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Example sentences for "inspanned"

Lexicographically close words:
insomnia; insomuch; insouciance; insouciant; inspan; inspanning; inspect; inspected; inspecting; inspection
  1. When they inspanned and made another start the wind had completely ceased, the sunlight had lost its sting, and the stillness of infinite peace seemed to brood like a bright-plumaged dove over the Desert.

  2. Mrs Bester, assisted by her old father, inspanned four horses in the cart and drove on behind the trackers.

  3. At evening the Hottentot servants drove in the oxen, inspanned them to the wagons, and drove out to the various scherms for the purpose of bringing back the game to the different camping-places.

  4. We then inspanned according to custom, and "trekked" onward to the banks of the spruit named Klip River, six miles east of Heilbron.

  5. With the greatest speed we saddled and inspanned and very quickly the laager hurried on, whilst the burghers took up positions to hold back the enemy until the waggons and carts were out of danger.

  6. At this moment, too, Footsack shouted that the wagon was inspanned and ready.

  7. Very hastily I swallowed some food, while Footsack inspanned the horses.

  8. Quite a long while went by before, glancing behind me, I saw that the oxen that had been grazing at a little distance had at length arrived and were being inspanned in furious haste.

  9. Having stolen our oxen the Basutos drove them to the wagon, inspanned them and departed with their loot.

  10. I went and saw the cart inspanned with the four horses all looking as though they were asleep, for their heads hung down.

  11. Having no choice we inspanned and continued our journey, escorted by the company of two hundred savages.

  12. Next morning our party inspanned and treked over the desert plain in a north-easterly direction.

  13. This hope consoled Groot Willem, as he mounted his huge horse, and rode after the wagons that were already inspanned and treking down the valley.

  14. They were only too glad to get off out of that neighbourhood, and at an early hour they inspanned and treked up the banks of the stream.

  15. We inspanned again in the evening, and in a little turned the flanks of Spitzkop, and coming over a little rise saw a wide plain before us densely covered with dwarf trees.

  16. We breakfasted in haste, inspanned hurriedly, and were on the road an hour after sunrise.

  17. Here John stabled and fed his horses, giving them all that remained of the forage; and then, once more, inspanned for the last stage.

  18. At sundown they inspanned again, and started across the darkening veldt.

  19. We inspanned at the usual hour the day following, and trekked through a dreary stony country; a solitary Dutch farm-house, about eleven miles distant, was the only sign of life visible far or near.

  20. So the next day Gregory carried her out in his arms to the wagon which stood inspanned before the door.

  21. A different life showed itself in the front of the house, where Tant Sannie's cart stood ready inspanned and the Boer-woman herself sat in the front room drinking coffee.

  22. Inspanned and retraced our steps six miles, as I intend to return to Chakani pan, where I know there is water.

  23. Early in the morning, to save time, I had him skinned, and inspanned to make my morning trek before breakfast.

  24. Set to work with my forelooper, inspanned the oxen, and travelled night and day to reach Chakani.

  25. I took a few tea-spoonsful at a time, and with the rest we made some tea, and soon after inspanned and treked to Chakani pan, there to wait again for rain.

  26. I have seen them tamed and inspanned with oxen.

  27. Since oxen, with heavily-laden wagons, travel slowly, this required the oxen to be inspanned three times before water was reached.

  28. Late in the afternoon the oxen are again inspanned and they travel until about 9 or 10 P.

  29. Four oxen were then inspanned and we tested it.

  30. I shan't feel happy till I'm on the top of the cliff yonder, and we've inspanned the oxen and are trekking for home.

  31. At two o'clock they inspanned and trekked again.

  32. Next day they inspanned the oxen, now much refreshed and recruited by their rest and good feeding, and ascended the long mountain slope.

  33. We inspanned at sunset, and plunged straight into the desert, travelling slightly to the south of east.

  34. Shortly before sundown we inspanned and made a start, shaping our course north-east.

  35. We inspanned and altered our course slightly to the westward.

  36. Why, he has inspanned four or five boys from Nteya's location to help him with the trek!

  37. Two of the Police horses were inspanned to the buggy, the men mounting behind comrades, and the party set forth.

  38. We inspanned and then came a long trek to Jan Modebi's.

  39. We inspanned at sunrise on Monday and started for Setloguli.

  40. Then we inspanned and drove to Setloguli, where our spirits were considerably raised by an excellent lunch provided by Mrs. Fraser, who is the best hostess I have ever met.

  41. As fast as one was inspanned it was shot, and quickly another and another would share its fate.

  42. The captain told me to get the mules inspanned and follow on.

  43. In the Bushveld the oxen were invariably tied up at night, picketed to the trek-chain, each pair at its yoke ready to be inspanned for the early morning trek.

  44. But nothing that had happened revealed the vicious ingrained obstinacy of the animal's nature so clearly as the last act in the struggle: it stood passive, and apparently beaten, while the boys inspanned it again.

  45. The oxen were inspanned and the last odd things were being put up when one of the boys came to say that he could not get the guns and water-barrel because Jess would not let him near them.

  46. It was then that the man opened his eyes and faintly shook his head; so they inspanned as best they could and made another trek.

  47. Once more the oxen were inspanned to the other post, and walked off at the yells of the Indians.

  48. That night six of the rested oxen were inspanned to one of the wagons, loaded with water-casks and what was left of their yams and bananas.

  49. At seven in the morning the oxen were inspanned and they went forward until noon.

  50. At three they inspanned and went on again until seven, when another two hours' rest and the evening meal took place.

  51. The horses were inspanned to the coach; he had only time to say good-bye when they started off.

  52. For instance, on the first day we inspanned at 10.

  53. One was that the enemy had had enough; the other that the team inspanned to the foremost of the ammunition waggons was in a state of wild panic--so much so indeed that its driver could no longer control it.

  54. Already the cart stood inspanned in front of the stoep.

  55. Besides, I just honestly confess that I thought you would have inspanned and come along this way, when I hoped you would not have refused to take me with you.

  56. As soon as the oxen had been watered and had had time to pick up some grass, the party inspanned and proceeded on their journey.

  57. Within six hours of his arrival at the kraal he had inspanned his oxen and trekked away north into the heart of the Kalahari.

  58. We rested for a short time and then inspanned and started for the upland pool.

  59. As soon as the oxen were inspanned and ready to move forward for the mountains to which Klaas had directed our course, I rode off for a low kopje that rose from the plain away in the distance hoping to see game beyond.


  60. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "inspanned" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.