For the Highlandman had as yet put little furniture into it, save as they said a sheave or two of rushes for a bed for himself, and another for the wench that keeped house to him--his sister, as he averred.
Elspeth Vogie keeped it, and no good name it got among those well-affected to religion--aye, or Elspeth herself either.
To think of a callant being keeped there, out of the knowledge of his ain country, and it a country like this!
Pity the poor bairn that has gotten a stepfather over him, for bye being keepedout of the knowledge o' his ain land.
If ye had a hoast like me, and were as muckle fashed wi' your breath, ye wadna have keeped your head out of the window sae long as I have done.
She had a little trunk she keeped money in and lots of times I'd have to pack it down wid my feets.
But know this, assurance is not keepedbut by watching and prayer; and, therefore, dear mistress, help me.
He was thereupon committed to prison, but was set at liberty, after he had been keeped fifty days, all which space he abstained from meat and drink.
You ken what was the sound that keeped my ears frae her words; it was the sound o' a machine coming yont the Tenements.
The rain chased me into this house yestreen, and here it has keeped me, though I bide no further awa than Tillyloss.
I canna get at the richts o' what keeped him frae the meeting, Femie, but it had something to do wi' an Egyptian on the hill.
She couldna make up her mind atween them, and for a while she just keeped them dangling on.
In the first place, has Mr. Dishart no keeped you in siller a' the time I was awa?
He keeped both the Castle of Edinburgh and also our young King thereintill, who was committed to his keeping by the haill nobilitie and ane great part of the noble men assisted to his opinion.
Isobel Murison deponed, that she heard her say to him, 'Thief, thief, I have keeped thee from doing many ill turnes.
An' he's all'ys sayin' she ha'nt keeped her word to un.
But the owld black witchkeeped 'es promise to un, an' tayched un all that 'a wanted to knaw.
For a score of years ye have keeped all this realm of Carrick in a turmoil, you and they that have partaken with you in your evil deeds.
But we ourselves held our breaths andkeeped very quiet.
For he has gone to a country where he shall be keeped bien and warm, beiking forever foment the hottest fires of Satan, so lately his master here on earth!
Robert Lord Halyrudhous, and John Lord Coldingham keeped watch by course; skouts wer sent furth, and sentrinells, and wer commanded under the pane of death to keep their stations.
The Queen, according to the ancient custom should have keeped herself 40.
Hoodie's keeped all her bicsits for Pince, for a treat for him for Sunday," said little Hec, with some evident sympathy for Hoodie.
He keeped me sae late and lang Till the evening set and birds they sang.
He keeped me so long and long, From the evening late till the morning came.
He keepedher so long and long, From the evening late till the morning came.
He keeped her sae late and lang Till the evening set and birds they sang.
He keeped her sae late and lang, Till the evening set, and birds they sang.
He keeped me sae late and lang, Till the evening set, and birds they sang.
Asserting that he had declared the whole counsel of God, and had keeped nothing back.
The Bishops ordeaned in England keeped as near the manner taken with themselves there as they could.
And it is declared that this order shall be alsokeeped for sending forth of Ministers to the Regiments in the second expedition.
And that Justice and Equity be keeped to all creatures without exception.
Assemblies rightly constitute, as the proper & competent judge of all matters Ecclesiastical, be keeped yearly and oftner pro re nata.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "keeped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
