The colonel was used to giving orders to the troops in the field. From LearnThat.org.
He was given the title colonel to impress Titusville residents. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I'm guessing the colonel is a fan of Sergio Leone films. From Wordnik.com. [David Isenberg: Sergio Leone on PMC] Reference
"I've come from Gritsky's" (that was what they called the colonel); "they're expecting you.". From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
Ive come from Gritskys (that was what they called the colonel); theyre expecting you. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XXI. Part III] Reference
I called the colonel and I guess he called you guys. From Wordnik.com. [To Fetch a Thief] Reference
Gritsky’s” (that was what they called the colonel). From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
Drawing on my own 28 years of military experience, the colonel is correct. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
Bill Andrews, now a colonel, is operations group commander at Mountain Home. From Wordnik.com. [Andrews, William] Reference
I say, Lady Portmore, the colonel is more bitter than sweet; that is two pons. From Wordnik.com. [The Semi-Attached Couple] Reference
Catnip, as we called the colonel, was disposed to be a little worried on the subject. From Wordnik.com. [Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier] Reference
"All alone!" answered I: "your friend the colonel is much obliged to you for making nobody of him.". From Wordnik.com. [Belinda] Reference
"Why, in Paul's time the colonel was a big man here.". From Wordnik.com. [A Ward of the Golden Gate] Reference
The colonel was a weather-beaten, stern, wary old man. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Hurry] Reference
"In with the sheet!" called the colonel, quickly bringing the. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
The party were amazed, and the colonel was the first to speak. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
"Major Silsbee!" called the colonel, looking over one shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army] Reference
The colonel was a big man with a pink face and a brusque manner. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur] Reference
Indeed the colonel was a never failing source of amusement to us. From Wordnik.com. [Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days] Reference
Among these distinguished gentlemen was a so-called colonel of the. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
The colonel was a rare creature in Alabama at that time: a liberal. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
Our colonel was the representative of a very old Catholic family, the. From Wordnik.com. [Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894] Reference
Some of Marcone's troops think that the colonel is a bit over the top. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
The Tsar called the colonel of the regiment and said a few words to him. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
The colonel was a young man, rich, good-natured, fond of amusing himself. From Wordnik.com. [Carmen] Reference
Our colonel was a regular fire eater, and wanted to be at it all the time. From Wordnik.com. [Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette] Reference
The colonel was her devoted squire on the instant for any practical service. From Wordnik.com. [Celt and Saxon — Complete] Reference
The colonel was a Southerner, and his daughter had the Southern spirit, too. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself] Reference
"I always said your colonel was a bear," says Miss Massereene, vindictively. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
The colonel was a bit-dazed, but not so much so that he could not hear several murmur. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story] Reference
The colonel was a tall gaunt man, with high cheek-bones, bushy eyebrows, and white hair. From Wordnik.com. [Newton Forster The Merchant Service] Reference
It struck me from a superficial glance that the colonel was the only full thing in the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Great War As I Saw It] Reference
A regiment marches to-morrow morning for the frontier; the colonel is a cousin of my husband. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Buglers] Reference
The colonel was a strict, even severe, disciplinarian, but he was cool, deliberate, and just. From Wordnik.com. [The Deserter] Reference
The colonel was a widower, and for his only son he showed a proud affection which included Carl. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life] Reference
And the colonel was the best of masters; for because he ruled well, every word of kindness told. From Wordnik.com. [Adela Cathcart, Volume 1] Reference
The colonel was a universal favorite, and they had full confidence in his judgment and his justice. From Wordnik.com. [In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.] Reference
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