rowed

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Rowed forty mile after a whale onct, 'n' caught the critter—fairly rowed him down.

From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)

Rowed down stream, the young people converse among themselves; gaily, now and then giving way to laughter, as though it were any other day than Sunday.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

Rowed back to the shore, he starts again with fresh horses and goes swiftly on, through the night, to some other inn, where the noise of his arrival awakens all the sleepers.

From One Year Abroad by Howard, Blanche Willis

Rowed by natives, she comes alongside almost as soon as our anchor is down, and all the resident missionaries climb on board, followed by a number of Eskimoes.

From With the Harmony to Labrador Notes of a Visit to the Moravian Mission Stations on the North-East Coast of Labrador by La Trobe, Benjamin

Rowed over a mile up-river, left the boat, came down across the fields.

From The Crimson Sweater by Barbour, Ralph Henry