| 单词 | signal light |
| 例句 | The drowsy hum of the Converter is louder in the control room and mixed with it is the chuckle of the Geiger Counters and the erratic buzzing of half a dozen little signal lights. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She got into her car and I followed her for a dozen blocks, watching the back of her head, her signal lights, until I accelerated beside her to get another look at her face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The train still hadn’t moved about an hour later because, Danovich said passengers were told over the intercom, the signal lights needed to be cleared of snow. Amtrak passenger recounts frustrating trip to Portland 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Even very early in the morning it took a while to drive from West Compton to East Compton — the signal lights weren’t synchronized. L.A. Times photojournalist recalls the street takeover he photographed with his phone 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z According to court records, Turner told police that he received a signal light indicating he was cleared to proceed but that “he does not remember anything” before impact. Driver involved in Boston rail crash now facing charges 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z It also affects the turn signal lights, according to the agency. Tesla agrees to recall cars with failing displays 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z To manage the city’s growing volume of horse and buggy traffic, the London police used manually operated, gas-powered signal lights. Smarter Traffic Lights, Calmer Commuters 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Some who debate the difference between traffic circles and roundabouts contend that adding signal lights turns them into traffic circles. All About Roundabouts 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z At one of the most prominent street crossings in Mumbai, the little people in the signal lights have swapped their straight-legged trousers for triangular frocks. Mumbai Put Female Figures on Traffic Signals. Some Women Are Not Impressed. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z “The signal lights were cut off. You could see smoke. I stopped in the security office, because I was going to see her, and they said, ‘Man, we’ve got a riot. 1970 riot propelled Augusta into civil rights era 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z As the locomotive approached, signal lights and barrier arms were activated. Texas troopers on freight train help nab crossing violators 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Late on Friday night, Franklin and Cathey were riding in a car when they were pulled over once again, allegedly for a busted turn signal light. 'It's definitely intimidation': police accused over raids on activist's family 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z “We don’t have signal lights out here and we don’t have traffic lanes,” he said. Seamanship remains at the core of Naval Academy training 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Witnesses say the street crossing bars and signal lights appeared to be working properly. Kennewick man dies after being struck by BNSF freight train 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z "It's complicated. We recognize how much of an inconvenience this is," DeCataldo said over the sound of clanging train bells, the darkness punctured by red and green signal lights. Web of tracks, switches complicates NY Penn Station summer repairs 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The railroad pole that holds critical signal lights was also damaged. Train in Iowa slices semitrailer carrying turkey 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Using telephones, flares, signal lights, pigeons and runners, he maintained communications between the army staff directing the battles from the rear and the officers in the field. How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Interaction between cars and infrastructure, such as signal lights, would allow a car computer to assess the risks ahead. Battle over a sliver of bandwidth hinges on cars talking to each other 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z When they have that permission, the stretch of track they occupy is taken out of service, so that all signal lights approaching it are red. Amtrak Trying to Determine if Workers Were Authorized to Be on Tracks 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z As The Times reported, Dr. Harriss held trials for “powerful signal lights which will be installed ... until traffic in most of Manhattan will be simultaneously stopped and started by red, green and yellow lights.” New York Today: A Shock of Winter 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z She doesn’t want to listen to someone talk about the trains that power our city – she wants to build a live version of a train station using Legos, complete with stairs and makeshift signal lights. Why do marketers get to decide what toys are right for our children? | Erika Nicole Kendall 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Bus drivers use flashing signal lights to alert motorists of pending actions. Back to school: Agency asks motorists to watch for kids 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z "I think the red signal light went on when we were about 10m away. It was impossible to stop without causing a crash, most likely on the railway track," he told the BBC. Paris-Roubaix crossing: How do cycling near-misses happen? 