone being held together by means of stone joggles, dovetailed joints, and oaken tree-nails. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Its pierced base with balustrading was supported by eight leaden caryatids, some of which, in the popular costume of the Louis XI. period, became deformed in consequence of the rotting of their oaken core. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Down the length of the low-roofed hall, between the central aisle of piers supporting it, a long iron-bound oaken table filled up the major space. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z In either case, it was fastened with a latch and string, with possibly an oaken bar inside for added strength. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z It had a chair, a stool, a bench under the window, a table piled with leather-bound books, a large chest and a small one, an old worm-eaten oaken dresser with some flasks and dishes. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The western side of the room held a great open fireplace, from which a paneled oaken wainscot extended entirely across the room and up to the ceiling. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The oaken ceiling of the latter, about fifty feet long and twenty-one broad, destroyed in 1918, was one of the most beautiful in the world. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z The heavy leg of the oaken stool, aimed with all the strength of madness, crushed the eye—entered the brain, and Oswald Waring fell, never to rise again! The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z These were only saved from being disagreeably modern—Percy would declare—by their beautiful richly-polished oaken panels, and by the recesses which the large windows still formed, making almost a room by themselves. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z They were seated at a long oaken table, which stood in the middle of the hall, covered with black cloth. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z A second later I was out of that chamber, and the oaken door of it was securely shut behind me. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z As she followed the "brother" in charge of the regulation tour for strangers, she kept wondering about the tall, handsome monk who had used a pass key on the spring lock of the oaken door. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Thus urged, the dwarf laid down the halberd, and between the two, Auriol was speedily conveyed up a wide oaken staircase to the laboratory. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Turning, the occupants made the discovery that three of the darts had completely penetrated the tiles of the roof and had buried themselves three inches deep in the oaken floor. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z At length the large oaken doors were opened, and a royal herald, bearing a white wand, came forth, making way for the king and his train. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z At the end of a long oaken table sat Baron Rynkebryn and his retainers, drinking. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z But he still half-unconsciously dropped into a seat, and, leaning both arms over the screen before him, bowed his head against the oaken panel. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z It tinted his old black gown and Dolly's shadowy head as she leant back against the oaken panel. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The cellar was of brick, with massive oaken rafters overhead and a stone floor. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z In the ante-room servants received their hats and mantles, and opened the large oaken door leading into a magnificent vaulted apartment, which was illumined by wax-lights, on tall candelabra, borne by brazen wolves. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The rooms were big and spacious with heavy oaken furniture, thick rugs, tapestries, and beds so high that it was necessary to climb up a little ladder in order to get to them. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Like so many eyes, the iron studs stared from the oaken face of the door, until the sudden sliding of a hatch revealed the wrinkled visage of Paulo, the Spanish administrador. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z As the children passed they used to look up at the cobweb-windows, at the narrow doorway with its oaken da�s, and the flagged court and the worn steps. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The stout oaken framework resisted their efforts to burst it open with their shoulders. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Ladies and knights stood, here and there, in groups, on the polished oaken floor, engaged in lively conversation; while others sat, playing at chess, and similar amusements. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z She took Nan’s hand and led her to a high-backed oaken chair where Nan seated herself for a moment. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z After a fruitless attempt on the door he was just about to attack the window bars with an oaken club he had found in one corner. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z She had put the lantern on a corner of the carved chimney-sill, from whence its glimmers fell upon oaken panels and black-and-white flags of marble, upon a dark oak staircase winding up into the house. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Captain Bainbridge sat at the head of the table, in a high-backed oaken chair; he was dressed in a blue uniform coat, with the gold-braided lapels thrown back over his wide chest. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z "By St. George, we have them," exclaimed Chandos, striking his fist heavily upon an oaken chest. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z One of the eccentricities of the former owner of Ilexhurst had been a granite smoke-house, not only burglar and fireproof but cyclone proof, and with its oaken door it constituted a formidable jail. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z What sweetness, unto me More sweet than amber honey to the bee That builds in the oaken hole, And sucks the essential summer of the year To store with sweetest sweets her hollow tower? An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z At any time it would be easy to conjure up ghosts of great people with such incantations of crumbling wall and oaken device and panel. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The Count was sat with his elbows on the oaken table, his face buried in his hands, and totally oblivious of their entrance. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z An old oaken beam which served the double purpose of door and a means of loading was lowered—the barrels were let down into the wagon and carefully covered with straw. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z Norman moved toward the door, and struck its oaken planks blindly with his hand, thus summoning the turnkey. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z She took Ivan-the-King's-Son by the hand, and led him to the oaken chairs and the spread tables. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z The long table crossed the hall, with a stately decoration of gold and silver cups all down the centre; there were oaken beams overhead; old college servants in attendance. