| 单词 | roan |
| 例句 | The horse was a cat-stepping blue roan with a black mane and tail. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses screamed and kicked and rolled their eyes in terror, maddened by the butchery and blood ... all but Tris Botley’s big roan stallion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That sweet little red roan with the omega seared into her left shoulder. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I hobbled down to where I couldn’t miss and shot the roan bull between the eyes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan had all the pride and fire any grown man would want in his best horse, yet was as gentle as a pet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned and saw a gorgeous tan roan stallion with a black mane—just like the one she’d ridden her last day in New Orleans, when Sammy had taken her to the stables. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ellidyr then urged the roan into a gallop, hauled Taran across the turf to the cottage, and there, while chickens scattered in every direction, tossed him roughly to the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The roan bull spilled right into the spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Then here came three cows with young calves and a roan bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the species is usually to be found in the Mediterranean, a superb blue roan specimen was caught by merpeople off the shores of Scotland in 1949 and subsequently domesticated by them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this here’s my daddy,” he said, smiling at a little old man who came around the house leading a big roan horse that was saddled up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was the red roan I’d seen at the Salt Licks the day I shot the doe. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the roan bull, the one that the droopy-horned chongo had dumped into the Mexican cart the day of the fight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran with his tail clamped just as tight as the roan bull’s. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan whickered and bent her neck, nuzzling her master. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, she’d taken out a tan roan stallion with a gorgeous black mane. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He sat astride a roan mare, a lean and nervous steed speckled red and yellow, with a long, narrow head, whose expression was as ill-tempered as her master’s. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The roan stallion nickered and bucked, avoiding eye contact with the white horses pulling Nike’s chariot. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Taran, understanding the frenzied look in the roan’s eyes, cried out and ran after her. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Inside the barn, we shed our ponchos and, armed with a curry comb and a dandy brush, each took a horse, Cinders for me, a roan named Clover, in the next stall, for Miss Maggie. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He came to his feet and took out in the opposite direction from the roan bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan lifted her lean, bony head, tossed her mane, spun about, and galloped from the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Thinking that after all this, I’d had to shoot him the same as I’d done the roan bull and the Spot heifer. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t for the life of him figure out what he’d done with the roan bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellidyr remained aloof from them, stretched on the ground at the hooves of his roan. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z At Red Cliffs Lodge near Moab, I rode a big, red roan horse named Little Joe on a three-hour trail ride through the valley where the 1950 movie “Rio Grande” was filmed. In Utah, celebrating eight decades at five national parks 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z His distinctive strawberry roan coat would be easy enough to spot amongst all the bays and greys. Your stories: Life-saver by HorseLover3000 2012-08-16T11:00:00Z Gray or roan horses are 0 for their last 31 in the Derby; Essential Quality and Soup and Sandwich will aim to snap that drought. Analysis: Known Agenda to start, and finish, No. 1 in Derby 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z He called the servant man to go, Saddled the dappled roan, And he rode to her father’s house that night, Knocked on the door alone. Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z He drew attention from his first day on the job, when he mounted a roan gelding to ride across Washington’s National Mall to the Department of Interior. Ryan Zinke resigns, cites ‘meritless and false claims’ 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Zinke had a memorable administration debut when he rode a bay roan gelding to his first day of work in March 2017. Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The horse, a bay roan gelding standing just over 17 hands tall, is normally kept in stables on the Mall and is owned by the U.S. The new interior secretary just rode into work on a horse 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The colors gray and roan were recognized separately by the Jockey Club on certificates of foal registration, but the categories were merged beginning with the foal crop of 1993. Kentucky Derby Gets a Silver Sheen 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “And finally,” Gruner says jokingly before putting down the phone down, “Let’s hope they don’t eat our rare and precious roan antelope!” Lions Return to Rwanda for First Time Since Genocide’s Aftermath 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The three-year-old gray/roan colt raced wide throughout the Sham, yet the additional ground covered proved no problem, as Calculator assumed the lead easily in the stretch before drawing off to win. Calculator Gets Impressive Stakes Win On The Road To The Kentucky Derby 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z In six races, the grey/roan colt has three wins, a second, and a third for earnings of nearly $389,000. The 2015 Road To The Kentucky Derby Starts In New York 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Not in the Starting Gate Horses are identified by markings: Colors, like chestnut, bay, dark bay or brown, gray or roan, are the most popular ones. The Rail: Do Horse Markings Matter? Not in the Starting Gate 2013-04-29T03:06:27Z Or again, crosses between white and red cattle may yield red roans, and between black and white cattle, blue roans. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z Technically, the Jockey Club, the governing body for thoroughbreds, classifies Hansen as gray/roan. Kentucky Derby: Is Hansen really ?The Great White Hope?? 2012-05-03T20:10:05Z The stout young woman milking the roan cow rather heightened the effect, to be sure; she really ought to have been there. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Gray is a mixture of black and white hairs, and roan is a mixture of red and white hairs. Derby Dreams Ride In on a White Horse 2012-04-10T17:02:04Z Mylute is a gray or roan colt, but he is a dark, dark gray and looks very dark to the naked eyes. The Rail: Do Horse Markings Matter? Not in the Starting Gate 2013-04-29T03:06:27Z There would not have been a right-thinking, honest roan, worthy of the name of Briton, who would not have disowned his Motherland for very shame. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z You did not chance to meet a man riding a strawberry roan carriage-horse?” The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z There is that honest old roan horse coming from the side-hill for his lump of sugar. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z By the classifications of the Jockey Club, the principal governing body for thoroughbreds, Hansen is gray/roan. Derby Dreams Ride In on a White Horse 2012-04-10T17:02:04Z Trample! trample! went the roan, Trap! trap! went the gray; But pad! pad! pad! like a thing that was mad, My chestnut broke away.— In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z Behind him came a green-and-red brougham with satin cushions, drawn by a pair of strawberry roans. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The horse was a strawberry roan colour, remarkable for his action and the spirit with which he went through a journey. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The dark browns or black browns, such as the Sweetmeat tribe, are not so common as the bays, and black or grey horses are almost as unusual as roans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z As a foal, Hansen was already very light, with an undecided roan coloring. Derby Dreams Ride In on a White Horse 2012-04-10T17:02:04Z Thud! thud! came on the heavy roan, Rap! rap! the mettled gray; But my chestnut mare was of blood so rare, That she showed them all the way. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z One man likes a bay, another a gray, another a roan, another a chestnut; but the colour is not always the description. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z Patkilis played three nights and two days, and when he gave out after sundown, he was roan. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z It was Washington's custom to ride to Princeton, mounted on a small roan horse. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z For decades the Meadowlands racetrack held a race for grays and roans called the Grey Ghost on or close to Halloween night. Derby Dreams Ride In on a White Horse 2012-04-10T17:02:04Z I heard their echoing hoofs Past the walls of mossy stone; The roan flew on at a staggering pace, But blood is better than bone. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z "What think you, Mr. Cardigan?" demanded an officer of Sudbury militia, leaning forward in his wet saddle to pat the dripping neck of his roan. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Livingstone's grave is in a quiet nook, such as he himself desired, in the outskirts of a forest bordering on a grass plain where the roan buck and eland roam in safety. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z And he now sees within six horses—two bay Morgans, two roans, and two sorrels. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z He did not mount his roan horse and ask the people of the community to look at it. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z She was an excellent equestrian, and managed her high-bred roan with much skill and ease, never disturbing the pleasure of the ride by nervous or childish fears. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Roan, rōn, adj. having a bay or dark colour, with spots of gray and white: of a mixed colour, with a decided shade of red.—n. a roan colour: a roan horse: grained sheepskin leather. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z "Nice horse; I am partial to roans myself--" "What do you want?" asked Miranda. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z We do not care to burden ourselves with Larkins' roans, so they are released from the buggy and sent galloping homeward. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z He was riding a great roan horse and was accompanied by a number of father's friends. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z While this is true of good roans, it unfortunately remains true that in the United States, at least, it is difficult to get roans that are properly tanned and dyed. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The other was a blue roan, whose colour did not show off his size to advantage, but whose broad chest, sloping shoulders, and lean flanks marked his power. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z “Fly-away Peg,” they called her, and the way she “flew to school” on her blue roan might easily have merited the caption. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z In grey cloth and limp green paste grain roan bindings. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z In front of us sat our commandant, Count Reichenbach, reining in his splendid English roan, which snorted and curveted with impatience. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z It is a harder leather to work than roan, but the quality is much more uniform and it can be used advantageously for binding fiction and other books which will be much used. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Riding on his roan horse he came up to Magtelt, and she saw that he was handsome. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z There was no joy in her voice, however, although she pulled the blue roan up short—she glanced backward, then the girls saw she was looking for another rider. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z He saw the great roan steed that bore his foe rear high above the heads of his guard. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z On every track a horse I see, And all alike it seems to me As barley scones— I vow, Pete Gagne's cavalry— Proud, prancing roans! By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z She came upon Miss Pansy in the hallway, all hooded and furred, and beaming with bliss at the prospect of a sleigh-ride to town—behind the roans, no doubt. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Farther still on her way, Magtelt saw, through the thick snow falling, a young man of haughty and stiff-necked countenance coming towards her on a roan charger. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Their discovery of Peg, the mysterious rider of the blue roan “Whirlwind,” and the clearing up of her remarkable adventures afford a wholesome and vigorous plot. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z The great roan gained the top of the bank, but a spearman buried a javelin in his broad chest and his knees gave way. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He lifted her on the saddle-bow Of his gallant roan, standing near, And proudly it shook its stately head As her voice fell soft on its ear. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Harold Ransom too was going, for she saw the handsome roans come dashing up the drive, as she rose, with a burning sense of indignity, to take her leave. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Yesterday while trying the roan steed he rode to Volmontovichi; he merely rode along the highway, but he saw many titmice, for they were coming from vespers. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z There she came, on her roan hack, with the sun glancing off her chestnut hair. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z When our gracious lord came to the stall, the roan put back his ears, foamed with rage and suddenly snapped at the master's hand. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z And the steed shall be red roan, And the lover shall be noble, With an eye that takes the breath. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z The piebald, however, quickly accepted the challenge, and although White Otter made no effort to force it the fiery little beast was soon at the shoulder of the roan. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The big smuggler, on his great sleek roan, turned round, laughing out of the corners of his mustache, and waved his sword in a significant way; then the whole body dashed into the pine-wood. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The search after the untried is the highest and apparently the inherent aspiration of roan. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z The unhappy roan stood motionless for a moment, engaged in a most violent struggle with his emotions. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z There is a roan mare spoiling for work that will suit you very well. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z White Otter had no desire to proclaim the superiority of his pony, and Sun Bird was quite content to keep silent concerning the defeat of his famous little roan. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z With a long-drawn sigh of mortal agony, the tortured roan buried his face in the cushion of the sofa, and another long silence ensued, broken only by Bertha's loud sobbing. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The roan mare was carefully saddled and tied up to a tree. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z There was a roan mare just brought into the ring, and his Lordship says to me, lookin' 'ard at the mare all the time, 'Tom, my boy,' he says, 'did you ever 'ave a sweetheart?' All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z He began to talk to the horse soothingly, moving toward him slowly, but the roan would not understand. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z He had carefully estimated the ability of the little roan which Sun Bird rode, and felt sure that it was a worthy competitor for the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z They saw a number of ponies tied at one end of the camp, and among them they identified the piebald and the roan. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z No grass grew under the roan mare's feet. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Only his quick use of the spur averted a collision, and as his own spirited roan sprang sideways Seyd noted with admiration that despite his bulk and age horse and man moved as one. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z As he opened fire the great roan swerved; his hoofs spurned the ground in the impatience of fright and Beck, shooting again toward the house, turned and ran swiftly for the fleeing horse. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Inch by inch it crept steadily forward until the roan's lead was cut to a nose length. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z Sun Bird was equally attached to the little roan. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z His tall erect figure and man�ge horsemanship were well displayed on the handsome roan thoroughbred which he rode as a charger. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z It was Dixie, mounted on her favorite roan, and she motioned to him to swing around on the left. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The roan snorted softly in query and Beck spoke. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Then, as he perceived that the roan had reached the limit of its powers, White Otter pulled heavily against the lower jaw of the piebald. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z A mile away the party turned into the low grounds and here the general met them riding his great roan and, as always when mounted, having the appearance of an officer on parade. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z He rode his fastest war pony, a nervous little roan, and in its mane and tail he had fastened many hawk feathers, and strips of fur. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z The roan came along just then and Bowles made a cast at him and caught two others, who instantly made away with his rope. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z He fanned the roan's belly with his hat and twenty rods further swung into an erect position again, leaning low as they ate the road. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z When he finally succeeded in pulling the piebald to a canter, he found that he had completely lost Sun Bird, and the valiant little roan. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The great roan came thundering upon him; he lifted his arm to ward off the expected blow and looked up terrified. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Proudly he sat upon his red roan steed; And ere for serious fight he did prepare, With taunting word and mocking speech he tried, To rouse Waltari from his outward calm. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z You ride old Gray and the roan for a while—understand? Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z His roan stood a dozen feet behind him. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Because your groom rode up on the most satiny black that ever stopped before our domicile, instead of the regular roan I expected. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Heaps of wood, and clothes, and victuals—everybody had to smile As they watched the old roan canter down the crossroad, o'er the hill, To the little cheerless shanty in the hollow by the mill. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z Do any o’ you remember that roan mare as the old parson had? Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Bowles stared about and caught sight of the red roan's hide as he stood behind some trees; then, with his rope about its neck, he went spurring up the hill. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The roan looked up, with a little whiff of breath and Beck, attracted by the movement, the slight noise, turned his head sharply toward the horse. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z "How I should like to win eighty Louis, and buy that roan Arab," whispers Lady Mary to her sister. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Color, pure white, red roan, bright red, or reddish yellow and white. Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons 2011-03-03T03:00:46.420Z There was a considerable proportion of the spotted roan, which is the traditional color for the Indian "cayuse." Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z This was a worn one and capable of dexterous handling, and, with a set smile on his face, Bowles shook out a big loop and advanced cautiously upon the roan. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The roan could not arrive for some time.... The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z The former nodded slightly an adieu, then applied her switch sharply to her beautiful roan, The fiery animal reared, and immediately set off at a gallop, so that the other could hardly follow him. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Color pure white; red roan; bright red; red and white; spotted roan, or reddish yellow and white. Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons 2011-03-03T03:00:46.420Z He was mounted upon an upstanding, well-bred bay, and led a saddled roan, the points and condition of which denoted blood, good keep, and regular stabling. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Cloth, 63 cents; roan, flexible, 85 cents; roan, tucks, gilt edges, $1.00. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z He selected his big roan, looked the animal over carefully and slinging a canteen over the horn, climbed rather heavily to the saddle. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z But not only can we perceive how it is that roan is capricious, but the lower animals are, as we shall hereafter see, capricious in their affections, aversions, and sense of beauty. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z On his way home after the vicar's luncheon he met with a rider on a roan horse. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z What have I to do with Viola or with the parson; didn't I sell the roan horse for you, which you made beyond the Theiss? The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z He brought out his horse, tightened the cinch and led him toward the roan. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Now, of my two roan ponies, one is about as fast as the other. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z His was the group of horses standing beside the pool, with the roan stallion leading them. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z They were big, sleek roan brutes with an air of innocence that was somehow imparted by their wagging ears and doleful expressions, but was entirely belied by the devil in their eyes. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z He sat his own horse, a handsome roan, with easy grace. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z He also raises cape buffalo, roan and sable antelopes, hippos, giraffes, zebras, and ostriches. Saving the Rhino Through Sacrifice 2010-12-09T22:00:00Z The two roans and the sorrel were very friendly and gentle, but the pinto trusted nobody and even tried to buck Pete off whenever Pete rode him. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z As they drove them in a long curved line before the experts, the horse-dealer pointed out a galloping roan mare to the herdsman on the grass at his side. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z They are of all colors between a full, deep red, and a pure creamy white; but generally have both intermixed in larger or smaller patches, or intimately blended in a beautiful roan. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. A horseman, mounted on a roan mare, rode bareback at a full run. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z You remember it was the old roan then, with the white feet. The Undying Past Coming near, she drew Sparkle up, and the roan pony cleared the rope with inches to spare. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z The next moment Charley cantered by upon a splendid roan mare, turning her on to the lawn-like sward, and disappearing behind a clump of beeches. By Birth a Lady The offender was brought to camp and put under guard—evidently horribly afraid we would eat him instead of the now far-gone roan. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open In a pasture a roan mare lay with her head up over her shoulder asleep, while beside her, flat on its side in the sun, dozed a young colt. The Trail of Conflict And the roan grazed all the time, and round about was the new-mown hay. The Undying Past Guiding the roan pony with her knees, holding herself on by wrapping one hand in his mane, she raced to meet her brother. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z She is what might be called a blue roan, with the blue almost black. Florida: An Ideal Cattle State We could see him speeding along a quarter of a mile ahead of us, and Cecil's roan was but half a field behind him. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories The next afternoon the roan come good and ready. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher And when I came to my own meadows, I drew in the roan. The Undying Past The roan pony tossed his head, kicked his heels, and went trotting off to join Sunshine and Pete's other pony. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z It is recorded that the gentlemen of the town sent down to the boat landing a fine roan horse for De Soto to ride and a richly caparisoned mule for Do�a Isabel. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Who's that girl with a scarlet tie, on that roan there? Beatrice Boville and Other Stories The blue roan made that butte slick as a Rocky Mountain goat. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher His roan had fared well as guest in the Stoltenhof stable, and would have started at a brisk trot, only Leo used force to hold him in. The Undying Past Yesterday afternoon he had slipped into the emptiness of the Horse Show building for an inquisitive half hour, and had seen a hard bitten stable boy trying to rehearse a stubborn roan over the jumps. The Tempering Her mount, a shaggy-looking roan mare, as yet imperfectly appreciated by Moya, proved unexpectedly open to persuasion, and found her gallop in a stride. The Shadow of a Man But if you wish it—— There's that roan coming round again! Beatrice Boville and Other Stories It was one of them blue roans, with a long tail, and a roached mane. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher Schumann, the head bailiff, followed him on his roan at a respectful distance. The Undying Past His nose was headed now for Arcadia; he followed his nose, his roan flanks fanned vigorously with a doubled rope. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus The grays, the bays, the sorrels, the roans, the chestnuts, have not been forgotten in this story. From Bull Run to Appomattox It is also called the “red, white and roan.