Which preposition to use with twig

of Occurrences 93%

They went off immediately in search of them, and no sooner were they all out of sight than I picked up my three cones and some twigs of the trees and made the quickest possible retreat, hurrying back to the camp, which I reached before dusk....

in Occurrences 31%

There he was content to make a pause for the present, constructing first, however, a little chair of bough and branch and rope and twig in which she could safely sit.

from Occurrences 22%

" "Lord, 'tis what they call a Pardoner, that dealeth in relics, mouldy bones and the like, see you, whereby they do pretend to divers miracles and wonders" "Verily, verily," nodded the little man placidly, "I have here in my wallet a twig from Moses' burning bush, with the great toe of Thomas a' Didymus, the thumb of the blessed Saint Alban" "Ha, rogue!"

for Occurrences 19%

For the same reason herd-boys employ an ash-twig for driving cattle, and one may often see a mountain-ash growing near a house.

on Occurrences 12%

thought Mab, but, just then, all of a sudden, Hal's skate glided over a twig on the ice, and down he went.

to Occurrences 11%

Once he struck, and twiceand behold a spark that leapt to a small flame that died to a glow; but now, flat upon his belly lay Giles and, pursing his lips, puffed and blew until the glow brightened, spread, and burst into a crackling flame that leapt from twig to twig.

with Occurrences 8%

Every time my venerable friend on the coach-box extends his twig with a few yards of twine at the end of it, which he denominates "a whupp," the suddenness of the accelerated motion makes his great, round head flop from the centre of his short, thick neck, and come with such violence on the unstuffed back, that his hat is sent down upon the bridge of his nose with a vehemence which might well nigh carry it away.

between Occurrences 5%

" Under the pines, where the ground was dry, King made their camp-fire, a small blaze of dry twigs between two flat stones.

under Occurrences 4%

Onward we went, and no sound broke the silence, except the occasional snapping of a twig under our feet, as we moved forward.

above Occurrences 3%

The Boy was holding on to a scrub willow that put up wiry twigs above the snow.

at Occurrences 3%

The orioles' nest was well woven in pear shape, dangling from close-swinging twigs at the end of an elm limb which hung over a creek in Orange County, Indiana.

off Occurrences 3%

And then, sure enough, he looked around and broke a branch off a tree and pulled the twigs off it.

into Occurrences 2%

And think you if God's winds can transform a spray and twig into a trunk fit for foundation of house or mast of ship, that eternal arms can not equip with strength the hand of patriot? Is the Shepherd and Leader of His little flock unequal to their guidance across the desert?

up Occurrences 2%

these "merchants and their spicy drugs," which are so harmonious to sing of, they lime-twig up my poor soul and body till I shall forget I ever thought myself a bit of a genius!

like Occurrences 2%

They were not among houses; but through the windows, under a broad moonlight, he saw a black moor stretching lifelessly from right to left, with rotting trees, pointing fantastic branches in the air, standing here and there in groups, as if they held up their arms and twigs like fingers, in horrible glee at the Judge's coming.

without Occurrences 1%

" Jacob drew one of the twigs without stopping to make a selection, I took the second, and Sergeant Corney opened his hand to show the third.

across Occurrences 1%

Whether the neighbouring water stands or runs, 30 Lay twigs across and bridge it o'er with stones That if rough storms, or sudden blasts of wind, Should dip or scatter those that lag behind, Here they may settle on the friendly stone, And dry their reeking pinions at the sun.

along Occurrences 1%

By this time, Mrs. Kinloch's son, Hugh Branning, who had been to the stable with the horse and carriage, came whistling through the yard, and cutting off weeds or twigs along the path with sharp cuts of his whip.

before Occurrences 1%

Korans are sometimes placed in the graves; and I have even seen a confession of the faith written on paper and placed on a twig before the face of the dead.

beneath Occurrences 1%

He heard the cracking of the dried twigs beneath the footstep of him who followed; and in order that there might be no chance of missing the desired interview, the valet began to hum a French air, in so loud a key, as to be certain the sounds would reach any ear that was nigh.

near Occurrences 1%

A bush of osier, frozen into the ice, lifted its red twigs near them.

through Occurrences 1%

For many yards I have for a companion a little wren, that flies from twig to twig through the well-nigh naked hedge along the wayside, now hidden behind a bramble's crimson-spotted leaf, now mingled with a tracery of twigs and thorns.

within Occurrences 1%

A big stone came crashing through the twigs within a yard of Diggory's head.

about Occurrences 1%

From far away the soughing of the breeze swept towards him, and in a moment all the twigs about him were quivering and rustling and the boughs creaking with a gust of wind.

Which preposition to use with  twig