Then the white ricksin the foreground loom larger, and the huddled roofs and gables age into another century; the blue smoke of wood fires drifts in the wind across the hill.
Let us take a walk around, and we can ask Ricks the station master about this.
He had noticed Ricks gathering up some waste paper around the depot, and felt tolerably certain the old fellow was about to build a bonfire of it.
The trunks had gone on ahead, and when they reached the depot at Oak Run they found old Ricks grumbling because no one was there to check them.
With a handful of paperRicks again approached the blaze.
Soon he and his brothers were on board and off, leaving poor Ricks to be heartily laughed at by those who had observed his sudden terror.
With what a frown he scowls on them as he meets them in one of the narrow old lanes, returning from some camp meeting or other; how he expects every dark night to hear of ricks being burnt, or pheasants shot.
As Hardy turned back towards home he swung in a great circle and rode down the dry bed of the Alamo, where water-worn bowlders and ricks of mountain drift lay strewn for miles to mark the vanished stream.
Others had to tell of country people, coming in from neighboring villages, who had seen great trees lying torn out of the earth, and whole ricks scattered about the roads and fields.
And besides, behind them were the ricks and barns, vomiting a perfect sea of fire, from which large flakes were ever and anon borne by the gale over the hall.
It is said that Miss Diana has often told him he deserved to have his ricks burnt down for being penny wise and pound foolish.
Whilst the animal was being saddled, he rejoiced his eyes with his rich stores; the corn in his barns, the hay-ricks in his yard.
Who hasn't been in a fright since you took the torch into the yard and set the ricks alight?
Mr. Chattaway turned impatiently away; he had no time to waste on sentiment when his ricks were burning.
In point of fact, if any one prosecuted it must be myself, since thericks were mine.
Yes, James Chattaway, those ricks were mine; you need not dispute what I say; the ricks were mine then, as they are now.
We warn't nigh the rickswhen I lighted the torch," pleaded Jim.
Sam Atkins, thinking possibly the Hold might be on fire, as the ricks had been not so long ago, flew to open it, though it was not his place to do so.
I know what shame the neighbours have cast on you for years on the score of Rupert; the double shame cast on you since these ricks were burnt.
The wood blazed away, sending up its flame in the yard, but they advanced into the open space, away from the ricks and danger.
He made his life a terror through that latent dread, he was a burden on his pocket, he brought him into disfavour with the neighbourhood, he treated him with cavalier insolence, and now had set his ricks on fire.
I stepped out into the night with the grass of the corn-yard under my feet, the awful vault of heaven over my head, and those shadowy ricks around me.
But I rode quietly up to the back of the yard where the ricks stood, got off Missy and fastened the bridle to the gate, and walked across to the cart-shed, where the moon was shining upon the ladder leading up to the loft.
My mother's master was Mr. Ricksand Miss Emma Ricks.
My mother's master was Joe Ricks and they all called his wife Miss Fee.
At any moment his animals may be driven into the sea or his ricks fired.
Houses and boats have been burned, and even turf-ricks destroyed.
The ricks were within a short stone's throw, but Lena kept close.
The most feasible conjecture was, that she had run from between the ricks when Hannah called to her, and was hiding in the lane.
Tod avowed that he had put her amid the ricks to hide her; and it was not to be imagined she had gone away.
He had left her between the ricks in the three-cornered field, and told her not to come out.
There were seven ricks in a group, and I went into all the openings between them.
In summerricks there are sometimes many mice, and in pursuit of these the snake may find its way up through their 'runs.
At this moment the whole of the village in our front burst into flames--the hay-ricks and wooden sheds about it causing the fire to run rapidly, fanned by a gentle breeze, which carried the smoke and sparks towards our line.
Large ricks of reeds and coarse grass had been gathered round the battery, but were reduced to ashes.
Then he took another stick and hunted the hens round and round the ricks to make them lay their eggs faster, as it is well known that is the best way.
I can go round the ricks ever so much quicker than he can.
Consequently whenRicks placed his finger rudely on those at the end of the cigar they were knocked off, and falling to the floor, were completely shattered to dust.
Ricks entered his ticket office and then walked to the back platform of the station, where several farmers were congregated, sitting on some empty milk cans, talking crops.
Now, as it happened, Ricks loved cigars, although he usually smoked a pipe, that being cheaper.
As Tom worked he watched Ricks narrowly and saw the station agent enter his office to sell tickets.
Ricks lit up as desired and took several long whiffs from the cigar.
When Tom went to Oak Run to get the fireworks oldRicks was decidedly grouchy.
Ricks struck a match and commenced to puff away with satisfaction.
The cigars had cost Tom ten cents each and they were better than those Ricks usually smoked.
Ricks took the cigar in his hand, held it at arm's length and viewed it with horror.
I laffed at Ricks an' now you got the same laff on me!
A large barn and a group of small circular straw ricks loomed like solid masses out of the darkness--black, silhouetted against the black of the stormy sky.
Another picture shows the railroad station at Oak Run, with old Ricks in it, and still another ought to show the railroad train with Sam and me on the back platform.
I'd give a dollar to have old Rickshere looking at himself," whispered Tom.
How on earth could a man puzzle himself about ricks and tinkers, when all his cares and energies were devoted to a déjeûné dansant?
Now the ricks burnt less and less fiercely; Ishmael gave a hand with the other helpers, but there was really nothing to be done.
Leaning over the low warm wall between the ricks and the next field, Ishmael recognised a couple of the artists who of late years had settled in those parts, and he caught their comments along with those of their neighbours.
Seven ricks had blazed that night, and still smouldered sullenly.
And from the ground yet more men picked up the bundles on their pitchforks and tossed them to men who were building the straw-ricks at the same time as the corn-stacks were diminishing.
We saw some large hay-ricks made in the English manner.
Small ricks are most convenient to the Americans, as they do not cut their hay, but begin at the top, and so continue taking off till the rick is gone, a little waste not being much regarded.
I found much excellent land on the sides of a creek; the meadows were particularly so: I saw twelve small hay-ricks in one large meadow.
But that night he only wanted one of the machines, and it was handy and quite prepared under a tarpaulin between two ricks not a couple of miles away; he was going to Berlin with that and just one other man.
But did his books teach him to burn ricks and smash machines?
It burned down three ricks of mine; the finest ricks you ever set eyes on, Mr. Fairfield.
How on earth could a man puzzle himself about ricks and tinkers when all his cares and energies were devoted to a dejeune dansant?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ricks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
