Dines
[dainz]
Examples
- Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt, as Poor Richard says. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Fanny never dines there, you know, in this sort of way. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- That you encourage him, and ride out with him, and that he dines with you this very day? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The General dines out on Tuesday. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Oh, they dines in the wash'us, do they? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And so he dines to-morrow and goes to the Opera with us. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Who the d---l dines at six? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You see, Miss Sharp, when I'm not here Tinker's on board wages: when I'm in town she dines with the family. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lord Hertford dines at eight, and I shall not be ready. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Lady Dedlock dines alone in her own room to-day. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The dragon dines with the Commander-in-Chief. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But may I not draw your attention to the fact that it is long past six, that Roylands dines at seven, and that I am terribly hungry? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- My mother seldom goes into company herself, and dines nowhere but with Mrs. Grant, and Fanny stays at home with _her_. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- To-morrow, I think, my uncle dines at Sotherton, and you and Mr. Bertram too. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I am glad he dines here on Tuesday. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
Edited by Elsie