Scolded

Examples

• Perhaps I might have scolded, said Edmund, if either of you had been sitting down alone; but while you do wrong together, I can overlook a great deal. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Her mother only scolded her for being nonsensical. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Hannah scolded, Meg cried, and Jo was at her wits' end, till she decided to take things into her own hands. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• We were all scolded that day for not coming down to tea when called. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Jo laughed, Meg scolded, Beth implored, and Amy wailed because she couldn't remember how much nine times twelve was. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And I must say, I think she was used very hardly; for your sister scolded like any fury, and soon drove her into a fainting fit. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• If he had scolded her, or even shaken her, it would not have broken her heart like those few words. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Colonel Palmer scolded me very much indeed about Worcester's missing parade of a morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She scolded me for not giving you the news last night at the Opera: I had her orders to tell you that we were engaged--but I couldn't, in that crowd. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Let us cross the garden, enter by the corridor, and get close to them behind: we shall be scolded if we are seen, but never mind. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• At Nice, Laurie had lounged and Amy had scolded. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It scolded him and discussed his suspension. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• You have scolded me too much for match-making, for me to presume to take such a liberty with you. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The studied indifference, insolence, and discontent of her husband gave her no pain; and when he scolded or abused her, she was highly diverted. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I thought you would have scolded much more, sir, said Henry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Fanny sighed alone at the window till scolded away by Mrs. Norris's threats of catching cold. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The baths at Nassau were very gay, so was Baden-Baden, where Fred lost some money, and I scolded him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Nevertheless, though he never scolded, nor found fault with anybody, he often put me in a passion. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You shan't stir a step, so you may just stay where you are, scolded Jo, crosser than ever, having just pricked her finger in her hurry. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Tell Mr. Fitz- Marshall, my dear, to come up to me directly, to be scolded for coming so late. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Most of them scolded and grumbled; some of them did not pay; none of them stayed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Typed by Ethan