286 Verbs to Use for the Word guard

Passing a little way down over the summit until I had reached an elevation of about 10,000 feet, I pushed on southward toward a group of savage peaks that stand guard about Ritter on the north and west, groping my way, and dealing instinctively with every obstacle as it presented itself.

Close to the shrine sits a midwife keeping guard over a new gauze cloth, a sari and a bodice, purchased for the spirit of Chandrabai; and on a plate close at hand are vermilion for her brow, antimony for her eyes, a nose-ring, a comb, bangles and sweetmeats, such as she liked during her life-time.

But, as if it shunned inquiry, it retreats to the back of its perch and drops a film over its eye, just as the smoke-film shutters in the consciousness of those over whom it mounts guard.

They place a guard at every point, in haste to set him free, But where the brave commander who shall lead to victory?

Forthwith he built a tope at the place and a monastery, and left a guard to watch the bowl, making all sorts of contributions.

I with certain others will form a rear-guard and hold Sir Rollo in play what time our main body presses on at speed.

"I have set a guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me" (Psalm 38, 2); and it is well to guard against too frequent or too long conversations, which fill the soul with thoughts disturbing to a prayerful disposition.

"It was you who succeeded, by throwing the guard into the water, in abducting her from the castle," he remarked.

" October moonlight shone clearly on the solitary tree, draped with gray moss, scarred by lightning and warped by wind, looking like a venerable warrior, whose long campaign was nearly done; and underneath was posted the guard of four.

STORIES TO THE FOLKS BACK HOME Sidelight stories of what happened in the St. Mihiel fight, mostly in letters written home by men who were in it, go far toward showing how completely the Germans were taken off their guard.

Behind it came a boat with a flag of truce and the following summons from Colonel Easton, who commanded Montgomery's advance-guard at Sorel: SIR,By this you will learn that General Montgomery is in Possession of the Fortress Montreal.

He instantly turned out the guards and pickets.

"Ask M. Drouillon," he said, "why an ambassador thought it necessary to bring with him a guard of thirty men?" Peyronie put the question, but Drouillon did not reply.

I will send the guard away and come back.

I will wait for your honour, in the court, the moment of relieving guard being often chosen by a cunning enemy for the assault.

If it be an officer entitled to inspect the guard, after saluting and before bringing his guard to an order, the officer of the guard reports: "Sir, all present or accounted for"; or "Sir, (so-and-so) is absent"; or if the roll call has been omitted: "Sir, the guard is formed," except that at guard mounting the commanders of the guards present their guards and salute without making any report.

This was the first scout the Pawnees had been out on under command of General Duncan, and in stationing his guards around the camp he posted them in a manner entirely different from that of General Carr and Colonel Royal, and he insisted that the different posts should call out the hour of the night thus: "Post No. 1, nine o'clock, all is well!

He knew that Alec Naylor did not believe a word of what he was saying or suggesting; but yet Alec could not pass his guard, nor wing a shaft between the joints of his harness.

The king, knowing Bertram's dislike to his wife, feared he had destroyed her; and he ordered his guards to seize Bertram, saying, "I am wrapt in dismal thinking, for I fear the life of Helena was foully snatched."

2. Two companies of infantry, one platoon of artillery, and two Gatling guns will constitute the advance-guard.

With tools supplied by traitors they were to work their way out of their quarters, overpower the guard at the nearest gate, set fire to the nearest houses in three different streets, turn the nearest guns inwards on the town, and shout 'Liberty for ever!' as an additional signal to the storming-party that was to be waiting to confirm their success.

Thayendanega may prate as much as he pleases about the bravery of his warriors, but he cannot find a corporal's guard among the whole crowd that would dare march up to a direct assault upon earthworks.

About three o'clock a villager observing them approach called out a Sepoy guard of twenty-five men, who asked them all kinds of questions.

At the first bend of the road she turned her head, and when she saw her rear-guard more than three hundred yards away she raised cries of admiration.

It seems"he consulted his references"it seems that when they were in that launch of theirs they run down a party o' coast-guards, who'd got hold of Lyndon, the missing convict.

286 Verbs to Use for the Word  guard