282 examples of unfasten in sentences

After his search and his discovery in the Tower, Beaumaroy came out into the passage where the prisoner lay, and proceeded to unfasten his bonds.

"Yesyesyes!" cried Johnnie, reaching up swift, nervous fingers to unfasten the cap from her hair, thrusting it in the pocket of the apron, and untying the apron strings.

" In his turn the steed spoke and said: "Dismount, unfasten the breast-strap, tighten the girth, for some women are coming to show themselves to us in this country."

" "Anyway," vowed Abe, suddenly beginning to unfasten the pillow-shams, "these belong ter us, an' I'm a-goin' ter take 'em.

" Marjorie followed her into the front parlor and began to unfasten her veil.

She said that she could unfasten the door for herself, and he did not insist.

Drawing a dark lantern from his pocket, he added, "Take this light; go softly up the steps straight afore you, and along the hall to the street door; unfasten it, and let us in.

The portent of this was simple enough: If any man sought to fire on the soldiers below he must first unfasten a window and expose himself in the light; and after he fired admittance would be made easy for those who came searching for him to kill him.

soltar, to let loose, unfasten, untie, let go, loose, set on; refl., to be loose; to fly (flow or wave).

Subsequently I allowed him to see me use the key repeatedly, and as a result, he came to use it himself now and then on the edge of the box, but he never succeeded in placing it in the lock, and the outcome of the experiment was total failure on the part of the animal to unfasten the lock of his own initiative or to learn to use the key by watching me do so.

"You must mount before you can unfasten your bridle," he said.

'Sarah, do you not know me?' said I. She screamed with fright, for she thought me a ghost; but I told her to unfasten the door and let me in, for I wished to see my wife.

Katherine had not gone many yards from the door that afternoon before she noticed a difference in the temperature; it was a soft, clinging warmth, which made her glad to unfasten her scarlet cloud, while the glare of the sunshine was becoming paler, as if a mist were rising.

But when, in trying to unfasten her collarhe longed to be doing some little thing for her comforthe took his hand from hers, she started up in alarm and he had to put it back, reassuring her, telling her that she was not alone, that nothing could ever harm her again.

"Take this lantern," whispered Sikes, looking into the room, "You see the stairs afore you; go up softly and unfasten the street door.

She rose and without apparent reason began to unfasten the cords of the blind with trembling hands.

At this a tame crow and a parrot which were chained to a perch, said "You will never be able to find the man with the golden hair; he is in the depths of the forest; if he had lived in a village you would have found him, but as it is we alone can fetch him; unfasten our chains and we will go in search of him."

" "But they might unfasten the cable, or cut it," said Baragat, who was standing by.

"At their end of the cable must be a stout chain which they cannot cut, and it must be fastened so far beneath the surface of the water that they will not be able to reach it to unfasten it.

The bolts of the great door were stiff with age, and strange voices seemed to ring in her ears as she strove wildly to unfasten them.

"Now I can unfasten the trap-door."

The steward of the household was aroused, and keys were brought to unfasten Mistress Penwick's door, that they might ascertain if she had fled afar.

Answer for your own men, and we'll answer to Danny Morgan!" Mount, struggling to unfasten the pack, looked over his huge shoulders at me.

"Were you frightened, Ginger?" he asked, as he helped Malcolm unfasten the cords that bound her.

"I will attend you to the doorand unfasten it for you.

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