Counted

Examples

• I counted a' th' clocks in the town striking afore I'd leave my work. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Maggy counted as nobody, and she was by. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He put them, one by one, in the breast of his inner coat, counted out the money for them, and deliberately left the shop. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Each long hour was counted, and He suffers was the burthen of all her thoughts. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He counted them as they went by. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Tupman counted the money into his companion's hand, and he dropped it piece by piece into his pocket, as they walked towards the house. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The prisoner counted the measurement again, and paced faster, to draw his mind with him from that latter repetition. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He counted the dead and the wounded and he recognized Sordo's automatic rifle. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The mere fact that Edison spent years of his life in developing that process counted for nothing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Thus the digging they did counted in making a depression to stand in, and increased the elevation in front of them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Edison changed bookkeepers, but never thereafter counted anything real profit until he had paid all his debts and had the profits in the bank. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• If Napoleon had gained this battle, it would have counted among his most characteristic and brilliant exploits. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I have counted the hours of her life, said he; one month, and she falls. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I have not counted Mr. Woodcourt among our visitors because he was now Caddy's regular attendant. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It is not one of yours, however, said I, as I counted her pretty little family, who, as usual, were all seated close to her side. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But today, at any rate, the tea could hardly be too strong: she counted on it to pour warmth and resolution into her empty veins. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Supposing Rachel really broke off the marriage, on which the Ablewhites, father and son, counted as a settled thing, what would be the result? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• One minute, she said, and counted on till she reached seven or eight minutes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• When this was the case, the evening hours passed on wings of light; they were gone before they were counted. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The number of windows can, in most cases, be counted from the outside, and, in all cases, without entering every room in the house. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I fixedly looked at the street-stones, where the door-lamp shone, and counted them and noted their shapes, and the glitter of wet on their angles. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A dark, keen, clever face, and a nice clear voice, and a beautiful brown head of hair counted among her merits. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• They are sorted, inspected and counted before removing from the foundry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The one thing he had not counted on, in entering Madame Olenska's hall, was to find hats and overcoats there. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mr. Shelby was busy in counting some bundles of bills, which, as they were counted, he pushed over to the trader, who counted them likewise. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I counted again and looked--the most of a naked arm was exposed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But I have considered, and counted the coSt. I go to _Liberia_, not as an Elysium of romance, but as to _a field of work_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• George parted from them and strutted down the lobby to the General's box, the number of which he had carefully counted. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Birkin was delightful, a wonderful spirit, but after all, not to be taken seriously, not quite to be counted as a man among men. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Mr. Franklin, whose clear head I had confidently counted on to advise us, seemed to be as helpless as his cousin when he heard the news in his turn. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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