单词 | polliwog |
例句 | Among the masses of fauna, the pigeon occupies a rung on the human scale of fuzzy affection somewhere between a common garden slug and the lesser polliwog. We humans have dumped on the poor pigeon for too long; it’s high time to admire this fascinating, fast, quirky bird 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z But for Metz, the amphibians are more than decorative driving companions; each and every grown-up polliwog is a little stuffed conversation starter. Woman says there’s a method to her amphibian madness 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “We liked playing there, catching polliwogs. We’d get into ponds and mud. It was a good place,” he says. Vashon tries to get a handle on famed bike’s vandals 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z By and by the moon shone full upon the Wonder-tree, and one by one out popped the water-babies, looking like polliwogs, only they had little faces and arms instead of fins. Lulu's Library, Volume II Dr. Morton grimly gathered up the polliwogs, then, leaving his wife to restore order, went into the boys’ room and held a conversation behind closed doors. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John “She thought exactly right,” I told Silvia, and then continued reading: “‘I supposed them to be something like tadpoles or polliwogs. Our Next-Door Neighbors "Good-bye!" wept the brave little polliwog, wriggling with feeling, and groaning some. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated The chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry "Be patient, little polliwogs, And by and by you'll turn to frogs." The Nursery, May 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers It was already occupied–not by snakes, but by a handful of fat, squirming, little polliwogs. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Of the latter truth we may judge from the fact that if one of those cells should be injured, only one-half a polliwog would result,—either a head or a tail half. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year "And a glorified polliwog it is, daughter of the water!" croaked a sudden hoarse voice beside her. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated The tail of a polliwog seems a very useless appendage so far as the adult frog is concerned, yet if the polliwog's tail is cut off a perfect frog never develops. The Mind and Its Education My words are thrown away; And not a second in one place A polliwog will stay. The Nursery, May 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers But Jonathan got it from me again, and scraped out the remnant, making designs of clovers and polliwogs on the tops of the cakes. More Jonathan Papers The humble polliwog in its development is significant of far more marvellous facts than the caterpillar changing into the butterfly, embodying as it does the deepest poetry and romance of evolution. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The little polliwogs had all been put to bed; and now, came stealing on, the season for silent thoughts. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated "Not one of these nutty Futurist designs, like a scrambled rainbow shot full of pink polliwogs?" says I. "Worse than that," says Ferdy, unbuttonin' the overcoat reluctant. On With Torchy Well, if they will so restless be, I will not let it trouble me, But leave these little polliwogs To wriggle till they turn to frogs! The Nursery, May 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 5 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers "Couldn't you transform 'em into polliwogs?" asked Scraps, turning a somersault and then standing on one leg. Glinda of Oz Where these frogs live, water is very scarce and the polliwogs have no chance to live and develop in pools, as is ordinarily the case. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year At this juncture, an earnest, meek-eyed polliwog flopped feebly, and said: "Show me the place where these waters leak away." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated The result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates They were a long distance from the water, and had evidently been hatched on the land, and had never been polliwogs. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Here we used to watch our gay young polliwogs grow into frogs, one leg at a time coming out at each "corner" of their fat wriggling bodies. The Story Hour When fifteen partly developed polliwogs are found in the pouches of one little frog, he looks as if he had gorged himself to bursting with tadpoles. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year "How like to a polliwog it is!" she rapturously exclaimed, "save that it lacks a tail." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated "The old polliwog looks something like King Anko," said one of them. The Sea Fairies Day by day things improved, and the fishes began to sit up in bed, while the frogs were heard incessantly blessing the little polliwog. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated |
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