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To burn down a fine tree, merely for the pleasure of seeing and hearing it crackle and blaze, is an amusement constantly practised by the ignorant and unreflecting shepherds as they lounge away their day upon the mountain side.

When this change has been fully developed we get a true crackle-glass, not to be confounded with the frosted glass of Venice mentioned in Chapter XIII.

The Frosted or Crackle Glass is perhaps the simplest modification of the pure cristallo.

This true crackle is probably in all cases the result of a subsequent structural change.

They waited there83 for hours, and gradually, although the sounds of fighting never ceased on their front, the rolling thunder that had marked the conflict during the day died down considerably as the night wore on, until it became no more than a splutter and crackle of rifle fire, a whirring and clattering outburst from some distant or near machine gun, the whoop and rush and jarring burst of an occasional shell on the British or German lines.

” But evidently the word of warning had reached the others, for a sharp crackle of rifle fire broke out along to the right, came rattling down towards them in uneven and spasmodic bursts.

They saw the khaki figures running heavily, scrambling round and through the scattered shell holes, and presently, as a crackle of rifle fire rose and rose and swelled to a sullen roar with the quick, rhythmic clatter of machine guns beating through it, they saw also the figures stumbling and falling, the line thinning and shredding out and wasting away under the withering fire.

The weather for many a day and night has been so wet that the trees seem wet through, and the soft loppings and prunings of the woodman's axe can make no crash or crackle as they fall.

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When one of a hundred “sound peaks” is altered by an electrical pop or crackle, the sound of an E does not suddenly change to that of a U, it simply sounds like a “noisy E.

Since half past 5 o'clock every gun of the Allies on a front of twenty-five miles was firing without pause, producing a steady rumbling sound from which it was difficult to distinguish the short bark of the mortars, the crackle of the field guns, and the deep roar of the heavies.

Toward dusk the cannonade began to subside.


Alpatych left the cellar and stopped in the doorway.


The evening sky that had been so clear was clouded with smoke, through which, high up, the sickle of the new moon shone strangely.


Now that the terrible din of the guns had ceased a hush seemed to reign over the town, broken only by the rustle of footsteps, the moaning, the distant cries, and the crackle of fires which seemed widespread everywhere.


The cook's moans had now subsided.


On two sides black curling clouds of smoke rose and spread from the fires.


Through the streets soldiers in various uniforms walked or ran confusedly in different directions like ants from a ruined ant-hill.


Several of them ran into Ferapontov's yard before Alpatych's eyes.


Alpatych went out to the gate.


A retreating regiment, thronging and hurrying, blocked the street.


Pierre glanced round at the first cloud, which he had seen as a round compact ball, and in its place already were balloons of smoke floating to one side, and-"puff" (with a pause)-"puff, puff!" three and then four more appeared and then from each, with the same interval-"boom-boom, boom!" came the fine, firm, precise sounds in reply.


It seemed as if those smoke clouds sometimes ran and sometimes stood still while woods, fields, and glittering bayonets ran past them.


From the left, over fields and bushes, those large balls of smoke were continually appearing followed by their solemn reports, while nearer still, in the hollows and woods, there burst from the muskets small cloudlets that had no time to become balls, but had their little echoes in just the same way.


"Trakh-ta-ta-takh!" came the frequent crackle of musketry, but it was irregular and feeble in comparison with the reports of the cannon.


They split up the wood, pressed it down on the fire, blew at it with their mouths, and fanned it with the skirts of their greatcoats, making the flames hiss and crackle.


The men drew nearer and lit their pipes.


The handsome young soldier who had brought the wood, setting his arms akimbo, began stamping his cold feet rapidly and deftly on the spot where he stood.


I heard the crackle of fire in the sand pits and the sudden squeal of a horse that was as suddenly stilled.

As I am a true catholic--except that it is six times as big--'tis a nose, said the centinel, like my own. --I heard it crackle, said the drummer.

From Mrs. _Peasly._ There are many sorts of Paste made, and among them, are some which are made with Eggs, according to the old fashion; but these are always hard, when they are baked, though they will fly and crackle in the Mouth, but they taste like Sticks: while, on the other side, leave out your Eggs, and use Butter and Water only, as in the following Receipts, and your Paste will melt in the Mouth, and be agreeable to the Taste.

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