Listened

Examples

• George Lamb and Elliston together, after they had listened to a page or two, with one voice exclaimed, Very stupid. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Holmes had listened to his story with the utmost attention, and now he sat for some time in silent thought. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Perdita listened to me impatiently, and answered with some asperity:--Do you think that any of your arguments are new to me? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• So Laurie played and Jo listened, with her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I never listened to a distinguished preacher in my life without a sort of envy. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• During the repast, she had occasion to speak several times, when Georgy eyed her and listened to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I told you that you should not have listened, Pilar said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But it was not to the words that Eustacia listened; she could not even have recalled, a few minutes later, what the words were. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I listened to the patient's breathing, and avoided answering. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• No sleep was there: the inmate was walking restlessly from wall to wall; and again and again he sighed while I listened. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• She listened to a step outside that caught her ear, and there was a soft knock at the door. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• When she spoke to him, he listened, and in due course answered, but never looked at her, that I could see. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The girl looked up from the low seat on which she crouched, and listened too. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Gentlemen, there was the sound of voices in the front room, and--' 'And you listened, I believe, Mrs. Cluppins? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Elizabeth listened as little as she could, but there was no escaping the frequent mention of Wickham's name. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• But as I listened to his talk all that was black and bitter in me seemed to come uppermost. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Birkin stood and listened and was satisfied. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Crispin listened to this speech without moving a muscle, but a strange look came into his eyes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Sherlock Holmes listened with the deepest attention to this singular narrative. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• There was no sound within: so she coughed and listened again. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I turned down the clothes'; continued Giles, rolling back the table-cloth, 'sat up in bed; and listened. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He coughed and spat and listened to the heavy machine gun hammer again below the bend. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He held his breath, and listened at the key-hole. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Without his sanction I could not hope to be listened to again. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Em'ly, indeed, said little all the evening; but she looked, and listened, and her face got animated, and she was charming. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• You must yourself have formed some theory which will explain the facts to which we have listened. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• They both listened. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I listened with my eyes shut. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The young man listened a few minutes, and then handed the receiver to his assistant. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.

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