| 单词 | pebbly |
| 例句 | I held the shoe up, before Joan's enlarged, pebbly eyes, tilted it, and watched her take in the stream of blood that cascaded onto the beige rug. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The label on Doon’s said “Matches,” and under it was a white, inch-wide strip of some kind of rough, pebbly material. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z No wonder they forget pebbly creeks and when they do not forget the sky completely think of it as a tiny piece of information about the time of day or night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the van’s tires crunched into the pebbly driveway at Jenny’s place. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Like gray boulders the bulls sat on the pebbly slope. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Gravel crunches loudly under my boots; I can feel its pebbly roughness through my thin soles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z So first we’d give Omi a birthday hug inside the O, and then we’d give her a little red pouch of chocolate pebbles—basically M&M’s, but each one a different pebbly shape and color. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In no time at all he forgets little pebbly creeks and apple trees so old they lay their branches along the ground and you have to reach down or stoop to pick the fruit. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The pebbly voice, the sun, and the narcotic wine smell weakened both the boys, and they sat in a pleasant semistupor, listening to her go on and on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man with curly brown hair, pebbly eyes dark beneath his straw hat, drove a team of workhorses from the west. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The oldest of the address books, bought twenty- eight years ago at a stationery store in Harvard Square, has a pebbly black cover and blue pages, bound together by a rubber band. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The river was low and there were stretches of sand and pebbles with a narrow channel of water and sometimes the water spread like a sheen over the pebbly bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I gagged, and the glass fell out of my hand, spilled over my uniform, and crashed to the tile floor where it broke into large chunks that gleamed in the pebbly milk. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Now, standing barefoot in the pebbly sand, Gabe didn't feel brave. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mince the chopped florets until tiny and pebbly. How to make cauliflower rice (plus, what the heck to do with it) 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Toasted just enough to bring out its subtly nutty flavor and, thus, pebbly enough to reduce one of my favorite premolars into a crumble of toothy dust. Perspective | You call it a root canal. I call it a bittersweet symphony. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Huge, with pebbly skin and a distinctive bump at the top, very easy to peel and seedless, it is intensely sweet but balanced by refreshing acidity, a blend of power and finesse. Mandarin Oranges, Rising Stars of the Fruit Bowl 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z You go back to Ms. Oates previous work and find similar pebbly eyes in “The Falls,” ghost fingers of a different sort in a recent story collection, “The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares.” Books of The Times: ‘Carthage,’ by Joyce Carol Oates 2014-02-05T21:32:23Z No tree to be seen, I was sure, No nice little plant or friendly pebbly path. Poem of the week: The Candle by Katherine Mansfield 2010-07-19T11:11:00Z Or do you hold off, slogging toward the photographs as if they were a small, warm inn at the midpoint of a long, pebbly hike? Richard Avedon, a Photographer Who Wanted to Outrun the Glitz Factor 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z My waking image the morning my alarm rang on Sirenland’s final day was winding through the empty Positano alleyways, back to the pebbly beach. In Italy, among the literary A-list, I find my own siren song 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z After a dip at a pebbly cove, I meander into the dry interior, high above the Mediterranean, skirting thistles, prehistoric-looking shrubs and dozing goats. Italian sun and a cerulean sea? That’s amore, and it’s all on the Egadis We will see ourselves as if from a pebbly shore, a mirage trapped between what is above and below: a rolling, improvisatory work in progress. My Vancouver: An Ever-Unfolding Story 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z The pebbly beach — you won’t find any sand strands around here — is more comfortable than it seems for sunbathing. 36 Hours in Istria 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z A cannon sits on the lawn beside a pebbly beach stalked by herons. The ‘other’ San Juan islanders go their own way 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Colorful beach umbrellas pop up in the pebbly sand, and the restaurants are buzzing and delicious. In Albania, age-old traditions and Mediterranean beaches on the cheap 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z But when a vivid image does pop up — a character’s “pebbly eyes,” for example, or the “ghost-fingers” of wind through someone’s hair — it can arrive with a sense of déjà vu. Books of The Times: ‘Carthage,’ by Joyce Carol Oates 2014-02-05T21:32:23Z I love its scales, orange and pebbly as the peel of a tangerine. Perspective | My doctor told me to get a dog, but I couldn’t. Meet my emotional support fish. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z BBC Travel suggests the scenic, pebbly coves and beaches of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, a favorite Russian destination on the Black Sea. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout: 4/11 2012-04-11T15:04:07Z The collection was essentially about the hourglass shape, done gracefully, with supporting elements like rounded coats in pebbly wools and wide-leg black leather pants. Fashion Review: Calvin Klein, L?Wren Scott, Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Rucci, Reed Krakoff - Review 2012-02-17T01:13:22Z The nuts, which are blitzed in a food processor to a small pebbly consistency, lend a uniquely buttery taste. A healthful fish dish that even non-fish eaters will like 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z In the earlier work, her sound was pebbly: smooth yet defined. Review: Cleveland Orchestra Plays Mozart, and to Its Strengths 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z You can dive into the sea from the promenade or walk 15 minutes south to the pebbly Kolovare beach. 12 of the best beach towns in southern Europe 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Take off your shoes and walk across the pebbly reflexology path. 36 Hours in Macau 2012-11-04T04:00:23Z With no title, you likely wouldn’t “read” it as a sandy, pebbly desert floor, let alone one with footprints in it. Jeffrey Simmons’ fastidious geometries in watercolor 2013-01-16T20:29:07Z Glamorized by the seal of approval of famous institutions, the spongy, pebbly Klein brought £6.2 million. A Dreary Sense of Duty Reigns at Auctions 2010-07-02T16:30:00Z Panettiere posed for photographs as she walked along the small pebbly beach for several minutes, but then two town officials ran up and after a tense exchange everyone left. 'Heroes' actress visits Japan dolphin hunt town 2010-03-26T16:05:00Z A nearby path led to two dimly lit tunnels carved through solid rock and out to a small, pebbly beach. In Spain, finding peace — and paella — on Mallorca 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Today, it’s a pastel treat with six petite and pebbly beaches, leafy squares under a once-mighty castle, and a lighthouse to mark where the Pyrenees meet the sea. Seaside sisters: Tranquil towns snuggle on the Franco-Spanish border 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z As for the pebbly cookies, Trader Joe’s simply said it got a heads-up of “potential foreign material” by a supplier. Crunch! Rocks and bugs appear in Trader Joe’s cookies, falafel, soup 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z In the middle, though, a stream rushes around elderberry trees growing out of pebbly islets, hinting at what the river might have looked like before Spanish settlers arrived. Reparations are proposed for Black Californians. What about Indigenous people? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Sudanese nomads tap the pebbly, amber-colored gum from acacia trees, which is then refined and packaged throughout the country. Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient gum arabic 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Their sticky eggs — known to most as the delicacy caviar — need a pebbly surface on which to attach, and a lack of sediment washing into the creek means the gravel doesn’t get smothered. Proposed salmon farm stirs concern for last of Md. sturgeon 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The result was an enormous loss of sand that left a pebbly, rock-strewn beach in front of the previously perfect break. Along Mexico’s Pacific Coast, riding a wave of nostalgia 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z For a long time, scientists associated these tiny ice sculptures with the intricate patterns of lines and swirls that sometimes appear on pebbly ground, like the striped landscapes around Hawaii’s volcanoes. Thousands of Tiny ‘Ice Needles’ May Explain Mysterious Stone Patterns on Earth ... and Mars 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z They are physically joined by the clear, pebbly river and the Inverness-Glasgow railway line. The Land of the Lefties - Golf Digest 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The enclosure around the bathtub in the master bedroom resembles a pebbly grotto. A Maryland house was built from unexpected finds 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z They cut through the middle of the orange pebbly desert, headed for the unmarked border with Iran. The Afghan DJs hired and abandoned by the US military 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z A stumble or stray thought might easily send me hurtling down a long, pebbly abyss, or initiate an avalanche of volcanic debris. Perspective | As Sicily’s Mount Etna began to erupt, her ballet training turned out to be good prep 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Add the butter, toss to evenly coat, then press the butter into the flour quickly with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal with pebbly pieces remaining. The Saturday Cook: Rhubarb meets blueberries in this easy brunch recipe They wanted to figure out how the bakers at Alimama Tea produce their mochi doughnuts, these crusty, chewy and otherworldly rounds with a variety of shimmering glazes and pebbly toppings. Review | Pike Kitchen food hall seeks unity over authenticity 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Not all of the particles escape the asteroid, many seem likely to fall back after a period of being lofted up, implying that Bennu 'self-refreshes' its surface with pebbly matter. Asteroid Spit Up 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The pebbly, dusty surface also raises the odds of simply getting stuck. How to Hop on an Asteroid 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The glorious avocado — known for its its pebbly armored