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" He cut the quirt into the flank of the roan, but it was too late. The Garden of Eden He still rode the roan which Leo had broken in for him six years ago; which, when the rider on its back swayed to one side, stood firm as a rock. The Undying Past "Be jigged ef your appetite ain't mighty nigh as good as mine," he remarked, whereupon the roan playfully bit at him. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Seated upon the beautiful roan pony, Miss Asquith, followed by Cal, went to the meadow Friday afternoon, while the others lolled in hammocks around the hotel. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter The roan colour is very popular, and dark red has its supporters, as in the case of the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorns; white is not in favour, especially abroad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" "Which is it—the roan or the bay?" gasped Townsend. The Garden of Eden Hereupon the little roan abandoned his task, halting before the figure in the doorway. Ewing\\'s Lady The reply of the roan was a sharp affirmative snort. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction The horses, a pair of flea-bitten roans, were not much to look at, being smallish, though sturdy and compact, but in hard condition, and up to any amount of work. A Veldt Vendetta Half an hour later, properly attired, he mounted a handsome roan at the door of a livery-stable, and set off in the same direction. International Short Stories American The nose of the roan was hardly on the rump of the gelding at the finish. The Garden of Eden "He shall have the roan that hoisted you out of the saddle with his hind quarters." That Boy Of Norcott's Has Jacob all his oxen yet? and hasn't the roan cow calved by this time? Black Forest Village Stories Running his eyes over the squirachy, Revel saw with a strange thrill of horror the Lady Nirea, on a deep-chested roan stallion, as cool and distant as the moon ... and as beautiful, he thought bitterly. The Buttoned Sky I say, sir,' continued he in a louder tone, 'that roan charger hasn't answered his warranty—he stands at Dycer's for you.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It caught the brown horse and passed him in two leaps; it shot by the laboring bay; and only the roan of Charlie Haig remained in front. The Garden of Eden You may see white horses—and roan—and chariots of fire, but not every one can. Seeds of Pine He was on particularly good terms with the roan cow. Black Forest Village Stories The cliff of reed-laced muck dwindled, and he turned the roan and leaped him up to the higher level of ground. The Buttoned Sky When I discovered, however, that the roan continued her speed still unabated, I began to be somewhat disconcerted. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Then he flipped the roan with the butt of his lines and squinted down the gulch, for he felt there might be a double meaning in the last remark. The Garden of Eden One, in particular, wore rose-coloured boots, and his horse was made to resemble a blue roan. The City Curious A little later the roan ponies appeared with the Pritchett buckboard. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Her roan was trained to the work she now put him to; a number of times she'd used him for it in the streets of Dolfya, just for sport, out of boredom. The Buttoned Sky "That roan shall be my throne," cries Hotspur. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The bay and the brown went back into the pack together, even as Connor spoke, though the riders were flogging hard, and now the roan drew to the front. The Garden of Eden Surely the world has gone well with this roan. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day It couldn't be that roan filly——" "Of course it couldn't. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Nineteen years of knuckling under to Jann, of taking insults and cuffs and belittling, were wiped out under the flashing hoofs of her roan stallion. The Buttoned Sky Nor what a trick you played Corny Mehan at the spring meeting with the roan cob that knew how to limp when you wanted him?—as great a devil as himself, Mr. O'Donoghue. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Caliente thundered with great leaps over the level plain, and not far behind scampered Juarez’s roan. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Says she, 'Emmeline don't know as much about you as your father knows about that old roan mare he bought day before yesterday. The Land of Long Ago I have a good milch cow and roan gelding horse, five years old, which I will sell cheap. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 All she knew was that suddenly he had thrown his forequarters up into the air, that Jann was screaming, twisting aside, that the roan was smashing down.... The Buttoned Sky A shout of glad welcome greeted the familiar roan that "saddle-bags," as the Three-Sisters folk would call their physician, always rode when visiting distant patients or in response to urgent calls. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Juarez was the first to take in the situation, because his little roan was the fastest in a short dash. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine He was a big man, young but already florid with what Ward had always thought of as a roan complexion. What Rough Beast? My horse, a roan, is tied just under this window. The Song of the Wolf A great roan, with the Lady Nirea up, and coming straight for him. The Buttoned Sky I agreed with him; admired the horses—six superb roans—and then the time came to move on, and I sprang to the ground, while Gaston stepped into the coach. Francezka Juarez’s roan was a smaller horse than Caliente, but he, too, was fleet and of tireless endurance. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Be quick, be quick, leap upon your roan horse harnessed in its saddle and bridle of red leather, with bit and stirrups of silver! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres There could be no mistaking that erect, lithe figure, or the long, rangy "strawberry roan" he was so gracefully bestriding, and her heart leaped at sight of him. The Song of the Wolf Instinctively he slapped her wrist with his palm as she hurtled past, jerked his legs up and was carried off by the rocketing roan. The Buttoned Sky Not a scrap changed since the last time he visited it—day when he rode the Major's roan mare slap through the saloon bar into the bowling-alley. The Return of the Prodigal Swinging off his roan, he began to examine the ground. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine “He turned that roan Father always says is so mean, three times.” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Better take the extra wagon for their luggage, as well as the buckboard and Miss Carter's roan; she wants to ride in. The Song of the Wolf They watched the roan with its double burden beat up toward them, then blinked and peered as they saw that the foremost rider was naked. The Buttoned Sky Mrs. Newbolt cut across fields, arriving at the Chase farm almost as soon as Sol Greening did on his strawberry roan. The Bondboy With a gasping bark, as of triumph, Jess wheeled after him, and the roan mare, unable to turn quite so swiftly, left Finn to shoot ahead for the first time, perhaps fifteen paces behind Jess. Finn The Wolfhound Well dost thou back thy gallant roan, Thou flower of English land.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Occasionally he looked at the equestrienne on the prancing roan, but for the greater part of the time the lenses were centered on the face and form of the woman in the buckboard. The Song of the Wolf A crack behind him was the first one speaking tardily, and the roan leaped forward, touched into fury by the slug's creasing its withers. The Buttoned Sky He was a flea-bitten horse, if my readers know what that is,—a flea-bitten roan, or white covered with small red spots. Marion Fay He felt safer with Bill in full view; and, in any case, the roan mare was a very fast traveller and kept as close to Jess's flying feet as was safe. Finn The Wolfhound Half a mile below them a rider was pushing his big roan horse up the hill towards them at a heart-breaking pace. The Shepherd of the North Red looking admiringly at her skillful handling of the rangy roan gelding, the kindling eyes and firmly compressed lips, decided that she would "make good." The Song of the Wolf The roan, strongest of all the gentry's horses, was easily distancing them all. The Buttoned Sky The flea-bitten roan was as good at the end of a day as he was at the beginning, and trotted on gallantly. Marion Fay He was mounted on a red roan horse, and looked like an old knotty spider. Dwellers in the Hills This was a stocky man with bushy red-gray eyebrows, a stubble of roan beard over his blunt, common face. The Duke Of Chimney Butte She was inclined to be contemptuous of the ease with which it had been accomplished, and in the relief of the thought dropped her rein loosely on the roan's neck. The Song of the Wolf The squires were ashooting, but ineffectively, and the roan was carrying us well and truly; but here came the gods, may they boil in my mother's cook-pot in Hell! The Buttoned Sky If the old roan would only tumble among the stones what an escape there would be! Marion Fay When they came to look for Bodkin, he had disappeared with his red roan horse. Dwellers in the Hills The tall roan with the dot of black between the eyes returned his owner’s caress by nosing his bare neck, and the hand held up to smooth the black mane. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine With ears flattened against his head, eyes green with malignity and pain, lips curled back and teeth bared to the gums, he charged directly at the unbalanced roan, squealing fiendishly as he came. The Song of the Wolf In the stables, Lady Nirea ordered her second best horse, another roan stallion, saddled and laden with the portmanteau on a special rack attached to the rear of the cantle. The Buttoned Sky But the old roan was true to his character, and, to give every one his due, the Post Office clerk rode as well as the lord. Marion Fay Sile's horse was a roan, and looked like a fast one under a light weight like his. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White He leaped a length ahead of the roan and started running. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The blue was," for some reason avoiding her glance, "but the roan is all right. The Song of the Wolf When the roan was ready, she mounted, and turning to the stableman, a young rucker with shifty eyes and a shy, retiring chin, she asked steadily, "Are you a rebel?" The Buttoned Sky The chunky roan climbed briskly, contentedly rolling the cricket in his bit. Rim o' the World No second glance was needed to tell him it was a good horse; then he realized that this wiry, sleek-legged roan, contentedly munching at the moment some company hay, was Nan Morgan’s. Nan of Music Mountain He led the dappled roan over the wild dry “wash” where the sand was deep and slippery, and the white crust of alkali over all. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Be good to Buffo and my roan, and very, very good to yourself! The Song of the Wolf Then the roan was doing a kind of quick little hop on his body, and red blood ran out over the packed-earth floor. The Buttoned Sky He untied and mounted the roan and circled the vicinity cautiously. Rim o' the World De Spain recognized the roan pony, but, aside 49 from that, a glance at the figure of the rider, as she sat with her back to him, was enough to assure him of Nan Morgan. Nan of Music Mountain If he had even looked at Pardner he might have been given a sign, for the roan had lifted its head and was staring into the shadows back of the sweating olla. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Red roan, with legs as black as soot. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana She wheeled the roan and trotted out of the stable. The Buttoned Sky The roan squatted and ducked sidewise, and Lance raised his head. Rim o' the World Wall, he had an old roan mare that would jump over any fourteen rail fence in Illinois, and open any door in any barn that hadn't a padlock on it. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Rhodes grinned at the way she eliminated the rider of the roan horse, but the driver of the machine was not deceived by the apparent slight. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine "Now, while we are waiting for it, I suggest that we take a look at that roan colt and make up our minds what we are going to do with him." Rodney The Partisan Jann stepped forward and grasped the bridle at the roan's mouth. The Buttoned Sky He let the roan scramble over the shale as he would, let him take his own pace among the boulders and up through the Slide. Rim o' the World I also have a roan horse, named Sabine. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly “That’s the disadvantage of being too perfect, Pardner,” he confided to the roan, “she thinks we are a pair of birds.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine "I would just as soon take Percival's horse to the settlement as to go back there with this roan," said Mr. Hobson. Rodney The Partisan At frequent intervals the hunter caught glimpses of its roan side, but could not see its head or the outline of its body. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation She saw him return, leading a chunky little roan. Rim o' the World The doctor came hurrying down the slope about ten of the morning, his small roan mustang galloping, his case of instruments between his feet. They of the High Trails Sorry, friend, but my cayuse is a roan, and I never carried a white flag yet. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine "I don't know anybody of that name, but I know about the roan colt that wasn't stolen from Pilot Knob," replied the farmer. Rodney The Partisan Away they swept, running wild, a beautiful sight, the roan and mare leading, with the others massed behind, manes and tails flying, dust rolling from under their clattering hoofs. Valley of Wild Horses After a little he left the wagon road and put the roan to the steep climb up the trail to the great Tooth of the ridge. Rim o' the World But as she came close, the three flew away to the roan heifer. The Biography of a Prairie Girl The lad whirled away again, riding joyously north, and Rhodes, after giving final directions to the vaqueros, turned his roan in the same direction. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Unless you can induce somebody in Mr. Hobson's party to give you a trade for that roan colt. Rodney The Partisan Pan's first choice was a blue roan, a rare combination of color, build and speed. Valley of Wild Horses “He needs it,” said Lance grimly, with his twisted smile, and went back to the roan. Rim o' the World Silver-blue roan, silver-pointed, slim, graceful, springy, she had not a single dark spot on her except the sharp black bars of the finger marks outside her knees. Tharon of Lost Valley It sounded like a fairy bugle call across the morning, and the roan was halted quickly at the forks of the road. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Of course; and the minute he put his eyes on that roan colt, he would have pointed you and him out to the soldiers. Rodney The Partisan Every time the roan half rose, Blinky would jerk him down. Valley of Wild Horses The second corral held three horses, one of them the chunky roan he had ridden that afternoon. Rim o' the World In the mean time he kept a sharp lookout for roan horses in the streets. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies “Just because you hid my other saddle I went on a little pasear of my own, and I met up with this roan on my way home.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The roan was taken into Merrick's woods, and he wasn't brought out this morning. Rodney The Partisan She whistled shrilly, and then a big roan stallion trotted out from behind. Valley of Wild Horses As they left the bank a cowboy rode up on a flea-bitten roan that was lathered with sweat, sadly roweled and leg-weary. Rimrock Trail There were roan horses enough, but he could see and hear nothing of the particular roan he wanted. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Thereupon George gave his sturdy roan steed a sharp cut with the whip, which surprised him greatly. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney So saying he put the roan colt into a gallop and set out for home. Rodney The Partisan He saw a blue roan that shone among the duller horses, too far away to enable Pan to judge of his other points. Valley of Wild Horses Sandy's pinto and Sam's roan were in the corral. Rimrock Trail It's a beautiful night, Vinnie; let's go for a little stroll on the lake shore, and forget all about roans,—light roans, dark roans, white feet, black, blue, green, yellow feet! The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies He was quick to learn and imitated Bob's erect carriage and easy seat so well that long before they had reached their journey's end he backed his tall roan like an old-timer. The Black Buccaneer "He told him to watch the steamboats for a Confederate bearer of dispatches—a young fellow, dark complexioned, slight mustache, dressed in citizen's clothes and a roan colt for company." Rodney The Partisan Pan had been satisfied with the blue roan for her but after he saw the little bay he changed his mind. Valley of Wild Horses One seared his upper arm, another struck the saddle tree as he vaulted off, slapping the roan on the flanks, yelling at it as it gathered, leaped the gap and followed Pronto. Rimrock Trail And there was a big, roan steer that bore the brand of Johnson, over on Snake River. The Ranch at the Wolverine At a later moment they espied Anna herself in a superb victoria drawn by two strawberry roans. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar Don't you know what would be done to you if you were caught with that roan colt in your possession? Rodney The Partisan The blue roan looked vastly better for two days' rest. Valley of Wild Horses Sam, wild with rage at the thought of Sandy shot, scrambling in bloody sand below him, flung himself from the roan as more bullets whined, whupping into the planks. Rimrock Trail Single pamphlets should be bound in limp roan, and volumes of pamphlets in buckram or half-calf, with full lettering on the back. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books After they had finished breakfast Rob led up the big roan Billy, which always went next to the gray lead-mare with the mare, and on which they usually packed their blankets and small tent. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies "You did perfectly right," answered Rodney, who thought the man was trying to excuse himself for having put the roan colt where he could be so easily stolen. Rodney The Partisan Blinky, as usual, got in the first throw, and the hungry loop of his lasso circled the front feet of the plunging roan. Valley of Wild Horses They'll find Pronto in the corral, also Sam's roan, which they know is our usual mounts. Rimrock Trail Music should be bound in limp roan in preference to limp calf, because the latter would sooner show scratches and marks, particularly as a large surface is exposed. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books Herein, as the noise of the roan's hoofs died away, he was unexpectedly joined by Anthony, and for a long two minutes the two wallowed in a pure paroxysm of glee. Anthony Lyveden "You want to keep a bright lookout for a young fellow in his stocking feet, riding a bareback roan colt," said the Emergency man, in conclusion. Rodney The Partisan In the exuberance of the moment Pan would have liked to try conclusions with the white-footed stallion or the blue roan, but he could not spare the time. Valley of Wild Horses Sam got off the roan, the tired horses standing still, snuffing the marks of trouble. Rimrock Trail The volume was issued in roan binding, with portrait of Byron stamped in gold on the covers. The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry I looked narrowly round the low-roofed and ill-lit stable, but no sign of a big roan horse anywhere did I see, only a jack-spavined cob, such as a fishwife might hawk her fish about with. Border Ghost Stories He hasn't said a word; but I have been over to a neighbor's this afternoon, and while I was there, I saw you and a roan horse go into our cow-lot. Rodney The Partisan It took some time for Pan to find his roan, but when he espied her, and pointed her out to Blinky and Gus the chase began. Valley of Wild Horses Sam got his roan and the mare under control as the dust subsided. Rimrock Trail He hitched, in an incredibly short space of time, a tall, ungainly roan horse into the buggy; his practised hands connected the straps, settled the headstall, the collar, as if by magic. Mountain Blood A Novel Then I remembered the unshod roan of the night before. Border Ghost Stories "They made him believe I was a good rebel, and told him to look out for a boy in his stocking feet who was mounted on a roan colt." Rodney The Partisan They headed the roan off, hedged her in a triangle, cut her out from the other horses, and toward the open gate. Valley of Wild Horses He saw Sam's roan dancing in the trail, the led mare plunging, dust rising all about them. Rimrock Trail The whip swung out across the roan’s ears, and the horse started forward with a vicious rush. Mountain Blood A Novel The third, had it been a horse, might have been described as a roan, the whole body being a pale reddish-brown, with a sprinkling of real white hairs on the back. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Resting one hand on the boy's shoulder Jeff pointed with the other, and showed him the building in which the roan colt had been placed under cover. Rodney The Partisan And when he rode in, to head off the furiously running roan, Gus made a beautiful throw with his lasso, a whirling wide loop that seemed to shoot perpendicularly across in front of her. Valley of Wild Horses In some places he was a bit of a roan—Taffy-like; round some other corners he was a dirty bay. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Urging the roan forward, he rode splashing through the shallow stream, up the gentle slope, and swung out of his saddle close to the kitchen door. Shoe-Bar Stratton Harnessed to this were three sorry-looking mules and, leading them, the piteous wreck of what had been a blue roan. Jonah and Co. “Spirit and a bit of deviltry are all right in a horse or a woman, I’ll grant you,” Scott used to say when anyone derided the roan. Across the Mesa I took a roan from Weigall’s, and they got after me. Northern Lights I was presented with two splendid chargers, a bay and a blue roan, a sword, revolver, binoculars, and enough knitted mufflers, Crimean helmets, housewives and the like to last me a lifetime. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon But it was 318 empty, lifeless; and as he loosed the reins and touched the roan lightly with a spur, Stratton’s face grew blank and hard again. Shoe-Bar Stratton The blue roan was down, and his master had just kicked him in the belly when Jonah arrived. Jonah and Co. He rode Scott’s big roan, Cochise, a common-sense animal which could be trusted to the tender mercies of what its master called “a crazy Chink.” Across the Mesa The leathers in common use for bookbinding are:— Goatskin, known as morocco.Calf, known as calf and russia.Sheepskin, known as roan, basil, skiver, &c.Pigskin, known as pigskin.Sealskin, known as seal. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians On seeing the intrepid girl, he reined in his roan chestnut-spotted filly. Terribly Intimate Portraits Hastily returning to his cayuse, he swung into the saddle and headed the roan toward the grade. Shoe-Bar Stratton The next moment he was down on his knees beside the roan, plucking at the rough harness with trembling fingers. Jonah and Co. She was going to send the strawberry roan back hitched behind the supply wagon. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City “Any one o’ these except the roan with the white stockings an’ the pinto,” he said. The Fighting Edge His chief conversation was about cattle and manure, guano and composts, the famous white Chillingham oxen, or the last thing in strawberry roans. Vixen, Volume I. And so, slipping out of the saddle, he flung the reins over the roan’s head and, walking forward a few steps, lit a match and searched the ground carefully for any signs. Shoe-Bar Stratton With a piteous effort the roan got upon his legs. Jonah and Co. She had urged on the strawberry roan and now came out upon the open plateau at the top of the bluff just as the buckskin mounted to the same level from the other side. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City It jumped to a gallop and pounded after the roan. The Fighting Edge My roan horse to your old shoes,” said he, “Fulke brings me the King’s Summons to leave Pevensey and join the war.” Puck of Pook’s Hill Leading the roan into a corral which ranged beyond the kitchen, Stratton unsaddled him and turned him loose. Shoe-Bar Stratton Gaunt, filthy, and tottering, the flies mercilessly busy about three shocking sores, the roan was presenting a terrible indictment to be filed against the Day of Judgment. Jonah and Co. “How much will you charge for the hire of the roan, to go to Drummond?” he asked, and the man named his charge. Prescott of Saskatchewan But Blue Streak had no intention of desisting as long as the roan was in front. The Fighting Edge He rode tall war-horses—roans, which he bred himself—and he could never abide to be helped into the saddle. Puck of Pook’s Hill He loosened the reins, and the roan took the trail at a canter. Shoe-Bar Stratton It was a blue roan, an ugly brute with a chewed ear. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] The roan plunged savagely and the water rippled about Kermode’s waist as he struggled for a foothold on the slippery stones. Prescott of Saskatchewan The roan, touched by a spur, leaped to a canter. The Fighting Edge “Have you more than one horse that is of a roan color?” The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success Stratton slid out of the saddle and threw the reins 63 over the roan’s head. Shoe-Bar Stratton He drove a roan colt which went rather skittishly. Little Lost Sister “I want the roan in half an hour,” he said. Prescott of Saskatchewan "Heath," he said, "your red roan is returned to you, and the loan of him encourages me to ask another favor." The Diamond Coterie “Then when you speak of the roan, they must know that you can only mean the roan mare.” The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success His eyes narrowed, and when 57 no other sound followed that single report, he loosed his reins and urged the roan to a gallop. Shoe-Bar Stratton The word cattle seemed to arouse the roan colt to his own existence. Little Lost Sister The roan was slipping badly among the stones and the hem of his companion’s skirt was getting wet. Prescott of Saskatchewan Heath, adieu! look your last on the red roan steed. The Diamond Coterie Meet me at the station with the roan mare, if she ain’t too tired to draw the buggy. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success Then all at once Buck jerked his roan to a standstill. Shoe-Bar Stratton Here Harvey started the roan colt off again. Little Lost Sister In three great bounds he reached the grazing roan stallion and leaped on its back, digging his heels into its flanks. A World Called Crimson You are a generous fellow; but don't look for your red roan steed until you see it back. The Diamond Coterie O, how it yearn'd my heart, when I beheld, In London streets, that coronation day, When Bolingbroke rode on roan Barbary! Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher You don't know whether I'm a chestnut or a strawberry roan! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea The roan colt came to an abrupt stop. Little Lost Sister A great roan stallion, bridled but without a saddle, materialized. A World Called Crimson She gave him her hand, and a look of gratitude, and trust; and, in a few moments more, the red roan steed was speeding back townward. The Diamond Coterie They exhibit various shades of red, white, brown, and roan. