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Lexicographically close words:
follie; follies; follow; followd; followe; follower; followers; followes; followest; followeth
  1. Thurston had followed the other's analysis of the diffusion process.

  2. I followed him into the house, and he showed me a room fitted with a crude bunk, a washstand, a bowl and a pitcher.

  3. They let Haidia drink, then followed suit, and for a few moments, as they appeased their thirst, the beetles were forgotten.

  4. In the momentary silence which followed his cry, two dull metallic clicks could be heard, and a quick cry that was suddenly strangled as Dr.

  5. I followed the Doctor up the ladder and into the space flier.

  6. Voight shrank from entering, but soon mastered his feelings and followed the other two.

  7. A magical half hour followed for Northwood and Athalia.

  8. And his voice, echoing in the stillness that followed the switching off of the apparatus, was deep-throated and mellow--the voice of a new man.

  9. One by one he carefully made the adjustments in exactly the manner followed by the now silenced discoverer of the process.

  10. Northwood followed him into a living room evidently recently furnished in a somewhat hurried manner.

  11. I followed him inside and he climbed the ladder.

  12. The cashier, followed by two men, hurried to the paying teller's cage.

  13. He followed me to the street, spoke to me, and then--" Northwood stopped.

  14. The smaller of the two men who had followed the cashier from his office when the alarm had sounded stepped forward and spoke quietly.

  15. For hours their shells were followed by a school of the luminous river monsters, which, nevertheless, made no attempt to attack them.

  16. No written records could exist, amid such conditions as must have followed the ancient wars.

  17. In moments only, there came a heavy pounding, followed by the skirl of atomic drills.

  18. But this hound followed not scent, but something intangible, electrical, and as mysterious as the soul-aura itself.

  19. It sorted two life-complexes from all other impulses and followed its own prime-directive--hunt down and kill.

  20. Then followed a bunt, and while Dan Baxter fumbled with the ball Jack got to first.

  21. Growing desperate, Pepper began to hammer on the door again and his chum followed suit.

  22. As Pepper followed Jack the bench fell over with a crash.

  23. They were told that Mr. Strong had gone to his room, and so followed up the stairs and knocked on the door.

  24. Pepper, and cleared the window, followed by his chums.

  25. I can't find where the shots came from," said the corporal, and just then came two more explosions, followed by a third.

  26. So speaking the bully picked up his camera and hurried away, followed by Gus Coulter with the case containing the plates.

  27. Breakfast was had, followed by a short drill, and then the cadets were told that they could do as they pleased until dinner-time.

  28. The other boys were curious, and followed the young major along the brook and to the campfire beyond.

  29. He would not listen to another word, and meekly they followed him out of the office and down a side hallway to where there was a small room.

  30. All were in high spirits, and Andy, in front, set a pace which the others followed with difficulty.

  31. Then he put in some of the doctored milk and followed with some of the doctored sugar.

  32. They passed through a patch of woods, then across a meadow, and then followed the trail beside a tiny brook, which seemed alive with trout.

  33. The next player followed with a fly to second.

  34. For some reason Dan Baxter got it into his head that Pepper was responsible for all the troubles he had had, and one afternoon, when in a particularly ugly mood, he followed the Imp to the end of the campus.

  35. I followed up the brook until I came to the spring, under a big overhanging rock.

  36. Then followed certain words of farewell, and the speech of the Emperor which for me and for many others will be unforgettably closed with the phrase, "Adieu, comrades.

  37. You have followed with interest my journey to the Finnish coast, where I was so warmly and hospitably received by his Majesty, the Emperor of All the Russias, and by his people.

  38. Bismarck had followed this policy and had established it on the basis of an agreement.

  39. He followed it with a discussion of Germany's progress in naval and aerial development.

  40. Then followed the investing by his Majesty and the head marshal, Prince Fuerstenberg.

  41. The Emperor followed the formal address from the throne with the following: And now, gentlemen, go forth.

  42. More than once did we walk out to the Cashmere Gate, and from that point followed the track of the English troops as they stormed the city, pausing at the spot where the brave General Nicholson fell.

