| 单词 | shoreward |
| 例句 | He got his wife and children in the dinghy and rowed shoreward. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with fiery eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But when he came in earshot he heard the trampling roar of sea on rock, where combers, rising shoreward, thudded down on the sucking ebb—all sheeted with salt foam. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So there we lay with beating hearts all morning while seals came shoreward out of ripples, jostling to take their places, flopping on the sand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lacking power, the ship was driven shoreward toward rocks, rolling and pitching so uncontrollably it nearly capsized. Review | 3 great new audiobooks for your drive, your walk, your laundry folding ... 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z On a recent Friday, the ruffled surface of Hood Canal glinted in the sun, while a favorable shoreward breeze kept the ambient temperature exactly perfect. Hama Hama Oyster Saloon on Hood Canal is the perfect Seattle day trip 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “Assuming the location and date attributes are correct, it is likely this shark was swept shoreward with the rising seas.” Hurricane Ian ‘street shark’ video defies belief 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z But it did create a pressure wave that tracked with the shoreward motion of sea waves, he says, so it’s broadly in the same physics family. Tonga shock wave created tsunamis in two different oceans 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z This turtle probably during the last cycle of storms was carried shoreward into Washington’s cold waters. Shi Shi the sea turtle makes steady improvement after rescue from Washington beach 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z He paddled against the shoreward current out into the open sea long enough to be rescued. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The clouds absorbed orange with yellow and the yellow took on red, the red brooming low, sweeping shoreward, reaching the sand at our feet. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Nothing once uttered by that voice can ever die; it lives on and on in the ever-widening circles of the centuries, as a ripple, once started, rings shoreward through the seas. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z Accordingly the breastwork was removed from the shoreward side of each, and a portion of the goods was conveyed to the bank. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The nose of the Heavenly Rest was turned shoreward. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z As they were crossing the smooth fiord ice, Br�nlund's keen and practised eye saw far shoreward tiny specks of moving animals, and he shouted loudly "Nanetok!" True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Working with care, they at last turned the floating mass shoreward, until it bumped lightly. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Swathed and cramped by the folds of her heavy outing skirt, the Mistress was making no progress shoreward. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Jimmy glanced shoreward over his shoulder toward the tumbling surf, and decided that he had at most five minutes to take that man off. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Low over the wide, pallid, almost unruffled expanse of tide a great ghost-gray bird came flapping shoreward heavily. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The first mate of the Noank, for such he was to be, came over the rail, and his boat was pulled shoreward. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z There was silence everywhere shoreward, broken only now and then by the sullen splash of some giant sea mammal diving into the dark waters. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Travellers are making their way shoreward, back to the Zodiacs. Margaret Atwood: “Stone Mattress.” 2011-12-12T05:00:00Z Then as he watched the ceaseless shoreward rush of the big combers and looked up at black rock and climbing pines, a strange delight in the new life he led crept into his heart. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Closing the door, he peered shoreward, then softly whistled. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z At times a flock of these birds may surround a school of small fish in shallow water and drive them shoreward, at the same time actively filling their pouches. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z "Oars!" shouted Somers, when he had completed his unsatisfactory survey shoreward, and there was not the slightest danger of his order being heard by an enemy beyond the thundering roll of the sea. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z As sundered ocean tides that shoreward tend, Now past and future o'er the present pend, Till on the narrow isthmus sea meets sea, 2020 And time no longer parts eternity. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z Hundreds of panic-stricken troops were lining her shoreward side or leaping frantically to land. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Waiting for a slacker interval in the shoreward rush of hissing rollers, they drove her in as fast as she could go, and jumped overboard when she touched the sand. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Too late the thief tried to head shoreward, and escape in that way. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z It was long past midnight when I hailed the picket at the grist-mill and drove our canoe shoreward into the light of a lifted lantern. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z But behold! almost at the same moment a boat leaves the dhow, and impelled by sturdy arms goes bounding away shoreward. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z This the captain agreed to do, and ten minutes later the three were rushing shoreward in the steamer’s powerful gasoline launch. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z The wind was still fresh, but the sloop ran shoreward safely, with the sparkling seas ranging up on her quarter, and Grahame admired the grace of the neat, blue-clad figure at the helm. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Lance reduced the speed, and the Blue Streak began to move shoreward. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z The echo of my shot died away in wavering cadences among the shoreward woods; an intense stillness possessed the place. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z A brisk and vigorous breeze roughed the waters of the bay that raced shoreward in long rollers to escape its impetuous wooing. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z An hour later a small boat put off from the ship and headed shoreward. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z Grahame glanced shoreward, but could see nothing, for the sun had gone and a thin mist was spreading across the low littoral. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z All at once, while he was still gazing at the column of smoke shoreward, Harry became aware of a figure coming out of the woods toward the beach. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z And presently I realize it was a batteau, poled slowly shoreward by two tall riflemen in their fringes. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Evelyn's were gray now, like the stretch of sea beyond her, where a mist was creeping shoreward over the blue water. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Frank drove the motor launch shoreward with accuracy and speed. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Then he turned and raced shoreward for his life, with an acre of foam close behind him. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The last the boys saw of the clumsy fisherman, the stout figure of Captain Zebedee was leaning on the stern bulwarks waving to them as they winged shoreward. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z I looked shoreward with eyes full of reverence and wonder. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z The girls hung over the rail, looking shoreward, and tried in the uncertain light to see if there was any object floating on the water. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z When the grey, cheerless dawn broke we were still plunging shoreward through the ugly cross-sea, making wretched weather of it, not a dry corner to be found forrard or aft. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Glancing back shoreward an eager then a startled look comes into the man’s face. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Suddenly a gigantic wave loomed through the haze and swept curling and hissing shoreward to his very feet, where it broke with a great sound. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z I asked one of my friends on board who had spent many years in these parts, and who with eyes intently gazing shoreward, stood beside me on the upper deck. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z The trailing ropes and sails were cut away, and the great East Indiaman, impelled shoreward by the swell, was just able for a time to maintain her distance from the land. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Again and again a sailor would break loose and canter waveringly shoreward, only to be at once surrounded by his escort and hurriedly hauled back again. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Out of the mist she felt that something was coming shoreward. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z He parted the shoreward bushes and revealed to me three men lying there. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z These will sooner or later be seen rushing madly shoreward in pursuit of the schools of smaller fish on which they feed. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z He was driving his boat inshore with mighty strokes; but he sat facing shoreward, too, using his oars back-handed. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Scores of willing hands plied every means by which good might be done, but the steady increase in wind and sea, driving directly shoreward, mocked all efforts at heaving the ship off. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z He turned the boat shoreward and seizing his box disappeared in the darkness, his enlarged pupils giving him the visual powers of a night animal. