The Athenaeum was particularly attentive, but I was unable to avail myself of the privileges it laid freely open before me during my stayin London.
I have named many of the friends who did everything to make our stay in England and Scotland agreeable.
It is pure good-will to my race which leads me to commend the Star Razor to all who travel by land or by sea, as well as to all who stay at home.
The poor young lady was almost tired out sometimes, having to stay at her table, on one occasion, so late as eleven in the evening, to get through her day's work.
No doubt many of the same class of people that used to fill the churches stay at home and read about evolution or telepathy, or whatever new gospel they may have got hold of.
Mr. Hallam Tennyson and his wife, both of most pleasing presence and manners, did everything to make our stay agreeable.
Unlike the French Newfoundlanders, who came in a body from Plaisance (now Placentia), the Acadians preferred to stay at home.
Between the roaring flames, the bursting shells, and the whizzing cannon balls, the three doomed vessels soon became an inferno too hot for men to stay in.
One night he asked him to stay till the next day, and Francis consenting, he had a bed made up for him in his own room.
In a second interview he had with them he promised them possessions and lands if they would only stay with him!
Francis argued that he could not stay at home in safety and let the brothers go abroad on dangerous missions, it would raise talk.
But God led him to stay in Spain longer than he had expected.
But at length, after catching a violent cold through getting out of bed at a preposterous hour to let the staggering Joseph in, Peter told him roundly that if he didn't come home sober and in good time, he must just stay out all night.
You must be civil to me--that is, if you want me to stayhere and try to get your jewels back.
You say," he went on, "that you had expected to stay longer at Miss Bellington's than you actually did.
We can't stay here forever--between two fires, you know.
There's where they staywhile the ceremonies are going on," spoke Baldy.
But Russ did not stay to hear, for he had made a rush toward the fellow.
I acted mit him vunce in der Universal company, but he dit not stay long," said Mr. Switzer.
Oh, I want tostay and watch the other auto go to smash," Alice cried.
Paul came in for a little while, but declined an invitation to stay to tea.
The line a curling stone must cross to stay in the game.
Vain is his hope, whose stay and trust is In moral mercy, truth and justice!
We may not stay to watch if it will speed, The bard if on some luter's string his song Live sweetly yet; the hero if his star Doth shine.
I bid stay All my knights at the high crossway, And did down the forest fare To bethink me, and despair.
Depend upon it I shall often visit this delightful walk during my stay in London.
On this the good-natured and truly hospitable man, of his own accord and without the least distrust, offered to take me behind him on his horse and carry me to a neighbouring inn, where he said I might stay all night.
But the recollection that I had but a few weeks to stay in England, and that I must see Derbyshire, at length drove me away.
I now determined tostay at least a couple of days at Oxford; it was necessary and proper, if for no other reason, yet merely that I might have clean linen.
At last, when these unfeeling people saw that I was determined, at all events, to stay there all night, they gave me a bed, but not till I had long given up all hopes of getting one.
By this time I felt myself pretty well tired, and therefore proposed to stay the night here.
When we at length had gained the summit, where the hill seemed to lose itself in the rock, my guide placed me where I could stand firm, and told me to stay there quietly.
This seemed to have something in it that suited me, and therefore I boldly went into it; and when in I did not immediately, as heretofore, inquire if I could stay all night there, but asked for a pint of ale.
In the one at which I at length stopped there was only a landlady, a sick butcher, and a sick carter, both of whom had come to stay the night.
To this they answered that, as I could not stay all night there, it would be more proper for me to sup where I lodged, and so I might go on.
I made no stay here, but went directly to the right, along a very pleasant high road, between meadows and green hedges, towards Windsor, where I arrived about noon.
The compassion I expressed for her on this account, as a stranger, seemed soon to recommend me to her favour, and she herself asked me if I would not stay the night there?
Maskron was too old to fight, and too proud to stay away, so it was exceeding helpful, in saving face for both of them, to permit him this signal honor.
Stay and rest under the shade of this blessed tree, while I go and get the proper measure due to your account from the unwilling labors of those slackers over yonder.
He was too busy taking care of the caravan's needs, and a wise Habrunt was determined that it stay that way.
Biron and his aides-de-camp threw themselves into the centre of the troops to stay and to rally them.
However, her early leaning to the Girondist party again displayed itself, and she also wished to stay the progress of the Revolution.
He had fallen into the pond several days before, and the icy bath had given him such a cold that he had to stay indoors.
So poor little Johnnie Jones had to stayin the house all day.
But you can't staythere very long, There's work for you to do.
However, I realized that it was unwise to attempt the journey, and I must stay behind.
This and many other pleasant evenings spent in his society during our stay at Fort Chimo were some of the most enjoyable of our trip.
Here we would stay for the night--the last night for months that we were to sleep in a habitation of civilized man.
During our brief stay at Ungava, much of this information was gleaned from the officers of the two trading companies, and from natives.
She told me that they had been watching for us at the Post all the morning and how glad they were that we were safe, and that we had come to see them, and that we must stay a good long time and rest.
