All 8 Uses of
emerge
in
Bleak House
- While thus looking out into the shade of Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, surveying the intolerable bricks and mortar, Mr. Guppy becomes conscious of a manly whisker emerging from the cloistered walk below and turning itself up in the direction of his face.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- By the noisome ways through which they descended into that pit, they gradually emerge from it, the crowd flitting, and whistling, and skulking about them until they come to the verge, where restoration of the bull's-eyes is made to Darby.†
Chpt 22-24
- "When he emerged from legal infancy," returned Mr. Skimpole, "he parted from our conversational friend Kenge and took up, I believe, with Vholes.†
Chpt 37-39
- Richard, emerging from the heavy shade of Symond's Inn into the sunshine of Chancery Lane—for there happens to be sunshine there to-day—walks thoughtfully on, and turns into Lincoln's Inn, and passes under the shadow of the Lincoln's Inn trees.†
Chpt 37-39
- He emerges from great feats of business, presents the brightest prospects before me as their result, and calls upon me to admire them.†
Chpt 43-45
- Mr. Vholes, who had looked at me while speaking, here emerged into the silence he could hardly be said to have broken, so stifled was his tone, and looked before him again.†
Chpt 43-45
- He is gradually emerging from Tom-all-Alone's in the morning light, thinking about it, when he hears running feet behind him, and looking round, sees the boy scouring towards him at great speed, followed by the woman.†
Chpt 46-48
- Sometimes we emerged upon a wider thoroughfare or came to a larger building than the generality, well lighted.†
Chpt 58-60
Definition:
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(emerge) to come out, or to appear