The perplexed Sioux remained silent as the hoofbeats of the racing pony echoed through the night, for they were anxious to make sure which way the rider had gone.
The next instant the plain reverberated with the ringing war cry of the Dacotahs and the thunderous hoofbeats of their ponies.
Therefore, when the hoofbeats finally died away in the north the anxious listeners were unable to place much faith in the clew.
The tattoo of hoofbeats was slowing up now, and the cloud of dust was not so heavy.
Then there followed the sound of hoofbeats on the dusty road, and the rattle of some many-jointed vehicle, with loose springs and looser wheels.
The excitement of the chase and the noise of the hoofbeats of their own horses and of the reports of their own rifles effectually lost the report of the shot and soon another, and nearest, Apache also plunged to the plain.
Faintly to her ears came the pounding hoofbeats of a galloping horse on the well-packed street, growing rapidly nearer with portentous speed.
The hoofbeats passed the corner without slackening pace, and whirled up the street, stopping in front of the house with a suddenness which she had long since learned to attribute to cowboys.
The door closed softly, quickly, and the women heard the cantering hoofbeatsof his horse as they grew fainter and finally died out on the plain.
The hoofbeats came rapidly nearer and another courier turned the corner of the chaparral and went no further.
The hoofbeats ceased, their line stopped and wavered, and at that instant the American rifles fired, pouring forth a stream of lead, a deadly volley.
There was little sound now but that of the turning wheels, the creaking of the axles, and the hoofbeats of many scores of horses and mules.
There was no sound but the hoofbeats of the horsemen and an occasional cry from the wounded, but Phil did not even hear these.
On came the horsemen, the hoofbeatssteadily growing louder.
Benson whistled to the dog, and they heard the clattering hoofbeats of the cob's hurried departure.
At that moment they heard the thunder of hoofbeats across the stream.
White Otter listened soberly as the hoofbeats of the ponies gradually died away.
They waited anxiously to hear the hoofbeats of advancing ponies.
The hoofbeats of the ponies were smothered by the noise from the camp.
The hoofbeats of galloping ponies sounded across the plain, and a moment afterward the night rang with the wild shouts of the riders.
They rode in silence for a little while, the light from Rowena's torch dancing acappella rigadoons on bare walls and dripping ceilings, Easy Money's hoofbeats hardly audible above the purling of the stream.
Once, he thought he heard hoofbeats up ahead, but he met no one, and not long afterward he saw the pale pile of Carbonek looming above the trees to his left, and encephalo-guided Easy Money into the lane that led to the entrance.
The hoofbeats of horse and rohorse crescendoed; there was the resounding clang!
Finally the single set ofhoofbeats took over again, and Mallory III saw a horse and rider coming around the bend in the highway.
It was well that he had, for hardly a minute passed before he heard hoofbeats approaching from the south, and presently he saw a tall knight astride a resplendent steed turn into the lane.
The approaching knight and steed loomed larger; the sound of hoofbeats crescendoed into staccato thunder.
A moment later he heard a second set of hoofbeats and knew that Mallory II had made his presence known.
The ground under these was carpeted with pine needles, which lay, year after year, until no sound echoed from the hoofbeats upon them.
Then the echoes of hoofbeats thudded on the trail after him.
As he stood in the road extricating himself from the unusual manner in which he had harnessed his rifle to his shoulders, he was startled by the rapid hoofbeats of an approaching horse.
Then the door was closed and barred, and the hoofbeats died away down the Valley.
Then suddenly it occurred to him that in a few minutes the hoofbeats of the on-coming horses would be heard, and that Bennet would have time to get to the door and escape.
As on the previous morning, Alex and his jailer were near the conclusion of the meal when hoofbeats again told of the approach of a visitor.
Hoofbeats rolled up in the darkness and stopped at the door of the house and a moment later Whitby entered the room, his pink, English complexion aglow with the exercise and wind-beating of his ride.
