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Meanings of fallen wood in English

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Usage of fallen wood in English
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A little fire of fallen wood lighted up the anxious and earnest faces.
The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
2
To drag up the fallen wood for such big fires takes many men.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
3
A. Bettik was carrying fallen wood over and setting stones into a fire ring.
The Hyperion Cantos
4
He was looking for fallen wood to build the fire.
The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
5
Marra leapt onto a pile of fallen wood and shoved it down on the boy.
Secrets of the Wolves
6
Even the gardeners seldom set foot in it unless to sweep away dead leaves and fallen wood.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
7
Fires were quickly built from fallen wood.
The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign
8
Branches were cut all round the glade, and they picked up all the fallen wood under the trees.
The Mysterious Island
9
Then he picked up dead and fallen wood, and broke it into the right length over the log.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
10
Drying the meat had depleted the supply of fallen wood nearby, and floundering through deep snow left her exhausted.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
11
They gathered up pine cones and other fallen wood, and with the help of the matches soon had a fire.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
12
After a storm last year, the group sold off 90% of the fallen wood to bring in vital revenue.
The Guardian
13
They gathered an abundance of fallen wood, knocked the snow from it and heaped it on either side of the fireplace.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
14
The Palestinians complain that they are required to gather all of the fallen wood, whether it is good for cooking or not.
Reuters
15
Scouts and flankers were thrown out in the forest, and huge fires were built of the fallen wood which was abundant everywhere.
The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Camp...
16
Going outside, they gathered dead and fallen wood, broke it into right lengths, and, carrying it within, heaped it in the corner.
Foes
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