Bethought

Examples

• But I bethought myself that I was in a boat, after all; and that a man like Mr. Peggotty was not a bad person to have on board if anything did happen. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Rebecca too bethought her that it was time she should go in and comfort her dearest Amelia. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She bethought herself now of the condemned criminal. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Venn now bethought himself of his clothes, which were saturated with water to the weight of lead. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• At last I bethought me of the pits from which I had just emerged. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Mr. Lowten bethought himself, at this juncture, of looking out of the window. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She bethought herself of the trinkets which had been left on the ground and felt certain that the woman had fled. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I bethought myself to talk about the school and my scholars. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Happily, she bethought herself of the consequences of what she did, in time to check herself and go back. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I have bethought me of all that gracious and compassionate history. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• In this dilemma Mr. Pickwick bethought himself of his new friend, Mr. Perker. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I bethought myself of an expedient. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But before the shrub and water was sipped out, Miss Abbey bethought herself that she would like to keep a copy of the paper by her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Having purchased a few small articles of grocery, and a measure of oil for the lamp, Miss Pross bethought herself of the wine they wanted. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I bethought myself to ring the bell. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• His heart beat quickly when he bethought himself of this; and he half resolved to turn back. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

Editor: Stacy