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Example sentences for "large stone"

  • This mill was a large stone building, and no expense was spared in fitting it up with the most complete machinery.

  • These feathers are placed at the four corners of the house and a large stone is laid over each of them.

  • Then strain the soup through a fine towel or linen bag into a large stone pan, but do not squeeze the bag, or the soup will be cloudy, and look dull instead of clear.

  • When it is cold, pour it off into a large stone jar, put in the eggs, and cover the jar closely.

  • It is a large stone, hollowed like a bowl by the hand of Nature, and is never without water in it, except in times of extreme drought.

  • In this solitary manner he wandered on until he reached Holloway, where he sat down upon a large stone, which remains there to be seen to this day.

  • Farther on is a large stone, upon which it is said that Mohammed leaned for a few minutes on his way to Ohod; the visiter is enjoined to press his back against this stone, and to recite the Fateha, or opening chapter of the Koran.

  • At a mile and a half from the city is a large stone tank, called Birket Madjen, built for the supplying of water to the Yemen caravan; I found some water in it, but it is falling rapidly to decay.

  • Defn: A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses.

  • Defn: A large stone; especially, a large stone used in ancient building.

  • Mort stone, a large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin.

  • As soon as they arrive at a large stone, one of the men hides behind it with his bow, while the other continuing to walk on, soon leads the deer within range of his companion's arrows.

  • At the end of that time the little fishes hatch out, and immediately hide themselves for about a fortnight under a rock or a large stone.

  • Salamanders are very slow and timid creatures, and generally spend the whole of the day concealed in some crevice, or in the hollow trunk of a tree, or perhaps under a large stone.

  • During the daytime the blindworm mostly lies hidden under a large stone; and on turning such a stone over, one may sometimes find two or three of these lizards all coiled up together.

  • But at Atherstone the bull had been fastened to a large stone, still to be seen, but away from the road, which had now been diverted from its original track.

  • It was quite a large stone, in which holes had been formed by nature, running through it in every direction like a sponge.

  • The name of the village was Sennen, and near the church was a large stone 8 feet long and 3 feet wide, said to have been the table-stone at which seven Saxon kings once dined.

  • If the water should be deep near this spot, it is an excellent plan to weight the end of the chain with a large stone with a "leader" from it also, as already described.

  • Illustration] By some, it is considered an improvement to place in the bottom of the barrel a large stone, which shall project above the water sufficiently to offer a foothold for one rat.

  • It is also extensively used in the capture of the Mink and Muskrat, being set beneath the water, near the haunts of the animals and weighted by a large stone.

  • On a large stone or the loftiest part of the front wall, over the window, is inscribed-- Conditum, 1880.

  • Within the mosque lies a large stone with a fleur-de-lis cut upon it.

  • Over every two pillars lies one large stone, forming the architrave, over which the cornice is still visible, very little adorned with sculpture.

  • I was informed afterwards that a large stone, on which is an inscription, lies near it.

  • Having bound him in a peculiarly tight and nautical manner, Dick once more went to his accomplices at the door, and returned with a hammer and chisel, and a large stone.

  • I'll after him," cried Bumpus, catching up a large stone, and leaping forward a few paces almost as actively as if nothing had happened to him.

  • They took off their cloaks, and at the end of each they made a knot, in which they placed a large stone, and with these they thrashed and belaboured each other till both fell dead.

  • Here and there, near the town ditch, are subterranean pits with small orifices, about the circumference of a chimney, which are generally covered with a large stone, or stuffed with straw.

  • No other water is used for drinking; that of the Tagus, not being considered salubrious, is only used for purposes of cleanliness, being conveyed up the steep narrow streets on donkeys in large stone jars.

  • In the north aisle of the church stands a large stone coffin, said to contain the remains of Alice Corbett, concubine to Henry I.

  • To the right is a handsome tower and belfry, and above the altar a large stone cupola.

  • We obtained from another boat a large stone jug of water, two blankets, and a double-barrelled gun.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "large stone" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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