He never spoke of his own countrymen, without calling them "the most free and enlightened citizens on the face of the airth," or as "takin the shine off of all creation.
He was the District Schoolmaster, and he told me he was takin a spell at boardin there, for it was their turn to keep him.
Now will yer jest oblige me by takin yourselves off?
So I sot down and took out my jack nife, and went to work takin it all apart.
After we got our brakefast, we went to the old Ginneral's room, and, takin out the maps, we went at it.
That nite we set up till after midnight, and finally, after takin a good swig of Old Rye, went to bed.
I then put the letter in my hat, rite under the linin, an, takin my slate under my arm, and my hickory in my hand, I started for the Treasury buildin.
When he sed that, the cheers were dubbled, an I paid my respects to the complyment by takin off my hat an makin jest about the neetest bow that ever was.
The government promised to board us an lodge us for teachin the poor dear colored people, and takin keer of their souls, an we thought they would do it in decent stile.
Pretty soon you all went to work takin out the coffins, and gettin ready to put them in the grave.
Wal," ses I, "because it has been takin the rong medicen!
The takinis a large, heavily built ruminant, about 3 ft.
Hodgson's paper on the takin was published in the 'Jour.
The takin is a large, heavily-built ruminant, about 3 feet 6 inches high at the shoulder and 6 feet in total length.
The horns of the takin have been considered to bear some likeness to those of the gnu (Catoblepas), but I fail to trace a resemblance.
Do ye think the king wad think himsel demeaned by takin a nicht's quarters frae me?
The horns are generally rather small, upright, ringed at the base, and more or less curved backwards, but in the takin they are gnu-like.
As already stated, there is a possibility of this latter ruminant being allied both to the takin and the musk-ox.
I confess I was in ower great a hurry, and I'm sure ye war takin the richt gait wi' yer puir mither.
I would hae to be takin ye upo my back afore we wis at the fut o' the brae!
Uther tymes it is takin for the godlie and elect onlie, and sumtymes for them that exercise spiritual function amongis the congregation of them that professe the truth.
Now, according to my notion, a chap would make a blue fist of takin a dead aim through double sights, with the butt end of a psalm in his guzzle.
Won man made a weel-barra it chamber but it wor so big wal it couldn’t be gotten aht withaht takin the haase side dahn.
I'm takinmy share o' that, onygait, daurin to advise ye, Francie!
Than was appunctyt that on the morn quha saw the mast nobyll syng, or takin Augurian, suld geif the cyte his naym: and Remus fyrst saw vj gripis, and Romulus eftyr hym xij gripis.
Collect at ye kirk doore for relief of them that wer takin be ye Turkis, 5 lib.
Last Sunday while I was takin a bath in a little town near here the minister ast me to dinner.
From the way I feel I dont think Ill be takin things up much longer.
While we was firin at the range the other day I was sittin on a hill with the fonetakin messages from another hill.
By takin everything separate they can work themselves into believin theyve had a course dinner.
Everybody just busted into the bushes but I tell you Mable, it was worse than takin a cold bath in winter.
Insted of lyin down in the grass somewhere an takin a smoke you grab hold of your thums an stick one foot in front of the other like those old fotografs of your grandfather in the album.
I guess theyll never overcharge me bytakin all I can hold out.
I thought of course the Bilitin oficer had found some place that was worse down the road an was takin us there for the nite.
The only good thing about it is that when your in bed the Top sargent cant tell wether your there or not without takin out all the hay.
When it comes to takin that trip right over agen I say on with the war.
The foules baith grit and small freisit, and mycht nocht flee: monie deyit, and sum wer takin and laid besyde the fyre, that thair fetheris mycht resolve.
The Erlis of Huntlie, Atholl, Bothwell, and utheris, intendit to haiff takin Edinburgh befoir the said Parliament.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "takin" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: animal; antelope; armadillo; bat; elephant; hare; horse; kangaroo; mammal; opossum; pig; rat