skin, succulent green flesh and soaring price — is enjoying a global surge in popularity of late. Holy guacamole! Workers pilfered $300,000 worth of avocados, police say 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s possible, of course, that T. rex’s pebbly complexion may be the exception, not the rule. Here’s What It Would Feel Like to Pet a T. Rex 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z The solution is poured into concrete mixing tubs, while the seedlings are placed into small 2-inch net cups and held in place with perlite - a pebbly, grainy material that Bertram describes as “volcano rock popcorn.” Oregon master gardener embraces hydroponics 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Then, when nature calls, they swim all the way back, their skin, accustomed to saltwater, peeling away as they search for their pebbly natal streams. New Life Along Washington State’s Elwha River 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z A drab and dated downtown contrasts with its long stretch of pebbly beach and a lively bar and restaurant district. For a Welsh City, the Tides Offer Renewal 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It offers a pebbly beach on the Black Sea, a statue of Lenin in the lobby, high-ceilinged rooms with chandeliers, bad plumbing and rotary telephones, as well as glorious sunshine well into late fall. Bad Pipes, Worse Service: A Soviet Riviera Jewel Is Reborn and Booking Up 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z We were there for sea beet leaves, a close relative of garden spinach that grows in low belts along the pebbly foreshore. Sea beet leaves and elderflower: Learning to forage in England 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z And for the 2004 Athens Games, the world-class beaches of Greece were too pebbly for world-class volleyball. Copacabana’s Natural Sand Is Just Right for Olympic Beach Volleyball 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z “They came up on our beach, right there,” said Dimitrios Vatis, 71, an owner of the Aphrodite Hotel, pointing to his pebbly beach on a secluded cove. How the refugee crisis turned waiters into goatherds on the Greek islands 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z They are also masters of camouflage, changing from light and pebbly to velvety brown, depending on their environments. The Winter Flounder, a Master of Disguise With a Wandering Eye 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Ai posed last week on a pebbly beach on Lesbos island for the picture for one of India’s largest English-language news magazines, India Today. Chinese artist imitates photo of Syrian toddler on the beach 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Ai posed for the picture on a pebbly beach on Lesbos island last week for one of India's largest English-language news magazines, India Today. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has recreated the famous image of a 3-year-old Syrian child who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face down on a beach in Greece 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Two young brothers struggled to carry their ailing grandmother in her wheelchair across the pebbly stretches of track. Migrant crisis: Middle classes on the move - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Known for its pebbly beaches, the land is home to a diverse population of rare insects, birds, reptiles, and plants, including the endangered Shrubby tororaro. World’s first commercial launch pad to open in New Zealand 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z As you walk along the pebbly beach here, notice how the pebbles change size. Seward Park: A Scientific Wonderland in Seattle 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The craft reached a pebbly stretch of beach just before 7:30 A.M. Almuthanna jumped from the boat. The Migrant Crisis on Greece’s Islands 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z In the hotel’s windowless dining room, white laminate moderno tables were neatly aligned, and recessed wall lighting emphasized the pebbly nap and the roseate color of the limestone. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z In July 1960, Goodall boarded a boat, far smaller than the Kenya Castle, and after a few hours motoring over the warm, deep waters of Lake Tanganyika, she stepped onto the pebbly beach at Gombe. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The group calls itself Fearless, and it prowls the pebbly, windswept beaches, looking for mosquito nets to seize. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z On Christmas Day 1885 a few hardy souls hobbled across Brighton's pebbly beach and into the chilly English Channel. How dangerous is sea swimming in cold weather? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z His throat still bore the pebbly scar, like buckshot trapped under his skin. Battered bull rider struggles for eight seconds of fame 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The pebbly beach of the Black Sea was only a few steps away. Also Cheering at the Olympics: Russian Critics 2014-02-13T01:26:10Z The vast lake was still warm, the beach beneath her clear plastic sandals still pebbly. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The first colour photo from the crater where Curiosity landed showed a pebbly landscape and the rim of Gale Crater off in the distance. Nasa's Curiosity rover sends back its first colour image of Mars surface 2012-08-07T20:45:00Z After 20 minutes, she pulled into a pebbly driveway. What Can Mississippi’s Health Care System Learn From Iran? 2012-07-27T14:59:46Z It was, in truth a lovely moonlight night; nothing was to be seen around but the dark rocks, and the white pebbly beach, upon which the sea broke with a hoarse and melancholy murmur. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z It has grown up since 1830, above a sandy and pebbly shore, and has a pier � m. long. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Ulysses embarked, and, according to Circe’s directions, let his vessel drift along until its prow grated on a pebbly beach, where he landed. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They had landed on a pebbly beach near the foot of a low, white alluvial cliff into which the elements had eaten holes large enough to be called caves. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Steady! steady!' and in a twinkling, with a crash, such as the ninth wave makes when it falls on a pebbly beach, the horse were on us. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z When the tide is completely down a pebbly beach shelves away to low-water mark. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Down near the pebbly bottom he saw a face so passing fair, that he immediately lost his heart, for he thought it belonged to some water nymph gazing up at him through the transparent flood. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z From this setting of emerald foliage it scintillates like a gem: its wavelets lave a narrow pebbly shore within which a bottom of pure white sand gleams upward through the most transparent water ever seen. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z And sometimes from the saltin' shed, I scarce could drag my feet Under the blessed moonlight, Along the pebbly street. Poems 2012-02-15T03:00:33.707Z Scarcely breathing, Frank watched the point of the line, inch by inch, draw nearer to a little pebbly shore that ran down, where, if anywhere, he could land his prey. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z The harshly scraping noise of a boat's prow drawn up on the pebbly shore at the foot of the lawn. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The funeral train proceeded near where we landed, and, after having gone a short distance into the grove, it descended into a narrow ravine, through which run a little brook, gurgling over its pebbly bottom. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z There was a broad, pebbly beach at the base of the torrent's bed, thick-grown with yearling willows. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Twenty minutes later found them in readiness, safely hidden in the gunning box sunk level with the ground on the pebbly point of land which stretched far out to the westward of the island. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z “Sermons in stones,” even, must have been of very pebbly dimensions, and of no great weight. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z It had shifted its direction and was now barely ten feet off shore—so near to the bank that one of the oars occasionally grated on the pebbly bottom. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The first object that met my eye on the low pebbly shore, as we approached the island, was the beautiful lodges, and well made bark canoes of the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Makoneh led the way, and just skirting the first line of breakers he landed on a pebbly beach. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z When he returned he was very faint, and his knee was bleeding; he fell and lost consciousness almost immediately after he reached the pebbly beach. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z It was early in the evening when after a toilsome march Mr. Barclay and the boys reached a Siwash rancherie built just above high-water mark on the pebbly beach of a sheltered inlet. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Glittering bits of stone, the sparkling mica-schist, that looks like pebbly crystals spread on too thick, afforded another line of investigation, and following such a trail into a little ravine, Julia discovered the dynamite sign. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z This from Naumachius also pleases them: "Gold and silver are but dust, like the stones that lie scattered on the pebbly beach, or on the margins of the rivers." De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z To this spot the Queen directed the boat, and soon it grounded gently against a pebbly beach, and they all stepped out and stood upon the narrow path. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Working quickly, add the olive oil by the tablespoonful, cutting it into the flour with your fingers or a pastry cutter, until the flour appears pebbly. Well Blog: Can You Bake a Vegan Pie? 2011-11-11T15:13:02Z The water was clear, with a pebbly bottom. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z On one side, a large portion of its pebbly bed was hollowed out, and much widened, and 80 feet width of solid boulders carried away. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z His corpse upon the pebbly strand In the dim twilight lay! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z Here, for a short distance, the canyon stream spreads wide, flowing over a pebbly bottom. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z A deep ravine, a stream in the midst, roaring over its pebbly bed. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Beached, having a beach, driven on a beach; Beach′y, pebbly. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The ninth morning of their journey brought them to a grassy plain watered by a clear, shallow stream, which bubbled over a pebbly bed. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z This "Big Sister" adds a pretty touch to the matter-of-fact little village, while its pebbly bed is a charmed spot for young Angolans. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z It frequents quiet pools of meadow brooks, creeks, etc., preferring the stream's sides or the sandy, pebbly bottom. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z How they laughed and scrambled and shoved as they clambered up the pebbly path. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z Then the ice was like glass; but now it was pebbly, broken in spots, and not a little “hummocky.” The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z The Will smiled as he threw himself down upon a mossy slope that reached from an oak's base to the pebbly margins. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Some enterprising ladies own Scotch carts, which they send to the wash-ups in which their husbands and brothers are interested, and get the small pebbly refuse that has been hastily looked over at the sorting-table. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Midway in the current Cedric sharply pulled his horse’s head to the right, and leaving the pathway utterly, spurred him at a trot up the sandy and pebbly bed of the stream. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z White sails dotted it here and there, and an occasional wave rippled on the pebbly beach with a murmuring, drowsy sound. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z Close to where the chattering bird perched there was a break in the pebbly beach, and there shallow water extended up to the perpendicular bank. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Idly he moved to and fro along the rocky ledge, or down by the pebbly shore, or across the green àiridh, eager for a glimpse of him whom he loved so well. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z As he walks gingerly up Dieppe's pebbly beach in one picture, the caption reads: "The Climber: The Home Secretary's Painful Progress." Mud, wet and leers 2011-07-29T01:01:24Z Far up the long incline of pebbly beaches they rush, and leaping up the walls of rock hang fetters of ice upon the writhing trees. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Rock-hewn steps led up from the smooth pebbly beach below and the curve of the coast made a charming little haven for ships and a natural landing place for small boats. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z But in the end it managed to drop on the pebbly beach. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol 2011-07-26T02:00:18.713Z All the merry waters ran down along the incline towards the pebbly beach, and passed under a little bridge. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z It came, a long grinding sensation, like a boat grounding on a pebbly beach magnified a thousand times. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Another turn of the chasm, and the way, which had hitherto been level and pebbly, now led up over steep and slippery slabs. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The night was dark, the great waves dashed against the island's pebbly beach, and a strong wind blew toward the mainland. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z And then the boat sped in under the shadow of the trees on the eastern bank, and a moment later grated on the pebbly beach. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z The forks were all clear pebbly streams, discharging large amounts of water. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z And so she ran along the pebbly walk, Fell fainting at the Virgin’s feet and lay Unconscious in the garden. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z This stream, which was fifty-seven feet broad, and both deep and clear, with a pebbly channel, flowed through the middle of his delightful domains. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Her brown arms were clasped over her knees now, as she studied the moist, pebbly sand at her feet. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z My father hitched eight oxen and a horse to his plow when he broke up pebbly green-sward, and found an acre of it a very long day's work. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z Yet, if you listen you may hear the chirping of the grass creatures and the rippling water washing along the pebbly bed of the creek. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z In its normal condition the Neuring is a clear, sparkling stream, flowing freely over its pebbly bed in constant angry attack upon diverse fragments of rock which look in magnificent disdain upon its impotent assaults. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z Rough pebbly granite; of great size and weight, perfect edge. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z The human jaw was at a depth of nineteen feet from the surface, in a stratum of sandy loam, beneath a stratum of pebbly and sandy beds, and immediately above the gravel. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z When they are very large, the rock is called a coarse conglomerate; the finer varieties, in which the stones are small, are known as pebbly conglomerates. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z In bold triumph they swelled and burst at his feet upon the white, pebbly beach. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In the Tynet and Gollachie Burn sections, the fish bed is overlaid by conglomerates and red pebbly sandstones, passing upwards into a thin zone of andesite lavas, indicating contemporaneous volcanic action. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z I have not seen even a stone, within fifteen miles of Natchez, larger than the third part of a brick, and those that I have seen were found in the pebbly bed of some stream. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z Paddling past the pebbly beaches Where the ancient cedar grows; Toiling in the open reaches When the stiff nor’wester blows. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z From these coarse varieties the rock passes insensibly, in one direction, into a fine or pebbly conglomerate, and in another into a rock, so fine-grained that a lens is needed to distinguish the component particles. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The noise grew fainter and fainter and ended with a detonation, sharply distinct, which proved that the stone had reached the pebbly bottom of the hollow and split. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z His heart beat a tattoo against his breast as he waited, feet upon the pebbly bottom, to see if his approach had been heard. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z I remember standing with my arms outstretched as if to welcome and catch the white topped waves as they came rolling in upon the white, pebbly shore at my feet. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z He found himself on a steep, pebbly forest road, which ran down between dense woods and which could only be followed very slowly and with the greatest caution. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z As it was, the pebbly bed of the stream could be traversed by wagons, and they would easily get through to wider plains that stretched beyond. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Continuing his wanderings in the desert, he found, upon a pebbly plain, an old man with a long white beard, who accosted him, asking of what he was in search. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments O, I could weep with thee, And sit whole tides upon the pebbly shore, And listen to the waves lamenting roar, O, poor Alcyone! Heathen Mythology It stood near a rocky slope, and beside its pebbly walks were the remains of quaint looking flower beds. Zula This low pebbly rise is perfectly smooth, a long and gentle gradient barely seventeen feet above the plain level. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Benson, on his knees on the pebbly beach, was struggling with a fire. The Trail of Conflict They have been usually regarded as intrusive, but south of Tayvallich on the mainland, lavas and tuffs, which have escaped deformation, occur in the Easdale slates and the pebbly limestone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" To cover this she stooped by the pebbly marge and held out her hand to the bronze ducks that pushed and gobbled about her fingers. The Valiants of Virginia There he rested for a while, bathed his feverish brow with the cold water, and listened to its gurggle as it flowed over the pebbly bed. The Dead Lake and Other Tales It was, in truth, a lovely moonlight night; nothing was to be seen around but the dark rocks, and the white pebbly beach, upon which the sea broke with a hoarse and melancholy murmur. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The rollers broke upon most of these rocks, and the spume swirled in dirty froth upon the pebbly beach. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories It began in a cool, crystal pool, far up among the hills, and wandered over mossy reaches and pebbly ways, singing meanwhile of all the fragrant woodland through which it came. The Master's Violin As he progressed, the leaping rill grew to a gurgling brook, widened to a splashing stream, hurrying over pebbly bed until it deepened to a slumberous pool spanned by a rustic bridge. Our Admirable Betty A Romance There he rested for a while, bathed his feverish brow with the cold water, and listened to its gurgle as it flowed over the pebbly bed. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales In the island of Hawaii there is a pebbly beach from which pebbles used to be carried away to be deified or to represent deities. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II In a little while they stood on the pebbly beach below, where the incoming tide was making gentle music on the smooth stones. A Traitor's Wooing From the bank, only a few feet away, came roars of laughter, diminishing as his captors, having drawn the boat up onto the little pebbly beach, stumbled up the path toward the school. The Crimson Sweater Here the sea-birds roam at will, And the sea-wind on the hill Brings the hollow pebbly roar From the dim and rosy shore, With the very scent and draft Of the old sea's mighty craft. Later Poems The peat rests on pebbly strata, precisely similar to the sand and pebbles occurring on the adjoining heaths. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The river flowed at their right hand, the water blue, the pebbly banks chased silver, green walls of wood framing the picture, and noble ch�teaux looking out here and there. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Avoiding the crowded parade, he crossed the pebbly beach to an upturned and discarded boat, and flinging himself down in the shade of it, abandoned himself to his thoughts. A Traitor's Wooing The water along the road was beautiful pearly springs and pebbly brooks on every side, which was enticing to look at. An Artilleryman's Diary Sit quietly by some pebbly bank for a half hour or so, and you cannot fail to see robin or bluejay or turtledove come down to take his daily plunge. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road There was only a groove in the rough, pebbly surface, a groove left by the boat's keel. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 Imagine a stream seventy yards broad divided by a pebbly island, running over seductive riffles, and swirling into deep, quiet pools where the good salmon goes to smoke his pipe after meals. