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Almost before they had begun to hoist, the laddermen and spectators felt that it was a useless attempt.

From The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

The laddermen stationed themselves at the edge of the timber, and the men who carried guns scattered along the whole width of the clearing.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

Scores of voices took up this cry, and numbers of men hastened around to the rear of the little hotel in the wake of the laddermen.

From The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)