All 8 Uses of
retort
in
The Age of Innocence
- I don't speak your language," she retorted petulantly.†
Chpt 15
- He reddened under the retort, but kept his eyes on her.†
Chpt 18
- "Chiefly to enjoy good conversation, I understand," her husband retorted perversely; and she broke into an appreciative laugh.†
Chpt 20
- "Gad," Archer heard Lawrence Lefferts say, "not one of the lot holds the bow as she does"; and Beaufort retorted: "Yes; but that's the only kind of target she'll ever hit."†
Chpt 21
- "Exquisite pleasures—it's something to have had them!" he felt like retorting; but the appeal in her eyes kept him silent.†
Chpt 24 *
- Archer retorted.†
Chpt 25
- Mr. Jackson good-humouredly retorted.†
Chpt 26
- This retort to his last appeal might have been interpreted as a classic move in a familiar game; but the young man chose to give it a different meaning.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one