As he reached the top of the bank a yell and a volley came from the other side of the creek.
The fragrance of the food reached the Deacon's nostrils, and made his mouth water and fond anticipations rise as to the good it would do the boys.
He reached the firing-line, strung along the ragged bluffs, and hiding behind trees, stumps and stones.
He sprang to the seat, whipped up his horse, and as he reached the main road was rejoiced to see a squad of Union cavalry approaching.
He reachedout and shook hands with Bat Meacham over the bargain, and called to the waiter, "Here, fill 'em up agin.
And he reached over and tried to squeeze his wife's hand, but she repulsed it.
The old woman came out into the yard with some meat in her hand, and the shrill note of her orders to the negresses reached the Deacon's ears, though he could not make out the words.
Late in the afternoon they reached the County seat, and marched directly for the public square, in which the jail was situated.
I hadn't expected to see any till after we'd reached Chattanoogy, but guerrillas's never where you expect 'em.
The 7th Infantry Division reached the East Coast on the second day.
As we reached the shore we were helped a great deal by amphibian tractors that had come down the coast with supplies,” said Colonel Snedeker of the 7th Marines, “Otherwise we couldn’t get supplies overland.
When the 1st Marine Division reached the southwest coast north of Itoman on 7 June, Admiral Ota’s force lost its chance of escape.
By that date, IIIAC elements had reached objectives thought originally to require 11 days in the taking.
When news of Buckner’s death reached the headquarters of the Thirty-second Army in its cliff-side cave near Mabuni, the staff officers rejoiced.
Troops moved rapidly over rugged terrain, repaired roads and blown bridges, successively opened new unloading points, and reached the northern tip of the island, some 55 miles from the original landing beaches, in 14 days.
But as Japanese antitank weapons and mines reached the height of lethality at Okinawa, the Sherman’s thin-skinned weak points (1.
The Marines reached the crest of Shuri Ridge with hardly a firefight.
When the 1st Marine Division reached the coast near Itoman it represented the first time in more than a month that the division had access to the sea.
And then by a dizzy perpendicular ladder to which I committed myself in faith, we reached a little platform on the very top of one of the pinnacles.
Higher and higher we went, till at last we reached the parapet.
I wish that the English Church could have an Index, and put Paradise Lost upon it, and allow no one to read it until he had reached years of discretion, and then only with a certificate, and for purely literary purposes.
But when wereached the wicket we seemed to be as far removed from humanity as dwellers in a lonely isle.
We reached the nearest point to the well upon the road, and we struck into the fields; that was a sweet place where we found ourselves!
His constitution, exhausted by dissipation, rapidly gave way, and he died before he had reached his fortieth year.
Having left our horses, we went directly to the place where this had apparently happened; but we had scarcely reached the spot, when this new jet disappeared, and the one we had seen before was renewed.
After thirty days' exertion, he reached the central chamber, where he found a sarcophagus.
The Grecian shoes generally reached to the middle of the leg.
Paecard and his guide, who in the year 1786 had reached the supposed inaccessible summit of the hill, were not the only persons who had succeeded in the attempt; for that, five days before my arrival at the foot of the mountain, M.
At first, when loosened, the volume in motion is but small, but it gathers as it continues to roll; and by the time it has reached the habitable parts of the mountain, it is generally grown to an enormous bulk.
Ogilby, the translator of Homer and Virgil, knew little of Latin or Greek, till he was past fifty; and Franklin's philosophical pursuits began when he had nearly reachedhis fiftieth year.
Good fortune attended us; and without any serious inconvenience, we reached the object we had in view.
In this solitary manner he wandered on until he reached Holloway, where he sat down upon a large stone, which remains there to be seen to this day.
It is quite natural that they should do so, because often a man would die in the desert if his horse or camel would not work well and carry him faithfully until they reached water.
Its Past History Egypt is the only part of Africa that could be reached easily by people in Europe and Asia, because in Egypt is the only place where men could walk from Asia and Europe into Africa.
Their houses were round and built of reeds, with steep roofs which nearly reached to the ground.
On the other side of the landing when they reached it was a narrow lane, a mere pathway, between a high wall on the one hand and a high hedge on the other, which led up a steep hill to a road, on the other side of which was a cemetery.
This is your room, I think," he said, stopping when theyreached it.
By the time she had reached him, however, the last act of the little play had begun.
Certain powers of perception have developed in her to a point beyond that which has been reached by the people about her, and she is forced to act up to what she perceives to be right.
The Tenor never sang better than upon that occasion, and he had scarcely reached his cottage after the service was over, when the impresario burst in upon him, having, in his eagerness, omitted the ceremony of knocking.