  43. If we went into a temple, a throng collected about the doors, and looked in at the windows, and opened a passage for us as we came out, and followed us till we got into our chairs and disappeared down the street.

  44. That great continent, which we saw first at Constantinople, and had followed so far around the globe, ended here.

  45. Thus has China followed the lesson of Confucius, furnishing the most stupendous example on the face of the earth of the advantage to nations of industry and peace.

  46. So far as Mohammed followed Moses--so far as the Koran followed the Old Testament--they uttered only the truth, and truth which was fundamental.

  47. Followed by such a retinue, we approached the Pyramids of Sakkara, which stand on the same plateau as those of Ghizeh, and are supposed to be even older in date.

  48. It is my firm belief that, if our plans of education are followed up, there will not be a single idolater among the reputable classes in Bengal thirty years hence.

  49. Thus manners and customs changed, to be followed by a change in laws and in the government itself.

  50. One can never know the next mood that one of these Axtells will take," I said to myself, in the stillness that followed his going.

  51. It stands to-day where the Declaration of Independence stood for the five years that followed its promulgation, waiting for its place in human annals to be prepared for it by its supporters.

  52. The trial at the White House, mentioned before, was successful, but was followed by days of illness.

  53. Mr. Douglas could have done no less, had he been chosen President, and had rebellion followed his election, as we believe would have been the fact.

  54. Hate is a stronger feeling than love of any kind, stronger even than love of spoils; and the men who followed Rhett and Yancey, Pryor and Spratt, hated the Union with a perfect hatred.

  55. Zephyr only followed us, mild as he was strong, and strong as he was mild.

  56. This was vile; but what followed was diabolic.

  57. Creakingly the wain followed him, pausing and starting and pausing again with groans of inertia.

  58. They got ahead of the men who followed Davis and Stephens, and the rest of those Southern chiefs who would have been content with the complete triumph of Southern principles in the Republic as it stood in 1860.

  59. Strange fancy it was that led me to imagine that I saw a capital A, followed immediately by that unknown quantity represented by x.

  60. At the conclusion of his re-direct examination he said that death could be caused by a heavy blow of the fist, followed by choking, and he would swear positively that Trafton's death was produced by violence.

  61. As she expected, the Donna soon entered, followed by Mr. Mather.

  62. When I went to bed at eleven o'clock, after having followed Bernardi most of the day, I realized that the duties of a faithful "shadow" were sometimes excessively wearying.

  63. We accordingly sipped our coffee slowly until Bernardi was ready to go, and then I followed him at a little distance, while the Judge went to call upon Senator Muirhead.

  64. Then Morton heard a great crash, as if some one had fallen downstairs, followed by a call from Mrs. Sanford, in tragic tones, for him to come and help her.

  65. Finally he bet fifty dollars on the ace and lost; this was followed by one hundred dollars on the same card, which again lost.

  66. William fired two shots at him through the doorway, and Connell followed him instantly, on seeing that William was unhurt.

  67. The Don then went to his carriage, and Pietro followed Lesparre to his business-room, where he received an additional fifty dollars.

  68. He remained until nearly twelve o'clock, and when he went out, Mrs. Sanford followed him to the door, with many affectionate caresses and tender remarks.

  69. They followed and perched like crows on the counters till he went out; then they followed him, as before.

  70. There was not much talk on the way down, and what little there was related mainly to certain domestic regulations to be strictly followed regarding churning, pickles, pancakes, etc.

  71. He reached them as they stood about the little porch of the house, packed closely around Barney and Sam, who said nothing, but followed Barney like his shadow.

  72. In the month of preparation which followed he talked a great deal about their venture.

  73. The children followed him and stared at him without compassion.

  74. They kept together on the road along the turnpike, and up the winding road by the river, which they followed for some miles.

  75. A rabble of a dozen or two of men and boys followed Mace up the street.

  76. He followed his host into the house and faced, with very fair composure, two girls who smiled broadly as they shook hands with him.