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z As the evening commute neared, D.C. police warned of heavy traffic leaving the city with signal lights still not functioning at more than a dozen key intersections. Power surge knocks out electrical service in parts of D.C. region 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “The Alhambra fire engine failed to ensure the intersection was safe to enter against the red signal light,” the CHP concluded. CHP: Unsafe driving caused fire truck crash at Monterey Park restaurant 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z In late July 2012, eight months after the NatGeo documentary aired, an unknown vehicle struck the signal light assembly, forcing the Street Services Department to replace it. The Truth Behind JFK's Assassination After midnight on Aug. 8, 1963, the gang turned a signal light along the route to red. Ronnie Biggs, Great Train Robber, Dies at 84 2013-12-18T08:57:26Z From what I can tell the bus driver did not notice that these train-tracks signal lights were on and the gates were down. Passenger train, bus collide in Canada's capital, six dead 2013-09-19T11:37:50Z He steadily bettered the bridges and the track, tore out the old, stub-switches and substituted for them the newest, split-switches, with signal lights. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z There was not a signal light along the old, abandoned reach of tracks, and only one or two scattered settlements to pass. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z His eyes were strained to detect in the cars approaching him some evidence of the signal light which was to rouse him to sudden action. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z And then later, in a previously appointed spot, she left the signal light for Carlson to pick up as he left the house. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z The cause of our later blue lights not being answered, was partly the want of a sufficient supply of signal lights, part having been already expended, and the rest having got damp. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z There’s the letter from the canoe, and the warning from the boat, and the boy dropping out of the darkness on deck, and the signal lights, and now the stir in the village. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z We had kept well together on purpose, for we cared not to show signal lights. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z We must get a new kind of lantern," said Magellan to his cousin, "and a code of signal lights. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z Soon it would be quite dark, and we had only half a dozen signal lights left, while we were slowly drifting, we knew not whither, with the tide. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Typically, this second wave absorbs so much of the signal light that pushing the peak ahead even 1 nanosecond reduces the peak's intensity by about 20%. Pushing Light Beyond Light Speed 2011-08-11T22:01:00Z “Design flaws were found in the signal light equipment at the Wenzhou South Station ... and the dispatchers did not send any warnings,” according to an online transcript of a China Central Television report. | ASIA: China: Human Error and Flaws in Equipment Are Blamed in Crash 2011-07-28T03:18:01Z First he snapped out the spent cartridge and crammed another home, then, striking a match, touched the signal light. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z “It’s a riot!” cried a commanding officer, as soon as he had read the message flashed by the signal lights. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z He had seen, he said, signal lights flashing from one of the farms on the coast, and he was quite certain that the two things were intimately connected as cause and effect. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z He read the mystic message of the signal lights, shining with a different lustre, moving athwart the eminence, then back again, expunged in blackness as a fort across the river flashed out an answer. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z At the same time their signal lights suddenly ceased to throw out through that mist more than a little dim illumination. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z There was a continual movement, a backward and forward swaying, among the ships at anchor; a shifting of the level of the signal lights. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z Across the dark waters on which sparkled the reflections of the signal lights, came hoarse cries and shouts, as well as the reports of guns. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z “Not even a signal light on the bow or stern!” Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z Then the boat was run out as far as they could wade, the sail hoisted, and long before dawn they reached the schooner, over whose side hung a signal light. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Then a pale signal light burned on the deck of the foundered vessel. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Through the clinging magnolia bushes and rhododendron shrubs he pushed his way downward, the red end of his cigar shining out like a signal light in the semi-purple darkness. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Her signal light glowed again and she went forward. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines Why not board her and put up signal lights first? Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z Night soon approached, when she showed her signal light, which we followed. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... Suddenly another signal light was touched off upon the wreck. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Then those staples in the foundations of the bridge gave me a further clue to the work in progress, a suspicion greatly strengthened by the signal light shown by the man Klauber. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England We gradually disappeared from Point Lookout where the rebs' signal lights were dimly burning. An Artilleryman's Diary I’ve put up signal lights, but an approaching freighter might not see them in time to change her course.” Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z Here and there one dropped a sparkling signal light. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The wreck could be seen almost as vividly as when the signal lights were burned. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Dusk entered the little apartment and crowded the furniture into phantoms; a red signal light from the skeleton of the elevated road threw a glow as mellow as firelight across the mantelpiece. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole A panel of signal lights was immediately below it where the operator could see it without taking his eyes off the tellecarbon. Tillie To his horror, the automatic signal light on the vector "H" elevator was flickering and fading. Forsyte's Retreat At our signal, Gibbons exhausted the air in the compartment, pumping it into the body of the ship, and as the little signal light flashed, Wilma threw open the hatch. Armageddon—2419 A.D. He climbed with him into the tower of Number Three hoist and examined the signal lights, and sat down on the bench, smiling, to wait. The Legion of Lazarus Each time they stopped they again saw the signal lights flashing out here and there across the way, or below. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners They lit flares such as are used in the navy for signal lights. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North I had seen Marjie's signal light at ten o'clock and I was sure of her safety. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The use of signal lights on trains was much advanced by two accidents which occurred on the North Union line on the 7th September, 1841. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The arduous duty—men shivering through the dark, dragging hours, with eyes fixed on the enemy's signal lights burning on Waldron's ridge and Lookout mountain. History of Morgan's Cavalry High overhead hovered the green signal lights of the machine planes, their search rays focussed in blinding glares on the rim of the upper ice. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 A signal light communicated with the lookouts on the bluffs. The Plow-Woman While the whole air trembled with the sullen reverberations, which echoed from crag to crag, the glare of rockets lit up the path of Près-de-Ville, as the signal lights had done one hundred winters before. Famous Firesides of French Canada The signal light was scarcely extinguished when he rose to a stooping position, and applied the pole with all the vigor at his command. The Wilderness Fugitives Should he be in doubt as to which is his own he fires a certain combination of signal lights and is answered from below. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons And Tina, regarding that Power House with her returning clarity of senses saw that its sending signal lights were off, which meant that the air-power of the New York District was not being supplied. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Like a winking signal light the green barrier vanished. Two Thousand Miles Below "Order the provost to come here, four men to remain on the gun-deck near the forward signal light, and tell the cannoneer to prepare bunches of tow dipped in sulphur." A Romance of the West Indies And they let us make signal lights from outside ... they called it magic. The Finding of Haldgren Darl sprang to the keyboard that manipulated the signal lights from the Dome's roof. The Great Dome on Mercury The minute the patrol boat's signal light went out we were unable to distinguish it from the sea. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went We feel the thrill, we see the glow of the signal lights they hold up, but we can’t quite ketch the words. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands Under the weather conditions of this wild night it was much later when the two craft were within hailing distance by signal lights. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise At last we moved out again, and I breathlessly waited for Duperré to hand me something to toss out to Tracy who was ready with the three signal lights beside the line. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance He must know how short-handed we are, and will simply think we're not on watch, or that our signal lights are out of order. The Great Dome on Mercury There was an imperative flashing of the signal light on the line that had been rigged to give direct connection of the running report to Hayes's office. Eight Keys to Eden From her forward smoke-stacks were the signal lights of emerald green and ruby red, trembling in delicate brilliancy against the background of silvery sky. Shawn of Skarrow The night was very dark, and as we were passing through the gate of the city we noticed what seemed to be signal lights put out and drawn in. How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time "There she goes!" called out Jack suddenly; but of course his companion had already seen the signal light from the leading plane, and was commencing to carry out his part of the programme. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold If at that time they could make out no signal light, they had decided to come down on the upland and go into camp for the night. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland There was even more on the island yet: for high on the rocks stood a lighthouse; and the man who kept the signal lights in order was no other than Larie's policeman himself. Bird Stories Soon afterwards a signal light flashed thrice, as had been agreed, and six thousand men, including myself, sped over the plain to reinforce our comrades. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason Not a lamp was lighted except a small red lantern, like a signal light, that hung over the side facing the shore. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Tam was on the left of the diamond formation, flying a thousand feet above the bombers, and for an hour and a half his eyes were glued upon the signal light of his leader. Tam o' the Scoots He looked back at the flagship and saw the red and the blue signal lights flashing their message to the ship ahead which was, as Clif surmised, the Wilmington. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy God's signal light is the surest thing in all the universe. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play I have suspected her for some days of supplying the Confederates with our secrets; so I followed her here, and saw the signal light. The Lost Despatch In the control room, he knew, a signal light would blink on a panel as the lock was opened. Gold in the Sky I was pretty sure that no vessel would pass that signal light without investigating, even in the gale. 93I made a very comfortable supper indeed. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers And now the boat was under the bridge; the signal lights showed red and green. Mistress Anne But this notable plan was to depend in a great measure whereabouts the signal light would be placed. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island The lady spy, having finished her performance of the hymn of hate, sets the signal lights and awaits confidently the arrival of the German fleet. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 A signal light blinked, and he took them downstairs. Gold in the Sky All through the night we could see the flames of rockets and signal lights in surrounding villages showing them the enemy was losing no time in getting ready for an attack. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Off to the seaward signal lights from the parent ship Racine, having on board the officer in charge of the Navy's mobile defences—which is to say, torpedo boats—had flared and died. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport The lights referred to were the signal lights for passing trains. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving It must have collected here during the hours of the night when no train was passing, and gradually rising put out the signal light. A Master of Mysteries She is not blind to the signal lights, which in their blaze proclaim new knowledge, new power for man, new triumphs, new glory for the human spirit in its march on chaos and the dark. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time And over it all flashed the brilliant signal lights of the merchandise traffic directors whose stentorian electrical voices broadcasting commands sounded above the city's noises. Tarrano the Conqueror It was excessively dark; and, not carrying sufficient sail to tack, we were wearing the ship every half-hour, showing, of course, the proper signal lights to the convoy. Rattlin the Reefer "You're the youngsters who threw a volley of stones and broke the railroad signal lights." The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving The frigate showed signal lights, and the lieutenant ordered ours to be hoisted in return. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa At length, greatly to our satisfaction, her signal lights were seen a short distance ahead, and soon her high sides appeared rising up close before us. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham But the land was not less the revenue officer's: the land smuggler had to show his signal light, he had to roll casks over the beach, he had to carry them into security. Highways and Byways in Sussex Beyond this are the legions of the enemy, whose signal lights we see nightly. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer "Doesn't it strike you that the boys who broke your signal lights were the ones who ran away so fast?" The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving Ned glanced back over the mountain, and was astonished at seeing a green signal light there, almost at the top. Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box Red signal lights were seen flashing to the insurgents from a house in Durazzo by many persons, among them the British Vice-Consul. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle Walking toward the bow of the boat we reached there just as a green signal light was flashed from the bridge. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson The signal lights are waving to and fro from the dome of the court-house. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer "It's a criminal act to destroy the signal lights of a railway," the police officer went on. The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving But no reports of rockets in the sky had come to his ears, and there were no signal lights reflected on the mountain. Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box Into this bag he packed sufficient provisions in a condensed form to last him ten days; also two dozen signal lights with striker for same, some rockets, compass and a knife. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Lighted lanterns were hoisted in the boats and flare-up lights and signal lights were burned every few minutes, the necessary detail of men being made to carry out this work during the night. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights To-night we see their signal lights off to the right on the summit of Lookout mountain, and off to the left on the knobs of Mission ridge. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer As though to answer my lie, from down on the Earthlit plains, some ten miles or so from the crater base, a tiny signal light shot up. Brigands of the Moon A moment later a dazzling signal light rocket bursts fifty yards high, just above our trenches, lighting them up as clear as day for several seconds. