Quieted

Examples

• The influence of the fresh air, and the attraction of some flowers gathered from a grave, soon quieted the child. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She was an altered creature, quieted, stupefied, indifferent to everything that passed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I was not the sort of woman whom it was quite safe to hunt into a corner--he knew that, and wisely quieted me with proposals for the future. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Compeyson's wife, being used to him, giv him some liquor to get the horrors off, and by and by he quieted. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Now, is your mind quieted? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• When France had quieted somewhat England began that policy of aggression on the sea toward American ships and crews that was to lead to the War of 1812. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He visited the Quaker, in high anger; but, being possessed of uncommon candor and fairness, was soon quieted by his arguments and representations. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• His heart had quieted now and his shirt felt wet on his chest from the melting snow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Those who have used such preparations freely, know that a child usually becomes fretful and irritable between doses, and can be quieted only by larger and more frequent supplies. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I quieted her, and brought her back to what she had said about the paint on the door having been dry for hours. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• While his wife quieted them as well as she could, he left his seat and went to the door. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• That Mr. Woodcourt had only quieted the man by undertaking to come to our house very early in the morning with these representations. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Dixon's words quieted her for the time. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Presently, as Jo's sobs quieted, he said hopefully, I don't think she will die. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• My mind was quieted, Marian, by my trust in you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The silence around her struck her at last; and she quieted herself to listen. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Don't you say anything about it--I've quieted Catherick for to-night. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But Will, having once received a _carte blanche_ for more than his usual yes and no, was not so easily quieted. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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