Knew

Examples

• He knew how to blow any sort of bridge that you could name and he had blown them of all sizes and constructions. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I knew Mrs. Reed had not spoken for days: was she reviving? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• As yet only China knew of the Huns; there were no Turks in Western Turkestan or anywhere else then, no Tartars in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I started, but was only discomposed a moment; I knew the voice and speaker. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He knew her illnesses; they never occurred but for her own convenience. Jane Austen. Emma.
• As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The exultation and joy of the Pickwickians knew no bounds, when their patience and assiduity, their washing and scraping, were crowned with success. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• In less than half an hour I knew as much as the Sergeant himself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• They only knew each other, I think, a few weeks in Bath! Jane Austen. Emma.
• You knew nothing about her, you didn't. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Neither had read it, but they knew it was a love story, and each privately wondered if it was half as interesting as their own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He knew they all were watching him, too, but he watched only Pablo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I seem to have been doing that ever since I knew you, judging from your frequent mention of the fact. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He knew well that I should never willingly invoke the aid of the police against him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I knew there were plenty of side-roads across the plain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Caliphronas turned pale, for he knew that Justinian was absolute ruler of Melnos, while he was thoroughly well hated by the inhabitants, one and all. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• There were, in fact, but few things which Luttrell did not vote a tax on life, being one of the most dissatisfied men I ever knew. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• They were merry and social, but they each knew that a gap, never to be filled, had been made in their circle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The man knew her, and might by a fortunate chance see her, or hear of her; that was something, as enlisting one pair of eyes and ears the more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• But then he knew it--he knew it, and had done. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He was brave and conscientious, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• As I drew her down into her chair, I was conscious of a scent that I knew, and turning, saw my guardian in the room. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He did not see her--he never did see her; he hardly knew that such a person existed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She knew that he trifled with her; but she loved on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I knew it was three hundred and sixty-four feet wide, and consequently wider than the capitol. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• She could write letters enough for both, as she knew to her cost, and it was far better for him to be amiable than learned. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• That he had his reasons for this, he knew full well. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• You knew from the first moment when you saw me here, that I was a gentleman? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And she knew that under this dark and lonely bridge the young colliers stood in the darkness with their sweethearts, in rainy weather. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Editor: Ricky