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel In contradiction to the fashion of the day the skirts were trained both back and front, they floated round her in a soft billowy cloud, trailing in their wake a little shower of pebbly stones. An Unknown Lover Passers-by cast curious glances at the still figure seated upon the pebbly beach above the fringed line of seaweed—her scarlet cloak gathered round her shoulders, her dark hair blown back from her face. A Question of Marriage The camels growl and stretch out their necks, their slack lips jiggle as they trot towards a water hole in a pebbly torrent bed. A Pushcart at the Curb There was nothing, too, of the stillness of the lowlands, for always one could hear the rustling and laughing of the forest, and the wash of the water on the pebbly beach. Anne The sea-front of Dieppe, which in summer attracts large numbers of visitors, consists of a pebbly beach backed by a handsome marine promenade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The wind played little lullabys in the tall grass and the brook close by murmured over its pebbly bottom. Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe The two figures crossed the belt of pebbly stones, and walked over the sunny sands to the water’s side. A Question of Marriage The crustacea are the grandees of the sea, who, in their lacework and embroidery, avoid the rude contact of the pebbly crowd. Toilers of the Sea Lakes on the calmest days are ever throbbing Upon their pebbly shores with petulant sobbing. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June It stands on a narrow coralline embankment, within a bound of the smooth, pebbly beach—surrounded by noble trees, and overhanging clusters of the richest tropical foliage. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Herman braced himself instinctively, shock pounding through his body, and looked down at the pebbly stream-bed under his feet. Freudian Slip The stern was still on the pebbly beach. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea They reached the pack as it was about to sink, and after ten minutes of hard work brought it out on the pebbly shore. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon We soon got through the avenue, and continued our march through the pebbly bed before alluded to. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment We found ourselves shut up in a slender canal, walled by precipitous masses of granitic rooks, hundreds of feet above us, and the channel terminated by fifty yards of smooth, pebbly beach. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia He heard nothing but the rustling of the leaves and the gurgling of the water over the shallow and pebbly portions of its bed. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution He was sometimes enigmatic and “not incapable of casting a pearl of irony in the way of those who would mistake it for pebbly fact.” Studies in Contemporary Biography She laughed at his sulkiness, plying her paddle the faster, and soon reached the pebbly beach, where she sprang out, and drawing her canoe out of the water, swept her old nurse a curtsey. A Daughter of the Forest At the end was some open ground, with large clumps of bamboo trees, and the open space pebbly. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Moses stretched himself down on the clean pebbly shore of the grotto, and drew forth Mr. Sewell's letter. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine When at length her fingers came in contact with the pebbly edge the bright summer world was a black mist before her unseeing eyes. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted A narrow pebbly beach ran along the foot of the cliff. The Sensitive Man Soon he was standing on a pebbly beach at the nose of the promontory formed by the bend where the accident had happened. Cynthia's Chauffeur A little brook that bordered the narrow, fragrant way seemed hurrying along at his side, laughing in its pebbly bed, as if to give him a welcome home. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp Werner meanwhile to the garden Climbed up; to the shady arbour On the soft green sward he's walking, That the pebbly footpath may not By the noise betray his coming. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Where the ripple we can hear Bursting on the pebbly shore, Making music soft and clear For evermore, for evermore. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. At the edge of the woods there was a considerable stretch of bare pebbly ground before we came to the rear lawn, and I stumbled over a fair-sized pebble, which gave me an idea. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson Walking on in the middle of the moonlight, I reached the gate I was looking for, ran up the pebbly drive to the dining-room window, gave my message, and returned. A Diary Without Dates And then, the rock disappearing, I passed over a pebbly beach mottled with boulders; and in a little bay not half a mile distant from the town, I again found the rock laid bare. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Far away on the pebbly beach That echoes the sound of the surge; As if they were gifted with speech, The breakers will sing you a dirge. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit At Etretal it was uncommon to take a walk; the custom of the country is to lie all day upon the pebbly strand watching, as we should say in America, your fellow boarders. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Little waves broke on the pebbly beach at our feet, and all the air was full of pleasant sharp briny savours. The Thread of Gold Here, as was the case for some distance out, the water was so clear that the pebbly bottom was distinctly visible, with its tiny fish darting in flashing schools, from shadow to shadow. Death Points a Finger The main conflagration was now fearfully close, burning flakes were already falling amongst them, and the sound of the fire was like the hiss of the surf upon a pebbly beach. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers The mountains are always in sight although not so close as on the Canal trip, and there passes a continual procession of groves, hills, pebbly beaches, rocky palisades, gardens, orchards, green meadows, and summer homes. The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists Together we would ride horseback over the picturesque valley, with its olive and orange groves and along shaded avenues of palms, with pebbly brooks of crystal waters on either side. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew It was from those numberless pebbly rivers and lakes that this abundance in fish came; in the forests was game, caribou and moose and winged game. Westward with the Prince of Wales They nest on pebbly "shingle" or in the marsh, back of the beaches. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Denas rose quickly and looked a moment at the tall, handsome girl picking her way across the pebbly path. A Singer from the Sea Urquhart's eyes took a chill tinge—a hard and pebbly stare. Love and Lucy In front the surf rolls in upon a rather steep pebbly beach, upon which are the bathing-machines and boats. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Passion, caprice, fancy, he had seen depth in their shallows, but now looked down and discerned the pebbly bottom. The Strollers I hear a solemn murmur, And, listening to the sound, I know the voice of the mighty Sea, Beating his pebbly bound. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Leaping to the pebbly bank, she rubbed herself swiftly with the towel, and felt the glow of health rushing through her body, all pink and gleaming in the sun. The Heart of Thunder Mountain While, may be, as was here the case, a long pebbly stream runs sparkling and shining upon one side of the way, forming ten thousand little pools and waterfalls as it courses along. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. We leave the Mawddach and follow its tributary, the little river Wnion, as it ripples along over its pebbly bed guarded by strips of meadow. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel A beautiful pebbly beach extended almost to the water's edge even at low tide. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail A strange delight, Blent with a thrill of fear, o'ermastered me, And, ere I knew, my splashing steps were set Within the rivulet's pebbly bed, and I Was rushing down the current. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition In this position they moved around over the pebbly bottom. The Meaning of Evolution It was unruled, pure white, and of a texture which might be described as pebbly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Then a slight, rattling sound on the pebbly beach of a little bay near the sycamore indicated that the animal had landed and was probably devouring the captured fish. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain He touched his harp, and in the perfect silence was heard the strains of the mermaid’s song, and through it the pleasant ripple of summer waters on the pebbly beach. Irish Fairy Tales The air held only the nervous whispers of the crowd and the scrape and crunch of the lone Earthling's dragging boots as they made wide furrows in the hard pebbly soil of the beach. The Bluff of the Hawk A bright, pebbly stream wound through this copse, babbling cheerily as it went, 60 and both birds alighted on an overhanging bough to watch the tiny fish as they poised and darted backwards and forwards. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps While Captain Brand and Don Ignaçio Sanchez walked pleasantly along the pebbly shore of the clear blue inlet to the Tiger’s Trap, let us, too, saunter amid the habitations which sheltered the pirate’s haunt. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Already the water was beginning to trickle over the pebbly bottom of the Bubbling Brook. Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures He touched his harp, and in the perfect silence was heard the strains of the mermaid’s song, and through it the pleasant ripple of summer waters on the pebbly beach. Irish Fairy Tales On the 9th we again entered a narrow defile and here with difficulty the vessels were forced along against a strong current; and over the pebbly bottom, against which they were constantly striking. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Bruin, that great animal, was seated on a bank overhanging the river, which, being shallow at this spot, brawled loudly over its pebbly bed, some parts of which were dry. The Adventures of a Bear And a Great Bear too Nothing amused or refreshed the little girl more than to go wading on the pebbly bottom and let the little waves wash around her slim ankles. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland Fishes are flitting in the clear water; limpid streams oozing through the rocks form fresh-water basins, with pebbly bottoms; and the channels from the blue sea, flowing over the chalk, become cerulean. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Then the stream moves over a pebbly bottom like a running brook.” The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise In a long bay that cut deep into the landward shore Amos Swan had found a pebbly beach a score of yards in length, where a boat could be run in at any tide. The Black Buccaneer I leave the gloomy precincts of Little Churchyard, and descending a slight incline over a pebbly, irregular pavement, with scarcely a sign of footpath, arrive at the lower end of the Brühl. