Margaret was a little nervous, but she realized that there was only just time for Freddy to catch his train, if he allowed the coachman to take his own way, to drive in the arrogant native style.
When lady get off donkey, chain it catch on the saddle.
She dared not even raise her eyes to see if she could catch sight of Michael above the crowd of khaki figures.
Even if she ran, she doubted if she could catch him.
They are covered with jewels, theycatch the sunlight.
As they went up the station steps together, they were separated by a number of people who were hurrying to catch the next train.
My husband and I some times, too, have 'rippets' but catch him if he's ever humble.
Either Too Fast or Too Slow= An artist, returning from a sketching tour in Arran, was crossing the mountains on his way back to catch the early steamer for Brodick.
He was leaning forward a little, searching his son’s face and trying tocatch the eyes that were bent downward.
But when grown men plan out Mischief Nights a toathri times a month it looks as if the Old Lad had somebody on his fork, and if I could just catch him I’d shove t’ fork that far in he wouldn’t get off again easy!
It was after six when he left the house and was driven off to catch the slow train for Airlee, where he would have to spend two or three hours before the mail left for Hull.
Do you think it’s any catchto live tied to a man like you?
If you couldcatch t’ noon train you could be back i’ t’ morning, or maybe to-night.
When it comes to troubles there’s them in t’ Book could give us all a long start and catch up with us quick.
Swithin had bent forward to catch the reply; but he again sat back and allowed his features to express his satisfaction.
Inman’s thoughts were not of yellow sunlight but of yellow gold; and though he was devising traps as he walked along the road with his eyes on the ground, they were certainly not intended to catch sunbeams.
As certain as there’s a God in heaven if I catch him at that game I’ll lay him out!
Pappina was reluctant to wait, but she sat down beside Guiseppe, and amused herself trying to catch the curls of smoke which he was puffing from his pipe.
Her voice rang out so clear and pure that even the lazy, loafing boys threw away their cigarettes and joined the crowd that was holding its breath to catch the silvery sweetness of the tiny singer's song.
You stand underneath and hold your hat to catch the eggs if they fall, and I'll bend down the branch.
We're going to chuck you a line: mind and be ready to catch it.
It was their gig that brought me here just now, tocatch the coach as it passed.
I don't think people--especially old ladies--should play tricks to catch others.
Linde in her dream, trying tocatch hold of the owner of the piercing eyes, as she turned away.
And then, if by any chance you were seen there, it would only be supposed that you were looking out of the window at the view--trying to catch the peep of the sea, as you often do.
Without any difficulty Merran gently pushed the umbrella and parasol in, through the moss, till she felt they were quite secure, just leaving the handles out enough for her readily to catch hold of them whenever she needed to do so.
As vessels of white brass, when steeped in liquefied gold or silver, catch the hue of these metals, even so a living creature, who is completely dependent upon the acts of his past lives takes his colour from the character of those acts.
Interest enlists interest even as tame elephants catchwild individuals of their species.
When the tiger goes on a fishing expedition, what it usually does is to catch large fishes from shallow streams and throw them landwards far from the water's edge.
No one likes the stains the body may catch to remain unwashed or unwiped off.
There is no support along that way which one may catch for upholding oneself.
Unable to catch the sense, which however is certainly very plain, he actually interprets the words to mean 'living under the sway of king Dhigdanda.
Fishermen catch fish by means of nets made of strings.
Then they began to agitate the little water that remained, and as they began to catch the fish, the procrastinating Sakula was caught with many others.
Creatures that are being home away in, the stream of Time may catch these trees of benevolence for saving themselves.
It happened to catch her fancy and she took it up in a low brooding voice.
H-hello, Joey," said Graham, with a catch in his voice.
And then she would make a gesture, or there would be, for a second, a deeper note in her voice, and the mad instinct to catch her to him was almost overwhelming.
He felt something catch his arm, and the nurse's voice, very calm and quiet: "Sit down.
When she was little more than an infant it was a pleasure to her to catch flies, to pull off their wings, and maim them entirely.
She looked wonderingly heavenward as if to catch inspiration.
This had been a ruse on the part of the wily Al in order to catch a Judson napping.
But we are to suppose that the hour is very late and you are quite afraid to go into the woodland for fear some wild beast will catch you.
Does it catch the fragrance of immortality, as the little honeybee catches the fragrance of the dew-dipped mountain flowers, and reach out with a longing far beyond human ken?
Methinks the bear would be more likely to catch us," Betty was saying when a chorus of low whinnyings and stampings coming from where the horses were tethered caused them to jump to their feet in alarm.
But of course the only way to prove the truth of it is to keep my eyes open and catch them, if that is possible, in the act.
At the same time the other horses seemed to catch some of Nabob's uneasiness, and the girls were kept busy for the next few minutes soothing them and coaxing them back into a normal mode of progress.
The horses seemed to catch some of the girls' excitement, and it was all that the latter could do to hold the animals in.
