Which preposition to use with tethered

to Occurrences 23%

The Widow Clark's cow occupied the next square, being tethered to a stake while Skim approached the animal with pail and milking-stool.

in Occurrences 7%

Repairs to the shrine are at present in progress; and on the day of our visit two bullocks were tethered in the outer chamber, the materials of the stone-mason were lying here and there among the carved pillars, and a painfully modern stone wall is rising in face of the austere threshold of the inner sanctuary.

on Occurrences 4%

Now get the knee-tethers on them.

to Occurrences 4%

There before him was a huge Ox tethered to a wagon.

with Occurrences 3%

They were planted when the wild fruit was so ripe as to draw off the birds, and while ripening the swine were kept penned up and the horses were tethered with tough bark ropes.

between Occurrences 1%

These animals, by the way, had escaped injury, partly because they had been tethered between the two lines of vehicles, and partly because they had been well covered by their loads, which were plentifully stuck-with arrows.

during Occurrences 1%

Two of the horses having broken from their tether during the night, we were obliged to put the three saddles on the remaining horse, and proceed to track the stray horses; after tracking them about two miles, we found them on their way back to the camp.

about Occurrences 1%

There were a hundred horses tethered about outside, most of them belonging to the Poles and hussars.

of Occurrences 1%

I know I have it in my power, and if he dares me to the task, I want but a hair to make a tether of.

toward Occurrences 1%

An enormous land turtle was tethered toward the bow of the house-boat.

under Occurrences 1%

As she approached nearer, she could see that one or two horses were tethered under the trees, that their riders were lounging by a horse-trough, and that over an open door the word Tienda was rudely painted on a board, and as rudely illustrated by the wares displayed at door and window.

without Occurrences 1%

You are a philosopher, Gil Blas, though you have never graduated; the common herd of them, though they have graduated in due form and order, are likely to run out the length of their tether without knowing their right hand from their left.

near Occurrences 1%

She mounted her horse, which was tethered near the barn.

along Occurrences 1%

He took snuff, blew his nose violently, snapped his gold snuff-box, and waddled to the window, where, below, in the early dusk, torches and rush-lights burned, illuminating the cavalry horses tethered along their picket-rope, and the trooper on guard, pacing his beat, musket shining in the wavering light.

among Occurrences 1%

Not far from Three Rivers we came to a horse tethered among the trees by the road-side; of course, on hearing and seeing the automobile and while we were yet some distance away, it broke its tether and was off on a run up the road, which meant that unless some one intervened it would fly on ahead for miles.

as Occurrences 1%

And, besides, such a marriage, concluded in defiance of all outward ceremony, is a concession made to women and prieststwo classes of persons to whom one should be most careful to give as little tether as possible.

at Occurrences 1%

Thurstane found the caravan in excellent condition, the mules being tethered at the reservoir half-way up the acclivity, and the wagons parked and guarded as usual, with Weber for officer of the night.

Which preposition to use with  tethered