1 I'll lay you two to one she didn't even know the fort was out there in the harbor, much less that it was full of Yankees until we shelled them out.
2 They sat on the bank below the parapet of the old fort, hidden from observation.
3 I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Cheniere; the old fort at Grande Terre.
4 I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Cheniere Caminada; the old sunny fort at Grande Terre.
5 I was sent by Major Effingham, at Sir William's own bidding, to outflank the French, and carry the tidings of their disaster across the portage, to the fort on the Hudson.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 14 6 He walked to an angle of the bastion, and beheld the scout advancing, under the custody of a French officer, to the body of the fort.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 15 7 As Duncan could only act as the representative of the commandant of the fort, the ceremonies which should have accompanied a meeting between the heads of the adverse forces were, of course, dispensed with.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 15 8 Montcalm followed him as far as the entrance of the marquee, renewing his invitations to the commandant of the fort to give him an immediate meeting in the open ground between the two armies.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 15 9 There they separated, and Duncan returned to the advanced post of the French, accompanied as before; whence he instantly proceeded to the fort, and to the quarters of his own commander.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 15 10 A very few minutes only were necessary to parade a few files, and to dispatch an orderly with a flag to announce the approach of the commandant of the fort.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 16 11 Say not so," cried Duncan; "we are yet masters of the fort, and of our honor.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 16 12 So saying, the veteran again dropped his head to his chest, and returned slowly toward the fort, exhibiting, by the dejection of his air, to the anxious garrison, a harbinger of evil tidings.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 16 13 The sisters started at the sound, and glancing their eyes around, they saw the white uniforms of the French grenadiers, who had already taken possession of the gates of the fort.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17 14 As the confused and timid throng left the protecting mounds of the fort, and issued on the open plain, the whole scene was at once presented to their eyes.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17 15 When they were in the low cavity that surrounded the earthen fort on three sides, they found that passage nearly choked by the ruins.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 20