A monument was built to commemorate the victory.
The children huddled together for warmth.
Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.
The new vaccine eradicated all traces of the disease within three months.
The barbarians defiled the church by using it as a stable.
The pregnant woman has an enlarged abdomen.
The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.
The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.
This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.
A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.
Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.
The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.
Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.
Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.
The children scooped holes in the sand.
Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs.
The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.
The counter of the sink has many grooves along which the water will run off.
The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.
We all sympathized with the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.
Her singing evoked admiration from the public.
We still use this machine though it is obsolete.
The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed. either alone or in a group.
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
The children‘s muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.
Running in the hall is a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.
She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.
The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.
Aren‘t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.
The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.
After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.
The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the magnetic needle of the compass.
A marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.
The pretty girl‘s reputation was defiled by malicious gossips.
The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.
The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.
There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.
His employer censured him for neglecting his work.
The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.
Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.
According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.
The gifts of charity meddled with a man’s private affair.
He doesn‘t sit straight: his posture is very bad.
John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.
The water spouted out when the pipe was broken.
The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.
A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.
He was flogging his horse in a very cruel way.
She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse.
The law does not meddle unduly with a person‘s private life.
The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes.
The inscription on the ancient monument was very hard to read.
The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.
The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.
If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.
Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.
The doctor‘s report gave us only a glimmer of hope.
On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.
The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.
He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.
Out feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.
That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.
Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.
Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.
We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.
He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.
What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.
He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.
The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.
She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.
Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.
For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.
The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.
The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.
This ruined bridge is a relic of the Korean War in 1950.
Automobile exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of smog.
The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.
He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.
Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.
I‘m feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.
No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.
We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.
Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.
The judge absolved the man of the crime.
The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.
Our baseball team is contending for the championship.
We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.
The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.
A crowd of great magnitude attended the President’s inauguration.
The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.
Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.
The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.
Many people would be aghst at the thought of another war.
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.
The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.
The children were frolicing with the puppy in the backyard.
There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.
In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep.
The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.
After a light spring rain,leaves began to sprout from trees.
She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.
A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.
The artist ws so engrossed in his pinting that he didn’t notive the people watching him.
If you got a deep cut in your arm, there’s usually a gush of blood.
The deep river was an insuperable barrier to those who could not swim.
Her life has been full of ordeals,sickness,poverty and loss of her beloved son.
He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.
The brakes screeched and the car suddenly stopped with a jerk.
A man who is six feet talll is bove the average stature in China.
The President’s enemies are spreading ill rumors to undermine his authority.
The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.
Damages from last week’s flood have been assessed at $50000.
The children searched each and every chamber of the house for the cat.
The Congress of the United States has two House of Representatives.
Now that she is rich,she disdains to speak to her old friends.
One day Robinson Crusoe espied a foot print on the sand.
The beautiful glossy coat of the cat shone as it lay in sunlight.
The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.
She bought a packet of envelops at the stationery store.
The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.
The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.
The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summer.
The ship surged in the stormy seas,rolling and pitching with each wave.
Pots,pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.
When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.
Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.
Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.
The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.
A faction in our club tried to make the president resign.
The diamond shoen with every hue under the bright sun.
He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.
The deeds or heroes add luster to a nation’s history.
He persevered in his study until he succeded.
Because of his high fever,the sick man raved all night.
He intended to slay his fatheer’s murderer.
The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.
Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one with intelligent look.
The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.
Only high officials had access to the emperor.
The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.
I concur with the speaker in condemning every criminal.
This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.
He was denounced as a coward and traitor.
The first blow makes the anger,but the second makes the fray.
Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.
Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.
Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.
The old man was plodding wearily along the bank of the river.
Since the factory moved,this town has only a remnat of its former population.
The child with a cold in his nose snored all night.
Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.
It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.
The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.
The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.
The bright light of the motor car on the dark country road dazzled my eyres.
She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.
Poor food and hard work impaired her health and she became thin.
The parents were mortified by their children’s bad behavior before the guests.
The United States became the predominat nation in the Western Hemisphere.
He worked to improve the sanitary condtions of slums.
He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet.
Do you consider the wild behavior of the crowd was enough of a warrant for the police to use force?
The ford foundation allocated millionjs of dollars for cancer research.
The brawl in the street could be heard in the house nearby.
The boys made several cynical remarksj to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.
She embellished the simple dress with colorful laces and ribbons.
The defence of the alamo was a heroic action of gallant men.
He immersed his aching feet in a bucket of cold water.
He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way .
Soapy followed the man with a presentiment that luck would again run against him.
She was so satiated with bananas thaat she would not even look at one.
The field of wheat was undulating in the breeze.
A shop selling woman’s apparel is at the corner of the street.
He cajoled his fridends into deciding in his favor.
You can discard your old coat but not your old friends.
During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.
She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.
Four men kidnapped the little girl, but he police soon caught them and rescued the girl.
There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.she pries tooo closely itno the private life of her friends.
Men scoured the whold coundtry looking for the lost child.
The servant scoured the frying opan until it shone like silver.
He swaggered down the street after winnign the fight.
The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man’s vagary.
Ability to get along with people is an asset in busineess.
There was a deep opolitical chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war.
The cities of Greece and Asia were despoiled of their most valuable ornaments.
I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.
The wing of the airplance came off and the machine hurtled to the ground.
He wanted to be acused of larceny, because he felt comfortable in prison .
He sworked so hard that the weariness pervaded his whole body.
Though he was tortured to make him change his religion the prisoner would not recant.
He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died.
Eating human flesh is a taboo in civilized countries.
He wore all the trappings of high office.
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