Stationed
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154 examples of Stationed in a sentence
Meanwhile, fearing that Dumont d'Urville wasn't abreast of Dillon's activities, the French government sent a sloop of war to Vanikoro, the Bayonnaise under Commander Legoarant de Tromelin, who had been
stationed
on the American west coast.
The shark returned, rolled over on its back, and was getting ready to cut the Indian in half, when Captain Nemo, who was
stationed
beside me, suddenly stood up.
Stationed
in the lounge, the captain and I watched the needle swerving swiftly over the pressure gauge.
I assumed that Captain Nemo was
stationed
in the pilothouse.
After Ned was dressed, I reentered the lounge, whose windows had been uncovered;
stationed
next to Conseil, I examined the strata surrounding and supporting the Nautilus.
"Didn't it measure about six meters?" said Conseil, who was
stationed
at the window and examining anew the crevices in the cliff.
Stationed
on the top steps, one of the seamen undid the bolts of the hatch.
Just as we were crowding each other to reach the platform, two more arms lashed the air, swooped on the seaman
stationed
in front of Captain Nemo, and carried the fellow away with irresistible violence.
Unshaken by these squalls, Captain Nemo
stationed
himself on the platform.
She hurried off to tell Madame Caron, and the two ladies went up to the attic, and, hidden by some linen spread across props,
stationed
themselves comfortably for overlooking the whole of Binet's room.
It was so easy for him to enlist in one of the fine regiments that were
stationed
at Besancon!
A second soldier, who was
stationed
near the house to protect the horses of the officers, could command a view of the outside of the apartment; and, as it was without window or outlet of any kind, excepting its door, the considerate sergeant thought this the most befitting place in which to deposit his prisoner until the moment of his execution.
For an instant he hesitated, whether to ride towards the point where he knew the guard was stationed, and endeavor to rescue the family, or, profiting by his liberty and the exchange that had been effected by the divine, to seek the royal army.
A strong guard was
stationed
in the outbuilding of the farmhouse where the prisoner was quartered, and several sentinels watched the avenues that approached the dwelling.
Sancho fetched him his clothes; and while he was dressing, the curate gave Don Fernando and the others present an account of Don Quixote's madness and of the stratagem they had made use of to withdraw him from that Pena Pobre where he fancied himself
stationed
because of his lady's scorn.
For what dread of want or poverty that can reach or harass the student can compare with what the soldier feels, who finds himself beleaguered in some stronghold mounting guard in some ravelin or cavalier, knows that the enemy is pushing a mine towards the post where he is stationed, and cannot under any circumstances retire or fly from the imminent danger that threatens him?
The master of the ceremonies apportioned the sun to them, and
stationed
them, each on the spot where he was to stand.
'That the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club is therefore hereby constituted; and that Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., Tracy Tupman, Esq., M.P.C., Augustus Snodgrass, Esq., M.P.C., and Nathaniel Winkle, Esq., M.P.C., are hereby nominated and appointed members of the same; and that they be requested to forward, from time to time, authenticated accounts of their journeys and investigations, of their observations of character and manners, and of the whole of their adventures, together with all tales and papers to which local scenery or associations may give rise, to the Pickwick Club,
stationed
in London.
The finale concluded, the dancers promenaded the room, and Mr. Tupman and his companion
stationed
themselves in a corner to observe the company.
If the principal tower of Rochester Castle had suddenly walked from its foundation, and
stationed
itself opposite the coffee-room window, Mr. Winkle's surprise would have been as nothing compared with the profound astonishment with which he had heard this address.
Mr. Pickwick and his three companions
stationed
themselves in the front of the crowd, and patiently awaited the commencement of the proceedings.
Mr. Pickwick was right--the firing ceased; but he had scarcely time to congratulate himself on the accuracy of his opinion, when a quick movement was visible in the line; the hoarse shout of the word of command ran along it, and before either of the party could form a guess at the meaning of this new manoeuvre, the whole of the half-dozen regiments, with fixed bayonets, charged at double-quick time down upon the very spot on which Mr. Pickwick and his friends were
stationed.
Several players were stationed, to 'look out,' in different parts of the field, and each fixed himself into the proper attitude by placing one hand on each knee, and stooping very much as if he were 'making a back' for some beginner at leap-frog.
The umpires were
stationed
behind the wickets; the scorers were prepared to notch the runs; a breathless silence ensued.
A crowd of idlers were assembled in the road, looking at a hoarse man in the balcony, who was apparently talking himself very red in the face in Mr. Slumkey's behalf; but the force and point of whose arguments were somewhat impaired by the perpetual beating of four large drums which Mr. Fizkin's committee had
stationed
at the street corner.
Last of all came Mr. Pickwick, whom the boys applauded as loud as anybody, probably under the impression that his tights and gaiters were some remnants of the dark ages; and then the two vehicles proceeded towards Mrs. Leo Hunter's; Mr. Weller (who was to assist in waiting) being
stationed
on the box of that in which his master was seated.
Nearly all the inmates of the prison had assembled to witness its removal; they fell back on either side when the widower appeared; he walked hurriedly forward, and
stationed
himself, alone, in a little railed area close to the lodge gate, from whence the crowd, with an instinctive feeling of delicacy, had retired.
Standing before the dressing-glass was a middle-aged lady, in yellow curl- papers, busily engaged in brushing what ladies call their 'back- hair.'However the unconscious middle-aged lady came into that room, it was quite clear that she contemplated remaining there for the night; for she had brought a rushlight and shade with her, which, with praiseworthy precaution against fire, she had
stationed
in a basin on the floor, where it was glimmering away, like a gigantic lighthouse in a particularly small piece of water.
'We are all ready, I believe,' said Mr. Pickwick, who was
stationed
with the old lady at the top of the dance, and had already made four false starts, in his excessive anxiety to commence.
'When Gabriel Grub had had time to fetch his breath, which the rapidity of his descent had for the moment taken away, he found himself in what appeared to be a large cavern, surrounded on all sides by crowds of goblins, ugly and grim; in the centre of the room, on an elevated seat, was
stationed
his friend of the churchyard; and close behind him stood Gabriel Grub himself, without power of motion.
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