Gabriel

Examples

• Gabriel started up, and stood rooted to the spot with astonishment and terror; for his eyes rested on a form that made his blood run cold. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• In this frame of mind, I not only abandoned my contemplated visit to Mrs. Ablewhite--I even shrank from encountering Gabriel Betteredge himself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Sir John, she says, I can't do without Gabriel Betteredge. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• This I could easily obtain from Gabriel Betteredge. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Gabriel, says my lady, here is news that will surprise you. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• When Gabriel Betteredge sets the example, says I, stopping Superintendent Seegrave at the door, the rest of the servants will follow, I promise you. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Gabriel paused, in some alarm, in the act of raising the wicker bottle to his lips, and looked round. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It was a Christmas Eve, too; and I remember that on that very night he told us the story about the goblins that carried away old Gabriel Grub. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Gabriel Grub was paralysed, and could make no reply. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Very few people have a grip like Gabriel--the prints of his monstrous fingers, two inches deep, are to be seen in that rock to-day. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• EIGHTH NARRATIVE Contributed by GABRIEL BETTEREDGE I am the person (as you remember no doubt) who led the way in these pages, and opened the story. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Gabriel murmured out something about its being very pretty, and looked somewhat ashamed, as the goblin bent his fiery eyes upon him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The visit, even in my shattered condition, proved to be a most amusing one--thanks entirely to the presence on the scene of Gabriel Betteredge. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• On the Tuesday as it might be, Sir John says, My lady, the bailiff is pensioned liberally; and Gabriel Betteredge has got his place. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• There are missing links in the evidence, as I left it, which Gabriel Betteredge can supply, and to Gabriel Betteredge I go! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Edited by Denny