Regain

Examples

• She might in time regain tranquillity; but HE, what had he to look forward to? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• He turned and looked about him, sternly compelling himself to regain his consciousness of outward things. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It might be a satisfaction to his Majesty to regain it with his own hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• He had again moved toward the door, and in her instinctive shrinking from him she let him regain command of the threshold. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He thought France was to regain her place in the world's esteem through scientific progress. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The bullet had passed through the front of her brain, and it would probably be some time before she could regain consciousness. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Carpets thus treated regain their original colors in all their freshness, the entire operation of washing and drying a large carpet requiring but two hours, and the carpet need not be taken up. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• When D'Arnot regained consciousness, he found himself lying upon a bed of soft ferns and grasses beneath a little A shaped shelter of boughs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• When restoratives had been applied several of the men regained consciousness, and then the whole story was told. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• There was comfort also in Tom, who gradually regained his health, without regaining the thoughtlessness and selfishness of his previous habits. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• As yet I had not thought; I had only listened, watched, dreaded; now I regained the faculty of reflection. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I regained my couch, but never thought of sleep. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The man had now regained full possession of his faculties, and was regarding us intently from where he lay bound upon the deck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Idris, after the first shock, regained a portion of fortitude. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I have discovered, whispering mysteriously, that her natural cruelty is sharpened by a jealous fear of their regaining their liberty. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Simply, the discovery of Oliver's parentage, and regaining for him the inheritance of which, if this story be true, he has been fraudulently deprived. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I had been so confident of regaining the treaty at once that I had not dared to think of what would be the consequence if I failed to do so. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• I tottered, and on regaining my equilibrium retired back a step or two from his chair. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• There was comfort also in Tom, who gradually regained his health, without regaining the thoughtlessness and selfishness of his previous habits. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• On regaining the plaza I had my third glimpse of the captive girl. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• There is no other possible way of regaining these letters. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I fear it will be some time before she regains her health and strength. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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