She told a funny tale, whereupon Mark laughed heartily. From LearnThat.org.
Mary repeated the question in German whereupon the woman brightened up considerably. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Streak] Reference
Finding she had no Saesneg I repeated the question in Welsh, whereupon she told me that it was called Pentre Voelas. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
The said Cullen went to the said Shortall but he would not let her in whereupon she got lodgings to a Hannah Gaffney. From Wordnik.com. [Gutenber-e Help Page] Reference
I said a few words to her in Welsh, whereupon in broken English she asked me to enter the cottage and take a glass of milk. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
Michikai answered by identifying himself with his real name whereupon Nyssen inquired: "Have the peach trees started blooming already in the southern part of Kiushu?". From Wordnik.com. [Menace of the Mutant Master]
The remark angered Bob, whereupon he ceased his efforts and said. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
"De Musset frequently absents himself," whereupon it is said another. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Fine," said his father, whereupon Bob handed him a glass of rich milk. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
Institute, whereupon the firing ceased, and the police rushed into the building. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
"Thank you, that is enough," whereupon the Writer vanished gracefully from the witness-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
Miles and Eddie tried to pry his eyelids open, whereupon Rault wrestled them to the bottom of the raft. From Wordnik.com. [Travels With Grandpa] Reference
Renata was confined in a cell alone, whereupon the six devils screeched in chorus at being deprived of their friend. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
Franklin for his solution of the great problem, whereupon Franklin replied, there was but one solution to the question. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
They climbed up the high steps and reached the top, whereupon the slave met them, and, going before, unlocked the gate. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Paul asked if he recognized us from the beach at Lowell Park, whereupon he tapped his glasses and shook his head, smiling. From Wordnik.com. [The Morris Method: An Album] Reference
Mara because they were bitter: whereupon he gave a name also agreeable to the place, calling it Mara, that is, bitterness. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
Thou sattest on a very fine bed, and a table was decked before thee: whereupon thou didst set my incense, and my ointment. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 31: Ezechiel The Challoner Revision] Reference
Presently came more bullets, smashing his drones, his chanter, and his windbag, whereupon the splendid fellow had to give in. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
I actually jumped with astonishment, whereupon the creature beseechingly said: "Hush, hush, for Heaven's sake do not leave me!". From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
First, one rose to the height of about six feet, then several others broke out, whereupon the height of the whole set diminished. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
The farmer asks him to join the village dance, whereupon he indignantly exclaims, "What! I sport a toe among such a set of rustics!". From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
Being pressed to give a verdict 'without exception or limitation,' they brought in a unanimous verdict of 'not guilty,' whereupon the. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Madras] Reference
The driller was outlining what was going to be taking place, whereupon the company man stood up and said, no, we have some changes to that. From Wordnik.com. [Oil Rig Mechanic: Managers Argued Before Blast] Reference
Typically, a snapshot is taken on the system being backed up, whereupon that snapshot is replicated to another system that holds the backup. From Wordnik.com. [How to modernize your backup infrastructure] Reference
He angrily throws the boy out of the house, whereupon the lad takes to the trees vowing never to touch the ground again, and the family falls apart. From Wordnik.com. [Ivul] Reference
So they should, as a control, remove people with children from the study, whereupon they would discover that parents just moan a lot, and money rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Why would happiness stop at £50k?] Reference
In the meantime Rom posed as my scab Boba Fett, until the bathtub incident whereupon the better part of his foot was caught and snapped off in the drain. From Wordnik.com. [Boba Fett Blues] Reference
I think both of us have now passed the tongue of forgiveness and have stepped into a new sphere whereupon each newly peeled layer will never taste the same. From Wordnik.com. [Bedbugs] Reference
Clare applied for L50, and obtained it, whereupon Mrs. Emmerson, to whose heart there was no readier way than that of showing kindness to poor Clare, writes. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias The Challoner Revision] Reference
"Over 90 percent of the house clearings are being handled by the Iraqis," Rumsfeld responded, whereupon women in the audience began shouting "No!" and "That's not true!". From Wordnik.com. [Straight To The Heart] Reference
But Lo didn't understand her and laughed out of self-consciousness, whereupon the perfume rep turned to a co-worker and said, "This one hasn't got a clue about fashion.". From Wordnik.com. [Out Of The Sweatshop And Into The World] Reference
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