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Meanings of long reeds in English

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Usage of long reeds in English
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They had reached a rough shelter built of mud and long reeds.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
2
The bank was steep, with long reeds growing down to the water's edge.
Army Boys in the French Trenches; Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with...
3
The chief smiled, and showed me five heads fixed upon long reeds of bamboo.
A House of Pomegranates
4
Amidst the vegetation of the ditch there are long reeds with leaves that cut you.
Madame Bovary
5
We fortunately had some long reeds with us.
In the Wilds of Africa
6
He peered through the long reeds from where he sat with his long horn spoon in mid-air.
Old Indian Legends
7
Looking about, we also discovered some long reeds growing on the margin of the swamp at no great distance.
On the Banks of the Amazon
8
When they got down to the edge of the creek they saw some long reeds growing on the other side.
Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading
9
She set the eggs down near the stream beside the birds, then picked long reeds growing near the water's edge.
The Valley of Horses
10
The younger ones, among other things, learned to make baskets out of long reeds, which they gathered near the creek.
Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading
11
It was covered with holes brim full of water; and we at length arrived where long reeds grew in extensive patches.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume...
12
The arrows were long reeds, with heads of stone, and their darts were of great length, with iron or bone tips.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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Fishermen, with their long reeds, sit lazily perched upon black rocks above blue waves, sunning themselves as much as seeking sport.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
14
She is all covered with long reeds and lilies about her head and shoulders, and blue-red sparks fly up at every step.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 4
15
The springs continue to within half a mile of the hill, where he found two large springs running over, covered with long reeds.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
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We watched the light and shade that nickered below, the shadow of the clover-leaves, of the long reeds that hung almost across the stream.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 / A Maga...
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