1 His wife's retort was like a knife-cut across the sinews and he felt suddenly weak and powerless.
2 He was polite and disinterested and she missed his interest, perverse though it had been, missed the old days of bickering and retort.
3 The shock of this retort had the effect of crystallizing Selden's wavering intentions.
4 She flushed to her temples, but the extremity of her need checked the retort on her lip and she continued to face him composedly.
5 She had the neophyte's shock of discovery that, outside of tracts, conservatives do not tremble and find no answer when an iconoclast turns on them, but retort with agility and confusing statistics.
6 As Duncan dared not retort upon his accuser by reminding him of his own premeditated treachery, and disdained to deprecate his resentment by any words of apology, he remained silent.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 10 7 A moment later the regiment roared forth its sudden and valiant retort.
8 Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises, and forbore.
9 I had leisure to entertain the retort in my mind, while he slowly lifted his heavy glance from the pavement, up my legs and arms, to my face.
10 "Be firm, Herbert," I would retort, plying my own pen with great assiduity.
11 But Mr. Peggotty made no such retort, only answering with another entreaty to Mrs. Gummidge to cheer up.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 3. I HAVE A CHANGE 12 He was very quick upon her with this retort.
13 Have patience, sir," replied his counsellor; "I might retort your accusation, and blame the inconsiderate levity which foiled my design, and misled your own better judgment.
14 A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty 15 Chichikov bit his lip, and stood at a loss for a retort.