The dovecote was his escape, his only friend, and he wouldn't abandon it, even to prolong his life. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows] Reference
Doves cooed softly from the dovecote by the fountain. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
Nor house, nor fence, nor dovecote in Crustumerium stands. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886] Reference
He pulled open the whitewashed wooden door of the dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
‘Mrs Rodd is making a last dovecote stand,’ said Louli. From Wordnik.com. [Tour de Force]
In dovecote culture, pigeons require little or no handling. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
“It is too late to walk to the dovecote today,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Dangerous]
Elizabeth can come to visit this dovecote any time she likes. From Wordnik.com. [42 entries from November 2007] Reference
Except that Janet Leigh had been in a shower not in a dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
I mean, there must be some stirrings in the Pentagon dovecote. '. From Wordnik.com. [Santorini]
What a lover to fall suddenly from the heavens into such a dovecote!. From Wordnik.com. [He Knew He Was Right] Reference
So the days slipped happily by in the dovecote on the hill, in spite of. From Wordnik.com. [The Lilac Lady] Reference
She kept her gaze resolutely fixed on the orange tiles of the dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]
As we approached the corner of the dovecote, we heard voices in the arbor. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
Joshua had been talking to the dovecote ever since the war, six years ago. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
The last time he had eaten nutmeg seeds he had seen a whole dovecote of them. From Wordnik.com. [Another Roadside Attraction]
What of the vicar's odd ministrations to the catatonic woman in the dovecote?. From Wordnik.com. [The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley: Book summary] Reference
Now choose one child (boy or girl) to open or shut this old-fashioned dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [My Book of Indoor Games] Reference
Life in the young Minthrops 'dovecote soon settled down into a glorified routine. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
“You did not think so when you were in bed with me at the dovecote,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Dangerous]
THE CLOUDS HADmoved off and the sun was shining by the time they left the dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [Slightly Dangerous]
Every morning after the war, Joshua went up to the roof to take care of the dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
A sudden flutter of wings told Barbara that the dovecote was at least partially in use. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
Hurree Babu came out from behind the dovecote washing his teeth with ostentatious ritual. From Wordnik.com. [Kim] Reference
Only those lucky enough to be within the protective radius of a dovecote had been spared. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
The dovecote, the aviary, the gawky young Emperor tending his birds every morning ... personally. From Wordnik.com. [2005]
After the dovecote in Ford and the garage in Coate, she wasn't up for taking any hasty decisions. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
The Oorya, not unanxious to play off one parasite against the other, slunk away towards the dovecote. From Wordnik.com. [Kim] Reference
Sultan should have beheld us in Stamboul, and we would have fluttered his dovecote within the Capi. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843] Reference
But I got waylaid at Pythouse where I got distracted by a ruined gothick chapel and dovecote in the woods. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
The dovecote must be well protected against rats, which are the principal enemy of the eggs and the squabs. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
I heard them fiddling with the door of the dovecote and for one horrid moment I fancied they were coming up. From Wordnik.com. [The Thirty-Nine Steps] Reference
Alternatively, newly captured pigeons may be trained by confining them to the dovecote for at least one week. From Wordnik.com. [5 Chicken] Reference
"Would my Lady think proper to allow a dovecote with silver pins?". From Wordnik.com. [A Forgotten Hero Not for Him] Reference
Frank Greystock escaped from the dovecote before Lady Fawn had returned. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
A rabbitry and fowlrun, a dovecote, a botanical conservatory, 2 hammocks. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
There was a dovecote of course, but since the cats always killed the doves, Mrs. From Wordnik.com. [Queen Lucia] Reference
She wore the dovecote, and over it an open circlet of gold and gems, to mark her royal rank. From Wordnik.com. [The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time] Reference
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