...Mollon would burn himup without compunction, in the hope of catching one of the fugitivetechnies...
Various 「Astounding Stories, August, 1931」
...Evidently the slumberer, deep in dreamless sleep, would not interfere withChauvelin’s trap for catching that cunning Scarlet Pimpernel...
Baroness Orczy 「The Scarlet Pimpernel」
...Had he discovered something then? Had he already laid his plansfor catching the daring plotter...
Baroness Orczy 「The Scarlet Pimpernel」
...For a long time he galloped without catching sight of the white horse...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「The Man in the Iron Mask」
... These weremore in line with Chulk's desires than a flowing robe which wasconstantly getting between one's legs, and catching upon every limb andbush along the leafy trail...
Edgar Rice Burroughs 「Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar」
... Hehad no hope of catching Laputa, but he thought that he might hold upthe bulk of his force if he got guns on the ridge above the kraal...
John Buchan 「Prester John」
... Besides these means of catching fish, they use a hook of iron without a barb; the point is bent inward instead, so as not to allow the fish to escape...
David Livingstone 「Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa」
...Quickly he broke into the midst of the circle and, catching up the boy in his arms, ran swiftly away...
Various 「Stories by English Authors: Africa」
...These are made mainly for catching small game, such as the beautifullittle gazelles (Ncheri) with dark gray skins on the upper partof the body, white underneath, and satin-like in sleekness all over...
Mary H. Kingsley 「Travels in West Africa」
...We stood now within measurabledistance of catching Colonel Clay, and bringing forgery and fraudhome to him without hope of evasion...
Grant Allen 「An African Millionaire」
...“Hillo, Dick! what’s the matter?” exclaimed the Doctor, catching a glimpse of his assistant’s drawn face and pallid lips as Maitland stared incredulously at the letter in his hand...
Harry Collingwood 「The Adventures of Dick Maitland」
...Suddenly they stopped, catching scent of the white man, and lifting their heads high, looked down upon him...
W.H.G. Kingston 「Great African Travellers」
...She warbles prettily, very much like a canary, and is extremely activein catching flies, but eats crumbs of bread-and-milk too...
David Livingstone 「The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873」
...We found many lepidosirens in amuddy pool, which a group of vultures were catching and eating...
David Livingstone 「The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873」
...The pilot of the launch turned out to be a sandy-haired Yankee who had been catching wild animals for Barnum and Bailey's circus...
Stewart Edward White 「African Camp Fires」
...They like to see the flame whichwhirls up from the dirty hay or straw; but, ofcourse, they make their fire at some distance, toprevent its catching their huts...
James Richardson 「Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2」
...His clothes were torn off piecemeal andscattered in the crowd, people catching the shreds and putting them awayas mementos...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett 「The Red Record」
...He was in the attitude of a drowning man catching at a straw...
William Still 「The Underground Railroad」
...He was a fish quite worth catching, for he had money and standing...
Frederick Douglass 「My Bondage and My Freedom」
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