All 12 Uses of
retort
in
Sons and Lovers
- "Yes, I did," tartly retorted the elder woman.†
Chpt 1.1
- "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
- "But she often can't touch THAT lady with a long prop," retorted Mrs. Radford to Paul.†
Chpt 2.12
Definition:
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(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one