Halted

Examples

• At the foot of the throne these two parties separated and halted, facing each other at opposite sides of the aisle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• At sight of us the members of the guard sprang forward in surprise, and with levelled rifles halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Adrian met them half way; they halted: What, he said, do you seek? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We halted here during the heat of the day. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Thuvia halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He had halted opposite the Trenors' corner, and Selden perforce stayed his steps also. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The advance reached Cerralvo in four days and halted for the remainder of the troops to come up. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The two halted at the edge of the jungle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• When we got to a lace of safety the regiment halted and drew itself together--what was left of it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Tyler had come up from Fredericksburg, and had been halted on the road to the right of our line, near Kitching's brigade of Warren's corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Seeing that the prisoner seemed the center of attraction I halted to view the proceedings. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Our party halted, and I tied a white pocket handkerchief to a stick and, using it as a flag of truce, proceeded on to the town. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• When we reached a point from which the valley below was in full view I halted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• As I halted before the officer, he addressed me in a voice audible to the entire assemblage of troops and spectators. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The column was halted for a rest, and a number of officers, myself among them, rode out two or three miles to the right to see the extent of the herd. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Our party had halted at the entrance to the building, and at a sign from the leader I had been lowered to the ground. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• We descended to the Plain again, and halted a moment at a well--of Abraham's time, no doubt. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• At a distance of several miles I caused the fleet to be halted, and from there Carthoris went ahead alone upon a one-man flier to reconnoitre. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I let my staff and escort ride ahead while I halted and, for an excuse, asked for a glass of water. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At the main entrance we were halted by a cordon of armed guards. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Such was the guide's story when he halted us before the broken column. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• After we had crawled in this disgusting fashion for a matter of a couple of hundred feet we were halted by our escort. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• At Serjeant's Inn Coffee-house the whole party halted to refresh, and, the legal arrangements being completed, the procession moved on again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Do explain, I urged, when he halted once more. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It was but two o'clock when the head of the column halted upon the edge of the clearing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Not knowing where this party would be found I halted at La Grange. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• We halted at night on the road and proceeded the next morning at an early hour. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At length we were halted in a spacious chamber in the centre of the temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They both halted on the green brow of the common. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The garrison of the fort and camp was about 2,800, with strong reinforcements from Donelson halted some miles out. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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