Adventures

Examples

• I wish you were all going, but as you can't, I shall keep my adventures to tell you when I come back. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• No more adventures, I suppose, this evening? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The dangers and hair-breadth escapes of a life of adventures, instead of disheartening young people, seem frequently to recommend a trade to them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• What were the adventures of Mr. Osborne and Miss Amelia? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• We were all virtuous girls when Amy, one fine afternoon, left her father's house and sallied forth, like Don Quixote, in quest of adventures. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Darwin's account of his adventures and manifold observations is so informal, so rich in detail, as not to admit of summary. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Meantime you can go to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, where you will, and enjoy pictures, music, scenery, and adventures to your heart's content. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• That was a falsehood, but then I was not going to let any man eclipse me on surprising adventures, merely for the want of a little invention. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Here we cannot deal with these adventures. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• No, I said shortly; no adventures--no discoveries. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Now I have told you all my adventures, Mr. Holmes, and I should be very glad if you could tell me what it all means, and, above all, what I should do. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• With no other attendant than Mother, Mr Meagles went upon his pilgrimage, and encountered a number of adventures. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• No one to come in at night from adventures. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• We have already noted the earlier adventures of this venerable relic before the days of Muhammad in chap. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We have found one of ours here--an old soldier of the war, who is seeking bloodless adventures and rest from his campaigns in these sunny lands. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• This must have restrained both Germany and Holland at first from American adventures. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The adventures of the Yellow Diamond begin with the eleventh century of the Christian era. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• To-night, when Helena has retired to bed, I will tell you all my adventures since leaving the Grange. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The soul survives its adventures, says Chesterton with a splendid sense of justice. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I related my adventures of the night, my endeavours to find our lost one, and my disappointment. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Sight-seeing from morning till night, stopping for nice lunches in the gay _cafes_, and meeting with all sorts of droll adventures. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• There was the point from which all my adventures started. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• She and Miss Bart went off in quest of what they call adventures--gad, it ain't their fault if they don't have some queer ones! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I like adventures, and I'm going to find some. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Since then I've begun to feel that the moonlight walks, balcony talks, and daily adventures were something more to him than fun. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The adventures of Mr. McGowan, after leaving Iquitos, would fill a book if related in detail. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• By the time the two parties had narrated their several adventures, the cruiser's boat had returned with supplies and arms for the expedition. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Thus we are vain of the surprising adventures we have met with, the escapes we have made, and dangers we have been exposed to. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• You gave me a bad half minute my friend, he continued, after I had briefly outlined my adventures since parting with him in the arena at Warhoon. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Jo told her adventures, and by the time she had finished they were at home. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

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