They had worked hard and could not keep it up without a rest.

They had not worked for wages, when they fought the swollen beck, and some kindly acknowledgment, such as a supper at the hall, would have gone far to gain for Osborn a good will that money could not buy.

Still they worked their way toward land with good speed.

The boy stood and worked himself into a state of panic because of those trolls, so that he almost forgot to keep his eye peeled for the foxes.

Here it looked as if it had been worked out with the utmost care and affection.

They all three worked over the problems yet to be solved, Morse going backwards and forwards between New York and Morristown.

Exactly when this was done has not been recorded, but it was after Vail's association with Morse, and it is quite possible that they worked over the problem together, but there is no written proof of this, whereas the accompanying reproduction of calculations in Morse's handwriting will prove that he gave himself seriously to its consideration.

The two enthusiasts worked steadily on, however, avoiding the Judge as much as possible, and finally, on the 6th of January, 1838, they proudly invited him to come to the workshop and witness the telegraph in operation.

Morse and Vail were, of course, greatly encouraged by this first triumph, and worked on with increased enthusiasm.

It worked well enough, but it was soon superseded by the key manipulated by hand, as this was much simpler and the dots and dashes could be sent more rapidly.

Sprinkle the meal into the water a little at a time, whipping vigorously all the while till about three-fourths are worked in, and continue whisking from 20 to 30 minutes till the mixture is full of air bubbles.

In the spring of 1820 the trust under which Ayton Hill had been worked for so many years was wound up, and a new tenant took the farm.

He worked his way through a goodly number of the Greek and Latin classics, in copies borrowed from the libraries of the two ministers; and he not only read, but analysed and elaborately annotated what he read.

Will the government then have the mines worked?

Wanita, the Yankton chief, had a most magnificent robe of the buffalo, curiously worked with dyed porcupine's quills and sweet grass.

His small but excellent scientific staff worked hard and with trained intelligence, their results being recorded in twelve large quarto volumes.

During the night the wind increased; we worked up to 8, to 9, and to 9.5 knots.

We got in several tons of ice, then pushed off and slowly and laboriously worked our way to one of the recently frozen pools.

Again by hard fighting we worked away to a crack running across this sheet, and to get through this crack required many stoppages and engine reversals.

We have worked our way a mile or two on since, but with much difficulty, so that we have now decided to bank fires and wait for the ice to open again; meanwhile we shall sound and get a haul with tow nets.

The framework of the hut is nearly up; the hands worked till 1 A.M. this morning and were at it again at 7 A.M.an instance of the spirit which actuates everyone.

I find it difficult to express my admiration for the manner in which the ship is handled and worked under these very trying circumstances.

It seemed to him sheer ingratitude to throw blame on Mr. Spicer's house, where he had been so contented and worked so well until the hot days of latter August.

The old mates who had worked their way up from the lower ranks, men of the sea who had begun their career on coasting vessels and could only with great difficulty adjust their practical knowledge to the handling of books, used to speak of Ferragut with pride.

Worked upon by the suggestions of his cousins, it needed only a little dispute with one of the directors of the shipping firm to make him hand in his resignation, and refuse to reconsider it, although urged by the protests and entreaties of the other stockholders.