Which preposition to use with cottonwoods

behind Occurrences 4%

But, among those cottonwoods behind the blacksmith shop, I'm going to have two good horses saddled and ready for you.

with Occurrences 3%

Above this she hurriedly hung the broken boughs of the wrecked cottonwoods with countless flashing prisms, encrusting the smallest twigs to the very top in sparkling crystal; and coming down she stilled the murmur of the reeds under icy helmetsbinding all together with crystalline cables of frost.

into Occurrences 2%

He bent his head back and looked up through the limbs of the cottonwood into the pale blue-white haze of the morning sky.

on Occurrences 2%

They were both very tired, yet Toby, nevertheless, quickened his weary pace at a gentle hint from Father Orin, and they got to the doctor's house just as the sun went down behind the cottonwoods on the other shore.

of Occurrences 1%

There it stands, the cottonwood of the massacre, with blunt white limbs outstretched and dead, as dead as those who were slaughtered at its base and whose very bones have long been dust.

as Occurrences 1%

Jack then made a speech, demanding Hot Creek and Cottonwood as a reservation, owned at that time by the Dorris brothers, Fairchilds and Doten.

at Occurrences 1%

We had been in the saddle since early morning, and as we came out on a narrow divide, we caught our first glimpse of the Cottonwoods at Antelope Springs, the rendezvous for this division.

beyond Occurrences 1%

The stallion leaped into a full gallop, heading straight for a tall group of cottonwoods beyond which was a lane fenced in with barbed wire.

in Occurrences 1%

We sat down on the blue-grass under what is now the big cottonwood in front of the house.

like Occurrences 1%

It seemed indeed hardly to move, reflecting the shadowy cottonwoods like a long, clear, curving mirror which was dimmed only by the breath of the approaching dusk.

Which preposition to use with  cottonwoods