| 单词 | slate roof |
| 例句 | The streetlights shone on the treeless stretches of asphalt and cement and continuous old slate roofs. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a grey slate roof and one small chimney, and there were two little windows at the front. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The Jaaxes’ house was the largest Victorian house in town, a pile of turreted brick with a slate roof and tall windows and a cupola and wooden paneling made of golden American chestnut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat in silence, watching as the slate roofs of the houses on the outskirts of the city came into view. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke of hearthfires lingered blue over the slate roofs of little towns among those hills, a pleasant sight in the vast sameness of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Their dark slate roofs and tall hedges gave the buildings an atmosphere of solemn dignity, like matrons sitting shiva. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Thatched roofs clustered along the shore of the lake and the small stream that emptied into it, and a wooden pier jutted out into the water beside a low long building with a slate roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His expression suggested that the spectacle before him, the emerald grass, the white wooden bleachers, the school in the distance with its blue slate roof and ivy, pleased him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Well beyond the gibbet, two men in mail hauberks stood leaning on their spears in front of the long low building by the water, the one with the slate roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The home is fronted by sandstone and has a slate roof, with stone shingles. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The cupola and slate roofs; the swinging window shutters; the simple, whitewashed woodwork: here is the democratic side of pillared grandeur. Exhibition Review: National Design That?s Hidden in Plain Sight 2011-06-13T22:41:43Z He walked back up the wet slate roof, to the peak. Extract: Jude in London by Julian Gough 2011-08-25T11:18:47Z But one slate roof stood out on Rue Colette, a witness to the bourgeois status of the author’s family home. The childhood home of lauded author Colette is open to the public in this small French village 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Brightly painted cottages with mossy slate roofs lined the streets. Slow Travel: Walking in Wales 2013-05-24T17:03:36Z A series of slate roof tiles, chiselled out of a quarry in Maine, are each painted a single colour and arranged in combinations across the gallery wall. This week's new exhibitions 2011-04-01T23:06:02Z Below the carved stone eagles decorating the slate roof, the shabby-genteel style thrives on a grand scale. T Magazine: J.P. Donleavy is Still Standing 2014-03-07T20:19:12Z Also, what is a "slate roof, with stone shingles"? Is it stone or slate? or is this merely redundant? In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The Local Democracy Reporting Service said planning permission was being sought including the replacement of the pitched slate roof to the offices, skylight replacement and gutter replacement. Blackpool Grand Theatre needs £500k of repairs, council told 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Some of the houses include solar slate roofs and built-in bird boxes to attract swifts. King Charles III built a town from scratch. It embodies his worldview. 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z So, days ago, when I looked at Angel’s text, I saw a photo of a completed dormer poking out of a steep slate roof on a century-old home. Try your hand at DIY, like this dormer project (with a little confidence) 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The house has curved bay windows, tall windows, oak chevron floors and a slate roof. LeDroit Park house on the market for just under $2 million 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The intensity of the blaze, spurred on by raw winds whipped in from the Firth of Forth, meant pillars of fire leapt 60ft in the air and danced over the slate roofs of neighbouring buildings. The night Edinburgh's skyline glowed orange 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Cooper’s designs also included slate roofs, decorative herringbone brickwork, double-hung wood sash windows and chimneys topped with decorative clay pots. Perspective | Exploring Foxhall Village, a bit of Tudor England in Northwest D.C. 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Many homes are built with small shuttered windows, slate roofs and limestone blocks to withstand frequent hurricanes. Hurricane Fiona threatens Bermuda while on course to batter Canada 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Even today, building stones from slate roof tiles to granite countertops are very popular. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A beautiful slate roof might last 200 years, but how many of us can afford one? Facts to consider when choosing a roofing material 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Partly used as a Hindu Temple, Icknield Street School was in urgent need of repairs, the society said, adding there were leaks from the slate roofs and gutters, causing damage to walls. Victorian Society: 'At-risk' mill, market and department store 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Thick pine boards from one became stair treads, and slate roof tiles from another were refashioned into bathroom wall tiling. Sustainability Advocates Ask: Why Demolish When You Can Deconstruct? 