Proffered

Examples

• Tarzan smiled as he took the proffered hand. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Mr. Winkle seized the wicker bottle which his friend proffered, and took a lengthened pull at the exhilarating liquid. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mr Venus shook the proffered hand with a modest air, and they pursued the direction of the Bower. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But he would rather not live than accept the love she proffered. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Also, when he said to Clennam, seating himself in the proffered chair, 'And you are in a new business, Mr Clennam? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Lawrence Selden was among those who had yielded to the proffered inducements. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I grasped her proffered arm and together we crossed the plaza toward a large building on the far side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The offender had barely time to take Mrs. Leo Hunter's proffered hand, when his eyes encountered the indignant orbs of Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Jingle bowed respectfully, trembled very much as he took Mr. Pickwick's proffered hand, and withdrew. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Moreover, we are knights and soldiers as well as men of religion, and shame it were to us upon any pretence, to refuse proffered combat. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• You're wery good, Sir,' replied Mr. Roker, accepting the proffered glass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I have no right to play with his feelings, to accept his proffered love, and then sting him with neglect. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• That sort of regard, which he had proffered to her for so many faithful years, can't be flung down and shattered and mended so as to show no scars. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And again, for anything I knew, the proffered information might have some important bearing on the flight itself. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• A thrill of hatred struck to Mr. Winkle's heart, as Bob Sawyer inflicted on the proffered hand a perceptible squeeze. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• His meditations were put an end to by Crispin, who approached with Dick, on whose behalf he proffered a challenge to Mr Roylands. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

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