" Owl lived at The Chestnuts, an old-world residence of great charm, which was grander than anybody else's, or seemed so to Bear, because it had both a knocker and a bell-pull.
That young person dodged away into the barn with Jack, and only appeared at the last minute to shove a bag of chestnuts into the chaise.
"You know they're something like chestnuts, only without the prickly burrs, and they're very good to eat.
" Then the strong horse chestnut tree and the pony trees reached down with their powerful branches and, catching hold of the bear, they tossed him up in the air, far away over in the woods, at the same time pelting him with green, prickly horse chestnuts, and the bear came down ker-bunko in a bramble brier bush.
They met about fifty yards from the gates, between the great chestnuts and elms and the high bank.
The Hard-Won Triumph Three weeks later, when Dorlcote Mill was at its prettiest moment in all the year,—the great chestnuts in blossom, and the grass all deep and daisied,—Tom Tulliver came home to it earlier than usual in the evening, and as he passed over the bridge, he looked with the old deep-rooted affection at the respectable red brick house, which always seemed cheerful and inviting outside, let the rooms be as bare and the hearts as sad as they might inside.
A Voice from the Past One afternoon, when the chestnuts were coming into flower, Maggie had brought her chair outside the front door, and was seated there with a book on her knees.
Even in this leafless time of departing February it is pleasant to look at,—perhaps the chill, damp season adds a charm to the trimly kept, comfortable dwelling-house, as old as the elms and chestnuts that shelter it from the northern blast.
" "Not they indeed," cried Thorpe; "for, as we turned into Broad Street, I saw them—does he not drive a phaeton with bright chestnuts?
Eating chestnuts Eating chestnuts during Frost's Descent is beneficial for one's health.
The main ingredients of niangao are sticky rice, sugar, chestnuts, Chinese dates, and lotus leaves.
In this period, eating an appropriate amount of nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts and almonds, is good for one's body.
6 chestnuts 6 Rich in starchy carbohydrates and fibre, chestnuts are a good choice for those watching their weight, as they contain fewer calories compared to other nuts.
One day, as they were roaming about together, they spied some chestnuts roasting in the ashes.
The wild chestnuts fell ripe from their dark, green shells, and in the forests the violets bloomed for the second time.
Close by, lay a few salad-leaves and two chestnuts, which were to serve for his supper.
