Mind: Ger.

Usage examples of geist.

David Edgerley Gates The card game in the Alhambra was headed for trouble, anybody could see that, and when the card players kicked back their chairs and turned over the table, Placido Geist hooked his elbows on the bar to watch the entertainment.

The constable, a man named Billy Dollar, walked over to the bar and stood Placido Geist to a whiskey.

Placido Geist glanced around the saloon and turned his gaze back to Billy Dollar.

Placido Geist and Billy Dollar boarded a train in Amarillo, which took them south through the Tierra Blanca to the whistle-stop at Nazareth.

Placido Geist got down more slowly, feeling his age, and brushed at his coat.

Placido Geist asked if he could hire a decent pair of horses, but when he saw what was on offer, he determined to shop around for outright purchase of mounts.

Placido Geist had brought along an ornate Mexican saddle, chased with silver and absurdly heavy.

Placido Geist sat down on the edge of the bed and tugged off his boots, grunting with the effort.

Placido Geist slept in the bathtub fully dressed, with his knees up, hunched in a blanket.

It was past midnight when they changed places, Placido Geist restless and stiff, Billy complaining of sore hams.

Placido Geist slid his right foot across the floor, followed with his left.

Placido Geist broke open the shotgun and reloaded before he stepped through the splintered door into the hallway.

Billy carried a badge, after all, and Placido Geist had a reputation that went before him.

The dead chauffeur was an inconvenience as well as an affront, a possible obstacle to their leaving, and Placido Geist felt time was short.

Billy woke the sleeping stableboy, no doubt lucky not to have been awake earlier to witness the murder, and Placido Geist picked out the two best-looking horses he could find from the sorry string in the corral.