| 单词 | pinioned |
| 例句 | He hit Salvador in the face with his fist, caught him before he could fall, spun him around, and pinioned his arms behind his back. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Why I ever wanted to work there I’ll never know,” Miss Trixie said angrily from among the pillows where Mrs. Levy had her pinioned. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This farmer took the goose home alive, pinioned it, bound up its leg, and turned it out with his own ducks and poultry in the farmyard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Julio broke from the men and sprang at me again, but the marshal met him and they struggled until the other two pinioned his arms again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At last he mastered her arms; Grace Poole gave him a cord, and he pinioned them behind her: with more rope, which was at hand, he bound her to a chair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He did not ask my name nor I his, but I had seen his quick eyes go to the firearms in their rubber slings, to the fishing rods pinioned against the wall. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, he had to be pinioned and fed intravenously or through a tube inserted in a nostril. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And a moment later, Mrs. Coulter had leapt up between those pinioned wings and seized Metatron’s hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His hand is pinioned to the dining table by a crossbow bolt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She pointed to the dense thorny branches of a Blood Rose, cut and pinioned into cruel horizontals against the wall, yet still wild and heavy with dark red blooms. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z While his companion kept Tree-ear pinioned, the first robber quickly opened the straw container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But there is also something moving about the way Noble periodically launches into a shimmying display of spiritual zeal, with her left hand pinioned to her back and her right endorsing her hallelujahs. The Amen Corner – review 2013-06-12T12:21:51Z He begins buttoned-up and damped-down in a dark suit – looking as if his arms are pinioned to his sides, as if he can't move freely because everything hurts. Hamlet; A Number; Enlightenment; Faust 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z He had crewcut hair, a scar across his lip and lay as if pinioned to the bed, eyes wide with fear. What I have learned from my suicidal patients 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z In one, he carries her, pinioned but facing up, on his back; in another he spins while holding her, again facing up, above his head, as if this were a competition ice-skating duet. American Ballet Theater Celebrates 70th With Gala 2010-05-18T17:04:00Z When she hears a groan, she looks around to discover a wounded German pilot pinioned under a branch. When Rudyard Kipling’s Son Went Missing 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z "What's left here?" she shudders, helpless, pinioned by her lack of power. Rewind TV: Veep; Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life; Line of Duty; Richard II; Walking and Talking – review 2012-06-30T23:05:43Z His domestic agenda was anemic by comparison, pinioned between a Democratic Congress and a Republican Party split between conservative and moderate wings. Joe Biden's Nixon moment: A policy agenda that could change history — and the media yawns 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Prosecutors’ arguments are “pinioned on a handful of speculative, somewhat dramatic interpretations of certain ‘new evidence’ of instructions Biggs gave on, before and after January 6. Justice Department seeks to revoke pretrial release of two members of the Proud Boys 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z With Michael cutting me off from the board and boxing me in from the executives below, I felt pinioned from the start. From super agent to Disney castoff, Michael Ovitz recounts his epic fallout with Michael Eisner - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z "When I saw the flamingo wasn't pinioned, I knew it wasn't from a zoo," he adds. Lonely Flamingo Mysteriously Appears in a Major City 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z By contrast, Thailand may be socially accepting, but the generals have hollowed out politics and pinioned civil society. One country in Asia has embraced same-sex marriage. Where’s next? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z And McMaster, for all his brilliance, is still pinioned between competing visions of foreign policy. Trump's security chief shaped by tough posting near Syria 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The Tuaiman family feels pinioned between the two campaigns: its support for Hadi aligns them with the US – even as they fear being marked for death by US drone strikes. 'They're going to kill me next': Yemen family fears drone strikes under Trump 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But in late 2016, many grilles were removed after women, pinioned in back by metal grids, reported feeling confined. Rebels with a cause: the female biker clubs reclaiming Delhi's public space 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Her endless arabesques seem pinioned to a rack of pain. A Disturbing, Inspired “Winter’s Tale” 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Sound had arrived in 1927, and, after a couple of awkward years, the film image, at first pinioned by the microphone, broke gloriously free. What Movie Censors Did for Women 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z You get closer and closer, right foot still pinioned to the floor. McLaren’s perfect supercar: tearing up the track in the 666-horsepower 675LT 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Birds in the state-supported program were pinioned so they would stay close to where they were released and hopefully produce young. Swans find love in Sunriver: Chuck and Grace become couple 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Yes, there were blissful moments on that Saturday with my kids—moments I quickly captured in photographs and Facebook statuses, like butterflies pinioned to a board. A Resolution for Moms: No More Fakebook 2014-01-22T05:01:51Z Suddenly three armed men burst through her door, pinioned the children at gunpoint and shot their mother dead in the kitchen. Woman’s murder in faraway Honduras spreads shock and sorrow in Alexandria 2013-12-07T22:10:38Z Its horn blared ceaselessly, jammed by the dead body of the driver, Henri Paul, pinioned on the steering column by the impact. She Wasn’t Murdered 2013-08-19T08:45:00Z At sea, whales are bashed, battered, gashed, pinioned, and stuck. How Harmful for Whales Is Shipping? [Excerpt] 2013-08-09T14:15:01.067Z He recalled how even in his time "tricky" characters were occasionally pinioned to the dressing room wall and told their life story – before everyone retired to the pub. ECB and Kevin Pietersen talk of rights, wrongs and reintegration 2012-10-03T17:18:05Z How common it is to see ladies on horseback sitting as though they were afraid to budge a hair, with pinioned elbows and straightly-staring eyes. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Scarcely had the Senecas been foiled in their attempt to follow their intended victims into the cottage, ere Ichabod was seized, and his arms securely pinioned. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z What time had passed Above our bowed heads, we pent, pinioned there By awe and nameless horror, who shall tell? In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z The young so reared should be pinioned at the wrist as a precaution. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The image of Alexandre, his arms pinioned, looking on with tears while a white shroud was being slipped over his fellow-prisoner, was tearing at his heart with cruel insistence. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z I feel such strength, such boundless, turbulent power, yet my spirit is pinioned and held down like a giant angel sitting in a cave with huge wings furled.... The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z As Guthrie was about passing him, slightly bent forward, as in the attempt to pierce into the obscurity of the forest, he leaped upon him and pinioned him in his muscular arms. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z She permitted herself to be pinioned and jogged; and for what unnecessary roughness she suffered at the hands of Paroff he would presently pay. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The next instant one of the fugitives pinioned one wrist and the other his remaining wrist. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Mr. Potts could not at once free himself from the hold of the enraged beast, for his arms were pinioned behind him by his upper garment, of which he was disencumbering himself. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z He feared the prisoners, although they were securely pinioned; still more he feared the wild beasts of the forest. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He thwarts the lovers' plans by shutting them up, blindfolded and pinioned, in the vast caverns under the castle. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z By the time Sirr's party came up with the panting dean the giant was pinioned with the unlucky rope, while Robert was in the grip of two sturdy soldiers. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The prisoners having dismounted, were placed in a line on the ground facing the guillotine, their arms pinioned. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z At length, seeing there was no other way, Bazuzu held the sick woman fast pinioned on the ground, while Beltani poured down her throat a pint of freshly cooled water. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z I live my life in circles that grow wide And endlessly unroll, I may not reach the last, but on I glide Strong pinioned toward my goal. Poems 2012-01-19T03:00:23.447Z Before he could struggle free, he was pinioned by three other pairs of arms, and was a prisoner. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Almost at the same instant he felt himself pinioned by a rope to the tree-trunk, and saw the legs of the alighting pigeon neatly prisoned in the Black Prince's fist. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Before he had time to think where he was, he was seized from behind and pinioned, and dragged to the top of the mountain by two men, who stripped and examined him with great curiosity. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z As he did so, however, Micky leaped forward and pinioned his arms from the rear. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Before many days have passed another bell in the same town will tell with solemn toll of the short shrift given by him to a pinioned culprit, the only mourner in his own funeral procession. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z He had probably come a long distance, which he must have accomplished on foot, as he was unable to fly owing to his wing having been pinioned. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z He held me close, with pinioned arms, And then my heart was beating wildly; I let him see my streaming eyes, But even then Kānu had no pity. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z Then he leered at her, and pinioned her hands behind her. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The beast! wretch! to send and take my daughter pinioned!... The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle. What Do The Occupiers Want? Phase Change 2011-10-25T16:51:56Z Stumpy staggered toward him, and Brent making a frenzied effort to release one of his pinioned arms, saw him raise the heavy quart whiskey bottle. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z They seized him, put out his eyes, and brought him pinioned before Mahmud Shah, whom he himself had set upon the throne. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z I certainly thought that my last hour had come; for, securely pinioned by the cruel vegetation, I was helpless. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z With one hand the Phantom pinioned Lunn’s arm; with the other he jerked his pistol from his pocket and pushed it against the other’s waist, shoving him into the shelter of the doorway. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Then he undid the clumsy knot with which the watchman had pinioned her hands. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Juliet now could no longer conceal her confined situation, for, pinioned to her place, she was compelled to petition the Baronet to set her at liberty. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z His arms had been pinioned at his sides, however, and he found it impossible to do more than struggle in the grasp of his attacker. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; pinioned his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z I found myself in the situation of a person who was pinioned to a certain spot, with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z The elder Daniels took in the situation in a flash, and pinioned Frank’s arms, just as the latter was about to put an end to the battle. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z His hands were confined with handcuffs, instead of being tied with cord, as is usually the case on such occasions, and, at his own request, his arms were not pinioned. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z His arms and limbs were pinioned, but his body shook with a trembling convulsive movement. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Crushed he felt and pinioned, but still he was obliged to strain every nerve to force all that could be forced from the life that henceforward awaited him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z I would, therefore, have escaped if I could, but in turning to do so two men had come up behind my back, and before I could even struggle for liberty I was closely pinioned. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z At an unseen signal, the two security staff strode forward and pinioned our arms with professional efficiency. Intervention 2011-08-10T17:20:53.017Z At ten minutes before twelve o’clock the prisoner was brought from his cell and pinioned by the hangman, who was brought from London for the purpose. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z This apostrophe was addressed, however, not to his host, who was doing nothing whatever, but to the unseen owner of a pair of khaki-clad arms which had just pinioned him from behind. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z He was gagged and pinioned before he had half opened his drowsy eyes. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The next moment I had thrown it over Mr. Samson's shoulders, and so successfully that his two arms were pinioned to his body, and he was helpless in a moment. King Matthias and the Beggar Boy 2011-07-24T02:00:11.047Z Their arms had been pinioned one by one as they came out from the guard-tent, and all being ready, the melancholy procession advanced towards the centre of the square. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z And now poor Rosamund Page, with pinioned arms and bandaged face, is left to die. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z She would have seized the kris with which she was armed, but her wrist was pinioned. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "But I've got you now!" he laughed, holding her pinioned arms tightly. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z They bound up his wound, and set him pinioned upon a horse. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Others flocked into the hut in obedience to a call, and in a moment he was pinioned with thongs, his feet being left free enough to enable him to walk with short steps. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Caponsacchi tried to reach her side, but his arms were pinioned fast; the rabble poured in and took the husband’s part, heaping themselves upon the priest. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z “So!” said Claverton, approvingly, as Sam dexterously made fast the prisoner’s feet with a reim he had brought for the purpose, having previously pinioned his hands. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z A pinioned prisoner came forth from his confinement. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z But before he could draw the triggers, the pistols were wrested from his grasp by the two attendants, who had quitted Thorneycroft, and stolen upon him unperceived, and who next pinioned his arms. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Before the man could reply they had thrown themselves upon him; one had clutched him by the throat, while the other pinioned his hands behind him. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z At that moment, the three servants started up, seized the madman, and pinioned his arms. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z She was bound and pinioned with shreds torn from her robe of lawn. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Then he would have disengaged himself, but his arm was detained, as strongly as if it were pinioned. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z In doing so she felt her arms pinioned by a second man. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z Cynthia fell back into my arms and pinioned me against the wall, for it was a sight which made the other occupants of the cave fall each one upon his face. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Roughly plucked from his horse, he found himself flung to the sward; unceremoniously pinioned, and heard the voice of my lady raised in his behalf. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z If he will have her minister only to the wants of his lower nature, his higher nature as well as hers shall be forever pinioned. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z So she lay there, like a pinioned bird, with his tormented face above her. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Hazel screamed as she felt her own arms pinioned. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z It was almost worth being pinioned there to hear that declaration, but Lacelle shook her head as if she had not understood. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Jack came to rest, outstretched, one arm pinioned by the lasso, which passed beneath the other armpit. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z On leaving it the following day, two Carlist officers were pinioned and shot through the back, on the very spot where Via-Manuel fell. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The gophers played along the trail, and, far above, a hawk, pinioned on motionless wings, spied the plain for the more unwary. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z The tramp who had pinioned Harriet’s arms behind her back involuntarily relaxed his hold. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z Quickly tipping the plane back into position, the men found the boys, who had been pinioned under it. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Suddenly a lantern flashed in my face, and my arms were seized from behind and pinioned. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Faith, I think so," rejoined Heffernan; "if you do recover after being hanged, I don't see that you want to make a friend of the fellow that pinioned your hands in the 'press-room.' The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Even thus ignominiously pinioned, no air of the felon had he. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Darrell could not check his horse or do anything but hold to the pommel of his saddle, his arms being pinioned to his body. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Kaufmann was then securely pinioned and whipped until he became unconscious. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z When he got it Gilsey gave a cry like he was stabbed, and turned to Mr. Reddy, pinioned against the door. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z She was at once pinioned and her arms strapped behind her. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z Before he was well aware that they had any intention to molest him, a lazo was thrown over his shoulders; and he was dragged to the ground—where his arms were instantly pinioned. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z To gallop down hill was too much equestrianism for the pinioned rider; he began again to topple to one side. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Nash showed fight also, but being a much weaker man, was soon overpowered and pinioned fast. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z His involuntary exclamation of mingled astonishment and indignation was stifled by a thick cloth twisted over his mouth and round his head, while simultaneously his arms were pinioned to his sides. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The criminal was brought out, pinioned, and escorted by more than 500 members of the Committee, and executed in broad day, in the presence of a great crowd, without show of tumult or resistance. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Their appearance outside the building, each pinioned by two stalwart ex-guardsmen, was hailed by a shout, partly of anger, but three parts laughter. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z Thus pinioned, both stand ready for the trial. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z Instantly Rob's arms were seized and pinioned by the Indians who had brought him from the cliff, and he was hustled over the ground and flung roughly into the tepee. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Wounded and made a prisoner in the course of the engagement of that day, he was taken pinioned to St. Yrieix and locked up in a dark cellar. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Mortified by this reproof, Betsy cherished plans of retaliation against the Emperor, which she carried out when she pinioned him in the corner with her sword. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z He rushed past the others, and before Jenkins had time to draw his revolver was upon him and had pinioned his arms. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Afterwards, seeing the struggle ended, he took his father's advice, and allowed himself to be pinioned. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z In the centre was Stuart, handcuffed and pinioned, but perfectly self-possessed and cool. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The arrival of the captive girl suspended the torture of the monk who remained pinioned at the feet of Josephin. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z He held himself erect and stood motionless, his arms, like those of the rest of the prisoners, tightly pinioned behind him. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Jamming his horse against hers he pinioned both her hands with his right, swung his left arm round her waist and crushed her gasping against his chest. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z He seized three of the ringleaders in the mutiny, and had them pinioned tightly by his soldiers. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z He pinioned my arms beneath the weight of his body. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z He was placed with his back against the ceiba-tree, his arms and legs tightly pinioned, and compelled to face his slayers, who were archers selected from his body-guard. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z He was pinioned and led to the nearest village. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Almost unguarded, his prison doors and windows always open, and freedom given him to wander about the ruins, and yet like a pinioned bird he had stayed. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Serdan was also floored, and then pinioned with the shoulder straps of the guardsmen, the same as Salaun, who had dropped to the ground dazed by the blow which he received. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z But I couldn’t hear him, and tried to appear as if sitting at my ease—of course, a very simple thing with one’s hands pinioned. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Among the victims are the two children we’ve already met, pinioned under a concrete slab, covered in dust, their lives ebbing away. Letter From China: Filmmaking in a Climate of Caution 2010-08-11T16:30:00Z In the first sledge was the executioner, sitting over his pinioned victims with a drawn sword in his hand. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 “Oh, no,” said Eve, as her arm was once more pinioned. The Parson O' Dumford Once only did the hunted move, and his hand stole softly towards his breast-pocket; but it was pinioned on the instant, and he lay prone, waiting his time. A Double Knot It is a long sombre room, with two windows sunk in the stone wall, and here the wretched men are pinioned on the mornings of their execution, before moving toward the scaffold.” In Jail with Charles Dickens I heard the sobbing of stricken men, as I felt my way along the wall to the place where my uncle sat yet pinioned to his chair. Idonia: A Romance of Old London Mr. Doutfire gave a well-understood nod to his subordinate, and that functionary smartly acting upon it, came behind the duke and pinioned his arms. A Poached Peerage Whatever had grabbed her vented a mighty grunt, for she pinioned it for half a minute under her weight. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway I thought I would go and see what was adrift; but hardly was I out of the cabin when, in the twinkling of a bowsprit, I found myself pinioned. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Old though she was, had she not been pinioned, Brunhild would have held her saddle like an Amazon. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter He knew that this was the end, for he was pinioned from behind, a child in the mighty grip which held him powerless. The Missioner Before she could turn she felt her arms pinioned behind her back in a grasp of steel. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp I sat there helpless, pinioned, staring at the burning candle and awaiting the most awful death that can await a man. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England He sought to take his hand to his forehead, but found that he was pinioned. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The old Queen's arms were pinioned behind her back and she was bound upon her saddle. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter Impatient of its long delay, The pinioned spirit fain would roam, And leave this crumbling house of clay, To seek, above, its own bright home! Lives of Celebrated Women She was duly tortured on blackboards, pinioned in iron collars, made to use dumb-bells, and some rather stringent measures were taken to draw out her muscles and increase her stature. Maria Edgeworth His hands, raised purposelessly, were caught and pinioned. The Gray Mask Profoundly asleep and with his hands pinioned behind his back, the young chief lay upon the floor of Meroflede's bedchamber. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess He gave a careless shrug of the shoulders, and very quaintly did that carelessness sit on him now that he was pinioned, wounded and in a relentless enemy's hands. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The young viscount and consuls are pinioned— The viscount soon dies by poison, the consuls on the gibbet. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades Her hands had left her throat, her forehead was pinioned in their grasp, and in her eyes the expression of terrified wonder was seamed and obscured by another that resembled hate. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Like the Canadian the Egyptian goose is likely to become uneasy at times and one wing should therefore be pinioned or the flight feathers clipped to keep the birds from flying away. Ducks and Geese But I will protect childhood, that it may not as in earlier generations be pinioned, as in a strait-jacket, in garments of custom and ancient prescription that have become too narrow for the new time. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The light fell upon the pinioned figure, splendid in its air of rebellious helplessness. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Overpowered, disarmed, pinioned by the men who escorted the two monks, myself and my companion were taken to Raoul of Montjoire. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades In the first instance, admiration is pursued by self-depreciation, desire is pinioned before conventional obstacles, and hope falters beneath a weight of doubt. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Call ducks, together with East Indias and Mallards should have their wings clipped or be pinioned, that is, have the first joint of one wing cut off, to prevent them from flying away. Ducks and Geese No bond binds you but your own word; prisoners, on the contrary, are led firmly pinioned to the slave market. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century "The rogue is securely pinioned," he added even as he turned toward the door. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Being told by the officer in command that his arms must be bound, he drew out a second handkerchief, with which they were pinioned. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The party formed a circle around, pinioned me, and wrested it from me, ere I could attempt resistance. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. But The Parrot's big grip closed quietly around his wrist at the last offering and pinioned him and held him helpless. Where the Pavement Ends Already as they arrived, their forerunners had raised the fallen horse, which stood trembling and snorting in terror, and had flung themselves upon and pinioned its rider. Harley Greenoak's Charge "The same man who was here in this room yesterday, bound and pinioned before you?" he insisted. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel “Yes, much,” she said, retaining his hand and keeping it pinioned between hers. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One At the same time, Nxala who was seated on the other side had pinioned his arms. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising This question met with a volley of jeers and execrations and the constables pinioned him, and bundled him off in a cart to Bow Street, to wait examination. International Short Stories English So effectually were they pinioned that they could not even reach their revolvers, which were promptly reft from them. Harley Greenoak's Charge He trembles slightly as his legs are being fastened, his hands had already been pinioned behind. The Night Side of London My surprise was great when, upon presenting myself before her, I beheld, pinioned to a heavy log of mahogany, a young man, evidently of European descent. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. This is much to be wondered at; and I would fain hazard a conjecture that the young may possibly be captured in the place where they have been hatched, and the pinioned to prevent escape. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 His left hand slashed down; pinioned the arm that held the Magnum. The Time Mirror A hollow murmur ran over the crowd like a wave as the gaol doors swung open and the prisoners appeared, pinioned. A Frontier Mystery His arms were tightly pinioned to his sides with a long coil of reim, and he was being hustled forward with varying degrees of roughness. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Just then a very tall, handsome man with eyes exactly like Judy's pinioned her arms from behind. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days The struggle was but brief; Mark, superior in youth, strength, and activity, soon got him under, and with his knee upon his chest, pinioned him down to the ground. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago At a glance from him, Sum Fat closed in swiftly and caught and pinioned Drummond's arms from behind. The Destroying Angel And whereas they have all their time sacrificed to themselves, they become in the end themselves sacrifices to the inconstancy of fortune, whose wings they thought by their self-wisdom to have pinioned. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time I stood there pinioned and upheld by the press about me which silently surged and swung with the motion of some sluggish sea. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients In another moment a slender rope was knotted under my pinioned arms and a sudden push left me swinging helplessly in the mouth of the awful pit beside which we had halted. Eleven Possible Cases Farther and farther he crushed him till the man lay pinioned and writhing on his back. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The Rector pinioned her arms; but she, with the ferocity of an undisciplined nature, flung her head sideways and fastened her teeth in his arm. A Life Sentence A Novel In a moment his wrists were pinioned, as with the grasp of a vise, and squeezed until he dropped his weapon and shrieked in agony. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine She caught and pinioned her forehead in her hands. Eden An Episode As he spoke, two soldiers seized me on either side, and before a minute elapsed, pinioned my arms behind my back. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I But before the speaker could move he found his arms pinioned behind him and his own weapon pointed at his head. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure How run into thy arms, withheld by fetters, Or take thee into mine, while I'm thus manacled And pinioned like a thief or murderer?” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion And Stuart became aware, with a start that almost dislocated his pinioned arms, that it was the transfer of his custody, the purchase of himself, over which they were bargaining. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Eden stood up and pinioned her forehead with her hands. Eden An Episode Despite the pitiful cries of the condemned man, he was pinioned and placed at the foot of the pyre, and the ewaghs remained near him, axes in hand. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul Nothing visible of him but those pinioned feet! Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl His elbows were pinioned behind him, and his shock of red hair stood out like a heather broom. A Prince of Good Fellows Forced to keep pace with his captor on horseback Stuart traveled the distance from Taliquo Town to Old Fort Loudon in double-quick time, bareheaded, pinioned, in the blazing meridian heat of a sultry August day. The Story of Old Fort Loudon The arm was not pinioned by the fiat of a modiste. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Dirrul felt a wrenching pain as the automatic safety arms pinioned him fast to cushion the fall, before hurling him free of the blazing control room. The Instant of Now From the corner of his eye he saw Scotty get in one driving punch that sent the Sudanese down to one knee, then Scotty was pinioned from behind, too. The Egyptian Cat Mystery As we hurried away from the shore towards the town, four men, in seamen's apparel, rushed from behind a rock, and pinioned our arms before we were aware. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Claude raised his manacled arms and dealt him a blow which sent him staggering, but was himself instantly overpowered and pinioned by the other man, Gachet. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier There were but three vessels in the west bay—the Buenaventura, a merchant steamer, and the San Margarita, pinioned at last, her yellow funnel cold. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) But the threat pinioned and held her down. Mary Magdalen No one will ever know the struggles for life which the poor fellow made, but they were futile; with arms pinioned to his sides he was unable to signal the engineer. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years I had him pinioned fast. 251At our feet, I now had time to observe, lay a broken gold chain and a locket. The House by the Lock "Scant comfort, though, when we're pinioned here like a couple of birds with their wings clipped." Astounding Stories, July, 1931 The warriors sadly bore, on a litter of branches, the body of their slain chieftain, leading beside it their pinioned captive. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 At the moment the Indian who had followed him through the thicket landed like a panther upon his back and pinioned him tightly. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters His feet were brought together and fastened with the same material that covered his head and pinioned his arms to his body. The Mark of the Knife And he was a good deal worse off by the time he got her pinioned. Industrial Revolution He called to his slaves for aid, then cursed them when they only remained seated, while his arms were pinioned with rope and his weapons stripped from his body. The Ethical Engineer When he had passed unharmed through the whole line, he would have succeeded in making his escape altogether, had not several Oneidas, posted for that purpose, flung themselves upon him, and securely pinioned his limbs. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 “He was pinioned as he left the club,” replied the Colonel, “and now awaits your sentence at the Palace, where he will soon be joined by his accomplices.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Was the Social Democracy crippled because gagged and pinioned by exclusion laws, so that it could not budge? Woman under socialism Jacqueline regarded steadily the tall, slight figure in black, with the pinioned sheep of the Golden Fleece about his neck, and she sighed. The Missourian "Why, no; only Joe Scott's wrists were a little galled with being pinioned too tightly behind his back." Shirley They cry on account of the suffering you cause them; if you were pinioned in the same way, your own cries would be louder. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts The villain laid a heavy hand on his victim while two of the soldiers seized and pinioned his arms. Orphans of the Storm Joshua Barnes, sometimes referred to in the daily press as Old Grim Barnes, the mustard millionaire, turned suddenly upon his son and pinioned him: “Why don’t you get married?” Officer 666 His hands were lashed tightly behind him, and his feet and legs were so firmly pinioned together that he could scarcely move. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Then she was across the room, tearing at the unyielding metal bands that pinioned her father and slowly crushed him. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 In a few moments Jim’s arms were pinioned, and his ankles bound fast. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Like the other condemned, her hands had just been pinioned behind her. Orphans of the Storm The big Swede leaped the piazza railing and stood close to him, while the sheriff held him pinioned, and Sam Carter drew out his notebook. The Eye of Dread He arose and stepped into Leslie’s boat, pinioned his own with a dextrous paddle, and gave attention to comforting the princess. Cloudy Jewel Blindfold, pinioned, and bound into the saddle, I sate almost mechanically and without volition, amidst the ranks of the furious Hulans, whose wild huzzas and imprecations rung incessantly in my ears. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 He raised his head, and looked squarely at the pinioned man. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The crowd is thunderstruck, and the pinioned de Vaudrey is wild with joy. Orphans of the Storm And so our captain, instead of being pinioned by the sheriff, turned the tables and actually manacled his honor! Hidden Hand Those Mr. Masters could not see; the lady's back was towards him; but he saw how Diana's eyes pinioned her, and how strangely still Mrs. Starling stood. Diana Then as it descended between his legs he found one of them pinioned. The Plunderer His legs are bound, his arms pinioned, the sheriff reads extracts from the doings of the court, and gives the final sentence. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences They were unbound from the tree, but their arms and limbs were kept tightly pinioned. Raiding with Morgan "You fool," he whispered quickly as he pinioned McGuire in his chair, "do you want to add another murder to what's on your conscience?" The Vagrant Duke A brawny hand was over his mouth, a powerful arm about his arms pinioned them to his side. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Rosario, meanwhile, was struggling to shake off a number of women who were holding her pinioned by her weak, flaccid arms. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore "No," she shrieked, laughing a hard, jeering, terrible laugh in Bernardine's white, pain-drawn face as she battled fiercely to shake off the doctor's hold of her pinioned arms. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Before he could finish Burke had deftly clipped one handcuff on the right wrist of the man and with an unexpected movement pinioned the other, snapping the manacle as he did so. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure And all that time stood Rosamund Page, with pinioned arms and face Bandaged about, on the turf marked out for the party's firing-place. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Before we could move or cry out, a score of men on either side had pinioned us. Priestess of the Flame I very soon pinioned him to the ground with my bayonet, and the poor fellow soon expired. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Quick as a flash, Jasper Wilde's two men seized Jay Gardiner from behind and pinioned his arms, Wilde the while excitedly explaining something in German to them. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife Three little boys had their arms pinioned, and water-proof capes were put over their clothes. Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Hector was a little, red-haired kern of the Campbell clan, who was caught by Colkitto's men skulking in the wood, and dragged with pinioned arms before the son of that bandit. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The same tentacle, assisted by a new one, pinioned his shoulders. Acid Bath They were seized, strong arms pinioned them, knives were at their throats. The Wild Geese "A pinioned man is a fool to make threats," sneered Wilde. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife “God! ’tis a fearsome thing to see That pale wan man’s mute agony–– Those pinioned arms, those hands that ne’er Shall be lifted again––not even in prayer! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Only a sudden scuffle, a muttered oath, and the grasp of two powerful arms that pinioned his elbows to his side awakened him. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them Scarlett pinioned the digger’s arms from behind, and rendered him harmless; Garsett sat on the floor fingering his throat, and gasping; while Lichfield lay unconscious, with his head under the broken table. The Tale of Timber Town The Earth men were surrounded instantly, their arms and legs pinioned by powerful hands, their feeble resistance overcome by the bronze giants as easily as if they had been children. The Copper-Clad World He dropped his hand into his pocket, and at that instant his arms were pinioned. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China It is, of course, undesirable to frighten or damage either the pinioned or immature birds, and these latter will have to be sorted from those which are fit to kill. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Then leaping forward he seized her and crushed her to him with her arms pinioned in his and her body close against his own. The Roof Tree They came back, running through the dance-hall to the front, and the sheriff was pinioned from behind, thrown down, and held. Red Men and White Zeb's hands were pinioned behind his back, and he was compelled to walk behind the horse of Rosalind, with a guard that kept a close eye upon his movements. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border “Don’t move—for your life, don’t move!” shouted Ralph, and he sprang forward in front of the pinioned Ike Slump. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer Next morning, those ducks that are fit to shoot will be separated from the pinioned birds and those that are immature, and these latter can be conveyed in hampers to any convenient building, and fed. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them His left arm was still pinioned to his body by one of the constricting tentacles, but his right hand, with the automatic in it, was free. Devil Crystals of Arret She wanted to wipe her face, but her arms were pinioned. The Saracen: The Holy War Directly he was flung backwards on the ground, where he measured his length and lay nearly stunned, Beard jumped on him, knelt on his chest, and pinioned him. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas His quick eye selected the one rail that was the key of the tangle, which, directed wrong, 196 would sweep the mass with crushing force across the pinioned body of Ike. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer Having got your birds safely inside, catch them quietly and quickly, and having pinioned them, take them, if possible, to a cage with some part of it projecting out into the water. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Oliver was lying on his face, pinioned to the ground in the form of a cross, and flayed from the neck to his finger-ends; pierced also with darts and javelins, and bruised with clubs. Mediaeval Tales Then they were pinioned and placed in the cart under the gallows; the fires were lighted, the cart moved away. Highways and Byways in Surrey With both arms pinioned, what chance had he to avoid the blow? The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea She was cramped, her body ached, her breath came with difficulty, she turned and twisted, tried to free her arms, but they were pinioned close to her sides. Juggernaut Ducks love to nest in stacks, and I have known a pinioned bird work her way up the side of a stack and make her nest fifteen feet from the ground. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them In a moment Juve felt his arms seized and pinioned, and then before he could recover from his amazement, he was hustled off into a private room. A Royal Prisoner Like lightning I grasped her by the hair and as best I could, pinioned as I was above the water by the timber, I raised her above it. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin I had his arms pinioned once more, to bend him. Desert Dust If a man drew his sword or raised his pike, his arms were caught and pinioned immediately by the pressure around him, and he found himself utterly helpless. Pyrrhus Makers of History If your ducks are pinioned it is easy to manage this bath, and to prevent the birds straying afterwards from their young. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them A crash, a sputter of pistols, a crushing of timber, and grappling hooks had pinioned the two war-dogs in a sinister embrace. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure He hurled Mason upon the floor, pinioned him to the ground, with a knee on his chest, and Sim, with an oath, rushed to his master's aid. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery Then came the day—as such days will—when she was cornered, pinioned, made captive!—when she could no longer fight, and knew that surrender was but a matter of hours. Where the Souls of Men are Calling But, before he could reach it, he was pinioned by a dozen pairs of hands, and marched, struggling and swearing, into the police station. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code One seized him by the throat in a grip of iron, stifling all utterance, another pinioned his arms to his sides, while the third caught the rifle which fell from his startled hand. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns I was eagerly watching these events from the corner of the "horse-dealer's" stall, my arms pinioned behind my back with double iron manacles, my legs chained and my feet fastened by fetters of enormous weight. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death He slipped on a smooth stone; with a sudden rush his foe pinioned his arms and held him struggling. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The rebozo was pinioned behind them and under their feet. Children of the Desert He left the ground in a flying tackle and pinioned Blackwell from behind, bringing him heavily to earth. Over the Line He was securely pinioned, gagged, and dragged out of harm's way into the shelter of the bushes. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns When the two boys had approached Blatch’s cabin as agreed, they had been set upon from behind, pinioned, and taken to the cave where the still was. Judith of the Cumberlands He struggled fiercely to free himself, but was dragged down to the floor and pinioned. The Fighting Edge One year a wild bird chose as 154 its mate a little brown female, a pinioned bird, and refused to desert her even when the brood of summer ducklings was being caught and pinioned. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year In a few seconds more I had, after a fashion, pinioned the creature’s arms. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales The vassals closed up behind young Geoffrey, who was pinioned in a second. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale The man pinioned beneath, having regained his breath, added his strength to the other in holding his adversary flat to the snow. Panther Eye One drew a pistol, held it on the returned pilot, while the other quickly moved behind Lance and pinioned his arms back. Next Door, Next World Wild wood ducks frequently decoy to the flocks of pinioned birds and sometimes mate with some of them. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Ferguson produced a pair of handcuffs and pinioned the wrists of his captive. The Erie Train Boy A last roll of the drums, and the pinioned bodies of these lovers of a few seconds are silently swirling under the waters of the Vilaine. The Light of Scarthey The victim is compelled to walk, pinioned and blindfolded, along a plank projecting over the ship's side, which, canting when overbalanced, heaves him into the sea. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The accuser was pinioned, a musket being secured under his arms across his back, but Allen and his friends were allowed to march entirely unfettered. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys Renwick had caught his pistol hand and forced him down to the floor, where he pinioned him with his weight. The Secret Witness A native cloth or blanket was thrown over the head of each; brown arms closed round and pinioned their limbs. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Seeing his chance Mr. Palsey thrust Helen aside and tightning his grip on Gladys pinioned her to the wall, violently shaking her by the shoulders every time she opened her lips to speak. Daisy Ashford: Her Book She appeared, we are told, with a low-necked dress badly cut, tightly laced, her arms held back as if pinioned, her hair curled all over her head, and she danced quadrilles very badly. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies Mr. Griffin entered the vessel at the moment when the prisoner, pinioned for execution, was advancing towards the fatal spot. Anecdotes for Boys She raised herself suddenly with great energy, looking towards Harrington, who yet knelt, guarded and pinioned—the child still clinging to him. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Evidently in response to some command, the four men rushed upon the boys and pinioned their hands behind their backs, tying them with gun straps. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite It springs round its victim like a coiled spring, and he is helpless to free himself if his arms happen to be pinioned. Queensland Cousins Finally, on hearing that the mutineers were successful, he went on deck, and seeing Bligh pinioned to the mast, he put his fist to his nose, and otherwise insulted him. