| 单词 | straggling |
| 例句 | Then he makes a sharp right turn and continues on his way, his grovelers straggling behind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z 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 Their numbers would continue to swell, one hoped; more ships were straggling in every day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the top is a rocky outcrop of boulders and loose stones with shrubs and straggling bushes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 halls were mostly empty, but a few students were still straggling out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 "My wagons are still straggling through the city. I Shall need appropriate garments." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 A few wagons rolled sluggishly among the few straggling customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Gray shapes appeared from the line of bushes straggling over a hillock. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I take my time to make sure I have no hairs straggling from my braid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 About twenty of us formed a straggling column. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And the rest came straggling behind, in silence, curious and afraid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 We thought that if the restraint was ended, so would his straggling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 But she got to her feet, and we started straggling through the Labyrinth again. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 In one corner stood a wide loom with a good many of the threads straggling down. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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 There were some words written one below the other on the paper in a straggling hand. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 We were in a straggling field with furzy patches in it. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 advance line of family members now came straggling up the road to watch their girls depart. 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 The snap-dragons rose in a great blot of straggling rose and white and wine-red round her feet. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Opposite this position the long straggling line of the French arrived, after many delays due to the weariness of the troops, on the 19th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The tree is wonderfully picturesque when old, with an open irregular pyramid, on the higher foothills of the California mountains, or crouching as an aged straggling shrub at the timber-line. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Bill drove up presently, and as usual, the straggling children clustered around the car. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Militiamen who, already tired of the war, were straggling from the army, returned. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The dramatis personae consist of a long, lean, unwholesome-looking lad with straggling yellow hair, a still longer and still leaner lad without any visible hair, and a short man with grey moustache. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z There are no straggling lines such as one naturally writes in one's school-days when it is raining, for instance; or when one feels dull or impatient for the closing hour. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z At last, however, the boys came straggling up in knots of two or three, and presently perhaps a dozen were added to the group about the master's table. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z “What kind of place is it?” said I. “A poor straggling village,” said Mr. Pritchard. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z He had to trudge daily into the straggling, one-eyed town, at an early hour, to report at the chemist's store where he obtained employment as an errand boy. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The few raw frontier towns and squalid, straggling villages were neither seats of superior culture nor yet centres for the distribution of educated thought, as in the North. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The pursuers had trailed out in a long, straggling line, a couple of hundred yards separating the foremost from the second. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z In moving from place to place, these soldiers marched on each side of the main body, while a front guard went before, and a rear guard behind, thus preventing any from straggling away. Societies of the Kiowas 2011-10-07T02:00:23.703Z The route is simply a continuous line of straggling hamlets. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Four hours' steady travel brought us in sight of the straggling lights of the little post-village of Fairport, where we stopped for the night. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Virginia straggling in the rear finds herself under the paw of "Uncle Abe," represented as a watchful and alert old mouser, and has paused, despite herself, to consider her next step. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z A fine network of wrinkles was all over it, and beneath the alpaca cap were straggling locks of dingy white. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z Tree vigorous, hardy, productive, an early bearer; Limbs straggling, shoots rather slender, light olive; Foliage large, light green. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Then the pines rolled down, straggling at first, but growing thicker and taller until they merged into the dark forest that hid the giant's feet. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z As the two friends proceeded they now began to meet other bands of fugitives straggling along the road. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z And in the division appropriated to culinary purposes, were some straggling vegetables that had returned to a state worse than indigenous—with half a dozen rambling bushes that had long since ceased to bear fruit. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z There is a terrible, hunted, despairing look on the face, made more pitiful by the grey, straggling beard. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:16.737Z Tree robust, vigorous, spreading; Shoots stout, straggling, dark; Foliage gray-green. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Orders were read to the troops forbidding straggling, but by some those orders were not obeyed, and foraging soon became common. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z At his first cry of pain a Korrigan appeared, in the shape of an ugly old woman with bleared red eyes and straggling tresses. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z On the handle was a monogram of three capital A's in small bright stones, white, green and red—near them a straggling C had been wantonly scratched. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z A few straggling houses give this place the name of a village. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z This is a very good plan with some of the slender and straggling varieties, such as are called poor growers, and which are unprofitable to the nurseryman when propagated in the usual manner. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z More than one-half the men had fallen out, and now came straggling in; the brigade was sent to guard Culpepper and the vicinity. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z For many years it was a straggling village extending about 2 m. along Main Street. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The danger was decreasing there, but lower down the flames were consuming everything in their path, eating down great trees and leaving fiery, straggling columns to consume them to ashes. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z As they carried several strings of pretty good-looking fish, the chances were the straggling group must have been over at the larger stream trying their luck. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z When taking up young trees, or when setting out seedlings in the nursery rows, the tap roots, and indeed all long straggling roots, should be cut back, with a view to producing the same result. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z So they came straggling back, some looking 116 sheepish over their recent scare, while others scowled as if in an ugly temper. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z The city, as you know, was covered on the south by a long straggling line of outposts, extending practically from Stockport to Altrincham. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The windmills, like great sunflowers of steel, Lift themselves proudly over the straggling houses; And at their feet the deep blue-green alfalfa Cuts the desert like the stroke of a sword. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z There was a writing tablet on her knee, and while she spoke, she leaned earnestly forward, and made a few straggling notes with a yellow pencil which was blunt at the point. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Tree vigorous, healthy, hardy, productive, early bearer; Branches open, straggling; Shoots strong, dark reddish-brown; Foliage curled, glaucous, sparse. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z As they dashed through the straggling little street of that forlorn village of Flag Point, the few indifferent natives who braved the winters 173 on the island looked out of their windows in wonder. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z She felt herself hovering in the air above endless white plains, with the wandering columns of the vanished army straggling they knew not where, and guided them towards France. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z But when he was released from his duties, and dusk had fallen, he would scarcely ever fail to saunter round the straggling compound and at last work his way to the little door. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z At the end of an hour the foremost of them were not 200 yards behind, the rest had trailed out into a straggling line. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z In the valley just below you is the straggling village of Bodola. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z V Later that morning three carts, laden with luggage, rumbled their way up to West Boxton railway-station, followed by a straggling stream of men, women, and children. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z But the plain was flecked only with straggling sheep, bleating to the troughs. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z They rode slowly and carelessly enough, not in line, but in a straggling row. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Only straggling or isolated parties ever fell into disorder. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z They looked up, to see an old man, with a white straggling beard, which fell almost to his waist, peering at them. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z He was a long, lean man with a straggling moustache and three days' growth of beard. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The girl had been looking radiantly about her as they drove along the single broad, straggling street of the township. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z Passing through the hamlet of Jamestown, with its one store and few straggling houses, we entered the mountain passes which cross the Stromberg range. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Hardly knowing or caring what he did or where he went, Leonard went straggling up a mountain side, studying the flowers and the strange pieces of ore that lay here and there in all directions. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z One night just as we were straggling into laager, the look-out reported a small party of persons on the horizon, riding very slowly towards the town. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "Do you call that civilization?" she demanded, indicating the straggling new town spreading itself, map-like, in the valley below. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z When they were at last over the gang-plank, joining in the hurrying, straggling procession toward the train, he looked at her with tender solicitude. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z The town of Durban consists of a long, straggling main street, which is about two miles in length, containing many very handsome stores, with a few cross streets to keep the longer ones in countenance. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z Through the plains of Touraine and over the hills from Anjou the conspirators came in straggling bands, to rendezvous for a great coup de main at Amboise. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Water-lily Farm consisted of three thatched rooms, and a few straggling huts dumped on the wide and rolling plain with horizon all round. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Scattered here and there over the plain were straggling herds. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z There is war now; are there few men straggling through the world without a roof, without bread? The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Our little party, however, remained intact, and we soon reached the timber, in which considerable caution was necessary in following the scent through the straggling bushes. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z She made half-hearted attempts to smooth the straggling tendrils on her temples, but presently laid down her brush and clicked her tongue against her teeth. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z There are many other varieties of oaks: straggling little scrub oaks, laurel oaks with laurel-like leaves, and the willow oaks of the Southwestern states. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z The voice proceeded from a pinched-up old fellow with a colorless face, straggling white beard, and sharp eyes. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Big spikes of purple loosestrife crowned the damper clearings, and missel thrushes went out to the fields in straggling bands. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z It is a straggling village of about eight hundred inhabitants, with a few stores and two or three churches. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z One man so employed and straggling from his party, was surprised by the Spaniards, and carried to Panama. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z What are you doing straggling from your command? Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z Coleridge told Hazlitt that he liked to compose "walking over uneven ground, or breaking through the straggling branches of a copse-wood." Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The morning arrived, but with it sprang up a very violent westerly wind, and a few light straggling clouds proved that it would not sink in such a hurry. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z It is a long, straggling village with an unpronounceable Dutch name. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z It had already begun to look unkempt and straggling, so quickly do things grow in these latitudes. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z He could see Mark Antony, who had risen out of the hollow; thus caught between two forces, Scipio pushing in front, the Pompeians broke and scattered to the right in a straggling line. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z They slackened their pace then, and stretched out in a straggling band along the road. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Surrounded by a straggling fence, with a gate hanging from one hinge, and the out-houses behind it fallen in ruins, this old dwelling presented a rather ghostly appearance. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z The Africander Boer is usually a tall, lanky, narrow-chested individual, with black hair, straggling beard and whiskers, cautious, suspicious, and undemonstrative, his countenance expressing little imagination and his body great physical endurance. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z He took them up a wooded bank among straggling trees. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z She read it again: the penmanship was straggling and ugly. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Some I found In deep pine shades, where the sun's straggling beams Through bending boughs may reach them. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z Among the poor, who learned to love her, she now and then found a trace of her lost "Terah," but it was only a straggling ray of light in a nightmare of darkness and sin. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z My face was haggard and bronzed, my hair was uncut, long and straggling. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The cottages that went straggling up the hill were almost hidden from sight by the booths and shows, and nothing of the village could be seen except the church and the clergyman's house. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z He took them and looked down at them; she stood at his side smoothing the straggling locks on his bald forehead with her perfumed, soiled fingers. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z The Yankees would have you believe that they were only the straggling pillagers usually found with all armies. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z A straggling plant attracted her notice; it looked like hemlock, only that the flower was of a deep purple. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The Ranns got together soon, and hunted the Learys up and down, and attacked them in their houses: the Learys' chances only coming when straggling Ranns were cut off from the main body. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z The tears of happiness were straggling over her face. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z As a rule, the forests are so dense that it is useless to try to penetrate them, except by following some beaten route,—a charcoal burner's road or a straggling way formed by a watercourse. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z A sudden failing of its strength, a little straggling tail, and then—the silence! Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z One by one, the Indians came straggling back to camp during the afternoon and evening, but it was not until late that night that the main body of the pursuers came in. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z A bowed and shrunken woman, with thin, white, straggling hair, watery, hungry-looking eyes, a wrinkled, ashen skin, her lips a leaden blue and sunken from lack of teeth. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z It was a small water hole in the midst of a straggling growth of stunted trees. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z The town consists of straggling, low-built log-houses, and a few framed ones, reminding one of Port Said at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal, with its heterogeneous population. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Noll wrote it himself, in the irregular and straggling characters which his trembling fingers formed. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z He didn’t answer for a moment, but seemed to be straggling with himself; then, speaking as huskily as she did, he said,— “Send away that girl!” Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z Dil was startled when she saw the boys straggling along irregularly. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z At the tail of the straggling procession Smith saw his man, a thin-faced, hollow-eyed young fellow with an unlighted cigarette hanging from his loose lower lip. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z By dawn they were straggling on the plateau connecting the two hills, merely checked in their further advance on Wagon Hill by the remnant of the Light Horse. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z It was a huge, straggling, rectangular building, standing on its own ground. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z At last the gay banners of autumn signal departure, and the gathered clans file away in straggling columns, flecking the blue sky with pulsating dots of blackness, the green earth with wavering shadows. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z It rose from the stony hillside, a straggling pile of time-worn masonry, with all its narrow windows aflame with the evening light, and the green of ivy softening its rugged simplicity. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z A novel may be only a straggling succession of episodes; a play must have fundamental unity. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Up from the prairie and through the pines, Over your straggling headboard lines Winds of the West go by. Sun and Saddle Leather Including Grass Grown Trails and New Poems 2011-07-19T02:00:23.943Z A lonely little path straggling through the forest affects him like a child's hand in his own. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z Overhead, thistledown and the silken balloon of the milkweed float on their zephyr-wafted course, silver motes against the blue; and above them are the black cohorts of crows in their straggling retreat to softer climes. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z It was a chilly night when Dane crouched in very damp clover beside a straggling hedge, waiting for the poachers, and wishing he had been wise enough to remain at home. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z It was a straggling and long-winded, but exhaustive, document. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z It is roughly spherical in shape, though there are many straggling stars around it evidently connected with the cluster. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z All the morning men with pegs, picks, and shovels came straggling up the track from the township and from other workings scattered along the Ridge. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Down the slope; up a rise; in and out of a lane defended by straggling blackthorn; dipping over the skyline; the pack was gone. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Dane remembered nothing further beyond the dull thud of shovels; his eyesight seemed to fail him, until presently he found himself moving dejectedly back to camp behind the straggling company. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Finally, the swallows, and brown-threshers, and blackbirds, and martins came—not all in a body, but straggling along. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Directly above Cetus is the long, straggling constellation of Pisces, the Fishes. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z I smiled when I saw that straggling group returning from church, knowing they would not be fit for any very arduous tasks the next day. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z The men who had come to grief were straggling in, bruised and dirty, but miraculously sound. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z It is capped by some straggling cedars, which have caught a footing in the crevices. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z In a very beautiful part of Wales, between the northern boundaries of Glamorgan and the southeastern of Carmarthenshire, there stood, some twenty or thirty years ago, a small straggling village. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Sjödals Vand is a long straggling lake, very much exposed to the wind, and not in any way beautiful except for its wildness, as its shores are almost treeless and rather flat. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The word was passed along, and in a few minutes we were all afoot and straggling out into the moonlight-flooded courtyard. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The day was far spent when the straggling tents and red-streaked mullock-heaps around the Tin Pot Reef came in view. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z That afternoon Hope stood in the doorway of the school-house, watching her little brood of pupils straggling down the hill. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z He found New Amsterdam a town with straggling fences and crooked streets, and containing about five hundred people. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the Swiss shore the straggling towns and multitudinous villas lying among the fresh greenery of vineyards looked mere pigmy toys beneath the slopes of the great mountains. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z There seemed no end to the palmetto huts, not only filling a large open space but straggling into the surrounding foliage—the whole not devoid of a certain picturesqueness, but utterly, unqualifiedly, savage. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z So forth they fared through the crooked, straggling street, crowded on either side with the heterogeneous buildings of a goldfield town. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z School had been dismissed and the dozen children of various sizes were straggling homeward. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z Washington arrived on April 13, 1776; his troops, delayed by bad roads, came straggling in, and new levies began to arrive, the army being gradually augmented until it numbered about twenty thousand men. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The latter, broken up into twos and threes, was straggling up the slope. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z A long, open valley, bounded on either side by flat, table-topped hills, and threaded by a broad but shallow stream, whose banks are fringed by a straggling belt of timber. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Following the directions given to him and the straggling tracks which the earlier digging parties had made, he began to approach the celebrated Balooka 'Rush.' Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Enraged at being thus baffled in his revenge, Wacora called his straggling forces together, and returned with them to the Indian camp. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Left to herself, Lilian looked wearily out on the wide expanse of sun-baked veldt, watching ever the white straggling road where it lost itself over the rise. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z For a quarter of an hour this continued, then a red straggling glow stole athwart the livid scud. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z I sighted your party straggling along just anyhow, and I’d already been watching the Sioux preparing to ambush it. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Under tents, or in straggling stone villages, some keep their gold brocade, belts, horse trappings, goblets, carpets, inlaid weapons, spices, and perfumes, all piled in heaps, without order. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Keeping a sharp lookout for straggling parties of Indians he sped on, covering many miles but meeting with no adventure during the first day. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Creeping to the top of a neighboring ridge, we peeped cautiously over into a little valley floored with a confused mass of mossy stones and straggling alpen-rosen. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Up to this time, a few straggling Comanches and Arapahoes were observed, but as yet no traces of the Sioux appeared. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z He gained the first straggling patch of scrub. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z A few straggling strangers began to enter almost immediately, and in about half an hour, the well-pleased Miss Morrison was enabled to redeem her promise by pointing out some scores of well-dressed individuals by name. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z There was but one street, which ran its straggling length between the scattered houses, and culminated at the one store, owned and managed by the Hudson's Bay Company. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z INP, only that they are somewhat irregular and straggling: the punctuation is effected by a single point almost level with the top of the letters, as in Cod. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z Dead bodies, horridly mangled, lay around, and a straggling throng of wounded men, some silent, some unmanned by agony, and all terrible to look upon, was passing by. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z The face of the country on this side was a series of rolling slopes freely dotted with clumps of straggling timber. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z By eleven o'clock we reached Santa Lucia, then only a village, with one so-called hotel, and a straggling street of native huts. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z They had passed few settlements, but now the country was more cleared, and as the tall Indian and the beautiful Isota entered the long, straggling street of the pioneer towns they attracted considerable attention. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z About three hours' journey brought them to a large old-fashioned chateau beside the Sambre, an immense straggling edifice which, with a façade of nearly a hundred windows, looked out upon the river. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z As he walked down toward the ranch house the other men were straggling out and their dining room was empty. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z He plunged beneath its shadows, only to find it was mere straggling timber—not thick enough for hiding purposes. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z In less than ten minutes the victors were straggling back from their pursuit of a routed foe. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Unable to speak, he traced, with feeble, trembling fingers, some straggling characters on the wall against which he lay. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z You may now go and feed your birds, and tie some of the straggling flowers round the garden sticks. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z He worked coatless, with his long black hair straggling down over his forehead and across his glasses: an incredibly thin, energetic, and efficient figure, dominated by a penetrating and masterful intelligence. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z The whole band, in delightful disorder, was now straggling around the door; the three pedestrians, who had been joined by a couple of the new arrivals, leading. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Madras.—The city of Madras is built by the sea, straggling over a large area of the sandy soil characteristic of the greater part of the east coast of India. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The sub retreated to his hiding-place, for the men were beginning to return, straggling up in groups of threes and fours. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Arriving at the city, I passed along a straggling street of considerable length bordering on the strand. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z He brightened up so thoroughly that he quite enjoyed a sharp fight next day when the budmashes of Bulandshahr regarded the straggling convoy as an easy prey. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z As they watched the two bodies of men disappear——those marching towards Victoria and the boat-train, these straggling towards a soldiers' hostel in Buckingham Palace Road, Golden said softly, "My people, Olwen, honouring yours." The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z I reached a long and wide depression where trees were few, but which was full of straggling patches of reeds. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The boys came straggling in at the first notes of Helen’s violin, and there were no medals on Ike Stedman for bashfulness at first. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The roofs showed red and brown and gray in the sunlight, and were packed close together save at the outer edges, where they thinned into a straggling fringe of small cottages and dilapidated shanties. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z Little children, straggling outside the wall, were deliberately shot down.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The mob of straggling scarecrows turned to give a friendly stare, a "Cheerio" to their smart American comrades as they swung past in their immaculate fours. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z There were many of these, however—a weary and disheveled lot of individuals, groups and couples straggling along to the dock. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z The clamor of the great bell gave its summons and the guests began straggling in by couples from the garden. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Beyond this the trees were small and straggling, showing evidence of fires which had devastated the land. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z The physician’s hands clawed nervously at his straggling hair. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z It’s just like her to come straggling in late so everyone will see her.” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z There were all of fifty boys in the mess of barracks A, all of whom marched across the grounds to the mess hall, the newcomers bringing up the rear in a straggling line. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The free half-breeds and the panins, with a few straggling Indians, had also their games apart, presided over by three of our men from the fort, who acted as judges. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The plantation is long in shape, straggling over a space of about half an acre, the largest and strongest-coloured group being in an open clearing about midway in the length. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Instead of being a large and rather straggling town growing so fast that it was hard to know how to govern it, Rome was really taking on the look of an orderly and prosperous city. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z The two friends had left the field behind them and were now proceeding up the straggling path that led up to the house. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z But perhaps something more may be founded on the ramified and straggling form which belongs to many of the nebul�. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z In this pastoral landscape there was no sound louder than the lap of the water, or the flowing gurgle of the pigeons straggling from one to another moss-grown ledge. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z At the shadier end there is first a long straggling bordering patch of Anemone sylvestris. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z So it came about that, after the straggling procession of gold-hunters had passed from the sight of Jim Maxwell, the newly married pair entered the valley, riding at ease behind the leisurely moving dogs. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z |
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