| 单词 | recruiting-sergeant |
| 例句 | Intelligence has awakened manliness and self-respect in common men, and the recruiting-sergeant has to go about without the lash under his coat. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z On the morrow, the recruiting-sergeant went with the ex-carpenter to his old home, so that he might arrange his affairs there before leaving. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z An alert recruiting-sergeant, clinching the argument, pointed out the tall, well-groomed officer to a lanky youth whose soul was almost afire with martial decision. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 I think the recruiting-sergeant must have been a little short-sighted on purpose, because he enlisted me without any trouble. The Irish at the Front The recruiting-sergeant had pointed out to him that he could claim his son if he could show that the lad was indispensable to his work. Jena or Sedan? You must needs have patience, good recruiting-sergeant, till I can have it dyed the royal red.” The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel In front was the recruiting-sergeant, and he seemed in a right merry mood. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z A recruiting-sergeant in Trafalgar Square tapped me on the arm, and said: ‘Young man, your country wants you.’ The Rough Road "Well rowed, five," is echoed from the bank; it is that cunning man, the recruiting-sergeant. Tom Brown at Oxford The two young men then went out to look for the recruiting-sergeant. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading Tall, broad-shouldered, deep-chested, and athletic, with an active step, erect gait, and clear laughing eye, he was one whom a recruiting-sergeant in the Guards would have looked upon with a covetous sigh. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines The recruiting-sergeant went out into the highways and hedges to collect the fuel for Lord Kitchener's final operation. On the Heels of De Wet The young Scot was beguiled by the fascinating tongue of a recruiting-sergeant into his Britannic majesty's service, and was taken prisoner by General La Hoche during the latter's invasion of Ireland. Great Italian and French Composers Dependence was placed upon the ordinary wiles of the recruiting-sergeant, and upon Nelson's own popularity in the adjacent counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, from which the bulk of his ship's company was actually drawn. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain On that we handed back our shillings to the sergeant of the 44th regiment; the recruiting-sergeant of the 90th Light Infantry putting fresh shillings in our hands, and thus enlisting us in his regiment. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading The Thespian army had no need of a recruiting-sergeant or a press-gang to reinforce its ranks. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Jail-bird, pickpocket, thief, drunkard, and loafer, they presented themselves to the recruiting-sergeant, and in due course polluted the uniform which they were not fit to salute from a distance. On the Heels of De Wet My brother told me afterwards that I pounced like any recruiting-sergeant. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales If you could take him back to York to enlist—” “My dear Herbert, I ain’t a recruiting-sergeant.” The Three Brides Her sole recompense was the dismay of her father, and for his benefit she dwelt upon the advantages of the Army in a manner that would have made the fortune of a recruiting-sergeant. Odd Craft, Complete Through all these bargains and blessings, the recruiting-sergeant watchfully elbowed his way, a thread of War in the peaceful skein. Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Arrived at the London terminus he sought a recruiting-sergeant and, of course, could not find one. Snake and Sword A Novel Tom 'stuck up,' as he expressed it, for his friend Luke, and always put the blame of the enlistment on the wiles and arts of the recruiting-sergeant, who regularly entrapped him into the deed. Tales for Young and Old No one could have been fitter for the duties of a recruiting-sergeant than Jacques Chapeau; and to his great natural talents in that line, he added a patriotic zeal, which he copied from his master. La Vendée Off she goes then;" observed Mr. Bouncer; "lend me your ears - list, list, O list! as the recruiting-sergeant or some other feller says in the Play. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green An arrogant foreman bore down upon him, estimating his muscles with the eye of a recruiting-sergeant. Roads of Destiny |
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