All 12 Uses of
accompany
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Passing from the profoundest sleep to the most alert wakefulness with the same ease that had accompanied the reverse operation, he looked at his watch, found that the hour-hand had shifted again, put on his hat, took the lamb in his arms, and carried it into the darkness.†
Chpt 1-3
- Every window replied by a clang to the opening and shutting of every door, a tremble followed every bustling movement, and a creak accompanied a walker about the house, like a spirit, wherever he went.†
Chpt 7-9
- "Whatever IS the matter, men?" she said, meeting them at the door just as she was coming out on her way to church, and ceasing in a moment from the close compression of her two red lips, with which she had accompanied the exertion of pulling on a tight glove.†
Chpt 19-21
- These circling gleams were accompanied by a keen rush that was almost a whistling—also springing from all sides of her at once.†
Chpt 28-30
- The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- Few men could have resisted the arch yet dignified entreaty of the beautiful face, thrown a little back and sideways in the well known attitude that expresses more than the words it accompanies, and which seems to have been designed for these special occasions.†
Chpt 40-42
- In the turmoil of her anxiety for her lover she had agreed to marry him; but the perception that had accompanied her happiest hours on this account was rather that of self-sacrifice than of promotion and honour.†
Chpt 40-42
- He waited in the yard till the tomb was packed, and saw it placed in the cart and starting on its way to Weatherbury, giving directions to the two men who were to accompany it to inquire of the sexton for the grave of the person named in the inscription.†
Chpt 43-45
- To meet these contingencies, there was frequently provided, to accompany the flocks from the remoter points, a pony and waggon into which the weakly ones were taken for the remainder of the journey.†
Chpt 49-51
- But the large united flocks of Bathsheba and Farmer Boldwood formed a valuable and imposing multitude which demanded much attention, and on this account Gabriel, in addition to Boldwood's shepherd and Cain Ball, accompanied them along the way, through the decayed old town of Kingsbere, and upward to the plateau,—old George the dog of course behind them.†
Chpt 49-51
- Honesty and pure conviction suggested the remark, unaccompanied by any perception that it might have been adopted by blunt flattery to soothe and win her.†
Chpt 52-54
- He accompanied her up the hill, explaining to her the details of his forthcoming tenure of the other farm.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(accompany as in: accompany on the journey) to travel along with