Obeyed
in sentence
177 examples of Obeyed in a sentence
After dinner, Mademoiselle de La Mole, far from avoiding Julien, spoke to him, and almost ordered him to accompany her to the garden; he
obeyed.
If I
obeyed
my instincts I should commit some crime for the sake of distraction.'
This last word wounded Julien, he
obeyed
nevertheless.
The gaoler
obeyed.
This means that from time to time various injunctions have to be obeyed, the accused has to be questioned, investigations have to take place and so on.
The officer
obeyed
with a kind of surly reluctance, that was, however, somewhat lessened by the anticipations of the effect his sudden appearance would make on the enemy.
The order was obeyed, and the fearless trooper rode at the wall at the top of his horse's speed, plunged the rowels in his charger, and flew over the obstacle in safety.
The command was rigidly obeyed, and during this long period the peddler was unseen; the detachment was withdrawn, and the following night Birch reentered his dwelling.
The order was immediately obeyed; but the movements of the peddler were too quick; in an instant he swallowed the paper.
The order was obeyed; but to the utter amazement of the honest veteran who entered the prison, he found the room in no little disorder - the coat of the peddler where his body ought to have been, and part of the wardrobe of Betty scattered in disorder on the floor.
Caesar
obeyed
in silence, and a mulatto boy who was sleeping on a bench in the room, was bidden to convey the note of the surgeon to the building where the wounded were quartered.
The order was obeyed, and one moment of suspense followed, in the vain hope of hearing the huge frame of Lawton tumbling from his steed.
A summons, of the sort conveyed by Katy, was instantly obeyed, and not a minute elapsed before he was by the side of Miss Peyton.
He obeyed; and it was not until he found his neckcloth removed, and hat thrown aside, that he took the alarm.
The Widow Douglas stayed by to see that he
obeyed.
I sent my gentleman a short letter, therefore, that I had
obeyed
his orders in all things but that of going back to the Bath, which I could not think of for many reasons; that however parting from him was a wound to me that I could never recover, yet that I was fully satisfied his reflections were just, and would be very far from desiring to obstruct his reformation or repentance.
One evening I blindly
obeyed
his summons, and fetched a long circuit through the streets, but met with no purchase, and came home very weary and empty; but not content with that, I went out the next evening too, when going by an alehouse I saw the door of a little room open, next the very street, and on the table a silver tankard, things much in use in public-houses at that time.
He
obeyed
his instincts, permitting the will of his organism to lead him.
In spite of himself, he drew those lines, he
obeyed
his muscles and his rebellious nerves.
The housekeeper
obeyed
with great satisfaction, and the worthy "Esplandian" went flying into the yard to await with all patience the fire that was in store for him.
"Most certainly, senor," replied Sancho, "your worship shall be fully
obeyed
in this matter; all the more as of myself I am peaceful and no friend to mixing in strife and quarrels: it is true that as regards the defence of my own person I shall not give much heed to those laws, for laws human and divine allow each one to defend himself against any assailant whatever."
And he has also left other directions which the clergy of the village say should not and must not be
obeyed
because they savour of paganism.
"The command was one that exposed me to the temptation of disobeying it, as it seemed to me impossible to endure life for so many days separated from Luscinda, especially after leaving her in the sorrowful mood I have described to you; nevertheless as a dutiful servant I obeyed, though I felt it would be at the cost of my well-being.
Sancho obeyed, and when the two had gone some distance in advance Don Quixote said to him, "Since thy return I have had no opportunity or time to ask thee many particulars touching thy mission and the answer thou hast brought back, and now that chance has granted us the time and opportunity, deny me not the happiness thou canst give me by such good news."
To this the unhappy lady made no reply; and though Dorothea repeated her offers more earnestly she still kept silence, until the gentleman with the veil, who, the servant said, was
obeyed
by the rest, approached and said to Dorothea,"Do not give yourself the trouble, senora, of making any offers to that woman, for it is her way to give no thanks for anything that is done for her; and do not try to make her answer unless you want to hear some lie from her lips."
The officers, who did not understand Don Quixote's mode of speaking, and found themselves roughly handled by Don Fernando, Cardenio, and their companions, were not to be appeased; the barber was, however, for both his beard and his pack-saddle were the worse for the struggle; Sancho like a good servant
obeyed
the slightest word of his master; while the four servants of Don Luis kept quiet when they saw how little they gained by not being so.
The governor, seeing that it was the order of the Archbishop, obeyed, and they dressed the licentiate in his own clothes, which were new and decent.
The keeper obeyed, and Don Quixote, fixing on the point of his lance the cloth he had wiped his face with after the deluge of curds, proceeded to recall the others, who still continued to fly, looking back at every step, all in a body, the gentleman bringing up the rear.
Don Quixote and Sancho
obeyed
him and went to where the show was already put up and uncovered, set all around with lighted wax tapers which made it look splendid and bright.
Don Quixote obeyed, and great bandying of compliments followed between the two over the matter; but in the end the duchess's determination carried the day, and she refused to get down or dismount from her palfrey except in the arms of the duke, saying she did not consider herself worthy to impose so unnecessary a burden on so great a knight.
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