| 单词 | straggle |
| 例句 | The group straggled along, stopping when it got dark, then sleeping wherever they could find a spot by the side of the road or in a field. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He stopped straggling for a moment to gaze up into Yossarian’s face through the crack in the door with what he must have supposed was a beguiling smile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I straggle behind the film crew and the bodyguards, feeling their presence to be a violation of my beloved woods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She sits, bent over, her knees pulled up, her crossed arms on her knees, her head in her arms, her face hidden, her long hair straggling down her back. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You are expected on board,” said the sergeant to my convict; “they know you are coming. Don’t straggle, my man. Close up here.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The baboons straggled out from under the trees in the slanting golden light of late afternoon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The writing was large and straggling and ought to have looked, Eleanor thought, as though it had been scribbled by bad boys on a fence. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The house has been added to, but in a very straggling way, and I can only guess at the amount of ground it covers, which must be very great. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Malcolm X’s decision to enter the mainstream of the straggle heralds a hopeful sign on the sickeningly dismal scene of brutalized, non-violent, passive resistance. ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were still hurting badly, but he smiled as the customers straggled by and he collected the money. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And the rest came straggling behind, in silence, curious and afraid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z For the most part it was a somber group that straggled back to their neglected chores. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They were not very bellicose-looking; their columns were straggling, their suntan uniforms had gotten rumpled in the train, and they were singing Roll Out the Barrel. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tall and bent and his thin beard straggled up his cheeks like dry moss on gray rocks. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I stressed to the assembled press the need for mutual communication and support between the Africans and Afro- Americans whose straggles were interlocked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the pilots and navigators of the 588th eventually straggled into their new airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I said that our disagreement had been in terms of political direction and involvement in the extra-religious straggle for human rights. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The water bounded from the mountain-top, tore leaves and branches from the trees, poured like a cold shower over the straggling heap on the sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bessermann with straggling hair and dirt running with the rain off her cheeks, a faded, filthy blouse hanging off one shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The halls were mostly empty, but a few students were still straggling out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Why, every day, the black African heads of state should be receiving direct accounts of the latest developments in the American black man’s straggles—instead of the U.S. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He left it and crossed the courtyard to the farthest corner where his sleeping mat was spread under a straggling acacia tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They became widely separated as they straggled up the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hesitating under the straggling fringe of palm fronds, he peered into the shop’s interior, which seemed in deep gloom after the blaze of sun in the road. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z About twenty of us formed a straggling column. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His small but childish handwriting straggled up and down the page, shedding first its capital letters and finally even its full stops: April 4th, 1984. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Six mornings a week, little noisy dirt-kicking crowds of boys from our village and the next one over come straggling in for their education. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead and behind, people straggle along the length of the road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A few kids start to straggle back to the building, but most of us just stand there, fascinated. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z All I wanted was to remember those hours forever, remember the sight of the once proud soldiers straggling past us in abject defeat. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Some would straggle into one port or another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From my observations there looks to be three that are moving well, the rest of the group kind of straggling behind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now, I had to honestly ask myself what I could offer, how I was genuinely qualified to help the black people win their straggle for human rights. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been moving in a group, or trying to: actually, they had straggled widely at times. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At their feet lay a straggle of low buildings, a criss-cross of walls; and on three sides the precipices fell sheer into the plain. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he makes a sharp right turn and continues on his way, his grovelers straggling behind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A few straggling strings were still blowing up from the box, but most of the army of unleashed tampon strings were fading into the distance. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z At the top is a rocky outcrop of boulders and loose stones with shrubs and straggling bushes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It happened almost every night, and every night more demigods straggled over the property line with the satyr guides, usually with some nasty monsters pursuing them, but almost all of them made it through. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When two of them finally came straggling back to the Wall, it had been as wights. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule The village master taught his little school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When we’re ready to leave, Baba lifts Alan in his arms and we join the straggle of people walking to the end of the street to meet the delivery truck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There were accusations and counter accusations, but no one would admit to writing the mysterious and puzzling words that straggled across the back of Ken’s question. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Efrafans usually kept fairly close together in the open and it had not occurred to Campion that other rabbits might straggle more widely. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Snape was wringing his hands: He looked a little mad, with his straggling black hair flying around him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Soon, the crowd of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line, their little shoulders hunched. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They straggled down the highway in a loose body, blocking the way from the white line to the frazzled weeds that bordered the sun-heated concrete slab. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They hugged Deen good-bye and choked back their tears, or didn’t, and straggled back to their cabins. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In one corner stood a wide loom with a good many of the threads straggling down. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Townspeople straggled by carrying umbrellas, their coats pulled tight around their throats. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They had not gone far on the fifth day when they left the last straggling pools and reed-beds of the marshes behind them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On a scarlet- draped platform an orator of the Inner Party, a small lean man with disproportionately long arms and a large, bald skull over which a few lank locks straggled, was haranguing the crowd. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Their progress was straggling and broken, slower than that which Holly had made with his picked band of three. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last leg back to Cange, I straggled up out of another ravine and as usual found Farmer waiting for me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As the jury members straggled in, they were not clowning around or tap-dancing on the stage as jurors usually did. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z "My wagons are still straggling through the city. I Shall need appropriate garments." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sheridan had made a dramatic ride to rally his straggling troops and turn a nearly-lost battle into a decisive Union victory. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit came out late, only to be bumped by a straggling horse to his outside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The gull kept flying backward and forward along the direct line to the bank, only alighting now and then to guide Bigwig toward some straggling doe whom he had spotted going the wrong way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The second film focused upon the Chinese people’s support for the Afro-American straggle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They are straggled together, maybe from an orphanage in another country. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The faint tail of knighthood straggled in by twos and threes, then one at a time, then with intervals of days between the solitary riders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For a decade he has run a parfumerie on the rue Vauborel: a straggling business that prospers only when the cod are being salted and the stones of the town itself begin to stink. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We straggled down quickly through the rain to the cars. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Most days, however, we rode our bikes as far away from home as we could get, a flighty brood of the tiny butterflies straggling behind us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Their numbers would continue to swell, one hoped; more ships were straggling in every day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But she got to her feet, and we started straggling through the Labyrinth again. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z So it was with some relief that I stepped from their woodland realm in early afternoon and strolled into the sunny, dozing straggle that was the little community of Cheshire. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Gray shapes appeared from the line of bushes straggling over a hillock. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was the feeling of impersonal plenty when I saw a boll of cotton whose cup had spilt over and straggled its white fleece toward the earth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He would be careful to send out flank security, to prevent straggling or bunching up, to keep his troops moving at the proper pace and at the proper interval. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We thought that if the restraint was ended, so would his straggling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z No matter that her brother would straggle back, empty-handed with his gang and taunt later comers the same way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never seen her feet unbound or tears on her face or her sleek black hair straggling out of the bun on the back of her neck. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Helen, Henrietta, Herbert, Hugh, and Hazel—just five of the thirteen Spencer children—straggled out of the last house on the road, the biggest house in all of Bumblebee. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z People straggled to their cars, dresses billowing, holding hats to head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With my golden goat, Cheetah, at my side, I climb toward home, urging the straggling sheep along with my stick. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He said farewell to them, all the people he knew in all the world, and looked about once at the village that straggled and huddled there under the cliffs, over the riversprings. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z State Department’s releases to Africans which always imply that the American black man’s straggle is being “solved.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the new settlers come straggling into the fort, dragging wooden clubs, their faces smudged with soot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z During the afternoon of the following day, while the Off Fore Mark were at silflay, he came limping through the sentry line with a straggling handful of six or seven rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my time to make sure I have no hairs straggling from my braid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gollum reluctantly agreed to this, and he turned back towards the trees, working eastward for a while along the straggling edges of the wood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The boys began to straggle back up the hill toward the main campus in small groups, shaking their heads, talking softly among themselves about their chances of making the team. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I let him out in our fenced backyard, where he barks at a few straggling trick-or-treaters. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It wasn’t too long before we were all stretched out, a long and straggling line that got longer and stragglier the farther we went. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes, driving in the country, he had seen bicyclists with huge bunches strapped before them on the handles, the bloom already fading from the dying heads, the ravaged stalks straggling naked and unclean. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A few wagons rolled sluggishly among the few straggling customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You question my talents? A half-dead mortal straggles into my swamp and questions my talents?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They straggle away, in twos and threes or by themselves. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the late arrivals straggled in at 7:52 and the bell for first period was ringing, the hallways were crammed with gleeful students, bewildered secretaries, and furious teachers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gray hairs sprouted from his ears and nostrils, and more straggled forth from his eyebrows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The boys, from eight to fourteen years of age, looked alike in straggling knickerbockers and broken-peaked caps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun is just peeking over the horizon when we straggle back to the twelfth floor of the Training Center. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When Mr. Iii went out the door he was busy looking at his fingernails They straggled along the corridor in the dull, silent afternoon light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well past moonrise before the baggage train and rear guard straggled in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Soon after he straggled home, he discovered ballet — at 17. ‘Like a Bomb Going Off,’ by Janice Ross 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z You don’t want people straggling or sitting on it. A refresher on wedding etiquette, from tricky plus-one scenarios to cash bars 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z With the lawn in front of Palace House packed solidly with unkempt humanity there was still a straggling line some 600 yards long in the driveway waiting for admission. From the Observer archive, 31 July 1960: Riot at the Beaulieu jazz festival 2012-07-28T23:05:45Z Marek Janowski is a short, slightly disheveled looking man with straggling gray hair who often looks as if he has just woke up. Review | An old hand shines anew in Bruckner 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z As they straggled up and down the country, these young painters were continuing a long tradition of recording landscape in watercolour. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z On the lookout for straggling sheep, he occasionally leapt out of his truck to view the horizon with binoculars. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z “A few straggling members of the various societies assembled,” and “with umbrellas mounted and banners sadly drenched, attempted a line of march.” For St. Patrick’s Day Parade 1855, Snow on the Clover 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The band refers to her as “Papa,” and she sings a giddy verse about straggling stoned through the aisles of CVS on “Silk Chiffon.” Muna’s Fresh Start 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z But after that sight gag, the comedy becomes rawer and more straggling; this is improv, after all. Shared camaraderie in ‘We Know How You Die!’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z That film’s entire team came triumphantly on and then had to be ignominiously herded off while Moonlight’s team straggled on for their anti-climactic and muddled moment. Wrongbestfilmgate was a moment of pure chaos – my night of shocks at the Oscars 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z He sits unnoticed in the restaurant: that straggling hair which fell below the shoulder line is almost classically kempt now. Allen Ginsberg interview: From the archive, 24 April 1985 2013-04-24T06:30:00Z We all straggled in to the Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the canyon by mid-afternoon. A Grand Canyon and slot-canyon challenge for the mostly over-the-hill set His hair – his pride and joy – is a thoughtless mess, falling out of its ponytail and straggling down his back. Who says sex work isn't compatible with a happy home life? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z His enthusiasm for the straggling cavalcade of human beliefs is at odds with some of his other conclusions, but maybe it's churlish to expect consistency. The Heretics: Adventures with the Enemies of Science by Will Storr – review 2013-02-13T07:00:02Z Hers is one of the novel’s straggling secondary plotlines, which generally feature characters connected to Ramón through his illness, none of which hold the same charge of high-stakes black humor as his. Tragicomic Fiction That Masquerades as an Extended Lawyer Joke 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z "One critic wrote that the novel makes 'almost everything in contemporary fiction look like a squalid straggle of Nissen huts'." Guardian book club: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 2010-06-11T13:22:00Z It straggles, it is too long, but it has some of Bean's brio. Peter and Alice; The Low Road – review 2013-03-31T00:05:46Z Gang of Four lost its initial momentum with a career that straggled into the 1990s as the band tried slicker, more electronic pop and dance music. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-01-24T23:19:27Z That leaves this week's other major release, "Atomic Blonde" somewhat straggling. 'Dunkirk' beats out 'Emoji Movie,' 'Atomic Blonde' to repeat no. 1 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z It's a city in name only, its 11,500 people strung out across the hills and mountains in what now amounts to no more than a straggle of villages. Rust lust: Richard Hendy's ode to a decaying Japan | Chris Michael 2010-03-19T09:34:00Z Two days later, she straggled back to their camp, announced she had met her soul mate in a meditation circle and left in the other guy’s car. Making Space in Marriage, Even as the Walls Close In 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Schools across the country constantly run workshops, often with a range of perspectives, to help straggling parents. Cyber Parents, Accessing Perhaps, TMI 2013-05-03T22:57:13Z As night falls, extras arrive and form a straggling queue for the tea urn. Spike Island: 'It's not about the Stone Roses, it's about loving the Stone Roses' 2013-06-04T19:00:01Z We opened the play in Florida, on Inauguration Day, and people just straggled into the theater. After Scalia’s death, and the election, Edward Gero reflects on his role in ‘The Originalist’ 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z It's a whirlwind of uncontrolled action constantly barraging you and opponents, and I haven't even mentioned the few straggling residents chucking bombs and other artillery at you. Game On: 'Apocalypse' chaotic brilliance 2011-05-04T17:29:04Z On the front, there was the straggle of amusement arcades, fairground, Yates's Wine Lodge and Embassy theatre. Skegness braced for backlash after graffiti campaign in battle of resorts 2012-06-22T15:04:05Z They even used chain saws to cut down straggling trees and created split-log benches for guest seating. On Love: Michelle L’Archeveque and Adam Jones We'd straggle home at 12.30pm from a morning in the park and lunch was invariably corned beef and chips, which fitted well with Dad's universal cooking method. Family life 2012-06-15T23:05:03Z Don’t come straggling into the office one morning muttering, “First, gout. Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy. What’s next, apoplexy?” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: A few (end of) life hacks for the young geezers 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Together they are straggling toward a mythical land of riches and opportunity called China. Theater Review: The End Is Near, Now Everybody Dance! 2011-02-12T02:50:56Z Another red herring straggling through the wreckage is some kind of prophet, who turns out to be about as uninteresting as a cult leader can be and serves no serious purpose. Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven,’ a Flu Apocalypse 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z That leaves this week's other major release, "Atomic Blonde" somewhat straggling. 'Dunkirk' beats out 'Emoji Movie,' 'Atomic Blonde' to repeat no. 1 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z “Let’s see, who can I buttonhole and force to look at the 300 vacation photos I shot with my iPhone? How about Genzlinger? He’s straggling.” Review: Watch Nat Geo Dine on Wildebeests for Three Hours 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z He and the survivors of that winter straggled into Astoria the next spring. ‘Astoria’: 19th-century fortune hunters in the Pacific Northwest 2014-03-06T20:27:01Z A haggard figure in a long, gray skirt and shawl, with straggling white hair and a numb expression, Ingvarsson’s May paces back and forth in front of a grimy wall. Review | One actress commands the stage in Scena Theatre’s ‘The Beckett Trio’ 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z A few tourists and school groups straggle in during the week. Review: ‘First Reformed’ Is an Epiphany. Ethan Hawke Is, Too. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Campaigns have normally pushed for it, allowing them to lock in votes early and focus their efforts on Election Day to encourage straggling supporters to get to the polls. DeSantis finally acknowledges the truth about Trump’s 2020 election lies: ‘Of course he lost’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z But within the blanket of green are several brown patches — timber cuts — dotted with skinny, straggling trees. Controversial WA timber sale near Elwha River rankles conservationists, Port Angeles leaders 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z As pupils straggled in, the teachers offered a cheery hello or simply ignored them. A Video-Gaming School Stumbles on a Way to Get Dropouts Back in Class 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z But the stragglers may not be able to straggle much longer: Bans on the chemicals are coming. The race to waterproof your outdoor gear — without toxic chemicals 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The Terrapins endured a scoring drought of more than six minutes in the first half, and they straggled into intermission leading 32-28. Maryland men tap into a winning formula and run away from Wisconsin 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z With nearly all the straggling mail ballots counted as of Wednesday, turnout in the midterm reached about 64%. WA voter turnout down from last midterm; new efforts planned to boost interest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The whole thing took 15 minutes, and ended with a police officers shouting at straggling photographers and guests to get out of the street already so a city bus could come through. Elton John says ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ — and Fifth Avenue 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z "It was really challenging straggling down the rock faces to get to this shoreline and count all the plastic that was there," she said. Plastic Pollution: Waste from across world found on remote British Island 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Celebrate Maryland native Frances Tiafoe, who barged into Friday’s semifinals and jumped to the front of the straggling line of candidates to end American men’s nearly 19-year drought in Grand Slam singles events. Column: Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner's thriller at U.S. Open shows men's tennis in good hands 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The last wild wolves, five straggling survivors, were captured in Mexico and taken into captivity in the late 1970s. Truck, plane, backpack: Inside the extreme effort to save Mexican wolves Amelia was straggling in with bleary eyes, asking what was going on and why we were all so awake. How a Globetrotting Family Learned to Love Soccer and the ‘Grey Wiggle’ 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Back at Downs Park, a group of container ship tourists straggled onto the shore, looking a bit beleaguered. Container ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay for more than a month is free 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z In New York City, a monument production hub less than a century ago — where now only a few straggling businesses remain, including just two full-service companies — this was not good news. Tombstone Engravers Struggle to Keep Up With Demand 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Finally, in the middle of December, the last survivors straggled out of Russia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ottawa police said officers continued to remove straggling protesters and secure other parts of downtown area on Monday. DC prepares for possible US 'Freedom Convoy,' officials request National Guard troops 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Some of the financial disparities reflect straggling primary fields that have yet to be narrowed or candidates who only decided recently to enter their races. Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Out-Raised Primary Rivals 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed. Olympics lose their way through grotesque growth and small-minded leadership 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “Usually, you have to call somebody, somebody might be doing something different, come in straggling from special teams or something,” Morris said. Hernández: Rams' Aaron Donald, greatest defensive player, close to achieving absolution 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The emails that straggle through are litanies of the wreckage he’s seeing every day, interspersed with guilt and remorse at their separation. Jodi Picoult brings a familiar pandemic lockdown to life in ‘Wish You Were Here’ 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Thirty miles south, Old Lighthouse Road straggles to an end in a waterside housing development where air conditioning units sit on raised platforms. A changing climate is buckling concrete and flooding roads. States are moving slowly to guard the nation’s infrastructure. 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z A pair of straggling spectators crossed his path, and he swerved to avoid them, nearly losing his balance, and he ran on. To Honor His Indigenous Ancestors, He Became a Champion 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Now that nearly all the straggling ballots have been counted, it’s worth looking at what really stood out in the totals for Seattle’s key 2021 races. Bruce Harrell’s lopsided win and a late progressive surge — key stats from Seattle’s 2021 election 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Other jurisdictions have also been working out how to handle employees who straggle or refuse to follow vaccination mandates. L.A. mandate looms, but fate of unvaccinated employees remains unclear 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z On Sunday morning, a poor man straggled in after the well-dressed crowd and was stopped by the guards. Harsh public justice and private despair reign in Taliban-ruled Herat 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Survivors with minor injuries straggled out with blood splattered on their clothes. Islamic State claims mosque blast in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that killed nearly 50, injured dozens 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Better to straggle along on Zoom, seeing one another’s faces, than mask up for eight hours or more. Opinion | Require the vaccine. It’s time to stop coddling the reckless. 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z He was a night owl, coding way past midnight and up in time to straggle into the office late in the morning. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z On Friday Mr. Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers argued that failing to draw down carbon emissions will leave the United States straggling behind China. Biden’s Bet on a Climate Transition Carries Big Risks 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z On a recent late-summer Sunday afternoon, a group of families straggled across a field of wildflowers that was once a backyard, stopping to pick yarrow and chamomile for tea. 10 Years After Christchurch Quake, a Hush Where 8,000 Homes Once Stood 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The focus on education will likely bleed into related areas, such as the rural state’s straggling broadband internet infrastructure. How education funding could change in New Mexico 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z New Orleanians were already fleeing the city in advance of the storm, but the starkness of Ricks’ message was hardly lost on those who were straggling or wavering. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Video on social media shows Nibo and her rescuers crossing the street toward a line of police officers, followed by several straggling protesters. Black woman describes terrifying attack by Trump mob in L.A.: 'I’m thinking I’m dead' 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Those straggling ballots remain subject to litigation, and Justice Samuel Alito has ordered local officials to keep them separate. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else.” Trump said to consider spending his own money on race 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill — or much else. Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Players racing onto the field for a change of possession looking like a well-oiled machine, or a unit straggling out before the play clock expires. No preseason games could mean sloppy start for special teams 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill - or much else. Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Police said partygoers at the "pop up" party at a home on Wilson Drive in the Ramtown neighborhood were seen straggling on other properties and urinating. New Jersey house party with 300 attendees busted, host arrested 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z But with players straggling in late, manager Dave Roberts told him to put on a uniform and run after anything hit to left field. Column: First summer camp, then a season like no other 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z At the back, a group of seven riders, referred to as “the caboose,” created a barrier to vehicles coming up from behind, and genially prodded straggling riders to keep them inside the pack. Thousands Join N.Y.C. Bike Protests: ‘It’s Like Riding in the Cavalry’ 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Another six players straggled in a day or two later and were swabbed. This College Football Team Had No Coronavirus Cases at First. Then It Shut Down. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z On a busy day, the restaurant’s 29-year-old general manager could serve as many as 1,200 customers before straggling off after a 16-hour shift. Las Vegas is waking up. This California town on the road there is struggling to come back to life 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z They straggle home in a wobbly line, a zigzag of helmeted ducklings. Lockdown has had a positive side-effect: I've finally met my neighbors | Krista Burton 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z He’s glad tourists are scarcer too, even though they still straggle past on their way north to self-quarantines and social distancing. On the road to Las Vegas, rural residents think coronavirus fears are overblown 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z The bird traversed about 8,000 miles, from Denali to Wyoming, all the way back up to Alaska’s North Slope, where it probably feasted on waterfowl and perhaps a straggling caribou calve of two. The wondrous life and mysterious death of Golden Eagle 1703 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, it was business as usual for the few straggling tourists. Coronavirus shakes Las Vegas casinos like never before 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Now, day after day, he and the other students straggled into their classroom at 11:30 a.m. Owning their pasts, students look to a future in homelessness services 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The Falcons straggled off in the opposite direction, as if they already knew this wasn’t going to be their night. NFL At 100-AP Was There-Falcons-Saints 2006 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Golfers straggled back and lined up outside the clubhouse for dinner. 'Rez golf': Where fairways are dirt and hazards include goats 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z They've been asked to wear red and they form a straggling line along a bank of earth that separates the forest from the lip of the mine. The coal mine that ate a forest (and still wants more) 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Young describes being interested in getting the last straggling players, including Bradforth, to the meeting on time. APNewsBreak: Emails show chaos before Kansas player’s death 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The revolt, which began Nov. 25, was put down after three days of bloody fighting; the men straggled out of the basement Saturday after norther alliance fighters filled it with water to force them out. AP Was There: American Taliban Fighter in US custody 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Clearly, not every loose end could be tidied up, but these straggling threads are among the smallest of the problems that plagued the final season of “Game of Thrones.” ‘Game of Thrones’ finale recap: No one's very happy 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z It applies to all U.S. military members worldwide and governs all offenses, from straggling to spying to mutiny and murder, whether or not the crimes are related to service. Sexual assaults in the military spiked last year, Pentagon says, amid renewed debate over how to handle cases 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Only two kilometres south of Jindabyne, perched on the edge of the dam, is a barren paddock devoid of much more than a few straggling weeds. Ngarigo: Australia's people of the snow – a photo essay 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Second, he never wore his hair in long blond straggles, like a stoner Messiah; that, however, is the style favored by Moondog, as an accompaniment to his cacophonous shirts and his silver Ugg boots. The Winning Excess of “The Beach Bum” 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z That is because fish returning to Washington waters are still straggling back from the poor years of ocean conditions from The Blob. Scientists see improving ocean conditions off West Coast, but ‘we are not quite out of the woods yet’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, farmers in these same lands can no longer afford to buy petrol for their tractors; they straggle behind scraggy donkeys pushing wooden ploughs while their children become fighters and militiamen. Yemen on the brink: how the UAE is profiting from the chaos of civil war | Ghaith Abdul-Ahad 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z But in recent days, officials from Mexico’s immigrant protection agency have organized rides for straggling women and children as a humanitarian effort. Migrant caravan must walk as Mexico ignores demand for buses 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z But lately, the line sometimes grinds to a premature halt, as supervisors wait for employees to straggle in — or give up and pull people off forklifts to fill in for no-shows. At Carrier, the Factory Trump Saved, Morale Is Through the Floor 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The rest of the Brewers straggled home at 6 a.m. local time Friday following a 21-5 loss to the Dodgers that set a franchise record for runs allowed. Thames hits walk-off homer, Brewers top Davis and Rockies 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The Dodgers straggled back to Citizens Bank Park with only a brief nap between games. Dodgers drop finale to Phillies, 7-3 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Race men, like Alan Dershowitz, bringing up the rear in humanity's straggling line of march, are ill-equipped to lead us into a new promised land. Alan Dershowitz, Jewish identity and the long road to defending Donald Trump 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z In addition to the smugglers who bring migrants across the border in vehicles, smugglers based in Falfurrias wait for lost, weak migrants to straggle across the brush alone or in small groups. Brooks County in South Texas part of main trek by immigrants 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z In the latest, runners representing South Sudan and Mali have broken the tape, while Ethiopia and Chad are straggling. Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z He straggled home in eighth place, beaten 19 1/2 lengths by a 70-1 shot. Justify ready for run at Triple Crown history in Belmont 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Thousands of migrants, many fleeing the war in Syria, straggling through Hungary in the late summer of 2015, encamped for weeks at Budapest’s main railway station, provided them. Opinion | How Democracy Became the Enemy 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z He joined a straggling column of fugitive children, mostly boys, who trekked hundreds of miles east to Ethiopia to escape the war and rebel press gangs. A lesson in American greatness 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z As they straggle into Cúcuta, tired and hungry Venezuelans often sell their possessions, including wedding rings and even their hair, in order to buy food. Colombia and Brazil clamp down on borders as Venezuela crisis spurs exodus 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s good to see Alabama leading the way for once, instead of straggling along at the rear. Alabama editorial roundup 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Weary, wounded and trailing in the World Series by a 3-2 margin, the Dodgers straggled onto a plane bound from Houston to Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday morning. Dodgers stick to their strategies under full Astros blast 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Late Tuesday evening, some mainstays, including Sloppy Joe’s, kept the doors open for dozens of straggling tourists. This could be The Big One, again. Massive Irma slams into Caribbean, hurtles toward Florida. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Some cows straggled through, while the rest turned back to the original bank. A Flying Cowboy Rides to Rescue Cattle Stranded in Harvey’s Floods 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Convergence is obviously desirable in a country where the straggling states are home to some of the world’s poorest people. The gap between India’s richer and poorer states is widening 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z There were no reports of violence until the rally ended and straggling protesters confronted police, who then used tear gas to break up the crowd. How Charlottesville lost control amid deadly protest 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The families of the defendants straggled out the front door of the courthouse, some holding up their forearms to shield their faces from the cameras. What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-American Identity 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The border was just a few miles away and the lucky ones managed to straggle across. ‘The wounds have never healed’: living through the terror of partition 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z As survivors began straggling out, the few humanitarian workers already on the ground were shocked at what they saw: millions sick and near starvation, fresh graves that hinted at an untold number of dead. Hunger amplifies infectious diseases for millions fleeing the violence of Boko Haram 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z As he read the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Los Angeles Times, he could catch the early crowd coming in and the late crowd straggling out. Brent Musburger used to make veiled gambling references. Now he’s dropped the veil. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, set the tone as lawmakers straggled back to Washington from a weekend extended by their political party retreats. Senate Democrats Aim Their Limited Firepower at Trump’s Nominees 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s an understandably more upbeat bunch than the group that straggled home from the Maui Invitational having dropped four of five. After rocky start, Georgetown begins Big East play a more upbeat team 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z In these senses, Torres-García, who became a cantankerous old man in a straggling white beard and a long overcoat, was a model Latin American. A model Latin American 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Garden Valley was man camp for the art set: people straggled in from New York and L.A. to drive the loader and learn to shoot a rifle. A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z So it was on Tuesday, as council members straggled in from vacation, or their district offices, or put off air-conditioned matinees of “Star Trek Beyond,” and reconvened for the August assemblage. The City Council That Never Sleeps. Its Members Gather Even During Summer Months. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z They straggle in at all hours for a plate of steaming rice and beans, served up the way they like it. Afghans endure 'Jungle' squalor in hope of better life - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Whatever the motivation, the number of health care volunteers heading from developed to developing countries has soared in recent years, with commentators straggling behind debating the merits of the stampede. Book Review: ‘Hoping to Help’ Questions Value of Volunteers 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Lifeguards helped 20 students back to the beach between the Cove and the Shores and additional swimmers straggled to shore wherever they could. High school swimmers rescued off La Jolla 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z In Niavaran, in opulent north Tehran, 200 people were queueing up at lunchtime to vote at the Val-Fajr mosque, men and women in long segregated lines straggling across the courtyard. Voting extended as high turnout expected in Iran parliamentary elections 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Soon the city emptied of traffic except for a few straggling taxis and a trickle of drivers who defied the order. Traffic-free Manhattan transformed into winter playground 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z “And then we see them straggling back in the morning.” Bulgarian Border Police Accused of Abusing Refugees 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z “He could finish third in Iowa and straggle in here, in which case he’d almost certainly finish third here in as well and then go home,” Scala said. O’Malley’s presidential campaign is perilously close to financial collapse 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Parents carried armloads of books and bags stuffed with other items from the library, and several paused for straggling children who were trying to fish pennies out of the plaza fountain. Treasure Valley libraries transform in the digital age 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z And the straggling candidates’ supporters are just as frustrated by the polls — and by what 2016 has become. Why aren’t the GOP’s presidential stragglers dropping out of the race? 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Those who continued to straggle toward the border from deeper inside Croatia were simply allowed through by the Croatian authorities, leaving it up to the Slovenians to stop and process them. U.S. Will Accept More Refugees as Crisis Grows 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The others straggled in during the summer after a worldwide glitch in the State Department’s visa and passport record-keeping database dramatically slowed processing at consulates everywhere. Exchange students work summer jobs in North Platte 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Toward late afternoon, the Swiss Guards who stand sentinel at the Vatican clear out any straggling visitors in the gardens for the moment when the Pope emeritus, Benedict XVI, takes his daily stroll. Can Pope Francis Really Change the Church? 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Without a tragedy like Hurricane Katrina to push the nation into decisive action, projects can straggle. How to Save a Sinking Coast? Katrina Created a Laboratory 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The cable news network has not said which polls it will use, leaving several straggling candidates concerned they won’t qualify for the debate. Republican presidential hopefuls wait to see if they make the cut for TV debate 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z After a photography session in front of the scoreboard with her name at the top, she was surrounded by nearly a dozen police officers and straggling fans seeking an autograph. A Pursuit That Drained In Gee Chun’s Family Produces a U.S. Women’s Open Victory 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z House Democrats had a leadership meeting of their own Monday evening as lawmakers straggled back into town after the weekend. House Republicans Seek Way to Revive Trade Bill 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z He's the lovable pooch that captured the attention and hearts of many fans after he straggled into Milwaukee's spring training complex last year. LEADING OFF: Pink bats for Mother's Day, frosty one at Coors 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z "All we are doing at the moment is mopping up and conducting cordon and search for weapons and as many of them as may be straggling." Boko Haram, ousted from towns and camps, still killing 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z AP reported that ragged Southern soldiers, many straggling while running from federal forces, began giving up alone and in small bunches even before the official surrender. Battle of Appomattox Court House: 150 Years Later 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Ragged, hungry Southern soldiers, many straggling while on the run from federal forces, began giving up alone and in small bunches before the official surrender at a farmhouse in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. Civil War: Latest on 150th of Lee's surrender at Appomattox 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The music the tribes of Gypsies brought with them as they straggled across Europe from India in the Middle Ages, was strongly influenced by the music of the countries they passed through. Missing the old Gypsy orchestras 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Promoted to detectives, the Wild Geese begin by degrees to lose their idealism, and by middle age they have devolved into a straggling band of vengeance seekers. You Will Get Yours 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s designed to consolidate a procession long criticized for straggling, and will help cut down on police overtime, said Leo Dignam, city deputy commissioner for parks and recreation. Higher costs, fewer Mummers force parade changes 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z As Papa Smurf deflated at the parade’s terminus on Seventh Avenue and spectators straggled home, about two dozen protesters threaded through the crowd, followed by six police officers on motorcycles. Thanksgiving Parade Floats Through New York, With Protesters Marching Along 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Just 46 riders, mostly amateurs, took part in this year’s event; only 22 made it to the end, most of them straggling in hours after the winner. Bhutan: A Higher State of Being 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z He told a public relations official he didn’t want to talk to the straggling reporters. For Washington Nationals, another MLB playoff exit means another offseason of regrets, questions At least 230 hikers are known to have survived, many straggling down the mountain hours or even a day after the eruption, dazed and covered with ash. In Japan, Fear and Panic as a Revered Peak Explodes 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z As the Dodgers players straggled into the clubhouse, the television sets were on. Final day of the 2014 season is a beautiful day for baseball 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z But most walked, and they straggled rather than surged across the bridge into Iraq, slumping on the stony ground in tired groups. Exodus from the mountain: Yazidis flood into Iraq following U.S. airstrikes By the time Benjy eventually straggled downstairs at quarter past eight, his hair sticking out in all directions like a squashed beetle, the living room had been transformed into a veritable Aladdin's cave. Benjy's birthday : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z It forced tens of millions to straggle to their jobs in pitch darkness during the winter months. Russia Abandons Year-Round Daylight-Saving Time 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z A woman who says the six hours sleep she gets each night are "nowhere near enough," she still has time to show straggling foreign journalists around the Niemeyer building and pose with us for photographs. Getting to know Dilma over dinner 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Whereas the rest of the Square Mile accommodates the tall towers of the financial services, Portsoken has two social housing estates, a primary school and a straggle of small businesses. You'd never guess who lives in the super-rich Square Mile 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Her handwriting became unrecognizable, big Sharpie letters straggling off the page, huge printed notes to herself that she taped to the wall. She Wasn't So Ungrateful After All 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The number of enrollees should keep growing as straggling applications move through the system. 146,000 buy health insurance on state exchange 2014-04-02T03:24:23Z It’s true that the last war of the previous century between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea straggled six months into this one. New weird order: 21st century defying everything history taught us 2014-03-04T13:20:00Z You take on the role of various leaders in this story, leading your straggling caravans to safety—or at least away from danger. 'The Banner Saga' Review: Beautiful, But Not Quite Brilliant (PC) 2014-01-17T05:04:00Z Artress, a physician from California, frowns as he looks out over the tiny earthen houses straggled across the flank of the Ngorongoro Crater. Malaria Mosquitoes Gain Ground as Search for New Defenses Intensifies 2013-07-29T17:15:01.010Z "This is not a vote where people should be straggling in," he said. Senate passes sweeping immigration legislation 2013-06-28T00:35:17Z "This is not a vote where people should be straggling in," Mr Reid said. US Senate passes immigration reform 2013-06-27T20:29:41Z Without Mr. Denver, his Windstar Foundation straggled along for years as members fell away and its money and momentum dried up. Commotion Over the Sale of John Denver’s Sanctuary 2013-06-20T00:46:42Z In the depths of the recession, a new wave of drilling took hold across farm fields and the high plains, helping to revive the city’s straggling economy. Greeley Journal: Supporting Oil and Gas, but Resisting Encroachment 2013-06-09T23:58:43Z Nobody knew the truth about the first dead kid that Thursday noon as uniform-shirted 11th and 12th graders straggled into McKinley Tech High School’s third floor library for book club. Author reads with D.C. students, then writes about them 2013-05-12T21:19:36Z BUT lets focus on the few straggling idiots who want large scale attention. FBI Says Raid of Minn. Home Disrupted 'Terror Attack' 2013-05-06T22:35:26Z Self-injury is one of the enumerated examples, as are a variety of other actions, ranging from indecent language and perjury to straggling and wearing unauthorized insignia. Marine’s conviction on suicide attempt set aside 2013-04-30T22:33:20Z Hubert is left with his hands in his pockets, talking to a few reporters straggling behind the rest of the pack. Hubert helping to carry load for No. 16 K-State 2012-09-12T16:54:11Z Farrar straggled across the line later alone, blood streaming down his right elbow and right knee. Germany's Greipel wins 5th stage of Tour de France 2012-07-05T18:10:32Z The improvement work is confined to a short stretch of the road which straggles on for miles, but the council believes the effect will spread, and there are some signs that this is happening. London Olympics 2012: Leyton 'like a village again' after council makeover 2012-06-22T15:16:53Z The streets are foreboding that night—in the pouring rain, squads of police line up to block an intersection where straggling groups of protesters are trying to march. Brothers In Arms 2012-05-14T05:00:00Z It was hung in a somewhat straggling manner upon its almost upright springs, and was elevated far above any necessary pitch. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z The fleecy mass in the heavens covered the straggling procession with its azure shade and moved with the line of travellers. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z A straggling row of cottages, a few paths over the sandhills, three Chapels, a school, and a few scattered farms: the rest, mountains, sea, and air. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z With her engines undamaged she could tow the Yealm into comparative safety, provided she was not intercepted by a straggling hostile ship. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The coach now descended a long declivity, at the bottom of which lay a straggling village, which, I was told, boasted of the name of Horndean. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He should have carried side-arms, and would have seen that the animals kept together without straggling, and would have prevented any looting on the part of the natives. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The Makkans were joyfully celebrating the return of the great caravan that had caused them such immense anxiety, when the remains of the routed army began to straggle back. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The straggling little village was filed with orderlies and officers rushing hither and thither on various duties. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z These "stations" do not deserve the name of towns; they are merely straggling Alpine villages. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z We followed in straggling order, for the way was rough, merely allowing two men to walk abreast. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The neat and orderly appearance of these lines of tents shows to all the greater advantage after the straggling look of the European lines. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z At the very time when these storms usually occur we had a dozen regiments and batteries straggling along the whole length of the Bolan Pass. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Elizabeth was strong, I found, and sure-footed; surer than I. The others came straggling after, carrying their loads. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Thus, with the officers in the van and the men straggling behind as best they could, the Royalists charged. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z The village was a straggling one, consisting of a few stone cottages, an indifferent inn, and a small church, its square tower, blackened by fire, a silent witness to a long-forgotten Scottish raid. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A straggling shrub; the reclining branches often taking root. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z It probably was a village of irregular, straggling streets and indifferent houses, with a population that struggled for a living by trading, trapping and other pursuits of that day. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z Hence all manner of vines and shrubs grow with almost tropic profusion, though with weak and straggling stems. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The wind was with Albemarle, but he had only 35 ships well in hand, the rest straggling behind. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z "See us lurch along in line, with a straggle serpentine." Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 2012-04-07T02:00:30.293Z A low straggling bush, the stems diffusely spreading; leaves linear, green both sides. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z When the first straggling ships came here the smallest bit of iron was a prize so inestimable that I might be thought to exaggerate were I to tell the bare truth on the subject. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z Love is a virtue for heroes—as white as the snow on high hills, And immortal, as every great soul is, that straggles, endures, and fulfils. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z It is a straggling town this Mafeking, and covers an area wider than its dignity demands. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The men looked forward to an easy victory, and hurriedly, in detached and straggling style, pressed forward to secure it. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A large straggling shrub, with stout tomentose twigs and crowded leaves. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z It was determined to go to the Isle of Savona, to wait for the fleet then expected from Spain, and take any of the Spanish vessels straggling from the rest. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The shadow of pioneer days was scarcely receding, the place was a little straggling village and much remained of beginnings. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z But then we did go down—and where others had seen a fair and goodly, aye, and queenly city, we saw a muddy, uninteresting, straggling little village, disfiguring the lovely plain on which it stood. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z They descended the steps, and passed slowly along the grass-grown walk, now and again stepping aside to avoid the clutch of a straggling rose bough, or the fragments of a broken pillar. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Seeds narrow, with a loose coat.—A low shrub; the straggling branches and the alternate deciduous leaves usually hairy and ciliate with rusty rather chaff-like bristles. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z There are a few small patches of straggling grass where there is any soil, and a moss similar to that found in Iceland. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z To the east the hills are more rugged; streams, traced through the glens by straggling brushwood, descend in a succession of waterfalls to the level of the sea. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Between the station and the low hill on which stand the hotel and the museum is strung out a small, straggling hamlet of peasants' houses. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z He made for the Audley Arms, a long straggling house on the main street, in one part of two stories, in another of three, with a big bay window at the end. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z My greatest difficulty is to keep my militia from straggling by twos and threes to their dear plantations, thereby exposing themselves to be scalped, and weakening my garrison by such numbers absenting themselves. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Within few days the pirates returned to hunt, but finding nothing to kill, a party of about fifty straggled farther on into the woods. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Little objects upon the steep banks--perhaps straggling plants, sprung from seeds which had fallen from above--were blurred and indistinct, flashing past like may-flies in the sunlight. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The country thereabouts was flat and uninteresting, the farming untidy, the fences low, yet straggling. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The stranger, who seemed about sixty, wore a wide-skirted black coat, and had a tall silk hat, from under which the gray hairs straggled thinly, set far back on his head. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Sunday last, a man straggling out was killed by the Indians; and Monday night three of them got under the n—— house, but were discovered. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Six years before, in the spring-time, some forty white men had been seen painfully straggling over the ice, dragging with them a boat and sledges. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z When Ferrier reached the wall, he saw the Swahilis and their followers coming up the slope in a straggling body. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z He saw nothing of the long, dusty track, and straggling hedges bathed in the last glows of sunset. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The Deserted Village":— "Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Several straggling soldiers were shot at in the neighborhood, and it397 soon became apparent that the utmost precaution must be taken to avert a rupture. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z A chest containing his personal effects, clothing, etc. was sent home to his family, who lived in a small straggling village on the Atlantic coast of the State of Maine. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The streams, which are plentiful, are traced through the uplands and glens by a line of straggling brushwood and rank herbage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Henrietta sat up, her hair straggling from under the nightcap that framed her pretty features. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z His eyes were bright with fever, and his untended beard and straggling hair heightened the wildness of his aspect. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The centre of the settlement was the fortified town, currently called the Fort, to distinguish it from the straggling dwellings along the river banks. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Two parallel paths through the coarse grass and among the straggling bushes marked a primitive roadway midway between the slope and the creek. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z And, amid the straggling and irregular assemblage of buildings which now form the village, an intelligent visitor would discover indubitable evidence of the former importance of the place. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Written across it in faded purple ink were three straggling lines. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z The cottages, which were no more than mean, small huts, ran in a straggling double line, with many gaps--through fallen trees and ill-cleared meadows. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z There was no proof of their pretended character of deputies; and, for all that appeared to the contrary, they might be a mere straggling party of warriors. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z His features were in themselves of an unctuous cast, smooth, flat, snub-nosed, clean-shaven as a rule, except for a straggling fringe of whisker. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Germantown, the straggling village five miles from the town of William Penn, was one of the popular places for such establishments. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z People began to straggle out of the tent. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Then the party came in sight, eight men in a straggling line approaching up the path. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Other volunteers came straggling in until the number had reached a score. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Often you see a straggling, sprawling growth; but this one is as fine as any vine could be. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z But the cottages, which to the right of our road straggled down to a rocky stream below, had no redeeming whitewash, no vines about their doors. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Half a dozen persons were straggling after him, and some unusual commotion was evidently rife among them, but the infuriated roundhouse foreman at the moment had eyes only for the object of his rage. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z We entered the street of an old-fashioned, straggling town, the glimmering lights of which had been in sight for some time. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Fresh parties took the place of exhausted ones that came straggling back. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Ormsgill turned away, and went down to the little pink-washed patio which was filled with straggling flowers and was, at least, comparatively cool. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Then, partially obscured by a cloud of powder smoke, I saw a straggling line of men clad in blue. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Bushy, yellow hair straggled down about his ears and partially framed a clean-shaven, wizened face in which were combined the paradoxical qualities of extreme aggressiveness and childish petulance. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z Men came straggling back across our front, some wounded, some helping their comrades along, all with faces ghastly under the powder-stains. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Many straggling rocks and rocky islets were observed lying off Cape Desolation and in the Bay. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Now and then a big drop that fell from them splashed heavily upon the straggling undergrowth, but save for that everything was very still. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z I don't want you straggling back and prowling around my premises. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z With the library book tucked away under the old gray shawl, she ran down the straggling path to the little whitewashed cabin. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Every moment others, some with arms and some without, came straggling up. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z You must go up the town road, or break the law, as I saw, by the straggling foot-paths, the youngsters were in the habit of doing. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The straggling figures crept on, moving obliquely towards the perilous entrance, that the hut might shelter them, until they massed together for a dash at it. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z I was ordered to kill all the guerrillas that I could find, bring in all that I had strong suspicions were guerrillas, and capture all the straggling rebel soldiers and arms that I could find. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Woodbridge, appearing to consist of one street, long, straggling, and narrow, was the first village of any consideration through which we passed. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z His handwriting was more irregular than usual; it had always been cramped and straggling, but now it was shaky also. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z New London is seen straggling up the side of a steep and rocky hill, dominated by three pointed steeples. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Ormsgill smiled a little as he gazed down on the straggling city. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z His clothes were completely in tatters, he was emaciated almost to a skeleton; his hair and beard hung long, straggling and matted. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The sun, near its highest, had driven her to the inner end of the seat, where the elm in summer leaf straggled widely over it, growing low, as elms will. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z A few straggling rays of sunshine filtered through the windows on the right side of the little church, and stained with molten colors the wood-work of the pews on the left. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Houses of the poorer sort straggle up its eastern acclivity, while the south and west faces remain as formed by nature, abrupt and precipitous. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The glare was almost intolerable when Ormsgill and his carriers walked into the space of trampled dust round which straggled the heavily thatched huts of the native village. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z It is a curious, wide, straggling, and irregular structure, of varying ages, heights, and styles. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z Smith's Church A mile from the rectory, past the few straggling cottages of the hamlet, we come to the quaint little church of Foston, one of the oldest in England. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z "Get through this, and wait on the other side: then as they come straggling through, shoot three, knock two on the head, and the rest will kill us." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The cottages straggling by the shore were not numerous or noticeable. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At last one morning word was brought them, and Ormsgill looked about him in astonishment when they walked into the wide space in the midst of the straggling village. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The curl was beginning to come out of her too yellow hair, which straggled in wisps about her ears. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z It is a straggling hamlet of thatched cottages, set among bowering orchards and gardens and wearing an aspect of tranquil comfort. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z That evening he came to a small straggling town where was one inn. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z A sutler or two passed presently below him, some straggling horsemen, a few knots of yokels bent on satisfying their curiosity. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z It is a city of vast and pretentious appearance, straggling over an unnecessary amount of ground, and is divided into avenues and streets. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z My lady crawled along the carpet on her knees--a bundle of loose draperies--her head bent down, her white hair straggling, towards her son, who recoiled. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z A wooden finger on a post directs us to Cooling,—Dickens makes Pip say that this direction was never accepted, no one ever came,—a forlorn hamlet which straggles about the ruins of Cooling Castle. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z Long avenues of bent wattles like straggling caterpillars of every hue crawled up the slope, covered with the spoils of Enniscorthy--patchwork-quilts, sheets, ripped sacks, rugs, blankets. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z He was staring straight ahead of him as if he had gone blind, and the sweat was running down his face to lose itself in the straggling beard. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z Not the cannon assembled for battle, Nor the gloomy graves of the hollow, Nor the house where I long time slumbered, Nor the hilltop where roads are straggling. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z His hair, which later grew thinner and lost much of its coloring, was chestnut inclining towards red, and fell in large straggling masses over a broad but rather low forehead. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z A bowshot from the outer moat, westward from the river bank, the town of Tsu, with straggling suburbs, meandered, low and grey, like a long serpent. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Thoughtlessly he pulled out a straggling root from the earth; when suddenly he heard a hollow moaning under ground, which wound itself onward underneath, and only died away plaintively in the distance. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z There was a big repair shop on the other side of the yard tracks, and though it was after seven o'clock, the men were still straggling over to go to work. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z His beard was upon his breast, and his straggling hair fell about his shoulders. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z The gap suggests the word jaws, and in these open jaws rise one above another flat-roofed houses straggling down upon the plain among vineyards, poplars, willows, fruit-trees, and immense walnuts and gardens. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Reaching the favoured spot was the difficulty, for it was necessary to pass along two miles and more of straggling street and suburb, where poverty, if speechless, was rampant. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Such a splendid winter, always a bright blue sky, and roses straggling over all the old grey walls. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The firing is now close and frequent, and the dropping shots are varied by straggling volleys. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Her grizzled locks had partly escaped from their bandage, and fell in thin, straggling lines over her low, wrinkled forehead. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z Usually in such cases the least important performers are placed at the beginning and the audience straggles in leisurely without worrying a great deal over what it has missed. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Urged on to speed by an engrossing object, he caught up, and, strong and stout of limb, passed the straggling array of Sampei, arriving in the capital two days before him. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z I must say it is a straggling, queer-looking town once you get out of the Kremlin and the main streets. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z This town, if town it can be called, is, as regards architective arrangement, a perfect nondescript; for streets there are none, but here and there a straggling house. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Unthinkingly, he pulled a straggling root from the earth; and on the instant, heard, with affright, a stifled moan underground, which winded downwards in doleful tones, and died plaintively away in the deep distance. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z We passed rapidly through Prince Town, and arrived at Trenton, on the Delaware, a straggling town, lying among thickets, on the low banks of the river. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z All therefore lighting paper lanterns, for it was dark now, turned to follow across the outer moat, away along the straggling interminable street, the procession of the dead. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The Indians discovered their approach too soon for anything like a decisive battle, and they found only deserted towns and straggling Indians on their march. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z There was deep stillness among them, for the mill was silent at last, and it was only now and then that a voice rose faintly from the little wooden settlement which straggled up the riverside. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z "You have destroyed our property," shrieked a venerable little old lady, thin and withered, with many wrinkles and straggling grey hair. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Travelling by a road which runs alternately through corn-fields, meadows, and agreeable eminences, we arrived at Freiburg, a straggling village, almost wholly inhabited by descendants of German emigrants. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z It consists of two long lines of scattered cottages, straggling along either side of a Village Green nearly a mile in length. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Gray strands of coarse hair straggled over her wrinkled forehead. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z On one side of the plowed land, however, a thin birch bluff in full leaf straggled up the rise, and a little creek of clear water wound through a deep hollow not far away. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z It was a flat and almost bare plain, a few straggling bushes here and there making a struggle for existence. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z While much of India has galloped ahead in recent years on the back of a reform drive that began two decades ago, Punjab has somehow been left straggling behind. Punjab, bread basket of India, hungers for change 2012-01-29T06:36:42Z One by one, group by group, they rose stiffly and straggled down to the ruined ways by the water-side. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z There was a small cluster of cottages about the inn with a lane straggling between, and further away, round the curve of the little bay, were two huts close to the sea. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z A couple of men lounged near him smoking, and in front of them a double row of unpicturesque frame-houses straggled beside the trail that led straight as the crow flies into a waste of prairie. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z If so, and it was a most likely conjecture, then for Wogan to be straggling about St. James's Street was egregious impertinence, and the sooner he got under shelter the better for his neck. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z On the crest of that hill which was visible from the upper windows of Whitewebs, a village straggled for a mile; and all day in the cottages the looms were heard. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z A battered black hat was pressed low upon his clotted hair; a month's growth of beard straggled over his chin and cheeks. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z She saw that brutal party, the five gaolers, the one captive, straggle past the tent village. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z A week had slipped by since the meeting of the creamery committee and it was about the middle of the afternoon when Nevis lay, cigar in hand, in the shadow of a straggling bluff. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z A cluster of barefooted men were with difficulty loading her big lancha beneath the mole with the barley-straw the row of camels, kneeling in the one straggling street behind him, had brought down. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z His looks were starched, but his white neckerchief was not, and its long limp ends straggled over his closely-buttoned waistcoat in a very uncouth and unpicturesque fashion.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z There were some words written one below the other on the paper in a straggling hand. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Two Buccaneers, a Frenchman and a Spaniard, had straggled into the woods in search of game. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z He flicked the team with his whip and by and by they reached a straggling birch bluff on the crest of a steeper slope. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z Morgan, in acceding to the terms, had insisted on their strict performance of every item, and gave notice, for fear of ambush, that every straggling Spaniard would be shot. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Orders were also enacted that any brother found guilty of cowardice, violence, drunkenness, disobedience, theft, or straggling from the main body, should lose his share of the booty of Granada. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z It was a low, straggling, irregular structure, built of dark red brick, with wings and gable ends, and must originally have looked more like a comfortable farm-house than a nobleman's seat. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z One house had a garden, where herbs and vegetables and a few straggling flowers were growing. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Then—a hundred years ago—it was much the same straggling village as to-day. Brock Centenary 1812-1912 2012-01-21T03:00:06.650Z In spite of Morgan's endeavour to maintain strict discipline, his men began to undervalue the enemy, and to advance straggling and reckless. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z About noon, five of the Buccaneers, straggling into the suburbs to plunder a house and obtain prisoners, were set upon by an ambuscade of 120 men. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Newlyn, home of the painting colony known all the world over, is close to Penzance, and straggles up the side of a terrific hill. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z His hair was as white as snow, and so were the straggling bristles which answered him for beard and moustaches. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z It is made up of straggling promontories, bays, inlets, and the adjacent waters contain many islands, large and small, with outlying rocky ledges. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z All night the Seagull straggled bravely against the storm, and had it not been for her superior construction, and the skill of her commander and the brave blue-jackets in Julia's service, she must have perished. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Those who fell behind gradually overcame the effects of their carousal, but were hard pressed to overtake the command, and it was far into the night when the last one straggled into camp. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Here, as at so many places along this coast there are excellent golf-links, in this case in the very centre of the straggling town on the "Summerleaze." Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The most important village along the line is Matachin, a large straggling village, which, however, seems to be inhabited exclusively by negroes, mulattoes, and Zamboes. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Trees were allowed to straggle and spread, and rise aloft in the air, just as they pleased. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The Viterbians, like all Roman citizens, had orders from the Revolutionary Committee not to take active measures of hostility, and were therefore not prepared for the straggle. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Through the glasses I could see what looked like several impis straggling up the road. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Yet if looked at on a map which does not give contours, it will be seen that Launceston in reality is one very long straggling street running from end to end with various branches. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Before me lay a long straggling line of low jungle, indicating the road: far away in the distance rose the high, bluff hill and rocks towering over the once royal domain of Avishawella. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z We shall begin to look in people's eyes, as we have been accustomed to examine a luxuriant head of hair, when it suddenly shoots upon a surface hitherto remarkable only for a very straggling crop. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Kagehyi is a straggling village of cane huts, twenty or thirty in number, which are built somewhat in the form of a circle, hedged around by a fence of thorns twisted between upright stakes. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The blackened wreck of a burnt-out store confronted the office block, and behind it straggled a row of squalid shacks. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Ali Chous looked uneasily at the crowd beginning to straggle out towards us. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The big fellow with straggling moustache and stooping shoulders, dressed in shirt and trousers, had handed him out a final sentence with the bacon, flour, condensed milk, and sugar. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Our horses had been brought to a little gate at the back of the straggling garden attached to the inn, by the equerry himself, so that we might get away unobserved. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z But for the present our friends declined their assistance, and set off on a brisk walk away up the curious straggling narrow street. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z A short distance back from its shore, the Grange stood on a gentle slope, with a grove of birches that hid the stables and outbuildings straggling up the hill behind. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Most of the village had straggled down to the river and were flitting mysteriously about in waving white garments. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The dusk had fallen when at length he topped the long, slow hill, and left the last of the atrocious straggling villas well behind him. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z It wound all around the case, and straggled through every street in Boston. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The moonlight straggled through the grating in long white ribbons, and dimly showed up the walls around me. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Beatrice picked her way cautiously toward a straggling bluff, for the ponds along its edge had overflowed and the ground was marish. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Meanwhile other women straggled out from the town, and, finding their sisters already so much at home, they also satisfied themselves as to the consistency of our clothes and skin. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z They came and went with incoherence, a straggling stream, rushing from one point to another, manœuvring for position, but all unled, unguided by his will. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Late in the afternoon, as the revelers straggled home tired but happy, June slipped his hand into Seki's. Captain June 2011-12-08T03:00:26.820Z With punctual regularity at sundown, the flocks straggle back inland to go to sleep, sometimes thousands of crows together in a single roost. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z For a dozen yards it runs evenly and straight, then a few close prints straggle to and fro, zig-zagging hither and yon for a distance, finally going on straight again. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The long straggling line of our caravan, which had looked like a black serpent twisting through a sea of fire, became less black in the growing light, and men and animals assumed individual shapes. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z On they came, quite unsuspectingly, straggling over a quarter of a mile of ground. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z For, till then, they were hardly presentable, both having had every hair singed from their heads, while Sam, who wore a moustache, as a rule, merely retained a few straggling ends of that appendage. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Crossing the Guadalete by the ford of Barca Florida, our route led through leagues of lovely park-like land—here straggling natural woods or ferny glades, anon opening out upon stretches of heath and palmetto. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The governor was a quiet, gentlemanly man, with a straggling black beard and spectacles--the official to the tips of his fingers. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z If any soldier or seaman be found marauding or straggling from camp, he will be punished in the most severe manner. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z Even Lovely straggled too much, and was only allowed to disturb the fellowship on account of his decorative qualities and because he was evidently only a strong sport from the conventional habit of growth. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z What with the difficulties of rocks to the south, and big, straggling elevations, it was clear as the rails must follow the valley, and there warn't more'n one for 'em to take. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The band was riding anyhow and in open order now—straggling order would be the better term for it, for some were quite far behind. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z His straggling beard and moustache and long shaggy hair were of a fiery red. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The mood lasted until Cargan reached the first straggling houses of the village street, so that he entered upon the rutty highway between dirt sidewalks with regret, as one whose holiday was ending. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z She frowned as the car spun along the dusty road, under the huge straggling trees that lined it on either side, and waved their long gaunt arms musically in the wind. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z The straggle of youngsters was lined up like some surreal parody of a monastic processional. The Road to Naypyidaw: What Hillary Clinton Will See in Burma 2011-11-14T14:10:00Z There were signs too, that the said figures showed an inclination to abandon their straggling order and to close up. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Some of the people, apparently supposing that His injunction to follow Him was to be understood in a literal sense, formed in a straggling band behind Him. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z He scowled as he came and stopped to switch with his 40 cane at a vine that had straggled up the step. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z Tall straggling gum trees, with their bare untidy trunks and ill-shaped limbs, towered above the one-storied building and shaded the Dutch stoep built on to the front of the house. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Her white dress is torn, and her bare arms carry a straggling bunch of flowers which she plays with and caresses. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Now two or three more shots straggled across from beyond. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z He avoided looking at the applicant, an undersized man, with straggling black beard and dull eyes. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z I had hardly mounted to the roof again before a line of diminutive objects straggled up above the horizon, and I called down: "They're coming!" The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z With the exception of an occasional straggling visitor, the whole terrace is ours. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z It was not the sort of farewell he had hoped for—several of the ladies came straggling about them before they could exchange half a dozen words—but it was infinitely better than none. A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.597Z Even a straggling wasp or two winnowing down over the table, was not unwelcome, as a sure guarantee that summer was here: rich, glowing, vernal, English summer. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Round they came presently, and past her they flashed, two or three together, two or three straggling behind; and the roar of the men beneath and around her made her turn a little pale. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z One or two limped badly as they straggled back, some swore, and there was blood on the faces and garments of the rest. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The boys read the straggling writing: "If you want your team back keep your mouth shut." The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z By degrees the latter broadened into a huge city, and soon its neighbor village stretched out to it arms of straggling huts and swampy river-line, in doleful welcome. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The party was now drawn out in a straggling row and by and by Deering stopped and looked about. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z "Dear horses!" she exclaimed, with an almost solemn rapture as she watched them straggle away. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z The brutes' mouths seemed made of iron, impervious to the bit; the slope was long and steep; birches and willows straggled athwart it everywhere; and the soil was treacherous. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Lying well over to it she gathered speed, and close to lee of her Frank saw a low, rocky head, down the face of which straggled stunted pines and underbrush. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The Field straggled down the avenue, and progressed over tracts of tussocky grass in the wake of the hounds, towards the plantation that was the first draw. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z And presently he went boldly up the mountain-side and in due course came back with Ra'a's followers in a straggling tail behind him. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z A rough, uneven road, which apparently straggled over open moorland. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Thick darkness brooded over the prairie, though at intervals a flicker of sheet lightning blazed along the horizon and called up clumps of straggling birches out of the obscurity. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The boats were coming across again, straggling wide of each other; how quick, yet what an eternity in coming! Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z We were in a straggling field with furzy patches in it. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The Gardener stops for a moment to nail back a straggling creeper and then goes on his way. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z Her gown was all creased and crumpled; a stain straggled right across the bodice. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z A few willows straggled behind one side of it, but otherwise it rose unsheltered from the wind-swept plain, which, after a transitory flush of greenness, had grown dusty white again. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z What, in the absence of tonsorial additions--which the girl had already noted were set out in somewhat gruesome fashion on the dressing-table--were shown to be her scanty locks, straggled loose about her neck. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The villages are a miserable collection of straggling huts, without plan or arrangement, and separated from each other by large spaces of ground. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Higher and higher led the trail—a tough climb that made the procession straggle. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z We went out into the little raised garden behind the big statue, but it was a wild waste of straggling vines and weeds. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z For several days prior to the actual enactment of the ceremony, Indians would begin to assemble, straggling in from long distances, bringing with them the greater part a their household belongings. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z A few wisps of waning sunlight straggled in through a small window in the rear. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z All day he had sat at his window, and a few straggling glances from the lady opposite had abundantly rewarded him, and given him great spirits for his evening's promenade on the Boulevards. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The straggling procession was well worn out by two days of long, hard marching afoot and ahorse, and most of the animals were foot-sore. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z Beyond this straggling little settlement there were better farms. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z She came to a number of straggling bushes edged by an irregular circle of small trees. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z By degrees the gay throng disappeared; one after another, party after party withdrew; a few straggling couples, seeming all the world to each other, still lingered, like me, unable to tear themselves away. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z An odd, straggling, tired, little old town, it looks as if it had been left behind and had long ago given up all hope of ever catching up. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Swerving from the truth, they have wandered out of the right way, with the straggling of transgressors have they gone astray. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z And she would grasp her father's hand tighter, to remind him of their agreement that the straggling W stood for "We"—Val and her father. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Over the jalousied door was a brass plate with the word "Captain"; just below the plate was a card on which appeared, in bold and rather straggling handwriting, the intimation: "Don't knock—come in." The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Modern Argos is nothing more than a straggling village. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Her voice dropped suddenly, and Brent saw that her eyes were resting broodingly upon the straggling group of tepees and cabins. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z And where men never sow, Have I my Thistles set, Ragwort and stiff Wormwood And straggling Mignonette, Bugloss and Burdock rank And prickly Teasel high, With Umbels yellow and white, That come to kexes dry. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z The scattered men who had been hunting through the forests now straggled into camp, all eager to hear by whom and how the convicts had been caught. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z If the nosegay promised to be somewhat large and straggling, at least it would be sweet-scented, and she felt pretty sure that her father would be well content with it. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z |
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