| 单词 | impedimenta |
| 例句 | Mr. Grossman photographed the hirsute quartet juxtaposed against a jungle of television cameras, amplifiers and other backstage impedimenta, and he shot from the balcony to capture their electrifying effect on the audience. Henry Grossman, Photographer of Celebrities and Beatles, Dies at 86 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z It's a surprise any of Kuchar's gladiators and Thor-type beefcakes can even walk, let alone slay brontosauruses, given the bulging impedimenta they drag about between their legs. Very well hung: the ICA's Keep Your Timber Limber exhibition 2013-06-19T06:30:03Z Astor Place had the impedimenta landlords left on the sidewalk after old tenants died. The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here’s a Tour 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Soot-fouled clothes, kids' dolls, suitcases and rucksacks; the impedimenta of all the passengers are in the process of being sorted. The Glasgow International impact zone 2010-04-19T20:30:00Z Between the driver and passenger seats there was a large, raised, shag-pile-carpeted area, which I was using to lay out my various writerly impedimenta: voice recorder, notebook, pens and so forth. 600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped Bus, Campaigning Against Death Itself 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z I pulled down the overhead stairs and ascended after him, apologizing for the suitcases, trunks, boxes, photo albums and other impedimenta that filled the dusty, low-ceilinged space. ‘It’s Buckingham,’ he said. ‘It’s expensive, but it lasts forever.’ The story of the slate on my roof. 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z At first the whole division followed the one road by the eastern edge of the Forêt de Mormal, the impedimenta in front, the troops plodding behind. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z Drop the impedimenta and lead a free, roving life. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z She wore no necklace, but from her belt was suspended a large square bag made entirely of overlapping plates of gold, in which doubtless she carried the various impedimenta that her sister exhibited. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Yet the amount of our impedimenta astonished me. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Shall we leave C�sar to go marching with his impedimenta and his Tenth Legion? Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Indeed the higher the social status of the traveller, the slower will be his progress, for impedimenta are symbols of dignity. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z That an attack by water, or at any rate supported from the water, had been contemplated was clear from the inclusion of a motor-boat among the enemy's impedimenta. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Some of the family lingered on after most of the household impedimenta had been sent up to Boston, and were caught napping. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Then, descending into a valley where the grass grew long and lush along the waterways, and lay brownly parched a little distance back, the column readjusted its impedimenta, and mended its pace. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The great wagon was heavily loaded with all the dunnage and impedimenta needed for our expedition, among which were gin and a number of mysterious cases I had personally seen packed in New York. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Mr. Peasley shrieked for a porter and began dumping Gladstone bags, steamer rugs, cameras, and other impedimenta out through the window. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Thoreau somewhere expresses himself as full of divine pity for the "mover," who on May-Day clouds city streets with his melancholy household caravans: fatal impedimenta for an immortal. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z After bravely trying again and again, the poor beasts sank exhausted in the snow, and we had to carry up the impedimenta ourselves in repeated journeys. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z All this made a resistless force that swept over other forest impedimenta, dragging all along with its flood. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z You need not bother about rifles or any impedimenta of that kind. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z This bag contains his briefs, papers and other impedimenta connected with trials. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Now, it is not an easy thing to enter lightly into conversation if you bring with you into it so many impedimenta. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z And the consciousness of his technical impedimenta has limited the roads along which he may adventure. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z On the table and shelf—of sticks bound together with strips of bark—Ali set forth his master’s impedimenta, and took a pride in the Home. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z So, stepping carefully over the switch impedimenta, she walked on, following the embankment that led out to the Long Bridge. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z My machine-gun is ready to be fixed at a moment's notice, and I settle myself into the seat and put down my various impedimenta and wait for the start. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z He was much exercised in mind by the lack of the usual impedimenta of a traveller, and accepted my explanations with palpable suspicion. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z My gas-mask was like a real mill-stone round the neck; and though the other man had possessed himself of part of my impedimenta, that only made me feel my age the more acutely. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Bertram thankfully took the Embarkation Officer’s advice, and cast off all impedimenta until he was clad only in khaki shirt, shorts, puttees and boots. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z "I'll 'ave a look at 'er," Bindle announced, and the three men moved off across the meadow, picking their way among the tents with their piles of bedding, blankets, and other impedimenta outside. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Once more I dressed in the heavy flying clothes, and collected my maps and impedimenta. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z Arthur grasped his valise, and such impedimenta as Flanagan would let him carry, and followed the old man. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Let us then tacitly agree to preserve the fine and simple integrity of the bath-room, with its slight, almost unnoticeable variations in wall-paper and the choice and arrangement of its normal impedimenta. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z In his shirt-sleeves, with exposed chest, Bertram felt another man, gave the signal to advance, and proceeded free of all impedimenta save his revolver. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Near the waggons we passed over the ‘battlefield,’ and a huge guffaw of laughter broke from Jim as we came on the abandoned impedimenta of the defeated enemy. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z I walk up it, and with a certain amount of difficulty work my unwieldy body and my various impedimenta through it, assisted by the two engineers who have been starting up the engines from inside. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z In front there was much lumber in the way of ammunition and hammocks, which impedimenta was in the charge of a large number of bearers—“somewhat scared and wholly stupid men.” George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The landing party, consisting of ten, made their home in one of the huts, utilising the others for the storage of provisions, equipment, and other impedimenta. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Calling to the Native Officers he told them that the men would fall in on the bunder and await further orders, each detachment furnishing a fatigue-party for the unloading of the impedimenta. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z He contrasts how little impedimenta the Japanese have—by that means alone how independent they are. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z We found that the ‘impedimenta’ of which the Skipper had spoken were 147 loaded cartridges wrapped up in a flannel shirt, the whole being enveloped in a partially cured reindeer-skin. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z These have known the exaltation of stripping life of its impedimenta to do a thing set for them to do; giving up all for an idea. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z “I s-say, old man,” stuttered Philip Orlebar, relinquishing to the care of mother earth—or rather the pavement of the landing-stage—the impedimenta which he had rescued at the cost of such flurry and risk. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The latter were all horsemen, unencumbered with wagons, and without even the impedimenta of tents. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Useless Muscles.—Whatever a human being has to carry round as useless can only be expressed by the telling Roman word for the baggage of an army, impedimenta. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z How far away from modern warriors are all the usual glitter and glamour of military impedimenta in the past parades of peace time! Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z George Eliot carries less of such impedimenta than many, but it will be well nevertheless to put aside at once such works as are neither in her special field nor in her best manner. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z So, in with the suitcases and other impedimenta, was packed a lunch hamper. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z By this time the greater portion of the retreating British Army, with all its baggage, guns and impedimenta, was crawling slowly along the road from Harlow to Epping. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Captain Lewis succeeded with great difficulty in persuading the band of Shoshones to pass over the divide in order to assist in bringing his impedimenta across. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z I surmised from the amount and variety of their impedimenta and their abstracted air, peculiar to those who partake of lobster salad with an eye on the 4.18, that they were suburbanites. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Certainly the air of cheery, everyday respectability which characterises some churches was conspicuously absent: this church seemed to be perpetually approaching a mystery, trying to penetrate it, laying aside impedimenta in the quest.... Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Waking Blank and seizing all the kit he could find he crawled into the depths of our hiding-place, followed by Blank who had got hold of other portions of our impedimenta. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z These troops, with their ambulances, their baggage, and all their impedimenta, created the utmost confusion at both railway stations. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z In less than ten minutes after, he was seen at the head of his troop galloping outward through the gates of Bulstrode Park, having left a few stragglers to look after the impedimenta. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z By this they had reached the head of the ravine-like valley in which stands Flaxley Abbey, and were hastening forward fast as the impedimenta of captives would permit. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Any impedimenta of baggage and accoutrements are also pulled off and flung beside. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Not another trace of twelve hundred men with all their impedimenta betrays to the occasional German airman that Crouy's life is transformed. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z The black brought the horses to the rear of my position, and proceeded with all despatch to saddle them, and buckle on our impedimenta. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z So out they got, and Carl tied Dinah to a tree, while his sisters took the impedimenta out of the wagon. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Then a colored porter, as like to my own as one pea to another, came puffing his way in, dragging valises and other impedimenta, and followed by an old gentleman and his wife. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Shouldering the horse gear with other impedimenta, he looks round to get his bearings, and, soon as satisfied about these, starts off over the plain in search of Crusader. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z But his manner is changed; he no longer travels burdened with the impedimenta of his earlier days. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z It was a cheery room, where he had gathered together the impedimenta which had marked his progress through bachelordom, mementoes of his college days, and such other possessions as were peculiarly his. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z She followed Bess forward to the other car in something of a daze, bearing the bulk of their impedimenta herself. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z The size and number of the trunks excited comment among the servants, but the expressman who carried Mademoiselle's impedimenta up four flights of stairs noticed that the trunks were surprisingly light in weight. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z It was an army marching with all its impedimenta. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z If he had any luggage it must have been in the luggage-room, for he was without sign of impedimenta, excepting a stout stick. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z The depots, trains, and impedimenta of every sort which the allies abandoned on turning westward fell into the hands of a peasant soldiery, many of whom were armed with shot-guns. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z The right-of-way was for walking only, not for sitting in chairs and encumbering the earth with easels and general impedimenta of the fine arts. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Wedged in between perpendicular bookcases, the window-sill at her head, a chair holding her impedimenta at her feet, the Song of Songs clasped in her arms, Lilly fell asleep. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Preliminary to moving their impedimenta on board the raft, the three baases had gone down to inspect it, with a view to the storage of the cargo, now so much augmented. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Not that the American has jettisoned these impedimenta in anger; they have simply slipped from him as he moves. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z “If they must go a-hunting, let them rough it,” said they; and so they started them off, giving them a brace of wagons to carry their impedimenta—and their spoils. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z After hauling our impedimenta over some floes we got into open water yesterday without much difficulty. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 As he began packing the impedimenta, storm-pregnant clouds rolled swiftly forth over the valley, and emptied themselves in a deluge on the two wanderers. The Key to Yesterday There were no arrangements for feeding the men and no wagons in which to haul impedimenta. The Career of Leonard Wood I settled with the cabman, and in a cowardly fashion lingered unduly outside among the rugs and the travelling impedimenta. Love's Usuries He led the thirsty out of the room by another door which led into still another room used for storing the heavy circus impedimenta. H. R. He was a quiet, apparently inoffensive person about thirty-five, who, among his impedimenta, brought a motor-cycle and box camera. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England Mr. Rodman had been rowed across from the Rio to the Amazon, and he had taken with him the hand-luggage that made his only impedimenta. The Key to Yesterday If alone, when getting through a hedge or over any impedimenta the weapon should be laid on the ground, parallel with the hedge, if possible. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular One climbed as best one could over a heterogeneous mass of impedimenta, collected for attack or defence, or thrown away in precipitate flight. Fragments of an Autobiography After some hours of delay at the water front, I returned to Mickie's Tavern with a cartload of impedimenta, including my own chest. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois This strange chase continued for hundreds of miles, Joseph keeping his women, children, and impedimenta not only intact, but beyond reach of the pursuers, who were filled with admiration of his genius. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Grizel looked around with smiling satisfaction; then dropping her impedimenta on the bed, and wheeling round with a swift, unexpected movement, she faced her hostess, and nipped her chin between a thumb and forefinger. An Unknown Lover And like a lamb Barney helped to bear his late lodger’s impedimenta downstairs, and then to place them on the cab, as Mrs Jenkles led Netta half fainting from the room. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One She stepped into a carriage, and moved towards the farther side, arranging impedimenta upon the seat, with her back turned towards him. Lady Cassandra He has no impedimenta, nothing to burden him or to cause him regret. The Heart of a Woman Social democracy has met all these impedimenta upon its way and it has been obliged to relieve itself of them as it will have to do again from one time to another. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History Margaret was packing to go away, and the room was strewn with canvases, water-colour boards, paints, and other impedimenta. The Head Girl at the Gables As one watches the efforts of the wagoners to store away the valises and rolls of blankets without ejecting the passengers, one remembers that C�sar's word for baggage was impedimenta. Seeds of Pine Leaving all impedimenta, he follows back on his own steps to the place where he last saw the trail. The Story of the Trapper Having reached the end of the construction, they alighted at a miserable village consisting of some twenty or thirty houses of the typical Brazilian type, and collected their impedimenta. Long Live the King In the next hour they managed to build a crude platform beside the door, of various boxlike things, nondescript plastic blocks and impedimenta. The Enormous Room Regina was having a sharp skirmish with Piers, whose painting-book, chalks, and other impedimenta occupied the one table at the sitting-room window. Loyal to the School Indeed, that useful–not to say necessary–instrument, capped the pile of Professor Skillings’ impedimenta on the bank. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Therefore Vanderburgh and Drips cached all impedimenta that might hamper swift marching, smiled to themselves, and headed their horses for the Three Forks of the Missouri. The Story of the Trapper Then I dropped all impedimenta, and gave myself unreservedly to the catching of that bird. Upon The Tree-Tops Then, as to sports, foreigners seem to put too much pomp and circumstance into their efforts in pursuit of game; the impedimenta and general accoutrements are overdone; but here again I may be wrong. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick With Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella and Other Weapons of Self-Defence There are signs, however, that the Parliamentary train is already overloaded and that a good deal of Ministerial impedimenta will have to be left behind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 The professor removed, along with other impedimenta, his ear tabs, which were connected by a rubber cord. Seven Keys to Baldpate Aunt Clara and the girls departed to put up a lunch basket for the men while Uncle Teddy and Mr. Evans gathered up the various impedimenta they wanted to take along. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars The tessellated flooring of his tent formed part of his impedimenta, and, like Napoleon, he expected to find amid the distractions of war many of the comforts and conveniences of his palace at Rome. Old Roads and New Roads There remain in the old pharmacy early hand-blown bottles, counters and showcases, weights and scales, mortars and pestles, prescriptions, old ledgers, and much unidentified impedimenta of these early apothecaries. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Robert Garth and a manservant were sent with the horses, a carriage, and the heavy impedimenta to Esbjerg by steamer, late in April, to prepare for the occupation of the mansion at Rosendal. A Danish Parsonage Well did the Romans call baggage by the appellation of impedimenta. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia “What’s going to be the order of procession?” asked Aunt Clara when they had finally got all their impedimenta down on the dock. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Rightly did the Romans name their baggage impedimenta. Old Roads and New Roads Even if the husband and wife can fix their minds on such prosaic things, it is hardly fair for her to hang him round with her bags, hat-boxes, and other feminine impedimenta. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements All the impedimenta of the restaurant was cleared away, and a couch and several easy chairs that Nancy kept in reserve for such occasions were placed comfortably about the room. Outside Inn Every four years the government with all its impedimenta was to migrate from the one to the other. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 There were writing implements here, scientific instruments of all sorts, long sheets of specifications, canceled drafts, pages of accounts—all the manifold impedimenta of a man in the full swing of business life. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman I had little to carry, no learned impedimenta to safeguard my faith. My Autobiography A Fragment They must constitute that same impressive "impedimenta" that one used to read about in Cæsar's Wars which by its unfailing late arrival constantly threw the old Romans into such a frightful dépit. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium There were none of the usual impedimenta of a prairie man’s abode, there was no untidiness, no dirt, no makeshift. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country For an instant the mine owner defiantly met his look, and then half-rose from his chair, and stared more coldly across the litter of papers, plans, and impedimenta on his desk. The Plunderer In the same time that it takes to say the foregoing sentence, it moved––men, women, children, and every bit of impedimenta. When the West Was Young Fortunately, I fell in with a party of natives, who were on their way to the wagons with the impedimenta, and assisted by these, I had sanguine hopes of shortly overtaking the noble quarry. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. And when the stampede was abated and still no help came they drifted their 338 sheep steadily to the north, leaving the camp rustlers to bring up the impedimenta as best they could. Hidden Water He paid his bill, collected the two suit-cases which constituted his total impedimenta, saw them safely off for the pier, tipped the porter, and left the hotel. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Bizarre shapes stood out from the mass of impedimenta, great stills which rose full two stories in height, dynamos, immense tubes of colored liquids, a hundred puzzles to the inexpert eye. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 It is no simple matter to transport a defeated army, with its supplies, enormous guns, ammunition, and other impedimenta, even with an efficient railway organization at its back. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War When he joined the Tank Corps, stripping, as it were, for the deadly combat, he sent to the dep�t at Boulogne all his impedimenta. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Leaving the tents and impedimenta in charge of Youssouf and Shukari the cook, and the muleteers, we are in the saddle by seven o'clock, and riding into the narrow entrance of the W�di 'Ali. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit There was abundant evidence of the rebel skedaddle down the mountain ahead of our troops in the way of blankets, knapsacks, and other impedimenta, evidently dropped or thrown away in the flight. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 The roads of retreat of the Austrians are so encumbered with carts, guns, and impedimenta that the pursuing troops are unable to use the roads. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The stream sides are grass-bound and flower-decked to the very water edge, affording dry and safe footing, with here and there a fence to lean against, or hang your impedimenta upon. Black Bass Where to catch them in quantity within an hour's ride from New York The settler's wife comes out to meet her guest, while a long procession files up from the river, actually quarrelling for the privilege of carrying Miss Ada's various impedimenta. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand An impediment may be either what one finds in his way or what he carries with him; impedimenta was the Latin name for the baggage of a soldier or of an army. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions A number of willing hands swept away books, needlework, and other impedimenta. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life Many ladies entirely spoil the sit of the skirts by retaining the usual impedimenta of petticoats147-*. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Monsieur," she said, putting down her impedimenta, "the patronne has told me that you have paid for my lodging and my nourishment. The Belovéd Vagabond An important revelation of the war is the smoothness and rapidity with which large bodies of troops, with all their impedimenta—horses, artillery, etc.—have been transported by water. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The fields are filled with tents, with horses, with all the impedimenta of an army. They Shall Not Pass The only addition to our company was a brace of stout pack-mules, that carried our provisions and other impedimenta; while the old horse of the hunter had been replaced by a more promising roadster. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness One of the impedimenta, which the old guardsman carried on his shoulders, was a coil of stout cord—almost a rope. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt There was plenty of room for everything: as the boat was a large one, capable of containing a dozen men; and of course ample for the accommodation of the Catamaran’s crew, with all their impedimenta. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea No invader can possibly reach the enemy's trench to contest it with him until these impedimenta are removed. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Each had his blanket, and various other impedimenta; but one and all of them had often slept without roof or canvas, and they could do so again. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains It was not their intrinsic value that tempted us to take this trouble with our impedimenta: our object was to make with them a rampart upon the rock. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness At the start, without experience in campaigning, the men had overburdened themselves with impedimenta which it was very soon necessary to dispense with. The County Regiment A Sketch of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War It was James, by the way, who created such a sensation the first time he appeared on parade with all his impedimenta. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914 So, packing up my impedimenta, I stepped on board the steamboat “Belle of the West,” bound for the far “City of the Mounds.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West There they stood, each holding the odd-looking stirrup in his hand, with his impedimenta strapped securely on his back. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The Arapahoes had left their impedimenta behind them—blankets and robes at discretion. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness At an early hour the next morning, the carriage of my hostess set me down at the entrance of Cheyenne Cañon proper, with the impedimenta necessary for a day's isolation from civilization. A Bird-Lover in the West My miscellaneous impedimenta spread over the ground, boxes, glass jars and tubes, tweezers and magnifying-glasses, were certainly regarded by these good people as the implements of my wizardry. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Our servants gathered up our rather extensive impedimenta, and sprang into the water. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Godavery—his impedimenta increased by three ponies—the traveller steamed again for Singapore. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India The bench was to do duty for washstand and the impedimenta thereto. Through Finland in Carts He found what he wanted in the block immediately to the westward of the library, and in three or four trips he had transported thither his stock of food and other impedimenta. The Doomsman There was a barrel or two, an enormous wooden ball, a collapsible fold-up seesaw and other impedimenta of a trained-animal act. Sundry Accounts She staggers beneath a load of impedimenta belonging to her princely father: bags, bundles, and a heavy cloak. Through the Malay Archipelago Here he secured, covered, and strapped Athalie's impedimenta; the maid slipped on her travelling coat; she sprang lightly into the seat; and Clive went around and climbed in beside her, taking the wheel. Athalie When I turned to leave I found my limbs clogged with impedimenta. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Encumbered in its movements by these useless impedimenta, the force never had any prospect of success with its active enemy. The Life of Gordon, Volume II As though to show that he did not shrink from reasonable responsibility towards his female impedimenta, any inquiry as to the absence of Lady Borrodaile was met by reference to Sophia. The Convert Now they are carried as part of its baggage, impedimenta, from which everything superfluous must be removed. Miracles and Supernatural Religion The Pullman blanket lashed around the Mud Turtle cramped his style to a considerable degree, but for all of his impedimenta he was still active enough to threaten the peace-on-earth theory. Lady Luck The room below it was used for coats and hats and other impedimenta the boys might bring with them, each boy having his own peg and place on the shelf for bag or lunch basket. That Scholarship Boy One fellow led a very fat cow, with his knapsack and impedimenta bound to her horns. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 Everything about her seemed a living picture, but for the moment she was forced to remain with her fellow-passengers; and Mr. Stuart walked beside her, vainly offering to carry her impedimenta. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls There was a general scramble for bags and suit-cases, and, burdened with their impedimenta, the Midshipmen made their way up on to the quarterdeck. The Long Trick Until then we can only describe, classify, and try to get rid of some of the mechanical impedimenta of the search. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs Getting free, somehow, of her own impedimenta, Patty ran over to see Elise’s things. Patty's Success Scattered around lay the impedimenta of their swags, their billy-cans and mining tools, in the unconcerned confusion that showed how little each one suspected his neighbour's honesty. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush It will be seen that, true to our British tradition, the shaving outfit constituted the most formidable part of our impedimenta. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland We cached our wagons in the timber, packed our animals with our impedimenta, and started. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier The good old horse, which had been grazing peacefully in a clearing hard by, was harnessed, and Mr. and Mrs. Merryweather, Colonel Ferrers, and the impedimenta bundled in and off as hastily as might be. The Merryweathers Their tents, camels, and impedimenta had been left behind. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan On top were placed the tents and other impedimenta, leaving just enough room for the two Masai to lie comfortably beneath the tilt. The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series The pair rode off back along the track littered with their impedimenta, while the doctor and the others began to try and reduce the loads of the mules in difficulty to something like order. The Peril Finders We have at least a dozen ladies and children on board, the impedimenta of officers returning from India. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" This somewhat interfered with the embarkation, but by 4.30 p.m. the last man and horse and the last piece of impedimenta were on board. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula In that space of time troops, stores, and all the impedimenta for an army of 25,000 men had been moved forward about 150 miles in an enemy's country. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The English youth takes the hint, and, without another word, both rush down to the water’s edge, where, stripping off coats, shoes, and other impedimenta, they plunge in. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure After that, contracting with a truckman, he proceeds to the “Sailor’s Home,” releases his impedimenta, and starts back to embark them in his boat. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea They took with them no tents and the least possible amount of impedimenta of any kind. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Then at a sign from him all the others gathered up their impedimenta and quietly went off in Tarions directions, leaving us alone. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 Of course he has not a scrap of modern impedimenta. From a Cornish Window A New Edition Indeed, all manners of the impedimenta of a well-to-do Japanese-cared-for bachelor were in evidence. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Mr Sampson eyed us all very sourly, and scarcely deigned to respond to our salutations, as one by one we walked past him and busied ourselves in silence over our impedimenta. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 As Mac had two trunks and other impedimenta befitting a man of his importance, it was necessary to take a carriage to the station, which was nearly a mile distant. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Each and every one has gone to his chosen ground with too much impedimenta, too much duffle; and nearly all have used boats at least twice as heavy as they need to have been. Woodcraft The excursion had been arranged for five days; and the bags, valises, and other impedimenta of the voyagers, were on deck at an early hour. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He ran up the stairs, and presently returned with a third chair, and we carried our impedimenta down to the quiet corner of the Walk. The Eye of Osiris She staggered out of the ’bus, 68dropping sundry of her impedimenta, sleepy and yawning. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall My people grumbled no little at being "stripped", but soon admitted that they were better for it, and came to despise useless impedimenta. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War In this exalted mood Gladys Todd could have no part, for I knew that I could go faster and farther in light marching order, unhampered by impedimenta of any kind. David Malcolm Arms and ammunition were purchased, and these, concealed as gold-mining impedimenta, were smuggled into the country. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 Picking their way carefully between débris and other impedimenta, they made their way towards the section, and had covered half the distance when Garstin stopped. Adventures in Many Lands At any rate, the occupation of stowing away impedimenta has gobbled a considerable slice out of this day. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But he seemed confident of detecting the quicker combustion sort, until he asked for necessary impedimenta. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 I knew that I had best begin my march unhampered by impedimenta of any kind, but I found it no easy task to get myself into light marching order. David Malcolm An immense amount of impedimenta in the shape of pontoons, telegraph posts and wires, ammunition, and provisions followed the infantry in perfect order. The Philippine Islands On ascending the companionway, however, one's gaze is met by a heterogeneous collection of impedimenta. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell How many acquaintances, are there not, who burden themselves by over much comfort, or, what comes to the same thing from my point of view, with too much fuss and fad as to their impedimenta? Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler All along there was underfoot much of soldiers' impedimenta—knapsacks, belts, accoutrements of all kinds, rolled blankets and oilcloths, canteens. The Long Roll I never went armed in my life when I could help it, for I p. 340hate impedimenta in my pockets. Memoirs The roads were encumbered with the impedimenta of two armies. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) One of the nurses, however, volunteered for the journey, and I arranged to carry her on a second komatik, while my driver broke the path with our impedimenta. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell When they got there it took ages to get their impedimenta ashore owing to lack of landing facilities—as we had fully foreseen. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 He tried to make out that he was the principal leader of the party, and his impedimenta far exceeded ours. Southern Arabia There are muddy patches in the instincts and passions, and encumbrances and impedimenta in both mind and body, as part of our heritage. Spirit and Music Ruger's one regiment, without impedimenta, was directed to march along the railway track to Spring Hill, and thus avoid any interference from the enemy. Forty-Six Years in the Army I dare say they’ve got a good deal of baggage—impedimenta, as we call it—else I should have thought that they might have struck up the valley slope at once. Marcus: the Young Centurion With recollections of Afghan and South African accumulations of war material and condiments, one was struck with the very limited amount of impedimenta and stores which this Field Force carried with it. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 The men were waiting below, and they were soon after despatched with Hamet to carry guns, ammunition, and the other impedimenta of a naturalist who is an enthusiastic collector. The Rajah of Dah The loungers drew still nearer as the senior calmly turned to his companion, who, having assured himself that their impedimenta were all safe, came with quick, springy step to join him. A Wounded Name Nay, I am mightily beholden to him for acting his part out and taking on himself that would scarce befit a gentleman of a company—impedimenta, as we used to say in the grammar school. The Armourer's Prentices Cornelia thought he looked more henpecked than ever, but he received her warmly, and hovered round to assist with the smaller impedimenta, while his wife hurried forward into the hotel. Flaming June Here, packing up their cask again with the various impedimenta they still had, they proceeded also to put in their clothing. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes One carriage showed two empty corner places on the nearest side, Claire opened the door, seated herself facing the engine, and spread her impedimenta on the cushions. The Independence of Claire Up the winding hill go all the impedimenta of war—marching battalions, traction-engines towing great guns, ammunition trains, long lines of Red Cross lorries; everywhere the pungent odour of petrol. The Masques of Ottawa Then, as the enemy's stock of missiles gave out, she sat up, flinging the impedimenta right and left, and her smiling face and tumbled curls triumphantly braved further assault. Patty Blossom That a broken heart might be among the impedimenta which she would carry away with her, was a possibility which never once entered into the calculation. Flaming June As they streamed on, bearing bundles and boxes and all the impedimenta of excursions, those already on board congregated on the after-deck to distinguish familiar faces. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story That spurt was sufficient to rob De Wet of his last impedimenta, to cause him to bifurcate in his flight. On the Heels of De Wet As in the former instance, the distance was so slight that it was not necessary to toss any of their impedimenta in advance of their own passage. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) "Say, you are looking great," said Quin, with devouring eyes, as he surveyed her over the top of his impedimenta. Quin Aboard the great steamer the passengers were rushing to and fro, searching for their state-rooms, and, when found, depositing their impedimenta on the tops of the narrow white bunks. Flaming June I am what is known as a fifth wheel—a useless piece of paraphernalia carried along as necessary impedimenta on other people's journeys. The Fifth Wheel A Novel After many gentle jets and spurts of gossip much remained to be told, as the lady hastily gathered up her impedimenta preparatory to alighting at her home station. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) She smiled a little to think how easily she could be displaced and transplanted—how slender were her material impedimenta, how few her invisible bonds! The Fruit of the Tree Saddle-bags, with extra horse shoes, nails, socks, underwear, brushes and comb, extra packages of carbine and revolver cartridges and minor impedimenta, equally distributed as to weight, swung from the cantle and underneath the blanket roll. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Had I taken another member of the expedition also, he would have been a passenger, necessitating the carrying of extra rations and other impedimenta. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club At noon on the second day I disembarked from the train at Citron City with all paraphernalia—cage, chemicals, arsenal, and stenographer; an accumulation of very dusty impedimenta—all but the stenographer. In Search of the Unknown There were batteries of guns, companies of infantry, columns of transport, staff-cars, and all the impedimenta of a moving army. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 "Wear my bathing suit," suggested Chapa, untying it from around her waist where she had been wearing it as a sort of sash, with all her impedimenta stuck into the folds. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping Six trunks, said Bill Hay's boss teamster, had been trundled over the range from Rawlins, not to mention a box containing her little ladyship's beautiful English side-saddle, Melton bridle and other equine impedimenta. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier I, loaded with seventy pounds of impedimenta including a moving-picture apparatus, reeled after him. Police!!! Some flocks, however, are still accompanied by impedimenta in the shape of young babblers or pied crested-cuckoos. A Bird Calendar for Northern India At the end of the day all the roulette boards and other gambling impedimenta were confiscated. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben We left our horses and most of the impedimenta there, and about mid-day took boat with three of the McClean men to assist at the oars. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 The disposal of the expensive impedimenta which Broussard had accumulated gave him much trouble. Betty at Fort Blizzard But facts are facts; we discarded nearly a ton of feminine impedimenta. Police!!! The impedimenta make far more noise than the adult birds. A Bird Calendar for Northern India I fancy Count M—— was much amused at the fact of an English gentleman travelling about alone on horseback, without any servants or other impedimenta. Round About the Carpathians Mr. Douglas and he got together their portable effects, and Mrs. Douglas increased her travelling impedimenta. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life And year after year, generation after generation, the ancient drawing-room received its additional impedimenta without so much as a creak of protest. The Parts Men Play Some of this time was spent in quarrelling as to who was to supply the sledges that were required to convey the ambassador and all his impedimenta along the now ice-bound roads to Moscow. Andrew Marvell Then, as they got nearer and nearer, the little Anneli had to be sought out, and the various travelling impedimenta got together. Sunrise His wheel was considerably damaged and his impedimenta scattered over the road. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland These impedimenta being removed the occupants of the carriage became aware that they were in the company of two good-looking men, of refined features, and in plain but gentlemanly attire. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life "I am truly sorry to hear it," said L'Isle, "but confess that first among a soldier's impedimenta must be reckoned his wife." The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters The first reader that presented such knotty problems to his intellectual side was but part of the impedimenta of his youth, and was no fair measure of his real size. The Soldier of the Valley He has, therefore, kept much of his mediæval impedimenta, his dukes and marquesses and all that they imply—his outworn ceremonies and his mediæval disregard of his social inferiors. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II The amount of impedimenta which must be carried along, and the many long hills which are encountered on the English roads, will put the cycle out of the question in such cases. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Our outposts saw nothing but moving troops picking their way through the ruins of the Ch'ien Men great street—troops moving both in and out, and accompanied by long tails of carts bearing their impedimenta. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation All manner of vehicles, guns, and other impedimenta of war were in evidence, and everyone was surprised to see some of Merryweather's fire engines, which were probably required for pumping purposes. The Story of the "9th King's" in France When Abraham journeyed to Egypt he had among his impedimenta a large chest. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers Her husband, who followed her into the room, carrying her impedimenta, wore the bored expression of the R.A. who is expected to admire the work of an outsider. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Search was made for provisions and water in our boat, but she was so full of people and impedimenta that nothing could be found. Five Months on a German Raider Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the 'Wolf' Farrel's glance met hers for an instant with equal interest; then he turned to stow his impedimenta in the brass rack over his seat. The Pride of Palomar Even the gasping critics, pounding manfully in the rear, have thrown away all impedimenta of traditional standards in the desperate effort to keep up with what seems less a march than a stampede. Artist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects Though it was not served up on tables, spread with linen, and the usual impedimenta of the banqueting-table, it was greatly appreciated, and afforded a rare opportunity for reunion. Over the Top With the Third Australian Division The tea was already simmering on the rickety table in the bow-window, when Oswyn, staggering under his impedimenta, climbed the staircase, and shouldered his way familiarly into the room. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Supper over, the painter sat for some time over his pipe and his wine, and then, gathering together his sketching impedimenta, quitted the inn and took his way toward the ruins of Oppenheim’s ancient abbey. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine She directed the porter in the disposition of Don Mike's scant impedimenta, and watched to see that the Parker chauffeur carried it from the station platform over to the waiting automobile. The Pride of Palomar Here we left our impedimenta, and proceeded by a cross-country road. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief These nomads carried their wives and little ones, together with tents and household impedimenta, on the camels, and walked on foot with the grown children in charge of the flocks. Morocco What to them was perhaps a paradise of plant or animal life is to you, moving with your vast impedimenta, a veritable purgatory. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. To another part of the saddle he strapped a small black kettle to be used for the preparation of the lion-hunter’s only luxury, coffee, and then the list of impedimenta was complete. With the Boer Forces All the tinware and other impedimenta had been carefully cleared away, and so the men at once filed in between thePg 45 tables. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa Macpherson's brigade, with its impedimenta, arrived before it was quite dark, so altogether I had reason to feel satisfied with the day's results. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief A camel, whose sneering contempt for mankind was very noticeable, shuffled cumbrously beneath a very heavy load of mattresses, looms, rugs, copper kettles, sacks of corn, and other impedimenta. Morocco This would be a pied à terre for disposing of the impedimenta of the family—governess and children—during the hot months, leaving the others at liberty for flying excursions. Bluebell A Novel The three great McClintock sledges, weighted down with the Freja's boats and with the expedition's impedimenta, lay where they had been halted the evening before. A Man's Woman Whether they were considered impedimenta or not they hardly knew. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa They had come for once rather well provided with clothing and baggage; but Howe laughed aloud at the thought of soldiers encumbering themselves with more impedimenta than was actually needful. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America Two hold the impedimenta of travel; in the third Salam and his assistant work in leisurely fashion, as befits the time and place. Morocco "The body of the house," to speak ecclesiastically, is cumbered with easels and the usual chaotic impedimenta of painters. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 The impedimenta of the expedition were broken up into packs that each man carried upon his shoulders. A Man's Woman It was impossible to take my mice with us; their cage would have hopelessly complicated our impedimenta. Grey Roses Busy hands tore up the tent pegs, other hands were folding the coverings, gathering up the poles and impedimenta, and loading them on the baggage animals. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The encouragement of musicianship in general suffers for the stress laid on what is obviously technical impedimenta. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Their descent of the rough path down the side of the Coupée with all this impedimenta had not been without incident, but eventually every thing and person had been got to the bottom in safety. Pearl of Pearl Island Battle, with its recurring periods of flight or victory, made it essential that every tribe should free itself from all impedimenta. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future Probably no other musician ever made so complete a surrender of all impedimenta for the sake of his art as did Beethoven. Beethoven A cohort that was about to leave the camp in marching order halted, and began to throw away its impedimenta, when Cæsar himself rode up to them. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The butler came in with his satellite, swept away the beer and the other impedimenta, and put on dessert. Father Stafford Thousands passed over, men and women, vague human forms encumbered with queer projecting excrescences of impedimenta. Jaffery He wanted to go to Beirut with as few impedimenta as possible, and, after some talk, we merged our two parties into one. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Stripped of the impedimenta of its previous occupation, it now housed the officers of the staff. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front The main deck of the craft under an awning was heavily encumbered with trunks, tin boxes, hand baggage, tin bath-tubs, gun cases, and all sorts of impedimenta. African Camp Fires With beauty by inheritance, refinement by association, and taste and "finish" by instinct, it was possible for her to engage with life relatively free from the cumbrous impedimenta of self-consciousness. The Street Called Straight Their entire impedimenta consist of a carpet-bag and an umbrella, and of course they put up at a hotel. The Roman Question One member of the party at last gave up the struggle against the inevitable, and sank gracefully into the arms of Morpheus, represented by the bags of biscuits and other impedimenta. Argentina from a British Point of View When he had finished his prolonged interview with Blandford Sikes, sidling back to the waiting-room to gather up various impedimenta, he had encountered the unfortunate clergyman whom he had kept waiting. The Dweller on the Threshold Under direction of the mate they deposited their impedimenta beneath a tarpaulin, and took their places in solemn rows amidships across the thwarts of the boat slung overside. African Camp Fires The poor people gathered together their impedimenta and prepared to obey the officer's behest. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 12, 1891 All these reviled "impedimenta" thus bring to the race that has them a wealth of life both physical and psychical, practical and ideal, that is otherwise unattainable. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Borasdine had Cossack and baggage in proper quantity; adding me and my impedimenta, he was hardly in light moving order. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life But Madame Clemenceau explained, with the most natural air in the world, that she had walked over from the railway station, where her impedimenta remained. The Son of Clemenceau The room with its solemn, bloodless impedimenta became—not a monument to his success, but a Moloch, to whom everything had been sacrificed—the joy of life, its laughter, its colour—and Christine. The Dark House My friendly host shut the doors and windows, with the exception of that through which I watched our impedimenta, and at once commenced good-natured inquiry into my past, and concerning vicissitudes of life in general. Across China on Foot Field officers mounted and sent their impedimenta to the rear in care of negro servants. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The boatmen said it was impossible to go to the regular landing, but I suspect they wished an extra gratuity for handling our impedimenta. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Gard's impedimenta seemed to preclude the handshake, and the host hastened to insist upon his guest being relieved. Out of the Ashes To other impedimenta it is not amiss to add a couple of light saddles, so that, if necessary, some of the party may ride to any particular spot. Rides on Railways But for love, passion, enthusiasm, sentiment—Edgar thought all such emotional impedimenta as these not only superfluous, but oftentimes disastrous in the grave campaign of matrimony. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 So heavy a body easily overcomes all impedimenta from clothing, even in the sex least favored in its costume. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 In consequence of his collecting mania, his impedimenta had become a puzzle to house and a domestic cataclysm to move. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 In justice to our own best interests we should search every crook and cranny of our hearts and minds lest we venture forth with any such impedimenta. Laugh and Live Presently he put down his impedimenta, and lighting a pipe surveyed the progress of his work. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Among the impedimenta are the Reverend Austin Thorpe and the step-ladder, the Reverend Thorpe being, dismissed at the door and allowed to run amuck for the day. A Spinner in the Sun They used it for the transportation of boy and impedimenta. Darrel of the Blessed Isles Now and then the back seat is cleared of its impedimenta and turned into the fraction of an ambulance to convey a groaning patient to a clean bed in the hospital ward. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India Every man was piled up with impedimenta—broken, torn, soiled and cobbled impedimenta. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front Beyond that fifty-yard stream lay the enemy, reported now to be stacking up drive impedimenta. The Wrong Twin Late in December some travelers from Candle Creek, while breaking a short cut to the head of Crooked River, came upon an abandoned sled and its impedimenta. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Every corner was packed with the vain impedimenta of living, and the mere thought of clearing a space in the chaos was too great an effort. The Custom of the Country Army motor-trucks loaded with dismantled aeroplanes, and the less essential impedimenta screamed through the streets bound away from, not toward, the front. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them It was a fight between man and beast every day - twice a day indeed, for we halted to rest and feed, and had to unpack and repack our remaining impedimenta in payment for the indulgence. Tracks of a Rolling Stone Do my best," said Steve, "but they're down there in the Square now stackin' up drive impedimenta and such, red banners, and so forth, tuning up to warble the hymn to free Russia. The Wrong Twin One thousand fighting men there were, with squires and other servants, and five hundred sumpter beasts to transport their tents and other impedimenta, and bring back the loot. The Outlaw of Torn The sails were lowered and gasketed, the decks cleared of all impedimenta, hogsheads and huge vats stood ready in the waist, and the lazy indolence of the previous week was replaced by an extraordinary activity. Moran of the Lady Letty The boy Jude assisted in loading some small articles, and at nine o'clock Mr. Phillotson mounted beside his box of books and other impedimenta, and bade his friends good-bye. Jude the Obscure It was time to go, following all the other birds of passage that war had dragged through the town of Metz—time to make way for the toiling civilian with his impedimenta of civilisation. The Happy Foreigner Nay, I am mightily beholden to him for acting his part out and taking on himself that would scarce befit a gentleman of a company—impedimenta, as we used to say in the grammar school. The Armourer's Prentices It became necessary to lop and fell trees, and form with them a kind of bed over which our impedimenta might travel. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Under cover of this diversion Duncan was making one last effort to slip away; but before he could gather together his impedimenta and get to the door Willy Bartlett intercepted him. The Fortune Hunter January 9 the Colorado River was reached, and the command and its impedimenta were ferried over on the same raft contrivance that had proven ineffective on the Gila. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert With age a civilization accumulates such impedimenta, traditional flotsam and jetsam, and race fatigue proceeds with equal step with its increasing volume. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene I must admit that he disembarked with somewhat the manner of a visiting royalty, demanding much attention and assistance with his impedimenta. Ruggles of Red Gap If it could be made very light so as not to add seriously to the impedimenta at present carried by the soldier, it seems to me it would be exceedingly useful. The Face and the Mask Their impedimenta and belongings were "all right," arguing persons with cultivated tastes, abroad for a summer spent in divers climates, who knew what they should have and where to get it. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories These men wrenched four large doors from the Callville warehouse for the construction of a raft, upon which they committed themselves to the river at flood time, leaving horses and impedimenta behind. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert Others who possessed heavier impedimenta, were lightened of the encumbrance by the Ghilzai Sirdar, who plundered indiscriminately. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 By which I saw him to mean the fishing impedimenta he had placed on the dock. Ruggles of Red Gap On the other hand, in 3, b, g, the wonderful companions are more or less impedimenta: the hero himself does all the hard work; they are merely his foil. Filipino Popular Tales This type of arrow we use for rough practice, shooting tin cans, trees, boxes, and other impedimenta. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow The Danaë, beautifully framed, stood at the farther end of Constance's double drawing-room, from which all other mural impedimenta, together with most of the furniture, had been removed. The Nest Builder "Fred, show the King of America where his royal impedimenta await his royal pleasure," Lawrence directed a young man with the manners of a Bowery boy, who appeared in answer to his summons. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War The pioneers had insisted on taking these impedimenta with them, to bridge the gap of changed conditions, a precaution Stern had recognized as eminently sensible. Darkness and Dawn The increase in the impedimenta of life only marks a stage. My Life and Work After packing all our impedimenta in the waggon there was literally no room for us. A Trip to Manitoba "Look," she said, pointing to two long ribbons of narrow wood lashed to some other impedimenta of Gunther's. The Nest Builder My interpreter was evidently not luxuriously inclined, for his impedimenta were all contained in a small black leather hand-bag! A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Some of the impedimenta had to be discarded. Darkness and Dawn The farther I run, the more I feel like casting aside all such impedimenta—lest I fail to arrive at the far goal of my endeavour. Adventures in Friendship He ran up the stairs, and presently returned with a third chair, and we carried our impedimenta down to the quiet corner at the bottom of the Walk. The Vanishing Man Early the next morning the sculptor drove up to the barn, his tonneau loaded with impedimenta. The Nest Builder It makes a whole lot of difference just how fellows mean to go, when laying out the impedimenta for a trip. At Whispering Pine Lodge In addition to the impedimenta already mentioned, a few necessary tools, a supply of cordage for transporting the machine, and three bottles of brandy for emergencies had been judiciously added to the men's burdens. Darkness and Dawn European combatants were very few at Cawnpore, but European impedimenta were very heavy. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 By the time the men reached the train they discovered that they could never make war laden down as they were by knapsacks filled with the preposterous impedimenta feminine foresight had provided. The Iron Game A Tale of the War The introduction of the shelter tent of two india-rubber blankets got us rid of the regimental trains, which at the beginning of the war had been the most unwieldy of all our impedimenta. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The consequence was that the soldiers threw aside all impedimenta in order to fight more effectively, and, of course, the rations went with the blankets and the overcoats. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition I had looked on him as so much baggage—the impedimenta of the retreating army. The Little Nugget A long table stood in the middle of the room; generally it was covered with blue-prints, or the usual impedimenta of an office. The Iron Woman In response to this a stripling, in the most extraordinary costume, came out from the impedimenta of the company with a springy step and consequential air. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Honey promotes the excretions, and dissolves the glutinous and starchy impedimenta of the system. Locusts and Wild Honey The unfortunate government expedition left Melbourne loaded with camp-followers and impedimenta, and by the time they reached a few stages beyond Cooper's Creek were well-nigh exhausted. The Naturalist in Nicaragua Most of the items were included in the impedimenta of all our parties, but slight variations were necessary to meet particular stances or to satisfy the whim of an individual. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 I was especially glad to notice a little kettle among the impedimenta, and there were cloaks and wraps of all kinds to provide against the worst. Station Life in New Zealand The fore part of the heavy craft was piled up with trunks and other impedimenta of a feminine incongruity. In Kedar's Tents Naturally he travelled without surplus impedimenta; he carried the lightest outfit possible. Green Fancy A negro republic, with all the necessary impedimenta—elections, assemblies, newspapers, and the most exaggerated form of Protestant Puritanism to boot. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville To assist in discriminating the impedimenta, coloured bands were painted round the packages, distinctive of the various bases. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 I have my share of the budget still, and her it is:--- 'MADAME--You still love to play your part of beneficent angel, and wish to take on your shoulder my impedimenta. Stray Pearls His wardrobe, among the rest, needed replenishing down to the most unconsidered button, for Flagg had dropped into our little world with as few impedimenta as if he had been a newly born infant. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel Even we were for ever pinching ourselves to see if we were dreaming, as we rode through the strange land, filled with warlike impedimenta, and devoted exclusively to the science of slaughter. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me Evidently Hortense had considered it unwise to be burdened with much impedimenta. Five Little Peppers Midway I'll leave my coat, watch, cuffs, and all impedimenta with you, Mrs. Banning. Taken Alive It seems incredible that Fisher should have returned to the United States after his discharge from prison and immediately resumed his operations without carefully concealing his impedimenta. Courts and Criminals Hans groaned audibly, but made no objection and we started with our impedimenta down to the edge of the estuary where we hid behind a clump of mangrove bushes and tall, feathery reeds. Allan and the Holy Flower I had to feel my way, very gingerly indeed, among the various impedimenta. The Beetle Evidently, too, they had not much use for Forbes, and, indeed, at such a crisis I do not think he would have been much more than an additional piece of animated impedimenta. Guy Garrick Relieved of his impedimenta, he returned to the station. Graustark Much costly impedimenta strewed the roadside—each article a milestone of despair, a monument to failure. The Winds of Chance All marched without packs, blankets, horses, or any impedimenta. The Hidden Children Pressing his literary impedimenta tenderly under his arm, he attended four moving-picture and vaudeville theaters. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Rosamund, like a born vagabond, was content to travel in this glorious climate with scarcely any impedimenta. In the Wilderness Their impedimenta were thus safely transported to the opposite bank, the whole process occupying about an hour. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Somewhere in his mental lumber-room there rusted a theory of education such as usually lingers among the impedimenta of the childless. The Descent of Man and Other Stories The packing up of their own household impedimenta complete, there came a few days of leisure—the first breathing spell that either MacFarlane or Jack, or Ruth, too, for that matter, had had for weeks. Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero It was the debris of the battle-field, the abandoned impedimenta and broken weapons of contending armies, the detritus of conflict, torn, broken, and rent, that at the end of each day's combat encumbered the field. The Pit They emerged laden with suitcases, parcels, rackets, fishing rods, golf sticks and other miscellaneous impedimenta. Mates at Billabong Mahony let the reins droop on his horse's neck, and the animal picked its way among the impedimenta of the bush road. Australia Felix Miss Netty quietly relieved her aunt of the small impedimenta of travel, with a gentle deference which was better than words. The Vultures Either would ruin our plans, and so we must take measures to effect a retreat, carrying all our impedimenta with us. The Jewel of Seven Stars The taxi, which had been crawling, came to a final halt, and a hungry horde, falling on my impedimenta, lowered them from the driver's seat. The Firefly of France For almost three months we had journeyed; Chiu-Ming and I and the two ponies that carried my impedimenta. The Metal Monster I had camped at dusk on the previous evening; and the equipment of my two horses, with other impedimenta, was lying about. Such Is Life It was a wonder of convenience and comfort, and albeit it was so packed with various impedimenta, such was the orderly neatness of it that there seemed to be abundance of room. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan We were numerous enough to protect ourselves from chance marauding bands, and we took with us large impedimenta. The Jewel of Seven Stars My traveling impedimenta appeared in the salon almost before I could have uttered the potent name of Jack Robinson, had I cared to try. The Firefly of France The other three, smaller, and on the A tent order, served respectively as sleeping rooms for Ginger and the Indians, and as a general store-house for provisions and impedimenta. The Blazed Trail The party was too large and too heavily encumbered with impedimenta for swift travel. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land Honey promotes the excretions and dissolves the glutinous and starchy impedimenta of the system. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers In the morning, when the storm had passed, we recovered from under the piles of sand what we could of our impedimenta. The Jewel of Seven Stars There was a procession of twenty-three great birchbark canoes well filled, for in them were more than two hundred men, at least ten in each canoe, together with the necessary impedimenta for a long journey. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars After the first three minutes every man had stripped as though for a wrestling match, throwing off all his impedimenta but his cartridge-belt and canteen. Notes of a War Correspondent In a few moments the table was replenished with huge drinking-cups, silver flagons, and all the heavy impedimenta of the army of Bacchus. The Golden Dog My dear General, this expanding and piling up of impedimenta has been, so far, almost our ruin, and will be our final ruin if it is not abandoned. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 To be where was a good library would suit him better than buying books, for without a place in which to keep them, they are among the impedimenta of life. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald That is to say all the impedimenta of the army. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot McWhirter had picked himself up, kicked viciously at the car, and, gathering up his impedimenta, had made the rest of the journey by foot and street-car. The After House Besides this, finger-nails an inch and a half long, guarded with an elaborate silver sheath, are decidedly impedimenta in the way of athletic success. Historic China, and other sketches He is accompanied by a child; and his only impedimenta are a bundle of ropes and an old canvas sack. The Unknown Guest When all was ready, and it did not take long, since the warriors of Pal-ul-don require but little impedimenta on the march, they moved toward the palace gate. Tarzan the Terrible It contained the usual traveling impedimenta—change of linen, collars, handkerchiefs, a bronze-green scarf, and a safety razor. The Man in Lower Ten Bear-trap Collins, presuming on the new intimacy born of an exciting experience shared in common, stepped across the aisle, flung aside Miss Wainwright's impedimenta, and calmly seated himself beside her. Bucky O'Connor I suppose if I regretted any of my own impedimenta, it would be the pipe. The Man Who Knew Too Much As they dropped into Innocent's attic they nearly tumbled over its entertaining impedimenta again. Manalive The remainder of the floor was moccasin-packed snow, littered with pots and pans and the general impedimenta of an Arctic camp. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke As all baggage and impedimenta bad been sent aboard and properly stowed the day before, the travellers had not to do but climb to and enter by the second-story window. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future He carried all the impedimenta of a man going into the trenches, an extra jar of water, a flat loaf of bread strapped to his haversack, and an intrenching tool jingling at his belt. The Amazing Interlude The troops, wishing to be rid of impedimenta, were sending them forward by railway and highway. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse There were motor trucks and ox teams and all the impedimenta of a small army and always there were wounded men walking or being carried toward the rear. Tarzan the Untamed A few minutes later we started, each of us carrying his share of the impedimenta. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Having straightened the protection-wires, which had become twisted, and arranged their impedimenta, they set out, and were soon once more beside their latest victim. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future Katharine had a sense of impedimenta accumulating on all sides of her. Night and Day With the ladies, therefore, matters soon assumed vivid and definite shape; they became clearly and irrefutably materialised; they stood stripped of all doubt and other impedimenta. Dead Souls I drew my other leg inside and slid down the smooth glass to the bottom of the sphere, then turned to take the cans of food and other impedimenta from Cavor. The First Men in the Moon |
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