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Example sentences for "thus spoke"

  • Thus spoke Earth, and overcome with heat and thirst, could say no more.

  • Yet the Bodhisattva, though his heart was pervaded with gladness, fearing lest the rain should cease, thus spoke to Parganya again and again: 14.

  • Upon this Sakra was somewhat irritated, and highly astonished he thus spoke to him: 'Do not speak so, sir.

  • As he thus spoke, an ashy paleness o'erspread Mr. Fabian's countenance, and with a shudder he glanced fearfully around the room.

  • But Nanna and Magde smiled sorrowfully as he thus spoke.

  • Your words sounded well when you thus spoke.

  • As I thus spoke, she smilingly replied: "Thou art foolish, my princess!

  • As he thus spoke, the king, taking him by the hand, entered the inner apartments and gladdened the queen, with both their dreams.

  • Thus spoke Chitralekha, and when Usha answered "By all means!

  • Thus spoke my father to me, and comforting me took me home in that very ship to my own dwelling in Vitankapura.

  • As he thus spoke he advanced closer to the window.

  • And as he thus spoke he stepped boldly out and faced his father, seeming to have lost all fear in the presence of the calamity that had befallen them; and then he and Nanny escaped from the house and ran over to Tremaine's.

  • The dark eyes of Richard Ashton flashed pleasure as he thus spoke, and the eyes of his wife and children caught and reflected back the light.

  • Thus spoke Thersites, reviling Agamemnon, the shepherd of the people.

  • Thus spoke Minerva, and she persuaded his mind for him, unthinking one.

  • As he thus spoke, they entered the market-place, distinguished by their complete armour and their lofty plumes, as well as by the number of followers bearing their colours and badges.

  • While he thus spoke, the verge of the morass was attained, and their path lay on the declivity.

  • While I thus spoke, Paula had not once looked at me, and as we now reached the summer-house, she entered it hastily.

  • And while I thus spoke, I was on the point of crossing the street to a corner where I saw by the light of a streetlamp a play-bill pasted up, but I checked myself.

  • But their friends on either side as they passed by encouraging them with words, thus spoke.

  • Thus spoke my cousin, and we, more dead than alive, could hear nothing but the shouts and rejoicings outside.

  • Thus spoke my cousin; and my wife informed him that it would please her much better to see the Germans pass by than to have to entertain them.

  • Thus spoke my cousin, and I knew not what answer to make.

  • Thus spoke Shanggasba, the father; and then, lifting their faggots on to their shoulder, they journeyed on again as before.

  • Thus spoke Vikramaditja, till, inspired by his royal courage, he had sent all the hundred victims of this tribute back to their homes, defying the anger of the Schimnus.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    dried grass; each bottle; hoist side; makes them; named after; particularly interesting; thus addressed; thus also; thus appears; thus described; thus far; thus giving; thus judge; thus making; thus only; thus prepared; thus recorded; thus referred; thus refers; thus seen; thus spake; thus treated; thus writes; twilight sleep; well might; worthy lord