The night was warm and cloudy and although it was not yet eight o'clock, the alleyway back of the Eagle office was
pitch dark. A team of horses tied to a post somewhere in the darkness stamped on the hard- baked ground.
Winesberg Ohio
It was almost
pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the Glass Mountain.
Yellow Fairy Book
As it was now
pitch dark within their tiny aerie they lay down upon their blankets to try to gain, through sleep, a brief respite of forgetfulness.
Tarzan of the Apes
Sir Nathaniel switched off the electric light, and when the room was
pitch dark, he came to Adam, took him by the hand, and led him to a seat set in the southern window.
Lair of the White Worm
The men crept noiselessly within the
pitch dark interior until they came to the sleeping form of one of the Dyak women.
The Monster Men
It got to be
pitch dark, at last, and the multitude groaned with horror to feel the cold uncanny night breezes fan through the place and see the stars come out and twinkle in the sky.
Connecticut Yankee
It was
pitch dark, but Lawrence was following with the candle, and by its feeble light we saw that the bed had not been slept in, and that there was no sign of the room having been occupied.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Who could intercept us on such a night as this,
pitch dark, when one does not see more than twenty yards before one?"
Twenty Years After
No one met him; the verandah was empty, and nearly
pitch dark. He opened the door into the room, but it, too, was dark and empty.
The Idiot
Far and wide the sky was flaring with the red glare that leaped from rows of towering chimneys--for it was
pitch dark when Jurgis arrived.
Jungle
We, being men, took a dark lantern that was standing on Brittle's hob, and groped our way downstairs in the
pitch dark,--as it might be so.'
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boys Progress
The young Englishman's feet hunt almost to the surface of the water--closer than he knew, for all was
pitch dark below as above him.
Son Of Tarzan
It was almost
pitch dark now, and the snow grew deeper every moment.
The Golden Road
It was
pitch dark; here and there a white gate or a white stone in the wall guided them for a short space across the night; but for the most part it was at a foot pace, and almost groping, that they picked their way through that resonant blackness to their solemn and isolated destination.
Tales and Fantasies
It was
pitch dark and very oppressive under his hood.
The Valley of Fear