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z A tree fell on it in 2014, knocking a large hole in the slate roof. Report: Coal gasholder building repairs would cost over $1M 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Exterior pillars, slate roof, specimen trees, extensive landscaping, brickwork. Heartland power: 90% of farmers back Trump 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The rehab work will include replacement of the original slate roof. Acadia National Park museum closed for season for rehab 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z This one offers a much different feel, drawing the eye with a shingled exterior and slate roof. Hot Property: Mindy Kaling makes a splash on Malibu's Broad Beach 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z “Whether it’s the kind of tiles you use, or the quality of windows, or a slate roof versus an asphalt roof, any of those premiums aren’t showing a return in the market right now.” Eco-mansions can hold hidden bargains for buyers 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Pain had rolled off Doc Burns like rain from a slate roof. “The Match” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The stadium has a gracefully curved slate roof and seats thirty-four hundred, double the local population. Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z See the slate roof, which today leaks sunlight and tonight will leak dew. NJ town shrinks from existence 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z He had spent the morning in a garret office in the opera house with a view of slate roofs and chimneys. The Life and Art of Wolfgang Tillmans 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Includes three fireplaces, original hand-hewn beams plus wood and stone flooring, plaster and stone walls, slate roof. Inside the Beltway: America’s next ‘civil war’ 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Built in the 1930s, the home features steel-reinforced concrete, brick veneer and a Vermont slate roof. Crooner Michael Feinstein has history on his side | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Sinsteden noted that one might expect to see a flat slate roof on what appears to be a Georgian house, rather than the very European wavy terra cotta tile that’s actually there. How Design Pros Brought Order to a Home Filled With 60 Years of ‘Stuff’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The railway station - with its sandstone dressings and Westmorland slate roof - is Grade II listed. Track suits: More railway stations worth lingering at 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Walking around campus evokes the look and feel of a small college with its red brick buildings and dark gray slate roof. The Vanis clan is upholding a tradition of family traditions at Loyola High 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z So the church raised funds and applied for tax credits, and eventually the building got a brand-new slate roof, new copper roof ornaments and gutters, replacement stones and re-pointed masonry. Iowa church wins award for restoration project 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Atop its slate roof, a copper ridge decorated with rosettes shines in the early summer sun. My Very Own Versailles: Homeowners Who Recreate the French Palace 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z It has a faux slate roof, double-hung metal windows and stucco finishing on some of the walls. New Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house ready for occupancy 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The five-level historic house is built of smooth-textured red brick with a striking circular bay tower that rises from ground level to the greenish-blue slate roof. Condos in historic Dupont Circle house mix historic and modern 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Restored interior with visible wood trusses, new slate roof, 24-foot ceilings on third floor. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump campaigning hard in final election push 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The bridge is one of less than 200 covered bridges in Vermont and is the only one in the country with a slate roof. Ceremony honors bridge’s landmark status, new state forest 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The stone used for the pavilions matches the stone around the pool, and the peaked slate roof on each pavilion echoes the roof on the main house. A waterfront getaway in the back yard 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z European-inspired features include copper gutters, a slate roof, extensive ironwork and a large wine cellar. Homes for Sale Near Scenic Bike Trails 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Intricate brick exterior with slate roof, balcony and side porch, wrought iron fencing. Inside the Beltway: NRA annual meeting: Absolutely huge and right on target 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Part of the initial restoration money went to repairing the original slate roof, which was no small matter. A shadow of violence hangs over New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z We parked in a shady, lonely little lane near the weathered stone-and-flint church, with a blocky tower and slate roof, sitting in the middle of a slightly overgrown graveyard. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Rill says echoing the materials of the main house, such as a stone exterior and a slate roof, ties the pool house together with the primary residence. A waterfront getaway in the back yard 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z They also switched all the light bulbs to L.E.D.s and put a small solar array on the slate roof of the garage. Solar Power for Everyone 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The Louisville Water Co. says crews cleaned and restored about 3,000 terra cotta tiles and replaced the slate roof of the gatehouse and the reservoir’s limestone stairs. Louisville reservoir and gatehouse set to reopen 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z On a bluff with sweeping views of the verdant valleys below, all that was left of the high school was a huge jumble of timber beams, slate roof tiles and broken stone walls. Across Nepal’s Countryside, Desperate Journeys to Ruined Homes After Quake 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The chapter club will evaluate the building and leaky slate roof for deficiencies, and, working with area professionals, propose and prioritize repairs, as well as provide cost estimates. Citadel cadets to help repair Charleston church 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z The work will also feature Flemish bond brickwork, slate roofs and gables creating aesthetic continuity with the west and north ends of campus. Correction: William and Mary Renovation story 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The fish scale-style slate roof tiles were all fashioned by hand, and 20 stonemasons worked on the façade. The Biggest New Hotel Opening Of The Year 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Lynch Roofing Co. of Charlottesville will replace the slate roofs, flashings, ridge caps and gutters. U.Va. to replace roofs of East Range rooms 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Two duplex rooms will be in two cupolas whose pointed slate roofs were recently refurbished. Square Feet: An Early Skyscraper Becomes a Hotel With a View 2014-04-30T01:40:12Z A slate roof will replace shingles, and bricks that were removed from the southern facade and interior walls will be reused in the gable, Mr. Chalme said. Greenwich Village Condo: A Nod to the Past 2014-02-21T21:24:23Z There is a new slate roof, with copper flashing, gutters and downspouts that are — for the moment — as bright as a new penny. Building Blocks: Freshly Spruced, Tavern on the Green Is Set to Reopen This Month 2014-02-05T17:32:36Z The gray brick building with a red slate roof has exposed red brick walls inside and a fireplace that roars in the Adirondack winters, throwing heat across the hardwood floors. A Sense Of Place 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z Outside the window the snow lay white and deep upon the slate roofs of the outbuildings, and was piled upon the black branches of the trees. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z There is a little porch at the door, four wooden beams and a slate roof on the top, and half a dozen stone steps from the porch to the garden. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z It stood high up on a knoll, with rising park-like fields behind, and at some considerable distance the blue slate roofs of the farm-steading peeping up through the greenery of the trees. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Bunyard in "The Fruit Garden" tells of carrying apple trees up over the slate roof of an outbuilding, with marked success. Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada 2011-11-17T03:00:30.320Z And you can't think how gorgeous the sunsets are: sometimes, after the rain, the slate roofs glitter like burnished gold. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z She was trembling, and she drove over the ground quickly, until she saw the slate roof of the house, flashing like silver, from a clump of dark trees quite near. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Nearer, the slate roof of the Gleckstein on its spur of rock was still visible. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z When the clouds hide the sun away The tall slate roof is dull and grey, And when the rain adown it streams 'Tis polished lead with pale-blue gleams. Poems - First Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.917Z Llangollen is a small town or large village of white houses with slate roofs, it contains about two thousand inhabitants, and is situated principally on the southern p. 31side of the Dee. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z He fell on his back upon a slanting slate roof, jarring his briefly recovered breath quite out of him for the moment. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Byres and granaries light gracious colour here, for their slate roofs are mellow with lichen of red gold, and they stand as a bright knot round which the valley opens and blossoms with many-coloured petals. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z And at times, it looks like a museum of industrial heritage: there are gashes in the brickwork, and old slate roofs. The decline of Britain's train-manufacturing industry: who is to blame? 2011-07-11T19:00:03Z Its general aspect is gloomy; it possesses few streets of any pretensions, though those in the old part, which are mostly narrow, present, with their grey slate roofs and green shutters, a picturesque appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The slate roof leaned against the rock on one side, and on the other against a wall six to seven feet high, disclosing to view the blackened beams propped up against each other. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z At each end, projecting from the sloping slate roof, was a grotesque decorative gargoyle. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z Lucienne lifted her eyes above the slate roof which rose in front. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z Outside, however, he saw a ladder standing against the coach-house and obviously serving as a means of reaching a sort of loft contrived under the slate roof. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z It was of gray brick with a slate roof—a very plain and simple Structure. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The roofing for this portion of the house is slate shingles, matching the slate roof of the original portion which used shingles taken from the mansion house when it was renovated in 1942. Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia Instead of replying Wallingford indicated another broken hillside farther on, where shale rock had slipped loosely down, like a disintegrated slate roof, to a seeping hollow. Young Wallingford A row of flower-pots upon the stone ledge of every little window, a row of chimney-pots upon the slate roof of every dwelling. An American Girl Abroad The building was by no means finished, but the walls were up, the windows in, the slate roof on, and the desks and forms in place. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Where, in later years, the boldly projecting thatch has been thoughtlessly replaced by a slate roof with meagre eaves, or with none at all, the walls have suffered accordingly. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) There is a tall, modern spire which is not a beautiful addition, and the magnificent octagon has had a slate roof added, which likewise is a detraction. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The slate roofs of the cottages were still wet with the rain that had fallen in the night, and a cold wind moaned in the yew-trees. The Weans at Rowallan Particles of shrapnel began falling in the garden beneath the windows of our ward and we could hear the rattle of the pieces on the slate roof of a pavilion there. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" It is a little cruciform place, with a steep slate roof. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston By the time the firemen reached the scene the whole west end of the building was enveloped in flames and a section of the slate roof had already caved in. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters The farmhouse was half frame, half white brick, with a slate roof. The Flying Stingaree The blue slate roofs and drab stuccoed walls form a gentle contrast. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London Far down at the very end, on his side, he could see the brick walls and slate roof of Mr. Wicker's house. Mr. Wicker's Window The roofing to be of slate, of good quality, and the rafters to be substantially framed, and suitable for slate roof. The Fairfax County Courthouse The slate roofs of Whitmansworth came into sight as the church clock struck six. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker I raised one hand and caught her shoulder, then, drawn forward, I seized the parapet in both arms, and vaulted to the slate roof. The Maids of Paradise Below, in its wintry dulness, lay the garden of the College, bounded by an old gray wall which divided it from the straggling street; beyond that, a mass of slate roofs. The Invader A Novel The face it presents to the street is simple, but striking—a plain, windowless wall, surmounted by a vast slate roof, of almost mountainous steepness. A Little Tour of France It was a brick house with a slate roof. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin They came suddenly on the house, which was built of grey pointed stone, its low-angle slate roof hidden behind a high balustrading. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker It was mid-day, the shutters of the houses were closed, and the slate roofs that glittered beneath the fierce light of the blue sky seemed to strike sparks from the crest of their gables. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life But a certain glory was on the slate roofs and all the garden that was not in shadow. The Invader A Novel There was the slate roof and the broken window of glass. Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds Near the balcony, adjoining the wall, and so close that Jaime could touch it with his hand, was a small tower with a slate roof and with ancient coats of arms on the circular wall. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The charm of the place, with its whitewashed houses and grey slate roofs, has not yet been destroyed; and Porthscatho is still a delightful haunt. The Cornwall Coast The dear old farmhouse! looking as pretty as everything else in its dark red stone walls and slate roof; stretching along the ground at that rambling, picturesque, and also opulent style. The Old Helmet, Volume II The room was worse than pokey, it was shabby; and the view from the window, of chimney pots and slate roofs, wholly uninspiring. Anna the Adventuress No longer would they live in the great slate roof house on Second Street at the corner of Norris Alley, but in the more elegant old country seat in Fairmount, on the Schuylkill,—Mount Pleasant. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution The slate roof was carried off, and the upper story went with it—the eastern part of the frame structure being blown forward into the adjoining road. A Full Description of the Great Tornado in Chester County, Pa. A slate roof crowns the building, the elevation to the apex of the roof being 56 feet. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The copper was removed, and upon the old framework was laid a wooden framework, to which will be nailed laths designed to receive a slate roof. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 He could as easily have stopped his progress down a steep slate roof. The Man from the Bitter Roots Mary turned to the right and walked towards the yellow house with the slate roof. Lady Bountiful They were fashioned of grey Cornish granite with slate roofs and the inevitable fuchsia bushes in the front gardens. Men of Affairs The slate roof is high-pitched, the windows are square and mullioned, and there are two porches, each with a window directly above the hooded doorway, and crowned by a gable. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The full moon seemed to give a yellow tint to the old gloomy building, whose slate roof glittered brightly. