Interfered
[,ɪntə'fiəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Interfere
Typed by Carlyle
Examples
- We can, however, see in a general manner that various causes might have interfered with the development of a long neck or proboscis. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Meade interfered with this. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Perhaps they did, but it is of infinitely greater importance to mention that at this point also I lost my patience, opened my eyes, and interfered. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- None interfered. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I will not be interfered with by Jane, said Mrs. Pocket, with a majestic glance at that innocent little offender. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I interfered, Professor Porter, replied Tarzan, because your daughter does not love Mr. Canler--she does not wish to marry him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And so my whole plan is interfered with! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But there was an equally strong desire on the part of ordinary men to be neither taxed nor interfered with in their ordinary pursuits. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Something interfered, and we did not visit the Red Sea and walk upon the sands of Arabia. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No one interfered to encourage or dissuade. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- As it was, the doctor interfered and she was kept out of the room. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This interfered with my plans, but probably resulted in my ultimately taking the command in person. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This arrangement interfered with correct meter registration, as the meters on one side of the system registered backward during the hours in which the combination was employed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They took Jerusalem, and interfered with the Christian access to the Holy Sepulchre. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At this point, Sam Weller, who had had his eyes fixed hitherto on Mr. Namby's shining beaver, interfered. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Bruff interfered for the third time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Some parts of it imported into England, might have interfered with some of the trades which they themselves carried on at home. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He pondered a moment, and would have done it, I think, but his mother arrived, then, and interfered. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here Mr. Bruff interfered for the first time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Again no Martian interfered with me, and tearing a piece of silk from my cape I endeavored to staunch the flow of blood from her nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- There's evidence,' said my mother, sobbing; 'ask Peggotty if I didn't do very well when I wasn't interfered with! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It is the first time I ever interfered with your amusements, therefore do not refuse me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I dare say you never interfered with her, or entered her room without knocking. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I suspected it when he first interfered in our favour, on the day when the deed was produced in the library, and I feel certain of it now. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The gas manager did not like the arc light, but it interfered only with his street service, which was not his largest source of income by any means. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The individual interfered at his peril, and only to the detriment of the truth. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The early Christian teachers held that the body should be mortified if it interfered with s piritual welfare. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Jane only interfered for the protection of baby. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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