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• Here she hung on while the other boats were being loaded, and as those in her watched this proceeding, they dreaded every instant to see them swamped alongside. —  The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews.
• Each hunter now ascertained that his rifle was loaded, and then filled his mouth with bullets--a ready-at-hand pouch, that he might the more quickly drop them into his piece. —  The Grateful Indian And other Stories
• With wonderful rapidity the guns were run in, loaded, and again sent forth their death-dealing shower of iron, this time tearing through the frigate's upper bulwarks, sweeping across her quarterdeck and wounding her masts. —  The Grateful Indian And other Stories
• Sometimes wagons have been over-loaded, and then unable to make their way over the rough roads, some heavy article is taken and buried with all the signs of a grave about it, to prevent its being disturbed and stolen, as in the present instance. —  The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West
• The weapons were then loaded, and the party were reasonably secure from an attack in that direction By this time the tide was ebbing fast, and the men took a pull on the ropes secured to the ships' masts, with the result that the vessels soon began to heel over perceptibly on their sides. —  Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess

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