Posted
[post]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Post
Typist: Owen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Placed, situated.[2]. [Colloquial, U. S.] Instructed, well-informed, posted up.
Editor: Nicolas
Examples
- Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at http://pglaf. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We went out to where they posted the numbers and the bell rang to pay off and they put up 18. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The swinging sentinel was posted, and the sea rushed on. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I posted it, and had nothing to do then, but wait, as patiently as I could, for the reply. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Building away with all his might, but reserving the plans of his castle exclusively for his own eye, Mr Dorrit posted away for Marseilles. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- By the way, to revert to the letters, how are you going to get them posted? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is a shabby little figure of a private soldier; they had posted him as sentinel. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The men put down their burdens, and then one caught sight of the notice which Tarzan had posted. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Laurie meanwhile posted off to comfort Amy, and told his story so well that Aunt March actually 'sniffed' herself, and never once said I told you so. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I could have posted a newspaper in his mouth, he made it so wide after saying this. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I wrote it before I went to bed, and went out and posted it; and again no one was near me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Posted to-day in Gravesend by a man with a dirty thumb. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This I addressed to Highgate--for in that place, so memorable to me, he lived--and went and posted, myself, without losing a minute. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This sign was not posted an hour ago or I'll eat the cook. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- You posted the letter to Mrs. Vesey with your own hands? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Going out that night to walk (for I kept retired while it was light), I found a crowd assembled round a placard posted at Whitehall. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- McPherson brought up his troops as fast as possible, Logan in front, and posted them on the right of Hovey and across the flank of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I suppose that fellow that rode by on the mule posted all the sentinels, from Athens to the Piraeus, about us. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A number of attempts were made by the enemy to turn our right flank, where Sherman was posted, but every effort was repulsed with heavy loss. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And they were posted to-day at Gravesend. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Finding ourselves now posted securely, and having a place to retreat to on occasion, we ventured out in parties to scour the adjacent country. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I don't know where he is posted. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Posted at Greenwich, and dated this morning,' said the Irrepressible, flouncing at her father in handing him the evidence. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Might I ask, by the by, he says in a low voice, cautiously returning, who posted the reward-bill on the staircase. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My aunt's correspondence of the morning--including the six awakening letters which I had posted overnight--was lying unopened on the library table. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It may, however, have been written on Monday and only posted to-day. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- As he went up the stairs, people were already posted on the lower stairs, that his shadow might fall upon them when he came down. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- When I reached Knowlesbury the inn was shut up, and bills were posted on the walls. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is here-- and he told him where the old man, Anselmo, was posted. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Tom waited until the crowd had dispersed, and the bustle was over; and then referred to a posted list of trains, and took counsel with porters. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Nicolas