Proceeded
[prə'si:did]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Proceed
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Examples
- At that point I slackened my pace and proceeded cautiously, but I saw no one, and heard no voices. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Here I borrowed a horse from my uncle, and the following day we proceeded on our journey. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She thought the praise not warm enough, and proceeded to direct attention to the various decorative points of her attire. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The trees of the forest attracted my deep admiration as I proceeded toward the sea. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He returned Mr. Pott's gaze of stone, and in compliance with that gentleman's request, proceeded to make the most he could of the 'serpent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But as he proceeded in his story, these fears were over. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It was well he did so; for Mr. Legree, having refitted Tom's handcuffs, proceeded deliberately to investigate the contents of his pockets. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I then proceeded to the object of my visit. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The next day she proceeded to the Asylum, which was situated not far from London on the northern side of the metropolis. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Those menials having obeyed the mandate, Edward Dorrit, Esquire, proceeded. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We reached the grotto at about three in the afternoon, and proceeded at once to make the experiments. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The first step to take in this investigation, the lawyer proceeded, is to appeal to Rachel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr Wrayburn,' proceeded the boy, 'we not only know this that I have charged upon you, but we know more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She put her hand on the arm of her care-worn, sallow father, and frothing her light draperies, proceeded over the eternal red carpet. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Susan dropped the spoon, shook her fist at the vanished figure, and then proceeded with her work in a musing, absent way. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Locksley now proceeded to the distribution of the spoil, which he performed with the most laudable impartiality. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They proceeded to the house to find Mrs. Hale, and wish her good-bye. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It has given me pain, Mr. Jarndyce, Sir Leicester weightily proceeded. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Maurice, leaning forward with a sigh, took a handful of nuts, which he proceeded to crack in a listless fashion. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The rope was accordingly tied round his waist, and the work proceeded. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And he proceeded to inform us that his departure from England was now definitively fixed for the ensuing year. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I proceeded upstairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In 1844 he proceeded to apply the principles maintained in his earlier study to changes of temperature as related to changes in the density of gases. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They proceeded to the door. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He proceeded to recite the following. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They had proceeded but a short distance when a backward glance revealed to the horrified gaze of Mr. Philander that the lion was following them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Since then the process has proceeded at even a greater rate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Another deal proceeded, and Crawford began again about Thornton Lacey. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
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