Says
[sez] or [sɛz]
Examples
- Then you don't ask my advice,' says Podsnap. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Old girl, says Mr. Bagnet. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Excuse me, Lady Dedlock, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, quite unmoved. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You're right, says the trooper, and I'll do it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- IF YOU WOULD FORGIVE YOUR ENEMY, says the Malay proverb, FIRST INFLICT A HURT ON HIM; and Lily was experiencing the truth of the apothegm. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Brewer says, 'Oh dear! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Early says in his Memoirs that if we had discovered the confusion in his lines we might have brought fresh troops to his great discomfort. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Says Compeyson: 'Why, you fool, don't you know she's got a living body? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But as to listening to what one lawyer says without asking another--I wonder at a man o' your cleverness, Mr. Dill. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The early official history of the Royal Society (Sprat, 1667) says that this proposal hastened very much the adopt ion of a plan of organization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Papa, and every one else, says you had better go. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Marshall says this one seems perfect. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Her decision, she says, will much depend on what you can tell her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Talking of mysteries, by-the-bye, says Mr. Franklin, dropping his voice, I have another word to say to you before you go to the stables. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Scores, says Mr. Bagnet. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Read it and see what Mr. Fairlie himself says to you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Whatever the old girl says, do. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Here's something to eat, poor boy, says Guster. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You needn't repeat 'em,' says Wegg, pressing his hand. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She's that earnest, says Mr. Bagnet, and true to her colours--that, touch us with a finger--and she turns out--and stands to her arms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Guppy, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, could I have a word with you? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Says he feels as if it was groves! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He says we shouldn't do any better, in their place; just as if one could reason from them to us, you know. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I never, she says, George, consider Matthew Bagnet safe a minute when you're near him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Says your speaking countenance to me: “Why didn't you communicate that, when I first come in this evening? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Is he to be kidnapped to the other ken, Nancy says? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Barbara went out: she returned soon-- Madam, Mrs. Harden says she has sent up the usual quantity. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She is godmother to a real living Betsey Trotwood; and Dora (the next in order) says she spoils her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Nothing of the sort, says Mr. Franklin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Why, I don't see no harm in their cryin',' says I; 'it's natur,' says I, 'and if natur can't blow off one way, it will another. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Typist: Norton