Assumed

Examples

• The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The news of these reverses caused a very great excitement in Germany and Austria, and the Tsar assumed a more arrogant attitude towards his ally. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• On the 29th of January I arrived at Young's Point and assumed command the following day. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• She assumed an injured air as they came in, never lifted her eyes from her book, or asked a single question. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• My little packing here can be completed in ten minutes--my travelling-dress assumed in ten minutes more. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• For the whole case is assumed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Thornton's face assumed a likeness to his mother's worst expression, which immediately repelled the watching Margaret. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• So I said, in a graver manner than any of us had yet assumed: 'She is as virtuous as she is pretty. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But in a moment she re-assumed her self-possession; and her languid eyes recovered their brilliancy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• You see, Watson, our little deductions have suddenly assumed a much more important and less innocent aspect. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The hard-headed man looked dubiously round, but finding himself in a minority, assumed a compassionate air and said no more. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• On the lower floor, under the same assumed name, two women live, who are described as my sisters. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Her father answered, with a cheerful firmness of conviction he could scarcely have assumed, Quite sure, my darling! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Even to us he assumed gaiety and hope, and assumed them so well, that we did not divine the secret workings of his mind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As he watched her with another covert look, he saw a certain ambitious triumph in her face which no assumed coldness could conceal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Under such circumstances, they have a mechanical uniformity, assumed to be alike for all minds. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Mrs. Sparsit complied, and assumed her old position at table. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• What the commission saw and described were the particular forms which a great human impulse had assumed at a specific date in a certain city. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The whole garrison turned out under arms and assumed a threatening attitude--yet still we did not fear. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Each one of these lines is assumed to have a certain strength, and the power of any magnet is determined by the number of lines of force flowing through it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He assumed the title of Great Khan in 1369. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• To speak the honest truth, without any false rant or assumed romancethere actually was a moment, six months ago, when I thought her divine. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• But from the introduction of the third Home Rule Bill onward the opposition to it had assumed a violent and extravagant form. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The members assumed without criticism the traditional dogma of Christianity that sex in any manifestation outside of marriage is sinful. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The old man had, in the mean time, been pensive; but, on the appearance of his companions, he assumed a more cheerful air, and they sat down to eat. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• From first to last the fever assumed no specific form. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It was assumed that the difficulty lay in the material of the burner itself, and not in its environment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The day after I assumed command at Cairo a man came to me who said he was a scout of General Fremont. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• But, surely, he might not detain Mr Merdle while he assumed his coat? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The shadows of things assumed strange and ghastly shapes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

Typist: Patricia