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Alice gave a gentle knock upon the heavy oaken door, but there was no response. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I love to think of that old log house with its hewed puncheon floors and thick oaken doors, where my youth was spent. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Elizabeth sat down in the oaken chair, that had belonged to her mother. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z There was no need to take careful aim, for wheresoever the cannon might be fired its contents of heavy shot were certain to strike into the oaken hull of one of the galleons. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z There was the tiny dressing-room, with its distant view, and the quaint old-fashioned room, with an oaken beam running across the low ceiling, and its wide bay-window. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z So saying, he turned and struck the oaken door with the pommel of his sword, which on the instant sprung open and as quickly-closed behind him, whilst the massive bolt was shot from the outside. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "No! no!" cried the dyer, "of fir wood, with oaken beams!" Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z But no sooner was he alone and the door closed, than he fell upon his knees by the great oaken chair, which had belonged to his old father on the Kennebec. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z In a churchyard of this city an oaken billet was found in a coffin. Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes 2011-04-18T02:00:11.353Z Ah well, as long as they keep their youth, health, and innocence, they may dress in oaken or steel hoops and artificial flowers for all that I care! An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z "What ho there!" roared the Count, more lustily than ever, and furiously beating the door with an oaken footstool. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Again the sides of the yacht belched forth fire and smoke, shaking the little vessel through every oaken joint. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z A bureau of cherry-tree wood, with two or three stiff wooden chairs, an oaken arm-chair with a broad, splint bottom, stood by the window, with its curtain of sweetbrier and morning-glory vines. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z In vain the stones resounded upon the thickly studded door, in vain the strength of hundreds pressed down upon the oaken barrier. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z At Chobham, Surrey, there is a leaden font covered with oaken panels of the 16th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Then, applying her strength to the heavy oaken door, it recoiled slowly on its rusty hinges, with a horrid, creaking noise which grated fearfully on the excited nerves of the pair. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z An oaken table stood in the centre, with some chairs of like construction, set scatteringly around the sides. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z There are solid oaken benches and tables, carved cases and chests, oaken bedsteads as simply made as possible, and windows with tiny oval or diamond panes. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z A scrambling house of antique architecture, its swing sign suspended from the limb of an oaken giant, whose spreading branches shadowed a large space in front. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z On this occasion the long, well-scrubbed oaken table in the centre of the "News Room" was graced by the presence of some half dozen of the principal youths of the city. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z Lewis took an ash stick from one of the farmers and beat heavily three times on the old, black, oaken door studded with antique nails. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z Oriole made sign in the affirmative—pointing to the pistols that lay on the oaken mantelshelf. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Then there was on one side of it a curiously carved and twisted oaken dresser, extending from the floor to the ceiling, black with age and bright with labor. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Not the slightest impression could they make on the strong oaken panels. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z They tossed him and his litter down on an oaken settle in the hall, and then shot away for the woods. Tales from Tennyson 2011-03-19T02:00:10.793Z Great joints of meat were roasted before it on the spit, biscuits baked in a tin oven, and Johnny-cakes tilted on oaken boards. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z When much pressed with work, he was accustomed to have his dinner served on a small round oaken table in the library, where he ate alone, surrounded by his papers. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z When Emmie quitted her little room, the sunlight was streaming through the large east window which lighted the staircase, throwing gorgeous stains of crimson and azure from its coloured panes upon the wide oaken steps. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Its stout panels and heavy oaken planks called for super efforts, but they could be cut, providing the sentry dropped off into sleep. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z One can scarcely think of anything more attractive than this room, with its old Flemish tapestry hangings, and in the background the heavy oaken stairs leading to the upper stories. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z She saw little glimmering patches of gilding and colour here and there in the cool gloom of the shaded rooms, and long bars of light shining through the Venetian shutters upon the polished oaken floors. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z So while the snow whirled high without and piled itself in drifts at door and chimney, Freyo sat patiently carving his great oaken chests and settles. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The house appeared to her dreary, empty, and cold, as she glided down the broad oaken steps, almost afraid to look behind her. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z She has no more time, however, for profound reflections; for from one of the high oaken doors, opening out of the hall, comes Harry. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The huge, oaken door in front, directly under the above-mentioned signboard, opened into the bar-room, behind the counter of which the worthy host sat, in his huge leathern chair, from "early morn till dewy eve." Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The Doctor's Wife moved away from the door, and crept nearer and nearer the dark oaken door at the end of the corridor—the ponderous barrier that shut her from Roland Lansdell. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Polaris added to the burden of the sledge the brown rifle, several spears, carved from oaken beams and tipped with steel, and a sealskin filled with boiled snow-water. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z “I shall be very glad to get away,” said Alfred, sitting on the edge of the oaken dining-table and holding his whisky-and-soda up to the light. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z My room was about twelve feet square, was handsomely furnished, and decorated with a large mirror, and a polished oaken floor that rivalled the mirror in brilliancy. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The music, soft and almost mournful, echoes through the room; the feet keep time upon the oaken floor; weird-like the two forms move through the settled gloom. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z His life, too, outside the church was in perfect harmony with the precepts he set forth under the shadow of the dark oaken sounding-board. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Last he dragged from under the cot a long, oaken chest. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z With a slight awkwardness he pulled three oaken chairs from the serried rank they occupied along the wall beneath the high-silled windows. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z "Go," replied the oaken image,—"go, summon all the heroes of Greece." A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Perhaps the oaken door that the voice came through stripped away all the overtones; possibly his own perceptions were too blunt to receive it. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Isabel almost trembled as Mr. Gilbert got out of the gig and pulled the iron ring that hung at the end of a long chain on one side of those formidable oaken gates. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The massive oaken door had been partly wrenched from its hinges. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z “Gone for a soldier, Katy,” replied the old gardener, striking his gnarled oaken stick angrily on the gravel path. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The massive oaken doors bear Juxon's coat of arms, for he set them up in place of those destroyed by the Puritans. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z Who would not prefer something like this, to the "sweep and pole," however delightful the "old oaken bucket may seem as a reminiscence?" Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Mr. Lansdell's valet coughed doubtfully behind his hand, and looked discreetly at the carved oaken bosses in the ceiling. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z It was a hard-fought tug-of-war; after much ado, with the aid of wrestlers and athletes, I remember, the monster was at length secured to the main front oaken pillar of a great building. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z The wainscot, brown with age, the gigantic tiled stove, the high-backed chairs, and the heavily-carved oaken cupboards were all plain and simple and showed marks of long years of use. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The whole was enclosed in an elaborate oaken case, which was let down and drawn up by ropes and pulleys from above. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z The sacristy is an extensive suite of rooms which contain throughout a deep-toned and mellow oaken wainscot. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Those rich dark tapestries and curtains, that oaken furniture, every piece of which had an artistic value--the family portraits on the walls, and above all the breath of comfort that pervaded the whole! 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Some pieces of old and almost worn-out furniture remained in the building, one or two heavy old tables, and a dozen or so huge and very old-fashioned oaken chairs. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Meanwhile, Frau Gersdorf maintained her guard with unwearied, devotion,--a devotion all the more disinterested since the stout oaken door effectually deadened the voices of the pair she had left. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Fritz, Karen's husband, who was skilful with tools, had ornamented the high-backed chair, the press for clothes, and the baby's oaken cradle, with beautiful carving, of which little Karen was exceedingly proud. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z His steed was caparisoned with oaken leaves, his armour looked like wild weeds decked with wood mosses, and on his ragged shield was the strange device, "Salvagesse sans finesse." Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Directly I had uncovered the well's top, a surface of oaken planks four feet square. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z But though for him the oak-trees fell To build the oaken ships, The woodman worshipped what he smote And honoured even the chips. Wine, Water, and Song 2011-01-31T03:00:17.240Z The bright, spacious apartments had a most comfortable aspect, the pleasantest being his office, with its dark hangings and rugs, its carved oaken furniture, and its well-filled bookshelves. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The oaken choir seats are carved with the richness of embroidery, and beyond them are the tombs—those of the two Margarets, and of Philibert—husband and son. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The alarm had been given, and the heavy oaken door, swinging upon its well-oiled hinges, closed in their faces. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z My eyes fell first upon Odile, seated at the head of the table in a high-backed oaken chair. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z Satisfied that the house was not deserted, Penny hammered harder on the massive oaken door with the brass knocker. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z In midland counties of England they boast of old oaken dining-halls where three hundred men-at-arms could exercise of a rainy afternoon, in the reign of the Plantagenets. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z It might be possible to enter in some other way than by the oaken door which remained so obstinately closed. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z After the Norman Conquest, beds of this type came into favor in England, though they were quickly superseded by a great oaken bed with roofed-over top. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Colonel Karl then led the way up a broad oaken staircase to a room at the end of a long corridor on the upper floor. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The oaken timbers were firm as a bulk-head, and, without a weapon, he might have worked there all day in vain. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Being unable either to rise erect or yet to sit down, I leaned upon the oaken bar of the stile and groaned loudly on account of the pain of the blow which I had received. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z They were seated round a massive oaken table, which placed near the window, gave them a delicious view of the green and bowery orchard. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z At Pentewan some curious oaken canoes buried in the soil were found by the tinners. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Half a score of men armed with clubs and various other weapons were endeavoring to break down the iron-studded oaken door. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z It was brightly lit, a rare wood fire crackled and sputtered on the hearth, and threw its shadows on the oaken panellings. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z He was exceedingly ragged, with a powerful frame, a lean brown face, and an oaken cudgel in his hand. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z In an inner apartment of the ground-floor was seated on a high-backed oaken chair, a female of some thirty years of age. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The oaken doors held freedom out, but sadness passed the bars of iron. Comrade Kropotkin 2010-12-26T03:00:20.093Z When he was angry--and he was very often angry--he would break a heavy oaken chair or table as if it were glass. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z And whence I know not, but out of the knapsack leaped two youths, brought oaken tables, covered them with dishes, and on them was flesh and fowl of every description. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z By this time I was able to straighten myself up by the aid of the oaken bar which formed the top of the stile. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z You ascend to the chamber which Shakespeare occupies, by a broad carved, oaken staircase, and advance along a vast passage which has rooms on either side. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z He was alone, for no Ichabod had come to rattle the handle and kick the big oaken door. A Little World He drew him inside and closed the stout oaken door. The Princess Galva A Romance Thither they went and joined the crowd; and there stood two mares tied to stout oaken posts with iron clamps; one with six clamps, and the other with twelve clamps. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z That was what I thought as I grasped the oaken bar of the stile. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z The morning sun streams through small diamond panes of many colours, which ornament the upper part of the casement, and is reflected in fainter hues, like a fading rainbow upon the oaken floor. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z After my first arrestment of surprise, I had gone aside a little, yet not so far but I could observe him, and the low oaken door at which he knocked. Idonia: A Romance of Old London The dining-room still showed some signs of the late struggle, but the d�bris had been in part cleared away, and old Teresa was rubbing vigorously at the blood stain on the oaken floor. The Princess Galva A Romance Then the good youths put the iron chains upon them again, and tied them to the oaken posts, and bound them tightly. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Once or twice I had seen a flake of snow fluttering down, but these melted before they could be discerned on the oaken floor of the curious circular cellar in which I lay. Deep Moat Grange A massive oaken table stands near the fire-place; a high-backed chair on either hand, and two more in the embayment of the window; and an antique cabinet occupies a place directly opposite the chimney. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z In short I savoured the sweet of our coming colloquy as greedily as any feast-follower; and at the same time I continued to rattle my dagger-heel on the oaken door. Idonia: A Romance of Old London Now there came a knocking at the great oaken door, and Dasso heard his name called by angry voices. The Princess Galva A Romance It rose into the air like an eagle into the sky, leaped as high as thirty-one of the two-and-thirty oaken beams, and flew past like a passing whirlwind. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z His brows went up in vague surprise; then ignoring her words, he lighted a cigarette, and stood thoughtfully puffing it, his elbow resting on the broad oaken mantelpiece. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 A heavy oaken table with enormous legs was placed near the window. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The feet stopped at the door, and Glenning heard the strain of the bolts as a shoulder was forcibly pressed upon the oaken planks. The Man from Jericho She could detect stealthy movements on the landing outside, and through a little crack in the oaken panel came the gleam of a light. The Princess Galva A Romance I assented joyfully; the old woman went away, and a moment after a slender white figure entered, and leaned, almost tottering, against the great oaken wardrobe by the door. A Sister's Love A Novel It is solidly and comfortably furnished, and a fire is burning in the grate of the large oaken fireplace. The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts Instead of plastering, the old oaken cross-beams have been left in their original state, and the room is finished with a wainscot painted white, above which is a wall covering of Japanese grass-cloth. Remodeled Farmhouses At the right and to the right of the door, is a tall, highly polished, oaken grandfather's clock, with a shining brass face; to the left of the door is a tridarn. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors High vaulted oaken doors led to the inner apartments, but I did not venture to approach one of them. The Wish A Novel No wolf pack can stand against three marksmen, armed with rifles and behind oaken walls. The Voice of the Pack Guy had digs in an old house whose gabled front leaned outward, whose oriel windows were supported by oaken beams worm-eaten and grotesquely carved. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I sprang aside, but it had been thrown with such violence, that the prongs stuck deep into one of the oaken tubs of the bathroom, and it required great strength to draw it out. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Such was the man who was bending over a great oaken table engrossed in the piecing together of an intricate picture puzzle, as Bojo came through the heavy tapestry portières. Making Money On leaving the gallery, I passed through long oaken corridors, through immense chambers hung with tapestry, on which were depicted either battles or scenes of the chase. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Caboche took the torch and opened an oaken door at the top of a short stairway, which led to an underground chamber. Marguerite de Valois The gladiator was strong, but the shepherd was stronger, and ere the former could draw his sword he was pinned to the floor as with an oaken hand. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril But not even the dog responded to the clang of La Giralda's oaken cudgel on the stout door panels. The Firebrand A 22 large Book of Common Prayer stood open against an oaken rest on a table; a cushion of black velvet was beneath it. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story Now, as he leaned thus in the warm sun, his wandering eye fell upon a small isolated outbuilding, its narrow windows strongly barred, its oaken door padlocked. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The oaken floor was uncarpeted, and a very few articles of furniture occupied the walls. The Fortunes Of Glencore The Frenchman turned into a tributary alley, narrower and darker than the other, and Lannes knocked at a heavy oaken doorway, before which a small lantern cast a dim light. The Guns of Europe The spreading trunks of a great five-stemmed tree on one side of the grove made a dark oaken couch, screened by the leafy willow-like branches that hung to the ground. A-Birding on a Bronco All the heavy weight is that color and nobody is more famous than an oaken piece of wood, not any body and every one is famous, every one, when there is no lavender. Geography and Plays Outside he put on his shoes and descending marble steps and crossing trim lawns presently arrived at a forbidding oaken door, which he opened forthwith. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Not such a mind possessed England's tar; 'Twas the love of noble game Set his oaken heart on flame, For to him 'twas all the same— Sport and war. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII A few pieces of an earlier oaken chair have been let in; the existing one, Gregorovius says, is of acacia wood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The self-same oaken ribs had intense interest for young David Bushnell. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution The oaken furniture was in the Renaissance style--the large writing-table stood in the center of the room. On the Heights A Novel On the oaken table in the waiting-room, among other publications, there was a weekly of society and fashion. A Top-Floor Idyl The Professor of Eloquence, stung by the affront, lifted his only weapon, a stout oaken cudgel. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion A firm step had echoed in the flagged corridor beyond the oaken door. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Columns of water toss high in air, mingled with the oaken ribs that held the powder but a minute ago. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution As if pursued by an enemy, Hansei hurried back with mighty strides, and the unbarked oaken staff which he held with both hands served to support him in his flight. On the Heights A Novel Massive old cabinets and oaken chairs, handsome enough in their way, were but ill-suited to ceilings of fretted gold, and walls hung in the rich draperies of Lyons. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Claire crossed her arms and set her back to the oaken panels. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion As soon as the heavy oaken door had fallen-to behind the master of this house, Beresteyn turned with marked eagerness to Diogenes. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel We noticed some Pagan idols in wood preserved in an oaken chest inside the old church, which dated about the eleventh century. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The old oaken timbers of the main building would resist every shock. Edelweiss A Story In the centre of this apartment was placed a large oblong oaken table, covered with crimson velvet, and surrounded by a circle of high-backed chairs, with cushions covered with the same material. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Once King of England, he held the title to the last, and in defence of it broke his power against the oaken bulwarks of that stiff-necked isle. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion It was only when the heavy oaken door had fallen to behind her duenna that Gilda with an imperious little gesture called Diogenes before her. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel We pass great rooms where all sorts of débris from the building are kept—old oaken chairs, bits of stone carving, paraphernalia for the coronation or for any great ceremony. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History It was well that his house was firm in its stout oaken beams, else the wind might sweep it away with all in it. Edelweiss A Story The reptile was quite dead, its head shattered by the hard oaken table, but its hideous length was still undulating with a convulsive writhe. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt There was the ample fireplace with its old-fashioned dogs, the panelled and carved oaken walls and roof. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Such a spot was the front of the Oudenvrouwenhuis with its wide oaken gateway and high brick walls. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel “That’s all right!” said Grizel cordially, and promptly seated herself at the end of a pew, and extended an arm along the top of the oaken back, in an attitude of luxurious ease. Lady Cassandra This door, however, was a heavy oaken one, and withstood even Michael's mighty assault with great endurance. With Ring of Shield The guests were assembled; and the kitchen being the only apartment in the building large enough to contain them, the cloth was spread upon a long, clear, oaken table, stretching from England into Scotland. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative There was a long, oaken table, and on the center of it stood a carved, gilded box, the casket which held my father's letter. The Lost Door We thereupon entered a spacious antechamber, severely furnished with large oaken benches on the marble floor. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Here the cicerone directs your attention to an old half-rotten oaken chest, fixed against the wall at a considerable height. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The furniture consisted of a long and broad, heavy oaken table and some three or four chairs, scattered carelessly around the room. With Ring of Shield The hard-breathing, snorting, rushing creature tore past me and butted with a fearful crash against the oaken partition. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Seated in the great chair before the oaken table, I unlocked the casket. The Lost Door When on the next day, after the long bridal night, the vassals of Attila break the heavy oaken entrance, they find their master dead on the floor, in a pool of blood. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Mournful deed! a lovely Fair, in the oaken chest; my speech can find no utterance since thou art gone, O thou of shape divine! Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards The tough oaken door did still resist the efforts of the giant; but it was plain that it could not long endure. With Ring of Shield In an aperture of the western wall of Jerusalem hang the 'oaken valves' called the Beth-lehem or Joppa Gate. The Bible Story The bars, which he had bent with his oaken stick, were not yet straightened, but had been put into place after a fashion, and the shattered window was closed with heavy planks. The Minute Boys of Boston The organist, hidden in his oaken cell, looked after her in surprise. Anne "And is counting oaken staves the first step to learning foreign exchanges, think you?" That Boy Of Norcott's So great was the rage within my heart, that I sincerely hoped I might bring the oaken stick down upon Abel Hunt's head with such force as to kill him on the instant. The Minute Boys of York Town The fire-place is eight feet wide, with an oaken beam across. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Above them were the oaken corbels set, Of angels reaching hands that never met, Where in the spring the swallows came to build. King Cole The dim little aisle, supported on wooden pillars; the simple altar, with the oaken crucifix, and the calm, gentle features of the poor cur�.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune His hat made of an oaken leaf, His shirt a spider's web, Both light and soft for those his limbs That were so smally bred. The Nursery Rhymes of England That is the Isle of the brave and true, Where none dishonour fears; There we will lay our bravest King In his bed of oaken spears. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 A few days ago Mr. Gladstone received, carefully packed in an oaken box, and nicely enveloped in many folds of tissue paper, a massive handsome silver poker. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Mr. Hankes rose to withdraw; and as he moved towards the door, his eye caught the oaken box, with three large seals placed by his own hand. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The house was already sufficiently furnished with two oaken chests, two beds, six chairs and a table, besides necessary household utensils. Toilers of the Sea An attempt of Hildebad to enter the camp without more ado was frustrated by the strong oaken palisades, which defied the spears and stones hurled at them. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Then gray among the gray brush, he made out a great log, and from one end of it rose two gnarled oaken boughs. The Trail of the Sandhill Stag As he did so the strong oaken portal trembled under their blows, for they had got a great form out of the hall, and were using it as a battering-ram. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality She watched his eye, too, and saw how it rested on the oaken box, and, even while awaiting her answer, never turned from that object. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day In a few minutes the Merrimac came gliding up and struck the Cumberland a frightful blow with her iron nose, tearing through the thick oaken timbers and making a great hole in her side. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read Sir Roger's Servants, and among the rest my old Friend the Butler, had, I found, provided themselves with good oaken Plants, to attend their Master upon this Occasion. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time I stood still, the curtain in my hand, and the light flickered over the saints’ heads carved on the oaken panels, and over my head. The Sentimental Vikings As he said these words his eyes shone upon us like to burn us through, and his action was most terrifying as he took his great oaken staff and shook it over us. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway And before any of his attendants could prevent him he flung the heavy oaken door wide, and crossed the threshold, repeating the customary "With God's help!" The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 A large oaken table stood in one corner of the room, on two sides of which were placed wooden benches. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. I stretch my glance across the brine From the firm oaken planks: Many are the tears of my bright soft grey eye As I look back upon Erin. Ancient Irish Poetry Gregorics troubled his head no more about them, but closed the heavy oaken door of the house, and went home to bed. St. Peter's Umbrella It was at one end of a vast room with black oaken ceiling, carven and panelled. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway In the cathedral at Aix-la-Chapelle the congregation seats itself upon chairs; but most frequently in Germany one finds sturdy, though movable, oaken benches. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Ancestors grim that stare Stiff, starched, and haughty down From the oaken wall of the noble hall Put on a sterner frown. Blooms of the Berry Then he breathed a little 42 freer, for here at least was an oaken barrier between himself and what he feared. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) The windows were securely grated with iron bars, and the whole building was rendered secure by heavy oaken doors. In and Out of Rebel Prisons Then they quickly slammed to the heavy oaken door. Pretty Michal So the homely little slate Grandma's baby's fingers pressed, To a memory consecrate, Lieth in the oaken chest, Where, unwilling we should know, Grandma put it years ago. Second Book of Verse He mutters something inaudible, that carries no blessing in its tone, but yet, as though fascinated by her beauty, he stands still and follows each step she takes upon the polished oaken flooring. Portia or By Passions Rocked "Well, what shall it be, a 'serio-chronic,' or a song about some 'old oaken' thing?" Checkers A Hard-luck Story Raymond mounted accordingly, and the party proceeded on their way, the fellow trotting behind, and occasionally persuading the donkey with the oaken cudgel he carried. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children They took the places assigned to them on the opposite sides of the lists, and the umpire then produced two long wooden lances without iron points, and two stout oaken cudgels exactly alike. Pretty Michal The northern parts of France likewise produced tall clocks, usually in oaken cases; those with Louis Quinze shaped panels are often very decorative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Born a tree; with branches oaken Dear unspoken intimate. Days and Dreams Poems I hae seen an oaken tree twenty-four times bigger than its parent, and yet a' it ever had to thank the auld stock for was an acorn. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul Right opposite the drawbridge stood the door, made of heavy oaken beams, traversed in all directions by strong iron bands, and embossed with large iron-headed nails. Pretty Michal A striking object in the same vicinity is the Canongate Tolbooth, with pepper-box turrets and a clock projecting from the front on iron brackets, which have taken the place of the original curiously-carved oaken beams. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. I went down the corridor, to the most ancient part of Hazelmere House; the old armoury, with its iron-studded oaken doors and its suggestion of spooks and goblins. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Climbing the stone stairway they were ushered into a large room containing a long oaken table with five chairs on one side and six on the other. A Prince of Good Fellows Old paintings on its wainscots, And, in its oaken hall, Old arras; and the twilight Of slumber over all. The Garden of Dreams The skilling, or open house where the cows lie and chew the cud in winter, is built of boards or slabs at the back, and in front supported upon oaken posts standing on stones. The Hills and the Vale With a mighty lead-loaded oaken staff in my hand, and a sharp kitchen-knife in my roomy jack-boots, I deemed myself sufficient to cope with any wolf I might meet on the way. Eyes Like the Sea He had been quick to notice that Jean’s great eyes had stolen in the direction of the little oaken keg. In the Brooding Wild With a heart palpitating like a schoolboy's, on whom some fair girl has smiled or frowned, he slowly retraced his steps to the heavy oaken door. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Scotty gestured with his light and Rick saw an oaken door. The Wailing Octopus Then Moyne is reached in solemn silence so far as the Misses Blake are concerned; in solemn silence, too, the two old ladies mount the oaken staircase that leads to their rooms. Rossmoyne The carpenter now dropped into each groove two of the oaken wedges, one upon its head, the other with its point downwards, so that the two wedges in each groove would lie heads and points. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel The clouds did not lift until Cynthia was standing in front of that remarkable Map of the World which reposes behind oaken doors in the south aisle of Hereford Cathedral. Cynthia's Chauffeur The composite pillars, organ balcony, and oaken altar-piece are tasteless and pagan. Old and New London Volume I It is an oaken vessel of ten to twelve thousand measures burden: deeply laden it would appear, for the waves wash over the bulwarks on each side. Timar's Two Worlds There came a thundering at the oaken door of the church. An Isle in the Water The table, it is true, still stood on its four oaken legs; but even it was well awry. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Round the inscription hung oaken garlands, within each of which was written the name and date of the battles in which he had been engaged against the French. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The following night, likewise, they were alarmed with the tumbling down of oaken billets about their beds, and other frightful noises: but all was clear in the morning, as if no such thing had happened. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed Slowly the heavy oaken door swung outward wide enough to admit a tall, dark-gowned figure, then shut inward again, locking Dainty in with the feared and abhorred ghost of the old monk. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday "Here we are safe," said he, as he drew me to his side on the oaken bench, which formed all the furniture of the room. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Then, catching at a great carved oaken chair, she fell into it and cried and laughed alternately. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time You see, in fancy, the oaken chest in which that drapery has been kept for the last half century; and you wonder who is to wear it next. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The sunlight showed walls of shimmering whitewashed purity and unpainted oaken stairs scoured white as a bone. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself The double front doors, which opened to admit Lesley's boxes, showed an ordinary London hall, narrow, crowded with an oaken chest, an umbrella and hat stand, and lighted by a flaring gas lamp. Brooke's Daughter A Novel This was a stone building, one story in height, with small grated windows, and stout oaken door studded with iron nails. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia Blankets, and bits of canvas and carpet had been tacked over the apertures where once stained glass windows and huge oaken doors had been. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The galleries were supported by oaken columns, often handsomely carved and ornamented. An Introduction to Shakespeare Here sat the Dark Master, a little oaken table before him on which his breakfast had rested, and at his side crouched a long, lean wolfhound that nuzzled him unheeded. Nuala O'Malley He had been beaten about the head ... it was very horrible ... with a thick oaken staff or walking stick ... the stick lay beside him, covered with blood, where he was found. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Josip fumbled himself into one of the sturdy oaken chairs, staring back and forth at the two most powerful men of his native land. Expediter At the same time, there came a muffled noise—not extremely loud nor yet very sharp—just a noise like the slamming of some large oaken door a good distance away. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Its stout oaken panels were soon dashed in, and the door driven from its hinges. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Not while her frigate’s oaken staves Still cleave unto her side! Legends & Romances of Brittany Opposite this there was a ponderous oaken bench, and upon this old Russell seated himself wearily. A Castle in Spain A Novel That leads to the staircase," he said, pointing to a massive oaken door, "but it's kept locked at all times. The Eyes Have It In dining rooms trays of the finest Japanese lacquer formed a background for oaken tables into which the beard of Barbarossa might have grown. Memoirs of Life and Literature But few rays could penetrate the narrow windows of the tower, and blinds of oaken plank were so constructed that the inmates could only look out upon the sky. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Formerly a large oaken bathtub stood in the back room off the kitchen and the water heated in the copper caldron was available to both rooms. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria These appeared to give him much satisfaction, and, after due inspection, were gathered up and deposited in a stout oaken chest. A Castle in Spain A Novel His waist struck the edge of the massive oaken table, and most of his forward momentum was lost. The Eyes Have It And round and round an oaken beam A hempen cord they flung, And like a mighty pendulum All solemnly he swung. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Through the hurrying of eager feet and the clamor of glad voices was a tap-tapping on the wainscot and a thumping on the oaken stairs. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The master sat upon a bench behind an oaken counter or desk, very much like St. Jerome in his study. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The priest flung himself carelessly into a seat near a massive oaken table, and the Carlist chief took a seat beside him. A Castle in Spain A Novel On through the slanting rain sped the ship, creaking and groaning, with its ribs warped and its great oaken spine trembling. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It Straight, straight towards that oaken beam, A trampled pathway ran; A ghastly shape was swinging there— It was the butcher man. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 This pastoral staff Mine oaken Pax Vobiscum, sent 'em home To think about their sins, with watering eyes. Collected Poems Volume Two I turned, with my hand upon the latch of my heavy oaken door, and jerked the question out, as cross men do. The Gates Between Russell seated himself on an oaken bench, and Rita promptly seated herself by his side. A Castle in Spain A Novel And twice the stout, oaken club he wielded impacted against human skulls, and men dropped in their tracks. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story This wild morning not one affluent family attended, not one carriage party appeared—all the lined and cushioned pews were empty; only on the bare oaken seats sat ranged the gray-haired elders and feeble paupers. Shirley Admission to this building, and through it to the yard, was by way of a stout oaken door on which the word Private was stencilled in white paint. The Monk of Hambleton I made it secure with an oaken bar, and sank down before the fire on a great shaggy bear skin. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West His Majesty" now seated himself upon the only seat in the room, namely, an oaken bench, and then, with a wave of his royal hand, said: "Be sated, ladies, be sated. A Castle in Spain A Novel I found my host sitting as was his wont—his nightcap on his head, his long staff in his hand, and two greyhounds at his feet—behind the fire upon his oaken settle. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 The older woman rose suddenly from her seat and moved a few steps forward, and stood with her back towards her companion and with one hand on the oaken pillar as though to steady herself. East of the Shadows Lone to-night he came to dine, Flung himself in his oaken chair, Kicked the hound that whined for bread; “God! the thief shall swing!” he said, Thrust his hand through his ruffled hair. The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems She turned away with a low, bitter cry, as the maid slammed the heavy oaken door in her face. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love Yonder, near the one small window, stood a table and tall-backed oaken chair, afar off, as it were, from the doorway—a journey to them across the creaking floor. Amaryllis at the Fair In a few minutes I was seated in dry clothes, before a bowl of punch and a blazing fire, beside the old gentleman on his oaken sofa. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 "Wait but a breath," he said, and reached in two gigantic strides a massive oaken chest heavily fastened with wrought iron. The Pirate Woman A heavy oaken door supplemented the big barred gate and added to the ancient prison-like appearance of the place. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life ‘Old oaken bucket’ and all that sort of thing. The Eye of Dread But these steps," cried Emmerich, "with their noble banister, these two-and-twenty broad, strong oaken steps, were an integral part of my house. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 We left the chapel, and ascending the great oaken staircase entered the study. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Oh, I’m already nailed down to the old oaken desk. The Crimson Tide A Novel The "cat stairs" were closed at the top by a heavy oaken trap securely fastened within by two iron hooks. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Her composure rather disturbed the man, who gave his powdered head a toss, and mounted the broad oaken staircase, with an indignant swell of the chest. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Photogravures in rich oaken frames adorned the roseate walls. A Great Man A Frolic Those who had quarters of beef and lamb for sale were cutting the meat upon heavy oaken tables. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Stout had the oaken bars appeared, and safe his refuge in the barricaded room, but that was before he had seen in horrible reality the fearful fury of this monster from the deep. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 It is a picturesque room of James I.'s time, with a timbered roof, whitened walls, and carved oaken bookcases black with age. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel They wound in massive wreaths around the carved balustrades of that broad oaken staircase—were duplicated over and over again in the height and breadth of those noble mirrors. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals In the old days, before these hills were robbed of the oaken growths that crowned their summits, their apparent height was much increased, and the isolation rendered even more complete than now. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. Illowski gathered crowds—that was sufficient to ban him, not as the church does, with bell, book and candle, but with stout oaken clubs. Melomaniacs It was a vast low room, with bright polished oaken floors, and with only a bit of fine carpet in the middle of it. The Fairchild Family The cloisters are extensive and picturesque, the ribbed roof resembling the bottom of a boat, while the restored hall has a fine oaken roof. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel They formed a blooming border around the oaken floors, black with age and bright with polish, of the dancing-rooms. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals The Ayer house occupies the site of a garrison house, built of strong oaken timbers, and used as a house of refuge in the time of the Indian wars. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. And while the Irish Kelts burn like straw—a flame and a puff of smoke, and there an end—these Scots settlers are like oaken logs, slow to take fire, but hard to extinguish. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves, And slumber long and sweetly 135On beds of oaken leaves. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Finally the oaken door swung open, and they were silently ushered into the musty smelling hallway. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 So saying, I passed up the creaking old oaken stair and came to my room, where I instantly remembered there was something else I had forgotten. The O'Ruddy A Romance In raising its massive oaken frame he needed little help outside his own family. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. Our party stood a moment in the doorway of the schoolroom to see the splendid old hall, with its fine oaken roof. John and Betty's History Visit New are the leaves on the oaken spray, New the blades of the silky grass; Flowers, that were buds but yesterday, Peep from the ground where'er I pass. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition They finally caught up the nearest church pew, and, using it as a battering ram, they succeeded in smashing the heavy oaken panels. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure Fumbling in his coat-pocket, he at length produced a large bunch of keys, and stooping down, applied one to the heavy oaken chest beneath the window-sill. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 They roared it out in the deep bass voices of the sea, marking the time by hammering in unison upon the oaken tables with their pewter mugs and flagons. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Thomas Savine pounded on the oaken door at one end of the courtyard until it was opened by a bent-shouldered man with frosted hair and wrinkled visage. Thurston of Orchard Valley He made constant additions to his library, consulting Morgan as to the choice of books, and spent a great part of his time amid its oaken magnificence. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Before the plough had scattered fields of grain And grassy orchards midst the oaken woods Of Shawangunk, upon the mountain's top Stood a wood-cutter's hut. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Anon, with hurried step and free, He crossed the ruined balcony, And passing by the fallen door, Stood on the dark hall's oaken floor. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 It was a big, sombre, restful place, with high windows of stained glass, a great carved overmantel, and electric lights set in the ancient oaken ceiling. The White Lie Domiloff caught up the lamp which stood on the long oaken table, and looked steadily from one to the other of the two men. The Traitors Jack took off his hat as he pushed open the heavy oaken door, and the little girls followed him. Poppy's Presents Rose the draw-bridge, fell the barrier, closed the oaken gates behind. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Here they were checked by a large oaken door. The Web of the Golden Spider And truly, ere his oaken staff Had helped his feeble feet To win a mile, he heard their shouts A-nearing down the street. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts Marie, with her own hand, unlocked an oaken cabinet, and produced some quaint horn cups, emblazoned in gold, with the Reist arms. The Traitors It hung by a cord on the classroom wall, amid the dull, drab maps—a glorious sight with its oaken frame and its rich-coloured design in silk. Ghetto Comedies Already they could hear the girls' footsteps creaking along the oaken boards of the picture gallery; in another moment they would have turned into the passage, and reached the top of the stairs. The Manor House School In a few seconds it was pouring a steady stream of lead into the oaken door and splintering the lock into a hundred pieces. The Web of the Golden Spider She made her father promise to chisel down the bulging oaken chimney-pieces, chisel them flat. The Rainbow The flickering light of fifty wax candles from the huge silver candelabra on the oaken table lit up the dull canvas. The Traitors |
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