Said

Examples

• She didn't' said Oliver. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You have behaved very ill to me, said his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You ought not to have come today, she said in an altered voice; and suddenly she turned, flung her arms about him and pressed her lips to his. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• How we shall conciliate this little creature, said Mrs. Bretton to me, I don't know: she tastes nothing, and by her looks, she has not slept. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Nothing, he said, can be more just than such a description of him. Plato. The Republic.
• Still, he said, I do not comprehend you. Plato. The Republic.
• Seest thou, Isaac, said Front-de-Boeuf, the range of iron bars above the glowing charcoal? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Why, the breeches-maker, said Bob Manners, speaking very slow. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I have, and she has refused me, said Caliphronas sullenly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Yes,' said Sam, 'and I vish they'd bring out the have-his-carcase. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Take me with you, I said, just to gratify my curiosity. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• No, I have nothing to give you instead, he said, sitting up and turning so that he faced her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• No, she said softly, laughing at his sudden quickness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Come, come, I'll write you a cheque,' said the little man; and down he sat at the table for that purpose. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

Editor: Randolph