| 单词 | scudding |
| 例句 | Soulzeren had, in the instant of the cry, reversed thrust on the sleigh, sending it scudding gently backward. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Still, he was alive, and the wind was in his hair, and the cloud was scudding through the sky like a galleon at full sail. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo had witnessed test flights in Thanagost, and the sight of the sleighs scudding across the skies under full sail had been magical. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The bells were ringing again, high in the scudding sunlight in bright disorderly tatters of sound. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We were cautioned to make no sound, though the scudding of our feet on the road made a continual grinding, histle, and scrape. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As the scudding day passed overhead the dingy windows glowed and faded in ghostly retrograde. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was bright, but clouds scudding across it kept throwing them into darkness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The great curved prow cut clean and quick through scudding foam. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like clouds scudding across the sky, now dark, now light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The moon kept vanishing behind the scudding clouds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The night dragged on, the rain ending and the clouds scudding away and the stars blinking on, one by one, looking cold and distant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She put the spyglass carefully in her pocket and hooked her arms over the branch in front, gazing at the sky, the moon, the scudding clouds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The crew were on their feet briskly, to furl the sail, and stow it; then, each in place, they poised the smooth oar blades and sent the white foam scudding by. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They sped along at a pace that frightened her, but the thunder of their wheels on the hard road and the beat of their scudding feet made her exhilarated enough to ignore the discomfort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The scudding clouds did look a bit fishy, rippled into scales by a high- altitude wind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Stella looked up at the dark clouds still scudding across the sky. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He remembered the great oaks and the clear living air, the clean sage-laced wind from the hills and the brown oak leaves scudding. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sky was broken now into scudding patches that dragged their swift shadows up out of the shabby garden, over the broken fence and across the yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound, mixed and mastered by Marc Bartholomew, is pristine enough that you hear Mr. Blotnick’s fingertips lightly scudding across the strings. New Music: The Game, Eric Revis and Ryan Blotnick: New Albums 2012-12-24T22:49:33Z While examining Homer’s “Breezing Up” with infrared technology, Dr. Cikovsky discovered that the artist had significantly altered his painting of a sailboat scudding in choppy waters. Nicolai Cikovsky Jr., National Gallery curator and champion of American art, dies at 83 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z My thoughts are occupied with nothing much beyond the thick clouds scudding down from the Hollywood Hills and a wind-borne rain that is rattling the casement windows. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z My encounter with the shoe licker set the tone for Vermapyre, which solemnly manipulated scudding feedback through guitars made from cigar boxes, and whose drummer used his hands to strike his cymbals. Music Review: 26 Metal Bands at Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Fla. 2012-06-03T23:00:55Z High above the scene glowers a sky of operatic intensity, all scudding clouds and sudden bursts of sunlight. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z He used Mediterranean shades of turquoise, pale green and dusty pink, alongside chiaroscuro scudding clouds and deep archways. Antiques: Renderings in the Sand 2011-05-06T06:15:08Z The poet lived another eight years, a cloud of scandal scudding about his name. Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Legacy Left to Byron’s Wife and Daughter 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z By then, her “scudding moods,” as Morton usefully describes them, had hardened into “rudeness and self-absorption.” Review | Before Harry and Meghan, the Windsor sisters stirred the pot. A new book delves into their story. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The portraits of dying and martyred saints need cleaning and repair, but scudding clouds and sunset streaks can still be made out in the backgrounds. Antiques: Restoration Project: A History of Leon Dabo 2012-07-19T20:19:07Z Schulz strains to describe the state of bereavement, whose scudding emotions are presented as curious novelties but will be familiar to anyone who’s been there. ‘Lost & Found’ Ponders Profound Grief Alongside Newfound Love 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The sky was almost identical Thursday morning - low gray clouds scudding over the landmark Amsterdam museum - as director Axel Rueger revealed the painting to the media. Van Gogh museum unveils new willow watercolor 2012-05-10T12:12:14Z Are the scudding clouds moving at the right speed? Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z But in summer the view from the opposite side is equally spectacular: the approach of moisture-laden monsoon clouds, scudding across the sky. The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The sky was full of low scudding clouds when I landed in early December. What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z For Britain, a nation known for its scudding clouds, frequent showers and temperate weather, the blast-furnace of Arizona-style heat was enough to disrupt much of the country. Extreme Heat Puts Life on Hold in Britain, a Land Not Built for It 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z In a nation known for its scudding clouds, frequent showers and temperate weather, the blazing heat was enough to hobble much of the country. Hot weather hobbles Britain, a country unaccustomed to extreme heat 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z In the quiet of evening, after competition has ended, the venue echoes with a scudding sound of practice throws and the heavy thunk of takeouts. Beneath its placid façade, curling is a sport about precision and prognostication 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z With threatening clouds scudding overheard, Nunez played the match of his life—for one set. Golf shouldn't apologize for its unknown champions. If anything it should be celebrating them more - Golf Digest 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Quick, low clouds were scudding across the rectangle of sky framed by the window opposite us; whenever Hollinghurst turned his head to mull something I asked, the view flashed in miniature across his rectangular spectacles. The Evolution of One of Fiction’s Gay Liberators 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline, visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. ‘Blood flowed in the streets’: Refugees from one Rohingya hamlet recount days of horror 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Through scudding clouds we caught a glimpse of the final fingernail of sunlight. Opinion | A reminder that it’s good to be an Earthling 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr Quarmby, who included various roof lanterns and observation domes, said "architects have taken the sky out of architecture - I like to see the clouds scudding by". Listed buildings: New additions mark 70 years of preservation - BBC News 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The sky was a dazzling blue, with fluffy white clouds scudding overhead. The Addicts Next Door 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Under the scudding clouds of Washington, her expressions ranged from the pained to the dismayed, with occasional moments of effortful cheer. Hillary Clinton’s Personal March on Washington 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z When Olle Terenius of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences first saw a white object scudding rapidly across the surface of a lake in 1999, he thought it was a windblown plastic bag. Swans Found to Windsurf Across Water 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Under scudding clouds, she meandered around the city, tidying itself up from the prior night’s goings-on. Fraying at the Edges: Her Fight to Live With Alzheimer’s 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z In the lemony sunlight, under pale blue skies tickled by scudding clouds, the home of golf glittered like a palace. Column: Bubba Watson too nice for Ryder Cup 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The arched footbridge above a sun-dappled creek, the clouds scudding over a scene of pastoral calm, a toddler in sunglasses and a comically large hat: pretty as a picture, each one. Art Everywhere U.S. gets art out of museums to get people into museums But Bairstow, alongside his prolific county colleague and new captain, Joe Root, had time to flourish in between the scudding showers that have bedevilled this fixture. New Zealanders 285; England Lions 315-4 2013-05-11T18:07:30Z Stretched out in a discreet corner of a restaurant on the edge of Limerick, with the early afternoon sunshine streaming through the dark clouds still scudding outside, O'Connell looks amused now. Paul O'Connell: 'I've never seen more hype about a Lions tour in my life' 2013-04-22T12:12:43Z Several dozen boats from the Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Washington Metro Police patrolled the Potomac shoreline, looking for suspicious craft among the driftwood and scudding ducks. From Dawn’s Early Light, a Day Filled With Pomp and Exuberance 2013-01-22T03:36:32Z Just as we were talking, a ship hove in sight, scudding so beautiful before the wind: 'Ah! then, sir,' said I, 'will you drop me on the ship, if you please?' Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Slowly the dawn broke, a crimson glow betwixt the dark, scudding masses of clouds betokening a continuance of the hard blow, and plenty of it. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z And at last the gulls were gone, and the sun peeped out from under the edge of the ragged and scudding cloud, and I felt a gentle touch upon my arm. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z But now the three young fellows above began shooting into the valley, and their whistling bullets sent the ruffians scudding to cover. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Behind them lay the heaving ocean, dark under the scudding clouds, and which they had just sailed for two months of torture of body and mind. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z The group was scudding along at top speed. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z It is a sweet place, in the early summer especially, so many wild flowers and ferns, and lots of squirrels overhead among the branches, and little rabbits scudding about down below. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z A wild, tattered figure was scudding in frenzy for the street. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z We continued our search, however, sometimes under a close-reefed sail; sometimes on our oars, and sometimes scudding with only the mast up. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Pale clouds, scudding low, alternately hid and revealed the purple roof of sky on which stars hung trembling like drops of dew. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Men spoke together in isolated knots, scudding away like hares if the gallop of my lord's escort was heard returning from the chase. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Heavy rain had ceased, and the moon peeping through scudding clouds shone on pools of water lying on the muddy road. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The sky was clear and deep, with little white clouds scudding across it; larks were singing, and in the distance sounds of men at work in the fields were heard. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z “We made such a roaring spin during the gale,” he said, “although scudding under nearly bare poles, that we can afford to slacken speed a little now.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Tom also told me we were under close-reefed topsails and storm jib, and that if it came on to blow a bit more, we should be scudding under bare poles. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z What was that? nothing; a stream of awakened wild-fowl scudding across the flat. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He watched the grey clouds scudding away overhead, and he envied the children he heard playing in the street, or racing after the tourist coach on its way up the Pass. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z For fully a quarter of an hour Kenneth lay looking up at the white-grey clouds, that were scudding swiftly across the blue of the beautiful sky. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Overhead the square of the open hatchway framed a beautiful if confined area of blue sky, across which a few white clouds were scudding. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z "They saw us," said Miss Bennett, scudding on, "but we'll not tell on them—the creatures!" In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z “Going to get wet, Tally?” asked Mr. Gilroy, leaning out to glance up at the scudding clouds. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z When they reached the wet and slippery deck a terrible spectacle lay before them in the light of the crescent moon, shining fitfully out through the scudding clouds. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z At length the day broke, and with it a regular deluge of rain, pouring from an unbroken mass of scudding, deep blue clouds. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The leafless branches lashed tragically to and fro, as though sweeping the scudding clouds; and the street-lamps seemed like ghostly eyes blinking here and there in the fitful darkness.... The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z It was with this pale fancy to keep them company that Herrick and Stanley let out their car along the road again, this time in a dryly nipping air and under a troubled, scudding moon. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Culligore, evidently hesitating to use his electric flash for fear of becoming a target for the Phantom’s pistol, was scudding hither and thither at the opposite end of the cellar. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z He stared all round him, but he could see no more than the mocking bandar-log scudding through the trees, and Mor, his tail spread in full splendor, dancing on the slopes below. The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z It is she—it is my dhow—deep, deep, in the water—scudding northwards before the breeze; they are going to beach her ere she sinks—Allah! Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Sweeping swiftly, as quickly scudding clouds will sweep athwart a wind-swept sky, memories that were not wholly bitter flashed across Matheson’s mind with each mile that he covered on his journey to Benfontein. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Immersed in these thoughts Herrick had not noticed a scudding automobile which now passed him so close that he had to spring backward in order to avoid being knocked down. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Royal masts, and topgallant masts and yards had from the first been struck, top masts were housed,—still frantically onward flew the ship, scudding under bare poles. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z When Zoe reached the 'Jungle' she saw a frightened rabbit scudding away. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z All the flowers remarked the pretty boats scudding along in the late afternoon sunlight. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The kind of weather they mean is when scudding clouds with frequent breaks pass over, now obscuring and now leaving part of the sky visible, and with occasional showers. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They caught glimpses of scudding clouds, low overhead.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z “It is a hermit thrush!” explained Mrs. Morrow softly, and her hand clutched Nathalie’s as she pointed to a brown bird that was scudding swiftly over the fern a few feet away. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The scudding clouds parted at intervals and the moon shone through, and by its fitful light they could see that one of these persons was a woman. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Before we had gone far, the most wonderful lean, lank, long-legged, reddish-brown pigs went scudding across our track, and disappeared amongst the trees. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z Again making a strenuous effort to get beyond their reach he sent the dingey scudding to westward, was caught by a current, and carried further away from the vessel. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Far behind the grey fog was scudding over the high lands, looking like a veil of silver ever changing in its hues. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The night was dark and stormy, with scudding clouds, so dense as to make deep night, when they did not part and allow the moon to peer forth. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He had hoisted the sail and they were scudding rapidly before the wind. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Just as we were talking a ship hove in sight, scudding so beautiful before the wind. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Hilton disappeared into a deluge of huge drops that came from the low, scudding clouds. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Yes, the wind’s rising, and the clouds are scudding along at a great pace. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z All now depends on our canvas," said the admiral, with a sigh; "if that stand, we are safer than when scudding, and I think God is with us. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z For a moment or two Ralph stood in the garden and looked up at the clouds that were scudding swiftly across the sky. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z He could see only very indistinctly, for scudding masses of black cloud hid moon and stars. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z The valley is reached, and the moorfowl, flying low, are hidden from view by the tops of the trees; but the hawk can be seen scudding along above them. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Away the two boys went scudding through the woods like frightened rabbits. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z I am sure there is something on your mind, otherwise it is impossible that your ship should not be scudding over the sea. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z An angry gust of wind scudding across the lake, caught the catboat and made her heel far over. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z He would spend half the night “scudding away from snare to snare,” sometimes yielding to the 56 temptation to take the birds caught in the snare of some other lad. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Had she heard a distant hail from the boat that was scudding fast toward the headland? True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Perplexities do throng upon my sight Like scudding fogbanks, to obscure the light; Some new dilemma rises every day, And I can only shut my eyes and pray.'—Anon. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The stars twinkled in the sky and the sea mirrored them like quiet glass, and strange to say, all the little white sails which they had seen at sunset scudding round the island had disappeared. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z “Just as we were talking, a ship hove in sight, scudding so beautiful before the wind; ‘Ah! then, sir,’ said I, ‘will you drop me on the ship if you please?’ Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Yonder is a turtle scudding along, and round the shores of an islet, covered with delicate bamboo cane, sails a whole fleet of gorgeous water fowl. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z He remembered the day he had seen a little patch of it scudding along the roadway in the sunshine. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z He was seen from aloft during the blackest of the storm, scudding through it, like the flying Dutchman, under bare poles. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Bill Kisseck and Christian passed the nets over the scudding pole and shook the herrings into the hold. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z But Mary had vanished into the hall and with lowered head was scudding through the shrubbery to the barn. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z "There's a storm coming," the Bishop said one day, looking up at the scudding clouds. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z And the stallion responded, scudding through the blue moonlight with a speed that seemed beyond the power of flesh to attain. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z "I discovered aloft what appeared to be a vessel to windward, scudding under bare poles," repeated Mark. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Though no sound of oars could reach her, she could now see the clear outline of a boat scudding through the lighter patch of water just inside the castle's shadow. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z We took the path winding upward through the wood to Crown Hill, the moon, now nearly full, shining intermittently through scudding clouds into our faces. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z In the afternoon the sun came out to cheer us up a bit, but the scudding clouds did not give us much hope of a dry night. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z Whilst scudding along in this manner, we passed close under the stern of a large vessel bearing American colours; she was tacking up the straits, and slowly winning her way against the impetuous Levanter. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The very cloud-wrack was seized by fear ... it ran scudding away from the scene. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The long, thin cloud which Danny knew as the cat's-tail was scudding fast in the line of their Starboard quarter. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Mrs. Desmond's victoria had deposited her at the Rectory some time before Harold and Helen could return thither, and she clearly discerned the two untidy little figures scudding across the lawn. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z "But there must be some shadows," I said, "in this bright moonlight, trees and branches, or even clouds scudding across—something of that kind is what you must have seen, dear." Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z She was scudding under close-reefed maintop-sail, and, from her sluggish movements, was evidently very much overloaded, or, what I thought more probable, had a great deal of water in her. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z And goes scudding about the firth in the dead of night in a motor launch. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Relieved by the decision she rose and was turning toward the mirror, when she caught sight of a taxi scudding up the street with Esther Maitland's face in the window. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z The Sun throws his ray on the lake, The vessels are scudding along; Before half the city’s awake, The air is all action and song! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Sometimes a thunder-squall from the west sends the little sloops and schooners sweeping and scudding into the harbour for shelter. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z There is a faint moon, and the clouds are scudding along, as though racing against the waves below; but I refuse to go out and see it, all the same. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z Braided mats on the floor, a fire in the stove, and a breeze from the Azores scudding over our roof—there certainly is good comfort even in dead of winter on the Cape. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z Low scudding clouds obscured the sky and came like a procession of ghosts from the north-east. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Occasionally he glanced overhead at dark clouds which were scudding across the sky. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z The strong blast was bending the trees almost to the ground and sending the gravel scudding along the beach like hailstones. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z At the end of it a black ruck of clouds came scudding out of the west. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Then came pelting back the memory of his own wrongs, and Brown Betty was sent scudding down the road as remembrance and habit again lashed his heart. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The sail was unfurled and managed with a strong and skilful hand; the boat went scudding over the waves like an albatross; the breeze was steady, and the sea quiet. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z A whimper of pain went scudding across her face, and she put back her head and grinned—"You can keep my overshoes for a souvenir," she finished abruptly. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Pallid things that might have been stars peeped through the scudding clouds. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The owner of the craft, Mynheer Ruissen, paid no attention to me until after we were out of the harbor, and were scudding before a favorable wind. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Emerging from the shop, Penny and Louise were surprised to see dark storm clouds scudding overhead. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z Still, the sailors frowned at it, and called the feathery cloudlet —scudding lazily about—a squall, and they were all glad to be in sight of the land. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z I'd make an ocean chopping white and squally, with black clouds scudding like fury across the sky, and no land in sight except rocks. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Angry looking clouds were scudding like sailboats across the sky. The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z "But that's probably why he's playing so well over here," said his father, Ron Overton, pointing to the gray scudding clouds. Hoosier finds groove as unlikely Ryder Cup hero 2010-10-02T20:35:00Z But it became almost too English for Butt as he continued to survey the verdant square and the scudding dark clouds. Salman Butt: 'In these dark days for Pakistan, cricket can lift spirits's 2010-08-16T23:05:00Z Despite scudding showers, glowering skies and inevitable delays, it was possible to extract the two finalists in this year's Friends Provident Twenty20 by late afternoon. Jos Buttler and Danny Briggs guide Somerset and Hampshire to T20 final 2010-08-14T18:50:00Z The clouds in the sky were scudding to sunset. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Looking up at a sky which is a strange mix of streaming sunshine and darkly scudding cloud, it's enough to know he's got through another day. Andy Powell talks to Donald McRae 2010-05-19T23:06:00Z She’s suddenly seized with the idea of it, its smooth white skin pressed to the belly of the water, clouds scudding by overhead, the release of it, gliding, just gliding. 2010-01-11T05:00:00Z In an incredibly short time the moon began to peer from between scudding clouds. The Trail of Conflict The shortstop went for it, at the same time seeing Keeper scudding for third, and realizing that it would be impossible to get him at that sack. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager The tawny scudding streak that led that long chase had shot into the yard, turning for a last desperate double. The Valiants of Virginia Just as we were talking, a ship hove in sight, scudding so beautiful before the wind. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry He took a pair of shoes and flung them scudding across the floor into the room and then stood looking down at the noncommittal figure of his friend. Making Money Come, look sharp, or in two minutes we shall all be scudding under bare poles. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Clouds were scudding across the sky, and passed over the moon looking like huge bats' wings. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The snow went in a glorious, booming Chinook wind that draped the ranges with soft, scudding clouds, and set every gulch roaring with waters. The Land of Strong Men It seemed as if the aeroplane, scudding over the ground like a scared jackrabbit, must crash into it. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship On fine afternoons, when the snow is well packed, hundreds of young men, and not unfrequently young ladies, may be seen scudding across the country, in every direction, outside the walls of Quebec. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Smash went the bowsprit as it struck against a rock; crash, crash, went one mast after the other, until we were literally scudding under bare poles. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Yet Olive should have known what a snowstorm in Wyoming, with a heavy pall of gray clouds and a scudding blast, meant. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series At the first sign of a storm they all come scudding in. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The swiftly scudding aeroplane had stopped its skittering over the grass and had come to an abrupt stop at a distance of about five hundred yards. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship Between the scudding clouds stars flitted in and out like fireflies. Shadows of Flames A Novel At Morris Park that afternoon there were to be races, and up the maelstrom of Fifth avenue came scudding motors, fleeting traps. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident Another blinding flash rent the heavens, revealing great masses of forbidding-looking clouds scudding across the sky and hanging so low that they seemed almost to touch the water. By Right of Conquest A Novel The Mediterranean sailors of the past were probably, like those of the present, obliged to come scudding in," said Verney, "because the winds were so uncertain and variable. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The Anne, with all her white sails set, was scudding before a favourable wind, which whistled aloft strange solemn anthems in the shrouds. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. Home she would fly on the top of a tram and watch in winter the scudding moon whipped by bare blown branches, in summer see it slung like a golden bowl between the chimney stacks. Carnival The sail was hoisted, and we went scudding down to leeward at a rattling gait. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 The hostile ships kept on their course, the American vessels scudding before them. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools She went to the window again and again, and looked anxiously down the road, but nothing was to be seen but the thick and murky atmosphere, the increasing drifts, and the scudding wreaths of snow. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The great thing in scudding is to keep the vessel going, with a velocity superior to the following wave. The Ruined Cities of Zululand She was scudding before the gale, with almost all her sails set, and consequently, on striking our ship, nothing could save us from an instantaneous founder. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Pools of water, here and there set amidst the swampy green, reflect the dark and watery clouds that are scudding above them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 At the sight of her scudding sail Antony lost his senses. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern In the heavens the clouds were scudding by, and here and there the stars sparkled. Waldfried A Novel The whole thing was done in a second, and the soldier and missionary scudding down the slope at a tremendous pace the next. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I have had a turn at it these fifteen years, and whether on the waters of Ontario, or Champlain, or scudding along under the fog-banks of the Scheldt, I never grew weary of it. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago And then, sometimes four, five, or six days of scudding under bare poles. Toilers of the Sea Sandpipers went scudding along down by the water, and the mountain holly began putting on a new dress. Maid Sally We were scudding before a gale of wind under a reefed square sail. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw It was a dark, gloomy day, with black clouds driven by the wind, and scuffs of grey showers scudding among the hilltops. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway He had seen it approach like a monstrous phantom, driving before it, as it were, circling flights of kites and vultures, enveloping the bases of the hills, shutting out the sun with yellow scudding clouds. Barclay of the Guides The gaunt trees are swaying and bending ominously, and through them one catches glimpses of the angry sky above, across which clouds are scudding tempestuously. Portia or By Passions Rocked These fall days, too, with their brown leaves, sharp winds, scudding smoke and whirls of dust showed him that the city could be cruel. The "Genius" The spell of new influences was upon me; the moon, climbing up among the scudding night-clouds, never seemed so bright before and the phosphorescent glow and silver streaks on the water never so beautiful. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Over the noise of the scudding hoofs could be heard the creaking of leather trappings, the jingle and clank of steel, and the tense, low-toned commands or appeals of the men to their horses. The Little Regiment And Other Episodes of the American Civil War By this time the moon was in the sky; but a few clouds were occasionally scudding before his face, so that the prairie was not illuminated with as much clearness as upon the preceding night. Through Apache Lands Where are your herds of antelopes scudding before the advancing train? Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years From a spotless blue it revealed tiny splotches of gray-white cloud scudding before upper currents. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance Pillowed on a slight incline, I dreamily watched the scudding clouds, then my eyes travelled across to the mainland. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia The van of the charge melted; the rear recoiled; warriors ran right and left, scudding for shelter. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters In the distance, down the road, appeared a scudding cloud of dust. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" He, too, found it fun now to keep up a fire for roasting potatoes under the pale, blue autumn sky, in which the white clouds were scudding along and the twittering swallows flying. The Son of His Mother Standing in the stable, he loved to watch the snow-capped mountains, and the tiny white clouds scudding around them, and the mellow radiance of golden sunlight streaming over them. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance There’s a fleet of lilies We go scudding round,— Bumblebees for sailors,— And they’re fast aground. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The sound ran over the room like a scudding cloud across a meadow, and when the sheriff stood again to set his censorious eye upon someone responsible, the last ripple was on the farther rows. The Bondboy In the autumn of 1619 Munck came across the Bay with two vessels—the Unicorn, a warship with sea horses on its carved prow, and the Lamprey, a companion sloop—scudding before an equinoctial squall. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) With one flick of the wrist he wrenched the Star Devil out of her plunge and sent her scudding, a hundred feet up, over the jungle rim. Hawk Carse A multitude of hares—the most timorous of all animals—were frequently seen scudding about the garden in search of the scanty vegetables which the severity of the season had spared. The History of Sandford and Merton Low scudding clouds betoken a cold November rain. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Half a dozen times Gordon trod savagely upon his accelerator in a desperate attempt to close the gap, but each time the sedan fled with the swift grace of a scudding phantom. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Again, there was scurrying, fleecy clouds and our ship was scudding before the breeze. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew It was a balmy October evening, moonlight, but shadowed by hosts of white scudding clouds. A Noble Woman Very cool, indeed, had been Captain Dab Kinzer, and he had encouraged the others to go on with their blue-fishing, even when it was pretty tough work to keep the "Swallow" from "scudding." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated A little vessel was scudding seaward before a strong sou'wester, which lashed the bright waters of the Delaware till its breast seemed a mimic ocean, heaving and swelling with tiny waves. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 We went out on another afternoon to watch the fisherman fleets at their work or scudding before a strong wind home with a great, round, radiant sun behind. The Harbor The eyes of Lieutenant McGuire roamed upward to the scudding clouds and the glimpse of far, lonely stars; he stumbled occasionally as he walked. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 He went scudding over the tree tops, rising where the jungle rose, dipping where it dropped, and behind him the foliage waved wildly as if in a cyclone. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Here were dirty and reeling goblins; budding trees that bowed and fainted; a stretch of empty road that the scudding car devoured. The Paliser case Then, for an instant, a swiftly scudding shadow was visible overhead. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Neither when lying to nor scudding has she ever shipped a green sea. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A raw wind stabbed at him, and sent light clouds scudding across the face of the moon. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin Where rose the palace, reared for C�sar, yawn Foul rifts to which the scudding lizards haste. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition The wind was rapidly freshening, and the scudding clouds were quickly changing from white to grey, which, to the girl’s practised mind, indicated an immediate change of weather. The Hound From The North He got into the dinghy, drew in the dripping painter she cast after him, and watched her ease the sheet and set the vessel scudding for the passage. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas They were all running with poles virtually bare, scudding before the wind for shelter, though it would be much more dangerous making port than to hold to the open sea. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Let a capful of wind come scudding across that glassy sea, and all the riches in the world would not buy Edmond Czerny's life of these sea-wolves who sought it. The House Under the Sea A Romance Dark cloud patches scudding across the sky, now and again obscured the face of the rising moon. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob She looked up at the sky, there were a few clouds scudding westwards. The Hound From The North Red-letter Saturdays were spent with Uncle Larimy, and the far-away echo of the hunter’s bullet and the scudding through the woods of startled game became new, sweet music to his ears. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West The men had raised a sail and were scudding northward before the wind towards Caribou. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska For scudding the heaviest rudder should be used, or the weight on a loaded tiller should be in its position of maximum power. Boys' Book of Model Boats But as soon as the canoe was turned, and scudding with frightened swoops down the waves in pursuit of the fleeing bateau, he saw, and understood. The Backwoodsmen And he watched her scudding, silent and intent, along the hedge-bottom, at a steady, anxious pace, till she turned and was gone through the gateway. The Rainbow It seemed, t'other day, that the deck was slippin' from under me, when I see that child scudding 'round the lot on Lady's back. Donald and Dorothy It was still raining, but more fitfully: a wind had risen and against a scudding sky the sycamores tossed their foliage, dark or pale by turns as the wind passed over them. Amabel Channice A model yacht will continue for a great distance on a reach or while scudding; but, on the other hand, it will not be possible for her to sail directly against the wind. Boys' Book of Model Boats I was standing on a wide and windy plain, with the gale beating in my ears, and with rapid sunset-colored clouds scudding across the blood-stained west. Flight Through Tomorrow They were still some eight miles off Lonely Island when Hilton roused himself at sight of a low-hulled, black schooner scudding north under a big spread of canvas. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise On the morning of the 30th of May, 1793, the streets of Paris were darkened with a dismal storm of low, scudding clouds, and chilling winds, and sleet and rain. Madame Roland, Makers of History She was scudding along at a great rate with the whitecaps racing by, close below the lee gunports. The Black Buccaneer If the boat is to sail against the wind, that is termed "beating to windward"; with the wind is called "scudding." Boys' Book of Model Boats This fair vision beckoned me on through the deep road and the scudding shower. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Incredulity, bewilderment, pity, and despair swept over Patsy’s face like clouds scudding over the surface of a clear lake. Seven Miles to Arden For of a sudden, through a break in the traffic, a scudding figure had sprung into sight. Cleek, the Master Detective But the ship was now before the gale, and was scudding, from the effect of the wind on the bare pole and hull alone, at great speed through the water. A Chapter of Adventures The weather had been very fine and it was a bright clear day with clouds scudding across the sky, such as we see in Flemish pictures. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders There was a strong north-west wind, and it was hardly an occasion for "aloft"; but there was no haze; the clouds were scudding away to South Australia; it was a day for a view. In the Tail of the Peacock For there, some ten miles away, with the afternoon sun shining brightly upon her sail, lay the fugitive canoe, scudding away on a due westerly course, with the wind over her port quarter. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The wheel was now righted, and away the Aurora went, scudding dead before it, under her close-reefed fore-topsail only. The Voyage of the Aurora The very creation of the world becoming the creation of chaos, the Creator scudding away before Himself as He separates the light from the darkness. The Spirit of Rome About noon the fury of the gale subsided, the sun looked out through rifts in the scudding clouds, and toward night fields of quiet blue were once more visible. Macaria All round the horizon small leaden-colored clouds began to collect, scudding rapidly along, as though searching impatiently for a direction and a shape. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) The circle had been formed: a double circle, to move in two directions, scudding ring reversed within scudding ring, the bowmen outermost. Desert Dust On all sides were to be seen ships—men-o’-war as well as merchantmen—scudding, like his own, before the irresistible fury of the gale. The Voyage of the Aurora Before the latter could get on his feet again the cowpuncher was scudding through the night. Brand Blotters A dull light grew through the scudding clouds, then faded as the mid-day sun went out in the smother, leaving an ominous red smear overhead. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Above this scene is a restless sky, with flashes of light mingling with ominous darkness, with scudding clouds and changing forms, which seemed to be trying to reproduce the busy activity of the earth. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) It was with a feeling of depression that she saw they were spinning down until they hovered over a field, scudding smoothly and slowly along. Penny of Top Hill Trail The clouds presented the most beautiful appearance, and the rippling of the sea, together with the flying fish, scudding along the surface of the water, afforded the mariner a great field of thought. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales The latter drew near the eight scudding sail, which suddenly veered about and formed a line, awaiting an attack. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The clouds was scudding overhead; the wind was sighing among the leaves; and through the trees the moon was gleaming so clear and distinct you could almost read the monnyments. Humorous Ghost Stories He saw Chawner scudding down the path like some great camel, and Coker squaring his arms and working them as if they were wings. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Soon the land was out of sight, and scudding before favorable breezes the ship made good progress. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends There were still scudding clouds scouring across the face of the moon, but the promise was for a clear night. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Two French clipper ships were scudding quietly along off the Italian coast, one bright day in June of 1747, when a rakish vessel appeared upon the horizon and speedily bore down upon them. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Presently the moon came out, sailing high among the scudding clouds, flashing bright in the clear intervals. A Village of Vagabonds It was bright moonlight without, with drift scudding over the moon; at that instant the moon's face cleared, and Glam glared up against her. The Book of Romance Somewhere, in that night of stars and scudding clouds, was God, she thought. The Fighting Edge More than once I heard him curse softly when at a critical moment the scudding clouds drifted across the moon in time to save me. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 But the breeze freshened and the sloop-of-war rapidly overhauled the scudding brigantine. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The stars shone brightly, and clouds flew scudding over the moon. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin For a time it seemed as if the little craft must fall a prey to her huge pursuer, which had come up within a mile, and was firing great shot at the scudding sloop-of-war. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 A boat shaped like a long leaf was scudding before the wind. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines There is the companionable white-breasted nuthatch which goes scudding up and down the tree trunks with as much ease and aplomb as a fly gliding over a window-pane. Our Bird Comrades And it was not many hours before little Rénee was scudding away from the school of Divinity, like a clipper-ship under a full spread of canvas, before a rousing sou’west breeze. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Just time to throw her bike to the porter in the luggage-van and quick, quick, Lily came scudding back, hustled along by the train-master! The Bill-Toppers The immediate cause of the trouble was the carrying away of the foretop-gallant-yard, due to rotten halyards, and braces and lifts, when we were scudding before a gale off Hatteras. The Grain Ship Heavy black clouds were adrift in a stormy sky; behind them, the bright moon was scudding. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time But Daddy did not come soon that time; for a great storm arose, and when some of the boats came scudding home at nightfall, Ben's was not among them. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Nearer and nearer came the vessel, scudding close-reefed before a gale which had raised a mountainous sea. From Paris to New York by Land The condition of a ship having no sails set when out at sea, and either scudding or lying-to by stress of weather. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The spectators retired to their homes, while the duke and his officers watched the scudding clouds in the sky, day after day, with great and increasing anxiety. William the Conqueror Makers of History When at length I came to myself, a brisk westerly breeze was blowing, and the boat was scudding before it, with Mrs Vansittart at the steering oar. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Silently as a shadow she worked, and with the swiftness of a cloud scudding before a gale of wind. A Dixie School Girl She had meant to reach the hall window and look in, butt before she could do so, something came scudding along the path in her direction. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 He stood on the steps, watching the elated Jigs go scudding across the Circle, and then went into the Kennedy. The Varmint Then came a cloud-like haze, scudding on the very surface of the stream, wherein the plash of horses' feet announced their entrance. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Jonas, however, observed that some light, scudding clouds were flying across the sky, very low, being apparently far beneath the other clouds. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] They must keep scudding on, though they may never see the Crusader again. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The moon was scudding through an angry sky, sometimes appearing, sometimes disappearing. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 He caught the French heel in a sudden swipe and the slipper went scudding off into the bushes. Stubble Suddenly a sharp toot sent the echoes scudding back and forth among the hills. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia When that azure blue became an ocean, with ships of the air scudding in and out of cloudy coves, around billowy headlands, "zuming," spiraling, volplaning, maneuvering for position to hurl broadsides of death. The Greater Love A small boy was scudding along the path before him. Margaret Montfort And in the midst of this scene of desolation the idiot boy was placidly sleeping on his naked bed, and over it the moon was scudding through a tattered sky. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 There was a freedom in the uproar, in the wildly tossing tree tops, in the white clouds that went scudding high overhead. Stubble Night was now coming on, and though the weather had slightly improved, Harry could not but feel that the danger of scudding on in the darkness was greater than in the day-time. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. I went on deck and found the vessel on one side, and scudding steadily through the foaming deep. A Journey to America in 1834 The breeze favoured the start, and the swelling sails swept the Gentle Jane along at a scudding pace. Cricket at the Seashore There were breakers where the long dead sea had been, and the petrel outside was scudding close to the white curves, and uttering its dismal note. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Still, as the proud ship went scudding on across the broad ocean, no one would have supposed that danger was near. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea It was full of stars and scudding clouds. Still Jim But when she looked over her shoulder Cyril was nowhere in sight, and Nancy was scudding away, like a terrified rabbit, through the scrub around her. An Australian Lassie Captain Mason of the Seventy-seventh Ohio, on picket, observed at daylight, Saturday morning, numbers of rabbits and squirrels scudding from the woods to and across his picket-line. From Fort Henry to Corinth Looking over the side, one could only see the black waves, crested with foam, scudding past. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The moon had risen, but her rays were rendered intermittent by scudding clouds. Reminiscences of a Rebel Through the tossing branches overhead I saw the pale clouds scudding beneath an angry heaven. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine There, said the Goddess, dread your heaviest woes, Pass the isle, therefore, scudding swift away. The Odyssey of Homer Out in the offing several vessels were scudding under bare poles, and a steamer trying to make the harbor was blown over almost horizontally in the water before she reached the piers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Well, it was by the merest accident that her eyes happened to light on a vessel that was scudding up channel under double-reefed topsails, and she stood for a minute to watch it. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols To my astonishment I now perceived that Brace and I were alone; and, far in the shadowy darkness, I could just make out the white sail of the raft still scudding away before the breeze! Ran Away to Sea We had been very proud of our fleet "clippers" that were scudding about to different ports. A Little Girl of Long Ago She tugged it laboriously across the stubbly field, and her short, panting breaths did not reach Nan's ear, full of the near rustle of leaves and the hum of the scudding wind. The Governess My sloop, under her bare, writhing pole, was scudding across this deserted ocean with no haven in sight and I was without hope of rescue. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers The distant machine-gun firing had stopped and the white smoke of a screen laid down by the Blue attackers started scudding thickly across the face of the hill, hiding them as they charged. I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon He ran to the water's edge, looked back once, flourished his sling, and two seconds later the shark was scudding for the reef. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The land soon sank below the horizon, and, ere many hours had passed, our ship was scudding before a stiff breeze and leaping wildly over the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication “Meanwhile, the raft went scudding away to leeward until we met it there,” making another dot. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast The sea is calm, and clear the sky—only a few clouds scudding by: The Passengers look bright, and say, "Are we not lucky in the day!" Abroad Swift figures were scudding from one to another of the four great elms that marked out a natural rectangle on the smooth side lawn. Mrs. Dud's Sister The wind had moderated, but on all sides was a wild gray waste of heaving, white-crested combers, before which the brig was still scudding under the staysail. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea It was daylight before I awoke, and it blew harder than ever; and I could just see some vessels at a distance, scudding before the gale, but they could hardly see me. Olla Podrida I went forward, as requested, and found that the watch below had already returned to their hammocks, the crisis having passed, and the schooner scudding as comfortably as could be before the gale. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Beyond the garden wall she saw sprinklings of young grass among the dark heather; and now the bleat of a lamb, and now the scudding brood of the moor-fowl, told her that spring was come. The Billow and the Rock As the wind took us along with it, we got more than our fair share of the hurricane; and the night came on while we were still scudding on, exposed to its fury. Old Jack The sailboat was scudding before the ocean breeze. Janet of the Dunes It was waiting, compressed and crated, ready for shipment, and the heavy black clouds were scudding nervously across the sky, faster with every passing day. Image of the Gods A wild and leprous moon sometimes shone through the troubled clouds of scudding sleet. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Before we had time to draw an easy breath we were scudding along, far from the spot which we had intended to mark with an anchored buoy. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein So they skipped and hopped and munched clover until the dawn sent them scudding away to their homes. Plantation Sketches It was a night of scudding clouds, through which gleamed occasionally a fugitive moon. The Highgrader The propitious time arrived one bright June morning in the year 1772, when the "Gaspee" gave chase to a Newport packet which was scudding for Providence, under the command of Capt. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 But there was nothing for it but to keep scudding. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century But her thoughts soon left herself when she saw some rabbits scudding away in the distance; and the flowers on her path, and the strangeness of her surroundings, were quite enough to occupy her mind. Odd The Mate Hares, scudding frantically away, reported an advance of men, with guns and dogs; but the Mate Hares were always silly and unreliable. Plantation Sketches Another instant and his feet were on the firm gravel, and he went scudding before the wind until he had gained the corner of the house. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea After some deliberation he put up his helm, and beat to windward of the pinnace; then, coming about, came scudding down upon her before the wind. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 For some moments he seemed awe stricken, and then, of a sudden, he turned and ran as if for his life, quickly scudding out of sight. Frank Merriwell's Cruise No, I haven’t either; for the nimble-footed thing is scudding away round the hill as safe as if I had not wasted my loading on her. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 Through the floor port he saw Nazu's tiny ovoid scudding over the treetops. Creatures of Vibration There were scudding gray clouds overhead and a light snow falling. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army When darkness fell upon the sea, the Yankees were scudding along on the starboard tack, with the Englishman coming bravely up astern. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He tacked for the land and made for the pier, scudding before the wind and followed by the flying fog, which gained upon them. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. "Well, may I be kicked!" growled Duncan Yates, as he started after the two lads, who had passed and were scudding along the street at a steady trot. Frank Merriwell's Races The rain had ceased some time before, and the moon was now peeping through a rift in the scudding clouds. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Look at those white clouds scudding across the black; and these squalls strike with suddenness and fury. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Before the villagers fairly understood their peril, a small boat came scudding into the harbor before the wind. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 On that stormy night of which we treat, a large emigrant ship was scudding before the gale almost under bare poles. The Island Queen In half-an-hour all was clear, and the ship was scudding before the gale under bare poles. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Becoming tired of thus scudding before the wind, I made a dash to one side, to get under the shelter of a small berg and take rest. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Every moment the wind came up, piping louder and louder, scudding across the now darkening water. Impressions of a War Correspondent A large number of inferior works were, however, also produced by him in imitation of Vandevelde, representing old Dutch shipping; in these the shipping is scattered, scudding and distant, the sea gray and lightly broken. The Harbours of England Seeking the shelter of a bush, they gazed around them, but saw nothing save a dim appearance of bending trees and scudding foam. The Island Queen We had been scudding three days when the weather became much worse. Peter Simple By twelve o’clock that night the gale broke, and more sail was necessarily put on the scudding vessel, for the sea still ran fast and mountains high. Mr. Midshipman Easy Well, at last we got the hands on deck, and put her before the wind, scudding under bare poles. Jacob Faithful But the lane looked strangely unfamiliar tonight, with the dark clouds scudding across the face of the moon overhead. The Gap in the Fence On came the ship, scudding at a great rate before the gale, right down along the edge of the floe. Peter the Whaler We are now scudding along under bare poles at a rate which will soon carry us into Waterford harbour, if the wind holds as it is.” The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The gale increased during the night, and when early in the morning Ronald Morton went on deck, he found the French ship scudding before it under bare poles. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Brittlesea was thirty miles astern when he at length awoke and went on deck, and the schooner was scudding along under a stiff breeze. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant The fear alone of this had prevented him doing so before, “Old Jock” being as fond of scudding as he was of carrying on when he had a fair wind. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea “Somewhere between the forties, I should think, with all this scudding about north and south,” replied the other. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea And why should they not both be safely scudding before it at this moment, some ten miles or so ahead of us?” The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific She was scudding under close-reefed maintopsail, and, from her sluggish movements, was evidently very much overloaded, or, what I thought more probable, had a great deal of water in her. For Treasure Bound The sunset colors had faded utterly but a dim after-glow remained, and overhead a young moon shone wanly through black wisps of scudding cloud. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries However, it mattered not, and we spent a merry night—at least they did—scudding before the wind, and watching the Spanish lanthorns rocking uneasily in the darkness a mile ahead of us. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Everything, indeed, proceeded comfortably enough while the ship was scudding first one way and then the other—“doing diagonals,” as it were, across her latitudes! The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea He gazed up at the scudding clouds and his troubled soul grew quiet. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date And so, as they are scudding along the pleasant roads, on which the dried leaves—early harbingers of autumn—were beginning to fall—we will take leave of the motor girls. The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies Over us, the lowering, leaden clouds were scudding, riding the wind. Wandl the Invader That Goddess who guards the castles in topmost parts of the towns herself fashioned the car, scudding with lightest of winds, uniting the interweaved pines unto the curving keel. