Comer

Examples

• I know all, I know all, said the last comer. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Mr. Sikes, being disappointed of the dog's participation, at once transferred his share in the quarrel to the new comer. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• In this field of telegraph application, as in others, Edison was a very early comer, his only predecessor being the fertile and ingenious Callahan, of stock-ticker fame. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It was rather a cool evening for the season of the year, and the gentleman drew his chair aside to afford the new-comer a sight of the fire. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• What a late comer you are! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Let's rinse our mouths with a drop of burnt sherry; the last-comer shall stand it, Mivins shall fetch it, and I'll help to drink it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• As they walked along, Oliver glanced from time to time with much interest and curiosity at the new comer. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The new-comer was introduced to Mr. Pickwick as Mr. Pott, the editor of the Eatanswill _Gazette_. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Stumpy and Deacon,' said the new-comer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Ah,' said the new-comer, 'it's a good thing for both of us, isn't it? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I didn't know, my dear, I didn't know,' replied Fagin, humbly; for the Jew was the new comer. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He is down upon the pavement; and the crowd eagerly gather round him: each new comer, jostling and struggling with the others to catch a glimpse. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The next comer was a gentleman in a shirt emblazoned with pink anchors, who was closely followed by a pale youth with a plated watchguard. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Some parleying was audible in the hall, and soon the new-comer entered. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He did not turn for a moment, thinking the comer Thomasin. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Extensive litigation with new-comers followed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The lawless Bedouins in the Valley of the Jordan and the deserts down by the Dead Sea were up in arms, and were going to destroy all comers. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• For him ancient Greece was the only home of culture, and such culture was not for all comers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It is unknown how much was consumed in our kitchen by odd comers and goers. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I couldn't altogether make out why, myself, as we were not stationary here, being but comers and goers anywhere. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The new-comers having been welcomed by the old ones, Mr. Tuckle put the question that supper be ordered in, which was carried unanimously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He would mention him in laudatory terms to new-comers, when his back was turned. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Macdonald The new comers were Wilfred of Ivanhoe, on the Prior of Botolph's palfrey, and Gurth, who attended him, on the Knight's own war-horse. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The new-comers tramped up the bare wooden stairs, following the serving woman. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• This might easily be, the house having been long deserted; but he did receive letters, and comers, and keep books, and correspond. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• All new-comers were presented to him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.

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