He plunged in, heavily and blindly, blocking one of Darrin's blows by wrapping both arms around him.

On the contrary, the Navy's hope fell to the ground, just short of the blocking opponent.

Where's my cap?" Quick as he was, the dark-eyed girl stood blocking his way.

He stood massively before him, blocking the way.

"Then what would the water do when it fell back from the splash and found the bungalow blocking up its tank?" Unable to think of an answer, I tell him to be a good boy and not disturb people when they are writing.

"Den give us a match," demanded the man, blocking the road.

He began with the rudiments of stone-hewing, blocking out marbles designed for the Library of San Lorenzo, and acquiring that practical skill in the manipulation of the chisel which he exercised all through his life.

As he used to say himself, it is impossible, or at least extraordinarily difficult in statuary to set right the faults of the blocking out.

This method was followed by Michelangelo while blocking out the Captives, and therefore his Excellency the Duke was fain to have them used as models by the students in his Academy.

The fire will start in this big chamber andI want to cut it off by blocking the passageway.

As a matter of course, notice was immediately given to all foreign vessels in port of the proposed blocking of the Narrows and the Main, Swash and East Channels with torpedoes, and forty-eight hours' time was accorded them wherein to take their departure.

When Ned rounded the corner he saw Jimmie's heels half blocking a cellar window.

There it had stuck, unable to move either backward or forward, since nine o'clock on Wednesday evening; it was now Thursday morning, the snow was still falling, and still seemed likely to fall, blocking up more and more the passage of the unfortunate train.

So long as the power of rendering ineffective any reforms, or blocking the way to progress of the higher civilization of the island, remained at Constantinople, the Turkish minority in the island would retain their faculty of making the concessions to the majority fallacious.

They are especially suitable for blocking narrow rocky valleys, and as such situations must, from the character of the ground, be liable to sudden and high floods, great care is necessary to make sufficient provision for overflow.

Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill (W), Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill (C); 26Aug66; R392263. CHUTE, B.J. Blocking back.

The great twin brethren of Kolahoi come suddenly into sight, where they stand blocking the head of the valley, their double peaks shining with everlasting snow.

Clara had an Open Field, with no need of any Interfering or Blocking, and if she Fell Down it was her own Fault.

Only the death of one of the M.W. directors, who held eight thousand shares of K. & A., got us in this hole, for the G.S. put up a relation to contest the will, and so delayed the obtaining of letters of administration, blocking his executors from giving a proxy.

I don't think any of us enjoyed the hour that followed, but I didn't care how miserable I was myself, so long as I was certain that I was blocking Lord Ralles; and his grumpiness showed very clearly that my presence did that.

All along, at intervals, are portable fences, placed to catch the snow as it drifts, to prevent it blocking the line; and also what are called snow sheds, which are rough timber tunnels built up to protect the rails from the great drifts arising out of heavy snowstorms.

He took up a strong position on the borders of Ulster and Leinster, thus blocking William's way south to the capital, only to abandon it again on the news of William's approach, when he retired to Drogheda and encamped there.

The cause which is blocking all progress today is the subtle scepticism which whispers in a million ears that things are not good enough to be worth improving.

On our way we passed numerous small coral patches, and others were afterwards found to the westward, running in irregular lines, and partially blocking up the passage inside the barrier, which it was expected would have been found clear.

Unaccustomed to constant stopping, the black Holstein steed rears, as if intending to jump straight up over the wicker-carriage blocking its way, a thing the screaming women and children in the plebeian vehicle evidently seem to fear.