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z This seemed a hazardous undertaking, for there had been a storm the day before, and the waves swelled heavily shoreward. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z ON the morning following the arrival of the ships, boats were sent shoreward for water and for shingle. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z As he was looking shoreward Jessie thought he must be cheering her and her chum on. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z As the plane continued to float shoreward over the quiet water, he saw that the harbor was almost landlocked. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Then the sky began to whiten in the east, and the weary men anxiously turned their eyes shoreward as they shivered in the biting cold of dawn. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The Chevalier drew his boat shoreward, and cast off the fastening which confined it. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Gently the paddle was wielded, and the little “punkin-seed of a boat,” as the boys sometimes termed the dinkies, was noiselessly wafted shoreward. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z After a short rest, he put the rope around McCullough, under his arms, and winding the end around his own right arm, the two started shoreward. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z His confidence returned as he was borne nearer and nearer to the lugger riding here to its buoy; and he could hear the voices of the men on board talking eagerly as they gazed shoreward. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Moving shoreward majestically in ordered ranks, the waves hove themselves up when they met the shoal and dissolved into frothy cataracts. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The sea was blue, and the sky clear; only a brisk wind chased the waves shoreward, and gave just that motion which to good sailors is so delightful. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z The people pressed closer; canoes on the river hurried shoreward. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z They bathed together and conversed, till Kitty said she must go in, and swam shoreward in the detached manner of one whose people are expecting her to breakfast. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z We watched him glide slowly shoreward, where we could faintly discern through the dusk the white of the tents that were the headquarters for the army at Lemnos. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z From out the shoreward darkness thundered vibrations which rendered soundless all that had passed before. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Myitkyina's lights had long dropped away behind when the juggler saw the leading boat turn, cross the path of moonlight and glide shoreward. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z These cries were heard by the workmen before the boys gained the raft, and on glancing shoreward the tell-tale smoke was seen. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z The man swore back at him defiantly and shoved another log shoreward. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Then the elephant again facing shoreward, strode out, still holding it in his trunk with octopus-like clasp, more than one lap of the gristly tube being around it. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Mr. Parker provides the repaired boom in increments of 500, 2,500 or even 4,000 feet per day as the oil eddies shoreward in fits and starts. Fierce Recycling Effort in Fighting Oil?s Spread 2010-06-23T03:05:00Z When the latter craft, which he could see contained two forms, came abreast of him, midstream, it turned shoreward and a few minutes later touched the sandbank near the boat that he had followed. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z The light breeze carried it shoreward; consequently the laborers, from whom it was hidden by the deck-house, were wholly ignorant of what seemed to Walter very alarming. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z A familiar figure fights its way up the gang-plank, breasting the shoreward tide. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise It was enchantment verified; one was loath to break the spell by arousing the sleepers and turning shoreward. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Instead, she seemed wholly engaged in watching a boat start shoreward, as it pulled away from the side of a smack anchored out in the bay. The Belovéd Traitor The long craft, half-smothered in foam, and accompanied by the plunging timbers from the wreck, darted shoreward with increasing velocity. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway The wind carried the raft shoreward as soon as the painter was let go, therefore those in the water had nothing to care for save their own safety. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z Our boats are about to make an attack,—I mean the boats that first went out with Scaly and afterward turned back shoreward. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Already she was well on her way shoreward. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 There was no sweep of tide to battle with now—the waves bore them high and shot them onward, shoreward; and the storm was wings to them. The Belovéd Traitor The torn clouds were driven across the heavens as rapidly as the huge waves raced shoreward. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway By sunset they were rolling high over both lines of reefs and racing shoreward to break upon the beach and the cliff foot in furious surf. Into the Primitive As their motor-boat was making its way shoreward over peacefully glinting water, the painter ran his hand into his coat-pocket for a handkerchief. The Key to Yesterday Donalblane thought it would be very much like hunting for a needle in a hay-stack, but kept his own counsel while the canoe sped shoreward. Donalblane of Darien Except for these, and the fixed lights on the foreign guard-ships and on a big American steam yacht, only a pale and nebulous shoreward glow betrayed the monster city. The Moonlit Way But if escape to the shore depended upon the work of the lifeboat and her crew, the castaways were in peril indeed, for the boat was coming shoreward now with a rush. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Cheeseman made a pretence of touching his cap, and vanished shoreward over the gangway. A Traitor's Wooing We were told that the dust from Santa Ana Valley, twenty-five miles away, could be seen approaching in a grey cloud across the water on windy days from shoreward. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway The Isle's Enchantress," and described by the following lines:— "Wind-wafted from the sunset, o'er the swell Of summer's slumb'rous sea, herself asleep, Came shoreward, in her iridescent shell Cradled, the isle's enchantress. Fragments of an Autobiography He was not followed, and when he felt grass under his feet, and realized that he had fled shoreward for safety and that he had not been hurt at all, he felt very queer. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 The broken lifeboat with its crew was being swept shoreward upon a great wave, and with the speed of an express train. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway He looked out on the dreary waters of the bay with the gleam of a dull twilight on them, and saw shining through the dusk a white sail skimming shoreward. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 They were even then hoisting anchor aboard our Siamese tramp, but the vessel had swung her stern shoreward not fifty feet off the quay. Where the Pavement Ends Instead of heading directly shoreward, therefore,—for every boiling whiteness smote him with horror,—he shaped his course in on a long slant, where the way seemed clear. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life As soon as this happened, the liberated Trouble began to drift sluggishly shoreward, swinging broadside to the wind. The Destroying Angel He ordered the men to row quickly shoreward. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Some day," continued the bachelor, as he swung the canoe shoreward with a vigorous dip of the paddle, "I'm going to show you who's master. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man Junius came wading shoreward, but he did not relinquish the lump when the other felt and paddled it feverishly, babbling. Where the Pavement Ends Hundreds more of the tiny creatures had left the nest and were moving shoreward with him. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The watchers were still further puzzled when the boat, instead of bearing shoreward, abruptly shifted its course and swung in a wide circle, returning the way it had come. When the Cock Crows The dogs were put in the boat, and strong arms drove the vessel shoreward. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The coral rocks which had caught my raft were outposts of many others that went trooping shoreward, breaking, here and there, the surface of jade-green shallows. The Portal of Dreams We took none ourselves as we rowed slowly shoreward and sheered off out of spear throw, watching the wall of jungle. Where the Pavement Ends Hurriedly dressing he went out on deck and glanced shoreward. Bring Me His Ears There was not a breath of wind stirring, apparently, yet the surface of the lake was already dotted by tiny white-caps, racing and chasing shoreward, like live creatures at play. A Daughter of the Forest And the dogs, tugging and wagging as they plodded shoreward, seemed to agree. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North It is here that an overhanging and tip-tilted horn, a good sea-mark for Hatiheu, bursts naked from the verdure of the climbing forest, and breaks down shoreward in steep taluses and cliffs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) When the vessel was but a speck in the distance, he turned his eyes shoreward, and saw a seal basking in the sun. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier The spectator might almost fancy him to be mounted upon the sea-horse of ancient myths, and holding its grey curling mane, as it snorts and champs and plunges shoreward, wrapped in spray and foam. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Then she ran shoreward with all speed, dreading what she might find yet eager to know the worst, if there it might be learned. A Daughter of the Forest But the two women said nothing, could see nothing, and the white-faced but smiling Cynthia standing near the shoreward end of the gangway had vanished in a sudden mist. Cynthia's Chauffeur They swam near together; once one of them raised up breast high in the water, as though looking shoreward. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club “Downwards!” he exclaimed—“it tends downwards;—I see, I feel it;—the anchor of my affection is gone, and I drift shoreward on the rocks.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative Going aboard the yacht I stood for a moment listening to the lonely sweep of his oar sculling shoreward through the murky night. Wings of the Wind The breeze was blowing shoreward, tempering the warmth of the sun and bringing brine and the odour of seaweed to mingle with the perfume of bell-heather from the moors. The Adventure League There, leaning over the taffrail, staring shoreward, was the Japanese mate, Asoki, in the exact attitude in which Martin had last seen him, when he entered the caves in Ichi's wake. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The larvæ, when driven shoreward, collect in such quantities as to cause a strong, unpleasant odor observable for miles to the leeward. Trail Tales We would hear the sharp report of his gun breaking the silence, and turn the prow of our canoe shoreward and pick him up again. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West King or no king, I went shoreward like a scared cat. Wings of the Wind A breeze was blowing shoreward; and the waves curled and broke upon the beach with a pleasant sound. The Adventure League Tell me, Was Venus more beautiful Than you are, When she topped The crinkled waves, Drifting shoreward On her plaited shell? Some Imagist Poets An Anthology "Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land; "This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer The canoes turned shoreward, lightly touching the shelving bank, and the men sprang nimbly to the land. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons As we glide along, gazing shoreward, now and again little groups of swallows seem to be flitting only a few feet above the water for a considerable distance, and then suddenly disappearing beneath the waves. Due South or Cuba Past and Present But the gale blew shoreward, and urged the boat on till it fairly leaped over the hissing waves. A Noble Woman It shot beneath him, but no more than a few feet, and turning his eyes shoreward, Jim saw it sweep along the causeway and tear a black path through the forest. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Straight Emerging from the wave that shoreward rolled, He swam along the coast and eyed it well, In hope of sloping beach or sheltered creek. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition A dejected, thin person, somewhat past middle years, in what seemed no costume but his native skin, retired shoreward with the parrakeet. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas The stiff horizon line was dotted with sails, in pairs, the b�u-teams hurrying shoreward before a favoring breeze, like couples of doves yoked by a belt at the water-line. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore As the steamer rounded a point into each new stretch of silent, green, and sunny river, we sent a flock of geese or ducks hurrying cloudward or shoreward. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 The East, the West together there, the Afric, that doth hold A heart fulfilled of stormy rain, huge billows shoreward rolled. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse Before us, waves of an unhealthy, cloudy green rolled slowly, heavily shoreward, but we had no eyes for this, nor for the amazing vegetation of the place, plainly visible on the curving shores. Vampires of Space When I think of it many pictures come to mind—evening with the sea rolling high and waves curving shoreward in great dark ripples, that break and spread white and run up the strand. Tales of Fishes Suddenly the cutter changed her course, and turned shoreward, abandoning the chase. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore And so, as she sped shoreward between her two friends, Ruth had the little letter tucked away in the bosom of her frock. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery In the end they heard a muffled cry, which seemed to come out of the shoreward cloud of fog––a thud, as though coming from a great distance––and nothing more. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys They shouted for help once, twice, thrice, thinking that some on the great ship looming dim and distant to shoreward of them must hear. The Wild Geese About noon I sighted a big splash a mile off shoreward, and we headed that way. Tales of Fishes Beyond that, and closing the horizon shoreward, was the saw-toothed Cordillera, with ripples of red granite, its unmoving crests reaching up to lap the sky like tongues. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The young woman spread her sail, and turned the boat shoreward, steering it with an immense oar. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The sun hung low over the western woods when Menard, at the close of the second day, headed the canoe shoreward. The Road to Frontenac Immediately a heavy swirling, a disturbance that stretched over a distance of nearly a hundred feet, began to travel shoreward. In the Morning of Time In the Land-of-Wind-and-Water, Loud the sea bemoaned its sameness; Dashing shoreward with impatience To explore the landward mysteries. The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare Not the slightest ripple broke the shimmering triangular wake that the sun sent shoreward over the lifeless surface of the water. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Scotty swam shoreward at first, for he knew that the steamer and tow would make leeway. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Not long afterward we answered a shoreward hail, and two Whitehall boats, each pulled by three pairs of oars, darted up to us. Tales of the Fish Patrol As this startling shape came flapping shoreward, the head afloat upon the water eyed it with interest, but not, as it seemed, with any great apprehension. In the Morning of Time Lithe and happy she sprang shoreward, When,—from where her foot first lightly Pressed the sand with human imprint,— On—away—towards the thicket, Sprang a White Doe, fleet and graceful. The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare He darted straight shoreward, where the deep water ran in abruptly to the very lip of the ledge. Kings in Exile A glance shoreward showed the car awaiting them. Heart of the Blue Ridge That craft was still heading shoreward, and now the low, long, hazy line of the coast was in sight, becoming every minute more plain. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise There was something sinister about this apparently deserted ship, lurching drunkenly shoreward, with her torn sails and broken rigging flapping in the breeze, and the pirate flag flying at her peak. The Black Buccaneer The ledge dipped sharply under the overhanging surface and extended shoreward in a narrow shelf, carpeted by kelp and washed by the sea. El Diablo Hastening shoreward, they 205 would push their way inland between the narrowing banks, often as far as the head of tide, gambolling in the quiet water, and chasing the salmon fairly out upon the shoals. Kings in Exile The dog continued swimming, its face set resolutely shoreward. Heart of the Blue Ridge As we glide along, gazing shoreward, now and again little groups of swallows seem to be flitting a few feet above the waves, then suddenly disappearing beneath the water. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The eight stout oars lashed through the water and the boat sped shoreward like an arrow. The Black Buccaneer Flashing a glance shoreward to determine the Petrel's position she rejoined Gregory and handed him one of the guns. El Diablo The paddle flashed in the sunlight; the quick river caught the blade, the spray floated shoreward. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The laughing ripple shoreward flew, To kiss the shining pebbles; Loud shrieked the swarming Boys in Blue Defiance to the Rebels. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader The wind blew shoreward, and the tide was in their favour too; but all was insufficient, for the ship sank. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales The view shoreward from the ship was very unsatisfactory, for the city, built on a dead level, presented but little to challenge the attention of the voyager. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Off the Hell-Hole she turned shoreward and was lost to view. El Diablo The aged parson of Foxville, intent on his bobbing cork, looked up in mild surprise to see a canoe, heavily hung with water-lilies, glide into his pool and swing shoreward. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Master Day waves his hand to his colleagues in the surf-boat which is taking them shoreward, and the ship is headed to the south. The Story of Madras The lantern signaled that all was ready and the shoreward journey began. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good She was too high out of water for the seas to board her, though they pounded her weather side with deafening noise, and with each impact she was lifted shoreward a few feet more. The Grain Ship The sky was dark overhead and a freshening breeze sprang up when they reached the tip of the island and headed shoreward. El Diablo Through that port-hole the lagoon was visible; so was Haltren, wading shoreward, a solitary figure against the fringed rampart of the wilderness. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories The odd little man scowled so intently at her that the girl began to feel uneasy and glanced shoreward. The Opened Shutters And to the Hathoræms at morn washed shoreward by the flood, Thence his loved native land he sought—the Brondings’ country good, And stronghold fair, where he was lord of folk and burg and rings. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Lights were opening out in twinkling lines as the steamer moved shoreward, and a splash of oars came out of the gloom. Brandon of the Engineers While he worked over the motor Gregory's eyes roamed shoreward to the cliffs. El Diablo The next wave had a hissing crest, part of which splashed on board, and, like a toboggan down an icy slide, the boat went shoreward on the shoulders of the third. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Obediently she ceased her ineffectual splashing, and the boat danced and floated shoreward. The Opened Shutters The seamen gained heart, once safely quit of their dangerous rifles, and followed the old fellow's lead, until the business of fire-fighting drove from their minds the fear of flying missiles from shoreward. Gold Out of Celebes Yielding to the guiding impulse, he floundered down-stream, until Lisle again seized him and drove him shoreward, and a few moments later he stood up, breathless, in a few feet of slacker water. The Long Portage Then he looked out to sea and his eyes brightened as the mast of a fishing-boat rounded the point and turned shoreward. El Diablo A man was sculling shoreward from a fishing schooner that lay at anchor off the docks; and a whaleboat crawled like a spider across the 15 harbor toward Fairhaven on the other side. All the Brothers Were Valiant They ran to the rail, and looking shoreward, saw the dinghy, with two men rowing it, and Peth and Jarrow sitting in the stern sheets. Isle o' Dreams Presently the high, sharp bow turned shoreward, steam was cut off and the tug made fast to the sheer side of a little bluff that rose steeply out of deep water. The Rapids A line of breakers raced shoreward, their white manes streaming back in the wind. The Dragon's Secret As the rays again bent shoreward he saw a long point projecting out into the sea. El Diablo The children, cloaked and muffled in their wraps, watched the boats buffet their way shoreward in clouds of spray. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions He turned his face shoreward, looking across the bay, dotted with faint lights, to where the red lamps of the harbour shone out with their lurid glow. Witness to the Deed They, always disposed to be obedient to the white race, agreed and swung the dory shoreward.“Karosha,” said the older of the two men; by which they later learned he meant to say, “All right.” The Young Alaskans Already it was an awesome sight as the waves crashed in foam against its front and rushed shoreward along its black sides. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The light moved shoreward as he spoke, carefully searching the rocks which fringed the coast. El Diablo In the meanwhile the picket-boat was driving her way shoreward with the emancipated members of Wardroom and Gunroom clustered on top of the cabin and in the stern sheets. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions He could see that the gun had been fired from the vessel's shoreward battery. Blackbeard: Buccaneer A poor half-blind Doe her one eye Kept shoreward, all danger to spy, As she fed by the sea, Poor innocent! she Was shot from a boat passing by. The Baby's Own Aesop So in the case of our shipwrecked party: risking all reefs and surfs, they at once set the gig’s head shoreward. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure Putting about, he started shoreward at right angles to his former course. El Diablo While the girls continue gazing, the boat is seen to separate from the ship’s side, and put shoreward, straight towards the sand-pit which projects in front of Don Gregorio’s dwelling. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The Revenge sailed shoreward until those on board could discern the marching lines of breakers which tumbled across the shoal. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Soon a pinnace, bearing a white flag, put off from its side and was rowed shoreward. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On the fore-topgallant yard a frigate bird and his mate stood, oblivious of our presence, and looking shoreward at the long, long line of verdure clothing the islets four miles away. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 Keeping well off the headland they rounded the point and turned shoreward. El Diablo For the ocean fog has again rolled shoreward across the peninsula, and shrouds San Francisco as with a pall. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Ernest held on to the shoreward end of the rope like grim death, a task that was no light one for his small arms. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 When Don finally reached the tossing stick, grasped it in his mouth and turned shoreward, another great shout went up from the beach. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 Then he turned his glances shoreward and saw Cunningham standing on the verge of the bluff, vigorously waving us to keep away. Turned Adrift The Roma, dashing shoreward, turned and angled sharply, running parallel to her pursuer. El Diablo Here and there an odd individual stands by the side, with eyes turned shoreward, taking a last look at the land. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea He turned the dory about and rowed shoreward. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 To the left lay the long, long line of dark, coarse-sanded beach, upon which the surf broke with violence as the waves sped shoreward from the Great Barrier Reef, five leagues away. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 In winter the gales sometimes drive it shoreward in such vast quantities that vessels are compelled to anchor outside of it. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Bandrist pointed seaward where a dory was rounding the point and heading shoreward. El Diablo Soon as setting his foot on deck, he steps briskly on to the rail, and looks out over the sea—shoreward, towards land, where no land should be seen! The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The shadows, thrown shoreward, lengthened and slithered on the small ripples. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights But the Colon's speed, which had averaged 13.7 knots, slackened as her fire-room force played out; and shortly after 1 p.m. she ran shoreward, opened her Kingston valves, and went down after surrender. A History of Sea Power Then the schooner lurched away on her shoreward tack, and the insolent yacht marched off down across the shimmering waves. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 And wherever poor old Pinch-a-Penny was—whether safe ashore or creaking shoreward against the wind on his last legs—he must do for himself. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. “As we pulled shoreward, we could see her standing off, all sails set—same as tho’ the crew wor abroad o’ her workin’ ’em.” The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Out beyond, the big cats were stirring, and the great smacking sounds as their twisting bodies leaped clear and fell back in the water came shoreward in a chorus. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights Everything ahead of and around them was perfectly quiet; not a sound disturbed the still night air save only the scarcely audible ripple of water under the boats’ bows as they swept gently shoreward. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess One of the tugs departed shoreward after a time. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I looked shoreward and could see our pursuers drawing closer and closer; they had not yet perceived us, but in a moment more they could not fail to do so. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine The boat separates from the side, with prow turned shoreward. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Now the people were cheering loudly, and joyous hails floated shoreward over the water. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada It now remained for them to pull quietly and unobtrusively shoreward, and ascertain what the vessels were, and, as far as possible, discover their strength, and how they lay for protection from the shore batteries. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Its only entrance is at the back, and on the shoreward side. The Northern Iron Presently the skipper turned to me, and pointed shoreward. Yorke The Adventurer A friendly puff of wind from the South East filled the canvas and drove them shoreward at a slant, the water lapping gently against the bows. Men of Affairs In it I recognized the ripple on the sands heralding the approach of another wave of speculation, which must roll shoreward in splendor and might, and, like its predecessors, must spend itself in thunderous ruin. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic His first thought was of the bateau, but a shoreward glance revealed only the swiftly gliding trunks of the forest wall with the bateau and the gesticulating crowd but a blur in the distance. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Out of the gathering dimness shoreward, came a hail. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy As he swam shoreward he could see the cypresses on the opposite bank, dark against the sun, and something that looked like the roof of a house with water washing over it. The Mississippi Saucer Officers on the bridge gave orders in foreign speech, in tones which came shoreward faintly. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He bent low over the binnacle, afterwards glancing swiftly shoreward. Adventures in Many Lands Sluggishly it revolved, as upon an axis, and then, in the grip of a random cross-current, swung heavily shoreward. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Lady Isobel caught his head to her dripping breast, and rocked him back and forth, sobbing a paean of love and pride, while far out she saw the canoe and Lord Meton drifting shoreward. Thomas Jefferson Brown The pilot, being elevated on the hurricane deck, at the instant of perceiving the flames, put the head of the boat shoreward. Diary in America, Series Two He pushed the craft into deeper water, pointed it shoreward, and cautiously lifted the curved blade to a perpendicular position, as high as it would go. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea And he shouts to her, "Spring!" but she waited to kiss him and waited too long, sprang into the sea and was thrown back against the rock and drawn shoreward lifeless. And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses The strong, new line was singing taut to the pull of the heavy bateau which was being gradually crowded shoreward by the sweep of the down-rushing logs. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest For a moment it lifted steadily; then, with a toss it vanished away—shoreward. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 The rain of steel continued, and at last, burning like her sister ships, the Vizcaya turned shoreward, and many of her crew leaped overboard to save their lives. