Resolved

Examples

• King George III, who had begun his reign in 1760, was resolved to be much more of a king than his two German predecessors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Resolved, as your discriminating good sense perceives, that if you was to have a sap--pur--IZE, it should be a complete one! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She drew in her breath sharply as one whose doubts are resolved. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Not to get up a mystery with these people, I resolved to announce in the morning that my uncle had unexpectedly come from the country. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• You had mentioned Geneva as the name of your native town; and towards this place I resolved to proceed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• If she had had any doubt which was her own Jeremiah, it would have been resolved by his impatience. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Nothing would be resolved by merely walking, walking away. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I am resolved to be. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Now, the stake I have resolved to play for, in case of the worst, is a friend in the Conciergerie. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• If I am wrong, if she has really gone on to Limmeridge, I am resolved I will not sleep to-morrow night under Count Fosco's roof. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Madame Beck read the riddle: none else resolved it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I had kept the matter a profound secret, even from my wife; and this, too, I resolved to state in my letter. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She soon resolved, equally as a duty and a pleasure, to employ half an hour of this holiday of spirits in calling on Miss Fairfax. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I resolved to try it in sheer despair of knowing what better to do. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The principal purport of his letter was to inform them that Mr. Wickham had resolved on quitting the militia. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The company, as you have just heard, are resolved to have a further explanation. Plato. The Republic.
• Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But I was resolved to fit the work as much as possible to the general capacity of readers. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Whatever those might be which descended to me, my noble young friend resolved should not be lost for want of culture. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Dear mother, are you so resolved? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• God knows, I put my trust in his vows, and believe his asserted faith--but for that, I would not seek what I am now resolved to attain. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• This was a common phrase of words which had a fair and promising sound, and I resolved to form Dora's mind. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Thinking it best not to disturb them by appearing on the stairs, I resolved to defer going down till they had crossed the hall. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He therefore resolved that he would take advantage of that evening's freedom to go down to Clennam and Co. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And when the snowy afternoon came, Jo resolved to try what could be done. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• In the words of the proverb, I was resolved not to let the grass grow under my feet. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• They were cheered by the joy of the servants on their arrival, and each for the sake of the others resolved to appear happy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• It was because I felt and knew this, that I resolved to marry you. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Our friend resolved however not to be foiled in his wish. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• But,' quoth the fascinating Tippins, 'I am resolved on getting something more out of you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Editor: Robert