Blore is a small village and parish that is located on an acclivity above Dovedale. From LearnThat.org.
On its acclivity, which is straight, houses are built, and those very thick and close to one another. From Wordnik.com. [The Wars of the Jews; or the history of the destruction of Jerusalem] Reference
However, being here, I ascend the second acclivity. From Wordnik.com. [A Changed Man] Reference
On the streams at the base of the Suneassa acclivity, Salix. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
On the right arose a steep acclivity, covered with the dense forest. From Wordnik.com. [The American Baron] Reference
Three times the girl rose and stumbled onward, up the last acclivity. From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
It at length attained the summit of an acclivity of considerable length. From Wordnik.com. [Castle Dangerous] Reference
Toiled up an acclivity and when on the top stood still and looked around me. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
Trecastagne, nine miles from Catania, is seated on the acclivity of a high volcanic mountain. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832] Reference
Every indentation, every acclivity that casts a shadow, gives the impression of that soundless depth. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873] Reference
He occupied the gently swelling acclivity of Lundy's Lane, placing his guns in the centre, on its crest. From Wordnik.com. [Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812] Reference
At early dawn they left that inhospitable spot, and by sunrise came to the top of the acclivity of the range. From Wordnik.com. [The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West] Reference
Thither the Frenchmen repaired, pushed through the dense semi-tropical forest, and climbed the steep acclivity. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863] Reference
From the dazzling Boulevard the cab soon wound through dim thoroughfares, up a deserted acclivity, to a gloomy porch. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
In general the acclivity is made up of precipices arranged one above another, some of which are a hundred and fifty feet high. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)] Reference
South Mountain, the acclivity looming up on both sides, every precaution was taken against any possible surprise by the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861] Reference
Major Woods, with Captain Chase, whose company gallantly carried the redoubt, midway up the acclivity; Colonel Clarke's brigade. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
Leaving the bridge, I ascended a gentle acclivity, and presently reached what appeared to be a tract of moory undulating ground. From Wordnik.com. [Lavengro] Reference
Turning round, he saw the land rising by a steep acclivity towards the heights which bordered on the sea in such tremendous cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
We crossed that low ridge, and, at a distance of about a mile and a half beyond, met another acclivity still more abrupt and stony. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia] Reference
As I stood looking at it from near the top of a gentle acclivity a boy with a team, whom I had passed a little time before, came up. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
The broken acclivity was still to be ascended, and a strong redoubt, midway, to be carried, before reaching the castle on the heights. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
On reaching the acclivity he seized her in his arms, thus imitating Dacres's example, and rushed up, reaching the top before the other. From Wordnik.com. [The American Baron] Reference
We are seated in the restaurant at the foot of the acclivity which leads to the exhumed city, when suddenly Antonio appears and exclaims. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861] Reference
The Buddhist temple of Ayer-Etam, built in ascending tiers on a steep acclivity, varies the natural interests of Penang, with the marvels of. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
Passing through a toll-gate I ascended an acclivity, from the top of which I obtained a full view of the castle, looking stern, dark and majestic. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
Urged one day by the pride of youthful vanity, I had made a forced march, and in the evening found myself exhausted at the bottom of an acclivity. From Wordnik.com. [The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2] Reference
In situation, however, they strongly assimilate; the former being placed on an acclivity overlooking the Seine, as the latter is on the banks of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828] Reference
The Victoria soon descended the slope opposite to the Rubeho, skirting an acclivity covered with woods, and dotted with trees of very deep-green foliage. From Wordnik.com. [Five Weeks in a Balloon] Reference
Fall, and seating herself and her children in it, -- sang her death song, and went over the foaming acclivity in the face and amid the shrieks of her tribe. From Wordnik.com. [Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858] Reference
On the south arose a spacious hill, which was ascended by a gradual acclivity; its sides and summit interspersed with orchards, arbours, and cultivated fields. From Wordnik.com. [Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father] Reference
If the latter slip in its ascent, or if the acclivity be too steep for its usual mode of progression, the animal kneels down, and scrambles up in this posture. From Wordnik.com. [A Source Book of Australian History] Reference
Near the summit lie the early settlers of the town; and in a conspicuous place upon the brow of the acclivity stands a row of tombstones several rods in length. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
The shrubbery upon the peak of this acclivity presents a curious appearance as it hangs over the ascent, not unlike the bushy eye-brows of a sullen and frowning face. From Wordnik.com. [The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2] Reference
White and the girl had joined him, twenty warriors had already gained the eastern acclivity of the Mount and were cautiously ascending, keeping their bodies under cover. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
In the heat of the pursuit he followed the game to the foot of the acclivity on which are seated the ruins of Thurnberg, and there it disappeared all at once from his view. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-lore and Legends: German] Reference
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