ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIVER
From Old French riviere, from Latin rīpārius of a river bank, from rīpa bank.
10 QUOTES WITH «RIVER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
river.
The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.
After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of the river.
I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.
Paris's neighborhoods, the arrondissements, are organized like a twist. They spiral from the river like toilet water flushing in reverse and erupting out of the bowl - a corkscrew or what have you, a flattened pig's tail, a whorling braid notched one to 20.
I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards.
If I were mayor, I'd invite everyone to have free boat trips on the river and free balloon rides over the city. I'd let the elderly in residential homes wander free.
Just as there's garbage that pollutes the Potomac river, there is garbage polluting our culture. We need an Environmental Protection Agency to clean it up.
I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living.
Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.
The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIVER»
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river in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
river and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
One of America's most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia.
The "New York Times" bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick--the unique and deeply moving epic of four generations of African-American women based on one family's ancestral past.
For months, she lived with them, unbroken, until she escaped, and followed a thousand mile trail to freedom--an extraordinary story of a pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her people. From the Paperback edition.
JAMES ALEXANDER Thom, 2010
Hailed as one of the year's top five novels by Time, and selected as one of the best books of the year by nearly all major newspapers, national bestseller Peace Like a River captured the hearts of a nation in need of comfort.
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Hearts Awakening (Hearts Along the River Book #1)
With no means to support herself, Ellie Kilmer agrees to work as a housekeeper for the young widower who lives on Dillon Island, hopeful she can obtain a proper reference.
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Green Days by the
River
A novel about a boy on the edge of adult responsibilities, this is the story of Shell - a Trinidadian boy wtho moves to a new village and meets two girls.
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River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia
The author of Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent offers his observations on the exploitation of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, assessing the effects of dams, irrigation, and flood control on the people and environment ...
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Once Upon a
River: A Novel
Without sacrificing any of its originality, this story comes bearing the saw marks of classic American literature, the rough-hewn sister of The Leatherstocking Tales, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Walden.”—Ron Charles, ...
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Green
River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green
River ...
It is also the story of his quarry -- of who these young girls were, and who they might have become. A chilling look at the darkest side of human nature, this is the most important and most personal book of Ann Rule's long career.
At the same time she wonders, Are her hopes for happiness and new life in America disloyal to her past and her people? From the Paperback edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIVER»
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river is used in the context of the following news items.
Hope fades for missing after Ohio River boat tragedy kills 2
Two people died and three remained missing Sunday after a pontoon boat smashed into a bridge on the Ohio River near Louisville, Ky., authorities said. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Death toll in Yangtze River capsizing hits nearly 400
JIANLI, China (AP) — Disaster teams searched the Yangtze River on Saturday for dozens of missing bodies from the Eastern Star as the death toll in the ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
Survivor: Chinese cruise ship capsized quickly during violent storm
He went into the dark and choppy waters of the Yangtze River during the middle of the storm, later confirmed to be a tornado. "The raindrops hitting my face felt ... «CNN, Jun 15»
The Latest on flooding: Brazos River expected to rise; San Jacinto …
The Colorado River in Wharton and the Brazos and San Jacinto rivers near Houston are the main focus of concern as floodwaters moved from North and Central ... «Fox News, May 15»
Missing Mom Swept Away by Texas Floods Called Sister as Rain …
Jonathan McComb survived and was found on a river bank by rescue crews. He broke his rib, sternum and suffered a collapsed lung, and has been treated at a ... «ABC News, May 15»
Boca Juniors v River Plate: Copa Libertadores tie abandoned
Four River Plate players have been taken to hospital after being sprayed with an irritant by Boca Juniors fans in an abandoned Copa Libertadores tie. «BBC News, May 15»
Lily Groesbeck Rescue: Utah Cops Recall Pulling Toddler From …
The four police officers who plucked a toddler out of an overturned car in a Utah river say they could swear they heard someone calling for help. When they ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
Illinois oil train derailment threatens Mississippi River
An oil train derailment and spill in northwest Illinois poses an "imminent and substantial danger" of contaminating the Mississippi River, the U.S. Environmental ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
West Virginia Train Derails, Sending Oil Tanker Into River
The West Virginia National Guard was taking water samples to determine whether the oil that spilled into Armstrong Creek reached the Kanawha River, which ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
TransAsia Flight 235: Both Engines Lost Power Before River Crash
Both engines on TransAsia Flight 235 lost power and pilots tried to restart one of them before the plane crashed into a river, killing 35 people, Taiwan's top ... «NBCNews.com, Feb 15»
