Volunteered

Examples

• How could he refuse to answer when he had volunteered what drew forth the question? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The men had no clothing but what they had volunteered in, and much of this was so worn that it would hardly stay on. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• When they volunteered the government had only called for ninety days' enlistments. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Mr. Skimpole had previously volunteered to go home with us and had withdrawn to dress himself for the purpose. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Thuvia volunteered to remain on watch while the balance of the party slept for an hour. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The small number of three volunteered to go; the rest preferred staying behind. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• You guess correctly; he has volunteered already. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Crocker, however, was dying of consumption when he volunteered. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• She volunteered to copy many of his letters, and adroitly altered the spelling of them so as to suit the usages of the present day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• One day my editor wished to have a series of articles upon begging in the metropolis, and I volunteered to supply them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Porter, as was always the case with him, not only acquiesced in the plan, but volunteered to use his entire fleet as transports. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I volunteered to go back (*2) to the point we had started from, report our position to General Twiggs, and ask for ammunition to be forwarded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• We had many regiments of brave and loyal men who volunteered under great difficulty from the twelve million belonging to the South. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Mr. Dana volunteered to accompany Colonel Wilson, and did accompany him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Polly volunteered to carry it: she must be busy about something, look after somebody. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• As we came out upon the floor of the church again, another priest volunteered to show us the treasures of the church. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• A great deal of laughter ensued, and Mrs. Sanders volunteered to humour him, so she took a slight sip out of her glass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mr. Bruff volunteered to take his place, and make a holiday of it till Monday morning. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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