The fellow did not seem to mind whether he was seen or not, but Charnock thought he knew his walk and figure, and when he reached the track set off with the object of overtaking him.
The work was worse on the inclines, where the logs ran smoothly and there was a risk of their overtaking the horses.
I only thought of overtakingthe fugitive, and aiding her in her flight.
Since overtaking them on the trail, I had not asked them to give any opinion.
We rode slowly on, as already said, not desirous of yet overtaking the foe: we were allowing them time to depart from their noon halting-place.
Up to this moment, I say, I had not thought of the result I was borne along by only one impulse--the idea of overtaking the steed, and rescuing his rider from her perilous situation.
As we were travelling so much more rapidly than Rube and Garey could have done, I looked forward to our soon overtaking them: with eager anticipation, I looked forward.
There was pursuit, of course, and it could be seen that Bennett and Haldy were rapidly overtaking the fugitive.
She now joined the boats opposite Fie-shu-kok; and as soon as the destruction of the junks and works had been completed, it was resolved to push on further up the river, in the hope of overtaking the two junks which had got away.
She was heading for the two vessels that had gone toward the west, but as these were fully fifteen miles to windward her chance of overtaking them appeared to be slight.
His aid-de-camp leaped off and threw his cloak over him as the cuirassiers came thundering past, intent upon overtaking the Prussian cavalry.
We managed, however, to keep them in view, and saw that they did not turn either to the right hand or to the left, so that we felt sure of overtaking them when they reached the shore of the lake.
We were, however, not able to travel very much faster than the steady-going oxen, and we therefore had little hope of overtaking it before it had reached its destination.
The breeze held all night, and towards daybreak freshened so that I reckoned myself safe against any canoe overtakingme if any should put out from shore; for my boat, with the wind on her quarter, was making from six to seven knots.
The moment of hisovertaking the Nibelungs is indicated by their sudden distant outcry.
From time to time Mr. Harbison informed Felix they were steadily overtaking the fugitives, and that in all probability they would be apt to come upon them while they were taking a bite around noon.
When he strode away from the camp under the big tree, it was as cheerfully as ever he had felt in all his life; nor was he dreaming of the possibilities of anything odd, or out of the usual rut, overtaking him.
Under ordinary conditions it would have been the utmost folly for Felix to even dream of overtaking that alarmed deer; but he wished to test the speeding qualities of his snow shoes.
Should you be overtaking any one, it is your duty to pass clear on their left.
When going up or down stream, should you wish to cross over to the other side and return, and another boat isovertaking you on your left, don't attempt to cross its bow; slow down until it has passed.
In the latter instance, the process is reversed, for the globules are seen overtaking one another in an upward direction.
About dark, Young, by urging his half-drunken men into a forced march, succeeded in overtaking Carson.
Colonel Fauntleroy and his men traveled at such a rapid pace, that, in the course of a very few days, they succeeded in once more overtaking the main village belonging to the enemy.
They all ran except one warrior, and as the charging party were mounted on mules, they made but poor progress in overtaking them.
Accordingly, on overtaking our outfit we headed for the juncture of the Brazos and Clear Fork, reaching our destination the second day.
Declaring them buffalo, the two men took up the trail in a gallop, overtaking the band within ten miles and securing four fine robes.
Both herds came in within a day of each other, and I loitered along with them, finally overtaking the lead one when within fifty miles of The Bend.
They succeeded in overtakingthe party of which they were in quest, but concealed their faithless desertion of Scott; alleging that he had died of disease.
He set out on his return, to report his discoveries; but night overtaking him, he was kindly and hospitably entertained at the camp of Wyeth.
He now pushed forward with all possible speed, in hopes of overtakingthe party.
He soon found the trail of the fugitives, and spurred on in hopes of overtaking them.
Again the monster was in pursuit, and fast overtaking them.
By this means Pauppukkeewis kept ahead, but still Manabozho was overtaking him when Pauppukkeewis saw an elk.
What do you think of our chance of overtaking the bounders?
Overtaking and avoiding numbers of wounded Askaris and a fair sprinkling of Germans painfully making their way back to their lines the raiders covered the intervening eight hundred yards in double time.
The family were about a quarter of a mile in advance, and we were no sooner reseated than he lashed the mules into full gallop, for the purpose of overtaking it.
I heard the principal horseman, on overtaking my servant, inquiring who I was, and whether French or English.
I had gone hardly a mile when we were brought to a halt by the head of the brigadeovertaking those who had preceded us.
Gillmore followed him up vigorously, recapturing a considerable part of the cattle he had collected, and overtaking his principal column at Somerset, routed him and drove him beyond the Cumberland River.
Our hero was perfectly well aware that the hound would trail him as he would a deer, and that if by any chance he succeeded in overtaking him, he would pull him down and throttle him without the least mercy.
There was some one following him—following, too, for the purpose and with the determination ofovertaking him.
Medea did not care what fate befell the Argonauts, but she had no desire to leave Jason and return to her father's court; so she did not hesitate to resort to any means of preventing the king from overtaking her.
Orion continued to hunt from early dawn until nightfall without any misfortuneovertaking him on account of his impetuous love-making.
Seeing no chance of overtaking them, as they appeared to be making off at a great rate, and were twelve hours in advance of us, we returned, after following the tracks for five miles across the lake.
We continued the chase for two or three miles, overtaking a couple who were mounted upon one horse.
It led us to the northeast towards the Republican; but as the Indians had a night the start of us we entertained but little hope of overtaking them that day.
They generally made their first appearance on our quarter; and speedily overtaking us, rolled, in broken files, and with many an awkward bound and splash, directly under the bowsprit.
Wait a minute," called out Lucy Smithson, who was overtaking them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overtaking" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
