Unfolded

Examples

• Johnson and I went to the Charleston end to carry out Edison's plans, which were rapidly unfolded by telegraph every night from a loft on lower Broadway, New York. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He unfolded a paper and laid it upon the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This tale, therefore, shall be rapidly unfolded. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,' said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He unfolded the rough chart, which I here reproduce, GRAPHIC and he laid it across Holmes's knee. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• It's wrote on gilt-edged paper,' said Sam, as he unfolded it, 'and sealed in bronze vax vith the top of a door key. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Then he unfolded his arms, and held her encircled in one for an instant: 'You do well! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• This seems to have been a day of general elucidation, for this very morning first unfolded it to us. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• She vanished in a hollow for a few moments, and then her whole form unfolded itself from the brake. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She had the perfect candour of creation, something translucent and simple, like a radiant, shining flower that moment unfolded in primal blessedness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Your character was unfolded in the recital which I received many months ago from Mr. Wickham. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Had his brain unfolded under sharper contours they would have said, A thoughtful man. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Unfolded and Developed by Fraunhofer, Kirchoff. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The rustling of a bank-note was audible, as she unfolded one and laid it on the table. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Her eyes were dark and soft and unfolded, with a stricken look that roused him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Under the stimulus of a high hope, something had unfolded in his whole manner which compelled attention. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Holmes pulled a large sheet of tissue-paper out of his pocket and carefully unfolded it upon his knee. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Slowly, incident by incident, the disaster had unfolded under his eyes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It seemed to open with such promise--such foreboding of a most strange tale to be unfolded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• John went to one window, unfolded his paper, and wrapped himself in it, figuratively speaking. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He unfolded a conception of international relationships that came like a gospel, like the hope of a better world, to the whole eastern hemisphere. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He slowly drew forth the letter, and unfolded it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He unfolded it and disclosed a golden pince-nez, with two broken ends of black silk cord dangling from the end of it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• There would be no inventions and no discoveries, for in the instant that reason had found the key of experience everything would be unfolded. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Here is some mistake, said I, presenting him the unsealed and unfolded letter of Lord Sligo. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• On the way he unfolded the sheets of paper, and read in them what is reproduced in the next chapter. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Harriet unfolded the parcel, and she looked on with impatience. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Slowly throughout the sixteenth century the immense good fortune of Castile unfolded itself before the dazzled eyes of Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Well, well, said St. Clare, I will; and he sat down, and unfolded a newspaper to read. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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