The origin of the pretty speckles is probably to be found in the constant selection by the fish of the most beautiful among their number as mates.
And now she said to Miss Kitty Cat, "It's a pity your speckles are so big.
If my speckles are too big," she went on in an icy tone, "it is just as true that your spots are altogether too small.
The specklesare most gone already, and the dance is two weeks off.
By supper time unmistakable speckles were apparent behind two very red ears, as well as elsewhere.
The markings are concentrated at the large end, where frequently a fine wreath is formed, or the speckles may be so dense as to almost obscure the ground; occasionally the markings are scattered over the entire egg.
Guided by the speckles to the nectaries at the base of the flower, they must either cling to the stamens and style while they suck, or fall out.
Most of them have about the same number of speckles on them.
And in the bushes there was a little nest with four eggs in it with speckles on them.
It was unfortunate that Sir Hugh should have come in that moment; his disgusted look as he opened the door nearly sent Fay into hysterics; Speckles was clucking wildly under the sofa--Tufty taking excited flights across the room.
The eggs number from four to seven, and are of a pale rosy-coloured white, with spots and speckles all over of a darker-shaded red.
Some are of a dark olive-brown, whilst others are of a greener tint, with black-brown spots, intermixed with small speckles of a whitish or rusty colour.
Sometimes, as I think I have mentioned, the one with speckles escapes into the garden, and I have several times been asked to chase it home.
It hasspeckles and is the one that keeps getting into the garden.
VII How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles Once upon a time, ages and ages ago, there was a little white hen.
Nor woman, either, not even for Julie Benoit," and with a laugh, Speckles was off like the wind.
Well then, I say a thief is a thief, and I don't see where any misjudging comes in," and Speckles looked defiantly from one to another.
Then, while Mrs. Speckles and Mrs. Feathertoes were disputing as to which laid the best eggs, Unc' Billy would slip out and breakfast on both those newly laid eggs.
If any one happened to mention speckles Henrietta Hen was certain to speak of her own, claiming that they were the handsomest and most speckly to be found in Pleasant Valley.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "speckles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
