Reflected

Examples

• She stood silent, resting her thin elbows on the mantelpiece, her profile reflected in the glass behind her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Before turning to retrace his steps, he stopped upon the margin, to look down at the reflected night. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Next I reflected that Frederick Lamb was younger than the Prince; but then again, a Prince of Wales! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The Chief Butler, no doubt, reflected that the course of nature required the wealthy population to be kept up, on his account. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• As we went he reminded me of what I was to say and do, yet, strange to say, I entered the chamber without having once reflected on my purpose. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• But I reflected that Yarmouth might be situated at one of the poles; which would account for it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• This distrust of the teacher's experience is then reflected in lack of confidence in the responses of pupils. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Lily had slept well, and her bath had filled her with a pleasant glow, which was becomingly reflected in the clear curve of her cheek. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• If the sunbeam strikes the mirror at an angle of 32° with the perpendicular, the path of the reflected ray also makes an angle of 32° with the perpendicular. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• You must be hungry, he thought, and he lay on his side and watched the entrance of the cave in the light that the stars reflected from the snow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Wildeve reflected uncomfortably. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Light falling in a slanting direction is partly reflected and partly enters the stone; that part which enters is refracted or bent and causes the internal brilliancy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• His new imperialism reflected upon the old. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The body of the person to be reflected is against an inclined plane, which is covered with black cloth. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• I was convinced that the scoundrel spoke of himself, and I saw my conviction reflected in Miss Dartle's face. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The effect of screening the objects from the eye at short intervals is produced by looking with one eye through the openings at the image of the disc, reflected from a mirror. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Everything reflected light, nothing absorbed it. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I have reflected, said Adeimantus, and am anxious that you should proceed. Plato. The Republic.
• Lights entering a diamond are reflected, refracted and dispersed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Miss Farish paused with a sigh which reflected the perplexity of her departing visitor. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The allusion brought the colour to her cheek, and it reflected itself in Archer's vivid blush. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The size of the glass depends upon the height of the figure to be reflected and the size of the stage and the theater or hall in which it is exhibited. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Upright pieces of wood, _d h_, _e f_, at each end, are furnished with slides or clips to hold the drawings, which are reflected from the inclined mirrors, and seen in them by each eye separately. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• She paused after making that reply, and reflected a little as we walked on. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• She reflected. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• This isolation is reflected in the great development of that branch of philosophy known as epistemology--the theory of knowledge. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• If a mirror or any other polished surface is held in the path of a sunbeam, some of the light is reflected, and by rotating the mirror the reflected sunbeam may be made to take any path. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• At first I was in two minds about taking such a liberty, but I soon reflected that nobody in the house was likely to notice it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• As I lay on the bed I could see the big mirror on the other side of the room but could not see what it reflected. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• If the companion moves his head in order to avoid the reflected beam, his tormentor moves or inclines the mirror and flashes the beam back to his victim's face. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

Edited by Ervin