Grasped

Examples

• At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Then she found his hand, and grasped it in her own firm, small clasp. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I grasped it firmly, rose softly from the bed, and leaned over my sleeping wife. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He grasped the end and was soon sitting beside us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Instead he grasped his friend's arm and hastened him forward in the direction of the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• As implied in a previous chapter, number relations are not clearly grasped by primitive races. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I grasped Holmes's arm. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He sprang down from the platform and grasped her roughly by the arm, but scarcely had he touched her than I leaped between them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• He still grasped Jane in one great arm as Tarzan bounded like a leopard into the arena which nature had provided for this primeval-like battle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it difficult to get hold of, replied Lestrade with some warmth. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The housebreaker freed one arm, and grasped his pistol. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He grasped them heartily, raised them to his lips, kissed them, and still held them. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The important thing is that the fact be grasped in its social connections--its function in life. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• And how,' said Mr. Pickwick, when he had grasped his followers by the hand, and exchanged warm salutations of welcome--'how is Tupman? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Without a word he grasped my arm and hurried me into a carriage, the door of which was standing open. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Holmes grasped the doctor's hand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This fact the genius of Constantine grasped. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The Friar dropped the flagon, and grasped his quarter-staff. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• He grasped it, then touched the perilous, potent fingers with his lips. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• My arm lost all sensation of the hand that grasped it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Studying it in process of formation makes much that is too complex to be directly grasped open to comprehension. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Warily he stepped, his slender lance ever ready, his long oval shield firmly grasped in his left hand close to his sleek ebony body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• What escape have I had from problems that could be demonstrated, and realities that could be grasped? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Phaidor grasped my arm. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Characteristic temperature reactions may take place when the object is grasped. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It was not grasped very definitely by the miners, though they were sore enough. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• From the instant that I grasped it my whole mind was turned to the one thought of getting back my husband's paper. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Before a hand could be raised to stop me, I was at his side and one hand grasped his throat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Many I grasped and set upon their feet again, but alone the work was greater than I could cope with. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The other hand grasped the marble cross at the head of the grave. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Editor: Susanna