Whilst
[waɪlst]
Definition
(adv.) While.
Inputed by Julio
Examples
- My application was of longer endurance; but it was not so severe whilst it endured. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Get some more port, Bowls, old boy, whilst I buzz this bottle here. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Whilst his father lived Gerald was not responsible for the world. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But if we take this route, all we do must be done whilst the rations we start with hold out. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She rose, whilst Gerald was paying the bill, and walked over to Halliday's table. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Whilst, for instance, the spectator is looking at the interior of a church, he sees the objects gradually assuming different appearances. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Holmes was pacing up and down one side of the room whilst the old professor was talking. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And now, he was in the midst of trouble, whilst she was cold. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Whilst her papa was awake she did not talk much about Georgy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Whilst the two girls waited, Gerald Crich trotted up on a red Arab mare. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- So Birkin meditated whilst he was ill. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Not whilst I am in the house! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The intensity of the light was ascertained to be equal to that of 301,400 mould candles of six to the pound, whilst the light of the Breakwater Lighthouse was equal to only 150 candles. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- She afterwards continued her work, whilst the young man went into the garden, and appeared busily employed in digging and pulling up roots. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Did one have to die like this--having the life extracted forcibly from one, whilst one smiled and made conversation to the end? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It presents, therefore, much less difficulty in the insulation of the wires than frictional electricity, whilst the rapidity of its transmission is for practical purposes equally efficient. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He was left to fasten up the bag, whilst she swiftly did up her hair for the night, and sat down to unfasten her shoes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A cab had driven up whilst the American had been talking. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The command of the advance of the pursuit was left to subordinates, whilst Thomas followed far behind. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Be good enough to stand here two minutes, whilst I find my carriage. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Whilst Wildeve had been preparing his moth-signal another person had come behind him up to the gate. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She lay motionless, with wide eyes staring motionless into the darkness, whilst he was sunk away in sleep, his arms round her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He only wanted to go on, to go on whilst he could, to move, to keep going, that was all, to keep going, until it was finished. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And at the gate, once more she stood on the step whilst he stood below her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- At length Gerald lay back inert on the carpet, his breast rising in great slow panting, whilst Birkin kneeled over him, almost unconscious. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They are ever content to build their lives on any incidental position that offers itself; whilst men would fain make a globe to suit them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Jos acted for his father, giving away the bride, whilst Captain Dobbin stepped up as groomsman to his friend George. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- One evening, not ten short days since, he joined me whilst walking in my alley. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have those who will defend me whilst I am here. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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