Soothed

Examples

• It was under his hand, and I soothed him to let me move his hand away. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Bessy shut her eyes, and allowed herself to be soothed. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The quiet in the house, and the low murmuring hum of summer insects outside the open window, soothed me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As I watched her face and soothed her to go on, I saw that Mr. Bucket received this with a look which I could not separate from one of alarm. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• She was soothed without knowing how or why. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Once my fancy was soothed with dreams of virtue, of fame, and of enjoyment. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• With that she soothed herself and amused her friend. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Lily sat quiet, leaning to the fire: the clatter of cups behind her soothed her as familiar noises hush a child whom silence has kept wakeful. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The assurance soothed her; she smiled in her anguish. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mr. Cruncher was soothed, but shook his head in a dubious and moral way. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Physically Mr. Bulstrode did not want the vinegar, but morally the affectionate attention soothed him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• For a moment I could yield to the creative power of the imagination, and for a moment was soothed by the sublime fictions it presented to me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Tartar was dismissed; Peter Augustus was soothed--for Shirley had looks and tones that might soothe a very bull. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It soothed and comforted her so to open her heart. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• One was to drink or smoke hashish, the other was to be soothed by Birkin, and the third was women. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Indeed, she did not cry so much as Becky expected--the other soothed and kissed her--a rare mark of sympathy with Mrs. Becky. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I tried vainly to soothe her and reason with her--she was past being soothed, and past being reasoned with. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• And he was a child, so soothed and restored and full of gratitude. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• How gladly Gerty would have welcomed the ministry of healing: how willingly have soothed the sufferer back to tolerance of life! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The monotony of his occupation soothed him, and was in itself a pleasure. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He seemed making promises, which he soothed her into accepting in lieu of information. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her father was moved by her violent grief; he took her in his arms and soothed her, but his very soothings were solemn and fearful. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He left me soothed, yet full of solicitude, breathing a wish, as strong as a prayer, that if I were wrong, Heaven would lead me right. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• We soothed and comforted her by such words as we could find. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• This determination soothed me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Forget it, and be soothed, dear Aunt. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• But, was it the maidens of humble life only, who soothed, consoled, and supported him? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Say so, and all is forgotten, and the pain soothed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• This undercurrent of thought, often soothed me amidst distress, and even agony. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I am supported and soothed when you--that is, _you only_--are near, Shirley. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

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