They hadreached the house by this time, and Angelica ushered her aunt in, then led her to the drawing room where she herself usually sat, the one that opened onto the terrace.
He reachedit at last, however, reached it and grasped the carafe--with such a feeling of relief and thankfulness!
The entrance to Ilverthorpe was only a few hundred yards from where they had met, and they had now reached a postern which led into the grounds.
Each had reached that perfect diapason at which the most antagonistic spirits are in supreme unison.
When I reached the floor on which Rose's bedroom was, I stopped in the dark passage.
Then, in the foreground, I see, behind the houses, the little gardens whose breathreached me just now.
We stood silent for a moment; then I added: "We never actually realise all that we have in our minds; but one would think that this man's life and work reached the farthest bounds of his visions.
We had reached the foot of the stairs that lead to the Victory of Samothrace.
Does it not look as though, in the charts of our characters, the virtues are the ultimate goals which can be reached only by the way of our faults?
We, together with other importers, drew upon the parent stock in Scotland to such an extent about this time that the straining point was soon reached and prices rapidly advanced in that country also.
In the year of 1895, this system reached its climax.
During the past year, for example, the recoveries reached 46.
Right here is an important point which I wish to make: When the physician ceases to prescribe alcohol as a medicine, the drink problem will have reached the final stage of its solution.
Some time ago a friend of mine, a very old fellow, that I had taken a special interest in securing a pension for, had reached the age and condition of dependency.
He hoped to get rid of the fellow without being perceived, but, as he reached the gate, he saw his wife, his son and Marthe come up the staircase, after strolling round the walls of the Old Mill.
But he had not finished speaking when another cry reachedhis ears.
Morestal was panting for breath when he reached the top: "We ought .
A word, here and there, of the conversation reached the tent.
And yet news reached him at every moment, threatening news, like the news of a plague that comes nearer and nearer, despite the distance, despite the intervening waters.
He quietly entered the drawing-room, therefore, walked straight across it and reached the windows on the other side.
The vanguard reached the high-road, at the end of the Étang-des-Moines.
York Gazette, which had just reached Niagara, three or four days after the date of publication.
We reached there last night and walked all day to get here, and glad we are to get back to our old quarters, the best we've seen since we left them.
True," replied Kate; "but all the sooner he reached its consummation.
One who reached the opposite shore in a boat made a gesture of defiance and contempt toward his foes across the river, when he fell, transpierced with the bullet of an Indian sharpshooter.
We reached the landing in a still more demoralized condition than the American invaders, but met a warmly hospitable, not hostile, reception.
About sunset in an October afternoon, Neville Trueman reached The Holms, after a long and weary ride from the western end of his circuit, whichreached nearly to the head of Lake Ontario.
The British column now poured in, and before drum had rolled or bugle rung had reached the central quadrangle.
Some were impaled upon the jagged pines, others reached the bottom bruised and bleeding, and others, attempting to swim the rapid stream, were drowned in its whirling eddies.
When wereached the Harbour the British had retreated to their shipping, leaving part of the dead and wounded upon the field of battle.
The artful author further arranged that when Sheppard reached his place of execution, he should send for a friend to the cart as he stood under the gibbet, and deliver a copy of the pamphlet as his last speech and dying confession.
Before the two vessels reached the Barrier, however, they were destined to encounter a spell of bad weather.
When they reached the bow they could see by peering over that the boat had gone and that the professor had penetrated alone into the country of the Patagonians.
In my opinion Shackleton might have reached his goal if he had used a motor sledge, capable of carrying heavy weights, and not placed his sole dependence on ponies.
Ben's voice shook a little as he reachedthe latter part of his narrative.
The birds alone soared off and doubtless the stronger winged of them reached land.
The damage the ship had sustained in her narrow escape from annihilation had proved quite difficult to repair, though before the vessel reached the sixtieth parallel it had been adjusted.
It was not more than a mile distant, but before they reached their goal the professor gave out and the boys had to half-drag, half-carry him over the frozen surface.
Even as the onlookers gazed horror-stricken at the sudden blotting out of the dirigible before their eyes the loud roar of the explosion of its superheated gas reached their ears.
These lines mark the points reached by different explorers," explained the captain.
I tied my hood at the top of the stairs, fastened my tippet in the hall, and reached the family coach by about three of those bounds common to all young animals.
On which mission I set forth, but when I reached the top of the stairs I caught sight of the red-haired young lady, in her bonnet and shawl, standing at the open door, a Prayer Book in her hand.
When she reached the little green gate she seemed to recollect herself, and, putting her hand to her head, went back into the house.
He reached the house just as a postman was leaving it.
No rumor concerning the tragedy reached this office until long after midnight.
