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Example sentences for "resumed"

Lexicographically close words:
resulted; resulting; resultless; results; resume; resumes; resuming; resumption; resupplied; resupply
  1. The Admiral hastily fetched a glass of Constantia, and on partaking, she resumed with more composure.

  2. Yet but a very short while after, will it be believed that Colonel Digby sent his bride to call upon Miss Burney, having himself resumed attendance upon the Court immediately after his marriage!

  3. Thinking it was merely one of the parties of pleasure which had been so common, he loitered along, resumed his work, and only by a chance mentioned it to the gamekeeper, who with more presence of mind ran at once to his master.

  4. Madam Gersdorff gave some remarkable demonstrations of her power in the direction of interpreting the voices of nature last winter," resumed Emma.

  5. As for Spike, he forgot to carry out his threat to resign--" resumed Tom.

  6. Mr. Wingate and I have had several talks about affairs here," resumed Tom.

  7. It'd serve me right if ye fellers beat me up," resumed Spike.

  8. Willy resumed his Indian gait, shoulders leaning forward, toes pointed inward, his center of gravity well forward, and in this position he trotted along for hours.

  9. He rejoined them after they had resumed their journey and did not again stop until just before dark when he announced that they would camp where they were.

  10. Luncheon was eaten by the roadside and the journey resumed immediately afterwards.

  11. It was not wholly the rain that dislodged the supports of the logs, folks," resumed Tom.

  12. Further, as they resumed their way, he noticed that the stone had been displaced, though ever so little.

  13. You are looking dreadfully down," she remarked, as they resumed their journey.

  14. He rose again, rested in body and satisfied in conscience, and the pair resumed their way.

  15. As they resumed their march he ranged his horse alongside that of Melian.

  16. I am much more concerned about the whereabouts of the population," I said, and I glanced apprehensively through the trees; then we resumed our march.

  17. We resumed our march with lighter hearts than we had had for many a day.

  18. But I guess a dog's got to have some kind of consolation purse when he can't go to a show," resumed the Boy.

  19. Well," resumed Glure, "no one can accuse me of not practicing what I preach.

  20. She clenched her hands and closed her eyes entirely, but presently resumed again: "If they had killed me I should have been glad, but they only made of me a cripple.

  21. And now, sir," he inclined his head in Paul Harley's direction, and resumed his seat.

  22. I will speak briefly," resumed our visitor, "and any details which may seem to you to be important can be discussed later when you are my guests.

  23. Paul Harley resumed his seat, staring at me with unseeing eyes.

  24. Colin Camber resumed the task of stuffing shag into his corn-cob.

  25. He resumed his seat, and began, it seemed almost automatically, to roll a fresh cigarette.

  26. Well," resumed the Inspector, deceived by the soft voice, "the young lady sitting beside you was still wearing her evening dress when I arrived here last night.

  27. As we resumed our seats Colonel Menendez lay back with half-closed eyes, his glance following the chair and its occupant until both were swallowed up in the shadows of the big drawing room.

  28. He resumed his seat, clearing his throat nervously.

  29. Mrs. Camber having seated herself upon one of the few chairs which was not piled with books, her husband had resumed his place by the writing desk, and I sought in vain to interpret the glances which passed between them.

  30. The wise Socrates, who had doubtless anticipated the benign influence which his speech was exerting over the actress, resumed his lecture: "The universe is constructed inevitably as a triangle of which two angles and one side are given.

  31. That is only too true," resumed Meunier, who had just seen his lyric drama, Pandolphe et Clarimonde, come hopelessly to grief.

  32. Madame Nanteuil, despite her years, had resumed an old lover, out of her love for her child, that she might not want for anything.

  33. You cannot imagine," resumed the commissary, "the disasters caused in this municipality by the pari mutuel.

  34. Then the pair resumed their way, Peters acting as pioneer.

  35. Though the gathering around the Shackford house had reduced itself to half a dozen idlers, and the less frequented streets had resumed their normal aspect of dullness, there was a strange, electric quality in the atmosphere.

  36. At the name Radnor suddenly raised his head and half turned back as if to speak, but thinking better of it, he resumed his chair and watched the approach of the detective with an angry frown.

  37. Radnor is naturally not loquacious about the matter," he resumed presently.

  38. As none of the hunters were inclined to put Swartboy's abilities for ostrich-hunting to a further test they acknowledged their defeat and resumed the interrupted journey.

  39. Some steak and other choice portions, being cut from the brace of bulls, were packed upon the saddle croup to be carried away; and after a short halt, and a feast upon fresh buffalo beef, our adventurers resumed their interrupted journey.

