39 Verbs to Use for the Word racket

A half-dozen red-skins, yelling and whooping and making a hideous racket, and firing their guns, rode up and attempted to stampede the horses, several of which, together with the four pack-mules, were so frightened that they broke loose and got away.

He knew, however, that I had been raised in the saddlethat I felt more at home there than in any other placeand as he saw that I was confident that I could stand the racket, and could ride as far and endure it as well as some of the older riders, he gave me a short route of forty-five miles, with the stations fifteen miles apart, and three changes of horses.

"He knew I had a boat, and I fancy he's working this particular racket without any official help.

I was then at work in the barn, and hearing a racket in the house, induced me to run there and see what had broken out.

Dorn appeared to be raising a racket somewhere out of sight under or inside the huge harvester.

"They're keeping such a racket outside," he muttered; and then, half to himself: "It certainly is.

" While they were lamenting this fact, and wondering what to do, the dogs set up a racket, and were answered by some others.

"Say, what's the matter?" asked Chet, flinging his tennis racket into one chair and seating himself on the arm of another.

If you use a racket that is too light, it means that the maker has not been able to string it as tightly as it ought to be strungthe frame would not stand the tension.

I won this racket one year, but could never use it, as it was heavily weighted with an enormous silver shield on which was a lengthy inscription.

It is he who has had leisure to shoot, to play cricket, to climb up mountains and to handle a racket, that can walk.

I feel just awfully sorry aboutbanging up my racket like this.

"Now, then," he continued while she watched him with perplexity, "I hold my racket so in my right hand, and if a ball comes on my left, I return it with a back-hand stroke so, using my right hand; but there are players who shift the racket to the left hand and return the ball so, do you see?" "I see.

[Illustration: hayseed] "Do you hear the Boches kicking up that racket over there?"

Who ever saw a barn with skylights on it?" Peggy Prescott, in a pretty, fluffy morning dress of pale green, which set off her blonde beauty to perfection, laid down her racket, and, leaving the tennis-court, joined her brother Roy at the picket fence.

She saw nothing, she thought of nothing, but that her own little arrangement to have Tom for a partner was successful; and so, blithely and triumphantly, she took her place and lifted her racket.

I am inclined to think there is a tendency on the part of lady players to use too light a racket.

It may be a little more expensive to buy a really first-class racket; but the few extra shillings are well worth while if you mean to take up the game seriously, and to get out of it all the enjoyment you can.

(moves her tennis racket)

If some fellow fell asleep and began snoring the others would get a record of it and play it later for the culprit or they would fix up a 'squawkophone' to outdo his racket.

I'll show you," and going to a corner between the bookcase and the wall, M. Paul picked out a tennis racket among a number of canes.

(MADELINE loosens the paper and pulls out a tennis racket.)

Putting them on, she sees the tennis racket on the table.

"Now, then," he continued while she watched him with perplexity, "I hold my racket so in my right hand, and if a ball comes on my left, I return it with a back-hand stroke so, using my right hand; but there are players who shift the racket to the left hand and return the ball so, do you see?" "I see.

Ohé!" "Shut up that ungodly racket!"

39 Verbs to Use for the Word  racket