Prospered
[prɔspəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Prosper
Typist: Theodore
Examples
- So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Arkwright built a mill there in 1780, and it prospered exceedingly, in spite of the fact that he no longer had the protection of his patents. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I could not help expressing something of my wonder and regret that his benevolent, disinterested intentions had prospered so little. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It would be flying in the face of the Almighty that's prospered him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- As the dinner got on, I became aware, little by little, that this festival was not prospering as other like festivals had prospered before it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We prospered, we traveled, we came back as rich colonials to England, and we bought country estates. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Men felt free; the community prospered; one suffered chiefly from jealousy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Meanwhile, Oliver gradually throve and prospered under the united care of Mrs. Maylie, Rose, and the kind-hearted Mr. Losberne. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- My externat became a pensionnat; that also prospered. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His suit had prospered, and his marriage had been considered as a settled and certain thing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In 1810 there were 173 of these industries in the United States, and from that time on the business has grown and prospered. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The fund prospered. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The firm prospered, and the inventor began to feel some of the material comforts of success. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Madame Beck prospered all the days of her life; so did Père SilasMadame Walravens fulfilled her ninetieth year before she died. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have not prospered. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We are not rich in the bank, but we have always prospered, and we have quite enough. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Once again, I am glad you escaped--I am glad you prospered well after you left me, I answered. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Say things prospered, and they were united. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Brahminism held its own against Buddhism, and the two religions prospered side by side. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But in spite of all this the people took to riding on the railways and England prospered. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It all prospered wonderful. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- His instrument-making business had prospered, he had taken in a partner, and the firm now employed sixteen workmen. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Osborne's commerce had prospered greatly of late years. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- So she gave her mornings to duty, her afternoons to pleasure, and prospered finely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The family prospered and must have enjoyed public confidence, for we find the name of Thomas Edison, as a bank official on Manhattan Island, signed to Continental currency in 1778. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He prospered in his object. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The concern prospered, and the partners were fast friends. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Theodore