Calots are not permitted within the walls of the palace proper, and so I had had to relegate poor Woola to quarters in the stables where the royal thoats are kept.
To reach the courtyard where the thoats were kept it was necessary for Carthoris to pass through one of the buildings which surrounded the square.
Scarce had the two lines come together when hundreds of these appalling creatures had leaped among the Torquasians, dragging warriors from their thoats--dragging down the huge thoats themselves, and bringing consternation to all before them.
Immediately they abandoned their thoats and approached the cultivated district on foot.
Now we must steal our thoats and be well away to the north before these fellows discover how we have tricked them.
A moment later Tars Tarkas and Xodar ranged themselves on either hand, turning their thoats loose that we might all be on an equal footing.
Riderless thoats plunged hither and thither among the dead and dying.
In safety we reached the great gates at the far end of the courtyard, through which it was necessary to take our thoats to the avenue beyond.
As the thoats are guided by telepathic means alone, there is no need for rein or bridle, and so our object now was to find two that would obey our unspoken commands.
Tars Tarkas rode ahead and, leaning down to the latch, threw the barriers open, while I held the loose thoats from breaking back to the herd.
Within the court a great herd of thoats and zitidars moved restlessly about, cropping the moss-like ochre vegetation which overgrows practically the entire uncultivated area of Mars.
In the height of battle as well as upon the march I know that my thoats will obey my every command, and therefore my fighting efficiency is enhanced, and I am a better warrior for the reason that I am a kind master.
The sounds we heard were the squealing of thoats and the grumbling of zitidars, with the occasional clank of arms which announced the approach of a body of warriors.
In the course of a few days mythoats were the wonder of the entire community.
Tars Tarkas one afternoon, when he had seen me run my arm far between the great jaws of one of my thoats which had wedged a piece of stone between two of his teeth while feeding upon the moss-like vegetation within our court yard.
When they had approached within a hundred yards their thoats again became unmanageable and absolutely refused to advance further toward the air craft which had frightened them.
In the distance lay our fleet of transports, with the thoats of the green warriors, where they had remained during the battle.
We finally came upon my thoats in the courtyard where I had left them, and placing the trappings upon them we hastened through the building to the avenue beyond.
Again Tars Tarkas ordered the charge, and once more the mighty thoats bore their terrible riders against the ramparts of the enemy.
Their thoats were found wandering upon the sea bottom and evidences of a bloody conflict were discovered nearby.
And there among the hills she met a young warrior, whose duty it was to guard the feeding zitidars and thoats and see that they roamed not beyond the hills.
Squealing, fighting thoats were stabled in magnificent halls while their riders, if not upon some duty of the palace, played at jetan with small figures carved from wood.
The men were red, like themselves, and they rode the small saddle thoats of the red race.
Never, he thought, had he seen upon Barsoom more soldierly figures or thoats so perfectly trained to perfection of immobility as these.
O-Tar does not like to have them gone long, since it leaves two riderless thoats in the Hall; but I shall have them ready presently.
Two of Gahan's men went down, and upon the enemies' side three riderless thoats attested at least a portion of their casualties.
If you win her, you will find thoats stabled at my palace and you will carry from me a token that will place all that is mine at your disposal.
Those who were mounted gave up their thoats to slaves as all must be on foot for this ceremony.
At this hour of the day it was her custom to ride one of those small thoats that are the saddle animals of the red Martians, but the sight of the billowing clouds lured her to a new adventure.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "thoats" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
