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  • Worst of all, Claude's compliment had elicited in him a flush of pride that made him instantly loathe himself.†   (source)
  • This elicited a scream from the young woman in the blue kimono, tears from the tenor's daughter, and a stern reproach from the Swiss diplomat.†   (source)
  • Two more blocks elicit the same response.†   (source)
  • Nikki and I would play this game: I would sit on the living room chair while Nikki deeply inhaled and then blew directly in my face, eliciting hysterical laughs on both sides.†   (source)
  • Beebe reported that firing guns next to sleeping or feeding sloths elicited little reaction.†   (source)
  • This elicited a hearty round of laughs.†   (source)
  • The State did elicit from Steve that he spoke to Mr. King about basketball.†   (source)
  • As for the absence of fingerprints on Danny's gun, Lawton himself elicited the comment from Detective Jordan that the textured surface of the Luger handgrip was a type that rarely yielded fingerprints.†   (source)
  • Tourists reminded him of other places and elicited in him a prodding doubt that living here was what he wanted.†   (source)
  • I made Ken LaSalle two pots of coffee and sat with him in our kitchen, eliciting from him his every doubt, his every concern about Daddy, all the worries he had ever had about our farm and our family situation.†   (source)
  • There is a little more applause for this one, not just because Minny's known for her treats, but because the name Hilly elicits applause on any occasion.†   (source)
  • The bandage is just to elicit sympathy now.†   (source)
  • It was not intentional—I only meant to express my thanks—but I have elicited something dangerous.†   (source)
  • "No—I mean not personally—this lady was there, helping out —" Xandra's friend Lisa (solicitous, following me around, voicing gentle but increasingly urgent concerns that "the family" be notified) had retreated to a corner at some point to dial the number I gave her —and got off the phone with such a look that it had elicited, from Xandra, the only laugh of the evening.†   (source)
  • This tricky question elicited a variety of responses: "It'll be impossible to walk or ride a bike, so we'll have to wade through the water."†   (source)
  • Nobody had ever called me that before, and though I was automatically furious, deep down I was also flattered that I had elicited enough emotion to be worthy of the name.†   (source)
  • The only question my father ever asked about Amy was "How is Amy?" which was not meant to elicit any answer beyond "She's fine."†   (source)
  • This elicited a satisfactory amount of awe, but Roran soon asked nervously, "Were you able to talk with Katrina?"†   (source)
  • As evidenced in attached tapes (OZK Series), it was impossible to elicit from Subject A information sought by Department i-R. Inducement of medication (Refer: Medical Unit Group) plus preknowledge interrogation failed to bring forth suspected knowledge of Subject A. Psychiatric reports (Refer: Psychiatric Profiles Plus Analyses) corroborate results of OZK series tapes.†   (source)
  • Like pregnancy, being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect.†   (source)
  • But it might have been no more than self-possession; the siren elicited no more than an upward glance and a raised eyebrow.†   (source)
  • The scenes elicited conflicting emotions.†   (source)
  • After that, I have sought to elicit a family history.†   (source)
  • All the friendliness, the kindly concern that I had half-believed in—all a device to elicit information.†   (source)
  • Even though Socrates had made use of irony to great effect, it had the purpose of eliciting the fundamental truths about life.†   (source)
  • It was a spectacle, that circle of white faces pressing closer and closer, and that leading figure, that Gentleman Death, turning to the audience now with his hands crossed over his heart, his head bent in longing to elicit their sympathy: was she not irresistible!†   (source)
  • Every question Simpson asked elicited a barely audible mumble.†   (source)
  • The compliment did not elicit the anticipated response from Borodin.†   (source)
  • We had still been in pre-season when she started dating the quarterback, and she was the clear crowd favorite, eliciting cheers-mostly male-just for walking out onto the field.†   (source)
  • She had acquired the habit of gliding silently through the hallways and jumping at the child in the dark, howling through the doorways, and hiding live animals between her sheets, but none of this elicited so much as a peep from the little girl.†   (source)
  • Occasionally it seemed Luma would prolong the exercises to elicit a few more futile groans from her players for the entertainment of the younger spectators on the monkey bars.†   (source)
  • Meg stroked the karpos's curly brown hair, which elicited a demonic purring from the creature's throat.†   (source)