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus The Josephine sped bravely before the gale, unmindful of the stormy billows blustering after her, her speed enabling her easily as yet to outstrip the rollers, although she was only scudding under close-reefed topsails. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Suddenly a general curiosity was aroused by a small boat of some sort, on the left, scudding swiftly along in the darkness like a blacker streak on the black waters. Quiet Talks on Power She liked the toss and tumult of the waves with their snowy, jewelled crests, and the clouds scudding along the sky, which she imagined was another sea full of ships. A Little Girl in Old Salem When we got fairly out, our sail filled, and we went scudding away on a good wind. A Jolly Fellowship Quick as thought the contending teams are in motion, the "players up" of each party scudding as fast as their wiry little ponies can carry them for the first stroke. Belles and Ringers Father Time has an unfortunate habit of scudding along at a tremendously rapid pace over the delightful roads of life. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer I can see the clouds scudding before a west wind. The Triflers At that moment a star broke through the scudding masses of rolling blackness—one kindly eye of light, and at the same instant something touched his body with thrilling familiarity. A Son of the Hills It was not too dark, she said, to look out into the Park and see the rabbits scudding about. That Stick It was freezing hard: earth and sky were muffled in fine white powder, and scudding clouds constantly hid the moon. The Great Amulet It was no uncommon thing to see a small boy scudding furiously around a field with Bull pounding behind, intent as a bloodhound, and as horribly vocal. Here are Ladies He gave a great yelp, and came scudding along, followed by his band. Chatterbox, 1905. A buckboard was just hurriedly driving off, full gallop, for the distant barracks, scudding for shelter before the storm should break. Under Fire He passed his life in perpetual movement, scudding about on the fleetest dromedaries, and galloping over the deserts on steeds of the highest race. Tancred Or, The New Crusade The frozen foam went scudding by,— Before the wind, a seething throng, The waves, the waves came towering high, They flung the mate along. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 In the carnage of fire and blood, the Spaniards did not see the two smallest English vessels scudding before the wind as if fiend-chased. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Night came on darker than usual, low scudding clouds and flying wavetops seeming to mingle. Where the Sun Swings North They proceeded up the river another mile or so, and had a distant glimpse of their rivals scudding about. The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats It came roaring across the range and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with sleety snow. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North There were scudding clouds in the sky, but the night did not promise to be very dark. Frank Merriwell's Chums When the candle was lit the first thing Dot saw was the little brown mouse scudding across the table. Tom, Dot and Talking Mouse and Other Bedtime Stories Three o'clock the next morning a furious gale set in and increased hourly until the vessel was under bare poles and scudding for the coast. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World He leaped up, made a gesture of repelling something unendurable, and ran away, scudding across the plain not looking back. The Emigrant Trail It was a dark night, there were scudding clouds to hide the stars, which meant rain probably before morning. Star Hunter He had seen through a high-placed window the gray of dawn grow into a clearer light, making visible rag-like streamers of wet and scudding clouds. A Pagan of the Hills Bubbles' face was beaming, and her slim, black legs went scudding into the house with more than their usual agility. A Sweet Little Maid Absorbed in conversation, the trio had completely forgotten how swiftly time was scudding along. Jane Allen: Right Guard A few hard-frozen granules pattered in at the opened door, which admitted a glimpse of the moon, tarnished by a thin drift of scudding cloud. Strangers at Lisconnel As the land-wind freshens, you may watch them set off one by one, like pigeons taking flight, till the sea is flecked with twenty sail, all scudding in the same direction. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Then that deity bright, who keeps in cities her high ward, Made to delight them a car, to the light breeze airily scudding, 10 Texture of upright pine with a keel's curved rondure uniting. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus This dreadful threat had its desired effect, and Bubbles' bare black legs went scudding through the grass, and were back in a twinkling. A Sweet Little Maid Gray, leaden skies and low scudding, drab clouds drifted over the foothills and obscured the view of the peaks. The Settling of the Sage No sooner had she disappeared than Curly was on his feet scudding back to Annie, who had been staring over the garden-gate in utter bewilderment at his behaviour. Alec Forbes of Howglen They sat chatting over the fire until the evening shadows fell, and the moon shone fitfully between the scudding clouds. By Berwen Banks The little girl was scudding before it, her hair flying, while behind her she dragged her broom with which she swept her crossing. At the Back of the North Wind Then, squaring away again, we set what sail the canoe could carry, scudding before it, for the wind was still in our favour, though blowing very hard. Voyage of the Liberdade Her flowing, curly hair, bound by a wreath of lehua blossoms, streamed forth as she ran “like the surf crests scudding before the wind.” Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends That would be better even than scudding along it on his skates. Alec Forbes of Howglen In the three days they had sighted no craft except such as their own—helpless—hove-to or scudding. Great Sea Stories Small greyish clouds were scudding low above the western horizon, and the sorrel waste of broomsedge was rolling high as a sea. The Miller Of Old Church And so the scudding Snowflake flies with the wind astern, And through the boding twilight are blown the shrilling tern. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea A pinnace came scudding over the waves from the ships. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark But all the same his thought at that moment was to let go a broadside that sent the stranger scudding. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Then they lifted the anchor aboard; the tide floated off the sloop; they were soon scudding before the wind under a freezing starlight. Tales of the Chesapeake Patches of wild white cloud were scudding across the pallid purple sky beneath the stars, and there was a silver causeway across the purple sea. A Dozen Ways Of Love The two women watched Miss Mattie scudding blithely over the trail which, as she said, Roger had worn in the grass. Flower of the Dusk Meanwhile Norman and Breton fishermen went scudding across the North Atlantic every year, like so many petrels. Days of the Discoverers Then, with the hiss of the world serpent that pursues man to his doom, we were scudding before a mountain swell. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Nightfall found us back in the channel again scudding before thunder and a hurricane wind looking for a camping place. The Canadian Commonwealth The clouds are scudding over the sky in great masses of copper color and gold, parting every here and there, and showing glimpses of clear translucent blue beyond. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence Light scudding clouds crossed the track of the moon, which, with a broadly smiling face, rolled up the heavens at a spinning pace, now appearing, now disappearing behind the flying clouds. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 It was now raining in earnest, and the few passengers who were out were scudding away quickly, this way and that. Phineas Finn The Irish Member The two couples cast off eagerly and were soon scudding out across the water under full sail. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X The creature was already scudding away across the lawn. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural On the way home he met Jerome, scudding along in the early dusk, having finished his task early. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel Occasionally a rabbit crossed Madelon's path, silent as a little gray scudding shadow, and so swiftly that he did not reach one's consciousness until he was out of sight. Madelon A Novel In the glare of the burning sheds the besieged caught a glimpse of two of the gang bending low in their saddles a hundred yards away and scudding like hounds over towards the open plain. Foes in Ambush With that Maria was gone, scudding up the back stairs which led out of the adjoining room. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Hannah could not say much, she was so astonished, but as soon as Ann had gone, scudding across the fields, she went in with the poppet and told her mother. The Adventures of Ann Stories of Colonial Times The moment they got into the garden Philip and Conrad might have been seen scudding away as fast as their little feet could carry them. A Little Mother to the Others A wind from the sea, flocks of white cloud scudding across the sapphire sky, and a sun all kindness—such was the day. The Stolen Singer Scattering like chaff before the gale his followers were scudding out across the desert, every man for himself, as though the very devil were in pursuit of each individual member of the gang. Foes in Ambush The black scudding clouds left the sky-clear for a moment overhead—and Selwyn felt a contraction of pain in his heart. The Parts Men Play A sour east wind had arisen, that set the trees shivering, and whipped the golden leaves from their galleries, to send them scudding up the cold grey roads. Berry And Co. Rose went to see Rebecca, stealing out of a back door and scudding across snowy fields lest her mother should espy her and stop her. Pembroke A Novel The storm-clouds were broken and scudding like dark ships, and at times there were flashes of radiant moonshine. Hearts and Masks And the senior lieutenant is lying on his back now, blinking up at the rapidly scudding clouds. Foes in Ambush Instinctively each astronomer knew that his eye must be at the small end of the glass when the planet went scudding by the large end. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Two minutes later we were all in the Rolls, which was scudding at an unlawful speed along the Fallow Hill road. Berry And Co. "There is no use concealing the fact that we are scudding under bare poles," said Hahlström. Atlantis The yacht was scudding along at a famous rate. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax At this minute, the sun burst through the scudding clouds, and blazed in upon them from the archway; and it seemed to Henry as if a new vitality rushed into his frozen veins. The Man and the Moment She assumed a new pose, gazing dreamily over the side into the scudding sea. In the Roaring Fifties Remembering his quaint figure, I confess I would have given something to see him scudding along the London streets on that occasion. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. It passed, scudding across her mind, a fringe of rain cloud that the wind has caught hanging between the hill-tops and driven at its will. Sally Bishop A Romance A speck was scudding across the blue—a speck that rapidly grew larger, circled downward in a great, easy spiral. Skyrider You must not think that we were for ever scudding along, like the typical "motor-cyclist scout" in the advertisements, surrounded with shells. Adventures of a Despatch Rider In sight were several canoes with light sails, scudding before the wind. The Harris-Ingram Experiment She plodded along the October road, unheeding the frosty sunshine or the scudding brown leaves that had charmed her on her earlier trip. Lydia of the Pines The moon, close on its half, was flying, pale and frightened, through scudding clouds. The River and I These did not travel in one easterly direction as did those other scudding, wind-driven night wraiths. Skyrider In another moment she had softly closed the door again and was scudding across the terrace to the steps that led towards the river path. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Unfortunately the hunt did not end there, as some French farmers, not accustomed to the rare sight of half a couple and two mongrels hot after a hare scudding across their fields, lodged a complaint! Fanny Goes to War Gusts of fine, sprinkling rain drove hither and thither on a blustering wind, while overhead hung a leaden sky with patches of black cloud scudding raggedly across it. The Moon out of Reach Suddenly a small white ball came scudding towards her feet. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The view was magnificent, lighted here and there by sunshine striking through scudding cloud-drifts. The Odds And Other Stories It was really a remarkable day for November—clear and frosty, with a bright blue sky and scudding white clouds. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 What strange moving bodies are those, scudding along over the dim surface, like the ghosts of sea planes? The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend The sun broke out between black clouds scudding across the sky. Troop One of the Labrador By eleven, when the train thundered into the terminal at Thirty-third Street, New York was wrapped in a scudding whirl of white dotted dizzily with lights. Kenny Leaden clouds went scudding from horizon to horizon, accentuating the chalky whiteness of the cliffs, and reflecting their sombre hue on the gray waters. In Friendship's Guise And yet one was out, scudding before the storm, with clenched teeth and wild eyes, wrapped head and shoulders in a great blanket shawl, and looking, as she sped along like a restless, dark ghost. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories I questioned if it was going to rain, after all; for the clouds were scudding off to the east. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 A dark-gray sky overhead, with black clouds driven by an easterly wind scudding across it, and threatening a rain storm. Ishmael Or, In the Depths Too fugitive to be called a smile, a tremor of reminiscence went scudding across her mouth before the brooding shadow of her old slouch hat blotted out her features again. Little Eve Edgarton Before the middle of July, 1812, sixty-five such privateers had sailed, and the British merchantmen were scudding for cover like a covey of frightened quail. American Merchant Ships and Sailors This last exclamation was caused by his catching sight of some small animal scudding along. Verner's Pride And not an instant too soon, for scudding through the rough water she cleared by only a few yards the edge of the soft ground. Jess of the Rebel Trail The last yellow gleam of the dying day was gone, and a sickly, pallid moon glimmered dully among drifts of scudding black clouds. The Baronet's Bride We were fairly flying along a broad and empty road, the tall poplars with which it was lined scudding away into the vanishing landscape as we whizzed by. The Man with the Clubfoot And its base in the west had grown dark and threatening, with pallid wisps of cloud scudding up it like flying scouts bearing ill tidings. Pearl of Pearl Island Suddenly a squirrel darted from its hole, and went scudding across the river. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays The "Eb and Flo" was now almost abreast of the captain's home, and scudding so fast that in a few minutes she would be by. Jess of the Rebel Trail As he reached the street, he saw a boy scudding along under an umbrella, with a package under his arm. Sevenoaks The years will glide away like scudding clouds That fleetly chase each other o'er the hills, And you will be a man before you know, And I will be a woman. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems The short chop of the waves and scudding of gray clouds indicated that the customary bit of rough weather after leaving the Golden Gate was to be expected. The Honorable Percival For a time the scudding rack and mist and the sheeted rain almost hid the landscape from the sight. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Away in swift pursuit I dashed, The hat went scudding fast before; By Busmen mocked, by Hansoms splashed, The more I ran, it flew the more. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 6, 1892 The three boys were scudding about the garden like puppies. The Keeper of the Door We continued scudding along through the water, but not making much progress on our course. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months "The enemy who you boarded was us; and hang me if I don't think you haven't been pouring broadsides into us, while the enemy were scudding before the wind in another direction." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The noise of it sent the fowls scudding, and the hills around took it up and echoed it. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales At last the dawn came and grew white over a world of tumbling green billows and scudding wrack. Vandover and the Brute There go two, there twoscore in a whirling, scudding flurry, like a swift-blown bunch of autumn leaves. Roof and Meadow But the head was already withdrawn, and its owner scudding toward the fray. Mavericks Grotesquely a little smile went scudding zig-zag across his haggard face. The White Linen Nurse "That raven scudding away 'has told him all.'" A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) His doubt of the Captain increased when, looking back, he spied two swift scouting planes scudding along a mile or two behind him. The Thunder Bird During the winter, at nightfall, I see little bands and flurries of birds scudding over and dropping behind the high buildings to the east. Roof and Meadow Heavenward, the lowering sky was darkened by wild, scudding, black clouds, driven by the wind, through which the young moon seemed plunging and hiding as in terror. The Missing Bride For a minute he stared at the scudding walls of stone so close at hand, uncomprehendingly. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The fierce, fiery energy of the lightning writes the truth upon the scudding clouds. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness The sailing vessels, as you know, set their broad white sails like wings to catch the favouring winds, and then they go scudding across the seas like birds to their distant harbours. Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls "Well, I shall not sell them," thought Faversham, his hands behind his head, his eyes following the misty course of the river, and the rain showers scudding over the fells. The Mating of Lydia The moon was disappearing behind a scudding cloud, but stars could be seen by thousands. A Man Four-Square In the open sea, far out, east of the Skerries, we were scudding along blithely, with a flock of seagulls flying wantonly in our wake. The Pilots of Pomona Beneath, livid waves, lashing the marble walls; above, a pale moonlight, obscured by scudding clouds. The Marriage of William Ashe He and his companions were scudding safely past the headland where blind Polyphemus idly sat, when Ulysses tauntingly raised his voice to make known his escape and real name. The Book of the Epic Before he could answer a ship's officer came scudding down below. Nedra At the first word the buck went scudding like the wind through the forest, doubtless vowing by the shades of his ancestors that he never would stand to gaze at a light again. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The schooner was labouring aimlessly for the want of the helm to guide her and keep her on her course; but soon I brought her to again and she went scudding along bravely. The Pilots of Pomona Snow began to fall, first in scudding, scanty flakes, but increasing until the air was full of a great, fleecy swirl. The Mysterious Rider Felix raised his eyes to the sky, and saw whisps of light cloud drifting in rapid flight over the scudding moon. The Great Taboo The ravine itself, darkly magnificent, made a gulf of shadow out of which rose glacier and snow slope, now veiled and now revealed by scudding cloud. Lady Merton, Colonist The following morning is frosty, and low, scudding clouds denote unsettled weather, as I resume my journey. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The winds of chance sent him scudding about the globe, a true casual of the seas. Shandygaff Another day brought dull-gray scudding clouds, and gusts of wind and squalls of rain, and a wailing through the bare aspens. The Mysterious Rider It was several times proposed to lay her to; but the fatal opinion prevailed that she did better in scudding. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People But she had already begun to cross the road, and the wind, coming down a side street with a shriek, sent her scudding before it like a leaf. The Dark House |
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