All 3 Uses of
retort
in
We Beat the Street
- Noody retorted.†
Chpt 4 *retorted = quickly replied
- Sampson retorted, "Yeah, but it was you that got me in this mess.†
Chpt 7
- The bus driver, angry that these kids he considered to be hoodlums were using his bus as a part of their fight, retorted, "I'm not allowed to refuse anyone a ride on this bus.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one