Boats

Examples

• The two other were open boats of half that tonnage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It was early used in both the Holland and Lake boats and is still the chief prime motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• We found the ship in the river, surrounded by a crowd of boats; a favourable wind blowing; the signal for sailing at her mast-head. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Torpedo boats of this type have been acquired by, and now form a part of, the United States Navy. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I pointed to the spot where he had disappeared, and we followed the track with boats; nets were cast, but in vain. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The boats—began Caliphronas, who was quite pale; whereupon Martin turned on him sharply. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Stage-coaches were upsetting in all directions, horses were bolting, boats were overturning, and boilers were bursting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Boats were putting off, torches were lighting up, people were rushing tumultuously to the water's edge. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There were some boats and barges astrand in the mud, and these enabled us to come within a few yards of her without being seen. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He was also rapidly getting out the materials and constructing the boats for a third bridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In 1904 the navy of the United States possessed eight Holland boats and there were also a number of them in the British navy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• To return to the Army of the Potomac: The 2d corps commenced crossing the James River on the morning of the 14th by ferry-boats at Wilcox's Landing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• We have no boats—those scoundrels of Caliphronas' have destroyed them all. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Men may have navigated boats upon the Levantine lake before the refilling of the Mediterranean by the Atlantic waters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The United States has 37 of these torpedo boats. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Or, it may be expedient for the boats to run past, but not the men. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The bow is ornamented with a steel comb with a battle-ax attachment which threatens to cut passing boats in two occasionally, but never does. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I followed with one of the later boats and found McClernand had stopped, very properly, nine miles below Fort Henry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Have they big boats to cross the ocean? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I loaded the boats with more than half the force, however, and sent General McClernand in command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He was afraid of the destruction of the bridge of boats. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• When the latter was unemployed, he sometimes walked with us to show us the boats and ships, and once or twice he took us for a row. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• At that time, the steam-traffic on the Thames was far below its present extent, and watermen's boats were far more numerous. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When the morning came, the smallest of the boats was missing--and the three Hindoos were next reported to be missing, too. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Boats coming! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Talk about kenal boats; my dear! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She led me behind some boats, out of sight and hearing of the few people in the fishing-village, and then stopped, and faced me for the first time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The rebel pickets also said that houses in the city had been pulled down to get material to build these boats with. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• On the evening of the 14th the crossing commenced, Hancock in advance, using both the bridge and boats. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Smith was selected for the delicate duty of manning the boats and surprising the enemy's pickets on the south bank of the river. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

Typist: Waldo