"Elude" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cold and his teeth had begun to chatter, so he started to run. He hoped that when he came out of the woods he might be fortunate enough to elude observation on the way to the Upper School, but in this he was disappointed. As he jogged by the Study building, with his clothes jouncing and slapping heavily upon his shoulders, out came the rector and ...
— The Jester of St. Timothy's • Arthur Stanwood Pier
... dozen miles, dividing into many channels surrounding small bushy islands and rendering navigation very difficult. The wheelman, who was an old river pilot, was thoroughly acquainted with what he called the "Yukon flats," and managed to elude the sandbars and sunken islands ...
— The Boy Scouts on the Yukon • Ralph Victor
... then sidestep in such a manner as to elude Rhodes's manoeuvres to prevent him breaking through, and ...
— Football Days - Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball • William H. Edwards
... hands of his captors, took no thought of these things now. His one absorbing thought at the moment was of hitting upon some plan whereby he could elude his guards and make his escape. At the same time, he realized that he had a hard problem before him; for now that he had almost made his get-away twice, he knew he would be guarded with more vigilance than before. Still, he determined to bide his ...
— The Boy Allies in Great Peril • Clair W. Hayes
... the negro race; they are full of natural forts, where one man for defense will be equal to one hundred for attack; they are full also of good hiding-places, where large numbers of brave men could be concealed, and baffle and elude pursuit for a long time.... The true object to be sought is, first of all, to destroy the money-value of slave property; and that can only be done by rendering such property insecure. My plan, then, is ...
— The Negro and the Nation - A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement • George S. Merriam
|