  77. It followed on the heels of the crusades of superstition against reason.

  78. He followed her coffin like a broken-hearted man; and he sobbed over her grave like a weaned child on the lap of its mother.

  79. Extravagance attended it, shame and tears followed it.

  80. Her husband endeavoured to soothe and restore her; and the men-servants followed Christopher.

  81. She remembered, vividly enough, what Jack had told her the spring before, and several times during the week that followed she thought of waylaying him and asking what he knew.

  82. It is said that when the stage from over Truro Gap arrived in Brampton Street a hundred eyes gazed at him unseen, from various ambushes, and followed him up the walk to Silas Wheelock's, where he was to board.

  83. Still she sat in her window beside the lilac bush, lost in memories of a stout, rosy lass who had followed a stalwart husband up a broad river into the wilderness some seventy years agone in Indian days--Weathersfield Massacre days.

  84. And behind him, heels kicking up likewise, followed Jake and Sam, Jethro apparently oblivious of their presence.

  85. He followed the banker into that apartment, thinking only of the manner in which he should decline to enter the service of his intended employer before the completion of his school year.

  86. Through the crowd came Mr. Checkynshaw, followed by a young lady of remarkable beauty, who was most elegantly dressed; and behind her came André Maggimore.

  87. His wife followed him, only a day later, to the cholera hospital.

  88. Maggie was comforted by this reply, and she followed Lawrence up stairs to the chamber where André lay.

  89. Mrs. Wittleworth led the way now, and Fitz reluctantly followed her.

  90. Fitz followed his mother into the banker's private office.

  91. He followed the direction given him, and reached the private office of the banker.

  92. He followed the great man into the carriage, and regarded it as a piece of condescension on his part to permit a poor boy like him to ride in the same vehicle with him.

  93. Hardly did his left hand know what his right hand did; and one of his eyes, which followed not the other's apparent line of vision, seemed to be looking out all the time for some hidden source of human suffering.

  94. André smiled as sweetly as a woman when he saw her, and his eye followed her as she went to the stove, and placed the pail by its side.

  95. Maggie in despair, as the two gentlemen followed her into the rear room.

  96. Looks like he was following the trail we followed when we went out after fish.

  97. In the moment of silence which followed the boys heard the call of the Beaver Patrol ringing down the second level.

  98. The boys followed on into the thickets, pausing now and then to listen for the sounds of the advance of the others.

  99. There came a long, low rumbling sound, apparently moving from east to west, followed by a tipping of the moraine which almost brought the horses to their knees.

  100. Dick came up first, chuckling as he landed on the edge of the break in the rock, and was immediately followed by Jimmie.

  101. Will bent closer over the wounded detective while Tommy and Sandy started down the gangway on a run, closely followed by Elmer.

  102. Mr. Buck followed along until he came to where Elmer was standing with his back against the wall, and then the two paused and entered into conversation.

  103. It doesn't seem to me that this kid could have followed on our heels across the continent!

  104. I followed on and accused them of the act and they shot me!

  105. That's the work of the man who followed us in!

  106. As they did so, two figures detached themselves from a group of trees which stood not far to the east and followed stealthily along behind them.

  107. It was decided to leave Sandy and Dick at the point where the explosion had taken place, while Will, Elmer and Jimmie followed on down the gangway.

  108. The boys followed this plan, and, after winding about several half-loaded cars which had been left on the tramway, found themselves in a large chamber from which numerous benches were cut.

  109. If we had paid no attention to the string whatever and followed the rails when we came to the main gang way, we would have been home and in bed by this time!

  110. Emily's horse followed the road and sped on in his headlong course.

  111. There gleamed a sudden flash of lightning over the whole sky, intensely, terrifically bright, followed by torrents of rain.

  112. A loud noise followed his remark, and a huge ball struck the ship sending the splinters around in every direction.

  113. The shout went across the water, followed immediately by the tolling of the great bell at the villa, which was now all in confusion.

  114. Daily he would go to the top of a cliff near by, and when Stella walked out his eyes followed her, and she, always thinking of him, knew not that he was so near.

  115. If such regulations were followed in England, we must build more prisons as well as churches, and I know not what would become of the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange.

  116. On the 24th February, a triumphal car was paraded through the streets, followed by a piece of artillery, and another car containing arms of all descriptions, the whole preceded by persons bearing torches, and military music.

  117. The hearses are modelled after the French fashion, and are not followed by mourners.

  118. This execution was followed by two more, those of Colonel Peralto and Urien.

  119. The operation of lousing, so common in old Spain, is followed here, in a degree, amongst a particular class.

  120. His system, it is said, will be strictly followed by his successors: I trust it may, for the good of their country.

  121. I followed two of the bands to their barracks, at the Retiro.

  122. The vices of London's fashionable dames, in this respect, are not followed by the fair that inhabit the banks of La Plata.

  123. Preceding a word or phrase which is followed by and; Both--and.

  124. Liken (followed by to) show the resemblance of.

  125. Then followed a heated debate on whether the House would ask that two Councillors sit with the committee on Indian Affairs.

  126. Certainly in this he was foreshadowing the policy followed by his successors for more than a century.

  127. But on the 27th of August followed the most dreadful hurricane that ever the colony groaned under.

  128. They were followed by vast swarms of what seem to have been cicadas, which rose out of the ground, ate the fresh leaves of the trees, and then disappeared.

  129. He then followed a trail used by fur traders and headed for an island in the Roanoke river.

  130. The pig followed comprehending and docile, and as the quaint couple passed from sight I thought I heard Brother Death stir in the shadow.

  131. A robin trilled from a low rose-bush; two wrens searched diligently on a fallen tree for breakfast, quite unconcerned when I rested a moment beside them; and a shrewmouse slipped across the road followed directly by its mate.

  132. Although this is an achievement which belongs in a sense to the whole United States, yet it must always seem, to those who followed it most closely, as belonging peculiarly to Cohasset.

  133. No one followed Mr. March's example, and Apple Island is now merely another excursion point.

  134. This was Mary Chilton, and she was promptly followed by an equally trig young man--John Alden.

  135. The reason why fishing was so persistently and exclusively followed in this particular spot is not hard to seek.

  136. The woman rose and went, cursing and weeping, while the dwarf followed Leonard back into the throne-room.

  137. Twice Otter dived, avoiding the blows, but the third time he was not so successful, for the reptile followed him into the deep water and dealt him a fearful stroke before he could either sink or rise.

  138. Your word is my law, O Aca, and O Jal;" and bowing to the ground the aged man withdrew himself, followed by his satellites.

  139. Followed by the others, Olfan sprang first to the door of the cell where they were, and then through the connecting passage to that of Juanna's prison.

  140. Tom led the way to this bible, followed by his brother.

  141. As the light grew downward and the shadows thinned before it, Leonard followed with his eyes, and presently he discovered Otter.

  142. The messengers were calling commands to the captains, which the captains repeated to the soldiers, and then followed a mighty rattling of quivers.

  143. The men said that they would do this, and taking a blanket and a little food, I followed upon the track of the slave-drivers.

  144. Leonard with a sigh, and re-entered the palace, followed by Francisco.

  145. It is a curious feature of this curious human nature of ours that the most hopeless depression of spirits is frequently followed by a rebound, as the highest spirits are quickly succeeded by the deepest dejection.

  146. Failure followed failure, and he was once more in despair.

  147. Fred followed as the kayak turned sideways, so as to permit all to step out, but Jack paused, opposite the native, and peered into his face.

  148. The others followed in the order named, and with a resolution as strong as his to keep it up to the last verge of endurance.

  149. Had the Esquimau made any response to this half-inquiring remark the sailor would have followed it up, but he did not.

  150. Directly behind him followed two similar teams, and then a fourth emerged with seven spans of dogs.

  151. It was along such a passage as the one described that Docak led the way, followed by Jack Cosgrove, Rob, and Fred, each trailing his rifle, and happy beyond measure that everything with them had turned out so well.

  152. He picked up his gun and went off in the direction followed by Rob, clambering farther up the side of the iceberg than was supposed possible.

