Songbird lifted the flap and stroked his nose, for she had heard him coming.
Then Songbird returned to the tepee and sat alone, her arms about her knees, and her eyes staring steadily beyond the raised flap at the dim outline of the hill over which her father had ridden.
Then she dropped the flap again, as she did not want any one to see what she was doing.
Two white clouds closed together, and Songbird knew that the Spirit of the Sun had dropped the flap of its tent so that it could sleep.
Suddenly she drew a corner of her blanket over her head, so that her face was hidden that none might see her grief; then she turned into the tepee and the flap closed.
The two ponies saw the flap of Quannah's tepee lifted, and their ears cocked sharply.
One hand was buried in the deep flap pocket of a waistcoat of the same hue and material, and bearing also, in like manner, the evidences of a very decided retrenchment in the article of silver lace.
Screening the candle which he carried behind the flap of his coat, to prevent its being extinguished by the gusts which somewhat rudely swept the narrow passage, the man led O'Connor to a chamber, which they both entered.
Both birds landed with a flap and a gobble that were heard by the other turkeys up and down the length of the train.
Keith drew aside the flap of the tent to glance without, the light falling on Fairbain's face as he struggled to a sitting posture.
Twice he drew his revolver from out its sheath, tested it, and slipped in a fresh cartridge, returning the weapon more lightly to its place, the flap of the holster turned back and held open by his leg.
But surely that appeared to be the flap of a canvas wagon top a little to the right of the smoke, yet all was so far away he could not be certain.
At last, the fly was exhausted, and ceased to flap its tiny wings.
This species of fly-flap is greatly valued in Soudan, where it sells at a high price.
At other times, they have only a sort of Flap or Apron containing two Yards in Length, and better than half a Yard deep.
Now the gate had to be pulled open; the rasp of its rattle and sharpness of its flap were somewhat impaired by the wet, but it managed to give the trunk a parting kick as it went out, as much as to say the house was well rid of it.
The action of this gate was assisted--or more correctly encumbered--by the contrivance of a sliding ball and chain, creating a most dismal clatter and flapas often as it was opened.
It is always necessary to take away the collar while the dog is under treatment, in order that the flap of the ear may not be injured by striking against it.
When no lancet is at hand, the inside of the flap of the ear may be punctured with a pen-knife, the course of a vein being selected for this purpose.
After this operation the flap often becomes extremely tender and much swollen; poultices of poppy-heads or hops will often afford much relief.
The edges of the flap become rough, thickened, and furrowed, the itching intolerable; and the dog perpetually shaking and scratching the head, occasions a constant oozing of blood from the wound.
This triangular flap was then turned back, in order to remove the coagulated blood and make a thorough exposure of the skull.
A tumour, particularly in old dogs, is often seen extending from the tip of the flap even to the base of the ear.
The fourth or fifth week is the proper age for this operation; if done sooner, the flap is apt to sprout and become deformed: if later, the cartilage has grown more thick and sensitive.
Wounds of the flap are often occasioned by the tearing of poisonous briars, while hunting in close cover, or in conflict with other dogs.
A pair of blue cloth leggings having a looseflap on the outside, were next drawn over the trousers, as an additional protection to the knees.
On his head he wore a fur cap made of otter-skin, with a flap on each side to cover the ears, the frost being so intense in these climates that without some such protection they would inevitably freeze and fall off.
The sergeant saluted and dropped the tent flap and walked away and the captain turned to me and said: "No use trying to do anything with them until the money is spent, and the whiskey is out of them.
In these cases nature sets up the line between the healthy and dead tissue and the amputation is made in the healthy part and far enough back to get a flap sufficient to cover the bone if possible.
Base-line of origin of the reflected mantle-flap from the side of the body.
Lateral view of a Mactra, the right valve of the shell and right mantle-flap removed, and the siphons retracted.
The left mantle-flap reflected upwards so as to expose the sides of the body.
These edges are not attached to, although they touch, one another; each flap (right or left) can be freely thrown back in the way carried out in fig.
View from the ventral (pedal) aspect of the animal of Arca noae, the mantle-flap and gill-filaments having been cut away.
Raising the wet sail, she allowed it to flap loosely in the wind.
Penny opened the flap and explored the various divisions of the money container.
Louise called as she saw the mainsail begin to flap in the wind.
At one side of the lower wrapping a flap was left for the entrance of the Jĕs´sakkīd´.
The Jĕs´sakkīd´ was then carried to the lodge and placed inside upon a mat on the ground, and the flap covering was restored so as to completely hide him from view.
Mr. Glassford was the first one to leap out, and he saw, standing at the flap of the tent, a stout man with very black hair.
The four Europeans were sitting beneath the flap of the tent, eating a late breakfast of roast goat and banana fritters, when Lieutenant Mumford returned with his little body of Soudanese scouts and reported himself.
He beckoned to Mbutu, who had been standing with his face concealed by the flap of the tent.
At nine o'clock we had only 51/2 degrees of frost, and therefore the tent flap was left open.
All these streamers bear in Tibetan characters the prayer of the six sacred letters; coloured or faded, they flap and rustle in the wind as if they would drive the prayers up higher and higher by unknown paths to the ears of the gods.
A little higher and we stood on the very summit of the pass, marked by a pole with streamers, which flap and flutter in the wind.
At this moment the flap of the tent was thrown back, and Rabsang entered panting and calling out to me: "The post is here!
I undo the rope and let the sail flap and beat just as the boat grinds against the bottom and suddenly sticks fast.
The marine let fall the sail flap and withdrew, grumbling.
The Major spied Mr. Jope's broad back as he dipped and entered beneath the flap of the tent; and followed, elate at having run his quarry to earth.
Marjorie seized the envelope, ripped open the flap with one feverish movement, took out the message, and carried it to the window to read.
He peered at the vibrating flap and the revealed number.
He pushed up the flap again, and the bell stopped ringing.
A tiny hinged metal flap on the switchboard had fallen open, revealing a white disc with a number on it.
Costal fold: in the males of some Hesperidae, a membranous flap that may be opened to expose the androconia.
Involucrum alarum in Dermaptera a flap of the metanotum.
