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Meanings of distant barking in English

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Usage of distant barking in English
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In fact, a distant barking resounded from the interior of the hull.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
2
But for the distant barking of a single dog, the night was quiet.
Speaks the Nightbird
3
With the distant barking wail of the prairie wolf or coyote, one feels differently.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
4
Pencroft listened more attentively, and really thought he heard, during a lull, distant barking.
The Mysterious Island
5
A sound of distant barking reached her ear.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
6
The distant barking of a dog became audible from the lane by which the house was approached.
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
7
I feel again the clear, cold chill of dawn, and hear the distant barking of a dog.
Tono-Bungay
8
Only the distant barking of a fox.
Nearly Lost but Dearly Won
9
The only sounds are the icy creak of Trush's boots and the distant barking of his dog.
The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
10
As they approached the confines of the farm they heard distant barking, and then the voices of human beings.
A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois') — Volume 2
11
Moments later, he heard the distant barking of Trife, Hagrid's bullmastiff, who had long since succeeded his beloved boarhound, Fang.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
12
Save their own voices, only the distant barking of a fox broke the great silence that wrapped the snow-clad country about.
Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp; Or, Lost in the Backwoods
13
The only sound was the rippling of the burn deep down in the glen, and the distant barking of a shepherd's dog.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
14
By degrees, all sounds died away, save the melancholy hooting of owls, mingled occasionally with the distant barking and howling of dogs.
Philothea: A Grecian Romance
15
She listened with distended ears, and a shudder shook her whole body as she heard suddenly the distant barking of a dog.
Prince Zilah — Volume 2
16
Listening to the deep singing of the frogs, and to the distant barking of the dogs up at the house, he grew calmer.
One of Ours
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