He quickly reported that there were three feet of water in the well, and that it was rushing in at a great rate.
When, however, we jumped suddenly up and clapped our hands, away they scuttled at a great rate, chattering and quacking louder than ever.
Off she went in the direction of the land, at a great rate.
There is one newspaper in the Hawaian language, if not more, and several works have been published in it, while the translation of the Bible is to be seen in every native hut.
They devoted the end of one of the canoes for our accommodation, and raised over it an awning with mats, that we might be shaded from the heat of the sun, which was at times excessive.
Anxiously we hunted about shouting for Cousin Silas, followed by Old Surley, who, since we came on board, scarcely ever left our heels.
The next day we were all seated inside a yellow carriage, with Domingos and Maria on the outside, and rolling away over the smooth road at a great rate.
Naro was not far off, and came paddling up at a great rate, crying out to us to turn the creature from the water.
On they came at a great rate; and, as I told you, I narrowly escaped being caught by one of the savage little brutes.
What's the reason, I wonder, that all the little earthen pots blow their covers off and froth over in rhymes at such a great rate, while the big iron pots keep their lids on, and do all their simmering inside?
The weather, though beautiful, was much cooler than it had been for some time past; I walked at a great rate, with a springing and elastic step.
Near its mouth upwards of thirty seals were lying basking in the sun; a ball fired among them sent the whole party walloping into the water at a great rate, more frightened, however, than hurt.
The three wheel-barrows then each received a load, the live penguins, seated gravely, were trundled along by Jack, and away we went at a great rate.
They look something like radishes, although the plant itself was almost a bush; but I have not ventured to taste them, although our old sow was devouring them at a great rate.
The sow was making amends for the fright and pain she had endured by munching and crunching this fruit at a great rate.
It proved that his wits were sharpening at a great rate, that in fact he had got the hay-seed out of his hair very rapidly.
We had a fine run to our fishing ground, and soon began to kill our whales at a great rate.
Some other islands close to it abounded with strange--looking birds, somewhat in size less than a goose, and although they could not fly, ran at a great rate.
To show their pleasure, the caciques rowed about the ship in their canoes at a great rate.
Seeing the strangers, two of the natives came rushing down at a great rate, but stopped short when still at some distance.
She was also going but slowly through the water, though, from the way she was tumbling about, a landsman might have supposed she was moving at a great rate.
Our captain took the lead without a rope, going at a great rate in his snow-shoes.
We instantly began hauling in our lines; but before long she was off again, swimming away some depth below the surface, at a great rate, while we and the other boat were towed after her.
The ship flew through the water at a great rate, heeling over to her ports; but though at times it seemed as if the masts would go over the sides, still the captain held on.
The others laid the boards in twitches, and were all ready to hook the chain when Joe came for his boards; and he hauled them into the vessel at a great rate, and dropped them just where Captain Rhines and Ben wanted them.
One night I was so afraid of them that I jumped overboard and swam under the stern, holding on to the rudder; and I heard them talking, and the captain began to cry and take on at a great rate.
We embarked at a quarter past four with an aft wind, which drove us on at a great rate, though the current is very strong.
The rain prevented us from proceeding till half past six, when we had a strong aft wind, which, aided by the paddles, drove us on at a great rate.
We then hoisted sail, and were driven on at a great rate.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great rate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