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. It's got a byre with a slate roof, and a rowan-tree near it. The Wind Bloweth The houses are neatly built of brick with slate roofs and high chimneys. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London There were the venerable houses with the steep slate roofs, and singularly intelligent-looking windows, whose bright panes seemed to twinkle with knowledge of what they had seen during these dreadful eighteen months of German occupation. Everyman's Land About three hundred yards from the last out-building rose a great brick edifice, with a black slate roof and a thick round tower. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag And the effect of this riot of colour, in contrast with the silver gray of the velvety thatch, or lichen-jewelled slate roofs, under great, cool trees, is even more beautiful than Italy. Set in Silver A. There is an india rubber paint which is used to make leaky roofs tight, but we have not learned of its being applied to slate roofs. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The walls are of stone, "dashed" after the Irish fashion with mortar or concrete, and slate roofs have now given place to red tiles in fancy patterns. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. It was quite suitable to their purpose, a brick building with a slate roof and of a size to hold two cows. The Terrible Twins It is of dark red brick with stone courses, and a tall slate roof behind its balustered parapet. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The sun, now mounting toward the zenith, was shortening the shadows of the tower on the slate roof that shone in the bright atmosphere like dull silver. The Mayor of Warwick Behind it stood the house, with its flight of three steps, sheltered by a zinc portico, its six windows, and its slate roof. A Mummer's Tale There is no exposed woodwork in Building No. 17, which is 40 by 60 ft., two stories high, and substantially constructed of heavy stone masonry, with a slate roof. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 It's a little out of date so far as the lines go,—slate roof, jigsaw work on the dormers, and a cupola,—but it's more or less of a plute shack, after all. On With Torchy This was a long cottage with a prosperous slate roof, and a board over its narrow door announcing that one Jas. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Yes, indeed," replied the woman; "he is staying with our old baker, Nicholas Herman; there, that is the house with the slate roof. Watch—Work—Wait Or, The Orphan's Victory "At the back, in a slight mist," said the author, "the grey stones and the slate roofs of the Abbaye-aux-Dames." A Mummer's Tale There lay the old-fashioned house, with white painted walls, and its blue slate roof, which was adorned by dormers and gables. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel Others were white manor houses with slate roofs. Jerusalem The slate roof leaning against the rock, and resting by its other side on a wall not more than six feet high, showed the smoky, blackened rafters from end to end. The Man-Wolf and Other Tales In a corner shaded by cypresses was the Hynds vault, a venerable affair with a slate roof. A Woman Named Smith From its roof rose a small chimney that stood out from all the other chimneys, because, while they were grey like the house and its slate roof, it was red. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man And then look at the modern cottage with its glaring brick walls, slate roof, ungainly stunted chimney, and note the difference. Vanishing England The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically Then I took the difference in cost between this and a good slate roof and put it in the savings-bank. Homes and How to Make Them Mixed in with these are long rows of tenement-houses well built of stone, with slate roofs, but with a grimy air of desolation about them that surely drives their occupants to drink. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women A slate roof covered the large house; the granaries,3 stables and outhouses were sheltered by old thatching upon which grew moss and lichen. The Curly-Haired Hen In the enormous slate roof of the Majestic are three rows of round windows, like port-holes. Tales of the Five Towns It was a large symmetrical building—a stone quadrangle, heavily topped off by a dark slate roof, and a dejected-looking weathercock that rebelled against the wind and declined to move. The Cross of Berny There, a pale rose-colored tint contrasts not too sharply with the green window-shutters and the blue slate roof. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig We passed through a long, straight street of new red houses with blue slate roofs, all gated and gardened. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories Below this was the sloping slate roof of the top of the steeple proper. The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard The slate roofs were mean, low-pitched, without any grace of overshadowing eaves. Deadham Hard It is an old abbey half in ruins, in which is enshrined a dwelling, with many windows at regular intrevals, and is surmounted by a slate roof and chimneys of all sizes. The Cross of Berny The slate roof of the tower, on the contrary, which Apollonius had attended to alone, bore gratifying witness to its maker's obstinate conscientiousness. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig The château itself was a huge, three-story box of gray-white stone with a slate roof, a little turret en poivrière at each corner, and a graceless classic doorway in the principal façade. A Volunteer Poilu They are built of stone, the newest ones having a slate roof. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's It shines white on the slate roofs, and the little houses over there on the hill look like brand new tombstones. Barks and Purrs The village is almost entirely composed of cottages whose stone walls and thick slate roofs are beautifully mellowed by the hand of time. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The new tin decoration gleamed in the sun around the dark surface of the slate roof. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig It was raining hard, drumming on the slate roof of the dormitory, and somewhere below a gutter gurgled foolishly. A Volunteer Poilu The effect was first observed on a slate roof; since which the slates have been placed beneath the fruit on walls. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829 The slate roof sparkles in the sun, but it sparkles milkily, vaguely, the great glass-houses put out its shining. Men, Women and Ghosts The first house they came to was a little white house with green shutters and a slate roof. The Phoenix and the Carpet The slate roof of the church and steeple needed repairs. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig They paused by Little and watched the moon rise, to make silver of the slate roof of Dodd and blue the rustling trees. This Side of Paradise Llangollen is a small town or large village of white houses with slate roofs, it contains about two thousand inhabitants, and is situated principally on the southern side of the Dee. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery The tiered clouds float over Malmaison, and the slate roof sparkles in the sun. Men, Women and Ghosts It was simply a well built cottage—but of brick, instead of the usual wood, and the slate roof descended at attractive angles. The Conflict Above, to one side of the topmost rung of the ladder, blue flames with yellow points leaped forth from under the gap and licked the edges of the slate roof. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig He lives in a brick house with a slate roof and two towers, and has a deer and fountain and lots of nice shade trees in the yard. Dear Enemy All the slate roofs of the Bottoms shone black with wet. Sons and Lovers In the moonlight, the slate roof shines palely milkily white. Men, Women and Ghosts There were slate roofs patched with tiles, and tile roofs patched with slate, with occasionally a roof of thatch. The Mayor of Casterbridge Roofs that are covered with metal or tiles usually require repairing only after a number of years have elapsed; it is different with slate roofs. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Huge cypresses grew on its sides, towering above the slate roof, and she heard the loud noise of falling water. The Woman with the Fan The place smelled stale; the slate roofs glistered in the arid heat. Sons and Lovers VII Over the slate roof tall clouds, like ships of the line, pass along the sky. Men, Women and Ghosts There, in the middle of a barren little field, he saw Benjulia's house—a hideous square building of yellow brick, with a slate roof. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time A swallow came over the sharp ridge of a slate roof and met a slight current of wind which blew against that side of the shed and rose up it. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies What miles of pavements, and wildernesses of slate roofs, to attract the sun and keep out the fresh air. The Governors Wasn't there a grayer luminosity about them than he had at first suspected?—wasn't the cool glow of them, in a word, rather that of sunlight falling upon a wet slate roof? The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations Robin used to watch them hopping about on the slate roofs of the homes on the other side of the street. The Head of the House of Coombe The train was moving slowly, clattering loudly over switches, through a town of wet slate roofs that rose in fantastic patterns of shadow above the blue mist. Three Soldiers Its classrooms are not confined within a few gray stone buildings with red slate roofs; they are the nooks and corners of the earth. Tales of the Road The weather too was against us; a grey hard sky, like the slate roofs, and a cold strong east wind to make the road dusty all day long. Afoot in England The girls descended between the houses with slate roofs and blackish brick walls. Women in Love The rain pattered sharply on the pavements and beat a tattoo on leaden gutters and slate roofs. Now It Can Be Told He was walking down the quiet grey street of the provincial town, with its low houses with red chimney pots, and blue slate roofs and its irregular yellowish cobbles. Three Soldiers There had been a shower—but the sun was out again, shining on the sea, the brown-red sails, and the rampart of slate roofs. Villa Rubein, and other stories It was mid-day, the shutters of the houses were closed and the slate roofs that glittered beneath the fierce light of the blue sky seemed to strike sparks from the crest of the gables. Madame Bovary They were of darkened red brick, brittle, with dark slate roofs. Women in Love It is a gabled house with a slate roof, which takes iridescent tints in the sun like a pigeon's breast. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Then they were looking at rows and rows of red chimney pots over wet slate roofs that reflected the bright sky. Three Soldiers Here and there were dark slate roofs above which puffs of white smoke were rising. The Chouans In front is the Odeon, long since closed, presenting a wall that is beginning to go black, its tiny gallery windows and its vast expanse of slate roof. Z. Marcas At the foot of Montmartre an ocean of slate roofs lies in motionless blue billows; at Ingouville the sea is like the same roofs stirred by the wind. Modeste Mignon He was all for building a useful palace in undertones, with a green slate roof and long horizontal lines. Soul of a Bishop The slate roofs and the pinkish-grey streets of the town shone cheerfully in the rain. Three Soldiers |
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