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt The crew pulled heartily to keep her perched high on its foamy crest, and in this fashion they went rushing shoreward. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast The circle of their advance looked somehow like the surge shoreward of a great wave, and the similarity was heightened by the nodding glimpses of the light eagles' feathers in their hair. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Time and again he recovered his balance when death seemed imminent, and amid wild shouts and yells of encouragement, climbing, leaping, running, stumbling, he worked his way shoreward. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest With a sharp turn he swung the boat shoreward and a few vigorous strokes sent it grating upon the sand. Tess of the Storm Country And there would be the plash of oars as they rowed shoreward, and maybe a song raised.... The Wind Bloweth One seemed to see as well as feel this heat, and Griffiths sought vain relief by gazing shoreward. A Son Of The Sun With what strength was left in his numbed limbs he tried hard to drive the log shoreward. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters He was advancing slowly shoreward, with a curious limp, as he had entered Burrage's store. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest The Mariners of England Glad eyes shall shoreward turn In danger's night. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 11, 1893 Ah," glancing shoreward, towards a grotesquely-shaped bluff, "there's the Devil's Joke, as they call it: the bell for landing will shortly ring. The Confidence-Man With disappointed looks the natives turned their canoes shoreward and slowly paddled home. The Madman and the Pirate Love, like an island, held a single heart, Waiting for shoreward flutterings of the breeze, So might it waft to him that sat apart Some angel guest from out the clouded seas. Ionica The bow-man ceased paddling and gazed shoreward in evident surprise; the man on the bank was motioning them in with wide sweeps of the arm. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Here they had to encounter the great difficulty of forcing their way through the surf which had borne them shoreward in such grand style. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers Far out on the water a ledge of rocks, barely covered at high water, caught the billows as they rolled shoreward, broke them up, and sent them spouting into the air in volumes of foam. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman At the same time the boat made a rush shoreward as if suddenly endowed with life. The Island Queen This was fortunate, for the wreck was carried shoreward with great rapidity. Charlie to the Rescue “Hold on a bit, boys,” cried Jack Lumley, standing up in the stern and looking shoreward, “this seems a pretty good place to camp.” The Big Otter Just then it gives a heavy lurch shoreward, the rope slackens, and down goes our ’prentice boy into the raging sea, which seems to roar louder as if in triumph! Battles with the Sea Then the barge went slowly shoreward, dropping the cable into the sea as she went. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Breakfast, my boys; breakfast!”—at the same time sweeping the boat’s head shoreward, and running into a rocky bay, whose margin was fringed by a growth of small trees. The Young Fur Traders As they spoke the billow lifted the boat as if it had been a cork, fell under it with a deafening roar and bore it shoreward in a tumult of seething foam. The Settler and the Savage Three birch-bark canoes followed the net to send the more obstreperous of the fish shoreward. The Big Otter Then with a thrill of alarm the Eskimos observed that the great ice-cake which had broken off was being driven shoreward by the rising tide, and that the lane of water was rapidly closing. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew When the tug had drawn the barge shoreward as far as she could with safety, the smaller “Electric” took her place. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Under the united propulsion of three men and a large Newfoundland dog, the small raft moved shoreward with no insignificant speed. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys "When we reached him he was a mile from any land, with the sea bearing shoreward, and there wasn't a sail or steamer in sight." The Blue Envelope "Fiends!" gasped the Chaperon, gazing shoreward in a kind of evil fascination. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon “Be perfectly calm, effendi,” said Yussuf, pointing shoreward, and waving his hand as if telling the name of some place. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor “Get out the boat!” shouted Captain Slagg; but the men could not obey, for a heavy sea had anticipated them, and the little dinghy was already careering shoreward, bottom up. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables That was sufficient; the black was drawn a trifle shoreward, and then came more and more, as if dragging with him whatever it was that had anchored him to the bottom. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land Into this they struck the boat-hook, and ran with it shoreward, the piece of wood which looked so small proving to be a deal that was a pretty good weight for two men to carry. Menhardoc An hour later they were alongside the Nautilus, which lay at the edge of a bank of mist which covered the sea, while shoreward all was now growing clear from a gentle breeze springing up. The Black Bar The captain turned aft, made his way to the quarter-deck, and remained there attentively watching shoreward to where he could faintly see the lights of the last boat. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens I cried, as I happened to look shoreward, “you can see right up the Gap nearly to the mine.” Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore “Well, we must have food and water, if we are going out of the mouth of the river,” said Mr Brooke, and he turned the boat’s head shoreward. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Ram followed, and took one of the oars, settled down behind Jemmy, and the next minute, with the whole crew of the cutter standing grinning at the side, they began to row shoreward. Cutlass and Cudgel He looked shoreward to faintly discern the tops of some palms, but all below these was shut in by haze which rose from the mouth of the river. The Black Bar Then he watched shoreward again for the faint golden flash made by the paddles of Ngati’s canoe. The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens Still, in spite of its beauty it was impossible to gaze shoreward without a feeling of awe. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The others turned and slowly swam shoreward till they could wade, when they approached our men and flung their weapons on the sand in token of surrender. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser He only laughed, however; and nothing more was said until the boat reached in shoreward on another tack. The Gold Trail “It’s calm enough now,” said Mark, as he looked shoreward over the glassy sea to where a thin haze veiled the shore. The Black Bar “Get your anchor up, Mr Milsom, if you please,” said Jack, allowing his eyes to stray shoreward as Milsom repeated the order to the mate. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection Good-bye! good-bye!” he shouted, bringing the tips of his fingers together at his lips and wafting with them an ironical salute after Johnson, who at that moment glanced shoreward and waved his cap. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific I cried, looking uneasily shoreward; and at that moment a stone, as large as the one previously sent, struck me a sharp blow on the leg. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Looking up and glancing out of the window, we observed that, unnoticed by us, a heavy thunder-storm had been gathering over the sea, and the clouds, setting shoreward, were now hovering immediately overhead. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba “We’ll get too far out for ’em to nab us again,” the skipper said, as he glanced shoreward through his night-glass, where the coast lay some seven or eight miles away. The Black Bar The progress of the wreckage shoreward was very slow; but it improved somewhat when Gaunt was able to rejoin his companion. The Missing Merchantman He commanded the lead-line to be dropped overboard, and by its means ascertained that the ship was being rapidly driven shoreward by the force of the waves. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure And that, too, went out, and a faint shout answered from somewhere shoreward that the doctor was out at Si Pilot's place and Miah White was after him, astraddle of the tar-wagon horse. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The skipper rounded up to the wind, dropped anchor, got out a boat, and groped his way shoreward—for the fog had descended again, even more speedily than it had lifted. Major Vigoureux A returning ship would bear them shoreward soon. Madge Morton's Secret After considerable effort a portion of the side of the boat was broken off, and tired and worn with the effort and excitement they steered the craft shoreward. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island On her left children played in the sands or threw sticks or bruised flowers into the huge breakers to see them rolled shoreward. The Letter of the Contract Out in the dark of Lovett's Court I found people all about me, the congregation, let out, hobbling and skipping and jostling shoreward, a curious rout. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I ducked under, found shallow, soft bottom, half paddled, half waded, a pace more shoreward, and came up with my head in utter darkness. Lords of the North She—for long hair stamped her a woman—gained seventy yards shoreward while floating down two hundred. The Spinner's Book of Fiction He listened without a word as we went shoreward. My New Curate Thus, having made himself pleasant to all hands, he went forward and, leaning heavily on the rail, looked shoreward as if expecting a messenger of some kind. Frontier Boys in Frisco The lad swam shoreward with slow, easy strokes. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains "I'll take na orders frae meddlesome papists," began the Scotchman; but Little Fellow had forcibly turned the prow of the canoe shoreward. Lords of the North Yet she struggled shoreward, battling, waging the war of the primal creature that yields not till Death himself reenforces bitter odds. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Before her the grey sea crawled, coming, now, steadily shoreward. The Beach of Dreams Once the raft caught fast, but soon he had it loose again, and a few minutes later the sandy stretch was gained and he sent the raft shoreward with all his force. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds Steering stalwart and shoreward: O joy, it is he! The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 From the Vindictive's bridge, as she headed in toward the mole, with the faithful ferryboats at her heels, there was scarcely a glimmer of light to be seen shoreward. Winning a Cause World War Stories They appear to come from the sea shoreward, and at dawn retire gradually, and are lost in the morning mist. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Desperately he put every ounce of his strength into his shoreward strokes. Where the Sun Swings North Even while the fantastic notion flashed through his mind, a shoreward jump barely achievable by a first-rate athlete became a sheer impossibility. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Energy waves beamed shoreward—power for some type of unit the Baldies were using? Key Out of Time When day followed day without any sign of hostility, not a man on board, save Suarez and Tollemache, paid much real heed to the shoreward peril. The Captain of the Kansas The profoundness of Shakespeare seems a shoreward shallow when viewed alongside the Bible. A Hero and Some Other Folks Again the impulse would fail her, and she would lie still among the palpitating jellyfish, perfectly reflected in the water beneath her; but carried steadily on by the silent shoreward swelling of the tide. The Simpkins Plot Half of the crew swam shoreward, half to the sheltered caves, But father and sons were fighting death in the foam of the angry waves. Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two Great, clumsy pelicans rose painfully and flew with surprising speed, once they were in the air; small blue herons went shoreward in uncountable flocks, flying high into the morning sun. The Plunderer To the shoreward there were wooded hills, with marshy ground on their lower slopes, feeding a little river emptying to the north of the town. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The boat was rounding to at a wood-yard and most of the company were glad to turn away to the shoreward scene. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi There's never a flood goes shoreward now But lifts a keel we manned; There's never an ebb goes seaward now But drops our dead on the sand. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes It was about four o'clock on the afternoon of the tenth day of their trip up the Moisie when Marc suddenly stopped paddling and gazed intently shoreward. The Man Who Rocked the Earth After a voyage more or less prolonged the same ship drifts in slowly shoreward, over the harbor-bar, under the calm of the solemn sunset. Sword and Gown A Novel And, when Peg had fastened himself to the other end of the rifle Frank easily drew him shoreward. The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain "And for a priest," disparagingly said the smiling bishop as they moved to the shoreward edge of the roof. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi From the Vindictive's bridge, as she headed in toward the mole, there was scarcely a glimmer of light to be seen shoreward. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War It was a scene of indescribable grandeur, for the coast was lined for miles with bergs, forced shoreward, broken and tilted at right angles. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The surf rolled shoreward like a bath of molten metals, all confused of blue, and red, and green, and gold—dying dolphin tints that burned strangely beneath the purple skies and tranquil stars. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series "Do you say this in earnest or only to please me?" queried the frank gentlewoman, turning her face shoreward in time to see a pair of dark eyes regarding her with unaccountable ardor. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett The thing slipped down the marshy bank and took to the water with ease, turning its square nose downstream and sending waves shoreward. Ralestone Luck A sail to seaward, a sound from shoreward, And the spell were broken that seems To reign in a world of dreams Where vainly the dreamer's feet make forward And vainly the low sky gleams. Poems and Ballads (Third Series) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III They made a fine picture, looking shoreward from the ship—nearly two hundred and fifty of them—and their barking could be heard at all hours. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club A great roar ascended to the roof; the nearer seats were submerged by the black mass, which sent out thin streams between the rows, like an advancing tide creeping shoreward between ledges of rock. The Mayor of Warwick Then she looked shoreward, in the direction Paul was gazing, and she uttered the single expression: "Oh!" The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real All at once it snapped; the tiller swung useless and the boat whirled around, heeling in the stiffening wind, and drove shoreward. In Search of the Unknown He saw the long, indigo-coloured swell thrusting the broken ships shoreward. News from the Duchy In general, however, the surface of the bog closes over the lake before the accumulation has completely filled the shoreward portions of the area. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography A minute later he was clinging to the Jacob's ladder, the canoe shot in to the side of the vessel at his gruff command and passed on shoreward without missing a stroke of the paddle. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates We furl the sails, and shoreward row amain. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Beyond the cove, Halyard was bobbing up and down, afloat in his invalid's chair, trying to steer shoreward. In Search of the Unknown Cara stood, still looking shoreward, a furrow between her brows, her checks pale, her fingers tightly gripping the rail. The Lighted Match Her heart is dancing shoreward, but silently and pale The swift relentless phantom is hungering on her trail. Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea At most, six feet of water awaited the engineer, who stood, peering shoreward and listening intently, oblivious to the stray missiles which whizzed past. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Rumour and great Acestes' name had drawn The neighbouring folk; shoreward in crowds they hie To see the Trojans, or the games to try. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor All hands discerned a ship with a strange sail, such as Dutch and Spanish pirates carried, bearing down upon them shoreward. 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 The little wavelets came dancing shoreward out of the darkness, breaking with a thin, splashing sound against the shale at their feet. The Danger Mark Far out on the water was a tiny dark object that moved slowly shoreward on the crests of the waves. Flower of the Dusk The little craft swerved at last and took the waves directly astern as she ran shoreward. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats Then, shoreward swimming, climbs with feeble craft The rock, and there sits drying. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor In that instant I saw, my face set shoreward, a dozen black figures clustered in a bunch. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France They ran the bully shoreward and lowered the sail. The Harbor Master Having firmly resolved to be unflinchingly just to a Vincent Farley, one could afford to be humanely interested in the struggles shoreward or seaward of a poor swimmer in the welter of the tideway. The Quickening A great swell suddenly caught the yawl and drove it shoreward. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats Then shoreward sends beeves twenty to the rest, A hundred boars, of broad and bristly chine, 739 A hundred lambs and ewes and gladdening gifts of wine. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor She walked around to the rear of the cabin, peering shoreward. The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar They remained aboard the wreck for nearly an hour before venturing shoreward with the treasure. The Harbor Master "Anyway, I believe it's just what the family medical man ordered," chuckled Mr. Farnum, as he stepped shoreward, then ran briskly up and down the beach before he went in again for a final plunge. The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep The boys were so interested in his playing the fish for the next ten minutes that they did not cast a glance shoreward. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats We come not hither with the sword to rend Your Libyan homes, and shoreward drive the prey. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Blackbeard's boat was not rowed to his vessel, but his men pulled steadily shoreward. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Then the rope drew taut and the halfbreed braced to the pull as the men were forced shoreward by the current. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country While yet I make forward With face toward thee Not turned yet in shoreward, Be thine upon me; Be thy light on my forehead or ever I turn it again from the sea. Studies in Song The change from the huge Kennebunk to the comparatively tiny steamer was great indeed; and for the first few hours of the run shoreward the boys were afraid they would be ill. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats It might be that on one bad night, when the fog lay low on the water and the rollers lunged heavily shoreward, the skipper would make a mistake. The Romance of the Coast As he passed the old Bonnet property he carelessly cast his eyes shoreward, but his heart took no interest in what he saw there. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Jonas, who had seemed overcome with joy at Agnew's announcement, recovered his power of speech by the time the boat was headed shoreward and he raised a shout that echoed from wall to wall. The Enchanted Canyon Captain Merrithew and Mr. Howland stood on the bridge, while Virginia and most of her guests were assembled at the rail, all eyes straining shoreward. Dan Merrithew The signals were returned and the cutter swung in shoreward and soon dropped a boat for the castaways. