Seated

Examples

• Selden followed her, and still without speaking they seated themselves on a bench beside the fountain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• On the march you saw her at the head of the regiment seated on a royal elephant, a noble sight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The Spy withdrew, and Carton seated himself at the table, resting his forehead on his hands. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She seated herself beside her uncle opposite to Will, and was evidently preoccupied with something that made her almost unmindful of him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Night was far advanced, when I came to the half-way resting-place, and seated myself beside the fountain. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Some were standing; some seated. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I handed him my pouch, and he seated himself opposite to me and smoked for some time in silence. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• And he took the heiress's two hands--causing her to let fall her whole cargo of flowers--and seated her by him on the sofa. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Pray be seated, Sir Leicester. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The trial came on at once, and, when he was put to the bar, he was seated in a chair. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Foremost among the two-and-thirty was he; seated, that he might get breath enough to keep life in him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When they were seated in the dining room, Sir John observed with regret that they were only eight all together. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Pray be seated, Mr. Ladislaw, said Bulstrode, anxiously. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• At this point I saw a very comfortable-looking white-haired gentleman seated at the front of his house, a little distance from the road. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Seated at table in the act of drinking, Mr Dorrit still saw him through his wine-glass, regarding him with a cold and ghostly eye. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Elliston now seated himself by my side, and said, in a whisper, Don't you want tea? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile; but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The two brothers ran up the verandah steps, and were soon seated at a light bamboo stand, with the backgammon-board between them. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I do care about your mother's money going, he said, when she was seated again and sewing quickly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The Columbia two-seated Dos-a-Dos (Fig. 188), Woods’ Victoria Hansom Cab, and the Riker Electric Delivery Wagon are representative types of the modern electric automobile. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• At this present time, he is seated at the table, making notes from a volume of the family library he has been reading. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The trader and Mr. Shelby were seated together in the dining room afore-named, at a table covered with papers and writing utensils. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Archer was aware that Madame Olenska, who had seated herself at her grandmother's side, was still thoughtfully scrutinising him. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Livius's piece commenced almost as soon as we were quietly seated again. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Holmes was seated at his side-table clad in his dressing-gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Whom Defarge escorted to the top of the stairs, and, leaving seated there, returned. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Livius was immediately seated at the pianoforte. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

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