Grew

Examples

• I never made any plans about what I'd do when I grew up. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Moreover, he felt he was seen through, and Peter grew black as a thunder-cloud. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• At this moment the noise grew louder. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The twelve strokes sounded, she grew docile, and would meekly lie down. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• But across that long distance these currents for many reasons grew still weaker. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Towards the end of Jane's second song, her voice grew thick. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Life, through mankind, grew thereafter more and more distinctly conscious of itself and its world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It grew dark, and they put candles on the tables--candles set in bright, new, brazen candlesticks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• As Parker promised to return to Fanny in a week, she grew uneasy when almost a fortnight had elapsed without seeing or even hearing from him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• When he grew to be about six years old, Dobbin began to write to him very much. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Soon after, Mrs. Reed grew more composed, and sank into a dozing state. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Her resolution of refusal only grew more interesting by the addition of a scheme for his subsequent consolation and happiness. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The boy grew so like his mother,' said the woman, rambling on, and not heeding the question, 'that I could never forget it when I saw his face. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• His face grew serious. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Yorke, she rose, she grew tall, she expanded and refined almost to flame. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Then, I saw that his head was furrowed and bald, and that the long iron-gray hair grew only on its sides. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• As evening drew in, the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The school, chartered in 1753, grew ultimately into the University of Pennsylvania. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He laughed aloud at trifles, made bad jokes and applauded them himself, and, in short, grew unmeaningly noisy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In Britain Latin was practically wiped out by the conquering Anglo-Saxons, from among whose various dialects the root stock of English presently grew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His expression grew very grave as he spoke, and a look of something akin to fear sprang up in his eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Ages ago trees and bushes grew thick and fast, and the ground was always covered with a deep layer of decaying vegetable matter. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The time went very slowly on, and Mr. Lorry's hope darkened, and his heart grew heavier again, and grew yet heavier and heavier every day. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• How beautiful she grew in her happiness, I can hardly expressbut I wondered to see her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Even in the neighborhood of the mines people soon grew used to seeing Puffing Billy, as the engine was called, traveling back and forth from the pit to the quay, and took it quite for granted. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Trees gigantic and aged grew near; before the gate I discerned a crowd of moving human figures--with intense curiosity I lifted my glass to my eye. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• You have deserved my trust, and, what is of far more importance in my estimation, you have deserved my father's trust, out of which mine grew. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Their father grew uneasy at their long absence, and sent Joseph, his favorite, to see if any thing had gone wrong with them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• You found---- Holmes's face grew tense with anxiety. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• She grew paler and paler as the process of tea-making was protracted. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

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