Reached
[ri:tʃt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Reach
Typist: Psyche
Examples
- It was already dark when we reached it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They reached a curtained door, behind which sounded lovely music. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Will started up from his chair and reached his hat. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It was while I was in the carriage, just as we reached the trainer's house, that the immense significance of the curried mutton occurred to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And it was so delightful that this higher degree of sympathy should be reached through their interest in Lily Bart! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- After several severe skirmishes, in which the enemy was defeated, General Steele reached Camden, which he occupied about the middle of April. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sherman reached Fayetteville on the 11th of March. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I reached it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It reached out far beyond the utmost limits of the empire, into Armenia, Persia, Abyssinia, Ireland, Germany, India, and Turkestan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Some authors have maintained that the amount of variation in our domestic productions is soon reached, and can never afterward be exceeded. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The art of manufacturing gems synthetically, that is, by the combination of chemical elements present in the real stone, has reached a high degree of success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She reached Fifth Avenue and began to walk slowly northward. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Other men had worked over steamboats, but he reached the goal. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- When she reached the door she turned for a moment to wave a quick farewell. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I now regarded the time to accomplish anything by pursuit as past and, after Rosecrans reached Jonesboro, I ordered him to return. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The fifth corps reached the North Anna on the afternoon of the 23d, closely followed by the sixth corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The conversation, thus turned on Adele, continued till we reached the light and cheerful region below. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Two hours later we reached the storeroom. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- On this day Blair reached New Auburn and joined McClernand's 4th division. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Oliver was just considering whether he hadn't better run away, when they reached the bottom of the hill. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- General Wright's corps had been designated to make this assault, which I intended to order as soon as information reached me of Sheridan's success. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Nor do we know what Gentile teachings had reached him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- My personal share in the events of the family story extends no farther than the point which I have just reached. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Few reached their objective, and those that did were readily disposed of. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We had reached the first houses, and were close on the new Wesleyan college, before her set features relaxed and she spoke once more. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I reached for her hand. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Thus they reached Mr Venus's establishment, somewhat heated by the nature of their progress thither. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We reached the grotto at about three in the afternoon, and proceeded at once to make the experiments. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Mr. Bennet made no answer, and each of them, deep in thought, continued silent till they reached the house. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- When they reached the front it was dark, and the shutters were closed, so that nothing of the interior could be seen. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Psyche