Exclaimed
[iks'kleimd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Exclaim
Checker: Lowell
Examples
- George Lamb and Elliston together, after they had listened to a page or two, with one voice exclaimed, Very stupid. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was something most startlingly familiar about him, exclaimed Mr. Philander, And yet, bless me, I know I never saw him before. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And what is more,' exclaimed Young John, surveying him in a doleful maze, 'he appears to mean it! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Suddenly she aroused herself and exclaimed, But I'll shake it off. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Adrian exclaimed that the rudder was gone;--We are lost, cried Clara, Save yourselves--O save yourselves! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I exclaimed, as I looked round; for I had never before seen any half so imposing. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- His betrothed looked shocked at the metaphor, and George Dorset exclaimed with a sardonic growl: Poor devil! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- You come like a ghost,' exclaimed Loerke. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As he offered to advance, she exclaimed, Remain where thou art, proud Templar, or at thy choice advance! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He raised himself in his stirrups with an air of inexpressible dignity, and exclaimed, What means this, my masters! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It is marvelous, exclaimed D'Arnot. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My idea,' exclaimed Miss Wren, 'is now about the size of an orange. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Struck with consternation, the old gentleman exclaimed, What do you tell me! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I meant,' exclaimed Wegg, testily, 'to the party as formerly objected? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I exclaimed, do you dare approach me? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- They cannot be a day's march ahead of us, he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The foreboders of evil exclaimed immediately that they had foreseen something of the kind; and observed it was a pity so much expense had been incurred for nothing! Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- It's a coincidence,' exclaimed Mrs. Sparsit, as she was released by the coachman. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Why, they'll eat him up alive, Sammy,' exclaimed Mr. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No, she exclaimed, it is enough that you have said it and that I have listened. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- To believe you, she exclaimed, I would give up all, and expire with joy, so that in death I could feel that you were true--but that cannot be! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I exclaimed when I had read her letter, I will write instantly, and relieve them from the anxiety they must feel. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Rebecca stood for a few moments in indescribable anxiety, and then exclaimed, Is it really thus? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There's the officer,' exclaimed Mr. Winkle, after a few minutes walking. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dora, clinging to them both, and weeping, exclaimed, 'O yes, aunts! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- When I exclaimed that this appeared rather inhuman, he [the informant] answered, 'Why, what can be done? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Can anything be more ridiculous, I exclaimed, than the rage which is caused alone by your not returning a man's passion! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I exclaimed: and indeed there was something in the hasty and unexplanatory reply which, instead of allaying, piqued my curiosity more than ever. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- By heavens, it's the couple, Pickwick,' exclaimed the old gentleman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- At a more than ordinary pitch of thumping and hallooing in the passage, he exclaimed, Devil take those young dogs! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Checker: Lowell