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats Far out toward the centre of the blue circle, a fishing-boat lunged heavily as the deliberate rollers came shoreward, and upon this boat he fixed his eye with that meaningless intentness born of weariness. The Romance of the Coast We sent the canoes shoreward into the curve where the reeds lay. Montlivet Then he glanced shoreward, and his eyes keenly searched the high ridge of the Golden Crest. Glen of the High North But the pull of the shoreward rushing waters was as great as their strength. Dan Merrithew Slowly she moved up a narrow winding channel, the trees of the shoreward side spreading out their great branches in a leafy canopy, while on the other, acres of rushes and lily-pads lined the way. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists She was past the Rock, but she was edging shoreward, in under the granite walls that ran between Point Old and the Cove. Poor Man's Rock I called the word to the other canoe, and then as we swung shoreward I turned to look at the Englishman. Montlivet The tide was on the ebb; and, when they at length struck the jetty, it was at a point some twenty yards from its shoreward end. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Our rowers were bending to their oars, and the boat was making good way enough, shoreward. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut Slowly they pushed shoreward through the shallow water, the men breaking the ice before them. The Gun-Brand A second team of dogs, released from their tethering, came wildly dashing shoreward. The Eternal Maiden The stars came out, the gulls went shoreward for the night, and we were as alone as if on the sea. Montlivet Within ten minutes the cradle was run out, and within twenty the first man came swinging shoreward. The Ship of Stars Almost had we won to the high ground when I had let go his stirrup leather, and then the shoreward edge of the wave had caught me. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut One hour, two hours, the canoe plowed the black waters of the lake, and then, because men must rest, Lapierre reluctantly gave the order to camp, and the tired canoemen turned the bow shoreward. The Gun-Brand Two more walrus were lumberingly drawn to the ice; the first sledge load and two hunters started shoreward; soon the second sledge was loaded. The Eternal Maiden Some current had us in its grip, setting us shoreward swiftly. A Sea Queen's Sailing That done, he let go of it, for he knew that the raft would now drift shoreward by itself. Jerusalem Then he folded his cloak round him and we went down to the harbour, where the long line of ships lay side by side along the wharf with their bows shoreward. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut And at the same moment, in response to a low-voiced order, the canoe swung abruptly shoreward and grated upon the shingle of the beach. The Gun-Brand With powerful, steady strokes of their paddles the hunters, in their processions of kayaks, towed the walrus through the sea shoreward. The Eternal Maiden Then Bertric helped Gerda over the gunwale, and I took her in my arms, holding her as high as I could, and turning at once shoreward. A Sea Queen's Sailing The legs on the shore side were sunk a little deeper, so as to tilt the trough slightly shoreward. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island But when he turned his back and headed the boat shoreward a quick protest checked him, and oars at rest, he turned again, looking inquiringly at her over his shoulder. The Firing Line An oily calm spreading across the sea from shoreward overhauled her by degrees, overtook, and held her, with sails idle and sheets tautening and sagging as she rolled on the heave of the swell. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 The wall of water swept him away, but the taut rope swung him shoreward. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Beyond all, the Queen Elizabeth, with her eight huge, monstrous 15-inch guns, all pointed shoreward, seemed to threaten immediate annihilation to any enemy who dared even to aim at the squadron under her charge. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Then I plunged in, and pulling myself up on the nearest log, paddled shoreward as we had done on the planks when shooting the rapids. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Again the tent of vapour stretched its magic folds above the boat and around it; again the shoreward shapes faded to phantoms and disappeared. The Firing Line With hands firmly grasping the wheel, he often cast his eyes shoreward, as if searching for some special object. Jess of the Rebel Trail A muskrat swam shoreward from his track, with only his nose above water. Sevenoaks In old days the shoreward limit of the blockading fleet was just beyond the range of the coast batteries, and this position it held continuously by means of an inshore squadron. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Then he turned toward the land, but stopped short as his awakened senses brought him the reek of the young men who had hemmed in his shoreward escape. The Silent Places One after another the others followed and, rising to the surface, struck out shoreward. The Younger Set The captain turned his head and looked shoreward. Jess of the Rebel Trail Nevertheless the lads wasted no further time in talk and five minutes later the two were rowing shoreward in a little boat. The Boy Allies Under the Sea Frona saw them consult together for a minute, with much pointing and gesticulating on the part of the baron, and then St. Vincent detach himself and turn shoreward. A Daughter of the Snows Then the rope became taut, and the punt began to swing shoreward slowly, taking in some water and setting the girls to screaming again. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box A moment later they were gliding shoreward through the water. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy From his station at the wheel he shouted something which the younger men did not catch, but his pointing arm drew their gaze shoreward. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod Lord Hastings and Frank obeyed without a word, and at a command from the British officer the motorboat put about and headed shoreward. The Boy Allies Under the Sea The mother with her child sought refuge on a piece of ice and was driven shoreward. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Slowly the chain swept over the bed of the lough, and tightened, fast in something heavy that gave and came shoreward in the bight of the chain. Stories of the Border Marches In Hampton Roads again, the pilot was dropped in a small boat and rowed shoreward. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy Yonder comes shoreward a great wave, towering above all its brethren. Elsie at Nantucket Then I'll move on up forward and see what has been happening out there that should boom shoreward with such a racket. The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater Till, as billows thunder shoreward, All the Ransomed Ones ascend, Into freedom surging forward Without number, without end. A Celtic Psaltery A hawser parted and they saw her bows swing viciously shoreward, the jib-boom thrusting itself seemingly into the very sky as she topped a huge breaker. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper The mist disappeared as if by magic and exclamations of surprise burst from six throats as eager eyes looked shoreward. The Adventure Club Afloat "No, sir," said Edward, hurrying shoreward again, "that's my task; you have your children to take care of." Elsie at Nantucket As we hurried to our stations I saw the entire blockading fleet moving slowly shoreward. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Unhappily the wind dropped at once, while the motion of the waves continued, and our sails being useless, we found ourselves drifting rapidly shoreward with the set of the current. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts So he spoke; then the oars swung and fell, and in a few moments his boat was gone into the shoreward shadows and we were alone, and I was glad. Wulfric the Weapon Thane When the Adventurer was almost opposite the black cruiser Steve threw out the clutch, turned the wheel and let her run shoreward. The Adventure Club Afloat Nagasaki lies at the shoreward base of a range of hills, over a pass called the Himi-toge, which my road climbs immediately upon leaving the city. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama "Seems to me they ought to do something," murmured "Stump," glancing shoreward rather discontentedly. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" As soon as this was done, a slap on the rump sent the beast shoreward, and the man scrambled out after him. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts Now I called to Thormod, and his voice answered me from shoreward. Wulfric the Weapon Thane At length we gained the sunny side, and shoreward tended. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Meanwhile, a gray-headed old chief stood calmly at the tiller, endeavoring to steer the vessel shoreward. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I His mare lifted her feet impatiently, as though the shoreward end of the chain had brought a thrill across the loch from the moving ferry-boat. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Harriet swung the prow of the boat and began rowing shoreward with all her might. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat When I awoke the guards were crowded with passengers in a high state of excitement, pointing and craning shoreward. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 A dozen came on the after deck with bows, and lined the shoreward gunwale. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford We watched the doctor's launch go out to her, saw the flag fall and the belch of smoke as she started shoreward, while the launch came on to us. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Far out in midstream some conformation of the bottom turned the current once more in a long slant shoreward. The Covered Wagon Now my brothers call from the bay, Now the great winds shoreward blow, 5Now the salt tides seaward flow; �6Now the wild white horses� play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems The other men shrank from me, and I went through them easily, and so reached the shoreward gunwale. