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Example sentences for "dressed himself"

  • So he dressed himself up like a bird, threw a great white sheet over his body, took the wings of a goose and tied them to his back, and so climbed up into a great maple which stood in the Priest's garden.

  • After that he dressed himself in her clothes, and sat away in the corner.

  • Vanslyperken had clothes under his mother's charge, and he dressed himself in another suit, and then hastened away, much mortified and confounded with the latter events of the day.

  • The corporal left the cabin, and it having occurred to Vanslyperken that he had not delivered the letters, he dressed himself to go on shore.

  • And the man took him by the hand and led him to his clothes, and then, going across to the north side, he gathered the herd together while Pelle dressed himself.

  • The next day he dressed himself carefully to go out and make the final agreement with the manufacturer.

  • Pelle threw open the window and looked out over the wakening city while he dressed himself.

  • Then he got up, dressed himself, and opened his window.

  • I don't think I shall feel it cold at all,' said Hal, as he dressed himself in his new green and white uniform; and he viewed himself with much complacency.

  • Some days after this young merchant had been settled in his house, and perfectly recovered of the fatigue of his journey, he dressed himself richly, and repaired to the public place, where the merchants met to transact business.

  • When he awoke early next morning, he dressed himself, agreeably to the project he had formed, went to the town, and took a lodging in a khan.

  • The youth now repaired to the hummaum, and having bathed, dressed himself in his richest habit; after which he discovered himself to the crier, who conducted him to the palace.

  • Parker was awaked from a sound sleep on that morning, and after being shaved, he dressed himself in a suit of deep mourning.

  • I don't think I shall feel it cold at all," said Hal, as he dressed himself in his new green and white uniform; and he viewed himself with much complacency.

  • Monsieur le Duc de Bourgogne after this re-dressed himself in the ante-chamber, and went to his own bed as usual.

  • He dressed himself diligently in order to go to her.

  • He dressed himself all in green, Thorough the road he went, And every village that he came to, They took him to be a king.

  • O he dressed himself in the holland smock, And garments that was gay, And he is away to the merry green-wood, To speak to Child Nory.

  • He dressed himself up in a suit of fine clothes, With merry men all in white; And there was not a town that he rode through But they took him to be a knight.

  • After 3: He dressed himself up in a suit of green, And his merrymen all in white; There was not a town that he rode through But they took him to be a knight.

  • He dressed himself in plain attire, and preferred taking his seat in the chimney-corner of the kitchen, where he took part in the passing joke, and ordinary concerns of the landlord, his family and customers!

  • Stacie got up, dressed himself, won the money, and was in bed and asleep, all within an hour.

  • He jumped up, dressed himself in the light of the shining gems which shone not by reflected radiance, but from the depth of their glowing hearts.

  • He is a cow-herd, a fugitive serf from the castle of some nobleman, who has done his master to death, dressed himself in his embroidered garments, and stolen his goodly steed.

  • At the first bell for prayers he rose, dressed himself, went first to the cathedral service, and then took his way to a certain little lane in Kiev town where lived the Princess Marina.

  • He dressed himself as a shepherd and with crook in hand started off on foot for the third kingdom.

  • When evening came, the Prince washed off the grime of the fight, dressed himself carefully, and then looking as fresh and handsome as ever drove home his sheep.

  • So early the next morning he dressed himself in his fine Sunday shirt with its blue and red embroidery.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    approach the; born days; catching cold; dressed himself; dressed like; dressed myself; evangelical truth; extremely glad; guess what; long procession; lunch time; mayest thou; might appear; popular language; porcupine quills; praise thee; rarely used; replied the grand vizier; speak freely; special meeting; that made; the sight; thought about; white goat