Marston and I climbed on to the port paddle-box to look out for a sail. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858] Reference
"Starboard!" sang out her skipper, now mounting from the paddle-box to the bridge above. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel] Reference
I jumped from the paddle-box on to the dock wall, and ran as fast as I could to the spot. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe] Reference
I pity the poor Captain that, for twenty-four hours at a time, is on a paddle-box, roaring out. From Wordnik.com. [Cox's Diary] Reference
It is impossible to imagine a prettier sight than it was from the top of the Phlegethon's paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy] Reference
We went gliding swift along, dead silent, past the tip of the paddle-box, and past the stern; then in. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn] Reference
Frank's hand, and bade him carry it to one of the engineers upon the starboard (right-hand) paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
After some time the captain came to a sudden stand over the port paddle-box, and curved his left hand round his ear. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in Many Lands] Reference
So I went and sat down on the paddle-box and placed a boat hook at my side, to be ready should any one fall into the water. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe] Reference
It wouldn't be discreet, for instance, to intrude upon that couple so snugly ensconced under the shelter of the paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [Belles and Ringers] Reference
Allen casts one glance up at the overhanging mass, and then twines his arms and limbs around the "open-work" of the paddle-box with the strength of desperation. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
The collision, though, appeared to wake them up, for I saw a dark figure on the paddle-box nearest to me as the steamer swung herself clear of us and forged ahead again. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
Who was the man that helped you down from the paddle-box?. From Wordnik.com. [Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy] Reference
'Tickets, ladies and gen'lm'n,' said the man on the paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people] Reference
Queen's having gone upon the paddle-box and having ordered the Royal. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861] Reference
Bill of male red, paddle-box buff, bill of female and feet of both dark. From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned] Reference
The captain took his place on the paddle-box, and our speed was slackened. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
The top of the paddle-box was nearly on a level with the flat roof of this building. From Wordnik.com. [Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy] Reference
The ladder leading up to the larboard paddle-box was twisted in an extraordinary manner. From Wordnik.com. [Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships] Reference
We sent up some fireworks in return, and soon lost sight of the friendly light on her paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
The frigate sent four boats, the corvette three, and the steamer two of her paddle-box boats and a gig. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Commanders] Reference
I was once in a steamboat race when our boat knocked away the paddle-box from the other and smashed the wheel. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs] Reference
While I stood at the stern thinking of it, I heard a noise which I thought came from the inside of the paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida] Reference
Scood caught, and turned round the thwart forward, and Kenneth stood up, gazing eagerly at the little crowd by the paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai] Reference
A steamer was coming down, men on the paddle-box shouted hoarse warnings, the stevedore and his porters were bawling from the quay. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25)] Reference
We, the boat, become violently agitated -- rumble, hum, scream, roar, and establish an immense family washing-day at each paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Uncommercial Traveller] Reference
At times the "Winkelried" crossed on its way some other steamer with its name in black letters on its white paddle-box: "Germania.". From Wordnik.com. [Tartarin On The Alps] Reference
We, the boat, become violently agitated -- rumble, hum, scream, roar -- and establish an immense family washing-day at each paddle-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Bed-Book of Happiness] Reference
We got it hand over hand alongside, aft the paddle-box, and a Burman in a canoe hitched a noose over its tail, and we hoisted it on board. From Wordnik.com. [From Edinburgh to India & Burmah] Reference
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