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Example sentences for "rode back"

  • On the 6th I rode back to Allatoona, seven miles, found it all that was expected, and gave orders for its fortification and preparation as a "secondary base.

  • Personally I rode back to Jonesboro on the 6th, and there inspected the rebel hospital, full of wounded officers and men left by Hardee in his retreat.

  • In due time he was dressed with turban and ostrich-feathers, and mounted the horse reserved for him, and thus we rode back together to Fort Pierce.

  • I rode back to my camp in the evening, feeling a sense of relief at the transfer of responsibility to other shoulders.

  • He says that after his troops were over and in march, he rode back to McClellan, who told him that he might call for reinforcements, and that when they came they should be under his command.

  • I rode back a little to meet Hines and to keep some distance between the column and his little rear-guard.

  • When he rode back to us, I showed him the hole where the bullet struck it and told him he had done exceptionally well.

  • I rode back as fast as my horse could carry me.

  • We rode back, formed in line, and made the charge, and I was very much surprised at the way the men all acquitted them selves.

  • We killed the poor cow, and I left Justiniano to commence taking off the hide while I rode back to the Cerro and sent his uncle Juan to help him.

  • Everything seemed quiet as I rode back: the epidemia among the cattle was now dying out, and there was only an isolated case now and then, and I was thankful to think we had been able to get through the trouble so easily.

  • I rode back by Marmasola's puesto, and told him if he knew of anyone likely to be of any use, to be sure and let me know.

  • I called at Marmasola's as I rode back, and found him in, and, as usual, we discussed the war.

  • At Rajpore the carriage was waiting for us, and under its cover from the rain, we rode back, talking of the incidents of the day; and when we got home and stretched ourselves before the blazing fire, the subject was renewed.

  • I rode back as Alano had done and started to make the leap.

  • He rode back a distance of two hundred feet.

  • We rode back to where the others had made their camp, and Jorge was called up and duly instructed.

  • In a quarter of an hour I rode back to my game.

  • I took his bow, quiver and buffalo hide, and sought for the arrows he had shot at me as I rode back.

  • When I had finished skinning it and cut out the tusks with the small axe I always carried in a leathern case, I rode back to my buffalo, with the skin proudly hanging down on either side of my horse.

  • I rode back to my bivouac, as it was midday, and both myself and Czar felt hungry, and prepared a part of the turkey for dinner, while Czar had a hearty feed of grass.

  • Now, after all was planned, Heregar and I rode back to his place, and sent word everywhere that the king was safe, though he commanded us to tell no man where he lay as yet.

  • Then we rode back, and found the town in such tumult as it is not good to think on.

  • They will hear how he rode back, and will hold that by his means the king escaped.

  • As I rode back to take up my position for the tilt my mind kept tormenting me in its desire to recall where and when I had before heard that voice.

  • And amid a roar of applause and laughter he rode back to where I waited.

  • It happened thus, as my friend told me, when, amidst great cheering, he rode back to where I sat waving my lance and cheering with the others.

  • So we were well contented--we young people--and we rode back to Clausentum along the Wood Road very quietly.

  • Then we rode back to that Wall of which we were to be Captains.

  • What Roosevelt answered is lost to history; but Lincoln Lang, who was with him when he rode back to camp that afternoon, reported that Roosevelt's comments on the dinner party were "blistering.

  • Roosevelt promptly saddled his horse and rode back up the river.

  • I followed, and we rode back, rapidly, in dead silence, toward the Rowanty.

  • Mohun made a ceremonious bow to the prisoner as he spoke, saluted me in the same manner, and mounting his horse, rode back at the head of his column.

  • When he rode back, he was carrying a bleeding boy in his arms through the smoke.

  • General Johnston, having put it in position, rode back to Cleburne and moved his brigade to Buckland's front.

  • He rode back, his horse slid down the river-bank on its haunches, and trotted on board a transport over a plank thrust out for him.

  • Colonel Allen, of the Fourth Louisiana, one of Gibson's regiments, rode back to General Bragg to repeat the request for artillery.

  • Leaving the king, he rode back to where his pavilions were set.

  • When Palamides saw that the field was yielded to him he rode back to Sir Tristram.

  • He rode back to his pavilions, where he found Dinadan still asleep, his slumbers not broken by all the uproar of the tournament.

  • And when the heron was taken the dark thoughts were gone, and we rode back to Penhurst gaily, speaking no word of war or coming trouble, but of flight of hawk and wile of quarry, and the like pleasant things.

  • I rode back presently to Bures with my heart full of joy, and a wondrous content.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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