All 13 Uses of
dictate
in
Bleak House
- "If you would like," said Mrs. Jellyby, putting a number of papers towards us, "to look over some remarks on that head, and on the general subject, which have been extensively circulated, while I finish a letter I am now dictating to my eldest daughter, who is my amanuensis—"†
Chpt 4-6
- " 'And begs,' " said Mrs. Jellyby, dictating, " 'to inform him, in reference to his letter of inquiry on the African project—'†
Chpt 4-6
- However, as she at once proceeded with her dictation, and as I interrupted nothing by doing it, I ventured quietly to stop poor Peepy as he was going out and to take him up to nurse.†
Chpt 4-6
- Mrs. Jellyby, sitting in quite a nest of waste paper, drank coffee all the evening and dictated at intervals to her eldest daughter.†
Chpt 4-6
- She was by that time perseveringly dictating to Caddy, and Caddy was fast relapsing into the inky condition in which we had found her.†
Chpt 4-6
- Ada and Richard were lingering for a few moments by the fire, wondering whether Mrs. Jellyby had yet finished her dictation for the day, when Mr. Jarndyce, who had been out of the room, returned.†
Chpt 4-6
- Mrs. Jellyby sat there all day drinking strong coffee, dictating, and holding Borrioboolan interviews by appointment.†
Chpt 28-30
- "I am very sorry I couldn't go on writing from dictation, Ma," sobbed Caddy.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- Now, Esther, I don't mean to amend that very objectionable course: I will not hold John Jarndyce's favour on those unfair terms of compromise, which he has no right to dictate.†
Chpt 37-39
- My mother, though highly exasperating to the feelings, is actuated by maternal dictates.†
Chpt 37-39
- I will write anything, here and now, that you will dictate.†
Chpt 40-42 *
- Mrs. Bagnet shows her white teeth cheerfully, but to the perception of her son, betrays so much uneasiness of spirit that he is impelled by the dictates of affection to ask her, with his eyes, what is the matter, thus standing, with his eyes wide open, more oblivious of the fowls than before, and not affording the least hope of a return to consciousness.†
Chpt 49-51
- A third man in uniform, whom Mr. Bucket called and to whom he whispered his instructions, went out; and then the two others advised together while one wrote from Mr. Bucket's subdued dictation.†
Chpt 55-57
Definitions:
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(dictate as in: Hitler dictated that...) issue commands or orders
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(dictate as in: dictate a letter) say out loud for the purpose of recording