Observer

Examples

• Their failure to agree c aused the observer to reject one and mark the other as doubtful. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• And yet as we saw it that autumn morning, it was not its beauty which would be the first thing to impress the observer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I had not, Miss Crawford, been an inattentive observer of what was passing between him and some part of this family in the summer and autumn. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• They were admirable things for the observer--excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Its performance on its first trial trip was absolutely astounding to every observer. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This gives a much increased field, and also an increased stereoscopic effect, or conception of relative distance, by having the object glasses wider apart than the eyes of the observer. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The observer holds this up between himself and the sky, turning it gradually round till he finds the tint of the instrument exactly corresponding to the tint of the sky. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The same observer has recently found great moraines at a low level on the Atlas range in North Africa. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• A strange power in the lounger's appearance lay in the fact that, though his whole figure was visible, the observer's eye was only aware of his face. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• One of these was replaced in the nest by the observer, and was again thrown out. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Consequently the earth is not only spherical but also no t large; otherwise this phenomenon would not present itself on so limited a change of position on the part of the observer. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• On October 1 Challis heard that the German observer had anticipated him. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• You're a good observer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• And by the sermon-book was the Observer newspaper, damp and neatly folded, and for Sir Pitt's own private use. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The reflecting observer delights occasionally to shift the scenes of the present stage and bring to the front the processions of the past. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Before she had gone a quarter of a mile both passengers and observers on the shore were satisfied that the steamboat was a thoroughly practicable vessel. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The charm which the spontaneity of little children has for sympathetic observers is due to perception of this intellectual originality. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• We often hear (almost invariably, however, from superficial observers) that guilt can look like innocence. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• To superficial observers his chin had too vanishing an aspect, looking as if it were being gradually reabsorbed. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• You were going to say that Isabel stoops--I know you were--you men are such observers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• And the ladies,' observed Mr. Chillip, timorously, 'are great observers, sir. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I have also consulted some sagacious and experienced observers, and, after deliberation, they concur in this view. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Everywhere small bodies of the enemy had been encountered, but they were observers and not in force to fight battles. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Some observers are convinced that a damp climate affects the growth of the hair, and that with the hair the horns are correlated. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• And I assure you, sir, the ladies are great observers. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• All sorts of observers have pointed out that the Western States adopt reform legislation more quickly than the Eastern. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The ladies are great observers, sir? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

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