| 单词 | setting hen |
| 例句 | Adam was trying to arrange the letter’s information in his mind, and it was as restless as a setting hen scrounging into the nest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And some men eased themselves like setting hens into the nest of death. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I then started for the "Planters" still as mad as an old setting hen. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Now you haven't a mamma any more to shelter you under her wings like a setting hen, and you are ruined, as I am. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z There are no eggs to be gathered, no setting hens or incubators to be looked after, no young birds to be fed and cared for. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z All this was very interesting to the two girls who had never heard a word about raising chickens, or setting hens, before. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Then, until we can answer, we must take off our hats every time we meet a setting hen. The Key to Success 2011-08-13T02:00:28.033Z I pulled for town as mad as an old setting hen. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z They are kept az pets, and, like all other pets, are az stubborn az a setting hen. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z "Oh, that boat, she's as steady as a setting hen," exclaimed Mr. Knight's companion. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z So he merely delivered 214 the crate containing the hens and young chicks, and having handed Rachel the basket of eggs for the setting hen, drove away again. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z The arguments for incubators as opposed to the time-honored setting hen were reasonable but it was out of the question for Bud to buy even a small incubator. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z In early May I bought one of these inkybaters that does the work of ten setting hens. Cordwood About fifteen farmers entered into this arrangement, the children also setting hens and cultivating garden patches for the same purpose. The Making of a Country Parish They had only to sneak up under and out of reach of Freddy Farmer's rear pit guns, and drill the scout-bomber like a setting hen on a fence. Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal "As cross as a setting hen," should be, "As cross as a sitting hen." Every-Day Errors of Speech Of course they had no hens and at this time of the year the neighbors were likely to want their own setting hens for incubating purposes. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks Every day we have accounts of robberies, the preceding night, of cows, pigs, bacon, flour—and even the setting hens are taken from their nests! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Immediately there was more or less excitement in the hay; and then came the unmistakable scolding of a setting hen. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields Like shooing a setting hen off her nest, it was. Rim o' the World I’m sure my husband knew what treatment a setting hen ought to have—poor old Long Spur—he never minded a peck or so now and then. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales The best age for a setting hen is from two to five years, and it is necessary to remark which among them are the best breeders. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Her keelson was broke under her and her bottom sagged and stove, and she had just settled down like a setting hen—just the leastest list to starboard; but a man could stand there easy. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories And he knew she had a habit of setting hens on duck eggs. Red Men and White I would if I were there, and so would you if you had as much gumption as an old setting hen. Winning His Way That woman," says he, slumpin' into a chair and moppin' his brow, "has the mental equipment of a pet rabbit and the disposition of a setting hen. The House of Torchy If a setting hen be troubled with vermin, let her be well washed with a decoction of white lupins. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families "How do you mean, setting hens?" asks Mr. Robert. Torchy As A Pa Sarah, I'm as domestic as a setting hen! Jane Journeys On And Olie, also by the way, has solved the problem of "breaking up" my setting hens. The Prairie Wife If you want to see determination, look in a setting hen's eye. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball It is the idle man that quickens hatred and contention, as it is the setting hen and not the scratching one that hatches out the eggs. A String of Amber Beads I said, as I sat down by the head of the bed, nearer than I liked to the setting hen. Phyllis On some straw in the shade of the eaves was a setting hen. Through stained glass The effort at early broiler production was a natural result of the combination of the idea of artificial incubation with our grandmother's pride in having the first setting hen. The Dollar Hen When in this way a setting hen has less than half her eggs left unhatched, they should be taken from her and put under another hen which has eggs still unhatched. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro She marked the eggs with a piece of charcoal to see if other hens laid by the setting hen. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 And sometimes we had to get eggs out from under old setting hens that wouldn't get off their nests. The Life of Me; an autobiography Then he saw her drag the setting hen from her nest and wring its neck. Through stained glass For directions of how to manage setting hens, consult the Chapter on "Poultry on the General Farm." The Dollar Hen I am a real passenger now, and down there I felt like our setting hen when we shut her up in a coop. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm The Copp girls had given up keeping ducks . . . "because they were such untidy birds". . . and the house had not been in use for some years, save as an abode of correction for setting hens. Anne of Avonlea But if the old setting hen was off the nest, I knew which eggs to get and which ones to leave in the nest. The Life of Me; an autobiography Norah's chief part in the management lay in looking after the setting hens. A Little Bush Maid The practice of setting hens in the chicken-house makes both these difficulties more troublesome. The Dollar Hen I never feel my utter unworthiness as I do in the presence of a setting hen. Remarks I suppose you are going to tell me next that you've got a setting hen in another trunk and that you are going to bribe Fritz and Karl with fresh eggs. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War So they tiptoed into the House of the White Wyandottes and placed the big duck's eggs in with the smaller eggs under the setting hen. Seven O'Clock Stories A ship's time is worth no more than a setting hen's,—eh, captain?—and why take note of it? The Lady of the Aroostook And Mr Mertzheimer looked madder than a setting hen when you take her off the nest. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites For many years I have made a close study of the setting hen, but I am still unsettled as to what is best to do with her. Remarks Janet sat on the landing window seat and cuddled Felicia in her thin arms, crooning over her like a setting hen. Little Miss By-The-Day I know this younger element doesn't believe in setting hens in politics any more. The Landloper Mierd and Sally were shrieking and fluttering around like two young setting hens, so I had to find out what they were looking at out the middle window. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! I could calculate the actions of a setting hen with her head cut off better than I can this widow's. He Fell in Love with His Wife Logic, rhetoric and metaphor are all alike to the setting hen. Remarks Care for it the same as the setting hen broods over the eggs and you can make it a reality. The Power of Concentration Man may win the affections of the tiger, the lion, or the huge elephant, and make them subservient to his wishes, but the setting hen is not susceptible to affection. Remarks The setting hen is filled with hatred for every living thing. Remarks |
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