Expostulated

(imp. & p. p.) of Expostulate

校對:惠特尼

• Sir Pitt went and expostulated with his sister-in-law upon the subject of the dismissal of Briggs and other matters of delicate family interest. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
• Think of the look of the thing,' expostulated Mr. Pickwick; 'have some regard to appearances. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
• Don't go and have all the crying to yourself,' expostulated Maggy, 'that an't not being greedy. 查爾斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
• That same night after Adrian's departure, her mother had warmly expostulated with her on the subject of her attachment to me. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最后一個人.
• Cinderella, dear child,' the old man expostulated, 'will you never rest? 查爾斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
• I expostulated with him, but in vain; neither would he so much as tell me who their new captain was. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游記.
• Come, come now, uncle, expostulated Shirley, do not begin to fret and fume, or we shall make no sense of the business. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Paul, told us he knew not what possessed us, and half expostulated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.

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