  • "I'd noticed that some segments on Sesame Street elicited a lot of interaction from kids, where the segments asked for it," says Daniel Anderson, who worked with Nickelodeon in designing Blue's Clues.†   (source)
  • For several years an Amazonian monkey, chained by his waist to the mango tree in the patio, elicited a certain compassion because he had the sorrowful face of Archbishop Obdulio y Rey, the same candid eyes, the same eloquent hands; that, however, was not the reason Fermina got rid of him, but because he had the bad habit of pleasuring himself in honor of the ladies.†   (source)
  • The effect (described as timeless, sustained ecstasy) is elicited by certain atonal vibrations referred to as semuta music.†   (source)
  • Do you think that's a normal response or that you maybe elicited it by being severe with them?†   (source)
  • I only want to elicit truths you already possess, truths you've always known at some basic level.†   (source)
  • Additionally, Gherkin not only mentioned the Primetime Live appearance— which elicited the familiar smiles and nods, as well as a few more oohs and aahs—but a number of well-received articles he'd written, including a piece he'd done for the Atlantic Monthly concerning biological weapons research at Fort Detrick.†   (source)
  • Jeff elicited laughs when he told about some of Adam's stunts and described him as "the wild guy, the crazy guy.†   (source)
  • And even now there was something heady and almost sweet in the memory of the ease with which he had handled Eric, and elicited his confession.†   (source)
  • No prodding will elicit clues.†   (source)
  • I was belatedly surprised that the sleeping arrangements by the jeep today had not elicited a reaction from her.†   (source)
  • Silver elicited the least inflammatory reaction from the tissues, inflammation being the reason a repair would break down.†   (source)
  • Once I elicited the information I needed, they were destroyed to prevent anyone else from following the same trail.†   (source)
  • There was a disturbing split second between someone talking to her and the words penetrating sufficiently to elicit a response.†   (source)
  • Fleming once more elicited an account of how Hickock had fully informed Wells of his violent plans for the Clutter family.†   (source)
  • She knows this must elicit smug smiles from those who know her or know of her, the latter being anyone with the slightest memory of the 1960s.†   (source)
  • When he was still very young, Cholly had been surprised in some bushes by two white men while he was newly but earnestly engaged in eliciting sexual pleasure from a little country girl.†   (source)
  • This elicited a chorus of angry shouts, stomping of feet and banging on the armrests of the chairs.†   (source)
  • But his character beckoned and elicited admiration.†   (source)
  • Jason strode forward from the tables of graduates, eliciting a laugh from the audience when he produced a pen and pretended to carefully write his name on the plaque.†   (source)
  • "Of course they do, all units are supposed to—" This elicited outright shouts from the ladies.†   (source)
  • Each of these questions elicited a disbelieving negative response from Maryanne Perkins.†   (source)
  • By grilling them in private, he was confident he could elicit more thorough responses.†   (source)
  • Johansson, the female victim in the drama, elicited great interest in the media.†   (source)
  • Her spirit and intelligence, her interest in their lives, her fund of opinions, seemed to elicit confidences such as they shared with few others, though none in the salacious manner of Lovell.†   (source)
  • April's one good hand swiped the air and stole the rose from its descent, the thorns tearing her flesh and eliciting from her a sharp cry of pain.†   (source)
  • I have to push and elbow to make any headway, eliciting grumbles from irritated merchants and a shove from a hatchet-faced slaver.†   (source)
  • Since he already knows the dialogue himself he will elicit from the class answers that will show how well they have studied it.†   (source)
  • I slurp my soup, eliciting a scowl from Cecily.†   (source)
  • Smuggled-out information that we were on a hunger strike would elicit newspaper stories, which in turn would generate pressure from advocacy groups.†   (source)
  • This silent communication was punctuated by one of the hammer men, who broke wind, which elicited the most extraordinary chain reaction from all of them, as if they were a drill team.†   (source)
  • Only Uncle—with his baffled look and nervous hopping—elicited any sympathy from me, but I confided nothing.†   (source)
  • Even in the darkness, small as she was, she had an imposing presence, an aura of mystery but also of consequence and prodigious wisdom, probably the same power with which great generals and holy women alike elicited sacrifice from their followers.†   (source)
