What is "rest."

Usage examples of "rest.".

At times she wedged her knees into hollows and shelves into the rock, and once or twice was able to lean into the rock face because of a shift in its slope, giving hands and feet a rest. Yet at such moments, given a chance to reflect, she decided that an enemy lurking above could easily send her plunging to her death by rolling rocks onto her from above.

Liath saw traces of a trail-not an actual path cut through the landscape but the evidence left by the passage of a small party some time earlier: broken stems of grass, beads of blood dried on glossy leaves, a spot where someone had lain down to rest. These minute signs reassured her, but they made her wonder.

Tell me your stories while I rest. Then I will see how far I can swim.

These others camped here, so we slew as many as we could and drove off the rest. Now we must hasten.

If only he could rest. But the dogs panted, wakeful now, smelling death.

He was cheering and clapping with the rest. And so was his uncle, Marcus Aurelius Cotta.

Until it is over, no one can rest. Quintus Caecilius, find a few reasonably fit men and ride back to Pompeii as fast as you can.

It is my considered opinion that the good Quintus Pompeius is in urgent and desperate need of a very long rest. It is my hope that he will find this rest with you in Umbria.

Paeligni, the Marrucini, the Vestini, and the Frentani each occupied a different part, and the Samnites the rest. Throughout their history the Samnites were implacable enemies of Rome, and several times during the early and middle Republic inflicted crushing defeats on Rome.

Jaryd noticed a small section of the city adjacent to the river that stood in stark contrast to the rest. Its buildings looked dark and run down, and its streets lacked any semblance of regularity.

To close his eyes and rest. And he said her name, just once, but as clear as a ceryll.

Within the suite a small group of attendants loitered and with gestures offered to bathe their hands and feet, to set up a chessboard, to settle them on divans piled with pillows so that they could rest. Silken tapestries graced the walls, depicting scenes of elaborate feasts and girls picking flowers.

His foot ached in its special shoe, crying for rest. He was limping again, because he had taxed himself and not built up the muscles the way Figgis had ordered.

Gilwyn and Figgis took a well-earned rest. Though the library remained open, they were no longer available to help patrons.

Ness needed rest. Lukien cursed himself for underestimating the Nor-van colonel.