| 单词 | rearmost |
| 例句 | Asta peered ahead, owl-formed, from the rearmost hoop, though the great raindrops slapping at her wide eyes made it almost impossible to see anything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Three sets of eyes glinted from the dark corners of the rearmost stalls, where the sun did not reach. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He started at the rearmost row and moved methodically, from row to row, stopping at each chair, whether or not it was occupied, to read the name placard on its arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The tool that dug into my rearmost molar’s pulp chamber shook my jaw with a percussive chug. Perspective | You call it a root canal. I call it a bittersweet symphony. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Sometimes you’re offered a still picture of him sobbing, his expression wrenched and tortured — the way a stage actor, exaggerating for Broadway’s rearmost seats, might portray grief. Do the Memes Help the Movies? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z He was solidly M., only more so, and surely it is this subtly enhanced, thoroughly confident expression of self that has guaranteed the moment’s placement on my memory’s dust-covered rearmost shelf. Makeup Is for Everyone 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z They curl the gaster, the rearmost part of the body, as far forward as possible and wipe and wash it. Opinion | The Zombie Ants 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z In the Highlander, the rearmost passengers - particularly if they are adults - will feel cramped in comparison. Edmunds compares 2020 Kia Telluride and Toyota Highlander 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The brake pedal could detach if drivers move pedals to the rearmost position, it said. France to fine General Electric $57 million for failing to create promised jobs 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The rearmost portion of the Sir David Attenborough's stern is being moved from its production yard in Newcastle to Birkenhead where the rest of the hull is being built. RRS Sir David Attenborough's stern on the move - BBC News 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The rearmost seats folded down for extra storage. Electric Cars Could Reinvent the Great American Road Trip 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z These two rearmost seats are best suited to children. GMC cuts size and cost of Acadia mid-size SUV for 2017 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The sound of crying rises from the rearmost ranks. A New Generation of White Fear 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z She took the rearmost pew and bowed her head and kneaded her pasty, bitten hands. “The Republic of Bad Taste” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The regulation states that caliper measurements are done from the widest part of the shell just in front of the crab's rearmost point or tips. It was a good summer for Dungeness crab fishery 2012-09-15T02:47:02Z He could see them toiling up the bluff, not in a close line, but far apart, the rearmost being nearly half-a-mile behind the leader. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Each time it wheeled he contrived to bring it close behind the rearmost horseman, like a sheep dog driving a flock, and Kenneth dropped a bomb to hurry the pace. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The foremost rank hesitated, awed by his manner and his name; while the rearmost, attracted by the prospect of easier pillage, had gone off already. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Fortunately, the last regiments had barely cleared the lines, and a few minutes' rapid walking set me abreast of the rearmost, which was hastening into position. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z He made for the threshold, and asked the rearmost of the starers what it was. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Many an arrow was sped after them; a few of the rearmost narrowly escaped capture. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The wide difference in age, and the fitness and unfitness of the many competitors, resulted in the race being won by the foremost while the rearmost were struggling fifteen miles behind. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z The rearmost section shot violently down his own throat, nearly choking him; that in front descended upon the inlaid parquet floor in a tubular cascade, where it formed an untidy and conspicuous ant-hill. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Retiring slowly and in good order, the rearmost of the whole army, it reached the village of Etoges, when it was assailed by a prodigious mass of French cavalry. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Lieutenant-Colonel Proctor is gone, shot dead, say the rearmost men, as they were crossing the ridge behind them, though that, happily, turns out later to be untrue. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z It was after midnight when Kellogg's rearmost files reached the bivouac along the Crow. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z "I hope we shall never have the need," I said, taking a long shot at the rearmost of the dogs as they disappeared in the bushes. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z He halts his little army outside the village, to give the rearmost time to come up. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The rearmost egg is tucked up on the outspread feet, the foremost lies on the ground, and is covered by the belly of the bird as it lies forward upon it. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z It was surprising how in that one instant the cavalcade had shortened its length—the foremost stopping and the rearmost closing up. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z For a while no signs of animal life appeared, then suddenly there came from one of the rearmost horsemen shouts of "A boar!" The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z There is a wild shriek, and consternation is rampant amongst the rearmost ranks. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Then when they were straggling behind the rearmost files those in front halted as a man came up, and a murmur ran along the line. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z As the car drew nearer a man swung round with a cry, and the rearmost fours stopped and faced about. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z For the rearmost files of the former had barely cleared the skirts of the town going out, when the van of the latter entered it at a different point. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The Aeniza who was at the tail of the rope, quickly took a hitch round the rearmost spear, and each man ran to his horse. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Nor was this all; the rearmost man, apparently also possessed by an identical frenzy, leaped forth into the air at precisely the same spot and in precisely the same manner. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Aft was another bulkhead separating a portion of the compartment from that containing the motors actuating the two rearmost propellers. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The order was repeated from rank to rank back to the rearmost of the rear guard. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Done by detailing off a few of the rearmost files, with directions to remain as they were, while the main body moved forward. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z For a moment fear left them, and they satisfied their thirst, and those that were through first then stood while the rearmost drank greedily. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open He was some twenty yards behind the rearmost native, and, though not designed for speed, was actually gaining upon the fellow, when his foot struck a loose cobblestone in the road. Insidekick The rearmost of the rest of the air-squadron was now almost invisible, the others entirely so. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z He himself commanded the body just behind these, and the third or rearmost line was under the command of Salisbury and Suffolk. Poitiers Bower had fully ten feet of the rearmost section of rope in hand. The Silent Barrier He addressed his question to the clerk behind the rearmost counter. The Egyptian Cat Mystery Their foremost men had already overtaken our rearmost stragglers and were grabbing hold of them to detain them. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee November 30, 1864; A statement of the erroneous claims made by General Schofield, and an exposition of the blunder which opened the battle Several of their bullets enter the engine of our rearmost rearguard. Cavalry of the Clouds The refrain is taken up, sent back along the column until the rearmost rider hears and shouts a returning echo, “We are coming, father Abraham!” Bugle Blasts Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States The cells are each 5 ft. wide and 11 ft. deep, the rearmost portion consisting of a firebrick drying hearth, and the front of rocking grate bars upon which the combustion takes place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The rearmost light of Spain shall lead them now, A little closer, if they think it ours. Collected Poems Volume One Whether the enemy attempted to follow in canoes the escaping party never knew, for none succeeded in overtaking the rearmost boat. The Pathless Trail Up, back, up, back, the serried masses reached, till the rearmost were twenty-five thousand feet aloft. When the Sleepers Woke My first two bullets struck the dirt far behind the rearmost animal, but the third caught a full-grown female in the side and she plunged forward into the grass. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The rearmost infantry plunged hurriedly across before it had attained its strength. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government While going through, the gallop of the horses was interrupted—or at least their pace was greatly slackened—the rearmost of the band being thrown almost into a walk. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Though the enemy is in full retreat, and the rearmost horsemen are fast diminishing against the horizon, not a man has left his shelter. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies But whatever the technical designation of these subdivisions, the rearmost one is always in fact a reserve. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition By keeping my hands upon the back of the rearmost animal, and the two Mongols close to me, we got out of the cañon and into the wider valley. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Running after them, Max caught up the rearmost men, and was told that they were about to attack the Germans and root them out. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns Even as he kept the craft under observation she starboarded her helm, shaping a course that would converge upon that of the rearmost of the two tramps. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Then Burton, loitering among the rearmost of the field, heard rumours that something was wrong, and, anxiously spurring up his mount, came upon a body of horsemen gathered in a patch of woods. Frank of Freedom Hill Hotham engaged them on March 13 and 14, and cut off their two rearmost ships, but in Nelson's opinion lost an opportunity of destroying the whole fleet. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration At the second, the rearmost animal stumbled, recovered itself, and ran wildly about in a circle. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The "Indiana," the rearmost of the battleships, fired some long-range shots at them, but it was a stream of small shells from the "Gloucester's" quick-firers that stopped their rush. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The latter, since the death of the great imperator, had been used entirely as a hall of justice: a few scribes alone inhabited the rearmost portion of the huge edifice. "Unto Caesar" "After all, you were the rearmost man, and the one none other would observe." Millennium This time he reared up, using his two rearmost pairs of limbs for locomotion, while the two forward pairs were held out, ready to kill. Anything You Can Do ... On the way back from the river, one officer on some pretense or other would lag behind the rearmost soldier of the guard, who would turn to hurry him up. Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 The rearmost Japanese cruiser, the "Chiyoda," sent a shell after him, that dismounted one of his guns, and added wings to his flight. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima There was a sudden flash, a stunning report, and one of the rearmost Indians dropped. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada He advanced into the clear space of roadway behind the rearmost cab, between Waters and his tormentors. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The Centurion, under a press of sail, was the first to come up with the rearmost French ship, which she attacked in so gallant a manner that two others dropped astern to her support. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The Indians halted for a moment beyond the narrowing of the cañon, until those who were rearmost should close up. The Scalp Hunters At length the leading English ship was abeam of the rearmost of De Grasse's fleet. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Both were riding in straggling clumps, and scarcely two hundred paces separated the rearmost of the pursued from the headmost of the pursuers. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse As they retired the rearmost regiments were pressed by the tribesmen, who in consequence lost heavily; but several men of the Gordon Highlanders were wounded, and Major Jennings Bromley killed, in the fighting that ensued. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The French and Turks, who formed one line, naturally led; the Britannia followed, close to the Charlemagne, the rearmost of the French line. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Addressing the rearmost, I inquired, "Pray, sir, do you chance to know which of the houses opposite is Mr. Southard's, the senator from New Jersey?" Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. It was nearly two hours before the rearmost English ships were engaged. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Guided by their voices, we once more knelt above them, at the rearmost angle of the mound. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse They sat side by side, next to central aisle, in the rearmost row of chairs—Judson Green and Michael J. Cassidy. From Place to Place He occupied our rearmost village, which was undefended, and attacked our hospital. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 I had spoken through to the colonel and put him in touch with his battery commanders, and to the F.O.O. left at the rearmost O.P. on the eastern side of the canal. Pushed and the Return Push The innermost portion was the private retreat of the CO and the rearmost portion, not very large, was where charges were laid, pleas were heard and punishments meted out.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 One such mourner failing, she had been bidden to the vacant seat in the rearmost carriage, and her absence had been prolonged unduly. The Brentons Up went the glorious flag of Old England, the Saint George’s ensign, just as we arrived abreast of the three rearmost ships, the two corvettes and the smallest of the frigates. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor But again the panther crept on, though with less boldness than at first, as if it had expected to pick off the rearmost of the party, and was disappointed in its object. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures The great object had already been gained, the escape of the merchant fleet, the topgallantsails of the rearmost vessels of which had long since disappeared beneath the horizon. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Heavy and clumsy as the animals looked, so rapidly did they rush over the ground that he could only got within range of two or three of the rearmost. In the Rocky Mountains The rearmost of our party stopped to take him up. The Rifle Rangers He waited patiently until the rearmost files had penetrated a good hundred yards up the defile, and then he raised his hand, waving it as a signal for his men to come forth. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection Then another and another man panted past, until presently the rearmost Peruvian went grunting and gasping by. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru The mountain battery came into action, and the rearmost regiment covered the retreat by volleys; but the tribesmen had all the advantage of position and, with the utmost determination, they followed. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti They had come across the rearmost of them as they were in the act of crossing the river in a rickety punt, which vessel had been scientifically rendered unseaworthy by a well-directed belt of pompom-shells. On the Heels of De Wet The mules still blocked up the entrance, preventing the soldiers from taking shelter behind the stockade; and before we could reload, the rearmost would be at the mercy of the enemy’s lances. The Rifle Rangers Who will forget McIntosh, striving to rally the rearmost, dragged from the saddle and hacked to death upon the sward? Marion's Faith. At last the rearmost couple disengages itself from the mist, ascends, and is swallowed by the shadow. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story A party of Pathans dashed forward to seize the baggage; they had not, however, seen the few files that formed the rearmost guard, and were therefore caught between two bodies of troops, and almost annihilated. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti To make head, much less to form was impossible, for the foremost of the enemy were well mingled with the rearmost fugitives. The Lion's Brood It was an hour before they came up with Turner's rearmost files and found burly Lieutenant Wilkins giving the men orders to keep well closed in case they had to increase the gait. Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land Five—ten—fifteen minutes we rushed at the heels of the rearmost dogs, until, suddenly, we found ourselves in the midst of the pack. The Literary World Seventh Reader At the rearmost section, Philander opened another gate with the same key, and flashed his portable glo-light inside the large hut that covered most of the space of the section. Man of Many Minds He had moved on undetected, with the rearmost burghers: now he saw his opportunity and seized it. The Long Night Dense and choking, from beneath the whirring wheels the dust-clouds rose in tawny billows that enveloped the rearmost coaches and, mingling with the black smoke of the "double-header" engines, rolled away in the dreary wake. Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila Heavy and clumsy as the animals looked, so rapidly did they rush over the ground that he could only get within range of two or three of the rearmost. In the Rocky Mountains A Tale of Adventure Brewster's rearmost files declared long after that never the faintest whisper of affray had reached their ears, already half deadened by fatigue and the ceaseless crash of iron-shod hoofs on shingly rock. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier Some little time later, therefore, Shelby was ushered to a prominent seat in the midst of a decorous flurry of excitement which stirred the Presbyterian congregation from choir-loft to rearmost pew. The Henchman The rearmost Welshmen turned round at the tramp of the horses, and at once, throwing to the ground the bundles that they carried, took to their heels with shouts of warning. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower As soon as he jumped on deck, Perry took command of the Niagara, sending Elliott off to bring up the rearmost schooners. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 On press the rearmost, crowding on the van, So thick, that neither hand can stir, nor spear Be wielded; each one struggles as he can. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor O'Sullivan was to follow close behind him and, at the same moment, fell the rearmost man. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain Fifteen minutes later, the sixth ship, and rearmost of the van, the Intrepid, lost her foretopmast, which crippled her. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy They were closely packed, as if by some freak the lead had been taken by great trucks incapable of the road speed of those behind them, yet with the frantic rearmost cars unable to pass. Operation Terror Already they have reached the rearmost of the rioting groups and, with warning cries and imprecations, these are scurrying to either side and falling into the hands of the accompanying police. Foes in Ambush I crept away and made a swift detour to the right to come behind the rearmost horseman of the troop. 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 Back in a darkened corner of the drawing-room of the rearmost sleeper the sleuth snored with both eyes and ears open. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories Just near the turn were two horsemen; and the rearmost, when he saw his cry had been heard, waved his hat and gesticulated violently toward the other, who was several lengths in front. Beatrix of Clare And after them bounded great waves of men in blue, and men in white, only to break and stagger back before those little clumps of rock in which the rearmost soldiers lay. The Story of the Guides Before long, however, Lincoln found a way round the morass westwards to the enemy's right, while the two rearmost battles, headed by the king and Earl Warenne, also advanced to the front. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) It was the sinister-faced Mexican who ambled into view, and when he overtook the rearmost of the buckboards he was a long time in passing. Empire Builders A second volley rained upon the rearmost cars, but did little damage. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories Some of the rearmost of Hood's division, however, were still engaged at noon; but probably all were then to windward of the enemy. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence How difficult had it been for the rearmost ranks to cover this ploughed soil! The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Then might be seen Hector and Hector's host Distinct, as well the rearmost who the fight Shared not, as those who waged it at the ships. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper I was in the rearmost rank, standing next to a friend, Private Cowan, and we were able to converse in whispers. Combed Out Again I followed, and in less than two hundred yards was pressing close upon three or four of the rearmost riders. Corporal Sam and Other Stories In doing this, the Sultan kept away under the stern of the enemy's rearmost ship, to rake her; to avoid which the latter bore up. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Instantly the vast throng poured out into the way behind the rearmost soldier and swallowed up the sculptor in a shifting multitude. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The foremost rank hesitated, awed by his manner and his name; while the rearmost, attracted by the prospect of easier pillage, had gone off already. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France We proceeded in silence,—except that a whisper occasionally arose from one of the rearmost individuals talking to his bolder neighbour in front, when finding his own courage on the wane. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 He stood up now and sent a quick reminder after the rearmost pirate. The Wings of the Morning Upon this they attacked the Romans from all sides, rushing upon them with loud shouts, cutting off the rearmost men, and throwing the whole army into confusion and panic. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I His rooms were in the rearmost court, near the cloisters, and overlooking the famous Bridge of Sighs. Shandygaff Lord Cochrane did not venture with his small and as yet untried force to attack the whole squadron, but he proceeded to cut off the four rearmost ships. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I At this moment, Arkansas is next to Florida, the rearmost of all our states in wild-life protection. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But the rearmost hares were still a good half mile away. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports Pursuing them to the drawing-room, she saw only the backs of a few, in the rearmost rank of the eager candidates for admission to the magic cave. The Three Brides Picked lads and keen went sharp before— A guard, though scarce against surprise; And rearmost rode an answering troop, But flankers none to right or left. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War Around Sweeny, who garrisoned the left-hand wagon of the rearmost line, the fight was particularly noisy. Overland It was not even visible from the front of the house, and would probably be the rearmost apartment--no, that was wrong; the hallway, much contracted in width, continued on into the ell. Love under Fire Riding well in advance of his followers, with but three men in company with him, he overtook the three rearmost Indians, among whom was Black Wolf. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Their cries were distinctly heard by the rearmost of the other craft, who could not stem the current and come to their rescue. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Here we overtook the rearmost division of Captain Amilcar's bullock- train. Through the Brazilian Wilderness As the rearmost ship was passing the house Anna, her comeliness restored, half rose from her bed, where Miranda stood trying to keep her. Kincaid's Battery When they overtook the rearmost of the ships Brown had still got with him, they backed their sails and fired into them till they had got well ahead again. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago The foreman of the Jordan ranch pitched his rifle to his shoulder just as the leader, sweeping back to round up the rearmost of his company, presented a broadside target. Alcatraz At the ford of a small creek near by, the rearmost Indians turned and fired at the horsemen, killing one and wounding another, while a third had his horse mired down, and was left behind. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 But a few minutes sufficed to overtake the rearmost. Son of Tarzan As I tramped along, the rearmost of the four, I could not help smiling at the appearance of my three companions in front. The Lost World Before evening the _Sea-horse__ was a mile astern of the rearmost ship of the convoy, and one of the frigates sailing back fired a gun as a signal to her to close up. With Moore at Corunna A furlong from the finish he caught the rearmost of the mares and cut around them, the dust spurting sidewise. Alcatraz A breeze sprung up and the squadron closed in with the shore, cutting off the twelve rearmost boats of the American flotilla, laden with valuable supplies and stores. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. They had traveled for several hours when Croisset gave a sudden shrill shout to the rearmost sledge and halted his own. The Danger Trail A postilion, in a suit of grey, with an otter-skin cap, rode on the rearmost or saddle horse, and his nonchalance and perfect command of his team were surprising. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States He had come back to see how far behind our rearmost guns were. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement At a deep branch of the stream the three rearmost came in sight of Jack, up to his armpits in water and pushing for the shore. The Iron Game A Tale of the War As they pressed on them, the rearmost soldiers turned, and again fired with fatal aim and execution. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 At a moment when the Prince's interest in the scene was commencing to flag, and he was thinking of returning to his tent, the rearmost divisions of the pilgrims entered the Valley. The Prince of India — Volume 01 On the outside vainly rode two or three cowboys who were doing their best to keep the rearmost cattle from rushing over those in the front rank, who were nearest the water. Cowboy Dave Then the rearmost of the two began to buck and almost leap off the roadway. Guy Garrick At length, as so often—when speeding back towards the stretched cord,—the rearmost runner suddenly gathers amazing speed, and, flying with prodigious leaps ahead of his rivals, is easily the victor. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life He himself, on a rearmost bench, was wedged fast between two other lads of about his own age—they dumb with dread lest they should be sent away to this university. The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields Suddenly there was a roar; a large tiger bounded from the jungle, and with extraordinary quickness seized the dummy driver from his seat upon the rearmost cart, and dragged the unresisting victim towards the jungle! Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 When the opening night of the Methodist revival arrived, most of the "crowd" might have been seen grouped together in one of the rearmost pews of the church. Missy The rearmost was rapidly overhauling that in front. Guy Garrick The rearmost division is usually built over the sea, on piles. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Bad news from the rearmost boat: the men are improvident; 'they have eaten up all of the canned meats brought from the ship, and are now growing discontented.' The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories Personally he set an admirable example, sending away his own horse, and walking with his rearmost soldiers. The Great Boer War In a body the whole thirty of them swept from the room, and with Bellecour at their head and Ombreval somewhere in the rearmost rank, they made their way to the great staircase. The Trampling of the Lilies One effort more, and the sword flashed in the sunshine, as the rearmost rhinoceros disappeared in the thick screen of thorns, with a gash about a foot long upon his hind-quarters. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Medina and the rearmost ships turn upon the English. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth We would march fifteen or twenty minutes, then sit down to wait until the rearmost men had straggled in, perhaps a half hour later. The Land of Footprints The phalanx began to waver, the captains ran to and fro in distraction, the rearmost in the files were pressing upon the soldiers, and the Barbarians had re-formed; they were recovering; the victory was theirs. Salammbo The machine was evidently too highly geared for hill climbing, and presently the rearmost rider rose on his saddle and hopped off, leaving his companion to any fate he found proper. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll For a few days in May they were there in millions, swarming over the ground in long-reaching hordes, walking along, pecking and feeding, the rearmost flying on ahead, ever to the front. Rolf in the Woods |
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