  40. On July 1st the advance was again resumed until a point four miles from Gettysburg was reached, where a halt was made.

  41. I found that the trouble was over, and the street had resumed its usual appearance.

  42. To the girl's relief he resumed the outside seat, where he was engaged in constant argument with the chauffeur.

  43. Mary got up from the piano and resumed her old perch on the arm of Sir Walter's chair.

  44. The draft temporarily interrupted by this outbreak was then resumed and carried out without further trouble.

  45. Friendly relations were resumed with the Mexican government and the policy of "watchful waiting" was continued.

  46. Bells were rung; toasts to the king were drunk; and trade resumed its normal course.

  47. That is terrible," said he, as they resumed their progress.

  48. He waited where he was until dark, when with a sad heart he withdrew and resumed his tramp toward the river.

  49. The party resumed their journey, quite jubilant over the rifle and blanket.

  50. The three, the Irishman taking the lead, did not hesitate longer, but stepped forward, and the Indian immediately resumed his guidance.

  51. This so terrified the others that they kept their distance until the conqueror resumed his place in triumph by the fire.

  52. It was just growing light as the two canoes shoved out in the river and resumed their journey.

  53. True, he was still feeble, and his limbs trembled at times like those of an old man; but the disease had gone, and the stern, unbending will had resumed its sway.

  54. Again raising his carcass to his shoulder, he resumed his journey toward the river.

  55. Our friends were sufficiently rested, and the associations of the place were such that they resumed their journey at once toward the Salinas river.

  56. Carelessly removing his pipe from his mouth, he turned his head, looked at the animals a moment, and then resumed smoking, without giving utterance to a single sound or changing his posture in the least.

  57. On the second morning among the hills, just as they had risen and resumed their journey, Terror gave notice of something unusual in his characteristic manner--by halting and uttering a low whine.

  58. Jasper and his friend now emerged from their place of concealment, and taking the road opposite to the direction of the royalists, resumed their journey.

  59. Recovering rapidly, she soon resumed her place in the ranks, as brave and willing as ever.

  60. He fought for victory, regardless of consequences; but the moment the contest was over, and his feelings resumed their usual state, he could sit down and weep over the misery he had assisted in producing.

  61. With these directions the two now resumed their journey, taking a small path leading to the left, and directly in line of the forest.

  62. In a very few minutes an additional load of venison was across the sturdy shoulders of the guide, and the party resumed their march in silence.

  63. He resumed his harangue in a milder tone.

  64. Here the measure resumed its low and plaintive melody, as she thus concluded her song.

  65. At his approach, the young Indian resumed his silent attitude of repose; while, apparently unconscious of his presence, Baptiste poured upon his favourite a mingled torrent of reproofs and congratulations.

  66. Perhaps you are right,” was the guide’s answer; and again the party resumed their march in silence.

  67. Wingenund made no reply, and crossing the brook resumed the trail on its opposite bank.

  68. Tell me,” resumed Reginald, “how come you to speak English like a white man?

  69. The youngest of the Osages present having handed him a lighted pipe, retired to a corner of the lodge, where he resumed his occupation of sharpening the head of a barbed arrow, leaving the chief to his own meditations.

  70. Peers temporal resumed their functions, and in 1661 the Lords spiritual were allowed to resume their seats, and the Act for triennial parliaments was unwisely set aside by the Commons.

  71. And whilst Baltasar, alike disappointed and astonished at the strange conduct of the Christino officer, resumed his place in the captive ranks, Herrera betook himself to the quarters of the commander-in-chief.

  72. When checked by the Romans, Mithridates had paused for a while, and then had resumed again his enterprise of conquest.

  73. The Carthaginians, under Hasdrubal, resumed hostilities in Sicily.

  74. Later they resumed their correspondence, and never wholly lost their intellectual sympathy with each other.

  75. However, we are wasting words,' he resumed cheerfully.

  76. When he came back and resumed his seat, Logan turned on him a countenance of mournful sympathy.

  77. The two vessels then resumed their eastward course.

  78. Earl, as the puss resumed her Egyptian pose beside him.

  79. Why, Katie," he resumed after a pause, "I never was more surprised in my life than to find you so out of sympathy with this.

  80. She had resumed her seat and the critical examination of her coffee spoon.

  81. Edward Coy's grandfather and was not again resumed by his descendants.

  82. From this source we learn that the Coys were originally McCoys but that the "Mac" was dropped by Edward Coy's grandfather and never resumed by the family.

  83. The following day the Hurons resumed their journey and in due time arrived at Quebec.


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