The engineer of the Texas closed the throttle, and reversed the engine.
Knight nodded; then he closed the throttle, and the General's speed slackened.
We will have breakfast just as soon as you are ready," said Mr. Beecham as he closed the door.
Occasionally he closed the throttle a few notches, as though he were tempering the speed just enough to keep the General from leaping into the air.
So closed the incident of Saunders' passing, so far as the law was concerned.
He closed the knife, after wiping the blade upon his trousers leg, and returned it to his pocket before he so much as glanced toward her.
He closed the door, and came forward, and, leaning back in the chair where she still sat, her hands closed tightly over each other.
Catching the child to her heart, she kissed her twice, lifted the dead darlings from her apron, and, pushing her gently into the small parlour, closed the door.
He bowed, closed the door, directed the driven to the number of his residence on Fifth Avenue, and disappeared.
He knows all," thought poor Rachel, as he closed the door.
Count Kinsky placed her in the carriage, closed the door, and then returned to his own travelling-chariot, which was a few paces behind.
But I gave one look back before I closed the door, and saw her leaning forward on the table, with her hands pressed against her eyes, sobbing convulsively; yet I withdrew in silence.
No sooner had they entered the room than Sharples, who waited to usher them in, hastily retreated, closed the door, and turning the key, laughed loudly at the success of his stratagem.
He closed the window, and went back to find the doctor and Helen all smiles, and ready to joke instead of scold.
I shall never forget the feeling of satisfaction with which I closed the door of the shed behind me and looked round its clean, well-lighted interior.
Deserted as the marsh was, it seemed rather public for this type of dialogue, so drawing her inside the hut I closed the door.
He closed the door, and thrust his head in through the open window.
Waving the warden back, she softly entered the chapel, closed the door, and sat down.
Untying a small chamois bag, the owner counted out five twenty-dollar gold pieces, closed the bag, and replaced it in the box.
Feeling very lonely and restless she closed the door, and sat down in the deserted waiting-room, glad of the companionship of a tortoise-shell cat which was curled up on a chair next her own.
He closed the door; and as he did so it seemed to Hope Wayne as if the sunshine were extinguished.
The moment he closed the door Mr. Gray lifted his finger and said, "Now, boys!
Mrs. Simcoe entered the other room and closed the door.
He closed the door of the shed, went back to the waggon, where the younger man was on the top straining at a rope, and the elder giving orders, while the black was squatting down and looking on.
Then, putting the remainder of the cartridges away tidily, he closed the box, shut the drawer and went back to his room.
He strode slowly up to the table and Boundary's manservant, with a little grin, closed the door.
He replaced the earpieces where he had found them, closed the door of the box and that of the outer office, and led the way upstairs.
He dashed at the settee, threw it open, stooped down to take something out, but rose again, closed the lid, and listened as if afraid of being caught.
That will be long enough to shrive the young Englishman," observed the jailer, as he closed the door.
As soon as he closed the door, I got up and made a capital breakfast, and then prepared to receive the padre whenever he should come.
Candela immediately joined us, and, drawing up the ladder (which was formed of the strong creeper I have already described), closed the trap.
He closed the door, came down the steps, and turned to the right.
Having glanced at it he closed the drawer, placed the note in his waistcoat pocket and sat down again at the table.
He followed the party, and next moment found himself again in Collins' room, where the lawyer pointed out chairs to the ladies, closed the door, and came back to his desk table where he seated himself.
After the meal, and with another sheaf of the infernal early post letters in his hand, he crossed to the smoking-room, where he closed the door, put the letters on the table and lit a cigar.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "closed the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
