Answered
['ænsɚ]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Answer
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Examples
- The lad only answered by turning his cynical young face, half-arch, half-truculent, towards the paternal chair. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- God will protect you; for you have undertaken His work, I answered. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You have answered. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- To her surprise, Trenor answered the look with a speechless stare. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Yes, but you won't do it, answered Laurie, who wished to make up, but felt that his outraged dignity must be appeased first. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He answered with one other nod. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- If you have got the value of the stone in your pocket, answered Mr. Franklin, say so, Betteredge, and in it goes! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- That he may let me know how you behave, answered Frederick Lamb. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I trust the former, answered her father hopefully; but I dread the latter. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We were aware, I answered, that the malady was considered infectious. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Little Dorrit tried to stop her from saying anything, but she answered that she would, she must! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The pleasanter face which had replaced his, on the occasion of my last visit, answered to our summons, and went before us to the drawing-room. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Certainly, answered Miss Eliza Higgins, reddening. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I know little of the Knight of Ivanhoe, answered the Palmer, with a troubled voice. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have that already, she answered mischievously. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She answered Sergeant Cuff's inquiry for the landlord, by telling him sharply that her master was up-stairs, and was not to be bothered by anybody. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- 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.
- No, she answered simply. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Oh, certainly, certainly, answered Mr. Baker with a sigh of relief. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Right y' are, sir, answered the seaman, going to the door with another nautical salutation. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They should drink of the same cup, answered the Knight. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have formed no conclusion whatever, my companion answered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He would be a bold man who felt no fear in the presence of that lady, answered Crispin, his face clearing again. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We have the right to escape if we can, I answered. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You don't get on with your account of your matrimonial intentions, answered Carton, with a careless air; I wish you would keep to that. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Handsome faces--eyes particularly, answered Meg, smiling to herself in the dark. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Fanny answered No. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Oh, but I am happier than usual to-day, answered I, very naturally. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I answered, more in shyness than politeness, After you, miss. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Perhaps not, answered Hertford; but I could not help it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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