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Meanings of went the boat in English

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Usage of went the boat in English
1
Down went the boat, leaving its occupants struggling in the water.
Allan Quatermain
2
Away went the boat, leaving the noble youth to his doom.
Frank Merriwell's Nobility; Or, The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp
3
Over went the boat, and all her hapless crew were engulfed.
The Three Midshipmen
4
Away went the boat scudding madly before the wind.
Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
5
Away went the boat, towed at a great rate.
Mountain Moggy: The Stoning of the Witch
6
Down the stream went the boat, with Sam in the middle and Tom in the stern.
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle; Or, The Strange Cruise of the S...
7
Onward went the boat through the reeds in the rosy light, onward over the purpling water.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
8
Over went the boat; nor she, nor her crew, nor the box of gold were ever seen again.
Ben Hadden; or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It
9
And off went the boat.
Popular Tales from the Norse
10
On went the boat.
The Secret Wireless; Or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol
11
On went the boat at Netteke's best speed, which seemed no better than a snail's pace to the fleeing family.
The Belgian Twins
12
On went the boat; presently it whirled around helplessly; it was nearing the rocks of the rapid; there was evidently danger.
Overland: A Novel
13
Suddenly he cried out, "Now, gentlemen, we'll be off." Away went the boat amid the foaming seas towards the hapless wreck.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo: The Story of his Adventures A...
14
Backward and forward through the low surf went the boat, and longer and wider and higher grew the mass of bags upon the beach.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
15
In rushed the water, down went the boat, and out splashed the screaming child to cling to Ruth with the desperate clutch she dreaded.
A Garland for Girls
16
Over went the boat, and we were all thrown here and there, shrieking in vain for aid, among the foaming mass of broken waters.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
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