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Example sentences for "start back"

  • The swelling, however, continued, and about half the party still had their eyes entirely closed; but we concluded to make a start back, those who could see a little leading the horses of those who could not see at all.

  • We concluded, therefore, to start back at once with the animals we had, and having to rely principally on grass for their food, it was a good six days' journey.

  • After a few minutes' conference with Captain Ainsworth about the capacity of his boat, and the state of facts along the river, I instructed him to be ready to start back at 6 p.

  • Defn: To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

  • To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

  • To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo.

  • To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

  • I'm goin' to start back, an' you can come or not, just as you please.

  • The thing for us to do is to start back to the Diamond Dot," sez I.

  • Spider Kelley was with me this time, an' we had meandered here an' there until we had picked up a big enough string to stand as an excuse for our trip, and were about minded to start back.

  • The day before I was to start back home it was arranged that I should return to Jim Beckwith's ranche and keep the Colonel posted by letter in regard to the snow in the mountains, and when he would be able to cross.

  • When on a march it was my custom to ride ahead of the army, so the morning that we were ready to start back I had given my orders to the scouts, had mounted, and was just ready to start, when Lieut.

  • He decided not to look any further, but we returned to our camp and made preparations to start back to headquarters the next morning.

  • The evening that we were to start back to our camp, Nawasa came to me and told me in Spanish that her brother wanted to see me, and that he had something to tell me.

  • I think you had better rest all you can so as to be ready to make a start back as soon as I find out whether we are on a wild-goose chase or not.

  • You can sleep and rest for two or three hours; then we'll start back.

  • Let's start back, take them with us, and picnic in the first pretty spot out of sight of old houses.

  • Her grief at her husband's disappearance was so heart-rending that three young men at last consented to start back in the morning and endeavor to find Wolfinger.

  • In the morning the relief party was to start back to the settlements.

  • The relief party were to start back in a couple of days, and such as were strong enough were to accompany them.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    animal products; but they were too; casualty clearing; familiar voice; good vinegar; necessary laws; paper birch; see her; sister said; start from; start them; start with; started again; started back; started early; started for; started forward; started from; started off; started out; starting from; starting point; startled look; talk with; this regard; what matter