Listeners

Examples

• 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.

Edited by Alta