Stolen

Examples

• In the afternoon comes Thaka, possibly, to complain that old Mungo has stolen his new wife. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Any inward debate Lydgate had as to the consequences of this engagement which had stolen upon him, turned on the paucity of time rather than of money. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Martha was frightened to death and begged my pardon; hoped nothing had been stolen. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• That Tuesday afternoon the transient doze--more like lethargy than sleep--which sometimes abridged the long days, had stolen over her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He then went to Newark and sat up all night with the money for fear it might be stolen. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Where are the jewels which you have stolen? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Latin priests say it was stolen away, long ago, by priests of another sect. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Twice had he entered huts at night while the inmates lay sleeping upon their mats, and stolen the arrows from the very sides of the warriors. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• By this time the moon had stolen round to the terrace, and soft, mysterious rays of light were slanting already across the lower end of the room. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I think he must have begun his journey with some small bundle under his arm and must have had it stolen or lost it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Rawdon had stolen off though, to look after his son and heir; and came back to the company when he found that honest Dolly was consoling the child. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I beg your ladyship's pardon--I don't say the Diamond is stolen. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The Lord hath ordered it so that never hath a fugitive been stolen from our village. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Look that thou pass him not on the way; for the circumcised slave was displaying his stolen finery amongst us. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• My hero whom I love and honour, you have crept into my room under cover of the night, and stolen my Diamond! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I know of no opportunity afforded him for so doing; or if I had, why should he have stolen the jewel, to part with it again so soon? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• How do we know she may not have stolen the Diamond after all? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But I have stolen away from those who would surely murder me, if they knew I had been here, to tell you what I have overheard. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• The black pirates of Barsoom have stolen her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Come straight to the stolen money! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Unutterable relief instantly filled them as if they fell upon the mystic jewel which sparkled in the centre of my stolen headpiece. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The wine, which had exerted its somniferous influence over Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Winkle, had stolen upon the senses of Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She believes you have stolen the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• If I could have stolen his coat, I would have done it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Marry, that should I, said Gurth, for the jolly Clerk of Copmanhurst is a known man, and kills half the deer that are stolen in this walk. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• It was the woman Cassy, who had stolen upon his soliloquy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Howe looked about him, saw the sewing-machine growing in favor, heard it praised, and realized that it had been actually stolen from him. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• We came by again, within the hour, and he was taking account of stock, to see whether any of his flock had strayed or been stolen. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Rudolph in some way came to hear of these stolen meetings, and surprised Austin walking with Rose one June evening. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Sure my darlink's watch has been stolen out of the kitchen. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.

Typist: Ursula