The name, the accompaniments, and the child's expression betoken a rare delicacy of conception. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Does this article betoken the death-bed of Darwinism?. From Wordnik.com. [At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers] Reference
"And doesn't know manners, more betoken," says the lord. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
The actions of cats on Hallowe'en betoken good or bad luck. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Hallowe'en] Reference
Besides, her words did not betoken that ignorance alluded to by. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
Miss Lucy's face was too radiant to betoken anything unpleasant. From Wordnik.com. [Polly of the Hospital Staff] Reference
Monks, Nuns, Priests or Ministers -- betoken sectarian controversies. From Wordnik.com. [Cupology How to Be Entertaining] Reference
His dejected bearing did not betoken the conqueror he undoubtedly was. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the East] Reference
This plea for wings does not necessarily betoken 'a desire to depart. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Threshold Grace] Reference
Doesn't a high traffic blog or website betoken a popular content creator?. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Fields: The Truth About Author Platforms] Reference
Dams, and the Van Dams, — incontinent hard swearers, as their names betoken. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Irving] Reference
Be at the peme, prease, of not forgetting or mere betoken yourself to hother prace!. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
The smile indeed had been grim, but it had been intended to betoken outward civility. From Wordnik.com. [The American Senator] Reference
The arch look upon my face, the martial mien, and the flashing eye all betoken the real hero. From Wordnik.com. [Reveries of a Schoolmaster] Reference
A fall does not always betoken profound degradation nor a stain, acute perversity of the will. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals] Reference
But still his repeated resolves and heroic efforts betoken a greatness of soul rarely witnessed. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Years in Hell] Reference
There are preparations, too, in the lower rooms, which betoken the commencement of some festivity. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886] Reference
What I pray is this letter suspended from her dear hand? does it mean to betoken some new calamity?. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.] Reference
They betoken kings that yet are to come, and their fight, and their adventure, and their fated folk!. From Wordnik.com. [Roman de Brut. English] Reference
Catharine, the queen mother, it would betoken an equally dreaded termination of long-cherished hopes. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
A few small houses, scattered on either side of the road, betoken the entrance to some town or village. From Wordnik.com. [The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club] Reference
But there had been no clash in the streets of the ruined town to betoken the arrival of the Allied forces. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy] Reference
From the Miser's library she could watch for the light which would betoken the waking up of the delinquent one. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man] Reference
And the seven knights betoken the seven deadly sins that reigned that time in the world; and I may liken the good. From Wordnik.com. [Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table] Reference
One enthusiastic citizen covered his whole house with gold and the roof with silver leaves to betoken his satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
These duties are exterior, and are required as often as a contrary bearing would betoken a lack of charity in the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals] Reference
Sabbath schools -- all betoken an eventful age, and are an indication that brighter days are about to dawn on the world. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
Quiet, serene, she stands, her brow bedecked with olive leaves; her serpent bordered robe may betoken the wisdom of peace. From Wordnik.com. [Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts] Reference
Never, through her nearly ten years as daily companion of Hortense, did her speech or conduct betoken aught but refinement. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
A piece of embroidery, a painting, a water-color, are most flattering gifts, as they betoken a long and predetermined interest. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
And do they not betoken a future of anarchy in the event of the establishment of this most pernicious and monstrous of doctrines?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
If so, it would appear to betoken some doubt in his mind as to his brother aldermen consenting to print such a polemical discourse. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume II] Reference
Within, however, there were apartments furnished and adorned in such a manner as to betoken the character and tastes of the inmates. From Wordnik.com. [Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick] Reference
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