Dispatched

Examples

• And then swiftly he dispatched his aides-de-camp to command the horse to fall on the routed enemy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We laid him upon the drawing-room sofa, and having dispatched the sobered Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to relieve his pain. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• At some distance away she stopped, and a boat was lowered and dispatched toward the beach. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• A boat was dispatched to the cruiser for provisions, ammunition, and carbines; the men were already armed with revolvers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• When the youth had been dispatched with the note, Sherlock Holmes gave his instructions to the servants. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Strand postmark, and dispatched ten thirty-six, said Holmes, reading it over and over. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I dispatched Colonel Oglesby at once with troops sufficient to compete with the reported number of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At last, when I sent men out hunting for bamboo, I dispatched Segredor to Cuba. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The note was immediately dispatched, and its contents as quickly complied with. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Immediately Hor Vastus dispatched a dozen air scouts in as many directions to search for her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• On the 14th General Parke arrived with two divisions of Burnside's corps, and was immediately dispatched to Haines' Bluff. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• At this juncture he dispatched to me what had taken place, and that he was dropping back slowly on Dinwiddie Court House. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• General Hunter sent men freely from Kansas, and a large division under General Nelson, from Buell's army, was also dispatched. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Sir Thomas sent friendly advice and professions, Lady Bertram dispatched money and baby-linen, and Mrs. Norris wrote the letters. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• At the same time I dispatched to Blair, who was near Auburn, to move with all speed to Edward's station. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• His letter was soon dispatched; for, though dilatory in undertaking business, he was quick in its execution. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• But I feared so much lest he should do Arthur--that is, Lord Saltire--a mischief, that I dispatched him for safety to Dr. Huxtable's school. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I dispatched four of them, but the rest got away, and I presently shut my window. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Even I was dispatched to a distant part of the field. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I brought the peasant across, and Holmes dispatched the frightened man with a note to Dr. Huxtable. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The meal was quickly dispatched. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Another detachment was dispatched to a point before the village gate, while he remained with the balance upon the south side of the clearing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The humiliating taunts of the disaffected member spoiled the supper, and we dispatched it in angry silence and got away as soon as we could. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I would that you had dispatched me at the same time, he said. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Having dispatched which missive, Mr. Copperfield fell into a condition of strong nervous agitation; and so remained until the day arrived. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She had written down the date in her pocket-book of the day when she dispatched it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She flitted through the rooms, like a good spirit, dispatched from the celestial kingdom, to illumine our dark hour with alien splendour. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• An expedition was dispatched to Messina under the consul Appius Claudius (the third Appius Claudius we have had to mention in this history). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The business--a little letter-writing--was soon dispatched after the yard gates had closed on the carriage; Miss Keeldar betook herself to the garden. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I had previously dispatched a note requesting a private interview. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

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