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Sentences ending with afforded
- But Clement Lindsay was gone, and she must content herself with such worshippers as the village afforded. [6]
- This was all the plunder his expedition afforded. [4]
- He went on playing in the mud just the same, and enjoying it, too; but, instead of splashing around in the Thames solely for the fun of it, he began to find an added value in it because of the washings and cleansings it afforded. [5]
- The properties of multitudes of people were under water for months, and the poorer ones must have starved by the hundred if succor had not been promptly afforded. [5]
- He was evidently in easy circumstances, for he had the best accommodations the house afforded. [6]
- This choice of him they made not to disturb the old President during his term, but as his authority expired, then to take upon him the sole government, with such assistants of the captains or discreet persons as the colony afforded. [4]
- I hid behind a boulder and polished it and scrutinized it with a nervous eagerness and a delight that was more pronounced than absolute certainty itself could have afforded. [5]
Short sentences using afforded
- This afforded great amusement. [4]
More example sentences with the word afforded in them
- It afforded the young man genuine pleasure to wait upon the faithful old woman and give her her medicine and barley-gruel. [10]
- Probably, too, it would have afforded still greater consolation to the poor dying woman, whom nothing troubled so sorely as her guilt for the doom of her unfortunate husband. [10]
- How gladly Eva would have afforded her relief! [10]
- The wise caution with which the Emperor Rudolph avoided interfering with the rights of the Honourable Council afforded old Herr Berthold Vorchtel great satisfaction. [10]
- This fact, together with the opportunity for reflection afforded by solitary confinement, had its effect--its natural effect. [5]
- We accompanied Mr. Wilton to a room, and examined the matter as fully as we could with the means afforded us. [7]
- That Seitz Siebenburg, whom he bitterly hated, had fallen in a sword combat by his master's own hand, afforded Biberli the keenest delight. [10]
- Natasha knew he was talking about her and this afforded her pleasure. [2]
- While this conversation was taking place, Melissa and her companion had reached the shore of the lake, the large inland sea which washed the southern side of the city and afforded anchorage for the Nile-boats. [10]
- Fresh green life was springing from the stump of every dead tree; even the rocks afforded sustenance to a hundred roots, a mossy covering and network of thorny tendrils clung closely to them. [10]
- The strongest pressure was between the peninsula of the Choma and the Sebasteum; for this afforded a view of the sea, and the first tidings must reach the residence of the Regent, which was connected with the palace. [10]
- This, too, afforded us the utmost pleasure. [10]
- A great emigrant train from Missouri and Arkansas passed through Salt Lake City and a few disaffected Mormons joined it for the sake of the strong protection it afforded for their escape. [5]
- Then she went towards two blocks of stone which leaned against each other, and between them afforded the spot of shade, not many feet wide, which Paaker had pointed out as a shelter from the sun. [10]
- I have endeavored to verify such passages as my own library afforded me the means of doing. [3]
- Then he went to the window which, above the pylons that rose before the main front of the Sebasteum, afforded a view of the Bruchium and the sea. [10]
- To be allowed to stay and paint with him, become absorbed in conversation about art, its problems, means and purposes, afforded her the highest, purest happiness. [10]
- D.W.] The blow to her father was terrible, but heavy as it was, one may perhaps understand that her passing in that swift, painless way must have afforded him a measure of relief. [5]
- To withhold from this woman something which would give her fresh happiness and relieve her of sorrow might have afforded her a certain satisfaction. [10]
- I have not the strength, even if I had the time, for a speech at each of these many interviews that are afforded me on my way to Washington. [7]
- It afforded them the rarest, most enlivening delight. [10]
- He thought of the pleasure which the previous evening had afforded, and suddenly it seemed as if he again heard the "Quia amore langueo"--"Because I long for love"--that had touched his soul the day before. [10]
- In gratitude for the pleasure which Hermon's creation afforded him and his wife, the cause that kept the fugitive Archias from his home should be forgiven and forgotten. [10]
- She silently followed the others into an airy room in the third story, whose windows afforded a beautiful view extending to the Bohemian forests. [10]
- His house in the monastery suited his longing for rest; he obtained a position in the morocco factory in the valley below, which afforded him a support, and his daughters provided for his physical comfort. [10]
- And there stood the monarch, a man no longer young, gazing at his performance and never weary of the amusement it afforded him. [10]
- On the contrary, the farther his convalescence progressed the more constantly and anxiously he thought of Heinz and Katterle, the more pleasure it afforded him to talk about them and to discuss with Eva what could have befallen both. [10]
- Amid her former surroundings nothing had afforded her any support, except her religion. [10]
- At last she succeeded in persuading the unhappy woman to go with her to the window, which afforded a most beautiful view. [10]
- Once she even succeeded in attracting his gaze, and this was done in a way which afforded her great satisfaction. [10]
