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Example sentences for "grew dark"

  • As it grew dark, the sky became black with storm-clouds.

  • It grew dark in my eyes; I felt a turning of the head; the earth flew somewhere from under me into a bottomless pit.

  • It grew dark in my eyes, and then a lightning-flash, as it were, flew through my head.

  • The wick of the burnt candle dropped all at once into the candlestick; it grew dark, then blue flame flickered up, then less of it, and still less, till at last the expiring light shone brightly and died.

  • I waved my whip, felt myself borne through air, a scream from the porch struck my ears, it grew dark in my eyes--and after a while I recovered from a faint.

  • It was then agreed, that they should not set out till nightfall, but proceed, as soon as it grew dark, to Lambeth, where Humphrey Chetham undertook to procure a boat for their conveyance across the river.

  • To this the King assented, and as soon as it grew dark, the party secretly took up their position at a point commanding the entrance of the magazine.

  • As soon as it grew dark, the remaining barrels of powder were brought out of the cellar, and carefully placed in the boat.

  • The wind increased until the air was full of flying snow and it grew dark, and still there was no sign of the igloo.

  • Poor Dick ran till he was tired; but at last, finding it grew dark, and that every way he turned he saw nothing but dirt instead of gold, he sat down in a dark corner and cried himself to sleep.

  • At last he saw it, lying so far, so very far off that all its clear outlines were lost; and very soon, as it grew dark, they seemed to mingle with the shapes of the hill and the forest.

  • Meanwhile the Marquis kept the enemy in play, till the Duchess again bore down, when each fired a broadside or two, and left off because it grew dark.

  • As it grew dark, and he feared losing sight of his consorts, Mr. Candish did not continue the chase.

  • Frederick of course made no objection to that plan, and they set off into the wood to look for the thieves; but they could not find them: and when it grew dark, they climbed up into a tree to spend the night there.

  • So they watched the geese till it grew dark.

  • Then he was very angry and sulky, and would not speak to her at all; but they watched the geese until it grew dark in the evening, and then drove them homewards.

  • After it grew dark, Ulrich was to come to the charcoal-burner again.

  • When it grew dark, a lighted lantern was pushed under the door into each cell, as the food had been.

  • I was tired out; and, soon after it grew dark, I fell asleep.

  • Finally, as it grew dark, being tired and drowsy after his exertions in climbing the canyon, he fell asleep.

  • Inside, they found a lamp and a small cask still partly full of oil, which was a discovery they appreciated when it grew dark.

  • We have been strolling in the street every since it grew dark to get the little air which is moving.

  • Jim" shortened the way by repeating a great deal of poetry, and by earnest, reasonable conversation, so that I was quite surprised when it grew dark.

  • Just as it grew dark I rode after a teamster who said I was then four miles farther from Boulder than when I left Golden, and directed me to a house seven miles off.

  • Two-thirds of the day had passed, and they believed that it would be impossible for the Mohawks to find them before it grew dark.

  • When it grew dark, therefore, they began a cautions advance toward the edge of the swamp.

  • He told himself that Spotted Deer would appear before the night passed, and soon after it grew dark he began to signal with the call of the little red owl.

  • The sun was low in the west, and the valiant company of fighters hurried through the woods in the hope of finding the Mohawks before it grew dark.

  • It grew dark, but she did not draw the curtains; the sight of the windy moonlit garden and the leaves driving across brought a melancholy distraction.

  • Then it grew dark, there was no moon, I could barely see the bank; there's something in the dark which drives one into oneself.

  • It grew dark while he sat there staring out through the long window at the old oak-tree, ample yet bare of leaves, becoming slowly just a shape of deeper dark printed on the dusk.

  • It grew dark, and as night was coming on I found a lodging in an old tower, where dwelt a watchman and an owl.

  • So they went on, but the road led them out of the way; no house could be seen, it grew dark, and the children were afraid.

  • When it grew dark a number of colored lamps were lit, and the sailors danced merrily on the deck.

  • We consequently let them graze by the water side till it grew dark, and then led them up to the camp, where we secured them.

  • I waited a good half-hour, it grew dark, and yet no sign of poor Trusty.

  • I fell back on my chair; at the same moment the railing in front of me grew dark, and almost immediately Bruin appeared with his broad chest, and peered about in all directions.

  • We had not proceeded far when it grew dark; and, fatigued with all the labors and excitement of the day, I was soon ensconced on my soft, warm buffalo skin.

  • As it grew dark, I lighted a good fire and laid down, having cleared away the snow.

  • I had been for some time alone, and as it grew dark, having had enough of my own thoughts, I took out my zither, and began to play.

  • When it grew dark, and the stars came out, the poor abbot began to count them and write it down.

  • He was obliged, however, to pass through a dense forest which was so extensive that it grew dark before he left it.

  • I am a poor pilgrim," he replied; "it grew dark and I stopped here to rest.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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