And it would perhaps be more correct, therefore, to describe the address as a supplication rather than an incantation, and the whole operation as a religious rite rather than a magical procedure.
We describe the procedure as carried out by the Sebops (Klemantans), but in all essentials the account holds good for all or nearly all the peoples.
In this chapter we propose to describe the way in which the European governments have extended their spheres of influence and have secured the co-operation of the natives in the maintenance of peace and order and freedom.
Harrison says it is not for him to describe thepalaces of Queen Elizabeth; he dare hardly peep in at her gates.
But this is not the worst nor the tenth part, for no pen is able to describe the wickedness.
It would be vain to attempt to describe the state of mind which this idea produced.
How shall I describe the lustre, which, at that moment, burst upon my vision!
It is impossible to describe the emotions of the stranger, when he fixed his eyes upon my companion.
Describe the complication of affairs which arises in this scene.
Describe the mask, and show its meaning and fitness for Prospero's purposes.
Describe the passages in which he particularly shines.
It is impossible for me to describe the kind of country we were now traversing, or the dreariness of the view it presented.
It is really difficult to describe the appearance of the banks at this place; so singular were they in character, and so varied in form.
It is impossible for me to describe the effect of so instantaneous a change of circumstances upon us.
The attempt to describe the torments of those who suffer under the awful curse, 'Go ye wicked,' is awfully and intensely vivid.
It is difficult to describe the state of those times.
Third, I come, in the next place, to describe the soul by the passions of the soul.
It would be useless to describe the sensations of my family when I divulged the news.
When, however, Adams began to describe the nature of his sermons the bookseller drew back, on the ground that the clergy would be certain to cry down such a book.
It is impossible to describe the enthusiasm at this message from the emperor; our courage was stronger, and the conscripts were even more anxious than the veterans for the fighting to begin.
In order to describe the Queen's private service intelligibly, it must be recollected that service of every kind was honour, and had not any other denomination.
He would not listen to my entreaties, or even hear me describe the course I intended to pursue.
It is impossible todescribe the anxiety we suffered," says Madame Royale.
It is impossible for me to describe the relief I felt at this success, or the gladness it spread among the men.
Under the hill, however, we could distinctly see that a hut of some kind had been erected, and it is impossible for me to describe the relief we felt when a soldier came forward to reconnoitre us.
Our return is to be attributable to the want of water alone, and it is impossible for me to describe the effects of the drought on animal as well as vegetable nature.
It is impossible for me to describe the nature of the country over which we passed, for the first eight miles.
Had Keith known what an anti-climax was, he would undoubtedly have used that word to describe the experiences of his second Commencement Day at Old Mary.
The original glamour had returned to every aspect of his new experience, and he tried excitedly to describe the wonders of the vestibule, the stairway and the big hall.
In Sweden, of course," his mother rejoined, and then she started hurriedly to describe the wonders of London shopping.
These few words were repeated over and over; if I were to attempt to describe the effect, it was somewhat like the blended notes of a bugle and a shawm.
It is impossible to describe the longing I felt merely to see a human being, even had it been the most strange-looking person before whom I should inevitably have taken fright.
Were I to hazard a conjecture, it would be to describe the gentleman as a collector of costumes, who had taken a fancy to exhibit an assortment of his riches on his own person.
This is comparable with Whitman's "when I try to describe the best, I can not.
But did Vivekananda employ the phrase "nature has no more attraction for him," to describe thesensation of unappreciativeness of the wonders of the natural world?
I did get down, but should not choose to describe the manner in which I accomplished the descent.
I have now endeavored to describe the strength of the Constitution of the United States, and to explain its weakness.
He has commanded his slave to describe the qualities of the Ideal Man.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "describe the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
