Offered

Examples

• The offered hand--rather large, but beautifully formed--was given to me with the easy, unaffected self-reliance of a highly-bred woman. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• On such occasions an interesting opportunity is offered to study Edison in his intense and constructive moods. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Lieutenant Grant offered his services, which were accepted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Offered by Fosco as an act of homage to the charming society. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Pecuniary remuneration is offered to me--with the want of feeling peculiar to the rich. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Fond as I was of her, I felt indignantly the insult offered to me in that reply. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• And Mr. Laurence offered her his arm with old-fashioned courtesy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• In general she recoiled from touch or close approach with a mixture of embarrassment and coldness far from flattering to those who offered her aid. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She played before me the amiable; offered me patte de velours; caressed, flattered, fawned on me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Miss Keeldar, desirous of being impartial, offered the curates flowers. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Diana offered to teach me German. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He addressed her ladyship again the moment I offered that reply. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As he offered to advance, she exclaimed, Remain where thou art, proud Templar, or at thy choice advance! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Then our comrade, always a shrewd businessman, offered to take the whole cargo at thirty days, but that little financial scheme was a failure. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The doors of Skuytercliff were rarely and grudgingly opened to visitors, and a chilly week-end was the most ever offered to the few thus privileged. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Tucked away out of sight, I dare say, thought Jo, who could forgive her own wrongs, but hotly resented any insult offered her family. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And Meg offered her hand with a gesture both affectionate and timid. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As for hindrance to this step, there offered not so much as a creaking hinge or a clicking latch. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• No,' replied Mr. Limbkins; 'at least, as it's a nasty business, we think you ought to take something less than the premium we offered. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• We all agreed that it could not be offered to anybody else. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• He politely offered me his private box for Livius's night, and regretted that it was not a better one. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Well, I never saw such a game as that,' said the gentleman who had offered the razor, whose name appeared to be Price. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I mean to write first, Laura, to Mr. Gilmore's partner, who has offered to help us in any fresh emergency. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I asked, when I had partaken of what she offered me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I offered the lady marriage, but she refused it on the grounds that such a match might mar my career. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• One trouble with all these contrivances was that, although they aided man to figure, they offered no means of making a record of the work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Tom, therefore, remained behind, with a few who had learned of him to pray, and offered up prayers for the escape of the fugitives. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• She recovered herself instantly, coloured for a moment--and then, with a charming frankness, offered me her hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• And with his cumbrous and uneasy action he stiffly offered her his arm. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Wherever the party stopped, and an opportunity was offered, Mr. Jos left his own card and the Major's upon Our Minister. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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