mark out

The books mark out the daily work for the teacher in a clearly defined manner by telling him what to do, and when to do it.

After this, I undertook to mark out a road in the best passage from the settlements through the wilderness to Kentucky.

The old woman now can look back and mark out a better course of conduct for the girl.

The sun marks out the days; the moon by her changes makes the months; the sun and the stars mark out the seasons and the years.

The finger of Providence has been among us, to mark out and punish the guilty disturber of our peace.