Hoofbeats coming out of the darkness where Dave had disappeared, startled him and he scuttled away like a rabbit.
At the unmistakable sound of retreating hoofbeats the figures in camp came to life.
The sound ofhoofbeats brought both Enid and her father to the door.
The girl was sitting moodily by the window when she heard hoofbeats in the courtyard.
The mare's stride was shorter than that of the colts; her hoofbeats reached them in quicker rhythm than their own.
The ceasing of the mare's hoofbeats upon the road behind withdrew from the situation what had been its most dangerous element, and at length, coming to a sudden sharp rise in the road, Jarvis succeeded in pulling the colts down to a walk.
He listened for a moment as the hoofbeats stopped.
A moment later a shot was fired and hoofbeats signified the fast departure of both horses, one ridden by the killer, the other led.
Stunned by this new misfortune, the wounded man listened to the hoofbeats until they were swallowed by the night.
It came from the direction where he had heard the hoofbeats of the retreating pony.
At that instant a shrill yell of triumph rang through the night, and a moment afterward the Sioux heard the quick, sharp hoofbeats of galloping ponies directly behind them.
Sun Bird listened anxiously until the sounds of the hoofbeats had died away and then he turned to his comrades.
It sounded like the hoofbeatsof many ponies bearing down upon the camp site.
The hoofbeats of many ponies echoed across the plain.
Yet when she heard hoofbeats on the driveway could have kept her from peeping out.
They advanced for some time, guided by thehoofbeats from the Mexican column.
But before the sun could rise and dispel the fog the sound of the hoofbeats ceased.
When she had left the clearing, and the noise of rapid hoofbeats would not be heard, she lifted the mare into a gallop.
Suddenly from the other direction came the clattering hoofbeats of a single galloping horse.
They heard hoofbeatson the road ahead of them, and the sound was coming in their direction.
But for that and the hoofbeats of their own horses, there was no sound save once, when they heard a scuttling on the bark of a tree.
Everybody could hear the hoofbeats now, and again there was a stir in the ranks of the defenders.
Probably larger than ours, if the hoofbeats mean anything," said Harry.
They slackened speed a little, wishing to save their horses for a final burst, and stopped once or twice for a second or two to listen for the sound of otherhoofbeats than their own.
The hoofbeats of nearly two hundred horses rang hard on the frozen road, but with increased speed pulses throbbed faster and spirits rose.
Bending low he heard the distant sound of hoofbeatsbehind him, but they soon died away.
Their hoofbeats rang in a steady beat on the road, as they went forward on that long easy gallop which made the miles drop swiftly behind them.
The hoofbeats were fast growing louder, and Harry knew that the head of the Northern column would appear in a minute or two.
Then they heard hoofbeats behind them coming fast.
The two turned into a dirt lane beyond the meeting-house, Derr keeping close by the side of his guide, while the hoofbeats of the two horses suddenly grew muffled by the softer bed of the lane in exchange for the macadamized pike.
There was no pause of minutes, hardly a pause of seconds, when the rush of hoofbeatsbegan again and poured out from the town, fifteen desperate riders on fifteen fresh mounts.
The hoofbeats of the horses and the shouts of the men to one another, pitched high with terror, shattered the night air.
Into this peaceful quiet came the sound of hoofbeats from the street.
And then the rat-tat-tat of hoofbeats as the surviving smugglers fled westward.
As it had been a hard day for all, the party was preparing to break up for the night, when Josephine's sharp ears caught the sound of horses' hoofbeats coming toward the house.
He rode leisurely as though fearful the noise of his horse's hoofbeats might strike the ears of some early prowler of the ranch.
The sound of hoofbeats drew nearer and then there burst into sight from around a turn in the road a sight which caused the boys nearly to fall from their horses with laughter.
There was no sound of a pursuit and the hoofbeats of Mr. Black's horses had ceased.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hoofbeats" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
