riviere
Example Sentences
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Far down "la belle riviere" floated the fairy white steamboat on its winding-way to Louisville, while the joy-groups danced and sung by the clear moonlight over the airy decks.
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie
As Kovik finished his explanation, Jean laughed: "No, I camp wid no Windigo up riviere; but I starve."
From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.
They are not allowed to take any water out of the riviere d'Ouche, which runs through this place, on account of the mills on that river.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
The French of Louisiana merely translated this term to la riviere au Blanc.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
You shall have these, good fellow," said the major, holding out a riviere of diamonds, "if you will follow me and fight like a madman.
From Farewell by Marriage, Ellen
