Example Sentences

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There is no shelter for it yet, and my poor green-peas are blown nearly out of the ground.

From Station Life in New Zealand by Barker, Lady (Mary Anne)

The potatoes were planted, and the season of strawberries, green-peas, and young potatoes come, but still Malcolm remained our constant guest.

From Roughing It in the Bush by Moodie, Susanna

HOTCH-POTCH, s. broth made of lamb cut into small pieces, accompanied with greens, carrots, turnips, green-peas.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

To think that you should be all revelling this very moment in green-peas and cauliflowers!

From Letters from High Latitudes by Dufferin, Lord

He declared that they had no taste, and that mint in green-peas killed the flavor.

From In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series by Coolidge, Susan