  • He would take one, perhaps two, pressing them at the point of a knife or jamming a silenced gun into their ribs to elicit the information he needed; a false look in the eyes would tell him that the conference was a prelude to execution.†   (source)
  • Outside, the mere sight of Lincoln elicits a prolonged ovation.†   (source)
  • Their shields were bigger than they were, and they wrestled manfully with their lances as they clomped along, swaying this way and that and eliciting gusts of mirth.†   (source)
  • And yet what did I do but nothing unusual, save elicit a sighing murmur from the tires as I wheeled us wickedly around that bend, the same one that I would grimly consider on countless future occasions, and that one rainy night years later my friend Anne Hickey would not survive.†   (source)
  • The sight of an obviously Israeli man driving a car in which a veiled woman was the sole passenger elicited glances of only mild curiosity.†   (source)
  • The foxes, on their side, seemed to have no fear of the wolves, and several times I saw one flit like a shadow across the esker within a few yards of a wolf without eliciting any response.†   (source)
  • The poster elicited nothing in me, not a single, controversial thought.†   (source)
  • This shook Robert out of his funk and elicited yelps of frightened but esctatic joy from Michael, who clung to Mom's legs and watched the water pour by his nose in a wet torrent.†   (source)
  • Trey's next query, about "availability," elicits an "Oh, duh" moment.   (source)
    elicits = gets or brings out in response
  • Even hatred at times may elicit a response.   (source)
    elicit = get or bring out in response
  • But this guy goes way beyond Adam-older, buffer, with slate gray eyes that fix on me, eliciting chills that I can't describe.   (source)
    eliciting = getting or bringing out in response
  • As far as I could judge, no new facts were elicited by his questions but he himself seemed quite satisfied.   (source)
    elicited = brought out
  • It appreciated fully the chain of national circumstances which had elicited this tribute from Montenegro's warm little heart.   (source)
    elicited = got or brought out in response
  • But my real treasure is not that, my dear friend, which awaits me beneath the sombre rocks of Monte Cristo, it is your presence, our living together five or six hours a day, in spite of our jailers; it is the rays of intelligence you have elicited from my brain, the languages you have implanted in my memory, and which have taken root there with all their philological ramifications.   (source)
  • "What is it you want, dear grandpapa?" said Valentine, and she endeavored to recall to mind all the things which he would be likely to need; and as the ideas presented themselves to her mind, she repeated them aloud, then,—finding that all her efforts elicited nothing but a constant "No,"—she said, "Come, since this plan does not answer, I will have recourse to another."   (source)
  • This, too, elicited only a mild comment from Sophie's mother: "Would you mind not doing that.†   (source)
  • She entered the tunnel herself, eliciting nervous glances from those around her.†   (source)
  • Each name elicited a tick on a list and a brief mnemonic stare from the teacher.†   (source)
  • My jab elicited laughter from a few of his friends and the other students standing nearby.†   (source)
  • It was inconceivable that the Tsimtsum should sink without eliciting a peep of concern.†   (source)
  • Whatever he was saying, it elicited nothing from Heidi but a sigh and a shake of her head.†   (source)
  • He had not thought it was possible to elicit such a reaction from her, nor had he intended to.†   (source)
  • Second, they would like to elicit information from the messenger, if possible.†   (source)
  • "Miss Kraken," said Miss Boon icily, eliciting a hasty apology.†   (source)
  • The smell of fermenting honey elicited a Pavlovian response from my taste buds.†   (source)
  • My tongue felt as if it were twisted, and my stammering finally elicited a sigh from Jane.†   (source)
  • I begged them to help her, trying to elicit promises that she was going to be all right.†   (source)
  • When this failed to elicit even the hint of a smile, Max merely shrugged.†   (source)
  • With a single finger, Lord Fiolr stroked the wand, eliciting a soft glow from the pearl in response.†   (source)
  • I'm coming for you all the same.... This did elicit a reaction.†   (source)
  • Beauty has no explanation, but its right perfection elicits love.†   (source)
  • "Baseball," Cesar responded, hoping to elicit a smile from the taciturn official.†   (source)
  • Status checks invariably elicited a terse response.†   (source)
  • "I make no promises," she replied, eliciting a general laugh.†   (source)
  • "Probably," he answered, eliciting a laugh.†   (source)
  • This elicited a disbelieving grunt from Pietro, but no more.†   (source)