His plan of operation was fully formed when hereached Washington Street.
It was the luncheon hour when the young ladiesreached home, and Mr. Pembroke had arrived before them.
Ivan's coupe rolled gently down Park Street, and just as it reached the corner of Tremont, one of the forward wheels came off.
He bowed to the young ladies with an attempt at graciousness, and reached for the shapeless, soft cap that covered his head, but he only succeeded in pulling the visor awry, and he passed them, mumbling about the weather.
He passed so close to me that I could have reached out from under the tree and tripped him up!
I have no doubt that it was at one time carried up vertically until it reached the level of the surface of the water of the well, which was about 2ft.
At last they reached the edge of the plain, where they could just discern, afar, here and there, the groups of trees belonging to the farms.
They reached the interior stairway which divides the galleries where the drawings and water-colors are hung, overlooking the immense garden inclosed in glass, where the works of sculpture are exhibited.
Then, making a detour of the apartment, he reached the door and departed.
When he reached the Countess's house, he was told that she was dressing for a drive in the Bois.
As soon as she saw Olivier's convulsed and livid face, she guessed that he had reached the limit of suffering.
As soon as the sonorous wave from the instruments reached him he felt himself borne away in a sort of nervous intoxication, which thrilled body and mind indescribably.
They crossed a salon, a billiard-room, a card-room, and finally reached a sort of box over the gallery of the musicians.
He reached his home in a gloomy mood and began to smoke cigarettes, with the vehemence of an irritated man who uses ten matches to light his tobacco.
When she reached her husband's door her heart was beating so violently that she could not call him.
She reached up her hand to his mouth and pressed it there tight, stammering: "Oh, do not lie!
Never had such sadness, such discouragement, such a sensation of having reached the end of everything, the end of his mental and physical being, thrown him into such desperate distress of soul.
Soaked to the skin, my clothes hanging sodden about me, and chilled to the marrow though I was, I set my chattering teeth, and swore that we should not sleep until we reached Toulouse.
I had kissed his hands; I had poured forth my thanks; I had reached the door already, and he was in the act of turning to La Fosse, when it came into my head to glance at the warrant he had given me.
Singing still, she turned and reentered the room, leaving wide the windows, so that faintly, as from a distance, her voice still reached me after she was gone from sight.
At last we reached the chateau, and as I brought the boat to the terrace steps, it was Saint-Eustache who came forward to offer his wrist to Mademoiselle.
Night had fallen long before we reached Lespinasse, and with it came foul weather.
And so, through having delayed my departure by a single day, did it come to pass that a message reached me before it might have been too late.
I was in that room by accident, and when the first words of your conversationreached me I had not been human had I not remained and strained my ears to catch every syllable you uttered.
I leapt to my feet, with a suddenness that sent my chair gliding a full half-yard along the glimmering parquet of the floor, and in two strides I had reached the Count and put forth my hand to bid him welcome.
Although she had charged Edmund to carry a message to her father when a rumour of what was passing below had reached her, she scarcely expected that the result would be so prompt and satisfactory.
As the boysreached the corner of Milk Street, they observed a Franciscan Friar of venerable aspect coming towards them, and instinctively Leofric bent the knee as if to ask a blessing.
They had journeyed by easy stages, and reached Oxford safely and without adventure.
They were habited in a long white coat of cloth down to the heels, girt about with a leather girdle; over this was a short surplice of linen, and over that again a short black cape that reached to the elbows.
They would wait until they had reached some place where the river runs smooth and swift, and then they would wind her clothes about her and throw her into the depths, and never a sign would be seen again of my good wife Bridget Marlow!
Nevertheless the news which reached the camp as to the terms suggested by the Barons showed that these were characterized by great moderation.
Nor had they actuallyreached the wall before a sudden cry, wild and strange, rang through the silence of the night.
This habit was made of a strong sort of cloth, andreached to the knees, being confined at the waist by a leather girdle.
If he could achieve this purpose, all might yet be saved; but Simon had already delayed too long, and even now no certain tidings of his whereabouts had reached the Earl's camp.
They had marched rapidly, in order to surprise the King's party; but warning had reached them, and already there was a great stirring in the hollow, which was alive with bands of soldiers being drafted into position.
But a greater triumph was in store for the comrades when they finally reached shore, and were brought by their companions into the lines once more.
Nevertheless Jack was to have his wish, and the travellers were to meet with an adventure before they reached their journey's end.
The Leipsic publisher admitted that his action in depositing the money to be delivered in exchange for the manuscripts had been due to reports which had reached him touching difficulties which another publisher had had with the composer.
