Listener

Examples

• Hence, when his name was casually mentioned by neighbouring yeomen, the listener said, Ah, Clym Yeobright--what is he doing now? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The young lady uttered a cry of surprise, and for a few moments they were so still that the listener could distinctly hear them breathe. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But in default of a listener, she had to brood over the change in her life silently as heretofore. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Yet scarcely a single accent among the many afloat tonight could have such power to impress a listener with thoughts of its origin. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Let things stop as they are, I said, adapting my language to my listener. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The listener started, guiltily, too; for she thought there was another listener among the trees. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• It takes him a long time to say this, and few but an experienced and attentive listener could hear, or, hearing, understand him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In conversation Edison is direct, courteous, ready to discuss a topic with anybody worth talking to, and, in spite of his sore deafness, an excellent listener. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Eagerness of a listener! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• If any listener had heard me, he would have thought me mad: I pronounced them with such frantic energy. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He should have more of self-assertion and be less cultivated, and yet a friend of culture; and he should be a good listener, but no speaker. Plato. The Republic.
• Only be a good listener and praise everybody on the face of the earth, that is the whole fact. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• We are not,' roared Mr. Pickwick, in a tone which, to any dispassionate listener, carried conviction with it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Susan was her only companion and listener on this, as on more common occasions. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Miss Mann, drawn on by the still attention of her listener, proceeded to allude to circumstances in her past life. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Barclay's remarks were subdued and abrupt, so that none of them were audible to the listeners. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• To be sure, the listeners about Tipton were not highly gifted! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The listeners were amused; and Mrs. Weston gave Emma a look of particular meaning. Jane Austen. Emma.
• At this anecdote his Lordship laughed very heartily, as did the listeners, of course. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I must have it here, too,' said Mr. Brownlow, looking round upon the listeners. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• There was a strong sensation among the listeners. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Why, they say,' returned his wife, 'that listeners never hear any good of themselves; though you--but pray how long have you been here, sir? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There were two buyers directly, and more of the listeners plainly hesitated. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But doors and listeners have a knack of getting together; and, in my line of life, we cultivate a healthy taste for the open air. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Raymond and I made a part of the concert, and Adrian and Perdita were devout listeners. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Speak to us, the winds, the only listeners left you! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• As any friend would, said Grandfer Cantle, the other listeners expressing the same accord by the shorter way of nodding their heads. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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