Drank
[dræŋk]
Definition
(imp.) of Drink.
(n.) Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant.
(imp.) of Drink
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Definition
pa.t. of Drink.
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Examples
- She brought him some milk, and he drank of it gratefully and lay down again, to forget in pleasant dreams his lost battle and his humbled pride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In a little while we hear stories of an Omayyad Caliph, Walid II (743-744), who mocked at the Koran, ate pork, drank wine, and did not pray. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Both ate and drank, but Riderhood much the more abundantly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We are told that three men drank from them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The bottle and jug were again produced, and he mixed a weak draught, and another, and drank both in quick succession. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- With that rare thing he drank in the cup and all. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I drank the wine and it did not make me feel good. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We drank the second grappa, Rinaldi put away the bottle and we went down the stairs. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They would have been safer, though they had been taken in actual war against the Saracens, if they had once drank water with them. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Ay, truly, said the hermit, and many a hundred of pagans did he baptize there, but I never heard that he drank any of it. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He drank three champagne cocktails last night before dinner. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Caliphronas, touching neither coffee nor tea, drank water only, and confined his eating to bread, honey, and eggs. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He swore ominous oaths over the drugged beer of alehouses, and drank strange toasts in fiery British gin. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Fox and Mr. Sheridan drank claret. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Robert Jordan drank another cup of wine while he ate. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She drank gin with her father, &c. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Pablo looked from the wine bowl to Anselmo's face as he drank and then he looked back at the wine bowl. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Gentlemen drank claret. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I drank half the glass. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- So each of the young men drank six bottles, and behold they felt very tired, then, and lay down and slept soundly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He told them so, as he poured its contents into what was left of the wine, and drank with a new relish. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I drank from the belly-button to the chest today, Pablo said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- When it was given him, he drank his Majesty's health and compliments of the season, and took it all at a mouthful and smacked his lips. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He drove his curricle; he drank his claret; he played his rubber; he told his Indian stories, and the Irish widow consoled and flattered him as usual. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I devoured my bread and drank my coffee with relish; but I should have been glad of as much more--I was still hungry. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Skiffins mixed, and I observed that she and Wemmick drank out of one glass. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I gave him mine, and then he drank, and drew his sleeve across his eyes and forehead. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Some part even of the French wine drank in Great Britain, is clandestinely imported from Holland and Zealand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The wine being by this time poured out, Lowten drank to Mrs. Perker and the children, and Job to Perker. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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