Which preposition to use with skulked

in Occurrences 30%

And yet all the while youth was working in me like yeast, so that a spring day or a west wind would make me forget my troubles and thirst to be about a kindlier business than skulking in a moorland dwelling.

about Occurrences 15%

As for Pen, after being deserted by the Major, and writing his letter to his mother, he skulked about London streets for the rest of the day, fancying that everybody was looking at him and whispering to his neighbour, "That is Pendennis of Boniface, who was plucked yesterday.

behind Occurrences 11%

"In Europe we fight on open ground, where the best man wins; we do not skulk behind the trees and through the underbrush.

through Occurrences 7%

The cottage where she lived was capacious enough for her wants, and though plain, even to an air of superciliousness, without, was most luxurious within,made to use and live in; for Mr. Brown, her uncle, was an Englishman, and had never arrived at that height of Transatlantic ton which consists in shrouding and darkening all the pleasant rooms in the house, and skulking through life in the basement and attic.

from Occurrences 5%

My time was divided between the terrors of an animal that skulks from its pursuers, the obstinacy of unshrinking firmness, and that elastic revulsion that from time to time seems to shrivel the very hearts of the miserable.

along Occurrences 4%

It was for this end they had been inactive for weeks, hiding and skulking along shore; now they hoped to reap their reward in gold and silver, and then be permitted to return to the wilder, more adventurous life they loved on the high seas.

among Occurrences 4%

The bird, however, is seldom seen, for it constantly skulks among the thickest portions of the herbage, and runs so nimbly through it, doubling and winding in every direction, that it is difficult to get near it.

into Occurrences 3%

A pair of coyotes took one long look at him and skulked into a ravine.

to Occurrences 3%

He thought his fancy must have deceived him, and turned again to descend, when he heard the same cry ring through the still evening air: "Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle!"at the same time Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen.

amid Occurrences 2%

I can skulk amid the tufts of Purple Wood-Grass on the borders of the "Great Fields."

at Occurrences 2%

But a generation or two ago he was commonly the associate of rogues and vagabonds, skulking at the heels of such members of society as Mr. William Sikes, whom he accompanied at night on darksome business to keep watch outside while Bill was within, cracking the crib.

after Occurrences 2%

Across the street the voluntary shadow detached itself from cover in the areaway, and skulked after him.

on Occurrences 2%

The man who had spent the afternoon having tattoo marks painted on him by a sign painter skulked on the edge of the crowd, blushing furiously when any one told him he was sure to get it.

out Occurrences 2%

These men had been malingering all winter in order to skulk out of danger; so he treated them with extreme leniency in only putting them on duty as a 'company of Invalids.'

under Occurrences 1%

Shadows were beginning to skulk under the huge brown bridge.

amongst Occurrences 1%

Having driven her away, that I might have a better opportunity of watching her young ones, she never ceased calling to them, and they made towards her, skulking amongst the rushes, till they got to the other side of the pond.

around Occurrences 1%

Parties of Indians were seen during the afternoon, and they skulked around the lines at night, so that the sentinels frequently fired at them; yet neither St. Clair nor Butler took any adequate measures to ward off the impending blow.

beneath Occurrences 1%

They haunt me in the stillness and the glare Of desert noontide when the horizon's line Swims faintly throbbing, and my shadow hides Skulking beneath me from the brassy sky.

by Occurrences 1%

The coward skulks by the side of the war.

during Occurrences 1%

Three negroes, owned by Colonel Mallory, a lawyer of Hampton and a Rebel officer, taking advantage of the terror prevailing among the white inhabitants, escaped from their master, skulked during the afternoon, and in the night came to our pickets.

for Occurrences 1%

But in the hasty preparations,particularly where the slaves were living away from their master's close, or had a family,it was difficult to remove them against their will, as they could skulk for a few hours and then go where they pleased.

like Occurrences 1%

As Messer Dante had not yet surveyed Malebolge, Osmund Heleigh and Dame Alianora lacked a parallel for that which they encountered; their traverse discovered England razed, charred, and depopulatepicked bones of an island, a vast and absolute ruin about which passion-wasted men skulked like rats.

round Occurrences 1%

Masters in the art of hiding, and able to conceal themselves behind a bush, a stone, or a tuft of weeds, they skulked round the gate before dawn, to shoot the white sentinels; or they ambushed the springs, and killed those who came for water; they slaughtered all of the cattle that had not been driven in, and any one venturing incautiously beyond the walls was certain to be waylaid and murdered.

toward Occurrences 1%

I skulked toward my barn, compelling myself to walk slowly until I reached the corner, where I broke into an eager run as though the old Nick himself were after me.

towards Occurrences 1%

But on those Occasions there were also particular Places assigned for Foreigners: When the good Man skulked towards the Boxes appointed for the Lacedemonians, that honest People, more virtuous than polite, rose up all to a Man, and with the greatest Respect received him among them.

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