  153. Rob laughed, but fortunately he followed his advice, and thus it happened that the couple were as well supplied in that respect as if starting out on a week's hunt in the interior of the country.

  154. No matter what system of measurement is followed we can't figure out that we have gone further than that.

  155. I never saw you look so scared--" At that moment the dismal cry of a wolf reached their ears, quickly followed by others.

  156. Before Rob could guess its meaning something grated against the front of the kayak and slid along the side, followed by another and another.

  157. The scampering that followed was laughable.

  158. Mr. Stobell followed him slowly from the room, leaving Mr. Chalk and Edward to entertain the ladies.

  159. Mr. Tredgold followed at his leisure with a strip of braid torn from the bottom of her dress.

  160. Mr. Chalk rose and followed him downstairs, where, to his great astonishment, he was at once seized by Mr. Tredgold and led outside.

  161. The strange disappearance of the map, followed by the sudden cessation of Mr. Chalk's visits, began to link themselves to this tale of unexpected wealth.

  162. Mr. Chalk stole another look at him; Mrs. Chalk, somewhat suspicious, followed his example.

  163. Mrs. Eden followed them downstairs, and again stung poor Lily to the heart by thanks for all her kindness.

  164. And then came the impulse to literature for young people given by the example of that memorable book the Fairy Bower, and followed up by Amy Herbert.

  165. Kneeling down, he repeated the Lord's Prayer, and the feeble voice followed his.

  166. Jane followed at a safe distance to see where they went.

  167. Neither of them could walk as far as the New Court, and most of their neighbours had followed Farmer Gage, and had therefore been excluded from the distribution, so that there was no one to send.

  168. Phyllis with difficulty mentioned Hannah's desire that a surgeon should be sent for: Maurice went to look for Ben, and she followed him.

  169. They followed him to the tent, which had been cleared of the tables, and lighted up, in order that the dancing might continue there.

  170. The reapers come in with their sickles, followed by the gleaners.

  171. At the first meeting the story was told in terms that followed closely the Bible version.

  172. King [to servants who have followed him into the room]: Come hither, servants!

  173. The method of procedure followed that described in chapter iii in connection with the story of Joseph.

  174. The story of Joseph is described in detail first because the method used there may be followed with any of the shorter or longer stories.

  175. The example set by the noble families of the Middle Ages was followed in time by other classes, and Stifte were established all over Germany for the daughters of the bourgeoisie.

  176. The round of entertainments begins with a gala dinner given by the bride's father, and this is followed by invitations from all the relatives and friends on either side.

  177. One who ventured there used to be followed by swarms of wondering children, who wished her All Heil at the top of their voices.

  178. A merchant on his way to his office, in a city where there was a muzzling order, found to his annoyance, one morning, that his mother's dog had followed him unmuzzled.

  179. The merchant went his ways, still followed by an unmuzzled unled dog.

  180. All over Germany dinner begins with soup, and in most parts the soup is followed by the Ochsenfleisch that made it.

  181. I ran for it and got into my governess's house whither some quick-eyed people followed me to warmly as to fix me there.

  182. I took his pen, and followed him immediately, thus-- 'Yet secretly you hope I lie.

  183. This was followed by a confused clamour in the house, among the several sorts of prisoners, expressing their awkward sorrows for the poor creatures that were to die, but in a manner extremely differing one from another.

  184. They took him soon after with the other two pieces upon him, and then the rest followed me.

  185. War, which is never any thing but terrible, was doubly so in those savage days, and the plunder of the captured cities and homesteads was the chief return for which the barbarian soldiers followed their leaders.

  186. The watchers in the gallery followed the lion's stare, and saw, with horror, the advancing figure of this fair young girl.

  187. But the knights and nobles who followed her banner loudly praised her valor and her fearlessness, and their highest and most knightly vow thereafter was to swear "By the courage of our Princess.

  188. Rebellion followed rebellion, and the rule of the Countess Jacqueline was by no means a restful one.


  189. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "followed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    followed closely; followed her; followed him; followed the; followed them