Passed through Poolesville at four o'clock, and commenced to pitch tents by five o'clock.
Tents were pitched, but the order came at ten o'clock P.
All our baggage was sent off; the tents only left standing, ready to be burnt in case we had to leave.
Remained in camp near Charlestown, and received new Sibly tents to-day.
Tents were pitched, with a view to remain longer; but about nine o'clock P.
The tents had been taken down and the animals and furniture loaded into several trucks.
From the roadside the girls could see the tents of the Mexican cherry pickers.
Our shelter-tents we pitched on top of the bomb-proof, and in this upper story we lived most of the time, dropping down occasionally into the cellar.
Whilst the deceased emperor was making preparations for a second expedition into the East, he had negotiated with the Alani, * a Scythian people, who pitched their tents in the neighborhood of the Lake Moeotis.
There are no tents in the encampment; only here and there a blanket or buffalo robe extended horizontally upon upright poles--branches cut from the surrounding trees.
Uraga has pitched his tents in an open glade of about ten acres in superficial extent, and nearly circular in shape, lying within the embrace of an umbrageous wood, the trees being mostly cotton woods of large dimensions.
Both tents are soon set up in the shelter of the black-jacks; the marquee, as ordered by Uraga, occupied by the female captives.
For weeks there would be weeping and wailing in the tents of the Tenawas.
While thetents were being pitched, we went out and quickly secured a supply of meat.
At one end we pitched our three tents and arranged the boys' tents to complete the circle.
Our delight, when we discovered that the transport people had sent our tents and provisions by the wrong road, may be imagined.
On the 7th of March the tents of our company were struck preparatory to a move, and the day following the line of march for the Rio Grande commenced.
We agreed to dispense with dragomans and cooks and tents and trust to the land for food and shelter.
I was no longer an American, but the son of this sheik, destined to be the ruler of all the tribes that dwell in black tents of hair-cloth.
The chamber occupied by the king may still be seen, and through its large window he must on the fateful morning have looked across the Till upon the gleaming tents of his forces.
I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of My God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
There is room here for a dozen--or even twenty--tents now.
The lads got back to their tents in time for the first post, when the roll is called.
Facilities are to be accorded to the Association to put up tents at fixed stations, as far as military requirements will permit.
These tents became the Soldiers' Homes, and are free to men of all denominations.
Close by our hospital camps was a civilian camp, where dwelt in tents or in rude shanties several hundreds of refugees.
The Soldiers' Christian Association had their tent splendidly fitted up, as all their tents are.
Tents and medicines could not be got to the front, for the railway was required for food supplies, and the army must be fed.
For a week or more we eleven hundred tenanted the Stockade, and by burning up the tents of those who had gone had the only decent, comfortable fires we had while in Florence.
In hunting around through the tents for fuel we found many bodies of those who had died as their comrades were leaving.
They have gone on to the tents; for surely they must have tents pitched for the haymakers--the house would not hold a tithe of the folk, I am sure.
Pitching the tents was not easy but the girls managed it under the direction of one of Miss Roberts's assistants.
Evidently the girls in the othertents were holding a caucus to the same effect and there shortly appeared a shivering group of campers.
Tents are set up, fires lighted, fishing and swimming indulged in.
These tents had been erected under the supervision of Jack, who knew all about how a camp should be constructed, so that in case of wind or rain no damage was likely to result.
The others were not far behind, for tents had been taken down, and blankets stowed, while breakfast was being cooked; so that there was not a great deal to do now.
Josh was busily engaged near the tents which he, Herb and George had erected; while Jimmie was doing something aboard the Tramp.
Immediately all became as busy as beavers, the two tents being raised, and stoutly secured, so that any ordinary gale could not carry the canvas off like a balloon.
There were some shanties and tents in sight, with a number of rough looking men; who however seemed glad to welcome the boys.
Another hot squall might spring up during the night," observed George, "and just fancy our tents going sailing off to sea.
A couple of tents had been purchased after coming to the St. Lawrence river country; for somehow all of them became tired of sleeping aboard the boats, since there was little of comfort about it.
But the work had been well done, and the tents stood, though wobbling more or less under the fierce onset of the wind.
Instantly everybody was awake, and stirring; loud voices began to be heard, as the others thrust their heads out of the tarpaulin covers that served as boattents when the crews slept aboard; and excitement reigned.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground Their silenttents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
The summer clouds lay pitched like tents In meads of heavenly azure; And each dread gun of the elements Slept in its hid embrasure.
It seems that the Persians had brought with them from Europe, in their train, a great number of asses, as beasts of burden, to transport the tents and the baggage of the army.
The countless multitude of the Persians extended as far as the eye could reach, with long lines of tents in the distance, and thousands of horsemen on the plain, all ready for the charge.
Many of the men were already inside their tents or shacks, preparing for bed.
There had recently been a pay-day, and gamblers had descended upon the camp of tents and shanties.
One of the first true signs of summer is the tentsand crude shelters in backyards of our suburban villages.
Then the tents had to go up, which was an operation that consumed considerable time, for Frank proved to be very exact in his way of arranging things, and would not accept any poor work.
Frank worried some, but stopped speaking of the matter, for he saw that old Toby was beginning to shake with fear, as the wind increased in fury, and the tents wobbled about at a great rate.
As the others came crawling out of the tents they sniffed the air.
Yes, one of the tents blew away in the middle of the storm.
When finally both tents had been erected, with a burgee bearing the club name floating from the very tops, the camp began to have a mighty cheery look that was invigorating.
A turn of the trail and no longer could they see the twin hemlocks under which the two khaki tents had stood.
It was indeed fortunate that both tents had not gone by the board at the same time, or the camp must have been plunged into the deepest distress.
He seemed uneasy, and passed in and out of the tents frequently as though wondering what could have happened to bring about such a mysterious disappearance of his beloved gun.
Here, as soon as Mr Foley had shoved off, Gerald and Nat set to work with their men to put up the tents in which the provisions were to be stored.
It may not do us on shore much harm, although it may blow down our tents if we don't stay them up well, but the poor ship--I fear that her days are numbered.
The next thing to be done was to secure the tents with preventer-stays, as the seamen called them.
Tents were pitched every night and guards stationed around the camp to keep away prowling Mexicans and others who would steal the provisions of the camp.
The following day everything was put in readiness for leaving for San Francisco, but to hasten preparations all our tents were struck at 4 o'clock in the evening.
Tents were struck at morning and everything put in readiness for the day's march.
Our tents were down and we had no place to shelter and pass the night.
By the time everything was packed and ready to strike tents a second order was received, not to go to Manila, but to go to Presidio, in San Francisco, and await further orders.
Muse: Then, the far capital forgot, Its splendour and its blandishments, In poor Moldavia cast her lot, She visited the humble tents Of migratory gipsy hordes.
He has already said that, within a single moon, nine of the strong holds of the Saganaw have fallen into his hands, and that the scalps of the white men fill the tents of his warriors.
In less than a single moon nine of them have fallen, and the tents of my young warriors are darkened with their scalps; but this is past.
A number of tents can be made to illustrate the Children of Israel camping in the wilderness.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tents" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
