| 单词 | steam whistle |
| 例句 | And then for two pages, he’s just hearing: hearing a steam whistle, hearing people’s voices, hearing an opera. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The train’s steam whistle sounded and the porters called all aboard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The steam whistle from the freighter faded eastward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At last there came another steam whistle blast, closer this time, definitely drawing closer, and he slammed his coffee cup to the table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She half heard the steam whistle blow, and half watched the train pull out of the station. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Church bells clang, and in the harbor, ships blare their foghorns and steam whistles shrill. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he’d squatted for a moment, building a bowline into the manila, and heard the steam whistle of the passing freighter sounding low across the water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z By 1909, their trains ran on a busy schedule, taunting bottlenecked traffic on the opposite shore with every steam whistle. Over Snoqualmie Pass and off the road, to grandmother’s house they swerved 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z In spite of its editorial, The Times kept a steam whistle onsite “to indicate important events.” Sick of loud noises and bright lights? Sorry, L.A. has always been like that 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Screaming in a high-pitched voice like a steam whistle, Margery spun around the room like a top. A mysterious lever can reset the world. Do you pull it? 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z He keeps a workshop where he repairs antique steam gauges and steam whistles for tourist railroads. Writer tells stories of blue-collar south Louisiana 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The steam whistles were salvaged from old ships, trains and factories. In NYC, a New Year’s Eve steam-whistle swansong 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z They can also be detected by the echo from the steam whistle or fog horn. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The curfew shriek of the gas company’s commanding steam whistle on Ramirez Street sent kids racing home. Sick of loud noises and bright lights? Sorry, L.A. has always been like that 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z By this time, the lookout on the Fearless had made out the wreck and a heartening toot-toot from her steam whistle gladdened the waiting hundreds. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Exercise 73: Steam Whistle.—Draw, full size, the elevation and section of the steam whistle shown in fig. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design 2012-03-06T03:00:25.777Z And then, in a few moments, the distant sounds of cheering and the screaming of steam whistles seemed to burst out close at hand, filling the theater with an uproar of sound. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Except in very rough weather the steam whistle can be heard a long distance, but it is liable to be a treacherous guide. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z Then came a steam whistle, some warning claxons and Jones slipped into a containment bunker until his reactor core stabilized. The Fifth Down: Week 14 Matchups: Offenses Tighten Their Belts 2011-12-09T11:00:15Z A war-whoop upon the steam whistle fittingly closed the speech, and the train sprang into action. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Suddenly, through the forest, there sounded a shrill steam whistle. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z A building was going up across the street, and the groaning of derricks and screaming of steam whistles jarred discordantly in the back of her mind. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Suddenly, from behind them, came a sound which seemed to be a cross between a steam whistle gone mad and the clucking of an excited hen. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z The most ambitious steam whistle might have been envious of his screams. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z The yells of the latter went up like steam whistles, and the hounds, among whom were five couple of newly entered puppies, were wilder than I had ever known them. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z "Let go fore and aft!" and away we go with a dismal shriek from the steam whistle, which, with water in the pipe, makes a snarling sound aptly expressive of our own feelings. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Not as yet had the steam whistle seriously invaded Switzerland, and travellers were content to jog quietly along enjoying the beauties of Nature instead of merely rushing through them from point to point. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z If there had been a steam whistle it would have sounded a good deal like a locomotive. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z At that moment a steam whistle began an infernal din, apparently over my head—a din which was echoed from every point of the compass. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Finally, the steam whistle on the launch signalled that the boys had seen the smoke and flag, and later the launch beached where it made a good landing-place. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z The harsh scream of a steam whistle was heard, and a train of cars thundered up to the platform. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Sanders, on the bridge of his tiny steamer, pulled the little string that controlled the steam whistle, for the canoe lay in his track. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z A celebration was held on July 4, 1871, at Mattingly's sawmill, and enthusiasm and patriotism were greatly stimulated by the blowing of a steam whistle which had recently been installed in the mill. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Besides, we were pretty near old Ball's at any rate, and I meant to call for help like a steam whistle—that is, if it should prove to be Mad Jeremy, or even Mr. Stennis. Deep Moat Grange Then came a blowing of steam whistles lasting several minutes. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy Stories went forth, when rehearsals began, that her voice was like a steam whistle, and everything that could contribute towards a failure was done. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Dimly, far away, deafened out by the clangor, the steam whistle of Number 25 was blowing the four long blasts of distress; Alan heard the sound now and then with indifferent wonder. The Indian Drum But for reply there only came back out of the dense smother ahead another raucous call of the big steam whistle. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam The first sign of the relief expedition which had reached the camp was the sound from the steam whistle of the “Thetis,” recalling the shore parties at Payer Harbor. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Suddenly the mountaineer is awakened from his eighteenth-century bed by the blare of steam whistles and the boom of dynamite. Our Southern Highlanders Set to a fanfare of steam whistles, Old Brazen Tongue of Gilmorehill tolls us benison as we steer between the pierheads. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Alan went forward to his post as a blast from the steam whistle of the switching engine, announcing that the cars all were on board, was answered by a warning blast from the ferry. The Indian Drum “You go to Mr. So-and-So, a musical instrument maker, and get a model made, and we will have a steam whistle, and put it on the next engine that comes on the line.” Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years These huge missiles came screaming louder than a steam whistle, striking off the tops of trees, and filling the air with dense clouds of smoke when they burst, but doing no damage. History of Morgan's Cavalry The ferry boats and tugs plying over the water in every direction, the noise of the steam whistles, and the clouds of white vapor floating on the clear air, made an inspiriting scene. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 “He’s appreciating my–skill–the rest of you don’t seem to realize what a feat—” A sound, something between a crow and a suppressed steam whistle interrupted her. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Number 25 was blowing its steam whistle again at the end of every minute. The Indian Drum He thought that the retirement and seclusion of this delightful region would be disturbed by the panting of the locomotive and the cry of the steam whistle. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The Nuts are kept warm by a water jacket which surrounds the Pan, and is heated by a Gas or Oil Stove as desired, has steam whistle which attracts attention. The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling With a scream like the keening of a dozen steam whistles, it charged back over its tracks toward the distant pigmies that were inflicting such exasperating punishment on it. The Red Hell of Jupiter The guests of the Telegrafo Hotel can bear testimony as to the nuisance thus created, being awakened at all sorts of unreasonable hours by the engine bell and steam whistle. Due South or Cuba Past and Present The steam whistle, which continued to roar, maintained the single, separated blasts of a ship still seaworthy and able to steer and even to give assistance. The Indian Drum So she clapped her hands and cried, scat!! so suddenly, that the cat, catching up the table cloth, shot up in the air like a sky rocket, screaming like forty steam whistles. The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series Then we tried steam whistles—but they wouldn't answer either. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Suddenly, thin and brassy, out of the distance came the sound of a steam whistle; and when it was again silent the hum of the thresher had ceased. A Breath of Prairie and other stories Purt came to the surface more slowly, but when he got there he emitted a shriek like a steam whistle. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret Regularly at the end of every minute, a blast from the steam whistle reverberated; for a while, signals from the shore answered; for a few minutes the shore lights glowed through the snow. The Indian Drum Before he had quite finished he heard the tramp of men on deck and the blast of a steam whistle. A Man to His Mate The little auto-whistle of the “Restless” sounded shrilly, to be answered with a long, deep-throated blast from the liner’s steam whistle. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise The "Pegasus" was still in company; and the two ships kept up a pretty lively conversation with each other during that night of fog, by means of that nautical toy, the steam whistle. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The station bell rings, the steam whistle is sounded, and we are quickly on our way again, to repeat the picture six or eight leagues farther on. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands "One—two—three—four!" he counted the long, booming blasts of a steam whistle. The Indian Drum It is not a question of appreciation at all; the thing is physically invisible to them, as human speech is inaudible during a steam whistle. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Again a steam whistle shrieked amid the thunder, and two eyes glared out of the formless vapour and rain—the red and the green lights, the signals that showed where she was steaming to. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" No sooner was there an answering blast of a steam whistle, indicating that the steamer had seen the torch, than something cold, wet, leathery, and slimy slipped around my neck. The Grain Ship "When you come to terms let us know by blowing the steam whistle." The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht The Richardson heard four blasts of a steam whistle about an hour ago when she was opposite the Manitous. The Indian Drum To-day they seemed to be running in battalions and brigades, judging from the howling, yelping, and snorting of their steam whistles here, there, and everywhere. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories The distant shriek of a steam whistle came faintly to her ears. The Mission of Janice Day From some point miles away came the hoarse growl of a steam whistle, but all else was still. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters The first stroke of nine was struck by the clock of the tower; one echoing blast came from the steam whistle, and the "Snaefell" began to move slowly from the quay. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon From above him, through the clangor of the cars, came the four blasts of the steam whistle. The Indian Drum The crowd on the levees and the steamers honored us with a series of rousing cheers, to which the pilot replied with the steam whistle. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi It begins with the usual harsh jarring tone of its tribe, rapidly becoming shriller, until it ends in a long and loud note resembling the steam whistle of a locomotive engine. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The steam whistles through its silent chambers, like sweet music, calling into life that ponderous mechanism, until it appears to dance with joy. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 Slept by and by, and was awakened by the prolonged shriek of a steam whistle and a stream of sunlight that poured in at my state-room window. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska The air quivered with the bellowings of fog-horns, steam whistles, and sirens. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 Seven o'clock in the morning is too early for any rational human being to be herded into a factory at the call of a steam whistle. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice As the procession started, the cannons boomed once more, and the steam whistles shrieked. Frank Merriwell Down South Our steam whistle they would gladly have purchased, after they had mastered their first fears. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Miss Roosevelt performed the christening in appropriate style, and this was followed by music from a band and the blowing of hundreds of steam whistles. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt Instantly, as if anticipating the inventions of the future, fifty steam whistles seemed to burst into full cry. The Hot Swamp At the same moment the seaman culminated in a falsetto shriek that might have shamed a steam whistle. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew A steam whistle gives a shrill, short reply; the engine quivers under the power of man’s greatest servant, and another battery opens on the foe. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade The only proposed plan likely to be adopted, is that of a cord passing below the foot-boards, and placing the valve of the steam whistle under the control of the guard. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. At that moment a steam whistle sounded close at hand, and presently they beheld the steam tug, with the captain on the forward deck, gazing anxiously ahead. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle If I were a man I should hate to marry a girl who smelt of tobacco and shrieked like a steam whistle. The Heart of Una Sackville The first of the quartette to put in an appearance on deck next morning was the professor, who was awakened just as day was breaking by the faint sound of a steam whistle. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Then he started, for the steam whistle gave out a dismal shriek, and then there was a low hissing and humming noise, announcing that there was too heavy a pressure of steam. The Little Skipper A Son of a Sailor If we had courage instead of cowardice—the capital mark of an age that has no organ voice but many steam whistles—we could accelerate incalculably the gradual decrease of these diseases. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles There was no strident steam whistle from factory or train to assault the ear, no rumble of passing cabs or street cars. The Colonel's Dream With the aid of "a leedle Sherman pand," steam whistles and lusty throats they made noise enough to bring us all on deck in a hurry. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson For half an hour or so he saw nothing, though during that time the hoarse bellowing of a steam whistle, approaching closely and then receding, told of a passing ship. Under the Great Bear In the early morning the traveller is awakened by the steam whistle of the arsenal, a strange sound to be heard in so far inland a city in China. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma The conversation was continued for full three hours longer; at the end of which time they saw a dark body ahead on the port bow, and heard some rather gentle screams from a steam whistle. Fighting for the Right We stopped all trading, and frightened the canoes away by blowing the steam whistle—they were much afraid of it, and kept at a very respectful distance. Adventures in New Guinea The gas is so abundant that if the orifice of the tube is closed for a few moments sufficient force will accumulate to blow a steam whistle. Saratoga and How to See It The same shout of joy went up from the steerage, and by way of greeting the two vessels let their steam whistles thunder. Atlantis Professor Thunder was his own "spruicher;" his eloquence was remarkable, his voice had the carrying power of a steam whistle, and the penetrating qualities of a circular saw. The Missing Link Then, while Eph rowed out to the craft to dry himself and get into uniform, Jacob Farnum ran to the machine shops, there sounding several sharp, triumphant blasts on the steam whistle. The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts Dirt began falling in the pits from the jar, bells could be heard tolling in the city, and steam whistles in the harbor. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army He gave no cry; only there leached us a loose, throttling sound such as a steam whistle makes before fetching its note. Poison Island To his ear, the steam whistle of each boat spoke its name as plainly as if it could talk. Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories Nick now joined his thumb and finger against the end of his tongue, and emitted a blast like that of a steam whistle. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 One began to distinguish the various notes that contributed to its volume—a sharp, quick volley of inarticulate shouts or a cadenced cheer or a hoarse salvo of steam whistles. A Man's Woman The noise of a steam whistle was especially obnoxious to them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. When a human breath, or the white jet of a steam whistle, or the black cough of a locomotive smokestack is projected into the air it is easy to see that the air is mobile. Among the Forces And then this other sound—this blowing of a steam whistle far away in the darkness? Macleod of Dare The first blast of the steam whistle startled the party, and the panic-stricken interpreter rushed on to the bridge. Looking Seaward Again The notch was then as nature made it; no steam whistle or car clatter had intruded upon its solitude. Memories and Anecdotes A steam whistle is let off over their heads, whereupon they rear and plunge, and back frantically, the Professor discoursing unperturbed from the waggon. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, July 2, 1892 The steam whistle breathed as sweetly as any church choir chanting its opening piece. Around The Tea-Table But the intense silence that followed was broken by a strange sound like the shrill blast of a steam whistle mingled with the crackling of sheets of tin rapidly shaken and doubled. The Elephant God Three or four officers and as many ladies enabled us to pass an hour very pleasantly till the steam whistle recalled us, but we did not leave until two hours after going on board. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life He says she fetched th' pianny two or three wallops that made Cassidy jump out iv his chair, an' Cassidy has charge iv th' steam whistle at th' quarry at that. Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen The scream of the steam whistle was swamped instantly in the roar of a blasting volley. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle There is some legislation against the blowing of steam whistles by locomotives, although I believe none against the morning whistle of factories, and some against the emission of black smoke in specified durations or quantities. Popular Law-making "Boys, if only we had a big bell or a steam whistle we could warn them poor fellows uv their peril." The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol When recalled by the steam whistle we left the village and took a short route down a steep bank to the boat. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life So they have only prohibited learning to smoke, staying out later than nine o’clock, and shrieking louder than a steam whistle! More Bywords The blows follow in such rapid succession that a kind of uniform sound with louder intervals is produced, but not of the same shrill character as by a steam whistle. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 But at this moment we heard from the town behind us the long sustained note of a steam whistle blowing the hour of noon. Further Foolishness It tore itself to pieces with roaring and grinding and noises that were like the shrieks of a steam whistle. Alexander's Bridge Edison at once suggested using the steam whistle of the locomotive, and by manipulating the valve conversed the short and long outbursts of shrill sound into the Morse code. Edison, His Life and Inventions Just before daybreak the ship is shaking and the passengers roused by the deep tones of the big steam whistle. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers With one hand I felt above my head for the line of the steam whistle, and jerked out screech after screech hurriedly. Heart of Darkness It was a new invention, the steam whistle of the cars; something we had never heard before. The Bark Covered House The steam whistle was heard; they were stopping. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World There was a hiss and clang and rattle behind him, and a steam whistle shrieked. The Gentleman from Indiana We can't bear to lower him, but we only let him be a steam whistle for a treat—when he's 'specially good—Mother said to. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings The retreat, I maintained—and I was right—was caused by the screeching of the steam whistle. Heart of Darkness The third bell was ringing, the blast of the steam whistle was echoing across the bay, and the steamer was only waiting for the mails. The Christian A Story After the steam whistle bad blown the breakfast call, Reade slipped away from his friends to inspect the laborers at the meal. The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand The steam whistle above their heads interrupted their conversation. Married "If I could do that—" began Miss Theodosia's thought, then broke off hastily as the mental vision of herself in the act of bein' a steam whistle appeared to her. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings Some time in the afternoon the steam whistle called us together to finish our memorable trip. Travels in Alaska It was like nothing else, or if any thing else, like the wild snorting of a frightened horse prolonged into the dying note of the steam whistle. Gaut Gurley Machinery is whirring and clanking, where a few years ago a steam whistle would have startled the natives out of their wits. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter “Forty cents per square mile,” repeated Flint, in a voice which resembled a steam whistle, “40 cents.” Topsy-Turvy "I think I could hear steam whistles there!" Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings The iron horse had not yet made his advent, and the scream of the steam whistle had never startled the echoes that dwell among the gorges of the Green Mountain State. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod Soon the boys knew, by the steam whistles and other sounds, that the schooner was approaching some sort of harbor. The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave He's got a neigh like a steam whistle. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch In after years a steam whistle woke the echoes of these quiet waters. The Making of an American I never saw a steam whistle, you know. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings I heard the mountain passes echo to steam whistles and the whir of flying wheels. The Iron Trail Yet no one came near them, and all was as silent, close at hand, as a tomb, although in the distance they heard an occasional steam whistle or other sound common to a great city. The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave Then she see us and let out a whoop like a steam whistle. Cape Cod Stories As they went on they heard the long, regular blast of a steam whistle, which howled out a mournful note from time to time. Lost in the Fog That Stefana's washes came easier now and Carruthers was good all the time, only they never let him be steam whistles, of course. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings Every steam whistle in the city appeared to be blowing, cannon were fired, and the din lasted fully an hour. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom In vain the steam whistle screamed its fanfares on to the assembly. Robur the Conqueror He wore ragged, dirty clothes and had a voice like a steam whistle. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country It was the shriek of a large number of steam whistles, and seemed to come up from every side. Lost in the Fog In her ears was suddenly the shriek of a steam whistle of welcome; it died away, and the silence ached. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings As it entered the tunnel at kilometre 172, the steam issued from the steam whistle with a shriek that resounded through the air. Dona Perfecta As the transport enters the North River, sirens and steam whistles all along the water front begin to blow their shrill salute to the returning soldiers. One of Ours I can often hear the mirthful shout of boys and girls under the shriek of the steam whistle. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) From a distance there came over the water, as they listened, the rapid beat of a steamboat's paddles, and soon there arose again the long, shrill yell of the steam whistle. Lost in the Fog "Speaking of steam whistles reminds me of ears," he said. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings |
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