Whichever

Examples

• When she came to herself, or when Miss Betsey had restored her, whichever it was, she found the latter standing at the window. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Whichever Mr. Yates did not chuse would perfectly satisfy him, and a short parley of compliment ensued. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Talk it over with the girls, and whichever way you decide, I'll do my best to help you. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• That's the stretcher, or the shutter, whichever of the two they are carrying,' said Miss Abbey, with experienced ear. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It is such enjoyment to them, that if their uncle did not lay down the rule of their taking turns, whichever began would never give way to the other. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Thankee, Sir, said Joe, stiff from head to foot, I'll take whichever is most agreeable to yourself. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• And whichever of these qualities we find in the State, the one which is not found will be the residue? Plato. The Republic.
• Whichever side he chuses, he runs himself into equal difficulties. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• There's no midwifery there, whichever place she's gone to; so I suppose she's out of employment, anyway. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Whichever was abandoned by the enemy you could take and open up a new base of supplies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Whichever one there is, is both. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Her thoughts were all fixed on that one spot of Pemberley House, whichever it might be, where Mr. Darcy then was. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Whichever way one moved, if one were to move forwards, one must break a way through. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Lavvy, sitting with defiantly folded arms, replied (but not audibly), 'For goodness' sake say whichever of the two you like best, Ma, and get it over. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• This question is very difficult, and reduces us to a very dangerous dilemma, whichever way we answer it. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• They fight; but, whichever is killed, the point in dispute remains unsettled. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Whichever one they get is the one they want. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• And of course it's on the subject of a doll's dress--or ADdress--whichever you like. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• A man tells Worcester that he may have a thousand or two on certain terms, or he may apply elsewhere, or go without it, whichever he pleases. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Here was one who would go to the whole lengths of heaven or hell, whichever she had to go. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Whichever of the two are best able to guard the laws and institutions of our State--let them be our guardians. Plato. The Republic.

Editor: Miriam