All 33 Uses of
interpose
in
Oliver Twist
- 'Lor bless her dear heart, no!' interposed the nurse, hastily depositing in her pocket a green glass bottle, the contents of which she had been tasting in a corner with evident satisfaction.†
Chpt 1
- 'Bless him!' interposed Mrs. Mann, inflaming her left eye with the corner of her apron.†
Chpt 2 *
- Foolery!' interposed the beadle.†
Chpt 4
- 'Oh, don't tell me what you were going to say,' interposed Mrs. Sowerberry.†
Chpt 5
- What?' interposed Mr. Bumble: with a gleam of pleasure in his metallic eyes.†
Chpt 7
- 'And his missis,' interposed Mr. Claypole.†
Chpt 7
- 'I never, never will, sir,' interposed Oliver.†
Chpt 14
- 'Stow that gammon,' interposed the robber, impatiently.†
Chpt 15
- 'I shall do you a mischief!' interposed the Jew, goaded by these reproaches; 'a mischief worse than that, if you say much more!'†
Chpt 16
- 'Hey-day!' interposed Mr. Mann, 'I suppose you're going to say that you DO want for something, now?†
Chpt 17
- 'What's the good of talking in that way?' interposed Master Bates; 'he don't know what you mean.'†
Chpt 18
- 'And will do everything you want, Bill, my dear,' interposed the Jew; 'he can't help himself.†
Chpt 19
- 'Not a bit of it,' replied Sikes, interposing.†
Chpt 21
- 'There—there's enough of that,' interposed Sikes, impatiently; and stooping over his recumbant friend, he whispered a few words in his ear: at which Mr. Crackit laughed immensely, and honoured Oliver with a long stare of astonishment.†
Chpt 22
- 'There's a bolt at the top, you won't be able to reach,' interposed Toby.†
Chpt 22
- So like Mr. Grannett, wasn't it?' interposed the matron.†
Chpt 23
- 'Yes, yes!' interposed the Jew, drawing up his chair.†
Chpt 25
- 'It's no fault of mine if he is!' interposed the other man, with a look of terror, and clasping the Jew's arm with trembling hands.†
Chpt 26
- 'No, no, love!' interposed the lady, hastily.†
Chpt 27
- 'I beg your pardon, ma'am, interposed Mr. Giles; 'but I was going to tell you about him when Doctor Losberne came in.'†
Chpt 29
- 'Conkey means Nosey, ma'am,' interposed Duff.†
Chpt 31
- 'Not ill, my love?' interposed Mrs. Maylie.†
Chpt 33
- 'Let it rest with Rose, then,' interposed Harry.†
Chpt 34
- 'You think women never can keep secrets, I suppose?' said the matron, interposing, and returning, as she spoke, the searching look of Monks.†
Chpt 38
- 'Which contained—' interposed Monks, stretching forward.†
Chpt 38
- 'Stay another moment,' interposed Rose, as the girl moved hurriedly towards the door.†
Chpt 40
- 'I believe,' interposed Miss Maylie, 'that at this period of our interview, I need not give that gentleman the trouble of going away.†
Chpt 41
- 'Never mind where,' interposed Mr. Brownlow.†
Chpt 41
- 'Wanted,' interposed Fagin.†
Chpt 43
- 'Mind!' interposed Charley.†
Chpt 43
- Master Bates laughed so vehemently at this magnificent threat, that it was some time before Fagin could interpose, and represent to Mr. Bolter that he incurred no possible danger in visiting the police-office; that, inasmuch as no account of the little affair in which he had engaged, nor any description of his person, had yet been forwarded to the metropolis, it was very probable that he was not even suspected of having resorted to it for shelter; and that, if he were properly…†
Chpt 43
- He's fully committed!' interposed the clerk.†
Chpt 43
- 'No, no,' interposed Monks.†
Chpt 49
Definition:
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(interpose) to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others