The old Colonel took his place, and at a command from him in a somewhat low voice, the men, except a detail left to hold the horses, moved into company-front facing the guns.
We did not use to speak at one time; had a falling out about which one should hold the horses; I made him do it, but I reckon he won't remember it now.
When the latter had gained possession of Chattanooga he was directed not to move on Rome as he proposed, but simply to hold the mountain-passes, so as to prevent the ingress of the rebels into East Tennessee.
For we are made partakers of Christ: yet so, if we hold the beginning of his substance firm unto the end.
But I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat and to commit fornication.
Hold the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me: in faith and in the love which is in Christ Jesus.
Indeed, the situation was not promising, and General Rosecrans himself, in communicating with the President the day succeeding the battle of Chickamauga, expressed doubts of his ability tohold the gateway of the Cumberland Mountains.
In order to prevent this contingency, he demanded that the Elector should allow him to hold the fortresses of Custrin and Spandau, till the siege of Magdeburg should be raised.
In the first place, I hold the goods to be, as might be expected, inferior in quality, to the goods I would like.
Hay to hold the lease of the island is that they may obtain the fish of the inhabitants, who are bold and successful fishermen, and are more favourably situated for the haaf fishing than any other people in Shetland.
In the first place, I hold the goods to be, as might be expected, inferior in quality to the goods I would like.
Hold the torch up till I've got to the end of the court, and then kennel yourself, do you hear?
As old John was not in the way at the moment, Joe, who was sitting in the bar ruminating on his dismal fate and the manifold perfections of Dolly Varden, ran out to hold the guest's stirrup and assist him to mount.
We are short of teachers, because teachers' salaries are too low to attract new teachers, or to hold the ones we have.
Since May 1943, following President Roosevelt's "hold the line" order and in the face of the greatest pressures which this country has ever seen, the cost of living index has risen only three percent.
It is up to industry not only to hold the line on existing prices, but to make reductions whenever profits justify such action.
I wish you to hold the reins of government as long as you live; but you have no children, and it is tolerably certain that you will have none by Josephine: What will become of us when you are gone?
All visitors with archaeological proclivities found traces of the stone sockets used to hold the candelabra in which public piety lighted tapers or placed its ex-votos and flowers.
After several days' careful exploration, Gerard found that the base of the two parallel slopes was sufficiently solid, though different in composition, to hold the water, allowing none to escape.
While improved means of communication and many other material ties have served to hold the States of the Union together, the political bond was supplied by the Ordinance of 1787, which inaugurated the American colonial system.
He then ordered McCook to move from Battle Creek to the Therman road, where he was to hold the enemy in check until re-enforced by Thomas.
Rosecrans knew that Bragg had weakened his right to support his left, looking to offensive movements on his part, and that the vital point in his own plan was the ability of McCook to hold the enemy in check on his front.
As the command approached Triune they found the enemy had burned the bridge across Wilson's Creek and retired, leaving a battery of six pieces with cavalry supports to hold the crossing.
Garrard, of the Seventh Kentucky Infantry, who had received instructions from General Thomas to obstruct the roads and to hold the rebels in check.
General Thomas directed him to return to his brigade immediately, with orders to hold theenemy in check until the other troops could be brought up.
Under his instructions she had learned to hold the tiller in sailing in and out of the inlet; to swim over hand; to dive from a plank, no matter how high the jump; and to join in all his outdoor sports.
Then the two grappling-hooks are thrown; the fangs strike, the double scythes close together and hold the victim as in a vice.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hold the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
