Antagonism of Volcanic Force to the Levelling Power of running Water.
The siliceous grains in sand are usually rounded, as if by the action of running water.
In the long silence there was born upon Bradley's ears a faint, monotonous sound as of running water.
Below him rose more and more distinctly the sound of running water.
The Wieroo bearing Bradley passed over one corner of the open space about the large building, revealing to the Englishman grass and trees and running water beneath.
Her tools are of different kinds, but the most important one is running water.
We have learned of the wrinkling of the crust, of the formation of fissures, and of the erosive work of running water.
After washing in running water for a couple of hours they may be hung up by one corner to dry, or pinned down to a blotting board.
Turn the prints again, and then transfer them one by one to another roomy dish and wash in running water for a couple of hours, or in a dozen changes of water every five or ten minutes.
Some of the adherents of this bath recommend that the prints be only washed in running water for a few minutes and then put into the toning bath.
After washing and before toning, place the prints in this alum bath for about ten minutes and again wash before toning for ten or fifteen minutes in running water.
The word sedimentary is applied to rocks which were originally laid down under water, as sediment, brought by running water, or by wind, or by the decay of organic substances.
They cut the stone into cubical blocks, and throw them into troughs, into which is poured a stream of running water.
The gullies along the street are full of muddy, running water.
The earth was washed in troughs of running water to remove the clayey impurity.
But the foreman of Running Water sprang in front of them, and as if by magic the broncho boys and the cow-punchers and other supporters of Hatrack were by his side.
Ted had leaped to the fore and was standing shoulder to shoulder with the foreman of Running Water.
Running Water Ranch, and have him round up his boys or a few good fellows who will back us up if it comes to trouble.
Without a moment's hesitation, he stepped in front of the foreman of Running Water, who moved back to give him the place of vantage.
I was in town, an' a feller from over to Running Water told me you and Stella had come out this way, an' I follered.
The direction of river-valleys has in like manner been determined in the first place by the original slope of the land; but the deep dells, the broad valleys and straths, have all been scooped out by running water.
But when our observations extend, we see it is quite otherwise, and that, so far from being unimportant, running water is really one of the most powerful of all the geological agencies that are employed in modifying the earth's crust.
But the mechanical erosion effected by running water is what impresses us most with the importance of rivers as geological agencies.
No doubt the erosive action of running water appears to have but small effect in a short time, and we are apt, therefore, to underestimate its power.
We have now seen what can be done by the mechanical action of running water.
The edges are formed of huge blocks of well-wrought stone, so accurately levelled that the 'hauz' overflows all round its brink, making a pleasant sound of running water.
In the former, inhabited only by natives, the streets are narrow, dark, and tortuous, leading at intervals into large squares with deep tanks of running water in the centre.
Shirázi taking his rest, undisturbed save for the ripple of running water, the sighing of the breeze through the branches, and croon of the pigeons overhead.
Beneath the trees were the ruins of an Inca temple, flanking and partly enclosing the gigantic granite boulder, one end of which overhung a small pool of running water.
The reason for its being abandoned appears to be the absence of running water.
Before leaving our discussion of the work of running water, we should briefly consider waterfalls.
A well-established law of transportation by running water is that the transporting power of a current varies as the sixth power of its velocity.
Still another type of waterfall develops by the removal of joint blocks by the action of running water.
The total erosive effect which has been, and is now being, accomplished by ice compared with that of running water is, however, slight.
The wearing away and transportation of materials at and near the earth's surface by weathering and solution, and the mechanical action of running water, waves, moving ice, or winds which use rock fragments as tools or abrasives.
The mourners washed their dresses, or dipped a portion of them in running water, as a ritual purification.
They always retire to running water, and are disgusted with whites for not taking that care.
Most of the houses have cisterns for rain water, but there is but little of good spring or running water.
There was no running water in this ravine at present, nor is there often except in the rainy season.
So far as running water is concerned, the researches of Pettenkofer have shown that all impurities are speedily destroyed, for even at the distance of a few rods from the reception of sewage the water is perfectly safe.
Only spring and freely-running water of rivers and creeks and of lakes is commonly free from microscopic animals and their eggs, and therefore devoid of all danger in these respects.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "running water" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