- A still more striking spectacle was afforded by a voyage made on the Enz by the ladies of the Czarina's court, attired in airy summer dresses and adorned with a lavish abundance of flowers. [10]
- Then the pale starlight afforded him indistinct sight of the riders. [13]
- This afforded Heinz some consolation, but enough remained to keep his grief alive, and his voice sounded very sorrowful as he added: "That lessens the bitterness of the cup. [10]
- At home, the society of distinguished men afforded her the greatest pleasure. [10]
- Sir Heinz Schorlin's servant was on intimate terms with many of the servitors of the imperial family, and one of them conducted him to the balcony of the city pipers, which afforded a view of the great hall. [10]
- He had shunned serious thought since he left the philosopher's school; but here it soon afforded him the highest pleasure, for never had his mind moved so freely, so undisturbed by any limit or obstacle. [10]
- Even in my second year at Keilhau I could distinguish all the notes of the numerous birds in the Thuringian forests, and, with Ludo, began the collection of eggs whose increase afforded us so much pleasure. [10]
- The abundant natural resources of these Territories, with the security and protection afforded by organized government, will doubtless invite to them a large immigration when peace shall restore the business of the country to its accustomed channels. [7]
- They could not remember when the devouring of a meal had afforded them such rapture --that was their word. [5]
- Apparently, it was partly piety, largely gain, and there is reason to suspect that the sport afforded was the chiefest fascination of all. [5]
- Despite the magnificent opportunity to flay the capitalists which their most recent tactics afforded him, he paused, repeated himself, and began again, glancing from time to time reproachfully, almost resentfully at Janet. [9]
- They were already opened, but the unpacking was left to us--a wise thing; for what pleasure it afforded us to take out the various gifts, unwrap them, admire, examine, and show them to others! [10]
- The very tall one, who looked grave and anxious, was Wolff Eysvogel; the other, somewhat shorter, who swung gaily to and fro on the chain as if it afforded him much amusement, Heinz Schorlin. [10]
- These being cast on the floor in a promiscuous heap, yielded a quantity of occupation in arranging, erecting, and putting away; the superintendence of which task evidently afforded the old gentleman extreme delight, and engaged him for some time with great briskness and activity. [12]
- The great doors of the pylon were wide open, and afforded a view into the forecourt of the sanctuary, paved with polished squares of stone, and surrounded on three sides with colonnades. [10]
- This highest part of the house afforded a beautiful prospect; the view was almost as extensive as the one from the top of the citadel, the old Roman tower situated in the midst of Leyden. [10]
- In the patches of sand before each house there was generally an oblong little mound set about with a rim of stones, or, when something more artistic could be afforded, with shells. [4]
- In the time of her deepest anguish it afforded her comfort and satisfaction to arrange everything herself, and even perform some offices with her own hands. [10]
- He was not occupied with the question of what to sacrifice for; the fact of sacrificing in itself afforded him a new and joyous sensation. [2]
- At breakfast I occupied my usual seat--selected because it afforded a view of papa Fuller's face, and was near enough for me to hear the talk that went on at his table. [5]
- These youths were not numbered among the guests whose presence she welcomed and whose conversation afforded her pleasure. [10]
- We passed the night in a grotto hollowed in the snow, which afforded us but poor shelter, and I was ill all night. [5]
- But another and much more powerful stimulus to the development of the social virtues, is afforded by the praise and the blame of our fellow-men. [1]
- No one is more truthful, and yesterday you averred that Eros had no part in your visits to the much-admired young woman, that you joined her guests merely because the society you found at her house afforded a pleasant stimulus to the mind. [10]
- He had learned many things from the master, and as the little figure rounded into shape, it afforded him so much pleasure, that he could not leave it, and finished it the third day. [10]
- The experiment of making March's old friend free of his house had not given her all the pleasure that so kind a thing ought to have afforded so good a woman. [8]
- The latter had long known that the unusual favor the king showed the artist was an abomination, not only to the heads of the Holy Inquisition, but also to the ambassadors and court dignitaries, yet Moor's quiet, stainless life afforded no handle for attack. [10]
- The replies afforded little additional information. [10]
- When Prince Andrew left the palace he felt that all the interest and happiness the victory had afforded him had been now left in the indifferent hands of the Minister of War and the polite adjutant. [2]
- It would have led them through Bavarian territory, and thereby perhaps afforded Duke William, the ruler of the country, occasion to abjure his neutrality and turn openly against the Smalcalds. [10]
- The episode was interesting, but we could not have afforded all the time to it if we had known nothing was going to come of it but a reconciliation. [5]
- Mrs. Clemens says I must tell you not to send any money for a month or two--so that you may be afforded what little relief is in our power. [5]
- During my leisure hours translating afforded me special pleasure. [10]
- This consciousness afforded him one of the moments when he gratefully felt the full beauty and dignity of his responsible position. [10]
