Pervaded
[pə'veɪdid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Pervade
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Examples
- A vague, very simple Christianity pervaded the illiterate peasant life, mixed with much superstition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The lives of both Philip and his son were pervaded by the personality of a restless and evil woman, Olympias, the mother of Alexander. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Pervaded our Department--without an appointment--and said he wanted to know! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The silence of night pervaded the whole heath except in one direction; and that was towards Mistover. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The spirit of Agnes so pervaded all we thought, and said, and did, in that time of sorrow, that I assume I may refer the project to her influence. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Wemmick pervaded it throughout, but never appeared in it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The influence pervaded the spirit in which they returned to the previous question. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Not only was I soon as well known on the Norwood Road as the postmen on that beat, but I pervaded London likewise. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A dignified shiver pervaded Mrs Wilfer's shoulders and gloves, as who should say, 'An Enigma! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- To May's great delight, Mr. Laurence not only bought the vases, but pervaded the hall with one under each arm. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The Iberian peoples were the Neolithic people of the long barrows, and seem at first to have pervaded most of Europe and western Asia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His face was thin and haggard; but an indescribable air of jaunty impudence and perfect self-possession pervaded the whole man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Though all unseen, and unsuspected by the pupils, Bradley Headstone even pervaded the school exercises. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Her life was active, cheerful, useful; but my poor history pervaded it all. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But, all the place was pervaded by a grimly ludicrous pretence that every pupil was childish and innocent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No youthful congregation of gallant-hearted boys thronged the portal of the college; sad silence pervaded the busy school-room and noisy playground. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A light shone through the keyhole and from under the door; a profound stillness pervaded the vicinity. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The tranquillity and peace belonging, of old, to that quiet ground in my memory, pervaded it again. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Franklin in the eighteenth century defined electricity as consisting of particles of matter incomparably more subtle than air, and which pervaded all bodies. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The old unhappy feeling pervaded my life. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- An atmosphere of loneliness pervaded the spot, which caught suddenly at both men as they strode toward the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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