During my previous stay in Labrador one Indian told me it could be done in ten days, while another said that Indians traveling very fast would require about thirty days.
This condition of affairs made it incumbent upon me, I believed, in spite of a cordial invitation from Ford to stay and share with them what they had, to move on at once and endeavor to reach Fort Chimo ahead of the ice.
No herders were there, and to stay in the isolated canyon with the mule and mustang was not to his taste.
Ana was glad to stay in the carriage with the older women, complaining that she had caught cold from the sea-damp.
A ride to the beach was better than to stay shut up in the town.
Only Ana was brave enough to stay close to her,--Ana and the old mummy.
The boys will not see himstay in purgatory for thirty pesos.
The days of Dona Angela's stay had brought her face to face with many self-satisfying little scenes of that sort.
I stay on this side and have far to travel before sunrise.
When her son makes gay company, it is the time for the steady friends of the family tostay by.
In San Juan her one week, managed by Teresa and Rafael, had been enough of a triumph to cause Keith Bryton inward rage and to hold him there as long as an excuse to stay had offered.
Little Marta's child is born, and they say she will not stay at Las Flores, where he sent her--not for the best house there!
The pictures of Mexican towns paint themselves on the memory and stay there.
I told you to stay on the ranch," he said at last; but she broke into tears and caught his hands.
Men who are too good should go to stay in the church and pray for the sinners!
You will stay here with live people, and let the old ruin wait alone for the curse to be lifted.
Now Wilhelmine waited for her to come up with them; then she requested her companion to stay in the quiet avenue Rachel while she and Lieutenant de Loubersac went into the cemetery.
Suppose we stay to watch the dying agony of this wretch!
Evidently the best thing to do was to stay where he was, and not to make any remark which might attract attention.
We always met at some appointed place outside the town: he would not stay in Châlons longer than he could help, because he said the air there was bad for his delicate lungs.
Carrie wants some things, but I understand we are to stay the night at Mrs. Custer's on the way.
Then," she said quietly, "we willstay here, Charley.
I was to stay at McGill and be educated while they let or sold the place, they said; but I had my way of it and, instead, went back to the prairie where I belonged.
I hope you will find your stay at Barrock-holme pleasant," she said.
Aunt Eveline, you are tostay here for ever so long.
It's a sure thing they wouldn't leave the place empty any length of time with Leland sick, and I guess you're going to have Gallwey and the boys down on you if you stay here long.
Besides, my stay here has cost me a good deal more than I expected, and, being engaged in commerce, I can't help feeling that I ought to get something in return for my money.
In fact, a horse stood ready saddled in one of the stables, and she was trying to decide whether she should ride out to meet him or stay where she was.
We are talking now; staywhere you are, and let me hear what you have to say.
Then they curled up and made themselves as comfortable as on their previous stay in the rude shelter.
He required no one to tell him that it was the victim of his marksmanship, drifting out of sight, as many a one had done before, when trying to stay the advancing tide of the hated Caucasian.
I have but the one proposition to make," said Warren, seeing that his father was waiting for him to speak, "and that is to stay here and fight it out.
And then Mike was sent back with a note to say to Mrs. Mayton that her daughter had been prevailed upon to stay to evening dinner, but would be sent home under capable escort.
Do little boy angels’ papas an’ mammas go off visitin’, an’ stayever so long?
Now, boys,” said I, “I want you to stay in the house and play this morning.
As it was, I set him upon his feet, announced the necessity of our departure, and began to take leave, when Miss Mayton’s mother insisted that we should stay to dinner.
This is not a grace he accords to all who come, nor even to all who stay long in his house, as I am doing.
The sinews of war are in our pockets, and there they shall stay unless the King chooses to hear reason.
I will seek to stay them from violence, but methinks they look like storming the city walls!
But Leofric can stay with us, and I trow he will like it better than sitting for hours stuffing himself with all those strange dishes that the cooks send up at feast-times.
Do thou fly whilst there be yet time, to be the prop and stay of the country another day.
Men might stay for years at the University, hearing lectures all the time through; or they might betake themselves elsewhere, and return again and resume their studies, without reproof.
Make yourselves at home in the garden and stay all night, if you like; but in the morning you must go away, for we are quiet people and do not care for company.
If you stay in town, or in any place where excitement can be obtained by any means, you will be in Swift's Hospital in a week.
To stay here will be very convenient and useful," said Mr. Flexen gratefully, and left her.
By the way, Mrs. Carruthers told me that you would like to stay here while you were making your inquiry; please do; and please make any use of the servants and the cars you like.
The doctor was leading the way into the smoking-room when Mr. Flexen stepped smartly in front of him and said: "Please stay outside all of you.
The Colonel used to play billiards with his lordship and stay on to dinner two or three times a week.
The landlord, who has been here twenty-eight years, thinks that I should stay here at least a week and go on to the Malay Peninsula to shoot tigers, but I have concluded to postpone that kind of amusement until I come again.
He said he would be very glad to see America, and thanking us for calling said he was sorry we could not stay some time in his dominions.
This time to Aire-sur-la-Lys, where we were destined to stay for some months.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stay" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