Maybe we can catch one ourselves and take it home for dinner," suggested Mollie, and the girls looked as if they did not like her suggestion at all.
Jemima grasped the hand Marion held out to her, and exclaimed under her breath, just loud enough for Marion to catch the words, "God bless you, miss!
Florence was evidently giving Rachel an account of some of their school frolics, though in an undertone, so that Marion could not catch the words, and her companion was listening, her face beaming with interest.
The tailor was to catch a wild boar for him that did a great deal of harm in the wood; and he might have the huntsmen to help him.
Rose-red loved to run about the fields and meadows, and to pick flowers and catch butterflies; but Snow-white sat at home with her mother and helped her in the household, or read aloud to her when there was no work to do.
They stayed some time inside, and Ali Baba, fearing they might come out and catch him, was forced to sit patiently in the tree.
A unicorn is running about loose in the wood, and doing much mischief; you must first catch it.
Drawings were made in scale again, and designs were built in harmony, constructed not merely to catch the eye, but to gratify the logical mind.
At this reception at Bologna we catch a glimpse of the brilliant Isabella d'Este amid all the magnificence of the occasion.
The determination of William Morris to catch old secrets by fitting his feet into old footsteps, led him to employ only the loom of the best weavers in the ancient long ago.
Let these horses stop now, and catch up three other animals and change the packs onto them, and by that time this fellow will be close up to us, and we can see what he wants.
We will be traveling slow, and your horse is good and fat and can catch us wherever we are.
You'd better throw the saddle on your horse and start right off, and maybe you'll catch us before we've gone very far.
All had been walking slowly, except the last one, who was trotting to catch up with the others.
When they made camp that night, Jack got out his line, and cutting a pole, went down to the shore to catchsome fish, while Hugh and Joe made the fire.
When the chase started the boys did not ride as usual to try to catch cows, but instead of that singled out some old bulls that made up the rear of the herd, and turned them off on to the prairie.
I shall ride pretty hard until we get near the camp, but we must stop the horses before we get there; otherwise they'll frighten our pack animals, and we won't be able to catch them.
They say that if you catch the black-bear cubs when they're right small, they make nice pets for a while; but I never heard of anybody that got very friendly with young grizzlies.
As they started out to catch their horses, Hugh told them to drive in old Baldy as well, and that he would ride up there with them and see how the prospect looked.
Jack got out his rod and put it together, and standing it against a tree, went back into the open meadow where the horses were feeding, to catch grasshoppers.
At the end of the Mass the people filed out quietly, but at the church door they broke into volleys of rapid-fire French chatter of which Ruth could onlycatch a little here and there.
Jeffrey Whiting and I tried to catch him for four years.
She must catch him as he ran toward her and try to flick him out of the water.
Brom Bones could catch him, I think," she said as she watched him up the long hill.
There was just a little catch in the laugh with which she said this.
It could not catch those timid, fleet animals in the open chase.
Chapter Four Anxious Days Peering on all sides as he dashed along the gravel walk, hoping to catch a glimpse of the unknown intruder in the garden or shrubbery, Tom sprinted on at top speed.
Well, perhaps it's just as well I fell, and couldn't catch him.
As for the young inventor, he was not satisfied with the result of his attempt to catch Andy Foger.
Now I'll go out and see if I can catch a glimpse of what that sneak Andy has to pit against me," said Tom.
We'll catch him red-handed, and hand him over to the police.
When this Swamp was first opened, it became a harbor and safe refuge for runaway slaves, and when one reached that dense place, unless he was betrayed, it would be a matter of impossibility to catch him.
When at the Lake it is expected that you will catch fish enough upon which to subsist, and my father being a good hand at angling, always had a good supply, and no one on the trip wanted for fish.
He sat next Mr Feeder on Paul's side of the table, and frequently looked behind and before the intervening boys to catch a glimpse of Paul.
I have fallen behind the time, and am too old to catch it again.
In all this, however, we begin to catch the first faintly-resounding note of modern Thanet.
So long as they are just bright enough to catch the bee's eye a few yards away, they are certain to receive a visit in due season from that industrious and persistent commercial traveller.
Off came his hat instantly so I could catch a glimpse of the fascinating frost over his temples, and with a positive sigh of rapture he subsided into the seat beside me.
It is nice to watch for a person to catch sight of you if you feel sure how they are going to take it and somehow in this case I felt sure.
It did not take the bandit more than an instant to rush up to the creature, catch hold of his mane, and with Colomba's assistance, bridle him with a bit of knotted rope.
Soon she began to climb a hill, so steep that to keep her balance she was continually obliged to catchhold of branches with one hand, while she pulled her companion up after her with the other.
You can put me under arrest, monsieur--that is, if I let you catch me.
He means that bandits who let themselves be caught by horse soldiers are idiots, and that soldiers who try to catch bandits on horseback have very little chance of getting at them.
This was dropped before the poor little cripple, and at each end was picked up by a sparrow, and held so that the lame bird was able to catch the middle of the twig in its beak.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "catch" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