  • A born soldier, Alessandro saw in the corner of his eye something that elicited an ancient response.†   (source)
  • A young boy approached him and whispered something in his ear, eliciting a slow nod from the priest.†   (source)
  • I was thinking of swimming also," he said, eliciting a laugh from Gloria.†   (source)
  • This elicited a somewhat surprised glance from Mr. Thaler, but nothing more.†   (source)
  • Nevertheless, the day the doctor revealed the secret to Aureliano, the latter elicited the whole plan of the conspiracy.†   (source)
  • Langdon assumed the analysis would elicit blank shrugs, but Anderson's expression immediately changed.†   (source)
  • He was mystified by his new authority, until he realized that it was the result of the awe, respect, and perhaps even fear his kills had elicited.†   (source)
  • We give them a questionnaire, like the Big Five Inventory, carefully designed to elicit telling responses.†   (source)
  • I have an image of Prim in a white room, strapped to a table, while masked, robed figures elicit those sounds from her.†   (source)
  • TAU, THE: in Fremen terminology, that oneness of a sietch community enhanced by spice diet and especially the tau orgy of oneness elicited by drinking the Water of Life.†   (source)
  • "I had some weeks in college where I could have had a cup of coffee in one hand and blocked the guy with the other," said Ogden—and when this elicits a laugh, he raises his hand and says, "No. Seriously."†   (source)
  • While her classmates secretly read forbidden romances about passionate suitors and virgins aching to be so no longer, she sat in the shade of the plum trees in the convent courtyard, closed her eyes, and summoned with complete precision the magnificent vision of Pedro Tercero Garcia holding her in his arms, stroking and kissing her, and eliciting from her the same profound harmony he drew from his guitar.†   (source)
  • Sometimes, hauling net, he came across a fish thrashing hard enough to elicit a cracking thump when it banged off the Islander's transom.†   (source)
  • These elicit groans.†   (source)
  • Eragon raised his hand, eliciting another roar from the throng, though many of the dwarves did not join the welcoming shout.†   (source)
  • And with their ice cream and clean faces they elicited in his gut again that bilious, unwanted irritation.†   (source)
  • The sight of Hatsue's face in profile elicited in him the smell of pine needles strewn in the courtyard outside the tearoom.†   (source)
  • Hatsue found that she was married to a war veteran and that this was the crucial fact of her marriage; the war had elicited in him a persistent guilt that lay over his soul like a shadow.†   (source)
  • He elicited one feeble laugh.†   (source)
  • Though I'd lived in the state all my life up to that point, I'd never heard of the college; for most people who spent the rest of the century in North Carolina, a casual mention of the college would elicit blank stares.†   (source)
  • Everything I said seemed to elicit only sighs or shakes of her head, and if I asked if anything was bothering her, she would stare at me as if the question were incomprehensible.†   (source)
  • "You are a filthy pig-dog," said Lucia with cool disdain, eliciting peals of laughter and applause from a gaggle of nearby girls.†   (source)
  • Attolia could see him in the moonlight but couldn't guess if he was pleased to have elicited a reaction from her.†   (source)
  • "You could offer them barrels of cream," said Eragon, which elicited a chortle from Jormundur and a soft laugh from Nasuada.†   (source)
  • Annette hugged Frank, who'd returned to the kitchen, begging him to take her to see some tween girls' movie; Frank chugged his Diet Snapple, teasing her with promises of seeing something with guns and explosions instead, eliciting squeals of protest from Annette.†   (source)
  • As in Bacon Library, the sight of Max McDaniels and Elias Bram walking together elicited a great many stares.†   (source)
  • It drove Gabby crazy; more than once during her teenage years, she'd wanted to take her mother by the arms and shake her, just to elicit a spontaneous response.†   (source)
  • Bessie Timmons and Mae Sutter, sticks in hand, pop out from behind the trees, eliciting a yelp from Felicity.†   (source)
  • Wearing the required dress whites, Adam approached the main reception area, or "quarterdeck" of the "ship"—what all buildings in the Navy are considered—sticking out like a sore thumb and eliciting scornful comments from the team guys dressed in cammies or PT shorts and T-shirts.†   (source)
  • I'm not sure if he meant to affirm the truth of what he'd said or if he was pleased to have elicited a sign of life from me at last.†   (source)
  • Then I took them through where things stood: the long, slow dance in my apartment, eliciting "You don't dance, girl," from Claire.†   (source)
