willows

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It looked so different, bare and shorn, under the light grey sky; the willows were all polled, the reeds cut down.

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  • Basil and Francois immediately started for the willows, while Norman and Lucien remained upon the spot to prepare the "tripe" for the pot In a short time the former parties returned with two large bundles of willows, and the fire was kindled. —  The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North
  • They did not kindle any fire, as the willows were scarce, and there would be barely enough to make one or two more boilings of the rock-tripe. —  The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North
  • If only the great Green Jeddak would come splashing across the stream on his huge thoat, his two swords clashing He's up there in that clump of willows--hiding Kimmy! —  The Hills of Home
  • A moment and the two burst through the screen of willows, another, and from the high, bare bank they had leaped into the narrow, deep, and sluggish stream. —  The Long Roll
  • "They are willows--yes, they are!--running cross field, through the blur! —  The Long Roll
 

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