| 单词 | longboat |
| 例句 | All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I watch as the longboats are rowed to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The ship anchors, the longboat is lowered, and the first few passengers began to climb down the rope ladder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z As the longboat nears us, men trip over one another rushing to help. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I gladly—very gladly—help load bedding, tents, pots, and pans onto the longboat to be taken ashore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Or you can get back in your longboat and take your chances with the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As Kit gathered her heavy skirts about her and clambered down the swaying rope ladder, the men in the longboat good-naturedly shoved their bundles closer to make room for her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Now its crew lowered a longboat packed with men over the side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was grateful when at last the captain assembled the return group and she could climb back into the longboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I dress quickly and go up on deck to help load the longboat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I watch them paddle the longboat toward shore and think it almost feels too easy, this change in their plans. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The sailors by the brigantine’s longboat lifted their arms, waves gathering behind them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They bound her hands and wrists, and one of them threw her over his shoulder as they plunged into a longboat they’d moored in the cove. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m surprised we don’t have a fistfight before the longboat even lands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “No mourners,” Rotty said, settling down to wait with the longboat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A sloop’s crew assayed flight in their longboat, but they were overtaken. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The longboats are already making their trips back and forth to the mother ships. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Hackett held us up on the way back to look through the windows of the boathouse and point out the single sculls and the eight-man longboats. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The creaking of ropes as the crewmen hoisted Tanin in her longboat over the side of the ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It slammed down on the longboat, smashing it to bits as he dove for cover. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two ships sank, their crews screaming for aid in their longboats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She turned to watch the sailors stowing provisions into the longboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Captain Prince answered the hail of a British ship, ordered his longboat overside, and he and Nat went to present their papers to the British captain. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the survivors fainted as soon as Reed landed in the longboat, but the other backed away, scrabbling for purchase in the piles of bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The gentlemen confer some more, and then begin to load the longboat with provisions to bring back to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z While the boats are anchored, we passengers are allowed up on deck, and so I stand at the railing to watch the longboats glide through water clear as turquoise glass. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In addition viewing the gorge viewing and visiting the Three Gorges Dam, guests can debark for an excursion in a river longboat poled by traditional boatmen. The Cruise Issue: New Options: 14 New Cruises for 2011 2011-02-11T20:13:12Z Then the mist rolls in and the longboat runs aground on a distant shore that may be the New World, or some hell of Refn's own devising. Film review: Valhalla Rising 2010-04-29T22:25:00Z Zachary Reid, the ship's second mate, has just been acquitted in June 1839 of complicity in the escape of five men who murdered a soldier and an officer on board, then escaped in a longboat. Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The diaries contain a black-and-white drawing based on one of his sketches of a thatch hut on wooden stilts with a longboat on shore. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z On the nearby shores of Lough Tay, the filmmakers set the actors loose on a 56-foot reconstruction of a dragon-headed Viking longboat. TV's new drama `Vikings' sheds light on Dark Ages 2013-03-01T17:31:05Z This so enriched them that they buried beautiful objects of great value with their fallen dead, some spectacular examples of which are collected here among the wonderfully restored, full-size longboats. How to do Norway on a shoestring? Take a 12-hour trip to Oslo 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z We set out on his flame-colored longboat at 7:30 a.m. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The next morning, in a 30-foot longboat, with a young guide named U Min Min, I crossed the still waters of the lake. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z Locals dressed in tunics, capes and feather-tipped helmets brandished axes and hurled burning torches into a replica of a Viking longboat. Should the Rosebank oilfield get the go ahead? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The largest wooden boat festival in North America is a rare chance to see and sail 300 of the finest specimens, from schooners to longboats. Fuel your WA summer adventure with 10 outdoor events, races and runs 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The horses and dogs would have travelled on Viking longboats across the North Sea, a journey that could take several weeks. Horses and dogs sailed with Vikings to Britain, say scientists 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Rubber boats, speedboats and a local longboat were being used in the search for the others. Rescuers search for 13 after boat sinks in Indonesian waters 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Their wooden vessels, called longboats, were propelled by sail and oars. Goodbye, Columbus: Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z A Viking longboat has knocked out power supplies in a south of Scotland town. Viking longboat knocks out power supply in Kirkcudbright 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Unable to maintain order before abandoning the ship, he took his place in one of the Medusa’s six longboats. Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z And yet Life, when the rules are applied over and over, ideally by a computer, yields endlessly varied patterns, including quasianimated clusters of cells known as “longboats,” “gliders,” “spaceships” and my favorite, “Speed Demonoids.” Quantum Mechanics, Free Will and the Game of Life 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Flaming torches, longboats and Viking squads are an integral part of Shetland's fire festivals - but that wasn't always the case. The songwriter who introduced Vikings to Up Helly Aa 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “We stare at death with crimson grins / With Odin’s help we cannot fail!” roars Johan Hegg, as if to a longboat crew off to pillage a Northumberland abbey of its illuminated manuscripts. 