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' A miserable naked slave was pinioned where he had been thrown upon the ground near by. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia On a sudden, instantaneously with the rush that aroused him, he felt his arms pinioned, and that by no timid or feeble hand. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 She was iced to the main truck, and the spray had deposited hillocks of ice on her deck, weighting her down upon the ledges which had pinioned her. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Fighting down his own horror of the situation, he pressed a little closer, to find the man's shirt torn to shreds, his arms pinioned down to his sides by something that looked like small cords. Queensland Cousins He stirred uneasily in the bottom of the boat where he lay, attempting to move his pinioned limbs; then a long-drawn breath, and he opened his eyes slowly. A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy In a moment they had wrested the weapon from his hand and had his arms pinioned. Adaptation Just then, suddenly he felt a cloth thrown over his eyes, and before he could put up his hands to draw it away, he found his arms pinioned behind him. The Three Commanders He quickly pinioned Earl and backed him up against the iron railing. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist At last their trunks came together and their bodies were tightly pinioned. Kari the Elephant On the ground beside him lay the ship's master, old Captain Baulk, and the three seamen, their arms securely pinioned. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine As they crossed the threshold, one at a time, they found themselves pinioned, and, staring round them in dismay, saw their fellow-mutineers in irons, guarded by the loyal members of the crew. Chatterbox, 1906 When the tavern was reached, they were pinioned, and placed in a room under strong guard. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger The next instant his weapon was wrenched from him by a trooper who had dashed to the sergeant's assistance, and his arms were pinioned behind his back. The Lost Despatch The speaker’s victim writhed, but the riveted gaze and an uplifted finger pinioned him. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana Then Cavendish pinioned him from behind, the Duke of Melford shouted directions, Simms scrambled to his feet, and Jones, having won free of Cavendish, the rough and tumble began. The Man Who Lost Himself Then it dropped clean over Broken Feather's head and shoulders, and in an instant the chief's two arms were pinioned to his sides. Kiddie the Scout That you should be driven by earthly needs to drag the pinioned spirit of your days through rut and mire. At Fault His neck was fastened by a halter to a sapling; his arms, extended to their full length, were pinioned to the earth by stakes; his feet were fastened in a similar manner. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Of course, if I had lifted my right hand from its guard of the braid, I could easily have pinioned the arm which poised the knife before I suffered much harm. The Thing from the Lake The pinioned magistrate continued to curse and swear, and threaten the rioters till they shoved a gag into his mouth. The Day of Wrath A young girl was pinioned against the wall by a struggling mass for whom there was no way. Nights in London The irons were now removed from Bumpus’s wrists, and his arms pinioned behind his back. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader “It is of no use resisting, Captain Blathers,” said Griffin, when the former was pinioned; “you see we are quite prepared, and thoroughly in earnest.” Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America Stout and strong as she was, she could do nothing, for Roger had taken the hint she had given by walking backwards, with her arms crossed behind her: he had pinioned her. The Settlers at Home Two stalwart rustics thereupon brought forward upon their shoulders a young fellow, bound and pinioned like a trapped wolf, and put him down in the midst of the mob. The Day of Wrath They were led into an outer room, where they were further pinioned. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar He had no weapon; and even if he had, pinioned as he was, he could not have used it. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The trio were at once seized, and, after a sharp struggle, securely pinioned. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Clancy is unceremoniously jerked out of his saddle; and, after having his arms pinioned, and limbs lashed together, laid prostrate along the earth. The Death Shot A Story Retold Then Thomas Bodza proceeded to pour a paper full of the stuff down the throat of the pinioned doctor. The Day of Wrath Consequently he was not a little astonished when he suddenly felt himself seized round the neck and body by half a dozen pairs of arms, which pinioned his own and left him helpless. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas Still he was pinioned by others, and for a long time he was so placed that he could reach only one of them with his weapon, but this one he sent to the shades quickly. The Boy Nihilist or, Young America in Russia It was suddenly dashed from his hand—a saddle-girth was thrown over his arms and body—and before he was aware of what was being done, he found himself securely pinioned to the chair! Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States As he held the chief in his vice-like grasp, with his arms pinioned down, he looked him fully in the face and laughed long and loudly. Old Jack Why, this passes, Master Ford; you are not to go loose any longer; you must be pinioned. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] The pistol was out of his hand, and his arms were pinioned in an instant; while cries of "Fair play, sir!" Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time They arrived on the ground pinioned; their sentence was read to them and Valenzuela was unpinioned for a minute to sign some document at a table. The Philippine Islands Another feature of our technique is that we always go into the car with our arms raised and crossed neatly on our chest, so that they will not be caught and pinioned to our flanks. Pipefuls Hoodwinked and pinioned, it was no easy task to travel among the trees and across the slippery crust. The Rainy Day Railroad War Thus pinioned and fettered, and warily moving, Lest looping should fail her, or band come apart: What room is there left her for thinking or loving? The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 The babui was a prisoner, pinioned to the ground by a fallen tree! The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Here, for a moment, the would-be captors lay, as though pinioned to the dust by some unseen hand. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. In a moment Billy was pinioned to the floor, and Black Hank was rubbing his abraded fore-arm. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life My other servant, Man Sing, had his arms pinioned, and he was put on a bare-backed pony. In the Forbidden Land The wretched man was pinioned and led up to the scaffold. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile Deftly the ends of low-lying branches were pinioned to the ground with forked sticks; over these supports hemp and banana leaves were strewn to shield the sleepers from the heavy dew and rain. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Then, before the astonished Anna could make a movement, he very quietly pinioned her elbows and walked her towards the door giving into the hall. Good Old Anna Quick as a cat, Damis sprang on him and pinioned down his arms. Giants on the Earth They were tightly bound with ropes round the neck, chest, and legs, and the arms were pinioned behind their backs. In the Forbidden Land I made one rush to throw myself on this human tower of brawn and muscle, when some one pinioned me from behind. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance At the same time, with a deft movement, he pinioned Stuart's arms, and searched him thoroughly, taking away his revolver and pocket knife. Plotting in Pirate Seas He felt a twirl to his shoulder, and then he was pinioned by two immense brown arms. The Wind Bloweth The rich and heavy furniture had shifted, and Mrs. Garner and Miss Hunter were caught and pinioned by it against the sideboard. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Men were shot down in their tracks; pinioned to the ground with bayonet and sabre. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens But, quick as the snap of a trap, the Jam-wagon had pinioned his arms at the elbow, so that he was helpless. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance There were no less than four men, and two held his legs, while the other two pinioned his arms, all the while threatening him with terrible things if he resisted. Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way He was carried along, one hand pinioned to his side, while the other hand carrying the gun was free, but he was unable to use it. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands They cut all my hair off; they pinioned me; they did all that skill and science could do, and I recovered. Kate Coventry An Autobiography But the savages anticipated his intention; ere he could grasp any offensive weapon two of their number leaped upon him, and at the same moment Martin’s arms were pinioned in a powerful grasp. Martin Rattler They were crushed and pinioned in that prison of steel, and mightily they tried to burst it. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Minnie went out in some surprise, and had barely crossed the threshold when she found herself pinioned in a strong man’s arms! The Lighthouse This was quickly done, for two troopers leaped on Andrew behind and pinioned his arms while he was engaged with four in front. Hunted and Harried In the excitement of this whole affair we had totally forgotten our two prisoners, who lay not far from us on the ground, gagged and pinioned. The Gorilla Hunters Behind these came two men leading between them a third, whose hands were pinioned behind his back. The Coral Island At the same instant, and ere he could attempt to rise, his legs and arms were pinioned to the ground by four powerful Indians. Ungava They were overwhelmed as if by a cataract and, almost before they could realise what had happened, the arms of all the men were pinioned behind them. Twice Bought In front of them, seated on a chair with his arms pinioned, was Andrew Black. Hunted and Harried Francisco and his companions, at once laying down their weapons, were seized and had their arms pinioned. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale He cut the cords that pinioned the other's arms and hustled the speechless youth across the clearing. Every Man for Himself The arms of the prisoners were then pinioned, and the chaplain led the way, reading the funeral service; the master-at-arms, with two marine sentinels, conducted them along the starboard gangway to the forecastle. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer The wolf rose at his approach, hobbling on his pinioned feet, hating to die, thought Christopher, among laughter and jests. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset The captain and mates were first pinioned; the men were sharing the same treatment. Peter the Whaler The helmsman, on hearing the scuffle, was turning his head to see what was the matter, when he found his arms pinioned by the captain and Owen. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley When he found himself seized to be pinioned, he looked very indignant, and struggled to get loose, but we had the ropes round his arms in a moment. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days In each of them were three persons sitting, with their arms closely pinioned. Hurricane Hurry The arms of the other were pinioned, his mouth gagged, and the smugglers rushed down to the beach. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories Thus pinioned, and receiving blows every now and then, because I did not move fast enough, I was dragged before their chief, who had made a halt, surrounded by his attendants. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan They were forthwith pinioned by the victors, and those who had escaped below were brought up and treated in the same manner. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The blows they rained down were parried with swords; they were dragged from their horses; and, in several cases, helped by their fellows, men climbed up behind them, and pinioned their arms. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First But no sound left her throat, and the cloak pinioned her arms. The Black Cross In one of the rooms of the laboratory there were natives holding little cages of tsetse flies against the monkeys, which were pinioned to the floor by the natives. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country I was seized, my hands were pinioned behind my back, I was about being dragged before the chief priest's widow to be exhibited, when my good planet came to my help and showed its ascendant. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan This is composed of three men upon mules, fast bound to saddle and stirrup, two of them having their arms pinioned behind their backs. The Lone Ranche With the assistance of Karl and Caspar—who had in the meantime tied Fritz to a tree—the huge creatures were soon overpowered, and pinioned beyond the possibility of escaping. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" His arms were so strong she was pinioned, and she panted as she breathed. The Black Cross “For you will wed Dennet, and—” There the jailers roughly ordered him to hold his peace, and dragged him off to be pinioned to his fellow-sufferer. The Armourer's Prentices With this, being assisted by his brother, he pinioned the prostrate man so that he was utterly helpless. Amos Huntingdon One is some fifty paces apart, under a spreading tree, keeping guard over two prisoners, who, with legs lashed and hands pinioned, lie prostrate upon the ground. The Lone Ranche It seemed to him quite natural that this beautiful creature possessed an intellect to match her person, and felt her eagle wings pinioned in the atmosphere of an Irish village. Pixie O'Shaughnessy So we securely pinioned the precious pair, lashing their arms and legs together, and, bundling each into his own cabin, locked the doors, the keys of which I slipped into my pocket. The Log of a Privateersman The only answer was a short word of command from Rodriguez, in reply to which the two guards seized Douglas by the arms and pinioned him so that further struggles were impossible. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru The captive was brought into the control room pinioned head, hand, and foot with attractors and repellers, before DuQuesne approached him. Skylark Three These centaurs of the central plateaux, scarce ever setting foot upon the earth, when afoot are almost as helpless as birds with their wings plucked or pinioned. The Lone Ranche Excess in apparel, strange new fashions, naked breasts and arms, and pinioned superfluous ribbands on hair and apparel. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 A swift turning back of his prisoner's coat pinioned him, and then with dexterousness and in silence he proceeded to search. The Daffodil Mystery The rope had looped him about the body and pinioned his arms at the same time. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll He brought the captive into the control room pinioned by auxiliary attractors, and relieved him of his weapons. Skylark Three The innkeeper swung his small head on the top of his long neck in the direction of the detective, with a strange gesture, like a pinioned eagle twisting in a trap. The Shrieking Pit Shakspere's mind was pinioned with celestial imagination, and his rushing flight circled the shores of omnipotence. Shakspere, Personal Recollections Instantly David pinioned his arms from the back. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls But my men dashed up, knocked his feet from under him and pinioned him to the ground. Lords of the North Mr. Sumner's long legs were stretched beneath his desk, so that he was pinioned when he tried to rise, and the blood from his wound on his head blinded him. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis He raised his head and surveyed the inn with sombre eyes, and then his glance travelled swiftly to his pinioned hands. The Shrieking Pit While he was busily engaged with the matter in hand, he suddenly found his arms pinioned by a rawhide lasso, cast by the expert hand of Master Dwarf. Frontier Boys in Frisco He pinioned her arms with his own and with a wild whoop the four young people skimmed down the hill. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Naked, with arms pinioned, the victim stood motionless and without fear. Lords of the North "There now, tell me," she cried, when Blanche was fairly pinioned between her arms. Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls But suddenly Ted's rope left his hand before Woofer could divine his meaning, and pinioned the cow-puncher. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur When the judges had taken their seats, the hangman was brought forward pinioned, and proof adduced that his soul belonged to the devil. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales With one lithe arm he pinioned her two hands close down to her sides, crushing the very breath out of her body. Phantom Wires A Novel The white nonhuman sprang forward and pinioned my arms with one strong, spring-steel forearm. The Door Through Space The princess, wounded in the face, and pinioned, witnessed that. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The ankles were lashed securely together, and the arms firmly pinioned. The Forfeit "No you don't," shouted Captain Bland, and in another moment Monsieur Delom's arms were pinioned behind him, while he struggled helplessly in the iron grasp of the Yankee skipper. Under the Great Bear When again allowed to rise it was as a pinioned prisoner, bruised and breathless. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Ned was powerless, for his arms were pinioned to his side by the coils of the reptile. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main A red bandanna pinioned his arms to his sides, and a strong man at each elbow spurred his flagging footsteps by an occasional poke with a pine branch. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They struggled together until a powerful pair of hands pinioned the Judge, and bore him back to his bed. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Ah, well the great apostle spake In admonition wise and kind, Who bade humanity forsake The petty weaknesses that bind The spirit like a bird with pinioned wings, That to a broken bough despairing clings. Poems Vol. IV Her coat was ripped and her shirt hung in tatters from one curved shoulder before they pinioned her and silenced her lips with a bandage. A Pagan of the Hills One of them leaped on to the horse behind me, and pinioned my arms; while two or three others made at me, with axes and staves. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower With a shout of triumph, Wilkins' arms were pinioned at his side; and despite all his prayers and entreaties, he was hurried away to the guard-house. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans The Quaker man yer then pinioned the captain an' dropped him, wounded, out of the high window. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times His face was pale, and his arms were pinioned behind him. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Both arms were pinioned behind him, and Lee's neckerchief thrust into his mouth. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch The doctor called out who's there? and was taking a deadly aim with his gun, when he was seized from behind and pinioned. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 He is swivel mounted; that is, the torso, so to speak, is pinioned onto the legs, so that the upper part of the body can revolve. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) "I vow!" said Mr. Van Brunt as he pinioned her hands, "I should like to see you play blind man's buff for once, if I warn't the blind man." The Wide, Wide World "But I will tell my lord of Charnisay the truth about his sins," thought Father Vincent, unable to form any words with a pinioned mouth, "though he should go the length of procuring my death." The Lady of Fort St. John He pinioned him as is done in jiu-jitsu and forced him to stand upright. The Golden Scorpion Lo, now to Priam, with exulting cries, The Dardan shepherds drag a youth unknown, With hands fast pinioned, and in captive guise. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Near the other, her arms and feet pinioned, Alan, with a heart beating almost audibly with indignation, recognized his mother. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History As his arms were pinioned by several of his captors, he was dreamily aware that music still floated up from the Botanical Gardens and the German man-of-war. The Lighted Match They rushed up, secured the Zouave, who was glaring fiercely at his tormentor, pinioned his arms behind him, and then marched him off to the Commanding Officer with all the speed they could command. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben He, too, was pinioned; and he stared across the table with a glare in which a sort of stupefied wonderment predominated, but which was not free from terror. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Behind them a man of vigrous mould held the extremity of the cord with which their hands were pinioned. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural The villain was raised, pinioned, brought before the Bruce, who sternly demanded what was his intent, and who was his employer. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History And the moon foamed down upon them its magnetic beams until darkness, caused by a coarse blanket, enveloped, pinioned, smothered them. Visionaries Striving to raise his hand to tear the hateful bandage away, he found that he was pinioned by the elbows and bound hand and foot by the very riata, probably, that had dragged him thither. Foes in Ambush "Enough, man! 'tis as good as a feast!" he cried, when I had him fast pinioned; and thereupon I let him have breath and freedom to sit up. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady His back was against a tree, his feet pinioned, and his elbows held secure by a rawhide rope. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories He had been pinned tightly into the dining-room hearth-rug, his arms pinioned down by his side. More William They had nearly pinioned me when you and Fenwick took them on both flanks. The Disentanglers And as her eyes, full of fear in the first startled consciousness of discovery, met his, he sprang at her, and pinioned her arms to her side. The False Gods "A despatch rider," said the bigger of the two who pinioned me. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The minister had had all his clothes, save his trousers, torn from him, and his arms and legs pinioned preparatory to execution, and the princes had been treated with little more ceremony. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II He pinioned her deftly, and thrust her lovely body back, until her face looked upward from the table. The Bad Man It circled the newspaper man exactly, and by pulling it quickly Ohnimus had his arms pinioned to his side. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Once his evil eyes rested on Kassim and involuntarily a hand twitched toward the dagger hilt; but at that instant he was pinioned, both arms, by a Pindari on either side. Caste Poor child! thought Miss Janet, how the soul pinioned and borne down, longs to burst its chains, and to soar through the glorious realms of light and knowledge. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is I knotted my fingers in the Indian's throat, and my body pinioned his arms. Montlivet He heard a faint cry, and there ensued a sharp struggle against his hold; but he pinioned the thin young arms without ceremony, gripping them fast. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Her arms were like bands of steel, and pinioned his own close to his side. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 He was pinioned to the back of the chair; he was in a vise, the jaws of which closed his throat. Caste At that instant I was seized and pinioned from behind. The Killer I tore the red hatchet from Pemaou's hands and pinioned him. Montlivet They tore out his beard, and dragged him pinioned, barefoot, and in his night-dress, over ice and snow to the valley. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Instantly the four men flung themselves upon Kenkenes and pinioned his arms. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The officer not regarding him, the chief seized upon him, pinioned his arms behind, and held him by the hair of his head; on which one of the sailors struck him with an oar. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 With him are wild, untamed deer, bound and fettered, shackled and pinioned. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge Your arms are pinioned by helpless ignorance of the use of what should be one of the first weapons of the priest. The Young Priest's Keepsake To keep the semi-wild birds from flying away they are usually pinioned, a process of taking off the end joint of one wing. Outdoor Sports and Games The pistol was out of his hand, and his arms were pinioned in an instant; while cries of 'Fair play, sir!' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 They were pinioned so tightly behind her that she could not move. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid Page 214The poor boy, whose hands were pinioned behind him, looked very pale, but neither trembled, nor exhibited any other symptom of alarm. Jack Sheppard A Romance The next instant his arms were pinioned to his sides. The Gun-Brand For sneers and snubbing are hard to bear, Be he man or beast I do not care, Or pinioned fowl of the earth or air, We're all of the same opinion there. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated But that effort marked his last, for the Automaton, stalking up behind him, pinioned his arms as though he was a baby. The Master Mystery About the improvised stakes which secured the sled Ootah whipped the lashings, then he passed them under and over the sled until it was securely pinioned. The Eternal Maiden He Page 337then threw open the door of the vehicle, in which he found his janizaries with their arms pinioned, and, leaping into it, ordered the man to drive off. Jack Sheppard A Romance Instantly two of the scowmen threw themselves upon the woman and bore her to the ground, where she fought, tooth and nail, while they pinioned her arms. The Gun-Brand A winged Cupid without a feather can soar higher than the pinioned eagle. Wise or Otherwise Insanely he laughed and clutched at her as she flew past his outstretched arms; in the corner he pinioned her against the wall and gripped her to him. The Palace of Darkened Windows Reilly felt his two arms strongly pinioned, and as the men who had seized him were | powerful, the struggle between him and them was dreadful. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "Bravo, Poll!" cried Jack, who having again pinioned Shotbolt, was now tracing a few hasty lines Page 363on a sheet of paper. Jack Sheppard A Romance He was then pinioned so firmly that to escape was impossible; and so the desperado, in spite of all his threats, was a tame and quiet prisoner, and no one hurt in taking him. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 But his legs refused their service; his arms fell to his side, stiff, as if pinioned there by some occult force. His Masterpiece Within three minutes Dyán had his man down; arms and body pinioned between his powerful knees, that his one available hand might be free to strike. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India The irons were now removed from Bumpus's wrists, and his arms pinioned behind his back. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific "Hands off!" said Israel, fiercely, as the two men pinioned him. Israel Potter In his fall Clubfoot's left arm had been bent under him and was now pinioned to the ground by his great weight. The Man with the Clubfoot The mace was still uplifted, the priest was still before it, Gilbert was still pinioned by the men of Stramen, and all was silent as the tomb, when Rodolph and Henry entered the room. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century Tityus, for an assault on Artemis, was pinioned to the ground with two vultures plucking at his vitals. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I Suddenly they rushed upon him, and he was pinioned ere he could make the least resistance. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 And grim stood the warders armed all, In the torches' flicker and flare, As they watch for an hour in the gloomy hall The brave knight pinioned there. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems In a few seconds more I had, after a fashion, pinioned the creature's arms. Famous Modern Ghost Stories Minnie went out in some surprise, and had barely crossed the threshold when she found herself pinioned in a strong man's arms! The Lighthouse As he passed the doorway, a heavy silk handkerchief was flung around his neck from behind, and instantly tightened over his larynx; at the same time his arms were pinioned to his side. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse He burst open the secret door; but what was his astonishment on beholding, not the hated form of Tyrone, but the officer of justice himself, gagged, pinioned, and deprived of his outer dress. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 A hangman's knot, evidently tied by an expert, fitted snugly under the left ear of the corpse, and a new hame string pinioned the victim's arms behind him. The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States She is arrested, and to prevent further mischief her arms are pinioned. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers But to her amazement she was thrown on her back, a towel was twisted about her head by a pair of dexterous hands and her arms were pinioned at her sides. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas Another moment, and we had him at our mercy; I held down his head, while Ramon, astride on his body, pinioned his arms. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance The limbs of the unconscious sufferer were pinioned:—the fiend-like mercy of her tormentors prevented her own hands from becoming the instruments of her release. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Before he fully realized the presence of his foes, his hands were pinioned behind him. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue A sudden slip of David's hold permitted the doctor to turn him over, and sprawling across his breast he pinioned him to the earth. The Redemption of David Corson But his age and build were in his favor, and presently he jammed the king to the wall and pinioned his arms. The Goose Girl |
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