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Example sentences for "hear the"

  • The calender, however, begged leave to stay and to hear the histories of his two friends and of the three other persons of the company, which he was allowed to do.

  • The king himself came to hear the rights of the matter, but the princess only persisted in her story, and as a proof showed the ring on her finger.

  • When Sindbad had done speaking his guests withdrew, Hindbad having first received a hundred sequins, but all returned next day to hear the story of the seventh voyage, Sindbad thus began.

  • When she had done she asked to hear the prince's story, and in this manner they spent most of the night.

  • On the contrary," replied Kai Lung, "while listening to your voice I seemed to hear the beating of many gongs of the finest and most polished brass.

  • Thus adjured, the more leisurely-minded drew near to hear the history of Yung Chang.

  • In this ingenious manner he hoped to receive attention and yet be unobserved, the blind one being unable to see the nature of the incantations which he undertook, and the deaf one being unable to hear the words.

  • When we hear the owls a-nighttime about the High House, shall we not deem at whiles that it is the ghosts of this dreadful battle and slaughter wandering about our fair fields?

  • Said the carline: "Thereof shall another tell thee, who can tell of it better than I; but it is nought to hide that yonder chamber is the chamber of estate of our Lady, and she sitteth there to hear the cases of folk and to give dooms.

  • But after a while Ralph said: "If it were no misease to thee to tell me how thou didst fall into the hands of the men of Utterbol, I were fain to hear the tale.

  • Mr. Chadband, pausing with the resignation of a man accustomed to be persecuted and languidly folding up his chin into his fat smile, says, "Let us hear the maiden!

  • I came down to look for her, for when I sat by Gridley this afternoon, I seemed to hear the roll of the muffled drums.

  • To hear the scream or the mewing of a cat, some false friend is using all the words and work at his command to do you harm.

  • To hear the voice of the dead may be a warning of your own serious illness or some business worry from bad judgment may ensue.

  • To hear the cackling of hens denotes a sudden shock produced by the news of an unexpected death in your neighborhood, Sickness will cause poverty.

  • To hear the cries of wild beasts, denotes an accident of a serious nature.

  • In his exhibitions he allowed his spectators to hear the click of the knives and feel them as low down as the anterior superior spine of the ilium.

  • But here Dolly interposed, and entreated her not to hear the worst, but the best; and besought the gentleman to tell them the best, and to keep the remainder of his news until they were safe among their friends again.

  • I hear the sound as of a great throbbing of water.

  • The next night, I did not allow my thoughts to be absorbed as before with inward images, but crept stealthily along to the furthest curtain in the hall, from behind which, likewise, I had formerly seemed to hear the sound of dancing.

  • Surely they wait to hear the voice of a prophet.

  • I'd never hear the last of it if he saw those, I know.

  • You are sure, then, that you wish to hear the story?

  • He wanted to hear the story as he could not hear it from his nervous little fool of a wife, who would be frightened into forgetting things and their sequence.

  • She wanted to see the dew on the grass and on the ragged flower borders and to hear the tender, broken fluting of birds in the trees.

  • He knew that this was no suddenly-formed plan, and he knew it would be well worth while to hear the details of its growth.

  • She would not be likely to hear the details of the scandal which had obliterated them, as it were, from the decent world.

  • Toward evening she heard the raven's "craa, craa," from the pine tree and eagerly hastened thither to hear the answer.

  • Little Frisk was the first to hear the news, and he ran to tell Charming, who sent him to beg the Princess not to forget the poor prisoner.

  • There he waited, hoping to hear the song.

  • It was Bartlemy time when I was shopped; and there warn't a penny trumpet in the fair, as I couldn't hear the squeaking on.

  • You give the message,' said the girl firmly; 'and let me hear the answer.

  • They sat wondering, in silence; or, if they exchanged a few words, spoke in whispers, as if they were afraid to hear the sound of their own voices.

  • Such was the little being who stood trembling beneath Mr. Bumble's glance; not daring to lift his eyes from the floor; and dreading even to hear the beadle's voice.

  • I hear the sound of guns, O say, what may it be?

  • I hear the church-bells ring, O say, what may it be?

  • But mark the muckle winds that come Soopin' an' cool, Or hear the powrin' burnie drum In the shilfa's pool.

  • Not a runner from any tribe came into the village, and finally the day dawned when not a single Indian from the outlying towns was present to hear the preaching.

  • In the afternoon all assembled in the grove to hear the preaching.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hear the" 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:
    baked clay; but has; close the; for all practical purposes; good start; hear her; hear mass; hear something; hear that; heard about; heard afterwards; heard anything; heard before; heard footsteps; heard some; heard that; heard the; heard their; heart sank; heart seemed; heart would; hearted fellow; heartily sorry; heartily wish; wheel steamer; yellowish green