Shewed
[ʃəʊ]
Examples
- She shewed them how the well-being of each included the prosperity of all. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He described this republic; shewed how it gave privilege to each individual in the state, to rise to consequence, and even to temporary sovereignty. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A very few lines from Edmund shewed her the patient and the sickroom in a juster and stronger light than all Lady Bertram's sheets of paper could do. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In the mean time we were joined by Clara, whose pallid cheek and scared look shewed the deep impression grief had made on her young mind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- THE stars still shone brightly when I awoke, and Taurus high in the southern heaven shewed that it was midnight. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He shewed how England had become powerful, and its inhabitants valiant and wise, by means of the freedom they enjoyed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And then she shewed him how, by executing various designs and paintings, she earned a pittance for her support. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Just at this time Adrian came down to us; his eager looks shewed us that he was full of some scheme. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In vain I shewed him, that when winter came, the cold would dissipate the pestilential air, and restore courage to the Greeks. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A dim light shewed me Alfred on a couch; Clara trembling, and paler than whitest snow, had raised him on her arm, holding a cup of water to his lips. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It was a very awkward moment; and the countenance of each shewed that it was so. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Clara's swollen eyes shewed that she has passed the night in weeping. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I shewed her the dangers which her children incurred during her absence; and she at length agreed not to go beyond the inclosure of the forest. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A pleasant thank you seemed meant to laugh it off, but a blush, a quivering lip, a tear in the eye, shewed that it was felt beyond a laugh. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mr. Knightley, however, shewed no triumphant happiness. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The waning moon, which had just risen, shewed me a cottage, whose neat entrance and trim garden reminded me of my own England. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He turned round on their coming in, and his countenance shewed that he strongly partook of the emotion which over-powered Marianne. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Alfred's serious air shewed that he still revolved the tragic story related by the Italian boy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He shewed himself collected, gallant and imperial; his commands were prompt, his intuition of the events of the day to me miraculous. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He seemed half afraid of his own violence, and suddenly quitted the hall: a look from Perdita shewed me her distress, and I followed him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Yet she had not to complain of an undue shortening of existence; her faded person shewed that life had naturally spent itself. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He seemed the favourite child of fortune, and his untimely loss eclipsed the world, and shewed forth the remnant of mankind with diminished lustre. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- As soon as he shewed signs of life, we wrapped him up in blankets, and placed him near the chimney of the kitchen-stove. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- She shewed it to me. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The leaves of that year had withered before my work drew near to a close; and now every day shewed me more plainly how well I had succeeded. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Frank was standing by her, but not steadily; there was a restlessness, which shewed a mind not at ease. Jane Austen. Emma.
Checker: Spenser