  • In response to questions on the screen I tapped out the story of my life and death, little by little, each response eliciting further questions in an unforgiving progression of sets and subsets.†   (source)
  • And when he was finished with her, a child-siren who had elicited secrets from the Beijing hierarchy who demanded young girls — in the belief that such liaisons extended their lifespans — would disappear.†   (source)
  • With a wink toward the kids, he promised, "The next time, I won't even get wet!" and followed his comment with a splashing, seizurelike miss that elicited even more squeals of delight.†   (source)
  • This elicits a meaningful harummph from Cornelius, who talks for a moment about how he once was about to go to college-on a football scholarship—"but things went real sour, real fast," he says.†   (source)
  • It did not move as it should, and its obscene little mouth reminded her of a child's, and the sound it made, the horrible, horrible sound, elicited a primal loathing within her.†   (source)
  • That elicited a laugh.†   (source)
  • "Victor," muttered Rasmussen, eliciting a prompt response from a doughy, bearded man seated at the table, "I'd like you to transmit Emergency Code Six to our residents via their implant chips.†   (source)
  • Perhaps it had been merely love unadorned, apart from touch, reassurance, or admiration, or that in loving his children beyond measure, the attorney Giuliani had elicited their love without measure for him.†   (source)
  • Jose Fax had passed away two years earlier and Cesar's brother, Joseph, had told him that their mother, F elicit as was having a relapse of pneumonia.†   (source)
  • Scanning about, Max squinted for some sign of a predator—a wolf or jackal that would elicit such a fearful reaction.†   (source)
  • The sight of Max McDaniels and David Menlo together elicited many a curious stare, but David ignored these and pointed gleefully at Gravenmuir.†   (source)
  • "Yeah, it really hurt," said Norberto, eliciting an elbow in his ribs from Angel, who could barely hold his laughter.†   (source)
  • Jose asked the intended starter, but his question only elicited a moan from his crumpled-over pitcher.†   (source)
  • She commissioned me to go to Bluffton for the sole purpose of eliciting help from the long-suffering Zeke Skimberry.†   (source)
  • No attempt is being made to elicit the true facts.†   (source)
  • Every blow landed elicited shouts of delight.†   (source)
  • He would elicit the facts from her and the interview would be written up.†   (source)
  • Once or twice Tarrou ran into him on these occasions, but failed to elicit more than a few gruff monosyllables.†   (source)
  • Correspondence with Charleston friends elicited the further information that his father, a charming old gentleman with an iron will and a ramrod for a backbone, had cast him out without a penny when he was twenty and even stricken his name from the family Bible.†   (source)
  • In her friendly way she elicited this and that about my life and thoughts without actually asking questions and listened attentively to my confessions, while at the same time she did not give them more importance than an intelligent and motherly woman would to the peccadilloes of men.†   (source)
  • When the authorities get suspicious, for excellent reasons, and open it, all that can be elicited will be that a bearded colonial despatched it from some junction near London.†   (source)
  • He was also interested in the mountain beyond the valley; it was a sensational peak, by any standards, and he was surprised that some traveler had not made much of it in the kind of book that a journey in Tibet invariably elicits.†   (source)
  • He first elicited Michel's name and address, his length of service, and the length of time he had been on this particular route.†   (source)
  • Admitted that I always tried to elicit what I hoped for; how did people, however, seldom fail to supply it so mysteriously?†   (source)
  • Conway enjoyed the measured yet agile repartees which his good-humored ragging of the Chinese very often elicited.†   (source)
  • They could not have known that Ella's whispered story of deception and murder had been the first experience in my life that had elicited from me a total emotional response.†   (source)
  • Having thus charmed away any little resentment on Mrs Todd's part, he brought the conversation round to her husband and elicited the information that he worked with a firm in the City and would not be home until after six.†   (source)
  • Crome elicited the fact that the man, when seen sneaking across the yard, had had no bag or suitcase.†   (source)
  • When the police surgeon arrived on the spot it was elicited that the woman had been struck down by a heavy blow on the back of the head, probably while she was reaching down a packet of cigarettes from the shelf behind the counter.†   (source)
  • This elicited a laugh from his fellows, except the wooden-faced Gulden.†   (source)
