Which preposition to use with moistures

in Occurrences 62%

We thought it had something to do with a lack of moisture in the air; and now, along comes Monsieur PROU, another philosopher, and merely says what we had thought.

from Occurrences 54%

Take them out, put them before the fire to dry the greasy moisture from them, and dish them on mashed potatoes.

of Occurrences 50%

It was many miles distant, and yet I do not doubt that its electrical influence had dried the moisture of our equanimity, leaving us rattling husks for the winds of destiny to play upon.

on Occurrences 15%

" After swarming about in this way in the moisture on the surface of a leaf or stem (which, film though it may be, is an ocean to such a fish) for half an hour, more or less, the movement of the zoospore becomes slower, and is limited to a slow turning upon its axis, without change of place.

by Occurrences 7%

Drain them well from the greasy moisture by placing them upon a piece of blotting-paper before the fire; dish them on a white d'oyley, sprinkle over them sifted sugar, and send to table with them a cut lemon and plenty of pounded sugar.

at Occurrences 7%

Absorb the excess of moisture at the edge of the cover, by pressing a bit of blotting-paper against it for a moment.

with Occurrences 6%

Normally we do not connect the idea of moisture with the word.

for Occurrences 5%

The soil in the neighbourhood of the station was light and needed plenty of water, but the stream which supplied them with the necessary moisture for their vegetables was diverted from its channel by the natives, so that the missionary's garden was nearly burnt up by the hot sun.

to Occurrences 5%

It at times occurs from a lack of moisture to the foot; and is seen among mules used in cities, where there are no facilities for driving them into running water every day, to soften the feet and keep them moist. CONTENTS.

through Occurrences 4%

Plants moisture through their roots.

about Occurrences 4%

It ascends to about 5000 feet on the warmer hillsides, and reaches the climate most congenial to it at about from 3000 to 4000 feet, growing vigorously at this elevation on all kinds of soil, and in particular it is capable of enduring more moisture about its roots than any of its companions, excepting only the Sequoia.

as Occurrences 3%

This will force the earthworms to migrate down to the bottom of the container which will have some moisture as compared with the top soil.

during Occurrences 3%

At other limes a system of drainage is established, by means of which the water is drawn out of the earth and its level is depressed, so that the upper malarious strata, exposed to the direct action of the air, are deprived of moisture during the hot season.

beneath Occurrences 2%

She was nestling down now with her head on the soft arm of the chair, her eyes were closed, but she was not asleep, for the moisture beneath the tremulous eyelids had formed itself into two large drops and was slowly rolling, unheeded, down her cheeks.

into Occurrences 2%

A team of oxen hoists the buckets with a long rope running over a pulley, and every time they make a trip along the well-worn pathway they dump a barrel or more of much needed moisture into a ditch that feeds the thirsty ground.

like Occurrences 2%

Her eyes darkened as with fear, then her cheeks went crimson with the stir of her blood; and suddenly, her eyes were sparkling in their moisture like water when it ripples under sunshine.

after Occurrences 2%

It is one of the "resurrection" ferns, reviving quickly by moisture after seeming to be dead from long drouth.

out Occurrences 2%

It was not possible to keep the moisture out of our belongings; everything became mouldy except what became rusty.

than Occurrences 2%

The adobe answered very well when securely roofed, though it was thought the unburnt brick absorbed more moisture than the brick which had been burned.

across Occurrences 1%

The cool north wind had given way to the warm southern air that sometimes came up with haze and moisture across the Baltic, bringing with it the relaxing sensations that produced enervation and listlessness.

off Occurrences 1%

Poor fool, he might rub every particle of moisture off the skin of his bodyhe might be clean as a kittenbut he could not and did not purify his mind with all this friction; and the man who would have fainted to see a black speck upon his shirt, was not at all shocked at the indecent conversation in which he and his companions occasionally indulged.

under Occurrences 1%

As they came out to the porch Pinky saw that there were tiny beads of moisture under her mother's eyes and about her chin.

against Occurrences 1%

There was no preliminary patter, but the storm broke suddenly, hurling great gray drops of moisture against the windows.

Which preposition to use with  moistures