Obedient

Examples

• Obedient to a nod from the trooper, Phil retires, empty-handed, to the other end of the gallery. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• They were being very good for the moment, playing the role perfectly of two obedient children. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• My latht wordth to you ith thith, Thtick to the termth of your engagement, be obedient to the Thquire, and forget uth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I have the honour to remain, dear sir, your obedient servant, RICHARD CUFF (late sergeant in the Detective Force, Scotland Yard, London). Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Now, Pa, attend to what I am going to say, and promise and vow to be obedient. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She took the abandoned rein, and conducted our obedient steed homewards. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Man, dazzled, obedient shall render his homage to thee as of yore, And thou wilt stand forth in thy splendor, a goddess once more. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Was not the only true, because the only moral, life gained through obedient habituation to the customary practices of the community? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• In all other respects, my dear mother, I'll be as tractable and obedient as you can wish; on this one alone, I stand out. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• France would never be obedient and manageable, he thought; she would never stand a new monarchy, without religion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His mind was obedient to serve his will. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• And are you so obedient to a mere caprice of mine? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• With which they requested a stamped receipt, and remained his obedient servants. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Come, you must be obedient. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• You would say it is not much in my way to traffic with flowers and forget-me-nots; but, you see, when requested to be sentimental, I am obedient. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I know you well enough, George said; but I don't like kissing, please; and he retreated from the obedient caresses of his cousin. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Caroline, obedient to orders, passed into the kitchen. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Was she obedient? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• If one son of a king were a philosopher, and had obedient citizens, he might bring the ideal polity into being. Plato. The Republic.
• I was so quiet, and so obedient, and so easily frightened. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mechanically obedient, I rose and went. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• All you have to do at present is to be obedient and to get strong. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• And I shall only say, at parting, that Rosanna Spearman has a sincere well-wisher in myself, your obedient servant. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The obedient Maurice went down on his knees before this pretty tyrant and began to collect the flowers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The obedient figure began to rummage in its pockets. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Yes, you must say a lady; and he will think it is his mother, and be obedient. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Matter must be considered as created by God in accordance with law and as ever obedient to law, not as an independent or hostile fo rce needing occasional correction. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I am your son's obedient servant. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• A ready-made kingdom, small and compact—a delightful climate—obedient subjects—a lotus-eating existence—and Helena! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.

Checker: Luther