captain's bed
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Yet the actor and the Californian still held vigil by the captain's bed.
From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington
This time I remained awake for some minutes, and clearly distinguished a person creeping round to the captain’s bed, on which he threw himself.
From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The axe had always hung in brackets over the captain's bed, that being the only trace that was left.
From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous
She had died at a quarter of midnight, and had lain all night on the captain's bed with a towel over her poor old face.
From Love, the Fiddler by Osbourne, Lloyd
At the same time the captain's bed, which made a convenient protuberance in the side of the tent, was seized and tipped over, while tent-pole, canvas, and all, came down upon him in a mass.
From The Drummer Boy by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
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