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 These with signal lights, rockets, compass, maps, etc., completed the Baby's cargo. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The mate hung out the green signal lights, and in about an hour Captain Scraggs heard the sound of oars grating in rowlocks. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The signal lights at the bend of the river had burned out, and nothing could be seen in that direction. Within The Enemy's Lines Soon our signal lights were flashing the order to close up. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain “There go the signal lights,” cried Captain Jack, suddenly. The Submarine Boys and the Middies Travelers on the prairie have often seen the Indians throwing up signal lights at night, and have wondered how it was done.... Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 The trip-rider in charge of rope haulage trips shall see that the signal light, as provided for in this act, is in place and in proper condition before starting trip. Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 A kettle, frying pan, plates, knives and forks were put in forward, and a box of signal lights under the seat aft. The Queen's Cup "There go the signal lights," cried Captain Jack, suddenly. The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis "Pollard, submarine," replied the little craft's signal lights. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat Thus, throughout the dark hours, signal lights and guns flashed across the waters to Nelson instantaneous information of every noteworthy occurrence in the hostile order. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain We found that our station signal light had been blown out. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories Lighted lanterns were hoisted in the boats and flare-up lights and Coston signal lights were burned every few minutes, the necessary detail of men being made to carry out this work during the night. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Paul Revere had been sent to Charlestown by the patriotic Dr. Warren, with orders to take to the road the moment the signal lights in the belfry of the old North Church should appear. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Hardly had he finished when a signal light which Locke had arranged on the wall flashed, giving the information that the trap had worked. The Master Mystery The steel rails which gleamed and glistened in the signal lights led to Woodvale. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life After walking for two hours I perceived the signal lights of a station. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Only the railroad shows its signal lights, and these are put out at the first alarm, while all moving trains come to a standstill and extinguish what lights they carry. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The moon thus acted the part of a signal light to the astronomer, and enabled him to tell exactly its time of revolution. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 As we looked, we saw at the masthead of the foremost vessel the signal lights spell out A followed by D, the "Yankee's" private night signal. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" A few minutes later the dim tail lights of the planes came up out of the horizon and flew towards the signal light. In the Clutch of the War-God From the Porpoise they entertained no hope; and until the signal lights were seen, they thought her gone to pieces. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 "But I don't believe they followed the track much further," argued Prescott, pointing ahead at the signal lights of a small crossing station. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron A fourth swept away the figurehead and signal light. The Man Who Laughs The men gathered in little groups, bewailing in monosyllables the decidedly gloomy future, when some one glanced up and saw that Commodore Watson's flagship, the "Newark," was showing the general signal lights. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" As she stood waiting she saw the yellow signal light rise in spirals higher and higher and then circle slowly in one location. In the Clutch of the War-God The oriental emeralds and rubies are less vulgarized and cast brilliant, rutilant flames, but they remind one of the green and red antennæ of certain omnibuses which carry signal lights of these colors. Against the Grain The artillery was experimenting with signal lights, and firing colored fusées volantes. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes Galdeazun went forward, extinguished the signal light with a piece of tow, took the vessel in which it was contained from the stern, and brought it, half full of burning tar, to the doctor. The Man Who Laughs The red and white signal lights twinkled at intervals at the mastheads of different vessels, while beams of light showed on the still, dark water from open ports. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" To-night sent up signal light to inform them there of our safe arrival—an answering flare was shown. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I My wife pointed out to me the brightness of the red, green, and yellow signal lights hanging in a framework against the sky. The War of the Worlds Then a signal light glowed red, And a picket came to the track. Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses They started back on the run to build high their signal light, and when they came to the top of the hill, they found Kate lying as they had left her. Harrigan Hills and mountains were in deepest gloom, save when the signal lights of the Southern armies flashed back and forth. