Washed

Examples

• His arms were wet and dirty, and he washed them over the side. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The Mongol wave had washed over Poland, but had never subjugated it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• About six o'clock, the hour which called up the household, I went out to the court, and washed my face in its cold, fresh well-water. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• You must be washed out. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Similarly, the soil is formed from the overhanging mountains; it is washed as sediment into the sea; it is elevated, after consolidation, into the overhanging mountains. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Some of the young ladies washed the lettuces for him, and sliced them under his directions. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The hands may gather germs from any substances or objects with which they come in contact; hence the hands should be washed with soap and water, and especially before eating. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He was flaxen-haired and handsome, in a washed-out negative fashion, with frightened blue eyes, and a clean-shaven face, with a weak, sensitive mouth. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• And as for hands--Margaret, how many times did you say you had washed your hands this morning before twelve o'clock? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Following month--Got up, washed, went to bed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• His fair hair was washed down on his round head, his face seemed to glisten suavely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Both listened to the thunder, which was loud, and to the rain, as it washed off the roof, and pattered on the parapets of the arches. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Howbeit, it wore itself out in a shadowy corner, and then the dressmaker came forth, and washed her face, and made the tea. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I found the reason of the mud was that I carried so much water it passed over into the stack, and this washed out all the accumulated soot. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• To avoid this it is washed first in water and then immersed in a chloride of gold toning bath and fixed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I washed her, I kept her clean, I fed her, I tried to amuse her; but she made mouths at me instead of speaking. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The rubbing boards also roll the clothes over and over until they are thoroughly washed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I still reflect with pride, however, that even at that early age I washed when I got up. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I took off my tunic and shirt and washed in the cold water in the basin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• But she washed her face and hands in hot water, and combed her hair--that was a blessing. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I have to get washed and report. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Get out of bed, Charley, and get washed and dressed, and then I'll tell you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Through this crevice, a small room was visible, white-washed and clean, but very bare of furniture. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The process in brief is to take fresh beef fat, which is first chopped up and thoroughly washed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• There was a bandage on my head but she washed all around the edge. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• She washed me with a cloth and soap and warm water. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• He washed himself, and rubbed his clothes; there were spots that would not be removed, but he cut the pieces out, and burnt them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Next Friday--Got up, washed, went to bed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I went back to the inn; and when I had washed and dressed, and tried to sleep, but in vain, it was five o'clock in the afternoon. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

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