Introduced
[ɪntrəd'ju:st]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Introduce
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Examples
- Jethro Tull in England shortly after invented and introduced a combined system of drilling, ploughing and cultivating. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I have not introduced you yet, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He politely introduced the young gentlemen to us. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Now hold your shoulder straight, and take short steps, and don't shake hands if you are introduced to anyone. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Mallard departed to execute his commission; and Serjeant Snubbin relapsed into abstraction until Mr. Phunky himself was introduced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I happened to remark to Mr. Rochester how much Adele wished to be introduced to the ladies, and he said: 'Oh! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes; he introduced us to his sister. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- If steel was wanted a small amount of carbon, usually in the form of spiegeleisen, was introduced into the converter before the process was complete. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1858 also, about the same time the Sturtevant pegging machine was introduced, the shoe-sewing machine was developed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A few other topics of general interest were introduced by Mr. Brooke and wet-blanketed by Mrs. Brooke, and conversation languished. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How soon any other wishes introduced themselves I can hardly tell, but I believe in about half an hour after I had seen you. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I was soon introduced into the presence of the magistrate, an old benevolent man, with calm and mild manners. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Imported horses were introduced at Buenos Ayres in 1537, and so flourished in the wild state that in 1580 they were found as far south as the Strai t of Magellan. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Rifled cannon were first employed in actual service in Louis Napoleon’s Italian campaign of 1859, and were first introduced in the United States service by General James in 1861. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He bowed again, stepped back a few paces, and withdrew his conscience from our society as politely as he had introduced it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A form of breech-loading cannon was introduced in the sixteenth century, but the advantageous use of this device is of late invention. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1833 phosphorus friction matches were introduced on a commercial scale by Preschel, of Vienna. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Do you not remark, I said, how great is the evil which dialectic has introduced? Plato. The Republic.
- Introduced into the schools they would do their work, even if the sensational theory about the way in which they did it was quite wrong. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Here it was that Emmy found her delight, and was introduced for the first time to the wonders of Mozart and Cimarosa. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Dick, of Chicago, and in the years since it has been universally introduced throughout the world. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He then knocked at the doors of two other similar rooms, and introduced me to their occupants, by name Drummle and Startop. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This war was more marked in England than elsewhere, because there more of the new machines were first introduced, and the number of labourers in those fields was the greatest. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1810 Sir Robert Seppings, surveyor of the English navy, devised and introduced the system of diagonal bracing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Such were the two worthies to whom Mr. Pickwick was introduced, as he took his seat at the breakfast-table on Christmas morning. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Steam-driven machines were first introduced about 1838. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Introduced same, cautiously, in course of airing. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But these cases are so wonderful that they were introduced as difficulties or objections to our theory. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Consul at Sheffield, England, reported that a new steel had been introduced there for use in making table cutlery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Will Haught introduced my maid to a female servant, whom he had himself hired, and whom he desired to show her mistress's apartments to my woman. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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