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Example sentences for "told her"

  • I told her no; though I should have told her otherwise, but only that I was afraid she might say something to Mrs Betty about me, and Mrs Betty might tell her I had not been there, and so they might have a suspicion of me.

  • I told her I could not pretend to do it by myself, for I should be found out.

  • I told her I would go and see, and so went upstairs, and they followed me.

  • She's not here when I told her to stay," retorted Marilla.

  • I told her everything--about Mrs. Thomas and the twins and Katie Maurice and Violetta and coming to Green Gables and my troubles over geometry.

  • I told her it was all a mistake and you weren't to blame, but she just simply didn't believe me.

  • I've cried and cried and I told her it wasn't your fault, but it wasn't any use.

  • Fitzpiers did not exaggerate when he told her that he should haunt the precincts of the dwelling.

  • She remembered that her father had told her not to be disturbed if she noticed them, as they would be rising early to send off four loads of hurdles to a distant sheep-fair.

  • At last they told her, or told her such a garbled story as people in difficulties tell.

  • Mrs. Freshett stayed so long mother had no time to hear him, but he told her he had them all learned so he could repeat them without a mistake.

  • It's only been a little while," I told her.

  • Hatred stirreth up strife," he told her softly, "but love covereth all sins.

  • Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee," he told her.

  • I am most all over being afraid now," I told her.

  • So she told me more and more of her beautiful land; and I told her as much, yes, more than I wanted to, about mine; and we became inseparable.

  • I want to find some flaw in all this perfection," I told her flatly.

  • I told her of certain criminal types of women--perverts, or crazy, who had been known to commit infanticide.

  • I told her, truly enough, that there was much in our land which was open to criticism, but that I hated to dwell on our defects until they understood us and our conditions better.

  • I told her I would, with all my heart, and with the utmost plainness and sincerity.

  • I told her I loved her hugely,' says he, 'but I could never make the jade believe I was in earnest.

  • T was a lie, and so I told her, And her cousin at the word Gave me his defiance for it; And what followed thou hast heard.

  • Calling my wife, I told her of the contents of the tin case, which I then placed in the box, and having shut down the heavy lid, I doubly locked it.

  • She was evidently much pleased, but when he told her of Mr. Glascow's gentlemanly conduct in the matter, her countenance instantly changed.

  • He expressed great pleasure in meeting Elinor, told her that he had been just going to call in Berkeley Street, and, assuring her that Fanny would be very glad to see her, invited her to come in.

  • My poor little girl would be sadly disappointed, I know, if the basket was not finished tomorrow, for though I told her it certainly would not, I am sure she depends upon having it done.

  • I suppose no woman could have been further in person, voice, and temperament from Dumas' appealing heroine than the veteran actress who first acquainted me with her.

  • When Jake went out, Marek crawled along the floor and stuffed up the door-crack again.

  • When she brought the soap and towels, I told her that I was used to taking my bath without help.

  • I told her, adding that he thought we should have a dry spring and that the corn would not be held back by too much rain, as it had been last year.

  • I told her, and she repeated the word, making it sound like 'ice.

  • I told her I didn't know what they believed, and didn't care, and that I certainly wasn't going to be a preacher.

  • I told her my name, and she repeated it after me and made Yulka say it.

  • He told her what they looked like when they were flowers; he told her how to plant them, and watch them, and feed and water them.

  • Mrs. Medlock came and looked at her every day or two, but no one inquired what she did or told her what to do.

  • I knowed tha' wanted to see her an' I told her where th' door was hid.

  • She would do as I told her to do," he answered.

  • When he reached the house he told her to watch the door.

  • However, the Girl was certain she had recognized her uncle, and was extremely nervous; but the Harvester only laughed and told her it was a trip made out of curiosity.

  • She was the only real friend I ever had, and at last, the latter part of February, when things were the very worst, I told her.

  • I told her so as plainly as I could find words, and set her crying, and made her unhappy to end a wonderful day.

  • He told her he would and said that I wouldn't be a servant to him, but a son.

  • And I told her I thought it was perfectly all right--in fact, that it made me happy--for her to go in and out of his house both day and night because I was so sure of her virtue.

  • I told her I would, with pleasure--but my real pleasure was being able to grab onto those forty coppers rather than to carry anything, since I was more in a condition to be carried than to carry.

  • When I saw that she had tricked me, I flew into a rage, and I told her that if she were a man instead of a woman I would tear her heart out by the roots.

  • I told her I would wait until we got to the place where I was taking the bundle.

  • He went to the kitchen, and, taking Frado gently by the hand, told her he would put her in bed now; perhaps her mother would come the next night after her.

  • I told her he did not want to see her, and to stay out.

  • She told him her ob- jections to Henry; showed him George's letter; told her answer, the occasion of his visit.

  • He talked with her seriously, told her he had seen her many times punished undeservedly; he did not wish to have her saucy or disrespectful, but when she was SURE she did not deserve a whip- ping, to avoid it if she could.

  • James sought his mother; told her he "would not excuse or palliate Nig's impudence; but she should not be whipped or be punished at all.


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