Both Uses
retort
in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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- Tea Cake retorted.†
p. 137.7retorted = quickly replied
- "You'se uh lie," Sop retorted.†
p. 150.7 *
Definitions:
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(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)