keep tally
Example Sentences
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The third scrutator reads each name aloud, while the cardinals keep tally.
From Time Magazine Archive
For some time Browne endeavoured to keep tally of the route; eventually, however, he was obliged to relinquish the attempt in despair.
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy
In the case of ‘head-hunters’ the young men’s barracks are invariably guardhouses, at the entrance to the village, and those on guard at night keep tally of the men who leave and return.”—Op. cit., vol.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
They dropped back into the receptacle one by one, and with such a ringing sound that even Paul was able to keep tally.
From The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership by Warren, George A.
Gorham Polly keeps tally, because he has got the newest jackknife—oh, how slick it whittles the old broom handle Gorham picked up in Packard's store an' brought along jest to keep tally on!
From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don