50 great tracks for April by Holly Herndon, Amon Amarth, Shura and others 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z He steers the tiny motor powering his wood longboat through a tributary of Colombia’s mighty Caquetá River and putters up to a muddy bank. The Race to Save Colombia's Uncontacted Tribes from Outsiders 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Tasked with adding "an extra layer of believability" to the second Thor adventure, the team dived deep into Norse mythology and created the Asgardian skiff by combining a Viking longboat with futuristic-looking technology and materials. The off-screen heroes behind Marvel magic 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The palanquin containing the actress arrived in Gloucester Docks by Viking longboat. Procession marks 'warrior queen's' death 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z The parade and battles, by the Wuffa Saxon and Viking Re-enactment Society, culminated with the burning of a traditional longboat on the town's beach. Viking re-enactment marches through Sheringham - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z A single-engine longboat approaches driven by a man in black flat-cap, utility waistcoat and cloth trousers rolled up to his knees. Tyranny Tourism is Thriving at North Korea’s Bizarre Border with China 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The 20 crew members survived the sinking, but found themselves adrift in the Pacific in three longboats, with little food and no water. Fin-tech 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Pierre Charles Le Sueur, accomplished diplomat, explorer and trader, jumps out of the roughly hewed longboat and wades through the crystal clear waters of the Blue Earth River. Search for Fort L’Hullier continues into the modern age 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z They had just glided across the river from the Vietnamese side in a longboat, guided by men on both banks signaling with flashlights. Special Report: How smuggled workers power 'Made in China' 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z A few days later, after a treacherous, two-hour wooden longboat journey through the islands of Lake Victoria, I start to understand why. Can the Private Sector Replace NGOs in the Developing World? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Of about 340 people on board, most made it to nearby Beacon Island and the ship's captain set off in a longboat to find help. Australia dig unearths mutiny victim 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The ackee and saltfish is served in a dish that resembles a sleek longboat. A Review of A Place 2 Go, in New Rochelle 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z It is a giant wooden longboat tilted with most of its imposing mass hanging in the air. The stainless shine of Indian artist Subodh Gupta's art 2014-02-16T21:09:43Z Architects in Minneapolis released designs for the city's new NFL stadium — and it looks like a glass Viking longboat. Call in the replacement refs ... for MLB 2013-05-15T01:34:27Z Wrenched from their communities in an act of genocide that divided and emasculated the indigenous nations, shackled men and boys as young as eight endured the perilous nine-hour journey in an open longboat. Australia's boom is anything but for its Aboriginal people 2013-04-28T20:05:01Z Cutters, Cornish pilot and racing gigs, skiffs, longboats, gondolas, lifeboats, kayaks, dragon boats and shallops - elegant pleasure barges used for transporting dignitaries in the 17th and 18th centuries. Diamond Jubilee: Explore the Pageant 2012-05-23T08:42:01Z Nevertheless, we made preparations for the expedition, provisioning the longboat and the like. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Even the appearance of a longboat, rowed by what to our eyes seemed a crew of pirates, so picturesque was their garb, failed to divert a tithe of the attention. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The ship's longboat was therefore put out, and was pulled as close to the long roll of furious breakers as was considered safe. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z In November 1764 Glas and some companions, leaving his ship behind, went in the longboat to Lanzarote, intending to buy a small barque suitable for the navigation of the river on which was his settlement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The crew of the Windsor were now summoned up from their temporary confinement in the hold, and were ordered to get out their own longboat ready for launching. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z By a special providence we made the gap between the reef in safety, then rowed slowly, for the longboat was an unwieldy craft, towards the Gannet. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A fire broke out for'ard and threatened to consume us; our longboat and shallop were damaged, while alongside were swarms of sharks. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z On the following morning the captain succeeded in casting the end of a line on shore, and the young man was dragged through the surf to the longboat, and carried on board the vessel. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z I had not been there more than an hour, when I heard the men hoisting in the longboat, which, in a few minutes after, was succeeded by a great bustle and confusion on deck. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z A good longboat, with a strong crew anxious to make time and get into a warmer place, had had only a short run of it from New London to New York. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The sound came nearer, so we both stood up, the boat-keeper thrusting an oar into the water so as to keep the longboat off shore. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z O prototype of the longboat—of the frail eights which freighted with contending crews speed yearly over Father Thames amidst the cheers and applause of thousands! Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He was a distinguished sea-warrior, and had often been successful in capturing pirates with his longboat. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z All but he got into the longboat, which capsized; he fastened himself to the foremast of the brig, which left him, as the vessel touched bottom, about four feet out of water. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The longboat in which he stood carried a snub-nosed six-pounder, and its gunners at once blazed away. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z He gained the longboat in safety, as I have said, and the fate of Captain Poynings and his men was still a mystery. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Then the admiral had ordered a longboat lowered and come ashore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Here he captured an armed sloop, 200 longboats, and several gunboats, with 293 soldiers and 100 American prisoners taken at Hubbardton. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The four seamen who rowed the longboat lifted their oars smartly enough as they rounded under the starboard rail of the Pole Star. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z None of the others were doing anything theatrical except the two captains, and all the while the longboat was hurriedly made ready for the short and entirely safe, but probably cold, uncomfortable voyage before them. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The longboat, in charge of Fiji Billy, was ready to tow the cattle on shore as soon as they were lowered into the water. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Part of the Barbados militia had already swarmed over the abandoned breastwork, while others were riding along the shore, muskets blazing, hurrying to seal off the escape route to the longboats. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Two gunboats and the longboats then proceeded to Swanton, where they destroyed some old barracks and plundered several citizens, and committed similar piratical depredations at several points on the western shore. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Quick! launch the longboat and the yawl, too! Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The impressed men were freed of their manacles as soon as the longboat was well away. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The Captain desired me to go ashore in the longboat and take charge of the boat. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Still ringing in his ears were the screams of dying men, the volleys of musket fire, the curses of the Roundhead infantry in the longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Several gondolas,—a sort of long, narrow, flat-bottomed craft,—thirty longboats, and 400 batteaux were hauled up the rapids by the amphibious Canadians, with an immense expenditure of toil and vociferous jabber. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The inner beaches are shallow, and it seems even the longboat, though launched three-quarters of a mile off, could not be brought near the strand. William Bradford of Plymouth Shortly afterward, their own longboat carried them to the Termagant troop-ship, and the first words uttered by the Marblehead skipper after reaching her, were duly reported to his superiors. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z I like to think that I was in no hurry to get into the longboat. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The commander had been watching apprehensively as his tattered troops disembarked from the longboats and waded in through the surf. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He sent a party ashore in the ship’s longboat to explore, and awaited the result. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast "We've got the longboat an' we can easily make one of the islands near by where we can find a ship to take us to the States." Doubloons—and the Girl It did but rudely graze the larboard stern timber of the Solway's longboat at the water line. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z They dared not row me near the wicked longboat that was under the hulk's side waiting—waiting to take my heart away. When Ghost Meets Ghost He sat on the prow of the longboat, collecting his thoughts while he tasted the air and the scent of the sea. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z King Svearek had the steering oar and was trying to hold the longboat into the wind. The Valor of Cappen Varra Neither the longboat nor the smaller one was in sight, nor could anything be seen of the crews. Doubloons—and the Girl There was shelter in the bay both for man and ship, and when we'd dragged the longboat up on the beach we gave Harry Doe his orders and left him to his duty. The House Under the Sea A Romance "All hands up, ready to board her," he ordered, and the crew, swarming on deck, ran to their places by the longboat amidships. The Black Buccaneer The sound of the tide lapping against the beach as the two longboats neared the shore beneath the breastwork brought his attention back. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Cappen could just see the longboat's single mast reeling against the sky. The Valor of Cappen Varra "Ten in the longboat and seven in the other," was the answer. Doubloons—and the Girl The longboat was ready by this time, her barrels full of water and her lockers full of biscuit. The House Under the Sea A Romance The longboat was close to the Revenge's quarter now, but there was no sign of the pirates along her rail. The Black Buccaneer He ordered the longboats beached, then called the men together and motioned for quiet. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In the hurry and confusion of launching the boats the pinnace proved to be useless; and the longboat, stove in by the falling of a cask, sank to the bottom of the sea. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea I’ll be shot if I can see any way out of it but to make you up a shakedown in the longboat. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure To such strange places the longboats turned when we would have none of them. The House Under the Sea A Romance "Here's a place to board!" the Delaware boy was saying, and pointed toward the forward gun-port which stood open just beyond and above the bow of the longboat. The Black Buccaneer I figure there's nowhere else they can try a landing in force . . . though they always might try slipping a few men ashore with longboats somewhere along the coast. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It was simply a very large oar,—one that had appertained to the longboat of the Pandora,—placed fore and aft across the swell of the stern water-cask. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea For a moment or two the reversed propeller—to keep the old tub from drifting—threw up a fountain; and before the sudsy eddies had subsided the longboat began a jerky descent. The Pagan Madonna Dimly, in the shadows, I made out the shape of a longboat drifting to the brink; and to Dolly I said: "Let go—in God's name, let go, lad!" The House Under the Sea A Romance It was a matter of seconds only before the boys had dashed across the deck and thrown a rope's end to the men below in the longboat. The Black Buccaneer "The longboat's moored down here, if it hasn't been washed out to sea yet." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A worn-out old longboat had done duty during the preceding summer as a wreck, in order to familiarize the students with the possibilities of their future experience. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark As the longboat’s boat hook caught the Wanderer’s ladder for the third time the crates and casings were carried down and carefully deposited in the stern sheets. The Pagan Madonna From some cause or other, I could only surmise, the longboat lay drifting with the tide and one of Czerny's boats, far ahead of its fellows, was almost atop of her. The House Under the Sea A Romance The deck was now full of struggling groups, for though a score of the longboat's crew had climbed aboard, the pirates were putting up a fierce resistance. The Black Buccaneer As they set grimly to work readying their weapons, a row of longboats along midships was unlashed and quietly lowered over the side. