Vanished

Examples

• Betteredge's last-left scruples vanished at that. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I tried to reach the porch of a great building near, but the mass of frontage and the giant spire turned black and vanished from my eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• From the time when he was left in the loft-room, he vanished. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Just one hint to you, Lestrade, drawled Holmes before his rival vanished; I will tell you the true solution of the matter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Before the waiter had answered the call, the mechanic had vanished. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• On the fourth morning all vanished. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• My star vanished as I drew near: some obstacle had intervened between me and it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Susan dropped the spoon, shook her fist at the vanished figure, and then proceeded with her work in a musing, absent way. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The atmosphere of the room was so different from any he had ever breathed that self-consciousness vanished in the sense of adventure. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Not a voice was heard--not a soul moved, till those three words, Laura, Lady Glyde, had vanished from sight. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Here Tarzan released them, and, pointing toward the little building, vanished into the jungle beside them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• From the moment of my knowing of the death of my mother, the idea of her as she had been of late had vanished from me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Instantly, silently, before my eyes, it vanished; so did the curtain and alcove: all that end of the garret became black as night. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Since that little cloud was dispelled all the temporary waste and wanness have vanished. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Now she was alone, an orphan, and they, strangely, had gone away from her, and vanished from the face of the earth. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Now you go into the parlor, and I'll send 'em down to you, with which somewhat involved reply Hannah vanished, chuckling ecstatically. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• These sagas, epics, and vedas do supply, in addition to arch?ology and philology, a third source of information about those vanished times. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• That's all, ma'am--I wish you good night, he said, and vanished from her view. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The auburn head and bright flushed face vanished,--the door shut peremptorily. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Dejah Thoris had vanished. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She vanished in a hollow for a few moments, and then her whole form unfolded itself from the brake. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She had been unhappy, and now she was happy--she had felt herself alone, and now the sense of loneliness had vanished. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Laurie had vanished round the bend, Jo was just at the turn, and Amy, far behind, striking out toward the smoother ice in the middle of the river. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• When these things of the ancient régime had vanished, it seemed as if they had never mattered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A mean desire not to have Madame Olenska seen at the Beauforts' door vanished as he felt the penetrating warmth of her hand. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Alfred followed it with his looks, and also greedily pursued the notes until they vanished into Mr Boffin's waistcoat pocket. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The defiant and pagan bonnet-grec had vanished: bare-headed, he came upon us, carrying a Christian hat in his gloved hand. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Smyrna hath not been faithful unto death, and behold her crown of life is vanished from her head. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• But rather is it truer that public law had failed and vanished and private law had come in to fill the vacuum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• When the little figure had vanished in the darkness the reddleman returned, resumed his seat by the fire, and proceeded to darn again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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