Quitted in example sentence

Dashwood feel this ungracious behaviour, and so earnestly did she despise her daughter-in-law for it, that, on the arrival of the latter, she would have quitted the house for ever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect on the propriety of going, and her own tender love for all her three children determined her afterwards to stay, and for their sakes avoid a breach with their brother.

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When they had already quitted the table and had all begun smoking, Vronsky's valet came up to him with a letter on a salver.

The year before, he had quitted the diplomatic service, not because of any unpleasantness (he never had unpleasantness with anyone), but had exchanged into the Moscow Court Ministry in order to be able to give his boys the best education.

Smiling, and hardly able to keep back tears of tenderness, Levin kissed his wife and quitted the darkened room.

His soul had almost quitted its mortal envelope, which was strolling at a slow pace along the north aisle committed to his charge.

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