Deep Ellum = elm Street in Dallas because, in Texas, the word elm actually has two syllables. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed] Reference
Ellum was the local pronounciation for the word elm and Deep Ellum was also considered to be far from downtown. From Wordnik.com. [The Pioneer Woman - Full RSS Feed] Reference
Washington took command of the army under a great elm, which is still standing. From Wordnik.com. [The Beginner's American History] Reference
Near our elm was a silver birch, with its leaves rapidly quivering in the morning air. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of science, V. 1-2] Reference
Then you cannot mistake the inner bark of the slippery-elm, which is fragrant, thick, and gummy. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls] Reference
4 This vine, saith he, is fruitful, but the elm is a tree without fruit. From Wordnik.com. [The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 9, Hermas] Reference
12: 16 pm entertaining post! ps slippery elm is great for tummy bugs (rather than n-legged bugs!). From Wordnik.com. [holiday] Reference
Other wood fit for the building of ships is very common in this country; such as elm, ash, alder, and others. From Wordnik.com. [History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing] Reference
Most of the timber which grows in the region below this point is hard wood, such as elm, maple, oak, and ash. From Wordnik.com. [Minnesota and Dacotah] Reference
Paul started off for the old elm, near the sand-pits. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Slippery elm bark soaked in cold water sufficed for lemonade. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
I make notes on rose wood and sand wood, on beech wood and elm. From Wordnik.com. [A Mess] Reference
The elm trees there were absolutely towering, they were so old. From Wordnik.com. [Puppy Love] Reference
And he went out by the big elm and stood under the Oriole's nest. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
Here's what Dutch elm disease did to one street in Detroit between. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
Just so we classify trees and get the oak, the elm, the maple, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Researchers held a meeting on Dutch elm disease in Washington, D.C. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
It had stood up well, for it was protected from the gale by big elm trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
He withdrew a pace or two, and took up his position beneath a decayed elm. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Top photo: A stately elm tree stands in front of a house in Lyndon, Vermont. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
It was like the sound of the wind that stirred the leaves of the elm, but softer. From Wordnik.com. [THE TICK IS FULL] Reference
I see ahead of me decor in blond wood varieties such as elm and ash, "says Mr. Bergstrom. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News] Reference
He brushed off the window sill, and through the holes in the elm he watched the stars. From Wordnik.com. [THE TICK IS FULL] Reference
At length Paul's glance rested upon the decayed old elm-tree, near which they were standing. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Whole cities, once known for their miles of elm-shrouded streets, became arboreal wastelands. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
As I did that one bright, summer afternoon, I came upon a large tree -- perhaps an elm or poplar. From Wordnik.com. [Douglas LaBier: Why Relationship Failures Can Be Good for You] Reference
I looked all around at the tall lovely elm trees and the big sleepy houses. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 3] Reference
A thrush sang in one of the elm trees, a brown songster carolling his vespers from a topmost branch. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
It had fallen from the elm tree onto the windowsill and then onto the bed jammed up against the window. From Wordnik.com. [THE TICK IS FULL] Reference
The Netherlands, however, had heavily relied on plantings of a particularly vulnerable variety of Dutch elm. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
It's no surprise his wife, Ellie (Tea Leoni), left him: Val is such a hypochondriac he worries about elm blight. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Blind] Reference
Methinks you should live the life of an oak-tree or a sturdy elm, that groans in a storm, but only for pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
Everyone ate fried mac-and-cheese bites while standing around a dining table made from a single slab of an elm tree. From Wordnik.com. [A Tudor Goes Tokyo] Reference
Take of lye, rather weak, warm it and stir in of slippery elm bark or flaxseed, or meal sufficient to form a poultice. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
That would put the barrel in the shade of the elm nearly all day and there would be no chance for the water to warm. From Wordnik.com. [THE TICK IS FULL] Reference
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