Conversed
[kən'və:st]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Converse
Typist: Nigel
Examples
- Colonel Berkeley and I conversed on many subjects; but there was one which was a favourite with us both--plays. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Idris conversed with animation on a thousand topics. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They conversed for some time in whispers. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- We then conversed on the plan I should pursue, and discussed the probable means of discovering his residence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My uncle and I conversed a long time last night about what profession Ernest should follow. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We conversed together all night, with my head resting on his shoulder. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Paulina sat between the two gentlemen: while they conversed, her little hands were busy at some work; I thought at first she was binding a nosegay. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Ada and I conversed with these young ladies and found them wonderfully like their father. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I did not mean to say this; but, father, you remember the last time we conversed in this room? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He conversed, argued, and disputed with us all as if he were a colleague on the same footing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She knew that Raymond had conversed with her; had he instigated this request? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The two other gentlemen hurried in and out with anxious faces, and, during the short intervals when they were present, conversed apart. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Edison at once suggested using the steam whistle of the locomotive, and by manipulating the valve conversed the short and long outbursts of shrill sound into the Morse code. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I was permitted once to visit her; she was cheerful and polite, and conversed pleasantly. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I have sat alone and unnoticed, half an evening, while he conversed with his young cousin, my pupil. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I returned in the evening, fatigued, but less unhappy, and conversed with my family with more cheerfulness than had been my custom for some time. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We conversed in low tones, when we conversed at all, as the awe of the grim shadow of death crept over us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Bois-Guilbert, answered the Jewess, thou knowest not the heart of woman, or hast only conversed with those who are lost to her best feelings. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She had become grave, and often conversed of the inconstancy of fortune, and the instability of human life. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He knew English very well although Bohm and Dreyer conversed with him in German. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I saw Jane Fairfax and conversed with her, with admiration and pleasure alwaysbut with no thought beyond. Jane Austen. Emma.
Typist: Nigel