Before the wine reached Vienna, on March 10, Beethoven wrote again to the Schotts: According to my letter the Quartet was to be dedicated to one whose name I have already sent to you.
An agreement had beenreached with Diabelli concerning the Variations, Op.
Wasserhof, as the place is now called, the Beethoven estate, lies opposite the village and is reached by a wagon road which runs a large part of the way along the edge of a ravine, which torrents have cut out of the clayey soil.
He closed an agreement with Boosey; but when the manuscript reached London, Boosey was already in possession of a copy of the Vienna edition and the work had also been printed in Paris.
Moreover, the recorded conversations show that he was witty, that he had a wider outlook on affairs than Beethoven's other musical advisers, that his judgments were quickly reached and unhesitatingly pronounced.
Then he reached the day's happenings and with obvious restraint he remarked: "Pretty doings, these!
He reached the Austrian capital in the last days of March or the first days of April.
That the invitation reached its destination may safely be assumed from Beethoven's remark about the interest displayed in the plan at the embassy; but the document is not to be found in the archives.
A determination seems to have been reached when the Book shows Johann as saying: "If you are to start on Monday the carriage must be ordered on Sunday.
Sometimes the officers who selected the landing-ground moved with the transport, and made their choice when the transport reached its destination.
There had been many experiments in other uses, but though these had already reached the stage of practical application, it was the stress of the war which first compelled their adoption on a wide scale.
This part of the scheme cannot be said to have failed in practice: it never reached the test of practice.
They embarked at Southampton, with their horses, and reached Amiens on the morning of the 13th.
The little fleet made straight for the Bight and reached a position some twelve miles north of Heligoland by 6.
The first news that reached General von Kluck of the presence of the British forces came to him from a British, not from a German, aeroplane.
The thing came to a head during the war, when the success of the Fokkers, which reachedits height during the early months of 1916, made the public uneasy.
When hereached Belfort, Squadron Commander Shepherd fell ill; moreover, the weather was bad, with a falling barometer and a strong easterly wind.
Some of them were made over the sea; on the 27th of June, for instance, she left Hamburg in the morning, and reached Cuxhaven in about two hours.
It passes a region of the finest cotton lands, where originally the old southern plantation system reached its richest development, and where the modern plan of smaller farms has been making some headway since the Civil War.
They are reached by inclined-plane railways from the lower grounds, as well as by winding roadways.
Its mouth is reached by passing down a rocky ravine through the forest, and is a sort of funnel-shaped opening about a hundred feet in diameter at the top, with steep walls fifty feet high.
The submergence must therefore have reached inland across the Triassic formation at least to the margin of the crystalline rocks.
Three of these, in charge of Simeon Deshneff, Gerasim Ankudinoff and Feodor Alexieff, respectively, reached Bering Strait.
From Tobolsk for St. Petersburg we left on the 25th of the same month, following the same route by which we originally reached Tobolsk from the capital.
Fortuna back there since she had already returned to Bolsheretsk when Bering reached that port, on his way to Okhotsk.
There were hostilities with the Chukchi, the two boats were separated, and Deshneff's alone finally reached Kamchatka.
They reachedthe Kamchatka | | | river on their return | H.
Triassic portion of the peneplain is submerged, and the shore-line of the transgressing ocean has reached the margin of the crystalline rocks.
When, in a state of despair, they reached her sick-bed, they found her very calm and happy.
At this moment the boys have reached the sailing channel, and, with arms uplifted, they skate down into the water and disappear without a cry for help.
From far in the distance faint harp tones were heard, and celestial song, like a soft murmur, reached him.
He said they were now making their way back to Canada, and were ready to promise that if he would carry them through they would send him the fare as soon as they reached their friends.
Ritterspaugh opened it and went through, leaving it open behind him, leaving Spangler inside, and in a position from which he readily could have reached the door.
About ten o'clock Booth rode up the alley back of the theatre where he had been accustomed to keep his horse, and having reached the rear entrance, called for Ned three times, each time a little louder than before.
The front of the box had been draped for the occasion with the American flag, which was stretched across its front, and reached down nearly or quite to the floor.
Having reached the street, he deliberately threw his dagger away, mounted the horse which he had hitched in front of the door, and rode off.
He admits that he reached Montreal on the 6th of April with dispatches from Davis and Benjamin to Thompson.
Although Payne rode away so leisurely at the start, he put his horse to the top of his speed as soon as he had fairly cleared the streets and reached the suburbs of the city.
This had been to him an eventful week, full of difficulties and hazards; but he may now feel safe, as he has reached the abode of the chief conspirators, his employers, and is ready to claim his reward.
All the rooms occupied by the Secretary and his family were on the second floor, and were reached by a flight of stairs in the hallway.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reached" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
