Assisted

Examples

• An Alexandrian astronomer (Sosigenes) assisted in establishing the new (Julian) calendar. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Sam assisted him to rise. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The Stryver clerk, who never assisted at these conferences, had gone home, and the Stryver principal opened the door. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• It was late in the evening when Mr. Pickwick and his companions, assisted by Sam, dismounted from the roof of the Eatanswill coach. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Assisted by a Persian convert, Muhammad had entrenched himself in Medina! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Thus assisted, she skipped down with much agility, and began to tie her double chin into her bonnet. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He assisted her to dismount, and, dismissing her guide, conducted her into the cottage. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• In passing through materials saturated with water, the shield is assisted by using compressed air in the working chamber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And I assisted while he made some arrangement of drapery and position for the ease of his suffering burden. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mr. Bryan Donkin, who was engaged in the manufactory, principally assisted in bringing the machinery to perfection. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He assisted her to rise, and she took his arm, and they advanced to meet the whelp. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I met her on the night when she escaped from the Asylum, and I assisted her in reaching a place of safety. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Having made this arrangement with great despatch, he assisted Mary in the long-deferred occupation of shaking the carpets. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• One of them ran for a spade; the other two assisted George to carry the body to the wagon. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• In 1822, Henry Ogle, a schoolmaster of Rennington, assisted by Thomas and Joseph Brown, invented the so-called Ogle reaper. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The reddleman followed with the lantern, and, stepping up first, assisted Mrs. Yeobright to mount beside him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Fanny helped Miss Helstone to put away her work, and afterwards assisted her to dress. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She assisted me cheerfully in my business, folding and stitching pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for the paper-makers, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Felix and Agatha spent more time in amusement and conversation, and were assisted in their labours by servants. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Certainly, said Elinor; and assisted by her liberality, I hope you may yet live to be in easy circumstances. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Five were to be tried together, next, as enemies of the Republic, forasmuch as they had not assisted it by word or deed. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She may have said the same thing to you, when you thoughtlessly assisted her escape. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Her ladyship assisted me to get Miss Halcombe to her bed. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The lion took it with care and caution, made his selections from it, and his remarks upon it, and the jackal assisted both. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Many circumstances assisted the temptation. Jane Austen. Emma.
• A small commercial organization was formed to build and exploit the apparatus, and the shops at Menlo Park laboratory were assisted by the little Bergmann shop in New York. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He made his way by sea to Naples, and back, after hearing the narrative to which Miss Dartle had assisted me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Montagu, the relation of the lady in Gloucester Place, of chimney-sweeping notoriety, assisted to keep up the spirit of the dance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The separation of the water is further assisted by suction boxes which extend across close beneath the upper run of the belt and are connected to suction pumps. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The navy prepared itself for attack about as before, and the same time assisted the army in landing, this time five miles away. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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