Literary notes about gully (AI summary)
Literary works employ the term "gully" both to paint vivid, often rugged landscapes and to mark points of physical or metaphorical transition. It frequently denotes narrow ravines or depressions that set dramatic scenes—a path for escape in [1], a treacherous descent filled with loose stones in [2], or a hidden passageway leading characters onward in [3]. Sometimes the word plays a role in the social fabric of a narrative, evoking youthful merriment as characters engage in games in [4] or even serving as a distinctive name in dialogue as seen in [5] and [6]. In this way, "gully" enriches a story’s setting and tone, suggesting both the harsh realities of nature and the playful, nuanced interactions among characters.
- He certainly frightened Frank, who could see but one way of escape, and that was to jump the gully.
— from Frank in the Mountains by Harry Castlemon - Here the road dipped down into a gully, and Dr. Abernethy had to pick his way carefully among loose stones.
— from Hildegarde's Holiday: A Story for Girls by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards - Then they descended, between two very high banks of mud, a narrow gully through which the water trickled in slender cascades.
— from The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc - He saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing “hispy” and “gully-keeper” with a crowd of their schoolmates.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain - "I'll take care of them; you go with your father," said Gully.
— from The Land of Lure: A Story of the Columbia River Basin by Elliott Smith - "Yes!" muttered Gully thoughtfully, as the inspector finished.
— from The Luck of the Mounted: A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall
