Sleeps

Examples

• There he sleeps, in that church. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• You can tell them to sprinkle a little vinegar about the place where he sleeps and to keep it moderately cool and him moderately warm. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• No one is stirring yet, but I know where the stable-boy sleeps, and we shall soon have the trap out. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He sleeps in your old room,' said Agnes, looking up into my face. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Because she sleeps with thee she is no whore. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• In the iron room that this young fellow sleeps outside of, there was never mind how much. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Thank God she sleeps so well, I hope she won't wake till she's home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• My maid, Theresa, sleeps above my room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am glad you came, she said; Dejah Thoris sleeps and I am lonely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• And where sleeps Gurth the swineherd? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• In which of these sleeps the Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Jessy sleeps below. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Do you mean to watch him while he sleeps? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• There is no class of inventors where the mass of men are slaves; and when dense ignorance abounds, invention sleeps. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Nobody sleeps in the other bed, of course,' said Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The little grave where her infant sleeps Is 'neath the chestnut tree. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The former retires early and sleeps at the top of the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The fair enslaver having fallen into one of her gentle sleeps during the last exposition, nobody likes to wake her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She can look up and see the drawing-room windows illuminated, and, at about nine o'clock, the chamber in the upper story where Georgy sleeps. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• A ventilator is made, a cord is hung, and a lady who sleeps in the bed dies. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She sleeps but little now. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• You have both sentiments yet to experience: your soul sleeps; the shock is yet to be given which shall waken it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• When he sleeps he wraps that tail around him to keep warm. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Say nothing to Madame, but when she sleeps go you and sit alone a while to think good thoughts, and pray the dear God preserve your sister. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He sleeps,' murmured the spinster aunt. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Editor: Ronda