All 10 Uses of
retort
in
Sea Wolf
- "I am not afraid," the sailor retorted, a slight angry flush rising through his sunburn.†
Chpt 12 *retorted = quickly replied
- "You are too much of a man for ship discipline, if that is what you mean, and if you know what I mean," was Wolf Larsen's retort.†
Chpt 12retort = quickly reply
- "Not on yer life," was the angry retort.†
Chpt 15
- "I may have learned to stand on my own legs," I retorted.†
Chpt 20retorted = quickly replied
- "No; indigestion," I retorted, and continued my walk as if nothing untoward had occurred.†
Chpt 23
- "And because we draw upon eternity," she retorted.†
Chpt 24
- "But the wind!" she retorted.†
Chpt 27
- "No, I haven't," I retorted; "for I want you a few thousand miles away from here."†
Chpt 32
- "Oh, yes, I can," I retorted.†
Chpt 34
- "Bosh!" was his retort.†
Chpt 37retort = quickly reply
Definition:
a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one