Replacing
[ri'pleisin]
Examples
- Grin away,' said Sikes, replacing the poker, and surveying him with savage contempt; 'grin away. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Vice,' said the surgeon, replacing the curtain, 'takes up her abode in many temples; and who can say that a fair outside shell not enshrine her? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Replacing her daughter on the couch, she smoothed the pillow and spread the sheet. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The strength of a motor may be increased by replacing the singly coiled armature by one closely wound on an iron core; in some armatures there are thousands of turns of wire. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Replacing his javelin, he resumed his seat, bent his looks downward, and appeared to be absorbed in melancholy reflection. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But they have no plan for replacing it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Changes of climate which were replacing forest by pasture, and the accidental burning of forests by fire may have assisted this development. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- New kinds of men appeared in Europe, replacing them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Traveling for three year s and a half north and south on the continent of South America, he noticed one species replacing another, perhaps closely a llied, species. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The development began by replacing the gavel receptacle on the right of that machine (Fig. 152) with a platform on which stood men who rode on the machine as they bound the grain. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was the after-taste of the battle, death and pain replacing excitement and exertion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It is not impossible,' said Mr Boffin, addressing Alfred, 'that you have had some general idea, sir, of replacing Rokesmith, in course of time? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It's the worst of having to do with women,' said the Jew, replacing his club; 'but they're clever, and we can't get on, in our line, without 'em. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The idea of replacing the platen by a cylinder was not a new one. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Nothing in the world, was the reply; and, replacing the paper, I saw him dexterously tear a narrow slip from the margin. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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