 From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard in a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive; interrupted now and then by the authoritative voice of the master, in the tone of menace or command; or...  Old-time Schools and School-books - Page 119by Clifton Johnson - 1904 - 381 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sister Mary Domitilla - 1917 - 396 pages
...running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of the pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might...then, by the authoritative voice of the master, in a tone of menace or command ; or, perad venture, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some... | |
 | 1918 - 424 pages
...a woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch-tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils ' voices,...the master, in the tone of menace or command; or, perad249 venture, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery... | |
 | Carolyn M. Robbins, Robert Keable Row - English language - 1919 - 314 pages
...genius of famine descending upon earth, or some scarecrow eloped from a cornfield. From his school the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over...the master, in the tone of menace or command ; or, by the appalling sound of the birch. Truth to say, he was a conscientious man and ever bore in mind... | |
 | William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler - Readers - 1919 - 456 pages
...the foot of as woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a birch tree growing at one end of it. Hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning...hum of a beehive ; interrupted now and then by the voice of 10 the master, or by the appalling sound of the birch as he urged some tardy loiterer along... | |
 | Francis Patrick Donnelly - English language - 1920 - 238 pages
...a woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning...then by the authoritative voice of the master, in tha tone of menace or command ; or, peradventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 520 pages
...a woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning...the master, in the tone of menace or command; or, per adventure, by the appalling sound of the birch, as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery... | |
 | William Louis Ettinger - Readers - 1922 - 248 pages
...a birch tree growing at one end. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices might be heard on a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a bee-hive, interrupted now and then by the voice of the master in the tone of command, or by the sound of the birch. Truth to say, he believed... | |
 | Isobel Davidson - Reading (Elementary) - 1925 - 512 pages
...a woody hill, with a brook running close by, and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard on a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a beehive, interrupted now and then by the authoritative... | |
 | Leroy E. Armstrong - 1916 - 408 pages
...of a woody hill, with a brook running close by and a formidable birch tree growing at one end of it. From hence the low murmur of his pupils' voices, conning over their lessons, might be heard of a drowsy summer's day, like the hum of a beehive; interrupted now and then by the authoritative... | |
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