He snatched the portfire from the sergeant and went toward the gun.
Shortly after this signal of portfire they sent up a rocket from the barque.
Salkeld as he fell, and passed the portfire to the corporal behind him.
Scully must see to having the portfire ready for himself.
He handed the portfire to Corporal Burgess, who was shot dead before he could light the fuse.
Carmichael took the portfire and had just lighted the fuse, when he received a mortal wound.
One of the gunners had a portfire lighted in readiness for firing his gun, but Lieutenant Hills ordered him to refrain, judging from the horsemen's movements that they were a picket of the 9th Irregular Native Cavalry.
Then Ahmed snatched up the burning portfire that lay on the ground and applied it to the touch-hole.
You go last, Phil, and when you are down ignite the portfire which is to be the signal to that man in the battery yonder; I and the five who are remaining with me will see to the rest of the business up here.
Left a moment alone, Miss Portfire took a quick, half-audible, feminine inventory of the cabin.
The next moment, however, Miss Portfire had apparently forgotten him and was examining the Princess through her glass.
Hand in hand also they walked to the shore, and when the Princess had been safely bestowed in the stern sheets, Miss Portfire turned and held out her own to her late host.
For the first time that evening Miss Portfire showed some anxiety.
Miss Portfire noticed her absence: "You really must not let me interfere with your usual simple ways.
Intellectually she was still feeble, although she grappled sturdily with the simple lessons which Miss Portfire set before her.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "portfire" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: brand; firebrand; flambeau; flint; light; spill; taper; torch
