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Meanings of loose stones in English

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Usage of loose stones in English
1
No crevice or jumble of loose stones or steep descent daunted me.
The Young Forester
2
The steep ravines and loose stones make it difficult to do anything.
BBC
3
A few loose stones, dislodged by his weight, rattled down the sides.
Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
4
If not we'll have to get loose stones and wedge under it.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
5
There were a few bent trees, some broken-down walls of loose stones.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
6
They heard him rattle off among the loose stones and into the brush.
Green Fancy
7
Half a mile up the wash the gravelly bottom changed to loose stones.
Bloom of Cactus
8
In doing so, I stumbled and fell over some loose stones.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 / A Magazin...
9
Grating against the loose stones 'til it came but half-full from the bottom.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
10
They were careful of their own footsteps over the loose stones.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
11
And near at hand some tiny creature scratched and scuffled among loose stones.
The Lamp in the Desert
12
The lane was not very steep, but there were loose stones.
Beechcroft at Rockstone
13
A few more loose stones came down, and that was all.
Young Hunters of the Lake; or, Out with Rod and Gun
14
Laurence scrambled away over the loose stones, towards Temeraire and Arkady.
Blood of Tyrants
15
Judah staggered and sat hard on the loose stones, and the ground settled.
Iron Council
16
Buildings are re-painted, loose stones reset, holes in the sidewalk filled.
Russian Winter
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Loose stones through the time
Loose stones across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common