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Example sentences for "hear tell"

  • I am proud to hear tell of such good fortune coming your way, Andrew.

  • I have told him, and better told him to bring Sophy here; but nothing but having her all to himself will he hear tell of.

  • I am glad to hear tell of it," said Marget frankly.

  • I hear tell 'bout dem hangin', but I ain' see none of it.

  • I ain' never see any slaves punished but I hear tell 'bout it.

  • I hear tell 'bout one man runnin away from Black Creek en gwine to Free State.

  • I hear tell 'bout de overseer en de driver whip plenty of de slaves en some of de time, dey would put em in de screw box over night.

  • Only let you not be speaking of marriage with me, for he cannot endure to hear tell of the like.

  • Did ever ye hear tell of the battle o' Scarva?

  • Well, M'Carthy was lepping wild with delight to hear tell of the lady.

  • I hear tell that my lad is drinking far mair than is good either for himsel' or his business.

  • No honeymoon neither, so I hear tell," added Mrs. Tregenza.

  • An' what's this I hear tell 'bout you bein' poorly?

  • Didn' hear tell bout no telephone nowhe' in dem days en people never live no closer den three en four miles apart neither.

  • Didn' hear tell of nobody gettin nothin back on one another neither.

  • You ought to been name Snotty wid your mouth all de time lookin like you ain' hear tell of no pocket rag.

  • I hear tell Mis' Penny's son has forbid Spackles's comin' around the house.

  • Hear tell Ol' Man Spackles is sparkin' Grandmother Penny," Pliny said, with a grin.

  • I hear tell by them that knows as how he was sound in wind and limb.

  • Us'll make the least we can of it, an' bide patient until we hear tell of him.

  • Glad to hear tell as your greyhound winned the cup down to Newton coursing.

  • Theer'll be a tidy upstore when Miller comes to hear tell--" But Mr. Lyddon was at the door and Phoebe answered his questioning eyes.

  • It do make me cream all awver to hear tell of!

  • And it had been Mary's maidenly idea to let us hear tell about it in church first--to break the news and spare her blushes.

  • And then in his direct, queer way he said: "What's this I hear tell from my mother, Milly?

  • He's a very clever chap and ain't wishful for nobody to hear tell of his doings in the past, least of all poor Daisy.

  • I hear tell bout de slaves would run away en go to Canada.

  • I hear tell ob de Ku Klux, but I nebber shum (see them).

  • I remember I hear tell dat my old stepfather been gone to de mill to grind some corn en when he was comin down de road, two big Yankees jump out de bushes side de road en tell him stop dere.

  • Ah hear tell on how dey hafta fight de Injuns now an den, an' den de Britishers come an' dey fit de British.

  • He ain't see it, yuh unnerstand, but he hear tell how et happen.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hear tell" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    black skin; dear baron; grave face; hear more; hear tell; hear that; hear you; heard mass; heard some; heard that; heard voices; hearing this; heart and; heart beats; heart began; heart good; heart hath; heart like; hearted woman; hearty cheer; hearty shake; hearty welcome; short visit; something different; this department; thought necessary