The entertainers regaled the audience with melodious songs and lively dances. From LearnThat.org.
An extra allowance of rum, and a little flour to make cakes and puddings, constitute a "regale;" and they forget all their toils and troubles in the song and dance. From Wordnik.com. [Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains] Reference
The second day I had a turkey-hen brought to regale me. From Wordnik.com. [History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing] Reference
Yes, I will regale you with ditties about all sorts of topics. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: 20 -- Meh] Reference
On his arrival, she charged Hsüeh P'an to regale him in the library. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
He is present, prepared to regale them with what he calls his sonnet. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
This aloud, to regale the ear of any possible listener other than Andy. From Wordnik.com. [Then Marched the Brave] Reference
They should ornament the castle walls where you regale the country nobles. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He loved to regale his fellow senators with tales of growing up there, dirt poor. From Wordnik.com. [West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd Dies At 92] Reference
Pull over and regale your other half with folkloric tales of virility and passion. From Wordnik.com. [Love is in the (open) air] Reference
TWO HOT POP ICONS, KEANU REEVES and Drew Barrymore, regale us with cold new movies. From Wordnik.com. [Head Cases] Reference
He loved to regale the little group that encircled him by reciting from memory the great speech of. From Wordnik.com. [Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him] Reference
Tea was not added to his dietary till 1824, but as early as 1795 he could regale himself on cocoa. From Wordnik.com. [The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore] Reference
But hold; I must descend from the clouds, to regale myself on a fine turtle at the Duke of R---- d's. From Wordnik.com. [Barford Abbey] Reference
Your Lordship being at too great a distance to partake of the feast, pray regale on what calls me to it. From Wordnik.com. [Barford Abbey] Reference
In this state of supposed security, all hands retired to regale themselves, the captain himself not excepted. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Thai was full of joy hearing the words of the envoy, and hastened to regale him bountifully with food and drink. From Wordnik.com. [Malayan Literature] Reference
It was the pride of Ascalon that a hundred men could stand and regale themselves before this counter at one time. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
The Canzas continued to regale the French; brought them also great quantities of grapes, of which the French made a good wine. From Wordnik.com. [History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing] Reference
A warrior would sometimes take a score of young females along with him, in order to enrich his feasts and regale his appetite. From Wordnik.com. [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference
The trio then pressed round the fire; and P'ing Erh wanted to be the first to roast three pieces of venison to regale themselves with. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
Ford chairman Alex Trotman will regale anyone who will listen about how Antarctic ice cores belie the notion that the world is warming. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Hot Air] Reference
"There are several sorts of epicures, and not all feasts are meant to regale the palate; there are some also for the ears and the eyes.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The neighbors heard him when he went off, and, amusements being scarce in that section, they proposed to regale themselves with an inquest. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870] Reference
No one has ever had the boldness to give her a place in the market quotations, but I can regale myself with her beauty for a mere pittance. From Wordnik.com. [Reveries of a Schoolmaster] Reference
With many anecdotes of General Reding did Captain Reid likewise regale his fellow-prisoner: "-- that distinguished but unfortunate officer," says John. From Wordnik.com. [The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1] Reference
At Sunday brunch he would regale his family with tales of Vietnam, where his battalion commander had been none other than Stormin 'Norman Schwarzkopf. From Wordnik.com. [Brothers in Arms] Reference
To satisfy the fellow, I told him I was going to meet some friends who were to regale me at noon, and make merry with me upon the recovery of my health. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01] Reference
Dowager lady Chia had some soup, fine cakes and fruits handed to Wen Kuan and her companions to regale themselves with, and then gave orders to sound the drum. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
Even the cynical Manager was impressed by her pluck and skill, though he considered it his privilege to regale her with comments on her personal peculiarities. From Wordnik.com. [The Hippodrome] Reference
You won't regret getting an education around the margins of Hollywood, especially when your friends regale you with horrors of this summer's blockbuster bombs. From Wordnik.com. [Independent Cinema In Los Angeles] Reference
There may be the sounds in his mansion which can regale the ear, the delicacies which can stimulate the palate, and the forms of beauty which can please the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series] Reference
Kalita remembers that her father, who worked late, would often regale her and her brothers with stories from his childhood in India as they drifted off to sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Little One Said 'Roll Over'] Reference
His wont was at school to take advantage of public matters to serve his private interest, and to bring pressure upon his pupils with the intent that they should regale him. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
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