Romney Penhallow was sitting in a corner, listening to the chatter of the women, with the inscrutable smile that always vexed Mrs. Frederick.
But what vexed him most of all was that Mr. Riley took to following me about and wagging what he had of a tail at me.
Vexed at being thus outwitted, I resolved to pursue them; and as I passed the ship, gave orders to send another boat for the same purpose.
These men, as well as some others present, assured me that it was one of Maritata's people who had committed this theft; which vexed me that I had let his canoes so easily slip through my fingers.
One or two who were inadvertently neglected were very much vexed over not being asked to give their share.
Have you not annoyed or vexed several of them one way or another?
The remark vexed Henning all the more that it came from his own cousin, to whom in a difficult situation he might have looked naturally for some form of support.
Louis was just beginning his struggle with Rome over the vexed question of investitures, and it is conceivable that the Abélardists leaned to the side of the king, in opposition to Bernard and the ‘ultramontanes.
The question that vexed the mediæval soul was, whether this human type, as distinct from the individual mortals we see in the flesh, had a real existence.
Here was Whistler the flagmaker, which vexed me, but it mattered not.
Jane did tell the story like a foole and a dissembling fanatique, like her grandmother, but so like a changeling, would make a man laugh to death almost, and yet be vexed to hear her.
So home a little vexed in my mind to think how to-day I was forced to compliment W.
So I to my uncle's, but staid a great while vexed both of us for Maes not coming in, and soon he came, and I with him from supper to Sir G.
Pen did give the Duke of York, was given away by the Duke the other day to a Frenchman, which Baxter is cruelly vexed at, saying that he was the best horse that he expects a great while to have to do with.
So he taking upon him to do it all we rose, I vexed at the heart to see the King's service run after this manner, but it cannot be helped.
Although he allowed nothing to be visible, Don Ruiz was vexed at heart with the affectation the hunter seemed to display in avoiding him, and escaping from his thanks.
Everard would be vexed if he returned and found her still up.
I'm too tired to argue about it, Tommy dear, and you mustn't be vexed with me.
Osbert laughed, and Anania was more vexedthan ever.
I see, Aunt, you are vexed at what I told you," replied Anania in a tone of superior virtue.
Shortly after he returned, most woefully vexed to be thus abused, when absent.
The Committee were now more vexed than before: not one word was spoke a good while; at last, many of them, or the greatest number of them, were of opinion to imprison me.
Lack of affection could, however, and Jessy was quite happy in thinking that teacher loved her, and was only vexed because her face was dirty.
George himself felt tremulous, and also astonished and vexed with himself.
Then the memory of that soft, hardly returned kiss which he had given Lily came to him, and now he did not feel vexed with himself because of it.
Several instances occur in the Gospels, of appeal being made to our Lord about vexed matters belonging to the life of that time.
His dam held that the Quiet made all things 170 Which Setebos vexed only: 'holds not so.
Then was my soul vexed with them, and they on their part were displeased with me.
But Robert was too vexedwith himself, when he gave occasion to such an outburst, to mind the outburst itself.
But when it's only that I'm not sure about what I never saw, or had enough of proof to satisfy me of, how can he be vexed at that?
After dinner he and I to our accounts and very troublesome he is and with tricks which I found plainly and was vexed at; while we were together comes Sir G.
Minnes and his company and Mrs. Knipp again, but whatever hindered I know not, but no company come, which vexed me because it disappointed me of the glut of mirthe I hoped for.
But you needn't be vexed at my saying seriously, that I don't think I'd have wanted to go to Aunt Clotilda's but for your idea of hunting for the will.
Kathie, not quite sure if she was pleased or vexed at the state of the family affairs being evidently understood by this old woman.
Mamma never scolded at all, though of course she was sometimes vexedwith me, only there was always sense in it.
Yes, Rachel West wrote to tell me so this morning, but I did not open her letter at breakfast, and I was so vexed at being late for luncheon that I forgot to mention it then.
She had been deeply vexed for her brother at the incident.
But he hath also brought a great many gloves perfumed, of several sorts; but all too big by half for her, and yet she will have two or three dozen of them, which vexed me, and made me angry.
But at last the time came when at least one of these vexed questions was to be solved by a trial at arms.
He knew it wasn't so, and it troubled and vexed him to have such things laid to his charge; but how could he help it, and what single thing had he done to bring it about?
I am not vexed with you, but I was miserable, and you will forgive me for escaping from my misery.
At your age I should have thought as you do, therefore I am not vexed with you; it is impossible you should understand what we expected from you.
I remained sitting on my grandmother's sofa, staring at the purse which my father had left on the mantelpiece, at once pleased and vexed that I could not withdraw my mind from the money.
He was infinitely disappointed and not a little vexed when Wade turned to him at last and inquired, with plain effort to make his voice calm, whether John Barrett had recovered sufficiently to go home.
Her face was crimson, and she winked hard to keep the tears of vexed shame back--for the faces of the loungers told her that Tommy had been imparting other confidences.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vexed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
