Cried
[kraɪd]
Definition
(-) imp. & p. p. of Cry.
(imp. & p. p.) of Cry
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Definition
pa.t. and pa.p. of Cry.—n. Crī′er one who cries or proclaims esp. an officer whose duty is to make public proclamations.—Cried down or Decried denounced belittled; Cried up extolled.
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Examples
- I cried out passionately. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Worthingdon bank gang, cried the inspector. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Aye, very true, my dear, cried the latter, though Jane had not spoken a wordI was just going to say the same thing. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Hunger and recent ill-usage are great assistants if you want to cry; and Oliver cried very naturally indeed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I cried, struggling. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried-- Silence! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This is what it is to live; he cried, now I enjoy existence! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- No, John Carter, it is useless, she cried, hopelessly, I may never be yours while Sab Than lives. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But I have asked him to forgive me since,' cried Bella; 'and I would ask him to forgive me now again, upon my knees, if it would spare him! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This is kind, she cried; this is noble, my own beloved! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After which strong avowal Bella underwent reaction, and cried to any extent, with her face on the back of her chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I deserve neither such praise nor such censure, cried Elizabeth; I am _not_ a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- You doubt me, cried Jane, slightly colouring; indeed, you have no reason. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I cried in tones of fierce anger. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Fanny, cried Tom Bertram, from the other table, where the conference was eagerly carrying on, and the conversation incessant, we want your services. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The veiled woman with her cried out faintly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mrs. Hale cried without restraint. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Adrian exclaimed that the rudder was gone;--We are lost, cried Clara, Save yourselves--O save yourselves! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Let 'em go,' cried the hostler. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the midst of these remarks, Mrs. Markleham cried: 'Where's Annie? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ay, so do, Sir John, cried Mrs. Jennings, and then perhaps you may find out what his business is. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Look at that, James and Mr. Crawley, cried Mrs. Bute, pointing at the scared figure of the black-eyed, guilty wench. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It is a pity, cried Fanny, that the custom should have been discontinued. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Oh dear me, I must get some string, or silk, or—Oh, she cried, struck with a sudden thought, have you a knife? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I really hardly know what I am doing, he cried. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Restrain him,' cried Mr. Snodgrass; 'Winkle, Tupman--he must not peril his distinguished life in such a cause as this. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I wish, cried she, that I were to die with you; I cannot live in this world of misery. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Tell us all about it, cried Mr. Laurence, who had been longing to lend the lovers a hand, but knew that they would refuse his help. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Biddy cried; the darkening garden, and the lane, and the stars that were coming out, were blurred in my own sight. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It's a blessed mystery to me, cried Pycroft, scratching his head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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