There was rush-grass on that stream — this he remembered well — but no timber, and he would follow it till its first trickle ceased at a divide. From Wordnik.com. [LOVE OF LIFE] Reference
It lies among the sand-dunes on the eastern bank of the estuary, and is now protected from the sands that once practically buried it by the growth of rush-grass and tamarisk hedges; even now it lies low within a deep trench, and we can easily picture its condition in days when the parson used to enter through the roof to perform service, so as to keep his tithes. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
There were oozy bottoms, rankly speared with rush-grass. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance] Reference
He was compelled to pause for frequent rests when he attacked the muskeg berries and rush-grass patches. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life] Reference
He was compelled to pause for frequent rests, when he attacked the muskeg berries and rush-grass patches. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life and Other Stories] Reference
Late in the afternoon he followed a stream, milky with lime, which ran through sparse patches of rush-grass. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life and Other Stories] Reference
He threw off his pack and went into the rush-grass on hands and knees, crunching and munching, like some bovine creature. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life and Other Stories] Reference
But he threw off his pack and went into the rush-grass on hands and knees, crunching and munching, like some bovine creature. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life] Reference
He felt his way through the wet snow to the watery muskeg berries, and went by feel as he pulled up the rush-grass by the roots. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life and Other Stories] Reference
There was rush-grass on that stream -- this he remembered well -- but no timber, and he would follow it till its first trickle ceased at a divide. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life and Other Stories] Reference
There was rush-grass on that stream — this he remebered well — but no timber, and he would follow it till its first trickle ceased at a divide. From Wordnik.com. [Love of Life] Reference
He was at this time engaged in cutting the native grass, -- rush-grass and meadow-clover, as he called it, -- on the meadows and small, low islands of this stream. From Wordnik.com. [The Maine Woods] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.