Replaced

Examples

• The pleasanter face which had replaced his, on the occasion of my last visit, answered to our summons, and went before us to the drawing-room. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Gale suggested that his simple electro-magnet, with its few turns of thick wire, should be replaced by one with a coil of long thin wire. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• India is still the empire of the Great Mogul, but the Great Mogul has been replaced by the crowned republic of Great Britain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Towards the end of October it dwindled away, and was in some degree replaced by a typhus, of hardly less virulence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Later, the bowl became more pointed, the drop was replaced by a tongue, and the handle, after 1760, instead of slightly curving to the front at the end, reversed the position. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The skin, however, peeled off, and new skin replaced it without any damage. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I next removed the white and cumbersome parts of my underclothing, and replaced them by a petticoat of dark flannel. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It is of some comfort to know that this brutal use of the rope is being replaced by more humane methods of ending the lives of condemned criminals. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The next the aristocratic mask was replaced, and the gentle voice had returned. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mystery and secrecy have long been his principal characteristic, have long replaced unlimited confidence. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• But as her glance assured her that they were still beyond ear-shot a sense of pleasure replaced her apprehension. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He replaced the recording pencil with a fountain pen, and instead of the zigzag signals used the short and long lines that came to be called dots and dashes. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• She began to arrange a locket-ribbon about my neck, she displaced and replaced the comb in my hair; while thus busied, Graham entered. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The simple candle of our ancestors was now replaced by the oil lamp, which gave a brighter, steadier, and more permanent illumination. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The mighty cocked hat was replaced by a modest round one. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• One of these was replaced in the nest by the observer, and was again thrown out. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Amidst this hush the quartet sped; he replaced the watch, laid the picture down, rose, and stood on the hearth. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• If magenta is replaced by other artificial dyes,--for example, scarlets,--the result is similar; in general, wool material absorbs dye readily, and uniting with it is permanently dyed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The old gentleman untucked his arm from his side, and having pointed to one of the oaken presses, immediately replaced it, in its old position. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Having replaced these trinkets, the Jew took out another: so small that it lay in the palm of his hand. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Recently, however, that has been widely replaced by use of a Bunsen flame upon an incandescent mantle, such as the Welsbach. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The Semite rose against the Aryan, and replaced Hellenic civilization throughout Western Asia and Egypt by an Arabic culture. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The bill broke the Liberal Party asunder; and a coalition government, the Unionist Government, replaced that of Mr. Gladstone. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He had replaced his neckerchief loosely, and had stood, keenly observant of me, biting a long end of it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Holmes replaced the bill in his notebook. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• When I cried out that it was a false alarm, she replaced it, glanced at the rocket, rushed from the room, and I have not seen her since. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Breech loading has also replaced muzzle loading, another vast advantage in the use of artillery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He perfected the dot and dash code, he invented the device for embossing the message, and replaced the inking pen by a metal disc, smeared with ink, that rolled the dots and dashes on the paper. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• But when the copper strip is replaced by a zinc strip so that the cell consists of two similar plates, no current flows between them. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Thank you, said he, as he replaced the glass. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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