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex So I turned again and swam easily, as I thought, shoreward. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Kenric brought his galley to the shoreward of her consorts, so that leaning over the bulwarks he might see this land of Gigha that was now his own. The Thirsty Sword Making in shoreward, the Arrow presently cast anchor off a shallow cove "inside" the nearest bar. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty After a hard swim he found himself in the surf and then his feet touched bottom and he made his way shoreward through the breakers. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet So we coiled up our lines on the outrigger platform, and taking up our paddles headed shoreward, taking care to pass near Viliamu's canoe. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories We passed down the straggling shoreward street, and as we neared the waterside we heard the shouts and laughter of the strangers plainly enough. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Driven by their long-sweeping oars, they crept shoreward until their peaked bows grounded in the shallows. The Thirsty Sword Then, sending Dave shoreward in the breeches buoy, the captain himself, true to tradition, waited to be the last to leave his ship. The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty Silently, two of the launches stole away into the night, bound east and west, while the third launch awaited the time to start shoreward. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz Then he gathered up the wet cord and blanket and hurled the whole mass shoreward. The High School Boys' Canoe Club There was not much sea, and what there was set more or less shoreward, so that it did not hinder me. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Now our boat felt the lift of the great shoreward rollers, and sprang forward like a living thing. Spanish Doubloons As I was about to ask him of his wound he stepped toward the gangway and looked shoreward. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Sweet isle of fancy, far beyond The dark dim vales of human woe, My bark of love sails o’er the fond Blue waves that ever shoreward flow. The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland Fastened to the hawser by a large loop was a sling of cordage, from which a long halyard trailed shoreward, while another connected it with the top. Overland I waved my hat in response, and turning shoreward, with a lump in my throat, ordered the men to give way. Tent Life in Siberia There lay the various pieces of my baggage, and in the distance the boat with the two brown rowers was skipping shoreward over the ripples. Spanish Doubloons He scrambled to his feet dripping, and without looking seaward, ran as fast as his terror would let him shoreward. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories She was looking shoreward, so that for a moment he could see only the lustrous richness of her smooth hair. The Alaskan Another deluge blinded him; as soon as he could he gazed shoreward again, and shrieked with joy; she was being carefully lifted from the sling; she was saved—if she was not dead. Overland Slowly they made their way shoreward, and soon Wabi came running out to meet them, dripping wet. The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds But count the waves, with yon gray wind-swept main Borne shoreward: from a red brick wash his stain In some pool's violet depths: 'twill task thee yet To reach the heart on baleful avarice set. Theocritus, translated into English Verse He turned shoreward, stumbling and wading towards his two companions. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Then, with the unreasoned impetuousness of a charging bull, he turned and flung shoreward down the pier. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Moreover, the loose line almost instantly took the direction of the stream, and swept so rapidly shoreward that by the time Thurstane was in position to seize it, it was rods away. Overland It came in sight as the boat was rising on a huge wave which broke under her and went rushing shoreward, roaring savagely, with long streaks of foam down its green back. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 The minute, however, lengthened to nearly an hour, and Sam Davis had his blow-off valve hissing, and Stella Benton was casting impatient glances shoreward before Charlie strolled leisurely back. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Not long afterward we answered a shoreward hail, and two Whitehall boats, each pulled by three pairs of oars, darted up to us. Tales of the Fish Patrol The lad insisted on being always at her side, and when at last she was safely ensconced in the bottom of the craft that was to bear them shoreward her grandson dropped catlike after her. Son of Tarzan No idea has been given, and no complete idea can be given, of the difficulties, sufferings, and perils of this transit shoreward. Overland I had to back water with some force, and, skirting the reef, stood on till fairly outside,—when, turning shoreward again, I went on to the edge of the surf. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 The birds on the shoreward side became suddenly noisy, then broke into flight. The Tarn of Eternity And then, seeking safety, he dropped over the crest on to the steep shoreward face of the mountain. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies In less than five minutes one of the steam launches was rushing shoreward to order a big boat and some hospital people for the removal of the crew. The Shadow Line; a confession Then the repeller steamed shoreward, and when she was within three or four miles of the coast she ran up a large white flag in token that her task was ended. The Great War Syndicate As the boat drifting shoreward touched the bank, Emmeline awakened from her sleep, sat up, and looked around her. The Blue Lagoon: a romance They saw the gaunt figures separating and rising out of the water as they retreated shoreward, and one of them raised the camera-like generator of the Heat-Ray. The War of the Worlds The Persian was making a wide circuit, but moving shoreward. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies "I wonder what Charlie and our China boys will think of this?" said Wilbur, looking shoreward, where the deserters could be seen gathered together in a silent, observing group. Moran of the Lady Letty Aye! drifting shoreward there, All helpless as they were, Their vessel hurled upon the reefs as weed ashore is hurled. Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses Only the crag and the cliff to nor'ward, And the rocks receding, and reefs flung forward, And waifs wreck'd seaward and wasted shoreward On shallows sheeted with flaming foam. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon And, motioning me to follow, set off wading shoreward without paying further attention to him. The Wisdom of Father Brown The water was green and still around him, but shoreward it changed its colour. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies He soon tired of the unsportsmanlike work of killing the sluggish brutes, and turned shoreward to relieve the monotony of the succeeding days. Moran of the Lady Letty But the progress shoreward was slow; the progress down-stream amazingly rapid. The Call of the Wild As he lowered himself through the hatch he saw the Prussian stumble down the gangplank and reel shoreward. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Then the boy caught his knives and thrust them one by one into his belt, and, turning shoreward, strode quickly down the plank and made his way through the cheering crowd, followed by Thorgils. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age During the second awful shoreward heave of the Atlantic a scene occurred off New York Bay that made the stoutest nerves quiver. The Second Deluge Every face was turned his way and none was looking shoreward. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Far out a shadow would form on the water, like the shadow of a broadish plank, scudding shoreward, and lengthening and darkening as it approached. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Royson had stationed a sailor at the shoreward end, while he held the rail to steady it on deck. The Wheel O' Fortune It was driving gradually shoreward all the time, now; but whether it was driving fast enough to make the connection or not was the momentous question. Roughing It, Part 4. It was all as natural and familiar—and so were the shoreward sights—as if there had been no break in my river life. Life on the Mississippi, Part 11. Then it broke, one shock And roar of gasping sea and spray flung far, And shoreward swept, where stood the Prince's car. Hippolytus/The Bacchae Waving to and fro, the water to his knees, he stretched both arms shoreward. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Looking shoreward, I beheld lofty ranges of dingy warehouses, which seemed very deficient in the elements of the marvelous; and bore a most unexpected resemblance to the ware-houses along South-street in New York. Redburn. His First Voyage At one end, the shoreward end, there is a tiny cove, and a bit of silver-sand beach, with a green meadow beyond it, and a single great pine; but all the rest is rocks, rocks. Captain January Why, there's not a woman From the shoreward demes arrived, not one from Salamis. Lysistrata Lines were passed, and after a while all twenty-five canoes, driven by the power of two hundred and fifty pairs of sinewy arms, were dragging the Pauillac shoreward. Darkness and Dawn All through that golden summer afternoon the sloop had drifted shoreward, privateer and frigate hammering her from either side. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Since then she had drifted, sometimes making a stern-board, sometimes going ahead a little, but nearly always drifting slowly shoreward, flogging her gear, making a great clatter of blocks. Jim Davis Many were the glances he cast shoreward as he rebaited his line, and, having thrown it again into the water, sat waiting until it should be time to fire the swivel. Malcolm The mist continued thicker and thicker for a time, and when it suddenly furled itself away, they found themselves on an unknown coast, with the wind driving them shoreward. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic |
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