He rode furiously with bloody spur and loosened rein.

Racey lowered a cautious hand and loosened his sixshooter in its holster.

As the breeze was driving the drifting masses to the northward, they became loosened and more separated, every moment; and glad enough was Gardiner to discover, at length, a clear spot that seemed to favour his views.

While the attention of the scanty garrison was fully occupied by this assault, another party scaled the walls at a point where there was not even a sentinel to give the alarm, and let down one draw-bridge across the fosse, while another was loosened, as is believed, by traitors in the garrison itself.

" "You've loosened one of my front teeth," said Mike, with a grin, "if that's any comfort to you.

The gates fly open, of themselves unbarred; At liberty the unfettered captive stands, And flings the loosened shackles from his hands.

But his hold loosened, and his dark person was seen cutting the air, with its head downwards, for a fleeting instant, until it glided past the fringe of shrubbery in its rapid flight to destruction.

The screws which we had driven hard were then loosened, and immediately it was made very good.

Love of country and the ties of family life were loosened by the universal craving for self-indulgence and personal distinction.

On the following night, therefore, the soldiers being ordered to prepare their baggage in silence, the camp broke up from the Ticinus, and they hastened to the Po, in order that the rafts by which the consul had formed a bridge over the river, being not yet loosened, he might lead his forces across without disturbance or pursuit of the enemy.

Our horses, too, seemed to feel that something had been achieved, and showed such a fresh spirit that we loosened the reins and let them gallop to their hearts' content over the green meadows.

After taking his knife and tomahawk away, they loosened their gripe and escorted him swiftly over the prairie.

A great many of the packs came off our horses or became loosened, necessitating frequent haltings for their readjustment.

Her face was flushed from the fire, and her hair was loosened where Charles had caught his toe in it.

It frequently happens that the pointer becomes loosened on the journal or spindle, which attaches it to the mechanism that operates it.

Suppose the steam blows out of one cock all right, and when we bring the engine to the other center no steam escapes from this cock, then we know that something is wrong with the valve, and if the eccentrics are in their proper position the trouble must be in the steam chest, and if we open it up we will find the valve has become loosened on the rod.

Once the bandages are adjusted, the hobbles may be removed, and the tourniquet loosened.

After the Indian had loosened the fastenings somewhat, and given Tom a drink of pure spring water, he even offered him some parched corn, and in no unfriendly way motioned to him to try and sleep; but all this show of kindness did not reassure Tom.

He meant to go to his study, collect the few presents, which were his dearest mementos of Russell, Wildney, and his other friendsabove all, Vernon's likenessand then make his escape from the building, using for the last time the broken pane and loosened bar in the corridor, with which past temptations had made him so familiar.

I detest the idea of arranging any part of one's toilet in public, but I did not want the critical eyes of Dicky's mother to see my reddened eyes, and roughened hair, which had been slightly loosened in my hurry.

She sank into the armchair, and Dicky took off her hat and loosened her cloak.

My hair is loosened and tumbled with stooping over the fire, and I have burnt a hole right in the fore front of my gown, by letting a hot cinder fall from the grate upon it.

He loosened his clothes, tore off the low collar about his throat, and felt with his hand to measure the faint beating of life in the councilor's breast.

Nathaniel loosened his grip and staggered to his feet.

A fever burns me, Phaon; 5 My knees quake on the threshold, And all my strength is loosened, Slack with disappointment.