Foretold

Examples

• Gregory was formulating his theory, which was almost exactly what Holmes had foretold in the train. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The three days were, as she had foretold, busy enough. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• There was no rain, as Holmes had foretold, and the morning broke bright and cloudless. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She was obliged, in spite of her previous determination to the contrary, to do it all the justice that Mrs. Weston foretold. Jane Austen. Emma.
• As Mr. Blake foretold, Betteredge raised no further obstacles. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Mr. Crawford had, as he foretold, been very punctual, and short and pleasant had been the meal. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• That morning when she had looked out, her heart had danced at seeing the bright clear lights on the church tower, which foretold a fine and sunny day. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Her letter was scarcely finished, when a rap foretold a visitor, and Colonel Brandon was announced. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• He entered the churches, and foretold to the congregations their speedy removal to the vaults below. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The plot was evidently in execution, as Mr. Trotter had foretold. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Look where we might, we found, as Mr. Blake had foretold that the work was advancing as rapidly and as intelligently as it was possible to desire. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The matter was soon arranged, as the turnkey had foretold. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But, then, a voice within me averred that I could do it and foretold that I should do it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Typist: Ora