But in doing it Dickens exhibits various foibles, prejudices, and disabilities: though it is quite open to any one to maintain that these rather assisted the flow of his imagination than hindered it.
Henry the Eighth of England, was the first unruly animal in the papal team, and the sagacious Cranmer assisted in breaking the shackles.
And as the Lord had enabled the children of Israel to pass over the Red Sea, so he had assisted him in passing over the Small-brooks, and to overcome the strong Holts of sin and satan.
The military uniting in one small and compact body, assisted by the inhabitants, were determined the King's forces mould not enter.
The modern park is worth attention; some are delightful in the extreme: they are the beauties of creation, terrestrial paradises; they are just what they ought to be, nature cautiously assisted by invisible art.
Thus order seems assistedby industry, and thus a numerous body of inhabitants are governed without a governor.
The landlord is always treasurer, or father, and is assisted by two stewards, annually or monthly chosen.
Though modern industry, assisted by various turnpike acts, has widened the upper part and filled up the lower, yet they were all visible in the days of our fathers, and are traceable even in ours.
He criticised, suggested and otherwise assisted with some of them in a more active sense of the term than that in which it is applied to a spectator.
They are assisted by white curly poodles, with pink shaven legs, solemn faces and long ears, which make them look like old Paduan marchesi in powdered wigs.
If the Ramosi failed to track the thieves out of the village he had to make good the value of the theft, but he was usually assisted by the village officer.
This rise in position is assisted by their adherence in matters of dress, food and social practice to the customs of Maratha Brahmans, so that many of them are scarcely distinguishable from a Brahman.
During the Mutiny the Maharaja of Jaipur placed all his military power at the disposal of the Political Agent, and in every way assisted the British Government.
Russell Of the Indian Civil Service Superintendent of Ethnography, Central Provinces Assistedby Rai Bahadur Hira Lal Extra Assistant Commissioner Published Under the Orders of the Central Provinces Administration In Four Volumes Vol.
A woman of the Mang or Mahar caste acts as midwife, and always breaks her bangles and puts on new ones after she has assisted at a birth.
The most elaborate account is that they were originally Yaduvansi Rajputs, who assisted the Kurus to make a fort of lac, in which the Pandavas were to be treacherously burned.
The reader will peruse in, a few seconds, by the aid our friend Ballantyne's types, what took Bucklaw a good half hour in perusal, though assisted by the Master of Ravenswood.
The good Sister Agatha here is my witness; and as she saw every thing, and assisted me, we may speak out before her.
Oh, my situation was much more difficult than yours, for you are assisted by the report of the dream, which already fills the whole city.
He is usually hunted with hounds, assistedby terriers.
She directed us to a publichouse, where, on our arrival, we found a proclamation menacing any one who entertained, harboured or assisted us, with the direst punishment.
He was assisted by Mr. Clements in his researches, and at the end of the fortnight he came down to the committee with a report of his own, distinctly and emphatically contradicting ours, upon both branches of the case.
Ruth Stiles was beside him in an instant and, with her father's help, assisted him to a chair at the table.
All proceeded with perfect quiet and regularity under the management of Mr. Brunel, who was assisted by Mr. Brereton and Captain Claxton.
Mr. Bremner and his son, assisted by Captain Claxton, made preparations for releasing the ship.
Scott Russell, all of whom have assisted me in the project, and are prepared to join in it.
When Mr. Brunel bought this property it consisted of fields divided by hedgerows; but, assisted by Mr. William Nesfield, he laid it out in plantations of choice trees.
Almost the whole weight is borne on a centre pivot, assisted by four wheels in fixed bearings, upon which runs an inverted circular rail attached to the underside of the bridge.
During the next three months experiments were made by Mr. Brunel, assisted by Mr. Guppy and Captain Claxton, on the screw propeller in the 'Archimedes.
From the first he took part in the consultations which were held on his case, and assisted materially in determining the course of treatment which should be pursued.
Each district is governed by a Landrost, assisted by such officials as shall be joined to him by the law.
The Dutch Reformed Church shall be assisted and supported by the Volksraad.
Guise, created him Marshal of France, in which character he assistedat what were called by the Leaguers the States of Paris.
She had been assured that "a child would prevent her from attaining the rank to which she aspired;" [146] and the predisposition of an excited nervous system probably assisted the verification of the prophecy.
Immediately they commenced unloading the Oliver, in which they were stoutly assisted by about thirty Esquimaux, with their wives and children.
Father Abel, who had willingly assisted in burying the dead, followed the same evening.
All the natives who were present willingly assistedin laying the foundation with stones, and filling it up with sand--part of the boards were nailed on the same day.
But to the nation at large, to the peaceable inhabitants, to the many kind and friendly natives who have assisted us, sheltered the fugitive, and been faithful and true, there should be shown the greatest kindness.
France at the same time assisted the Netherlands, which took up arms against Spain, and did not pretend that her troops should be considered upon any other footing than as auxiliaries in a regular war.
He was assisted by councillors also chosen to uphold the liberties of the borough; and the frequent use of elected juries in public business served still further to maintain the ancient tradition of rights vested in the people.
The Cabinet of Washington were entirely hostile to France, and in their determination to replace Monroe were assisted by Gouverneur Morris, still in Europe, who wrote to President Washington calumnies against that Minister.
On the following Monday morning, the constable met Gladding in the street, whom he had not seen since the latter assisted him on the ice.
Accordingly, he assisted Faith out, and, preceding her, they took their way across the fields.
Mr. Armstrong's carriage was driven up, and the widow and children, with two or three females, were assisted in.
Pownal assisted her into the sleigh, and carefully disposing the robes about her, took his seat by her side and drove off.
He had assisted him once, although in vain, why not a second time?
I did, I stood in the water to my hips and assisted each from their wet donkey to the barge.
A shuffling of feet was heard at the door, and a colourless, feeble old man was assisted into the room.
In the following year Dryden assisted his brother-in-law in the composition of the Indian Queen.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assisted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
