Listens

Examples

• Mrs. Rouncewell listens. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The operator puts the receiver to his ear and listens for the message, which the telephone renders audible in the Morse characters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• When the wireless operator wishes to send a message to another station he listens in, as it is called, by connecting his receiving apparatus with the adjacent antenna and the ground. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Sir Leicester watches the sleet and snow and listens for the returning steps that he expects. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• No, said Caddy, I don't know that he does that, but he talks to Pa, and Pa greatly admires him, and listens, and likes it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Jo listens to it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Then he listens in, and if he receives the clicks that show that the other station has heard him he is ready to establish regular telegraphic communication. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Mr. Bucket, after listening, goes to the library-door, softly unlocks and opens it, and listens again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Allan proceeds to tell him all he knows about Jo, unto which the trooper listens with a grave face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• When he has done so, he looks out again at the falling sleet and snow and listens again for the returning steps. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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