- So it afforded her special pleasure to learn from Myrtilus his firm conviction that, in Arachne, Hermon would produce a masterpiece which could scarcely be excelled. [10]
- The thing which he made prominent was the opportunity now so happily afforded, to reconcile York and Lancaster, graft the warring roses upon one stem, and end forever a crying injustice which had already lasted far too long. [5]
- Mere Langlois would have bought the fruit-dish also if she could have afforded to bid against Virginie Poucette; but the latter would have had the dish if it had cost her two hundred dollars. [11]
- Her arm would have afforded him a much better support. [10]
- The perusal of Harriet Martineau's 'Eastern Life' has afforded me great pleasure; and I have found a deep and interesting subject of study in Newman's work on the Soul. [14]
- Playing on the harp afforded her special pleasure, and Frau Traut fancied she could understand her thoughts while doing so. [10]
- After the torches had ceased to burn, a single tallow candle in a wrought-iron candlestick afforded the two men light, and threatened to go out when, in the eagerness of their conversation, they forgot to use the snuffers. [10]
- One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. [9]
- The spot afforded Gorgias a wide prospect. [10]
- My approval is given in order that every possible facility may be afforded for the prompt discharge of all arrears of pay due to our soldiers and our sailors. [7]
- It afforded me genuine pleasure to look through the Keilhau reports. [10]
- His wish was fulfilled, and the love-life of these two distinguished mortals, which belongs to history, has more than once afforded to art and poesy a welcome subject. [10]
- An excellent case for investigation is afforded by the Deer family. [1]
- But the swiftly flowing throng was soon dammed; for the spot which afforded refreshment detained the front ranks, which blocked the whole procession as thoroughly as a wall or moat. [10]
- Ulrich was now fifteen, and could manage a cross-bow and hit the mark like a skilful hunter, and as the lad did not lack a love for the chase, Marx afforded him the pleasure. [10]
- When a slight faintness attacked her, a stalactite afforded her support, and it passed as quickly as it came. [10]
- The twins politely expressed their obligations for the pleasant outing which had been afforded them; to which the judge bowed his thanks, and then said he would now go and arrange for the Free-thinkers' meeting, and would call for Count Luigi in the evening. [5]
- Everything is tottering, even the royal power, which a short time ago was a wall which concealed many things and afforded shelter from every assault. [10]
- We may go even further than this, and, as remarked in a former chapter, believe that musical sounds afforded one of the bases for the development of language. [1]
- Everything fit to drink which had been brought with them had been consumed at Dophkah, and the exhausted spring at the mines had afforded no water to fill the skins. [10]
- A beautiful October day was dawning; no cloud dimmed the azure sky, and the sun's disk rose, glowing crimson, behind the narrow strait, that afforded ingress to the Gulf of Corinth. [10]
- If the enemy conquered, the camp would be lost, and the aids the art of war afforded must be used within the smallest conceivable space. [10]
- Our governess had composed little Cupid's speech, my mother had drilled me thoroughly in it, so I do not remember a moment of anxiety and embarrassment, but merely that it afforded me the purest, deepest pleasure to be permitted to do something. [10]
- This was situated close by his residence in the Serapeum, and in this great space a spectacle would be afforded to him at one glance, which he could otherwise only enjoy by journeying laboriously from one gymnasium to another. [10]
- A young man can get rid of the presumption against him afforded by his writing verses only by convincing us that they are verses worth writing. [6]
- The exercise afforded better practice in describing personal experiences than a dozen essays which had been previously read with the teacher. [10]
- Her lute had been sent to her from the city, and what pleasure her singing afforded her husband and herself; how joyously their hosts, old and young, listened to the melody! [10]
- Despatches had also been sent from Valladolid by Don Philip, the Emperor's oldest son, which afforded the greatest satisfaction to the sovereign. [10]
- He might have been better done, perhaps, but I am free to say that no man ever agreed with me better than Harris, or afforded me so large a degree of satisfaction. [5]
- He would have been a real one if he could have afforded it. [5]
- Apparently it was because at this late day they thought they had discovered a way to make it useful; for it had come to be believed that the Mississippi emptied into the Gulf of California, and therefore afforded a short cut from Canada to China. [5]
- The second prophet, Bai, had finally assented to the plan; for it afforded a new chance of undermining the throne he intended to overthrow. [10]
- Two notable examples are afforded in the lives of two very distinguished personages. [6]
- There has been an opportunity afforded to the public to see our respective views upon the topics discussed in a large portion of the speech which he has just delivered. [7]
- Her hospitable house always afforded an atmosphere very stimulating to intellectual life, so I spent more time there than in my mother's more quiet residence at Pillnitz. [10]
- He will be allowed a trial without any unnecessary delay; the charges and specifications will be furnished him in due season, and every facility for his defense will be afforded him by the War Department. [7]
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