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Madden gripped the spokes of the wheel and fell to watching the signal light in the center of the forward bridge and the stern lantern of the distant tug. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Never in moment most elate Did that high spirit loftier rise:— While bright, serene, determinate, His looks are lifted to the skies, As if the signal lights of Fate Were shining in those awful eyes! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Faithful as stars in heaven's blue skies, Though dark clouds roll between, Or rocks that show their signal lights In tempest's wildest scene. Victor Roy, a Masonic Poem At last after walking blindly through the fog they saw suddenly a few yards away the signal light of the railway at the top of an embankment. Jean-Christophe, Volume I As the signal light flickered over them, we could see from the shore that these immutable strangers wore red fezes, and that their faces were of a swarthy, large-featured type, which proclaimed an Eastern origin. The Mystery of Cloomber Mechanically he had been straining and pulling at the wheel to hold those signal lights in line. The Cruise of the Dry Dock "My signal lights!—I must away— "Both, both are ruined, if I stay. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes His eyes are blue Wherein faith burns her signal lights, And flashes her convictions. Toward the Gulf The only light would be from shells exploding or occasional signal lights for a moment. The War Romance of the Salvation Army Suddenly, however, a light glimmered in the heart of the tempest, and next instant the beach and sea and wide, tossing bay were brilliantly illuminated by the wild glare of a signal light. The Mystery of Cloomber In the corners of the bow pontoon, Madden could see the signal lights heaving and dropping with the motion of the vast fabric. The Cruise of the Dry Dock So away we pulled, the tide being now nearly on the turn, and presently we were so near the opening that we could see the signal lights in the rigging of the sloop of war. Tom Cringle's Log Sometimes could be seen two or three signal lights at one time, twisting off in some new direction. Men, Women, and Boats Up above were the airplanes throbbing back and forth, and signal lights were flashing. The War Romance of the Salvation Army We had not got half-way upon our return, however, when another great wave swept the shattered forecastle off the reef, and, extinguishing the signal light, hid the wild denouement from our view. The Mystery of Cloomber Sometimes she crept into mangrove-fringed lagoons, and sometimes stopped at lonely beaches and sent loaded boats ashore when her captain saw the gleam of signal lights. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" The boat put off quickly, guided by the glow of the red signal light on the buoy. Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" This defect in the eye is often unnoticed, and many railway accidents have doubtless happened through an inability to detect the color of signal lights. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The lake was here and there dotted with the signal lights of steamers. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane But our signal lights are not far distant before a familiar sound comes back to us,— an indomitable Yankee cheer,—which scatters the gloom. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Of course those signal lights might draw dangerous attention, but Blaine had resolved to risk the chances of that. Our Pilots in the Air It was night, and the doctor took note of the planet's system of signal lights. The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix After following the turn-pike for nearly two miles, Sam veered slightly to catch the railroad tracks and the gleam of the signal lights. The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor The whistle of the fast-flying locomotive shrieked its long-drawn warning, and a group of signal lights flashed past. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret It was at three o'clock in the morning that the signal lights began to flash from the New York, Admiral Sampson's flagship. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom At ten o'clock the signal lights were again exhibited, and this time the answer was made by one light low down by the water's edge. In the Reign of Terror A boulder of granite concealed our approach, and crouching behind it we gazed over it at the signal light. The Hound of the Baskervilles The Bishop looked steadily ahead at the row of signal lights. The Devil's Paw She could see the signal lights along the tracks ahead and then— with a start, for she knew what it meant— a sharp red flame appeared out of the darkness beyond the rushing engine pilot. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret Soon, in the shadows, I spotted a pale signal light glimmering a mile away, half discolored by mist. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea After sunset, at my casement, Still I place a signal light; He will see its well-known shining Should his ship return at night. Legends and Lyrics Part 1 Hours passed, it seemed to her impatience, while the black walls rushed by, punctuated by occasional scintillating signal lights, and, at longer intervals, by the fuller glare from the station platforms. The White Moll He was standing by the rail in the rain looking out at the blinking signal lights on both sides of the river. The Amazing Interlude But our signal lights are not far distant before a familiar sound comes back to us—an indomitable Yankee cheer—which scatters the gloom. Selected Stories of Bret Harte Night fell, and the Athenian, showing the customary signal light to prevent his squadron straggling, led the way in the darkness. Hellenica |
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