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock "Halt!" roared the Captain, and he tried to turn the roan to capture the runaways, but right here, the broncho strain in the animal showed itself. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The roan colt interrupted this rhapsody by pawing impatiently at the ground. Little Lost Sister By the time he tore the vines clear, cursing savagely, the roan stallion had taken Chandler out of sight on his retreat toward the spaceship. A World Called Crimson My roan had become nervous, shaking his head and backing, and Elsin's restive mare began sidling across their line of fire. The Reckoning The color is a mixture of red and white, sometimes a rich roan. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Juarez brought up the rear on his roan, a sinewy animal with a broncho strain in him which was liable to crop out at unexpected moments. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Joe took off his hat and wiped his forehead, keeping tight rein in the meantime with his other hand on his roan saddler, who, scenting the home stretch, was restless to be off. Stubble His black and roan, in the "Country Bait Stable," are perfect nature. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 She rode a mare as black as a crow save for three silvery fetlocks, and my roan's stride distressed her nothing. The Reckoning I think I told you that "Goldfinch," my chestnut horse, has been sold to the Government, and the roan "Khaki" I sent to Mrs. Clinton-Baker at Bayfordbury. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 But Caliente and Juarez's roan were not sociable and kept strictly to themselves. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Isn't the roan colt and the bay filly worth troublin' about? "Chinkie's Flat" 1904 "Look here, Captain Wass, I don't want to hear any more jokes on that subject," objected the young roan, curtly. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 A herd of horses was there, gray and black and roan and chestnut, the best of the horses that King Alv possessed. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths From behind there was a shout and the noise of hoofs, and looking across his shoulder he saw Hugues mounted on the roan riding recklessly. The Justice of the King Tom's horse, considered the gentlest of the four, had become infected with the roan's example and he started in to do a little bucking on his own account. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The cushion may be made of Spanish roan skin and should be filled with elastic felt. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 They may be made of art leather such as Spanish roan skin and the top and bottom parts fastened together by lacing leather thongs through holes previously punched along the edges of the parts. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I He was driving the old roan of the night before. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills It had a fine feeling for a moment, like a mane, like that roan mare's mane that had passed him—red and long and splendid. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story As we turned back we heard approaching hoofs and the blue roan exhibited intentions of running away. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The cushion shown in the picture is made of Spanish roan skin leather and is filled with elastic felt. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Yes, I look after the spavined roan on which he rides about the Park, but he’s no master of mine—he doesn’t pay me. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest He is the natural ghost-finder of the highways, and that voice was too much for the old roan. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills You pop it to the roan when I say. The Dude Wrangler "We must give him the blue roan, that Fogg rides," said the quartermaster, to the great dejection of Fogg, a short stout youth, who was posting accounts. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The roan, with Laramie's hand on his bridle, swept on downstream. Laramie Holds the Range Carrot was shooting big buck sable and roan without a license, I gathered. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales The horse he was riding—a dilapidated roan—was old and blind, but fox-trotted along with the easy assurance of having often travelled the same road. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills As the roan felt the tremendous pull on his mouth and the whip-thongs stung his head and neck, he turned at a sharp angle, dragging his mate. The Dude Wrangler He said that 'Captain' had ordered the blue roan to be saddled and brought over to me, but I knew that this was a cunning device on his part, to revisit the dwelling. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War It came at a moment that Laramie succeeded in crowding the roan to the bank. Laramie Holds the Range Sandy had his long rangy roans, and for leaders, a pair of half-broken pinto bronchos. The Ontario High School Reader With a snort the roan had stopped and had thrown up his head, quivering with fear, while with his nose he was trying to smell out the queer thing which stood in his path. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills In color, the pure Ayrshires are generally red and white, spotted or mottled, not roan like many of the short horns, but often presenting a bright contrast of colors. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure The afternoon went dryly by: for a drizzling rain fell at noon; but at four o'clock I saddled the blue roan and went to ride with Fogg. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War There was a roan horse in this one which I knew to belong to the doctor. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein Black roan is perhaps the best leather for pamphlets, as it brings out the lettering on the backs more distinctly—always a cardinal point in a library. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries For miles they walked, or took turn about in riding the old blind roan. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Red or black variegated, gray and blue variegated, roan, spotted and white variegated cows, are especially liked. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure The blue roan of which friend Fogg had been deprived, exhibited occasional evidences of a desire to break my neck. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Bridges was whipping our old mare like everything, and she was doing her best, and galloping; but the doctor's roan was a good one, and he was gaining on them very fast. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein "One on a big sorrel and the other on a roan with white stockings on the front feet?" The Highgrader The roan stood trembling with the half turned, inquisitive muzzle of the sightless horse—a paralysis of fear all over his face. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills The big roan head went down, turned backward, yielded to the pressure on the neck-muscles that never relaxed. Oh, You Tex! He caught it, left the good roan by the roadside, and hastened on. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Around the nearest turn of the road toward the village came a powerful roan horse, drawing a cutter; in the cutter sat an enormous man, but the Poor Boy had already recognized the horse. If You Touch Them They Vanish As a pitcher, a weaver, a sunfisher, this roan had no equal. The Highgrader But when Bud came forward and touched his face and stroked it, the fear vanished, and the old roan bobbed his tail up and down and wiggled his head reassuringly and apologetically. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills I have killed my red roan steed, Mother! English Songs and Ballads And Nicanor flung the roan back upon its haunches with a jerk which all but broke its jaw. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain The roan's pace slackened, and the bay mare closed up the distance. Prairie Flowers Upon the road and to either side in the flowering woods, roan and bay and black tossed their heads and moved their limbs amid silver dogwood and rose azalea. The Long Roll In a few minutes Kid Wolf caught sight of a man on a strawberry roan, coming at a leisurely gait. Kid Wolf of Texas I have killed my red roan steed, That once was fair and free, O!' English Songs and Ballads Nicanor selected the animal which best pleased him,—a tall roan,—mounted, and rode away without so much as a glance behind him for pursuit. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain The spirit of perversity that had prompted her to insist upon riding the blue roan, asserted itself, "I'm going with you," she announced. Prairie Flowers Bee struck spur into the roan and galloped across the plateau. The Long Roll The man on the strawberry roan lurched wildly, groaned, and pitched headlong from his saddle, landing in the creek edge with a loud splash. Kid Wolf of Texas "Shady says the roan's too skittish for any of the young ladies—" he suggested. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party You know the pretty spot by the old roan tree; it is not more than a good ten minutes' walk from here. Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm Once into the bad lands the Texan slowed the blue roan to a walk, and riding in long sweeping semicircles, methodically searched for Purdy's trail. Prairie Flowers Bee reached the choked ravine, pulled up his great roan. The Long Roll As we emerged from the railway carriage, the first object that greeted my eyes was Sir Guy's great gaudy drag, with its three piebalds and a roan. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Wildfire, a sleek, powerful roan of large size, was a fit steed for the stalwart Tom, who, in neatly-fitting costume and Hessian boots, got into the saddle like a man accustomed to it. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands After these divisions are made there are always some "off" horses, such as roans and browns, which are put into a lot by themselves and called the "brindles." George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers It was yet dark when the Texan rolled from the blankets at the edge of McWhorter's haystack, and dumped a liberal measure of oats into the blue roan's feed box. Prairie Flowers There is a poor old roan Oppressed with two weak evils, age and hunger. Newton Forster The Merchant Service So we rolled smoothly out, the piebalds shaking their harness and trotting merrily along, the roan placed on the off-side, for the purpose of sustaining whatever amount of punishment our charioteer thought fit to inflict. Kate Coventry An Autobiography The roan with hanging head tripped eagerly, yet wearily, to his accustomed stall, and a swarthy Mexican unloosed at once the cincha and removed the horsehair bridle. A Wounded Name In the end "Jack," as Harold called the roan, walked up to his master and rubbed his nose against his shoulder. The Eagle's Heart She saw the big roan try to sink his head. Prairie Flowers The roan mounted is unknown to the pursuers; but his animal is recognised by them. The Lone Ranche There were black and white ones, and bay and roan. The Boy Hunters Sancho's best mules and all his fine horses, including the famous roan had been spirited away. A Wounded Name As he zig-zagged down the steep bank, his pony, a vicious and powerful roan "grade," was on its haunches half the time, sliding, leaping, trotting. The Eagle's Heart Frenzied by the noise, the big blue roan plunged blindly forward. Prairie Flowers The other was a fiery ragged little roan mare which he kept for his own use. The Blood of the Conquerors The man hadn't talked so loudly about Johnny Rebs after Shiloh showed his heels to the roan the soldiers had bragged up. Rebel Spurs He had come on Sancho's famous roan, but had returned that animal by special courier without delay. A Wounded Name That wall-eyed roan is mine, so is the sorrel mare with the star face. The Eagle's Heart She coiled it deftly, and stepping into the enclosure, flipped the noose over the head of a roman-nosed roan. Prairie Flowers He always rode a roan horse when he could get one because a roan mustang has more spirit than one of any other colour. The Blood of the Conquerors They sure is a grand sight: band o' roans, then one o' duns, an' some blacks. Rebel Spurs Sancho," said he, "have that roan of yours saddled in ten minutes. A Wounded Name A wall-eyed roan pony, looking dull and stupid, was led before the stand. The Eagle's Heart Outside the corral, the girl reached for the roan's reins but the man shook his head. Prairie Flowers And if he wasn't riding a roan horse, he was riding a saddle with brass-bound stirrups, anyway. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Keep after me, then," said he; "but the roan will. Highways and Byways in Sussex But Mistress Putnam wants to take the roan herself this afternoon. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem The lad gathered the reins in his left hand, seized the pommel with his right, and then the roan disclosed his true nature. The Eagle's Heart He noted the absence of the big roan. Prairie Flowers Numjala is a roan of parts; he must be well over sixty years of age, but his eye is bright and his wit is keen. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories As for the roan, if he's hurt or Rosewarne happens on him, there's evidence that I sold him to a gipsy three weeks back, at St. Germans fair. The Adventures of Harry Revel So Jehosaphat, in high glee at having an afternoon's holiday, with the roan horse, threw on the saddle and mounted. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem The miners were warming to the old roan. The Eagle's Heart She knew the big blue roan, and she had expected a fight. Prairie Flowers A pony-carriage drove by on the wet sand; a horseman on a crop-tailed roan thumped after it at a hard trot. The Story of a Play A Novel On a time General Grant received a pair of large roan horses from his farm in Missouri. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 "Without deciding the latter point, I should think it almost impossible for me to put a saddle on the roan just now." Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem "Here comes one that is fresh," called the marshal, and into the arena came a wicked-eyed, superbly-fashioned black roan horse, plainly wild and unbroken, led by two cowboys, one on either side. The Eagle's Heart He was mounted on a noble steed, dark roan, with a white star on its forehead, which the barbarians, from that mark on its brow, called "Balan". Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation The next morning, when Breem swung open the door of the stall, he was not surprised to find the red roan standing quietly by the side of his mate. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know How long the roan might have held the deck had not his thirst been greater than his hate cannot be told. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle "He knew I wanted the roan to ride to Salem town this afternoon." Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem Your old roan there has carried me at his own will for many a mile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 He at once recognized the roan pony as the Oro outlaw, but the rider? Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail There was a touch of autumn in the air, and a black frost of the night before had left the sidewalks carpeted with the mottled roans and yellows and russets of the fallen leaves. Phantom Wires A Novel The three judges, men with whips and long-tailed coats, looked earnestly at the strawberry roan. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle The next morning I rode Falcon down into Baltimore, there to await fresh tidings, leaving Alick and the roan at Symonds', to await fresh orders. Border and Bastille Lillie called a man in from the yard, and said, 'Saddle the roan and Nathan, and bring them to the east door.' The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Two men with ropes were following the roan pony round the corral. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail "They are all colors: some are black, and some white, others brown, or gray, or roan, or bay." By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Before he could get into full swing, however, the roan had shot past with a snort of challenge which could not be misunderstood. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle It was past noon when I bade farewell to my friends, and mounted the roan, to strike Shipley's back trail. Border and Bastille Ross levered himself up to sight the mark of the burn across that roan hide where the fire had blistered the skin. The Time Traders The cloud of dust, following the roan pony, grew denser. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Talk of your vellum, gold emboss’d morocco, roan, and calf, The blue and yellow wraps of old were prettier by half.” Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature It was a great11 disappointment to Skipper, for he had counted on showing the roan his heels. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Ultimately it was settled that he should start with the roan, so soon as the animal should be rested and fit for the road, traveling by moderate stages, to some resting-place near Oakland. Border and Bastille The pick of the horse herd, a roan stallion, was brought in to be picketed near Ross as sacrifice number two, and two of the hounds were in turn leashed close by. The Time Traders The afternoon of the third day out from the Moonstone Ranch, Collie picketed the roan pony Yuma near a water-hole in the desert. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Now each day, over the mountains upon a pacing roan, the postman came, and the mail-pouches, swung as saddle-bags, swayed in unison with the horse's step. Sergeant York And His People Wouldn't he just like to show that crazy roan what real running was! Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle The roan was not more glad than his rider, when we groped our way up the lane, leading through fields to Symonds' homestead. Border and Bastille "He named the roan with the white stockings and the white-nosed buckskin." Steve Yeager He fretted as the roan pony leaped sideways toward the gate. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail It was with a deep sigh of relief that he straightened up when he saw that either chance or a remarkable skill with a rifle had saved Brocky Lane's roan from any protracted pain. Man to Man "Just as though that little roan wasn't scared enough already," thought Skipper. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle |
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