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Meanings of locomotive whistle in English

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Usage of locomotive whistle in English
1
About half way around a locomotive whistle happened to blow near by.
Back to the Woods: The Story of a Fall from Grace
2
From somewhere in the sky came the faint scream of a locomotive whistle.
The Daughter of a Magnate
3
Suddenly the distant sound of a locomotive whistle interrupted our reveries.
The Scientific American Boy; Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island
4
When you hear a distant locomotive whistle, it is a sign of rain.
Current Superstitions / Collected from the Oral Tradition of Eng...
5
Now, however, as he heard a locomotive whistle, a new thought struck him.
Dave Porter at Star Ranch; Or, The Cowboy's Secret
6
As he did this there came a shrill warning shriek from the locomotive whistle.
The Rover Boys in New York; Or, Saving Their Father's Honor
7
They were still on the outskirts of the village when they heard a locomotive whistle.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
8
His quick ear caught the faint moan of a locomotive whistle far to the south.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
9
Hain't you ever heard anything like a locomotive whistle?'
The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies
10
The mournful hoot of a distant locomotive whistle was the only sound to pierce the silence.
Murder in the Gunroom
11
A locomotive whistle wailing in the prairies at night like the sound of winds against his heart.
Erik Dorn
12
The locomotive whistle was droning again, and a dodging procession of red-eyed switch-lights flicked past the windows.
The Grafters
13
Just as he lifted his hand to the bell-cord there came a shriek from the locomotive whistle.
Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy
14
When the locomotive whistle announced its approach, everybody turned out to welcome it with shouts of joy.
Forty-Six Years in the Army
15
Just as Jack examined it, he heard the distant tooting of a locomotive whistle, momentarily drawing nearer.
Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the Jame...
16
Frederick Travers thrilled, too, at the locomotive whistle, because, more than any man's, it was his railroad.
The Turtles of Tasman
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Locomotive whistle across language varieties
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