Opened

Examples

• On November 14, 1888, President Carnot opened the institution, which was soon to witness the triumphs of Roux, Yersin, Metchnikoff, and other disciples of Pasteur. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Moore rose and opened a cupboard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• This accident caused some delay, but the other tubes were in the meantime progressing, and the completed bridge was opened for public traffic on the 21st of October, 1850. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Little Dorrit opened the door from without, and they both entered. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Then he opened it another inch--then another. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She opened a drawer or two, looked over some business papers, and put them back again. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• What door is opened? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• At length, however, a window opened, and a female voice called to him,-- Eh, bien! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The exhaust valve is then closed, the inlet valve opened, and another cycle of four strokes begins. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• As we left the house Lestrade remained in the front room, while the repentant constable opened the door to let us out. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This, in turn, has opened up possibilities of much higher speed and greater efficiency in the machine. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• We have opened all the public-houses in the place, and left our adversary nothing but the beer-shops--masterly stroke of policy that, my dear Sir, eh? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I opened the door; and at first looked down, to my amazement, on nothing but a great umbrella that appeared to be walking about of itself. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• A footman opened the door, and a small, stout man in a shaggy astrakhan overcoat descended. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I opened it at once and read these lines. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• A harp, and other matters of a very uncanonical appearance, were also visible when this dark recess was opened. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• How many times have you opened the door for me within this last month? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Perhaps they did, but it is of infinitely greater importance to mention that at this point also I lost my patience, opened my eyes, and interfered. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I opened the curtain with a smile, and looked in at her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Milverton rose and opened it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The manager stopped and unlocked a door and opened it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Mr. Gale went and opened. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• While Merrival was talking, Clara softly opened a door behind Idris, and beckoned me to come with a gesture and look of grief. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• After getting our lunch and upon reaching the sidewalk, Borst opened his mouth, and said: 'That's a great place; a plate of cakes, a cup of coffee, and a Russian bath, for ten cents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The study door was shut and she opened it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Left alone in the study, I opened the safe and withdrew the contents of the drawer in which he had told me I would find my instructions. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• In less than an hour poor Fanny opened her eyes and fixed them on me with a bright smile, expressive of the purest happiness. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He opened a drawer and took out a bit of metal. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Only yesterday, I opened my ROBINSON CRUSOE at that place. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But her heart was opened to this girl; 'Oh, Bessy, I loved the home we have left so dearly! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.

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