All 12 Uses

retort
in
Sons and Lovers
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"Yes, I did," tartly retorted the elder woman.†
Chpt 1.1

retorted = quickly replied
"Six and six a week," retorted the mother.†
Chpt 1.1
"Open-handed to you," retorted Mrs. Morel.†
Chpt 1.1
"They'd happen be a bit better if they did get a good hiding," retorted Mrs. Anthony.†
Chpt 1.3
"I shall please myself," he retorted.†
Chpt 2.7
"You're not going to mount it up to a tragedy, so there," he retorted.†
Chpt 2.8
"I should like to know where," retorted his wife.†
Chpt 2.8
"It's not heaven she wants to get—it's her fair share on earth," retorted Clara.†
Chpt 2.9
"Well, I leave it to you to be GOOD," he retorted, laughing.†
Chpt 2.9
"Because you don't understand it," he retorted.
Chpt 2.10 *

retorted = a quick reply to a question or remark
"And it's a word as I use," she retorted.†
Chpt 2.12

retorted = quickly replied
"But she often can't touch THAT lady with a long prop," retorted Mrs. Radford to Paul.†
Chpt 2.12

Definitions:

(1) (retort as in: quick retort)
a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)