All 5 Uses of
retort
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "Politeness, you simpleton!" retorted La Carconte.†
Chpt 25-26 *
- "Ah, that's all very fine," retorted the woman.†
Chpt 25-26
- "But could I do with a million?" retorted the count.†
Chpt 45-46
- "Nonsense," retorted the baroness; "you could not have entertained any alarm on the subject, because you are perfectly well aware that I have had for a month in my service the very best coachman in Paris.†
Chpt 47-48
- "Really, sir," retorted the count, "have you attained the eminent situation in which you are, without having admitted, or even without having met with exceptions? and do you never use your eyes, which must have acquired so much finesse and certainty, to divine, at a glance, the kind of man by whom you are confronted?†
Chpt 47-48
Definition:
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(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one