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Late at night the admiral in his longboat was pulled from ship to ship to view the preparations made, and see that each captain fully understood his orders. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He saw the tramp’s longboat come staggering across the intervening water. The Pagan Madonna Perhaps it is that this employment occupies the minds of the longboats' crews and keeps them from reckoning with the master who has befooled them. The House Under the Sea A Romance Then old Johnny Buck piped the longboat overside and on shore we went, firin' all the time. The Black Buccaneer The longboats had all been lowered now, and they bobbed in a line along the port side of the Rainbowe. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longboat, however, sailed much faster than the cutter. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Barry leaped below to his cabin and gathered up a few necessaries for the boat trip, then returned on a run and entered the longboat. Gold Out of Celebes Indeed, the poor people in the longboat were just racing for their lives; and whether we could help them or whether they must perish time alone would show. The House Under the Sea A Romance He reported that a party of pirates in longboats had come down river during the evening to reconnoitre, but had beat a retreat as soon as they had seen the Henry's guns. The Black Buccaneer The terms, signed by the admiral, had been ferried ashore by longboat and delivered directly to Dalby Bedford at the compound. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They watched the longboat return to the pirate ship. A World Called Crimson "Get aboard!" he growled into Little's ear, plunging down towards the longboat. Gold Out of Celebes The longboats, twelve of them, and each loaded with its devil's crew, drifted round and round the master's ship; but never a man that went aboard from them. The House Under the Sea A Romance Both boys welcomed the opportunity and as the longboat was just then starting back, they were soon aboard the battered pirate, so recently their home. The Black Buccaneer The guns of the warships were already primed and run out, set to provide artillery support if necessary when the longboats neared the beach. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A longboat was dispatched and its oars flashed in the triple sunlight like giant legs on which the longboat walked across the waves toward the beach. A World Called Crimson The life led by the men in the longboat was easy enough compared with the terrible months of mental torture endured by the unfortunate mate. The South Seaman An Incident In The Sea Story Of Australia - 1901 The master-gunner, purser, one master's mate, one midshipman, and a parson, with nine seamen, was got into the longboat and cleared the ship. "The Gallant, Good Riou", and Jack Renton 1901 And then our thoughts turned to the longboat, and we began to ask ourselves and each other how she had fared. Turned Adrift We've got to launch the longboats as soon as we drop anchor. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He fell down writhing and Blackbeard and the rest of his men raced back to the longboat. A World Called Crimson As the English members of the crew were hoisting out the longboat, Almanza told the steward—a negro—to get some provisions and some bottles of wine from the cabin. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 He realized that three men, even if they were able seamen, could do little in the way of rowing or guiding the longboat in the welter of that sea, now surging madly over the shoals. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 And while this was being done the longboat returned to the Martha Brown and was hoisted in; after which we tripped our anchor, hove it up to the bows, and stood out to sea. Turned Adrift With an oath, he yelled for the prisoners to be hurried to the longboats, and the devil take the wounded. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At which the Duchess, as the other ship was named, put off her longboat; which the conspirators hailing were answered by the men in the boat, “Is your drunken Boatswain on board?” Pirates For some minutes it seemed as if there was to be a conflict between Almanza and his followers, but the mutineers appeared to yield to his appeals, and assisted in getting the longboat out. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 But the longboat sat high in its chocks; when it did float it might be too late. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I said nothing, however, but, seizing the bucket containing the pearls which I had gathered during the morning, hastened away with the others toward where the longboat was moored. Turned Adrift The retreating infantry had drawn itself into a protective circle, knee-deep in the surf, yelling for its longboats to be brought in closer. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Come, come, Captain, if you will go, get you gone; the longboat waits for you, and if there be any more cowards in the ship, you may all go together.” Pirates He pointed up the river, and I saw a longboat approaching swiftly. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada Mayo ran to the galley and kicked the cook off the stool and then drove him headlong to the longboat. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Captain Roberts and Mr Bligh stood together at the open lee gangway, through which and above the lee rail could be seen the tossing masts of the longboat. Turned Adrift Next the longboats would be driven off, and the invading infantry slowly surrounded. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Which accordingly, with the simplest directness, the Doctor did, using as his pulpit the middle section of a longboat, which had been sawn across and floored for Israel. The Dew of Their Youth The longboat was heavily weighted and it probably capsized soon after it left the ship. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada Young Nelson soon saw that his uncle's patronage, no matter how well intentioned, could not help him beyond making him coxswain of the longboat. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers They are clearing out the longboat preparatory to getting her over the side, and mean to turn us adrift in her. Turned Adrift Healths were drunk to the eventual restoration of Charles II to the throne, and that night a longboat was dispatched to the Rainbowe, carrying a signed copy of the agreement. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A longboat came in from the Galena, after a time, and General McClellan, who had ridden down to the pier, was taken aboard. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War It was from this quarter that the two boats—the longboat and the jolly-boat—were lowered. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada I sold one of the yawls to the Lieutenant-Governor and the longboat and the other yawl to the Commander of the Remberg, the ship in which we embarked. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 And the longboat alone will not be big enough to take us all with any degree of safety, to say nothing of comfort.” Turned Adrift They watched in silence as the longboat was lowered and oarsmen began rowing it the few yards to shore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The men of the Mary Mac, however, made a vigorous effort to get their longboat out. Battles with the Sea After some discussion, it was decided that two of the voyageurs should remain behind for the present and search the coast on the chance of finding trace of the longboat and its crew. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada The longboat amidships was in a worse condition, being riddled with shot. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa By the time supper was over it had fallen dark, and we had lost sight of both the longboat and the barque. Turned Adrift Morris was carefully monitoring the line of longboats bringing his men ashore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z “How shall we be able to get up in the longboat?” asked Oliver, who thought that he might at length venture to speak; “nearly as much water is required as a man could wade through.” The Settlers A Tale of Virginia At length, one day, I saw something like a ship’s longboat in the distance. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days We, meantime, in the longboat, were not in a very much better condition, for we were shipping a great deal of water. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The longboat is already pretty well crowded, considering that part of her complement consists of women and children. Turned Adrift Then they had watched in dismay as Winston led a band of seamen ashore in longboats, carrying the very muskets they had come to procure. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longer ones would depend upon how soon Captain Banes could get the longboat ready.” Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig Over the first officer's prostrate form they sprang at the "falls" of the sternmost—the longboat, a huge, bearded seaman in the lead. A Wounded Name We then got the stores into the longboat. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors Mr Bligh, you and Mr Johnson be to go first and see to the stowin’ of the passengers; and when the longboat’s got her complement the rest of yer can foller.” Turned Adrift With an exhale of relief, he quickly turned and ordered the longboat lowered, assigning four men to the oars and another four to bring flintlocks. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z “He gets all the luck;” for a message came for me to be ready directly to go ashore with the captain in the longboat. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Then a lithe figure vaulted over the longboat's gunwale. A Wounded Name There was a dinghy stowed in the longboat. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors Such being the state of things at “Penguin Castle,” it was not long before the emaciated men, who arrived in the longboat almost at death’s door through want, were restored to health. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land When I was in the longboat, trying to reach the ship. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It was getting close upon sundown when the last load was packed into the longboat. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Water and bread and blankets had been hastily passed to the longboat. A Wounded Name Seeing this, he, too, retired below, and hastily bundling together his own traps and those of the skipper, brought them on deck and placed them in the stern-sheets of the longboat. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific I wouldn’t be surprised if it were the missing mutineers in the longboat turned up at last! The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Amidships, moored longboats were being loaded with helmeted infantry, muskets at the ready. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The sea, too, was no longer raging like a boiling cauldron; yet, even so, it was still too heavy to justify us in attempting to launch either the longboat or the raft. A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story At Monterey the people thought the longboat too must have overturned, and that all the women had perished. A Wounded Name I was most anxious that the ship should go to sea with her hatches on, and the longboat at least properly stowed. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship However, there they are, all lashed together by the longboat, not gone yet; and I hope we shall have some use for them yet bye and bye.” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land A line of longboats was now edging across the bay below, headed for the shore beneath the fort. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z So pleased was I with the job, when it was finished, that I determined to attempt something similar in the case of the longboat. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron When SOP in getting a wife was to beat her unconscious with a club and drag her into the longboat by her hair? The Galaxy Primes I thought of the longboat; but to fit her for a long voyage in the open ocean, with any hope of accomplishing it, would need an amount of preparation that could not possibly escape notice. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Then he found himself swaying unsteadily down a flight of steps and calling to the men behind not to hustle and precipitate him into one or other of the two longboats that lay below. The Blue Pavilions Nearest the shore, and already launching longboats of Roundhead infantry, were the Rainbowe and the Marsten Moor— the red and white Cross of St. George fluttering from their mizzenmasts. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Its eyes, distinctly luminous, and apparently about two feet apart, were directed straight toward the longboat, and the next instant it began to move toward us, again stretching out its neck. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Seventeen of the crew got into the longboat, and, after seven days, fifteen of them reached port. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Ay, and it might even be possible to get in the longboat as well, if time and opportunity permitted—but perhaps that was almost too much good luck to expect. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship And here was such a ship, taut, well kept, larger than the Viking longboats Ross had watched on the tapes of the Project's collection, yet most like those far-faring Terran craft. Key Out of Time A few moments later the longboat bumped against the side of the Defiance, and Winston was pulling himself over the bulwarks, followed by Atiba. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z So tremendous was the concussion of it that I quite distinctly felt the longboat quiver and tremble under its influence. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron They took the best of it, and loaded it aboard her longboat, making the Taboga negroes act as stevedores. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. I don’t much like the idea of going to sea without boats, and especially the longboat. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship My guns would stave your longboat all to pieces. Days of the Discoverers Now that you've brought it up, what I did was save the lives of some fifty men who were about to drown for want of a seaworthy longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z This left, for the landing expedition, the general, Carter, myself, and seven Sharks, and the five men who had escaped in the longboat. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron The ship's longboat, in the port skids, was ready for the water. The Blood Ship But I have a plan which I think will afford us the time to hoist in the longboat as well as the two quarter boats before we go outside. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship The captain told a young hand to go into the forepeak and see if the water had reached far up: the same hand was ordered to clear away the longboat. The Romance of the Coast They had dined on the last remaining capons and drawn up the terms of surrender, to be sent ashore by longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z And now all that remained was to keep a sharp look-out, and, while doing so, determine upon the policy to be pursued when the returning longboat should heave in sight. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron When we got back, Lynch had me muster the available hands, and we launched the longboat. The Blood Ship In as many seconds fourteen strange men had transferred themselves from the sinking longboat to our decks, while the boat, rasping astern along the ship’s side, capsized and turned bottom-up as she drove clear. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Mr. Toley at the wheel put the helm down, the longboat was lowered, and with some difficulty, owing to the heavy sea, the thirty men on the grab were taken off. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India He nodded farewell and turned to wade toward a waiting longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It will be seen, therefore, that, even apart from the longboat and gig of the Dolores, this ship was very well supplied with boats, only two of which—the two longboats—were thus far loaded. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron "Vat you ban doing mit da longboat to-night?" he asked Newman, curiously. The Blood Ship Then came the formidable job of endeavouring to hoist in the longboat—and a formidable job it was, when we actually came to seriously consider it. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship The longboat was lowered, out of sight of the enemy. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Directly ahead of them a small longboat bobbed in the water. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At break of day the pilot came on deck, and on taking a look round, he saw that the longboat had got away and was drifting towards Rabbit Island. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned "And you understand—they are leaving in the longboat," added Lynch. The Blood Ship We ranged quietly up alongside the longboat, and I got hold of her painter and hauled up the anchor, which I placed in the bottom of the jollyboat. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship At this a number of sailors in the congregation, utterly swept away by the dramatic description, leaped to their feet and cried: "The longboat!—take to the longboat!" The Art of Public Speaking He reached up and seized a notch beneath a gunport, pulling the longboat under the deadeyes that supported the mainmast shrouds. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He roared down the companion to Captain Taylor, "Your longboat's got adrift, and is off to Rabbit Island." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Small privateers, consisting sometimes of mere longboats, infested every swatch and corner they could get into on the Spanish shores, the Ionian Islands, the Barbary coast, the Balearic Islands, and Sicily. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon The officer had been commanded to go ashore in the longboat at 5 a.m. on the morning after arrival for the labourers who were required to assist the sailors to discharge the cargo. Looking Seaward Again It was me saved her crew's lives and give 'em a chance't in their longboat. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper When he spotted the bobbing longboat, he motioned the procession to a halt, tossed the keg onto the sand, and sang out an invitation. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He gazed at his distant longboat and swore terribly. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Hundreds of flags floated in the air; gondolas and longboats furrowed the waters; from boat and wharf joyous greetings of friends mingled with the song of the sailors. The Amulet On the Tuesday, the wind having fallen light, the master took off a new longboat from Deal. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts That upon coming nearer, and finding his error, he sent out his longboat, to discover what I was; that his men came back in a fright, swearing they had seen a swimming house. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Mewes loosened the bow line from its mooring and tossed it into the longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They were making straight for the longboat, and Davy said, "They will go away in her and leave us here in the lurch." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The 31st, our captain and Mr Davis went in the longboat to view the islands, and I myself as we went sounded close by the ledge, and had six fathoms. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 We departed on the 26th June, leaving our longboat with Crosse, together with powder, shot, and provisions. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The sailors were put into one of the longboats, to be employed between this place and Parramatta, until they could be put on board a ship that might convey them hence. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. He examined the men in the longboat, his glance anxiously lingering on Atiba, who had a shiny new cutlass secured at his waist. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At the time the vessel was wrecked, she had four boats, the longboat, two cutters, and a dinghy or small jolly boat. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. We cast anchor within a league of this creek, and our captain sent a dozen of his men well armed in the longboat, with vessels for water, if any could be found. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Among the rocks on the edge of the beach was the "Vesta's" longboat and her crew seated in it or standing about on the beach. Soldiers of Fortune On the last day of the month a plan to take off one of the longboats was revealed to the lieutenant-governor. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. He slid over the gunwale of the longboat and waded through the light surf. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Toward the middle of the platform the longboat, half buried in the hull of the vessel, formed a slight excrescence. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea This dock, as I call it, was really a mere ditch just long enough at this phase of the tide to take the longboat. The Island of Doctor Moreau He heard shots from the water, and looking back saw that the men in the longboat had ceased rowing, and were returning the fire from the shore. Soldiers of Fortune You shall have the longboat, Martin, well stored and armed; 'tis a goodly boat that I am loth to part with—but seeing 'tis you, comrade, why very well. Martin Conisby's Vengeance In what seemed only moments the longboat edged beneath the quartergallery and the Defiance was hovering above them. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At last she saw the men take their places in the longboat. A Woman Intervenes It seemed to be an English ship, and the boat looked like an English longboat. The Elson Readers, Book 5 The galley, which had brought up with a bump against the submerged longboat, had hoisted the Gentleman on board, and was swooping in pursuit. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Well said, thus, thus, steady, keep her thus, get the longboat clear —steady. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 He pushed the longboat back away from the side of the Defiance. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Like most merchant ships, we had but two boats: the longboat and the jolly-boat. Redburn. His First Voyage Carpenter fitting places for sweeps to row in and on the longboat. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded. Jim Davis The Holland ships proceeded to anchor outside the harbour, and, lowering their longboats, sent ashore forty men, all armed with pistols. Yorkshire—Coast and Moorland Scenes A musket ball sang off the side of the longboat as several infantrymen began advancing down the shore in their direction. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They had now two occupations: namely, to hew timber for loading the ship, and collect grapes; with these last they filled the ship's longboat. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) At 8 came on board Captain Bowen from the Albion sent the longboat to assist in getting her into the Cove. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant Indeed, the longboat had crept to within six hundred yards of us; it was time we were moving, though the guns were no longer firing on us from the ships. Jim Davis The little armada was completed by a 'gondola' with six 9-pounders, by twenty gunboats and four longboats, each carrying a single piece, and by many small craft used as transports. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton By the time their longboat was hoisted up over the side and lashed midships, Morris had retreated to safety with his men. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longboat held off, seeing she was likely to stay there and needed all the room. The Belted Seas Sent some of the stores belonging to the colony on shore: the longboat assisting the Albion discharging. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant One, a slower sailer than the other, was sailing back to the fleet; the second had hove to about a mile away, with her longboat lowered to pursue us. Jim Davis Now I wished for my boy Xury, and the longboat with shoulder-of- mutton sail, with which I sailed above a thousand miles on the coast of Africa; but this was in vain. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 He stepped around her and moved on down the shore, toward the moored longboat where the men were working. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z But there were two harpoons, more than the bamboo, sticking in her very deep, and the lines were hitched to a longboat, the longboat coming inshore now full of men. The Belted Seas A.M. fresh breezes and cloudy with rain: 1/2 past 5 weighed and made sail down the Harbour: out longboat to tow, at 7 made sail in boat. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant By my observation, it appeared plainly to be an English ship, and the boat appeared to be an English longboat. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 Some fool had put the main of her provisions aboard the longboat; that is what sticks to me, and won't let me sleep. Foul Play Those in the second wave had somehow masked their lighted matchcord until their longboats pulled into the surf. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longboat came in, and we slid down the bluffs. The Belted Seas I had got into the longboat with the captain and five others. The Lady from the Sea I undo the bolts holding the skiff to the submersible, and the longboat rises with prodigious speed to the surface of the sea. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea So was silence again save for these hoarse unlovely voices where they launched and boarded the longboat. Black Bartlemy's Treasure Jeremy could make out Morris now, ordering his men to make for the longboats. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z So far we had had reason to rejoice in the escape of our longboat, which had received no damage from any of the huge seas which had come on board. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Charlie Burgess just come down along and he says there's a ship's longboat hauled up on the beach, 'bout a mile 'n a half t'other side the mouth of the herrin' crick yonder. Keziah Coffin Would Commander Farragut put a longboat to sea? Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Near the spot where we found it, I observed the remnants of the hull of what appeared to have been a ship's longboat. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American Directly ahead, two longboats were being towed in through the surf—wide, hulking forms in the dim light, with sails furled and rows of oarsmen midships. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Thence he flung his flaming torch down the nearest gaping scuttle into the hold, and thereupon dived overboard in his turn, to be picked up presently by the longboat from the Arabella. Captain Blood So, in the longboat, which was provided with a sail, they started. Keziah Coffin So, having concluded that our sole chance for salvation lay in being picked up by the Abraham Lincoln's longboats, we had to take steps to wait for them as long as possible. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea You have heard me chatter about the hell of the longboat. Michael, Brother of Jerry Finally, as the longboats rowed closer and the infantrymen began pulling themselves aboard, the militia halted, content to end the rout by hurling curses above the roar of the surf. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The Dutch crew was ordered into the longboat, and bidden go to the devil. Captain Blood The survivors ran her in after dark, anchored, and reached shore in the longboat. Keziah Coffin I insert myself through this double opening into the longboat. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea It was in the longboat, sixteen of us. Michael, Brother of Jerry Jeremy felt the hard gunwale of the longboat slam against his shoulder, then hands reaching down for him and grabbing his arms. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Fortunately, as they numbered fewer than thirty, the longboat, though perilously overcrowded, could yet contain them. Captain Blood A hundred miles they sailed in the longboat and, at last, the second island was sighted. Keziah Coffin I likewise assumed that no crewmen would be assigned to us, that Ned Land would be in sole charge of piloting the longboat. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Didn’t he fetch the atoll after eighteen days in the longboat? Michael, Brother of Jerry Seamen in the longboat tossed a grapple over the bulwark of the mother ship and then a rope ladder was dropped. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Put all the boats in the water, Mr. Shaw," Lingard was saying, with one foot on the rail, ready to leave his ship, "and mount the four-pounder swivel in the longboat's bow. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows The longboat is yonder, lashed to the felucca. Twenty Years After Carried by an inbound current, the longboat reached the island in a matter of moments. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea There never was one—any more than the Lion’s Head, the longboat, or the bearings unnamable.”’ Michael, Brother of Jerry Another wave of Roundhead infantry had landed in longboats. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Captain Davenport even put the chronometer into the longboat, fearing the blowing up of the deck at any moment. South Sea Tales Groslow, then, having given the sailor on duty an order to be on the watch with more than usual vigilance, went down into the longboat and soon reached Greenwich. Twenty Years After The oars were inside the longboat and we had only to take our seats. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “Eighteen days in the longboat, eighteen days of scorching hell.” Michael, Brother of Jerry Through the half-light he was carefully studying the longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I knew that if we escaped at all, it would be by the longboat. The Jacket (Star-Rover) The sea's rough, the wind's blowing hard, but a twenty–mile run in the Nautilus's nimble longboat doesn't scare me. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea So we could count only on its longboats. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea You never got them in the fight in the longboat when the bo’s’n carved you up. Michael, Brother of Jerry God help them, the young man thought, they're firing from the longboat. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longboat was deep and heavy in the water, for it was burdened by the entire ship’s company of twenty-one. The Jacket (Star-Rover) Arriving within a few cable lengths of the cetacean, our longboat slowed down, and the sculls dipped noiselessly into the tranquil waters. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Or was it one of the frigate's longboats, hailing us out of the gloom? Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Eighteen days in the longboat, eighteen days of scorching hell . Michael, Brother of Jerry Only a hundred yards separated them now, as the longboat continued to drift seaward. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Stark they came into the world, and stark they passed out over the side of the longboat and down into the dark freezing ocean. The Jacket (Star-Rover) The sailors went back to their sculling, and the coxswain steered the longboat toward the floating barrel. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea "Well, Mr. Land," the commander asked, "do you still advise putting my longboats to sea?" Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea This, Daughtry got from him, and nothing else did he get save maunderings and ravings about the heat of the longboat and the treasure a fathom deep under the sand. Michael, Brother of Jerry The others were already turning back, abandoning the attack, when he grasped the slippery gunwale of the longboat, his only hope to reach the ship. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I was not minded to embark with a broken member on so hazardous a voyage in the longboat. The Jacket (Star-Rover) Driven by energetic arms, the longboat flew on its trail. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea But as for longboats, not a one in sight! Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “It was in the longboat,” the aged voice cackled up the companion. Michael, Brother of Jerry Several rounds of heavy lead shot had torn through the side of the longboat, sending splinters against his face. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The longboat was lowering away to larboard, and I saw men, struggling on the ice-sheeted deck with barrels of provisions, abandon the food in their haste to get away. The Jacket (Star-Rover) An instant later, the longboat's sailors helped us overboard one after the other, and we set foot on level sand in a meter and a half of water. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea While the Abraham Lincoln heaved to, its longboats radiated in every direction around it and didn't leave a single point of the sea unexplored. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea “Sea stewards put on some style, I must say,” commented the wheat-farmer, oblivious to the Ancient Mariner, who still declaimed of the heat of the longboat. Michael, Brother of Jerry These animals have been known to turn on their assailants and capsize their longboats. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The longboat rolled drearily on an empty, windless sea, and the stagnant, overcast sky gave no promise of any breeze. The Jacket (Star-Rover) "But when these giant seals defend their little ones, their fury is dreadful, and it isn't rare for them to smash a fisherman's longboat to bits." Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Besides, the longboat's solidly built, and a few miles with the wind behind us is no big deal. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The three of us followed him, and a few moments later, miraculously safe, we reached the fisherman's longboat. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea I didn't reply, and while staring at these suspicious waves, I began to put on my heavy aquatic clothes, helped by the longboat's sailors. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Hoisted on board, the longboat was readjusted into its socket, and the Nautilus plunged back beneath the waves. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The longboat's coxswain took the tiller; his four companions leaned into their oars; the moorings were cast off and we pulled clear. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Speaking for myself," he said, "I once got walloped by a whale's tail—in my longboat, needless to say. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea While the longboat coasted, drops of liquid flicked from the oars and hit the dark troughs of the waves, pitter–pattering like splashes of molten lead. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea One day we were chased by the longboats of a whaling vessel, which undoubtedly viewed us as some enormous baleen whale of great value. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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