byroad

Example Sentences

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She will get warning of danger, and guides across the country--peasants who know every byroad through the fields, and every shallow in the rivers.

From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

At Purfleet, on a byroad, I came across just such a place as seemed to be required, and where was displayed a dilapidated notice that the place was for sale.

From Dracula by Stoker, Bram

At length we turned aside into a byroad leading up a steep hill, slippery with mud, and left this pleasant valley.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

He therefore struck off by a byroad and, travelling slowly along, turned off two hours later to a farmhouse, the lights from which had made him aware of its proximity.

From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The party stopped at a small tavern on a byroad in Virginia, to rest the horses.

From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.