  • It has elicited a great deal of public feeling," returned Guest.†   (source)
  • He had shown signs of consciousness, and she had spoken to him, eliciting no response.†   (source)
  • It elicited an answering chorus of "Good day!"†   (source)
  • Nohow could anything be elicited from this mute and inoffensive assembly.†   (source)
  • This variation to Solomon's exclamation elicited a sigh from the woman.†   (source)
  • I've told you that before, without eliciting a comment from you.†   (source)
  • We give below all the material testimony elicited.†   (source)
  • This elicited an exclamation from the workers.†   (source)
  • Osmond possessed in a supreme degree the art of eliciting any weakness.†   (source)
  • I have proved you in that time by sundry tests: and what have I seen and elicited?†   (source)
  • Nothing farther of importance was elicited, although several other persons were examined.†   (source)
  • Further questions elicited from him that Mr. Kurtz was at present in charge of a trading post, a very important one, in the true ivory-country, at 'the very bottom of there.†   (source)
  • Franz's claim that his bride was waiting for him was thus shown to be a lie, albeit one that was forgivable and intended only to elicit more sympathy.†   (source)
  • He came within the meaning of a still newer term, which had sprung into general use among Americans in 1880, and which concisely expressed the though of one whose dress or manners are calculated to elicit the admiration of susceptible young women a "masher."†   (source)
  • It was not a talkative group, Lassiter's comments on the never-ending green plain elicited no response.†   (source)
  • "Duty" always elicited a groan.†   (source)
  • At nine o'clock the names were called, Sue's being pronounced three times sonorously by Miss Traceley without eliciting an answer.†   (source)
  • But on the other hand—and as had been most clearly shown by the confession which the defense had elicited—he had not proved ultimately so cruel or vile as the prosecution would have the public and this honorable jury believe.†   (source)
  • The first statement that the presence of a Catholic theologian had elicited from him, even though a purely analytical comparison, had been a declaration of love for the Roman church, which he saw as an elegant and yet spiritual power—that is, anti-worldly, anti-material, and thus revolutionary.†   (source)
  • The three preachers had especially prepared themselves, but somehow John's manner seemed to throw a blanket over everything,—he seemed so cold and preoccupied, and had so strange an air of restraint that the Methodist brother could not warm up to his theme and elicited not a single "Amen"; the Presbyterian prayer was but feebly responded to, and even the Baptist preacher, though he wakened faint enthusiasm, got so mixed up in his favorite sentence that he had to close it by stopping fully fifteen minutes sooner than he meant.†   (source)
  • The mysteriousness here became less mysterious through a matter—of-fact elicited when Billy, at the capstan, was being formally mustered into the service.†   (source)
  • So this animal she bestrode must have been a bronc, for it did not take him long to elicit from Carley a muttered, "I don't know what bronc means, but it sounds like this pony acts.†   (source)
  • She had passed beyond the phase of well-bred reciprocity, in which every demonstration must be scrupulously proportioned to the emotion it elicits, and generosity of feeling is the only ostentation condemned.†   (source)
  • As in an earlier phase, when he had experimented with the reflex action of anger and contempt upon her character, he sought now by that of gratification to elicit from her fresh particles of her intimate feelings, which she had never yet revealed.†   (source)
  • It is a short account of the facts elicited at the death of Sir Charles Baskerville which occurred a few days before that date.†   (source)
  • We have often declared that we do not wish to make him any better or any worse than he was, and so we do not want to hide the fact that he frequently took countermeasures to try to atone for the reprehensible pleasure he found in mystic disturbances that he quite consciously and intentionally elicited himself.†   (source)
  • But only succeeding in eliciting information that some time in November or the early part of December, shortly after the above incident, she had seen Clyde arrive, a box of some kind under his arm, and knock at Roberta's door and enter, and was then positive that he was the same young man she had seen that moonlight night quarreling with Roberta.†   (source)
  • We left her just now declaring that she would burn her ships behind her; but Morris, after having elicited this declaration, had become conscious of good reasons for not taking it up.†   (source)
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