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Pushing through this barrier, however, the canoes soon glided out upon the still surface of a beautiful lake, clear as crystal, with pebbly bottom, and its shores covered with a thick growth of pine. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier There is a pretty, delicate music made by the rippling, gurgling brooklet, as its transparent waters glide over its pebbly bottom. Music and Some Highly Musical People Of course this must be bored through, if possible, and in the pebbly rock there is no trouble about it. Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation The women obeyed the words of the old Indian, casting frightful glances on the young girl; the latter, covered with blood, remained extended on the pebbly shore. The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love The beach at Wolfshead was pebbly, with rocks thrown untidily about and ridges of blackened seaweed marking the various encroachments of the tide. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The cement makes the most lasting bond in a mixture of this kind; moreover, the pebbly finish was effective and darker for the insets. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Four hours later the keel grated on a pebbly shingle, and Constans, looking about him with weary eyes, recognized the little bay, with its fringing semicircle of trees. The Doomsman For answer, Eddie threw himself on the smooth pebbly beach, and hiding his face on his folded arms, sobbed bitterly, wildly almost. Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young His ardent blood thy pebbly bed shall stain, Till each translucent wave flows crimson to the plain. Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace S.W. of its present site, on the edge of the stony and pebbly Arabian plateau, on an ancient canal now dry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" About half heavily timbered, with rich, undulating prairies; streams flow over a pebbly bed; soil, first rate. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West But this was hard, gravelly and pebbly, and he walked close to the edge without fear of betraying himself. The Riflemen of the Miami Then, peeping over the bank, she called papa's attention to a strip of pebbly beach on the side of the island next the sea. Eyebright A Story But Stephano lay beneath Wagner, who held him down on the pebbly bottom. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf They spent a merry afternoon at the river—a little stream which went gurgling over pebbly shallows, widening now and then into a broad pool, or hurrying over miniature rapids where brown trout lurked. Captain Jim Here, too, is water power in abundance, rapid streams, with pebbly beds, forests of timber, and exhaustless beds of bituminous coal. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West I bubble up so cool Into the pebbly pool. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds When we reach the top of the bank we are on the edge of a circular basin, abrupt and deep, but full of water so exquisitely clear that the pebbly bottom is every where visible. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 To its sunny bank did the lady repair; and the pebbly bed of the river was seen as plainly through the limpid waters as an eyeball through a tear. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Pretty flowers sent forth a delicious perfume and a brook close at hand rippled over the pebbly bottom of its bed. The Magic Soap Bubble The wastes that finger pebbly shores, Unplowed by ship nor cut by oars, His music wake as sweet as attar, And flash in light as the heavenly floors. Song-waves Where were rises, now lay depressions; the loamy top soil was blown into dust and scattered to the winds, while sterile clay and pebbly strata had been boiled up from below to take its place. Where the Souls of Men are Calling There is a pretty pebbly beach at one end, and all around the other shores the waves make a peculiar musical sound against the precipitous rocks. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children Toward the top a man was to be seen crouched in a pebbly, sunny arroyo, peering across the bleak prairie, a lone watcher. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life The lake wavelets tinkled musically on a pebbly beach. The Crack of Doom At its head a pebbly beach sloped up to a sea-wall, behind which a growth of cattails bespoke a stagnant lagoon. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good When she took note of her surroundings she was lying on a dry pebbly wash which the stream 84 probably covered in high water. The Fighting Edge The gentle plash of the forest stream, rippling over its pebbly bed, made a tender music that was wont to seem passing sweet to Violet Tempest's ear. Vixen, Volume II. Finally the measured beat of oars was heard, the prow of a boat struck against the pebbly beach, and shadows were seen coming toward the cottage. The Son of Monte-Cristo Near by was a pebbly beach where one could gather driftwood for a fire, or could pick up smooth water-washed stones to build walks and walls for tiny imaginary people. Three Little Cousins The jumper and blanket he threw far on the pebbly waste. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Houses and hotels line the promenade on one side, a pebbly beach and the sea on the other. The Automobilist Abroad The sea could be heard rolling upon the pebbly beach at a distance, and the wind played about the skirts of the darkness. Tongues of Conscience A few hardy geraniums in pots brighten the windows, but garden there is and can be none; the pebbly shore must serve the children as a playground. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls But it was much worse when the pebbly path abruptly ceased and he was forced to puddle along in the torrent or jump from rock to rock to save his gaiters. Tartarin On The Alps Seating myself upon the pebbly beach, in full view of the bright sea, and placing my auditory around me, I began. The Boy Tar She did not look like a part of the pebbly roof now. Bird Stories They waded in the pebbly bed of the brook for a long distance. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods When clear of the harbor, they turned to the South, passing near a cove with a symmetrical pebbly beach, built up for five feet, above the level of the water. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Beaching it, the crew spring out on the pebbly strand—some not waiting till it is drawn up, but dashing breast-deep into the surf. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea For many days the red men watched eagerly, afraid to go to the magic island, but at last they paddled their birch-bark canoes across the waves to the pebbly beach. Thirty Indian Legends He stood and saw the ripples roll Pellucid o'er a pebbly shoal. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Imagine a stream seventy yards broad divided by a pebbly island, running over seductive riffles and swirling into deep, quiet pools where the good salmon goes to smoke his pipe after his meals. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Five minutes later, the boat had grounded on the pebbly beach and The Frontier Boys were again united. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Soon they open out again with gradual curving lines, forming a kind of amphitheatre filled up from flank to flank with the ghiara, or pebbly bottom, of the Taro. New Italian sketches The bottom had the same pebbly appearance, the sides precipitous, the top low; and, for more than a mile, there was not the slightest variation in the appearance of the cavern. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West A gentle breeze was blowing down the valley, and the little waves broke with a musical ripple upon the pebbly sands. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton "We will defend you, with our last breath," promised Eunice, valiantly, as they shot up on the pebbly bit of beach. Cricket at the Seashore It was a nymph uprisen to the breast In the fountain's pebbly margin, and she stood100 'Mong lilies, like the youngest of the brood. Endymion A Poetic Romance I wormed through an abatis of laurel; I scampered over the bared and tangled roots of a great oak; I reached a shelf of pebbly beach. David Malcolm After swimming about twenty rods, his feet touched a pebbly bed, and in a moment more he was in shallow water enough to obtain footing; and wading a little further on, he came to land. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West What children are not attracted by pebbly streams? Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Imagine a stream seventy yards broad divided by a pebbly island, running over seductive riffles and swirling into deep, quiet pools where the good salmon goes to smoke his pipe after meals. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 We took our dinner with us, and discussed it sitting on a green bank, under the shade of a willow, with the rapid stream flashing and sparkling by over its pebbly bed at our feet. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars On that particular date this happened pretty early, and I was on the pebbly strand by eight o'clock. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The laughing waves were flowing with a soft and tranquil motion, and gently laving the pebbly shore. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Something very precious, however, caught Oliver’s eye;—a great heap of pebbly gravel thrown up by the flood. The Settlers at Home It was a pebbly tract, covered with sagebrush and cacti, which dropped abruptly to a creek-bed that had no water in it. The Dude Wrangler To the pebbly ford above the "Waulk Mill" came Bryde, riding loosely with slack rein, for he was thinking much these days. The McBrides A Romance of Arran Pulling hard, the salmon forced me along the pebbly beach, with every ounce of strain I dared. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler For at this point the stream, shallowing, runs in rapid current over a pebbly bed, here and there breaking into crests. The Death Shot A Story Retold In the breathless silence that prevailed, the gentle murmur of the brook sliding over its pebbly bed, and even the dropping of a withered leaf, could be heard distinctly. The Island Home Disdaining to cross the rustic bridge that spanned the brook, they took off their shoes and waded over its pebbly bed. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel At the bottom was a green grassy sward with a pure bright stream running rapidly through it, over a clear, pebbly bottom. A Voyage round the World A book for boys It is at this time and under such circumstances that I believe the first formation of the Amazonian Valley, with the coarse, pebbly sand beneath, and the finely laminated clays above, to have been accumulated. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Just at this crisis he saw the waters separate; the current suddenly stayed, and the pebbly bed showing dry as a shingle! The Death Shot A Story Retold The nearer water of the bay, in imitation of its mighty neighbor, echoed in mildest tones its restlessness, and tossed its feathery foam high upon the pebbly beach. Janet of the Dunes The river here begins to be narrow and shallow, with pebbly banks, and clear water. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy For a distance they walked hand in hand, but as they reached the path of pebbly brightness near the house, Galatea drew away and sped swiftly before him. Pygmalion's Spectacles At last the beach was reached, and boats-prows grated upon the pebbly sand. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Spirit of the foaming stream! visit thou my nightly pillow, shedding over it silver dreams of mountain brook and pebbly rivulet. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Turning a wooded curve, they came upon a grassy nook by a pebbly stream shaded with trees. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 They listened to the crunching of the trader's boot-heels on the pebbly beach outside. Sonnie-Boy's People He had been up the creek several times to the lake where there was a beautiful pebbly beach. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History He touched his harp, and in the perfect silence was heard the strain of the mermaid's song, and through it the pleasant ripple of summer waters on the pebbly beach. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales It was on a smooth, pebbly plain, dotted with shrubs, having lines of chalky hills to the south-west, for which our people had no other name than Jebel el Ghurb, or the “western mountain.” Byeways in Palestine Past the family graves, where a pensive hour is spent, they walk to where a small sail is locked fast by the pebbly shore. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 But the weight of sorrow and longing on the strong nature, untried by emotion, strangled the rising fear, and Tessibel advanced a step to the pebbly path. Tess of the Storm Country So with circumspection she crossed the pebbly bed of the Mays Water and climbed up into a crater-like amphitheatre from the edge of which a flat block of stone jutted out. Patsy Sometimes he reposes on a pile of branches of the pine-tree; sometimes on soft downy moss; occasionally on a pebbly beach or a flat rock; and not unfrequently on rough gravel and sand. Hudson Bay On the way down, however, the leader had been convinced of the fact that many salmon were there, having seen several rise, and observed others passing over some of the pebbly shallows. The Norsemen in the West Proceeding over a mass of fallen rock, they reached the pebbly strand at the cave’s inner mouth. The Lighthouse The beach, which was covered with pebbly sand, commanded a beautiful view of hills clad with prickly pear, of the bright blue sea, the distant Calabrian coast, and mountains tipped with snow. The Princess of the School I arrived upon a cliff just beyond a pebbly beach, and with bared head and my waistcoat open, stood facing the ocean and the storm. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People It is interesting and peculiar to see in some of the old buildings erected with pebbly sandstone how the white quartz pebbles stand out from the surface like warts. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Hence they descended on foot, supported by stout bamboos, for two hours, to the white pebbly beach on which the waves of the lake were rolling. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Here, all of a sudden, Macey threw up the blade of his oar, and at a pull or two from Vane, the boat’s keel grated on the pebbly sand. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias I had but to wait and then wade in over the shallow to where I could see the sandy and pebbly bottom quite plain. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah As yet not a murmur had reached us from below, except the sighing of the wind through the tall trees, and the “sough” of the river as it tumbled away over its pebbly bed. The Rifle Rangers Away they went, along level road, through pebbly lane, its banks gorgeous with foxgloves and fragrant with honeysuckles, over wild heath, and then up grassy slopes. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won Interesting shells, unknown to the conchological world, are picked up, numbers of which are lying on the pebbly beach. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Having secured a bed, he walked out into the pebbly street, and strolled into the market-place. Amos Huntingdon The pool, or basin, into which the water fell was some thirty feet in diameter, and apparently about four feet deep, the pebbly bottom showing with startling distinctness through the crystal-clear water. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Down the pebbly dip, and through 15 the merry water splash, and up at a canter to the level road again. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Shallow streams run brawling over their pebbly beds, but the broad, deep river pursues its course in silence to the sea; and so is it with our strongest, deepest feelings. The Angels' Song Making his way over the pebbly ground, he saw a pair of beautiful antelopes, which stopped, gazing at him and wagging their tails. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley At the bridge the stream was shallow and flowed quickly: the bottom was gritty and pebbly, free from mud, and formed a safe place for paddling. Lessons on Soil They look like big black kittens," said Colin, as he watched them tumbling about on the pebbly beach, "and just as full of fun. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries The Indian, as seated in his canoe he glides over the lake, frequently sees them lying on its pebbly bottom, and the larger bark of the white man is often dashed to pieces against them. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The moonlight fell upon the pebbly beach of the river a little farther out; overcoming his reluctance, he half lifted, half carried the body out where the light would fall upon its face. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution Far and wide was a waste of water and a pebbly beach. Madge Morton's Secret The lady laughed with ripples like a little stream dropping over pebbly ways. A Little Girl in Old Detroit When he lies down on the stone-hard, frozen, and pebbly ground, these thick fringes serve as cushions, and on them he lies soft and warm. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People You see, you have to ride right across the pebbly waste, and it's a good three days' journey. The Magic City So they came to a meadow brook running shallow over a pebbly bottom but some five yards wide. The Seventh Noon Very cold it felt to his bare feet as he waded up and down over it's sandy, pebbly bed, the water reaching barely to his ankles. Watch Yourself Go By Flat Rock was not far out from the shore, and Anna knew that the pebbly beach ended in soft mud that would not hurt Melvina’s feet, so she led her boldly out. A Little Maid of Old Maine Some soils are earthy; others gravelly, and again pebbly; in other places the material is sandy; in a word, the properties of the soil are as different and unlike as are the various countries. The Ten Books on Architecture The pebbly beach I wandered o'er At morn and evening's hour, Or listening to the breakers' roar, Or wondering at their power. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Nels was already five yards away across the pebbly hollow, waiting for Skag to follow along the ravine. Son of Power The mist was rising from the silent pools of the narrow stream that alternately lay in lazy reaches and sped leaping and laughing in swift rapid over pebbly bed—the Mini Chaduza of the Sioux. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days Will declared he could even hear the lapping of the waves on the pebbly strand. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery In a few minutes we were ashore on a pebbly beach, in a place alive with seals. The Captain of the Kansas It's just as hard to realize as to believe that the tiny rills trickling over pebbly river-beds which we pass can turn into mighty floods when they choose. My Friend the Chauffeur Not a sound, save drowsy hum of beetle or soft murmur of rippling waters, among the pebbly shallows below, broke the vast silence of the scene. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier The powder, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale, or piney mountain, Or forests by slow stream, or pebbly spring, Or chasms and watery depths—all these have vanished. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway The shore was covered with agates and looked gray and instead of mud sucks, there were pebbly beaches for some distance. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Their geological constitution—a pebbly sandstone—favors the Professor's theory. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Hark as you whisper gently, there rolls through the obscure vault overhead a murmur like that of the sea on a pebbly beach in summer. The Friendships of Women Not a sound, save drowsy hum of beetle or soft murmur of rippling waters among the pebbly shadows below, broke the vast silence of the scene. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier We left the bare red hills behind us, and came down into a beautiful glade, with pretty streams running in pebbly beds past terraced banks. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma This poet's ear is so attuned to metric harmony that she must have been born within sound of some osier-fringed brook leaping and hurrying over its pebbly bed. Poems Vol. IV And they toiled on till they reached the spot where the cold water bubbled out from a pebbly hollow under an old tree. A Sweet Little Maid And yet it was another two hours before he had dropped the last ten feet to the narrow, pebbly shore of Red Deer Lake. Wolf Breed A little later he crawled out of the clear, cold water to a pebbly beach, drawing her after him. Man to Man Mountain, no pomp of waving woods hast thou, That deck with varied shade thy hoary brow; No sunny meadows at thy feet are spread, No streamlets sparkle o'er their pebbly bed! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The utilitarian would have stolen from us the bliss of the deep draft from the pebbly brook. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Hither and thither he swam, into the deep still water, and along the muddy shore; down, down to the pebbly bottom—always looking, looking for a tempting worm. A Chinese Wonder Book I searched for them later, and never came up with such a pretty pebbly beach again. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 Nevertheless, we can trace here and there in the older strata accumulations of pebbly matter often containing large boulders, which clearly were shaped and brought together by glacial action. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography An evening in late autumn, when there is no moon, and the boughs toss like foam raking its way back down a pebbly shore, is just the time for Undine. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 But when we came to the sloping bank, where the land fell sheer away to a dry, pebbly reach, M. Radisson pulled a puzzled brow. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Spring came with brief, hot sunshine, and the creeping birches budded on the pebbly shore. Days of the Discoverers "Shut up or I'll gag you both!" imperiously commanded the doctor, as the wheels of the ambulance cut the pebbly road. Visionaries The study of a pebbly beach, drawn from crest to the deep water outside, will give an idea as to the history of its work. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The river runs low with August drought, and frets upon the pebbly bottom with a soft, low murmur, as of joyousness gone by. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons The boat on its return had landed Madam Archdale and her guests on the pebbly beach at Seascape, not far from the house. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 The current was swift and strong, but with the pebbly bottom to give good footing 'twas possible to stem it slowly. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The rippling of the waves upon the pebbly margin where we were seated filled up the pauses of the song with a milder and not more monotonous music. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals As an alluvial plain is constructed, we generally find at the base pebbly material which fell to the bottom in the current of the main stream as the shores grew outward. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography A great green wave, with its angry crest of foam, came rolling in with apparently resistless force, and spent itself on the pebbly shore with a sullen roar. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow The time came at last when he stood upon the pebbly beach, surprised to find that his knees were shaking and his breath coming fast. Nobody's Man But as I would have moved toward the pebbly beach, a champion rode to my defence. The Motor Maid The main street of the village runs up the hill from a clear little unbridged stream, over whose pebbly bottom our car dashed unimpeded, throwing a spray of water to either side. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Where the pebbly glacial waste is provided with a mixture of vegetable matter, the process of decay commonly goes forward with considerable rapidity. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Above the point of disappearance, the valley has all the aspect of the dry bed of a river, with its sloping banks and pebbly bottom. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels He proceeded with his task, however, searching methodically amongst the rocks, scanning the pebbly beach with his torch, always amazed that nowhere could he find the slightest trace of what he sought. Nobody's Man Mark this pebbly drift of rusty-red colour spread irregularly along the fields, as if the relics of some ancient stream or flood. Anthropology She raised the iron ring from the post and drew the sagging gate through the grooves worn in the pebbly ground and entered the yard. Westerfelt You must run in the brook, where the water is clean, and where there are white pebbly stones instead of mud on the bottom, to wash yourself. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour Irish in local colour—in wealth of word variety—in poetry of the earliest and freshest type—in shallow passion like a pebbly brook!—and in a certain comicality and shrewdness. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books I should've used that to hold the door open, but it's way the hell the other side of the roof, and I'd been really pleased with my little pebbly doorstop. Eastern Standard Tribe The heavenly notes to which I listened were like those that young leaves give forth when May winds find them, or that ripples make, drawn softly over pebbly beaches. A String of Amber Beads There it lay in the pebbly channel, with the clear waters rippling above it, and the little girl stood aghast upon the brink. Parker's Second Reader National Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C. They ran up and down the pebbly shore, threw stones into the water to watch them sink, after sending out a lot of rings that made little waves on the beach. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour Willows bent over the brook and long grass mirrored itself within its pebbly depths for a moment before the crystal water joined the muddy Colorado. The Enchanted Canyon Gertrude dipped her oars lightly in the water, George guiding the canoe beneath the forest overhanging the pebbly shore. The Harris-Ingram Experiment The birds did chime their drowsy rhyme, As day was getting o'er, The rippling wave, did sweetly lave The winding, pebbly shore. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems Next morning we hove to off a pebbly beach, upon which I undertook to land a boat's crew and examine the country. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century The shepherd dogs barked afar off, or now and then a wakened bird cheeped drowsily, or the waters in the canals rippled over a pebbly space. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Here was the pebbly cape with the thorn-tree where in May he had come upon Elspeth, sitting by the water, singing.... Foes Then, going a little farther, Ceres would, perhaps, come to a fountain gushing out of a pebbly hollow in the earth, and would dabble with her hand in the water. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People Over the smooth, pebbly bed of the stream flashed the shining bodies of hundreds of minnows, passing back and forth with brisk wriggles of their fine, steel-coloured tails. The Voice of the People A pine-tree wind dusts his sleeves and coat; A pebbly stream cleans his heart and ears. More Translations from the Chinese He sank until his bare feet touched the pebbly bottom, and then shot upward with a bound; then he went over backward, floundered, and tumbled about like a porpoise. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 The stream widened, flowing thin over a pebbly bed. Foes She wept as if her heart would break and there was a great silence all around which the tinkle of a little brook over its pebbly bed only seemed to intensify. The Measure of a Man The Parsonage too will be admired for its appropriate character and pleasant situation.—Passing a few scattered cottages, our road will be on the pebbly beach to ... Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. I like the scent of the weeds that they bear, And their rolling sound on the pebbly beach; I like the touch of the salt-flavour'd air; There is beauty, pleasure, and health in each. Harry No doubt in the rainy season 'twas the bed of a torrent; the bottom was sandy and pebbly, and hard to the feet. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow The cormorant, the pelican, the heron, floated on the water, or stalked along its pebbly brink. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 I have a very shallow and trivial nature, like a stream that sparkles pleasantly enough over a pebbly bottom, but in which no boat or man can swim. The Child of the Dawn Limpid streams purled rippling and gladly along pebbly beds, and fell babbling over great rocks. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest They had a pleasant afternoon stroll along the pebbly beach of the broad waters. Ishmael Or, In the Depths On the pebbly path that led down from the splashing fountain to the lindens by the river, Fani and Elsli scampered back and forth, drinking in the fragrant air. Gritli's Children Look how the golden ocean shines above Its pebbly stones, and magnifies their girth; So does the bright and blessed light of Love Its own things glorify, and raise their worth. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Father Higgins, closely followed by Heller, now advanced to a green hillock, a few rods from the shelly and pebbly beach, knelt down upon the thin sward, and repeated a prayer. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature The children seated themselves on a bit of pebbly beach. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters "Here we are!" said Graham at last, bringing the Flyaway up nicely on a pebbly beach, in good boating style. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays The path was of the ordinary description, and not kept at all cleared: crossed a small stream twice, with a pebbly bed and sub-rapids, a sure indication of approaching the hills. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Proceeding over a mass of fallen rock, they reached the pebbly strand at the cave's inner mouth. The Lighthouse On other parts it is generally pebbly and quite level. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine They entered the creek, which had a hard, pebbly bed, and walked rapidly against the stream for at least a quarter of a mile. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Now it flowed smoothly and softly, again it seemed to dash and foam among pebbly nooks. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays The country is much poorer than that at Mookhloor, but almost the whole expanse of plain is capable of good cultivation: soil pebbly. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries So at last they crossed the pebbly ford and found the pines, then cantered up the path of light which streamed from the Dark Tower. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay Outside of the shoal the bottom is pebbly and gravelly. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Their half-inch soles of rope utterly deaden the inequalities of the ground, and the pebbly, hummocky path is as a carpet beneath the feet. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees He dipped his fingers in the clear water, and looked down at the pebbly bottom, and listened to the even dip of the oars, as old Joe rowed farther out from shore. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays It belongs to the shore, living almost exclusively along sandy, pebbly margins, the margins of any, of almost every water, from Delaware Bay to the tiny bubbling spring in some Minnesota pasture. Roof and Meadow They can crowd so many pebbly facts into such a small compass. Jaffery Soon they open out again with gradual curving lines, forming a kind of amphitheatre filled up from flank to flank with the ghiara or pebbly bottom of the Taro. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series He watched the proceeding with much interest—as did Weary—and then walked sedately from the yard, through the pebbly creek and up the slope beyond. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories This harmonious colouring proceeded from the pebbly bottom, where a medley of warm agate tones spread and shimmered, like some far-reaching mosaic beneath the crystal. Children of the Mist When he arose out of the pebbly dust his right arm hung very limp from the shoulder. The Lion's Share The poor woman poured out her heartfelt thanks, and following the old man-servant, soon disappeared, hobbling over the pebbly pavement with her living load, stiffened almost to stone by her fatigue and her cold ride. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Proceeding down the shady lane, taking the first turning on the left hand, we find a gateway leading to a footpath among all kinds of bushes and shady trees, down to the pebbly beach. From John O'Groats to Land's End But the Green Knight began A low melodious laugh, like running brooks Whose pebbly babble fills the shadowy nooks Of green-aisled woodlands, when the winds are still. Gawayne and the Green Knight A Fairy Tale When they descended at the Hôtel de la Plage, the setting sun blazed on their faces across the sea and shed its golden enchantment over the little pebbly beach. Septimus The Sambatyon, Rashi says, is a pebbly river which rushes along all the days of the week except the Sabbath, on which it is perfectly still and quiet. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Near the wall, in a remote plot, a grave had been dug in frightful yellow pebbly clay. Atlantida The storm was at its height; the sheets of rain that swept down the pebbly glen elicited the gruesome sentence. Truxton King A Story of Graustark You have often seen a little brook running along between its banks and over its pebbly bed. Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls The rock disintegrates where it is most exposed to the weather, and forms a loose sandy and pebbly soil. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs The camp-wagons are drawn up on a low pebbly shelf at the foot of the hills, and the kindled fire has set a great carbuncle in the standing pool. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 Tiny jets of water near the ceiling kept the top moist, and dripped and trickled down over the rocks and plants till they reached the pebbly basin below. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 Down where the pebbly house-yard merged into the mossy banks, Mr. Hobbs sat tight, still staring with gloomy eyes at the dark little hut up the glen. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The lake emptied into the Hudson river by a brook which rippled over its pebbly bed, along the present line of Canal street. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Its waves broke gently on a pebbly beach, where the cold of commencing winter had changed much of the spray to ice. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Little waves washed up on the pebbly bank, and glinted in the sun while they whispered mocking things to him. The Happy Family But suddenly, in a place where there are sands and pebbly beaches by the lakeside, she turned and drew me nearer to her, holding me meantime by the hand. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 "Wot's this?" gasped Mr. Hobbs, drawing rein at the edge of the pebbly dooryard. Truxton King A Story of Graustark In the alluvial lowlands trench-digging was a simple affair, but along the hills we found a pebbly conglomerate that gave much trouble. War in the Garden of Eden A small, clear mountain-stream wound round the headland to join the Tiber, which divides the landscape with its bare, pebbly bed. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Take today this sheep path; it leads me to a pebbly beach at a swift turn of the Merced. In the Footprints of the Padres The silver-crested waves are lashing The pebbly shore tumultuously: Absorbed I watch their ceaseless dashing, Myself as still as bush or tree. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Even the little streamlets and branches danced and jumped along the pebbly beds, while the minnows sported and frollicked under the shining ripples. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show A few paces distant the brook glided in low murmurs between the green flags and water violets over its pebbly bed. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described There they both were, on the river's pebbly bank, within hail, Helena in a short white skirt with a green jersey and cap. Helena It is pleasant sculling up to a distant point, and sounding by the way so as to get off the sand and over the pebbly bottom as soon as possible. In the Footprints of the Padres The feathery cloud ships in the blue above seemed to lie at anchor, and over the surface of the Beautiful Sea no laughing ripples ran to play on the pebbly beach. The Uncrowned King An old wood road crossed on the pebbly shoal, and forcing his horse to feel his way through the softened crust, a riplet was unearthed as it purled from under an earthen bank. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings "It's very good of you to see me like this," said the girl, in the voice of a rapid brook with a pebbly bed. Mr. Prohack It was a beautiful spot, a pebbly shore, with fine open forest behind, evidently a favourite camping-place in winter. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 Yes, Miss Vivian was walking home; and there was a companion by her side feeling as if that dark, hard gravelled road were the pebbly beach of Rockpier. The Three Brides I followed the pebbly shore to the stone wall where it marked the line of the school-grounds. The House of a Thousand Candles We get a glimpse, in passing, of the interior view with its white, pebbly floor, in which the basket starfish have possession—a fitting reception room for sea nymph or mermaid. Byways Around San Francisco Bay We heard her knife moving about in the pebbly soil, and watched her going home. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 He hobbled down the pebbly bank on his tender feet, his bashful grin breaking into a dozen contortions of pain as he went. The Court of Boyville Through the centre of the verdure the Diamond Creek flowed dimpling over a pebbly bed, or shot in sparkles between barring bowlders, or plunged over shelves in toy cascades. Overland He did not hear her barefooted approach, being absorbed in the movements of a wagtail that had come down to the pebbly spit for its bath; and Tilda started scolding forthwith. True Tilda Camels unload in Jerusalem the goods laden upon them in the seats of the most ancient empires; and on her pebbly beaches the Mediterranean rolls, bearing the commerce of Europe. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible With every passing breeze of the night he could scent the water, and several times in his feverish fancy he imagined he could hear it as it gurgled over its pebbly bed. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories And so round the pebbly margin of the lake he rowed, while they talked and laughed. The Mystery of Metropolisville We took advantage of this interval to recommend to the boys a stroll to the opposite side of the island, where the clear, shallow water and pebbly beach offered temptation to a refreshing bath. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest With trembling fingers he tore away the rotted string and out upon the table there rattled a handful of greenish-black, pebbly looking objects. The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness Despite his weariness, his thirst and his danger he noticed the silvery color of the water, and its soft sighing sound, as it flowed over its pebbly bed, made a pleasant murmur in his ear. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border He says: "Sweet Minne-ha-ha like a child at play, Comes gaily dancing o'er her pebbly way, 'Till reaching with surprise the rocky ledge, With gleeful laugh bounds from its crested edge." Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together With Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourists and Emigrants. They marched like a voiceless cloud, and soon they reached the bank of Térek, which, making a winding at this spot, formed a promontory, and from it to the opposite shore, extended a pebbly shoal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 Landing upon a pebbly beach beside the ruins of a pier, we took a long walk inland to the present-day home. Virginia: the Old Dominion Mukoki was dragging the canoe upon the pebbly shore, and still overcome by the suddenness of all that had happened Rod went to his assistance. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds Then Kundry, bearing naught of hate or spite, Ran to a pebbly brook that flowed near by, And brought cold water in an ancient horn, Sprinkled the lad, and gave him some to drink. Parsifal A Mystical Drama By Richard Wagner Retold In The Spirit Of The Bayreuth Interpretation An Acrostic Caroline glides smooth in verse, And is easy to rehearse; Runs just like some crystal river O'er its pebbly bed for ever. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays From Towcester south through Northamptonshire is a pretty country of rolling hills and undulating hollows, ribboned with pebbly rivers, and dotted with fair parks and tofts of ash and elm and oak. Master Skylark The ripples that swept to the pebbly shore, O'er shells of purple in wantonness played, And the whispering zephyrs sweet odors bore, From roses that bloomed amid silence and shade. Poems The narrowness of the entrance entirely shut out the wind, and except the rolling of the waters over their pebbly bed, all was still and lonely and beautiful. Views a-foot "Eh, Anne Marie, my girl," she called in her thick, pebbly voice, apparently made purposely to suit her rough Gascon accent; "this time we have caught it!" Balcony Stories Outside, hushing him to rest, there sounded the sibilant rain, and from the sea below ripples broke gently and rhythmically on the pebbly beach. The Blotting Book Should he arrive, the breath of life still in him, His face will be repulsed from door to door; He'll get no lodging, not the very minim, Save under heaven on the pebbly shore. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 The tinted sea-shell, borne away Far from the ocean's pebbly shore, Still loves to hum the choral lay, The whispering mermaid taught of yore. Poems At the bottom the Dourdou ran swiftly over its pebbly bed. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Over the dry leaves, the pebbly earth, the fresh grass, the swampy hollow—everywhere, he followed it with unerring skill. The Lost Trail Forests of pine, deep, dark and almost impenetrable, are scattered at random along its banks, and its beautiful margin presents every variety of sand and pebbly beach, glittering with crystals, carnelians and chalcedony. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Upwards of four thousand Indians have been encamped along the pebbly beaches and coves of the island, and subsisted by the Indian Department for about a month. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Long, long I listened to the peal, That whispered from the pebbly shore, And like a spirit seemed to steal In music to my bosom's core. Poems Anon the keel with grating sound They hear upon the pebbly ground. The Sylphs of the Season with Other Poems Imagine a stream seventy yards broad divided by a pebbly island, running over seductive "riffles" and swirling into deep, quiet pools, where the good salmon goes to smoke his pipe after meals. American Notes The shades of evening were settling fast, and on all sides they could see but mighty trees, rugged rocks, a mountain stream from whose pebbly bed came a soothing murmur. The Lost City Often their lodges and their bark canoes, of beautiful construction, line the pebbly shore; and the aboriginal habits and mental characteristics may be studied on the spot. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Phoebe's voice had always a pretty music in it, and could either enliven Clifford by its sparkle and gayety of tone, or soothe him by a continued flow of pebbly and brook-like cadences. House of the Seven Gables The country was the usual proposition—very light-brown, brittle-looking mountains, about two thousand feet high; lots of sage and cactus, a pebbly beach, and not a sign of anything fresh and green. Arizona Nights There was not another break in the frowning cliffs—not even another minute patch of pebbly beach. The Land That Time Forgot Late in the afternoon M. Selo landed his strange passenger upon the pebbly beach of the accursed island. Frances Waldeaux All this while the sun has poured down its rays on our narrow pebbly plain under the cliffs, and made it quite dry. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom is pebbly with stars. Walden These were chiefly to be observed upon a pebbly strand which lay along the front of the village and served as the gathering-point of its idler inhabitants. Confidence The Froom waters were clear as the pure River of Life shown to the Evangelist, rapid as the shadow of a cloud, with pebbly shallows that prattled to the sky all day long. Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
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