Reassured

Examples

• I reassured him on this point, and, as well as I could, I showed him the mere outline of my experience. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Somewhat reassured, Emmeline settled herself back on her pillow. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He appeared somewhat reassured, on beholding her in the same listless attitude from which he had first roused her. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Quite--quite, he reassured her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The silence of the deserted street reassured him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Smallweed, reassured, falls to rubbing his legs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• That was the first thing which reassured me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• And reassured, Since that's the case-- Yes! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It reassured him to speak of the fear of another. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He felt a slight shiver down his spine as he ventured this, but her laugh reassured him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• D'Arnot was reassured, but still without much hope, though he felt that that face could not mask a cruel heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• This was done by two structural experts; and not till he got their report as to ample factors of safety was Edison reassured as to this detail. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• My dear Louisa,' returned Mr. Gradgrind, reassured and satisfied. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Oh, my dear, I back you to hold your own against them all without my help; but you shall have it if you need it, he reassured her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• People went on with their summer holidays; shops reassured their customers with the announcement, business as usual. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He said that Mrs. Micawber had latterly had her doubts on this point, but that he had dispelled them, and reassured her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The visitor, more with his eyes than by the slight impulsive motion of his hand, entreated her to be reassured and to trust him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He reassured her, took her hand as it lay with the trembling roses in it on his arm, took the remaining roses from it, and put it to his lips. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• My generous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover instantly abandoned his pursuit. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I'll tell you more,' said Fagin, after he had reassured the girl, by dint of friendly nods and muttered encouragements. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The calm, lone scene reassured her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• His tranquillity tranquillized Shirley; his confidence reassured her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

Editor: Susanna