All 6 Uses of
retort
in
Dubliners
- O'Halloran stood tailors of malt, hot, all round and told the story of the retort he had made to the chief clerk when he was in Callan's of Fownes's Street; but, as the retort was after the manner of the liberal shepherds in the eclogues, he had to admit that it was not as clever as Farrington's retort.†
Chpt 9
- O'Halloran stood tailors of malt, hot, all round and told the story of the retort he had made to the chief clerk when he was in Callan's of Fownes's Street; but, as the retort was after the manner of the liberal shepherds in the eclogues, he had to admit that it was not as clever as Farrington's retort.†
Chpt 9
- O'Halloran stood tailors of malt, hot, all round and told the story of the retort he had made to the chief clerk when he was in Callan's of Fownes's Street; but, as the retort was after the manner of the liberal shepherds in the eclogues, he had to admit that it was not as clever as Farrington's retort.†
Chpt 9
- He was still discomposed by the girl's bitter and sudden retort.†
Chpt 15
- "O, to tell you the truth," retorted Gabriel suddenly, "I'm sick of my own country, sick of it!"†
Chpt 15 *
- Gabriel did not answer for his retort had heated him.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
-
(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one